Shepherd, US
Alan Byron Shepherd, Albuquerque, NM US
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20110133140 | Manhole cover extractor - A manhole cover extractor that pulls and lifts weighty horizontal items such as manhole covers and handhold enclosure covers that are lifted perpendicular from one side and pulled from the original position, removed and on same plane able to lift and move cover back to the original setting or simply move cover as to not create a tripping hazard; the tool consists of a T-bar which gives the necessary fulcrum for effortless removal and management of cumbersome manhole covers, the T-bar is comprised with handles to control the load. A polypropylene strap which is doubled back with reinforced cross stitching and J-hook which engages the object(s) listed and the aforementioned polypropylene strap is docked to the T-bar handle. Pneumatic all-terrain tires that are attached to an axle that is secured to the T-bar handle through the A-frame of the dolly. | 06-09-2011 |
Allen K. Shepherd, Quincy, MA US
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20130017873 | STRATEGY GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present application relates to methods and systems for playing a strategy game in which two players take turns assigning a representative symbol to one or more locations of a playing field, with the ultimate goal being to own all (or most) of the playing field. In its most basic form, the playing field is defined by a plurality of nodes, each of which is directly connected to one or more adjacent nodes and indirectly connected to every other node of the playing field via a chain of adjacent nodes. After the current player assigns his symbol to a selected null node, it can be determined how the set of nodes owned by the current player partitions the set of nodes not owned by the current player into one or more transferable bounded sets. Ownership of the transferable bounded set(s) can then be transferred to the current player. | 01-17-2013 |
Barry A. Shepherd, Seattle, WA US
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20100145954 | Role Based Search - A computing device includes a processing unit, and a system memory connected to the processing unit. The system memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to create: a demographic identification module that retrieves demographic profile information associated with a user and identifies a relevant demographic category based on the demographic profile information; a population search module that categorizes search information from other users within the relevant demographic category as the other users search for information, the search information including search terms used by the other users and destination content reviewed by the other users; and a search result module that filters a search query from the user by applying the categorized search information for the relevant demographic category and presents filtered search results to the user. | 06-10-2010 |
Benjamin R. Shepherd, Tucson, AZ US
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20090220569 | Prevascularized Constructs for Implantation to Provide Blood Perfusion - This application discloses methods and materials for preparing functional microvascular beds in the laboratory. These prevascularized constructs can be used to vascularize engineered tissue constructs or to revascularize damaged or diseased tissues or organs following implantation. The prevascularized constructs may also deliver genetically engineered gene products to the bloodstream. | 09-03-2009 |
Charles Shepherd, Dacula, GA US
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20090287552 | System and method for playing sweepstakes games - Systems and methods for promoting a business with sweepstakes games and for playing sweepstakes games that allows a user to access or consume computer-based services while simultaneously playing sweepstakes games. | 11-19-2009 |
20090313358 | System and Method for Managing Network-Based Services - Systems and methods for managing computer network based services that provide a customized service to a user via any of a plurality of access points utilizing a portable user configuration to automatically configure a selected access point, wherein the customized service is provided according to the user configuration. The systems and methods further provide management functions for operation, control, and/or monitoring of the systems to provide an integrated service solution. | 12-17-2009 |
Chris Shepherd, Issaquah, WA US
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20140118756 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A CUSTOMIZED IMAGE ON A WEB OF MATERIAL - A method allowing a customer to provide a customized design on a web of material involves the steps of giving the customer access to a database containing graphic image data, allowing the customer to select or manipulate the graphic image data contained in the database to obtain a desired graphic image; and allowing a third party to gain access to the desired graphic image to apply the desired graphic image on the web of material. | 05-01-2014 |
20140290035 | DISCONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A discontinuous manufacturing process performs at least one processing step on a web of material unwound from a roll, applies an indicator code to the unwound web of material for indicating at least one finishing step the web of material is to be subjected to, rewinds the web of material having the indicator code on another roll and then transfers the rewound web of material to a remote finishing facility. At the remote finishing facility, the web of material is again unwound and transported towards a finishing station. The indicator code on the web of material is read at the finishing station and then directed to a location where an appropriate finishing step is performed on the web of material prior to it being rewound on a roll to form a product roll. | 10-02-2014 |
Dale Shepherd, Fort Collins, CO US
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20090170594 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING PURCHASES OF INSTANCES OF GAME PLAY AT A HYBRID TICKET/CURRENCY GAME MACHINE - Systems, methods, and devices may be capable of allowing a player to purchase an instance of game play at a game system with a pre-paid ticket or with another item of value. The game system may determine a denomination of a unit of a currency and generate a session request indicative of the denomination. The game system may also determine a ticket code of a ticket and generate a session request indicative of the ticket code. A remote authorizer may provide the game system with game authorization indicative of a number of entertainment credits in response to receiving a session request. | 07-02-2009 |
20100113139 | METHODS FOR COORDINATING A DISTRIBUTED GAME IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Various methods for coordinating a distributed game in a gaming system are disclosed herein. According to one method, a player request is received at a dedicated game manager to participate in a distributed game where the dedicated game manager is in communication with other game managers in the polymorphous network. The dedicated game manager then determines whether it is an appropriate session host to satisfy the player request. If the dedicated manager is deemed the appropriate session host for the distributed game, play of the distributed game is managed at the dedicated game manager. Otherwise, the player request is forwarded to the appropriate session host. | 05-06-2010 |
20100113142 | SYSTEMS FOR COORDINATING A DISTRIBUTED GAME IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Various embodiments of a gaming system for coordinating a distributed game in a gaming environment are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming system includes a polymorphous network of game managers. In the polymorphous network, each game manager is dynamically interconnected with one or more of the other game managers, and the dynamic interconnections are based on a game manager criteria or gaming data. The gaming system also includes a plurality of groups of gaming machines where a first group of gaming machines is only in communication with a first game manager. The first game manager receives game requests from the first group of gaming machines to initiate a game. The first game manager initiates the game if a sufficient number of game requests are received by the first game manager. Alternatively, the first game manager forwards the game requests to an appropriate game manager if the first gaming machine manager receives an insufficient number of game requests. | 05-06-2010 |
20140087850 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING PURCHASES OF INSTANCES OF GAME PLAY AT A HYBRID TICKET/CURRENCY GAME MACHINE - Systems, methods, and devices may be capable of allowing a player to purchase an instance of game play at a game system with a pre-paid ticket or with another item of value. The game system may determine a denomination of a unit of a currency and generate a session request indicative of the denomination. The game system may also determine a ticket code of a ticket and generate a session request indicative of the ticket code. A remote authorizer may provide the game system with game authorization indicative of a number of entertainment credits in response to receiving a session request. | 03-27-2014 |
Dale M. Shepherd, Reno, NV US
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20080214307 | Method for configuration - A method for configuring an EGM from a remote terminal thereby providing improvements in operational efficiency when configuring EGMs. For example, operational efficiencies are possible by providing direct access to configure an EGM without the technician traveling to the physical machine, which may be miles away. For local EGM's, there will be efficiencies obtained by the number of EGM's configured per hour/per technician. For extremely remote EGM's, there are additional efficiencies by the reduction of travel and lodging expenses for the technician. Additionally, remote configuration of an EGM reduces security overhead. | 09-04-2008 |
20120220374 | DOWNLOAD AND CONFIGURATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAMING MACHINES - The system and method allows a casino operator to re-configure one or more electronic gaming machines as part of a multicast. Where any reconfiguration requires a software package A and any dependent package B, a server is configured to combine as part of the multicast both packages A and B. The system and method also provides for scheduling reconfiguration though multi-casting. In the event any data packages are lost, corrupted or not received, those packages are repackaged and the data packets are re-sent as a multicast. | 08-30-2012 |
