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Adrian C. Rudd, Powder Springs, GA US
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20100297982 | PRE-PAID WIRELESS INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE ANNOUNCEMENTS - A wireless communications system providing interactive voice response is disclosed. The system is menu-driven, and can accept information and requests from customers. In response to one type of request, the system can provide the customer with information regarding one or more previous transactions. The system also includes provisions that permit customers to retrieve multiple previous transactions. | 11-25-2010 |
Darren Lee Rudd, Ardmore, OK US
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20080304949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANGING A GATE - An apparatus and method for hanging a gate is provided. The apparatus includes a first leg and a second leg. The second leg is coupled to the first leg such that the first leg forms an angle with the second leg. The apparatus also includes a link. The link is coupled to at least one of the first leg and the second leg. Also, the link is adapted to be coupled to a gate. | 12-11-2008 |
David Rudd, South Hackensack, NJ US
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20090218732 | System and method for edge heating of stretch film - The present invention relates to a method and system for edge treatment of a film in which one or both edges of the film is heated to a temperature above a softening point of a DSC onset temperature. In one embodiment, the edges of film are heated to a temperature above the peak DSC temperature. A central portion of the film between the edges remains at a lower temperature. In one embodiment, an edge heat treatment apparatus having a heated channel is used to receive an edge portion of the film and heat the edge portion. | 09-03-2009 |
David Rudd, Lake George, NY US
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20150016754 | Drawstring Bag - An apparatus includes first and second panels continuously joined along a first side edge, a second side edge and a bottom edge. A top portion of the respective first and second side panels defines an opening of the bag. A pair of hems each extend along the top portion of the bag. Drawstrings are enclosed within respective ones of the hems and short seals are provided to weld the first panel, the second panel, and respective ends of the drawstrings together. The short seals are each located proximate to respective ones of the side edges. A first reduced opening seal is provided to weld the first panel, the second panel, and the drawstrings together. The first reduced opening seal is located adjacent to the first side edge and includes a convex polygonal shape. | 01-15-2015 |
David M. Rudd, New Port Richey, FL US
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20120180565 | CASE FOR A DEVICE - A case for a device configured to couple with a mounting fixture is provided. The case includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing and the second housing are cooperatively shaped to enclose a first portion of the device when the device is coupled to the mounting fixture. The first housing and the second housing form an opening when coupled together and expose a second portion of the device that comprises the coupling hardware for attaching the device to the mounting fixture. A third housing is removably coupled to the opening wherein the third housing is cooperatively shaped to receive the second portion of the device and enclose the device when the device is removed from the mounting fixture. | 07-19-2012 |
Donnie Rudd, Sugar Land, TX US
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20090068153 | CELL COMPOSITION FOR TISSUE REGENERATION - A method of extracting human progenitor cells from perivascular tissue of human umbilical cord. The extracted cells are then co-cultured with hematopoetic stem cells and are useful to grow and repair human tissues including bone. Also included are related methods and compositions related thereto. | 03-12-2009 |
20090081751 | NATIVELY GLYCOSYLATED MAMMALIAN BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES PRODUCED BY ELECTROMAGNETICALLY STIMULATING LIVING MAMMALIAN CELLS - A composition is disclosed with the composition comprising a mixture of natively glycosylated mammalian biological molecules produced by electromagnetically stimulating living mammalian cells. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081752 | BIOREACTOR, KIT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A bioreactor, kit, a method of using the device to promoting growing and/or culture of a cell, and a method for regenerating and/or improving the function of mammalian cells. The bioreactor includes a controlling circuit coupled to magnetic field emitter that emits relatively steep and short-lived magnetic field pulses during these an active ephemeral period. The bioreactor also provides a relatively long-term inactive phase in which no magnetic field pulses are imposed. The kit includes the unassembled components of the bioreactor. The method of using the bioreactor and of regenerating and/or improving the function of mammalian cells includes the step of applying a time variant magnetic field through the cell to promote growing and/or culturing, and then introducing the cells to a mammal to regenerate cells. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082610 | OSTEO OR TISSUE HEALING DEVICE, KIT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An osteo or tissue healing device, kit and method of using the device to promote healing of compromised bone or tissue in a living mammal is disclosed. The osteo or tissue healing device includes a magnetic field emitter and a controlling circuit. The magnetic field emitter of the device is electrically coupled to a controlling circuit in which the magnetic field emitter is configured to provide a time variant magnetic field when driven by an electric pulse train from the controlling circuit in such a manner that the time variant magnetic field results in a magnetic (B) field exhibiting a magnetic slew rate of at least about 10 kiloGauss/sec. The controlling circuit of the device is electrically coupled to the magnetic field emitter and is configured to be powered by a power source, in which the controlling circuit is configured to output the electric pulse train driving the magnetic field emitter. It is thought that the steep magnetic field pulses and the relatively long inactive periods play important roles in promoting bone or tissue healing processes. The kit includes the unassembled components of the device. The method of using the osteo or tissue healing device includes the step of applying a time variant magnetic field to bone or tissue to promote healing of the bone or tissue. