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Amit Grover, Miami, FL US
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20140188389 | AMI VISUAL ROUTING - The present invention includes a method for sequencing a meter route. The method may include a step for adding routes or premises to a map. This step may be implemented as a user initiated action with the operator creating a new route based on preexisting routes as a starting point. The premises or existing routes may correspond to a particular zip code. In one embodiment, every premise may be tied to a route. | 07-03-2014 |
Andrew Grover, Peoria, AZ US
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20110086925 | Method and System to Detect, Diagnose, and Monitor the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease - Various embodiments provide methods for the detection, the diagnosis, and/or the progression monitoring of Alzheimer's disease by observing the epigenetic markers in leukocytes. Methods for determining a state of Alzheimer's disease are provided. Accordingly, these methods can comprise the steps of placing a sample comprising at least one blood component onto a substrate labeling the sample to identify at least one epigenetic marker; determining an amount of the at least one epigenetic marker; comparing the amount to a reference value; and determining a state of Alzheimer's disease. | 04-14-2011 |
20140220572 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DETECT, DIAGNOSE, AND MONITOR THE PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Various embodiments provide methods for the detection, the diagnosis, and/or the progression monitoring of Alzheimer's disease by observing the epigenetic markers in leukocytes. Methods for determining a state of Alzheimer's disease are provided. Accordingly, these methods can comprise the steps of placing a sample comprising at least one blood component onto a substrate labeling the sample to identify at least one epigenetic marker; determining an amount of the at least one epigenetic marker; comparing the amount to a reference value; and determining a state of Alzheimer's disease. | 08-07-2014 |
Bhada S. Grover, Sugar Land, TX US
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20150323248 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING HYDROGEN AND CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE - This present invention provides a method to more efficiently recover hydrogen and carbon dioxide, preferably at least 50%, even more preferably at least 80% and most preferably at least 90% of the carbon dioxide. The proposed use combines hydrogen selective membranes and carbon dioxide selective membranes together with carbon dioxide separation units such that hydrogen and carbon dioxide are produced with increased recoveries and improved process efficiency. | 11-12-2015 |
Bhadra S. Grover, Suger Land, TX US
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20110104045 | Hydrogen Production With CO2 Capture - A method of hydrogen production including producing a syngas stream in an SMR and removing CO2 and H2 from the syngas stream in a CO2 removal unit, thereby producing a residue fuel stream is provided. The method also includes blending the residue fuel stream with a make-up fuel stream, thereby producing a blended fuel stream, and heating the blended fuel stream, thereby producing a heated blended fuel stream. The method also includes blending the heated blended fuel stream with a steam stream, thereby producing a raw reformer fuel stream, and introducing the raw reformer fuel stream into a LP reformer, thereby producing a reformer fuel stream. The method also includes combusting the reformer fuel stream to the SMR, thereby producing a flue gas that is essentially free of CO2. | 05-05-2011 |
Blair K. Grover, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20100012288 | Casting Devices and Methods - A casting device includes a covered crucible having a top opening and a bottom orifice, a lid covering the top opening, a stopper rod sealing the bottom orifice, and a reusable mold having at least one chamber, a top end of the chamber being open to and positioned below the bottom orifice and a vacuum tap into the chamber being below the top end of the chamber. A casting method includes charging a crucible with a solid material and covering the crucible, heating the crucible, melting the material, evacuating a chamber of a mold to less than 1 atm absolute through a vacuum tap into the chamber, draining the melted material into the evacuated chamber, solidifying the material in the chamber, and removing the solidified material from the chamber without damaging the chamber. | 01-21-2010 |
Brett Loring Grover, Hyde Park, OH US
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20120154256 | Visual Display System - A visual display system and method for displaying information are disclosed. The visual display system includes at least two visual displays, where each visual display is produced using more than one image displaying device, and where at least two of the visual displays are oriented so that they are directed towards each other. The system further includes a CPU, and the lower edge of each of visual displays is elevated at least about 48 inches from the floor. In one embodiment of the invention, the image displaying devices are selected from the group consisting of projectors operating in combination with a screen or wall, LCD screens, LED screens, plasma screens and CRT screens. | 06-21-2012 |
Chad C. Grover, Beaverton, OR US
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20140059883 | Sole Structures and Articles of Footwear Having a Lightweight Midsole with Segmented Protective Elements - Sole structures for articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include: (a) a lightweight foam midsole component for supporting the foot; and (b) a plurality of heavier and/or denser cage components covering selected areas of the midsole component. Spaces are provided between the cage components. These spaces may be sized, shaped, and oriented to define and/or correspond to flexion lines of the foot and/or to produce a more natural flex motion to the sole. The soles additionally may include one or more outsole components, e.g., on bottom surface(s) of the cage component(s) and/or the foam midsole. These sole structures may be engaged with an upper to form a shoe. The uppers may include one or more lace receiving openings supported by elongated wire or textile components. Methods of making footwear including such uppers and/or sole structures also are described. | 03-06-2014 |
Dale Grover, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20090077658 | ARCHIVE OF TEXT CAPTURES FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS - A facility for storing a text capture data structure for a particular user is described. The data structure comprises a number of entries. Each entry corresponds to a text capture operation performed by the user from a rendered document. Each entry contains information specifying the text captured in the text capture operation. | 03-19-2009 |
20100092095 | DATA GATHERING IN DIGITAL AND RENDERED DOCUMENT ENVIRONMENTS - A system for determining viewership of articles or ads in printed publications and using the determined viewership to determine author compensation, ad rates, or other historical or demographic related information is described. The system receives text capture information of portions of a number of rendered documents that is generated by capture devices operated by a number of users. The system searches digital content using the received capture information and determines a readership value for components of the rendered document based upon the search. | 04-15-2010 |
20120151577 | Archive of Text Captures from Rendered Documents - A facility for storing a text capture data structure for a particular user is described. The data structure comprises a number of entries. Each entry corresponds to a text capture operation performed by the user from a rendered document. Each entry contains information specifying the text captured in the text capture operation. | 06-14-2012 |
20130246128 | Data gathering in digital and rendered document environments - A system for determining viewership of articles or ads in printed publications and using the determined viewership to determine author compensation, ad rates, or other historical or demographic related information is described. The system receives text capture information of portions of a number of rendered documents that is generated by capture devices operated by a number of users. The system searches digital content using the received capture information and determines a readership value for components of the rendered document based upon the search. | 09-19-2013 |
Daniel Grover, White River Junction, VT US
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20130000463 | INTEGRATED MUSIC FILES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on one or more computer storage devices pertaining to integrated music files, The methods include receiving data representative of notes associated with a musical piece. The methods include generating an image that includes at least one glyph, the glyph including a graphical representation of one of the notes of the musical piece. The methods include generating a musical file, the music file including instructions for causing the computer to play the notes of the musical piece. The methods include generating a mapping that referencing the instructions and the glyph. The methods also include generating a sheet music data file, the sheet music data file including the image, the music file, and the mapping. | 01-03-2013 |
David Grover, Hamilton, NJ US
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20090241250 | High Performance Toilet Capable of Operation at Reduced Flush Volumes - A siphonic, gravity-powered toilet is provided that includes a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl. The toilet bowl has a rim channel provided along an upper periphery thereof and a direct-fed jet channel that allows fluid, such as water, to flow from the inlet of the toilet bowl assembly to the direct-fed jet outlet port into the interior of the toilet bowl, in the sump of the bowl. The rim channel includes at least one rim channel outlet port. In this toilet, the cross-sectional areas of the toilet bowl assembly inlet, the inlet port to the rim channel, and the outlet port to the direct-fed jet channel are configured so as to be optimized to provide greatly improved hydraulic function at low flush volumes (no greater than about 6.0 liters per flush). The hydraulic function is improved in terms of bulk removal of waste and cleansing of the bowl. | 10-01-2009 |
