Patents by Inventor Erik Mitchell
Erik Mitchell 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).
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Patent number: 11930243Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may provide a system that enables game play or other application sessions from a set of candidate game hosts and environments to consumption devices of a user's choice while the user moves about their home between the different environments. The system may employ methods to determine where a user is located within the home, availability and selection of candidate game hosting and target environments, homing and direction of related I/O and audio-visual (AV) content for consumption. The solution accommodates multiple users simultaneously within the home, whether in single player, multiplayer using the same screen, or multiplayer using separate screen games. The solution may configure AV and input/output (I/O) such that multiple users can consume one or multiple games in the home simultaneously, whether in separate locations or when seated together in front of the same consumption device.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Marc Randall Hammons, Jake Mitchell Leland, Tyler Ryan Cox, Ryan Nicholas Comer, Uboho Thomas Victor, Erik Summa
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Patent number: 11766714Abstract: A method for manufacturing a roll mantle or roll body for a roll line of a continuous casting apparatus that has a shaft includes casting a metal to form the roll mantle or roll body such that the roll mantle or roll body includes at least one internal channel. The roll mantle or roll body has a first end region, a second end region and a central region between the first end region and the second end region, the central region extending along at least 50% of a length of the roll mantle or roll body, and the internal channel may be formed in the central region. The internal channel may also include a pattern or projection.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Patrik Costa, Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Publication number: 20220221005Abstract: A bearing seat assembly for a roller assembly includes a bearing seat; a bearing, arranged inside the bearing seat; a first seal, including at least two sealing lips. The first seal is installed on the bearing seat and is arranged on a first axial outer side of the bearing. At least one sealing lip of the at least two sealing lips of the first seal is arranged around the inner or outer circumference of the first seal. The bearing seat assembly according to the present disclosure realizes enhanced sealing, avoids re-lubrication, improves thermal performance, and prolongs service life.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Erik Mitchell, Zongkang Xu, Weiguang Cao, Weifei Geng
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Publication number: 20220143683Abstract: A method for manufacturing a roll mantle or roll body for a roll line of a continuous casting apparatus that has a shaft includes casting a metal to form the roll mantle or roll body such that the roll mantle or roll body includes at least one internal channel. The roll mantle or roll body has a first end region, a second end region and a central region between the first end region and the second end region, the central region extending along at least 50% of a length of the roll mantle or roll body, and the internal channel may be formed in the central region. The internal channel may also include a pattern or projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Patrik Costa, Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Patent number: 11305339Abstract: A roll line unit for a continuous casting apparatus includes a roll mantle having two ends and a non-rotatable shaft including a coolant line. The roll mantle is rotatably mounted on the non-rotatable shaft by means of a first bearing located in a first end region of the roll mantle and a second bearing located in a second end region of the roll mantle. The roll mantle includes at least one coolant channel having at least one fluid inlet that is arranged to be in fluid communication with the coolant line. The roll line unit includes two outer seals located on an axially outward side of each of the first and second bearings, whereby the outer seals and the first and second bearings are located axially inwards of the ends of the roll mantle.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Inventors: Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Patent number: 11285530Abstract: A roll mantle or roll body configured to be mounted on a shaft of a roll line of a continuous casting apparatus, the roll mantle or roll body being formed by casting and having at least one internal channel. The roll mantle or roll body has a first end region, a second end region and a central region in between the first end region, and the second end region extends along at least 50% of the length of the roll mantle or roll body. The at least one internal channel may be located in the central region and may include a feature such as a pattern or projection.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Patrik Costa, Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Patent number: 11267045Abstract: A roll line unit for a continuous casting apparatus includes a roll mantle or roll body surface rotatable relative to a support housing by means of bearing(s). The support housing has a seal(s) located axially outward relative to the at least one bearing and/or seal(s) located axially inward relative to the at least one bearing, and a lubrication system having lubricant reservoir(s) containing lubricant. The support housing has one or more cavities containing lubricant located adjacent to the seal disposed axially outward of the bearing(s) and/or the seal located axially inward of the bearing(s). The lubricant reservoir(s) is/are in fluid communication with the at least one cavity. An actuator within the lubricant reservoir(s) is arranged to move when the volume of lubricant increases in the cavity and/or the reservoir, and/or to push lubricant from the lubricant reservoir into the cavity when the amount of lubricant in the cavity decreases.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Publication number: 20210197252Abstract: A roll line unit for a continuous casting apparatus includes a roll mantle having two ends and a non-rotatable shaft including a coolant line. The roll mantle is rotatably mounted on the non-rotatable shaft by means of a first bearing located in a first end region of the roll mantle and a second bearing located in a second end region of the roll mantle. The roll mantle includes at least one coolant channel having at least one fluid inlet that is arranged to be in fluid communication with the coolant line. The roll line unit includes two outer seals located on an axially outward side of each of the first and second bearings, whereby the outer seals and the first and second bearings are located axially inwards of the ends of the roll mantle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Publication number: 20210187600Abstract: A roll line unit for a continuous casting apparatus includes a roll mantle or roll body surface rotatable relative to a support housing by means of bearing(s). The support housing has a seal(s) located axially outward relative to the at least one bearing and/or seal(s) located axially inward relative to the at least one bearing, and a lubrication system having lubricant reservoir(s) containing lubricant. The support housing has one or more cavities containing lubricant located adjacent to the seal