Patents by Inventor Timothy Groff

Timothy Groff 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).

  • Handheld vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 8069529
    Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including an inlet, an outlet, and a dust cup having an aperture. The dust cup is in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet and is configured to retain debris collected by the handheld vacuum cleaner. A fan is configured to draw air through the inlet and the dust cup and to discharge air through the outlet. A door is adjacent to the dust cup and includes the inlet. The door is movable between an open position to allow a user to empty the debris collected within the dust cup through the aperture of the dust cup and a closed position to inhibit debris from being emptied through the aperture of the dust cup and to allow debris to be collected through the inlet and through the aperture of the dust cup. A biasing member configured to bias the door toward the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Groff, Greg Pajak, Jack W. Gee, II, Andrew Chick, David Khalil
  • HANDHELD VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20100115726
    Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including an inlet, an outlet, and a dust cup having an aperture. The dust cup is in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet and is configured to retain debris collected by the handheld vacuum cleaner. A fan is configured to draw air through the inlet and the dust cup and to discharge air through the outlet. A door is adjacent to the dust cup and includes the inlet. The door is movable between an open position to allow a user to empty the debris collected within the dust cup through the aperture of the dust cup and a closed position to inhibit debris from being emptied through the aperture of the dust cup and to allow debris to be collected through the inlet and through the aperture of the dust cup. A biasing member configured to bias the door toward the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy Groff, Greg Pajak, Jack W. Gee, II, Andrew Chick, David Khalil