Bates, US
Aaron Bates, Raleigh, NC US
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20100206944 | PACKAGE WITH MODULES - A package ( | 08-19-2010 |
Aaron L. Bates, Moseley, VA US
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20110121010 | Display System, Dispensing Device and Package For Use Therein - Disclosed is a system and method for dispensing products provided initially in a package. The system includes a frame and an opening tool. The frame has longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections and includes an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided. The opening tool is associated with the frame and is arranged to open the package when the package is moved longitudinally on the upper support deck and relative to the opening tool thereby allowing the products to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area. | 05-26-2011 |
20110121011 | Product Dispensing System With Anti-Theft Engagement - A product dispensing system including a dispenser that includes a frame having two opposed side walls and a support surface between the opposed side walls, and a container positioned on the support surface, the container being releasably engaged with the frame. | 05-26-2011 |
20110121022 | Product Dispenser With Low Product Indicator - A product dispenser including a frame configured to support a plurality of products and flag element connected to the frame, the flag element being moveable relative to the frame from a first, un-deployed configuration when the flag element is engaged with at least one of the products, to a second, deployed configuration when the flag element is not engaged with the products. | 05-26-2011 |
20110198393 | CARTON WITH HANDLE - A carton including a wall ( | 08-18-2011 |
20120018391 | Product Dispensing Apparatus and System - A product dispenser including a frame having a first side wall, a second side wall laterally opposed from the first side wall, a lower support surface positioned between the first and second side walls and having a front end longitudinally spaced from a rear end, the rear end being elevated relative to the front, and an upper support surface positioned between the first and second side walls and spaced apart from the lower support surface, the upper support surface having a front end longitudinally spaced from a rear end, the front end being elevated relative to the rear, and a rib connected to the upper support surface and protruding outward from a plane defined by the upper support surface in a direction away from the lower support surface. | 01-26-2012 |
20120074016 | Compressible Paperboard Container - A container including a plurality of walls assembled into a three-dimensional body that defines an internal volume, wherein at least one of the walls includes a plurality of pre-formed fold lines that facilitate controlled deformation of the wall when the container is under compression. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074160 | Product Dispensing Container, System and Method with Priming Area - A product dispensing container including a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, at least one of the walls including an access door panel, a priming area and a severance line, and a plurality of products received in the internal volume, wherein the priming area is displaceable relative to the wall to form a free edge, and wherein the access door panel is at least partially defined by the free edge and the severance line when the priming area is displaced relative to the wall. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074164 | Product Dispensing System - A product dispensing system including a container having a plurality of walls that define an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, and a dispenser including a frame configured to support the container and a catch element connected to the frame, the catch element being positioned to engage the opening when the container is loaded onto the frame. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074211 | Paperboard Container with Friction-Reducing Coating - A paperboard container including a paperboard substrate that defines at least one wall panel and at least one partition panel, the wall panel defining an internal volume, the partition panel including a first major surface and a second major surface, and being position in the internal volume such that the first major surface defines a first chamber within the internal volume and the second major surface defines a second chamber within the internal volume, and a friction-reducing coating applied to at least a portion of the first and/or second major surfaces. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080513 | Product Container and Dispenser - A product container and dispenser including a housing having a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, a first wall of the housing defining an opening into the internal volume, and a partition structure positioned in the internal volume, the partition structure including a sealing wall aligned with the first wall and a partition wall connected to the sealing wall, wherein the opening is at least partially obstructed by the sealing wall. | 04-05-2012 |
20120085814 | CARRYING HANDLE FOR A CARTON | 04-12-2012 |
20120211522 | Product Dispensing System with Panel Guide - A product dispensing system including a container defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the container including a weakened severance line extending from the opening to define an access panel, and a dispenser including a frame and a catch element, the frame having a support deck and defining a recess sized to receive the access panel, the catch element being positioned to engage the opening in the container, separate the access panel from the container along the weakened severance line, and guide the separated access panel into the recess when the container is moved along the support deck. | 08-23-2012 |
20120228247 | DISPENSING SYSTEM AND PACKAGE FOR USE THEREWITH - A system for dispensing articles provided initially in a package is disclosed that comprises a frame configured to support the package of articles and a package-opening tool associated with the frame. The frame includes longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections, and an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided. The opening tool associated with the frame such that its open the package when the package is moved longitudinally on the upper support deck and relative to the opening tool, thereby allowing the articles to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area. | 09-13-2012 |
20120261427 | Insulated Container with Debossed Overwrap - An insulated container including a base container having a side wall that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume and an overwrap positioned over the side wall, the overwrap including bosses extending inward toward the base container, wherein the bosses are configured as indicia. | 10-18-2012 |
20120285976 | Product Dispensing System With Increased Product-To-Dispenser Contact - A product dispensing system including a container defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the container including a weakening feature, the opening and the weakening feature defining an access panel, and a dispenser including a frame having longitudinally opposed first and second ends, and including a support deck and a product display area, the support deck extending at least partially between the first and second ends, the product display area being positioned below the support deck, and a catch element connected to the frame proximate the first end, the catch element protruding away from the second end such that the catch element engages the opening in the container and at least partially separates the access panel from the container as the container longitudinally moves along the support deck from the first end toward the second end. | 11-15-2012 |
20120285977 | Product Dispensing System - A product dispensing system including a dispenser frame having a front end longitudinally opposed from a rear end, the dispenser frame including a support deck extending at least partially between the front end and the rear end, the support deck having an upper surface and defining a channel below the upper surface, the channel having an entrance opening and an exit opening, and a product display area positioned below the support deck, and a catch element connected to the dispenser frame proximate the entrance opening. | 11-15-2012 |
20120292379 | CARTON WITH TEAR INITIATION FEATURE - A carton has a wall including overlapping portions of an outside panel and an inside panel. The outside panel includes an outside handle flap defined by an outside severance line while the inside panel includes an inside handle flap defined by an inside severance line. At least a portion of the outside severance line is in substantial registry with at least a portion of the inside severance line where the outside panel overlaps the inside panel. The inside handle flap includes a relief severance line extending from the inside severance line such that the relief severance line divides the inside handle flap into a delamination section and the other section. The relief severance line is configured to initiate delamination of at least the delamination section of the inside handle flap. The structure is at least partially detachable from the carton along the outside and inside severance lines. | 11-22-2012 |
20120312866 | CARTON WITH HANDLE - A carton includes a handle ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120318817 | Product Dispensing System with Tapered Opening Tool - A product dispensing system including a dispenser having a front end longitudinally opposed from a rear end, the dispenser including a first support deck extending at least partially between the front end and the rear end, an opening tool connected proximate the first support deck, the opening tool including a front edge, wherein the front edge is tapered to a forward-most end, and a second support deck positioned below the first support deck, the second support defining a product display area. | 12-20-2012 |
