Patents by Inventor Daniel Francis Helps

Daniel Francis Helps 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).

  • Fan assembly
    Patent number: 8613601
    Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a motor and an impeller driven by the motor for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow, a mouth for emitting the air flow, and a plurality of stationary guide vanes located within the interior passage and each for directing a portion of the air flow towards the mouth. The nozzle defines an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: Daniel Francis Helps
  • Wand assembly for a cleaning appliance
    Patent number: 8327504
    Abstract: A wand assembly for a cleaning appliance includes a handle portion having a channel formed therethrough; a tubular wand received within the channel and moveable between a first position and a second position; a locking mechanism having a lock position and an unlock position and preventing the wand from moving from the first position when in the lock position; and a release mechanism mounted to the wand and which can be actuated to move the locking mechanism from the lock position to the unlock position. The release mechanism is actuated by relative movement of the release mechanism with respect to the wand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Francis Helps, Christopher Simon Osborn, Blair Hugh Hutton, Alan Glynn Sanderson, Hadley White
  • FAN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100226769
    Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a motor and an impeller driven by the motor for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow, a mouth for emitting the air flow, and a plurality of stationary guide vanes located within the interior passage and each for directing a portion of the air flow towards the mouth. The nozzle defines an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Daniel Francis Helps
  • WAND ASSEMBLY FOR A CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20090158548
    Abstract: A wand assembly for a cleaning appliance includes a handle portion having a channel formed therethrough; a tubular wand received within the channel and moveable between a first position and a second position; a locking mechanism having a lock position and an unlock position and preventing the wand from moving from the first position when in the lock position; and a release mechanism mounted to the wand and which can be actuated to move the locking mechanism from the lock position to the unlock position. The release mechanism is actuated by relative movement of the release mechanism with respect to the wand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Francis Helps, Christopher Simon Osborn, Blair Hugh Hutton, Alan Glynn Sanderson, Hadley White
  • Vacuum cleaner head
    Patent number: D718914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Giles Ashbee, Adam James Bates, James Dyson, Peter David Gammack, Daniel Francis Helps
  • Vacuum cleaner head
    Patent number: D719310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Giles Ashbee, Adam James Bates, James Dyson, Peter David Gammack, Daniel Francis Helps