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Jay R. Almaula, Bartlett, IL US
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20080212941 | Recording media content on different devices - A system for recording media content on different recording devices includes a metadata insertion device configured to annotate advertisement content with metadata, where the advertisement content references a media content, and where the metadata is configured to enable recording of the media content on the different recording devices. The system also includes a program finder server configured to determine the next broadcast of the media content available to the different recording devices and a recording server configured to access information pertaining to the different recording devices and configured to schedule a recording of the media content on one or more of the recording devices based upon data and protocols required by the one or more recording devices. | 09-04-2008 |
20080222088 | Apparatus and Methods for Generating an Implicit Vote for a Media Item Based on User Behavior Relative to a Media Client - A method of generating an implicit vote for a media item based on user behavior may comprise recording information identifying a first set of user inputs to a media client associated with playing of a first media item, receiving and storing an explicit vote for the first media item, and storing information that correlates a user input from the first set of user inputs with the explicit vote. The first set of user inputs may comprise at least one user input. The method may comprise recording information identifying a second set of user inputs to the media client associated with playing of a second media item, wherein the second set of user inputs may comprise at least one user input matching the stored correlated user input. The method may comprise generating an implicit vote for the second media item based on the stored information correlating the stored correlated user input with the explicit vote. | 09-11-2008 |
Jay R. Estman, Westerville, OH US
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20080240178 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING - An apparatus processes a surface of an inhabitable structure. The apparatus includes a laser base unit which irradiates an interaction region with laser light, the laser light removing material from the structure. The laser base unit includes a laser generator and a laser head coupled to the laser generator. The laser head includes a containment plenum which confines and removes material from the interaction region. The containment plenum includes a rubber seal which contacts the structure and which substantially surrounds the interaction region, thereby facilitating confinement and removal of material from the interaction region, and providing reduced disruption to activities within the structure. The apparatus further includes an anchoring mechanism releasably coupled to the structure and releasably coupled to the laser head. The apparatus further includes a controller electrically coupled to the laser base unit. The controller transmits control signals to the laser base unit in response to user input. | 10-02-2008 |
Jay R. Flatland, Olathe, KS US
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20120022727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSISTED AERIAL NAVIGATION - A system and method of providing aerial navigation for an aircraft comprises presenting an enlarged virtual runway for an identified runway on a display, where the virtual area of the virtual runway remains substantially constant as the aircraft approaches the runway. | 01-26-2012 |
Jay R. Gascoingne, Presque Isle, WI US
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20080282597 | Electric Fishing Device - An automated fish sensing, reeling, and alarming device, particularly for ice fishing, designed to allow the fisherman to have a hands-free ice-fishing device that will catch fish without monitoring the device at all times. It also will allow a person with a limitation or handicap to enjoy ice fishing, such as some one with arthritis or limited use of upper limbs. | 11-20-2008 |
Jay R. Hesselberth, Denver, CO US
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20150087526 | PEPTIDE IDENTIFICATION AND SEQUENCING BY SINGLE-MOLECULE DETECTION OF PEPTIDES UNDERGOING DEGRADATION - The present disclosure provides peptide amino acid sequencing and identification methods and kits for performing such methods. For example, single-molecule detection of fluorophore-labeled peptides is disclosed using multiple rounds of standard Edman degradation or using digestion by chemicals or enzymes. Different fluorophores covalently attached to each of a specific type of amino acid side chain of a peptide provide for the derivation of the peptide's encoded amino acid sequence following image alignments of multiple Edman cycles or following digestion by chemicals or enzymes. The amino acid sequence of a peptide and/or the identity of the peptide can be determined by bioinformatic analysis based on the encoded amino acid sequence. The present disclosure further provides peptide derivatization and immobilization strategies to enable the sequencing and identification of a single peptide or a plurality of peptides. | 03-26-2015 |
Jay R. Hyle, Harrisburg, PA US
