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Anthony R. Frank, Painesville, OH US
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20160032208 | ION TOLERANT CORROSION INHIBITORS AND INHIBITOR COMBINATIONS FOR FUELS - This invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion and deposit formation in fuel handling equipment, with reduced or eliminated incidence of fuel filter plugging and internal diesel injector deposits (IDID) in the equipment that eventually employs the final commercially blended form of the fuel. More specifically, the invention relates to inhibiting corrosion from the walls of fuel pipelines and storage equipment and preventing deposits in engines. | 02-04-2016 |
Dan Frank, Youngstown, OH US
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20140373317 | Lock Ring - A lock ring that has a first ring half, a second ring half and a latch assembly. The first ring half includes a nest opening on a front portion of the first ring half, a back end portion of the first ring portion hingedly connected to a back end portion of the second ring half. The latch assembly is connected to a front portion of the second ring half. The latch assembly includes a connection arrangement and a spring system. The connection arrangement is designed to be releasably positionable in the nest opening. The spring system is designed to cause the front portions of the first and second ring halves to be drawn toward one another when the connection arrangement is positioned in the nest opening. | 12-25-2014 |
John H. Frank, Hartville, OH US
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20120043458 | RUGGEDIZED TOOL AND DETECTOR DEVICE - A tool comprising a tool body having an opening defined by interior walls extending into the tool body and a casing disposed within the opening. The tool further includes a scintillator material disposed within the casing and a first compressive member disposed within the tool body at a first axial location. The first axial location extends for a fraction of a total axial length of the casing and exerts a first radially compressive force at the first axial location. | 02-23-2012 |
John M. Frank, Akron, OH US
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20160090663 | METHOD OF INCLUDING DEADSORPTION AND CRYSTAL GROWTH - A method can include deadsorbing an impurity from an initial material to form a deadsorbed material, melting the deadsorbed material to form a melt within the crucible, and growing a crystal from the melt. In an embodiment, growing is performed at a growth rate that is at least 1.1 times a growth rate of a different crystal formed from a melt of the initial material using a same crystal growth technique, having a same cross-sectional shape, size, and crystal orientation, and a same haze level. In another embodiment, the method can include crushing an initial material to reduce closed porosity before or during deadsorbing impurities. | 03-31-2016 |
20160090667 | FEED SYSTEM INCLUDING A DEADSORPTION UNIT AND A TUBE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A feed system for a crystal growth apparatus can include a deadsorption unit and a tube. In an embodiment, the deadsorption unit can deadsorb an impurity from a material used to form a crystal. The tube can be fluidly coupled to the deadsorption unit and the crystal growth apparatus to transfer the material from a lower point to a higher point. In another embodiment, any finite number of deadsorption units may be coupled to any finite number of crystal growth apparatuses. In a further embodiment, a crystal growth system can include the feed system and a crystal growth apparatus, wherein the feed system can continuously provide crystal-forming material to the crystal growth apparatus as a crystal is being formed. | 03-31-2016 |
John M. Frank, Hartville, OH US
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20090278052 | RADIATION DETECTOR DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OPTICAL INTERFACE - A radiation detector device is disclosed and includes a scintillation device having a scintillator crystal. The radiation detector device also includes a photosensor. Further, the radiation detector device includes an optical interface coupled between the scintillation device and the photosensor. The optical interface is electrically conductive. | 11-12-2009 |
20090302224 | Charge Calibrator and System Incorporating the Same - A charge calibrator for simulating the output of a scintillation detector. The calibrator includes a processor for executing a Gaussian random number generator algorithm to produce an output comprising a Gaussian random number distribution having at least one characteristic established in response to a user input. | 12-10-2009 |
20100276601 | Scintillator Operation and Control - A method and system for reducing scintillator afterglow. Methods for reducing afterglow include conditioning a scintillator by exposing it to high flux densities of ionizing radiation. One technique includes operating an x-ray tube at elevated amperage. | 11-04-2010 |
