Patents by Inventor Stephen Allen Jacobs

Stephen Allen Jacobs 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).

  • Stain-removal brush
    Patent number: 7469703
    Abstract: An motorized stain-removal brush is provided. A method of using motorized stain-removal brush for cleaning inanimate surfaces is also provided. The motorized stain-removal brush includes a handle having a motor disposed therein, a head having a longitudinal axis, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. Bristle holders are associated with the head. The motor is operatively connected to the bristle holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Paul Amaat Raymond Gerard France, Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Linda Shumansky Girard, Stephen Allen Jacobs, Roberto Mastrigli, Neil Anthony Litten, Graham John Boyd, Gregory Clegg Spooner
  • Multi-motion stainbrush
    Patent number: 7258747
    Abstract: A method of using an electric stainbrush for cleaning inanimate surfaces is provided. The electric stainbrush includes a handle having a motor disposed therein, a head having a longitudinal axis, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. First and second bristle holders are associated with the head. The first bristle holder oscillates or rotates. The second bristle holder reciprocates in generally the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the head but does not rotate or oscillate. The motor is operatively connected to the first and second bristle holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Charles Vago, Stephen Allen Jacobs, Paul Amaat Raymond Gerard France
  • Stain-removal brush
    Publication number: 20050199265
    Abstract: An motorized stain-removal brush is provided. A method of using motorized stain-removal brush for cleaning inanimate surfaces is also provided. The motorized stain-removal brush includes a handle having a motor disposed therein, a head having a longitudinal axis, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. Bristle holders are associated with the head. The motor is operatively connected to the bristle holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Amaat Raymond Gerard France, Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Linda Shumansky Girard, Stephen Allen Jacobs, Roberto Mastrigli, Neil Anthony Litten, Graham John Boyd, Gregory Spooner
  • Multi-motion stainbrush
    Publication number: 20040084063
    Abstract: A method of using an electric stainbrush for cleaning inanimate surfaces is provided. The electric stainbrush includes a handle having a motor disposed therein, a head having a longitudinal axis, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. First and second bristle holders are associated with the head. The first bristle holder oscillates or rotates. The second bristle holder reciprocates in generally the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the head but does not rotate or oscillate. The motor is operatively connected to the first and second bristle holders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Charles Vago, Stephen Allen Jacobs, Paul Amaat Raymond Gerard France