Kurz, US
Albert H. Kurz, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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20080301662 | METHOD FOR VERSIONING CLASSES LOADED IN AN OSGI-ENABLED J2EE ENVIRONMENT - According to exemplary embodiments, a method is provided for versioning classes in an OSGi-enables J2EE environment. A first version of code is packaged into a first OSGi bundle, and the first version of code is marked for export. A second version of code is packaged into a second OSGi bundle, and the second version of code is not marked for export. A determination is made whether an application needs the first version of code or the second version of code. If the application needs the first version of code, a classloader hierarchy is constructed using existing classloaders. If the application needs the second version of code, a new classloader is created which is able to load application classes and unversioned application server classes normally, while only loading the correct version of versioned code. | 12-04-2008 |
Arthur Kurz, Cary, IL US
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20100249929 | ADJUSTABLE PATELLA LIGAMENT FOR ACL REPAIR - There are disclosed methods of performing an ACL repair. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a patella ligament with two native bone blocks and the patella ligament has a length greater than a native ACL. The length of the patella ligament is shortened to a desired length for an ACL repair while maintaining at least one native interface between the patella ligament and the native bone blocks. There are disclosed adjustable patella ligaments for ACL repair. In one embodiment, the ligament includes native bone blocks with the length between shortened from a length greater than a native ACL. A securing member is attached to one of the blocks and the patella ligament. At least one block is attached to the patella ligament by a native interface. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 09-30-2010 |
Arthur Kurz, New Vernon, NJ US
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20120015127 | One-Piece Board Level Shielding With Peel-Away Feature - A one-piece board level shielding element with a top cover peel panel is secured to a circuit board to shield and provide access to a shielded component. The shielding element is formed with a top having a peel line to facilitate removal of the peel panel with a peel tool. Once the repair is completed, a new cover is put on to the remaining side-walls to reestablish the shielding. The shield top cover is formed with a peel tool insertion slot and an adjacent peel start slot. The peel panel is removed by a peel tool having a peel hook mounted to a cylindrical peel key that is inserted into the insertion slot and hooks the cover at the peel start slot. Upon rotating the peel key away from the peel start slot, the peel panel is easily removed. A fixture plate may be used to support the peel tool and assist in removal of the peel panel | 01-19-2012 |
20120060675 | Cartridge Loop With Compliant Tab for Ammunition Belt - A cartridge loop for an ammunition belt having a coupling interface with an opening and a pair of substantially parallel lines side walls having a compliant tab formed therein to deflect easily without deforming the loop when a coupling is engaged in the interface is provided. The compliant tab is formed by a U-shaped cut-out from the loop across the side walls to the front face of the coupling interface. The walls of the interface are separated by a distance and the coupling has first and second ends connected by a link connecting the first and second ends, the first end having a locking head with four sides having a diagonal that forms an interference fit with the compliant tabs formed in the side walls. | 03-15-2012 |
20130199011 | One-Piece Board Level Shielding With Peel-Away Feature - A one-piece board level shielding element with a top cover peel panel is secured to a circuit board to shield and provide access to a shielded component. The shielding element is formed with a top having a peel line to facilitate removal of the peel panel with a peel tool. Once the repair is completed, a new cover is put on to the remaining side-walls to reestablish the shielding. The shield top cover is formed with a peel tool insertion slot and an adjacent peel start slot. The peel panel is removed by a peel tool having a peel hook mounted to a cylindrical peel key that is inserted into the insertion slot and hooks the cover at the peel start slot. Upon rotating the peel key away from the peel start slot, the peel panel is easily removed. A fixture plate may be used to support the peel tool and assist in removal of the peel panel | 08-08-2013 |
20140259638 | Stamped Antenna and Method of Manufacturing - A stamped antenna and a method of manufacturing includes providing a sheet of metallic material for a first partial stamping. The first partial stamping forms an antenna including traces, contacts, carriers connected to the traces, and tie-bars between the traces. A pressure sensitive adhesive is then bonded to the traces of the antenna. A second complete stamping is then performed on the antenna, including pressure sensitive adhesive, to remove the carriers and tie-bars. An intermediate product for the manufacture of an antenna includes a pressure sensitive adhesive, one or more stamped traces bonded with the pressure sensitive adhesive, and at least one tie-bar connected between the one or more traces supports the one or more traces. | 09-18-2014 |
