Patents by Inventor Mark A. Stevens

Mark A. Stevens 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: 20240164987
    Abstract: A transport and delivery system which may be used for injectable materials such as radioactive injectables. The system includes a base configured to hold a material transport device containing the injectable material, and a cover including a material delivery system and a material access device. The cover is configured to be mated over the base to result in alignment of the material access device with the material transport device to allow the material delivery system to deliver the injectable materials from within the material transport device to a patient. The cover may include a handle graspable within an adult hand to facilitate grasping/handling of the system. A priming cap may be provided to facilitate priming of the material delivery system and material access device to be substantially airless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick A. Haverkost, Joel N. Groff, David Raab, Scott McGhee, Mark Steven Smith, Nachiket Gole
  • Patent number: 11986144
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation. The dishwasher including a lower dish rack and an upper dish rack located above the lower dish rack and having an opening overlying the portion of the lower dish rack and a repositionable tray carried by the upper dish rack and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Fabio Cardano, Umit Can Koralay, Giuseppina Arresta, Mark Steven Feddema, Hrushikesh Chandrakant Prabhu
  • Publication number: 20240163446
    Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philip Steven NEWTON
  • Publication number: 20240163447
    Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philip Steven NEWTON
  • Patent number: 11983276
    Abstract: A communication system personality provisioning system includes a communication system included in a computing system and coupled to a management system. The communication system stores authentication information in a UEFI database of a UEFI system in the communication system. The communication system receives a first operating software image and application/service from the management system, authenticates the first operating software image and application/service via first secure initialization operations performed by the UEFI system using the authentication information and, in response, installs the first operating software image and application/service on the communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mukund P. Khatri, Jimmy D. Pike, Gaurav Chawla, William Price Dawkins, Elie Jreij, Mark Steven Sanders, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Robert W. Hormuth
  • Publication number: 20240149770
    Abstract: An armrest employed with a vehicle seat assembly that includes a storage compartment in the armrest that is accessible by moving a storage cover relative to the armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Lea Thomas Smith, Zhengda Mao, Thomas Loyal Sundberg, JR., Liting Shen, Jochen Kohlhofer, Jasmine Pizana, Mark Steven Sparschu
  • Patent number: 11975328
    Abstract: The assembly includes a docking console and a manifold. The docking console includes a cartridge support surface having a first end and a second end. The manifold has one or more wells defined therein. The docking console further includes a manifold retention bracket to releasably hold the manifold against a fluid cartridge supported on the cartridge support surface at an interface position such that the one or more wells are in fluid communication with the fluid cartridge and a biased seal bar to press the fluid cartridge against the manifold held by the manifold retention bracket. A hydrophilic porous frit disposed within at least one of the wells and is to permit liquid to flow through the outlet aperture but prevent gas from passing through the outlet aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: ILLUMINA, INC., ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Bradley Kent Drews, Gudrun Stengel, James Christopher Blake, Mohammed Kafeel Ahamed, Michael Steven Becker, Michael Dangelo, Mark J. Nibbe, Daniel L. Fuller, Oliver Jon Miller
  • Publication number: 20240141593
    Abstract: Disclosed are multi-ply tissue products comprising a non-crosslinked binder that are durable and dispersible. The products generally have a Slosh time less than 2 minutes, such as less than about 60 seconds, such as less than about 45 seconds. Surprisingly, the foregoing Slosh times are achieved despite the tissue products having relatively high cross-machine direction (CD) wet tensile strength, such as greater than about 100 g/3?. Typically, increasing wet tensile strength, particularly wet CD tensile strength, negatively effects dispersability and increases Slosh time. Despite this trend, the present invention surprisingly provides a tissue product having a relatively high degree of wet strength and good dispersability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Vogt, Mark William Sachs, Erin Ann McCormick, Devon Gaynelle Curley, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nathan John Vogel, Christopher Steven LeCount
  • Patent number: 11970316
    Abstract: An enclosable and stackable container comprising a tray and lid is provided with structural elements to permit rapid covering and uncovering of the tray, efficient stacking of containers, and safe transportation. At least one catching mechanism may be engaged quickly to securely cover the tray and its food contents and disengaged quickly to uncover the tray and its food contents, improving food hygiene practices. Foldable flange flaps enhance stacking strength to permit safe transportation of stacked containers and their food contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventors: David Chapman, Elton Ross Farren, Pascale Didit Grenier, Daniel Albert McCallie, Mark Steven Smith
  • Publication number: 20240132160
    Abstract: A component for a vehicle includes a skid plate configured to attach to an underbody of the vehicle, a plurality of cooling channels extending in a longitudinal direction between the skid plate and the underbody of the vehicle, and a structural reinforcement extending outward from the skid plate. The skid plate, the plurality of cooling channels, and the structural reinforcement are additively manufactured in a unitary construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Weston, Jim Stevens, David D. Friske, Mark Meinhart, Matthew Arthur Titus
  • Publication number: 20240125782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a particle collection for detecting a pathogen-neutralizing molecule. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a particle collection. The present invention also relates to a method of detecting a pathogen-neutralizing molecule. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a kit for detecting a pathogen-neutralizing molecule. The present invention further relates to a point-of-care device, and to a use of a particle collection or a composition in a method of detecting a pathogen-neutralizing molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Antje BĂ„UMNER, Mark-Steven STEINER, Diana PAULY, Ralf WAGNER