Daniel R. Shepherd, Waterloo, NE US
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20080202011 | Telescopic gun sight windage correction system - A improved telescopic gun sight includes a telescopic gun sight at least including an adjustable lens configuration for adjustably magnifying an external object to form an object image, an inverting tube for inverting the object image, an ocular lens array for presenting the object image for viewing, a primary reticule including sighting insignia imprinted thereon and a secondary reticule being movable both horizontally and vertically in the image plane. The secondary reticule includes a generally horizontal windage correction scale operative to provide instant windage correction target alignment. It includes instant windage correction target alignment values positioned at point-specific spaced-apart locations with specific instant windage correction target alignment values corresponding to selected distance amounts calculated for a selected bullet type and weight. | 08-28-2008 |
Darryl Shepherd, New York, NY US
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20130022182 | INTEGRATED, INTERACTIVE TELEPHONE AND COMPUTER NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method comprising the steps of: receiving via internet a time, a date and a telephone number for a reminder telephone call (such as a wakeup call); storing in a database the time, date and telephone number of the reminder telephone call; and delivering to the subscriber via telephone the reminder telephone call at the specified time, date and telephone number. In one embodiment, the reminder call comprises a marketing message. In another embodiment, the method further comprises the steps of: receiving via the internet demographic information corresponding to the subscriber; matching the marketing message to the demographic information; and delivering the matched marketing message to the subscriber during the reminder telephone call. In other embodiments, the method further comprises the steps of receiving via the internet a personal reminder message or a selection for information, and delivering the personal reminder message or selected information during the reminder telephone call. | 01-24-2013 |
Daryl E. Shepherd, Mays Landing, NJ US
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20100186852 | Vacuum attachment for router table - The vacuum attachment for a router table removes wood chips, dust, and debris during operation of the router. The attachment includes a hollow annular housing adapted for mounting about the router. The annular housing has an upper edge, a lower edge and at least one sidewall, with the upper and lower edges being adapted for sealing engagement with an external surface of the router. At least one vent hole is formed through the annular housing and a vacuum port is formed therethrough, so that a vacuum source connected to the vacuum port is in fluid communication with an interior of the annular housing. When the annular housing is mounted about the router and aligned with an opening in the base of the router, the vacuum source draws debris away from the router and the router table, with environmental air entering the interior through the vent holes. | 07-29-2010 |
David E. Shepherd, Munford, TN US
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20100083529 | Dryer/Cooler Process and System - A process and system for drying and cooling products by which relatively low air flow is used such that a substantial amount of the heat added to the products during manufacturing is recaptured to dry the product. The products have starting temperature and moisture content conditions higher than ambient conditions, and the process and system comprise drying and cooling the product using ambient air with minimal additional heated air, if any. The product may move through various drying and cooling sections where air being counterflowed removes both heat and moisture from the product, heating that air and allowing it to further dry the product. | 04-08-2010 |
David Edward Shepherd, St. Joseph, MI US
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20090039032 | PORTABLE FILTRATION AND OZONATION APPARATUS - A portable fluid ozonation apparatus includes a container for treating and storing fluid, a filter that attaches to the container and an ozone generator. In use, a fluid is dispensed into the container and optionally passed through the filter. At this point, power is supplied to the ozone generator which operates for a period of time necessary for disinfecting the fluid. Additives and post filters can be utilized in conjunction with the ozonation apparatus in order to obtain sufficient purified fluid within a short time frame. | 02-12-2009 |
Donald W. Shepherd, Shelbyville, KY US
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20110289751 | Field Erectable Abatement System Methods - Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to an abatement system. Some methods and apparatus relate to one or more aspects of a field erectable abatement system. The field erectable abatement system may include a plurality of prefabricated skeleton segments that may be transported to a location and field erected at the location. One or more skin segments may also optionally be provided and optionally be coupled to the skeleton segments prior to being transported to the location. | 12-01-2011 |
20110289861 | Field Erectable Abatement System - Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to an abatement system. Some methods and apparatus relate to one or more aspects of a field erectable abatement system. The field erectable abatement system may include a plurality of prefabricated skeleton segments that may be transported to a location and field erected at the location. One or more skin segments may also optionally be provided and optionally be coupled to the skeleton segments prior to being transported to the location. | 12-01-2011 |
20110291308 | Misting Array Assembly of an Abatement System - Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of an abatement system that removes heat and/or one or more byproducts of combustion from a gas flow. In various aspects a misting array assembly is provided that includes at least one nozzle tubing having at least one nozzle coupled thereto. | 12-01-2011 |
20110291309 | Removable Misting Array Assembly for an Abatement System - Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of an abatement system that removes heat and/or one or more byproducts of combustion from a gas flow. In various aspects a misting array assembly is provided that includes at least one nozzle tubing having at least one nozzle coupled thereto. | 12-01-2011 |
20150041997 | Nozzle Assembly - Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of an abatement system. In various aspects a nozzle assembly of an abatement system includes at least one rotationally adjustable nozzle tubing having at least one nozzle coupled thereto. | 02-12-2015 |
Doug Shepherd, Johnstown, OH US
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20120066936 | Sandal with Decorated Toe Protrusions - A piece of footwear includes ornamental protrusions made to resemble toes. The toe-shaped protrusions stick out beyond the user's toes and may include toenails or other designs. Decorations on the surface of the toes, such as lights or removable ornaments, augment the toes' design. The decorations may take the form of lights within the protrusions that activate selectively in response to the wearer's movement. The lights may be visible within recesses in the protrusions or through transparent or translucent coverings over the protrusions. The decorations may also take the form of self-adhesive ornaments such as stickers or gems that are provided to the user, allowing the user to customize the look of the toe protrusions through selection and positioning of the ornaments thereon. Ornaments may also include symbols which can be arranged to convey a message selected by the user. Ornaments may be removed and replaced or interchanged as desired. | 03-22-2012 |
Elizabeth Ann Shepherd, Pretty Prairie, KS US
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20120043030 | Link Assembly for an Automatic Door Opener Equipped Garage Door - An assembly for an automatic garage door including a slide bar, a motor, and a drive assembly connected to the slide bar, and a tie connected to the garage door; the assembly including a first “C” bracket having a lower web, the first “C” bracket receiving the slide bar and the motor and drive assembly being operatively connected to the first “C” bracket for longitudinally moving the first “C” bracket; a second “C” bracket having a lower web, the second “C” bracket nestingly receiving the first “C” bracket, and the tie being further connected to the second “C” bracket; a latching mechanism incorporated within the first and second “C” brackets' lower webs, the latching mechanism being adapted for resisting movements of the first and second “C” brackets away from each other; and a third “C” bracket having lower web, the third “C” bracket nestingly receiving the second “C” bracket. | 02-23-2012 |
George Shepherd, Shiloh, OH US
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20120267373 | Drum Band Assembly - A drum band assembly for securing a lid to a drum. The drum band assembly includes a band having a first free end and a second free end and an attachment device connected to the band, wherein the attachment device is adapted for removably attaching the band to the drum. The drum band assembly further includes a lid mounting device attached to the lid and the band, wherein the lid mounting device is adapted to allow the lid to open and close on the drum. | 10-25-2012 |
Ian Andrew Shepherd, Tarrytown, NY US
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20120273543 | ROLL-FORM TOILET WIPES AND DISPENSER - A roll form toilet wipes dispenser including a housing defining an interior cavity, one open side, and an opening about a front of the housing, a side panel removably received within the open side of the housing and carrying a mandrel thereon, and an openable front cover connected to the housing adjacent the opening on the front of the housing, the front cover and the front opening cooperatively defining a discharge slot for withdrawing the wipes, the front cover having a protrusion extending therefrom in a direction of the housing and protruding through the discharge slot for engaging the wipes to assist in separating the sheets. | 11-01-2012 |