20120325839 | DEVICES FOR DISPENSING AND DISPLAYING PRODUCTS AND PACKAGE ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH THE SAME - A device for dispensing and displaying products is disclosed. The device comprises: a package assembly having an outer sleeve with at least one aperture formed therein and a product retaining insert slidably engaged within the outer sleeve; a frame having an upper support deck and a product display area; and an engagement feature extending from the frame. When the package assembly is slid longitudinally onto the upper support deck of the frame, the engagement feature extends through the aperture formed in the outer sleeve and engages with the product retaining insert such that the products inside the package assembly are at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area. | 12-27-2012 |
20130015090 | PACKAGE, CARTON AND BLANK THEREFOR - Each of the first and second side panels of a tubular carton includes a notional longitudinal line disposed at an elevation above the bottom panel that is below the elevation of the shoulders of the bottles. At least one of the opposed ends of the tubular carton is closed by a composite end wall. The composite end wall includes pair of first and second side end closure flaps hingedly connected to the side panels of the carton along first fold lines respectively. Each of the first fold lines is interrupted by a pair of at least substantially triangular panels, each of the pairs of at least substantially triangular panels is formed such that a lowermost triangular panel of the pair is disposed below the respective notional longitudinal line and such that an uppermost triangular panel of the pair is disposed above the respective notional longitudinal line. | 01-17-2013 |
20130020341 | Product Dispensing System with Multiple Dispensing Decks - A product dispensing frame having a front end and a rear end, and including an upper support deck extending between the front end and the rear end, a lower support deck positioned below the upper support deck, the lower support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a first product display area, and an intermediate support deck positioned between the upper support deck and the lower support deck, the intermediate support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a second product display area. | 01-24-2013 |
20130062360 | MULTI-DECK PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH REAR GUIDE - A product dispensing system including a frame structure having a front end and a rear end, the frame structure including an upper support deck extending between the front and rear ends, a lower support deck positioned below the upper support deck, the lower support deck extending between the front and rear ends and defining a first product display area, and an intermediate support deck positioned between the upper support deck and the lower support deck, the intermediate support deck extending between the front and rear ends and defining a second product display area, wherein the upper support deck and the intermediate support deck define a vertical drop zone proximate the rear end, the vertical drop zone extending from the upper support deck to the lower support deck, and a guide positioned between the upper support deck and the intermediate support deck, the guide extending into the vertical drop zone. | 03-14-2013 |
20130062361 | PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH FLEXING CONTAINER - A product dispensing system including a dispenser having an upper support deck that defines a deck opening and a lower support deck that defines a product display area, a container positioned on the upper support deck, the container including first and second walls that define an internal volume, wherein the first wall defines an opening having a longitudinal length that is aligned with the deck opening, and wherein the second wall includes a lower portion proximate the container opening, and a plurality of products initially housed in the internal volume, wherein the dispenser is spaced from the lower portion of the second wall such that the lower portion bows outward and increases the longitudinal length when a product engages the lower portion as it exits the container through the container opening. | 03-14-2013 |
20130105509 | DISPENSING SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130221017 | Product Dispensing System with Staggered Perforations - A product dispensing system including a container having a plurality of walls that define an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, wherein the container defines a first arrangement of perforations extending in a first row from the opening and a second arrangement of perforations extending in a second row from the opening, wherein the first perforations are staggered by a distance relative to the second perforations. | 08-29-2013 |
20130264351 | Product Dispensing System - A product dispensing system including a dispenser having a housing that defines an internal volume and a product display area, and a support deck received in the internal volume, the support deck including a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end extends toward the product display area, and wherein the rear end is elevated relative to the front end, a container received in the internal volume and supported on the support deck, the container defining an access opening, wherein the support deck directs the container toward the front end such that the access opening is aligned with the product display area, and a plurality of products initially housed in the container. | 10-10-2013 |
20130277321 | Product Dispensing System with Tapered Catch Element - A product dispensing system including a dispenser having a front end longitudinally opposed from a rear end, the dispenser including a first support deck extending at least partially between the front end and the rear end, a catch element connected proximate the first support deck, the catch element including a front edge, wherein the front edge is tapered to a forward-most end, and a second support deck positioned below the first support deck, the second support defining a product display area. | 10-24-2013 |
20140001200 | Product Dispenser and Shelf Assembly | 01-02-2014 |
20140102942 | Product Dispensing Container, System and Method with Priming Area - A product dispensing container including a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, at least one of the walls including an access door panel, a priming area and a severance line, and a plurality of products received in the internal volume, wherein the priming area is displaceable relative to the wall to form a free edge, and wherein the access door panel is at least partially defined by the free edge and the severance line when the priming area is displaced relative to the wall. | 04-17-2014 |
20140103056 | Product Dispensing Container, System and Method with Priming Area - A product dispensing container including a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, at least one of the walls including an access door panel, a priming area and a severance line, and a plurality of products received in the internal volume, wherein the priming area is displaceable relative to the wall to form a free edge, and wherein the access door panel is at least partially defined by the free edge and the severance line when the priming area is displaced relative to the wall. | 04-17-2014 |
Aaron L. Bates US
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20100127058 | ARTICLE CARRIER - An article carrier comprises a primary panel and a first side panel connected together along a first fold line. The primary panel has at least one article receiving aperture for receiving a tapered article. The at least one receiving aperture is in a tangential contacting relationship with the first fold line. | 05-27-2010 |
Aaron L. Bates, Raleigh, NC US
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20080237326 | BASKET STYLE CARRIER WITH RIGID MEDIAL BEAM AND REINFORCED END HANDLES - A collapsible basket style carrier that can be formed from a paperboard blank. The basket style carrier includes a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed end walls, a medial beam extending between the end walls, and a slot handle in each of the end walls. The medial beam and the manner in which the medial beam, the end walls, and the bottom wall are connected gives the carrier structural integrity. The basket style carrier also includes lateral dividers that extend from the medial beam to the side walls to define compartments for receiving articles such as bottles. | 10-02-2008 |
20090194436 | ARTICLE CARRIER HAVING REINFORCED BOTTOM WALL - An article carrier comprises upstanding walls adjoining a reinforced bottom wall. The reinforced bottom wall has an arrangement of lesser-reinforced regions. Each lesser-reinforced region may comprise a region of enhanced deformability. The reinforced bottom wall comprises at least a first bottom-wall panel and a second bottom-wall panel disposed in face-contacting relationship with respect to one another. Each lesser-reinforced region may comprise an aperture in one of the first bottom-wall panel and the second bottom-wall panel. Each lesser-reinforced region may comprise an embossment in one of the first bottom-wall panel and the second bottom-wall panel. Each lesser-reinforced region may comprise an embossment in one of the first bottom-wall panel and the second bottom-wall panel and an aperture in another one of the first bottom-wall panel and the second bottom-wall panel in alignment with the embossment. | 08-06-2009 |
