Patents by Inventor Michael Stephan
Michael Stephan 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).
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Publication number: 20100064555Abstract: A snow pusher attachment for use in conjunction with a straight blade angle-type snow plow mounted to a work vehicle. This pusher allows a work vehicle to capture, contain, and relocate large amounts of snow very quickly and efficiently. The attachment consists of side panels, connected by horizontal members between. This pusher attachment is secured to the snow plow by bracket assemblies, attached to the upper edge of the snow plow that engage hooks on the upper, rear portion of the pusher attachment. The attachment does not require the operator to exit the work vehicle to secure or release it from the snowplow. Accordingly, the attachment allows the quick and repeated conversion of a snow plow into a snow pusher box and visa versa.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventor: Michael Stephan
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Patent number: 7654016Abstract: A snow pusher attachment for use in conjunction with a straight blade angle-type snow plow mounted to a work vehicle is disclosed. The attachment consists of side panels, connected by horizontal members. The pusher attachment is secured to the snow plow by bracket assemblies, attached to the upper edge of the snow plow that engage hooks on the upper, rear portion of the pusher attachment. The pusher can be secured or released from the snowplow by manipulation of the plow blade allowing quick and repeated conversion of a snow plow into a snow pusher box and visa versa.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Inventor: Michael Stephan
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Publication number: 20090277048Abstract: A snow pusher attachment for use in conjunction with a straight blade angle-type snow plow mounted to a work vehicle. This pusher allows a work vehicle to capture, contain, and relocate large amounts of snow very quickly and efficiently. The attachment consists of side panels, connected by horizontal members between. This pusher attachment is secured to the snow plow by bracket assemblies, attached to the upper edge of the snow plow that engage hooks on the upper, rear portion of the pusher attachment. The attachment does not require the operator to exit the work vehicle to secure or release it from the snowplow. Accordingly, the attachment allows the quick and repeated conversion of a snow plow into a snow pusher box and visa versa.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventor: Michael Stephan
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Publication number: 20080248149Abstract: The invention relates to the fields of polymer chemistry and relates to a device for the continuous modification of polymers that can be processed into molded articles or semifinished products before, during and after modification. The object of the invention lies in disclosing a device in which the combination of melt production and modification takes place in a continuous method and leads to improved properties of the polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2006Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Michael Stephan, Gert Heinrich, Helmut Dorschner
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Publication number: 20080233302Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for production of a three-dimensional article from a material, by means of layered application. According to the invention, a dropwise application is carried out, whereby drops of reaction components are ejected by a nozzle arrangement (3) and applied to a base reaction component (2), arranged on a substrate (1). The material for the three-dimensional article is formed in layers, with reaction of the base reaction component (2) with reaction components on contact, whereby the material is formed on a reaction of the base reaction component with one of the reaction components to give a material with one material property and on another reaction of the base reaction component with another of the reaction components to give a material with another material property. On production of the three-dimensional article, an article section is produced in which a gradual transition between the one material property and the other material property is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2005Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicants: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN, VOXELJET TECHNOLOGY GMBH, INSTITUT FÜR POLYMERFORSCHUNG DRESDEN E.V.Inventors: Philip Elsner, Stefan Dreher, Ingo Ederer, Brigitte Voit, Janke Gudrun, Michael Stephan
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Patent number: 7402320Abstract: This invention relates to occlusion of a hollow anatomical structure by inserting an occluding device or occluding material into a hollow anatomical structure or surrounding native tissue.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Stephan Mirizzi, Halil Ibrahim Karabey, Anna Grace Prestezog, Bob McRae
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Publication number: 20070169384Abstract: A snow pusher attachment for use in conjunction with a straight blade angle-type snow plow mounted to a work vehicle. This pusher allows a work vehicle to capture, contain, and relocate large amounts of snow very quickly and efficiently. The attachment consists of side panels, connected by horizontal members between. This pusher attachment is secured to the snow plow by bracket assemblies, attached to the upper edge of the snow plow that engage hooks on the upper, rear portion of the pusher attachment. The attachment does not require the operator to exit the work vehicle to secure or release it from the snowplow. Accordingly, the attachment allows the quick and repeated conversion of a snow plow into a snow pusher box and visa versa.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventor: Michael Stephan
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Publication number: 20070167576Abstract: Polypropylene resin compositions are provided that are useful in the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPPs). The resins of the present invention are blends of high crystalline (low solubles) polypropylene homopolymer and an ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). These blends can be used to replace standard high solubles BOPP grade polypropylene homopolymers. In addition, the use of high crystalline polypropylene homopolymers in the blends imparts improved stiffness to the finished films while maintaining good processability of the blends.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Sehyun Kim, Michael Stephans, John Avolio
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Patent number: 7181421Abstract: A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and second memory devices contain a list of authorized users for the host computer networks and a user log for use by a billing computer to generate bills. The method includes the steps of creating starting and ending time stamps for each authorized user accessing a respective one of the multiple host computer networks and creating a user log to generate bills and monitor host computer network usage.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2005Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Bruce Lee Peterson, Christina Ellen Clayton, Michael Stephan Farmer
