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Alex Rhodes, West Bloomfield, MI US
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20100117298 | Vehicle designer - A board game for developing skills in the functional and ornamental design of a land vehicle and land vehicle systems comprising an assortment of tiles magnetically retained to a board, having images of portions of a vehicle, for creating alternate vehicle designs that share common tiles, a board for assembling an arrangement of some of the tiles to images of vehicles that share common files and a design aid for creating a new ornamental and functional vehicle design comprised of a reference underlay for defining a minimum envelope for circumscribing a vehicle design. | 05-13-2010 |
20120153568 | Random number generator and method - A kidney shaped number generator for randomly placing numbers in Keno and other lottery number games comprising: a base, a set of numbered disks on opposite sides of the base, each of said disks having numbers on opposite sides of the disk, a mask overlying each of the sets of numbered disks and a transparent cover on opposite sides of the base for enclosing the numbered disks. Each of the masks has a window through which selected sets of numbers are exposed. An important feature of the invention is that the generator can be used in different lotteries by merely changing the masks and amounts of numbered disks. In a first embodiment, the masks are labels adhesively applied to outer or inner surfaces of the transparent outer covers. In a second embodiment, the masks are thin sheets of materials with graphics between the numbered disks and transparent outer covers. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153570 | Keno lottery number generator - A universal random number generator for placing a bets in a variety of lottery number games comprising: a generally rectangular transparent casing for supporting a drinking vessel having a vertical outer wall for confining spillage from said drinking vessel, a set of numbered disks, a series of traps for capturing some of the numbered disks and a mask in covering relationship to the numbered disks. The mask has a window for exposing some of the numbered disks in one of the traps when the generator is shaken. The number generator is adapted to a specific lottery by providing a pre-assigned number of disks and mask with a pre-assigned window size. | 06-21-2012 |
Arthur Rhodes, Prospect, KY US
Bill Rhodes, Queenstown, MD US
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20100009062 | Soybean Cultivar 397.TLC - A soybean cultivar designated 397.TLC is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 397.TLC, to the plants of soybean 397.TLC, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 397.TLC and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 397.TLC with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 397.TLC, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 397.TLC and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 397.TLC with another soybean cultivar. | 01-14-2010 |
Brahm Rhodes, New Rochelle, NY US
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20100274366 | Monitoring and control systems and methods - A system and a method for controlling and monitoring a system within a facility are disclosed. The system includes a facility component configured to include at least one control point configured to be disposed within a facility and to monitor and control at least one element of the system within the facility; a network component configured to be communicatively coupled to the facility component and configured to process information received from the at least one control point; a remote client component configured to be communicatively coupled to the network component and configured to provide monitoring and control of the facility via the network component and the facility component. The remote client component is configured to receive processed data from the network component and generate instructions to the control point via the network component. | 10-28-2010 |
Brian Rhodes US
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20100114185 | DISTRACTION TOOL FOR BONE GROWTH - The described embodiments relate to a bone distraction plate device, which is surgically implanted, and a distraction tool for the purpose of growing new bone through the process of distraction. The device comprises a prosthesis housing a screw mechanism that attaches to a threaded post, which extends through tissue from an onlay plate and is surgically placed on the alveolar bone. The distraction tool is used to rotate the screw mechanism to create extension between the tissue and the onlay plate. After a brief, latent period, the screw mechanism is then activated daily using the distraction tool until the desired amount of new bone growth (height and width) is achieved. | 05-06-2010 |
Charles A. Rhodes, Saint Louis, MO US
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20140235122 | Methods of Refurbishing an Adhered Component and Composites Comprising Adhered Components - A composite comprising adhered components and method of refurbishing such composites are described herein. The composite includes a first component, a second component, and the first component being adhered to the second component using an adhesive stack. The adhesive stack comprises a first adhesive-impregnated scrim layer disposed between the first component and the second component and a bulk adhesive layer disposed between the first component and the second component. | 08-21-2014 |
Christina L. Rhodes, Kirkland, WA US
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20130061162 | PROCESS RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT - Various embodiments for process relationship management are described. In at least some embodiments, a user interface is presented that provides an integrated view of processes that are running on a computing device and relationships between the processes. For example, the user interface can display a visual indication that a first process is related to a second process and that if a user closes the first process, the second process will also close as a result. Further to one or more embodiments, the user interface can display status messages regarding processes, such as that a process is not responding to a request to close or that a process is waiting on user input. | 03-07-2013 |
20130061167 | Process Management Views - Two different process management views can be displayed, and a user can request to switch between the two views. The user can select a process in either view and have the selected process terminated. One view is a simplified view that identifies processes and whether they are non-responsive. The other view is an expanded view that identifies processes and the amount of various system resources used by each of those processes. Various additional information can be displayed in the expanded view, such as identifiers of various windows, tabs, and/or services associated with each of the processes. | 03-07-2013 |
20130067381 | RESOURCE USER INTERFACE - This document describes techniques for presenting a resource user interface. These techniques present, in a summary section of a user interface, multiple selectable resource tiles that each include real-time and/or static information corresponding to one of multiple resources of a computing device. Each of the multiple selectable resource tiles are presented simultaneously, which enables a user to compare live, real-time resource usage for different resources of the computing device. Further, these techniques present, in a detailed view section of the user interface, additional real-time resource information and/or a real-time resource graph corresponding to a selected one of the multiple resources. | 03-14-2013 |
20130111386 | LOGICAL CPU DIVISION USAGE HEAT MAP REPRESENTATION | 05-02-2013 |
20130215154 | Visual Representation of Chart Scaling - Techniques for visual representation of chart scaling are described. In implementations, a chart is employed to display data associated with a resource. Examples of such a resource include a computer hardware resource, a network resource, a financial resource, a commodity (e.g., a manufactured commodity), and so on. In implementations, a chart is associated with a scale that corresponds to a set of data values represented in the chart. Further, a chart can be rescaled to display data values in a variety of different scales, e.g., that correspond to different sets of data values. In at least some embodiments, a scale mark is provided which provides a visual indication of a scale represented in a chart. When the chart is rescaled, the scale mark is repositioned to indicate a change in scale. Thus, a scale mark can be dynamically repositioned to visually indicate different chart scales. | 08-22-2013 |
Collin J. Rhodes, Albuquerque, NM US
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20090134291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MOUNTING A REMOVABLE AND ADJUSTABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC BALLAST FRAME DEVICE - A photovoltaic (PV) module mounting system comprises a plurality of PV modules, support brackets disposed under the modules and a ballast frame disposed under and attached to the support brackets. The ballast frame is supported on conventional building rooftops and attached thereto by conventional methods. The support bracket consists of front and rear supports, which can be adjusted to alter the desired tilt angles of the overlying PV modules. The ballast frames can be adjusted to varying widths and lengths. The system is effective in reducing the net effect of wind uplift force when modules are mounted on building rooftops. Additionally, the system provides the advantage of ease of use with less components and minimal roofing penetrations. | 05-28-2009 |
Cris Rhodes, Chandler, AZ US
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20140047428 | AUTOMATED MODULAR AND SECURE BOOT FIRMWARE UPDATE - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for an automated modular and secure boot firmware update. An updated boot firmware code module is received in a secure partition of a system, the updated boot firmware code module to replace one original boot firmware code module for the system. Only the one original boot firmware code module is automatically replaced with the updated boot firmware code module. The updated boot firmware code module is automatically executed with the plurality of boot firmware code modules for the system and without user intervention when the system is next booted. The updated boot firmware code module may be written to an update partition of a firmware volume, wherein the update partition of the firmware volume is read along with another partition of the firmware volume containing the plurality of boot firmware code modules when the system is booted. | 02-13-2014 |
Cris Rhodes, Tualatin, OR US
