Spellman, US
Charles A. Spellman, Madison, AL US
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20090126967 | THERMAL PACKAGING OF TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER USING CARBON COMPOSITE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MATERIAL - A transmission controller includes a printed circuit board that mechanically supports and electrically connects circuitry of the transmission controller to a vehicle bus. The printed circuit board includes a lower layer of carbon composite and an upper layer of high temperature substrate. A flex circuit is laminated on the printed circuit board to provide an interconnect between the circuitry of the transmission controller and the vehicle bus. The circuitry is encased within a cover. The cover can formed by an overmolding process that encapsulates the circuitry on the upper layer of high temperature substrate or by lamination. The transmission controller can then be attached at a desired location within or on an outer surface of a transmission. | 05-21-2009 |
Charles Meade Spellman, Chicago, IL US
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20130061486 | EXTENSOMETER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN MATERIAL TESTING SYSTEMS - An extensometer assembly for use in association with a material testing system. The extensometer assembly has a pair of extensometers each of which includes a first arm and a second arm. The arms are pivotally coupled together through a connector, such as a flexure bearing. The extensometers may be positioned on opposing sides of a specimen to be tested. A pair of clips extending between opposing first arms and opposing second arms, respectively, retains the extensometers engaged to the specimen on opposing sides of the specimen. | 03-14-2013 |
20130125661 | Load Frame Assembly - A load frame assembly comprising a frame assembly, a servomotor, an actuator, a first crosshead assembly, a second crosshead assembly, a load frame and a displacement sensor. The servomotor is coupled to the frame and includes a control system. The actuator is coupled to the first crosshead assembly and provides for moving the first crosshead assembly relative to the frame assembly. The actuator comprises a ball screw assembly having a ball screw and a ball screw nut. The load frame is coupled to one of the crosshead assemblies. The displacement sensor is associated with the frame assembly and is configured to measure displacement by the crossheads relative to the frame assembly. | 05-23-2013 |
Edward F. Spellman, Lakewood, OH US
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20090092714 | COAXIAL MULTI-COMPONENT ROASTABLE FOOD ITEM - A multi-component food item and method of fabricating it to be roastable. A first food component is formed and processed to make a core that is a substantially rigid support structure having a center axis; and a different food component is coaxially coated on a coatable portion of the core to make a first of one or more food layers. Preferably a holding feature is provided to make the item roastable. An uncoated portion of the core can be used as a holding peg designed to removably engage with an externally gripping tip of an elongated roaster. A substantially axial bore hole in the core can be used to removably engage with a press-fitted internally gripping tip of a roaster. Preferably at least the outwardly exposed one of the one or more coaxial food layers is roastable in that it is improved in some palatable manner by roasting. | 04-09-2009 |
20090134055 | STABLE BASTING UTENSIL HOLDING CONTAINER - The invention provides a pair of tongs in combination with a basting apparatus and an optional sharpened edge that can be used as a knife for cutting into food to check for degree of cooking. The invention also provides a container for use as a holder of a tool, such as a pair of tongs with a basting apparatus, for applying a spreadable basting material (e.g., sauce) held in the container. The container provides a stable support of the tool, such as the pair of tongs, to prevent cross contamination of working surfaces and basting material on the basting apparatus, while at the same time providing a holder from which the tongs/baster efficiently can be retrieved for use. | 05-28-2009 |
20090140535 | TONGS WITH BASTING APPARATUS - The invention provides a pair of tongs in combination with a basting apparatus and an optional sharpened edge that can be used as a knife for cutting into food to check for degree of cooking. The invention also provides a container for use as a holder of a tool, such as a pair of tongs with a basting apparatus, for applying a spreadable basting material (e.g., sauce) held in the container. The container provides a stable support of the tool, such as the pair of tongs, to prevent cross contamination of working surfaces and basting material on the basting apparatus, while at the same time providing a holder from which the tongs/baster efficiently can be retrieved for use. | 06-04-2009 |
Eric Spellman, Viera, FL US
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20090106000 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM USING VOID FILLING AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device and a processor cooperating therewith for determining a void within a geospatial model data set defining a void boundary region, and selecting at least one raw fill region from within the geospatial model data set for filling the void. The processor may also cooperate with the geospatial model data storage device for adjusting elevation values of the at least one raw fill region based upon elevation differences between corresponding portions of the void boundary region and the at least one raw fill region, and updating the geospatial model based upon the adjusted elevation values of the at least one raw fill region. | 04-23-2009 |
20100002947 | Spectral Calibration of Image Pairs Using Atmospheric Characterization | 01-07-2010 |