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20100012691 | Rifle Carrier - The present invention provides a rifle carrier that is configured for use in conjunction with pack hard frames. The rifle carrier includes a barrel holder and a buttstock cradle. The barrel holder includes an L-shaped bracket defining a hole. The bracket is fastened to or integral with a frame. The bracket holds the barrel of the rifle, which is inserted through the hole. The cradle supports the buttstock of the rifle, and is fastened directly to the frame or to a support beam that is fastened to the frame. The bracket and cradle are separated by a distance that is less than the length of the rifle. The frame or carrier can be adjusted to accommodate rifles of different sizes. | 01-21-2010 |
Jay R. Lomeda, Houston, TX US
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20110059871 | Graphene Compositions And Drilling Fluids Derived Therefrom - Drilling fluids comprising graphenes and nanoplatelet additives and methods for production thereof are disclosed. Graphene includes graphite oxide, graphene oxide, chemically-converted graphene, and functionalized chemically-converted graphene. Derivatized graphenes and methods for production thereof are disclosed. The derivatized graphenes are prepared from a chemically-converted graphene through derivatization with a plurality of functional groups. Derivatization can be accomplished, for example, by reaction of a chemically-converted graphene with a diazonium species. Methods for preparation of graphite oxide are also disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
20110144386 | Graphene Compositions and Drilling Fluids Derived Therefrom - Drilling fluids comprising graphenes and nanoplatelet additives and methods for production thereof are disclosed. Graphene includes graphite oxide, graphene oxide, chemically-converted graphene, and functionalized chemically-converted graphene. Derivatized graphenes and methods for production thereof are disclosed. The derivatized graphenes are prepared from a chemically-converted graphene through derivatization with a plurality of functional groups. Derivatization can be accomplished, for example, by reaction of a chemically-converted graphene with a diazonium species. Methods for preparation of graphite oxide are also disclosed. | 06-16-2011 |
20140076158 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR REVERSIBLE CO2 CAPTURE - Composite materials for carbon dioxide (C02) capture that include: (1) a mesoporous carbon source; and (2) an in situ polymerized polymer that is associated with the mesoporous carbon source, where the in situ polymerized polymer is selected from the group consisting of thiol-based polymers, amine-based polymers, and combinations thereof. Methods of making the composite materials for C02 capture include: (1) associating a mesoporous carbon source with monomers, where the monomers are selected from the group consisting of thiol-based monomers, amine-based monomers, and combinations thereof; and (2) polymerizing the monomers in situ to form said composite materials. Further embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods of capturing C02 from an environment by associating the environment with one or more of the aforementioned composite materials. | 03-20-2014 |
Jay R. Lomeda, Los Alamos, NM US
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20120063988 | Dissolution Of Graphite, Graphite And Graphene Nanoribbons In Superacid Solutions And Manipulation Thereof - Methods for dissolving carbon materials such as, for example, graphite, graphite oxide, oxidized graphene nanoribbons and reduced graphene nanoribbons in a solvent containing at least one superacid are described herein. Both isotropic and liquid crystalline solutions can be produced, depending on the concentration of the carbon material The superacid solutions can be formed into articles such as, for example, fibers and films, mixed with other materials such as, for example, polymers, or used for functionalization of the carbon material. The superacid results in exfoliation of the carbon material to produce individual particles of the carbon material. In some embodiments, graphite or graphite oxide is dissolved in a solvent containing at least one superacid to form graphene or graphene oxide, which can be subsequently isolated. In some embodiments, liquid crystalline solutions of oxidized graphene nanoribbons in water are also described. | 03-15-2012 |
Jay R. Machael, Muscatine, IA US
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20080272636 | DYNAMIC CHAIR BACK LUMBAR SUPPORT SYSTEM - A chair back according to embodiments of the present invention includes a rigid support member for reclinable attachment to a base, a flexible frame member having a flexible frame and a mesh, the mesh at least partially spanning the frame, and a seat attachment member moving in synchronization with the rigid support member at a different rate than the rigid support member during reclining of the rigid support member, wherein a first portion of the flexible frame member is affixed to the rigid support member, wherein a second portion of the flexible frame member flexes freely, wherein the seat attachment member contacts at least part of the second portion of the flexible frame member, wherein the first portion moves with the rigid support member and the second portion moves with the seat attachment member such that a curvature of the second portion increases as the rigid support member reclines. | 11-06-2008 |
