Patents by Inventor Michael Steed

Michael 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: 20100222272
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a variant TNF-? protein that inhibits the activity of soluble TNF-? while substantially maintaining the activity of transmembrane TNF-?, a buffer, and a tonicity agent, wherein said composition has a pH from approximately 5.0 to 8.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: John R. Desjarlais, Paul Michael Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Edmund Szymkowski, David F. Carmichael
  • Patent number: 7687461
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel proteins with TNF-alpha antagonist activity and nucleic acids encoding these proteins. The invention further relates to the use of the novel proteins in the treatment of TNF-alpha related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Xencor, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Desjarlais, Anton Filikov, Paul Michael Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Edmund Szymkowski
  • Patent number: 7662367
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a variant TNF-? protein that inhibits the activity of soluble TNF-? while substantially maintaining the activity of transmembrane TNF-? a buffer and a tonicity agent wherein said composition has a pH from approximately 5.0 to 8.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Xencor, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Desjarlais, Paul Michael Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Edmund Szymkowski, David F. Carmichael
  • 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: 7446174
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel proteins with TNF-? antagonist activity and nucleic acids encoding these proteins. The invention further relates to the use of the novel proteins in the treatment of TNF-? related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Xencor, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Desjarlais, Paul Michael Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Edmund Szymkowski
  • Publication number: 20080187509
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a variant TNF-? protein that inhibits the activity of soluble TNF-? while substantially maintaining the activity of transmembrane TNF-?, a buffer, and a tonicity agent, wherein said composition has a pH from approximately 5.0 to 8.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: John R. Desjarlais, Paul Michael Steed, Jonathan Zalevsky, David Edmund Szymkowski, David F. Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20050165853
    Abstract: A local imager (202) copies each allocation unit (302) occupied by a file (305) of a file system (102) to a locally-stored image file (204) within the same partition (104) as the file system (102). The allocation units (302) may be compressed as they are copied, resulting in a locally-stored image file (204) that occupies fewer allocation units (302) than the original file system (102). In addition, the local imager (202) adds a directory map (312) to the locally-stored image file (204) that associates copied allocation units (302) in the locally-stored image file (204) with names of corresponding files (305) from the file system (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Altiris, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Turpin, Jonathan Richey, Michael Steed
  • Patent number: D506036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Inventors: Marty Mitchell, Michael Steed
  • Patent number: D530700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Inventors: Marty Mitchell, Michael Steed
  • Patent number: D580595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Inventors: Marty Mitchell, Michael Steed
  • Patent number: D587845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Inventors: Marty Mitchell, Michael Steed
  • Patent number: D500388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Inventors: Marty Mitchell, Michael Steed
  • Patent number: D500389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Inventors: Marty Mitchell, Michael Steed