Patents by Inventor Sean O'Connor

Sean 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).

  • HEADREST FOR HEAD AND NECK
    Publication number: 20170246970
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a supportive apparatus for the head and neck. Embodiments of the invention incorporate a C-shaped apparatus shaped to support the posterior region of the neck. A center region found in certain embodiments of the C-shaped apparatus is placed on the posterior of a neck. Lateral supports found in certain embodiments of the C-shaped apparatus are placed on the lateral aspect of a neck. Embodiments of the invention include an opening across a center region functioning to support the apparatus, and to further act as to ventilate a user's nape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: GAS Brand Starter, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Maddocks, Sean O'Meara
  • Coating of bulk metallic glass (BMG) articles
    Patent number: 9725796
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for forming a coating layer at least partially on surface of a BMG article formed of bulk solidifying amorphous alloys. In embodiments, the coating layer may be formed in situ during formation of a BMG article and/or post formation of a BMG article. The coating layer may provide the BMG article with surface hardness, wear resistance, surface activity, corrosion resistance, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: Apple Inc., Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore A. Waniuk, Joseph Stevick, Sean O'Keeffe, Dermot J. Stratton, Joseph C. Poole, Matthew S. Scott, Christopher D. Prest
  • INTEGRATED FIBER CEMENT AND FOAM AS INSULATED CLADDING WITH ENHANCEMENTS
    Publication number: 20170218637
    Abstract: An integrated fiber cement and foam cladding system is provided that incorporates foam or similar light weight material to improve the insulation capacity of the cladding system. The system includes at least a fiber cement layer and a foam layer disposed on the backside of the fiber cement layer. The system improves the R-value of the building, a measure of the building's resistance to transferring heat or thermal energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Dawn Cole, George Elizarraras, Hui Li, Kevin O'Leary, Sean O'Leary
  • APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CELLS IN CIRCULATING BLOODSTREAM
    Publication number: 20170202494
    Abstract: A device for the real-time in vivo detection of a number of conditions within the patient, including CTCs, circulating nucleic acids, other circulating elements, blood pressure, heart rate data, pulse oxygen concentration, serum electrolyte concentrations, blood glucose, and pH, the device having an implanted subcutaneous access port in the chest region and a catheter having a terminus in the superior vena cava, the device having microelectronic circuitry with a rechargeable energy source encased in a titanium shell, an NIR laser sealed in the titanium-enclosed circuitry platform, and NIR-specific optical fibers (nir-FO) for transmitting the NIR photons to the end of the catheter tube in the superior vena cava. Scattered NIR photons are collected through the end of a second nir-FO bundle and transmitted back to the detector and microprocessor on the portal platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Michael A. Tangrea, Sean O'Hearn, Mauro Moscucci
  • FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT A HYBRID OF MESHED ENDPOINTS WITH NON-MESHED ENDPOINTS
    Publication number: 20170195632
    Abstract: A videoconferencing system includes a hybrid MCU configured to act as a hybrid mesh participant in a videoconference. The hybrid MCU may include a processing module to mix videoconference media data received by the hybrid MCU in data streams transmitted from mesh and non-mesh endpoints. The hybrid MCU may further include a forking module to fork combined video/audio data streams received by the hybrid MCU to provide separate video and audio data streams to each mesh endpoint. The hybrid MCU may be configured to provide a mixed video/audio data steam to each non-mesh endpoint of the videoconference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: CafeX Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Glass, Kris Hopkins, John Holvey, Sean O'Loughlin
  • Hydroxamic acids and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9688618
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I are provided: R1 is an alkoxy or O(CH2)pX, p is an integer from 2 to 3 and X is OH, NH2, or CO2H, m is an integer from 0 to 5, n is an integer from 0 to 5, each R2 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxymethyl, heterocyclyl, hetereocyclylmethyl, amino, amido, hydroxamido, any of which may be optionally substituted with one or more of acyl, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, or halogen, each R3 is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, carboxy, hydroxymethyl, amido, and at least one of R2 and R3 is not hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: HAWAII BIOTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Thomas Johnson, Seong Jin Kim, Sean O'Malley, Henry Lee Jackson
  • ARCHITECTURE FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED INTERCONNECT SWITCH
    Publication number: 20170177528
