Patents by Inventor M. Wolfe

M. Wolfe 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: 20190149367
    Abstract: Surgical methods for stabilizing a joint are disclosed. The methods aid in surgical repairs by allowing for quick and reproducible repairs to be made. A bone tunnel is formed anteriorly/posteriorly in clavicle, and a bone tunnel is formed superiorly in acromion. At least one cannulated insert is provided into one or both of bone tunnels to protect the bone from abrasions caused by a flexible construct. A flexible construct is passed through the acromion tunnel and the clavicle tunnel. An attachment device may then be positioned on at least one side of the clavicle and/or acromion tunnel, and the flexible construct is attached to the attachment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: William C. Benavitz, Allen E. Holowecky, Augustus D. Mazzocca, Eugene M. Wolf, James J. Guerra
  • Publication number: 20190139140
    Abstract: An electronic trading system utilizes a Match Engine that receives orders, stores them internally, calculates tradable combinations and advertises the availability of real and implied orders in the form of market data. New tradable items defined as combinations of other tradable items may be included in the calculation of tradable combinations. A technique is disclosed for suppression of the calculation and/or subsequent listing of an implied order when the order is either undesired or unnecessary in the market therefore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Brian M. Wolf, John F. Curran, James W. Farrell, Paul J. Callaway, Barry Galster, Andrew Milne, Giuseppe Scimeca, Pearce Peck-Walden, James Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10259094
    Abstract: A material removal device for removing material from a substrate includes a holder extending between first and second sides and a grinding wheel supported by the holder and being operable to remove the material from the substrate. The holder has a guide frame at the first side and a support frame at the second side. The guide frame has a first bottom surface and the support frame has a second bottom surface. The first and second bottom surfaces are vertically offset from each other. The grinding wheel has an axle supported by the guide frame and the support frame. The grinding wheel has a grinding surface located below the first bottom surface and above the second bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel L. Toberman, David L. Fritsche, Michael R. Miller, Robert M. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20190063814
    Abstract: An evaporator includes a refrigerant conduit; and front and rear plates sandwiching the refrigerant conduit, each of the front and rear plates including: a plurality of ice forming columns; a set of first protrusions and a set of second protrusions defined therein, each first protrusion on the front plate and a corresponding first protrusion on the rear plate defining a respective active cavity and each second protrusion on the front plate and a corresponding second protrusion on the rear plate defining a respective passive cavity, the refrigerant conduit extending through each of the active cavities but not any of the passive cavities; and inner flat portions of the front plate and the rear plate facing each other to define respective spaced portions, wherein the active cavities and passive cavities are interspersed and separated by respective inner flat portions so as to define a plurality of ice forming sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Glenn O'Neal Melton, Gregg M. Wolf, David Anglin Sellers, Jeffrey B. Tatum, Robert Amalfitano, Yasuki Mizutani, Jeffrey Bion Boggs, Milaim Hoti
  • Publication number: 20190063135
    Abstract: An integrated casement window operator and lock, including a gear mechanism and an arm assembly, the arm defining a rack portion and an adjacent arcuate gear portion, the arm mounted to the housing with a pinion gear engaged with the rack portion and the arcuate gear portion, the pinion gear defining a star-shaped aperture therethrough and a handle with a square-shaped shaft portion received in the star-shaped aperture of the gear. The handle is selectively rotatable to shift the arm between a window fully closed position and a window fully open position, wherein an anti-backdrive mechanism is provided to inhibit backdriving of the arm in both the window fully closed window fully open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Glen M. Wolf, Gregory J. Vetter, Douglas A. Nolte, Zach Pennaz
  • Patent number: 10204377
    Abstract: An electronic trading system utilizes a Match Engine that receives orders, stores them internally, calculates tradable combinations and advertises the availability of real and implied orders in the form of market data. New tradable items defined as combinations of other tradable items may be included in the calculation of tradable combinations. A technique is disclosed for suppression of the calculation and/or subsequent listing of an implied order when the order is either undesired or unnecessary in the market therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wolf, John F. Curran, James W. Farrell, Paul J. Callaway, Barry L. Galster, Andrew Milne, Giuseppe Scimeca, Pearce Peck-Walden, James Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10195976
    Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper configured for receiving a spreadable material, a removable cartridge configured for sliding engagement with the hopper and having a material transportation mechanism configured for receiving the spreadable material from the hopper, and a spreader configured for receiving the spreadable material from the material transportation mechanism and spreading the spreadable material onto a target surface. One of the hopper and the cartridge may include a roller having a roller surface, and the other of the hopper and the cartridge may include a bearing surface configured for rolling engagement with the roller surface. The cartridge may have one or more pull bars to facilitate removal of the cartridge from the hopper. Related methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Alamo Group Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer J. Null, Vladimir Feldman, Douglas E. Metcalf, Robert W. Wood, Randal M. Wolf, Allen T. Joyce
  • Patent number: 10196790
    Abstract: A wing plow assembly may include a base configured for attachment to a vehicle; an upper arm rotatable about a first axis; a lower arm rotatable about a second axis; a lifting member rotatable about a third axis; a support pivotally attached to the upper arm and the lower arm; and an actuator pivotally attached to the base and the lifting member; wherein the actuator is configured for raising and lowering the support by engagement of the lifting member with the upper arm; wherein the lifting member is rotationally decoupled from the upper arm such that the upper arm is disengageable from the lifting member. At least one of the first axis and the second axis may be configured to be substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Alamo Group Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer J. Null, Matthew H. Hood, Randal M. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10196789
    Abstract: A plow may include a main plow body, a plurality of trip edges hinged to the main plow body, at least one spring sharer hinged to the main plow body, and a plurality of springs each of which is configured to resist rotation of one of the plurality of trip edges and/or the at least one spring sharer. The at least one spring sharer may be configured for engagement with at least two of the plurality of trip edges, and at least one of the plurality of springs may be configured to resist rotation of at least two of the plurality of trip edges via engagement with the at least one spring sharer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Alamo Group Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer J. Null, Thomas M. Fears, Randal M. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10194899
    Abstract: Surgical methods for stabilizing a joint are disclosed. The methods aid in surgical repairs by allowing for quick and reproducible repairs to be made. A bone tunnel is formed anteriorly/posteriorly in clavicle, and a bone tunnel is formed superiorly in acromion. At least one cannulated insert is provided into one or both of bone tunnels to protect the bone from abrasions caused by a flexible construct. A flexible construct is passed through the acromion tunnel and the clavicle tunnel. An attachment device may then be positioned on at least one side of the clavicle and/or acromion tunnel, and the flexible construct is attached to the attachment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Benavitz, Allen E. Holowecky, Augustus D. Mazzocca, Eugene M. Wolf, James J. Guerra
  • Patent number: 10113785
    Abstract: An evaporator includes a refrigerant conduit sandwiched between front and rear plates. The front plate has inner flat portions, each of which is spaced from a respective inner flat portion of the rear plate to define a respective spaced portion. The front and rear plates further include a set of first protrusions and a set of second protrusions. Each first protrusion on the front plate faces a respective first protrusion on the rear plate to define a respective active cavity. Each second protrusion on the front plate faces a respective second protrusion on the rear plate to define a respective passive cavity. The refrigerant conduit extends through each of the active cavities but does not extend through any of the passive cavities. The location of the active and passive cavities are interspersed and separated by respective inner flat portions so as to define a plurality of ice forming sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Hoshizaki America, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn O'Neal Melton, Gregg M. Wolf, David Anglin Sellers, Jeffrey B. Tatum, Robert Amalfitano, Yasuki Mizutani, Jeffrey Bion Boggs, Milaim Hoti
  • Patent number: 10109970
    Abstract: The disclosed invention is a slip ring assembly that provides electrical power transfer to centrifugal turbomachinery while minimizing or eliminating the presence of wires in the flow path. The device transfers electrical power through a set of wires connected to a plurality of brushes that are held rotationally stationary, but allowed to displace axially or radially through a set of springs. The brushes make contact with conductive busbar rings, transferring electricity to the busbar rings. The busbar rings rotate with the centrifugal turbomachine with a set of wires that connect the busbar rings to the blades or other aerodynamic surfaces of the centrifugal turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael E. Slipper, Tristan M. Wolfe, Daniel J. Simmons
  • Patent number: 10053826
    Abstract: A wing plow assembly may include a base configured for attachment to a vehicle; an upper arm rotatable about a first axis; a lower arm rotatable about a second axis; a lifting member rotatable about a third axis; a support pivotally attached to the upper arm and the lower arm; and an actuator pivotally attached to the base and the lifting member; wherein the actuator is configured for raising and lowering the support by engagement of the lifting member with the upper arm; wherein the lifting member is rotationally decoupled from the upper arm such that the upper arm is disengageable from the lifting member. At least one of the first axis and the second axis may be configured to be substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Alamo Group Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer J. Null, Matthew H. Hood, Randal M. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10033145
