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Angelica M. Stacy, Oakland, CA US
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20150364739 | FLEXIBLE POROUS ALUMINUM OXIDE FILMS - The present invention provides flexible, porous aluminum oxide and methods for its synthesis. The films exhibit surprising mechanical properties when compared to standard porous aluminum oxide. The flexible, porous aluminum oxide is of use as a separator in lithium-ion batteries. The flexibility of the films improves the capabilities and efficiencies of lithium-ion batteries. | 12-17-2015 |
Carl Stacy, Avon, IN US
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20140001803 | ADJUSTABLE BOOSTER SEAT | 01-02-2014 |
20140306501 | ADJUSTABLE BOOSTER SEAT - An adjustable booster seat can raise and lower to provide a variable height so that a seat belt can properly fit a child as they grow. Therefore, as the child grows, the booster seat height can be adjusted, providing the shoulder strap of the seat belt a proper, safe, and non-irritating fit about the child. The adjustable booster seat could include a knob for manual adjustment of the height of the seat, or could include a motor to provide for motorized adjustment of the height of the seat. | 10-16-2014 |
20150048659 | ADJUSTABLE BOOSTER SEAT - An adjustable booster seat can raise and lower to provide a variable height so that a seat belt can properly fit a child as they grow. Therefore, as the child grows, the booster seat height can be adjusted, providing the shoulder strap of the seat belt a proper, safe, and non-irritating fit about the child. The adjustable booster seat could include a knob for manual adjustment of the height of the seat, or could include a motor to provide for motorized adjustment of the height of the seat. | 02-19-2015 |
Cheryl Stacy, Cary, NC US
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20090265809 | Modified Cry3A Toxins and Nucleic Acid Sequences Coding Therefor - Methods for making a modified Cry3A toxin are disclosed. Such methods include the insertion of a protease recognition site that is recognized by a gut protease of a target insect, such as corn rootworm, into at least one position of a Cry3A toxin so that a modified Cry3A toxin is thus designed. The coding sequence of the modified Cry3A toxin may be transformed into a host cell and the host cell grown under conditions that allow the host cell to produce the modified Cry3A toxin. The host cell may be a plant cell and the plant may be comprised in a transgenic plant. Thus, the transgenic plant may be used to produce the modified Cry3A toxin. | 10-22-2009 |
20100017914 | INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS - Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests are disclosed. In particular, novel engineered hybrid insecticidal proteins (eHIPs) having toxicity to at least corn rootworm are provided. By fusing unique combinations of complete or partial variable regions and conserved blocks of at least two different | 01-21-2010 |
Cheryl Stacy, Raleigh, NC US
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20110288272 | MODIFIED CRY3A TOXINS AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES CODING THEREFOR - Methods for making a modified Cry3A toxin are disclosed. Such methods include the insertion of a protease recognition site that is recognized by a gut protease of a target insect, such as corn rootworm, into at least one position of a Cry3A toxin so that a modified Cry3A toxin is thus designed. The coding sequence of the modified Cry3A toxin may be transformed into a host cell and the host cell grown under conditions that allow the host cell to produce the modified Cry3A toxin. The host cell may be a plant cell and the plant may be comprised in a transgenic plant. Thus, the transgenic plant may be used to produce the modified Cry3A toxin. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289627 | MODIFIED CRY3A TOXINS AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES CODING THEREFOR - Methods for making a modified Cry3A toxin are disclosed. Such methods include the insertion of a protease recognition site that is recognized by a gut protease of a target insect, such as corn rootworm, into at least one position of a Cry3A toxin so that a modified Cry3A toxin is thus designed. The coding sequence of the modified Cry3A toxin may be transformed into a host cell and the host cell grown under conditions that allow the host cell to produce the modified Cry3A toxin. The host cell may be a plant cell and the plant may be comprised in a transgenic plant. Thus, the transgenic plant may be used to produce the modified Cry3A toxin. | 11-24-2011 |
20120260372 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS EXPRESSING MODIFIED Cry3A - Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests are disclosed. In particular, transgenic maize plants comprising nucleic acid molecules encoding modified Cry3A toxins having increased toxicity to western corn rootworm are provided. Such modified Cry3A toxins, into which a non-naturally occurring protease recognition site is inserted, are expressed at levels in transgenic plants to inhibit insect feeding damage and cause insect mortality. | 10-11-2012 |
Danielle Stacy, San Diego, CA US
