Kearns, US
Andrew Kearns, Danbury, CT US
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20140002210 | PLANAR CONSTANT-RESISTANCE HYBRID FILTER | 01-02-2014 |
Benjamin James Kearns, Clarkston, MI US
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20090116255 | ROUND LAMPS WITH INTEGRATED HEADLINER ATTACHMENT - A lamp assembly includes a bezel having a lamp receiving section and an integrated attachment section. The integrated attachment section has one or more outwardly directed extensions for attaching the lamp assembly to the interior component by rotating the bezel into a receiving aperture. A lamp housing is disposed within the lamp receiving assembly. Finally, the lamp assembly includes a light source positioned within the lamp housing for projecting light along a light path. | 05-07-2009 |
Casey P. Kearns, Oklahoma City, OK US
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20130206864 | PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAYER PREHEATING SYSTEM - A plural component sprayer preheating system has a standard plural component sprayer system having a plurality of pumps for pumping a plurality of components from a plurality of containers into the plural component sprayer system. A component preheating system is attached to the plural component sprayer and has an insulated resin container having a mixer therein for mixing resin in the container. A transfer pump is input from a valve which is coupled to the insulated resin container and to a supply container. The transfer pump has an output into a resin heater so that resin can be pumped either from the insulated container or a supply container through the resin heater and back into the insulated container. | 08-15-2013 |
Catherine E. Kearns, Haverhill, MA US
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20110020653 | COMPOSITE CUSHIONING STRUCTURE - The disclosure is directed to a composite cushioning structure including a fluoropolymer layer having a major surface and a polymeric layer overlying the major surface of the fluoropolymer layer. The composite structure has wherein the composite structure can withstand a hot press at a temperature of at least about 330° C. to about 400° C. and a pressure of about 3 MPa to about 5 MPa for at least about 15 cycles. | 01-27-2011 |
David Kearns, Hartford, WI US
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20090173655 | PADLOCK DISPLAY PACKAGE - An exemplary display package for an item having a loop portion includes a card having a front side and a back side, a post extending from the front side of the card, and a hasp extending from the front side of the card to define a slot. The item may be attached to the display package by positioning the loop portion of the item around the post and through the slot. | 07-09-2009 |
20100219098 | PADLOCK DISPLAY PACKAGE - An exemplary display package for an item having a loop portion includes a card having a front side and a back side, a post extending from the front side of the card, and a hasp extending from the front side of the card to define a slot. The item may be attached to the display package by positioning the loop portion of the item around the post and through the slot. | 09-02-2010 |
David Kearns, Quakertown, PA US
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20140019333 | Methods and Systems for Segmentation Using Multiple Dependent Variables - Provided are systems and methods for partitioning of segments in a consumer credit segmentation tree. Segments can be defined based on regression tree analysis. | 01-16-2014 |
David Patrick Kearns, Mahopac, NY US
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20140122229 | TECHNIQUES FOR RECOMMENDING A RETAILER, RETAIL PRODUCT, OR RETAIL SERVICES - Techniques for recommending a retailer, retail products, or retail services are provided. Retail preferences and preferences for specific products and services of a specific retail type are aggregated for a consumer. These preferences are analyzed and clustered with other consumers so that retailer, retail product, and retail service recommendations can be automatically and dynamically made to the consumer. | 05-01-2014 |
David Tommy Kearns, Desoto, KS US
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20110258008 | BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL DESIGN MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods are provided for aiding in the development of Business Process Model (BPM) design. A BPM Design is created by a design editor, and contains model data that describes the design. The design is stored in a datastore. Sets of measurements are derived from the model data that express measures such as complexity, maintainability, or productivity of the design. A measurement calculator derives sets of measurements based on model data from designs. A design planner accesses the datastore and makes use of measurements as an aid to BPM Design. A display generator receives measurements and processes them so that they may be displayed to a user and readily interpreted as an aid to BPM Design, development, or management. | 10-20-2011 |
Diane Kearns, Austin, TX US
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20150319503 | SMART INTERACTIVE MEDIA CONTENT GUIDE - Television content is provided upon request. A search request for television content is received from a user on a user device. Listings for television content that meet the search request are determined based on the search request. Text describing the listings is converted to corresponding speech describing the listings. Speech describing the listings is provided audibly. | 11-05-2015 |
Elizabeth A. Kearns, Tampa, FL US
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20110059462 | AUTOMATED PARTICULATE CONCENTRATION SYSTEM - An automated system for concentrating potentially harmful substances from various water types or other non-viscous liquids to facilitate detection of those substances is disclosed herein. The automated system comprises a water pressure driven or pump driven concentration unit that filters the test fluid through a hollow-fiber filter. Material collected on the filter is backflushed into a collection vessel by passing a small volume of sterile solution through the filter in the reverse direction. The automated system can be configured to be portable or to be integrated into a continuous liquid stream for online monitoring of test fluids. Optionally, an electronic signal at the end of the backflush sequence triggers a detector, such as an automated array biosensor, to begin processing and analyzing the sample. | 03-10-2011 |
Gary Kearns, New Canaan, CT US
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20150032543 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING MERCHANTS - A computer system for recommending a merchant to a candidate consumer is provided. The computer system includes a memory device for storing data and a processor. The processor is programmed to collect transaction information for transactions between a plurality of payment cardholders and a plurality of merchants over a predetermined time period where the transaction information includes a merchant identifier associated with each transaction, generate a list of cardholders based on the transaction information where the cardholder list includes an inferred residential zip code associated with each cardholder, determine a number of unique cardholders for each inferred residential zip code associated with each merchant identifier based on the transaction information and the cardholder inferred residential zip codes, calculate a local popularity score for each merchant based on the number of unique cardholders and cardholder inferred residential zip codes, and generate a list of merchants based on the local popularity score. | 01-29-2015 |
Gary Kearns, Purchase, NY US
