Patents by Inventor Steven J. Martin
Steven J. Martin 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).
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Patent number: 6760212Abstract: A drive circuit is provided in a full H-bridge and half H-bridge configuration for controlling one or more piezoelectric fuel injectors. The drive circuit includes a voltage input for receiving a voltage signal, an energy storage device coupled to the voltage input for storing an electrical charge, a bidirectional current path coupled to one or more piezoelectric injectors, an inductor coupled in series with the piezoelectric injector(s) in the bidirectional current path, and switching circuitry for controlling current flow through the piezoelectric injector(s) and the inductor to open and close the piezoelectric injector(s). The switching circuitry is controlled to provide a recirculation current to recover energy stored in the piezoelectric injector(s) for storage in the energy storage device.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gordon D. Cheever, Jr., Nigel P Baker, Steven J. Martin, Joseph A. Engel, Joel F. Downey
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Patent number: 6738803Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a proxy browser having a web browser, and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The proxy browser serves as an HTTP interface for a user device that lacks HTML and HTTP processing capabilites, such as an analog telephone, a cellular telephone, a voice over IP telephone, and the like. The web browser receives an HTML page from the application server having an XML element that defines data for an audio operation to be performed by an executable audio resource within the proxy browser. The audio resource, also referred to as a media resource, selectively executes the HTML tags and the audio operation based on the determined capabilities of the user device. If the user device does not have audio capabilities, the media resource ignores the audio operation, and merely presents the HTML information, assuming the user device has a display.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1999Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, David William Geen, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Publication number: 20040057189Abstract: A drive circuit is provided in a full H-bridge and half H-bridge configuration for controlling one or more piezoelectric fuel injectors. The drive circuit includes a voltage input for receiving a voltage signal, an energy storage device coupled to the voltage input for storing an electrical charge, a bidirectional current path coupled to one or more piezoelectric injectors, an inductor coupled in series with the piezoelectric injector(s) in the bidirectional current path, and switching circuitry for controlling current flow through the piezoelectric injector(s) and the inductor to open and close the piezoelectric injector(s). The switching circuitry is controlled to provide a recirculation current to recover energy stored in the piezoelectric injector(s) for storage in the energy storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Gordon D. Cheever, Nigel P. Baker, Steven J. Martin, Joseph A. Engel, Joel F. Downey
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Patent number: 6711618Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server generates and maintains a server-side data record, also referred to as a “brownie”, that includes application state information and user attribute information for an identified user session with the web browser. The application server, in response to receiving a new web page request from the browser, initiates a web application instance to begin a transient application session with the browser. The brownie also includes a session identifier that uniquely identifies session with the user of the application session. The application server stores the brownie in a memory resident within the server side of the network, and sends to the browser the session identifier and the corresponding web page requested by the web browser.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1999Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6697964Abstract: A testing system for an application server configured for providing a unified web-based voice messaging system using voice application control between a web browser via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection. The testing system is configured for outputting HTTP-based application-specific requests to the application server based on execution of prescribed scripts that specify generation of the application-specific requests according to the state-aware application. Each script specifies parameters for a prescribed sequence of requests for a prescribed application operation for the application server, enabling the load generator to provide a sequence of requests, simulating the sequence of requests that would normally be sent by a user of the application server during a user application session. The testing system also includes a HTTP-based user interface that enables a user to select the scripts, as well as the number of instances for simultaneous execution of the selected number of iterations.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2000Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Narasimha Nayak, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6689854Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble and shelf-stable aqueous fluorochemical polymeric treatment useful to treat porous substrates to render them repellent to water- and oil-based stains. The treatment comprises a water-soluble or dispersible fluorochemical polymer containing only carbon atoms in the backbone, with a plurality of each of the following groups pendant from the backbone: (a) fluoroaliphatic groups, (b) carboxyl-containing groups, (c) silyl groups and optionally (d) other non-hydrophilic groups. Because the water-soluble polymeric treatment, and the shelf-stable aqueous solutions thereof, can be applied to porous substrates in aqueous solution, they eliminate the need for environmentally harmful and toxic co-solvents.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Wayne W. Fan, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6656258Abstract: The present invention provides composition for treating a substrate comprising a homogeneous mixture of: (a) a fluorinated silane of the formula: Rff1-[-Q-SiY3-xR1x]y (I) wherein Rf1 represents a monovalent or divalent perfluorinated group, Q represents an organic divalent linking group, R1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group, Y represents a hydrolysable group; x is 0 or 1 and y is 1 or 2; (b) compressed fluid carbon dioxide; and (c) optionally an organic or inorganic acid. The invention further provides a method of making such a composition and the use thereof to treat substrates to render them oil and water repellent.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2001Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Cheryl L. S. Elsbernd, Michael S. Terrazas, Steven J. Martin, Mark J. Pellerite
