Dillard, US
Blain A. Dillard, Cary, NC US
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20120191227 | SYSTEM FOR SOFTWARE WORK EVENTS - Challenge events and competition events are created and communicated to potential participants. The events are priced using a calculator that bases the price on the results of previous events and a catalog of reusable code assets using an analytics engine. One or more participants are chosen for the event by a selector subsystem. A solution is submitted by the chosen participant. The submission is evaluated, and scored in a challenge server layer. A payment application rewards the participant according to the event specifications and the scoring results. | 07-26-2012 |
20140349767 | CONDUCTING CHALLENGE EVENTS - A method and system for conducting a challenge event. The challenge event is communicated to at least two participants in a form of an event specification. A proposal for a solution that meets the specification is received from each participant. Only one participant is chosen from the at least two participants, based on the proposal previously received from each participant. The solution is received in a form of a document or computer code from the chosen only one participant. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349768 | MANAGING CHALLENGE EVENTS - A method and system for managing a challenge event. At least two participants are selected to participate in the challenge event based on determining that the participants are expected to perform well in the challenge event. Selection of the participants utilizes data elements provided for managing the challenge event. Assets of computer code are provided to the participants for assisting the participants to deliver respective submissions as outcomes of participation by the participants in the challenge event. The challenge event is conducted with the participants. | 11-27-2014 |
Brian Dillard, Chicago, IL US
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20140193794 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ADAPTIVE SURVEYS AND REVIEW PROSE - Systems and methods are provided for generating adaptive surveys including questions and answer options selectable by users, and human-readable review prose based on answers to the questions. The survey may be related to an assessment of a business, and may be transmitted to a user electronic device. The generated survey may include one or more questions with selectable answer options. The selection of the answer options can be received from the user electronic device, and be used to generate the prose for the review. The user and/or the business may edit the prose and/or modify the intensity of the generated review. Tree data structures may be utilized to generate the questions of the survey, to store the answers, and generate the sentences of the review. Analytic data may be generated based on the selected answer options, which can be used to assess and influence marketing and business efforts. | 07-10-2014 |
Cale Dillard, Saginaw, MI US
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20140356096 | UNITARY CARRIAGE BOLT - A unitary carriage bolt that has nibs that will counter sink into a work piece to prevent rotation of the carriage bolt. As the nut of the unitary carriage bolt is tightened down the nibs are forced into any malleable surface. Once the nibs are totally counter sunk into the work piece the unitary carriage bolt cannot be rotated. The nut must first be loosened enough for the nibs to be removed from the work piece before it is rotational. | 12-04-2014 |
Colin R. Dillard, Forest City, CA US
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20160132415 | TESTING INSECURE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS USING RANDOM DATA SETS GENERATED FROM CHARACTERIZATIONS OF REAL DATA SETS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates testing of an insecure computing environment. During operation, the system obtains a real data set comprising a set of data strings. Next, the system determines a set of frequency distributions associated with the set of data strings. The system then generates a test data set from the real data set, wherein the test data set comprises a set of random data strings that conforms to the set of frequency distributions. Finally, the system tests the insecure computing environment using the test data set. | 05-12-2016 |
Daniel G. Dillard, Austin, TX US
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20110191683 | Methods and Systems to Enhance Advisor-Client Communications - Methods and systems enable an advisor to communicate with clients by email containing embedded video content where the video content has been vetted and approved by a compliance officer or function to reduce the likelihood that a problematic video with be disseminated to a client. | 08-04-2011 |
Daniel Jackson Dillard, Greenville, SC US
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20120297792 | THERMOCOUPLE WELL FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a nozzle. The nozzle includes an end portion and an airfoil portion. A diaphragm is mounted to the end portion of the nozzle in a wheel space portion of the turbomachine. The diaphragm includes an external surface and an internal surface. The diaphragm also includes at least one thermocouple well receiving portion formed in one of the external surface and the internal surface. A thermocouple well is mounted in the at least one thermocouple well receiving portion. The thermocouple well includes a first end exposed to the wheel space portion of the turbomachine and a second end exposed at the internal surface of the diaphragm. | 11-29-2012 |
20130058764 | STEPPED, CONICAL HONEYCOMB SEAL CARRIER - A seal carrier for a seal used between rotating and non-rotating components includes an arcuate sheet metal seal carrier body formed to include a stepped, conical configuration wherein an inner diameter at a forward end is larger than the diameter at an aft end, with plural stepped sections defined by alternating radial and axial portions between the forward end and the aft end. Each axial portion is adapted to carry a seal element, preferably a honeycomb seal. Mounting flanges are provided at the forward end and the aft end of the arcuate sheet metal seal carrier body to enable attachment to the non-rotating component. | 03-07-2013 |