20100043130 | High Performance Siphonic Toilet Capable of Operation at Multiple Flush Volumes - A gravity flush toilet system is provides that includes a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl and a tank, wherein the bowl includes a trapway extending from the bottom of the toilet bowl to a sewage line. The toilet system is capable of operating at multiple flush volumes without loss of siphonic function or significant change in the surface area of the water in the bowl. The multiple flush volumes allow the user to select appropriate water usages for the required waste removal without diminishing the performance of the toilet, resulting in significant water savings. | 02-25-2010 |
20110173743 | Kits, Assemblies and Methods for No-Tools Toilet Installation - Kits and methods for installing a toilet bowl or assembly without tools are described. The methods and assembly work with an existing flange or can include a standard closet flange configured to receive a flange bolt. The kits and assemblies include a flange bolt wherein the bolt head is configured so as to fit through an opening in a flange so that the bolt head contacts the lower surface of the flange and the end portion of the bolt stem extends upwardly; and a bolt locking knob, wherein the interior surface of the knob is configured so that when the end of the bolt stem is placed within the knob, it contacts the bolt stem in locking engagement and the knob can be hand tightened. The bolts size is coordinated with the size of the locking knobs to eliminate the use of tools on installation. | 07-21-2011 |
20120174310 | High Performance Toilets Capable of Operation at Reduced Flush Volumes - Siphonic, gravity-powered toilets are provided that include a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl. The toilet bowl has a rim channel provided along an upper periphery thereof and a direct-fed jet channel that allows fluid, such as water, to flow from the inlet of the toilet bowl assembly to the direct-fed jet outlet port into the interior of the toilet bowl, in the sump of the bowl. The rim channel includes at least one rim channel outlet port. In the toilets herein, the cross-sectional areas of the toilet bowl assembly inlet, the inlet port to the rim channel, and the outlet port to the direct-fed jet channel are configured so as to be optimized to provide greatly improved hydraulic function at low flush volumes (no greater than about 6.0 liters per flush). The hydraulic function is improved in terms of bulk removal of waste and cleansing of the bowl. | 07-12-2012 |
20120198610 | High Performance Toilet With Rim-Jet Control Capable of Enhanced Operation at Reduced Flush Volumes - A siphonic, gravity-powered toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl, which includes a bowl inlet in fluid communication with a source of fluid; a rim around an upper perimeter of the bowl defining a rim channel, having an inlet port in fluid communication with the bowl inlet and at least one outlet port; a bowl outlet in fluid communication with a sewage outlet; a direct-fed jet having an inlet port in fluid communication with the bowl inlet for receiving fluid and the bowl outlet for discharging fluid; and a control unit arranged in communication with the bowl inlet for controlling flow from the source of fluid passing through the bowl inlet into the inlet ports of the rim channel and the direct-fed jet, having a first extending rear portion and a second rim channel end portion, wherein the rear portion may extend at least partially into the bowl inlet. | 08-09-2012 |
20130219605 | RIMLESS TOILET - A siphonic gravity-powered toilet is provided that is a rimless toilet and includes a toilet bowl assembly having a body and an inlet for receiving fluid. The toilet bowl has an interior bowl surface with an upper peripheral portion configured to have a shelf formed therein below an upper peripheral edge of the toilet bowl. The rimless toilet includes a jet having a jet inlet, an outlet and at least one jet channel. A manifold is included which is configured so that fluid entering an inlet of the toilet bowl assembly divides into a portion that enters the inlet of the direct-fed jet and a portion that enters an interior area of the toilet bowl. At least one toilet bowl inlet port is positioned at an upper rear portion of the toilet bowl. The at least one inlet port is configured to receive fluid from the manifold into the interior area of the toilet bowl such that at least a portion of the fluid travels along the shelf of the toilet bowl prior to passing into a lower portion of the toilet bowl. | 08-29-2013 |
20130340156 | Toilet Assemblies Having a Moveable Trapway and Methods of Installing Same - Toilets, kits and methods for installing toilets using a moveable trapway are described in the disclosure. The moveable trapway comprises a conduit body having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a passage. The conduit body has an upper inlet portion defining an inlet opening configured to receive fluid from a bowl outlet, such as the end of a partial trapway of the toilet, and an outlet portion defining an outlet opening for fluid to exit to a sewage drain pipe. The passage extends from the inlet opening in the upper inlet portion to the outlet opening in the outlet portion. The trapway also includes a connector configured to attach the inlet portion of the conduit body so as to be in fluid communication to the bowl outlet, for example to a partial trapway of the toilet. The conduit body of the moveable trapway is configured to be rotatably positioned during installation of the toilet such that the outlet portion is capable of being displaced along or away from a longitudinal midline of the toilet. | 12-26-2013 |
20140230136 | Overflow Vent Scoop for Flush Valve - A vent cover is described herein which may be used with various flush valve assemblies, particularly those acceptable for high efficiency and high performance toilets, which vent cover has a wall that includes an upper portion, a lower portion configured to define a vent cover inlet opening for receiving air and/or liquid passing upwardly from within a valve body and/or from within a toilet through a toilet inlet when the vent cover is installed on a valve body, an exterior surface, and an interior surface defining a vent cover passage for air passing upwardly from the vent cover inlet opening. At least the upper portion of the vent cover wall is configured for contacting an interior surface of a valve body at a location above an inlet of an overflow or venting tube on a valve body when the vent cover is installed on a valve body and wherein the valve cover wall is configured to at least partially divert flow of fluid from entering an inlet of an overflow tube or a venting tube on a valve body when the vent cover is installed on a valve body. | 08-21-2014 |
20150013057 | Self-Cleaning Toilet Assembly and System - Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port. The cleaning system has a reservoir for holding a liquid cleaning agent having an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior space of the reservoir body; a housing to receive the reservoir; a supply conduit in fluid communication with the interior of the reservoir; a flow control device capable of controlling flow through the supply conduit; and a control system activatable by an actuator feature, wherein upon activation of the actuator feature, the control system is adapted to initiate a clean cycle by: operating the flow control device for a first period of time sufficient to deliver a dose of a liquid cleaning agent from the supply conduit to an interior space of the flush valve in a closed position, the flush valve configured for delivery of fluid to the rim inlet port, and operating the flush valve to open the flush valve to introduce flush water to carry the dose of a liquid cleaning agent through the rim inlet port into the toilet bowl. | 01-15-2015 |
20150013058 | Self-Cleaning Toilet Assembly and System - Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a tank, a flush valve, and a rim in fluid communication with the bowl through a rim flow path from an outlet of the flush valve to at least one rim outlet port. The flush valve is configured to operate in a flush actuation mode wherein the flush valve is able to provide flush water flow sufficient for the toilet assembly to initiate a flush siphon or provide a wash down flush and to operate in a cleaning actuation mode wherein the flush valve is only partially opened to allow for introduction of a cleaning agent and flush water mixture to the bowl that is insufficient to initiate a siphon but sufficient for cleaning the bowl. The cleaning system includes a reservoir for a liquid cleaning agent, a housing for the reservoir, a supply conduit for receiving fluid from within the reservoir and delivering it to a flush valve, a flow control device capable of controlling flow of cleaning agent and a control system activatable by an actuator feature to initiate a clean cycle by operating the flow control device to deliver a dose of cleaning agent to one or more rim outlets, and operating the flush valve in cleaning actuation mode to introduce flush water to carry the dose of cleaning agent through the at least one rim outlet port into the toilet bowl at a flow rate insufficient to initiate a siphon but sufficient for cleaning the bowl. | 01-15-2015 |
20150107011 | Wall-Hung Toilet With Improved Load-Bearing Capacity - A wall hung toilet is described which has a toilet body having a toilet body inlet, a back plate having at least a first and a second lower fastener opening therethrough, a toilet body outlet, a bowl and a base. The bowl has an interior surface defining a interior area for receiving fluid, an inlet for introducing fluid to the interior area of the bowl and a bowl outlet. A trapway for passing fluid from the bowl outlet to the toilet body outlet is also included. The base of the toilet body extends from a front bowl portion of the base to a rear portion of the base that contacts the back plate, and the base is configured so as to distribute load bearing forces when applied to the bowl in use towards each of a first area around the first fastener opening and a second area around the second fastener area. | 04-23-2015 |
