Chamberlain, US
Adam L. Chamberlain, Mooresville, IN US
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| 20140271131 | TRENCHED COOLING HOLE ARRANGEMENT FOR A CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE VANE - One aspect of the present application provides an apparatus comprising a shape operable as a gas turbine engine component, an internal cavity within the shape including a radius, a trench on an external surface of the shape including a rear face tangential to an arc centered on the radius of the internal cavity, and a cooling hole extending from the internal cavity and exiting to the trench through the rear face of the trench wherein a cooling fluid introduced to the internal cavity flows through the cooling hole and into the trench during operation of the gas turbine engine component. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140271144 | TURBINE SHROUD - A turbine shroud for a gas turbine engine includes an annular metallic carrier, a blade track, and a cross-key connection formed between the annular metallic carrier and the ceramic blade track. The cross-key connection is formed between the annular metallic carrier and inserts included in the blade track. The inserts are bonded to an annular runner also included in the blade track by a braze layer. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272373 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE AND METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE - A ceramic matrix composite having improved operating characteristics includes a barrier layer. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140273681 | SIC BASED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH LAYERED MATRICES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SIC BASED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH LAYERED MATRICES - Ceramic matrix composites include a fiber network and a matrix including layers of first and second materials. The first material may include SiC. The second material may include an element that when oxidized forms a silicate that is stable at high temperatures. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140363574 | RAPID CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE PRODUCTION METHOD - Ceramic matrix composite materials and a process for making said composite materials are disclosed. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140363613 | COMPLIANT COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A composite component includes a bonded portion and a component mount. The component mount is coupled to the bonded portion to move relative to the bonded portion. The bonded portion includes a fiber portion and a ceramic portion. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150016956 | COMPLIANT INTERMEDIATE COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - One aspect of present application provides an intermediate structure in a gas turbine engine. The intermediate structure is positioned between a first component and another component. The first component may be a composite component. The components may be interlocking. The intermediate structure may be load bearing. Also disclosed is a method using the intermediate structure. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150016972 | BI-CAST TURBINE VANE - One aspect of the present disclosure includes a turbine vane assembly comprising a vane made from ceramic matrix composite material having an outer wall extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge and between a first end and an opposing second end; an endwall made at least partially from a ceramic matrix composite material configured to engage the first end of the vane; and a retaining region including corresponding bi-cast grooves formed adjacent the first end of the vane and a receiving aperture formed in the endwall; wherein a bond is formed in the retaining region to join the vane and endwall together. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150017002 | COMPOSITE GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLADE HAVING MULTIPLE AIRFOILS - An apparatus includes a composite gas turbine engine multi-airfoil blade that includes first and second circumferentially spaced adjacent composite airfoils coupled together via a common composite attachment. The common attachment does not employ a fastener. The composite multi-airfoil blade may have a unitary construction having a ceramic matrix composition. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150044054 | COMPOSITE RETENTION FEATURE - A retention feature for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The retention feature includes a ceramic post, an insert, and a braze layer coupling the insert to the ceramic post. The ceramic post includes a body adapted to be coupled to a turbine engine component and a head coupled to the body. The insert is arranged in a space formed in the head and the braze layer extends from the ceramic post to the insert to bond the insert to the ceramic post. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150377069 | COATING FOR ISOLATING METALLIC COMPONENTS FROM COMPOSITE COMPONENTS - A barrier coating for isolating a metallic support component from a composite component in a gas turbine engine is provided. The barrier coating may be applied to the metallic support component so that when the ceramic component is mounted on the metallic support component the barrier coating is engaged. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160047549 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE COMPONENTS WITH INSERTS - A gas turbine engine is disclosed that includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The turbine includes a turbine shroud having a blade track formed from a ceramic matrix composite material. The combustor includes a combustor liner formed from one or more ceramic matrix composite tiles. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160096778 | COATING FIBERS USING DIRECTED VAPOR DEPOSITION - A method of making a fiber tow coating is provided. The method includes providing a fiber tow selected from the group consisting of carbon and silicon; and applying an oxide-based fiber interface coating onto the fiber tow using directed vapor deposition or other like deposition method. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160102022 | SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES - Ceramic matrix composite materials and processes for making said composite materials are disclosed, | 04-14-2016 |
Adam L. Chamberlain, Moorseville, IN US
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| 20150050158 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT INCLUDING A COMPLIANT LAYER - A blade for a gas turbine engine comprises a blade portion having a first end and a second end and an engagement portion including a first surface coupled to the second end of the blade portion and a second surface coupled to the second end of the blade portion, the first and second surfaces arranged to extend divergently away from one another. The engagement portion is adapted for coupling to a wheel included in a gas turbine engine wheel. | 02-19-2015 |
Adam Lee Chamberlain, Mooresville, IN US
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| 20110158820 | COMPOSITE GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique composite gas turbine engine component. In one form, the composite component is an airfoil. Another embodiment is a unique method for manufacturing a composite gas turbine engine component. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations composite gas turbine engine components. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20140261986 | METHOD FOR MAKING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A method for making a gas turbine engine matrix composite structure. The method includes providing at least one metal core element, fabricating a matrix composite component about the metal core element, and removing at least part of the metal core element from the matrix composite component by introduction of a halogen gas. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272248 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE REPAIR BY REACTIVE PROCESSING AND MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING - A method for modifying a ceramic matrix component is disclosed including identifying a non-conforming region of a composite component capable of operating in a gas turbine engine; removing at least a portion of the non-conforming region to create an exposed surface of the composite component; preparing a preform in response to the removing at least a portion of the non-conforming region; applying a reactive constituent surface region to at least one of the exposed surface of the composite component and the preform, the reactive constituent surface region being capable of producing a non-equilibrium condition; positioning the preform to provide a contact region between the exposed surface of the composite component and the preform proximate the reactive constituent surface region; and reacting the reactive constituent surface region in an equilibrium reaction at the contact region to form a bond structure between the exposed surface of the composite component and the preform. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272249 | SLURRY-BASED COATING RESTORATION - In some examples, a method includes identifying a damaged area in a ceramic matrix composite coating of an in-service component; applying a restoration slurry to the damaged area of the ceramic matrix composite coating, wherein the restoration slurry comprises a liquid carrier and a restoration coating material; drying the restoration slurry to form a dried restoration slurry; and heat treating the dried restoration slurry to form a restored portion of the ceramic matrix composite coating. In some examples, an assembly may include a component including a substrate and a coating on the substrate, where the coating defines a damaged portion; masking around the damaged portion on undamaged portions of the coating; and a restoration slurry in the damaged portion, wherein the restoration slurry comprises a liquid carrier and a restoration coating material. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272310 | COATING INTERFACE - In one example, article comprising a substrate defining an outer surface; a plurality of joint conduits formed in the outer surface of the substrate, wherein each conduit of the plurality of joint conduits exhibits an undercut configuration; and a coating formed on the outer surface of the substrate, wherein the coating substantially fills the plurality of joint conduits formed in the surface of the substrate. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272377 | REACTIVE MELT INFILTRATED-CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE - A method includes providing a ceramic fiber preform with a range of 20 to 40 volume percent fiber which can include silicon carbide fibers; coating the ceramic fiber preform with a boron nitride interface coating; infiltrating the ceramic fiber preform with a ceramic matrix with a range of 20 to 40 volume percent silicon carbide; infiltrating the ceramic fiber preform with a constituent material such as boron carbide, boron, and carbon; and infiltrating the ceramic fiber preform with a eutectic melt material where the metallic eutectic melt can include at least one material from a group consisting of: a transition metal-silicon eutectic melt such as zirconium silicide, a transition metal-boride eutectic melt such as zirconium boride, and a transition metal-carbide eutectic melt such as zirconium carbide. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272431 | LAYERED DEPOSITION FOR REACTIVE JOINING OF COMPOSITES - A method including applying layers of multiple constituents where the constituents are capable of producing a non-equilibrium condition on the contacting surfaces of a ceramic matrix composite component and a gas turbine engine component where one outer coating includes a first constituent and the other outer coating includes a second constituent; forming a component assembly with the ceramic matrix composite component coupled to the gas turbine engine component with contact between the outer coatings; adding an energy to facilitate an equilibrium reaction between the first constituent of the first outer coating and the second constituent of the second outer coating; and as a result of adding the energy, forming a bond structure in the component assembly with a product of the equilibrium reaction where the bond structure affixes the ceramic matrix composite component to the gas turbine engine component between the first constituent and the second constituent. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140311163 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TURBOMACHINE COMPONENT, AN AIRFOIL AND A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method of manufacturing a component for a turbomachine, such as an airfoil. Another embodiment is a unique airfoil. Yet another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for cooled gas turbine engine components. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20160003092 | VISUAL INDICATOR OF COATING THICKNESS - In some examples, a coating may include at least one feature that facilitates visual determination of a thickness of the coating. For example, the coating may include a plurality of microspheres disposed at a predetermined depth of the coating. The plurality of microspheres may define a distinct visual characteristic. By inspecting the coating and viewing at least one of the microspheres, the thickness of the coating may be estimated. In some examples, the plurality of microspheres may be embedded in a matrix material, and the distinct visual characteristic of the microspheres may be different than the visual characteristic of the matrix material. In other examples, the at least one feature may include at least one distinct layer in the coating system that includes a distinct visual characteristic, such as a color of the distinct layer. | 01-07-2016 |
