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Benjamin H. Branson, Mechanicsville, VA US
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20160045075 | Dual Drive Adapter for Kitchen Appliance - An adapter for a blender is provided. The blender includes a base having a housing enclosing a motor. The adapter includes a first drive shaft having a clutch hub configured to be drivingly coupled to a first set of blending blades and a first pulley, a second drive shaft having a spline configured to be drivingly coupled to a second set of blending blades and a second pulley configured to be operatively coupled to the motor, and a belt which engages the first and second pulleys. The clutch hub and the spline are positioned outside of the housing. Operation of the motor causes rotation of the second pulley, the second drive shaft and the second set of blending blades. The rotation of the second pulley causes movement of the belt which, in turn, causes rotation of the first pulley, the first drive shaft and the first set of blending blades. | 02-18-2016 |
Benjamin Henry Branson, Mechanicsville, VA US
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20080212403 | BLENDER HAVING AN INVERTABLE JAR - The blender includes a motor housing that has an outer surface surrounding an electric motor. The motor housing has a first end and a second end. The outer surface has a first mounting member. The motor housing includes a control electrically connected to the motor. A jar has an open end and a blending end and an interior surface. The jar includes a blade assembly proximate to the blending end. The jar is removably mountable to the first end of the motor housing in a operable position. The interior surface of the jar has a second mounting member. The second mounting member is in releasable registry with the first mounting member when the open end of the jar is placed over the first end of the motor housing in a storage position such that the motor housing is at least partially contained within the jar. | 09-04-2008 |
Blake Branson, Nashville, TN US
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20080249229 | Diamond polymer brushes - A composite comprising at least one diamond/polymer brush and a method of making the composite comprising covalently bonding at least one polymer to said diamond surface. | 10-09-2008 |
Blake T. Branson, Irving, TX US
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20110172132 | MATERIALS COMPRISING DEAGGREGATED DIAMOND NANOPARTICLES - Heat-transfer fluids and lubricating fluids comprising deaggregated diamond nanoparticles are described herein. Also described are composites comprising deaggregated diamond nanoparticles, and methods of making such composites. Method of using deaggregated diamond nanoparticles, for example, to improve the properties of materials such as thermal conductivity and lubricity are also disclosed. | 07-14-2011 |
20140329092 | MATERIALS COMPRISING DEAGGREGATED DIAMOND NANOPARTICLES - Heat-transfer fluids and lubricating fluids comprising deaggregated diamond nanoparticles are described herein. Also described are composites comprising deaggregated diamond nanoparticles, and methods of making such composites. Method of using deaggregated diamond nanoparticles, for example, to improve the properties of materials such as thermal conductivity and lubricity are also disclosed. | 11-06-2014 |
Blake Tucker Branson, Propser, TX US
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20140204452 | SWITCHABLE LENS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A switchable window apparatus capable of being placed in a transparent condition in which light passes through the window unobstructed, and in an obstructed condition in which light passing through the window is obstructed by an optical element in the window. The switchable window apparatus is placed in the transparent state by contacting a lens element with a material of matching refractive index, and placed in the obstructed state by contacting the lens element with a material with a non-matching refractive index. | 07-24-2014 |
Christopher Branson, San Diego, CA US
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20160055744 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAFFIC EFFICIENCY AND FLOW CONTROL - Systems and methods are provided for managing traffic efficiency. The systems and methods involve receiving, at one or more mobile devices, vehicle information for one or more vehicles traveling in a transit system, the one or more mobile devices located in the one or more vehicles. The systems and methods involve transmitting, over one or more communications networks, the vehicle information from the one or more mobile devices to one or more remote servers that are configured to control one or more traffic control mechanisms based on the vehicle information. | 02-25-2016 |
Daniel Paul Branson, Collierville, TN US
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20150230527 | HEAD COVERING - Provided is a head covering comprising a generally triangular shaped fabric sheet having an inner surface and an outer surface, the fabric sheet having a front edge and first and second opposing edges, at least one evaporative cooling fabric secured to the inner surface of the fabric sheet, and a first and second stretchable fabric panel located on or within the fabric sheet. A method of aiding thermoregulation of the human body and a kit including a head covering and instructions for use is also provided. | 08-20-2015 |
