Kevin W.

Kevin W. Aberman, St. Paul, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090230349	METHOD OF PRODUCING LITHIUM ION CATHODE MATERIALS - A method of producing Li	09-17-2009

Kevin W. Anderson, St. Paul, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140050881	SHEET MATERIAL HAVING FOLDED CONSTRUCTION FOR INHIBITING ITS SEPARATION FROM AHDESIVE TAPE DURING DISPENSING OF THE SAME AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed are folded configurations in coiled sheets enabling formation of masking sheet rolls for improved dispensing and unfolding, in combination, with adhesive tape securable to a walled surface.	02-20-2014

Kevin W. Anderson, Saint Paul, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090324879	SHEET MATERIAL HAVING FOLDED CONSTRUCTION FOR INHIBITING ITS SEPARATION FROM ADHESIVE TAPE DURING DISPENSING OF THE SAME AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed are folded configurations in coiled sheets enabling formation of masking sheet rolls for improved dispensing and unfolding, in combination, with adhesive tape securable to a walled surface.	12-31-2009
20090324882	SHEET MATERIAL HAVING FOLD CONSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN MASKING TAPE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a folded configuration in a coiled sheet that enables formation of masking sheet rolls that enable improved dispensing of the sheet roll in combination with an adhesive tape.	12-31-2009

Kevin W. Andrewin, Elgin, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110164740	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED CONFERENCE CALL SECURITY - A method for controlling access by of communication devices to a conference call, the method comprising associating proximity settings with a conference call, the proximity settings indicating a acceptable proximity of other communication devices relative to a selected communication device; sensing by the selected communication device proximity of the other devices within its proximity of the communication device to obtain proximity information; and determining, by a processor, from the obtained proximity information and the proximity settings an action to be performed with reference to the conference call.	07-07-2011
20110164741	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED CONFERENCE CALL SECURITY - A method for controlling access, of a communication device, to a conference call, the method comprising determining contextual attributes related to the device, evaluating the contextual attributes against a set of access requirements and connecting the device to the conference call if one or more of the access requirements is satisfied.	07-07-2011
20110165858	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFERENCE CALL SECURITY OVERRIDE - A method for controlling access to a conference call, the method comprising authenticating a mobile device in accordance with access requirements for the conference call rejecting the mobile device if the participant does not comply with the access requirements in response to the rejection, determining by a processor based on information other than said access requirements that the mobile device is legitimate and overriding the rejection to allow connection to the conference call if it is determined that the mobile device is legitimate.	07-07-2011
20150023487	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED CONFERENCE CALL SECURITY - A method for controlling access by of communication devices to a conference call, the method comprising associating proximity settings with a conference call, the proximity settings indicating a acceptable proximity of other communication devices relative to a selected communication device; sensing by the selected communication device proximity of the other devices within its proximity of the communication device to obtain proximity information; and determining, by a processor, from the obtained proximity information and the proximity settings an action to be performed with reference to the conference call.	01-22-2015
20150079936	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFERENCE CALL SECURITY OVERRIDE - A method for controlling access to a conference call, the method comprising authenticating a mobile device in accordance with access requirements for the conference call rejecting the mobile device if the participant does not comply with the access requirements in response to the rejection, determining by a processor based on information other than said access requirements that the mobile device is legitimate and overriding the rejection to allow connection to the conference call if it is determined that the mobile device is legitimate.	03-19-2015

Kevin W. Chen, Mckinney, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090084527	Remote Cooling of a Phased Array Antenna - A self-contained cooling system for a phased array antenna includes a cooling structure, a heat exchanger, and a pump for circulating a fluid coolant around a coolant loop. The cooling system receives power from a remote power source. The cooling structure includes a plurality of coolant inlet pipes, a plurality of coolant outlet pipes, and a plurality of cooling platforms. Each of the cooling platforms has a coolant channel that begins at one of the plurality of coolant inlet pipes, terminates at one of the plurality of coolant outlet pipes, and provides a flow path for a fluid coolant. The cooling structure further includes at least one base plate releasably mounted to at least one of the plurality of cooling platforms. One or more antenna elements associated with the phased array antenna are mounted on the base plate releasably mounted to at least one of the plurality of cooling platforms. The flow of the fluid coolant through the coolant channel dissipates thermal energy produced by the one or more antenna elements.	04-02-2009
20090211277	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING A HEAT GENERATING STRUCTURE - According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a cooling system for a heat generating structure comprises a first cooling segment and a second cooling segment. The first cooling segment and the second cooling segment each respectively comprise a cooling segment conduit and at least one cooling segment tube. The cooling segment conduits are operable to receive a fluid coolant and dispense of the fluid coolant after the fluid coolant has received thermal energy. The at least one cooling segment tubes are in thermal communication with both the cooling segment conduits and the heat generating structure. The at least one cooling segment tubes have a cooling fluid operable to transfer thermal energy from the heat generating structure to the cooling segment conduits. The cooling segment conduits transfer thermal energy from the cooling fluid to the fluid coolant. A heat transfer rate associated with the first cooling segment is substantially similar to a heat transfer rate associated with the second cooling segment.	08-27-2009
20100206523	INTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM FOR A RADOME - According to one embodiment, a radome includes two dielectric layers separated by an internal layer. The internal layer is configured with an internal cooling system including a fluid channel that receives a fluid through an inlet port, conducts heat from the radome to the fluid, and exhausts the heated fluid through an outlet port.	08-19-2010
20100277867	Thermal Dissipation Mechanism for an Antenna - According to one embodiment, a heat dissipation system includes an elongated radar absorbing member configured with a thermal dissipation mechanism. The radar absorbing member extends proximate a junction of a microwave antenna enclosure that houses an antenna and a radome that covers an opening in the microwave antenna enclosure. The radar absorbing member absorbs electro-magnetic energy incident upon the junction. The thermal dissipation mechanism absorbs heat generated by the absorbed electro-magnetic energy.	11-04-2010

Kevin W. Clark, Montgomery, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150047905	DRILLING SYSTEMS AND MULTI-FACED DRILL BIT ASSEMBLIES - A drill bit assembly that includes a shank including a shank axis, first and second ends, a drill bit seat at the second end and a central flow bore extending axially from the first end. Additionally, the assembly includes a sleeve disposed about and translatable axially relative to the shank and a drill bit rotatably coupled to the sleeve. The drill bit includes a first bit face having a first cutting structure configured to engage an earthen formation, and a second bit face having a second cutting structure configured to engage the earthen formation. The drill bit is configured to rotate about the about the shank axis in a cutting direction, and to rotate about an axis of rotation being orthogonal to the shank axis to selectively expose the first or second cutting surface to the earthen formation. The seat is configured to receive the first or second bit face.	02-19-2015
20150090495	DOWNHOLE TEMPERATURE SENSING OF THE FLUID FLOW IN AND AROUND A DRILL STRING TOOL - Temperature sensing devices and methods for determining downhole fluid temperature at a drill string in a borehole while drilling are disclosed. The device includes a temperature sensor capable of detecting and measuring rapid temperature changes and may be used to sense the temperature of fluid inside or outside the drill string. In addition, the device includes a thermal conductor that receives and secures the temperature sensor; the thermal conductor is in turn received and secured in a thermal insulator that provides a thermal barrier. In an embodiment, the device is disposed in a channel within an outer diameter of the drill string such that the device is protected from the side wall of the borehole and drilling fluid and cuttings can pass through the channel without becoming packed around the temperature sensor.	04-02-2015