James E. Shepherd, Mason, OH US
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20100113310 | ELASTIC HOLLOW PARTICLES FOR ANNULAR PRESSURE BUILDUP MITIGATION - The concept involves placing within the annulus, hollow particles that possess material and geometric properties such that the hollow particles buckle at or near a defined pressure. Buckling of the particles increases the available volume within the annulus, thereby decreasing the annular pressure. The elastic hollow particles are designed such that they buckle in a sufficiently elastic manner to allow them to rebound towards their original shape as the pressure decreases. The rebounded particles then remain available to mitigate subsequent instances of APB. | 05-06-2010 |
Jeffery S. Shepherd, Reno, NV US
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20090156303 | Bonusing Architectures in a Gaming Environment - A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines is provided. The gaming machines may be configured to provide bonus games with persistent. The gaming machines may be configured to allow a player to enroll in bonus game with persistence and generate a record locator, such as printed ticket that allows a record of a state in the bonus game with persistence to be accessed at a later time. A server coupled to the plurality of gaming machines may maintain records of various states in the bonus game with persistence. When a valid record locator is presented at a gaming machine, these records may be checked out and updated via game play at the gaming machine. | 06-18-2009 |
20120214577 | SMART CARD EXTENSION CLASS - Disclosed herein are techniques for facilitating communication with a smart card in communication with a gaming machine. In some implementations, a smart card interaction device may be activated. A smart card interaction device coupled with an electronic gaming machine may be identified within an operating system running at the electronic gaming machine. The smart card interaction device may be capable of facilitating communication between the electronic gaming machine and a smart card in communication with the smart card interaction device. A communication protocol interface may be initiated within the operating system. The communication protocol interface may provide a mechanism for transmitting messages between the electronic gaming machine and devices in communication with the electronic gaming machine. A first message may be transmitted via the communication protocol interface between the smart card interaction device and a first host server via a network. | 08-23-2012 |
20130337878 | PROJECT EGM DISPLAY ONTO MOBILE DEVICE - A gaming system including electronic gaming machines (EGMs) compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. EGMs within the gaming system can be configured to establish communications with portable electronic devices. After communications are established, the EGMs can be configured to determine input and output capabilities of the portable electronic devices and instantiate temporary peripherals. A temporary peripheral instantiated on an EGM can be used to send output to the portable electronic device and/or receive input from the portable electronic device. In some embodiments, input from a temporary peripheral can be used to affect a state of a wager-based game played on the EGM. | 12-19-2013 |
Jeffrey Scott Shepherd, Pretty Prairie, KS US
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20120043030 | Link Assembly for an Automatic Door Opener Equipped Garage Door - An assembly for an automatic garage door including a slide bar, a motor, and a drive assembly connected to the slide bar, and a tie connected to the garage door; the assembly including a first “C” bracket having a lower web, the first “C” bracket receiving the slide bar and the motor and drive assembly being operatively connected to the first “C” bracket for longitudinally moving the first “C” bracket; a second “C” bracket having a lower web, the second “C” bracket nestingly receiving the first “C” bracket, and the tie being further connected to the second “C” bracket; a latching mechanism incorporated within the first and second “C” brackets' lower webs, the latching mechanism being adapted for resisting movements of the first and second “C” brackets away from each other; and a third “C” bracket having lower web, the third “C” bracket nestingly receiving the second “C” bracket. | 02-23-2012 |
Jennifer N.h. Shepherd, St. Paul, MN US
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20130084449 | VISCOELASTIC INK FOR DIRECT WRITING OF HYDROGEL STRUCTURES - A viscoelastic ink for direct writing of hydrogel structures includes a long chain polymer and a photopolymerizable moiety, which may be a photopolymerizable monomer or a photopolymerizable group attached to the long chain polymer. The ink may also include a crosslinking agent, a photoinitiator, and water. The long chain polymer is present at a concentration greater than a critical overlap concentration c* of the long chain polymer in the ink. | 04-04-2013 |
Joel Shepherd, Golden, CO US
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20090217274 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOG BASED REPLICATION OF DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTIONS USING GLOBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED COMMITS - A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to read source node transaction logs to capture transaction data, including local transaction data, global transaction identifiers and participating node data. The global transaction identifiers and participating node data are stored in target node queues. The target node queues are accessed to form global transaction data. Target tables are constructed based upon the local transaction data and the global transaction data. | 08-27-2009 |
John Shepherd, Sandy, UT US
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20130059276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING - Exemplary embodiments are directed to language learning systems and methods. A method may include receiving an audio input including one or more phonemes. The method may also include generating an output including feedback information of a pronunciation of each phoneme of the one or more phonemes. Further, the method may include providing at least one graphical output associated with a proper pronunciation of a selected phoneme of the one or more phonemes. | 03-07-2013 |
John D. Shepherd, Homer Glen, IL US
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20100107523 | BENT POLE COMPOSITE STAIRS - A staircase including a bent pole stringer with first and second straight stair sections separated by a spiral stair section. There is preferably a first bend defined on the stringer between the first straight stair section and the spiral stair section, and a second bend defined on the stringer between the spiral stair section and the second straight stair section. There are also a plurality of first straight stair treads cantilevered from the first straight stair section of the stringer, a plurality of spiral stair treads cantilevered from the spiral stair section of the stringer, and a plurality of second straight stair treads cantilevered from the second straight stair section of the stringer. | 05-06-2010 |
20110047743 | FINE SOLIDS RECOVERY SYSTEM, METHOD AND PICK-UP WAND - A fine solids recovery system including a high pressure pump and a pick-up wand that is intended to be inserted into a liquid containing fine solids therein. The system also includes a high pressure hose having one end that is in fluid communication with the high pressure pump and a second end that is in fluid communication with the pick-up wand. There is also an exhaust hose that is in fluid communication with the pick-up wand. In operation, the high pressure pump pumps liquid though the high pressure hose and into the pick-up wand to create a vacuum therein, thereby drawing up a slurry. In certain embodiments, the exhaust hose is connected to a recovery vessel, such as an oversized container, a sealed tank, or an open-top tank. The invention also relates to a method of using such a system, as well as to the details of a pick-up wand. | 03-03-2011 |
John M. Shepherd, Norfolk, VA US
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20090222334 | Recyclable Protective Barrier for Use in Advertising - A recyclable protective barrier for use in advertising is presented. The barrier comprises a single sheet of semi-rigid, recyclable, high density polyethylene fibrous web sheeting pre-cut to cover at least one surface of an article. The sheet has at least one tab extending therefrom and at least one slot for receiving the tab. The sheet has at least one surface capable of receiving at least one kind of permanent ink and a portion of this surface has printing thereon. The sheet is secured to at least one portion of the article by inserting the tab into the slot, forming a physical barrier between at least one portion of the article and a person and wherein the printing is visible to the person. | 09-03-2009 |
John Stewart Shepherd, Waterloo, SC US
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20110148060 | PASSIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM PROVIDING OPTIMAL CAMBER GAIN - The present invention provides a passive vehicle suspension system providing optimal camber gain and avoiding the “bump camber” problem. This vehicle suspension system utilizes a conventional sway bar and a kinematic system to rotate the tire(s) of a vehicle in a direction opposite the roll of the vehicle during turning or cornering, for example. The kinematic design allows for adjustability and optimization, providing optimal camber gain. Although an automotive vehicle suspension system is illustrated and described, and, specifically, a racing or everyday automotive vehicle suspension system, the concepts of the present invention are capable of much broader applicability. | 06-23-2011 |
Joseph Shepherd, Orem, UT US
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20130059276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING - Exemplary embodiments are directed to language learning systems and methods. A method may include receiving an audio input including one or more phonemes. The method may also include generating an output including feedback information of a pronunciation of each phoneme of the one or more phonemes. Further, the method may include providing at least one graphical output associated with a proper pronunciation of a selected phoneme of the one or more phonemes. | 03-07-2013 |
