Patents by Inventor William Steiner

William Steiner 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: 20240011176
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pin assembly for providing current to an electrode, e.g. an inert or oxygen evolving anode, and its manufacturing method. The pin assembly is configured to be inserted into an electrode body of an electrode for providing an electric current to the electrode body. The pin assembly comprises a structural support member configured to mechanically support the electrode body, and a protective conductive member configured to embed the structural support member. The protective conductive member comprises at least one metal or alloy thereof adapted for conducting the electric current while protecting the structural support member against corrosion during a given period of time of use of the electrode. The pin assembly enables convenient electrical connection of the electrodes, combines electrical and thermal performance for optimizing cell efficiency, provides structural and corrosion durability for extending pin assembly life, and utilizes robust joining processes for high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: ELYSIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: David PRINCE, William STEINER, Larry MICKELSON, Steve YOCKEY
  • Publication number: 20210394853
    Abstract: A hydration system for cyclists comprising of a pressurized liquid reservoir vessel, a reservoir holder mounted in the bottom vertex of a bicycle and a U-shaped wrap around the reservoir vessel and the reservoir holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: William Steiner
  • Publication number: 20180202059
    Abstract: The present disclosure related to an inert anode which is electrically connected to the electrolytic cell, such that a conductor rod is connected to the inert anode in order to supply current from a current supply to the inert anode, where the inert anode directs current into the electrolytic bath to produce non-ferrous metal (where current exits the cell via a cathode).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Susan M. Reed, William Steiner, Glenn Artman, Jerry LaSalle
  • Patent number: 9945041
    Abstract: The present disclosure related to an inert anode which is electrically connected to the electrolytic cell, such that a conductor rod is connected to the inert anode in order to supply current from a current supply to the inert anode, where the inert anode directs current into the electrolytic bath to produce nonferrous metal (where current exits the cell via a cathode).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Alcoa USA Corp.
    Inventors: Susan M. Reed, William Steiner, Glenn Artman, Jerry LaSalle
  • Publication number: 20160068981
    Abstract: The present disclosure related to an inert anode which is electrically connected to the electrolytic cell, such that a conductor rod is connected to the inert anode in order to supply current from a current supply to the inert anode, where the inert anode directs current into the electrolytic bath to produce nonferrous metal (where current exits the cell via a cathode).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Susan M. Reed, William Steiner, Glenn Artman, Jerry LaSalle
  • Publication number: 20110065846
    Abstract: A process for producing an olefin polymer in a slurry polymerisation process is disclosed, in which the process is operating at a temperature of 90° C. to 107° C. and utilising a chromium catalyst having an activity of at least 1,000 g polymer/g catalyst/hour on a support having a pore volume of at least 1.3 cm3/g, comprising adding to the polymerisation mixture from 0.1 to 100 ppm by weight of an anti-static agent, wherein the resulting polymer has a particle size distribution such that less than 8 vol %, preferably less than 5 Vol % of the polymer particles have an average diameter of 125 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Abel Grosjean, William Steiner, James M. Killough, Shirley W. Sherrill
  • Publication number: 20070153955
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting control rod position data in a nuclear reactor includes a position data multiplexer module coupled to a plurality of first position sensors associated with a first control rod and a plurality of second position sensors associated with a second control rod, the multiplexer module configured for multiplexing first control rod position data and second control rod position data into a first multiplexed position signal, and transmitting the first multiplexed position signal over a bus communication facility in parallel with a second multiplexed position signal having third control rod position data from a third control rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: David Curbo, Steven Sawyer, Nicholas Hoffman, William Steiner, Lawrence Chi, Craig Leighty
  • Publication number: 20070038564
    Abstract: A system and method for automated adjustment processing using pre-configured sets of business rules is provided. The seller pre-configures a set of business rules for use in processing an adjustment for a specific buyer. The set of business rules may be variable for each buyer and/or globally set. When a payment is received from a seller and an adjustment is required, an adjustment management application retrieves the buyer's set of business rules from the seller. The set of business rules are then applied to attempt to match the received payment to one of the buyer's outstanding invoices. If the match is successful, the buyer's payment is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Stacy Leavitt, Stephen Malloy, Robert Rogoff, Alan Walters, Brian Schweigel, William Steiner, Xiang Kong
  • Publication number: 20060116956
    Abstract: A system and method for automated adjustment processing using pre-configured sets of business rules is provided. The seller pre-configures a set of business rules for use in processing an adjustment for a specific buyer. The set of business rules may be variable for each buyer and/or globally set. When a payment is received from a seller and an adjustment is required, an adjustment management application retrieves the buyer's set of business rules from the seller. The set of business rules are then applied to attempt to match the received payment to one of the buyer's outstanding invoices. If the match is successful, the buyer's payment is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Stacy Leavitt, Stephen Malloy, Robert Rogoff, Alan Walters, Brian Schweigel, William Steiner, Xiang Kong
  • Publication number: 20060112010
    Abstract: A system and method for automated adjustment processing using pre-configured sets of business rules is provided. The seller pre-configures a set of business rules for use in processing an adjustment for a specific buyer. The set of business rules may be variable for each buyer and/or globally set. When a payment is received from a seller and an adjustment is required, an adjustment management application retrieves the buyer's set of business rules from the seller. The set of business rules are then applied to attempt to match the received payment to one of the buyer's outstanding invoices. If the match is successful, the buyer's payment is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Stacy Leavitt, Stephen Malloy, Robert Rogoff, Alan Walters, Brian Schweigel, William Steiner, Xiang Kong
  • Publication number: 20050217035