Kevin W. Crochet, Sr., Baton Rouge, LA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130105716	VALVE AND STEM SEALING ASSEMBLY	05-02-2013
20130270472	PLUG VALVE AND STEM SEALING ASSEMBLY - An improved and more robust plug valve and stem sealing assembly capable of preventing leakage under demanding environmental and operating conditions while also improving the reliability of the valve seal. The valve includes a body, a flow-element, a bonnet and a self-adjusting stem sealing assembly. The body has a first port and a second port with a passage configured to flow a media extending between said first port and said second port. The flow-element is positioned between the first and second port and has a stem configured to actuate the flow-element between a closed position and an open position. The bonnet may be secured to the valve body and configured to secure the flow-element and stem sealing assembly in position. The self-adjusting stem sealing assembly is positioned adjacent to the stem and is configured to prevent media leakage from the valve.	10-17-2013
20130284963	Butterfly Valve and Stem Sealing Assembly - A butterfly valve capable of preventing leakage under demanding environmental and operating conditions. The valve includes two stem seal assemblies. The stem seal assemblies include a first pusher, a first energizer, a second pusher, a second energizer, and a force transmitting member. The force transmitting member is configured to transfer an axial load to the second pusher, which causes the first and second energizer to expand radially to create a secondary and tertiary seals between the stem seal assembly and valve stem. In addition, the force transmitting member is configured to transfer an axial load to the first pusher which creates a primary seal.	10-31-2013
20130340857	Protection Device for a Valve Positioner - An improved and more robust protection device capable of protecting a valve positioner in demanding environmental and operating conditions while also allowing for maintenance and inspection of the positioner without removing it from service. The protection device includes a housing configured to protect the valve positioner from external corrosion. The housing includes a top base, a bottom base and a central body extending between the top base and the bottom base. The central body may be joined to an edge of the top base and an edge of the bottom base thereby forming a perimeter circumscribing the top base and the bottom base.	12-26-2013

Kevin W. Eberman, St. Paul, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090035662	NEGATIVE-LIMITED LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode that includes a first current collector and a first active material. The battery also includes an electrolyte and a negative electrode that includes a second current collector and a second active material, where the second active material includes a lithium titanate material. The positive electrode has a first capacity and the negative electrode has a second capacity, the second capacity being less than the first capacity such that the rechargeable lithium-ion battery is negative-limited.	02-05-2009
20100279155	LITHIUM-ION BATTERY WITH ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVE - A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode that includes a lithium titanate active material. A separator is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The battery also includes an electrolyte and an electrolyte additive comprising at least one boroxine ring.	11-04-2010
20110281148	NEGATIVE-LIMITED LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode having a first capacity and a negative electrode having a second capacity that is less than the first capacity such that the battery has a negative-limited design. The negative electrode includes a lithium titanate active material. A liquid electrolyte that includes a lithium salt dissolved in at least one non-aqueous solvent a porous polymeric separator are located between the positive electrode and negative electrode. The separator is configured to allow lithium ions to flow through the separator.	11-17-2011
20130164584	NEGATIVE-LIMITED LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a housing including a titanium or a titanium alloy, a positive electrode having a first capacity and at least one positive active material selected from the group consisting of LiCoO	06-27-2013
20140302393	HIGH CAPACITY LITHIUM-ION ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - High capacity lithium-ion electrochemical cells are provided that include positive electrode comprising a layered lithium transition metal oxide having a first irreversible capacity and a negative electrode that includes an alloy anode material that also has a first irreversible capacity. The first irreversible capacity of the positive electrode is less than the first irreversible capacity of the negative electrode. The discharge voltage curve of the positive electrode covers at least 10% of its capacity at voltages below 3.5 V ea) vs. Li/Li	10-09-2014
20150056521	LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - An electrolyte solution for a lithium ion battery, wherein the electrolyte solution includes water.	02-26-2015
20150180030	HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODE COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - A lithium transition metal oxide composition. The composition has the formula Li	06-25-2015
20150243981	HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODE COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - A lithium transition metal oxide composition. The composition has the formula Li	08-27-2015

Kevin W. Eliceiri, Madison, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080212867	Use of Endogenous Fluorescence to Identify Invading Metastatic Breast Tumor Cells - The present invention broadly provides methods and systems for detecting, identifying, and characterizing conditions, including diseases and other disorders in human or other animal subjects, by analyzing fluorescence from endogenous flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) fluorophors present in biological materials and samples. In particular embodiments, the invention relates to conditions of the human breast including cancers such as carcinoma. Methods and systems are provided for detecting, locating, and characterizing tumors and precancerous tissue via nonlinear optical imaging techniques capable of accurately characterizing fluorescence intensities and fluorescent lifetime parameters from endogenous FAD fluorophors present in a test tissue sample.	09-04-2008
20110065143	Multiphoton Scanning Flow Cytometer for Multicellular Aggregates - A flow cytometry system suitable for characterizing multicellular aggregates during culture and before implantation combines a low shear flow channel with a multiphoton laser scanning microscope, the latter permitting the characterization of interior and exterior cells in optical isolation from other cells for a representative sampling of fluorescent activity. Imaging capabilities permit sophisticated statistical measurements reflecting individual cell characteristics.	03-17-2011
20140125790	Device And Method For Three Dimensional Imaging Of Biological Sample - A device and method are provided for generating a three dimensional image of a volume of biological material. A plurality of layers of biological material are sequentially removed therefrom. Images of each layer of the biological sample are captured prior to removal. Each image includes information from a layer and from a portion of the biological material below the layer. The information from the layer is isolated from the portion of material below the layer for each image. The three dimensional image is generated from the isolated information of each layer.	05-08-2014

Kevin W. Elsberry, Tucson, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100132446	WIND TUNNEL TESTING TECHNIQUE - A wind tunnel testing technique or method involves using feedback to position control surfaces of a model so that there is substantially no moment on the model for its given orientation to the airstream. The model is mounted on a sting that allows change in orientation of the model relative to the airstream. A balance is used to provide data regarding the forces and/or moments on the model. This data on forces and/or moments is used in one or more feedback loops to position the control surfaces of the model so that there are substantially no moments on the model. This may be done automatically, with a controller automatically controlling the position of the control surfaces to zero out the moments on the model. The use of the method may allow faster determination of model characteristics, such as determination of the trim envelope of the model.	06-03-2010

