Abel, US
Albert E. Abel, Powell, OH US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090158848 | Methods for Using Resonant Acoustic and/or Resonant Acousto-EM Energy to Detect and/or Effect Structures - The present invention makes use of resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy applied to inorganic or biologic structures for the detection and/or identification, and for augmentation and/or disruption of function within the biologic structure. In particular, the invention provides a method of generating resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy in biologic structures such as virus, bacteria, fungi, worms and tumors for the detection and disruption of these structures. Moreover, the invention provides a method of augmenting functions of biologic structures such as bone through the generation of resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy in the structure. Systems are also provided for the generation and detection of resonant acoustic and/or resonant acousto-EM energy. | 06-25-2009 |
20090216161 | Methods for Using Resonant Acoustic and/or Resonant Acousto-EM Energy to Detect and/or Effect Structures - The present invention makes use of resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy applied to inorganic or biologic structures for the detection and/or identification, and for augmentation and/or disruption of function within the biologic structure. In particular, the invention provides a method of generating resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy in biologic structures such as virus, bacteria, fungi, worms and tumors for the detection and disruption of these structures. Moreover, the invention provides a method of augmenting functions of biologic structures such as bone through the generation of resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy in the structure. Systems are also provided for the generation and detection of resonant acoustic and/or resonant acousto-EM energy. | 08-27-2009 |
20110004091 | Methods for Using Resonant Acoustic and/or Resonant Acousto-EM Energy to Detect And/Or Effect Structures - The present invention makes use of resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy applied to inorganic or biologic structures for the detection and/or identification, and for augmentation and/or disruption of function within the biologic structure. In particular, the invention provides a method of generating resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy in biologic structures such as virus, bacteria, fungi, worms and tumors for the detection and disruption of these structures. Moreover, the invention provides a method of augmenting functions of biologic structures such as bone through the generation of resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy in the structure. Systems are also provided for the generation and detection of resonant acoustic and/or resonant acousto-EM energy. | 01-06-2011 |
Bret Jared Abel, Grand Haven, MI US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100198614 | MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS - A medical communication system for use in connection with providing medical care to patients at a health care facility. The system includes a central server, a database accessible by the server, and a plurality of mobile stations each carried by a health care practitioner for use within the facility. Each of the mobile stations are accessible within the health care facility by the server via wireless communication. The database provides storage of task information associated with patients receiving medical care at the facility, wherein the task information comprises information associated with a task, including identification of the task, task status, task priority, task assignment or any combination of these. Task information can be shared and updated on each of the mobile devices of the practitioner associated with the patient. | 08-05-2010 |
Bruce Abel, Waterford, MI US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130334328 | DUAL-VALVE THERMOSTAT - A dual-valve reverse poppet thermostat for use in a vehicle cooling system. The thermostat includes a cup having a temperature sensitive element that actuates a piston causing the piston to move axially upwards. Movement of the piston initiates the gradual opening of a preliminary valve to initiate coolant flow and equalize pressure to open a main valve. The preliminary valve and main valve are biased towards a closed position by biasing spring members. | 12-19-2013 |
Bruce Alan Abel, Ellicott City, MD US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090120371 | Apparatus for Use in Controlling The Spread of Ectoparasite-Borne Diseases | 05-14-2009 |
Cal R. Abel, Atlanta, GA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120039430 | NUCLEAR POWERED FACILITY THAT GENERATES CONSUMABLE FUELS - The present invention includes a system and method of producing consumable fuels generally including a thermal input device, a gasifier, a heat pump, and a product gas heat recovery device. Optionally, the system and method of the present invention includes a nuclear steam supply device as a thermal input. Optionally, the nuclear steam supply device includes a sodium fast reactor having a core outlet temperature of less than about 650° C. | 02-16-2012 |
20120297667 | NUCLEAR POWERED FACILITY THAT GENERATES CONSUMABLE FUELS - The present invention includes a system and method of producing consumable fuels generally including a thermal input device, a gasifier, a heat pump, and a product gas heat recovery device. Optionally, the system and method of the present invention includes a nuclear steam supply device as a thermal input. Optionally, the nuclear steam supply device includes a sodium fast reactor having a core outlet temperature of less than about 650° C. | 11-29-2012 |
Christianna Abel, Williamstown, MA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130035211 | Multi-Directional Adjustable Exercise Slide Board - An exercise apparatus providing a base having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface is smooth and planar. The top surface includes a first plurality of apertures arranged in a circular pattern having a first diameter, and a second plurality of apertures arranged in a circular pattern having a second diameter. A plurality of repositional stops are further provided including mounting posts for securing the repositional stops within any of the first and second plurality of apertures. | 02-07-2013 |
Danielle Abel, San Diego, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090038071 | WAVE HAMMOCK - A hanging hammock having a semi-rigid frame that provides the hammock with the shape of a wave during use. | 02-12-2009 |
Danielle Lee Abel, Cincinnati, OH US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110094979 | Product Display System for Disposable Absorbent Article Containers Having Enhanced Visibility and Recognition - A product display system for disposable absorbent article containers is provided. The product display system includes a first stacked product array including a first set of individual disposable absorbent article containers and a second stacked product array including a second set of individual disposable absorbent article containers. Each individual disposable absorbent article container contains a first and second visible graphic such that when the individual containers are stacked appropriately the combination of visible graphics forms a continuous larger visible graphic. The set of stacked product arrays maintains the continuous larger visible graphic, even when some individual containers from the product display are removed or missing. A method for enhancing the visibility and recognition of a product display system is also provided. | 04-28-2011 |
Donald Abel, Sherwood, OR US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130194616 | RASTER APPLICATION INSTANCES - In one embodiment, data indicative of a measurement of resource utilization at a computer during a rasterization event is received. The data is compared to a database associating resource utilizations with commands to increment or decrement raster application instances executing in the event. Responsive to determining the data is associated with a command to increment or decrement an instance in the event, a first instance is incremented or decremented according to the command. | 08-01-2013 |
20130342858 | RASTER IMAGE PROCESSOR CONFIGURATION DETERMINATION BASED ON PER PAGE COLOR DETERMINATION - A system comprising a host processor and a raster image processor (RIP). The host processor is to determine whether each page in a multi-page document contains color, partition a print job into a plurality of print sub-jobs, and determine a separate configuration for the RIP for each print sub-job. | 12-26-2013 |
Don E. Abel, Olney, IL US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100285425 | Air activated impression syringe to deliver impression material around tooth in crown preparation - An air driven impression syringe designed to be held with a pen type grip and capable of precise placement of impression material. An embodiment of the device is a dental tool useful in the fabrication of dental prostheses capable of extruding impression material comprising a cylindrical grip body with two ends, an air-driven piston with a center rod; and | 11-11-2010 |
Don E. Abel US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110223556 | Sulcus impression tip - A sulcus impression tip for use in injecting dental impression material for making dental impressions. The apparatus includes a body having a gripping portion and a discharge tip. The body includes a needle cannula in fluid communication with a flange, wherein the flange receives and holds the dental impression material and is secured in the interior surface of the gripping portion. The discharge tip has a bore there through which permits a friction fit with the outside diameter of needle cannula. The length of the needle cannula is approximately longer than the length of the discharge tip. The body further defines an angle such that when the dentist is holding the gripping portion, the angle permits the discharge tip and needle cannula to be positioned for easy access in the oral cavity by the dentist. The discharge tip is sized and shaped to effectively separate the gum from the tooth in the selected region so that the needle cannula is positioned to permit exact positioning for placement of the dental impression material along the sulcus. | 09-15-2011 |
