Patents by Inventor Steven Jeffrey Specht

Steven Jeffrey Specht 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: 11740291
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, facilitating replacement of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 11464680
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an absorbent article for personal hygiene. More particularly, in one embodiment, the absorbent article absorbent article includes at least one property changing indicator. A detector device is also provided that includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect the property change of the property change indicator in the absorbent article. In one particular embodiment, for example, the property changing indicator may include an optical property indicator such as a color change indicator and the sensor may include an optical sensor such as a color sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Blanca Arizti, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Mattias Schmidt, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Grant Edward Anders Striemer
  • Publication number: 20220236331
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, facilitating replacement of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 11307259
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, facilitating replacement of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 11051994
    Abstract: The invention provides an absorbent article comprising an indication means for indicating the presence of bodily exudates, the indication means comprising a color-changing indication means, wherein the absorbent article and the indication means form one integral unit, the article further comprising a indication device, which comprises a housing and a connection means, such that the indication device can be attached to the absorbent article and be detached from the absorbent article, wherein the indication device comprises a color sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Blanca Arizti, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Grant Edward Anders Striemer
  • Patent number: 10964980
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an indicator circuit. The indicator circuit includes a ground plane; an antenna; a decoupler component; and an integrated circuit. The antenna includes at least one antenna trace; a first antenna terminal; and a second antenna terminal. The decoupler component includes a first decoupler component terminal and a second decoupler component terminal. The integrated circuit is electrically coupled to the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal. The integrated circuit is electrically coupled to the first decoupler component terminal. The second decoupler component terminal is electrically connected to the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Alistair Neil Chappelle, Jerome Alexander Martin Dilley, Calvin Christopher Giles, Konstantin Dimitrov Stefanov, Matthew Emmanual Milton Storkey, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, William Fitler Morris, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Publication number: 20210088666
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, facilitating replacement of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 10916850
    Abstract: An antenna for a cylindrical body may include a flexible substrate coupled to a cylindrical body; a two symmetrical loop omni-directional antenna comprising at least one antenna trace with a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to the flexible substrate; and an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, William Fitler Morris, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Calvin Giles, Konstantin Stefanov
  • Patent number: 10859705
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, facilitating replacement of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 10698032
    Abstract: A method of remote sensing a charge includes charging or discharging a first capacitor of a first RC circuit and a second capacitor of a second RC circuit to a predetermined threshold voltage using a power source. When each of the capacitors reach the predetermined threshold voltage, a response signal is provided from a communications module to a handheld computing device comprising a reader system. An amount of time between the response signals is determined. The amount of time is indicative of charge information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 10684374
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, facilitating replacement of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: DURAVELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Publication number: 20200183012
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, facilitating replacement of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Publication number: 20200011997
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 10416309
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for remotely determining a battery characteristic. Some embodiments include searching for a first wireless signal that identifies the energy storage device and, in response to receiving the first wireless signal, determining a current charge level of the energy storage device. Some embodiments include receiving a second wireless signal from the energy storage device, determining from the second wireless signal, whether the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches a predetermined threshold, and in response to determining that the current charge level of the energy storage device reaches the predetermined threshold, sending, by the computing device, an alert indicating the current charge level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Nancy Taylor Dempsey, Karen Coltharp McGinnis, Elizabeth Jane Wenzel, Mathias Amann, Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Publication number: 20190216656
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an absorbent article for personal hygiene. More particularly, in one embodiment, the absorbent article absorbent article includes at least one property changing indicator. A detector device is also provided that includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect the property change of the property change indicator in the absorbent article. In one particular embodiment, for example, the property changing indicator may include an optical property indicator such as a color change indicator and the sensor may include an optical sensor such as a color sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Blanca Arizti, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Mattias Schmidt, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Grant Edward Anders Striemer
  • Patent number: 10285872
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an absorbent article for personal hygiene. More particularly, in one embodiment, the absorbent article absorbent article includes at least one property changing indicator. A detector device is also provided that includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect the property change of the property change indicator in the absorbent article. In one particular embodiment, for example, the property changing indicator may include an optical property indicator such as a color change indicator and the sensor may include an optical sensor such as a color sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Blanca Arizti, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Mattias Schmidt, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Grant Edward Anders Striemer
  • Patent number: 10285871
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an absorbent article for personal hygiene. More particularly, in one embodiment, the absorbent article absorbent article includes at least one property changing indicator. A detector device is also provided that includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect the property change of the property change indicator in the absorbent article. In one particular embodiment, for example, the property changing indicator may include an optical property indicator such as a color change indicator and the sensor may include an optical sensor such as a color sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Blanca Arizti, Erik John Hasenoehrl, Jonathan Livingston Joyce, Mattias Schmidt, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Grant Edward Anders Striemer
  • Publication number: 20190137572
    Abstract: A method of remote sensing a charge includes charging or discharging a first capacitor of a first RC circuit and a second capacitor of a second RC circuit to a predetermined threshold voltage using a power source. When each of the capacitors reach the predetermined threshold voltage, a response signal is provided from a communications module to a handheld computing device comprising a reader system. An amount of time between the response signals is determined. The amount of time is indicative of charge information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 10184988
    Abstract: A method of remote sensing a charge includes charging or discharging a first capacitor of a first RC circuit and a second capacitor of a second RC circuit to a predetermined threshold voltage using a power source. When each of the capacitors reach the predetermined threshold voltage, a response signal is provided from a communications module to a handheld computing device comprising a reader system. An amount of time between the response signals is determined. The amount of time is indicative of charge information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Sergio Coronado Hortal, Steven Jeffrey Specht
  • Patent number: 10094886
    Abstract: A state of charge indicator including an indicator with a display threshold and an indicator circuit electrically coupled to the indicator such that when a main cell voltage of a main cell is greater than a display threshold, the indicator circuit applies a driver voltage to the indicator such that the indicator is inactive and when the main cell voltage is less than the display threshold, the indicator circuit applies the driver voltage to the indicator such that the indicator is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Steven Jeffrey Specht