Patents by Inventor Norman Stevenson

Norman Stevenson 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: 12325250
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Patent number: 12188605
    Abstract: A crafting support system is disclosed. The crafting support system is configured to receive a crafting apparatus. The crafting support system includes a proximal portion and a distal portion removably connected to the proximal portion. Each of the proximal portion and the distal portion includes a support rod and at least one support pad connected to the support rod. A first portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion is axially offset from a second portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion for forming a well that is sized for receiving the crafting apparatus. An assembly including the crafting support system and the crafting apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Bayden Filleul, Mel Reynolds, Jerome Tobin, Norman Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20240157719
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20240075760
    Abstract: A crafting apparatus (10) includes a working portion (22) and a base portion (20). The working portion (22) includes a lower surface (32) and an upper surface (34). The upper surface (34) defines a working three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (X-Y-Z). The base portion (20) includes a lower surface (24) and an upper surface (26). The lower surface (32) of the working portion (22) is disposed adjacent to the upper surface (26) of the base portion (20). The lower surface (24) defines a non-working three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (XS-YS-ZS). The upper surface (34) of the working portion (22) extends relative to the lower surface (24) of the base portion (20) at an angle (?22) for angularly-offsetting the working three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (X-Y-Z) from the non-working three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (XS-YS-ZS). Methods (200, 300) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: John Barrus CHRISTENSEN, Bryan Fred Bihlmaier, Donald Christopher Sutton, John Douglas Dalton, Ryun Bates Noble, Kyle Kenneth Johnson, Grayson Stopp, Bayden Filleul, Kurt Stalsberg, James Lynch, Norman Stevenson
  • Patent number: 11897277
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20230354946
    Abstract: A heat press includes a handle portion and a curved heat plate. That handle portion may be configured to be grasped by a user, and the curved heat (i.e., having a curved engagement surface) may be configured to engage a heat-activated design implement to transfer a design of the heat-activated design implement to a curved surface of a workpiece. Also disclosed herein, according to various embodiments, is a heat press stand having a curved floor and a hat form for supporting a workpiece (e.g., a hat) during a heat-activated design transfer using the heat press. Associated methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Kelton Gubler, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Tyler Lee, Ildefonso M. Resuello, JR., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: 11707104
    Abstract: A heat press includes a handle portion and a curved heat plate. That handle portion may be configured to be grasped by a user, and the curved heat (i.e., having a curved engagement surface) may be configured to engage a heat-activated design implement to transfer a design of the heat-activated design implement to a curved surface of a workpiece. Also disclosed herein, according to various embodiments, is a heat press stand having a curved floor and a hat form for supporting a workpiece (e.g., a hat) during a heat-activated design transfer using the heat press. Associated methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Kelton Gubler, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Tyler Lee, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Publication number: 20220266618
    Abstract: A method of operating a sublimating device includes providing heat to a cavity of the sublimating device by increasing (i) a temperature of a heater to a predetermined target temperature and (ii) a temperature of a base heater to a predetermined standby temperature. The method further includes determining a difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature of the heater. The method also includes determining whether a workpiece is arranged in the cavity based on the difference between the predetermined target temperature and a reduced temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Desmond Kavanagh, Bayden Filleul, Jerome Tobin, Mathew Bates, Peter Bevan, Norman Stevenson
  • Patent number: D841176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER (BRANDS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Mathias Gaquiere, Ben Ombler, Elizabeth Roberts, Norman Stevenson, Simon Woolley
  • Patent number: D845633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER (BRANDS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Mathias Gaquiere, Ben Ombler, Elizabeth Roberts, Adam Terry Simpson, Norman Stevenson, Shaunna Nichol Thompson, Genli (Grant) Wang, Christopher Witty, Simon Woolley
  • Patent number: D849259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER (BRANDS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Mathias Gaquiere, Ben Ombler, Elizabeth Roberts, Norman Stevenson, Simon Woolley
  • Patent number: D865201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED
    Inventors: Mathias Gaquiere, Ben Ombler, Elizabeth Roberts, Norman Stevenson, Simon Woolley
  • Patent number: D865202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED
    Inventors: Mathias Gaquiere, Ben Ombler, Elizabeth Roberts, Norman Stevenson, Simon Woolley
  • Patent number: D865203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED
    Inventors: Johanna Frederique Marine Eschbach, Mathias Gaquiere, Ben Ombler, Elizabeth Roberts, Adam Terry Simpson, Norman Stevenson, Shaunna Nichol Thompson, Genli (Grant) Wang, Christopher Witty, Simon Woolley
  • Patent number: D890941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTH LIMITED
    Inventors: Mathias Gaquiere, Ben Ombler, Elizabeth Roberts, Norman Stevenson, Simon Woolley
  • Patent number: D991989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Michelle Fishberg, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Michael Nolan, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D991995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, John Douglas Dalton, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Michael Nolan, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr., Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D992388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Crisp, James Alan Elzey, Michael Nolan, Philip Nordmand Andersen, Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp
  • Patent number: D1009153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Stevenson, Grayson Stopp, August Swenson
  • Patent number: D1012439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristy Lynn Barney, Mitchell Alan Cheever, Yung Tseng Chen, Thomas Crisp, Desmond Kavanagh, Hayley Ketch, Norman Stevenson, Ildefonso M. Resuello, Jr.