Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Ulrich

Stephen A. Ulrich 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).

  • Patent number: 11939158
    Abstract: A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Symbotic LLC
    Inventors: John Lert, Stephen C Toebes, Robert Sullivan, Foster Hinshaw, Nathan Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20220314964
    Abstract: The apparatus and system for integrating an electric motor into a vehicle may convert a vehicle from an internal combustion vehicle to a hybrid-electric vehicle. One or more electric motors may be integrated into a powertrain between an internal combustion engine and a transmission. A supervisory controller may monitor and control operation of the internal combustion engine, clutching assembly, transmission, one or more electric motors, or any combination thereof to add mechanical power to the powertrain, remove mechanical power from the powertrain, or neutrally balance the transfer of mechanical power between the powertrain and the one or more electric motors. This conversion may be operable to produce torque from both internal combustion and electrical sources and may be operable to recover energy via regenerative braking. The conversion may be performed with little downtime and with the basic fundamental knowledge of a savvy car enthusiast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Cody Edward Biedermann, Clay Everett Dowdey, Justin Scott Care, Micah Stephen Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20170354606
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9789066
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20150196493
    Abstract: In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and said at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprises a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said activator has a Q value of less than 75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher E. Szymczak, Vipul Dave, Gerard P. McNally, David B. Cochran, Gregory Koll, Stephen Ulrich
  • Patent number: 8357395
    Abstract: The present invention features a method of manufacturing a tablet containing a pharmaceutically active agent by the steps of: (a) adding a powder containing a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier to a die cavity; (b) injecting a liquid drug composition containing the pharmaceutically active agent into the die cavity such that the liquid drug composition contacts the powder; (c) compressing the combination of the powder and the liquid drug composition within the die cavity to form the tablet; and (d) removing the tablet from the die cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank J. Bunick, Joseph Luber, Stephen A. Ulrich, David W. Wynn
  • Publication number: 20090162435
    Abstract: The present invention features a method of manufacturing a tablet containing a pharmaceutically active agent by the steps of: (a) adding a powder containing a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier to a die cavity; (b) injecting a liquid drug composition containing the pharmaceutically active agent into the die cavity such that the liquid drug composition contacts the powder; (c) compressing the combination of the powder and the liquid drug composition within the die cavity to form the tablet; and (d) removing the tablet from the die cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Frank J. Bunick, Joseph Luber, Stephen A. Ulrich, David W. Wynn
  • Publication number: 20050118205
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a taste masked liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and a taste masking composition. In particular, the taste masking composition comprises a taste masking effective amount of an artificial sweetener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Ulrich, Karen Zimm
  • Patent number: 6806256
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a taste masked liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and a taste masking composition. In particular, the taste masking composition comprises a taste masking effective amount of an artificial sweetener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Ortho -McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Ulrich, Karen R. Zimm, Marc Karel Jozef Francois, Willy Maria Albert Carlo Dries
  • Patent number: 6767557
    Abstract: A taste masked pharmaceutical composition comprising a microcapsule, wherein the microcapsule comprises a pharmaceutically active agent core coated with a taste masking effective amount of a water-insoluble enteric coating, wherein the coating comprises a weakly acidic methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Ulrich, Karen R. Zimm
  • Publication number: 20030032600
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a taste masked liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and a taste masking composition. In particular, the taste masking composition comprises a taste masking effective amount of an artificial sweetener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Stephen A. Ulrich, Karen R. Zimm, Marc Karel Jozef Francois, Willy Maria Albert Carlo Dries
  • Publication number: 20020197327
    Abstract: A taste masked pharmaceutical composition comprising a microcapsule, wherein the microcapsule comprises a pharmaceutically active agent core coated with a taste masking effective amount of a water-insoluble enteric coating, wherein the coating comprises a weakly acidic methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen A. Ulrich, Karen R. Zimm