Patents by Inventor Steven Sprinkle

Steven Sprinkle 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).

  • Patent number: 11682848
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) circuit connection assembly comprises a RF circuit board and a RF connector. The RF circuit board has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A RF circuit is located on the first side and an aperture extends through the RF circuit board from the first side to the second side. The RF connector comprises a barrel having a socket configured to receive a RF bullet, a flange having a mounting surface, and a RF connector pin extending laterally from the barrel. The barrel of the RF connector extends through the aperture of the RF circuit board such that the mounting surface of the flange is seated against the first side of the RF circuit board, and the RF connector pin is electrically coupled to the RF circuit on the first side of the RF circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Brian L. Taylor, David M. Dyer, Steven Sprinkle, Paul E. Schlittler
  • Publication number: 20220255241
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) circuit connection assembly comprises a RF circuit board and a RF connector. The RF circuit board has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A RF circuit is located on the first side and an aperture extends through the RF circuit board from the first side to the second side. The RF connector comprises a barrel having a socket configured to receive a RF bullet, a flange having a mounting surface, and a RF connector pin extending laterally from the barrel. The barrel of the RF connector extends through the aperture of the RF circuit board such that the mounting surface of the flange is seated against the first side of the RF circuit board, and the RF connector pin is electrically coupled to the RF circuit on the first side of the RF circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Brian L. Taylor, David M. Dyer, Steven Sprinkle, Paul E. Schlittler
  • Publication number: 20210384647
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) circuit connection assembly comprises a RF circuit board and a RF connector. The RF circuit board has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A RF circuit is located on the first side and an aperture extends through the RF circuit board from the first side to the second side. The RF connector comprises a barrel having a socket configured to receive a RF bullet, a flange having a mounting surface, and a RF connector pin extending laterally from the barrel. The barrel of the RF connector extends through the aperture of the RF circuit board such that the mounting surface of the flange is seated against the first side of the RF circuit board, and the RF connector pin is electrically coupled to the RF circuit on the first side of the RF circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Brian L. Taylor, David M. Dyer, Steven Sprinkle, Paul E. Schlittler
  • Patent number: 11196182
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) circuit connection assembly comprises a RF circuit board and a RF connector. The RF circuit board has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A RF circuit is located on the first side and an aperture extends through the RF circuit board from the first side to the second side. The RF connector comprises a barrel having a socket configured to receive a RF bullet, a flange having a mounting surface, and a RF connector pin extending laterally from the barrel. The barrel of the RF connector extends through the aperture of the RF circuit board such that the mounting surface of the flange is seated against the first side of the RF circuit board, and the RF connector pin is electrically coupled to the RF circuit on the first side of the RF circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Brian L. Taylor, David M. Dyer, Steven Sprinkle, Paul E. Schlittler
  • Publication number: 20210057842
    Abstract: A backshell includes a substrate having a lower surface and an upper surface and a lower connector having a first groove defined therein. A first gasket is disposed in the first groove and the lower connector is positioned on the lower surface to capture the first gasket in the first groove. The backshell assembly includes a second groove defined in a first connector and a second gasket is disposed in the second groove. The first connector is positioned to capture the second gasket in the second groove. The backshell assembly includes a third groove and a third gasket disposed in the third groove. A second connector is disposed about the first connector to enclose the third gasket in the third groove such that the second connector is capable of moving along the Z-axis while maintaining the third gasket in the third.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Brian L. Taylor, Steven Sprinkle
  • Publication number: 20050075923
    Abstract: Wine characteristic data is related to consumer liking data to provide a predictive model that may be used in wine portfolio management, including selection, shelf placement, pricing, and promotion. The wine characteristic data may relate to wine attributes as determined by a trained panel of experts or by chemical analysis, or to production or process data or to a combination of these data. The consumer liking data may be hedonic data obtained from consumer tasting. The predictive model may be a determined statistical relationship between the characteristic data and the hedonic data. In application, the predictive model may be used to identify what wines will appeal to various consumer segments. Alternatively, the predictive model may be used to identify for particular consumer segments or even individual consumers wines that may be liked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: E. & J. GALLO WINERY
    Inventors: James Kolsky, Jennifer Wiseman, Steven Sprinkle, Ernest Gallo