20150197928 | Primed Siphonic Flush Toilet - A siphonic flush toilet system and method of priming the same having a toilet bowl assembly comprising at least one jet flush valve assembly and at least one rim valve; and bowl having a rim and a jet defining at least one jet channel, the at least one jet channel having an inlet port and a jet outlet port configured for discharging fluid to a sump area, wherein the sump area is in fluid communication with a trapway. The bowl has a closed jet pathway including the jet channel and extending from the jet flush valve assembly outlet to the jet channel outlet port to maintain the jet channel in a primed state with fluid from the jet flush valve assembly so as to assist in preventing air from entering the closed jet pathway. Flush valves are also disclosed having back-flow preventer mechanisms and/or at least partly flexible valve covers for use with the toilet systems and methods herein | 07-16-2015 |
David B. Grover, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20120120702 | POWER SAVING TECHNIQUE IN A CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY DURING COMPARE OPERATIONS - An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a driver circuit and a memory circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a supply voltage that changes between (i) a first voltage when an input signal is in a first state and (ii) a second voltage when the input signal is in a second state. The driver circuit may be configured to generate a wordline signal in response to (i) the supply voltage, (ii) a clock signal and (iii) a select signal. The memory circuit may be configured to perform a read/write operation in a response to the wordline signal. | 05-17-2012 |
20130166850 | CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY DATA CLUSTERING BLOCK ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus having a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to (i) parse a first data word into a first data portion and a second data portion and (ii) parse a first address into a first address portion and a second address portion. The second circuit generally has a plurality of memory blocks. The second circuit may be configured to store the second data portion in a particular one of the memory blocks using (i) the first data portion to determine the particular memory block and (ii) the first address portion to determine a particular one of a plurality of locations within the particular memory block. The data portion may not be stored in the memory blocks. The particular location may be determined independently of the second address portion. | 06-27-2013 |
20130286705 | LOW POWER CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY HITLINE PRECHARGE AND SENSING CIRCUIT - An apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus. The apparatus includes a driver circuit and a memory circuit. The driver circuit may be configured to precharge a hitline in response to a predetermined voltage level and a control signal and sense a result of a compare operation based upon a hitline signal on the hitline. The driver circuit generally precharges the hitline to a voltage level lower than the predetermined voltage level and senses the result of the compare operation using the full predetermined voltage level. The memory circuit may be configured to perform the compare operation using the hitline. | 10-31-2013 |
David B. Grover, Mendota Heights, MN US
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20140089769 | CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY CONTINUOUS ERROR DETECTION WITH INTERLEAVE PARITY - Aspects of the disclosure pertain to a system and method for promoting improved error detection efficiency in a Content-Addressable Memory (CAM). The system and method provide CAM continuous error detection with interleave parity. The system continuously monitors for changes in cell contents and, when (e.g., as soon as) a soft error occurs, the error detection output bit for that entry will change, causing an error flag at chip level. The system can then immediately stop compare operations and rewrite the failing entry. Separate read operations are not needed to check for errors, thereby decreasing overall dynamic power usage and increasing possible search frequency for the system. | 03-27-2014 |
Dawson R. Grover, Coon Rapids, MN US
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20130086780 | MEMORIAL CARRIER - An apparatus including a mounting platform, wherein the mounting platform includes a substantially planar mounting surface; a clamping mechanism on the mounting surface; a memorial item retained by the clamping mechanism; and an arrangement of handles on a side of the mounting platform, wherein the side is substantially normal to the plane of the mounting surface. | 04-11-2013 |
Donald Grover, Rothschild, WI US
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20090132034 | Bioprosthetic Valve Clip and Handle - An improved implantation holder apparatus and system for holding bioprosthetic aortic valves for insertion into a heart. The handle system interacts with implantation holder and the valve in such a way that commissure support struts may be retracted by simply rotating the handle which allows the surgeon more room to work in tight quarters to complete the implantation process. Included is a handle system, which can be attached and detached, for securing the holder during application of the parachute stitching and moving the valve into position. Once the valve is in position, the handle may be retained in place, or removed for greater ease of access to the aortic cavity. | 05-21-2009 |
20090259305 | Implantable Prosthetic Holder and Handle - An improved implantation holder apparatus and system for holding bioprosthetic aortic valves for insertion into a heart. The handle system interacts with implantation holder and the valve in such a way that commissure support struts may be retracted by simply rotating the handle which allows the surgeon more room to work in tight quarters to complete the implantation process. Included is a handle system, which can be attached and detached, for securing the holder during application of the parachute stitching and moving the valve into position. Once the valve is in position, the handle may be retained in place, or removed for greater ease of access to the aortic cavity. Once the valve is fully sutured into place the handle may be easily reattached to the holder with an automatic cutting system to cut the sutures and allow the holder to be more easily and safely be retracted from the aorta. | 10-15-2009 |
Donald D. Grover, Rothschild, WI US
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20110066232 | BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE HOLDER AND HANDLE WITH CUTTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A surgical apparatus for use with a prosthetic holder to which a prosthesis is secured by sutures. The apparatus includes an elongated handle having a grip end and a coupler end and defining a first aperture extending along a length from the grip end to the coupler end. The apparatus can also include a first shaft at least partially disposed within the first aperture with a first actuator at the grip end and a holder coupling mechanism at the coupler end. The apparatus can have one of a second shaft and a sheath disposed along the handle with a second actuator at the grip end and a cutting element at the coupler end. A force applied to the first actuator enables one of engagement and disengagement with the prosthesis holder, and a force applied to the second actuator enables deployment of a cutting element to cut the sutures securing the prosthesis to the prosthetic holder. | 03-17-2011 |
Douglas M. Grover, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20140285474 | EVENT GENERATION BASED ON PRINT PORTION IDENTIFICATION - An optical scanner is configured to scan multiple print portions of a body part such as a finger. The optical scanner identifies a first one of the print portions in an area of an optical surface. An event such as launching an application is generated based on identifying the first print portion in the area of the optical surface. In addition, various events can be generated based on different combinations of print portions in different areas of the optical surface. | 09-25-2014 |
Eric A. Grover, Tolland, CT US
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20090126337 | RETROFIT DIRT SEPARATOR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A dirt separator may be retrofit into existing gas turbine engines since it is formed of circumferentially separate pieces which may be assembled together in the gas turbine engine. | 05-21-2009 |
20090317227 | AIRFOIL EMBODYING MIXED LOADING CONVENTIONS - A high-lift airfoil embodying a combination of loading conventions in a single design specifically to reduce and control total pressure losses that occur in the flow channels between airfoils employed in turbomachinery applications is disclosed herein. The mixed-loading high-lift airfoil designs embody and exhibit the best total profile and secondary loss characteristics possessed by both aft-loaded airfoil and front-loaded airfoil conventions through controlling the development and interaction of boundary layers forming along the surfaces of the airfoils and the endwalls in such applications. The mixed-loading high-lift airfoil may be utilized in both rotating and non-rotating turbomachinery applications. | 12-24-2009 |
20100254797 | ENDWALL WITH LEADING-EDGE HUMP - An example airfoil assembly includes a base having an airfoil projecting radially therefrom. The base extends laterally away from the airfoil. The airfoil extends axially from an airfoil leading edge portion to an airfoil trailing edge portion. The base has a humped area forward the airfoil leading edge portion. | 10-07-2010 |
20110123322 | FLOW PASSAGE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - Inefficiencies associated with the formation of horseshoe vortices in a gas turbine engine having a row of radially extending airfoils, are mitigated with an improved flow passage defined by the suction and pressure surface of two adjacent airfoils and endwalls (disposed proximal to the radially inner and outer ends of the airfoils). The flow passage includes a ridge disposed in one of the endwalls adjacent a suction surface of one of the airfoils, the ridge extending longitudinally from a location at or near the maximum circumferential extent of the airfoil suction side to a downstream location proximal to the trailing edge of the suction surface. | 05-26-2011 |
20110236200 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH NON-AXISYMMETRIC SURFACE CONTOURED VANE PLATFORM - A vane segment for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes an inner vane platform relative an axis, the inner vane platform having a non-axisymmetric surface contour. | 09-29-2011 |
20110243749 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH NON-AXISYMMETRIC SURFACE CONTOURED ROTOR BLADE PLATFORM - A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine includes a platform section between a root section and an airfoil section, the platform section having a non-axisymmetric surface contour. | 10-06-2011 |
