Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Flanagan

Joseph P. Flanagan 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: 20240073282
    Abstract: Systems and methods of diagnosing a communication system within an industrial machine. The method includes receiving, from the industrial machine, communication system data of the communication system of the industrial machine and determining whether the received communication system data indicates an occurrence of a communication system issue. The method further includes determining whether the received communication system data includes one or more dismissive parameters in response to determining that the received communication system data indicates the occurrence of the communication system issue. The method also includes analyzing the received communication system data to determine whether a remote resolution to the communication system issue is available and transmitting the remote resolution to a user associated with the industrial machine in response to determining that the remote resolution to the communication system issue is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Curtis P. Ritter, Joseph A. Bell, Michael F. Flanagan, Daniel Luan Rossi, Donald J. Adams, Matheus Felipe Bedendo Hickmann
  • Patent number: 8607388
    Abstract: A patient-support apparatus includes a deck, a headrail, and an entertainment system. The deck has a head end, a foot end spaced from the head end, a first side extending from the head end to the foot end, and a second side spaced from the first side and extending from the head end to the foot end. The headrail is coupled to the deck and extends along the first side of the deck near the head end of the deck. The entertainment system includes a user input and a projection device coupled to the headrail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Flanagan, Christopher D. Newport
  • Patent number: 7004841
    Abstract: A universal joint includes a yoke with a leg having an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture includes an annular groove. The universal joint also includes a cruciform having a trunnion, a bearing cup positioned in the aperture and mounted on the trunnion and a retention member including a stepped cross-section. The retention member is disposed within the groove to fill the gap remaining between the groove edge and the bearing cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Bommarito, Steven P. Gillihan, Joseph P. Flanagan
  • Patent number: 6821207
    Abstract: A universal joint includes a yoke with a leg having an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture includes an annular groove. The universal joint also includes a cruciform having a trunnion, a bearing cup positioned in the aperture and mounted on the trunnion and retention ember including a stepped cross-section. The retention member is disposed within the groove to fill the gap remaining between the groove edge and bearing cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Bommarito, Steven P. Gillihan, Joseph P. Flanagan
  • Publication number: 20040166946
    Abstract: A universal joint includes a yoke with a leg having an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture includes an annular groove. The universal joint also includes a cruciform having a trunnion, a bearing cup positioned in the aperture and mounted on the trunnion and a retention member including a stepped cross-section. The retention member is disposed within the groove to fill the gap remaining between the groove edge and the bearing cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Michael J. Bommarito, Steven P. Gillihan, Joseph P. Flanagan