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Adam Swank, Redmond, WA US
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20100146384 | PROVIDING SELECTED DATA THROUGH A LOCKED DISPLAY - Providing content and/or functionality through a display of a locked computing device. Configuration data defined by a user or application vendor identifies the content and/or functionality to be made available. Upon receipt of the content, the computing device modifies the received content based on the configuration data and provides the modified content to the user through the display of the locked computing device. The computing device also interacts with the user in accordance with the functionality identified by the configuration data. In some embodiments, notifications about voice mail or electronic mail messages are displayed to the user through a locked touch screen display. Responsive to a finger tap or other user input, additional yet limited information relating to the notifications is displayed. | 06-10-2010 |
Creighton R. Swank, Washington, IL US
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20080209022 | Systems and methods for managing computer systems - A method of managing a plurality of computer systems is disclosed. The method includes using one or more scripts to provide a list of n computer system identifiers corresponding to n computer systems, wherein n is an integer greater than 1. The method further includes establishing concurrent management sessions between a base computer system and a plurality of the n computer systems, and determining whether the total number of established management sessions between the base computer system and the plurality of computer systems is greater than a threshold amount. If the total number of determined management sessions is greater than the threshold amount, the method additionally includes waiting for a predetermined period of time before attempting to establish any additional management sessions. | 08-28-2008 |
David T. Swank, Millersburg, OH US
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20110265641 | FORCE AMPLIFIER - A force amplifier comprising a housing is provided. The force amplifier includes a force assembly positioned in the housing. The force assembly comprises an input force component, an output force component, and an intermediate force component rigidly coupling the input force component to the output force component. An assist piston is positioned in the housing. The assist piston is coupled to the force assembly. A regulating piston is positioned in the housing. The regulating piston is coupled to the force assembly. The regulating piston controls the supply of a pressurized fluid acting on the assist piston. | 11-03-2011 |
Eric A. Swank, Leesburg, VA US
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20100015971 | REUSING FREQUENCIES OF A FIXED AND/OR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A communications system includes a first wireless communications system configured to provide wireless communications over a first frequency band, and a second wireless communications system configured to provide wireless communications using at least a portion of the first frequency band. The system includes an inter-system communications link between the first wireless communications system and the second wireless communications system. The inter-system communications link is used to coordinate the use of the first frequency band. The system further includes an interference reducer configured to reduce interference between the first wireless communications system and the second wireless communications system. Related methods are also disclosed. | 01-21-2010 |
John Swank, Troy, OH US
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20140163815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ADAPTIVE TURNAROUND THRESHOLD - A method includes measuring a brake temperature of an aircraft brake using a sensor; determining a brake heat sink mass of the aircraft brake using a wear measuring device; and calculating a turnaround threshold based upon the measured brake temperature and the determined brake heat sink mass. | 06-12-2014 |
John D. Swank, Hudson, OH US
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20090210181 | System and method for analyzing power flow in semiconductor plasma generation systems - A system and method for measuring and analyzing power flow parameters in RF-based excitation systems for semi-conductor plasma generators. A measuring probe ( | 08-20-2009 |
20110168893 | Coaxial to Dual Co-Planar Waveguide Launcher for Microwave Bolometry - A dual-coplanar sensor architecture is constructed by launching from coaxial airline to a unique arrangement of coplanar waveguides, arranged symmetrically on both sides of a thin dielectric substrate. The center conductor of the coaxial airline makes electrical contact with the middle conductor of both the top and bottom coplanar waveguides. The characteristic impedance of the top and bottom coplanar waveguides is designed to be approximately twice the characteristic impedance of the coaxial airline, such that the parallel combination of the two coplanar waveguides is the characteristic impedance of the coaxial airline. Further, steps in both the ground planes and center conductor at the point of transition from coaxial to coplanar are used to tune the launch and minimize reflection at the launch. | 07-14-2011 |
20110169592 | Planar-Axial Thermistor for Bolometry - A co-axial microwave bolometer architecture is disclosed that uses thick-film processes to construct very small thermistors on a substrate that is selected for low heat transfer. Thermal isolation is further enhanced by making the planar electrodes from a metal with lower heat transfer than typical electrical metals. Furthermore, a resistor with very strong temperature coefficient (thermistor), is arranged such that connecting metal paths are arranged axially, and as generally flat, thin, planar conductors. Additionally, the substrate of the thermistor is selected to have very low conductivity of heat, so the thermistor element itself is well isolated thermally from its surroundings. | 07-14-2011 |
