Patents by Inventor Steve Curtiss

Steve Curtiss 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for applying a threaded cap using a linear rotary actuator
    Patent number: 10865085
    Abstract: A system and method for precisely applying threaded caps using a linear rotary actuator is provided. The method includes aligning the threaded cap with the threaded top of a container, soft landing the threaded cap in contact with the threaded top, aligning the ends of the threads, soft landing the threaded cap in contact with the threaded top, and snugging the threaded cap. The system includes a linear rotary actuator and a tool for driving and coupling to the threaded cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Systems, Machines, Automation Components Corporation
    Inventors: Edward A. Neff, Michael A. Ferris, Steve Curtiss, Stavros Haidos
  • Reference beam generator and method
    Patent number: 7992310
    Abstract: A reference beam generator has first, second, and third projection turrets for projecting first, second, and third fan beams of laser light, respectively. The first, second, and third fan beams of laser light are oriented normal to each other. The turrets may be rotated such that each of said fan beams can each be rotated about an axis that is normal to the plane in which the fan beam is projected. The generator may be used to project a number of reference points and lines on multiple surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Timothy J. Litvin, Kevin Marc Morrissey, Steve Curtiss
  • REFERENCE BEAM GENERATOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100039712
    Abstract: A reference beam generator has first, second, and third projection turrets for projecting first, second, and third fan beams of laser light, respectively. The first, second, and third fan beams of laser light are oriented normal to each other. The turrets may be rotated such that each of said fan beams can each be rotated about an axis that is normal to the plane in which the fan beam is projected. The generator may be used to project a number of reference points and lines on multiple surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Timothy J. Litvin, Kevin Marc Morrissey, Steve Curtiss
  • High performance sailing craft
    Patent number: 6668741
    Abstract: Sailing craft having a hull, a seat disposed toward the rear of the hull and largely outboard of the hull, a mast affixed directly to the seat so that heeling forces applied to the mast are counterbalanced by the weight of a sailor primarily through the seat and not through the hull, a rotatably mounted stay extending between the top of the mast and a forward portion of the hull, a boom affixed to the stay, a sail mounted on the stay, and a rigid control rod connected to the boom for swinging the sail about the axis of the stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Inventor: Steve Curtiss