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Paul V. Bodnar, Jr., Tequesta, FL US
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20120306218 | Managed pneumatic turbine power supply - A pneumatic turbine power supply including a pneumatic turbine, a rectifier circuit for converting the AC power output by the pneumatic turbine to DC power, a voltage regulator for maintaining a constant voltage and a battery. The pneumatic turbine further provides a rotor blade containing a disc with magnets that are turned between a plurality of stator windings, the turning caused by a leakage that engages the rotor blades, the leakage from the emergency air brake reservoir found on rolling stock. The pneumatic turbine power supply further provides DC power output to both a device and a battery. The pneumatic turbine may operate despite a loss of pneumatic air pressure found in the brake pipe of the rolling stock. | 12-06-2012 |
Paul V. Brownall, Houston, TX US
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20110016235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING PCIE SR-IOV FUNCTIONS TO APPEAR AS LEGACY FUNCTIONS - A system for transforming a single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) function to appear as a legacy function, and a corresponding method includes a switch platform coupled between a legacy host and a SR-IOV-enabled device. The switch platform includes a processor programmed to discern configuration cycles by type and to process the configuration cycles, and one or more local registers that store data related to the configuration cycles. | 01-20-2011 |
Paul V. Brownnell, Houston, TX US
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20100325332 | Systems And Methods Of Communicatively Coupling A Host Computing Device And A Peripheral Device - A method includes providing a bridge device ( | 12-23-2010 |
Paul V. Darbee, Santa Ana, CA US
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20100033638 | Systems and methods for awarding affinity points based upon remote control usage - Systems and methods for providing and promoting television programming, advertisements, and other content to selected viewers. A display is provided on a remote control device, prompts are provided on the display, and viewer responses to those prompts are monitored, stored in memory, and thereafter processed to reward viewers for responding properly to the prompts. Various methods for promoting such programs are also described. | 02-11-2010 |
20130007803 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AWARDING AFFINITY POINTS BASED UPON REMOTE CONTROL USAGE - Systems and methods for providing and promoting television programming, advertisements, and other content to selected viewers. A display is provided on a remote control device, prompts are provided on the display, and viewer responses to those prompts are monitored, stored in memory, and thereafter processed to reward viewers for responding properly to the prompts. Various methods for promoting such programs are also described. | 01-03-2013 |
Paul V. Fenton, Jr., Marblehead, MA US
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20090018581 | SOFT TISSUE FIXATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A soft tissue fixation assembly comprises an anchor element which is installed in a bone or other tissue and a suture joiner element which mates with the anchor element. The suture joiner element includes a suture retaining element that securely retains suture and which is connected to the anchor element. Energy is transmitted through the suture joiner element to cause relative vibratory motion between the respective components and localized collapsing and compressing of the suture joiner element to secure the suture within the suture joiner element and to secure the suture joiner element within the anchor element. The soft tissue segment is thus fixed to the bone via the sutures secured in the bone anchor. | 01-15-2009 |
Paul V. Gasse, Tigard, OR US
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20130336697 | PRINTING ON ALTERNATIVE PRINT MEDIA WHEN PREFERRED MEDIA IS UNAVAILABLE - When an insufficient quantity of a preferred print media is installed in a selected printing device, methods and systems automatically output an insufficient-print-media notice and one or more reconfiguration options for proceeding with printing the print data on one of the installed print media types. In response, a selected reconfiguration option is received that identifies an alternative print media to be used in place of the preferred print media when executing the print request. Additional processing is performed to print the print data on the alternative print media including: automatically resizing the print data to fit on the alternative print media; automatically printing a cutline on the alternative print media to indicate where the alternative print media should be cut to be reduced to the preferred print media; and automatically formatting multiple pages of the print data to print on one page of the alternative print media. | 12-19-2013 |
Paul V. Kanitra, Greensboro, GA US
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20110320332 | Farmland commoditization and contract fulfillment system - A system for commoditizing farmland, for fulfilling futures contracts and for the settlement of farmland futures contracts. The system is a computerized system that includes software code that inputs selected soil data for a tract of land, inputs property boundary line data defining a parcel within the tract of land, overlays the soil data over a selected parcel, analyzes land quality measures based upon the overlay of the soil data with the boundary line data, classifies the parcel based upon the result of the analysis of land quality measures, and assigns a size designation to the parcel. | 12-29-2011 |
Paul V. Kolobayev, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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20140138144 | FLUID CONDUIT THROUGH RF SHIELD - The invention provides a system for providing passage of fluid lines through an RF shield, the device comprising an RF shield having external and internal surfaces; a channel defined by the RF shield and extending from the external surface to the internal surface of the RF shield; a hollow cylinder rotatably communicating with said channel and extending substantially the length of the channel; a longitudinally extending region of said cylinder defining a gap adapted to receive a fluid conduit; mounting plates attached to the external surface and the internal surfaces of the RF shield; a movable member having a handle, the movable member attached to either end of the channel, the handle in slidable communication with the mounting plate so as to slide about the periphery of the plate; and a depending end of the handle rigidly attached to the cylinder which in turn is in rotatable communication with the circular plate such that the handle can be manipulated to a first position to allow loading of the conduit into the cylinder and whereby the handle can be manipulated to a second position to prevent unloading of the conduit from the cylinder. | 05-22-2014 |
