Patents by Inventor Steven Powell

Steven Powell 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: 20220132952
    Abstract: A face shield and head covering combination is provided. The head covering comprises a body and an attachment element. The body defines a head opening configured to receive a user's head therethrough. The attachment element is coupled to the body and configured to couple to a face shield positionable on the user's face. The attachment element is configured to transition between a first position on the body and a second position on the body, wherein the second position is spaced from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Steven Powell
  • Patent number: 11259579
    Abstract: A face shield and head covering combination is provided. The head covering comprises a body and an attachment element. The body defines a head opening configured to receive a user's head therethrough. The attachment element is coupled to the body and configured to couple to a face shield positionable on the user's face. The attachment element is configured to transition between a first position on the body and a second position on the body, wherein the second position is spaced from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Steven Powell
  • Publication number: 20220007759
    Abstract: A face shield and head covering combination is provided. The head covering comprises a body and an attachment element. The body defines a head opening configured to receive a user's head therethrough. The attachment element is coupled to the body and configured to couple to a face shield positionable on the user's face. The attachment element is configured to transition between a first position on the body and a second position on the body, wherein the second position is spaced from the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Steven Powell
  • Patent number: 11182752
    Abstract: Systems methods and computer programs are disclosed that enable generating transaction messages. In one embodiment, the method comprises: generating a transaction message using a first computing device, the transaction message comprising: compensation information comprising instructions indicating a transaction to be executed in order to undo a previously executed transaction; and a transaction identification that identifies an executing program within the first computing device to execute the transaction; and sending the transaction message over an input/output device connected to the first computing device for processing on a second computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven Powell, Jose Emir Garza
  • Patent number: 10132931
    Abstract: An extremely small, simple, digitally controlled tracking device provides greater transceiver functionality by being programmable across a wide frequency range and various modulation formats with the same circuit components. Additionally, the programmable nature of the tracking device provides reliable scheduling functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Robert MacCurdy, Steven Powell, Richard Gabrielson, David Winkler
  • Publication number: 20170251089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antimicrobial mobile communication device and methods of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Steven Powell
  • Publication number: 20170066387
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly has an entertainment system, and includes a seat back having a cavity disposed therein. A display screen arrangement is rotatably attached to the seat back and is movable between a first position wherein the display screen arrangement is disposed within the cavity in the seat back and a second position wherein the display screen arrangement is disposed outside of the cavity in the seat back. A speaker arrangement is in electrical communication with the display screen arrangement and disposed behind the cavity in the seat back such that the speaker arrangement is covered by the display screen arrangement when the display screen arrangement is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ben Gough, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: 9586532
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly has an entertainment system, and includes a seat back having a cavity disposed therein. A display screen arrangement is rotatably attached to the seat back and is movable between a first position wherein the display screen arrangement is disposed within the cavity in the seat back and a second position wherein the display screen arrangement is disposed outside of the cavity in the seat back. A speaker arrangement is in electrical communication with the display screen arrangement and disposed behind the cavity in the seat back such that the speaker arrangement is covered by the display screen arrangement when the display screen arrangement is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Gough, Steven Powell
  • Publication number: 20160252624
    Abstract: An extremely small, simple, digitally controlled tracking device provides greater transceiver functionality by being programmable across a wide frequency range and various modulation formats with the same circuit components. Additionally, the programmable nature of the tracking device provides reliable scheduling functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Robert MacCurdy, Steven Powell, Richard Gabrielson, David Winkler
  • Patent number: 9159050
    Abstract: A method for providing atomicity for a unit of work involving a plurality of participants, the method comprising the steps of: sending a prepare request to at least one participant, wherein the request comprises data required for recovery purposes of the unit of work; and on recovery of the unit of work, recovering the unit of work comprising: obtaining the data from the at least one participant; and using the obtained data to recover and preserve the atomicity of the unit of work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jose Emir Garza, Stephen James Hobson, Martin Mulholland, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: 8799347
    Abstract: A method for resolving a unit of work involving a plurality of participants, the method comprising the steps of: generating logic comprising an identifier generator; aggregating the logic with an owning application of a unit of work; and in response to the owning application initiating the unit of work, generating, by the identifier generator, an identifier associated with the unit of work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jose Emir Garza, Stephen James Hobson, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: 8725708
    Abstract: A method for resolving a unit of work involving a plurality of participants, for use in a publish/subscribe system having a plurality of participants that subscribe to a first topic and at least one component having access to an outcome associated with the unit of work. The component publishes, to the first topic, a first message comprising a first outcome associated with the unit of work. If there is a failure associated with a first participant, a second participant use the published outcome to recover the unit of work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jose Emir Garza, Stephen James Hobson, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: 8635401
    Abstract: A method for performing refresh operations is disclosed. In response to a completion of a memory operation, a determination is made whether or not a refresh backlog count is greater than a first predetermined value. In a determination that the refresh backlog count is greater than the first predetermined value, a refresh operation is performed as soon as possible. In a determination that the refresh backlog count is not greater than the first predetermined value, a refresh operation is performed after a delay of an idle count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Dodson, Benjiman L. Goodman, Hillery C. Hunter, Steven Powell, Jeffrey A. Stuecheli
  • Patent number: D723160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Rodan & Fields, LLC
    Inventors: Katie Rodan, Kathy Fields, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D799380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Carlos Cosme, Michael Dawson, Ryan Dickman, Rafael Dos Santos, Preston Gibson, Morris Henry, Martin Kreidl, Joon-Ho Lee, Dinesh Madugundi, David Meyer, Jr., Steven Powell, Donald Vena, Chien-Hsuin Wu
  • Patent number: D868646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cotner, Preston Gibson, Martin Kreidl, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D939116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Jeffrey Cotner, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D939117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Jeffrey Cotner, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D953214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Austin Cox, Jeffrey Cotner, Joon-Ho Lee, Steven Powell
  • Patent number: D953220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Rafael Dos Santos, Jeffrey Cotner, Matthew Rodrigues, Edwin Ng, Michael Dawson, Steven Powell