Waggoner, US
Alan Waggoner, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20120058494 | Quenched Dendrimeric Dyes for Florescence Detection - The present invention presents designs for high extinction quenched “dyedrons” that can be activated by conversion of a single acceptor/quencher in the molecular assembly to a fluorescent state. The quencher is activated by noncovalent binding to a unique complementary expressible fluorogen activating peptide (FAP). In this way, the quencher serves as the homogeneous switch, receiving energy efficiently from each of the donor molecules of the dendronic antenna, and releasing it as fluorescence only when activated by binding. The sum of the extinction of the multiple dyes on the antenna will provide dramatic enhancements in the effective brightness of the probe in standard imaging systems. This approach provides a set of probes with exceptional brightness, specifically targeted to an expressed tag that activates the fluorescence of the dyedron. | 03-08-2012 |
20130244891 | TARGETED PROBES OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY - Biosensor comprising an activatable acceptor fluorogen linked via a linker to a donor which transfers energy to the fluorogen on detecting an analyte wherein the fluorogen component reacts and a 100 fold increase in intensity results when the fluorogen interacts non-covalently with an activator e.g. fluorogen activator peptide. | 09-19-2013 |
Alan S. Waggoner, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20090281279 | Rigidized trimethine cyanine dyes - Disclosed are analogues of trimethine cyanine dyes, which are useful for importing fluorescent properties to target materials by covalent and non-covalent association. | 11-12-2009 |
20110159519 | OPTICAL BIOSENSORS - Provided are biosensors, compositions comprising biosensors, and methods of using biosensors in living cells and organisms. The biosensors are able to be selectively targeted to certain regions or structures within a cell. The biosensors may provide a signal when the biosensor is targeted and/or in response to a property of the cell or organism such as membrane potential, ion concentration or enzyme activity. | 06-30-2011 |
20140193830 | OPTICAL BIOSENSORS - Provided are biosensors, compositions comprising biosensors, and methods of using biosensors in living cells and organisms. The biosensors are able to be selectively targeted to certain regions or structures within a cell. The biosensors may provide a signal when the biosensor is targeted and/or in response to a property of the cell or organism such as membrane potential, ion concentration or enzyme activity. | 07-10-2014 |
20140243509 | NEAR INFRARED FLUOROGEN AND FLUORESCENT ACTIVATING PROTEINS FOR IN VIVO IMAGING AND LIVE-CELL BIOSENSING - Tissue slices and whole organisms offer substantial challenges to fluorescence imaging. Autofluorescence and absorption via intrinsic chromophores, such as flavins, melanin, and hemoglobins, confound and degrade output from all fluorescent tags. An “optical window,” farther red than most autofluorescence sources and in a region of low hemoglobin and water absorbance, lies between 650 and 900 nm. This valley of relative optical clarity is an attractive target for fluorescence-based studies within tissues, intact organs, and living organisms. Novel fluorescent tags were developed herein, based upon a genetically targeted fluorogen activating protein and cognate fluorogenic dye that yields emission with a peak at 733 nm exclusively when complexed as a “fluoromodule”. This tool improves substantially over previously described far-red/NIR fluorescent proteins in terms of brightness, wavelength, and flexibility by leveraging the flexibility of synthetic chemistry to produce novel chromophores. | 08-28-2014 |
Bernard Waggoner, Lamar, MO US
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20120217359 | UPRIGHT ADAPTER FOR SHELVING SYSTEMS - An upright adapter for attaching an otherwise non-compatible fixture, such as a shelf assembly, to a shelving system upright featuring a number of slots separated by a number of dividers features an adapter tube. The adapter tube also features a number of slots separated by a number of dividers. A number of locking tabs are attached to the adapter tube. The locking tabs are adapted to engage the slots and dividers of the shelving system upright. A sliding tab featuring a leading end is attached to the adapter tube in a sliding fashion so as to move between a retracted position and an extended position. When in the extended position, the leading end of the sliding tab engages a slot of the shelving system upright so as to lock the upright adapter to the upright. | 08-30-2012 |
Brent A. Waggoner, Sandborn, IN US
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20110143319 | AERODYNAMIC SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECTS DISPENSED FROM AN AIRCRAFT - A system and method implemented on a computing device are provided to simulate trajectories of objects dispensed from a moving aircraft. | 06-16-2011 |
Bryce C. Waggoner, Monroe, OH US
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20100237605 | DATA CARRIER FOR HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION - A data carrier provides health related information regarding a patient, and facilitates compliance with HIPAA by the obscuring the association between the name of the patient and the health related information when the data carrier is to be discarded. The data carrier includes a release liner, a health information label having an upper surface and a lower surface, the label including a first area on the upper surface for indicia specifying health related information and a second area on the upper surface for indicia specifying the identity of a patient, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on the lower surface of the health information label, securing the health information label to the release liner. A masking label is either integral with the health information label, or the liner. By various arrangements the masking label is either removed from the health information label, thereby disassociating the patient identity and the health related information, or the masking label is secured to the health information label so as to cover and obscure the name of the patient or the information, or both. | 09-23-2010 |
20110185612 | WRISTBAND FORM INCLUDING A WRISTBAND AND AN EXTENSION THEREFOR - A form having a wristband and, optionally, detachable labels, includes a printable face ply and a liner ply. The printable face ply has an upper surface and a lower surface, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of the lower surface. The face ply may include first and second adjacent portions, with the first portion of the face ply die cut to form a detachable wristband having first and second ends and an upper and a lower surface, with pressure sensitive adhesive on the lower surface of the detachable wristband adjacent the first and second ends, and with the second portion of the face ply die cut to form the series of detachable labels. The first portion of the face ply is also die cut to form an extender band having first and second ends and an upper and a lower surface, with pressure sensitive adhesive on the lower surface of the extender band adjacent the first and second ends. One of the extender band and the wristband defines an opening through which one of the first and second ends of the other of the extender band and the wristband can extend. As a result, the wristband and the extender band can be secured together by adhesive at their respective overlapping ends to increase effectively the length of the wristband. Variations in construction include providing adhesive at fewer than all of the wristband and extender band ends, and only having a single portion face ply. | 08-04-2011 |
Charles Benjamin Franklin Waggoner, Mountain View, CA US
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20150268822 | OBJECT TRACKING IN ZOOMED VIDEO - A user can select an object represented in video content in order to set a magnification level with respect to that object. A portion of the video frames containing a representation of the object is selected to maintain a presentation size of the representation corresponding to the magnification level. The selection provides for a “smart zoom” feature enabling an object of interest, such as a face of an actor, to be used in selecting an appropriate portion of each frame to magnify, such that the magnification results in a portion of the frame being selected that includes the one or more objects of interest to the user. Pre-generated tracking data can be provided for some objects, which can enable a user to select an object and then have predetermined portion selections and magnifications applied that can provide for a smoother user experience than for dynamically-determined data. | 09-24-2015 |
Clint Andrew Waggoner, Dayton, NV US
