Patents by Inventor Michael McVey

Michael McVey 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: 10786127
    Abstract: A cleaner head that includes an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a sealing material extending over the circumferential and axial extent of the brush bar, the sealing material including a tufted material, and a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing, the brush bar being supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber, wherein a partition is arranged within the chamber between the brush bar and an outlet of the chamber, the partition extends transversely and divides the chamber into an agitating region and a settling chamber, and the partition includes a wall that extends tangentially to the brush bar and is inclined rearwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew Isley, Thomas Michael McVey, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Publication number: 20200027367
    Abstract: A system, comprising one or more processors; and memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to causes the system to associate together streams of data from at least three devices separated by a network, the at least three devices comprising a first device of a first user, a second device of the first user, and a third device of a second user, wherein association of the streams of data together enables the first device to receive data from the third device and the third device to receive data from the first device and the second device, wherein the data from the first device and the second device indicate playing of a first musical instrument by the first user and the data from the third device indicates playing of a second musical instrument by the second user, update a first user interface of the first device according to an event that occurred on the third device, and update a second user interface of the third device according to an event that occurred on the third device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Michael McCarthy, John Gilmore, Jason Michael McVey
  • Patent number: 10292556
    Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles. The sealing material extends over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles. The cleaner head further includes a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing. The brush bar is supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew Isley, Thomas Michael McVey, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Publication number: 20180255992
    Abstract: A cleaner head that includes an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a sealing material extending over the circumferential and axial extent of the brush bar, the sealing material including a tufted material, and a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing, the brush bar being supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber, wherein a partition is arranged within the chamber between the brush bar and an outlet of the chamber, the partition extends transversely and divides the chamber into an agitating region and a settling chamber, and the partition includes a wall that extends tangentially to the brush bar and is inclined rearwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew ISLEY, Thomas Michael MCVEY, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • Patent number: 10004370
    Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles. The sealing material extends over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles. The cleaner head further includes a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing. The brush bar is supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew Isley, Thomas Michael McVey, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Patent number: 9836992
    Abstract: A piano training device is described herein. The piano training device comprising a plurality of keys which may be illuminated by a light source associated with each key. The light source associated with each key is oriented such that the light source transmits light toward the front surface of the key. The key is further manufactured so that the light transmitted toward the front surface of the key is redirected to the top surface of the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: McCarthy Music Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin Michael McCarthy, Jason Michael McVey, Jason Mark Ericson, Zachary Edwin Eveland, Mark Taylor, Thomas Hall Ruscher, David Czarnecki
  • Publication number: 20170340180
    Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles. The sealing material extends over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles. The cleaner head further includes a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing. The brush bar is supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew ISLEY, Thomas Michael MCVEY, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • Patent number: 9750380
    Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner, comprising an agitator; and a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the agitator, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a dirty air outlet, wherein a partition is disposed between the agitator and the dirty air outlet such that the partition and the housing define a settling region of the chamber adjacent the dirty air outlet, the partition is provided with a first debris opening and a second debris opening disposed above the first debris opening such that, in use, debris swept past the first debris opening by the agitator is swept towards the second debris opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Michael McVey
  • Publication number: 20160284228
    Abstract: A piano training device is described herein. The piano training device comprising a plurality of keys which may be illuminated by a light source associated with each key. The light source associated with each key is oriented such that the light source transmits light toward the front surface of the key. The key is further manufactured so that the light transmitted toward the front surface of the key is redirected to the top surface of the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Michael MCCARTHY, Jason Michael MCVEY, Jason Mark ERICSON, Zachary Edwin EVELAND, Mark TAYLOR, Thomas Hall RUSCHER, David CZARNECKI
  • Publication number: 20160183749
    Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles. The sealing material extends over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles. The cleaner head further includes a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing. The brush bar is supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew ISLEY, Thomas Michael MCVEY, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • Patent number: 9092994
    Abstract: A piano training device is described herein. The piano training device comprising a plurality of keys which may be illuminated by a light source associated with each key. The light source associated with each key is oriented such that the light source transmits light toward the front surface of the key. The key is further manufactured so that the light transmitted toward the front surface of the key is redirected to the top surface of the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: McCarthy Music Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin Michael McCarthy, Jason Michael McVey, Jason Mark Ericson, Zachary Edwin Eveland, Mark Taylor, Thomas Hall Ruscher
  • Patent number: 9082313
    Abstract: A piano training device is described herein. The piano training device comprising a plurality of keys which may be illuminated by a light source associated with each key. The light source associated with each key is oriented such that the light source transmits light toward the front surface of the key. The key is further manufactured so that the light transmitted toward the front surface of the key is redirected to the top surface of the key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: McCarthy Music Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin Michael McCarthy, Jason Michael McVey, Jason Mark Ericson, Zachary Edwin Eveland, Mark Taylor, Thomas Hall Ruscher
  • Publication number: 20150033498
    Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner, comprising an agitator; and a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the agitator, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a dirty air outlet, wherein a partition is disposed between the agitator and the dirty air outlet such that the partition and the housing define a settling region of the chamber adjacent the dirty air outlet, the partition is provided with a first debris opening and a second debris opening disposed above the first debris opening such that, in use, debris swept past the first debris opening by the agitator is swept towards the second debris opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Michael MCVEY
  • Publication number: 20140033473
    Abstract: A floor tool for a vacuum cleaning appliance, the floor tool comprising a main body including a suction nozzle comprising a surface engaging skirt that depends downwardly to define an outer periphery of a suction chamber having a suction chamber outlet, the surface engaging skirt including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and side edges extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and wherein the trailing edge depends downwardly from the suction nozzle by a first distance and the leading edge depends downwardly from the suction nozzle by a second distance that is less than the first distance so as to define a predetermined gap with a floor surface, in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Thomas Michael MCVEY
  • Patent number: 6380834
    Abstract: A magnetic assembly is constructed comprising a first core portion, a second core portion, and a winding assembly. The first and second core portions each include a base portion and a plurality of projections extending from the base portion. The winding includes a plurality of stacked layers having conductive paths applied to their surfaces. The winding is constructed with a bore, wherein each conductive path encircles the bore. A number of the stacked conductive layers form a primary winding, and a number of the stacked conductive layers form a secondary winding. The winding is disposed over the first core portion in a manner so that a projection engages the opening of the winding to provide magnetic coupling of winding and core. The second core portion is disposed over the first core portion to form a closed magnetic circuit through and around the winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Canzano, Howard Webber, Michael McVey
  • Patent number: 5874786
    Abstract: There is provided a power system for a spacecraft that includes a plurality of electrical loads. The power system comprises N segmented solar array panels. Each of the N segmented solar array panels comprises Y solar array segments. The power system also comprises a plurality of power source blocks, each of which includes a respective one of the Y solar array segments of a respective one of the N segmented solar array panels. The Y solar array segments receive solar energy and provide electrical energy as outputs of respective ones of the power source blocks. The power system further comprises at least one switch which is controllable for coupling electrical energy output by individual ones of the power source blocks to selected individual ones of the electrical loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McVey, Steven M. Canzano
  • Patent number: D604432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Fifield, Brian Austin, Jason Rhees, David Skierkowski, Michael McVey
  • Patent number: D604433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Fifield, Brian Austin, Jason Rhees, David Skierkowski, Michael McVey
  • Patent number: D608915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Fifield, Brian Austin, Jason Rhees, David Skierkowski, Michael McVey