Kevin W. English, Jr., Fairfield, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110166850	CROSS-GUIDED DATA CLUSTERING BASED ON ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DATA DOMAINS - A system and associated method for cross-guided data clustering by aligning target clusters in a target domain to source clusters in a source domain. The cross-guided clustering process takes the target domain and the source domain as inputs. A common word attribute shared by both the target domain and the source domain is a pivot vocabulary, and all other words in both domains are a non-pivot vocabulary. The non-pivot vocabulary is projected onto the pivot vocabulary to improve measurement of similarity between data items. Source centroids representing clusters in the source domain are created and projected to the pivot vocabulary. Target centroids representing clusters in the target domain are initially created by conventional clustering method and then repetitively aligned to converge with the source centroids by use of a cross-domain similarity graph that measures a respective similarity of each target centroid to each source centroid.	07-07-2011
20110167064	CROSS-DOMAIN CLUSTERABILITY EVALUATION FOR CROSS-GUIDED DATA CLUSTERING BASED ON ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DATA DOMAINS - A system and associated method for evaluating cross-domain clusterability upon a target domain and a source domain. The cross-domain clusterability is calculated as a linear combination of a target clusterability and a source-target pair matchability, by use of a trade-off parameter that determines relative contribution of the target clusterability and the source-target pair matchability. The target clusterability quantifies how clusterable the target domain is. The source-target pair matchability is calculated as an average of a target-side matchability and a source-side matchability, which quantifies how well target centroids of the target domain are aligned with the source centroids and how well source centroids of the source domain are aligned with the target centroids, respectively.	07-07-2011
20120191712	CROSS-DOMAIN CLUSTERABILITY EVALUATION FOR CROSS-GUIDED DATA CLUSTERING BASED ON ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DATA DOMAINS - A computer program product evaluating cross-domain clusterability upon a target domain and a source domain. The cross-domain clusterability is calculated as a linear combination of a target clusterability and a source-target pair matchability, by use of a trade-off parameter that determines relative contribution of the target clusterability and the source-target pair matchability. The target clusterability quantifies how clusterable the target domain is. The source-target pair matchability is calculated as an average of a target-side matchability and a source-side matchability, which quantifies how well target centroids of the target domain are aligned with the source centroids and how well source centroids of the source domain are aligned with the target centroids, respectively.	07-26-2012
20120191713	CROSS-DOMAIN CLUSTERABILITY EVALUATION FOR CROSS-GUIDED DATA CLUSTERING BASED ON ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DATA DOMAINS - A process for evaluating cross-domain clusterability upon a target domain and a source domain. The cross-domain clusterability is calculated as a linear combination of a target clusterability and a source-target pair matchability, by use of a trade-off parameter that determines relative contribution of the target clusterability and the source-target pair matchability. The target clusterability quantifies how clusterable the target domain is. The source- target pair matchability is calculated as an average of a target-side matchability and a source-side matchability, which quantifies how well target centroids of the target domain are aligned with the source centroids and how well source centroids of the source domain are aligned with the target centroids, respectively.	07-26-2012
20120197892	CROSS-DOMAIN CLUSTERABILITY EVALUATION FOR CROSS-GUIDED DATA CLUSTERING BASED ON ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DATA DOMAINS - A computer system for evaluating cross-domain clusterability upon a target domain and a source domain. The cross-domain clusterability is calculated as a linear combination of a target clusterability and a source-target pair matchability, by use of a trade-off parameter that determines relative contribution of the target clusterability and the source-target pair matchability. The target clusterability quantifies how clusterable the target domain is. The source-target pair matchability is calculated as an average of a target-side matchability and a source-side matchability, which quantifies how well target centroids of the target domain are aligned with the source centroids and how well source centroids of the source domain are aligned with the target centroids, respectively.	08-02-2012
20140122492	CROSS-DOMAIN CLUSTERABILITY EVALUATION FOR CROSS-GUIDED DATA CLUSTERING BASED ON ALIGNMENT BETWEEN DATA DOMAINS - A method and system for evaluating cross-domain clusterability upon a target domain and a source domain. Target clusterability is calculated as an average of a respective clusterability of at least one target data item comprised by the target domain. Target-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each target centroid of the target domain to source centroids of the source domain, wherein the source domain comprises at least one source data item. Source-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each source centroid of said source centroids to the target centroids. Source-target pair matchability is calculated as an average of the target-side matchability and the source-side matchability. Cross-domain clusterability between the target domain and the source domain is calculated as a linear combination of the calculated target clusterability and the calculated source-target pair matchability. The cross-domain clusterability is transferred to a device.	05-01-2014

Kevin W. Evanson, Maple Grove, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090029157	COATING SYSTEM FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A coated article including a cement fiberboard substrate and a coating system applied to the substrate, wherein the coating system comprises (i) at least one acid-functional alkali-soluble polymer having a backbone substantially free of linear or branched aliphatic alkyl repeating units having more than 3 backbone carbon carbons, (ii) at least one water-soluble silicate salt and (iii) water.	01-29-2009
20090139435	Concrete coloring compositions and methods - The present invention provides acidic compositions and methods that are adapted to impart color to cementitious or mineral substrate surfaces. Specifically, the present invention relates to acidic compositions and methods adapted to treat cementitious or mineral substrate surfaces that have the advantage of using a less corrosive acid-based solution. The acidic composition incorporates species including a weak base in equilibrium with a conjugate acid. The presence of such species moderates the corrosive behavior of the acid while still allowing excellent coloring action to occur.	06-04-2009
20090214791	MULTI-COMPONENT COATING METHOD FOR POROUS SUBSTRATES - The disclosure relates to a coating method including the steps of providing a multi-component coating composition including two or more components, applying each component to a porous substrate, mixing each component with at least one other component thereby causing at least two components to undergo a chemical reaction.	08-27-2009
20100028696	COATING SYSTEM FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A coated article which includes a cement fiberboard substrate and a radiation-curable coating system applied to the substrate. The coating system includes one or more olefinic compounds and one or more PVC dispersion resins, and may be provided in the form of one or more coating compositions that may be applied in one or more layers.	02-04-2010
20100215969	COATING SYSTEM FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A coated article which includes a cement fiberboard substrate and a radiation-curable nonaqueous coating system applied to the substrate. The coating system includes one or more olefinic compounds and one or more non-olefinic resins which are soluble or dispersible in the one or more olefinic compounds. The non-olefinic resins may be chlorinated or non-chlorinated.	08-26-2010
20110236693	COATING SYSTEM FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A substrate may be coated with a various combinations of a water-dispersible polyisocyanate, a water-soluble acid or salt thereof, and/or an isocyanate-reactive compound. The resulting coated article has improved coating adhesion, especially near coated burnished surfaces such as sawn edges or grooves.	09-29-2011
20120213931	MULTI-COMPONENT COATING METHOD FOR POROUS SUBSTRATES - The disclosure relates to a coating method including the steps of providing a multi-component coating composition including two or more components, applying each component to a porous substrate, mixing each component with at least one other component thereby causing at least two components to undergo a chemical reaction.	08-23-2012
20120247372	CONCRETE COLORING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention provides acidic compositions and methods that are adapted to impart color to cementitious or mineral substrate surfaces. Specifically, the present invention relates to acidic compositions and methods adapted to treat cementitious or mineral substrate surfaces that have the advantage of using a less corrosive acid-based solution. The acidic composition incorporates species including a weak base in equilibrium with a conjugate acid. The presence of such species moderates the corrosive behavior of the acid while still allowing excellent coloring action to occur.	10-04-2012
20140199486	MULTI-COMPONENT COATING METHOD FOR POROUS SUBSTRATES - The disclosure relates to a coating method including the steps of providing a multi-component coating composition including two or more components, applying each component to a porous substrate, mixing each component with at least one other component thereby causing at least two components to undergo a chemical reaction.	07-17-2014
20150104583	COATING SYSTEMS FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A method for making a coating composition by mixing one or more latex polymers and an aliphatic epoxy resin system having an epoxy equivalent weight less than 1000 and being distinct from the one or more latex polymers to provide an aqueous first component, and providing a second component having reactive groups that can react with the one or more epoxy resins. A mixture of the first and second components provides a film-forming curable coating composition that may be used on substrates including cement, cement fiberboard, wood, metal, plastic, ceramic, glass and composites.	04-16-2015

