Hoskins, US
Alan Hoskins, Golden, CO US
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20090046334 | HROM REPLICATION METHODS, DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, ARTICLES USED IN SAME AND ARTICLES GENERATED BY SAME - HROM replication methods, devices or systems are disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are articles comprising conical reference (reconstruction) beam hologram elements to generate conical or conical like reference (reconstruction) beams which may be used in such HROM replication methods, devices or systems. Further disclosed herein are articles comprising a target medium which may be used in such HROM replication methods, devices or systems. | 02-19-2009 |
20090207710 | USE OF FEEDBACK ERROR AND/OR FEED-FORWARD SIGNALS TO ADJUST CONTROL AXES TO OPTIMAL RECOVERY POSITION OF HOLOGRAM IN HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE SYSTEM OR DEVICE - A method for adjusting at least one alignment control axis of a holographic data storage system or device to or towards a sufficiently optimal recovery position for recovery of a hologram based on a derived feedback error signal and/or a derived feed-forward signal. For the next hologram in the sequence, the derived feedback error signal estimates the direction and magnitude of misalignment of the at least one alignment control axis for one or more previously recovered holograms based on alignment-indicating data. The derived feed-forward signal estimates an optimal alignment value for the at least one alignment control axis for one or more holograms based on recording and recovery operating condition data for the holograms. An iterative alignment procedure may also be used to derive a feedback error signal for one hologram. | 08-20-2009 |
Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame, CA US
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20140274358 | Suggesting Friends for Playing A Game - Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems provide a suggested list of people for a user of a social network system to play a game with. A social networking system receives a trigger for providing the user access from a user device to the game over a network. The social networking system identifies a pool of people who have a personal connection with the user and who have not played the game before. From the pool of people, a suggested list of people is selected based on closeness to the user. The suggested list is sent to the user device for the user device for the user to selectively invite one or more of the people to play the game. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274404 | SUGGESTING MATCHES FOR PLAYERS OF AN ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME BASED ON SKILLS AND/OR SOCIAL PROXIMITY - Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems provide a user of a social network system access to a game over a network from a user device. The social network system matches the user with players of the game based on respective skill levels of the players and/or social proximity between the user and the players. The social network system sends a list of matched players to the user device for selection by the user, and sends an invitation to one or more of the players selected by the user to enable the user to play the game over the network with the one or more players. | 09-18-2014 |
Brian J. Hoskins, Lexington, KY US
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20100248320 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONVERSION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL TO FERMENTABLE SUGARS AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the conversion of lignocellulosic material to fermentable sugars and to products produced therefrom (e.g., ethanol, foodstuffs, etc.). In particular, the invention provides lignocellulose-degrading compositions (e.g., generated via incubation of microbes with lignocellulosic priming feedstock in solid-state fermentation format) and methods of using the same (e.g., in saccharification and/or hydrolysis steps (e.g., on ethanologenic feedstock) and as food or feed additives). | 09-30-2010 |
Curtis L. Hoskins, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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20080320071 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING A TEST FRAMEWORK FOR TESTING OPERATING SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN A CLUSTER SYSTEM - A method, apparatus and program product include an Automatic Testing System for creating a test framework for testing operating system components. The Automatic Testing System resides on a server and includes a master driver which assists in creating test cases and scenarios. The Automatic Testing System issues commands to distribute execution to one or more remote client machines in a cluster through, for instance, an external remote shell program. Results of the command are retrieved, as though it was invoked on the machine directly. The logic and parameters needed to run the test scenarios are stored in a database accessible on the web, and test results are compiled and stored in the database to be sent to any designated test customer. | 12-25-2008 |
Daniel R. Hoskins, Churchville, MD US
