Patents by Inventor Steven Meredith

Steven Meredith 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: 20210295349
    Abstract: Examples provide a system and method for handling non-damage related errors in received freight. A front-end error handling application applies a set of user-configurable rules to obtain information associated with a detected error in a received item. The error handling application creates a ticket, including a predetermined number of images of the received item, for uploading to a vendor correction of errors (VCOE) backend for resolving the error tickets. The VCOE component determines when to deny or close error tickets and sends notifications requesting appropriate remedies to resolve error tickets to one or more providers associated with the non-compliant received item. The provider can include a vendor, carrier, or distribution center. Aggregated data from a plurality of error tickets is provided via a dashboard for user review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: John Steven Meredith, Zachary Watts, Jason Scott Hayes, Timothy James Burleson, Anthony James Hight
  • Publication number: 20190190443
    Abstract: Various embodiments are related to an arrangement of a plurality of photovoltaic modules. Each photovoltaic module has a light receiving front side and a light receiving back side. The photovoltaic modules of the plurality of photovoltaic modules are arranged in one or more rows to form photovoltaic module rows. One or more photovoltaic module rows are extended substantially in a direction of around North-South and the front sides of the photovoltaic modules of the one or more photovoltaic module rows are sloped substantially in a direction of predominantly North or South. The arrangement further has a plurality of mounting members. Each mounting member defines a space between respective two photovoltaic modules in one photovoltaic module row that are mechanically connected with the respective mounting member. Each mounting member of the plurality of mounting members has a bottom part; a long leg; and a short leg. The long leg and the short leg respectively extend upwards from an end of the bottom part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Kutzer, Matthias Georgi, Nathan Stoddard, Beryl Weinshenker, Steven Meredith
  • Publication number: 20170257059
    Abstract: Various embodiments are related to an arrangement of a plurality of photovoltaic modules. Each photovoltaic module has a light receiving front side and a light receiving back side. The photovoltaic modules of the plurality of photovoltaic modules are arranged in one or more rows to form photovoltaic module rows. One or more photovoltaic module rows are extended substantially in a direction of around North-South and the front sides of the photovoltaic modules of the one or more photovoltaic module rows are sloped substantially in a direction of predominantly North or South. The arrangement further has a plurality of mounting members. Each mounting member defines a space between respective two photovoltaic modules in one photovoltaic module row that are mechanically connected with the respective mounting member. Each mounting member of the plurality of mounting members has a bottom part; a long leg; and a short leg. The long leg and the short leg respectively extend upwards from an end of the bottom part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Kutzer, Matthias Georgi, Nathan Stoddard, Beryl Weinshenker, Steven Meredith
  • Patent number: 9627892
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an electrical subpanel system is disclosed. The subpanel system may include a DC/AC inverter configured to accept a DC electrical input and to provide an auxiliary AC current output; a quick-disconnect coupling, a busbar connected between the auxiliary AC current output and the quick-disconnect coupling, a receptacle for connecting to at least one electrical device coupled in parallel to said busbar, where the quick-disconnect coupling may be configured to be selectively connected to a mains branch circuit current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SolarWorld Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meredith, Nathan Stoddard, Chris Stapelmann
  • Publication number: 20150349530
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an electrical subpanel system is disclosed. The subpanel system may include a DC/AC inverter configured to accept a DC electrical input and to provide an auxiliary AC current output; a quick-disconnect coupling, a busbar connected between the auxiliary AC current output and the quick-disconnect coupling, a receptacle for connecting to at least one electrical device coupled in parallel to said busbar, where the quick-disconnect coupling may be configured to be selectively connected to a mains branch circuit current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SolarWorld Industries America, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Meredith, Nathan Stoddard, Chris Stapelmann
  • Patent number: 8904718
    Abstract: A panel (10) that is a roof cover for a sloped roof and that also is a mounting system for an array of PV modules (132). The panels (10) define rails (22, 24, 28, 30) that interlock with grooves (46, 48, 124, 126) to secure adjacent panels in each row of the array. The modules (132) are supported by bosses (34, 120) that determine the height of the module array and avoid the interlocking structure between the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventors: Matthias Schick, Harald Tebbe, Nathalie Kermelk, Manuel Dormagen, Steven Meredith
  • Patent number: 8628324
    Abstract: A single burner snow melter is capable of a snow start. The burner assembly has a fuel burner having adjustable combustion output and a nozzle through which products of combustion emerge, and a combustion chamber which has a first portion in substantially air-tight communication with the fuel burner and which encloses the nozzle. A second portion of the combustion chamber is shaped and dimensioned such that the second portion is placed into a snow melting receptacle or pit. The combustion chamber has a plurality of directional discharge means formed at least on its second portion through which products of combustion from the fuel burner emerge, and thus agitate, and melt snow loaded into a tank or pit. The burner assembly also includes an air cooling assembly for supplying air to cool at least the first portion of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Trecan Combustion Ltd
