Patents by Inventor Stephen Benjamin Courtney

Stephen Benjamin Courtney 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).

  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9808066
    Abstract: A hair care appliance including, a body, a heater, a PCB and a primary fluid flow path extending from a primary fluid inlet into the appliance to a primary fluid outlet out of the body wherein the PCB and heater are in fluid communication with the primary fluid flow path and the PCB is upstream of the heater. A fan unit may be provided and the fan unit is upstream of the heater and may be upstream or downstream of the PCB. A thermal barrier may be provided between the PCB and the heater. The thermal barrier may be in thermal communication with the PCB and functions as a heat sink for the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Anthony Thomas Gosnay, Nicholas Stuart Harrod, Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Christopher Daniel Wilkinson, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • HAND DRYER
    Publication number: 20170280948
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wall-mountable hand dryer of the type which uses an air-knife to wipe the water from a user's hand. In accordance with the invention, the hand dryer is configured to have a maximum depth, front-to-back, of less than 150 mm when it is surface-mounted on—not recessed within—the wall. The air-knife is discharged downwardly through one or more discharge apertures on the dryer. These discharge apertures are configured so that the air-knife is discharged in front of the wall or a rear part of the dryer, and is discharged forwards towards the user at a downward angle. The downward angle of the air-knife is such that the air-knife projects to a distance of at least 75 mm in front of the wall or, as the case may be, in front of the rear part of the dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Peter David GAMMACK, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Leigh Michael RYAN, Stuart James STEELE
  • HAND HELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170280848
    Abstract: A hair care appliance comprising a body, a fluid flow path extending through the body from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet and a PCB extending about the fluid flow path. The PCB may be annular. The PCB may be isolated from the fluid flow path. The PCB may comprise a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may extend substantially continuously about the fluid flow path and the second layer may extend partially about the fluid flow path. The second layer may be adjacent the first layer and may be downstream of the first layer. The body may comprise a duct and the fluid flow path extends through the duct. The PCB may extend about the duct. The body may comprise a primary fluid flow path extending about the duct which may be in fluid communication with the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William MOLONEY, Paul Anthony Andrew GRANT, Anthony Thomas GOSNAY, Peter David GAMMACK, Edward Sebert Maurice SHELTON, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • ATTACHMENT FOR A HANDHELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170273431
    Abstract: An attachment including an air inlet for receiving airflow from a hair styling apparatus, at least one air outlet, a chamber for conveying air from the air inlet to said at least one air outlet, wherein the air inlet is located at one end of the chamber, and the at least one air outlet extends along the length of the chamber and the cross-sectional area of the chamber decreases in size from the air inlet along the length of the at least one air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Jonathan James Harvey HEFFER, Daniel John THOMPSON, Robert Mark Brett COULTON, Emma Victoria CARSON
  • ATTACHMENT FOR A HANDHELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170273430
    Abstract: An attachment including a casing having an air inlet for receiving airflow from a hair styling apparatus, a hair engaging member supported by the casing, a first airflow outlet between the casing and the hair engaging member, a second airflow outlet, spaced from the first airflow outlet, between the casing and the hair engaging member and internal airflow directing means positioned within the casing to direct air towards the first airflow outlet and the second airflow outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan James Harvey HEFFER, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Robert Mark Brett COULTON, Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Alasdair Michael MACLAINE, Annmarie Rita NICOLSON, Emma Victoria CARSON
  • ATTACHMENT FOR A HANDHELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170273426
    Abstract: An attachment including an air inlet for receiving airflow from a hair styling apparatus, an air outlet, a duct for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet, wherein the air inlet is located at one end of the duct, and the air outlet extends along the length of the duct and the cross-sectional area of the duct decreases in size from the air inlet along the length of the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John THOMPSON, Robert Mark Brett COULTON, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Jonathan James Harvey HEFFER
  • ATTACHMENT FOR A HANDHELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170273428
