Patents by Inventor Steven Best

Steven Best 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: 11180264
    Abstract: A mobile fixture configured to move a structure in a manufacturing environment may include a motorized base configured to move on a surface and a support system connected to the motorized base, the support system being configured to support the structure, the support system being configured to position the structure along at least one of an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis, the support system being configured to position the structure about the Z-axis, and the support system being configured to provide free rotation of the structure about at least one of the X-axis and the Y-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Best, Eric Reid, James N. Buttrick, Daniel M. McDonagh, Matthew DesJardien
  • Patent number: 9956732
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for creating a foamed part. An example method includes providing a polymer processing system, providing a mold having at least one expandable mold cavity in fluid communication with the polymer processing system, mixing polymeric material and blowing agent within the polymer processing system to produce a unfoamed mixture, injecting a volume of the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent from the polymer processing system and into the expandable mold cavity, and expanding the mold cavity to expand the unfoamed mixture within the mold cavity and form a foamed preform. Thereafter, the foamed preform may be inserted into a compression mold to press-form the foamed preform into a finished part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean B. Murphy, Brian Steven Best, Sam Fisher
  • Publication number: 20170327246
    Abstract: A mobile fixture configured to move a structure in a manufacturing environment may include a motorized base configured to move on a surface and a support system connected to the motorized base, the support system being configured to support the structure, the support system being configured to position the structure along at least one of an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis, the support system being configured to position the structure about the Z-axis, and the support system being configured to provide free rotation of the structure about at least one of the X-axis and the Y-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Best, Eric Reid, James N. Buttrick, Daniel M. McDonagh, Matthew DesJardien
  • Patent number: 9745081
    Abstract: A mobile fixture configured to move a structure in a manufacturing environment may include a motorized base configured to move on a surface and a support system connected to the motorized base, the support system being configured to support the structure, the support system being configured to position the structure along at least one of an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis, the support system being configured to position the structure about the Z-axis, and the support system being configured to provide free rotation of the structure about at least one of the X-axis and the Y-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Best, Eric Reid, James N. Buttrick, Daniel M. McDonagh, Matthew DesJardien
  • Patent number: 9639350
    Abstract: A method relates to identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of source code objects associated with an open source product stored in a version-controlled code repository, determining a first subset of the plurality of source code objects associated with a respective commit identifier indicating that each of the first subset of the plurality of source code objects is committed to the version-controlled code repository, determining a second subset of the plurality of source code objects not associated with any commit identifier of the version-controlled code repository, labeling each of the first subset of the plurality of source code objects as an upstream source code object, and labeling each of the second subset of the plurality of source code objects as a non-upstream source code object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Best
  • Publication number: 20160170745
    Abstract: A method relates to identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of source code objects associated with an open source product stored in a version-controlled code repository, determining a first subset of the plurality of source code objects associated with a respective commit identifier indicating that each of the first subset of the plurality of source code objects is committed to the version-controlled code repository, determining a second subset of the plurality of source code objects not associated with any commit identifier of the version-controlled code repository, labeling each of the first subset of the plurality of source code objects as an upstream source code object, and labeling each of the second subset of the plurality of source code objects as a non-upstream source code object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Steven Best
  • Patent number: 9266624
    Abstract: Systems and methods for movement of objects are provided. One system includes a plurality of vehicles configured to support the object, wherein each of the vehicles includes omni-directional wheels and a height adjusting device. The system also includes a control system in communication with the plurality of vehicles, wherein the control system is configured to transmit a signal to the plurality of vehicles instructing the plurality of vehicles to move the object in a predetermined direction along the floor. Each of the plurality of vehicles is configured to adjust at least one of a direction of movement using the omni-directional wheels or a height at which the object is supported while moving the part in the predetermined direction using the height adjusting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dario Valenzuela, Eric Reid, Steven Best, Matthew Desjardien, Samuel Chew
  • Publication number: 20160039162
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for creating a foamed part. An example method includes providing a polymer processing system, providing a mold having at least one expandable mold cavity in fluid communication with the polymer processing system, mixing polymeric material and blowing agent within the polymer processing system to produce a unfoamed mixture, injecting a volume of the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent from the polymer processing system and into the expandable mold cavity, and expanding the mold cavity to expand the unfoamed mixture within the mold cavity and form a foamed preform. Thereafter, the foamed preform may be inserted into a compression mold to press-form the foamed preform into a finished part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Sean B. Murphy, Brian Steven Best, Sam Fisher
  • Publication number: 20150239580
    Abstract: Systems and methods for movement of objects are provided. One system includes a plurality of vehicles configured to support the object, wherein each of the vehicles includes omni-directional wheels and a height adjusting device. The system also includes a control system in communication with the plurality of vehicles, wherein the control system is configured to transmit a signal to the plurality of vehicles instructing the plurality of vehicles to move the object in a predetermined direction along the floor. Each of the plurality of vehicles is configured to adjust at least one of a direction of movement using the omni-directional wheels or a height at which the object is supported while moving the part in the predetermined direction using the height adjusting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dario Valenzuela, Eric Reid, Steven Best, Matthew Desjardien, Samuel Chew
