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Paul B. Anderson, Seneca, SC US
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20090031600 | Bicycle mobile advertising system and method - A bicycle-mounted sign holder with interchangeable sign capability for the purpose of advertising goods and services as displayed on the sign. The sign holder includes a pole and a sign frame secured to an upper end of the pole. The lower end of the pole is mounted on the bicycle and has a length sufficient to elevate the sign frame to a height that is above the rider's head when the bicycle is being ridden. The frame is coupled to the pole with a pivoting device so that the frame can swivel around the pole as moved by the wind. A sign displaying advertising material is secured to the frame and is then broadcast over a given geographical area as the bicycle is ridden through the area. | 02-05-2009 |
Paul B. Aspengen, North Aurora, IL US
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20120291660 | Railcar constant contact side bearing assembly - A constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar including a housing with wall structure defining a central axis for the side bearing assembly and a multipiece cap. The cap is arranged in operable combination with the housing and includes a movable first member or spring seat and a movable second member or top cap carried by the first member. A spring resiliently urges the cap members toward railcar body structure. The cap members define cooperating angled surfaces therebetween for urging wall structure on the first member and wall structure on the second member into frictional engagement with the wall structure on the housing in response to a vertical load acting on the friction contacting surface on the cap. At least the top cap is structured to establish a coefficient of friction ranging between about 0.4 and about 0.9 with the railcar during operation of the side bearing assembly. | 11-22-2012 |
20130327245 | Railroad car constant contact side bearing assembly - A railroad car constant contact side bearing assembly including a housing, a top cap arranged for vertical reciprocatory movements relative to the housing, and a spring accommodated in a spring cavity defined by the housing and cap for resiliently urging the top cap into frictional sliding engagement with an underside of a railcar body. At least one of the side bearing housing and cap is formed from a high performance plastic material whereby enhancing the vertical reciprocity of the cap relative to the housing. | 12-12-2013 |
Paul B. Aspengren, North Aurora, IL US
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20110011301 | Railcar constant contact side bearing assembly - A constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar including a housing with wall structure defining a central axis for the side bearing assembly and a multipiece cap. The cap is arranged in operable combination with the housing and includes a movable first member and a movable second member carried by the first member. A portion of the second member extends beyond the nousing and defines a friction surface for the cap. A spring resiliently urges the friction surface of the cap into frictional contact with railcar body structure. The cap members define cooperating angled surfaces therebetween for urging wall structure on the first member and wall structure on the second member into frictional engagement with the wall structure on said housing in response to a vertical load acting on the friction contacting surface on the cap. | 01-20-2011 |
20130327246 | RAILCAR CONSTANT CONTACT SIDE BEARING ASSEMBLY - A constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar including a housing with wall structure defining a central axis for the side bearing assembly and a multipiece cap. The cap is arranged in operable combination with the housing and includes a movable first member and a movable second member carried by the first member. A spring resiliently urges the cap members toward railcar body structure. The cap members define cooperating angled surfaces therebetween for urging wall structure on the first member and wall structure on the second member into frictional engagement with the wall structure on the housing in response to a vertical load acting on the friction contacting surface on the cap. An apparatus, carried by the cap members, allow the cap members to horizontally slide relative to each other while limiting vertical separation of the cap members relative to each other during operation of the constant contact side bearing assembly. | 12-12-2013 |
20140261065 | RAILROAD CAR CONSTANT CONTACT SIDE BEARING ASSEMBLY - A railroad car constant contact side bearing assembly plastic cap having a longitudinal axis and including a generally flat top surface with wall structure formed integral with and depending from said generally flat top surface, and a metallic insert maintained in operable association with the generally flat surface on said cap to slidably contact with an underside of a railcar whereby permitting said cap to establish a coefficient of friction ranging between about 0.4 and about 0.9 with the railcar. | 09-18-2014 |
Paul B. Comita, Menlo Park, CA US
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20080206888 | Screening using polarization anisotropy in FRET emissions - Methods and apparatus are described for detecting specific binding between first and second chemical entities. The first chemical entity in association with a first fluorophore is immobilized. The second chemical entity is allowed to bind with the immobilized first chemical entity. The second chemical entity is or becomes coupled to a second fluorophore, which forms a FRET pair with the first fluorophore. The bound chemical entities are exposed to radiation at an excitation frequency for either the first or the second fluorophore, and polarization anisotropy of a FRET fluorescent signal from the bound chemical entities is measured to detect specific binding between the first and second chemical entities. Techniques are also disclosed for detecting whether a FRET interaction is occurring between a first chemical entity including a donor fluorophore and a second chemical entity including an acceptor fluorophore, using simultaneous anisotropy measurements at the wavelengths of the donor and acceptor fluorophores. | 08-28-2008 |
