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Dana G. Darley, Doraville, GA US
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20150247670 | DRYER HOPPER - A dryer hopper assembly that promotes even drying of particulate matter across the horizontal cross-section of the hopper. In an aspect, the hopper promotes airflow up and alongside the interior wall of the hopper in counter-current flow to particulate material passing through the hopper. In one or more aspects, heating and thus drying of the material is promoted from the interior periphery of the horizontal cross-section of the hopper assembly towards the central axis of the hopper. The interior of the hopper may include a first perforated section located about a central axis of the hopper, the first perforated section having an outer peripheral edge spaced inwardly apart from the interior wall of the wall section, and a second perforated section, a first portion of the second perforated section being adjacent to the inner wall of the hopper and a second portion of the second perforated section providing an opening in communication with a central material outlet through which material may pass, the first perforated section having an open area and the second perforated section having an open area, the open area of the first perforated section being greater than the open area of the second perforated section. | 09-03-2015 |
Derek I. Darley US
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20090245556 | HEARING DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE IN-THE-CANAL VIBRATING EXTENSIONS - A bone conduction device for enhancing the hearing of a recipient, comprising: a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal; an electronics module configured generate an electrical signal representing the acoustic sound signal; a transducer configured to generate mechanical forces representing the electrical signal for delivery to the recipient's bone; and one or more vibration extensions mechanically coupled to the transducer and configured to be inserted into the ear canal of the recipient, and further configured to vibrate in order to transmit the mechanical forces generated from the transducer to the recipient's bone. | 10-01-2009 |
20090247810 | CUSTOMIZABLE MASS ARRANGEMENTS FOR BONE CONDUCTION DEVICES - A bone conduction device, comprising: a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal; an electronics module configured generate an electrical signal representing said acoustic sound signal; and a transducer configured to generate motion of a mass component based on said electrical signal so as to generate one or more mechanical forces resulting in one or more of motion and vibration of a recipient's skull thereby causing sound perception, wherein one or more of the size and shape of said mass component is selectable at least partially based on a desired mechanical force to be generated by said transducer. | 10-01-2009 |
James Darley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire GB
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20160115925 | Fuel Injector - A fuel injector for injecting fuel vapor into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel injector may be configured to reduce production of particulate matter during combustion of fuel. The fuel injector may have a spray nozzle having a tip and a plurality of spray discharge orifices formed on the tip. The plurality of spray discharge orifices being configured to discharge fuel vapor at a flow rate of 750-795 cc/min. | 04-28-2016 |
Jason Darley, Woodland, WA US
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20130098232 | DURABLE POLYMERIC PANELS AND DEVICES EXHIBITING ANTIBALLISTIC CAPACITY MADE THEREFROM - A polymeric coating composition for use in overlaying at least a portion of a substrate element composed of a plural component polymeric system composed of a reactive blend of at least one first component and at least one second component, wherein the first component is consists essentially of a polymer and/or a blend of polymers present in an amount sufficient to impart a predetermined amount of tensile strength, hardness, flexibility and adhesive strength to the resulting polymeric coating and the second component is an isocyanate or isocyanate quasi-prepolymer. The substrate element is a blast-resistant polymeric material having low surface energy and/or low reactivity at or near the surface of the substrate. Also disclosed is a blast and/or ballistic-resistant construction element composed of a structure having the aforementioned polymeric material in overlying attached relationship thereto. The polymeric material of the structure has a substrate matrix containing at least one of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, aramid materials, and the like. | 04-25-2013 |
Jesse Darley, Madison, WI US
