Patents by Inventor Mark Andrew Swart

Mark Andrew Swart 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: 12037465
    Abstract: An apparatus for hardening waste resin is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a container for holding the waste resin, the container having an outlet. The apparatus may also have a container pivot about which the container may rotate to a tilt position that allows waste resin to flow out of the outlet under the force of gravity, over a comb with a plurality of teeth. The teeth are constructed to separate the waste resin into waste resin droplets under the force of gravity. A conveyor surface is positioned below the comb to receive the waste resin droplets, and the conveyor surface moves as it receives the waste resin droplets. A plurality of UV lights is positioned to illuminate the conveyor surface and to cause the waste resin droplets thereon to harden. The conveyor surface may be removable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: ODDBOX HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Swart, Cameron Williams
  • Publication number: 20230357528
    Abstract: An apparatus for hardening waste resin is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a container for holding the waste resin, the container having an outlet. The apparatus may also have a container pivot about which the container may rotate to a tilt position that allows waste resin to flow out of the outlet under the force of gravity, over a comb with a plurality of teeth. The teeth are constructed to separate the waste resin into waste resin droplets under the force of gravity. A conveyor surface is positioned below the comb to receive the waste resin droplets, and the conveyor surface moves as it receives the waste resin droplets. A plurality of UV lights is positioned to illuminate the conveyor surface and cause the waste resin droplets thereon to harden. The conveyor surface may be removable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Swart, Cameron Williams
  • Publication number: 20210401090
    Abstract: A shoulder-supported protective microbe shield is provided that has a transparent and flexible protective shield connected to a shoulder support piece. In one example, the shoulder support piece may be comfortably placed around the neck such that it is fully supported at the back of the wearer's neck, across the shoulders, and rests on the chest. The shoulder support piece is generally U-shaped with a magnet at the top of each leg of the U. In this way, the magnets are spaced apart and positioned approximately at the wearer's sternum. With the shoulder support piece in place, the shield can be removably coupled to the magnets. More particularly, the shield connects to a support bar at its bottom perimeter, and the bar has metal plates that cooperate with the magnets in the shoulder support piece. As a result, the shield may be easily connected to the shoulder support piece, and me can be positioned or rotated into the proper, safe, and comfortable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Swart, Francois Badeau, Ding Li
  • Publication number: 20210368886
    Abstract: A wearable protective microbe shield is provided that has a transparent and bendable shield connected to the underside of a visor portion of a cap, helmet, or protective head gear. In one example, the cap is provided in the form of a baseball cap with a stiff curved front visor. In another example, the protective headgear is a hard hat. The visor has internal or external connectors that coupled to complementary connectors on the top of the transparent microbe shield. These connectors not only provide for removably coupling the microbe shield to the underside of the visor, they also act to add a level of stability and rigidness to the flexible microbe shield. In this way, the microbe shield has no support frame along its side or bottom surface, thereby facilitating exceptional and un-obstructed viewing by the user or wearer and providing exceptional protection against airborne microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Swart, Francois Badeau, Ding Li