Kevin W. Evenhouse, Chicago, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140149315	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING FINANCIAL NEWS - A system and software-implemented method for reporting financial market news and events. Machine-readable extracted data is reformulated in content and format to provide a more efficient display and understanding of the relevance of news and events to the end user. Audio and/or graphic indicators are added to further promote efficient understanding of the delivered news or event message.	05-29-2014

Kevin W. Gellenbeck, Poway, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199545	Anti-resorptive and bone building dietary supplements and methods of use - Disclosed herein are dietary supplement compositions and methods for increasing or stimulating bone growth, decreasing or preventing bone resorption, increasing bone strength, improving bone structure, and improving bone architecture comprising a first composition comprising a combination of at least two of: quercetin,	08-21-2008
20080199546	Anti-resorptive and bone building dietary supplements and methods of use - Disclosed herein are dietary supplement compositions and methods for increasing or stimulating bone growth and, decreasing or preventing bone resorption comprising a first composition comprising a combination of at least two of: quercetin,	08-21-2008
20130017292	MULTICAROTENOID BEADLETS AND RELATED METHOD - A controlled release beadlet that sequentially releases carotenoids over time within the gastrointestinal tract of a subject, as well as a method of administering the carotenoids. The beadlet provides a specific ratio of carotenoids which release from the beadlet at preselected times during passage through the gastrointestinal tract. The method includes releasing the carotenoids in preselected ratios at specific time intervals in the gastrointestinal tract to mitigate competition between the carotenoids for their uptake, and/or to potentially maximize the uptake of individual carotenoids within a mixed carotenoid formulation.	01-17-2013
20140147526	ANTIOXIDANT DIETARY SUPPLEMENT AND RELATED METHOD - A supplement including a blend of turmeric, quercetin and rosemary, or holy basil, wasabi, and broccoli seed extract which are present in a balanced and predetermined ratio, and which stimulate the Antioxidant Response Element (ARE), Quinone Reductase, and/or induce related gene expression, for example, heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX-1) expression. The blend of ingredients can be formed as or in a dietary supplement adapted for administration to a subject. The dietary supplement can be formulated so that the turmeric, quercetin and rosemary are present in a predetermined ratio of 1:3:5, or holy basil, wasabi, and broccoli seed extract in a predetermined ratio of 1:1:0.2. Additional ingredients can be included in the supplement. The supplement can synergistically affect natural antioxidant response pathways within cells of a subject to whom the supplement is administered. A related method of use is also provided.	05-29-2014

Kevin W. Gemas, Thiensville, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110282454	Interbody Spinal Implant Having Internally Textured Surfaces - An interbody spinal implant including a body, the body comprising: a top surface; a bottom surface; opposing lateral sides; and opposing anterior and posterior portions; the top surface, bottom surface, opposing lateral sides, internal wall surface, and opposing anterior and posterior portions defining a substantially hollow center having a single vertical aperture defining an internal wall surface, the single vertical aperture (a) extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, (b) having a size and shape predetermined to maximize the surface area of the top surface and the bottom surface available proximate the anterior and posterior portions while maximizing both radiographic visualization and access to the substantially hollow center, and (c) defining a transverse rim, wherein at least a portion of the internal wall surface has a roughened surface topography.	11-17-2011
20130282122	INTERBODY SPINAL IMPLANT HAVING A ROUGHENED SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY ON ONE OR MORE INTERNAL SURFACES - Interbody spinal implants comprise internal sidewalls having a roughened surface topography. The internal sidewalls may be those that surround a substantially hollow implant center, including the sidewalls of a vertical aperture and sidewalls of a transverse aperture. The roughened surface topography comprises macro, micro, and nano features that comprise an amplitude, a peak to valley height, and spacing.	10-24-2013

Kevin W. Harris, Nashua, NH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150186170	IMPLEMENTING A JUMP INSTRUCTION IN A DYNAMIC TRANSLATOR THAT USES INSTRUCTION CODE TRANSLATION AND JUST-IN-TIME COMPILATION - Systems and methods for executing nonnative instructions in a computing system having a processor configured to execute native instructions are provided. A dynamic translator uses instruction code translation in parallel with just-in-time (JIT) compilation to execute the non-native instructions. Non-native instructions may be interpreted to generate instruction codes, which may be stored in a shadow memory. During a subsequent scheduling of a non-native instruction for execution, the corresponding instruction code may be retrieved from the shadow memory and executed, thereby avoiding reinterpreting the non-native instruction. In addition, the JIT compiler may compile instruction codes to generate native instructions, which may be made available for execution, further speeding up the execution process. A system implementing the aforementioned translator may improve performance and speed associated with executing non-native instructions by optimizing the use of instruction codes and JIT-compiled native instructions corresponding to the instruction codes when executing the non-native instructions.	07-02-2015

Kevin W. Harris, Birmingham, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150031554	EXTRACELLULAR TELOMERE ASSAY - Provided herein is a method of detecting a level of cell injury in a subject, the method comprising detecting an amount of extracellular telomeres in a biological sample from the subject. The amount of extracellular telomeres as compared to a control amount indicates the level of cell injury in the subject. Further provided is a kit for detecting a level of apoptosis in a subject, the kit comprises first and second nucleic acid sequences, wherein the first and second nucleic acid sequences hybridize with an extracellular telomere; and a container. The first and second nucleic acid sequences can comprise SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO:2.	01-29-2015

Kevin W. Johnson, Mundelein, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080291314	IMAGING DEVICE WITH AUTO-FOCUS - A handheld portable imaging device (	11-27-2008
20090001389	HYBRID VERTICAL CAVITY OF MULTIPLE WAVELENGTH LEDS - A solid state device (	01-01-2009
20090059101	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTO-FOCUS USING LIQUID CRYSTAL ADAPTIVE OPTICS - An auto-focus camera (	03-05-2009
20090169192	Device and Method for Reducing Optical Blurring - A camera-movement compensation device includes a first liquid-crystal cell with a pair of parallel transparent plates and a first voltage source coupled to the first liquid-crystal cell and able to apply and alter a first voltage gradient across the plates of the first liquid-crystal cell. The device also includes a second liquid-crystal cell having a pair of parallel transparent plates and disposed so that each of the plates of the second liquid-crystal cell is parallel to the plates of the first liquid-crystal cell and in light communication with at least one wave of light passing through the plates of the first liquid-crystal cell, a second voltage source coupled to the second liquid-crystal cell and able to apply and alter a second voltage gradient across the surfaces of the second liquid-crystal cell, and a movement detector coupled to the voltage sources to alter the slope of the voltage gradients in proportion to a movement.	07-02-2009

Kevin W. Kinback, Turnersville, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100275702	ROTARY VALVE - Systems and methods for metering fluid flow are disclosed. A valve may generally include an orifice plate, and a disc positioned adjacent to the orifice plate. An orientation of the disc relative to the orifice plate is adjustable to regulate a fluid flow rate through the valve. An effective area of an aperture in the orifice plate may be manipulated to adjust the fluid flow rate. In some configurations, the valve may provide sonic flow control or differential pressure regulation. In some applications, a controller may adjust the orientation of the disc relative to the orifice plate to maintain a substantially constant pressure drop across the orifice plate in order to determine a fluid flow rate through the valve.	11-04-2010
20110067766	VACUUM ACTUATED FLUID DELIVERY - The present invention relates to fluid delivery systems comprising valve assemblies that provide for a more stable and reliable delivery system for a fluid, for example a gaseous fluid, from a tank by utilizing vacuum to open the normally closed valves assemblies. The present invention also relates to methods of delivering a fluid from a tank, assembling and operating the valves assemblies, as well as retrofitting existing tanks with such systems.	03-24-2011

Kevin W. Kozole, Troy, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160082879	Motor Vehicle Accessory Component Having Modular Light Assembly - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle accessory component for a vehicle. The component makes use of a structural member having a channel. The structural member is attachable to the vehicle. A modular light assembly is included which has a frame and at least one optical element secured to the frame. Electrical cabling couples the optical element to a power source. The frame is insertable into the channel in the structural member and supported within the channel. The frame has at least one opening over which the optical element is positioned when the modular light assembly is inserted into the channel. This allows the optical element to provide illumination to an area adjacent the vehicle when the optical element is powered on.	03-24-2016

Kevin W. Krooss, Centerport, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080208611	Addressing method for freight, cargo and mail - A delivery system for delivery of an item to an actual physical location by means of a virtual address selected by a recipient, is provided. The virtual address is associated with the actual physical address by means of a database.	08-28-2008

Kevin W. Magners, Appleton, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150210313	STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TOWED AXLE - A trailer includes a chassis having a hitch, an axle having a tractive element rotatably coupled to the chassis, and an actuator coupled to the chassis and positioned to steer the tractive element in response to an input, the input varying based on at least one of a speed, a transmission gear, and a steering mode of a tractor vehicle.	07-30-2015

Kevin W. Mckiou, Naperville, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090082038	SOCIAL NETWORKING ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Wireless communication systems and methods are described that provide location-based social networks to mobile communication devices. Mobile users of the wireless communication system define social networking profiles storing characteristics of the user. The wireless communication system determines a location of a user's mobile communication device and identifies a set of other mobile users that are geographically proximate to the user. The wireless communication system then filters the set of other mobile users based on characteristics of the social networking profiles of the other mobile users, and transmits identifiers of the filtered set of other mobile users to the user's mobile communication device. The mobile communication device then displays the identifiers of the filtered set of other mobile users to the user allowing the user to initiate contact with any of the other mobile users that are of interest.	03-26-2009
20140136898	Run-Time Default Detection in a Component Associated with an Application Programming Interface Platform - Methods and apparatuses for fault detection in a component associated with an application programming interface platform are provided. In an embodiment, the component is determined to have been invoked to process a transaction. A forward progress counter is monitored to determine whether the component is processing the transaction, wherein the forward progress counter increments at determined intervals when the component is processing the transaction. A test transaction is executed for the component when a determination is made that the forward progress counter has not incremented for a threshold fault period. A fault alarm indicator is generated based on the determination that the forward progress counter has not incremented for the threshold fault period.	05-15-2014

Kevin W. Meier, Slater, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130115005	AGRICULTURAL TUBING EXTRACTOR AND RELATED METHODS - An extractor for removing agricultural tubing from soil of a field and related methods are provided. The extractor includes a frame and a pivot frame disposed on the frame. The pivot frame can have a pivot axis around which at least a portion of the pivot frame is pivotal. The extractor can include a first roller secured to the frame and a second roller secured to the pivot frame that is moveable by the pivot frame with the first roller being positioned closer to the soil than the second roller so that a tubing to be extracted is threadable under the first roller and over the second roller.	05-09-2013

Kevin W. Meyer, Fort Collins, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140273678	SELF-INFLATING DEVICE - A self-inflating device can include a container configured to receive a chemical compound, a one-way valve covering an opening leading to an inner volume of the container, and an inflatable portion fluidly connected to the inner volume of the container and configured to inflate with gas produced when the chemical compound is exposed to water. The inflatable portion can be configured to inflate when a gas pressure inside the self-inflating device exceeds a water pressure outside the self-inflating device. As the inflatable portion inflates with gas produced by the chemical reaction of the chemical compound, the inflatable portion can increase in volume and can displace water in a body of water. Consequently, the overall buoyancy of the self-inflating device can increase, causing the self-inflating device to rise in the water column toward the surface of the body of water where a user can easily retrieve the self-inflating device, as well as any object that is attached to the self-inflating device.	09-18-2014
20150126084	SELF-INFLATING DEVICE - A pressure-activated flotation device for use with an electronic device includes an attachment feature, chemicals, a container, a removable cap, an inflatable tube, and a pressure-activated valve. The inflatable tube is fluidly connected to the container and is configured to inflate with the expanding gas when the chemicals are exposed to a liquid. The pressure-activated valve leads from the outer surface of the container to the inner volume of the container and includes a one-way valve that opens to allow liquid to flow to the inner volume of the container when the pressure-activated flotation device is submerged in the liquid to a depth where the pressure applied against the pressure-activated valve by the liquid is greater than an actuation pressure. The one-way valve also closes when the expanding gas generates a gas pressure inside the inflatable tube that exceeds a threshold.	05-07-2015