20110001054 | RADIATION DETECTOR DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OPTICAL INTERFACE - A radiation detector device is disclosed and includes a scintillation device having a scintillator crystal. The radiation detector device also includes a photosensor. Further, the radiation detector device includes an optical interface coupled between the scintillation device and the photosensor. The optical interface is electrically conductive. | 01-06-2011 |
20110114848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IONIZING RADIATION DETECTION - An ionizing radiation detection system can include a self-quenching sensing element having a substantially sealed enclosure containing a plurality of gases. The plurality of gases can include an ionizing gas to ionize in response to receiving a particle of ionizing radiation. The plurality of gases can also include a halogen quenching gas. In a particular embodiment, the plurality of gases can include an oxygen-containing gas in an amount of at least approximately 5% by pressure of a total pressure of the plurality of gases. In another particular embodiment, the partial pressure of the oxygen-containing gas can be from approximately 2666 Pa to approximately 16000 Pa. In another embodiment, the radiation detection system can include an anode having a composition that is more resistant to erosion by gasses within the sensing element. | 05-19-2011 |
20110121187 | SCINTILLATION ARTICLE - According to one embodiment, a scintillation article includes a detector housing having a window cavity and a window disposed within the window cavity. The window cavity defining a window opening at an external surface of the housing that has a greater width than a width of the window, and wherein a surface of the window is directly bonded to an interior surface of the detector housing at a bond joint comprising a diffusion bond region. | 05-26-2011 |
20110155909 | RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INDICATING PRESENCE OF RADIATION - A radiation detection system can include a radiation detector to detect radiation and an audio output device to produce audible sounds. The detected radiation can correspond to radiation information including energy information and energy intensity information. In an embodiment, the audio output device can produce an audio spectrum in a scanning mode, and in another embodiment, the audio output device can produce sounds at corresponding sound repetition rates depending on the energy intensity of the detected radiation. A method of using a radiation detection system can include placing an object near a radiation detector, generating a radiation signal corresponding to radiation emitting from the object, and analyzing the radiation signal to generate radiation information including energy information and energy intensity information. The method can also include filtering the radiation information to produce filtered radiation information, and outputting sounds corresponding to the filtered radiation information. | 06-30-2011 |
20110240866 | SCINTILLATOR OPERATION AND CONTROL - A method and system for reducing scintillator afterglow. Methods for reducing afterglow include conditioning a scintillator by exposing it to high flux densities of ionizing radiation. One technique includes operating an x-ray tube at elevated amperage. | 10-06-2011 |
20120132815 | RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM, A RADIATION SENSING UNIT, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A radiation sensing unit for a radiation detection system can include a scintillator and a photosensor optically coupled to the scintillator. In an embodiment, the radiation detection system may provide an output signal to a particular radiation flux that is substantially temperature independent over a normal operating temperature range for the scintillator. The radiation sensing unit may further include a controllable radiation source configured to emit radiation and another photosensor coupled to controllable radiation source. A radiation detection system can include a radiation sensing unit and a control module that is coupled to the controllable radiation source and the photosensors. The control module may control the controllable radiation source and control a power supply coupled to the second photosensor in response to signals from the photosensors. In another aspect, a dynode tap from a photomultiplier tube can be used during calibration. Methods of using the foregoing are disclosed. | 05-31-2012 |
20120168631 | SCINTILLATOR OPERATION AND CONTROL - A method and system for reducing scintillator afterglow. Methods for reducing afterglow include conditioning a scintillator by exposing it to high flux densities of ionizing radiation. One technique includes operating an x-ray tube at elevated amperage. | 07-05-2012 |
20120292519 | OPTICAL FIBER HAVING A COATING, A RADIATION SENSOR AND A RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE OPTICAL FIBER AND A METHOD OF MAKING USING THE SAME - A radiation detection apparatus can include a radiation sensor having a corresponding radiation sensing region, and a photosensor that is optically couple to the radiation sensor. The radiation sensing region can include optical fibers. In an embodiment, some or all of the optical fibers can be coated. The coating can include a phosphorescent material. In an embodiment, the optical fibers can be arranged in a manner such that optical substrates have substantially no bends. | 11-22-2012 |