Andrea Elizabeth Bates, Atlanta, GA US
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20090188018 | Hygienic mitt and method of manufacture - A disposable hygienic mitt that is selectively detachable from other mitts, preferably held in a dispensable roll or stack. The mitt has a rectangular body formed of at least an outer absorbent layer and an inner substantially liquid-repellant layer, and has a thumb portion thereof that is integral with the body and selectively individually articulable therefrom with a thumb passage therein. The inner layer forming a substantially liquid-tight interior of the mitt such that a hand selectively fits within the interior and the thumb of the hand fits within the thumb passage. The thumb portion preferably articulates from the body from the thumb being inserted into the thumb passage. | 07-30-2009 |
Andrew L. Bates, Peyton, CO US
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20090158392 | DYNAMIC AUTHENTICATION GATEWAY - A dynamic authentication broker is configured to process authentication requests received from a network access server formatted in any of a plurality of protocols and received over any of a plurality of ports. Processing authentication requests may include authenticating and/or authorizing a particular user, user device and/or network access server. | 06-18-2009 |
20090165096 | DYNAMIC RADIUS - A system includes a remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS) server in communication with a network access server. The network access server provides an authentication request to the RADIUS server. The authentication request includes at least a user identifier and a device identifier. The RADIUS server determines an authentication format utilized by the network access server based on the received authentication request. The system may also determine an authorization level to provide with an authentication response. | 06-25-2009 |
20140130130 | DYNAMIC RADIUS - A system includes a remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS) server in communication with a network access server. The network access server provides an authentication request to the RADIUS server. The authentication request includes at least a user identifier and a device identifier. The RADIUS server determines an authentication format utilized by the network access server based on the received authentication request. The system may also determine an authorization level to provide with an authentication response. | 05-08-2014 |
20150058976 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS - An approach for mitigating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks includes assigning a set of temporary network addresses to a hostname for a finite period and assigning one or more other sets of temporary network addresses to the hostname in one or more following finite periods, responding to a hostname lookup request based on the set of temporary network addresses, the one or more other sets of temporary network addresses, or a combination thereof that are active, responding to a network address lookup request based on at least one of the set of temporary network addresses and the one or more other sets of temporary network addresses that is associated with a current one of the finite period or the one or more following finite periods, and retiring the set of temporary network addresses, the one or more sets of temporary network addresses, or a combination thereof after a configurable number of finite periods, wherein no further network address or hostname lookup request is served based on the retired set of temporary network addresses, the retired one or more sets of temporary network addresses, or a combination thereof. | 02-26-2015 |
Benjamin G. Bates, Boise, ID US
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20100148924 | Wireless Communication Devices - A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location. A secure cargo transportation system comprises a vehicle including an enclosure having an opening; a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position, wherein the door restricts access to the enclosure, and an open position; an electronically actuable lock configured to selectively lock or unlock the door relative to the enclosure; a memory supported by the vehicle and configured to store a location coordinate; and a global positioning system supported by the vehicle and coupled to the memory and to the lock, and configured to enable the lock to unlock the door if the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate. | 06-17-2010 |
20120296810 | SECURE CARGO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location. Apparatus, including secure cargo transportation systems are also disclosed. | 11-22-2012 |
20140197920 | METHODS OF CONFIGURING AND USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical location matches the desired geographical location. A secure cargo transportation system comprises a vehicle including an enclosure having an opening; a door movable relative to the opening between a closed position, wherein the door restricts access to the enclosure, and an open position: an electronically actuable lock configured to selectively lock or unlock the door relative to the enclosure; a memory supported by the vehicle and configured to store a location coordinate; and a global positioning system supported by the vehicle and coupled to the memory and to the lock, and configured to enable the lock to unlock the door if the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the location coordinate. | 07-17-2014 |
Bobby Lewis Bates, Fallon, NV US
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20100164233 | Centrifugal torque amplifyer - Herein disclosed is an electrical power generation apparatus that produces more power than the apparatus consumes for operation and the excess power can be used for clean environmentally friendly energizing of additional devices of user choice. The overall apparatus is operational due to centrifugal force created within the assembly of the apparatus. | 07-01-2010 |
Brain L. Bates, Bloomington, IN US
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20110125289 | Implantable Graft to Close a Fistula - An implantable graft, which may be inserted into a fistula tract to occlude the primary opening of the fistula, is provided. To prevent unintentional displacement of the graft or extrusion of the graft from the fistula of a patient, the graft may be provided with a cap that extends laterally from at least one end of the body of the graft, where the cap may be integral with the body of the graft, attachable to at least one end of the body of the graft, and/or moveable along the body of the graft. The graft may also have a tail that extends from one end of the body of the graft to assist in placement of the graft in a fistula tract. The graft may be an integral unit made of a single material, such as a heterograft material, or may include distinct components made of the same or different materials. Methods for closing a fistula tract are also provided. | 05-26-2011 |
Brian Bates, El Dorado, AR US
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20110071914 | Method and Apparatus for Secure Transaction Management - Methods and apparatuses for secure transaction management are provided. An example method may include verifying that a mobile terminal identifier is registered with an account, generating an authorization code, and verifying that the received authorization code matches the authorization code stored in association with the account, and the received customer verification number matches the customer verification number associated with the account. The example method may also include providing for transmission of a verification reply to authorize the transaction. | 03-24-2011 |
Brittney S. Bates, Nashville, TN US
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20110166158 | SUBSTITUTED PHENYLAMINE CARBOXAMIDE ANALOGS AS MGLUR5 NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed are negative allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 07-07-2011 |
20110172247 | SUBSTITUTED HETEROARYLAMINE CARBOXAMIDE ANALOGS AS MGLUR5 NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed are negative allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention | 07-14-2011 |
20110172248 | SUBSTITUTED HETEROARYLAMIDE ANALOGS AS MGLUR5 NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed are negative allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 07-14-2011 |
20140206707 | 6-ALKYL-N-(PYRIDIN-2-YL)-4-ARYLOXYPICOLINAMIDE ANALOGS AS MGLUR5 NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed are negative allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 07-24-2014 |
Cary Bates, Rochester, MN US
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20100057715 | Prevention of a User Mimicking Another User in a Virtual World - Methods and apparatus associate a computed difference factor to avatars that are to interact with one another in a simulated environment. Applying a difference factor to the avatars enables identification of similar avatars in order to avoid mistaken identities among the avatars. The difference factor predicts probability that one avatar is mimicking another avatar. An attribute uniqueness algorithm may assign the difference factor based on name, appearance, and/or accessory similarity between two avatars. A user index may be used to store data describing attributes of each avatar for analysis using programs that are stored in memory and that execute the attribute uniqueness algorithm. Further, system validation of each avatar provides ability to protect and control likeness of the avatars in the virtual world. | 03-04-2010 |
Charles E. Bates, Birmingham, AL US