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082613 | OSTEO OR TISSUE HEALING KIT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An osteo or tissue healing kit and method of promoting the healing of compromised bone or tissue in a living mammal. The osteo or tissue healing device of the kit includes a magnetic field emitter and a controlling circuit, and at least one stem cell. The method of using the osteo or tissue healing kit includes placing at least one stem cell within the compromised bone or tissue and applying a time variant magnetic field. | 03-26-2009 |
Edwin Rudd, Salem, NH US
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20120144905 | Methods and apparatus for treating samples with acoustic energy to form particles and particulates - The invention relates to a method of forming solid particles from a sample, which includes the step of exposing the sample to a focused acoustic field having an acoustic wave variable, until the solid particles achieve a desired state of particularization. The acoustic wave variable may be selected based, at least in part, on the desired state of particularization. The sample may be exposed to the focused acoustic field through a medium. | 06-14-2012 |
20140141413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PARAFFIN EMBEDDED SAMPLES - Method and apparatus for processing paraffin embedded samples, e.g., to disassociate paraffin from tissue components and/or other biomolecules from the paraffin. The sample may be exposed to focused acoustic energy while held in a vessel containing a non-solvent, aqueous solution. Disassociated paraffin may be emulsified into the liquid or otherwise separated from the sample. | 05-22-2014 |
Eric P. Rudd, Hopkins, MN US
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20090003683 | COMPONENT SENSOR FOR PICK AND PLACE MACHINE USING IMPROVED SHADOW IMAGING - A method of sensing a component held by a nozzle of a pick and place machine is provided. The method includes engaging a source of illumination and recording a reference background image when no component is held by the nozzle. Then, a component is adhered to the nozzle. A shadow image of the component is detected while the component is held by the nozzle. The detected shadow image of the component is adjusted based upon the recorded reference background image. Positional information relative to the component held on the nozzle is computed using the adjusted shadow image. The component is then mounted upon a workpiece using the positional information. | 01-01-2009 |
20090133249 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A COMPONENT PICK ACTION IN AN ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY MACHINE - An electronics assembly apparatus with improved pick evaluation is provided. The apparatus includes a placement head having at least one nozzle for releasably picking up and holding a component. A robotic system is provided for generating relative movement between the placement head and a workpiece, such as a circuit board. An image acquisition system is disposed to obtain at least one before-pick image of a component pick up location and at least one after-pick image of the component pick up location. The before-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view, while the after-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view. | 05-28-2009 |
20090135251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A COMPONENT PICK ACTION IN AN ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY MACHINE - An electronics assembly apparatus with improved pick evaluation is provided. The apparatus includes a placement head having at least one nozzle for releasably picking up and holding a component. A robotic system is provided for generating relative movement between the placement head and a workpiece, such as a circuit board. An image acquisition system is disposed to obtain at least one before-pick image of a component pick up location and at least one after-pick image of the component pick up location. The before-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view, while the after-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view. | 05-28-2009 |
20120133920 | HIGH SPEED, HIGH RESOLUTION, THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INSPECTION SYSTEM - An optical inspection system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) transport and an illuminator that provides at least a first strobed illumination field. The illuminator includes a light pipe having a first end proximate the PCB, and a second end opposite the first end and spaced from the first end. An array of cameras is configured to digitally image the PCB and to generate a plurality of images of the PCB with the at least first strobed illumination field type. At least one structured light projector is disposed to project structured illumination on the PCB. The at least one array of cameras is configured to digitally image the PCB while the PCB is illuminated with structured light, to provide a plurality of structured light images. A processing device is configured to generate an inspection result as a function of the plurality of images and the plurality of structured light images. | 05-31-2012 |
20140198185 | MULTI-CAMERA SENSOR FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF A CIRCUIT BOARD - A system for sensing a three-dimensional topology of a circuit board is provided. An illumination source projects an illumination pattern from a first angle of incidence. A first camera acquires an image of the structured light pattern on the circuit board from a second angle of incidence. A second camera simultaneously acquires an image of the structured light pattern on the circuit board from a third angle of incidence, the third angle of incidence differing from the second angle of incidence. A controller is coupled to the illumination source and to the at least two camera devices. The controller generates a height topology of the circuit board based on images acquired from the at least two camera devices of the structure light illuminator. | 07-17-2014 |
Garry W. Rudd, Nevis, MN US
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20090116942 | Material handling apparatus and method for operating - A material handling apparatus is described including a vehicle having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a chassis, and a ground engagement device attached to the chassis for providing movement of the vehicle across ground; an engine constructed for propelling the vehicle; a loader assembly; a hydraulic system constructed for driving the loader assembly; and operator area including a cage for protecting an operator located within the operator area, and controls for controlling movement of the vehicle and for controlling operation of the loader assembly; and a forward tools area extending from the operator seating area to the front end of the vehicle. The material handling apparatus can include an entrance to the operator area through the rear end of the vehicle, a loader assembly that includes a tower that rotates relative to the chassis, and a dump box or work platform provided in the forward tools area. A method for operating a material handling apparatus is provided. | 05-07-2009 |
James V. Rudd, Louisville, CO US
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20110038390 | MULTI-PLATE COMPOSITE VOLUME BRAGG GRATINGS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Variations of composite volume Bragg grating devices and methods for creating same are disclosed. Also, variations of chirped pulse amplification laser systems, and system portions, that make use of a composite volume Bragg grating device for pulse stretching and/or compression are disclosed. | 02-17-2011 |
Jeffrey P. Rudd, Foxboro, MA US
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20100024545 | INDUCTIVE LIQUID-LEVEL SENSOR - An inductive liquid-level sensor employs a central shaft supporting multiple independent electrical loops that may be interrogated to detect the proximity of the conductive element in the float rising and falling with changes in liquid height outside of the shaft. | 02-04-2010 |
20100101921 | Steering Wheel Mounted Control Using Touch Switch - A combined mechanical and switch activation stalk provides a vehicle driver independent control of a vehicle system that heretofore has not been separately controllable, such as the turn signal system and the wiper and washer system. The lever may be moved to make a first input to the vehicle system and a touch pad incorporated into the body of the lever may be touched to signal a second input that either overrides an input made with movement of the activation stalk or to activate/deactivate the vehicle system in a manner not available with movement of the activation stalk. | 04-29-2010 |
20100109917 | PULSED ANTENNA CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH - A capacitive touch switch suitable for use in areas with high environmental and electrical contamination employs a complex excitation signal that is demodulated to better distinguish it from environmental effects. Improved discrimination allows these sensed signals to be offset against a signal developed by a reference electrode to allow the system to operate robustly with contamination on the electrodes that would otherwise trigger or obscure pulses. | 05-06-2010 |
20110138907 | MULTI-LEVEL LIQUID LEVEL MAGNETIC SENSOR - A liquid level sensor employs a set of axially displaced magnetic sensing switches and a magnet on a float that may rise and fall on liquid level to activate and deactivate the switches. The switches and magnet are configured so that movement of the magnetic float activates a new switch before deactivation of an adjacent previously activated switch. An electronic circuit provides a signal based on the uppermost activated switch to provide a signal that is monotonic with liquid level. The design may be readily implemented using reed switches and a resistive ladder. | 06-16-2011 |
Jeffrey Roy Rudd, Akron, OH US
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20140367580 | WELD JOINT DESIGN FOR AUTOMATIC WELDING OF TUBULAR DETECTORS - A detector includes an outer shell having a shell profile in which a welded portion of the shell profile extends as an annular flange in an outward direction relative to a center axis of the outer shell. The detector further includes an end cap positioned adjacent the welded portion of the outer shell. The end cap and the welded portion of the outer shell are welded together to form a seal. A method of making a detector is also provided. | 12-18-2014 |
Kevin E. Rudd, Springfield, VA US
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20110248827 | System and Method for Radio-Frequency Fingerprinting as a Security Layer in RFID Devices - A system and method for authenticating a radio-frequency identification tags based on the features of the modulation features of the RFID signal. Dynamic wavelet fingerprint features are extracted from the signal by applying a wavelet transform to the signal to determine wavelet coefficients at a plurality of times and frequency scale values, creating a binary image from the wavelet coefficients, and measuring image features of at least one fingerprint object in the binary image. The measured features of the binary image fingerprint objects are compared to a database of features for the signal's EPC to authenticate the RFID tag. | 10-13-2011 |
Kylee Rudd, Dewitt, NY US