Alexandra M. Chamberlain, Rochester, NY US
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| 20100331967 | MEDICATED STENT HAVING MULTI-LAYER POLYMER COATING - This invention relates to stents having medicated multi-layer hybrid polymer coatings, useful for the treatment of stenosed vasculature or other body passages. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110150961 | ANTI-INFECTIVE CATHETERS - Anti-infective catheters are provided. Such catheters comprise a composition that comprises a pyrimidine analog, polyurethane, and cellulose or a cellulose-derived polymer, for example, in form of a coating. In addition, anti-infective compositions and methods of making and using anti-infective catheters are provided. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20130253636 | MEDICATED STENT HAVING MULTI-LAYER POLYMER COATING - This invention relates to stents having medicated multi-layer hybrid polymer coatings, useful for the treatment of stenosed vasculature or other body passages. | 09-26-2013 |
Amber D. Chamberlain, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20120256449 | ADIRONDACK CHAIR WITH DOUBLE FULCRUM - Collapsible chairs and related chair systems. An exemplary chair includes a base member comprising a seat surface configured to support a user sitting thereon, a back supporting member behind the seat surface configured to support a user's back when a user is seated, and parallel first and second side members each including first and second fulcrums. The first fulcrums connect the side members to the base member disposed therebetween. The second fulcrums connect the side members to the back supporting member disposed therebetween. The side members define a frame within which the back supporting member and the base member may be rotated about their respective fulcrums. The fulcrums allow the chair to be collapsed to a more compact configuration (e.g., for storage). | 10-11-2012 |
Anson Cole Chamberlain, American Fork, UT US
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| 20150139404 | HIGH POWER X-RAY TUBE HOUSING - An x-ray housing can include: a finned housing member having a tubular body with an external fin array on a finned external surface and an internal fin array on a finned internal surface, the finned internal surface defining a finned housing lumen, the internal fin array and external fin array cooperatively forming a heat exchanger; and an apertured housing member having a tubular body with an x-ray window aperture extending therethrough from an external surface to an internal surface, the internal surface defining an apertured housing lumen, the finned housing member having an annular end integrally coupled with an annular end of the apertured housing member to form a tubular x-ray housing having an x-ray housing lumen. | 05-21-2015 |
Brad Chamberlain, Boardman, OH US
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| 20120272704 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE OPTIMIZED CIRCULATION OF RODS IN THE PRODUCTION OF A SEAMLESSLY HOT-FABRICATED STEEL PIPE ACCORDING TO THE CONTINUOUS PIPE METHOD - A device for the optimized circulation of mandrels includes a presentation and/or cooling table for mandrel rods, a lubricating station for the mandrel rods, optionally an additional drying station for the lubricant applied to the mandrels, and associated roller conveyors. An additional secondary rod circulation of is arranged upstream of the standard rod circulation and includes two redundantly operating transfer tables connected to the presentation and/or cooling table by a third roller conveyor or the first roller conveyor for the discharge of no longer needed rods from the standard rod circulation. The third roller conveyor either forms the continuation of the first roller conveyor or is arranged parallel thereto with an offset. A fourth roller conveyor for accommodating mandrel rods or passing mandrel rods intermittently into the standard circulation via an intermediate buffer is arranged on the opposite side of the transfer tables parallel to the first roller conveyor. | 11-01-2012 |
Bruce David Chamberlain, Festus, MO US
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| 20160102383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES FROM SLAGS, DROSSES, AND OTHER METAL-BEARING MATERIALS - A method of recovering metal values from metal-bearing materials such as slags and drosses includes the steps of pulverizing the material to particles less than about 100 μm; leaching the pulverized material with a solution of ammonium chloride, sodium chloride, and potassium chloride; sequentially recovering at least two metals from the leachate by the addition of zinc using a sequential cementation process; and recovering zinc from the solution by electrowinning. | 04-14-2016 |
Charles R. Chamberlain, Delaplane, VA US
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| 20100114700 | System and method for synchronizing delivery of messages in multiple communications channels - A system and method synchronize delivery of messages in multiple communications channels by generating mailing information regarding a first message to be delivered through a first communications channel to a customer. The mailing information includes an identifier of the first message and is embedded into an intelligent mail barcode. The first message is then tracked using the mailing information by scanning the intelligent mail barcode to obtain tracking information. Based on the tracking information, the system and method coordinate delivery of a second message the content of which is related to the first message through a second communications channel to a group of people including the customer. Delivery of the first message through the first communications channel and delivery of the second message through the second communications channel is synchronized. | 05-06-2010 |
Charles R. Chamberlain, Arlington, VA US
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| 20090259840 | Systems and methods for authenticating an electronic message - Systems and methods are disclosed for authenticating electronic messages. A data structure is generated by a computer server which allows for the authentication of the contents and computer server identity of a received electronic message and provides a trusted stamp to authenticate when the message was sent. Data which can authenticate the message, the computer server identity, and the time the message was sent is included into a data structure which is called an Electronic PostMark (EPM). | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100332840 | Systems and Methods for Electronic Postmarking of Data Including Location Data - Systems and methods for electronic postmarking of location data are provided. Electronic postmarking of location data (S. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120096275 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE - Systems and methods are disclosed for authenticating electronic messages. A data structure is generated by a computer server which allows for the authentication of the contents and computer server identity of a received electronic message and provides a trusted stamp to authenticate when the message was sent. Data which can authenticate the message, the computer server identity, and the time the message was sent is included into a data structure which is called an Electronic PostMark (EPM). | 04-19-2012 |
| 20130297931 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE - Systems and methods are disclosed for authenticating electronic messages. A data structure is generated by a computer server which allows for the authentication of the contents and computer server identity of a received electronic message and provides a trusted stamp to authenticate when the message was sent. Data which can authenticate the message, the computer server identity, and the time the message was sent is included into a data structure which is called an Electronic PostMark (EPM). | 11-07-2013 |
Christopher David Chamberlain, Kremmling, CO US
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| 20100278958 | ONE-STEP ADHESIVE-MEDIUM-FINISHING TOOL AND METHODS OF USE - A tool for finishing or smoothing-out an applied bead of adhesive medium material, such as caulking, at substantially the same time as the bead is laid is disclosed. The finishing tool can be an add-on to an existing adhesive-medium-applicator tool, or can be fabricated with the applicator tool such that the finishing tool and the dispensing end of the applicator tool are a unit. In many embodiments, the finishing tool has a flexibly rigid, angled blade-like member that trails the dispensing end of the applicator tool. The edges of the finishing tool pliably engage two surfaces on each side of a target jointed surface in order to both finish the bead of adhesive-medium material and to gather excess material and redistribute it to help reduce the waste of adhesive-medium material. | 11-04-2010 |
Christopher David Chamberlain, Logan, UT US
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| 20140236708 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A PREDICTIVE ADVERTISING ENGINE - Methods and apparatus for a predictive advertising engine may determine a user's likelihood to purchase an advertised item. Methods and apparatus for a predictive advertising engine may retrieve data associated with an advertisement, a content, and a user. The retrieved data may be enhanced, segmented, and sent to predictive modeling software. The predictive modeling software may calculate a score indicating the user's likelihood to purchase the advertised item. The scores may be stored in a first database. The first database may be referenced by the predictive advertising engine to determine which advertisement to deliver to the user. The predictive advertising engine may present a commercial to the user upon user selection of the advertisement, may present a questionnaire to the user upon the user viewing the commercial or selecting the advertisement, and may record the user's answers and interactions to further refine the predictive model. | 08-21-2014 |
Connie Chamberlain, Madison, WI US
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| 20140141047 | SELECTION OF PLATELET RICH PLASMA COMPONENTS VIA MINERAL BINDING - Mineral coated devices and methods for delivering an autologous biological molecule using the mineral coated devices are disclosed. The mineral coated devices allow for the isolation and delivery of a biological molecule obtained from the same subject to avoid the safety concerns of current biological therapies obtained by recombinant methods and purification from animal sources. Methods for selectively isolating and eluting a biological molecule using the mineral coated devices are also disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
Craig S. Chamberlain, Woodbury, MN US
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| 20090054230 | CATALYST PRODUCTION PROCESS - A process for producing gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems comprises depositing fine-nanoscale gold onto a nanoparticulate support medium by physical vapor deposition in an oxidizing atmosphere. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100197481 | CATALYSTS, ACTIVATING AGENTS, SUPPORT MEDIA, AND RELATED METHODOLOGIES USEFUL FOR MAKING CATALYST SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CATALYST IS DEPOSITED ONTO THE SUPPORT MEDIA USING PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-based, catalytic systems. The present invention, therefore, relates to novel features, ingredients, and formulations of gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems generally comprising nanoscale gold deposited onto a nanoporous support. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110280780 | CATALYSTS, ACTIVATING AGENTS, SUPPORT MEDIA, AND RELATED METHODOLOGIES USEFUL FOR MAKING CATALYST SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CATALYST IS DEPOSITED ONTO THE SUPPORT MEDIA USING PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-based, catalytic systems. The present invention, therefore, relates to novel features, ingredients, and formulations of gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems generally comprising nanoscale gold deposited onto a nanoporous support. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110280781 | HETEROGENEOUS, COMPOSITE, CARBONACEOUS CATALYST SYSTEM AND METHODS THAT USE CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE GOLD - Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a portion of the surfaces of carbonaceous host material. In representative embodiments, relatively fine, nanoporous guest particles are coated or otherwise provided on surfaces of relatively coarser activated carbon particles. Catalytically active gold may be deposited onto one or both of the guest or host materials either before or after the guest and host materials are combined to from the composite host material. PVD is the preferred catalyst system of depositing gold. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20130039836 | Heterogeneous, Composite, Carbonaceous Catalyst System and Methods that use Catalytically Active Gold - Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a portion of the surfaces of carbonaceous host material. In representative embodiments, relatively fine, nanoporous guest particles are coated or otherwise provided on surfaces of relatively coarser activated carbon particles. Catalytically active gold may be deposited onto one or both of the guest or host materials either before or after the guest and host materials are combined to from the composite host material. PVD is the preferred catalyst system of depositing gold. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130045155 | Catalysts, Activating Agents, Support Media, and Related Methodologies Useful for Making Catalyst Systems Especially When the Catalyst is Deposited onto the Support Media Using Physical Vapor Deposition - Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-based, catalytic systems. The present invention, therefore, relates to novel features, ingredients, and formulations of gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems generally comprising nanoscale gold deposited onto a nanoporous support. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130309158 | CATALYSTS, ACTIVATING AGENTS, SUPPORT MEDIA, AND RELATED METHODOLOGIES USEFUL FOR MAKING CATALYST SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CATALYST IS DEPOSITED ONTO THE SUPPORT MEDIA USING PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-based, catalytic systems. The present invention, therefore, relates to novel features, ingredients, and formulations of gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems generally comprising nanoscale gold deposited onto a nanoporous support. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130309159 | Heterogeneous, Composite, Carbonaceous Catalyst System and Methods that use Catalytically Active Gold - Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a portion of the surfaces of carbonaceous host material. In representative embodiments, relatively fine, nanoporous guest particles are coated or otherwise provided on surfaces of relatively coarser activated carbon particles. Catalytically active gold may be deposited onto one or both of the guest or host materials either before or after the guest and host materials are combined to from the composite host material. PVD is the preferred catalyst system of depositing gold. | 11-21-2013 |
