Belanger, US
Barry Belanger, Chenequa, WI US
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20100239069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTE REPORTING OF RADIATION DOSE USAGE IN IMAGE ACQUISITION - A system and method to manage direction of an ionizing radiation toward an exposed subject is provided. The system can perform receiving a request from a customer to establish an internet connection to communicate between a remote office and the system directing the ionizing radiation toward the exposed subject; automatically communicating a status information and individual dose data associated with an event where direction of ionizing radiation that exceeds a threshold; automatically creating and communicating a report via the internet connection to the customer. The report can include an indication of the event where direction of ionizing radiation exceeds the threshold and a comparison of the individual radiation dose data and an individual status operation of system at time of the event relative to a benchmark defined by radiation dose data and status information acquired from a population of other systems. | 09-23-2010 |
20130243153 | Automatically Determining 3D Catheter Location and Orientation Using 2D Fluoroscopy Only - A method for automatically determining the 3D position and orientation of a radio-opaque medical object in a living body using single-plane fluoroscopy comprising capturing a stream of digitized 2D images from a single-plane fluoroscope ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130243165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTE REPORTING OF RADIATION DOSE USAGE IN IMAGE ACQUISITION - A system and method to manage direction of an ionizing radiation toward an exposed subject is provided. The system can perform receiving a request from a customer to establish an internet connection to communicate between a remote office and the system directing the ionizing radiation toward the exposed subject; automatically communicating a status information and individual dose data associated with an event where direction of ionizing radiation that exceeds a threshold; automatically creating and communicating a report via the internet connection to the customer. The report can include an indication of the event where direction of ionizing radiation exceeds the threshold and a comparison of the individual radiation dose data and an individual status operation of system at time of the event relative to a benchmark defined by radiation dose data and status information acquired from a population of other systems. | 09-19-2013 |
Bradley M. Belanger, Seattle, WA US
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20090245122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GLOBAL NETWORK PERFORMANCE - The present invention provides a system and method for monitoring global network performance across a public Wide Area Network (WAN), and/or private networking through a secure IPSec gateway, and providing a user interface for performance metrics through a secure Internet browser. | 10-01-2009 |
20100229096 | System and Interface For Monitoring Information Technology Assets - An application service provider (ASP)-based interface and system for analyzing performance and costs of respective enterprise information technology assets from the correlation of metrics data of enterprise SNMP-enabled devices. | 09-09-2010 |
Bruce S. Belanger, Milford, NH US
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20120292102 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT INSTALLATION OF CABLES IN WATERCRAFT - The present application is directed towards systems and methods for efficient installation of optical and electrical cable in watercraft. A manufacturer may terminate one end of a cable in a location removed from the watercraft, allowing use of automated cable termination machines for efficiency and consistency of terminations. The single-terminated cable may then be brought to the watercraft and installed by pulling or routing the unterminated end through ductwork and pipes, watertight bulkhead throughways, and cable trays and ladders as necessary, prior to termination. Accordingly, more difficult and expensive on-site labor is reduced, and reliability is greatly increased. Furthermore, many cable tests that require termination but cannot be executed post-installation can be performed prior to installation, to ensure that at least the first termination, performed off-site, is error-free, reducing later troubleshooting and further increasing installation efficiency. | 11-22-2012 |
20130036593 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT INSTALLATION OF CABLES IN WATERCRAFT - The present application is directed towards systems and methods for efficient installation of optical and electrical cable in watercraft. A manufacturer may terminate one end of a cable in a location removed from the watercraft, allowing use of automated cable termination machines for efficiency and consistency of terminations. The single-terminated cable may then be brought to the watercraft and installed by pulling or routing the unterminated end through ductwork and pipes, watertight bulkhead throughways, and cable trays and ladders as necessary, prior to termination. Accordingly, more difficult and expensive on-site labor is reduced, and reliability is greatly increased. Furthermore, many cable tests that require termination but cannot be executed post-installation can be performed prior to installation, to ensure that at least the first termination, performed off-site, is error-free, reducing later troubleshooting and further increasing installation efficiency. | 02-14-2013 |
Christine Belanger, Wilton, CT US
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20130262441 | CONCEPTS FOR VIEWING AND ACCESSING CLAIM VERSIONS - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for accessing, navigating, and displaying multiple versions of claims in an efficient and customer-friendly manner. In various embodiments, claims can be processed and stored such that they can be displayed via an interface in a graphical format (e.g., textual, circular, hierarchical, etc.). | 10-03-2013 |
20130262976 | CONCEPTS FOR VIEWING AND ACCESSING CLAIM VERSIONS - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for accessing, navigating, and displaying multiple versions of claims in an efficient and customer-friendly manner. In various embodiments, claims can be processed and stored such that they can be displayed via an interface in a graphical format (e.g., textual, circular, hierarchical, etc.). | 10-03-2013 |
David Belanger, San Diego, CA US
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20110173467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY USAGE IN A SERVER - A system for controlling energy usage in a server having a processor, where the system includes a memory for storing energy cost information, and a controller for determining a transaction rate for the processor. The controller is also for determining a cumulative of energy expended by the server based on the determined transaction rate for each of a number of available power level states (P-states) for operation of the processor, and for selecting one of the available P-states for operation of the processor based on the determined cumulative energy expended and the stored energy cost information. | 07-14-2011 |
20120216200 | DYNAMIC POWER AND TEMPERATURE CAPPING THROUGH TELEMETRY DATA ANALYSIS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that analyzes telemetry data from a computer system. During operation, the system obtains the telemetry data as a set of telemetric signals using a set of sensors in the computer system. Next, the system analyzes the telemetry data to estimate a value of a parameter associated with the computer system, wherein the parameter is at least one of a power utilization and a temperature. Finally, the system controls a subsequent value of the parameter by modulating a virtual duty cycle of a processor in the computer system based on the estimated value. | 08-23-2012 |
