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Adam Joseph Elkins, Indianapolis, IN US
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20130202101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUAL INITIATION OF COMMUNICATIONS TO MEMBERS OF A CONTACT LIST - Customer service agents within a communications handling center, such as a contact center handling telephone calls, are assigned to queues. One or more calling agents are also given rights to initiate calls through a manual dialing interface. In certain embodiments, these calling agents dial a telephone number by clicking a mouse on a designated button on a computer display. When a call is placed, if a live party is detected, the call will be routed to the next available customer service agent in the queue. As calls are initiated, the calling agent will see the number of calls connected and routed to customer service agents increase, and can compare this number to the total number of customer service agents available. By manually clicking to dial, the calling agent can manually place calls at a pace that will keep customer service agent occupancy at a maximum, without overflowing the queue. | 08-08-2013 |
Alfred B. Elkins, Fredericksburg, VA US
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20110118907 | MULTIPURPOSE MODULAR AIRSHIP SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments according to the methods and systems provide for the selection, assembly, deployment, exploitation of data collected, redeployment, retrieval and stowage of a remotely operated lighter than air (LTA) network of vehicles. From modular components stowed with a mobile platform, one or more LTA vehicles can be assembled, deployed and retrieved. Determining the desirable number of LTA vehicles and the modular components to be assembled for each vehicle can be performed through a computer recommending modular components based on mission parameters. A remote controller device can be used for pre-deployment setup, in-flight mission management and analysis of data gathered by a plurality of possible sensing devise operably attached to the one or more LTA vehicles. | 05-19-2011 |
Casey Lynn Elkins, Bear, DE US
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20090202711 | COMPOSITION FOR COATING SUBSTRATE TO PREVENT STICKING - A release agent composition to prevent sticking and facilitate separation of surfaces, such as patterns and core boxes from foundry molds and cores comprises (a) a styrene-diene block copolymer; (b) a functional silicone; (c) a solvent; and optionally, one or both of (d) a catalyst and (e) a crosslinking agent. Further is provided a method to facilitate separation of a workpiece from a substrate comprising applying the release agent composition to a surface of the workpiece, the substrate or both. In one particular embodiment, the method improves the release of a mold or a core from a pattern or a core box. | 08-13-2009 |
Charles Elkins, Medina, OH US
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20110231099 | PORTABLE GAS MONITOR - A portable monitor used to measure landfill gas and landfill well parameters. The portable monitor includes a control unit and a measuring unit that can communicate wirelessly with one another. The control unit and/or measuring unit can include a heating arrangement to increase the temperature of one or more components in the control unit and/or measuring unit in cold environments. | 09-22-2011 |
20120297868 | PORTABLE GAS MONITOR - A portable monitor used to measure landfill gas and landfill well parameters. The portable monitor includes a control unit and a measuring unit that can communicate wirelessly with one another. The control unit and/or measuring unit can include a heating arrangement to increase the temperature of one or more components in the control unit and/or measuring unit in cold environments. | 11-29-2012 |
Charles D. Elkins, Medina, OH US
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20100192683 | PORTABLE GAS MONITOR - A portable monitor used to measure landfill gas and landfill well parameters. The portable monitor includes a control unit and a measuring unit that can communication wirelessly with one another. The control unit and/or measuring unit can includes a heating arrangement to increase the temperature of one or more components in the control unit and/or measuring unit in cold environments. | 08-05-2010 |
Charles Ray Elkins, Commerce, MI US
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20130156130 | ADAPTIVE NIGHT-TIME HIGH DEFINITION (HD) SIGNAL SENSITIVITY THRESHOLD FOR HD RADIO RECEIVERS - A vehicle has a lighting control module and a HD radio receiver. The lighting control module provides an indication of daytime operation of the vehicle and an indication of night-time operation of the vehicle. The HD radio receiver is configured for selecting between outputting digital format audio content of a radio signal and outputting analog format audio content of the HD radio signal dependent upon a HD signal sensitivity threshold. The HD radio receiver sets the HD signal sensitivity threshold to one of a plurality of different night-time HD signal sensitivity threshold values as a function of a signal strength characteristic of the HD radio signal when the lighting control module provides the indication of night-time operation thereto. The HD radio receiver sets the HD signal sensitivity threshold to a daytime HD signal sensitivity threshold value when the lighting control module provides the indication of daytime operation thereto. | 06-20-2013 |
Cynthia M. Elkins, Ashland, WI US
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20100043722 | Auto-adjust pet restraint device - Often it is necessary to restrain pets while they are groomed, or bathed, or dried after bathing, or examined by a veterinarian, or while being exercised outdoors, etc. The auto-adjust pet restraining device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of the neck when a pet is restrained in the neck area. When the auto-adjust pet restraining device is utilized to restrain the body of a pet, the device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of that body area. The auto-adjust pet restraining device uses a design that enables pets to be restrained in a very humane way. | 02-25-2010 |
