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| 20090097920 | COLLECTOR WITH ADJUSTABLE INPUT/DISCHARGE TO CONTROL SEDIMENT REMOVAL - A collector for removing sediment from a waterway. The collector has a housing ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090109003 | Automatic antenna tuner system for RFID - An automatic antenna tuner system for radio frequency identification system includes a pulse width modulator, a microprocessor for controlling the generation of a source signal from the modulator, capacitors for receiving the source signal from amplifiers and transmitting it to an inductor, a gate communicating with the capacitors for transmitting a resonating signal from the inductor and capacitors as a carrier signal and means for gating the carrier signal with the source signal to produce a compared signal to produce a string of pulses and means for varying capacitance to increase or decrease the count of the string of pulses. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090167115 | Magnetostrictive / piezo remote power generation, battery and method - A power generation device generates power by subjecting a composite of magnetostrictive material and piezo material to a magnetic field. The composite of magnetostrictive material and piezo material may be incorporated in a battery or other storage device. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090218914 | Magnetostrictive / piezo remote power generation, battery and method - A power generation device generates power by subjecting a composite of magnetostrictive material and piezo material to a magnetic field. The composite of magnetostrictive material and piezo material may be incorporated in a battery or other storage device. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100044279 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING SAND FROM A MANURE SLURRY - A separation apparatus (A) separates particulates such as sand from a slurry of water/sand/manure. Particularly, passage ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110000969 | Tire antenna for RFID - An RFID device for tires includes first and second sheets non-conducting insulation material having positioned therebetween a semi-conductor chip and a wireless antenna formed of electrically conducting ink printed on one of said sheets. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110001397 | Piezo magnetostrictive device - A piezo magnetostrictive device has a sheet of piezo material with an array of holes formed therein. At least some of the holes are filled with a magnetostrictive material which converts magnetic energy to mechanical energy by exhibiting a change in length or breadth upon being subjected to a change in magnetic energy. The sheet of piezo material generates an electrical potential in response to applied mechanical strain caused by such change in length or width of the magnetostrictive material in the holes. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110187234 | Ferro fluid for inducing linear stress - A device for generating electrical energy has a sheet of piezo material with an array of holes formed therein. At least some of the holes are filled with ferro fluid which expands in the holes upon being subjected to a change in magnetic energy. The sheet of piezo material generates an electrical potential in response to applied mechanical strain caused by the expansion of the ferro fluid in the holes of the piezo sheet. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110198401 | Wireless antenna for RFID for tires - An RFID device for tires utilizes a wireless antenna. The antenna is formed of conductive rubber having a slot formed therein. The conductive rubber antenna is encapsulated between a pair of non-conductive sheets. A third non-conductive member encircles the conductive rubber antenna and is itself sealed between the first and second sheets of non-conductive material. A microchip is positioned in the slot and conductively attached to the antenna on opposite sides of the slot. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110198402 | Wireless antenna for RFID tires - An RFID device for tires utilizes a wireless antenna. The antenna is formed of a pair of spaced apart electrically conductive rubber units. The conductive rubber antenna is encapsulated between a pair of non-conductive sheets. A third non-conductive member encircles the conductive rubber antenna and is itself sealed between the first and second sheets of non-conductive material. A microchip is positioned in the slot defined by the space between the units and conductively attached to each of the units. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120024322 | SAND WAND ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and method for removing sediment from a waterway using a high pressure water spray and a suction line is disclosed. The high pressure water is directed through a pressure line. The high pressure water helps to suspend sediment that has settled in the waterway. Water and suspended sediment is then vacuumed up by the suction line and deposited outside the water for further treatment or disposal. The apparatus is designed to be hand-held by an individual situated in the waterway, such that great control over which specific locations within the waterway are being treated. An outlet from the pressure line is selectively moved between a first position to direct pressurized fluid against the waterway surface to be treated and a second position that enhances removal of the water with suspended sediment. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130232850 | FISH EGG SWEEPER - A device for handling fish eggs and other benthic macro invertebrates is provided for removal from a surface of a waterway. An enlarged, generally planar housing has a lower surface formed of a material having sufficient flexibility so that a vacuum that communicates through a collector cavity can remove fish eggs, for example, from a waterway. Fish eggs can be destroyed, either with high pressure fluid that may be a part of the vacuum assembly, or mechanically destroyed, or alternatively the fish eggs may be filtered or separated from the remainder of the collected material. Fluid such as water, saline, chemical or toxins, warm water, etc., are preferably introduced into the waterway surface about the periphery of the housing to treat and/or dislodge the fish eggs. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20150314542 | PRODUCT SUCH AS A TIRE WITH RFID TAG WITH RUBBER, ELASTOMER, OR POLYMER ANTENNA - A product such as a tire includes a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along an outer sidewalk The RFID assembly has a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer substrate. First and second thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portions formed at least in part of the same conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer are provided on the substrate. Opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion have different first and second widths. A chip has opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and is located between the outer sidewall and the substrate. | 11-05-2015 |
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| 20090317238 | COMBINED ACOUSTIC ABSORBER AND HEAT EXCHANGING OUTLET GUIDE VANES - An outlet guide vane assembly for turbomachines is provided. The outlet guide vane assembly comprises one or more outlet guide vanes, wherein each of the one or more outlet guide vanes comprises a first surface and a second surface, and wherein the one or more outlet guide vanes are disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall of an engine and a surface cooler layer disposed on at least a portion of the first surface, the second surface, or both of the one or more outlet guide vanes, wherein the surface cooler layer comprises a metal foam, a carbon foam, or a combination thereof, wherein the metal foam, the carbon foam or the combination thereof is configured to augment heat transfer and enhance acoustic absorption. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100155016 | COMBINED SURFACE COOLER AND ACOUSTIC ABSORBER FOR TURBOMACHINES - A surface cooler for turbomachines is provided. The surface cooler comprises an inner layer and an outer layer disposed adjacent to the inner layer and comprising a metal foam, a carbon foam, or a combination thereof, wherein the metal foam, the carbon foam or a combination thereof is configured to augment heat transfer and enhance acoustic absorption. Further, the outer layer comprises a plurality of fins, wherein the plurality of fins is configured to augment heat transfer and enhance acoustic absorption, and wherein the plurality of fins comprises metal foam, a carbon foam, or a combination thereof. | 06-24-2010 |
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| 20090025800 | VALVE CARTRIDGE WITH LOBULAR KEY - A one-handle valve cartridge has one or more lobular keys formed on a housing of the valve cartridge. The lobular keys interface with keyways formed in a valve body. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090025808 | VALVE CARTRIDGE WITH LOW POINT OF CONTACT FOR INSTALLATION - A one-handle valve cartridge has a low point of contact for installing the valve cartridge in a valve body. A retention nut bears down on the low point of contact to secure the valve cartridge in the valve body. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090026402 | VALVE CARTRIDGE INSENSITIVE TO INSTALLATION LOAD - A one-handle valve cartridge includes an actuating mechanism, wherein an amount of force required to operate the actuating mechanism is insensitive to a load applied to the valve cartridge during installation of the valve cartridge in a valve body. Accordingly, the valve cartridge can operate over a wide range of installation loads and can be properly installed without using a specialized tool or mechanism. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090032128 | VALVE CARTRIDGE WITH ISOLATED FRICTION AND CARTRIDGE LOADS - A one-handle valve cartridge includes a spring that isolates frictional forces between dynamic sealing elements in the valve cartridge and loads applied to the valve cartridge and transmitted to the dynamic sealing elements from an actuating mechanism of the valve cartridge. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20120025122 | VALVE CARTRIDGE WITH LOBULAR KEY - A one-handle valve cartridge has one or more lobular keys formed on a housing of the valve cartridge. The lobular keys interface with keyways formed in a valve body. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130220444 | VALVE CARTRIDGE WITH LOW POINT OF CONTACT FOR INSTALLATION - A one-handle valve cartridge has a low point of contact for installing the valve cartridge in a valve body. A retention nut bears down on the low point of contact to secure the valve cartridge in the valve body. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130248019 | ELECTRONIC PLUMBING FIXTURE FITTING - The present invention provides an electronic plumbing fixture fitting, such as an electronic faucet. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130300108 | QUICK CONNECT COUPLING WITH RETENTION FEATURE - The present invention provides a quick connect coupling with a retention feature that resists inadvertent disconnection of the coupling in a pressurized state. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140300100 | QUICK CONNECT COUPLING WITH RETENTION FEATURE - The present invention provides a quick connect coupling with a retention feature that resists inadvertent disconnection of the coupling in a pressurized state. | 10-09-2014 |
