Patents by Inventor Ethan Mitchell

Ethan Mitchell 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).

  • Publication number: 20250050350
    Abstract: A foam removal attachment has an outer perimeter with projections, each of the projections having a passage passing between a leading face and a trailing face. The attachment is used with a core that is selectively removably secured to a surface conditioning tool or drum tool (such as a grinder) having a rotating shaft. The core rotates under the operation of the tool shaft. The core can have a polygonal outer profile and the attachment can slidingly mate with the core, whereby rotation of the attachment and core occur simultaneously. At least some foam debris can pass around and though the projection during use. The projections can be arranged in a spiral path around the outer wall of the attachment. The attachment can be easily replaced in an economical manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Rock Road Company Sales, LLC
    Inventors: Luykas Michael Van Ornum, Ethan Mitchell Van Ornum, Aidan Ford Van Ornum
  • Patent number: 7195109
    Abstract: The present embodiment provides a neat, tailored accordion gusset 4 with crisscrossing elastic ribbons 22 attached to opposite rigid wire frames 8 and 10 of the expandable gusset 4, as well as a tensioned bungee cord 20 attached to the innermost edge of the center seam 26 of the expansion gusset 4. These elastic members 22 are enclosed and sealed from view by the outermost wall 6 of the luggage case 2 and an inner wall 14 defined by an elastic textile such as Spandex or the like. The resulting expansion gusset 4 can best be built into a main packing compartment door 6 of the luggage case 2 and will expand in response to over-packing of the main packing compartment 18 by expanding the expansion gusset 4 in response to the pressure of the goods against the restoring force of the various elastic members 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Ethan Mitchell, George Teixeira, William L. King
  • Publication number: 20050194227
    Abstract: Luggage cases have been provided with expandable sections that permit the luggage case to accommodate varying amounts of the traveler's goods. These systems have included a flaccid textile gusset section, normally closed and surrounded by a zipper. The zipper can be opened fully to permit this gusset to expand. Elastically controlled gussets have also been proposed. The instant invention provides a neat, tailored accordion gusset 4 with crisscrossing elastic ribbons 22 attached to opposite rigid wire frames 8 and 10 of the expandable gusset 4, as well as a tensioned bungee cord 20 attached to the innermost edge of the center seam 26 of the expansion gusset 4. These elastic members 22 are enclosed and sealed from view by the outermost wall 6 of the luggage case 2 and an inner wall 14 defined by an elastic textile such as Spandex or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Ethan Mitchell, George Teixeira, William King