Lien, US
Ai-Li Lien US
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20150369469 | In-Grade and Under-Water Light Fixture Housing Made of Ceramic Material - A housing, particularly for a Light Emitting Diode (LED) or otherwise lamped in-grade or under-water light fixture, is made of ceramic material, such that the housing is not affected by corrosive substances commonly found in soil, masonry, and water that surrounds the installed fixture. The ceramic housing establishes a good conductor of heat and does not conduct electricity. A lens and lens frame are secured to the housing and provisions are made to assure the integrity of the overall assembly even when the light fixture is employed in damp and wet environments and/or where heavy loads can bear down on the lens, such as when the light fixture is embedded in a paved roadway and subjected to vehicular traffic rolling there over. | 12-24-2015 |
Andrew Lien, Lima, OH US
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20150288154 | Protective Devices for Electric Power Adapters/Chargers - A protective device for an electric power adapter/charger includes a trumpet-shaped support member having an inner passage along a longitudinal axis for receiving and supporting a cable of the adapter/charger to prevent bending the cable at sharp angles and an enclosure for enclosing at least a portion of the support member and at least a portion of a body of the adapter/charger to secure to the support member to the adapter/charger. The support member includes first and second portions connectable about a parting plane containing the longitudinal axis so that the support member can be laterally connected about the cable. The enclosure includes first and second portions connectable about a parting plane containing the longitudinal axis so that the enclosure can be secured about the body of the adapter/charger and clamping the first and second portions of the support member together. | 10-08-2015 |
Brent Lien, Minneapolis, MN US
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20150217549 | TRANSFER LAMINATION - In a method of laminating a transfer layer to a substrate, a transfer layer is provided on a carrier layer. Portions of the transfer layer are selectively removed from the carrier layer using an adhesive panel by heating portions of the adhesive panel corresponding to the portions of the transfer layer, and transferring the portions of the transfer layer from the carrier layer to the adhesive panel. A transfer section of the transfer layer is then transferred from the carrier layer to a surface of the substrate by fracturing the transfer layer along an edge of the transfer section. | 08-06-2015 |
Brent D. Lien, Minneapolis, MN US
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20080279602 | CARD PRINTER PRINTHEAD MOUNTING - A card printer comprises a print platen, a first support, a printhead, and a biasing component. The first support is moveable, relative to the platen, between print and withdrawn positions. The printhead is moveably mounted to the first support for movement between a forward position and a floating position relative to the first support. The biasing component is configured to apply a biasing force to bias the printhead toward the forward position. | 11-13-2008 |
20130032288 | TRANSFER LAMINATION - A laminator comprises a laminating head and a processor. The laminating head comprises a plurality of heating elements. Each heating element has an activated state, in which the heating element is powered by a current, and a deactivated state, in which the heating element is not powered by a current. The processor selectively places the individual heating elements in the activated or deactivated state. The selective activation and deactivation of the heating elements is used to bond at least a portion of an overlaminate material to a surface of a substrate. | 02-07-2013 |
Douglas E. Lien, Blaine, MN US
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20090072067 | BOAT LIFT WINCH DRIVE UNIT - A convenient power assist system for operating conventional boat lifts is disclosed which have manual wheel-operated mechanical winch lift systems or hoists. The system of the invention is designed to directly address and turn a mechanical wheel of such a system using the spokes of the wheel. | 03-19-2009 |
Egil Lien, Cambridge, MA US
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20100112002 | Modified Pathogens for Use as Vaccines - Described herein are microorganisms that are modified so that they have an increased ability to be recognized by the innate immune system of a eukaryote, relative to an unmodified microorganism. A microorganism may be a gram-negative bacterium that has been modified to produce high potency lipopolysaccharide, e.g., | 05-06-2010 |
20140328880 | Modified Pathogens For Use As Vaccines - Described herein are microorganisms that are modified so that they have an increased ability to be recognized by the innate immune system of a eukaryote, relative to an unmodified microorganism. A microorganism may be a gram-negative bacterium that has been modified to produce high potency lipopolysaccharide, e.g., | 11-06-2014 |
Gerald Thomas Lien, Exton, PA US
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20110219618 | SLEEVE BEARING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction therefore includes a woven inner portion bonded to an injection molded elastic outer portion. The inner portion includes a first yam of lubricious yam material and a second yarn of material that is different than the first yarn. The first yarn substantially provides an inner bearing surface and the second yarn substantially provides an outer surface that is bonded to the outer portion. The first and second yarns are woven together so that the first yarn is woven in one of a weft direction corresponding to a circumferential direction of the journal bearing surface or a warp direction corresponding to an axial direction of the journal bearing surface to substantially provide the bearing surface and the second yarn is woven in a direction different than the first yarn to substantially provide the outer surface bonded to the outer portion. | 09-15-2011 |
