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20140209446 | Method for Gasifying Feedstock - A method of gasification using a downdraft gasifier having a plurality of vertically positioned tubes to create a pyrolysis zone, an oxidation zone beneath the pyrolysis zone and a reduction zone beneath the oxidation zone. The shape of the tubes eliminates the need for a restriction (hearth) in the gasifier, which limits the maximum achievable throughput. A rotating and vertically adjustable grate is located beneath, but not attached to, the reduction zone of the gasifier. | 07-31-2014 |
20140219874 | Device with Dilated Oxidation Zone for Gasifying Feedstock - A downdraft gasifier that utilizes a plurality of vertically positioned tubes to create a pyrolysis zone, an oxidation zone beneath the pyrolysis zone and a reduction zone beneath the oxidation zone. The shape of the tubes eliminates the need for a restriction (hearth), which limits the maximum achievable throughput. A rotating and vertically adjustable grate is located beneath, but not attached to, the reduction zone of the gasifier. | 08-07-2014 |
20150368573 | METHOD FOR CLEANING PRODUCER GAS USING A MICROWAVE INDUCED PLASMA CLEANING DEVICE - A device and method for cleaning producer gas includes a filter bed chamber, a microwave chamber, a first catalytic chamber and a second catalytic chamber. The filter bed chamber comprises an inlet for carbon-based material and a spent carbon outlet. The microwave chamber comprises a permeable top and wave guides around the perimeter through which microwaves can be introduced into the device using magnetrons. The first catalytic chamber is connected to the microwave chamber, and the second catalytic chamber is connected to the first catalytic chamber. The method comprises using the device by filling the filter bed chamber with carbon-based material, introducing microwaves into the microwave chamber using the magnetrons and wave guides, dissociating heavy carbons entrained within the gas by passing the gas through carbon-based material in the filter bed chamber, the microwave chamber, the first catalytic chamber and the second catalytic chamber. | 12-24-2015 |
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20090032873 | Ultra thin single crystalline semiconductor TFT and process for making same - Methods and apparatus for producing a semiconductor on glass (SiOG) structure include: subjecting an implantation surface of a donor single crystal semiconductor wafer to an ion implantation process to create an exfoliation layer of the donor semiconductor wafer; bonding the implantation surface of the exfoliation layer to a glass substrate using electrolysis; separating the exfoliation layer from the donor semiconductor wafer, thereby exposing a cleaved surface of the exfoliation layer; subjecting the cleaved surface of the exfoliation layer to a dry etching process to produce a single crystal semiconductor layer of about 5-20 nm thickness; and forming a thin film transistor in the thin semiconductor layer. | 02-05-2009 |
20090149001 | PRODUCING SOI STRUCTURE USING HIGH-PURITY ION SHOWER - Disclosed are methods for making SOI and SOG structures using purified ion shower for implanting ions to the donor substrate. The purified ion shower provides expedient, efficient, low-cost and effective ion implantation while minimizing damage to the exfoliation film. | 06-11-2009 |
20090195511 | Touch sensitive display employing an SOI substrate and integrated sensing circuitry - Methods and apparatus for producing a touch sensitive LCD employing a semiconductor on glass (SiOG) structure provide for: a glass or glass-ceramic substrate; a single crystal semiconductor layer bonded to the glass or glass-ceramic substrate; display circuitry including a plurality of thin-film transistors disposed on the single crystal semiconductor layer and forming a matrix of display pixels; display control circuitry operable to drive the display circuitry to produce viewable images; and sensing circuitry operable to detect electrical characteristic changes in one or more of the single crystal semiconductor layer and the display circuitry, the electrical characteristic changes resulting from user touch events. | 08-06-2009 |
20100112785 | Methods and apparatus for producing semiconductor on insulator structures using directed exfoliation - Methods and apparatus provide for forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structure, including subjecting a implantation surface of a donor semiconductor wafer to an ion implantation step to create a weakened slice in cross-section defining an exfoliation layer of the donor semiconductor wafer; and subjecting the donor semiconductor wafer to a spatial variation step, either before, during or after the ion implantation step, such that at least one parameter of the weakened slice varies spatially across the weakened slice in at least one of X- and Y-axial directions. | 05-06-2010 |
