Claxton, US
Alan Claxton, Walton, IN US
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20090304533 | Rotary reciprocating intensified hydraulic actuator - This invention relates generally to a pneumatic, hydraulic or other media driver, rotating-reciprocating cylinder apparatus to be mounted on the proximal end of CNC lathe spindles, vertical or inverted machining centers, hydraulic machining work cells or rotary transfer machines to actuate work holding chucks, work holding fixtures, clamping apparatus or work supports on the distal end of said spindles. More specifically, this invention relates to an actuating system with the capability of boosting the input hydraulic pressure to the holding device by a pre-set multiple up to 5000 psi where the boost pump is integral to and rotates with the clamp cylinder assembly. | 12-10-2009 |
Arthur C. Claxton, Vienna, VA US
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20120079527 | INGESTING HETEROGENEOUS VIDEO CONTENT TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED VIDEO PROVISIONING SERVICE - A system may receive a video asset from a content provider. The system may process the video asset to allow a video provisioning system to distribute the video asset to a set top box and another device that is a different type of device than the set top box. Processing the video asset may include verifying that the video asset conforms to one or more predetermined formats, decrypting the video asset, verifying that the video asset complies with a particular standard of quality, or transcoding the video asset in a manner that is supported by the set top box and the other device. The system may store the transcoded video asset. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079528 | PUBLISHING INGESTED VIDEO CONTENT TO A VIDEO PROVISIONING SYSTEM - A system may receive an instruction to publish a video asset to a video provisioning system; retrieve profiles associated with the video asset, where a first profile may correspond to a set top box (STB) and a second profile may correspond to another device of a different type than the STB; process the video asset to create a first asset that can be published to a first device, associated with the system, based on the first profile; and process the video asset to create a second asset can be published to a second device, associated with the system, based on the second profile. The system may also publish the first asset to the first device that enables the STB to obtain the first asset from the first device; and publish the second asset to the second device that enables the other device to obtain the second asset from the second device. | 03-29-2012 |
Clayton Claxton, Lafayette, LA US
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20100278602 | ARTICULATING DRILL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTIG OPENINGS IN NESTED STRINGS OF UNDERWATER PIPING AND/OR TUBING FOR OVERTURNED WELLS OR PLATFORMS - A method and apparatus for angularly drilling during a tapping procedure into a pressurized multiple strings of coaxially situated tubulars for wells and/or platforms which have overturned wherein the tapping occurs underwater via a diver or remotely operated vehicle. | 11-04-2010 |
20110271805 | Hydraulic Saw System - A saw apparatus having a saw body with a front portion and a rear portion and two motors position on the body. A circular saw blade is mounted on each of said motors. The saw blades are oriented such that (i) a circumferential perimeter of the saw blades are in substantially the same plane; and (ii) a center of a first saw blade is positioned closer to the front portion of the saw body than is the center of a second saw blade. | 11-10-2011 |
20140241822 | ARTICULATING DRILL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING OPENINGS IN NESTED STRINGS OF UNDERWATER PIPING AND OR TUBING FOR OVERTURNED WELLS OR PLATFORMS - A method and apparatus for angularly drilling during a tapping procedure into a pressurized multiple strings of coaxially situated tubulars for wells and/or platforms which have overturned wherein the tapping occurs underwater via a diver or remotely operated vehicle. | 08-28-2014 |
Clayton James Claxton, Lafayette, LA US
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20090272231 | Tong Unit With Cage Plate Having Removable Window Section - A tong unit having a ring gear, an upper cage plate, and a jaw assembly is disclosed. The cage plate has a removable window section, through which the jaw assembly may be inserted into and removed from the central opening in the ring gear. The jaw assembly may be attached to the removable window section, so that the window section and the jaw assembly can be lifted out and inserted together. | 11-05-2009 |
David Claxton, Logansport, IN US
