Switzer, US
Adrian Gregory Switzer, Springboro, OH US
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20080213191 | Composition and/or articles comprising cyclodextrin complexing material - Personal care products are provided. An exemplary personal care product includes a composition that is applied to the body or clothing, or an article applied against the body; a plurality of particles associated with the composition or a component of the article, the plurality of particles, at least some of the plurality of particles comprising a cyclodextrin complexing material and a first fragrance material, wherein the percent of the first fragrance material that is complexed with the cyclodextrin is greater than about 90%, so that the perceptibility of the first fragrance is minimized prior to its release; and a second fragrance material that is not complexed with the cyclodextrin and that is different from the first fragrance material, wherein the composition or article does not contain an antiperspirant active. | 09-04-2008 |
20080215023 | COMPOSITIONS AND/OR ARTICLES COMPRISING CYCLODEXTRIN COMPLEXING MATERIAL - Personal care products are provided. An exemplary personal care product includes a composition that is applied to the body or clothing, or an article applied against the body; a plurality of particles associated with the composition or a component of the article, the plurality of particles, at least some of the plurality of particles comprising a cyclodextrin complexing material and a first fragrance material, wherein the percent of the first fragrance material that is complexed with the cyclodextrin is greater than about 90%, so that the perceptibility of the first fragrance is minimized prior to its release; and a second fragrance material that is not complexed with the cyclodextrin and that is different from the first fragrance material, wherein the composition or article does not contain an antiperspirant active. | 09-04-2008 |
20110212147 | Compositions And/Or Articles Comprising Cyclodextrin Complexing Material - Personal care products are provided. An exemplary personal care product includes a composition that is applied to the body or clothing, or an article applied against the body; a plurality of particles associated with the composition or a component of the article, the plurality of particles, at least some of the plurality of particles comprising a cyclodextrin complexing material and a first fragrance material, wherein the percent of the first fragrance material that is complexed with the cyclodextrin is greater than about 90%, so that the perceptibility of the first fragrance is minimized prior to its release; and a second fragrance material that is not complexed with the cyclodextrin and that is different from the first fragrance material, wherein the composition or article does not contain an antiperspirant active. | 09-01-2011 |
20110212148 | Compositions And/Or Articles Comprising Cyclodextrin Complexing Material - Personal care products are provided. An exemplary personal care product includes a composition that is applied to the body or clothing, or an article applied against the body; a plurality of particles associated with the composition or a component of the article, the plurality of particles, at least some of the plurality of particles comprising a cyclodextrin complexing material and a first fragrance material, wherein the percent of the first fragrance material that is complexed with the cyclodextrin is greater than about 90%, so that the perceptibility of the first fragrance is minimized prior to its release; and a second fragrance material that is not complexed with the cyclodextrin and that is different from the first fragrance material, wherein the composition or article does not contain an antiperspirant active. | 09-01-2011 |
Andrea Pfarr Switzer, Maineville, OH US
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20080235890 | CLEANING ELEMENT AND CLEANING TOOL - It is an object of the present invention to provide effective technique for a higher cleaning effect and higher operability of a cleaning element. According to a representative cleaning tool, bonding thickness of the fusion bonded part | 10-02-2008 |
20080235891 | CLEANING ELEMENT AND CLEANING TOOL - It is an object of the present invention to provide effective technique for a higher cleaning effect and higher operability of a cleaning element. Representative cleaning tool includes a cleaning element | 10-02-2008 |
20090007355 | Plural sided cleaning implement - A plural sided duster removably attachable to a handle. The duster may have two construction portions, each with an inwardly facing surface joined to the other to form a laminate construction. The construction portions may be longitudinally offset. The arrangement allows an attachment mechanism associated with the inwardly facing surface to be visible to the user, so the handle may be easily and removably attached to the duster at the attachment mechanism. | 01-08-2009 |
Dana N. Switzer, Simsbury, CT US
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20130076291 | REDUNDANT INTERFACE FOR A STEPPER MOTOR - A multi-channel stepper motor controller has at least a first and second stepper motor control channel. Each of the control channels has a solid state switching circuit operable to connect the control channel to a stepper motor. | 03-28-2013 |
David Switzer, Seattle, WA US
