Patents by Inventor Michael A. Steed

Michael A. Steed 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: 20180330338
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are provided herein for providing predictive maintenance for an industrial cleaning device. An example method includes receiving operational data indicating operational parameters associated with the industrial cleaning device during operation thereof. The method further includes identifying a trend in the operational data. The method further includes determining that a particular fault event associated with the industrial cleaning device is likely to occur within a particular time frame. The method further includes providing an alert indicating that the particular fault event is likely to occur within the particular time frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: David John Holden, Erik Gordon Miller, Andrew John Cocking, Bert-ten Voorden, Michael A. Steed, Timothy James Waldowski, Karnika Goel
  • Patent number: 9725844
    Abstract: A powdered and liquid chemical distribution system for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals. The system includes a transport module having a plurality of chambers arranged in series to automatically distribute both a powdered chemical and a liquid chemical to a point of use along a single line, wherein the plurality of chambers share a chamber wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Livingston, Michael A. Steed, Scott D. E. Alhart
  • Publication number: 20150014352
    Abstract: A method of operating a dispensing system having a material delivery cycle. In some embodiments, the material delivery cycle includes supplying water to a receptacle, performing an operation intended to release a material into the water, and delivering the material to a downstream component. The first step of the method is to initiate the material delivery cycle. Next, a conductivity proximate to the receptacle is monitored. Additionally, one or more error conditions are identified during the material delivery cycle based at least partially on the monitored conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew J. Cocking, Michael A. Steed, Erik Miller
  • Publication number: 20140312069
    Abstract: A powdered and liquid chemical distribution system for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals. The system includes a transport module having a plurality of chambers arranged in series to automatically distribute both a powdered chemical and a liquid chemical to a point of use along a single line, wherein the plurality of chambers share a chamber wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: James W. Livingston, Michael A. Steed, Scott D. E. Alhart
  • Publication number: 20120247565
    Abstract: A method for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals. The method includes introducing water into an upper end of a measuring chamber, injecting liquid chemical through an inlet located at a lower end of the measuring chamber into a chemical chamber that is fluidly coupled to a lower end of the measuring chamber until a desired volume of the liquid chemical has been introduced, pumping the desired volume of liquid chemical and at least some of the water to a washer, inserting water and a desired dose of a powdered chemical into the upper end of the measuring chamber, and transporting the powdered chemical and at least some of the water to the washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: DIVERSEY, INC.
    Inventors: James W. Livingston, Michael A. Steed, Scott D. E. Alhart
  • Patent number: 8240514
    Abstract: The chemical distribution system (100) includes at least a first chamber that is fluidly coupled to a second chamber below it, which is in turn fluidly coupled to a manifold below it. In use, water and a powdered chemical are introduced into the first chamber. Liquid chemicals, however, are injected into the second chamber through multiple chemicals inlets in the second chamber. A pressure sensor fluidly coupled to the first chamber is used to accurately measure dosages of the liquid chemical. Once the accurate dosages have been determined, the powdered and/or liquid chemicals are distributed through one of multiple manifold outlets and along a single line (116(a), 116(b)) to one of multiple washing machines (102(a), 102(b)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Livingston, Michael A. Steed, Scott D. E. Alhart
  • Publication number: 20100237169
    Abstract: The chemical distribution system (100) includes at least a first chamber that is fluidly coupled to a second chamber below it, which is in turn fluidly coupled to a manifold below it. In use, water and a powdered chemical are introduced into the first chamber. Liquid chemicals, however, are injected into the second chamber through multiple chemicals inlets in the second chamber. A pressure sensor fluidly coupled to the first chamber is used to accurately measure dosages of the liquid chemical. Once the accurate dosages have been determined, the powdered and/or liquid chemicals are distributed through one of multiple manifold outlets and along a single line (116(a), 116(b)) to one of multiple washing machines (102(a), 102(b)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: JohnsonDiversey, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Livingston, Michael A. Steed, Scott D.E. Alhart
  • Publication number: 20090317311
    Abstract: A method of operating a dispensing system having a material delivery cycle. In some embodiments, the material delivery cycle includes supplying water to a receptacle, performing an operation intended to release a material into the water, and delivering the material to a downstream component. The first step of the method is to initiate the material delivery cycle. Next, a conductivity proximate to the receptacle is monitored. Additionally, one or more error conditions are identified during the material delivery cycle based at least partially on the monitored conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Cocking, Michael A. Steed, Erik Miller
  • Patent number: 5897671
    Abstract: A chemical dispensing system controller is used in conjunction with a mechanism for dispensing specified chemicals and a device that transmits trigger signals to the control system for requesting chemicals to be dispensed. The controller receives and accumulates sequences of the transmitted trigger signals. Each trigger signal sequence is preceded and followed by a period of time of predefined duration during which no trigger signals are received. At least some of the trigger signals in some of the trigger signal sequences are not received simultaneously. Also, the number of distinct chemical feed requests that can be communicated using the accumulated trigger signals exceeds the number of distinct trigger signals. The controller maps a first subset of the accumulated trigger signal sequences into chemical feed requests, each of which requests a quantity of a corresponding chemical. The controller enables the dispensing of chemicals in accordance with the chemical feed requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Diversey Lever, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven S. Newman, Michael A. Steed, Robert G. Cords