20100050957 | Double loop auto-adjust pet restraint device - Often it is necessary to restrain pets while they are groomed, or bathed, or dried after bathing, or examined by a veterinarian, or while being exercised outdoors, etc. Many pet restraining devices are uncomfortable for pets and some may injure pets. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of the neck when a pet is retained in the neck area. A second loop of the Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device can be utilized to restrain the body or torso of a pet, the device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of that body area. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device uses a design that enables pets to be restrained in a very humane way. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device is self adjusting so as to accommodate many different sizes of pets. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device can be modified several different ways and be utilized several different ways. | 03-04-2010 |
20110083616 | Double loop auto-adjust pet restraint device - Often it is necessary to restrain pets while they are groomed, or bathed, or dried after bathing, or examined by a veterinarian, or while being exercised outdoors, or while being transported in a vehicle, etc. Many pet restraining devices are uncomfortable for pets and some may injure pets. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of the neck when a pet is retained in the neck area. A second loop of the Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device can be utilized to restrain the body or torso of a pet, the device applies a uniform pressure around the entire perimeter of that body area. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device uses a design that enables pets to be restrained in a very humane way. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device is self adjusting so as to accommodate many different sizes of pets. The Double loop auto-adjust pet restraining device can be modified many different ways and utilized many different ways. | 04-14-2011 |
Dan Elkins, Santa Fe, NM US
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20120069189 | REMOTE CONTROLLED ANIMAL DART GUN - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses related to applying darts, such as tranquilizers and inoculations, to animals, and more particularly to such application in conditions where human presence in proximity to the animal is undesirable. Example embodiments of the present invention allow darts to be projected to animals while a human operator controls the device from a remote location. The remote location of the human operator reduces the need to chase or otherwise stress the animals. Inclusion of a human operator, as compared to fully automatic systems, reduces the chance of projecting darts to wrong targets such as incorrect species, reduces the chance of malfunction or damage to the system, and provides an ability to monitor in real time the application and effect of the darts. | 03-22-2012 |
Dennis Elkins, Draper, UT US
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20080212035 | System and method for aligning RGB light in a single modulator projector - A projection system that includes a singe light modulation device and a plurality of light sources of different wavelengths. Each wavelength of light is incident on the light modulation device at a spatially distinct location and a temporally distinct time. The use of a scanning mirror allows the projection system to sequentially form, in full-color, each of the columns or rows of an image. The projection system is characterized by the reduction of color separation or the rainbow effect due to the rendering of each column or row in full color. | 09-04-2008 |
20080259988 | OPTICAL ACTUATOR WITH IMPROVED RESPONSE TIME AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An optical actuator having an improved response time and an improved frequency operational range due to the reduced mass of a substrate coupled to an actuator and method of making the same. The optical actuator may be formed by adhering an uncoated substrate to the actuator using an epoxy. Once cured, any deformities and irregularities in a top surface of the substrate are removed. An optical coating is then applied to the top surface of the substrate. Once finished, the optical actuator may be used in a laser resonating cavity. Further, the optical actuator desirably may have a resonant frequency of about 150 kHz. | 10-23-2008 |
Dennis F. Elkins, Draper, UT US
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20090002644 | INVISIBLE SCANNING SAFETY SYSTEM - An invisible scanning safety system for use with laser projection systems that includes sensors monitoring less than the entire laser accessible region such that the region monitored is reduced to almost the absolute minimum, to thereby prevent unwarranted stoppages or disturbances in projection. The system may also monitor a 360 degree region around the lens of the laser projector, a wedge-shaped region, a pyramid-shaped region or a chimney-shaped region. | 01-01-2009 |
Elizabeth Winters Elkins, Pompano Beach, FL US
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20140258315 | Method And Process For Enabling Distributing Cache Data Sources For Query Processing And Distributed Disk Caching Of Large Data And Analysis Requests - A method and system for large data and distributed disk cache processing in a Pneuron platform | 09-11-2014 |
Elizabeth Winters Elkins, Roswell, GA US
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20120259909 | LEGACY APPLICATION MIGRATION TO REAL TIME, PARALLEL PERFORMANCE CLOUD - A system and method | 10-11-2012 |
