Patents by Inventor Lloyd S. Vasilakes

Lloyd S. Vasilakes 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).

  • Patent number: 7856690
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brushing assembly and a method of cleaning a surface. In one embodiment, the brushing assembly comprises a lint roller comprising a handle and a roll of adhesive tape supported by a barrel, wherein the adhesive tape has an exposed tacky surface. The brushing assembly further comprises a caddy cover comprising an opening for placement over the barrel and roll of adhesive tape of the lint roller and at least one working surfaces. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a lint roller, providing a caddy cover having at least one working surfaces, placing the caddy cover over the lint roller, brushing the surface to be cleaned with at least one of the working surfaces of the caddy cover to gather debris, removing the caddy cover from the lint roller, and rolling the lint roller over the surface to be cleaned to capture the debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Scott J. Tuman, Eric B. Laughlin, Aaron J. Cherveny, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: 7836540
    Abstract: Applicant discloses a broom that comprises at least one particle capture sheet. In various embodiments, the particle capture sheet can comprise a nonwoven material, a woven material, a knitted material, or a synthetic polymeric membrane. The particle capture sheet can be air permeable or air impermeable, and can comprise an electret material and/or an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Gretchen A. Hauble
  • Publication number: 20100125961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning tool, a cleaning sheet and method of removes debris, lint, or hair from a variety of surfaces. The cleaning tool is provided with a first array of stems and a second array of stems, wherein the first array of stems are smaller and more densely included on a cleaning surface of the cleaning tool. The larger stems are able to loosen and pull deeply embedded hair from loose fabric surfaces, while the smaller stems are able to capture and retain the loosened hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Scott J. TUMAN, Lloyd S. VASILAKES, Shaelyn D. BENSON
  • Publication number: 20090144923
    Abstract: A floor cleaning tool is disclosed. The floor cleaning tool comprises a mop head including a perimeter, a working surface and back surface, opposite the working surface. The working surface includes a contact surface and a recessed surface. The contact surface is on a portion of the working surface for making contact with the surface to be cleaned. The contact surface includes a first capturing edge and a second capturing edge. The recessed surface is on a portion of the working surface and includes a first side surface recessed from the first capturing edge of the contact surface and a second side surface recessed from the second capturing edge of the contact surface. The entire contact surface is nonlinear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: SCOTT J. TUMAN, Robert J. Maki, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Byron E. Trotter, Scott D. Gullicks
  • Publication number: 20090031509
    Abstract: Applicant discloses a broom that comprises at least one particle capture sheet. In various embodiments, the particle capture sheet can comprise a nonwoven material, a woven material, a knitted material, or a synthetic polymeric membrane. The particle capture sheet can be air permeable or air impermeable, and can comprise an electret material and/or an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Gretchen A. Hauble
  • Publication number: 20090032059
    Abstract: A cleaning material, a cleaning tool and a method of cleaning a surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cleaning material comprises a backing including a first surface and a second surface, and an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter projecting from the first surface of the backing. Each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a cleaning material having an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wiping the cleaning material over a surface to be cleaned, and capturing debris between the stems of the cleaning material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: SCOTT J. TUMAN, Nathan A. Abel, Daniel D. Anderson, Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Aaron J. Cherveny
  • Publication number: 20080115803
    Abstract: The present invention provides a brushing assembly and a method of cleaning a surface. In one embodiment, the brushing assembly comprises a lint roller comprising a handle and a roll of adhesive tape supported by a barrel, wherein the adhesive tape has an exposed tacky surface. The brushing assembly further comprises a caddy cover comprising an opening for placement over the barrel and roll of adhesive tape of the lint roller and at least one working surfaces. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a lint roller, providing a caddy cover having at least one working surfaces, placing the caddy cover over the lint roller, brushing the surface to be cleaned with at least one of the working surfaces of the caddy cover to gather debris, removing the caddy cover from the lint roller, and rolling the lint roller over the surface to be cleaned to capture the debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Scott J. Tuman, Eric B. Laughlin, Aaron J. Cherveny, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: D548416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Scott D. Gullicks, Erik J. Johnson, Ryan Patrick Simmers, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Christopher J. Miller, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Mauro Porcini
  • Patent number: D548979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Perry S. Dotterman, Jacob J. Orak, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Mauro Porcini, Peter J. Newbould, Arthur V. Lang
  • Patent number: D549410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jacob J. Orak, Mauro Porcini, John M. Simon, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: D552356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Peter Newbould, Mauro Porcini, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Byron E. Trotter
  • Patent number: D554314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Kubes, Erik J. Johnson, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Mauro Porcini, Christopher J. Miller, Giorgio Tusa, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson
  • Patent number: D576367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Daniel D. Anderson, Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Robert J. Maki, Byron E. Trotter, Scott J. Tuman, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: D598201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Ivana Babic, Peter J. Newbould, Eva Natasa
  • Patent number: D609916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Byron E. Trotter, Dana M. Vajen, Micah T. Somers, Brian M. Clemens
  • Patent number: D609917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Byron E. Trotter, Dana M. Vajen, Micah T. Somers, Brian M. Clemens
  • Mop
    Patent number: D611669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Peter J. Newbould, Ivana Babic
  • Patent number: D627530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Paul N. Daveloose, Michael J. Kubes, Peter J. Newbould, Ivana Babic, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Michael C. Molinet, Angie M. Olson, Bonnie C. Lembitz
  • Patent number: D627531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Paul N. Daveloose, Michael J. Kubes, Peter J. Newbould, Ivana Babic, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Michael C. Molinet, Angie M. Olson, Bonnie C. Lembitz
  • Patent number: D629616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Lloyd S. Vasilakes