Douglas Abel, San Diego, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120148516 | Tandem Hypochlorite-Barrier Repair Therapy for the Treatment of Eczema - Described herein are compositions, kits, and methods for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and related dermatological disorders. The invention encompasses a two-step method of treating a condition, wherein the first step involves applying an inventive bleach composition to the skin, and the second step involves applying an inventive barrier repair composition to the skin. | 06-14-2012 |
Douglas Abel, Sudbury, MA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110052506 | Stable Aerosol Topical Foams Comprising a Hypochlorite Salt - Described herein are compositions useful in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and other skin conditions, which compositions exhibit enhanced stability. The compositions contain a hypochlorite salt, useful for its antimicrobial properties, and are non-irritating when applied to the skin. The compositions also provide enhanced moisturizing properties. The compositions can be formulated into a topical aerosol foam with inert, non-flammable propellants, such as hydrofluoroalkanes, and may be used in cosmetics or pharmaceuticals. | 03-03-2011 |
Eric Nicholas Van Abel, Oregon, WI US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130142296 | Apparatus and method for generating medical isotopes - An apparatus for generating medical isotopes provides an annular fissile solution vessel surrounding a neutron generator. The annular fissile solution vessel provides for good capture of the emitted neutrons and a geometry that provides enhanced stability in an aqueous reactor. A neutron multiplier and/or a neutron moderator may be used to improve the efficiency and control the criticality of the reaction in the annular fissile solution vessel. | 06-06-2013 |
Evan Abel, Rockaway Park, NY US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120097575 | CORN HOLDER STORAGE SYSTEM - A corn holder storage unit for retaining one or more corn holders in a safe, sanitary, and convenient manner is disclosed. One or more members defining a cavity and having at least one opening is adapted to accept and retain one or more corn holders, and preferably each member is adapted to retain a pair of corn holders along the member axis. Where the corn holder storage unit is configured to retain a pair of corn holders, the distance between opposing ends of the member should be at least two times the length of the corn holder operative end. Preferably a peripheral structure encloses the one or more members, and cooperation between the member and the peripheral structure prevents the holder from passing through the cavity and from being dislodged from the corn holder storage unit by providing an abutment rim and a variety of retaining fits. In an embodiment, a corn holder storage system is provided, wherein a plurality of tubes is enclosed by a peripheral structure, each of the tubes having two opposing open ends for retaining a plurality of corn holders and concealing the corn holder operative ends. | 04-26-2012 |
Francis Abel, Morristown, NJ US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100316490 | TURBOCHARGER HAVING NOZZLE RING LOCATING PIN AND AN INTEGRATED LOCATOR AND HEAT SHIELD - A turbocharger with a variable nozzle includes a pin mounted in the center housing and extending axially therefrom and engaged in a hole in the nozzle ring to orient the nozzle ring rotationally relative to the center housing. A portion of a length of the pin has a substantially greater compliance than the remainder of the length such that the pin has a flexible tip that engages the hole in the nozzle ring. The flexible tip reduces constraint of thermal deformation of the nozzle ring. The pin portion of greater compliance can be a section of the tube that is slit and expanded. The turbocharger can also include a one-piece locator and heat shield having a locating portion abutting the center housing and the nozzle ring for radially locating the nozzle ring relative to the center housing, and having a shield portion shielding the center housing from hot exhaust gas. | 12-16-2010 |
20110014039 | TURBINE WITH AXIAL DISCONTINUITY - A turbocharger turbine containing a separate insert affixed within the housing. The insert is of a stamped metal configuration, and forms at least a portion of inlet passageway outer wall. An axial discontinuity is machined into the inlet passageway outer wall, the axial discontinuity being characterized by a size and location to direct airflow away from the blade-gap zone over at least part of the range of flow conditions. The inlet passageway may be either larger or smaller upstream of the axial discontinuity. | 01-20-2011 |
Gary V. Abel, Ellicott City, MD US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090166992 | Voter terminal storage and transport cart - A voter cart capable of supporting a voting terminal in a portable, fully usable, and secure configuration. The cart is generally formed with a pair of opposing side rails joined together in a spaced-apart configuration and mounted on casters, and a voting terminal housing interspaced between the side rails. The voting terminal is seated atop a bottom shelf of the voting terminal housing at waist-level for easy wheelchair voter access thereto. The voting terminal is restrained against lateral and vertical motion, and yet there is full access to the voting terminal's control panels, doors, etc. Moreover, the particular design maximizes strength and usability, and yet keeps weight to a minimum with a framework that is as light weight as possible. | 07-02-2009 |
20100224105 | PORTABLE, NESTING VOTING BOOTH - A voting booth that is easily transported between a polling-facility and a storage facility, easy to set up, and efficiently stored with other voting booths when not in use. The voting booth comprises an inclined private semi-enclosure and a leg assembly in a nesting configuration. The leg assembly optionally includes a plurality of casters. The voting booth components are configured to allow modular grouping and nesting with voting booths of like construction. The voting booth is light-weight and has a high degree of mobility. The nesting ability provides for efficient storage by minimizing the space needed to store multiple voting booths. | 09-09-2010 |
20110219991 | PORTABLE, MODULAR VOTING BOOTH - A voting booth that is easily transported between a polling-facility and a storage facility and is efficiently stored with other voting booths when not in use. The voting booth comprises a working surface, privacy panels, and a leg assembly. The leg assembly includes a plurality of casters. The voting booth components are configured to allow modular grouping and nesting with voting booths of like construction. The voting booth is light-weight and has a high degree of mobility. The nesting ability provides for efficient storage by minimizing the space needed to store multiple voting booths. | 09-15-2011 |
20120111941 | BALLOT BOX CART - A utility cart for storage, transport and setup of voting devices into a completely-operational configuration, ready for use, while still on the cart. The utility cart employs a deployable privacy curtain that erects a 360 degree private voting environment around the equipment using the voting equipment. When loaded with a tabulator/ballot box, the cart may be wheeled from storage into a usable position in the precinct, onboard equipment plugged in, the utility cart deployed and privacy curtain erected, and the precinct is then ready for voting traffic. All the loaded equipment is fully protected during transport and restrained against lateral motion, and yet when deployed full access is given to the control panels, doors, etc. Moreover, the particular design maximizes strength and usability, and yet keeps weight to a minimum with a framework that is as light weight as possible. | 05-10-2012 |
20120119635 | VOTER TERMINAL STORAGE AND TRANSPORT CART - A voter cart capable of supporting a voting terminal in a portable, fully usable, and secure configuration. The cart is generally formed with a pair of opposing side rails joined together in a spaced-apart configuration and mounted on casters, and a voting terminal housing interspaced between the side rails. The voting terminal is seated atop a bottom shelf of the voting terminal housing at waist-level for easy wheelchair voter access thereto. The voting terminal is restrained against lateral and vertical motion, and yet there is full access to the voting terminal's control panels, doors, etc. Moreover, the particular design maximizes strength and usability, and yet keeps weight to a minimum with a framework that is as light weight as possible. | 05-17-2012 |
Glenn Abel, San Diego, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100077004 | Interactive educational program having dynamic data fields and method of exchanging same - Systems and methods for disseminating data to users and enabling user customization of the data are disclosed herein. Access to the database is provided to one or more user devices, which are usable to select one or more items of data. Upon receiving a selection of one or more items of data, one or more customized notes can be received from a user device and stored in association with the selected data. Each note can be provided with a designation which selectively controls whether viewing of the note is permitted to all other users, or whether viewing of the note is restricted to the user from which it originated or users within a selected user group. A note screen containing all viewable notes associated with a selected item of data can thereby transmitted to the user device. | 03-25-2010 |