20130145367 | VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM) REALM INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT - A hardware and operating system independent platform and/or run time architecture that implements a configuration and algorithmic based application and process for enabling multiple virtual machines or internal networked physical servers (hosts) to be organized into groups or “realms” in real time and against specific configurable metrics. The configurable metrics include one or more of the following; load or processing capacity availability, cost of CPU processing, location based on risk, importance to business continuity priority requirements, disaster recovery strength and priority, geographic location of host aligned to IP, and any other client specific or custom requirements. A realm manager balances all of these configurable metrics and creates an algorithm to address allocation. The algorithm is fully elastic, allowing for automatic opening and closing of virtual machines to accommodate any internal or external changes. | 06-06-2013 |
20130166490 | PNEURON DISTRIBUTED ANALYTICS - A method and system for the integration of disparate data stored within an Information Technology infrastructure of a company is provided. The system and method enables holistic, real time control of data discovery, retrieval and analysis. The system combines data mining, retrieval and analytics at the source of the data, thereby solving traditional problems with disparate and distributed data, systems, business processes and analytics across an organization. The system enables a user to configure and target data, then apply rules, workflows and analytics from one central source. This process is accomplished by distributing functions in the form of software pneurons against the existing infrastructure for maximum processing while preserving a robust and extendable suite of definitions. The system uses the existing application, network and hardware assets and enables connection to the native data, maps only the data fields that need to be mapped to carry out the desired analysis, runs the analysis and then returns the data to a central location to be assembled, analyzed, organized and/or reported. | 06-27-2013 |
20140012867 | Method And Process For Enabling Distributing Cache Data Sources For Query Processing And Distributed Disk Caching Of Large Data And Analysis Requests - A method and system for large data and distributed disk cache processing in a Pneuron platform | 01-09-2014 |
Eric C. Elkins, Nicholasville, KY US
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20140265361 | APPARTUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED OPENING OF A LOCKED ENCLOSURE - An apparatus for preventing unwanted opening of a locked enclosure. The enclosure includes a lock, a door and a door bolt. The door is openable when the door bolt is retracted from a structure surrounding the enclosure. The apparatus includes a frangible guard plate, and an arm coupled to the guard plate by a spring. The arm is maintained in a first position under a bias of the spring. When the guard plate is fractured, the arm is free to move from the first position into a second position. The arm is positioned to engage the door bolt in the second position, thereby preventing retraction of the door bolt. | 09-18-2014 |
20150292245 | DEAD BOLT LOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RETRACTING A DEAD BOLT - A dead bolt lock system including a slider member operatively coupled to a dead bolt such that when the slider member is in a first position, the dead bolt is in an extended position. When the slider member is in a second position, the dead bolt is in the retracted position. The system also includes a first movable member positioned in a path of movement of the slider member and configured to be displaced by the slider member to allow the slider member to move to the second position. The system includes a first lock having a first condition preventing the displacement of the first movable member and a second condition allowing the displacement of the first movable member, a second lock having a first condition preventing the displacement of the first movable member and a second condition allowing the displacement of the first movable member. | 10-15-2015 |
Erick W. Elkins, Sahuarita, AZ US
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20150266578 | AIR-LAUNCHABLE CONTAINER FOR DEPLOYING AIR VEHICLE - A container is used to launch a small aircraft, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), from a host aircraft. The container protects the UAV from stresses during the initial ejection from a launcher that is part of the host aircraft. The initial stresses may be due to turbulence in the vicinity of the host aircraft, high airspeed, and/or tumbling that may result from the ejection from the host aircraft moving at a high airspeed. The container may deploy a drag device, such as a drogue chute, to slow the container down and reorient the container, prior to deployment of the UAV from the container. During the time between ejection from the host aircraft and deployment from the container, the UAV may be powered up and acquire data, such as global positioning system (GPS) data, to allow the UAV a “hot start” enabling immediate mission commencement. | 09-24-2015 |
Erick W. Elkins, Waltham, MA US
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20150260210 | Clamp For Internally Coupling and Decoupling Two Components - A clamp for internally coupling and decoupling two components. The clamp can include a base fittable within an interior of at least one of two components to be coupled together. The clamp can also include an engagement member movably supported about the base. The engagement member can interface with and engage interior portions of the two components when in a coupled position separated from the interior portions of the two components when in a decoupled position. The clamp can further include a wedge movably supported about the base to facilitate movement of the engagement member between the coupled and the decoupled positions. In addition, the clamp can include a secure and release mechanism operable with the base and the wedge to alternately secure the wedge to maintain the engagement member in the coupled position and release the wedge to facilitate movement of the engagement member to the decoupled position. | 09-17-2015 |
Jacob Stephen Broomall Elkins, Brookline, MA US