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20150046886 | GESTURE RECOGNITION - A wrist-worn athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by the user, and offer an alternative to making selections on the performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activities. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring systems such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved. | 02-12-2015 |
David Switzer, Redmond, WA US
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20090309849 | ENHANCED ON-OBJECT CONTEXT MENUS - Aspects of the present invention provide context menus useful in, e.g., a computing device receiving user input via a stylus. Icons representing actions performable on an object are displayed in a context menu for the object. Additional aspects of the invention include cascading menus that also minimize hand and/or wrist motion, as well as placement of menus based on user handedness and/or stylus orientation. | 12-17-2009 |
20110185277 | SMART SPACE INSERTION - A system and method for inserting space is described. A user may designate content to be inserted into a document and have the system insert space to accommodate the new content. The system and method permit some content to overlie other content as may be intended by a user. | 07-28-2011 |
Duane Switzer, Erie, CO US
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20140361908 | WIRELESS UTILITY METERING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A multifunction electronic device generally involving a processor, a power source in electronic communication with the processor; and wireless communicator, the wireless communicator in electronic communication with the processor and the power source. The processor controls the wireless communicator in a manner that minimizes power consumption by the multifunction electronic device, whereby the power source is conserved. The multifunction electronic device serves at least one function, such as a register device or a remote device. The multifunction electronic device wirelessly communicates with a remote server, such as a cloud-based server, and performs metering measurements by way of a magnetic field sensor for enhancing accuracy of such measurements. | 12-11-2014 |
Edward R. Switzer, Washington, DC US
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20140136294 | COMPREHENSIVE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MODEL FOR A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing a user interface for specifying details of a development project, receiving, through the user interface, user-input specifying a type for the development project, a location for development project, and a financing structure for the development project, determining one or more projected outcomes for the development project based on data for the specified type, location, and financing structure of the development project, and, providing, through the user interface, an analysis of each of the one or more projected outcomes. | 05-15-2014 |
Elise Switzer, Napa, CA US
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20150332141 | REDOX ACTIVE POLYMER DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The disclosed technology relates generally to apparatus comprising conductive polymers and more particularly to tag and tag devices comprising a redox-active polymer film, and method of using and manufacturing the same. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate and a conductive structure formed on the substrate which includes a layer of redox-active polymer film having mobile ions and electrons. The conductive structure further includes a first terminal and a second terminal configured to receive an electrical signal therebetween, where the layer of redox-active polymer is configured to conduct an electrical current generated by the mobile ions and the electrons in response to the electrical signal. The apparatus additionally includes a detection circuit operatively coupled to the conductive structure and configured to detect the electrical current flowing through the conductive structure. | 11-19-2015 |
20150333331 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES COMPRISING SELF-COMPENSATING POLYMERS - The disclosed technology relates generally to devices comprising conductive polymers and more particularly to electrochemical devices comprising self-compensating conductive polymers. In one aspect, electrochemical energy storage device comprises a negative electrode comprising an active material including a redox-active polymer. The device additionally comprises a positive electrode comprising an active material including a redox-active polymer. The device further comprises an electrolyte material interposed between the negative electrode and positive electrode and configured to conduct mobile counterions therethrough between the negative electrode and positive electrode. At least one of the negative electrode redox-active polymer and the positive electrode redox-active polymer comprises a zwitterionic polymer unit configured to reversibly switch between a zwitterionic state in which the zwitterionic polymer unit has first and second charge centers having opposite charge states that compensate each other, and a non-zwitterionic state in which the zwitterionic polymer unit has one of the first and second charge centers whose charge state is compensated by mobile counterions. | 11-19-2015 |
Elise Switzer, Albuquerque, NM US