20100112825 | Methods and apparatus for producing semiconductor on insulator structures using directed exfoliation - Methods and apparatus provide for forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structure, including subjecting a implantation surface of a donor semiconductor wafer to an ion implantation step to create a weakened slice in cross-section defining an exfoliation layer of the donor semiconductor wafer; and subjecting the donor semiconductor wafer to a spatial variation step, either before, during or after the ion implantation step, such that at least one parameter of the weakened slice varies spatially across the weakened slice in at least one of X- and Y-axial directions. | 05-06-2010 |
20100221927 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR STRUCTURES USING DIRECTED EXFOLIATION - Methods and apparatus provide for forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structure, including subjecting a implantation surface of a donor semiconductor wafer to an ion implantation step to create a weakened slice in cross-section defining an exfoliation layer of the donor semiconductor wafer; and subjecting the donor semiconductor wafer to a spatial variation step, either before, during or after the ion implantation step, such that at least one parameter of the weakened slice varies spatially across the weakened slice in at least one of X- and Y-axial directions. | 09-02-2010 |
20120001293 | SEMICONDUCTOR ON GLASS SUBSTRATE WITH STIFFENING LAYER AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - A semiconductor-on-glass substrate having a relatively stiff (e.g. relatively high Young's modulus of 125 or higher) stiffening layer or layers placed between the silicon film and the glass in order to eliminate the canyons and pin holes that otherwise form in the surface of the transferred silicon film during the ion implantation thin film transfer process. The new stiffening layer may be formed of a material, such as silicon nitride, that also serves as an efficient barrier against penetration of sodium and other harmful impurities from the glass substrate into the silicon film. | 01-05-2012 |
20120028443 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR ON INSULATOR STRUCTURES USING DIRECTED EXFOLIATION - Methods and apparatus provide for forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structure, including subjecting a implantation surface of a donor semiconductor wafer to an ion implantation step to create a weakened slice in cross-section defining an exfoliation layer of the donor semiconductor wafer; and subjecting the donor semiconductor wafer to a spatial variation step, either before, during or after the ion implantation step, such that at least one parameter of the weakened slice varies spatially across the weakened slice in at least one of X- and Y- axial directions. | 02-02-2012 |
20130130473 | SEMICONDUCTOR ON GLASS SUBSTRATE WITH STIFFENING LAYER AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - A semiconductor-on-glass substrate having a relatively stiff (e.g. relatively high Young's modulus of 125 or higher) stiffening layer or layers placed between the silicon film and the glass in order to eliminate the canyons and pin holes that otherwise form in the surface of the transferred silicon film during the ion implantation thin film transfer process. The new stiffening layer may be formed of a material, such as silicon nitride, that also serves as an efficient barrier against penetration of sodium and other harmful impurities from the glass substrate into the silicon film. | 05-23-2013 |
20130164483 | APPLIANCE FASCIA AND MOUNTING THEREFORE - A thin lightweight glass fascia for appliances. The fascia may be a seamless shaped glass fascia for an appliance, such as a glass fascia that wraps around at least two opposing edges of an appliance. The glass fascia may seamlessly incorporate a display or control panel under the fascia. A mounting arrangement that facilitates quick fascia removal and replacement may be provided. The fascia may be a chemically-strengthened glass sheet having a thickness of less than 2.0 mm, and a near-surface region under a compressive stress, wherein the compressive stress (CS) at a surface of the first glass sheet is greater than 300 MPa and extends to a depth of layer of at least 20 micrometers. | 06-27-2013 |
20130341756 | SEMICONDUCTOR ON GLASS SUBSTRATE WITH STIFFENING LAYER AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - A semiconductor-on-glass substrate having a relatively stiff (e.g. relatively high Young's modulus of 125 or higher) stiffening layer or layers placed between the silicon film and the glass in order to eliminate the canyons and pin holes that otherwise form in the surface of the transferred silicon film during the ion implantation thin film transfer process. The new stiffening layer may be formed of a material, such as silicon nitride, that also serves as an efficient barrier against penetration of sodium and other harmful impurities from the glass substrate into the silicon film. | 12-26-2013 |