John P. Swank, Troy, OH US
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20080251639 | Aircraft Wheel Assembly - A wheel assembly ( | 10-16-2008 |
Joshua J. Swank, Peoria, IL US
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20080298941 | Charge Bucket Loading for Electric ARC Furnace Production - Loads carried by a haulage vehicle are transferred from the vehicle to a container in a manner that maintains an ordered segmentation of materials comprising each of the loads, where each segment comprises a different type of material. The container receives the load such that each segment forms a layer in the container, which in the case of a charge bucket for feeding an electric arc furnace creates a layering of the different types of material according to a desired recipe for melting scrap metal processed by the mill incorporating the furnace. The transferring of the load is implemented by a haulage truck having a rear eject body whose ejector blade pushes the segmented load out and into the container. | 12-04-2008 |
Kevin Swank, Cleveland, OH US
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20150096714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR CONDITIONING A BUILDING USING AN ENERGY RECOVERY WHEEL - Systems and methods for air conditioning a building using an energy recovery wheel are provided. An exemplary system includes a rotatable energy recovery wheel configured to rotate successively through a recirculated air stream and a second air stream separate from the recirculated air stream, and a refrigeration circuit configured to circulate a refrigerant through a cooling coil arranged in the recirculated air stream and a condenser arranged in the second air stream. The refrigeration circuit includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a condensing head pressure. The system further includes one or more temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of the recirculated air stream upstream of the energy recovery wheel and downstream of the energy recovery wheel, and a controller configured to operate the energy recovery wheel and the refrigeration circuit based on the condensing head pressure and the temperatures of the recirculated air stream. | 04-09-2015 |
Mark G. Swank, Austin, TX US
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20110047009 | Method and System for Electronic Toll Payment - A system and method for making electronic payments for tolls, parking and related transactions. A customer downloads an application onto their personal electronic device and registers the customer's vehicle and financial account information with a provider. The application detects upcoming toll facilities and notifies the customer. The customer can accept the payment of the toll through the application whereupon the provider makes a payment from the customer's designated account to the toll facility. | 02-24-2011 |
20110208568 | VEHICLE TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A financial system and method for facilitating the payment of tolls, parking and related transactions. A customer registers a vehicle and registers one or more single financial accounts with the system. The financial system updates the list of active vehicles and submits a vehicle status list to participating toll systems. The customer uses a particular toll system and the toll system detects the license plate. The toll system submits request for payment from the financial network after the toll occurs. The financial network charges the customer financial account and settles payment of the toll with the toll system. | 08-25-2011 |
Michael Swank, Warsaw, IN US
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20130066319 | METHOD OF FABRICATING CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS - A number of orthopedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 03-14-2013 |
20130138111 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC TIBIAL CUTTING BLOCKS - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 05-30-2013 |
20130150862 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS HAVING LOCATING FEATURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130190768 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC TIBIAL CUTTING BLOCKS - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 07-25-2013 |
20140142580 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140200902 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC BONE CUTTING BLOCKS - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 07-17-2014 |
Michael A. Swank, Dayton, OH US
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20120231138 | Field-Ready Oven - A field-ready oven has reinforced telescoped side walls that extend and hold a base, shelf, tray support and cover spaced apart. A low air intake and a semipermeable membrane deliver air and vapor fuel to catalyst pads on the shelf. Radiant heat from exothermic reaction is diffused over a bottom of a tray. Hot gas circulates around the diffuser and tray with a chimney effect before exhausting. A lid on the cover lifts for access to the tray. A fuel container in the oven forces fuel through a capillary restriction to limit fuel flow. A spring in the container is released to start fuel flow. | 09-13-2012 |
Michael A. Swank, Mason, OH US
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20100192937 | Jet Cavity Catalytic Heater - The present invention is a method of delivering vaporized alcohol fuel through a thermally conductive porous nozzle to a catalytic burner with a plasma cavity and a surrounding porous catalytic cavity with fuel vapor and air supplied separately and inter diffusing into each other from different routes to the catalyst to achieve an efficient, steady, and complete combustion of the hydrogen bearing fuels. This heating system with passive auto thermostatic behavior, coupled to thermopiles, heat pipes and fluid heating systems may provide useful heat and electricity to applications of floors, roadways, runways, electronics, refrigerators, machinery, automobiles, structures, and fuel cells. | 08-05-2010 |
