Patents by Inventor Richard David NICOLAOU
Richard David NICOLAOU 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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Publication number: 20220087391Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair straightening apparatus having two arms pivotably coupled together and a heating plate on a facing side of at least one arm. A central pack disposed between the first arm and the second arm and coupled to the hair styling apparatus at the hinge end and a biasing means adapted to support the central pack symmetrically between the first arm and the second arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David NICOLAOU, Frederick Stuart GROTRIAN, George Normile Elliot BAXTER, Nathan Haruna Waters IMHASLY, Rory William BEAUMONT, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Maurizio BALLARATI, Alexander Edward HUGHES, Robert Mark Brett COULTON
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Publication number: 20210219688Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair straightening apparatus having two arms pivotably coupled together and a heating plate on a facing side of at least one arm. A flexible protective rim substantially surrounds the periphery of a hair contacting surface of each heating plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Arran George SMITH, Richard David NICOLAOU, Frederick Stuart GROTRIAN
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Patent number: 10953359Abstract: The present invention relates to an appliance comprising, a regenerative filter for filtering a fluid flow, having at least one filter, a filter regenerator for regenerating the regenerative filter, a turbine for driving the filter regenerator, the turbine being driven by the fluid flow passing through the appliance during its use.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David Nicolaou, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton
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Patent number: 10842332Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface cleaning apparatus comprising a regenerative filter having at least one filter, the at least one filter comprising a plurality of layers of filter material, the filter having a first filtering configuration where the plurality of layers are held together such that air to be cleaned can pass through the plurality of layers of filter media during use of the surface treating apparatus, and a second regeneration configuration wherein at least a portion of one of the plurality of layers of filter material is spaced from the remainder of the layers of filter material for regeneration, and a filter regenerator for regenerating the filter material.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventor: Richard David Nicolaou
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Patent number: 10327528Abstract: A heating plate for a hair styling appliance, the heating plate having a length, a depth and a width. The heating plate includes a first continuous hair facing surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The heating plate includes at least one groove which run across the width of the heating plate, each groove extends from the second surface towards the first surface and allows the heating plate to flex.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Guy Francis Charles Cowdry, Richard David Nicolaou
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Publication number: 20180192841Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface treating appliance comprising, a regenerative filter having at least one filter, the regenerative filter being removably mounted to the surface treating appliance, the at least one filter being movable from a filtration zone to a regeneration zone, the filtration zone being spaced from the regeneration zone, and a control mechanism for moving the at least one filter between the regeneration zone and the filtration zone in response to the regenerative filter being removed from or mounted onto the surface treating appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David NICOLAOU, Edward Sebert Maurice SHELTON
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Publication number: 20180193788Abstract: A regenerative filter having a length of filter material, first and second perforated filter supports, a filter regenerator, and an intermediate duct, a first end of the filter material being wound around the first perforated filter support to form a first scroll type filter through which air to be filtered can pass, a second end of the filter material being wound around the second perforated filter support to form a second scroll type filter through which air to be filtered can pass, the filter material is movable in both directions between the first and second perforated filter supports by passing a single layer of filter material through the filter regenerator as it moves between them, the intermediate duct being arranged to take airflow which has passed through the first scroll type filter to the second scroll type filter for filtration during use of the regenerative filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David NICOLAOU, Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Giles SMITH
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Publication number: 20180185779Abstract: The present invention relates to a regenerative filter comprising, a length of material having a first support tail and a filter portion, a first end of the material being wound around a first perforated support to form a first scroll type filter through which air to be filtered can pass, and a second end of the material being fixed to a filter support, the regenerative filter being arranged such that the material is movable in both directions between the first perforated support and the filter support, passing through a filter regenerator generator as it moves between them, the first end of the material forms the first support tail which extends from the first perforated support to at least the filter regenerator when the material is unwound from the first perforated support, the first support tail having a more open structure than the structure of the filter portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David NICOLAOU, Giles SMITH