20140087193 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING ION EXCHANGED GLASS AND RESULTING APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus provide for performing an ion exchange process by immersing a glass sheet into a molten salt bath at one or more first temperatures for a first period of time such that ions within the glass sheet proximate to a surface thereof are exchanged for larger ions from the molten salt bath, thereby producing: (i) an initial compressive stress (iCS) at the surface of the glass sheet, (ii) an initial depth of compressive layer (iDOL) into the glass sheet, and (iii) an initial central tension (iCT) within the glass sheet; and annealing the glass sheet, after the ion exchange process has been completed, by elevating the glass sheet to one or more second temperatures for a second period of time such that at least one of the initial compressive stress (iCS), the initial depth of compressive layer (iDOL), and the initial central tension (iCT) are modified. | 03-27-2014 |
20150246507 | GLASS/METAL LAMINATED STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED STRUCTURES - Laminated structures comprise a metal sheet including a first face and a second face with a thickness of from about 0.5 mm to about 2 mm extending between the first face and the second face. The laminated structure further includes a first chemically strengthened glass sheet including a thickness of less than or equal to about 1.1 mm and a first interlayer attaching the first chemically strengthened glass sheet to the first face of the metal sheet. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a laminated structure comprise the steps of laminating with a metal sheet and a first chemically strengthened glass sheet together with an interlayer. | 09-03-2015 |
20150314571 | STRENGTHENED GLASS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREFOR - A glass laminate structure comprising an external glass sheet and an internal glass sheet wherein one or both of the glass sheets comprises SiO | 11-05-2015 |
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20080318055 | RECOVERABLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component includes a base insulative layer having a first surface and a second surface; an electronic device having a first surface and a second surface, and the electronic device being secured to the base insulative layer; an adhesive layer disposed between the first surface of the electronic device and the second surface of the base insulative layer; and a removable layer disposed between the first surface of the electronic device and the second surface of the base insulative layer. The base insulative layer secures to the electronic device through the removable layer. The removable layer is capable of releasing the base insulative layer from the electronic device. The removal may be done without damage to a predetermined part of the electronic component. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318413 | METHOD FOR MAKING AN INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND INTERCONNECT COMPONENT RECOVERY PROCESS - A method is provided for making an interconnect structure. The method includes applying a removable layer to an electronic device or to a base insulative layer; applying an adhesive layer to the electronic device or to the base insulative layer; and securing the electronic device to the base insulative layer using the adhesive layer. | 12-25-2008 |
20090256254 | WAFER LEVEL INTERCONNECTION AND METHOD - A semiconductor assembly includes a semiconductor wafer including backside contact pads coupled to respective contact regions of different signal types and insulation separating the backside contact regions by signal type. The semiconductor assembly further includes metallization situated over at least a portion of the insulation and interconnecting the backside contact pads. | 10-15-2009 |
20130153002 | SUPPORT INSERT FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Photovoltaic devices that include a transparent substrate; a plurality of thin film layers defining a plurality of photovoltaic cells connected in series to each other on the transparent substrate; a first lead connected to one of the photovoltaic cells; and an encapsulation substrate on the plurality of thin film layers are provided. The encapsulation substrate defines a connection aperture through which the first lead extends. A support insert, which defines a plug portion and a flange, can be positioned within the connection aperture such that the flange extends over the back surface of the encapsulation substrate. The support insert can be configured to mechanically support the transparent substrate in an area opposite to the connection aperture while still enabling the first lead to extend through the connection aperture while the support insert is in place within the connection aperture. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153003 | ADHESIVE PLUG FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Photovoltaic devices are provided that include: a transparent substrate; a plurality of thin film layers on the glass substrate; and, a first lead connected to one of the photovoltaic cells. An encapsulation substrate can be positioned on the plurality of thin film layers, and defines a connection aperture through which the first lead extends. The connection aperture generally has a perimeter defined by an aperture wall of the encapsulation substrate. An adhesive plug can be positioned within the connection aperture to mechanically support the transparent substrate in the area of the connection aperture. A back plate or back washer can also be bonded to the adhesive plug and/or back surface of the encapsulation substrate to help dissipate energy in and/or provide support to the encapsulation substrate. Methods are also provided for mechanically supporting a transparent substrate in an area opposite to a connection aperture defined in an encapsulation substrate. