Patents by Inventor Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURGING AN AFT JOINT OF A LAST STAGE WHEEL
    Publication number: 20150118016
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application include a gas turbine assembly. The gas turbine assembly may include a solid wheel, a turbine aft shaft, and an aft joint connecting the solid wheel to the turbine aft shaft. The turbine assembly also may include a cover plate positioned between the solid wheel and the turbine aft shaft. The cover plate may be configured to direct a flow of compressor extraction fluid inboard through the aft joint and out the turbine aft shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Jacob Huth, Michael James Fedor
  • EMBEDDED TUNING CAPACITANCE FOR HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE FLEX ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20150049891
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for tuning hearing assistance device antennas. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method including providing a flexible antenna for a hearing assistance device. The flexible antenna includes at least one variable distributed tuning element embedded in the flexible antenna, in various embodiments. According to various embodiments, the tuning element is configured for tuning the flexible antenna for wireless hearing assistance device communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Johnson, Scott Jacobs, Stephen Paul Flood
  • Motor control device and out-of-step detecting method of stepping motor
    Patent number: 8896257
    Abstract: There is provided a motor control device configured to control an energization state of a coil of each phase for driving a stepping motor having multiple phase coils. The motor control device includes a measuring unit configured to measure a back electromotive voltage induced at a coil of a phase for which energization is stopped, among the multiple phase coils, an acquiring unit configured to acquire temperature information on temperature of the stepping motor or on temperature corresponding to the temperature of the stepping motor, and a detecting unit configured to detect whether the stepping motor is out of step or not based on a result obtained by the measuring unit and the temperature information acquired by the acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Takada, Takayuki Matsui, Scott Jacobs
  • Eye drug delivery system
    Patent number: 8808256
    Abstract: A punctal plug or lacrimal insert comprising a microelectromechanical system pump and associated reservoir may be utilized to deliver precise dosages of an active agent into the eye though the tear film. The microelectromechanical system pump comprises four main components; namely, a reservoir, a pump, a series of valves and a vent. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned within a cavity in the punctal plug. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned with a cavity in the punctal plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Beaton, Michael Ferran, Justin Scott Jacobs, Jason M. Tokarski, Christopher S. Gudeman, Fardad Chamran, Paul J. Rubel, Bret A. Coldren
  • BONE SUPPORT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140222074
    Abstract: A bone support apparatus includes a first bone connector with a first bone cradle insert configured to contact a patient's bone and constructed of a resilient material, a second bone connector configured to contact a patient's bone, and an adjustable rod assembly having a first end connected to the first bone connector and a second end connected to the second bone connector. The adjustable rod assembly has a first elongated member, a second elongated member, and an expansion member with a first end adjustably connected to the first elongated member and a second end adjustably connected to the second elongated member. The distance between the first bone connector and the second bone connector is adjustable by moving at least one of the first end and the second end relative to the first and second elongated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: David Rathbun, Roberto Khatchadourian, Scott Jacobs
  • REGULATING FLOW PATHS IN A MEDICAL INJECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140213974
    Abstract: A core, rotatably fitted within a body of a manifold assembly, includes a flow channel configured so that, when the core is rotated 360 degrees, fluid communication between ports of the body is only established by the channel at a first position, between first and second ports, and at a second position, between third and fourth ports. The channel may define an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, preferably 120 degrees; and, the rotation, between first and second positions, may be approximately 180 degrees. In a medical injection system, the first and second ports are fill ports of the assembly, the first being coupled to a reservoir, and the second being coupled to a pump; and the third and fourth ports are injection ports of the assembly, the third being coupled to the pump, and the fourth being coupled to an injection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: DAVID DUANE SCOTT, TOM H. BORLAUG, SCOTT JACOB SOLTIS
  • MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20140203748