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20140097146 | CARBON NANOSTRUCTURE SEPARATION MEMBRANES AND SEPARATION PROCESSES USING SAME - Carbon nanostructures can include a plurality of carbon nanotubes that are branched, crosslinked, and share common walls with one another, thereby defining a porous space having a tortuous path within the carbon nanostructures. The porous space can be used for sequestering a range of particulate sizes from various types of substances. Separation membranes can include a separation body having an effective pore size of about 1 micron or less and providing a tortuous path for passage of a substance therethrough. The separation body can include carbon nanostructures. | 04-10-2014 |
David R. Hoskins, Marshall, MI US
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20110014052 | FAN WITH STRUCTURAL SUPPORT RING - A cooling fan with an integral structural support ring. The fan has a hub member and a plurality of blades extending therefrom. The fan is a one-piece plastic injection structure. The support ring is positioned between the root and tips of the blades. | 01-20-2011 |
20110094460 | PARTIAL RING COOLING FAN - A cooling fan with partial ring members attached to the blade tips. The fan preferably is a one-piece molded fan with a central hub and a plurality of blade members. Partial ring members on the blade tips reduce weight and minimize potential failures caused by knit lines and operations at high rotational speeds. | 04-28-2011 |
Jeff Hoskins, Versailles, MO US
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20100326156 | Crimp validation using crimp force monitoring apparatus, systems and methods - A method monitoring crimping of a fitting onto a hose, or the like, includes monitoring fluid pressure for carrying out the crimp at discrete diameters of the crimp, during the crimp, and analyzing crimp data reflecting the fluid pressure with respect to the diameters of the crimp during the crimp to determine if the fluid pressure is above a minimum pressure at particular diameters during the crimp, below a maximum pressure during the particular diameters during the crimp, and/or varies significantly from earlier crimps, to determine if the crimp is acceptable. A system for monitoring crimping of a fitting onto a hose end or the like might include a pressure sensor deployed in conjunction with a crimper to measure fluid pressure employed by the crimper during the crimp, a die diameter monitor and, a controller operatively connected to the crimper and sensors. | 12-30-2010 |
John Hoskins, Costa Mesa, CA US
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20150136033 | WATER DRINKING DEVICE FOR PETS - A water drinking device for pets, includes a cup including a bottom, and a wall extending upwardly from the bottom and defining an inner hollow constructed so that a bottle with water can be received in the inner hollow and held in it and thereafter removed from the inner hollow of the wall for pouring water from the bottle into the inner hollow to allow a pet to drink water from it, and the wall is transversely stretchable and contractible such that when a bottle with a transverse dimension that is greater than a transverse dimension of the inner hollow is inserted into the latter, the wall stretches transversely outwardly, and upon removal of the bottle from the inner hollow the wall contracts back to its initial transverse size, and the wall is also constructed so that the cup is insertable into a cup holder of a vehicle. | 05-21-2015 |
Julie Hoskins, New Palestine, IN US
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20130227761 | REVERSIBLE-POCKET SCARF - A reversible-pocket scarf has at least one pocket on a side of an elongated body end, with the pocket having a first face bearing a pattern or color and a second face bearing a pattern or color which differs from that of the first face. The pocket is reversible and may be turned inside out to reveal the second face pattern or color and turned inside out again to display the pattern and/or color on the first face. Even when reversed, the pocket remains capable of serving as a place to put one's hands or items for which storage is needed. The optional use of layers between the body and the pocket creates additional, similarly-reversible compartments and allows the scarf to offer even more colors and/or patterns while providing an insulating layer for increased hand warmth and divided storage space in the scarf. | 09-05-2013 |
Kenneth Hoskins, Oxford, MS US
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20080305734 | Weep hole cover - An apparatus for providing ventilation in a lower level of a building and for preventing mold and mildew from building up in an interior portion of such building while also preventing entrance of small unwanted animals. The apparatus comprises a frame member having each of a first predetermined shape and a first predetermined size and formed of a first predetermined material. A screen member is engageable with the frame member for attachment thereto, such screen member having each of a second predetermined shape and a second predetermined size and being formed of a second predetermined material. The apparatus is secured to the structure by one of masonry screws or is secured in new construction with bricks and brick mortar. | 12-11-2008 |
