Patents by Inventor Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe 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: 20240108805
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing an adjustable flow resistor. The adjustable flow resistor can include a chamber into which fluid is introduced, having an input end and an output end. A flow modifier can be situated within the chamber, between the input end and the output end, to modify a flow rate of the fluid. An adjustable resistance member can be positioned to interact with the flow modifier within the chamber to controllably modify the constant flow rate out of the adjustable flow resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Lishan Aklog, Richard Yazbeck, Michael Boutillette, Jessie Gifford, Peter Aliski, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe
  • Publication number: 20240101533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O`Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Patent number: 11851303
    Abstract: An elevating cage apparatus includes a support structure and a carriage that is operable to move vertically with respect to the support structure. The carriage is configured to be alternatively raised and lowered via a first driver and a second driver. The first driver may comprise a powered (electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic) motor, and the second driver may comprise a manual actuation mechanism including a hand crank. Both input drivers may be operable to move the carriage through a dual input worm drive gear box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAFE RACK LLC
    Inventors: James Michael O'Keefe, Jeffrey David Scott
  • Publication number: 20230303345
    Abstract: A raising assembly for use with a gangway connected for rotation between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. The raising assembly comprises at least one fluid actuated cylinder connected to the gangway. A raising actuator is operative to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the gangway toward the stowed position while the raising actuator is continuously activated by an operator. A lowering actuator is operative to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the gangway toward the deployed position due to gravitational forces while the lowering actuator is continuously activated by the operator. The raising assembly is configured to maintain the gangway at a current position between the stowed position and the deployed position if the operator does one of ceasing to activate the raising actuator while raising the gangway or ceasing to activate the lowering actuator while lowering the gangway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: John Rutledge LAWSON, James Michael O'KEEFE, Jeff W. REICHERT, Jeffrey David SCOTT
  • Patent number: 11685618
    Abstract: A gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. A self-raising assembly is operative to rotate the support structure from the deployed position to the stowed position. The self-raising assembly includes at least one fluid actuated cylinder connected between the fixed platform and a distal end of the support structure. A raising actuator is usable by an operator to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the support structure toward the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Safe Rack LLC
    Inventors: John Rutledge Lawson, James Michael O'Keefe, Jeff W. Reichert, Jeffrey David Scott
  • Publication number: 20220135353
    Abstract: A gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. A self-raising assembly is operative to rotate the support structure from the deployed position to the stowed position. The self-raising assembly includes at least one fluid actuated cylinder connected between the fixed platform and a distal end of the support structure. A raising actuator is usable by an operator to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the support structure toward the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: John Rutledge Lawson, James Michael O'Keefe, Jeff W. Reichert, Jeffrey David Scott
  • Patent number: 11319713
    Abstract: An elevating cage system includes floor panels for a walk surface that can pivot upward to expose a portion of a container disposed below the platform. Each floor panel has a latch that pivots to engage a cage railing surrounding the platform and hold the floor panel in an open position. The latch is weighted about a pivot so that when the panel is pivoted to a completely open position, the latch pivots under its own weight to engage a stop so that the latch is disposed in an orientation to engage the handrail and hold the panel in the open position until an operator releases the latch. When the panel pivots to its closed position, the latch's weight balance about its pivot causes the latch to rotate until the latch engages the stop and is held in a stowed orientation in which the latch is entirely below a plane of an upper surface of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Safe Rack LLC
    Inventors: James Michael O'Keefe, James Pierce Daniel, III
  • Patent number: 11254527
    Abstract: A gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. A self-raising assembly is operative to rotate the support structure from the deployed position to the stowed position. The self-raising assembly includes at least one fluid actuated cylinder connected between the fixed platform and a distal end of the support structure. A raising actuator is usable by an operator to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the support structure toward the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Safe Rack LLC
    Inventors: John Rutledge Lawson, James Michael O'Keefe, Jeff W. Reichert, Jeffrey David Scott
  • Publication number: 20220009904