Kevin Shepherd, Phoenix, AZ US
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20120174559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AFTERBURNER - Methods and apparatus are provided for operating a gas turbine engine. In a first operational mode, the gas turbine engine generates thrust using the propulsion turbine and not the afterburner when it is commanded to generate a thrust between at least a first thrust magnitude and a second thrust magnitude, and generates thrust using the propulsion turbine and the afterburner when it is commanded to generate thrust greater than the second thrust magnitude. In a second operational mode, the gas turbine engine generates thrust using the propulsion turbine and the afterburner when it is commanded to generate a thrust greater than the first thrust magnitude. The steady state thrust-versus-throttle position response has a substantially constant linear slope that is set to be two times the similar slope of the first operational mode. Thrust transients of the propulsion turbine and the afterburner are substantially synchronizing when the gas turbine engine is operating in the second mode and generating thrust greater than first thrust magnitude. | 07-12-2012 |
20120199670 | REDUCED DRAG AFTERBURNER NOZZLE ACTUATION SYSTEM - An afterburner nozzle actuation system includes a case, an actuation structure, a plurality of cam plates, a plurality of nozzle flaps and seals, and a plurality of rollers. The actuation structure surrounds at least a portion of the case and includes an aft end that has a polygonal cross section shape. The cam plates are removably coupled to an inner surface of the actuation structure, and each includes a cam surface. The nozzle flaps are rotationally coupled to the case and extend at least partially from the actuation structure aft end. Each nozzle flap is movably coupled to a different one of the cam plates. The rollers are each rotationally mounted on a different one of the nozzle flaps and engage the cam surface of one of the cam plates. | 08-09-2012 |
Kimberly Ann Shepherd, Laramie, WY US
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20090191525 | Method and device for diagnosing and applying treatment for the emotional, physical, and cognitive development of a child for a multicultural society - The present invention relates to a method and device for diagnosing and applying treatment for the emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive development of a child by presenting illustrations having social and emotional attributes so the emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive levels of the child can be further developed in our multicultural society. This is a pyramid with hand/finger puppets, emotional faces, intellectual, educational and physical attributes. | 07-30-2009 |
Lawrence Shepherd, Upper Sandusky, OH US
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20120184401 | Folding Basketball Goal - The invention disclosed is a foldable basketball goal apparatus that when in the unfolded, active position, is usable as a basketball goal for playing the game of basketball. When in the folded, home position, the apparatus is usable as a sports table on which games may be played, picnics may be held, or other activities requiring a table can be carried out. The apparatus is made of a base, a frame assembly, and a basketball goal assembly. The basketball goal assembly is rotatably attached to one end of the frame assembly. The opposite end of the frame assembly is pivotally attached to the base. In the home position, the basketball goal assembly is rotated so that the back surface of the backboard acts as a table surface, creating a complete table surface when positioned next a partial table surface held by the frame assembly. The rim is protected between the frame assembly and base when in the home position. The frame assembly is pivoted between a generally horizontal orientation for use as a table, to a generally vertical position for use as a basketball goal. | 07-19-2012 |
20120252607 | Folding Basketball Goal - The invention disclosed is a foldable basketball goal apparatus that is usable as a basketball goal for playing the game of basketball in the active position. When in the folded, home position, the apparatus is usable as a sports table or for other activities requiring a table. The apparatus is made of a base, a frame assembly, and a basketball goal assembly. The basketball goal assembly is rotatable and slidable with respect to the frame assembly. The frame assembly is pivotally attached to the base. In the home position, the frame assembly is lowered to rest on the base and the basketball goal assembly is rotated 180 degrees and retracted beneath the table surface. A frame assembly partial table surface forms a complete table surface when in the home position, mated with base table surface portions. The rim is protected within the base structural frame when in the home position. | 10-04-2012 |
Lee A. Shepherd, Norfolk, VA US
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20080289992 | Kit for Making Decorative Structures and Method Relating Thereto - A kit for making a decorative structure is presented. The kit comprises a three-dimensional primary support structure having a shape of a structure. The primary support structure has at lease one panel receiving slot. The kit further comprises at lease one panel. Each panel has at least one panel tab extending therefrom. Each panel is of a shape corresponding to a portion of the primary support structure. A method for making decorative structures using the kit is also presented. In practicing the method, at least one panel, having a pliable material affixed thereto, is affixed to the three-dimensional primary support structure by inserting a panel tab into a panel receiving slot. | 11-27-2008 |
20090222334 | Recyclable Protective Barrier for Use in Advertising - A recyclable protective barrier for use in advertising is presented. The barrier comprises a single sheet of semi-rigid, recyclable, high density polyethylene fibrous web sheeting pre-cut to cover at least one surface of an article. The sheet has at least one tab extending therefrom and at least one slot for receiving the tab. The sheet has at least one surface capable of receiving at least one kind of permanent ink and a portion of this surface has printing thereon. The sheet is secured to at least one portion of the article by inserting the tab into the slot, forming a physical barrier between at least one portion of the article and a person and wherein the printing is visible to the person. | 09-03-2009 |
Lillian Jean Shepherd, Upper Sandusky, OH US
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20120184401 | Folding Basketball Goal - The invention disclosed is a foldable basketball goal apparatus that when in the unfolded, active position, is usable as a basketball goal for playing the game of basketball. When in the folded, home position, the apparatus is usable as a sports table on which games may be played, picnics may be held, or other activities requiring a table can be carried out. The apparatus is made of a base, a frame assembly, and a basketball goal assembly. The basketball goal assembly is rotatably attached to one end of the frame assembly. The opposite end of the frame assembly is pivotally attached to the base. In the home position, the basketball goal assembly is rotated so that the back surface of the backboard acts as a table surface, creating a complete table surface when positioned next a partial table surface held by the frame assembly. The rim is protected between the frame assembly and base when in the home position. The frame assembly is pivoted between a generally horizontal orientation for use as a table, to a generally vertical position for use as a basketball goal. | 07-19-2012 |
20120252607 | Folding Basketball Goal - The invention disclosed is a foldable basketball goal apparatus that is usable as a basketball goal for playing the game of basketball in the active position. When in the folded, home position, the apparatus is usable as a sports table or for other activities requiring a table. The apparatus is made of a base, a frame assembly, and a basketball goal assembly. The basketball goal assembly is rotatable and slidable with respect to the frame assembly. The frame assembly is pivotally attached to the base. In the home position, the frame assembly is lowered to rest on the base and the basketball goal assembly is rotated 180 degrees and retracted beneath the table surface. A frame assembly partial table surface forms a complete table surface when in the home position, mated with base table surface portions. The rim is protected within the base structural frame when in the home position. | 10-04-2012 |
Matthew A. Shepherd, Vancouver, WA US
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20090046117 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Ink Jet Pens - A control circuit is provided for controlling ink jet pens having different numbers of internal select lines using external select lines that extend between the control circuit and the ink jet pens and that are shared by the ink jet pens. In one embodiment, the control circuit includes a register that store values, the values indicating whether a pulse is or is not to be sent as to each of the external select lines, a first control module configured to control select pulses sent on a first external select line after consultation of the register, and a second control module configured to control select pulses sent on a second external select line after consultation of the register. | 02-19-2009 |
20100220362 | Performing halftoning by plurality of halftoning mechanisms - A controller is to receive a halftoning job having a number of pages. The controller is to divide each page into a number of sections. A number of halftoning mechanisms correspond in number to the number of sections into which each page is to be divided. Each halftoning mechanism is to perform halftoning on a different section of each page. At any given time, no halftoning mechanism is to perform halftoning on a same page on which any other halftoning mechanism is to currently perform halftoning. | 09-02-2010 |