David Chamberlain, Hooksett, NH US
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| 20080216901 | Pressure control for vacuum processing system - A pressure control system includes a digital communication network between a pressure sensor and a pressure controller. The digital communication network is configured to communicate signals between the pressure sensor and the pressure controller. The pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure within a vacuum chamber in a processing tool. The pressure controller is responsive to pressure measurements made by the pressure sensor and communicated to the pressure controller through the digital communication network, to control the pressure within the vacuum chamber so as to maintain the pressure in the vacuum chamber at a pressure set point received from the tool. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20130025786 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING TIME-MULTIPLEXED DEEP REACTIVE-ION ETCHING PROCESSES - An improved gas delivery system and method delivers a sequence of pulses of prescribed amounts of at least two gases to a process chamber of a process tool in accordance with a predetermined recipe of steps of a gas delivery process. The system comprises: a plurality of channels, each including a control valve connected so as to control each pulse of gas flowing through the corresponding channel into the process chamber of the process tool; and an exhaust valve for controlling the pressure within the process chamber, the exhaust valve including a valve controller for controlling the operation of the gas delivery system including the control valves and the exhaust valve in accordance with the predetermined recipe of steps. In one embodiment, the exhaust valve controller is configured to operate in a hybrid feedback mode including both open feedback loop control wherein the exhaust valve is set at a preselected position based on a past learned position for each step of the gas delivery process, and closed feedback loop control of the system for each step of the gas delivery process as a function of the pressure within the process chamber following the open loop control. | 01-31-2013 |
David Chamberlain, New Boston, NH US
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| 20160078582 | Sharing Media - A method of operating a user device that has a user computing device, non-transitory memory, and a display screen. The method includes sending a data status to a remote computing device that identifies image data not previously stored on remote non-transitory memory in communication with the remote computing device. The method includes, displaying on the user display screen, one or more photos or videos representative of the identified image data, and receiving a storage command regarding storage of any of the displayed one or more photos or videos on the remote non-transitory memory. The method includes communicating the storage command from the user computing device to the remote computing device. The storage command instructs storage or non-storage of one or more photos or videos representative of the image data by the remote computing device on the remote non-transitory memory. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080439 | Media Sharing Device - A method includes receiving, at a local computing device, an indication of connection of a remote user device to a communication network of the local computing device, and establishing communication between the local computing device and the remote user device. The method also includes: accessing, using the local computing device, image data on remote non-transitory memory of the remote user device; and identifying, using the local computing device, any image data on the remote non-transitory memory not previously stored on local non-transitory memory in communication with the local computing device. The method also includes storing the identified image data on the local non-transitory memory. | 03-17-2016 |
David B. Chamberlain, Hooksett, NH US
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| 20110101259 | BUTTERFLY VALVE AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME AND METHOD FOR USING SAME FIELD - A butterfly valve comprises: a body including a valve opening; and a flapper rotatably mounted about a rotation axis so as to be movable relative to the valve opening. The flapper is rotatable at least 180° about the rotation axis so that the flapper is movable to at least one fully opened position, at least one fully closed position 90° apart from the fully opened position, and a third position, either fully opened or fully closed, 180° from the other like position. In one embodiment the flapper is rotatable at least 360° about the rotation axis so that the flapper is movable to each of two opened positions 180° apart, and two closed positions 180° apart from each other and 90° and 270° apart from each of the fully opened positions. The valve can be easily calibrated and controlled, and cleaned to extend the useful service life between cleanings. | 05-05-2011 |
Dean Chamberlain, Cary, NC US
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| 20130289528 | THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods for delivery of therapeutics, in particular thrombolytic agents, in particular plasmin, are provided. The devices, systems, and methods also provide for occlusion of a vessel or graft distal and/or proximal to a treatment zone. Also provided are devices, systems, and methods that trap emboli. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20150250987 | THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods for delivery of therapeutics, in particular thrombolytic agents, in particular plasmin, are provided. The devices, systems, and methods also provide for occlusion of a vessel or graft distal and/or proximal to a treatment zone. Also provided are devices, systems, and methods that trap emboli. | 09-10-2015 |
Elizabeth Chamberlain, Plano, TX US
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| 20110191421 | GENERIC INFORMATION ELEMENT - A computer data signal embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium is described. In one embodiment, the computer data signal includes a generic element identifier, a plurality of task-specific data, a variable length identifier and a multi-use data type identifier. The generic element identifier is configurable to identify an information element containing the generic element identifier as a generic information element. The variable length identifier is configurable to indicate a number of the plurality of task-specific data. The multi-use data type identifier is configurable to indicate a type of the plurality of task-specific data. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120208524 | GENERIC INFORMATION ELEMENT - A computer data signal embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium is described. In one embodiment, the computer data signal includes a generic element identifier, a plurality of task-specific data, a variable length identifier and a multi-use data type identifier. The generic element identifier is configurable to identify an information element containing the generic element identifier as a generic information element. The variable length identifier is configurable to indicate a number of the plurality of task-specific data. The multi-use data type identifier is configurable to indicate a type of the plurality of task-specific data. | 08-16-2012 |
Forrest Chamberlain, South Burlington, VT US
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| 20090256701 | INTERACTIVE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile device configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility. The medical device may include a main housing configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility, a display positioned on the main housing, a tracking device configured to be tracked by a patient information system, a processor in communication with the display, and a transceiver allowing bi-directional communication between the mobile device and the patient information system. The transceiver may be configured to receive patient-specific directions and instructions regarding a medical care event that are transmitted from the patient information system. The processor is operable to show the patient-specific directions and instructions on the display. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100070293 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A COURSE OF ACTION IN A REAL-TIME CASE BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TREND DATA IN HISTORICAL CASES - Systems and methods for determining a course of action in a real-time case based on analysis of trend data in historical cases. The system includes an historical initial data interface; an historical outcome interface; an historical response interface; an historical database; a trend analyzer; and a trend analysis interface. The method includes obtaining historical initial data for more than one historical case; associating an historical response and an historical outcome with each of the historical cases; storing the historical initial data and the associated historical responses and outcomes for each of the historical cases; identifying trends between the historical initial data and the associated historical responses and outcomes in the historical cases; obtaining initial data for the real-time case; and determining a course of action in the real-time case based on the identified trends from historical cases having similar historical initial data to the initial data in the real-time case. | 03-18-2010 |
Forrest Lee Chamberlain, South Burlington, VT US
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| 20080270177 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLINICAL DATA VALIDATION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for validating clinical data including receiving a consistency requirement, receiving a data claim associated with clinical data, and evaluating the data claim based at least in part on the consistency requirement. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a clinical data validation system including a consistency requirement input component adapted to receive a consistency requirement, a data claim input component adapted to receive a data claim, and a validation component adapted to evaluate the data claim based at least in part on the consistency requirement. The data claim is associated with clinical data. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100057497 | DYNAMIC SPONSORED RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for dynamically displaying clinical information to a user, the system including: a table for displaying the clinical information, the table including entries; an information display subsystem for displaying the clinical information in the table; and an information collection subsystem for collecting a first portion of the clinical information at a first time, for collecting a second portion of the clinical information at a second time, and for providing the first and second portions to the information display subsystem, wherein the information display subsystem displays the first portion of the clinical information at a first display time in the table, and integrates the first and second portions of the clinical information to form an integrated data set, and displays the integrated data set in the table at a second display time such that each of at least a portion of the entries includes information from both of the first and second portions of the clinical information. In an embodiment, the user is capable of interacting with an entry at substantially the first display time. | 03-04-2010 |
Glenn Chamberlain, Fairhaven, MA US
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| 20130223693 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING FISH CATCHES - The present disclosure is directed towards determining, at sea, the respective weights of fish species that are part of a fish catch. By way of the present disclosure, images of a fish catch are taken using triangulation techniques involving stereo-photogrammetry. According to one embodiment, a method for estimating a total weight of a fish catch includes receiving a fish catch on a fishing vessel and capturing images of the fish catch. From the images, fishes are identified and the species to which the corresponding fishes belong are also identified. Using the images, lengths of the identified fishes as well as the total volume occupied by the fish catch are determined, which can be used to estimate the total weight of the fish catch. | 08-29-2013 |