Kenneth B. Hoskins, Plano, TX US
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20090164464 | Matching Process System And Method - A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user. | 06-25-2009 |
20140074824 | Matching Process System And Method - A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user. | 03-13-2014 |
Kent Hoskins, Rockford, IL US
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20090319338 | Method and system for virtual mentoring - A virtual mentoring system for assessing traits and improvement needs of a user is disclosed. The virtual mentoring system generates a personalized plan for the user that includes recommendations for reducing one or more inhibitors inversely correlated with improvement areas. | 12-24-2009 |
Kevin Ray Hoskins, Louisville, KY US
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20120055823 | REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER INSULATION BLANKET AND PACKAGING SOLUTION - A combined shipping and insulation cover for an electrical appliance comprises a hood of insulating material and layer of polymer film. The cover includes a tear off panel connected to the hood by a perforated score line that allows access to the underlying electrical appliance. | 03-08-2012 |
Mark W. Hoskins, Corvallis, OR US
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20090200541 | MAKING A STRUCTURE - A structure includes a surface and a non-equilibrium two-dimensional semiconductor micro structure on the surface. | 08-13-2009 |
Matt Hoskins, Bend, OR US
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20110066099 | DELIVERY DEVICE WITH INVERTIBLE DIAPHRAGM - A method and device are disclosed for delivering items into the body of a subject. The device is elongated, and includes a flexible diaphragm having a proximal face and a distal face. The diaphragm is inverted into the device to form a receptacle that holds an item to be delivered. Fluid pressure is applied against the proximal face of the flexible diaphragm to deliver the item from the receptacle and out of the delivery device into the body. In one embodiment, the device is a one-piece device having compressible walls. The diaphragm, which may be a portion of the chamber wall, invaginates within the chamber to form the receptacle. Compression of the flexible walls of the device increases pressure on a proximal face of the diaphragm to evaginate the diaphragm out of the chamber and deliver an item contained in the chamber. | 03-17-2011 |
20140061248 | DRINK BOTTLE AND CAP ASSEMBLY - Disclosed are embodiments of a squeezable drink bottle and a cap assembly therefor. The cap assembly can comprise a rigid cap body configured to be secured to a liquid container, a spout comprising a resiliently flexible tube extending through a passageway in the cap body, and a shut-off trigger slidably mounted in the cap body and adjustable between an open position and a closed position relative to the cap body, wherein when the trigger is in the open position, the tube is open to allow liquid to flow through the spout, and when the trigger is in the closed position, the tube is closed to block liquid flow through the spout. The cap assembly can also include a mouthpiece valve that remains sealed until the bottle is squeezed to pressurize a lumen within the mouthpiece and squirt fluid out of the spout or the mouthpiece is pinched to open the seal. | 03-06-2014 |
20150076180 | MULTI-CHAMBER FLUID CONTAINERS - Embodiments of fluid containers are described that include a multi-chambered fluid bladder and a sealing mechanism for selectively sealing off different chambers from each other for independent use, such as for two different kinds of fluids, or opening to fluidly connect different chambers to each other to form larger chambers for a common fluid. Embodiments can further include independent fill ports and outlet ports for each chamber. The sealing mechanism can comprise a clip or latch that is configured to clamp the fluid passageway in the bladder closed. Some embodiments can include a removable handle that attaches to the bladder and includes the sealing mechanism. | 03-19-2015 |
20150093052 | CLOSURES FOR BLADDERS - Some disclosed bladder closures comprise a first rigid member adapted to be secured to a first side of a bladder opening and a second rigid member adapted to be secured to a second side of the bladder opening opposite from the first side. At least one fastener is included for clamping the first and second rigid members together to seal the bladder opening. The fastener is rotatably mounted in the first rigid member and comprises a latch positioned on an outer side of the first rigid member, a shaft that passes through the first rigid member, and at least one tab that engages with a portion of the second rigid member when the latch is rotated. The latch pivots at least partially around the shaft to engage with a projection of the second rigid member that extends through a hole in the first rigid member to lock the fastener in place. | 04-02-2015 |
