Patents by Inventor Bruce Stephens

Bruce Stephens 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: 20140255149
    Abstract: A pump for providing a flow of fluid from a fluid source to a fluid destination. The pump includes a rotatable turbine, a first inlet port in fluid communication with the turbine, a first outlet port in fluid communication with the first inlet port, a second inlet port in fluid communication with the turbine, and a second outlet port in fluid communication with the second inlet port. The turbine pumps fluid from the fluid source into the first inlet port and out of the first inlet port into a reservoir. The turbine pumps fluid in the reservoir into the second inlet port and out of the second outlet port to the fluid destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: AIRTEX PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Robert Barnett, Bruce Stephens
  • Patent number: 8031271
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a projection system is disclosed. The method includes determining a location of at least one hotspot on a screen within the projection system, initiating a calibration sequence of the projection system and ignoring the at least one hotspot during the calibration sequence of the projection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Aufranc, Olan C. Way, Bruce Stephens
  • Publication number: 20090009658
    Abstract: A method of calibrating a projection system is disclosed. The method includes determining a location of at least one hotspot on a screen within the projection system, initiating a calibration sequence of the projection system and ignoring the at least one hotspot during the calibration sequence of the projection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Aufranc, Olan C. Way, Bruce Stephens
  • Publication number: 20060020998
    Abstract: A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured to detect an on-screen display condition associated with the media player, and the control unit is configured to prevent first information associated with the on-screen display condition and provided by the media player from being displayed by the projector in response to detecting the on-screen display condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Bronstein, David Ochs, Bruce Stephens, Frederick Taft
  • Publication number: 20060012586
    Abstract: A display device includes a user input device for allowing a user to input a predetermined code, and a processor programmed to automatically adjust one or more settings of the display device based on the predetermined code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: David Ochs, Bruce Stephens
  • Publication number: 20060008240
    Abstract: A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured to determine whether the projector is ready for operation, and the control unit is configured to prevent the media player from playing the media content until the projector is ready for operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Frederick Taft, Kenneth Bronstein, David Ochs, Bruce Stephens
  • Publication number: 20060007792
    Abstract: A system comprising a media player configured to play media content, a projector operatively coupled to the media player and comprising a lamp, and a control unit operatively coupled to the media player and the projector is provided. The control unit is configured to determine whether the media content comprises visual content, and the control unit is configured to prevent the lamp from being turned on in response to determining that the media content does not comprise visual content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Bronstein, Frederick Taft, David Ochs, Bruce Stephens
  • Patent number: 6830439
    Abstract: A universal relief valve assembly (30) installed in an electric fuel pump (10) for returning fuel from an outlet portion (16) of the fuel pump back to the inlet side of the pump. A cartridge (32) is mounted in the pump and has an opening (34) extending therethrough for fuel to flow from the outlet portion of the pump back to the inlet portion of the pump. A relief valve (42) installed in the cartridge is movable from a closed position to an open position by the pressure to which the relief valve is subjected. A valve spring (52) installed in the cartridge biases the relief valve closed. The cartridge is sized to fit into a variety of fuel pumps having a range of outlet pressures, so to reduce the number of relief valve assemblies required to manufacture a line of fuel pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Airtex Products
    Inventor: Bruce Stephens
  • Publication number: 20030190239
    Abstract: A universal relief valve assembly (30) installed in an electric fuel pump (10) for returning fuel from an outlet portion (16) of the fuel pump back to the inlet side of the pump. A cartridge (32) is mounted in the pump and has an opening (34) extending therethrough for fuel to flow from the outlet portion of the pump back to the inlet portion of the pump. A relief valve (42) installed in the cartridge is movable from a closed position to an open position by the pressure to which the relief valve is subjected. A valve spring (52) installed in the cartridge biases the relief valve closed. The cartridge is sized to fit into a variety of fuel pumps having a range of outlet pressures, so to reduce the number of relief valve assemblies required to manufacture a line of fuel pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventor: Bruce Stephens
  • Patent number: 6240904
    Abstract: A two-stage marine fuel pump (10). A first pump stage (S1) has a fuel inlet (24) and a fuel outlet (26). A second pump stage (S2) has a separate fuel inlet (28) and fuel outlet (30). Each pump stage is stand alone such that while the outlet of the first pump stage can be routed to the inlet of the second pump stage, the pump can be otherwise configured. In these other configurations, there is one path for routing fuel to the fuel inlet of the first pump stage and from the outlet thereof, and a separate path for routing fuel to the inlet of the second pump stage and from the outlet thereof. In these alternate configurations fuel pumped from the first stage of the pump is delivered other than to the fuel inlet of the second pump stage, and fuel supplied to the inlet of the second pump stage is delivered other than from the fuel outlet of the first pump stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: UIS, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Meyer, Ralph Ulm, Rodney Boutwell, Bruce Stephens
  • Patent number: 6102011
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system (10) used on marine vessels (B) has a fuel injected, internal combustion engine (E) for propulsion. A fuel tank (T) stores fuel (F) supplied to run the engine through a supply line (L) extending between the fuel tank and the engine. The tank has a relatively small (1.6 in. diameter) opening (O), and a fuel pump (12) is sized to fit within the fuel tank through this opening. The fuel pump pumps fuel, under pressure, from the fuel tank to the engine. A fuel filter (20) is also sized to fit within the tank and is connected to an inlet (14) of the fuel pump. Fuel is drawn into the fuel pump through the fuel filter. A pressure regulator (30) regulates the pressure of fuel pumped to the engine. The pressure regulator is mounted externally of the tank and the fuel pump is tethered to the pressure regulator for the fuel pump and fuel filter to be installed in the fuel tank without use of external supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: UIS, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Meyer, Bruce Stephens