Patents by Inventor Robert W. Shaw

Robert W. Shaw 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: 20240102291
    Abstract: A method of fabricating panels includes providing an insert having an interior portion with a top portion and a positioning stop opposite the top portion, and an exterior portion including a fastener hem. Further, the method includes placing the insert in a mold such that only the fastener hem and the positioning stop contact the mold and centering the insert in the mold with the top portion and the positioning stop. The method also includes filling the mold with a casting material such that the interior portion is submerged in the casting material including the top portion, but some of the positioning stop is not submerged in the casting material, curing the casting material to form a panel on the insert, and removing the panel form the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen W. STEFFES, David J. STUCKY, Andrew Clyde BRANDT, Robert D. SHAW, Nikki J. FULTON
  • Patent number: 11937037
    Abstract: A housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary C. Rich, Kurt R. Stiehl, Arun D. Chawan, Michael B. Howes, Jonathan S. Aase, Esge B. Andersen, Yacine Azmi, Jahan C. Minoo, David J. Shaw, Aarti Kumar, Augustin Prats, Robert D. Watson, Baptiste P. Paquier, Axel D. Berny, Benjamin W. Cook, Jerzy S. Guterman, Benjamin Adair Cousins
  • Publication number: 20220135899
    Abstract: A method of reducing low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) in a direct-injected spark-ignited internal combustion engine comprising lubricating the crankcase of the engine with a composition comprising a combination of a molybdenum-containing additive and a boron-containing additive. Preferably, the composition comprises a calcium detergent providing a calcium content of at least 0.08 wt. %, based on the weight of the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: INFINEUM International Limited
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Simon R. Crick, Carina E. Foster
  • Patent number: 11142719
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for reducing low-speed pre-ignition events or improving oxidation in a spark-ignited direct injection engine is disclosed. The composition includes a detergent additive which comprises either: an oil-soluble sulfonate including both magnesium and calcium as cations; or an oil-soluble salicylate including both magnesium and calcium as cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Alastair A. Cant, Adam P. Marsh, Robert W. Shaw, Thomas D. Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20190093041
    Abstract: A method of reducing low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) in a direct-injected spark-ignited internal combustion engine comprising lubricating the crankcase of the engine with a composition comprising a combination of a molybdenum-containing additive and a boron-containing additive. Preferably, the composition comprises a calcium detergent providing a calcium content of at least 0.08 wt %, based on the weight of the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Simon Crick, Carina Foster
  • Publication number: 20180237718
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition, a method of reducing low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) in a direct-injected spark-ignited internal combustion engine, and a use of a lubricant composition to reduce LSPI events in such an engine. Preferably, the composition comprises a detergent comprising an overbased calcium detergent having a total base number (TBN) of at least 150, wherein the lubricating oil composition has a calcium content of at least 0.08 wt. %, based on the weight of the lubricating oil composition, and wherein the lubricating oil composition has a silicon content of at least 12 ppm by weight, based on the weight of the lubricating oil composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Stidder, Robert W. Shaw, Simon Crick
  • Publication number: 20170101598
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition for reducing low-speed pre-ignition events or improving oxidation in a spark-ignited direct injection engine is disclosed. The composition includes a detergent additive which comprises either: an oil-soluble sulfonate including both magnesium and calcium as cations; or an oil-soluble salicylate including both magnesium and calcium as cations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: lnfineum International Limited
    Inventors: Alastair A. Cant, Adam P. Marsh, Robert W. Shaw, Thomas D. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 9347019
    Abstract: A low sulphated ash lubricating oil composition comprises an ashless aromatic amine antioxidant and an overbased magnesium detergent which exhibits improved thermal oxidation stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, James L. Head, Marco Corradi, Shamsedin Rostami
  • Publication number: 20150240181
    Abstract: A low sulphated ash lubricating oil composition comprising an overbased magnesium salicylate detergent and an ashless alkylene bis(dihydrocarbyldithiocarbamate) which exhibits an extended drain interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Ayutsede, Catherine H. Frampton, Laura Parsons, Stephen J. Marsh, Robert W. Shaw
  • Patent number: 8470751
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine crankcase lubricating oil composition has a phosphorus content of not greater than 0.08 mass % and a metal detergent additive system comprising a calcium salicylate and a magnesium salicylate and having a mass ratio of magnesium atoms to calcium atoms of greater than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Ian A. W. Bell, Robert W. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20120135901