20100008595 | AUTOMATED ATMOSPHERIC CHARACTERIZATION OF REMOTELY SENSED MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY - A method for processing remotely acquired imagery data includes identifying a region of lowest intensity in each of a plurality of different images for a plurality of different spectral bands and estimating first values for upwelling path radiance for each of the different images according to an intensity in the region in each of the different images. The method further includes selecting a visibility value and calculating second values for the upwelling path radiance for each of the different images, each of the second values based on a radiation transfer model, the radiation model generated using the visibility value and the meta-data. The method can also include comparing the first and the second values for the upwelling path radiance for the different images, adjusting the visibility value based on the comparison, and repeating the calculating, the comparing, and the adjusting steps until a termination condition is met. | 01-14-2010 |
20100008598 | OPTICAL FLOW REGISTRATION OF PANCHROMATIC / MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGE PAIRS - A method for processing remotely acquired imagery includes obtaining imagery data defining a first image of a panchromatic image type, the first image having a first spatial resolution, and obtaining imagery data defining a second image of a multi-spectral image type, the second image having a second spatial resolution lower than the first spatial resolution. The method also includes obtaining a mapping function specifying a position of pixels in the first image with respect to pixels in the second image and adapting the mapping function to a high common spatial resolution higher than the second spatial resolution. The method further includes generating a third set of imagery data defining a third image of a panchromatic type based on the first set of imagery data and the adapted mapping function and having the high common spatial resolution and adjusting the mapping function based on a first difference between the first and the third images at the high common spatial resolution. | 01-14-2010 |
20100226570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUSION OF IMAGE PAIRS UTILIZING ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR ILLUMINATION MODELING - A method for processing imagery includes receiving data ( | 09-09-2010 |
Eric Spellman, Amarillo, TX US
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20160110394 | Obituary Alerting System and Method of Use - A method of using an obituary alerting system, comprising: associating a plurality of users with one another in said Obituary Alerting System 100 based on a one or more associations; indexing a one or more obituary sources; and updating a one or more living users of the deal and related information for a one or more deceased users among said plurality of users based on said one or more obituary source and said one or more associations. | 04-21-2016 |
Eric Spellman, Rockledge, FL US
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20090105954 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD USING MULTIPLE SOURCES OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - A geospatial modeling system may include at least one geospatial information database to store stereo-geographic image data and geographic feature data. A processor may cooperate with the geospatial information database for generating cost coefficients defining a three-dimensional (3D) cost cube using image matching operators based upon the stereo-geographic image data, adjusting the cost coefficients of the 3D cost cube based upon the geographic feature data to generate an adjusted 3D cost cube, and generating a geospatial model based upon solving the adjusted 3D cost cube, e.g. for a best cost surface. The system and method provide an integrated approach to creating a geospatial model using available data from multiple sources. | 04-23-2009 |
Jeffrey E. Spellman, Bellevue, WA US
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20140054417 | OVERHEAD SPACE UTILIZATION DEVICE - One particular overhead space utilization device, adapted for installation in a hull structure, incorporates at least one berth module with first and second berth portions, first and second intermediate support members, and first and second coupling members. Each berth module has two opposing berth members with a walkway therebetween. The first and second intermediate support members each has a first end pivotably coupled to the corresponding one of the first and second berth portions, and a second end configured to be pivotably coupled to the hull structure. The first and second coupling members are configured to pivotably couple the second berth portions to the hull structure. The first and second coupling members and the second berth portions are configured to be positioned outboard of the first berth portion. | 02-27-2014 |
Jerome Spellman, Glen Allen, VA US
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20160048421 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME ALERTS WITH CONCESSIONS - The disclosed embodiments include a method for generating a response when a user encounters an error while using a servicing system. The method may include determining a user has encountered an error using a servicing system based on a trigger event associated with a system failure, logging the error in association with identifying information of the user, analyzing the error according to one or more pre-configured rules to determine an error level associated with the error, and selecting one or more responses to the error based on the error level, with at least one response being directed to the user in real-time. The method may include determining a medium for transmitting the one or more responses based on a type of device operated by the user when the user encountered the error, and transmitting the one or more responses using at least the determined medium. | 02-18-2016 |
Kenneth J. Spellman, Philadelphia, PA US
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20100006172 | INTERNAL DIAMETER COATINGS FOR FIRE PROTECTION PIPING - The present invention relates to in-line coating of a continuously moving substrate, such as a tube or conduit, preferably of the type used for applications such as fire sprinkler piping. The present invention includes a fire sprinkler pipe defining an interior wall surface surrounding an internal pathway. The interior surface is coated with a coating that reduces the degradation of the interior surface and provides a barrier between the interior surface and fluid within the pathway to resist degradation of the interior surface over the life of the tube or conduit. | 01-14-2010 |
Louis U. Spellman, Lakeway, TX US