    Abstract: There is provided a motor control device for an actuator having a motor, including a measuring unit configured to measure a temperature of the actuator or a temperature corresponding to the temperature of the actuator, a determining unit configured to determine whether the temperature measured by the measuring unit is lower than a preset temperature, and a boost control unit configured to perform boost control at activation of the motor to increase drive power supplied to the motor if the determining unit determines that the temperature measured by the measuring unit is lower than the preset temperature. The boost control unit is configured to perform the boost control such that, only within a boost period after starting activation of the motor, drive power larger than that supplied to the motor during steady driving after the boost period is supplied to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo TAKADA, Takayuki MATSUI, Scott JACOBS
  • MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF STEPPING MOTOR
    Publication number: 20140176039
    Abstract: There is provided a motor control device controlling an energizing state of a coil of each phase for driving a stepping motor having multiple phase coils. The motor control device includes a detecting unit configured to detect whether the stepping motor is out of step, and a reverse rotating unit configured, when the detecting unit detects that the stepping motor is out of step, to rotate the stepping motor in a second rotation direction reverse to a first rotation direction, which is a rotation direction of the stepping motor before detecting out-of-step, by a number of steps with which a stress received by the stepping motor is alleviated, before the stepping motor spontaneously rotates in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo TAKADA, Takayuki MATSUI, Scott JACOBS, Hidetoshi HIJIKATA
  • SURGICAL CUTTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20140155901
    Abstract: A surgical cutting tool including a first jaw and a second jaw operably associate with the first jaw such that the first jaw and the second jaw are movable relative to one another between an opened position and a closed position. A cutting member is movably attached to the first jaw so that the cutting member extends from the first jaw towards the second jaw, and an actuating mechanism is operably associated with the cutting member so as to cause the cutting member to move relative to the first jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Jacobs
  • TURBINE CONDUIT SLEEVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140044533
    Abstract: Systems and devices configured to shield portions of turbine conduits from contact with a working fluid flow and reduce the associated thermal gradients therein are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sleeve includes: a base portion defining a shield aperture, the base portion including an external surface configured to contact an internal surface of a turbine conduit; and a neck portion connected to the base portion and defining a neck aperture proximate a terminus of the turbine conduit, the neck aperture fluidly connected to the shield aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Mayur Abhay Keny, Josef Scott Cummins, Scott Jacob Huth, Thangaraj Subbareddyar
  • MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND OUT-OF-STEP DETECTING METHOD OF STEPPING MOTOR
    Publication number: 20130229139
    Abstract: There is provided a motor control device configured to control an energization state of a coil of each phase for driving a stepping motor having multiple phase coils. The motor control device includes a measuring unit configured to measure a back electromotive voltage induced at a coil of a phase for which energization is stopped, among the multiple phase coils, an acquiring unit configured to acquire temperature information on temperature of the stepping motor or on temperature corresponding to the temperature of the stepping motor, and a detecting unit configured to detect whether the stepping motor is out of step or not based on a result obtained by the measuring unit and the temperature information acquired by the acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo TAKADA, Takayuki MATSUI, Scott JACOBS
  • EYE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130184661
    Abstract: A punctal plug or lacrimal insert comprising a microelectromechanical system pump and associated reservoir may be utilized to deliver precise dosages of an active agent into the eye though the tear film. The microelectromechanical system pump comprises four main components; namely, a reservoir, a pump, a series of valves and a vent. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned within a cavity in the punctal plug. The microelectromechanical system pump is positioned with a cavity in the punctal plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen R. Beaton, Michael Ferran, Justin Scott Jacobs, Jason M. Tokarski, Christopher S. Gudeman, Fardad Chamran, Paul J. Rubel, Bret A. Coldren
  • Toothpaste tablet
    Publication number: 20120175273
    Abstract: A toothpaste tablet having a tablet binder in an amount sufficient to form a tablet, a surfactant in amount sufficient to reduce surface tension and increase the rate of dissolution of the tablet in contact with saliva, a cranberry extract in an amount sufficient to reduce micro-adhesion of bacteria, an abrasive in an amount sufficient to mechanically remove debris from a tooth surface and debride plaque, and an artificial sweetener in an amount sufficient to adjust the flavor of the tablet when chewed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Scott Jacobs, Allison J. LeGendre, David Wood