James Abel, Dodge City, KS US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120186406 | POWER LINE SPREADING DEVICE - A power line spreading device used to separate the two conductor lines of a twisted pair conductor. The spreading device includes a substantially conical body and a handle. The body further includes a groove in an outer surface orientated in a conic spiral along a length of the body wherein the diameter of the conical body gradually increases from a first end to a second end. The spreading device is engaged with the two conductor lines proximate the first end, rotated about an axis of rotation whereby the groove acts to draw the two conductor lines from a first end toward a second end of the body. The gradual increase in diameter of the spreading device causes and maintains a desired spread distance between the two conductor lines of a twisted pair connector. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192686 | POWER LINE SPREADING DEVICE - A power line spreading device used to separate the two conductor lines of a twisted pair conductor. The spreading device includes a substantially conical body and a handle. The body further includes a groove in an outer surface orientated in a conic spiral along a length of the body wherein the diameter of the conical body gradually increases from a first end to a second end. The spreading device is engaged with the two conductor lines proximate the first end, rotated about an axis of rotation whereby the groove acts to draw the two conductor lines from a first end toward a second end of the body. The gradual increase in diameter of the spreading device causes and maintains a desired spread distance between the two conductor lines of a twisted pair connector. | 08-02-2012 |
James C. Abel, Phoenix, AZ US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130305020 | VECTOR FRIENDLY INSTRUCTION FORMAT AND EXECUTION THEREOF - A vector friendly instruction format and execution thereof. According to one embodiment of the invention, a processor is configured to execute an instruction set. The instruction set includes a vector friendly instruction format. The vector friendly instruction format has a plurality of fields including a base operation field, a modifier field, an augmentation operation field, and a data element width field, wherein the first instruction format supports different versions of base operations and different augmentation operations through placement of different values in the base operation field, the modifier field, the alpha field, the beta field, and the data element width field, and wherein only one of the different values may be placed in each of the base operation field, the modifier field, the alpha field, the beta field, and the data element width field on each occurrence of an instruction in the first instruction format in instruction streams. | 11-14-2013 |
20140108480 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VECTOR COMPUTE AND ACCUMULATE - An apparatus and method are described for comparing elements between two immediate values. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the following operations: reading values of a first set of elements stored in a first immediate value, each element having a defined element position in the first immediate value; comparing each element from the first set of elements with each of a second set of elements stored in a second immediate value; counting the number of times the value of each element of the first set of elements is found in the second set of elements to arrive at a final count for each element of the first set of elements; and transferring the final count for each element to a third immediate value, wherein the final count is stored in an element position in the third immediate value corresponding to the defined element position in the first immediate value. | 04-17-2014 |
20140149724 | VECTOR FRIENDLY INSTRUCTION FORMAT AND EXECUTION THEREOF - A vector friendly instruction format and execution thereof. According to one embodiment of the invention, a processor is configured to execute an instruction set. The instruction set includes a vector friendly instruction format. The vector friendly instruction format has a plurality of fields including a base operation field, a modifier field, an augmentation operation field, and a data element width field, wherein the first instruction format supports different versions of base operations and different augmentation operations through placement of different values in the base operation field, the modifier field, the alpha field, the beta field, and the data element width field, and wherein only one of the different values may be placed in each of the base operation field, the modifier field, the alpha field, the beta field, and the data element width field on each occurrence of an instruction in the first instruction format in instruction streams. | 05-29-2014 |
James W. Abel, Collierville, TN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110230323 | ASSEMBLY FOR FORMING A BAG WITH A PINCH-BOTTOM SEAL - An assembly for forming a pinch bottom bag from a tube of material including a slitter for forming slits in the tube to define a forward ply and a rear ply, a first fold track for folding the rear ply to define a folded rear ply and a second fold track for folding the front ply and the folded rear ply so the front ply contacts the rear ply to define a pinch bottom seal. | 09-22-2011 |
20110255807 | Woven Polymeric Bag with Pinch-Bottom Seal and Method of Making the Same - A polymer bag including a layer of a woven polymer and a method of sealing the gusseted bag by utilizing plasma treatment for sealing at least a pinch bottom of the bag, and additionally, profile strips for reclosably opening and closing the top of the bag. | 10-20-2011 |
20120070105 | WOVEN POLYMERIC BAG AND A METHOD FOR CLOSING AND SEALING - A method for sealing a bag which is formed from a tube of material and has front and rear walls, a pair of opposing, inward-tending gusset folds, each of these folds having front and rear vertical creases. The steps may include slitting each of the opposing front creases along longitudinal their axes to obtain front and rear plies. A first rearward fold is formed by rearwardly folding the rear ply together with the inward-tending gusset folds such that the inner surface of the rear ply is visible. A second rearward fold is formed by rearwardly folding the first fold until the inner surface of the rear ply lays against the rear wall of the bag. | 03-22-2012 |
20130022295 | GUSSETED POLYMERIC BAG HAVING STEPPED BOTTOM HOT AIR SEALED - The present invention concerns a gusseted flexible bag In one embodiment, the flexible bag of the present invention is formed from the tube of material having a front side and a rear side. A pair of laterally disposed opposing gusset folds are formed in the tube along its sides. Each of the folds has a longitudinal crease. The bag further has a rear side flap extending from the rear side of the bag across the width of the tube which is folded over onto and hot air sealed to the front side of the tube of material. The gussets each have a slit approximate a first end of the tube thereby forming a front side flap. A front side flap may also be manufactured, if desired, which is then folded over when the rear side flap is folded so that the front side flat rests under the rear side flap. The rear side flap is hot air sealed to the front side of the bag with the front side flap being sealed therebetween. In the preferred embodiment the tube of material comprises polypropylene film on the exterior of the tube and woven polypropylene film on the interior of the tube. | 01-24-2013 |
Jeffrey R. Abel, Edina, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20080296360 | Reclosable Gable Top Carton - A reclosable carton having a tuck flap that slides between a first gable panel and side gussets is provided. The tuck flap is coupled to a second gable panel along a line that is in alignment with a non-continuous free edge. The tuck flap includes a tuck flap width that is less than widths of the first and second gable panels. The tuck flap also includes a tuck flap score that is spaced apart from the line. The side gussets forming the gable angle include two perforated score lines intersecting a top of the carton at the non-continuous free edge. The perforated scores are connected to a first intersecting score by two die cuts, which are angled substantially 45 degrees from the first intersecting score. | 12-04-2008 |
Jeffrey T. Abel, Victor, MT US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20080200289 | WRIST TOY - A toy with a springable cord and an object at the other end of the cord, which object can be a ball of many kinds, or a device covering a ball. The ball may include electronics therein that are actuated when the ball is hit against a surface. | 08-21-2008 |
Jeffry Abel, Lino Lakes, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090002922 | Method and apparatus for providing flexible partially etched capacitor electrode interconnect - The present subject matter includes a capacitor stack disposed in a case, the capacitor stack including one or more substantially planar electrode layers. The one or more substantially planar electrode layers have an etched surface, an unetched surface, and a grade bordering the etched surface and the unetched surface. Also, the present subject matter includes a lid conforming sealingly connected to the material defining the first aperture. Additionally, the present subject matter includes a feedthrough assembly connected to the capacitor stack and passing through the feedthrough hole and sealingly connected to the material defining the feedthrough hole. In the present subject matter, the one or more substantially planar electrode layers are made by printing a curable resin mask onto the one or more substantially planar electrode layers and etching the layers, the curable resin mask defining the grade and adapted to resist etching. | 01-01-2009 |
Jeremy Aaron Abel, Roselle, IL US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20080202951 | Dispensing closure for a liquid container - A dispensing closure for a liquid container is arranged to sealingly attach to an opening of the container. The closure comprises at least one storage compartment formed integrally with the closure and arranged for storing a substance. Each storage compartment has a depressible upper portion and is arranged so that depressing the upper portion of a storage compartment facilitates release of the respective substance into the container. The dispensing closure further comprises a dispenser protruding through the closure. The dispenser includes a dispensing lid movable between a closed and an open configuration, so that in an open configuration, liquid contained in the container can be dispensed therefrom. | 08-28-2008 |
