Finnigan, US
Bradley P. Finnigan, Greensboro, NC US
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20110039083 | Breathable Film With Internal Viral And Alcohol Barrier Layer - Multilayer breathable barrier films are provided. The films contain one or more layers of polymers without fillers in combination with at least two or more microporous breathable layers. The barrier layer provides a viral and alcohol barrier that can effectively allow moisture vapor to pass. | 02-17-2011 |
20110039468 | PROTECTIVE APPAREL HAVING BREATHABLE FILM LAYER - The present invention provides a laminate for protective apparel. In one embodiment, the laminate includes at least one nonwoven layer and a breathable film layer bonded to the nonwoven layer. The breathable film layer includes first and second microporous film layers and an internal monolithic (non-porous) layer positioned between the first and second microporous film layers. | 02-17-2011 |
Brian T. Finnigan, Lewisburg, OH US
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20090058058 | INFLATORS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFLATORS - A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate. | 03-05-2009 |
20110025028 | INFLATORS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFLATORS - A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031726 | INFLATORS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFLATORS - A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate. | 02-10-2011 |
Craig M. Finnigan, Spring, TX US
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20090307027 | Repair order management - Systems and methods used by automobile service centers to manage repair orders are disclosed. The repair order management system retrieves information pertaining to the processing of the repair orders from one or more service center databases. The retrieved information is processed by the system to generate one-line summaries for each repair order. The one-line repair order summaries are displayed on one or more screens of a secure web-based user interface. The displayed one-line repair order summaries are automatically updated to reflect updates to the repair orders. The one-line repair order summaries allow service personnel at the automobile service center to quickly obtain concise information on each repair order and thereby, expedite processing of repair orders. | 12-10-2009 |
James Finnigan, Redmond, WA US
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20120257820 | IMAGE ANALYSIS TOOLS - A master image can be generated based upon evaluation of virtual machine images. The master image includes single instances of data segments that are shared across virtual machine images within a virtual machine environment. The master image can be further be constructed as a function of a peer pressure technique that includes data segments common to a majority of the virtual machine images within the master image. The data segments included within the master image can further be defined by prioritizing data within virtual machine images as well as identifying influential data with a peer pressure technique. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260259 | RESOURCE CONSUMPTION WITH ENHANCED REQUIREMENT-CAPABILITY DEFINITIONS - Enhanced requirement-capability definitions are employed for resource consumption and allocation. Business requirements can be specified with respect to content to be hosted, and a decision can be made as to whether, and how, to allocate resources for the content based on the business requirements and resource capabilities. Capability profiles can also be employed to hide underlying resource details while still providing information about resource capabilities. | 10-11-2012 |
20130091163 | DISCOVERING AND CONSUMING RELATED DATA - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for discovering and consuming related data. Users can find data related/relevant to an accessed dataset without leaving the context of their application. A service analyzes and understands (classifies) the dataset as well as user profile information and environmental information (e.g., operating system in use, task being performed, etc.). The service displays recommendations for related/relevant data and/or related/relevant data services within the application (e.g., within a spreadsheet, database, file system, etc.). In response to user selection of a recommendation, related/relevant data (either directly or from a data service) is transferred into the application. Accordingly, relevant/related data can be transferred into an application without a user having to leave the application to search for the data. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091164 | RECOMMENDING DATA BASED ON USER AND DATA ATTRIBUTES - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for recommending data based on user and data attributes. User information and accessed data sets are periodically (and possibly automatically) accessed and updated. Source attributes are derived from user information and accessed data sets. Target attributes are derived from data directories and data services. Source attributes for an accessed data set are used along target attributes for a data directory or data service to determine the desirability of data directory or data service as a source of data relevant to the accessed data set. The data directory and/or data service can be recommended as able to provide relevant data. Accordingly, recommend relevant data can be recommended to a user without the user having to expressly search for the relevant data or even know that the relevant data exists. | 04-11-2013 |
20150019540 | RETRIEVAL OF ATTRIBUTE VALUES BASED UPON IDENTIFIED ENTITIES - Various technologies that facilitate performance of a data finding data (DFD) search are described herein. A user specifies entities, for example, by entering the entities into a query field, selecting the entities from a computer-executable application, or the like. The user further specifies an attribute of the entities that is of interest. A query is constructed based upon the entities and the attribute, and a search for tables is performed based upon the entities and the attribute. Values of the attribute for the selected entities are identified in a table, and the values of the attribute are returned. | 01-15-2015 |
James Finnigan, Saratoga, CA US