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153004 | JUNCTION BOX WITH A SUPPORT MEMBER FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Photovoltaic devices are generally provided that can include, in one particular embodiment, a transparent substrate; a plurality of thin film layers defining a plurality of photovoltaic cells connected in series to each other on the transparent substrate; a first lead connected to one of the photovoltaic cells; and, an encapsulation substrate on the plurality of thin film layers. The encapsulation substrate can generally define a back surface and a connection aperture through which the first lead extends. A junction box can be positioned over the connection aperture and connected to the first lead. The junction box generally comprises a support member extending through the connection aperture to mechanically support the transparent substrate in an area opposite to the connection aperture. Methods and kits are also generally provided. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153029 | METHODS OF SUPPORTING A TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE OF A THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - Methods are generally provided for adhering a support insert within a connection aperture defined in an encapsulating substrate of a photovoltaic device that has a first lead. The connection aperture generally has a perimeter defined by an aperture wall of the encapsulating substrate. The method can, in one particular embodiment, include threading the first lead through the connection aperture; and positioning a support insert within the connection aperture such that the first lead is still able to extend through the connection aperture. The support insert can generally define a channel within its construction that extends from a channel opening in the support insert to an exit port. An adhesive composition can be injected into the channel opening such that a first amount of the adhesive composition flows through the channel and out of the exit port to bond the support insert within the connection aperture. | 06-20-2013 |
20140216547 | OVERSIZED BACK PANEL FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Thin film photovoltaic devices including a transparent substrate defining a front surface area; a photovoltaic thin film stack on the transparent substrate; and, a back panel defining a rear surface area are provided. The photovoltaic thin film stack is positioned between the transparent substrate and the back panel. The front surface area can be less than the rear surface area (e.g., about 90% to about 99.9% of the rear surface area). As such, the back panel can extend farther than the transparent substrate along at least one edge of the device. An encapsulant layer defining an encapsulant surface area can be positioned between the photovoltaic thin film stack and the back panel. The encapsulant surface area can be greater than or equal to the front surface area or can be less than or equal to the rear surface area. | 08-07-2014 |
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20080271376 | FUEL REFORMER SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A natural gas reformer system is provided. The natural gas reformer system includes a natural gas inlet configured to receive a natural gas slipstream. The natural gas reformer system also includes an air inlet configured to introduce a slip stream of air. The natural gas reformer system further includes a preconditioning zone configured to pretreat the natural gas slipstream. The natural gas reformer system also includes a mixing zone configured to mix the natural gas slipstream and the air in a rich proportion. The natural gas reformer system further includes a reaction zone configured to combust the natural gas and air to generate a syngas. The natural gas reformer system also includes a quench zone configured to mix the natural gas back into the syngas. | 11-06-2008 |
20090255266 | SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR PREVENTING HYDROCARBON THERMAL DEGRADATION DEPOSITS ON ARTICLES - A method of preventing thermal hydrocarbon degradation deposits on a surface of a gas turbine component, the method includes providing the turbine component comprising the surface configured for contacting a hydrocarbon fluid, wherein the substrate comprises a material having a nominal liquid wettability sufficient to generate, with reference to an oil, a nominal contact angle, disposing a plurality of features on the substrate to form an anti-deposition surface texture, wherein the plurality of features have a size, shape, and orientation selected such that the surface has an effective wettability sufficient to generate, with reference to an oil, an effective contact angle of greater than the nominal contact angle, and the features comprise a width dimension (a), and a spacing dimension (b), wherein the features prevent the hydrocarbon fluid from penetrating into the surface texture and thereby reduce the adhesion of the thermal hydrocarbon deposits to the surface. | 10-15-2009 |