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20110073268 | PROCESS FOR REPAIRING INLET PORTS OF AN EXTRUDER DIE - A process for repairing one or more worn inlet ports on an interior or exterior surface of an extruder die wherein each inlet port provides an opening into an extrusion channel. The worn inlet port has a funnel shape and a diameter greater than that of the extrusion channel. The worn inlet port is repaired by placing a fused silicon oxide insert into one or more extrusion channels so that an external surface of the insert engages the interior surface of the extrusion channel, thereby forming a pocket around the insert between the circumference or perimeter of the worn inlet port and the external surface of the insert. The pocket is filled with molten metal, and the insert prevents the molten metal from entering the extrusion channel. When the molten metal hardens the inserts are removed. New inlet ports are thereby formed having the same diameter as the extrusion channels. | 03-31-2011 |
Christopher Bates, Sioux Falls, SD US
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20090109669 | Precise repeatable setting of color characteristics for lighting applications - A desired color of illumination of a subject is achieved by determining settings for color inputs and applying those setting to one or more systems that generate and mix colors of light, so as to provide combined light of the desired character. In the examples of appropriate systems, an optical integrating cavity diffusely reflects light of three or more colors, and combined light emerging from an aperture of the cavity illuminates the subject. System settings for amounts of the different colors of the input lights are easily recorded for reuse or for transfer and use in other systems. | 04-30-2009 |
Darrin Jesse Bates, Durham, NC US
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20090017789 | Point of presence on a mobile network - A wireless device with a capacity for high bandwidth connectivity adapted to provide access to the Internet or other WAN for a single user or multiple concurrent users. The wireless access device acts as a network point of presence to provide access to a number of different devices. Authorization is performed and billing measures are established in real time. Billing credits may be provided to an account associated with the user of the wireless access device based upon selected metrics (for example, duration of the connection or amount of data passed). In certain implementations, devices that are previously unknown to the wireless access device and that have not received a wireless access device-specific configuration can be provided network access. Thus, instead of a hard-wired point of presence to the Internet, a mobile, ad hoc point of presence is established through the wireless access device. | 01-15-2009 |
David A. Bates, Plymouth, MN US
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20080303728 | Connector for an implantable medical device - A connector assembly for an implantable medical device with hardware components placed in established physical locations within the polymer of the connector, and a method of making the assembly. One embodiment includes a method that involves forming a first shot, coupling at least one hardware component to the first shot to form a subassembly, placing the subassembly between a set of opposing areas of a mold, moving at least one of the areas of the set of opposed areas of the mold to constrain the subassembly within the mold, and introducing a second shot over at least a portion of the subassembly to form the connector. | 12-11-2008 |
20140285396 | CONNECTOR FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A connector assembly for an implantable medical device with hardware components placed in established physical locations within the polymer of the connector, and a method of making the assembly. One embodiment includes a method that involves forming a first shot, coupling at least one hardware component to the first shot to form a subassembly, placing the subassembly between a set of opposing areas of a mold, moving at least one of the areas of the set of opposed areas of the mold to constrain the subassembly within the mold, and introducing a second shot over at least a portion of the subassembly to form the connector. | 09-25-2014 |
David Allen Bates, Fayetteville, NY US
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20080211601 | Discrete Voltage Tunable Resonator Made of Dielectric Material - A voltage tunable resonator is provided, including a dielectric base made of a dielectric material having at least one of a voltage dependent dielectric constant and piezoelectric characteristics. A metal contact having a predetermined area is provided on an outer surface of the dielectric base at a predetermined location to provide a predetermined loaded Q for the resonator, and a metal ground coating is provided on the remaining exposed surfaces of the dielectric base, and an isolation region having a sufficient area to prevent significant coupling between the metal contact and the metal ground coating. A control voltage applied between the metal contact and the metal ground coating provides at least one of (i) a variable electric field to control the dielectric constant and a resonant frequency of the resonator and (ii) a piezoelectric response causing a dimensional change in the resonator to control the resonant frequency of the resonator. | 09-04-2008 |
20090231064 | WIDEBAND DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE FILTER - A waveguide-type dielectric filter suitable for wideband filter applications made of a metallized dielectric material is provided. The filter includes two or more mutually coupled resonators disposed in a longitudinal manner. The coupling between adjacent resonators is provided and adjusted by slots or through holes. The dielectric block is covered with metal ground coating with the exception of an uncoated area at the input and output that creates two contact pads on one surface of the dielectric block that are electrically isolated from the metal ground coating. Metallized blind holes are formed on the opposing surface of the dielectric block with respect to the contact pads. These blind holes effectively move the ground plane closer to the contact pad, which, in turn increases the coupling between the input and output resonators and external circuitry, which is essential for building wide bandwidth band pass filters. | 09-17-2009 |
20130342287 | HIGH FREQUENCY BAND PASS FILTER WITH COUPLED SURFACE MOUNT TRANSITION - A high frequency band pass filter with a coupled surface mount transition is provided, including a filter substrate, circuit connection elements defining input and an output elements provided on a surface of the filter substrate, electronic filter components provided on the first surface of the filter substrate, and impedance matching structures provided on the first surface of the filter substrate between the electronic filter components and the respective input and output elements. Signal connection structures are provided on an opposed surface of the filter substrate, in locations that positionally correspond to respective positions of the input and output elements. The respective signal connection elements are capacitively coupled, through a thickness direction of the filter substrate, to a respective one of the input and output elements on the opposed surface of the filter substrate without the presence of any vertical conductive structures within the filter substrate at the input and the output elements. | 12-26-2013 |
Frank Bates, St. Louis, MN US
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20090140449 | Process for Producing a Hyper-Elastic, High Strength Dilatation Balloon made from Multi-Block Copolymers - A self-wrapping dilatation balloon comprising a multiblock copolymer having high elasticity and elastic recovery from nominal strains greater than about 30% is described. Also described herein, is a polymeric extrudate for making a dilatation balloon comprising a multiblock copolymer having tensile strength in the range of about 50 MPa to about 450 MPa, strain at break in the range of about 50% to about 600% and substantially complete elastic recovery from nominal strains of at least about 30%. The extrudate has phase-separated microdomains that are macroscopically aligned in parallel, perpendicular, transverse or a combination thereof. Also described herein is a process for producing a polymeric extrudate for use as a dilatation balloon. The process comprises extruding a multiblock copolymer mixture or composition to form an extrudate. The extruding is done such that the extrudate has phase-separated microdomains that are macroscopically aligned in parallel, perpendicular, transverse or a combination thereof. After extrusion, the process optionally comprises the steps of drawing and coagulating the extrudate. | 06-04-2009 |
20100320634 | Process for Producing a Hyper-Elastic, High Strength Dilatation Balloon Made From Multi-Block Copolymers - A process for producing a dilatation balloon by extruding a multiblock copolymer composition to form an extrudate comprising phase-separated glassy, rubber, and semicrystalline microdomains that are macroscopically ordered in a perpendicular alignment. The balloon formed by the process demonstrates, during inflation, a true stress vs. nominal strain response curve comprising a first zone representative of a low modulus balloon, a second zone representative of a high strength balloon, and a sharp transition from the first zone to the second zone. | 12-23-2010 |
Frank S. Bates, St. Louis Part, MN US
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20080287595 | Amphiphilic Block Copolymer-Toughened Thermoset Resins - A composition comprising (1) a thermosettable resin selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin, an epoxy vinyl ester resin, an unsaturated polyester resin or a mixture thereof, and (2) an amphiphilic mock copolymer dispersed in the thermosettable resin; fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), coatings and composites prepared therefrom; and methods of preparing these. | 11-20-2008 |
