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Frank W. Ahem, Payson, AZ US
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20100090811 | Pong scores - An automatic scoring device for a table game, such as ping pong/table tennis. The device is configured to detect individual parameters that combine to comprise a physical event. Sensor(s) and a processor are configured to perform analysis of the parameters that occur during game play, such as the ping pong ball being stuck by a racket. Calculating the timing of and between these detected parameters and performing analysis against stored profiles enables the identification, tracking, and discrimination between events affecting the games score, and other similarly occurring events in which the score is not affected. | 04-15-2010 |
Frank W. Angelotti, Rochester, MN US
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20120278519 | UPDATING INTERFACE SETTINGS FOR AN INTERFACE - A computer system includes a processor, and the processor includes at least one interface for communicating with an electronic component. Each of the at least one interface has a set of interface settings. The computer system further includes a memory containing machine executable instructions. Execution of the instructions causes the processor to: monitor communications traffic on the at least one interface; store, eye distribution data acquired during the monitoring of the communications traffic in a database; compare the eye distribution data to a set of predetermined criteria; and generate a set of updated interface settings if the eye distribution does not satisfy the set of predetermined criteria. | 11-01-2012 |
Frank W. Arnold, Chaska, MN US
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20140339244 | BEVERAGE SLEEVE INSULATOR - An insulated sleeve for a container is disclosed. A flat rectangular strip of flexible, thermal insulating material having high elastic properties has a pair of opposing side surfaces defined by a pair of parallel, opposing end edges that are contiguous with a pair of opposing parallel side edges. The end edges are adorned with an over edge stitch and side edges are butted together and attached creating a cylindrical open ended sleeve constructed with one flat seam running the length of sleeve. In use, the sleeve assumes the shape of a cylindrical frustum for fitting tightly over the sidewall of a multitude of containers of various shapes and sizes. | 11-20-2014 |
Frank W. Bentrem, Orange City, IA US
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20130308830 | Computationally Efficient Method for Image Segmentation with Intensity and Texture Discrimination - A computationally efficient image segmentation method is provided that processes a grayscale digital image to more clearly show textures in the underlying object shown in the digital image. A grayscale digital image is converted to an intensity matrix based on the brightness of the pixels in the image, where each matrix element represents a pixel in the digital image and has a value corresponding to the intensity, i.e., the brightness, of that pixel. The value of each matrix element is compared to the value of its nearest neighbor matrix element, and the pixel represented by the matrix element is categorized as being “dark” or “bright” based on its value, and is categorized as being “smooth” or “rough” based on the values of the nearest neighbor matrix elements. As each pixel is categorized, it is assigned a shading level corresponding to the brightness/texture matrix element value. A processed image having only the assigned shading levels is then produced, with the processed image indicating textures of the underlying object shown in the original grayscale digital image. | 11-21-2013 |
20150294443 | COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT METHOD FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION WITH INTENSITY AND TEXTURE DISCRIMINATION - An automatic method for depicting texture in a digital image is provided. A category is automatically assigned to each pixel in the digital image based on one of a set of brightness values associated with the pixel. Each of the brightness values corresponds to a range of intensities associated with the pixels in the digital image, and one of a set of texture values associated with the pixel. Each of the texture values corresponds to a range of differences in the value between the intensity of the pixel and the intensity of neighbors of the pixel. A shading level is automatically assigned to each of the pixels based on the categories. A processed image is automatically produced based on the shading levels, the processed image indicating the texture in the image. | 10-15-2015 |
Frank W. Bentrem, Diamondhead, MS US
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20100232698 | Computationally Efficient Method for Image Segmentation with Intensity and Texture Discrimination - A computationally efficient image segmentation method is provided that processes a grayscale digital image to more clearly show textures in the underlying object shown in the digital image. A grayscale digital image is converted to an intensity matrix based on the brightness of the pixels in the image, where each matrix element represents a pixel in the digital image and has a value corresponding to the intensity, i.e., the brightness, of that pixel. The value of each matrix element is compared to the value of its nearest neighbor matrix element, and the pixel represented by the matrix element is categorized as being “dark” or “bright” based on its value, and is categorized as being “smooth” or “rough” based on the values of the nearest neighbor matrix elements. As each pixel is categorized, it is assigned a shading level corresponding to the brightness/texture matrix element value. A processed image having only the assigned shading levels is then produced, with the processed image indicating textures of the underlying object shown in the original grayscale digital image. | 09-16-2010 |
Frank W. Bradish, Kingsville, OH US