20090283611 | SURFACE TREATMENTS AND COATINGS FOR ATOMIZATION - An atomizer, comprising a pre-filming region comprising a surface configured to reduce a mean drop size of a liquid to be atomized, wherein the surface has an effective contact angle, with reference to the liquid, of less than about 30 degrees; and a lip portion disposed at an end of the pre-filming region and configured to create hydrodynamic instabilities in a liquid film, wherein the lip portion comprises an alternating pattern of wetting and non-wetting surfaces, wherein the non-wetting surface comprises a contact angle, with reference to the liquid, of greater than 90 degrees, and the wetting surface comprises a contact angle, with reference to the liquid, of less than 90 degrees. | 11-19-2009 |
20100223933 | System for controlling combustion dynamics and method for operating the same - A method for controlling combustion dynamics is provided. The method includes providing a flow of partially premixed, premixed, or lean premixed fuel-air into a combustion chamber. The method also includes monitoring the combustion system for combustion dynamics. The method further includes actuating a system to control and abate combustion dynamics. | 09-09-2010 |
20100287906 | FIBER-OPTIC DYNAMIC SENSING MODULES AND METHODS - A fiber-optic dynamic sensing module comprises a support member, a beam extending from the support member, and a pre-strained fiber Bragg grating sensor and a strain-free fiber Bragg grating sensor mounted on the beam. The pre-strained and strain-free fiber Bragg grating sensors each comprise a Bragg grating inscribed in a fiber. The Bragg grating of the pre-strained fiber Bragg grating sensor is packaged more tightly along a longitudinal direction of the beam than the Bragg grating of the strain-free fiber Bragg grating sensor. | 11-18-2010 |
20100300110 | Gas Turbine Combustion System With In-Line Fuel Reforming And Methods Of Use Thereof - A process for providing a fuel supplied to one or more combustors in a gas turbine engine system, comprising: reforming a fraction of the fuel in one or more fuel circuits of the gas turbine combustion system with a plasma reformer system to form at least one of hydrogen and higher order hydrocarbons to be supplied to the one or more combustors with a remaining fraction of the fuel; and controlling at least one of power and fuel flow to the plasma reformer system with an active feedback control system. | 12-02-2010 |
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20120046481 | METHOD FOR RECOVERY AND RECYCLE OF RUTHENIUM HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS - Disclosed is a process for the extractive recovery of a homogeneous ruthenium catalyst from the reaction product of the hydrogenation of glycolic acid, glycolate esters, and/or glycolic acid oligomers with an extractant comprising a hydrophobic solvent and an optional hydrophilic solvent. The ruthenium catalyst, which can include 1,1,1-tris(diaryl- or dialkylphosphinomethyl)alkane ligands, can be recovered from the hydrophobic extract phase by back extraction with a hydrophilic solvent and recycled to a process for the preparation of ethylene glycol by the hydrogenation of glycolic acid and glycolic acid derivatives. | 02-23-2012 |
20120046500 | METHOD FOR RECOVERY AND RECYCLE OF RUTHENIUM HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS - Disclosed is a process for the extractive recovery of a homogeneous ruthenium catalyst from the reaction product of the hydrogenation of glycolic acid, glycolate esters, and/or glycolic acid oligomers with an extractant comprising a hydrophobic solvent and an optional hydrophilic solvent. The ruthenium catalyst, which can include 1,1,1-tris(diaryl- or dialkylphosphinomethyl)alkane ligands, can be recovered from the hydrophobic extract phase by back extraction with a hydrophilic solvent and recycled to a process for the preparation of ethylene glycol by the hydrogenation of glycolic acid and glycolic acid derivatives. | 02-23-2012 |
20120078010 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING AND RECYCLING AN ACID CATALYST - Disclosed is a process for the extractive recovery of an acid catalyst from an aqueous mixture of glycolic acid with an extraction solvent comprising a tertiary amine or an onium carboxylate compound, a modifier, and a diluent. The acid catalyst, which can comprise strong acids such as sulfuric acid, alkyl sulfonic acids, and fluoroalkyl sulfonic acids, can be recovered by back extraction with aqueous formaldehyde and recycled to a process for the preparation of glycolic acid by the acid-catalyzed carbonylation of formaldehyde. | 03-29-2012 |
20120215027 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING AND RECYCLING AN ACID CATALYST - Disclosed is a process for the extractive recovery of an acid catalyst from an aqueous mixture of glycolic acid with an extraction solvent comprising a tertiary amine or an onium carboxylate compound, a modifier, and a diluent. The acid catalyst, which can comprise strong acids such as sulfuric acid, alkyl sulfonic acids, and fluoroalkyl sulfonic acids, can be recovered by back extraction with aqueous formaldehyde and recycled to a process for the preparation of glycolic acid by the acid-catalyzed carbonylation of formaldehyde. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of glycolic acid by the acid-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of formaldehyde. | 08-23-2012 |
