Patents by Inventor Kyle Ostrem

Kyle Ostrem 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).

  • SCENT WARMER HAVING SLEEVE FOR REMOVABLY ATTACHING DECORATIVE BODY TO BASE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240408259
    Abstract: A method of assembling a scent warmer includes positioning an elastomeric sleeve on a stem extending upwardly from a base of the scent warmer such that the elastomeric sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the stem and positioning a removable decorative body around the elastomeric sleeve on the stem and deforming the ribs of the elastomeric sleeve. The elastomeric sleeve applies a retention force between the removable decorative body and the stem. A scent warmer includes a base member, a stem extending upwardly from the base member and configured to carry a heating element thereon, and an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve is configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. A method is used to form a scent warmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • Scent warmer having sleeve for removably attaching decorative body to base and related methods
    Patent number: 12016980
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • Scent warmer having sleeve for removably attaching decorative body to base and related methods
    Patent number: 11744911
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • SCENT WARMER HAVING SLEEVE FOR REMOVABLY ATTACHING DECORATIVE BODY TO BASE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230270909
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • SCENT WARMER HAVING SLEEVE FOR REMOVABLY ATTACHING DECORATIVE BODY TO BASE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210228758
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • Base for a scent warmer
    Patent number: D931996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger