Patents by Inventor Steven M. Swift

Steven M. Swift 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: 20220161336
    Abstract: Novel endmills are provided. Such endmills have a body with outside diameter (OD), and outer surface, and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of flutes, helical in some embodiments. Flutes include a narrow leading edge land portion with circular segment profile and having flute cutting edge portions along a substantially uniform circumferential location, with an eccentric relief margin rotationally rearward of the narrow leading edge land portions. Face portions are provided with face cutting edge portions, and with a first dish portion adjacent each of the cutting edge portions sloping inwardly and downwardly generally toward a central longitudinal axis at a first dish angle alpha (?). Corner blend portions extend from flute cutting edge portions to the face cutting edge portions. Corner blend portions are provided in a variety of profiles, including an embodiment wherein the profile of the corner blend portions are truncated before the segment of curvature becomes tangential to the face cutting edge portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NEW TECH CUTTING TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. SWIFT, Luke Tyler SWIFT
  • Patent number: 11236315
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to chimeric recombinant lysins comprising at least one thermophile endolysin catalytic domain and at least one cell wall binding domain. Also disclosed are polynucleotides encoding the chimeric recombinant lysins, host cells expressing the chimeric recombinant lysins, and use of such chimeric recombinant lysins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, University of Maryland
    Inventors: David M. Donovan, Steven M. Swift
  • Publication number: 20200318090
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to chimeric recombinant lysins comprising at least one thermophile endolysin catalytic domain and at least one cell wall binding domain. Also disclosed are polynucleotides encoding the chimeric recombinant lysins, host cells expressing the chimeric recombinant lysins, and use of such chimeric recombinant lysins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: David M. Donovan, Steven M. Swift
  • Patent number: 10544406
    Abstract: Clostridium perfringens can cause food poisoning and is a major agent in necrotic enteritis. As laws banning the use of antibiotics in animal feed become more common, the need for alternatives to antibiotics becomes greater. Peptidoglycan hydrolases that target the cell wall of specific bacteria are one such alternative. Genes for four endolysins, PlyCP10, PlyCP18, PlyCP33, and PlyCP41, were found within clusters of phage associated genes, likely prophages from strains Cp10, Cp18, Cp33, and Cp41. PlyCP18 and PlyCP33 harbor L-alanine amidase catalytic domains, and PlyCP10 and PlyCP41 have glycosyl hydrolase catalytic domains as predicted by BlastP and PFAM searches. All four genes were synthesized with E. coli codon optimization, expressed in E. coli expression vectors with a 6×His tag for nickel column purification, and the recombinant proteins purified. The four endolysins were capable of lysing the 66 C. perfringens strains tested but not the other bacteria tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Western University of Health Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: David M. Donovan, Jerel Waters, Dayana T. Rowley, Steven M. Swift, Brian B. Oakley
  • Publication number: 20190329333
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool. The tool has a body with outside diameter (OD), and outer surface, and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of flutes, helical in some embodiments. Flutes include a narrow leading edge land portion with circular segment profile and having flute cutting edge portions along a substantially uniform circumferential location, with an eccentric relief margin rotationally rearward of the narrow leading edge land portions. Face portions are provided with face cutting edge portions, and with a first dish portion adjacent each of the cutting edge portions sloping inwardly and downwardly generally toward a central longitudinal axis at a first dish angle alpha (?) Corner blend portions extend from flute cutting edge portions to the face cutting edge portions. Corner blend portions are provided in a variety of profiles, including an embodiment wherein the profile of the corner blend portions are truncated before the segment of curvature becomes tangential to the face cutting edge portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: NEW TECH CUTTING TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. SWIFT, Luke Tyler SWIFT
  • Patent number: 10335870
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool. The tool has a body with outside diameter (OD), and outer surface, and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of flutes, helical in some embodiments. Flutes include a narrow leading edge land portion with circular segment profile and having flute cutting edge portions along a substantially uniform circumferential location, with an eccentric relief margin rotationally rearward of the narrow leading edge land portions. Face portions are provided with face cutting edge portions, and with a first dish portion adjacent each of the cutting edge portions sloping inwardly and downwardly generally toward a central longitudinal axis at a first dish angle alpha (?) Corner blend portions extend from flute cutting edge portions to the face cutting edge portions. Corner blend portions are provided in a variety of profiles, including an embodiment wherein the profile of the corner blend portions are truncated before the segment of curvature becomes tangential to the face cutting edge portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NEW TECH CUTTING TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M Swift, Luke Tyler Swift