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20090139647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PALLETS - A preformed laminate is provided having first and second outer layers that sandwich a cellular or honeycomb shaped core. The peripheral edge of the preformed laminate may be inserted into the heating apparatus having one or more heating elements surrounded by a reflective back panel and one or more heat shields, which function to focus heat onto the peripheral edge. Once heated, the peripheral edge of the preformed laminate may then be inserted into a molding press having one or more adjustable pinch rails for forming the peripheral edge of the laminate into an enclosed pallet. | 06-04-2009 |
20100015392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTIC PALLETS - A preformed pallet is provided having first and second outer layers that sandwich a cellular or honeycomb shaped core. The peripheral edge of the preformed pallet may be inserted into the molding device having one or more heating elements, which function to focus heat onto the peripheral edge. Once heated, the peripheral edge of the preformed pallet may be reshaped by one or more die sets forming the peripheral edge into an enclosed pallet. | 01-21-2010 |
Frank W. Brice, Jr., Hurley, NY US
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20110320643 | MEASUREMENT FACILITY FOR ADAPTER FUNCTIONS - A measurement facility is provided for capturing and presenting fine-grained usage information for adapter functions in an input/output subsystem. Adapter specific input/output traffic is tracked on a per function basis and the results are dynamically presented to the user. This information is useful for performance tuning, load balancing and usage based charging, as examples. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320663 | CONVERTING A MESSAGE SIGNALED INTERRUPTION INTO AN I/O ADAPTER EVENT NOTIFICATION TO A GUEST OPERATING SYSTEM - One or more message signaled interruption requests from one or more input/output (I/O) adapters are converted to I/O adapter event notifications while retaining the message vector indication. An I/O adapter event notification may be routed and presented to a host or to a guest that the host is executing. To present the notification to the correct host or to the correct guest, various data structures in host and/or guest memory are used. | 12-29-2011 |
20120198114 | CONVERTING A MESSAGE SIGNALED INTERRUPTION INTO AN I/O ADAPTER EVENT NOTIFICATION TO A GUEST OPERATING SYSTEM - One or more message signaled interruption requests from one or more input/output (I/O) adapters are converted to I/O adapter event notifications while retaining the message vector indication. An I/O adapter event notification may be routed and presented to a host or to a guest that the host is executing. To present the notification to the correct host or to the correct guest, various data structures in host and/or guest memory are used. | 08-02-2012 |
20140101667 | AUTHENTICATING A PROCESSING SYSTEM ACCESSING A RESOURCE - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for authenticating a processing system accessing a resource. An association of processing system identifiers with resources, including a first and second resources, is maintained. A request from a requesting processing system in a host is received for use of a first resource that provides access to a second resource, wherein the request is generated by processing system software and wherein the request further includes a submitted processing system identifier included in the request by host hardware in the host. A determination is made as to whether the submitted processing system identifier is one of the processing system identifiers associated with the first and second resources. The requesting processing system is provided access to the first resource that the processing system uses to access the second resource. | 04-10-2014 |
Frank W. Ciarallo, Beavercreek, OH US
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20110040549 | DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION TOOL COMBINING PROCESS-DRIVEN AND EVENT-DRIVEN MODELS - The embodiments described herein generally relate to a discrete event simulation (DES) tool which combines the process-driven model and the event-driven model. This integrated process (which uses entities) and event simulation framework according to the various embodiments provides a platform that is appropriate for all combinations of simulation model requirements and at the same time provides higher level of model abstraction. The DES tool instantiates a new paradigm that permits flow of entities at the event-driven model layer that is analogous to their treatment at the process-driven model layer. | 02-17-2011 |
Frank W. Delfer, Incline Village, NV US
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20140097237 | Recycling postage-paid indicator and process - A method for recycling a mail piece by a user that utilizes a postage-paid indicator that includes an intelligent barcode and the postal system which scans the intelligent barcode and compares it with a first data file that contains information concerning the distribution of funds generated from the sale of the recycle indicator and a second data file that contains information concerning a recycling destination of the mail piece to which the postage-paid recycle indicator is affixed by the user. | 04-10-2014 |
Frank W. Delfer, Granite Bay, CA US
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20080217835 | TURN-BAR DOCUMENT HANDLING APPARATUS FOR UTILIZATION WITH A LAZY-PORTRAIT DOCUMENT PRINTING SYSTEM - For use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted document pages printed on a continuous web of material, a system and method for assembling correctly page-sequenced document sets that utilizes a slitter for separating the LPEE formatted document pages into two separate streams of continuous sheets, a turn-bar assembly positioned to flip only one of the continuous sheet streams, a cutter that produces separates pages from both the flipped stream of sheets and non-flipped stream of sheets, a collator for collating all of the separate pages into the correctly page-sequenced document sets, and a controller for tracking the LPEE formatted document pages and overseeing the assembly of the correctly page-sequenced document sets. | 09-11-2008 |
