Patents by Inventor R. Steele
R. Steele 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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Patent number: 11922408Abstract: A system for provisioning credentials onto an electronic device is provided. The system may include a payment network subsystem, a service provider subsystem, a primary user device, and a secondary user device. The user may select a particular payment card to provision onto the secondary user device by providing an input at the primary user device. A broker module running on the service provider subsystem may then transfer a disabled pass to the secondary user device. Concurrently, the payment network subsystem may direct a trusted service manager module on the service provider subsystem to write credential information onto a secure element within the secondary user device. Once the secure element has been updated, the broker module may provide an activated pass to the secondary user device so that the secondary user device can be used to perform NFC-based financial transactions at a merchant terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeremy T. Brown, George R. Dicker, Glen W. Steele, Morgan J. Grainger, Zachary A. Rosen
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Publication number: 20230028901Abstract: A storage system includes a plurality of posts and a heated shelf. The heated shelf is connected to and supported by the plurality of posts and is configured to support food item(s) thereon. The heated shelf is independently adjustable vertically along the longitudinal axes of the posts and includes a body, a heating assembly and a temperature control device. The body includes a plurality of panels fixed to each other and cooperating to define a cavity. The heating assembly is disposed within the cavity of the body and is configured to transfer heat to an upper panel of the plurality of panels. The temperature control device is associated with one of the panels of the body and thermally coupled to the heating assembly. The temperature control device is at least partially externally located relative to the heated shelf and operable to control a temperature of the heated shelf.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey C. OLSON, James P. DUBE, Todd ROBINSON, Christopher M. RADVANYI, Robert R. STEELE
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Patent number: 11523685Abstract: A workstation includes a work surface disposed in a first horizontal plane and a multi-tiered food preparation receptacle positioned adjacent the work surface. The multi-tiered food preparation receptacle includes a first pair of rails and a second pair of rails. The first pair of rails defines a second horizontal plane and the second pair of rails defines a third horizontal plane. The third horizontal plane is located below the second horizontal plane and the second horizontal plane is located below the first horizontal plane. The first pair of rails and the second pair of rails are configured to receive items of food service equipment and permit the items of food service equipment to translate in the multi-tiered food preparation receptacle relative to one another without interference.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: InterMetro Industries CorporationInventors: James Leo Kilgallon, Carey Alan Roberts, John G. Nackley, Robert R. Steele
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Publication number: 20220281499Abstract: An enclosed medical case cart includes a left-side panel, a back panel, and a right-side panel supported on a chassis. A top panel is supported on the left and right-side panels and the back panel. A door including a transparent panel is coupled to either the left or right-side panel by a hinge. A plurality of freely-swiveling caster wheels are coupled to the chassis. A first status indicator assembly including a plurality of flags movable between a first position and a second position is coupled to the top panel. A second status indicatory assembly having an indicator disc movable between a first position and a second position is coupled to an interior surface of the door. A fifth-wheel assembly having a non-swiveling wheel movable between a first position and a second position is coupled to the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: InterMetro Industries CorporationInventors: Carey Alan ROBERTS, Jeffrey C. OLSON, David J. SALUS, Vinayak Tanaji NARVEKAR, Bhavin Kumarbhai DODIYA, Michael Joseph GROCHOWSKI, Robert R. STEELE, Douglas KAMINSKI, Adam Leonard REGGIE, Vishal Kundan WAGHMARE
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Patent number: 11103654Abstract: A tamper-evident closure assembly includes a connector, a tamper element removably affixed to the connector, and a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, where a portion of the connector is within the receptacle and the cap is configured to engage with the tamper element. The tamper element is configured to be separated from the connector upon application of a removal force and to be retained within the receptacle of the cap so that it can later be removed from the receptacle. A kit for a tamper-evident closure assembly includes a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, a tamper element configured to engage with the cap within the receptacle, and a housing configured to receive the cap.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Kyle R. Steele, Peter D. Lewis, Douglas Kimmel
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Publication number: 20210207748Abstract: A connector providing a rotating snap connection for connecting tubes, hoses and/or other conduits where the rotatable portion of the connector snap fits with the remaining portion of the connector is described. A first connector can include a body defining a first internal passage, a connecting end defining a second internal passage, and a connecting mechanism rotatably connecting the connecting end to the body such that the second internal passage of the connecting end is fluidly connected with the first internal passage. A second connector can include a first body, a second body rotatably connected to the first body via a connecting structure, and a connecting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Kyle R. STEELE, Peter D. Lewis