20080309135 | SIX BAR MECHANISM AND CONTROL FOR CHAIR - A chair according to embodiments of the present invention includes a base; a first linkage pivotably coupled to the base, a seat pivotably coupled to the first linkage, a second linkage pivotably coupled to the seat and pivotably coupled to the base, a back comprising a substantially upright portion and an attachment portion, the attachment portion pivotably coupled to the base at a first pivot point, and a third linkage pivotably coupled to the back at a second pivot point and pivotably coupled to the second linkage, wherein the second pivot point is on the attachment portion between the first pivot point and the substantially upright portion. | 12-18-2008 |
20080309141 | ADJUSTABLE ARM FOR CHAIR - A chair arm adjustment device according to embodiments of the present invention includes an arm pad base slidably coupled to the arm support, the arm pad base sliding substantially horizontally in two degrees of freedom with respect to the arm support within a range of motion of the arm pad base with respect to the arm support, and an arm brake assembly coupled with the arm pad base, the arm brake assembly moveable between a locked position in which the arm brake assembly substantially inhibits movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support and an unlocked position in which the arm brake assembly does not substantially inhibit movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support, wherein the arm brake assembly moves from the unlocked position to the locked position at any position of the arm pad base within the range of motion. | 12-18-2008 |
20090033139 | ADJUSTABLE ARM REST FOR CHAIR - An adjustable armrest assembly for a chair includes a mounting member connected to the chair. The mounting member has an upper base. A first horizontal slide element is slidably mounted to the upper base and is adjustably slidable in a first direction with respect to the upper base. The first slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the upper base by frictional engagement between the upper base and the first slide element. A second horizontal slide element for slidably mounting to the first slide element is slidable in an arcuate path crossing the first direction. The second slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the first slide element by frictional engagement between the second slide element and the first slide element. | 02-05-2009 |
20100038946 | SEAT DAMPER ASSEMBLY - A seat damper assembly for a chair includes a rubber element having a through hole and a bracket seat having a major surface with a raised portion around a perimeter of the major surface. A support bracket is configured to be coupled with the bracket seat such that the raised portion abuts an outer edge of the support bracket. A side of the support bracket opposite the bracket seat is shaped to receive a portion of a chair frame assembly. A fastener, disposed in the through hole in rubber element, is configured to couple with a seat pan to secure the seat damper relative to the seat pan. | 02-18-2010 |
20100194160 | STACKING AND NESTING CHAIR - A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair. | 08-05-2010 |
20110031793 | RECLINING CHAIR WITH ENHANCED ADJUSTABILITY - An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force. | 02-10-2011 |
20120112511 | ADJUSTABLE ARM FOR CHAIR - A chair arm adjustment device according to embodiments of the present invention includes an arm pad base slidably coupled to the arm support, the arm pad base sliding substantially horizontally in two degrees of freedom with respect to the arm support within a range of motion of the arm pad base with respect to the arm support, and an arm brake assembly coupled with the arm pad base, the arm brake assembly moveable between a locked position in which the arm brake assembly substantially inhibits movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support and an unlocked position in which the arm brake assembly does not substantially inhibit movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support, wherein the arm brake assembly moves from the unlocked position to the locked position at any position of the arm pad base within the range of motion. | 05-10-2012 |
20130169014 | DYNAMIC CHAIR BACK LUMBAR SUPPORT SYSTEM - A chair back according to embodiments of the present invention includes a rigid support member for reclinable attachment to a base, a flexible frame member having a flexible frame and a mesh, the mesh at least partially spanning the frame, and a seat attachment member moving in synchronization with the rigid support member at a different rate than the rigid support member during reclining of the rigid support member, wherein a first portion of the flexible frame member is affixed to the rigid support member, wherein a second portion of the flexible frame member flexes freely, wherein the seat attachment member contacts at least part of the second portion of the flexible frame member, wherein the first portion moves with the rigid support member and the second portion moves with the seat attachment member such that a curvature of the second portion increases as the rigid support member reclines. | 07-04-2013 |
