Patents by Inventor William John Darvill

William John Darvill 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: 11859791
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light permeable body which has an aperture through which light enters the body. A light source is moveable relative to the body to enable the lighting device to adopt selectively one of a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the light source is positioned over the aperture so that light emitted by the light source passes through the body before illuminating the room. In the second configuration, the light source is spaced laterally from the aperture so that the room is illuminated directly by light emitted from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob Dyson, William John Darvill, Ishay Halmut, Anthony James Hall, Davide Leoni, Faye Webber, Simon Christopher Davey
  • Publication number: 20220357001
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light permeable body which has an aperture through which light enters the body. A light source is moveable relative to the body to enable the lighting device to adopt selectively one of a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the light source is positioned over the aperture so that light emitted by the light source passes through the body before illuminating the room. In the second configuration, the light source is spaced laterally from the aperture so that the room is illuminated directly by light emitted from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob DYSON, William John DARVILL, Ishay HALMUT, Anthony James HALL, Davide LEONI, Faye WEBBER, Simon Christopher DAVEY
  • Patent number: 11054121
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a support and an arm which is mountable on the support in a selected orientation for movement relative thereto. The arm has a channel extending at least partially along the length of the arm. A light source is mounted on the arm. A first electrical connector is mounted on the support, and a second electrical connector is mounted on the arm. The second electrical connector is detachably electrically connected to the first electrical connector, and is moveable along the channel with lengthwise movement of the arm relative to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob Dyson, William John Darvill, Toby James Shelton-Smith, Davide Leoni, Mark Kristof Detre
  • Publication number: 20190056094
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a support and an arm which is mountable on the support in a selected orientation for movement relative thereto. The arm has a channel extending at least partially along the length of the arm. A light source is mounted on the arm. A first electrical connector is mounted on the support, and a second electrical connector is mounted on the arm. The second electrical connector is detachably electrically connected to the first electrical connector, and is moveable along the channel with lengthwise movement of the arm relative to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob DYSON, William John DARVILL, Toby James SHELTON-SMITH, Davide LEONI, Mark Kristof DETRE
  • Patent number: 10054288
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a baffle extending about an optical axis to surround a light source, and a reflector module connected to the baffle. The reflector module includes a main reflector having a light exit opening from which a light output of the lighting device is projected towards a target area, the optical axis passing through the opening, and reflective surfaces adjacent to the opening for reflecting light incident thereon away from the opening. The reflector module further includes auxiliary reflectors for adjusting the shape of the light output of the lighting device. Each auxiliary reflector has a reflective surface, and is moveable relative to the main reflector between a stowed position and a deployed position in which at least part of the reflective surface of the auxiliary reflector is exposed, by the opening of the main reflector, to reflect light incident thereon away from the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob Dyson, Paul Dominic Whittaker, William John Darvill
  • Patent number: 9903602
    Abstract: A humidifying apparatus includes a body and a nozzle detachably mounted on the body. The body includes a chamber, a water tank for supplying water to the chamber, and a motor-driven impeller for generating an air flow over water stored in the chamber. An ultraviolet radiation emitting lamp irradiates water stored in the chamber. The air flow is humidified with water from the chamber, and conveyed to the nozzle for emission from the apparatus. A sensor detects the position of the nozzle relative to the body, and a drive circuit controls the actuation of the lamp depending on an output from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: William John Darvill
  • Publication number: 20170159907
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a baffle extending about an optical axis to surround a light source, and a reflector module connected to the baffle. The reflector module includes a main reflector having a light exit opening from which a light output of the lighting device is projected towards a target area, the optical axis passing through the opening, and reflective surfaces adjacent to the opening for reflecting light incident thereon away from the opening. The reflector module further includes auxiliary reflectors for adjusting the shape of the light output of the lighting device. Each auxiliary reflector has a reflective surface, and is moveable relative to the main reflector between a stowed position and a deployed position in which at least part of the reflective surface of the auxiliary reflector is exposed, by the opening of the main reflector, to reflect light incident thereon away from the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob DYSON, Paul Dominic WHITTAKER, William John DARVILL
  • Publication number: 20160033148
    Abstract: A humidifying apparatus includes a body and a nozzle detachably mounted on the body. The body includes a chamber, a water tank for supplying water to the chamber, and a motor-driven impeller for generating an air flow over water stored in the chamber. An ultraviolet radiation emitting lamp irradiates water stored in the chamber. The air flow is humidified with water from the chamber, and conveyed to the nozzle for emission from the apparatus. A sensor detects the position of the nozzle relative to the body, and a drive circuit controls the actuation of the lamp depending on an output from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: William John DARVILL
  • Fan
    Patent number: D729372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Graeme McPherson, William John Darvill, Daniel George Cowen, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, Tom Vallance Hamilton Crawford, Adam James Bates, Arran George Smith, Jack Johnson, William James Soper
  • Fan
    Patent number: D729376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Graeme McPherson, William John Darvill, Daniel George Cowen, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, Tom Vallance Hamilton Crawford
  • Fan
    Patent number: D729925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Graeme McPherson, William John Darvill, Daniel George Cowen, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, Tom Vallance Hamilton Crawford, Adam James Bates, Arran George Smith, William James Soper
  • Patent number: D810989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob Dyson, William John Darvill, Alexander James Morrison, Michael Graham Love, Paul Dominic Whittaker, James Malcolm Stuart Bray, David James Hill
  • Patent number: D814684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob Dyson, William John Darvill, Alexander James Morrison, Michael Graham Love, Paul Dominic Whittaker, James Malcolm Stuart Bray, David James Hill
  • Patent number: D814685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jacob Dyson, William John Darvill, Alexander James Morrison, Paul Dominic Whittaker, James Malcolm Stuart Bray, David James Hill
  • Patent number: D843652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Paul Andrew McLuckie, Andrea Ee-Va Lim, Mon Shy Teyu, Alexander Stuart Knox, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, William John Darvill
  • Patent number: D843653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mon Shy Teyu, Paul Andrew McLuckie, Alexander Stuart Knox, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, William John Darvill
  • Patent number: D843654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mon Shy Teyu, Paul Andrew McLuckie, Alexander Stuart Knox, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, William John Darvill