David Belanger, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20100031365 | Method and apparatus for providing network access privacy - A method for providing network access privacy by classifying filter parameters of a group of users who are accessing one or more network destinations. The system includes a means for collecting information from both users, and about network destinations, generating suggestions for a user regarding filter parameters, and filtering network communications of users going to network destinations. In operation, users who are accessing network destinations are prompted to choose from a selection of filter parameters. The information provided by these users is then analyzed and used to generate suggested filter parameters for other users. As users provide more information to the system about various network destinations the system is able to provide more information to users about more network destinations and thus generate more accurate filter parameter suggestions. After a user selects their filter parameters the system filters a range of information coming from the user and going out to the network destination. | 02-04-2010 |
20100157841 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR A NETWORK - A method and apparatus for determining a bandwidth requirement for a network are disclosed. For example, the method gathers data for one or more types of traffic, and determines an optimal traffic model for each of the one or more types of traffic in accordance with the data and one or more traffic model adaptation rules for each of the one or more types of traffic. The method then determines a demand forecast for each of the one or more types of traffic by applying the optimal traffic model for each of the one or more types of traffic, and determines a bandwidth requirement for the one or more types of traffic in accordance with the demand forecast. | 06-24-2010 |
David G. Belanger, Hillsborought, NJ US
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20120142360 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING MOBILE SWITCHING CENTERS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of mobile switching centers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one mobile switching center parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one mobile switching center parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one mobile switching center parameter is exceeded. | 06-07-2012 |
David G. Belanger, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20090290508 | Method for optimizing network "Point of Presence" locations - A methodology for optimizing the placement of network “Points of Presence” (POPs) across the carrier's entire network (i.e., a “global” solution”) utilizes carefully constructed customer clustering and simulated annealing methodology to create a cost-efficient solution. The customer base is first partitioned into a plurality of clusters such that the customers within each cluster are closer to its centroid than the centroid of any other cluster (e.g., applying the k-means clustering algorithm or any other suitable method of partitioning the customer base). A linear algorithm process is used to minimize the costs associated with the number of placement of POPs within each cluster. A simulated annealing (SA) process is then used to iterate the entire set of potential POP locations until a compact, steady-state solution is achieved (or, alternatively, until a given number of iterations has been performed). In a preferred embodiment, a number of iterations are performed at each “temperature” in the simulating annealing process to further improve the result (this iterative process referred to in the art as “intensification”). | 11-26-2009 |
20100100220 | ARRANGEMENT FOR GUIDING USER DESIGN OF COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCT SOLUTION USING ON-THE-FLY DATA VALIDATION - A computer-implemented method guides a user in designing a product defined by data. The method involves examining ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100120440 | Method and apparatus for joint optimization of dedicatedand radio access networks - A computerized method and system for integrated access network business planning for a telecommunications carrier. The invention enables a user to input a set of network business planning parameters that are utilized by a linear programming model to jointly optimize a carrier's dedicated and radio access network by executing a plurality of network optimization models and determine network configuration changes for the dedicated and radio access networks as a constrained optimization based on the set of business planning parameters. | 05-13-2010 |
20100157808 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS INCLUDING BROADBAND WIRELESS LINKS - A technique for reducing costs associated with a radio access network of a mobile telecommunications network includes configuring the radio access network using a linear programming model of the radio access network subject to constraints. The technique includes selecting cellular sites and hub locations of the radio access network to be connected by broadband wireless links based on the linear programming model and constraints. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a method of designing a radio access network of links between a cellular site and a core network includes selecting at least one first link of the radio access network to be at least one first wireless link at least partially based on a linear programming model of the radio access network. The method includes configuring an output device of a computer system to indicate the selection. | 06-24-2010 |
20110085467 | Method and Apparatus for Clustering Based Optimal Fiber Ring Deployment - A computer readable storage medium stores a set of instructions executable by a processor. The instructions are operable to receive a data set including data corresponding to a set of nodes, the data corresponding to each of the nodes including a node prize, a node cost, and a node value that is the difference between the node prize and the node cost; select one or more of the nodes for inclusion in a cluster, the cluster comprising the one or more of the nodes, two or more external links from nodes in the cluster to a network, and one or more internal links between nodes if the cluster comprises two or more nodes, each of the internal links having an internal link cost, each of the external links having an external link cost; and determine a plan for incorporating the one or more nodes in the cluster into the network, the incorporating comprising building the cluster by building the two or more external links and the one or more internal links. | 04-14-2011 |
20110149761 | Technique for determining transport capacity required to achieve controllable worst case throughput - A link in a communications network is provisioned with a particular bandwidth capacity determined as a function of a “sub-par customer data fraction.” The sub-par data fraction is given by a) the amount of data transferred under sub-par condition divided by b) the total data transferred, where “sub-par condition” means that data is transferred below a given target bit rate. | 06-23-2011 |
20120082114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area, and a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, determines busy time data traffic from the network traffic data, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range. | 04-05-2012 |
20120082115 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN A FIXED WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area for mobility traffic and fixed wireless traffic, a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, and a type of connectivity at a customer premise, determines a busy time data traffic from the network traffic data for both the fixed wireless traffic and the mobility traffic, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna and the type of connectivity at the customer premise, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range, wherein the average throughput comprises a throughput for serving both the mobility traffic and the fixed wireless traffic. | 04-05-2012 |
20120113965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A WI-FI HOTSPOT FOR OFFLOADING WIRELESS TRAFFIC - A method and apparatus for locating a Wi-Fi hotspot for offloading wireless traffic from a cellular network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains network traffic data for the second type of wireless access network for a geographical area, and obtains a list of sectors in the geographical area. The method selects at least one sector from the list of sectors to be relieved, and determines a geographical range for the at least one sector. The method then obtains at least one hotspot of the first type of wireless access network within the geographical range, wherein the at least one hotspot is a potential location for offloading the wireless traffic from the second type of wireless access network. | 05-10-2012 |
20120127871 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORECASTING BUSY HOUR TRAFFIC FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for forecasting busy hour traffic for a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains actual traffic data for a seed time frame for each of one or more sectors in a given market and marketing projections for one or more forecast time frames for the given market, and determines a market traffic actual measure for the given market from the actual traffic data. The method obtains market traffic estimates from one or more previous runs, and updates the one or more market traffic estimates for the one or more forecast time frames beyond the seed time frame to obtain one or more updated market traffic estimates, wherein the updated market traffic estimates are used for forecasting the busy hour traffic data for each of the one or more forecast time frames beyond the seed time frame. | 05-24-2012 |
20120134294 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLERS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of radio network controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one radio network controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one radio network controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one radio controller parameter is exceeded. | 05-31-2012 |
20120140627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING SERVING GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE SUPPORT NODES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of serving general packet radio service support nodes in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one serving general packet radio service support node parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one serving general packet radio service support node parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one serving general packet radio service support node parameter is exceeded. | 06-07-2012 |
20120140643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION OF TRAFFIC REASSIGNMENT - A method and apparatus for providing an estimation of traffic reassignment for a network are disclosed. For example, the method and apparatus provide an automatic estimation of traffic reassignment for a wireless network. | 06-07-2012 |
20120140674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING BASE STATION CONTROLLERS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151035 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS NETWORK PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTICS VIA USER EQUIPMENT - A method, computer readable medium for diagnosing wireless network performance via a customer endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request to perform a wireless network performance diagnostic test that is initiated by a customer endpoint device, establishes a session with the customer endpoint device, performs the wireless network performance diagnostic test in response to the request via the session using a packet generated by the customer endpoint device and provides diagnostic test data gathered from the wireless network performance diagnostic test to the customer endpoint device. | 06-14-2012 |
20130109398 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING MOBILE SWITCHING CENTERS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK | 05-02-2013 |
20130163432 | Technique for Determining Transport Capacity Required to Achieve Controllable Worst Case Throughput - A link in a communications network is provisioned with a particular bandwidth capacity determined as a function of a “sub-par customer data fraction. ” The sub-par data fraction is given by a) the amount of data transferred under sub-par condition divided by b) the total data transferred, where “sub-par condition” means that data is transferred below a given target bit rate. | 06-27-2013 |
20140031053 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN A FIXED WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area for mobility traffic and fixed wireless traffic, a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, and a type of connectivity at a customer premise, determines a busy time data traffic from the network traffic data for both the fixed wireless traffic and the mobility traffic, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna and the type of connectivity at the customer premise, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range, wherein the average throughput comprises a throughput for serving both the mobility traffic and the fixed wireless traffic. | 01-30-2014 |
20140148144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING BASE STATION CONTROLLERS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for providing planning of a plurality of base station controllers in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains input data, and determines a limit for at least one base station controller parameter in accordance with the input data. The method determines if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded and determines an optimal output for an objective function, wherein the objective function is based on a plurality of penalty factors, if the limit for the at least one base station controller parameter is exceeded. | 05-29-2014 |
20140257987 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PERSONALIZED CONTENT DISSEMINATION PLATFORM - The disclosure provides a method and corresponding system for personalizing and disbursing content material in an automated fashion based on differing characteristics or profiles of the recipients. The system includes a database of potential recipients with key characteristics such as location data, revenue, product ownership, customer status, tenure with the company/organization, payment status, credit rating, whether they have recently responded to other material, and the like. Dissemination media include email communications, collaterals, brochures, textual materials, image and video information, and any similar media, where the contents of the communication material is customized based on the key characteristics profiles of the recipients and driven by a set of business rules that can be adapted to fit various scenarios. | 09-11-2014 |
20140378153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network are disclosed. For example, the method obtains, for the cell, network traffic data for a geographical area, and a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, determines busy time data traffic from the network traffic data, determines, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna, selects a bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options, and determines an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range. | 12-25-2014 |
David Gerald Belanger, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20140099920 | Managing Opt-In and Opt-Out for Private Data Access - Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are for managing opt-in and opt-out for private data access. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a mobile device can receive a request to obtain private data associated with a user of the mobile device and, in response to the request, determine whether an application program associated with the request is permitted to access the private data based upon a rule. The mobile device, in response to determining that the application program is permitted to access the private data based upon the rule, can instruct the application program to proceed to obtain the private data. The mobile device, in response to determining that the application program is not permitted to access the private data based upon the rule, can instruct the application program to avoid obtaining the private data. | 04-10-2014 |
David Gerald Belanger, Hilsborough, NJ US
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20120179840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED CONTENT TRANSFORMATION - A distributed transformation network provides delivery of content from a content publisher to a content recipient. Content from the content publisher is received at an entry node of the distributed transformation network and transmitted to a transformation node in the distributed transformation network. The content is transformed according to publisher, recipient or network administrator specifications and transmitting to delivery nodes which deliver the transformed content to the content recipient. The published content may be in an XML-based format and transformed into an XML-related format or any other structured language format as desired in the provided specification. | 07-12-2012 |