20140261640 | Grounding Spacer - A grounding spacer is provided. The grounding spacer comprising a circular body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a central aperture, and a plurality of radially spaced penetration features, wherein at least one of the penetration features has at least a portion thereof extending from the top surface, and wherein at least one of the penetration features has at least a portion thereof extending from the bottom surface. | 09-18-2014 |
20140307392 | Aluminum EMI / RF Shield - A shield made from aluminum (AL) or an aluminum-based alloy coated with a solderable plating such as nickel or tin provides thermal improvement over existing shielding materials. The shield for circuitry on a circuit board comprising an aluminum material plated with a solderable material, the shield providing electromagnetic interference and radio frequency interference shielding and heat transfer when positioned over a circuit. | 10-16-2014 |
20150145634 | Wireless Charging Coil - A wireless charging coil is provided herein. The wireless charging coil comprising a first stamped coil having a first spiral trace, the first spiral trace defining a first space between windings, and a second stamped coil having a second spiral trace, the second spiral trace defining a second space between windings, wherein the first stamped coil and second stamped coil are planar to and interconnected with one another, such that the first stamped coil is positioned within the second space of the second stamped coil, and the second stamped coil is positioned within the first space of the first stamped coil. | 05-28-2015 |
20150145635 | Wireless Charging Coil - A wireless charging coil is provided herein. More specifically, provided herein is a wireless charging coil comprising a first stamped coil having a first spiral trace, the first spiral trace defining a first space between windings, and a second stamped coil having a second spiral trace, the second spiral trace defining a second space between windings, the first stamped coil and second stamped coil in co-planar relation, the first stamped coil positioned within the second space of the second stamped coil, and the second stamped coil positioned within the first space of the first stamped coil, the first and second coils electronically connected and an adhesive covering and surrounding the first stamped coil and the second stamped coil to bond the coils together and to insulate the coils. | 05-28-2015 |
20150155612 | Method of Tuning an NFC Antenna - A method for manufacturing and turning a near field communication antenna is provided. A method for manufacturing and tuning a near field communication antenna comprising loading one or more ferrite substrates onto a workstation, loading an antenna biscuit onto the workstation, the antenna biscuit comprising one or more interconnected antennas, stamping the antenna biscuit to form one or more individual antennas, applying the one or more individual antennas to the one or more ferrite substrates to form one or more antenna assemblies, and adjusting placement of the one or more individual antennas relative to the ferrite substrates to adjust functional properties of the one or more antenna assemblies. | 06-04-2015 |
20150244203 | Wireless Charging Coil - A wireless charging coil is provided herein. More specifically, provided herein is a wireless charging coil comprising a first stamped coil having a first spiral trace, the first spiral trace defining a first space between windings, and a second stamped coil having a second spiral trace, the second spiral trace defining a second space between windings, the first stamped coil and second stamped coil in co-planar relation, the first stamped coil positioned within the second space of the second stamped coil, and the second stamped coil positioned within the first space of the first stamped coil, the first and second coils electronically connected and an adhesive covering and surrounding the first stamped coil and the second stamped coil to bond the coils together and to insulate the coils. | 08-27-2015 |
20150282393 | Aluminum EMI / RF Shield - A shield made from aluminum (AL) or an aluminum-based alloy coated with a solderable plating such as nickel or tin provides thermal improvement over existing shielding materials. The shield for circuitry on a circuit board comprising an aluminum material plated with a solderable material, the shield providing electromagnetic interference and radio frequency interference shielding and heat transfer when positioned over a circuit. | 10-01-2015 |
Brian Kurz, Frederick, MD US
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20150339863 | Data Recorder System and Unit for a Vehicle - Disclosed is a data recording unit and data recording system for use in connection with a vehicle, such as a train, a locomotive of a train, a railcar of a train, and the like. | 11-26-2015 |
Brian E. Kurz, Germantown, MD US