20120201663 | TURBOMACHINE FLOW PATH HAVING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY VARYING OUTER PERIPHERY - A turbomachine includes an annular flow path section between a plurality of radially extending stator blades and a plurality of radially extending rotor blades. At least a portion of the flow path section has a circumferentially varying outer periphery. | 08-09-2012 |
20130294897 | SHAPED RIM CAVITY WING SURFACE - A shaped rim cavity wing includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has a geometric shape to control the separation of airflow as it passes around the lower surface to the top surface. A point of maximum extent defines the boundary between the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein the point of maximum extent defines a corner that that separates airflow from the shaped rim cavity rim and creates a flow re-circulation adjacent to the top surface of the shaped rim cavity wing. | 11-07-2013 |
20130302136 | NON-AXISYMMETRIC RIM CAVITY FEATURES TO IMPROVE SEALING EFFICIENCIES - Turbomachinery, such as a gas turbine engine, has parts with opposed first and second surfaces and with a cavity between the surfaces and with the first surface moving relative to the second surface. The turbomachinery further has at least one feature for creating pressure variations incorporated into the first and second surfaces. | 11-14-2013 |
20140037459 | AIRFOIL DESIGN HAVING LOCALIZED SUCTION SIDE CURVATURES - An airfoil for a gas turbine engine comprises a radially extending body having a transverse cross-section. The transverse cross-section comprises a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side and a suction side. The pressure side extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge with a predominantly concave curvature. The suction side extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge with a predominantly convex curvature. The suction side includes an approximately flat portion flanked by forward and aft convex portions. In another embodiment, the suction side includes a series of local curvature changes that produce inflection points in the convex curvature of the suction side spaced from the trailing edge. | 02-06-2014 |
20140090380 | Endwall Controuring - An airfoil array is disclosed. The airfoil array may include an endwall, and a plurality of airfoils radially projecting from the endwall. Each airfoil may have a first side and an opposite second side extending axially in chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoils may be circumferentially spaced apart on the endwall thereby defining a plurality of flow passages between adjacent airfoils. The airfoil array may further include a convex profiled region extending from the endwall near the leading edge of at least one of said plurality of airfoils, and a concave profiled region in the endwall near a middle of at least one of said plurality of flow passages. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090401 | Endwall Controuring - An airfoil array is disclosed. The airfoil array may include an endwall, and a plurality of airfoils radially projecting from the endwall. Each airfoil may have a first side and an opposite second side extending axially in chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil array may further include a convex profiled region extending from the endwall adjacent the first side of at least one of said plurality of airfoils and near the leading edge of the at least one of said plurality of airfoils. The airfoil array may further include a concave profiled region in the endwall adjacent the first side of said at least one of said plurality of airfoils and aft of the convex profiled region. | 04-03-2014 |
20140154068 | Endwall Controuring - An airfoil array is disclosed. The airfoil array may include an endwall, and a plurality of airfoils radially projecting from the endwall. Each airfoil may have a first side and an opposite second side extending axially in chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoils may be circumferentially spaced apart on the endwall thereby defining a plurality of flow passages between adjacent airfoils. The airfoil array may further include a convex profiled region extending from the endwall adjacent to the first side of at least one of said plurality of airfoils near the leading edge of the at least one of said plurality of airfoils, and a concave profiled region in the endwall and extending across said at least one of said plurality of flow passages. | 06-05-2014 |
Guy B. Grover, Gainesville, FL US
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20090312842 | Assembled Cartilage Repair Graft - Bifunctional and assembled implants are provided for osteochondral implantation. | 12-17-2009 |
20130345811 | ADJUSTABLE AND FIXED ASSEMBLED BONE-TENDON-BONE GRAFT - The present invention has multiple aspects relating to a bone-tendon-bone graft and components thereof. Embodiments of the present invention comprise an intermediate bone block that is used to adjustably secure soft tissue (e.g., tendon) in a patient. Preferred intermediate bone blocks comprise at least one machined segment of cortical bone, cancellous bone or both. Embodiments of intermediate bone blocks of the present invention are used singly or in combination with one or more bone blocks to form a bone block assembly for securing soft tissue. The present invention further relates to an assembled bone-tendon-bone graft suitable for implantation in humans comprising the intermediate bone block and a length of soft tissue. In a preferred embodiment, a bone-tendon-bone graft comprises a length of soft tissue (e.g., tendon) extending from a first assembled bone block to a second bone block and then doubles back to said first assembled bone block. Depending upon the embodiment, the second bone block fixedly or slideably attaches to the length of soft tissue and facilitates it doubling back to the first assembled bone block. | 12-26-2013 |
20140222159 | ASSEMBLED CARTILAGE REPAIR GRAFT - Bifunctional and assembled implants are provided for osteochondral implantation. | 08-07-2014 |
Ian Grover US
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20110146460 | NUT DRIVER DRILL BIT - A nut driver bit is designed to install nuts onto threaded shafts, such as all-thread rods and bolts. The nut driver bit may be driven by a power drill which causes a driver end of the nut driver bit to rotate. The driver end may contact a nut, thereby causing the nut to rotate. The driver end may be covered in with a contact grip for gripping the nut during use. A worker may install and spin a nut on a threaded shaft without requiring their fingers to manually rotate the nut. The nut driver bit may drastically reduce the time required to install nuts onto threaded rods. | 06-23-2011 |
Jason Grover, Chicago, IL US
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20110068849 | Active Monostable Positive Transient Protection Circuit for a Capacitive Load - An electrically noisy D.C. power source having high slew rate A.C. transient voltage, is cut off from a capacitive load by a switchable, constant slew rate voltage source, upon the detection of an A.C. transient voltage having a slew rate that would otherwise cause a current overload through the capacitive load or the voltage source, or the D.C. power source. | 03-24-2011 |
Joel Grover, St. Paul, MN US
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20110160830 | IMPLANTABLE LEADS WITH AN AXIAL REINFORCEMENT MEMBER - Implantable electrical leads including an axial reinforcement member are disclosed. In some embodiments, an implantable electrical lead can have a body, one or more electrodes, a cable conductor, a conductor coil, and a reinforcement member. A cable conductor can be disposed within the body and is configured to convey electrical signals between the proximal region and the distal region of the lead. The reinforcement member may be coupled to or integrally formed within the lead body and is configured to limit elongation of the lead body in response to a tensile force. | 06-30-2011 |
Joel Grover, Pittsford, NY US
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20090197306 | THERMAL CYCLING DEVICE - A multi-layer device suitable for thermal cycling is set forth. The device is particularly suitable for performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). One embodiment includes a first layer ( | 08-06-2009 |
20110244466 | NUCLEIC ACID TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD - Devices and systems for extracting, purifying and amplifying nucleic acids, and methods for use of such devices and systems. The devices have top sections which include a plurality of syringe vessels with applicable reagent materials, as well as a channel for a specimen collection dropper. Plungers force the materials sequentially into reaction chambers in the middle sections. Once the samples are extracted and purified, they are drawn by a vacuum into PCR devices where they are subjected to denaturing, annealing and extension steps and amplified. Interrogation of flow cells provide real-time quantitative detection. | 10-06-2011 |
20120040404 | THERMAL CYCLING DEVICE - Multi-layer devices suitable for thermal cycling processes. The devices are particularly suitable for performing polymerase chain reactions (PCR). One embodiment includes a first conducting layer, a second conducting layer adjacent to the first layer, and a third conducting layer adjacent to the second layer opposite the first layer. Insulating layers are positioned between said three conducting layers. Continuous channels are formed within the layers. The channels can be formed in either the conducting layer or the insulating layers, or both. Other embodiments include two conducting layers. At least one integral or separate temperature source may be provided to maintain the conducting layers at various desired temperatures. | 02-16-2012 |
Joel P. Grover, St. Paul, MN US
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20140073978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING AND AVOIDING CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM DURING VALVE DEPLOYMENT - Various techniques are described for replacement heart valve implantation. In one example, a system includes a specialized conduction system tissue activation potential sensing device, configured for delivery to an intracardiac region, a specialized conduction system tissue activation detector circuit, configured to detect, using the sensing device, a specialized conduction system tissue activation potential, and a processor circuit, configured to use information about the detected specialized conduction system tissue activation potential to generate a heart valve placement indication. | 03-13-2014 |