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20150032604 | MERCHANT DATA CLEANSING IN CLEARING RECORD BASED ON TARGETED MERCHANTS - A network operator intermediates a cashless transaction by sending a payment device issuer an outbound clearing data file enriched with cleansed merchant data. Issuers that choose to participate in the merchant data cleansing service are provided with the cleansed, and optionally augmented, merchant information. Before providing the cleansed and/or augmented merchant information, a determination is made of whether a “do not recognize” call is likely, based upon a determination by a computing device of whether or not the merchant is on a “watch-list” of merchants. The “watch-list” is previously generated based upon one or several factors, including whether or not a minimum number or percentage of previous transactions have resulted in charge-backs, whether DNR transactions associated with the merchant were previously reported, or if an acquirer, issuer, or third-party payment provider recommends the merchant for inclusion. | 01-29-2015 |
Gary Kearns, Greenwich, CT US
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20150032565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING MERCHANTS - A computer system for recommending merchants to a candidate consumer is provided. The computer system includes a memory device in communication with a processor. The processor is programmed to collect transaction information for transactions between a plurality of payment cardholders and a plurality of merchants over a predetermined time period. The transaction information includes a merchant identifier associated with each transaction. The processor generates a list of cardholders based on the transaction information. The cardholder list includes a residential zip code associated with each cardholder. The processor then determine a total number of transactions and a number of local and unique cardholders for each merchant identifier based, at least in part, on the transaction information and/or the cardholder residential zip codes. Based on the total number of transactions and the number of local and unique cardholders, the processor then generates a list of recommended merchants. | 01-29-2015 |
George Kearns, Tempe, AZ US
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20160057243 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF DOMAIN NAMES FOR THIRD PARTY SERVICES - A system and method for creating custom domain name links is presented. A request is received by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network. The request is received from a user and is to create a custom domain name link to a third party service, the request identifying a custom domain name and the third party service. An entry is retrieved from a third party service link database for the third party service. The entry specifies how to create the custom domain name link for the third party service. The custom domain name link is created, by the at least one server, in accordance with the entry retrieved from the third party service link database. | 02-25-2016 |
Gregory J. Kearns, Eugene, OR US
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20080241423 | HIGH K DIELECTRIC GROWTH ON METAL TRIFLATE OR TRIFLUOROACETATE TERMINATED III-V SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACES - Surface preparation of a compound semiconductor surface, such as indium antimonide (InSb), with a triflating agent, such as triflic anhydride or a trifluoroacetylating agent, such as trifluoroacetic anhydride is described. In one embodiment, the triflating or trifluoroacetylating passivates the compound semiconductor surface by terminating the surface with triflate trifluoroacetate groups. In a further embodiment, a triflating agent or trifluoroacetylating agent is employed to first convert a thin native oxide present on a compound semiconductor surface to a soluble species. In another embodiment, the passivated compound semiconductor surface is activated in an ALD chamber by reacting the triflate or trifluoroacetate protecting groups with a protic source, such as water (H | 10-02-2008 |
20080280099 | Silicon Substrates with Thermal Oxide Windows for Transmission Electron Microscopy - Silicon grids with electron-transparent SiO | 11-13-2008 |
20090104435 | Method for Functionalizing Surfaces - Disclosed is a method for the chemical modification of surfaces to form patterned nanoparticle arrays on the surfaces. Methods of producing arrays in predetermined patterns and electronic devices that incorporate such patterned arrays are also described. | 04-23-2009 |
James A. Kearns, Cypress, TX US
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20090198549 | Automated Repair System and Method for Network-Addressable Components - A system, and a corresponding method provide for automated repair of network-addressable components belonging to an enterprise. The system includes a service event filter that receives information related to the operation of the component and in real time determines if the received information indicates a serviceable event; and a service event analyzer coupled to the service event filter. The service event analyzer determines in real time an applicable procedure for repair or replacement of the component, and formats in real time the information related to the operation of the component and the applicable procedure into a machine-readable message. Finally, the system includes a serviceable event interface that provides in real time the machine-readable message to a remote service center and receives an indication related to dispatch of a replacement for the component. | 08-06-2009 |
James E. Kearns, Lincoln Park, NJ US
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20140149362 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION FILE STATUS REPORT - A customer communication system of a mobile communication network automatically generates a report concerning the location of a customer notification file within the customer communication system to allow for easier file review in response to an error message. In the examples, a file information database is accessed to obtain information regarding the expected file name or expected location of the customer notification file. Using the file information, a search is conducted for the location of the customer notification file. Error correction information is also collected regarding the customer notification file. The system then generates a report combining the information regarding the location of the customer notification file with the reference information regarding any error correction instructions. The report is published, thereby allowing any user responsible for the correction of an error message to access the file location information and the associated error correction instructions. | 05-29-2014 |
James Lawrence Kearns, Jacksonville, FL US
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20120305215 | Kearns' cooling blanket - This method of cooling provides that water is the primary catalyst for the cooling, rather than air in the standard systems, and provides that in the open system that cooling tubes are placed in the ceiling of the enclosed space or external covered area It provides for lower than | 12-06-2012 |
20130266701 | KEARNS'S WET METHOD OF PRESERVING LETTUCE AND OTHER LEAFY VEGETABLES - This method of preserving lettuce and leafy vegetables is an advancement in current systems in that it will maintain freshness and nutritional value of lettuce and other leafy vegetables for far extended periods than current methods thus providing a greater food source for people. It will improve the environment by stretching food sources by preservation, to persons who need nourishment. It will maintain the moisture content and crispness of the lettuce, and the only foreign substances introduced are optional standard table salt and optional green food coloring in water which will preserve all properties and nutritional values of the lettuce and maintain freshness for up to or even beyond 90 days which is far greater than currently utilized systems. It will maintain the crispness of the lettuce throughout the duration of storage, for up to an unknown duration. | 10-10-2013 |