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20090184710 | Capacitor switches for nmr - NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) capacitor switches allow for adjusting the resonant frequency ranges of NMR measurement circuits by inserting or removing capacitors having different values into the circuits. A change of position of a single switching member is used to change the contact state of at least two capacitors. In some embodiments, at least two pairs of external contacts are disposed at distinct longitudinal levels along a channel, and a slider including multiple longitudinally-spaced capacitors is moved longitudinally within the channel to establish electrical contact between the external contact pairs and different capacitors along the slider. In other embodiments, two capacitor columns are disposed along the channel, and a movable longitudinal member establishes electrical contact between the two columns at different longitudinal levels along the columns. In some embodiments, capacitor covers or intracapacitor blocks are provided to protect the capacitors. An auxiliary inductor may also be inserted into the circuits. | 07-23-2009 |
James P. Finnigan, Saratoga, CA US
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20130229747 | BALANCED VOLTAGE VARIABLE CAPACITOR DEVICE - A variable capacitor device includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes first and second stator plates separated by electrically insulating material. The rotor includes first and second rotor plates connected by a rod, the rotor being configured to move axially for adjusting alignment of the first rotor plate relative to the first stator plate and the second rotor plate relative to the second stator plate, respectively. The first stator plate and the first rotor plate form a first variable capacitor, and the second stator plate and the second rotor plate form a second variable capacitor connected in series with the first variable capacitor. A first capacitance of the first variable capacitor and a second capacitance of the second variable capacitor are simultaneously adjustable upon the axial movement of the rotor to provide an adjustable total capacitance of the variable capacitor device. | 09-05-2013 |
James P. Finnigan, Redmond, WA US
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20110209140 | AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT AND SERVICING OF DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS - Deployment and servicing tasks associated with multi-tier, distributed applications, application environments and data centers are automated so that a person does not have to manually perform these tasks. All of the information describing and defining the distributed service is modeled and stored in a re-useable service template that can be used to drive an automated system to programmatically deploy and manage the service over time. Deployment and servicing of a distributed application can be automated using re-useable models that capture hardware and workload definitions. The re-useable models in the form of service templates enable delta-based servicing of the application. The service can be deployed to one or more physical machines, one or more virtual machines or to a combination thereof. A default deployment plan can be customized with instance-specific customizations of service parameters. | 08-25-2011 |
20110225275 | EFFECTIVELY MANAGING CONFIGURATION DRIFT - Configuration drift refers to changes made over time that cause a computer or service to deviate from a desired configuration. Configuration drift of a group of machines can be managed by defining configuration intent. Intent is defined by defining a configuration baseline comprised of a collection of related configuration rules. Configuration rules include settings, and targets which can be any managed entity that enables reporting of non-compliance at a more granular level. A configuration baseline can be completed by reading configuration rules from one or more well-configured computers. Configuration drift is assessed by comparing actual values to the configuration baseline values and is reported at a managed entity level instead of at a machine level. Remediation, returning the computer to a state of compliance with the configuration baseline, can be performed on demand. Remediations performed over time are retained and applied to a new instance of the service to eliminate configuration drift on the new instance. | 09-15-2011 |
20120089972 | Image Based Servicing Of A Virtual Machine - An invention is disclosed for preserving state in a virtual machine when patching the virtual machine (VM). In an embodiment, when a deployment manager that manages VMs in a deployment determines to patch a VM, the manager removes the VM from a load balancer for the deployment, attaches a data disk to the VM, stores application data to the data disk, swaps the prevailing OS disk for a patched OS disk, boots a gust OS stored on the patched OS disk, restores the application state from the data disk to the VM, and adds the VM back to the load balancer. | 04-12-2012 |
20140109083 | AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT AND SERVICING OF DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS - Deployment and servicing tasks associated with multi-tier, distributed applications, application environments and data centers are automated so that a person does not have to manually perform these tasks. All of the information describing and defining the distributed service is modeled and stored in a re-useable service template that can be used to drive an automated system to programmatically deploy and manage the service over time. Deployment and servicing of a distributed application can be automated using re-useable models that capture hardware and workload definitions. The re-useable models in the form of service templates enable delta-based servicing of the application. The service can be deployed to one or more physical machines, one or more virtual machines or to a combination thereof. A default deployment plan can be customized with instance-specific customizations of service parameters. | 04-17-2014 |
20150379057 | UNDERSTANDING TABLES FOR SEARCH - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for understanding tables for search. Aspects of the invention include identifying a subject column for a table, detecting a column header using other tables, and detecting a column header using a knowledge base. Implementations can be utilized in a structured data search system (SDSS) that indexes structured information, such as, tables in a relational database or html tables extracted from web pages. The SDSS allows users to search over the structured information (tables) using different mechanisms including keyword search and data finding data. | 12-31-2015 |
Jim Finnigan, Saratoga, CA US
