Patents by Inventor Thomas Crisp

Thomas Crisp 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: 11975438
    Abstract: A tool holder including a main body, an activation button coupled to the main body, a tool securing portion at least in directly coupled to the activation button, wherein the activation button can be activated into a first state for coupling a tool to the tool holder and a second state for decoupling a tool from the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Korbuly, Jeffery V. Gubler, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Grayson Stopp, Thomas Crisp
  • Patent number: 11945245
    Abstract: A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alan Elzey, Xiao Peng, Yung Tseng Chen, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Grayson Stopp, Marc Korbuly, Thomas Crisp, Scot Herbst
  • Publication number: 20240068154
    Abstract: A heat press including a body, a heat plate, a handle, a cover, a control compartment and an insulation portion. The body includes a first end and a second end. The heat plate is located proximate the first end of the body and is configured to engage ironable materials. The handle is located proximate the second end of the body and is configured to withstand forces from a user. The cover covers a portion of the body and the handle. The control compartment includes an electrical circuit, controls and a display. The control compartment is spaced away from and is at least indirectly electrically coupled to the heat plate. The insulation portion is positioned between the control compartment and the heat plate. The insulation portion includes a first layer of insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Grayson Stopp, Thomas Crisp, Lk Lin, Carry Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240059089
    Abstract: A heat press may include an upper assembly comprising a heat plate, a lower assembly comprising a platen, and a base assembly comprising a hinge mechanism. The upper assembly is pivotably coupled to the lower assembly via the hinge mechanism of the base assembly, according to various embodiments. The heat press may be generally configured to heat and compress, between the heat plate and the platen, a workpiece. A method for a heat press may also include a processor perform various operations, including activating a drive motor to drive an upper assembly of a heat press toward a lower assembly of the heat press to exert a compressive force on a workpiece disposed between a heat plate of the upper assembly and a platen of the lower assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Vance Campbell, Thomas Crisp, Jeremy B. Crystal, Del Ray Doty, Francois Laine, Ryun Bates Noble, Bradley Carroll Rice, Grayson Stopp, Giacomo Michael Pasquale Strollo, Zhian Wang
  • Patent number: 11905646
    Abstract: A heat press including a body, a heat plate, a handle, a cover, a control compartment and an insulation portion. The body includes a first end and a second end. The heat plate is located proximate the first end of the body and is configured to engage ironable materials. The handle is located proximate the second end of the body and is configured to withstand forces from a user. The cover covers a portion of the body and the handle. The control compartment includes an electrical circuit, controls and a display. The control compartment is spaced away from and is at least indirectly electrically coupled to the heat plate. The insulation portion is positioned between the control compartment and the heat plate. The insulation portion includes a first layer of insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Grayson Stopp, Thomas Crisp, Lk Lin, Carry Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230354946
    Abstract: A heat press includes a handle portion and a curved heat plate. That handle portion may be configured to be grasped by a user, and the curved heat (i.e., having a curved engagement surface) may be configured to engage a heat-activated design implement to transfer a design of the heat-activated design implement to a curved surface of a workpiece. Also disclosed herein, according to various embodiments, is a heat press stand having a curved floor and a hat form for supporting a workpiece (e.g., a hat) during a heat-activated design transfer using the heat press. Associated methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Kelton Gubler, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Tyler Lee, Ildefonso M. Resuello, JR., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: 11707104
    Abstract: A heat press includes a handle portion and a curved heat plate. That handle portion may be configured to be grasped by a user, and the curved heat (i.e., having a curved engagement surface) may be configured to engage a heat-activated design implement to transfer a design of the heat-activated design implement to a curved surface of a workpiece. Also disclosed herein, according to various embodiments, is a heat press stand having a curved floor and a hat form for supporting a workpiece (e.g., a hat) during a heat-activated design transfer using the heat press. Associated methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Kelton Gubler, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Tyler Lee, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D991989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Michael Nolan, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D991995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Michael Nolan, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D992388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Crisp, James Alan Elzey, Michael Nolan, Philip Nordmand Andersen, Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D994016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, Francois Laine, H. William Smith, Kenneth Sweet
  • Patent number: D996694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Laine, Thomas Crisp, Zhian Wang
  • Patent number: D996695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Laine, Thomas Crisp, Zhian Wang
  • Patent number: D994735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Crisp, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Yung Tseng Chen, John Dalton, Michael Nolan
  • Patent number: D994739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, Francois Laine, H. William Smith, Kenneth Sweet
  • Patent number: D1002557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Crisp, Francois Laine, Zhian Wang
  • Patent number: D1012439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Norman Stevenson, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr.
  • Patent number: D1017655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Crisp, Francois Laine, Grayson Stopp, Zhian Wang
  • Patent number: D1023134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Korbuly, Kay Beauwen Freckleton, Thomas Crisp, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D1024147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michael Nolan, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr.