Patents by Inventor James Alan Elzey

James Alan Elzey 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).

  • Crafting mat assembly, method for utilizing the same and packaging assembly
    Patent number: 12280613
    Abstract: A crafting mat includes a container portion and a layered interior body portion. The container portion includes a top layer and a bottom layer connected to the top layer for defining a cavity. The layered interior body portion is disposed within the cavity. The layered interior body portion includes an upper layer, a lower layer and an intermediate layer disposed between the upper layer and the lower layer. A method for utilizing a crafting mat is also disclosed. A packaging assembly including packaging and a crafting mat is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc
    Inventors: Mitchell Alan Cheever, Kristy Lynn Barney, James Alan Elzey
  • Crafting Mat Assembly, Method for Utilizing the Same and Packaging Assembly
    Publication number: 20240316983
    Abstract: A crafting mat includes a container portion and a layered interior body portion. The container portion includes a top layer and a bottom layer connected to the top layer for defining a cavity. The layered interior body portion is disposed within the cavity. The layered interior body portion includes an upper layer, a lower layer and an intermediate layer disposed between the upper layer and the lower layer. A method for utilizing a crafting mat is also disclosed. A packaging assembly including packaging and a crafting mat is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Alan Cheever, Kristy Lynn Barney, James Alan Elzey
  • Heat Press, Components, Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods
    Publication number: 20240239125
    Abstract: A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alan Elzey, Xiao Peng, Yung Tseng Chen, Ildefonso M. Resuello, JR., Grayson Stopp, Marc Korbuly, Thomas Crisp, Scot Herbst
  • Heat press, components, apparatuses, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11945245
    Abstract: A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alan Elzey, Xiao Peng, Yung Tseng Chen, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Grayson Stopp, Marc Korbuly, Thomas Crisp, Scot Herbst
  • Heat Press, Components, Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods
    Publication number: 20230112267
    Abstract: A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alan Elzey, Xiao Peng, Yung Tseng Chen, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Grayson Stopp, Marc Korbuly, Thomas Crisp, Scot Herbst
  • Heat Press, Components, Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods
    Publication number: 20220169003
    Abstract: A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alan Elzey, Xiao Peng, Yung Tseng Chen, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Grayson Stopp, Marc Korbuly, Thomas Crisp, Scot Herbst
  • Glue gun
    Patent number: D992388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Crisp, James Alan Elzey, Michael Nolan, Philip Nordmand Andersen, Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp