Rodgers

Aaron Paul Rodgers, Superior, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140262574	Powered Personal Transportation Systems and Methods - A personal vehicle system including a deck having a substantially flat top surface, where the top surface is substantially flat and is of sufficient area to support two feet of a user, a truck coupled to the deck, where the truck consist of a first portion coupled to the deck and a second portion that tilts relative to the first portion, and a wheel motor coupled to the second portion of the truck. A personal vehicle system that includes a deck, a truck coupled to the deck, and a wheel motor coupled to the truck, where the wheel motor has a passive cooling system. The passive cooling system includes at least one endcap that rotates about a wheel rotation axis during operation of the wheel motor and the endcap has at least one fin.	09-18-2014

Andy Rodgers, Reno, NV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150187163	TRAJECTORY-BASED 3-D GAMES OF CHANCE FOR VIDEO GAMING MACHINES - Trajectory-based games of chance are described that may be implemented on a video gaming machine. In a trajectory-based game of chance, a trajectory of a game object may be generated in a 3-D gaming environment. A wager may be made on an aspect of the game object's trajectory in the gaming environment such as a termination location for the trajectory of the game object. The aspect of the game object's trajectory may occur according to a known probability. Hence, an award for the trajectory-based game of chance may be proportional to the probability of the aspect of the game object's trajectory occurring.	07-02-2015

Barry Rodgers, Madison, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140354634	UPDATING DEPTH RELATED GRAPHICS DATA - Updating depth related graphics data is described. Geometric primitives are processed. Pixels are generated from the primitives based on the processing, each of which has at least one corresponding depth value. Culling is performed on a first group of the pixels, based on a representation of the at least one depth related value corresponding to each. Pixels may be discarded based on the culling and upon which a second group of pixels remain. A depth related raster operations function is performed, in which data is transacted with a depth buffer. The culling function is updated in relation to the transacting. The updating is performed on the basis of a granularity, which characterizes the culling function.	12-04-2014

Barry N. Rodgers, Raleigh, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160139206	CONTACT WEAR DETECTION BY SPECTRAL ANALYSIS SHIFT - A contact wear detector includes an electrical contact	05-19-2016

Barry N. Rodgers, Madison, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150022519	PIXEL SERIALIZATION TO IMPROVE CONSERVATIVE DEPTH ESTIMATION - One embodiment includes determining a first z-range for a first portion of a coarse raster tile, where the first portion includes a plurality of pixels having a first set of pixel locations, retrieving from a memory a corresponding z-range related to a second set of pixel locations associated with the coarse raster tile, where the first set of pixel locations comprises a subset of the second set of pixel locations, and comparing the first z-range to the corresponding z-range to determine whether the plurality of pixels is occluded. If the plurality of pixels determined to be occluded, then the plurality of pixels is culled. If the plurality of pixels is determined to not be occluded, then the plurality of pixels is transmitted to a fine raster unit for further processing. The coarse raster tile comprises a plurality of portions, including the first portion, and those portions are processed serially.	01-22-2015

Barry Nolan Rodgers, Madison, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140267238	CONSERVATIVE RASTERIZATION OF PRIMITIVES USING AN ERROR TERM - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conservative rasterization of primitives using an error term. In use, an edge equation is determined for each edge of a primitive, the edge equation having coefficients defining the edge of the primitive. Each edge of the primitive is shifted to enlarge the primitive by modifying coefficients of the edge equation defining the edge by an error term that is a predetermined amount. Pixels that intersect the primitive are then determined using the enlarged primitive.	09-18-2014
20150138228	SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING ANTI-ALIASING OPERATIONS USING A PROGRAMMABLE SAMPLE PATTERN TABLE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for implementing anti-aliasing operations using a programmable sample pattern table. The method includes the steps of receiving an instruction that causes one or more values to be stored in one or more corresponding entries of the programmable sample pattern table and performing an anti-aliasing operation based on at least one value stored in the programmable sample pattern table. At least one value is selected from the programmable sample pattern table based on, at least in part, a location of one or more corresponding pixels.	05-21-2015

Ben Rodgers, Middleton, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150200061	COVER ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH - A cover assembly for a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch. The cover assembly includes an alignment plate configured to be removably coupled to the first electrical switch. The alignment plate includes a first alignment feature that receives a portion of the first electrical switch to align the alignment plate with the first electrical switch, and a second alignment feature that receives a portion of the second electrical switch to align the alignment plate with the second electrical switch and to align the second electrical switch with the first electrical switch. The assembly further includes a faceplate that is removably coupled to the alignment plate.	07-16-2015

Bradley Thomas Rodgers, Glen Carbon, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140033917	METHODS FOR HANDLING COAL PROCESSING EMISSIONS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - The present technology describes various embodiments of systems and methods for handling emissions. More specifically, some embodiments are directed to systems and methods for collecting heated particulate from a coal processing system. In one embodiment, a method of handling emissions from a coal processing system includes inletting the emissions into a duct. The emissions include heated particulate. The method further includes slowing a speed of the emissions traveling through the duct and disengaging the heated particulate from the emissions without the use of a physical barrier. In some embodiments, the heated particulate is slowed, cooled, and diverted from an emissions pathway into a collection bin.	02-06-2014
20140183026	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING QUENCHED COKE RECOVERY - The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for improving quenched coke recovery. More specifically, some embodiments are directed to systems and methods utilizing one or more of a screen, barrier, or reflector panel to contain or redirect coke during or after quenching. In a particular embodiment, a quench car system for containing coke includes a quench car having a base, a plurality of sidewalls, and a top portion. The system can further include a permeable barrier covering at least a portion of the top of the quench car, wherein the permeable barrier has a plurality of apertures therethrough.	07-03-2014
20150247092	METHODS FOR DECARBONIZING COKING OVENS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - The present technology is generally directed to methods of decarbonizing coking ovens, and associated systems and devices. In some embodiments, a method of operating and decarbonizing a coking oven can include inserting a charge of coal into the coking oven and heating the coal. The method can further include removing at least a portion of the charge, leaving behind coking deposits in the coking oven. At least a portion of the deposits can be continuously removed from the coking oven. For example, in some embodiments, at least a portion of the deposits can be removed each time a new charge of coal is inserted in the coking oven.	09-03-2015