20080219813 | HINGED AND BIFURCATED CART DOCUMENT HANDLING APPARATUS UTILIZED WITH A LAZY-PORTRAIT DOCUMENT PRINTING SYSTEM - For use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted document pages printed on a continuous web of material, an apparatus and method of use for assembling correctly page-sequenced document sets that utilizes a slitter for separating the LPEE formatted document pages into two separate streams of continuous sheets that are loaded onto a document transfer cart that has two side-by-side and hinged-together document receiving trays, for each tray a removable bottom support plate assembly having casters on the lower portion of one of the bottom support plates, a top document delivery roller for each tray, a central hinge connecting the two trays to each another, support rack pivot rods, a handle secured to each tray, and cart transfer wheels. | 09-11-2008 |
20080285063 | PAPER HANDLING SYSTEM FOR UTILIZATION WITH A LAZY-PORTRAIT FORMATTING DOCUMENT PRINTING SYSTEM - A printed sheet handling system and method for use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted pages web printed pages to produce document sets includes: a printer to print LPEE formatted paired document pages on a continuous web; a slitter that divides the LPEE formatted printed web into two streams of sheets; collecting each stream in separate rolls of continuous sheets; withdrawing the stream of continuous sheets from a top of one roll, rotating the second roll 180°, and withdrawing the stream of continuous sheets from a bottom of the second roll; transferring each of the unwound streams of continuous sheets to a cutter that cuts each stream into individual pages; and collating the individual pages into correctly aligned and page number-sequenced document sets. | 11-20-2008 |
20080313653 | PRINTER DATA STREAM TUNNELING FOR PRINT WORKCELL DEVICE CONTROL - A system and method are disclosed for a printing system that embeds tunneled messages into a data stream transferred along a data path. The embedded messages direct the operation of an associated system or device along the data path. The embedded messages are inserted No Operation or similar commands embedded by a preprocessor into the data stream and then emitted in a printing workcell for controlling the printer or associated system or device. | 12-18-2008 |
20090257095 | STACK FLIPPING DOCUMENT HANDLING SYSTEM FOR UTILIZATION WITH PRINTING LAZY-PORTRAIT FORMATTED DOCUMENTS - A printed sheet handling system and method for use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted pages web printed pages to produce document sets includes: a printer to print LPEE formatted paired document pages printed in 1 to N order and face up on a first half of the web and printed in N to 1 order and face down on a second half of the continuous web; a slitter that divides the LPEE formatted printed web into two streams of sheets, with one in 1 to N order and the other in N to 1 order; collecting both streams into separate stacks; flipping the N to 1 stack of sheets; and then withdrawing sheets from the tops of both stacks for cutting into pages, collating, and assembly into correctly aligned and page number-sequenced document sets. | 10-15-2009 |
Frank W. Denome, Cincinnati, OH US
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20110186467 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING IMPROVED DISSOLUTION AND STRESS PROPERTIES, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed is a pouch having at least one sealed compartment containing a first composition. At least one wall of the at least one sealed compartment is made from a water-soluble film having any suitable thickness. The water-soluble film comprises PVOH polymer such that when the film has a thickness of about 76 microns the film is characterized by a Dissolution Index of about 620 to about 920, or of about 665 to about 920, or about 710 to about 920; and a Stress Index of about 145 to about 626, or about 155 to about 480, or about 165 to about 325. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189413 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING BLEND OF PVOH POLYMERS, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed are plasticized, water-soluble films having favorable cold-water solubility, wet handling, and thermoforming characteristics, and which can include a PVOH resin made up of blend of two or more PVOH polymers each having a monomodal molecular weight distribution, and the PVOH resin characterized by a viscosity in a range of about 13.5 cP to about 20 cP (or a corresponding weight average molecular weight), a degree of hydrolysis of about 84% to about 92%, a polydispersity index value in a range of about 1 to about 5, a residual water content of about 4 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, and a Resin Selection Index value in a range of 0.255 to 0.315; methods of making the films; compositions including PVOH resins for making the films; and pouch and packet articles made from the films. | 08-04-2011 |
20150093526 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING IMPROVED DISSOLUTION AND STRESS PROPERTIES, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed is a pouch having at least one sealed compartment containing a first composition. At least one wall of the at least one sealed compartment is made from a water-soluble film having any suitable thickness. The water-soluble film comprises PVOH polymer such that when the film has a thickness of about 76 microns the film is characterized by a Dissolution Index of about 620 to about 920, or of about 665 to about 920, or about 710 to about 920; and a Stress Index of about 145 to about 626, or about 155 to about 480, or about 165 to about 325. | 04-02-2015 |
Frank W. Faulring, North Collins, NY US
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20090031935 | Transplanter - Transplanter which can avoid skips when planting, which skips may occur when seeds in a tray row fail to grow into seedlings. This is accomplished by picking up an entire row of seedlings from a tray, transferring the seedlings to a mechanism which eliminates gaps between seedlings, and then discharging the seedlings one at time to the ground with a desired spacing between the seedlings. A novel tray indexing mechanism is provided which can index trays of varying sizes. The planting mechanism has an air knife mounted adjacent transfer disks for straightening out the foliage as stems of seedlings before they are received by the planting disks, and the planting and transfer disks may be moved towards and away from each other for seedlings of differing heights. | 02-05-2009 |
