Patents by Inventor James M. Buckley

James M. Buckley 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: 20190365186
    Abstract: A bucket for a floor cleaning system having a mop is provided. The bucket includes a first compartment, a second compartment, a fluid reservoir and a wringing assembly. The second compartment includes a recharging element, the recharging element being adapted to transfer fluid from the second compartment to the flat headed mop when the mop is positioned on a surface. The fluid reservoir is fluidly coupled to the second compartment. The wringing assembly is operably coupled to at least one of the first compartment or the second compartment, the wringing assembly having an extractor that removes fluid from the flat headed mop when the mop is moved through the wringing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, William Harrington, Paul H. Adams, Douglas F. Melville, Joseph K. Patterson
  • Patent number: 10470638
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a surface, comprising: providing a cleaning head, a housing, and a pump, the pump having a port, the cleaning head having a nozzle, and the cleaning head and housing being connected to one another; attaching a cleaning element with a first opening to the cleaning head so that the nozzle and the first opening are in registration; providing a flexible pouch having a cleaning fluid therein; connecting the port and the flexible pouch to form an air and fluid tight connection between the port and the flexible pouch; placing the cleaning element on a surface to be cleaned; and pumping, via the pump, the cleaning fluid from the flexible pouch through the nozzle and the first opening onto the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph K. Patterson, James M. Buckley, John Lombardo, Stephen Huda, Paul H. Adams, Bryan Lee Roberts, Jr., Frank Wilde
  • Patent number: 10307712
    Abstract: A fluid conditioning unit is provided that includes a housing, a cap, a cartridge device, and a filter cartridge. The cap is threadably secured to and unsecured from the housing by rotation about an axis of the housing. The cap forms a removable seal with the housing when secured thereto. The cartridge device is secured to the cap in a manner that restricts movement of the cartridge device with respect to the cap along the axis but allows rotation of the cartridge device with respect to the cap about the axis. The filter cartridge is removably secured to the cartridge device and is disposed in the housing along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Huda, Kai Hirsch, James M. Buckley
  • Publication number: 20190070535
    Abstract: A device and system for purifying a fluid is provided. The device includes a tank having a hollow interior and a lock feature. A cover is sealingly coupled to the tank. A release assembly is pivotally coupled to the cover and engaged with the lock feature, the release assembly having a relief valve fluidly coupled to the hollow interior and a lock member, the release assembly being rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein the relief valve is in a closed position and the lock member is engaged with the lock feature in the first position, and wherein the relief valve is open and the lock member rotates away from and is disengaged from the lock feature in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph K. Patterson, James M. Buckley, Robert F. Smith, Paul H. Adams
  • Publication number: 20180344124
    Abstract: A cleaning device is provided that includes a cleaning element, a cleaning head, a housing, an electric pump, a battery, a container of cleaning fluid, an activation button, and a spray nozzle. The cleaning element and the cleaning head have spray openings that are in registration with one another. The container forms a fluid and air tight connection with the pump. The activation button places the pump and the battery in electrical communication. The spray nozzle forms a fluid tight and air tight connection with the pump so that the pump is configured to spray fluid from the container through the first and second spray openings onto a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning head, the cleaning element, and the spray nozzle define a cavity that traps spray from the spray nozzle between the cleaning device and the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph K. Patterson, James M. Buckley, John Lombardo, Stephen Huda, Paul H. Adams, Bryan Lee Roberts, Frank Wilde
  • Publication number: 20180308654
    Abstract: Light bulb removing and installing assemblies are provided that can be easily configured for use with light bulbs different sizes and/or shapes. The assembly can include at least two different types of bulb holding devices that are removably connected to one another in a nested manner. The assembly can include bulb holding devices of different sizes that have an open bottom, which is removably connectable to a common base. The assembly can include a resilient finger holder and a common base, where the common base includes a number of upstanding, radially directed flexible members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: William Harrington, Robert F. Smith, James M. Buckley, Paul Adams, James Markland
  • Patent number: 10070766
    Abstract: A cleaning device is provided that includes a cleaning element, a cleaning head, a housing, an electric pump, a battery, a container of cleaning fluid, an activation button, and a spray nozzle. The cleaning element and the cleaning head have spray openings that are in registration with one another. The container forms a fluid and air tight connection with the pump. The activation button places the pump and the battery in electrical communication. The spray nozzle forms a fluid tight and air tight connection with the pump so that the pump is configured to spray fluid from the container through the first and second spray openings onto a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning head, the cleaning element, and the spray nozzle define a cavity that traps spray from the spray nozzle between the cleaning device and the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph K. Patterson, James M. Buckley, John Lombardo, Stephen Huda, Paul H. Adams, Bryan Lee Roberts, Jr., Frank Wilde
  • Publication number: 20180110391
    Abstract: A cleaning device is provided that includes a housing, a cleaning head, a flexible pouch, a cleaning element, and a nozzle. The housing defines an internal cavity having a power source in selective electrical communication with a pump. The flexible pouch is removably stored in the housing and includes a cleaning fluid therein. The pouch forms a fluid and air tight connection with an inlet of the pump. The cleaning element is connected to the cleaning head and has a first opening. The nozzle is in fluid communication with an outlet of the pump. The nozzle is positioned on the cleaning head so as to release the cleaning fluid from the flexible pouch through the first opening onto a surface being cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph K. Patterson, James M. Buckley, John Lombardo, Stephen Huda, Paul H. Adams, Bryan Lee Roberts, JR., Frank Wilde
  • Publication number: 20180070791
    Abstract: A cleaning device is provided that includes a cleaning element, a cleaning head, a housing, an electric pump, a battery, a container of cleaning fluid, an activation button, and a spray nozzle. The cleaning element and the cleaning head have spray openings that are in registration with one another. The container forms a fluid and air tight connection with the pump. The activation button places the pump and the battery in electrical communication. The spray nozzle forms a fluid tight and air tight connection with the pump so that the pump is configured to spray fluid from the container through the first and second spray openings onto a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning head, the cleaning element, and the spray nozzle define a cavity that traps spray from the spray nozzle between the cleaning device and the surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph K. Patterson, James M. Buckley, John Lombardo, Stephen Huda, Paul H. Adams, Bryan Lee Roberts, JR., Frank Wilde
  • Patent number: D825312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Joseph K. Patterson
  • Patent number: D840209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: William Harrington, Robert F. Smith, James M. Buckley
  • Patent number: D840625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Joseph K. Patterson
  • Patent number: D840626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventor: James M. Buckley
  • Patent number: D843674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Joseph K. Patterson
  • Patent number: D846966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Robert Camp, Joseph K. Patterson
  • Patent number: D848093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Joseph K. Patterson, Bryan Lee Roberts
  • Patent number: D849886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Joseph K. Patterson, Robert Camp
  • Patent number: D850883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Joseph K. Patterson, Bryan Lee Roberts
  • Patent number: D851412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: William Harrington, James M. Buckley
  • Patent number: D864694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: William Harrington, Robert F. Smith, James M. Buckley