Jeremy Aaron Abel, Oswego, IL US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090263174 | Package For Dispensing A Personal Care Product - A package for dispensing a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: a body for grasping with a user's hand; an applicator comprising an applicator base and a skin-contacting portion extending from the applicator base to a first height; a dispensing conduit through which a liquid personal care product is dispensable from the body, wherein the dispensing conduit comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises an inlet that is in fluid communication with the body, wherein the distal end extends from the applicator base to a second height that is less than the first height; and a flow-restricting member associated with the dispensing conduit. | 10-22-2009 |
20090263175 | Package For Lathering A Personal Care Product - A package for lathering a liquid personal care product, the package comprising: (a) a body for grasping with a user's hand, wherein the body comprises a horizontal plane defining a first cross-sectional shape; and (b) an applicator comprising a skin-contacting portion, wherein the skin-contacting portion comprises a horizontal plane defining a second cross-sectional shape; wherein each of the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape comprises a major dimension oriented along a first axis and a minor dimension oriented along a second axis, and wherein the major dimensions are greater than the minor dimensions. | 10-22-2009 |
John B. Abel, Freetown, IN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20080271447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO AN EMISSION ABATEMENT DEVICE BY USE OF A TURBOCHARGER - A method includes supplying combustion air to a fuel-fired burner of an emission abatement device from a turbocharger. During periods of low turbo boost pressure, combustion air is supplied to the fuel-fired burner from an auxiliary source. An associated apparatus is also disclosed. | 11-06-2008 |
20080307780 | EMISSION ABATEMENT ASSEMBLY HAVING A MIXING BAFFLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An emission abatement assembly includes a fuel-fired burner having a combustion chamber and a particulate filter positioned downstream of the fuel-fired burner. A mixing baffle is positioned between the fuel-fired burner and the particulate filter. | 12-18-2008 |
20140298774 | Emission Abatement Assembly Having A Mixing Baffle And Associated Method - An emission abatement assembly includes a fuel-fired burner having a combustion chamber and a particulate filter positioned downstream of the fuel-fired burner. A mixing baffle is positioned between the fuel-fired burner and the particulate filter. | 10-09-2014 |
John N. Abel, Avon, IN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120085334 | FURNACE ASSEMBLY - A furnace includes a cabinet having a top plate and a blower located in the cabinet. A blower shelf is located in the cabinet and has a first side supportive of the blower and a second side including one or more canted slide rails. A heat exchanger is located in the cabinet between the blower and the top plate and is securable to the one or more canted slide rails. The one or more canted slide rails are configured to allow removal of the heat exchanger from the cabinet along the canted slide rails without removal of the top plate from the cabinet. | 04-12-2012 |
20120086221 | Furnace Door Latch Assembly - A latch assembly for securing a furnace door to a furnace casing, the latch assembly comprising: a latch for placement on an inside of the furnace door; a knob for placement through a hole in the furnace door, the knob snapped into the latch, the knob for placement on a front surface of the furnace door; a gasket for placement between the knob and the latch; and a cap secured at an end of the knob, wherein the latch, knob, and cap are keyed to allow assembly in only one orientation. | 04-12-2012 |
Jon Abel, Cedar Rapids, IA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100063913 | METHOD FOR CHARGING ON-LINE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICES - An approach for providing an on-line directory assistance service system for charging the directory assistance services that are provided over a packet switched network is disclosed. The system includes a server that tracks the number of directory listings that are transmitted to and displayed on a client access device (e.g., non-PC devices) and to prepare billing information based upon the number of directory listings. The system also includes a database that is coupled to the server and that stores the directory listings. | 03-11-2010 |
Jon E. Abel, Cedar Rapids, IA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090086942 | LEASE MODEL FOR AVOIDING PERMANENT CARD LOCKING - Methods relating to prepaid services include determining an unlocked status of an account configured to track usage of prepaid services. The methods further include locking the account for a length of time after the determining step. The methods further include providing, for a service period, a service to a user associated with the account subsequent to the locking step, and continuously extending the locking for an additional length of time throughout the service period. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088127 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS CALLS FROM THE SAME PREPAID ACCOUNT - Prepaid services include associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account. The account is configured to track a prepaid balance associated with the account as well as to allow at least a subset of the plurality of users associated with the account to draw down the prepaid balance at least generally at the same time. Drawing down the prepaid balance includes allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to each respective user, monitoring a provision of service, and repeating, selectively, the allocating and monitoring. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088128 | PREPAID SERVICES ACCOUNTS WITH MULTI-USER CUSTOMERS AND INDIVIDUALIZED QUOTAS - Prepaid services include a multi-user prepaid services account as well as a prepaid balance associated with the account. A plurality of user records associated with the account each includes a quota. A service monitoring component may be configured to repeatedly draw down the prepaid balance by providing one or more allocations of the prepaid balance during a service period to a user associated with a respective user record. | 04-02-2009 |
20090089207 | PREPAID BUDGET CALLING ACCOUNTS WITH OVERRUNS BILLED TO A CREDIT CARD - Prepaid services include offering a plurality of services. An account is configured to track usages of the plurality of services as well as associating a plurality of recurring balances with the account, wherein each balance is associated with a respective service of the plurality of services. It is possible to deduct an amount associated with providing a particular service for a period of time from the recurring balance associated therewith. | 04-02-2009 |
20110206194 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS CALLS FROM THE SAME PREPAID ACCOUNT - Prepaid services include associating a plurality of users with a prepaid services account. The account is configured to track a prepaid balance associated with the account as well as to allow at least a subset of the plurality of users associated with the account to draw down the prepaid balance at least generally at the same time. Drawing down the prepaid balance includes allocating a portion of the prepaid balance to each respective user, monitoring a provision of service, and repeating, selectively, the allocating and monitoring. | 08-25-2011 |
Joseph H. Abel, New Palestine, IN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100095604 | Modular Architectural Room System - A modular architectural wall system for a patient room may support accessories and include panels. The architectural wall system may include gas outlets and electrical outlets mounted to a surface of the architectural wall system. | 04-22-2010 |
20100236809 | ERGONOMIC BED LOCATOR - A locator can comprise a protective cover and a plurality of service outlets. The protective cover can be configured to be mounted on a wall. The protective cover can include a lower edge. The lower edge can be positioned at a height of less than about 10 inches above a floor. The plurality of service outlets can be coupled to the protective cover and can be positioned at a height of over 22.5 inches above the floor | 09-23-2010 |
20130074343 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PANEL ASSEMBLY - A method of manufacturing a panel assembly comprises the steps of: forming a base structure including a first layer and mounting members; bending the mounting members to define a mounting surface; forming a second layer; and coupling the second layer to the first layer. | 03-28-2013 |
20130232885 | Equipment Storage Soffit Assembly - An equipment storage soffit assembly comprises a base and a blocker door which is movable relative to the base between a closed state and a transit state. In the closed state the door cooperates with the base to form a storage space bounded at its bottom by the base and at its front by at least a portion of the blocker door. In the transit state the door is displaced from its closed state to accommodate transit of equipment between a stored position and a deployed position. The stored and deployed positions are on sides of the door that are opposite to each other when the door is in the closed state. | 09-12-2013 |
20140110361 | MODULAR ARCHITECTURAL FRAME FOR A WALL - A modular architectural wall system for a patient room may support accessories and include panels. The architectural wall system may include gas outlets and electrical outlets mounted to a surface of the architectural wall system. | 04-24-2014 |
20150075085 | MODULAR WALL FOR DIVIDING ROOMS IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY - A modular architectural wall system for a patient room may support accessories and include panels. The architectural wall system may include gas outlets and electrical outlets mounted to a surface of the architectural wall system. | 03-19-2015 |
Joseph Ross Abel, Austin, TX US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20140068516 | EXPANDED ICON FUNCTIONALITY - A method for providing expanded icon functionality includes displaying a primary icon using a display device. The primary icon is associated with a primary icon function in a storage device and the primary icon function is performed in response to a first user action directed to the primary icon. A second user action that is different from the first user action is received that is directed to the primary icon and, in response, at least one secondary icon that is associated with the primary icon and the second user action in the storage device is retrieved. The at least one secondary icon is displayed using the display device. Each at least one secondary icon is associated with a respective secondary icon function in the storage device, and in response to a selection of a secondary icon, the respective secondary icon function is performed. | 03-06-2014 |
