Patents by Inventor Lorcan Jarlath Kemple

Lorcan Jarlath Kemple 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).

  • Cleaning apparatus for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned
    Patent number: 8312592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus (10) for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned, comprising: a housing (6) having an opening (8) to be positioned on an area (1) to be cleaned;—a member that is movable within the apparatus for generating an airflow to release and transport particles away from the area; wherein the member comprises an airflow-generating surface (12) arranged within the housing (6), said airflow-generating surface in its operating condition lacing the area (1) to be cleaned and having a direction of movement that is substantially parallel to said area so as to cause an airflow parallel to said area. The apparatus according to the invention requires less energy for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Fokke R. Voorhorst, Johan Pragt, Freddy Moes, Jan Hans Benedictus, Lorcan Jarlath Kemple
  • Cleaning Apparatus For Releasing and Transporting Particles Away From an Area to be Cleaned
    Publication number: 20080201899
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus (10) for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned, comprising: a housing (6) having an opening (8) to be positioned on an area (1) to be cleaned;—a member that is movable within the apparatus for generating an airflow to release and transport particles away from the area; wherein the member comprises an airflow-generating surface (12) arranged within the housing (6), said airflow-generating surface in its operating condition lacing the area (1) to be cleaned and having a direction of movement that is substantially parallel to said area so as to cause an airflow parallel to said area. The apparatus according to the invention requires less energy for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Fokke R. Voorhorst, Johan Pragt, Freddy Moes, Jan Hans Benedictus, Lorcan Jarlath Kemple