Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Anderson

Stephen A. Anderson 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: 20240143627
    Abstract: A snapshot event is received. The snapshot event is a snapshot of data that was sampled based on a snapshot metric. For example, the snapshot event may be a number of user logins (the data) over a specific time period (the snapshot metric). A destination analytical database is determined for the snapshot event. The snapshot event may then be sent to a queue. The snapshot event is then sent to the destination analytical database and stored in the destination analytical database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Karl A. Hessinger, Aparna Chavali Varanasi
  • Patent number: 9315362
    Abstract: An elevator lantern apparatus uses a snap-fit assembly and disassembly configuration where the lantern apparatus includes components such as a tray, a lens, and a control board having one or more illuminating features. These components are configured to assemble through an opening in a surface such as a wall. In some versions, assembly and disassembly is done without the use of tools. In some versions, disassembly of the lantern apparatus is done from the front side of the lantern apparatus by removing the lens to access other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Felis, Anthony C. Douell, Stephen A. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20140209416
    Abstract: An elevator lantern apparatus uses a snap-fit assembly and disassembly configuration where the lantern apparatus includes components such as a tray, a lens, and a control board having one or more illuminating features. These components are configured to assemble through an opening in a surface such as a wall. In some versions, assembly and disassembly is done without the use of tools. In some versions, disassembly of the lantern apparatus is done from the front side of the lantern apparatus by removing the lens to access other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Felis, Anthony C. Douell, Stephen A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8231341
    Abstract: A hybrid gas compressor has at least one rotor and shroud which define a compressor gas path extending from an inlet to an outlet. The compressor includes at least two compression stages and one diffusion stage between the inlet and outlet, the compression stages including respective circumferential arrays of blades extending from the rotor and the diffusion stage including a circumferential array of vanes between the compression stages. Blade aerodynamic loadings may be controlled, particularly in the last stage, to provide desired compression characteristics across the compressor. A bleed outlet is optionally located between the inlet and outlet for bleeding from the gas path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Ronald Trumper, Gary Weir
  • Patent number: 7878202
    Abstract: A respiratory suction catheter assembly includes a manifold supporting a rotatable swivel member for engagement with an endotracheal tube, and a seal support body disposed on a boss of the manifold opposite the part supporting the swivel for supporting a catheter tube seal and a porous filter for filtering air flowing into and out of a flexible elongated sheath enclosing the catheter tube. The sheath includes opposed tapered ends secured to the seal support body and to a boss on a suction control valve housing. The valve housing supports a tapered plug closure member engageable with a resilient actuator and a slide-lock member. Certain components, including the sheath, the seal support body, the filter, the catheter tube seal and the catheter tube may be treated with an anti-microbial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Egret Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Richard C. Dowdy
  • Publication number: 20100232953
    Abstract: A hybrid gas compressor has at least one rotor and shroud which define a compressor gas path extending from an inlet to an outlet. The compressor includes at least two compression stages and one diffusion stage between the inlet and outlet, the compression stages including respective circumferential arrays of blades extending from the rotor and the diffusion stage including a circumferential array of vanes between the compression stages. Blade aerodynamic loadings may be controlled, particularly in the last stage, to provide desired compression characteristics across the compressor. A bleed outlet is optionally located between the inlet and outlet for bleeding from the gas path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: STEPHEN A. ANDERSON, RONALD TRUMPER, GARY WEIR
  • Patent number: 7775206
    Abstract: A suction catheter assembly, particularly adapted for neonatal use includes a distal manifold body including a rotatable connector for connection to an endotracheal tube, a ventilating port member and an ancillary catheter receiving port member. The manifold body is rotatably joined to a catheter tube seal housing. The seal housing includes an irrigation port member. A catheter tube wiper seal and a filter member are disposed in the seal housing which is joined to a suction control valve assembly by an elongated flexible sheath defining an enclosed space through which the catheter tube extends between the valve assembly and the manifold. A resilient closure member actuator and slide lock member are engageable with a closure member of the valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Egret Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Richard C. Dowdy