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20140260518 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Certifying a Brake Pressure Calibration for an End-of-Train Device - A system, method, and apparatus for certifying an end-of-train device pressure calibration is provided. The system includes a pressure calibration device configured to output a regulated pressure; and an end-of-train device comprising: a brake pipe interface adapted to receive the regulated pressure from the pressure calibration device; and a pressure sensing device configured to obtain a measured pressure by measuring the regulated pressure. At least one of the pressure calibration device and the end-of-train device comprises at least one controller configured to determine a calibration certification result based at least partially on a difference between the measured pressure and the regulated pressure. | 09-18-2014 |
Daniel R. Kurz, Salinas, CA US
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20110308311 | Thermal Anemometer Flow Meter for The Measurement of Wet Gas Flow - A flow body flow meter includes a flow body and a sensor having one or more probes in the flow body. As a wet gas stream enters the flow body, an internal passage imparts angular momentum to the stream to induce a rotating flow. The wet gas stream at least intermittently carries liquid phase particles and the inertia of the denser liquid phase particles separates them from the rotating flow. The probes of the sensor are located in a part of the rotating flow that is free of any liquid phase particles. The internal passage may include an axial swirler and a cylindrical section downstream from the axial swirler. The axial swirler imparts the nonlinear motion to the stream, and tips of the probes are located near a center axis of the cylindrical section so they are free of any liquid phase particles. | 12-22-2011 |
20130152698 | Heated Wet Gas Flow Meter - A flow body flow meter includes a flow body, a heater, and a sensor. The flow body includes an inlet, an outlet, and an internal passage coupling the inlet and the outlet. The heater evaporates at least some liquid droplets in a stream received by the flow body. The sensor has one or more sensor probes in the flow body to measure a fluid property of the stream. | 06-20-2013 |
20140000359 | OPERATING A THERMAL ANEMOMETER FLOW METER | 01-02-2014 |
20140352423 | OPERATING A HIGH ACCURACY THERMAL ANEMOMETER FLOW METER IN GAS STREAM CONTAINING LIQUID DROPLETS - A method is provided to operate a thermal anemometer flow meter to measure a property of a stream. The method includes measuring a first heat loss to the stream from operating at a first DeltaT above a temperature of the stream, measuring a second heat loss to the stream from operating at a second DeltaT above the temperature of the stream where the second DeltaT being greater than the first DeltaT. The method further includes determining the property of the stream based on the first and the second heat losses. | 12-04-2014 |
Daniel R. Kurz, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090250074 | NIPPLE COVERING SYSTEM - One aspect of the present invention relates to a covering member for a protruding portion of a patient's body. This cover is flexible and collapsible so that it conforms to the shape of the encased portion of the body. This prevents the cover from being noticed while it is worn under clothing. The cover can contain a medicament or agent for pretreating a portion of the body before an examination or procedure. When the cover is used to apply a topical anesthetic to a portion of the body for a recommended period of time prior to the procedure or examination commencing, the amount of discomfort experienced by the patient can be significantly reduced compared to the amount experienced by the patient who has the anesthetic applied for just a few moments before the procedure begins. Alternatively, the cover can be used to hold a medicament or agent on the intended portion of the body in order to heal a wound or cure a condition such as a skin rash or the like. | 10-08-2009 |
20110184355 | NIPPLE COVERING SYSTEM - One aspect of the present invention relates to a covering member for a protruding portion of a patient's body. This cover is flexible and collapsible so that it conforms to the shape of the encased portion of the body. This prevents the cover from being noticed while it is worn under clothing. The cover can contain a medicament or agent for pretreating a portion of the body before an examination or procedure. When the cover is used to apply a topical anesthetic to a portion of the body for a recommended period of time prior to the procedure or examination commencing, the amount of discomfort experienced by the patient can be significantly reduced compared to the amount experienced by the patient who has the anesthetic applied for just a few moments before the procedure begins. Alternatively, the cover can be used to hold a medicament or agent on the intended portion of the body in order to heal a wound or cure a condition such as a skin rash or the like. | 07-28-2011 |
20120302974 | NIPPLE COVER - One aspect of the present application relates to a covering member for a protruding portion of a patient's body. This cover is flexible and collapsible so that it conforms to the shape of the encased portion of the body. | 11-29-2012 |
