Patents by Inventor Ian GELL

Ian GELL 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).

  • Tool for a surface treating appliance
    Patent number: 8424157
    Abstract: A tool for a surface treating appliance includes a main body connected to a conduit. The main body includes a first suction channel and a second suction channel in fluid communication with the first suction channel and located between the first suction channel and an outlet from the main body. In use, a relatively low vacuum is generated in the first suction channel which draws a first dirt-bearing fluid flow into the main body, and a relatively high vacuum is generated in the second suction channel, which draws a second dirt-bearing fluid flow into the main body and receives the first dirt-bearing fluid flow from the first suction channel. To maintain the pressure differences between the suction channels, the main body includes flexible surface engaging members located about the suction channels, and between the first suction channel and the second suction channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ian Gell, Jean-Paul Mark Iles, Giles Ashbee, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • TOOL FOR A SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20100319159
    Abstract: A tool for a surface treating appliance includes a main body connected to a conduit. The main body includes a first suction channel and a second suction channel in fluid communication with the first suction channel and located between the first suction channel and an outlet from the main body. In use, a relatively low vacuum is generated in the first suction channel which draws a first dirt-bearing fluid flow into the main body, and a relatively high vacuum is generated in the second suction channel, which draws a second dirt-bearing fluid flow into the main body and receives the first dirt-bearing fluid flow from the first suction channel. To maintain the pressure differences between the suction channels, the main body includes flexible surface engaging members located about the suction channels, and between the first suction channel and the second suction channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian GELL, Jean-Paul Mark Iles, Giles Ashbee, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Stephen Benjamin Courtney