20100170426 | Transplanting Apparatus - A transplanting apparatus which can plant virtually 100% of the seedlings from a nursery tray, while avoid skips when planting which may happen when seeds in a tray row fail to grow into seedlings. This is accomplished by picking up an entire row of seedlings from a tray, transferring the seedlings to a mechanism which eliminates gaps between seedlings, and then discharging the seedlings one at a time to the ground with a desired spacing between the seedlings while having full physical control of the seedlings. | 07-08-2010 |
20110179982 | Transplanter - Transplanter which can avoid skips when planting, which skips may occur when seeds in a tray row fail to grow into seedlings. This is accomplished by picking up an entire row of seedlings from a tray, transferring the seedlings to a mechanism which eliminates gaps between seedlings, and then discharging the seedlings one at time to the ground with a desired spacing between the seedlings. A novel tray indexing mechanism is provided which can index trays of varying sizes. The planting mechanism has an air knife mounted adjacent transfer disks for straightening out the foliage as stems of seedlings before they are received by the planting disks, and the planting and transfer disks may be moved towards and away from each other for seedlings of differing heights. | 07-28-2011 |
20120174839 | FOLIAGE SEPARATOR FOR A TRANSPLANTER - Foliage separator for a transplanter, and more particularly an apparatus for separating the foliage of adjacent rows of seedlings which are grown in trays having a plurality of side-by side rows of seedling cells. The foliage separator includes a rotating beater bar, the beater bar being positioned at an angle with a progressive taper, the beater bar being mounted for movement with a carriage which carries a subassembly for picking up an entire row of seedlings from a nursery tray and positioning them for hand-off to a seedling loader group. An air knife may be mounted on the same carriage, the air knife facilitating separation by keeping the seedling foliage and stems up and helping the beater bar enter between adjacent rows. | 07-12-2012 |
Frank W. Getman, Jr., Portsmouth, NH US
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20140144195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FERTILIZER FROM ORGANIC WASTE - In one aspect, a system for the production of fertilizer from organic waste comprises a microbial digester configured to digest the organic waste, wherein the digestion of the organic waste produces a digestate having a liquids component and a solids component. A spray dryer module is provided for receiving the digestate and reducing moisture content in the digestate to produce a substantially dry fertilizer product. In further aspects, methods and fertilizer compositions are provided. | 05-29-2014 |
20150368166 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FERTILZER FROM ORGANIC WASTE - In one aspect, a system for the production of fertilizer from organic waste comprises a microbial digester configured to digest the organic waste, wherein the digestion of the organic waste produces a digestate having a liquids component and a solids component. A spray dryer module is provided for receiving the digestate and reducing moisture content in the digestate to produce a substantially dry fertilizer product. In further aspects, methods and fertilizer compositions are provided. | 12-24-2015 |
Frank W. Groves, Ii, Sisters, OR US
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20110146814 | ELBOW PLUG EXTERNAL SLEEVE VALVE - An elbow fluid flow valve exhibiting reduced flow loss and including a body having a specified shape and size and defining a short radius associated with an elbow shaped fluid passageway characterized by a first fluid flow inlet and a second fluid flow outlet. A cover secures over the valve body, and such that a generally sleeve shaped annulus is defined therebetween. A light-weight and linearly translatable sleeve is mounted exteriorly of the valve body and within the intermediately defined annulus. The sleeve is operable to be displaced between a first location permitting fluid flow to the outlet and a second location interrupting fluid flow. A control element is operably connected to a pair of access ports, in turn communicated with one or a pair of interior regions in communication with locations of the displaceable sleeve and, upon experiencing at least one of a pressure and flow disparity between valve inlet and outlet, facilitates displacement of the sleeve to the second (flow interrupting) location | 06-23-2011 |
Frank W. Klitzing, Evansville, IN US
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20100005631 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A handle assembly for mounting to an appliance door includes a main body member having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion. First and second plastic end-caps are tightly fit to the first and second end portions via fasteners. The handle assembly is mounted to a front face of the door through interengagment of the fasteners with clips attached to the appliance door. Latch and ramp portions of clips cooperate with the respective fasteners to draw the end-caps into a close locking engagement with the appliance door. | 01-14-2010 |
20140265801 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY FOR REFRIGERATOR STORAGE DRAWER - A slide assembly for a drawer inside a refrigerator employs both side and central rollers which control both horizontal and vertical movement of the drawer through a first set of rollers employed at front and rear portions at each side of the drawer to control vertical movement within side tracks while the drawer is moved between an extended position and a retracted position. A second set of rollers is mounted along axes which are arranged 90 degrees relative to the first set of rollers and underneath the drawer. This second set of rollers control side-by-side movement of the drawer as it is opened and closed. In one embodiment, the second set of rollers is mounted in a refrigerated compartment and travel within a track or guideway mounted on the bottom of the drawer. | 09-18-2014 |
