Grassi, US
Alessandra Grassi, Manhasset, NY US
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20110150968 | DISSOLVABLE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT STRIP AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A strip, which is both edible and dissolvable, is provided comprising a film and a dosage of at least 2% of the reference daily intake (RDI) of at least one dietary supplement for malnutrition or to prevent/treat alcohol induced hangovers. A method for treating malnutrition and/or preventing and treating alcohol-induced hangovers using a dissolvable orally administered strip. | 06-23-2011 |
20150079149 | DISSOLVABLE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT STRIP AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A strip, which is both edible and dissolvable, is provided comprising a film and a dosage of at least 2% of the reference daily intake (RDI) of at least one dietary supplement for malnutrition or to prevent/treat alcohol induced hangovers. A method for treating malnutrition and/or preventing and treating alcohol-induced hangovers using a dissolvable orally administered strip. | 03-19-2015 |
David Michael Grassi, Quincy, MA US
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20150345749 | WALL WASH LIGHTING SYSTEM - An illumination system for illuminating a surface includes an optical source for generating light. An asymmetric optic device generates output light by total internal reflection (TIR) of the light from the optical source, intensity of the output light being asymmetric with respect to an axis of the asymmetric optic device. A diffuser receives and diffuses the output light from the asymmetric optic device to generate diffused light. A cover lens receives the diffused light from the diffuser. The cover lens has an etched portion for scattering a portion of the diffused light to generate an output light pattern, the output light pattern having an intensity profile that is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the asymmetric optic device. | 12-03-2015 |
Frank Grassi, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI US
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20080211234 | Power Towers/Innovative Method of Power Extraction Using Static Airfoils - An airfoil shaped tower the size of a skyscraper for the production of electrical power using turbines. The turbines are located at the base of the tower and are fed by ambient air. Power to turn the turbines comes from the pressure drop generated by the wind moving over a changing surface of the airfoil. (Bernoulli's Equation). The areas of negative pressure on the exterior surface are covered by a plurality of bleeder vents that conduct air from the high-pressure (ambient air) interior to the low-pressure exterior. The invention is further improved by the construction of several towers in close proximity. Adjacent towers augment the air velocity thus increasing the pressure differential. The power of the turbines is greatly increased because power is proportional to the effective wind velocity cubed. | 09-04-2008 |
20140023741 | MACHINE FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OF PRE-MORTARED MASONRY PANELS - A machine for continuous casting of pre-mortared masonry panels includes a rotatable continuous mold for continuously forming pre-mortared masonry panels and an application system for applying polymeric material to the continuous mold as the continuous mold rotates. The machine also includes a brick setter system for setting bricks onto the polymeric material as the continuous mold rotates. The machine further includes a cutting device for cutting the bricks and polymeric material into panels to form the pre-mortared masonry panels. | 01-23-2014 |
James H. Grassi, Westwood, MA US
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20100111788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING OXIDIZED MERCURY INTO ELEMENTAL MERCURY - An oxidized mercury converter utilizes a combination of heat, reduced pressure, and dilution when converting oxidized mercury in a gas sample into elemental mercury. The converter applies heat to a gas sample to thermally convert oxidized mercury within a gas sample into elemental mercury and an oxidizing component, and thereafter reduces the pressure of the gas sample to minimize combination of the elemental mercury with other oxidizing compounds present in the gas sample and/or with byproducts of the thermal conversion (e.g., the oxidizing components). The converter thus allows an accurate analysis of the total amount of mercury, both oxidized and elemental forms, present within a gas sample without the need to use consumable reagents in the mercury conversion process. | 05-06-2010 |
20110213746 | PROBABILISTIC SCORING FOR COMPONENTS OF A MIXTURE - A method for analyzing a mixture includes identifying a plurality of possible components of the mixture, calculating at least one feature for at least a portion of the plurality of possible components, and calculating a probability value for at least a portion of the plurality of possible components based on the at least one feature and at least one transfer function | 09-01-2011 |
John A. Grassi, Brimfield, IL US
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20100077739 | Exhaust system implementing dual stage SCR - An exhaust system for use with an engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have a passageway, a flow control device situated to feed reductant into the passageway, and a particulate collection device located in fluid communication with the passageway downstream of the flow control device. The particulate collection device may be catalyzed to promote NO | 04-01-2010 |
John R. Grassi, Peachtree, GA US
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20100116453 | INTEGRATED QUIESCENT PROCESSING OF MELTS - A quiescent melt handling system includes a melting furnace and a holding furnace communicating with the melting furnace for holding a molten metal melt. The holding furnace has a relatively large surface area and a relatively shallow depth, having a width to depth ratio in the range of 4-100 to 1. Also provided is structure in the holding furnace for separating inclusions from the melt in the holding furnace. A mold communicates with the holding furnace. A counter gravity casting system, which might comprise a vacuum assisted casting system, draws the melt into the mold. | 05-13-2010 |
