Patents by Inventor Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson 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).

  • Engine System
    Publication number: 20120192557
    Abstract: An engine system comprises an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger and an external wastegate valve. The turbocharger includes a housing for an exhaust gas turbine and a separate housing for the wastegate valve. The turbine housing is liquid cooled so as to reduce its operating temperature thereby allowing it to be made from an aluminium alloy so as to save cost and reducing, during use, the radiation of heat therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Anthony Bernard Demots, Stuart Turner
  • SHOCK ABSORPTION AND RESTRAINT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120177458
    Abstract: A shock absorption and restraint apparatus including a plurality of co-acting cushioned pads which create a protective shock absorbing barrier for a load in a railroad car (or other shipping container) and a set of straps which are employed to restrain the cushioned pads and the load. In certain embodiments, the cushioned pads include one or more central or connector cushioned pads and one or more side or cooperating cushioned pads. In certain embodiments, the cushioned pads include strap engaging mechanisms which are configured to be engaged by the straps. The cushioned pads are preferably lightweight, easy to handle and install, recyclable, and readily reusable. In certain embodiments, the cushioned pads are configured, sized, and constructed in such a way to protect the specific load in the railroad car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Steven Johnson, Christopher Wayne Baker, George C. Boyse
  • Pet grooming vacuum accessory tool
    Patent number: 8205296
    Abstract: A vacuum accessory tool has a nozzle body with a suction opening and a hose section for connecting the accessory tool with a hose of an external vacuum source. The nozzle body includes a serrated blade that can be used for grooming a domestic animal. The nozzle body further comprises a transparent or semi-transparent tool hood for viewing the area being groomed. The nozzle body is pivotally mounted to the hose section by a rotatable cuff for rotation of the nozzle body relative to the hose section. Adaptors connect the vacuum accessory tool to multiple different size hoses of a variety of vacuum cleaners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Catherine Bissell, Justin Benequisto, Steven Johnson
  • ANALYZING PERFORMANCE USING VIDEO ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20120130774
    Abstract: A method of analyzing performance comprises capturing video data of an interaction between a customer and a worker. The method further comprises analyzing the video data to determine performance metrics for the interaction. The method further comprises generating a scorecard of the performance metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Dror Daniel Ziv, Alexander Steven Johnson
  • SaaS (Software as a Service) Providing User Control of Sharing of Data Between Multiple ERPs
    Publication number: 20110276537
    Abstract: Embodiments for methods, systems, apparatuses for an enterprise application providing user control of sharing of data between multiple Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are disclosed. One method includes identifying types of shared data between the multiple ERPs, conveying the identified shared data types to a user, allowing the user to selectively load shared data to a parent realm based on the identified types of shared data, allowing the user to selectively indicate which data is not to be shared between ERPs to identified child realms, and providing sharing of shared data between child realms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: ARIBA, INC.
    Inventors: Beat Jegerlehner, Alex Makarewycz, Steven Johnson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SEARCH VIDEO DATA FOR AN OBJECT OF INTEREST
    Publication number: 20110103773
    Abstract: A method of searching for objects of interest within captured video comprising capturing video of a plurality of scenes, storing the video in a plurality of storage elements, and receiving a request to retrieve contiguous video of an object of interest that has moved through at least two scenes of the plurality of scenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander Steven Johnson, Kurt Heier
  • Latex Paints with Improved Fade Resistance
    Publication number: 20110028610
    Abstract: A paint comprising a latex base, organic pigment, and an aqueous solution resin solid with improved stability to atmospheric l pollutants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Russell Schwartz, Paul A. Merchak, Steven Johnson
  • WET EXTRACTION ACCESSROY CLEANING TOOL
    Publication number: 20100236010
    Abstract: An accessory tool for use with a suction source has a housing with a suction outlet and a fluid inlet. The suction outlet is adapted to be connected to the suction source. A roller assembly has a roller element rotatably mounted in the housing and adapted to contact a surface being cleaned. A turbine assembly has a turbine housing and a turbine fan rotatably mounted within the turbine housing. The turbine housing includes one or more inlet apertures in fluid communication with the atmosphere, as well as a turbine outlet in fluid communication with the suction outlet. A drive mechanism is operably coupled to both the turbine fan and to the roller element to drive rotation of the roller element when the suction source is connected to the suction outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: BISSELL HOMECARE, INC.