20130313883 | CHAIR WITH PIVOT FUNCTION AND METHOD OF MAKING - Some embodiments relate to a chair including a base, a hub, and a seat frame. The hub is supported by the base and includes first and second side mounts and first and second covers. The first side mount is positioned on a first side of the chair and includes a back portion and a bottom portion. The first cover is coupled to the first side mount to define a first channel with the first side mount. The seat frame includes a first lateral member having a lower portion and an upper portion that is pivotally coupled to the back portion of the first side mount and is configured to angulate relative to the lower portion. The lower portion of the first lateral member is slidably received in the first channel such that two sides and a bottom of the lower portion received within the first channel are substantially hidden. | 11-28-2013 |
20140191546 | STACKING AND NESTING CHAIR - A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair. | 07-10-2014 |
20140265493 | CHAIR WITH ACTIVATED BACK FLEX - A chair back that includes a back support, an upright frame, and at least one flex wing. The back support is substantially flexible and has a first side portion and a second side portion. The upright frame is substantially rigid and has a first frame side and a second frame side. The flex wing is located between the first frame side and the first side portion, where the flex wing includes a front portion coupled to the first side portion, a back portion coupled to the first frame side, and a web portion interconnecting the front portion and the back portion. The flex wing flexes during engagement by a user. | 09-18-2014 |
Jay R. Ockers, Fort Collins, CO US
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20080288320 | ACTIONABLE BUSINESS PLAN CREATION AND EXECUTION - Disclosed is a system and method for creating and executing business plans. A business plan is created as an actionable business plan using an interactive knowledgebase. The actionable business plan is stored in an electronic format using a hierarchical parent/child storage structure, such as a structure that may be created in a database. The actionable business plan is presented to a user for reporting and maintenance through an interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI). The system and method may further support managing multiple business plans on a single system by placing each individual actionable business plan into a separate folder. The folders may be incorporated as an extension of the hierarchical parent/child structure of an actionable business plan. Each folder and the associated child business plan elements may have unique access permissions such that each individual user is presented with the business plan elements that are related to folders that the individual has permission to access. The system and method may also support tracking a business plan that spans multiple quarters with an ability to focus on plan elements that occur within a definable range of quarters and then view calculated weighted progress for the specified range of quarters. The system and method may generate an interactive report that shows all business plan elements that span the specified quarters. Two primary reports are a weighted average for all business plan actions that are due during the chosen quarters and a weighted average for all business plan actions due throughout the entire course of the business plan. | 11-20-2008 |
Jay R. Pruiett, Aida, MI US
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20090031115 | METHOD FOR HIGH INTEGRITY AND HIGH AVAILABILITY COMPUTER PROCESSING - A method of providing high integrity checking for an N-lane computer processing module (Module), N being an integer greater than equal to two. The method comprises the steps of: detecting, by a data Output Management unit (OM), when any of the N processing lanes sends different output data; configuring each Hosted Application as either normal or high integrity; for the Hosted Applications configured as high integrity, running an identical version of the software source code targeted for similar or dissimilar microprocessors on all N processing lanes, and activating a Time Management Unit, Critical Regions Management Unit, data Input Management Unit and data Output Management Unit for each of the N processing lanes; and for the Hosted Applications configured as normal integrity, running a copy of the software on one of the N processing lanes, and not activating the Time Management Unit, Critical Regions Management Unit, Input Management Unit and Output Management Unit for the one activated processing lane while that Hosted Application is running. | 01-29-2009 |
Jay R. Reyher, Honey Brook, PA US
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20140157696 | AIR INFILTRATION REDUCTION SYSTEM, INSULATING PANEL ASSEMBLY, MOUNTING ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE SAME - An airflow reduction system includes an insulating panel assembly for sealing a window within a jamb. The insulating panel assembly has a frame configured to fit within the jamb and a glazing panel in the frame coated with a low-emissivity or solar control coating or film. The frame may include one or more cavities extending along its length. The assembly may also include a blind stop and/or a trim stop installed on either side of the frame within the jamb. A compressible seal around the external perimeter of the frame bears against the jamb to form a first barrier impeding the flow of air, and the blind stop or the trim stop forms a second barrier impeding the flow of air. Also disclosed is a mounting assembly including an insulating panel assembly and at least one bracket and a method of installing the same. | 06-12-2014 |