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20110131447 | Automated modular and secure boot firmware update - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for an automated modular and secure boot firmware update. An updated boot firmware code module is received in a secure partition of a system, the updated boot firmware code module to replace one original boot firmware code module for the system. Only the one original boot firmware code module is automatically replaced with the updated boot firmware code module. The updated boot firmware code module is automatically executed with the plurality of boot firmware code modules for the system and without user intervention when the system is next booted. The updated boot firmware code module may be written to an update partition of a firmware volume, wherein the update partition of the firmware volume is read along with another partition of the firmware volume containing the plurality of boot firmware code modules when the system is booted. | 06-02-2011 |
20140006798 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSOR-BASED DATA PROTECTION | 01-02-2014 |
Curtis Rhodes, Albuquerque, NM US
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20100122956 | METHOD FOR TREATING IRON IN A SILVER RECOVERY PROCESS - A method of reducing or preventing the amount of iron sludge or precipitate that forms as a result of the recovery of silver from chemical solutions, such as a standard photographic solution. The method generally involves the introduction of a source of a conjugate organic base, such as a weak organic acid like citric acid or a salt of the conjugate organic base like a citrate salt, to the chemical fluid either before or during the silver recovery process. Preferably the source of conjugate organic base is introduced by combining it with a binder to form a time release cake or placing it in a container that has a semipermeable membrane that maintains the concentration of the conjugate organic base in the chemical fluid from about 0.2 to about 78 milimolar over a period of time. | 05-20-2010 |
Daniel Rhodes, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20080207714 | Diagnosis And Treatment Of Breast Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis, research and therapy, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention relates to AGTR1 and LBP markers for breast cancer. | 08-28-2008 |
20110034677 | RECURRENT GENE FUSIONS IN PROSTATE CANCER - Recurrent gene fusions of androgen regulated genes and ETS family member genes in prostate cancer are described. Compositions and methods having utility in prostate cancer diagnosis, research, and therapy are also provided. | 02-10-2011 |
20120295809 | RECURRENT GENE FUSIONS IN PROSTATE CANCER - Recurrent gene fusions of androgen regulated genes and ETS family member genes in prostate cancer are described. Compositions and methods having utility in prostate cancer diagnosis, research, and therapy are also provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296070 | RECURRENT GENE FUSIONS IN PROSTATE CANCER - Recurrent gene fusions of androgen regulated genes and ETS family member genes in prostate cancer are described. Compositions and methods having utility in prostate cancer diagnosis, research, and therapy are also provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20130040858 | RECURRENT GENE FUSIONS IN PROSTATE CANCER - Recurrent gene fusions of androgen regulated genes and ETS family member genes in prostate cancer are described. Compositions and methods having utility in prostate cancer diagnosis, research, and therapy are also provided. | 02-14-2013 |
20140315199 | GENE FUSIONS AND GENE VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER - The disclosure provides gene fusions, gene variants, and novel associations with disease states, as well as kits, probes, and methods of using the same. | 10-23-2014 |
20140323329 | Gene Fusion - The disclosure provides gene fusion variants and novel associations with disease states, as well as kits, probes, and methods of using the same. | 10-30-2014 |
20150080239 | Classification and Actionability Indices for Cancer - The disclosure provides compositions, kits, and methods for detecting a plurality of genes and associated variants in a sample from a subject with cancer. The compositions, kits, and methods include a set of oligonucleotides, typically primers and/or probes that can hybridize to identify a gene variant. The methods disclosed herein provide for a mutation status of a tumor to be determined and subsequently associated with a report comprising an actionable treatment recommendation. | 03-19-2015 |
Daniel R. Rhodes, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20100129804 | SPINK1 AS A PROSTATE CANCER MARKER AND USES THEREOF - Compositions and methods for cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment, including but not limited to, cancer markers are provided. In particular, SPINK1 and other markers for prostate cancer are provided. | 05-27-2010 |
20120245235 | CLASSIFICATION OF CANCERS - A system for classifying a patient's cancer as belonging to one or more Cancer Modules of 1 of 15 different cancer types is provided. The Cancer Modules are useful to identify patient populations and individual patients demonstrating specific prognosis, risk of metastasis and/or recurrence, response or lack of response to drugs, and the like. | 09-27-2012 |
David Rhodes, Storrs, CT US
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20130315955 | STABILITY AND POTENCY OF HEMAGGLUTININ - The present invention relates to methods of improving the stability and maintaining the potency of recombinant hemagglutinin formulations, in particular, recombinant influenza hemagglutinin (rHA). In particular, Applicants have shown that the stability of rHA formulations may be significantly improved by mutating cysteine residues or by formulating with a reducing agent and sodium citrate. | 11-28-2013 |
David E. Rhodes, Hartsville, SC US
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20090194625 | WINDING CORES FOR MATERIAL ROLLS HAVING HIGH ROLL STRAIN ENERGY, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Winding cores for elastically stretched or shrinkable materials are designed to significantly reduce the amount of roll strain energy developed during winding. This is accomplished by building into the core an energy-absorbing zone that can be collapsed by a substantial amount and in a relatively controlled fashion over a substantial period of time under the influence of a continued radially inward pressure exerted by the roll of wound material. The energy-absorbing zone is formed by one or more collapsible layers having repeated atomic regions projecting out of a plane of the sheet and each defining a plurality of normal vectors in different sub-regions of the atomic region, wherein the normal vectors, when projected onto the two-dimensional plane of the sheet, are in a plurality of different directions in the plane. | 08-06-2009 |
20100104782 | CORE HAVING ENHANCED ID STIFFNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A core having enhanced ID stiffness is provided. The core includes inner, intermediate, and outer wall zones. The intermediate zone is spring-like in that it minimizes deformation of the inner zone from a radial deflection of the outer zone by absorbing at least some of the deformation. Similarly, the intermediate zone minimizes deformation of the outer zone from a radial deflection of the inner zone by absorbing at least some of the deformation. The intermediate zone includes at least first and second intermediate layers and one or more intermediate support layers. The first and second layers include a number of plies and gaps that are offset from each other, i.e. the plies of the first layer are radially aligned with the gaps of the second layer. The intermediate support layers are between the first and second layers and extend radially across the gaps of the first and second layers. | 04-29-2010 |
20100283709 | Structure Having An Antenna Incorporated Therein - Structures having an antenna incorporated therein are provided. Each structure may comprise one or more strips of flexible sheet material wrapped about an axis and secured together. The antenna may comprise an electrically conductive material secured to one or more of the strips in a pattern forming a closed loop except for a break in the loop defining a plurality of contracts for connection to an electrical device, which may be an RFID chip. The antenna may comprise a pair of spaced tracks with a connection therebetween, which may take the form of an intersection of the tracks or a connector. The antenna may extend for a substantial portion of the axial length of the tubular structure and may also extend helically around the tubular structure. Methods of manufacturing structures are also provided. | 11-11-2010 |
20110135856 | PAPER-BASED PLANT POT, AND BLANK FOR MAKING SAME - A paper-based plant pot comprises a container formed from a sheet of paper-based material wrapped about an axis, opposite edge portions of the sheet being secured to each other, the container having a side wall that encircles the axis and a bottom wall formed by a plurality of bottom panels of the sheet folded inwardly from a lower edge of the side wall and engaging one another. The sheet comprises a paperboard substrate formed of natural cellulose fibers, an internal sizing composition incorporated into the paperboard substrate so as to render the paperboard substrate substantially resistant to saturation by liquid water, and a thermoplastic polymer layer on one of the major surfaces of the paperboard substrate. The thermoplastic polymer layer faces an interior of the container and forms an inner surface thereof for contact with soil or other growing medium placed in the container. | 06-09-2011 |
Dean L. Rhodes, Portville, NY US
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20080245500 | Reversible heat transfer element basket assembly with integrated frame for use in a heat exchanger - A heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly ( | 10-09-2008 |
Donald A. Rhodes US
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20120191156 | Treatment of various ailments - A method of treating a wide variety of heretofore considered unrelated ailments comprises delivering electricity through a circuit in the body. The circuit includes at least four nerves leading from at least two of the patient's extremities to various nerve roots adjacent the spinal column. Electrical energy from an electrical interferential therapy device is delivered through electrodes on the extremities adjacent the nerve endings until symptoms of the diagnosed ailment ameliorates. Sending impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system appears to the help the body manufacture various neuropeptides and other chemicals which control the essential basics of the body's health and well being. | 07-26-2012 |
Galen B. Rhodes, Henderson, CO US
