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Brandon J. Bohling, Reno, NV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090131168Systems and methods for improving a button assembly - A button assembly is described. The button assembly includes a light emitting device that emits light. The button assembly further includes a lens cap that protects the light emitting device from being damaged. The lens cap has a top surface, a first cap side, a second cap side, a third cap side, and a fourth cap side. The second cap side connected to the first cap side, the third cap side connected to the second cap side, and the fourth cap side connected to the first cap side and the third cap side to form a plane. A first perpendicular distance between the plane and a first point on the top surface is different than a second perpendicular distance between the plane and a second point on the top surface. Additionally, a system for increasing life of a pixel is described.05-21-2009
20120046107FLEXIBLY CONFIGURABLE BUTTON PANELS FOR GAMING MACHINES - Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller.02-23-2012
20130203493FLEXIBLY CONFIGURABLE BUTTON PANELS FOR GAMING MACHINES - Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller.08-08-2013

Patent applications by Brandon J. Bohling, Reno, NV US

Dave Bohling, Fort Collins, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120129344PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATING MATERIAL FROM SUBSTRATES - A process for removing contaminating metals from a substrate to improve electrical performance is provided. Polycationic metals are known to be particularly detrimental to the electrical properties of an insulator or semiconductor substrate. The process includes the exposure of the substrate to an aqueous solution of at least one compound of the formula: (I) where n in each occurrence is independently an integer value between 0 and 6, and X is independently in each occurrence H, NR05-24-2012
20120186572SILICON WAFER SAWING FLUID AND PROCESS FOR USE THEREOF - A process is provided in which a metal chelating agent is dissolved in an aqueous or glycol-based cooling fluid to form a chelating solution with a chelating agent concentration. A silicon boule is cut with a saw to detach a silicon wafer from the boule while the interface between the silicon boule and the saw is bathed with the chelating solution during the cutting.07-26-2012

David Bohling, Fort Collins, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140027952Methods for Producing Coaxial Structures Using a Microfluidic Jet - The object of the invention is the provision of methods for controlled production of continuous multi-component filaments or discreet structures using a multi-component liquid jet issuing from an orifice. A multi-component jet consists of two or more liquids. The liquids may be miscible or immiscible, and form a co-axially propagating flow along the central axis of a flow cell. The working distance between the exit orifice and a substrate can be as large as 50 mm, so that in-flight processing of the jet is possible. The coaxial flow consists of an outer sheath liquid and an inner sample liquid or composite of liquids. The flow cell and the exit channel of the deposition head are heated so that the pressurized sheath liquid temperature is raised to near or above the boiling point of the sheath liquid at the local atmospheric pressure. The jet exits the deposition head through the orifice, and the outer liquid is evaporated as the jet falls at atmospheric pressure. The sheath liquid is processed thermally, optically, or chemically during flight to form a protective or insulating layer for the inner liquid or liquids. The inner liquids may contrastingly consist of an ultraviolet (UV) curable ink that is processed in-flight or after deposition. Since UV curable inks contain no volatile components, the coaxial jetted filament can be processed without producing cracks or bubbles in the sheath layer. Line widths are produced in the range from approximately 1 to 1000 microns.01-30-2014

Edward Bohling, Clinton, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140025848Communications Interface Between Two Non-Complimentary Communication Devices - The present invention relates to a cable (physical) tethering of a two computer related devices that are not specifically designed to communicate with each other, and, more particularly, to a man-portable and ruggedized physical tether device with hardware and software components for physical tethering and effectuation of data exchange (and subsequent processing of the exchanged data) between, e.g., a data visualization/mobile device and a network data collection device/equipment, without the need to retrofit/redesign any aspect of the visualization/mobile device or the a network collection device/equipment to accomplish the data exchange and subsequent processing of the exchanged data.01-23-2014