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20140256615 | PEPTIDE-BASED QUORUM SENSING INHIBITORS FOR THE ATTENUATION OF VIRULENCE IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS - Compounds that affect quorum sensing (QS) in | 09-11-2014 |
Edward Curtis Stacy, Pima, AZ US
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20110112727 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING JACK CONTACT WITH GROUND - A system for determining when one or more jacks on a vehicle have contacted the ground may include a pitch sensor that senses a pitch angle of the vehicle and a roll sensor that senses a roll angle of the vehicle. A jack extension system operatively associated with the vehicle jacks extends and retracts the one or more jacks on the vehicle. A control system operatively associated with the pitch sensor, the roll sensor, and the jack extension system monitors the pitch and roll sensors to determine the pitch and roll angles of the vehicle. The control system operates the jack extension system to lower the jacks to the ground and determines that the jacks have contacted the ground based on detected changes in the pitch and roll angles of the vehicle. | 05-12-2011 |
Eric L. Stacy, Columbus, IN US
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20150040857 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE INCLUDING AN INJECTOR COMBUSTION SEAL POSITIONED BETWEEN A FUEL INJECTOR AND AN ENGINE BODY - This disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal component fabricated or formed of a first material and a thermally conductive or heat transfer component fabricated or formed of a second material that is different from the first material. The first material has a greater strength than the second material, and the second material has a greater thermal conductivity than the first material. Thus, the injector seal assembly is able to provide a primary benefit of a combustion seal while also providing an enhanced benefit of transferring heat from one portion of the fuel injector to another portion of the fuel injector. | 02-12-2015 |
Eryk Stacy, Silverado, CA US
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20090241611 | Latch assembly - A door latch assembly having a latching mechanism and a substantially flush-mounted actuator. The actuator may raise and lower a latch within the latching mechanism to engage and disengage the strike plate of an adjacent door jam. Similar to the actuator, a key cylinder may be substantially flush-mounted on an opposite side of the door. The key cylinder may lock or unlock the latch assembly. | 10-01-2009 |
E. Webb Stacy, Andover, MA US
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20110231349 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COGNITIVE PATTERNS KNOWLEDGE GENERATION - A processor based system and method of generating cognitive pattern knowledge of a sensory input is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of receiving sensory input to create at least one concrete pattern, receiving at least one abstract pattern comprising abstract segments and vertically blending the concrete pattern with the abstract pattern by selectively projecting abstract segments to create a vertically blended pattern whereby the vertically blended pattern represents cognitive pattern knowledge of the sensory input. In some embodiments, the systems and methods further comprise creating a measure of a degree of vertical blending and when the measure of the degree of vertical blending exceeds a threshold, horizontally blending at least two abstract patterns to create a horizontally blended abstract pattern. | 09-22-2011 |
20120208152 | Systems and Methods to Define and Monitor a Scenario of Conditions - Systems and methods to define a scenario of conditions comprising the steps of defining at least one condition for at least one educational objective, the at least one condition being represented by a constraint and scheduling the conditions into a scenario of conditions. In some embodiments, the scheduling is performed by analyzing the constraints using constraint programming. In some embodiments, the constraints comprise mathematical or computational constraints representing a range of variables. Also disclosed are systems and methods to monitor a scenario of conditions. | 08-16-2012 |
20130288222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CUSTOMIZE STUDENT INSTRUCTION - A computer implemented systems and methods for determining an action for a user within a learning domain are disclosed, some embodiments of the methods comprise defining an initial learning model of a learning domain, determining an initial user state of the user, determining an initial user action from at least one learning domain action with the initial learning model, receiving a user observation of the user after the user executes the initial user action, determining an updated user state with the initial learning model given the updated user observation and determining a subsequent user action from the at least one learning domain action. Some embodiments utilize a Partially Observable Markov Model (POMDP) as the learning model. | 10-31-2013 |