20150122358 | VALVE FOR DRINKING CONTAINER - Disclosed valves for drinking from a portable fluid container allow for manual actuation of the valve between an open configuration that permits fluid flow and a closed configuration that substantially prevents fluid flow. Disclosed valves comprise a valve housing having inner bore fluidly coupled to an inflow channel and an outflow channel that are angled with respect to one another, and a reciprocating valve member that is adjustably positioned partially within the bore to open and close the fluid flow pathway through the bore from the inflow channel to the outflow channel. The reciprocating valve member is shaped such that it can prevent fluid flow when fully inserted within the bore to a closed configuration, and can allow fluid flow when the valve member is retracted from this closed position by a relatively short distance to an open configuration. | 05-07-2015 |
Matthew W. Hoskins, Bend, OR US
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20120149990 | DEVICES FOR PERFORMING BLEPHAROPLASTY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A blepharoplasty device includes a handle member, an elongate, curved first jaw member coupled to the handle member and having a first tissue contacting surface, and an elongate, curved second jaw member coupled to the handle member and having a second tissue contacting surface. The first and second jaw members are moveable relative to one another between a closed position and an open position to capture eyelid tissue and facilitate the cutting and subsequent reattachment of the eyelid tissue. | 06-14-2012 |
20130130871 | Pelvic Muscle Trainer - A training device is disclosed for exercising the pubococcygeal or pelvic floor muscles, for example in the treatment of incontinence. The device includes a cylindrical, deformable probe for insertion into the vagina or rectum of a user. The probe is connected to a pressure transducer, which detects the pressure applied to the probe by contraction of the pelvic floor muscles and displays a-pressure indicator to the user to help direct the contraction of the appropriate muscles. The pressure indicator may take the form of a series of nested figures, such as curves or concentric semi-circles, that incrementally converge toward a common point as pressure on the probe increases. The nested figures incrementally retreat from the common point as pressure on the probe decreases. The training unit guides a user through an exercise routine by tracking the overall exercise time and the timing between flexing and relaxation cycles. The training unit can include a controller, such as a microcontroller, that is coupled to the inflatable probe for detecting the pressure within the probe. The controller tracks the timing of exercises performed by the user and guides the user through alternating cycles of muscular contraction and relaxation to provide a safe and effective biofeedback regimen | 05-23-2013 |
Michael J. Hoskins, Monument, CO US
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20110210764 | Double switched track-and-hold circuit - A double switched track-and-hold circuit includes an input buffer having a first switched amplifier circuit for passing an input signal in a track mode and isolating the input signal from a buffer output in a hold mode, and a track-and-hold core circuit responsive to the input buffer and having a second switched amplifier circuit for tracking the input signal in a track mode and isolating the input signal from a track-and-hold output in a hold mode. The first and second switching amplifier circuits turn off approximately simultaneously during the hold mode to provide enhanced isolation. | 09-01-2011 |
Randel L. Hoskins, Woodinville, WA US
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20120137917 | LOW SHOCK ROCKET BODY SEPARATION - The present disclosure generally relates a high strength, low weight, and low shock rocket body separating joint for the purpose of joining rocket bodies, and method of assembly thereof The solution combines a radax joint, joined by fasteners, with a flattened bladder and inflation system coupled thereto. Upon activation of the inflation system, the bladder is pressurized and exerts a separating force between the members of the radax joint, overcoming the load carrying capability of the fasteners and breaking apart the radax joint. | 06-07-2012 |
Robert Hoskins, Dayton, OH US
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20130173020 | ELEVATED VACUUM LOCKING SYSTEM - Vacuum locking systems for prosthetic limbs are generally disclosed. An example double-wall socket system according to at least some aspects of the present disclosure may include a flexible liner shaped to accept a portion of a residual limb; a plunger pin mounted to a distal end of the flexible liner; an inner socket shaped to receive the flexible liner and the residual limb; an outer socket shaped to receive the inner socket, the flexible liner, and the residual limb; a locking mechanism mounted at least partially within the inner socket approximate a distal end of the inner socket; and a manifold mounted to a distal end of the outer socket. The manifold may be configured to be connected to a vacuum pump for withdrawing air from the double wall socket system. | 07-04-2013 |
Robert Hoskins, Springboro, OH US