    Abstract: A low sulphated ash lubricating oil composition comprises an ashless aromatic amine antioxidant and an overbased magnesium detergent which exhibits improved thermal oxidation stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, James L. Head, Marco Corradi, Shamsedin Rostami
  • Patent number: 8143389
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for identifying double stranded DNA molecules that bind with high affinity to metallo-?-lactamase. Methods for inhibiting the activities of the metallo-?-lactamase in bacteria by double stranded DNA molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Tech University
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Mitchel Cottenoir
  • Patent number: 8034753
    Abstract: A low SAPS lubricating oil composition exhibiting excellent piston cleanliness having up to 0.3 wt. % sulfur, up to 0.08 wt. % phosphorus, and a sulfated ash content up to 0.80 wt. % comprising an overbased alkali metal or alkaline earth metal alkyl salicylate detergent having a low soap content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventor: Robert W. Shaw
  • Patent number: 7989613
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for identifying polyribonucleotides that binds with high affinity to a metallo-?-lactamase. The polyribonucleotides inhibit the activity of the metallo-?-lactamase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Tech University
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Kyu Mee Kim
  • Patent number: 7984125
    Abstract: An improved technique involves providing a set of reserved address assignments to a DHCP server, each reserved address assignment including a unique MAC address and a reserved IP address which are associated with each other via that reserved address assignment. The technique further involves providing a base virtual machine image and a set of unique MAC addresses, and generating multiple virtual machines from the base virtual machine image and the set of unique MAC addresses. Each virtual machine (i) provides a particular unique MAC address of the set of unique MAC addresses to the DHCP server and obtains a particular reserved IP address from the DHCP server via an exchange of DHCP messages between that virtual machine and the DHCP server, and (ii) operates as a networked standalone computer using the particular unique MAC address and the particular reserved IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Iron Mountain Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Jr., Kevin R. Whitney
  • Publication number: 20110119382
    Abstract: An improved technique involves providing a set of reserved address assignments to a DHCP server, each reserved address assignment including a unique MAC address and a reserved IP address which are associated with each other via that reserved address assignment. The technique further involves providing a base virtual machine image and a set of unique MAC addresses, and generating multiple virtual machines from the base virtual machine image and the set of unique MAC addresses. Each virtual machine (i) provides a particular unique MAC address of the set of unique MAC addresses to the DHCP server and obtains a particular reserved IP address from the DHCP server via an exchange of DHCP messages between that virtual machine and the DHCP server, and (ii) operates as a networked standalone computer using the particular unique MAC address and the particular reserved IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: IRON MOUNTAIN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, JR., Kevin R. Whitney
  • Patent number: 7851421
    Abstract: An oil-soluble hydrocarbyl phenol aldehyde condensate having the following structure: wherein n is 0 to 10, preferably 1 to 8, more preferably 2 to 6, and most preferably 3 to 5; Y is a divalent bridging group, and is preferably a hydrocarbyl group, preferably having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R is a hydrocarbyl group having from 4 to 30, preferably 8 to 18, and most preferably 9 to 15 carbon atoms. The oil-soluble hydrocarbyl phenol aldehyde condensate has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1250 to 1680, as measured by MALDI-TOF (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight) mass spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Simon S. M. Chung, James C. Dodd, Raymond Fellows
  • Patent number: 7838470
    Abstract: A multigrade crankcase lubricating oil composition comprising a mineral oil-based basestock of lubricating viscosity in a major amount and a non-hydrogenated olefin polymer in a minor amount. The lubricating oil composition also comprises a dispersant, a metal detergent, one or more other additives, and a viscosity modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Ian A. W. Bell, Robert Robson
  • Patent number: 7838473
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition of TBN 8-9 having up to 0.3 wt. % sulfur, up to 0.08 wt. % phosphorus, and a sulfated ash content up to 0.80 wt. %, comprising an overbased magnesium-containing lubricating oil detergent, and 2.5 to 4 wt. % of a nitrogen-containing ashless dispersant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Infineum International Limited
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Michele Anne Thornhill
  • Publication number: 20100261777
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for identifying double stranded DNA molecules that bind with high affinity to metallo-?-lactamase. Methods for inhibiting the activities of the metallo-?-lactamase in bacteria by double stranded DNA molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Robert W. Shaw, Mitchel Cottenoir