Patents by Inventor Steve Michael
Steve Michael 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: 20170355381Abstract: Methods and apparatus to selectively disable functions in electronic control units are disclosed. An example method includes executing, via a processor of an electronic control unit in a vehicle, a first software function and a second software function. The method further includes preventing the execution of the first software function while continuing to execute the second software function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: James Andrew Miloser, Steve Michael Cunningham, Chris Acosta
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Patent number: 9782561Abstract: Catheters and related methods for supporting a guidewire or delivering an agent through a vessel stenosis or other tortuous anatomy are disclosed. A catheter can comprise an elongate shaft body and a polymer tip member disposed at a distal end of the shaft body. The shaft body and the tip member can include a liner, one or both of a braid member or a coil member surrounding the liner, and a polymer cover surrounding the braid member or the coil member. The tip member can further include one or more filaments extending from a position overlapping, underlapping, or abutting a distal end of the braid member or the coil member on their proximal ends to a position distal to the braid member or the coil member on their distal ends. The one or more filaments can include a plurality of filaments arranged in a series of contacting helical windings about the liner, the braid member, or the coil member.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Vacular Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Chad Kugler, John Bridgeman, Derek Stratton, Steve Michael, Howard Root
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Patent number: 9766233Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of optically analyzing fluid within a pipette are described herein. In an embodiment, an optical reader subassembly includes a housing including an internal area, a container configured to hold a fluid sample at a sample position in a light tight manner within the internal area of the housing, a light source configured to project light onto the fluid sample within the container, and an optical sensor configured to move between different sensor positions while the fluid sample remains stationary at the sample position, the different sensor positions including at least two of: (i) a first sensor position for taking a luminescence reading of the fluid sample; (ii) a second sensor position for taking a dark current or other background measurement; and (iii) a third sensor position for taking a fluorescence reading of the fluid sample.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Hycor Biomedical, LLCInventors: Ronald Norman Diamond, Steve Michael Gann, Eric Darnell Hall, Tae Ho Hwang, John Lewis Morton, Anatoly Moskalev, Bruce Alan Sargeant, Dennis Edwin Rieger, Marinela Gombosev, Mark David Van Cleve
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Patent number: 9753033Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of optically analyzing fluid within a pipette are described herein. In an embodiment, an optical reader subassembly includes a pipette having a tip, the pipette configured to aspirate a fluid sample and hold the fluid sample within the tip, a housing including a reentrant seal and an internal area, the housing configured to receive at least the tip of the pipette through the reentrant seal so that the tip of the pipette is located in a light tight manner within the internal area, a light source positioned to be in proximity to the tip of the pipette when the tip of the pipette is received by the housing, the light source configured to project light through the tip of the pipette and onto the fluid sample held within the tip, and an optical sensor configured to take a reading of the fluid sample held within the tip of the pipette without any of the fluid sample being injected from the pipette.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Hycor Biomedical, LLCInventors: Ronald Norman Diamond, Steve Michael Gann, Eric Darnell Hall, Tae Ho Hwang, John Lewis Morton, Anatoly Moskalev, Bruce Alan Sargeant, Dennis Edwin Rieger, Marinela Gombosev, Mark David Van Cleve
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Publication number: 20170234906Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for installing, configuring and orienting an accelerometer device into an application in which the orientation of the accelerometer device is arbitrary are disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Charles Moore, Arthur W. Kockritz, Steve Michael Bogandoff
