Patents by Inventor Scott Rolfson

Scott Rolfson 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: 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
  • Patent number: 11426682
    Abstract: A self-back flushing filtration assembly includes an inner container, an outer container, and a filter cartridge. The inner container is configured to receive treated water by way of a filter cartridge. The outer container is configured to hold untreated water and sleeve the filter cartridge and the inner container. The inner container and the filter cartridge are moveably positioned within the outer container to compress and draw the untreated water through filter media within the filter cartridge by way of a filter cap. The filter cap is movably positioned within a cavity of the outer container to draw treated water from the inner container through the filter media of the filter cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GRAYL INC.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Andrew Weber, Kendall Toerner, Geneva Goldwood, Scott Rolfson
  • Publication number: 20200282344
    Abstract: A self-back flushing filtration assembly includes an inner container, an outer container, and a filter cartridge. The inner container is configured to receive treated water by way of a filter cartridge. The outer container is configured to hold untreated water and sleeve the filter cartridge and the inner container. The inner container and the filter cartridge are moveably positioned within the outer container to compress and draw the untreated water through filter media within the filter cartridge by way of a filter cap. The filter cap is movably positioned within a cavity of the outer container to draw treated water from the inner container through the filter media of the filter cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: GRAYL Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Andrew Weber, Kendall Toerner, Geneva Goldwood, Scott Rolfson
  • Patent number: 10676260
    Abstract: A filtration container lid configured to receive a force to filter a fluid in a filtration container assembly comprising a filtration container assembly attachment, a side wall, a top wall having a first concave surface, a cap-mounting portion having two second concave surfaces, and a cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Grayl, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Christopher Leiter, Scott Rolfson, Andrew Weber
  • Publication number: 20190135506
    Abstract: A filtration container lid configured to receive a force to filter a fluid in a filtration container assembly comprising a filtration container assembly attachment, a side wall, a top wall having a first concave surface, a cap-mounting portion having two second concave surfaces, and a cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Christopher Leiter, Scott Rolfson, Andrew Weber
  • Patent number: D679960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Klean Kanteen, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey Hopkins, James Osgood, Eckehart Zimmermann, Scott Rolfson, Ethan Jewett, Brett Renlund
  • Cap
    Patent number: D797555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Earthwell, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Carlson, Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter
  • Patent number: D809860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Earthwell, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Carlson, Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter
  • Patent number: D809919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Earthwell, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Carlson, Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter
  • Cap
    Patent number: D814236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Earthwell, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter
  • Cap
    Patent number: D814857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Earthwell, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter
  • Patent number: D863879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: GRAYL, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Merrigan, Andrew Weber, Christopher Leiter, Scott Rolfson, William Broadway
  • Patent number: D909127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Earthwell, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Rolfson, Christopher Leiter
  • Patent number: D1014180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GRAYL Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Leiter, Geneva Goldwood, Travis Merrigan, Scott Rolfson
  • Patent number: D1042021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GRAYL INC.
    Inventors: Scott Rolfson, Travis Merrigan, Geneva Goldwood, Christopher Leiter