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20140356351 | METHODS OF TREATING PROGRESSIVE FORMS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - The present disclosure relates to methods of treating individuals suffering from progressive forms of multiple sclerosis. | 12-04-2014 |
James G. Elkins, Knoxville, TN US
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20140377817 | HEAT STABLE, FE DEPENDENT ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE FOR ALDEHYDE DETOXIFICATION - The present invention relates to microorganisms and polypeptides for detoxifying aldehydes associated with industrial fermentations. In particular, a heat-stable, NADPH- and iron-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase was cloned from | 12-25-2014 |
Jin Elkins, Opelika, AL US
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20090065669 | POLE MOUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In various embodiments of the present disclosure an system for mounting a structure to a pole is provided. The system can include a pole mounting bracket connectable to a pole such that the pole mounting bracket can be affixed to the pole in a vertical orientation within a first plane regardless of the verticality of the pole within the first plane. The system additionally can include a platform subassembly that comprises a structure platform connected to a platform mounting bracket. The platform mounting bracket can be pivotally connectable to the pole mounting bracket and can be adjustably coupled to the pole mounting bracket in a vertical orientation within a second plane that is orthogonal to the first plane, regardless of the verticality of the pole within the second plane, to thereby place the structure platform in a substantially level orientation. | 03-12-2009 |
20110050052 | Telecommunications Enclosures - A telecommunications enclosure includes a frame having a plurality of frame members defining at least one opening. At least one frame member that defines the opening includes a gasket channel positioned on an inner surface of said frame member. The enclosure includes a gasket disposed in the gasket channel and at least one panel coupled to the frame with a retainer. The panel covers the opening in the inner of the enclosure and overlaps an inner surface of the gasket. | 03-03-2011 |
Jin Elkins, Auburn, AL US
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20130278120 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Electronic equipment enclosures of the present disclosure are configured to house electronic equipment. The enclosures generally include vent opening configured to allow air to flow into and out of the enclosures, and fans configured to circulate the air within the enclosures around the electronic equipment housed therein. The enclosures also include backflow assemblies located between the vent openings and the fans, and configured to inhibit movement of unwanted materials through the enclosures between the vent openings and the fans. In addition, the backflow assemblies may include multiple vanes disposed adjacent the vent openings and arranged to block straight paths from the vent openings into the enclosures past the multiple vanes. The multiple vanes may be operable both to inhibit the movement of the unwanted materials through the enclosures and to allow air to flow out of the vent openings from the enclosures without moving. | 10-24-2013 |
Jin Harrison Elkins, Auburn, AL US
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20150373868 | CABINETS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING UNDESIRABLE GAS IN CABINETS - A cabinet for housing one or more components capable of releasing an undesirable gas over time includes an inlet channel for conveying air from an exterior side of the cabinet to an interior side of the cabinet, an outlet channel for conveying air and undesirable gas from the interior side of the cabinet to the exterior side of the cabinet, and a thermoelectric module (TEM) thermally coupled to the inlet channel and/or the outlet channel for promoting a temperature differential between air in the inlet channel and air in the outlet channel. The temperature differential promotes a flow of air from the interior side of the cabinet through the outlet channel to the exterior side of the cabinet to thereby remove the undesirable gas from the cabinet. | 12-24-2015 |
20160073527 | CABINET FRAME ENCLOSURES, FRAME MEMBERS AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - According to some aspects of the present disclosure, systems and methods are disclosed for cabinet frames, including frame members coupled together via corner copulas. Frame members may include external and internal channels and surfaces for mounting external and internal components. Systems and methods are also disclosed for coupling the frame members and corner copulas. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073531 | CABINET FRAME ENCLOSURES, FRAME MEMBERS AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - According to some aspects of the present disclosure, systems and methods are disclosed for cabinet frames, including frame members coupled together via corner copulas. Frame members may include external and internal channels and surfaces for mounting external and internal components. Systems and methods are also disclosed for coupling the frame members and corner copulas. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073547 | CABINET FRAME ENCLOSURES, FRAME MEMBERS AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - According to some aspects of the present disclosure, systems and methods are disclosed for cabinet frames, including frame members coupled together via corner copulas. Frame members may include external and internal channels and surfaces for mounting external and internal components. Systems and methods are also disclosed for coupling the frame members and corner copulas. | 03-10-2016 |
Laura Susan Elkins, Frisco, TX US