Kevin W. Moyer, Jr., Park Ridge, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150284543	SPRAY-APPLIED JOINT COMPOUND, WALL ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS AND PRODUCTS RELATED THERETO - Provided are compositions and methods for expeditious wall installation by spray-applying a joint compound comprising a polymeric binder and hollow spheres.	10-08-2015

Kevin W. Ommodt, Allen, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110267248	END-LOADED TOPOLOGY FOR D-PLANE POLARIZATION IMPROVEMENT - The embodiments described herein are directed to providing a notched antenna element for improving polarization control without sacrificing gain, bandwidth, scan volume, recurring cost, or manufacturability. The notched antenna element includes a base portion comprising a plurality of contiguous first cross-sectional notched antenna elements, each of the plurality of first cross-sectional notched antenna elements configured in an end-loaded structure for increasing polarization stability; and an upper portion coupled to the base portion, the upper portion comprising a plurality of contiguous second cross-sectional notch antenna elements.	11-03-2011
20130162478	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOUBLING THE CAPACITY OF A LENS-BASED SWITCHED BEAM ANTENNA SYSTEM - A lens-based switched beam antenna system including a beam-forming lens, and a beam port router coupled to the beam-forming lens, including a plurality of beam ports, and configured to transmit beams via corresponding ones of the beam ports, wherein a first group of the beam ports corresponds to a first signal, and wherein a second group of the beam ports corresponds to a second signal.	06-27-2013

Kevin W. Park, Cranston, RI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140123259	System and Method for Providing Access to a Software Application - System and method configured to provide an access management system configuration that provides the benefits of single sign-on while reducing internal hardware and administration maintenance costs. The system is reconfigured to provide an access control module that directs authentication network traffic such that access management agents are not required to be installed on the application server for each protected application. The system provides a redirection of a login request from the application server to an external security gateway that authenticates the user via policy and sends authenticated user credentials on a back channel to the access control module to obtain a session cookie which is redirected back to the user so the user can establish a session with the application. The solution reduces the plethora of agents to be maintained and upgraded in order to remain compatible with the evolving hosting software, reducing both hardware and administration maintenance costs.	05-01-2014

Kevin W. Pennewell, Palmyra, MO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090184279	WEDGE AND COVERED INSERT ASSEMBLY - A partial valve assembly includes a wedge and a disk assembly that is assembled with at least one covered insert assembly and at least one O-ring. The insert assembly is covered with ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber or is covered with at least one of the following materials: styrene-butadiene (SBR), nitrile, neoprene rubber, adhesive backed rubber, cork, cork-rubber, Buna-n rubber, Buna-s rubber, nylon, silicon sponge rubber, fiber board, leather, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, plastic, polypropylene, polystyrene, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), polyurethane, silicone, Teflon, urethane, and the like.	07-23-2009

Kevin W. Plaxco, Santa Barbara, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130288923	Nucleotide-Based Probes and Methods for the Detection and Quantification of Macromolecules and Other Analytes - Provided are unimolecular oligonucleotide probes for detecting a target in a sample. The probes use target binding-induced structural changes to detect the presence of the target in the sample. Also provided are methods of using the probes to detect a target in a sample.	10-31-2013

Kevin W. Seybert, Pittsburgh, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100134866	OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING AN APODIZED APERTURE - Provided is an optical element with an electrochromic apodized aperture having variable light transmittance in response to the amplitude of an applied voltage. The apodized aperture includes (i) a first substrate having a planar inner surface and an outer surface, (ii) a second substrate having an outer surface and a non-planar inner surface opposing and spaced from the planar inner surface of the first substrate, wherein each of the planar inner surface of the first substrate and the non-planar inner surface of the second substrate has an at least partial layer of transparent conductive material thereover; and (iii) an electrochromic medium disposed between the planar inner surface of the first substrate and the non-planar inner surface of the second substrate.	06-03-2010
20130206323	METHOD OF MAKING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING AN ELECTROCHROMIC APODIZED APERTURE - A method of forming an optical element which includes an electrochromic apodized aperture having variable light transmittance through a clear aperture area in response to an applied electrical current is disclosed. The apodized aperture includes a body including an area defining the clear aperture area wherein a fluid containment area substantially overlapping the clear aperture area, and includes at least one fill passage extending from the fluid containment area to at least one fill port outside of the clear aperture area; an electrochromic fluid within the fluid containment area substantially overlapping the clear aperture area and having variable light transmittance in response to an applied electrical current; a cover attached with the electrochromic fluid between the cover and body; electrical contacts electrically coupled to the electrochromic fluid for supplying electrical current thereto; and at least one passage seal in each said fill passage positioned outside of the clear aperture area.	08-15-2013
20130215489	OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING AN ELECTROCHROMIC APODIZED APERTURE AND AN APERTURE BODY FORMING AN ELECTROCHROMIC APODIZED APERTURE - An optical element includes an electrochromic apodized aperture having variable light transmittance through a clear aperture area in response to an applied electrical current. The apodized aperture includes an aperture body including an area defining the clear aperture area, the body having a fluid containment area substantially overlapping the clear aperture area, and includes at least one fill passage extending from the fluid containment area to at least one fill port outside of the clear aperture area; an electrochromic fluid within the fluid containment area substantially overlapping the clear aperture area and having variable light transmittance in response to an applied electrical current; a cover attached with the electrochromic fluid between the cover and body; electrical contacts electrically coupled to the electrochromic fluid for supplying electrical current thereto; and at least one passage seal in each said fill passage positioned outside of the clear aperture area.	08-22-2013
20130259464	OPTICAL MECHANISM WITH INDEXING STAGE WITH AT LEAST ONE FIXED DIAMETER APODIZED APERTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An optical mechanism for a camera having a camera aperture includes an indexing stage movable between at least two distinct positions. At least a first fixed diameter apodized aperture is mounted on the stage and configured to be aligned with the camera aperture in one of the distinct positions of the indexing stage, and wherein the first fixed diameter apodized aperture is not aligned with the camera aperture in the other of the distinct positions of the indexing stage. The stage can include multiple fixed diameter apodized apertures of distinct effective diameters each of which can be selectively aligned with the camera aperture. The mechanism includes an actuator for moving the stage between each of said distinct positions. Methods for mass producing the fixed diameter apodized aperture are disclosed using dye diffusion into optical elements via various methods, and various casting and molding formation techniques.	10-03-2013

