Patents by Inventor Kevin John Simmonds
Kevin John Simmonds 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: 8308445Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a bladeless fan assembly including a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage and a mouth receiving the air flow from the interior passage. A Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Frederic Nicolas, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20120114513Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current is described, the fan assembly having a nozzle, a system for creating an air flow through the nozzle and a filter for removing particulates from the air flow, the nozzle having an interior passage, a mouth for receiving the air flow from the interior passage, and a Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow, wherein the fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, i.e. air flow is created by a bladeless fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2009Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Kevin John Simmonds, Nicholas Gerald Fitton, Frederic Nicolas, Peter David Gammack
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Patent number: 8155508Abstract: A drying apparatus includes a casing and a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object to be dried. A fan is located in the casing so as to be capable of creating an airflow, and a motor is provided in the casing for driving the fan. Ducting is provided for carrying the airflow from the fan to at least one opening arranged to emit the airflow into the cavity (12). The ducting includes at least one air duct having a wall in which perforations are provided, and a layer of sound-absorbing material is located on the external surface of the wall so as to cover the perforations. The invention is particularly suitable for use in hand dryers.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Joseph Zacary Caine, Kevin John Simmonds, Timothy Alexander French
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Patent number: 8092166Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current is described. The fan assembly includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base, a mouth through which the air flow is emitted, the mouth being defined by facing surfaces of the nozzle, and spacers for spacing apart the facing surfaces of the nozzle. The nozzle extends substantially orthogonally about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan. The spacers can provide for a reliable, reproducible nozzle of the fan assembly and performance of the fan assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Frederic Nicolas, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20110236219Abstract: A portable fan includes a casing having an air inlet and a first connector, and an air outlet having a second connector. A filter unit includes a third connector, which is substantially the same as the second connector, for co-operating with the first connector to removably connect the filter unit to the casing, a filter which is located upstream from the air inlet when the filter unit is connected to the casing, and a fourth connector, which is substantially the same as the first connector, for co-operating with the second connector to removably connect the air outlet to the filter unit. This can allow the air outlet to be connected either directly to the casing, or to an optional filter unit which is connected to the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20110236228Abstract: A portable fan includes a casing having an air inlet, and an air outlet having an interior passage for receiving an air flow, and a mouth for emitting the air flow, the interior passage extending about an opening through which air is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The fan includes an impeller and a motor for rotating the impeller to generate an air flow between the air inlet and an air outlet which has a static pressure of at least 150 Pa downstream from the impeller. A filter unit is detachably connected to the casing. A filter of the filter unit is located upstream of the air inlet to remove airborne particulates from the air flow before it enters the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald FITTON, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20110236229Abstract: An external accessory for a portable fan including a base having an air inlet located in a side wall of the base, and an air outlet detachably connectable to the base, the accessory including a high energy particle arrester filter and connectors for detachably connecting the accessory to the fan so that the filter is located upstream from the air inlet of the fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald FITTON, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20110223015Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a bladeless fan assembly including a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage and a mouth receiving the air flow from the interior passage. A Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Peter David Gammack, Frederic Nicolas, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20110223014Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Tom Vallance Hamilton CRAWFORD, Chirstopher Simon Osborn, Kevin John Simmonds, Frederic Nicolas, Jonathan Richard Codling
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Patent number: 7972111Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. A flexible sealing member is located between the outer casing and the impeller housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Tom Vallance Hamilton Crawford, Christopher Simon Osborn, Kevin John Simmonds, Frederic Nicolas, Jonathan Richard Codling
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Publication number: 20110058935Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current, the fan assembly having a base including a system for creating an air flow and a side wall that, at least partially encloses the system for creating the air flow and has a plurality of air inlets, wherein the plurality of air inlets allow air to enter the base, and a nozzle, mounted on the base, having an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base, and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Peter David GAMMACK, Frederic Nicolas, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20100226758Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base includes an outer casing, a silencing member housed within the outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller about an axis to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. The silencing member is located beneath the air inlet of the impeller housing and is spaced from the air inlet along said axis by a distance in the range from 5 to 60 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Matthew Cookson, Kevin John Simmonds, Frederic Nicolas
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Publication number: 20100226771Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. A flexible sealing member is located between the outer casing and the impeller housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Tom Vallance Hamilton Crawford, Christopher Simon Osborn, Kevin John Simmonds, Frederic Nicolas, Jonathan Richard Codling
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Publication number: 20100150699Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current is described. The fan assembly includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base, a mouth through which the air flow is emitted, the mouth being defined by facing surfaces of the nozzle, and spacers for spacing apart the facing surfaces of the nozzle. The nozzle extends substantially orthogonally about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan. The spacers can provide for a reliable, reproducible nozzle of the fan assembly and performance of the fan assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Frederic NICOLAS, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20090212132Abstract: A spray dispenser comprises a housing and a nozzle. The housing contains a reservoir for storing liquid, an electrolytic cell for receiving liquid from the reservoir and increasing the level of oxidative properties in the liquid, and a pump for circulating fluid between the reservoir and the electrolytic cell so that liquid having enhanced oxidative properties in dispensed from the nozzle. In the preferred embodiment, the electrolytic cell generates hydrogen peroxide from water introduced to the reservoir by the user so that a sterilising solution of hydrogen peroxide is dispensed from the nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Kevin John Simmonds, Matthew Cookson, Damian Henri Lee, Nathan Charles Brown
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Publication number: 20090060710Abstract: A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a bladeless fan assembly including a nozzle and a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage and a mouth receiving the air flow from the interior passage. A Coanda surface located adjacent the mouth and over which the mouth is arranged to direct the air flow. The fan provides an arrangement producing an air current and a flow of cooling air created without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Frederic Nicolas, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20090060711Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly includes comprising a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage receiving the air flow from the base and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted. The nozzle extends substantially orthogonally about an axis to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The depth of the base in the direction of the axis may be no more than twice the depth of the nozzle. The assembly produces an air current without requiring a bladed fan, that is, the air flow is created by a bladeless fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Frederic Nicolas, Kevin John Simmonds
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Publication number: 20090034946Abstract: A drying apparatus includes a casing and a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object to be dried. A fan is located in the casing so as to be capable of creating an airflow, and a motor is provided in the casing for driving the fan. Ducting is provided for carrying the airflow from the fan to at least one opening arranged to emit the airflow into the cavity (12). The ducting includes at least one air duct having a wall in which perforations are provided, and a layer of sound-absorbing material is located on the external surface of the wall so as to cover the perforations. The invention is particularly suitable for use in hand dryers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Joseph Zacary Caine, Kevin John Simmonds, Timothy Alexander French
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Patent number: D525755Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2004Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Dyson LimitedInventor: Kevin John Simmonds
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Patent number: D668751Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Dyson LimitedInventors: Nicholas Gerald Fitton, Kevin John Simmonds