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Publication number: 20180178154Abstract: A regenerative filter comprising at least one filter having a plurality of layers of filter material, the filter having a filtering configuration where the plurality of layers of filter material are held together so that they are fixed relative to each other, and a regeneration configuration where the layers of filter material are held together at at least one point, such that one of the plurality of layers of filter material can be spaced from the other layers for regeneration, the filter being movable from a filtration zone, where the first filter is in its filtering configuration, to a regeneration zone which is spaced from the filtration zone and where the first filter is in its regeneration configuration, and a filter regenerator arranged to move at least a portion of at least one layer of filter material when the filter is housed in the regeneration zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventor: Richard David NICOLAOU
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Publication number: 20180177370Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface cleaning apparatus comprising a regenerative filter having at least one filter, the at least one filter comprising a plurality of layers of filter material, the filter having a first filtering configuration where the plurality of layers are held together such that air to be cleaned can pass through the plurality of layers of filter media during use of the surface treating apparatus, and a second regeneration configuration wherein at least a portion of one of the plurality of layers of filter material is spaced from the remainder of the layers of filter material for regeneration, and a filter regenerator for regenerating the filter material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventor: Richard David NICOLAOU
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Publication number: 20180178155Abstract: The present invention relates to an appliance comprising, a regenerative filter for filtering a fluid flow, having at least one filter, a filter regenerator for regenerating the regenerative filter, a turbine for driving the filter regenerator, the turbine being driven by the fluid flow passing through the appliance during its use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David NICOLAOU, Edward Sebert Maurice SHELTON
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Publication number: 20170164707Abstract: A heating plate for a hair styling appliance, the heating plate having a length, a depth and a width. The heating plate includes a first continuous hair facing surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The heating plate includes at least one groove which run across the width of the heating plate, each groove extends from the second surface towards the first surface and allows the heating plate to flex.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Guy Francis Charles COWDRY, Richard David NICOLAOU
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Patent number: 8495789Abstract: A surface treating appliance includes a plurality of frusto-conical cyclones arranged in parallel. Each cyclone has a relatively wide, rigid frusto-conical portion and a relatively narrow, flexible frusto-conical portion connected to the relatively wide portion. The relatively wide portion includes at least one dirty air inlet, and the relatively narrow portion includes a dirt outlet. The relatively narrow portion vibrates during use of the appliance is dislodged dirt from the inner surface of the relatively narrow portion, the dislodged dirt being expelled from the dirt outlet.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David Nicolaou, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Ashley Walter Symes
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Publication number: 20120000029Abstract: A surface treating appliance includes a plurality of frusto-conical cyclones arranged in parallel. Each cyclone has a relatively wide, rigid frusto-conical portion and a relatively narrow, flexible frusto-conical portion connected to the relatively wide portion. The relatively wide portion includes at least one dirty air inlet, and the relatively narrow portion includes a dirt outlet. The relatively narrow portion vibrates during use of the appliance is dislodged dirt from the inner surface of the relatively narrow portion, the dislodged dirt being expelled from the dirt outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Richard David NICOLAOU, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Ashley Walter Symes
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Patent number: D919178Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Alexander Stuart Knox, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Andrew Drummond Flynn, Richard David Nicolaou, Frederick Stuart Grotrian, Samuel James Czerpak, Ian Dwight Sansom, Leanne Joyce Garner
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Patent number: D919179Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Alexander Stuart Knox, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Andrew Drummond Flynn, Richard David Nicolaou, Frederick Stuart Grotrian, Samuel James Czerpak, Ian Dwight Sansom
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Patent number: D919180Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Alexander Stuart Knox, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Andrew Drummond Flynn, Richard David Nicolaou, Frederick Stuart Grotrian, Samuel James Czerpak, Ian Dwight Sansom
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Patent number: D935692Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Richard David Nicolaou, Andrew Drummond Flynn, Yuankang Liu, Imogen Elizabeth Adams, Low Chen Nyeow, Yiqun Steven Ong, Rory Antony Nicholas Fisher, Charlotte Anne Tatham