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Adam Vaughan, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20160025028 | Adaptive Machine Learning Method To Predict And Control Engine Combustion - A method is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine on a cycle-by-cycle basis. The method includes: maintaining training data used to identify a mapping function for the engine; populating a buffer with adaptive data for a given cylinder, where the adaptive data are measures of the inputs and the output of the mapping function that were captured during a number of recent operating cycles of the given cylinder; combining training data for the mapping function with the adaptive data; identifying the mapping function from the combined data set using a weighted least squares method; predicting a combustion feature of the given cylinder in the next cycle using the mapping function and measures of the inputs during the present cycle; and controlling the engine based in part on the predicted combustion feature of the given cylinder in the next cycle using one or more actuators. | 01-28-2016 |
Alexander Stewart Vaughan, Auckland NZ
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20120228280 | HEATING PANEL AND METHOD THEREFOR - A radiant heating panel, for typical use as cover for interior walls and ceilings, is provided, that is manufactured in a continuous process involving at least one sheet material, a settable material and a heating element. A method of installing such a heating panel is also provided, along with an apparatus and method required to terminate the heating panel. | 09-13-2012 |
Amy B. Vaughan, Jacksonville, FL US
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20160069109 | Deadbolt Reinforcement Device - According to one embodiment, a deadbolt reinforcement device may include an elongate shaft having a first end and a second end. The deadbolt reinforcement device may further include a clamp head coupled to the first end of the shaft and including a first clamp arm and a second clamp arm. The first clamp arm and the second clamp arm may have compressible engagement surfaces, and the clamp head may be selectively rotatable with respect to the shaft. The deadbolt reinforcement device may also include an actuator operatively coupled to the clamp head. The actuator may be configured to move the first clamp arm toward the second clamp arm to grip a deadbolt turnable handle between the compressible engagement surfaces. | 03-10-2016 |
Christopher Leonard Vaughan, Pinelands ZA
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20130281840 | DUAL-MODALITY SCANNING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING BREAST CANCER - This invention relates to a scanning apparatus for imaging the breast that employs both X-ray and ultrasound technologies to enhance the diagnosis of cancer. There is provided a method for acquiring and co-registering the X-ray and ultrasound images in three-dimensional space, so that: the breast is in the same orientation and degree of compression when X-ray and ultrasound images are obtained; both sets of images are acquired simultaneously so as to minimize the time the woman's breast is held stationary; automated breast ultrasound images of the whole breast are acquired in a single scan; both image modalities are acquired in three dimensions; and radiation dose exposure to the woman is minimized. The method incorporates, in a single device, a system for acquiring full-field digital mammography and automated breast ultrasound images, and an algorithm for performing digital tomosynthesis reconstruction using these images. | 10-24-2013 |
Christopher Leonard Vaughan, Newlands ZA
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20140180082 | DUAL-MODALITY MAMMOGRAPHY - A scanning assembly for a dual-modality automated biological tissue imaging device having first and second compression surfaces is provided. The system comprises a housing defining a scanning/compression surface, an ultrasonic transducer mounted within the housing adjacent the scanning surface for movement in a plane parallel to the scanning surface and imaging the tissue through the scanning surface, an X-ray detector mounted within the housing for forming an X-ray image of the tissue based on X-ray radiation passed through the tissue and scanning surface from an X-ray source, and a drive for moving the transducer across the scanning surface so that the transducer generates a plurality of two-dimensional ultrasound tissue images. The housing is hermetically sealed and filled with non-conductive fluid with acoustic impedance resembling that of the tissue. The scanning surface has acoustic impedance resembling that of the tissue and can substantially withstand compression forces applied to the tissue. | 06-26-2014 |
Corey R. Vaughan, Seattle, WA US
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20140263456 | CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE SYSTEMS FOR CONTAINERS - A child-resistant closure system for a pump sprayer, in one example, includes a cap having a rim at its lower end and including a pair of legs, a dispensing tip configured to receive the cap thereon, the dispensing tip including a pair of finger-depressing shoulders, each shoulder including a slot therein to receive a corresponding leg of the cap therethrough for locking the cap to the dispensing tip, with a cylindrical collar provided beneath the shoulders and including a pair of buttons thereon configured to be simultaneously actuated to release the legs from interior structure within the dispensing tip, and a cylindrical base having its upper end secured to the collar and its lower end secured to a dispenser bottle which contains fluid. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263457 | CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE SYSTEMS FOR CONTAINERS - A child-resistant closure system for a pump sprayer includes a protective cap, a dispensing tip having a pair of finger-depressing shoulders, and a cylindrical portion beneath the shoulders, the cylindrical portion including a pair of buttons spaced 180° apart thereon, each button having an undercut formed on a back face thereof. A cylindrical base has its upper end secured to the dispensing tip and its lower end configured to be secured to a dispenser bottle, the dispensing tip and base housing a sprayer pump unit within that is actuated via the shoulders, the base top end including a circular thread formed there around on an external surface thereof. In a locked condition of the dispensing tip, the undercuts engage an underside of the circular thread on the base. Pressing the buttons simultaneously disengages the undercuts from the thread to unlock the dispensing tip and permit sprayer pump unit actuation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284299 | CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE SYSTEMS FOR CONTAINERS - A child-resistant closure system for a container includes an overcap having a pair of levers, each opposite the other and formed into a side facing of the overcap, each lever including a lower vertical member on a rear side thereof, the overcap including a pair of partial threads extending horizontally along an inner surface at the bottom of the overcap, each partial thread 180 degrees from the other, and a cylindrical collar configured to receive the overcap thereon, the collar having an opening configured to receive a dispenser tip and bottleneck of the container therethrough, the collar forming a mechanical bond with the bottleneck, the collar including a neck having a pair of neck threads formed around an external surface thereof, each neck thread 180 degrees apart from the other on the neck, each neck thread terminating at a truncated vertical wall formed on the neck external surface. | 09-25-2014 |
20150320943 | CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE SYSTEMS FOR CONTAINERS - A child-resistant closure system for a pump sprayer comprises a cap, a dispensing tip configured to receive the cap thereon, and a base secured to the dispensing tip and secured to a dispenser bottle. The tip has a slot defined therein that comprises a wider insertion/removal portion for inserting or removing a downwardly extending leg and a narrower locking portion for engaging the leg to lock the cap to the dispensing tip. The cap is selectively secured to the dispensing dip by rotating the cap such that the leg moves from the wider portion of the slot to the narrower portion of the slot, such that the narrower portion of the slot engages leg. The leg extends downward through the slot to contact the top of the base so as to allow for the sprayer pump unit to be locked out from operation. | 11-12-2015 |
20150374934 | CHILD-RESISTANT CLOSURE SYSTEMS FOR CONTAINERS - A child-resistant closure system for a container comprises a protective cap, a dispensing tip, and a cylindrical base. The dispensing tip includes a pair of buttons adapted to control whether the dispensing tip is in a locked condition so as to prevent actuation or an unlocked condition so as to permit actuation, via the shoulders, of a sprayer pump unit that is partially contained within the dispensing tip. The cylindrical base has a pair of spaced apart upwardly extending legs. In an locked condition of the dispensing tip, the upwardly extending legs are not aligned with slots defined in a horizontal circumferential portion of the dispensing tip such that downward movement of the dispensing tip in relation to the base is blocked by the upwardly extending legs to prohibit actuation of the sprayer pump unit and to lock the dispensing tip. | 12-31-2015 |
David Robin Vaughan, Raleigh, NC US
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20150046273 | Decision Engine For Payments - A system and method that changes the payment flow at the point of sale and an EFT device based upon the Transaction Factors, so that the customer is guided during their interaction with the transaction based upon the card that they are utilizing, the payment types supported by that card, and their cash back selection, such that the transaction incurs the least cost for the retailer. | 02-12-2015 |
Derek Vaughan, Pincourt CA
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20100084352 | MULTIPLE VORTEX WASTE SEPARATOR APPARATUS - A multiple vortex separator for drawing a substantially moisture-free airstream from a waste stream having an annular channel defining a first vortex flow path for separating liquid and solid waste from this waste stream and an inverted conical cavity between nested inverted cones defining a second vortex flow path that is isolated from the first vortex flow path for separating additional liquid and solid waste from the waste stream before it exits the vortex separator. | 04-08-2010 |
Don Vaughan, Waunakee, WI US
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20140261697 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM TANK SELECTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly for a twin tank-type water treatment system includes and a tank selector valve assembly that includes first and second rotary selector valves driven in concert with another by a reversible electric motor. The motor drives the first and second selector valves between (a) a first position in which an untreated water inlet and a treated water outlet of the valve assembly are coupled to a first resin tank, and a second resin tank is connected to a regeneration valve, and (b) a second position which the untreated water inlet and the treated water outlet of the valve assembly are coupled to the second resin tank, and the first resin tank is connected to a regeneration valve. The rotary valves may be disks that rotate relatively rapidly on a common shaft driven by the electric motor through an arc of 180° or less. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263067 | DISTRIBUTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A FLUID TREASTMENT TANK - A distributor plate for a resin tank of a fluid treatment device such as a water softener includes a central hub, an outer ring, a plurality of ribs extending between the hub and the ring and dividing the distributor plate into discrete segments, and a slotted plate connected therebetween. The distributor plate separates the resin bed from a lower end of the resin tank. The distributor plate further comprises at least one valve plate coupled to an underside of the distributor plate over at least one segment thereof. The valve plate is constructed from a material configured to float in the fluid being treated and is movable between a raised position during upflow and a lowered position during downflow. In this manner, the valve plate acts like a check valve to regulate the manner in which fluid flows through the distributor plate during upflow and downflow, improving resin scrubbing during upflow. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263069 | WATER TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RINSING BRINE FROM A TREATMENT MEDIUM - A fluid treatment device includes a tank containing a fluid treatment media and a fluid. A distributor plate is received in the tank and separates the bed from a lower end of the tank. The lower end of the tank is filled with an inert media. The inert media may be granular and in the form of gravel or polypropylene or polyethylene beads. The inert media is configured to force a rising fluid delivered to the lower end of the tank upwardly to the distributor plate at an increased velocity to thereby improve the rinsing performance of the rinsing fluid. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263076 | BAFFLE PLATE FOR A WATER TREATMENT DEVICE - A fluid treatment device includes a tank containing a fluid treatment medium and a fluid. A distributor plate is received in the tank and separates the bed from a lower end portion of the tank. A baffle is positioned beneath the distributor plate and is configured to direct fluid exiting a riser tube of the fluid treatment device toward the peripheral of the tank to thereby provide a more evenly-distributed flow through the radius of the distributor plate and through the fluid treatment medium. The baffle may have a downwardly facing concave surface that traps air bubbles generated during a brine draw operation. | 09-18-2014 |
James Vaughan, St. Lucia AU
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20140023572 | METHOD OF ORE PROCESSING - A method of selectively leaching a metal such as nickel from an ore or ore processing intermediate comprising the metal and cobalt. The ore or ore processing intermediate is contacted with an acidic leach solution comprising an amount of an oxidising agent sufficient to oxidise a major portion of the cobalt to thereby cause it to be stabilised in the solid phase while a major portion of the metal is dissolved for subsequent recovery. | 01-23-2014 |
Jason Vaughan, Calgary CA
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20080210424 | Apparatus and Method of Fracturing - A method and apparatus for fracturing a formation containing a wellbore comprising the steps of (a) injecting a gel into the wellbore; (b) permitting for the gel to increase viscosity and (c) fracturing the formation in the vicinity of the gel. | 09-04-2008 |
20100084134 | FRACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS UTILIZING GELLED ISOLATION FLUID - A method and apparatus for fracturing a formation containing a wellbore comprising the steps of (a) injecting a gel into the wellbore; (b) permitting the gel to increase in viscosity and (c) fracturing the formation in the vicinity of the gel. | 04-08-2010 |
Jennifer Wortman Vaughan, New York, NY US
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20160125691 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE USER, MULTIPLE EVENT REAL-TIME ONLINE WAGERING - A computer system includes a server computer that handles transactions with user devices to create and manage events, create and manage user accounts and process wagers. Transactions regarding wagers in connection with events can be processed in real-time. The wagers are processed using a payoff function that rewards participation and accurate information, yet does not permit arbitrage or otherwise reward splitting a wager by participating under multiple identities. To compute a payoff, a first score is computed based on the probability estimate by a participant and the outcome. A second score is computed based on an aggregate of wagers of all other participants for each participant, where the first score for the participant is no more than the second score for at least one outcome. The payoff for the participant is then computed as a function of the first score and the second score. | 05-05-2016 |
Jeremy Vaughan, Prince George CA