  • Patent number: 11959227
    Abstract: The creped multi-ply tissue products are durable, smooth and have low levels of Slough. In certain instances, the creped multi-ply tissue products are produced using a creping composition comprising a non-crosslinked latex polymer. The creped multi-ply tissue products may have a geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 700 to about 1,500 g/3?, a basis weight from about 45 to about 60 gsm and a Slough less than about 2.00 mg, such as from about 0.10 to about 2.00 mg. The inventive tissue products also have good durability, such as a Durability Index from about 10.0 to about 20.0, smooth surfaces, such as a TS750 value from about 15.0 to 40.0 and low stiffness, such as a Stiffness Index less than about 10.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Vogt, Mark William Sachs, Erin Ann McCormick, Devon Gaynelle Curley, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nathan John Vogel, Christopher Steven LeCount
  • Publication number: 20240119285
    Abstract: In an aspect, an apparatus for procedural training is presented. An apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to at least a processor. A memory contains instructions configuring at least a processor to receive optical data from a sensor comprising a machine vision system in electronic communication with the at least a processor, wherein the machine vision system is configured to identify at least one object within optical data. At least a processor is configured to determine a procedural performance parameter as a function of optical data wherein determining the procedural performance parameter comprises classifying the at least one object within optical data to an optical data category using an optical data classifier. At least a processor is configured to compare a procedural performance parameter to a procedural performance threshold. At least a processor is configured to display procedural training feedback through a display unit as a function of a comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ProTrainings, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Christopher Andersen, Adam Matthew Fox, Jason Edwin Leighton, Mark Steven VanderVoord
  • Publication number: 20240108193
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber; a dish rack movably received within the treating chamber, configured for receiving dishes for treatment during the cycle of operation, and moveable relative to the tub; a sprayer located within the treating chamber, configured to emit spray into the dish rack; and a deflector having a base portion fixed to the sprayer, wherein the deflector includes at least one wall that extends away from the base portion such that the at least one wall is positioned to prevent contact between the dishes in the dish rack and the sprayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Frederick Thomas Roderick, Mark Steven Feddema, Joseph Allen Gregory
  • Patent number: 11944425
    Abstract: A compliance monitoring module for an inhaler comprising: a miniature pressure sensor, a sensor port of said sensor being configured to be pneumatically coupled to a flow channel of said inhaler through which a user can inhale; a processor configured to: receive data from a sensing element of the pressure sensor; receive data from a mode sensor configured to detect when the inhaler changes from an inactive mode to an active mode; and based on said data from said pressure sensor sensing element and said data from said mode sensor, compile a compliance report; and a transmitter configured to issue said compliance report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Norton (Waterford) Limited
    Inventors: Mark Steven Morrison, Douglas E. Weitzel, Enrique Calderon Oliveras, Daniel Buck
  • Patent number: 11947691
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for managing access rights for a copy of an original digital document. The method performed by a server system includes receiving a request for generating a copy of an original document. The method includes performing an authorization of the request for generating the copy of the original document based on the access rights associated with the original document. Further, the method includes generating a copy document of the original document upon successful authorization. The method includes determining the access rights defined for the copy document in the original document. The method further includes transmitting the access rights to the copy document. The method includes sending the copy document with the access rights. The access rights set on the copy document facilitate the user to perform document-related operations on the copy document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: I2CHAIN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Steven Manasse, Sanjay Jain, Ajay Jotwani, Dave Swan
  • Patent number: 11946025
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa0.5. This invention also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Mark Robert Sivik, Michael David Cummings, Donna D'Angelo Morrall, Kevin Lee Kott, Keith Homer Baker, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Michael A Valenti, Laurent D. Kieken, Xiayong Michael Hong, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leonard J. Starks
  • Patent number: 11938901
    Abstract: A tethered device for prevention and recovery of a vehicle component (e.g., a catalytic converter) is provided herein. The tethered device comprises a housing having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity. The tethered device further comprises an electronic component disposed within the interior cavity. The tethered device further comprises a plurality of spacers extending from the exterior surface and configured to be adjacent to the vehicle component. The plurality of spacers defines a channel configured to promote airflow between the tethered device and the vehicle component thereby minimizing heat transfer between the tethered device and the vehicle component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CATrack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Steven Richardi, John Rollins, Natasha Peterson, Gregory Duff Bracy
  • Patent number: D1022252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Studco Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Mark McKechnie, Warwick James McAlpin, Benjamin Gordon Stevens
  • Patent number: D1022357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Mrowicki, Mateusz Uzniak, Fabio Cardano, Umit Can Koralay, Daria Anna Michalowicz, Wesley Mendez Ramirez, Mark Steven Feddema