20150211786 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY FOR REFRIGERATOR STORAGE DRAWER - A slide assembly for a drawer inside a refrigerator employs both side and central rollers which control both horizontal and vertical movement of the drawer through a first set of rollers employed at front and rear portions at each side of the drawer to control vertical movement within side tracks while the drawer is moved between an extended position and a retracted position. A second set of rollers is mounted along axes which are arranged 90 degrees relative to the first set of rollers and underneath the drawer. This second set of rollers control side-by-side movement of the drawer as it is opened and closed. In one embodiment, the second set of rollers is mounted in a refrigerated compartment and travel within a track or guideway mounted on the bottom of the drawer. | 07-30-2015 |
Frank W. Kotch, Monora, WI US
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20090264626 | STABILIZATION OF THE COLLAGEN TRIPLE HELIX BY O-METHYLATION OF HYDROXYPROLINE RESIDUES - This invention relates to a collagen polypeptide comprising a tripeptide motif having the formula (ProYaaGly) | 10-22-2009 |
Frank W. Logerfo, Cambridge, MA US
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20080299654 | Methods of inhibiting smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation - In particular embodiments, the present invention provides methods of inhibiting smooth muscle cell responses and methods of treating or preventing vascular proliferative disease caused by smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation. More specifically, smooth muscle cell responses are inhibited by introducing an agent into smooth muscle cells, wherein the agent inhibits an activity of one or more members of the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) family of proteins. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting expression of one or more genes encoding a member of the MARCKS family of proteins in a cell. | 12-04-2008 |
Frank W. Loverme, Los Angeles, CA US
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20110111147 | Variable emissivity coatings and their applications - This invention describes the applications of variable emissivity materials and their fabrication and incorporation in a variety of structures. In particular, self-regulating energy efficient coatings and products for use in buildings and transportation are disclosed. | 05-12-2011 |
Frank W. Mccuin, San Jose, CA US
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20120073280 | COMPRESSED AIR ENGINE - An engine comprises a tank of compressed air and a piston. The tank of compressed air is connected to a conduit and the conduit is connected to a cylinder comprising a first valve and an inlet to a chamber. The chamber comprises the piston, which reciprocates. The chamber also has a second outlet connected to a second valve. The air traverses from the tank of compressed into the chamber by opening the first valve. Both the first valve and second valve are closed and the compressed air moves the piston in the chamber to produce work. The second valve opens and the air escapes from the chamber and the piston. | 03-29-2012 |
Frank W. Mont, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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20100148199 | Light emitting device with fine pattern - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting structure including first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers, and an active layer disposed therebetween, first and second electrodes connected to the first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers, respectively, and a fine pattern for light extraction, formed on a light emitting surface from which light generated from the active layer is emitted. The fine pattern for light extraction is formed as a graded refractive index layer having a refractive index which decreases with vertical distance from the light emitting surface. | 06-17-2010 |
20110120554 | ULTRA-LOW REFLECTANCE BROADBAND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTI-REFLECTION COATING - An anti-reflection coating has an average total reflectance of less than 10%, for example less than 5.9% such as from 4.9% to 5.9%, over a spectrum of wavelengths of 400-1100 nm and a range of angles of incidence of 0-90 degrees with respect to a surface normal of the anti-reflection coating. An anti-reflection coating has a total reflectance of less than 10%, for example less than 6% such as less than 4%, over an entire spectrum of wavelengths of 400-1600 nm and an entire range of angles of incidence of 0-70 degrees with respect to a surface normal of the anti-reflection coating. | 05-26-2011 |
Frank W. Mont, Troy, NY US
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20110168261 | HIGH TRANSMITTANCE OPTICAL WINDOWS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - Designs for ultra-high, broadband transmittance through windows over a wide range of incident angles are disclosed. The improvements in transmittance result from coating the windows with a new class of materials consisting of porous nanorods. A high transmittance optical window comprises a transparent substrate coated on one or both sides with a multiple layer coating. Each multiple layer coating includes optical films with a refractive index intermediate between the refractive index of the transparent substrate and air. The optical coatings are applied using an oblique-angle deposition material synthesis technique. The coating can be performed by depositing porous SiO | 07-14-2011 |
20130021669 | Spectrally Tunable Optical Filter - There is herein described an optical filter. The optical filter includes a substrate and a plurality of at least four optical thin film layers. The optical thin film layers are disposed on top of the substrate. Each of the optical thin film layers has an effective refractive index different from effective refractive indices of the immediate upper and lower optical thin film layers. At least one of the optical thin film layers is a thickness tunable nano-feature layer. The nano-feature layer contains a plurality of flexible nano-features. At least one of the optical thin film layers is a dense layer. | 01-24-2013 |