Paul B. Ducklin, North Sydney AU
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20100251000 | RUN-TIME ADDITIVE DISINFECTION - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for runtime additive disinfection of malware. Runtime additive disinfection of malware may include performing the steps of identifying, based at least in part on its type, an executable software application that is suspected of being infected with malware, wherein the malware is adapted to perform a function during the execution of the executable software application, predicting the malware function based on known patterns of malware infection relating to the type executable software application, and in response to the prediction, adding a remediation software component to the executable software application that disables the executable software component from executing code that performs the predicted malware function. | 09-30-2010 |
Paul B. Ekas, Redwood City, CA US
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20120221919 | ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION CIRCUITRY - Integrated circuits with memory circuitry may include error detection circuitry and error correction circuitry. The error detection circuitry may be used to detect soft errors in the memory circuitry. The error detection circuitry may include logic gates that are used to perform parity checking. The error detection circuitry may have an interleaved structure to provide interleaved data bit processing, may have a tree structure to reduce logic gate delays, and may be pipelined to optimize performance. The memory circuitry may be loaded with interleaved parity check bits in conjunction with the interleaved structure to provide multi-bit error detection capability. The parity check bits may be precomputed using design tools or computed during device configuration. In response to detection of a memory error, the error correction circuitry may be used to scan desired portions of the memory circuitry and to correct the memory error. | 08-30-2012 |
Paul B. Englram, Oak Park, IL US
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20110290919 | HAZARDOUS WASTE SANITATION AND REMOVAL DEVICE, METHODS OF USE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Hazardous waste sanitation and removal devices are described that include: a) a unitary shredder system, b) a transport system, a pre-treatment system or a combination thereof, comprising a reciprocating operation system, c) a treatment system, d) a dewatering system, a desolutionizing system or a combination thereof, and e) a collection system for disposal. Methods of sanitizing hazardous waste material are described and include: a) providing a unitary shredder system, b) providing a transport system, a pre-treatment system or a combination thereof, comprising a reciprocating operation system, c) providing a treatment system, d) providing a dewatering system, a desolutionizing system or a combination thereof, e) providing a collection system for disposal, f) providing a hazardous waste material, g) introducing the hazardous waste material into the shredder system to produce a shredded waste material, h) transporting the shredded waste material to the treatment system utilizing the transport system, the pre-treatment system or a combination thereof, wherein the treatment system, the pre-treatment system or the combination thereof comprises a reciprocating operation system, i) treating the shredded waste material to produce a shredded treated material, j) dewatering or desolutionizing the shredded treated material, and k) collecting the shredded treated material in the collection system. Dewatering processes are also disclosed that includes at least one collection of wastes, at least one screw press, at least one conveyor system that carries the at least one collection of wastes after interaction with the at least one screw press, and at least one filter system. | 12-01-2011 |
Paul B. Fitzgerald, Hampton AU
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20150174423 | OPTIMISING CURRENT DIRECTION AND INTENSITY OF TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION - A method of optimising transcranial magnetic stimulation is described. An electrical signal is applied to a coil to generate one or more magnetic field pulses for transcranial magnetic stimulation of a target cortical region of a patient. The transcranial magnetic stimulation has stimulation parameters including orientation of the coil relative to the patient and intensity of the magnetic stimulation. At least the orientation of the coil relative to the patient is varied. At different orientations of the coil relative to the patient, neuron activation at the target cortical region is determined by monitoring changes in blood flow and/or blood oxygenation, e.g. using near infra-red spectroscopy. Based on information obtained during the monitoring, one or more optimal coil orientations for the transcranial magnetic stimulation are determined. Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described. | 06-25-2015 |
Paul B. Gardner, Pasadena, CA US
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20150044084 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING GRADIENT ALLOY ARTICLES WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES - Systems and methods for fabricating multi-functional articles comprised of additively formed gradient materials are provided. The fabrication of multi-functional articles using the additive deposition of gradient alloys represents a paradigm shift from the traditional way that metal alloys and metal/metal alloy parts are fabricated. Since a gradient alloy that transitions from one metal to a different metal cannot be fabricated through any conventional metallurgy techniques, the technique presents many applications. Moreover, the embodiments described identify a broad range of properties and applications. | 02-12-2015 |
