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).

  • Publication number: 20080115803
    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: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Scott J. Tuman, Eric B. Laughlin, Aaron J. Cherveny, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: D533026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Arthur V. Lang, Byron E. Trotter, Christopher J. Miller, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson
  • Patent number: D540617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Arthur V. Lang, Byron E. Trotter, Christopher J. Miller, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson
  • Patent number: D544667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark W. Nelson, Michael J. Kubes, Perry S. Dotterman, Byron E. Trotter, Arthur V. Lang
  • Patent number: D548979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Jacob J. Orak, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Mauro Porcini, Peter J. Newbould, Arthur V. Lang
  • Patent number: D549410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jacob J. Orak, Mauro Porcini, John M. Simon, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: D549415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Perry S. Dotterman, Arthur V. Lang, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Chris Miller
  • Patent number: D552356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Peter Newbould, Mauro Porcini, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Byron E. Trotter
  • Patent number: D552812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Michael J. Kubes, Diane R. Wolk, Arthur V. Lang, Byron E. Trotter
  • Patent number: D553317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Byron E. Trotter, Michael J. Kubes, Arthur V. Lang, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Christopher J Miller
  • Patent number: D554309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Diane R. Wolk, Amy M. Kunz, Michael J. Kubes, Shivshankar Venkataramani, Mark W. Nelson, Perry S. Dotterman, Byron E. Trotter
  • Patent number: D554314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Kubes, Erik J. Johnson, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Mauro Porcini, Christopher J. Miller, Giorgio Tusa, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson
  • Patent number: D575065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Michael J. Kubes, Timotheos J. Leahy, Kayo K. Merritt, Michael C. Molinet, Byron E. Trotter, Katy J. Polski, Ivana Babic, Peter J. Newbould
  • Patent number: D576367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Daniel D. Anderson, Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Robert J. Maki, Byron E. Trotter, Scott J. Tuman, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: D578262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Scott D. Gullicks, Shaelyn D. Benson, Daniel D. Anderson, Nathan A. Abel, Aaron J. Cherveny
  • Patent number: D579255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Craig Thompson, Byron E. Trotter, John M. Pilgrim, Ivana Babic, Gabriel F. Zangari, Peter J. Newbould, Michele Cestone