    Abstract: An interconnect switch is provided including switching logic executable to facilitate a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)-based interconnect, and further including a control host embedded in the switch to provide one or more enhanced routing capabilities. The control host includes a processor device, memory, and software executable by the processor device to process traffic received at one or more ports of the switch to redirect at least a portion of the traffic to provide the one or more enhanced routing capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: David J. Harriman, Manjari Kulkarni, Akshay G. Pethe, Sean O. Stalley, Mahesh Wagh, Debendra Das Sharma
  • Apparatus and method to increase throughput of a transmitter
    Patent number: 9680758
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus which comprises: a transmitter; an input-output (I/O) interface coupled to the transmitter; and logic to split data for transmission into a plurality of packets, wherein each packet is stored in a buffer and then transmitted via the I/O interface to a receiver, wherein the logic can vary a number of packets sent prior to the transmitter receiving an Acknowledgement (ACK) signal, and wherein the logic can vary a packet length of the number of packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Sean O. Stalley
  • DYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE SHIFTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170163939
    Abstract: A system for displaying an image on a display device of a motor vehicle includes a rear-view camera connected to a moveable component on the motor vehicle and a controller in communication with the rear-view camera. The controller has memory for storing control logic and a processor configured to execute the control logic. The control logic includes capturing a field of view image from the rear-view camera, determining a position of the rear-view camera, determining an image perspective relationship of the field of view image based on the position of the rear-view camera, modifying the field of view image based on the image perspective relationship to create a virtual perspective image, and displaying the virtual perspective image on the display device in the motor vehicle as the position of the rear-view camera changes between at least a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron Evans Thompson, Benjamin Saltsman, Sean O'Rourke
  • Firearm end cap
    Patent number: 9664471
    Abstract: An end cap for a semiautomatic pistol is mounted at the breech end of a slide to maintain the striker assembly in place when subject to inertial loads. The end cap includes a body with a base and a cover. A metal plate is mounted between the base and cover to prevent striker blow-out in the event that a primer is pierced. Flexible, resilient projections extend from the base and engage the slide within a recess, the projections extending transversely to the firing axis to counter inertial forces that might otherwise dislodge the end cap and cause a stoppage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson Corp.
    Inventors: Brett Curry, Sean O'Clair
  • SOUND ABSORBING GAME PADDLE
    Publication number: 20170136325
    Abstract: A sound absorbing game paddle containing a blade having a support structure and a filling. The support structure preferably defines adjoining cells of various shapes, including for example hexagonal and non-hexagonal cells. The filling preferably comprises one or more of a foam, a gel, a silicone or other polymer, and can fill some or all of the cells at any desired volume(s). Contemplated methods include a manufacturer building a version of a game paddle without a filling, and subsequently building another version of the same or similar paddle with a filling. Further contemplated methods include developing an improved game paddle with altered sound emissions by determining that an existing game paddle has undesirable peak amplitudes and frequencies of sounds emitted, and then designing an improved game paddle with a sound absorbing filling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: John Fox, Sean O'Connor, Willard Brakman, Brett Lucas
  • Integrated fiber cement and foam as insulated cladding with enhancements
    Patent number: 9650791
    Abstract: An integrated fiber cement and foam cladding system is provided that incorporates foam or similar light weight material to improve the insulation capacity of the cladding system. The system includes at least a fiber cement layer and a foam layer disposed on the backside of the fiber cement layer. The system improves the R-value of the building, a measure of the building's resistance to transferring heat or thermal energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: James Hardie Technology Limited
    Inventors: Dawn Cole, George Elizarraras, Hui Li, Kevin O'Leary, Sean O'Leary
  • Injection compression molding of amorphous alloys
    Patent number: 9649685
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for forming bulk metallic glass (BMG) articles using a mold having a stationary mold part and a movable mold part paired to form a mold cavity. A molten material can be injected to fill the mold cavity. The molten material can then be cooled into a BMG article at a desired cooling rate. While injecting and/or cooling the molten material, the movement of the movable mold part can be controlled, such that a thermal contact between the molten material and the mold can be maintained. BMG articles can be formed without forming an underfilled part. Additional structural features can be imparted in the BMG article during formation. At least a portion of the formed BMG article can have an aspect ratio (first dimension/second dimension) of at least 10 or less than 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore A. Waniuk, Joseph Stevick, Sean O'Keeffe, Dermot J. Stratton, Joseph C. Poole, Matthew S. Scott, Christopher D. Prest