Kenneth J. Abel, San Diego, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120040976 | SMALL MOLECULE IMMUNOMODULATORS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Disclosed are methods for identifying individuals suffering from a CNS disorder (including Alzheimer's Disease, ALS, behavioral disorders, and the like) that could be treated with a CNS drug with greater therapeutic efficacy and lower side effects and the compounds useful for such treatment. Also disclosed are methods for predicting the efficacy of a drug candidate for the treatment of a CNS disorder. The technology is also applicable to drug discovery for evaluation in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases. | 02-16-2012 |
Kenton Abel, Riverside, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110231198 | System and Method of Generating Mailers from Online Interactions - A system and method for generating a mailer that includes a computer open to receive electronic communications from a plurality of users, a database within the system to store personal information of a plurality of users, an interface open to receive a mailer demand from a sending user for a receiving user, checking for a physical address and appropriate permissions in the database for the receiving user and combining the information with the mailer demand, generating the mailer according to the mailer demand and the physical address of the receiving user, delivering the mailer to a postal authority with sufficient postage for delivery to the mailer to the receiving user. In the system and method, each receiving user controls one or more permissions for sending users to utilize and/or view the receiving user's data, the database stores at least one mailing address for each receiving user, each user may demand a minimum of one mailer, and the sending user is not notified of the receiving user's personal information without the receiving user. | 09-22-2011 |
Kenton Abel, Hacienda Heights, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120210649 | System and Method of Protecting Flooring near a Doorway - A system and method for protecting flooring near a doorway by securing to the bottom portion of the door a protective device where the protective device extends outward from the door and over the flooring where a pet may damage the flooring. The protective device is made of a scratch resistant material and the protective device is adapted to allow the door to open and remain securely attached to the door when open or closed. | 08-23-2012 |
Kenton B. Abel, Hacienda Heights, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120315297 | Treatment of Psychological Trauma - The present specification discloses methods of treating a psychological trauma in an individual using botulinum toxins and/or a Targeted Exocytosis Modulator, and compositions thereof. | 12-13-2012 |
20130171122 | ENDOPEPTIDASE AND NEUROTOXIN COMBINATION TREATMENT OF BLADDER DISORDERS - The present specification discloses Clostridial neurotoxins and TEMs, compositions comprising such Clostridial neurotoxins and TEMs, kits comprising such Clostridial neurotoxins, TEMs and/or compositions, methods of treating a bladder disorder in an individual using such Clostridial neurotoxins, TEMs and/or compositions, use of such Clostridial neurotoxins and TEMs in manufacturing a medicament for treating a bladder disorder, and uses of such Clostridial neurotoxins, TEMs and/or compositions in treating a bladder disorder. | 07-04-2013 |
20140248644 | Highly Sensitive Cell-Based Assay to Detect the Presence of Active Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype-A - The present specification discloses methods for detecting extremely low amounts of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A in samples, including complex matrices like blood, plasma, and serum. | 09-04-2014 |
Leo William Abel, Houston, TX US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130192843 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID CONTAINMENT AND INTERVENTION OF A SUBSEA WELL BLOWOUT - A method and system for rapid containment and intervention of a subsea well blowout that can be performed in a rapid and efficient manner, where containment will minimize the damage to the environment and assets. The method can include disconnecting a riser from a subsea well after a blowout has occurred and moving the mobile offshore drilling unit away from the subsea well. Connecting a lower marine riser package with a blowout preventer, and diverting the well. The pressure and flow of the well fluid can be observed. At least of portion of the diversion path can be closed off and kill fluid and or cement pumped to the subsea well to kill and control the well. | 08-01-2013 |
Luther C. Abel, San Jose, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100288832 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSUMER CONTROL OVER CARD-BASED TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for consumer control over card-based transactions and associated accounts. An interface is provided between a merchant or the merchant's bank and the bank or banks at which the consumer has accounts for card-based transactions. The interface acts as an intermediary which is accessible to the consumer so that the consumer may place a variety of controls on card-based transactions. For example, multiple transaction cards may be linked to a single credit account with each card having a different credit limit. As another example, each transaction card may be restricted to a particular merchant. As yet another example, a consumer may link several credit and/or debit accounts to a single transaction card; the consumer may pre-select criteria to be utilized for directing charges for a particular transaction to be applied the different accounts. The consumer may access the interface via a web site or a telephone for making changes and receiving account information. Flexibility and control over the use of transaction cards is, therefore, provided for card-based transactions and for debit and credit accounts used in connection with such card-based transactions. | 11-18-2010 |
20120123933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSUMER CONTROL OVER CARD-BASED TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for consumer control over card-based transactions and associated accounts. An interface is provided between a merchant or the merchant's bank and the bank or banks at which the consumer has accounts for card-based transactions. The interface acts as an intermediary, accessible to the consumer so that the consumer may place a variety of controls on card-based transactions. Multiple transaction cards may be linked to a single credit account with each card having a different credit limit, such that the controls comprise restricting each transaction card to a particular merchant, linking, by the consumer, several credit and/or debit accounts to a single transaction card, and pre-selecting a criteria to be utilized for directing charges for a particular transaction to be applied the different accounts. The consumer may access the interface via a web site or telephone for making changes and receiving account information. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123934 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSUMER CONTROL OVER CARD-BASED TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for consumer control over card-based transactions and associated accounts. An interface is provided between a merchant or the merchant's bank and the bank or banks at which the consumer has accounts for card-based transactions. The interface acts as an intermediary, accessible to the consumer so that the consumer may place a variety of controls on card-based transactions. Multiple transaction cards may be linked to a single credit account with each card having a different credit limit, such that the controls comprise restricting each transaction card to a particular merchant, linking, by the consumer, several credit and/or debit accounts to a single transaction card, and pre-selecting a criteria to be utilized for directing charges for a particular transaction to be applied the different accounts. The consumer may access the interface via a web site or telephone for making changes and receiving account information. | 05-17-2012 |
Mark Abel, San Jose, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100179308 | Method and Device for Sample Preparation - The invention provides extraction columns for the purification of an analyte (e.g., a biological macromolecule, such as a peptide, protein or nucleic acid) from a sample solution, as well as methods for making and using such columns. The columns typically include a bed of extraction media positioned in the column, often between two frits. In some embodiments, the extraction columns employ modified pipette tips as column bodies. In some embodiments, the extraction columns are comprised of frits having a low pore. In some embodiments, the frits of the extraction columns have a pore volume of less than one microliter or less than 10% of the interstitial volume of the bed of extraction media. | 07-15-2010 |
20110038769 | Method and Device for Sample Preparation - The invention provides extraction columns for the purification of an analyte (e.g., a biological macromolecule, such as a peptide, protein or nucleic acid) from a sample solution, as well as methods for making and using such columns. The columns typically include a bed of extraction media positioned in the column, often between two frits. In some embodiments, the extraction columns employ modified pipette tips as column bodies. In some embodiments, the extraction columns are comprised of frits having a low pore. In some embodiments, the frits of the extraction columns have a pore volume of less than one microliter or less than 10% of the interstitial volume of the bed of extraction media. | 02-17-2011 |
