Patents by Inventor John Scott Sutton
John Scott Sutton 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).
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Patent number: 9770152Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising a dirty air intake and a cyclonic separating apparatus connected in series. The cyclonic separating apparatus comprises a plurality of cyclonic separators connected in parallel. The vacuum cleaner further comprises a bleed valve provided upstream of the plurality of cyclonic separators. The bleed valve opens to admit bled air into the plurality of cyclonic separators in response to a drop in pressure in the vacuum cleaner. The bleed valve is also connected to the inlets of the plurality of cyclonic separators via a common plenum.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Antony Owen Demaus, John Scott Sutton
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Patent number: 9599368Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, John David Wallace, Arran George Smith
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Publication number: 20160100730Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising a dirty air intake and a cyclonic separating apparatus connected in series. The cyclonic separating apparatus comprises a plurality of cyclonic separators connected in parallel. The vacuum cleaner further comprises a bleed valve provided upstream of the plurality of cyclonic separators. The bleed valve opens to admit bled air into the plurality of cyclonic separators in response to a drop in pressure in the vacuum cleaner. The bleed valve is also connected to the inlets of the plurality of cyclonic separators via a common plenum.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Antony Owen DEMAUS, John Scott SUTTON
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Publication number: 20150093098Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald FITTON, John Scott SUTTON, Peter David GAMMACK, James DYSON, John David WALLACE, Arran George SMITH
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Patent number: 8932028Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, John David Wallace, Arran George Smith
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Patent number: 8806708Abstract: A surface treating appliance includes a first cyclonic separating unit including at least one first cyclone, a second cyclonic separating unit including a plurality of second cyclones arranged in parallel about an axis, and a third cyclonic separating unit including a plurality of third cyclones arranged in parallel about the axis. Each of the second cyclones and the third cyclones has a tapering body with an outside wall. The plurality of third cyclones is divided into at least a first set of third cyclones and a second set of third cyclones, each of the plurality of second cyclones and the first set of third cyclones being arranged about the second set of third cyclones. At least a part of the outside wall of each of the plurality of second cyclones and each of the first set of third cyclones forms part of the external surface of the surface treating appliance.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: John Scott Sutton, Alexander Gareth Wolstenholme
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Publication number: 20140205470Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Nicholas Gerald FITTON, John Scott SUTTON, Peter David GAMMACK, James DYSON, John David WALLACE, Arran George SMITH
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Patent number: 8783663Abstract: Humidifying apparatus includes a humidifier for emitting moist air into an external environment, and a fan assembly for generating an air current within the external environment for conveying the emitted moist air away from the humidifier. The fan assembly includes a device for creating an air flow and a nozzle including an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The humidifier is located behind nozzle, the nozzle extending about and defining an opening through which both air from outside the nozzle and the moist air emitted from the humidifier are drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson
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Patent number: 8714937Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, John David Wallace, Arran George Smith
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Patent number: 8356804Abstract: Humidifying apparatus includes a humidifier for emitting moist air into an external environment, and a fan assembly for generating an air current within the external environment for conveying the emitted moist air away from the humidifier. The fan assembly includes a device for creating an air flow and a nozzle comprising an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The humidifier is located behind nozzle, the nozzle extending about and defining an opening through which both air from outside the nozzle and the moist air emitted from the humidifier are drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson
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Publication number: 20120284960Abstract: A surface treating appliance includes a first cyclonic separating unit including at least one first cyclone, a second cyclonic separating unit including a plurality of second cyclones arranged in parallel about an axis, and a third cyclonic separating unit including a plurality of third cyclones arranged in parallel about the axis. Each of the second cyclones and the third cyclones has a tapering body with an outside wall. The plurality of third cyclones is divided into at least a first set of third cyclones and a second set of third cyclones, each of the plurality of second cyclones and the first set of third cyclones being arranged about the second set of third cyclones. At least a part of the outside wall of each of the plurality of second cyclones and each of the first set of third cyclones forms part of the external surface of the surface treating appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: John Scott Sutton, Alexander Gareth Wolstenholme
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Publication number: 20120230658Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Nicholas Gerald FITTON, John Scott SUTTON, Peter David GAMMACK, James DYSON, John David WALLACE, Arran George SMITH
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Patent number: 8197226Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, John David Wallace, Arran George Smith
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Patent number: 7930799Abstract: A surface-treating appliance, such as a vacuum cleaner, includes a main body housing a component such as a post-motor filter. A door provides access to the filter. The door is connected to the main body by a hinge arranged to allow the door to pivot about the hinge's rotational axis and to move axially as the door is moved between closed and open positions. The provision of a hinge that can move along its rotational axis permits the door to move laterally as it opens, thereby clearing adjacent parts of the appliance, such as the spine. This allows an appliance to be manufactured that permits the user to access components housed inside of it, but is compact. Preferably, the hinge includes a cam arrangement, so that the door automatically moves away from adjacent parts of the appliance as it moves from the closed position to an open position.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: John Scott Sutton, Mark Douglas Whiting
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Publication number: 20100225012Abstract: Humidifying apparatus includes a humidifier for emitting moist air into an external environment, and a fan assembly for generating an air current within the external environment for conveying the emitted moist air away from the humidifier. The fan assembly includes a device for creating an air flow and a nozzle comprising an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The humidifier is located behind nozzle, the nozzle extending about and defining an opening through which both air from outside the nozzle and the moist air emitted from the humidifier are drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald FITTON, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson
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Publication number: 20100226797Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, John Scott Sutton, Peter David Gammack, James Dyson, John David Wallace, Arran George Smith
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Publication number: 20100132154Abstract: A surface-treating appliance, such as a vacuum cleaner, includes a main body housing a component such as a post-motor filter. A door provides access to the filter. The door is connected to the main body by a hinge arranged to allow the door to pivot about the hinge's rotational axis and to move axially as the door is moved between closed and open positions. The provision of a hinge that can move along its rotational axis permits the door to move laterally as it opens, thereby clearing adjacent parts of the appliance, such as the spine. This allows an appliance to be manufactured that permits the user to access components housed inside of it, but is compact. Preferably, the hinge includes a cam arrangement, so that the door automatically moves away from adjacent parts of the appliance as it moves from the closed position to an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: John Scott Sutton, Mark Douglas Whiting