Patents by Inventor Steve Crow
Steve Crow 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).
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Patent number: 12097808Abstract: A mascot retraction mechanism has a mascot base 10 with a non-circular outline shape which extends over and conceals a contact area with a substantially circular edge. A support 6 comprising a support surface 22 is biased into contact with the contact area of the mascot base permitting the mascot base to pivot relative to the support about the substantially circular edge. Such pivoting may operate a release mechanism causing retraction of a mascot.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: David Molyneux, Steve Crowe, Paul Wentworth
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Patent number: 11932175Abstract: A mascot retraction mechanism has a support (6) movably mounted to a track (5) for movement between a mascot deployed position and a mascot stowed position. A drive mechanism (7, 34, 35) may be arranged to drive the support along the track via a releasable latch (30). The releasable latch may be released by tilting of a mascot able to enable the support to move along the track free of the drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: David Molyneux, Steve Crowe, Paul Wentworth
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Patent number: 11433828Abstract: A hinge cover member (20) for use with a swan neck type hinge (12) has an elongate channel shaped portion (24) for receiving the hinge arm (14) and a housing portion (13) for location about a mounting structure (18) which attaches the hinge arm to the closure. The housing portion defines at least one formation (70) for attaching an edge (72) of a trim panel (56) mounted to the closure to the housing portion. The formation (70) may be a clip which clamps the edge (72) of the trim panel. The trim panel (56 may have a live hinge (74) adjacent the edge about which the panel can flex. During adjustment of the closure (13) relative to the hinge, the edge region (72) of the trim panel is constrained to move with the hinge cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Bentley Motors LimitedInventors: David Molyneux, Steve Crowe, Paul Wentworth
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Patent number: 11293207Abstract: A hinge cover assembly (10) for a hinge having an elongate hinge arm has first and second cover members (20, 22) mountable about the hinge arm so as to completely encircle the hinge arm over at least part of its length. The first cover member (20) has a channel portion (24) which surrounds the arm on three sides and the second cover member (22) is mountable to the first enclose the arm on the other side. The first cover member (20) has locking projections (46) on the inner surface of a side wall that engage in apertures in the hinge arm. The cover assembly (10) is particularly suited for use with a swan neck hinged used to mount a boot lid to a vehicle body. A housing portion (32) of the first cover member encapsulates a mounting structure of the hinge and may have a clip formation for clamping an edge region of a trim panel mounted to the boot lid.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: David Molyneux, Steve Crowe, Paul Wentworth
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Patent number: 10883294Abstract: An adjustable hinge assembly (10) for securing a boot lid to the body of a vehicle has a mounting member (22) for attachment to the body. An adjustment member (24) is connected to the mounting member for pivotal movement about a first axis X and a hinge arm (18) on which the boot lid is mounted is connected to the adjustment member for pivotal movement about a second axis Y parallel to but spaced from the first axis. An adjusting mechanism (26) is operative to selectively adjust the pivotal position of the adjustment member (24) relative to the mounting member (22) in order to adjust the position of the boot lid relative to a body in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Bentley Motors LimitedInventors: David Molyneux, Steve Crowe, Gary David Green, Matthew Robinson, Paul Wentworth, Thirupathi Adla
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Patent number: 10759398Abstract: An integrated system for engaging electric brakes of a towed vehicle when the towed vehicle separates from a towing vehicle, comprising a power source, a first junction pole configured to be connected with an electric ground, a second junction pole configured to be connected with the electric brakes of the towed vehicle, an electrical connector connecting the first junction pole with the power source, a breakaway switch, and a housing containing the power source, first and second junction poles, and the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a first end fixedly connected with the first junction pole and the breakaway switch includes an electrical connector fixedly connected to the second junction pole. Another integrated system further housing the breakaway switch and comprising fixed connections between the first junction pole and the power source, the second junction pole and the breakaway switch, and the breakaway switch and the power source.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANYInventor: Steve Crow
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Patent number: 10428571Abstract: An automobile comprises an automatically opening and closing boot lid having a drive mechanism located on the dry side of the drain channel and a rotatable shaft extending into the wet side of the drain channel, in order to provide drive to an arm which opens and closes the boot lid. The drive mechanism may be a linear actuator, such as a spindle drive, but drive is transmitted through the drain channel as torque.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Bentley Motors LimitedInventors: Gary David Green, Steve Crowe, Andreas Lange, David Molyneux, Paul Wentworth