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20140216666 | CORDLESS RETRACTABLE ROLLER SHADE FOR WINDOW COVERINGS - A cordless retractable shade including an operating system for the shade that varies a biasing force of a spring to counterbalance the shade. The bottom rail of a retractable shade can be raised or lowered, and due to the operating system remains in any selected position of the covering between fully extended and fully retracted, without the use of operating cords. The system includes a method of negating and reversing the spring bias effect at a strategic position whereby the flexible vanes of the shade can be adjusted between open and closed. | 08-07-2014 |
20140262065 | COVERING FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING - A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include a rotatable roller, a shade attached to the rotatable roller, and a shade actuation system. The shade may be wrappable about the roller. The shade may include two laterally-separable sheets interconnected by a plurality of vertically-spaced vanes. The shade actuation system may be selectively engageable with a confronting face of one of the two laterally-separable sheets. Engagement of the shade actuation system and the one of the two laterally-separable sheets may restrict movement of the one of the two laterally-separable sheets relative to the other of the two laterally-separable sheets. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262066 | COVERING FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING - A covering for an architectural opening is provided. The covering may include an accumulator roller, a shade attached to the accumulator roller, and a shade actuation system. The shade may be wrappable about the roller. The shade may include two laterally-separable sheets interconnected by a plurality of vertically-spaced vanes. The shade actuation system may be selectively engageable with a confronting face of one of the two laterally-separable sheets. Engagement of the shade actuation system and the one of the two laterally-separable sheets may restrict movement of the one of the two laterally-separable sheets relative to the other of the two laterally-separable sheets. | 09-18-2014 |
Geoffrey O. Rhodes, Saxonburg, PA US
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20120298525 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING ELECTRICAL POLES AND GALVANIZED ANCHORS FROM GALVANIC CORROSION - A method for protecting a plurality of metal electrical poles and copper grounding from galvanic corrosion in corrosive soils includes electrically interconnecting the poles to a grounding grid and providing an impressed current anode for the cathodic protection of the grounding grid. | 11-29-2012 |
20130233725 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING ELECTRICAL POLES AND GALVANIZED ANCHORS FROM GALVANIC CORROSION - A method for protecting a plurality of metal electrical poles and copper grounding from galvanic corrosion in corrosive soils includes electrically interconnecting the poles to a grounding grid and providing an impressed current anode for the cathodic protection of the grounding grid. | 09-12-2013 |
George W. Rhodes, Corrales, NM US
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20100218591 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RELATIVE COAL FLOW IN PIPES FROM A PULVERIZER - Pulverizer coal flow pipes feed a mixture of air and coal to burners in electric utility coal fire facilities. A method and apparatus for sensing relative coal flow in the pipes uses acoustic emission (AE) sensors to detect flow in each pipe. Sensed relative flow in the pipes is used to balance flow in the pipes and to further adjust pipe coal flow. Sensed flow is used with control parameters of a furnace to maximize power plant efficiency and to ensure compliance with emissions requirements. | 09-02-2010 |
20140116141 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN TREATING IRON COMPONENTS - A method of testing a treating iron component for the presence of a defect in structural integrity is presented. The treating iron component is subjected to test conditions of hydrostatic pressure. Test acoustic emission from the treating iron component while under the test conditions can be detected by at least one acoustic sensor and compared to standard acoustic emission detected by subjecting a similar non-defective treating iron component to the same test conditions of hydrostatic pressure. An increase in the test acoustic emission compared to the standard acoustic emission indicates the presence of a defect in the structural integrity of the treating iron component. | 05-01-2014 |
Glenda J. Rhodes, Stone Mountain, GA US
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20110160687 | NONWOVEN COMPOSITE INCLUDING AN APERTURED ELASTIC FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING - An elastic nonwoven composite that contains an elastic film laminated to one or more nonwoven web materials is provided. The composite is formed by passing an extrusion-coated film/nonwoven laminate through a nip to create apertures through both the film and the nonwoven. The apertures are of a size sufficient to provide a desired level of texture, softness, hand feel, and/or aesthetic appeal to the composite without having a significant adverse effect on its elastic properties. Apertures are accomplished in the present invention by selectively controlling certain parameters of the lamination process, such as film content, element pattern, degree of film tension, temperature and pressure conditions, and so forth. | 06-30-2011 |
20120148796 | Nonwoven Composite Including an Apertured Elastic Film and Method of Making - An elastic nonwoven composite that contains an elastic film laminated to one or more nonwoven web materials is provided. The composite is formed by passing an extrusion-coated film/nonwoven laminate through a nip to create apertures through both the film and the nonwoven. The apertures are of a size sufficient to provide a desired level of texture, softness, hand feel, and/or aesthetic appeal to the composite without having a significant adverse effect on its elastic properties. Apertures are accomplished in the present invention by selectively controlling certain parameters of the lamination process, such as film content, element pattern, degree of film tension, temperature and pressure conditions, and so forth. | 06-14-2012 |
Howard Rhodes, Boise, ID US
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20090011533 | ISOLATION TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING DARK CURRENT IN CMOS IMAGE SENSORS - Isolation methods and devices for isolating regions of a semiconductor device. The isolation method and structure include forming an isolating trench in an active area and filling the trench with a doped conductive material containing silicon. Suitable conductive materials containing silicon include polysilicon and silicon-germanium. There is also provided a method and structure for isolating the regions by providing a trench in an active area of a substrate, growing an epitaxial layer in the trench to fill the trench or to partially fill the trench and depositing an insulating material over the epitaxial layer and within the trench to completely fill the trench. | 01-08-2009 |
20090078978 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING A CHARGE STORAGE REGION PROVIDED WITHIN AN IMPLANT REGION - A deep implanted region of a first conductivity type located below a transistor array of a pixel sensor cell and adjacent a doped region of a second conductivity type of a photodiode of the pixel sensor cell is disclosed. The deep implanted region reduces surface leakage and dark current and increases the capacitance of the photodiode by acting as a reflective barrier to photo-generated charge in the doped region of the second conductivity type of the photodiode. The deep implanted region also provides improved charge transfer from the charge collection region of the photodiode to a floating diffusion region adjacent the gate of the transfer transistor. | 03-26-2009 |
Howard Rhodes, Ridgefield, ID US
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20090087987 | METHOD OF MAKING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED CONTACTS - A semiconductor device and fabrication process wherein the device includes a conductive layer with a localized thick region positioned below the contact hole. In one embodiment of the invention, the thick region to which contact is made is formed by means of an opening in an underlayer of material. This embodiment of the device includes an underlayer of material having an opening therein; a layer of thin conductive material formed on the underlayer and in the opening; and overlayer of material having a contact hole therethrough formed on the layer of thin conductive material; a conductor contacting the layer of thin conductive material through the contact hole; and wherein the opening in the underlayer is positioned below the contact hole and sized and shaped to form a localized thick region in the layer of thin conductive material within the opening. | 04-02-2009 |
Hue Rhodes, New York, NY US
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20090119299 | Online Identity Management and Identity Verification - A user identity verification apparatus and method comprising, via one or more processors, collecting in a computer database consolidated user data comprising information about a method user from a plurality of sources comprising credit bureau information, information from data vendors, and public information, generating a profile of the method user comprising a plurality of subsets of the consolidated user data corresponding to a plurality of access levels, receiving a validation request from a third party source at an unknown user's request; assigning an access level to the validation request; requesting information from the unknown user, matching returned information from the unknown user to that in the subset of the consolidated user data corresponding to the assigned access level, and verifying to the third party source that the unknown user is the method user. | 05-07-2009 |
Idus L. Rhodes, Maplewood, MO US
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20080259723 | PITCHER HAVING MIXING DEVICE - A pitcher has a container for containing liquid and a mixing device disposed at least in part within the container. The mixing device has a shaft adapted for translation relative to the container. An agitating member is connected to the shaft for conjoint translation therewith relative to the container to agitate the liquid in the container. A stop is disposed on the shaft to limit translational movement of the shaft and the agitating member. | 10-23-2008 |
James Bradley Rhodes, Kirkland, WA US
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20090063559 | MULTIPLE DATABASE ENTITY MODEL GENERATION USING ENTITY MODELS - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that generates or creates database entity models using entity models. The system can include devices and components that receive database vendor specific store schema descriptions. The vendor specific store schema descriptions can be employed in conjunction with mapping files that characterize a instance of a database to generate a common object model that can be used to provide a common interface comprehensible across multiple vendor or database types. | 03-05-2009 |