20120168061 | SLEEVE BEARING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction therefor includes a woven inner portion bonded to an injection molded elastic outer portion. The inner portion includes a first yarn of lubricious yarn material and a second yarn of material that is different than the first yarn. The first yarn substantially provides an inner bearing surface and the second yarn substantially provides an outer surface that is bonded to the outer portion. The first and second yarns are woven together so that the first yarn is woven in one of a weft direction corresponding to a circumferential direction of the journal bearing surface or a warp direction corresponding to an axial direction of the journal bearing surface to substantially provide the bearing surface and the second yarn is woven in a direction different than the first yarn to substantially provide the outer surface bonded to the outer portion. | 07-05-2012 |
Jason Lien, Murfreesboro, TN US
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20110134794 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF LIGHTING CONTROLLERS - A lighting system controller is provided that is configured to automatically discover lighting controllers. In a particular example, the lighting system controller is configured to scan a network for lighting controllers that match a set of search criteria. According to this example, the lighting system controller is configured to present any such discovered lighting controllers to a user in a user interface. In this example, the user interface includes elements configured to allow a user to designate one or more of the discovered lighting controllers for centralized management. | 06-09-2011 |
20110138263 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF LIGHTING CONTROLLERS - A lighting system controller is provided that is configured to automatically synchronize a lighting controller with a centralized configuration. In a particular example, this automatic synchronization activity may include modifying the configuration of the lighting controller to match configuration information stored locally on the lighting system controller. Conversely, this automatic synchronization activity may include modifying the locally stored configuration information to match the current configuration of the lighting controller. In some examples, the lighting system controller is configured to use cyclic redundancy checks when determining whether to modify configuration information. | 06-09-2011 |
20110204824 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONFIGURATION OF COMMON OBJECTS ACROSS LIGHTING CONTROLLERS - A lighting system controller is provided that is adapted to configure a plurality of lighting controllers using a set of common configuration information referred to as a template. According to one example, the lighting system controller is configured to maintain a set of templates and to track associations between templates and elements of a lighting control system that are managed by the lighting system controller. Examples of managed elements include lighting controllers and configurable objects resident within the lighting controllers. | 08-25-2011 |
20110209136 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING LIGHTING CONTROLLERS - A lighting system controller is provided that is adapted to upgrade a lighting controller with a software component having multiple upgrade dependencies. According to one example, the lighting system controller is configured to generate an upgrade plan based on the current configuration of the lighting controller and the upgrade dependencies associated with the software component. Further, according to this example, the lightings system controller executes the upgrade plan to install the software upon with the software component is dependent prior to installing the software component. | 08-25-2011 |
Jeffrey R. Lien, Clayton, WI US
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20120276800 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT SLEEVE - An elongate tube formed from a composite material comprising a polymer and a photoluminescent material has a cylindrical wall that defines an arc of between about 180 degrees and 360 degrees or greater. An elongate opening is defined in the wall along the length of the tube. The wall of the tube is flexible which permits the opening to be manually enlarged to enable the tube to be mounted over an electric light source. The wall is configured to approximate the outer dimensions of the light source which retains the tube on the light source. The photoluminescent material in the tube wall is energized by the light source and emits sufficient light for a period of time if the electricity to the light source is temporarily interrupted. | 11-01-2012 |
Jennifer Lien, International Falls, MN US
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20080248318 | Low-Opacity Release Paper, Release-Paper Backing and Methods - Release papers and release paper backings ( | 10-09-2008 |
John S. Lien, The Woodlands, TX US
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20140278311 | Method and System for Geophysical Modeling of Subsurface Volumes - Method and system is described for modeling one or more geophysical properties of a subsurface volume. In one embodiment, a method of modeling the subsurface comprises obtaining one or more subsurface volume and obtaining an interpretation of the subsurface volume. One or more flexible geologic concepts are defined and applied to the interpretation of the subsurface volume. The one or more geologic concepts comprise one or more flexible geologic concepts. A modified interpretation of the subsurface volume is obtained based upon the applied geologic concepts. | 09-18-2014 |
