Patents by Inventor Byron E. Trotter

Byron E. Trotter 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: 7856690
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brushing assembly and a method of cleaning a surface. In one embodiment, the brushing assembly comprises a lint roller comprising a handle and a roll of adhesive tape supported by a barrel, wherein the adhesive tape has an exposed tacky surface. The brushing assembly further comprises a caddy cover comprising an opening for placement over the barrel and roll of adhesive tape of the lint roller and at least one working surfaces. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a lint roller, providing a caddy cover having at least one working surfaces, placing the caddy cover over the lint roller, brushing the surface to be cleaned with at least one of the working surfaces of the caddy cover to gather debris, removing the caddy cover from the lint roller, and rolling the lint roller over the surface to be cleaned to capture the debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Scott J. Tuman, Eric B. Laughlin, Aaron J. Cherveny, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Publication number: 20090144923
    Abstract: A floor cleaning tool is disclosed. The floor cleaning tool comprises a mop head including a perimeter, a working surface and back surface, opposite the working surface. The working surface includes a contact surface and a recessed surface. The contact surface is on a portion of the working surface for making contact with the surface to be cleaned. The contact surface includes a first capturing edge and a second capturing edge. The recessed surface is on a portion of the working surface and includes a first side surface recessed from the first capturing edge of the contact surface and a second side surface recessed from the second capturing edge of the contact surface. The entire contact surface is nonlinear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: SCOTT J. TUMAN, Robert J. Maki, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Byron E. Trotter, Scott D. Gullicks
  • Patent number: 7540056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor cleaning tool. In one embodiment the floor cleaning tool comprises a backing and a handle. The backing comprises a first surface and a second surface. The handle is attached to the second surface of the backing apparatus. The backing has a generally triangular perimeter having a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge. A portion of the first edge is curved and a portion of the second edge is curved. The first edge and second edge meet at a leading point. The third edge is concave. The floor cleaning tool is capable of supporting a wipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Scott J. Tuman, Diane R. Wolk, John M. Simon, Mark D. Sorlien, Mark W. Nelson, Michael J. Kubes, Byron E. Trotter, Arthur V. Lang, Johannes N. Gaston, Douglas J. VanOrnum, Steven A. Beaudry
  • Publication number: 20090032059
    Abstract: A cleaning material, a cleaning tool and a method of cleaning a surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cleaning material comprises a backing including a first surface and a second surface, and an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter projecting from the first surface of the backing. Each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a cleaning material having an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wiping the cleaning material over a surface to be cleaned, and capturing debris between the stems of the cleaning material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: SCOTT J. TUMAN, Nathan A. Abel, Daniel D. Anderson, Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Aaron J. Cherveny
  • Patent number: D590886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Newbould, Gabriel F. Zangari, Pasquale Cirulli, Sandro Pizzi, Byron E. Trotter, Christopher R. Kokaisel
  • Patent number: D590887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Newbould, Gabriel F. Zangari, Pasquale Cirulli, Byron E. Trotter, Joy A. Packard
  • Patent number: D590888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Newbould, Gabriel F. Zangari, Sandro Pizzi, Byron E. Trotter, Joy A. Packard
  • Patent number: D592436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Craig Thompson, Byron E. Trotter, Peter J. Newbould, Michele Cestone
  • Patent number: D593610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Pasquale Cirulli, Peter J. Newbould, Sandro Pizzi, Gabriel F. Zangari, Mauro Porcini, Byron E. Trotter, Joy A. Packard
  • Patent number: D593611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Pasquale Cirulli, Peter J. Newbould, Sandro Pizzi, Gabriel F. Zangari, Byron E. Trotter, Christopher R. Kokaisel
  • Patent number: D598201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Ivana Babic, Peter J. Newbould, Eva Natasa
  • Patent number: D599638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Valentina Tronconi, Mauro Porcini, Scott D. Pearson, Byron E. Trotter
  • Patent number: D600538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Craig Thompson, Byron E. Trotter, Peter J. Newbould, Michele Cestone
  • Patent number: D602529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Christopher R. Kokaisel, Gerald E. Mueller, Byron E. Trotter, Pasquale Cirulli, Peter J. Newbould, Sandro Pizzi, Mauro Porcini, Gabriel F. Zangari
  • Patent number: D602530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Craig Thompson, Byron E. Trotter, John M. Pilgrim, Ivana Babic, Gabriel F. Zangari, Peter J. Newbould, Michele Cestone
  • Patent number: D609916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Byron E. Trotter, Dana M. Vajen, Micah T. Somers, Brian M. Clemens
  • Patent number: D609917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Byron E. Trotter, Dana M. Vajen, Micah T. Somers, Brian M. Clemens
  • Patent number: D617166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Scott D. Pearson, Martin Broen, Johannes Bayer
  • Patent number: D617167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Scott D. Pearson, Martin Broen, Johannes Bayer
  • Patent number: D619171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kayla A. Hagens, Gerald E. Mueller, Byron E. Trotter, Peter J. Newbould, Dagmara Siemieniec