20130253232 | METHODS FOR RECOVERY AND RECYCLE OF RUTHENIUM HOMOGENOUS CATALYSTS - Disclosed is a process for the extractive recovery of a homogeneous ruthenium catalyst from the reaction product of the hydrogenation of glycolic acid, glycolate esters, and/or glycolic acid oligomers with an extractant comprising a hydrophobic solvent and an optional hydrophilic solvent. The ruthenium catalyst, which can include 1,1,1-tris(diaryl- or dialkylphosphinomethyl)alkane ligands, can be recovered from the hydrophobic extract phase by back extraction with a hydrophilic solvent and recycled to a process for the preparation of ethylene glycol by the hydrogenation of glycolic acid and glycolic acid derivatives. | 09-26-2013 |
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20120017817 | Solar powered mooring cleat - A durable metal mooring cleat with a caged in and protected illumination source such as a solar lighting unit. The cleat body is designed with openings on top and sides to allow light to project from the illumination source. There is at least one access panel which allows persons easy access to the solar lighting unit without having to detach the cleat body from the surface mounted thereon. The access panel has an opening to allow visibility of the illumination source and sunlight to a solar panel. The solar powered mooring cleat provides fast installation without costly wiring or electrical cost as well it is conveniently designed for easy serviceability. The illumination provided at night makes it easily visible from all angles and thus adds to the safety of persons and watercraft operating around them. | 01-26-2012 |
20120190256 | Silhouette illuminating solar powered regulatory buoy - A silhouette illuminating solar powered buoy with a protected illumination source such as a solar lighting unit. The buoy body can be shaped, colored, and formed to various and or necessary buoy standards or regulations. The buoy body has an accessible opening to allow the solar lighting unit to be placed in a manor which allows it to internally illuminate the buoy body. Reflective sticker messages and symbols may be placed on the buoy to convey important information to boaters. When the illumination source is turned on at night, the stickers block the emitting light projected from the buoy body, and thus create a highly visible and legible silhouette image of the message and symbol content. The illuminating buoy and silhouette image of the message and symbol content makes the buoy easily visible at night from all angles and thus adds to the safety of person and watercraft operating at night. | 07-26-2012 |
20130141901 | Solar diamond dot dock lite - A durable dock light for mounting into a top void on a floating dock. The light has a housing and lens cover that complement the shape of the top dock void. The housing also extends through the dock through hole into the bottom void of the dock. Spring clips are attached to the housing that extends into the bottom void of the dock thus removably mounting the dock light to the dock. The housing and lens cover define a chamber which houses a power storage device, such as a battery, a power collecting device, such as a solar panel, and a light generating device, such as a light emitting diode (LED). The dock light provides a fast solution to lighting a floating dock without costly wiring or electrical cost. The dock light provides lighting at night, making it safer for persons and watercraft operating on or around the dock. | 06-06-2013 |
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20120089943 | INITIATING AND COMPLETING TRANSACTIONS VIA NOTIFICATION ELEMENTS - Initiating and completing transactions using a notification architecture associated in part with an operating system executing on a first computing device. The transactions are associated with a second computing device (e.g., a merchant computing device). Transaction messages relating to the transactions are conveyed via the notification architecture to the first computing device of a user. User interface notification elements associated with the operating system on the first computing device display the transaction messages, and receive authorization from the user relating to the transactions. The authorization is provided to the merchant computing device by the notification architecture. The transactions are completed without executing, on the first computing device, an application associated with the merchant computing device. | 04-12-2012 |