David John Belanger, San Diego, CA US
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20110054705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPUTER SYSTEM FAN SPEED - Computer system fans having fixed operating states corresponding to discreet operating speeds may be controlled by collecting temperature information upstream or downstream of the fans and commanding the fans to switch between the fixed operating states based on the temperature information at a frequency sufficient to controllably achieve speeds between the discreet operating speeds. | 03-03-2011 |
Denise Malcuit Belanger, West Chester, OH US
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20100325812 | Rinse Added Aminosilicone Containing Compositions and Methods of Using Same - The instant disclosure relates to rinse-added fabric care compositions containing aminosilicones, a deposition aid, and microcapsules, wherein the composition has improved deposition of the microcapsule and/or improved release of the encapsulated agents. In one aspect, the microcapsule is a perfume microcapsule, and the composition has an improved freshness effect. Methods of making and using the compositions are also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
20100331225 | Multiple Use Fabric Conditioning Composition with Aminosilicone - Multiple use fabric conditioning compositions comprising aminosilicones are disclosed. The disclosed compositions are capable of delivering a benefit to a fabric over multiple cycles. Such benefits may include removal of wrinkles, prevention of wrinkles, fabric softness, improved fabric feel, garment shape retention, garment shape recovery, elasticity, ease-of-ironing, perfume benefits, anti-pilling, or combinations thereof. | 12-30-2010 |
20110245141 | CATIONIC POLYMER STABILIZED MICROCAPSULE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to the use of a cationic polymer to provide stability to microcapsules in a composition, wherein the microcapsule comprises a shell encapsulating materials having an average C log P of at least 2.5 and more than 60% by weight of the encapsulated materials have a C log P of at least 3.3. The cationic polymer is derived from the polymerization of 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, 0 to 95 percent acrylamide, and 5 to 500 ppm of a tetrafunctional vinyl addition monomer cross-linking agent. The cationic polymer and encapsulated material may be used, for example, in a fabric softener composition. | 10-06-2011 |
Donald Belanger, Chula Vista, CA US
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20110081039 | MAGNETIC SPEAKER GRILL - A speaker assembly having a removable grill. The grill includes a perforated portion circumscribed by a flange. The flange has one or magnets disposed around an outer periphery of the flange. The speaker body has corresponding slugs disposed so as to align with the magnets of the grill upon assembly. The magnetic bond formed between the slugs and magnets keeps the grill attached to the speaker body during operation of the speaker assembly. | 04-07-2011 |
Hugues Belanger, Creve Coeur, MO US
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20120209637 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Customer Direct On-Line Reservation of Rental Vehicles - Disclosed herein is a reservation booking website for rental vehicle reservations wherein the functionality of managing customer profiles/accounts is expanded upon to provide customers with greater control over the profile data stored in their associated personalized accounts/profiles, particularly in connection with the “favorite” or “preferred” branch locations for rental vehicle reservations that are stored in the customer profiles/ accounts. | 08-16-2012 |
20120290341 | Method and Apparatus for Customer Direct On-Line Reservation of Rental Vehicles Including Deep-Linking - A method and apparatus are disclosed for expediting how rental vehicle reservations can be booked by employing deep-link uniform resource locators (URLs) that encode aspects of a rental vehicle reservation transaction to relieve users of a need to enter reservation data themselves when booking a rental vehicle reservation. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296681 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Listings of Branch Locations for Booking Rental Vehicle Reservations On-Line - Disclosed herein are techniques for permitting users to efficiently identify a desired branch location for a rental vehicle reservation. For example, a user-selectable link can be provided on a website page that, upon user selection, restricts a list of available branch locations in an area to only airport branch locations in that area. | 11-22-2012 |
20130030847 | Method and Apparatus for Expedited Rental Vehicle Reservation Creation Following a Previous Reservation - A method and apparatus are disclosed for expediting the ability of a customer to book a new rental vehicle reservation after booking a previous rental vehicle reservation. A link can be provided on a screen such as a confirmation page for a previous rental vehicle reservation that, upon customer selection, causes a new reservation transaction to be automatically loaded with data from the previous rental vehicle reservation. | 01-31-2013 |
20130046565 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Customer Profiling for Rental Vehicle Reservations - Disclosed herein is a reservation booking website for rental vehicle reservations wherein the customer profiles include “favorite” or “preferred” branch locations for rental vehicle reservations to expedite the customers' rental vehicle reservation booking experiences. | 02-21-2013 |
20130166331 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Control Over On-Line Reservations of Rental Vehicles - Disclosed herein are techniques for improved control over how customers can interact with a rental vehicle reservation booking site, including user interfaces for defining customer accounts and user interfaces for defining promotional offers with respect to rental vehicle reservations. | 06-27-2013 |
20140136249 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Listings of Branch Locations for Booking Rental Vehicle Reservations On-Line - Disclosed herein are techniques for permitting users to efficiently identify a desired branch location for a rental vehicle reservation. For example, a user-selectable link can be provided on a website page that, upon user selection, restricts a list of available branch locations in an area to only airport branch locations in that area. | 05-15-2014 |
Jacques Belanger, Livermore, CA US
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20130314774 | INFLATED TUBULAR SOLAR CONCENTRATORS - A solar collector utilizes an inflated tubular film which concentrates sunlight onto a solar receiver. The film incorporates refractive elements in a pattern which focuses light in one or two dimensions to create foci in the form of lines, spots, or other shapes. The film may be replaceable. The film may include layers of material to optimize optical, structural, thermal, and durability characteristics. | 11-28-2013 |
Jacques J. Belanger, Livermore, CA US
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20110180057 | Structure and Articulation System for Solar Collectors - Solar energy may be harvested utilizing arrays of solar collectors, supported and articulated to follow movement of the sun. Particular systems include arrays of solar collectors mounted on an elevation-azimuth tracking structure. From the ground up, embodiments of this system may include a Ground Interface, a Base, an Upper Truss, and a Collector. The system is designed to transmit loads with minimal deflection from the surface of the collector to the ground, while tracking the position of the sun across the sky. The use of structural, actuator, and collector elements with a minimum amount of low-cost materials, and which are able to be mass produced, allows large scale deployment of the system at reduced cost. | 07-28-2011 |
James Belanger, Livermore, CA US
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20140373900 | INFLATED TUBULAR SOLAR CONCENTATORS - A solar collector utilizes an inflated tubular film which concentrates sunlight onto a solar receiver. The film incorporates refractive elements in a pattern which focuses light in one or two dimensions to create foci in the form of lines, spots, or other shapes. The film may be replaceable. The film may include layers of material to optimize optical, structural, thermal, and durability characteristics. | 12-25-2014 |