20150209238 | NIPPLE COVER - One aspect of the present invention relates to a covering member for a protruding portion of a patient's body. This cover is flexible and collapsible so that it conforms to the shape of the encased portion of the body. This prevents the cover from being noticed while it is worn under clothing. The cover can contain a medicament or agent for pretreating a portion of the body before an examination or procedure. When the cover is used to apply a topical anesthetic to a portion of the body for a recommended period of time prior to the procedure or examination commencing, the amount of discomfort experienced by the patient can be significantly reduced compared to the amount experienced by the patient who has the anesthetic applied for just a few moments before the procedure begins. Alternatively, the cover can be used to hold a medicament or agent on the intended portion of the body in order to heal a wound or cure a condition such as a skin rash or the like. | 07-30-2015 |
David W. Kurz, Woolwich, NJ US
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20100152326 | PROCESSES FOR DISPERSING SUBSTANCES AND PREPARING COMPOSITE MATERIALS - Disclosed herein are processes for dispersing a plurality of unaggregated particles, such as nanoparticles and microparticles, in a viscous medium. The dispersions can be used for making a variety of useful materials, such as carbon nanotube composites. | 06-17-2010 |
Genevieve B. Kurz, St. Louis, MO US
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20090006586 | MODEL DRIVEN PORTLET DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - Under the present invention desired portlet behaviors are embodied as portlet patterns. When a developer wishes to create a new portlet for a portal page, the developer will select a presentation template, select one or more portlet patterns and input values for the selected portlet patterns. Thereafter, the portlet will be encoded by binding the values to the selected patterns according to the presentation template. Once encoded, the portlet will be bound to a portal server catalog corresponding to the portal page. The binding to the portal server catalog allows the portlet to be visible to end users visiting the portal page. Then, if an end user selects the portlet, an instance thereof will be created by an instantiator portlet. Any underlying functions of the portlet can then be carried out by the instantiator portlet. | 01-01-2009 |
George Kurz, Cynthiana, KY US
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20140076860 | Sensing Apparatus for Resistance Welding and Related Method - A sensing system measures the voltages between the electrodes of a resistance welding apparatus. The resistance welding apparatus has a pair of welding electrodes configured to come into electrical contact to effect a weld, a weld controller and a controller rectifier. The sensing system includes a voltmeter for measuring a voltage between the pair of electrodes and a sensor for sending a signal to initiate welding to the weld controller based on the measured voltage between the pair of welding electrodes. Related methods are also described. | 03-20-2014 |
Jeffrey Kurz, Winchester, MA US
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20110281938 | APTAMERS TO TISSUE FACTOR PATHWAY INHIBITOR AND THEIR USE AS BLEEDING DISORDER THERAPEUTICS - The invention relates generally to the field of nucleic acids and more particularly to aptamers that bind to TFPI, which are useful as therapeutics in and diagnostics of bleeding disorders and/or other diseases or disorders in which TFPI has been implicated. In addition, the TFPI aptamers may be used before, during and/or after medical procedures to reduce complications or side effects thereof. The invention further relates to materials and methods for the administration of aptamers that bind to TFPI. | 11-17-2011 |
20120190834 | APTAMERS TO TISSUE FACTOR PATHWAY INHIBITOR AND THEIR USE AS BLEEDING DISORDER THEREAPEUTICS - The invention relates generally to the field of nucleic acids and more particularly to aptamers that bind to TFPI, which are useful as therapeutics in and diagnostics of bleeding disorders and/or other diseases or disorders in which TFPI has been implicated. In addition, the TFPI aptamers may be used before, during and/or after medical procedures to reduce complications or side effects thereof. The invention further relates to materials and methods for the administration of aptamers that bind to TFPI. | 07-26-2012 |
20120322860 | APTAMER THERAPEUTICS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF COMPLEMENT-RELATED DISORDERS - The invention provides nucleic acid therapeutics and methods for using these nucleic acid therapeutics in the treatment of complement-related disorders. | 12-20-2012 |
20130237589 | APTAMER THERAPEUTICS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF COMPLEMENT-RELATED DISORDERS - The invention provides nucleic acid therapeutics and methods for using these nucleic acid therapeutics in the treatment of complement-related disorders. | 09-12-2013 |
20150159158 | Aptamer Therapeutics Useful in the Treatment of Complement-Related Disorders - The invention provides nucleic acid therapeutics and methods for using these nucleic acid therapeutics in the treatment of complement-related disorders. | 06-11-2015 |
Jeffrey C. Kurz, Winchester, MA US
