Patents by Inventor Christopher Graham VINCENT
Christopher Graham VINCENT 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: 20230078152Abstract: A pump assembly for a dental cleaning appliance includes a positive displacement pump including a fluid chamber and a fluid displacement member which is moveable in a linear direction relative to the fluid chamber, and a drive for actuating the pump to draw fluid into the fluid chamber through a fluid inlet. An energy storage device converts kinetic energy generated during actuation of the pump by the drive into potential energy, and stores the potential energy. A cam is connected to the drive for rotation relative to the fluid displacement member. The cam has a ramp extending about the fluid displacement member which is engaged by a cam follower connected to the fluid displacement member. As the cam moves relative to the fluid displacement member, the cam follower moves along the ramp to actuate the pump to draw fluid into the fluid chamber, and beyond the end of the ramp to enable the energy storage device to use the stored potential energy to actuate the pump to urge fluid from the fluid chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventor: Christopher Graham VINCENT
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Publication number: 20220168083Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid reservoir for storing working fluid, a nozzle for delivering working fluid to the teeth of a user, a light source for illuminating the fluid reservoir and a control circuit for activating the light source to generate an alert which is conveyed to the user through the illumination of the fluid reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Scott James MIGHALL, Christopher Graham VINCENT, Johathan George MARSH, Sammantha Stephanie HARRIS, Boris ZUKINA, Michael Graham PROBERT, Christopher Daniel Currer WILKINSON
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Patent number: 11317710Abstract: A fluid delivery system for a dental cleaning appliance includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a fluid conduit for conveying working fluid to the nozzle. A body of the nozzle defines a fluid chamber and a channel for conveying working fluid from the fluid chamber to a fluid outlet from the nozzle. The fluid chamber has a tangential inlet for receiving working fluid from the fluid conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Christopher Graham Vincent, Thomas James Dunning Follows, James David Coleman, Andrew Nicholas Walton
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Patent number: 11284979Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid reservoir for storing working fluid, a nozzle for delivering working fluid to the teeth of a user, a light source for illuminating the fluid reservoir and a control circuit for activating the light source to generate an alert which is conveyed to the user through the illumination of the fluid reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Scott James Mighall, Christopher Graham Vincent, Jonathan George Marsh, Sammantha Stephanie Harris, Boris Zukina, Michael Graham Probert, Christopher Daniel Currer Wilkinson
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Patent number: 11116306Abstract: A pump assembly for a dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid chamber, a piston, and a drive. Magnets, connected respectively to the piston and the drive, enable the drive to couple to the piston and move it within the fluid chamber to draw fluid into the fluid chamber. A stop prevents the piston from being pulled beyond a stop position so that through continued actuation of the drive the magnets separate to allow a spring to push the piston away from the stop position to urge a burst of fluid from the fluid chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Christopher Graham Vincent, Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Jason Godfrey Jones, Robert Stefan Wronski, Philip Stephen Darling, Edward Michael Waugh
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Publication number: 20210275283Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid reservoir for storing a working fluid, and a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the reservoir, and for delivering working fluid to the oral cavity of a user. A drive unit drives movement of a bristle carrier relative to the handle. The fluid reservoir extends about at least part of the drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter Joel DAVIES, Thomas Alexander CARLYLE, Christopher Graham VINCENT
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Publication number: 20210274921Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid reservoir for storing a working fluid, and a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the reservoir, and for delivering working fluid from a nozzle to the oral cavity of a user. The fluid reservoir includes a fluid port from which fluid is dispensed from the fluid reservoir, and through which the fluid reservoir is replenished. The fluid reservoir is moveable between first and second positions to expose the fluid port. A stem extending between the handle and the nozzle includes a stop member for inhibiting movement of the fluid reservoir beyond the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew William FORD, Christopher Graham VINCENT
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Patent number: 11076940Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle and a fluid delivery system. The fluid delivery system includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. A contact member for engaging the teeth of the user is moveable relative to the nozzle as the appliance is moved along the teeth of the user. A sensor provides an output which varies with movement of contact member relative to the nozzle. A control circuit actuates the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on the output from the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Christopher Graham Vincent, Alan Harold Henry Mole, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
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Patent number: 11033371Abstract: A pump assembly for a dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid chamber, a piston, and a drive. The drive rotates a coupling member having two angularly opposed pins. An arm pivotably connected to the piston has a seat for receiving one of the pins to couple the piston to the drive. Through continued rotation of the coupling member, the piston moves within the fluid chamber to draw fluid into the fluid chamber until the second detent contacts the arm to push it away from the first detent to decouple the drive from the piston. This allows a compressed spring to actuate the piston to urge a burst of fluid from the fluid chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Christopher Graham Vincent, Geoffrey Michael Burlington
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Publication number: 20180125624Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle and a fluid delivery system. The fluid delivery system includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. A contact member for engaging the teeth of the user is moveable relative to the nozzle as the appliance is moved along the teeth of the user. A sensor provides an output which varies with movement of contact member relative to the nozzle. A control circuit actuates the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on the output from the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY, Christopher Graham VINCENT, Alan Harold Henry MOLE, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
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Publication number: 20180116390Abstract: A fluid delivery system for a dental cleaning appliance includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a fluid conduit for conveying working fluid to the nozzle. A body of the nozzle defines a fluid chamber and a channel for conveying working fluid from the fluid chamber to a fluid outlet from the nozzle. The fluid chamber has a tangential inlet for receiving working fluid from the fluid conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Christopher Graham VINCENT, Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, James David COLEMAN, Andrew Nicholas WALTON
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Publication number: 20180110601Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid reservoir for storing working fluid, a nozzle for delivering working fluid to the teeth of a user, a light source for illuminating the fluid reservoir and a control circuit for activating the light source to generate an alert which is conveyed to the user through the illumination of the fluid reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Scott James MIGHALL, Christopher Graham VINCENT, Jonathan George MARSH, Sammantha Stephanie HARRIS, Boris ZUKINA, Michael Graham PROBERT, Christopher Daniel Currer WILKINSON
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Publication number: 20180085207Abstract: A pump assembly for a dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid chamber, a piston, and a drive. The drive rotates a coupling member having two angularly opposed pins. An arm pivotably connected to the piston has a seat for receiving one of the pins to couple the piston to the drive. Through continued rotation of the coupling member, the piston moves within the fluid chamber to draw fluid into the fluid chamber until the second detent contacts the arm to push it away from the first detent to decouple the drive from the piston. This allows a compressed spring to actuate the piston to urge a burst of fluid from the fluid chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Christopher Graham VINCENT, Geoffrey Michael BURLINGTON
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Publication number: 20180084898Abstract: A pump assembly for a dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid chamber, a piston, and a drive. Magnets, connected respectively to the piston and the drive, enable the drive to couple to the piston and move it within the fluid chamber to draw fluid into the fluid chamber. A stop prevents the piston from being pulled beyond a stop position so that through continued actuation of the drive the magnets separate to allow a spring to push the piston away from the stop position to urge a burst of fluid from the fluid chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Christopher Graham VINCENT, Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Jason Godfrey JONES, Robert Stefan WRONSKI, Philip Stephen DARLING, Edward Michael WAUGH
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Patent number: D945095Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent
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Patent number: D945096Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent
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Patent number: D945724Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent
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Patent number: D950174Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent