Lester, US
Aleidatje M. Lester, Phoenix, AZ US
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20140235524 | STRUCTURED DETERGENT OR CLEANING AGENT HAVING A FLOW LIMIT II - The invention describes a stable liquid washing agent or liquid cleaning agent having a yield point and very good dispersing properties. The agents contain anionic and nonionic surfactants as well as inorganic salt and cosurfactant. The invention also relates to the use of the liquid washing agent or liquid cleaning agent, and to a method for manufacturing it. | 08-21-2014 |
Aleidatje M. Lester, Mesa, AZ US
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20100175209 | WATER-ACTIVATED, DISPOSABLE TWO-SIDED CLEANING ARTICLE - A substantially dry, water-activated cleaning article is described that comprises a two-layer nonwoven substrate impregnated with a cleaning composition minimally comprising a nonionic surfactant and a microbially-derived polysaccharidic polymer. | 07-15-2010 |
Arnold Lester, Burleson, TX US
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20100056430 | Treatment and Method for Eliminating or Reducing Foot Odor - A method of treating a person having a foot odor comprises administering an effective foot odor treatment amount of an antimicrobial preparation, such as Polymyxin B. Sulfate, Bacitracin Zinc, and an antimicrobial such as Miconazole Nitrate, terbinafine hydrochloride, undecylenic acid, tolnaftate, clotrimazole, or butenafine hydrochloride, to eliminate or reduce the symptoms of foot odor. | 03-04-2010 |
Audrey Ann Lester, Sherwood, OR US
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20100245447 | System And Method For Optimizing Printing Throughput And Print Quality By Evaluating Image Content - A method adjusts operation of a printer in accordance with an analysis of image content used to generate printed images. The method includes measuring image content of a first print image, comparing the measured image content to a predetermined threshold, and altering a print process parameter to adjust operation of a printer component in response to the measured image content exceeding the threshold. | 09-30-2010 |
Brett A. Lester, Overland Park, KS US
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20080275848 | System for Generating and Displaying Community Awareness Management Data - A system and method links one or more disparate community awareness management (CAM) datasets for a community awareness program (CAP) with one or more spatial layers to create linked CAM datasets. One or more data attributes common to a CAM dataset and a spatial layer are identified, and the link is defined between the CAM dataset and the spatial layer. The spatial layer and the linked CAM dataset then may be queried using a single input query. Features from the spatial layer and features from the linked CAM dataset that match the query are generated for display. In one embodiment, a system and method manage CAP assets, transactions, interest areas for the CAP, and buffer areas for the CAP. An audience utility enables entering and maintaining audience data for the CAP. A journal utility enables making journal entries for one or more audience members, CAP assets, transactions, and/or other CAM data. A link document utility enables linking one or more documents to CAM data. | 11-06-2008 |
20090284530 | CAMPAIGN AWARENESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A campaign management system manages campaign data for one or more campaigns and geospatial data for areas in which the campaigns are directed. The system performs spatial queries, data queries, and/or geocode-based queries, generates maps geographically identifying where campaign events are occurring in the geographic area, and generates feature data for display. Campaign symbology, such as shading, color coding, patterns, icons, or other symbols identify one or more campaign events in the geographic area. | 11-19-2009 |
20130191471 | NOTIFICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM - Provided are a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for providing notifications. A ticket that specifies at least one activity to be performed, a location at which the activity is to be performed, and a period of time in which that activity is to occur is received. A message to be delivered is identified based on the activity, the location, and the period of time, wherein the message describes one or more measures to be taken based on the activity. The identified message describing the one or more measures is delivered to enable at least one of the measures to be taken before the activity occurs in the period of time specified in the ticket. | 07-25-2013 |
Carl Stephen Lester, Porter Corners, NY US
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20080238338 | Method and system for providing scalable and configurable illumination - A modular, scalable and configurable incoherent light source is provided. The light source includes an array of lighting modules supported on a frame that focuses emitted radiation from the modules at a region of interest. The geometry and physical configuration of the support structures, including the frame, may accommodate various energy intensities at various distances. The modules may be made up of multiple LEDs or other individual light sources, may be of different or the same wavelength, and may be individually controllable for the ultimate lighting application. The light source may be used in medical imaging applications. | 10-02-2008 |
Cathy Lester, Lakewood, CO US
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20110318716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS OF BUSINESS LEARNING - The invention generally describes learning solutions and related methods for managing the learning and training needs of an organization in a manner that is responsive to dynamic business timelines, goals and strategic objectives. Business goals are determined through examination of existing business data sources, so as to tailor learning solutions to business impacts. Accurate computations of return on training investment are provided to allow accurate assessment of the effectiveness of training programs. Also disclosed are networks of learning platforms that together implement the learning solution by providing electronic tools and information sharing capabilities needed by a learning solution services provider to efficiently implement and manage learning efforts according to the business desires of a complex learner organization, while receiving organization performance data in order to compute and report performance measurements. | 12-29-2011 |
Christopher Lester, Mill Hall, PA US
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20130059971 | Ordered Architectures in Acrylic Polymers - Polymers having ordered architectures and one or more reactive functional groups incorporated in select blocks or regions of the polymer in particular proportions relative to other regions in the polymer, are described. The polymers are well suited for use in adhesive compositions, and particularly for pressure sensitive adhesive compositions. In addition, various methods for forming the noted polymers and adhesive compositions utilizing the ordered polymers are disclosed. | 03-07-2013 |
Christopher L. Lester, Mill Hall, PA US
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20110118372 | Acrylic Polymers Having Controlled Placement of Functional Groups - Acrylic copolymers that include the controlled placement of functional groups within the polymer structure are provided. The copolymers contain a reactive segment and a non-reactive segment and are manufactured via a controlled radical polymerization process. The copolymers are useful in the manufacture of adhesives and elastomers. | 05-19-2011 |
20120171915 | Acrylic Compositions Adhering to Low Surface Energy Substrates - In general, the invention features a pressure sensitive adhesive that comprises the reaction product of: | 07-05-2012 |
Christopher L. Lester, Kingsport, TN US
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20140303314 | Acrylic Block Copolymers - Acrylic block copolymers are described which are inherently tacky. Also described are compositions of the copolymers which exhibit properties enabling their use as pressure sensitive adhesives, without addition of tackifiers and/or subsequent processing. | 10-09-2014 |
20140329958 | Controlled Architecture Polymers - Acrylic copolymers that include the controlled placement of particular functional groups within the polymer structure are provided. The copolymers contain at least two reactive segments and are manufactured via a controlled radical polymerization process. The copolymers are useful in the manufacture of adhesives and elastomers. | 11-06-2014 |
Christopher Lee Lester, Mill Hall, PA US
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20100120931 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES - A pressure sensitive adhesive formed from a blend of an acrylate polymer having at least one crosslinkable functional group, and a liquid oligomer having at least one crosslinkable functional group, wherein at least one of the acrylate polymer and the oligomer is crosslinked in the presence of the other. | 05-13-2010 |
Christopher S. Lester, Redmond, WA US
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20140132619 | Simulating Interaction of Different Media - A graphics system is described for simulating the interaction of two or more types of media on a simulated canvas. The graphics system performs this task by consulting a media adhesion matrix which determines a type of behavior that is produced when an attempt is made to add a new medium over the top of an existing medium. In one scenario, the new medium is a watercolor medium which does not apply over a hydrophobic media (such as an oil medium), but may tunnel under such hydrophobic medium in a flow layer during a simulation operation. Various provisions are also disclosed herein to improve the efficiency of the simulation operation. | 05-15-2014 |
20140289663 | Producing Artwork Based on an Imported Image - A painting system is described herein for producing artwork. In one implementation, the painting system operates by receiving an input image of any type from any source. The painting system then imports the input image into a painting mechanism. Thereafter, the painting system allows a user to produce artwork by modifying the input image, as if the input image constituted paint that the user applied in manual fashion using the painting mechanism. This technology facilitates the production of artwork, as the user can leverage an already-existing image in producing the artwork. | 09-25-2014 |
Christopher Shannon Lester, Redmond, WA US
