Patents by Inventor Sean A. O'Brien

Sean A. O'Brien 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: 20050145588
    Abstract: A height adjustable upright for an adjustable organizer system has at least one first segment with a upper end configured to hang from a mounting rail and has a lower end. The upright also has at least one second segment with a pair of opposed ends, at least one of which being configured to connect end-to-end with the lower end of the first segment. A clip has a pair of opposed ends each configured to connect to the lower end of the first segment and to the one end of the at least one second segment to hang the second segment from the first segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Rubbermaid, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stitchick, Anthony Marchetta, Frazer Costa, Sean O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20050109901
    Abstract: A shelf mounting bracket has a bracket body with a forward end, a rear end, an upper side, and a lower side. One or more connectors extend from the rear end for mounting the bracket to a support. At least one forward shelf support is provided near the forward end and faces in the direction of the upper side of the bracket body. At least one rear shelf support is provided near the rear end and faces in the direction of the upper side of the bracket body. A locking clip is carried near the rear end of the bracket body. The clip is slidable between a locked position such that a portion of the locking clip is positioned vertically over and spaced from the rear shelf support, and an unlocked position providing vertical clearance to the rear shelf support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Rubbermaid, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stitchick, Sean O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20050035119
    Abstract: A removable container liner for a rigid insulating container includes a bottom portion and a wall portion formed as a single unitary body. The body may be composed of a stain resistant and odor resistant plastic. The liner may be configured to be used within an insulated container such as a cooler or water jug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Hull, Sean O'Brien, Fred Reber, David Sander, Thomas Scherer, Stephanie Schneider
  • Publication number: 20050035120
    Abstract: A freezable container includes a base portion and may include a lid. The base portion may include a cold-retaining medium layer and be configured to be freezable to maintain a chilled environment for stored content. The freezable container may be configured to fit inside an insulated container such as a cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Hull, Sean O'Brien, Fred Reber, David Sander, Thomas Scherer, Stephanie Schneider
  • Publication number: 20050032794
    Abstract: Diamine derivatives of quinones, and related compounds, including salts thereof, that modulate the levels of gene expression in cellular systems, such as cancer cells, are disclosed, along with methods for preparing such compounds and derivatives, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and derivatives as active ingredients. Methods of using these as compounds and derivatives as therapeutic agents are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Janak Padia, Sean O'Brien, Jiemin Lu, Stanislaw Pikul
  • Publication number: 20050026991
    Abstract: Chemical agents of the general formula (I) and (II), such as derivatives of 3-hydroxy-pyrrole containing hydroxamic acid, and including salts thereof, that modulate levels of gene expression in cellular systems, including cancer cells, are disclosed, along with methods for preparing such agents, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such agents as active ingredients and methods of using these as therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Wieslaw Cholody, Valentina Petukhova, Sean O'Brien, Norman Ohler, Stanislaw Pikul
  • Publication number: 20050011420
    Abstract: An organizer system has a length adjustable horizontal top rail, a plurality of length adjustable vertical uprights, and a plurality of mounting brackets attachable to the uprights. The mounting brackets are mounted to the uprights at any of multiple optional desired locations. One or more shelves are mounted to the mounting brackets. The shelf width is adjustable to virtually any width from a minimum single shelf width by using two or more of the shelves. Storage accessories can be mounted to the system and can include shoe storage shelves, shoe storage racks, clothes hanging rods, vertical storage devices, and forwardly and rearwardly slidable storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Frazer Costa, Radu Ghiorghie, Anthony Marchetta, Gina Rodi, David Stitchick, Sean O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20040210935
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, Brian L. Klosterman, Kenneth A. Milnes
  • Publication number: 20040132174
    Abstract: A perfusion incubator having an incubation well assembly is provided. A peristaltic pump may supply medium from a medium supply and pass it through a medium conditioning unit before supplying the medium to the incubation well assembly. Each well assembly may have an upper portion and a lower portion, a medium inlet and a medium outlet. The medium inlet may be positioned at a mid point in the well and the medium outlet is positioned above the medium inlet. An embryo may reside in the lower portion of the well. The well assembly may be formed from a permeable material through which a gas, such as carbon dioxide and/or oxygen, can diffuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Allan Joseph Hilling Smith, David Sean O'Brien, David Paul Michel, Paul Chan
  • Publication number: 20040111745
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: StarSight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, James Jay Leftwich, Susan Broughton
  • Patent number: 6732369
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, James Jay Leftwich, Susan Broughton
  • Publication number: 20030208758
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as television screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, Brian L. Klosterman, Kenneth A. Milnes
  • Publication number: 20030005445
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as television screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, James Jay Leftwich, Susan Broughton
  • Patent number: 6496586
    Abstract: A thin loudspeaker is provided that produces a superior frequency response and a diffuse acoustical pattern using magnetic drivers, acoustical plates, or a combination of magnetic drivers and acoustical plates. The invention contains a specially designed crossover network and a novel enclosure design. The novel enclosure includes a septum and cross bracing which enables the invention to realize superior performance in a thin loudspeaker design. The invention encompasses methods for improving the performance of an acoustical plate which include (1) placing acoustical plate motor elements on the plate in a manner that avoids rotational, mirror, and translational symmetry, (2) using acoustical plate motor elements of different shapes and sizes to stimulate the plate, and (3) using an acoustical plate that has an asymmetric shape. All of the embodiments of the invention may be covered with a decorative cover and hung on a wall like a picture or used to form a panel in a home entertainment center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: New Transducers Limited
    Inventors: Michael A Hayes, John K. Conley, Sean O'Brien, Michael J. Parrella, David Claybaugh, Thomas Lundie, Zeev Kitov
  • Publication number: 20020138840
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the Internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as television screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, Brian L. Klosterman, Kenneth A. Milnes
  • Publication number: 20020059599
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: Starsight Telecast Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, Brian L. Klosterman, Kenneth A. Milnes
  • Patent number: 6388714
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule and/or listing information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule and/or listing information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule and/or listing information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule and/or listing information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Starsight Telecast INC
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, Brian L. Klosterman, Kenneth A. Milnes
  • Patent number: 6263501
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as television screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Star Sight
    Inventors: Steven M. Schein, Sean A. O'Brien, James Jay Leftwich, Susan Broughton
  • Patent number: 6200910
    Abstract: A strip for TiN with selectivity to TiSi2 consisting of a water solution of H2O2 with possible small amounts of NH4OH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Sean O'Brien, Douglas A. Prinslow, James T. Manos
  • Patent number: 6142254
    Abstract: A decorative speaker cover is disclosed that transforms any loudspeaker into a work of art. The decorative speaker cover of the invention consists of a sheet of material stretched across and adhered to a support frame. The sheet of material contains an artistic work like a picture, design, custom photograph, print, etc. The invention also includes methods for attaching the decorative speaker covers to a loudspeaker cabinet. The disclosed methods allow speaker covers to be readily changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Claybaugh, Sean O'Brien