20130086914 | TURBINE SYSTEM - A turbine system is disclosed. The turbine system includes a transition duct having an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The turbine system further includes a turbine section connected to the transition duct. The turbine section includes a plurality of shroud blocks at least partially defining a hot gas path, a plurality of buckets at least partially disposed in the hot gas path, and a plurality of nozzles at least partially disposed in the hot gas path. At least one of a shroud block, a bucket, or a nozzle includes means for withstanding high temperatures. | 04-11-2013 |
20130111911 | LEAF SEAL FOR TRANSITION DUCT IN TURBINE SYSTEM - A turbine system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the turbine system includes a transition duct. The transition duct includes an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The transition duct further includes an interface member for interfacing with a turbine section. The turbine system further includes a leaf seal contacting the interface member to provide a seal between the interface member and the turbine section. | 05-09-2013 |
20130111912 | FLEXIBLE METALLIC SEAL FOR TRANSITION DUCT IN TURBINE SYSTEM - A turbine system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the turbine system includes a transition duct. The transition duct includes an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The transition duct further includes an interface member for interfacing with a turbine section. The turbine system further includes a flexible metallic seal contacting the interface member to provide a seal between the interface member and the turbine section. | 05-09-2013 |
20130115048 | CONVOLUTION SEAL FOR TRANSITION DUCT IN TURBINE SYSTEM - A turbine system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the turbine system includes a transition duct. The transition duct includes an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The transition duct further includes an interface member for interfacing with a turbine section. The turbine system further includes a convolution seal contacting the interface member to provide a seal between the interface member and the turbine section. | 05-09-2013 |
20130136592 | TURBINE NOZZLE AIRFOIL PROFILE - A turbine nozzle is provided including a nozzle airfoil having an airfoil shape, the nozzle airfoil having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 1 wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances in inches by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a height of the airfoil in inches, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z, the airfoil profile sections at Z distances being joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. | 05-30-2013 |
20130269821 | Systems And Apparatuses For Hot Gas Flow In A Transition Piece - Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses for hot gas flow. In an embodiment, a transition piece comprises a surface that conforms to an approximately straight line path stretching approximately from the forward end of a transition piece to the aft end of the transition piece wherein the surface may help direct the flow of gases. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283817 | FLEXIBLE SEAL FOR TRANSITION DUCT IN TURBINE SYSTEM - A turbine system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the turbine system includes a transition duct. The transition duct includes an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The transition duct further includes an interface feature for interfacing with an adjacent transition duct. The turbine system further includes a flexible seal contacting the interface feature to provide a seal between the interface feature and the adjacent transition duct. The flexible seal includes a sheet having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a peripheral edge therebetween. | 10-31-2013 |
20130283818 | CONVOLUTION SEAL FOR TRANSITION DUCT IN TURBINE SYSTEM - A turbine system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the turbine system includes a transition duct. The transition duct includes an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The transition duct further includes an interface feature for interfacing with an adjacent transition duct. The turbine system further includes a convolution seal contacting the interface feature to provide a seal between the interface feature and the adjacent transition duct. | 10-31-2013 |
20140072400 | Serpentine Cooling of Nozzle Endwall - A gas turbine nozzle section of a gas turbine may include an inner endwall with a leading edge. A serpentine passage may be configured substantially within the leading edge. The serpentine passage may have an inlet and an outlet. Air may be received at the inlet and exhausted at the outlet, cooling the leading edge. | 03-13-2014 |
20140283520 | TRANSITION DUCT WITH IMPROVED COOLING IN TURBOMACHINE - Turbine systems are provided. In one embodiment, a turbine system includes a transition duct comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a duct passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis. The outlet of the transition duct is offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis. The duct passage includes an upstream portion extending from the inlet and a downstream portion extending from the outlet. The turbine system further includes a rib extending from an outer surface of the duct passage, the rib dividing the upstream portion and the downstream portion. | 09-25-2014 |
David Dillard, Blacksburg, VA US