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20150160262 | Probe System designed for Probing of Electronic Parts Mounted into Application or Test Boards - Apparatus for facilitating analytical probing of a packaged electronic device is provided. The device may provide a test chamber that holds the device to be tested and provides an elevated or reduced temperature environment to conduct testing of the device at end-use application temperature levels. The apparatus includes a test chamber having perimeter walls and a configurable cover. The cover includes an adjustable position probe entry port or aperture that may be positioned to provide probe access to any point within the test chamber, and may comprise a cover with such positionable port or a plurality of overlapping plates such as a first plate with a cutout quadrant that can be oriented to expose any quadrant of the test chamber and a second plate with at least one probe entry port that can be situated in the cutout to provide the probe entry port above a desired test area of the electronic device. A height adjustable framework supported above the test chamber allows a probe manipulator to be brought into a required position to operate a probe through the probe entry port of the test chamber and into contact with the packaged electronics. A microscope is positionable above the probe manipulator to assist in placement of the probe. The apparatus is designed so that temperature controlled air may be provided to the test chamber to facilitate testing at elevated or reduced temperatures. | 06-11-2015 |
Dana Waggoner, Springfield, OH US
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20110290567 | Method And System To Determine Need For Dimensional Weighing - A system and method for assisting a party (e.g., a freight carrier) in determining whether dimensional weight or actual weight should be used for shipping particular freight. A weighing device may be associated with a forklift, and may also include a DIM comparator in association with the forklift. The DIM comparator may have an input and a display of information, and may also include a CPU unit for storing and processing data. The DIM comparator may allow an operator to input various data through selectable menus and tables. The DIM comparator then determines a theoretical dimensional weight of the freight and compares it to the actual weight as measured by the weighing device associated with the forklift. This comparison is then displayed to the operator and a prompt is provided if a dimensional weight should be determined. | 12-01-2011 |
Garrett S. Waggoner, Sarasota, FL US
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20140230659 | ADDITIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND CONTAINERS - A compact filtering and additive delivery system which is readily adaptable to a portable container, such as a sports bottle, and receives a modular additive container for the metered delivery of additive, such as flavor concentrate, to a stream of base liquid as the base liquid is drawn or dispensed from the container. The modular additive container configuration on the delivery system allows a consumer/user to experience different additives, such as different flavors or supplement compositions, for a given supply of base liquid, such as water, stored in the container. The system may be readily used with off-the-shelf containers, such as disposable water bottles. An additive container configuration provides modular additive delivery system as described herein. | 08-21-2014 |
Gary Robert Waggoner, San Jose, CA US
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20090019329 | Serial scan chain control within an integrated circuit - An integrated circuit | 01-15-2009 |
20090190422 | Electronic fuses - The application discloses an integrated circuit comprising: circuitry; a fusebox for storing an array of data identifying faulty elements within said circuitry; at least one fusebox controller for repairing said faulty elements in said circuitry in response to data received from said fusebox; a data communication path linking said fusebox controller with said fusebox; wherein said data stored in said fusebox is compacted data and said at least one fusebox controller comprises a data expander for expanding said compacted data received from said fusebox via said data communication path prior to repairing any faulty elements in said circuitry. | 07-30-2009 |
20110072323 | Supporting scan functions within memories - A memory is disclosed comprising: a storage array for storing data; and access circuitry for transmitting data to and from the storage array. The access circuitry forms a data path for inputting and outputting data to the storage array. The access circuitry comprises a latch configured to latch in response to a first phase of a first clock signal and a further latch configured to latch in response to a second phase of a second clock signal, the further latch comprises an output latch for outputting the data from the storage array, and the first and second clock signals are synchronised with each other. The memory further comprises: a multiplexer, a scan input and a scan enable input, the multiplexer being responsive to an asserted scan enable signal at the scan enable input to form a scan path comprising the latch and the further latch connected together to form a master slave flip flop, such that scan data input at the scan input passes through the master slave flip flop and not through the storage array while the scan enable signal is asserted and is output by the output latch. | 03-24-2011 |
Herbert Ross Waggoner, Sebring, FL US
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20140166015 | DUAL MODE MEDICAL OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM - A dual mode medical oxygen delivery system includes an oxygen supply, a first delivery device, and a second delivery device. A connector includes a valve member and defines a first passage extending from a supply port to a first port and a second passage extending from the supply port to a second port. An oxygen supply conduit interconnects the oxygen supply with the supply port. A first delivery conduit interconnects the first port and the first delivery device, and a second delivery conduit interconnects the second port and the second delivery device. The valve member is movable between a first position corresponding to a first operation mode in which the first passage is fluidly open and the second passage is fluidly blocked, and a second position corresponding to a second operation mode in which the first passage is fluidly blocked and the second passage is fluidly open. | 06-19-2014 |
James Hallowell Waggoner, Upper Montclair, NJ US
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20090319365 | System and method for assessing marketing data - The present invention includes a system and method for managing media received from a plurality of media sources. Media content is received from a media source over a communication network. The media content is formatted in a first format and comprises news and advertising material relating to a respective subject. The received media content is processed into processed content, wherein the processing includes filtering, annotating and standardizing the content. Moreover, processed content is rendered, wherein the rendering includes transforming the processed content from the first format into a second format. The processed content formatted in the second format is stored in an electronic storage repository, and, in response to a search for the processed content, the processed content is retrieved from the electronic storage repository. Further, the processed content is further transformed from the second format to a third format, and delivered in the third format to a user. | 12-24-2009 |
Jerry Neil Waggoner, Houston, TX US
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20130240408 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SILICONE ANTIFOAM USAGE IN DELAYED COKING PROCESSES - The current invention provides an improved petroleum coking process wherein the risk of silicone poisoning of units downstream of the coke drums is reduced. The method of the current invention controls the foam layer within the coke drum by injection of a silicone anti-foam agent in a highly aromatic carrier fluid such as slurry oil. | 09-19-2013 |
Jesse Waggoner, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150225802 | Methods and Reagents for Detection, Quantitation, and Serotyping of Dengue Viruses - Methods and oligonucleotide reagents for diagnosing dengue virus infection are described. In particular, the invention relates to methods for detection, quantitation, and serotyping dengue virus, including serotypes 1-4. The dengue virus can be specifically detected by these methods even in samples containing other viruses, such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, tick-born encephalitis virus, HIV, or HCV. | 08-13-2015 |
John Waggoner, Katy, TX US