Khoa Lien, Canton, GA US
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20090321298 | ORAL CARE Q2 KITS - An oral care kit for a defined oral care treatment cycle is provided herein. The oral care kit utilizes a substantially rectangular box having oral care packs positioned therein. The oral care packs contain oral care devices useful for administering oral care treatment during a 24 hour oral care treatment cycle. | 12-31-2009 |
Khoa T. Lien, Milton, GA US
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20110155628 | Pack Of Oral Care Items - A pack of oral care items that allows for simultaneous opening and easy access to the items contained in the pack. The pack of oral care items includes two or more flexible packages. The flexible packages may be arranged in parallel. One flexible package may be an inner package that is located substantially within another flexible package that forms an outer package. The inner package may include an integral burst pouch configured to release a liquid into an interior space of the outer package while keeping the interior space of the inner package dry. Each flexible package includes a frangible region located at or adjacent a top portion and at least one oral care item is disposed within an interior space of each flexible package. At least one fastening means joins the flexible packages together into a substantially unitary pack so the frangible regions are juxtaposed and the top portions of the packages are aligned to allow for opening simultaneously by applying a force to the frangible regions to open the flexible packages. Upon opening of the top portions of the flexible packages, the central portions of the flexible packages are configured for axial movement simultaneously toward the bottom portions to expose at least the tops of the oral care items so they can be readily grasped by a user. | 06-30-2011 |
20120160865 | Glove Dispensing Assembly - A glove dispensing assembly includes a stack of interfolded gloves. In particular, the gloves are folded in an S-like arrangement including a first fold and a second fold. The finger portion of a leading glove is folded in between a cuff portion and an intermediate portion of a subsequent glove. The manner in which the gloves are folded allows for the gloves to be dispensed in a perpendicular direction or a lateral direction. | 06-28-2012 |
20130112589 | Drainage Kit With Built-In Disposal Bag - The present disclosure describes a disposal bag, kit and method for performing pleural drainage that may be used by a patient at home or away from home. The kit for drainage of a body cavity has instruments and supplies needed to drain the body cavity, a disposal bag made from two superposed, water impervious sheets sealed about a substantial portion of their perimeter using a water impervious bond. The bag is usable for disposal of the instruments and supplies after drainage of the body cavity. The superposed sheets also provide a work sheet to prepare and use the instruments and supplies. | 05-09-2013 |
20130140310 | Lid Piercer and Kit - The present disclosure describes a lid piercer that pierces or punctures the lid of a small container. The container may hold a filler that is a liquid, gel, powder or granules needed for a specific task. The lid piercer is desirably usable with one hand. Also provided is an oral care kit that contains the lid piercer; such a kit includes a bag containing implements needed to perform oral care for a patient. The kit also has a container of oral care solution and the container is made from a cup with a top or lid covering it. The kit also has a lid piercer disposed in relation to the container such that a user may bend the tip of the lid piercer into the top of the container to pierce the top and release the oral care solution. | 06-06-2013 |
20130186800 | Dispensing Assembly and Package of Articles - A dispensing assembly for dispensing articles such as disposable gloves. The assembly includes a container having a plurality of panels. The panels define a chamber and a dispensing region on the container. The assembly also includes a removable section in the dispensing region. The removable section has a first portion outlining a first orifice and at least a second portion outlining a second orifice that subtends the first portion. The dispensing assembly also includes a first component to remove only the first portion of the removable section and at least a second component to simultaneously remove both the first portion and at least the second portion of the removable section such that removal of the first component forms the first orifice and removal of the second component forms a second orifice into the chamber that incorporates the first orifice. | 07-25-2013 |
20150033673 | EASY-OPEN PROTECTIVE PACKAGE FOR ASEPTIC PRESENTATION - The present disclosure describes a procedure for wrapping an item to be sterilized with a protective sheet in such a way as to allow a rapid unwrapping of the item for use. This procedure saves time in unwrapping and reduces the risk of loss of sterility of the item and stress on medical personnel. | 02-05-2015 |
20150034521 | DUAL LAYER WRAP PACKAGE FOR ASEPTIC PRESENTATION - The present disclosure describes a procedure for wrapping an item to be sterilized with two fabric sheets in such a way as to allow a rapid unwrapping of the item for use. This procedure saves time in unwrapping and reduces the risk of loss of sterility of the item and stress on medical personnel. | 02-05-2015 |
Kyle Lien, Lynnwood, WA US