20140109113 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCENARIO GENERATION AND MONITORING - Processor based systems and methods of defining a scenario event comprising the steps of identifying an event having an event attribute and generalizing the event attribute to define a generalized event whereby the generalized event is the scenario event. In some embodiments, the steps further comprise identifying a first and second event, generalizing a first and second event attribute to define a first and second generalized event and connecting the first and second generalized event in a continuous envelope to create a scenario envelope. Also disclosed are processor based systems and methods of monitoring an activity comprising the steps of monitoring an activity having an activity attribute and comparing the activity attribute to an event envelope to determine a status of the activity relative to the event envelope. | 04-17-2014 |
20150049634 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK PATTERN MATCHING - Example embodiments of systems and methods for network pattern matching provide the ability to match hidden networks from noisy data sources using probabilistic multi-attribute graph matching analysis. The algorithms may map roles and patterns to observed entities. The outcome is a set of plausible network models. The pattern-matching methodology of these systems and methods may enable the solution of three challenges associated with social network analysis, namely network size and complexity, uncertain and incomplete data, and dynamic network structure. | 02-19-2015 |
20150286956 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COGNITIVE PATTERNS KNOWLEDGE GENERATION - A processor based system and method of generating cognitive pattern knowledge of a sensory input is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of receiving sensory input to create at least one concrete pattern, receiving at least one abstract pattern comprising abstract segments and vertically blending the concrete pattern with the abstract pattern by selectively projecting abstract segments to create a vertically blended pattern whereby the vertically blended pattern represents cognitive pattern knowledge of the sensory input. In some embodiments, the systems and methods further comprise creating a measure of a degree of vertical blending and when the measure of the degree of vertical blending exceeds a threshold, horizontally blending at least two abstract patterns to create a horizontally blended abstract pattern. | 10-08-2015 |
Gregory Stacy, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140090179 | THUMB-MOUNTABLE PROTECTIVE UTENSIL SYSTEM AND KIT - A thumb-mountable protective utensil system and kit comprises a protective housing, a utensil mount and one or more utensil elements, each of which may be attachable to and detachable from the mount. The housing includes a cavity configured to generally conformingly receive a tip segment of a human thumb for snug securement of the housing thereto. The system is adapted to provide protection from cuts, and can accommodate a variety of thumb sizes by incorporating one or more shim elements which are capable of being attached to and removed from the housing. Examples of variations on the utensil element may include a spiked utensil, a grater utensil and a peeler utensil. | 04-03-2014 |
20150047204 | THUMB-MOUNTABLE PROTECTIVE UTENSIL SYSTEM AND KIT - A thumb-mountable protective utensil system and kit comprises a protective housing, a utensil mount and one or more utensil elements, each of which may be attachable to and detachable from the mount. The housing includes a cavity configured to generally conformingly receive a tip segment of a human thumb for snug securement of the housing thereto. The system is adapted to provide protection from cuts, and can accommodate a variety of thumb sizes by incorporating one or more shim elements which are capable of being attached to and removed from the housing. Examples of variations on the utensil element may include a spiked utensil, a grater utensil and a peeler utensil. | 02-19-2015 |
James Allen Stacy, Boardman, OH US
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20120240946 | BLANK CIGARETTE TUBE LOCATING AND HOLDING APPARATUS - A blank cigarette tube holding apparatus comprising a ring having an outer edge, a flange having an outer side and an inner side, whereas the inner side of the flange is affixed to the outer edge of the ring, and a flexible blank cigarette tube locator having a base and a flap, whereas the base is attached to the outer edge of the ring. Also disclosed is a method for locating and holding a blank cigarette tube comprising loading a blank cigarette tube over a filling tube, locating the blank cigarette tube on the filling tube with a flexible blank cigarette tube locator, and holding the blank cigarette tube on the filling tube by way of friction between the blank cigarette tube and a flexible blank cigarette tube holder. | 09-27-2012 |
James W. Stacy, Peyton, CO US
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20100229997 | FACING AND FACED INSULATION PRODUCTS - A facing laminate for insulation products includes: a foil or metallized polymeric film sheet layer forming an inner layer of the laminate that is adapted be bonded directly to a surface of an insulation product; a paper composite sheet layer, which may include synthetic and/or inorganic fibers, forming an outer exposed layer of the laminate; and a scrim intermediate and bonded to the foil or metallized polymeric film sheet and paper composite sheet layers. The facing laminate may include a humectant and/or a water, oil, and/or grease repellant component. The paper composite sheet layer of the laminate exhibits greater dimensional stability and reduced wrinkling when the laminate is exposed to conditions of high humidity. Insulation products to be faced with this facing laminate include pipe insulation, duct board, duct wrap insulation, metal building insulation, and other building insulation products. | 09-16-2010 |