Michael G. Swank, Shreve, OH US
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20080277223 | Torque converter with cooling fluid flow arrangement and arrangement for torque transfer to a damper - A torque converter including: a membrane forming a portion of a release chamber for the clutch; a friction plate for a torque converter clutch, the plate rotationally connected to a turbine hub and disposed within the release chamber; and a damper element rotationally connected to the turbine hub and to the torque converter clutch. In lock-up mode for the converter, the plate is arranged to transmit torque to the turbine hub. The torque converter includes cooling fluid and a torus and the clutch further comprises friction material and in some aspects, during the lock-up mode, the release chamber is sealed except for a flow of the cooling fluid from the release chamber through the friction material to the torus. The plate includes oppositely disposed first and second radial surfaces and during a torque converter mode for the torque converter, respective pressures on the first and second surfaces are substantially equal. | 11-13-2008 |
20080277227 | Torque converter with anti-rattle and cooling flow arrangement - A torque converter including: a carrier for a torque converter clutch, the carrier rotationally connected to a turbine shell; an apply chamber for the clutch; and a first pressure chamber in fluid communication with a second pressure chamber and a torus. Pressure in the apply chamber is controlled independent of pressure in the first and second pressure chambers. A torque converter including: a turbine hub rotationally connected to a turbine shell and a cover plate for a damper assembly; and a clutch arranged to rotationally connect the turbine hub to a cover. A torque converter including: a first cover plate for a damper assembly, the first cover plate rotationally connected to a turbine hub and a torque converter clutch; and a second cover plate for a damper assembly, the second cover rotationally connected to the turbine hub and the torque converter clutch. | 11-13-2008 |
20090125202 | Torque converter with turbine mass absorber - A torque converter having a first damper stage, a second damper stage, a floating flange torsionally connecting the first and second damper stages, an inertia element, and a tuned torsion damper. The torsion damper connects the inertia element and the flange. In a preferred embodiment, the inertia element is a turbine. In one embodiment, the first damper stage is a radially outer damper stage and the second damper stage is a radially inner damper stage. In another embodiment, the torsion damper generates a friction torque when rotated. | 05-14-2009 |
20140021000 | TORQUE CONVERTER DAMPER WITH SHUDDER CONTROL - A tuned damper for a torque converter includes a piston plate with a pivot ring, an inertia ring at least partially rotatable in a circumferential direction relative to the piston plate, and a resilient element fixed to the inertia ring and frictionally engaged with the piston plate pivot ring. In some example embodiments, the pivot ring includes a pair of radially extending tabs, the resilient element includes a radially-extending leaf spring fixed to a slide roll, and an outer circumference of the slide roll is clamped by the pivot ring tabs. In an example embodiment, the pivot ring tabs each include respective distal bent segments extending toward one another to limit radial displacement of the slide roll. In an example embodiment, an inertia of the inertia ring and a torsional spring rate of the resilient element are selected so that a natural frequency of the inertia ring is less than a shudder frequency. | 01-23-2014 |
20150072822 | POWER SPLIT TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque transmission apparatus, including: a first vibration damper with a first input part arranged to receive torque from an engine, a first output part and at least one first spring engaged with the first input and output parts; and a torque converter including a cover non-rotatably connected to the first output part, an impeller with at least one first blade and an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover, a turbine with at least one second blade and a turbine shell, an output hub and a planetary gear set including a first component non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell or a second component non-rotatably connected to the output hub. | 03-12-2015 |
Michael G. Swank, Wooster, OH US
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20100096788 | DOUBLE PATH TORSIONAL DAMPER - The present invention is a double path torsion isolator for use in conjunction with a torque converter. Each of the two vibration paths includes a flange with a spring connection to each of the torque converter cover and an output connection attached to the transmission shaft. The torque converter turbine is connected to one of the flanges to provide a different frequency to the associated vibration path. When the lockup clutch is engaged, the engine vibration is divided along the two vibration paths toward the common output connection. The vibration frequency of the paths are adjusted so that the frequencies of the two paths are 180° out of phase at the output connection providing a vibration cancellation effect to the output connection. | 04-22-2010 |
Raymond M. Swank, San Jose, CA US
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20090132711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING OR CREATING A RESOURCE - An example of a method for assigning a resource (for example, storage) includes receiving a request for a resource, wherein the request includes a list of paths. This example also includes retrieving a HardwareAccount, Controller, and an AccessAuthorization object for a first path in the list of paths. This example further includes making an attach device request to a CIMOM for a first available resource, using the Controller and the AccessAuthorization object. This example also includes determining if the first available resource was successfully attached, and if so, recording the assignment as successful, and if not, rolling back all assignments for the first available resource that were previously recorded as successful. Another aspect of the invention is a method for creating at least one LUN. | 05-21-2009 |
