Patents by Inventor Brian Howe

Brian Howe 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: 11146147
    Abstract: A motor electronics unit includes a printed circuit board having a first and a second side. An electrical conductor is connected to the printed circuit board. A heat sink is positioned proximate to the printed circuit board. A housing of a polymeric material includes: an endcap encapsulating the printed circuit board and covering an outer edge of the heat sink defining a heat sink first portion, with a second portion of the heat sink not covered by the polymeric material and extending through and outward from the endcap to transfer heat from the printed circuit board. A first section of the electrical conductor extends through and is partially encapsulated by the endcap. A connector body is integrally connected to the housing. A second section of the electrical conductor is exposed within a cavity of the connector body to electrically connect the printed circuit board to another component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: DUS Operating, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Goatley, Brian Howe
  • Patent number: 11096268
    Abstract: A motor electronics unit includes a printed circuit board having a first side and a second side with electronic components connected to the printed circuit board. An electrical conductor is connected to the printed circuit board. A heat sink is connected to the printed circuit board. A pre-molded electrical connector shroud has a portion of the electrical conductor positioned within the electrical connector shroud. A housing has an endcap, both co-molded in a low pressure injection molding process of a thermally conductive polymeric material. The endcap encapsulates the printed circuit board including the electronic components connected to the printed circuit board and covers a first portion of the heat sink, with a second portion of the heat sink uncovered by the polymeric material of the endcap to permit heat transfer away from the printed circuit board. The endcap also encapsulates a portion of the electrical connector shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Goatley, Brian Howe
  • Publication number: 20200176105
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include devices, systems, and methods for managing an emergency care event using a computing device. Simplified and touch-enabled user interface elements allow a wide variety of events to be selected and quickly entered into an event record. In some embodiments, care guidelines are programmed into the computing device, and are used by the computing device to guide the care team through the steps for various actions to ensure that adherence to the care guidelines is as close as possible. In some embodiments, timers for care events are automatically tracked by the computing device, and alerts are automatically generated in order to further increase compliance with time-based care guidelines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Brian Ross, Bala G. Nair, Roland Lai, Peter E. Oppenheimer, Timothy Wu, Brian Howe
  • Publication number: 20200036265
    Abstract: A motor electronics unit includes a printed circuit board having a first and a second side. An electrical conductor is connected to the printed circuit board. A heat sink is positioned proximate to the printed circuit board. A housing of a polymeric material includes: an endcap encapsulating the printed circuit board and covering an outer edge of the heat sink defining a heat sink first portion, with a second portion of the heat sink not covered by the polymeric material and extending through and outward from the endcap to transfer heat from the printed circuit board. A first section of the electrical conductor extends through and is partially encapsulated by the endcap. A connector body is integrally connected to the housing. A second section of the electrical conductor is exposed within a cavity of the connector body to electrically connect the printed circuit board to another component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Goatley, Brian Howe
  • Publication number: 20200037432
    Abstract: A motor electronics unit includes a printed circuit board having a first side and a second side with electronic components connected to the printed circuit board. An electrical conductor is connected to the printed circuit board. A heat sink is connected to the printed circuit board. A pre-molded electrical connector shroud has a portion of the electrical conductor positioned within the electrical connector shroud. A housing has an endcap, both co-molded in a low pressure injection molding process of a thermally conductive polymeric material. The endcap encapsulates the printed circuit board including the electronic components connected to the printed circuit board and covers a first portion of the heat sink, with a second portion of the heat sink uncovered by the polymeric material of the endcap to permit heat transfer away from the printed circuit board. The endcap also encapsulates a portion of the electrical connector shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Goatley, Brian Howe
  • Patent number: 10207656
    Abstract: A composite module for a vehicle may be both a structural member and include a finished surface. In at least some embodiments, a composite rear shelf module includes a panel with a reinforced multilayer, multi-laminate fiber reinforced plastic composite structure. The panel may include selectively orientated, continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite layers and/or the panel may include discontinuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic reinforcements. The composite rear shelf module may include a show surface film with a class-A surface, eliminating the need for a separate layer of carpet or other material. In some embodiments the module has vehicle attachment members for securing the module to the vehicle body, and the stiffness and mass of the module and the arrangement of the vehicle attachment members and reinforcements are tuned to move the natural modes, or natural frequencies, of the panel outside the working frequency range of any speakers or subwoofers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dura Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Alex Langreet, Jamie Zinser, Brian Howe, Jinseok Jeon
  • Publication number: 20170210306
    Abstract: A composite module for a vehicle may be both a structural member and include a finished surface. In at least some embodiments, a composite rear shelf module includes a panel with a reinforced multilayer, multi-laminate fiber reinforced plastic composite structure. The panel may include selectively orientated, continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite layers and/or the panel may include discontinuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic reinforcements. The composite rear shelf module may include a show surface film with a class-A surface, eliminating the need for a separate layer of carpet or other material. In some embodiments the module has vehicle attachment members for securing the module to the vehicle body, and the stiffness and mass of the module and the arrangement of the vehicle attachment members and reinforcements are tuned to move the natural modes, or natural frequencies, of the panel outside the working frequency range of any speakers or subwoofers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Alex Langreet, Jamie Zinser, Brian Howe, Jinseok Jeon