20130161518 | IMAGE STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING STORAGE PHOSPHOR POWDER, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE STORAGE DEVICE, AND COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An image storage device includes a substrate including a plurality of voids and a septum disposed between the voids, and cells including a storage phosphor powder within the voids. In an embodiment, a computed radiography apparatus includes an image storage device, a stimulating radiation device to generate stimulating radiation, and a photosensor to detect light. In another embodiment, a method of forming an image storage device includes providing a patterned substrate that includes a plurality of voids and a septum disposed between the voids, adding a storage phosphor powder into the voids of the patterned substrate to form cells, and applying a topcoat layer that is substantially free of the storage phosphor powder. | 06-27-2013 |
20130234031 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A radiation detection apparatus can include a semi-cylindrical radiation sensor having a corresponding radiation sensing region, and a photosensor that is optically coupled to the radiation sensor. | 09-12-2013 |
20140091226 | PHOTOSENSOR TESTING APPARATUS, A RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING A PHOTOSENSOR AND A METHOD OF SELECTING THE PHOTOSENSOR FOR THE RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A photosensor testing apparatus can be used to test photosensors. A light module can produce simulating light that corresponds to scintillating light of a scintillator or a derivative of the scintillating light. A photosensor under test can produce an output that can be analyzed. A particular photosensor can be determined to have a higher quantum efficiency, a higher signal-to-noise ratio, or another performance criterion and selected for use in a radiation detection apparatus having the scintillator that can produce the scintillating light. The photosensor testing apparatus can provide a more accurate way of selecting a photosensor as compared to only analyzing an emission spectrum and data sheets and other information for the photosensors under consideration. | 04-03-2014 |
20140183372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IONIZING RADIATION DETECTION - An ionizing radiation detection system can include a self-quenching sensing element having a substantially sealed enclosure containing a plurality of gases. The plurality of gases can include an ionizing gas to ionize in response to receiving a particle of ionizing radiation. The plurality of gases can also include a halogen quenching gas. In a particular embodiment, the plurality of gases can include an oxygen-containing gas in an amount of at least approximately 5% by pressure of a total pressure of the plurality of gases. In another particular embodiment, the partial pressure of the oxygen-containing gas can be from approximately 2666 Pa to approximately 16000 Pa. In another embodiment, the radiation detection system can include an anode having a composition that is more resistant to erosion by gasses within the sensing element. | 07-03-2014 |
20150183179 | ARTICLE COMPRISING A TRANSPARENT BODY INCLUDING A LAYER OF A CERAMIC MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A transparent body can include a layer of a ceramic material and a compound. The compound can fill a defect extending from an edge of the layer, seal the edge, or both. In an embodiment, the edge is ground and is not polished. The compound can help to keep defects from propagating, improve fracture toughness, and reduce the likelihood that a crack will form during subsequent fabrication or use of the transparent body. Thus, the transparent body can be more scratch resistant than glass, such as cover glass, and still have acceptable resistance to cracking. The transparent body can be formed using a method where a compound precursor solution is applied to the edge, and the compound precursor solution is reacted or cured to form the compound. | 07-02-2015 |
20150309186 | System, Method And Apparatus For Personal Radiation Dosimeter - A personal radiation dosimeter may comprise a housing that is substantially light-impermeable. The housing contains a radiation energy sensitive component (RESC) that is transported by a user. A reader has ingress and egress for the housing, and an internal stimulation light to photo-stimulate the RESC. An internal photosensor senses photons from the RESC after photo-stimulation and generates a signal. The photosensor may convert and amplify the RESC signal into a signal corresponding to the amount of radiation. A processing circuit may be used to assess an amount of radiation incident on the RESC based on the signal. In addition, the reader may contain a reset light to reset the RESC for reuse after the amount of radiation is detected. | 10-29-2015 |
20150369933 | SHELL FOR A RADIATION SENSOR - A shell for a radiation sensor comprising a body defining an aperture adapted to receive a radiation sensing component; and a plurality of fins outwardly extending from the body, wherein an axial distance between a first pair of adjacent fins is different from an axial distance between a second pair of adjacent fins. | 12-24-2015 |