James Richard Belanger, Portsmouth, NH US
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20110056396 | Printing Blanket with Convex Carrier Layer - An offset printing press is provided. The offset printing press includes an image cylinder, a blanket cylinder having an axially convex outer surface, and a printing blanket disposed over the axially convex outer surface, the printing blanket including a carrier sleeve layer having at least one axially convex surface. An axially profiled shim is also provided. | 03-10-2011 |
James Richard Belanger, Hampton, NH US
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20090025583 | Variable cutoff printing unit with belt blanket and method of printing - A variable cutoff printing press is provided. The variable cutoff printing press includes a first plate cylinder, a second plate cylinder, a continuous belt blanket contacting the first and second plate cylinders and a movable support cylinder supporting the belt blanket. The first and second plate cylinders, the continuous belt blanket and the movable support cylinder form a first print section and the movable support cylinder is movable to change the print length of the first print section. A method of printing images with a printing press is also provided. | 01-29-2009 |
20090064881 | Variable cutoff printing unit and method of printing - A variable cutoff printing unit is provided including a first upper plate cylinder carrying a first upper image, a first upper blanket cylinder including a first upper blanket print area for transferring the first upper image to a web and a first upper blanket non print area, a second upper plate cylinder carrying a second upper image, a second upper blanket cylinder including a second upper blanket print area for transferring the second upper image to the web and a second upper blanket non print area, a first lower plate cylinder carrying a first lower image, a first lower blanket cylinder including a first lower blanket print area for transferring the first lower image to the web and a first lower blanket non print area, a second lower plate cylinder carrying a second lower image and a second lower blanket cylinder including a second lower blanket print area for transferring the second lower image to the web and a second lower blanket non print area. | 03-12-2009 |
Jean-Yves Belanger US
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20120261909 | Expandable trailer - A trailer of the type which can be extended or retracted when required. | 10-18-2012 |
Julie M. Belanger, Frederick, MD US
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20110038890 | Cellular And Viral Inactivation - The invention involves inactivation of viral populations by treating the viral populations with a compound to crosslink proteins in the viral membrane, UV irradiation and further inactivation of the viruses using detergent(s). According to the invention, this method preserves the native structure of viral epitopes so that the inactivated viral preparations can be used in immunological compositions that will inhibit and/or prevent viral infection when administered to an animal. | 02-17-2011 |
Louis A. Belanger, Peoria, AZ US
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20130305689 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXHAUST GAS MANAGEMENT - A system and method for increasing the performance of an internal combustion engine having a stock exhaust manifold. An exhaust insert affixed to or positioned downstream from the cylinder exhaust ports, in the exhaust conduits, in the stock manifold, in the collector, before or after the catalytic converter, before or after any Y-pipe, or any location in the exhaust system. The exhaust insert having a pre-determined size and shape to optimize performance, including, but not limited to, fuel efficiency, emissions, and power. | 11-21-2013 |
20150020509 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAXIMIZING FUEL EFFICIENCY OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The exemplary embodiments herein provide a system and method for maximizing the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine. The system includes an insert for placement in portions of an exhaust system downstream from the header but before the muffler. Inserts can also be placed within the intake system of an internal combustion engine in order to maximize fuel efficiency. Whether placed in the exhaust or the intake, an exemplary embodiment would not affect emissions compliance of the exhaust system and combustion engine. | 01-22-2015 |
Martin Belanger, Petaluma, CA US
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20090259890 | Method & apparatus for hardware fault management - A hardware health evaluation module is associated with a hardware module or device and employs a linked list of error records to continually evaluate the state of the hardware module to determine whether or not it is currently operating with or without errors. In the event that the health evaluation module determines that the hardware module is not operating in an error free manner, it detects and stores, for a specified period of time, an indication of the error and associates this detected error or errors with one or more of the error records. The error records are designed to provide assistance in diagnosing the cause of a hardware error. | 10-15-2009 |
Matthew T. Belanger, Holly Springs, NC US
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20100246593 | Steering Data Communications Packets For Transparent Bump-In-The-Wire Processing Among Multiple Data Processing Applications - Steering data communications packets for transparent, bump-in-the-wire processing among multiple data processing applications in a link-level data communications switch, the switch including data communications ports, a port connected to a first data communications network and another port connected to a second data communications network, other ports connected to the data processing applications, the switch also including rules governing the steering, including receiving in the switch from the first network data communications packets directed to the second network, each packet containing a source network address and a destination network address and steering by the switch each packet among the applications and through an egress port, such steering carried out only in accordance with the rules, using neither the source network address of the packet, the destination network address of the packet, nor any link-level identifier of any application. | 09-30-2010 |
20100290475 | Source-Based Steering Data Communications Packets For Transparent, Bump-In-The-Wire Processing Among Multiple Service Applications - Steering data communications packets among multiple service applications in a link-level data communications switching apparatus that includes a link-level data communications switch and data communications ports coupling the switching apparatus to networks organized into pairs of networks, and ports connected to service applications, the switching apparatus further including rules governing the steering of data communications among service applications and networks, at least one rule that includes a network code that identifies a network pair and a direction of travel between the networks, including receiving data communications packets directed to a destination network, each packet containing a source network address, and steering by the switching apparatus each packet, the steering carried out only in accordance with the rules, using neither the source network address of the packet, the destination network address of the packet, nor the link-level identifier of any service application. | 11-18-2010 |
20100303083 | Two-Layer Switch Apparatus To Avoid First Layer Inter-Switch Link Data Traffic In Steering Packets Through Bump-In-The-Wire Service Applications - Link-level data communications carried out in a link-level data communications switching apparatus that includes modular link-level data communications switches; the switching apparatus is configured as two layers of link-level data communications switches; all the switches stacked by a stacking protocol that shares administrative configuration information among the switches and presents the switches as a single logical switch; the switching apparatus includes data communications ports coupling the switching apparatus to data communications networks and to service applications, each service application associated with a unique, link-level identifier; the switching apparatus includes rules governing the steering of packets among service applications and networks; including receiving, in the switching apparatus, packets directed to a destination network; and steering each packet among the service applications to the destination network in accordance with the rules, without using the link-level identifier of any service application. | 12-02-2010 |
