Myrick, US
Andrew J. Myrick, University Park, PA US
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20150369781 | MEMS FLOW CONTROL CHIP FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY - A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) flow control chip that can control the flow of gas and be configured to operate in a gas chromatography system are disclosed. The MEMS flow control chip can include at least one inlet port in the chip, at least one outlet port in the chip, at least one flow channel between the inlet and outlet ports, and at least one pneumatic valve in the chip for controlling a flow of gas through the flow channel and between the inlet port and outlet ports. Advantageously, the MEMS flow control chip can be positioned in an oven of the a gas chromatography system and have a temperature approximately the same as one or more chromatographic columns of the system. | 12-24-2015 |
Bob Myrick, Alpharetta, GA US
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20110270714 | ALTERNATE DELIVERY LOCATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems disclosed herein are used to deliver a package or product to an alternate delivery location (ADL) for pick up by a customer or authorized retriever. The customer can register to receive delivery of a package or product with an ADL solution provider before delivery of the product, or may do so when purchasing the product. Alternatively, a product or package can be shipped from sender to an ADL for pick up by a person, outside of the context of purchasing a product. The methods and systems also offer the capability to track transported packages or products. | 11-03-2011 |
Bruce H Myrick, Keene, NH US
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20120026581 | PRECISION OPITCAL MOUNT - An optical apparatus has a primary optical element having a primary spherical optical surface with a primary center of curvature, wherein the primary spherical optical surface has a peripheral portion that extends outside a usable aperture of the optical apparatus, and a secondary optical element. A mount suspends the secondary optical element spaced apart from the primary optical element, wherein the mount comprises a number of leg sections, each leg section extending between the primary and secondary optical elements. Each leg section terminates in a spherical mating surface that rests against the peripheral portion of the primary optical element. The spherical mating surface has a mating surface center of curvature that is substantially concentric with the primary center of curvature. | 02-02-2012 |
Danny Lee Myrick, Westland, MI US
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20140290014 | DEVICE FOR SECURELY TYING SHOELACES AND METHOD OF USE - A device and method for securely tying a shoelace. Two ends of a shoelace are secured within two bobbin ports and the shoelace is wrapped around a bobbin as the bobbin is rotated. A ratchet is attached to the bobbin, rotates with the bobbin, and enables the bobbin to be locked in place (securely tying the shoelace). A frame enables access to the shoelace before, during, and after the shoelace tying procedure. | 10-02-2014 |
Donal Richard Myrick, Shalimar, FL US
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20100300709 | COMBUSTION POWERED PNEUMATIC AUGMENTED GUN - A combustion powered, pneumatic augmented gun system is disclosed. The combustion powered, pneumatic augmented gun system may include a gun barrel, a combustion chamber, an augmentation air plenum in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, a trigger valve assembly, a fuel supply tank connected to the combustion chamber disposed to provide a combustible fuel to the combustion chamber, and an air compressor connected to the augmentation air plenum disposed to provide compressed air into the augmentation air plenum. When a projectile is to be fired, fuel is combusted in the combustion chamber providing a flow of gases into the gun barrel. Compressed air from the augmentation air plenum is released to augment the acceleration of the projectile in the gun barrel when pressure in the combustion chamber drops. | 12-02-2010 |
Henry N. Myrick, Houston, TX US
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20120137880 | System and Method for Removing Undesirables from a Gas - A system and method remove undesirables from a gas produced by a combustion chamber. The system includes a first addition point, wherein treatment materials are added to the gas in a first addition temperature zone. The system also includes a second addition point, wherein treatment materials are added to the gas in a second addition temperature zone. The second addition point is downstream of the first addition point. The first addition temperature zone is at a higher temperature than the second addition temperature zone. The treatment materials remove undesirables from the gas. | 06-07-2012 |
Justin B. Myrick, San Antonio, TX US
