Patents by Inventor Robert F. Lyons

Robert F. Lyons 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: 11447080
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wire harness retainer assembly. The wire harness retainer assembly includes a stud including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The stud includes a cavity between the first end and the second end. The stud is configured to receive a wire harness retainer thereon. The wire harness retainer assembly also includes a plug configured to be positioned at least partially within the cavity to lock the wire harness retainer onto the stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Luthi, David O. Fisher, Steven P. West, Robert F. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20210155175
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wire harness retainer assembly. The wire harness retainer assembly includes a stud including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The stud includes a cavity between the first end and the second end. The stud is configured to receive a wire harness retainer thereon. The wire harness retainer assembly also includes a plug configured to be positioned at least partially within the cavity to lock the wire harness retainer onto the stud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Luthi, David O. Fisher, Steven P. West, Robert F. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20100257129
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are provided for using audio features to classify audio for information retrieval. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of generating a collection of auditory images, each auditory image being generated from respective audio files according to an auditory model; extracting sparse features from each auditory image in the collection to generate a sparse feature vector representing the corresponding audio file; and ranking the audio files in response to a query including one or more words using the sparse feature vectors and a matching function relating sparse feature vectors to words in the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Robert F. Lyon, Martin Rehn, Thomas Walters, Samy Bengio, Gal Chechik
  • Patent number: 5551698
    Abstract: A board game comprising: a playing board formed in a planar configuration with a race track printed thereupon, the track having an outer periphery with a plurality of lanes and a center section, each lane being comprising a plurality of individual printed blocks, the center section of the track including a plurality of racing related printed structures formed in a variety of shapes and sizes, at least one structure being formed contiguously with the periphery of the track, a plurality of additional words and symbols being imprinted upon the board, the game including a plurality of race car tokens and a random number generating system; and a set of playing rules informing the users how to play the game, the game adapted to be played by a plurality of players, the first player reaching the finish line after a predetermined number of laps around the track being declared the winner, the players moving their tokens around the track according to the results of the random number generating system, the game simulatin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Inventor: Robert F. Lyon
  • Patent number: 4508135
    Abstract: A combined inlet and outlet fitting for a fluid handling mechanism comprising a block having an inlet passage and an outlet passage having corresponding one ends adapted to be connected to the mechanism and the opposite ends thereof extending to the same one longitudinal end of the block. A coupling is attached to said one end of the block so that it can be moved arcuately relative to the block. The coupling has inlet and outlet ports connected to said inlet and outlet passages, respectively. Fastening means are provided for releasably securing said coupling in fluid-tight sealed relationship with said block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Armstrong International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Schlesch, Robert F. Lyons
  • Patent number: 4149557
    Abstract: An inverted bucket-type steam trap has a completely sealed casing of uniform wall thickness and preferably made of stainless steel. The casing is comprised of an upper part and a lower part. The lower part and the upper part both have a cylindrical wall portion which is open at one end and closed at the other end by a spherical segment-shaped bottom wall. The upper part and the lower part are affixed to each other by welding. The upper part has sidewardly extending outlet and inlet fitting means welded thereto. A valve is provided in association with the outlet fitting means. An inverted bucket is movable vertically inside the casing in response to the presence of condensate therein to operate the valve between opened and closed positions. An inlet tube is provided inside the casing and it extends from the inlet fitting means into the lower end of the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Assignee: Armstrong Machine Works
    Inventors: David A. Keech, Ronald D. Schlesch, Robert F. Lyons