20130212248 | CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A server may communicate with a mobile device and/or a reader device via an Internet connection. The server may be configured to generate a credential and transmit the credential to the mobile device. The mobile device may use the credential in an access control system, a payment system, a transit system, a vending system, or the like. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212660 | CREDENTIAL MANANGEMENT SYSTEM - A server may communicate with a mobile device and/or a reader device via an Internet connection. The server may be configured to generate a credential and transmit the credential to the mobile device. The mobile device may use the credential in an access control system, a payment system, a transit system, a vending system, or the like. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212661 | CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A server may communicate with a mobile device and/or a reader device via an Internet connection. The server may be configured to generate a credential and transmit the credential to the mobile device. The mobile device may use the credential in an access control system, a payment system, a transit system, a vending system, or the like. | 08-15-2013 |
20140049370 | WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC LOCK - A wireless access control system is provided including an electronic lock, a wireless transport device configured for wireless communication with a network and with the electronic lock and having access privilege to the electronic lock, and wherein the wireless transport device is configured to wirelessly receive data from the network, to wirelessly deliver the data to the electronic lock, and to verify to the network that the data has been successfully transferred to the electronic lock. In one embodiment, the wireless transport device is a cellular phone. A method is also provided including transporting data wirelessly from a network to a plurality of cellular phones having access privileges to an electronic lock, and delivering the data to the electronic lock wirelessly using at least one of the cellular phones. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052777 | CLOUD-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system or apparatus including a server that may receive information from a computer, store the information in a database at the server, determine a reader device to receive the information based on an analysis of the information, select one or more mobile devices to deliver the information to the reader device, and transmit viral data to the one or more mobile devices where the viral data includes at least a portion of the information. | 02-20-2014 |
20140219453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NFC PEER-TO-PEER AUTHENTICATION AND SECURE DATA TRANSFER - A reader device may generate a first identifier. The reader device may transmit the first identifier to a mobile device. The reader device may receive encrypted data and unencrypted data from the mobile device in which the encrypted data includes a second identifier. The reader device may evaluate whether the first identifier and the second identifier correspond to one another. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NFC PEER-TO-PEER AUTHENTICATION AND SECURE DATA TRANSFER - A reader device may generate a first identifier. The reader device may transmit the first identifier to a mobile device. The reader device may receive encrypted data and unencrypted data from the mobile device in which the encrypted data includes a second identifier. The reader device may evaluate whether the first identifier and the second identifier correspond to one another. | 08-07-2014 |
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20100317897 | Process for the Production of MIBC and /or IBHKI Plus TMN Using Copper-Based Catalysts - MIBC and/or a mixture of IBHK and TMN is produced from MIBK by a process comprising the step of contacting MIBK with hydrogen under condensation/hydrogenation/dehydration reactive conditions and in the presence of a catalytic amount of a Cu-based condensation/hydrogenation/dehydration catalyst. The relative amounts of MIBC and the mixture of IBHK and TMN are controlled by the reaction temperature, a lower temperature, e.g., 130 C, favoring MIBC alone, and a higher temperature, e.g., 200 C, favoring a mixture of MIBC and IBHK plus TMN. | 12-16-2010 |
20150087764 | Oxidized Carbon Blacks Treated with Polyetheramines and Coating Compositions Comprising Same - Disclosed herein are materials and compositions comprising: an oxidized carbon black having a BET surface area ranging from 50 to 700 m2/g, a DBP oil adsorption number ranging from 50 to 200 mL/100 g, and a primary particle size ranging from 7 to 30 nm; and a polyetheramine comprising ethylene oxide and propylene oxide monomers, wherein the polyetheramine coats the oxidized carbon black. Also disclosed are coatings and coating compositions comprising these materials and methods of making the same. | 03-26-2015 |
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20120277806 | Tulip Head Apparatus - A tulip head apparatus comprises a chuck housing configured to join to a head of a screw. Said chuck housing comprises an upward slot extending from a bottom for enabling said chuck housing to expand to enable entry of the head and to contract to retain the head. A plurality of downward slots extends from a top for enabling a portion of the chuck housing to contract and expand. A plurality of hook structures are disposed about said top. A rotating head comprises a hollow portion having a circular groove and to accept said chuck housing in which a contraction of said portion enables entry of said chuck housing and expansion of said portion engages said hook structures with said groove to secure said chuck housing within said rotating head and enable said rotating head to rotate about said chuck housing. | 11-01-2012 |
