Patents by Inventor Shaelyn D. Benson

Shaelyn D. Benson 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: 8850649
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning tool, a cleaning sheet and method of removes debris, lint, or hair from a variety of surfaces. The cleaning tool is provided with a first array of stems and a second array of stems, wherein the first array of stems are smaller and more densely included on a cleaning surface of the cleaning tool. The larger stems are able to loosen and pull deeply embedded hair from loose fabric surfaces, while the smaller stems are able to capture and retain the loosened hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Scott J. Tuman, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Shaelyn D. Benson
  • Patent number: 8347447
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mop body that includes side surfaces that are substantially recessed from a lowermost contact point. The greatly recessed side surfaces completely remove a large portion of the cleaning surface from contact with the surface to be cleaned. Upon rotation of the mop body, the side surfaces can be placed into contact with the surface to be cleaned in order to pickup dirt, hair, lint, or other debris captured by the portion of the mop body contacting the surface to be cleaned. Further, in some embodiments the lowermost contact provides essentially a single point of contact with the surface to be cleaned to enable the mop body to easily remove debris from corners. The disclosed mop construction greatly enhances the total amount of surface area that can be effectively used for cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Sean C. McGreevy, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Ivana Babic
  • Publication number: 20110107537
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mop body that includes side surfaces that are substantially recessed from a lowermost contact point. The greatly recessed side surfaces completely remove a large portion of the cleaning surface from contact with the surface to be cleaned. Upon rotation of the mop body, the side surfaces can be placed into contact with the surface to be cleaned in order to pickup dirt, hair, lint, or other debris captured by the portion of the mop body contacting the surface to be cleaned. Further, in some embodiments the lowermost contact provides essentially a single point of contact with the surface to be cleaned to enable the mop body to easily remove debris from corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. BENSON, Sean C. MCGREEVY, Lloyd S. VASILAKES, Ivana BABIC
  • Publication number: 20100192321
    Abstract: A flexible and conformable cleaning tool is disclosed that includes a foam body with a first working surface, wherein the foam body has a shore hardness less than 40. The cleaning tool further comprises a cleaning material on at least a portion of the first working surface, wherein the cleaning material includes an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wherein the cleaning material is wiped over a surface to be cleaned to gather debris, lint, or hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Scott J. TUMAN, Thomas E. Haskett, Shaelyn D. Benson, Bridget K. Warmka, Michael A. Amante
  • Publication number: 20100125961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning tool, a cleaning sheet and method of removes debris, lint, or hair from a variety of surfaces. The cleaning tool is provided with a first array of stems and a second array of stems, wherein the first array of stems are smaller and more densely included on a cleaning surface of the cleaning tool. The larger stems are able to loosen and pull deeply embedded hair from loose fabric surfaces, while the smaller stems are able to capture and retain the loosened hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Scott J. TUMAN, Lloyd S. VASILAKES, Shaelyn D. BENSON
  • Publication number: 20090032059
    Abstract: A cleaning material, a cleaning tool and a method of cleaning a surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cleaning material comprises a backing including a first surface and a second surface, and an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter projecting from the first surface of the backing. Each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a cleaning material having an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wiping the cleaning material over a surface to be cleaned, and capturing debris between the stems of the cleaning material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: SCOTT J. TUMAN, Nathan A. Abel, Daniel D. Anderson, Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Aaron J. Cherveny
  • Patent number: D569669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Marcia C. Nichols, Claude E. Cybulski, Eric R. Cybulski, Shaelyn D. Benson, Arthur V. Lang
  • Patent number: D575065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Michael J. Kubes, Timotheos J. Leahy, Kayo K. Merritt, Michael C. Molinet, Byron E. Trotter, Katy J. Polski, Ivana Babic, Peter J. Newbould
  • Patent number: D576367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Daniel D. Anderson, Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Robert J. Maki, Byron E. Trotter, Scott J. Tuman, Lloyd S. Vasilakes
  • Patent number: D578262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Byron E. Trotter, Scott D. Gullicks, Shaelyn D. Benson, Daniel D. Anderson, Nathan A. Abel, Aaron J. Cherveny
  • Patent number: D598201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Byron E. Trotter, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Ivana Babic, Peter J. Newbould, Eva Natasa
  • Patent number: D609916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Byron E. Trotter, Dana M. Vajen, Micah T. Somers, Brian M. Clemens
  • Patent number: D609917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Byron E. Trotter, Dana M. Vajen, Micah T. Somers, Brian M. Clemens
  • Mop
    Patent number: D611669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Peter J. Newbould, Ivana Babic
  • Patent number: D617464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Edward L. Weaver, II, Shaelyn D. Benson, Beth E. Gramza, Sherry A. Hinds
  • Patent number: D627530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Paul N. Daveloose, Michael J. Kubes, Peter J. Newbould, Ivana Babic, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Michael C. Molinet, Angie M. Olson, Bonnie C. Lembitz
  • Patent number: D627531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shaelyn D. Benson, Paul N. Daveloose, Michael J. Kubes, Peter J. Newbould, Ivana Babic, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Michael C. Molinet, Angie M. Olson, Bonnie C. Lembitz