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20130131613 | Disposable Eye Mask Slip - An eye mask slip device to dispense the contents of a gel pack to a user may include a gel pack pouch to house the gel pack and a pair of ear arms to connect to the gel pack pouch to extend over the ear of the user. The gel pack pouch may include a back wall being permeable to dispense the contents of the gel pack. The gel pack pouch may include a front wall and a sidewall which may connect the front wall and back wall and extend around the periphery of the front wall and the wall. The sidewall may include a slit to allow the gel pack to be inserted and removed from the gel pack pouch. The gel pack pouch may include a fastener to close the slit. | 05-23-2013 |
Leslie Ray Elkins, Derwood, MD US
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20090169095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED LIGHT FOR 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE RENDERING - A system and method for illuminating an object in preparation for three-dimensional rendering includes a projection device configured to project at least three two-dimensional structured light patterns onto a 3-dimensional object. At least two cameras detect light reflected by the object in response to the at least three structured light patterns. Each structured light pattern varies in intensity in a first dimension and is constant in a second dimension. A single line along the first dimension of a given structured light pattern is created from a superposition of three or more component triangular waveforms. Each component triangular waveform has an amplitude, a periodicity (frequency), and a phase shift which is implemented as a pixel shift. Each component triangular waveform may be subject to one or more waveshaping operations prior to being summed with the remaining component triangular waveforms. The summed waveform itself may also be subject to waveshaping operations. | 07-02-2009 |
Marc Elkins, Washougal, WA US
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20080236339 | Hand-operated swage device - A hand-operated swage device includes a first hand-operated actuator and a second hand operated actuator that, when actuated together, control the sequential operation of a clamping mechanism and a swaging mechanism of the hand-operated swage device. For example, the first actuator of the swage device is disposed on a first handle while the second actuator is disposed on a second handle of the swage device. To operate the hand-operated swage device, an operator grasps the first handle with one hand and grasps the second handle with his other hand to actuate both of the actuators in a substantially simultaneous manner. Actuation of both actuators controls sequential delivery of pressurized air to a first pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the clamping mechanism and to a second pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the swaging mechanism. | 10-02-2008 |
20080236340 | Swage anvil for a sawblade swage assembly - A swage anvil includes a coupling portion that, when mated with a corresponding die of a swaging device, allows lateral positioning of the swage anvil (i.e., substantially parallel to a long axis of the saw blade) relative to the long axis of the saw blade. The swage anvil also includes a tooth contact face that substantially mirrors an angle of the back portion of each tooth of the saw blade. As such, after a manufacturer inserts the swage anvil into the swage device and laterally translates the swage anvil, the tooth contact face abuts the back portion of the saw blade tooth to support the tooth during a swaging procedure. With the aforementioned configuration of the swage anvil, translation of the swage anvil along a single axis provides support to the back portion of the saw blade tooth along two axes. As such, use of the swage anvil decreases the set-up time required in conventional swaging devices. | 10-02-2008 |
20150343541 | Saw Blade Indexing Assembly - A circular saw blade indexing assembly includes a frame and a circular saw blade mounting assembly coupled to the frame. The circular saw blade mounting assembly includes a shaft configured to support a circular saw blade and that extends along a longitudinal axis defined by the circular saw blade mounting assembly. The circular saw blade indexing assembly includes an indexing mechanism rotatably coupled to the circular saw blade mounting assembly and having a feed finger disposed at a radial distance from the longitudinal axis. The indexing mechanism is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis between a first arc position and a second arc position to rotate a saw blade between the first arc position and the second arc position. | 12-03-2015 |
Mark S. Elkins, Katy, TX US
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20110138854 | FRACTIONATION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE RICH SOUR GAS AND METHODS OF USE - Methods and systems are provided for treating hydrogen sulfide rich sour gas through a series of fractionation columns. The processes disclosed herein and the variations thereof provide optimized processes for the removal of hydrogen sulfide from sour gas through the introduction of innovative azeotrope breakers, novel configurations of process equipment, and optimized operating conditions. Advantages of certain embodiments of the present invention include reduced equipment requirements, improved process efficiencies, reduced operating costs, and reduced capital costs. Other advantages include better process suitability to certain environmental conditions such as the arctic cold when compared to conventional amine treatment processes. | 06-16-2011 |
Patricia C. Elkins, Boise, ID US
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20090154228 | Random Access Memory Employing Read Before Write for Resistance Stabilization - An improved architecture and method for operating a PCRAM integrated circuit is disclosed which seeks to minimize degradation in the resistance of the phase change material in the cells. When an attempt is made during a write command to write a data state to a bit which already has that data state, such matching data states are identified and writing to those bits is precluded during the write command. In one embodiment, both the incoming data to be written to a bit and the data currently present at that bit address are latched. These latched data are then compared (e.g., with an XOR gate) to determine which bits have a matching data state. The results of this comparison are used as an enable signal to the write (column) driver in the PCRAM memory array, with the effect that only data bits having different data state are written, while data bits having a matching data state are not needlessly re-written. Because matching data states are ignored, reliability problems associated with such redundant writing are alleviated, and power is saved. | 06-18-2009 |
