Patents by Inventor Thomas Christopher PURNELL

Thomas Christopher PURNELL 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).

  • Publication number: 20240115027
    Abstract: An attachment for a haircare appliance, the attachment including an air inlet, an air outlet, a hollow body defining a flow path between the air inlet and the air outlet, and a curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet, the curved surface extending outwardly from the hollow. A haircare appliance having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air outlet to the air outlet. The haircare appliance has a hollow body defining a flow path between the air inlet and the air outlet, and a curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet. The curved surface extends outwardly from the hollow body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Christopher PURNELL, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor PEEL, David Andrew TIBBETTS, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Robert Mark Brett COULTON
  • Publication number: 20240108115
    Abstract: A haircare appliance having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet and an attachment for a haircare appliance, the attachment including an air inlet, an air outlet. A curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet. The haircare appliance or the attachment has a curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet. The haircare appliance or the attachment is configured such that airflow exiting the air outlet generates a first force to attract hair toward the curved surface, and a second force to push hair away from the curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Christopher PURNELL, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor PEEL, David Andrew TIBBETTS, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Robert Mark Brett COULTON
  • Publication number: 20240099441
    Abstract: A haircare appliance having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet and an attachment for a haircare appliance, the attachment including an air inlet, an air outlet. A curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet. The haircare appliance or the attachment has a curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet. The haircare appliance or the attachment is configured such that airflow exiting the air outlet generates a first force to attract hair toward the curved surface, and a second force to push hair away from the curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Christopher PURNELL, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor PEEL, David Andrew TIBBETTS, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Robert Mark Brett COULTON
  • Publication number: 20240081505
    Abstract: An attachment for a haircare appliance, the attachment including an air inlet, an air outlet for emitting the airflow. The attachment has a curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet, and a flat surface adjacent to and extending rearwardly from the air outlet. A haircare appliance having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet. The haircare appliance has a curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet, and a flat surface adjacent to and extending rearwardly from the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Christopher PURNELL, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor PEEL, David Andrew TIBBETTS, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Robert Mark Brett COULTON
  • Publication number: 20240081506
    Abstract: A haircare appliance having an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet and an attachment for a haircare appliance, the attachment including an air inlet, an air outlet. A curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet. The haircare appliance or the attachment has a curved surface adjacent to and downstream of the air outlet. The haircare appliance or the attachment is configured such that airflow exiting the air outlet generates a first force to attract hair toward the curved surface, and a second force to push hair away from the curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Christopher PURNELL, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor PEEL, David Andrew TIBBETTS, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Robert Mark Brett COULTON
  • Publication number: 20210289909
    Abstract: An attachment for a hair styling apparatus, wherein the attachment includes an air inlet for receiving airflow from the hair styling apparatus, an elongate slot-shaped air outlet, a duct for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet, a series of triangular comb teeth mounted orthogonally across the air outlet, each tooth having a first end located substantially at the air outlet and a second end disposed beyond the air outlet in a downstream direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Hannah Lisa KIRKBRIDE, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY, Thomas Christopher PURNELL, Robert Mark Brett COULTON
  • Patent number: D1000703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Drummond Flynn, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor Peel, Thomas Christopher Purnell, Robert Mark Brett Coulton, David Andrew Tibbetts, Brian Jen Yon Wong, Dinar Tirta Suraja Ong
  • Patent number: D1000704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Drummond Flynn, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor Peel, Thomas Christopher Purnell, Robert Mark Brett Coulton, David Andrew Tibbetts, Brian Jen Yon Wong, Dinar Tirta Suraja Ong
  • Patent number: D1001371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Drummond Flynn, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Ayrton Lloyd Taylor Peel, Thomas Christopher Purnell, Robert Mark Brett Coulton, David Andrew Tibbetts
  • Patent number: D1025477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ayrton Lloyd Taylor Peel, Thomas Christopher Purnell, Yuchen Yang, Arran George Smith, Katherine Louise Cale Greatwood, Frederick Anthony Howe, Amitvikram Dutta, Jimmy Joel Lirvat
  • Patent number: D1025478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ayrton Lloyd Taylor Peel, Thomas Christopher Purnell, Yuchen Yang, Arran George Smith, Katherine Louise Cale Greatwood, Frederick Anthony Howe, Amitvikram Dutta, Jimmy Joel Lirvat
  • Patent number: D1025479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ayrton Lloyd Taylor Peel, Thomas Christopher Purnell, Yuchen Yang, Arran George Smith, Katherine Louise Cale Greatwood, Frederick Anthony Howe, Amitvikram Dutta, Jimmy Joel Lirvat