Kenneth A. Frank, Cincinnati, OH US
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20110061184 | REPOSITIONABLE PIT SEAL - A repositionable loading dock pit seal panel comprising: (a) a repositionable pit seal panel including a substantially incompressible height and width sized to substantially span an entire vertical dimension and substantially span an entire widthwise dimension of a loading dock pit to substantially close off a cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit when the repositionable pit seal panel is in a barrier position, where the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionably mounted to at least one of an overhead door, a surface partially defining the loading dock pit, and a surface adjacent to the loading dock pit, where the repositionable pit seal panel is repositionable between the barrier position inhibiting horizontal use of a vertically stored dock leveler and a storage position allowing horizontal use of the vertically stored dock leveler, where the repositionable pit seal panel in the barrier position cooperates with the overhead door to close off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock doorway and the cross-sectional area of the loading dock pit, and where the width of the repositionable pit seal panel is less than a width of a bottom section of the overhead door. | 03-17-2011 |
20110061185 | REPOSITIONABLE PIT SEAL - A method of selectively closing off a loading dock opening defined by a loading dock pit recessed within a floor of a building and a doorway into the building, the method comprising: (a) repositioning a pit seal panel having a substantially incompressible height and width to a barrier position where the pit seal panel closes off a rectangular area substantially spanning an entire vertical dimension and an entire widthwise dimension of the loading dock pit; and (b) lowering an overhead door to concurrently contact the pit seal panel and the floor of the building to close off the loading dock opening. | 03-17-2011 |
Maurice Jacob Frank, North Canton, OH US
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20100032067 | HEAVY DUTY TIRE - An off the road tire comprising a carcass, a tread located radially outward of the carcass, the tread having a plurality of lugs, the lugs extending radially outward from an inner tread and being located between first and second lateral tread edges, a first row of lugs extending from the tread lateral edge axially inwards toward the centerplane, a second row of lugs extending from the opposite tread lateral edge and axially inwards toward the centerplane and wherein the lugs of the first and second rows are separated by a plurality of shoulder grooves, a third row of lugs located between the first and second row of lugs, wherein all of the lugs in each row are aligned circumferentially, wherein the lugs in the third row have two or more ends formed by grooves. | 02-11-2010 |
20110030865 | FOAM FILLED TIRE - The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having its internal cavity filled with a closed cellular rubber contained within the tire cavity by a non-foamed rubber layer. | 02-10-2011 |
20110232816 | TIRE TREAD - A pneumatic tire is disclosed having circumferential grooves having an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape. The circumferential grooves may also be located asymmetrically on the outer tread surface. | 09-29-2011 |
Peter Frank, Powell, OH US
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20110195035 | Ester Compounds For Use In Personal Care Products - The present invention relates to cosmetic and/or personal care formulations and/or compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to ester compounds that can be used in various personal care formulations and/or compounds. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to branced ester compounds having a molecular weight of at least about 1,500 daltons that can be used in various personal care formulations and/or compounds. | 08-11-2011 |
Ryan C. Frank, Westerville, OH US
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20090090365 | BALLOON CUFF TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE WITH GREATER EASE OF INSERTION - There is provided a balloon cuffed tracheostomy tube with a balloon designed so as to enhance the tube's anchorability without sealing the tracheal stoma and to allow for an easier insertion into the trachea than a comparable tube with a thicker balloon. The tracheostomy tube device includes a conventional hollow tube having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a bend region intermediate of the end portions. The distal end portion of the tube is arranged for insertion through a patient's throat and tracheal stoma and into the tracheal lumen. The device further includes an inflatable balloon enveloping a portion of the tube. More particularly, the balloon is equal to or less than 30 microns in thickness, allowing for a greater ease of insertion and insertion through a smaller stoma opening, than a comparable tube with a balloon having a thickness greater than 30 microns. | 04-09-2009 |