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Patent number: 7020628Abstract: A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and second memory devices contain a list of authorized users for the host computer networks and a user log for use by a billing computer to generate bills. The method includes the steps of creating starting and ending time stamps for each authorized user accessing a respective one of the multiple host computer networks and creating a user log to generate bills and monitor host computer network usage.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2001Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Bruce Lee Peterson, Christina Ellen Clayton, Michael Stephan Farmer
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Patent number: 6349289Abstract: A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access server. First and second memory devices contain a list of authorized users for the host computer networks and a user log for use by a billing computer to generate bills. The method includes the steps of creating starting and ending time stamps for each authorized user accessing a respective one of the multiple host computer networks and creating a user log to generate bills and monitor host computer network usage.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1998Date of Patent: February 19, 2002Assignee: Ameritech CorporationInventors: Bruce Lee Peterson, Christina Ellen Clayton, Michael Stephan Farmer
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Patent number: 5091494Abstract: The invention relates to new aromatic/aliphatic and/or alicyclic copolyester amides with high molecular weights, without crosslinking. A subsequent solid phase condensation is avoided or is greatly limited in time. The occurrence of thermal decomposition reactions, dark discolorations of the polymers as well as the formation of block structures are avoided.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1990Date of Patent: February 25, 1992Assignee: Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDRInventors: Dirk Leistner, Frank Bohme, Doris Pospiech, Manfred Ratzsch, Christian Vieth, Michael Stephan
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Patent number: 4452569Abstract: The blades or wings of a rotor for example of a rotary wing aircraft, are nnected to the rotor head in a hingeless and bearingless manner by a blade neck section, which is flexible relative to torsion loads, flapping movements and lead-lag movements. The blade angle adjustments are made by a torsion stiff control rod bridging the flexible blade neck section. The control rod is flexible relative to flapping and lead-lag movements. The radially outer end of the control rod is rigidly connected to the respective wing. The radially inner end of the control rod is connected to the rotor head in such a manner that the control rod is movable substantially in the direction of its own longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1982Date of Patent: June 5, 1984Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter HaftungInventors: Michael Stephan, Alois Schwarz
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Patent number: 4432696Abstract: The blade angle of the blades of a rotary wing aircraft is adjusted by a control rod (5) inside the hollow rotor head operating a control shaft (8) extending radially out of the rotor head in axial alignment with the blade angle adjustment axis. The adjustment movement of the shaft (8) is transmitted to the respective blade (3.3) by a yoke (11, 12) and a torsion-stiff sleeve (7) which bridge the blade root (3.1) and the torsion yielding blade neck (3.2) respectively. The blade root (3.1) is connected to the rotor hub (1) by a forked member (2) through which a portion (11) of the yoke extends for connection to the control shaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1981Date of Patent: February 21, 1984Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm GmbHInventors: Michael Stephan, Karlheinz Mautz, Alois Schwarz
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Patent number: 4345876Abstract: The wings of a rotary wing aircraft comprise, for example, four wing blades orming two pairs of wing blades whereby the blades of a pair are located diametrically opposite each other. The blades of a pair are connected to each other by a spar extending from wing blade to wing blade. The spar is operatively secured to the rotor head. Each spar has between the rotor head and the respective wing blade a zone with a torsion yieldability larger than in the spar outside said zone. A beam stiff against bending, bridges the zone, referred to as a torque soft zone, from the wing blade toward the rotor head except for a small flexible section between the rotor head and the radially inner end of the beam. The flexible section permits the blade flapping movements and the blade lead-lag movements.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1980Date of Patent: August 24, 1982Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter HaftungInventors: Alois Schwarz, Karl-Heinz Mautz, Michael Stephan
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Patent number: 4299539Abstract: The present four-blade rotor is made up of two blade pairs, each blade pair aving two rotor blades arranged diametrically opposite one another. The blades of each blade pair are coupled to each other by means of a coupling loop for taking up centrifugal forces produced by the rotation of the blades. The present rotor system also has a centering device including a centering body and tension straps for each coupling loop. The tension straps connect the respective loop end to the centering body whereby the two coupling loops may be centered in the rotor head practically without play and without substantially limiting the free movement of the coupling loops.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1978Date of Patent: November 10, 1981Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter HaftungInventors: Alois Schwarz, Karlheinz Mautz, Michael Stephan
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Patent number: 4251188Abstract: The present four-blade rotor structure comprises two pairs of rotor blades. iametrically opposite each other located blades form a pair and the blades of a pair are connected to each other by coupling belts which are tension resistant and torsionally yielding. One coupling belt extends substantially horizontally whereas the other extends substantially vertically. The coupling belts are centered in the rotor head by respective centering bodies. The centering bodies are connected to their respective belt by bearing elements capable of taking up pressure loads while simultaneously permitting a blade angle adjustment. In a modification the bearings may be slide bearings.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1978Date of Patent: February 17, 1981Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter HaftungInventors: Alois Schwarz, Karlheinz Mautz, Michael Stephan
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Patent number: 4243359Abstract: The present hingeless rotor structure, especially for rotary wing aircraft, omprises at least one pair of rotor blades, whereby the blades of a pair are arranged diametrically opposite each other. The blades are secured to a rotor head for proper blade angle adjustment. Each blade has its root or radially inner end secured in a blade root sleeve which in turn is held in a respective blade angle bearing bushing. The blades of a pair are interconnected by a tension resistant, torsionally yielding member. One bearing which is pressure loadable in the direction of the longitudinal blade axis is provided for each blade pair between one of the respective blade root sleeves and the corresponding blade angle bearing bushing. The tension resistant, torsionally yielding member is capable of a certain stretching or elongation during operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1978Date of Patent: January 6, 1981Assignee: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschrankter HaftungInventors: Alois Schwarz, Karlheinz Mautz, Michael Stephan