    Inventors: David Burnett, Glen Burnett, Steven Meredith
  • Publication number: 20130160382
    Abstract: A panel (10) that is a roof cover for a sloped roof and that also is a mounting system for an array of PV modules (132). The panels (10) define rails (22, 24, 28, 30) that interlock with grooves (46, 48, 124, 126) to secure adjacent panels in each row of the array. The modules (132) are supported by bosses (34, 120) that determine the height of the module array and avoid the interlocking structure between the modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Matthias Schick, Harald Tebbe, Nathalie Kermelk, Manuel Dormagen, Steven Meredith
  • Publication number: 20100196835
    Abstract: A single burner snow melter is capable of a snow start. The burner assembly has a fuel burner having adjustable combustion output and a nozzle through which products of combustion emerge, and a combustion chamber which has a first portion in substantially air-tight communication with the fuel burner and which encloses the nozzle. A second portion of the combustion chamber is shaped and dimensioned such that the second portion is placed into a snow melting receptacle or pit. The combustion chamber has a plurality of directional discharge means formed at least on its second portion through which products of combustion from the fuel burner emerge, and thus agitate, and melt snow loaded into a tank or pit. The burner assembly also includes an air cooling assembly for supplying air to cool at least the first portion of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Trecan Combustion Limited
    Inventors: David Burnett, Glen Burnett, Steven Meredith
  • Patent number: 7455060
    Abstract: A startup burner assembly for use in snow melting applications, and which permits initiation of snow melting without first supplying water as a coolant. The startup burner assembly comprises a fuel burner having adjustable combustion output and a nozzle to facilitate the emergence of products of combustion, and a combustion chamber having a first portion in substantially air-tight communication with the fuel burner and enclosing the nozzle and a second portion shaped and dimensioned for disposition into a snow melting receptacle or pit. The combustion chamber has a plurality of discharge holes formed at least on the second portion thereof to permit the egress of products of combustion from the fuel burner into the tank or pit, and thereby permit agitation and melting of snow loaded therein, The startup burner assembly also includes an air cooling assembly for supplying air to cool at least the first portion of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Trecan Combustion Limited
    Inventors: David Burnett, Steven Meredith, Glen Burnett
  • Publication number: 20060137677
    Abstract: A startup burner assembly for use in snow melting applications, and which permits initiation of snow melting without first supplying water as a coolant. The startup burner assembly comprises a fuel burner having adjustable combustion output and a nozzle to facilitate the emergence of products of combustion, and a combustion chamber having a first portion in substantially air-tight communication with the fuel burner and enclosing the nozzle and a second portion shaped and dimensioned for disposition into a snow melting receptacle or pit. The combustion chamber has a plurality of discharge holes formed at least on the second portion thereof to permit the egress of products of combustion from the fuel burner into the tank or pit, and thereby permit agitation and melting of snow loaded therein, The startup burner assembly also includes an air cooling assembly for supplying air to cool at least the first portion of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: David Burnett, Steven Meredith, Glen Burnett
  • Patent number: 4798135
    Abstract: In the course of continuous movement along a track that is essentially circular, articles undergoing an imprinting process are arranged with their longitudinal axes vertical and passed through a plurality of print stations, individual silk screen stencils at the stations being adjusted to the resulting changes in the position of the article that occur during the imprinting process as the article moves through the printing machine. The silk screen stencils are pivoted for maintaining the line of contact of the silk screen stencils with the article being printed upon on a radius of the circular track through the article being printed upon during movement of the article along the circular track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: Imtran of Canada
    Inventor: Steven A. Meredith
  • Patent number: 4750419
    Abstract: In the course of continuous movement along a track that is essentially circular, articles undergoing an imprinting process are passed through a plurality of print stations, individual silk screen stencils at the stations being adjusted to the resulting changes in the position of the article that occur during the imprinting process as the article moves through the printing machine. The articles can be arranged with their longitudinal axes either horizontal or vertical during the imprinting process. It is also possible to introduce the articles into the machine with their longitudinal axes vertical, then move them into a position in which their longitudinal axes are horizontal and imprint them in such a position, and then bring the imprinted articles once again into a position in which their longitudinal axes are vertical so that they leave the machine in this position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Inventor: Steven A. Meredith