20100316055 | Two-Layer Switch Apparatus Avoiding First Layer Inter-Switch Traffic In Steering Packets Through The Apparatus - Link-level data communications implemented in switching apparatus comprising modular switches disposed within a modular computer cabinet that includes modular computer systems; the switching apparatus configured as two layers of switches, the first layer switches coupled to one another for communications by inter-switch links, each second layer switch coupled for communications to the modular computer systems; all the switches stacked by a stacking protocol that shares administrative configuration information among the switches through the inter-switch links and presents all the switches as a single logical switch; the switching apparatus including ports coupling the apparatus to networks and to service applications and terminating applications on the modular computer systems; and sending the packet from network to modular computer system to which the packet is directed, or from modular computer system to network to which the packet is directed, the packet traversing none of the inter-switch links among the first layer switches. | 12-16-2010 |
20120263187 | Two-Layer Switch Apparatus Avoiding First Layer Inter-Switch Traffic In Steering Packets Through The Apparatus - Link-level data communications implemented in switching apparatus comprising modular switches disposed within a modular computer cabinet that includes modular computer systems; the switching apparatus configured as two layers of switches, the first layer switches coupled to one another for communications by inter-switch links, each second layer switch coupled for communications to the modular computer systems; all the switches stacked by a stacking protocol that shares administrative configuration information among the switches through the inter-switch links and presents all the switches as a single logical switch; the switching apparatus including ports coupling the apparatus to networks and to service applications and terminating applications on the modular computer systems; and sending the packet from network to modular computer system to which the packet is directed, or from modular computer system to network to which the packet is directed, the packet traversing none of the inter-switch links among the first layer switches. | 10-18-2012 |
Maxime Belanger, San Francisco, CA US
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20140181008 | ENHANCING EVENT SUMMARIES OF SYNCED ONLINE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTERACTIONS - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for enhancing event summaries of synced online content management system interactions. Users can identify one or more of the collapsed events markers that have pointers to the original, uncondensed, event markers. Upon identifying the one or more collapsed event markers, users can add additional data, via the pointers, to the original, uncondensed, event markers that were used to generate the collapsed event marker. The content management system can then perform a new analysis of the shared dataspace, analyzing the event markers using pre-existing data and the newly added data to create additional collapsed event markers, modify previously generated collapsed event markers, or remove/replace collapsed event markers. These enriched collapsed event markers can then newly presented to the user. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181053 | CONDENSING EVENT MARKERS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for analyzing the recorded interactions of users within a shared dataspace, where the shared dataspace is provided by an a synced online content management system. As each user adds and deletes files in the shared dataspace, the content management system can record each interaction. The content management system can then analyze the recorded interactions, creating collapsed summaries of the interactions, and generate notifications that can be presented to users. Various thresholds can be used to determine when the recorded interactions are condensed, and when notifications associated with those condensed interactions are presented to users. | 06-26-2014 |
Paul W. Belanger, Clarence Center, NY US
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20100242722 | ADSORPTION CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROLLER - The present invention provides a method and a control system for controlling an adsorbent bed unit in which an adsorbent bed concentration of an impurity within an adsorbent bed of the adsorbent bed unit is measured. The adsorbent bed concentration is controlled by manipulating the feed cycle time during which an adsorbent bed is adsorbing the impurities to maintain the adsorbent bed concentration at a targeted adsorption bed concentration. The targeted adsorption bed concentration is determined such that the product impurity concentration is maintained at product impurity concentration targets. The method and control system can incorporate a supervisory level of control reactive to product impurity concentration levels and related targets to determine the targeted adsorption bed concentration and a primary level of control that calculates the feed cycle time based upon an error between the measured and targeted adsorption bed concentrations. Proportional integral control can be used for such purposes. | 09-30-2010 |
20120325085 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - A cyclic adsorption process is provided, the process containing one or more adsorber vessels undergoing the steps of at least pressurization and depressurization and driven by one or more variable speed centrifugal machines operating under acceleration and deceleration conditions and adjusted to the steps, vessel size, and process conditions employed, wherein the process cycle time is greater than the ratio of the change in inertia, defined the maximum energy that can be lost during a cycle due to inertia changes, to 0.3 times the total power of the one of more centrifugal machines that would be consumed in the absence of inertial effects. | 12-27-2012 |
20130125746 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING CENTRIFUGAL MACHINES - A cyclic adsorption process is provided having pressurization and depressurization steps and driven by one or more centrifugal machines operating under acceleration and deceleration conditions wherein the deceleration rate of the machine is controlled to minimize power consumption and maximize the efficiency of the process. The operating speed of the centrifugal machine during deceleration is matched to the measured ratio pressure conditions so that the centrifugal machine arrives at its minimum operating speed near the point required to begin acceleration. | 05-23-2013 |
20130199369 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - A cyclic adsorption process is provided, the process containing one or more adsorber vessels undergoing the steps of at least pressurization and depressurization and driven by one or more variable speed centrifugal machines operating under acceleration and deceleration conditions and adjusted to the steps, vessel size, and process conditions employed, wherein the process cycle time is greater than the ratio of the change in inertia, defined the maximum energy that can be lost during a cycle due to inertia changes, to 0.3 times the total power of the one of more centrifugal machines that would be consumed in the absence of inertial effects. | 08-08-2013 |