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I. or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O'Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210324736
    Abstract: A method includes conveying a wireline toolstring into a wellbore to perform a downhole operation, wherein the wireline toolstring has a single packer disposed thereon. The method also includes positioning the wireline toolstring in the wellbore adjacent a zone of interest, wherein the zone of interest has a barrier is located at one end of the zone of interest and the wireline toolstring is positioned such that the single packer is located adjacent the zone of interest such that the zone of interest is between the single packer and the barrier. The method can also include setting the single packer and performing a wellbore operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Edmundson, Hadrien Dumont, Adriaan Gisolf, Andrea Pagnin, Kenneth Moelhoff, Michael O'Keefe, Magdy Samir Osman, Najib Gharib
  • Patent number: 11117886
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O'Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Bing Shi, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Patent number: 10935984
    Abstract: A method and system of determining or predicting a climb profile for an aircraft, includes receiving, by a controller module, an initial climb profile defining a portion of a flight plan for the aircraft between takeoff and a cruise profile, and an altitude climb constraint defining at least one altitude limitation of the aircraft, determining, by the controller module, that the initial climb profile does not satisfy the altitude constraint, and determining an updated climb profile based on a set of subsequent climb models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: David Michael Lax, Reza Ghaemi, Pierino Gianni Bonanni, Nicholas Race Visser, Owen Michael O'Keefe
  • Publication number: 20200369647
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O`Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200317456
    Abstract: A gangway comprises a fixed platform and a support structure connected to the fixed platform in a manner that allows the support structure to rotate with respect to the fixed platform between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. A self-raising assembly is operative to rotate the support structure from the deployed position to the stowed position. The self-raising assembly includes at least one fluid actuated cylinder connected between the fixed platform and a distal end of the support structure. A raising actuator is usable by an operator to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the support structure toward the stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: John Rutledge Lawson, James Michael O'Keefe, Jeff W. Reichert, Jeffrey David Scott
  • Patent number: 10594096
    Abstract: A portable electric power hub comprises a housing that includes a base section having a perimeter that is defined by a plurality of straight edges that are joined by a first plurality of rounded corners. The portable electric power hub further includes an intermediate section that includes a plurality of sides that are joined together by a second plurality of rounded corners. Each side of the intermediate section is adjacent to and aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of straight edges of the base section and each of the second plurality of rounded corners is adjacent to and aligned with a corresponding one of the first plurality of rounded corners. The portable electric power hub further includes an upper section including a plurality of angulated sides joined by a third plurality of rounded corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly Rahner, Michael O'Keefe, Bernard Bensussan
  • Publication number: 20200026307
    Abstract: A method and system of determining or predicting a climb profile for an aircraft, includes receiving, by a controller module, an initial climb profile defining a portion of a flight plan for the aircraft between takeoff and a cruise profile, and an altitude climb constraint defining at least one altitude limitation of the aircraft, determining, by the controller module, that the initial climb profile does not satisfy the altitude constraint, and determining an updated climb profile based on a set of subsequent climb models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: David Michael Lax, Reza Ghaemi, Pierino Gianni Bonanni, Nicholas Race Visser, Owen Michael O'Keefe
  • Publication number: 20190360219
    Abstract: An elevating cage system includes floor panels for a walk surface that can pivot upward to expose a portion of a container disposed below the platform. Each floor panel has a latch that pivots to engage a cage railing surrounding the platform and hold the floor panel in an open position. The latch is weighted about a pivot so that when the panel is pivoted to a completely open position, the latch pivots under its own weight to engage a stop so that the latch is disposed in an orientation to engage the handrail and hold the panel in the open position until an operator releases the latch. When the panel pivots to its closed position, the latch's weight balance about its pivot causes the latch to rotate until the latch engages the stop and is held in a stowed orientation in which the latch is entirely below a plane of an upper surface of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: James Michael O'Keefe, James Pierce Daniel, III
  • Patent number: D900034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brandstatter, Bernard Bensussan, Michael O'Keefe
  • Patent number: D911287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brandstatter, Bernard Bensussan, Michael O'Keefe
  • Patent number: D953270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brandstatter, Bernard Bensussan, Michael O'Keefe