Patents by Inventor Steven Douglas Bandis

Steven Douglas Bandis 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: 9269935
    Abstract: An electronic device employs a seal member to seal a battery pack to a housing member to prevent contaminants from entering into a battery bay. The electronic device includes a housing member having an exterior surface a portion of which defines a recess, an electronic assembly contained inside the housing member, and an battery pack received in the recess in the exterior surface of the housing member and electrically connected to the electronic assembly inside the housing member. The seal member engages the battery pack and the housing member along an outer circumference of the battery pack and an inner circumference of the recess such that the seal member seals the gap between the outer circumference of the battery pack and the inner circumference of the recess, thereby preventing contaminants from an external environment from entering into an interior of the recess through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Douglas Bandis
  • Patent number: 9083103
    Abstract: An electrical contact device may include an insulating first body having a first surface, one or more electrical contacts received in the first body and protruding a distance from the first surface, and an insulating second body configured to prevent access by an object such as a human body portion to the protruding electrical contacts. The second body may include a first side wall and a second side wall which are configured to allow the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface to be interposed between the first and second side walls. The first and second side walls may define a width smaller than a dimension of an object such as a body portion so that access by the object to the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Bandis, Marcelo C. Costa
  • Publication number: 20140213112
    Abstract: An electrical contact device may include an insulating first body having a first surface, one or more electrical contacts received in the first body and protruding a distance from the first surface, and an insulating second body configured to prevent access by an object such as a human body portion to the protruding electrical contacts. The second body may include a first side wall and a second side wall which are configured to allow the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface to be interposed between the first and second side walls. The first and second side walls may define a width smaller than a dimension of an object such as a body portion so that access by the object to the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Bandis, Marcelo C. Costa
  • Publication number: 20140211921
    Abstract: An electronic device employs a seal member to seal a battery pack to a housing member to prevent contaminants from entering into a battery bay. The electronic device includes a housing member having an exterior surface a portion of which defines a recess, an electronic assembly contained inside the housing member, and an battery pack received in the recess in the exterior surface of the housing member and electrically connected to the electronic assembly inside the housing member. The seal member engages the battery pack and the housing member along an outer circumference of the battery pack and an inner circumference of the recess such that the seal member seals the gap between the outer circumference of the battery pack and the inner circumference of the recess, thereby preventing contaminants from an external environment from entering into an interior of the recess through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Steven Douglas Bandis