Patents by Inventor Steven TO

Steven TO 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).

  • Blackjack Gaming System
    Publication number: 20170109971
    Abstract: A system for playing blackjack requires a player or electronic system to: (i) receive a first bet from a player; (ii) deal an initial two-card hand to the player; (iii) deal one or more additional cards to the player; (iv) determine whether a sum total value of the initial two-card hand and the one or more additional cards exceeds twenty-one; (v) if so, offer the player an opportunity to place an additional bet; (vi) receive, from the player, the additional bet; (vii) in response receiving the additional bet, deal a final card to the player (optionally from a shoe that is different from that used for the initial hand); (vii) subtract a value of the final card from the sum total value to yield a new value; and (ix) based on the new value, determine whether the player has a winning hand, a push, or a losing hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Steven L. Russell, James L. Cook, III
  • SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170109662
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either re-pricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Steven A. SUNSHINE, Rod GOODMAN, Michael ARYA, Larry CHU, Michael RIPBERGER
  • OXIDATION CATALYST FOR A DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST
    Publication number: 20170106337
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine comprising a catalytic region and a substrate, wherein the catalytic region comprises a catalytic material comprising: bismuth (Bi), antimony (Sb) or an oxide thereof; a platinum group metal (PGM) selected from the group consisting of (i) platinum (Pt), (ii) palladium (Pd) and (iii) platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd); and a support material, which is a refractory oxide: wherein the platinum group metal (PGM) is supported on the support material; and wherein the bismuth (Bi), antimony (Sb) or an oxide thereof is supported on the support material and/or the refractory oxide comprises the bismuth, antimony or an oxide thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Francis CHIFFEY, Oliver COOPER, Christopher DALY, Mark FEAVIOUR, Steven MERRICK, Francois MOREAU, Matthew O'BRIEN, David THOMPSETT
  • PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE WITH RESTRICTED MODE CHALLENGE
    Publication number: 20170106139
    Abstract: A personal medical device and method of use with restricted mode challenge having a personal medical device including: a memory operable to store programming code; a processor operably connected to the memory; a user input having input buttons to receive input from the user; and a user display to display output to the user. The processor is operable to: detect a user request for entry to the restricted mode; display a user input image on the user display, the user input image including display buttons corresponding to the input buttons; highlight one of the display buttons; detect actuation of one of the input buttons on the user input; and deny entry to the restricted mode when the one of the input buttons does not correspond to the highlighted display button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Robert G. Adamczyk, Mark Freger, David P. Lewinski, Ulrich H. Rankers, Lisa M. Val Verde, Steven J. Vargas, Yongbo Wang
  • Battery State of Charge Indicator with an Auxiliary Cell
    Publication number: 20170108554
    Abstract: A state of charge indicator may include an indicator with a display threshold and an auxiliary cell having an auxiliary cell voltage. The auxiliary cell may be electrically coupled to the indicator such that when a difference between a main cell voltage of a main cell and the auxiliary cell voltage is less than the display threshold, the indicator is inactive and when the difference between the main cell voltage and the auxiliary cell voltage is greater than or about equal to the display threshold, the indicator is active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Todorov Bourilkov, Steven Jeffrey Specht, Sergio Coronado Hortal
  • TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20170107827
    Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine can receive a flow of cooling fluid through a cooling circuit. The cooling circuit is defined within the airfoil comprising a supply passage and a leading edge cooling passage, the two passages being in fluid communication through a plurality of impingement orifices disposed within a cross-over rib disposed between and at least partially defining the passages. The cross-over rib can further comprise a cross-section to provide thermal stress-relief for the cross-over rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Krumanaker, Weston Nolan Dooley, Steven Robert Brassfield
  • TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20170107826
    Abstract: An airfoil comprises one or more internal cooling circuits. The cooling circuit can further comprise a near wall cooling mesh, fluidly coupling a supply passage to a mesh plenum. The mesh plenum can be disposed adjacent to the external surface of the airfoil having a plurality of film holes extending between the mesh plenum and the external surface of the airfoil. The mesh plenum can further comprise a cross-sectional area sized to facilitate machining of the film holes without damage to the interior of the airfoil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Krumanaker, Weston Nolan Dooley, Steven Robert Brassfield, David Benjamin Helmer, Jeremy Clyde Bailey, Robert David Briggs