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20140132614 | DIGITAL ART UNDO AND REDO - The subject disclosure is directed towards saving undo state information for a digital art program. Changed state data is computed (e.g., via GPU-side logic) based upon the state information of the current state of a canvas and the previous state information, e.g., via an XOR operation or parallel XOR operations. The changed state data is compressed into compressed state data, e.g., via run-length encoding, and the compressed state data is stored, e.g., in a circular buffer in GPU memory. For an undo command, the compressed data is decompressed into the changed state data, and the bitwise operation reversed. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132617 | SIMULATION OF OIL PAINT ON A CANVAS - Various technologies described herein pertain to simulating oil painting. Data can be received from a sensor that indicates a desired orientation of an image editing tool with respect to a computer-implemented canvas. The computer-implemented canvas can include a paint map, which includes color values and height values of pixels representative of oil paint deposited on the computer-implemented canvas. Moreover, a footprint of the image editing tool upon the computer-implemented canvas can be computed based upon the data from the sensor. Further, an oil paint ridge model can be generated by modulating height values of a subset of the pixels from the paint map that are outside the footprint and less than or equal to a predetermined distance from an edge of the footprint. A display screen of a computing device can be caused to update an image rendered thereupon based upon the oil paint ridge model. | 05-15-2014 |
David P. Lester, Phoenix, AZ US
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20090109347 | SELF-ALIGNING RESONATOR FILTER CIRCUITS - An embodiment of a self-aligning resonator filter circuit includes a tunable resonator having a filter output node, an oscillator having an oscillator output node, a resistance element connected between the oscillator output node and the filter output node when the self-aligning resonator filter circuit is in a tuning mode, and a phase detector loop controller coupled between the oscillator output node and the filter output node. The phase detector loop controller is configured to measure a phase difference across the resistance element, and to adjust the tunable resonator in response to the phase difference. | 04-30-2009 |
Dean Lester, Woodinville, WA US
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20130080508 | High-Speed Low-Latency Method for Streaming Real-Time Interactive Images - An optimized ACK-less (“no acknowledgement required”) communication between the client and the server is enabled. Regardless of distance between the client and server, complete synchronization between the mouse movement, or any other updates to the three-dimensional model, and the rendered result is attained. Maximum frame rate is also attained, without requiring the inefficiency, and resulting latency, of acknowledged packets | 03-28-2013 |
Dean M. Lester, Brigham, UT US
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20090313967 | POLYOXYMETHYLENE AS STRUCTURAL SUPPORT MEMBER AND PROPELLANT - A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of pyrolysis of the polyoxymethylene component. The vehicle can be a satellite or other type of spacecraft. | 12-24-2009 |
20090320974 | Polyoxymethylene as structural support member and propellant - A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of pyrolysis of the polyoxymethylene component. The vehicle can be a satellite or other type of spacecraft. | 12-31-2009 |
20100180443 | Method For Fabricating Structural Propellants - A vehicle includes at least one polyoxymethylene structural support member. The polyoxymethylene structural support member includes a polyoxymethylene component that is a propellant that provides thrust to the vehicle upon pyrolysis or combustion of the polyoxymethylene component of the product of pyrolysis of the polyoxymethylene component. The vehicle can be a satellite or other type of spacecraft. | 07-22-2010 |
Dominique T. Lester, Oxford, MI US
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20090126659 | TURBOCHARGED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD INTERNAL COOLING - An engine cylinder head has an exhaust manifold cast in the cylinder head. A turbocharger with a turbine body is adapted to mount directly to an exhaust outlet mounting face of the exhaust manifold. A dual level water jacket within the cylinder head has separate coolant feeds for upper and lower cooling jackets. The cooling jackets extend above and below the exhaust outlet and are connected inward of the exhaust mounting face to reduce metal temperatures of the mounting face below those of the turbocharger exhaust inlet flange. Separate cores for the upper and lower jackets are connected at coolant inlet and outlet locations at opposite ends. Intermediate core print connectors form controlled flow passages between the upper and lower jackets and exhaust ports in the cylinder head and integrated manifold. The improved cooling in these areas lowers operating temperatures in the cylinder head and obviates the need for a separate exhaust manifold. | 05-21-2009 |
20110067654 | MULTIPIECE CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY - A camshaft assembly may include a monolithic camshaft body, a journal member and a thrust ring. The monolithic camshaft body may define lobes and journal regions along an axial extent thereof. The journal member may be separate from and fixed to an axial end of the camshaft body adjacent an end lobe of the camshaft body. The thrust ring may be axially secured to the camshaft assembly at the axial end of the camshaft body. | 03-24-2011 |
20120291431 | FORCED INDUCTION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - In one exemplary embodiment of an exhaust system, the system includes an exhaust manifold in fluid communication with an internal combustion engine and a forced induction device in fluid communication with the exhaust manifold, the forced induction device including a housing. The system further includes a flow control device to control fluid communication between the forced induction device and a catalyst substrate and to control fluid communication between the exhaust manifold and the catalyst substrate. | 11-22-2012 |
Donald H. Lester, Waxhaw, NC US
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20080260989 | LOOP MATERIAL FOR LOOP AND HOOK TYPE FASTENER USED IN A DISPOSABLE ARTICLE OR GARMENT - A loop material for a hook and loop type fastener is a composite nonwoven. The composite nonwoven consists of a loop layer, a backing layer, and a plurality of bond regions. The loop layer may be a carded nonwoven of thermoplastic crimped staple fiber. The staple fiber may be between 1.5 to 6.0 dTEX. The loop layer may have a basis weight of between 10 and 35 g/m | 10-23-2008 |
Edward A. Lester, Somerville, MA US
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20120299763 | POSITION DETERMINING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING SURVEILLANCE GROUND STATIONS - An aircraft avionics system and method for automatically determining an aircraft position. The system and method determine distances to UAT ground stations based on timing signals in transmissions from the UAT ground stations and determines one or more possible positions for the aircraft at which the aircraft is at the determined distances from respective UAT ground stations. The system and method may use three or more UAT ground stations to reduce the possible positions for the aircraft to a single possible position. The system and method also may use dead reckoning or VOR or ADF signals to reduce the possible positions for the aircraft to a single possible position. The system and method may also determine the position of an aircraft by determining true bearings to SSR ground stations and determining the possible positions for the aircraft at which the aircraft is at respective bearings to each SSR ground station. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303252 | DATABASE AUGMENTED SURVEILLANCE - An aircraft traffic alert system that minimizes false alarms and unnecessary alerts by automatically adjusting the sensitivity of the system based on proximity to an airport. The system also can use information from a flight management system (FMS) or GPS navigation system (GNS) to only adjust the sensitivity near a destination airport and to suppress potential alerts for possible collisions with other aircraft that will be moot based on planned course changes of the subject aircraft. The system also can suppress alerts related to another aircraft when the other aircraft is landing on a parallel runway to the runway on which the subject aircraft is landing. The system may use multiple sensitivity levels based on different airspace classes, each class being associated with a different sensitivity level. | 11-29-2012 |
Erren Dusan Lester, Renton, WA US
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20130007899 | Persistent Public Machine Setting - Disclosed herein are methods for protecting user information on a client device that may have a plurality of users. A user interface with a public machine designation portion is presented to a user prior to the start of the authentication process. The public machine designation removes web service account descriptions and any user specific information stored on the client device. Also, the client device is prevented from storing any new user specific information that is provided to the client device. The public machine designation is a persistent feature that may only be disabled by an affirmative action from the user. | 01-03-2013 |
20130263285 | Multiuser Web Service Sign-In Client Side Components - Embodiments of multi-user web service sign-in client side components are presented herein. In an implementation, the currently authenticated user account of a first application of a client is transferred to another application of a client. In another implementation, a common credential store is used to share data for a plurality of user accounts associated with a client between a plurality of applications of the client, and for the applications to output multi-user interfaces having portions corresponding to the plurality of accounts. | 10-03-2013 |
20140181907 | Persistent Public Machine Setting - Disclosed herein are methods for protecting user information on a client device that may have a plurality of users. A user interface with a public machine designation portion is presented to a user prior to the start of the authentication process. The public machine designation removes web service account descriptions and any user specific information stored on the client device. Also, the client device is prevented from storing any new user specific information that is provided to the client device. The public machine designation is a persistent feature that may only be disabled by an affirmative action from the user. | 06-26-2014 |
George H. Lester, Avon, CT US
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20090190349 | LIGHT GUIDE EXPOSURE DEVICE - The invention provides a light guide exposure device comprising light emitting diodes arranged in a single array defining an array width and a flexible light guide having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end defining a proximal end diameter. The array is positioned in substantial alignment with the light guide proximal end to direct substantially all of the light from the array to the proximal end. There is no optical element between the light emitting diodes and the proximal end which optical element would decrease the intensity of light directed from the light emitting diodes to the proximal end. The array width is substantially equal to the proximal end diameter. | 07-30-2009 |
James David Lester, Laurel, MA US
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20140148449 | HIGHLY LOADED AMORPHOUS EFAVIRENZ COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A stable and high loading ternary solid dispersion composition comprising (a) about 50% wt. to about 90% wt. of amorphous Efavirenz; (b) about 10% wt. to about 50% wt. of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), a first polymer; (c) about 1% wt. to about 30% wt. of a water-soluble second polymer; and (d) optionally about 0.1% wt. to about 50% wt. of at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Also discloses a high loading ternary composition comprising (a) a solid dispersion composition comprising (i) about 50% wt. to about 90% wt. of amorphous Efavirenz; (ii) about 10% wt. to about 50% wt. of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, a first polymer; (b) about 1% wt. to about 30% wt. of a water-soluble second polymer blended with solid dispersion of composition of (a); and (c) optionally about 0.1% wt. to about 50% wt. of at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Additionally discloses a method for preparing solid dosage forms comprising (i) amorphous Efavirenz and (ii) polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), a first polymer; (iii) a water-soluble second polymer; and (iv) optionally, at least one pharmaceutical excipients. | 05-29-2014 |
20150011525 | SOLID DISPERSION OF POORLY SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS COMPRISING CROSPOVIDONE AND AT LEAST ONE WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER - A stable ternary solid dispersion composition with enhanced physical stability and/or bioavailability comprising: (a) about 1% wt. to about 50% wt. of one or more poorly soluble active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) which belongs to Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) class II and/or IV; (b) about 11% wt. to about 50% wt. of at least one water-soluble polymer; and (c) about 20% wt. to about 99% wt. of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (crospovidone, a water-insoluble polymer). The solid dispersion is capable of inhibiting crystallization of API in solid state and/or aqueous gastrointestinal tract (GIT) medium. Also disclosed is a method of preparation of such solid dispersion composition by fusion or solvent or fusion-solvent method. | 01-08-2015 |
James E. Lester, Hardy, VA US
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20120311924 | METHODS OF IMPROVING COMBUSTION OF SOLID FUELS - A method comprising applying a chemical change reagent to coal prior to combustion of the coal is provided. In some instances, the chemical change reagent can include an effective amount of a material to reduce NOx emissions, SOx emissions, or both from combustion of the coal. | 12-13-2012 |
James N. Lester, Essex, MA US
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20090289572 | IGNITION FOR CERAMIC METAL HALIDE HIGH FREQUENCY BALLASTS - A high frequency ballast for a metal halide lamp comprises a controller, a switch, and an oscillator. The controller selectively enables and disables the oscillator via the switch to ignite the lamp. The switch is in a power supply loop of the oscillator and selectively open circuits and close circuits the power supply loop. When the switch close circuits the power supply loop, the oscillator oscillates and provides power to the lamp. When the switch open circuits the power supply loop, the oscillator does not oscillate and does not provide power to the lamp. | 11-26-2009 |
20140145594 | FAST START INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A fast starting induction RF fluorescent lamp comprising a power coupler with conductive material in contact with the power coupler to reduce extraneous electromagnetic radiation emanating from the power coupler, and with structures within the bulb envelope that facilitate rapid luminous development during a turn-on phase. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145603 | INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - An induction RF fluorescent lamp that is able to replace an ordinary reflector-type incandescent lamp, both in its ability to screw into a standard incandescent lamp socket and to have the general look of the ordinary reflector incandescent lamp, but with all of the advantages of an induction lamp, and comprising a power coupler with conductive material in contact with the power coupler to reduce extraneous electromagnetic radiation emanating from the power coupler. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145605 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A high frequency induction RF fluorescent lamp comprising an electronic ballast operating at greater than 5 MHz and a power coupler with conductive material in contact with the power coupler to reduce extraneous electromagnetic radiation emanating from the power coupler. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145609 | RF INDUCTION LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - An induction RF fluorescent lamp configuration providing reduced EMI includes a lamp envelope with a re-entrant cavity both covered on a partial vacuum side with phosphor and filled with a working gas mixture, a tubular ferromagnetic core on the non-vacuum side said re-entrant cavity wound directly on the said core with two windings having different numbers of turns, a first active winding having one end connected to an RF ballast and the other end connected to local ground, and a second passive winding having one end grounded and the other end free. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145613 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR TRIAC DIMMING OF GAS DISCHARGE LAMPS POWERED BY ELECTRONIC BALLASTS - An apparatus for powering and TRIAC dimming of a gas discharge lamp includes an electronic ballast for powering a gas discharge lamp from a TRIAC based dimmer connected to an AC line, an EMI filter for protecting the AC line from EMI generated by the ballast and the lamp, a DC bus without a smoothing electrolytic capacitor, a resonant DC-to-AC inverter connected to the DC bus for powering the gas discharge lamp with a high frequency current, wherein an auxiliary DC-to-DC power supply input is connected to the DC bus and a first resonant tank having in series a first resonant inductor and a first resonant capacitor, wherein the gas discharge lamp is connected in parallel to the resonant capacitor. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145616 | REDUCED EMI IN RF INDUCTION LAMP WITH FERROMAGNETIC CORE - An induction RF fluorescent light bulb comprising a power coupler with a ferromagnetic core and conductive material in contact with the ferromagnetic core to reduce extraneous electromagnetic radiation emanating from the power coupler, where the RF fluorescent light bulb has an external appearance similar to an ordinary A19 incandescent light bulb. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145617 | DIMMABLE INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A dimmable induction RF fluorescent light bulb comprising a power coupler with conductive material in contact with the power coupler to reduce extraneous electromagnetic radiation emanating from the power coupler. | 05-29-2014 |
Jay S. Lester, Fairfield, CT US
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20090215599 | DISPOSABLE SERVINGWARE CONTAINERS WITH FLANGE TABS - Disposable containers include peripheral tabs which are useful for positioning and processing the containers and operate as separators. In a preferred embodiment, the tabs correspond to tabs on a paperboard blank where the tabs are useful for controlling the orientation of the blanks so that printed and shape features may be kept in registration during manufacturing of a disposable servingware container. | 08-27-2009 |
Jay S. Lester, Newton, MA US
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20130297448 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING SEMI-FUNGIBLE GOODS AND SERVICES - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for exchanging semi-fungible goods and services. In some embodiments, the method includes electronically receiving from a remote server one or more existing offers, displaying on a screen the existing offers to a participant, and receiving from the participant a selection of an existing offer. In one aspect, the method includes receiving information from the participant related to an offer for an exchange of semi-fungible goods or services and electronically transmitting the offer to the remote server. In some embodiments, the semi-fungible goods or services include tickets, reservations, services, order in line, educational services, or physical objects. In some embodiments, the educational services include a class, a lecture, a lab, or a teacher. In some embodiments, the offer includes parameters comprising date, time, location, loyalty account assets or money. | 11-07-2013 |
Jeffrey Travis Lester US
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20120234879 | Backpack Frame - A backpack frame is disclosed herein. The backpack frame includes a frame body and an arm coupled to the frame body. The arm has a proximal portion at the one or more points of connection and a distal portion that is extended away from the one or more points of connection. A space between a distal portion of the arm and the frame body is sufficiently sized to receive the head of an antlered animal therethrough when the distal portion of the arm is pivoted away from the frame body. The arm is capable of pivoting at a point of connection between the arm and the frame body. Accordingly, at least in some instances, when the head of an antlered animal is inserted through the space, the arm pivots, locking the head in place and supporting the head and antlers. | 09-20-2012 |
Jim Lester, New York, NY US
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20130332805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING RENDERING OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS - The present application facilitates creation of electronic book files by defining and utilizing application programming interfaces to facilitate execution of scripts to facilitate display, execution, graphic icons, audio, and graphics, and any insertion of content into an electronic book format. | 12-12-2013 |
John J. Lester, West Hartford, CT US
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20120024260 | COMBINED ENGINE BRAKING AND POSITIVE POWER ENGINE LOST MOTION VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM - A system for actuating one or more engine valves for positive power operation and engine braking operation is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, an exhaust valve bridge and intake valve bridge each receive valve actuations from two sets of rocker arms. Each valve bridge includes a sliding pin for actuating a single engine valve and an outer plunger disposed in the center of the valve bridge to actuate two engine valves through the bridge. The outer plunger of each valve bridge may be selectively locked to its valve bridge to provide positive power valve actuation. During engine braking, application of hydraulic pressure to the outer plungers may cause the respective valve bridges and outer plungers to unlock so that all engine braking valve actuations are provided from a rocker arm acting on one engine valve through the sliding pin. | 02-02-2012 |
20140182539 | ROCKER LATCH FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE VALVE ACTUATION - Engine valve actuation systems and methods used to decompress an engine cylinder during engine start-up, shut-down, and for bleeder braking are disclosed. An exemplary system may include a rocker arm pivotally mounted on a rocker shaft, and a structure mounted adjacent to the rocker arm in a fixed position relative to the rocker arm. A latch piston may be slidably disposed between the rocker arm and the structure. The latch piston may be selectively extended to engage both the rocker arm and structure to limit the pivotal motion of the rocker arm and maintain the engine valves in an open condition. | 07-03-2014 |
20140245992 | COMBINED ENGINE BRAKING AND POSITIVE POWER ENGINE LOST MOTION VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM - A system for actuating one or more engine valves for positive power operation and engine braking operation is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, an exhaust valve bridge and intake valve bridge each receive valve actuations from two sets of rocker arms. Each valve bridge includes a sliding pin for actuating a single engine valve and an outer plunger disposed in the center of the valve bridge to actuate two engine valves through the bridge. The outer plunger of each valve bridge may be selectively locked to its valve bridge to provide positive power valve actuation. During engine braking, application of hydraulic pressure to the outer plungers may cause the respective valve bridges and outer plungers to unlock so that all engine braking valve actuations are provided from a rocker arm acting on one engine valve through the sliding pin. | 09-04-2014 |
20140251266 | Auxiliary Valve Motions Employing Disablement of Main Valve Events and/or Coupling of Adjacent Rocker Arms - In controlling valve motions of an internal combustion engine, after determining that engine braking operation has been initiated, a deactivation mechanism disposed within a main valve train is activated thereby disabling conveyance of main valve events from a main valve motion source to a valve via the main valve train. Engine braking valve events are enabled for the valve, which may include two-stroke engine braking. Coupling mechanisms, including one-way coupling mechanisms, between adjacent rocker arms may be used in this manner. | 09-11-2014 |
Joseph Lester, Chandler, AZ US
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20140321342 | Methods And Apparatus for Communication Scheduling - Systems and techniques for discontinuous reception management for user devices communicating using carrier aggregation. Information relating to discontinuous reception for a user device is received and used to determine discontinuous reception states of the user device. The information relating to discontinuous reception may include, for example, past scheduling information, information received at one scheduler and reporting scheduling information for another scheduler, or discontinuous reception information managed at a media access control layer of a base station. The discontinuous reception information may be used for scheduling of a plurality of carriers used for carrier aggregation by a user device, with scheduling for each carrier being performed by a scheduler dedicated to that carrier. | 10-30-2014 |
Joseph Craig Lester, Liberty, OH US
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20110031243 | Container for Bottle-In-Box Package - Containers useful in bottle-in-box applications among others, including a blow molded portion and a non-blow molded portion integrally connected, wherein the blow molded portion includes: (i) at least one layer of polypropylene thermoplastic material having a flexural modulus (1% secant) of from about 140,000 psi to about 220,000 psi under ASTM D790; (ii) a containing volume of at least two liters suitable for containing a liquid or semi-liquid composition; and (iii) a containing volume to polypropylene thermoplastic material mass ratio of greater than 100 mL/gram; wherein the non-blow molded portion further includes an attachment means for connecting a dispenser. | 02-10-2011 |
20110031303 | Bag-In-Box Package with Integrated Cup - Fabric care products having a package useful for storing, dispensing, and/or measuring flowable compositions, including at least one inner container; an outer container at least partially encompassing the inner container; a dispensing means operatively attached to the inner container; and a vessel. | 02-10-2011 |
Joseph Craig Lester, Liberty Twp., OH US
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20080237273 | Discharge device - A discharge device which has a body with a hollow interior. The discharge device has i.) a liquid inlet having liquid inlet surface area and ii.) a liquid outlet wherein the liquid outlet has a hollow interior. The hollow interior has i.) a stem and ii.) a valve guide having a top valve guide, a bottom valve guide, and a valve guide surface area. The stem passes through the valve guide and the bottom of the valve guide is above the liquid inlet. | 10-02-2008 |
20080237274 | Discharge device - A discharge device having a liquid outlet with a hollow interior. The valve system is located inside the hollow interior of the liquid inlet. The valve guide system has a valve guide and a first rib. The valve guide system has a valve guide having a valve guide width. The valve guide width is at less than about 1.15 mm. The first rib has a first rib width having a first rib width. The width of the first rib is less than about 2.5 mm wide. | 10-02-2008 |
20080237275 | Discharge device - A discharge device has i.) a body having a hollow interior; ii.) a liquid inlet; and iii.) a liquid outlet having a first end and a second end. The first end has a button. The liquid outlet has a stem. The liquid outlet has an orifice having an orifice surface area. The valve system has a rib and a valve guide having a valve system surface area. The stem passes through the valve guide. The valve system surface area and the orifice surface area have a ratio of less than about 35%. | 10-02-2008 |
20080237276 | Discharge device for viscous liquids - A gravity discharge device for liquids, especially concentrated liquid detergents, comprises a valve guide system whose surface area optimizes liquid flow. The discharge is especially useful with concentrated (“2×”) liquid detergents, whose viscosities tend to unacceptably slow their flow rate from home-use containers, especially when the containers progressively empty after multiple uses. | 10-02-2008 |
Ken Lester, North Logan, UT US
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20100024857 | CRUTCH - An articulated grip pad is disclosed which includes a vertical supporting member that has a generally spherical bottom end. The crutch also includes a gripping pad having a bore. The generally spherical end of the vertical support is securely received into the bore. | 02-04-2010 |
20120255589 | CRUTCH - An articulated grip pad is disclosed which includes a vertical supporting member that has a generally spherical bottom end. The crutch also includes a gripping pad having a bore. The generally spherical end of the vertical support is securely received into the bore. | 10-11-2012 |
20140166061 | Crutch - An articulated grip pad is disclosed which includes a vertical supporting member that has a generally spherical bottom end. The crutch also includes a gripping pad having a bore. The generally spherical end of the vertical support is securely received into the bore. | 06-19-2014 |
Kevin Lester, Muscatine, IA US
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20110091938 | Starch Hydrolysis - Disclosed is a method for hydrolyzing starch. The starch is subjected to hydrolysis in the presence of a neutral calcium salt, the hydrolysis being conducted at a pH ranging from about 5.0 to about 5.5. The calcium salt may be a non-toxic and label-friendly salt such as calcium sulfate, calcium chloride or calcium phosphate, preferably naturally existing salts. The enzymatically catalyzed hydrolysis may be quenched using an organic acid, such as citric acid, preferably an acid that exists in nature, or with heat. Certain processing and product quality advantages may be realized via the disclosed method. The method may provide a variety of hydrolyzed products, including maltodextrins, syrup solids, and the like. | 04-21-2011 |
Kevin S. Lester, Hoboken, NJ US
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20120246343 | SYNCHRONIZING DIGITAL CONTENT - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to one or more configured computing systems identifying when decoupled content includes companion content that can be synchronously presented. Once a content match is identified, a device to receive synchronization information can also be identified. The synchronization information can enable one or more devices to synchronously present companion content. | 09-27-2012 |