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20120232859 | METHOD ANS SYSTEMS FOR RESERVOIR MODELING, EVALUATION AND SIMULATION - Fluid property modeling that employs a model that characterizes asphaltene concentration gradients is integrated into a reservoir modeling and simulation framework to allow for reservoir compartmentalization (the presence or absence of flow barrier in the reservoir) to be assessed more quickly and easily. Additionally, automated integration of the fluid property modeling into the reservoir modeling and simulation framework allows the compositional gradients produced by the fluid property modeler (particularly asphaltene concentration gradients) to be combined with other data, such as geologic data and other petrophysical data, which allows for more accurate assessment of reservoir compartmentalization. | 09-13-2012 |
John R. Waggoner, Katy, TX US
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20110264429 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING A DRILLING OPERATION AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A system and method for optimizing a drilling operation is provided. The system has a drilling a drilling operation optimization unit. The drilling operation optimization unit has a base model unit for producing a base model of the reservoir and a reservoir stress unit for producing a three dimensional stress model of the reservoir. The drilling operation optimization unit has a trajectory unit for determining at least one property for at least one wellbore trajectory based on the base model and the three dimensional stress model, wherein each of the wellbore trajectories is selectable by an operator. The system has an operator station for inputting data into the drilling operation optimization unit at the wellsite and a drilling tool for forming a wellbore along at least one of the at least one selected wellbore trajectories. | 10-27-2011 |
Karen Wytmans Waggoner, Carlsbad, CA US
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20100271433 | INKJET INKSET AND METHODS - There is disclosed an ink set and method for printing an inkjet ink image on a nonporous substrate. The inkset and method comprise one or more inkjet inks comprising at least one first pigment-based inkjet ink having a first colorant load of a pigment and a polymeric latex binder; and at least one second pigment-based inkjet ink having a second colorant load of the pigment and a polymeric latex binder, the second colorant load being less than the first colorant load, and the second pigment-based inkjet ink applied to a substrate in an amount to provide a total ink loading of from about 10 g/m | 10-28-2010 |
Karen Wytmans Waggoner, San Diego, CA US
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20100272897 | COLOR AND DURABILITY OF INK-JET INK SETS WITH ADDED LATEX - The present disclosure is directed to ink sets and related methods for ink-jet printing on media, such as low-porous or non-porous print media. The inks and ink sets provide good chroma as well as good durability. | 10-28-2010 |
Kevin J. Waggoner, Rialto, CA US
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20120130859 | REAL TIME VEHICLE PURCHASE REQUEST MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for communicating a purchase request to a dealer immediately. A Data Center system has a system database accessible to a plurality of dealers. A potential buyer submits a purchase request over a computer network to the Data Center system. The purchase request may include product identification data and buyer location information. The Data Center system identifies at least one appropriate dealer to receive the purchase request. The Data Center creates a purchase request record from the data and information provided in the purchase request. The Data Center then communicates the purchase request to the appropriate dealer by immediately storing the purchase request record into the system database such that the purchase request is accessible only to the at least one identified dealer. The purchase request becomes available to the at least one identified dealer immediately upon the creation of the purchase request record. | 05-24-2012 |
Kevin John Waggoner, San Clemente, CA US
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20140374558 | Apparatus for Hanging Up and Supporting Weighted Objects - Provided herein is a hanging apparatus for hanging up and supporting a weighted object; the apparatus comprising a central support piece comprising: a hanging device, an anchoring device, an aperture; and a cord lock system; wherein the apparatus is capable of hanging up and supporting a weighted object when an elongate cord is attached to an anchoring device, returned through the aperture, secured in the cord lock system, and looped around the weighted object. | 12-25-2014 |
Linda R. Waggoner, Plano, TX US
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20130276942 | Elastic Adjustable Wrist Strap for a Fashion or Sport Purse - An adjustable wrist strap for a purse, either fashion or athletic or both, which would be made either wholly or partially of an elastic material, with an adjustable slider to allow the user to adjust the wrist strap to the ideal size that is required by whatever activity they are participating in at that moment, such as night club dancing, jogging, amusement parks or activities like a wedding, where a potential of slippage or loss of the purse would interfere with the activity. The strap is attached in a fixed/permanent or removable fashion to a small to medium sized purse, in a standard diameter so that people can slide it over their hand. Secondarily, the wrist band would be elastic, not only allowing for comfortable use, but also allowing the ability to be pulled off by stretching in emergency situations, protecting the wearer from possible severe harm. | 10-24-2013 |
L. Paul Waggoner, Jacksonville, AL US
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20120111285 | DYNAMIC CANINE TRACKING METHOD FOR HAZARDOUS AND ILLICIT SUBSTANCES - Vapor wake detection is a highly advantageous method and system for detecting explosives and other illicit substances. With vapor wake detection, a canine and a handler are used; however, unlike other detection schemes, the canine leads the handler. After the handler positions the canine in a desired location, the canine detects scents in the air that come to the canine. When the canine detects a trained scent, the canine leads the handler to or follows behind the carrier of the item with the scent. Once the carrier is identified by the handler, the proper personnel are contacted. To implement vapor wake detection effectively, specific rigorous training is utilized. | 05-10-2012 |
20140102380 | Dynamic Canine Tracking Method for Hazardous and Illicit Substances - Vapor wake detection is a highly advantageous method and system for detecting explosives and other illicit substances. With vapor wake detection, a canine and a handler are used; however, unlike other detection schemes, the canine leads the handler. After the handler positions the canine in a desired location, the canine detects scents in the air that come to the canine. When the canine detects a trained scent, the canine leads the handler to or follows behind the carrier of the item with the scent. Once the carrier is identified by the handler, the proper personnel are contacted. To implement vapor wake detection effectively, specific rigorous training is utilized. | 04-17-2014 |
20150090194 | Dynamic Canine Tracking Method for Hazardous and Illicit Substances - Vapor wake detection is a highly advantageous method and system for detecting explosives and other illicit substances. With vapor wake detection, a canine and a handler are used; however, unlike other detection schemes, the canine leads the handler. After the handler positions the canine in a desired location, the canine detects scents in the air that come to the canine. When the canine detects a trained scent, the canine leads the handler to or follows behind the carrier of the item with the scent. Once the carrier is identified by the handler, the proper personnel are contacted. To implement vapor wake detection effectively, specific rigorous training is utilized. | 04-02-2015 |
Marion Glen Waggoner, Landenberg, PA US
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20100102467 | POLYMER UNDERWATER MELT CUTTER AND PROCESSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - In an improved polymer melt cutter a gas is added to the cooling liquid before the cooling liquid enters the cutting chamber, or is added directly through the cutting chamber wall. This forms a cooling liquid/gas mixture in the cutting chamber, which has the advantage of providing easier startups, lower operating costs, and other advantages. Processes associated with the improved polymer melt cutter are also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
Mark Waggoner, Keller, TX US
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20110210826 | CASH HANDLING FACILITY MANAGEMENT - Cash handling facilities, such as cash vaults, receive and process large quantities of cash. The cash handling facility may have a plurality of custody points at which the amount of cash being processed is verified, counted, stored, or otherwise processed. Cash handling personnel that are handling the cash may be verified, detected, or otherwise documented as handling the cash. Automatic identification techniques may be implemented to track the cash and cash handling personnel at various custody points within the cash handling facility. A centralized tracking system may use the information obtained at each of the custody points to track, count, and verify the cash while it is located within the cash handling facility. | 09-01-2011 |