Frank S. Bates, St. Louis Pk, MN US
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20090087664 | Directed assembly of triblock copolymers - Methods of directed self-assembly of multi-block (i.e., triblock and higher-order) copolymers on patterned substrates and related compositions are provided. According to various embodiments, the methods involve depositing copolymer materials on substrates configured to drive the assembly of micro-phase separated films that exhibit the same morphology as that copolymer materials in the bulk. In certain embodiments, binary patterns are used to drive the triblock copolymer films. The binary two-dimensional surface patterns are transformed into three-component and three-dimensional structures throughout the thickness of the overlying copolymer films. | 04-02-2009 |
Frank S. Bates, St. Louis Park, MN US
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20110040013 | LAYERED ZEOLITE MATERIALS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - A novel oxide material (MIN-I) comprising YO | 02-17-2011 |
20130029113 | BLOCK COPOLYMER MATERIALS FOR DIRECTED ASSEMBLY OF THIN FILMS - Provided herein are methods of formulating and engineering block copolymer (BCP) systems for directed self-assembly (DSA) processes. In some embodiments, the methods involve engineering a BCP material based on the interaction parameter (χ) of the material and the surface and/or interaction energies of its constituent blocks. Also provided are novel block BCP materials that can be used in DSA techniques. In some embodiments, the BCP systems described herein have micro-phase separating blocks, with at least one block including multiple types of repeat units. Also provided are structures formed by DSA, including structures having a sub-20 nm dimension. Applications included nanolithography for semiconductor devices, fabrication of cell-based assays, nanoprinting, photovoltaic cells, and surface-conduction electron-emitter displays. | 01-31-2013 |
Frank S. Bates, Saint Louis Park, MN US
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20090082486 | AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMER-TOUGHENED EPOXY RESINS - A curable epoxy resin composition including (a) a thermosettable epoxy resin; and (b) an amphiphilic block copolymer containing at least one epoxy resin miscible block segment and at least one epoxy resin immiscible block segment; wherein the immiscible block segment comprises at least one polyether structure provided that the polyether structure of said immiscible block segment contains at least one or more alkylene oxide monomer units having at least four carbon atoms, such that when the epoxy resin composition is cured, the toughness of the resulting cured epoxy resin composition is increased. The amphiphilic block copolymer is preferably an all polyether block copolymer such as a PEO-PBO diblock copolymer or a PEO-PBO-PEO triblock copolymer. | 03-26-2009 |
20140161931 | CHEWING GUMS AND GUM BASES COMPRISING MULTI-BLOCK COPOLYMERS - Chewing gums and chewing gum bases which are cud-forming and chewable at mouth temperature contains a multi-block copolymer having at least two repeating sequences of at least two different polymeric blocks having at least three monomer units each. The multi-block copolymer optionally includes linking units and may be formulated to have non-covalent crosslinking between the copolymer chains. The multi-block copolymer is optionally plasticized with a compatible di-block copolymer to function as an elastomer system in the gum base. Characteristics of the multi-block copolymers can be selected to produce gum bases and chewing gums having desired properties. In some cases, chewed cuds formed from the gum bases may exhibit improved removability from environmental surfaces to which they may become undesirably attached. | 06-12-2014 |
George L. Bates, Candler, NC US
George M. Bates, Burke, VA US
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20100195195 | System and method for combining multiple fiber amplifiers or multiple fiber lasers - A system for combining multiple fiber amplifiers, or multiple fiber amplifiers. The system includes a fiber combiner with multiple cores for connecting with the multiple fiber amplifiers and for combining the beams of the fiber amplifiers into a single beam. The fiber amplifiers are aligned, tapered, and stretched. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195676 | System and method for coupling multiple beams to an active fiber - A system and a method for coupling multiple pump light beams to an active fiber. The system including an inverted conical disk, concave lens or glass wedge, an active fiber placed in a center of the inverted conical disk (or concave lens) or at a bottom facet of the glass wedge and a plurality of pump light sources. The system further includes a plurality of lenses for focusing pump light beams from pump light sources towards a side of the inverted conical disk, concave lens or glass wedge, wherein the inverted conical disk, concave lens or glass wedge, couples the pump light beams into the active fiber. | 08-05-2010 |
Graham M. Bates, Waterbury, VT US
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20090270017 | Slurryless Mechanical Planarization for Substrate Reclamation - A patterned portion of a patterned semiconductor substrate is removed by abrasive mechanical planarization employing an abrasive pad but without employing any slurry. Preferably, water is supplied to enhance the removal rate during the mechanical planarization. The removal rate of material is substantially independent for common materials employed in back-end-of-line (BEOL) semiconductor materials, which enables non-selective removal of the material containing metallization structures. The removal rate of silicon is lower than the removal rate for the BEOL semiconductor materials, enabling a self-stopping planarization process. | 10-29-2009 |
20100248479 | CMP METHOD - The instant invention is a method of polishing a substrate including contacting a substrate having at least one metal layer including copper with a chemical-mechanical polishing composition. The CMP composition includes an abrasive, a surfactant, an oxidizer, an organic acid including polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and a liquid carrier. A portion of the copper in the metal layer is abraded to polish the substrate. A second CMP composition contacts the abraded substrate, the second acrylate free composition including an abrasive, a surfactant, an oxidizer, and a corrosion inhibitor, and a liquid carrier. Any dendrites that may have formed on the substrate are removed through abrasion. | 09-30-2010 |
20130078811 | SLURRY FOR CHEMICAL-MECHANICAL POLISHING OF METALS AND USE THEREOF - A composition and a method for chemical mechanical polishing. The composition includes a surfactant anion an alkyl alcohol and a diluent. The composition further includes abrasive particles and an oxidizer. The method includes providing the composition on a surface to be polished and polishing the surface by contacting the surface with a polishing pad. | 03-28-2013 |
20130147067 | LOCALLY TAILORING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING (CMP) POLISH RATE FOR DIELECTRICS - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes varying local chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) abrading rates of an insulator film by selectively varying a carbon content of the insulator film. | 06-13-2013 |
20130174987 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A CMP PAD FROM A PLATEN - A method and apparatus for removing a pad adhesively secured to a platen. The apparatus includes a barrel assembly having a clamp assembly fixedly attached to a perimeter of the barrel assembly; a rotatable handle assembly nested within the barrel assembly; and a ratchet assembly nested between the handle assemble and the barrel assembly the ratchet assembly configured to engage the rotatable handle assembly. | 07-11-2013 |
20140174670 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A CMP PAD FROM A PLATEN - A method and apparatus for removing a pad adhesively secured to a platen. The apparatus includes a barrel assembly having a clamp assembly fixedly attached to a perimeter of the barrel assembly; a rotatable handle assembly nested within the barrel assembly; and a ratchet assembly nested between the handle assemble and the barrel assembly the ratchet assembly configured to engage the rotatable handle assembly. | 06-26-2014 |
Herbert E. Bates, Amherst, NH US
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20090130415 | R-Plane Sapphire Method and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for the production of r-plane single crystal sapphire is disclosed. The method and apparatus may use edge defined film-fed growth techniques for the production of single crystal material exhibiting an absence of lineage. | 05-21-2009 |
Herbert Ellsworth Bates, Amherst, NH US
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20100282160 | SINGLE CRYSTALS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME - Various single crystals are disclosed including sapphire. The single crystals have desirable geometric properties, including a width not less than about 15 cm and the thickness is not less than about 0.5 cm. The single crystal may also have other features, such as a maximum thickness variation, and as-formed crystals may have a generally symmetrical neck portion, particularly related to the transition from the neck to the main body of the crystal. Methods and for forming such crystals and an apparatus for carrying out the methods are disclosed as well. | 11-11-2010 |