Paul B. Gladen, Golden Valley, MN US
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20090261671 | Electric actuator - An electrically powered linear actuator having a thrust assembly, a motor with a rotor surrounding at least a portion of the thrust assembly and a rotary encoder with a rotation sensing member rotatable with the rotor. | 10-22-2009 |
Paul B. Guieze, Fontenailles FR
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20120267115 | SUBSEA SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are provided for collecting fluid samples from a fluid flowline located subsea. The system includes a multiphase sampling apparatus attachable to the flowline, and a vehicle sampling apparatus that is connectable to the multiphase sampling apparatus to allow the transfer of the collected fluid sample thereto. The vehicle sampling apparatus is preferably a subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) locatable proximate the fluid flowline and having a fluid sample collector and a fluid pump for transferring the collected fluid sample from the multiphase sampling apparatus to the fluid sample collector. The vehicle sampling apparatus includes a fluid analysis sensor capable of extracting information about the collected fluid sample at a subsea location. Optionally, the vehicle sampling apparatus can transport the collected fluid sample to a location remote from the fluid flowline for analysis. | 10-25-2012 |
20130139568 | Injector and Method for Injecting a Sample into a Chromatography Column - An injector ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130213149 | ISOTHERMAL SUBSEA SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for collecting a selected phase of a representative sample from a multiphase fluid flowing through a flowline, preferably located subsea. The system includes a multiphase sampling apparatus attachable to the flowline for sampling the representative sample; a vehicle sampling apparatus (e.g., ROV) locatable proximate the flowline having a power supply and a fluid sample collector for storing at least one selected phase of the representative sample; an interface for connecting the multiphase sampling apparatus and the vehicle sampling apparatus; and a temperature control arrangement disposed between the multiphase sampling apparatus and the vehicle sampling apparatus configured to minimize the temperature difference between the representative sample and the multiphase fluid flowing through the flowline. | 08-22-2013 |
Paul B. Guieze, Fontennailles FR
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20110011157 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH COLUMN WITH CARBON NANOTUBE-BEARING CHANNEL - A carbon nanostructured micro-fabricated gas chromatography column which is particularly well-suited to the surface well-site and/or the downhole analysis of natural gas in oilfield or gasfield applications (but which may also be used in non-oilfield or non-gasfield situations) is described. This micro-fabricated column integrates a micro-structured substrate such as a silicon substrate with carbon nanotubes as an active nanostructured material in a micro-channel. Benefits of the present invention include enhanced separation of alkanes and isomers, particularly below hexane (i.e., below C | 01-20-2011 |
Paul B. Gunneson, Wallingford, CT US
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20100097380 | RESPIRATORY PROFILE PARAMETER DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constituent of a patient's respiration. The method detects patient breaths, determines whether each breath is a spontaneous breath or a ventilator-induced breath and calculates various respiratory profile parameters based on the sampled measurements. The method displays the respiratory profile parameters in graphic and numeric forms. Preferably, the method allows a user to select the displayed respiratory profile parameters. | 04-22-2010 |
Paul B. Hafeli, Ventura, CA US
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20120192406 | GOLD REMOVAL FROM ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - In some embodiments, a method removes gold plating on an electronic component. The method includes forming a gold and solder mixture on the electronic component via a first incrementally controlled heating procedure; incrementally cooling the electronic component via a first cooling procedure; wicking part or all of the gold and solder mixture from the electronic component to a metallic screen via a second incrementally controlled heating procedure; and incrementally cooling the electronic component via a second cooling procedure. | 08-02-2012 |
20130186942 | GOLD REMOVAL FROM ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - In some embodiments, a method removes gold plating on an electronic component. The method includes forming a gold and solder mixture on the electronic component via a first incrementally controlled heating procedure; incrementally cooling the electronic component via a first cooling procedure; wicking part or all of the gold and solder mixture from the electronic component to a metallic screen via a second incrementally controlled heating procedure; and incrementally cooling the electronic component via a second cooling procedure. | 07-25-2013 |
Paul B. Himelfarb, Leuna DE
