Patents by Inventor Steve Bowyer

Steve Bowyer 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: 20090122856
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the number of DQ pins and current used to access data in a memory system or data transfer device, wherein an additional bit is temporally encoded on a data word during a singular access cycle. During an access cycle, the pulse level or levels of encoded bits may determine one or more bits values in a data word being expressed, while the pulse/pulses position in time within a data access cycle determines the remaining bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Robert BAXTER, Roland BARTH, Steve BOWYER, Jonghee HAN, Harald LORENZ, Jason VARRICCHIONE, Thomas VOGELSANG
  • Patent number: 6123402
    Abstract: A vertical support for supporting a drawer slide mechanism in a cabinet. The vertical support includes a support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member that extends into the opening. The resilient tab member releasably engages the slide mechanism as it is disposed in the opening. Alternatively, a resilient tab member is attached to the slide mechanism and is adapted to releasably engage an opening in the front vertical support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Bowyer, Herman Smeetz, Alan Wright
  • Patent number: 6042206
    Abstract: A vertical support for supporting a drawer slide mechanism in a cabinet. The vertical support includes a support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member that extends into the opening. The resilient tab member releasably engages the slide mechanism as it is disposed in the opening. Alternatively, a resilient tab member is attached to the slide mechanism and is adapted to releasably engage an opening in the front vertical support member. A method is also provided for assembling a drawer support assembly in a cabinet. The method comprises the steps of providing a cabinet housing, a slide mechanism that has a forward and rear portion, and a front vertical support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member extending into the opening. The front vertical support is attached to the housing and the forward portion of the slide mechanism is secured to the front vertical support member such that the resilient tab member releasably engages the forward portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Bowyer, Herman Smeetz, Alan Wright
  • Patent number: 5785401
    Abstract: A vertical support for supporting a drawer slide mechanism in a cabinet. The vertical support includes a support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member that extends into the opening. The resilient tab member releasably engages the slide mechanism as it is disposed in the opening. Alternatively, a resilient tab member is attached to the slide mechanism and is adapted to releasably engage an opening in the front vertical support member. A method is also provided for assembling a drawer support assembly in a cabinet. The method comprises the steps of providing a cabinet housing, a slide mechanism that has a forward and rear portion, and a front vertical support member that has an opening and a resilient tab member extending into the opening. The front vertical support is attached to the housing and the forward portion of the slide mechanism is secured to the front vertical support member such that the resilient tab member releasably engages the forward portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Bowyer, Herman Smeetz, Alan Wright