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).

  • High density refractory metals and alloys sputtering targets
    Patent number: 8784729
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing high density, refractory metal products via a press/sintering process. The invention is also directed to a process for producing a sputtering target and to the sputtering target so produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: H.C. Starck Inc.
    Inventors: Prabhat Kumar, Charles Wood, Gary Rozak, Steven A. Miller, Glen Zeman, Rong-Chein Richard Wu
  • Load balancing for network devices
    Patent number: 8788647
    Abstract: Systems and methods can be operable to provide improved load balancing for network devices. In some implementations, such systems and methods can operate to create success list and/or fail list for use in optimizing improved load balancing for network devices. In other implementations, such systems and methods can also operate to manage and remove entries from success list and/or fail list. The success list and/or fail list can be used to optimize load balancing thereby reducing or preventing interruption in service to customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Paul Nolle, Brian Jay Barker, Keith Olsen
  • System and method for using fabric-graph flow to determine resource costs
    Patent number: 8789001
    Abstract: A system and method of determining paths of components when placing and routing configurable circuits. The method identifies a probabilistic data flow through multiple components using a simplified connection matrix. The simplified connection matrix is used to determine a probabilistic data flow through the components without data flowing from any component to itself. The probabilistic data flow is used to determine a probabilistic data flow through the components with some of the components having data flowing from themselves back to themselves. The probabilistic data flow through each component and the number of inputs of the components are used to determine a cost for each component. The cost of a path through the circuit is determined from the costs of the individual components in the path. The costs of the components are used to determine which path of components to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Tabula, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric A. Sather, Steven Teig
  • Cell diagnostic system and method
    Patent number: 8788225
    Abstract: A system for assessing the accuracy of an electrochemical cell voltage measurement includes a cell discharge circuit electrically coupled to at least one electrochemical cell and configured to partially discharge the at least one cell when the cell discharge circuit is activated, and a cell measurement circuit electrically coupled to the at least one cell and to the cell discharge circuit. The cell measurement circuit is configured to measure a voltage of the at least one cell before activation of the cell discharge circuit and after activation of the cell discharge circuit. The cell measurement circuit compares the voltage before activation of the cell discharge circuit to the voltage after activation of the cell discharge circuit to detect if an error in the voltage measurement occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Wood, Emmanuel Maubert, Olivier Veglio
  • Liquid laundry detergents comprising a silicone anti-foam
    Patent number: 8785364
    Abstract: Dual-usage aqueous liquid detergent compositions having suds compatability and improved cleaning, said composition containing from about 1% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system wherein said surfactant system contains at least 35%, by weight of the surfactant system, of alkylethoxysulfate; from 0% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of nonionic surfactant; from 0% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of soap; further contains from about 0.001% to about 4.0%, by weight of the composition, of an anti-foam selected from organomodified silicone polymers with aryl or alkylaryl substituents combined with silicone resin and the primary filler is modified silica; and mixtures thereof; and contains from about 0.01% to about 2.5%, by weight of the composition, of a structurant. Methods of using such detergent compositions for laundering textiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Shari Joy Soper
  • Continuous manufacturing process for coated-core cleaner blades
    Patent number: 8784946
    Abstract: A method feeds a continuous core of a print cartridge cleaning blade along a path. The path passes, in the following order, firstly through a coating bath or spray coating station, secondly by a curing station, thirdly through a cutter, and fourthly to a finisher station. Thus, the method herein coats portions of the continuous core that are in the coating bath/spray station with an outer covering. For portions of the continuous core that are adjacent the curing station, the method cures the outer covering of the continuous core; for portions of the continuous core that are in the cutter, the method cuts the continuous core into predetermined lengths; and for portions of the predetermined lengths of the continuous core that are adjacent the finishing station, the method finishes the outer covering of the predetermined lengths of the continuous core to produce a finished print cartridge cleaning blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Fowler, Steven C. Hart