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20100153218 | System and method for scheduling and distributing advertising content to a network of digital displays - A method and system for scheduling and distributing advertisements and other content to a network of out-of-home digital displays via a network is disclosed. The system includes a server for partitioning inventory, creating bookings, assigning content, and generating scheduling data for the display of content on a network of displays. The server may include a review and modification module that permits users to review and change the scheduling data so that inventory is used to its maximum commercial advantage. The server may send content and scheduling data to the various displays in the network. The displays may display the content according to the rules or criteria set forth in the scheduling data. | 06-17-2010 |
20160094867 | SCHEDULE TEMPLATE FOR A DIGITAL DISPLAY - A method includes generating, by a server, an inventory corresponding to a plurality of time slots. The method also includes receiving data corresponding to a plurality of inventory bookings associated with the inventory. A subset of time slots that are assigned to a digital display of a plurality of networked digital displays may be identified by the server based on the data corresponding to the plurality of bookings. Media content that is assigned to each slot of the subset of time slots is identified by the server. The method may further include generating, based on slot criteria corresponding to the subset of time slots, a schedule template that defines a rotation loop. The media content is displayable on the digital display at times defined by the display rotation loop. The schedule template is transmitted to the digital display via a network. | 03-31-2016 |
Lauren Myrick, North East, MD US
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20160136558 | Article Containing Nanofiber Membrane for Bacterial Filtration - A sterilizing grade filter including at least two non-sterile nanofiber membranes positioned in a stacked configuration is provided. The nanofiber membranes have a bubble point from about 10 psi to about 50 psi, a thickness less than about 300 microns, and a mass/area less than about 20 g/m | 05-19-2016 |
Leslie J. Myrick, Poplarville, MS US
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20080293840 | POLYPHENYLENE-POLY(ARYL ETHER SULFONE) BLENDS, ARTICLES AND METHOD - Compositions comprising blends of polyphenylene and poly(aryl ether sulfone) and methods for making such blends are disclosed. Miscible blends of polyphenylene and poly(aryl ether sulfone) are also disclosed. The blends are useful in numerous applications such as in the preparation of articles and of foams having reduced density. | 11-27-2008 |
20090069507 | Aromatic Polyimide Composition - Blend (B) comprising: | 03-12-2009 |
20100016518 | Aromatic Polycarbonate Composition - Blend (B) comprising: at least one aromatic polycarbonate (P1), and at least one polyarylene (P2), more than 50 wt. % of the recurring units thereof are optionally substituted arylene groups [recurring units (R2)], each of said recurring units (R2) being linked by each of its two ends to two other optionally substituted arylene groups via a direct C—C linkage, and said recurring units (R2) being a mix (M) consisting of: between 0 and 75 mole %, based on the total number of moles of recurring units (R2), of rigid rod-forming arylene units (R2a), optionally substituted by at least one monovalent substituting group, with between 25 and 100 mole %, based on the total number of moles of recurring units (R2), of kink-forming arylene units (R2b), optionally substituted by at least one monovalent substituting group. Article or part of an article comprising the blend (B). | 01-21-2010 |
20110046292 | NEW USE OF A KINKED RIGID-ROD POLYARYLENE - Use of a kinked rigid-rod polyarylene of a particular type for its fire resistance properties. | 02-24-2011 |
Leslie J. Myrick, Suwanee, GA US
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20100273957 | Prosthetic devices - A prosthetic device comprising at least one part consisting of a polymer composition comprising at least one polyarylene (P1) and at least one polyarylether selected from the group consisting of poly(aryl ether ketone)s (P2) and poly(aryl ether sulfone)s (P3). | 10-28-2010 |
Maxwell D. Myrick, Redmond, WA US
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20110307881 | MULTI-BRANCH MANAGEMENT FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE - A system for managing updates of an executable component in accordance with an updating tree with multiple branches is provided. In one implementation, specific updates are provided to users with specific problems while general updates are provided to all users of the executable component. A range of lower version numbers is reserved for the general updates. When a specific update with a version number higher than those in the reserved range has been installed on a computing device, an installer may prevent a new general update with a lower version number to be installed. The installer may determine a new specific update corresponding to the general update and provide an indication to the user to install this new specific update instead of the general update. This multi-branch update delivery system enables users to elect to receive only updates that are necessary. | 12-15-2011 |
Michael Myrick, Irmo, SC US
