Patents by Inventor Griffith Ruppel

Griffith Ruppel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Portable ice house
    Patent number: 8079380
    Abstract: An ice house including a collapsible frame assembly. The collapsible frame assembly includes at least one first pole with a connecting end having a plunger assembly. At least one second pole has a hollow end sized to telescopically engage with the plunger assembly and the first pole. The second pole has at least one detent proximate a connecting end sized to releasably engage with a plunger on the plunger assembly. An actuator assembly includes a first end secured to the connecting end of the second pole and a second end adapted to telescopically receive the plunger assembly and the first pole. The actuator assembly includes an actuator located over the detent and configured to flex between a relaxed position and a depressed position that disengages the plunger from the detent. A seat assembly is secured to the frame assembly and a cover having at least one door is attached to the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ardisam, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Engstrom, Randy Schamberger, Griffith Ruppel, Ben Nelson
  • PORTABLE ICE HOUSE
    Publication number: 20090320893
    Abstract: An ice house including a collapsible frame assembly. The collapsible frame assembly includes at least one first pole with a connecting end having a plunger assembly. At least one second pole has a hollow end sized to telescopically engage with the plunger assembly and the first pole. The second pole has at least one detent proximate a connecting end sized to releasably engage with a plunger on the plunger assembly. An actuator assembly includes a first end secured to the connecting end of the second pole and a second end adapted to telescopically receive the plunger assembly and the first pole. The actuator assembly includes an actuator located over the detent and configured to flex between a relaxed position and a depressed position that disengages the plunger from the detent. A seat assembly is secured to the frame assembly and a cover having at least one door is attached to the frame assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Ardisam, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Engstrom, Randy Schamberger, Griffith Ruppel, Ben Nelson