    Inventor: Steven Johnson
  • Methods and Devices for Detecting Structural Changes in a Molecule Measuring Electrochemical Impedance
    Publication number: 20100234234
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting a structural change in a molecule, said molecule being attached to a surface, said surface being electrically conductive, wherein the phase of the electrochemical impedance at said surface is monitored, and wherein a change in the phase in the electrochemical impedance at said surface indicates a change in the structure of said molecule. The invention further relates to methods for making arrays having molecules such as, polypeptides attached to electrically conductive surfaces such as electrodes, and to arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
    Inventors: Paul Ko Ferrigno, Christoph Walti, David Evans, Steven Johnson, Alexander Giles Davies
  • SUBCUTANEOUS VASCULAR ACCESS PORTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND IMPLANTATION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20100191191
    Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
  • SUBCUTANEOUS VASCULAR ACCESS PORTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100191166
    Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
  • Method of wrapping a soap bar
    Patent number: 7707804
    Abstract: Soap bars that are not of essentially a square or rectangular shape, but of a generally rectangular shape, can be packaged using a single plastic film wrapper. This plastic film preferably is biaxially oriented polypropylene of from about 60 micron to about 180 microns. It can be a monolayer or a multilayer laminated. However, any plastic film having a Taber stiffness of more than about 5 and preferably about 7 to 20 can be used. The soap bar in order to facilitate making an effective longitudinal seal on the bottom of the soap bar package should have a planar surface adjacent to the position of the overlapping longitudinal edges of the wrapping film. This provides a surface for the sealing plate to seal the longitudinal edges against.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Todd VanGordon
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT CONTROL USING VIDEO ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20090249486
    Abstract: Digital rights management (DRM) of video data is selectively applied to video data by a video processing system that receives a video, comprising a number of frames, and processes at least one frame from the video to determine the contents of the video. The digital rights management for the video is then configured based on the contents of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Alexander Steven Johnson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSACTION QUEUE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20090249342
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a wait time for a transaction queue is disclosed. In the method, video data related to a first transaction queue is received. The video data is processed to determine a number of items presented by a first entity for a transaction in the first transaction queue. A total transaction time is estimated for the first entity based on the number of items presented by the first entity and a transaction time for each of the number of items. A wait time for the first transaction queue is determined based on the estimated total transaction time for the first entity. If the wait time for the first transaction queue is greater than a first threshold, then the availability of a second transaction queue is indicated to a second entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Alexander Steven Johnson
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING
    Publication number: 20090221344
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of reels, each reel comprising a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols, a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from each reel for display, a reel selector arranged to select at least one reel, a function allocator arranged to allocate a function to at least one selected reel such that each displayed symbol on said at least one selected reel acquires the function, and a game outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols and on the function allocated to said at least one selected reel. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Colin Fong, Steven Johnson, Kathleen Johnson, James Johnson
  • RENDERING OF CONTENT IN A DEFINED REGION OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20090158201
    Abstract: Rendering content in a graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed. A region of a GUI is defined as a graphical object. The graphical object corresponds to content. Input is received from an input device. The received input identifies a location on the GUI. The location is in spatial proximity to the defined region of a graphical object. In response to receiving such input, the content corresponding to the graphical object is rendered in the defined region of the GUI. The content may be rendered only in a subset of the defined region of the GUI. Further input, such as input corresponding to a particular location on the GUI, or input corresponding to a change in locations on the GUI in a particular direction, may be received, causing one or more commands to be executed on the rendered content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Iampietro, P. B. Ramesh, Ram Narain Yadav, Yogita Bhalla, Steven Johnson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTUATING A CHEMICAL REACTION
    Publication number: 20090081115
    Abstract: Various disclosures of an oxygen generator apparatus and methods of using such are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: OxySure Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Julian T. Ross, Steven O. Dunford, Scott Freeman, Steven Johnson, Tomas Cervenka, Martin Wieting
  • SOAP BAR WRAPPER
    Publication number: 20090049802
    Abstract: Soap bars that are not of essentially a square or rectangular shape, but of a generally rectangular shape, can be packaged using a single plastic film wrapper. This plastic film preferably is biaxially oriented polypropylene of from about 60 micron to about 180 microns. It can be a monolayer or a multilayer laminated. However, any plastic film having a Taber stiffness of more than about 5 and preferably about 7 to 20 can be used. The soap bar in order to facilitate making an effective longitudinal seal on the bottom of the soap bar package should have a planar surface adjacent to the position of the overlapping longitudinal edges of the wrapping film. This provides a surface for the sealing plate to seal the longitudinal edges against.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Todd VanGordon
  • Participant digital disc video interface
    Publication number: 20090047004
    Abstract: A digital disc interface for a plurality of audio-video streams produced from multiple recordings of an event is described. The video recordings include a primary audio-video recording, as well as one or more participant audio-video recordings. The interface provides time-synchronized rendering of a composite video image of the various video streams, including a main full-size rendering of one video stream, the accompanying audio stream, and miniaturized versions of participant streams. Using a video menu-driven interface, the consumer is able to simultaneously monitor the streams, and when desired, to navigate among the various video streams and select an alternative audio-video stream for full-size rendering and an accompanying audio stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Anthony E. Cunha
  • Chemical reaction activation plunger
    Patent number: D615186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Oxysure Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian T. Ross, Steven O. Dunford, Scott Freeman, Steven Johnson, Tomas Cervenka, Martin Wieting