    Abstract: Processes and apparatuses (10) for commercial and home-use cleaning of textile. Home-use embodiments replace the home laundry clothes dryer, except for embodiments using a novel manual kit (K). Soiled/stained textile (12, 14) sprayed dampened with solvent, preferably automatically in the dryer apparatus' rotatable drum (16); but the textile therein is not soaked nor immersed in solvent. Highly absorbent, untreated pad material (3, 56) is placed into the drum, for rubbing against the tumbling textile (12, 14), to remove the soil, stains and solvent, as well as provide wrinkle deterring hydration. Also, for home-use washer and washer-dryer combined units, the pad material (3, 56) can be placed into the drum (16) prior to the washing cycle, to enhance the scrubbing action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: William Steiner, Michael Steiner
  • Patent number: 6880602
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacture of a tire, the apparatus including a drum with shoulder having a generally cylindrical main receiving surface to receive the products to be assembled, the main receiving surface being radially retractable. The drum has a shoulder axially to the side edges of said main receiving surface. The drum is mounted on a shaft. At least one associated axially movable side crown is mounted coaxially with the drum. The drum has a lateral protuberance coaxially juxtaposed to at least one of its shoulders. The side crown is axially slidable at least partly under the lateral protuberance, the lateral protuberance forming a quasi-cylindrical support surface whose outside diameter is smaller than the diameter of the main receiving surface. The side crown has a substantially cylindrical outer surface capable of passing axially outside of the lateral protuberance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Evangelista, William Steiner, David Bailey
  • Publication number: 20050075979
    Abstract: A system and method for seller-assisted automated payment and adjustment processing is provided. A seller receives a payment from a buyer that does not match the seller's invoice and consequently requires an adjustment. An adjustment document creator receives the payment data from the buyer and retrieves buyer-specific order data from said seller to construct an adjustment document. A variety of adjustment documents may be created depending upon the actual adjustment required. The adjustment document may then be automatically routed to a set of one or more buyer-specific human reviewers for approval of the adjustment. The automated payment and adjustment processing system is preferably integrated with the seller's financial institution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Stacy Leavitt, Stephen Malloy, Robert Rogoff, Brian Schweigel, William Steiner, Alan Walters, Xiang Kong
  • Publication number: 20050075978
    Abstract: A system and method for automated adjustment processing using pre-configured sets of business rules is provided. The seller pre-configures a set of business rules for use in processing an adjustment for a specific buyer. The set of business rules may be variable for each buyer and/or globally set. When a payment is received from a seller and an adjustment is required, an adjustment management application retrieves the buyer's set of business rules from the seller. The set of business rules are then applied to attempt to match the received payment to one of the buyer's outstanding invoices. If the match is successful, the buyer's payment is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Stacy Leavitt, Stephen Malloy, Robert Rogoff, Brian Schweigel, William Steiner, Alan Walters, Xiang Kong
  • Publication number: 20050075960
    Abstract: A system and method for automated incoming payment and invoice reconciliation is provided. A buyer of goods sends a remittance to the seller's financial institution. The buyer's remittances is processed to generate payment data which is supplied to a payment matching application. The payment matching application retrieves buyer information from said payment data and queries the seller for all outstanding invoices of said buyer. The payment matching application then attempts to match the received payment to one or more of the buyer's outstanding invoices. If a match is found, the payment is processed and the seller's financial institution and accounting system are automatically updated. If no match is found, the payment is flagged for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Stacy Leavitt, Stephen Malloy, Robert Rogoff, Brian Schweigel, William Steiner, Alan Walters, Xiang Kong
  • Publication number: 20030041976
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacture of a tire, the apparatus including a drum with shoulder having a generally cylindrical main receiving surface to receive the products to be assembled, the main receiving surface being radially retractable. The drum has a shoulder axially to the side edges of said main receiving surface. The drum is mounted on a shaft. At least one associated axially movable side crown is mounted coaxially with the drum. The drum has a lateral protuberance coaxially juxtaposed to at least one of its shoulders. The side crown is axially slidable at least partly under the lateral protuberance, the lateral protuberance forming a quasi-cylindrical support surface whose outside diameter is smaller than the diameter of the main receiving surface. The side crown has a substantially cylindrical outer surface capable of passing axially outside of the lateral protuberance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Marc Evangelista, William Steiner, David Bailey
  • Publication number: 20030041975
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacture of a tire, the apparatus including a drum with shoulder having a generally cylindrical main receiving surface to receive the products to be assembled, the main receiving surface being radially retractable. The drum has a shoulder axially to the side edges of said main receiving surface. The drum is mounted on a shaft. At least one associated axially movable side crown is mounted coaxially with the drum. The drum has a lateral protuberance coaxially juxtaposed to at least one of its shoulders. The side crown is axially slidable at least partly under the lateral protuberance, the lateral protuberance forming a quasi-cylindrical support surface whose outside diameter is smaller than the diameter of the main receiving surface. The side crown has a substantially cylindrical outer surface capable of passing axially outside of the lateral protuberance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Evangelista, William Steiner, David Bailey
  • Patent number: 6506274
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacture of a tire, the apparatus including a drum with shoulder having a generally cylindrical main receiving surface to receive the products to be assembled, the main receiving surface being radially retractable. The drum has a shoulder axially to the side edges of said main receiving surface. The drum is mounted on a shaft. At least one associated axially movable side crown is mounted coaxially with the drum. The drum has a lateral protuberance coaxially juxtaposed to at least one of its shoulders. The side crown is axially slidable at least partly under the lateral protuberance, the lateral protuberance forming a quasi-cylindrical support surface whose outside diameter is smaller than the diameter of the main receiving surface. The side crown has a substantially cylindrical outer surface capable of passing axially outside of the lateral protuberance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A.
    Inventors: Marc Evangelista, William Steiner, David Bailey