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20150196818 | FOOTBALL OFFENSE TRAINING SLEEVES - A forearm sleeve includes an elongated, tubular fabric substrate having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end defines an upper opening and the upper end and lower end are separated by a forearm sleeve length selected such that when a user's arm is received at the upper end, the tubular fabric substrate extends at least from an elbow to a wrist on the user's arm. The lower end defines a lower opening dimensioned to envelop the wrist of the user and to admit the hand and wrist of the user. A diagram of an offensive formation provided is affixed onto the substrate between said upper end and said lower section. A compressive member serves to position the diagram on the forearm of the user. | 07-16-2015 |
20150196830 | FOOTBALL TRAINING GLOVES - A glove includes a tubular fabric substrate having an upper end and, in opposed relation to the upper end, at least four defined finger portions, each of the four defined finger portions being generally tubular in shape to engage one of four fingers of one of a user's right and left hands, the four fingers being, in order, the pinky, the ring finger, the middle finger, and the index finger. The upper end defines an upper opening. A diagram of a football formation is provided affixed onto the substrate. The diagram includes one of either numerical or letter designators. A distinct designator is affixed to the substrate on an exterior of each of the four defined finger portions. | 07-16-2015 |
Larry A. Lien, Woodbury, MN US
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20090317561 | COLOR CHANGE CYANOACRYLATE ADHESIVES - A cyanoacrylate-based adhesive composition is disclosed. The cyanoacrylate-based adhesive composition includes a cyanoacrylate monomer, and a bleachable dye including a Michler's hydrol cation or derivatized Michler's hydrol cation, paired with a non-nucleophilic anion that provides a stable color to the cyanoacrylate-based adhesive. | 12-24-2009 |
Louis Lien, Bellaire, TX US
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20110021327 | LOCKNUT SECURED DUMBBELL ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and method are provided for assembling fixed-weight dumbbells and barbells. The apparatus and method use locknuts to secure weight plates to the fixed-weight dumbbells and barbells. The locknuts are permanently (or semi-permanently) attached or affixed to opposing ends of the bars or handles of the fixed-weight dumbbells and barbells. The attaching of the locknuts to the bar or handle may be accomplished by any known permanent (or semi-permanent) fastening technique, including welding, soldering, fusing, braising, bonding, and the like. Bolts or other threaded means are then screwed through openings in the weight plates into the locknuts to secure the weight plates to the bar or handle. The locking mechanisms of the locknuts thereafter prevent the bolts or other threaded means from loosening and backing out over time, even under severe shock and vibration conditions. | 01-27-2011 |
20120220434 | ADJUSTABLE DUMBBELLS - A weight lifting system includes a handle unit having a handle bar, two head units attached to two end sections of the handle bar in a manner that allows the two head units to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the handle bar, two screw rods disposed through holes in the two head units into hollow sections in the handle bar, wherein the two screw rods have threads of opposite directions, two thread-engaging mechanisms fixedly disposed at the two end sections of the handle bar to fit snugly on the threads of the two screw rods, and a lock mechanism disposed in a head unit for controlling rotation of the handle bar; and a plurality pairs of weight discs, wherein each of the weight discs has a center hole configured to accommodate one of the two screw rods. | 08-30-2012 |
20130288862 | DUMBBELLS AND BARBELLS WITH IMPROVED ATTACHMENTS - A weight lifting system includes a handle bar and two weight plates. The handle bar is made of a first material and is attached to the two weight plates by inserting each of two ends of the handle bar in a hole in each of the two weight plates, wherein at least one of the two weight plates comprises a center portion made of a second material and a peripheral portion made of a third material, wherein the third material is different from both the first material and the second material, wherein the center portion comprises the hole, in which one of the two ends of the handle bar is inserted, and the center portion is welded to the handle bar. | 10-31-2013 |
20140045661 | BARBELL ASSEMBLY - A barbell includes a bar assembly that includes a sleeve rotatably fitted over a rotating-locking mechanism at an end of a shaft; and an end cap attached to an open end of the sleeve to enclose the rotating-locking mechanism and the end of the shaft inside the sleeve, in which the rotating-locking mechanism includes a supporting ring rotatably fitted over the shaft and a joining ring attached to the end of the shaft, in which the supporting ring abuts, on one side, a shoulder on an inner surface of the sleeve and, on the other side, the joining ring. | 02-13-2014 |
Men T. Lien, Essex Junction, VT US
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20080282164 | INTERACTING WITH PHONE NUMBERS AND OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN BROWSER CONTENT - The present invention discloses a method for handling contact information in a communication device. The method can include a step of presenting content within a visual interface of the communication device. A contact detection algorithm can execute to detect contact items included in the content. A visual indication can be presented next to each detected contact item. User input can be received, which causes the communication device to perform a contact action relating to one of the contact items. The contact action can add contact information to an address book, can initiate a communication session, and/or can place the contact item in a memory space for later use by an application other than one in which the content was presented. | 11-13-2008 |