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20110067533 | Internally Retained Jaw Roller Pin - A power tong jaw comprising a jaw body having upper and lower flange sections with flange apertures formed through the upper and lower flange sections. The power tong jaw will further have a jaw roller including a pin aperture and a roller pin positioned through the pin aperture in the jaw roller and through at least one of the upper or lower jaw flange apertures. The power tong jaw will further include a flexible retaining mechanism (i) positioned between outer surfaces of the upper and lower flange and (ii) engaging the roller pin. | 03-24-2011 |
20130014612 | Internally Retained Jaw Roller Pin - A power tong jaw comprising a jaw body having upper and lower flange sections with flange apertures formed through the upper and lower flange sections. The power tong jaw will further have a jaw roller including a pin aperture and a roller pin positioned through the pin aperture in the jaw roller and through at least one of the upper or lower jaw flange apertures. The power tong jaw will further include a flexible retaining mechanism (i) positioned between outer surfaces of the upper and lower flange and (ii) engaging the roller pin. | 01-17-2013 |
John Vaughan, Cork IE
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20150290040 | TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE AND INSERTION DEVICE - A tympanostomy tube applicator has a hand-held housing and a stem extending from the housing and having a shape arranged for engagement in the ear canal. A tympanostomy tube inserter has a user actuator, a rod having a tip to pierce a patient's tympanic membrane and to support a tympanostomy tube through the membrane where it is pierced. The inserter inserts a collapsed tympanostomy tube through the membrane and expands the tube in situ to provide a distal flange in the tympanostomy tube. A myrongotomy tip expands the tube to a final state having a distal flange as it is retracted. | 10-15-2015 |
Joshua Vaughan, Lafayette, LA US
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20160110625 | METHOD FOR NEAR-REALTIME WORKSPACE MAPPING - Motorized machinery, such as overhead cranes, are widely used in industries all over the world. It is not easy to move crane payloads without oscillation, increasing the likelihood of obstacle collisions and other accidents. One possible solution to such problems could be aiding the operator with a dynamic map of the workspace that shows the current position of obstacles. This method discloses the use of a camera to take images of the workspace, using imaging blurring to smooth the obtained images, and drawing contours to produce an individual, near real-time map of the workspace. In one or more embodiments, known obstacles may be tagged in a manner which is readable by the camera. This image and historical images of the same workspace are layered on top of one another to produce a map of obstacles on the workspace floor. This imaging and layering can produce a near real-time map of obstacles that can be used to guide heavy motorized machinery around a workspace without incident. | 04-21-2016 |
Keith Vaughan, Halifax CA
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20140309196 | PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVES - Disclosed are piperazine derivatives having the general formula: (I) Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject having cancer with this compound or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound. | 10-16-2014 |
Kenneth L. Vaughan, Warrawong AU
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20130079125 | GAMING SYSTEM - A gaining system comprising an electronic gaining machine having an associated players station interface device configured to monitor the turnover of the electronic gaming machine and having an interface device display configured to display an interface device electronic game such that a predetermined proportion of the electronic gaming machine turnover is pulled into an interface device electronic game jackpot controlled by a control server in communication with the player station interface device wherein an electronic trigger is sent from the control server to the player station interface device to commence an interface device game and wherein the control server is configured to provide a payout for a user winning the interface device game. | 03-28-2013 |
Kenneth Leslie Vaughan, Warrawong, Nsw AU
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20110223992 | GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system ( | 09-15-2011 |
Kevin E. Vaughan, Holly Springs, NC US
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20160044053 | Identifying Source of Malicious Network Messages - System, method and program for identifying a subset of a multiplicity of source networks. The subset including one or more source networks which have sent messages to one of a plurality of destination locations having a same IP address. For each of the multiplicity of source networks, a determination is made whether there are fewer intervening hops from the source network to the one destination location than from the source network to other of the plurality of destination locations. If so, the source network is included in the subset. If not, the source network is not included in the subset. One application of the present invention is to identify a source of a denial of service attack. After the subset is identified, filters can be sequentially applied to block messages from respective source networks in the subset to determine which source network in the subset is sending the messages. | 02-11-2016 |
Maria F. Vaughan, Sanford, FL US