Paul Elkins, Gig Harbor, WA US
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20090070910 | Protective garment - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to protective garments. In one embodiment, a protective garment comprises an apron, a first leg protector, a second leg protector, a pouch, and a fastener. The apron covers the lower abdominal region of a person and has a top edge, a front surface, a back surface, and a waist attachment means configured to releasably securing the apron to the waist of the person. The first and second leg protectors extend from the apron, each having at least one leg attachment means configured to releasably securing the first and second leg protectors to first and second legs of the person. The pouch has a flap and a back portion attached to the top edge of the apron and can be used to store rolled-up apron and first and second leg protectors by attaching the flap to the back portion using the fastener. | 03-19-2009 |
Paula Elkins, Auburn, WA US
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20150251816 | Odor-blocking disposal bag - An odor-blocking disposal bag uses a drawstring tie or zip-top closure to provide an essentially airtight seal. The bag is provided in various opaque colors and prints. The bag is intended for a single use, and is provided as part of a quantity in a compact and easily-carried package. A fabric pouch with a hook-and-loop closure on the flap is also available for carrying a quantity of the bags, and provides improved sanitation and a degree of privacy for the user. | 09-10-2015 |
Paul Monta Elkins, Christiansburg, VA US
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20140373161 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPLYING WITH NETWORK SECURITY REQUIREMENTS - The present invention provides for methods and systems for complying with network security requirements, particularly those defined by NERC CIP. In particular, the invention provides for methods and systems for identifying a set of network security risks on a computing device, refining the set of network security risks requiring documentation as defined by the requirements, creating documentation on the necessity of the network security risks, and creating a report comprising a listing of the refined set of network security risks and documentation for auditing and compliance purposes. | 12-18-2014 |
Regina Elkins, Johnstown, OH US
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20090144113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICIAN PRACTICES - A computerized system and method for financial management of physician practices. In some embodiments, there are decision support tools to assist users in specified areas for physician practice, financial, and operational improvement. The decision support tools could provide help screens that provide assistance specific to financial reports or financial tools being viewed by the user. The decision support tools could be associated with a variety of financial tools and reports, including but not limited to monthly reports, year-to-date reports, benchmark tools, financial ratio reports, revenue cycle reports, Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) coding histograms/financial tables, and fee analyzer reporting tools. | 06-04-2009 |
Robert B. Elkins, Wilmington, NC US
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20090034676 | WATER ROD FOR BOILING WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING WATER FLOW THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY - A nuclear reactor fuel bundle assembly has been developed that includes: a fuel bundle including an array of fuel rods attached to a lower tie plate, an upper tie plate and housed in walls of a channel, and a water rod, having an upper discharge end below and unattached to the upper tie plate, and the upper discharge end having an unobstructed opening. | 02-05-2009 |
20090060113 | DEBRIS SHIELD UPPER TIE PLATE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD TO SHIELD ASSEMBLY FROM DEBRIS - A nuclear reactor fuel bundle assembly including: a fuel bundle including an array of fuel rods and water rods mounted in an upper tie plate and housed in walls of a channel, and a pore type debris shield mounted at least partially in the channel, above or below the upper tie plate, the shield extending to or over the walls of the channel, whereby deflecting and/or capturing falling debris from entering the fuel assembly, wherein the shield is design to be durable, yet flexible, and porous. | 03-05-2009 |
Robert Bruce Elkins, Hickory, NC US
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20140321812 | PRETERMINATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR SUB-ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS, CABLE ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS - Embodiments disclosed herein include pre-terminated fiber optic connector sub-assemblies, and related fiber optic connectors, cables, and methods. In certain embodiments, an optical fiber stub is pre-installed in a ferrule bore of a ferrule of a fiber optic connector sub-assembly, to provide the pre-terminated fiber optic connector sub-assembly. The optical fiber stub can be pre-installed in the ferrule bore prior to termination of the fiber optic connector sub-assembly. Because the pre-terminated optical fiber stub disposed in the ferrule bore is not directly accessible through a ferrule body of the ferrule when a field optical fiber is disposed in the ferrule bore for fusion splicing, the ferrule has properties that allow thermal energy to be directed through the ferrule body into the ferrule bore. In this manner, the optical fiber stub pre-installed in the ferrule bore can be fusion spliced with the field optical fiber to terminate a fiber optic cable. | 10-30-2014 |