Kevin W. Sherbert, New Bern, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090261087	Cooking appliance having a broiling element with loops of non-uniform length - An electric resistance heating element for an oven is provided. The electric resistance heating element includes a sinuous-shaped element having a front side flank portion and a front side flank portion and at least one front side interior portion. The at least one front side interior portion is disposed intermediate the front side flank portion and the front side flank portion as viewed in a width direction perpendicular to the depth direction of the oven from the front of the oven to the rear of the oven and the front side flank portion and the front side flank portion each being located closer to the front of the oven than the at least one front side interior portion.	10-22-2009
20120146475	ATTACHMENT RAIL SYSTEM FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An attachment system for attaching a household appliance to a cabinet. The system includes a base having a main body for attaching to the cabinet, front and rear lugs that project substantially horizontally from and are elevated relative to a support area of the cabinet, and a rail catch projecting from the positioning base; and a rail adapted to be attached to a side of the appliance. The rail has a lip that engages the rail catch and limits movement of the rail in a vertical direction, a rear engagement area that engages the rear lug in the installed position, and a front engagement area that engages the front lug in an installing position and in the installed position. The front engagement area has a notch in which the front lug rests in the installed position, and a ramp sloping downward from the notch toward the rear engagement area.	06-14-2012
20130025580	BROILER SHIELD FOR A RESIDENTIAL OVEN AND RESIDENTIAL OVEN INCORPORATING SAME - A broiler reflector is provided between an upper wall of a cooking cavity of a residential oven and a broiler heating element. The broiler reflector helps to direct radiant heat energy emitted upward from the broiler heating element downward towards food items located beneath the broiler heating element. The shape of the broiler reflector helps to ensure that a sufficient amount of the radiant energy is directed to the front and rear portions of an underlying rack to ensure even cooking and even browning. The broiler reflector can include a front reflecting portion and a rear reflecting portion, each of which include first and second reflectors.	01-31-2013

Kevin W. Sliech, Nashua, NH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150222099	INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER AND POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR HIGH POWERED ELECTRONIC MODULES - An integrated heat exchanger and power delivery system for high powered electronic modules is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a coolant manifold. The system further includes a heat exchanger and power delivery module. The heat exchanger and power delivery module comprises a plurality of heat exchanger and power delivery elements that are coupled to the coolant manifold. The system furthermore includes a high powered electronic module, wherein the high powered module comprises an array of sub-modules. The array of sub-modules is disposed on the plurality of heat exchanger and power delivery elements. The plurality of heat exchanger and power delivery elements are configured to substantially simultaneously deliver power and extract heat away from the sub-modules.	08-06-2015

Kevin W. Sliech, Merrimack, NH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150223365	Detachable Interface For High Powered Electronic Modules - A detachable high powered electronic module of a high powered electronic system capable of receiving high power is disclosed. In one embodiment, the detachable high powered electronic includes a sub-array of the high powered electronic module a heat exchanger assembly, a power converter module, and a mechanical interface. The mechanical interface is configured to detachably couple the sub-array and the power converter module via the heat exchanger assembly. Further, the detachable sub-array assembly is configured to deliver power received from the power converter module to the sub-array and also to substantially simultaneously extract heat away from the detachable sub-array.	08-06-2015

Kevin W. Smith, Hughesville, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160060862	MODULAR JOINT BARRIER RETAINER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A modular joint barrier retainer assembly, including: a barrier including one or more material layers; a retainer strip coupled to the barrier; and an anchor flange selectively coupled to the retainer strip at a first end of the anchor flange, wherein a second end of the anchor flange is configured to be selectively coupled to one or more of an expansion joint cover and a building substrate. The barrier is selectively disposed within an expansion joint or other gap of a building. The retainer strip is coupled to the barrier via one or more mechanical fasteners that are disposed through the one or more material layers and secured to the retainer strip. The anchor flange includes a hook portion that selectively engages a lip portion of the retainer strip. The anchor flange is selectively secured to the retainer strip via one or more mechanical fasteners.	03-03-2016
20160102461	STAIR EXPANSION JOINT SYSTEM WITH FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT BETWEEN LANDINGS - A stair system with freedom of movement between landings associated therewith includes a connection system configured to connect stairs to a landing associated with a construction, wherein the connection system structurally supports the stairs for safe egress over the stairs while concurrently supporting movement between the landing and a second landing associated with the construction by the stairs in at least one dimension, and wherein the movement supports inter-story drift between the landing and the second landing and removes some force translation between the landing and the second landing.	04-14-2016

Kevin W. Smith, Mcmurray, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080202749	POLYMERIC GEL SYSTEM AND USE IN HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - Coacervate gels having excellent shear viscosities and other properties are made with anionic or cationic polymers, a smaller amount of a surfactant having a charge opposite that of the polymer, and a hydrophobic alcohol. The Zeta Potential of the gel is maintained at an absolute value of at least 20. Optional gel promoting additives include betaines and amine oxides. A preferred gel comprises poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, a lesser amount of sodium lauryl sulfonate, and lauryl alcohol. The gels are particularly useful in well drilling fluids and well fracturing fluids.	08-28-2008
20090184286	HEAT EXCHANGE FLUIDS - Carboxylate salts of amines are used as components of heat exchange fluids. The amines may have a ratio of N to C of 1:0 to 1:12 and the carboxylate anion may be derived from an acid of the formula H(CH	07-23-2009

Kevin W. Smith, Magnolia, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100125156	Condensation reactions for polyols - Polyols having three or more OH groups (especially glycerol) are condensed to form higher molecular weight polyols by heating them in a cavitation or other heating device and separating, by evaporation, the water formed in the reaction, the separation being preferably assisted by the application of a subatmospheric pressure. An appropriate balance between the reactants and the water formed is maintained by recycling and the introduction of additional lower molecular weight reactants in a continuous process. The polyalcohols, particularly the polyglycerine, are useful in shale stabilization in the treatment of wells for hydrocarbon recovery.	05-20-2010
20100187130	Coagulants made in situ from sulfate-containing water and uses therewith - Acid mine drainage and surface waters containing sulfate are processed by an electrocoagulator to make aluminum or other polyvalent metal sulfate, which acts as a coagulant for solids suspended in the waters. The process thus removes and puts to good use highly undesirable sulfate anions, obviating combinations with barium and other scale forming metals when the fluids are used in well drilling for other purposes associated with hydrocarbon recovery. Well fluids may be treated with the acid mine drainage including the sulfate coagulant made in it. Efficiency of the process may be enhanced by the addition of an oxidizing agent and/or by passing the fluid through a cavitation device or other mechanism to improve mixing, enabling the process to handle large quantities of acid mine drainage and fluids handled in hydrocarbon recovery, particularly from shale formations.	07-29-2010