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Publication number: 20170212111Abstract: A quantitative method for performing an automated diagnostic assay, comprising: incubating a capture reagent with a streptavidin-coated medium to form a solid phase complex; washing the solid phase complex to remove excess capture reagent; incubating the solid phase complex with a serum sample to form an immune complex; washing the immune complex to remove any unbound sample; incubating the immune complex with a conjugate to create an immune-conjugate complex; washing the immune-conjugate complex to remove any unbound conjugate; introducing a substrate capable of generating a quantifiable response; and calibrating the response generated from introducing the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Mark David Van Cleve, Taylor Addison Reid, Linda Marie Trondle, Victoria Hung, Yi Luo, Dennis Edwin Rieger, Evan Phillip McMenamy, Nanditha Raghavan, Morkoah Blay Reliford, Douglas John Canfield, Elaine Grace Taine, Edsel Lawrence Noche Sinson, Scott William Vande Wetering, Teri Taylor, Travis Knox, Fran Zylo Cuaresma Jacalne, James Weston, Jennifer Bao-Guey Chan, Stephanie TuVi Ortega, Rachel Sarah Schell, Ronald Norman Diamond, Steve Michael Gann, Eric Darnell Hall, Tae Ho Hwang, John Lewis Morton, Anatoly Moskalev, Marinela Gombosev Stack, Bruce Alan Sargeant, Michelle Fredrika Forshager, Vanessa Camille Chua, Kylie Wilson
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Publication number: 20170156750Abstract: Catheters and methods for supporting a guidewire or delivering a radiopaque, diagnostic or therapeutic agent through a vessel stenosis or other tortuous anatomy are disclosed. A catheter can comprise an elongate shaft body and a tip member disposed at a distal end of the shaft body. The shaft body can extend from a proximal end to the distal end and can define an inner lumen. The shaft body can include a liner, a braid member surrounding the liner, a multi-layer coil surrounding the braid member, and a polymer cover surrounding the multi-layer coil. The multi-layer coil can include first and second coil layers wound in opposing directions. An outer surface portion of the polymer cover can include one or more helical threads. In an example, the one or more helical threads are positioned around a distal end portion of the shaft body. The tip member can be made from a metal or a polymer and can also include one or more helical threads around its outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Howard C. Root, John Bridgeman, Steve Michael
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Patent number: 9658225Abstract: A quantitative method for performing an automated diagnostic assay, comprising: incubating a capture reagent with a streptavidin-coated medium to form a solid phase complex; washing the solid phase complex to remove excess capture reagent; incubating the solid phase complex with a serum sample to form an immune complex; washing the immune complex to remove any unbound sample; incubating the immune complex with a conjugate to create an immune-conjugate complex; washing the immune-conjugate complex to remove any unbound conjugate; introducing a substrate capable of generating a quantifiable response; and calibrating the response generated from introducing the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Hycor Biomedical, LLCInventors: Mark David Van Cleve, Taylor Addison Reid, Linda Marie Trondle, Victoria Hung, Yi Luo, Dennis Edwin Rieger, Evan Phillip McMenamy, Nanditha Raghavan, Morkoah Blay Reliford, Douglas John Canfield, Elaine Grace Taine, Edsel Lawrence Noche Sinson, Scott William Vande Wetering, Teri Taylor, Travis Knox, Fran Zylo Cuaresma Jacalne, James Weston, Jennifer Bao-Guey Chan, Stephanie TuVi Ortega, Rachel Sarah Schell, Ronald Norman Diamond, Steve Michael Gann, Eric Darnell Hall, Tae Ho Hwang, John Lewis Morton, Anatoly Moskalev, Marinela Gombosev Stack, Bruce Alan Sargeant, Michelle Fredrika Forshager, Vanessa Camille Chua, Kylie Wilson
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Patent number: 9636477Abstract: Catheters and methods for supporting a guidewire or delivering a radiopaque, diagnostic or therapeutic agent through a vessel stenosis or other tortuous anatomy are disclosed. A catheter can comprise an elongate shaft body and a tip member disposed at a distal end of the shaft body. The shaft body can extend from a proximal end to the distal end and can define an inner lumen. The shaft body can include a liner, a braid member surrounding the liner, a multi-layer coil surrounding the braid member, and a polymer cover surrounding the multi-layer coil. The multi-layer coil can include first and second coil layers wound in opposing directions. An outer surface portion of the polymer cover can include one or more helical threads. In an example, the one or more helical threads are positioned around a distal end portion of the shaft body. The tip member can be made from a metal or a polymer and can also include one or more helical threads around its outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Vascular Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Howard C. Root, John Bridgeman, Steve Michael
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Publication number: 20170031029Abstract: A method is provided for aligning RF signals of a first channel bank and additional channel banks in a test platform. A plurality of correlators is used to correlate a reference code signal carrying a particular code at a particular chip rate with a received code signal carrying the particular code at the particular chip rate from the first channel bank to establish a first timing offset. The plurality of correlators is used to correlate a continuation of the reference code signal with additional received code signals carrying the particular code at the particular chip rate from the additional channel banks to establish additional timing offsets. The first timing offset and additional timing offsets are applied to the first and additional channel banks. The plurality of correlators includes at least 12 correlators, and a timing offset is established in a correlation interval having a shorter duration than the particular code.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: Spirent Communications PLCInventors: Neil Christopher Pearse, Steve Michael Moroz, Mark Geoffrey Holbrow