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20090069175 | Nanostructured anode PT-RU electrocatalysts for direct methanol fuel cells - An aerosol-assisted method for synthesis of nanostructured metallic electrocatalysts and the electrocatalysts formed thereby. The electrocatalyst may be formed from metals such as, but not limited to, platinum, platinum group metals, and binary and tertiary compositions thereof such as, for example, platinum-ruthenium and platinum-tin. The resulting unsupported electrocatalyst is homogenous and highly disperse. | 03-12-2009 |
Elise E. Switzer, Napa, CA US
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20140113206 | DEGENERATE DOPING OF METALLIC ANODES - Embodiments of the invention relate to an electrochemical cell comprising: (i) a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel, (ii) a positive electrode, (iii) an ionically conductive medium, and (iv) a dopant; the electrodes being operable in a discharge mode wherein the metal fuel is oxidized at the fuel electrode and the dopant increases the conductivity of the metal fuel oxidation product. In an embodiment, the oxidation product comprises an oxide of the metal fuel which is doped degenerately. In an embodiment, the positive electrode is an air electrode that absorbs gaseous oxygen, wherein during discharge mode, oxygen is reduced at the air electrode. Embodiments of the invention also relate to methods of producing an electrode comprising a metal and a doped metal oxidation product. | 04-24-2014 |
Elizabeth W. Switzer, Charleston, SC US
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20110232813 | COVER FOR A BOAT MOTOR - A cover for a boat motor is provided. The cover is for a boat motor of the type having an upper portion having a housing for containing an engine and a lower portion having a cavitation plate, a propeller for providing propulsion, and a skeg for providing directional stability under propulsion. The cover includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a shape that generally approximates the lower portion. A first fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the first panel. A second fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the second panel and is mutually engageable with the first fastener. The first and second panel are positioned on opposing sides of the lower portion and fastened to each other by the first and second fasteners to form an enclosure for covering the lower portion of the boat motor. | 09-29-2011 |
Jeff Douglas Switzer, Charlotte, NC US
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20150068851 | ELECTRONIC STROKE SENSOR FOR AIR DISC BRAKE WITH INSPECTION PORT - A brake actuator assembly for an air disk brake includes an actuator housing having a pushrod that is extensible from the actuator housing. A lever arm is disposed inside a caliper housing. The lever arm is actuated by the pushrod for transferring motion from the actuator to a brake pad. A sensor element is disposed between the actuator housing and the caliper housing with the sensor element being sealably engaged to the actuator housing providing an air tight enclosure between the caliper housing and the actuator. An inspection port is disposed in the sensor element providing access to receive a visual sensor and a pressure sensor for identifying a condition of the brake actuator and for identifying a condition of the air tight enclosure. | 03-12-2015 |
Jeffrey D. Switzer, Charleston, SC US
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20110232813 | COVER FOR A BOAT MOTOR - A cover for a boat motor is provided. The cover is for a boat motor of the type having an upper portion having a housing for containing an engine and a lower portion having a cavitation plate, a propeller for providing propulsion, and a skeg for providing directional stability under propulsion. The cover includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a shape that generally approximates the lower portion. A first fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the first panel. A second fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the second panel and is mutually engageable with the first fastener. The first and second panel are positioned on opposing sides of the lower portion and fastened to each other by the first and second fasteners to form an enclosure for covering the lower portion of the boat motor. | 09-29-2011 |
20120090745 | COVER FOR A BOAT MOTOR - A cover for a boat motor is provided. The cover is for a boat motor of the type having an upper portion having a housing for containing an engine, and a lower portion having a cavitation plate, a propeller for providing propulsion, a skeg for providing directional stability under propulsion, and a transom. The cover includes a first panel and a second panel. Each panel has a shape that generally approximates the lower portion. A first fastener is carried on a substantial length of a periphery of the first panel. A second fastener is carried on a periphery of the second panel and is mutually engageable with the first fastener. The first and second panel are positioned on opposing sides of the lower portion and fastened to each other by the first and second fasteners to form an enclosure for covering the lower portion of the boat motor. | 04-19-2012 |
Jim R. Switzer, Placentia, CA US
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20110109256 | FIBER OPTICALLY COMMUNICATED MOTOR TEMPERATURE AND POSITION SIGNALS - Methods and apparatus are provided for a controlling an electric motor that is at least partially disposed within a motor housing. The rotational speed and position of the electric motor are sensed, and a temperature of the electric motor is sensed. The sensor signals are converted to optical signals and are propagated in a fiber optic cable. The electric motor is controlled based, at least in part, on the propagated optical signals. | 05-12-2011 |