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20090299491 | Modular shock absorbers for prosthetic limbs - A modular shock absorber for a prosthetic limb which may be selectively interconnected between a socket for receiving a residual limb and other prosthetic limb components. An exemplary modular shock absorber includes a generally C-shaped body having a substantially planar first extension coupled to a prosthetic socket, a substantially planar second extension coupled to a prosthetic knee chassis, a substantially curved closed end connecting the first extension and the second extension, and a bias interposing the first extension and the second extension. Some exemplary modular shock absorbers may include first and second extensions that are horizontally and/or angularly offset relative to each other. | 12-03-2009 |
20090306791 | ELEVATED VACUUM LOCKING SYSTEM - An elevated vacuum locking system for prosthetic limb. An exemplary embodiment may include a plunger pin mounted to a flexible liner and including a through passage between a location proximate the exterior of the liner and a distal end of the plunger pin; a locking mechanism mounted within the distal end of a socket; a manifold mounted to the exterior of the distal end of the socket and including a cavity adapted to receive the distal end of the plunger pin when the patient's residual limb and the liner are installed into the socket, the manifold including a through passage connecting an interior of the cavity to an exterior fitting; and a vacuum pump operative to withdraw air from the interior of the socket via the through passage of the plunger pin, the cavity, and the through passage of the manifold. | 12-10-2009 |
20110022183 | ELEVATED VACUUM LOCKING SYSTEM - Elevated vacuum locking systems for prosthetic limbs are disclosed. Some example embodiments may include a manifold mounted to the exterior of the distal end of a socket and may include a cavity adapted to receive a distal end of a plunger pin when the patient's residual limb and a liner are installed into the socket. Some example manifolds may include a through passage fluidicly connecting an interior of the cavity to a fitting mounted on an exterior of the manifold and/or a spool valve arranged to selectively vent the cavity to atmosphere via the through passage and a vent hole. The spool valve may be axially slidable between an open position and a shut position within a channel integrally formed with the manifold. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022184 | SEALING LINER AND LOCK FOR PROSTHETIC LIMB - Locking systems for prosthetic sockets utilizing integrated vacuum and mechanical coupling are disclosed. Some example embodiments may include a flexible liner shaped to accept a portion of a patient's residual limb, the flexible liner including a liner distal end including at least one surface feature; a plunger pin extending distally from the liner distal end; and a locking mechanism for mounting within a prosthetic limb socket approximate a socket distal end, the locking mechanism including a central opening sized to receive the plunger pin, the locking mechanism releasably engaging the plunger pin when the residual limb and the liner are inserted into the socket, wherein a proximal end of the locking mechanism includes at least one surface feature for releasably and sealingly engaging the at least one surface feature of the distal end of the flexible liner. | 01-27-2011 |
20110196510 | PLUNGER PIN AND MANIFOLD FOR A PROSTHETIC LIMB - An elevated vacuum locking system for prosthetic limb. An exemplary embodiment may include a plunger pin mounted to a flexible liner and including a through passage between a location proximate the exterior of the liner and a distal end of the plunger pin; a locking mechanism mounted within the distal end of a socket; a manifold mounted to the exterior of the distal end of the socket and including a cavity adapted to receive the distal end of the plunger pin when the patient's residual limb and the liner are installed into the socket, the manifold including a through passage connecting an interior of the cavity to an exterior fitting; and a vacuum pump operative to withdraw air from the interior of the socket via the through passage of the plunger pin, the cavity, and the through passage of the manifold. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196511 | METHOD OF DONNING A PROSTHETIC LIMB - An elevated vacuum locking system for prosthetic limb. An exemplary embodiment may include a plunger pin mounted to a flexible liner and including a through passage between a location proximate the exterior of the liner and a distal end of the plunger pin; a locking mechanism mounted within the distal end of a socket; a manifold mounted to the exterior of the distal end of the socket and including a cavity adapted to receive the distal end of the plunger pin when the patient's residual limb and the liner are installed into the socket, the manifold including a through passage connecting an interior of the cavity to an exterior fitting; and a vacuum pump operative to withdraw air from the interior of the socket via the through passage of the plunger pin, the cavity, and the through passage of the manifold. | 08-11-2011 |
20130110257 | Bleeder Valve For A Prosthetic Limb Assembly | 05-02-2013 |
Robert D. Hoskins, Baltimore, MD US
