Patents by Inventor Stephen Sullivan

Stephen Sullivan 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: 20070216643
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for multipurpose navigation in a portable electronic device are described. According to an exemplary embodiment, a portable electronic imaging device is described including a display screen for displaying objects including at least one of digital still images, video clips, menu items, and icons. The device also includes a navigation controller comprising navigation keys for allowing a user to navigate between the displayed objects by pressing a portion of the navigation controller corresponding to a navigation key last pressed to navigate between the displayed objects, wherein the device is configured to allow the user to select a currently displayed object without moving a finger from the portion of the navigation controller corresponding to the navigation key last pressed to navigate between the displayed objects, thereby implementing navigation and select functions on a single portion of the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Morris, Stephen Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20070131692
    Abstract: A lid for a container holding a flowable substance has an annular top wall. A side wall depends from the top wall, and has a mounting portion for connecting the lid on the container. The top wall has an opening that is adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid. The top wall also has a retaining member. The lid further has a closure member positioned on the mounting portion. The closure member is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein at least a portion of the closure member is received in the opening in the first position and at least a portion of the closure member is received in the retaining member in the second position. The opening and the closure member are cooperatively dimensioned such that the closure member is removably inserted in the opening. The retaining member and the closure member are cooperatively dimensioned such that the closure member is removably inserted in the retaining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, Dawn Huston, Warren Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Richard Chin, Mohammed Ahmed, John Gitschlag, David Langelan, Rajendra Chauhan, William Hurst, James Joines, Kevin Smith, Mark Anhalt, Brian Clarke
  • Publication number: 20060146100
    Abstract: The embodied systems are used to manage consumables used in an ink jet print system and to prevent use of unauthorized printheads or unauthorized ink supply containers in an ink jet printing system. The embodiments are used on typical ink jet printing systems that include a printhead, an ink supply container, a carriage board in communication with the printhead, and a main board in communication with the ink supply container and the carriage board. The novel systems include a serial device disposed on the printhead or the ink supply container having a unique signature which is then authenticated by firmware and hardware of the printing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Dull, Stephen Sullivan, Steve Inderieden
  • Publication number: 20060129986
    Abstract: A control system having a host computer and one or more control computers connected to an interface for control of a process or machinery. The control computers are capable of automatically initiated network address assignment and configuration when powered up after installation. The network address is based on a location identifier situated in the interface that corresponds to a specific connection thereof to the control computer. The control computer reads the location identifier from the interface and requests a network address. The host computer assigns the network address based on the location identifier. Configuration of the control computer then proceeds. The procedure applies to newly installed control computers, whether first time installment or a replacement for a failed control computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Fred Boettner, Stephen Sullivan, Craig Moyer, Gary Kraterfield, Robert Kirby, Mark Shepard
  • Publication number: 20060041266
    Abstract: A surgical scalpel has a flat blade, which may have a cutting or severing edge, and an elongated ergonomic handle having distal and proximal ends and an imaginary central axis. In one preferred embodiment, of a disposable (one use) scalpel the blade is embedded in a molded plastic resin handle. The handle has a generally triangle shape in cross-section with the top face being slightly curved. The handle, near its distal end, has an enlarged finger pressure section having an indentation at its top face adapted for a finger pad to apply pressure to the scalpel handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Sullivan, Myles Kobren, Andrew Menzin
  • Publication number: 20060000832
    Abstract: A reclosable lid 10 for a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover 12, and a movable second piece or disk 50. The cover 10 has a top wall 14, a side wall 16 and a mounting portion 22 for connecting the lid 10 on the container. The cover 12 has an opening 28 adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid 10. The cover 12 further includes a slot 30 located in the top wall 14. The disk 50 has at least one aperture 78, a post 54, and a projection 52. The aperture 78 and the projection 52 are each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening 28. The post 54 is adapted to be received by the slot 30 in the cover 12. The disk 50 is movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projection 52 is received in the opening 28 in the first position, and a second position wherein the aperture 78 is aligned with the opening 28 in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, Dawn Huston, Warren Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Rich Chin, Mohammed Ahmed, John Gitschlag, David Langelan, Rajendra Chauhan, William Hurst, James Joines, Kevin Smith, Mark Anhalt, Bryce Rutter, Brian Bone, Heath Doty
  • Publication number: 20050283729
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a portable electronic imaging device, comprising a display screen for displaying objects including any combination of digital still images, video clips, menu items, and icons; and a navigation controller comprising navigation keys for allowing a user to navigate between the displayed objects, wherein the user may select a currently displayed object without moving a finger from a navigation key last pressed, thereby implementing navigation and select functions on a single controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Morris, Stephen Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20050035124
    Abstract: A lid for a container holding a flowable substance has an annular top wall. A side wall depends from the top wall, and has a mounting portion for connecting the lid on the container. The top wall has an opening that is adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid. The top wall also has a retaining member. The lid further has a closure member positioned on the mounting portion. The closure member is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein at least a portion of the closure member is received in the opening in the first position and at least a portion of the closure member is received in the retaining member in the second position. The opening and the closure member are cooperatively dimensioned such that the closure member is removably inserted in the opening. The retaining member and the closure member are cooperatively dimensioned such that the closure member is removably inserted in the retaining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Smith, Dawn Huston, Warren Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Rich Chin, Mohammed Ahmed, John Gitschlag, David Langelan, Rajendra Chauhan, William Hurst, James Joines, Kevin Smith, Mark Anhalt, Brian Clarke
  • Patent number: D665596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: PC Locs Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: David Shawcross, Benjamin Stephen Sullivan
  • Patent number: D1007110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Mountain Origins Design LLC
    Inventors: Kurtis Tamotsu Sakai, Stephen Sullivan, Kelly Hill Shuptrine
  • Patent number: D1007825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Mountain Origins Design LLC
    Inventors: Kurtis Tamotsu Sakai, Stephen Sullivan, Kelly Hill Shuptrine
  • Patent number: D1007826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Mountain Origins Design LLC
    Inventors: Kurtis Tamotsu Sakai, Stephen Sullivan, Kelly Hill Shuptrine
  • Patent number: D1008611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Mountain Origins Design LLC
    Inventors: Kurtis Tamotsu Sakai, Stephen Sullivan, Kelly Hill Shuptrine
  • Patent number: D1033862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mountain Origins Design LLC
    Inventors: Kurtis Tamotsu Sakai, Stephen Sullivan, Kelly Hill Shuptrine