20140148853 | Pedicle Screw - A pedicle screw comprises a head. A shaft is joined to the head. The shaft comprises a first threaded portion, a middle portion and a second threaded portion. The middle portion comprises a modified threaded portion being configured to mitigate damage to a patient's nerve root. A first marker is joinable to the shaft proximate the modified threaded portion. The first marker comprises a material being radiographically distinguishable from the shaft in which a placement of the modified threaded portion is observable. | 05-29-2014 |
20140171955 | Pedicle Depth Measuring Apparatus - A pedicle depth measuring apparatus comprises an outer tubular member comprising a first end and a second end. A head member is joined to the second end. The head member comprises a base surface comprising an opening. An inner member is slidable within the outer tubular member. The inner member comprises a first end and a second end, the second end being slidable through the opening. The second end further comprises a marker disposed at a distal end. The marker comprises a material that is radiographically distinguishable, in which a placement of the marker within a cannulation of a patient's pedicle is observable. An indicator member is operable for indicating a distance between the marker and the base surface, in which the distance indicates a choice of a size of a pedicle screw for mitigating damage to the patient's nerve root. | 06-19-2014 |
20150173844 | PEDICLE DEPTH MEASURING APPARATUS - A pedicle depth measuring apparatus comprises an outer tubular member comprising a first end and a second end. A head member is joined to the second end. The head member comprises a base surface comprising an opening. An inner member is slidable within the outer tubular member. The inner member comprises a first end and a second end, the second end being slidable through the opening. The second end further comprises a marker disposed at a distal end. The marker comprises a material that is radiographically distinguishable, in which a placement of the marker within a cannulation of a patient's pedicle is observable. An indicator member is operable for indicating a distance between the marker and the base surface, in which the distance indicates a choice of a size of a pedicle screw to be installed for mitigating damage to the patient's nerve root. | 06-25-2015 |
20160038196 | ROD REDUCTION TOOL AND METHOD TO ASSIST IN THE PASSAGE OF A CONNECTING ROD BETWEEN PEDICLE SCREWS - Rod delivery tools, methods for delivering a connecting rod of a pedicle screw system into seating slots of at least first and second long arm screw towers of a pedicle screw system, and a rod reduction tool and related methods for urging a distal leading end of a connecting rod and an opening of a long arm screw tower into alignment with one another, where the two are initially misaligned. | 02-11-2016 |
20160038205 | PEDICLE SCREW WITH ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE COATING OR PORTION - A pedicle screw may include an electrically conductive portion formed from a material having a greater electrical conductivity than that of the base material from which the screw is formed. The electrically conductive portion preferentially channels electrical energy supplied by an electrical probe to a location of the electrically conductive portion facing the nerve root. The portion thus provides a sort of electrical highway that helps to focus the electrical energy applied to the pedicle screw in a particular direction, towards the presumed location of the nerve root. As an alternative to placement of the electrically conductive portion in the pedicle screw itself, the electrically conductive portion could be placed within a tap that is used in preparing the pedicle for receipt of the pedicle screw (e.g., in forming the threaded structure in the pedicle bone into which the pedicle screw will then be placed). | 02-11-2016 |
20160058477 | Pedicle Screw - A pedicle screw comprises a head. A shaft is joined to the head. The shaft comprises a first threaded portion, a middle portion and a second threaded portion. The middle portion comprises a modified threaded portion being configured to mitigate damage to a patient's nerve root. A first marker is joinable to the shaft proximate the modified threaded portion. The first marker comprises a material being radiographically distinguishable from the shaft in which a placement of the modified threaded portion is observable. | 03-03-2016 |
20160058482 | ROD DELIVERY TOOL FOR USE IN PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEMS - Rod delivery tools, methods for delivering a connecting rod of a pedicle screw system into seating slots of at least first and second long arm screw towers of a pedicle screw system, and a rod reduction tool and related methods for urging a distal leading end of a connecting rod and an opening of a long arm screw tower into alignment with one another, where the two are initially misaligned. | 03-03-2016 |