John R. Grassi, Kennesaw, GA US
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20080202644 | Quiescent transfer of melts - A quiescent melt handling system includes a holding furnace ( | 08-28-2008 |
John R. Grassi, Peachtree City, GA US
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20150083280 | SOLIDIFICATION MICROSTRUCTURE OF AGGREGATE MOLDED SHAPED CASTINGS - A shaped metal casting made in an aggregate mold comprises fine solidification microstructure that is finer than the solidification microstructure of an analogous metal casting made from conventional molding processes. The solidification microstructure may be up to five times finer than the solidification microstructure of a conventionally prepared casting. In preferred embodiments, as a result of directional solidification, the fine solidification microstructure is substantially continuous from a distal end of the casting to a proximal end of the casting, and exhibits greatly enhanced soundness. Because of the control of the uniformity of freezing of the casting, its properties are substantially uniform. | 03-26-2015 |
Marco Grassi, Tulsa, OK US
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20160116925 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DELIVERING POWER TO CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electrical circuit for providing electrical power for use in powering electronic devices, such as monitors, televisions, white goods, data centers, and telecom circuit boards, is described herein. The electrical circuit includes a voltage reduction circuit cell that includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a switching circuit, and a hold capacitor. The switching circuit includes a plurality of switching devices that are coupled to the first and the second capacitors for delivering power from an input terminal to an output terminal. The plurality of switching devices includes at least two switching devices that are coupled to ground. The voltage reduction circuit cell also includes a controller for operating the switching circuit in a plurality of operational modes to deliver an output power signal at a desired voltage level. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118905 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DELIVERING POWER TO CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electrical circuit for providing electrical power for use in powering electronic devices, such as monitors, televisions, white goods, data centers, and telecom circuit boards, is described herein. The electrical circuit includes an input terminal configured to receive an input power signal, an output terminal configured to provide an output power signal, and a plurality of voltage reduction circuit cells coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal. Each of the voltage reduction circuit cells includes a pair of flyback capacitors, a switching circuit, and a hold capacitor. The switching device is configured to operate the corresponding voltage reduction circuit cell at a charging phase and at a discharging phase. The plurality of voltage reduction circuit cells are configured to deliver the output power signal having a voltage level that is less than the voltage level of the input power signal. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118906 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DELIVERING POWER TO CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electrical circuit for providing electrical power for use in powering electronic devices, such as monitors, televisions, white goods, data centers, and telecom circuit boards, is described herein. The electrical circuit includes an input terminal configured to receive an input power signal, an output terminal configured to provide an output power signal, and a forward converter coupled to the input and output terminals. The forward converter includes a transformer, and a primary side regulation circuit coupled to a primary side of the transformer. The primary side regulation circuit includes a switching device coupled to the primary side, a current sense circuit configured to sense a current level on the primary side, and a controller configured to generate a pulse-width modulated control signal delivered to the switching device as a function of the sensed current level to regulate the transformer to deliver the output power signal at a desired voltage level. | 04-28-2016 |
Michael Grassi, Sammamish, WA US
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20080238407 | PACKAGE LEVEL VOLTAGE SENSING OF A POWER GATED DIE - A system and method for voltage sensing at active power gated cores of a multi core CPU wherein a Controlled Collapse Chip Carrier bump in a gating region for an associated core is isolatable from an ungated power region by a power gate to allow voltage sensing at a designated location with substantially no current passing there through. | 10-02-2008 |
Michael Grassi, Shokan, NY US
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20090138629 | Utilizing Programmable Channels for Allocation of Buffer Space and Transaction Control in Data Communications - A control mechanism for data bus communications employs channels to which bus transactions are assigned, each channel having independent flow control. The control mechanism enforces an ordering algorithm among channels, whereby at least some transactions may pass other transactions. Channel attributes are programmable to vary the ordering conditions. Preferably, each channel is allocated its own programmable buffer area. The control mechanism independently determines, for each channel, whether buffer space is available and enforces flow control independently for each channel accordingly. Flow control is preferably credit-based, credits representing buffer space or some other capacity of a receiver to receive data. Preferably, the flow control mechanism comprises a central interconnect module controlling internal communications of an integrated circuit chip. | 05-28-2009 |
