Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Steele

Michael Scott Steele 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).

  • Method and apparatus for explaining credit scores
    Patent number: 8078524
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for explaining credit scores, for example in connection with a credit score explanation service, in which consumers can identify the sources of information used to establish their credit score, supply their credit report and credit score information in connection with their application for credit-related products and services, such as loans, and determine the effect on their credit score and cost for credit-related products and services based upon various hypothetical changes in their credit behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Fair Isaac Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Crawford, Andrew Flint, Sharon Anne Hatcher, Keith Owen Hillestad, Thomas J. Quinn, Michael William Rapaport, Sue Ann Simon, Michael Scott Steele, Cheryl Lynne St. John
  • System and method for helping consumers understand and interpret credit scores
    Patent number: 7711635
    Abstract: A system and method is provided that provides tools to consumers to help consumers understand their credit scores and how to take action to improve their credit scores. A system and method for each of and for a combination of a score estimating tool, a best action simulation tool, an easy error correction tool, and a score improvement tool are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Fair Isaac Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Scott Steele, Ethan J. Dornhelm, Sharon Hatcher Tilley, Jeffrey Jue, Edward Koichi McAvoy
  • Reciprocating saw
    Patent number: 7188425
    Abstract: An reciprocating saw comprising a housing, a motor, a spindle movably supported within said housing and having a front end adapted to support a saw blade, a drive assembly, and an adjustable shoe assembly. The adjustable shoe assembly includes a shoe, a shoe support member pivotally supporting the shoe, a locking member pivotally supported by the housing, and a lever connected to the locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Bednar, Roger Dean Neitzell, Michael Scott Steele
  • Reciprocating saw
    Patent number: 6851193
    Abstract: An reciprocating saw comprising a housing, a motor, a spindle movably supported within said housing and having a front end adapted to support a saw blade, a drive assembly, and an adjustable shoe assembly. The adjustable shoe assembly includes a shoe, a shoe support member pivotally supporting the shoe, a locking member pivotally supported by the housing, and a lever connected to the locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Bednar, Roger Dean Neitzell, Michael Scott Steele
  • Method and apparatus for explaining credit scores
    Publication number: 20030046223
    Abstract: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for explaining credit scores, for example in connection with a credit score explanation service, in which consumers can identify the sources of information used to establish their credit score, supply their credit report and credit score information in connection with their application for credit-related products and services, such as loans, and determine the effect on their credit score and cost for credit-related products and services based upon various hypothetical changes in their credit behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Stuart Crawford, Andrew Flint, Sharon Anne Hatcher, Keith Owen Hillestad, Thomas J. Quinn, Michael William Rapaport, Sue Ann Simon, Michael Scott Steele, Cheryl Lynn St. John
  • Reciprocating saw
    Publication number: 20010034941
    Abstract: An reciprocating saw comprising a housing, a motor, a spindle movably supported within said housing and having a front end adapted to support a saw blade, a drive assembly, and an adjustable shoe assembly. The adjustable shoe assembly includes a shoe, a shoe support member pivotally supporting the shoe, a locking member pivotally supported by the housing, and a lever connected to the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Bednar, Roger Dean Neitzell, Michael Scott Steele
  • Orbital reciprocating saw
    Patent number: 6249979
    Abstract: An orbital reciprocating saw comprising a housing, a motor, a spindle movably supported within said housing and having a front end adapted to support a saw blade, a reciprocating drive assembly, an orbital drive assembly connected to said spindle to selectively drive the saw blade in an orbital path, an orbital adjustment assembly connected to the orbital drive assembly to adjust the orbital path of the saw blade, and an adjustable shoe assembly. The orbital drive assembly includes an eccentric cam member removably supported on the motor drive shaft and engageable with the spindle to cause orbital movement of the saw blade upon rotation of the motor drive shaft. The orbital adjustment assembly selectively disengages the spindle from the cam member during at least a portion of the rotation of the cam member to change the orbital path of the saw blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Bednar, Roger Dean Neitzell, Michael Scott Steele