Lance J. Lester, Naples, FL US
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20130159129 | ENDURANCE AUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An all-pay on-line auction encourages bids for auctioned property to be received throughout the auction by awarding bid behaviors. In an all-pay auction, bidders pay for each bid placed and the price of the auction property increases by an incremental amount. The final bid placed before the close of the auction has the right to acquire the auction property at the final price. In order to encourage bid placing throughout the duration of the auction, endurance bid behavior is monitored and accumulates the duration of high bids for each bidder. An award is provided to the bidder with the greatest accumulated duration. The award may be a right to purchase substantially similar property at the final price of the auction property. Additional awards may be provided for bidders placing a maximum number of bids and own-it-now credits allowing non-winning. | 06-20-2013 |
Marc Lester, New York, NY US
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20090025186 | EYEGLASS AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS HOLDER - A holder for securing eyeglasses, sunglasses or other personal items that may be securely incorporated into an article of clothing at the time the article is manufactured. The holder includes a base member that can be inserted into an article of clothing. The base member can be securely attached to an interconnecting cord. The cord may have one end threaded through the article of clothing and securely affixed to the base member and the other end securely affixed to the external part of the holder. The external part of the holder can include a hanger with a support base and a loop. The holder allows a wearer to insert a temple piece of a pair of eyeglasses, or a hook attached to another personal item, through the loop and allows the item to assume a secure and relatively flat position against the wearer's body. The holder may also in include an RFID tag. The holder may also include a covered loop. The covering may be either internal or external. The covering may include a design, logo or monogram. | 01-29-2009 |
20130098957 | EYEGLASS AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS HOLDER - A holder for securing eyeglasses, sunglasses or other personal items that may be securely incorporated into an article of clothing or accessory at the time of manufacture. The holder includes a base member that can be inserted into or attached to the article of clothing or accessory. A hanger is connected to the base member and includes a loop connected to a support base. One or more openings can be provided on the base member. The support base and base member can be integrally formed. The support base can be formed from part of the article of clothing or accessory. The holder allows a wearer to insert a piece of a pair of eyeglasses, or a part of another personal item, through the loop and allows the item to assume a secure and relatively flat position. The holder may also include an RFID tag and/or a covered loop. | 04-25-2013 |
20130276212 | EYEGLASS AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS HOLDER - A holder for securing eyeglasses, sunglasses or other personal items that may be securely incorporated into an article of clothing or accessory at the time of manufacture. The holder includes a base member that can be inserted into or attached to the article of clothing or accessory. A hanger is connected to the base member and includes a loop connected to a support base. One or more openings can be provided on the base member. The support base and base member can be integrally formed. The support base can be formed from part of the article of clothing or accessory. The holder allows a wearer to insert a piece of a pair of eyeglasses, or a part of another personal item, through the loop and allows the item to assume a secure and relatively flat position. The holder may also include an RFID tag and/or a covered loop. | 10-24-2013 |
Marie Lester, West Bloomfield, MI US
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20130133628 | LOW ACTUATING FORCE CANISTER PURGE VALVE - A canister purge valve for an internal-combustion engine is provided with a housing including a supply channel that connects a fuel-vapor inlet port to a fuel-vapor outlet port. A valve scat is disposed across the supply channel. A valve shutter has a pressure-compensating channel and is movably mounted within the supply channel to move from an “open” position, in which the valve shutter is distant from the valve seat, to a “closed” position, in which the valve shutter is pressed against the valve seat. A rigid stem is mechanically coupled to the valve shutter to move the valve shutter from the “open” position to the “closed” position and seals the; pressure-compensating channel in the “closed” position. | 05-30-2013 |
Mark Lester, Warsaw, IN US
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20130296857 | RATCHETING STRUT - A ratcheting strut comprising: (a) a ratchet box including a through passage; (b) a first tube sized to extend at least partially through the passage, the first tube including ratchet teeth that engage corresponding ratchet teeth of the ratchet box; (c) a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in parallel with the first tube, the second tube operatively coupled to a second fixation adapter; and (d) a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube, where the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube. | 11-07-2013 |
20140276820 | EXTERNAL FIXATION SYSTEM - An external fixation system for reducing bone fragments, comprising: a substantially rigid frame member at least partially surrounding a fractured bone; a clamping assembly associated with the substantially rigid frame member, the clamping assembly having at least one opening for receiving a bone fixation member that is configured to penetrate the fractured bone; and a polyaxially adjustable pivot housing associated with the substantially rigid frame member, the polyaxially adjustable pivot housing being configured to cause the alignment of the bone fragments to be adjusted in response to a force exerted on the substantially rigid frame member. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276822 | RATCHETING STRUT - A ratcheting strut comprising: (a) a ratchet box including a through passage; (b) a first tube sized to extend at least partially through the passage, the first tube including teeth that engage corresponding teeth of the ratchet box; (c) a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in parallel with the first tube, the second tube operatively coupled to a second fixation adapter; and, (d) a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube, where the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube. | 09-18-2014 |
Mark B. Lester, Warsaw, IN US
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20090088753 | Customized Patient-Specific Instrumentation for Use in Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088755 | Customized Patient-Specific Instrumentation for Use in Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088760 | Customized Patient-Specific Bone Cutting Instrumentation - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088763 | Customized Patient-Specific Bone Cutting Block with External Reference - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 04-02-2009 |
20090131942 | Femoral Tibial Customized Patient-Specific Orthopaedic Surgical Instrumentation - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
20100185202 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC PATELLA RESECTIONING GUIDE - A customized patient-specific patella resectioning guide is disclosed. The customized patient-specific patella resectioning guide includes a body and a cutting guide coupled to the body. The body includes a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive a portion of the posterior side of a patient's patella. The cutting guide may be a captured or non-captured cutting guide. A method for fabricating and using such orthopaedic guides is also disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
20100222891 | MODULAR IMPLANT SYSTEM WITH FULLY POROUS COATED SLEEVE - A modular knee implant system allows a surgeon to select between several different styles of distal femoral implant components and several different styles of stem extensions while also allowing for use of a metaphyseal component. The metaphyseal component can be a universal one that is usable with all of the styles of distal femoral implant components through use of an adapter. A second adapter allows for use of stem extensions with different types of connectors with the metaphyseal component. A separate metaphyseal component could also be provided with a distal Morse taper post to mate with a distal femoral component having a proximal Morse taper bore. The metaphyseal component may have an outer surface that is configured to maximize contact area with the patient's bone, and may have a surface finish over a substantial part of its overall length that is conducive to bone ingrowth. | 09-02-2010 |
20140142580 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
Michael Lester, Monroe, WA US
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20090076983 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBJECT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA - Methods and systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Meta-Object Data Management System “MODMS,” which enables users to arrange and to rearrange the hierarchical relationships of the data on an ad-hoc basis and allows the data to be analyzed using any set of attributes (dimensions) while the system is running. The MODMS represents heterogeneous data in a normalized (standardized) fashion using an object type management system that allows the arbitrary coercion of one type of object into another different type of object and automatically resolves attribute dependencies. In one embodiment, the MODMS comprises an object type management subsystem; a meta-object instantiation subsystem; one or more data repositories that hold, for example, the data used to populate objects and object type definitions; and an input/output interface. These components cooperate to allow the creation, management, and analysis of relationships between many different types of single and multi-dimensional data. In one embodiment, the MODMS is used to implement an enterprise portfolio management system. | 03-19-2009 |
