Patents by Inventor Steven M. Cox

Steven M. Cox 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).

  • Publication number: 20240106303
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electric motor cooling. The cooling system, in one example, includes a sealing ring coupled to or formed in a stator and including a flange that axially extends outward from an axial side of the stator. The cooling system further includes a first sealing sleeve with a first sealing interface that is formed between the sealing sleeve and a motor housing and a second sealing interface that is formed between the sealing sleeve and the flange, where a cavity is formed between the sealing sleeve and the sealing ring in which a stator end winding is at least partially immersed in a coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew K. PASCHALL, Samuel Wesley COX, Carl TRUDEL, Alexandre PARE, Steven VANHEE, Luke MILLER, Christopher M. COOK
  • Publication number: 20220160337
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems, kits, methods, and compositions for collecting, storing, transporting, preserving, and culturing anaerobic microorganisms obtained from a subject or a biological sample of the subject (e.g., a human subject).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Steven M. COX
  • Publication number: 20180303069
    Abstract: Disclosed are stylized leash cases containing an automatic retracting system with an attached leash and collar coupler, with the capability to secure the collar coupler into a columnar housing, thus allowing a pet owner to leave the leash case attached to a pet collar, thereby providing both an emergency leash and a safe leash with no or minimal danger to the pet from external hazards. Various stylized leash case designs are possible, including an elliptical style (e.g., oval), a dog bone style, and other stylized leash case designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Steven M. Cox
  • Patent number: 8683451
    Abstract: A system and method for generating test code software utilized by a test system for testing a circuit card assembly is provided. A translator provides an automatic translation of a test code from a first computer language to a second computer language. One or more pinmap documents are provided to map the pins of the circuit card assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Steven M. Cox, Jonathan Torok
  • Publication number: 20140068570
    Abstract: A system and method for generating test code software utilized by a test system for testing a circuit card assembly is provided. A translator provides an automatic translation of a test code from a first computer language to a second computer language. One or more pinmap documents are provided to map the pins of the circuit card assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Steven M. Cox, Jonathan Torok
  • Patent number: 8501463
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for producing chemical products by anaerobically fermenting a particular biomass using anaerobic bacteria. Such chemical products include hydrogen and other gases, acetic acid and other volatile organic acids, solvents, solids, and salts of volatile organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Anaerobe Systems
    Inventors: Marion E. Cox, Laura M. Nondorf, Steven M. Cox
  • Publication number: 20080311640
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for producing chemical products by anaerobically fermenting a particular biomass using anaerobic bacteria. Such chemical products include hydrogen and other gases, acetic acid and other volatile organic acids, solvents, solids, and salts of volatile organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Marion E. Cox, Jeremy N. McDonald, Laura M. Nondorf, Steven M. Cox
  • Patent number: 6037241
    Abstract: Apparatus (12, 12a) and a method for depositing a semiconductor material on a glass sheet substrate (G) utilizes a distributor (22) including a heated permeable member (24) through which a carrier gas and a semiconductor material are passed to provide a vapor that is deposited as a semiconductor layer on the conveyed glass sheet substrate. The permeable member (24) is tubular and has an electrical voltage applied along its length to provide the heating, and the carrier gas and the semiconductor as a powder are introduced into the tubular permeable member for flow outwardly therefrom as the vapor. A shroud (34) extending around the tubular permeable member (24) has an opening (36) through which the vapor flows for the semiconductor layer deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: First Solar, LLC
    Inventors: Ricky C. Powell, Gary L. Dorer, Nicholas A. Reiter, Harold A. McMaster, Steven M. Cox, Terence D. Kahle
  • Patent number: 5945163
    Abstract: Apparatus (12, 12a) and a method for depositing a material on a substrate (G) utilizes a distributor (22) including a heated permeable member (24) through which a carrier gas and a material are passed to provide a vapor that is deposited on a conveyed substrate. The permeable member (24) is tubular and has an electrical voltage applied along its length to provide the heating, and the carrier gas and the material as a powder are introduced into the tubular permeable member for flow outwardly therefrom as the vapor. A shroud (34) extending around the tubular permeable member (24) has an opening (36) through which the vapor flows for the deposition. In one embodiment of apparatus (12), the vapor is deposited on an upwardly facing surface (56) of the substrate, while another embodiment of the apparatus (12a) deposits the vapor on a downwardly facing surface (54) of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: First Solar, LLC
    Inventors: Ricky C. Powell, Gary L. Dorer, Nicholas A. Reiter, Harold A. McMaster, Steven M. Cox, Terence D. Kahle
  • Patent number: 3995965
    Abstract: A heating system includes fluid ducts at the surface of a road and heating fluid for deicing the road surface when circulated through the ducts. A pump device for circulating the heating fluid through the fluid ducts to deice the road surface comprises a fluid pump housed beneath the surface of the road and coupled to the fluid ducts. The fluid pump has a piston and an actuator plate coupled to the piston. The actuator is pivotally mounted at the surface of the road in a manner whereby the weight of a vehicle passing over the actuator plate operates the pump device to circulate the heating fluid through the fluid ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Cox
  • Patent number: D822916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Inventor: Steven M Cox
  • Patent number: D823559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Steven M Cox
  • Patent number: D878911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Steven M Cox