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20080226966 | Fuel Cell Devices, Systems, and Methods - Certain exemplary embodiments comprise devices, systems and methods associated with making and/or using a fabric. The fabric can comprise a hydrophobic coating. The fabric can comprise a microporous sub-layer. Certain exemplary embodiments comprise fuel cells and/or fuel cell structures adapted to utilize the fabric for one or more gas permeable electrically conductive layers. | 09-18-2008 |
David Dillard, Phoenix, AZ US
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20130226554 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION AND LOCALIZATION - Webpage content is sent to a user's web browser in a neutral format. On the user's web browser the webpage content is translated by a transformation application into the appropriate language and locale. A Language template file that contains the internationalization and localization data and processing components is loaded onto a browser and is used by the transformation application to render the final data to the user. The transformation application can render a new language and locale by loading an appropriate language template file. | 08-29-2013 |
David Dillard, Grapeview, WA US
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20140330309 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FISTULAS IN THE LUNG AND TRACHEA - In certain embodiments, a device is configured to be compressed and inserted into the distal end of an endoscope. The delivery device can be configured to deliver the delivery catheter to the site of one or more fistulas in the wall of a body cavity or lumen within a patient. The delivery catheter is configured to deliver the device to the site of the one or more fistulas. The device is configured to expand at the site of the one or more fistulas and substantially seal the fistula in one or more directions. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the device is coated with and/or constructed of biocompatible material. In some configurations, the device is configured to be implanted for an extended period of time or even permanently. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the device is constructed of biodegradable, dissolvable and/or bioabsorbable material. | 11-06-2014 |
David Dillard, New Castle, DE US
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20140208973 | DECOYS FOR INFRA-RED RADIATION SEEKING MISSILES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to decoys for heat-seeking missiles and methods of producing and using the same. The decoys axe designed to be kinematic or pseudo-kinematic, producing one or more infra-red radiation emitting clouds that give the appearance of a moving infra-red target in the airspace in which the decoy has been released. | 07-31-2014 |
David G. Dillard, Atlanta, GA US
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20140014108 | OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE FOR DIFFUSING GAS FLOW - A nasal cannula diffuses a gas stream to distribute the volume of the gas stream as it is delivered into a user's nostril. The nasal cannula can direct flow of gas, such as oxygen, away from the more sensitive nasal tissues. The nasal cannula can diffuse the gas flow out of a plurality of orifices formed in the nostril prongs of the nasal cannula device, rather than sending the entire volume of gas out of a single orifice, as is the case with conventional nasal cannula devices. | 01-16-2014 |
20140066721 | Apparatus and Method for Ventral Only Ablation of the Tongue - Apparatus and methods for ventral only ablation of the tongue, for use in treating sleep apnea and related breathing disorders. An RF ablation probe or wand is inserted in ventral surface of a patient's tongue in a superior plane along a longitudinal (i.e., anterior to posterior) axis of the tongue, to a predetermined depth. The wand is withdrawn, RF energy is applied, creating a lesion predominantly in the interior of the tongue in an anterior to posterior plane, thereby resulting in less scarring but appreciable movement of the posterior tongue base away from the posterior pharyngeal wall. Also disclosed is a tongue retractor device used for measuring the depth of wand insertion, lifting the tongue to expose the ventral surface of the tongue for the procedure, and providing a stop surface to inhibit further wand insertion. | 03-06-2014 |
20150080935 | FORCE-DIRECTIONAL NASAL SURGERY DILATATION DEVICE - A force-directional nasal surgery dilatation device for use in a medical procedure such as sinuplasty, correction of deviated septum, and expansion of sinus cavities and nasal passages. An inflatable balloon is affixed to the distal end of a shaft for supporting and guiding the balloon into position for a nasal surgery procedure involving a patient. The shaft includes an inflation passageway associated for introducing an inflation medium into the balloon. The device further includes a force distribution member affixed to the inflatable balloon that provides a relatively rigid surface for applying distributed force against a tissue in the patient's nasal cavity upon inflation of the balloon. The force distribution member can include a pair of generally planar articulated adjacent surfaces attached along a hinge line between the surfaces. | 03-19-2015 |
David H. Dillard, Redmond, WA US
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20090205667 | REMOVABLE LUNG REDUCTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An air passageway obstruction device includes a frame structure and a flexible membrane overlying the frame structure. The frame structure is collapsible upon advancement of the device into the air passageway, expandable into a rigid structure upon deploying in the air passageway and recollapsible upon removal from the air passageway. The flexible membrane obstructs inhaled air flow into a lung portion communicating with the air passageway. The device may be removed after deployment in an air passageway by recollapsing the device and pulling the device proximally through a catheter. | 08-20-2009 |