Robert Bruce Elkins, Wilmington, NC US
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20120273408 | DEBRIS FILTERS - A filter for reactor coolant may include a plurality of adjacent plates. Each of the plates may include a plurality of alternating peaks and valleys. The peaks of a first plate of the plurality of adjacent plates and the valleys of a second plate of the plurality of adjacent plates that is adjacent to the first plate may be aligned in parallel such that each peak of the first plate and an associated valley of the second plate define a closed channel. The closed channels may be at an angle to a flow path of the reactor coolant into the filter. The filter may be shaped such that the reactor coolant from the flow path enters the closed channels, flows at the angle, and does not flow between the closed channels. | 11-01-2012 |
Robin Elkins US
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20130140471 | Enhanced Output Mercury-Free UVC Lamp System - In overview, the described system provides a mercury-free gas discharge UVC lamp system and in particular a liquid purification system including a treatment container, a treatment volume, and one or more UVC lamps as described hereinafter configured to irradiate the treatment volume. In an embodiment of the invention, the UVC lamp system includes a tubular glass or quartz envelope, evacuated to approximately 200 Torr and slightly backfilled with a noble gas such as Xenon, Argon, or Nitrogen. For end emission, the cylindrical opening in each electrode assembly may be a through-hole capped externally by a quartz window. The radiation flux and dwell time may be adjusted to the type and degree of contamination in the water. | 06-06-2013 |
Roger L. Elkins, Rockford, MI US
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20080265545 | LIGHTWEIGHT NARROW-SPAN FIFTH WHEEL - A short span fifth wheel hitch comprising a hitch plate, at least one back rib, a peripheral flange connected to ends of the back rib, and a main rib extending between the back rib and a portion of the peripheral flange, with the main rib being connected to ends of the peripheral flange. The fifth wheel hitch also includes skirts extending from the hitch plate adjacent the back rib. At least two pairs of mounting ribs are located interior of the peripheral flange and the back rib, each pair of mounting ribs including aligned apertures for accepting a mounting pin therein, whereby a mounting bracket can be inserted into a space between the mounting ribs of each pair of mounting ribs and the mounting pin can be placed through the aligned apertures and the mounting bracket to connect the fifth wheel hitch to a tractor. | 10-30-2008 |
20100244406 | LIGHTWEIGHT NARROW-SPAN FIFTH WHEEL - A semi-tractor including a pair of C-shaped frame rails and having a rail distance therebetween, a fifth wheel hitch having mounting areas therein, mounting brackets located within the mounting areas, and a support assembly supporting the mounting brackets. An outside distance between the mounting areas is shorter than the rail distance. | 09-30-2010 |
Scott A. Elkins, Plainfield, IL US
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20120109463 | STEERING WHEEL MOTION AND SELF-CANCELLING TURN SIGNAL SENSOR - A steering wheel movement sensing apparatus for an agricultural vehicle comprising a magnetic ring configured to fit around the steering column such that it turns in unison with the steering wheel. The minimum number of magnetic poles on the ring is not defined, but a ring having at least 36 poles enables the movement sensor to detect steering wheel movement of 10 degrees. At least two hall-effect sensors fixed in a stationary position adjacent to the magnetic ring generate signals of fluctuating value as the magnetic poles pass enabling wheel movement and the extent of wheel movement to be derived. By specifically adjusting the position of the hall-effect sensors in relation to each other, the resultant output signals can also be used to determine the direction of movement of the steering wheel. Outputs from the sensing apparatus can be used to disengage an automated vehicle guidance system upon detection of steering wheel movement and to provide input to a self-cancelling turn signal system. | 05-03-2012 |
Scott Andrew Elkins, Plainfield, IL US
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20160044858 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH AUTOMATED RECOGNITION OF SEED ATTRIBUTES - An agricultural implement arrangement includes a container of seed having an ID tag associated therewith; an implement for applying a product to a geographic area; an electrical reader configured for reading the ID tag and providing an output signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the reader and the implement. The ID tag has data representing at least one attribute associated with the seed. The electrical processing circuit receives the output signal and controls the implement, dependent upon the output signal. | 02-18-2016 |
Scott R. Elkins, Broomall, PA US
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20150331094 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING A DRIVE-THRU OPERATION OF A QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANT - A method of controlling a drive-thru operation of a quick-service restaurant (QSR) includes detecting using a range finding device, when a vehicle enters a drive-thru proximity zone of the QSR; measuring a plurality of range data of the vehicle entering the drive-thru proximity zone; transmitting simultaneously the plurality of range data to a controller device; calculating at the controller device, a dwell time of the vehicle based on the plurality of range data; determining at the controller device, whether the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds a pre-set dwell time threshold; transmitting the dwell time of the vehicle to a cloud server when a violation occurs; and instructing a central station from the cloud server to send a notification message to the QSR when the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds the pre-set threshold. | 11-19-2015 |