Brian C. Rodgers, Bromley GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080220448	ANTIGENIC PROTEIN CONJUGATES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - An improved process for the preparation of antigenic protein conjugates is provided. The conjugates preferably are formed through reaction with one or more free sulfhydryl groups in the antigenic protein. The process of the present invention preferably employs a trialkylphosphine as the reducing agent and allows for reduction of disulfide bonds in the antigenic protein and conjugation with a conjugate moiety, preferably in a single reaction vessel (i.e. “in situ”) because the process optimally does not require the removal of the reducing agent before subsequent addition of the sulfhydryl reactive agent. Antigenic protein conjugates prepared by the in situ process and their use in diagnostic immunoassays are also provided.	09-11-2008
20100151490	Antigenic Protein Conjugates and Process for Preparing Same - An improved process for the preparation of antigenic protein conjugates is provided. The conjugates preferably are formed through reaction with one or more free sulfhydryl groups in the antigenic protein. The process of the present invention preferably employs a trialkylphosphine as the reducing agent and allows for reduction of disulfide bonds in the antigenic protein and conjugation with a conjugate moiety, preferably in a single reaction vessel (i.e. “in situ”) because the process optimally does not require the removal of the reducing agent before subsequent addition of the sulfhydryl reactive agent. Antigenic protein conjugates prepared by the in situ process and their use in diagnostic immunoassays are also provided.	06-17-2010
20150177242	COMBINATION HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIGEN AND ANTIBODY DETECTION METHOD - An in vitro method that allows detection of hepatitis C by detecting hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein and antibodies to HCV core protein (anti-core antibodies) in a single assay is provided. Cross-reactivity is eliminated in the method preferably by utilizing short peptides, each of which has an amino acid sequence that corresponds to an immunodominant region of the native core protein but which does not wholly encompass the epitope bound by the antibodies utilized in the method. The method can be used to detect the presence of HCV in a subject, and/or to determine the suitability of donor blood or blood products for transfusion purposes. Also provided are diagnostic kits for carrying out the method and a process for selecting suitable capture peptides and monoclonal antibodies for use in the combination method.	06-25-2015

Bryce Winton Rodgers, Iowa City, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150269852	SOUND ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION - Generally, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods, computer readable medium, servers, and systems for providing sound assessment and remediation between a computing device and a user instrument. The sound assessment may be based on algorithmic composition or a threshold to remediate performance of providing a plurality of sounds.	09-24-2015

Cathy Rodgers, Denver, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150134509	IDENTIFICATION OF DIRECT DEPOSIT PARTICIPANTS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for identifying participating employers in a direct deposit program. In some embodiments, a system is configured to: receive a first information from a user, wherein the first information includes an employer name; compare the received employer name to a database of employer names that participate in a direct deposit program; determine a match between the received employer name and an employer name that participates in a direct deposit program; and prompt the user with an offer to enroll in a direct deposit program via an interface, in response to determining a match.	05-14-2015
20150134520	THIRD PARTY PROCESSING OF DIRECT DEPOSIT ENROLLMENT - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for enrolling in a direct deposit program via a third party payroll provider. In some embodiments, a system is configured to: receive from a user a request to enroll an account in a direct deposit program; retrieve information associated with the account, based on the request; initiate the presentation of an interface that includes retrieved account information and enables the user to confirm enrollment into the direct deposit program; transmit, upon user confirmation, the retrieved account information to a third party payroll provider.	05-14-2015

Christopher T. Rodgers, Adamstown, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130282208	POINT CLOUD VISUALIZATION OF ACCEPTABLE HELICOPTER LANDING ZONES BASED ON 4D LIDAR - A processor calculates a safe landing zone for an aircraft. The processor executes the following steps: (a) converting 4D point cloud data into Cartesian coordinates to form a height map of a region; (b) segmenting the height map to form boundaries of an object in the region; and (c) determining maximum height within the boundaries of the object. Also included are (d) determining if the maximum height is greater than a predetermined height to form a vertical obstruction (VO) in the region; and (e) determining if the VO is in the line of sight (LOS) of the aircraft to classify the landing zone as safe or unsafe. The processor further includes the step of: (f) forming a slope map over the height map.	10-24-2013

Cory Rodgers, Research Triangle Park, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150056617	METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ANALYZING AHASL GENES IN WHEAT - The present disclosure provides methods, kits, and primers for analyzing AHASL genes of plants, including wheat. The methods, kits, and primers of the present disclosure can make use of forward AHASL primers designed without use of software or other assay-design technology and can be used in a real-time PCR assay to determine the zygosity of AHASL genes encoding AHAS enzymes providing tolerance to AHAS enzyme inhibitors.	02-26-2015

Craig Allen Rodgers, Moon Township, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140151207	ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND LEVERING ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A drive shaft extension assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus which is removably disposed in a cassette. The electrical switching apparatus includes a levering assembly with a drive shaft. The drive shaft extension assembly includes a housing assembly, a shaft extension including an elongated body, and a racking gear. The shaft extension is structured to be coupled to the drive shaft in a fixed orientation, thereby increasing the width of the levering assembly.	06-05-2014
20150041290	HIDDEN/SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM FOR FIELD-INSTALLED ACCESSORY ACCESS - An electrical switching apparatus housing assembly for an electrical switching apparatus assembly is provided. The electrical switching apparatus housing assembly including a body assembly and a movable door member. The body assembly includes a number of outer sidewalls. The outer sidewalls define an enclosed space. The outer sidewalls include a top sidewall. The top sidewall includes a limited opening to the enclosed space. The movable door member is movably coupled to the top sidewall. The door member is movable between an open, first position, wherein the door member is not disposed in the limited opening, and a closed, second position, wherein the door member is disposed in the limited opening.	02-12-2015

Daniel Michael Rodgers, Edinburgh GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130191229	ORDERING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTAURANTS - A method of ordering menu items for delivery to a station at a premises, such as a table at a restaurant, includes the steps: Launch App; Scan QR code or NFC tag on table; Identify location. The location is identified using the restaurant and table identifier(s) extracted from the QR code. This location is used to identify the correct restaurant menu from the central platform database; Download menu; Add menu items to order; Confirm order; Pay order; Route order. The restaurant identifier is used to determine the appropriate EPOS adaptor based on the EPOS system in use by the specific restaurant; Transmit to restaurant. The correct communication protocol and authentication details are then used in order to route the order to the restaurant EPOS system or printer.	07-25-2013

David Earl Rodgers, Iowa City, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150187223	DEIDENTIFIED ACCESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT - Generally, embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, computer readable medium, servers, and systems for deidentified access of instructional content. The deidentified access is permitted with the use of an identifier that uniquely indicates an outcome of a diagnostic test, the coding of the identifier obscures unaided human interpretation of the outcome, and the identifier uniquely identifies instructional content for remediating performance on the diagnostic test.	07-02-2015
20160042198	DEIDENTIFIED ACCESS OF CONTENT - Generally, embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, computer readable medium, servers, and systems for deidentified access of data. The deidentified access is permitted with the use of an identifier that uniquely indicates an outcome, the coding of the identifier obscures unaided human interpretation of the outcome, and the identifier uniquely identifies data for remediating performance associated with future outcomes.	02-11-2016

Deborah E. Rodgers, Ashland, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130251349	Method and system for displaying a series of recordable events - A method and system for displaying identifiers for one or more series of recordable events is described. A system, such as the system of a digital video recorder, may receive a set of recordable events data, such as a listing of all television shows to be broadcast over a two-week period. The system analyzes the set of recordable events data for determining one or more sets of recordable events, where each set includes recordable events having the same title. The system analyzes each set of recordable events to determine sub-sets of recordable events based on relationships between the recordable events of each sub-set. The system displays an identifier for each sub-set of a given set of recordable events when the given set of recordable events is selected for display. A user may select to record a sub-set of recordable events by selecting the identifier that represents the sub-set.	09-26-2013

Douglas S. Rodgers, Mooresville, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140047510	WIRELESS MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION WITH CAPTIVE PORTALS - Systems and methods for device-agnostic, multi-factor network authentication are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wireless network connection can authenticate a device over secure authentication means with a certificate that confirms a device identity. After authenticating the device, a user can be prompted to provide credentials in a captive portal. The captive portal can be inaccessible to devices that have not already authenticated using a certificate. After providing approved credentials to the captive portal, the user can access the network. This embodiment and additional embodiments are readily integrated into private wireless networks and others.	02-13-2014
20150046984	DYNAMIC AUTHENTICATION IN ALTERNATE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods that employ dynamic credentials across distinct authentication standards can be used to reduce the burden associated with repeated re-authentication. A utility can be employed during logon in an alternate operating environment that stores information from the logon dynamically and generates a credential file that is employed to grant access to a resource without repeating the earlier logon procedure, even if the device changes its user state. After processes requiring resource access are complete, or when an allowed time expires, the granted access is revoked and the device returns to a default or standard authentication technique.	02-12-2015

Doug S. Rodgers, Charlotte, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130333002	DYNAMIC AUTHENTICATION IN ALTERNATE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods that employ dynamic credentials across distinct authentication standards can be used to reduce the burden associated with repeated re-authentication. A utility can be employed during logon in an alternate operating environment that stores information from the logon dynamically and generates a credential file that is employed to grant access to a resource without repeating the earlier logon procedure, even if the device changes its user state. After processes requiring resource access are complete, or when an allowed time expires, the granted access is revoked and the device returns to a default or standard authentication technique.	12-12-2013

Elizabeth Rodgers, Raleigh, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130279159	DIRECT AISLE LIGHTER - A direct lighting fixture that is well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as LEDs, and particularly useful for lighting aisles in commercial and industrial environments. An elongated housing comprises several integral elements including a heat sink, opposing side reflectors, and a mount surface. A plurality of light sources is disposed on the mount surface. Each light source or cluster of sources has an optical element such as a lens over it to redirect a portion of the light emitted from the sources in a desired direction, for example, to collimate the light. Reflective elements are placed on both sides of each light source or cluster to redirect light that is initially emitted in a longitudinal direction. The fixture may comprise multiple elongated housings connected together and aligned in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The fixture may also be scalable.	10-24-2013
20140111984	BEAM SHAPING LENS AND LED LIGHTING SYSTEM USING SAME - A beam shaping lens and an LED lighting system are disclosed. The lens according to example embodiments can concentrate or spread light, depending on the specific embodiment used. The lens according to example embodiments of the invention includes repeated concentric rings of refractive features, with either a constant or gradient feature angle. These features may include substantially triangular concentric rings. These features are located on the interior face of the lens, facing the LED source. In some embodiments, the exterior or exit surface of the lens includes texturing. A lens according to example embodiments of the invention can be used with various fixtures. Light enters the lens through the entry surface including the concentric rings, and exits the fixture through a textured exit surface opposite the entry surface.	04-24-2014
20140160742	LED LAMP - A lamp comprises a LED lamp comprising a base. A plurality of LEDs are attached to a first side of the base. A lens covers the plurality of LEDs. A power supply provides power to the LEDs. A first electrical connector provides power to the power supply. A troffer housing comprises a wire way for receiving the power supply. A second electrical conductor is adapted to be connected to a source of power. The base is secured to the troffer housing where the power supply is located in the wire way and the first electrical conductor is connected to the second electrical conductor.	06-12-2014
20150098206	LED LAMP - A lamp comprises an optically transmissive enclosure and a base. An LED assembly is located in the enclosure and is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. The LED assembly comprises an LED and a lumophoric dome that surrounds the LED. A partially reflective pad is on the lumophoric dome for manipulating the pattern of light emitted from the lumophoric dome. A heat sink comprises a heat dissipating portion that is at least partially exposed to the ambient environment and a heat conducting portion that is thermally coupled to the LED. An optically transmissive lens emits light from the enclosure where the lens comprises an annular area defined by a textured surface and a transparent area interior of the annular area.	04-09-2015
20150247625	LED LAMP - A lamp comprises a LED lamp comprising a base. A plurality of LEDs are attached to a first side of the base. A lens covers the plurality of LEDs. A power supply provides power to the LEDs. A first electrical connector provides power to the power supply. A troffer housing comprises a wire way for receiving the power supply. A second electrical conductor is adapted to be connected to a source of power. The base is secured to the troffer housing where the power supply is located in the wire way and the first electrical conductor is connected to the second electrical conductor.	09-03-2015

James Rodgers, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090019524	System and method for network operation - A network of secure servers, requiring no central entity to administer user identities or access permissions. Each autonomous server hosts a set of user accounts. Users may link to and access the accounts of all other users in the network. Resources in accounts are private, but users may grant each other partial permissions to them. Links and permissions are independent of the location of accounts, and are cryptographically authenticated. Users may migrate their account between servers without loosing accumulated permissions, or breaking links that others have to their account. The ability to grant permissions may be delegated to reflect complex organizational structures. A permission may be configured to unlock data in a multitude of accounts. The system will support applications that require secure information sharing across multiple organizational boundaries, and provides a distributed security model which is feasible to deploy as it is wholly administered by its users.	01-15-2009

James D. Rodgers, Landensberg, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130296299	PYRROLO[2,3-b]PYRIDIN-4-YL-AMINES AND PYRROLO[2,3-b]PYRIMIDIN-5-YL-AMINES AS JANUS KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-yl amines pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidin-4-yl amines that modulate the activity of Janus kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to activity of Janus kinases including, for example, immune-related diseases and cancer.	11-07-2013

James Iain Rodgers, Inverness GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140374278	ORIENTATION INDEPENDENT METER - An analyte meter with a test strip port that detects an orientation of a test strip inserted therein. A control circuit of the test meter is configured to apply a first predetermined analyte measurement signal to a test strip electrode in response to detecting a first orientation of the test strip, and a second predetermined analyte measurement signal to the same, or a different, electrode in response to detecting a second orientation of the test strip.	12-25-2014
20150068920	FILL SUFFICIENCY METHOD AND SYSTEM - Described and illustrated herein are one exemplary method and a measurement system having a meter and a test strip. The test strip has a first working electrode, reference electrode and second working electrode. In this method, acceptable fill data from known first current and known second current are used to predict an estimated second current at proximate the second time period (for a given batch of test strips) during the test sequence. The estimated second current at proximate the second time interval is then compared with a measured actual second current at proximate the second time interval during an actual test to determine if the measured actual second current is substantially equal to or within an acceptable percent deviation from the estimated second current so as to determine sufficient volume of a physiological fluid sample in the test strip.	03-12-2015

James Iain Rodgers, Lochardil GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110144915	FILL SUFFICIENCY METHOD AND SYSTEM - Described and illustrated herein are one exemplary method and a measurement system having a meter and a test strip. The test strip has a first working electrode, reference electrode and second working electrode. In this method, acceptable fill data from known first current and known second current are used to predict an estimated second current at proximate the second time period (for a given batch of test strips) during the test sequence. The estimated second current at proximate the second time interval is then compared with a measured actual second current at proximate the second time interval during an actual test to determine if the measured actual second current is substantially equal to or within an acceptable percent deviation from the estimated second current so as to determine sufficient volume of a physiological fluid sample in the test strip.	06-16-2011
20110284393	ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH AN ELECTRODE HAVING ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE AND INERT AREAS OF A PREDETERMINED SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION - An electrochemical-based analytical test strip for the determination of an analyte (e.g., glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (such as a whole blood sample) includes an electrically insulating base layer and a patterned conductor layer (for example, a gold patterned conductor layer) disposed over the electrically-insulating layer. The patterned conductor layer includes at least one electrode with the electrode having electrochemically inert areas and an electrochemically active area(s). Moreover, the electrochemically inert areas and electrochemically active area(s) are of a predetermined size and a predetermined distribution such that electrochemical response of the electrode during use of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip is essentially equivalent to a predetermined electrochemical response.	11-24-2011

James Lain Rodgers, Lochardil GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120285837	ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH AN ELECTRODE HAVING ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE AND INERT AREAS OF A PREDETERMINED SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION - An electrochemical-based analytical test strip for the determination of an analyte (e.g., glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (such as a whole blood sample) includes an electrically insulating base layer and a patterned conductor layer (for example, a gold patterned conductor layer) disposed over the electrically-insulating layer. The patterned conductor layer includes at least one electrode with the electrode having electrochemically inert areas and an electrochemically active area(s). Moreover, the electrochemically inert areas and electrochemically active area(s) are of a predetermined size and a predetermined distribution such that electrochemical response of the electrode during use of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip is essentially equivalent to a predetermined electrochemical response.	11-15-2012

James W. Rodgers, Toronto CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130235547	FLANGE AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes a flange that can be fixed to an interior wall structure, such as an electrical box. A planar surface of the flange abuts the outer surface of the wall substrate thus providing tight contact between the wall substrate and the interior structure. Mating elements of the flange engage an electrical device to maintain the device in flush and parallel alignment with the substrate.	09-12-2013
20130294867	SPEED NUT AND ASSEMBLY - A fastener device and assembly comprises segmented arms of rectangular cross section that extend inwardly from a central opening in a surface of the device body. A distal end portion of each segment arm comprises an internally threaded portion, to collectively form a single thread engageable with an externally threaded fastener. Centering portions enhance alignment of the device when applied to the externally threaded fastener.	11-07-2013

Jamie Rodgers, Inverness GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130118920	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY FOR TEMPERATURE CORRECTION OF GLUCOSE RESULTS FOR CONTROL SOLUTION - Methods for determining a glucose concentration in a control solution with temperature correction that is more accurate than before with the devices and systems used in conjunction with the same, are provided herein.	05-16-2013

Jeffrey R. Rodgers, Bellevue, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150265450	SOFT SPLINT - A soft splint having an insole formed of rigid material and having a top, a bottom, and a toe wedge section, a sock having an open top, an open forefoot and toe, a bottom, and an interior space, the sock having a bottom attached to the bottom of the insole with a portion of the top of the insole located in the interior space of the sock, and first and second flexible straps, each strap having a first end attached to the bottom of the insole and a second end configured to attach to the open top of the sock.	09-24-2015

Jeffrey Read Rodgers, Bellevue, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130261517	DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE ROLLER - The present disclosure is directed to a deep tissue massage device that includes a compliant cylinder formed of compressible material, the cylinder having an external surface with at least one external ridge pattern formed on the exterior surface of the cylinder. The at least one ridge pattern includes a single ridge circumferentially formed on the exterior surface of the cylinder that has a V-shaped branch portion that extends from one end of the single ridge and joins together at a second end of the single ridge to form two opposing Y-shaped ridges.	10-03-2013

Jeffrey T. Rodgers, Beverly Hills, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130320711	DEPLOYABLE ARMRESTS FOR A VEHICLE - A deployable armrest system for a vehicle is provided. The system having: a pair of side walls configured to be located in a facing spaced relationship with respect to each other to define an operator area therebetween; and a pair of deployable armrests movably secured to the pair of side walls and configured for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein each of the pair of deployable armrests have a support member that can be flush with a surface of the pair of side walls when the pair of deployable armrests are in the stowed position and wherein the support member of each of the pair of deployable armrests extends outwardly from the surface of the pair of side walls when the pair of deployable armrests are in the deployed position.	12-05-2013
20160114707	DEPLOYABLE ARMRESTS FOR A VEHICLE - A deployable armrest system for a vehicle is provided. The system having: a pair of side walls configured to be located in a facing spaced relationship with respect to each other to define an operator area therebetween; and a pair of deployable armrests movably secured to the pair of side walls and configured for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein each of the pair of deployable armrests have a support member that can be flush with a surface of the pair of side walls when the pair of deployable armrests are in the stowed position and wherein the support member of each of the pair of deployable armrests extends outwardly from the surface of the pair of side walls when the pair of deployable armrests are in the deployed position.	04-28-2016

Jeremy Rodgers, Marietta, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140058428	TWIST-TO-CHARGE MECHANISM OF LANCING DEVICE - A lancing device includes a housing, a lancet carrier translational within the housing, a drive spring for propelling the lancet carrier through a translational lancing stroke, and a charging mechanism. The charging mechanism includes a first cam member that is rotatable relative to the housing, a second cam member that abuts the first cam member, is coupled to the lancet carrier, and is restricted from rotation relative to the housing, and a rotatable handle co-rotationally attached to the first cam member. Rotation of the handle rotates the first cam member with it, causing the first cam member to rotate against the second cam member, which in response traverses axially because it is restricted from rotation, thereby retracting the lancet carrier to a retracted or charged state.	02-27-2014