    Abstract: An attachment including a casing having an air inlet for receiving an airflow from a hair styling apparatus, a hair engaging member, supported by the casing, and adapted to move relative to the casing between a first position and a second position under the action of an over-centre mechanism. First and second airflow outlets are formed between the casing and the hair engaging member when the hair engaging member is in the first and second position, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Annmarie Rita NICOLSON, Emma Victoria CARSON, Robert Mark Brett COULTON, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • HAND HELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170265615
    Abstract: A hand held appliance, such as a hairdryer, includes a body, a fluid flow path extending through the body in an axial direction from a first fluid inlet through which a first fluid flow enters the appliance to a first fluid outlet for emitting the first fluid flow from the appliance, a primary fluid flow path extending from a second fluid inlet through which a primary fluid flow enters the appliance to a second fluid outlet, a section of the primary fluid flow path extending through the body in the axial direction and surrounding the fluid flow path, and a heater located within the section of the primary fluid flow path for heating fluid passing through the primary fluid flow path, and wherein the heater has a length extending in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Patrick Joseph William MOLONEY, Edward Sebert Maurice SHELTON, Peter David GAMMACK
  • Developments in or relating to hand drying
    Patent number: 9743812
    Abstract: An arrangement comprises a sink and a sink fixture. The fixture has a water spout arranged to project over the basin of the sink, the water spout having a water nozzle arranged for connection through the spout to a water supply. The fixture also incorporates an elongate air-knife discharge outlet connected to an air supply for discharging an air-knife onto a user's hand. The air-knife discharge outlet is angled downwards so that the air-knife is directed down into the basin of the sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Cleaning appliance
    Patent number: 9743749
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid reservoir for storing a working fluid, and a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the fluid reservoir, and for delivering the working fluid to the teeth of a user. The fluid reservoir is delimited by a wall and a movable member which is moveable relative to the wall to vary the volume of the fluid reservoir. An expansion chamber is located adjacent to the moveable member. The volume of the fluid reservoir decreases, and the volume of the expansion chamber increases, as fluid is supplied to the fluid delivery system during use of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning Follows, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Scott James Mighall
  • Hand dryer
    Patent number: 9743814
    Abstract: A hand dryer having a left-hand nozzle section which, in normal use, is used to dry a user's left hand and a right-hand nozzle section which, in normal use, is used separately to dry the user's right hand, the left-hand nozzle section being arranged to emit drying air along a first direction—outwardly to the left of the dryer—and the right-hand nozzle section being arranged to emit drying air in a second direction—outwardly to the right of the dryer—said first and second directions having a downward and/or forward component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Leigh Michael Ryan, Peter David Gammack, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Hand dryer
    Patent number: 9743813
    Abstract: A wall-mountable hand dryer for drying one side of a user's hands at a time, the dryer having two nozzle sections—one for each hand—which nozzle sections are positioned towards the front of the dryer so that they are spaced away from the wall in use, the nozzle sections each extending to span the width of a user's open hand and being arranged for directing drying air down onto the front or back of said hand as it is inserted lengthwise underneath the nozzle sections from the front of the dryer, wherein the dryer comprises a downwardly pitched guide part positioned behind each nozzle section for guiding the pitch of the user's hands underneath the nozzle sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Peter David Gammack, Leigh Michael Ryan
  • Cleaning appliance
    Patent number: 9700129
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid reservoir for storing a working fluid, a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the fluid reservoir, and for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and an external collar comprising a fluid port, the collar being moveable relative to the handle between a first position in which the fluid port is exposed to allow the fluid reservoir to be replenished, and a second position in which the fluid port is occluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning Follows, William John Bex-Russell, Timothy Nicholas Stickney, Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9681726
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair care appliance comprising a body, a fluid flow path extending through the body from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet and a PCB extending about the fluid flow path. The PCB may be annular. The PCB may be isolated from the fluid flow path. The PCB may comprise a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may extend substantially continuously about the fluid flow path and the second layer may extend partially about the fluid flow path. The second layer may be adjacent the first layer and may be downstream of the first layer. The body may comprise a duct and the fluid flow path extends through the duct. The PCB may extend about the duct. The body may comprise a primary fluid flow path extending about the duct which may be in fluid communication with the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Paul Anthony Andrew Grant, Anthony Thomas Gosnay, Peter David Gammack, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9675157