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Patent number: 6646088Abstract: This invention relates to chemical compositions comprising one or more urethane oligomers of at least two repeating units selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing urethane oligomers and long-chain hydrocarbon-containing urethane oligomers. These urethane oligomers comprise the reaction product of (a) one or, more polyfunctional isocyanate compounds; (b) one or more polyols; (c) one or more monoalcohols selected from the group consisting of fluorochemical monoalcohols, optionally substituted long-chain hydrocarbon monoalcohols, and mixtures thereof; (d) one or more silanes; and optionally (e) one or more water-solubilizing compounds comprising one or more water-solubilizing groups and at least one isocyanate-reactive hydrogen containing group. The chemical compositions of the present invention can be applied as coatings and these coatings can impart stain-release characteristics and resist being worn-off due to wear and abrasion.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Wayne W. Fan, Steven J. Martin, Zai-Ming Qiu, Michael S. Terrazas, Linda G. Coté, Mitchell T. Johnson, Larry A. Lien
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Patent number: 6643621Abstract: Mechanisms and techniques are provided which allow a server computer system, such as a web server, to generate information, such as a web page, which includes an audio resource locator (ARL) configured in accordance with the invention. The ARL includes a reference to audio data, an audio command,and an audio server reference that identifies an audio server computer system that can process the reference to audio data within the ARL according to the audio command within the ARL to producing output, which may be audio or another type of output. The server computer system can serve the information including the ARL to an originator of a request for such information, such as a browser on a client computer system. A client computer system configured with a browser can obtain the information containing the ARL and can reference the ARL which causes the client computer system to send a request to process audio data to the audio server specified in the ARL.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2000Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis D. Dodrill, Ryan A. Danner, Steven J. Martin
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Patent number: 6613860Abstract: The present invention provides composition for treating a substrate comprising a homogeneous mixture of: (a) a fluorinated polyether silane of the formula: Rf1—[—Q—SiY3−xR1x]y (I) wherein Rf1 represents a monovalent or divalent polyfluoropolyether group, Q represents an organic divalent linking group, R1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group, Y represents a hydrolysable group; x is 0 or 1 and y is 1 or 2; (b) an organic or an inorganic acid; (c) water; and (d) an organic solvent. The invention further provides a method of making such a composition and the use thereof to treat substrates to render them oil and water repellent.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2000Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Rudolf J. Dams, Franceska M. Fieuws, Steven J. Martin, Michael S. Terrazas, Mark J. Pellerite
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Patent number: 6578000Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server executes the voice-enabled web application by runtime execution of a first set of extensible markup language (XML) documents that define the voice-enabled web application to be executed. The application server generates an HTML form specifying selected application parameters from an XML document executable by the voice application. The HTML form is supplied to a browser, enabling a user of the browser to input or modify application parameters for the corresponding XML document into the form. The application server inserts the received input application parameters into the XML document, and stores the document.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2000Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Satish Joshi, Ryan Alan Danner, Susan Harrow Barban, Steven J. Martin
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Publication number: 20030105263Abstract: This invention relates to chemical compositions comprising one or more urethane oligomers of at least two repeating units selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing urethane oligomers and long-chain hydrocarbon-containing urethane oligomers. These urethane oligomers comprise the reaction product of (a) one or more polyfunctional isocyanate compounds; (b) one or more polyols; (c) one or more monoalcohols selected from the group consisting of fluorochemical monoalcohols, optionally substituted long-chain hydrocarbon monoalcohols, and mixtures thereof; (d) one or more silanes; and optionally (e) one or more water-solubilizing compounds comprising one or more water-solubilizing groups and at least one isocyanate-reactive hydrogen containing group. The chemical compositions of the present invention can be applied as coatings and these coatings can impart stain-release characteristics and resist being worn-off due to wear and abrasion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Wayne W. Fan, Steven J. Martin, Zai-Ming Qiu, Michael S. Terrazas, Linda G. Cote, Mitchell T. Johnson, Larry A. Lien