Jeffrey Lynn Chamberlain, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20110094450 | Dog watering toy - A convenient, inexpensive, durable, refillable, specialized dog toy which can be made of various materials and have various aesthetic designs. The toy is a self-contained water source, or reservoir, for use where a messy dog bowl would be inappropriate. As the dog bites down upon the toy, in a particular location; water seeps out through tiny valves. The outside of the toy may be a superficial art form, perhaps including but not limited to, imitation bones, steaks, or burgers. The outside may be composed of rubber, plastic, vinyl, latex, or a cloth, denim or furry exterior. The toy may even be made of wood or substances which are edible to a dog. A fill cap is provided by which water can be added to the reservoir. A carrying cord may be provided on the outside by which the toy can be carried by dog or human without compressing out any of the water. | 04-28-2011 |
Jeffrey P. Chamberlain, Aurora, IL US
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| 20080220610 | Silicon oxide polishing method utilizing colloidal silica - The inventive method comprises chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with a polishing composition comprising a liquid carrier and sol-gel colloidal silica abrasive particles. | 09-11-2008 |
Jerald T. Chamberlain, Kansas City, MO US
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| 20100106657 | USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AN ITEM OF WORK IN A WORKFLOW CONTEXT - A user interface for use in, e.g., a healthcare computing environment, for displaying an item of work in a workflow context associated with a particular resource is provided In one embodiment, the user interface includes a first workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work and at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work. The user interface may further include a selectable workflow view indicator, whereby following the selectable workflow view indicator allows a user to navigate to a second workflow context display area configured to display an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work and a status of the item of work as it pertains to the additional resource. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100169142 | USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AN ITEM OF WORK IN A WORKFLOW CONTEXT - A user interface for use in, e.g., a healthcare computing environment, for displaying an item of work in a workflow context associated with a particular resource is provided In one embodiment, the user interface includes a first workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work and at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work. The user interface may further include a selectable workflow view indicator, whereby following the selectable workflow view indicator allows a user to navigate to a second workflow context display area configured to display an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work and a status of the item of work as it pertains to the additional resource. | 07-01-2010 |
Jesse David Chamberlain, Huntington, MA US
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| 20090058988 | System for Panoramic Image Processing - A system for low-latency, high-resolution, continuous motion panoramic video imaging includes a plurality of high-resolution video cameras, each video camera generating about at least 500 kilopixel near-real time video. The cameras can be supported for positioning the plurality of cameras at predetermined angular locations to generate a full 360 degree field of view. The system can also include an image processor for processing video image signals in parallel and providing panoramic images. In one embodiment, the system can include a display to provide seamless panoramic images. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20120229596 | Panoramic Imaging and Display System With Intelligent Driver's Viewer - A system for low-latency, high-resolution, continuous motion, staring panoramic video imaging includes a plurality of high-resolution video cameras, each video camera generating about at least 500 kilopixel near-real time video. The cameras can be supported for positioning the plurality of cameras at predetermined angular locations to generate a full 360 degree field of view. The system can also include an image processor for processing video image signals in parallel and providing panoramic images. In one embodiment, the system can include a display to provide seamless panoramic images. In another embodiment, the panoramic imaging and display system incorporates an intelligent driver's viewer for use with vehicles which can intelligently and adaptively select and display a separate field of view in response to a variety of internal and external data inputs. | 09-13-2012 |
John Chamberlain, Hickory, NC US
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| 20140116747 | TONEABLE CONDUIT OPTIMIZED FOR CONDUIT SHRINKAGE AND ELONGATION - A toneable conduit including an elongate polymeric tube having a sidewall with an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines a main channel. A sub-channel, smaller in cross sectional area than the main channel, extends longitudinally between the exterior and interior surfaces of the tube. A continuous toning signal wire is located within the sub-channel. The sub-channel has a larger cross sectional area than a cross sectional area of the toning signal wire and the toning signal wire follows a zigzagging or undulating path within the sub-channel. Alternatively, the sub-channel and toning signal wire have a substantially common cross sectional area and both follow a zigzagging or undulating path from one end of the toneable conduit to the other end. In both embodiments, a given length of toneable conduit will include a length of toning signal wire exceeding that given length. | 05-01-2014 |
John C. Chamberlain, Hickory, NC US
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| 20130157507 | Preconnectorized Coaxial Cable Connector Apparatus - A preconnectorized apparatus includes a housing and at least one F-style coaxial cable connector extending therefrom. Each connector has a connector body with a cable receiving end and an opposite forward end. A compression element coupled to the receiving end is movable between an unseated position and a seated position and is configured to secure a coaxial cable within the connector body when in the seated position. The connector includes a tubular inner contact post having a free end configured to be inserted into a prepared coaxial cable end. A receiving member positioned forward of the contact post is electrically connected to a circuit within the housing. The receiving member receives a center conductor of a coaxial cable inserted through the connector body cable receiving end and electrically connects the center conductor to the circuit. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20150080055 | METHODS FOR ENHANCED POWER DELIVERY TO TOWER-MOUNTED AND OTHER REMOTELY-MOUNTED REMOTE RADIO HEADS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND POWER CABLES - Tower systems suitable for use at cellular base stations include a tower, an antenna mounted on the tower, a remote radio head mounted on the tower and a power supply. A power cable having a power supply conductor and a return conductor is connected between the power supply and the remote radio head. A shunt capacitance unit that is separate from the remote radio head that is electrically coupled between the power supply conductor and the return conductor of the power cable. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150155669 | CAPACITIVE-LOADED JUMPER CABLES, SHUNT CAPACITANCE UNITS AND RELATED METHODS FOR ENHANCED POWER DELIVERY TO REMOTE RADIO HEADS - Tower systems suitable for use at cellular base stations include a tower, an antenna mounted on the tower, a remote radio head mounted on the tower and a power supply. A power cable having a power supply conductor and a return conductor is connected between the power supply and the remote radio head. A shunt capacitance unit that is separate from the remote radio head that is electrically coupled between the power supply conductor and the return conductor of the power cable. | 06-04-2015 |
| 20150234399 | METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR REDUCING POWER LOSS IN CELLULAR SYSTEMS - Methods of powering a radio that is mounted on a tower of a cellular base station are provided in which a direct current (“DC”) power signal is provided to the radio over a power cable and a voltage level of the output of the power supply is adjusted so as to provide a substantially constant voltage at a first end of the power cable that is remote from the power supply. Related cellular base stations and programmable power supplies are also provided. | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150234405 | Programmable Power Supplies for Cellular Base Stations and Related Methods of Reducing Power Loss in Cellular Systems - Methods of powering a radio that is mounted on a tower of a cellular base station are provided in which a direct current (“DC”) power signal is provided to the radio over a power cable and a voltage level of the output of the power supply is adjusted so as to provide a substantially constant voltage at a first end of the power cable that is remote from the power supply. Related cellular base stations and programmable power supplies are also provided. | 08-20-2015 |
John Charles Chamberlain, Hickory, NC US
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| 20130336623 | Composite Communications Cables Having a Fiber Optic Component Located Adjacent an Outer Surface of the Central Conductor of a Coaxial Cable Component and Related Methods - Composite communications cable are provided that include a central conductor, a dielectric spacer that substantially surrounds the central conductor, an outer conductor that substantially surrounds the dielectric spacer, a jacket that surrounds the outer conductor and a non-buffered optical fiber positioned between the central conductor and the dielectric spacer. An outer surface of the non-buffered optical fiber is within 50 microns of the outer surface of the central conductor. The positioning of the optical fiber adjacent an outer surface of the central conductor may protect the optical fiber from damage. | 12-19-2013 |
John W. Chamberlain, Carson City, NV US
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| 20090054149 | MULTIPLE MONETARY TYPE GAMING MACHINE WITH CASH CONVERSION FUNCTIONALITY - A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100210339 | MULTI-PLAYER BINGO GAME WITH MULTIPLE ALTERNATE OUTCOME DISPLAYS - The invention is directed to methods and gaming units for conducting a multi-player wagering game, such as a Bingo game, in which at least one of the players may win the occurrence of the wagering game by matching a predetermined game-winning pattern of game indicia on one or more game arrays having unique combinations of game indicia based on matching the game indicia on the game arrays to game indicia randomly selected for the occurrence of the wagering game. The outcome of the multi-player wagering game may be displayed to the player at the gaming unit, along with an alternate outcome display at two or more alternate outcome display devices at the gaming unit. In one embodiment, an outcome of a Bingo game may be mapped to an outcome of a slot machine having a bonus feature such as a wheel. Outcomes of the Bingo game may then be displayed on the plurality of alternate display devices as outcomes of the slot game and accompanying bonus feature. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20120094748 | MULTIPLE MONETARY TYPE GAMING MACHINE WITH CASH CONVERSION FUNCTIONALITY - A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types. | 04-19-2012 |
Kenneth R. Chamberlain, Oregon City, OR US
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| 20100232652 | System And Method For Adjusting Operation Of Printheads In An Ink Printing Device - A method evaluates image quality in an ink printing system and generates data values for altering the operation of the ink printing system. The method includes generating an ink image on an ink image receiving member that corresponds to a digital image stored in the ink printing system, generating a scanned image signal corresponding to the ink image, generating firing signal waveform adjustments and image data adjustments with reference to the scanned image signal corresponding to the ink image, and operating a printhead in an ink imaging system with reference to the firing signal waveform adjustments and the image data adjustments. | 09-16-2010 |
Kenneth Ralph Chamberlain, Oregon City, OR US
