Patents by Inventor Steven E. Nuetzman

Steven E. Nuetzman 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: 9250050
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for annealing an ammunition cartridge that include an inductive coil, the inductive coil substantially encompassing the sides of an annealing chamber, the inductive coil including a first portion comprising a first diameter and a second portion comprising a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter. Apparatus, system and method may also include an insert, the insert encompassing the sides of the annealing chamber, and a cartridge case that is unevenly heated such that the cartridge case obtains at least a first hardness at a first location and a second hardness at a second location, the first hardness different from the second hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SETPOINT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven E. Nuetzman, Justin D. Carroll, Robert H. Lundgreen, Jr., Nathan J. Morris, Warren L. Westphal
  • Patent number: 9157709
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for forming a cartridge case, the system including a series of stages, each stage comprising a sequential location in the system, and each stage comprising a process step, wherein each process step is synchronized to occur within a substantially simultaneous stage interval, the stages including: an annealing stage, a head forming stage, and a taper stage. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing a cartridge case, the method including: receiving a single cartridge case at a time in a first direction into an annealing chamber through a first opening, passing an alternating current through an inductive coil for a certain time period to heat the cartridge case, releasing the cartridge case from the annealing chamber in the first direction through a second opening, and performing a forming step on the cartridge case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Setpoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Nuetzman, Justin D. Carroll, Robert H. Lundgreen, Jr., Nathan J. Morris, L. Scott Sheffield, Warren L. Westphal
  • Patent number: 6269750
    Abstract: A novel truss track assembly for use in transporting passenger vehicles provides two sets of tracks for supporting two passenger vehicles concurrently. The truss track assembly includes four running rails for mounting passenger vehicles and a central support rail. A series of frame elements are periodically secured to the running rails and the central support rail to support and maintain the parallel relationship of the running rails and the central support rail. The truss track assembly may be “split” into two individual truss track assemblies wherein the individual truss track assemblies each accommodate a passenger vehicle or a train of passenger vehicles. The present invention further provides a novel side-mount vehicle suitable for mounting of the present invention on the truss track assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Setpoint Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Cornwell, Joseph E. VanDenBerghe, Steven E. Nuetzman, Carl G. Wood, Benjamin H. Womack, Reid H. Leland, Bret Crandall
  • Patent number: 6047645
    Abstract: A novel truss track assembly for use in transporting passenger vehicles provides two sets of tracks for supporting two passenger vehicles concurrently. The truss track assembly includes four running rails for mounting passenger vehicles and a central support rail. A series of frame elements are periodically secured to the running rails and the central support rail to support and maintain the parallel relationship of the running rails and the central support rail. The truss track assembly may be "split" into two individual truss track assemblies wherein the individual truss track assemblies each accommodate a passenger vehicle or a train of passenger vehicles. The present invention further provides a novel side-mount vehicle suitable for mounting of the present invention on the truss track assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Setpoint Engineered Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Cornwell, Joseph E. VanDenBerghe, Steven E. Nuetzman, Carl G. Wood, Benjamin H. Womack, Reid H. Leland, Bret Crandall