Patents by Inventor Michael Day

Michael Day 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: 12220035
    Abstract: Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care attachment in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a brush accessory that has a hollow body having first and second region, an attachment collar at a first end of the hollow body and having an inlet for receiving airflow, a plurality of bristles positioned along the first region of the hollow body, a plurality of outlet openings positioned along the first region of the hollow body adjacent the plurality of bristles, and a heater assembly positioned along the second region of the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Carmen Tran, Molly McGuinness, Michael Day, Chris Hedges
  • Patent number: 12102205
    Abstract: Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care attachment in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a brush accessory that has a hollow body having first and second region, an attachment collar at a first end of the hollow body and having an inlet for receiving airflow, a plurality of bristles positioned along the first region of the hollow body, a plurality of outlet openings positioned along the first region of the hollow body adjacent the plurality of bristles, and a heater assembly positioned along the second region of the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Carmen Tran, Molly McGuinness, Michael Day, Chris Hedges
  • Patent number: 12072343
    Abstract: A method includes, under control of control circuitry implementing a mixing protocol, aspirating reagents from multiple different reagent reservoirs into a cache channel. Designated amounts of the reagents are automatically aspirated from the corresponding reagent reservoirs by corresponding sippers based on the mixing protocol implemented by the control circuitry. The method also includes discharging the reagents from the cache channel into a mixing reservoir, and mixing the reagents within the mixing reservoir to form a reagent mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Johanna L. Whitacre, Steven S. Phelps, Bradley Kent Drews, Debra Sue Bryan, II, Michael A. Niziolek, Joshua A. Darland, Umberto Ulmanella, Michael Dai Wang, Michelle L. Alvarez, Stephen Wayne Clark
  • Publication number: 20240260730
    Abstract: Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care attachment in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a brush accessory that has a hollow body having first and second region, an attachment collar at a first end of the hollow body and having an inlet for receiving airflow, a plurality of bristles positioned along the first region of the hollow body, a plurality of outlet openings positioned along the first region of the hollow body adjacent the plurality of bristles, and a heater assembly positioned along the second region of the hollow body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Carmen Tran, Molly McGuinness, Michael Day, Chris Hedges
  • Publication number: 20240245193
    Abstract: Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care attachment in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a brush accessory that has a hollow body having first and second region, an attachment collar at a first end of the hollow body and having an inlet for receiving airflow, a plurality of bristles positioned along the first region of the hollow body, a plurality of outlet openings positioned along the first region of the hollow body adjacent the plurality of bristles, and a heater assembly positioned along the second region of the hollow body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Carmen Tran, Molly McGuinness, Michael Day, Chris Hedges
  • Publication number: 20240225233
    Abstract: A hair care appliance is provided and includes a diverter configured to divert a portion of airflow from an airflow path through the body into the handle to cool electrical components disposed within the handle. In an exemplary embodiment, a hair care appliance is provided having a handle and a body coupled to the handle. A fan assembly is disposed within the body and is configured to generate an airflow. A first portion of the airflow can flow from an inlet of the body to an outlet of the body. A second portion of the airflow can flow into the handle to cool at least one electrical component provided in the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Day, Nicholas James Sardar, Stephen Murphy, Erbo Song
  • Publication number: 20240128066
    Abstract: An apparatus for thinning and reducing the surface roughness of a substrate, a method for thinning and reducing the surface roughness of a substrate and a method of reducing the thickness of a substrate are provided herein. The generated etch routine that will provide the target variation in thickness of the substrate and a target average substrate thickness is based on the measured variation in thickness and the measured average substrate thickness of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Roland Mumford, Matthew Michael Day
  • Publication number: 20240101318
    Abstract: A storage solution that provides substantial advantages over existing storage solutions. The storage solution can include a latch system, a rack system or a display system, any one or more of which can be included with a utility box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: John Whalen, Clark McCune, Emily Stokes, Neil Kwiatowshi, Mason Umholtz, Michael Day, Charles Paradise, Gregory Howe, James Krause
  • Publication number: 20240042056
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for attaching a non-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to a micro sphere produced by thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) comprising: i) mixing the micro sphere with an aqueous solution to form a first composition; ii) dissolving the non-soluble API in a first solvent and subsequently adding the non soluble API dissolved in the first solvent to the first composition to form a second composition; and iii) mixing the second composition. The invention further relates to a micro sphere produced by thermally induced phase separation which has a non-soluble API bound to its surface and a composition comprising said micro sphere for use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Michael Day
  • Patent number: 11884457
    Abstract: A storage solution that provides substantial advantages over existing storage solutions. The storage solution can include a latch system, a rack system or a display system, any one or more of which can be included with a utility box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Plano Molding Company, LLC
    Inventors: John Whalen, Clark McCune, Emily Stokes, Neil Kwiatowski, Mason Umholtz, Michael Day, Charles Paradise, Gregory Howe, James Krause
  • Patent number: 11545394