Mark Waggoner, Hillsboro, OR US
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20100174936 | Communicating Via An In-Die Interconnect - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for writing data from a writer coupled to a reader via an in-die interconnect into a queue entry according to a first clock of the writer, generating a mapping of which second clocks of the reader that the reader is allowed to read from the queue, based at least in part on the first and second clocks, and reading the data from the entry at an allowed second clock. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-08-2010 |
Mark Clinton Waggoner, Austin, TX US
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20130318885 | Deployable and Inflatable Roof, Wall, or Other Structure for Stadiums and Other Venues - A deployable and inflatable roof, wall, or other structure has first and second covers made of flexible panels and cables arranged from edge to edge along the covers. Couplings along the edges of the covers connect the structure to supports, such as rails on which the structure can deploy and other supports of a building. Air from blowers blow air in between the covers to inflate the structure like an air cushion. In addition to cables, lateral support for the structure can use struts disposed edge to edge along the covers. Traction or rack and pinion drive mechanisms or cable drive systems can be used to deploy and retract the structure along the rails to cover or open a rooftop or other opening or area of the building. | 12-05-2013 |
Michael Waggoner, Seattle, WA US
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20110001256 | METHODS FOR BLOW MOLDING SOLID-STATE CELLULAR THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES - A process for producing cellular thermoplastic articles. The process comprises the steps of treating a solid parison made from a thermoplastic material with a saturating gas at an elevated pressure for a period of time to provide a gas-saturated parison; heating the gas-saturated parison to prepare a cellular parison; placing the cellular parison in a mold; and blowing a molding gas into the cellular parison to expand the cellular parison into the shape of the mold to provide a shaped cellular article. | 01-06-2011 |
20120183710 | METHODS FOR BLOW MOLDING SOLID-STATE CELLULAR THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES - A process for producing cellular thermoplastic articles. The process comprises the steps of treating a solid parison made from a thermoplastic material with a saturating gas at an elevated pressure for a period of time to provide a gas-saturated parison; heating the gas-saturated parison to prepare a cellular parison; placing the cellular parison in a mold; and blowing a molding gas into the cellular parison to expand the cellular parison into the shape of the mold to provide a shaped cellular article. | 07-19-2012 |
20140287321 | METHOD TO PRODUCE NANOPOROUS POLYMERIC MEMBRANES - A method for making a flat polymer foam having a core layer of nano-sized open, interconnected cells that includes saturating a solid-state polymer with a supercritical fluid, allowing the gas to desorb for at least 35 minutes, and then heating the gas-saturated solid polymer for at least 3 minutes while constraining the foam in the thickness dimension. Any skin layer formed on the exterior may be removed via polishing, thus creating a foam with an open structure from side to side. The foam can be used as a battery separator. | 09-25-2014 |
20140377530 | Reduced Density Thermoplastics - The instant application discloses, among other things, ways to manufacture reduced density thermoplastics. A rapid foaming process which may create a polymer product by saturating thermoplastic sheet or preforms, heating, and then forming into final shape, is described. The polymer product may include an integral solid skin. This method may be utilized with any thermoplastic. The material handling, saturation methods, and end products are also described. | 12-25-2014 |
20150037542 | Composite Material That Includes Microcellular Plastic, and Related Systems and Methods - A composite material includes a core and a shell that covers the core. The core has a volume that includes a first material and a void wherein the first material occupies less than 50% of the core's volume and has a three-dimensional shape that includes a plurality of components each having the same shape and arranged to form a series of repeating components within the volume. The shell includes a second material joined to the first material. Each of the first and second materials includes a thickness having a middle region and a outer region, and at least one of the first and second materials, includes a microstructure. | 02-05-2015 |
Michael A. Waggoner, Seattle, WA US
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20090104420 | MULTI-LAYERED FOAMED POLYMERIC OBJECTS AND RELATED METHODS - The invention disclosed herein relates to relates to foamed thermoplastic material objects and articles of manufacture having an internal layered cellular structure, as well as to methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a multi-layer foamed polymeric article of manufacture, comprising: a non-laminated multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet, wherein the multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet has first and second discrete outer layers sandwiching a plurality of discrete inner foamed layers, and wherein the two outer layers and plurality discrete inner foamed layers are integral with one another. The thermoplastic material may be a semi-crystalline polymer such as, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PEEK (polyetheretherketone), PEN (polyethylene napthalate), PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), PLA (polylactide), polyhydroxy acid (PHA), thermoplastic urethane (TPU), or blends thereof. The two outer layers may be unfoamed skin layers having smooth outer surfaces, and the discrete inner foamed layers may be microcellular. | 04-23-2009 |
20110081524 | MULTI-LAYERED FOAMED POLYMERIC OBJECTS AND RELATED METHODS - The invention disclosed herein relates to relates to foamed thermoplastic material objects and articles of manufacture having an internal layered cellular structure, as well as to methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a multi-layer foamed polymeric article of manufacture, comprising: a non-laminated multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet, wherein the multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet has first and second discrete outer layers sandwiching a plurality of discrete inner foamed layers, and wherein the two outer layers and plurality discrete inner foamed layers are integral with one another. The thermoplastic material may be a semi-crystalline polymer such as, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PEEK (polyetheretherketone), PEN (polyethylene napthalate), PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), PLA (polyactide), polyhydroxy acid (PHA), thermoplastic urethane (TPU), or blends thereof. The two outer layers may be unfoamed skin layers having smooth outer surfaces, and the discrete inner foamed layers may be microcellular. | 04-07-2011 |
20110214419 | EXHAUST DIFFUSER - A flow diffuser for vehicles of the type having an engine and an exhaust pipe generally includes a body including a plurality of inner diffusion ports extending through the body, wherein the body may be attached to an exhaust pipe at or near the exit plane of the exhaust pipe, wherein the body is sized to have a cross-sectional area that is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the exit plane of the exhaust pipe to create a plurality of outer diffusion ports around at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the body when coupled to the exhaust pipe, and one or more extension flaps extending from at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the body. | 09-08-2011 |
20130065981 | Multi-layered Foamed Polymeric Objects and Related Methods - The invention disclosed herein relates to relates to foamed thermoplastic material objects and articles of manufacture having an internal layered cellular structure, as well as to methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a multi-layer foamed polymeric article of manufacture, comprising: a non-laminated multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet, wherein the multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet has first and second discrete outer layers sandwiching a plurality of discrete inner foamed layers, and wherein the two outer layers and plurality discrete inner foamed layers are integral with one another. The thermoplastic material may be a semi-crystalline polymer such as, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PEEK (polyetheretherketone), PEN (polyethylene napthalate), PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), PLA (polyactide), polyhydroxy acid (PHA), thermoplastic urethane (TPU), or blends thereof. The two outer layers may be unfoamed skin layers having smooth outer surfaces, and the discrete inner foamed layers may be microcellular. | 03-14-2013 |