  • Publication number: 20180195055
    Abstract: Clostridium perfringens can cause food poisoning and is a major agent in necrotic enteritis. As laws banning the use of antibiotics in animal feed become more common, the need for alternatives to antibiotics becomes greater. Peptidoglycan hydrolases that target the cell wall of specific bacteria are one such alternative. Genes for four endolysins, PlyCP10, PlyCP18, PlyCP33, and PlyCP41, were found within clusters of phage associated genes, likely prophages from strains Cp10, Cp18, Cp33, and Cp41. PlyCP18 and PlyCP33 harbor L-alanine amidase catalytic domains, and PlyCP10 and PlyCP41 have glycosyl hydrolase catalytic domains as predicted by BlastP and PFAM searches. All four genes were synthesized with E. coli codon optimization, expressed in E. coli expression vectors with a 6×His tag for nickel column purification, and the recombinant proteins purified. The four endolysins were capable of lysing the 66 C. perfringens strains tested but not the other bacteria tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: David M. Donovan, Jerel Waters, Dayana T. Rowley, Steven M. Swift, Brian B. Oakley
  • Publication number: 20160082526
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool. The tool has a body with outside diameter (OD), and outer surface, and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of flutes, helical in some embodiments. Flutes include a narrow leading edge land portion with circular segment profile and having flute cutting edge portions along a substantially uniform circumferential location, with an eccentric relief margin rotationally rearward of the narrow leading edge land portions. Face portions are provided with face cutting edge portions, and with a first dish portion adjacent each of the cutting edge portions sloping inwardly and downwardly generally toward a central longitudinal axis at a first dish angle alpha (?) Corner blend portions extend from flute cutting edge portions to the face cutting edge portions. Corner blend portions are provided in a variety of profiles, including an embodiment wherein the profile of the corner blend portions are truncated before the segment of curvature becomes tangential to the face cutting edge portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. SWIFT, Luke Tyler SWIFT
  • Patent number: 9227253
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool. The tool has a body with outside diameter (OD), and outer surface, and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of flutes, helical in some embodiments. Flutes include a narrow leading edge land portion with circular segment profile and having flute cutting edge portions along a substantially uniform circumferential location, with an eccentric relief margin rotationally rearward of the narrow leading edge land portions. Face portions are provided with face cutting edge portions, and with a first dish portion adjacent each of the cutting edge portions sloping inwardly and downwardly generally toward a central longitudinal axis at a first dish angle alpha (?). Corner blend portions extend from flute cutting edge portions to the face cutting edge portions. Corner blend portions are provided in a variety of profiles, including an embodiment wherein the profile of the corner blend portions are truncated before the segment of curvature becomes tangential to the face cutting edge portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventors: Steven M. Swift, Luke Tyler Swift
  • Patent number: 6053673
    Abstract: An improved corner-rounding milling cutter preformed indexable and insert therefor. A plurality of the inserts staggered around the axis of rotation of the cutter body cut segments of a composite arcuate cutting profile of uniform radius, together forming the complete arcuate cutting profile. The inserts are interchangeable between any of the positions provided on the milling cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Inventors: Steven M. Swift, Larry R. Swift, Moses H. Sahagian
  • Patent number: 5333640
    Abstract: A flow divider, i.e. a splitter, to receive flow through an input port, is arranged in respective embodiments, with each embodiment respectively dividing flows, with each flow comprising a combined flow of a substance, consisting of multiple small units, and a gas flow under pressure, with the energy of the gas flow moving all the multiple small units of the substance throughout the flow divider for delivery therefrom through outlet ports thereof. In one embodiment, a housing has an input portion and an output portion, with the input portion having a central input port extending from the exterior into the interior thereof, and an interior recess to receive a seal, and with the output portion having a centered cavity to receive a centered shaft and a disc rotor on the shaft, and outlet ports extending from the centered cavity to the exterior of the housing. After installing the seal, shaft, and disc rotor, the housing portions are secured together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Inventors: Steven M. Swift, Jon C. Houghton
  • Patent number: 5086878
    Abstract: A lubrication system to lubricate tools and workpieces, where a metal part is being formed, to eliminate most of the friction, so little heat will be generated, and therefore coolants will not be required, centers on the modification of an air line lubricator, originally designed for internally lubricating compressed airflow driven pneumatic tools. The modification commences with the installation of an oil and overall pressurized airflow pick up passageway structure being arranged within the housing of the air line lubricator, having a continuous uniform diameter, to direct the oil and overall pressurized airflow from near the bottom of a pre-departure mixing basin, up to the pressurized air exit of the housing, and then through this pressurized air exit of this then modified air line lubricator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Inventor: Steven M. Swift