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20100115940 | Apparatus and process for recovering energy from bouyancy and gravitational forces - An apparatus and process for capturing power or mechanical work from the kinetic energy of a moving vessel driven by buoyancy and gravitational forces. The apparatus is capable of bifurcating the buoyancy force into a first component used to compress the gas necessary to sustain the vertical oscillation cycle of a moving vessel, and a second component that drives a means for converting energy. The apparatus generally comprises a moving vessel, a gas compression means, a force transfer means, a conduit, and a force recovery means. In use, the submerged moving vessel receives compressed gas so that the moving vessel's buoyancy force becomes greater than its downward gravitational force, and the moving vessel begins to rise through the water. As the moving vessel reaches the top of its upstroke, the moving vessel releases the gas, thus causing the moving vessel to sink. The first component of the buoyancy force is transmitted from the moving vessel, through the force transfer means, to the gas compression means, where it is used to compress the gas. The compressed gas is then channeled through the conduit where it is retained by the charging valve while the moving vessel sinks in the water. When the moving vessel reaches the bottom of its down stroke, the charging valve releases the compressed gas from the conduit into the moving vessel, and the moving vessel's vertical oscillation cycle begins to repeat. The second component of the buoyancy force is captured by a force transfer means and directed to an energy conversion means, where it is converted to useable energy. Thus, the vertical oscillation of the moving vessel produces useable energy. | 05-13-2010 |
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20090048564 | CUSHIONED MEDICAL SECUREMENT DEVICE - A cushioned medical securement device for cushioning and securing a patient medical device includes a laterally and longitudinally extending pad. The pad has an adhesive coated first side surface for adhering to the patient medical device and an opposing adhesive coated second side surface for adhering to a patient's skin. A first release liner is removably mounted on the first side surface. The first release liner has a first liner peel release value. A second release liner is removably mounted on the second side surface. The second release liner has a second liner peel release value that is greater than the first liner peel release value. | 02-19-2009 |
20090192470 | Reinforced closure anchor - A reinforced closure anchor includes a fabric layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure, an adhesive side, and an opposite non-adhesive side is disposed on the fabric layer. The anchor member non-adhesive side is adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side. The anchor member is disposed within the outer edge of the fabric layer. | 07-30-2009 |
20100004680 | REINFORCED CLOSURE ANCHOR - A reinforced closure anchor includes a fabric layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure is disposed on the fabric layer. The anchor member is adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side. The anchor member is disposed within the outer edge of the fabric layer. | 01-07-2010 |
20100121282 | REINFORCED CLOSURE ANCHOR - A reinforced closure anchor includes a first layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure is disposed on the first layer. The anchor member includes an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side. The anchor member adhesive side is adhered to the first layer non-adhesive side. The anchor member is disposed within the outer edge of the first layer. | 05-13-2010 |
20100160866 | REINFORCED CLOSURE ANCHOR - A reinforced closure anchor includes a first layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure is disposed on the first layer. The anchor member includes an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side. The anchor member adhesive side is adhered to the first layer non-adhesive side or the first layer adhesive side. The anchor member is disposed within the outer edge of the first layer. The anchor member may have a surface area that is in the range of approximately 1-2% of a surface area of the first layer, or the anchor member may have a surface area that is in the range of approximately 99-100% of a surface area of the first layer. | 06-24-2010 |
20100198161 | WINDOW DRESSING HAVING INTEGRAL ANCHOR - A window dressing includes a fabric layer having juxtaposed insertion site viewing and anchor member portions. The fabric layer has an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive top side. The insertion site viewing portion is defined by an opening in the fabric layer. A transparent film layer having an adhesive skin-adhering, bottom, side and an opposite non-adhesive side is adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side and closes the opening in the fabric layer. The anchor member portion includes a reinforcing structure disposed on the fabric layer and having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side. The reinforcing structure adhesive side is adhered to the fabric layer non-adhesive top side. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198162 | REINFORCED CLOSURE ANCHOR - A reinforced closure anchor includes a first layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure is disposed on the first layer. The anchor member includes an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side. The anchor member adhesive side is adhered to the first layer non-adhesive side or the first layer adhesive side. The anchor member may be generally centered between ends of the first layer, the anchor member may extend to portions of the outer edge of the first layer, and the anchor member may have a shape that generally corresponds in shape to a middle portion of the first layer. | 08-05-2010 |