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20100057398 | MONITORING ACTIVITY OF A USER IN LOCOMOTION ON FOOT - One disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically measure amounts of time taken by the user to complete respective distance intervals. During the outing, data representing the automatically measured amounts of time may be automatically stored in memory of the least one device. Another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically identify occasions on which a user completes respective distance intervals. During the outing, the at least one device may display at least one of an average pace of the user since a most recently completed distance interval, an average speed of the user since the most recently completed distance interval, and a projected time to complete a current distance interval based on monitored performance since the most recently completed distance interval. Yet another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to monitor a distance traveled by the user. An input to the at least one device may be received that specifies a goal distance for the outing, and the at least one device may determine a remaining distance to be traveled to complete one of the specified goal distance for the outing and a calculated fraction of the specified goal distance for the outing. | 03-04-2010 |
20100097879 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING REACTION TIME FOR CURABLE MATERIAL - An apparatus and method for optimizing reaction for curable material is disclosed. In operating rooms that are relatively colder, heating curable material can increase the reaction time. A heater may be placed in thermal contact with the curable material to heat the curable material. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100099 | CURABLE MATERIAL TRANSFER AND DELIVERY DEVICE - An apparatus and method for transferring curable material to an injector to convenient deliver the curable material to a patient. The apparatus contains a mixing chamber for mixing a liquid component and a powder component to form a curable material. The curable material is transferred to an injector to when the mixing chamber and injector are moved toward each other. | 04-22-2010 |
20110238022 | CORPOREAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A system and method for collecting fluid from a patient is disclosed. The system includes two plates separated by restoring force providing members and straps allowing the system to be placed in expanded and compressed modes. The system is a single use system that prevents the re-use of the system once it has been drained of collected fluid. Methods for fabricating the system are also disclosed, including a method that bonds two plates together to create an assembled version of the system. | 09-29-2011 |
20110251822 | MONITORING ACTIVITY OF A USER IN LOCOMOTION ON FOOT - One disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically measure amounts of time taken by the user to complete respective distance intervals. During the outing, data representing the automatically measured amounts of time may be automatically stored in memory of the least one device. Another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically identify occasions on which a user completes respective distance intervals. During the outing, the at least one device may display at least one of an average pace of the user since a most recently completed distance interval, an average speed of the user since the most recently completed distance interval, and a projected time to complete a current distance interval based on monitored performance since the most recently completed distance interval. Yet another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to monitor a distance traveled by the user. An input to the at least one device may be received that specifies a goal distance for the outing, and the at least one device may determine a remaining distance to be traveled to complete one of the specified goal distance for the outing and a calculated fraction of the specified goal distance for the outing. | 10-13-2011 |
20130019498 | SHOE WITH DETACHABLE HEEL - A shoe with a detachable heel includes: a heel post; a heel cladding including an aperture shaped to receive the heel post; and an attachment mechanism secured to the heel cladding, the attachment mechanism including seated within the heel cladding wherein the attachment mechanism includes a button biased towards first position in which the attachment mechanism secures the heel post within the heel cladding and when a force is applied to overcome the bias towards the first position the button translates approximately perpendicular to the heel post to place the attachment mechanism in a second position wherein the heel post is released from within the heel cladding. | 01-24-2013 |
20140338931 | Liquid Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishing Spray - An aerosol fire extinguisher for dispensing a liquid wet chemical fire extinguishing agent, and a composition for the liquid wet chemical fire extinguishing agent, where the liquid wet chemical fire extinguishing agent is rated for class A, B, C and K fires. The fire extinguisher includes a container and a valve assembly affixed to the container. A hag is positioned within the container, where the bag includes an output tube connected in fluid communication to the valve assembly. An actuator is connected in fluid communication to the valve assembly opposite the output tube, where. the actuator has an elongated output orifice. A liquid wet chemical fire extinguishing agent is disposed within the bag and a propellant is disposed within the container, wherein the bag isolates the liquid wet chemical fire extinguishing agent from the propellant. The: configuration of the elongated output orifice expels the liquid wet chemical fire extinguishing agent in a substantially planar pattern onto the fire. | 11-20-2014 |
