Patents by Inventor Robert Hinchliffe
Robert Hinchliffe 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: 20260096708Abstract: A cleaner head, such as for use with a vacuum or floor cleaner, can have a brushbar arrangement. The brushbar arrangement has a first elongate portion, and a first curved portion that is located at a first end of the first elongate portion. The brushbar arrangement extends, at least partially, around a suction region for the cleaner head. The cleaner head also has a drive assembly that can rotate the first curved portion and the first elongate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2025Publication date: April 9, 2026Inventors: Andrew John WARNER, Andrew James WILLS, Stuart Lloyd GENN, Edward Richard OLDFIELD, Robert HINCHLIFFE, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
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Patent number: 12514422Abstract: A cleaner head including: a brushbar arrangement including a first elongate portion, and a first curved portion located at a first end of the first elongate portion. The brushbar arrangement at least partially extends around a suction region. The cleaner head further includes a drive assembly configured to rotate the first curved portion and the first elongate portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Andrew John Warner, Andrew James Wills, Stuart Lloyd Genn, Edward Richard Oldfield, Robert Hinchliffe, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
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Publication number: 20250331690Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner. The cleaner head has a housing defining a suction chamber comprising an outlet. The housing has a first side on which a first agitator element is mounted for rotation, and a second side on which a second agitator element is mounted for rotation. The one or both of the agitator elements have a shape which tapers from one end of the agitator element to the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: October 30, 2025Inventors: Andrew Lawrence AITCHISON, Samuel Steven COLE, Stephen Robert DIMBYLOW, Robert HINCHLIFFE
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Patent number: 11937761Abstract: An attachment for a vacuum cleaning appliance has a first part which is connectable to a main body of the appliance, and a second part which is connectable to the first part. The first part includes a crevice nozzle and a brush section which is moveable along the crevice nozzle between a retracted position and a deployed position. The second part includes a suction inlet, and is arranged to be push-fitted over the first part so that the crevice nozzle and the brush section of the first part are both stored within the second part when the second part is connected to the first part.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Ying Yeung Cheung, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, James White, Robert Hinchliffe
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Publication number: 20220395156Abstract: A cleaner head including: a brushbar arrangement including a first elongate portion, and a first curved portion located at a first end of the first elongate portion. The brushbar arrangement at least partially extends around a suction region. The cleaner head further includes a drive assembly configured to rotate the first curved portion and the first elongate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Andrew John WARNER, Andrew James WILLS, Stuart Lloyd GENN, Edward Richard OLDFIELD, Robert HINCHLIFFE, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
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Publication number: 20220296060Abstract: An attachment for a vacuum cleaning appliance has a first part which is connectable to a main body of the appliance, and a second part which is connectable to the first part. The first part includes a crevice nozzle and a brush section which is moveable along the crevice nozzle between a retracted position and a deployed position. The second part includes a suction inlet, and is arranged to be push-fitted over the first part so that the crevice nozzle and the brush section of the first part are both stored within the second part when the second part is connected to the first part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Ying Yeung CHEUNG, Stephen Robert DIMBYLOW, James WHITE, Robert HINCHLIFFE
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Patent number: 11382470Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter housing, a first filter, and a second filter, wherein the first filter is a pre-motor filter, and the second filter is a post-motor filter, and both the first and second filters are fixed to the filter housing and are annular about a common axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Hinchliffe, Jeremy William Crouch
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Patent number: 10646084Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising a separating apparatus comprising a first cyclonic separator and a second cyclonic separator arranged in parallel with the first cyclonic separator, an airflow generator arranged to generate an airflow through the first and second cyclonic separators, and a flow control device for controlling the flow of air through the second cyclonic separator. The vacuum cleaner has a first configuration in which the flow control device is arranged to prevent flow of air through the second cyclonic separator such that, in use, air flows through the first cyclonic separator and bypasses the second cyclonic separator, and a second configuration in which the flow control device is arranged to permit flow of air though the second cyclonic separator such that, in use, air flows through the first and second cyclonic separators.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert Hinchliffe, Daryl Robert Sage
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Patent number: 10595691Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner includes a cyclonic separating unit and a body that includes a suction generator, a battery and a handle by which the vacuum cleaner is supported during use. The handle is provided with an actuator in the form of a finger-operated trigger for actuating the vacuum cleaner and a trigger guard disposed below the trigger. The battery is disposed below the trigger guard such that the center of gravity of the vacuum cleaner is located below the trigger guard.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Robert Hinchliffe
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Publication number: 20190183302Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter housing, a first filter, and a second filter, wherein the first filter is a pre-motor filter, and the second filter is a post-motor filter, and both the first and second filters are fixed to the filter housing and are annular about a common axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Robert HINCHLIFFE, Jeremy William CROUCH
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Patent number: D854266Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Robert Hinchliffe, Jeremy William Crouch, Alexander Patrick Webster, Charles Franklin Gale
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Patent number: D855910Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Robert Hinchliffe, Jeremy William Crouch
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Patent number: D855911Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Robert Hinchliffe, Jeremy William Crouch
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Patent number: D855912Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Robert Hinchliffe
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Patent number: D855913Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Robert Hinchliffe, Alexander Patrick Webster, Charles Franklin Gale
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Patent number: D861265Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Robert Hinchliffe, Jeremy William Crouch, Alexander Patrick Webster, Charles Franklin Gale, Alexander Michael Campbell-Hill
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Patent number: D945095Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent
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Patent number: D945096Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent
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Patent number: D945724Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent
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Patent number: D950174Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Anthony Andrew Buchanan Harker, Samuel Steven Cole, Robert Hinchliffe, Christopher Graham Vincent