20090077107 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBJECT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA - Methods and systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Meta-Object Data Management System “MODMS,” which enables users to arrange and to rearrange the hierarchical relationships of the data on an ad-hoc basis and allows the data to be analyzed using any set of attributes (dimensions) while the system is running. The MODMS represents heterogeneous data in a normalized (standardized) fashion using an object type management system that allows the arbitrary coercion of one type of object into another different type of object and automatically resolves attribute dependencies. In one embodiment, the MODMS comprises an object type management subsystem; a meta-object instantiation subsystem; one or more data repositories that hold, for example, the data used to populate objects and object type definitions; and an input/output interface. These components cooperate to allow the creation, management, and analysis of relationships between many different types of single and multi-dimensional data. In one embodiment, the MODMS is used to implement an enterprise portfolio management system. | 03-19-2009 |
Michael D. Lester, High Point, NC US
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20120162422 | Fuel Dispenser System and Method Utilizing Vehicle Presence Detector - A system and method for activating and deactivating components of a fueling environment based on data transmitted by a sensor, such as a rangefinder or light curtain, configured to monitor an area adjacent to each fuel dispenser. The system and method also instruct the environment's components to perform other tasks based on data transmitted by the sensor. | 06-28-2012 |
Mike Lester, Burton, OH US
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20100098889 | HEAT-SHRINKABLE SLEEVE FOR USE ON TOOLING DURING THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PARTS - A heat-shrinkable sleeve ( | 04-22-2010 |
20120263897 | HEAT-SHRINKABLE SLEEVE FOR USE ON TOOLING DURING THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PARTS - A heat-shrinkable sleeve ( | 10-18-2012 |
Nathan Loren Lester, Minneapolis, MN US
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20100332862 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR POWER CONTROL IN MEMORY DEVICES STORING SENSITIVE DATA - Power-backup capabilities are provided by implementing a variety of different methods, systems and devices. According to one such implementation, a memory device stores data in response to data accesses under the control of a memory control circuit. A solid-state memory circuit and a volatile caching memory circuit provide the memory control circuit with access to a set of common data. A circuit carries primary operating power to the memory device. A backup power circuit has a power module having and securing a power-reservoir circuit. A capacitor holds a charge to provide operating power to the memory circuits to permit transfer of the data from the volatile memory circuit to the solid-state memory circuit. A notification circuit provides an external user indication of the power-reservoir circuit integrity. A circuit-based structure secures the power-reservoir circuit for operation as part of the memory device and facilitates replacement of the power-reservoir circuit. | 12-30-2010 |
20110211310 | SIGNAL PATH INTERCONNECTION AND ASSEMBLY - Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus that provides an interconnection with efficient data signal throughput. In some embodiments, a controller printed circuit board (PCB) supports a controller integrated circuit (IC) and a support bracket. A memory PCB is supported by the support bracket in a spaced apart, parallel relation to the controller PCB. The memory PCB supports at least one memory IC and has an edge connector which engages the support bracket. A flex circuit is provided that interconnects the edge connector to an interposer positioned on the controller PCB between the respective areal extent of the controller PCB and the memory PCB to form a data signal path between the memory IC and the controller IC. | 09-01-2011 |
Nicholas Patrick Lester, Greenfield, IN US
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20100050974 | THROUGH-BOLTED ROCKER BAR ASSEMBLY - An engine assembly may include an engine block, a cylinder head, and a valvetrain assembly. The cylinder head may be fixed to the engine block. The valvetrain assembly may include a valve actuating member, a support member, and a first fastener engaged with the support member and the engine block that fixes the support member to the engine block. The valve actuating member may be rotatably supported on the support member. | 03-04-2010 |
Paul Lester, Commerce Twp, MI US
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20090039675 | VEHICLE BODY WITH PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OVER CARGO BED - A vehicle having a passenger compartment with front and rear seats and a cargo compartment behind the passenger compartment. The passenger compartment includes a floor that is stepped upwardly under the rear seat to form an open space thereunder. The cargo bed extends into the open space under the rear seat to provide a long bed feature that is permanently available without requiring physical manipulation of the cargo compartment. A rear wall of the passenger compartment includes a downwardly openable midgate that cooperates with folding/tumbling sections of the rear seat to provide a second tier load floor. An optional liftgate in the passenger compartment rear wall provides an enhanced height second tier load compartment. | 02-12-2009 |
Paul G. Lester, Commerce Twp., MI US
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20080224492 | INTEGRATED CAR TOP CARRIER - A cargo carrier integrated a vehicle roof such that the cargo carrier is deployable from a stowed position within the vehicle roof to a deployed position that extends from the vehicle roof. The cargo carrier includes a bottom panel disposed within a recess formed in the vehicle roof, and a pair of side panels disposed within and hingedly connected to the bottom panel. The side panels are actuatable between the stowed position and the developed position. A front panel and a top panel are hingedly connected to each other and attached to the bottom panel. To deploy the cargo carrier, a deployment system is connected to the side panels for actuating the side panels between the stowed position and the deployed position. Actuation of the side panels raises the top panel and the front panel to the deployed position. | 09-18-2008 |
Richard Lester, Sanford, FL US
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20130038036 | WHEELCHAIR STROLLER - A wheelchair stroller includes a stroller frame having a pair of opposing side members, a top cross member, and a bottom cross member, a seat, one or more handles, at least one front wheel and a pair of rear stroller legs for positioning the stroller in an upright orientation. Each of the stroller legs includes at least one connector for securing to a wheelchair. | 02-14-2013 |
Robert A. Lester, Austin, TX US
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20130073910 | Interleaved Architecture Tracing and Microarchitecture Tracing - Systems and method for embedded trace macrocell (ETM) devices configured to dynamically interleave architecture/program tracing with microarchitecture/hardware tracing. An ETM device includes logic to enable interleaved program tracing and hardware state sampling. A core interface is configured to receive program trace and hardware state information of a microprocessor and a combining module is configured to interleave the program trace and hardware state information. A packet generation module may be configured to packetize the program trace and hardware state information into packets at operational speeds of the microprocessor. | 03-21-2013 |
20130182515 | DUAL-VOLTAGE DOMAIN MEMORY BUFFERS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Dual-voltage domain memory buffers, and related systems and methods are disclosed. To reduce area needed for voltage level shifters for voltage level shifting, latch banks are provided in a voltage domain of memory buffer read circuitry, separate from the voltage domain of a write data input to the latch banks. A write data input voltage level shifter is disposed between the write data input and the latch banks to voltage level shift write data on the write data input to the voltage domain of the latch banks. In this manner, voltage level shifters are not required to voltage level shill the latch bank outputs, because the latch banks are in the voltage domain of the memory buffer read circuitry. In this manner, semiconductor area that would otherwise be needed for the voltage level shifters to voltage level shift latch bank outputs is not required. | 07-18-2013 |
Robert Allan Lester, Round Rock, TX US
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20090235051 | System and Method of Selectively Committing a Result of an Executed Instruction - In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving an instruction packet including a first instruction and a second instruction that is dependent on the first instruction at a processor having a plurality of parallel execution pipelines, including a first execution pipeline and a second execution pipeline. The method further includes executing in parallel at least a portion of the first instruction and at least a portion of the second instruction. The method also includes selectively committing a second result of executing the at least a portion of the second instruction with the second execution pipeline based on a first result related to execution of the first instruction with the first execution pipeline. | 09-17-2009 |
20100037028 | Buffer Management Structure with Selective Flush - A buffer management structure for processing systems is described. In one embodiment, the buffer management structure includes a storage module and a control module. The storage module includes a read position and can store a bit indicating a valid state of a transaction request in a write entry. The control module can receive an invalidation request and modify the bit to indicate an invalid state for the transaction request and discard the transaction request when the transaction request is in the read position. | 02-11-2010 |
Robert F. Lester, Reno, NV US