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| 20100245455 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PRINT HEAD ROLL - A method of detecting print head roll begins with the formation of a test pattern on an image receiving surface. The test pattern includes a plurality of marks arrayed across the image receiving surface in a cross-process direction with each mark in the plurality being formed by a different nozzle of a print head. The cross-process direction positions of each mark in the plurality of marks are then detected; and the detected cross-process direction positions are correlated to a print head roll value for the print head. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110234670 | OPTIMIZATON OF DOT PLACEMENT FOR THERMAL DRIFT - A method of printing executes a software instruction using a print system controller to measure a vertical position of each row of an array of jets, having at least one offset subset of the array offset in a movement direction, adjusts timing of firing intervals for the offset subset such that the offset subset fire after a longer interval than other jets, and fires jets other than the offset subset at a predetermined firing interval. A print head has an array of transducers, an ink chamber to store ink arranged adjacent the array of transducers, and an array of jets arranged adjacent the ink chamber such that when selected ones of the array of transducers are activated, ink from the chamber exits a jet corresponding to the selected ones of the transducers, the array of jets having at least one subset of the array offset in a vertical direction relative to the other jets. A print system has a print head having an array of jets through which ink can be emitted, the array of jets having at least one subset of the array offset in a vertical direction relative to the other rows, an array of transducers arranged adjacent the array of jets to cause the jets to emit ink when activated, and a controller electrically coupled to the array of transducers to control the activation of the transducers. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120113184 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PRINT HEAD ROLL - A method of detecting print head roll begins with the formation of a test pattern on an image receiving surface. The test pattern includes a plurality of marks arrayed across the image receiving surface in a cross-process direction with each mark in the plurality being formed by a different nozzle of a print head. The cross-process direction positions of each mark in the plurality of marks are then detected; and the detected cross-process direction positions are correlated to a print head roll value for the print head. | 05-10-2012 |
Lisa Chamberlain, Rockton, IL US
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| 20160044841 | MAGNETIC SHIELDS - The present invention relates generally to protecting devices from the detrimental effects of magnetic fields and electromagnetic fields emitted by ambient sources. More particularly, the present invention provides magnetic shields between sensitive devices and portable magnetic and electromagnetic field sources. | 02-11-2016 |
Lyle Chamberlain, Pittsburgh, PA US
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| 20130274026 | Golf Training Aid - A golf training device may include a base having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface for placing on a surface; a ball positioning sensor positioned adjacent to the top surface; and a light source for transmitting visible light from the base, the light source being in operable communication with the ball positioning sensor to respond to a signal from the ball positioning sensor that a ball has been moved from a resting position to transmit light for a finite predetermined period of time after the ball is moved from the resting position. A method of training may include receiving a ball on a training device in a resting position; detecting the presence of the ball on the top surface; detecting that the ball has been moved; transmitting light from a light source for a predetermined period of time in response to detecting that the ball has been moved. | 10-17-2013 |
Lyle Joseph Chamberlain, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20090022425 | ALIGNMENT OF TAPE CARTRIDGE ACCESSOR - A method for aligning a tape cartridge accessor with cartridges in cells of a tape cartridge magazine is provided. IR illumination is applied to an object expected to include a desired physical feature. Specular reflections are received from the illuminated object to create an image of the object. Dynamic image thresholding is applied to the image to select an optimum gray scale level of the image expected to include the desired physical feature. Bounding boxes are used to identify the location of the desired physical feature in the thresholded image. | 01-22-2009 |
Mark W. Chamberlain, Honeoye Falls, NY US
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| 20080243489 | Multiple stream decoder - A method is provided for decoding data streams in a voice communication system. The method includes: receiving two or more data streams having voice data encoded therein; decoding each data stream into a set of speech coding parameters; forming a set of combined speech coding parameters by combining the sets of decoded speech coding parameters, where speech coding parameters of a given type are combined with speech coding parameters of the same type; and inputting the set of combined speech coding parameters into a speech synthesizer. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090147766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING A DATA RATE IN TDMA COMMUNICATIONS - A mobile ad-hoc network includes a plurality of N mobile nodes and wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes, which each include a communications device for transmitting and routing data packets wirelessly to other mobile nodes via the wireless communication links in accordance with a time division multiple access (TDMA) data transmission protocol using a TDMA epoch that is divided into a beacon interval, digital voice interval and digital data interval. The mobile nodes monitor channel conditions using the beacon, digital voice and digital data intervals and provide a network conductivity performance as valid receptions occur within mobile nodes. A data rate is calculated and set for other N−1 mobile nodes using monitored channel conditions for the beacon, digital voice and digital data intervals. | 06-11-2009 |
Mark Walter Chamberlain, Honeoye Falls, NY US
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| 20090316754 | METHOD FOR DECODING DIGITAL DATA IN A FREQUENCY HOPPING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An improved method is provided for decoding data in a frequency hopping communications system. The method includes: monitoring transition points between data bits in a demodulated data stream, where the data bits are transmitted to a receiver over different transmission frequencies; determining a frequency over which data bits are transmitted to the receiver; determining a reliability metric for each frequency over which data bits were received, where the reliability metric is based on transition points of data bits transmitted over a given frequency; and performing a decoding operation using the reliability metric for each frequency over which data bits were received. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100284439 | SIGNAL JAMMING AVOIDANCE METHOD FOR A FREQUENCY HOPPING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To avoid signal jamming, a method is provided for selecting a dwell channel on a receiver in a frequency hopping communication system. The method includes: measuring a noise level on channels over which a data signal is received at the receiver; selecting a dwell channel based on the estimated noise levels, where the dwell channel having the lowest noise level amongst a group of permissible channels over which to acquire a signal from a transmitter; and tuning the receiver to the selected dwell channel during a search state in which the receiver attempts to synchronize with a transmitter. | 11-11-2010 |
Paul Chamberlain, Pflugerville, TX US
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| 20150310752 | Integrated Employee Training and Performance Evaluation System - A method for integrating employee training management with on-the-job employee performance evaluation, whereby one or more specified training courses are completed by one or more employees. One or more observations are automatically assigned to the one or more employees. The assignments are completed by one or more supervisors. In a system for performing same, a processor is operatively coupled to a memory device configured for storing program code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform steps of receiving notifications when one or more specified training courses is completed by one or more employees; automatically assigning one or more observations to the one or more employees; and receiving notifications when the assignments are completed by one or more supervisors. | 10-29-2015 |
Paula Ohri Chamberlain, Kremmling, CO US
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| 20100278958 | ONE-STEP ADHESIVE-MEDIUM-FINISHING TOOL AND METHODS OF USE - A tool for finishing or smoothing-out an applied bead of adhesive medium material, such as caulking, at substantially the same time as the bead is laid is disclosed. The finishing tool can be an add-on to an existing adhesive-medium-applicator tool, or can be fabricated with the applicator tool such that the finishing tool and the dispensing end of the applicator tool are a unit. In many embodiments, the finishing tool has a flexibly rigid, angled blade-like member that trails the dispensing end of the applicator tool. The edges of the finishing tool pliably engage two surfaces on each side of a target jointed surface in order to both finish the bead of adhesive-medium material and to gather excess material and redistribute it to help reduce the waste of adhesive-medium material. | 11-04-2010 |
Philip Chamberlain, Otter Lake, MI US
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| 20120243867 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical communication system is disclosed. The optical communication system includes a reflection hub connected to a plurality of communication modules. The communication modules communicate optical signals to one another via two way light channels, such that an optical signal is scattered off a diffuse surface at a distal end of the reflection hub and into the two way light channel of each communication module. | 09-27-2012 |
Richard Chamberlain, Lawrenceburg, KY US
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| 20120024570 | ZERO HALOGEN CABLE - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, the insulation of at least one pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and the insulation of at least another pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130284491 | ZERO HALOGEN CABLE - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, the insulation of at least one pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors has inner and outer layers, the inner layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, the outer layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and the insulation of at least another pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130292155 | ZERO HALOGEN CABLE - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, the insulation of at least one pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors has inner and outer layers, the inner layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, the outer layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and the insulation of at least another pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, wherein at least a portion of one of the inner layer and the outer layer is foamed. | 11-07-2013 |
Richard Randall Chamberlain, Solon, OH US
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| 20120149811 | Architectural Paint for Covering Defects - An architectural paint is disclosed which comprises a film-forming binder polymer, cotton fibers, and glass bubbles. The paint, in some embodiments, is capable of covering defects in a wall surface. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20140343195 | ARCHITECTURAL PAINT FOR COVERING DEFECTS - An architectural paint is disclosed which comprises a film-forming binder polymer, cotton fibers, and glass bubbles. The paint, in some embodiments, is capable of covering defects in a wall surface. | 11-20-2014 |
Robert J. Chamberlain, Oak Forest, IL US
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| 20090090112 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRYOGENIC ENHANCEMENT TO MECHANICAL FREEZERS - A cryogenic enhanced mechanical freezer system and method are provided. The disclosed system includes a mechanical freezer compartment adapted for freezing food products on a conveyor, a cryogen injection system adapted to directly inject cryogen into a shrouded zone proximate the conveyor in the mechanical freezer compartment, an exhaust system adapted to rapidly evacuate cryogen vapors from the freezer compartment; and a freezer control system adapted to operatively control the exhaust system and cryogen injection system in response to selected inputs so as to not adversely affect the mechanical refrigeration capacity associated with the mechanical freezer. The selected inputs may include user inputs as well as inputs received from one or more temperature sensors disposed in the freezer compartment and a gas analyzer adapted to monitor concentrations of selected gases within the freezer compartment. Access to the freezer compartment is prevented using a door interlock arrangement during any cryogen injection operations and when the atmosphere in the freezer compartment is not safe as determined by the gas analyzer. | 04-09-2009 |
