Patents by Inventor Wayne O'Brien

Wayne O'Brien 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: 11981201
    Abstract: A drive mechanism that connects to a rotary drive component for transferring rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may be a conversion assembly to facilitate a connection to an existing rotary drive component and transfer the rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may include a drive shaft, a housing with a rotary bearing and seal, an enclosure and a drive pulley or other transfer component. The drive shaft may include a cap and flange to connect to a rotary drum and extend to a drive pulley in an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TSI Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen William O'Brien, Todd Michael Coleman, Christopher Delmont Corfman, Charles J. Martis, Kerry Wayne Whitaker
  • Patent number: 9377424
    Abstract: Methods for identifying chemical contrasts on a common surface are generally provided. The presence of a stain on a surface can be detected by applying a testing vapor, such as water, onto the surface and monitoring the surface with an infrared camera that detects wavelengths of about 700 nm to about 1 mm and/or a microbolometer that detects wavelengths of about 7.5 ?m to about 14 ?m. The surface may be at room temperature or preheated during the detection method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Michael Myrick, Wayne O'Brien, Stephen L. Morgan, Briana Marie Cassidy, Raymond Gerard Belliveau, III, Zhenyu Lu
  • Publication number: 20140225009
    Abstract: Infrared light sources, along with their methods of formation, are provided. The infrared light source can include a base substrate defining an aperture; a filament extending through the aperture defined by the base substrate; a resistive metal wire wrapped around the filament to define a coil having a first end and a second end; a high temperature coating surrounding at least a portion of the filament and the coil; a first electrode electrically connected to the first end of the coil; and a second electrode electrically connected to the second end of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Wayne O'Brien, Michael Myrick, Nicholas D. Boltin, Scott J. Hoy
  • Publication number: 20140198821
    Abstract: Methods for identifying chemical contrasts on a common surface are generally provided. The presence of a stain on a surface can be detected by applying a testing vapor, such as water, onto the surface and monitoring the surface with an infrared camera that detects wavelengths of about 700 nm to about 1 mm and/or a microbolometer that detects wavelengths of about 7.5 ?m to about 14 ?m. The surface may be at room temperature or preheated during the detection method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Myrick, Wayne O'Brien, Stephen L. Morgan, Briana Marie Cassidy, Raymond Gerard Belliveau, III, Zhenyu Lu
  • Publication number: 20050015743
    Abstract: Designing a computer program includes accessing invariant domain rules and displaying variable business rules. One or more business rules are selected in response to a user selection and are customized. The business rules are associated with a procedure, and the domain rules are associated with the procedure. A model representing the procedure is displayed, and a code corresponding to the procedure is generated to design a computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventor: Wayne O'Brien