James Gibson Rhodes, New York, NY US
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20130042798 | Vertically-Variable Ocean Sail System - Embodiments of the present invention provide mechanical sail systems, methods, apparatus, and code which allow use of the Magnus effect to provide thrust to a ship. In some embodiments, a mechanical sail system is provided which includes a silo, positioned below a deck level of a ship, a lift carriage, mounted within the silo, and supporting a first sail cylinder and a second sail cylinder, and at least a first drive motor coupled to a control system for selectively positioning the lift carriage within the silo, the control system operable to control the at least first drive motor to position the lift carriage at a top position within the silo to deploy the first and second sail cylinders. | 02-21-2013 |
20140196648 | VERTICALLY-VARIABLE OCEAN SAIL SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide mechanical sail systems, methods, apparatus, and code which allow use of the Magnus effect to provide thrust to a ship. In some embodiments, a mechanical sail system is provided which includes a silo, positioned below a deck level of a ship, a lift carriage, mounted within the silo, and supporting a first sail cylinder and a second sail cylinder, and at least a first drive motor coupled to a control system for selectively positioning the lift carriage within the silo, the control system operable to control the at least first drive motor to position the lift carriage at a top position within the silo to deploy the first and second sail cylinders. | 07-17-2014 |
James J. Rhodes, Carmel, NY US
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20120109972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SIMILAR MOLECULES - A vectorization process is employed in which chemical identifier strings are converted into respective vectors. These vectors may then be searched to identify molecules that are identical or similar to each other. The dimensions of the vector space can be defined by sequences of symbols that make up the chemical identifier strings. The International Chemical Identifier (InChI) string defined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is particularly well suited for these methods. | 05-03-2012 |
20130124819 | OBJECT TRANSFORMATION OF ARRAYS OF FORMULAS AND VALUES - Embodiments of the invention relate to reducing memory required to store an array of formulas and values corresponding to a formula-array. A set of formula-array representations is provided and arranged in a successive order. Each formula-array representation is evaluated for an associated memory requirement to support use thereof, followed by conversion to a structure of the formula-array representation at a successive level. Selection of the formula-array representation is determined based upon a minimal memory requirement from the formula-array representations in the order. | 05-16-2013 |
James M. Rhodes, Pelham, AL US
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20120001404 | Fifth Wheel Slide Rail - An improved slide rail for a fifth wheel hitch assembly is disclosed that has T-shaped cross-section with a horizontal top section and a vertical base section. The horizontal top section includes scalloped edges, and the vertical base section includes weld pockets. | 01-05-2012 |
James Matthew Rhodes, Pelham, AL US
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20110127750 | Fifth Wheel Secondary Lock - A secondary lock assembly for a fifth wheel, where the fifth wheel includes a hitch plate with a rearward opening slot to receive a trailer kingpin and a transversely sliding primary locking member for retaining the kingpin within the slot. The assembly comprises a tie bar pivotally connected at its middle to the primary locking member and a transversely oriented pull bar pivotally connected at an inner end to the forward end of the tie bar. The pull bar comprises a rearward offset tab. A latch is pivotally connected roughly at the center of the latch to the forward end of the tie bar, and also pivotally connected at a point rearwardly and inwardly offset from the first pivoting connection to the offset tab. A detent extends from a transverse wall comprised in said hitch plate such that said detent lies in the same horizontal plane as said latch. | 06-02-2011 |
Jeffrey Rhodes, Durango, CO US
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20090095685 | VIBRATORY MIXER - A treatment system including a vibratory mixer is disclosed. The vibratory mixer comprises a vibrating element to facilitate the dissolution of a treating agent that facilitates separation of solids from liquids in water and wastewater streams. Vibratory mixing energy that effects mixing is generated by utilizing magnetostrictive or piezoelectric materials. | 04-16-2009 |
Jeffrey Rhodes, Redmond, WA US
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20100041381 | METHOD FOR DIVERTING AN ISUP TALKPATH TO AN IP TALKPATH - A method for improving the sound quality of voice signals transmitted during a call between two digital wireless telephones by diverting the call from a circuit switched network to a data network is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, a call setup procedure using the circuit switched network is modified so that the calling party may determine the following information: I) whether the called party's digital wireless telephone is able to support one of the voice compression algorithms supported by the calling party's digital wireless telephone and 2) whether both wireless telephones have access to the same data network. If the called party's digital wireless telephone is able to support one of the voice compression algorithms supported by the calling party's digital wireless telephone and both wireless telephones have access to the same data network, the circuit switched network call setup procedure is abandoned before the called party answers the call and the call is completed using the data network. Completing the call by encoding voice signals using a common voice compression algorithm executed by the digital wireless telephones and by sending the encoded voice signals through a data network eliminates the drawbacks associated with the additional intermediate encoding which would have been required if the call had been completed using the circuit switched network. | 02-18-2010 |
Jeffrey C. Rhodes, Redmond, WA US
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20090088126 | Public safety access point (PSAP) selection for E911 wireless callers in a GSM type system - Public safety access points are selected in a wireless network for E911 calls based on ESRD substitution when ESRKs are not being used. The present invention was conceived as an ESRK workaround solution to implement Phase II of the E911 rules from the starting point of a Phase I implementation. ESRKs, ESRDs or ESRVs are initially obtained and managed for each PSAP in a particular carrier's area. Then, Phase I processes are modified to wait to see if Phase II GSM location information will be reported in a timely manner (e.g., within a second or two or so) before committing to a default selection of a particular PSAP based on information available (e.g., based on the location of a serving cell site). | 04-02-2009 |
20110211494 | Public safety access point (PSAP) selection for E911 wireless callers in a GSM type system - Public safety access points are selected in a wireless network for E911 calls based on ESRD substitution when ESRKs are not being used. The present invention was conceived as an ESRK workaround solution to implement Phase II of the E911 rules from the starting point of a Phase I implementation. ESRKs, ESRDs or ESRVs are initially obtained and managed for each PSAP in a particular carrier's area. Then, Phase I processes are modified to wait to see if Phase II GSM location information will be reported in a timely manner (e.g., within a second or two or so) before committing to a default selection of a particular PSAP based on information available (e.g., based on the location of a serving cell site). | 09-01-2011 |
Jim Rhodes, Tempe, AZ US
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20130099677 | SOLID STATE ILLUMINATING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a solid state illuminating system having a centralized controlling module, coupled with a monitoring module and a power supplying module, for converting electricity from a second format to a third format so as to embed a PWM signal therein in accordance with a status signal obtained by an user via a monitoring module. Accordingly, the present invention is capable of supporting various kinds of potential dimming control method and has the advantage of low manufacturing cost without substantially adjustment to the present illumining system. | 04-25-2013 |
Jim Rhodes, Chandler, AZ US
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20130057160 | LED Device with Power Removal Detection and Method for Using the Same - An LED lamp is placed in service on an automotive vehicle to enhance nighttime visual ability or anywhere where increased lighting is needed. The LED lamp utilizes a multi-stage power and control design, where the LED drive current is managed by an LED constant current controller that is coupled to a microprocessor that commands the intensity value of an LED array. The microprocessor manages the light intensity of the LED array using well known pulse-width modulation control methods. The microprocessor measures the voltage of the DC power source and to detect when DC power is removed. Once this detection has occurred, the microprocessor signals the LED current controller to change the current operational mode being delivered to the LED array to the next available operational mode, or alternatively, to the next appropriate operational mode to be used as determined by software stored within the microprocessor. | 03-07-2013 |
Johnny Rhodes, Draper, UT US
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20090162885 | Systems and methods for measuring fluid properties - A fluid property measurement system for measuring free stream particulates comprises a fluid movement device positioned within a fluid container which is configured to cause fluid flow within the fluid container along a fluid flow path when a fluid is present. A constricted region along the fluid flow path generates a region of concentrated streamlined flow within the constricted region and mixing of the fluid outside of the constricted region. A property measuring device is positioned with respect to the constricted region to measure fluid properties in the region of streamlined flow. | 06-25-2009 |
Keith Rhodes, Gross Pointe Park, MI US