Nicholas Odin Lien, Farmington, MN US
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20150378890 | MULTI-DIMENTIONAL DATA RANDOMIZATION - The disclosed technology provides for multi-dimensional data randomization in a memory cell array using circular shifts of an initial scrambling sequence. Data addressed to a first row of a data array is randomized using the initial scrambling sequence and data addressed to each row of the memory cell array is randomized using a scrambling sequence that is equal to a circular shift of the initial sequence. | 12-31-2015 |
Phap Hung Lien, Houston, TX US
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20120298851 | COMPENSATED OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to receive radiation at an active detector of a pair of radiation detectors to provide a first signal proportional to an intensity of the radiation, to receive none of the radiation at a blind detector of the pair of radiation detectors to provide a second signal proportional to the reception of no radiation, and to combine the first signal and the second signal to provide an output signal representing the difference between the first signal and the second signal. The pair of radiation detectors may comprise thermopile detectors. Combination may occur via differential amplification. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 11-29-2012 |
20140346324 | COMPENSATED OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - In some embodiments, apparatus and systems, as well as methods, may operate to receive radiation at an active detector of a pair of radiation detectors to provide a first signal proportional to an intensity of the radiation, to receive none of the radiation at a blind detector of the pair of radiation detectors to provide a second signal proportional to the reception of no radiation, and to combine the first signal and the second signal to provide an output signal representing the difference between the first signal and the second signal. The pair of radiation detectors may comprise thermopile detectors. Combination may occur via differential amplification. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 11-27-2014 |
Richard Lien, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20160066669 | Luggage Cover - Provided is a luggage cover having a front, rear, top and a pair of opposing side walls defining an interior volume and having an open bottom. The open bottom can be placed around the top of a luggage container and pulled thereover, wherein the luggage cover is stretchable and fits snugly thereon in a sleeve-like manner and will not slip therefrom. A first indicia is disposed on the front wall thereof and a second indicia is disposed on the rear wall thereof, wherein the indicia displays front and rear views of a single image. The first and second indicia enable the user to readily identify one's luggage while traveling. The luggage cover is padded to prevent scuffs and scratches from forming on the luggage container and absorb impact in order to protect the contents therein. | 03-10-2016 |
Shui-Chih Alan Lien, Briarcliff Manor, NY US
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20090316096 | MULTI-DOMAIN AND IPS LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING DRY ALIGNMENT - The present invention includes a method of preparing a dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer using one of a mechanical mask, photo-resist, UV treatment, and ridge and fringe field methods. The present invention further provides a multi-domain, wide viewing angle liquid-crystal display, comprising: a bottom substrate; a first transparent conductive layer; a top substrate; a color filter layer; a second transparent conductive layer; a first dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer; a second dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer, the second dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer being spaced adjacent to and facing the first dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer; spacers; and a liquid-crystal material. Each of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer is divided into a plurality of pixels each having a boundary and at least two domains and the domains of each of the multi-domain, dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layers is obtained by a method selected from the group consisting of: a mechanical mask, photo-resist, UV treatment, and ridge and fringe field. The multi-domain, wide viewing angle liquid-crystal display of the present invention can be operated in the in-plane switching mode, which results in reduced image sticking. | 12-24-2009 |
Shui-Yang Lien US
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20130019933 | SEE-THROUGH THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A see-through thin film solar cell includes a first substrate, a photoelectric conversion film formed on the surface of the first substrate, a second substrate and a packaging adhesive film located between the second substrate and the photoelectric conversion film. The surface of the photovoltaic film is ablated via a laser to form at least one hollow-out zone through a patterned photo mask, thus averts the problem of reduced lifespan of laser equipment in conventional techniques that form patterns through laser ablation in frequent switching manner. By controlling the thickness of the patterned photo mask, grey scale patterns can be displayed and resolution thereof can also be increased, thereby improve the added value of the thin film solar cell. | 01-24-2013 |
Steven A. Lien, Springfield, MO US