Jimmie Rodgers, Lawrenceville, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140304372	METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ALLOCATING BANDWIDTH FOR PUSH AND PULL CONTENT REQUESTS IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - A method of operating a content delivery network includes assigning priority levels to push and pull content requests, respectively, for a communication link connecting a first server and a second server in the content delivery network and allocating a push portion of outgoing bandwidth from the first server to the second server for push content requests and a pull portion of the outgoing bandwidth from the first server to the second server for pull content requests based on the priority levels assigned to the push and pull content requests for the communication link, respectively.	10-09-2014
20140344879	WEIGHTED INGEST POLICY MANAGEMENT IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - An ingestion controller, system, and method for managing ingestion of electronic content in a Content Distribution Network (CDN). The content is received from one or more content sources (CSs) through an inbound content pipe having a maximum bandwidth capacity. A database stores bandwidth weightings assigned to each CS by a network Policy Management System (PMS). The bandwidth weighting assigned to each CS corresponds to a fraction of the maximum bandwidth capacity of the inbound content pipe. An input buffer receives the content from the CSs in one or more input buffer queues associated with the CSs. A content retrieval mechanism retrieves the content from the input queues at an upload rate for each CS based at least on each CS's assigned bandwidth weighting, thereby causing a flow control mechanism to control the upload bitrate of each CS in proportion to the bandwidth weightings.	11-20-2014

John B. Rodgers, Malvern, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140025187	Knowledge Quest Game Platform & Experience - A method, a system, and a computer program product for enhancing user experience at large scale events are disclosed. User-related information from a user is obtained from the user. A list of activities designed specifically for the user to perform is generated based on the obtained user-related information. At least one activity contained in the generated list of activities is performing using a computing device of the user. A result based on the at least one performed activity is generated. A predetermined value is assigned to the generated result. The generated results for all performed activities on the list of activities is accumulated.	01-23-2014

John R. Rodgers, Ottawa CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100119819	COATING - A nanolayered coating, having a thickness of less than 100 nm, comprising nanolayers of: (i) TiN; and (ii) CrN, MoN, AlN, or AlN and CrN. The coating has an erosion rate, according to ASTM G76, at a particle velocity of 60 m/s and an impingement angle of 90°, of no greater than 4.0×10	05-13-2010

Joseph Rodgers, Jessup, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160087300	STACKLESS FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a catalyst coated membrane with a proton exchange membrane, a cathode layer disposed on a first surface of the proton exchange membrane, and an anode layer disposed on an oppositely disposed second surface of the proton exchange membrane. At least one gas diffusion layer is bonded to at least one of the cathode and anode layers of the catalyst coated membrane. At least one bonding layer substantially surrounds at least one of the catalyst coated membrane and the at least one gas diffusion layer. The at least one bonding layer is bonded to a portion of the proton exchange membrane. At least one circuit is bonded to a portion of the gas diffusion layer and a portion of the at least one bonding layer.	03-24-2016
20160093898	THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTED BIPOLAR PLATE FOR A PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell is provided. The bipolar plate includes a main body with a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a longitudinal axis of the main body. At least one inlet is disposed at the first end of the main body. At least one outlet corresponding to the at least one inlet is disposed at the second end of the main body. At least one continuous flow path extends from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet. The main body comprises a single, contiguous piece.	03-31-2016

Joshua Rodgers, Cheyenne, WY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150181337	DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTED STEREO FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - A mobile device includes an orientation sensor configured to detect an orientation of the mobile device and at least two speakers, each configured to output sound according to an audio signal. The mobile device further includes a processing device configured to group at least two of the speakers into a speaker pair based on the orientation detected by the orientation sensor.	06-25-2015

Kevin Rodgers, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100114756	System and Method for Trading Options - A system and method of trading option contracts, such as foreign currency option contracts, is described. In one embodiment, a system and method for web-based or network-based interactive trading of currency options is described. Users of the system provide volatility runs of currency options, deal on existing offers to sell or bids to buy, or may improve on existing offers to sell or bids to buy. The system and method provide automatic price quotations for a requested option contract by polling internal volatility surfaces of users for prices on the requested contract, and ensure a more orderly pattern of trades by categorizing the users into discrete tiers which determine a user's obligations to provide offers and bids to the system and which determine a user's opportunities and rights to trade on the system.	05-06-2010
20110307417	System and Method for Trading Options - A system and method of trading option contracts, such as foreign currency option contracts, is described. In one embodiment, a system and method for web-based or network-based interactive trading of currency options is described. Users of the system provide volatility runs of currency options, deal on existing offers to sell or bids to buy, or may improve on existing offers to sell or bids to buy. Option contracts may be priced in units of volatility. Users of the system described include banks of all sizes and traders or dealers employed by banks or other financial institutions. The system and method provide automatic price quotations for a requested option contract by polling internal volatility surfaces of users for prices on the requested contract. Additionally, the system and method ensure a more orderly pattern of trades by categorizing the users into discrete tiers which determine a user's obligations to provide offers and bids to the system and which determine a user's opportunities and rights to trade on the system. Furthermore, a system and method is described for automatically withdrawing quotes for offers to sell or bids to buy option contracts after expiration of a prescribed period of time or prescribed movement in the market underlying the option contract.	12-15-2011
20140222651	System and Method for Trading Options - A system and method for interactive trading of option contracts is described. Users of the system provide volatility runs of currency options, deal on existing offers to sell or bids to buy, or may improve on existing offers to sell or bids to buy. Users of the system include banks and traders or dealers employed by banks or other financial institutions. The system and method provide automatic price quotations for a requested option contract by polling internal volatility surfaces of users for prices on the requested contract. Additionally, the system and method ensure a more orderly pattern of trades by categorizing the users into discrete tiers which determine a user's obligations to provide offers and bids to the system.	08-07-2014

Lauren Rodgers, Solihull GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130173172	CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE - In many situations, particularly in forensic science, there is a need to consider one piece of evidence against one or more other pieces of evidence. For instance, it may be desirable to compare a sample collected from a crime scene with a sample collected from a person, with a view to linking the two by comparing the characteristics of their DNA, particularly by expressing the strength or likelihood of the comparison made, a so called likelihood ratio. The method provides a more accurate or robust method for establishing likelihood ratios through the definitions of the likelihood ratios used and the manner in which the probability distribution functions for use in establishing likelihood ratios are obtained. The methods provide due consideration of stutter and/or dropout of alleles in DNA analysis, as well as taking into consideration one or more peak imbalance effects, such as degradation, amplification efficiency, sampling effects and the like.	07-04-2013

