Patents by Inventor Steven P. Kotz

Steven P. Kotz 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).

  • Apparatus for high density information storage in molecular chains
    Patent number: 11995558
    Abstract: A parallelized chain-synthesizing technique includes capillary tubes, where each tube provides multiple locations or addresses where a specific arbitrary sequence for polymeric chains can be synthesized. An optical addressing system selectively delivers light to the locations to mediate or control reactions in the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventors: Kirsty A. McFarland, Andrew P. Magyar, Ian Ward Frank, Kenneth T. Kotz, Stacey Markovic, Haiyao Huang, Steven J. Byrnes, Gregg E. Favalora, Melissa M. Sprachman, Ryan A. Dubay, Emma Vargo, Peter Cavanagh, Erin Rosenberger
  • Ball joint design
    Patent number: 4927285
    Abstract: A ball joint construction having a ball-stud member with a ball portion and a shank portion and an open-ended socket member in which the ball portion is contained. An elastomeric covering is permanently bonded to the ball stud and then deformed for inserting in the socket thereby resiliently interconnecting the socket and ball members. The socket member is provided with an inner wall portion with an outwardly tapered portion toward the bottom end of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: The Pullman Company
    Inventors: Steven P. Kotz, John H. Lane