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20140359017 | Dynamic Fusion Management - A system and method for managing a network of nodes that share sensor data is presented. In one embodiment, the system and method clusters groups of nodes into subnets. Nodes in a common subnet share sensor data with other nodes in the subnet at one rate, while nodes that are not in a common subnet share sensor data at a second substantially reduced rate. | 12-04-2014 |
Steven A. Lien, Chesterfield, MO US
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20100161784 | Dynamic Fusion Management - A system and method for managing a network of nodes that share sensor data is presented. In one embodiment, the system and method clusters groups of nodes into subnets. Nodes in a common subnet share sensor data with other nodes in the subnet at one rate, while nodes that are not in a common subnet share sensor data at a second substantially reduced rate. | 06-24-2010 |
Timothy Lien, Lenexa, KS US
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20110046961 | GREETING CARD HAVING AUDIO RECORDING CAPABILITIES WITH TRIAL MODE FEATURE - A greeting card having an audio message recording and playback device permits recording of personalized audio messages to be played upon opening of the greeting card. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, which would be applicable when the card is displayed in a store, a potential purchaser may experience the functionality of the card by recording their own test message. The test message is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by removal of a trial mode panel from the greeting card, a user recorded message is played repeatedly upon subsequent openings of the card. The user recorded message may be followed by a prerecorded recording, such as a song. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions for recording a message, may also be included. | 02-24-2011 |
Timothy J. Lien, Shawnee, KS US
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20090259474 | GREETING CARD HAVING AUDIO RECORDING CAPABILITIES WITH TRIAL MODE FEATURE - A greeting card having an audio message recording and playback device permits recording of personalized audio messages to be played upon opening of the greeting card. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, which would be applicable when the card is displayed in a store, a potential purchaser may experience the functionality of the card by recording their own test message. The test message is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by removal of a trial mode panel from the greeting card, a user recorded message is played repeatedly upon subsequent openings of the card. The user recorded message may be followed by a prerecorded recording, such as a song. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions for recording a message, may also be included. | 10-15-2009 |
Timothy J. Lien, Lenexa, KS US
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20100307036 | GREETING CARD HAVING KARAOKE RECORD FEATURE AND SIMULTANEOUS PLAYBACK - A greeting card having an audio recording and playback device permits recording of a karaoke-style song to be played upon opening of the greeting card. A user sings along with a permanently prerecorded, karaoke-style song that is played during a recording session. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, a user-recorded song is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by removal of a trial mode panel from the greeting card, a user-recorded karaoke-style song is played upon subsequent openings of the card. During playback, the user-recorded song is played simultaneously with the prerecorded karaoke-style recording that was played during the recording session. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions, may also be included. The audio recording and playback device may also be included in other non-greeting card products, such as a plush toy and an ornament. | 12-09-2010 |
20100308981 | GREETING CARD WITH SUBSEQUENT AUDIO AFTER CLOSING - A greeting card having an audio message and playback device delivers a first sound recording upon opening of the greeting card and a second sound recording upon closing of the greeting card. The delivery of each sound recording may be delayed by a timing component within the audio message and playback device. Additionally, the delivery of each sound recording may be played simultaneously or in queue. Sound recordings may also be recorded by a user using a recording component that is in addition to the audio message and playback device. The audio message and playback device may also include an additional trial mode component that allows the user to test a recorded message before purchasing the greeting card and place the greeting card into a use mode that allows the user to permanently record the message. | 12-09-2010 |
20130015193 | CONTAINER WITH INTERNALLY EMITTED AUDIOAANM Lien; Timothy J.AACI LenexaAAST KSAACO USAAGP Lien; Timothy J. Lenexa KS USAANM Holland; Gerald J.AACI Kansas CityAAST MOAACO USAAGP Holland; Gerald J. Kansas City MO USAANM Morley; Robert E.AACI RaymoreAAST MOAACO USAAGP Morley; Robert E. Raymore MO US - A container having an internally directed audible output actuated by removal of a stopper is described. The container includes a hollow body with an open mouth and a base that includes a speaker and control electronics. A sensor is provided that is configured to detect presence of the stopper in the open mouth of the container. In one embodiment the sensor is comprised of a normally open electrical circuit formed by a pair of opposing arrays of electrical traces disposed within the mouth. In another embodiment, the sensor comprises an infrared light source and sensor that detects an amount of internally reflected infrared light within walls of the body. In yet another embodiment, the sensor comprises a device which detects the presence and/or absence of a magnetic field. Upon detection of removal of the stopper, an audible output is produced by the speaker into the container body and is perceivable by nearby users. | 01-17-2013 |
