Patents by Inventor Steve Gaynes
Steve Gaynes 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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Publication number: 20230371653Abstract: Lacing engine systems, apparatus, and methods of operation are discussed. In an example, a lacing engine apparatus can include a housing, a drivetrain, and a lace take-up mechanism for retracting a length of lace cable upon activation. The drivetrain can include various reduction gears to reduce rotational speed out of the motor and power the lace take-up mechanism. The lace take-up mechanism can include structures such as a double-yoke, a radial pulley including an outer rotating disc and an inner stationary disc, a variable take-up spool, or a zip-strip mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Steve Gaynes, David Mellinger
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Patent number: 11717055Abstract: Lacing engine systems, apparatus, and methods of operation are discussed. In an example, a lacing engine apparatus can include a housing, a drivetrain, and a lace take-up mechanism for retracting a length of lace cable upon activation. The drivetrain can include various reduction gears to reduce rotational speed out of the motor and power the lace take-up mechanism. The lace take-up mechanism can include structures such as a double-yoke, a radial pulley including an outer rotating disc and an inner stationary disc, a variable take-up spool, or a zip-strip mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Steve Gaynes, David Mellinger
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Publication number: 20230144549Abstract: A myringotomy device includes a housing; an elongated tube extending from the housing; and a retractable cutting tool extendable through the elongated tube, the cutting tool comprising a blade. The cutting tool is configured such that when advanced, the blade of the cutting tool extends beyond a distal end of the elongated tube. The cutting tool is also configured such that when retracted, the blade is retracted into the elongated tube and a fluid conduit is created from the distal end of the elongated tube to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Steve Gaynes, Michael O'Connor, Michael DeRossi, Gilberto Cavada, John Morici, Riyad Moe
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Patent number: 11571338Abstract: A myringotomy device includes a housing; an elongated tube extending from the housing; and a retractable cutting tool extendable through the elongated tube, the cutting tool comprising a blade. The cutting tool is configured such that when advanced, the blade of the cutting tool extends beyond a distal end of the elongated tube. The cutting tool is also configured such that when retracted, the blade is retracted into the elongated tube and a fluid conduit is created from the distal end of the elongated tube to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.Inventors: Steve Gaynes, Michael O'Connor, Michael DeRossi, Gilberto Cavada, John Morici, Riyad Moe
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Patent number: 11266439Abstract: A device comprises a retractable shaft; a shaft biasing spring; and an actuator button. The retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button by the shaft biasing spring. A magnetic attracting force is created between the retractable shaft and the actuator button upon actuation of the actuator button. Before actuation, a distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft is great enough that the magnetic attracting force is less than a biasing force of the shaft biasing spring such that the retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button. Upon actuation, the actuator button is depressed to make the distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft sufficiently small such that the magnetic attracting force is greater than the biasing force of the shaft biasing spring to allow the retractable shaft to be biased towards the actuator button.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Gyrus Acmi, Inc.Inventors: Michael O'Connor, John Morici, Michael DeRossi, Steve Gaynes
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Publication number: 20200214893Abstract: A myringotomy device includes a housing; an elongated tube extending from the housing; and a retractable cutting tool extendable through the elongated tube, the cutting tool comprising a blade. The cutting tool is configured such that when advanced, the blade of the cutting tool extends beyond a distal end of the elongated tube. The cutting tool is also configured such that when retracted, the blade is retracted into the elongated tube and a fluid conduit is created from the distal end of the elongated tube to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Steve Gaynes, Michael O'Connor, Michael DeRossi, Gilberto Cavada, John Morici, Riyad Moe
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Patent number: 10639200Abstract: A myringotomy device includes a housing; an elongated tube extending from the housing; and a retractable cutting tool extendable through the elongated tube, the cutting tool comprising a blade. The cutting tool is configured such that when advanced, the blade of the cutting tool extends beyond a distal end of the elongated tube. The cutting tool is also configured such that when retracted, the blade is retracted into the elongated tube and a fluid conduit is created from the distal end of the elongated tube to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.Inventors: Steve Gaynes, Michael O'Connor, Michael DeRossi, Gilberto Cavada, John Morici, Riyad Moe
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Publication number: 20200022725Abstract: A device comprises a retractable shaft; a shaft biasing spring; and an actuator button. The retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button by the shaft biasing spring. A magnetic attracting force is created between the retractable shaft and the actuator button upon actuation of the actuator button. Before actuation, a distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft is great enough that the magnetic attracting force is less than a biasing force of the shaft biasing spring such that the retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button. Upon actuation, the actuator button is depressed to make the distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft sufficiently small such that the magnetic attracting force is greater than the biasing force of the shaft biasing spring to allow the retractable shaft to be biased towards the actuator button.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Michael O'Connor, John Morici, Michael DeRossi, Steve Gaynes
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Patent number: 10456163Abstract: A device comprises a retractable shaft; a shaft biasing spring; and an actuator button. The retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button by the shaft biasing spring. A magnetic attracting force is created between the retractable shaft and the actuator button upon actuation of the actuator button. Before actuation, a distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft is great enough that the magnetic attracting force is less than a biasing force of the shaft biasing spring such that the retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button. Upon actuation, the actuator button is depressed to make the distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft sufficiently small such that the magnetic attracting force is greater than the biasing force of the shaft biasing spring to allow the retractable shaft to be biased towards the actuator button.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.Inventors: Michael O'Connor, John Morici, Michael DeRossi, Steve Gaynes
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Patent number: 10351414Abstract: A liquid dispenser includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports passaging including a gas supply inlet and a venturi. A control valve in fluid communication with the passaging is adjustable to a dispensing configuration and an evacuation configuration and a separate mode selector valve is adjustable to a dispensing configuration and an evacuation configuration. The dispenser dispenses liquid when both valves are in the dispensing configuration and evacuates liquid when both valves are in the evacuation configuration. The mode selector valve can block flow through a pressurization passage of the passaging in the evacuation configuration and through the venturi or other evacuation passage in the dispensing configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Lincoln Industrial CorporationInventors: Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes
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Patent number: 10351413Abstract: A pneumatic liquid dispenser includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports passaging defining a gas supply inlet for receiving pressurized gas, a gas outlet for delivering pressurized gas to the container, and a gas flow path between the inlet and the outlet. A pressure valve is located between the gas supply inlet and the gas outlet. The pressure valve is configured to automatically permit gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is less than a threshold pressure and to automatically block gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is greater than the threshold pressure. When gas flows freely through the gas flow path, the gas pressurizes the container to dispense liquid in the container through a liquid passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Lincoln Industrial CorporationInventors: Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes, Oleksiy Afanasyev
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Patent number: 10353404Abstract: A liquid flow device includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports a gas supply passage, a pressurization passage, an evacuation passage, and a liquid passage. A control valve is located between the gas supply passage and both the pressurization passage and the evacuation passage. In one configuration, the control valve provides communication between the gas supply passage and pressurization passage to pressurize the container and dispense liquid from the container through the liquid passage. In another configuration, the control valve provides communication between the gas supply passage and evacuation passage to create a vacuum pressure inside the container for evacuating liquid into the container through the liquid passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Lincoln Industrial CorporationInventors: Don K. Shinn, Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes
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Publication number: 20190194012Abstract: A liquid dispenser includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports passaging including a gas supply inlet and a venturi. A control valve in fluid communication with the passaging is adjustable to a dispensing configuration and an evacuation configuration and a separate mode selector valve is adjustable to a dispensing configuration and an evacuation configuration. The dispenser dispenses liquid when both valves are in the dispensing configuration and evacuates liquid when both valves are in the evacuation configuration. The mode selector valve can block flow through a pressurization passage of the passaging in the evacuation configuration and through the venturi or other evacuation passage in the dispensing configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes
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Publication number: 20190196515Abstract: A liquid flow device includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports a gas supply passage, a pressurization passage, an evacuation passage, and a liquid passage. A control valve is located between the gas supply passage and both the pressurization passage and the evacuation passage. In one configuration, the control valve provides communication between the gas supply passage and pressurization passage to pressurize the container and dispense liquid from the container through the liquid passage. In another configuration, the control valve provides communication between the gas supply passage and evacuation passage to create a vacuum pressure inside the container for evacuating liquid into the container through the liquid passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Don K. Shinn, Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes
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Publication number: 20190194011Abstract: A pneumatic liquid dispenser includes a container and a lid. When the lid is mounted on the container, the container supports passaging defining a gas supply inlet for receiving pressurized gas, a gas outlet for delivering pressurized gas to the container, and a gas flow path between the inlet and the outlet. A pressure valve is located between the gas supply inlet and the gas outlet. The pressure valve is configured to automatically permit gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is less than a threshold pressure and to automatically block gas flow along the gas flow path when pressure in the interior of the container is greater than the threshold pressure. When gas flows freely through the gas flow path, the gas pressurizes the container to dispense liquid in the container through a liquid passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Brad Allen Edler, Steve Gaynes, Oleksiy Afanasyev
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Publication number: 20180368527Abstract: Lacing engine systems, apparatus, and methods of operation are discussed. In an example, a lacing engine apparatus can include a housing, a drivetrain, and a lace take-up mechanism for retracting a length of lace cable upon activation. The drivetrain can include various reduction gears to reduce rotational speed out of the motor and power the lace take-up mechanism. The lace take-up mechanism can include structures such as a double-yoke, a radial pulley including an outer rotating disc and an inner stationary disc, a variable take-up spool, or a zip-strip mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Steve Gaynes, David Mellinger
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Publication number: 20170296388Abstract: A myringotomy device includes a housing; an elongated tube extending from the housing; and a retractable cutting tool extendable through the elongated tube, the cutting tool comprising a blade. The cutting tool is configured such that when advanced, the blade of the cutting tool extends beyond a distal end of the elongated tube. The cutting tool is also configured such that when retracted, the blade is retracted into the elongated tube and a fluid conduit is created from the distal end of the elongated tube to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Steve Gaynes, Michael O'Connor, Michael DeRossi, Gilberto Cavada, John Morici, Riyad Moe
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Publication number: 20170265883Abstract: A device comprises a retractable shaft; a shaft biasing spring; and an actuator button. The retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button by the shaft biasing spring. A magnetic attracting force is created between the retractable shaft and the actuator button upon actuation of the actuator button. Before actuation, a distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft is great enough that the magnetic attracting force is less than a biasing force of the shaft biasing spring such that the retractable shaft is biased away from the actuator button. Upon actuation, the actuator button is depressed to make the distance between the actuator button and the retractable shaft sufficiently small such that the magnetic attracting force is greater than the biasing force of the shaft biasing spring to allow the retractable shaft to be biased towards the actuator button.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Michael O'Connor, John Morici, Michael DeRossi, Steve Gaynes
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Patent number: 9665126Abstract: Dual screen display devices are disclosed. The device is able to be a mechanical hinge capable of joining multiple screens to form a single display or a substantially continuous display. The device is also capable of splitting a jointed display into separated screens. In some embodiments, the device comprises detaining mechanisms allowing the device to instantly interchange among several pre-defined angles or positions.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Mike O'Connor, Marty Kimbell, Steve Gaynes
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Publication number: 20140373338Abstract: Dual screen display devices are disclosed. The device is able to be a mechanical hinge capable of joining multiple screens to form a single display or a substantially continuous display. The device is also capable of splitting a jointed display into separated screens. In some embodiments, the device comprises detaining mechanisms allowing the device to instantly interchange among several pre-defined angles or positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: FLEXTRONICS AP, LLCInventors: Mike O'Connor, Marty Kimbell, Steve Gaynes