20100259753 | Drop Detection - In one embodiment, a drop detection method includes: moving a light source along a first side of the drop zone to illuminate drops passing through a drop zone; and, without blocking any part of the drop zone, detecting light scattered off the drops as the drops pass through the drop zone. In another embodiment, a drop detector includes: a light source on a first side of the drop zone for illuminating drops passing through a drop zone; a light detector on the first side of the drop zone near the light source and a movable carriage carrying the light source and the light detector. The light detector is exposed to the drop zone for detecting light scattered off drops as the drops pass through the drop zone. The carriage is movable along the first side of the drop zone in a direction transverse to the drop direction. | 10-14-2010 |
20100328391 | FIRING SIGNAL FORWARDING IN A FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A method for forwarding a firing signal within a nozzle group of a fluid ejection device includes receiving warm data and fire data. A firing signal having a firing pulse preceded by a warming pulse is received. The firing signal is conditionally modified according to of the fire data. The conditionally modified firing signal is forwarded to a particular nozzle circuit of the nozzle group. | 12-30-2010 |
20110228002 | OVERLAP PRINTING - Methods and means for imaging are provided. A sequential application hierarchy of two or more colors is defined. A page-wide print array forms images on a moving media using colored inks. Shingling is performed in accordance with the sequential application hierarchy within the overlap print zones of the page-wide print array. Images formed on the media are visually seamless and of proper hue and color saturation throughout as a result of the present teachings. | 09-22-2011 |
20110316917 | LOGICAL AND VIRTUAL NOZZLE-FIRE-RESTART-LINE FOR FLUID-EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid-ejection device includes physical data lines, a controller, and a fluid-ejection mechanism. The physical data lines communicatively connect the controller and the fluid-ejection mechanism. The controller is to assert a logical and virtual nozzle-fire-restart line to denote that a first data sub-packet of a new data packet of nozzle data for a predetermined sequence of fluid-ejection nozzles of the fluid-ejection mechanism is being transmitted over the physical data lines. The fluid-ejection mechanism is to listen for the controller to assert the logical and virtual nozzle-fire-restart line, to discern that the first data sub-packet of the new data packet is being transmitted over the physical data lines. | 12-29-2011 |
20120327478 | Replacing A Defective Colorant - A system and methods for modifying the values of halftoned image pixels to replace a defective colorant with at least one non-defective colorant. | 12-27-2012 |
20140210894 | PRINT SPEED DETERMINATION BASED ON A POWER BUDGET - A printing system including a print mechanism to print on a print medium; and a control unit coupled to the print mechanism. The control unit is to determine a page speed for the print medium based on a power budget value of a power supply and to cause the print mechanism to move the print medium through the printing system at the determined page speed. | 07-31-2014 |
Michael Shepherd, Spanish Fork, UT US
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20130040037 | PROTEIN BEVERAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A protein beverage includes at least 90 percent egg white and at least one of a flavoring and sweetener. The beverage may be made by mixing pasteurized egg whites with a flavoring sweetener, and/or other biological enhancing agent, homogenizing the mixture, re-pasteurizing the beverage, and then bottling the mixture. | 02-14-2013 |
Michael D. Shepherd, Ontario, NY US
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20080275834 | Solution recommendation based on incomplete data sets - In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a system determines a solution based on received data. An intake component receives an incomplete data set from one or more sources. A recommendation system transforms the incomplete data set into a semantic data set via latent semantic indexing, classifies the semantic data set into an existing cluster and provides one or more solutions of the existing cluster as one or more recommendations. | 11-06-2008 |
20090249294 | CONVERTING RULES IN A RULE-BASED SYSTEM TO ONTOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A method and system provides one or more product type descriptions, and constructs a map between the sub-conditions of the product type descriptions and constructs in a Web Ontological Language (OWL). The method converts the product type description rules into new OWL classes by creating a new OWL class for each corresponding rule; adding the new OWL class to the OWL ontology; for each condition of the corresponding rule, extracting sub-conditions; for each the sub-condition extracted; creating new constructs for the new OWL class using the map; and adding new class restrictions to the new OWL class, wherein each of the new class restrictions relates to a corresponding condition of the corresponding rule. | 10-01-2009 |
20120030163 | SOLUTION RECOMMENDATION BASED ON INCOMPLETE DATA SETS - In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a system determines a solution based on received data. An intake component receives an incomplete data set from one or more sources. A recommendation system transforms the incomplete data set into a semantic data set via latent semantic indexing, classifies the semantic data set into an existing cluster and provides one or more solutions of the existing cluster as one or more recommendations. | 02-02-2012 |
20140279732 | System for categorizing lists of words of arbitrary origin - The present disclosure provides for categorization of lists of words. The method comprises querying DBpedia to find the resources related to the given list of words. Once the resources are found, the corresponding media Wikipedia categories can be retrieved, as well as their ancestors, generating a graph of categories. A number of graph analysis algorithms can then be applied to the graph, each returning a selected category. For each algorithm a classifier is trained to decide whether the output of the algorithm is indeed the “best” category. An ensemble weighted majority voting can then be used to select the best category based on votes cast by each classifier. The disclosure demonstrates a more accurate selection of the best category and can include an ensemble majority rated voting algorithm comprising all voting members initially casting one vote; i.e., highest frequency, most frequently occurring word, least common ancestor and centrality measures. | 09-18-2014 |
Michael D. Shepherd, Rock Hill, SC US
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20110165529 | WAX AND WAX-BASED PRODUCTS - The present lipid-based wax compositions commonly include a polyol fatty acid ester component (made up of partial and/or completely esterified polyols). Generally, at least a portion of the polyol fatty acid ester has been subjected to a transesterification reaction. Lipid-based wax compositions having a melting point of about 48° C. to about 75° C. can be particularly advantageous for use in forming candles. The wax may contain other components such as mineral wax, plant wax, insect wax, and/or other components. The polyol fatty acid ester component can include triacylglycerols such as those derived from plant oils (soybean oil, palm oil, etc.). The polyol ester component may be characterized based on one or more of its physical characteristics, such as SFI-40, SFI-10, typical crystal structure, IV, melting curve, and/or other properties. | 07-07-2011 |
Michael David Shepherd US
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20090076998 | Method and system for automatically adding new class definitions to a classification system - A method and system for automatically classifying a product description into a product type based on a classification system is disclosed. Real product descriptions representing a given product type can be compared with a pre-defined set of characteristics that are relevant to the classification system. The relevant information regarding the classification system is extracted from each of the real product descriptions. The extracted information can then be coalesced and transformed into a new set of classification rules for a new product type. The new classification rules can be used to automatically classify the product descriptions that represent the new product type. The classification system can be a rule based classification system and/or semantic web classification system. | 03-19-2009 |
20090138424 | Method and system for adding processes to print production workflows utilizing asset metadata and automated reasoning - A method and system for adding processes to print production workflows utilizing asset metadata and automated reasoning system is disclosed. The asset metadata can be extracted from the resources associated with a print product description such as PDF files and image and artwork files. The asset metadata can be processed through an automated reasoning system in order to infer additional metadata. The inferred metadata can be utilized to add and parameterize a process node in order to build a more effective and useful process network. The reasoning system can be a rule based reasoning system and/or ontology based reasoning system. | 05-28-2009 |
Niall Shepherd, Lagrangeville, NY US
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20110017926 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTRA-FIELD DOSE CORRECTION - A system and method are provided for automatic dose-correction recipe generation, the system including a dose-correction recipe generator, a reticle data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a slit data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a process data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a wafer data unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, a control unit in signal communication with the recipe generator, and an output unit or a storage unit in signal communication with the control unit; and the method including receiving a current reticle data set and a previous reticle data set, receiving a current slit data set and a previous slit data set, receiving a process condition, receiving a wafer condition, automatically generating a dose-correction recipe in accordance with the received reticle, slit, process and wafer information, and controlling a dose in accordance with the generated recipe. | 01-27-2011 |
