John E Simon

US Patent:

7127763, Oct 31, 2006

Filed:

Apr 29, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/118752

Inventors:

William R. Schmid - Plymouth MN, US
John Simon - Eagan MN, US
Steven R. Kunert - Cedar Rapids MN, US

Assignee:

Halo Innovations, Inc. - Plymouth MN

International Classification:

A47C 21/04
A47D 7/00

US Classification:

5726, 5423, 5692, 5697

Abstract:

Safety features for a crib mattress are described. One safety feature is designed to maintain airflow to a fan inlet despite the fan inlet being blocked by a mattress sheet. Another safety feature removes obstructions to airflow within the mattress so that air is dispersed more uniformly across the sleep surface which is formed by a taut sheet of fabric. Yet another safety feature is designed to help retain a fitted sheet on a mattress and make it difficult for the sheet to be inadvertently pulled off the mattress.

US Patent:

D549410, Aug 21, 2007

Filed:

Nov 17, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/250511

Inventors:

Jacob J. Orak - Ho Chi Minh, VN
Mauro Porcini - Bregano, IT
John M. Simon - Edina MN, US
Byron E. Trotter - Saint Paul MN, US
Lloyd S. Vasilakes - Stillwater MN, US

Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

1505

US Classification:

D32 38

US Patent:

7540056, Jun 2, 2009

Filed:

Oct 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/262589

Inventors:

Perry S. Dotterman - Maplewood MN, US
Scott J. Tuman - Woodbury MN, US
Diane R. Wolk - Woodbury MN, US
John M. Simon - Edina MN, US
Mark D. Sorlien - White Bear Lake MN, US
Mark W. Nelson - Lino Lakes MN, US
Michael J. Kubes - Oakdale MN, US
Byron E. Trotter - St. Paul MN, US
Arthur V. Lang - Maplewood MN, US
Johannes N. Gaston - Minnetonka MN, US
Douglas J. VanOrnum - Minnetonka MN, US
Steven A. Beaudry - Minneapolis MN, US

Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A47L 13/24

US Classification:

15228, 151472, 15231, D32 50

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a floor cleaning tool. In one embodiment the floor cleaning tool comprises a backing and a handle. The backing comprises a first surface and a second surface. The handle is attached to the second surface of the backing apparatus. The backing has a generally triangular perimeter having a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge. A portion of the first edge is curved and a portion of the second edge is curved. The first edge and second edge meet at a leading point. The third edge is concave. The floor cleaning tool is capable of supporting a wipe.

US Patent:

7700178, Apr 20, 2010

Filed:

Feb 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/362549

Inventors:

Thomas E. Haskett - Oakdale MN, US
Amy M. Kunz - New Richmond WI, US
Jill R. Munro - St. Paul MN, US
John M. Simon - Edina MN, US
Diane R. Wolk - Woodbury MN, US

Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

B32B 3/00
B32B 5/02
B32B 9/00

US Classification:

428156, 428170, 428171, 428212, 428213, 428218, 442 59, 442149, 442151, 442327

Abstract:

One aspect of the present invention relates to a cleaning wipe for picking up diverse debris, such as sand, dust, hair, and food particles. In one aspect, the cleaning wipe comprises a web defining a working surface opposite a second surface, the working surface defining at least a first region having a first degree of loftiness and a first height, a second region having a second degree of loftiness and a second height, and a third region having a third degree of loftiness and a third height. The third region includes an adhesive. The first degree of loftiness is greater than the second degree of loftiness, which is greater than the third degree of loftiness. The first height is greater than the second height, which is greater than the third height.

US Patent:

20190264161, Aug 29, 2019

Filed:

Feb 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/277169

Inventors:

- Shakopee MN, US
Andrew S. Dierker - Minnetonka MN, US
Rick J. Sumrall - Eden Prairie MN, US
Tyrel L. Ruch - Saint Paul MN, US
John W. Simon - Burnsville MN, US
Ryan L. Bowlds - Chanhassen MN, US

International Classification:

C12M 1/34
C12M 1/00

Abstract:

A pH sensor for a single-use container includes a plunger sleeve configured to couple to a flange of the single-use container. A plunger is axially movable within the plunger sleeve between a storage position and an operating position. A pH sensing element coupled to the plunger wherein the pH element is disposed within a storage chamber in the storage position and is configured to be exposed to an interior of the single-use container in the operating position. In one example, a temperature sensitive element is disposed within the pH sensor and configured to sense temperature proximate the pH sensing element. In another example, a lock member is coupled to the plunger, where the lock member has a locked position and an unlocked position, the lock member being configured to inhibit movement of the plunger when in the locked position. In yet another example, the plunger includes at least one filling channel that allows access to a reference fill chamber when the plunger is in a filling position.

US Patent:

20190264163, Aug 29, 2019

Filed:

Feb 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/277224

Inventors:

- Shakopee MN, US
Jinbo Hu - Minneapolis MN, US
Tyrel L. Ruch - Saint Paul MN, US
Rick J. Sumrall - Eden Prairie MN, US
Taufiq Ahmed - Apple Valley MN, US
Ryan L. Bowlds - Chanhassen MN, US
Michalle J.A. Adkins - Morgantown PA, US
Marc R. Mason - Cape Coral FL, US
John W. Simon - Burnsville MN, US

International Classification:

C12M 1/34
C12M 1/00

Abstract:

An interface for coupling a dissolved oxygen sensor to a single-use bioreactor container is provided. A dissolved oxygen (DO) window membrane is operably coupled to the single-use container and configured to position a DO sensor at least partially within the single-use container. In some embodiments, a DO window body mounts the DO window membrane at a distal end thereof. The DO window body can include a slide lock for facilitating positioning of a DO sensor within the DO window body. Additionally, the DO window body may include at least one heat exchange fin.

US Patent:

20190225064, Jul 25, 2019

Filed:

Jan 18, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/252345

Inventors:

- Jamestown ND, US
John W. Simon - Nerstrand MN, US

Assignee:

Agri-Cover, Inc. - Jamestown ND

International Classification:

B60J 7/19
B60J 7/14

Abstract:

A folding tonneau cover apparatus including a cover assembly and a support frame assembly. The cover assembly having a plurality of rigid panels interconnected in series by a series of flexible hinges preferably made from a laminated woven fabric material. The rigid panels are preferably stiffened by elongated support members secured to the undersides of the respective panels and the top surfaces of portions of the rigid panels are preferably downwardly concave. The cover assembly is secured to the support frame assembly to cover a cargo box of a pickup truck by a plurality of locking members when the support frame assembly is secured to sidewalls of the cargo box. Methods of making a tonneau cover apparatus and methods of folding and unfolding the cover assembly are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20180118004, May 3, 2018

Filed:

Oct 26, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/794549

Inventors:

- Jamestown ND, US
John W. Simon - Nerstrand MN, US

Assignee:

Agri-Cover, Inc. - Jamestown ND

International Classification:

B60J 7/14
B60J 7/19

Abstract:

A folding tonneau cover apparatus including a cover assembly and a support frame assembly. The cover assembly having a plurality of rigid panels interconnected in series by a series of flexible hinges preferably made from a laminated woven fabric material. The rigid panels are preferably stiffened by elongated support members secured to the undersides of the respective panels and the top surfaces of portions of the rigid panels are preferably downwardly concave. The cover assembly is secured to the support frame assembly to cover a cargo box of a pickup truck by a plurality of locking members when the support frame assembly is secured to sidewalls of the cargo box. Methods of making a tonneau cover apparatus and methods of folding and unfolding the cover assembly are also disclosed.