    Abstract: The disclosed invention is a slip ring assembly that provides electrical power transfer to centrifugal turbomachinery while minimizing or eliminating the presence of wires in the flow path. The device transfers electrical power through a set of wires connected to a plurality of brushes that are held rotationally stationary, but allowed to displace axially or radially through a set of springs. The brushes make contact with conductive busbar rings, transferring electricity to the busbar rings. The busbar rings rotate with the centrifugal turbomachine with a set of wires that connect the busbar rings to the blades or other aerodynamic surfaces of the centrifugal turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael E. Slipper, Tristan M. Wolfe, Daniel J. Simmons
  • Patent number: 10027262
    Abstract: An electric drive for a vehicle uses an inverter circuit configured to provide a multi-phase AC drive signal to an electric machine according to a PWM drive signal. A PWM controller monitors an operating point of the electric drive and is configured to identify an operating region of the electric drive from a plurality of predetermined regions in response to the monitored operating point. A sequence memory stores a plurality of sequences, each sequence optimized for a respective one of the predetermined regions to reduce audible noise and switching losses. The PWM controller generates the PWM drive signal according to a respective sequence corresponding to the identified operating region. Thus, the reduction of audible noise and switching losses is optimized based on torque and/or speed of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Wolf, Michael W. Degner
  • Publication number: 20180185976
    Abstract: A material removal device for removing material from a substrate includes a holder extending between first and second sides and a grinding wheel supported by the holder and being operable to remove the material from the substrate. The holder has a guide frame at the first side and a support frame at the second side. The guide frame has a first bottom surface and the support frame has a second bottom surface. The first and second bottom surfaces are vertically offset from each other. The grinding wheel has an axle supported by the guide frame and the support frame. The grinding wheel has a grinding surface located below the first bottom surface and above the second bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel L. Toberman, David L. Fritsche, Michael R. Miller, Robert M. Wolf
  • Patent number: 10007102
    Abstract: A microscope and methods of using the microscope to image a specimen on a microscope slide are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of a microscope receive a slide carrier that loosely supports a plurality of microscope slides. The microscope may include a slide clamping assembly that clamps the plurality of microscope slides to fixedly support and physically separate the microscope slides from the slide carrier during imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Bickert, Catherine Marie M. Wolf
  • Patent number: 9960715
    Abstract: Provided is a light activated piezoelectric converter comprising a cantilever vane coupled to a foundation. The vane comprises a first surface and a second surface. The first and second surfaces are generally co-planer and adjacent to a common boundary and have differing emissivities. A piezoelectric material is additionally coupled to the vane, arranged such that a deflection of the free end of the vane generates stress acting on the piezoelectric material. When the piezoelectric converter is illuminated with a radiant flux, the differing emissivities of the first and second surfaces produce a temperature gradient across the vane and a thermal creep force across the planar surface generates a deflection of the vane, and a subsequent voltage induced by the stress on the piezoelectric material generates a voltage between a first electrode and second electrode in electrical contact with the piezoelectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Andres Larraza, David M. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9943201
    Abstract: A movable fluid collection device includes a mat assembly, a first conduit segment, and a second conduit segment. The mat assembly includes an absorption material and a low-friction sliding floor-contact material. The first conduit segment may include a loop of tubing having at least one fluid collection opening formed therein, and the second conduit segment connects the first conduit to a suction collection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BIG FOOT SUCTION, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Esposito, Carol M. Wolfe, Justin Pagano, Keith Bright
  • Patent number: 9931971
    Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper configured for receiving a spreadable material, a removable cartridge configured for sliding engagement with the hopper and having a material transportation mechanism configured for receiving the spreadable material from the hopper, and a spreader configured for receiving the spreadable material from the material transportation mechanism and spreading the spreadable material onto a target surface. One of the hopper and the cartridge may include a roller having a roller surface, and the other of the hopper and the cartridge may include a bearing surface configured for rolling engagement with the roller surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Alamo Group Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer J. Null, Vladimir Feldman, Douglas E. Metcalf, Robert W. Wood, Randal M. Wolf