20160100640 | Head Covering - Provided is a covering adapted for the head that includes a generally rectangular shaped fabric sheet having an inner surface and an outer surface, the fabric sheet having at least one evaporative cooling fabric secured to the inner surface of the fabric sheet, and a first and second elastic fabric panel located on or within the fabric sheet. A method of aiding thermoregulation of the human body and a kit including a covering and instructions for use is also provided. | 04-14-2016 |
David Branson, Seattle, WA US
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20130060579 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING MEDICAL IMAGES AND RECORDS - The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps. | 03-07-2013 |
David Branson, Fort Collins, CO US
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20090108789 | Programmable Motor Drive - A system comprises host logic and a programmable motor drive coupled to the host logic and configured to drive a motor. The programmable motor drive comprises a plurality of H-bridge circuits and the programmable motor drive is programmable to cause any two or more H-bridge circuits to be operated in parallel. | 04-30-2009 |
Denis F. Branson, Fayetteville, NY US
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20150321026 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ULTRASOUND FOCAL DEPTH CONTROL - Embodiments of devices, systems and methods for controlling the focal depth of energy in targeting tissue for performing various treatment and/or imaging procedures, such as cosmetic enhancement procedures. Ultrasound procedures can acoustically couple one or more spacers, offsets, standoffs, bladders, lenses, multiplexed arrays, transducer movement systems, and/or automated therapy deposition depth systems to mechanically modify a focal depth of an ultrasound transducer for treatment of tissue below tissue surface. | 11-12-2015 |
Donna Branson, Stillwater, OK US
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20080256680 | REMOVABLE DRAG RESCUE DEVICE, TURNOUT COAT, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A removable drag rescue device, a method of assembling a firefighter's turnout coat to include the drag rescue device, and a coat produced thereby. The drag rescue device comprises a pair of loops which are placed in the interior of an outer shell of the coat by insertion through a pair of apertures in the shell. The drag rescue device further comprises a handle portion between the two loops which remains outside of the back of the shell for grasping and use. | 10-23-2008 |
20090282595 | Antiballistic Garment - An antiballistic garment for protecting a user's torso and shoulders comprises a front portion releasably coupled to a back portion, the front and back portion both include soft armor, the back portion includes shoulder and side panels which include soft armor, the front and back portion have provisions for hard armor plates. The antiballistic garment has a quick release mechanism adapted to rapidly separate the front portion from the back portion. | 11-19-2009 |
20110088151 | FIREFIGHTER'S TURNOUT COAT WITH SEAMLESS COLLAR - A firefighter's turnout coat comprising a coat body having a collar extending therefrom wherein the coat body and the collar each comprise an outer shell, a thermal liner, and a moisture barrier positioned between the outer shell and the thermal liner. The collar of the coat is an integral extension of the coat body such that there is no stitched collar seam connecting the collar to the coat body. | 04-21-2011 |
20120174273 | EXTREMITY ARMOR - Body armor for ballistic protection of a user's extremities preferably comprising right and left arm protection units and/or right and left leg protection units. The units include a ballistic protection material which preferably covers most of the user's upper arm, elbow region, lower arm, shoulder, upper leg, knee region, and lower leg except for ventilation zones preferably located on the inner portion of the upper arm and the inner part of the upper leg. The back of the knee is preferably covered by a protective flap. | 07-12-2012 |
Gregory Branson, Batesville, IN US
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20100132116 | Patient Support with Orientation Sensitive Air Bladder Control - This disclosure describes a patient support having an air permeable layer, a plurality of inflatable bladders, a pressure-sensing assembly and a controller. In one embodiment, a combination of transverse bladders and vertically oriented can-shaped bladders is provided. In one embodiment, one or more angle sensors are provided in articulatable sections of the patient support. | 06-03-2010 |
Gregory W. Branson, Greenfiled, IN US
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20150224005 | HOSPITAL BED - A patient support includes a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress. | 08-13-2015 |
Gregory W. Branson, Batesvilles, IN US
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20080282472 | PATIENT SUPPORT HAVING POWERED ADJUSTABLE WIDTH - A patient support for supporting a patient is provided. The patient support includes a frame and a deck. The deck includes first and second ends and longitudinal sides extending therebetween. The deck also includes a first portion and a second portion that is configured to extend laterally from the deck to widen the deck. An actuator is coupled to the deck and configured to move the second portion relative to the first portion between an extended position and a retracted position. | 11-20-2008 |
