Patents by Inventor Kevin Francis

Kevin Francis 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: 20220158488
    Abstract: Described herein is a wireless power transmission device holder for carrying an external coil including a coil body and a wire. The holder includes a fabric panel including a plurality of segments and at least partially defining a cavity sized to receive the coil body. The holder includes a fastening mechanism provided on at least one segment of the plurality of segments on a back side of the fabric panel, wherein the fastening mechanism is configured to engage a garment at a user selected position on the garment, and define an opening sized to receive the wire extending from the coil body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Bourque
  • Patent number: 11330838
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a holder of a smoking article comprising a receiving end and a mouth end opposite the receiving end. The holder defines a socket that is configured to receive a proximal section of a cartridge. The holder has a lighting configuration in which the holder is configured to secure a proximal section of the cartridge to the holder with a heat source of the cartridge opposite the proximal section disposed beyond the receiving end of the holder. The holder has a received configuration in which the holder is configured to secure the proximal section of the cartridge in the socket with the heat source disposed proximate the receiving end of the holder. The receiving end comprises a substantially solid outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Keri Meggan Cox, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Zachary Kevin Francis, Thaddeus Jackson, Billy T Conner, Taylor Leigh, Randall M. Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya
  • Patent number: 11154968
    Abstract: A device for removing an oil filter includes a sleeve. The sleeve includes a grip portion and a reservoir portion. The grip portion includes a wall and a plurality of spacer ribs. The wall is disposed about an axis and defines a filter cavity open through a first end of the grip portion to receive the oil filter therein. The spacer ribs extend radially inward from the wall and are configured to engage the filter. The reservoir portion extends from a second end of the grip portion and defines a reservoir cavity open to the filter cavity. The sleeve is movable between an extended position in which the reservoir portion is below the grip portion and a nested position in which the reservoir portion is at least partially nested within the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Francis Moran, Elliott Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20210107123
    Abstract: A device for removing an oil filter includes a sleeve. The sleeve includes a grip portion and a reservoir portion. The grip portion includes a wall and a plurality of spacer ribs. The wall is disposed about an axis and defines a filter cavity open through a first end of the grip portion to receive the oil filter therein. The spacer ribs extend radially inward from the wall and are configured to engage the filter. The reservoir portion extends from a second end of the grip portion and defines a reservoir cavity open to the filter cavity. The sleeve is movable between an extended position in which the reservoir portion is below the grip portion and a nested position in which the reservoir portion is at least partially nested within the grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Francis MORAN, Elliott HEINRICH
  • Publication number: 20210015177
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device. In some implementations, the aerosol delivery device may comprise a holder, a heat portion including a heat source configured to generate heat, and a substrate portion comprising a substrate material including an aerosol precursor composition. The holder may be configured to receive the heat portion and the substrate portion, the heat portion and the substrate portion may be disposed proximate each other, and the heat portion and the substrate portion may be separate components and may be configured to be independently removable and replaceable within the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Keri Meggan Cox, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Zachary Kevin Francis, Thaddeus Jackson, Billy T Conner
  • Publication number: 20210015174
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a holder of a smoking article comprising a receiving end and a mouth end opposite the receiving end. The holder defines a socket that is configured to receive a proximal section of a cartridge. The holder has a lighting configuration in which the holder is configured to secure a proximal section of the cartridge to the holder with a heat source of the cartridge opposite the proximal section disposed beyond the receiving end of the holder. The holder has a received configuration in which the holder is configured to secure the proximal section of the cartridge in the socket with the heat source disposed proximate the receiving end of the holder. The receiving end comprises a substantially solid outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Keri Meggan Cox, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Zachary Kevin Francis, Thaddeus Jackson, Billy T. Conner, Taylor Leigh, Randall M. Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya
  • Publication number: 20200392722
    Abstract: An expandable shelter assembly that includes a covering hinge coupled to an expandable frame and a base hinge coupled to the expanding frame opposite the covering. The expandable frame is a hollow quadrilateral structure that includes a plurality of sides. The expandable frame includes a collapsed state and a deployed state. When collapsed, the expandable frame is collapsed and the cover is positioned proximate to the base. When deployed, the expandable frame is expanded and the cover is positioned distal to the base. Each side of the expandable frame is insulated, collapsible; includes a first panel hinge coupled to a second panel; and folds inward when the expandable frame is in the collapsed state. The covering and the base are each complementary in shape compared to the expandable frame. The covering is a rigid structure that partially encloses the expandable frame. The base is a hollow and rigid frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Chinn
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    Patent number: D902594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
  • Patent number: D912713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Francis Moran, Elliott Heinrich
  • Patent number: D912714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Francis Moran, Elliott Heinrich
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    Patent number: D912985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
  • Patent number: D913694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Metro Décor LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
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    Patent number: D915073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
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    Patent number: D919974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
  • Patent number: D921361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
  • Patent number: D925229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
  • Patent number: D938121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
  • Patent number: D942229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Metro Decor, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
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    Patent number: D944013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Metro Decor, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer
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    Patent number: D946897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Francis Kraemer