disposed axially outward of the bearing(s) and/or the seal located axially inward of the bearing(s). The lubricant reservoir(s) is/are in fluid communication with the at least one cavity. An actuator within the lubricant reservoir(s) is arranged to move when the volume of lubricant increases in the cavity and/or the reservoir, and/or to push lubricant from the lubricant reservoir into the cavity when the amount of lubricant in the cavity decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Publication number: 20210078069Abstract: A roll mantle or roll body configured to be mounted on a shaft of a roll line of a continuous casting apparatus, the roll mantle or roll body being formed by casting and having at least one internal channel. The roll mantle or roll body has a first end region, a second end region and a central region in between the first end region, and the second end region extends along at least 50% of the length of the roll mantle or roll body. The at least one internal channel may be located in the central region and may include a feature such as a pattern or projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Patrik Costa, Mats Johansson, Erik Mitchell
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Patent number: 10710151Abstract: A seal cassette for a roll line in a continuous casting machine. The seal cassette configured to seal off a space from an outside environment and includes a first circumferential element and a second circumferential element arranged coaxially and rotatably movable relative each other. At least one third circumferential element is provided and is arranged coaxially relative the first and the second circumferential element and further arranged to be rotatably movable relative the second circumferential element. The first circumferential element is formed as a sleeve extending in an axial direction (A). The second circumferential element provides at least one circumferential seal portion arranged to seal between the second element and the first element. The at least one third circumferential element provides at least one circumferential seal portion to seal between the third element and the second element and further provides a circumferential seal portion that seals against the first element.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Hans-Joachim vom Stein, Erik Mitchell
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Publication number: 20180200784Abstract: A seal cassette for a roll line in a continuous casting machine. The seal cassette configured to seal off a space from an outside environment and includes a first circumferential element and a second circumferential element arranged coaxially and rotatably movable relative each other. At least one third circumferential element is provided and is arranged coaxially relative the first and the second circumferential element and further arranged to be rotatably movable relative the second circumferential element. The first circumferential element is formed as a sleeve extending in an axial direction (A). The second circumferential element provides at least one circumferential seal portion arranged to seal between the second element and the first element. The at least one third circumferential element provides at least one circumferential seal portion to seal between the third element and the second element and further provides a circumferential seal portion that seals against the first element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Hans-Joachim vom Stein, Erik Mitchell
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Publication number: 20140310591Abstract: Systems and methods for designing and implementing dynamic and template-based web page content are described herein. One example includes a presentation layer software development kit providing a full-featured graphical user interface for the design of web page components and structures. The presentation layer software development kit may integrate with various design, development, compilation, and testing tools to generate production-ready web page output in a scalable architecture. Using the presentation layer software development kit, modifications to the web page content may be generated, tested, and deployed in a real-time basis, reducing design and implementation times.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Thong Nguyen, Jay Finch, Erik Mason, Erik Mitchell, Cory Roloff, Nathaniel Caza, David Souza, Ryan Schmidt, Chrystine Twigg, Sean Walker
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Publication number: 20140310590Abstract: Systems and methods for designing and implementing dynamic and template-based web page content are described herein. One example includes a presentation layer software development kit providing a full-featured graphical user interface for the design of web page components and structures. The presentation layer software development kit may integrate with various design, development, compilation, and testing tools to generate production-ready web page output in a scalable architecture. Using the presentation layer software development kit, modifications to the web page content may be generated, tested, and deployed in a real-time basis, reducing design and implementation times.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Thong Nguyen, Jay Finch, Erik Mason, Erik Mitchell, Cory Roloff
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Patent number: 7126808Abstract: An apparatus is provided for handling workpieces, such as semiconductor wafers, during semiconductor processing. The apparatus includes a wafer platen having a plurality of channels each extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the wafer platen, a plurality of lift pins in alignment with the channels, and a mechanism for engaging the lift pins in a loading position of the workpiece, a clamping position of the workpiece so that desired semiconductor processes may be performed to the workpiece, and a lift off position for removing the workpiece from the wafer platen after the semiconductor processes are completed. The mechanism places the lift pins below the surface of the wafer platen in the load position and then raises the lift pins to a first predetermined distance above the surface of the wafer platen in the clamp position such that the first predetermined distance allows the workpiece to be clamped to the wafer platen.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: Bon-Woong Koo, Bjorn O. Pedersen, Jay T. Scheuer, Erik A. Mitchell
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Publication number: 20040196616Abstract: An apparatus is provided for handling workpieces, such as semiconductor wafers, during semiconductor processing. The apparatus includes a wafer platen having a plurality of channels each extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the wafer platen, a plurality of lift pins in alignment with the channels, and a mechanism for engaging the lift pins in a loading position of the workpiece, a clamping position of the workpiece so that desired semiconductor processes may be performed to the workpiece, and a lift off position for removing the workpiece from the wafer platen after the semiconductor processes are completed. The mechanism places the lift pins below the surface of the wafer platen in the load position and then raises the lift pins to a first predetermined distance above the surface of the wafer platen in the clamp position such that the first predetermined distance allows the workpiece to be clamped to the wafer platen.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Bon-Woong Koo, Bjorn O. Pedersen, Jay T. Scheuer, Erik A. Mitchell