    Abstract: A hand held appliance, such as a hairdryer, includes a body, a fluid flow path extending through the body in an axial direction from a first fluid inlet through which a first fluid flow enters the appliance to a first fluid outlet for emitting the first fluid flow from the appliance, a primary fluid flow path extending from a second fluid inlet through which a primary fluid flow enters the appliance to a second fluid outlet, a section of the primary fluid flow path extending through the body in the axial direction and surrounding the fluid flow path, and a heater located within the section of the primary fluid flow path for heating fluid passing through the primary fluid flow path, and wherein the heater has a length extending in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Edward Shelton, Peter David Gammack
  • ATTACHMENT FOR A HAND HELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20170079401
    Abstract: A hairdryer including: a handle; a body comprising a duct extending within the body; a fluid flow path extending through the duct from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to a fluid outlet for emitting the fluid flow from a front end of the body; a primary fluid flow path extending at least partially through the body from a primary fluid inlet through which a primary fluid flow enters the hairdryer to an annular primary fluid outlet at a front end of the body; a fan unit for drawing the primary fluid flow through the primary fluid inlet; and an attachment for adjusting at least one parameter of fluid emitted from the hairdryer, the attachment being attachable to the hairdryer so that the attachment protrudes from the front end of the body, wherein the attachment is configured to inhibit the generation of the fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Patrick Joseph William MOLONEY, Edward SHELTON, Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, David Michael JONES
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9596916
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair care appliance comprising a body, a fluid flow path extending through the body from an inlet through which a fluid flow enters the appliance to an outlet for emitting the fluid flow from a front end of the body, and an attachment for adjusting at least one parameter of fluid emitted from the appliance, the attachment comprising an upstream end for attaching to the appliance, wherein one or both of the front end of the body and the upstream end of the attachment comprises at least one magnet. The front end may comprise an end wall extending radially inwards of the body and comprising the at least one magnet or a plurality of magnets radially spaced about the end wall or a ring of magnetic material extending around the end wall. The upstream end may comprise a plurality of magnets radially spaced about an end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Henry Licming Lambourn, Peter David Gammack, Catriona Ann Crawley Sutter, Philip Jonathan Stephens
  • Attachment for a hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9526310
    Abstract: A hairdryer comprises a handle, a body comprising a duct, a fluid flow path extending through the duct and from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to a fluid outlet for emitting the fluid flow from a front end of the body, a primary fluid flow path extending at least partially through the body from a primary fluid inlet through which a primary fluid flow enters the hairdryer to a primary fluid outlet; a fan unit for drawing the primary fluid flow through the primary fluid inlet, and wherein the fluid flow is drawn through the fluid flow path by fluid emitted from the primary fluid outlet, and an attachment for adjusting at least one parameter of fluid emitted from the hairdryer, the attachment being attachable to the hairdryer so that the attachment protrudes from the front end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Edward Shelton, Thomas James Dunning Follows, David Michael Jones
  • Surface treating appliance
    Patent number: 9521937
    Abstract: A surface treating appliance includes cyclonic separating apparatus having a plurality of cyclones arranged in parallel and a dust collector arranged to receive dust from each of the plurality of cyclones. Each cyclone has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The plurality of cyclones is divided into at least a first set of cyclones and a second set of cyclones. The fluid inlets of the first set of cyclones are located in a first plane and the fluid inlets of the second set of cyclones are located in a second plane spaced from the first plane. This enables the separating apparatus to have a compact appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning Follows, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Peter David Gammack
  • Part of a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D790785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Peter David Gammack, Jonathan George Marsh, Donald James McIntosh, Louis Peter Richard Garner, Alexander Stuart Knox, Stephen Robert Dimbylow, Heidi Williamson, Benjamin Charles Felix Tappenden