Jay R. Smith, Evansville, IN US
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20130212843 | Masonry Wall Protection Device - A masonry wall protection device includes a first member, a second member and a tensioning belt. The second member includes a vertical second leg that defines an outer edge that includes a position slot, and a horizontal second leg. The first member includes a vertical first leg, and a horizontal first leg that has a top edge that defines a plurality of position slots and further defines a bore that is sized and shaped for sliding receipt of the horizontal second leg. The horizontal second leg is slidingly positioned through the bore so that the distance between the vertical first and second legs can be adjusted to approximately equal the width of the top of the masonry wall. The tensioning belt is positioned between the first and second members fully stretched such that the vertical legs are firmly positioned a selected distance apart. | 08-22-2013 |
Jay R. Tandy, Richland, WA US
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20140341331 | NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY DESIGN - A duct for a nuclear fuel assembly includes a tubular body and an elongated member. The tubular body has a sidewall with an inner face and an outer face and is configured to contain nuclear fuel within a fuel region. The elongated member extends from the outer face along at least a portion of the fuel region and has a contact surface configured to stabilize the duct during operation of the nuclear fuel assembly. | 11-20-2014 |
Jay R. Uusitalo, Redmond, WA US
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20130273853 | MOBILE DEVICE MONITORING AND TESTING - A multi-channel communications interface is provided and communicatively coupled to a controller which captures, via the communications interface, video data of a display of a mobile device at a resolution and frame rate equal to or greater than that of the mobile device display, and may additionally capture various other outputs of the mobile device. During the capture of the video data and other outputs, one or more input actions may be provided to the mobile device by the controller via the communications interface. The input actions may be provided in an interactive or automated manner, and may correspond to interactions of users with the controller that are performed using one or more provided graphical or programmatic interfaces. | 10-17-2013 |
Jay R. Ver Hulst, Clearwater, FL US
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20080208638 | Methods and systems for administration of funds - A method of administering access to funds in at least one account for which disbursement of funds from the account requires meeting qualifications includes the acts of providing a computer interface via which at least one member can log onto a system; determining if the member is eligible for disbursement of funds; if the member is determined to be eligible, providing a computer interface via which the member can enter information associated with a claim for funds; and applying rules saved in memory of the system to the information associated with the claim to determine if the claim meets the qualifications. A system for administering access to funds in at least one account for which disbursement of funds from the account requires meeting qualifications includes: at least one administrator computer system; at least one memory system in operative connection with the administrator computer system; at least one communication portal in communicative connection with the administrator computer system to provide communication to and from the administrator computer system; at least one list of members eligible members stored in the memory system, at least one interface via which at least one of the members can log onto the administrator computer system upon providing the security information; at least one interface via which the logged member can enter a claim for funds from the logged member's account and information associated with the claim; and at least one set of rules stored in the memory system, the set of rules being applicable to the information associated with a claim submitted by the logged member to determine if the claim is qualified. | 08-28-2008 |
Jay R. Widdig, Allen, TX US
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20110208537 | INTERACTIVE UNIFIED WORKSTATION FOR BENCHMARKING AND CARE PLANNING - An interactive, unified workstation is described that unifies in a single system multitude of functions pertaining to a practitioners practice that would otherwise require disjointed, more expensive, and less efficient individual workstations dedicated to a specific, limited task or a sub-set of tasks. The invention is directed towards benchmarking for a practitioner's business practice, and for clinical aspects of treatment planning; and integrating overall patient care planning functions. The unified workstation further facilitates access to archived database resources and facilitates both knowledge base services to practitioners and also hybrid treatment planning, wherein different types of appliance systems (fixed, such as brackets and wires, or removable, such as aligning shells) may be used during the course of treatment. | 08-25-2011 |