Patents by Inventor Matthew James Ellam

Matthew James Ellam 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).

  • Collecting chamber for a cleaning appliance
    Patent number: 7996956
    Abstract: A cleaning appliance includes a main body and a collecting chamber releasably held on the main body. The collecting chamber includes a closure member which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber can be emptied and an actuating member adapted and arranged to release the collecting chamber from the main body and, when the collecting chamber is released from the main body, to release the closure member from the closed position. By providing such an arrangement, a single actuating member can be used to release the collecting chamber from the main body of the cleaning appliance and also to open the closure member to empty the collecting chamber. A single actuating member is less complex, requires less space and is more intuitive for a user to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ralph Michael Wood, Matthew James Ellam, Colin Irwin Hare
  • Collecting chamber for a cleaning appliance
    Publication number: 20080271284
    Abstract: A cleaning appliance includes a main body and a collecting chamber releasably held on the main body. The collecting chamber includes a closure member which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber can be emptied and an actuating member adapted and arranged to release the collecting chamber from the main body and, when the collecting chamber is released from the main body, to release the closure member from the closed position. By providing such an arrangement, a single actuating member can be used to release the collecting chamber from the main body of the cleaning appliance and also to open the closure member to empty the collecting chamber. A single actuating member is less complex, requires less space and is more intuitive for a user to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ralph Michael Wood, Matthew James Ellam, Colin Irwin Hare