Patents by Inventor Michael Friend
Michael Friend 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).
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Publication number: 20230329491Abstract: A body brush includes a housing, a head rotatably coupled to the housing, the head being structured to hold one of a number of attachment members, a motor provided in the housing, the head being coupled to the motor for rotating the head relative to the housing in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, and a processing apparatus coupled to the motor for controlling operation of the motor, the processing apparatus being structured and configured to control the motor in a manner that causes rotation of the head to be automatically switched between the first direction and the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Michael Todd Beauty LPInventor: Michael Friend
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Patent number: 11715824Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g and no more than 2 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.5 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 10 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 ?m; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Nexeon LimitedInventors: Charles Mason, Richard Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Patent number: 11504148Abstract: A personal care appliance includes a housing having a first end and a second end located opposite and distal the first end, a treatment head member coupled to the first end of the housing, a sonic motor provided in the housing and being structured to oscillate the head member, and a drainage system comprising a pump provided in the housing, a first conduit fluidly coupled to the pump and the head member, and a second conduit fluidly coupled to the pump and the second end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: MICHAEL TODD BEAUTY LPInventor: Michael Friend
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Publication number: 20220123282Abstract: This invention relates to particulate electroactive materials consisting of a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework including micropores and/or mesopores having a total volume of at least 0.6 cm 3/g, wherein at least half of the micropore/mesopore volume is in the form of pores having a diameter of no more than 2 nm; and (b) an electroactive material located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework. The D 90 particle diameter of the composite particles is no more than 10 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Charles A. Mason, Richard Gregory Taylor, James Farrell, William James Macklin, Christopher Michael Friend
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Publication number: 20220077457Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.1 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 20 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 ?m; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Charles A. Mason, Richard Gregory Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Patent number: 11266228Abstract: A makeup brush includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, and a drive assembly provided within the housing. The drive assembly includes a stator assembly and an armature assembly adjacent the stator assembly, the armature assembly including a mounting member held by the housing and a pivot arm member pivotably coupled to the mounting member, the pivot arm member being structured to pivot with respect to the mounting member about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the stator, when energized, is structured to cause the pivot arm member to pivot with respect to the mounting member. The makeup brush also includes a brush head member having a plurality of bristles and being coupled to the pivot arm member such that pivoting movement of the pivot member causes the brush head member to oscillate relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Michael Todd Beauty LPInventors: Michael Friend, NengFei Xu
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Publication number: 20210351399Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g and no more than 2 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.5 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 10 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 ?m; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Charles Mason, Richard Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Patent number: 11127945Abstract: An electrode for a metal-ion battery is provided wherein the active layer of the electrode comprises a plurality of low porosity particles comprising an electroactive material selected from silicon, silicon oxide germanium, tin, aluminium and mixtures thereof and a plurality of carbon particles selected from one or more of graphite, soft carbon and hard carbon. The ratio of the D50 particles size of the carbon particles to the D50 particle diameter of the porous particles is in the range of from 1.5 to 30. Also provided are rechargeable metal-ion batteries comprising said electrode and compositions of porous particles and carbon particles which may be used to prepare the active layer of said electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Nexeon LimitedInventors: Tsuyonobu Hatazawa, Christopher Michael Friend
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Publication number: 20210276875Abstract: This invention relates to particulate electroactive materials consisting of a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework including micropores and mesopores having a total volume of 0.5 to 1.5 cm3/g; and (b) silicon located at least within the micropores of the porous carbon framework. The porous carbon framework is an activated carbon material obtained by the pyrolysis of a plant source comprising at least 25 wt % lignin on a dry weight basis followed by activation with steam or carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Charles Mason, Kseniia Katok, Christopher Michael Friend
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Patent number: 10964940Abstract: This invention relates to particulate electroactive materials consisting of a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework including micropores and mesopores having a total volume of 0.5 to 1.5 cm3/g; and (b) silicon located at least within the micropores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and mesopores. At least 20 wt % of the silicon is characterized as surface silicon by thermogravimetric analysis.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Nexeon LimitedInventors: Charles Mason, Richard Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Patent number: 10938027Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g and no more than 2 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.5 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 10 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 ?m; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Nexeon LimitedInventors: Charles Mason, Richard Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Publication number: 20200373561Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g and no more than 2 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.5 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 10 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 ?m; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Charles Mason, Richard Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Patent number: 10658659Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g and no more than 2 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.5 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 10 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 ?m; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Nexeon LimitedInventors: Charles Mason, Richard Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Publication number: 20200129983Abstract: Controlling a valveless microfluidic device using rotational and pistoning motion is disclosed. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a stage to support a valveless microfluidic device, the stage having a bottom surface coupled with an extension, having a threaded portion, and defining an interior volume; a first motor including a powered rotating portion operable to engage with the threaded portion to induce a z-axis motion of the stage; a second motor including a powered rotating portion coupled with a slidable coupler, the slidable coupler engaging the interior volume to induce a second motion of the stage about the z-axis; a base defining an aperture to receive the stage; and a lid having a subset of the plurality of apertures corresponding to a subset of a plurality of apertures defined by the valveless microfluidic device upon positioning of the stage by the first motor and the second motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Luis F. Alonzo, Ryan Calderon, Michael Friend, Anne-Laure M. Le Ny, Andrew Kuehl Miller, Kevin Paul Flood Nichols
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Publication number: 20200015841Abstract: A personal care appliance includes a housing having a first end and a second end located opposite and distal the first end, a treatment head member coupled to the first end of the housing, a sonic motor provided in the housing and being structured to oscillate the head member, and a drainage system comprising a pump provided in the housing, a first conduit fluidly coupled to the pump and the head member, and a second conduit fluidly coupled to the pump and the second end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: MICHAEL TODD BEAUTY LPInventor: MICHAEL FRIEND
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Publication number: 20200008570Abstract: A makeup brush includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, and a drive assembly provided within the housing. The drive assembly includes a stator assembly and an armature assembly adjacent the stator assembly, the armature assembly including a mounting member held by the housing and a pivot arm member pivotably coupled to the mounting member, the pivot arm member being structured to pivot with respect to the mounting member about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the stator, when energized, is structured to cause the pivot arm member to pivot with respect to the mounting member. The makeup brush also includes a brush head member having a plurality of bristles and being coupled to the pivot arm member such that pivoting movement of the pivot member causes the brush head member to oscillate relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: Michael Todd Beauty LPInventors: Michael Friend, NengFei Xu
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Patent number: 10424786Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 cm3/g and no more than 2 cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.5 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 10 nm is at least 0.75, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 ?m; (b) silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework in a defined amount relative to the volume of the micropores and/or mesopores.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Nexeon LimitedInventors: Charles Mason, Richard Taylor, Christopher Michael Friend
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Publication number: 20190148718Abstract: An electrode for a metal-ion battery is provided wherein the active layer of the electrode comprises a plurality of low porosity particles comprising an electroactive material selected from silicon, silicon oxide germanium, tin, aluminium and mixtures thereof and a plurality of carbon particles selected from one or more of graphite, soft carbon and hard carbon. The ratio of the D50 particles size of the carbon particles to the D50 particle diameter of the porous particles is in the range of from 1.5 to 30. Also provided are rechargeable metal-ion batteries comprising said electrode and compositions of porous particles and carbon particles which may be used to prepare the active layer of said electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Tsuyonobu Hatazawa, Christopher Michael Friend
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Patent number: D832594Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: MICHAEL TODD BEAUTY LPInventor: Michael Friend
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Patent number: D862721Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: MICHAEL TODD BEAUTY LPInventor: Michael Friend