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20140157405 | Cyber Behavior Analysis and Detection Method, System and Architecture - A scalable cyber-security system, method and architecture for the identification of malware and malicious behavior in a computer network. Host flow, host port usage, host information and network data at the application, transport and network layers are aggregated from within the network and correlated to identify a network behavior such as the presence of malicious code. | 06-05-2014 |
Kevin Rhodes, Beaverton, OR US
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20090088087 | SINGLE POINT LOCATION TRACKING - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, the location of a mobile device within a floor plan of a building or the like environment may be determined using a single transmission link between transceiver and the mobile device. A bit error rate value and a receiver signal strength indication value are measured for the present location of the mobile device in the floor plan. The coordinates where the mobile device is located may be determined by looking up the measured bit error rate value and the received signal strength indication value in a lookup table. Due to environmental factors of the floor plan, the combination of the bit error rate value and the received signal strength indication value corresponds to a unique coordinate location in the floor plan from which the location of the mobile device may be determined. | 04-02-2009 |
20090127339 | MEDICATION RECORDING DEVICE - A device and method for recording medication to be introduced into a body. | 05-21-2009 |
20130261408 | MEDICATION RECORDING DEVICE - A device and method for recording medication to be introduced into a body. | 10-03-2013 |
20140275853 | MEDICATION RECORDING DEVICE - A device and method for recording medication to be introduced into a body. | 09-18-2014 |
Kevin Rhodes, Lynwood, WA US
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20110263273 | SINGLE POINT LOCATION TRACKING FOR A MOBILE DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, the location of a mobile device within a floor plan of a building or the like environment may be determined using a single transmission link between transceiver and the mobile device. A bit error rate value and a receiver signal strength indication value are measured for the present location of the mobile device in the floor plan. The coordinates where the mobile device is located may be determined by looking up the measured bit error rate value and the received signal strength indication value in a lookup table. Due to environmental factors of the floor plan, the combination of the bit error rate value and the received signal strength indication value corresponds to a unique coordinate location in the floor plan from which the location of the mobile device may be determined. | 10-27-2011 |
Linda Rhodes, Kansas City, KS US
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20140088139 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF AN INAPPETANCE-CONTROLLING COMPOUND - The invention provides for a method of treating inappetance-induced weight loss in one or more companion animals or livestock. The method provides for administering a therapeutically effective amount of a capromorelin-containing composition to the companion animal or livestock. Optionally, one or more flavoring agents or flavor-masking agents can be added to the capromorelin-containing composition to enhance or mask the flavoring of the composition for the companion animal or livestock. | 03-27-2014 |
Louis A. Rhodes, Farmington Hills, MI US
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20080284192 | VEHICLE CARGO FLOOR ORGANIZER - The technology described herein provides a slidable, retractable, and foldable cargo floor organizer with a rotatable and extensible retention net frame and associated cargo retention net for the rear cargo floor area of a vehicle. The system additionally provides an interior cargo tray having multiple partitions. The system includes a cargo retention net frame disposed about the interior cargo tray, wherein the cargo retention net frame is extensible, and a cargo retention net, the cargo retention net being disposed about the retention net frame, and wherein the cargo retention net is extensible and extends as the cargo retention net frame extends. The system provides for the secure containment of cargo in the rear cargo floor area of a vehicle. | 11-20-2008 |
20090065988 | MULTIPLE STOP GAS COMPRESSION SPRING - A gas compression spring is mounted with an exterior element configured to allow a user to adjust the extension of the spring by rotating or sliding the exterior element. The user can line up an internal mechanism which is configured to limit the extension of the gas spring, and therefore stop the extension of the gas spring at a predetermined height. Additionally, an override mechanism is included where a user requires full extension of the gas spring. For example, the user can override the internal mechanism by applying a force in the direction of the extension, which disengages the mechanism allowing full extension. When the spring is compressed again, the mechanism resets and opens to the predetermined height. The gas spring can be utilized in a vehicle liftgate system, allowing the liftgate to open at one or more heights based upon the internal mechanism settings of the gas spring. | 03-12-2009 |
20140277980 | HILL HOLD DECAY - A hill hold decay (HDD) system of a vehicle. The system includes a longitudinal acceleration sensor, a wheel speed sensor, a brake pedal detector, a gas pedal detector, a gear sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine the vehicle has come to a standstill, determine a slope of the ground the vehicle is on, determine a direction of travel of the vehicle is downhill, detect a release of a brake release a brake force applied to a plurality of wheels of the vehicle at a constant first rate, determine a speed of the vehicle has reached a minimum threshold, release the brake force at a second rate as long as the speed of the vehicle is increasing, determine the speed of the vehicle has reached a maximum threshold, and release the brake force. | 09-18-2014 |
Matthew A. Rhodes, Arlington, VA US
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20100131185 | Efficient Data Acquisition for Track Databases - Methods for surveying a train track are disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, an improved method of rail survey deploys feature identification tags along an inner edge of a train track rail. Each tag includes a unique identifier to identify a respective feature along the train track. Each tag includes a reflector to reflect light to a sensor on a track surveyor. The sensor reads track feature tags without the need for stopping at each feature. A track database is provided that is capable of storing tables that associate track features with geo-locations. As each tag is deployed or read during a rail survey, it can be paired with geo-location data and stored in the track database. | 05-27-2010 |
Matthew D. Rhodes, Stevensville, MI US
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20140060581 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND METHODS OF CONTROL - A household appliance having a treating chamber in which is received an article for treatment, a treating chemistry dispenser configured to receive a unit dose container for the treating chemistry, and a controller for executing at least one cycle of operation and a method of operating the household appliance to physically alter a unit dose container in conjunction with a at least one cycle of operation and sensing same. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060594 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A PHYSICAL ALTERATION ELEMENT - A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber for receiving the at least one item for treatment according to the at least one cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser receiving a unit dose container having an optically sensible element, a physical alteration element located proximate to the treating chemistry dispenser and operable to physically alter at least a portion of the optically sensible element, and a sensor to sense the physical alteration. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060595 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A PHYSICAL ALTERATION ELEMENT - A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation includes a treating chamber for receiving the at least one item for treatment according to the at least one cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser receiving a unit dose container having an electrically conductive element, a physical alteration element located proximate to the treating chemistry dispenser and operable to physically alter at least a portion of the electrically conductive element and a sensor for sensing the physical alteration. | 03-06-2014 |
Michael D. Rhodes, Gardendale, AL US
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20120027298 | Method and Apparatus for Direct Detection, Location, Analysis, Identification, and Reporting of Vegetation Clearance Violations - A method and system for processing digital image data taken from a three-dimensional topographic area including terrain and a right of way including a first and a second object to establish a clearance surface to define clearance violations within a boundary area. Waypoints are located to define a centerline and the boundary area to be analyzed. Vegetation coordinate points in the scene are determined from the digital image data. Ground coordinate points are determined from the digital image data. A clearance surface segment is constructed within the boundary area between the first and second object. The clearance surface is determined from the location of the first and second object and clearance criteria. The clearance surface is used to define a violation region. | 02-02-2012 |
20130155243 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT DETECTION, LOCATION, ANALYSIS, IDENTIFICATION, AND REPORTING OF VEGETATION CLEARANCE VIOLATIONS TECHNICAL FIELD - A method and system for processing digital image data taken from a three-dimensional topographic area including terrain and a right of way including a first and a second object to establish a clearance surface to define clearance violations within a boundary area. Waypoints are located to define a centerline and the boundary area to be analyzed. Vegetation coordinate points in the scene are determined from the digital image data. Ground coordinate points are determined from the digital image data. A clearance surface segment is constructed within the boundary area between the first and second object. The clearance surface is determined from the location of the first and second object and clearance criteria. The clearance surface is used to define a violation region. | 06-20-2013 |
