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Dennis M. Stone, Cicero, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100083681REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL CONDENSER COIL SUPPORT - A refrigeration unit for a shipping container exposed to end loads and rack loads. The refrigeration unit has a frame, a back panel, a plurality of structural support brackets secured to the back panel, a condenser cover secured to the plurality of structural support brackets so that the condenser cover, the plurality of structural support brackets, the frame, and the back panel form a structural member sufficient to support end loads and rack loads. The refrigeration unit also has a condenser coil having a first end and a second end, a first coil support member secured to one of the structural support brackets and secured around the first end, and a second coil support member secured to one of the structural support brackets and secured around the second end. The first and second coil support members maintain the condenser coil unstressed from the end loads and rack loads.04-08-2010
20120118003REFRIGERATED CONTAINER HAVING REFRIGERATION UNIT INTEGRATED WITH CARGO BOX - A refrigerated container includes a box-like structure having a floor, a pair of opposed side walls, a rear wall, and a roof panel defining an interior volume having an open forward end; and a refrigeration unit disposed in the forward end of the box-like structure and integrated into the box-like structure.05-17-2012

Doug Stone, Camillus, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150216421THERMOMETRY HEATING AND SENSING ASSEMBLY - A thermometry apparatus includes a distal probe tip having a hollow interior. An insulating support is at least partially disposed within the interior of the distal probe tip. The insulating support is configured to receive at least one of at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensing element. According to one version, the insulating support is a flexible circuit strip configured to receive the at least one heating element(s) to protect the leads from damage and premature breakage.08-06-2015

Doug Stone, New York, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140278616MULTI-MODAL FARE CALCULATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A computer-implemented method and system are provided for dynamically evaluating fares over multiple itineraries for a journey involving multiple modes of transit and served by one or more mass transit providers. A non-transitory computer-readable medium is also provided that includes a plurality of instructions that, when executed by at least one electronic device, at least cause the at least one network-connectable device to evaluate fares over multiple itineraries for a journey involving multiple modes of transit and served by one or more mass transit providers. An apparatus for evaluating fares over multiple itineraries for a journey, along with a method of operation of an apparatus, is also provided.09-18-2014

Eric A. Stone, Chappaqua, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120010125Methods, compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating anxiety and mood disorders - Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds having formula I are provided:01-12-2012
20140107087Methods, Compounds and Pharmaceutical Compositions for Treating Anxiety and Mood Disorders - Pharmaceutical compositions containing a cocktail of inhibitors of central stress nuclei are provided. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including anxiety and mood disorders such as depression.04-17-2014

Gary Stone, Great Neck, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140297498Broker Commission Allocation System - Methods and systems for allocating trades to multiple brokers are disclosed. An execution algorithm for an order is selected. A weighting allocation is for the order to brokers is specified. The order is allocated based on the weighting allocation and execution algorithm. The order is subsequently transmitted for execution.10-02-2014

Janos Stone, Astoria, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120083339Systems and methods for transforming and/or generating a tangible physical structure based on user input information - A method for transforming a virtual object based on user input information including receiving by an input device a user input alpha-numeric input information, correlating, using one or more processors, the user input alpha-numeric information with transformation of one or more characteristics of the virtual object, and transforming, using one or more processors, the one or more characteristics of the virtual object from a first configuration to a second configuration based on the correlated user input alpha-numeric information.04-05-2012
20130130797Systems and methods for transforming and/or generating a tangible physical structure based on user input information - A method including the steps of displaying on an input device an initial virtual object and a target virtual object; receiving by the input device user input information related to transformation of one or more characteristics of the initial virtual object; transforming, using one or more processors, the one or more characteristics of the initial virtual object from a first configuration to a second configuration based on the user input information; displaying on the input device the initial virtual object with the transformed one or more characteristics as a modified initial virtual object; and determining, using one or more processors, whether the modified initial virtual object matches the target virtual object.05-23-2013