Lauren Rodgers, Teddington GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140121993	CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE - In many situations, particularly in forensic science, there is a need to consider one piece of evidence against one or more other pieces of evidence. For instance, it may be desirable to compare a sample collected from a crime scene with a sample collected from a person, with a view to linking the two by comparing the characteristics of their DNA, particularly by expressing the strength or likelihood of the comparison made, a so called likelihood ratio. The method provides a more accurate or robust method for establishing likelihood ratios through the definitions of the likelihood ratios used and the manner in which the probability distribution functions for use in establishing likelihood ratios are obtained The methods provide due consideration of stutter and/or dropout of alleles in DNA analysis, as well as taking into consideration one or more peak imbalance effects, such as degradation, amplification efficiency, sampling effects and the like.	05-01-2014

Lauren Rodgers, Birmingham GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120046874	CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE - A computer implemented method of comparing a test sample result set with another sample result set is provided, the method including: providing information for the first result set on the one or more identities detected for a variable characteristic of DNA; providing information for the second result set on the one or more identities detected for a variable characteristic of DNA; and comparing at least a part of the first result set with at least a part of the second result set; and wherein: the comparing includes a likelihood and the likelihood uses a probability density function conditioned on DNA quantity. Further benefits are obtained from the manner in which the probability density function is obtained and/or the use of probability density functions to account for stutter and/or allele dropout.	02-23-2012

Luke M.b. Rodgers, Chaska, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140141168	Additive Manufacturing with Polyamide Consumable Materials - A consumable material for use in an additive manufacturing system, the consumable filament comprising a polyamide blend of at least one semi-crystalline polyamide, and at least one amorphous polyamide that is substantially miscible with the at least one semi-crystalline polyamide, and a physical geometry configured to be received by the additive manufacturing system for printing a three-dimensional part from the consumable material in a layer-by-layer manner using an additive manufacturing technique. The consumable material is preferably capable of printing three-dimensional parts having good part strengths and ductilities, and low curl.	05-22-2014
20150145168	METHOD FOR PRINTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARTS WTIH CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS CONTROL - A method for printing a three-dimensional part with an additive manufacturing system, which includes providing a part material that compositionally has one or more semi-crystalline polymers and one or more secondary materials that are configured to retard crystallization of the one or more semi-crystalline polymers, where the one or more secondary materials are substantially miscible with the one or more semi-crystalline polymers. The method also includes melting the part material in the additive manufacturing system, forming at least a portion of a layer of the three-dimensional part from the melted part material in a build environment, and maintaining the build environment at an annealing temperature that is between a glass transition temperature of the part material and a cold crystallization temperature of the part material.	05-28-2015
20150251353	METHOD FOR PRINTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ITEMS WTIH SEMI-CRYSTALLINE BUILD MATERIALS - A method for printing a three-dimensional part with an additive manufacturing system includes providing a consumable feedstock material comprising a semi-crystalline polymer containing one or more secondary materials, wherein the consumable feedstock material has a process window in which crystalline kinetics are either accelerated or retarded. The consumable feedstock material is melted in the additive manufacturing system. At least a portion of the three-dimensional part from the melted consumable feedstock material in a build environment maintained within the process window.	09-10-2015
20150252190	SEMI-CRYSTALLINE BUILD MATERIALS - A polymeric material includes a semi-crystalline polymer and a secondary material wherein when the secondary material is combined with the semi-crystalline polymer to form a blend having an enthalpy that is between about 2 J/g heat of fusion and about 80% of the heat of fusion of the neat semi-crystalline material, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) when cooling from a melting temperature to a hot crystalline temperature at a rate of 10° C./min.	09-10-2015
20150259530	SEMI-CRYSTALLINE BUILD MATERIALS - A polymeric material includes a semi-crystalline polymer and a secondary material wherein when the secondary material is combined with the semi-crystalline polymer to form a blend having at least a 3° C. reduction in a hot crystallization temperature relative to the neat semi-crystalline polymer.	09-17-2015
20150290280	ANTIMICROBIAL ARTICLES PRODUCED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An antibiotic-eluting article for implantation into a mammalian subject, produced by an additive manufacturing process wherein a polymeric material is concurrently deposited with a selected antibiotic. The additive manufacturing process may be a fused deposition modeling process, a selective laser sintering process, a selective heat sintering process, a digital light processing process, or a stereolithography process. The antibiotic-eluting article may be temporary or permanent orthopaedic skeletal component, an orthopaedic articulating joint replacement component, and/or an external hard-shell casing for an implantable device. One or more bone-growth-promoting compositions may be concurrently deposited with the polymeric material. The implantable device may be a cardiac pacemaker, a spinal cord stimulator, a neurostimulation system, an intrathecal drug pump for delivery of medicants into the spinal fluid, and infusion pump for delivery of chemotherapeutics and/or anti-spasmodics, an insulin pump, an osmotic pump, and a heparin pump.	10-15-2015
20160122541	BREAK-AWAY SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A support material for use in an additive manufacturing system to print a support structure for a three-dimensional part. The support material includes a base resin that is substantially miscible with a part material used to print the three-dimensional part, and has a glass transition temperature within about 10° C. of a glass transition temperature of the part material. The support material also includes a dispersed resin that is substantially immiscible with the base resin, where the base resin and the dispersed resin are each thermally stable for use in the additive manufacturing system in coordination with the part material.	05-05-2016

Luke M. B. Rodgers, Inver Grove Heights, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130241102	LIQUEFIER ASSEMBLY HAVING INLET LINER FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A liquefier assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, the liquefier assembly comprising a liquefier tube, a rigid sleeve secured to an inlet end of the liquefier tube, an extrusion tip secured to an outlet end of the liquefier tube, and a hollow liner disposed at least partially within the rigid sleeve such that inner surfaces of the liquefier tube and the hollow liner are substantially flush, and where the inner surface of the hollow liner has a low surface energy.	09-19-2013

Marianne Rodgers, Miscouche CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150188175	POLYMER MEMBRANES WITH RARE EARTH OR TRANSITION METAL MODIFIERS - A coated polymer membrane includes a polymer composite including a polymer material, a rare earth or transition metal compound modifier within at least a portion of a thickness of the polymer material. A median particles size of the compound modifier is between 20 nm and 150 nm. A precious metal group (PMG) metal or PMG metal alloy is coating both sides of the polymer composite.	07-02-2015

Mark Rodgers, Pittsburgh, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150086597	ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER OR COPPER ALLOY PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A copper or copper alloy product is provided, as well as a process for manufacturing a copper or copper alloy product. The product may include copper or copper alloy containing a minimum of 60% copper. The product may include an antimicrobial copper, such as, for example, the antimicrobial copper identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The product may include, but is not limited to, for example, MD-Cu	03-26-2015