Joseph F. Stacy, Sammamish, WA US
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20100315420 | OBJECT LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM - An object loading and unloading system for loading and unloading objects in a graphically simulated virtual environment, or virtual world, is described. A world object manager manages multiple object loaders to load and unload objects as geographic cells move within and out of a loading radius of each loader based on a position of a camera or view within the virtual world. Each object loader has an associated priority level, and the world object manager notifies a loader to load its corresponding objects in a cell only after all loaders having higher priority levels, which also have that cell in their respective loading radii, have already loaded their corresponding objects in that cell. The world object manager may expose various programming interfaces to provide an extensible object loading system whereby third parties can define new loaders to be incorporated into the hierarchical spatial object loading system. | 12-16-2010 |
L. Eric Stacy, Columbus, IN US
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20160138540 | HEAT TRANSFERRING FUEL INJECTOR COMBUSTION SEAL WITH LOAD BEARING CAPABILITY - The present disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal member comprising a first section, a second section and an annular recess disposed in the first section, the first section having a first diameter and the second section having a second diameter wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter; and a sleeve member comprising a first end received by the first section of the seal member, the sleeve member further including a lengthwise portion configured to press fit around a nozzle housing of a fuel injector to cause heat transfer from the nozzle housing toward a body portion of the fuel injector. | 05-19-2016 |
Mark A. Stacy, Beavercreek, OH US
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20080315466 | High Speed Manufacturing Using Shape Memory Polymer Composites - Structurally strong composites are formed with shape memory polymer resins to create composites with shape memory properties. A system and method for using these composite structures to quickly manufacture composite products involves: 1) creating a preform composed of a shape memory polymer composite; 2) heating or otherwise activating the shape memory polymer; 3) using a mold to deform the composite material to a desired shape; 4) cooling or otherwise deactivating the shape memory polymer so that the composite structure retains the desired mold shape. | 12-25-2008 |
Matthew B. Stacy, Cincinnati, OH US
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20090155473 | Superprimer - A silane film that can be used in a wide range of environments, on metals of engineering interest, as a standalone process or as a primer for a top-coating by common paint systems. The film generally comprises: a) at least one bis-silane; b) a water soluble or dispersible polymer; c) nanoparticles; and, d) a water soluble solvent. It is also within the scope of the present invention to include a leachable inhibitor into the silane film. In sum, the present invention teaches a silane composition that may be applied by dipping, wiping, spraying, brushing, or other conventional techniques, whereby the film composition provides a metal treatment that is water soluble and may provide the availability of the coating to “heal” by utilizing a leachable inhibitor whenever damage occurs from scrapes or scratches. | 06-18-2009 |
20100291382 | SILANE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BONDING RUBBER TO METALS - Compositions and methods for treating metal substrates and/or bonding metal substrates to polymeric materials, such as rubber, are provided. The compositions include at least one substantially hydrolyzed amino silane and at least one substantially hydrolyzed sulfur-containing silane Optionally, the compositions include a nano-size particulate material. The compositions provide coatings on metal substrates for protecting the metal from corrosion and for adhering rubber-like polymeric compositions to the metal with polymer-to-metal vulcanization conditions less dependent on the coating thickness, and with use of less coating materials. | 11-18-2010 |
Melvin O. Stacy, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20120199524 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WELL FLOW-BACK AND PRODUCED WATER OR OTHER WASTEWATER - A polymer-free method and self-draining self-cleaning apparatus for treatment of water with high total dissolved solids including optional pretreatment, precipitation/flocculation, and separation. The pH is raised by addition of caustic soda and/or soda ash. In a vertical clarifier silo, the feed is gently mixed to cause dissolved solids to precipitate and agglomerate to form suspended flocculates. The clarifier includes an internal mixer surrounded by a cylindrical tube diffuser. Rotation of the mixer provides gentle dual circulation patterns within the clarifier that allow for flocculates of a predetermined size to settle from suspension. The clarifier may also include one or more vertical recirculation lines to recirculate some of the heavier flocculates at the bottom of the vessel into the mixer chamber to enhance precipitation via the seeding effect. The suspended flocculates are stripped from the feed water in a centrifugal separator. The clarifier silo may be trailer mounted for rapid deployment. | 08-09-2012 |