Jeffery Scott Stone, Addison, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110130002Methods and Apparatus for Edge Chamfering of Semiconductor Wafers Using Chemical Mechanical Polishing - Methods and apparatus for processing edge portions of a donor semiconductor wafer include controlling chemical mechanical polishing parameters to achieve chamfering of the edges of the donor semiconductor wafer; and alternatively or additionally flexing the donor semiconductor wafer to present a concave configuration, where edge portions thereof are pronounced as compared to a central surface area thereof, such that the pronounced edge portions of the donor semiconductor wafer are preferentially polished against a polishing surface in order to achieve the chamfering.06-02-2011
20140339194MEDIA AND METHODS FOR ETCHING GLASS - Described herein are aqueous acidic glass etching solutions or media comprising HF and H11-20-2014
20150143852METHOD FOR REDUCING PROCESSING TIME FOR OPTICAL FIBER PREFORMS - A method for forming an optical glass preform from a soot preform is provided. The method includes forming a soot preform, placing the soot preform in a furnace, and applying a vacuum through a centerline hole of the soot preform.05-28-2015

Patent applications by Jeffery Scott Stone, Addison, NY US

John C. Stone, Queensbury, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090126184Method of making an armature - An armature for an electric motor has a lamination stack on a shaft with a commutator mounted on one end of the shaft. Magnet wires wound in slots in the lamination stack, the commutator and armature shaft are at least partially encapsulated in thermoset. The commutator has a commutator ring divided into a plurality of segments with slots between the segments that are filled with a second plastic when the commutator is made by molding a core of the second plastic, such as phenolic, in the commutator ring before the commutator ring is mounted on the armature shaft. Prior to molding the thermoset, the commutator ring is sealed. The seal prevents the thermoset from flowing into the slots between the commutator ring segments or over the commutator ring.05-21-2009
20110126399METHOD OF MAKING AN ARMATURE - An armature for an electric motor has a lamination stack on a shaft with a commutator mounted on one end of the shaft. Magnet wires wound in slots in the lamination stack, the commutator and armature shaft are at least partially encapsulated in thermoset. The commutator has a commutator ring divided into a plurality of segments with slots between the segments that are filled with a second plastic when the commutator is made by molding a core of the second plastic, such as phenolic, in the commutator ring before the commutator ring is mounted on the armature shaft. Prior to molding the thermoset, the commutator ring is sealed. The seal prevents the thermoset from flowing into the slots between the commutator ring segments or over the commutator ring.06-02-2011

Patent applications by John C. Stone, Queensbury, NY US

Jonathan Stone, Rochester, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140276342DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIVERTING FLUID TRAPPED IN A SOLID ORGAN - The invention provides devices with specialized ends for diverting fluids trapped in an organ. In a first group of embodiments, the invention provides implantable devices that shunt fluid trapped in a patient's organ to its normal physiological destination. In a second group of embodiments, the invention provides devices with specialized ends for connecting the devices to conventional medical tubing to divert fluid trapped in an organ to a destination selected by the practitioner. The invention further provides systems and methods of using the devices.09-18-2014

Jonathan J. Stone, Rochester, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140276347INTRAOSSEOUS SHUNTS - An intraosseus shunt can comprise a shunt body and a valve. The shunt body can be configured for insertion into bone and can have a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a flow passage extending within the shunt body between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The flow passage, the fluid inlet, and the fluid outlet can be configured for cerebrospinal fluid flow therethrough to cancellous bone. The valve can be attached to the shunt body and configured to control flow through the flow passage. A method of shunting biological fluid away from a hyper-pressurized biological cavity to a bone can comprise (i) creating a passage through cortical bone to provide access to cancellous bone, and (ii) positioning the shunt into the passage. The valve can control communication between the biological cavity and the cancellous bone.09-18-2014

Joshua Stone, Worcester, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090239435PROTECTIVE SUIT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present disclosure is directed to a composite material comprising one or more layers that are able to bind and deactivate chemical and/or biological agents. The first layer comprises a porous polymer substrate and a nucleophilic organic polymer cross-linked on the surface or within the pores of the porous polymer substrate using a carbamate cross-linking agent, wherein the cross-linked nucleophilic polymer comprises functional groups operative to form a covalent bond with a chemical or biological agent. The composite material is used to manufacture items of protective apparel including chemical-biological protective suits.09-24-2009

Joshua J. Stone, Worcester, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090205116ARTICLE, LAMINATE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An article includes a membrane having pores and a selectively permeable coating supported by the membrane. The selectively permeable coating includes an antimicrobial agent in an amount that is sufficient to chemically react with a chemical or microbial agent to reduce the biological activity of the chemical or microbial agent or increase an amount of time for a significant amount of unreacted biologically active chemical or microbial agent to pass through the article. A laminate and methods of providing these are also provided.08-20-2009

