Patents by Inventor Steve Sheeran

Steve Sheeran 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).

  • Compact pressure and flow sensors for very high temperature and corrosive fluids
    Patent number: 11346698
    Abstract: Heat resistant sensors equipped with any of a variety of transducers for measuring any of a variety of properties of fluids are constructed with components comprising materials that can withstand very high temperatures. Some embodiments of the sensors include a first pressure sensitive element and a second pressure sensitive element with respective first and second membranes positioned in juxtaposed relation to each other to form a capacitor. Some embodiments include a pusher that extends from the membrane toward a first electrode. Some embodiments have a housing comprising a ceramic substrate with a sensor element mounted on an inside surface of the substrate. Other embodiments have direction sensing capabilities including a heater positioned in a core material and at least three temperature sensors located at or near the peripheral surface of the core material and spaced apart angularly in relation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Sporian Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Harsh, Jon Lubbers, Evan Pilant, Alex Brand, Laura Ferlin, Samuel Hotaling, Steve Sheeran, Jakob Oreskovich, Eric Schneider, Thomas Schahrer, Lewis Wright
  • COMPACT PRESSURE AND FLOW SENSORS FOR VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND CORROSIVE FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20200400477
    Abstract: Heat resistant sensors equipped with any of a variety of transducers for measuring any of a variety of properties of fluids are constructed with components comprising materials that can withstand very high temperatures. Some embodiments of the sensors include a first pressure sensitive element and a second pressure sensitive element with respective first and second membranes positioned in juxtaposed relation to each other to form a capacitor. Some embodiments include a pusher that extends from the membrane toward a first electrode. Some embodiments have a housing comprising a ceramic substrate with a sensor element mounted on an inside surface of the substrate. Other embodiments have direction sensing capabilities including a heater positioned in a core material and at least three temperature sensors located at or near the peripheral surface of the core material and spaced apart angularly in relation to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SPORIAN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Harsh, Jon Lubbers, Evan Pilant, Alex Brand, Laura Ferlin, Samuel Hotaling, Steve Sheeran, Jakob Oreskovich, Eric Schneider, Thomas Schahrer, Lewis Wright
  • Position control with compensation for thermal cycling of a workpiece support
    Patent number: 8558146
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to establishing a desired position control over a workpiece by compensating for thermal cycling affecting a member supporting the workpiece during processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Steve Sheeran, Mark A. Toffle, Mark D. Anderson, Rodney D. Dahlenburg, Colin G. Presly, Paul J. Poisson
  • POSITION CONTROL WITH COMPENSATION FOR THERMAL CYCLING OF A WORKPIECE SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20090230110
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to establishing a desired position control over a workpiece by compensating for thermal cycling affecting a member supporting the workpiece during processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Steve Sheeran, Mark A. Toffle, Mark D. Anderson, Rodney D. Dahlenburg, Colin G. Presly, Paul J. Poisson