Patents by Inventor STEPHEN SPRINGER

STEPHEN SPRINGER 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: 10060505
    Abstract: A shaft balancing device for insertion into a shaft including a generally flat cylindrical band having an outer surface, an inner surface and a set of two crush points thereon. A balancing weight is attached to the outer surface of the band between the set of crush points. The device is inserted into the shaft and the crush points are plastically deformed radially outward creating spring force which holds the balancing weight to the inner surface of the shaft. The band has a curved connecting portion between the two crush points having a radius of curvature slightly greater than the curvature of the shaft. The balancing weight has a radius of curvature slightly greater than the radius of curvature of the curved connecting portion and slightly less than the radius of curvature of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Springer
  • Publication number: 20170261066
    Abstract: A shaft balancing device for insertion into a shaft including a generally flat cylindrical band having an outer surface, an inner surface and a set of two crush points thereon. A balancing weight is attached to the outer surface of the band between the set of crush points. The device is inserted into the shaft and the crush points are plastically deformed radially outward creating spring force which holds the balancing weight to the inner surface of the shaft. The band has a curved connecting portion between the two crush points having a radius of curvature slightly greater than the curvature of the shaft. The balancing weight has a radius of curvature slightly greater than the radius of curvature of the curved connecting portion and slightly less than the radius of curvature of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen Springer
  • Patent number: 8640932
    Abstract: The present system provides a detachable cup or receptacle for receiving the butt stock of a weapon so that a greater portion of the surface area of the butt stock is stabilized when aiming and firing a weapon. The system provides fastening means for removably fastening the cup to the uniform of a shooter when wearing body armor. For ease of use, the system includes a graduated positioning system that can receive the butt stock and allow it to slide into place where, in one embodiment, it slips into a recessed area that matches the dimension of the butt stock for greater security of the positioning of the weapon. The weapon can be easily removed from the cup so that the shooter's mobility and the ability of the shooter to move the weapon back and forth from a shooting position is not compromised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Matt Dalton, Stephen Springer
  • Publication number: 20120279108
    Abstract: The present system provides a detachable cup or receptacle for receiving the butt stock of a weapon so that a greater portion of the surface area of the butt stock is stabilized when aiming and firing a weapon. The system provides fastening means for removably fastening the cup to the uniform of a shooter when wearing body armor. For ease of use, the system includes a graduated positioning system that can receive the butt stock and allow it to slide into place where, in one embodiment, it slips into a recessed area that matches the dimension of the butt stock for greater security of the positioning of the weapon. The weapon can be easily removed from the cup so that the shooter's mobility and the ability of the shooter to move the weapon back and forth from a shooting position is not compromised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: MATT DALTON, STEPHEN SPRINGER
  • Publication number: 20040148568
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product residing on a computer readable medium are described. The method, apparatus and computer program may use checkers to check a data model of a web page for accessibility, for example compliance with web accessibility requirements codified in 36 CFR § 1194.22. The method, apparatus and computer program may also implement fixers to modify HTML code to ensure compliance with 36 CFR § 1194.22. The method, apparatus and computer program may implement tolerances to allow personalization of checkers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Timothy Stephen Springer