Nathan E. Stacy, Houston, TX US
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20130079471 | STYRENE BUTADIENE BLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR FILM APPLICATIONS - We disclose a monovinylarene-conjugated diene block copolymer containing a plurality of monovinylarene-conjugated diene mixed blocks, wherein each mixed block contains conjugated diene units and monovinylarene units in a weight ratio of about 0.05 to about 0.33. We also disclose a composition containing (a) from about 50 parts by weight to about 95 parts by weight of the monovinylarene-conjugated diene block copolymer and (b) from about 5 parts by weight to about 50 parts by weight of polystyrene; wherein the monovinylarene-conjugated diene block copolymer and the polystyrene total 100 parts by weight. We further disclose a method of shrink-wrapping an object or a group of objects by wrapping the object or the group of objects with a film containing the composition, to yield a wrapped object or group of objects, and heating the wrapped object or group of objects to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to shrink the film in at least a first direction, to yield a shrink-wrapped object or group of objects. | 03-28-2013 |
20150218325 | Styrene Butadiene Block Copolymers For Film Applications - We disclose a monovinylarene-conjugated diene block copolymer containing a plurality of monovinylarene-conjugated diene mixed blocks, wherein each mixed block contains conjugated diene units and monovinylarene units in a weight ratio of about 0.05 to about 0.33. We also disclose a composition containing (a) from about 50 parts by weight to about 95 parts by weight of the monovinylarene-conjugated diene block copolymer and (b) from about 5 parts by weight to about 50 parts by weight of polystyrene; wherein the monovinylarene-conjugated diene block copolymer and the polystyrene total 100 parts by weight. We further disclose a method of shrink-wrapping an object or a group of objects by wrapping the object or the group of objects with a film containing the composition, to yield a wrapped object or group of objects, and heating the wrapped object or group of objects to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to shrink the film in at least a first direction, to yield a shrink-wrapped object or group of objects. | 08-06-2015 |
Raymond C. Stacy, Sodus, NY US
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20110267641 | Reprographic System Having Bluetooth Support for Offline Finishing Devices and DFA Devices - A reprographic system includes an image output terminal, an external finishing device or an offline finishing device, and Bluetooth | 11-03-2011 |
Robert Stacy, Sandusky, OH US
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20130004639 | METHODS OF COOKING IN CONTINUOUS COOKING OVEN SYSTEMS - A method of cooking in a continuous cooking oven system generally includes transporting food products on a continuous, pervious conveyor through a helical path within a cooking chamber, directing a substantially vertical flow of a heated gaseous cooking medium into either a top end or a bottom end of the helical stack and through the plurality of superimposed tiers, and selectively reversing the substantially vertical flow of heated gaseous cooking medium on a user defined interval. | 01-03-2013 |
Robert J. Stacy, Portland, OR US
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20140204858 | TECHNIQUES FOR UL MU MIMO SIGNALING AND ERROR HANDLING - An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless station (STA), comprising a transceiver operable for communicating in a wireless network, wherein the transceiver is adapted to use signaling that enables the wireless station to communicate necessary information including a desired modulation coding scheme (MCS). | 07-24-2014 |
Robert M. Stacy, Sandusky, OH US
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20090007842 | Food breader - A breading machine for dispensing a coating material onto a food product includes a breading chamber, a continuous conveyor for transporting food products through the breading chamber, a hopper including at least one downspout and a sloped bottom for dispensing coating material onto the food products, a hopper conveyor positioned within the hopper. At least one of an angular position or a vertical position of the hopper conveyor is adjustable to accommodate a variety of free flowing and non-free flowing coating materials. One or more air knives may be positioned in the downspouts to fluidize the coating material to alleviate bridging and/or build-up of the coating material within the downspout. | 01-08-2009 |
20130323376 | FOOD COATING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A coating system ( | 12-05-2013 |
Rush Stacy, Hatfield, KY US
