Patents by Inventor Roderick Burgess

Roderick Burgess 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: 10531772
    Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including a suction inlet, a main body, a handle defined by a portion of the main body, a motor disposed within the main body operating a suction source, and a filter coupled to the main body. The filter is configured to separate debris from a flow of fluid drawn through the suction inlet. The filter includes a housing forming a first volume and a filter media forming a second inner volume. The filter media is coupled to the housing such that the first and second inner volumes together at least partially define a collection container configured to store debris separated by the filter media from the flow of fluid. The filter further includes an inlet opening that extends through the housing to provide fluid communication into the collection container such that the flow of fluid with the debris can flow into the collection container such that the flow of fluid with the debris can flow into the collection container and a relatively clean flow of fluid exits through the filter media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TTI (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Warren, Roderick Burgess, Joseph M. Lehman, Garry Fee, Michael Bloom, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Steven Marcus
  • Patent number: 10470625
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a suction inlet, a conduit in fluid communication with the suction inlet, a filter having a valve releasably connected to a filter inlet, the filter configured to collect debris drawn through the suction inlet. The vacuum cleaner further comprising a release mechanism moveable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the filter is in fluid communication with the conduit to collect debris with the valve being open, and in the second position, the filter is disconnected from the conduit with the valve being closed. Movement of the release mechanism between the first and second positions closes the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: TTI (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
    Inventors: Roderick Burgess, Robert Patrick Warren, Joseph M. Lehman, Garry Fee, Michael Bloom, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Steven Marcus
  • Publication number: 20190275456
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a vacuum cleaner and removably attachable filter. The filter is configured to separate debris from a flow of fluid drawn through the suction inlet. The filter includes a housing forming a first volume and a filter media forming a second inner volume. The filter media is coupled to the housing such that the first and second inner volumes together at least partially define a collection container configured to store debris separated by the filter media from the flow of fluid. The filter further includes an inlet opening that extends through the housing to provide fluid communication into the collection container such that the flow of fluid with the debris can flow into the collection container such that the flow of fluid with the debris can flow into the collection container and a relatively clean flow of fluid exits through the filter media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: Roderick Burgess
  • Publication number: 20170296014
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a suction inlet, a conduit in fluid communication with the suction inlet, a filter having a valve releasably connected to a filter inlet, the filter configured to collect debris drawn through the suction inlet. The vacuum cleaner further comprising a release mechanism moveable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the filter is in fluid communication with the conduit to collect debris with the valve being open, and in the second position, the filter is disconnected from the conduit with the valve being closed. Movement of the release mechanism between the first and second positions closes the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Warren, Roderick Burgess, Joseph M. Lehman, Garry Fee, Michael Bloom
  • Publication number: 20170296013
    Abstract: A filter configured to separate debris from a flow of fluid. The filter includes a housing and a filter media coupled to the housing to form a collection container. The collection container is configured to store debris separated by the filter media from a flow of fluid. The filter further includes an inlet opening that extends through the housing to provide fluid communication into the collection container such that the flow of fluid with the debris can flow into the collection container and a relatively clean flow of fluid exits through the filter media. The filter further includes an attachment member that couples the filter media to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Warren, Roderick Burgess, Joseph M. Lehman, Garry Fee, Michael Bloom
  • Publication number: 20170296007
    Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including a suction inlet, a main body, a handle defined by a portion of the main body, a motor disposed within the main body operating a suction source, and a filter coupled to the main body. The filter is configured to separate debris from a flow of fluid drawn through the suction inlet. The filter includes a housing forming a first volume and a filter media forming a second inner volume. The filter media is coupled to the housing such that the first and second inner volumes together at least partially define a collection container configured to store debris separated by the filter media from the flow of fluid. The filter further includes an inlet opening that extends through the housing to provide fluid communication into the collection container such that the flow of fluid with the debris can flow into the collection container such that the flow of fluid with the debris can flow into the collection container and a relatively clean flow of fluid exits through the filter media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Warren, Roderick Burgess, Joseph M. Lehman, Garry Fee, Michael Bloom
  • Patent number: 8727172
    Abstract: A container comprises a receptacle defining a space where the receptacle comprises a wall having a draft. A divider is mounted to the receptacle such that the divider rotates between a first position and a second position such that when the divider is in the first position the space defines a single space and when the divider is in the second position the divider defines two spaces. In another embodiment a divider is mounted to the receptacle such that the divider translates between a first position and a second position such that when the divider is in the first position the space defines a single space and when the divider is in the second position the divider defines two spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Roderick Burgess, Liam Timothy Driscoll, Timothy Aaron Emig, Thomas E. Hanna, Natalia V. Johnson, Lauren Briana Mazzio, Britton Mockridge, Tim Pierzynski, Robert John Warner, Jr.
  • Patent number: D719731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventors: Roderick Burgess, Timothy Emig, Tim Pierzynski
  • Patent number: D870995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TTI (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
    Inventors: Roderick Burgess, Robert Warren