Patents by Inventor Dan A. Steinberg

Dan A. Steinberg 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: 20230416654
    Abstract: A water-based cleaner for removing adhesives and goo substances. The cleaner contains water, particles of a multi-valent metal fatty acid soap such as magnesium stearate or calcium stearate, and a surfactant that facilitates wetting of the soap particles. The soap has a low solubility in water, such as less than 100 mg/liter. Some of the soap particles may have an elongated shape with aspect ratios of 10 or more. The cleaner may also contain an abrasive material such as soda lime glass powder, limestone powder, or biodegradable polymer powder. To remove adhesive from a surface\, the cleaner is rubbed against a surface, for example with a scrubber. The present cleaner causes adhesive to detach from the surface, reattachment of the adhesive is prevented. The detached adhesive is then rinsed away with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20230347498
    Abstract: A storage device for hex bits with an annular groove 22. The storage device comprises an elastomeric sheet with holes that mate with the annular groove. The holes are sized such that the annular groove is at least partially occupied by the elastomeric sheet when the annular groove is disposed in the hole. The holes have a minimum diameter that is smaller than a major diameter or minor diameter of the hexagonal portion of the hex bit. The hex bit is retained in the hole because removing the hex bit requires stretching/deformation of the elastomeric sheet. The holes can have an hourglass shape. The holes can be symmetrical or asymmetrical. The holes can be non-circular, such as polygonal, square, or triangular. The elastomeric sheet can be made of rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Patent number: 11653437
    Abstract: Provided is a method for making a composite structure with exposed conductive fibers. The exposed conductive fibers can be used for static dissipation. In the present method, a liquid, gum, gel, or impermeable film mask is applied to the conductive fiber material. The mask functions to prevent infiltration of curable liquid resin into the conductive fiber material. The masked conductive fiber material is incorporated into the composite structure, along with structural fiber material. The liquid resin is cured. The mask material and cured resin are removed from the masked areas, thereby exposing the conductive fiber material. The exposed conductive fiber material can collect and drain electrostatic charges. The present method can be used to make storage tanks and other objects that require electrostatic charge dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Petro Guardian, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Robert Franklin Morris, III, Benjamin Allen Hearst
  • Patent number: 11503850
    Abstract: A mayonnaise product in which the oil phase includes a combination of medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil and a saturated fat such as butter oil, coconut oil, or palm oil, and further in combination with a high oleic oil. The MCT and high oleic oil reduces crystallization of the saturated fat when cooled, and consequently this improves emulsion stability. The oil phase preferably comprises at least about 70 or 75% saturated fat and less than 7%, 10% or 15% linoleic acid (omega-6), which provides exceptionally high resistance to lipid oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Fresh Twist Foods
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Patent number: 11166359
    Abstract: Provided is a method for making a composite structure with exposed conductive fibers. The exposed conductive fibers can be used for static dissipation. In the present method, a liquid, gum, gel, or impermeable film mask is applied to the conductive fiber material. The mask functions to prevent infiltration of curable liquid resin into the conductive fiber material. The masked conductive fiber material is incorporated into the composite structure, along with structural fiber material. The liquid resin is cured. The mask material and cured resin are removed from the masked areas, thereby exposing the conductive fiber material. The exposed conductive fiber material can collect and drain electrostatic charges. The present method can be used to make storage tanks and other objects that require electrostatic charge dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: PETRO GUARDIAN, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Robert Franklin Morris, III, Benjamin Allen Hearst
  • Publication number: 20210235808
    Abstract: Shoes have an upper which is highly breathable and made of air-permeable materials. A barrier is attached to the sole with a water-tight bond and circumscribes the shoes. The barrier is impermeable to wind and water. Optionally, the barrier is present only in a front section of the shoes, in which case the barrier terminal ends are bonded to to an outer surface of the shoe. The barrier extends upwardly from the sole about 0.5-6 inches. The barrier may be curved such that it extends over a front section of the shoe, optionally following the shape of the upper. The barrier provides significant protection from wind and water, but does not greatly impair breathability of the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20200178831
    Abstract: One embodiment includes a medical system including electrodes configured for application to a body of a subject and configured to output signals in response to electrical activity of a heart of the subject, a display, and a processor configured to store a set of templates corresponding to different types of arrhythmia of the heart, apply the templates to the signals so as to associate one or more different temporal sections of the signals with respective ones of the types of arrhythmia, and render to the display a user interface screen including at least a part of the signals and graphical identifiers identifying the different temporal sections of at least the part of the signals with the respective ones of the types of arrhythmia with which they are associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Morris Ziv-Ari, Yoav Benaroya, Dan Steinberg, Adi Kanetti, Ido Ilan
  • Patent number: 10462885