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20110240699 | STICK ATTACHMENT FOR AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an attachment device to disperse spider webbing in the path of an all terrain vehicle (ATV) comprising: a bracket assembly, where said bracket assembly includes a top bracket and a bottom bracket; a plurality of bolts, where said plurality of bolts provide a means for attaching the bracket assembly to the ATV; a stick, where the stick includes a mounting screw at one end thereof; and an insert on the top bracket, where the insert receives the mounting screw to mount the stick to the top bracket. The stick may include a rubber tip at the opposite end of the stick. In one exemplary embodiment, the stick includes a series of lights along the length thereof and a power connection. | 10-06-2011 |
Russell Allen Stacy, Minneapolis, MN US
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20150251965 | Aerated compost tea brewer - An aerated compost tea brewer (ACTB) is an apparatus for brewing compost tea from an aqueous compost mixture using either or both air and water pumps to circulate and aerate compost tea. | 09-10-2015 |
Russell E. Stacy, Chippewa Falls, WI US
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20140126141 | On-Blade Cold Sink For High-Density Clustered Computer System - A high performance computing system includes one or more blade enclosures having a cooling manifold and configured to hold a plurality of computing blades, and a plurality of computing blades in each blade enclosure with at least one computing blade including two computing boards. The system further includes two or more cooling plates with each cooling plate between two corresponding computing boards within the computing blade, and a fluid connection coupled to the cooling plate(s) and in fluid communication with the fluid cooling manifold. | 05-08-2014 |
Russell Eric Stacy, Chippewa Falls, WI US
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20140265314 | QUICK CONNECT COUPLER RAPID DISENGAGEMENT EXTENSION MECHANISM - A coupler engagement mechanism includes a female member that detachably couples to a corresponding male member. The female member may include a central axis opening and a telescopically slidable outer sleeve. The outer sleeve may be spring-biased in a forward direction towards the central axis opening. A pull member may be coupled to the outer sleeve and may extend from the outer sleeve in a direction other than parallel to the radius of the outer sleeve. | 09-18-2014 |
Spikes Stacy, New York, NY US
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20130311368 | AUTOMATIC AUTHENTICATION AND FUNDING METHOD - Embodiments of an automatic authentication and funding method include a location-based transaction method according to which an overseer partners with multiple providers of at least one of goods and services to sell the goods and services to authorized users of a payment device. A controller entity defines and identifies an authorized user, and the controller agrees to fund predefined purchases on behalf of the authorized user, and further agrees to fund a user account for the purchases. The overseer receives user data and provider data from the controller, and generates a payment device for the user. The overseer uses at least one location-based mechanism to place funds on the payment device from the user account under predefined circumstances such that the user is enabled to make the predefined purchases from the approved providers. | 11-21-2013 |
William Stacy, Redwood City, CA US
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20100128002 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A portable electronic device comprises at least one force sensor configured to generate a force signal based at least in part on a force applied to a touch-sensitive display and a processor configured to receive the force signal and to provide a feedback signal when the force exceeds a force threshold. The at least one force sensor may be integrated into the touch-sensitive display. | 05-27-2010 |
William Stacy, San Jose, CA US
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20130100041 | SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE-LAYER SENSOR HAVING REDUCED NUMBER OF INTERCONNECT PADS FOR THE INTERCONNECT PERIPHERY OF THE SENSOR PANEL - The structure disclosed reduces the number of bonding pads and interconnect traces in the opaque portion of a single-layer touch panel. By sharing and multiplexing the bonding pads in the opaque portion of panel, half as many pads are needed to provide the interconnection bases for the traces in the opaque portion of the panel that extend to the control electronics subsystem. Further, by connecting the ground plane structures that are adjacent to each TCO column electrode, all ground planes are made part of a common ground-plane electrode. That single common ground-plane electrode can be connected to the appropriate trace and control electronic subsystem using a single pad, rather than several individual ground-plane pads. | 04-25-2013 |
