Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Harrison

Stephen A. Harrison 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).

  • Oat variety FL0720
    Patent number: 9961852
    Abstract: The invention provides oat seed and plants of the oat variety FL0720 that have resistance to crown rust. The invention further provides seed and plants of the oat variety FL0720 and progeny produced with at least one of these plants as a parent. The invention also relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of hybrid oat variety FL0720.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Md Ali Babar, Ronald D. Barnett, Ann R. Blount, Stephen A. Harrison
  • OAT VARIETY FL0720
    Publication number: 20170347602
    Abstract: The invention provides oat seed and plants of the oat variety FL0720 that have resistance to crown rust. The invention further provides seed and plants of the oat variety FL0720 and progeny produced with at least one of these plants as a parent. The invention also relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of hybrid oat variety FL0720.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Md Ali Babar, Ronald D. Barnett, Ann R. Blount, Stephen A. Harrison
  • System and method for power seat motor control
    Patent number: 7064506
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle power seat motor including the steps of generating at least one control signal using a controller, and adjusting the speed of the motor in response to the at least one control signal such that speed of the motor is maintained to a predetermined curve. Maintaining the speed of the motor to the predetermined curve reduces at least one of mechanical wear, erratic motion, and noise of a respective seat mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Stewart, Eric K. Honsowetz, Stephen A. Harrison, Mark Alan Jay