20110195518 | Method and Apparatus for Pipette Tip Columns - An apparatus and method of using a pipette with pipette tip columns were developed in which a pipette is operated with the pipette tip columns inserted into the wells of a microplate. In this configuration the pipette is free standing and is essentially perpendicular to the microplate. The open lower ends of the pipette tip column are approximately centered within the plate well. The columns and plate are designed in such a way that the open lower ends of the pipette tip columns are in contact with liquid in the plate well however, the columns do not seal on the well bottom, preventing flow in and out of the column. The pipette contains the appropriate firmware and software to control flow for all steps of pipette tip column operation. | 08-11-2011 |
20120164750 | Method and Device for Sample Preparation - The invention provides extraction columns for the purification of an analyte (e.g., a biological macromolecule, such as a peptide, protein or nucleic acid) from a sample solution, as well as methods for making and using such columns. The columns typically include a bed of extraction media positioned in the column, often between two frits. In some embodiments, the extraction columns employ modified pipette tips as column bodies. In some embodiments, the extraction columns are comprised of frits having a low pore volume. In some embodiments, the frits of the extraction columns have a pore volume of less than one microliter or less than 10% of the interstitial volume of the bed of extraction media. | 06-28-2012 |
Mark F. Abel, Earlysville, VA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100076346 | Method and System for Energy Returning Ankle Foot Orthosis (ERAFO) - An orthotic device/system and method including at least one energy storage component and at least one trigger component which prevents release of the stored energy until the desired point in the movement cycle of an extremity. Use of the device/system and method permits, among other things, the orthosis to capture energy from the force present between a patient and a supporting surface and return it at a specified point in the movement cycle of the subject's extremity. | 03-25-2010 |
20140364723 | IMAGE-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF MUSCLE ABNORMALITIES - A method is provided for identifying a muscle abnormality. The method may include acquiring image data associated with a plurality of muscles in an area of interest of a living subject and generating a data model for the plurality of muscles based on the image data. The method further includes calculating the volume and/or length of one of the plurality of muscles based on the data model, and determining if the volume and/or length for the muscle, as calculated, deviates from volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle. If it is determined that the volume and/or length for the muscle deviates from the volume and/or length associated with a healthy muscle, a muscle abnormality can be identified based on the deviation. | 12-11-2014 |
Mark W. Abel, San Jose, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090223893 | Method and Device for Desalting an Analyte - The invention provides gel filtration columns for the purification of an analyte (e.g., a biological macromolecule, such as a peptide, protein or nucleic acid) from a sample solution, as well as methods for making and using such columns. The columns typically include a bed of gel filtration media positioned above a bottom frit or between a bottom and top frit. In some embodiments, the columns employ modified pipette tips as column bodies. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods and devices for desalting and/or buffer exchange of a sample. | 09-10-2009 |
Matthew W. Abel, Crystal, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120038070 | INDIRECT HOT WATER COOLING DEVICE - An indirect hot water cooling device for a steam humidifier. The steam humidifier has a body of hot water and a drain valve for draining the body of hot water. The device includes a reservoir separate from the steam humidifier and receiving hot water from the steam humidifier drain valve; a connection from the steam humidifier drain valve to the reservoir; a re-circulating source of chilled water; a connection from the re-circulating source of chilled water to the reservoir; and a drain outlet from the reservoir. A method of draining a steam humidifier includes the steps of: draining the hot water in the humidifier to a separate reservoir; supplying re-circulating chilled water to the separate reservoir; and draining cooled water from the separate reservoir. | 02-16-2012 |
Micah S. Abel, Gilbert, AZ US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110084226 | FULL STRAIGHT-SHAFT SEALING BUTTERFLY VALVE - A straight shaft sealing valve assembly includes a valve body, a shaft, a valve element, and a seal element. The valve body has an inner surface that defines a flow channel. The shaft is rotationally mounted on the valve body and extends across the flow channel. The shaft includes a first seal opening and a second seal opening. The first and second seal openings are spaced apart from each other and extend through the shaft. The valve element is coupled to the shaft and is rotatable therewith, and has an outer periphery. The seal element is coupled to the valve element, extends from the outer periphery, and extends through the first and second seal openings. | 04-14-2011 |
20110284784 | SEALS, BALL VALVE ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF OPERATING BALL VALVE ASSEMBLIES - Seals, ball valve assemblies, and methods of operating ball valves assemblies are provided. The seal includes an annular jacket, a restrictor, and a spring energizer. The annular jacket includes a first annular pocket and a second annular pocket. The restrictor is disposed in the first annular pocket and is capable of restricting shrinkage of the first annular pocket to a predetermined diameter range, if the seal is exposed to a temperature within a predetermined temperature range. The spring energizer is disposed in the second annular pocket and is configured to supply a force against the annular jacket to maintain the seal against a contact surface. | 11-24-2011 |
Michael Abel, Boulder, CO US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130073884 | DYNAMIC SLEEP FOR MULTICORE COMPUTING DEVICES - The aspects enable a multi-core processor or system on chip to determine a low power configuration that provides the most system power savings by placing selected resources in a low power mode depending upon acceptable system latencies, dynamic operating conditions (e.g., temperature), expected idle time, and the unique electrical characteristics of the particular device. Each of the cores/processing units treated in a symmetric fashion, and each core may choose its operating state independent of the other cores, without performing complex handshaking or signaling operations. | 03-21-2013 |
Nathan A. Abel, Minneapolis, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110139158 | UNIDIRECTIONAL VALVES AND FILTERING FACE MASKS COMPRISING UNIDIRECTIONAL VALVES - A unidirectional valve for use with a filtering face mask. The valve can include a flap, and a valve seat. The flap can be cantilevered and can flex away from a seal surface of the valve seat to an open position. The valve can further include a housing that at least partially covers the valve seat and the flap. In some embodiments, the height of the housing is no greater than about 1.25 cm, while the distance between the flap and the seal surface when the flap is in the open position is at least 0.35 cm. A projection can be coupled to an inner surface of the housing, and the height of the projection can generally decrease toward the front of the housing. In some embodiments, the projection can have a profile that substantially follows the profile of the flap when the flap is in the open position. | 06-16-2011 |
20140216463 | RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DEVICE HARNESS ASSEMBLY - A harness assembly for a respiratory protection device is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the harness assembly includes a strap support having an attachment point, a first strap having a first strap attachment element, and a second strap having a second strap attachment element, wherein the first strap attachment element is attachable to the second strap attachment element and attachable to the attachment point of the strap support, and the first and second straps are positionable between the first configuration in which the first strap attachment element is attached only to the second attachment element and a second configuration in which the first attachment element is attached to the second attachment element and the attachment point of the strap support. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216473 | RESPIRATORY MASK HAVING A CLEAN AIR INLET CHAMBER - A respiratory mask body defining a first chamber and a second chamber is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mask body includes one or more inlet ports adapted to receive one or more breathing air source components in communication with the first chamber and a fluid intake communication component allows communication of air from the first chamber to the second chamber during inhalation by a wearer. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216474 | RESPIRATOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE FIT CHECK DEVICES AND METHODS - A respiratory mask body defining a breathable air zone for a wearer and having a shut-off valve is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mask body includes one or more inlet ports configured to receive one or more breathing air source components. The shut-off valve is operable between a closed position and an open position, and when in a closed position the shut-off valve prevents fluid communication between the one or more inlet ports and the breathable air zone and the shut-off valve returns to an open position in the absence of an applied force. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216475 | SLEEVE-FIT RESPIRATOR CARTRIDGE - A respirator apparatus includes a respirator body, a filter cartridge receiver integral with and extending from the respirator body, and a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes a nozzle element being integral with the filter cartridge. The respirator body and filter cartridge are configured to be fluidically coupled through sleeve-fit engagement between the filter cartridge receiver and nozzle element and the filter cartridge receiver and nozzle element define an airflow channel. | 08-07-2014 |
