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).

  • CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160331115
    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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, William John BEX-RUSSELL, Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY, Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160331116
    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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY, Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Scott James MIGHALL
  • CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160331117
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user; and a control circuit for controlling the delivery of the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. The appliance has a first operational mode in which the delivery of the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user is inhibited and a second operational mode in which the burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user is permitted. During use of the appliance, the control circuit is arranged to effect a transition between the first operational mode and the second operational mode automatically depending on a detected operational parameter of the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, William John BEX-RUSSELL, Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Graham Charles LEMON, Jason Godfrey JONES
  • CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160331114
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, and a cleaning tool detachably connected to the handle. The cleaning tool includes a nozzle for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, a stem extending between the handle and the nozzle, and a fluid reservoir for storing working fluid. The fluid reservoir is connected to, and extends around, the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, William John BEX-RUSSELL, Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Peter David GAMMACK
  • CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160331113
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, a fluid delivery system for delivering working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a control circuit for actuating the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on a received input. For each input, the control circuit is arranged to actuate the delivery of a series of bursts of working fluid to the teeth of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, William John BEX-RUSSELL, Timothy Nicholas STICKNEY, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Graham Charles LEMON, Jason Godfrey JONES
  • CLEANING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160331498
    Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle, and a fluid delivery system for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user. The fluid delivery system includes a nozzle from which the burst of working fluid is delivered to the teeth of the user. The appliance also includes a brush unit which extends at least partially about the nozzle. The brush unit includes a bristle carrier and a plurality of bristles mounted on the bristle carrier. A drive unit drives the movement of the bristle carrier relative to the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Dunning FOLLOWS, William John BEX-RUSSELL, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • Hand drying
    Patent number: 9492039
    Abstract: An arrangement incorporates a sink and a hand dryer which extends over the sink. The hand dryer is of the type which uses an air-knife mechanically to wipe the water from the user's hands. The hand dryer comprising two elongate air-knife discharge outlets—each outlet discharging a respective air-knife down onto a hand of the user—the air-knife outlets being arranged side-by-side over the basin of the sink. Each air-knife outlet is arranged on an angle such that the inboard end the air-knife outlet is below the outboard end of the air-knife outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Fixture for a sink
    Patent number: 9486118
    Abstract: A fixture for a sink—for example provided in a commercial washroom or the like—incorporating a water tap and a hand dryer. The water tap comprises a spout arranged to project over the basin of the sink. The hand dryer comprises: an opposing pair of left-hand nozzles mounted on the spout for directing air onto the front and back of a user's left hand as it is passed—with palm open—in between the opposing nozzles, and an opposing pair of right-hand nozzles mounted on the spout for directing air onto the front and back of a user's right hand as it is passed—with palm open—in between the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Christopher Lesniowski
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9420865
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair care appliance comprising a body comprising an outer wall, and a handle comprising an outer wall and a wall disposed within the outer wall wherein, the outer wall of the body and the wall of the handle are formed as a single unit. The outer wall may extend about the wall and partially along the wall. The wall may comprise an access aperture and a hatch for closing the access aperture which the outer wall may extend over. The outer wall may extend about the wall for substantially the whole length of the wall. The handle may comprise a primary fluid inlet disposed at and/or near the distal end of the handle from the body which may comprise at least one aperture extending around and along the outer wall. Also disclosed is a hand held appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Peter David Gammack, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Leigh Michael Ryan, Christopher William Hedges
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9420864
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair care appliance comprising a body having a duct which may at least partially define a fluid flow path through the body, an outer wall extending about the duct and a side wall extending between the duct and the outer wall, wherein a control switch is provided on the side wall and wherein the outer wall, side wall and the duct are all external walls of the appliance. The body has an inlet end and an outlet end and the side wall is at the inlet end. The side wall may at least partially define a fluid inlet into the fluid flow path. The duct may be recessed within the outer wall at the inlet end. A handle may be provided and may have a second control switch which may be located on the handle adjacent to the inlet end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Peter David Gammack, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Leigh Michael Ryan
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9414662
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hair care appliance comprising a handle, the handle comprising a wall and an outer wall wherein the wall defines a primary fluid flow path that extends from a primary fluid inlet into the appliance and the outer wall is an external surface of the appliance. The outer wall may extend substantially continuously around and along the wall. An insulating layer may be provided between the wall and the outer wall, the insulating layer is may be substantially continuous around and along the wall and may mitigate one or more of noise, vibration and heat produced by the appliance. The handle may include a fan unit for drawing fluid into the primary fluid inlet and along the primary fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Daniel Martin Taylor
  • HAND HELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160220004
    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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William MOLONEY, Anthony Thomas GOSNAY, Nicholas Stuart HARROD, Robert Lawrence TWEEDIE, Christopher Daniel WILKINSON, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • CLEANER HEAD FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20160183749
    Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles. The sealing material extends over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles. The cleaner head further includes a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing. The brush bar is supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Andrew ISLEY, Thomas Michael MCVEY, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
  • HAND HELD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20160143409
    Abstract: A hair care appliance including a body, and a handle having a first end in fluid communication with the body and a second end comprising a primary fluid inlet into the appliance wherein the primary fluid inlet includes a first aperture extending at least partially around the handle and a second aperture extending through the second end of the handle. The handle can include an end wall that is substantially orthogonal to the handle at the second end with the second aperture extending through the end wall. The first aperture may be adjacent the second end. The handle may include a fan unit for drawing fluid into the primary fluid inlet upstream of the primary fluid inlet. The first aperture may include a plurality of apertures extending at least partially around and along the handle. The second aperture may include a plurality of apertures extending through the handle end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William MOLONEY, Edward Sebert Maurice SHELTON, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Peter David GAMMACK
  • FIXTURE FOR A SINK
    Publication number: 20160130792
    Abstract: A dual-purpose fixture for a sink or wash basin, incorporating both a water tap and a hand dryer. The water tap has a spout arranged to project over the basin of the sink, and the hand dryer incorporates two or more hand-dryer nozzles—at least one for each of a user's hands. The left-hand nozzle is located on the left-hand side of the spout and the right-hand nozzle is located on the right-hand side of the spout, specifically so that the spout acts as a dividing partition between the two hand-dryer nozzles. This encourages correct usage of the hand-dryer. The fixture may be fitted to a sink or wall-mounted above the sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Patrick Joseph William MOLONEY, Christopher LESNIOWSKI
  • Attachment for a hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9282799
    Abstract: A hairdryer includes a handle; a body comprising a fluid outlet and a primary fluid outlet; a fan unit for generating fluid flow through the hairdryer, the hairdryer comprising a fluid flow path extending from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to the fluid outlet, and a primary fluid flow path extending from a primary fluid inlet to the primary fluid outlet; a heater for heating the primary fluid flow drawn through the primary fluid inlet; and a nozzle attachable to the body, the nozzle comprising a nozzle fluid inlet for receiving the primary fluid flow from the primary fluid outlet, and a nozzle fluid outlet for emitting the primary fluid flow, and wherein the nozzle is configured to inhibit the emission of the fluid flow from the fluid outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Edward Shelton, Thomas James Dunning Follows, David Michael Jones
  • Part of a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D751780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    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
  • Part of a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D752301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    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
  • Part of a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D752302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    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
  • Hair dryer
    Patent number: D757362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: James Dyson, Peter David Gammack, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton