Patents by Inventor Katherine Stegner

Katherine Stegner 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).

  • Degassing Electrorheological Fluid
    Publication number: 20230321562
    Abstract: A system may include an output manifold that may be in fluid communication with a reservoir and that may include multiple discharge ports. Each of the discharge ports may be configured to discharge electrorheological fluid into a housing. A recovery manifold may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and include multiple recovery ports. Each of the recovery ports may be configured to receive the electrorheological fluid from a housing. A gas remover may be positioned to extract gas from the electrorheological fluid received from the recovery ports. A housing may be connected to the system, and electrorheological fluid from the system may be pumped through the housing and the gas remover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Raymond L. Nicoli, Katherine Stegner
  • Degassing electrorheological fluid
    Patent number: 11712640
    Abstract: A system may include an output manifold that may be in fluid communication with a reservoir and that may include multiple discharge ports. Each of the discharge ports may be configured to discharge electrorheological fluid into a housing. A recovery manifold may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and include multiple recovery ports. Each of the recovery ports may be configured to receive the electrorheological fluid from a housing. A gas remover may be positioned to extract gas from the electrorheological fluid received from the recovery ports. A housing may be connected to the system, and electrorheological fluid from the system may be pumped through the housing and the gas remover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Raymond L. Nicoli, Katherine Stegner
  • Degassing Electrorheological Fluid
    Publication number: 20210162321
    Abstract: A system may include an output manifold that may be in fluid communication with a reservoir and that may include multiple discharge ports. Each of the discharge ports may be configured to discharge electrorheological fluid into a housing. A recovery manifold may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and include multiple recovery ports. Each of the recovery ports may be configured to receive the electrorheological fluid from a housing. A gas remover may be positioned to extract gas from the electrorheological fluid received from the recovery ports. A housing may be connected to the system, and electrorheological fluid from the system may be pumped through the housing and the gas remover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Raymond L. Nicoli, Katherine Stegner
  • Degassing electrorheological fluid
    Patent number: 10953349
    Abstract: A system may include an output manifold that may be in fluid communication with a reservoir and that may include multiple discharge ports. Each of the discharge ports may be configured to discharge electrorheological fluid into a housing. A recovery manifold may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and include multiple recovery ports. Each of the recovery ports may be configured to receive the electrorheological fluid from a housing. A gas remover may be positioned to extract gas from the electrorheological fluid received from the recovery ports. A housing may be connected to the system, and electrorheological fluid from the system may be pumped through the housing and the gas remover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Raymond L. Nicoli, Katherine Stegner
  • Degassing Electrorheological Fluid
    Publication number: 20190060790
    Abstract: A system may include an output manifold that may be in fluid communication with a reservoir and that may include multiple discharge ports. Each of the discharge ports may be configured to discharge electrorheological fluid into a housing. A recovery manifold may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and include multiple recovery ports. Each of the recovery ports may be configured to receive the electrorheological fluid from a housing. A gas remover may be positioned to extract gas from the electrorheological fluid received from the recovery ports. A housing may be connected to the system, and electrorheological fluid from the system may be pumped through the housing and the gas remover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Raymond L. Nicoli, Katherine Stegner