20130170044 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF OPTICAL THIN FILM USING CRYSTALLIZED NANO-POROUS MATERIAL - Techniques for an optical filter having robust crystallized nano-porous layers are disclosed herein. According to at least one embodiment, the optical filter includes a light-transmitting substrate and an optical coating. The optical coating is deposited on the light-transmitting substrate. The optical coating includes at least one crystallized nano-feature layer. The at least one crystallized nano-feature layer is deposited using high temperature oblique angle deposition and has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the light-transmitting substrate. | 07-04-2013 |
20130209780 | TUNABLE NANOPOROUS FILMS ON POLYMER SUBSTRATES, AND METHOD FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - The invention is directed to a composite polymer/nanoporous film system and methods of fabrication of tunable nanoporous coatings on flexible polymer substrates. The porosity of the nanoporous film can be tuned during fabrication to a desired value by adjusting the deposition conditions. Experiments show that SiO | 08-15-2013 |
20150349147 | Broad Band Anti-Reflection Coating for Photovoltaic Devices and Other Devices - A device having a broad-band, white incident angle range anti-reflection coating disclosed. The device includes a substrate having a first refractive index, at least one interference layer disposed on top of the substrate; and a gradient index optical layer. The gradient index optical layer has a gradient refractive index disposed on top of the at least one high index optical layer. The gradient index optical layer has a bottom refractive index at a bottom surface of the gradient index optical layer and a top refractive index at a top surface of the gradient index optical layer. The gradient refractive index of the gradient index optical layer decreases gradually from the bottom surface to the top surface. The at least one interference layer has a refractive index between the first refractive index of the substrate and the bottom refractive index of the gradient index optical layer. | 12-03-2015 |
Frank W. Moore, Anchorage, AK US
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20150242364 | EVOLVED TRANSFORM FOR PROCESSING DATA - Methods and systems for processing data are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving first data. The method can comprise applying a first transform to the first data. The first transform can be evolved from a second transform. The first transform can be based on first coefficients and the second transform can be based on second coefficients. The first transform can be evolved without constraining a count of the first coefficients to be equal to a count of the second coefficients. The method can comprise providing the transformed first data. | 08-27-2015 |
Frank W. O'Malia, Fredonia, PA US
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20100087105 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR USE ON ALUMINUM WIRES - A connection mechanism includes a metal segment in mechanical and electrical communication with the remainder of the connection mechanism on at least one side. The segment includes at least one tab protruding from the segment on a first side and a central area of the segment with a plurality of metal deformations. When the metal deformations are pressed into aluminum, they are capable of piercing through corrosion on the surface of the aluminum in order to make electrical contact with the aluminum. | 04-08-2010 |
Frank W. Popielas, Plainfield, IL US
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20090200753 | Cylinder head gasket - A gasket system is described and depicting having a gasket located between and sealing a cylinder head and a cylinder block. The gasket has a first metal layer and a second metal layer adjacent said first metal layer. The second metal layer has a bead region and a stopper region. At least a portion of the bead region has a predetermined tensile strength and a predetermined range of yield strength. | 08-13-2009 |
20120175847 | SUPPORT WAVE STOPPER IN WEB AREA OF MULTI-LAYERED STEEL CYLINDER HEAD GASKET - A cylinder head gasket seals combustion chamber openings with two exterior active sealing layers and a central spacer layer. In web areas between adjacent combustion openings, each opening beginning of the active layers has a land, where a circumferential main stopper is formed with the central spacer layer between the lands. Each active layer further has longitudinal waves formed with the active layer which, when compressed, form a longitudinal support wave stopper(s) in the web areas. Each web area active layer further has a full bead(s) in contact with the central spacer layer. For each exterior layer, in one case, two beads come together to form a single central web area bead that separates two wave stoppers. In another case, the two outer bead portions come together upon entering the central web area while a single wave stopper is formed between the two inner bead portions. | 07-12-2012 |
Frank W. Rasmussen, Roskilde DK
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20090286859 | POTENT LNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE INHIBITION OF HIF-1a EXPRESSION - The present disclosure relates to an LNA oligonucleotide consisting of a sequence selected from the group consisting of 5′-( | 11-19-2009 |
20110183931 | POTENT LNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE INHIBITION OF HIF-1A EXPRESSION - The present disclosure relates to an LNA oligonucleotide consisting of a sequence selected from the group consisting of 5′-( | 07-28-2011 |
20110195481 | Variants And Compositions Comprising Variants With High Stability In Presence Of A Chelating Agent - The present invention relates to variants of an alpha-amylase having improved stability to chelating agents relative to its parent enzyme, compositions comprising the variants, nucleic acids encoding the variants, methods of producing the variants, and methods for using the variants. | 08-11-2011 |