  • Patent number: 7399052
    Abstract: An ink jet cartridge comprising a housing having a print head portion including a nozzle plate having opposed pairs of side edges, rows of nozzles and at least one row of slots between said rows of nozzles and which plate is initially attached to the head portion by beads of an adhesive material overlying the edges of one pair of the opposed pairs of side edges is prepared for renovation by applying a reinforcing bead of an adhesive material to overlie at least one of the other pair of the opposed pairs of side edges and the at least one row of slots. The beads may be a single bead or segmented and are applied by robotic glue applying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Carl W. Holland, William F. Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20070282250
    Abstract: A suction catheter assembly, particularly adapted for neonatal use includes a distal manifold body including a rotatable connector for connection to an endotracheal tube, a ventilating port member and an ancillary catheter receiving port member. The manifold body is rotatably joined to a catheter tube seal housing. The seal housing includes an irrigation port member. A catheter tube wiper seal and a filter member are disposed in the seal housing which is joined to a suction control valve assembly by an elongated flexible sheath defining an enclosed space through which the catheter tube extends between the valve assembly and the manifold. A resilient closure member actuator and slide lock member are engageable with a closure member of the valve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: EGRET MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Richard C. Dowdy
  • Patent number: 7188623
    Abstract: A respiratory suction catheter assembly includes a manifold supporting a rotatable swivel member for engagement with an endotracheal tube, and a seal support body disposed on a boss of the manifold opposite the part supporting the swivel for supporting a catheter tube seal and a porous filter for filtering air flowing into and out of a flexible elongated sheath enclosing the catheter tube. The sheath includes opposed tapered ends secured to the seal support body and to a boss on a suction control valve housing. The valve housing supports a tapered plug closure member engageable with a resilient actuator and a slide-lock member. Certain components, including the sheath, the seal support body, the filter, the catheter tube seal and the catheter tube may be treated with an anti-microbial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Egret Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Richard C. Dowdy
  • Patent number: 6923530
    Abstract: An ink tank cartridge includes a housing having a chamber in which ink is stored. A screen is secured to a surface of the housing through which an outlet passage communicates with the chamber. The screen is fused to the first surface by melting a continuous portion or bead around the outlet passage with a heated ram, ultrasonic welding, laser welding, etc. A vacuum can be applied through the outlet port to assist in locating and removing wrinkles from the screen. A recess can also be provided in the first surface of the housing to locate the screen and allow the ink absorbing member, filled with ink, to form a liquid-tight seal with the remainder of the first surface about the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Nu-Kote International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Patrick D. Carter, Bruce S. Jones
  • Patent number: 6874875
    Abstract: An ink tank cartridge includes a housing having a chamber defined by a set of side walls, a lid, and a first surface. An outlet port is formed in the first surface for communicating ink from the chamber. An ink receiving member for holding the ink is received in the chamber and is held in compression between the side walls. A substantial portion of the surface of the ink receiving member is compressed, preferably more than ?of the total surface. The ink receiving member is held uncompressed between the lid and the first surface. A method of assembling an ink cartridge includes providing a housing and a porous ink storage element. The ink storage element is compressed by a set of side walls defining a chamber formed in the housing. The ink storage element is compressed within a range of about 0.5%-50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Nu-kote International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Bruce S. Jones
  • Patent number: 6846070
    Abstract: A method of filling ink into a dual chamber ink-jet cartridge for use with an ink-jet printer includes applying a vacuum to the cartridge through a fill hole of the cartridge to substantially eliminate air within an ink absorbing member of the cartridge. The fill hole is sealed and then ink is pressure filled into the cartridge through the fill hole. A vacuum is again applied to the cartridge to substantially eliminate any residual air in the cartridge due to the pressure filling of the ink. The fill hole may be positioned over a free ink chamber or over the ink absorbing member of the cartridge. The vacuum includes applying a negative pressure of about 27.5 in/Hg. The negative pressure is applied at a cycle rate of 5-30 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Nu-kote International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce S. Jones, Stephen A. Anderson, Carl D. Massey, Patrick D. Carter, William A. Putman
