Patents by Inventor Jerome TOBIN

Jerome TOBIN 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).

  • Patent number: 12188605
    Abstract: A crafting support system is disclosed. The crafting support system is configured to receive a crafting apparatus. The crafting support system includes a proximal portion and a distal portion removably connected to the proximal portion. Each of the proximal portion and the distal portion includes a support rod and at least one support pad connected to the support rod. A first portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion is axially offset from a second portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion for forming a well that is sized for receiving the crafting apparatus. An assembly including the crafting support system and the crafting apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Bayden Filleul, Mel Reynolds, Jerome Tobin, Norman Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20240157719
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Patent number: 11897277
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20220266618
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20140265781
    Abstract: A panel includes a housing. The housing may have a hinge closed magnet and a hinge opened magnet. The panel may include a door magnetically hinged to the housing for positioning the door between a closed position and an open position. The door may have a door hinge magnet. The door hinge magnet is magnetically attracted to the hinge closed magnet to retain the door in the closed position. The door hinge magnet is magnetically attracted to the hinge opened magnet to retain the door in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ADT US HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Albert RADER, Anne-Marie ROUSE, Diarmuid MacMAHON, Mel REYNOLDS, Jerome TOBIN