Patents by Inventor Steve Reeves

Steve Reeves 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).

  • Auto-seek electrical connection for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
    Patent number: 9033075
    Abstract: An auto-seek operating mode for an electric vehicle adjusts the vehicle using a vehicle power steering system and a vehicle traction motor to move the vehicle toward a target connector for a utility power grid to charge a vehicle traction battery. If needed, vertical vehicle position adjustments may be made using a controllable vehicle suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brandon R. Masterson, Marvin Paul Kraska, Daniel Scott Colvin, Steve Reeves
  • Auto-seek electrical connection for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
    Patent number: 8371405
    Abstract: An auto-seek operating mode for an electric vehicle adjusts the vehicle in a direction transverse to a vehicle central axis using a vehicle power steering system and using a motor and a battery to advance the vehicle toward a target connector for a utility power grid for charging the battery. If needed, vertical vehicle position adjustments are made using a controllable vehicle suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brandon R. Masterson, Marvin Paul Kraska, Daniel Scott Colvin, Steve Reeves, IV
  • AUTO-SEEK ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR A PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120029750
    Abstract: An auto-seek operating mode for an electric vehicle adjusts the vehicle in a direction transverse to a vehicle central axis using a vehicle power steering system and using a motor and a battery to advance the vehicle toward a target connector for a utility power grid for charging the battery. If needed, vertical vehicle position adjustments are made using a controllable vehicle suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brandon R. Masterson, Marvin Paul Kraska, Daniel Scott Colvin, Steve Reeves, IV
  • Auto-seek electrical connection for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
    Patent number: 8033349
    Abstract: An auto-seek operating mode for a vehicle adjusts the vehicle in a direction transverse to a vehicle central axis using a vehicle power steering system and using a motor and a battery to advance the vehicle toward a target connector for a utility power grid for charging the battery. If needed, vertical vehicle position adjustments are made using a controllable vehicle suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brandon R Masterson, Marvin Paul Kraska, Daniel Scott Colvin, Steve Reeves, IV
  • Auto-Seek Electrical Connection for a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
    Publication number: 20100230197
    Abstract: An auto-seek operating mode for a vehicle adjusts the vehicle in a direction transverse to a vehicle central axis using a vehicle power steering system and using a motor and a battery to advance the vehicle toward a target connector for a utility power grid for charging the battery. If needed, vertical vehicle position adjustments are made using a controllable vehicle suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brandon R. Masterson, Marvin Paul Kraska, Daniel Scott Colvin, Steve Reeves, IV
  • Flea membrane binding site proteins as screening tools
    Patent number: 5418137
    Abstract: The cellular binding proteins present in membranes of fleas, especially those which are present in the digestive tract, are useful as screening tools for systemic anti-flea reagents and in the design of vaccine formulations. Particularly useful is the .alpha.-subunit of (Na.sup.+ /K.sup.+)ATPase. The .alpha.-subunit of this protein expressed in recombinant host cells in the presence of the .beta.-subunit is distributed on the membrane and the recombinant cells can thus be used to screen candidates for ability to bind the cells. Secondary screens are used to determine the specificity of the candidate reagent for flea protein as compared to a corresponding protein derived from other sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Paravax, Inc.
    Inventors: Miles Yamanaka, Steve Reeves, Beverly Dale