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20110090342 | MULTI-MODE IMAGING IN THE THERMAL INFRARED FOR CHEMICAL CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT - A system and method for analyzing a sample is disclosed. At least a portion of the sample is illuminated with modulated light from a light source, such as an infrared light source. Infrared energy from the sample is monitored with an infrared detector as the sample is being illuminated with the modulated light. The AC response of the infrared energy is analyzed to determine at least one of emission data or reflection data about the sample. The emission data or the reflection data can be used to enhance chemical contrast between varying substances on the sample. | 04-21-2011 |
Michael Myrick, Columbia, SC US
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20140198821 | Methods of Detecting Latent Stains on a Surface - Methods for identifying chemical contrasts on a common surface are generally provided. The presence of a stain on a surface can be detected by applying a testing vapor, such as water, onto the surface and monitoring the surface with an infrared camera that detects wavelengths of about 700 nm to about 1 mm and/or a microbolometer that detects wavelengths of about 7.5 μm to about 14 μm. The surface may be at room temperature or preheated during the detection method. | 07-17-2014 |
Michael L. Myrick, Columbia, SC US
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20100149537 | IMPROVED SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR OPTICAL COMPUTING SYSTEM - The present subject matter relates to methods of high-speed analysis of product samples during production of the product. Light is directed to a portion of a product under analysis and reflected from or transmitted through the product toward optical detectors. Signals from the optical detectors are compared to determine characteristics of the product under analysis. Temperature within the monitoring system may be monitored in order to provide compensation for the signals produced by the optical detectors. The products under analysis may be stationary, moved by an inspection point by conveyor or other means, or may be contained within a container, the container including a window portion through which the product illuminating light may pass. | 06-17-2010 |
20130140462 | DETECTING SURFACE STAINS USING HIGH ABSORBANCE SPECTRAL REGIONS IN THE MID-IR - Methods and systems for detecting the presence of a substance on a surface are provided. The method can include directing a modulated light beam (e.g., having a wavelength of about 3 to about 20 μm) from a light source to a beam expander such that the beam expander widens the diameter of the light beam into an expanded beam. The expanded beam can then be directed onto the surface to form an illuminated area. A specular reflection can then be detected from the illuminated area on the surface in each light cycle, and the presence of the substance on the surface can be determined. | 06-06-2013 |
20130140463 | DETECTING HEAT CAPACITY CHANGES DUE TO SURFACE INCONSISTENCIES USING HIGH ABSORBANCE SPECTRAL REGIONS IN THE MID-IR - Methods and systems for detecting the presence of an inconsistency in or on a surface are generally provided. The method can include directing a modulated light beam (e.g., having a wavelength of about 3 μm to about 20 μm) from a light source to a mirror. The mirror then directs a reflected light beam onto the surface (e.g., directly onto the surface or indirectly onto the surface via a additional mirror(s)). The mirror is controlled to scan the reflected light beam across the surface. A specular reflection from the surface can then be detected in each light cycle, and the presence of the inconsistency on the surface can be detected. | 06-06-2013 |
20130162999 | Classification Using Multivariate Optical Computing - Methods for in situ detection and classification of analyte within a fluid sample are provided. In one embodiment, the method can include: (a) continuously flowing the fluid sample through a multivariate optical computing device, wherein the multivariate optical computing device illuminates an area of the fluid sample as it flows through the multivariate optical computing device to elicit a continuous series of spectral responses; (b) continuously measuring the series of multivariate spectral responses as the fluid sample flows through the multivariate optical computing device; (c) detecting an analyte (e.g., phytoplankton) in the sample based on an multivariate spectral response of the plurality of spectral responses; and (d) classifying the analyte based on the multivariate spectral response generated by the analyte. | 06-27-2013 |
Robert Frederick Myrick, Alpharetta, GA US