Mike Waggoner, Seattle, WA US
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20140377523 | METHODS FOR MAKING MULTI-LAYERED PLASTIC END PRODUCTS - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for generating, processing, handling and forming plastic materials into an end product such as, but not limited to, consumables and packaging. The plastic materials are made into preforms or preform sheets, which in turn may be selectively masked to expose desired regions of the same for a saturation process, a heating process, or both. In addition, the various processes may be sufficiently controlled to obtain a desired micro-structure, and in turn obtain desired mechanical, structural, and aesthetic properties in the end product. By way of example, an embodiment of the present invention results in consumable, plastic cups that are lighter weight and more structurally robust less than conventional plastic cups. Further to one or more embodiments of the present invention, various systems for material handling may be utilized to efficiently, timely and cost effectively produce the preforms. | 12-25-2014 |
Nicholas Waggoner, Newcastle, WA US
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20110191342 | URL Reputation System - A URL reputation system may have a reputation server and a client device with a cache of reputation information. A URL reputation query from the client to the server may return reputation data along with probabilistic set membership information for several variants of the requested URL. The client may use the probabilistic set membership information to determine if the reputation server has additional information for another related URL as well as whether the classifications are inheritable from one of the variants. If the probabilistic set membership determines that the reputation server may have additional information, a query may be made to the reputation server, otherwise the reputation may be inferred from the data stored in the cache. | 08-04-2011 |
20140317538 | USER INTERFACE RESPONSE TO AN ASYNCHRONOUS MANIPULATION - In one embodiment, a graphical display device may synchronize movement between a primary content set 204 and a reflex content set 206 to create a parallax effect in a graphical user interface 202. The graphical display device may detect a user input indicating a primary position change 206 of a primary content set 204 in a graphical user interface 202. The graphical display device may instantiate a delegate thread to control a reflex content set 208. The graphical display device cause a reflex content set 208 to move in a controlled independent action 210 based on the primary position change 206. | 10-23-2014 |
20140375572 | PARAMETRIC MOTION CURVES AND MANIPULABLE CONTENT - Motion of manipulable content in response to input, such as touch input from a user can be defined by criteria set forth by parametric equations. An application that generates manipulable content can be tailored so that the manipulable content responds in a particular way to the input. A programmer can perform such tailoring by providing parametric equations as input to the application. A set of parametric equations can be applied to an input transform to generate an output transform, which can be used to affect motion of manipulable content as represented on an associated display, such as a touch screen display. | 12-25-2014 |
Nicholas R. Waggoner, Newcastle, WA US
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20120174005 | CONTENT-BASED SNAP POINT - This document describes content-based snap points and techniques that use these snap points. In some embodiments, multiple content-based snap points are used to stop at points in content that are convenient, prevent overshooting of important parts in the content, and/or aid user's in manipulating and consuming the content. | 07-05-2012 |
20120254780 | PREDICTIVE TILING - This document describes techniques and apparatuses for predictive tiling. These techniques predict tiles of content to pre-render so that an application will be ready to render content quickly in response to a user manipulation. By so doing, these techniques enable fast manipulation of content without unduly impacting drawing resources. | 10-04-2012 |
20120278712 | MULTI-INPUT GESTURES IN HIERARCHICAL REGIONS - This document describes techniques and apparatuses for multi-input gestures in hierarchical regions. These techniques enable applications to appropriately respond to a multi-input gesture made to one or more hierarchically related regions of an application interface. | 11-01-2012 |
20120304082 | Travel Log for Manipulation of Content - Various embodiments provide a travel log for manipulation of content. In at least some embodiments, the travel log can be presented as a visual element of a web browser and can enable a user to navigate through visited content (e.g., web pages) via manipulation of the content using touch-based and/or touchless gestures. Implementations can facilitate navigation through content by representing the travel log as a visual “time line” of visited content that can be scrolled via manipulation through a web browser user interface. For example, a user can navigate the travel log to older content by manipulating the travel log in one direction, and can navigate the travel log to newer content by manipulating the travel log in a different direction. | 11-29-2012 |
20120311488 | ASYNCHRONOUS HANDLING OF A USER INTERFACE MANIPULATION - This document describes techniques and apparatuses for asynchronous handling of a user interface manipulation. These techniques handle a user interface manipulation with two or more asynchronous processes. One asynchronous process, for example, may determine a position responsive to the user interface manipulation while another asynchronous process determines the pixels to render. By so doing, these techniques enable a quick and/or consistent response to a user interface manipulation. | 12-06-2012 |
20130067315 | Virtual Viewport and Fixed Positioning with Optical Zoom - Various embodiments utilize a layout viewport and a visual viewport separate from the layout viewport. The layout viewport is utilized for such things as page layout operations and reporting Document Object Model values to script. The layout viewport can be thought of as an initial rectangle which is equivalent in size to the initial containing block. The initial containing block is a containing block that contains web content that is initially visible to the user. The visual viewport is separate from the layout viewport and is allowed to be freely manipulated relative to the layout viewport. For example, the visual viewport may “push” the layout viewport around when it collides with the layout viewport boundaries. The visual viewport can be thought of as the rectangle that is visible to the user. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067391 | Semantic Zoom Animations - Semantic zoom techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that may be utilized by a user to navigate to content of interest. These techniques may also include a variety of different features, such as to support semantic swaps and zooming “in” and “out.” These techniques may also include a variety of different input features, such as to support gestures, cursor-control device, and keyboard inputs. A variety of other features are also supported as further described in the detailed description and figures. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067398 | Semantic Zoom - Semantic zoom techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that may be utilized by a user to navigate to content of interest. These techniques may also include a variety of different features, such as to support semantic swaps and zooming “in” and “out.” These techniques may also include a variety of different input features, such as to support gestures, cursor-control device, and keyboard inputs. A variety of other features are also supported as further described in the detailed description and figures. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067420 | Semantic Zoom Gestures - Semantic zoom techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that may be utilized by a user to navigate to content of interest. These techniques may also include a variety of different features, such as to support semantic swaps and zooming “in” and “out.” These techniques may also include a variety of different input features, such as to support gestures, cursor-control device, and keyboard inputs. A variety of other features are also supported as further described in the detailed description and figures. | 03-14-2013 |
