Patents by Inventor R. Orville Thompson

R. Orville Thompson 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: 11744911
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • Publication number: 20230270909
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • Publication number: 20210228758
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure may include a base for a scent warmer. The base may include a base member and a stem extending upwardly from the base member. The stem may be configured to carry a heating element thereon. The base may also include an elastomeric sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may be configured to apply a retention force between a removable decorative body and the stem. The elastomeric sleeve may include a wall member sized and configured to abut against the stem and a plurality of ribs extending radially outward from the wall member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger
  • Patent number: 10603398
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a base, a fan mounted to the base, a receptacle provided over the fan and mounted to the base, a sleeve mounted on the upper surface of the base and enclosing the fan and receptacle, and a lid mounted over the sleeve. Each of the base and the lid comprises at least one opening formed about a periphery thereof. The receptacle comprises a bottom wall with a plurality of opening formed therethrough and a vertically extending sidewall to retain a fragrant medium therein. The fan forces airflow from an exterior of the diffuser, into the base through the at least one opening, through the plurality of openings formed in the bottom wall of the receptacle, through the receptacle and about any fragrant medium therein, into a volume of space above the receptacle enclosed by the lid, and out through the at least one opening in the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Sullivan, Travis Dean, Joseph B. Mason, Martin Stenger, Mariel Schweitzer, R. Orville Thompson
  • Publication number: 20190015539
    Abstract: A diffuser includes a base, a fan mounted to the base, a receptacle provided over the fan and mounted to the base, a sleeve mounted on the upper surface of the base and enclosing the fan and receptacle, and a lid mounted over the sleeve. Each of the base and the lid comprises at least one opening formed about a periphery thereof. The receptacle comprises a bottom wall with a plurality of opening formed therethrough and a vertically extending sidewall to retain a fragrant medium therein. The fan forces airflow from an exterior of the diffuser, into the base through the at least one opening, through the plurality of openings formed in the bottom wall of the receptacle, through the receptacle and about any fragrant medium therein, into a volume of space above the receptacle enclosed by the lid, and out through the at least one opening in the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Sullivan, Travis Dean, Joseph B. Mason, Martin Stenger, Mariel Schweitzer, R. Orville Thompson
  • Patent number: 9211355
    Abstract: A scent warmer has a base structure including a lower portion and a scented material-holding portion. The lower portion may include at least one sidewall and be at least substantially hollow. An electrical heat source and a filamentless electrical light source may be disposed in the base structure lower portion. The scent warmer may include a power supply input element for providing electrical power to the electrical heat source and the filamentless electrical light source. Methods of the invention may include methods of warming a scented material and methods of forming a scent warmer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Xiao Mingren
  • Publication number: 20130020307
    Abstract: A warming dish for use with a flameless warming device includes a main body and a heat spreader. The main body includes a base and side walls extending from the base portion to define a volume for containing liquid. The base is sized and configured to rest upon a base of a flameless warming device. The heat spreader may be in contact with the base such that heat generated within a base of a flameless warming device is transmitted by the heat spreader to the base of the main body of the dish. Flameless warming devices include such warming dishes. Methods of serving melted chocolate before bloom is observable on the chocolate utilize such warming devices in combination with opaque microwavable packages. Methods of manufacturing such warming dishes include forming the main body portion and providing the heat spreader in physical contact with the main body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: SCENTSY, INC.
    Inventors: Jon E. Ashton, Rod Brown, Darin Bishop, R. Orville Thompson
  • Publication number: 20120028532
    Abstract: A scented stuffed toy including at least one interchangeable scented packet, a method of forming the scented stuffed toy, and a system for scenting an area. The scented stuffed toy includes an interior portion within a body of the stuffed toy, at least one interchangeable scented packet disposed within the interior portion, and a fastening structure for selectively accessing the interior portion. The scented stuffed toy may be formed by opening a fastening structure in a body of the stuffed toy to expose an interior portion of the body of the stuffed toy, disposing at least one interchangeable scented packet within the interior portion of the body of the stuffed toy, and closing the fastening structure. A system for scenting an area including the scented stuffed toy is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SCENTSY, INC.
    Inventors: Heidi Thompson, R. Orville Thompson
  • Publication number: 20120024837
    Abstract: A scent warmer has a base structure including a lower portion and a scented material-holding portion. The lower portion may include at least one sidewall and be at least substantially hollow. An electrical heat source and a filamentless electrical light source may be disposed in the base structure lower portion. The scent warmer may include a power supply input element for providing electrical power to the electrical heat source and the filamentless electrical light source. Methods of the invention may include methods of warming a scented material and methods of forming a scent warmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SCENTSY, INC.
    Inventor: R. Orville Thompson
  • Patent number: D641858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventor: R. Orville Thompson
  • Patent number: D931996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Scentsy, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Orville Thompson, Kyle Ostrem, Mark Sullivan, Martin Stenger