20140372064 | MONITORING ACTIVITY OF A USER IN LOCOMOTION ON FOOT - One disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically measure amounts of time taken by the user to complete respective distance intervals. During the outing, data representing the automatically measured amounts of time may be automatically stored in memory of the least one device. Another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to automatically identify occasions on which a user completes respective distance intervals. During the outing, the at least one device may display at least one of an average pace of the user since a most recently completed distance interval, an average speed of the user since the most recently completed distance interval, and a projected time to complete a current distance interval based on monitored performance since the most recently completed distance interval. Yet another disclosed method involves using at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing to monitor a distance traveled by the user. An input to the at least one device may be received that specifies a goal distance for the outing, and the at least one device may determine a remaining distance to be traveled to complete one of the specified goal distance for the outing and a calculated fraction of the specified goal distance for the outing. | 12-18-2014 |
20150320190 | CLIP FOR SECURING A WEARABLE ITEM - A securing apparatus may be configured to secure a wearable item to any one of a variety of different graspable articles, in a suitable manner. The securing apparatus may include a securing portion, having multiple securing members. The stiffness of one of the securing members may differ from the stiffness of another securing member. The securing members may be cantilevers. In some embodiments, the anchored end of one of the cantilevers may be attached to the deflecting end of another cantilever. One of the cantilevers may deform plastically due to repeated usage with relatively thick garments, though, by employing at least one additional cantilever in an appropriate manner, the ability to grip thinner garments in a suitable manner remains uncompromised. | 11-12-2015 |
Jesse Charles Darley, Madison, WI US
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20100301071 | PERISTALTIC PUMP - A peristaltic pump assembly and system that facilitates reliable and efficient engagement and removal of a flexible tube. A stator is pivotally retained on a structure and cooperatively operated by a lever arm and cam to engage and disengage the stator from the tube and a corresponding rotor. The stator pivots at a point distal from a point of rotation of the rotor and the lever arm moves about a fixed rotation axis to engage and disengage the stator with the tube relative to the rotor. | 12-02-2010 |
20110184321 | HARD TO REACH FRACTURE APPLICATOR STRAP - There may be provided a hard-to-reach fracture applicator strap assembly ( | 07-28-2011 |
20130205545 | Cable Lacing Tie Devices and Methods of Using the Same - Cable lacing tie devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. The cable lacing tie devices include a head assembly and a cable lacing tape. The head assembly being configured to retain a first portion of the cable lacing tape within the head assembly and having a length of the cable lacing tape extending from the head assembly. The head assembly further adapted to retain a second portion of the cable lacing tape extending from the head assembly. The methods of using the cable lacing tie devices to hold together a plurality of objects with a cable lacing tie device include retaining a first portion of a cable lacing tape in a head assembly, looping the cable lacing tape around the plurality of objects and retaining a second portion of the cable lacing tape within the head assembly. | 08-15-2013 |
Kenneth S. Darley, Whitby CA
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20110020503 | AGGLOMERATES AND PREPARATION THEREOF - Agglomerates of cereals are held together by a binding matrix, rather than sugars, and are formed by providing a dry mix of cereals in particular form, such as flakes, and starch-based matrix—forming material, optionally along with other components. These are then mixed with water to hydrate the binding matrix and allow it to swell to form a paste and to bind the bulk materials together. The resulting blend is extruded to an outlet using a relatively open or no die so that any back pressure and heat generated is sufficient to permit the matrix material to set and bind the particular cereal without excess heat. The agglomerate extruded from the extruder are cut into pieces of the desired size and dried to final desired moisture content. | 01-27-2011 |
