Patents by Inventor Seth A. Bartley

Seth A. Bartley 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: 9532689
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having an airflow outlet and an airflow indicator assembly removably disposed at the outlet. The airflow indicator assembly includes a pair of fins attached to a spine and a needle disposed between the pair of fins. During operation of the vacuum cleaner, exhaust air is directed through the outlet and towards the needle, pushing the needle thereby indicating whether service is needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley, Kevin D. Fry
  • Patent number: 9192270
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising a tank for collecting material having a base, an outside surface and an opening disposed at the base. A drain system is disposed adjacent the opening and includes a drain tube having an outlet and a cap mounted to the drain tube and removably secured to prevent material from exiting the drain system. When the cap is removed, the drain tube slides out of the opening in a first direction and the outlet permits material to leave the drain tube in a direction other than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley, David Martinez, Zachary A. Shultz
  • Publication number: 20150289739
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having an airflow outlet and an airflow indicator assembly removably disposed at the outlet. The airflow indicator assembly includes a pair of fins attached to a spine and a needle disposed between the pair of fins. During operation of the vacuum cleaner, exhaust air is directed through the outlet and towards the needle, pushing the needle thereby indicating whether service is needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley, Kevin D. Fry
  • Publication number: 20150275907
    Abstract: A cylindrical air circulator has a telescoping base handle section that is spaced from the cylindrical wall and extends between handle supports. Optional wings on the handle supports serve as a cord wrap. A connector secured to a downstream end of an expandable tube enables a user to secure that end to a structural member. An optional plate/tube combination provides a plurality of tubes that can be directed in different directions. An optional pivotable connector can be used to suspend the tubular wall off the ground. Locks enable a user to secure the connector in a multitude of positions, enabling the cylinder to be locked in a variety of rotational positions about multiple axes when the air circulator is suspended off the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley, David Martinez
  • Patent number: 9084477
    Abstract: A table includes a table top, a support pedestal having a plenum, the support pedestal arranged to support the table top, and a fan arranged to blow air upwardly toward the table top through the plenum. An air deflector may be arranged to deflect the air radially outwardly under the table top in a 360° pattern. A heating element, cooling element, and/or a volatile active delivery system may be included to heat and/or cool the air and/or deliver a volatile active into the air. An ice bucket may be removably received within a bucket holder arranged in a recess in or through the table top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley
  • Publication number: 20150067978
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising a tank for collecting material having a base, an outside surface and an opening disposed at the base. A drain system is disposed adjacent the opening and includes a drain tube having an outlet and a cap mounted to the drain tube and removably secured to prevent material from exiting the drain system. When the cap is removed, the drain tube slides out of the opening in a first direction and the outlet permits material to leave the drain tube in a direction other than the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley, David Martinez, Zachary A. Shultz
  • Publication number: 20140096707
    Abstract: A table includes a table top, a support pedestal having a plenum, the support pedestal arranged to support the table top, and a fan arranged to blow air upwardly toward the table top through the plenum. An air deflector may be arranged to deflect the air radially outwardly under the table top in a 360° pattern. A heating element, cooling element, and/or a volatile active delivery system may be included to heat and/or cool the air and/or deliver a volatile active into the air. An ice bucket may be removably received within a bucket holder arranged in a recess in or through the table top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SHOP VAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt Westbrook, Seth A. Bartley