20110054632 | REMOVABLE LUNG REDUCTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An air passageway obstruction device includes a frame structure and a flexible membrane overlying the frame structure. The frame structure is collapsible upon advancement of the device into the air passageway, expandable into a rigid structure upon deploying in the air passageway and recollapsible upon removal from the air passageway. The flexible membrane obstructs inhaled air flow into a lung portion communicating with the air passageway. The device may be removed after deployment in an air passageway by recollapsing the device and pulling the device proximally through a catheter. | 03-03-2011 |
20110079221 | ONE-WAY VALVE DEVICES FOR ANCHORED IMPLANTATION IN A LUNG - An intra-bronchial device placed and anchored in an air passageway of a patient to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway. The device includes a support structure, an obstructing member carried by the support structure that reduces ventilation to the lung portion by preventing air from being inhaled into the lung portion, and at least one anchor carried by the support structure that anchors the obstruction device within the air passageway. The anchor may engage the air passageway wall by piercing or friction, include a stop dimensioned for limiting the piercing of the air passageway wall, and may be releasable from the air passageway for removal of the intra-bronchial device. The anchors may be carried by a peripheral portion of the support structure, or by a central portion of the support structure. The obstructing member may be a one-way valve. | 04-07-2011 |
David H. Dillard, Grapeview, WA US
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20120289772 | DEPLOYMENT CATHETER - A deployment catheter is described herein that preferably is configured to deliver a medical device such as a valve to a location in a patient such as a patient's airway. Preferably, such a deployment catheter is configured to be used in conjunction with a bronchoscope. In some embodiments, a locking lever is provided to reduce the likelihood of accidental deployment of the device, and which resets conveniently after use to as to permit multiple device deployments. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289989 | ONE-WAY VALVE DEVICES FOR ANCHORED IMPLANTATION IN A LUNG - An intra-bronchial device placed and anchored in an air passageway of a patient to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway. The device includes a support structure, an obstructing member carried by the support structure that reduces ventilation to the lung portion by preventing air from being inhaled into the lung portion, and at least one anchor carried by the support structure that anchors the obstruction device within the air passageway. The anchor may engage the air passageway wall by piercing or friction, include a stop dimensioned for limiting the piercing of the air passageway wall, and may be releasable from the air passageway for removal of the intra-bronchial device. The anchors may be carried by a peripheral portion of the support structure, or by a central portion of the support structure. The obstructing member may be a one-way valve. | 11-15-2012 |
20130225996 | LUNG BIOPSY NEEDLE - Systems, methods, and devices for biopsying tissue, in particular lung nodules, with a flexible needle are described herein. Preferably, the flexible needle is able to articulate or bend so as to provide access to areas previously difficult or impossible to biopsy. Further embodiments provide for steering and navigating the flexible needle to a region to be biopsied. | 08-29-2013 |
20130225997 | LUNG BIOPSY NEEDLE - Systems, methods, and devices for biopsying tissue, in particular lung nodules, with a flexible needle are described herein. Preferably, the flexible needle is able to articulate or bend so as to provide access to areas previously difficult or impossible to biopsy. Further embodiments provide for steering and navigating the flexible needle to a region to be biopsied. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226026 | PULMONARY NODULE ACCESS DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - In certain embodiments, a device is configured to be delivered to the site of a nodule in the lung or other body organ or lumen. The device can be configured to attach directly to the target nodule or to tissue adjacent the target nodule. The device can be configured to provide repeatable access to the site of the target nodule. In some embodiments, the device includes a guide wire that can extend proximal the device. The guide wire can be configured to engage with a catheter or other medical device to provided repeatable and dependable navigation to the site of the target nodule. In some embodiments, the device can include a channel portion through which medical devices and/or instruments can be navigated. In some embodiments, the device can be deployed in the wall of an airway or other body lumen to provide transluminal access to a nodule outside of the lumen. | 08-29-2013 |
20130345737 | REMOVABLE LUNG REDUCTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An air passageway obstruction device includes a frame structure and a flexible membrane overlying the frame structure. The frame structure is collapsible upon advancement of the device into the air passageway, expandable into a rigid structure upon deploying in the air passageway and recollapsible upon removal from the air passageway. The flexible membrane obstructs inhaled air flow into a lung portion communicating with the air passageway. The device may be removed after deployment in an air passageway by recollapsing the device and pulling the device proximally through a catheter. | 12-26-2013 |
20150045659 | DEPLOYMENT CATHETER - A deployment catheter is described herein that preferably is configured to deliver a medical device such as a valve to a location in a patient such as a patient's airway. Preferably, such a deployment catheter is configured to be used in conjunction with a bronchoscope. In some embodiments, a locking lever is provided to reduce the likelihood of accidental deployment of the device, and which resets conveniently after use to as to permit multiple device deployments. | 02-12-2015 |
