Patents by Inventor Robert J. Bone, III

Robert J. Bone, III 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: 20250366690
    Abstract: A wet/dry cleaner may include a supply tank configured to receive a cleaning fluid, a recovery tank, a cleaning tool having a suction inlet, a flexible conduit configured to fluidly couple the cleaning tool to the supply tank and the recovery tank, and a tool cleaner coupled to the supply tank, the tool cleaner being configured to cooperate with the cleaning tool to draw the cleaning fluid from the supply tank and into the cleaning tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Devan SCHAPPLER, Robert J. BONE, III
  • Publication number: 20250072658
    Abstract: A cooking system is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking system includes a housing having a first internal heating compartment having a first opening, and a second internal heating compartment having a second opening. A first heating element is configured to heat the first internal heating compartment, and a second heating element is configured to heat the second internal heating compartment. The system further includes a door assembly having a first door configured to cover the first opening, a second door configured to cover the second opening, a first frame member, and a second frame member. The second door is pivotally arranged relative to the first door and is configured to selectively allow access to the second internal heating compartment while the first door covers the first opening, and the second door selectively locks to the first frame member and the second frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ethan S. Kramer, Robert J. Bone, III, Andrew David Zdeblick
  • Publication number: 20240349973
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and computer-implemented methods for operating a heating element in a steam mop. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a battery to provide battery power; a fluid reservoir for holding liquid; at least heating element in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir; one or more temperature sensors coupled to the at least one heating element; and a controller in communication with the one or more temperature sensors and the at least one heating element, the controller is configured to operate in a cordless mode to control and energize the at least one heating element in a first high power mode and a second low power mode using battery power, based on, at least in part, temperature data received from the one or more temperature sensors; wherein the high power mode provides a greater amount of power to the at least one heating element than the low power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Udy, Ognjen Vrdoljak, Daniel Innes, Bartholomew Lampard, Robert J. Bone, III
  • Patent number: 12089778
    Abstract: A cooking system is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking system includes a housing having a first internal heating compartment having a first opening, and a second internal heating compartment having a second opening. A first heating element is configured to heat the first internal heating compartment, and a second heating element is configured to heat the second internal heating compartment. The system further includes a door assembly having a first door configured to cover the first opening, a second door configured to cover the second opening, a first frame member, and a second frame member. The second door is pivotally arranged relative to the first door and is configured to selectively allow access to the second internal heating compartment while the first door covers the first opening, and the second door selectively locks to the first frame member and the second frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Ethan S. Kramer, Robert J. Bone, III, Andrew David Zdeblick
  • Publication number: 20230371743
    Abstract: A cooking system is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking system includes a housing having a first internal heating compartment having a first opening, and a second internal heating compartment having a second opening. A first heating element is configured to heat the first internal heating compartment, and a second heating element is configured to heat the second internal heating compartment. The system further includes a door assembly having a first door configured to cover the first opening, a second door configured to cover the second opening, a first frame member, and a second frame member. The second door is pivotally arranged relative to the first door and is configured to selectively allow access to the second internal heating compartment while the first door covers the first opening, and the second door selectively locks to the first frame member and the second frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Ethan S. Kramer, Robert J. Bone, III, Andrew David Zdeblick
  • Patent number: D952970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Scott B. Niedzwecki, Robert J. Bone, III, Alexander Calvino
  • Patent number: D1045298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Junghwan Chei, Daniel Van Alphen, Scott B. Niedzwecki, Robert J. Bone, III
  • Patent number: D1050647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Scott B. Niedzwecki, Robert J. Bone, III, Alexander Calvino