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20090269356 | Complement Binding Aptamers and Anti-C5 Agents Useful in the Treatment of Ocular Disorders - Methods of treating complement-mediated ocular disorders by administering agents that inhibit a subject's complement component in an amount sufficient to treat the ocular disorder wherein, in a selected embodiment, said agent is an anti-complement aptamer that, in a preferred embodiment, is an anti-C5 aptamer. | 10-29-2009 |
20110098345 | Aptamers to Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor and Their Use as Bleeding Disorder Therapeutics - The invention relates generally to the field of nucleic acids and more particularly to aptamers that bind to TFPI, which are useful as therapeutics in and diagnostics of bleeding disorders and/or other diseases or disorders in which TFPI has been implicated. In addition, the TFPI aptamers may be used before, during and/or after medical procedures to reduce complications or side effects thereof. The invention further relates to materials and methods for the administration of aptamers that bind to TFPI. | 04-28-2011 |
Jerome L. Kurz, Carmel Valley, CA US
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20110308311 | Thermal Anemometer Flow Meter for The Measurement of Wet Gas Flow - A flow body flow meter includes a flow body and a sensor having one or more probes in the flow body. As a wet gas stream enters the flow body, an internal passage imparts angular momentum to the stream to induce a rotating flow. The wet gas stream at least intermittently carries liquid phase particles and the inertia of the denser liquid phase particles separates them from the rotating flow. The probes of the sensor are located in a part of the rotating flow that is free of any liquid phase particles. The internal passage may include an axial swirler and a cylindrical section downstream from the axial swirler. The axial swirler imparts the nonlinear motion to the stream, and tips of the probes are located near a center axis of the cylindrical section so they are free of any liquid phase particles. | 12-22-2011 |
Joshua Kurz, Jersey City, NJ US
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20150145634 | Wireless Charging Coil - A wireless charging coil is provided herein. The wireless charging coil comprising a first stamped coil having a first spiral trace, the first spiral trace defining a first space between windings, and a second stamped coil having a second spiral trace, the second spiral trace defining a second space between windings, wherein the first stamped coil and second stamped coil are planar to and interconnected with one another, such that the first stamped coil is positioned within the second space of the second stamped coil, and the second stamped coil is positioned within the first space of the first stamped coil. | 05-28-2015 |
20150145635 | Wireless Charging Coil - A wireless charging coil is provided herein. More specifically, provided herein is a wireless charging coil comprising a first stamped coil having a first spiral trace, the first spiral trace defining a first space between windings, and a second stamped coil having a second spiral trace, the second spiral trace defining a second space between windings, the first stamped coil and second stamped coil in co-planar relation, the first stamped coil positioned within the second space of the second stamped coil, and the second stamped coil positioned within the first space of the first stamped coil, the first and second coils electronically connected and an adhesive covering and surrounding the first stamped coil and the second stamped coil to bond the coils together and to insulate the coils. | 05-28-2015 |
20150244203 | Wireless Charging Coil - A wireless charging coil is provided herein. More specifically, provided herein is a wireless charging coil comprising a first stamped coil having a first spiral trace, the first spiral trace defining a first space between windings, and a second stamped coil having a second spiral trace, the second spiral trace defining a second space between windings, the first stamped coil and second stamped coil in co-planar relation, the first stamped coil positioned within the second space of the second stamped coil, and the second stamped coil positioned within the first space of the first stamped coil, the first and second coils electronically connected and an adhesive covering and surrounding the first stamped coil and the second stamped coil to bond the coils together and to insulate the coils. | 08-27-2015 |
Karl Kurz, Rochester, NY US
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20140270829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BIAS TRANSFER ROLL POSITIONS USING RESISTANCE DETECTION - A system and method is provided for determining the location of one or more biased transfer rolls relative to associated photoreceptors in a printer. The one or more biased transfer rolls can be moved into contact with an intermediate transfer surface bringing the surface into contact with associated photoreceptors to form a closed biased transfer roll image transfer nip for transferring an image from the photoreceptor to the intermediate transfer surface. The open or closed condition of the biased transfer roll image transfer nip is determined by applying a constant current to the biased transfer roll and evaluating a voltage at the biased transfer roll. The open or closed condition of different image transfer nips can be determined in a similar manner. A plurality of biased transfer rolls can be ganged together for simultaneous movement with respect to associated photoreceptors to form a plurality of image transfer nips, the open and closed condition which can also be determined. | 09-18-2014 |