Paul Shepherd, Spanish Fork, UT US
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20130040037 | PROTEIN BEVERAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A protein beverage includes at least 90 percent egg white and at least one of a flavoring and sweetener. The beverage may be made by mixing pasteurized egg whites with a flavoring sweetener, and/or other biological enhancing agent, homogenizing the mixture, re-pasteurizing the beverage, and then bottling the mixture. | 02-14-2013 |
Philip Shepherd, Glenview, IL US
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20110123672 | GUM BASES, CHEWING GUMS BASED THEREUPON, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention provides gum bases and chewing gums, as well as methods of manufacturing the gum bases. More specifically, the gum bases provided herein contain microparticles comprising a crosslinked polymer. The microparticles render a gum cud comprising the gum base more easily removable from surfaces onto which it may become adhered than gum cuds comprising conventional gum bases. | 05-26-2011 |
20120128980 | GUM BASES CONTAINING NON-UNIFORM CROSSLINKED POLYMER MICROPARTICLES - A gum base comprises nanoparticles and/or non-uniform microparticles containing at least one crosslinked polymer. Non-uniform microparticles may be in the form of polymer composite microparticles, hollow shell microparticles and/or core-shell microparticles. It has been found that such gum bases exhibit desirable chewing properties similar to conventional gum bases. Cuds formed by chewing gum bases containing crosslinked polymer microparticles are easily removable from environmental surfaces such as concrete, fabrics and flooring materials. | 05-24-2012 |
20140308394 | CHEWING GUM COMPOSITIONS BASED ON DRIED FRUIT POWDERS - Dried fruit powders are used as a replacement for current bulking agents used in chewing gum, such as polyols or sucrose, thereby providing healthier chewing gum options to consumers with real fruit taste. | 10-16-2014 |
Phillip Shepherd, Hollywood, AL US
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20100319822 | Apparatus and Method for Gelling Liquefied Gasses - A method and apparatus for gelling liquid propane and other liquefied gasses includes a temperature controlled churn mixer, vacuum pump, liquefied gas transfer tank, and means for measuring amount of material entering the mixer. The apparatus and method are particularly useful for the production of high quality rocket fuels and propellants. | 12-23-2010 |
Ray Shepherd, Tulsa, OK US
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20080276019 | Data transport architecture - The present invention is a novel device, system, and method for data transport and bus architecture. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the bus architecture may comprise of a continuous serial bus that may be incorporated into a process control sample system to provide an intrinsically safe and efficient system. An alternative exemplary embodiment, in an intrinsically safe control sampling system, a data transport device may be used to couple sampling controls and analyzers. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention may contain an access controller providing a protocol bridge for an intrinsically safe control sampling system to couple sampling controls and analyzers. | 11-06-2008 |
Ray Dean Shepherd, Tulsa, OK US
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20120242489 | Method and Computer Program Product for Processing Chromatograms Obtained by a Process Gas Chromatograph - The invention relates to a method for processing chromatograms obtained by a process gas chromatograph in a plurality of subsequent measurements of a process stream. To reduce the computational effort and time while maintaining high accuracy, the method comprises collecting a set of chromatograms from a predefined number of subsequent measurements, selecting one of the chromatograms of the set as a reference chromatogram, aligning solely by cross-correlation and shifting each other of the collected chromatograms to the selected chromatogram, performing a multivariate analysis on the aligned chromatograms to extract systematic information, performing, based on the information, a peak analysis on the latest chromatogram of the set and outputting the result of the peak analysis, and for a new measurement, excluding the chromatogram of the oldest measurement from the set of chromatograms, including the chromatogram from the new measurement and continuing with the step of selecting one of the chromatograms of the set as a reference chromatogram | 09-27-2012 |
20130239656 | Gas Chromatograph - A gas chromatograph comprising a separation column for separating components of a sample of a gas mixture fed through the separation column by a carrier gas, a thermal conductivity detector including a sensing element arranged downstream from the separation column and configured to detect the separated components in a non-destructive manner and to generate a detector signal in response the detected components, an evaluation unit for evaluating the detector signals to determine concentrations of the detected components, and a further thermal conductivity detector including a further sensing element arranged immediately downstream or upstream from the thermal conductivity detector and configured to detect the separated components and to generate a further detector signal in response to the detected components, where the evaluation unit is configured to compare the detector signal with the further detector signal to recognize and signal a loss of or improper detection by the thermal conductivity detector. | 09-19-2013 |
20140076023 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH - A gas chromatograph in which components of a sample of a gas mixture are separated via a separation column, a sensing element of a thermal conductivity detector is operated at a first temperature to detect separated components and to generate a detector signal in response to detected components, an evaluation unit evaluates detector signals and determines concentrations of detected components, a further sensing element of a further thermal conductivity detector is operated at a second temperature different from the first temperature, to detect gas components of widely different concentration ranges at high sensitivity, where the thermal conductivity detectors are calibrated for different concentration ranges, and the evaluation unit compares the detector signal with the detector signal of the further thermal conductivity detector to output a concentration value determined from the signal of the thermal conductivity detector calibrated for the measured component concentration. | 03-20-2014 |
Richard A. Shepherd, Avon, IN US
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20110142284 | Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Accurate Background Infrared Signature Data on Moving Targets - A method for measuring an infrared signature of a moving target includes: tracking the moving target with a tracking system along a path from a start position to an end position, measuring infrared radiation data of the moving target along the path, repositioning the tracking system to the start position, retracing the path to measure the infrared radiation data of the background, and determining the infrared signature of the moving target by comparing the infrared radiation data of the moving object with the infrared radiation data of the background without the moving object. | 06-16-2011 |
Robert F. Shepherd, St. Paul, MN US
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20130084449 | VISCOELASTIC INK FOR DIRECT WRITING OF HYDROGEL STRUCTURES - A viscoelastic ink for direct writing of hydrogel structures includes a long chain polymer and a photopolymerizable moiety, which may be a photopolymerizable monomer or a photopolymerizable group attached to the long chain polymer. The ink may also include a crosslinking agent, a photoinitiator, and water. The long chain polymer is present at a concentration greater than a critical overlap concentration c* of the long chain polymer in the ink. | 04-04-2013 |
Robert Foster Shepherd, Champaign, IL US
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20110014996 | Higher performance golf club and attachment for golf club, golf ball, athletic shoes, and athletic shin guards using shear-thickening fluids - A method and system is provided which utilizes shear thickening fluids to enhance athletic performance. A shear thickening fluid composite is used on a golf club face to reduce the amount of side spin imparted onto a golf ball thus reducing the amount of slice or hook on the golf ball's flight path. Upon impact between the shear thickening fluid composite and the golf ball, the shear thickening fluid moves laterally away from the direction of the side spin imparted on the ball, thus reducing the amount of side spin imparted onto the golf ball. After this lateral motion, the shear thickening fluid hardens and transfers the remaining energy from the club face to the golf ball. A similar process occurs when the shear thickening fluid composite composes the outside of a golf ball. A shear thickening fluid composite is also used on an athletic shoe so as to transfer more force into a kicked ball thus having the ball travel at higher velocities. When the shoe strikes a ball, the shear thickening fluid within the shoe becomes rigid. This rigidness allows more energy to be transferred to the ball resulting in a ball traveling at a higher velocity. Additionally, a shear thickening fluid composite is incorporated into the sole of the athletic shoe to limit overpronation or underpronation during running. Also, a particulate-based shear thickening fluid incorporated into athletic shin guards improves protection and athletic performance by reducing weight and improving breathability. | 01-20-2011 |
Roger Shepherd, Nederland, CO US
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20100074089 | METHOD FOR FINDING AND TRACKING SINGLE-MODE OPERATION POINT OF EXTERNAL CAVITY DIODE LASERS - An apparatus comprising: a processor for determining if a laser is operating in a single-mode state and for determining the degree to which one of one or more tunable parameters for the laser must be adjusted so that laser operates in a single-mode state if not operating in a single-mode state, wherein the one or more tunable parameters include the following parameters: the laser current and the wavelength of the output light. The apparatus may include a laser and/or a holographic storage medium. Also provided is a method for determining if a laser is operating in a single-mode state and for determining the degree to which one of one or more tunable parameters for the laser must be adjusted so that laser operates in a single-mode state if not operating in a single-mode state. | 03-25-2010 |
