Patents by Inventor Steven Kennedy
Steven Kennedy 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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Publication number: 20140274849Abstract: Disclosed are lubricating compositions comprised of a mineral oil base stock including one or more components selected from the group consisting a Group I base oil component, a Group II base oil component, and a Group III base oil component; and a minimal amount of a particular polyalphaolefin component. The lubricating compositions provide improved film thickness and wear properties relative to conventional mineral oil lubricants. In particular, the lubricating compositions provide improved film thickness and wear properties relative to conventional mineral oil lubricants, without the need of having to include additional polar additives to enhance wear and film thickness characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Gordon H. Lee, Nicole D. Vaughn, Steven Kennedy, Riccardo Conti, William L. Maxwell
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Patent number: 8812664Abstract: An apparatus in a LAN has first and second hardware interfaces to connect to the LAN. First and second monitoring request messages are transmitted to one or more devices in a first VLAN and one or more devices in a second VLAN respectively, via both the first and second hardware interfaces. The monitoring request messages use the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) or the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP). First and second monitoring response messages are received via the first and/or second hardware interfaces in response to the first and second monitoring request messages respectively. A selection is made between the first and second hardware interfaces for performing data communication, based on the first and second monitoring response messages. The selection is performed independently for data communication via the first and second VLANs based on at least one characteristic of the first and second monitoring response messages respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd.Inventors: Nicholas Peter Larkin, Alastair Mitchell, Andy Tylee, Colin Tregenza Dancer, Steven Kennedy
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Patent number: 8672667Abstract: Forming feedthrough device comprising an electrically insulative structure having holes extending there through. The holes have disposed therein conductive members around which the electrically insulative structure is hermetically sealed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Desmond A. McCusker, Mark Spalding, Steven J. Berry, Nicholas C. K. Pawsey, Steven Kennedy
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Publication number: 20130185416Abstract: An apparatus in a LAN has first and second hardware interfaces to connect to the LAN. First and second monitoring request messages are transmitted to one or more devices in a first VLAN and one or more devices in a second VLAN respectively, via both the first and second hardware interfaces. The monitoring request messages use the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) or the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP). First and second monitoring response messages are received via the first and/or second hardware interfaces in response to the first and second monitoring request messages respectively. A selection is made between the first and second hardware interfaces for performing data communication, based on the first and second monitoring response messages. The selection is performed independently for data communication via the first and second VLANs based on at least one characteristic of the first and second monitoring response messages respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD.Inventors: Nicholas Peter Larkin, Alastair Mitchell, Andy Tylee, Colin Tregenza Dancer, Steven Kennedy
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Patent number: 8367593Abstract: Lubricating oil used for the lubrication of engines run on biodiesel fuels are improved in their resistance to oxidation, sludge and deposits formation by the addition to said lubricating oil of detergent to increase the TBN of the lubricating oil or the addition of organic bases.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Ramesh Varadaraj, Jacob J. Habeeb, Brandon T. Weldon, Steven M. Jetter, Steven Kennedy, William J. Golumbfskie
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Patent number: 7966988Abstract: Periodically heating a soot containing engine lubricant to a temperature in the range of about 115° C. to about 150° C. is effective in controlling soot induced viscosity increase of the lubricant. The period at which heating is conducted may be a function of the number of hours the engine has been operated or it may be based on the oil condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Brandon T. Weldon, Steven Kennedy, Riccardo Conti, Jeffrey R. Torkelson
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Publication number: 20110130316Abstract: Lubricating oil used for the lubrication of engines run on biodiesel fuels are improved in their resistance to oxidation, sludge and deposits formation by the addition to said lubricating oil of detergent to increase the TBN of the lubricating oil or the addition of organic bases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Ramesh Varadaraj, Jacob J. Habeeb, Brandon T. Weldon, Steven M. Jetter, Steven Kennedy, William J. Golumbfskie