Robert L. Chamberlain, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20100089212 | Logic control for fast-acting safety system - Woodworking machines including cutting tools and motors adapted to drive the cutting tools are disclosed. The machines also include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between the cutting tool and a person, and a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action upon detection of the dangerous condition. The machines further include a control system adapted to test the operability of at least a portion of the detection system and/or the reaction system. The control system is adapted to disable the motor if the tested portion is inoperable. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100251866 | Motion detecting system for use in a safety system for power equipment - A method of controlling a woodworking machine having a movable cutting tool. The method monitors a signal for a change indicative of a dangerous condition between the cutting tool and a person, senses movement of the cutting tool, and performs an action to mitigate the dangerous condition when the signal change and movement of the cutting tool are both detected. A woodworking machine including a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and a working portion of the machine and then to perform some action to mitigate the dangerous condition is also disclosed. A motion detection system is adapted to detect motion of the working portion and to disable the reaction system when the working portion is not moving. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110239837 | Logic control for fast-acting safety system - Woodworking machines including cutting tools and motors adapted to drive the cutting tools are disclosed. The machines also include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between the cutting tool and a person, and a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action upon detection of the dangerous condition. The machines further include a control system adapted to test the operability of at least a portion of the detection system and/or the reaction system. The control system is adapted to disable the motor if the tested portion is inoperable. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120082308 | Methods and Apparatus For Configuring Multiple Logical Networks of Devices on a Single Physical Network - Methods and apparatus for configuring multiple logical networks that share a common transmission medium are presented. According to an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for configuring multiple logical networks of devices on a single physical network includes a transceiver configured to exchange information with devices connected to a shared bus of the physical network. The apparatus includes logic configured to assign a network number to a new logical network when the apparatus is first activated on the shared bus, the assigned network number being different from network numbers associated with other logical networks using the shared bus. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120125485 | Motion detecting system for use in a safety system for power equipment - A method of controlling a woodworking machine having a movable cutting tool. The method monitors a signal for a change indicative of a dangerous condition between the cutting tool and a person, senses movement of the cutting tool, and performs an action to mitigate the dangerous condition when the signal change and movement of the cutting tool are both detected. A woodworking machine including a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and a working portion of the machine and then to perform some action to mitigate the dangerous condition is also disclosed. A motion detection system is adapted to detect motion of the working portion and to disable the reaction system when the working portion is not moving. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120167732 | Detection system for power equipment - Woodworking machines including conductive cutters adapted to cut workpieces, and motors adapted to drive the cutters are disclosed. The machines also include a contact detection system adapted to detect contact between a person and the cutter, and to distinguish contact between the person and the cutter from contact between the workpiece and the cutter. The machines further include a reaction system adapted to cause a predetermined action to take place upon detection of contact between the person and the cutter by the contact detection system. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120260781 | LOGIC CONTROL FOR FAST-ACTING SAFETY SYSTEM - Woodworking machines including cutting tools and motors adapted to drive the cutting tools are disclosed. The machines also include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between the cutting tool and a person, and a reaction system adapted to perform a specified action upon detection of the dangerous condition. The machines further include a control system adapted to test the operability of at least a portion of the detection system and/or the reaction system. The control system is adapted to disable the motor if the tested portion is inoperable. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20140331833 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR POWER EQUIPMENT - Woodworking machines including conductive cutters adapted to cut workpieces, and motors adapted to drive the cutters are disclosed. The machines also include a contact detection system adapted to detect contact between a person and the cutter, and to distinguish contact between the person and the cutter from contact between the workpiece and the cutter. The machines further include a reaction system adapted to cause a predetermined action to take place upon detection of contact between the person and the cutter by the contact detection system. | 11-13-2014 |
Robert M. Chamberlain, Castorland, NY US
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| 20140054527 | MULTIPURPOSE SEASONAL SPORT SAFETY FENCE - A fence that bounds the outfield of a game played with bat and ball comprises a plurality of mesh panels suspended from a plurality of support posts, with foul posts at either end. The fence can be readily assembled and disassembled. The support posts' anchors can be covered when the fence is disassembled, so that the field is usable for other sports. The function of the fence is twofold: (1) to minimize injury to a player who runs into the fence and (2) to confine such a player within the field of play should the player impact the fence. | 02-27-2014 |
Roger D. Chamberlain, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20080243675 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - Methods and systems for processing financial market data using reconfigurable logic are disclosed. Various functional operations to be performed on the financial market data can be implemented in firmware pipelines to accelerate the speed of processing. Also, a combination of software logic and firmware logic can be used to efficiently control and manage the high speed flow of financial market data to and from the reconfigurable logic. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110178911 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - Methods and systems for processing financial market data using reconfigurable logic are disclosed. Various functional operations to be performed on the financial market data can be implemented in firmware pipelines to accelerate the speed of processing. Also, a combination of software logic and firmware logic can be used to efficiently control and manage the high speed flow of financial market data to and from the reconfigurable logic. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178912 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive the financial market data messages, and (2) process each received financial market data message to update a stored record for the financial instrument associated with that message. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178917 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to map the symbols present in the financial market data messages to another symbology. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178918 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed system and method for processing financial instrument order data are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to monitor a financial instrument order based on a risk profile to determine whether the order is appropriate. If determined appropriate, a financial instrument order can be routed to a trading venue. With respect to another exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to maintain a financial instrument order book. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178919 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing financial instrument order books are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) process streaming financial market data, the streaming financial market data comprising a plurality of messages representative of a plurality of offers to buy and sell a plurality of financial instruments, and (2) maintain in real-time a plurality of financial instrument order books based on the messages | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110178957 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - Methods and systems for processing financial market data using a reconfigurable logic device are disclosed. Various operations such as basket calculation and volume weighted average price (VWAP) operations can be performed on the financial market data using firmware logic deployed on the reconfigurable logic device to accelerate the speed of processing. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110179050 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive the financial market data messages, and (2) parse each received financial market data message into its constituent data fields. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110184844 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a record memory is employed to store a plurality of records for a plurality of financial instruments, and a reconfigurable logic device is employed to (1) receive financial market data messages, (2) retrieve from the record memory the records for the messages' associated financial instruments, (3) process each received financial market data message to update the record for the financial instrument associated with that message, and wherein each record comprises an interest list that identifies whether any of a plurality of entities have expressed an interest in being notified of data relating to the updated record. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110252008 | Intelligent Data Storage and Processing Using FPGA Devices - Methods and apparatuses for processing data are disclosed, including methods and apparatuses that leverage a reconfigurable logic device to offload decompression and search operations from a processor to thereby enable high speed data searches within data that has been stored in a compressed format. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120109849 | Intelligent Data Storage and Processing Using FPGA Devices - A re-configurable logic device such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) can be used to deploy a data processing pipeline, the pipeline comprising a plurality of pipelined data processing engines, the plurality of pipelined data processing engines including a data reduction engine, the plurality of pipelined data processing engines being configured to perform processing operations, wherein the pipeline comprises a multi-functional pipeline, and wherein the re-configurable logic device is further configured to controllably activate or deactivate each of the pipelined data processing engines in the pipeline in response to control instructions and thereby define a function for the pipeline, each pipeline function being the combined functionality of each activated pipelined data processing engine in the pipeline. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120110316 | Intelligent Data Storage and Processing Using FPGA Devices - A re-configurable logic device such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) can be used to deploy a data processing pipeline, the pipeline comprising a plurality of pipelined data processing engines, the plurality of pipelined data processing engines being configured to perform processing operations, wherein the pipeline comprises a multi-functional pipeline, and wherein the re-configurable logic device is further configured to controllably activate or deactivate each of the pipelined data processing engines in the pipeline in response to control instructions and thereby define a function for the pipeline, each pipeline function being the combined functionality of each activated pipelined data processing engine in the pipeline. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120116998 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Financial Information at Hardware Speeds Using FPGA Devices - A method and apparatus use a reconfigurable logic device to process a stream of financial information at hardware speeds. The reconfigurable logic device can be configured to perform data processing operations on the financial information stream. Examples of such data processing operations include data processing operations to compute a latest stock price, a minimum stock price, and a maximum stock price. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120130922 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Financial Information at Hardware Speeds Using FPGA Devices - A method and apparatus use hardware logic deployed on a reconfigurable logic device to process a stream of financial information at hardware speeds. The hardware logic can be configured to perform data reduction operations on the financial information stream. Examples of such data reductions operations include data processing operations to compute a latest stock price, a minimum stock price, and a maximum stock price. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20130148802 | Method and System for High Throughput Blockwise Independent Encryption/Decryption - An encryption technique is disclosed for encrypting a plurality of data blocks of a data segment where the encryption selectively switches between a blockwise independent randomized (BIR) encryption mode and a cipher block chaining (CBC) encryption mode based on a configurable feedback stride. A corresponding decryption technique is also disclosed. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130290163 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing financial instrument order books are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to synthesize quote events associated with a plurality of financial instruments from a financial market data feed. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140040109 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to generate a plurality of financial market data messages from a plurality of the data fields, each generated message having a specified message format. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140089163 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - Methods and systems for processing financial market data using a reconfigurable logic device are disclosed. Various operations such as volume weighted average price (VWAP) operations can be performed on the financial market data using firmware logic deployed on the reconfigurable logic device to accelerate the speed of processing. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140164215 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices - A high speed apparatus and method for processing a plurality of financial market data messages are disclosed. With respect to an exemplary embodiment, a reconfigurable logic device is employed to map the symbols present in the financial market data messages to another symbology. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140310717 | Intelligent Data Storage and Processing Using FPGA Devices - A re-configurable logic device such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) can be used to deploy a data processing pipeline, the pipeline comprising a plurality of pipelined data processing engines, the plurality of pipelined data processing engines being configured to perform processing operations, wherein the pipeline comprises a multi-functional pipeline, and wherein the re-configurable logic device is further configured to controllably activate or deactivate each of the pipelined data processing engines in the pipeline in response to control instructions and thereby define a function for the pipeline, each pipeline function being the combined functionality of each activated pipelined data processing engine in the pipeline. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150055776 | Method and System for High Throughput Blockwise Independent Encryption/Decryption - An encryption technique is disclosed for encrypting a plurality of data blocks of a data segment where the encryption selectively switches between a blockwise independent randomized (BIR) encryption mode and a cipher block chaining (CBC) encryption mode based on a configurable feedback stride. A corresponding decryption technique is also disclosed. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160070583 | Intelligent Data Storage and Processing Using FPGA Devices - Methods and systems are disclosed where a plurality of precompiled hardware templates are stored in memory, each of the hardware templates being configured for loading onto a re-configurable logic device such as a FPGA to define a data processing operation to be performed by the re-configurable logic device, each of the data processing operations defined by the precompiled hardware templates having an associated performance characteristic. A processor selects a precompiled hardware template from a plurality of the precompiled hardware templates in the memory for loading onto the re-configurable logic device based at least in part on the associated performance characteristics of the data processing operations defined by the precompiled hardware templates. | 03-10-2016 |
Roger Dean Chamberlain, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20110231446 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Similarity Searching - A system and method for performing similarity searching is disclosed. This includes a programmable logic device configured to include a pipeline that comprises a matching stage, the matching stage being configured to receive a data stream comprising a plurality of possible matches between a plurality of data strings and a plurality of substrings of a query string. The pipeline may further include an ungapped extension prefilter stage located downstream from the matching stage, the prefilter stage being configured to shift through pattern matches between the data strings and the plurality of substrings of a query string and provide a score so that only pattern matches that exceed a user defined score will pass downstream from the prefilter stage. The matching stage may include at least one Bloom filter. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20140067830 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Similarity Searching - A system and method for performing similarity searching is disclosed wherein programmable logic devices such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) can be used to implement Bloom filters for identifying possible matches between a query and data. The Bloom filters can be implemented in a parallel architecture where the different parallel Bloom filters share access to the same memory units. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140114908 | Method and Apparatus for Accelerated Format Translation of Data in a Delimited Data Format - Various methods and apparatuses are described for performing high speed format translations of incoming data, where the incoming data is arranged in a delimited data format. As an example, the data in the delimited data format can be translated to a fixed field format using pipelined operations. A reconfigurable logic device can be used in exemplary embodiments as a platform for the format translation. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140114929 | Method and Apparatus for Accelerated Format Translation of Data in a Delimited Data Format - Various methods and apparatuses are described for performing high speed format translations of incoming data, where the incoming data is arranged in a delimited data format. As an example, the data in the delimited data format can be translated to a mapped variable field format using pipelined operations. A reconfigurable logic device can be used in exemplary embodiments as a platform for the format translation. | 04-24-2014 |
Ronald Chamberlain, Lebanon, CT US
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| 20090102128 | Method For Playing Modified Blackjack - A method of playing modified blackjack wherein, in one embodiment, a plurality of decks of cards is provided wherein each playing card has a specific numeric value. An ante or initial wager is placed by at least one player. Next, the dealer preferably deals an initial two card hand in a left-to-right motion starting from the dealer's left. The cards are dealt face down. The dealer also deals himself an initial two card hand. The player then views his or her cards and then decides whether to stay, fold or place a second wager to obtain additional cards. If the player wants additional cards, the player places the second wager. The player may request only one additional card, or he may request two more additional cards to achieve a four card hand. These additional cards are dealt face up. The maximum number of cards a player may have is four cards. However, the dealer may deal himself more than four cards. If the player's cards have a total point value that exceeds 25, the player “busts” and is out. The dealer must stand on 21. This means that the dealer must continue to deal himself additional cards until the point value of the dealer's hand is greater than or equal to 21. If the point value of the dealer's hand is greater than 25, the dealer busts and is out. If the player's hand has a point value of 25 and the dealer's hand does not have a point value of 25, the player wins and his or her winnings are determined by a predetermined pay-table set by the house. If the dealer's hand has a point value that is 21 and the player's hand has a point value that is greater than 21 but less than or equal to 25, the player wins and his or her winnings are determined by a predetermined pay-table set by the house. Other aspects of the method of playing modified blackjack are disclosed herein. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100213672 | Method For Playing A Wagering Game - A method of playing a wagering game has the steps of providing at least one deck of playing cards, receiving an ante wager from each player in order to participate in the wagering game, dealing a first number of cards face down to each player who places the ante wager to form a player hand, dealing the first number of cards face down to the dealer to form a dealer hand, and providing an opportunity for a player to view the player's cards so that the player may decide whether to continue play or to surrender. Any player deciding to surrender shall fold and forfeit his ante wager. The method of playing the wagering game further includes receiving a call wager from each remaining player in order to continue to play the wagering game, dealing a second number of cards face down to each remaining player who places a call wager so that each player's hand is now formed by the combination of the first and second number of cards, dealing the second number of cards face down to the dealer so that the dealer's hand is now formed by the combination of the first and second number of cards, and determining if any player does not have at least a four card straight, a four card flush or a four card straight-flush. Any player that does not have at least a four card straight, a four card flush or a four card straight-flush immediately loses his ante wager and any jackpot wager. However, such a situation is a push with respect to the player's call wager and so the player's call wager is returned to him. Each player that has at least a four card straight-flush, a four card flush or a four card straight now plays against the dealer's hand. Next, the dealer's and player's hands are ranked in accordance with a predetermined ranking of hands. A player is paid on the player's ante and call wagers in accordance with a predetermined pay-table when the player's hand outranks the dealer's hand. Ante and call wagers are collected from the players whose hands do not outrank the dealer's hand. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120068409 | Method For Playing A Card Game - A method of playing a card game. The first step is to provide a deck of cards, wherein each playing card has a specific numeric value. A player places an Ante. The dealer then deals an initial hand of two cards face down to the dealer and to the player. The player views the initial hand of two cards in order to decide whether to stay or fold. The player forfeits his ante if the player decides to fold. Next, the player places a bet if the player decides to stay. The player then reveals his cards. The next step is to determine if the point value of the player's initial two-card hand is fourteen or fifteen. If the player's initial two-card hand has a point value of fourteen or fifteen, then the player is provided with an option to either (i) double down on the player's bet and take only one additional card, or (ii) not double down on the player's bet and take two additional cards. Thereafter, the dealer deals either the single additional card or the two additional cards face up to the player, depending upon the player's decision. If the player's initial two-card hand does not have a point value of fourteen or fifteen, then the player is required to take two additional cards. These additional two cards are dealt face up. The player's hand may never contain more than four cards. The dealer continues to deal cards to himself until the point value of the dealer's hand is greater than or equal to twenty one. The player loses if the point value of his hand exceeds twenty-five. The player wins if the player's hand has a point value of twenty-five and the dealer's hand has a point value that does not equal twenty-five, or if the point value of the player's hand is less than twenty-five and the point value of the dealer's hand is greater than twenty-five. There are other scenarios in which the player can win and there are scenarios in which the dealer can win. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130043651 | Method For Playing A Wagering Game - An instant lottery ticket game includes the steps of removing a first opaque covering surface to reveal a first set of indicia indicative of a plurality of player's hands of cards wherein each player's hand of cards has four cards, removing a second opaque covering surface to reveal a second set of indicia indicating a set of community cards wherein the set of community cards has three cards, removing a third opaque covering surface to reveal a third set of indicia indicative of a plurality of winning hands, removing a third opaque covering surface to reveal a fourth set of indicia indicative of a plurality of payouts wherein each payout corresponds to a one of the plurality of winning hands, and determining, for each player's hand of cards, if the combination of the player's hand of cards with one or more of the community cards yields a winning hand. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130116025 | Method For Playing A Card Game - A card game having multiple rounds of play. The player places first and second bets that correspond to a first and second round of play, respectively. The first round is Blackjack wherein the player receives two cards. The player will win the Blackjack round if either the player attains Blackjack and the dealer does not attain Blackjack, or if both the player and the dealer attain Blackjack but the player's Blackjack hand out-ranks the dealer's Blackjack hand. If the player wins the Blackjack round, he receives winnings and advances to the next round. If the player does not achieve Blackjack but has a qualifying hand, the player still advances to the second round and receives a third card in order to form a three-card hand. If the player's three-card hand matches any one of a plurality of predetermined three-card hands, the player will advance to the Jackpot round. The player will also be declared the winner of the second round and receive winnings based on his second bet if he attains one of the predetermined three-card hands and his hand outranks the dealer's hand. However, even if the player's three-card hand does not outrank the dealer's hand, the player will still advance to the Jackpot round as long as the player has one of the predetermined three-card hands. If the player enters the Jackpot round, he must place a third bet. He then receives two additional cards so the player can form a five-card hand. The player will win the Jackpot if (i) the player's five-card hand matches any one of the predetermined five-card hands and the dealer's five-card hand does not match any of the predetermined five-card hands, or (ii) both the player and the dealer attain a hand that matches one of the predetermined five-card hands but the player's hand outranks the dealer's hand. If the dealer is not eligible to advance to the second round and the player is eligible to advance to the second round, the player shall still advance to the second round without the dealer, but the second round shall constitute the final round. In such a scenario, there is no Jackpot round. | 05-09-2013 |