Jeffrey Lynn Branson, Saint Charles, MO US
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20110153796 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING WEB PAGE ANALYTICS - A system and methods for a web-based analytics tracking system are provided. The system includes a data structure having a plurality of web page identifiers that are each associated with a respective web page, the web pages each located on a respective one of plurality of first servers connected together using a network, the data structure further including tag information specific to each of the plurality of respective web pages, the data structure is located on a second server different than the first servers. The system also includes a tracking script including a programmed to load a loader program located on the second server, the loader program is configured to query the data structure for tag information relating to the selected web page, build an image tag request using the tag information, and insert the image tag request into the selected web page. | 06-23-2011 |
Jeffrey Lynn Branson, St. Charles, MO US
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20140032751 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING WEB PAGE ANALYTICS - A system and methods for a web-based analytics tracking system are provided. The system includes a data structure having a plurality of web page identifiers that are each associated with a respective web page, the web pages each located on a respective one of plurality of first servers connected together using a network, the data structure further including tag information specific to each of the plurality of respective web pages, the data structure is located on a second server different than the first servers. The system also includes a tracking script including a programmed to load a loader program located on the second server, the loader program is configured to query the data structure for tag information relating to the selected web page, build an image tag request using the tag information, and insert the image tag request into the selected web page. | 01-30-2014 |
Jennifer Branson, Corvallis, OR US
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20150209416 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CO-ADMINISTRATION WITH A GROWTH PROMOTANT - Embodiments of a composition comprising silica, mineral clay, mannans, or any combination thereof are disclosed. The composition may further comprise glucan. The composition is administered to an animal that will be administered, or has been administered, a growth promotant. The growth promotant may be a β-agonist, antibiotic, steroid or hormone. The composition is fed to the animal for a period of time before administration of the growth promotant, during administration of the growth promotant, and/or after administration of the growth promotant. Administration of the composition to the animal ameliorates, or prevents development of, at least one deleterious symptom or sign, such as a deleterious symptom or sign potentially associated with administration of the growth promotant. Embodiments of a composition comprising (i) a growth promotant and (ii) glucan, silica, mineral clay, mannans, or any combination thereof also are disclosed. | 07-30-2015 |
Jeremy Branson, Springfield, VA US
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20090195857 | Apparatus for electronically controlled holograms - A complex micromirror or LCD array device that performs complex optical or electro-optical transforms is described. Both real and imaginary parts of a light beam are modulated in amplitude to give a spatially and temporally modulated beam. | 08-06-2009 |
Kenneth William Branson, Los Altos, CA US
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20100070311 | Insurance Policy Revisioning Method - An insurance policy is stored ( | 03-18-2010 |
20110145022 | INSURANCE PRODUCT MODEL-BASED APPARATUS AND METHOD - An insurance product model comprising insurance policy metadata is provided ( | 06-16-2011 |
20130332203 | INSURANCE PRODUCT MODEL-BASED APPARATUS AND METHOD - Insurance policy management includes: interpreting an insurance product model to facilitate collecting supplemental policy-specific data, the insurance product model defining structures of a plurality of derived insurance policies; obtaining the supplemental policy-specific data; and performing an insurance-related action based at least in part on the supplemental policy-specific data. | 12-12-2013 |
Kurt Myers Branson, Waterford, MI US
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20120316731 | Mini-Spare Yaw Mitigation During Driver Braking - A method of controlling a brake system comprises monitoring vehicle information with an electronic control unit. An algorithm is performed to detect the presence of a mini-spare tire assembly. A yaw offset value is pre-determined by the electronic control unit when a mini-spare tire assembly is detected at one of the steerable tire assembly locations. The yaw offset is then applied upon detection of a brake event. | 12-13-2012 |