Karl E. Kurz, Rochester, NY US
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20100086321 | DYNAMIC PHOTO RECEPTOR WEAR RATE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR FEEDBACK - A xerographic marking engine adjusts a charging actuator value, such as an AC peak-to-peak voltage or an AC peak-to-peak current, based on a determined knee value, V | 04-08-2010 |
20150017588 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNING OF A CYLINDER - Methods herein form a photoresist on an exterior of a cylinder and expose the photoresist to a light source while rotating the cylinder. Such methods develop the photoresist, after exposing, to change the photoresist into a patterned protective layer on the exterior of the cylinder. Then, these methods pattern the exterior of the cylinder while rotating the cylinder using the patterned protective layer to produce a patterned cylinder. | 01-15-2015 |
Karl Edwin Kurz, Rochester, NY US
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20100303480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING - Aspects of the disclosure can provide a method for replacing a customer replaceable unit (CRU) in a printing system. The method can include determining a historic usage pattern for a CRU during a usage of the CRU, calculating a remaining time for the CRU based on the historic usage pattern, and signaling a user for ordering a new CRC when the remaining time for the CRU is substantially equivalent to a pre-determined value. | 12-02-2010 |
20100322645 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LEVEL OF MARKING MATERIAL IN A WASTE SUMP - Disclosed is a printing apparatus and corresponding methods. The printing apparatus includes a photoreceptor, a cleaning blade for cleaning marking material from the photoreceptor, a waste sump containing the marking material cleaned from the photoreceptor by the cleaner blade, the waste sump including an auger for selectively removing a portion of the marking material from the waste sump when activated, a determining device for determining a level of the marking material in the waste sump, and a controller receiving the determined level of the marking material from the determining device, the controller maintaining the level of the marking material in the waste sump to at or above a desired level by selectively activating the auger when the level of the marking material rises to a predetermined level and deactivating the auger when the level of the marking material is at the desired level, the desired level of the marking material providing a portion of the marking material to the photoreceptor to be used as lubricant between the photoreceptor and the cleaner blade. | 12-23-2010 |
Leslie C. Kurz, Hebron, CT US
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20120011824 | INTEGRAL LUBRICATION TUBE AND NOZZLE COMBINATION - An assembly includes a tube fitting integrally joined with a nozzle and adapted with a plurality of passages to spray lubricating oil at components within a bearing compartment of a gas turbine engine. In another aspect, the tube fitting and the nozzle are attached to a lubrication tube such that the tube fitting and nozzle can be inserted or removed from the bearing compartment along with the lubrication tube without disassembling the bearing compartment. | 01-19-2012 |
Leslie Charles Kurz, Hebron, CT US
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20120177486 | RUNNER FOR CIRCUMFERENTIAL SEALS - A runner assembly for a circumferential seal assembly includes a runner having an inwardly extending runner mounting flange, a flexible mounting structure and a retainer assembly therefore. | 07-12-2012 |
20150292415 | TORSION SPRING INTERNAL DAMPER - A spring assembly has a spring end for engagement with a component to bias the component in a first direction. The spring end is connected to a plurality of coils, which have an inner peripheral surface, and are mounted about a pivot pin. A damper is positioned between an outer peripheral surface on the pivot pin and the inner peripheral surface of the spring coils. The damper is engaged by the spring coils, if the spring end is driven in a direction opposed to the first direction. A one-way drive assembly and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed. | 10-15-2015 |
Marc Kurz, Thompson, ND US
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20120157733 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF RENEWABLE OILS TO LIQUID TRANSPORTATION FUELS - A method of producing a hydrocarbon product by hydrotreating a feedstock comprising triacylglyceride (TAG) and TAG-derived materials such as free fatty acid (FFA) and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) in the presence of a nonsulfided hydrotreating catalyst to produce a first product comprising hydrocarbons. A method of producing a transportation fuel by selecting an undoped feedstock comprising virgin TAG, used TAG, FFA, and FAME or a combination thereof; hydrotreating the undoped feedstock in the presence of an unsulfided hydrotreating catalyst to produce a first product and subjecting the first product to at least one process selected from aromatization, cyclization, and isomerization to produce a second hydrocarbon product selected from gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, and diesel fuels. A method is described by which fatty acids may be converted to hydrocarbons suitable for use as liquid transportation fuels. Additionally, the method allows for the blending of fatty acids with TAGs, and the conversion of such blends to hydrocarbons suitable for use as liquid transportation fuels. The method utilizes a catalyst and hydrogen as reductant to convert fatty acids to hydrocarbons. Subsequent steps, including dewatering, isomerization, and distillation, can provide a hydrocarbon mixture useful as a liquid transportation fuel or as a blendstock with petroleum transportation fuels. | 06-21-2012 |