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Patent number: 7909415Abstract: A locking mechanism for installing between a master cylinder and a brake line includes a housing having an internal bore, an inlet port, a passage, and an outlet port. A reciprocating piston is movable within the bore. A locking lever is coupled to the reciprocating piston for actuating the reciprocating piston. A fastener having an internal fluid passage for providing fluid communication between the passage and the master cylinder secures the housing to the master cylinder. The locking lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the hydraulic fluid can flow freely between the master cylinder and the brake line for engaging and disengaging the vehicle brake and a second position, wherein the hydraulic fluid is prevented from returning to the master cylinder for maintaining the vehicle brake in an engaged state.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Inventors: John Weber, Steven Kennedy
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Publication number: 20100326723Abstract: Forming feedthrough device comprising an electrically insulative structure having holes extending there through. The holes have disposed therein conductive members around which the electrically insulative structure is hermetically sealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: COCHLEAR LIMITEDInventors: Desmond A. McCusker, Mark Spalding, Steven J. Berry, Nicholas C. K. Pawsey, Steven Kennedy
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Publication number: 20100200345Abstract: A locking mechanism for installing between a master cylinder and a brake line includes a housing having an internal bore, an inlet port, a passage, and an outlet port. A reciprocating piston is movable within the bore. A locking lever is coupled to the reciprocating piston for actuating the reciprocating piston. A fastener having an internal fluid passage for providing fluid communication between the passage and the master cylinder secures the housing to the master cylinder. The locking lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the hydraulic fluid can flow freely between the master cylinder and the brake line for engaging and disengaging the vehicle brake and a second position, wherein the hydraulic fluid is prevented from returning to the master cylinder for maintaining the vehicle brake in an engaged state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: John Weber, Steven Kennedy
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Patent number: 7726747Abstract: A locking mechanism for installing between a master cylinder and a brake line includes a housing having an internal bore, an inlet port, a passage, and an outlet port. A reciprocating piston is movable within the bore. A locking lever is coupled to the reciprocating piston for actuating the reciprocating piston. A fastener having an internal fluid passage for providing fluid communication between the passage and the master cylinder secures the housing to the master cylinder. The locking lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the hydraulic fluid can flow freely between the master cylinder and the brake line for engaging and disengaging the vehicle brake and a second position, wherein the hydraulic fluid is prevented from returning to the master cylinder for maintaining the vehicle brake in an engaged state.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Inventors: John Weber, Steven Kennedy
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Publication number: 20080179943Abstract: A locking mechanism for installing between a master cylinder and a brake line includes a housing having an internal bore, an inlet port, a passage, and an outlet port. A reciprocating piston is movable within the bore. A locking lever is coupled to the reciprocating piston for actuating the reciprocating piston. A fastener having an internal fluid passage for providing fluid communication between the passage and the master cylinder secures the housing to the master cylinder. The locking lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the hydraulic fluid can flow freely between the master cylinder and the brake line for engaging and disengaging the vehicle brake and a second position, wherein the hydraulic fluid is prevented from returning to the master cylinder for maintaining the vehicle brake in an engaged state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: John Weber, Steven Kennedy
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Publication number: 20080171677Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lubricating oil composition comprising a lubricating oil basestock, a boron-containing additive of at least 0.1 weight percent of the composition and less than 8.0 weight percent, and ashless sulfur additive of at least 0.1 weight percent of the composition and less than 4.0 weight percent, a dispersant-detergent-inhibitor system of less than 15 percent weight percent of the composition, a zinc dithiophosphate additive of at least 0.2 weight percent of the composition and less than 2.0 weight percent of the composition. The elements in the formulated oil composition having at least 100 and less than 630 PPM phosphorus, at least 1,000 PPM and less than 3,000 PPM, at least 100 and less than 630 ppm Phosphorous, and at least 105 PPM and less than 710 PPM zinc. In a second embodiment, an additive composition for lubricating oils is disclosed. In a third embodiment, a method to obtain favorable lubricating properties is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: William H. Buck, L. Oscar Farng, Douglas E. Deckman, Steven Kennedy, Andrew G. Horodysky
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Patent number: 7383159Abstract: Techniques are presented for reusing business measures within a data store. A measure is associated with a measure type. Each measure is associated with a particular data store schema or schema element and includes metadata for fields and calculations against those fields. Requestors can select existing measures, create new measures, delete existing measures, and/or modify existing measures. A measure, when processed against the data store, produces results from a data store that are associated with the data store schema or the schema element and which conform to the fields and calculations defined within the measure's metadata.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Scott Shelton, Henry Fu, Steven Kennedy, Jason Figge, Michael Chaves, Harold Lee