  • Contact structure in a memory device
    Patent number: 8786101
    Abstract: Annular, linear, and point contact structures are described which exhibit a greatly reduced susceptibility to process deviations caused by lithographic and deposition variations than does a conventional circular contact plug. In one embodiment, a standard conductive material such as carbon or titanium nitride is used to form the contact. In an alternative embodiment, a memory material itself is used to form the contact. These contact structures may be made by various processes, including chemical mechanical planarization and facet etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Round Rock Research, LLC
    Inventor: Steven T. Harshfield
  • System and method for activating an electronic device
    Patent number: 8787865
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a circuit and method for activating an electronic device from a low power state. The activation circuit comprises: a first accelerometer in the device; a second accelerometer which is activated upon receiving a movement signal from the first accelerometer; an input device; and a circuit to provide power to the input device when a series of connected movements signals from at least one of the first and the second accelerometers match a predetermined movement gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Orr, Steven Fyke, David Mak-Fan
  • Polycarbonate block copolymers
    Patent number: 8785591
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to amphiphilic block copolymers comprising an aliphatic polycarbonate chain coupled to a hydrophilic polymer. Such amphiphilic polymers may have the formula A-L-B, where A- is a polycarbonate or polyethercarbonate chain having from about 3 to about 500 repeating units, L is a linker moiety and -B is a hydrophilic oligomer having from about 4 to about 200 repeating units. Provided copolymers are useful as surfactants capable of emulsifying aqueous solutions and supercritical carbon dioxide. Provided copolymers also have utility as additives for use in enhanced oil recovery methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Novomer, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott D. Allen, Chris A. Simoneau, John M. Salladay, David M. Hatfield, John W. Stevens
  • Method and apparatus for closing a pathway of a power supply circuit by configuring a door lock in locked position to pre-charge a motor drive
    Patent number: 8788853
    Abstract: An appliance including a motor drive, a power supply circuit electrically coupling the motor drive to a power supply, a cabinet having an opening, a door for opening and closing the opening of the cabinet, and a door lock. When the door lock is in a locked position, the door lock is configured to secure the door and close a pathway of the power supply circuit thereby enabling a current to travel from the power supply through a pre-charge circuit to the motor drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Blair Talmadge, Steven Michael Recio, Douglas Laurence Robertson
  • Wiping bar quick clamp
    Patent number: 8783416
    Abstract: A clamp device for mounting a rail device onto a railroad rail includes a clamp body having an upper section and a lower section. The clamp body defines a recess portion between the upper and lower sections and a bore extending through the lower section of the clamp body. A bolt having a first end and a second end extends through the bore of the clamp body. The clamp device also includes a quick release mechanism having a lever arm and a cam member pivotally connected to the second end of the bolt. The lever arm is connected to the cam member and has a clamped position and a released position whereby pivoting the lever arm from the released position to the clamped position draws the first end of the bolt and the clamp body together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: L.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Singleton, W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., Charles A. Petrie, Christopher Alan Lucke
  • Intelligent automatic digital video recorder
    Patent number: 8789107
    Abstract: A system measures a frequency with which a user views a television program and identifies the television program as one of the user's favorite programs based on the measured frequency. The system automatically records, without intervention of the user, the one of the user's favorite programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Steven D. Whitehead
  • Method in a wireless repeater employing an antenna array including vertical and horizontal feeds for interference reduction
    Patent number: 8787248
