Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Hafer

Kevin M. Hafer 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).

  • System for distributing volatile substance with base unit and self-sealing removable capsule
    Patent number: 11642939
    Abstract: A capsule of a volatile substance distribution system is configured for use with a base unit having a fan and an air outlet configured to direct air driven by the fan away from the base unit. The capsule includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The first end defines an inlet port and the second end defines an outlet port. The housing houses a volatile substance member. The capsule further includes an outlet seal member that seals and unseals the outlet port. The housing, when engaged with the base unit and with the outlet seal member in the unsealed position, is configured to receive the air from the air outlet that flows into the inlet port, past the volatile substance member, and out of the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Anne Elizabeth Lindert Nixon, Daniel Nelsen, Glenn W. Kaye, Artem O. Kirshon, Kevin M. Hafer, Terannie Vazquez Alvarez, Jamie Scott Anderson, Martin Haupt, Jonathan Rolland, Pau Mauri Piñol, Roman Prager, Ismael Castellvi Anguera, Joan Marc Escudero Vericat, Amanda Williams, Alex Dupont
  • System For Distributing Volatile Substance With Base Unit And Self-Sealing Removable Capsule
    Publication number: 20200254130
    Abstract: A capsule of a volatile substance distribution system is configured for use with a base unit having a fan and an air outlet configured to direct air driven by the fan away from the base unit. The capsule includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The first end defines an inlet port and the second end defines an outlet port. The housing houses a volatile substance member. The capsule further includes an outlet seal member that seals and unseals the outlet port. The housing, when engaged with the base unit and with the outlet seal member in the unsealed position, is configured to receive the air from the air outlet that flows into the inlet port, past the volatile substance member, and out of the outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Anne Elizabeth Lindert Nixon, Daniel Nelsen, Glenn W. Kaye, Artem O. Kirshon, Kevin M. Hafer, Terannie Vazquez Alvarez, Jamie Scott Anderson, Martin Haupt, Jonathan Rolland, Pau Mauri Piñol, Roman Prager, Ismael Castellvi Anguera, Joan Marc Escudero Vericat, Amanda Williams, Alex Dupont
  • Air freshener
    Patent number: D879934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Cedric Gobber, Kevin M. Hafer, Anne Elizabeth Lindert Nixon, Terannie Vazquez Alvarez, Michael Curran