20110167213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING OR CREATING A RESOURCE - Provided are a method, system, and program for creating at least one volume in a disk storage system. A request is received to create at least one volume on the disk storage system indicating a volume size and number of volumes to create. Selection is made of a storage pool object representing one of a plurality of storage pools having available storage space to create the requested number of volumes. retrieving a storage configuration service of the disk storage system using an association of a disk storage system object representing the disk storage system and the selected storage pool object. The disk storage system object representing the disk storage system is associated with the retrieved storage configuration service. A volume size of the volume to create is set to a calculated size. The storage pool is set as the selected storage pool object. A method is invoked through the retrieved storage configuration service for each volume in the requested number of volumes to create. | 07-07-2011 |
20130275377 | MAINTAINING MULTIPLE COPY VERSIONS OF COMPONENT VALUES IN A SYSTEM - Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for maintaining multiple copy versions of component values in a system. A database includes entries for components in a system, wherein there is one entry for each of a plurality of component values associated with a component, wherein each entry indicates a range of copy versions for which the component value applies. A copy operation is performed at a current time to create a current copy version. A determination is made as to whether the component values for the components at the current time have changed since a previous copy version. The previous copy version is maintained in the database and immediately precedes the current copy version. For each component value that has changed, the entry for the component having the open indicator as the end copy version is updated to indicate the previous copy version as the end copy version. | 10-17-2013 |
Roy L. Swank, Portland, OR US
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20080270041 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROAD-BASED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION GENE TRANSCRIPT TEST - Broad-based gene association transcript test for multiple sclerosis and data structure. Multiple sclerosis considerations for this unique test include a custom set of genetic sequences associated in peer-reviewed literature with various known multiple sclerosis related to exposure to toxic substances. Such multiple sclerosis symptoms include specific genetic expressions linked to symptoms of the disease. The base dataset may be developed through clinical samples obtained by third-parties. Online access of real-time phenotype/genotype associative testing for physicians and patients may be promoted through an analysis of a customized microarray testing service. | 10-30-2008 |
Scott R. Swank, Williamsport, IN US
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20110074147 | EXHAUST SYSTEM CONDUIT WITH THERMAL/NOISE INSULATION - A flexible conduit for use in a pipe system such as a vehicular exhaust system to provide a torsional or non-torsional joint between two pipes. The conduit has an outer bellows and an inner liner between which a layer of noise/thermal insulation is sandwiched to attenuate noise, resist thermal transmission and dampen vibration. | 03-31-2011 |
20120056414 | EXHAUST SYSTEM CONDUIT WITH THERMAL/NOISE INSULATION - A flexible conduit for use in a pipe system such as a vehicular exhaust system to provide a torsional or non-torsional joint between two pipes. The conduit has an outer bellows, an inner liner and at least one layer of noise/thermal insulation to attenuate noise, resist thermal transmission and dampen vibration. | 03-08-2012 |
20120279606 | INTERNALLY INSULATED RIGID EXHAUST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - An internally insulated rigid exhaust system conduit and method for making the same are provided. The conduit includes an outer rigid tube, a generally flexible inner portion positioned within the outer tube and an insulation layer positioned therebetween. The conduit may include one or more bends or curves. Due to the flexibility of the inner portion and insulation, a gap defined between the inner portion and outer tube may be generally uniform in width even after the bending of the outer tube. During the manufacturing process, the inner portion is wrapped with a blanket or sleeve of insulation material to form a wrapped subassembly and then inserted into the outer tube. The insertion of the wrapped subassembly may occur either before or after a bending of the outer tube. The insulation may also be blown into the gap defined between the inner portion and outer tube. | 11-08-2012 |
20130015652 | FREQUENCY-CONTROLLED EXHAUST BELLOWS ASSEMBLY - An exhaust connection coupler is provided having a flexible conduit portion, a cover made of a generally porous and flexible knitted metallic wire mesh material surrounding the conduit portion and a retainer for combining end parts of the conduit portion and cover. The cover may be constructed of a series of stockinette stitches formed in a continuous round-and-round manner in a seamless tubular configuration. The cover can be selected from a group of covers designed to be applied to the coupler, the particular cover being chosen for its weight or stiffness so as to selectively control the natural frequency of the coupler. Additionally, the loosely knitted configuration of the cover is designed to provide resistance limiting longitudinal growth of the coupler while enabling compression and angular flexibility. Further, the coupler may include one or more spacers for providing separation between the cover and the conduit portion. | 01-17-2013 |
