Patents by Inventor Steven Grotell

Steven Grotell 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: 8096702
    Abstract: An decorative element container module and a watch assembly incorporating the module are provided. The decorative element case module may include as walls lower and upper crystals, an outer ring for receiving an upper lip of the watch case body so as to secure the outer ring and for securing the upper crystal, and an inner ring including an upper portion for holding the upper crystal and a lower portion for securing the lower crystal. The outer and inner rings may have annular sloping walls to provide a unified reflecting surface for reflecting light to the decorative element container. The components of the module may be secured together and to the watch assembly without adhesive or glue, and may be disassemblable to facilitate removing and/or replacing decorative elements contained inside. The upper and lower crystals may have an anti-static coatings for discharging static electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Avalanche Group, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Grotell, Marc Jenni
  • Publication number: 20100302915
    Abstract: An decorative element container module and a watch assembly incorporating the module are provided. The decorative element case module may include as walls lower and upper crystals, an outer ring for receiving an upper lip of the watch case body so as to secure the outer ring and for securing the upper crystal, and an inner ring including an upper portion for holding the upper crystal and a lower portion for securing the lower crystal. The outer and inner rings may have annular sloping walls to provide a unified reflecting surface for reflecting light to the decorative element container. The components of the module may be secured together and to the watch assembly without adhesive or glue, and may be disassemblable to facilitate removing and/or replacing decorative elements contained inside. The upper and lower crystals may have an anti-static coatings for discharging static electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Steven Grotell, Marc Jenni