James Bohling, Lansdale, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110152406Low odor compositions and low odor coating compositions - This invention provides stable aqueous compositions including stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous compositions and stable aqueous coating compositions comprise one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer, one or more carboxylesterase enzyme, and one or more carboxylesterase deactivating agent, such that the ester hydrolysis activity in the composition is less than 0.010 micromole/minute, and wherein the aqueous composition has a headspace volatile organic compound (VOC) content, as measured by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) at 33° C., of less than 10 ppm of organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C. and more than 50 ppm of mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76. The carboxylesterase enzyme is employed to minimize the free carboxylester content in the composition, thereby providing a low odor composition, and the carboxylesterase is deactivated in situ in order to minimize the residual carboxylesterase enzyme activity.06-23-2011
20110166257Low odor compositions and methods to attain low odor compositions - This invention provides stable aqueous compositions including stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous compositions and stable aqueous coating compositions comprise i) an aqueous dispersion of one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer comprising polymerized units of one or more carboxylester monomer, wherein at least one carboxylester monomer is a vinyl ester monomer; ii) one or more carboxylesterase enzyme; iii) one or more mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76; iv) optionally, acetaldehyde; and v) optionally, one or more organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C.; and wherein the aqueous composition has a headspace volatile organic compound07-07-2011
20120083021Low odor coating compositions and paints - This invention provides low odor stable coating compositions, and methods of their production. The stable aqueous coating compositions and paints comprise one or more emulsion-polymerized addition polymer and one or more carboxylesterase enzyme having an ester hydrolysis activity in the composition of less than 0.03 micromole/minute, wherein the aqueous coating composition has a headspace volatile organic compound (VOC) content, as measured by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) at 33° C., of less than 10 ppm of the one or more organic carboxylester with a normal boiling point of less than 150° C. and more than 50 ppm of the one or more mono-alcohol with a formula molecular weight of less than 76.04-05-2012
20130096250PROCESS FOR IMPROVING HIDING EFFICIENCY IN PIGMENT PAINTS - The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of a) contacting an aqueous dispersion of a TiO04-18-2013
20130143980MICROSPHERE BASED WALL REPAIR COMPOUND - The present invention is a drying composition comprising spherical beads and a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles and also a dried composition of the spherical beads and a polymer film. The composition is useful as a wall repair formulation.06-06-2013

Patent applications by James Bohling, Lansdale, PA US

James C. Bohling, Lansdale, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100034975Aqueous polymeric dispersion and method for providing improved adhesion - This invention provides an aqueous polymeric dispersion, the polymer including, as polymerized units: from 0.1 to 10%, by weight based on the weight of the polymer, monomer selected from the group consisting of strong carboxylic acid monomers, sulfonic acid monomers and phosphorous-containing acid monomers, and from 0.01 to 3%, by weight based on the weight of the polymer, a moiety including the structure,02-11-2010
20110160368Low Odor Styrenic Polymer Dispersions - A low odor aqueous styrene containing polymer dispersions comprising low level acetoacetoxy or acetoacetamide functional group in monomer or as non-polymeric additive with high boiling point organic amine is provided. The aqueous polymer dispersion is useful for preparing low odor coatings.06-30-2011
20120171489New Polymeric Bead Compositions - The present invention is a polymeric bead composition. More particularly the present invention is directed to a new polymeric bead composition formed by suspension polymerization processes from a phosphorous acid containing monomers.07-05-2012
20120172561Method of Making Polymeric Bead From Phosphorous Acid Containing Monomers - The present invention is a method for making a polymeric bead by suspension polymerization processes from a phosphoric acid monoester.07-05-2012
20120277334AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ION EXCHANGE RESINS THAT DELIVER PAINT AND PRIMER PROPERTIES IN A COATING - The present invention provides one component aqueous compositions comprising (i) from 0.01 to 7 wt. %, based on the total weight of solids in the composition, of anion exchange resin beads having a weight average particle size of from 0.1 to 20 μm a low crosslinker content, the anion exchange resin copolymer beads being chosen from gelular beads, beads having a dual morphology, and mixtures thereof, (ii) an emulsion copolymer having a copolymerization residue of one or more phosphorus acid monomer, and having an anionic surfactant or its polymerization residue and a reductant or its polymerization residue and, (iii) at least one phosphorous containing surfactant in the amount of from 0.1 to 5 wt. %, based on the weight of emulsion copolymer solids. The compositions find use as coating binders and either pigmented or unpigmented paints and enable the provision of a single coat primer plus topcoat with excellent stain blocking.11-01-2012
20140187706AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITIONS - An aqueous coating composition including a) a composite particle including an opacifying pigment particle such as, for example, TiO2 and, disposed thereon, a plurality of particles of a first polymer, the first polymer being a select P-acid containing emulsion polymer and b) from 7% to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer in the aqueous coating composition, of a select second polymer is provided. A method for forming the aqueous coating composition, a method for forming a dried coating therefrom, and the coating so formed are also provided.07-03-2014
20140221560Acrylic Latex Binder and Method of Preparation - The present invention relates to a process comprising contacting methyl methacrylate or styrene; a C08-07-2014
20140329957SULFUR ACID FUNCTIONALIZED LATEX POLYMER - The present invention is a process for preparing a multistage polymer by contacting under emulsion polymerization conditions an acrylic monomer, a sulfur acid monomer, and a phosphorous acid monomer as described herein. The present invention is also a composition comprising a nonionic surfactant and a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising structural units of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, a sodium vinylbenzenesulfonate, and phosphoethyl methacrylate; wherein the polymer particles have a T11-06-2014
20150025172PROCESS FOR IMPROVING HIDING EFFICIENCY IN PIGMENTED PAINTS - The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of a) contacting an aqueous dispersion of a TiO01-22-2015
20150073134Metal Oxide Particles with Uniform Multilayer Polymer Coatings - The present invention is a multilayered composite comprising porous metal oxide particles that are covalently bonded by way of inorganic ether groups to one or more sites of a first polyhydroxyl-functionalized polymer. This first polymer is in turn covalently bonded by way of inorganic ether groups to one or more sites of a second polyhydroxyl-functionalized polymer. The multilayered composites can be prepared by contacting porous inorganic-oxide particles with a sufficient amount of OH-reactive crosslinking agent to form metal oxide particles imbibed with the crosslinking agent, and then contacting the inorganic-oxide particles with a solution of polyhydroxyl-functionalized polymer under reactive conditions.03-12-2015