Marvin Rodgers, Albuquerque, NM US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160071167	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELLING AND PURCHASING ADVERTISING SPACE ON OUT OF HOME ELECTRONIC DIGITAL MEDIA DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to the ability to perform online auction and purchase of advertising space on out of home electronic, digital media devices over the Internet. The buyer end user will look for, bid through auction or buy now, and purchase won advertising space through the Internet via the present disclosure. Professional media buyers, such as marketing agencies and/or brands will create a buy plan, query for matching advertising space based upon plan criteria, and make a bulk buy of that matching space through the Internet via the present invention. The owner/operator of indoor or outdoor electronic, digital media device will offer up through the present disclosure their available advertising space.	03-10-2016

Matthew Rodgers, Stittsville CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090173867	SAFETY DEVICE FOR CANTILEVERED BEAM AND BOOM ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING THE SAME - A safety device for a cantilevered beam pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof to a support surface is adapted to bridge the beam and the support surface and is structured so that when coupled to the beam and support surface, the safety device maintains the beam in a substantially fixed cantilevered condition until a downward force exceeding a threshold is applied to the beam and thereafter controls downward pivoting of the beam.	07-09-2009
20110147562	SAFETY DEVICE FOR A CANTILEVERED BEAM AND BOOM ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING THE SAME - A safety device (	06-23-2011

Matthew Blake Rodgers, Grand Haven, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140103082	WEARABLE PACKAGE FOR CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - Wearable packages for consumable products and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment, the wearable packages include a first compartment for housing a product and a second compartment for housing a bi-stable band. The wearable packages provide several advantages and benefits including, but not limited to convenient carrying and handling of consumable products and easy two-, one-, or no-handed access to products contained within the wearable packages.	04-17-2014
20150147430	ADAPTERS FOR CONSUMABLE PRODUCT PACKAGES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - Adapters for consumable product packages and methods of using same are provided. The adapters are designed to provide functional features to packages that are not structurally capable of providing such functions. The functional features may include, for example, spill-resistance, flow-control, ease of use, etc. In a general embodiment, the adapters of the present disclosure include a valve comprising an outlet and a cap that is so constructed and arranged to seal the valve. The valve is so constructed and arranged to provide a functional feature and to attach to a package fitment. In another embodiment, packages are provided that include two-component adapters configured to provide specific functional features to the packages.	05-28-2015

Matthew L. Rodgers, Midland, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150175728	ELUTION OF METAL IONS FROM CHELATING RESIN USING AMINO ACID ELUANT - A method of eluting metal ions from a bed of metal-loaded chelating resin wherein the resin includes a crosslinked styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer matrix with pendent methyleneaminopyridine or phosphonic acid groups and the method includes the step of passing an eluant through the bed to at least partially remove the metal ions from the chelating resin and create a metal-rich eluate, wherein the eluant includes an aqueous solution comprising an amino acid compound having a molecular weight less than 500 Daltons.	06-25-2015

Matthew Sean Rodgers, Stittsville CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090173856	Safety Device For A Cantilevered Beam And Boom Assembly Incorporating The Same - A safety device for a cantilevered beam pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof to a support surface is adapted to bridge the beam and the support surface and is structured so that when coupled to the beam and support surface, the safety device maintains the beam in a substantially fixed cantilevered condition until a downward force exceeding a threshold is applied to the beam and thereafter controls downward pivoting of the beam.	07-09-2009

Michael Rodgers, Glasgow GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100298134	CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED CARBON AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SAME - The invention is directed to a chemically activated carbon, based on a combination of wood particles and comminuted carbonaceous vegetable material selected from kernel or shell material, in a weight ratio of between 5-95 to 90-10, preferably between 15-85 and 90-10, further optionally containing a binder, said carbon having been chemically activated using phosphoric acid or zinc chloride and to a process for producing same.	11-25-2010

Michael Rodgers, Galway IE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090152195	Biofilm reactor - The present invention provides a reactor for the biological processing of fluid such as domestic or industrial waste water or the like, the reactor comprising a plurality of substantially horizontal layers of growth medium stacked one above the other, and having a colonizing biofilm thereon during use, the reactor being arranged to cause the path of flow of the fluid to reverse from one layer to the next, in order to maximize the length of the path of flow for a given footprint of the reactor.	06-18-2009

Michael Rodgers, Madison, MS US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140202097	Framed Forming Panel System - A framed forming panel system a plurality of lightweight framed foam panels secured to a plurality of load bearing members having a user defined spacing to form a panel wall; ceiling for floor with a fastening region lattice. Each lightweight framed form panel composed a channel formed in a frame to receive a lightweight panel of foam. Fixation of framed panels to load bearing members in opposition to one another allows the panel walls, ceiling or floor to function as a form to retain an insulative mass placed within the voids created by the opposing framed panels.	07-24-2014
20140316025	Lightweight Gypsum Composition - A gypsum composition for making lightweight blocks, panels, boards, coatings or other user defined shapes that are specially beneficial to the building construction industry. The novel gypsum composition comprises one to five volume percent starch; one to five volume percent crystalline silica; one to ten volume percent cellulose; ten to eighty volume percent gypsum; and ten to eighty volume percent Styrofoam particles, hard plastic particles, rubber particles or a combination thereof, wherein the particles have an average particle size in a range of about 15 to about 150 mesh. The particles can be from a virgin source, a recycled source or a combination thereof.	10-23-2014

Michael D. Rodgers, Waterloo CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110227473	RADIATION LAMP AND RADIATION SOURCE MODULE INCORPORATING SAME - A lamp device is disclosed. The lamp device comprises a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector located at a first end portion of the lamp device. The first end portion of the lamp device is received in a receptacle of a first base portion. A first locking portion is included for secunng the first base portion to the first end portion. The present radiation lamp device obviates or mitigates the need to use adhesive and/or polymer insulation/O-rings to achieve electrical connections. Further, the present radiation lamp may be oriented in a vertical orientation without the need to use springs and/or rubber part to support the distal end of the lamp.	09-22-2011

Mike D. Rodgers, Rugby GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130248540	CONTAINER, CONTAINER BLANK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - This invention provides a self-supporting container (	09-26-2013