20140137034 | ASYNCHRONOUS HANDLING OF A USER INTERFACE MANIPULATION - This document describes techniques and apparatuses for asynchronous handling of a user interface manipulation. These techniques handle a user interface manipulation with two or more asynchronous processes. One asynchronous process, for example, may determine a position responsive to the user interface manipulation while another asynchronous process determines the pixels to render. By so doing, these techniques enable a quick and/or consistent response to a user interface manipulation. | 05-15-2014 |
Nicholas Randall Waggoner, Newcastle, WA US
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20120284607 | CONTENT FLOW THROUGH CONTAINERS - Content can be flowed through one or more containers that can be laid out analogously to printed material. Content is flowed into the first specified container until that container is “full” of content. Subsequent content is then flowed through subsequent containers, each of which is individually identified, and whose ordering is specified independently of their position and visual presentation. Multiple independent sources of content can be flowed through multiple independent collections of containers. Each container can format the content presented within it independently from other containers, and each container can comprise script, or other programmatic constructs, which can operate on, and modify, the content flowed into such a container. To provide for the rich layouts, content containers can be nested inside one another such that multiple layers, or levels, of the layout can be edited independently of one another. | 11-08-2012 |
Phil Waggoner, Carlsbad, CA US
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20160003768 | SURFACE TREATMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR SENSORS - A sensor component includes a sensor including a sensor surface and a reaction site in cooperation with the sensor and exposing the sensor surface. The reaction site including a reaction site surface. A surface agent is bound to the reaction site surface or the sensor surface. The surface agent includes a surface active functional group reactive with Bronsted base or Lewis acid functionality on the reaction site surface or the sensor surface and including distal functionality that does not have a donor electron pair. | 01-07-2016 |
Philip S. Waggoner, Fishkill, NY US
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20120103821 | FEEDBACK CONTROL OF DIMENSIONS IN NANOPORE AND NANOFLUIDIC DEVICES - Nanofluidic passages such as nanochannels and nanopores are closed or opened in a controlled manner through the use of a feedback system. An oxide layer is grown or removed within a passage in the presence of an electrolyte until the passage reaches selected dimensions or is closed. The change in dimensions of the nanofluidic passage is measured during fabrication. The ionic current level through the passage can be used to determine passage dimensions. Fluid flow through an array of fluidic elements can be controlled by selective oxidation of fluidic passages between elements. | 05-03-2012 |
20120193231 | DNA SEQUENCING USING MULTIPLE METAL LAYER STRUCTURE WITH ORGANIC COATINGS FORMING TRANSIENT BONDING TO DNA BASES - A nanodevice is provided. A reservoir is filled with an ionic fluid. A membrane separates the reservoir, and the membrane includes electrode layers separated by insulating layers in which the electrode layers have an organic coating. A nanopore is formed through the membrane, and the organic coating on the electrode layers forms transient bonds to a base of a molecule in the nanopore. When a first voltage is applied to the electrode layers a tunneling current is generated by the base in the nanopore, and the tunneling current travels through the transient bonds formed to the base to be measured as a current signature for distinguishing the base. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193235 | DNA MOTION CONTROL BASED ON NANOPORE WITH ORGANIC COATING FORMING TRANSIENT BONDING TO DNA - A nanodevice includes a reservoir filled with a conductive fluid and a membrane separating the reservoir. The membrane includes an insulating layer. A nanopore is formed through the membrane, and an organic coating is provided on the insulating layer to form a transient bond to a DNA molecule in the nanopore. The transient bond is stronger than thermal motion, such that the transient bond can hold the DNA molecule against the thermal motion. When a voltage is applied across the membrane, the voltage will break the transient bond to move the DNA molecule through the nanopore in a controllable state. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193237 | DNA SEQUENCING USING MULTIPLE METAL LAYER STRUCTURE WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIC COATINGS FORMING DIFFERENT TRANSIENT BONDINGS TO DNA - A nanodevice includes a reservoir filled with conductive fluid and a membrane separating the reservoir. A nanopore is formed through the membrane having electrode layers separated by insulating layers. A certain electrode layer has a first type of organic coating and a pair of electrode layers has a second type. The first type of organic coating forms a motion control transient bond to a molecule in the nanopore for motion control, and the second type forms first and second transient bonds to different bonding sites of a base of the molecule. When a voltage is applied to the pair of electrode layers a tunneling current is generated by the base in the nanopore, and the tunneling current travels via the first and second transient bonds formed to be measured as a current signature for distinguishing the base. The motion control transient bond is stronger than first and second transient bonds. | 08-02-2012 |
20120326127 | COLLAPSABLE GATE FOR DEPOSITED NANOSTRUCTURES - A disposable material layer is first deposited on a graphene layer or a carbon nanotube (CNT). The disposable material layer includes a material that is less inert than graphene or CNT so that a contiguous dielectric material layer can be deposited at a target dielectric thickness without pinholes therein. A gate stack is formed by patterning the contiguous dielectric material layer and a gate conductor layer deposited thereupon. The disposable material layer shields and protects the graphene layer or the CNT during formation of the gate stack. The disposable material layer is then removed by a selective etch, releasing a free-standing gate structure. The free-standing gate structure is collapsed onto the graphene layer or the CNT below at the end of the selective etch so that the bottom surface of the contiguous dielectric material layer contacts an upper surface of the graphene layer or the CNT. | 12-27-2012 |
20130001082 | DNA SEQUENCING USING MULTIPLE METAL LAYER STRUCTURE WITH ORGANIC COATINGS FORMING TRANSIENT BONDING TO DNA BASES - A technique for nanodevice is provided. A reservoir is filled with an ionic fluid. A membrane separates the reservoir, and the membrane includes electrode layers separated by insulating layers in which the electrode layers have an organic coating. A nanopore is formed through the membrane, and the organic coating on the electrode layers forms transient bonds to a base of a molecule in the nanopore. When a first voltage is applied to the electrode layers a tunneling current is generated by the base in the nanopore, and the tunneling current travels through the transient bonds formed to the base to be measured as a current signature for distinguishing the base. | 01-03-2013 |
20130040313 | Nanofluidic biochemical sensors based on surface charge modulated ion current - Biological and chemical sensors based on surface charge changes in a pore or channel, such as a nanopore or nanochannel, are employed to detect targeted analytes in an electrolyte solution having a low ion concentration. Receptors within the pore or channel capture a targeted analyte, causing a change in surface charge that affects ionic conductance. The change in ionic conductance is detected, evidencing the presence of the targeted analyte. A secondary tag may be introduced to the pore or channel for binding with a captured analyte in certain circumstances for causing a change in the surface charge. | 02-14-2013 |
20130288434 | COLLAPSABLE GATE FOR DEPOSITED NANOSTRUCTURES - A disposable material layer is first deposited on a graphene layer or a carbon nanotube (CNT). The disposable material layer includes a material that is less inert than graphene or CNT so that a contiguous dielectric material layer can be deposited at a target dielectric thickness without pinholes therein. A gate stack is formed by patterning the contiguous dielectric material layer and a gate conductor layer deposited thereupon. The disposable material layer shields and protects the graphene layer or the CNT during formation of the gate stack. The disposable material layer is then removed by a selective etch, releasing a free-standing gate structure. The free-standing gate structure is collapsed onto the graphene layer or the CNT below at the end of the selective etch so that the bottom surface of the contiguous dielectric material layer contacts an upper surface of the graphene layer or the CNT. | 10-31-2013 |