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20090194005 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITION AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cementitious composition capable of forming high early strength cement when admixed with water may comprise, for each 100% by weight, no more than about 60% by weight C | 08-06-2009 |
20100180538 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS HAVING COARSE GROUND BLAST FURNACE SLAG AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A cementitious composition capable of forming a high, early-phase strength cement may comprise construction grade cement and ground blast furnace slag, the ground blast furnace slag having a Blaine fineness less than about 250 m | 07-22-2010 |
20110056410 | CEMENTITOUS COMPOSITION AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cementitious composition capable of forming high early strength cement when admixed with water may comprise, for each 100% by weight, no more than about 60% by weight C | 03-10-2011 |
20120074251 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITION AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cementitious composition capable of forming high early strength cement when admixed with water may comprise, for each 100% by weight, no more than about 60% by weight C | 03-29-2012 |
20120079962 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS HAVING COARSE GROUND BLAST FURNACE SLAG AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A cementitious composition capable of forming a high, early-phase strength cement may comprise construction grade cement and ground blast furnace slag, the ground blast furnace slag having a Blaine fineness less than about 250 m | 04-05-2012 |
Michael Spellman, Riverdale, NJ US
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20160121556 | COMPOSITE PART MANUFACTURING COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for assisting in the manufacture of composite parts such as those used for various high-strength assemblies such as aircraft wings, vertical stabilizers, racing car shells, boat hulls, and other parts which are required to have a very high strength to weight ratio. The system uses laser technology to measure the resultant surfaces of a first manufactured composite part. A computer system analyzes and compares the as-built dimensions with the required production specifications. Supplemental composite filler plies are designed including shape and dimensions. These plies are nested together into a single composite sheet and manufactured to minimize wasted material. The plies are then cut out and applied to the first part guided by a laser projection system for locating the plies on the part. The part is then re-cured. The final assembly is then re-measured for compliance with production dimensions. | 05-05-2016 |
Michael Spellman, Groton, CT US
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20150328525 | EVENT SCORING SERVICE - An event scoring service is provided. An aspect of the service includes creating an event template having data fields. A portion of the data fields is configured to receive a first set of values that identify an event, participants, and criteria. An aspect also includes providing a user with access to the event template with respect to an event hosted by a venue. The access is configured to enable the user to enter a second set of values corresponding to another portion of the data fields. A further aspect includes mapping an event identifier of the event with a database of event information, populating the data fields with values corresponding to the event, and rendering an interface accessible by individuals tasked with scoring the event hosted by the venue. The interface includes at least a subset of the data fields, corresponding values, and input options based on the criteria. | 11-19-2015 |
Michael J. Spellman, Westwood, NJ US
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20090265923 | Digital wire harness assembly system - An electronic wire harness assembly system having a transparent pegboard with a rear mounted digital display such as an LCD or plasma display is controlled by a proprietary software program running on a personal computer. The digital display provides peg location illumination, wire run path location illumination, connector shape illumination and location illumination, as well as cable tie location illumination. The operator is visually assisted with notes and videos displayed under the pegboard at the appropriate locations. The pegboard grid is registered to the digital display with simple mouse pointer clicks. | 10-29-2009 |
Paul Spellman, Benicia, CA US
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20090177450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Embodiments relate to genomic technologies using adaptive spline analysis that predict responses of cancer cells. For example, responses of cancer cells to specific medications and/or treatments may be predicted based on adaptive linear spline analyses. | 07-09-2009 |
20090203051 | TARGETS IN BREAST CANCER FOR PROGNOSIS OR THERAPY - Cancer markers are developed to detect diseases characterized by increased expression of apoptosis-suppressing genes, such as aggressive cancers. Genome wide analyses of genome copy number and gene expression in breast cancer revealed 66 genes in the human chromosomal regions, 8p11, 11q13, 17q12, and 20q13 that were amplified. Diagnosis and assessment of amplification levels of genes shown to be amplified are useful in prediction of patient outcome of a of patient's response and drug resistance in breast cancer. Certain genes were found to be high priority therapeutic targets by the identification of recurrent aberrations involving genome sequence, copy number and/or gene expression are associated with reduced survival duration in certain diseases and cancers, specifically breast cancer. Inhibitors of these genes will be useful therapies for treatment of these non-responsive cancers. | 08-13-2009 |
20120077694 | TARGETS IN BREAST CANCER FOR PROGNOSIS OR THERAPY - Cancer markers are developed to detect diseases characterized by increased expression of apoptosis-suppressing genes, such as aggressive cancers. Genome wide analyses of genome copy number and gene expression in breast cancer revealed 66 genes in the human chromosomal regions, 8p11, 11q13, 17q12, and 20q13 that were amplified. Diagnosis and assessment of amplification levels of genes shown to be amplified are useful in prediction of patient outcome of a of patient's response and drug resistance in breast cancer. Certain genes were found to be high priority therapeutic targets by the identification of recurrent aberrations involving genome sequence, copy number and/or gene expression are associated with reduced survival duration in certain diseases and cancers, specifically breast cancer. Inhibitors of these genes will be useful therapies for treatment of these non-responsive cancers. | 03-29-2012 |