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20100137056 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING ADJUSTABLE ODDS FOR TRIGGERING A GROUP BONUS EVENT - The gaming system and method disclosed herein provides that the probability that a group bonus event will be triggered for a plurality of gaming devices in the gaming system is independent of the number of players that are currently playing such gaming devices. The gaming system and method disclosed herein further provides that different players that are wagering different amounts at different rates are provided different quantities of evaluation points such that if a group bonus event is triggered, different players are provided different group bonus event awards proportional to each individual player's wagering activity. | 06-03-2010 |
20110117989 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERSISTENCE GAME WITH MULTIPLE SYMBOL EVALUATIONS - In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein employs a symbol accumulation sequence and a symbol evaluation sequence. The symbol accumulation sequence includes an accumulation of a designated quantity of symbols in association with a persistence game. The symbol accumulation sequence also includes the maintenance of a persistence game arrangement that displays a designated quantity of currently accumulated symbols (which in certain instances, includes some, but not all of the total number of symbols accumulated). In one embodiment, the symbol evaluation sequence includes the gaming system determining and providing an award based on the accumulated symbols of the persistence game. In another embodiment, the symbol evaluation sequence includes the gaming system determining and providing an award based on at least one of the accumulated symbols of the persistence game and at least one symbol generated for a current play of a wagering game. | 05-19-2011 |
20130203478 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERSISTENCE GAME WITH MULTIPLE SYMBOL EVALUATIONS - In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein employs a symbol accumulation sequence and a symbol evaluation sequence. The symbol accumulation sequence includes an accumulation of a designated quantity of symbols in association with a persistence game. The symbol accumulation sequence also includes the maintenance of a persistence game arrangement that displays a designated quantity of currently accumulated symbols (which in certain instances, includes some, but not all of the total number of symbols accumulated). In one embodiment, the symbol evaluation sequence includes the gaming system determining and providing an award based on the accumulated symbols of the persistence game. In another embodiment, the symbol evaluation sequence includes the gaming system determining and providing an award based on at least one of the accumulated symbols of the persistence game and at least one symbol generated for a current play of a wagering game. | 08-08-2013 |
Robert Michael Lester, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20080244316 | FAILURE TREND DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN A DATA STORAGE ARRAY - A plurality of data storage devices are arranged to form a multi-device array space, and a controller controls access to the array space. The controller is configured to index sets of operational performance data from the plurality of data storage devices into a unified data log. The controller further detects a failure trend of one or more data storage devices by analyzing at least one of a vertical block of data and a horizontal block of data in the unified data log. The vertical data block of data is associated with one of the data storage devices at a plurality of indices. The horizontal block of data is associated with a plurality of the data storage devices at an index. | 10-02-2008 |
20090006606 | COMMAND QUEUE LOADING - A data storage system and associated method are provided wherein a policy engine continuously collects qualitative information about a network load to the data storage system in order to dynamically characterize the load and continuously correlates the load characterization to a command queue depth of data transfer requests. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006689 | COMMAND QUEUE MANAGEMENT OF BACK WATERED REQUESTS - Apparatus and method for command queue management of back watered requests. A selected request is released from a command queue, and further release of requests from the queue is interrupted when a total number of subsequently completed requests reaches a predetermined threshold. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006738 | HOST ADAPTIVE SEEK TECHNIQUE ENVIRONMENT - A data storage system and associated method implement a HASTE with a policy engine that continuously collects qualitative information about a network load to the data storage system in order to dynamically characterize the load, and continuously correlates a command profile to a data storage device of the data storage system in relation to the characterization. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006739 | REQUEST PRIORITY SEEK MANAGER - As apparatus and associated method for a dual active-active array storage system with a first controller with top level control of a first memory space and a second controller with top level control of a second memory space different than the first memory space. A seek manager residing in only one of the controllers defines individual command profiles derived from a combined list of data transfer requests from both controllers. A policy engine continuously collects qualitative information about a network load to both controllers to dynamically characterize the load, and governs the seek manager to continuously correlate each command profile in relation to the load characterization. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006741 | PREFERRED ZONE SCHEDULING - A data storage system and associated method are provided wherein a policy engine continuously collects qualitative information about a network load to the data storage system in order to dynamically characterize the load and continuously correlates the load characterization to the content of a command queue of transfer requests for writeback commands and host read commands, selectively limiting the content with respect to writeback commands to only those transfer requests for writeback data that are selected on a physical zone basis of a plurality of predefined physical zones of a storage media. | 01-01-2009 |
Samuel Lester, Lynchburg, VA US
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20080258336 | Mold for Fabricating Bats for Mounting on a Pottery Wheel - A mold for fabricating a plaster bat includes a well portion, adapted to be placed on a relatively smooth hard surface. The well forms a well adapted to contain plaster. A bridge portion is attached to the well portion and includes a collar holder adapted to hold a collar within the well portion at a nominal location. The collar holder is adapted to hold a collar at a predetermined height above the surface. | 10-23-2008 |
Stephen Robert Lester, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20140206911 | Process For Producing Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - The preparation of chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as pentachloropropanes, such as 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, from tetrachloropropanes, such as 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, in the presence of a polyvalent antimony compound that includes a pentavalent antimony compound, such as antimony pentachloride, is described. Also described are methods for preparing optionally chlorinated alkenes, such as, tetrachloropropenes, from chlorinated alkanes, such as pentachloropropanes, in the presence of ferric chloride and a polyvalent antimony compound that includes a pentavalent antimony compound. | 07-24-2014 |
20150031925 | Process For Producing Chlorinated Hydrocarbons - The preparation of chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as pentachloropropanes, such as 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, from tetrachloropropanes, such as 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, in the presence of a polyvalent antimony compound that includes a pentavalent antimony compound, such as antimony pentachloride, is described. Also described are methods for preparing optionally chlorinated alkenes, such as, tetrachloropropenes, from chlorinated alkanes, such as pentachloropropanes, in the presence of ferric chloride and a polyvalent antimony compound that includes a pentavalent antimony compound. | 01-29-2015 |
20150045591 | Processes for Producing Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and Methods for Recovering Polyvalent Antimony Catalysts Therefrom - The preparation of chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as pentachloropropanes, such as 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, from tetrachloropropanes, such as 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, in the presence of a polyvalent antimony compound that includes a pentavalent antimony compound, such as antimony pentachloride, is described. Also described are methods for preparing optionally chlorinated alkenes, such as, tetrachloropropenes, from chlorinated alkanes, such as pentachloropropanes, in the presence of polyvalent antimony compound that includes a pentavalent antimony compound, as well as methods for recovering polyvalent antimony compounds from such processes. | 02-12-2015 |
Steven J Lester, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20100022887 | Method for imaging intracavitary blood flow patterns - A method for identifying blood flow patterns based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging and, in particular, echocardiography. The method includes indicating a blood flow type in the cavity through which imaged blood is flowing by correlating the identified blood flow pattern with a selected pattern. Further, a report indicative of a condition of the cavity can be generated based on the indicated blood flow type. | 01-28-2010 |
20110082374 | Method For Assessing Vascular Disease by Quantitatively Measuring Vaso Vasorum - A method and system for quantifying the extent of vaso vasorum with contrast enhanced ultrasound and correlating that quantitative value to the risk for vascular disease is provided. An ultrasound contrast agent is administered to a subject and images are obtained using an imaging method that identifies the uptake of the contrast agent by tissues. The amount of uptake is measured and the corresponding signal intensity change correlated with the amount of vaso vasorum present. Additionally, deformations of the vasculature are measured from the series of ultrasound images and this information is coupled with the quantification of the vaso vasorum to determine a risk index indicative of a subject's risk to vascular disease. | 04-07-2011 |