20150160159 | DNA SEQUENCING USING MULTIPLE METAL LAYER STRUCTURE WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIC COATINGS FORMING DIFFERENT TRANSIENT BONDINGS TO DNA - A nanodevice includes a reservoir filled with conductive fluid and a membrane separating the reservoir. A nanopore is formed through the membrane having electrode layers separated by insulating layers. A certain electrode layer has a first type of organic coating and a pair of electrode layers has a second type. The first type of organic coating forms a motion control transient bond to a molecule in the nanopore for motion control, and the second type forms first and second transient bonds to different bonding sites of a base of the molecule. When a voltage is applied to the pair of electrode layers a tunneling current is generated by the base in the nanopore, and the tunneling current travels via the first and second transient bonds formed to be measured as a current signature for distinguishing the base. The motion control transient bond is stronger than first and second transient bonds. | 06-11-2015 |
Richard J. Waggoner, Punta Gorda, FL US
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20100229540 | Combination Liquid-Cooled Exhaust Manifold Assembly And Catalytic Converter Assembly For A Marine Engine - An exhaust system for a marine engine comprising liquid cooled manifold and catalytic converter assemblies. Each assembly uses a separate cooling system to cool either the exhaust manifold or a shell inside which resides the catalytic converter. The housing or shell containing the catalytic converter uses water to cool an exterior surface of a water jacket to an acceptable temperature conforming to federal regulations. The liquid-cooled manifold assembly may use either water or glycol to cool a jacket surrounding tubes extending from the engine block to the catalytic converter assembly. | 09-16-2010 |
20130098007 | Combination Liquid-Cooled Exhaust Manifold Assembly and Catalytic Converter Assembly For A Marine Engine - An exhaust system for a in e engine comprising liquid-cooled manifold and catalytic converter assemblies. Each assembly uses a separate cooling system to cool either the exhaust manifold or a shell inside which resides the catalytic converter. The housing or shell containing the catalytic converter uses water to cool an exterior surface of a water jacket to an acceptable temperature conforming to federal regulations. The liquid-cooled manifold assembly may use either water or glycol to cool outer cooling tubes surrounding exhaust tubes extending from the engine block to the catalytic converter assembly. | 04-25-2013 |
Robert J. Waggoner, Hesston, KS US
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20090199603 | STEERING LOCK INDICATOR FOR SELF-STEERING AXLE - A land vehicle includes a wheeled axle that is operable to be selectively self-steering. The axle includes a ground wheel that is operable to be selectively locked into a straight-ahead position so that self-steering is restricted. The land vehicle also includes a wheel lockout indicator system that is operable to sense when the ground wheel is locked in the straight-ahead position and can alert an operator by confirming that the ground wheel has been locked in the straight-ahead position. | 08-13-2009 |
20110270724 | AGRICULTURAL INVENTORY AND INVOICE SYSTEM - An agricultural inventorying and invoicing system may be provided. A work task associated with an agricultural implement and a work area may be identified. If the agricultural implement is determined to be located within the work area, a work application for recording at least one data measurement associated with the work task may be initiated. If the work implement is determined to no longer be located within the work area, the work application may be halted and the recorded at least one data measurement may be transmitted to a central system. | 11-03-2011 |
Sara H. Waggoner, Bradenton, FL US
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20150310852 | SPEECH EFFECTIVENESS RATING - In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, a computer receives speech input. The computer determines, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, whether the speech input is one of: a conversation with words spoken by two or more people during a predetermined time interval, and a presentation with words spoken by one person and not any other person during a predetermined time interval. The computer detects at least one problem with the speech input. If the speech input is the presentation, the computer weights, by a first factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a presentation and not a conversation, and if the speech input is a conversation, the computer weights, by a second factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a conversation and not a presentation. | 10-29-2015 |
Steven E. Waggoner, Alpharetta, GA US
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20100192221 | System and Method for Automated Data Retrieval Based on Data Placed in Clipboard Memory - A data retrieval system and method of the invention provide automatic retrieval of information based on data placed into, for example, a Windows™ clipboard. A user highlights and cuts (or pastes) data into the clipboard during execution of an application program. A data retriever program periodically reads the clipboard to determine whether new data has been placed therein. Upon finding new data in the clipboard, the data retriever program determines whether the data or a variation thereof satisfies a predetermined criterion. If the criterion is satisfied, the data retriever program initiates a data-retrieval operation, such as a Web-based search, based on the data. If the criterion is not satisfied, the data retriever program does not perform any data-retrieval action. The data retrieval program does not interfere with the clipboard; any application program sharing the clipboard can use data placed therein, e.g., by a paste operation. | 07-29-2010 |
Thomas Waggoner, Maumee, OH US
Thomas Lowell Waggoner, Perrysburg, OH US
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20090101670 | MIXING APPLICATOR - An applicator mixes an additive with a fluid stream and dispenses the resultant mixture. The applicator includes a housing having a fluid inlet, a downstream auger chamber, a downstream mixing chamber, and a flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to the mixing chamber. A turbine auger assembly including an auger and a rotor is rotatably connected to the housing to move the additive towards the mixing chamber, help mix the additive with the fluid stream, and then disperse the mixture to the auger chamber, which includes a hopper port and a downstream auger chamber exit exposed to the mixing chamber. The turbine auger assembly is rotatably connected to the housing. | 04-23-2009 |
Timothy J. Waggoner, Ringgold, GA US
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20150127362 | System for Sensing and Recording Consumption of Medical Items During Medical Procedure - An apparatus senses and records consumption of medical items during performance of a medical procedure. The medical items are enclosed in wrappers having RFID tags in which medical item information is encoded. The apparatus includes a shielded enclosure that attenuates radio frequency signals emanated from RFID tags disposed outside the shielded enclosure to levels that are substantially undetectable within the internal space. RFID antennas inside the shielded enclosure receive radio frequency signals emanated from RFID tags on wrappers that are removed from used items and placed inside the enclosure. An RFID reader decodes the medical item information encoded in the RFID tags. A computer processor executes a medical item inventory module including instructions for generating a post-op list of medical items consumed during the medical procedure. Item billing information and usage trend information may be derived from the post-op list. Also, Latex alerts and item expiration alerts may be generated based on information encoded in the RFID tags. | 05-07-2015 |
20150332209 | System for Sensing and Recording Information Regarding Medical Items in a Medical Facility - An apparatus tracks medical items through various transition points in a medical facility and maintains a chain of custody for each item through each transition point, indicating who is responsible for each item at any particular time. The apparatus also generates messages directed to various medical facility personnel who are responsible for the medical items at the various transition points, which messages prompt the personnel to take appropriate action with regard to the medical items depending on the particular transition point. | 11-19-2015 |
Todd Arthur Waggoner, Cameron, WI US