Joel Switzer, Bozeman, MT US
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20140364785 | APPARATUS FOR STABILIZATION OF PELVIC FRACTURES - An apparatus for stabilization of pelvic fractures comprising a stationary pad member, an adjustable pad member, and two trochanter pads. The stationary pas member comprises a cross-member with a rack gear. The adjustable pad assembly is configured to slide laterally on the cross-member so that the distance between the first and second trochanter pads is adjustable. The invention further comprises a torque release clutch that is configured to cause the retaining pawl gear tooth to disengage from the rack gear teeth when a certain force is applied to the torque release clutch. | 12-11-2014 |
20150258355 | FLUID MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR EXERCISING ATHLETES - A fluid management device comprising an air filler assembly comprising a filter, a body, a mouthpiece and a flap valve, and a fluid deflector situated between the filter and the mouthpiece. The body comprises condensation collection guide channels located on an inside surface of the body behind the fluid deflector that direct condensation and saliva into a collection basin located behind the fluid deflector at abase of the fluid deflector. The first end of the flap valve is attached to the body, and the second end of the flap valve is situated directly beneath the collection basin. When the flap valve is in an open position, fluids collected in the collection basin escape from the device by dripping out of it. | 09-17-2015 |
Kenneth M. Switzer, Frederick, MD US
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20110155308 | METHOD FOR MAKING A CONCRETE BLOCK - A mold core with a plurality of tension springs is placed in a mold box such that the top of the mold core is even with the top of the mold box when the plurality of tension springs have no tension. Block mix including a substantial amount of compressible material is poured into the mold and lightly vibrated. A movable bottom plate then moves downward at the same time as the mold core is moved downward a first distance to stretch the plurality of tension springs. After the mold core is moved downward the first distance, the movement of the mold core stops while the movement of the movable plate continues downward, thereby ejecting the partial block element from the mold. Block elements are cured, then glued together to form a complete block. One or both of the exterior surfaces of the block may have a wooden attachment layer attached. | 06-30-2011 |
Leonard H. Switzer, Rifle, CO US
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20130199786 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING UNIFORM HEATING TO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION FOR RECOVERY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS - A heating system for a subterranean mineral formation according to embodiments of the present invention includes a casing positioned in a bore in the subterranean mineral formation, the casing having an outer surface and an inner surface, a heating element positioned within the casing, a surface connection system having a first end coupled to the heating element within the casing and a second end at a top ground surface above the subterranean mineral formation, a heat transfer fluid contained within the casing, the heat transfer fluid configured to transfer heat between the heating element and the inner surface of the casing, wherein at least a portion of the heat transfer fluid is undergoing phase changes between liquid and gas in order to regulate a temperature of the casing. Fins may be included on the outside of the casing to enhance heat transfer. | 08-08-2013 |
Lon E. Switzer, Marysville, WA US
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20150059988 | RETRACTABLE SHADE AND METHOD SEALING AN OVER-WING EXIT IN AN AIRCRAFT - A heated roller shade system is provided. The heated roller shade system includes a roller located in a cavity defined between an inner wall of a vehicle and an outer wall of the vehicle. The roller shade system also includes a shade coupled to the roller. The roller is configured to selectively move the shade between a deployed position and an open position. The roller shade system also includes a heating mechanism coupled to at least one of the roller and the shade. The heating mechanism facilitates increasing a temperature of at least one of the roller and the shade. | 03-05-2015 |
20150087217 | GRILLE FOR VEHICLE WALL OPENING - A grille for a vehicle wall opening may comprise a frame, a pair of first louvers, and a second louver. The frame may be receivable on the vehicle wall in an installed position extending around the opening, and may have an inboard side and an outboard side. The pair of first louvers may be supported on the frame, and may be transversely inclined to an outboard direction at a first angle. The second louver may be located between the first louvers, fixed relative to the first louvers, and inclined to the outboard direction at a second angle different from the first angle. | 03-26-2015 |
Mary B. Switzer, North Andover, MA US