Patent applications by James C. Bohling, Lansdale, PA US

James Charles Bohling, Lansdale, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120058277MULTISTAGE EMULSION POLYMER AND IMPROVED PIGMENT EFFICIENCY - This invention provides a multistage emulsion polymer including, as copolymerized units: from 0.5% to 5%, by weight P-acid monomer, based on the weight of the emulsion polymer; from 0% to 0.05% by weight multiethylenically unsaturated monomer, based on the weight of the emulsion polymer; and at least one second monoethylenically unsaturated monomer; the emulsion polymer having a calculated Tg of from −20° C. to 50° C.; the emulsion polymer is formed by the “pulsed” addition of 75% to 100% of the P-acid monomer during a stage including from 10% to 50% of the total monomer weight, preferably added during the relatively early stages of the polymerization. A multistage polymer/TiO2 composite particle and an aqueous coating composition including the composite particle are also provided.03-08-2012
20120058278STABLE AQUEOUS COMPOSITE COMPOSITIONS - This invention provides a method for forming a stable aqueous composition including composite particles by admixing TiO2 particles and adsorbing emulsion polymer particles at or below the critical composite ratio to an equilibrated viscosity range of from 200 cps to 4000 cps. Also provided is a method for forming a stable aqueous composition including composite particles by admixing TiO2 particles and adsorbing emulsion polymer particles at a mixing intensity of greater than 2 hp/kgal. A method for providing a coating including composite particles is also included.03-08-2012
20130309748ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a stable aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, an oxidoreductase, and a cofactor for the oxidoreductase and a method for its preparation. The invention is useful for converting certain classes of VOCs to non-VOCs.11-21-2013
20140163160PREPARATION OF MULTISTAGE LATEX POLYMER - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a multistage phosphorus acid functionalized latex polymer comprising the steps of: a) contacting a first acrylic monomer with a first phosphorus acid monomer under emulsion polymerization conditions to form a first stage polymer; then b) contacting the first stage polymer with a second acrylic monomer and a second phosphorus acid monomer under emulsion polymerization conditions to form the latex polymer. The latex polymer is useful as an absorbing polymer for pigment particles used, for example, in coatings formulations.06-12-2014