Joshua James Stone, Worcester, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090069512COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A composition includes a reaction product of a poly(arylene ether) composition having a plurality of terminal groups and a siloxane composition. Associated article and method are also provided.03-12-2009
20090117367ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An article includes a membrane having pores and a selectively permeable coating supported by the membrane. The selectively permeable coating includes a hydroxyalkyl-substituted polyalkyleneimine in an amount that is sufficient to chemically react with a chembio agent to reduce the biological activity of the chembio agent or increase an amount of time for a significant amount of unreacted biologically active chembio agent to pass through the article. An associated method is also provided.05-07-2009
20100029864POLYARYLETHER COMPOSITION AND MEMBRANE - A composition including a polyarylether copolymer is provided. The copolymer includes a polyarylether backbone; and a sulfonated oligomeric group bonded to the polyarylether suitable for use as a cation conducting membrane. Method of bonding a sulfonated oligomeric group to the polyarylether backbone to form a polyarylether copolymer. The membrane may be formed from the polyarylether copolymer composition. The chain length of the sulfonated oligomeric group may be controlled to affect or control the ion conductivity of the membrane.02-04-2010
20100077529ARTICLE, LAMINATE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An article includes a porous membrane having pores, a first selectively permeable coating supported by the membrane and a component protective against delamination of the selectively permeable coating from the porous membrane and/or any other coatings applied thereto. The first selectively permeable coating includes an antichemical, antibiological, antiradiological and/or antimicrobial agent. The protective component may be provided alone, or as an element of the first selectively permeable coating, or, a second selectively permeable coating. A laminate and methods of providing these are also provided.04-01-2010
20120135658PROTECTIVE ARTICLE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An article comprises a first layer which includes a substrate and a nucleophilic organic polymer cross-linked on a surface of or within the substrate. The cross-linked nucleophilic polymer comprises functional groups operative to form a covalent bond with a chemical or biological agent. The first layer also includes reactive particles located on a surface of or within the substrate.05-31-2012

Patent applications by Joshua James Stone, Worcester, NY US

Kevin Stone, Charlton, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090043539METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A POWER PLANT MACHINE - A method and system for automatically evaluating the performance of a power plant machine is provided. The method and system may include receiving a plurality of operating data from the at least one power plant machine. The method and system may also store the plurality of operating data in at least one data storage device. The method and system may also determine whether at least one performance indicator is within a range; and if the at least one performance indicator is outside of the range, then automatically notify a support network.02-12-2009

Michael Stone, Pulaski, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100255155CHEESE-STUFFED PEPPERONI - A cheese-stuffed cured meat product is provided that comprises a three-dimensional cured meat with a hollow core opening through the cured meat and its outer surface. A cheese core is stuffed inside the cured meat to fill the hollow core. A method is also provided comprising providing a cored, cured meat product and stuffing a cheese core into the hollow portion of the cured meat product. The meat product can be manufactured with the hollow portion, or it can be cored using a coring tool.10-07-2010

