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).

  • Publication number: 20260110192
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: James Nye, Darryl R. Doerr
  • Patent number: 11913249
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
  • Publication number: 20230035220
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
  • Patent number: 11274468
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
  • Publication number: 20210172199
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: James Nye, Brian E. Walls
  • Patent number: 10959699
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris Hebert, Wade Bowe
  • Publication number: 20190200953
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris Hebert, Wade Bowe
  • Publication number: 20180199913
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris Hebert, Wade Bowe
  • Publication number: 20130338500
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris J. Hebert, Wade Bowe
  • Patent number: 8545488
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris J. Hebert, Wade A. Bowe
  • Publication number: 20110009750
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Spectranetics
    Inventors: Kevin D. Taylor, Ken Harlan, James Nye, Robert Splinter, Jacob Keeler, Chris J. Hebert, Wade A. Bowe
  • Publication number: 20050126213
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Brian Darling, Chaun Weng, James Nye