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20120138537 | METHOD OF WEAK PARTITIONING CHROMATOGRAPHY - This invention relates to methods of using weak partitioning chromatography for the purification of a product from a load fluid containing one or more impurities. Further, the invention relates to methods of weak partitioning chromatography defined by operating conditions which cause a medium to bind least 1 mg of product per mL of medium, or alternatively, defined by a partition coefficient of at least 0.1. | 06-07-2012 |
Mary Beth Switzer, North Andover, MA US
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20150182604 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING HETEROGENEOUS POPULATIONS OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN CLOTTING FACTOR XA PROTEINS - Compositions are provided comprising recombinant variants of the human clotting Factor Xa. Such compositions include a wide variety of isoforms and post-translational modifications of FXa and are useful for treating subjects in need of hemostasis. | 07-02-2015 |
Michael D. Switzer, Highland Park, IL US
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20090105635 | ACCESS ASSEMBLY WITH SEAL LUBRICANT MECHANISM - The present disclosure relates to surgical access assemblies and surgical valves or seals of the type adapted to allow the introduction of a surgical instrument or object therethrough. In particular, the surgical access assemblies and seals disclosed herein are adapted to facilitate the insertion, withdrawal, and manipulation of a surgical instrument through the incorporation of a lubricous substance or fluid. | 04-23-2009 |
Nancy Switzer, Pacifica, CA US
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20120066065 | Systems and Methods to Segment Customers - In one aspect, a computing apparatus includes: a data warehouse configured to store transaction data, geo-demographic data, attitudinal data and lifestyle data of a plurality of customers; a profile generator coupled with the data warehouse to determine a profile for each respective customer of the plurality of customers, the profile including at least one profile parameter to cluster customers based on the transaction data, the geo-demographic data, the attitudinal data and the lifestyle data; and a segment detector coupled with the data warehouse to segment the plurality of customers in a space having at least one first dimension corresponding to the at least one profile parameter, a second dimension for a value score indicative of a level of profitability value of each respective customer, and a third dimension for a current status of each respective customer in connection with a goal. | 03-15-2012 |
Rodney Slade Switzer, Nicholasville, KY US
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20110083408 | FILTER CARTRIDGE, DUST COLLECTORS, AND METHODS - An air filter cartridge has Z-media and a gasket arrangement with a perimeter gasket member against the downstream flow face and a side gasket member adjacent to at least a partial extension of a first side panel. The side gasket member includes no portion against second, third, and fourth side panels of the air filter cartridge. The air filter cartridge can be used in a dust collector having a tubesheet and a frame arrangement extending from the tubesheet. The perimeter gasket member seals against the frame arrangement and the side gasket member seals against the tubesheet. A method of servicing includes orienting the air filter cartridge against a guide ramp and moving the filter cartridge until the side gasket member is engaged against the tubesheet sealing surface. | 04-14-2011 |
20140096496 | FILTER CARTRIDGE, DUST COLLECTORS, AND METHODS - An air filter cartridge has Z-media and a gasket arrangement with a perimeter gasket member against the downstream flow face and a side gasket member adjacent to at least a partial extension of a first side panel. The side gasket member includes no portion against second, third, and fourth side panels of the air filter cartridge. The air filter cartridge can be used in a dust collector having a tubesheet and a frame arrangement extending from the tubesheet. The perimeter gasket member seals against the frame arrangement and the side gasket member seals against the tubesheet. A method of servicing includes orienting the air filter cartridge against a guide ramp and moving the filter cartridge until the side gasket member is engaged against the tubesheet sealing surface. | 04-10-2014 |
Roger Switzer, Vancouver, WA US
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20110075183 | PRINT AND SCAN SHARING PAPER PICK AND PAPER MOTION CONTROL IN A MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER - A multi-function printer having a compact size and portable configuration while providing printing, scanning and copying functionalities is disclosed herein. The multi-function printer includes a printer assembly and a scanner assembly configured to cooperatively utilize the same pick and paper movement systems along a common feed or paper path to perform these printing, scanning and copying functions. Thus, the disclosed multi-function printer may require a less complex paper movement and control system which, in turn, reduces the printer's overall weight while increasing its flexibility and/or portability. | 03-31-2011 |
Roger N. Switzer, Vancouver, WA US
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20120161996 | Low-Memory-Usage Arbitrary Waveform Representation or Generation - This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-memory-usage arbitrary waveform representation or generation. These techniques and/or apparatuses enable representation and/or generation of arbitrary waveforms using less memory than many current techniques, thereby reducing costs or memory size. Further, in some embodiments the techniques and apparatuses generate arbitrary waveforms without using processor resources. | 06-28-2012 |
