Patents by Inventor Stephen Washburn

Stephen Washburn 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: 20230360625
    Abstract: A sound-attenuating assembly may have a headpiece and two covered dampening assembly that may be detachably attached to the locations of the headpiece that oppose a wearer's ear; the dampening assembly may have a padded member member that may be in contact with a dividing member that may be in a contact with a compressible member which may be disposed within a concave member; the dampening assembly may be disposed within a cover such a fastener of the cover detachably attaches to a fastener of the headpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Olivia Washburn, Stephen Washburn, Melissa Washburn
  • Publication number: 20220130362
    Abstract: A sound-attenuating assembly may have a headpiece and two covered dampening assembly that may be detachably attached to the locations of the headpiece that oppose a wearer's ear; the dampening assembly may have a padded member member that may be in contact with a dividing member that may be in a contact with a compressible member which may be disposed within a concave member; the dampening assembly may be disposed within a cover such a fastener of the cover detachably attaches to a fastener of the headpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Olivia Washburn, Stephen Washburn, Melissa Washburn
  • Patent number: 10897666
    Abstract: A sound-attenuating assembly may have a headpiece and two covered dampening assembly that may be detachably attached to the locations of the headpiece that oppose a wearer's ear; the dampening assembly may have a padded member that may be in contact with a dividing member that may be in a contact with a compressible member which may be disposed within a concave member; the dampening assembly may be disposed within a cover such a fastener of the cover detachably attaches to a fastener of the headpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: Olivia Washburn, Stephen Washburn, Melissa Washburn
  • Publication number: 20190306612
    Abstract: A sound-attenuating assembly may have a headpiece and two covered dampening assembly that may be detachably attached to the locations of the headpiece that oppose a wearer's ear; the dampening assembly may have a padded member that may be in contact with a dividing member that may be in a contact with a compressible member which may be disposed within a concave member; the dampening assembly may be disposed within a cover such a fastener of the cover detachably attaches to a fastener of the headpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Olivia Washburn, Stephen Washburn, Melissa Washburn
  • Patent number: 7127597
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling boot options for a workstation on a computer network includes initiating a boot on a workstation in communication with the network, downloading an application to the workstation from a server in communication with the network, gathering information about the workstation using the bootstrap code and forwarding the information to a policy server in communication with the network. The system and method also include determining, by the policy server, based on the forwarded information and based on a boot policy stored in a policy directory of the network, at least one boot option for booting the workstation, forwarding the boot option to the workstation, requesting, by the workstation, a boot image corresponding to the boot option, forwarding of the boot image to the workstation and completing the boot of the workstation based upon the boot option received by the workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Drake Backman, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Washburn
  • Publication number: 20040059900
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling boot options for a workstation on a computer network includes initiating a boot on a workstation in communication with the network, downloading an application to the workstation from a server in communication with the network, gathering information about the workstation using the bootstrap code and forwarding the information to a policy server in communication with the network. The system and method also include determining, by the policy server, based on the forwarded information and based on a boot policy stored in a policy directory of the network, at least one boot option for booting the workstation, forwarding the boot option to the workstation, requesting, by the workstation, a boot image corresponding to the boot option, forwarding of the boot image to the workstation and completing the boot of the workstation based upon the boot option received by the workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Drake Backman, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Washburn