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20090304533 | Rotary reciprocating intensified hydraulic actuator - This invention relates generally to a pneumatic, hydraulic or other media driver, rotating-reciprocating cylinder apparatus to be mounted on the proximal end of CNC lathe spindles, vertical or inverted machining centers, hydraulic machining work cells or rotary transfer machines to actuate work holding chucks, work holding fixtures, clamping apparatus or work supports on the distal end of said spindles. More specifically, this invention relates to an actuating system with the capability of boosting the input hydraulic pressure to the holding device by a pre-set multiple up to 5000 psi where the boost pump is integral to and rotates with the clamp cylinder assembly. | 12-10-2009 |
Laurie S. Claxton, Chester Springs, PA US
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20110287475 | Tissue Fixative Having Increased Viscosity - A gel fixative composition having increased, viscosity which fixes tissues as well as or better than standard liquid fixative solutions. The gel fixative compositions are less prone to leakage and are less likely to splash or spill from containers when they are mishandled. Because of their viscosity, they are less likely to penetrate surfaces and are more easily cleaned up if spilled. A method of making mixing biological fixative by mixing a solution of a biological fixative with a with a high-shear mixer at about 400 to 600 rpm; dispersing uniformly over time about 0.2 to about 2.0 weight percent of thickener while mixing for 2 to 10 minutes; increasing the mixing speed to about 1000 to 1500 rpm; and then, mixing for about 90 to 120 minutes so that a gel fixative composition is formed having a viscosity between about 1,000 cp and 200,000 cp. | 11-24-2011 |
Michael G. Claxton, Tulsa, OK US
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20110117506 | Coanda Gas Burner Apparatus and Methods - A gas burner apparatus for discharging a mixture of fuel gas, air and flue gas into a furnace space of a furnace wherein the mixture is burned and flue gas having a low content of nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide is formed is provided. The burner tile includes at least one gas circulation port extending though the wall of the tile. The interior surface of the wall of the tile includes a Coanda surface. Fuel gas and/or flue gas conducted through the gas circulation port follows the path of the Coanda surface which allows more flue gas to be introduced into the stream. The exterior surface of the wall of the tile also includes a Coanda surface for facilitating the creation of a staged combustion zone. Also provided are improved burner tiles, improved gas tips and methods of burning a mixture of air, fuel gas and flue gas in a furnace space. | 05-19-2011 |
20120183914 | COANDA GAS BURNER APPARATUS AND METHODS - A gas burner apparatus for discharging a mixture of fuel gas, air and flue gas into a furnace space of a furnace wherein the mixture is burned and flue gas having a low content of nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide is formed is provided. The burner tile includes at least one gas circulation port extending though the wall of the tile. The interior surface of the wall of the tile includes a Coanda surface. Fuel gas and/or flue gas conducted through the gas circulation port follows the path of the Coanda surface which allows more flue gas to be introduced into the stream. The exterior surface of the wall of the tile also includes a Coanda surface for facilitating the creation of a staged combustion zone. Also provided are improved burner tiles, improved gas tips and methods of burning a mixture of air, fuel gas and flue gas in a furnace space. | 07-19-2012 |
20120189967 | COANDA GAS BURNER APPARATUS AND METHODS - A gas burner apparatus for discharging a mixture of fuel gas, air and flue gas into a furnace space of a furnace wherein the mixture is burned and flue gas having a low content of nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide is formed is provided. The burner tile includes at least one gas circulation port extending though the wall of the tile. The interior surface of the wall of the tile includes a Coanda surface. Fuel gas and/or flue gas conducted through the gas circulation port follows the path of the Coanda surface which allows more flue gas to be introduced into the stream. The exterior surface of the wall of the tile also includes a Coanda surface for facilitating the creation of a staged combustion zone. Also provided are improved burner tiles, improved gas tips and methods of burning a mixture of air, fuel gas and flue gas in a furnace space. | 07-26-2012 |
20120270161 | COANDA GAS BURNER APPARATUS AND METHODS - A gas burner apparatus for discharging a mixture of fuel gas, air and flue gas into a furnace space of a furnace is provided. The burner tile includes at least one gas circulation port extending though the wall of the tile. The interior surface of the wall of the tile includes a Coanda surface. Fuel gas and/or flue gas conducted through the gas circulation port follows the path of the Coanda surface which allows more flue gas to be introduced into the stream. The exterior surface of the wall of the tile also includes a Coanda surface for facilitating the creation of a staged combustion zone. Also provided are improved burner tiles, improved gas tips and methods of burning a mixture of air, fuel gas and flue gas in a furnace space. | 10-25-2012 |