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Frank W. Santucci, Jr., Verona, PA US
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20100023896 | METHOD OF DESIGNING A MULTI-WINDING DEVICE - A method for designing a transformer using three secondary winding phase shift angles and a minimized core cross-sections. The method includes receiving an indication of an acceptable level of total harmonic distortion (THD) for the transformer, identifying a desired number of secondary windings per output phase of the transformer, simulating performance of various models for the transformer various potential phase shift angles, wherein each of the various models includes a set of phase shift angles for the secondary windings of the transformer. The method further includes identifying, based on the simulation, a transformer model that both has no more than three unique phase shift angles in the set and exhibits a primary side THD that is within the acceptable level, identifying an optimized core cross-sections, and reporting the identified transformer model having the three unique phase shift angle and the optimized core cross-sections. | 01-28-2010 |
Frank W. Schipperijn, Rochester, MI US
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20090056430 | WEAK REFUEL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL FLEX FUEL SENSOR SYSTEM - The present disclosure, in one implementation, is directed to a method of estimating composition of fuel in the fuel tank of a vehicle. A refuel event is detected. A determination is made whether a volume of fuel added to the fuel tank satisfies a first threshold. A fuel composition estimation is suspended if the refuel event satisfies the first threshold. A total volume of fuel is accumulated based on a plurality of refuel events satisfying the first threshold. A new fuel composition is estimated based on the accumulated total volume of fuel satisfying a second threshold. | 03-05-2009 |
Frank W. Speetjens, Madison, WI US
Frank W. Sudia, Wahington, DC US
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20130144951 | Communication management system with extensible command language to consolidate and control multiple diverse communication mechanisms - A computer-implemented communication management system allows its Users to consolidate a plurality of communication mechanisms and provides a single point of control to manage the reception, routing, processing, and retransmission of messages. The system includes an extensible command language that enables various user intentions, including complex routing, group creation, and group management, to be specified as single commands. | 06-06-2013 |
Frank W. Sudia, New York, NY US
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20090217034 | Multi-step digital signature method and system - A multi-step signing system and method uses multiple signing devices to affix a single signature which can be verified using a single public verification key. Each signing device possesses a share of the signature key and affixes a partial signature in response to authorization from a plurality of authorizing agents. In a serial embodiment, after a first partial signature has been affixed, a second signing device exponentiates the first partial signature. In a parallel embodiment, each signing device affixes a partial signature, and the plurality of partial signatures are multiplied together to form the final signature. Security of the system is enhanced by distributing capability to affix signatures among a plurality of signing devices and by distributing authority us affix a partial signature among a plurality of authorizing agents. | 08-27-2009 |
Frank W. Sudia, Hagerstown, MD US
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20130263226 | False Banking, Credit Card, and Ecommerce System - A false banking, credit card, and ecommerce system provides a family of inter-related computer software programs and processes that can a) generate and distribute seemingly valid false credentials that are made available to be “stolen” by criminals, b) provide an assortment of seemingly valid websites, business servers, or ecommerce sites that will apparently accept the false credentials, and c) track each use and provide trace information for use by law enforcement to apprehend and prosecute cyber offenders. | 10-03-2013 |
Frank W. Sudia, Washington, DC US
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20130266380 | Systems and methods for off-shore energy production and CO2 sequestration - The present invention is directed to aquatic systems and methods for off-shore energy production, and particularly to systems and methods for generating large amounts of methane via anaerobic digestion, purifying the methane produced, and sequestering environmentally deleterious by-products such as carbon dioxide. The energy production systems contain one or more flexible, inflatable containers supported by water, at least one of which is an anaerobic digester containing bacteria which can produce energy sources such as methane or hydrogen from aquatic plants or animals. The containers of the present invention can be large enough to provide adequate amounts of energy to support off-shore activities yet are relatively easy to manufacture and ship to remote production sites. The systems can also be readily adapted to sequester carbon dioxide or recycle nutrients for growing feedstocks on site. | 10-10-2013 |
Frank W. Tsai, Mountain View, CA US
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20110002169 | Bad Column Management with Bit Information in Non-Volatile Memory Systems - Column based defect management techniques are presented. Each column of the memory has an associated isolation latch or register whose value indicates whether the column is defective, but in addition to this information, for columns marked as defective, additional information is used to indicate whether the column as a whole is to be treated as defective, or whether just individual bits of the column are defective. The defective elements can then be re-mapped to a redundant element at either the appropriate bit or column level based on the data. When a column is bad, but only on the bit level, the good bits can still be used for data, although this may be done at a penalty of under programming for some bits, as is described further below. A self contained Built In Self Test (BIST) flow constructed to collect the bit information through a set of column tests is also described. Based on this information, the bad bits can be extracted and re-grouped into bytes by the controller or on the memory to more efficiently use the column redundancy area. | 01-06-2011 |