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20090230956 | SWITCHABLE MANUAL/MOTOR-DRIVEN NMR TUNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to some embodiments, motor-tuned nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probes may be tuned manually without overcoming the tuning motor holding force. An NMR probe includes a switchable manual-mode/motor-driven mode capacitance-adjustment assembly for adjusting the capacitance of a variable capacitor connected to an NMR RF coil. The capacitance-adjustment assembly includes a tuning shaft coupled to the variable capacitor through a gear assembly, and a mode-switching coupler coupled to the tuning shaft. The mode-switching coupler includes a first terminal coupled to a piezoelectric motor, and a second terminal coupled to the tuning shaft. In the manual mode, a user pushes up the tuning shaft, decoupling the two terminals of the mode-switching coupler and thus decoupling the motor from the tuning shaft. The user then manually rotates the tuning shaft. In the motor-driven mode, a spring tensioner presses the two terminals of the mode-switching coupler together, coupling the motor to the tuning shaft. | 09-17-2009 |
Leroy S. Finnigan, Pleasant Prairie, WI US
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20150211521 | RADIAL IMPELLER AND CASING FOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - An improved impeller and a casing for a centrifugal pump are disclosed. The impeller comprises vanes which sweep an arc around an impeller axis to provide a smooth path past the impeller and through the pump. The casing is constructed to allow maximum flow rate at the eye of the impeller then shrink the flow channel to reduce internal recirculation promote efficiency, further limiting the effect of damaging forces. The impeller is suited for use in pumps in which a high head is required and in which only low shear forces must be applied to the fluid moving through the pump. | 07-30-2015 |
Patrick Finnigan, Seattle, WA US
Peter Finnigan, Higganum, CT US
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20140003923 | FUNCTIONALLY GRADED COMPOSITE FAN CONTAINMENT CASE | 01-02-2014 |
20140119904 | IN-SITU PRESSURE ENHANCED PROCESSING OF COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A method for making a composite article comprises securing a layup over a form. The layup including a plurality of dry intermediate reinforcement plies wrapped around an inner reinforcement ply. Resin is infused into the layup under vacuum. The resin-infused layup is consolidated under pressure and cured. | 05-01-2014 |
Peter Michael Finnigan, Clifton Park, NY US
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20090136355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINING TURBINE BLADES - A blade assembly including an outboard blade segment is provided. The outboard blade segment includes an outboard blade shell, first and second outboard bulkheads situated within the outboard blade shell, and an outer box supported by and aligned by the outboard bulkheads. The blade assembly also includes an inboard blade segment including an inboard blade shell, first and second inboard bulkheads situated within the inboard blade shell, and an inner box supported by and aligned by the inboard bulkheads. Further, the inner and the outer boxes are tapered to facilitate insertion of the inner box into the outer box and coupling of the inner and outer boxes. | 05-28-2009 |
20110083605 | RESIN APPLICATION AND INFUSION SYSTEM - An application and infusion system for applying a resin to one or more fiber tows and for infusing the fiber tows with the resin, wherein each of the fiber tows is moving at a respective fiber speed. The application and infusion system includes a deposition and infusion system comprising one or more nozzles configured to deposit the resin on a respective one of the fiber tows. The system further includes a controller configured to control a flow rate of the resin through each of the nozzles relative to the fiber speed of the respective ones of the fiber tows. Other aspects of the application and infusion system are also provided. | 04-14-2011 |
Stu Finnigan, Glenelg, MD US
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20130071830 | ACTIVITY BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING STUDENT ACCOUNTS - A system for charging one or more learning session to one or more student accounts comprises an online learning system having one or more nodes that creates one or more online learning sessions over one or more communications channels between one or more students and corresponding teachers. An enrollment node receives student enrollment information. A scheduling node schedules the online learning session. A databases the stores information relating to one or more one or more charge criterion information for charging the one or more learning sessions to the one or more student accounts based on communications channel activity. An activity node receives communications channel activity information associated with one or more learning sessions, and an accounting node associates a charge information for a learning session to the student account based on the channel activity information and one or more charge criterion information. The charge information for the learning session is associated with the student account based on a determination of whether one or more communications channel activity associated with the learning session satisfy the one or more charge criterion. | 03-21-2013 |
20140258163 | RULE BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGIN STUDENT ACCOUNTS - A system for charging one ore learning session to one or more student accounts comprises an online learning system having one or more nodes that creates one or more online learning sessions. An enrollment node receives student enrollment information, including responsible authority information. A scheduling node schedules the online learning session. A database stores one or more student accounts created based on the received student enrollment information. The same or another databases stores information relating to one or more responsible authority charge criterion for charging the one or more learning sessions to the one or more student accounts. An activity node receives one or more session activity information associated with the one or more learning sessions and an accounting node associates a charge information for a learning session to an student account based the one or more responsible authority charge criterion and one or more session activity information. | 09-11-2014 |
Tim Finnigan, Libertyville, IL US
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20120298117 | Patient Warming Blanket, Drape, and Corresponding Patient Warming System - A patient warming device ( | 11-29-2012 |