20120183656 | AGGLOMERATES AND PREPARATION THEREOF - Agglomerates of cereals are held together by a binding matrix, rather than sugars, and are formed by providing a dry mix of cereals in particular form, such as flakes, and starch-based matrix-forming material, optionally along with other components. These are then mixed with water to hydrate the binding matrix and allow it to swell to form a paste and to bind the bulk materials together. The resulting blend is extruded to an outlet using a relatively open or no die so that any back pressure and heat generated is sufficient to permit the matrix material to set and bind the particular cereal without excess heat. The agglomerate extruded from the extruder are cut into pieces of the desired size and dried to final desired moisture content. | 07-19-2012 |
Kenneth S. Darley, Ontario CA
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20130183424 | AGGLOMERATES AND PREPARATION THEREOF - Agglomerates of cereals are held together by a binding matrix, rather than sugars, and are formed by providing a dry mix of cereals in particular form, such as flakes, and starch-based matrix-forming material, optionally along with other components. These are then mixed with water to hydrate the binding matrix and allow it to swell to form a paste and to bind the bulk materials together. The resulting blend is extruded to an outlet using a relatively open or no die so that any back pressure and heat generated is sufficient to permit the matrix material to set and bind the particular cereal without excess heat. The agglomerate extruded from the extruder are cut into pieces of the desired size and dried to final desired moisture content. | 07-18-2013 |
Meghan Darley, Belmont, NC US
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20150272863 | H3 ANTAGONIST BY-PRODUCT, ITS MANUFACTURE, AND METHOD OF USING BY-PRODUCT TO REDUCE PIGMENTATION IN SKIN - The invention relates to a method of reducing skin pigmentation. The method includes the steps of providing an H3 antagonist configured to prevent histamine from connecting to an H3 receptor, thereby preventing the H3 receptor from initiating melanin production; adding the H3 antagonist to a cosmetic product; and applying the cosmetic product to a user's skin. | 10-01-2015 |
Paula Isabela Darley, Ware GB
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20140206057 | NOVEL YEAST STRAINS - There is provided an alkene-producing yeast cell comprising a bacterial fatty acid decarboxylase enzyme, which may comprise the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:1 or a functional variant or portion thereof. The alkene may have 15, 17 or 19 carbon atoms. The cell may have a genome comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding the bacterial fatty acid decarboxylase enzyme. | 07-24-2014 |
Russell Darley, Greer, SC US
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20130272630 | Packaging Receptacle For Making Packaging Article Exhibiting Combination of Linear Tear and Directional Curl - A packaging receptacle, made from a flexible film, has a first side sealed to a second side, a top edge and an open top, an interior chamber, and a tear initiator. A product is placed in the internal chamber within the packaging receptacle, and the receptacle sealed closed. The flexible film has a linear tear property and an imbalanced internal stress so that the film exhibits a linear tear property in combination with the torn edges curling outwardly and away from the interior chamber within the packaging article. The packaging receptacle is particularly suited for the packaging of medical products to be sterilized while in the package. Also disclosed is a manually-openable packaged product, a process for preparing and transferring a product, and a process of opening a packaged product made from a packaging receptacle. | 10-17-2013 |
Russell Darley, Simpsonville, SC US
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20130189617 | Laser Imageable Polyolefin Film - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed generally to a polymeric film that comprises at least one laser imageable marking layer. The marking layer comprises a polyolefin, a photochromatic pigment, and an additive. It has been surprisingly discovered that a polyolefin film comprising a marking layer formulated with a photochromatic pigment and an additive offers a substantial advantage over prior art methods of laser imaging polyolefin films. | 07-25-2013 |
20140037973 | Laser Imageable Non-Polyolefin Film - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed generally to a polymeric film that comprises at least one laser imageable marking layer. The marking layer comprises a non-polyolefin component (such as polyamide, polyester, and/or polystyrene) and a photochromatic pigment. It has been discovered that a non-polyolefin film comprising a marking layer formulated with a photochromatic pigment offers a substantial advantage over prior art methods of laser imaging non-polyolefin films. | 02-06-2014 |
Russell F. Darley, Simpsonville, SC US
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20140348702 | Method of Controlling the Generation of a Gas Within a Package - The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to a system and method of generating at least one disinfecting gas within a package through a photochemical reaction. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a system and method for controlled release of a generated gas from a polymeric film or lamination through selection of a suitable combination of lighting conditions. | 11-27-2014 |