20140074022 | LOADING TOOLS FOR USE WITH BALLOON CATHETERS - Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a loading tool. The loading tool may include a tubular member that is configured to be disposed about a balloon catheter. The tubular member may include a distal portion and a proximal portion. The tubular member may be configured to shift between a first configuration and a shortened configuration. | 03-13-2014 |
20140114383 | INDUCTIVE ELEMENT FOR PROVIDING MRI COMPATIBILITY IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE LEAD - A system includes a medical device lead including a connector at a proximal end of the lead, a conductor electrically connected to the connector at a proximal end of the conductor, and at least one electrode coupled to a distal end of the conductor. The system further includes a device securable to the proximal end of the lead including an inductive element. The device includes a port configured to receive the connector and position the inductive element around at least a portion of the connector. | 04-24-2014 |
20140180356 | STIMULATION PATCH WITH PASSIVE ADHESION - System and methods for adhering a patch of stimulation electrode(s) to blood vessels to stimulate a target site on the blood vessel are described. In various embodiments, the system includes an adhesion patch and at least one electrode. The adhesion patch includes a passive adhesion mechanism that may produce an adhesive force sufficiently strong to adhere the adhesion patch to the exterior of the blood vessel and to operationally position the at least one electrode for use in electrically stimulating a target site of the blood vessel. The adhesion patch may also include a release mechanism that is configured for a user to disengage the patch from the exterior of the blood vessel without significant trauma to the blood vessel. After being released, the adhesion patch may be re-adhered to a different target site of the blood vessel and stimulate the different target site. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180357 | STIMULATION PATCH WITH ACTIVE ADHESION - System and methods for adhering a patch of stimulation electrode(s) to blood vessels to stimulate a target site on the blood vessel are described. In one embodiment, the system includes an adhesion patch and at least one electrode. The adhesion patch includes an active adhesion mechanism that may produce an adhesive force sufficiently strong to adhere the adhesion patch to the exterior of the blood vessel and to operationally position the at least one electrode for use in electrically stimulating a target site of the blood vessel. The adhesion patch may also include a release mechanism that is configured for a user to disengage the patch from the exterior of the blood vessel without significant trauma to the blood vessel. After being released, the adhesion patch may be re-adhered to a different target site of the blood vessel and stimulate the different target site. | 06-26-2014 |
20150182744 | INDUCTIVE ELEMENT FOR PROVIDING MRI COMPATIBILITY IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE LEAD - A system includes a medical device lead including a connector at a proximal end of the lead, a conductor electrically connected to the connector at a proximal end of the conductor, and at least one electrode coupled to a distal end of the conductor. The system further includes a device securable to the proximal end of the lead including an inductive element. The device includes a port configured to receive the connector and position the inductive element around at least a portion of the connector. | 07-02-2015 |
20150282955 | Covered Endoscopic Stents with Adhesion Elements - An endoprosthesis includes a stent having an inner surface defining a lumen and an outer surface; and a polymeric cover on the outer surface of the stent. The polymeric cover includes a base and adhesion elements. When the endoprosthesis is expanded to the expanded state in a lumen defined by a vessel wall, the adhesion elements create an interlock between the vessel wall and the endoprosthesis. | 10-08-2015 |
Joey R. Grover, Elwell, MI US
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20130102300 | System And Method For Forming Automatically Launching User Set Default App From Smartphone - A system is disclosed for automatically restarting an application running on a smartphone present in a predetermined environment, after the application has been paused. A hardware interconnect apparatus may be configured to establish a first communications link with the smartphone, and also to establish a second communications link with an electronic device present at the predetermined environment. A processor executable auto launch application may be adapted to run on the smartphone to detect when a previously selected application has been at least one of stopped or paused, and to automatically re-start the previously selected application without a command being physically entered on the smartphone by a user of the smartphone. | 04-25-2013 |
20140018129 | System And Method For Transport Layer Agnostic Programming Interface For Use With Smartphones - An application programming interface (API) is disclosed for interfacing a vehicle electronic component with a smartphone, wherein the vehicle electronic component and the smartphone each make use of a short range wireless transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the other, and wherein the smartphone includes an application running thereon. The API has an interconnect API disposed in the electronic component. The interconnect API also has a software library of command and function definitions that are able to be implemented by the API. A connect library is also used which resides within the smartphone and which is configured to communicate with the application running on the smartphone. The interconnect API and the connect library cooperatively operate as a translation mechanism to implement a plurality of functionalities when communicating with the application, according to the electronic device's capabilities. | 01-16-2014 |
20150286509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORT LAYER AGNOSTIC PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR USE WITH SMARTPHONES - An application programming interface (API) is disclosed for interfacing a vehicle electronic component with a smartphone, wherein the vehicle electronic component and the smartphone each make use of a short range wireless transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the other, and wherein the smartphone includes an application running thereon. The API has an interconnect API disposed in the electronic component. The interconnect API also has a software library of command and function definitions that are able to be implemented by the API. A connect library is also used which resides within the smartphone and which is configured to communicate with the application running on the smartphone. The interconnect API and the connect library cooperatively operate as a translation mechanism to implement a plurality of functionalities when communicating with the application, according to the electronic device's capabilities. | 10-08-2015 |
Jon Grover, Sandy, UT US
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20140316856 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING A DEDUCTIVE SURVEY - A method for conducting real-time dynamic consumer surveys is disclosed. The method includes providing a set of user-defined topics of interest related to a specific good or service and providing a processor configured for beginning a consumer survey by providing an open-ended question to the consumer of the specific good or service regarding the consumer's experience with said good or service, receiving the consumer's response to said open-ended question, analyzing the text of said response to the open-ended question to identify the presence of members of the set of user-defined topics within the response, and providing at least one closed-ended question with respect to any member of the set of user-defined topics not identified in the consumer's response. | 10-23-2014 |
20150161686 | Managing Reviews - Technology is described for managing reviews of organizations. An example method of the technology may identify reviews of an organization sourced from an open review system, the open review system including reviews of unverified customers. Reviews of the organization may be collected from a closed review system which includes reviews of verified customers. The reviews from the closed review system may be reviews which are submitted by organization customers within a predefined period of time prior to a current time and the number of reviews used in the method may exceed a predetermined amount of reviews. The reviews may be converted from the closed review system into converted reviews formatted for the open review system. | 06-11-2015 |
Julie Anne Grover, Plano, TX US
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20100189845 | Flavor Encapsulation and Method Thereof - A method for encapsulating flavoring with a prolamin. A prolamin, such as zein, is dissolved in an appropriate solvent. Flavoring is mixed with the prolamin solution. The prolamin and flavoring solution is dried, thereby forming a flavoring encapsulated by a prolamin. | 07-29-2010 |
20110189353 | Methods of Flavor Encapsulation and Matrix-Assisted Concentration of Aqueous Foods and Products Produced Therefrom - Flavor encapsulation is generally performed by mixing flavor with a prolamin solution and drying the mixture into powdered forms of encapsulated flavor. In one embodiment, flavor and zein are separately dispersed in an alcohol-water mixture of appropriate ratio prior to mixing. In another embodiment, an aqueous food comprising bioactive components is mixed with the prolamin solution, thereby initiating precipitation of the prolamin and concentration of the bioactive components in said aqueous food. Resulting powdered forms of encapsulated flavor comprise the bioactive components from the aqueous food. In another embodiment, a two-phase drying process may be employed comprising removal of alcohol for evaporation-induced-self-assembly of zein microstructures, followed by removal of remaining water to produce said powdered form. | 08-04-2011 |
20110223297 | Anti-Caking Agent for Flavored Products - The present invention generally relates to the use of porous particles to control the release of a liquid, such as the release of a flavor in a food product. Liquid components, such as flavorants, are loaded into porous particles to form a composition. The pore diameter, pore tortuosity and loading parameters determine the characteristics of the composition and the release profile of the liquid. | 09-15-2011 |
