Patents by Inventor Marian Heman-Ackah

Marian Heman-Ackah 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: 11825933
    Abstract: A liquid-permeable brush roll may include a main body having a radial surface, a cavity having an open end, a stopper removably coupled to the main body at the open end of the cavity, and one or more weep holes defined in the radial surface of the main body and fluidly coupled to the cavity. The cavity extends within the main body and is configured to store a cleaning fluid therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Marian Heman-Ackah, Douglas Petro
  • Patent number: 11674667
    Abstract: A color mixing light system comprises a pyramidal mirror assembly comprising three or more mirrors constructed and arranged in a pyramid structure and three or more color light sources. The pyramidal mirror assembly divides the light beams from the color light sources so that a first portion is reflected by the mirrors and a second portion extends beyond the mirrors to collectively form a multicolor pattern comprising plurality of overlapping color regions on a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: E-GREEN, LLC
    Inventors: Chia Ming Chen, Marian Heman-Ackah, Yu Mo, Hemanth Kiran Gutti, Huikai Xie, Jessica Han, Albert D C Chen
  • Publication number: 20220235915
    Abstract: A color mixing light system comprises a pyramidal mirror assembly comprising three or more mirrors constructed and arranged in a pyramid structure and three or more color light sources. The pyramidal mirror assembly divides the light beams from the color light sources so that a first portion is reflected by the mirrors and a second portion extends beyond the mirrors to collectively form a multicolor pattern comprising plurality of overlapping color regions on a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Chia Ming CHEN, Marian Heman-Ackah, Yu Mo, Hemanth Kiran Gutti, Huikai Xie, Jessica Han, Albert DC Chen
  • Patent number: 11248772
    Abstract: A color mixing light system comprises a pyramidal mirror assembly comprising three or more mirrors constructed and arranged in a pyramid structure and three or more color light sources. The pyramidal mirror assembly divides the light beams from the color light sources so that a first portion is reflected by the mirrors and a second portion extends beyond the mirrors to collectively form a multicolor pattern comprising plurality of overlapping color regions on a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: E-GREEN LLC
    Inventors: Chia Ming Chen, Marian Heman-Ackah, Yu Mo, Hemanth Kiran Gutti, Huikai Xie, Jessica Han, Albert DC Chen
  • Publication number: 20210204684
    Abstract: A liquid-permeable brush roll may include a main body having a radial surface, a cavity having an open end, a stopper removably coupled to the main body at the open end of the cavity, and one or more weep holes defined in the radial surface of the main body and fluidly coupled to the cavity. The cavity extends within the main body and is configured to store a cleaning fluid therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Marian HEMAN-ACKAH, Douglas PETRO
  • Publication number: 20200383547
    Abstract: A robotic cleaner for autonomously cleaning a cleaning surface. The cleaner may include an agitation module configured to directly agitate a forward edge of cleaning pad. According to another aspect the cleaning pad may have a rigid strip at a leading edge thereof for slidably engaging a channel in a wet cleaning module to removably couple the cleaning pad to the wet cleaning module. According to another aspect, the cleaner may include wheels having a gapless tread configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Catriona C.A. SUTTER, David HARTING, Margaret MATHIEU, Marian HEMAN-ACKAH, Douglas PETRO, Trevor HOFFMAN, Chad WOODROW
  • Publication number: 20200355346
    Abstract: A color mixing light system comprises a pyramidal mirror assembly comprising three or more mirrors constructed and arranged in a pyramid structure and three or more color light sources. The pyramidal mirror assembly divides the light beams from the color light sources so that a first portion is reflected by the minors and a second portion extends beyond the minors to collectively form a multicolor pattern comprising plurality of overlapping color regions on a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Chia Ming CHEN, Marian Heman-Ackah, Yu Mo, Hemanth Kiran Gutti, Huikai Xie, Jessica Han, Albert DC Chen
  • Patent number: 10509465
    Abstract: A mouth operated input system that includes a controller and a mouth operated input device that is operably coupled to at least one device so as to provide input control thereof. The mouth operated input device includes a joystick module and an activation module operably coupled thereto. The activation module includes an activation module control board and further has mounted thereto a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator is mounted to be engaged by a user's mouth. The second actuator is mounted to the housing of the activation module and is configured as an optical switch. The activation module is movable in all directions so as to provide movement of the joystick operably coupled thereto. The controller of the present invention includes a database that stores input data from the joystick module and the first and second actuators. Multiple modes of operation are provided by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Inventors: Adriana Mallozzi, Shana Penna, Jiahao Zhao, Elijah Tucker, Marian Heman-Ackah
  • Patent number: D993558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Richard Woessner, Kyu Lee, Owen R. Johnson, Justin Voytek, Richard R. Mathias, Megan Kudzma, Marian Heman-Ackah, Norberto Sanchez Eliserio