20120145069 | MELT FIXTURE INCLUDING THERMAL SHIELDS HAVING A STEPPED CONFIGURATION AND A METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Various single crystals are disclosed including sapphire. The single crystals have desirable geometric properties, including a width not less than about 15 cm and the thickness is not less than about 0.5 cm. The single crystal may also have other features, such as a maximum thickness variation, and as-formed crystals may have a generally symmetrical neck portion, particularly related to the transition from the neck to the main body of the crystal. Methods and for forming such crystals and an apparatus for carrying out the methods are disclosed as well. | 06-14-2012 |
20140017479 | METHOD OF FORMING AN R-PLANE SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL - A method and apparatus for the production of r-plane single crystal sapphire is disclosed. The method and apparatus may use edge defined film-fed growth techniques for the production of single crystal material exhibiting an absence of lineage. | 01-16-2014 |
Ian Bates, Logan, UT US
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20100008514 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUDIO BELT BUCKLE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for an audio belt buckle. The audio belt buckle contains a belt buckle housing, at least one speaker, an audio input receiver, an amplification device, and a power source. The belt buckle housing is coupled to a first end of a belt of a user. The belt buckle housing is configured to secure an opposing end of the belt to hold the belt around the waist of a user. The speaker is coupled to the belt buckle housing and is directed away from the user's body. The audio input receiver is also coupled to the belt buckle housing and is configured to receive audio input. The amplification device is coupled to the audio input, the speaker, and the power source. | 01-14-2010 |
James Bates, Sparta, NJ US
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20110184348 | DUAL CHAMBER AND GEAR PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A HIGH PRESSURE DELIVERY SYSTEM - A high pressure delivery device for delivering a medicament includes a first chamber for storing a supply of the medicament and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. A fluid connection path is in fluid communication with the second chamber for administering the medicament. A valving system is in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber and the fluid connection path. The valving system allows a dose of the medicament to be injected from the first chamber into the second chamber while substantially preventing backflow of the dose into the first chamber and substantially preventing leakage through the fluid connection path. The valving system also allows the dose in the second chamber to be administered through the fluid connection path while substantially preventing the dose from flowing back into the first chamber. | 07-28-2011 |
20110270222 | Injection Pen For Intradermal Medication Injection - A pen body assembly ( | 11-03-2011 |
20120041373 | Needle Changing Apparatus - An apparatus is disclosed for storing and changing needles for connection with a medicament delivery device, comprising an inner housing, a reservoir disposed within the inner housing, and a needle holder disposed within the inner housing, for fluidly connecting a medicament container of the medicament delivery device with the reservoir. The apparatus also includes a plurality of patient needles displaceably disposed on the needle holder, and an outer housing displaceably disposed about the inner housing and providing a user interface to individually select one of the plurality of patient needles, connect the selected needle with the reservoir, expose the selected needle outside of the apparatus for injection, and store the selected needle. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041383 | Circuitous Band Needle Changing Apparatus - An apparatus is disclosed for storing and changing needles for a medicament delivery device having a medicament container, including a fixed mount for connecting the apparatus with the medicament delivery device, a needle holder displaceable along a circuitous path and connecting a plurality of needles displaceably disposed thereon, and a guide member for guiding displacement of the needle holder, the guide member being disposed about the fixed mount. The apparatus also includes a user interface rotatably disposed about the fixed mount and having at least one internal engaging structure for displacing the needle holder along the circuitous path. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041385 | Attachable Needle Changing Device For Medicament Delivery Device - An attachable needle storage device is provided with a main body and a rotatable sleeve and a plurality of new needles stored within the sleeve, a leaf spring to direct each needle into a circumferential position of the pen body when rotated, and a ramp to move the needle into an axial position of the pen body when retracted or pulled rearward by the user. The attachable needle storage device is configured to attach to a pen device in a manner substantially the same as a conventional needle hub. In doing so, the rotation of the sleeve can be used to rotate a new needle onto a shuttle, and the retraction of the device can be used to cause a ramp to engage the needle and needle hub, moving the needle toward the axial position of the pen body and the septum. Once under the septum, the user continues pulling the device rearward, such that the needle is then moved rearward, pierces the septum of the medicament cartridge and exposes the distal end of the needle for injection. After use, a needle shield is used to unlock a compressed spring, which is configured to pull the needle from the septum, and return the device to the transport state, after which the previous steps can be repeated. | 02-16-2012 |
20120179115 | SEPARABLE HUB POST OF PEN NEEDLE - A pen needle ( | 07-12-2012 |
20130006216 | LOW DOSE PREFILLED DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - A drug delivery device ( | 01-03-2013 |
20140343535 | Syringe Housing To Facilitate Medication Injection - A syringe ( | 11-20-2014 |
20150057612 | DUAL CHAMBER AND GEAR PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A HIGH PRESSURE DELIVERY SYSTEM - A high pressure delivery device for delivering a medicament includes a first chamber for storing a supply of the medicament and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. A fluid connection path is in fluid communication with the second chamber for administering the medicament. A valving system is in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber and the fluid connection path. The valving system allows a dose of the medicament to be injected from the first chamber into the second chamber while substantially preventing backflow of the dose into the first chamber and substantially preventing leakage through the fluid connection path. The valving system also allows the dose in the second chamber to be administered through the fluid connection path while substantially preventing the dose from flowing back into the first chamber. | 02-26-2015 |
20150065991 | VIAL DOSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Vial dosing systems and methods are disclosed. A vial dosing device includes a connecting body coupleable to a vial, a cannulated plunger having a proximal end coupled to the connecting body, a dose chamber adapted to slidably receive a distal end of the cannulated plunger and to expel medicament through a distal end of the dose chamber, and a plunger tip check valve coupled to the cannulated plunger and adapted for fluid flow from the cannulated plunger through the plunger tip check valve into the dose chamber. | 03-05-2015 |
James P. Bates, Pilesgrove, NJ US
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20100057670 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING LOCKING IN MATERIALIZED QUERY TABLES - Disclosed is an apparatus and system for reducing locking in materialized query tables (MQT) for distributive functions. The apparatus includes an insert module that inserts into an MQT table a child record when a new record is inserted into a base table associated with the MQT. The child record includes values associated with the insert operation. Also included is a delete module that inserts into the MQT a child record that includes measure values that are the negative of the measure values in the base table row that is the subject of the delete operation. An update module inserts two child rows into the MQT, one negating the affected record and the other adding the values of the update operation. Each inserted child row includes a unique identifier that relates the inserted row to a parent row. An execution module generates responses using the values indicated by the cumulative records in a family. | 03-04-2010 |
James S. Bates, Sparta, NJ US
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20080243182 | Vascular hemostasis device and deployment apparatus - A hemostasis device for percutaneously sealing a puncture in the wall of a blood vessel includes a rigid post, and a foot, a seal and a retaining member mounted on the rigid post. The hemostasis device may be deployed in the puncture so that the foot is positioned within the blood vessel. Tension is applied to the rigid post to hold the foot against the inside surface of the blood vessel. The retaining member is then pushed along the length of the rigid post, advancing the seal to a deployed state against the outside surface of the blood vessel. The puncture in the blood vessel is sandwiched between the foot and the seal in the deployed state. The rigid post, foot, seal and retaining member may all be formed from a resorbable polymeric material. | 10-02-2008 |