Mickey Claxton, Mustang, OK US
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20140196883 | MODULAR BALL DROP - A modular ball drop made up of two or more identical ball drop modules that are vertically stacked in a desired number. Each ball drop module can drop one or more frac balls into a fluid stream being pumped into a well. | 07-17-2014 |
Richard L. Claxton, Whitefish Bay, WI US
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20100000336 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A LOAD AT THE END OF A ROPE WRAPPED OVER A ROD - A machine for raising and lowering a load, the machine including a platform, a boom attached at one end to the platform, a rod mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the boom on the other end of a boom, the rod having a central bore there through, with at least two strain gauges mounted therein and angled relative to each other, a hoist rope extending over the rod and having an end adapted to be attached to the load, and a mechanism connected to the at least two strain gauges for determining the angle of departure of the hoist rope from the rod and the amount of pull of the load on the hoist rope. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010714 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A LOAD AT THE END OF A ROPE WRAPPED OVER A ROD - A machine for raising and lowering a load, the machine including a platform, a boom attached at one end to the platform, a rod mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the boom on the other end of a boom, the rod having a central bore there through, with at least two strain gauges mounted therein and angled relative to each other, a hoist rope extending over the rod and having an end adapted to be attached to the load, and a mechanism connected to the at least two strain gauges for determining the angle of departure of the hoist rope from the rod and the amount of pull of the load on the hoist rope. | 01-14-2010 |
20120290147 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A LOAD AT THE END OF A ROPE WRAPPED OVER A ROD - A digging machine. The machine includes a rod having a central bore with at least two strain gauges angled relative to each other, a hoist rope, and a CPU configured to create a calibration table of a plurality of outputs from each of the two strain gauges, given various rope tensions and rope angles, determine an unknown rope tension and rope angle, use the output from one strain gauge and create a first set of data point angle and tension pairs from plurality of calibration outputs that correspond to the one output from one strain gauge, use the output from the other strain gauge and create a second set of data point angle and tension pairs from the plurality of calibration outputs that correspond to the one output from other strain gauge, and determine, based on where said two sets of data points intersect, rope tension and rope angle. | 11-15-2012 |
Richard L. Claxton, Evansville, IN US
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20140019014 | OPTIMIZED BANK PENETRATION SYSTEM - A method of optimizing machine performance in a plurality of load cases may involve the steps of: Determining a maximum load case for the machine, the maximum load case involving the application of a maximum force to at least one member of the machine; determining, for each of a plurality of member joints of the machine, a maximum member joint load for the maximum load case for the machine; and operating the machine by applying a force to the at least one member of the machine in each of the plurality of load cases so as not to exceed the maximum member joint load, the applied force exceeding the maximum force during at least one of the plurality of load cases. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019015 | PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A payload management system embodiment may include a force sensing system operatively associated with a bucket of an excavator. The force sensing system senses a magnitude of a force required to hold the bucket at a defined position with respect to a reference datum. An angle sensing system operatively associated with the bucket senses a direction of the force with respect the reference datum. A processing system operatively associated with the force system and the angle sensing system processes data relating to the magnitude of the force and the direction of the force to determine the amount of the payload in the bucket. | 01-16-2014 |
20140298881 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING STRAIN TRANSDUCERS - A method for calibrating strain transducers mounted to a power shovel may include the steps of: Calculating at least one member joint load for a known loading condition when at least one member of the power shovel is in a statically determinate configuration; determining a calculated shear force and a calculated normal force in the member of the power shovel based on the calculated member joint load; measuring a strain in the member; determining a measured shear force and a measured normal force for the member based on the measured strain; and determining a calibration constant from the calculated shear and normal forces and the measured shear and normal forces. | 10-09-2014 |