20150080714 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TISSUE - Embodiments of the present invention include devices, systems, and methods for implanting and locating traceable markers in a region of a patient's body such as a lung, and in particular lung nodules which may be difficult to locate using traditional means. Further embodiments describe devices, systems, and methods that may be used to treat regions in the lung such as lung nodules with various treatment modalities including heating, microwave irradiation, chemical treatment, and which may be used in conjunction with embodiments of the traceable markers described herein. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080903 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR MANIPULATING FOREIGN BODIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A tool for manipulating a foreign body (e.g., a deployed medical device) can include an operative portion. The operative portion can be used to move the foreign body in the proximal and/or distal directions with respect to the removal/repositioning tool and/or the tissue surrounding the foreign body. In some embodiments, the tool can include a compressing portion that can be used to compress the foreign body as the foreign body is pulled by the operative portion in the proximal direction. The tool can further include a sleeve that can be used to transition the operative portion and/or compressing portion between an opened configuration and a closed configuration. In some embodiments, the tool can be used in conjunction with an endoscope to navigate the tool to the site of a foreign body within the body of a patient. | 03-19-2015 |
20150272662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTABLE DEPLOYMENT OF A MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device system for the delivery of energy to a region of a patient's anatomy is provided. An introducer tube defines a lumen therein and bears a first electrode. A second electrode is movable within the lumen between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the second electrode is substantially disposed within the lumen. In the extended position, the second electrode extends at least partially beyond the distal end of the introducer tube. In one form, the introducer tube is configured to substantially hold the second electrode within the lumen in a predetermined orientation in the extended position, and the introducer tube prevents the second electrode from substantially rotating within the lumen of the introducer tube during movement into the extended position. In one form, the introducer tube is more flexible in a first plane than in a second plane. A method is also provided. | 10-01-2015 |
20160030049 | REMOVABLE LUNG REDUCTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An air passageway obstruction device includes a frame structure and a flexible membrane overlying the frame structure. The frame structure is collapsible upon advancement of the device into the air passageway, expandable into a rigid structure upon deploying in the air passageway and recollapsible upon removal from the air passageway. The flexible membrane obstructs inhaled air flow into a lung portion communicating with the air passageway. The device may be removed after deployment in an air passageway by recollapsing the device and pulling the device proximally through a catheter. | 02-04-2016 |
David P. Dillard, New Castle, DE US
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20090095186 | Decoys for Infra-Red Radiation Seeking Missiles and Methods of Producing and Using the Same - The present invention relates to decoys for heat-seeking missiles and methods of producing and using the same. The decoys are designed to be kinematic or pseudo-kinematic, producing one or more infra-red radiation emitting clouds that give the appearance of a moving infra-red target in the airspace in which the decoy has been released. | 04-16-2009 |
20110283912 | Decoys for Infra-Red Radiation Seeking Missiles and Methods of Producing and Using the Same - The present invention relates to decoys for heat-seeking missiles and methods of producing and using the same. The decoys are designed to be kinematic or pseudo-kinematic, producing one or more infra-red radiation emitting clouds that give the appearance of a moving infra-red target in the airspace in which the decoy has been released. | 11-24-2011 |
Douglas Brown Dillard, Athens, GA US
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20110004502 | Food Safety Management System - Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server. | 01-06-2011 |
Gary J. Dillard, Wellington, FL US
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20090114740 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WITH FLOW CONDUITS - A nozzle assembly for a turbine engine has a convergent portion for converging fluid flow from a turbine engine core. A divergent portion for diverging fluid flow from the turbine engine core is in fluid communication with the convergent portion. A conduit is in communication with a bypass fluid flow. The conduit has a thrust vectoring port located near the divergent portion. | 05-07-2009 |
20090301093 | SLIDEABLE LINER ANCHORING ASSEMBLY - An example gas turbine engine includes an engine casing and an engine liner within the engine casing. One of the engine casing or the engine liner includes a first attachment structure. The other of the engine casing or the engine liner defines a track guide. A slideable member is moveable within the track guide between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The slideable member includes a second attachment structure engageable with the first attachment structure to secure the engine liner relative the engine casing when the slideable member is in the engaged position. | 12-10-2009 |