20140211005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT DETECTION, LOCATION, ANALYSIS, IDENTIFICATION, AND REPORTING OF VEGETATION CLEARANCE VIOLATIONS - A method and system for processing digital image data taken from a three-dimensional topographic area including terrain and a right of way including a first and a second object to establish a clearance surface to define clearance violations within a boundary area. Waypoints are located to define a centerline and the boundary area to be analyzed. Vegetation coordinate points in the scene are determined from the digital image data. Ground coordinate points are determined from the digital image data. A clearance surface segment is constructed within the boundary area between the first and second object. The clearance surface is determined from the location of the first and second object and clearance criteria. The clearance surface is used to define a violation region. | 07-31-2014 |
Patricia Rhodes, Lake Stevens, WA US
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20090248459 | INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE AND MATERIALS SERVICES FOR FLEET AIRCRAFT USING AIRCRAFT DATA TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MATERIALS - Turnkey maintenance of a customer's aircraft fleet is managed by a single management service provider (MSP) controlling integrated maintenance and materials services from a central operations site. The MSP converts data received directly from on-board aircraft systems into information it uses to manage maintenance service providers and parts suppliers. The MSP contracts with and manages maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations (MROs) who perform the maintenance on the customers' aircraft at line and base stations. The MSP either remotely manages part inventories at the customer's site, or manages suppliers who deliver the parts to the MROs. Maintenance planning, scheduling and execution information is exchanged between the MSP, MROs, part suppliers and the customers through a shared data communication network controlled by the MSP. The MSP charges the customer for the maintenance services based on a flat rate per unit of aircraft flying time. | 10-01-2009 |
Paul A. Rhodes, West Palm Beach, FL US
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20120028820 | HYBRID SENSOR ARRAY - The present invention provides devices, methods and systems to selectively detect the binding of a molecular species to a biomolecule. In its olfactory sensing application, the hybrid sensor arrays of the present invention provide a high dimensional signature of odorants present that is also readily reversible, together enabling the identification and localization of a source analyte in the presence of the background odorant landscape inherent in a real-world setting. | 02-02-2012 |
Paul A. Rhodes, Palm Beach, FL US
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20080228682 | Generating Simulated Neural Circuits - A first array of simulated neurons having trees of output branches and a second array of simulated neurons having trees of input branches are generated. Thereafter, the output branches of one or more of the simulated neurons of the first array and the input branches of one or more of the simulated neurons of the second array are grown and connections are formed between individual output branches of the simulated neurons of the first array and individual input branches of the simulated neurons of the second array that grow to within a vicinity of each other. | 09-18-2008 |
20080228683 | Activity-Dependent Generation of Simulated Neural Circuits - A simulated neural circuit includes a plurality of simulated neurons. The simulated neurons have input branches that are configured to connect to a plurality of inputs and activate in response to activity in the inputs to which they are connected. In addition, the simulated neurons are configured to activate in response to activity in their input branches. Initial connections are formed between various input branches and various inputs and a set of the inputs are activated. Thereafter, the stability of connections between input branches and inputs to which they are connected is moderated based on the activated set of inputs and a pattern of activity generated in the input branches and simulated neurons in response to the activated set of inputs. | 09-18-2008 |
20080262813 | Generating Simulated Neural Circuits in a Voxel Space - A three-dimensional voxel space is generated in which to generate a simulated neural circuit. The voxel space includes a plurality of voxels that store localized information. After the voxel space is generated, a plurality of simulated branched neurons, each of which has one or more input and/or output branches that occupy at least one of the voxels, are embedded in the voxel space. One or more of the branches of the plurality of simulated neurons then are generated in a manner that changes the voxels occupied by the grown branches, and the localized information stored in the voxels is updated to reflect the changes in the voxels occupied by the grown branches. | 10-23-2008 |
20090006060 | REGULATING ACTIVATION THRESHOLD LEVELS IN A SIMULATED NEURAL CIRCUIT - A simulated neural element includes a cell body and one or more simulated branches. Simulated branches are configured to receive input signals and to activate when a combination of the signals received during a specified window of time exceeds a branch activation threshold level. The simulated cell body is configured to activate when a combination of activity in the simulated branches during another specified window of time exceeds a cell body activation threshold level. The branch and cell body activation threshold levels may be automatically and locally regulated so that the actual branch activation rates for the simulated branches approximate desired branch activation rates and the actual cell body activation rate for the simulated cell body approximates a desired cell body activation rate. Such “homeostatic” regulation of branch and cell firing thresholds, done locally (i.e. individually for each branch and cell), may enhance the performance of artificial neural circuitry. | 01-01-2009 |
20090012581 | SENSORY EVENT RECODING AND DECODING - A first pattern of sensory activity is input to a simulated neural circuit on a set of sensor inputs. The simulated neural circuit includes an array of branched neural elements that each have at least one output and one or more branches that are impinged by subsets of the set of sensor inputs. Activity is generated in the branches based on the first pattern of activity input to the simulated neural circuit, and a second pattern of activity is generated in the outputs of the array of branched neural elements based on the activity in their branches. The second pattern of activity represents a recoding of the first pattern of sensory activity. | 01-08-2009 |
20100161698 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORTHOGONALIZING INPUT SIGNALS - A method for the orthogonalization of initially overlapping vectors, the uses for which include the re-encoding and decoding of representations triggered by sensory arrays. | 06-24-2010 |
20120215482 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORTHOGONALIZING INPUT SIGNALS - A method for the orthogonalization of initially overlapping vectors, the uses for which include the re-encoding and decoding of representations triggered by sensory arrays. | 08-23-2012 |
20130159232 | REGULATING ACTIVATION THRESHOLD LEVELS IN A SIMULATED NEURAL CIRCUIT - A simulated neural element includes a cell body and one or more simulated branches. Simulated branches are configured to receive input signals and to activate when a combination of the signals received during a specified window of time exceeds a branch activation threshold level. The simulated cell body is configured to activate when a combination of activity in the simulated branches during another specified window of time exceeds a cell body activation threshold level. The branch and cell body activation threshold levels may be automatically and locally regulated so that the actual branch activation rates for the simulated branches approximate desired branch activation rates and the actual cell body activation rate for the simulated cell body approximates a desired cell body activation rate. Such “homeostatic” regulation of branch and cell firing thresholds, done locally (i.e. individually for each branch and cell), may enhance the performance of artificial neural circuitry. | 06-20-2013 |
Philip S. Rhodes, Teaneck, NJ US
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20130337280 | WATERPROOFING AND PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR ORGANIC MATERIAL - Compositions, kits and methods using a cationic salt of a dioic acid to treat organic material, including wood and wood-containing material, are disclosed. The treatment may be supplemented with a second salt. Reductions in the rate and/or impact of water absorption, dimensional instability and living organism decay are achieved for organic materials. | 12-19-2013 |
Reginal Rhodes, Orangeburg, SC US
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20120132676 | LIQUID DISPENSER - A liquid dispenser for dispensing liquid comprising: a bottle, where said bottle includes an opening and a base, where said base includes a concaved shape on the interior of the bottle; a pump, where said pump is secured within the opening; and a tubing extending downwardly into the bottle from the pump. The liquid dispenser may include a hand depressing pump or alternatively a spray type pump. For optimum dispensing, the tubing extends into the center of the concaved base. | 05-31-2012 |
Robert P. Rhodes, Lincoln University, PA US
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20130025347 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH PROVIDING SEMI-AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF CONNECTED SAMPLE FLOW COMPONENTS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A method for semi-automatically generating configuration information for a gas chromatograph uses an identification device reader of the gas chromatograph to 1) determine a presence and location of sample flow component identification devices in or on identification device holders that hold the sample flow component identification devices; 2) read information from sample flow component identification devices held in the identification device holders; and 3) output configuration information for the gas chromatograph. The configuration information is based on the presence and location of particular sample flow component identification devices in or on particular identification device holders, and on associations of particular identification device holders with particular sample flow component connections to the gas chromatograph. The configuration information indicates if and how sample flow components are connected to the gas chromatograph. | 01-31-2013 |