20140292655 | RAT - This device is new and allows the operator to wear the device over a foot or shoe in order to operate a mouse, which is the primary “flash of genius” and includes a number of variable logo designs to suit the preference of the user. It permits “hands-free” operation of the mouse and engages the feet rather than the hands. Design modifications incorporate a right and left click by tapping on the side of a desk, chair or other foot. The novelty of the system is the ability to wear the item as a normal operated mouse, that is termed as a rat. It incorporates the existing wireless technology, but the new system is allowing it to be worn over the socked foot or shoe allowing the user to become a part of the computer. It is not intended to be worn as a shoe outside of operating a computer. | 10-02-2014 |
Jay Kearns, Loveland, CO US
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20090312125 | Batting grip and training systems - Bat grip devices and methods are disclosed that are provided for developing swing technique for batting in sports such as baseball and softball. The invention in some embodiments may comprise a bat grip device having a plurality of grip retention elements. The plurality of grip retention elements may be integral with a handle conforming surface and positioned longitudinally along the axis of the handle conforming surface. The longitudinal axis of the handle conforming surface may coincide with and be the longitudinal axis of a handle of a bat. A fulcrum element may be configured between the upper and lower plurality of grip retention elements. In some embodiments the fulcrum element comprises a hand positioning fulcrum element designed to assist in achieving the objectives of the present invention. In still further embodiments, the fulcrum element may comprise a bat acceleration element corresponding to the center of gravity of the bat. The invention in some embodiments comprises methods of batting and batting instruction as well as swing technique, and alternatively may be incorporated into traditional batting instruction. | 12-17-2009 |
Jeffrey David Kearns, Arlington, MA US
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20120308576 | MONOCLONAL AND OLIGOCLONAL ANTI-EGFR ANTIBODIES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS EXPRESSING PREDOMINANTLY HIGH AFFINITY EGFR LIGANDS OR TUMORS EXPRESSING PREDOMINANTLY LOW AFFINITY EGFR LIGANDS - Disclosed are pharmaceutical preparations for, and methods for determining, appropriate and effective treatment with therapeutic agents comprising a single species of anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody or therapeutic agents comprising a plurality of species of such antibodies, as well as kits useful for making such determinations. | 12-06-2012 |
20140127207 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) AND USES THEREOF - Anti-EGFR antibodies, therapeutic compositions comprising combinations of anti-EGFR antibodies, as well as methods for using such antibodies and compositions to treat EGFR-related disorders (e.g., cancers), are disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140170668 | MONOCLONAL AND OLIGOCLONAL ANTI-EGFR ANTIBODIES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS EXPRESSING PREDOMINANTLY HIGH AFFINITY EGFR LIGANDS OR TUMORS EXPRESSING PREDOMINANTLY LOW AFFINITY EGFR LIGANDS - Disclosed are pharmaceutical preparations for, and methods for determining, appropriate and effective treatment with therapeutic agents comprising a single species of anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody or therapeutic agents comprising a plurality of species of such antibodies, as well as kits useful for making such determinations. | 06-19-2014 |
20140234314 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) AND USES THEREOF - Anti-EGFR antibodies, therapeutic compositions comprising combinations of anti-EGFR antibodies, as well as methods for using such antibodies and compositions to treat EGFR-related disorders (e.g., cancers), are disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
20150368346 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) AND USES THEREOF - Anti-EGFR antibodies, therapeutic compositions comprising combinations of anti-EGFR antibodies, as well as methods for using such antibodies and compositions to treat EGFR-related disorders (e.g., cancers), are disclosed. | 12-24-2015 |
20150368347 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) AND USES THEREOF - Anti-EGFR antibodies, therapeutic compositions comprising combinations of anti-EGFR antibodies, as well as methods for using such antibodies and compositions to treat EGFR-related disorders (e.g., cancers), are disclosed. | 12-24-2015 |
20150376284 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) AND USES THEREOF - Anti-EGFR antibodies, therapeutic compositions comprising combinations of anti-EGFR antibodies, as well as methods for using such antibodies and compositions to treat EGFR-related disorders (e.g., cancers), are disclosed. | 12-31-2015 |
20160083800 | MONOCLONAL AND OLIGOCLONAL ANTI-EGFR ANTIBODIES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS EXPRESSING PREDOMINANTLY HIGH AFFINITY EGFR LIGANDS OR TUMORS EXPRESSING PREDOMINANTLY LOW AFFINITY EGFR LIGANDS - Disclosed are pharmaceutical preparations for, and methods for determining, appropriate and effective treatment with therapeutic agents comprising a single species of anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody or therapeutic agents comprising a plurality of species of such antibodies, as well as kits useful for making such determinations. | 03-24-2016 |
Jennifer Kearns, Sigel, PA US
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20160066542 | QUICK SENSING PET NAIL CLIPPER DEVICE - A quick sensing pet nail clipper device for preventing cutting into a vein while clipping a pet's nails. The device includes a pliers having a first jaw, a second jaw, and a pair of handles. A heat sensor is coupled to the first one of the jaws wherein the heat sensor is configured for detecting a vein within a pet nail positioned adjacent to the first jaw. An alert is coupled to the pliers. The alert is operationally coupled to the heat sensor wherein the alert is actuated by the heat sensor. | 03-10-2016 |
Joel Kearns, Springfield, VA US
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20100024716 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DIAMETER OF A SILICON CRYSTAL INGOT IN A GROWTH PROCESS - An improvement to a method and an apparatus for growing a monocrystalline silicon ingot from silicon melt according to the CZ process. The improvement performs defining an error between a target taper of a meniscus and a measured taper, and translating the taper error into a feedback adjustment to a pull-speed of the silicon ingot. The conventional control model for controlling the CZ process relies on linear control (PID) controlling a non-linear system of quadratic relationship defined in the time domain between the diameter and the pull-speed. The present invention transforms the quadratic relationship in the time domain between the diameter and the pull-speed into a simile, linear relationship in the length domain between a meniscus taper of the ingot and the pull-speed. The present invention applies a linear control (modified PID) which operates in the length domain, and controls a system that has a linear relationship between the ingot taper and the pull-speed in the length domain to control the diameter of a growing silicon ingot. | 02-04-2010 |
20100024718 | Procedure for in-situ determination of thermal gradients at the crystal growth front - A method and apparatus for growing a semiconductor crystal include pulling the semiconductor crystal from melt at a pull speed and modulating the pull speed by combining a periodic pull speed with an average speed. The modulation of the pull speed allows in-situ determination of characteristic temperature gradients in the melt and in the crystal during crystal formation. The temperature gradients may be used to control relevant process parameters that affect morphological stability or intrinsic material properties in the finished crystal such as for instance the target pull speed of the crystal or the melt gap, which determines the thermal gradient in the crystal during growth. | 02-04-2010 |