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20140378091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND UTILIZE NETWORK DATA - A method of providing enhanced mobile communications services through collecting, analyzing, and utilizing cellular network data is described. The method configures an intelligence engine based on a set of rules. The method receives the set of rules through a user interface or generates the set of rules through performing an analysis on the network data by the intelligence engine. The method receives network data events and correlates the received network data events. The intelligence engine determines an action in response to a correlated network data event. The action includes sending a text message or email containing an offer to a mobile communications services subscriber, or updating a database. The method then performs the action. | 12-25-2014 |
Mark Vaughan, Vancouver CA
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20090170155 | Mutant Endoglycoceramidases With Enhanced Synthetic Activity - The present invention relates to a novel endoglycoceramidase whose hydrolytic activity has been substantially reduced or eliminated, such that the enzyme is useful for synthesis of glycolipids from a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide and a ceramide. More specifically, the endoglycoceramidase is a mutant version of a naturally occurring endoglycoceramidase, preferably comprising a mutation within the active site or the nucleophilic site of the enzyme and more preferably comprising a substitution mutation of the Glu residue within the active site or the nucleophilic site. Also disclosed are a method for generating the mutant endoglycoceramidase and a method for enzymatically synthesizing glycolipids using this mutant enzyme. | 07-02-2009 |
20140147891 | MUTANT ENDOGLYCOCERAMIDASES WITH ENHANCED SYNTHETIC ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to a novel endoglycoceramidase whose hydrolytic activity has been substantially reduced or eliminated, such that the enzyme is useful for synthesis of glycolipids from a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide and a ceramide. More specifically, the endoglycoceramidase is a mutant version of a naturally occurring endoglycoceramidase, preferably comprising a mutation within the active site or the nucleophilic site of the enzyme and more preferably comprising a substitution mutation of the Glu residue within the active site or the nucleophilic site. Also disclosed are a method for generating the mutant endoglycoceramidase and a method for enzymatically synthesizing glycolipids using this mutant enzyme. | 05-29-2014 |
20160032342 | Mutant Endoglycoceramidases with Enhanced Synthetic Activity - The present invention relates to a novel endoglycoceramidase whose hydrolytic activity has been substantially reduced or eliminated, such that the enzyme is useful for synthesis of glycolipids from a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide and a ceramide. More specifically, the endoglycoceramidase is a mutant version of a naturally occurring endoglycoceramidase, preferably comprising a mutation within the active site or the nucleophilic site of the enzyme and more preferably comprising a substitution mutation of the Glu residue within the active site or the nucleophilic site. Also disclosed are a method for generating the mutant endoglycoceramidase and a method for enzymatically synthesizing glycolipids using this mutant enzyme. | 02-04-2016 |
Mark W.m. Vaughan, Muskogee, OK US
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20140375246 | WEARABLE MOBILE DEVICE CHARGER - A wireless charging device may be worn as a wristband wearable on a user's wrist. The device includes one or more energy collection components located on the wristband. The energy collection components may collect ambient energy and convert the ambient energy to electrical energy. One or more energy storage components located on the wristband and electrically coupled to the energy collection components may store at least some of the electrical energy from the energy collection components. One or more energy transmission components may be located on the wristband and electrically coupled to the energy collection components and the energy storage components. The energy transmission components may wirelessly couple with a mobile device to wirelessly transmit at least some of the collected electrical energy to the mobile device for charging a battery on the mobile device. | 12-25-2014 |
Meagan Vaughan, Ovilla, TX US
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20160045340 | Radial Volume Adjustment Device - The present disclosure relates to a radial volume adjustment device. The device includes a connection plate. The device further includes a socket wall comprising a plurality of socket wall components, at least one of the plurality of socket wall components comprising a channel, the channel forming an arcuate path curving towards a center of the connection plate. The device further includes at least one attachment member configured to couple with the connection plate and pass through the at least one channel such that the at least one socket wall component may move in a path defined by the at least one attachment member and the channel. The movement of the at least one attachment member causes a volume defined by the socket wall to change. | 02-18-2016 |
Rodney G. Vaughan, Burnaby CA
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20110116569 | WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - A data communication system has a station that includes multiple antenna elements. The station communicates to the antenna elements by way of digital data channels. Each antenna is connected to an RF module that receives data by way of a corresponding digital data channel, encodes and transmits the data. Adaptive beamforming may be performed for interference mitigation. Embodiments use the strength of pilot signals and/or error vector magnitudes as cost functions for an adaptive beamforming alogorithm such as optimum combining. Unused sub-carriers may be applied to provide in-band communication to facilitate channel switching, data reallocation and other interference mitigation strategies. | 05-19-2011 |