Gary J. Dillard, Brownsboro, AL US
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20130232949 | PRESSURE BALANCED AREA CONTROL OF HIGH ASPECT RATIO NOZZLE - An apparatus for minimizing signature of an engine having an exhaust gas path and a fan gas path includes a casing, and a liner disposed within the casing. The exhaust gas path passes within the liner and the fan gas path passes between the liner and the casing. The casing is disconnected into an upstream portion and a downstream portion, each portion in registration with the liner, such that there are minimum pressure imbalances caused by the exhaust gas path, the fan gas path and ambient on the downstream portion. | 09-12-2013 |
20140000266 | Gas Turbine Fuel Nozzle End Cover Using Au-Ni Braze and Method Producing Same | 01-02-2014 |
Glenn Joseph Dillard, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130038831 | DEVICE FOR COUPLING A WIRELESS HEADSET TO AN EYEGLASS FRAME - An apparatus to facilitate wearing eyewear and a wireless headset at the same time is disclosed. The apparatus may include a first tubular element that may be configured to be slipped over a temple of the eyewear. The apparatus may also include a second tubular element that may be configured to receive an around the ear securing element coupled with, or included with, the wireless headset. | 02-14-2013 |
Jason Dillard, Springfield, MO US
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20110291373 | Force Steer Axle Assembly With Redundant Centering - A force steer axle assembly is disclosed for providing redundant fail-safe steering control to an axle. The assembly includes a centering cylinder for maintaining the axle in a centered position and for steering the axle as directed. The assembly further includes a hydraulic control system for providing centering and steering actuation to the cylinder, and an electrical control system for receiving user input and controlling the hydraulic system. | 12-01-2011 |
20140167378 | Traction Control Apparatus And Method For A Tandem Axle System - A traction assist system for a vehicle having a tandem-axle system includes a drive axle and a non-drive axle attached to a suspension beam on opposite sides of a pivot about which the suspension beam is rotatable. A device selectively applies a force to the suspension beam on the side of the pivot at which the drive axle is attached, such that the suspension beam tends to rotate to provide a downward force on the drive axle. The device can also apply the downward force directly to the drive axle. | 06-19-2014 |
Jason A. Dillard, Wilmington, NC US
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20130011319 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING VAPORIZED PRECURSOR AND GAS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for mixing a vaporized precursor with a gas for producing silica particles is provided. The apparatus includes a mixer housing, a precursor delivery chamber having an output in communication with the mixer housing for delivering a vaporized precursor in the mixer housing, and an oxidizing gas delivery chamber having an output in communication with the mixer housing for delivering an oxidizing gas to be mixed with the vaporized precursor. The apparatus further includes a flashback member disposed within the mixer housing and between the output of the precursor delivery chamber and the output of the oxidizing gas delivery chamber. The flashback member is located at a minimum distance from the output of the oxidizing gas delivery chamber defined by L | 01-10-2013 |
Jason Allen Dillard, Charlotte, NC US
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20140356273 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING VAPORIZED PRECURSOR AND GAS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for mixing a vaporized precursor with a gas for producing silica particles is provided. The apparatus includes a mixer housing, a precursor delivery chamber having an output in communication with the mixer housing for delivering a vaporized precursor in the mixer housing, and an oxidizing gas delivery chamber having an output in communication with the mixer housing for delivering an oxidizing gas to be mixed with the vaporized precursor. The apparatus further includes a flashback member disposed within the mixer housing and between the output of the precursor delivery chamber and the output of the oxidizing gas delivery chamber. The flashback member is located at a minimum distance from the output of the oxidizing gas delivery chamber defined by L | 12-04-2014 |
John Dillard, New Castle, VA US
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20150104641 | COATED OVERHEAD CONDUCTOR - The present invention relates to a surface modified overhead conductor with a coating that allows the conductor to operate at lower temperatures. The coating contains about 5% to about 30% of an inorganic adhesive, about 45% to about 92% of a filler, about 2% to about 20% of one or more emissivity agents, and about 1% to about 5% of a stabilizer. | 04-16-2015 |
John Dillard, Bloomington, IL US
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20140181969 | System and Method for Uploading and Verifying a Document - An upload and verification system allows a user to upload files which the user would like to attached to the electronic record of a certain event associated with the company, for example, an insurance claim. A quarantine server may receive the uploaded file and scan the file for malicious code. The quarantine server may transmit the file to temporary storage server. The temporary storage server may receive the file, may convert the file to a file format supported by the company system and may compress the file. The temporary storage server may also transmit a preview of the file back to the client device, where the user can verify that the correct document has been uploaded and no mistakes have been made. | 06-26-2014 |