20090318952 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING WOUNDS - A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having an adhesive layer on one side thereof for securing the dressing to the patient so as to hold the bladder against the patient's skin. Upon inflation, the deformable membrane projects towards the patient's skin and exerts pressure on the wound to reduce the flow of blood from the wound. | 12-24-2009 |
20090318953 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING WOUNDS - A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having an adhesive layer on one side thereof for securing the dressing to the patient so as to hold the bladder against the patient's skin. Upon inflation, the deformable membrane projects towards the patient's skin and exerts pressure on the wound to reduce the flow of blood from the wound. | 12-24-2009 |
20100268246 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL RETRIEVAL DEVICE - Baskets with atraumatic distal tips allow the capture of material from difficult-to-reach areas of the body, while reducing the risk of tissue damage. | 10-21-2010 |
20110143903 | RELEASABLE BASKET AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - A medical retrieval device includes a basket formed of two or more loops. The basket may be used to retrieve material (e.g., a urinary stone) from a body. The basket opens and closes for end-encapsulation of a stone and is strengthened by support members that interconnect the basket loops. A captured stone may be released from the basket with the basket still in the body by opening the loops. | 06-16-2011 |
20120029406 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING WOUNDS - A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having an adhesive layer on one side thereof for securing the dressing to the patient so as to hold the bladder against the patient's skin. Upon inflation, the deformable membrane projects towards the patient's skin and exerts pressure on the wound to reduce the flow of blood from the wound. | 02-02-2012 |
20120041381 | Sterility Barrier For Pen Needle And Storage Container Therefor - A pen needle includes a hub having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end. A needle is connected to the hub and extends through the first opening at the first end. Access to the needle through the second opening is prevented by a sterility barrier, which has a movable portion that is moved along a longitudinal axis of the needle to provide access to the needle. A storage container includes a housing having a plurality of cavities to receive a plurality of pen needles. A cover is rotatably connected to the housing and is rotated such that an access portion thereof is aligned with one of the cavities, thereby providing access to the pen needle in the cavity. | 02-16-2012 |
James S. Bates, Bloomington, IN US
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20090259229 | Surgical extractor - A surgical extractor for removing objects from a body including, for example, calculi, such as kidney stones and gall stones. The extractor includes a handle at a proximal end with a slider for operation by a physician. At the distal end, the extractor includes a plurality of wires with each wire comprising a first portion having an individual strand and a second portion comprising a plurality of filaments. When a retaining sheath is retracted, the wires, formed of a shape memory material such as stainless steel, expand such that each of the strands assume a spaced relationship to define a first section of a basket and the plurality of the filaments assume a spaced relationship to define a second section of the basket. The use of a basket formed by wires having a first section comprising an individual strand and a second section comprising the plurality of filaments promotes capture of objects within the body by having widely spaced wires in the first section, retention of such objects in the second section by multiplying the number of contacts with entrapped object, and improved selective release of such objects without any deleterious effect on the reliability or size of the extractor. Additionally, use of the basket enables improved dislodgment and capture of embedded or impacted objects. | 10-15-2009 |
20110213381 | Surgical Extractor - A surgical extractor for removing objects from a body including, for example, calculi, such as kidney stones and gall stones. The extractor includes a handle at a proximal end with a slider for operation by a physician. At the distal end, the extractor includes a plurality of wires with each wire comprising a first portion having an individual strand and a second portion comprising a plurality of filaments. When a retaining sheath is retracted, the wires, formed of a shape memory material such as stainless steel, expand such that each of the strands assume a spaced relationship to define a first section of a basket and the plurality of the filaments assume a spaced relationship to define a second section of the basket. The use of a basket formed by wires having a first section comprising an individual strand and a second section comprising the plurality of filaments promotes capture of objects within the body by having widely spaced wires in the first section, retention of such objects in the second section by multiplying the number of contacts with entrapped object, and improved selective release of such objects without any deleterious effect on the reliability or size of the extractor. Additionally, use of the basket enables improved dislodgment and capture of embedded or impacted objects. | 09-01-2011 |
Jason H. Bates, South Burlington, VT US
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20100069774 | Breath Biofeedback System and Method - A breath biofeedback method and system for encouraging a subject to modify respiration. The system includes a thoracic volume input module measuring thoracic volume data of the subject and a pattern module providing target breathing patterns in communication with a display generator. The display generator producing display information representing a displayable image including a first object having a first position determined as a function of the thoracic volume data and a second object having a second position determined as a function of the target breathing pattern and the thoracic volume data. The displayable image is designed such that when displayed on the display device the displayable image encourages the subject viewing the displayable image to modify respiration. | 03-18-2010 |
20140200429 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAPPING CARDIAC FIBRILLATION - Methods and systems for mapping cardiac fibrillation in a patient include deploying a catheter in the patient's heart, wherein the catheter includes an array of at least one stacked electrode pair having a first electrode and a second electrode. Each electrode pair is configured to be orthogonal to the surface of a cardiac tissue substrate. A plurality of measurements are obtained from the electrode array in response to electrical activity in the cardiac tissue substrate for a duration indicative of a number of electrical circuit cores and distribution of the electrical circuit cores across the cardiac tissue substrate in the patient's heart. These are processed to obtain the density and distribution of electrical circuit cores which are mapped onto a representation of the patient's heart. | 07-17-2014 |
Joe Bates, Joliet, IL US
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20100030521 | Method for analyzing and classifying process data - Process data mining system and method. The system analyzes data from complex process plants or systems and operates in open-book and closed-book modes. In closed-book mode, the system monitors incoming data sets against pre-defined clusters of data values and generates reports, indicating whether incoming data is a match or a no-match with the pre-defined clusters. In open-book mode, the system generates initial clusters, without having a-priori knowledge of the component or process, and also creates clusters “on the fly”, thereby fine-tuning the analysis. A knowledge base encompasses a combination of parameters for a particular component. Clusters are defined within the knowledge base, each cluster representing a particular operating condition. The system expands clusters, within pre-defined limits, or creates new clusters, as needed, in order to accommodate incoming data values. Newly created clusters are then named, so as to indicate the particular operating conditions. | 02-04-2010 |
John Bates, Clearfield, UT US
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20090071579 | FUEL BOX IN A BOILING WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR - A method for manufacturing a sheet metal for use in a boiling water nuclear reactor and such a sheet metal. The method includes providing a material of a zirconium alloy that includes zirconium, and whose main alloying materials include niobium. The material is annealed so that essentially all niobium containing secondary phase particles are transformed to β-niobium particles. | 03-19-2009 |
20110232439 | Spacer grid for positioning of fuel rods - A method of manufacturing an optimized sheet metal ( | 09-29-2011 |
John Bates, Nashua, NH US
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20080209078 | AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF COMPLEX EVENT PROCESSING APPLICATIONS AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY MONITORING DASHBOARDS - A system and method for constructing and deploying a business activity monitoring (BAM) dashboard associated with an event-based process are disclosed. A configuration module receives an event-based process identifier for an event-based process and data, such as inputs or outputs, for the event-based process. A generation module then generates a dashboard description that includes the identifier and an associated dashboard template having one or more dashboard components. This dashboard description is used by a dashboard server to automatically generate a BAM dashboard for monitoring the event-based process by using the association between the dashboard template and the event-based process to display data associated with the event-based process using one or more dashboard components. | 08-28-2008 |
