Patents by Inventor Steven Swain

Steven Swain 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: 11719515
    Abstract: A ball turret includes a turret shell having a rear portion and a front portion. The rear portion and the front portion are assembled to form the turret shell. The shell includes a block assembly configured to mount to a mounting element of a weapon system, and a yoke carriage assembly configured to receive and mount to the block assembly. A number of guide rods within the turret shell are configured to mount the yoke carriage assembly thereto and to provide a recoil shock absorber in response to a discharge of the weapon system. The yoke carriage assembly is releasably mounted to the block assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Kinetic Gear, LLC.
    Inventors: Steven Swain, Nathan Seabrook, Norbert Gruman, Jordan Dorsey
  • Publication number: 20210404773
    Abstract: A ball turret includes a turret shell having a rear portion and a front portion. The rear portion and the front portion are assembled to form the turret shell. The shell includes a block assembly configured to mount to a mounting element of a weapon system, and a yoke carriage assembly configured to receive and mount to the block assembly. A number of guide rods within the turret shell are configured to mount the yoke carriage assembly thereto and to provide a recoil shock absorber in response to a discharge of the weapon system. The yoke carriage assembly is releasably mounted to the block assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Swain, Nathan Seabrook, Norbert Gruman, Jordan Dorsey
  • Patent number: 8480401
    Abstract: Acoustical voice-feedback systems include headsets connected through a connector or central hub for vocalizing and sound formation assistance. A user's voice is conveyed directly into his or her own ear as well as the ears of each connected user. A central hub allows selective connection of one or more headsets to each other, or allows an instructor to selectively connect an instructor headset to one or more instructee headsets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Harebrain, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Swain, Jeffrey Waffensmith
  • Publication number: 20110318719
    Abstract: Acoustical voice-feedback systems include headsets connected through a connector or central hub for vocalizing and sound formation assistance. A user's voice is conveyed directly into his or her own ear as well as the ears of each connected user. A central hub allows selective connection of one or more headsets to each other, or allows an instructor to selectively connect an instructor headset to one or more instructee headsets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HAREBRAIN, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Swain, Jeffrey Waffensmith
  • Patent number: 4981775
    Abstract: A photothermographic element comprising a support bearing an image forming system comprising:(a) a photosensitive silver halide(b) an organic silver compound(c) a polymer binder and(d) a reducing agent for the organic silver compound, characterized in that the reducing agent comprises a redox-dye-releasing compound of the general formula: ##STR1## in which: R represents an organic group which may be oxidatively cleaved to a thermally immobile form,A represents a bond or a divalent linking group having a chain consisting of up to 12 atoms, which is linked to the carbonyl group via a carbon atom or an oxygen atom, andD represents the chromophore of a thermally mobile dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Steven Swain, Tran Van Thien, Stephen S. C. Poon
  • Patent number: 4756999
    Abstract: A photothermographic element comprising a substrate having coated thereon a photothermographic medium comprising a binder having dispersed therein an organic silver salt or complex, a photocatalyst and a reducing agent, characterized in that the photothermographic medium contains as an antifoggant, in the absence of mercury compounds, an effective antifogging amount of a compound of the general formula: ##STR1## characterized in that: X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 independently represent halogen atoms,X.sup.3 represents a halogen atom or an electron withdrawing substituent, andZ represents the necessary atoms to complete a ring system which may comprise a single ring or a fused ring system which rings may bear substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Steven Swain, Ronald E. Watts
  • Patent number: D527376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Swain, Jeffrey Waffensmith