Patents by Inventor Kristian R. Merwin

Kristian R. Merwin 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: 20210186089
    Abstract: In one embodiment there is provided a collar to secure a glass component that has a smooth tubular end. The collar being configured to prevent a gas and liquid from leaking from the glass component. The collar has a base with a circular side wall extending from the base. A pair of channels with O-rings are secured into the interior surface of the circular side wall. The O-rings are configured in size such that when the smooth tubular end of the glass component frictionally slips into the first opened end of the collar, the pair of O-rings frictionally engages the smooth tubular end to prevent a leaking of gas or liquid. The collar also has a bore defined through the base with threads to secure in concert with a one or more threaded connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Kristian R. Merwin
  • Patent number: 9445628
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a handheld waterpipe for smoking, with a spill resistant water chamber. The central chamber may be formed as an enlarged tube having closed upper and lower ends. An upper tube extends from a top opening through the upper end and a lower tube extends from an upper opening inside the central chamber through the lower end. An inner chamber is formed inside the central chamber around the lower tube. One or more small openings are formed between the inner chamber and the central chamber. When liquid is placed into the central chamber, it passes through the small openings to form a continuous body of liquid between the two chambers. If the central chamber is tipped, the liquid resides within the chamber in a space between the upper and lower tubes and a sidewall of the central chamber, thereby preventing spilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Kristian R. Merwin
  • Publication number: 20140174457
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a handheld waterpipe for smoking, with a spill resistant water chamber. The central chamber may be formed as an enlarged tube having closed upper and lower ends. An upper tube extends from a top opening through the upper end and a lower tube extends from an upper opening inside the central chamber through the lower end. An inner chamber is formed inside the central chamber around the lower tube. One or more small openings are formed between the inner chamber and the central chamber. When liquid is placed into the central chamber, it passes through the small openings to form a continuous body of liquid between the two chambers. If the central chamber is tipped, the liquid resides within the chamber in a space between the upper and lower tubes and a sidewall of the central chamber, thereby preventing spilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Kristian R. Merwin
  • Patent number: D758003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: Kristian R. Merwin