Paul T. Spellman, Benicia, CA US
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20110183336 | Method to Predict Responsiveness of Breast Cancer to Polyamine-Type Chemotherapy - Methods of-identifying a basal or luminal phenotype of a cell, comprising detecting expression of one or more of a set of predictive biomarker genes or proteins that identify the cell as having a basal or luminal cancer subtype and compositions for treating identified basal or luminal cancers. | 07-28-2011 |
Paul T. Spellman, Portland, OR US
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20120214829 | Molecular Predictors of Therapeutic Response to Specific Anti-Cancer Agents - Herein is described the use of a collection of 50 breast cancer cell lines to match responses to 77 conventional and experimental therapeutic agents with transcriptional, proteomic and genomic subtypes found in primary tumors. Almost all compounds produced strong differential responses across the cell lines produced responses that were associated with transcriptional and proteomic subtypes and produced responses that were associated with recurrent genome copy number abnormalities. These associations can now be incorporated into clinical trials that test subtype markers and clinical responses simultaneously. | 08-23-2012 |
20140018253 | GENE EXPRESSION PANEL FOR BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS - The invention described in the application relates to a panel of gene expression markers for node-negative, ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patients. The invention thus provides methods and compositions, e.g., kits and/or microarrays, for evaluating gene expression levels of the markers and methods of using such gene expression levels to evaluate the likelihood of relapse of a node-negative, ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patient. Such information can be used in determining treatment options for patients. | 01-16-2014 |
20140364434 | Biomarkers for Prediction of Response to PARP Inhibition in Breast Cancer - Methods and systems for identifying a cancer patient suitable for treatment with a PARP inhibitor. A 6-gene, 7-gene and 8-gene predictor panels of genes that are predictive of patient resistance or sensitivity to PARP inhibitors such as Olaparib. | 12-11-2014 |
Peter J. Spellman, Quincy, MA US
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20110246340 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATIVE EXECUTION OF BUSINESS PROCESSES - A computer-implemented method and system are provided for collaborative execution of business processes shared by entities and outsourced business partners providing products or services to the entities. A single software service is provided with common business process rules, a common business information schema, and a single directory of shared workspaces for registered users of all entities and outsourced partners on a publicly available server computer. The software service is managed by a third party. The users operate client devices communicating with the server computer over a global communications network to access the service. The service enables users to create collaboration workspaces. Each of the collaboration workspaces is identified in the single directory and accessible by a team of users associated with an entity and one or more outsourced business partners for one or more business processes shared by the entity and the one or more outsourced business partners. Each collaboration workspace provides a common operational view of the one or more shared business processes to the team of users to facilitate execution of the one or more shared business processes. The service facilitates interaction and sharing of information relating to one or more shared business processes among a team of users through each collaboration workspace. The service connects users to business processes by enabling users to identify and grant access rights to additional users to access a collaboration workspace. | 10-06-2011 |
20130262372 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS ON A COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS NETWORK AND FOR SYSTEM INTEGRATION MESSAGE ROUTING AND IDENTIFIER MAPPING UTILIZING A SHARED WORKSPACE MECHANISM - A computer-implemented method for facilitating business-to-business transactions on a collaborative business network among a plurality of entities. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262376 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED CONCURRENT DATA UPDATES OF BUSINESS OBJECTS - A computer-implemented method and system for distributed concurrent data updating of a business object having a structured format. | 10-03-2013 |
20140136431 | DIGITALLY SECURED ELECTRONIC TITLES FOR PRODUCTS IN SUPPLY CHAINS - Computer-implemented methods and systems are provided for inhibiting entry of unauthorized products in a supply chain. The methods and systems feature unique identifiers placed on products in the supply chain and Digitally Secured Electronic Titles (DSETs) for products. The DSETs are exchanged upon transfer of the products in the supply chain and tracked in an electronic registry. | 05-15-2014 |
Thomas Spellman, Amanda, OH US
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20130102294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A PLURALITY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - The present invention is a system to navigate a plurality of colleges and universities that includes a server system, one or more smartphones and a communications network where the server system is in communication with the smartphones over the communications network. The system specifically includes a college navigator smartphone app that includes a plurality of interactive maps and a plurality of schedule information that resides on the server system and a plurality of app updates that are provided to the college navigator app and to keep the system current. The present invention also includes a corresponding method for using a smartphone to navigate a plurality of college and university campuses. | 04-25-2013 |