Patents by Inventor FRANCES YAN

FRANCES YAN 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: 20220143329
    Abstract: A docking station for a hand-held filament extension atomizer device includes a receiver to receive the device, station electronics, a recharging point for the device arranged to connect with a power source of the device, a power connection to an alternating current power source, and a cleaning reservoir of cleaning solution. A method of operating hand-held dispenser to dispense fluid as a mist includes receiving a signal at a motor contained in a casing in response to a user triggering an actuator on the casing, activating the motor to provide fluid to a filament extension atomizer contained in the case from a reservoir contained in the casing, the motor to cause the filament extension atomizer to generate a mist, and using an air source contained in the casing arranged adjacent the filament extension atomizer to provide air flow to direct the mist to a nozzle that is arranged to allow the mist to exit the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: MICHAEL BENEDICT, DAVID MATHEW JOHNSON, SCOTT E. SOLBERG, JAMIE KALB, RAVI NEELAKANTAN, JEROME UNIDAD, DAVID CHARLES TAYLOR, FRANCES YAN
  • Patent number: 11246997
    Abstract: A hand-held dispenser to dispense fluid includes a casing to fit into a hand of a user, a nozzle in the casing to dispense a mist, a fluid reservoir contained in the casing to hold a fluid to be turned into the mist, a filament extension atomizer contained in the casing to generate the mist, an air source contained in the casing to provide air flow to direct the mist to the nozzle, a motor contained in the casing to operate the filament extension atomizer, an actuator positioned on the casing to activate the dispenser, a control circuit contained in the casing to receive a signal from the actuator and to send a signal to the motor to cause the motor to actuate, and a power source contained in the casing to provide power to the motor upon receive a signal from the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Benedict, David Mathew Johnson, Scott E. Solberg, Jamie Kalb, Ravi Neelakantan, Jerome Unidad, David Charles Taylor, Frances Yan
  • Publication number: 20200093998
    Abstract: A hand-held dispenser to dispense fluid includes a casing to fit into a hand of a user, a nozzle in the casing to dispense a mist, a fluid reservoir contained in the casing to hold a fluid to be turned into the mist, a filament extension atomizer contained in the casing to generate the mist, an air source contained in the casing to provide air flow to direct the mist to the nozzle, a motor contained in the casing to operate the filament extension atomizer, an actuator positioned on the casing to activate the dispenser, a control circuit contained in the casing to receive a signal from the actuator and to send a signal to the motor to cause the motor to actuate, and a power source contained in the casing to provide power to the motor upon receive a signal from the control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: MICHAEL BENEDICT, DAVID MATHEW JOHNSON, SCOTT E. SOLBERG, JAMIE KALB, RAVI NEELAKANTAN, JEROME UNIDAD, DAVID CHARLES TAYLOR, FRANCES YAN