  • CONDUCTIVE INK FOR A ROLLERBALL PEN AND CONDUCTIVE TRACE FORMED ON A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20170107390
    Abstract: A conductive ink for a rollerball pen comprises an aqueous solvent and conductive particles comprising one or more metals dispersed therein at a concentration of at least about 30 wt. %. The conductive particles include conductive flakes and conductive nanoparticles. A dispersant coats the conductive particles at a loading level of at least about 0.1 mg/m2 to about 0.8 mg/m2. A conductive trace deposited on a substrate from a rollerball pen comprises a percolative network of conductive particles comprising one or more metals. The conductive particles include conductive flakes and conductive nanoparticles. The conductive trace has a conductivity of at least about 1% of a bulk metal conductivity and a reflectance of greater than 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Brett WALKER, Analisa RUSSO
  • COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFLINE SOCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
    Publication number: 20170109446
    Abstract: Offline social recommendation systems, interactions, interfaces, and methods are disclosed for utilizing user interests and characteristics in the generation and selection of recommendations for offline social networking. An interpersonal network manager maintains data on user characteristics and interests, and updates this data based on direct feedback and inferences drawn from various kinds of user-associated information. The interpersonal network manager generates characteristics or other matching scores associated with a set of interpersonal interactions, such as offline networking activities, and selects interpersonal interactions to recommend to a user based on relationships between the matching scores associated with each interpersonal interaction and any characteristics and interests associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Wu, Tyler Rosche, Man Yung Wong, Theodore Root Smith, JR.
  • TRANSPARENT OLED LIGHT EXTRACTION
    Publication number: 20170110690
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel light emitting devices including AMOLED displays, based on transparent OLED architecture, where a laminated nanostructured light extraction film can produce axial and integrated optical gains as well as improved angular luminance and color. Generally, the transparent AMOLED displays with laminated sub-micron extractors include: (a) an extractor on a transparent substrate for light outcoupling on both sides of the transparent device; or (b) an extractor on a reflective film for providing light outcoupling off the bottom side of the bottom-emitting (BE) AMOLED; or (c) an extractor on a light absorbing film for providing outcoupling off the bottom side of the BE AMOLED combined with improved ambient contrast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Sergey Lamansky, Ghidewon Arefe, Keith L. Behrman, Steven J. McMan, Jonathan A. Anim-addo, William A. Tolbert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LINKAGES AMONG INDIVIDUALS
    Publication number: 20170109855
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining relationships among individuals. The method can include receiving, from one or more sources, a plurality of records associated with a population of individuals; building a single database with the plurality of database records, each of the plurality of database records comprising a plurality of fields, each of the plurality of fields configured to include an associated field value; determining similarity among corresponding field values of the database records; producing a relationship database, based at least in part on the determining the similarity among corresponding field values of the database records; associating mutually matching database records; producing a relative database; and outputting database record information comprising a plurality of identifier pairs corresponding to individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Jeffrey Stockton, Manish Rajnikant Shah, David Alan Bayliss
  • METHODS OF EXTRACTING INORGANIC NUTRIENTS FROM PRETREATED BIOMASS TO FORM A FERTILIZER COMPOSITION, AND RELATED SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170107159
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods of making a fertilizer composition from pretreated biomass by removing one or more inorganic nutrients from a fermentation beer to form an aqueous fertilizer composition. The present disclosure also includes systems configured to make a fertilizer composition from pretreated biomass, where the systems include one or more apparatuses in fluid communication with a fermentation vessel, wherein at least one apparatus is configured to remove one or more inorganic nutrients from the fermentation beer to form an aqueous fertilizer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Tad Scott Hepner, W. Wade Robey, Steven G. Redford, Adam R. Wirt
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING
    Publication number: 20170109968
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game implementer arranged to implement a game and to produce a game outcome, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the game outcome corresponds to a winning outcome, and a win modification selector. The win modification selector is arranged to select a win modification identifier when a winning outcome exists from a plurality of win modification identifiers including a plurality of win multiply identifiers and at least one win reduce identifier. The gaming system also comprises a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning outcome exists and to modify the allocated prize using the selected win modification identifier. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Stevens