20150128275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING AND VERIFYING A DOCUMENT - A computer implemented method may allow for the upload and verification of a document. In one aspect, the method may receive a file associated with an insurance company event, determine if the file contains malicious code and transmit the file to a temporary data server. The method may also determine if the file is in a supported file format and if the file meets a supported file size, convert the file and transmit the converted file to the client device for a verification that the converted file can be uploaded. The method may further receive the verification from the client device that the converted file can be uploaded, flag the converted file for association with a customer account associated with the client device and transmit the converted file to a permanent storage server. | 05-07-2015 |
John M. Dillard, Bloomington, IL US
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20150039522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A VEHICLE REPAIR STATUS - An instrument for compiling and monitoring a status of a vehicle repair process, wherein service repair personnel are able to modify the status of the vehicle repair process and a user is allowed to conveniently view the status of the vehicle repair process. | 02-05-2015 |
20150317741 | Online Claim System for Automated Insurance Claim Monitoring - An automated insurance claim monitoring system includes an OCS that receives data relating to a claim filed by a customer, automatically generates claim events based on the received data, and makes the claim events available to a device where the customer can view the events. The OCS may thus be used to provide a comprehensive review of all recent events relating to the processing of a claim, enabling a customer to use the device for obtaining the overall status of the claim as the claim is processed. | 11-05-2015 |
Kaycell Dillard, Randallstown, MD US
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20080308688 | Urological Instrument Mounting Device - A medical instrument mounting and positioning device is disclosed, comprising a platform with bilateral clamps to hold a camera or other instrument, said platform being movable via a swivel ball-and-socket joint and connected to a spring-tensioned articulated arm having a flexible coil and three longitudinal members connected by pivot screw joints. Another swivel ball joint is located at the non-instrument end of the articulated arm, to connect the arm to a support member that is anchorable to a surgical table or other surface. | 12-18-2008 |
Lawrence Wayne Dillard, Yardley, PA US
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20130289050 | INHIBITORS OF BETA-SECRETASE - The present invention relates to spirocyclic acylguanidines and their use as inhibitors of the β-secretase enzyme (BACE1) activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as therapeutic agents in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, disorders characterized by cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia and diseases characterized by production of β-amyloid aggregates. | 10-31-2013 |
20140057927 | INHIBITORS OF BETA-SECRETASE - The present invention relates to spirocyclic acylguanidines and their use as inhibitors of the β-secretase enzyme (BACE1) activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as therapeutic agents in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, disorders characterized by cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia and diseases characterized by production of β-amyloid aggregates. | 02-27-2014 |
20140200223 | INHIBITORS OF BETA-SECRETASE - The present invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula | 07-17-2014 |
20150031691 | INHIBITORS OF BETA-SECRETASE - The present invention relates to compounds represented by Structural Formula (I): | 01-29-2015 |
20150150872 | INHIBITORS OF BETA-SECRETASE - The present invention relates to spirocyclic acylguanidines and their use as inhibitors of the β-secretase enzyme (BACE1) activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as therapeutic agents in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, disorders characterized by cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia and diseases characterized by production of β-amyloid aggregates. | 06-04-2015 |
20150218160 | DIHYDROPYRROLOPYRIDINE INHIBITORS OF ROR-GAMMA - Provided are novel compounds of Formula (I): | 08-06-2015 |
20150239849 | INHIBITORS OF BETA-SECRETASE - The present invention relates to spirocyclic acylguanidines and their use as inhibitors of the β-secretase enzyme (BACE1) activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as therapeutic agents in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, disorders characterized by cognitive decline, cognitive impairment, dementia and diseases characterized by production of β-amyloid aggregates. | 08-27-2015 |
20160122318 | ISOINDOLINE INHIBITORS OF ROR-GAMMA - Provided are novel compounds of Formula (I): | 05-05-2016 |
20160122345 | DIHYDROPYRROLOPYRIDINE INHIBITORS OF ROR-GAMMA - Provided are novel compounds of Formula (I): | 05-05-2016 |
Logan Luyet Dillard, Seattle, WA US
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20140289071 | AUTOMATIC PRODUCT GROUPINGS FOR MERCHANDISING - Disclosed are various embodiments for defining subcategories of items to be used in merchandising. The subcategories may be defined on the basis of item data and/or sales data for the items. Based on a distribution of the items in accordance with one or more of the item and/or sales data, implicit groups or subcategories can be identified and selected for merchandising purposes. | 09-25-2014 |
20150100688 | TRACKING USER BEHAVIOR RELATIVE TO A NETWORK PAGE - Disclosed are various embodiments for tracking user behavior relative to a network page and identifying user interest in various content items of the network page according to the user behavior. A network page that includes multiple content items is rendered for display in a client. A user action is obtained relative to the network page. A user behavior report is sent to one or more servers. The user behavior report indicates the user action, a timestamp associated with the user action, and one or more of the content items that are associated with the user action. | 04-09-2015 |