20140251327 | RESPIRATOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE FIT CHECK DEVICES AND METHODS - A respiratory mask body defining a breathable air zone for a wearer and having a shut-off valve is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mask body includes one or more inlet ports configured to receive one or more breathing air source components. The shut-off valve is operable between a closed position and an open position, and when in a closed position the shut-off valve prevents fluid communication between the one or more inlet ports and the breathable air zone and the shut-off valve returns to an open position in the absence of an applied force. | 09-11-2014 |
Nathan A. Abel, White Bear Lake, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090032059 | CLEANING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF CLEANING A SURFACE - A cleaning material, a cleaning tool and a method of cleaning a surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cleaning material comprises a backing including a first surface and a second surface, and an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter projecting from the first surface of the backing. Each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A. In one embodiment, the method of cleaning a surface comprises providing a cleaning material having an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wiping the cleaning material over a surface to be cleaned, and capturing debris between the stems of the cleaning material. | 02-05-2009 |
Paul Abel, Cambridge, MA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090260935 | REGENERATIVE SHOCK ABSORBER - Regenerative shock absorber. A piston is disposed for reciprocating motion within a cylinder as a vehicle's suspension system deflects. Hydraulic fluid passes through an hydraulic motor to turn its shaft. The hydraulic motor shaft is connected to an electric generator to generate electricity. Flow characteristics of hydraulic circuits are selected to provide suspension system damping for appropriate wheel control. | 10-22-2009 |
Philip Abel, Overland Park, KS US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090226137 | MINIATURE MECHANICAL TRANSFER OPTICAL COUPLER - A miniature mechanical transfer (MT) optical coupler (“MMTOC”) for optically connecting a first plurality of optical fibers with at least one other plurality of optical fibers. The MMTOC may comprise a beam splitting element, a plurality of collimating lenses, and a plurality of alignment elements. The MMTOC may optically couple a first plurality of fibers disposed in a plurality of ferrules of a first MT connector with a second plurality of fibers disposed in a plurality of ferrules of a second MT connector and a third plurality of fibers disposed in a plurality of ferrules of a third MT connector. The beam splitting element may allow a portion of each beam of light from the first plurality of fibers to pass through to the second plurality of fibers and simultaneously reflect another portion of each beam of light from the first plurality of fibers to the third plurality of fibers. | 09-10-2009 |
20140219603 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly includes a substrate with a first row of apertures and a second row of apertures. A first optical die includes a first plurality of optical transducer elements and is mounted on the substrate such that an optical signal interface of each transducer element is aligned with an aperture of the first row of optical apertures. A second optical die includes a second plurality of optical transducer elements and is mounted on the substrate such that an optical signal interface of each of the second plurality of optical transducer elements is aligned with an aperture of the second row of optical apertures. A connector configured to mate with the optical assembly supports a plurality of optical fibers. A terminal end of each optical fiber protrudes from the connector and extends into one of the apertures when the connector is coupled with the optical assembly. | 08-07-2014 |
Richard C. Abel, Lake Jackson, TX US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110187018 | CROSSLINKED FIBERS OR OTHER ARTICLES MADE FROM POLYOLEFIN ELASTOMERS - The invention relates to an improved process for controlling the amount of crosslinking in polyolefin based articles such as fibers or films. The invention relates to mixing silane grafted material together with ungrafted material prior to crosslinking. The article can then be formed and cured, optionally with a curing catalyst which can preferably be applied to the surface of a shaped article. The amount of crosslinking will be controlled in part by the level of silane grafting on the grafted silane material as well as the amount of the grafted material in the blend. | 08-04-2011 |
20130269776 | SILANE-CONTAINING THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFIN COPOLYMER RESINS, FILMS, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE LAMINATE STRUCTURE COMPRISING SUCH RESINS AND FILMS - Disclosure are films based on alkoxysilane-containing polyolefin resins with reduced melt strength, photovoltaic cell laminate structures and methods for their preparation. In the disclosed alkoxysilane-containing polyolefin resin films according to the invention, reduced melt strength is provided by, among other things, using optimized silane:initiator ratios and is shown to reduce detrimental film shrinkage and provide improved photovoltaic laminate structures. | 10-17-2013 |
Robert Abel, Davie, FL US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090037136 | Methods of calculating differences of binding affinities between congeneric pairs of ligands by way of a displaced solvent functional - Described is a technique to exhaustively enumerate the thermodynamic properties of the water molecules solvating the active site of a protein in its apostate and calculate the relative binding affinities of congeneric compounds that bind to this protein. The subject matter includes sampling the configurations of the solvating water in the active site; extracting the thermodynamic information about the solvating water from these configurations by clustering the observed water configurations into regions of high water occupancy (e.g., “hydration sites”), computing the average system interaction energies of water molecules occupying the various hydrations sites, computing excess entropies of water molecules occupying the hydration sites; constructing a 3 dimensional hydration thermodynamics map of the protein active site; and computing relative binding affinities of congeneric ligands based on the principle that tighter binding ligands can displace more entropically structured and energetically depleted hydration sites from the active site into the bulk fluid. | 02-05-2009 |
20100241411 | Methods of Calculating Differences of Binding Affinities Between Congeneric Pairs of Ligands by Way of a Displaced Solvent Functional - Described is a technique to exhaustively enumerate the thermodynamic properties of the water molecules solvating the active site of a protein in its apostate and calculate the relative binding affinities of congeneric compounds that bind to this protein. The subject matter includes sampling the configurations of the solvating water in the active site; extracting the thermodynamic information about the solvating water from these configurations by clustering the observed water configurations into regions of high water occupancy (e.g., “hydration sites”), computing the average system interaction energies of water molecules occupying the various hydrations sites, computing excess entropies of water molecules occupying the hydration sites; constructing a 3 dimensional hydration thermodynamics map of the protein active site; and computing relative binding affinities of congeneric ligands based on the principle that tighter binding ligands can displace more entropically structured and energetically depleted hydration sites from the active site into the bulk fluid. | 09-23-2010 |
20100241412 | Methods of Calculating Differences of Binding Affinities Between Congeneric Pairs of Ligands by Way of a Displaced Solvent Functional - Described is a technique to exhaustively enumerate the thermodynamic properties of the water molecules solvating the active site of a protein in its apostate and calculate the relative binding affinities of congeneric compounds that bind to this protein. The subject matter includes sampling the configurations of the solvating water in the active site; extracting the thermodynamic information about the solvating water from these configurations by clustering the observed water configurations into regions of high water occupancy (e.g., “hydration sites”), computing the average system interaction energies of water molecules occupying the various hydrations sites, computing excess entropies of water molecules occupying the hydration sites; constructing a 3 dimensional hydration thermodynamics map of the protein active site; and computing relative binding affinities of congeneric ligands based on the principle that tighter binding ligands can displace more entropically structured and energetically depleted hydration sites from the active site into the bulk fluid. | 09-23-2010 |
Scott Abel, Austin, TX US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20110145056 | INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLOSED LOOP MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive online closed loop marketing system and method for marketing of a technical product or service product to companies and/or users of a plurality of network management systems is provided. A database populated with anonymous aggregate IT asset inventory information, user information, and company information (gathered and aggregated through the network management systems) is queried by a third party to evaluate and analyze the potential market for the technical product or service. The system and method further permit the third party to develop a survey and deliver the survey to users of the network management system via the network management system thereby permitting the third party to further quantify and analyze the potential market opportunity. Additionally, the system and method permit the third party to target advertising for the product or service directly to end users via the network management system while tracking the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. | 06-16-2011 |