20100206219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DIAMETER OF A SILICON CRYSTAL INGOT IN A GROWTH PROCESS - An improvement to a method and an apparatus for growing a monocrystalline silicon ingot from silicon melt according to the CZ process. The improvement performs defining an error between a target taper of a meniscus and a measured taper, and translating the taper error into a feedback adjustment to a pull-speed of the silicon ingot. The conventional control model for controlling the CZ process relies on linear control (PID) controlling a non-linear system of quadratic relationship defined in the time domain between the diameter and the pull-speed. The present invention transforms the quadratic relationship in the time domain between the diameter and the pull-speed into a simile, linear relationship in the length domain between a meniscus taper of the ingot and the pull-speed. The present invention applies a linear control (modified PID) which operates in the length domain, and controls a system that has a linear relationship between the ingot taper and the pull-speed in the length domain to control the diameter of a growing silicon ingot. | 08-19-2010 |
20120186512 | PROCEDURE FOR IN-SITU DETERMINATION OF THERMAL GRADIENTS AT THE CRYSTAL GROWTH FRONT - A method and apparatus for growing a semiconductor crystal include pulling the semiconductor crystal from melt at a pull speed and modulating the pull speed by combining a periodic pull speed with an average speed. The modulation of the pull speed allows in-situ determination of characteristic temperature gradients in the melt and in the crystal during crystal formation. The temperature gradients may be used to control relevant process parameters that affect morphological stability or intrinsic material properties in the finished crystal such as for instance the target pull speed of the crystal or the melt gap, which determines the thermal gradient in the crystal during growth. | 07-26-2012 |
John Gerard Kearns, Smithtown, NY US
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20110019863 | Microphone-Shaped Speaker - A microphone-shaped speaker device preferably for use by children, teenagers, young adults and even adults for leisure and fun. The microphone shaped device can be electrically connected and appear to be a regular microphone for receipt of lyrics of a song or a voice for playing through and out of a speaker but, in fact, it necessarily is also an audio speaker, located at or adjacent to the mouth of the entertainer. The device is connected to a source of audio, digital or analog, signals of the voices of pre-recorded entertainers. In this manner, an extremely realistic effect/illusion is provided, the user seems to be singing (when suitably lip synched to the lyrics of the pre-recorded songs), with the voice, tone, harmony, melody, etc. of the professional singer. When the microphone-shaped speaker device (a speaker contained at the head of the handle of an otherwise conventionally looking microphone) is selectively connected to a source of lyrics, normally with music such as an i-pod® or mp | 01-27-2011 |
John K. Kearns, Henderson, NV US
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20100048280 | SYSTEM FOR ANIMATING MECHANICAL REELS ON A GAMING MACHINE - A system for providing animation on mechanical reels games is disclosed. A gaming machine includes a plurality of mechanical reels each having symbols provided on an outer surface of each of the reels. A lighting system is configured to illuminate a selected symbol on at least one spinning mechanical reels. A game controller generates a game outcome and determines a spin duration for each of the plurality of reels. One or more stepper motors is operatively coupled to the mechanical reels and independently spins each reel. A reel control unit determines the timing of illuminating of the selected symbol on the position of the symbol on the reel when it is illuminated. | 02-25-2010 |
20100048281 | METHOD FOR ANIMATING MECHANICAL REELS ON A GAMING MACHINE - A method for providing animation on a gaming machine having mechanical reels is disclosed. The method comprises spinning at least one mechanical reel, and illuminating a first symbol on the spinning mechanical reel, wherein the lighting system directs light onto the first symbol for a designated amount of time while the mechanical reel is spinning. A second symbol on the spinning reel is then illuminated, and combined effect of illuminating the first and second symbols while the mechanical reel is spinning is to produce the appearance of animation. | 02-25-2010 |
20120028699 | GAMING MACHINES HAVING RHYTHMIC REELS - A gaming machine and methods for independently controlling the movement of each mechanical reel are disclosed. The gaming machine includes a plurality of mechanical reels each having indicia provided on an outer surface of each of the reels. A game controller generates a game outcome and determines a spin duration for each of the plurality of reels. One or more stepper motors are operatively coupled to the mechanical reels to independently spin each reel. A reel control unit is in communication with one or more stepper motors and the game controller. The reel control unit determines an appropriate spin profile for each reel based upon the game outcome and the spin duration to cause the reels to spin and stop in a rhythmic manner. | 02-02-2012 |
20120157185 | SYSTEM FOR ANIMATING MECHANICAL REELS ON A GAMING MACHINE - A system for providing animation on mechanical reels games is disclosed. A gaming machine includes a plurality of mechanical reels each having symbols provided on an outer surface of each of the reels. A lighting system is configured to illuminate a selected symbol on at least one mechanical reel. A game controller generates a game outcome. One or more stepper motors is operatively coupled to the mechanical reels and independently spins each reel. A reel control unit determines the timing of illuminating of the selected symbol on the position of the symbol on the reel when it is illuminated. | 06-21-2012 |
20130023330 | GAMING MACHINES HAVING RHYTHMIC REELS - A gaming machine and methods for independently controlling the movement of each mechanical reel are disclosed. The gaming machine includes a plurality of mechanical reels each having indicia provided on an outer surface of each of the reels. A game controller generates a game outcome and determines a spin duration for each of the plurality of reels. One or more stepper motors are operatively coupled to the mechanical reels to independently spin each reel. A reel control unit is in communication with one or more stepper motors and the game controller. The reel control unit determines an appropriate spin profile for each reel based upon the game outcome and the spin duration to cause the reels to spin and stop in a rhythmic manner. | 01-24-2013 |
20140045574 | SYSTEM FOR ANIMATING MECHANICAL REELS ON A GAMING MACHINE - A system for providing animation on reel games is disclosed. A gaming machine includes a plurality of reels each having symbols provided on an outer surface of each of the reels. A lighting system is configured to illuminate a selected symbol on at least one reel. A game controller generates a game outcome. A reel control unit determines the timing of illuminating of the selected symbol on the position of the symbol on the reel when it is illuminated. | 02-13-2014 |
John P. Kearns, League City, TX US