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Patent number: 10955077Abstract: A connector provides a rotating snap connection for connecting tubes, hoses and/or other conduits where the rotatable portion of the connector snap fits with the remaining portion of the connector. A first connector can include a body defining a first internal passage, a connecting end defining a second internal passage, and a connecting mechanism rotatably connecting the connecting end to the body such that the second internal passage of the connecting end is fluidly connected with the first internal passage. A second connector can include a first body, a second body rotatably connected to the first body via a connecting structure, and a connecting structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Kyle R. Steele, Peter D. Lewis
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Publication number: 20200383471Abstract: A workstation includes a work surface disposed in a first horizontal plane and a multi-tiered food preparation receptacle positioned adjacent the work surface. The multi-tiered food preparation receptacle includes a first pair of rails and a second pair of rails. The first pair of rails defines a second horizontal plane and the second pair of rails defines a third horizontal plane. The third horizontal plane is located below the second horizontal plane and the second horizontal plane is located below the first horizontal plane. The first pair of rails and the second pair of rails are configured to receive items of food service equipment and permit the items of food service equipment to translate in the multi-tiered food preparation receptacle relative to one another without interference.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: James Leo KILGALLON, Carey Alan ROBERTS, John G. NACKLEY, Robert R. STEELE
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Patent number: 10861484Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to a device comprising at least one signal input component for receiving a bone conducted signal from a bone conducted signal sensor of an earbud; memory storing executable code; and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the executable code. Executing the executable code causes the processor to: receive the bone conducted signal; determine at least one speech metric for the received bone conducted signal, wherein the speech metric is based on the input level of the bone conducted signal and a noise estimate for the bone conducted signal; based at least in part on comparing the speech metric to a speech metric threshold, update a speech certainty indicator indicative of a level of certainty of a presence of speech in the bone conducted signal; update at least one signal attenuation factor based on the speech certainty indicator; and generate an updated speech level estimate output by applying the signal attenuation factor to a speech level estimate.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.Inventors: Brenton R. Steele, David Watts
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Patent number: 10827833Abstract: A cabinet assembly includes a cabinet body, a tiltable wire shelf, and a shelf mounting system. The cabinet body has a base, a top, and a pair of sides that extend between the base and the top to define an inner volume. The tiltable wire shelf is mounted in the inner volume of the cabinet body and includes a front bar, a rear bar, a pair of side bars, and a plurality of crossbars. The shelf mounting system supports the tiltable wire shelf on the cabinet body and comprises a pivot coupling between the cabinet body and the front or rear bar of the tiltable wire shelf, and a sliding coupling between the cabinet body and one of the side bars of the tiltable wire shelf. The couplings cooperate to provide tiltable adjustment of the tiltable wire shelf relative to the cabinet body over a range of angles.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy William Romantic, Robert R. Steele, David A. Reppert, Sushant Ramchandra Parekar
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Publication number: 20200282155Abstract: A tamper-evident closure assembly includes a connector having a receptacle defined by an outer surface of the connector, the receptacle having a depression and a wall adjacent the depression; a cap configured to attach to the connector and to rotate around the connector; a locking mechanism disposed on the cap, the locking mechanism having a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, the locking mechanism having a tab movable between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration; and a plug disposed on the tab, wherein when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked configuration, the plug is disposed outside of the receptacle on the connector, and when the locking mechanism is in the locked configuration, the plug is disposed at least partly within the receptacle, such that the cap is prevented from rotating around the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Peter D. Lewis, Kyle R. Steele
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Publication number: 20200197685Abstract: A releasable connection assembly for connecting tubing sections is disclosed. The assembly includes a male bayonet connector including a shaft including a distal end portion comprising a lumen extending through the shaft, and a sealing surface configured to create a fluid-tight seal between the lumen and a female receiving lumen. The male bayonet connector also includes a latch member positioned adjacent to the shaft for coupling to a female latch structure. The female receiving member has a proximal end that defines at least two openings configured to receive at least part of the distal end portion of the shaft and the latch member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Kyle R. STEELE, Peter D. Lewis