  • Environmental mechanical test apparatus
    Patent number: 8065929
    Abstract: An environmental mechanical test apparatus includes a pressure generation source and an isolation cylinder in fluid communication with the pressure generation source. The test apparatus further includes a pressure containment cell configured to receive a test specimen, an environmental chamber disposed about the pressure containment cell, and a load frame operably associated with the pressure containment cell. The pressure containment cell is in fluid communication with the pressure generation source and the isolation cylinder and includes a viewing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Yakimoski, Bernadette Craster, Scott Jacobs, Ahmed Hammami
  • Teeth treatment device
    Patent number: 7849661
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a teeth treatment device, the method including the steps of passing a substrate through a container having melted wax therein to form a wax saturated substrate; applying a quantity of bleaching solution to one side of the wax saturated substrate; joining a thin plastic sheet to the one side of the wax saturated substrate to form a plastic coated wax saturated substrate having a quantity of bleach; cutting the plastic coated wax saturated substrate having a quantity of bleach into individual strips having a predetermined configuration; and packaging the individual strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: Scott Jacobs, Robert Ibsen
  • Mitigation of localized stress in tubulars
    Patent number: 7757775
    Abstract: A technique distributes localized stress acting on a tubular. The tubular is formed with an inner layer and an outer layer that is compliant relative to the inner layer. A force distribution material is disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer to spread any concentrated loads acting against the tubular. The compliant nature of the outer layer causes it to distort against the force distribution material when acted on by a concentrated external load. The outer compliant layer and the force distribution material cooperate to isolate and protect the inner layer from displacements of the surrounding subterranean material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ahmed Hammami, Scott Jacobs, Bernadette Craster, Todd Yakimoski, J.R. Anthony Pearson
  • System and method for testing tubular well products
    Patent number: 7669482
    Abstract: A technique enables testing of a wellbore tubular under simulated well conditions. The wellbore tubular is mounted in a fixture for testing. Controllable systems are used to subject the wellbore tubular to a variety of predetermined conditions simulating potential downhole environments. The controllable systems include manipulators able to place the wellbore tubular under predetermined load, displacement, temperature, and pressure conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Jacobs, Ahmed Hammami, Todd Yakimoski
  • Environmental Mechanical Test Apparatus
    Publication number: 20090314107
    Abstract: An environmental mechanical test apparatus includes a pressure generation source and an isolation cylinder in fluid communication with the pressure generation source. The test apparatus further includes a pressure containment cell configured to receive a test specimen, an environmental chamber disposed about the pressure containment cell, and a load frame operably associated with the pressure containment cell. The pressure containment cell is in fluid communication with the pressure generation source and the isolation cylinder and includes a viewing window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Todd Yakimoski, Bernadette Craster, Scott Jacobs, Ahmed Hammami
  • Hierarchy global management system and user interface
    Patent number: 7620647
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide data management systems with an ability to integrate parent-child and peer-to-peer relationships (e.g., hierarchies) in a single interface, allowing a user to parent/unparent, link/unlink, merge/unmerge, and modify trusted attributes in a single interaction using highly accurate algorithms to provide data, including hints and recommendations for the management of these hierarchies. A user interface allows a user to perform hierarchy global management functions including read, write, business-to-business (B2B) search, navigation, and maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Initiate Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Stephens, James B. Cushman, II, Joaquim Neto, Michael Scotece, Bradley Scott Jacobs
  • TEETH TREATMENT DEVISE
    Publication number: 20090246737
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a teeth treatment device, the method including the steps of passing a substrate through a container having melted wax therein to form a wax saturated substrate; applying a quantity of bleaching solution to one side of the wax saturated substrate; joining a thin plastic sheet to the one side of the wax saturated substrate to form a plastic coated wax saturated substrate having a quantity of bleach; cutting the plastic coated wax saturated substrate having a quantity of bleach into individual strips having a predetermined configuration; and packaging the individual strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Scott Jacobs, Ibsen Robert