Norman Stone, Harrison, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080289277FLOOR MEMBER - The floor member is a laminated structure in the form a floor tile or a floor plank. A bottom portion of the floor member is formed with a plurality of moisture dispersal pathways that lead toward peripheral side edges of the bottom portion. The moisture dispersal pathways permit any moisture that develops between a floor base and the bottom portion of the floor member that is installed on the floor base to flow in the moisture dispersal pathways toward at least one of the peripheral side edges of the bottom portion, for passage beyond the one peripheral side edge of the bottom portion. Adjacent tiles of a floor tile installation have communicable moisture dispersal pathways such that moisture is not entrapped below the floor member and can migrate through the communicable pathways to an outermost peripheral side edge of the floor tile installation for dissipation of moisture into the ambient air.11-27-2008
20100170179FLOOR MEMBER - The floor member, in the form a floor tile or a floor plank, that is formed of a flexible, non-rigid material, has a bottom portion formed with a plurality of moisture dispersal pathways that lead toward peripheral side edges of the bottom portion. The moisture dispersal pathways permit any moisture that develops between a floor base and the bottom portion of the floor member that is installed on the floor base to flow in the moisture dispersal pathways toward at least one of the peripheral side edges of the bottom portion, for passage beyond the one peripheral side edge of the bottom portion. Adjacent tiles of a floor tile installation have communicable moisture dispersal pathways such that moisture is not entrapped below the floor member and can migrate through the communicable pathways to an outermost peripheral side edge of the floor tile installation for dissipation of moisture into the ambient air.07-08-2010
20130269280CEILING PLANK - An elongated generally rectangular ceiling plank formed of wood or plastic composition and has opposite elongated side edges with a length that is between nine and ten times the width of the opposite end edges. The ceiling plank includes complementary tongue and groove engagement portions formed at the sides and ends for side-by-side or end-to-end engagement with other similar planks. In a ceiling plank installation a ceiling plank securement clip secures the side groove portion of one plank to a ceiling. The secured plank can be joined to another plank in side-by-side or end-to-end engagement at a ceiling by interengagement with the tongue portion at the side or end of the other plank. The ceiling plank is approximately forty-eight inches long and five inches wide and can thus be easily handled and installed by one person.10-17-2013
20140283479FIBROUS PLASTIC CEILING TILE - The multi-purpose tile is formed solely of randomly arranged and uniformly distributed non-woven plastic fibers. The non-woven plastic fibers are fused together without a binder and compressed while in a heated state to establish a predetermined thickness of the tile. The tile is flexible, self-supporting and non-collapsible, and can be installed as a lay-in ceiling tile on a grid for use as a suspended ceiling, or bonded directly to a ceiling, or bonded directly to a wall.09-25-2014
20150017378CEILING TILE - The ceiling tile, in one embodiment of the invention, is a laminate of a rigid core layer, such as gypsum, having one surface covered by a display layer of plastic sheet material. An opposite surface of the core layer is covered by a layer of light reflective material. The design layer has a design surface that is viewable when the tile is installed in a ceiling, and the light reflective layer has an exposed light reflective surface. Both the design layer and the light reflective layer form leak tight seals on the opposite surfaces of the rigid core layer. The entire peripheral edge of the tile laminate and marginal portions of the design surface and light reflective surface are covered by a plastic leak tight tape that forms a gas tight seal at the peripheral edge of the tile laminate.01-15-2015