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20090291018 | Inductive heating of workpiece using coiled assemblies, system and method - A system for inductively heating a workpiece including a heating coil that surrounds the sides and ends of the workpiece, wherein the heating coil comprises a first coil assembly that encloses a first portion of the workpiece and a second coil assembly that encloses a second portion of the workpiece. A power supply is operatively connected to the first coil assembly and the second coil assembly. | 11-26-2009 |
20100282739 | METHODS FOR INDUCTIVE HEATING OF WORKPIECE USING COILED ASSEMBLIES - A method for inductively heating a workpiece using a heating coil that surrounds the sides and ends of the workpiece, wherein the heating coil comprises a first coil assembly that encloses a first portion of the workpiece and a second coil assembly that encloses a second portion of the workpiece. A power supply is operatively connected to the first coil assembly and the second coil assembly. | 11-11-2010 |
20120090414 | In-Line Piggable Wye Fitting, Apparatus and Method - A fitting for inserting a pig into a pipeline. The fitting comprises a cast body having a first end for connecting to a first end of a pipeline and a second end for connecting to a second end of the pipeline. The cast body further comprises a third end arranged at a predetermined angle to the first and second end of the cast body. A retractable guide within the cast body can be at least partially inserted into a run portion of the cast body for delivery or retrieval of the pig. | 04-19-2012 |
Joseph P. Kearns, Overland Park, KS US
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20100260882 | EXTRUDER ASSEMBLY WITH ALTERNATING CONVERGING AND DIVERGING BARREL SECTIONS - High-capacity extrusion die assemblies ( | 10-14-2010 |
Justin Kearns, Seattle, WA US
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20150298807 | MODULAR POD SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - A mission pod system for an aircraft set to perform a mission includes a fixed portion that is fixedly secured to an exterior surface of the aircraft. The mission pod system also includes a modular portion that is removably secured to the fixed portion and spaced away from the exterior surface of the aircraft via the fixed portion. The modular portion includes an entirety of mission-specific components. | 10-22-2015 |
Justin Kearns, Somerville, MA US
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20120072052 | Navigation Portals for a Remote Vehicle Control User Interface - An operator control unit has a user interface that allows a user to identify a mode of display and interaction that narrows the user's options for his next interaction with the user interface. The user interface utilizes portals to transition between environments such as indoors to outdoors, outdoors to indoors, different rooms of a building, and different floors of a building, the portals representing one or more of stairways and doors, and being used in remote vehicle path planning as waypoints that may require execution of predetermined behaviors. | 03-22-2012 |
20150077502 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES INCLUDING TOUCHPAD DRIVING INTERFACES FOR TELEMEDICINE DEVICES - The present disclosure describes various aspects of remote presence interfaces (RPIs) for use on portable electronic devices (PEDs) to interface with remote telepresence devices. An RPI may allow a user to interact with a telepresence device, view a live video feed, provide navigational instructions, and/or otherwise interact with the telepresence device. The RPI may allow a user to manually, semi-autonomously, or autonomously control the movement of the telepresence device. One or more panels associated with a video feed, patient data, calendars, date, time, telemetry data, PED data, telepresence device data, healthcare facility information, healthcare practitioner information, menu tabs, settings controls, and/or other features may be utilized via the RPI. | 03-19-2015 |
Justin D. Kearns, Seattle, WA US
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20080289426 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SHM) TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - A transducer assembly may include a first layer of dielectric material and a pair of electrically conductive traces adjacent to the first dielectric layer. Each of the electrically conductive traces may include a first contact pad and a second contact pad. The first layer of dielectric material may include a pair of vias or openings formed therein to expose each of the first contact pads. A second layer of dielectric material may be attached to the first layer of dielectric material with the pair of electrically conductive traces disposed between the first and second layers of dielectric material. A transducer may be attached to the second layer of dielectric material and each second contact pad may be electrically connected to the transducer. | 11-27-2008 |
20080319692 | TRANSDUCER HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SHM) SYSTEMS - A method for diagnosing the health of a transducer may include transmitting a signal to a transducer to cause the transducer to transmit a stress wave into an object being monitored, wherein the signal has a predetermined frequency range or bandwidth. The method may also include receiving response data for the transducer and transforming the response data to data representative of an impedance curve of impedance versus frequency for the predetermined frequency range. The method may further include extracting selected parameters from the impedance curve to diagnose the health of the transducer. | 12-25-2008 |
20090093999 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING DAMAGE IN A STRUCTURE - A method for quantifying damage in a test structure having a plurality of transducer units coupled to at least one portion of the test structure includes: (a) training an evaluating algorithmic system coupled with the transducer units to establish a trained algorithmic system able to recognize a plurality of characteristics of signals traversing a plurality of paths through a training structure substantially similar to the test structure after the training structure is damaged. Each path is situated between a respective pair of transducer units coupled to the training structure; the plurality of characteristics relates each path to a plurality of physical aspects of the damage. A trained algorithmic system is employed to recognize the plurality of characteristics of signals traversing paths in the test structure to effect the quantifying. The plurality of physical aspects includes less than ten physical aspects. | 04-09-2009 |
20100182023 | TRANSMISSION LINE MOISTURE SENSOR - A sensor device for monitoring and testing for potential corrosion of structural elements is disclosed comprising a soluble material disposed adjacent to at least one conductor in a transmission line that reacts to the presence of moisture causing a detectable change in an electrical property of the conductor. The conductor may comprise a conductive ink that is disrupted when the soluble material dissolves beneath it. Alternately, the nonconductive soluble membrane may separate two conductors and moisture causes a disruption in the soluble membrane allowing the two conductors to short. Detected changes in the electrical properties of the one or more conductors can be used to indicate potential corrosion or structural imparement in the structural element. Connection to the sensor device may be through a connector or using a wireless reader which remotely energizes the sensor device comprising one or more RFID chips. | 07-22-2010 |