20140118742 | FLAME PHOTOMETRIC DETECTOR - A flame photometric detector (FPD) for use in a gas chromatography (GC) apparatus is described. The FPD has an emission block that is maintained in a first temperature range, and a transfer line that is maintained in a second temperature range that is greater than the first temperature range. The FPD is coupled to a light detector, such as a photomultiplier tube (PMT). | 05-01-2014 |
20140119993 | CHEMILUMINESCENT DETECTOR HAVING COATING TO REDUCE EXCITED SPECIES ADSORPTION - An apparatus for receiving a chemical species is disclosed. The apparatus includes an emission block configured to receive a vapor phase chemical species that is excited by chemical reaction in the emission block to provide an excited species that emits hot. The emission block has an interior portion having a surface. A coating is disposed over the surface and the coating reduces adsorption of the excited species onto the surface. | 05-01-2014 |
Rodney J. Rhodes, Honeoye Falls, NY US
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20110189569 | AUTO-LEARNING OF BASE STACK RESISTANCE FOR HFR BASED RH CONTROL - A method for determining membrane humidification by determining the membrane protonic resistance of a fuel cell stack at humidified conditions, and normalizing the base resistance of the fuel cell stack against the base resistance of a reference fuel cell stack. | 08-04-2011 |
20140120434 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MEMBRANE PROTONIC RESISTANCE OF A FUEL CELL STACK - A method for determining membrane humidification by determining the membrane protonic resistance of a fuel cell stack at humidified conditions, and normalizing the base resistance of the fuel cell stack against the base resistance of a reference fuel cell stack. | 05-01-2014 |
Sam Rhodes, Ft. Lauderdale, FL US
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20120285032 | PIVOTALLY-DEPLOYABLE WORK SURFACE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A work surface device for a domestic household appliance and a household appliance having a work surface. The work surface device includes a housing having a cavity accessible by an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing, and a pivotally-deployable work surface supported by the housing at a pivot point, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable about the pivot point from a stored position within the cavity to a deployed position outside of the housing, and wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface has a planar upper support surface. | 11-15-2012 |
Sam Rhodes, Boca Raton, FL US
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20130068555 | ACOUSTIC BARRIER - An acoustic dampening panel comprising: (a) a first layer of expanded polypropylene; (b) a solid layer having a surface weight between 2.4 kilograms per meter squared and 25 kilograms per meter squared; and, (c) a second layer of expanded polypropylene, where the first and second layers of expanded polypropylene sandwich the solid layer therebetween. The acoustic dampening panel may further comprise a fourth layer comprising a metal skin, where the solid layer and the metal skin sandwich the second layer therebetween. | 03-21-2013 |
Scott E. Rhodes, Sharpsburg, GA US
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20100060186 | MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC BALLAST - An electronic ballast for driving a gas discharge lamp comprises a measurement circuit for measuring a lamp current flowing through the lamp and a lamp voltage produced across the lamp. The ballast comprises a first winding magnetically coupled to a main transformer of an inverter circuit, and a second winding magnetically coupled to a resonant inductor of a resonant tank circuit. The first and second windings are coupled in series electrical connection to generate a voltage representative of the magnitude of the lamp voltage. The ballast further comprises a current transformer having primary windings coupled in series with the electrodes of the lamp. The measurement circuit integrates the current conducted through secondary windings of the current transformer only during every other half-cycle of the lamp voltage to generate a control signal representative of the magnitude of the lamp current that is in-phase with the lamp voltage. | 03-11-2010 |
Scott Edward Rhodes, Sharpsburg, GA US
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20120153833 | Controlling Current Flowing Through LEDs in a LED Lighting Fixture - An alternating current (“AC”)-powered light emitting diode (“LED”) driver is described herein for driving one or more arrays of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver includes a first transistor that includes a collector-emitter path connected in series with at least one LED of an array of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver also includes a second transistor configured to selectively activate the first transistor based on a level of current through the array of series-connected LEDs. The array of series-connected LEDs has a turn-on voltage. | 06-21-2012 |
20150035442 | Controlling Current Flowing Through LEDs in a LED Light Fixture - An alternating current (“AC”)-powered light emitting diode (“LED”) driver is described herein for driving one or more arrays of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver includes a first transistor that includes a collector-emitter path connected in series with at least one LED of an array of series-connected LEDs. The LED driver also includes a second transistor configured to selectively activate the first transistor based on a level of current through the array of series-connected LEDs. The array of series-connected LEDs has a turn-on voltage. | 02-05-2015 |
Stephen Rhodes, Roswell, NM US
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20100069168 | Golf Swing Training Mat - A golf swing training aid to allow a golfer to learn the correct swing path utilizes a mat having three visual guidelines displayed thereon or therethrough. One guideline is aimed at the target. A second guideline would guide the club head on the back swing and a third guideline would show a greater inside angle to the target line that the club should make on its approach to the ball. A pair of bars are attached to the golf mat which would aid in correctly aligning the golfer's body to provide the proper stance when addressing a golf ball. | 03-18-2010 |
Stephen B. Rhodes, Roswell, NM US
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20100167829 | Golf grip training tool - A golf grip training tool utilized on a simulated golf club of reduced length. An abutment is angularly placed on the end of the shaft of the golf club and indicia relating to the placement of the golfer's thumbs and index fingers are attached thereto. Utilizing the abutment and the indicia, the golfer would be able to properly place his or her hands on the upper shaft or handle of the golf club to learn the proper grip. | 07-01-2010 |
Timothy Rhodes, Las Vegas, NV US
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20130176376 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ONLINE PRESENTATION AND COMMERCE OF GOODS - The invention is generally directed to systems and methods for online product presentation, and more particularly to systems and methods for the interactive live/real-time online presentation and commerce of small products. One preferred embodiment is an online computing system that enables the interactive live/real-time presentation of small products of value with intricate detail such as jewelry or precious stones on client computing devices communicatively coupled to a wide area network, such as the Internet. The system includes a conferencing system having a video conferencing session communicatively coupled to the wide area network; a computer connected to a web cam, wherein the computer communicatively couples the web cam to the video conferencing session through the wide area network, and further wherein the web cam has a lens directed at the product; and a light box substantially surrounding said product. | 07-11-2013 |
20140043425 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ONLINE PRESENTATION AND COMMERCE OF GOODS - The invention is generally directed to systems and methods for online product presentation, and more particularly to systems and methods for the interactive live/real-time online presentation and commerce of small products. One preferred embodiment is an online computing system that enables the interactive live/real-time presentation of small products of value with intricate detail such as jewelry or precious stones on client computing devices communicatively coupled to a wide area network, such as the Internet. The system includes a conferencing system having a video conferencing session communicatively coupled to the wide area network; a computer connected to a web cam, wherein the computer communicatively couples the web cam to the video conferencing session through the wide area network, and further wherein the web cam has a lens directed at the product; and a light box substantially surrounding said product. | 02-13-2014 |
20140244757 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ONLINE PRESENTATION AND COMMERCE OF GOODS - The invention is generally directed to systems and methods for online product presentation, and more particularly to systems and methods for the interactive live/real-time online presentation and commerce of small products. One preferred embodiment is an online computing system that enables the interactive live/real-time presentation of small products of value with intricate detail such as jewelry or precious stones on client computing devices communicatively coupled to a wide area network, such as the Internet. The system includes a conferencing system having a video conferencing session communicatively coupled to the wide area network; a computer connected to a web cam, wherein the computer communicatively couples the web cam to the video conferencing session through the wide area network, and further wherein the web cam has a lens directed at the product; and a light box substantially surrounding said product. | 08-28-2014 |
Valentine J. Rhodes, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20120189017 | Method and System for Providing Hitless Switching While Maintaining a Power Equivalent Bandwidth (PEB) Ratio Using Multiple Carriers - A method of hitless switching over a communications link, the method comprising transmitting, by a first modulator to a remote receiver, a first carrier signal having a first center frequency, enabling, by a second modulator to the remote receiver, transmission of a second carrier signal having a second center frequency while the first modulator is transmitting the first carrier signal, increasing, through the second modulator, a power level of the second carrier signal while the first carrier signal is transmitting, simultaneously decreasing, through the first modulator, a power level of the first carrier signal while the power level of the second carrier signal is increasing, and disabling transmission of the first carrier signal to the remote receiver when the power level of the second carrier signal reaches a predetermined level. | 07-26-2012 |
