Patents by Inventor Michael McDuffee

Michael McDuffee 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: 11964374
    Abstract: A stapler including a moveable strike plate and accessibility features is described. A slidable strike plate is moveable from a first staple forming position to a second staple forming position to form different staple shapes. The slidable strike plate is moved relative to the anvil of the stapler with a single hand to change positions. A rotatable strike plate is turned with a single hand to move between staple forming positions by rotating an outer dial of the rotatable strike plate relative to the anvil of the stapler. The stapler includes an indicator window that shows if the stapler is empty or running low on staples and a quick release staple loading magazine that is operable using a single hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: 11759089
    Abstract: A lint brush includes a housing and a lint tool having a lint-removing material. The lint tool is movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing between a stowed position where the lint tool is housed in the housing and a deployed position where the lint tool is extended from the housing. The lint tool is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis from the deployed position to a first rotated position. An actuator is mounted to one of the housing and the lint tool. The actuator is configured to move the lint tool from the first rotated position back to the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John Connors, Conor Patrick McNamara, Benjamin Beck, Douglas A. Marsden, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee, Jonathan Mark Liston, Phillip Seagram, Marina Eaves
  • Publication number: 20230250003
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a modular water filtration system includes a magazine and a base. The magazine includes a plurality of cartridge receptacles, a magazine input water valve, and a magazine output valve, where a first cartridge receptacle is coupled between the magazine input water valve and the magazine output valve. The base includes a first fitting configured to receive input water, a second fitting configured to provide drinking water, a base input water valve configured to be coupled to the magazine input water valve, a first solenoid valve having a water path coupled between the first fitting and the base input water valve, a base first valve configured to be coupled to the magazine output valve, and a first switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Andrew A. Panasyuk, Michael McDuffee, Marc Halliwell Senger, Benjamin J. Beck
  • Publication number: 20230249988
    Abstract: A method including determining a first value associated with a first component of a water filtration system using a first sensor of the water filtration system, determining whether the first component is degraded based on the first value, and in response to determining that the first component is degraded, initiating a shipment of a replacement component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Andrew A. Panasyuk, Michael McDuffee, Marc Halliwell Senger, Benjamin J. Beck, Benjamin Zvaifler
  • Publication number: 20230066164
    Abstract: A stapler including a moveable strike plate and accessibility features is described. A slidable strike plate is moveable from a first staple forming position to a second staple forming position to form different staple shapes. The slidable strike plate is moved relative to the anvil of the stapler with a single hand to change positions. A rotatable strike plate is turned with a single hand to move between staple forming positions by rotating an outer dial of the rotatable strike plate relative to the anvil of the stapler. The stapler includes an indicator window that shows if the stapler is empty or running low on staples and a quick release staple loading magazine that is operable using a single hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: 11524397
    Abstract: A stapler including a moveable strike plate and accessibility features is described. A slidable strike plate is moveable from a first staple forming position to a second staple forming position to form different staple shapes. The slidable strike plate is moved relative to the anvil of the stapler with a single hand to change positions. A rotatable strike plate is turned with a single hand to move between staple forming positions by rotating an outer dial of the rotatable strike plate relative to the anvil of the stapler. The stapler includes an indicator window that shows if the stapler is empty or running low on staples and a quick release staple loading magazine that is operable using a single hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Publication number: 20220280019
    Abstract: A lint brush includes a housing and a lint tool having a lint-removing material. The lint tool is movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing between a stowed position where the lint tool is housed in the housing and a deployed position where the lint tool is extended from the housing. The lint tool is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis from the deployed position to a first rotated position. An actuator is mounted to one of the housing and the lint tool. The actuator is configured to move the lint tool from the first rotated position back to the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel John Connors, Conor Patrick McNamara, Benjamin Beck, Douglas A. Marsden, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee, Jonathan Mark Liston, Phillip Seagram, Marina Eaves
  • Publication number: 20210237247
    Abstract: A stapler including a moveable strike plate and accessibility features is described. A slidable strike plate is moveable from a first staple forming position to a second staple forming position to form different staple shapes. The slidable strike plate is moved relative to the anvil of the stapler with a single hand to change positions. A rotatable strike plate is turned with a single hand to move between staple forming positions by rotating an outer dial of the rotatable strike plate relative to the anvil of the stapler. The stapler includes an indicator window that shows if the stapler is empty or running low on staples and a quick release staple loading magazine that is operable using a single hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: D862958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
    Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Benjamin Beck, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee
  • Patent number: D898378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Ryan Donovan, Brian Poirier, Jonathan Liston
  • Patent number: D902025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Ryan Donovan
  • Patent number: D905524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: D905525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: D906072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: D906073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: D906690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Ryan Donovan, Brian Poirier, Jonathan Liston
  • Patent number: D935835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Benjamin Beck, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee
  • Patent number: D966055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Phillip Seagram, Ryan Donovan, Jonathan Mark Liston
  • Patent number: D974867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
  • Patent number: D1007155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John Connors, Conor Patrick McNamara, Benjamin Beck, Douglas A. Marsden, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee, Jonathan Mark Liston, Phillip Seagram, Marina Eaves