Patent applications by James Charles Bohling, Lansdale, PA US

Neal E. Bohling, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140289490EXTENDED ADDRESS VOLUME (EAV) ALLOCATION VERIFICATION - In one embodiment, a method includes determining that a request to allocate a target data set on a first storage includes a release command, determining an actual size of the target data set after storing the target data set on the first storage, comparing the actual size of the target data set to a break point value, relocating the target data set from cylinder-managed storage to track-managed storage of the first storage when the actual size of the target data set is less than the break point value and the target data set is stored on the cylinder-managed storage, and relocating the target data set from the track-managed storage to the cylinder-managed storage of the first storage when the actual size of the target data set is at least as great as the break point value and the target data set is stored on the track-managed storage.09-25-2014
20150046751MANAGING TRACES TO CAPTURE DATA FOR MEMORY REGIONS IN A MEMORY - Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for managing traces to capture data for memory regions in a memory. A trace includes a monitor parameter used by a trace procedure to monitor data in a memory device. A frequency is determined at which the trace procedure monitors the memory device. The trace procedure is invoked at the determined frequency to perform trace procedure operations comprising determining a region in the memory device according to the monitor parameter and copying data in the determined region to trace data in a data space.02-12-2015

Neal E. Bohling, Tucson, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120324176STORAGE ALLOCATION BASED ON DATA SET SIZE - An approach to allocating storage that has track managed storage and cylinder managed storage. The approach involves receiving a request to allocate a data set for new data and determining if the size of the new data exceeds a breakpoint value. The size of the new data may be determined by allocating a buffer data set that is the size of the breakpoint value, and writing the new data to the buffer data set. If the new data only partially fills the buffer data set, then the size of the new data is smaller than the breakpoint value. If the new data overfills the buffer data set, then the size of the new data set is larger than the breakpoint value. New data that is larger than the breakpoint value is automatically stored in cylinder managed storage, while new data that is smaller than the breakpoint value is automatically stored in track managed storage.12-20-2012
20130173805EXTENDED ADDRESS VOLUME (EAV) ALLOCATION VERIFICATION - In one embodiment, a system includes a first storage including track-managed storage and cylinder-managed storage, logic adapted for receiving a request to allocate a target data set on the first storage, logic adapted for determining a size of a source data set on a second storage, wherein data from the source data set will be copied to the target data set, logic adapted for comparing the determined size of the source data set to a break point value to determine if the target data set is to be stored to the track-managed storage or the cylinder-managed storage of the first storage, logic adapted for receiving the data from the source data set, and logic adapted for storing the data from the source data set to the target data set in either track-managed storage or cylinder-managed storage of the first storage based on the comparison.07-04-2013
20140006874MANAGING TRACES TO CAPTURE DATA FOR MEMORY REGIONS IN A MEMORY01-02-2014

Patent applications by Neal E. Bohling, Tucson, AZ US

Neal Everett Bohling, Tucson, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100251214APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MODULE FLOW ANALYSIS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for analyzing code paths. In one embodiment, a starting point for one or more code paths within a listing of code is specified. The starting point may include code from which one or more code paths flow. An ending point is also specified for one or more code paths within the code, wherein the ending point includes code that is reachable via one or more of the code paths flowing from the starting point. Each code path flowing from the starting point to the ending point is determined by analyzing the listing of code without execution of the code. Information about the determined code paths is provided to a user.09-30-2010

Sebastian Bohling, Kernen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120199091HANDHELD WORK APPARATUS AND STARTER ARRANGEMENT FOR A HANDHELD WORK APPARATUS - A work apparatus has an engine and a starter arrangement for the engine. The starter arrangement has an actuating unit and a coupling unit for connecting to a crankshaft of the engine. The actuating unit is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis. A coil spring is arranged between the actuating unit and the coupling unit. The spring has a contact surface in its region located radially inwardly in relation to the axis. At least one stub projects into the interior of the spring. The stub has a support surface in its region located radially outwardly relative to the axis. To achieve a comfortable actuating force, in the non-actuated state of the starter arrangement, a distance, which increases in size in the direction of the axis of the actuating unit, is formed between the contact surface and the support surface in a section of the spring.08-09-2012
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