  • Sample encapsulation system and method
    Patent number: 9645058
    Abstract: A sample encapsulation system includes a base, a chamber having an inlet and a chamber housing in which the chamber is housed. The chamber is fixedly mounted at least in part within the housing and the housing is movably mounted to the base. The system includes a cap, a first ram operably mounted to the cap for engaging the chamber inlet and a second ram positioned in the chamber opposite the inlet. The second ram is movable toward and away from the first ram. The chamber and housing are movable toward the cap for engaging the first ram with the chamber inlet during an encapsulation cycle and away from the cap, disengaging the first ram from the chamber inlet following an encapsulation cycle. The system includes heating and cooling assemblies and a temperature sensor located remotely from the chamber interior to automatically isolate cooling water to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence L. Freson, Kurt G. Adair, Charles E. Shewey, Douglas A. Ceckowski, Sean O'Flaherty, Anatoly Gosis, Yury Shkolnikov, Michael F. Hart, Daniel P. Schmidt
  • DPF Cleaning Process Using a Temporary Plug
    Publication number: 20170122157
    Abstract: A method of removing or reducing the particulate buildup within the diesel particulate filter of an aftertreatment system includes the selective application of a blocking agent to a filter medium of the diesel particulate filter, displacement of the particulate from the filter medium using a fluid stream, and subsequent removal of the blocking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sean O. Cornell
  • Containment gate for inline temperature control melting
    Patent number: 9630246
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus comprising at least one gate and a vessel, the gate being configured to move between a first position to restrict entry into an ejection path of the vessel and contain a material in a meltable form within the vessel during melting of the material, and a second position to allow movement of the material in a molten form through the ejection path. The gate can move linearly or rotate between its first and second positions, for example. The apparatus is configured to melt the material and the at least one gate is configured to allow the apparatus to be maintained under vacuum during the melting of the material. Melting can be performed using an induction source. The apparatus may also include a mold configured to receive molten material and for molding a molded part, such as a bulk amorphous alloy part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC
    Inventors: Quoc Tran Pham, Michael Deming, Theodore A. Waniuk, Sean O'Keeffe
  • System and method for providing data storage redundancy for a protected network
    Patent number: 9628510
    Abstract: A system and method for providing redundancy with remote scrubbing center devices. The system includes an edge detection device and a plurality of scrubbing center devices in a telecommunications network for providing redundant scrubbing center functionality for the edge detection device. The edge detection device maintains a network connection with more than one of the plurality of scrubbing center devices whereby each of the more than one of the plurality of scrubbing center devices sends and receives a synchronization signal with each of the one or more edge detection devices as if it was the only remote scrubbing center device coupled to the edge detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Arbor Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Sean O'Hara
  • Headrest for head and neck
    Patent number: 9615682
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a supportive apparatus for the head and neck. Embodiments of the invention incorporate a C-shaped apparatus shaped to support the posterior region of the neck. A center region found in certain embodiments of the C-shaped apparatus is placed on the posterior of a neck. Lateral supports found in certain embodiments of the C-shaped apparatus are placed on the lateral aspect of a neck. Embodiments of the invention include an opening across a center region functioning to support the apparatus, and to further act as to ventilate a user's nape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: BullRest LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Maddocks, Sean O'Meara
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D784552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: Beckman Coulter, Inc., DTIL Ireland Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Onishi, Masato Kayahara, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ryusuke Furuya, Naoki Mukaiyama, Michael Cooney, Marcus O'Neill, Sean O'Mahony
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D784553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: Beckman Coulter, Inc., DTIL Ireland Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Onishi, Masato Kayahara, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ryusuke Furuya, Naoki Mukaiyama, Michael Cooney, Marcus O'Neill, Sean O'Mahony