Patents by Inventor Desmond Kavanagh

Desmond Kavanagh 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).

  • Sublimation Systems and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20240157719
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Sublimation systems and related methods
    Patent number: 11897277
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Heat Press Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods
    Publication number: 20230354946
    Abstract: A heat press includes a handle portion and a curved heat plate. That handle portion may be configured to be grasped by a user, and the curved heat (i.e., having a curved engagement surface) may be configured to engage a heat-activated design implement to transfer a design of the heat-activated design implement to a curved surface of a workpiece. Also disclosed herein, according to various embodiments, is a heat press stand having a curved floor and a hat form for supporting a workpiece (e.g., a hat) during a heat-activated design transfer using the heat press. Associated methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Kelton Gubler, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Tyler Lee, Ildefonso M. Resuello, JR., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Heat press apparatuses, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11707104
    Abstract: A heat press includes a handle portion and a curved heat plate. That handle portion may be configured to be grasped by a user, and the curved heat (i.e., having a curved engagement surface) may be configured to engage a heat-activated design implement to transfer a design of the heat-activated design implement to a curved surface of a workpiece. Also disclosed herein, according to various embodiments, is a heat press stand having a curved floor and a hat form for supporting a workpiece (e.g., a hat) during a heat-activated design transfer using the heat press. Associated methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Kelton Gubler, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Tyler Lee, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Sublimation Systems and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20220266618
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Audio visual device
    Patent number: D862415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Paul Krizan, Shaun Robinson, Mathew Bates, Ben King, Desmond Kavanagh
  • Heat press
    Patent number: D991989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Michael Nolan, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Heat press stand
    Patent number: D991995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Michael Nolan, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Hat form
    Patent number: D1012439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Norman Stevenson, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr.