Patents by Inventor Steve Hill

Steve Hill 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: 20230009046
    Abstract: A communications apparatus to be installed on high mast lighting systems or other vertical assets with significant above ground projections. The apparatus is designed to mount to existing light ring spokes or other existing mounting structures. The system is powered during nighttime hours by grid power and during daylight hours by internal battery storage. A uniquely-oriented directional dual polarity MIMO antenna adapted for high mast mounting supports communications with mobile vehicles using MIMO emissions in a North/South and East/West polarization. Mobile vehicle clients may then use dual polarized antennas including skyward-looking radiation patterns with major lobes that are oriented directly up towards the sky.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Steve HILL, Greg DUNNELL
  • Publication number: 20220225827
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to apparatuses directed to regulating heat within and preventing heat loss from cookers such as electric, gas, woodburning, coal or charcoal grills and smokers. In particular, the disclosed apparatuses comprise an insulative, flame retardant, formable, non-rigid, self-supporting, single-layer insulating cover to shroud the exterior of an existing cooker. The cover comprises a uni-layer and substantially homogenous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Steve Hill
  • Patent number: 10484305
    Abstract: The disclosed technology herein relates to delivering communications services, and more particularly to portable self-contained rugged systems and methods for providing and supporting communications capabilities in remote areas including but not limited to railway yards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Buckey Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Dunnell, Steve Hill
  • Publication number: 20190058674
    Abstract: The disclosed technology herein relates to delivering communications services, and more particularly to portable self-contained rugged systems and methods for providing and supporting communications capabilities in remote areas including but not limited to railway yards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Greg DUNNELL, Steve HILL
  • Patent number: 10122400
    Abstract: A vent blade device mounting assembly (20). The assembly (20) including a first body part (24), a static jaw (38), a movable jaw (34), a spring (32), a second body part (26) and a link means (30). The static jaw (38) extends from the first body part (24). The movable jaw (34) extends from the first body part (24). The spring (32) biases the movable jaw (34) towards the static jaw (38). The second body part (26) telescopically mounts to the first body part (24). The link means (30) is between the second body part (26) and the movable jaw (34). Depression of the second body (26) part inwardly into the first body part (24) drives the link means (30) which in turn drives the movable jaw (34) away from the static jaw (38) against the bias of the spring (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: THRU2MARKET SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Robert Tiller, Adam Hobbs, Steve Hill
  • Publication number: 20170170858
    Abstract: A vent blade device mounting assembly (20). The assembly (20) including a first body part (24), a static jaw (38), a movable jaw (34), a spring (32), a second body part (26) and a link means (30). The static jaw (38) extends from the first body part (24). The movable jaw (34) extends from the first body part (24). The spring (32) biases the movable jaw (34) towards the static jaw (38). The second body part (26) telescopically mounts to the first body part (24). The link means (30) is between the second body part (26) and the movable jaw (34). Depression of the second body (26) part inwardly into the first body part (24) drives the link means (30) which in turn drives the movable jaw (34) away from the static jaw (38) against the bias of the spring (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Tiller, Adam Hobbs, Steve Hill
  • Publication number: 20170088309
    Abstract: A method of making a pallet (10, 210) includes providing a pallet inner core (16, 218), and attaching, by adhesive, first and second complementarily shaped plastic skin shells (12, 14, 226) to portions of the core, and interconnecting the shells by heat fusing or interlocking elements. Each shells is formed of two plastic materials. The core is formed with reinforcing truss beams (700) therein, each having an upper chord part (710) which is flush with an upper surface of the core and in contact with the upper shell or adhesive. Each beam has webs (708) connected to chords, straight central portions (702) and end portions (704) extending downwardly into leg portions of the pallet. Also disclosed is a pallet having such features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nick Tandy, Steve Hill, Craig Ruby, Chris Hill, David Shoolman, Lee Baker, Mark Bayly
  • Publication number: 20150198974
    Abstract: A method of identifying risk at a job site, the method comprising tracking the requests for content from multiple field devices having processors and software to a server and creating a record of requests. Then using a server to decide if the request meets a threshold level and if yes reporting an alert to a supervisor's computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Steve Hill
  • Patent number: 9009999
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a self-contained group of cards or placards rotatable along a common axis. In some aspects said group fits within the boundaries of a fixed front and back wall and a tactile cue is provided on at least one wall to identify front or back. When compiled as a deck, the device has a first cover with an exterior and an interior face, a second cover with an exterior and an interior face wherein the interior of each covers faces the other, a pivot connected to each interior face between; at least one card with a pivot guide where through said pivot extends and around which said card rotates and a finger grab extended from at least one of said first and second covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Steve Hill
  • Publication number: 20140123526
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a self-contained group of cards or placards rotatable along a common axis. In some aspects said group fits within the boundaries of a fixed front and back wall and a tactile cue is provided on at least one wall to identify front or back. When compiled as a deck, the device has a first cover with an exterior and an interior face, a second cover with an exterior and an interior face wherein the interior of each covers faces the other, a pivot connected to each interior face between; at least one card with a pivot guide where through said pivot extends and around which said card rotates and a finger grab extended from at least one of said first and second covers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Steve Hill
  • Publication number: 20110208586
    Abstract: A computer assisted method selecting a potential audience for an advertisement wherein the method may include electronically receiving data relating to at least one financial transaction between a customer of an organization and a third party, electronically receiving data relating to at least one demographic of the customer, and using a demographic evaluation computer to determine a potential audience for an advertisement based on the financial transaction data and the demographic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David JOA, Debashis GHOSH, Kurt NEWMAN, Timothy BENDEL, Steve HILL
