Patents by Inventor Steven A. Whitaker

Steven A. Whitaker 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: 9377060
    Abstract: A first ball ramp half includes a first ball ramp plate grounded within a housing against translation that defines first portions of respective one or more ramped ball receiving recesses. A second ball ramp half includes a gear plate supported within the housing for rotation relative to the first ball ramp plate and grounded within the housing against translation relative to the first ball ramp plate that has gear teeth, a second ball ramp plate supported within the housing for rotation relative to the first ball ramp plate that defines complementary second portions of the respective one or more ramped ball receiving recesses, and a joint coupling the gear plate to the second ball ramp plate. The joint imparts rotation of the gear plate to the second ball ramp plate, and is permissive of translation of the second ball ramp plate relative to the first ball ramp plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Larry A. Pritchard, Steven A. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20160016771
    Abstract: A modular man-lift apparatus includes a receiver unit having a trailer attachment along one end, a power winch, and an articulating connector along a distal end. A main shaft assembly is secured to the articulating connector, and a sliding unit having a plurality of opposing wheels is secured to the shaft assembly. A lift basket is secured onto the sliding unit, and a stabilizer unit extends outward from the receiver unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Whitaker, Shane Elwell
  • Patent number: 6943166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly selective phosphodieterase (PDE) enzyme inhibitors and to their use in pharmaceutical articles of manufacture. In particular, the present invention relates to potent inhibitors of cyclic guanosine 3?,5?-monophosphate specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) that when incorporated into a pharmaceutical product at about 1 to about 20 mg unit dosage are useful for the treatment of sexual dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Lilly ICOS LLC.
    Inventors: William Ernest Pullman, John Steven Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20040058929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly selective phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzyme inhibitors and to their use in pharmaceutical articles of manufacture. In particular, the present invention relates to potent inhibitors of cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDES) that when incorporated into a pharmaceutical product at about 1 to about 20 mg unit dosage are useful for the treatment of sexual dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: William Ernest Pullman, John Steven Whitaker