Patents by Inventor Steve Moran

Steve Moran 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).

  • Patent number: 9586154
    Abstract: A toy racetrack having an obstacle that is moved into and out of the path of a toy vehicle travelling along the racetrack is provided. The racetrack includes a closed loop track and may include a booster mechanism for propelling a toy vehicle along the track. The obstacle may be formed by a movable web or net with an opening that can be used to catch a toy vehicle traveling along the track. A support tower is located adjacent the track, and an obstacle carrier, optionally including an action figure, is movably mounted to the support tower. The figure holds the net, and the figure and net are movable between a raised position and a lowered position. When the net is in its lowered position, a toy vehicle traveling along the track is captured by the net when the net is manually positioned in a capture position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kit Hong Lau, Steve Moran, Stacy O'Connor, Brendon Vetuskey, Jacky Xie
  • Publication number: 20150097043
    Abstract: A toy racetrack is disclosed having an obstacle that is moved into and out of the path of a toy vehicle travelling along the racetrack. The racetrack comprises a closed loop track and may include a booster mechanism for propelling a toy vehicle along the track. The obstacle may comprise a movable web or net with an opening that can be used to catch a toy vehicle traveling along the track. A support tower is located adjacent the track, and an obstacle carrier, optionally including an action figure, is movably mounted to the support tower. The figure holds the net, and the figure and net are movable between a raised position and a lowered position. When the net is in its lowered position, a toy vehicle traveling along the track is captured by the net when the net is manually positioned in a capture position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Kit Hong LAU, Steve MORAN, Stacy O'CONNOR, Brendon VETUSKEY, Jacky XIE
  • Patent number: 8290103
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting parallelization signals of uninterruptible power supplies, which firstly performs a serialization process on parallelization signals by a logic processing unit and then performs synchronous transmission of the parallelization signals of respective node units over a bus. The method for serial transmission of parallelization signals of uninterruptible power supplies according to the invention can be implemented with easy wiring and can achieve a strong anti-interference ability, ensure real time signal transmission over a guaranteed transmission distance and identify conveniently the failure of a parallelization line while satisfying fundamental transmission demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Liebert Corporation
    Inventors: Yihang Lu, Dangsheng Zhou, Zhihua Wang, Quanbo Xia, Bo Liu, Steve Moran, Chris Crawford, Brian Heber
  • Publication number: 20100239028
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting parallelization signals of uninterruptible power supplies, which firstly performs a serialization process on parallelization signals by a logic processing unit and then performs synchronous transmission of the parallelization signals of respective node units over a bus. The method for serial transmission of parallelization signals of uninterruptible power supplies according to the invention can be implemented with easy wiring and can achieve a strong anti-interference ability, ensure real time signal transmission over a guaranteed transmission distance and identify conveniently the failure of a parallelization line while satisfying fundamental transmission demands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Yihang Lu, Dangsheng Zhou, Zhihua Wang, Quanbo Xia, Bo Liu, Steve Moran, Chris Crawford, Brian Heber