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20090183981 | INTEGRATED PYROLYSIS GASOLINE TREATMENT PROCESS - An integrated process for treating pyrolysis gasolines, including: feeding the pyrolysis gasoline to a first stage wherein the pyrolysis gasoline is substantially depentanized and acetylene and diolefins are reacted with hydrogen to produce an effluent having a reduced acetylene and diolefin content; and feeding the effluent to a second stage, wherein the second stage comprises a catalytic distillation hydrotreating process. The second stage may include a first catalytic distillation reactor system comprising a first distillation reaction zone containing a first hydrogenation catalyst, and the process may further include treating a C | 07-23-2009 |
Paul B. Hugenberg, Iii, Poland, OH US
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20160087851 | REAL-TIME NETWORK DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for real-time data management on a computing network. A user can be provided with an ability to identify information about data, and updates to data, disposed on a network, such as a location of the data, a type of data, and a state of the data, in real-time. A processor component may be able to locally identify target records, and a monitor component can track the target records disposed in files on one or more devices in the network. Metadata about identified records can be indexed and stored in data management component. State changes on the targeted devices in the network can be identified in real-time and the appropriate updates can be provided to a user. A display component can provide a user with real-time information about target records as well as desired classifications and risk scores for targeted data and/or devices. | 03-24-2016 |
Paul B. Hultz, Brookline, NH US
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20080273713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - An audio system for a vehicle having a plurality of seat positions includes, at each seat position, first and second directional loudspeaker arrays. Each array is driven by audio signals to radiate greater acoustic energy corresponding to the audio signals to the expected position of the head of a listener at a first seat position than to an expected position of the head of the listener at a second seat position. The first and second directional loudspeaker arrays comprise different numbers of acoustic drivers. | 11-06-2008 |
20080273723 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - A method of operating an audio system that provides audio radiation to a plurality of listening positions includes providing at least one source of audio signals. At each listening position, at least one array of speaker elements is provided. A filter is provided between the at least one source and at least one of the speaker elements at a first listening position. The filter is optimized so that the filter reduces acoustic energy radiated from the first array to at least one other listening position of the plurality of listening positions, compared to acoustic energy radiated from the first array to the first listening position. | 11-06-2008 |
20080273724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - An audio system for a vehicle having a plurality of seat positions includes a plurality of sources of audio signals. Respective directional loudspeaker arrays are mounted at the seat positions. Any of the sources are selectable to any of the seat positions through control circuitry in response to an input from an occupant of the vehicle. Processing circuitry is coupled to the control circuitry and is between the plurality of sources in each respective directional loudspeaker array. | 11-06-2008 |
20080273725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - An audio system for a vehicle has at least one source of audio signals. At least one array of speaker elements is located at each seat position that radiates within a range of bass frequencies. For each at least one array, the speaker elements receive a common audio signal, and a respective filter is disposed between the common audio signal and each of the speaker elements. Each respective filter processes magnitude and phase of the common audio signal independently of each other respective filter to thereby define a directional audio radiation from the at least one array. | 11-06-2008 |
20120099731 | ESTIMATION OF SYNTHETIC AUDIO PROTOTYPES - An approach to forming output signals both permits flexible and temporally and/or frequency local processing of input signals while limiting or mitigating artifacts in such output signals. Generally, the approach involves first synthesizing prototype signals for the output signals, or equivalently characterizing such prototypes, for example, according to their statistical characteristics, and then forming the output signals as estimates of the prototype signals, for example, as weighted combinations of the input signals. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099739 | ESTIMATION OF SYNTHETIC AUDIO PROTOTYPES - An approach to forming output signals both permits flexible and temporally and/or frequency local processing of input signals while limiting or mitigating artifacts in such output signals. Generally, the approach involves first synthesizing prototype signals for the output signals, or equivalently characterizing such prototypes, for example, according to their statistical characteristics, and then forming the output signals as estimates of the prototype signals, for example, as weighted combinations of the input signals. | 04-26-2012 |
20130279716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - A method of operating an audio system that provides audio radiation to a plurality of listening positions includes providing at least one source of audio signals. At each listening position, at least one array of speaker elements is provided. A filter is provided between the at least one source and at least one of the speaker elements at a first listening position. The filter is optimized so that the filter reduces acoustic energy radiated from the first array to at least one other listening position of the plurality of listening positions, compared to acoustic energy radiated from the first array to the first listening position. | 10-24-2013 |