20120297245 | Bad Column Management with Bit Information in Non-Volatile Memory Systems - Column based defect management techniques are presented. Each column of the memory has an associated isolation latch or register whose value indicates whether the column is defective, but in addition to this information, for columns marked as defective, additional information is used to indicate whether the column as a whole is to be treated as defective, or whether just individual bits of the column are defective. The defective elements can then be re-mapped to a redundant element at either the appropriate bit or column level based on the data. When a column is bad, but only on the bit level, the good bits can still be used for data. | 11-22-2012 |
Frank W. Wang, San Bruno, CA US
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20140128761 | PASSIVE NASAL PEEP DEVICES - Described herein are passive nasal respiratory devices, in particular, passive nasal respiratory devices configured to achieve positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in a subject wearing the device. PEEP devices may have a threshold pressure for opening during expiration. These devices may include a flap valve that opens on inhalation nested with a spring valve that opens when exhalation pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold. The device may be configured to be comfortably worn by a sleeping subject. | 05-08-2014 |
Frank W. Wang, San Jose, CA US
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20140345623 | NASAL DEVICES WITH VARIABLE LEAK PATHS, NASAL DEVICES WITH ALIGNERS, AND NASAL DEVICES WITH FLAP VALVE PROTECTORS - Improved passive resistance nasal devices for treating a patient (and particularly, but not exclusively, a sleeping patient) that inhibit exhalation more than inhalation. For example, described herein are passive-resistance nasal devices having a variable sized opening leak path that change the size of the leak path opening depending on the pressure extended across the nasal device. Also described herein are passive nasal devices including a deployable insertion guide member. Also described herein are passive nasal devices including an extension member to hold the airflow resistor portion of the nasal device slightly apart from the subject's nose, even as the nasal device itself may be secured against the nose or nostril openings. Methods of operating these nasal devices and methods of treating patients using these devices are also described. | 11-27-2014 |
Frank W. Wirbeleit, Dresden DE
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20120292734 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING ENCAPSULATED ISOLATION REGIONS AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS - Apparatus and related fabrication methods are provided for semiconductor device structures having encapsulated isolation regions. An exemplary method for fabricating a semiconductor device structure involves the steps of forming an isolation region of a first dielectric material in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to a first region of the semiconductor material, forming a first layer of a second dielectric material overlying the isolation region and the first region, and removing the second dielectric material overlying the first region leaving portions of the second dielectric material overlying the isolation region intact. The isolation region is recessed relative to the first region, and the second dielectric material is more resistant to an etchant than the first dielectric material. | 11-22-2012 |
Frank W. Yu, Austin, TX US
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20150070828 | Hard Disk Drive Assemblies With Open Side Wall Areas - The side profile of a hard drive assembly may be configured with one or more open areas to allow cooling air to pass side-to-side across the hard drive assembly through a lateral flow channel provided by a cavity defined in the base portion of the hard drive assembly. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072606 | Disk Drive Carriers And Mountable Hard Drive Systems With Improved Air Flow - The side profile of a hard drive assembly may be configured with one or more open areas to allow cooling air to pass side-to-side through a lateral flow channel provided by a cavity defined in the base portion of the hard drive assembly. Corresponding and complementary open areas may be also be defined in mating drive carrier assembly side components to allow passage of lateral side-to-side cooling air through the base portion flow channel of a hard drive assembled to the drive carrier assembly to form a mountable hard drive system that is installed into a storage enclosure. The at least partially aligned open flow areas of the assembled hard dive assembly and drive carrier assembly may cooperate to reduce air flow impedance across multiple rows of hard drive systems through a storage enclosure. | 03-12-2015 |
20150348593 | Hard Drive Assemblies - The side profile of a hard drive assembly may be configured with one or more open areas to allow cooling air to pass side-to-side across the hard drive assembly through a lateral flow channel provided by a cavity defined in the base portion of the hard drive assembly. | 12-03-2015 |
Frank W. Zok, Goleta, CA US
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20100081556 | Oxide-based ceramic matrix composites - An oxide-based ceramic matrix composite and a method of making oxide-based ceramic composite are provided. The oxide-based ceramic matrix composite comprises a ceramic fiber and a mullite-alumina impregnating the ceramic fiber, wherein the mullite-alumina ceramic matrix comprises of 10-70 wt % mullite-alumina mixture. | 04-01-2010 |