20130140073 | ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING SENSOR ELECTRODES USING BLACK ARTWORK ON TOUCH-PANEL GLASS - A structure and method is disclosed for a routing structure for connecting the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) electrodes of a touch-sensor panel to a touch controller while providing the requisite cross-over routing. Routing is confined to the border area of a single glass panel where there is no need for transparency. By applying the TCO electrodes to the glass surface, first, and then applying the non-conducting artwork layer above them, there is no need to extend the TCO electrodes above the glass surface and, thereby, subject these thin and brittle electrodes to mechanical stress. Instead, vias are positioned in the artwork then filled with conductive plugs. These provide the connectivity between the TCO electrodes and metal traces above them. | 06-06-2013 |
20130220672 | Single Layer Touch-Control Sensor Structure With Reduced Coupling To Proximate Ground Structures - The invention is a structure and method for creating areas of non-conducting or isolated conducting surfaces within an area of conducting surfaces such that the capacitance of said conducting surface is reduced relative to a proximate, essentially parallel, conducting surface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130321324 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING FINGER-COUPLED NOISE IN CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS - The invention is a system for reducing finger-coupling capacitance of a touch-sensor panel such that finger-coupled noise signals do not overwhelm the sensing circuit and render the panel unable to detect the finger position. | 12-05-2013 |
William Turlay Stacy, Redwood City, CA US
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20120075201 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE - A touch-sensitive input device includes a cover, a set of first conductors disposed between the cover and a substrate, the first conductors including at least two fingers connected at an end of the fingers, dummy conductors disposed between the first conductors and between the fingers of the first conductors, and a second set of conductors disposed on an opposite side of the substrate. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075232 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE - A touch-sensitive input device includes a first set of conductors and a second set of conductors. The first set of conductors include a first conductor including a plurality of first fingers extending from a first spine, and a second conductor including a plurality of second fingers extending from a second spine, wherein the first fingers are interleaved with the second fingers. The second set of conductors are separated from the first set of conductors by a dielectric material and include a third conductor including a plurality of third fingers extending from a third spine, and a fourth conductor including a plurality of fourth fingers extending from a fourth spine, wherein the third fingers are interleaved with the fourth fingers. | 03-29-2012 |
20140104515 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE - A touch-sensitive input device includes a cover, a set of first conductors disposed between the cover and a substrate, the first conductors including at least two fingers connected at an end of the fingers, dummy conductors disposed between the first conductors and between the fingers of the first conductors, and a second set of conductors disposed on an opposite side of the substrate. | 04-17-2014 |
William Turlay Stacy, San Jose, CA US
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20130016059 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAYAANM LOWLES; Robert JamesAACI WaterlooAACO CAAAGP LOWLES; Robert James Waterloo CAAANM GOLOVCHENKO; MykolaAACI SunnyvaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP GOLOVCHENKO; Mykola Sunnyvale CA USAANM STACY; William TurlayAACI San JoseAAST CAAACO USAAGP STACY; William Turlay San Jose CA US - A device includes a substrate having a first side and second side, a first set of touch-sensing electrodes disposed on the first side of the substrate, a force-sensing electrode disposed on the second side of the substrate, and a display including a ground shield. A change in capacitance between the force sensing electrode and the ground shield is utilized to determine a value related to a force imparted on the device. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016060 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAYAANM GOLOVCHENKO; MykolaAACI SunnyvaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP GOLOVCHENKO; Mykola Sunnyvale CA USAANM STACY; William TurlayAACI San JoseAAST CAAACO USAAGP STACY; William Turlay San Jose CA US - A device includes a touch sensor, and at least one electrode spaced from touch sensor by an air gap, wherein a change in capacitance between the touch sensor and the electrode is utilized to determine a value related to a force imparted on the device. | 01-17-2013 |
20130307787 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes detecting, by a touch-sensitive display of a first electronic device, presence of a touch-sensitive display of a second electronic device. A data signal is transmitted from the first electronic device to the second electronic device by applying a drive signal to drive lines of the touch-sensitive display of the first electronic device. The touch-sensitive display of the second electronic device may the received a signal associated with the applied drive signal. | 11-21-2013 |