20110291802 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A structural health management device, system and method are provided for facilitating the inspection of a structure, such as in accordance with a condition-based maintenance strategy. A structural health management device may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and at least one sense line communicably coupled to the RFID tag and configured to extend at least partially along a workpiece. The sense line may be formed of different materials depending upon the objective of the inspection. The RFID tag may include processing circuitry and an antenna configured to facilitate offboard communication. The processing circuitry may be configured to interrogate the at least one sense line to determine a change in continuity which is indicative of a change in the structural health of the workpiece. The structural health management device may therefore detect the onset of structural issues in a timely manner. | 12-01-2011 |
20120325966 | Flight Vehicle Fairing Having Vibration-Damping Blankets - Vibration-damping blankets are attached to the back surfaces of fairing panels of a flight vehicle (e.g., an aircraft or spacecraft) to reduce vibration, fatigue, structure and airborne transmitted energy, and cabin noise. In one case, the flight vehicle fairing has an exterior comprising exterior surfaces of a multiplicity of removable panels. A method of retrofitting the flight vehicle with vibration-damping blankets comprises: removing a panel from the flight vehicle exterior; attaching a vibration-damping blanket to a back surface of the removed panel; and installing the panel with attached vibration-damping blanket on the flight vehicle with the exterior surface of the panel forming part of the flight vehicle exterior. In one embodiment, the vibration-damping blanket comprises polymeric (e.g., aromatic polyamide) fibers in a nonwoven structure. | 12-27-2012 |
20130238532 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying Structural Deformation - A method and apparatus for identifying deformation of a structure. Training deformation data is identified for each training case in a plurality of training cases. Training strain data is identified for each training case in the plurality of training cases. The training deformation data and the training strain data are configured for use by a heuristic model to increase an accuracy of output data generated by the heuristic model. A group of parameters for the heuristic model is adjusted using the training deformation data and the training strain data for the each training case in the plurality of training cases such that the heuristic model is trained to generate estimated deformation data for the structure based on input strain data. The estimated deformation data has a desired level of accuracy. | 09-12-2013 |
20140361120 | Flight Vehicle Fairing Having Vibration-Damping Blankets - Vibration-damping blankets are attached to the back surfaces of fairing panels of a flight vehicle (e.g., an aircraft or spacecraft) to reduce vibration, fatigue, structure and airborne transmitted energy, and cabin noise. In one case, the flight vehicle fairing has an exterior comprising exterior surfaces of a multiplicity of removable panels. A method of retrofitting the flight vehicle with vibration-damping blankets comprises: removing a panel from the flight vehicle exterior; attaching a vibration-damping blanket to a back surface of the removed panel; and installing the panel with attached vibration-damping blanket on the flight vehicle with the exterior surface of the panel forming part of the flight vehicle exterior. In one embodiment, the vibration-damping blanket comprises polymeric (e.g., aromatic polyamide) fibers in a nonwoven structure. | 12-11-2014 |
20150347915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION - A method and apparatus for identifying deformation of a structure. Training deformation data is identified for each training case in a plurality of training cases. Training strain data is identified for each training case in the plurality of training cases. The training deformation data and the training strain data are configured for use by a heuristic model to increase an accuracy of output data generated by the heuristic model. A group of parameters for the heuristic model is adjusted using the training deformation data and the training strain data for the each training case in the plurality of training cases such that the heuristic model is trained to generate estimated deformation data for the structure based on input strain data. The estimated deformation data has a desired level of accuracy. | 12-03-2015 |
Justin H. Kearns, Somerville, MA US
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20130226344 | Mobile Robot - A mobile robot including a robot body, a drive system supporting the robot body, and a controller in communication with the drive system. The robot also includes an actuator moving a portion of the robot body through a volume of space adjacent the mobile robot and a sensor pod in communication with the controller. The sensor pod includes a collar rotatably supported and having a curved wall formed at least partially as a surface of revolution about a vertical axis. The sensor pod also includes a volumetric point cloud sensor housed by the collar and observing the volume of space adjacent the robot from within the collar along an observation axis extending through the curved wall. A collar actuator rotates the collar and the volumetric point cloud sensor together about the collar axis. | 08-29-2013 |
20140350839 | Simultaneous Localization And Mapping For A Mobile Robot - A method of localizing a mobile robot includes receiving sensor data of a scene about the robot and executing a particle filter having a set of particles. Each particle has associated maps representing a robot location hypothesis. The method further includes updating the maps associated with each particle based on the received sensor data, assessing a weight for each particle based on the received sensor data, selecting a particle based on its weight, and determining a location of the robot based on the selected particle. | 11-27-2014 |
20150120057 | Mobile Robot - A mobile robot including a robot body, a drive system supporting the robot body, and a controller in communication with the drive system. The robot also includes an actuator moving a portion of the robot body through a volume of space adjacent the mobile robot and a sensor pod in communication with the controller. The sensor pod includes a collar rotatably supported and having a curved wall formed at least partially as a surface of revolution about a vertical axis. The sensor pod also includes a volumetric point cloud sensor housed by the collar and observing the volume of space adjacent the robot from within the collar along an observation axis extending through the curved wall. A collar actuator rotates the collar and the volumetric point cloud sensor together about the collar axis. | 04-30-2015 |
20150212521 | Simultaneous Localization And Mapping For A Mobile Robot - A method of localizing a mobile robot includes receiving sensor data of a scene about the robot and executing a particle filter having a set of particles. Each particle has associated maps representing a robot location hypothesis. The method further includes updating the maps associated with each particle based on the received sensor data, assessing a weight for each particle based on the received sensor data, selecting a particle based on its weight, and determining a location of the robot based on the selected particle. | 07-30-2015 |
Justin H. Kearns, Cambridge, MA US
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20090254217 | Robotics Systems - A method of controlling a robot includes running multiple applications on a processor, where each application has a robot controller and an action selection engine. Each application is in communication with at least one behavior and at least one action model of at least part of the robot. The method includes running periodic action selection cycles on each action selection engine. Each action selection cycle includes selecting a command for each action space of each action model, generating a single overall command based on the accumulated commands for each action model, and sending the overall command to the robot controller for execution on the robot. | 10-08-2009 |
