Patents by Inventor Benjamin Stephens

Benjamin Stephens 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).

  • Publication number: 20100218340
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a base with a first air inlet, a rear housing, a removable handle and a socket on the housing to receive the handle. The handle has a grip, a second air inlet, and a hose connected to the second air inlet. The vacuum has a valve with a first inlet connected to the first air inlet, a second inlet connected to the flexible hose, a valve outlet connected to a vacuum fan, and a valve member that moves to connect the valve outlet to either inlet. The vacuum has a handle latch having one position in which it engages the removable handle to hold it in the socket and places the valve in one position, and a second position in which it releases the handle and places the valve member the other position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Arnold Sepke, Benjamin Stephens
  • Publication number: 20100162515
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner and accessory tool. The vacuum cleaner has a first magnet feature and a first mounting feature. The accessory tool has a second magnet feature and a second mounting feature. One of the first and second mounting features is shaped to wrap partially around the other of the first and second mounting features to mount the accessory tool to the vacuum cleaner. When the accessory tool is mounted, the first magnet feature is adjacent the second magnet feature. The accessory tool and vacuum cleaner may be devoid of snap fitment features that frictionally engage to mount the accessory tool to the vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Benjamin Stephens
  • Patent number: 7743589
    Abstract: A riding saddle provided with a semirigid tree (1) is remarkable in that it includes a semirigid trapezium (2) facing the back (50) of the horse and on which the saddle is placed, which trapezium cooperates with the tree (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sellerie de Nontron
    Inventors: Benjamin Stéphen Pierre Dominique, Laurent Duray
  • Publication number: 20080134647
    Abstract: A riding saddle provided with a semi-rigid tree (1) is remarkable in that it includes a semi-rigid trapezium (2) facing the back (50) of the horse and on which the saddle is placed, which trapezium co-operates with the tree (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: SELLERIE DE NONTRON
    Inventors: Benjamin Stephen Pierre Dominique, Laurent Duray