  • SMOKE DETECTOR WITH REMOVABLE BATTERY COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20170109986
    Abstract: A removable battery compartment for use with a smoke detector having a first connector portion configured to receive power from a battery. The battery compartment includes an interior chamber configured to house the battery and a second connector portion configured to be removably coupled to the first connector portion. The second connector portion has electrical connections configured to supply power from the battery to the first connector portion of the smoke detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Benjamin Faubion, Peggy Ann Faubion
  • Cooking Assembly
    Publication number: 20170105573
    Abstract: A cooking assembly includes a housing that may contain a food item. A first grill is removably positioned within the housing and the first grill may support the food item. A cooker is removably positioned within the housing. The cooker may contain a combustible material thereby facilitating the food item to be cooked when the cooker is positioned within the housing. The cooker is removable from the housing. Thus, the cooker may cook the food item in a remote location with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Steven Atkisson
  • Track joint assemblies
    Patent number: 9623920
    Abstract: Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a track joint assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the track joint assembly may include a first link having a first bore. The track joint assembly may also include a second link having a second bore. Additionally, the track joint assembly may include a pin positioned at least partially within the first bore. The track joint assembly may also include an inner bushing positioned coaxially around the pin, and at least partially within the second bore. In addition, the track joint assembly may include an outer bushing positioned coaxially around the inner bushing. The track joint assembly may also include a seal assembly positioned between the first link and the second link to form a hermetic seal between the first link and the second link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Temitope Olayemi Akinlua, Mark Steven Diekevers, Caroline Marie Brewer, Gregory Jerome Kaufmann, Timothy Arthur Thorson, Kevin Lee Steiner, Robert Lee Meyer
  • Optimized precooling of structures
    Patent number: 9625171
    Abstract: A method includes aggregating multiple zones of an indoor structure, each zone having associated comfort limits, formulating an aggregated single zone model predictive control (MPC) problem representative of the multiple zones for a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, determining optimal aggregated actions as a function of the aggregated single zone model predictive control problem, simulating an optimal trajectory of indoor qualities, and determining zone temperature setpoints to comply with the comfort limits for each zone and pre-cool the indoor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Karel Macek, Karel Marik, Joseph Steven Majewski
  • Vacuum assisted surgical dissection tools
    Patent number: 9622765
    Abstract: A surgical device comprising a handle, an elongated tube extending distally from the handle, and a suction tip at a distal end portion of the elongated tube. The suction tip has a cavity formed therein. A cutting blade is positioned at least partially within the cavity and rotatable across the cavity to sever tissue, the cavity dimensioned to receive the severed tissue for removal from a patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Danyel J. Racenet, Timothy N. Wells, Steven L. Bennett, Amin Elachchabi, Michael J. Bettuchi, Miles William Noel Hember
  • Secure data transmission using multi-channel communication
    Patent number: 9628459
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to initiate secure communications from a first client and authenticating the first client. The authenticating includes communicating with a second client using a second communication channel, and receiving a response from the first client, the response being transmitted over a first communication channel. The method also includes receiving a first set of message data from the first client, the first set of message data being transmitted over the first communication channel, and receiving a second set of message data from the second client, the second set of message data being transmitted over the second communication channel. The method additionally includes constructing the message using the first set of message data and the second set of message data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Greenspan, James Donald Reno, Ralf Dieter Saborowski, Charley Chell
  • Contactless resistance measurement
    Patent number: 9625506
    Abstract: A resistance is measured without physical contact/connection to the resistance. A resistive element to be measured is provided, physically connected as part of a passive electrical circuit. Without physically contacting the resistive element, an electromagnetic field is used to produce an excitation in the passive electrical circuit. The resistance of the resistive element is determined based on an effect of the excitation on the electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Steven Rowland Widener