20120173018 | Mobile Human Interface Robot - A mobile human interface robot that includes a drive system, a controller in communication with the dive system, and an electronic display supported above the drive system and in communication with the controller. The controller includes a central processing unit, a general purpose graphics processing unit, and memory in electrical communication with the central processing unit and the general purpose graphics processing unit. Moreover, the controller has a display operating state and a driving operating state. The controller executes graphics computations on the general purpose graphics processing unit for displaying graphics on the electronic display during the display operating state; and the controller executes mobility computations on the general purpose graphics processing unit for issuing commands to the drive system during the driving operating state. | 07-05-2012 |
20120182392 | Mobile Human Interface Robot - A method of object detection for a mobile robot includes emitting a speckle pattern of light onto a scene about the robot while maneuvering the robot across a work surface, receiving reflections of the emitted speckle pattern off surfaces of a target object in the scene, determining a distance of each reflecting surface of the target object, constructing a three-dimensional depth map of the target object, and classifying the target object. | 07-19-2012 |
20120197439 | INTERFACING WITH A MOBILE TELEPRESENCE ROBOT - A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197464 | INTERFACING WITH A MOBILE TELEPRESENCE ROBOT - A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device. | 08-02-2012 |
20130325244 | TIME-DEPENDENT NAVIGATION OF TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS - A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device. | 12-05-2013 |
20140207286 | INTERFACING WITH A MOBILE TELEPRESENCE ROBOT - A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device. | 07-24-2014 |
20150298317 | Interfacing With A Mobile Telepresence Robot - A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device. | 10-22-2015 |
Keith Kearns, Clear Lake, IA US
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20150069782 | Modular Window System for Passenger Vehicle - The disclosure relates to apparatus, systems and methods for assembling a passenger vehicle including an improved system for modular window assemblies on passenger vehicles, such as busses. These passenger vehicles feature a unified roof component and modular window units which are configured to be installed directly onto the frame such that the roof and sidewall are correspondingly joined by way of joints. In further implementations, a forward transition region is installed which is also fixedly attached to the unified roof component by way of an H section joint. | 03-12-2015 |
Ken Kearns, Madison, WI US
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20080213365 | UNUSUALLY STABLE GLASSES AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME - The present invention provides vapor deposition-methods that overcome the kinetic restrictions imposed by more conventional vapor deposition processes and liquid-cooling techniques to form amorphous molecular solids with greatly enhanced-stabilities. The present methods produce amorphous molecular solids having stabilities, as measured by fictive temperature, that cannot be achieved using liquid-cooling methods. | 09-04-2008 |
Kristin E. Kearns, Biktib, MA US
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20160037883 | ILLUMINATED JEWERLY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The present invention generally relates to an illuminatable jewelry system having a jewelry element containing a controllable light source. By way of example, the jewelry element may be transparent or translucent. The jewelry may also have other types of decorative elements attached to a length of conductive jewelry wire. A power cell having a solar cell, an energy harvesting circuit and a rechargeable battery are in electronic communication with the light source. Magnetic connectors permit the illuminatable jewelry system to be worn and operate to complete an electrical circuit between the power cell and the light source. | 02-11-2016 |
Mark Kearns, Golden, CO US
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20140358054 | STRAPS FOR DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR - According to an embodiment, a system for tightening an article about a limb includes a reel based closure system having a tension member that is guided about the article and tensionable to close or tighten the article and a reel based tightening mechanism that is configured to tension the tension member and to maintain the tension member's tension so that the article remains closed or tightened. The system also includes a strap having a first end that is attached to a first edge of the article and a second end that is operably coupled with the reel based closure system so that tensioning of the tension member causes the strap to be tensioned. An intermediate portion of the strap spans a portion of an opening of the article and is slidingly positioned within a ring component that is attached to a second edge of the article. | 12-04-2014 |
Mark Alan Kearns, Wake Forest, NC US
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20110295022 | Method for producing 2-halogenomethylphenyl acetic acid derivatives - The present invention relates to a process for producing 2-halogenomethylphenyl acetic acid derivatives. | 12-01-2011 |
Matthew Robert Kearns, Woodstock, GA US
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20150269564 | Point of Sale Activation Card Unit - A point of sale activation unit that includes a first wallet portion, a second wallet portion and an activation card portion. The first wallet portion defines a first opening that has a shape corresponding to a machine readable code and includes a security tab affixed thereto with two nicks. The security tab obscures a second opening. The second wallet portion is coupled to the first wallet portion. The activation card portion is narrower than the second opening. The machine readable code is printed on an exterior side and an activation code is printed on an interior side of the activation card portion, which extends from the second wallet portion. The first walled portion, the second wallet portion and the activation card portion are all cut from a single flat sheet and are folded and glued together so that the machine readable code is exposed through the first opening. | 09-24-2015 |
Michael Kearns, Franklin, VA US
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20080228672 | Sales process and form - A novel business method for selling automobiles includes a unique multiply form that includes three different data fields. The form is used in a paperwork tracking technique that comprises multiple sheets having a common data field in a pre-selected area. Each sheet includes other data fields that are unique to that particular form. Each sheet is stripped from the multi-ply form and forwarded to an appropriate department in an automobile dealership. | 09-18-2008 |
Nicola Anne Kearns, Somerville, MA US
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20150191744 | CAS9 EFFECTOR-MEDIATED REGULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION, DIFFERENTIATION AND GENE EDITING/LABELING - The present disclosure relates to methods of and systems for modifying the transcriptional regulation of stem or progenitor cells to promote their differentiation or reprogramming of somatic cells. Further, the labeling and editing of human genomic loci in live cells with three orthogonal CRISPR/Cas9 components allow multicolor detection of genomic loci with high spatial resolution, which provides an avenue for barcoding elements of the human genome in the living state. | 07-09-2015 |
Patricia L. Kearns, Naples, FL US