Stephen R. Elkins, Franklin, MA US
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20140132380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF MAGNETIC DEVICES - An apparatus includes a coil assembly, a core, and at least one cooling channel. The coil assembly includes at least one winding configured to receive a varying electrical current. The core includes multiple segments, and the at least one winding is wound around portions of the segments and is configured to generate a magnetic flux. The at least one cooling channel is configured to transport coolant through the coil assembly or core in order to cool the coil assembly or core. Portions of the segments of the core can be separated from one another to form multiple cooling channels through the core, and the multiple cooling channels can be configured to transport coolant through the core. The coil assembly may include at least one insulative spacer having multiple cooling channels, and the multiple cooling channels may be configured to transport coolant through the coil assembly. | 05-15-2014 |
20150015356 | COMPACT MAGNETICS ASSEMBLY - A magnetic assembly to receive current having a high current and high frequency includes a transformer, at least one resonant inductor, and at least one auxiliary inductor. The resonant inductor is in electrical communication with the transformer, and the auxiliary inductor is in electrical communication with the resonant inductor. The magnetic assembly further includes at least one conductor having a first end coupled to the auxiliary inductor and a second end coupled to the transformer. The conductor extends continuously between the first and second ends without terminating to form an auxiliary winding of the auxiliary inductor, a resonant winding of the resonant inductor, and at least one primary winding of the transformer. | 01-15-2015 |
Tanya Elkins, Milwaukie, OR US
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20130268298 | VIN BASED INSURANCE CLAIM SYSTEM - An insurance claim system that can display vehicle identification key information and vehicle option, package, engine, transmission, paint, production date information provided from multiple different sources. The system can perform a method that includes displaying at least one insurance claim with at least one vehicle description, a plurality of vehicle options, and a VIN field. A VIN is entered into the VIN field, which is decoded to determine vehicle information and vehicle option information. One or more vehicle options displayed by the client computer are selected with the vehicle option information, and the selected vehicle options are modified with supplemental vehicle options information provided by an OEM source. Modifying the vehicle options with the information provided by the OEM source improves the accuracy of the options information selected on the insurance claim page. | 10-10-2013 |
Terry Randall Elkins, Scottsburg, IN US
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20110158767 | REDUCED MATERIAL, CONTENT FASTENERS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Reduced material content fasteners are provided that have a reduced material content portion between working ends allowing the fastener to have less weight with equal or better break and torque strengths. Systems and methods are provided for manufacturing reduced material content fasteners that provide for cold working the initial material to reduce the material while work hardening the remaining material. The cold working is provided by rolls and/or dies. | 06-30-2011 |
Tim Elkins, Fitzwilliam, NH US
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20130338995 | PRACTICAL NATURAL-LANGUAGE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACES - A computer-mediated method for automating software user activity comprises receiving an instruction having at least one predefined vernacular command that is derived from a popular human language; translating the predefined vernacular command into at least one corresponding programming command for controlling software; executing the at least one programming command; and receiving results associated with the executed programming command. | 12-19-2013 |
Todd Elkins, Albany, OR US
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20090065667 | MONITOR AS A DOOR - A multiple monitor array includes a support structure; a plurality of monitors supported by the support structure wherein at least one monitor serves as a door for accessing objects disposed behind the at least one monitor; a hinge structure interposed between the support structure and the at least one monitor allowing the at least one monitor serving as a door to pivot about the hinge structure; a releasable fastener configured to secure the at least one monitor serving as a door to the support structure; and an alignment mechanism configured to return the at least one monitor serving as a door to an aligned orientation and position with respect to the monitor array when the at least monitor serving as a door is closed. | 03-12-2009 |
Trevor Elkins, Ayer, MA US
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20150111535 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE BASED ON VOICE SESSION AUTHENTICATION - An approach for providing a service over a communication session based on an authentication from a voice session is described. A voice session enhancement platform may determine that a voice session is established among a plurality of devices. The voice session enhancement platform may further retrieve one or more authentication parameters associated with the voice session for the plurality of devices. The voice session enhancement platform may also initiate a service among the plurality of devices, wherein the service is separate from the voice session. Additionally, the voice session enhancement platform may authenticate the plurality of devices for the service based on the one or more authentication parameters. | 04-23-2015 |