Wiliam H. Rhodes, Greer, SC US
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20130317887 | DYNAMIC CAMPAIGN SUPPORTER SYSTEM FOR MOBILIZING CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS - A dynamic supporter analysis system for mobilizing supporters comprising: a set of computer readable instructions embodied in a central server for receiving the geographical location of the portable computing device, determining an operational location from the geographical location of the portable computer device, constructing a set of streets within a predetermined proximity to the portable computer device based upon the operational location, retrieve voter records according to the streets and the clues to construct a set of target supporters located on at least one street in the set of streets, transmitting the target supporters to the portable computer device, receiving supporter selection information from the portable computer device, transmitting supporter information for the selected supporter, receiving supporter update information from the portable computer device and updating the voter record of the selected supporter with the supporter update information. | 11-28-2013 |
William Rhodes, Queenstown, MD US
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20100333229 | Soybean Cultivar 2229021658 - A soybean cultivar designated 2585921658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2585921658, to the plants of soybean 2585921658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2585921658 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2585921658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 2585921658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2585921658 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2585921658 with another soybean cultivar. | 12-30-2010 |
William D. Rhodes, Aiken, SC US
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20120004098 | Highly dispersed metal catalyst - A supported catalyst having an atomic level single atom structure is provided such that substantially all the catalyst is available for catalytic function. A process of forming a single atom catalyst unto a porous catalyst support is also provided. | 01-05-2012 |
William K. Rhodes, Queenstown, MD US
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20110055956 | Soybean Cultivar 1811321658 - A soybean cultivar designated 1811321658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 1811321658, to the plants of soybean 1811321658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 1811321658 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 1811321658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 1811321658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 1811321658 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 1811321658 with another soybean cultivar. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055957 | Soybean Cultivar 1467521658 - A soybean cultivar designated 1467521658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 1467521658, to the plants of soybean 1467521658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 1467521658 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 1467521658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 1467521658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 1467521658 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 1467521658 with another soybean cultivar. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055958 | Soybean Cultivar 1196221658 - A soybean cultivar designated 1196221658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 1196221658, to the plants of soybean 1196221658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 1196221658 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 1196221658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 1196221658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 1196221658 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 1196221658 with another soybean cultivar. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055959 | Soybean Cultivar 1972621658 - A soybean cultivar designated 1972621658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 1972621658, to the plants of soybean 1972621658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 1972621658 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 1972621658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 1972621658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 1972621658 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 1972621658 with another soybean cultivar. | 03-03-2011 |
20120084874 | Soybean Cultivar 2293921658 - A soybean cultivar designated 2293921658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2293921658, to the plants of soybean 2293921658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2293921658, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2293921658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 2293921658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2293921658, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2293921658 with another soybean cultivar. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084875 | Soybean Cultivar 2472221658 - A soybean cultivar designated 2472221658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2472221658, to the plants of soybean 2472221658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2472221658, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2472221658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 2472221658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2472221658, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2472221658 with another soybean cultivar. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084876 | Soybean Cultivar 2484721658 - A soybean cultivar designated 2484721658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2484721658, to the plants of soybean 2484721658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2484721658, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2484721658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 2484721658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2484721658, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2484721658 with another soybean cultivar. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084877 | Soybean Cultivar 2522121658 - A soybean cultivar designated 2522121658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2522121658, to the plants of soybean 2522121658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2522121658, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2522121658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 2522121658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2522121658, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2522121658 with another soybean cultivar. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084878 | Soybean Cultivar 2306521658 - A soybean cultivar designated 2306521658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2306521658, to the plants of soybean 2306521658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2306521658, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2306521658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 2306521658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2306521658, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2306521658 with another soybean cultivar. | 04-05-2012 |
20130198887 | Soybean Cultivar 131TD733A - The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 131TD733A, to the plants of soybean 131TD733A, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 131TD733A and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 131TD733A with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 131TD733A, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 131TD733A and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 131TD733A with another soybean cultivar. | 08-01-2013 |
20140109255 | Soybean Cultivar 131TD735 - A soybean cultivar designated 131TD735 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 131TD735, to the plants of soybean 131TD735, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 131TD735 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 131TD735 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 131TD735, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 131TD735 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 131TD735 with another soybean cultivar. | 04-17-2014 |
William Paul Rhodes, Newark, DE US
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20120298000 | METHOD FOR MAKING A CYLINDRICALLY-SHAPED ELEMENT FOR USE IN PRINTING - This invention pertains to a method for making a cylindrically-shaped element, and particularly a cylindrically-shaped element for use as a base sleeve for printing or as a support for a print form. The method includes wrapping a sheet of a material having a first end and a second end to bring the second end adjacent the first end to form a base sleeve having an axial seam of the first and second ends. The first end has a non-linear edge having an amplitude. Portions between the first end and the second end overlap and form the axial seam. The method can include applying an imageable material adjacent an exterior surface of the base sleeve that covers at least a portion of the axial seam. | 11-29-2012 |
Zulima Rhodes, Tucson, AZ US
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20120000502 | INTEGRATED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL INTERCONNECTION - Photovoltaic modules may include multiple flexible thin film photovoltaic cells electrically connected in series, and laminated to a substantially transparent top sheet having a conductive grid pattern facing the cells. Methods of manufacturing photovoltaic modules including integrated multi-cell interconnections are provided. Methods may include steps of coordinating, integrating, and registering multiple rolls of substrates in continuous processes. | 01-05-2012 |
20120118370 | TWO-PART SCREEN PRINTING FOR SOLAR COLLECTION GRID - Methods and apparatus relating to providing a collection grid suitable for use in PV modules. The disclosed collection grid may be at least partially applied to a protective laminate sheet in a manner that removes the high temperature requirements of conventional screen printed collection grids, to avoid unwanted heat-related deformation of the laminate sheet. | 05-17-2012 |
20140170798 | INTEGRATED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL INTERCONNECTION - Photovoltaic modules may include multiple flexible thin film photovoltaic cells electrically connected in series, and laminated to a substantially transparent top sheet having a conductive grid pattern facing the cells. Methods of manufacturing photovoltaic modules including integrated multi-cell interconnections are provided. Methods may include steps of coordinating, integrating, and registering multiple rolls of substrates in continuous processes. | 06-19-2014 |