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20080201161 | System and method for assessing condition and assigning value to watercraft - A computer-implemented system and method for evaluating watercraft, particularly from a remote location. The system includes an evaluation server that receives requests to evaluate a boat from clients. Upon receipt of an evaluation request, the evaluation server submits a request to the client to provide detailed information regarding the boat to be evaluated via a particular website. Once the client has submitted the requested information, the evaluation server notifies a marine surveyor of the report and requests that the surveyor provide comments and cite safety regulations relevant to the boat being inspected. Upon receipt of the surveyor's comments and citations, the evaluation server assembles all gathered information and provides a report to the client or a designated representative. | 08-21-2008 |
Robert Kearns, Melrose, MT US
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20090117633 | Process of Producing Ethanol Using Starch with Enzymes Generated Through Solid State Culture - The present invention is directed to process of producing ethanol using starch with enzymes generated through solid state culture. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117634 | Process of Producing Ethanol Using Cellulose with Enzymes Generated Through Solid State Culture - The present invention is directed to process of producing ethanol using cellulose with enzymes generated through solid state culture. | 05-07-2009 |
20090117635 | Process for Integrating Cellulose and Starch Feedstocks in Ethanol Production - The present invention is directed to process integrating cellulose and starch feedstocks to produce ethanol. | 05-07-2009 |
Robert D. Kearns, Melrose, MT US
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20090259018 | PROTEIN CONSENTRATE FROM STARCH CONTAINING GRAINS: COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to methods of producing a protein concentrate from a starch containing grain and uses thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the protein concentrate produced is used to prepare an aquaculture feed. | 10-15-2009 |
20130274443 | PROTEIN CONCENTRATE FROM STARCH CONTAINING GRAINS: COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to methods of producing a protein concentrate from a starch containing grain and uses thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the protein concentrate produced is used to prepare an aquaculture feed. | 10-17-2013 |
Sean Kearns, Fountain Hills, AZ US
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20130224720 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC TRAINING AND FEEDBACK - Methods and apparatus for dynamic training and feedback according to various aspects of the present invention generally comprise administering training material to a user in conjunction with one or more icons associated with a skill the training material is intended to develop, tracking the progress of a user through the training material, and representing the tracked progress using the one or more icons. The training material may be administered in conjunction with an interactive feature to facilitate collaboration. | 08-29-2013 |
20140045164 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING AND PROMOTING LEARNING - Methods and apparatus for assessing and promoting learning according to various aspects of the present technology generally comprise presenting a training system to a user that adapts to the user's progress by altering how a training assignment is presented to the user by monitoring the user's progression toward a desired completion criterion. The training system may determine a user's proficiency with the subject matter without a formal or standardized test. | 02-13-2014 |
Sean C. Kearns, Fountain Hills, AZ US
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20130177895 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC TRAINING - Methods and apparatus for dynamic training according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise administering training content according to a user in conjunction with a configuration option. The configuration option may be substantially optimized to increase a user's training participation and/or increase a user's retention of the training content. | 07-11-2013 |
Steven Kearns, Fort Myers, FL US
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20090305675 | MESSAGING INTERCHANGE SYSTEM - Machine-readable codes are read, decoded and resolved by a messaging system in order to perform a desired function. If the code is not native to that (home) messaging system, then a resolution request is made to a central messaging interchange system to determine which other (destination) messaging system is native to and can resolve that code. The messaging interchange system then either returns the appropriate routing information back to the home messaging system (in which case the home messaging system sends the resolution request directly to the destination messaging system) or forwards the resolution request to the destination messaging system itself. The destination messaging system transmits a resolution response message to the home messaging system, either directly or via the messaging interchange system | 12-10-2009 |
Timothy A. Kearns, Emporia, KS US
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20130243646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING SPORTS IMPLEMENTS AND BALLS - The present invention relates to team sports and sports implements, and more specifically to methods and devices for sanitizing balls during play. One or more sports balls are may be introduced into the device of the present invention which comprises one or more ultra-violet light sources, and has an insertion and a dispensing region, between which each of said plurality of balls travels at a rate that ensures that each of said plurality of balls remains in said apparatus for at least a kill-time period. Ultra violet rays are presented to the surfaces of the plurality of sports balls as the ball traverses between the insertion and extraction regions of the device. | 09-19-2013 |
20140285347 | Sound and Illumination System for a Handbag - A sound and illumination system for a handbag is provided. The handbag includes at least one wall defining an opening and an interior compartment that is accessible therethrough. The opening is configured for being selectively placed in an opened position to allow access to the interior compartment. The system comprises a sound module configured for emitting sound upon activation of the sound module, the sound being generated based upon an audio file stored in a memory. An illumination module is configured for emitting light upon activation of the illumination module, the light being emitted based upon a light emission file stored in the memory. A mounting system is configured for attaching the sound and illumination modules with the wall of the handbag. A switch mechanism is configured for selectively activating the sound and illumination modules to emit light and sound within the interior compartment of the handbag. | 09-25-2014 |
Timothy P. Kearns, Oklahoma City, OK US
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20130206864 | PLURAL COMPONENT SPRAYER PREHEATING SYSTEM - A plural component sprayer preheating system has a standard plural component sprayer system having a plurality of pumps for pumping a plurality of components from a plurality of containers into the plural component sprayer system. A component preheating system is attached to the plural component sprayer and has an insulated resin container having a mixer therein for mixing resin in the container. A transfer pump is input from a valve which is coupled to the insulated resin container and to a supply container. The transfer pump has an output into a resin heater so that resin can be pumped either from the insulated container or a supply container through the resin heater and back into the insulated container. | 08-15-2013 |