Paul B. Hvass, San Antonio, TX US
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20120286147 | WIDE-ANGLE LASER SIGNAL SENSOR - A laser sensor comprising a sensor head to receive laser light. The sensor head may have a globe-shaped optical member, the globe-shaped optical member may be optically coupled to an optical-to-electrical converter, the optical-to-electrical converter may be configured to convert laser light from the sensor head to an electronic output signal, and the sensor head may be configured to provide a 360 degree field of view in a horizontal plane and a positive (+) 90 degree field of view in a vertical plane above the horizontal plane. | 11-15-2012 |
20140157841 | WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM - One or more embodiments of a combination wheel locking system are provided herein. The combination wheel locking system can be used to prevent access to one or more lug nuts on a wheel. The combination wheel locking system and anti-theft device can include a combination master lock system for operatively engaging and releasing from a portion of a wheel. | 06-12-2014 |
Paul B. Johnson, Phoenix, AS US
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20140113206 | DEGENERATE DOPING OF METALLIC ANODES - Embodiments of the invention relate to an electrochemical cell comprising: (i) a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel, (ii) a positive electrode, (iii) an ionically conductive medium, and (iv) a dopant; the electrodes being operable in a discharge mode wherein the metal fuel is oxidized at the fuel electrode and the dopant increases the conductivity of the metal fuel oxidation product. In an embodiment, the oxidation product comprises an oxide of the metal fuel which is doped degenerately. In an embodiment, the positive electrode is an air electrode that absorbs gaseous oxygen, wherein during discharge mode, oxygen is reduced at the air electrode. Embodiments of the invention also relate to methods of producing an electrode comprising a metal and a doped metal oxidation product. | 04-24-2014 |
Paul B. Kiningham, Roanoke, IN US
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20150082818 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FREEZE PROTECTION OF A HEAT EXCHANGER IN AN HVAC SYSTEM - A system and method of heat exchanger freeze protection for an HVAC system by operating an indoor unit assembly and an outdoor unit assembly in a cooling mode and operating a fan at an initial airflow, operating a temperature sensor to measure a temperature value of a heat exchanger, at the expiration of a first predetermined time period, determining whether the temperature value is less than or equal to a first temperature preset value, determining whether a current airflow multiplier is equal to a maximum airflow multiplier limit, increasing the current airflow by an airflow offset multiplier if the current airflow multiplier is less than or equal to the maximum airflow multiplier limit and the temperature value is less than or equal to the first temperature preset, and operating the fan at an increased airflow to move more air across the heat exchanger. | 03-26-2015 |
Paul B. Lorah, Redmond, WA US
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20110179040 | NAME HIERARCHIES FOR MAPPING PUBLIC NAMES TO RESOURCES - A resource set comprising a set of resources may be provided to the public. It may be desirable to associate with the resources a set of public names, such as friendly URLs that may be more memorable, may indicate to users the type of resource so named, and may promote indexing of the resources by search engines. A name hierarchy (such as a portion of a file system) may store at least one reference that associates a public name with a resource. A name hierarchy navigation logic may facilitate navigation through the name hierarchy, and may specify a particular location within the name hierarchy where a reference associated with the public name is to be stored. This manner of associating public names with resources may promote the scalability and efficiency in associating public names with resources and in retrieving a resource associated with a particular public name. | 07-21-2011 |
Paul B. Maccready, Pasadena, CA US
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20080203219 | Hydrogen powered aircraft - Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | 08-28-2008 |
20080237404 | Hydrogen powered aircraft - Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | 10-02-2008 |
20120104163 | Hydrogen powered aircraft - Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. | 05-03-2012 |
Paul B. Mccray, Jr., Iowa City, IA US
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20080260693 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING IN VIVO PSEUDOTYPED RETROVIRUSES USING ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEINS FROM LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS (LCMV) - The present invention provides novel pseudotyped retroviral vectors that can transduce human and other cells. Vectors are provided that are packaged efficiently in packaging cells and cell lines to generate high titer recombinant virus stocks expressing novel envelope glycoproteins. The present invention further relates to compositions for gene therapy. | 10-23-2008 |
20090110756 | Methods and Compositions Related to PLUNC Surfactant Polypeptides - Embodiments include compositions and methods for lower the surface tension of a liquid-air interface by contacting such interface with all or part of a PLUNC polypeptide. | 04-30-2009 |
20090118212 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING IN VIVO PSEUDOTYPED RETROVIRUSES - The present invention provides novel pseudotyped retroviral vectors that can transduce human and other cells. Vectors are provided that are packaged efficiently in packaging cells and cell lines to generate high titer recombinant virus stocks expressing novel envelope glycoproteins. The present invention further relates to compositions for gene therapy. | 05-07-2009 |