Patent applications by Norman Stone, Harrison, NY US

Peter Stone, Brooklyn, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100089539Cord lock - A cord lock for a Venetian blind or a shade disclosed has a housing having two parallel sidewalls, an end wall, a downwardly facing surface of the ramp members is formed with a plurality of transverse ribs; an opening is formed by the sidewalls, the end wall and the downwardly facing surface of the ramp members; a separator extends between the end wall and the ramp members; a pulley roller is rotatably mounted on a shaft supported in the sidewalls; a cylindrical floating roller formed on its peripheral surface with a plurality of ribs extending in a direction parallel to own axis; a top of the opening through which lift cords may pass freely to the pulley roller and then through the opening and then through different sides of the separator and then be completed as free hanging ends of pull cords; pushing means placed on the housing and having a mechanical contact with the pull cords on spots facing to the end wall and pushing the pull cords towards the cylindrical floating roller permanently. The pushing means will secure the immediate locking of the cords if the pull cords were accidentally released or dropped.04-15-2010
20110072622Failsafe system for raising and lowering at least one object - A cleat with automatic line-locking, includes a frame having proximate and remote sides and formed with a passageway, extending between the proximate and remote sides, for receiving a line for movement along a first line moving direction from the proximate to the remote sides and an opposing line pulling direction from the remote to the proximate sides, and defining a line bearing surface or limit stop on one side of the passageway for limiting excessive transverse movements of the line in a direction to the one side of the passageway. Fasteners attach the frame to a support surface. A cam is provided on the frame on the other or opposite side of said passageway and has a line engaging portion normally spaced a predetermined distance from the line. The cam is movable between a line releasing position and a line locking position and is arranged to normally disengage from the line, engagement of the line by the cam to the line locking position while advancing the line in the first line moving direction creating a force couple that wedges the line between the line bearing surface or limit stop and the cam that tends to arrest or stop the line relative to the frame fixed on the support surface. The cam is formed of generally flat sheet material defining a cam plane and the line engaging portion being formed of a plurality of generally flat pressure-engaging segments or pressure pads that are angularly offset to opposite sides of said cam plane and together generally defining a line-receiving region having a generally uniform cross-section configured to frictionally engage the line in the line locking position. Auxiliary sheave assemblies may be used to provide automatic failsafe operation by means of the cleat when raising or lowering an object on a hook or loop. A pusher may be used to urge the line to move in the direction of the cam especially when the line is released.03-31-2011
20110286790Remotely actuatable pendulum binary latch - A remotely actuatable latch for locking and releasing an object at a location remote from a user includes a sheave mounted at the remote location for free rotation about an axis. A line is engaged with the sheave and has one end coupled to an object to be selectively locked or released at the remote location and an opposing end that can be gripped and manually manipulated by a user at a location spaced from the remote location. A shackle connects the object to the line. A pendulum at the remote location is pivoted for movements between a stable position and an unstable position and positioned along the path of movement of the line and shackle when a user pulls or releases the opposing end. The pendulum has a cam surface for deflecting the pendulum responsive to movements of the shackle along the path of movement past the pendulum towards the sheave to cause the shackle to ride along the cam surface thereby angularly pivoting the pendulum from the stable rest position to the unstable position. The pendulum has an engaging mechanism for engaging the shackle and has a natural period of oscillation selected to require a time τ to move from the unstable to the stable positions, whereby release of the line to allow the shackle to free fall past said pendulum with a time less than τ allows the shackle to clear the pendulum and unlock the object while controlled release of the line to move the shackle with a time sufficiently greater than τ causes the pendulum engaging mechanism to engage the shackle and fixedly secure the object to the pendulum, whereby a user can lock or unlock the shackle and therefore also the object at the remote location by controlling the speed of release of the line.11-24-2011
20110298346Wall-mounted sliding storage enclosure with fail-safe position fixing mechanism - A sliding storage system includes a vertical rod having upper and lower ends. Brackets attach the upper and lower ends of the rod to a wall to fix the rod in a vertical orientation.12-08-2011
20130012360Portable gymnastic device - A portable gymnastic device comprising a suspension means having two opposed and complementary rigid hooks, which are pivotally connected together and to a U-shaped frame by a pin. Hooked upper ends of the hooks are engaged over a horizontal cross member of the doorframe or a horizontal bar. The hooks are normally biased to a closed position permanently by the spring. A rope is connected with the U-shaped frame by a knot, which is placed on a top end of the rope. A handle is connected with a bottom end of the rope by suitable means such as a cam within the handle. On the bottom end of the rope several handles may be set on different levels to accommodate different height users and different exercises.01-10-2013

Patent applications by Peter Stone, Brooklyn, NY US

Philip Robert Stone, Phoenix, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090130261Vit-A-Cup - A nutritional supplement dispensing system containing a disposable liquid container with a base matrix made of consumable vitamin and mineral supplements. A user of the system may add water or another liquid to the base matrix in the container to create a drink mixture for consumption of nutritional vitamins and minerals.05-21-2009