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Publication number: 20180222454Abstract: An integrated system for engaging electric brakes of a towed vehicle when the towed vehicle separates from a towing vehicle, comprising a power source, a first junction pole configured to be connected with an electric ground, a second junction pole configured to be connected with the electric brakes of the towed vehicle, an electrical connector connecting the first junction pole with the power source, a breakaway switch, and a housing containing the power source, first and second junction poles, and the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a first end fixedly connected with the first junction pole and the breakaway switch includes an electrical connector fixedly connected to the second junction pole. Another integrated system further housing the breakaway switch and comprising fixed connections between the first junction pole and the power source, the second junction pole and the breakaway switch, and the breakaway switch and the power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventor: Steve Crow
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Patent number: 9114831Abstract: The invention provides a method and a system for moving an element, e.g. a rudder of a ship or a wheel of a vehicle. The element is moved by a hydraulic fluid. According to the invention, an operator indicates a desired movement, and in accordance with the desired movement, at fluid is provided from at least three fluid providers each providing a share of the fluid in parallel streams and only considering the desired movement not the shares provided by the other fluid providers. The invention allows continuation of a steering task even if one fluid provider is disabled, and the invention allows the continuation even without having to notice that one provider is disabled. Accordingly, the invention provides an improvement and simplification relative to the known hydraulic steering systems.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApSInventors: Preben Albrecht, John Kristensen, Steve Crow, Kjeld Buus Jensen
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Patent number: 8660754Abstract: The invention provides a steering system for a vehicle, a ship etc. The steering system has a steering handle for the operator of the vehicle, a set of signal processors, a sensor which determines a position of the steered element of the vehicle, and a controller which moves the steered element. The steered element could e.g. be the front wheels of a car. The signal processors are adapted to determine an error between the desired position of the steered element and an actual position of the steered element. In order to make the steering system more fault tolerant, the error signal is amplified based on the speed by which the steering handle is moved, and an error in the sensor therefore becomes less critical. The invention further provides a steering method, a steering control unit and a vehicle provided with a steering system of the mentioned kind.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss ApsInventors: John Kristensen, Preben Albrecht, Steve Crow, Kjeld Buus Jensen
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Patent number: 7770687Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering with a steering motor arrangement having at least one steering motor, and with at least two steering circuits, each having a steering valve that interrupts a path from a pressure supply to the steering motor arrangement in the neutral position and releases a path from the pressure supply to the steering motor arrangement on a movement out of the neutral position. It is endeavored to simplify the embodiment of such a steering. For this purpose, the steering valve (5a, 5b) has two end positions, one on each side of the neutral position, in which positions a path from the pressure supply (15, 21) to the steering motor arrangement (2) is interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss ApsInventors: Richard Thomas Entwistle, Carl Christian Dixen, Steve Crow
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Patent number: 7584799Abstract: A unitary gravel pack multi-pathway tube includes a body; a gravel slurry flow passage defined within the body; and a control line protection projection extending from and supported by the body, the projection extending laterally from the body relative to an extent of the flow passage and method.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Martin P. Coronado, Steve Crow, Elmer Peterson, Luis Mendez, James Zachman
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Publication number: 20090048736Abstract: The invention provides a steering system for a vehicle, a ship etc. The steering system has a steering handle for the operator of the vehicle, a set of signal processors, a sensor which determines a position of the steered element of the vehicle, and a controller which moves the steered element. The steered element could e.g. be the front wheels of a car. The signal processors are adapted to determine an error between the desired position of the steered element and an actual position of the steered element. In order to make the steering system more fault tolerant, the error signal is amplified based on the speed by which the steering handle is moved, and an error in the sensor therefore becomes less critical. The invention further provides a steering method, a steering control unit and a vehicle provided with a steering system of the mentioned kind.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApsInventors: John Kristensen, Preben Albrecht, Steve Crow, Kjeld Buus Jensen
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Patent number: 7431085Abstract: A gravel pack multi-pathway tube includes a body and a flow passage at the body. Further, the tube includes a projection at the body, the projection receptive to a control line. A gravel packing device component wherein the component includes a shroud, a multi-pathway tube at the shroud, and a projection appurtenant the multi-pathway tube, the projection being receptive to a control line. A method for running and protecting a control line at a gravel pack component, which includes running a component into a wellbore wherein the component includes a shroud, a multi-pathway tube at the shroud, and a projection appurtenant the multi-pathway tube, the projection being receptive to a control line and inserting a control line at the projection.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Martin Coronado, Steve Crow, Elmer Peterson, Luis Mendez, James Zachman