20090246146 | HALIDES IN THE TREATMENT OF PATHOGENIC INFECTION - The present invention relates to the use of halides and halide salts for the treatment of microbial infections, including those caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses. The present invention takes advantage of endogenous immune function and augments this system using a non-toxic and inexpensive reagent that can be delivered to mucosal surfaces, for example, orally, topically, opthalmically and via inhalation. | 10-01-2009 |
20130281372 | METHODS TO ENHANCE RNAI OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DELIVERY TO RESPIRATORY EPITHELIAL CELLS - The present invention relates to methods of reducing a level of a target mRNA in a well-differentiated airway epithelial cell by contacting the cell with a sensitizing agent followed by contacting the cell with a therapeutic RNAi agent. | 10-24-2013 |
20150313924 | METHODS OF IMPROVING RNAI IN WELL-DIFFERENTIATED AIRWAY EPITHELIA - The present invention relates to methods of reducing a level of a target mRNA in a well-differentiated airway epithelial cell by contacting the cell with a facilitating agent followed by contacting the cell with a therapeutic RNAi agent, wherein the facilitating agent comprises a Platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR) ligand. | 11-05-2015 |
Paul B. Oulman, Forest City, IA US
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20130015631 | PLATFORM DOLLY SYSTEM - A platform dolly system that has first and second dolly devices. Each of the dolly devices has a power unit, a frame, a suspension and a wheel rotatably secured to an axle. A control unit remote to the first and second dolly devices is presented that is in over the air electronic communication with the power unit of each of the first and second dolly devices in order to either simultaneously or independently control the first and second dolly devices depending upon the mode of the control unit. | 01-17-2013 |
20130017047 | REMOTE CONTROLLED LOAD TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A remote controlled load transport system that has a frame with a retractable gate assembly that is able to retract in order to accommodate a load. A control system is provided having a drive that operates and rotates and steers a wheel. The control system and the gate are remotely controlled by an electronic controller that is in electronic communication with the control system to remotely operate the transport system, open the gate, lift a load and haul the load to a desired location. | 01-17-2013 |
Paul B. Racunas, Marlborough, MA US
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20100169693 | STATE HISTORY STORAGE FOR SYNCHRONIZING REDUNDANT PROCESSORS - Embodiments of an invention for synchronizing redundant processors using state history are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes two processors, state storage for each processor, and control logic. Each processor is to execute the same instructions. The state storage is to store compressed processor state information for each instruction executed by the processors. The control logic is to synchronize the two processors based on entries from the state storage. | 07-01-2010 |
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD US
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20080266092 | Method of Assigning and Deducing the Location of Articles Detected by Multiple Rfid Antennae - In accordance with preferred embodiments or the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae. | 10-30-2008 |
20080283599 | Systems for and Methods of Assigning Priority to Reader Antennae - Methods, storage media, and systems for assigning priority to reader antennae are disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, reader antennae identify the location of an object by detecting a tag or other identifier associated with each object. Sensors can be provided to provide additional information regarding the environment of the objects or their surroundings. A priority order is assigned to the reader antennae based on the location and other characteristics of the objects and/or their environment. A polling sequence for reading the reader antennae is determined according to the priority order. | 11-20-2008 |
20110199211 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING AND DEDUCING THE LOCATION OF ARTICLES DETECTED BY MULTIPLE RFID ANTENNAE - In accordance with preferred embodiments or the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae. | 08-18-2011 |
20120169475 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF ASSIGNING PRIORITY TO READER ANTENNAE - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for assigning priority to antennae are disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, reader antennae identify the location of an object by detecting a tag or other identifier associated with each object. Sensors can be provided to provide additional information regarding the environment of the objects or their surroundings. A priority order is assigned to the reader antennae based on the location and other characteristics of the objects and/or their environment. A polling sequence for reading the reader antennae is determined according to the priority order. | 07-05-2012 |
20130093591 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING AND DEDUCING THE LOCATION OF ARTICLES DETECTED BY MULTIPLE RFID ANTENNAE - In accordance with preferred embodiments of the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae. | 04-18-2013 |
20130144757 | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with certain aspects related to the present invention collect item information from RFID tags attached to items in an inventory, and uses the collected item information to perform various inventory management processes. In one aspect, the inventory management processes may include determining, reporting, and/or providing corrective actions for one or more events associated with at least one of depletions of items in the inventory, changes in the design of items in the inventory, defects with one or more items, misplaced items, the movement of an unusual number of items within a short period of time (i.e., shrinkage), and malfunctions of one or more components included in the environment. | 06-06-2013 |
