Patents by Inventor Paula A. Marrs

Paula A. Marrs 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).

  • Filter retainer mechanism for a portable air treatment system
    Patent number: 7828867
    Abstract: A portable air treatment device and system including a filter retaining mechanism for selectively retaining a replaceable filter assembly. The filter retaining mechanism includes a rigid, non-moveable body that reduces a size of an access opening to a filter chamber otherwise formed by the air treatment device housing, along with a bearing surface. The rigid body serves as a catch or latch, preventing unexpected dislodgement of a filter assembly from the chamber. The bearing surface is also rigid and non-moveable, and provides a means for easily inserting and removing a primarily non-permanently deflectable filter assembly about the rigid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Andy Fox, Ronald C. Johansson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Glendon D. Kappel, Casey L. Carlson, Paula A. Marrs
  • Filter retainer mechanism for a portable air treatment system
    Publication number: 20070193234
    Abstract: A portable air treatment device and system including a filter retaining mechanism for selectively retaining a replaceable filter assembly. The filter retaining mechanism includes a rigid, non-moveable body that reduces a size of an access opening to a filter chamber otherwise formed by the air treatment device housing, along with a bearing surface. The rigid body serves as a catch or latch, preventing unexpected dislodgement of a filter assembly from the chamber. The bearing surface is also rigid and non-moveable, and provides a means for easily inserting and removing a primarily non-permanently deflectable filter assembly about the rigid body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Andy Fox, Ronald Johansson, Kevin Kinzer, Glendon Kappel, Casey Carlson, Paula Marrs
  • Water bottle
    Patent number: D621219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Sean C. McGreevy, Kevin E. Kinzer, Judd D. Olson, Benjamin P. Williams, James M. Cooper, Hyun Jin Ko, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Paula A. Marrs, Shu Kun Chang
  • Water bottle
    Patent number: D625560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Paul J. Cobian, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Benjamin P. Williams, Paula A. Marrs, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Shu Kun Chang, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Hyun Jin Ko
  • Water treatment cartridge
    Patent number: D625772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Paul J. Cobian, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Benjamin P. Williams, Paula A. Marrs, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Shu Kun Chang, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Hyun Jin Ko
  • Water treatment device
    Patent number: D626621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Judd D. Olson, Sean C. McGreevy, Kent E. Lageson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Paul J. Cobian, Gretchen A. Hauble, James M. Cooper, Benjamin P. Williams, Paula A. Marrs, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Shu Kun Chang, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Hyun Jin Ko
  • Water filtration device
    Patent number: D629488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Sean C. McGreevy, Judd D. Olson, Benjamin P. Williams, Kevin E. Kinzer, James M. Cooper, Hyun Jin Ko, Elizabeth R. Kelly, Anastasios G. Karahalios, Carly R. Price, Jeremiah P. O'Leary, Paula A. Marrs, Shu Kun Chang