20120287491 | METHOD FOR FINDING AND TRACKING SINGLE-MODE OPERATION POINT OF EXTERNAL CAVITY DIODE LASERS - An apparatus comprising: a processor for determining if a laser is operating in a single-mode state and for determining the degree to which one of one or more tunable parameters for the laser must be adjusted so that laser operates in a single-mode state if not operating in a single-mode state, wherein the one or more tunable parameters include the following parameters: the laser current and the wavelength of the output light. The apparatus may include a laser and/or a holographic storage medium. Also provided is a method for determining if a laser is operating in a single-mode state and for determining the degree to which one of one or more tunable parameters for the laser must be adjusted so that laser operates in a single-mode state if not operating in a single-mode state. | 11-15-2012 |
Ryan T. Shepherd, Tulsa, OK US
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20100145843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRICING TRADE ORDERS TO ONE SIDE OF A MARKET CENTER ORDER BOOK - A collection of one or more trade orders for a financial instrument is priced or re-priced to one side of a market center order book based on a target execution price (representing the least favorable price acceptable for all trade orders of the collection), a book depth (representing the collection's book depth), a total order quantity (representing the total quantity of financial instrument units to be traded), and a maxshow (representing the maximum quantity to be shown on the order book at each price level of the book depth). Any existing orders of the collection that are too close to the current market price or too far from the target execution price are canceled or CXR'd, starting with the closest price level to the current market price for “too close” trade orders and the farthest price level from the Target Execution Price for “too far” trade orders. The oldest of any “too-close” trade orders resting at the same price level are cancelled first in order to maximize queue priority and obtain favorable fill prices, and the newest of any “too-far” trade orders resting at the same price level are cancelled first in order to maximize the likelihood of getting the older orders (which have a higher queue priority) filled at the more favorable too-far price. At each price level of the book depth, the quantity of financial instrument units represented by trade orders of the collection is adjusted as necessary to prevent overfilling the total order quantity. | 06-10-2010 |
Scott A. Shepherd, Hoagland, IN US
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20120111187 | FLOW CONTROL NEEDLE MICRO ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY - A fluid cylinder actuator assembly is provided. The assembly includes a cylinder tube and a cushion control needle assembly. The cushion control needle assembly is configured to extend into the fluid cylinder actuator assembly to control fluid that exits the cylinder tube and comprises: a threaded cushion control differential screw that selectively screws into a retainer having corresponding threads; a control needle that includes a stem selectively extendable through a bore in the retainer opposite of the cushion control differential screw; wherein the stem of the control needle is engageable with a threaded bore inside the cushion control differential screw that is complimentary to the threads formed on the stem so that rotating the threaded cushion control differential screw will selectively extend or retract the control needle back and forth; and wherein threads of the threaded cushion control differential screw is different than the threads in its threaded bore. | 05-10-2012 |
20140117689 | GRIPPER WITH REMOTE CABLE DRIVE - A device for gripping an object including a gripper head, an actuator, and a cable assembly. The gripper head includes at least one movable jaw. The actuator is located remotely from the gripper head. The cable assembly connects the gripper head to the actuator and is configured to drive the gripper head by the actuator. | 05-01-2014 |
20140266751 | IMPACT SENSOR - A method of conveying information to/from an impact sensor. The method includes the steps of producing a signal representative of an impact detected by the impact sensor; and altering a conveying of the signal on a single signal line if the impact has a characteristic that violates a preselected value. | 09-18-2014 |
Scott M. Shepherd, Jackson, WY US
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20120037675 | MODULAR OUTDOOR PACKING SYSTEM - Implementations of the present invention provide devices, systems, and methods for packing equipment that provide for a versatile, comfortable, and convenient modular outdoor packing system that increases the enjoyment of outdoor activities. In general, one or more implementations of the present invention include a modular outdoor pack with multiple interchangeable front packs that are interchangeable with a base back pack. Each interchangeable front pack is configured for a particular outdoor activity allowing the modular outdoor pack to transform into multiple different packs depending on the outdoor activity in which the user is participating. | 02-16-2012 |
Stephen Shepherd, Lakewood, CO US
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20120158650 | DISTRIBUTED DATA CACHE DATABASE ARCHITECTURE - System, method, computer program product embodiments and combinations and sub-combinations thereof for a distributed data cache database architecture are provided. An embodiment includes providing a scalable distribution of in-memory database (IMDB) system nodes organized as one or more data fabrics. Further included is providing a plurality of data granularity types for storing data within the one or more data fabrics. Database executions are managed via the one or more data fabrics for a plurality of applications compatible with at least one data granularity type. | 06-21-2012 |
20120317073 | Replication Support for Procedures with Arguments of Unsupported Types - A method, system and computer readable storage medium for replicating procedures with unsupported table data type arguments such as Boolean arguments. The method includes identifying the argument of an unsupported table data type in a procedure to be replicated, mapping the argument to an equivalent supported value, and creating a table containing a column representing the argument as the supported table data type and sending data corresponding to the unsupported table data type argument to a replication server. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317076 | DDL Command Filtering - System, method and articles of manufacture for filtering a data definition language (DDL) command. The method includes providing a filtering function with one or more rules for filtering the DDL command. The method further includes receiving the DDL command for replication. The method also includes filtering the DDL command from replication based on the one or more rules. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317078 | Replication Support for Structured Data - A method, system and computer readable storage medium for replicating structured data stored in a database. The method includes identifying the stored structured data, mapping the data to an unstructured data type, and sending the mapped data to one or more replicate databases as unstructured data. | 12-13-2012 |
20130132345 | Replication Support For Heterogeneous Data Types - A method, system and computer readable storage medium for replicating database data of heterogeneous data type are disclosed. The method includes determining the data type of an element of heterogeneous data type to be replicated. The element is packed into a predetermined transfer format as an opaque data type, based on the determined data type, and replicated to a replication server. The replication server is instructed to not modify the element noted as opaque. | 05-23-2013 |
Stephen C. Shepherd, Lakewood, CO US
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20120150803 | REPLICATION RESYNCHRONIZATION - System, method, computer program product embodiments and combinations and sub-combinations thereof for replication resynchronization are provided. An embodiment includes providing a mode of operation in a replication control system for repopulating a replicated version of a primary database that does not affect an ability to continue activity in the primary database. Further included is managing the repopulating of the replicated version with attention to at least a resynchronization marker. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158805 | NON-DISRUPTIVE DATA MOVEMENT AND NODE REBALANCING IN EXTREME OLTP ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for non-disruptive cache startup, shutdown, data partition movement, and node rebalancing for a data fabric within a data grid in a database environment. The data grid is a clustered in-memory database (IMDB) cache comprising one or more data fabrics including multiple IMDB cache nodes. The method takes a time tag and moves data from source to destination nodes while allowing updates to data on the source nodes. The method propagates updates occurring after the time tag to destination nodes from source nodes and switches applications and ownership to the destination nodes. Another method slices data for a partitioned fabric and stores slices on nodes. Another method starts a data fabric by moving data from a grid backend to the nodes. In an embodiment, another method rebalances nodes in a non-disruptive manner. When a fabric is shutdown, the method saves data from the nodes to the grid backend. | 06-21-2012 |