Terry Lester, North Haven, CT US
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20120288700 | COATING COMPOSITION - A coating for a substrate is a cured coating composition which includes binder and particles, wherein the particles are inorganic, organic or organo-metallic; have diameters between about 1 and 500 nm; may be treated with a surface modifer; and wherein the cured coating composition is in direct or indirect contact with the substrate. | 11-15-2012 |
Uranchimeg Lester, Littleton, CO US
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20090275699 | Starch containing formaldehyde-free thermoset binders for fiber products - Binder compositions are described that include a carboxyl-containing polymer, a cross-linking agent, and a starch compound having a molecular weight greater than about 10,000 g/mol. In addition, fiber products are described that include mineral or polymeric fibers and a binder prepared from an aqueous composition that includes a carboxyl-containing polymer, a cross-linking agent, and a starch having a molecular weight greater than 10,000 g/mol. | 11-05-2009 |
20130125783 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE BINDERS UNDER CONTROLLED ACIDIC CONDITIONS - Formaldehyde-free binder compositions are described that include an aldehyde or ketone, a reaction product between a polyamine and an organic anhydride, and an acidic compound. The acidic compound may be an organic acid, an acidic catalyst, or both. The acidic compound is supplied in quantities that lower the pH of the binder composition to about 5 or less. The binder compositions may be used in methods of binding fiberglass and the resulting fiberglass products have an improved tensile strength due to the addition of the acidic compound. | 05-23-2013 |
20130133548 | CURABLE FIBERGLASS BINDER COMPRISING SALT OF INORGANIC ACID - Formaldehyde-free binder compositions are described that include an aldehyde or ketone, a nitrogen-containing salt of an inorganic acid, and an acidic compound. The acidic compound may be an organic acid, such as maleic acid or citric acid among others. The acidic compound is supplied in quantities that lower the pH of the binder composition to about 5 or less. The binder compositions may be used in methods of binding fiberglass and the resulting fiberglass products have an improved tensile strength due to the addition of the acidic compound. | 05-30-2013 |
20130231023 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE PROTEINACEOUS BINDER COMPOSITIONS - Binder compositions are described, where the compositions include a protein, a first crosslinking compound that includes a carbohydrate, and a second crosslinking compound that includes two or more primary amine groups. The first and second crosslinking compounds may be individually crosslinkable with each other and with the protein. Also described are fiber products that may include inorganic or organic fibers and a cured thermoset binder prepared from a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds. Additionally, methods of making fiber products are described that include providing inorganic or organic fibers, and applying a liquid binder composition to the fibers to form a fiber-binder amalgam. The liquid binder composition may include a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds that include a carbohydrate and an organic amine with two or more primary amines. The amalgam may be heated to a curing temperature to form the fiber product. | 09-05-2013 |
20140027662 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE BINDERS - Formaldehyde-free binder compositions are described that include an aldehyde or ketone, an organic anhydride, an alkanol amine, and a nitrogen-containing salt of an inorganic acid. The binder compositions may be applied to fibers, such as glass fibers, to make formaldehyde-free, fiber-reinforced composites. Methods of making fiber-reinforced composites are also described, where such methods may include mixing an alkanol amine with an organic anhydride to make a first mixture, and adding a reducing sugar to the first mixture to make a second mixture. A nitrogen-containing salt may be added to the second mixture to make a binder composition, which may be applied to fibers to form a binder-fiber amalgam. The amalgam may be heated to cure the binder composition and form the fiber-reinforced composite. | 01-30-2014 |
20140134497 | SOY PROTEIN AND CARBOHYDRATE CONTAINING BINDER COMPOSITIONS - Soy protein and carbohydrate containing binder compositions are described. The binder compositions may include a carbohydrate, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a soy protein. The binder compositions may also optionally include thickening agents such as modified celluloses and polysaccharides. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134909 | VISCOSITY MODIFIED FORMALDEHYDE-FREE BINDER COMPOSITIONS - Viscosity-modified carbohydrate binder compositions are described. The binder compositions may include a carbohydrate, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a thickening agent. The binder compositions may have a Brookfield viscosity of 7 to 50 centipoise at 20° C. The thickening agents may include modified celluloses such as hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), and polysaccharides such as xanthan gum, guar gum, and starches. | 05-15-2014 |
20140308453 | REDUCED SALT PRECIPITATION IN CARBOHYDRATE CONTAINING BINDER COMPOSITIONS - Aqueous binder compositions with reduced rates of salt precipitation are described. The compositions may include a carbohydrate and a sequestrant for sequestering one or more multivalent ions (e.g., Ca | 10-16-2014 |
20150050857 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE PROTEINACEOUS BINDER COMPOSITIONS - Binder compositions are described, where the compositions include a protein, a first crosslinking compound that includes a carbohydrate, and a second crosslinking compound that includes two or more primary amine groups. The first and second crosslinking compounds may be individually crosslinkable with each other and with the protein. Also described are fiber products that may include inorganic or organic fibers and a cured thermoset binder prepared from a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds. Additionally, methods of making fiber products are described that include providing inorganic or organic fibers, and applying a liquid binder composition to the fibers to form a fiber-binder amalgam. The liquid binder composition may include a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds that include a carbohydrate and an organic amine with two or more primary amines. The amalgam may be heated to a curing temperature to form the fiber product. | 02-19-2015 |
Willard Lester, Ronkonkoma, NY US
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20120297971 | Bushing and assembly for improved recoil guide rod assembly - The present invention is directed to a bushing that allows for adaptation of a single spring guide rod assembly into handgun with dual spring guide rod assemblies to further allow for greater customization and control of the gun upon recoil when the chambered cartridge is discharged. | 11-29-2012 |
William G. Lester, Cranford, NJ US
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20090201920 | Enhancing voice QoS over unmanaged bandwidth limited packet network - An improved telephony adapter compresses voice data, creates IP packets, and prioritizes the voice IP packets over the data IP packets. Preferably, the compression and packetization interval is such that the bandwidth occupied by the voice IP packets is approximately half of the minimum average available bandwidth in the upstream direction, thereby maintaining acceptable latency and voice quality of the speech. Further enhancement is achieved by causing the ISP to also give priority to voice packets that are destined to the telephony adapter, over the data packets that are destined to the telephony adapter. | 08-13-2009 |
20100274917 | Technique for Automated MAC Address Cloning - In an arrangement where the device that is known to an ISP is communicating with the ISP through an interposed device that is not known to the ISP, the interposed device captures the known device's MAC address upon startup and clones the captured MAC address in all standard packets that it sends to the ISP. | 10-28-2010 |
William Terry Lester, Fort Worth, TX US
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20100269605 | Continuously Variable Transmission Using Oscillating Torque, Tethered Masses, and Inertia Control - A transmission utilizing oscillating torque to vary the mechanical power transmitted to a load was previously patented by this inventor (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,062,096, 6,044,718, and 7,481,127). The transmission has a rotatable input member and a rotatable mass. The transmission also has a member with an eccentric offset, with the rotatable mass rotatably coupled to the offset and being eccentric with respect to the offset. The present invention provides several improvements to the previous patents, including belt or chain for the rotating masses to improve load-carrying capacity and improvements to the control system using inertia control. FIG. | 10-28-2010 |
20120260454 | Air Agitated Vacuum Cleaner - A vacuum cleaner is improved with blower for agitating particulate matter by means of directed air pressure. The air agitation system replaces or augments the beater bar arrangement in traditional household vacuum cleaners. The blower is combined with a vacuum cleaner to increase cleaning effectiveness. The blower pushes dirt and debris into the vacuum cleaner air duct, while the vacuum produced by the vacuum cleaner pulls dirt and debris into the vacuum cleaner air duct. The combination of pushing and pulling increases the magnitude of the forces acting on the dirt and debris and enables heavier debris like sand to be easily abstracted from the floor. | 10-18-2012 |
William Terry Lester, Forth Worth, TX US
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20120264556 | Translating Gear Set with Linkages - A transmission utilizing a translating gear and links to provide a high speed ratio in a small, efficient package. A gear set has an input and an output, with a speed ratio between the input and the output. The gear set has one gear that rotates and that provides a circular path for another gear. The rotational gear is attached to the input or the output. The other gear is engaged with the rotational gear and translations on a circular path. The second gear is connected with linkages to the other of the input or the output which resembles a crankshaft FIG. | 10-18-2012 |