  • Patent number: 8101590
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of Formula I having the structure where R1, R2, R3 and A are defined in the specification or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof useful as antibacterial agents. Compounds according to Formula (II): where Q, R4, R5, R6 and R10 and A are defined in the specification are useful as chemical intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Phaik-Eng Sum, Tarek Suhayl Mansour, David Brian How, Darrin William Hopper, Matthew Douglas Vera, Joshua James Sabatini, Jaechul Shim
  • Patent number: 7998965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of metalloproteinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Phaik-Eng Sum, Jerauld Stanley Skotnicki, Steve Yik-Kai Tam, Tarek Suhayl Mansour, David Brian How, Joshua James Sabatini, Jason Shaoyun Xiang, Eric Feyfant
  • Patent number: 7947712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compounds; compositions comprising an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound; and methods for treating or preventing a metalloproteinase-related disorder, such as, an arthritic disorder, osteoarthritis, malignant neoplasm, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, myocardial infarction, a corneal ulceration, an ocular surface disease, hepatitis, an aortic aneurysm, tendonitis, a central nervous system disorder, abnormal wound healing, angiogenesis, restenosis, cirrhosis, multiple sclerosis, glomerulonephritis, graft versus host disease, diabetes, an inflammatory bowel disease, shock, invertebral disc degeneration, stroke, osteopenia or a periodontal disease or comprising administering an effective dose of an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound to a mammal in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Matthew G. Bursavich, Sabrina Lombardi, Adam M. Gilbert, Leif Mark Laakso, Gulnaz Khafizova, David Brian How, Joshua James Sabatini, Phaik-Eng Sum, Jeremy Clemens
  • Patent number: 7923446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biaryl sulfonamides and their use as, for example, metalloproteinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Jason Shaoyun Xiang, Steve Yikkai Tam, Yonghan Hu, Phaik-Eng Sum, David Brian How, Darrin William Hopper, Matthew Douglas Vera, Joshua James Sabatini, Thomas Saltmarsh Rush, III, Elisabeth Ann Morris, Katy Evangelia Georgiadis
  • Publication number: 20100010012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of metalloproteinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Phaik-Eng Sum, Jerauld Stanley Skotnicki, Steve Yik-Kai Tam, Tarek Suhayl Mansour, David Brian How, Joshua James Sabatini, Jason Shaoyun Xiang, Eric Feyfant
  • Patent number: 7553873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of metalloproteinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Phaik-Eng Sum, Jerauld Stanley Skotnicki, Steve Yik-Kai Tam, Tarek Suhayl Mansour, David Brian How, Joshua James Sabatini, Jason Shaoyun Xiang, Eric Feyfant
  • Publication number: 20080269213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compounds; compositions comprising an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound; and methods for treating or preventing a metalloproteinase-related disorder, such as, an arthritic disorder, osteoarthritis, malignant neoplasm, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atherosclerosis, age-related macular degeneration, myocardial infarction, a corneal ulceration, an ocular surface disease, hepatitis, an aortic aneurysm, tendonitis, a central nervous system disorder, abnormal wound healing, angiogenesis, restenosis, cirrhosis, multiple sclerosis, glomerulonephritis, graft versus host disease, diabetes, an inflammatory bowel disease, shock, invertebral disc degeneration, stroke, osteopenia or a periodontal disease or comprising administering an effective dose of an 8-Hydroxyquinoline Compound to a mammal in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Matthew G. Bursavich, Sabrina Lombardi, Adam M. Gilbert, Leif Mark Laakso, Gulnaz Khafizova, David Brian How, Joshua James Sabatini, Phaik-Eng Sum, Jeremy Clemens
  • Publication number: 20080177080
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein A?, X and Y are defined in the specification. These compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Phaik-Eng Sum, David Brian How, Darrin William Hopper, Matthew Douglas Vera, Joshua James Sabatini
  • Patent number: 7365087
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein A?, X and Y are defined in the specification. These compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Phaik-Eng Sum, David Brian How, Darrin William Hopper, Matthew Douglas Vera, Joshua James Sabatini
  • Patent number: 7268135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biaryl sulfonamides and their use as, for example, metalloproteinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Jason Shaoyun Xiang, Steve Yikkai Tam, Yonghan Hu, Phaik-Eng Sum, David Brian How, Darrin William Hopper, Matthew Douglas Vera, Joshua James Sabatini, Thomas Saltmarsh Rush, III
  • Publication number: 20070137364
    Abstract: A shift lock assembly including a shifter base and a shift lever having a pivot member that is associated with the shifter base. A detent member having an upper portion including engaging features is coupled to the pivot member. A lock lever having opposing sides and a first end pivotally attached to the shifter base and a second end adapted to contact the engaging features of the detent member is also included. At least one solenoid is connected to the lock lever for pivotally moving the lock lever relative to the detent member wherein the at least one solenoid moves the lock lever between low, middle and high positions in response to control parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Howe, Steve Wieczerza
  • Patent number: 7176225
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein A?, X and Y are defined in the specification. These compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Phaik-Eng Sum, David Brian How, Darrin William Hopper, Matthew Douglas Vera, Joshua James Sabatini
  • Publication number: 20060205562
    Abstract: A shifter mechanism for a motor vehicle includes a shifter lever, a park switch indicating when the shifter lever is out of a park position, and an electric actuator movable between a locking position and an unlocking position to lock and unlock the lever. An interlock switch indicates when the vehicle operator desires to move the lever. A controller moves the actuator when an ignition switch indicates an ignition is on, a brake switch indicates a brake pedal is pressed, and the interlock switch is actuated. The controller also moves the actuator when the lever is not in the park position and the interlock switch is actuated. The controller actuates a vehicle key lock actuator when the ignition switch indicates the vehicle ignition is on or when the park switch indicates that the lever is not in the park position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Howe, Charles Flynn, Mohit Singhal