20140319822 | EXHAUST CONNECTION MEMBER WITH BRAIDED COVER - An exhaust connection coupler and a method for manufacturing a braid cover incorporated therein are provided. | 10-30-2014 |
Scott Robert Swank, Williamsport, IN US
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20120112452 | COMPRESSIBLE EXHAUST CONNECTION MEMBER - An exhaust connection coupler and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The coupler may include a bellows member, an interlock member disposed within the bellows member and an outer braid cover surrounding the bellows member. The braid cover is designed such that it provides resistance limiting axial growth of the coupler, so that the interlock member is not extended to an excessive length, while enabling maximized compression and angular flexibility. The outer braid cover may be constructed of intertwined bundles of wire filaments disposed at a specified angle from a central axis of the coupler. As assembled, the interlock member is at a nearly fully extended length when the bellows member is at an uncompressed and unextended length in order to maximize the amount in which the coupler may be compressed and/or flexed during installation and use. | 05-10-2012 |
20120112453 | EXHAUST CONNECTION MEMBER WITH PREFORMED BRAIDED COVER - An exhaust connection coupler and a method for manufacturing a braid cover incorporated therein are provided. The coupler may include an inner flexible bellows member and an outer braid cover surrounding the bellows member. The braid cover may be formed into a predetermined shape prior to assembly with the coupler. The braid member can include a generally cylindrical body section and two end sections each forming necks having diameters that are smaller than the diameter of the body section. The body section of the braid cover is self-supporting and is positioned an appreciable distance from the bellows member in order to avoid any friction and to create a thermally insulating air gap therebetween. The braid cover may be constructed of braided wire filaments that are formed into shape with forming dies. The braid cover may be pressed between two forming dies in order to create its desired shape. | 05-10-2012 |
20130087243 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EXHAUST CONNECTION MEMBER WITH PREFORMED BRAIDED COVER - An exhaust connection coupler and a method for manufacturing a braid cover incorporated therein are provided. The method of manufacturing comprises the steps of providing a tubular sleeve formed of braided wire filaments and forming at least one end of the sleeve into shape using a forming die such that the at least one end of the cover includes a circumferential neck portion having a diameter smaller than the diameter of a body portion of the cover. In the method, the sleeve may be pressed between male and female forming dies in order to create the cover's desired shape, which can include a shoulder extending radially outwardly from the cover's neck portion and meeting the cover's body portion at a corner. | 04-11-2013 |
Shannon Fuentes Swank, Austin, TX US
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20110047009 | Method and System for Electronic Toll Payment - A system and method for making electronic payments for tolls, parking and related transactions. A customer downloads an application onto their personal electronic device and registers the customer's vehicle and financial account information with a provider. The application detects upcoming toll facilities and notifies the customer. The customer can accept the payment of the toll through the application whereupon the provider makes a payment from the customer's designated account to the toll facility. | 02-24-2011 |
20110208568 | VEHICLE TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A financial system and method for facilitating the payment of tolls, parking and related transactions. A customer registers a vehicle and registers one or more single financial accounts with the system. The financial system updates the list of active vehicles and submits a vehicle status list to participating toll systems. The customer uses a particular toll system and the toll system detects the license plate. The toll system submits request for payment from the financial network after the toll occurs. The financial network charges the customer financial account and settles payment of the toll with the toll system. | 08-25-2011 |
Stacy L. Swank, Auburn Hills, MI US
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20120021182 | IN-MOLD DECORATIVE APPLIQUE OVER TEXTURED SURFACE - A plastic-molded automotive interior trim component has a curvilinear finished surface with a relatively flat portion and a relatively curved portion. A decorative film subcomponent has an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein at least the outer surface is pigmented with a desired color of the finished surface. Prior to incorporation into the plastic molded component, the decorative film subcomponent has a shape generally conforming to the curvilinear finished surface and is substantially smooth. A structural backing member is in-mold laminated with the decorative film subcomponent, wherein the structural backing member is formed by injection molding a backing material against the inner surface of the decorative film subcomponent in a mold having a film-receiving surface with a three-dimensional texture that receives the decorative film subcomponent. The texture shapes the decorative film subcomponent with an embossed pattern having a substantially uniform, undistorted appearance on at least part of the relatively flat portion and at least part of the relatively curved portion. | 01-26-2012 |
Tracey Elisabeth Swank, Lynnwood, WA US