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Patent number: 9473258Abstract: A method is provided for aligning RF signals of a first channel bank and additional channel banks in a test platform. A plurality of correlators is used to correlate a reference code signal carrying a particular code at a particular chip rate with a received code signal carrying the particular code at the particular chip rate from the first channel bank to establish a first timing offset. The plurality of correlators is used to correlate a continuation of the reference code signal with additional received code signals carrying the particular code at the particular chip rate from the additional channel banks to establish additional timing offsets. The first timing offset and additional timing offsets are applied to the first and additional channel banks. The plurality of correlators includes 72 correlators, and a timing offset established in a correlation interval having a shorter duration than a length of the particular code.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLCInventors: Neil Christopher Pearse, Steve Michael Moroz, Mark Geoffrey Holbrow
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Publication number: 20160242798Abstract: This patent document discloses assemblies and methods for removing obstructive material from a body vessel or other cavity. An assembly can include an elongate inner member, an elongate outer member, an aspirator, one or more valves, or a waste collection reservoir. Each of the elongate members can extend from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and can include a lumen therethrough. The elongate inner member can be partially disposed in the lumen of the elongate outer member and can be moveable along its longitudinal axis relative to the elongate outer member. The aspirator can be in flow communication with the proximal end portion of the elongate inner member for drawing the obstructive material into or through its lumen. The one or more valves can be configured and positioned to allow obstructive material removed from the body vessel or cavity to be urged toward the waste collection reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Chad Kugler, Steve Michael, Alexander Marine
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Patent number: 9351747Abstract: This patent document discloses assemblies and methods for removing obstructive material from a body vessel or other cavity. An assembly can include an elongate inner member, an elongate outer member, an aspirator, one or more valves, and a waste collection reservoir. Each of the elongate members can extend from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and can include a lumen therethrough. The elongate inner member can be partially disposed in the lumen of the elongate outer member and can be moveable along its longitudinal axis relative to the elongate outer member. The aspirator can be in flow communication with the proximal end portion of the elongate inner member for drawing the obstructive material into or through its lumen. The one or more valves can be configured and positioned to allow obstructive material removed from the body vessel or cavity to be urged toward the waste collection reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Vascular Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Chad Kugler, Steve Michael, Alexander Marine
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Publication number: 20160101261Abstract: Catheters and related methods for supporting a guidewire or delivering an agent through a vessel stenosis or other tortuous anatomy are disclosed. A catheter can comprise an elongate shaft body and a polymer tip member disposed at a distal end of the shaft body. The shaft body and the tip member can include a liner, one or both of a braid member or a coil member surrounding the liner, and a polymer cover surrounding the braid member or the coil member. The tip member can further include one or more filaments extending from a position overlapping, underlapping, or abutting a distal end of the braid member or the coil member on their proximal ends to a position distal to the braid member or the coil member on their distal ends. The one or more filaments can include a plurality of filaments arranged in a series of contacting helical windings about the liner, the braid member, or the coil member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Chad Kugler, John Bridgeman, Derek Stratton, Steve Michael, Howard Root
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Publication number: 20160101262Abstract: Catheters and methods for supporting a guidewire or delivering a radiopaque, diagnostic or therapeutic agent through a vessel stenosis or other tortuous anatomy are disclosed. A catheter can comprise an elongate shaft body and a tip member disposed at a distal end of the shaft body. The shaft body can extend from a proximal end to the distal end and can define an inner lumen. The shaft body can include a liner, a braid member surrounding the liner, a multi-layer coil surrounding the braid member, and a polymer cover surrounding the multi-layer coil. The multi-layer coil can include first and second coil layers wound in opposing directions. An outer surface portion of the polymer cover can include one or more helical threads. In an example, the one or more helical threads are positioned around a distal end portion of the shaft body. The tip member can be made from a metal or a polymer and can also include one or more helical threads around its outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Howard C. Root, John Bridgeman, Steve Michael