20110280498 | BIODEGRADABLE WASTE CONTAINER - A biodegradable waste container includes an elongated moisture proof biodegradable bag having an open end. A rigid ring is integrally connected to the bag open end. The biodegradable bag and/or the ring may be formed of a synthetic resin film including a microbe working additive. The waste container also may include elongated neck straps having a bag connecting end connected to the rigid ring and having a neck connecting portion. The neck strap also may be formed a synthetic resin film including a microbe working additive. | 11-17-2011 |
20130296793 | DRESSING HAVING INTEGRAL ANTIMICROBIAL - A dressing having integral antimicrobial includes a transparent film layer having a top side, an opposite bottom side, and an insertion site viewing portion. The dressing also includes an antimicrobial member having a top side and an opposite bottom side. The antimicrobial member top side is adhered to the film layer bottom side in the insertion site viewing portion. The antimicrobial member includes at least one pair of elongated, spacedly disposed portions defining a slot therebetween. A zone of inhibition defined by the antimicrobial member covers an entire area of the slot between the member portions. | 11-07-2013 |
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20080270871 | ERROR CORRECTION PROCESS AND MECHANISM - Performing soft error correction includes receiving a word at a soft correction engine ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080317070 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A media access control (MAC) controller is disclosed for a network providing communication for network stations located at a plurality of customer premises and sharing a communication medium, each of the premises having a plurality of network stations. The MAC controller includes a virtual local area network (vLAN) controller, providing access to the communication medium for and communication among the stations located at a single customer's premises, to define a vLAN between them. A group local area network (gLAN) controller provides access to the communication medium for and communication among interfering vLANs, two vLANs being considered to be interfering when one can sense communications over the medium from a station in the other. A MAC controller is provided in at least one station in a vLAN. The MAC controller is preferably connected to use as the communication medium the portion of a power line at the output of the last step down transformer and utilizes a token passing protocol to control access to the medium. | 12-25-2008 |
20090238295 | COMMUNICATING DATA USING WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS - This disclosure relates to varying load and modulation applied to each of multiple frequency subchannels based on anticipated attenuation experienced by those subchannels. Communicating data includes identifying a static component of a transmission medium for wideband communications having at least two subchannels determining a function of noise is attenuation versus frequency for the static component selecting wideband modulation schemes for the subchannels based on the function determined and communicating a data signal over the subchannels. The transmission medium includes a medium other than a copper telephone wire between and including a carrier facility and a termination of the copper telephone wire at an access point at a user premise and copper telephone wire in a cable riser in multitenant units and multi-dwelling buildings. Independent demodulation functions may be applied to at least two of the subchannels. | 09-24-2009 |
20110176664 | COMMUNICATION DATA USING WIDEBAND COMMUNICATIONS - This disclosure relates to varying load and modulation applied to each of multiple frequency subchannels based on anticipated attenuation experienced by those subchannels. Communicating data includes identifying a static component of a transmission medium for wideband communications having at least two subchannels determining a function of noise is attenuation versus frequency for the static component selecting wideband modulation schemes for the subchannels based on the function determined and communicating a data signal over the subchannels. The transmission medium includes a medium other than a copper telephone wire between and including a carrier facility and a termination of the copper telephone wire at an access point at a user premise and copper telephone wire in a cable riser in multitenant units and multi-dwelling buildings. Independent demodulation functions may be applied to at least two of the subchannels. | 07-21-2011 |
20120224661 | Digital Equalization Process and Mechanism - A filter is created by sampling noise during an inter-frame gap of a received signal, sampling a data frame preamble from within a data frame of the received signal, and computing filter coefficients based on the noise sampled during the inter-frame gap and the data frame preamble sampled from within the data frame. | 09-06-2012 |