Ray D. Stone, Camillus, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090102611WIRELESS DISPOSABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR - A patient physiological parameter monitoring apparatus for a subject includes a sensor assembly having at least one responsive element that produces a first signal upon detection of a change in temperature. The assembly also includes a converter for converting the first signal into an electrical signal, and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting converted electrical signals upon demand based upon receipt of a transmitted signal from an interrogation device. Preferably, at least a portion of the sensor assembly is disposable to permit single use or single subject use and can be further used to track location and information of medical equipment in addition to subjects.04-23-2009
20090285260THERMOMETER HEATER AND THERMISTOR - A thermometric apparatus for determining a patient's temperature having a elongated sensing probe that is connected to a base housing. The insertion tip of the probe contains a outer shell and a spaced apart inner shell. The outer surface of the inner shell has a heater that is fabricated of a resistive thick film material and a heat sensor mounted thereon. The heater and the heat sensor are connected to a pair of thick film conductive traces which in turn are electrically attached by a flexible circuit board to leads running back to the base housing. The space between the two shells is filled by a thermally conductive epoxy.11-19-2009
20100027582CYCLE COUNTING - The present invention provides a platform for a manufacturer of reusable medical apparatuses to provide timely post-sale service for replaceable parts. In one embodiment, the probe assembly of an electronic thermometer has a connector that is equipped with a memory device, e.g., EEPROM, that stores a variety of probe-specific service information including usage count of the probe, probe warranty information and error codes. The user can plug the connector, e.g., through an adapter module, to a local computer's USB port and submit the stored service information to a website maintained by the probe manufacturer to check up and get service for the specific probe in a timely fashion. Automatic alert for replacement probe orders depending on the amount of usage, automatic generation of RMA numbers when the probe warranty is determined to be in effect, and automatic service calls for malfunctioning thermometers can all be accomplished accordingly without the need for manual record-keeping. A healthcare provider can simply set aside a day at a scheduled interval to check all of its reusable medial apparatuses equipped with the invented system to keep them safe and effective.02-04-2010
20100260230IR THERMOMETRY PROBE COVER - A removable protective cover for an insertion probe of a medical instrument. The cover contains a flexible tubular body that compliments the probe geometry and a radially disposed flange that surrounds the proximal end of the body. A series of snap-on fasteners removably connect the cover to the instrument. A camming surface is located on the outer face of the flange which coacts with a cam follower that is movably mounted upon the instrument to flex the cover sufficiently to open the fastener and release the cover from the instrument and move the cover axially toward the distal end of the tip.10-14-2010
20100265986CALIBRATED ASSEMBLY FOR IR THERMOMETER APPARATUS - A tip assembly for an IR thermometer apparatus includes a heat sink having a heat sink cavity and a tip section and a fluid path and at least one hydraulic port. The tip assembly also includes an IR sensor mechanically seated in the tip section and thermally coupled to the heat sink. The tip assembly also includes an electrical connector configured to provide an electrical connection to the tip assembly. A fluid having a fluid temperature is introduced into the fluid path via the hydraulic port. The fluid causes the heat sink and the IR sensor to substantially reach one or more pre-determined temperatures by thermal conduction during calibration of the tip assembly. Another tip assembly having an internal heat source is described. Another tip assembly having an internal heat pump is described. A method to calibrate a tip assembly is also described.10-21-2010
20100284436IR THERMOMETER THERMAL ISOLATION TIP ASSEMBLY - An IR tip assembly includes a shroud having at least one feature that permits releasable attachment of a disposable cover fitted to a shroud. When the disposable cover is fitted to the shroud, at least one air gap is defined between the shroud and the disposable cover. An IR sensor disposed within the IR tip assembly is mechanically and thermally coupled to a heat sink. The at least one defined air gap creates a thermal isolation between the disposable cover and the disposed IR sensor. There can also be airflow through the at least one air gap. Apparatus and methods to create the airflow are described.11-11-2010
20110106484THERMOMETER FOR DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN ANIMAL'S EAR DRUM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A thermometer for determining the temperature of an animal's ear drum. The thermometer includes a probe, an infrared-radiation detector adapted to receive infrared radiation emitted by the ear drum, and devices that help insure that the probe is disposed in a desired position in the ear canal so as to optimize the infrared radiation received from the ear drum, and to minimize the infrared radiation received from other ear parts. A method of using the thermometer is also disclosed.05-05-2011
20110160595MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PROBE, PROBE COVER, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A medical instrument including a probe adapted to be inserted into an orifice of an animal's body. The instrument includes an emitter of electromagnetic radiation that is sensed by a sensor mounted on the probe. The sensor can then determine, by variations in the amount of radiation received from the emitter, whether a probe cover is mounted over the probe. A sensor can also be used to determine whether the walls of the body orifice block the radiation received from the emitter, thereby indicating position of the sensor, and thus, the probe within the orifice. A special probe cover is disclosed, and methods of using the medical instrument are also disclosed.06-30-2011
20120027047IR THERMOMETRY PROBE COVER - A protective cover for an insertion probe of a medical instrument. The cover contains a flexible tubular body that compliments the probe geometry and a radially disposed flange that surrounds the proximal end of the body. A series of snap-on fasteners removably connect the cover to the instrument. A camming surface is located on the outer face of the flange which coacts with a cam follower that is movably mounted upon the instrument to flex the cover sufficiently to open the fastener and release the cover from the instrument and move the cover axially toward the distal end of the tip.02-02-2012
20130131518MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PROBE, PROBE COVER, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A medical instrument including a probe adapted to be inserted into an orifice of an animal's body. The instrument includes an emitter of electromagnetic radiation that is sensed by a sensor mounted on the probe. The sensor can then determine, by variations in the amount of radiation received from the emitter, whether a probe cover is mounted over the probe. A sensor can also be used to determine whether the walls of the body orifice block the radiation received from the emitter, thereby indicating position of the sensor, and thus, the probe within the orifice. A special probe cover is disclosed, and methods of using the medical instrument are also disclosed.05-23-2013
20140064331Probe Cover Container Identification - A temperature measurement system includes a temperature probe including a temperature sensor. The system also includes a reader, and a controller in communication with the temperature sensor and the reader. The system further includes a container housing a plurality of probe covers associated with the temperature probe. The container includes an information feature providing information related to the plurality of probe covers. The reader is configured to read the information and direct a signal to the controller indicative of the information.03-06-2014
20150124854IR THERMOMETRY PROBE COVER - A protective cover for an insertion probe of a medical instrument. The cover contains a flexible tubular body that compliments the probe geometry and a radially disposed flange that surrounds the proximal end of the body. A series of snap-on fasteners removably connect the cover to the instrument. A camming surface is located on the outer face of the flange which coacts with a cam follower that is movably mounted upon the instrument to flex the cover sufficiently to open the fastener and release the cover from the instrument and move the cover axially toward the distal end of the tip.05-07-2015