20130064946 | ENCAPSULATION OF EXTRACT IN POROUS PARTICLES - A process in which the extract of an extraction process, such as a supercritical fluid extraction process, such as a fugitive extract and particularly an ingestible extract, is recovered by depositing the extract within the pores of a porous particle that is suitable for direct use as a food additive, or as a nutraceutical. | 03-14-2013 |
20140266194 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES USING A NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROMETER - Methods for measuring physico-chemical properties using a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer are disclosed, including methods to determine an initial amount of a substance, usually a liquid, contained inside a porous material and an initial amount of the substance, usually a liquid, present outside the porous material, methods to measure the release kinetics of a substance, such as a liquid, from a porous material, and methods for performing chemical reactions and other physico-chemical operations in situ inside a nuclear magnetic resonance probe after a sample is loaded into a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The apparatuses for performing these methods are also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
Kevin Grover, Potsdam, NY US
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20110221231 | Sealed aft cavity drag reducer - A drag reducing device utilizing sealed aft cavities designed to limit interference with existing truck and trailer designs is described. The invention comprises one or more sealed aft cavities affixed to the rear of a traditional commercial straight truck or trailer, or any other blunt (or mostly blunt) aft faced vehicle. A means is provided by which the device is stowed to allow normal operation of the straight truck, trailer or vehicle. Drag is reduced by the streamlining of the rear of the vehicle, postponing and narrowing the flow separation downstream of the trailing edge as well as increasing the pressure on the back of the vehicle with the open to the rear, sealed aft cavity. The concept described focuses on the utilization of (a) sealed aft cavity(ies) to limit the effects of blunt body drag and the means for attachment and stowage for loading and unloading cargo. | 09-15-2011 |
Kevin Grover, Elmwood, IL US
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20120086233 | SEALED AFT CAVITY DRAG REDUCER - A drag reducing device utilizing sealed aft cavities designed to limit interference with existing truck and trailer designs is described. The invention comprises one or more sealed aft cavities affixed to the rear of a traditional commercial straight truck or trailer, or any other blunt (or mostly blunt) aft faced vehicle. A means is provided by which the device is stowed to allow normal operation of the straight truck, trailer or vehicle. Drag is reduced by the streamlining of the rear of the vehicle, postponing and narrowing the flow separation downstream of the trailing edge as well as increasing the pressure on the back of the vehicle with the open to the rear, sealed aft cavity. The concept described focuses on the utilization of (a) sealed aft cavity(ies) to limit the effects of blunt body drag and the means for attachment and stowage for loading and unloading cargo. | 04-12-2012 |
20120086234 | SEALED AFT CAVITY DRAG REDUCER - A drag reducing device utilizing sealed aft cavities designed to limit interference with existing truck and trailer designs is described. The invention comprises one or more sealed aft cavities affixed to the rear of a traditional commercial straight truck or trailer, or any other blunt (or mostly blunt) aft faced vehicle. A means is provided by which the device is stowed to allow normal operation of the straight truck, trailer or vehicle. Drag is reduced by the streamlining of the rear of the vehicle, postponing and narrowing the flow separation downstream of the trailing edge as well as increasing the pressure on the back of the vehicle with the open to the rear, sealed aft cavity. The concept described focuses on the utilization of (a) sealed aft cavity(ies) to limit the effects of blunt body drag and the means for attachment and stowage for loading and unloading cargo. | 04-12-2012 |
Kevin Grover, Chambersburg, PA US
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20140005898 | MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140005899 | MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
Kevin B. Grover, Elmwood, IL US
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20130190995 | POWERTRAIN SYSTEM HAVING LOCKABLE DIFFERENTIAL - A powertrain system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The powertrain system may have a power source, a plurality of traction devices, and a differential operatively connecting an output of the power source with the plurality of traction devices. The powertrain may also have a manual input device movable by an operator to generate a first signal indicative of a desire to lock the differential, at least one sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a parameter the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the manual input device, and the differential. The controller may be configured to inhibit locking of the differential based on the first signal when the second signal indicates the parameter deviating from an acceptable range. | 07-25-2013 |
Malcolm Stuart Grover, Stuart, FL US
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20140118698 | Macular Pigment Measurement Device With Data Quality Indexing Feature - A system measures macular pigment of a macula of a human eye of a subject. The system comprises a light source having a first light and a second light that modulate at variable frequencies, an input device for receiving an input indicating the frequency at which the user perceives the modulation of the first light and a second light, a display device, at least one processor, and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the system to (i) display, on the display device, test data corresponding to the user's inputs from the input device, (ii) determine whether the test data are valid or invalid through a curve-fitting algorithm, (iii) automatically indicate that the test data are valid or invalid. | 05-01-2014 |
20150055095 | Macular Pigment Measurement Device with Data Quality Indexing Feature - A system measures macular pigment of a macula of a human eye of a subject. The system comprises a light source having a first light and a second light that modulate at variable frequencies, an input device for receiving an input indicating the frequency at which the user perceives the modulation of the first light and a second light, a display device, at least one processor, and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the system to (i) display, on the display device, test data corresponding to the user's inputs from the input device, (ii) determine whether the test data are valid or invalid through a curve-fitting algorithm, (iii) automatically indicate that the test data are valid or invalid. | 02-26-2015 |
Mark Wayne Grover, Portland, CT US
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20100110719 | ILLUMINATION FIBER OPTIC RIBBON - An illumination fiber optic ribbon includes optically-transmissive fibers which are adjacent to each other. At least two of the optically-transmissive fibers are twisted together to form a twisted segment. Where the two optically-transmissive fibers are not twisted forms a non-twisted segment. The twisted segments and non-twisted segments alternate along the length of the ribbon. Bends are disposed along the twisted segment and are formed by twisting adjacent optically-transmissive fibers. A light source is connected to one or both ends of the optically-transmissive fibers. The light source emits a light flux into the ribbon so that light emits from the bends in the twisted segment. | 05-06-2010 |
Martin P. Grover, Oak Harbor, OH US
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20090220183 | Wheel bearing assembly - A bearing assembly having improved impact Brinell resistance is provided. Due to a controlled gap between a rotating component and a non-rotating component or a vehicle suspension structure, the non-rotating component or the vehicle suspension structure is permitted to share impact loads caused by a sufficient side impact to the rotating component, thus preventing excessive loads from being transmitted to rolling elements, and providing greater resistance against Brinell impact damage that would generate a noise and/or vibration condition in the bearing assembly. The width of the controlled gap and of the area of potential contact between the rotating component and the vehicle suspension structure or the non-rotating component are optimized to increase impact Brinell resistance while avoiding excessive contact between the rotating component and the non-rotating component or the vehicle suspension structure during extreme cornering maneuvers. | 09-03-2009 |
Mick G. Grover, Portland, OR US
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20150150052 | COLLABORATIVE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A collaborative information system in which a first display device provides a recommendation of programming content to a viewer of a second display device, where the recommendation is based on content characteristics of the recommended content, and where the recommendation is based on assigning those content characteristics respectively different weights. | 05-28-2015 |
Noel Grover, Minneapolis, MN US
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20140350932 | VOICE PRINT IDENTIFICATION PORTAL - Systems and methods providing for secure voice print authentication over a network are disclosed herein. During an enrollment stage, a client's voice is recorded and characteristics of the recording are used to create and store a voice print. When an enrolled client seeks access to secure information over a network, a sample voice recording is created. The sample voice recording is compared to at least one voice print. If a match is found, the client is authenticated and granted access to secure information. | 11-27-2014 |
Noel J. Grover, Minneapolis, MN US
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20080256613 | Voice print identification portal - Systems and methods providing for secure voice print authentication over a network are disclosed herein. During an enrollment stage, a client's voice is recorded and characteristics of the recording are used to create and store a voice print. When an enrolled client seeks access to secure information over a network, a sample voice recording is created. The sample voice recording is compared to at least one voice print. If a match is found, the client is authenticated and granted access to secure information. | 10-16-2008 |