Rochelle J. Dillard, Philadelphia, PA US
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20130333080 | Prunus plant named 'Chestnut Hill' - A new and distinct | 12-12-2013 |
Sandra Eileen Dillard, Tarpon Springs, FL US
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20140215699 | TOILET SEAL SYSTEM - A seal for use with a toilet bowl has a horizontal lip with a horizontal ledge beneath the lip. An annular base of the seal is positioned upon the lip. The interior edge of the seal is positioned upon the lip above the interior surface of the toilet bowl. The exterior edge is positioned upon the lip above the exterior surface of the toilet bowl. The central extent of the seal is spaced above the lip. The lower end of an upstanding finger of the seal is integrally formed with the base above the central extent. The upstanding finger has a lower extent in a linear configuration extending outwardly from the vertical. | 08-07-2014 |
Scott E. Dillard, Shoreline, WA US
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20140375633 | Texture Blending Between View-Dependent Texture and Base Texture in a Geographic Information System - Systems and methods for rendering a view-dependent texture in conjunction with a three-dimensional model of a geographic area are provided. A view-dependent texture can be rendered in conjunction with at least portions of the three-dimensional model. A base texture can be rendered for portions of the three-dimensional model in the same field of view that are viewed from a slightly different perspective than a reference direction associated with the view-dependent texture. For instance, a stretching factor can be determined for each portion of the three-dimensional model based on the reference direction and a viewpoint direction associated with the portion of the three-dimensional model. A base texture, a view-dependent texture, or a blended texture can be selected for rendering at the portion of the three-dimensional model based on the stretching factor. | 12-25-2014 |
Steve Dillard, West Jefferson, NC US
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20140327263 | VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTING SYSTEM - An emergency light system for an emergency vehicle. The light system can have a low profile configuration for improved aesthetics and aerodynamics. Further the light system can be configured to allow for customization of the individual emergency lights and/or easy access to the individual emergency lights. | 11-06-2014 |
20150145269 | VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTING SYSTEM - An emergency light system for an emergency vehicle. The light system can have a low profile configuration for improved aesthetics and aerodynamics. Further the light system can be configured to allow for customization of the individual emergency lights and/or easy access to the individual emergency lights. | 05-28-2015 |
Walter S. Dillard, Houston, TX US
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20160084024 | Coriolis Flow Meter Having Flow Tube with Equalized Pressure Differential - A Coriolis flow meter for a drilling system measures flow from a wellbore and/or from at least one pump into the wellbore. The meter can be disposed upstream of at least one choke used for controlling backpressure, and/or the meter can be disposed between at least one pump and the wellbore. The meter has at least one flow tube adapted to vibrate and conducts the flow at a first pressure level from an inlet side to an outlet side. A vessel encloses the at least one flow tube at least between the inlet and outlet sides and holds a second pressure level therein about the at least one flow tube. The second pressure level can be equal to or nearly equal to the first pressure level to reduce or nearly eliminate a pressure differential across the at least one flow tube. For example, the second pressure level can be elevated above environmental relative to the first pressure level to reduce a pressure differential across the at least one flow tube. Alternatively, the second pressure level can be less than the first pressure level. | 03-24-2016 |
20160138351 | Controlled Pressure Drilling System with Flow Measurement and Well Control - A drilling system for drilling a wellbore has one or more valves or chokes to control the upstream pressure of drilling fluid flow in a controlled pressure drilling operation. A measurement is obtained of the drilling fluid flow from the wellbore. Based on the obtained measurement, the drilling fluid flow is selectively distributed with a distributor through one or more of a plurality of flowmeters, such as Coriolis meters. A reading of the drilling fluid flow is obtained from the selected flowmeter(s). Upstream pressure in the drilling fluid flow is controlled with the one or more valve based at least in part on the reading from the one or more selected flowmeters. The reading can be a flow rate, a pressure, or the like compared to capacities of the flowmeters. Additional valves downstream of the flowmeters can be controlled based on cavitation that the valves are estimated to produce. | 05-19-2016 |
Walter Scott Dillard, Houston, TX US
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20160138352 | ANNULAR ISOLATION DEVICE FOR MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING - An annular isolation device for managed pressure drilling includes a first housing portion coupled to a second housing portion; a packing element at least partially disposed in the first housing portion; a penetrator coupled to the first housing portion; and a carrier coupled to the second housing portion, wherein the carrier is configured to receive a portion of the penetrator. | 05-19-2016 |