Patents by Inventor Jess Paul Carlson

Jess Paul Carlson 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).

  • Publication number: 20230312371
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The apparatus can include a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid. The cap can include a fill aperture through which the liquid is supplied to the container body and a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus. A fill lid can be rotatable about a pivot axis in a first direction to close the fill aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in a second direction to open the fill aperture, the first direction opposite the second direction. A pour lid can be rotatable about the pivot axis in the first direction to open the pour aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in the second direction to close the pour aperture. A filter assembly comprising a filter cartridge can connect to the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: David Michael Pehar, Trevor L. Jackson, Robert Craig Allen, Marc Louis Vitantonio, Jess Paul Carlson, Winston Ibrahim, Jon Holland
  • Patent number: 11465914
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The apparatus can include a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid. The cap can include a fill aperture through which the liquid is supplied to the container body and a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus. A fill lid can be rotatable about a pivot axis in a first direction to close the fill aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in a second direction to open the fill aperture, the first direction opposite the second direction. A pour lid can be rotatable about the pivot axis in the first direction to open the pour aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in the second direction to close the pour aperture. A filter assembly comprising a filter cartridge can connect to the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hydros Bottle, LLC
    Inventors: David Michael Pehar, Trevor L. Jackson, Robert Craig Allen, Marc Louis Vitantonio, Jess Paul Carlson, Winston Ibrahim, Jon Holland
  • Publication number: 20200095029
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The apparatus can comprise a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid. The cap can comprise a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus. The cap can comprise a pour lid configured to open and close the pour aperture. The cap can comprise a cap vent configured to allow air to flow from the outside environs into the chamber of the container body when the cap is connected to the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: David Michael Pehar, Trevor L. Jackson, Robert Craig Allen, Marc Louis Vitantonio, Jess Paul Carlson, Winston Ibrahim, Jon Holland
  • Patent number: 10352054
    Abstract: A portable kiddie pool includes a main basin including a floor and a perimeter wall defining a perimeter of the pool, the floor including a radial groove that extends towards the perimeter of the pool, a fountain basin disposed above the floor within a perimeter of the perimeter wall, the fountain basin including at least one fountain opening, and tubing that extends at a first end from the perimeter of the pool through the radial groove of the floor to a second end that operably connects to the at least one fountain opening of the fountain basin, the tubing including a fitting configured to connect to a pressurized water source such that water from the pressurized water source flows from the pressurized water source through the tubing and to the fountain opening of the fountain basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
    Inventors: Alex Lei Velet, Trevor L. Jackson, Nicholas Emile Stanca, Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar
  • Patent number: 10159302
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a length adjustment mechanism is disclosed. The article of footwear can include a sole portion with one or more anchors connected to the sole portion. The article of footwear can also include a heel cup capable of moving between a fore position and an aft position. This can be accomplished using one or more length adjustment mechanisms that each slidably engage the one or more anchors, such that they have an unlocked state and a locked state. In the unlocked state, the heel cup can move with respect to the one or more anchors; and in the locked state cannot move with respect to the one of more anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar, Jeffrey Silver Taggart
  • Publication number: 20180273398
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The apparatus can include a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid. The cap can include a fill aperture through which the liquid is supplied to the container body and a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus. A fill lid can be rotatable about a pivot axis in a first direction to close the fill aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in a second direction to open the fill aperture, the first direction opposite the second direction. A pour lid can be rotatable about the pivot axis in the first direction to open the pour aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in the second direction to close the pour aperture. A filter assembly comprising a filter cartridge can connect to the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: David Michael Pehar, Trevor L. Jackson, Robert Craig Allen, Marc Louis Vitantonio, Jess Paul Carlson, Winston Ibrahim, Jon Holland
  • Patent number: 10012002
    Abstract: A manufacture includes a main basin having a floor and a perimeter wall and a fountain basin disposed above the floor within a perimeter of the perimeter wall, the fountain basin including at least one fountain opening and at least one drainage opening, the fountain basin configured to be connected to a pressurized water source such that water from the pressurized water source flows from the fountain opening of the fountain basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL FOAM PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex Lei Velet, Trevor L. Jackson, Nicholas Emile Stanca, Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar
  • Patent number: 9808045
    Abstract: An article of footwear having an adjustable width is disclosed. The article of footwear can include a lower sole and an upper sole. The lower and upper soles can have grooves to allow for expansion and contraction. The article of footwear can also include a width adjustment assembly. The width adjustment assembly can have a lead screw, an adjustment device accessible to a wearer from the outside of the article of footwear, an actuation strap, an anchor plate connected to the actuation strap. Rotation of the adjustment device can cause the lead screw to rotate, which in turn can change the tension in the actuation strap. Changes to the tension in the actuation strap can cause the width of the forefoot portion of an article of footwear to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MIZUNO USA, INC.