Paul Grover, Wauwatosa, WI US
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20080268271 | Device and Method for Packaging in Block form a Sheathed Hot-Melt Adhesive Product - A method for packaging in block form a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product comprises the steps: (a) of continuously supplying a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product, (b) of immersing the sheathed hot-melt adhesive product in a liquid refrigerant, (c) of pressing the sheathed adhesive product at a portion thereof, (d) of ultrasonically welding the sheathed adhesive product at the pressed portion; and (e) of cutting the sheathed adhesive product into a block at the pressed portion. A block of sheathed hot-melt adhesive product and an installation for packaging a sheathed hot-melt adhesive product are also provided. | 10-30-2008 |
Piyush Grover US
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20130187008 | System and Method for Controlling Motion of Spacecrafts - A motion of an object is controlled from a geostationary transit orbit (GTO) of an earth to an orbit of a moon. A first trajectory of the motion of the object is determined from an intermediate orbit of an earth to a neighborhood of a stable manifold of a first Lagrange point (L1). A second trajectory of the motion of the object is determined from the GTO to the intermediate orbit. A third trajectory of the motion of the object is determined from the neighborhood to the stable manifold to an L1 orbit, and a fourth trajectory of the motion of the object is determined from the L1 orbit to the orbit of the moon. A trajectory from the GTO to the orbit of the moon is determined based on a combination of the first, the second, the third, and the fourth trajectories. | 07-25-2013 |
Rajan Grover, Irving, TX US
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20140358614 | CALENDAR-AGNOSTIC MEETING SCHEDULING - Disclosed are various embodiments for a calendar-agnostic scheduling application. The scheduling application may communicate a request for availability to other instances of the scheduling application. The scheduling application may determine availability according to a query in the request for availability by applying the query to a calendar accessible via a calendar provider. Meetings may be scheduled according to the availability of users determined by the queries while maintaining agnosticism to the calendar providers of the users. | 12-04-2014 |
Rakesh Grover, Princeton, NJ US
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20120196834 | Highly stable compositions of orally active nucleotide analogues or orally active nucleotide analogue prodrugs - Disclosed are highly stable compositions having outstanding storage stability and/or demonstrating exceptional resistance to aqueous solution degradation, the composition including an orally active nucleotide analogue or an orally active nucleotide analogue prodrug, which is orally bioavailable, such as adefovir dipivoxil and tenofovir disoproxil. For example, when a composition of the invention is stored for 1 month or for 18 months at 25° C. and 60% relative humidity, its orally active nucleotide analogue or orally active nucleotide analogue prodrug degrades to provide a composition containing no more than 0.2% or no more than 0.7% by weight of a less orally bioavailable impurity, respectively. Also disclosed are a container/closure package system including the composition and a package insert and methods of manufacturing the composition and treating a patient for a disease or condition, for example, a viral disease or cancer, with the use of the composition. | 08-02-2012 |
Rick Grover, Haleiwa, HI US
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20120148349 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAYING OUT AND INSTALLING A SOLAR PANEL ARRAY - A system for installing an array of pilings for an array of solar panels is highly accurate and efficient. The system includes a horizontal laser and a rotating vertical laser that are mounted on a first piling and aligned with a target on a second piling on the opposite side of the array. An alignment template is placed against a piling and aligned with the vertical rotating laser. The aligned template provides a designated location where the next piling is driven. A hammer target on the pile driver allows the installer to precisely install the next piling. After installation, the next piling is measured for accuracy and if errors are found, an alignment bracket is used to correct the error. The process is repeated until the array of pilings is complete. | 06-14-2012 |
20140059867 | FIELD DRESSING KNIFE - A knife includes a body that includes a handle section, a substantially circular blade housing section, and a blade including a cutting edge having substantially the same radius of curvature of the blade housing. The substantially circular blade housing section extends substantially perpendicular from the handle section. The blade extends longitudinally out of the blade housing at a position substantially 180° away from the position of the handle section along the circumference of the blade housing and terminates in a sharp point. The width of the blade at the portion immediately adjacent to the blade housing and opposite the blade point is substantially equal to the diameter of the blade housing. | 03-06-2014 |
20150151442 | FIELD DRESSING KNIFE - A knife includes a body that includes a handle section, a substantially circular blade housing section, and a blade including a cutting edge having substantially the same radius of curvature of the blade housing. The substantially circular blade housing section extends substantially perpendicular from the handle section. The blade extends longitudinally out of the blade housing at a position substantially 180° away from the position of the handle section along the circumference of the blade housing and terminates in a sharp point. The width of the blade at the portion immediately adjacent to the blade housing and opposite the blade point is substantially equal to the diameter of the blade housing. | 06-04-2015 |
Rick Grover, Honolulu, HI US
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20140219727 | SYSTEM FOR LAYING OUT AND INSTALLING A SOLAR PANEL ARRAY - A system for installing an array of pilings for an array of solar panels is highly accurate and efficient. The system includes a horizontal laser and a rotating vertical laser that are mounted on a first piling and aligned with a target on a second piling on the opposite side of the array. An alignment template is placed against a piling and aligned with the vertical rotating laser. The aligned template provides a designated location where the next piling is driven. A hammer target on the pile driver allows the installer to precisely install the next piling. After installation, the next piling is measured for accuracy and if errors are found, an alignment bracket is used to correct the error. The process is repeated until the array of pilings is complete. | 08-07-2014 |
Rishi Grover, Manchester, CT US
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20090325007 | CONTROL OF PARALLELED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLIES - Fuel cell stack assemblies ( | 12-31-2009 |
20100264750 | HARMONIC FILTER WITH INTEGRATED POWER FACTOR CORRECTION - A distributed electrical power generating and utilizing system includes an induction generator driven by a prime mover requiring reactive power to operate for providing electrical power on a bus. The bus has a gross load and is also connectable to a utility power grid by a switch. The gross load includes at least a non-linear electrical load component, typically including a variable speed device and associated diode rectifier front end. The bus includes a harmonic filter having a power factor-correcting capacitor integrated therewith for collectively compensating harmonic distortion caused by the non-linear load component and for correcting power factor to compensate for reactive power required by at least the inductive generator. | 10-21-2010 |
Rohit Grover, Hillsboro, OR US
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20150179510 | TECHNOLOGY FOR SELECTIVELY ETCHING TITANIUM AND TITANIUM NITRIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHER MATERIALS - Methods for selectively etching titanium and titanium nitride are disclosed. In some embodiments the method involve exposing a workpiece to a first solution to remove titanium nitride, exposing the workpiece to a second solution to remove titanium, and exposing the workpiece to a third solution to remove residual titanium nitride, if any. The solutions are formulated such that they may selectively remove titanium and/or titanium nitride, while not etching or not substantially etching certain other materials such as dielectric materials, oxides, and metals other than titanium. | 06-25-2015 |
Rohit Grover, West Linn, OR US
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20150179469 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL POLISH RATE VARIATION INTRODUCED BY DEVICE DENSITY DIFFERENCES - An embodiment includes forming a first film over first and second portions of a SOC, the first portion including a first density of structures and the second portion including a second density of structures with the first density being denser than the second density; forming a second film over the first film; polishing the second film to remove some of the second film and form (a) a first section of the second film between sections of the first film located over the first portion, and (b) a second section of the second film between sections of the second film located over the second portion; etching the first film over the first and second portions and etching the first and second sections of the second film; and polishing the first film to expose top surfaces of the structures of the first and second portions. Other embodiments are described herein. | 06-25-2015 |
20150179567 | USING MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT ETCH RATES TO FILL TRENCHES IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - An embodiment includes a metal interconnect structure, comprising: a dielectric layer on a substrate; an opening in the dielectric layer, wherein the opening has opening sidewalls and exposes a conductive region of at least one of the substrate and an additional interconnect structure; a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer on the conductive region and the opening sidewalls; a second ALD layer on a portion of the first ALD layer, and a third ALD layer within the opening and on the first ALD layer. Other embodiments are described herein. | 06-25-2015 |