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Publication number: 20160072362Abstract: an axial flux electric motor having one or more permanent magnets (91) in a rotor that combines the functions of one or more rotor elements of a second machine or mechanism with the rotor of the axial flux electric motor, such as a gear driver of a gear pump (96), a vane rotor of a vane pump (130), an impeller of a turbine type axial flow pump (160), a vane rotor of a vane compressor (190), a swash plate of an axial piston machine (222), an eccentric (220), a cam (224), or a roller rotor (227) or other rotor elements to create smaller, lighter, more efficient machines and mechanisms that can also be modular in construction, sharing various common components across a wide range of these hybrid machines and mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventor: Steve Michael Kube
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Publication number: 20160066931Abstract: This patent document discloses assemblies and methods for removing obstructive material from a body vessel or other cavity. An assembly can include an elongate inner member, an elongate outer member, an aspirator, one or more valves, and a waste collection reservoir. Each of the elongate members can extend from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and can include a lumen therethrough. The elongate inner member can be partially disposed in the lumen of the elongate outer member and can be moveable along its longitudinal axis relative to the elongate outer member. The aspirator can be in flow communication with the proximal end portion of the elongate inner member for drawing the obstructive material into or through its lumen. The one or more valves can be configured and positioned to allow obstructive material removed from the body vessel or cavity to be urged toward the waste collection reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Chad Kugler, Steve Michael, Alexander Marine
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Publication number: 20160050034Abstract: A method is provided for aligning RF signals of a first channel bank and additional channel banks in a test platform. A plurality of correlators is used to correlate a reference code signal carrying a particular code at a particular chip rate with a received code signal carrying the particular code at the particular chip rate from the first channel bank to establish a first timing offset. The plurality of correlators is used to correlate a continuation of the reference code signal with additional received code signals carrying the particular code at the particular chip rate from the additional channel banks to establish additional timing offsets. The first timing offset and additional timing offsets are applied to the first and additional channel banks. The plurality of correlators includes 72 correlators, and a timing offset established in a correlation interval having a shorter duration than a length of the particular code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: Spirent Communications PLCInventors: Neil Christopher Pearse, Steve Michael Moroz, Mark Geoffrey Holbrow
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Publication number: 20160047916Abstract: An automated method is provided for suppressing spurious signals in a direct digital synthesized signal. To determine magnitudes of local oscillator (“LO”) feedthrough and image frequency signal components, a digitally synthesized RF signal is digitally analyzed. To reduce the magnitude of the LO feedthrough signal component for the LO feedthrough signal component, one or more first parameters of at least one digital-to-analogue converter is automatically adjusted following a first search pattern. To reduce the magnitude of image frequency signal component for the image frequency signal component, at least one second parameter of the at least one digital-to-analogue converter is automatically adjusted and at least one third parameter of a phase compensation network is automatically adjusted following a second search pattern. The automatically adjusting for the LO feedthrough signal component and for the image frequency signal component can be iterated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: Spirent Communications PLCInventors: Neil Christopher Pearse, Steve Michael Moroz, Mark Geoffrey Holbrow
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Patent number: 9238457Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a transmission coupled to an engine during an engine start are presented. In one example, a method adjusts a transmission tie-up force in response to an indication of transmission slip. The method may improve vehicle launch for stop/start vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Allen Doering, Steve Michael Cicala, Alex O'Connor Gibson, Felix Nedorezov, Eric Frank Banners, Hong Jiang, Donald G. Levens