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Publication number: 20070293087Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for a cable having a plurality of insulated conductors comprises a body having a respective recess for receiving a terminating pin each of the conductors. A respective spigot sealingly engages within each of the recesses and has a passage for receiving an associated one of the terminating pins. Furthermore a seal is associated with each of the spigots for sealing the spigot relative to the associated terminating pin. The provision of a separate spigot for each of the conductors and for sealing engagement within a respective recess in the body enables the spigots to be sealingly fitted to the conductors prior to each spigot being introduced into its recess and sealingly engaged therein. This provides improved insulation of the conductor and increased creepage distance between the mating electrical parts and the outer surface of the housing of the assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Steven Kennedy, Michael Yuratich, Trevor Kopecky, Alan Fraser
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Publication number: 20070253103Abstract: A magnetic recording medium that includes a substrate, an underlayer deposited above the substrate, the underlayer comprised of a magnetically soft alloy containing at least one soft ferromagnetic element and at least one corrosion inhibitor element that is selected from the group consisting of chromium (Cr), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), carbon (C), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), nitrogen (N), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), silicon (Si), tantalum (Ta), and aluminum (Al), and a magnetic data recording layer deposited above the underlayer. A sputter target comprised of the magnetically soft alloy is also provided, and the magnetically soft alloy is also used in soft magnetic layers on magnetic recording heads.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2006Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: Heraeus, Inc.Inventors: Michael Racine, Anirban Das, Steven Kennedy
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Publication number: 20070227737Abstract: A fluid conditioning system designed to be installed between the well perforation and the intake of a pump used to effect artificial lift is used to filter and chemically treat production fluids. The fluid conditioning system is an apparatus that provides scale inhibitors and/or other chemical treatments into the production stream. In some embodiments, the fluid conditioning system may be a part of the production stream filter wherein the filtering material is comprised of a porous medium that contains and supports the treatment chemical. In other embodiments, the chemical treatment may be accomplished by the gradual dissolution of a solid phase chemical. The treating chemical may be recharged or replenished by various downhole reservoirs or feeding means. In yet other embodiments, the treating chemical may be replenished from the surface by means of a capillary tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.Inventors: RICHARD DELALOYE, Steven Kennedy, Jeffrey Bode, Jeffrey Lembcke, Kevin Smith, Benjamin Luscomb, Jack Curr
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Publication number: 20070216534Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RIFD) inlay includes an electrical connection between a chip and an antenna. The electrical connection includes conductive interposer leads and a capacitive connection. The capacitive connection may involve putting the antenna and the interposer leads into close proximity, with dielectric pads therebetween, to allow capacitive coupling between the antenna and the interposer leads. The dielectric pads may include a non-conductive adhesive and a high dielectric material, such as a titanium oxide. The connections provide a convenient, fast, and effective way to operatively couple antennas and interposers. The RFID inlay may be part of an RFID label or RFID tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventors: Scott Ferguson, David Edwards, Peikang Liu, Jason Munn, Ian Forster, Samuel Linder, Thomas Weakley, David Puleston, Steven Kennedy, Christine Dang
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Publication number: 20070144662Abstract: A method of making RFID devices includes feeding in an interposer web or sheet at a variable (non-constant) speed, cutting single interposers from the interposer web or sheet, and using a rotary transport device to transport the singulated (cut) interposers to an antenna web. The interposers are transferred from the rotary transport device and are attached to the antenna web, being operatively coupled to antennas on the antenna web. The interposers each include an RFID transponder chip and conductive leads. A feeder is used to advance the interposer web or sheet into a cutting zone between the rotary cutter and the rotary transport device. The rotary cutting device may be capable of singulating multiple interposers at one time, and the system may be capable of thus being able to remove interposers that are not to be joined to the antenna web.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Edward Armijo, John Hughen, Steven Kennedy, Samuel Linder, Jason Munn
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Publication number: 20070007130Abstract: An enhanced sputtering target is provided for use in a magnetron sputtering system. The sputtering target includes an active surface from which target material is sputtered and a back surface opposite the active surface. At least one magnet is embedded in the back surface of the target and is oriented to increase the magnetic field passing through the active surface of the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2005Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: Heraeus, Inc.Inventors: Yuanda Cheng, Xingbo Yang, Steven Kennedy