    Abstract: Provided is a method for making a composite structure with exposed conductive fibers. The exposed conductive fibers can be used for static dissipation. In the present method, a liquid, gum, gel, or impermeable film mask is applied to the conductive fiber material. The mask functions to prevent infiltration of curable liquid resin into the conductive fiber material. The masked conductive fiber material is incorporated into the composite structure, along with structural fiber material. The liquid resin is cured. The mask material and cured resin are removed from the masked areas, thereby exposing the conductive fiber material. The exposed conductive fiber material can collect and drain electrostatic charges. The present method can be used to make storage tanks and other objects that require electrostatic charge dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Petro Guardian, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Robert Franklin Morris, III, Benjamin Allen Hearst
  • Patent number: 10271588
    Abstract: A shorts garment comprising insulating fleece and durable, wind-blocking patch pockets. The shorts comprise fleece front and rear panels with high air permeability. The patch pockets comprise durable, non-stretch fabric with low air permeability. The low air permeability of the patch pockets provides wind and cold protection for the thigh areas. The air permeabilities of the pocket fabric and fleece fabric are within disclosed numerical ranges. Additionally, the pocket permeability is optionally less than ½, ¼ or 1/10 the permeability of the fleece panels. The patch pockets protect the fleece from wear and abrasion. A crotch area between the pockets has high air permeability fleece, and so the crotch receives cooling air ventilation. The patch pockets preferably cover about 20%, 30%, 40% or more of the front fleece panels. The present shorts garment is comfortably warm in cool temperatures and over a wide temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20180137415
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to developing a predictive analytic model based on data records partitioned as a function of at least one relationship between parts and folds, assigning more than one part to test each fold, and assigning at least one part to test more than one fold; and evaluating the predictive analytic model based on more than one prediction determined for each observation in each test data record as a function of a predictive analytic model not trained on the test data record. In an illustrative example, the relationship between parts and folds may exclude some of the training data in common, with the same degree of overlap in the data between each pair of folds. Various examples may advantageously produce models built on each pair of folds having nearly equal pairwise-correlation of their predictions with models built on any other pair of folds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Minitab, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Nicholas Scott Cardell
  • Publication number: 20180064179
    Abstract: A shorts garment comprising insulating fleece and durable, wind-blocking patch pockets. The shorts comprise fleece front and rear panels with high air permeability. The patch pockets comprise durable, non-stretch fabric with low air permeability. The low air permeability of the patch pockets provides wind and cold protection for the thigh areas. The air permeabilities of the pocket fabric and fleece fabric are within disclosed numerical ranges. Additionally, the pocket permeability is optionally less than ½, ¼ or 1/10 the permeability of the fleece panels. The patch pockets protect the fleece from wear and abrasion. A crotch area between the pockets has high air permeability fleece, and so the crotch receives cooling air ventilation. The patch pockets preferably cover about 20%, 30%, 40% or more of the front fleece panels. The present shorts garment is comfortably warm in cool temperatures and over a wide temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Patent number: 9867420
    Abstract: Flip flop sandals with a barrier around a perimeter of a sole. The barrier forms a continuous loop, thereby protecting the feet from wind and water in all directions. The flip flops comprise a medial strap, a lateral strap and a toe strap attached to the sole at locations interior to the barrier. The barrier protects the feet from water splashes, puddles, wet grass and wind. The barrier height can be in the range of 0.5-4 inches or 0.7-3 inches. Alternatively, the barrier height can be at least 40% or ½ a length of the toe strap. The barrier can be made of closed cell foam or plastic film. The attachment between the sole and barrier can be water tight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20180007767
    Abstract: Provided is a method for making a composite structure with exposed conductive fibers. The exposed conductive fibers can be used for static dissipation. In the present method, a liquid, gum, gel, or impermeable film mask is applied to the conductive fiber material. The mask functions to prevent infiltration of curable liquid resin into the conductive fiber material. The masked conductive fiber material is incorporated into the composite structure, along with structural fiber material. The liquid resin is cured. The mask material and cured resin are removed from the masked areas, thereby exposing the conductive fiber material. The exposed conductive fiber material can collect and drain electrostatic charges. The present method can be used to make storage tanks and other objects that require electrostatic charge dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Dan Steinberg
  • Patent number: 9842175
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for automatically identifying and selecting preferred classification and regression trees. The invention is used to identify a specific decision tree or group of trees that are consistent across train and test samples in node-specific details that are often important to decision makers. Specifically, for a tree to be identified as preferred by this system, the train and test samples must both agree on key measures for every terminal node of the tree. In addition to this node-by-node criterion, an additional tree selection method may be imposed. Accordingly, the train and test samples rank order the nodes on a relevant measure in the same way. Both consistency criteria may be applied in a fuzzy manner in which agreement must be close but need not be exact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Minitab, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Nicholas Scott Cardell