20140136275 | BEHAVIORAL DATA DRIVEN RECOMMENDATION - A method and computer readable medium for a fully integrated IT recommendation system, comprising receiving contextual data comprising information regarding what a user is currently viewing; receiving relational data information regarding the user's previous interaction with an online community related to IT administrators; receiving market view data comprising industry trend information related to IT, the industry particular to the user's industry. The contextual data, the relational data, and the marketing data make up the workflow context. The workflow context is passed to a recommendation engine which evaluates the workflow context and selects one or more of a set of outcomes, the outcome(s) are directly related to the workflow context; and presenting said one or more selected outcomes to said user. | 05-15-2014 |
Scott Richard Abel, Austin, TX US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130332303 | NETWORK SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE MONITORING AND MARKETPLACE - A method, system, and network for interfacing the work-flow monitoring and reporting of a host computer, a local network of information technology devices, a community of network users, and third party vendors is provided. This includes processes and systems for initiating an inventory, including software, of a plurality of information technology devices associated with a local network of information technology devices from a host computer and determining the operational status of the information technology devices associated with the local network. The operational status of the information technology devices associated with the local network is monitored and presented to a host computer. Needs relating to the local network are identified and determined and a purchasing platform for purchasing product solutions from third party vendors is provided. | 12-12-2013 |
Stacy Abel, Maple Grove, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090085386 | Swivel Rocker Assembly - A swivel rocker is provided that includes a surface designed to contact a floor so as to facilitate rocking in two directions along a line while limiting rocking in other directions and to inhibit excessive rocking in at least one direction along the line. The swivel rocker also includes a swivel portion such that a seat may be rotated relative to the two directions of facilitated rocking. The swivel portion allows a user to alter the directions of facilitated rocking relative to their orientation on the seat. The rocking surface inhibits excessive rocking in the at least one direction to help prevent the user from tipping over in the chair. Under some embodiments, the swivel rocker is formed of two rockers having a curved portion designed to contact the floor and an additional portion that inhibits excessive rocking. The additional portion extends from the curved portion in several embodiments. | 04-02-2009 |
20130097973 | PHARMACY BOTTLE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A pharmacy container comprises a bottle and a ring. The bottle includes a body defining a storage chamber, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck and spaced from the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and the pair of opposed ledges are positioned between the body and the threads. The ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall toward the exterior wall. The ring is positioned around the neck with the pair of opposed indentations positioned adjacent the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102989 | DISPENSING INSERT FOR A MEDICINE CONTAINMENT AND DISPENSING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A dispensing insert is configured to friction fit within a neck of a bottle and to selectively receive an oral syringe. The dispensing insert includes a hollow cylinder, a top plate capping one end of the hollow cylinder, a raised deck extending substantially parallel to and spaced from the top plate, and an annular side wall extending from the top plate upwardly toward the raised deck. The raised deck has a smaller outer diameter than the top plate and defines an opening therethrough configured to provide access to contents of the pharmacy bottle through the dispensing insert. The annular sidewall substantially encompasses an outer perimeter of the raised deck. | 04-25-2013 |
20150041425 | PHARMACY BOTTLE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A container includes a bottle, a closure, and a ring. The bottle includes a body, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening, and a pair of opposed ledges. Threads extend around the neck. The ledges extend radially outwardly from the neck spaced from the body and the threads. Each ledge defines a surface facing away from the body and includes an extension extending from the surface. The closure is secured over around the neck. The closure is positioned on an opposite side of the surface of each ledge as compared to the body and includes internal ramps interfacing with the extensions to maintain the closure in place. The ring is positioned between the body and the ledges. The ring is entirely maintained below the surfaces of the ledges, and each ledge interacts with the ring to maintain the ring in place relative to the bottle. | 02-12-2015 |
Stacy L. Abel, Maple Grove, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120305617 | ANIMATED TAPE DISPENSER - A tape dispenser includes a housing having an outer surface and is configured to contain a roll of adhesive tape. Coupled to the outer surface of the housing includes features of an animal including at least one animal leg coupled to the housing and extending outwardly from the outer surface of the housing. The at least one animal leg moves relative to and along the outer surface of the housing upon adhesive tape being dispensed from the roll of adhesive tape. | 12-06-2012 |
Stephen G. Abel, Chandler, AZ US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20080216462 | SOLID PROPELLANT BURN RATE, PROPELLANT GAS FLOW RATE, AND PROPELLANT GAS PRESSURE PULSE GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods of controlling solid propellant burn rate, propellant gas pressure, propellant gas pressure pulse shape, and propellant gas flow rate, rely on pulse width modulation of a control valve duty cycle. A control valve that is movable between a closed position and a full-open position is disposed downstream of, and in fluid communication with, a solid propellant gas generator. The solid propellant in the solid propellant gas generator is ignited, to thereby generate propellant gas. The control valve is moved between the closed position and the full-open position at an operating frequency and with a valve duty cycle. The valve duty cycle is the ratio of a time the control valve is in the full-open position to a time it takes the valve to complete one movement cycle at the operating frequency. The valve duty cycle is controlled to attain a desired solid propellant burn rate, propellant gas pressure, propellant gas pressure pulse shape, and/or propellant gas flow rate. | 09-11-2008 |
Steven G. Abel, Chandler, AZ US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20090260343 | SOLID PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods of controlling solid propellant burn rate, propellant gas pressure, propellant gas pressure pulse shape, and propellant gas flow rate, rely on the position of a throttling valve. A throttling valve that is movable to a control position is disposed downstream of, and in fluid communication with, a solid propellant gas generator, and in parallel with a plurality of reaction control valves. The solid propellant in the solid propellant gas generator is ignited, to thereby generate propellant gas. The throttling valve is moved to a control position to attain a desired solid propellant burn rate, propellant gas pressure, and/or propellant gas pressure pulse shape. | 10-22-2009 |
Todd Abel, Nebraska, NE US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20080222654 | Techniques to manage event notifications - Techniques to manage event notifications are described. An apparatus may comprise a server having an event notification component. The event notification component may have an event agent component to receive a message indicating a change event for line of business (LOB) data, and convert the change event to a defined LOB entity event. The event notification component may have a notification service component to generate a LOB event message for the entity event. The event notification component may have an event database to store the event message in a user event queue. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-11-2008 |
20140330916 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE EVENT NOTIFICATIONS - Techniques to manage event notifications are described. An apparatus may comprise a server having an event notification component. The event notification component may have an event agent component to receive a message indicating a change event for line of business (LOB) data, and convert the change event to a defined LOB entity event. The event notification component may have a notification service component to generate a LOB event message for the entity event. The event notification component may have an event database to store the event message in a user event queue. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-06-2014 |
Vicki Abel, Elkhorn, NE US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20120131190 | VALUE PROCESSING NETWORK AND METHODS - Various arrangements for processing a transaction involving at least two parties are provided. Rules may be established that define transaction processing between combinations of a plurality of origination entities and a plurality of destination entities. Transaction information may be received relating to the transaction between the two parties. One of the parties is an origination entity and one of the parties is a destination entity. The transaction information contains at least an identifier from which at least one of the parties may be identified. The transaction information may be used to identify at least one of the parties. The rules may be used to define transaction processing for the at least one party. Processing of the transaction may be at least partially based on the rules. | 05-24-2012 |