Patents by Inventor James Nye
James Nye 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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Publication number: 20260110192Abstract: An exemplary lock cylinder has an operating configuration and a rekey configuration, and generally includes a shell, a plug, and a rekey bar. The shell includes a body portion and a tower. The plug is mounted in the body portion for rotation between a home position and a rotated position, and includes a faceplate having an aperture. The rekey bar is mounted in the tower for movement between a first position and a second position. With the plug in the home position, the aperture is misaligned with the tower and the rekey bar is inaccessible. With the plug in the rotated position, the aperture is aligned with the tower and the rekey bar is accessible such that insertion of a tool through the aperture moves the rekey bar from the first position to the second position, thereby moving the lock cylinder from the operating configuration to the rekey configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2024Publication date: April 23, 2026Inventors: James Nye, Darryl R. Doerr
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Patent number: 11913249Abstract: An exemplary lock apparatus includes a housing and a plug assembly rotatably mounted in the housing. The plug assembly includes a tumbler assembly operable to selectively prevent rotation of the plug assembly relative to the housing and a retention mechanism operable to selectively prevent removal of the plug assembly from the housing. A system including the lock apparatus may include a change key configured to actuate the tumbler assembly without actuating the retention mechanism and/or a control key configured to actuate both the tumbler assembly and the retention mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
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Publication number: 20230035220Abstract: An exemplary lock apparatus includes a housing and a plug assembly rotatably mounted in the housing. The plug assembly includes a tumbler assembly operable to selectively prevent rotation of the plug assembly relative to the housing and a retention mechanism operable to selectively prevent removal of the plug assembly from the housing. A system including the lock apparatus may include a change key configured to actuate the tumbler assembly without actuating the retention mechanism and/or a control key configured to actuate both the tumbler assembly and the retention mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
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Patent number: 11274468Abstract: An exemplary lock apparatus includes a housing and a plug assembly rotatably mounted in the housing. The plug assembly includes a tumbler assembly operable to selectively prevent rotation of the plug assembly relative to the housing and a retention mechanism operable to selectively prevent removal of the plug assembly from the housing. A system including the lock apparatus may include a change key configured to actuate the tumbler assembly without actuating the retention mechanism and/or a control key configured to actuate both the tumbler assembly and the retention mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
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Publication number: 20210172199Abstract: An exemplary lock apparatus includes a housing and a plug assembly rotatably mounted in the housing. The plug assembly includes a tumbler assembly operable to selectively prevent rotation of the plug assembly relative to the housing and a retention mechanism operable to selectively prevent removal of the plug assembly from the housing. A system including the lock apparatus may include a change key configured to actuate the tumbler assembly without actuating the retention mechanism and/or a control key configured to actuate both the tumbler assembly and the retention mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
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Patent number: 10959699Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a laser catheter that includes a catheter body, a light guide, and a distal tip that extends beyond the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, an imaging device is disposed on the distal tip such that the imaging device is distal relative to the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, the imaging device can be gated to record images during and or slightly beyond periods when the laser catheter is not activated.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris Hebert, Wade Bowe
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Publication number: 20190200953Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a laser catheter that includes a catheter body, a light guide, and a distal tip that extends beyond the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, an imaging device is disposed on the distal tip such that the imaging device is distal relative to the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, the imaging device can be gated to record images during and or slightly beyond periods when the laser catheter is not activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris Hebert, Wade Bowe
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Publication number: 20180199913Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a laser catheter that includes a catheter body, a light guide, and a distal tip that extends beyond the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, an imaging device is disposed on the distal tip such that the imaging device is distal relative to the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, the imaging device can be gated to record images during and or slightly beyond periods when the laser catheter is not activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris Hebert, Wade Bowe
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Publication number: 20130338500Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a laser catheter that includes a catheter body, a light guide, and a distal tip that extends beyond the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, an imaging device is disposed on the distal tip such that the imaging device is distal relative to the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, the imaging device can be gated to record images during and/or slightly beyond periods when the laser catheter is not activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: The Spectranetics CorporationInventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris J. Hebert, Wade Bowe
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Patent number: 8545488Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a laser catheter that includes a catheter body, a light guide, and a distal tip that extends beyond the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, an imaging device is disposed on the distal tip such that the imaging device is distal relative to the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, the imaging device can be gated to record images during and/or slightly beyond periods when the laser catheter is not activated.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: The Spectranetics CorporationInventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris J. Hebert, Wade A. Bowe
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Publication number: 20110009750Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a laser catheter that includes a catheter body, a light guide, and a distal tip that extends beyond the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, an imaging device is disposed on the distal tip such that the imaging device is distal relative to the exit aperture of the light guide. In some embodiments, the imaging device can be gated to record images during and/or slightly beyond periods when the laser catheter is not activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: SpectraneticsInventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris J. Hebert, Wade A. Bowe
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Publication number: 20050126213Abstract: A cooling circuit through which coolant flows, for use with a refrigerated cabinet. The cooling circuit includes a compressor and a condenser with a flow path extending there between. The cooling circuit also includes an evaporator and a second flow path that extends between the evaporator and the condenser. The cooling circuit additionally includes a suction accumulator and a flow path extending between the evaporator and the suction accumulator, while a fourth flow path extends between the suction accumulator and the compressor. The cooling circuit also includes a coolant bypass and a switch that switches the cooling circuit between a cycling mode and a non-cycling mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Brian Darling, Chaun Weng, James Nye