  • Publication number: 20150013162
    Abstract: A mobile fixture configured to move a structure in a manufacturing environment may include a motorized base configured to move on a surface and a support system connected to the motorized base, the support system being configured to support the structure, the support system being configured to position the structure along at least one of an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis, the support system being configured to position the structure about the Z-axis, and the support system being configured to provide free rotation of the structure about at least one of the X-axis and the Y-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Best, Eric Reid, James N. Buttrick, Daniel M.q McDonagh, Matthew DesJardien
  • Publication number: 20070271247
    Abstract: Personalized searching including providing in a search portal a personal search term list; receiving from a user a navigation identification message; and inserting index records in a personalized search index. Inserting index records in a personalized search index typically comprises retrieving a document from a navigation location and indexing the navigation location and keywords from the personal search term list that occur in the retrieved document. A navigation identification message may comprise a search keyword and inserting index records in a personalized search index may include indexing the search keyword with the navigation location in the personalized search index. Embodiments typically include creating and transmitting to users, in dependence upon the personalized search index, search criteria, and user identification, responses to search query messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Best, Michael Brown, Michael Cooper
  • Publication number: 20070260016
    Abstract: This invention relates to blends of linear low density polyethylene copolymers with other linear low density polyethylenes or very low density, low density, medium density, high density, and differentiated polyethylenes. The invention also includes articles produced from the linear low density polyethylene and polyethylene blends described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Best, Paul German, Jerry Johnson, Alan Malakoff, Stefan Ohlsson
  • Publication number: 20070168343
    Abstract: A system for automatic identification and notification of relevant program defects. A defect report server opens a defect description in response to receiving the defect description from an end user. Then, the defect report server extracts each word and phrase contained within the program defect description. After extracting each word and phrase, the defect report server searches a plurality of defect databases for each extracted word and phrase. If an extracted word or phrase is found in a defect database, the defect report server calculates a word relevancy percentage for each of the extracted words or phrases found in the search. Finally, if the word relevancy percentage for each extracted word and phrase exceeds a threshold, the defect report server sends all relevant defects associated with each extracted word and phrase that exceeded the predetermined threshold to a defect owner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Best, Janice Girouard, Raymond Young
  • Publication number: 20070069880
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for customizing the layout of the instrument panel of a motorized vehicle, the method including creating a skin definition of the layout of the instrument panel of the motorized vehicle, installing the skin definition onto the motorized vehicle, and activating the skin definition as the layout of the instrument panel of the motorized vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Best, Michael Cooper, James Gray
  • Publication number: 20050110652
    Abstract: A method in a signaling device for delivering codes to control multimedia devices. In response to receiving a signal from a remote control device, a macro corresponding to the signal is identified, the identified macro contains a set of codes used to control a set of multimedia devices. The set of codes is transmitted, wherein the set of codes causes a series of events to occur in the set of multimedia devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Becker, Steven Best, Michael Cooper
  • Publication number: 20050097142
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for storing data in a file system. A determination is made as to whether space is available in an inode of the file in the file system. The data is stored into the inode in response to space being available. Additionally, data for a file may be stored in a block that is partially filled with data from another file. Data for a file may be stored using either the inode or by sharing a block. Data also may be stored using both of these mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Best, Michael Cooper
  • Publication number: 20050066076
    Abstract: A method for enabling dynamic response to I/O failure caused by an out-of-space condition in a file system hosted on a logical volume. An I/O failure response (FR) daemon is implemented to bridge operations between the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) executing in user space and I/O control functions executing in the kernel space. When the file system does not have sufficient space to complete an I/O, the I/O controller signals the I/O FR daemon, which executes the following sequence of operations: (1) alert the LVM that the file system requires additional space; (2) provide a notification to the application level about the resizing; and (3) re-start the I/O operation once the resizing operation completes. The LVM receives the alert and initiates an automatic expansion of the file system to include additional storage space from reserve space on the volume group. The I/O is completed once the expansion operation completes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Best, Michael Cooper
  • Publication number: 20030230509
    Abstract: A deposit or safekeeping box in the shape of a book useful for storing mementos such as note cards or slips of paper, photographs, autographs, cards, tickets, stamps, coins and other collectible items. The box has a flat rectangular case support structure and an internal clam shell box structure. The box has sufficient lateral stability to stand upright when placed on a piece of furniture such as a desk or bookshelf where it is readily accessible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: James Patrick Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Steven Best, Karl Wolfhard Grummich
  • Publication number: 20020106745
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of predicting those individuals likely to develop persistent infection after exposure to a virus such as the hepatitis virus, particularly the hepatitis B virus. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining whether the subject carries one or more alleles associated with altered clearance of the virus. In another embodiment, the method comprises determining whether the subject carries one or more alleles associated with altered secretion of a cytokine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Adrian V.S. Hill, Mark R. Thursz, Howard C. Thomas, Lyna Zhang, Angela Frodsham, Steven Best