Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Fry
Kevin D. Fry 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: 11910985Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, Jr., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20210315429Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, JR., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: 11077986Abstract: A corner support assembly for supporting a stack of containers includes a bar defining a corner and having a first end, a second end, an interior surface. A bracket is operatively coupled to the bar. The bracket includes a front end spaced away from the bar and a back end facing the interior surface of the bar. The bracket is disposed between the first end and the second end of the bar and oriented substantially perpendicular to the bar.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventor: Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20190263562Abstract: A corner support assembly for supporting a stack of containers includes a bar defining a corner and having a first end, a second end, an interior surface. A bracket is operatively coupled to the bar. The bracket includes a front end spaced away from the bar and a back end facing the interior surface of the bar. The bracket is disposed between the first end and the second end of the bar and oriented substantially perpendicular to the bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventor: Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: 10292551Abstract: A switch assembly for a wet/dry vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The switch assembly includes a switch movable by a user between an ON position and an OFF position. An automatic shutoff assembly is operable in conjunction with the switch assembly to turn the switch to the OFF position in the event that a level of liquid within a tank of the wet/dry vacuum cleaner rises above a predetermined level. When triggered, the automatic shutoff assembly exerts a biasing force urging the switch toward the OFF position. A user can manually override the automatic shutoff assembly by providing a force sufficient to overcome the biasing force.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventors: Craig A. Seasholtz, Robert Lent Crevling, Jr., Randy L. Buss, Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20190038095Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, JR., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: 10111562Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, Jr., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20180035857Abstract: A vacuum accessory storage system includes an elongate rail and an accessory holder that mounts to the elongate rail in order to store a vacuum accessory. The accessory holder may slide along the length of the rail to any selected one of several possible locations. The rail may be mounted to a support structure, such as a wall. The accessory holder is configured to hold a vacuum accessory. One or more rails may be mounted to one or more support in any number of different arrangements, and many different arrangements and types of accessory holders may be mounted to the rails, such that the storage system allows for an easily expandable and customizable system that can be tailored to the individual needs of a given user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventor: Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20170156556Abstract: A switch assembly for a wet/dry vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The switch assembly includes a switch movable by a user between an ON position and an OFF position. An automatic shutoff assembly is operable in conjunction with the switch assembly to turn the switch to the OFF position in the event that a level of liquid within a tank of the wet/dry vacuum cleaner rises above a predetermined level. When triggered, the automatic shutoff assembly exerts a biasing force urging the switch toward the OFF position. A user can manually override the automatic shutoff assembly by providing a force sufficient to overcome the biasing force.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Craig A. Seasholtz, Robert Lent Crevling, JR., Randy L. Buss, Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20170086630Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, JR., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: 9591954Abstract: A switch assembly for a wet/dry vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The switch assembly includes a switch movable by a user between an ON position and an OFF position. An automatic shutoff assembly is operable in conjunction with the switch assembly to turn the switch to the OFF position in the event that a level of liquid within a tank of the wet/dry vacuum cleaner rises above a predetermined level. When triggered, the automatic shutoff assembly exerts a biasing force urging the switch toward the OFF position. A user can manually override the automatic shutoff assembly by providing a force sufficient to overcome the biasing force.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventors: Craig A. Seasholtz, Robert Lent Crevling, Jr., Randy L. Buss, Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20170049282Abstract: A switch assembly for a wet/dry vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The switch assembly includes a switch movable by a user between an ON position and an OFF position. An automatic shutoff assembly is operable in conjunction with the switch assembly to turn the switch to the OFF position in the event that a level of liquid within a tank of the wet/dry vacuum cleaner rises above a predetermined level. When triggered, the automatic shutoff assembly exerts a biasing force urging the switch toward the OFF position. A user can manually override the automatic shutoff assembly by providing a force sufficient to overcome the biasing force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Craig A. Seasholtz, Robert Lent Crevling, JR., Randy L. Buss, Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: 9532689Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having an airflow outlet and an airflow indicator assembly removably disposed at the outlet. The airflow indicator assembly includes a pair of fins attached to a spine and a needle disposed between the pair of fins. During operation of the vacuum cleaner, exhaust air is directed through the outlet and towards the needle, pushing the needle thereby indicating whether service is needed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley, Kevin D. Fry
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Publication number: 20150289739Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having an airflow outlet and an airflow indicator assembly removably disposed at the outlet. The airflow indicator assembly includes a pair of fins attached to a spine and a needle disposed between the pair of fins. During operation of the vacuum cleaner, exhaust air is directed through the outlet and towards the needle, pushing the needle thereby indicating whether service is needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley, Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: 9038236Abstract: A filter shaker for a filter assembly disposed in a vacuum includes a housing that removably mounts to the filter and/or a support for the filter and a vibrator assembly carried by the housing. When actuated, the vibrator assembly vibrates the filter to clean particulate matter from the filter. The vibrator assembly includes a motor that drives an eccentric and an actuator that periodically impacts against a portion of the housing to cause the vibrations. The housing includes a mounting assembly for mounting the filter shaker to the cage and/or filter in an operative position and a locking assembly for locking and unlocking the filter shaker in the operative position to prevent the filter shaker from vibrating off. In the operative position, the filter shaker covers an open end of a tubular filter and thereby forces air to be directed through filter material of the tubular filter.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin D. Fry, Robert L. Crevling, Jr., Randy L. Buss
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Patent number: D762335Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin D. Fry, Robert Lent Crevling, Jr.
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Patent number: D869803Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin D. Fry, Kurt Westbrook, David Martinez
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Patent number: D870993Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventor: Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: D877433Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventor: Kevin D. Fry
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Patent number: D877435Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATIONInventor: Kevin D. Fry