Patents by Inventor Steven BOYER

Steven BOYER 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: 10532783
    Abstract: An apparatus for lifting and rotating a frame of a motor vehicle includes a rotisserie and a rotatably connected fixture that holds the motor vehicle frame during production. The fixture includes clamps extending from arms of the fixture and clamps extending from the front support for affixing the frame of the motor vehicle to the fixture. The fixture may further include a passive lock mechanism for engaging a side sill of the frame that includes a latch, a locking extension, a latch spring that holds the latch in engagement with the frame, and a pendulum that rotates relative to the fixture but remains oriented in a fixed location relative to horizontal. The latch may only be disengaged from the frame when the locking extension is aligned to be received by a slot in the pendulum when the fixture is rotated to the home location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Taylor, Mark Bowman, Werner Wilson, Steven Boyer, Donald K Ingles, Sandip Suvedi
  • Publication number: 20170073027
    Abstract: An apparatus for lifting and rotating a frame of a motor vehicle includes a rotisserie and a rotatably connected fixture that holds the motor vehicle frame during production. The fixture includes clamps extending from arms of the fixture and clamps extending from the front support for affixing the frame of the motor vehicle to the fixture. The fixture may further include a passive lock mechanism for engaging a side sill of the frame that includes a latch, a locking extension, a latch spring that holds the latch in engagement with the frame, and a pendulum that rotates relative to the fixture but remains oriented in a fixed location relative to horizontal. The latch may only be disengaged from the frame when the locking extension is aligned to be received by a slot in the pendulum when the fixture is rotated to the home location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew TAYLOR, Mark BOWMAN, Werner WILSON, Steven BOYER, Donald K INGLES, Sandip SUVEDI
  • Publication number: 20130262209
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for providing incentives to consumers based on product level data. Information relating to an incentive is defined and stored using, for example, a database accessible by a processing unit. The information relating to the incentive may include a product identifier, such as a stock keeping unit (SKU) number corresponding to a particular product or service. During a transaction between a merchant and a consumer, information may be transmitted to a processing unit, which determines if the information contains the product identifier corresponding to that specified to qualify for the incentive. Information related a payment medium used by the consumer in the transaction may be received and compared to information from an issuer of the payment medium to verify the transaction. The incentive may be provided via a credit to the payment account, or as an online virtual reward on a social networking or gaming website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: GALILEO PROCESSING, INC.
    Inventors: R. Steven Boyer, Peter K. Gehrke
  • Patent number: 4005502
    Abstract: An electrically powered hand-held scrubber is disclosed which comprises a scrubbing brush removably attached to a sealed housing having a configuration adapted for a hand grip. Within the housing is a motor, preferably powered by rechargeable nickel cadmium storage cells which drives an eccentric. The eccentric produces an oscillating rotary motion which is communicated to the brush. The brush is moved in an oscillating back-and-forth rotary motion rather than a constant rotary motion, resulting in a more effective cleansing action. The brush has a generally triangular shape enabling it to fit into corners and other tight spots into which a circular brush cannot fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1977
    Inventor: Elaine Stevens (Boyer)