Marc D. Kurz, Thompson, ND US
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20130072731 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF RENEWABLE OILS TO LIQUID TRANSPORTATION FUELS - The present invention relates to production of fuels or fuel blendstocks from renewable sources. Various embodiments provide a method of producing a hydrocarbon product by hydrotreating a feedstock including at least one of a renewable triacylglyceride (TAG), renewable free fatty acid (FFA), and renewable fatty acid C | 03-21-2013 |
Mare D. Kurz, Thompson, ND US
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20120157734 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF RENEWABLE OILS TO LIQUID TRANSPORTATION FUELS - The present invention relates to production of fuels or fuel blendstocks from renewable sources. Various embodiments provide a method of producing a hydrocarbon product by hydrotreating a feedstock including at least one of a renewable triacylglyceride (TAG), renewable free fatty acid (FFA), and renewable fatty acid C | 06-21-2012 |
Rainer Kurz, San Diego, CA US
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20090060725 | Engine with intake air temperature control system - A gas turbine engine system includes a gas turbine engine using vaporized liquefied gas as fuel. The gas turbine engine is configured to ingest intake air from an intake port and direct exhaust gases to an exhaust port. The gas turbine engine system also includes a heat exchanger with a heat transfer fluid therein. The heat exchanger is configured to create at least a part of the fuel by heating the liquefied gas. The gas turbine engine system also includes an intake air temperature control circuit. The intake air temperature control circuit includes conduits configured to direct the heat transfer fluid to the intake port and the exhaust port. The gas turbine engine system also includes a control system configured to selectively direct the heat transfer fluid to one of the intake port and the exhaust port. | 03-05-2009 |
20120006411 | FLUID COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A fluid compression system is disclosed. The fluid compression system may include a first compressor disposed in a first fluid conduit, a first valve disposed in the first fluid conduit upstream of the first compressor, a second valve disposed in the first fluid conduit downstream of the first compressor, a second compressor in fluid communication with the first compressor and configured to selectively pump fluid from the first compressor. | 01-12-2012 |
Raymond A. Kurz, Alexandria, VA US
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20140095487 | SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SPECIALIZED COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE FOR CREATING WINE AND MUSIC PAIRINGS - A system, method, specialized computers, and software for improving wine consumption experience is disclosed. In some configurations, descriptors for wine and or music may be determined. Wine and music profiles may be generated. Wine-music pairs may be created in certain configurations. In some configurations, a user may use certain configurations to select a particular wine, have his or her mobile device play a song matched to that wine. | 04-03-2014 |
Thomas Kurz, Ithaca, NY US
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20110133077 | Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) Tips and Methods of Use - Methods and systems for extraction of analytes from samples for analysis using mass spectrometers are described herein. | 06-09-2011 |
Trevis Kurz, Chicago, IL US
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20130330254 | EXPANDIBLE AND CONTRACTIBLE TUBE RACK - A tube rack generally includes two or more rows of wells and at least one coupling member for coupling a pair of rows. The rows extend substantially parallel to one another. Each coupling member is configured to adjust a distance between the pair of rows as the rows of wells are separated or pushed together, thereby enabling the tube rack to expand and contract. | 12-12-2013 |
Trevis Russel Kurz, Poland, OH US
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20110226774 | Mountable Enclosure - According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a mountable enclosure is one that may be removably coupled to a stationary object. | 09-22-2011 |
20130305935 | Peeler - According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, devices are described herein for providing multiple identical or varied vegetable peeler cutting heads within a single frame. | 11-21-2013 |