  • Publication number: 20170311675
    Abstract: Flip flop sandals with a barrier around a perimeter of a sole. The barrier forms a continuous loop, thereby protecting the feet from wind and water in all directions. The flip flops comprise a medial strap, a lateral strap and a toe strap attached to the sole at locations interior to the barrier. The barrier protects the feet from water splashes, puddles, wet grass and wind. The barrier height can be in the range of 0.5-4 inches or 0.7-3 inches. Alternatively, the barrier height can be at least 40% or ½ a length of the toe strap. The barrier can be made of closed cell foam or plastic film. The attachment between the sole and barrier can be water tight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: dan steinberg
  • Patent number: 9775223
    Abstract: Provided is a storage tank or structure with conductive fiber material (e.g. carbon fiber) for dissipating electrostatic charge. The tank comprises a tank wall made of composite material, such as polyester-fiberglass composite. On an inner tank surface, open areas are provided in which the conductive fiber is exposed. The conductive fiber material has broken fiber tips and stray fibers for collecting electrostatic charge. Outside the open areas, the conductive fiber material is covered with a layer of cured resin. The conductive fiber is exposed only in the open areas. An impermeable film may be present under the conductive fiber in the open areas. The present invention also includes a method for making the tank, in which a liquid, gel, or impermeable film mask is applied to the conductive fiber material. The mask functions to prevent infiltration of liquid resin into the conductive fiber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Robert Franklin Morris, III, Benjamin Allen Hearst
  • Patent number: 9760656
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically identifying and selecting preferred classification and regression trees are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed invention may be used to identify a specific decision tree or group of preferred trees that are predictively consistent across train and test samples evaluated against at least one node-specific constraint imposed by the decision-maker, while also having high predictive performance accuracy. Specifically, for a tree to be identified as preferred by embodiments of the disclosed invention, the train and test samples when evaluated node-by-node must agree on at least one key measure of predictive consistency. In addition to this node-by-node criterion, the decision-maker may adjust selection constraints to permit selection of a tree having a small number of node-by-node consistency disagreements, but with high overall tree predictive performance accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Minitab, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Nicholas Scott Cardell
  • Publication number: 20170061331
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically identifying and selecting preferred classification and regression trees are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed invention may be used to identify a specific decision tree or group of preferred trees that are predictively consistent across train and test samples evaluated against at least one node-specific constraint imposed by the decision-maker, while also having high predictive performance accuracy. Specifically, for a tree to be identified as preferred by embodiments of the disclosed invention, the train and test samples when evaluated node-by-node must agree on at least one key measure of predictive consistency. In addition to this node-by-node criterion, the decision-maker may adjust selection constraints to permit selection of a tree having a small number of node-by-node consistency disagreements, but with high overall tree predictive performance accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: HEALTH CARE PRODUCTIVITY, INC
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Nicholas Scott Cardell
  • Patent number: 9540170
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic charge dissipator for removing electrostatic charge inside a storage tank or other enclosed volume. The dissipator comprises yarns of electrically conductive polymeric fibers, such as carbon fiber. The yarns have broken fiber tips or stray fibers projecting away from the yarns, thereby functioning to concentrate electric fields and facilitate charge collection. The yarns are attached to a bracket for mechanical attachment to the tank, and are electrically connected to a feedthrough for providing an electrical path to ground potential. The present dissipator can also comprise a support, such as a rope, chain, or the like, and a weight for limiting the movement of the dissipator. The present dissipator is highly corrosion resistant and does not threaten pumps or valves with damaging metal debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Morris, III, Benjamin Allen Hearst, Dan Steinberg
  • Patent number: 9524476
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically identifying and selecting preferred size classification and regression trees are disclosed. The invention is used to identify a specific decision tree or group of preferred size trees that are consistent across train and test samples in node-specific details that are often important to decision makers. Specifically, for a tree to be identified as preferred by this system, the train and test samples must both agree on key measures for every terminal node of the tree. In addition to this node-by-node criterion, an additional tree selection method may be imposed. Accordingly, the train and test samples rank order the nodes on a relevant measure in the same way. Both consistency criteria may be applied in a fuzzy manner in which agreement must be close but need not be exact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: HEALTH CARE PRODUCTIVITY, INC.
    Inventors: Dan Steinberg, Nicholas Scott Cardell