Patents by Inventor Stephen J. McCauley

Stephen J. McCauley 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).

  • Apparatus and method for aligning driveshafts using a laser
    Patent number: 6972838
    Abstract: An apparatus to align a propeller shaft comprises two main, parts being a first part which is attached to a skeg and which contains a laser emitter, and a second part which is attached to the power outlet of the engine and which contains a prism to deflect the laser beam to a target board, the arrangement allowing alignment between the skeg and the power outlet such that when the propeller shaft is attached the propeller shaft is in perfect alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Inventor: Stephen J. McCauley
  • Apparatus and method for aligning driveshafts using a laser
    Publication number: 20030081212
    Abstract: An apparatus to align a propeller shaft comprises two main, parts being a first part which is attached to a skeg and which contains a laser emitter, and a second part which is attached to the power outlet of the engine and which contains a prism to deflect the laser beam to a target board, the arrangement allowing alignment between the skeg and the power outlet such that when the propeller shaft is attached the propeller shaft is in perfect alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Stephen J. McCauley
  • Control system for clothes washing machine incorporating heater
    Patent number: 6553594
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a control system which regulates a heater based on selected cycle operations and selected cycle operations based on heater related parameters. User cycle selections, along with sensed operating parameters including the level and temperature of a washing medium, are used to control the activation state of the heater to control the washing medium to within a preset range of a target temperature. Preferably, the heater is de-activated after a predetermined period of activation has been reached, whenever a door of the washing machine is opened, and during certain selected operating cycle portions, including a bleach fill and latter time cycle portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Broker, Kimberly J. Hood, Brett C. Oleson, Evan R. Vande Haar, Stephen J. McCauley
  • Control system for clothes washing machine incorporating heater
    Publication number: 20030051296
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a control system which regulates a heater based on selected cycle operations and selected cycle operations based on heater related parameters. User cycle selections, along with sensed operating parameters including the level and temperature of a washing medium, are used to control the activation state of the heater to control the washing medium to within a preset range of a target temperature. Preferably, the heater is de-activated after a predetermined period of activation has been reached, whenever a door of the washing machine is opened, and during certain selected operating cycle portions, including a bleach fill and latter time cycle portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Broker, Kimberly J. Hood, Brett C. Oleson, Evan R. Vande Haar, Stephen J. McCauley