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20110186775 | CARBON NANOTUBE-INFUSED FIBER MATERIALS CONTAINING PARALLEL-ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES, METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS DERIVED THEREFROM - Carbon nanotube-infused fiber materials containing substantially parallel-aligned, infused carbon nanotubes are described herein. The carbon nanotube-infused fiber materials contain a fiber material and a layer of carbon nanotubes infused to the fiber material, where the infused carbon nanotubes are aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fiber material and at least a portion of the substantially parallel-aligned, infused carbon nanotubes are crosslinked to each other, to the fiber material, or both. Crosslinking can occur through covalent bonding or pi-stacking interactions, for example. The carbon nanotube-infused fiber materials can further contain additional carbon nanotubes that are grown on the layer of substantially parallel-aligned, infused carbon nanotubes. Composite materials containing the carbon nanotube-infused fiber materials and methods for production of the carbon nanotube-infused fiber materials are also described herein. | 08-04-2011 |
Stephen Dale Hoskins, Indianapolis, IN US
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20140218542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS - The present invention is directed towards a method and system for remote diagnostics in a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) set-top box network having a head-end unit and a set-top box having diagnostics software. The diagnostics software stored in the set-top box enables the head-end unit to remotely query the set-top box about the current condition of the set-top box and, as a result, reduces the necessity of service calls and/or shipping charges that would otherwise be required. The diagnostics software generates data is response to a set-top box identification request, a software version request, a check television connections request, a check I/O ports request, a check HPNA networking request, a check USB request, a check system ICs request, a check DSL connection request, a check error codes request, a read warranty clock request, a read hours of operation request, and a perform default test request received from the head-end. Execution of the diagnostics software may be initiated as part of a periodical diagnostic test of the set-top box, at the request of a customer having difficulties with the set-top box, or in response to an alarm or alert message generated by the set-top box. | 08-07-2014 |
Stephen L. Hoskins, Galveston, TX US
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20120111324 | Dry Powder Drug Delivery Formulations, Methods of Use, and Devices Therefore - The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and formulations for the pulmonary administration of one or more therapeutic agents, in dry powder form, in a single, large dose quantity. These formulations, methods, and systems are useful in the treatment of patients suffering from toxic or harmful gas exposure, such as nerve gas exposure, as well as in the treatment of patients suffering from diseases of the pulmonary system, including tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). | 05-10-2012 |
Stephen Paul Hoskins, Waterbury Center, VT US
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20120069619 | Modular Power Converters Usable Alone or In A Multiphase Power Converter - A power converter module for use alone or with other modules in a multiphase power converter. The power converter module has an enclosure that surrounds internal components to prevent radiation of electromagnetic energy, which internal components also limit conduction of electromagnetic energy. The internal components include an EMI filter, a ripple filter, a power converter, and a control interface that communicates with a control system of a power conversion system. The control interface includes a memory that stores information related to the power converter modules so as to improve interchangeability of similar power modules with the multiphase power converter. | 03-22-2012 |
Steven R. Hoskins, Walled Lake, MI US
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20090051352 | STEERING ANGLE SENSOR - A steering angle sensor assembly | 02-26-2009 |
20100235054 | STEERING ANGLE SENSOR - A steering angle sensor for determining absolute angular position of a steering wheel of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The steering angle sensor includes a steering angle sensor for determining absolute angular position of a steering wheel shaft of a motor vehicle, the steering angle sensor comprising a first rotational member coupled to the steering wheel shaft; the steering wheel shaft and the first rotational member being rotatable about a first rotational axis through a rotational range including a plurality of revolutions of the steering wheel shaft; a second rotational member rotatable about a second rotational axis, the second rotational member is operably coupled to the first rotational member; a first sensing device including a first sensing element, the first sensing device positioned adjacent to the second rotational member to generate a first signal used to determine rotational position of the second rotational member over a single turn of the second rotational member; a third rotational member rotatable about a third rotational axis, a reduction gear operably couples the second and third rotational members; at least four second sensors positions adjacent to the third rotational member; and the third rotational member includes a plurality of indexing elements disposed on the third rotational member and at least partially circumscribing the third rotational axis, the indexing members and the second sensors cooperatively positioned to generate a second signal used to determine the number of rotations of the steering wheel shaft. | 09-16-2010 |