    Abstract: An echo cancellation wireless repeater with first and second antenna arrays having vertical and horizontal feed antenna elements selects a combination of antenna elements for reception and transmission to reduce interference and improve the quality of signal reception. In one embodiment, the antenna elements are switchably connected to transceiver circuits and a combination of antenna elements is selected based on the best desired performance result. In another embodiment, the antenna elements are each connected to its own transceiver circuit and the echo cancellation repeater performs beamforming in baseband to select a combination of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: James Arthur Proctor, Jr., Kenneth M. Gainey, Steven J. Howard, Hakan Inanoglu
  • Methods and systems for coupling busway components
    Patent number: 8785776
    Abstract: An electrical power distribution system is described. The system includes a ground busbar including a first opening defined therein and a busway housing including a second opening defined therein. The system also includes a fastener sealing system that includes a fastener and at least one seal. The fastener is configured to extend through the first opening and the second opening and to couple the ground busbar to the busway housing. The ground busbar contacts the busway housing, forming a ground connection therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven English Richard, Mariusz Duda
  • Solid forms of N-[2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-hydroxyphenyl]-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamide
    Patent number: 8785476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to solid state forms of N-[2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-hydroxyphenyl]-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamide (Compound 1), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sneha G. Arekar, Steven C. Johnston, Mariusz Krawiec, Ales Medek, Praveen Mudunuri, Mark Jeffrey Sullivan
  • Heteroaryl substituted indole compounds useful as MMP-13 inhibitors
    Patent number: 8785489
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and compositions of the formula I as described herein which are inhibitors of MMP-13. Also disclosed are methods of using and making compounds of the formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Asitha Abeywardane, Bennett Farmer, Neil Alexander Farrow, Donghong Amy Gao, Alexander Heim-Riether, Lana Louise Smith Keenan, Ingo Andreas Mugge, Steven John Taylor, Zhaoming Xiong, Yang Yu, Qiang Zhang
  • Electric road flare
    Patent number: 8786461
    Abstract: A deployment pack containing a number of electric road flares is provided. The pack is attached to an emergency vehicle. The pack is adapted to deploy a single flare at a time. Each flare includes two, battery-operated, light emitting diodes (LEDs), pulsed at a predetermined rate. Each LED is placed adjacent reflective material to extend or direct the light pulsing from the LED. The pack provides battery charging means to each electric road flare while contained in the pack interior. The pack also provides means for activating each flare before it is deployed from the pack. Each flare contains two metallic roads providing means for flare retrieval by a magnetic pick-up tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Steven Daudelin
  • Clip-on charging system with variable charging rates
    Patent number: 8786251
    Abstract: A charger for charging a battery of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a charging clip that clips to a structure of the charger. The structure has a plurality of conductive strips disposed thereon. The number of conductive strips contacted by a charging contact on the charging clip determines the amount of current provided to the electronic device for charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Douglas Burrell, Steven Henry Fyke, Jerome Pasquero, David Ryan Walker
  • Catalyst composition comprising shuttling agent for ethylene multi-block copolymer formation
    Patent number: 8785551
    Abstract: A composition for use in forming a multi-block copolymer, said copolymer containing therein two or more segments or blocks differing in chemical or physical properties, a polymerization process using the same, and the resulting polymers, wherein the composition comprises the admixture or reaction product resulting from combining: (A) a first metal complex olefin polymerization catalyst, (B) a second metal complex olefin polymerization catalyst capable of preparing polymers differing in chemical or physical properties from the polymer prepared by catalyst (A) under equivalent polymerization conditions, and (C) a chain shuttling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Arriola, Edmund M. Carnahan, Yunwa Wilson Cheung, David D. Devore, David D. Graf, Phillip D. Hustad, Roger L. Kuhlman, Colin Li Pi Shan, Benjamin C. Poon, Gordon R. Roof, James C. Stevens, Pamela J. Stirn, Timothy T. Wenzel
  • Human-anti-human cd3 binding molecules
    Patent number: 8784821
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the preparation of a human binding molecule, fragment or derivative thereof which specifically binds to the human CD3 complex. Furthermore, the invention provides a human binding molecules specifically binding to the human CD3 complex and means comprising said human binding molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kufer, Tobias Raum, Meera Berry, Roman Kischel, Susanne Mangold, Eva Krinner, Birgit Kohleisen, Steven Zeman, Christian Itin, Patrick Bäuerle