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Publication number: 20200184996Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to a device comprising at least one signal input component for receiving a bone conducted signal from a bone conducted signal sensor of an earbud; memory storing executable code; and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the executable code. Executing the executable code causes the processor to: receive the bone conducted signal; determine at least one speech metric for the received bone conducted signal, wherein the speech metric is based on the input level of the bone conducted signal and a noise estimate for the bone conducted signal; based at least in part on comparing the speech metric to a speech metric threshold, update a speech certainty indicator indicative of a level of certainty of a presence of speech in the bone conducted signal; update at least one signal attenuation factor based on the speech certainty indicator; and generate an updated speech level estimate output by applying the signal attenuation factor to a speech level estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.Inventors: Brenton R. STEELE, David WATTS
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Patent number: 10627030Abstract: A fluid connector for securing a length of flexible tubing to a barbed fluid fitting is disclosed. The flexible tubing extends along a longitudinal direction. The fluid connector includes a single piece clamping body have a plurality of generally cylindrical clamping members spaced apart along the longitudinal direction, and a clasp. The clamping body defines a circumferential opening, and is flexed to further open the circumferential opening and receive the length of the flexible tubing over the barbed fluid fitting within the clamping body. The clasp closes the clamping body by closing the circumferential opening after the length of the flexible tubing over the barbed fluid fitting is received within the clamping body to form a fluid tight connection between the flexible tubing and the barbed fluid fitting. A fluid system including the length of flexible tubing, the barbed fluid fitting, and the fluid connector is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Peter D. Lewis, Kyle R. Steele
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Publication number: 20200015586Abstract: A cabinet assembly includes a cabinet body, a tiltable wire shelf, and a shelf mounting system. The cabinet body has a base, a top, and a pair of sides that extend between the base and the top to define an inner volume. The tiltable wire shelf is mounted in the inner volume of the cabinet body and includes a front bar, a rear bar, a pair of side bars, and a plurality of crossbars. The shelf mounting system supports the tiltable wire shelf on the cabinet body and comprises a pivot coupling between the cabinet body and the front or rear bar of the tiltable wire shelf, and a sliding coupling between the cabinet body and one of the side bars of the tiltable wire shelf. The couplings cooperate to provide tiltable adjustment of the tiltable wire shelf relative to the cabinet body over a range of angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy William ROMANTIC, Robert R. STEELE, David A. REPPERT, Sushant Ramchandra PAREKAR
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Publication number: 20190240425Abstract: A tamper-evident closure assembly includes a connector, a tamper element removably affixed to the connector, and a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, where a portion of the connector is within the receptacle and the cap is configured to engage with the tamper element. The tamper element is configured to be separated from the connector upon application of a removal force and to be retained within the receptacle of the cap so that it can later be removed from the receptacle. A kit for a tamper-evident closure assembly includes a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, a tamper element configured to engage with the cap within the receptacle, and a housing configured to receive the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Kyle R. Steele, Peter D. Lewis, Douglas Kimmel
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Publication number: 20190137020Abstract: A fluid connector for securing a length of flexible tubing to a barbed fluid fitting is disclosed. The flexible tubing extends along a longitudinal direction. The fluid connector includes a single piece clamping body have a plurality of generally cylindrical clamping members spaced apart along the longitudinal direction, and a clasp. The clamping body defines a circumferential opening, and is flexed to further open the circumferential opening and receive the length of the flexible tubing over the barbed fluid fitting within the clamping body. The clasp closes the clamping body by closing the circumferential opening after the length of the flexible tubing over the barbed fluid fitting is received within the clamping body to form a fluid tight connection between the flexible tubing and the barbed fluid fitting. A fluid system including the length of flexible tubing, the barbed fluid fitting, and the fluid connector is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Peter D. Lewis, Kyle R. Steele
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Patent number: D847984Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventor: Kyle R. Steele
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Patent number: D852356Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Kyle R. Steele, Jonathan Mayer
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Patent number: D859650Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: Kyle R. Steele, Jonathan Mayer