Patents by Inventor Robert Earle Shave

Robert Earle Shave 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125475
    Abstract: A lid for a candle is provided. The lid comprises an inner housing which includes an inner housing aperture, as well as an iris including an iris guide section and at least two blades. The iris guide section has a respective blade guide slot for each of the at least two blades. Each of the at least two blades has opposing ends, and at least one bolt aperture at each of the opposing ends. A respective bolt extends through each at least one blade guide slot and each bolt aperture thereby engaging the at least two blades with the iris guide section. The iris has an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the inner housing aperture of the lid is open, and in the closed position, the blades of the iris extend over the inner housing aperture, thereby closing the inner housing aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Qin Chen, John E. Cagle, Robert Earle Shave, Herbert Samuel Dodson
  • Publication number: 20220347335
    Abstract: A diffuser that may receive a refill bottle that supplies fragrance to the diffuser is provided. The diffuser includes a seat to facilitate easy placement and alignment of the refill bottle in the diffuser. The diffuser has an arm that can rotate about a pivot axis. The arm may rotate away from the seat to allow the user to place the refill bottle into the seat of the diffuser. The arm may also rotate towards the seat such that the arm can be placed over the refill bottle. The arm contains a piezo-electric component that can atomize the fragrance supplied by the refill bottle. The arm also includes a plurality of springs to create sufficient contact between the piezo and the refill bottle, to apply a downward force on the refill bottle, and to engage with a lock to secure the arm over the refill bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Earle Shave, Allison Rachel McGlynn, Herbert Samuel Dodson
  • Patent number: D949683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Earle Shave, Mark Alan Zavada, Anusha Arul
  • Fan
    Patent number: D979038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Earle Shave, James A. Layer, Alfredo David Carreno