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).
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Patent number: 11964374Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLCInventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: 11759089Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Daniel John Connors, Conor Patrick McNamara, Benjamin Beck, Douglas A. Marsden, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee, Jonathan Mark Liston, Phillip Seagram, Marina Eaves
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Publication number: 20230250003Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Andrew A. Panasyuk, Michael McDuffee, Marc Halliwell Senger, Benjamin J. Beck
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Publication number: 20230249988Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Andrew A. Panasyuk, Michael McDuffee, Marc Halliwell Senger, Benjamin J. Beck, Benjamin Zvaifler
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Publication number: 20230066164Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: 11524397Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLCInventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Publication number: 20220280019Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Daniel John Connors, Conor Patrick McNamara, Benjamin Beck, Douglas A. Marsden, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee, Jonathan Mark Liston, Phillip Seagram, Marina Eaves
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Publication number: 20210237247Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: D862958Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: HELEN OF TROY LIMITEDInventors: Douglas Marsden, Benjamin Beck, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee
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Patent number: D898378Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Ryan Donovan, Brian Poirier, Jonathan Liston
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Patent number: D902025Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Ryan Donovan
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Patent number: D905524Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLCInventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: D905525Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLCInventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: D906072Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLCInventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: D906073Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLCInventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: D906690Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Ryan Donovan, Brian Poirier, Jonathan Liston
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Patent number: D935835Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Douglas Marsden, Benjamin Beck, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee
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Patent number: D966055Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Benjamin Beck, Michael McDuffee, Phillip Seagram, Ryan Donovan, Jonathan Mark Liston
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Patent number: D974867Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: WORKLIFE BRANDS LLCInventors: Robert Fish, Marc Senger, Michael McDuffee, Ben Beck, John Swain, Nicole Nassif
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Patent number: D1007155Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Helen of Troy LimitedInventors: Daniel John Connors, Conor Patrick McNamara, Benjamin Beck, Douglas A. Marsden, Ryan Donovan, Michael McDuffee, Jonathan Mark Liston, Phillip Seagram, Marina Eaves