Patents by Inventor Steve Simpson

Steve Simpson 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: 20240264212
    Abstract: A method of remotely determining an impedance of an earth connection (142) of a first electrical equipment (122) connected to a power supply network (300). The method comprises receiving (606), from a first measurement node (302) connected to the first electrical equipment, a first value of an insulation impedance of the power supply network and receiving (612), from a second measurement node (304) connected to the power supply network, a second value of an insulation impedance of the power supply network. The method further comprises calculating (614) the impedance of the earth connection of the first electrical equipment using the first value of the insulation impedance of the power supply network, the second value of the insulation impedance of the power supply network and a known impedance value of an earth connection (144) of the second measurement node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Viper Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Steve Simpson, Keith David Coventry
  • Patent number: 11715147
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media for processing merchandise shipping are provided to ensure that a supplier fulfills a purchase order in a manner that will keep a supply chain filled with the product based on a demand. For example, when a purchase order is generated, a timer can be activated. Within a predetermined period, the supplier can confirm fulfilment of purchase order through an online platform. Based on this confirmation and historical data collected for the supplier, a shipping location and other shipping parameters can be predicted by the online platform. If the timer is expired and no supplier's confirmation is received or if the supplier denies confirming the fulfilment of purchase order, a default operation is initiated. The default operation may cause canceling of purchase order or communicating to the supplier to resolve any issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Courtland J. Halbrook, Steve Simpson, Kim Haughn
  • Publication number: 20220058718
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media for processing merchandise shipping are provided to ensure that a supplier fulfills a purchase order in a manner that will keep a supply chain filled with the product based on a demand. For example, when a purchase order is generated, a timer can be activated. Within a predetermined period, the supplier can confirm fulfilment of purchase order through an online platform. Based on this confirmation and historical data collected for the supplier, a shipping location and other shipping parameters can be predicted by the online platform. If the timer is expired and no supplier's confirmation is received or if the supplier denies confirming the fulfilment of purchase order, a default operation is initiated. The default operation may cause canceling of purchase order or communicating to the supplier to resolve any issues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Courtland J. Halbrook, Steve Simpson, Kim Haughn
  • Patent number: 11205215
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media for processing merchandise shipping are provided to ensure that a supplier fulfills a purchase order in a manner that will keep a supply chain filled with the product based on a demand. For example, when a purchase order is generated, a timer can be activated. Within a predetermined period, the supplier can confirm fulfilment of purchase order through an online platform. Based on this confirmation and historical data collected for the supplier, a shipping location and other shipping parameters can be predicted by the online platform. If the timer is expired and no supplier's confirmation is received or if the supplier denies confirming the fulfilment of purchase order, a default operation is initiated. The default operation may cause canceling of purchase order or communicating to the supplier to resolve any issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Courtland J. Halbrook, Steve Simpson, Kim Haughn
  • Patent number: 10436854
    Abstract: A power supply arrangement is described that comprises a power supply module 10 including a supply connector 14 and an output connector 16, and an electrical circuit 18 interconnecting the supply connector 14 and the output connector 16, the electrical circuit 18 including a test point 30 to which a test module 36 may be connected, the test point 30 being electrically connected to the output connector 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Viper Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Dan Denning, Steve Simpson, Paul Robert Overton
  • Patent number: 10267841
    Abstract: A monitoring arrangement is described for use in monitoring the condition of an umbilical extending between a first location and a second location, the monitoring arrangement comprising a first SSTDR monitoring unit electrically connected to the umbilical at the first location and monitoring the condition of a first part of the umbilical, and a second SSTDR monitoring unit electrically connected to the umbilical at the second location and monitoring the condition of a second part of the umbilical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Viper Innovations Limited
    Inventor: Steve Simpson
  • Publication number: 20180260880
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media for processing merchandise shipping are provided to ensure that a supplier fulfills a purchase order in a manner that will keep a supply chain filled with the product based on a demand. For example, when a purchase order is generated, a timer can be activated. Within a predetermined period, the supplier can confirm fulfilment of purchase order through an online platform. Based on this confirmation and historical data collected for the supplier, a shipping location and other shipping parameters can be predicted by the online platform. If the timer is expired and no supplier's confirmation is received or if the supplier denies confirming the fulfilment of purchase order, a default operation is initiated. The default operation may cause canceling of purchase order or communicating to the supplier to resolve any issues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Courtland J. Halbrook, Steve Simpson, Kim Haughn
  • Publication number: 20170276717
    Abstract: A monitoring arrangement is described for use in monitoring the condition of an umbilical 12 extending between a first location and a second location, the monitoring arrangement comprising a first SSTDR monitoring unit 28 electrically connected to the umbilical 12 at the first location and monitoring the condition of a first part 12a of the umbilical 12, and a second SSTDR monitoring unit 30 electrically connected to the umbilical 12 at the second location and monitoring the condition of a second part 12b of the umbilical 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Viper Innovations Limited