20140055275 | CONTAINER WITH INTERNALLY EMITTED AUDIO - A container having an internally directed audible output actuated by removal of a stopper is described. The container includes a hollow body with an open mouth and a base that includes a speaker and control electronics. A sensor is provided that is configured to detect presence of the stopper in the open mouth of the container. In one embodiment the sensor is comprised of a normally open electrical circuit formed by a pair of opposing arrays of electrical traces disposed within the mouth. In another embodiment, the sensor comprises an infrared light source and sensor that detects an amount of internally reflected infrared light within walls of the body. In yet another embodiment, the sensor comprises a device which detects the presence and/or absence of a magnetic field. Upon detection of removal of the stopper, an audible output is produced by the speaker into the container body and is perceivable by nearby users. | 02-27-2014 |
20140150308 | GREETING CARD WITH SUBSEQUENT AUDIO AFTER CLOSING - A greeting card having an audio message and playback device delivers a first sound recording upon opening of the greeting card and a second sound recording upon closing of the greeting card. The delivery of each sound recording may be delayed by a timing component within the audio message and playback device. Additionally, the delivery of each sound recording may be played simultaneously or in queue. Sound recordings may also be recorded by a user using a recording component that is in addition to the audio message and playback device. The audio message and playback device may also include an additional trial mode component that allows the user to test a recorded message before purchasing the greeting card and place the greeting card into a use mode that allows the user to permanently record the message. | 06-05-2014 |
20140213138 | ARTICLE HAVING KARAOKE RECORD FEATURE AND SIMULTANEOUS PLAYBACK - An article (e.g., toy, ornament, etc.) having an audio recording and playback device permits recording of a karaoke-style song to be played. A user sings along with a permanently prerecorded, karaoke-style song that is played during a recording session. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, a user-recorded song is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the article may be switched to after purchase, a user-recorded karaoke-style song can be played. During playback, the user-recorded song is played simultaneously with the prerecorded karaoke-style recording that was played during the recording session. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions, may also be included. | 07-31-2014 |
Timothy Jay Lien, Lenexa, KS US
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20130323689 | FILL-IN-THE-BLANK AUDIO-STORY ENGINE - Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an Audio-Story Engine that includes a repository of prerecorded audio files that, when played in a certain sequence, with user provided recordings placed throughout, tell a story. To obtain the user provided recordings, the Audio-Story Engine asks the user to make audio recordings of various words or phrases. For example, the Audio-Story Engine may ask the user a series of questions in order to record and store the user's audible responses. Upon completion, the Audio-Story Engine plays back a completed story that incorporates the user's audio recordings by playing an appropriate user recording after playing a prerecorded audio file. This is repeated several times in sequence to form a seamless, customized, audio story. In addition, the Audio-Story Engine may alter the pitch or sound of the user's recorded words to match the pitch of the prerecorded story. | 12-05-2013 |
20140003034 | LIGHT ANIMATED OBJECTS | 01-02-2014 |
20150161898 | FILL-IN-THE-BLANK AUDIO-STORY ENGINE - Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an Audio-Story Engine that includes a repository of prerecorded audio files that, when played in a certain sequence, with user provided recordings placed throughout, tell a story. To obtain the user provided recordings, the Audio-Story Engine asks the user to make audio recordings of various words or phrases. For example, the Audio-Story Engine may ask the user a series of questions in order to record and store the user's audible responses. Upon completion, the Audio-Story Engine plays back a completed story that incorporates the user's audio recordings by playing an appropriate user recording after playing a prerecorded audio file. This is repeated several times in sequence to form a seamless, customized, audio story. In addition, the Audio-Story Engine may alter the pitch or sound of the user's recorded words to match the pitch of the prerecorded story. | 06-11-2015 |
20160047536 | LIGHT ANIMATED OBJECTS - Embodiments of the present invention use light to add human-like features to an inanimate object. In one embodiment, the object includes a film with an image that has been manipulated to provide for a low profile projection of an image onto a vertical surface directly adjacent to the object. For example, the image of a witch's head could be projected onto a wall and directly beneath, a witch's hat could be hanging on the wall. In another embodiment, changing lights and shadows are used to create animated objects out of otherwise inanimate objects. Various embodiments include components to create the illusion of changing facial expressions. These components include a plurality of light sources and an electronic device that controls the light sources to create the animation. | 02-18-2016 |
Ty Bao Lien, Gilbert, AZ US