Patent applications by Ray D. Stone, Camillus, NY US

Ray Douglas Stone, Camillus, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130202011PROBE COVER CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION - A temperature measurement system includes a temperature probe including a temperature sensor. The system also includes a reader, and a controller in communication with the temperature sensor and the reader. The system further includes a container housing a plurality of probe covers associated with the temperature probe. The container includes an information feature providing information related to the plurality of probe covers. The reader is configured to read the information and direct a signal to the controller indicative of the information.08-08-2013

Richard Brian Stone, Teaneck, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100327094FORCE MONITOR FOR PULVERIZER INTEGRAL SPRING ASSEMBLY - A pulverizer 12-30-2010
20120126044OSCILLATION MONITOR FOR PULVERIZER JOURNAL ASSEMBLY - A pulverizer 05-24-2012
20140151474OSCILLATION MONITOR FOR PULVERIZER JOURNAL ASSEMBLY - A pulverizer 06-05-2014

Patent applications by Richard Brian Stone, Teaneck, NY US

Scott F. Stone, Amherst, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140093413COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY HAVING OIL SEPARATION FEATURE - A compressor assembly for compressing a working fluid and lubricated with an oil, including a housing having a suction plenum and a discharge plenum that defines a discharge chamber and an exhaust chamber in fluid communication through a discharge chamber outlet, and a compression mechanism disposed in the housing. A baffle member proximate the discharge chamber outlet and against which a compressed admixture of working fluid and oil expelled from the discharge chamber is impactable for separating oil from the impacting admixture. The baffle member has an oil-impingement surface for collecting oil separated from the impacting admixture and directing the flow of oil separated from the impacting admixture. Working fluid substantially at a discharge pressure and devoid of the oil collected on the oil-impingement surface is exhaustable from the exhaust chamber through the discharge port.04-03-2014
20140170007Scroll Compressor Assembly Having Oil Distribution and Support Feature - A horizontal scroll compressor assembly for compressing a working fluid and lubricated with an oil, including a housing having an axis, an interior surface, and a suction sump for collected oil located in the suction plenum, and a compression mechanism including an orbital scroll member having a thrust surface, the thrust surface and the housing interior surface axially superposed. The thrust surface is provided with an oil distribution channel extending at least partially about an axis. Oil from the suction sump received into the distribution channel urged along the distribution channel and delivered to locations between the superposed surfaces during movement of the orbital scroll member about the axis relative to the housing. Also, a method for distributing oil in a scroll compressor assembly including: receiving oil from a suction sump into an oil distribution channel located in the thrust surface of an orbital scroll member; pumping oil along the oil distribution channel to locations between the thrust surface and a superposed housing surface; and lubricating a thrust surface interface with oil pumped to locations between the thrust surface and the superposed housing surface.06-19-2014
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