20130313086 | ELECTRONIC SELECTOR SWITCH - An electronic selector switch assembly and method for a vehicle includes a housing and selector knob supported by a shaft. A knob position gear is connected to the selector knob and knob measurement gear is connected to the knob position gear. A first sensor senses an angular position of the selector knob. A rack is rotatable about the shaft and selector knob and a rack measurement gear is connected to the rack. A second sensor senses a position of the rack measurement gear. A drive assembly is connected to the rack, and if the knob position, rack position and transmission gear position do not compare, the drive assembly realigns the rack to match the transmission gear position. The methodology periodically senses selector knob and transmission gear positions to determine if there is a mismatch, and locks the selector knob position and adjusts the rack position if there is a mismatch. | 11-28-2013 |
20140129102 | METHOD OF ADDRESSING AND CORRECTING MISMATCHES BETWEEN E-SHIFT POSITION AND ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR - A method and apparatus for detecting and correcting mismatches between an electronic shifter position and a vehicle's actual transmission gear. The method and system implement a correction scheme that may initially set a period for manual correction, if possible, then initiate automatic correction if correction is required. | 05-08-2014 |
20150027861 | ROTARY SELECTOR SWITCH AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A rotary selector switch prevents accidental rotation to an undesired position. For example, an automobile moving forward at 55 kph may have a rotary selector switch in electrical communication with its transmission. The disclosed switch prevents accidental rotation that would indicate that a REVERSE gear is desired when it is not. Optionally, on override feature may permit users to overpower an otherwise prevented rotation. | 01-29-2015 |
Travis J. C. Hoskins, Atlanta, GA US
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20100029926 | MOLECULAR MASS ENHANCEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL FEEDSTOCKS - The instant invention involves a process for enhancing molecular mass of biomass reactants. The process comprises first forming a substituted or unsubstituted furfural from a biomass. The substituted or unsubstituted furfural is then reacted with an activated methylene compound in the presence of a catalyst and, if desired, a solvent to form a Knoevenagel product. The product may then be hydrogenated to products containing an alcohol, ether, aldehyde, or ketone functional groups or to an olefinic or aliphatic species wherein as much as all of the oxygen and/or nitrogen has been removed. | 02-04-2010 |
Van Hoskins, Round Rock, TX US
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20100280654 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SEQUENCE IN A CARTESIAN ROBOT CLUSTER TOOL - A method and apparatus for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system, or cluster tool, is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a robot assembly is provided. The robot assembly includes a first motion assembly movable in a first direction, and a second motion assembly, the second motion assembly being coupled to the first motion assembly and being movable relative to the first motion assembly in a second direction that is generally orthogonal to the first direction. The robot assembly further comprises an enclosure disposed in one of the first motion assembly or the second motion assembly, an actuator within the enclosure, and a fan assembly disposed in the enclosure that is adapted to generate a pressure within the enclosure that is less than a pressure outside of the enclosure. | 11-04-2010 |
20120141237 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SEQUENCE IN A CARTESIAN ROBOT CLUSTER TOOL - A method and apparatus for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system, or cluster tool, is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a robot assembly is provided. The robot assembly includes a first motion assembly movable in a first direction, and a second motion assembly, the second motion assembly being coupled to the first motion assembly and being movable relative to the first motion assembly in a second direction that is generally orthogonal to the first direction. The robot assembly further comprises an enclosure disposed in one of the first motion assembly or the second motion assembly, the enclosure containing at least a portion of a vertical actuator assembly, a support plate coupled to the enclosure, and a first transfer robot disposed on the support plate. | 06-07-2012 |
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