20130323014 | ANTI-SURGE SPEED CONTROL - The present invention relates to a method and control system to control the speed of a centrifugal compressor operating within a vacuum pressure swing adsorption process to avoid an operation at which surge can occur and directly driven by an electric motor that is in turn controlled by a variable frequency drive. In accordance with present invention an optimal speed for operation of the compressor is determined at which the compressor will operate along a peak efficiency operating line of a compressor map thereof. This speed is adjusted by a feed back speed multiplier when the flow or other parameter referable to flow through the compressor is below a minimum and a feed forward multiplier during evacuation and evacuation with purge steps that multiplies the feed back multiplier to increase speed of the compressor and thereby avoid surge. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323082 | ANTI-SURGE SPEED CONTROL - The present invention relates to a method and control system to control the speed of a centrifugal compressor operating within a vacuum pressure swing adsorption process to avoid an operation at which surge can occur and directly driven by an electric motor that is in turn controlled by a variable frequency drive. In accordance with present invention an optimal speed for operation of the compressor is determined at which the compressor will operate along a peak efficiency operating line of a compressor map thereof. This speed is adjusted by a feed back speed multiplier when the flow or other parameter referable to flow through the compressor is below a minimum and a feed forward multiplier during evacuation and evacuation with purge steps that multiplies the feed back multiplier to increase speed of the compressor and thereby avoid surge. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323714 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICRO-AERATION BASED FERMENTATION - A method and apparatus for micro-aeration of large scale fermentation systems is provided. The micro-aeration system includes a fermentation reactor, a sparging apparatus, and a micro-aeration gas mixture delivered to the fermentation reactor via the sparging apparatus. The micro-aeration gas mixture is a very low oxygen concentration mixture comprising an oxygen containing gas and an inert carrier gas that is preferably recycled through the fermentation reactor. The inert carrier gas is preferably nitrogen whereas the oxygen containing gas is oxygen or and is introduced to the fermentation reactor at a minimum superficial velocity of about 0.02 m/sec to produce a uniform dispersion of the oxygen/air throughout the fermentation broth while concurrently mixing the entire fermentation broth. The micro-aeration method and apparatus further comprises a controller operatively coupled to one or more control valves for regulating the micro-aeration conditions in the fermentation reactor. | 12-05-2013 |
20140041521 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - A cyclic adsorption process is provided, the process containing one or more adsorber vessels undergoing the steps of at least pressurization and depressurization and driven by one or more variable speed centrifugal machines operating under acceleration and deceleration conditions and adjusted to the steps, vessel size, and process conditions employed, wherein the process cycle time is greater than the ratio of the change in inertia, defined the maximum energy that can be lost during a cycle due to inertia changes, to 0.3 times the total power of the one of more centrifugal machines that would be consumed in the absence of inertial effects. | 02-13-2014 |
20140053732 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING CENTRIFUGAL MACHINES - A cyclic adsorption process is provided having pressurization and depressurization steps and driven by one or more centrifugal machines operating under acceleration and deceleration conditions wherein the deceleration rate of the machine is controlled to minimize power consumption and maximize the efficiency of the process. The operating speed of the centrifugal machine during deceleration is matched to the measured pressure ratio conditions so that the centrifugal machine arrives at its minimum operating speed near the point required to begin acceleration. | 02-27-2014 |
Paul William Belanger, Clarence City, NY US
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20100077920 | MULTI-PORT INDEXING DRUM VALVE FOR VPSA - The present invention relates to a dual feed and dual vacuum four bed VPSA process for selectively adsorbing a component from a feed stream, e.g., nitrogen from air, to produce an oxygen-enriched gas stream using a multi-port indexing drum valve, a system comprising a multi-port indexing drum valve and method for operating such a system. | 04-01-2010 |
Paul William Belanger, Clarence Center, NY US
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20110277629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAS SEPARATION USING HIGH-SPEED INDUCTION MOTORS WITH CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - Systems and processes are provided for gas separation using high-speed induction variable-speed motors to accelerate and decelerate centrifugal compressors suitable for use in pressure swing adsorption (PSA) or vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) processes. | 11-17-2011 |
20140216249 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING PULSATION CONTROLLED COMPRESSORS - The present invention relates generally to a cyclic adsorption process for separating components of a gas stream with at least one adsorber vessel containing at least one adsorber bed undergoing the steps of at least pressurization and depressurization such that the steps are driven by at least one compressor, the compressor undergoing the steps of acceleration and deceleration in association with the steps of pressurization and depressurization. The compressor is operated at or above predetermined speeds which do not generate undesirable frequency pulsations while meeting the requirements of the cyclic adsorption process. | 08-07-2014 |
20150007723 | ADSORPTION BED STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - An adsorbent bed structure and process is disclosed for use in an adsorption based gas separation process. A conventional adsorbent bed in a gas separation process is replaced with a one or more modular compact adsorbent bed units which are connected to make an adsorbent bed structure. The modular design requires lower fabrication and maintenance costs; is easier to transport; and is easier to load with adsorbent material. | 01-08-2015 |
Philip Belanger, Redmond, WA US
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20100116193 | Flap malfunction detection system - According to an embodiment, a flap malfunction indicator assembly for notifying an observer making a walk-around inspection of an aircraft of a malfunction of one or more connection points coupling a flap assembly to an aircraft wing includes a support mounted to the flap assembly having a perimeter defining an area, an indicator arm pivoted to the support and movable between a first stowed position in which a major portion of the arm is arranged substantially entirely within the area and a second deployed position in which a major portion of the arm is arranged substantially outside the area, a frangible pin or fastener securing the indicator arm to the support in the first stowed position, a trigger element mounted for rotation about a first pivot, an elongated pull linkage coupling the trigger element with a flap assembly, the pull linkage being supported for movement relative to the first pivot to cause rotation of the trigger element when malfunction of a flap assembly occurs, and a spring assembly at the support having one portion exerting a biasing force against a portion of the indicator arm located outside of the area, the spring assembly driving the indicator arm into the second deployed position when the frangible pin or fastener is broken. | 05-13-2010 |
Philip R. Belanger, Acton, ME US
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20090110536 | Blade outer air seal with improved thermomechanical fatigue life - A blade outer air seal for a gas turbine has an abradable coating with a substantially uniform thickness during service use. Prior to being placed in service, the abradable coating has a central portion with a greater thickness than leading and trailing portions. When placed in service, the blade outer air seal is positioned so that the central portion of the abradable coating with the greater thickness is located in a blade rub path of the turbine blades. As a result of abrasion in the blade rub path, the thickness of the central portion of the abradable coating is reduced so that it becomes substantially similar to the thickness of the leading and trailing portions. | 04-30-2009 |
20090271983 | METHOD TO WELD REPAIR BLADE OUTER AIR SEALS - A method of repairing a blade outer air seal for a gas turbine engine includes the step of utilizing laser powder fusion materials to supply a metal powder filler into cracks in the blade outer air seal to repair the blade outer air seal for future service. Finally, a weld pass without deposition of powder metal is performed. | 11-05-2009 |