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Publication number: 20080236932Abstract: The invention provides a method and a system for moving an element, e.g. a rudder of a ship or a wheel of a vehicle. The element is moved by a hydraulic fluid. According to the invention, an operator indicates a desired movement, and in accordance with the desired movement, at fluid is provided from at least three fluid providers each providing a share of the fluid in parallel streams and only considering the desired movement not the shares provided by the other fluid providers. The invention allows continuation of a steering task even if one fluid provider is disabled, and the invention allows the continuation even without having to notice that one provider is disabled. Accordingly, the invention provides an improvement and simplification relative to the known hydraulic steering systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApSInventors: Preben Albrecht, John Kristensen, Steve Crow, Kjeld Buus Jensen
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Publication number: 20080190608Abstract: A unitary gravel pack multi-pathway tube includes a body; a gravel slurry flow passage defined within the body; and a control line protection projection extending from and supported by the body, the projection extending laterally from the body relative to an extent of the flow passage and method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATEDInventors: MARTIN CORONADO, STEVE CROW, ELMER PETERSON, LUIS MENDEZ, JAMES ZACHMAN
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Patent number: 7290606Abstract: Devices and methods for control flow of formation fluids respect to one or more selected parameter relating to the wellbore fluid. In one embodiment, a flow control device for controlling fluid flow into the production tubular uses a flow restriction member that is actuated by a character change of the formation fluid, such as liquid to gas or oil to water. The flow restriction member can be sensitive to a change in density of the formation fluid. The flow restriction member is passive, self-regulating and does not need any power source or control signal to control fluid flow. In one embodiment, the flow control device automatically rotates into a predetermined orientation upon being positioned in the wellbore. A seal disposed on the flow control devices expands into sealing engagement with an enclosure after the flow control device assumed the desired predetermined position.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Martin Coronado, Steve Crow, Knut H. Henriksen
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Publication number: 20070251755Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic steering with a steering motor arrangement having at least one steering motor, and with at least two steering circuits, each having a steering valve that interrupts a path from a pressure supply to the steering motor arrangement in the neutral position and releases a path from the pressure supply to the steering motor arrangement on a movement out of the neutral position. It is endeavoured to simplify the embodiment of such a steering. For this purpose, the steering valve (5a, 5b) has two end positions, one on each side of the neutral position, in which positions a path from the pressure supply (15, 21) to the steering motor arrangement (2) is interrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: Sauer-Danfoss ApSInventors: Richard Thomas Entwistle, Carl Christian Dixen, Steve Crow
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Publication number: 20060219404Abstract: A gravel pack multi-pathway tube includes a body and a flow passage at the body. Further, the tube includes a projection at the body, the projection receptive to a control line. A gravel packing device component wherein the component includes a shroud, a multi-pathway tube at the shroud, and a projection appurtenant the multi-pathway tube, the projection being receptive to a control line. A method for running and protecting a control line at a gravel pack component, which includes running a component into a wellbore wherein the component includes a shroud, a multi-pathway tube at the shroud, and a projection appurtenant the multi-pathway tube, the projection being receptive to a control line and inserting a control line at the projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2006Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Martin Coronado, Steve Crow, Elmer Peterson, Luis Mendez, James Zachman
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Publication number: 20060076150Abstract: Devices and methods for control flow of formation fluids respect to one or more selected parameter relating to the wellbore fluid. In one embodiment, a flow control device for controlling fluid flow into the production tubular uses a flow restriction member that is actuated by a character change of the formation fluid, such as liquid to gas or oil to water. The flow restriction member can be sensitive to a change in density of the formation fluid. The flow restriction member is passive, self-regulating and does not need any power source or control signal to control fluid flow. In one embodiment, the flow control device automatically rotates into a predetermined orientation upon being positioned in the wellbore. A seal disposed on the flow control devices expands into sealing engagement with an enclosure after the flow control device assumed the desired predetermined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Martin Coronado, Steve Crow, Knut Henriksen