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20100018003 | DOOR STOP ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INTERCHANGEABLE DECORATIVE HEAD PIECE - The present invention provides a door stop assembly that includes a retention mechanism that is releasably secured to a portion of a structure, and a decorative head piece that is one of selectively coupled to and permanently affixed to the retention mechanism. Optionally, the retention mechanism includes a track on which a recess defined by the decorative head piece is selectively slid, thereby coupling the decorative head piece to the retention mechanism. The retention mechanism is releasably secured to one of an adjacent wall or structure. Alternatively, the retention mechanism includes a flange that is integrally formed with the decorative head piece, wherein the flange is configured to receive one or more screws. | 01-28-2010 |
20120144624 | DOOR STOP ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INTERCHANGEABLE DECORATIVE HEAD PIECE - The present invention provides a door stop assembly having an interchangeable decorative head piece, including: a base plate that is selectively secured to the base of a wall; a retention bracket that is selectively secured to the base plate; a stem portion that protrudes from the retention bracket; and a decorative head piece that is selectively secured to the retention bracket. Optionally, the base plate and the retention bracket are integrally formed. Optionally, the base plate and the retention bracket define a space there between. The decorative head piece includes an arcuate lip portion on a back portion thereof that is configured to selectively engage the space defined by the base plate and the retention bracket. Optionally, the stem portion protrudes from the base plate through the retention bracket. Preferably, the stem portion protrudes through a front portion of the decorative head piece. | 06-14-2012 |
Trevor A Waggoner, Kansas City, KS US
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20140068861 | PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH VIRTUAL PIVOT-SHIFT PELVIC PADS, UPPER BODY STABILIZATION AND FAIL-SAFE TABLE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during a surgical procedure is provided, including an open fixed frame suspended above a floor and a pair of spaced opposed radially sliding joints cooperating with the frame, each joint including a virtual pivot point and an arc of motion spaced from the virtual pivot point, the joints being movable along the arc providing a pivot ship mechanism for a pair of pelvic pads attached to the joints. A base for supporting and suspending a patient support structure above the floor, for supporting a patient during a surgical procedure, the base including a pair of spaced opposed vertical translation subassemblies reversibly attachable to a patient support structure, a cross-bar, and a rotation subassembly having two degrees of rotational freedom; wherein a location of each vertical translation subassembly is substantially constant during operation of the patient support structure. | 03-13-2014 |
20140109316 | PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH VIRTUAL PIVOT-SHIFT PELVIC PADS, UPPER BODY STABILIZATION AND FAIL-SAFE TABLE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during a surgical procedure includes a patient support structure incorporating an open fixed frame suspended above a floor and a pair of spaced opposed radially sliding joints cooperating with the frame, each joint including a virtual pivot point and an arc of motion spaced from the pivot point, the joints being movable along the arc providing a pivot-shift mechanism for a pair of pelvic pads attached to the joints. A base supports and suspends the patient support structure above the floor, for supporting a patient during a surgical procedure, the base including a pair of spaced opposed vertical translation subassemblies reversibly attachable to the support structure, a cross-bar, and a rotation subassembly having two degrees of rotational freedom; wherein a location of each vertical translation subassembly is substantially constant during operation of the patient support structure. | 04-24-2014 |
20160000621 | Surgical Table with Pivoting and Translating Hinge - A surgical table including a patient support structure and a base assembly including a first and a second support column supporting respective ends of the patient support structure. The patient support structure including a head end section and a foot end section, the head end section coupled at a pair of outer ends to the first support column, the foot end section coupled at a pair of outer ends to the second support column, the head and foot end sections each comprising a pair of inner ends that are pivotally and slidingly coupled together at an inward articulation, each of the inner ends of the head end section comprise a slot at the inward articulation, each of the inner ends of the foot end section are coupled with the respective slot via a hinge pin that engages the slot, the hinge pin configured to pivot and slide within the slot. | 01-07-2016 |
20160000626 | Surgical Table with Patient Support Having Flexible Inner Frame Supported on Rigid Outer Frame - A surgical table comprising a base and a patient support supported between opposed ends of the base, each opposed end including a pitch/roll assembly. The base is configured such that the patient support can be rolled and pitched relative to the opposed ends via the pitch/roll assemblies such that the roll axis of each pitch/roll assembly remains coaxial regardless of how the patient support is pitched or rolled relative to the base. The patient support includes an outer frame and an inner frame supported on, and displaceable relative to, the outer frame. The inner frame is further articulating about, and relative to, itself. The outer frame is rigid in that it does not change configurations. | 01-07-2016 |
20160000627 | SINGLE AND DUAL COLUMN PATIENT POSITIONING AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A surgical table for supporting a patient over a floor and including a base assembly, a support column assembly and a patient support structure. The base assembly supported on the floor and including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a member extending along a base longitudinal axis between the first and second ends. The support column assembly moveably coupled with the base assembly and configured to translate between the first and second ends of the base assembly along the member extending therebetween, the support column assembly being the only support column assembly coupled with the base assembly. The patient support structure including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the second end of the patient support structure supported off of the support column assembly in a cantilevered fashion. | 01-07-2016 |
20160000629 | Radiolucent Hinge for a Surgical Table - A surgical table including a patient support including a head end section including a pair of head end frames joined with a foot end section including a pair of foot end frames, each of the head end frames is inwardly joined with one of the foot end frames at a hinge. Each of the hinges including a drive chain positioned within the foot end frame and including a plurality of drive links coupled together, the drive chain coupled at opposite ends to a sprocket and a drive link, the sprocket being rotatably coupled with the head end section via a hinge pin. The drive link operably coupled with a motor to move the drive link within the foot end frame so as to move the drive chain and cause the sprocket to rotate such that the head end section articulates relative to the foot end section about the hinge pins. | 01-07-2016 |
Van E. Waggoner, Dubuque, IA US
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20080230148 | SPEED READINESS INDICATOR FOR A SAW HEAD IN A TREE FELLER - A forestry machine includes a frame; a felling saw carried by the frame; and a speed readiness indicator associated with a saw head of the felling saw. The speed readiness indicator includes at least one sensor, a visual indicator and a controller. The one or more sensors provide an indication of a rotational speed of the saw head. The controller is coupled with each sensor and the visual indicator. The controller receives an input signal from each sensor and actuates the visual indicator to indicate an approximate rotational speed of the saw head. | 09-25-2008 |
Wesley Robert Waggoner, Cortez, CO US
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20150014979 | Wind Cure Band Folder - This invention, The Wind Cure Band Folder, replaces the common band folder, which offers the singular utility of providing a place to store sheet music. The Wind Cure Band Folder not only stores sheet music but also provides a solution to the perennial problem of how to keep one's sheet music from blowing away when rehearsing or performing outdoors. It does this by using transparent material for both the pockets and flaps on the inside of the band folder, and by providing a way to attach the band folder itself to the music stand. | 01-15-2015 |