Patents by Inventor Thomas Franklin

Thomas Franklin 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: 11351685
    Abstract: A hair grooming appliance includes a hair grooming device, a drive assembly, and a handle. The drive assembly is coupled to the hair grooming device and configured to drive the hair grooming device. The hair grooming device and the handle are pivotably connected at a hinge and rotate relative to each other about a pivot axis extending through the hinge between an opened position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Franklin, Michael John deGrood, Timin Musallam, Timothy James McIvor
  • Publication number: 20200324424
    Abstract: A hair grooming appliance includes a hair grooming device, a drive assembly, and a handle. The drive assembly is coupled to the hair grooming device and configured to drive the hair grooming device. The hair grooming device and the handle are pivotably connected at a hinge and rotate relative to each other about a pivot axis extending through the hinge between an opened position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Franklin, Michael John deGrood, Timin Musallam, Timothy James McIvor
  • Publication number: 20060130961
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for splicing web materials. The apparatus comprises a first nip roller, a second nip roller and an adhesive roller. The apparatus further comprises a first wind up roller and a second wind up roller. The apparatus also comprises a pair of infeed web cutting elements, and a pair of outfeed web cutting elements. First and second webs are received from upstream web supplies. One web proceeds downstream and the other is wound on a wind up roller. Adhesive is applied to one web and the two webs together with the adhesive pass between the nip rollers. One web is separated between the upstream supply and the splice and the other is separated between the splice and the wind up roller. The splice may proceed downstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Byrne, Fredrick Lockwood, Thomas Franklin