20110298688 | RECONFIGURABLE AXIAL-MODE HELICAL ANTENNA - Novel reconfigurable antennas are provided which may be used to accommodate the requirements for wideband multi-standard handheld communication devices. It is shown that using a shape memory alloy spring actuator, the height of a helical antenna and therefore the pitch spacing and angle can be varied. This can in turn tune the far-field radiation pattern and gain of the antenna dynamically to adjust to new operating conditions. The radiation pattern can further be directed using a two-helix array. Finally, a helical antenna embodiment is implemented and measured using a shape memory alloy actuator. Measurement results confirm that while keeping the centre frequency constant, gain tunability can be attained using this structure. | 12-08-2011 |
Rodney Grant Vaughan, Burnaby CA
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20090046018 | LITHOGRAPHICALLY CONTROLLED CURVATURE FOR MEMS DEVICES AND ANTENNAS - Lithographically fabricated apparatus are provided. The apparatus are capable of self-assembly to extend at least in part in an out-of-plane direction. A cantilever arm is anchored to a substrate at one of its ends and fabricated to provide a cantilever portion that extends from the anchor in a longitudinal direction generally parallel to the substrate, One or more posts are fabricated atop the cantilever portion. The posts shrink from a first volume to a second volume, less than the first volume, during fabrication thereof. The change in volume of the post from the first volume to the second volume causes stress between the post and the cantilever arm resulting in the cantilever portion bending from an in-plane orientation extending in the longitudinal direction to a self-assembled orientation extending at least in part in an out-of-plane direction away from the substrate. | 02-19-2009 |
Steven Vaughan, Victoria CA
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20110041782 | PORTABLE STEAM AND HEAT GENERATOR FOR PEST CONTROL - The present invention describes numerous improvements in steam generating apparatus for pest control. In one aspect, an improved cart arrangement for such an apparatus is described. Other aspects include improved valves, nozzles and other improvements to increase the efficiency of the steam generating apparatus. | 02-24-2011 |
Steve R. Vaughan, Chisago Lake Township, MN US
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20160121014 | AN ELASTIC ATTACHMENT ADHESIVE AND A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE MADE WITH THE SAME - The invention relates to a disposable absorbent article and an adhesive composition including a first polymer that is propylene-based and has a Mw of no greater than about 75,000, and a second polymer selected from a group including propylene based polymers with a Mw of at least about 100,000 and styrene block copolymers with a styrene content of no greater than about 20% where the adhesive composition is useful for elastic attachment applications. | 05-05-2016 |
Trevor Vaughan, Pickering CA
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20140150774 | SOLAR TRACKING APPARATUS AND FIELD ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - A solar tracker assembly for mounting one or more solar tracking units, which can be adapted for use with various solar energy modules such as photovoltaic modules and heliostat mirrors, is provided. Each assembly comprises a frame of four sides connected at leg assemblies, each leg assembly being adapted for mounting a solar tracking unit. The frame may be configured as an oblique-angled, rhombus or diamond frame with a cross member extending between the closer-spaced leg assemblies. A set of frames may be arranged in the field with adjacent sides of adjacent frames being parallel, with spacing arms of predefined lengths interconnecting adjacent pairs of frames, to provide a desired hexagonal grid spacing. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150845 | SOLAR TRACKING APPARATUS AND FIELD ARRANGEMENTS THEREOF - A solar tracker assembly for mounting one or more solar tracking units, which can be adapted for use with various solar energy modules such as photovoltaic modules and heliostat mirrors, is provided. Each assembly comprises a frame of four sides connected at leg assemblies, each leg assembly being adapted for mounting a solar tracking unit. The frame may be configured as an oblique-angled, rhombus or diamond frame with a cross member extending between the closer-spaced leg assemblies. A set of frames may be arranged in the field with adjacent sides of adjacent frames being parallel, with spacing arms of predefined lengths interconnecting adjacent pairs of frames, to provide a desired staggered spacing. | 06-05-2014 |
William Thomas Vaughan, West Vancouver CA
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20120279681 | District Energy Sharing System - A district energy sharing system (DESS) comprises a thermal energy circuit which circulates and stores thermal energy in water, at least one client building thermally coupled to the circuit and which removes some thermal energy from the circuit (“thermal sink”) and/or deposits some thermal energy into the circuit (“thermal source”), and at least one thermal server plant that can be thermally coupled to external thermal sources and/or sinks (e.g. a geothermal ground source) and whose function is to maintain thermal balance within the DESS. | 11-08-2012 |