20090213735 | SYSTEM TO IMPROVE DATA PACKET ROUTING IN A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system to improve data packet routing in a data processing device may include a plurality of functional modules, and communication buses connecting the functional modules. The system may also include a flow control mechanism in which command packets that traverse the communication buses are each assigned their own channel with their own pool of credits. The system may further include a switch to route data packets on the communication buses from one of the functional modules to any other of the functional modules based upon the credits. In addition, any of the functional modules without credits to send the data packets on a particular channel may send a message to have the switch perform a route test. | 08-27-2009 |
Michael J. Grassi, Duluth, MN US
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20130024137 | TORQUE SENSOR - A torque sensor for a human-powered object includes a spindle connecting crank arms of the object. In one embodiment, the object can be a bicycle. The torque sensor further includes at least one strain gauge mounted to the spindle in a shear pattern to measure shear strain perpendicular to a radius of the spindle. In some embodiments, the torque sensor further includes a carrier fixed to a hollow interior of the spindle, where at least one strain gauge is mounted to the spindle via the carrier. Advantageously, the torque sensor provides a low cost method to measure power. | 01-24-2013 |
Michael J. Grassi, Somerset, PA US
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20090126715 | Gas cooking appliance with removable burners and useable work area - A gas cooking appliance for use with at least one removable burner, the cooking appliance including a structural housing supporting a cooktop surface having at least one convertible area for use with the at least one removable burner. When the at least one removable burner is operable with the cooking appliance, it resides above the convertible area and is supplied a fuel mixture from the cooking appliance by a gas-to-air type fuel supplier. According to various preferred embodiments there are provided a gas shutoff device for stopping the flow of gaseous fuel to the removable gas burner when the burner is relocated or not properly installed to the appliance proper; and an interlock so that during cooking, the removable burner does not move about in an unsafe way. | 05-21-2009 |
Michael J. Grassi, Columbus, OH US
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20160091007 | REMOVABLE BLIND-HOLE WIDE-EXPANSION WEDGE FASTENER - A removable and selectively radially expandable fastener device includes a body and at least one expanding arm located on each end of the body. The at least one arm on each end of the body is selectively moveable radially in relation to a longitudinal axis of the body. Such movement can be manually activated by rotating a fastener or torsion member, thus moving a washer axially to rotate the at least one arm radially. | 03-31-2016 |
Nicole Rachelle Grassi, Boynton Beach, FL US
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20130020425 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COVER WITH RETRACTABLE COMMUNICATION MODULES - An electronic device cover provides a protective cover for an electronic device and also extends and retracts a plurality of audio and data transfer modules at varying speeds and lengths. The electronic device cover is configured and shaped to receive myriad types and models of electronic devices. A proximal end of a communication cord extends from the electronic device cover to provide communication modules such as ear buds, or head phones to a user. A distal, shorter end of the same cord extends more slowly and at a slower speed from a different end of the electronic device cover to provide connections to the more proximal electronic device, power sources, and other electronic ports. The cords extend at different speeds and lengths due to a differential affect. | 01-24-2013 |
Stephen J. Grassi, Sterling, VA US
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20080304482 | Device and method for communicating with a legacy device, network or application - A translation device allows communication between two entities that are not compatible. The two entities can include a legacy entity that uses an address format not compatible with a newer entity. The translation device receives a packet for the legacy entity and converts its address to one that is compatible with the legacy entity. The translation device may use different processes to convert the address in accordance with messaging protocols, packet configuration or the destination address desired. Once the packet includes a compatible address, the device sends the packet to the legacy entity. | 12-11-2008 |
20090063941 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING REDUNDANCY TO EXCHANGE DATA IN A MULTICAST OR ONE WAY ENVIRONMENT - A system for use in one-way communications takes data from a source and parses it into work units. The work units may have a fixed size. The data of the work units is given to a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) library. The RAID library applies parity to the data and produces a number of output streams. Each stream includes data from the work units and redundant data from the parity application. The streams are combined and sent over a network. The inverse parity is applied on the receiving side to recreate the data. The redundant data is used in place of any data having an error condition, such as being lost or corrupted. The data is reconstructed on the receiving end without the need to resend data. | 03-05-2009 |
Theresa Grassi, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI US
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20140023741 | MACHINE FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OF PRE-MORTARED MASONRY PANELS - A machine for continuous casting of pre-mortared masonry panels includes a rotatable continuous mold for continuously forming pre-mortared masonry panels and an application system for applying polymeric material to the continuous mold as the continuous mold rotates. The machine also includes a brick setter system for setting bricks onto the polymeric material as the continuous mold rotates. The machine further includes a cutting device for cutting the bricks and polymeric material into panels to form the pre-mortared masonry panels. | 01-23-2014 |