Patents by Inventor Nicholas O'Connor

Nicholas O'Connor 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: 20250069551
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device that includes an organic light emitting device (OLED), and a drive circuit to control the operation of the OLED, comprising a response time accelerator thin film transistor (TFT) configured to short or reverse bias the OLED for a predetermined period of time during a frame time. Other embodiments include an OLED having a plurality of sub-pixels, where one or more of sub-pixels configured to emit light of at least a first color comprises a first emissive area and a second emissive area that are independently controllable, where the first emissive area is larger than the second emissive area. The controller is configured to control the second emissive area to have (i) a higher brightness, and/or (ii) a higher current density than the first emissive area for a first sub-pixel luminance level that is less than a maximum luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Michael HACK, Michael Stuart WEAVER, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Michael O'CONNOR
  • Patent number: 10844960
    Abstract: A shaft seal for disposition between a shaft mounted for rotation and a bore includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly rotatably mounted with an outer carrier assembly. The radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve and a first contact exclusion lip. The outer carrier assembly includes an outer carrier with a molded seal along having an outer radial section of the outer carrier and an elongated molded seal lip extending into a chamber formed between the radial shaft-sealing sleeve and the outer carrier, a second contact exclusion lip, and a main pumping lip. The first contact exclusion lip forming a dynamic seal against the outer carrier, and the second contact exclusion lip and main pumping lip forming dynamic seals against the radial shaft-sealing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Sabotta, John M. Mashak, Scott Rice, Tyler J. Davis, Nicholas O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20200173558
    Abstract: A shaft seal for disposition between a shaft mounted for rotation and a bore includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly rotatably mounted with an outer carrier assembly. The radial shaft-sealing sleeve assembly includes a radial shaft-sealing sleeve and a first contact exclusion lip. The outer carrier assembly includes an outer carrier with a molded seal along having an outer radial section of the outer carrier and an elongated molded seal lip extending into a chamber formed between the radial shaft-sealing sleeve and the outer carrier, a second contact exclusion lip, and a main pumping lip. The first contact exclusion lip forming a dynamic seal against the outer carrier, and the second contact exclusion lip and main pumping lip forming dynamic seals against the radial shaft-sealing sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Sabotta, John M. Mashak, Scott Rice, Tyler J. Davis, Nicholas O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20180035164
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of audiovisual systems and related methods. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna box is configured for wired connection with an over-the-air (OTA) antenna. The antenna box is operable to process OTA signals received from the OTA antenna and to wirelessly transmit the processed signals, via one or more wireless-capable devices remote from the antenna box, for play as audiovisual content on one or more display devices remote from the antenna box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Sizemore, Chris Justice, Griffin Adams, Joanne Nosiglia, Christine Hand, Nicholas O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20170257667
    Abstract: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of audiovisual systems and related methods. In an exemplary embodiment, an audiovisual system generally includes an antenna box configured for wired connection with an over-the-air (OTA) antenna. The antenna box is operable to process OTA signals received from the OTA antenna and to wirelessly transmit the processed signals, via one or more wireless-capable devices remote from the antenna box, for play as audiovisual content on one or more display devices remote from the antenna box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Richard E. Schneider, Joanne Nosiglia, Christine Hand, Nicholas O'Connor, John Edwin Ross, III, Michael Sizemore, Griffin Adams, Chris Justice, Craig McDermott