Paul B. Rasband, Lantana, FL US
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20130082839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS HEAT DETECTION - A system for wireless heat detection is disclosed. The system includes one or more heat sensors that convert sensed heat energy into electrical power for transmitting an alarm signals. A remote system may trigger an alarm based on the received alarm signals. The heat sensors may be placed at discrete locations within an interior of a building to monitor a condition of the infrastructure of the building. The remote system can include a communications module for receiving the signal and transmitting an alarm signal to an associated fire panel. The fire panel may analyze the signal, as well as signals generated from adjacent sensors, to determine whether a fire condition exists within a building. Appropriate notification devices may then be activated based on the determination. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 04-04-2013 |
20130242905 | SCALABLE PROTOCOL FOR LARGE WSNS HAVING LOW DUTY CYCLE END NODES - A method and system are described for providing a wireless sensor network between a main node and a plurality of nodes, the nodes associate with sensors. The method and system define communications channels over which the main node communicates with the nodes based on a channel hopping scheme pattern, and define at least one transfer channel that is dedicated to carrying transfer frames that are broadcast by the main node. The method and system configure non-attached nodes that are not attached to the network, to enter a connection session by tuning to the transfer channel to listen for a transfer message. The transfer message indicates a next communications channel. The method tunes the non-attached nodes to the next communications channel, listens for a beacon frame, and utilizes the beacon frame as a timing reference to enable the non-attached nodes to attach to the network. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243038 | SCALABLE PROTOCOL FOR LARGE WSNS HAVING LOW DUTY CYCLE END NODES - A method and system are described for providing a wireless sensor network between a main node and a plurality of nodes, the nodes associated with sensors. The method and system define communications channels over which the main node communicates with the nodes based on a channel hopping scheme, and define at least one transfer channel that is dedicated to carrying transfer frames that are broadcast by the main node. The method and system configure non-acquired nodes that are not acquired to the network to enter a connection session by locating the at least one transfer channel to listen for a transfer message. The transfer message indicates a next communications channel that will become active. The method switches the non-acquired nodes to the next communications channel. | 09-19-2013 |
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20150248297 | Constrained Device and Supporting Operating System - A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes an upper tier of server devices, comprising: processor devices and memory in communication with the processor devices, a middle tier of gateway devices that are in communication with upper tier servers, and a lower level tier of devices that comprise fully functional nodes with at least some of the functional nodes including an application layer that execute routines to provide node functions, and a device to manage the lower tier of devices, the device instantiating a program manager that executes a state machine to control the application layer in each of the at least some of the functional nodes. | 09-03-2015 |
20150248299 | Constrained Device and Supporting Operating System - A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes an upper tier of server devices, comprising: processor devices and memory in communication with the processor devices, a middle tier of gateway devices that are in communication with upper tier servers, and a lower level tier of devices that comprise fully functional nodes with at least some of the functional nodes including an application layer that execute routines to provide node functions, and a device to manage the lower tier of devices, the device instantiating a program manager that executes a state machine to control the application layer in each of the at least some of the functional nodes. | 09-03-2015 |
20150249548 | Establishing Links Between Sub-Nets - Disclosed is a gateway between a first sub-network and a second sub-network, the first sub-network being isolated from the second sub-network, the gateway being configured to send, to a first node of the first sub-network, information for use in establishing a bridge to a second node of the second sub-network; and a device comprising the first node, the first node being configured to use the information to establish a bridge to the second node, the bridge for enabling communication between the first node and the second node that does not pass through the gateway. | 09-03-2015 |
20150249588 | Distributed Processing System - Described is a system that includes a queue cluster including first network devices that cooperate to communicate with end nodes of a network and to store information from the end nodes in memory, a processing cluster comprising second network devices that cooperate to perform one or more tasks on the information from the queue cluster, and a database cluster including third network devices that cooperate to provide storage for use by the processing cluster, with the queue cluster, the processing cluster, and the database cluster being part of a local network that is connectable to an external network, the local network including a wireless mesh network and for the one or more tasks, a network device among the second network devices is selected as a leader responsible for task execution. | 09-03-2015 |