20090090366 | BALLOON CUFF TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE - There is provided a balloon cuffed tracheostomy tube with a balloon designed so as to enhance the tube's anchorability without sealing the tracheal stoma. The tracheostomy tube device includes a conventional curved hollow tube. The distal end of the tube is adapted for insertion through a tracheal stoma and into the tracheal lumen of a patient's throat. The device further includes an inflatable balloon enveloping a portion of the tube. The balloon has a distal portion substantially centered about and attached to the distal end portion of the tube. The balloon also has a proximal portion attached to the bend region of the tube and positioned substantially off-center relative to the proximal portion of the tube and about the bend region below the proximal plane of the device. Upon inflation, this configuration provides for expansion of the balloon around the distal end portion of the tube and the proximal end portion of the tube below the proximal plane of the device to seal the trachea below the tracheal stoma and to avoid sealing the trachea above the tracheal stoma. This configuration of the balloon should allow secretions to exit the stoma so that they do not accumulate and become a possible source of ventilator acquired pneumonia. | 04-09-2009 |
Stephen Phillip Frank, Loveland, OH US
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20090211053 | Stabilized connector - Tap mounting assemblies for reducing loads on the threaded end portions of a tap. Some exemplary embodiments employ a spring such as Belleville washers to bias apart the tap and a mounting plate, and some embodiments provide visual indication of proper tightening. Some exemplary embodiments allow angular adjustment of a portion of the tap assembly without disturbing the tapered thread engagement of the tap on the mounting surface. Exemplary embodiments may employ a base plate between a jack screw and a mounting surface. | 08-27-2009 |
Theodore Frank, Chagrin Falls, OH US
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20160086209 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR OFFER ACCEPTANCE - A system and method for capturing and processing data related to redemption of an offer from an issuer of offers. The system comprises a data capture device adapted to capture data relating to redemption of an offer; storage databases; a user interface; and a data processing device with the ability to communicate with storage databases and the user interface. | 03-24-2016 |
Timothy A. Frank, Parma, OH US
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20100302127 | MOUNTING AN ANTENNA SYSTEM TO A SOLID SURFACE - A solid surface bracket is provided. The solid surface bracket is configured to couple an antenna system with a solid surface ceiling. The solid surface bracket may include a top flange, bottom flange, and a side flange. The top flange may include an opening that is sized and shaped to receive a solid surface screw. The solid surface screw may be configured to engage with the solid surface ceiling. The bottom flange may be configured to receive a clip of the antenna system. The bottom flange may extend substantially parallel to the top flange. The side flange may be coupled with the top flange and bottom flange. The side flange may extend between and substantially perpendicular to the top flange and bottom flange. The side flange may have a height greater than a minimum bend radius of a cable extending from the antenna system. | 12-02-2010 |
20130026325 | MOUNTING AN ANTENNA SYSTEM TO A SOLID SURFACE - A solid surface bracket is provided. The solid surface bracket is configured to couple an antenna system with a solid surface ceiling. The solid surface bracket may include a top flange, bottom flange, and a side flange. The top flange may include an opening that is sized and shaped to receive a solid surface screw. The solid surface screw may be configured to engage with the solid surface ceiling. The bottom flange may be configured to receive a clip of the antenna system. The bottom flange may extend substantially parallel to the top flange. The side flange may be coupled with the top flange and bottom flange. The side flange may extend between and substantially perpendicular to the top flange and bottom flange. The side flange may have a height greater than a minimum bend radius of a cable extending from the antenna system. | 01-31-2013 |
20140268580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GROUND AND A HEAT TRANSFER INTERFACE ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - In one embodiment, a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a PCB, the PCB being arranged to define a through-hole therein, the through-hole having a surface, wherein the PCB includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The PCB assembly also includes a slug arrangement and a surface mount component. The slug arrangement is formed from an electrically and thermally conductive material and includes at least a first portion and a second portion. At least a part of the first portion is positioned in the through-hole, and the second portion is coupled to the bottom surface. The surface mount component is positioned over the through-hole and the top surface, and has a first surface configured to contact the first portion. | 09-18-2014 |