Paul V. Mackalski, Milford, MI US
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20140083238 | VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL LEVER AND PIN WITH ROLLERS - A vehicle parking brake control has an extendable pin with three faces, and a roller on a lower surface. The faces correspond to engage, hold, and disengage of a parking brake. The control also has a lever rotatably connected to it, where the lever has a roller at a lower lever surface. The roller being capable of rotational contact with the pin faces. Further, the control has a base with an upper surface for the pin roller to move across. When the parking brake is engaged the lever roller is in contact with a first face, when the brake is on hold the lever roller is in contact with a second face, and when the brake is in the disengage position the lever roller is in contact with a third face of the extendable pin. Consequently, the rollers provide a reliable lifelong operation of the control over prior controls. | 03-27-2014 |
Paul V. Miller, Cupertino, CA US
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20080293329 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A SUBSTRATE EDGE PROFILE AND ADJUSTING THE PROCESSING OF THE SUBSTRATE ACCORDING TO THE IDENTIFIED EDGE PROFILE - Methods, apparatus and systems are provided for processing a selected substrate having an edge profile. The invention includes receiving substrate information at a substrate processing system wherein the substrate information is associated with at least one substrate; determining an identification code of a substrate selected for processing using the received substrate information; accessing edge profile information associated with the selected substrate from the received substrate information using the identification code of the selected substrate; and determining a processing recipe for the selected substrate based on the accessed edge profile information. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 11-27-2008 |
20090061545 | Edge Removal Of Silicon-On-Insulator Transfer Wafer - A silicon-on-insulator transfer wafer having a front surface with a circumferential lip around a circular recess is polished. In one version, the circular recess on the front surface of the wafer is masked by filling the recess with spin-on-glass. The front surface of the wafer is exposed to an etchant to preferentially etch away the circumferential lip, while the circular recess is masked by the spin-on-glass. The spin-on glass is removed, and the front surface of the transfer wafer is polished. Other methods of removing the circumferential lip include applying a higher pressure to the circumferential lip in a polishing process, and directing a pressurized fluid jet at the base of the circumferential lip. | 03-05-2009 |
20090262353 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SUBSTRATE EDGE THICKNESS DURING POLISHING - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for determining a substrate polishing endpoint. The invention includes a light source adapted to transmit light to an edge of a substrate; one or more detectors adapted to detect an arrangement of light reflected from the substrate edge; and a controller adapted to determine a polishing endpoint for the substrate edge based on the arrangement of reflected light. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 10-22-2009 |
Paul V. Moonjelly, Columbus, IN US
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20140251272 | HYDRAULIC START-OF-INJECTION DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - This disclosure provides system and method that can determine hydraulic start of injection (SOI) in engines using an in-cylinder pressure sensor. The system and method iteratively perform a wavelet transform on a signal based on the pressure information provided by the in-cylinder pressure sensors to determine a detail coefficient corresponding to a frequency band containing frequencies of pressure pulsations excited from a fuel jet injected into the cylinder. Hydraulic SOI is determined at the timing when the amplitude of the determined detail coefficient satisfies a predetermined threshold. The system and method provide diagnostic, control, and/or compensation opportunities for fuel injector operation in high pressure fuel rail engine systems without use of expensive or complex fuel injector components. | 09-11-2014 |
20150020777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LEAKAGE IN A COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM - A system and method for measuring fuel pressure decreases in a fuel accumulator of an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes the ability to stop a fuel flow to a fuel accumulator of the engine. Pressure signals are transmitted to a control system of the engine until the fuel pressure in the fuel accumulator drops by a predetermined amount, at which time fuel flow is re-enabled. The pressure signals are then analyzed to determine the amount or quantity of fuel delivered by each fuel injector. The system and method maintain engine and emissions performance by limiting the amount of fuel pressure decrease in the fuel accumulator. | 01-22-2015 |
Paul V. Morinville, La Porte, IN US
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20130036225 | Systems and Methods for Rule Inheritance - Systems and methods for automating and increasing the efficiency of access to data using inheritance of access rules within an organization based upon the relationship of positions within the organization and the roles associated with the positions. In one embodiment, a role structure is used in conjunction with a hierarchical organization structure to allow access rules to be inherited by some of the positions from other positions based upon the relationship of positions within the organization and the roles associated with the positions. Access rules can be applied across equivalent or similar positions, yet differentiated between distinct portions of the organization and the distinct roles associated with the positions. Consequently, particular access rules are not necessarily inherited by all of the positions subordinate to a particular position with which the rule originates, and are not necessarily inherited by all of the positions that are associated with a particular role. | 02-07-2013 |