Ruth B. Grover, Marlborough, CT US
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20090177501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FURNISHING AN ON-LINE QUOTE FOR AN INSURANCE PRODUCT - A method and system for furnishing an on-line quote for an insurance product, such as auto insurance, makes use of computer hardware and software to provide a user with an on-line, real-time quote. The system allows the user to enter user information and recommends coverages, liabilities, and deductibles to help the user determine the best insurance coverage for the user's needs. Upon entering the user data and coverage information on a presentation server, deployable content profile information is retrieved by the presentation server, and a quote is displayed for the user. If the user indicates a continued interest in the quote, a client number is presented to the user and sent to a computer telephony integration database. | 07-09-2009 |
Sameer Grover, Schaumburg, IL US
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20140324473 | System and Method for Providing Patient Record Synchronization in a Healthcare Setting - A system provides an information sharing architecture that allows physically separate healthcare information systems, called “deployments,” to share and exchange information. The collection of these participating deployments is referred to as the “Community,” and systems within the Community sometimes store records for patients in common. The system allows participants in the Community to share information on data changes to these patients, and to reconcile concurrent and conflicting updates to the patient's record. | 10-30-2014 |
Satyajit Grover, Portland, OR US
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20090125885 | Method and system for whitelisting software components - A method and system for whitelisting software components is disclosed. In a first operating environment, runtime information may be collected about a first loaded and executing software component. The collected information may be communicated to a second software component operating in a second operating environment that is isolated from the first operating environment. The collect runtime information may be compared with a validated set of information about the first software component. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-14-2009 |
20120144482 | Method and System for Whitelisting Software Components - A method and system for whitelisting software components is disclosed. In a first operating environment, runtime information may be collected about a first loaded and executing software component. The collected information may be communicated to a second software component operating in a second operating environment that is isolated from the first operating environment. The collect runtime information may be compared with a validated set of information about the first software component. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-07-2012 |
Sona Grover, East Brunswick, NJ US
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20130275292 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPETITIVE APR PRICING - A method is provided comprising receiving tradeline data associated with a consumer related to a tradeline, determining payment terms of the tradeline by selecting the greatest of a minimum potential payment amount, a fixed percentage potential payment amount, and a fixed percentage plus finance charge potential payment amount, and calculating (in response to selection of the fixed percentage plus finance charge potential payment amount) an APR of the tradeline. | 10-17-2013 |
Thomas Elgin Grover, Columbus, GA US
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20090084246 | ERGONOMIC DRUMSTICK - An ergonomic drumstick comprising a shaft member and a grip member including a load face portion, an apex portion, and a bore. The grip member ergonomically fits the profile of a user's fingers, enabling the user to retain the drumstick in a particular position and to play comfortably for extended periods of time. The ergonomic drumstick allows a relaxed grip, reducing the shock transfer to the user's hands, which in turn reduces fatigue. The ergonomic drumstick also can be fully adjustable, and reusable, with a grip selectable for fit, profile and size. | 04-02-2009 |
Tim Singh Grover, Chicago, IL US
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20120190483 | Basketball Shooting Training Article - The disclosure relates to basketball shooting training articles. The article includes a sleeve having an elongate cylindrical body with an opening at a proximal end and an opening at a distal end for passage of a player's arm therethrough. The sleeve includes release indicia located adjacent the proximal end of the article so that when the article is worn the release indicia is located between the player's elbow and shoulder, preferably at the player's bicep, and more preferably at the upper portion of the player's bicep. The sleeve may also include alignment indicia for aligning the player's arm and basketball with a target. A method for training proper basketball shooting technique and a method of constructing a basketball shooting training device are also provided. | 07-26-2012 |
20120283049 | Basketball Shooting Training Device And Method - The disclosure relates to a device for training proper finger spacing on a basketball ball at the time of releasing the ball. The basketball training devices provided herein maintain two adjacent fingers in comfortably spaced relation to enable the player to support and release the ball from those two fingers, thereby increasing the player's control of the ball and improving the accuracy of the basketball shot. A method for maintaining two adjacent fingers of a basketball player's hand in spaced and angled relation when shooting a basketball is provided. A method for making the training device is also provided. | 11-08-2012 |
Trent N. Grover, Ames, IA US
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20110109718 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING USING NON-CONVERGING RAYS - Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to capture a portion of an omniscopic or omni-stereo image using one or more image capture media. The media may be located substantially perpendicular to a converging ray originating at a viewpoint on an inter-ocular circle and having a convergence angle between zero and ninety degrees from a parallel viewpoint baseline position that includes a non-converging ray originating at the viewpoint. The media may also be located so as to be substantially perpendicular to a non-converging ray originating at a first viewpoint at a first endpoint of a diameter defining an inter-ocular circle, wherein the origin of the non-converging ray gravitates toward the center of the inter-ocular circle as spherical imagery is acquired. | 05-12-2011 |
20130107013 | STEREO IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING | 05-02-2013 |
20130235164 | STEREO IMAGERS AND PROJECTORS, AND METHOD - Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to capture a portion of an omniscopic or omni-stereo image using one or more image capture media. The media may be located substantially perpendicular to a converging ray originating at a viewpoint on an inter-ocular circle and having a convergence angle between zero and ninety degrees from a parallel viewpoint baseline position that includes a non-converging ray originating at the viewpoint. The media may also be located so as to be substantially perpendicular to a non-converging ray originating at a first viewpoint at a first endpoint of a diameter defining an inter-ocular circle, wherein the origin of the non-converging ray gravitates toward the center of the inter-ocular circle as spherical imagery is acquired. | 09-12-2013 |
Ulhas Grover, South Lyon, MI US
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20140260079 | MODULAR DOOR BEAM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A modular beam assembly for installation on an automobile panel is provided. The modular beam assembly has an elongate beam inserted through a plurality of collars forming a slip fit and a retaining cap inserted on at least one end of the elongate beam to retain the elongate beam within the collars. A heat-curable adhesive material may be applied to the collars, the elongate beam, and the retaining cap. The assembly allows displacement of the elongate beam within the collars until the adhesive material is cured. | 09-18-2014 |
Vinod M. Grover, Carrollton, GA US
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20110108621 | National security driver's license - An improvement upon a driver's license, a national driver's license includes traditional identification information as well as insurance, both automobile and health, automobile registration, health care, emergency contact, driving records, criminal record, credit and banking, and employment information either embedded thereupon or information that may be used to access one or more computer systems containing said information. | 05-12-2011 |
20120193957 | ADJUSTABLE AUTOMOBILE AIR CUSHION APPARATUS - Described in this invention is an inflatable cushion apparatus for a vehicle, which may be applied in multiple embodiments. One such apparatus is a cushioned strap that may be used with or in place of a standard seat belt shoulder strap. A strap may also be employed across the lap strap. A second embodiment may be used a vehicle seat cushioned. Disposed within both embodiments is an inflatable tube within channels created by seams, which may be inflated and deflated to accommodate the comfort of the user. | 08-02-2012 |
Vishal Grover, Belle Mead, NJ US
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20130339840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOGICAL CHUNKING AND RESTRUCTURING WEBSITES - The present invention provides significantly improved accessibility of website content on mobile and tablet devices with an emphasis on preserving the original intent of the content author/designer by inferring the characteristics of navigability, content organization and chunking and then adapting the original content for multiple end user device profiles using a rule based techniques. Aspects of the present invention address issues with information searching, navigation constraints of the devices, the content organization, information clutter and information overload on web pages and adapting the content to leverage device specific features by generating extensible user interface widget code. | 12-19-2013 |