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20130263252 | BUTTON DEPRESS WAKEUP AND WAKEUP STRATEGY - Disclosed is a biometric authentication system. The system comprises a biometric image sensor in an operative position with respect to a mechanical switch on a host electronic device and configured to sense biometric characteristics of a biometric object while the biometric object is operating the mechanical switch, the operating of the mechanical switch providing at least one of input and control to the host electronic device; and wake on event logic cooperating with at least one of the biometric image sensor and the host electronic device and configured to at least delay any response by the biometric image sensor or the host electronic device that increases power consumption by either the biometric image sensor or the host electronic device, beyond that needed for the performance, by at least one of the biometric image sensor and the host electronic device, of a bona fides analysis of an object being sensed while operating the mechanical switch, until a positive completion of the bona fides analysis determines that the object being sensed is an object desired to be sensed to perform a user authentication. | 10-03-2013 |
20140198960 | TIERED WAKEUP STRATEGY - A biometric authentication apparatus and method is disclosed which may comprise a biometric authentication unit which may comprise: a biometric object sensor comprising sensor elements and a sensor computing device; a wake-on-event logic controller maintaining the sensor computing device in one of a powered-off or powered down mode, and including a bulk biometric object detector configured to detect a biometric object on or in the vicinity of the sensor elements and to power-on or power-up the sensor computing device responsive to the detection of the biometric object on or in the vicinity of the sensor elements; the sensor computing device configured to analyze one or more lines of biometric object image comprising a partial biometric object image and determine if the partial biometric image belongs to a biometric object desired to be imaged to obtain a complete biometric object image, and to provide a power-on or power-up signal to a host electronic device computing device when the partial biometric image is determined to belong to a biometric object desired to be imaged. | 07-17-2014 |
Wayne Andrew Lien, Waseca, MN US
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20080238711 | AUTOMATED METER READER DIRECT MOUNT ENDPOINT MODULE - An automated meter reader module can be operably connected to an existing utility meter to provide an endpoint for use in an automated meter reader system. The automated meter reader module can utilize an index attachment drive mechanism to electronically and mechanically monitor consumption of a utility such as water, gas, or electricity. The index attachment of the existing utility meter is attached so that it does not physically impede reception or transmission of radio frequency communications by a patch antenna integrated into a printed circuit board located inside the automated meter reader module. A gasket around the edge of the housing sealingly interfaces with the existing utility meter and a multi-faced cover that allows the registered dials located on the index attached to be viewed from a plurality of vantage points. | 10-02-2008 |
20110038104 | AUTOMATED METER READER DIRECT MOUNT ENDPOINT MODULE - An automated meter reader module can be operably connected to an existing utility meter to provide an endpoint for use in an automated meter reader system. The automated meter reader module can utilize an index attachment drive mechanism to electronically and mechanically monitor consumption of a utility such as water, gas, or electricity. The index attachment of the existing utility meter is attached so that it does not physically impede reception or transmission of radio frequency communications by a patch antenna integrated into a printed circuit board located inside the automated meter reader module. A gasket around the edge of the housing sealingly interfaces with the existing utility meter and a multi-faced cover that allows the registered dials located on the index attached to be viewed from a plurality of vantage points. | 02-17-2011 |
Wayne W. Lien, Laurel, MS US
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20120032772 | JOINING A CURRENT LIMITING DEVICE AND A FUSE - An assembly includes an electrically conductive mounting bracket, a current limiting device electrically connected to the mounting bracket, and a fuse assembly that includes a body and a fuse. The electrically conductive mounting bracket is configured to mount about the body of the fuse assembly, and, when the electrically conductive mounting bracket is mounted about the body of the fuse assembly, the mounting bracket forms a path for electrical current between the current limiting device and the fuse. | 02-09-2012 |
Wayne William Lien, Laurel, MS US
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20100294540 | Tank Assembly for 1 Phase Padmount Transformer That Prevents Pad Openings - A tank, mountable to an opening formed within a mounting pad, includes a front plate, at least one sidewall panel, a pedestal base, and a cover. The at least one sidewall panel is coupled to the front plate to form the tank sides. The pedestal base is coupled to the front plate and a lower portion of the sidewall panels. The cover is coupled to the upper portions of the sidewall panels. The sidewall panels are configured into a first shape which forms a gap between the opening and at least one of the sidewall panels when the sidewall panel lower portions are positioned adjacently above the opening. The pedestal base is configured into a second shape where the outer profile of the coupled pedestal base and the front plate completely covers the opening when disposed over the opening. The tank encloses an electrical device and a dielectric fluid. | 11-25-2010 |