    Inventors: Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar, Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Andrew Douglas Smith
  • Publication number: 20170314280
    Abstract: A portable kiddie pool includes a main basin including a floor and a perimeter wall defining a perimeter of the pool, the floor including a radial groove that extends towards the perimeter of the pool, a fountain basin disposed above the floor within a perimeter of the perimeter wall, the fountain basin including at least one fountain opening, and tubing that extends at a first end from the perimeter of the pool through the radial groove of the floor to a second end that operably connects to the at least one fountain opening of the fountain basin, the tubing including a fitting configured to connect to a pressurized water source such that water from the pressurized water source flows from the pressurized water source through the tubing and to the fountain opening of the fountain basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Alex Lei Velet, Trevor L. Jackson, Nicholas Emile Stanca, Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar
  • Publication number: 20170314279
    Abstract: A manufacture includes a main basin having a floor and a perimeter wall and a fountain basin disposed above the floor within a perimeter of the perimeter wall, the fountain basin including at least one fountain opening and at least one drainage opening, the fountain basin configured to be connected to a pressurized water source such that water from the pressurized water source flows from the fountain opening of the fountain basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Alex Lei Velet, Trevor L. Jackson, Nicholas Emile Stanca, Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar
  • Publication number: 20170188655
    Abstract: An article of footwear having an adjustable width is disclosed. The article of footwear can include a lower sole and an upper sole. The lower and upper soles can have grooves to allow for expansion and contraction. The article of footwear can also include a width adjustment assembly. The width adjustment assembly can have a lead screw, an adjustment device accessible to a wearer from the outside of the article of footwear, an actuation strap, an anchor plate connected to the actuation strap. Rotation of the adjustment device can cause the lead screw to rotate, which in turn can change the tension in the actuation strap. Changes to the tension in the actuation strap can cause the width of the forefoot portion of an article of footwear to be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar, Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Andrew Douglas Smith
  • Publication number: 20170188656
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a length adjustment mechanism is disclosed. The article of footwear can include a sole portion with one or more anchors connected to the sole portion. The article of footwear can also include a heel cup capable of moving between a fore position and an aft position. This can be accomplished using one or more length adjustment mechanisms that each slidably engage the one or more anchors, such that they have an unlocked state and a locked state. In the unlocked state, the heel cup can move with respect to the one or more anchors; and in the locked state cannot move with respect to the one of more anchors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jess Paul Carlson, David Michael Pehar, Jeffrey Silver Taggart
  • Publication number: 20110288476
    Abstract: A nasal lavage device includes a source of saline solution, an effluent receptacle, and a nasal interface for engaging the nostrils of a user of the device. A fluid passageway is disposed to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through the nasal cavity of the user. The nasal interface and fluid passageways are included within a removable cartridge for communicating the saline relative to the nostrils in a first direction. A second cartridge can be inserted to communicate the flow in a second direction. The interface includes nasal pillows that form a seal against the user's nostrils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Martin R. Hoke, Robert D. Schilling, Gary R. Austin, Jess Paul Carlson
  • Patent number: 7981077
    Abstract: A nasal lavage device includes a source of saline solution, an effluent receptacle, and a nasal interface for engaging the nostrils of a user of the device. A fluid passageway is disposed to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through the nasal cavity of the user. The nasal interface and fluid passageways are included within a removable cartridge for communicating the saline relative to the nostrils in a first direction. A second cartridge can be inserted to communicate the flow in a second direction. The interface includes nasal pillows that form a seal against the user's nostrils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: RhinoSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin R. Hoke, Robert D. Schilling, Gary R. Austin, Jess Paul Carlson
  • Publication number: 20100152653
    Abstract: A nasal lavage device includes a source of saline solution, an effluent receptacle, and a nasal interface for engaging the nostrils of a user of the device. A fluid passageway is disposed to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through the nasal cavity of the user. The nasal interface and fluid passageways are included within a removable cartridge for communicating the saline relative to the nostrils in a first direction. A second cartridge can be inserted to communicate the flow in a second direction. The interface includes nasal pillows that form a seal against the user's nostrils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Martin R. Hoke, Robert D. Schilling, Gary R. Austin, Jess Paul Carlson
  • Patent number: D623287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: RhinoSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin R. Hoke, Jess Paul Carlson
  • Patent number: D877565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: HYDROS BOTTLE, LLC
    Inventors: David Michael Pehar, Trevor L. Jackson, Robert Craig Allen, Marc Louis Vitantonio, Jess Paul Carlson, Winston Ibrahim, Jon Holland