Patents by Inventor Claudia Joann Richardson

Claudia Joann Richardson 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).

  • Floor treatment apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11553825
    Abstract: A floor treatment device may include a body portion comprising one or more pumps, one or more spray outlets, and one or more reservoir receptacles configured to receive one or more reservoirs. The one or more pumps are operable to be activated and direct liquids to the spray outlets. The device may include swappable heads, each comprising a body connector configured to mate with a head connector of the body portion. In an embodiment, the head connector may include a sensor system and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor system. When one of swappable heads is connected to the body portion, the sensor system is configured to detect the identity of the swappable heads connected, and the controller is configured to selectively activate, based on the identity of the swappable heads, at least one of the one or more pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Paul Grandstrand, Alan Weeks, Jason Boyd Thorne, Thomas David Reid Ford, Claudia Joann Richardson
  • FLOOR TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190216286
    Abstract: A floor treatment device may include a body portion comprising one or more pumps, one or more spray outlets, and one or more reservoir receptacles configured to receive one or more reservoirs. The one or more pumps are operable to be activated and direct liquids to the spray outlets. The device may include swappable heads, each comprising a body connector configured to mate with a head connector of the body portion. In an embodiment, the head connector may include a sensor system and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor system. When one of swappable heads is connected to the body portion, the sensor system is configured to detect the identity of the swappable heads connected, and the controller is configured to selectively activate, based on the identity of the swappable heads, at least one of the one or more pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Paul GRANDSTRAND, Alan WEEKS, Jason Boyd THORNE, Thomas David Reid FORD, Claudia Joann RICHARDSON
  • FLOOR TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170127903
    Abstract: A floor treatment device may include a body portion comprising one or more pumps, one or more spray outlets, and one or more reservoir receptacles configured to receive one or more reservoirs. The one or more pumps are operable to be activated and direct liquids to the spray outlets. The device may include swappable heads, each comprising a body connector configured to mate with a head connector of the body portion. In an embodiment, the head connector may include a sensor system and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor system. When one of swappable heads is connected to the body portion, the sensor system is configured to detect the identity of the swappable heads connected, and the controller is configured to selectively activate, based on the identity of the swappable heads, at least one of the one or more pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Grandstrand, Alan Weeks, Jason Boyd Thorne, Thomas David Reid Ford, Claudia Joann Richardson
  • Pad
    Patent number: D757618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operation LLC
    Inventor: Claudia Joann Richardson