Ronald, US
Craig R. Ronald, Fairport, NY US
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20120098214 | DEVICE FOR SECURING A TOOL TO A SPINDLE - A tool securing device capable of clamping a tool to a machine spindle as well as assisting in the removal of a tool from a machine spindle, all in a tool-less manner. The tool securing device includes distal means to be releasably gripped by a machine draw bar as well as means to releasably engage a tool. | 04-26-2012 |
20120155980 | APPARATUS FOR CHAMFERING AND/OR DEBURRING OF GEARS - Gear processing machine ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120161404 | WORKHOLDING APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TOOL - The present invention is directed to an arbor chuck workholding assembly comprising an arbor chuck ( | 06-28-2012 |
Douglas S. Ronald, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110012781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONING - Aspects of the disclosure provide methods for positioning transmitting stations, such as cell towers. Further, aspects of the disclosure provide a database for storing information of the transmitting stations. In addition, aspects of the disclosure provide methods for positioning a moving object having a receiver based on the database of the transmitting stations and wireless signals transmitted by the transmitting stations. The methods increase in-transit location visibility of shipment while reducing GNSS usage, and thus reduce power consumption. The methods allow positioning receiving stations when GNSS signals may not be available, such as due to interference. | 01-20-2011 |
Jeffrey Joseph Ronald, Dallastown, PA US
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20160116221 | PLATE AND FRAME HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate and frame heat exchanger includes a plate package having individually removable plates positioned between opposed end frame portions synchronously movable toward each other for forming a compressed plate package by a drive linkage of the plate and frame heat exchanger in response to the drive linkage being drivingly actuated in one direction by a drive unit selectively connected to the drive linkage. The end frame portions are synchronously movable away from each other for forming an uncompressed plate package such that individual plates from the plate package are removable from the plate and frame heat exchanger in response to the drive linkage of the plate and frame heat exchanger being drivingly actuated in a direction opposite the one direction by the drive unit. The drive unit is selectively separable from the plate and frame heat exchanger without disassembly of the drive linkage. | 04-28-2016 |
John A. Ronald, Pacifica, CA US
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20150071859 | TUMOR-SPECIFIC MINICIRCLES FOR CANCER SCREENING - The present disclosure encompasses embodiments of nucleic acid minicircle vectors most advantageous for the detection of tumor cells. In particular, the minicircles of the disclosure incorporate a tumor-specific promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence desired to be selectively expressed in a tumor cell or a tissue comprising a population of tumor cells. In embodiments of the disclosure, the minicircle vectors comprise a tumor-specific promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide useful as a reporter. Accordingly, when expressed by a recipient tumor cell, the reporter may be detectable, thereby providing information such as a visual image of the tumor cell and/or its location in a tissue of the subject human or non-human animal. Tumor-specific minicircle vectors driving the expression of either secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase or firefly luciferase and their utility validated for detecting tumors after systemic administration using blood- and/or imaging-based assays are disclosed. | 03-12-2015 |
Korniski J. Ronald, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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20140088361 | MULTI-ANGLE REAR-VIEWING ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A rear-viewing endoscope includes a rigid section having first and second ends, and a cavity situated between the first and second ends. The rigid section has a longitudinal length and defining a longitudinal axis (LAR). The endoscope further includes a flexible section having proximal and distal ends, where the proximal end is coupled to the second end of the rigid section; and an imaging unit having first and second ends and a cavity situated between the first and second ends, the second end of the imaging unit coupled to the distal end of the flexible section. An objective lens assembly of the endoscope includes a complementary multiband bandpass filter (CMBF) pair situated within the cavity of the imaging unit. The CMBF filter collimated image rays passing therethrough so as to output filtered image rays. A camera or detector receives the filtered image rays and forms corresponding video information for stereoscopic imaging. | 03-27-2014 |
Miles N. Ronald, Newark Valley, NY US
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20090046883 | SURFACE MICROMACHINED DIFFERENTIAL MICROPHONE - A differential microphone having a perimeter slit formed around the microphone diaphragm that replaces the backside hole previously required in conventional silicon, micromachined microphones. The differential microphone is formed using silicon fabrication techniques applied only wafer. The backside holes of prior art microphones typically require that a secondary machining operation be performed on the rear surface of the silicon wafer during fabrication. This secondary operation adds complexity and cost to the micromachined microphones so fabricated. Comb fingers forming a portion of a capacitive arrangement may be fabricated as part of the differential microphone diaphragm. | 02-19-2009 |
20110038492 | OPTICAL SENSING IN A DIRECTIONAL MEMS MICROPHONE - A microphone having an optical component for converting the sound-induced motion of the diaphragm into an electronic signal using a diffraction grating. The microphone with inter-digitated fingers is fabricated on a silicon substrate using a combination of surface and bulk micromachining techniques. A 1 mm×2 mm microphone diaphragm, made of polysilicon, has stiffeners and hinge supports to ensure that it responds like a rigid body on flexible hinges. The diaphragm is designed to respond to pressure gradients, giving it a first order directional response to incident sound. This mechanical structure is integrated with a compact optoelectronic readout system that displays results based on optical interferometry. | 02-17-2011 |