Kevin W. Smith, Bellaire, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150328603	Cavitation Pump - A cavitation device is supplied by a disc pump with fluids for mixing. A cavitation rotor, having an array of cavities on its cylindrical surface, is fixed to a shaft for rotation by a motor. The disc pump and the cavitation device are beneficially in the same housing. At least one disc is spaced from and attached to the rotor near the inlet end of the cylindrical housing, so it will rotate with the rotor. A central hole in the (at least one) disc permits fluid to enter the space between the disc and the rotor; it is flung toward the peripheral space between the rotor and the cylindrical housing, where it is subjected to cavitation, and then passed to an outlet. The shaft may pass through one or both of the end walls of the cylindrical housing. The cavitation pump is especially useful for mixing oil field fluids.	11-19-2015
20160059194	Hydrating and Dissolving Polymers in Salt Solutions - Polyacrylamides, guar gum (sometimes “guar”), xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, and other water-soluble polymers are dissolved and hydrated in salt solutions, including especially recycled drilling, fracturing, and other oilfield fluids having significant salt contents, by passing the water-soluble polymer to an eductor for mixing with the salt-containing solution and then to a cavitation device including an integrated disc pump. The ability to use water-soluble polymers with the salty recycled oilfield fluids has significant environmental benefits, namely (1) fresh water is not needed, (2) disposal of the environmentally undesirable returned fluids is not needed, (3) difficultly degradable synthetic polymers may not be needed, and, in particular, (4) the enhanced ability to use guar, which, being a natural product, is biodegradable, is environmentally favored.	03-03-2016

Kevin W. Smith, Huston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090183922	Method of removing dissolved iron in aqueous systems - Oilfield completion, drilling and workover fluids containing iron are treated to remove the iron by passing them through a cavitation device together with an oxidizing agent. The cavitation device intimately mixes the oxidizing agent with the fluid while increasing the temperature of the fluid, thus promoting the oxidation reaction. Ferric hydrate and other solids or colloidal iron are removed in a filter capable of removing particles as small as 0.5 micron. The system may be enhanced by the addition of a bed of activated carbon capable of catalyzing the oxidation reaction.	07-23-2009

Kevin W. Stinger, Kaysville, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110087107	SPACERS FOR USE WITH AN ULTRASOUND PROBE - A probe cap for use with an ultrasound probe including a head portion and an acoustic surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the probe cap includes a body that defines a cavity sized for releasably receiving the head portion of the probe therein. The probe cap body further defines a hole that is proximate the acoustic surface of the head portion. A compliant spacer component is disposed in the hole. The spacer component can include a hydrogel and provides an acoustic path between the acoustic surface and a tissue surface of a patient. The spacer component includes a skin contact surface that defines a concavity and is deformable against the tissue surface.	04-14-2011
20110313293	SUPPORT AND COVER STRUCTURES FOR AN ULTRASOUND PROBE HEAD - A probe cap for use with an ultrasound probe including a head portion and an acoustic surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the probe cap includes a body that defines a cavity sized for releasably receiving the head portion of the probe therein. The probe cap body further defines a hole that is proximate the acoustic surface of the head portion. A compliant spacer component is disposed in the hole. The spacer component can include a hydrogel and provides an acoustic path between the acoustic surface and a tissue surface of a patient. The spacer component includes a skin contact surface that defines a concavity and is deformable against the tissue surface. Additional embodiments disclose various probe cap and accompanying needle guide designs for use in assisting a clinician with ultrasound probe use and needle insertion into a patient.	12-22-2011
20130338503	Apparatus and Methods for Detection of a Removable Cap on an Ultrasound Probe - An ultrasound imaging device including the ability to determine when a component, such as a removable probe cap, is attached to a portion of an ultrasound probe. Such a cap is employed in one embodiment to act as a spacer component to provide a standoff for the probe head. Detection of probe cap attachment to the ultrasound probe enables the resultant ultrasound image to be adjusted automatically by the ultrasound imaging system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system comprises an ultrasound probe, a cap or other component that is attachable to the probe, and a component attachment detection system for detecting attachment of the component to the probe. Once the cap is detected, an aspect of an ultrasound image produced by the imaging system is modified, such as cropping the image to remove undesired portions of the cap, such as the spacer component.	12-19-2013
20140343398	Bioimpedance-Assisted Placement of a Medical Device - A system and method for guiding a catheter or other medical device to a desired target destination within the vasculature of a patient via bioimpedance measurements is disclosed. The target destination in one embodiment includes placement of the catheter such that a distal tip thereof is disposed proximate the heart, e.g., the junction of the right atrium and superior vena cava. In one embodiment the method for guiding the catheter comprises introducing the catheter into a vessel of the patient, the catheter defining a lumen through which fluids can be infused into the vasculature of the patient. The catheter is advanced toward a target destination within the vasculature. A first impedance value based on intravascular detection of at least one electrical property related to a first tissue surface of the vessel is calculated to enable determination of the proximity of a distal end of the catheter to the target destination.	11-20-2014

Kevin W. Truesdell, Binghamton, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150275580	Ladder Fall Protection System and Fall Arrester - A fall arrest system for use on a ladder. The fall arrest system includes a primary rope line on which a fall arrester is slidably mounted, and a pair of anchor assemblies that securely extend and connect between the primary rope line and respective legs of the ladder. A body harness worn by a worker climbing the ladder is tethered to the fall arrester.	10-01-2015

Kevin W. Werner, Colorado Springs, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140189548	DOMAIN SPECIFIC LANGUAGE USER INTERFACE - Providing a user interface for editing a domain specific language expression includes displaying, by a master widget, the domain specific language expression within the user interface. This displaying of the domain specific language expression includes displaying, by a compound expression widget, a compound expression of the domain specific language expression and displaying the compound expression includes displaying, by a first expression widget, a first argument of the compound expression, and displaying, by a second expression widget, a second argument of the compound expression. The method further includes detecting, by the compound expression widget, a change to either of the first expression widget and the second expression widget; and in response to the change being detected, updating, by the master widget, the compound expression based on the change.	07-03-2014

Kevin W. Westerson, Mt Juliet, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100322778	Method and apparatus for improving turbocharger components - In one form, a turbocharger component, such as a compressor wheel or an impeller, formed of a cast material or a material made using a powder metal process, includes a surface having at least a portion thereof treated by a thermo-mechanical treatment process, such as friction stir processing. At the treated portion, the material forming the component includes a microstructure that is different than the microstructure of the material throughout the rest of the component. For example, in one form the material at the treated portion includes a homogenous microstructure while the material throughout the rest of the component includes a cast microstructure. In one or more forms, the treated portion exhibits at least one of increased strength, ductility and fatigue-resistant properties. In another form, a method is directed to providing components for a turbocharger which exhibit enhanced structural properties. However, other embodiments, forms and applications are also envisioned.	12-23-2010

Kevin W. Williams, Roseville, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160086457	APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HAPTIC COVERT COMMUNICATION - Embodiments described herein relate generally to providing information through tactility. A computer system may receive an input from a user. The computer system may identify one or more locations associated with haptic elements disposed on a wearable haptic apparatus. The computer system may generate a message that includes an indication of the one or more locations. The computer system may transmit this message to the wearable haptic apparatus. The wearable haptic apparatus may actuate one or more haptic elements disposed thereon based on the indication of the one or more locations included in the message. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.	03-24-2016

Kevin W. Zheng, Torrance, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140200661	RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE SURGICAL HEART VALVES - A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the frame attached thereto. The frame may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes an integrated handle shaft and balloon catheter. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle shaft easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps.	07-17-2014