Patents by Inventor Elise FAIRHOLM

Elise FAIRHOLM 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).

  • HAND HELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20230165352
    Abstract: A handheld appliance having a body and an attachment, the body includes an attachment mechanism having a slot and an actuator, the attachment including a protrusion adapted to engage with the slot wherein the actuator has a first position and a second position and the actuator is moved from the first position towards the second position as the protrusion engages with the slot. In the first position the actuator may at least partially obscures the slot. The actuator includes a surface which may interact with the protrusion when the protrusion engages with the slot. The surface may be adapted to at least partially define the slot at or near the second position. When the protrusion is at a pre-determined position within the slot, the actuator may return towards the first position. The actuator may be biased into the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John THOMPSON, Lauren Elise FAIRHOLM
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 11589660
    Abstract: A handheld appliance having a body and an attachment, the body includes an attachment mechanism having a slot and an actuator, the attachment including a protrusion adapted to engage with the slot wherein the actuator has a first position and a second position and the actuator is moved from the first position towards the second position as the protrusion engages with the slot. In the first position the actuator may at least partially obscures the slot. The actuator includes a surface which may interact with the protrusion when the protrusion engages with the slot. The surface may be adapted to at least partially define the slot at or near the second position. When the protrusion is at a pre-determined position within the slot, the actuator may return towards the first position. The actuator may be biased into the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John Thompson, Lauren Elise Fairholm
  • HAND HELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20180055182
    Abstract: A handheld appliance having a body and an attachment, the body includes an attachment mechanism having a slot and an actuator, the attachment including a protrusion adapted to engage with the slot wherein the actuator has a first position and a second position and the actuator is moved from the first position towards the second position as the protrusion engages with the slot. In the first position the actuator may at least partially obscures the slot. The actuator includes a surface which may interact with the protrusion when the protrusion engages with the slot. The surface may be adapted to at least partially define the slot at or near the second position. When the protrusion is at a pre-determined position within the slot, the actuator may return towards the first position. The actuator may be biased into the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John THOMPSON, Elise FAIRHOLM