Patents by Inventor Conor James KIRKPATRICK

Conor James KIRKPATRICK 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).

  • Cleaning device
    Patent number: 10531775
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a housing and a motor fan assembly arranged to generate an air flow. A detachable dirt container is mountable to the housing and the dirt container has a dirty air inlet in fluid communication with the motor fan assembly. A filter is for separating dirt from the air flow and the filter is mounted between the dirt container and the motor fan assembly. Wherein the detachable dirt container comprises an emptying aperture in a wall of the dirt container, the emptying aperture being downstream in the air flow from the dirty air inlet and upstream of the filter. Wherein the housing comprises an overlap portion for covering the emptying aperture in the dirt container and sealing the emptying aperture when the detachable dirt container is mounted to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Reeves, Graeme Crawley, Conor James Kirkpatrick
  • CLEANING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180132687
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a housing and a motor fan assembly arranged to generate an air flow. A detachable dirt container is mountable to the housing and the dirt container has a dirty air inlet in fluid communication with the motor fan assembly. A filter is for separating dirt from the air flow and the filter is mounted between the dirt container and the motor fan assembly. Wherein the detachable dirt container comprises an emptying aperture in a wall of the dirt container, the emptying aperture being downstream in the air flow from the dirty air inlet and upstream of the filter. Wherein the housing comprises an overlap portion for covering the emptying aperture in the dirt container and sealing the emptying aperture when the detachable dirt container is mounted to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Mark REEVES, Graeme CRAWLEY, Conor James KIRKPATRICK