20110286610 | SURFACE MICROMACHINED DIFFERENTIAL MICROPHONE - A differential microphone having a perimeter slit formed around the microphone diaphragm that replaces the backside hole previously required in conventional silicon, micromachined microphones. The differential microphone is formed using silicon fabrication techniques applied only to a single, front face of a silicon wafer. The backside holes of prior art microphones typically require that a secondary machining operation be performed on the rear surface of the silicon wafer during fabrication. This secondary operation adds complexity and cost to the micromachined microphones so fabricated. Comb fingers forming a portion of a capacitive arrangement may be fabricated as part of the differential microphone diaphragm. | 11-24-2011 |
Pamela Ronald, Davis, CA US
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20100037349 | VARIANTS OF NRR ACTIVATE PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE - Methods and compositions for improving plant disease resistance by expression of NPR1-biding domain/transcriptional activation domain fusions are provided. | 02-11-2010 |
20100287664 | Genes for enhancing resistance to magnaporthe oryzae and uses thereof - The present invention relates to Pi5-1 and Pi5-2 proteins which enhance resistance to | 11-11-2010 |
20120151636 | Peptides for Stimulating Plant Disease Resistance - Peptides that stimulate plant disease resistance are described. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159667 | VARIANTS OF NRR ACTIVATE PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE - Methods and compositions for improving plant disease resistance by expression of NPR1-biding domain/transcriptional activation domain fusions are provided. | 06-21-2012 |
20130152227 | ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE BY INTRODUCTION OF NH3 - Methods and compositions for improving plant resistance by expression of NPR homolog 3 (NH3) polypeptides are provided. | 06-13-2013 |
20130160161 | INHIBITION OF SNL6 EXPRESSION FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION - The invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of the gene Snl6 in plants. Plants with inhibited expression of Snl6 have use in biofuel production, e.g., by increasing the amount of soluble sugar that can be extracted from the plant. | 06-20-2013 |
20140033365 | Inhibition of a Xylosyltransferase to Improve Saccharification Efficiency - The invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of the gene XAX1 in grass plants. Plants with inhibited expression of XAX1 have use, e.g., in biofuel production by increasing the amount of soluble sugar that can be extracted from the plant. | 01-30-2014 |
20150307892 | MODULATION OF EXPRESSION OF ACYLTRANSFERASES TO MODIFY HYDROXYCINNAMIC ACID CONTENT - The invention provides methods of engineering plants to modulate hydroxycinnamic acid content. The invention additionally provides compositions and methods comprising such plants. | 10-29-2015 |
20160068855 | DROUGHT AND SUBMERGENCE TOLERANCE IN PLANTS - The invention provides methods of genetically modified plants to increase tolerance to drought and/or submergence. The invention additionally provides plants having increased drought and/or submergence tolerance engineered using such methods. | 03-10-2016 |
Pamela C. Ronald, Davis, CA US
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20100143915 | Cells Modified or Altered for a Rice-diverged Glycosyltransferase - The present invention provides for a cell comprising a modified or altered enzymatic activity of a rice-diverged glycosyltransferase (GT). | 06-10-2010 |
Timothy R. Ronald, Clarence, NY US
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20080306404 | Dual-passage biopsy needle device - A medical device for performing a biopsy is described. The medical device comprises a housing having a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis. A primary passage in the housing extends from an open proximal housing end to a window adjacent to a distal end. A secondary passage extends from the open proximal housing end to a distal opening in the housing sidewall adjacent to the window. A biopsy rod has a length extending from a proximal handle to a distal end. A cutting recess is provided in the rod sidewall. With the biopsy rod received in the primary passage and the distal end of the biopsy rod at the distal end of the primary passage, the cutting recess is alignable with the window. The rod is then rotatable in the primary passage to cut a sample of body tissue as it aligns with the housing window and continues being rotated. The secondary passage provides for administering a medicine to the surgical site through the distal opening in the housing sidewall without removing the needle device from the body. | 12-11-2008 |
20090182260 | Dual-passage surgical device - A medical device for performing a surgical procedure is described. The medical device comprises a housing having a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis. A primary passage in the housing extends from an open proximal housing end to a hypodermic needle at a distal end. A secondary passage extends from the open proximal housing end to a distal opening in the housing sidewall adjacent to the hypodermic needle. The secondary passage provides for administering a medicine to the surgical site through the distal opening in the housing sidewall without removing the needle device from the body. That way, the primary passage enables a surgeon to administer a first drug or medicine to a surgical site during a surgical procedure. If needed, the surgeon can administer a second drug or medicine to the surgical site through the secondary passage. | 07-16-2009 |
20100315028 | PHOTON MOTOR CONTROL - A motor having an alternating current electrical source, a light power circuitry, a stationary transcutaneous energy transmission coil spaced from a rotatable transcutaneous energy transmission coil, a plurality of phototransistor arrays positioned on a rotatable platform and each phototransistor array corresponds to and rotates in conjunction with an armature winding used in the motor. Each phototransistor array (i) receives an alternating current from the rotatable transcutaneous energy transmission coil, and (ii) charges (a) each armature winding to a constant high voltage when the motor is operating and (b) each phototransistor/MOSFET power source to a desired power level. When the light from the light power circuitry contacts a phototransmitter, the phototransistor array is turned on so the armature winding associated with that phototransmitter generates an instantaneous maximum magnetic field. | 12-16-2010 |