    Inventor: Steve Simpson
  • Publication number: 20170227612
    Abstract: A power supply arrangement is described that comprises a power supply module 10 including a supply connector 14 and an output connector 16, and an electrical circuit 18 interconnecting the supply connector 14 and the output connector 16, the electrical circuit 18 including a test point 30 to which a test module 36 may be connected, the test point 30 being electrically connected to the output connector 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Viper Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Dan Denning, Steve Simpson, Paul Robert Overton
  • Patent number: 8132860
    Abstract: An armrest for a chair is provided which has an improved anti-rotation and mechanical connection between an armrest body and a frame tube of the chair. The end of the frame tube is mechanically deformed or is shaped so as to have a non-circular profile with a central opening defined by inwardly projecting arcuate surfaces of the frame tube. The armrest includes a cooperating, non-circular socket which fits onto the frame tube wherein a suitable fastener is threaded downwardly into direct, self-threading engagement with an upper opening formed in the end of the frame tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Fookes, Joe Willette, Steve Simpson
  • Publication number: 20110140497
    Abstract: An armrest for a chair is provided which has an improved anti-rotation and mechanical connection between an armrest body and a frame tube of the chair. The end of the frame tube is mechanically deformed or is shaped so as to have a non-circular profile with a central opening defined by inwardly projecting arcuate surfaces of the frame tube. The armrest includes a cooperating, non-circular socket which fits onto the frame tube wherein a suitable fastener is threaded downwardly into direct, self-threading engagement with an upper opening formed in the end of the frame tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Tim Fookes, Joe Willette, Steve Simpson
  • Publication number: 20080006250
    Abstract: A separator system has a plurality of separator stages (11, 12, 13) and operates to remove particulates from air, particularly in the inlet to an engine. Each stage includes a plurality of side-by-side inertial separators (26) through which the air flows and by which particulates are removed. Each stage (11, 12, 13) produces a pressure drop and the additional total pressure drop produced by each stage after the first is less than the additional total pressure drop produced by the preceding stage in an upstream direction. This allows particulates to be removed by the separator stages (11, 12, 13) alone without the use, in normal operation, of a barrier filter (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Bula, Steve Simpson, Jeff Stamp
  • Publication number: 20030047953
    Abstract: A clasp for releasably grasping a snap hook to aid attachment of said hook to a remote eyelet, the clasp adapted to be mounted on a pole and comprising a flexible, curved and grooved member shaped to receive and partially and releasably encircle the outer surface of a snap hook such that the hook opening faces away from the pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas G. Hechimovich, Steve Simpson
  • Patent number: 6361110
    Abstract: A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring arrangement which permits forward and rearward tilting of the chair while also urging the chair to a normal upright position. The spring arrangement includes front and rear springs which act in combination such that the upward acting forces acting on the chair can be varied during use. The forces being applied by the front spring are adjusted by a side-actuated tension adjustment mechanism which incorporates a wedge block for adjusting the spring forces. Further, the rear springs provide a variable spring force such that the spring force is maximized when in the normal position but is decreased substantially once the chair is fully reclined. This reduction in spring force allows a user to maintain the chair in the fully reclined position with significantly less force than was required to tilt the chair rearwardly while a sufficient spring force continues to be applied by the front spring to urge the chair to the normal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Roslund, Jr., Patrick Nelson, Larry Allen Wilkerson, Troy Roark, Joel Dral, Steve Simpson, John Clark
  • Publication number: 20010000939
    Abstract: A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring arrangement which permits forward and rearward tilting of the chair while also urging the chair to a normal upright position. The spring arrangement includes front and rear springs which act in combination such that the upward acting forces acting on the chair can be varied during use. The forces being applied by the front spring are adjusted by a side-actuated tension adjustment mechanism which incorporates a wedge block for adjusting the spring forces. Further, the rear springs provide a variable spring force such that the spring force is maximized when in the normal position but is decreased substantially once the chair is fully reclined. This reduction in spring force allows a user to maintain the chair in the fully reclined position with significantly less force than was required to tilt the chair rearwardly while a sufficient spring force continues to be applied by the front spring to urge the chair to the normal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Applicant: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Roslund, Patrick Nelson, Larry Allen Wilkerson, Troy Roark, Joel Dral, Steve Simpson, John Clark
  • Patent number: 6015187
    Abstract: A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring arrangement which permits forward and rearward tilting of the chair while also urging the chair to a normal upright position. The spring arrangement includes front and rear springs which act in combination such that the upward acting forces acting on the chair can be varied during use. The forces being applied by the front spring are adjusted by a side-actuated tension adjustment mechanism which incorporates a wedge block for adjusting the spring forces. Further, the rear springs provide a variable spring force such that the spring force is maximized when in the normal position but is decreased substantially once the chair is fully reclined. This reduction in spring force allows a user to maintain the chair in the fully reclined position with significantly less force than was required to tilt the chair rearwardly while a sufficient spring force continues to be applied by the front spring to urge the chair to the normal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Roslund, Jr., Patrick Nelson, Larry Allen Wilkerson, Troy Roark, Joel Dral, Steve Simpson, John Clark
  • Patent number: D857428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Prepac Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Steve Simpson, Eugene Edward Aliwalas