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20100213145 | MAGNETIC TOWEL RACK AND TOWEL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - The lifetime of a towel can be determined by how many times it is washed and dried; that is, the less frequent washing and drying, the longer the life of a towel. Consequently, most towels are used multiple times prior to washing and drying. This is true for a dish towel, tea towel, bath towel, and hand towel, amongst others. Additionally, if not hung carefully, a wet towel may fall onto the floor and require immediate washing. The current invention is towel and towel holder system and method for its use which addresses the aforementioned issues. | 08-26-2010 |
W. David Swank, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20100071813 | COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF FORMING COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES - Combustible structural composites and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a combustible structural composite includes combustible material comprising a fuel metal and a metal oxide. The fuel metal is present in the combustible material at a weight ratio from 1:9 to 1:1 of the fuel metal to the metal oxide. The fuel metal and the metal oxide are capable of exothermically reacting upon application of energy at or above a threshold value to support self-sustaining combustion of the combustible material within the composite. Structural-reinforcing fibers are present in the composite at a weight ratio from 1:20 to 10:1 of the structural-reinforcing fibers to the combustible material. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
20110255648 | NEUTRON ABSORBERS AND METHODS OF FORMING AT LEAST A PORTION OF A NEUTRON ABSORBER - Methods of forming at least a portion of a neutron absorber include combining a first material and a second material to form a compound, reducing the compound into a plurality of particles, mixing the plurality of particles with a third material, and pressing the mixture of the plurality of particles and the third material. One or more components of neutron absorbers may be formed by such methods. Neutron absorbers may include a composite material including an intermetallic compound comprising hafnium aluminide and a matrix material comprising pure aluminum. | 10-20-2011 |
20110281101 | COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF FORMING COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES - Combustible structural composites and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a combustible structural composite includes combustible material comprising a fuel metal and a metal oxide. The fuel metal is present in the combustible material at a weight ratio from 1:9 to 1:1 of the fuel metal to the metal oxide. The fuel metal and the metal oxide are capable of exothermically reacting upon application of energy at or above a threshold value to support self-sustaining combustion of the combustible material within the combustible structural composite. Structural-reinforcing fibers are present in the composite at a weight ratio from 1:20 to 10:1 of the structural-reinforcing fibers to the combustible material. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed. | 11-17-2011 |
William Lorenzo Swank, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20140015847 | INTERACTIVE IMAGE PROJECTION ACCESSORY - An accessory facilitating interaction with a projected image at least partially sourced by the image generation device. The accessory receives an input image from a device, and projects at least a derived image of the input image onto a surface on which the accessory sits. For instance, the accessory might project the input image itself, or perhaps some post-processed version of the input image. A camera system captures data representing user interaction with the projected image. Based on this data, an image input event is detected, and then communicated to the device. For instance, if the image generation device were a touch-sensitive device, the device may respond to the user contacting the projected image the same as it would if the user touched the image generation device at the same corresponding location. Embodiments described herein also relate color compensation of a displayed image. | 01-16-2014 |
W. Lorenzo Swank, Bountiful, UT US
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20150049078 | MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVE INTERACTIVE IMAGE PROJECTION - The projection of interactive images such that different images are pre-edited so that when projected, the image is better suited for viewing from a particular perspective. Thus, a variety of images might be projected such that some are suitable for one perspective, some are suitable for another perspective, and so forth. For instance, one image might be edited so that when projected, the projected first image is presented for better viewing from a first perspective. Another image might be edited so that when projected, the projected second image is presented for better viewing from a second perspective. | 02-19-2015 |
20150049308 | PROJECTOR FOR PROJECTING VISIBLE AND NON-VISIBLE IMAGES - A projector that projects a visible image as well as a non-visible image. The non-visible image might be used for any purpose, but an example is in order to provide depth information regarding physical item(s) interacting with the projected visible image. The projector includes multiple projecting units (e.g., one for each pixel to be displayed), each including light-emitting elements configured to emit light in the visible spectrum. Some or all of those projecting units might also include an emitting element for emitting light in the non-visible spectrum so as to collectively emit a non-visible image. Optics may be positioned to project the visible image and the non-visible image. A depth sensing module detects depth of surfaces within the scope of the non-visible image using a reflected portion of the non-visible image. | 02-19-2015 |