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Publication number: 20030083448Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble and shelf-stable aqueous fluorochemical polymeric treatment useful to treat porous substrates to render them repellent to water- and oil-based stains. The treatment comprises a water-soluble or dispersible fluorochemical polymer containing only carbon atoms in the backbone, with a plurality of each of the following groups pendent from the backbone: (a) fluoroaliphatic groups, (b) carboxyl-containing groups, (c) silyl groups and optionally (d) other non-hydrophilic groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Wayne W. Fan, Steven J. Martin
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Publication number: 20020192380Abstract: The present invention provides composition for treating a substrate comprising a homogeneous mixture of:Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2001Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Cheryl L.S. Elsbernd, Michael S. Terrazas, Steven J. Martin, Mark J. Pellerite
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Patent number: 6490564Abstract: A unified web-based voice messaging system provides voice application control between a web browser and an application server via an hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) connection on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The application server executes the voice-enabled web application by runtime execution of extensible markup language (XML) documents that define the voice-enabled web application to be executed. Each voice application operation can be defined as any one of a user interface operation, a logic operation, or a function operation. Each XML document includes XML tags that specify the user interface operation, the logic operation and/or the function operation to be performed within a corresponding voice application operation, the XML tags being based on prescribed rule sets that specify the executable functions to be performed by the application runtime environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2000Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Lewis Dean Dodrill, Geetha Ravishankar, Satish Joshi, Keith M. Basil, Ryan Alan Danner, Steven J. Martin, Swaminathan Ravishankar
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Patent number: 6458462Abstract: A sporting goods article with a coating on a surface of the article for abrasion resistance and/or a high gloss appearance. The outer layer of the surface is a polymer, wood, metal, non-polymeric ink, non-polymeric colorant, non-polymeric dye, or a combination thereof The coating is a cured ceramer composition. The cured ceramer composition, in its simplest embodiment, is derived from a composition including inorganic oxide particles and a curable organic matrix, with the curable organic matrix including at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and at least one organofunctional silane monomer coupling agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Soonkun Kang, Forrest J. Rouser, Susan K. Rowen, Steven J. Martin, Michael S. Terrazas, Scott G. Norquist, James L. Sadlo
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Publication number: 20020114959Abstract: A sporting goods article with a coating on a surface of the article for abrasion resistance and/or a high gloss appearance. The outer layer of the surface is a polymer, wood, metal, non-polymeric ink, non-polymeric colorant, non-polymeric dye, or a combination thereof. The coating is a cured ceramer composition. The cured ceramer composition, in its simplest embodiment, is derived from a composition including inorganic oxide particles and a curable organic matrix, with the curable organic matrix including at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and at least one organofunctional silane monomer coupling agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2000Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Soonkun Kang, Forrest J. Rouser, Susan K. Rowen, Steven J. Martin, Michael S. Terrazas, Scott G. Norquist, James L. Sadlo
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Patent number: 6252001Abstract: Compounds of ethynyl aromatic compounds form polymers which have high thermal stability. The monomers are useful for coating a wide variety of substances such as dielectric coatings where high thermal resistance is desirable including electronic components such as computer chips.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2000Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: David A. Babb, Dennis W. Smith, Jr., Steven J. Martin, James P. Godschalx
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Patent number: 6139924Abstract: Novel liquid crystal compounds are provided which exhibit less temperature dependent switching properties, for the reliable and consistent operation of liquid crystal devices. The liquid crystal compounds comprise (a) an achiral fluorochemical terminal portion that comprises a terminal fluoroalkyl, fluoroether, perfluoroalkyl, or perfluoroether group; a chiral terminal portion comprising a saturated or unsaturated chiral hydrocarbon or chiral hydrocarbon ether group comprising a chiral center; and a central core connecting the terminal portions; said chiral terminal portion having at least three in-chain atoms (an "extended group") between said chiral center of the chiral terminal portion and said central core.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1998Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Michael P. Keyes, Marc D. Radcliffe, Steven J. Martin, Daniel C. Snustad, Kenneth A. Epstein
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Patent number: 6121495Abstract: Compounds of ethynyl aromatic compounds form polymers which have high thermal stability. The monomers are useful for coating a wide variety of substances such as dielectric coatings where high thermal resistance is desirable including electronic components such as computer chips.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1996Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: David A. Babb, Dennis W. Smith, Jr., Steven J. Martin, James P. Godschalx