20140129107 | Electronic brake system line lock feature - A method applying a line lock feature, i.e. a wheel hold mode, with a brake system for a vehicle comprises initiating a wheel hold mode for the brake system and applying pressure to the wheels of a non-driven axle. The wheel brake pressure is maintained at the wheels of the non-driven axle independent of application of the brake pedal. The wheel brake pressure at the wheels of the non-driven axle is released when a release trigger event occurs. The release trigger event may be an automatic trigger event or a driver actuated trigger event. | 05-08-2014 |
Mark Branson, Newburgh, IN US
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20110006030 | Child Resistant Closure with a Stacking Position - A child resistant closure having an outer cap and an inner cap combined together. The caps are provided with complementary engaging ratcheting teeth making it possible to turn the caps as a unit in a closing direction but permits relative rotation of the caps upon rotation of the outer cap in an opening direction unless the outer cap is simultaneously deflected axially relative to the inner cap. Complementary load bearing surfaces are provided on the caps to prevent axial deflection when the caps are in a predetermined position and the caps resist rotation from this predetermined position. | 01-13-2011 |
Michael Branson, Herndon, VA US
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20090171726 | ENTERPRISE PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for managing an enterprise is provided. The system and method may be based on a layered architecture including a data center that may store all documents and data abstractions for an enterprise. One or more services may interact with an enterprise resource planning system and/or a customer relationship manager to facilitate interaction with the documents and data abstractions. A client access point of the system may include a graphical user interface that includes one or more enterprise management functions for managing the enterprise documents and/or data abstractions. The enterprise management functions may include a user proposal manager, an enterprise proposal manager, a proposal library, a content health manager, an archive library, a bid center, a contracts manager, a resume manager, a debriefing center and/or a projects manager. The enterprise management functions man re-engineer business processes and enable users to manage all aspects of an enterprise using a single unified interface. | 07-02-2009 |
20110246254 | ENTERPRISE PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for managing an enterprise is provided. The system and method may be based on a layered architecture including a data center that may store all documents and data abstractions for an enterprise. One or more services may interact with an enterprise resource planning system and/or a customer relationship manager to facilitate interaction with the documents and data abstractions. A client access point of the system may include a graphical user interface that includes one or more enterprise management functions for managing the enterprise documents and/or data abstractions. The enterprise management functions may include a user proposal manager, an enterprise proposal manager, a proposal library, a content health manager, an archive library, a bid center, a contracts manager, a resume manager, a debriefing center, and/or a projects manager. The enterprise management functions may re-engineer business processes and enable users to manage all aspects of an enterprise using a single unified interface. | 10-06-2011 |
20130124243 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING DOCUMENTS TO MANAGE A PROPOSAL LIFECYCLE - The system and method described herein may integrate an enterprise proposal management system with various enterprise systems, applications, data sources, and other resources to provide a comprehensive solution to manage and coordinate a proposal lifecycle and data associated therewith. In particular, the system and method described herein may integrate and use business information stored in various data sources to execute repeatable and effective strategies to manage business development and proposal efforts, reduce the time that proposal authors spend to search, retrieve, and use content from past proposals to create proposals likely to win new business, coordinate collaboration across organizational teams involved in managing proposal, reliably track capture and proposal pipelines, and preserve documents, data, and other information relevant to the proposal lifecycle, thereby providing real business value in day-to-day proposal management operations. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124244 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PROPOSAL LIFECYCLE - The system and method described herein may integrate an enterprise proposal management system with various enterprise systems, applications, data sources, and other resources to provide a comprehensive solution to manage and coordinate a proposal lifecycle and data associated therewith. In particular, the system and method described herein may integrate and use business information stored in various data sources to execute repeatable and effective strategies to manage business development and proposal efforts, reduce the time that proposal authors spend to search, retrieve, and use content from past proposals to create proposals likely to win new business, coordinate collaboration across organizational teams involved in managing proposal, reliably track capture and proposal pipelines, and preserve documents, data, and other information relevant to the proposal lifecycle, thereby providing real business value in day-to-day proposal management operations. | 05-16-2013 |