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20140059666 | METHODS, APPARATUSES & COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR UTILIZING VISUAL AUTHENTICATION TOKENS AS CROSS-PLATFORM CREDENTIALS - An apparatus is provided for facilitating cross-platform authentication. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to detect that a visual token includes data indicating one or more authentication credentials for accessing a communication device in response to scanning the visual token. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to communicate the authentication credentials of the detected visual token to the communication device to request the communication device to determine whether the authentication credentials are valid for a user. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to enable access to the communication device in response to receiving an indication from the communication device that the authentication credentials of the detected visual token are valid. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided. | 02-27-2014 |
20150373008 | METHODS, APPARATUSES & COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR UTILIZING VISUAL AUTHENTICATION TOKENS AS CROSS-PLATFORM CREDENTIALS - An apparatus is provided for facilitating cross-platform authentication. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to detect that a visual token includes data indicating one or more authentication credentials for accessing a communication device in response to scanning the visual token. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to communicate the authentication credentials of the detected visual token to the communication device to request the communication device to determine whether the authentication credentials are valid for a user. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to enable access to the communication device in response to receiving an indication from the communication device that the authentication credentials of the detected visual token are valid. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided. | 12-24-2015 |
Thomas Myrick, Charlotte, NC US
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20090048972 | System and Method for an Emergency Reserve During a Covered Event Using Actuarial Data - A system and method for providing emergency conditional credit to a customer of a financial institution. The system includes a customer site and a financial institution. The financial institution determines actuarial data using past history of customers incurring specified events, the actuarial data useable to predict future specified events, determines a cost for offering an emergency reserve (ER) product using the actuarial data, determines a qualification standard for the ER product, and offers the ER product to a person at the customer site. An emergency reserve protection (ERP) feature that provides protection that cancels any ER balance on a monthly basis during a covered event may also be offered to customers. One or more vendor sites may be used to handle some of the processing or managing of the ER and ERP product offerings. | 02-19-2009 |
20100306108 | EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RESERVE ACCESSIBLE DURING A COVERED EVENT - A system and method for providing emergency reserve conditional credit to a customer of a financial institution. The emergency conditional credit may be provided to the customer in the form of a line-of-credit or a loan based on the occurrence of a predetermined condition, such as involuntary unemployment, disability or the like. The emergency reserve product of the present invention is a product that can be offered through a financial institution or other ER-providing entity and, as such, does not require the level of regulation required of an insurance product. The invention also provides for the emergency reserve product to be offered in conjunction with a debt cancellation feature, referred to as emergency reserve protection, which serves to cancel the outstanding debt associated with the loan or line-of-credit. | 12-02-2010 |
Thomas M. Myrick, Maidens, VA US
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20090000822 | Rock Core Removal Method and Apparatus - A rock core removal method and apparatus allows efficient, safe, and reliable removal of a rock core sample. An inner collet tube and an outer ground tube, within a drill tube, protect the core sample during drilling. At depth, the collet tube is raised with respect to the ground tube so that the conical wall of the ground tube pushes constricting fingers on the collet tube inward, gripping the core sample within. The collet tube and ground tube are then raised, rotated, or raised and rotated, applying the necessary force to break the core sample off of the substrate. After retracting the tubes, the collet tube is lowered with respect to the ground tube to release the core sample. An ejection rod then pushes the core sample out of the collet tube. The ground tube may also act as the actuating means for a quick-change drill-bit release feature. | 01-01-2009 |
20110203855 | DRILLING AND CORE REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A drilling and core removal apparatus has a quick-change drill bit release mechanism. A drilling and core removal apparatus has a drill bit and a ground tube within the drill bit, wherein the ground tube having a geometric feature that causes cuttings to be ejected from between the drill bit and the ground tube. A drilling and core removal apparatus has a sensor for indicating that a core sample in a collet tube is approaching a stuck condition. | 08-25-2011 |