20120310885 | Auto-Correction in Database Replication - Systems, methods and computer program product embodiments for auto-correction in database replication are disclosed herein. An embodiment includes receiving a log record of one or more database row changes on a table marked for replication. From the received log record, one or more insert operations on the marked table are identified. Each identified insert operation is automatically replaced with a first pair of operations, where each first pair comprises a delete operation associated with a new insert operation. Each first pair, when executed at a replicate database, acts to delete data at a first location identified by each identified insert operation prior to inserting data of the new insert operation at the first location. The embodiment further includes identifying, from the log record, one or more update operations on the marked table, and automatically replacing each identified update operation with a second pair of operations, where each second pair comprises a new delete operation associated with a new insert operation. | 12-06-2012 |
Steven J. Shepherd, Commerce, MI US
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20090299586 | METHOD TO AUTOSTART AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - Internal combustion engine autostarting includes selecting from among several autostart processes in accordance with desired input torque from the engine to the transmission, cranking the engine, and fueling the engine during the engine cranking based upon the selected engine autostart process. | 12-03-2009 |
20100058848 | ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION SYSTEM - An engine coolant temperature estimation system comprises a coolant temperature estimation module and a coolant monitoring module. The coolant estimation module estimates an engine coolant temperature based on at least one of a mass air flow, a vehicle speed, and an ambient temperature. The coolant monitoring module selectively operates an engine based on the estimated engine coolant temperature. | 03-11-2010 |
20100303636 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AUXILIARY PUMP FOR A TRANSMISSION - A method of operating an auxiliary pump for an electrically variable transmission includes purging the auxiliary pump when an auxiliary pump temperature is below a minimum operating temperature and above a minimum purge temperature. The auxiliary pump fluid temperature and the minimum purge temperature are determined based upon the transmission fluid temperature and the ambient temperature. | 12-02-2010 |
Steven K. Shepherd, Brookline, MA US
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20130017873 | STRATEGY GAME SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present application relates to methods and systems for playing a strategy game in which two players take turns assigning a representative symbol to one or more locations of a playing field, with the ultimate goal being to own all (or most) of the playing field. In its most basic form, the playing field is defined by a plurality of nodes, each of which is directly connected to one or more adjacent nodes and indirectly connected to every other node of the playing field via a chain of adjacent nodes. After the current player assigns his symbol to a selected null node, it can be determined how the set of nodes owned by the current player partitions the set of nodes not owned by the current player into one or more transferable bounded sets. Ownership of the transferable bounded set(s) can then be transferred to the current player. | 01-17-2013 |
Thomas E. Shepherd, St. Louis, MO US
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20090210083 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC INSPECTION AND RECORD CREATION OF ASSEMBLY, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS - A system and method for generating a real time electronic quality record of an assembly, test, and repair or maintenance operation. The method involves generating inputs from a plurality of information sources located within a manufacturing environment, the information sources providing information pertaining to at least a tool being used, an individual using the tool, and an operation that the tool is being used by the individual to perform. A locating system is in communication with the information sources to monitor a location and an operation of the tool. A processor is in communication with the locating system to receive the generated inputs, and to generate a real time electronic record upon completion of the operation that the tool is being used to perform. The electronic record shows that the operation has been performed by a given individual using the tool in accordance with a predefined standard. In various embodiments various databases containing tool calibration information, user training and/or certification information, and drawing or process information may be used by the processor in formulating the real time electronic record. | 08-20-2009 |
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20140129025 | ASSEMBLY TASK VERIFICATION METHOD - A method for verifying completion of a task is provided. In various embodiments, the method includes obtaining location coordinates of at least one location sensor within a work cell. The at least one sensor is affixed to a tool used to operate on a feature of a structure to be assembled, fabricated or inspected. The method additionally includes, generating a virtual object locus based on the location coordinates of the at least one location sensor. The virtual object locus corresponds to a computerized schematic of the structure to be assembled and represents of all possible locations of an object end of the tool within the work cell. The method further includes, identifying one of a plurality of candidate features as the most likely to be the feature operated on by the tool. The identification is based on a probability calculation for each of the candidate features that each respective candidate feature is the feature operated on by the tool. | 05-08-2014 |
Thomas Edward Shepherd, Chesterfield, MO US
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20100205021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COGNITIVE DECISION SUPPORT IN A CONDITION BASED FLEET SUPPORT SYSTEM - A cognitive decision support fleet management and maintenance decision system may comprise a first cognitive decision support system to process information regarding a plurality of platforms and generate a list of condition based response activities and a weighted ranking of the probability of success of each condition based activity. A second cognitive decision support system may be tasked by the first to, and configured to, provide a plurality of ranked courses of action. A third cognitive decision support system may be tasked by the second to, and be configured to, assess resource availability for each condition based response activity. The second cognitive decision support system may be further configured to generate from the list of condition based response activities and the resource availability assessment for each condition based response, a plurality of recommended courses of action for the platform. The courses of action may be weighted according to an order of preference in carrying out each. | 08-12-2010 |
Timothy Alan Shepherd, Indianapolis, IN US
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20080214612 | SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS CONTAINING A PHENYLSULFONYL GROUP - The present invention relates to a selective estrogen receptor modulator of formula I or a pharmaceutical acid addition salt thereof; useful, e.g., for treating endometriosis and/or uterine leiomyoma/leiomyomata. | 09-04-2008 |
20080227839 | Kinase Inhibitors - The present invention provides kinase inhibitors of Formula I: | 09-18-2008 |
20090023917 | Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators for the Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms - The present invention relates to a selective estrogen receptor modulator of formula I or Ia: (I) (Ia); or a pharmaceutical acid addition salt thereof; useful for treating vasomotor symptoms, in particular hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms that affect women around menopause. | 01-22-2009 |
20100120801 | AKT AND P70 S6 KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides AKT and p70 S6 kinase inhibitors of the formula: | 05-13-2010 |
20110281847 | SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS - The present invention relates to a selective estrogen receptor modulator of formula I or Ia: (I) (Ia); or a pharmaceutical acid addition salt thereof; useful for treating vasomotor symptoms, in particular hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms that affect women around menopause. | 11-17-2011 |
20120071490 | P70 S6 KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides p70 S6 kinase inhibitors of the formula: | 03-22-2012 |
Wayne Shepherd, Chandler, AZ US
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20100097110 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A wireless communication unit comprises a frequency generation circuit employing a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit comprising a voltage controlled oscillator having a modulation port for directly modulating a signal output from the voltage controlled oscillator. The voltage controlled oscillator is operably coupled to at least one switch and a capacitor bank comprising one or more varactors. A controller is arranged to switch in one or more varactors associated with the modulation port of the phase locked loop circuit to provide an inverse cubic relationship to the direct modulated signal. | 04-22-2010 |
William C. Shepherd, Hampton, IA US
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20110225910 | SUPPORT FOR A GRAIN BIN FLOOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A floor support for a grain bin floor made from a sheet of galvanized steel having a top surface, a bottom surface and flat ends. The floor support has a plurality of flanges and notches disposed within the top surface and a plurality of openings disposed through the sheet of galvanized steel. Positioned between each opening is a first bend. Positioned on either side of selected first bends is a second bend thereby forming a z-shaped floor support. | 09-22-2011 |
20130276504 | SUPPORT FOR A GRAIN BIN FLOOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A floor support for a grain bin floor made from a sheet of galvanized steel having a top surface, a bottom surface and flat ends. The floor support has a plurality of flanges and notches disposed within the top surface and a plurality of openings disposed through the sheet of galvanized steel. Positioned between each opening is a first bend. Positioned on either side of selected first bends is a second bend thereby forming a z-shaped floor support. | 10-24-2013 |