  • Publication number: 20100095404
    Abstract: The invention provides transgenic plants with increased nematode resistance which comprise a polynucleotide that encodes a nematode chitinase, seeds of such transgenic plants, expression vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding nematode chitinases, and methods for conferring nematode resistance to crop plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Steve Hill, Shawn Motyka
  • Publication number: 20100064388
    Abstract: The invention provides alanine racemase encoding polynucleotides, which are capable of conferring increased nematode resistance in a plant. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of producing transgenic plants with increased nematode resistance, expression vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding alanine racemase, and transgenic plants and seeds generated thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Steve Hill
  • Publication number: 20100005545
    Abstract: The present invention concerns double stranded RNA compositions and transgenic plants capable of inhibiting expression of essential genes in parasitic nematodes, and methods associated therewith. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of RNA interference to inhibit expression of a target essential nematode gene, which is a nematode sca1-like gene, and relates to the generation of plants that have increased resistance to parasitic nematodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventor: Steve Hill
  • Patent number: 7069968
    Abstract: A planer comprising; a body including a wall and the wall defining a recess and an expulsion aperture, a cutting drum rotatably mounted within the recess, the cutting action of the drum causing debris to be ejected from the recess through the expulsion aperture; an airflow generator for producing an airflow within the body; a conduit defined within the body for directing the airflow, the conduit connected to the recess by the expulsion aperture; and wherein the debris entering the conduit through the expulsion aperture travels substantially in a first direction, and the airflow through the conduit adjacent to the expulsion aperture travels substantially in a second direction, and the first direction of the debris and the second direction of the airflow intersect at an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Thomas, Steve Hill
  • Publication number: 20040250885
    Abstract: A planer comprising; a body including a wall and the wall defining a recess and an expulsion aperture, a cutting drum rotatably mounted within the recess, the cutting action of the drum causing debris to be ejected from the recess through the expulsion aperture; an airflow generator for producing an airflow within the body; a conduit defined within the body for directing the airflow, the conduit connected to the recess by the expulsion aperture; and wherein the debris entering the conduit through the expulsion aperture travels substantially in a first direction, and the airflow through the conduit adjacent to the expulsion aperture travels substantially in a second direction, and the first direction of the debris and the second direction of the airflow intersect at an acute angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Roger Thomas, Steve Hill
  • Patent number: 6665460
    Abstract: A selector assembly to select and deselect signal components from optical signals is disclosed. The selector assembly has an input optical connector for optically connecting an input optical signal carrier to the selector assembly and an output optical connector for optically connecting the selector assembly to an output optical signal carrier. A signal demultiplexer is operatively positioned relative to the input optical connector so that optical signals passing into the selector assembly are demultiplexed by the demultiplexer into signal components, each signal component having a respective signal component beam path. A signal selector is provided in each of the signal component beam paths, each signal selector being switchable by the application of an electric field between at least a selecting state and a deselecting state such that each of the signal components may be either selected or deselected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Photonami Inc.
    Inventors: Stylianos Derventzis, Steve Hill, Blaine Hobson, Ali Langari, Mike Liwak, Robert B. Thayer
  • Publication number: 20020159678
    Abstract: An optical switch for routing optical signals is disclosed. The optical switch has an optical signal path for routing said optical signals between at least a first port and at least a second port, wherein said optical signal path is divided into two portions with one portion being defined by at least two switch expansion modules; and the other portion being defined by a distribution backplane for operatively connecting the switch expansion modules together. An optical switching network is also disclosed having optical signal paths which intersect in at least two switch nodes, the network having at least two switches for switching optical signals, wherein one of the switches is located at each of the switch nodes and each of the switches includes at least two switch expansion modules and an optical backplane for connecting the switch expansion modules together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Photonami Inc.
    Inventors: Stylianos Derventzis, Steve Hill, Blaine Hobson, Ali Langari, Mike Liwak, Robert B. Thayer
  • Publication number: 20020154660
    Abstract: A selector assembly to select and deselect signal components from optical signals is disclosed. The selector assembly has an input optical connector for optically connecting an input optical signal carrier to the selector assembly and an output optical connector for optically connecting the selector assembly to an output optical signal carrier. A signal demultiplexer is operatively positioned relative to the input optical connector so that optical signals passing into the selector assembly are demultiplexed by the demultiplexer into signal components, each signal component having a respective signal component beam path. A signal selector is provided in each of the signal component beam paths, each signal selector being switchable by the application of an electric field between at least a selecting state and a deselecting state such that each of the signal components may be either selected or deselected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: Photonami Inc.
    Inventors: Stylianos Derventzis, Steve Hill, Blaine Hobson, Ali Langari, Mike Liwak, Robert B. Thayer
  • Publication number: 20020080446
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for switching DWDM optical signals through N switch ports. The optical switch includes N bidirectional signal processors including at least one associated with each of said N switch ports. The signal processors split and combine optical signals so that an optical signal passing in one direction through any one of the bidirectional signal processors is split into K parallel optical signals. One or more optical signals passing through any one of the bidirectional signals in the other direction are emitting as a single optical signal. The splitting direction is oriented into the switch. At least K signal delivery matrices are provided each signal delivery matrix having N matrix ports and broadcasting one of said K optical signals from any one of said N matrix ports to all other of said matrix ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Stylianos Derventzis, Steve Hill, Blaine Hobson, Ali Langari, Mike Liwak, Robert B. Thayer