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer dicing process is disclosed for dicing a wafer into individual dies. Scribe lines are formed within a polymer coating to expose regions of wafer to form a pre-processed product. The pre-processed product within the chamber is plasma etched to remove the exposed regions of the wafer to separate the individual dies and form a processed product. A frame cover is then removed and the processed product, wafer frame and adhesive tape are exposed to an oxygen plasma within the chamber to partially remove an outermost region of the polymer coating, which is most heavily contaminated with fluorine, to leave a residual polymer coating on the individual dies and form a post-processed product. The residual polymer coating on the individual dies of the post-processed product is then removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SPTS Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Day, Samira Binte Kazemi
  • Patent number: 11192105
    Abstract: An analysis system may perform operations on an analyte that may be combined with multiple regents prior to being introduced into a flow cell. The instrument may include a volume into which the reagents to be combined with the analyte are aspirated one-by-one. The volume may be formed as a serpentine channel in a valve manifold associated with sippers for aspirating the reagents. The reagents may then be mixed by cycling a pump to move the reagents within the mixing volume or channel. For this, the reagents may be aspirated from a recipient into the volume or channel, ejected back into the recipient, and this process may be performed repeatedly to enhance mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Kent Drews, Michael Dai Wang, Umberto Ulmanella, Stephen Wayne Clark, Johanna Lynn Whitacre, Steven Scott Phelps, Michelle L. Alvarez, Michael Adalbert Niziolek, Debra Sue Bryan, Joshua Augustin Darland
  • Publication number: 20210270708
    Abstract: An analysis instrument may perform analytical operations on an analyte that is combined with multiple reagents prior to being introduced into a flow cell. The instrument may include a nozzle sipper that aspirates reagents from a recipient, along with an analyte. The reagents may be directed to a volume and may be repeatedly moved into and out of the volume by cycling of a pump. The reagents may be ejected into a destination recipient with the nozzle sipper promoting vorticity in the recipient to enhance mixing. The repeated aspiration and ejection through the nozzle sipper effectively mixes the reagents and the template in an automated or semi-automated fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Kent Drews, Michael Dai Wang, Umberto Ulmanella, James Michael Osmus, Stephen Wayne Clark, Johanna Lynn Whitacre, Steven Scott Phelps, Michelle L. Alvarez, Michael Adalbert Niziolek, Debra Sue Bryan, Joshua Augustin Darland
  • Publication number: 20210183703
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer dicing process is disclosed for dicing a wafer into individual dies. Scribe lines are formed within a polymer coating to expose regions of wafer to form a pre-processed product. The pre-processed product within the chamber is plasma etched to remove the exposed regions of the wafer to separate the individual dies and form a processed product. A frame cover is then removed and the processed product, wafer frame and adhesive tape are exposed to an oxygen plasma within the chamber to partially remove an outermost region of the polymer coating, which is most heavily contaminated with fluorine, to leave a residual polymer coating on the individual dies and form a post-processed product. The residual polymer coating on the individual dies of the post-processed product is then removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Day, Samira Binte Kazemi
  • Patent number: 11016008
    Abstract: An analysis instrument may perform analytical operations on an analyte that is combined with multiple reagents prior to being introduced into a flow cell. The instrument may include a nozzle sipper that aspirates reagents from a recipient, along with an analyte. The reagents may be directed to a volume and may be repeatedly moved into and out of the volume by cycling of a pump. The reagents may be ejected into a destination recipient with the nozzle sipper promoting vorticity in the recipient to enhance mixing. The repeated aspiration and ejection through the nozzle sipper effectively mixes the reagents and the template in an automated or semi-automated fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Kent Drews, Michael Dai Wang, Umberto Ulmanella, James Michael Osmus, Stephen Wayne Clark, Johanna Lynn Whitacre, Steven Scott Phelps, Michelle L. Alvarez, Michael Adalbert Niziolek, Debra Sue Bryan, Joshua Augustin Darland
  • Publication number: 20210018527
    Abstract: A method includes, under control of control circuitry implementing a mixing protocol, aspirating reagents from multiple different reagent reservoirs into a cache channel. Designated amounts of the reagents are automatically aspirated from the corresponding reagent reservoirs by corresponding sippers based on the mixing protocol implemented by the control circuitry. The method also includes discharging the reagents from the cache channel into a mixing reservoir, and mixing the reagents within the mixing reservoir to form a reagent mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Johanna L. Whitacre, Steven S. Phelps, Bradley Kent Drews, Debra Sue Bryan, II, Michael A. Niziolek, Joshua A. Darland, Umberto Ulmanella, Michael Dai Wang, Michelle L. Alvarez, Stephen Wayne Clark
  • Patent number: 10864163
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for attaching therapeutic agents to structures produced by thermally induced phase separation as well as methods for coating devices and producing multi-layered microspheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: UCL Business LTD
    Inventor: Richard Michael Day
  • Patent number: 10830784
    Abstract: A method includes, under control of control circuitry implementing a mixing protocol, aspirating reagents from multiple different reagent reservoirs into a cache channel. Designated amounts of the reagents are automatically aspirated from the corresponding reagent reservoirs by corresponding sippers based on the mixing protocol implemented by the control circuitry. The method also includes discharging the reagents from the cache channel into a mixing reservoir, and mixing the reagents within the mixing reservoir to form a reagent mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Johanna L. Whitacre, Steven S. Phelps, Bradley Kent Drews, Debra Sue Bryan, II, Michael A. Niziolek, Joshua A. Darland, Umberto Ulmanella, Michael Dai Wang, Michelle L. Alvarez, Stephen Wayne Clark
  • Patent number: D1016759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Plano Molding Company, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Paradise, Michael Day, Neil Kwiatowski, James Krause, Mason Umholtz
  • Patent number: D1059827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Plano Molding Company, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Paradise, Michael Day, Neil Kwiatowski, James Krause, Mason Umholtz