20150249928 | Network Range Extender with Multi-RF Radio Support for Plurality of Network Interfaces - A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes a network of end nodes, e.g., sensor nodes including one or more constrained sensor nodes for sensing physical conditions, and a gateway to provide network connections for the constrained sensor nodes. The system also includes a range extender for connecting the one or more constrained sensor nodes to the gateway, with the range extender including first and second radios and corresponding processors to wirelessly communicate with the gateway and constrained nodes. | 09-03-2015 |
20150254972 | False Alarm Avoidance In Security Systems Filtering Low In Network - Embodiments of intrusion detection systems are described and which include an intrusion detection panel that receives binary and metadata sensor data from which the presence of an alarm condition is detected. In addition sensor devices analyze sensor data received from other sensor devices that are in a peer to peer relationship with the corresponding sensor device to validate whether the indicated alarm condition is a valid alarm or a false alarm. | 09-10-2015 |
20150262158 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATION AND EFFICIENT EXECUTION OF TASKS RELATED TO MOBILE POS IN RETAIL BUSINESS - Method for managing mobile point of sale (mPOS) operations using a wireless network to detect location data includes capturing video data of one or more customers within a retail store premises. The video data is analyzed to determine one or more customer behavior indicators potentially indicating a need for mPOS services. The location data is used to correlate the customer behavior indicators with the one or more customers. The method also involves determining a probability that at least one of the customers will be requesting mPOS services within a predetermined interval of time. | 09-17-2015 |
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20150286934 | Distributed Rules Engines for Robust Sensor Networks - A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes an upper tier of server devices, comprising: processor devices and memory in communication with the processor devices, a middle tier of gateway devices that are in communication with upper tier servers, and a lower level tier of devices that comprise fully functional nodes with at least some of the functional nodes including an application layer that execute routines to provide node functions, and a device to manage the lower tier of devices, the device instantiating a program manager that executes a state machine to control the application layer in each of the at least some of the functional nodes. | 10-08-2015 |
20150287303 | Context Specific Management In Wireless Sensor Network - A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes an upper tier of server devices, comprising: processor devices and memory in communication with the processor devices, a middle tier of gateway devices that are in communication with upper tier servers, and a lower level tier of devices that comprise fully functional nodes and constrained nodes. The networked has a device configured to receive sensory inputs from credentials or badges and determine virtual groups of individuals associated with received credential data and apply rules to grouping information to track and detect individuals within virtual groups. | 10-08-2015 |
20150287307 | Wireless Sensor Network - A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes an upper tier of server devices, comprising: processor devices and memory in communication with the processor devices, a middle tier of gateway devices that are in communication with upper tier servers, and a lower level tier of devices that comprise fully functional nodes with at least some of the functional nodes including an application layer that execute routines to provide node functions, and a device to manage the lower tier of devices, the device instantiating a program manager that executes a state machine to control the application layer in each of the at least some of the functional nodes. | 10-08-2015 |
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Paul B. Reddis, Sparks, NV US
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Paul B. Schmidt, Santa Fe, NM US
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Paul B. Schwinberg, Richland, WA US
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Paul B. Walkingstick, Reno, NV US
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20100274337 | METHOD OF PREPARING AN ELECTRODE - Methods of preparing an electrode are provided. A metal powder can be sintered onto a portion of a lead wire to form a connection region. An additional metal powder can be de-oxidation sintered onto the connection region to form the electrode. The oxides formed during the de-oxidation sintering are then removed from the electrode. | 10-28-2010 |
20100318140 | VOLUMETRIC ENERGY DENSITY ELECTRODES - The present teachings provide methods of preparing an anode for use in a high volumetric energy density electrolytic capacitor. A lead wire is de-oxidized and sintered in a valve metal powder compact to form the anode. The de-oxidizing and sintering are conducted in the presence of a reactive metal having a stronger affinity for oxygen than the valve metal powder. A residual reactive metal and at least one reactive metal reaction product are removed from the anode surface with a leaching process. Remaining residual reactive metal and reactive metal reaction products are redistributed by thermal processing. A capacitor containing the anode has an operating voltage greater than 90% of the forming voltage. | 12-16-2010 |