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20080306363 | Specialized Human Servo Device And Process For Tissue Modulation Of Human Fingerprints - Apparatus and methods for noninvasive spectroscopic measurement of an analyte in a subject that have been optimized for producing uniform and repeatable tissue modulation across test subjects and for the same test subject on different occasions are provided. The apparatus comprises an ergonomically shaped grip that substantially conforms to a subject's hand; a surface for placement of at least one of the subject's fingertips upon grasping the grip; and an optically transparent aperture, or a plurality of apertures, disposed within the surface. A modification to the surface of the apparatus adjacent to the aperture that is detectable via the tactile sense of the subject can be added to provide tactile feedback to the subject to guide correct placement of the fingertip over the aperture. The apparatus and methods can also incorporate feedback methods to guide and optimize placement and conditions of the fingertip to further improve accuracy of measurements. | 12-11-2008 |
Laura M. Rudd, Mayer, MN US
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20130131574 | DIALYSIS TREATMENT MONITORING - This disclosure describes dialysis treatment monitoring systems and methods for operating dialysis treatment monitoring systems. The disclosure describes novel systems and methods for collecting and processing dialysis treatment information from a patient. | 05-23-2013 |
Paul D. Rudd, Minneapolis, MN US
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20130174438 | INFRARED DRYING SYSTEM FOR WET ORGANIC SOLIDS - A process for drying wet organic solids to below 10 percent by weight is disclosed wherein an infrared drying system having a housing, a conveyor extending through the housing, at least one infrared heater located within the housing, and a fan for moving an airflow stream through the at least one infrared heater and onto the conveyor. Another step in the process can be providing and feeding wet organic solids onto the conveyor at a metering rate. In one embodiment, the wet organic solids have a moisture content of about 80 percent by weight. Moisture is removed from the wet organic solids by exposing the wet organic solids to at least one infrared heating element within the drying system and an airflow stream that has been heated by the at least one infrared heating element. | 07-11-2013 |
Roger Rudd, Stillwater, OK US
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20110318448 | DEER ATTRACTANT AND NUTRIENT - The embodiments of the Deer Attractant and Nutrient is a deer attractant and feed comprising rice hulls; calcium carbonate; manganese; copper sulfate; zinc sulfate; trace amounts of cobalt carbonate; EDDI; mono DICAL; selenium; and power sweet. Because of the balanced nutritional components of the Deer Attractant and Nutrient the product enhances overall deer growth including antler growth in bucks. The Deer Attractant and Nutrient also acts as a deer attractant, causing the deer to move toward a supply of the attractant. | 12-29-2011 |
20130136821 | DEER ATTRACTANT AND NUTRIENT - The embodiments of the Deer Attractant and Nutrient is a deer attractant and feed comprising rice hulls; calcium carbonate; manganese; copper sulfate; zinc sulfate; trace amounts of cobalt carbonate; EDDI; mono DICAL; selenium; and power sweet. Because of the balanced nutritional components of the Deer Attractant and Nutrient the product enhances overall deer growth including antler growth in bucks. The Deer Attractant and Nutrient also acts as a deer attractant, causing the deer to move toward a supply of the attractant. | 05-30-2013 |
Steve Rudd, Decatur, AL US
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20080209704 | Lower Electrode Dressing Tool for Projection Welding - A lower electrode dressing tool for a projection welding machine is disclosed. The present invention includes a rotary dresser that refurbishes a projection welding lower electrode. The dresser utilizes the lower electrode's locating pin that stabilizes the dresser as its rotating cutting elements reshape and resurface the lower electrode. This allows for smoother and more accurate performance of the dresser. | 09-04-2008 |
Steven Rudd, West Jordan, UT US
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20120202415 | FANNED VENT COVER INSERT - A fanned vent cover insert, and an air handing system having such a fanned vent cover insert, for increasing air flow from an air vent. The fanned vent cover insert includes a battery and a direct current motor-generator having a rotor. A fan is attached to the rotor. A blower switch selectively connects the battery to the motor-generator so as to selectively cause the fan to move air. A battery charger is connected to the motor-generator and to the battery. The battery charger charges the battery when air moves the fan when the motor is not turning the fan. | 08-09-2012 |
20130185869 | BED CLIP SYSTEM - In one embodiment of the invention, a bed clip system includes a female clip having an inlet, a male clip having a plug that is configured to be removably coupled to the inlet, and a strap coupled to at least one of the female clip and male clip. | 07-25-2013 |
Wayne Rudd US
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20150021377 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR FORGE WELDING OF TUBULAR ARTICLES AND EXOTHERMIC FLUX MIXTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN EXOTHERMIC FLUX MIXTURE - A method of forge welding includes placing at least two components for welding together, adjacent each other and with an exothermic flux mixture placed between the components. The exothermic flux mixture is heated to initiate an exothermic reaction and the faying surfaces of the two components are pressed together. The components being welded may be tubular, in particular pipes. Apparatus for the method of forge welding and exothermic flux mixtures for the method of forge welding are also provided. | 01-22-2015 |
William G. Rudd, Livonia, MI US
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20090174663 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE KEYBOARD FOR COMPUTER - A keyboard assembly, and an associated methodology, provides for a dynamically configurable keyboard display. A user interface input is formed of an electronic touch interface at which a keyboard display is provided. The keyboard display is generated during operation of the computer and is formed of key elements conforming to the key elements that are required pursuant to execution of a selected application, such as a computer game. When the computer game, or other application that is being executed changes, the keyboard display is accordingly changed. | 07-09-2009 |