20140055461 | Low-Memory-Usage Arbitrary Waveform Representation or Generation - This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-memory-usage arbitrary waveform representation or generation. These techniques and/or apparatuses enable representation and/or generation of arbitrary waveforms using less memory than many current techniques, thereby reducing costs or memory size. Further, in some embodiments the techniques and apparatuses generate arbitrary waveforms without using processor resources. | 02-27-2014 |
R. Steve Switzer, Atlanta, GA US
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20130257590 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN AUTHENTICATING LOCK WITH BAR CODE - Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for opening electronic locks employing an image, such as the image of a bar code, (e.g., a QR code), and using the hardware and software resources commonly found on a mobile device such as a cell phone or tablet computer. An application on the mobile device obtains information identifying a lock, such as a series of numbers displayed by the lock or encoded in a bar code on the lock, and inputs it along with information identifying a particular user to an algorithm that generates a key code for the lock. The application on the mobile device displays the key code (e.g., as a numeric code or embedded in a bar code image) and the lock receives the displayed key code and opens. In various embodiments, the key code may be entered into a control interface on the lock, or captured by a camera connected to the lock. | 10-03-2013 |
Stephen Switzer, Kingsport, TN US
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20110256369 | THIN-LAYERED ALTERNATING MATERIAL BODY SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A body support assembly comprising a first layer comprising a visco-elastic foam (e.g., a non-reticulated foam), a second layer supporting the first layer and comprising a non-visco-elastic foam (e.g., a latex foam), and a third layer supporting the second layer and comprising a visco-elastic foam (e.g., a non-reticulated foam). In one embodiment, a thickness of the first layer is less than 20% (preferably less than 10%) of a total thickness of the body support assembly, and a combined thickness of all visco-elastic layers is less than 50% of the total thickness. Preferably, the thickness of the first layer is less than 3 centimeters. The body support assembly includes a first layer comprising non-reticulated, visco-elastic foam, a second layer comprising a material different than non-reticulated, visco-elastic foam, a third layer comprising visco-elastic foam, a fourth layer comprising a material different than non-reticulated, visco-elastic foam, and a fifth layer comprising visco-elastic foam. | 10-20-2011 |
20120017373 | MATTRESS RETENTION BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A body support assembly includes a body support having a head portion, a middle portion, and a foot portion. The body support assembly also includes a foundation underlying and supporting the body support proximate an edge of the body support at one of the head and foot portions, and a bracket coupled to the foundation and slideable between first and second positions at different distances with respect to the edge of the body support. | 01-26-2012 |
Stephen Switzer, Trinity, NC US
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20150329997 | ANTIMICROBIAL FIRE-RETARDANT YARN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A composite yarn includes an aramid fiber and a second fiber incorporating therein at least one of an antimicrobial and a fire retardant. The second fiber is at least one of wrapped around the aramid fiber and entangled with the aramid fiber. | 11-19-2015 |
Stephen Watson Switzer, Kingsport, TN US
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20150296994 | BODY SUPPORT CUSHION HAVING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - A body support cushion, e.g., mattress, has multiple foam layers, including a viscoelastic foam layer and a reticulated beat properties that provide two intervals of dermal cooling. | 10-22-2015 |
Thad Carlton Switzer, Richmond, KY US
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20140105622 | Methods for Providing a Transferable Page Countdown for a Toner Cartridge Between Image Forming Devices - A method for providing a page countdown for a replaceable toner cartridge according to one embodiment includes, upon detecting a toner cartridge that is out of usable toner, determining a number of pages remaining for a page countdown associated with the toner cartridge. Whether a toner sump of an imaging unit positioned to receive toner from the toner cartridge contains sufficient toner to print the number of pages remaining is also determined. If the toner sump of the imaging unit contains sufficient toner, the page countdown continues from the number of pages remaining. If the toner sump of the imaging unit does not contain sufficient toner, the number of pages remaining for the page countdown is reset based on the amount of toner available in the toner sump of the imaging unit and the page countdown continues from the reset number of pages remaining. | 04-17-2014 |