Michael W. Branson, Noblesville, IN US
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20140252100 | Gas Fired Modular Blower Control and Associated Methodology - An air heating and cooling system includes (1) a heat pump, illustratively devoid of auxiliary electric resistance type air heating structure, operative to provide refrigerant-based heating or cooling of air being delivered to a conditioned space, (2) a fuel-fired modular blower selectively operable to generate combustion heat, and (3) a control system associated with the heat pump and the modular blower. The control system has a heat pump thermostat electrically connected to a modular blower control and operative to transmit to the modular blower a first signal indicative of heating operation of the heat pump, and a second signal indicative of a need for alternative heat during a heating demand cycle. The modular blower is operative, in response to receiving both signals, to provide combustion-based air heating in place of refrigerant-based heat pump air heating. | 09-11-2014 |
Richard D. Branson, Beaufort, SC US
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20100116270 | Medical Ventilator System and Method Using Oxygen Concentrators - A medical ventilator system that allows the use of pulse flow of oxygen to gain higher FIO | 05-13-2010 |
Richard William Branson, San Francisco, CA US
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20150156281 | Uploading and Transcoding Media Files - In one embodiment, a method includes by a host computing server, receiving from a client computing device, a request to upload a multimedia file from the client computing device to a service; by the host computing server, identifying one or more third-party transcoding servers, wherein the transcoding servers are configured to receive and transcode multimedia files from client computing devices and store the transcoded multimedia files; by the host computing server, sending to the client computing device, a reply that comprises addresses of the third-party transcoding servers and job configuration information, wherein the job configuration information specifies one or more upload policies and comprises an access token enabling the client computing device to access the transcoding servers. | 06-04-2015 |
Rodney A. Branson, Fond Du Lac, WI US
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20110067580 | Steamer insert and method - An apparatus and method of steaming food products such as tamales is disclosed. The method may include the steps of: providing a food product to be steamed, providing a vessel capable of retaining and boiling a liquid, placing a liquid in the vessel to a predetermined level; providing a food supporting inset, the inset being adapted to fit inside the cooking vessel; providing the inset with a tubular conduit having an axis, an inlet, and an outlet. | 03-24-2011 |
20110083563 | Steamer insert and method - n apparatus and method of steaming food products such as tamales is disclosed. The method may include the steps of: providing a food product to be steamed, providing a vessel capable of retaining and boiling a liquid, placing a liquid in the vessel to a predetermined level; providing a food supporting inset, the inset being adapted to fit inside the cooking vessel; providing the inset with a tubular conduit having an axis, an inlet, and an outlet. | 04-14-2011 |
Roger L. Branson, Oviedo, FL US
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20120317536 | PREDICTING PERFORMANCE OF A SOFTWARE PROJECT - In one aspect, a method to predict performance of a software project includes determining, using a computer, performance estimates associated with at least one design count, the design count comprising at least one function point count, collecting actual performance data, comparing the performance estimates with the actual performance data, determining, using the computer, new performance estimates for a remainder of the software project in response to the actual performance data collected and refining a design of the software project based on the new performance estimates. | 12-13-2012 |
Teren Branson, Charlotte, NC US
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20100025348 | Versatile Track for Storage and Organization - An organizer assembly system includes a track having a base and a bar coupled to, and spaced from, the base to form an I-beam having a longitudinal axis. The base is configured for attachment to a first mounting surface or a second mounting surface, and the bar is configured as a rail in a plurality of rail orientations of varying lengthwise rotation of the track about the longitudinal axis. A first organizer item of the system has a runner to engage the bar of the track in a first rail orientation of the plurality of rail orientations in which the track is attached to the first mounting surface and the runner rides upon a first surface of the bar such that the track supports the first organizer item relative to the first mounting surface. A second organizer item of the system has a hook to engage the bar of the track in a second rail orientation of the plurality of rail orientations in which the track is lengthwise rotated from the first rail orientation and attached to the second mounting surface such that the hook engages a second surface of the bar that supports the second organizer item to suspend the second organizer item along the second mounting surface. | 02-04-2010 |