Paul Rodgers, Bacup GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080282759	Apparatus and Method for the Manufacture of a Spring Unit - Apparatus and methods for use in the manufacture of a spring unit for incorporation into an upholstered article, for example, a mattress, cushion or the like. Coil formation apparatus includes a drive shaft used to control movement of a coil pitch guide member and a link member comprising a connecting rod connected to a radius arm of the drive shaft by means of an adjustable connection. A coil interlinking process comprises compressing a first coil to define a clearance extending a second coil passed the first coil via the clearance, allowing the first coil to extend across the clearance, and contracting the second coil such that the second coil engages the first coil thereby interlinking the first and second coils. Spring unit manufacturing apparatus comprises a plurality of jaw pairs each comprising a first fixed jaw and a pivotal second jaw, the pivotal second jaw being pivoted by a cam and linkage assembly that is operated by a rotary drive shaft.	11-20-2008
20120152401	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A SPRING UNIT - Apparatus and methods for use in the manufacture of a spring unit for incorporation into an upholstered article, for example, a mattress, cushion or the like. Coil formation apparatus includes a drive shaft to control movement of a coil pitch guide member and a link member comprising a connecting rod adjustably connected to a radius arm of the drive shaft. A coil interlinking process comprises compressing a first coil to define a clearance, extending a second coil passed the first coil via the clearance, allowing the first coil to extend across the clearance, and contracting the second coil to engage the first coil thereby interlinking the first and second coils. Spring unit manufacturing apparatus comprises a plurality of jaw pairs each comprising a first fixed jaw and a pivotal second jaw, the pivotal second jaw being pivoted by a cam and linkage assembly operated by a rotary drive shaft.	06-21-2012

Paul Rodgers, Cambridge GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160084851	NOVEL BIOMARKERS - The invention relates to biomarkers for predicting whether a patient infected with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) will respond to interferon (IFN) therapy. The invention also relates to methods and kits for predicting whether a patient will respond to IFN therapy using said biomarkers.	03-24-2016

Peter James Rodgers, Gloucestershire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100095066	METHOD FOR CACHING RESOURCE REPRESENTATIONS IN A CONTEXTUAL ADDRESS SPACE - A method to generate and save a resource representation recited by a request encoded in a computer algorithm, wherein the method receives from a requesting algorithm an Unresolved resource request. The method resolves the resource request to an endpoint and evaluates the resolved resource request by the endpoint to generate a resource representation. The method further generates and saves in a cache at least one Unresolved request scope key, a resolved request scope key, and a cache entry comprising the resource representation. The method associates the cache entry with the resolved request scope key and with the at least one Unresolved request scope key using a mapping function encoded in the cache.	04-15-2010

Richard Bradley Rodgers, Indianapolis, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140013701	BRACKET FOR USE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - A bracket for a building that includes a first building member, a masonry veneer disposed exteriorly of the first building member, and a second building member disposed exteriorly of the masonry veneer. The bracket includes a bracket body having a first portion for being coupled to the first building member and a second outwardly extending portion having a length sufficient to extend to at least about an exterior surface of the masonry veneer. A connector member extends through the bracket member, and at least partially through each of the first and second building members. A connector support extends through the bracket body and includes a sleeve having a passageway for receiving and supporting the connector member, wherein the bracket body and connector support are configured to distribute a load borne by the connector member on the masonry veneer over an area of the bracket body greater than the area of the connector.	01-16-2014

Richard P. Rodgers, Hudson, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150273201	VASCULAR ACCESS PORT - An implantable vascular access port for providing repeated therapy to a patient in need of such therapy, the access port, upon repeated use, presents each time an access needle at a new location so as to minimize scarring injury to the skin of the patient. The vascular access port may include a body, a cover comprising a plurality of openings, at least one needle comprising a tip and a shaft, the shaft defining a lumen, a needle elevator mechanism to operate the position of the at least one needle in at least a retracted position in which the at least one needle is disposed in the body and the needle tip below the cover and an extended position in which the at least one needle is engaged through at least a first one of the openings, and a needle shift mechanism to move the at least one needle from a first position in which the needle can engage the at least a first one of the openings, to a second position in which the needle can engage at least a second one of the openings.	10-01-2015

Simon Rodgers, Ely GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130117645	Method and Apparatus for Generating a Feed of Updating Content - The application describes a first system for monitoring changes to a target web page and also a second system for providing information on changes to a target web page. The first system is configured to display said target web page to a user; receive a user specification of at least one sub-region within said displayed target web page; download, at a subsequent time, said target web page; determine whether or not there have been any changes to said at least one sub-region, and if there are any changes, output an update comprising data from said at least one sub-region. The second system is configured to download a target web page associated with said user specification; and if there is a new link, download a new web page associated with said new link; generate an article derived from said new web page; and output said article as an update.	05-09-2013
20130151549	Method and Apparatus for Updating a Database of Online Content - A system comprising a database of streams of online content and a processor for updating said database, the processor being arranged to	06-13-2013
20130212126	Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Search - The invention describes a query server and a computer-implemented method to provide a search service for finding online content. The query server may be incorporated in a system to provide the search service.	08-15-2013

Steven R. Rodgers, D.n. Emek Sorek IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150287568	FOCUSING A CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEM - A charged particle beam focusing apparatus includes a charged particle beam generator configured to project simultaneously at least one non-astigmatic charged particle beam and at least one astigmatic charged particle beam onto locations on a surface of a specimen, thereby causing released electrons to be emitted from the locations. The apparatus also includes an imaging detector configured to receive the released electrons from the locations and to form images of the locations from the released electrons. A processor analyzes the image produced by the at least one astigmatic charged particle beam and in response thereto adjusts a focus of the at least one non-astigmatic charged particle beam.	10-08-2015

Thomas Raymond Rodgers, Spokane, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140326327	Self-Cleaning Tank - A tank, such as a fermentation tank, includes a scraper blade assembly slideably coupled to a bottom surface of the tank. The scraper blade assembly includes a blade arranged to displace solids deposited on the bottom surface of the tank out through an aperture arranged flush with the bottom surface of the tank.	11-06-2014
20150203290	Sliding - Locking Below Liquid Manway Door - A manway gate assembly couples to a tank and provides a liquid tight seal. The manway gate assembly includes a gate selectively slideable in a first linear direction between an open position, a closed position, and/or an intermediate position between the open position and the closed position. The manway gate assembly includes one or more locking members arranged adjacent to the gate and moveable between a locked position and an un-locked position. When in the locked position, the one or more locking members apply a biasing force to the gate in a second linear direction perpendicular to the first linear direction to seal the gate to the tank and provide a liquid tight seal.	07-23-2015

William J. Rodgers, Cranberry Township, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130078362	LIQUID NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - Disclosed are liquid nutritional compositions comprising: carbohydrate; lipid having from about 0.1% to about 20% of an n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid, or combinations thereof by weight of the composition; a protein matrix having from about 15% to about 50% of a whey protein fraction by weight of the total protein in the composition; and a limonene-containing material, cranberry oil, or combinations thereof. The compositions are preferably aseptically packaged, and provide enhanced oxidative stability, flavor, and aroma, especially when formulated with relative high polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations.	03-28-2013
20130292375	MULTI-TEMP SQUARE TRAY DESIGN - A substantially square multi-temperature and multi-texture frozen food microwave heating tray with Y shaped, flex stabilizing dividers, includes a first integral compartment defined by at least one sidewall and an upwardly convex bottom, and two additional integral compartments defined by at least one sidewall and a bottom and comprising a microwave energy access modulating structure for at least one of the compartments.	11-07-2013