20140376942 | Transferable Page Countdown for a Replaceable Unit Between Image Forming Devices - An electrophotographic image forming device according to one embodiment includes a controller configured to provide a page countdown for a replaceable toner cartridge of the image forming device on a display screen. The controller, upon detecting a toner cartridge that is out of usable toner, is configured to determine a number of pages remaining for a page countdown associated with the toner cartridge. The controller is configured to determine whether a toner sump of an imaging unit positioned in the image forming device to receive toner from the toner cartridge contains sufficient toner to print the number of pages remaining for the page countdown associated with the life of the toner cartridge. The controller is configured to continue the page countdown if the imaging unit contains sufficient toner and to reset the page countdown if the imaging unit does not contain sufficient toner. | 12-25-2014 |
Thad Carlton Switzer, Lexington, KY US
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20090238597 | COLOR BELT FUSER WARM-UP TIME MINIMIZATION - A belt fuser assembly for a color EP printer that quickly warms up the fusing belt before allowing a first sheet of print media to run through the printing stations at the fuser assembly. The warm-up cycle includes: (1) a preheat mode, (2) a first portion of a belt temperature warm-up mode, (3) a second portion of the belt temperature warm-up mode, and (4) a tight belt temperature control mode. The preheat mode operates the fuser's heater at less than full power, and prevents the fuser belt from rotating. The first portion of the belt temperature warm-up mode operates the heater at full power, and the fuser belt begins rotating, but not at its full speed. The second portion of the belt temperature warm-up mode operates the heater at less than full power, and the fuser belt begins rotating at its full speed. | 09-24-2009 |
20110026550 | Method for Compensating Misalignment Errors in Electrophotographic Device - A method for compensating misalignment errors associated with a laser beam in an electrophotographic (EP) device is disclosed. A first value and a second value of a time-of-flight of the laser beam are determined. The second value of the time-of-flight is associated with a current value of SOS time and EOS time of the laser beam. The second value of the time-of-flight of the laser beam is compared with the first value of the time-of-flight. A duty cycle of a fuser of the EP device is monitored. An average value of the duty cycle of the fuser for a predetermined time period is determined. One or more alignment conditions of the laser beam are adjusted based on at least one of the comparisons of the second value and the first value of the time-of-flight of the laser beam, and the determined average value of the duty cycle of the fuser. | 02-03-2011 |
Tobias Scott Switzer, Borden, IN US
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20140363991 | ULTRA LOW-PROFILE CONNECTORS - A connector system includes a first connector including first contacts arranged around a pass-through hole or a recess, the first connector being configured to be located in a cut-out of a first substrate such that the first contacts are connected to the first substrate, and a second connector including second contacts arranged around a beam, the second connector configured to be connected to a second substrate such that the second contacts are connected to the second substrate. The pass-through hole or the recess extends in a mating direction of the first connector and the second connector, and the beam of the second connector is configured to extend into the pass-through hole or the recess of the first connector when the first connector and the second connector are mated such that the first contacts engage with respective ones of the second contacts. | 12-11-2014 |
Vernon A. Switzer, Livermore, CA US
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20140263358 | THREADED INSERT FOR COMPACT CRYOGENIC-CAPABLE PRESSURE VESSELS - An insert for a cryogenic capable pressure vessel for storage of hydrogen or other cryogenic gases at high pressure. The insert provides the interface between a tank and internal and external components of the tank system. The insert can be used with tanks with any or all combinations of cryogenic, high pressure, and highly diffusive fluids. The insert can be threaded into the neck of a tank with an inner liner. The threads withstand the majority of the stress when the fluid inside the tank that is under pressure. | 09-18-2014 |
William M. Switzer, Stone Mountain, GA US
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20140186383 | NOVEL SIMIAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS - Disclosed are the simian T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 subtype D (STLV-3 subtype D), isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding STLV-3 subtype D polypeptides, such as STLV-3 subtype D envelope, protease, polymerase, tax, rex, and capsid polypeptides, isolated polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids. Methods are also disclosed for detecting STLV-3 subtype D, for example by detecting a STLV-3 subtype D nucleic acid or polypeptide in the sample. Accordingly, probes, primers, and antibodies for use in detecting STLV-3 subtype D nucleic acids or polypeptides are disclosed. Therapeutic compositions which include isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a STLV-3 subtype D polypeptides or isolated polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acid molecules are also disclosed. | 07-03-2014 |