20140180751 | Systems And Methods For Rule Inheritance - Systems and methods for automating and increasing the efficiency of access to data using inheritance of access rules within an organization based upon the relationship of positions within the organization and the roles associated with the positions. In one embodiment, a role structure is used in conjunction with a hierarchical organization structure to allow access rules to be inherited by some of the positions from other positions based upon the relationship of positions within the organization and the roles associated with the positions. Access rules can be applied across equivalent or similar positions, yet differentiated between distinct portions of the organization and the distinct roles associated with the positions. Consequently, particular access rules are not necessarily inherited by all of the positions subordinate to a particular position with which the rule originates, and are not necessarily inherited by all of the positions that are associated with a particular role. | 06-26-2014 |
Paul V. Tadich, Toronto CA
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20140347265 | WEARABLE COMPUTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method is provided, performed by a wearable computing device comprising at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor including at least one brainwave sensor, comprising: acquiring at least one bio-signal measurement from a user using the at least one bio-signal measuring sensor, the at least one bio-signal measurement comprising at least one brainwave state measurement; processing the at least one bio-signal measurement, including at least the at least one brainwave state measurement, in accordance with a profile associated with the user; determining a correspondence between the processed at least one bio-signal measurement and at least one predefined device control action; and in accordance with the correspondence determination, controlling operation of at least one component of the wearable computing device, such as modifying content displayed on a display of the wearable computing device. Various types of bio-signals, including brainwaves, may be measured and used to control the device in various ways. | 11-27-2014 |
Paul V. Trescony, Champlin, MN US
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20090018386 | Seeding Implantable Medical Devices with Cells - The invention is directed to apparatus and methods for seeding an implantable medical device, such as a vascular prosthesis, with cells, such as endothelial cells. The invention supports techniques for seeding a luminal surface of the device with axial centrifugation. Cells are introduced in suspension into the lumen of the device, and the device is subjected to centrifugation around a longitudinal axis defined by the lumen. Axial centrifugation causes the cells to concentrate toward the luminal surface. Shortly after axial centrifugation, the seeded device can be presented for implantation in a patient. | 01-15-2009 |
20090324803 | Method for Attachment of Biomolecules to Medical Device Surfaces - A method for making a medical device having at least one biomolecule immobilized on a substrate surface is provided. One method of the present invention includes immobilizing a biomolecule comprising an unsubstituted amide moiety on a biomaterial surface. Another method of the present invention includes immobilizing a biomolecule on a biomaterial surface comprising an unsubstituted amide moiety. Still another method of the present invention may be employed to crosslink biomolecules comprising unsubstituted amide moieties immobilized on medical device surfaces. Additionally, one method of the present invention may be employed to crosslink biomolecules comprising unsubstituted amide moieties in solution, thereby forming a crosslinked biomaterial or a crosslinked medical device coating. | 12-31-2009 |
20100042039 | CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT HAVING LONG TERM ANTI-OCCLUSION AGENT DELIVERY - A shunt for at least partial implantation into a patient that includes an elongated conduit having at least one lumen therethrough and a second lumen concentric about the first lumen along at least part of the first lumen, that includes a proximal end for receipt of bodily fluids for flow through the shunt and a distal end for discharge of the bodily fluids from the shunt, and a long term source of at least one occlusion resistant agent, wherein said at least a portion of the at least one occlusion resistant agent can permeate through at least a portion of the elongated conduit. The invention also includes kits and systems. | 02-18-2010 |
Paul V. Wallbrown, Clinton, OH US
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20130341238 | UNITIZING AND LOCKING MULTI-POT CARRIER TRAY - A carrier tray configured to retain and carry one or more pots. In particular embodiments, the carrier tray includes a base and a pot-receiving aperture arranged within the base and configured to receive and store a pot. The tray also includes a ledge arranged along an inner perimeter of the aperture and configured to receive a rim of a pot for storage in the carrier tray, and a pot-locking tab formed in the base and extending radially inward at a location along the inner perimeter of the aperture, the pot-locking tab is spaced above the ledge to form a cavity between the pot-locking tab and ledge, the cavity configured to receive a portion of the rim. | 12-26-2013 |
Paul V. Zeyn, Joplin, MO US
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20110183074 | OZONE APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR POLYMER OXIDATION - Apparatuses and methods are described for distributing gas which may be applicable in the field of polymer oxidation and melt curtain ozonation in particular. Ozone applicators and other features of ozonation apparatuses, which may be used separately or in combination, are also described. | 07-28-2011 |
Paul V. Zimba, Corpus Christi, TX US
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20100081571 | Novel Euglenoid Derived Alkaloid - Disclosed herein is a novel purified toxin isolated from | 04-01-2010 |