20100247291 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ARTICLE HAVING COLUMNAR MICROSTRUCTURE - A gas turbine engine article includes a substrate extending between two circumferential sides, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an inner side for resisting hot engine exhaust gases, and an outer side. A gaspath layer is bonded to the inner side of the substrate and includes a metallic alloy having a columnar microstructure. | 09-30-2010 |
20110024398 | INSERT WELD REPAIR - A method of repairing an aperture and adjacent defect in a part which is started by removing one or more defects adjacent an aperture in a base material. The material is removed to create a weld seam that extends past an area of high stress concentration on the aperture. An insert of material containing a profile that corresponds to the profile of the base material removed adjacent the aperture and a combination top and runoff plate that encompasses the insert of material are provided. A backing plate is inserted underneath the combination top and runoff plate and insert such that there remains an air space between the backing plate and the combination plate which prevents the combination plate from becoming fused to the backing plate during a welding process. The insert is welded to the base material, and the backing plate is removed. Excess material is removed from the insert to obtain an aperture containing a profile essentially the same as the profile of the aperture prior to initiating the repair. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031223 | INSERT WELD REPAIR - A method of repairing an aperture and adjacent defect wherein one or more defects proximate an aperture are removed from the base material proximate the aperture in an arc shape. An insert containing a profile that corresponds to the arc shaped section of the base material removed is welded to the base material. The weld is accomplished with a single curved path. Next, the insert is removed to create a repaired aperture and a surrounding section that has essentially the same dimensions as the aperture and surrounding section prior to the repair. | 02-10-2011 |
20120027574 | BLADE OUTER AIR SEAL AND REPAIR METHOD - An article of manufacture has a body formed in part of a first metal alloy and in part of a second metal alloy, the second metal alloy having a thermal coefficient of expansion that is less than the thermal coefficient of expansion of the first metal alloy. A BOAS segment for a gas turbine engine is disclosed wherein the formation of cracks due to thermal mechanical fatigue in the body of the disclosed BOAS segment is minimized, if not eliminated, through a unique construction of the disclosed BOAS segment, whether original equipment manufacture or a repaired blade outer air seal. A method for manufacture of a BOAS segment and a method for modifying a BOAS segment are disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
Richard A. Belanger, Hampton, NH US
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20140144929 | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR APPLICATION - A system for applying heated compositions includes a heated supply tank for receiving and supplying a composition at a first temperature, and a heated discharge chamber for receiving the composition from the supply tank, heating it further to a desired temperature, and discharging the composition for its end use. The system may be a bulk dispenser or a hand-held glue gun. In preferred embodiments, the compositions are hot melt adhesives, particularly hot melt adhesives of reduced density. | 05-29-2014 |
Richard A. Belanger, Kensington, NH US
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20120114835 | NOZZLE FOR APPLYING A THIN FILM OF LIQUID - A nozzle for applying a fluid material to an object includes a tubular wall with several circumferentially spaced ribs that extend outward from the tubular wall to engage an object to which the fluid material is to be applied. The ribs are configured to space the tubular wall from the object to provide a gap between them for receiving the fluid material and to align the tubular wall with the object. The tubular wall provides at least one opening between adjacent pairs of ribs to allow the fluid material to flow into the gap. The nozzle includes a sealing surface that is configured to engage a portion of the object when the spaced ribs are engaging the object to prevent escape of the fluid from said gap and to allow pressure to be applied to the fluid material. This pressure is detected to determine when the gap has been filled. | 05-10-2012 |
20150021359 | CARTRIDGE DISPENSER FOR LIQUID OR SEMI-LIQUID MATERIALS - A dispenser for a fluid material includes a handle portion and a cartridge having the material to be dispensed. The cartridge is easily mounted to the handle portion or removed, whereby the handle portion may be used with a variety of cartridges, each of which may contain a selected material. The handle portion includes a plunger that is moved linearly by actuation of a trigger mechanism, which is engaged by a user's finger. The trigger mechanism is configured to release pressure applied to the plunger quickly upon release of pressure on the trigger and to allow the plunger to move away from the cartridge to ensure release of pressure in the material to be dispensed to prevent dripping. | 01-22-2015 |
Roger Robert Belanger, Dover, NH US
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20090218744 | Printed product collecting device and method - A collecting device for forming a printed product includes a conveyor and a plurality of printed material delivery devices, the plurality of printed material delivery devices including a first delivery device for first printed materials and a second delivery device for second printed materials. A first transfer device is assigned to the first delivery device and delivering the first printed materials to the conveyor and a second transfer device assigned to the second delivery device and delivering the second printed materials to be collected with the first printed materials on the conveyor. Each of the first and second transfer devices have printed material buffer positions between the respective first and second delivery devices and the conveyor, which permit advantageous reduction in the amount of waste. | 09-03-2009 |
Ryan C. Belanger, Oneida, NY US
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20150115035 | HYBRID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING INDICIA - An indicia-reading system is provided that incorporates a hybrid approach to decoding indicia such as barcodes. An indicia-capturing subsystem acquires information about indicia within the indicia-capturing subsystem's field of view. An indicia-decoding module decodes indicia information acquired by the indicia-capturing subsystem. The indicia-decoding module includes a primary, basic signal processor for initially decoding indicia information, and a secondary, advanced signal processor for decoding indicia information that is not decoded by the primary, basic signal processor. | 04-30-2015 |
Scott Edward Belanger, West Chester, OH US
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20110093246 | Modeling Systems for Consumer Goods - The present invention relates to modeling systems for designing consumer products and selected components for use in consumer products, consumer products and components selected by such models and the use of same. | 04-21-2011 |
Sean Belanger, Largo, FL US
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20130055350 | Creating Incentives By Controlling Device Functions - Disclosed are various embodiments for systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling functions in a client device to thereby create incentives for the user of the client device. In one embodiment, a function of the device is controlled and a prompt is displayed on a user interface. A user then provides an answer to the prompt. If the answer is correct, for example, normal function of the device is returned. | 02-28-2013 |
20130132478 | Establishing Communication Among Parties Based on Location - Disclosed are various embodiments for transmitting a location of a first client device to a server device. A communication request is transmitted from the first client device that requests a conference with a second client device. A conference is established with the second client device using a communications link. The communications link facilitates the conference being established over a network between the first and second client devices. | 05-23-2013 |