Ryan Chamberlain, New Brighton, MN US
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| 20080204020 | Method for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A method of magnetic resonance imaging based on rapid acquisition by sequential excitation and refocusing is provided. The method comprises turning on a first time-encoding gradient and applying an excitation pulse in the presence of the first time-encoding gradient. The excitation pulse excites magnetization sequentially along one spatial axis. Thereafter, a first refocusing pulse is applied. A second time-encoding gradient is turned on followed by a second refocusing pulse. A third time-encoding gradient is turned on and a signal is acquired in the presence of the third time-encoding gradient. The third time-encoding gradient sums to zero with the first time-encoding gradient and the second time-encoding gradient for sequential points in space. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110068790 | Method for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A method of magnetic resonance imaging based on rapid acquisition by sequential excitation and refocusing is provided. The method comprises turning on a first time-encoding gradient and applying an excitation pulse in the presence of the first time-encoding gradient. The excitation pulse excites magnetization sequentially along one spatial axis. Thereafter, a first refocusing pulse is applied. A second time-encoding gradient is turned on followed by a second refocusing pulse. A third time-encoding gradient is turned on and a signal is acquired in the presence of the third time-encoding gradient. The third time-encoding gradient sums to zero with the first time-encoding gradient and the second time-encoding gradient for sequential points in space. | 03-24-2011 |
Ryan Chamberlain, Maplewood, MN US
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| 20110116696 | DIPOLE MATCHED FILTER FOR MRI - A method includes receiving k-space data corresponding to magnetic resonance data for a subject and selecting a template for analysis. In addition, the method includes generating an image using the k-space data and using the template. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110288398 | SHORT TE 3D RADIAL SAMPLING SEQUENCE FOR MRI - A method for magnetic resonance imaging includes providing a radio frequency excitation pulse to a specimen. The pulse has a duration. The method includes, concurrent with providing the radio frequency excitation pulse, applying a first gradient having a first polarity. The method includes applying a readout gradient at a time after the duration. The readout gradient has inverse polarity relative to the first polarity. The method includes, concurrent with applying the readout gradient, acquiring magnetic resonance data from the specimen. The method includes generating an image based on the magnetic resonance data. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20130043867 | SIDEBAND PROCESSING FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE - A method includes applying a pulse train to a spin system in a scanner. The pulse train has a plurality of discontinuities in a time domain. The method includes receiving a response from the spin system. The response corresponds to a gated signal. The method includes accessing a correction factor corresponding to the scanner. The method includes calculating a correction to the response based on the correction factor. The method includes generating an output based on the correction. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20140280776 | SCALABLE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA - A scalable system for processing image data may include a server system configured for processing medical image data relating to a patient, the server system being in communication with a network and configured for providing a user interface that is accessible by a user over the network and that is configured to allow the user to upload the medical image data for processing by the server system, the server system having at least one server for managing the uploading and processing of the medical image data, a scalable storage component in communication with the at least one server and configured to increase storage capacity as increasing quantities of medical image data is uploaded, and a scalable processing component in communication with the at least one server and configured to increase processing capacity as more data is processed. | 09-18-2014 |
Spencer W. Chamberlain, Sterling Heights, MI US
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| 20130226905 | INTEGRATED TRAVEL SERVICES - Integrated travel services are provided via a computer processing device and logic executable by the computer processing device. The integrated travel services map activities to information databases, define conditions for generating alerts, and monitor user behaviors. Upon determining one of the user behaviors matches one of the activities, the integrated travel services access a corresponding database and, using the conditions in conjunction with data from the user behavior, search the corresponding database. The integrated travel services also generate an alert, in response to the search, upon determining that the search results indicate one of the conditions has been met. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140203693 | MODULE FOR PACKAGES - One variation may include a method including providing a module for packaging, delivering and displaying goods in the module, the module including at least one face which may be removed, retracted or moved to display goods prepackaged in the module, packaging a plurality of goods in the module, delivering the module to a factory, office, hospital, warehouse or retail store, removing, retracting or moving a face of the module to display the goods prepackaged in the module. Another variation may include a module including the elevator floor system and at least one sensor for determining the height of stacked packages within the module. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140216891 | POWERED CURB RAMP TUGGER LIFT - A number of variations may include a vehicle for transporting or moving a load including a frame and may include a telescopic beam, a drive wheel and a support wheel, an arm connected to the drive wheel, and a conveyor having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is connected to the arm and the second end is connected to the support wheel. The telescopic beam may elongate and contract to reposition the position of the drive wheel in relation to the support wheel and thereby change the configuration of the vehicle and correspondingly the position of the conveyor. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140219752 | SLIDING WINCH LIFT SYSTEM - A number of variations may include a container handling system for an automotive vehicle having a generally horizontal cargo bed area may include a wheeled container for holding cargo, the container may have an alignment surface adjacent a front end of the container; a powered winch connected on the vehicle having a cable for connection with the container, the winch imparting vertical movement to the container; and a guide structure connected on the vehicle for guiding vertical and horizontal movement of the container by interacting with the container alignment surface. | 08-07-2014 |
Stanley Chamberlain, Chapel Hill, NC US
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| 20140140955 | SUBSTITUTED PURINE NUCLEOSIDES, PHOSPHOROAMIDATE AND PHOSPHORODIAMIDATE DERIVATIVES FOR TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS - This invention is directed to novel compounds of formula (I) having the structure (I) wherein U, V, W, Z, R | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150044449 | Antimicrobial and Antifungal Polymer Fibers, Fabrics, and Methods of Manufacture Thereof - High-melting antimicrobial polymer fibers and antimicrobial fabrics comprising such fibers are prepared by preparing a masterbatch of polymer pellets (e.g., PET), silver and copper salts, and a compounding agent which provides free flowing polymer pellets which can be prepared in advance, with a long shelf life. Polymer masterbatches prepared by the methods of the invention can produce limited color or off-white antimicrobial fibers and fabrics using conventional melt spinning manufacturing methods. Fabrics incorporating fibers of the present invention are potent inhibitors of Athlete's foot fungi, gram negative and gram positive bacteria, and drug resistant pathogens. | 02-12-2015 |
Stanley Chamberlain, Alpharetta, GA US
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| 20140286903 | Substituted Purine Nucleosides, Phosphoramidate and Phosphordiamidate Derivatives for Treatment if Viral Infections - This invention is directed to compounds of Formula (I) having the structure that are useful in the treatment of viral infections in mammals, particularly in humans, mediated, at least in part, by a virus in the Flaviviridae family of viruses. | 09-25-2014 |
Stanley Dawes Chamberlain, Chapel Hill, NC US
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| 20100204196 | 2-[2--1H-Pyrrolo[2,3-D]Pyrimidin-4-YL)Amino] Benzamide Derivatives As IGF-1R Inhibitors For The Treatment Of Cancer - Novel pyrrolopyrimidines as shown in formula (I): | 08-12-2010 |
Stephen L. Chamberlain, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20120256449 | ADIRONDACK CHAIR WITH DOUBLE FULCRUM - Collapsible chairs and related chair systems. An exemplary chair includes a base member comprising a seat surface configured to support a user sitting thereon, a back supporting member behind the seat surface configured to support a user's back when a user is seated, and parallel first and second side members each including first and second fulcrums. The first fulcrums connect the side members to the base member disposed therebetween. The second fulcrums connect the side members to the back supporting member disposed therebetween. The side members define a frame within which the back supporting member and the base member may be rotated about their respective fulcrums. The fulcrums allow the chair to be collapsed to a more compact configuration (e.g., for storage). | 10-11-2012 |
Tara Ann Chamberlain, Chelmsford, MA US
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| 20130150554 | CELL CULTURE OF GROWTH FACTOR-FREE ADAPTED CELLS - The present invention provides improved cell culture systems that allow optimum production of recombinant proteins. Among other things, the present invention provides methods of cell culture including a step of cultivating cells adapted to growth factor-free medium in a cell culture system that provides at least one growth factor. | 06-13-2013 |
Thomas M. Chamberlain, Virginia Beach, VA US
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| 20160049084 | HEALTH INFORMATION PROCESSING NETWORK - A health information processing network having: a processing system configured to present a first health related inquiry accessible through user devices together with alternative responses including: a) a first correct response to the first health related inquiry; and b) a second incorrect response to the first health related inquiry; and a plurality of user devices each configured to allow a user to: i) identify the first health related inquiry and alternative responses; and ii) input a selection of one of the first and second responses. The processing system is configured to receive the input selected responses and accumulate each of the input first correct responses with an associate user identify in a first database. The processing system is further configured to: a) provide access to one of the input first correct responses in the first database based upon predetermined access criteria; and b) identify a user associated with the accessed one of the input first correct responses. | 02-18-2016 |
Woodrow W. Chamberlain, Scottsdale, AZ US
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| 20120036078 | System and Method for Coordinating the Collection, Analysis and Storage of Payroll Information Provided to Government Agencies by Government Contractors - A method for systematically coordinating the collection, analysis and storage of payroll information provided to government agencies by government contractors pursuant to applicable regulations is disclosed. The method includes collecting payroll information from contractors, performing an automated compliance check on the payroll information collected from contractors, storing verified payroll information in at least one database, and performing an automated fraud check on payroll information. The method also includes notifying auditors of instances of possible fraud, notifying auditors of instances of non-compliance, sorting payroll information in the at least one database according to geographic and skill categories, and providing reports to agencies. | 02-09-2012 |