Patents by Inventor Patrick Crosby

Patrick Crosby 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).

  • Patent number: 12702941
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to filtration container assemblies and methods of using the same. A filtration container assembly includes an outer container and a plunging assembly. The plunging assembly includes an inner sleeve, a filtration assembly, and a cap assembly having a pressing surface. When the outer container is at least partially filled with liquid, a user can exert pressure on the pressing surface of the plunging assembly to nest the plunging assembly within the outer container, using positive pressure to displace the liquid in the outer container through the filtration assembly into the inner sleeve. In some embodiments, at least a portion of a handle for the filtration container assembly may be a part of the pressing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: GRAYL INC.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Patrick Crosby, Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter, Geneva Goldwood
  • Publication number: 20240139658
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to filtration container assemblies and methods of using the same. A filtration container assembly can include an outer container and a plunging assembly. The outer container can have a first open end and a second closed end that defines an inner cavity. The plunging assembly can include a first end and a second end, with the second end of the plunging assembly being configured to be received within the inner cavity of the outer container. The plunging assembly can also include an inner sleeve having a first end and a second end and an outer wall that defines an inner bore. The plunging assembly can further include a filtration assembly in fluid communication with the inner bore, with the filtration assembly including a flow control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Patrick Crosby, Scott Rolfson, Andrew Weber, Christopher Leiter
  • Publication number: 20230371732
    Abstract: A container assembly in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an outer container having a first open end and a second closed end and defining an inner cavity; and a plunging assembly configured to be received within the outer container, the plunging assembly having a first end and a second end, wherein the plunging assembly includes an inner sleeve having a first end and a second end and a wall defining an inner bore, and wherein the plunging assembly includes an extraction assembly having a body having a first end and a second end and a side wall extending for at least a portion of the distance between the first and second ends of the body, wherein the first end of the body is coupled to the inner sleeve at or near the second end of the inner sleeve, and wherein the body includes a first sieve portion, and wherein the extraction assembly further includes a strainer having a second sieve portion, wherein the strainer is removably couplable to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Patrick Crosby, Scott Rolfson, Cheng Kuo Lin, Kai Chuan Chuang
  • Publication number: 20230233964
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to filtration container assemblies and methods of using the same. A filtration container assembly includes an outer container and a plunging assembly. The plunging assembly includes an inner sleeve, a filtration assembly, and a cap assembly having a pressing surface. When the outer container is at least partially filled with liquid, a user can exert pressure on the pressing surface of the plunging assembly to nest the plunging assembly within the outer container, using positive pressure to displace the liquid in the outer container through the filtration assembly into the inner sleeve. In some embodiments, at least a portion of a handle for the filtration container assembly may be a part of the pressing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Patrick Crosby, Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter, Geneva Goldwood