20140336870 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD ON POWER SHOVEL MEMBER - A method of determining a load on at least one member of a power shovel may include the steps of: sensing a strain in a boom of the power shovel; determining a plurality of member joint loads based on strain sensed in the boom; and determining the load on the at least one member of the power shovel from the plurality of member joint loads. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336882 | OPTIMIZED BANK PENETRATION METHOD - A method of optimizing machine performance in a plurality of load cases. According to the present invention, a maximum load case, which involves application of a maximum force to at least one member of a machine, is determined for the machine. For each of a plurality of member joints of the machine, a maximum member joint load is determined for the maximum load case for the machine. The machine is then operated by applying a force to the at least one member of the machine in each of the plurality of load cases so as not to exceed the maximum member joint load while exceeding the maximum force during at least one of the plurality of load cases. | 11-13-2014 |
Ronald Claxton, Athens, GA US
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20100267122 | MICROALGAE CULTIVATION IN A WASTEWATER DOMINATED BY CARPET MILL EFFLUENTS FOR BIOFUEL APPLICATIONS - The disclosure encompasses, among other aspects, mixed algal populations able to survive and proliferate on culture media that have a high proportion of carpet industry wastewater. Embodiments further encompass methods of cultivating mixed populations of freshwater and marine alga comprising a plurality of genera and species to provide a biomass from which may be extracted lipids, or converted into biodiesel by such procedures as pyrolysis. Lipid material extracted from the algae may be converted to biodiesel or other organic products. A combined stream of carpet industry untreated wastewater with 10-15% sewage was found to be a good growth medium for cultivation of microalgae and biodiesel production. Native algal strains were isolated from carpet wastewater inoculated with mixed populations derived from environments exposed to such wastewater. Both fresh water and marine algae showed good growth in wastewaters. About 65% of the algal oil obtained from the algal consortium cultured on carpet industry wastewater could be converted into biodiesel. | 10-21-2010 |
Ronald Claxton, Winterville, GA US
Scott R. Claxton, Ortonville, MI US
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20100175522 | WEIGHT MATERIAL DISPENSING AND CUTTING SYSTEM - An apparatus includes a receiving module, a conversion module, first and second rollers, a motor, and a cutting head. The receiving module receives a desired weight value. The conversion module converts the desired weight value to a first length of wheel weight material based on a linear density of the wheel weight material. The first and second rollers engage first and second opposing sides of a continuous strip of the wheel weight material. The linear density of the wheel weight material is approximately constant along the continuous strip. The motor directly drives the first roller based on the first length. The cutting head is selectively actuated to cut the wheel weight material. | 07-15-2010 |
20110283790 | Weight Material Dispensing, Cutting, And Applying System - An apparatus for balancing a wheel includes a tool and an arm control module. The tool is mechanically coupled to an arm and includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a face surface that forms an arc between the leading and trailing edges. The arm control module actuates the arm to position the leading edge of the tool a predetermined distance from an edge of a deck of a cutting apparatus to receive a piece of non-segmented wheel weight material. A blade of a cutting apparatus passes between the edge of the deck and the leading edge of the tool to cut the piece from the non-segmented wheel weight material. | 11-24-2011 |
20140000432 | Weight Material Dispensing And Cutting System | 01-02-2014 |
Sydney M. Claxton, Chippewa Falls, WI US
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20120294985 | CURVED BREAD BUN - A baked dough food product includes a body having a free-rise side and an opposite bottom side and first and second opposite ends. The body forms a curved construction. In one example, the baked dough food product is a bun for holding a sausage product that is in a curved shape that generally matches the curved construction of the bun. A method of making a baked dough food product includes providing a dough composition; forming, from the dough composition, an elongate dough body; arranging the dough body on a baking pan and then curving the dough body to form a non-overlapping curved construction; proofing the dough body; and then baking the dough body. | 11-22-2012 |