  • Patent number: 6814433
    Abstract: An aperture provided in a bottom wall of an ink cartridge is designed to break the surface tension of the ink as the ink proceeds toward an outlet port. For example, serrated edges, tapering conformations, cruciform dividing walls, different diameter regions in the outlet passage, etc. are all designed to prevent the formation of large bubbles or preclude the migration of air bubbles to the region of the outlet passage where the print needle of an associated printer extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Nu-Kote International, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Putman, Stephen A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6776477
    Abstract: An ink tank cartridge includes a housing with a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls forming a cavity. An ink supply member having a port extends from the housing. A seal member is inserted into the ink supply member for sealing the port. A retaining capis used to hold the seal member in place. The retaining cap has an opening to provide access to the seal member. An ink supply needle passes through the cap opening to pierce the seam member. The retaining cap has slots to receive ribs located on the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Putman, Stephen A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6742879
    Abstract: An ink tank cartridge (A) includes a housing (10) having a bottom wall (28) and a plurality of side walls (12, 14, 16, 18) forming a cavity (20). A divider wall (22) is positioned within the cavity to divide the cavity into first and second chambers (24, 26). An ink supply port (42) projects from the bottom wall of the housing. A porous member (40) is accommodated in the chamber having the ink supply port. The other chamber is partially filled with ink. The divider wall has an opening (30) allowing ink to pass from one of the chambers to the other chamber. A cover (50) having a fill hole (94) is secured to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce S. Jones, Stephen A. Anderson, Patrick D. Carter, William A. Putman
  • Patent number: 6742880
    Abstract: An ink tank cartridge for an ink-jet type recording apparatus includes a housing with a plurality of walls forming a cavity and a bottom wall. A removable divider wall or spacer is inserted into the cavity which divides the cavity into first and second chambers. The spacer includes a wall section and a pair of legs extending from the wall which are spaced apart and are parallel to each other. The spacer is substantially U-shaped where the U-shape is formed by the legs and the wall section. A porous member is inserted into one of the chambers and resiliently abuts an opening of the supply port. The other chamber is at least partially filled with ink. The spacer has an opening to allow the ink to pass from the ink chamber to the foam chamber. The spacer is inserted into the chamber so that the opening is adjacent the bottom wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Nu-kote International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce S. Jones, Stephen A. Anderson, Patrick D. Carter, William A. Putman
  • Patent number: 6682184
    Abstract: An ink cartridge (10) for dispensing ink (IK) having a housing (12) with a cavity (22) therein for storing a quantity of ink, and a dispensing port (26) for delivering the ink to an output recordation device, such as a printer. The housing further having one or more additional ports (32, 34) extending through the housing in fluid communication with the cavity, and a self-sealing plug (16) received in one of the additional ports. The self-sealing plug being pierceable by a hollow instrument (H), such as a needle, to form a fluid passage therethrough, the self-sealing plug re-forming a fluid-tight seal in the port upon the removal of the hollow instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Carl D. Massey, Patrick D. Carter, William A. Putman, Bruce S. Jones
  • Patent number: 6682183
    Abstract: An air-impermeable, nonporous seal member is disposed in the outlet passage of an ink cartridge. A housing in the cartridge has a chamber that stores ink therein and communicates with the outlet passage. The seal member is preferably formed of one of a rubber, polyvinyl chloride, thermoplastic rubber, or silicone rubber. The seal member frictionally engages an inner wall of the outlet passage and has a thin membrane that is selectively pierced by an associated needle of the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Nu-Kote International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce S. Jones, Stephen A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6666552
    Abstract: An ink cartridge (10) for dispensing ink (IK) having a housing (12) with a cavity (22) therein for storing a quantity of ink, and a dispensing port (26) for delivering the ink to an output recordation device, such as a printer. The housing further has one or more additional ports (32, 34) extending through the housing in fluid communication with the cavity, and a check valve (16) received in one of the additional ports. The check valve is adapted to permit fluid flow in substantially one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Anderson, Bruce S. Jones, William A. Putman