Patents by Inventor Susan A. Stanton

Susan A. Stanton 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: 20120021811
    Abstract: An electronic memory game system including a base unit, a plurality of triggers disposed on the base unit, a housing mounted to the base unit and extending over a portion of the base unit, a plurality of illumination devices disposed on the housing for displaying a memory challenge sequence, wherein the plurality of triggers are actuated to generate a memory response sequence to the memory challenge sequence, and/or a wireless communication device configured to communicate with a remote wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MATTEL, INC.
    Inventors: Erich Weidetz, Susan Stanton, Stephen C. Hallaian
  • Patent number: 7491916
    Abstract: A portable induction tool is provided for soldering or brazing sections of metal pipe together. A work coil head (with induction coil) is U-shaped, allowing placement of the head around lengths of pipe, heating a susceptor (e.g., the pipe) to form a joint, and then to be withdrawn after the pipe joint is made. In one form, the tool uses heat pipes to remove thermal energy from the head, and also a heat exchanger for higher-powered units. Power capacitors are generally included with the induction (work) coil to create a tank circuit of a resonant frequency. The induction coil uses Litz wire, copper tubing, or heat pipes with a conductive outer skin to carry the high-current being delivered to the induction coil. The induction coil has a general racetrack configuration, which is typically wound in a U-shape (or as a semicircle) as a single winding, with multiple turns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Nexicor LLC
    Inventors: John P. Barber, Robert C. Cravens, II, Antonios Challita, Susan A. Stanton
  • Patent number: 7399949
    Abstract: An improved induction heating apparatus is provided for attaching membrane roofs. A top membrane layer is attached to attachment disks that hold sheets of thermal insulation to the top of roof substrates. The heating apparatus emits a magnetic field that raises the temperature of the disks and a heat-activated adhesive on top of the disks which, after cooling, becomes adhered to the bottom surface of the top membrane layer. The disks in turn are attached via fasteners to the substrate portion of the roof structure. The apparatus includes a set of bottom guides that allow a user to find the attachment disks mechanically, without actually seeing those disks beneath the top membrane layer. A fine locator circuit is provided, using a magnetic field, and the apparatus allows a user to stand upright while operating the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nexicor LLC
    Inventors: John P. Barber, Robert C. Cravens, II, Antonios Challita, Susan A. Stanton
  • Publication number: 20060237448
    Abstract: An improved induction heating apparatus is provided for attaching membrane roofs. A top membrane layer is attached to attachment disks that hold sheets of thermal insulation to the top of roof substrates. The heating apparatus emits a magnetic field that raises the temperature of the disks and a heat-activated adhesive on top of the disks which, after cooling, becomes adhered to the bottom surface of the top membrane layer. The disks in turn are attached via fasteners to the substrate portion of the roof structure. The apparatus includes a set of bottom guides that allow a user to find the attachment disks mechanically, without actually seeing those disks beneath the top membrane layer. A fine locator circuit is provided, using a magnetic field, and the apparatus allows a user to stand upright while operating the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: John Barber, Robert Cravens, Antonios Challita, Susan Stanton
  • Patent number: 6875966
    Abstract: A portable induction tool is provided for soldering or brazing sections of metal pipe together. A work coil head (with induction coil) is U-shaped, allowing placement of the head around lengths of pipe, heating a susceptor (e.g., the pipe) to form a joint, and then to be withdrawn after the pipe joint is made. In one form, the tool uses heat pipes to remove thermal energy from the head, and also a heat exchanger for higher-powered units. Power capacitors are generally included with the induction (work) coil to create a tank circuit of a resonant frequency. The induction coil uses Litz wire, copper tubing, or heat pipes with a conductive outer skin to carry the high-current being delivered to the induction coil. The induction coil has a general racetrack configuration, which is typically wound in a U-shape (or as a semicircle) as a single winding, with multiple turns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Nexicor LLC
    Inventors: John P. Barber, Robert C. Cravens, II, Antonios Challita, Susan A. Stanton
  • Patent number: 5407702
    Abstract: A method for extrusion coating both sides of a metal strip. A metal strip, such as aluminum alloy strip, is moved through a pre-conditioner, two extrusion dies, a post heater and a cooling system. Both sides of the strip are coated with thin coatings of polyester material. The coated metal strip is useful for containers, such as cans and can ends, as well as for automobiles, appliances, aerospace, construction and electrical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: David A. Smith, Susan A. Stanton, Gary J. DiFranco, Roy B. Steidley, John M. Stinson, Thomas L. Levendusky, Vincent J. Downard, William F. Forster, John R. McAllister
  • Patent number: 4954199
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a structural member comprising a laminate and an adhesive where said adhesive is the reaction product of (a) 100 parts by weight of at least one hydroxy functional material having a molecular weight of at least 300 and a hydroxy functionality of at least 2 which material is preferably selected from the group consisting of polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polyester amide polyols, and polycarbonate polyols, (b) 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of an aliphatic, aromatic and/or a cycloaliphatic diamine or triamine, and (c) an organic isocyanate in an amount sufficient to render the isocyanate index between about 70 and about 150, wherein said component (c) is not prereacted with any of the components (a) and (b). In a preferred embodiment, there is included up to 50 parts by weight of component (d) which is an aliphatic polyol having a functionality of at least 2 and a molecular weight of below 300.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Mobay Corporation
    Inventors: Randall C. Rains, Jeffrey F. Dormish, Susan A. Stanton, James N. Rieck