20120291008 | AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF COMPLEX EVENT PROCESSING APPLICATIONS AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY MONITORING DASHBOARDS - A system and method for constructing and deploying a business activity monitoring (BAM) dashboard associated with an event-based process are disclosed. A configuration module receives an event-based process identifier for an event-based process and data, such as inputs or outputs, for the event-based process. A generation module then generates a dashboard description that includes the identifier and an associated dashboard template having one or more dashboard components. This dashboard description is used by a dashboard server to automatically generate a BAM dashboard for monitoring the event-based process by using the association between the dashboard template and the event-based process to display data associated with the event-based process using one or more dashboard components. | 11-15-2012 |
20130018702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESPONSIVE PROCESS MANAGEMENT DRIVEN BY BUSINESS VISIBILITY AND COMPLEX EVENT PROCESSING - A business process management (BPM) system, a business event processing system, and a business visibility system are integrated into a responsive process management platform using standardized messages to permit communication and collaboration among the systems. The BPM system has the capability to model and execute at least one monitoring process including at least one monitoring workstep. This monitoring process makes visible in the BPM system processes of interest that are executing in external systems. The business event processing system and/or the business visibility system have tools to allow users to easily configure those systems to sense events and send appropriate standardized messages to the other systems, can extract and send data to the BPM system, and can send alerts to the BPM system. | 01-17-2013 |
John Booth Bates, Harrodsburg, KY US
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20090135439 | Method And Apparatus For Printing A High Resolution Image With A Printhead In A Multi-Pass Printing Mode - A method of printing a high resolution image with a printhead in a multi-pass printing mode includes subdividing the high resolution image into a plurality of low resolution sub-images; subdividing each low resolution sub-image into a plurality of low resolution swath portions; and allocating an amount of a memory for buffer storage, the amount being only sufficient to store data corresponding to less than two of the low resolution swath portions. The method also includes, for each low resolution swath portion: halftoning each low resolution swath portion to generate a corresponding halftoned low resolution swath portion, the halftoning of each low resolution swath portion of a particular low resolution sub-image being performed independently of halftoning the low resolution swath portions of other low resolution sub-images; storing the halftoned low resolution swath portion into the amount of the memory; and printing the halftoned low resolution swath portion. | 05-28-2009 |
20100245430 | Method for Minimizing Printing Defects due to Missing Nozzle in Media Processing Device - Disclosed is a method for printing a media sheet in a media processing device. The method includes aligning a first portion of a printhead of the media processing device to a print area of the media sheet. The method further includes printing the print area of the media sheet by traversing the printhead over the print area in a first direction. The printing is performed by the first portion. Further, the method includes aligning a second portion of the printhead to the print area by adjusting the media sheet relative to the printhead by an index distance in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. Thereafter, the method includes reprinting the print area by traversing the printhead over the print area in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The reprinting is performed by the second portion. | 09-30-2010 |
20100309489 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRINTING OF RASTER DATA - A method for printing of raster data in a media processing device is disclosed. The method includes identifying an attribute of a set of raster lines of the raster data. The method further includes determining at least one print mode from a plurality of print modes based on the attribute. Each print mode of the plurality of print modes is configured to print the set of raster lines of the raster data. Furthermore, the method includes printing the set of raster lines of the raster data in the at least one print mode. | 12-09-2010 |
Justin Eric Bates, Clark Lake, MI US
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20110030791 | SOLAR MODULE SEALANT - A sealant composition which may be applied between two substrates in a solar panel provides consistent rheology, high weatherability resistance, acts as a moisture barrier, and has low conductivity. The sealant composition preferably includes a rubber component, at least one rheology modifier, an adhesion promoter, a flow modifier, and a stabilizer. | 02-10-2011 |
20110226334 | SOLAR MODULE SEALANT - A sealant composition which may be applied between two substrates in a solar panel provides consistent rheology, high weatherability, acts as a moisture barrier, and has low conductivity. The sealant composition preferably includes a rubber component, at least one rheology modifier, an adhesion promoter, a flow modifier, a stabilizer, and a high level of carbon black. | 09-22-2011 |
20120085408 | SOLAR MODULE SEALANT - A sealant composition which may be applied between two substrates in a solar panel provides consistent rheology, high weatherability, acts as a moisture barrier, and has low conductivity. The sealant composition preferably includes a rubber component, at least one rheology modifier, an adhesion promoter, a flow modifier, a stabilizer, and a high level of carbon black. | 04-12-2012 |
Keith K. Bates, Tucson, AZ US
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20100177901 | SYSTEM AND SERVICE TO FACILITATE ENCRYPTION IN DATA STORAGE DEVICES - An encryption communications appliance provides data encryption management for a data storage library. The appliance is coupled to an encryption-capable storage device, a data storage library controller within the data storage library and with an encryption key manager (EKM). The encryption command communications appliance intercepts encryption key requests from the data storage device and transparently forwards the requests to the EKM. The appliance also forwards transparently communications between the library controller and the data storage device. | 07-15-2010 |
Kent Clark Bates, Chillicothe, IL US
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20080264622 | Bi-material corrosive resistant heat exchanger - A heat exchanger for a fluid handling system is disclosed. The heat exchanger may have an inlet configured to receive a fluid at a first temperature, and an outlet configured to discharge the fluid at a second temperature lower than the first. The heat exchanger may also have at least one fluid passageway disposed to conduct the fluid from the inlet to the outlet. The at least one fluid passageway may have a first section fabricated from a first material, and a second section fabricated from a dissimilar second material. At least one of the first and second materials may include a thermally conductive polymer. | 10-30-2008 |
Lisa C. Bates, Chester, VA US
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20090121200 | Electrical Insulation Fluids for Use in Electrical Apparatus - Insulation fluids comprising polytrimethylene ether glycol esters are provided. The insulation fluids can be used in electrical apparatuses. | 05-14-2009 |
20100308283 | ELECTRICAL INSULATION FLUIDS FOR USE IN ELECTRICAL APPARATUS - Insulation fluids comprising polytrimethylene ether glycol esters are provided. The insulation fluids can be used in electrical apparatuses. | 12-09-2010 |
20130248175 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBON FLUIDS USING A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS - A method for recovering and treating hydrocarbon fluids using a hydraulic fracturing process wherein a fluid stream containing liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon species or both, produced water, suspended solids, and dissolved contaminants is recovered from a well. and hydrocarbon species are separated from the fluid stream to produce a second fluid stream comprising liquid water, which is then directed to a filter medium and essentially all of the second fluid stream passes through the medium to produce a permeate stream and a filter cake, and the filter cake is separated from the medium and disposed of separately. | 09-26-2013 |
20130248454 | PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT IN OIL RECOVERY - An oil recovery process that utilizes one or more filtration media having an efficiency of 30% or greater for particles of 1 micrometer size or greater and a flow rate of 2 milliliters per minute per centimeter squared of media per unit pressure of the liquid (ml/min/cm2/kPa) to remove silica and/or oil and/or dissolved organics and/or dissolved solids from produced water which includes separating oil from the produced water and precipitating silica into particles and wherein the produced water having the precipitated silica is directed to a filtration medium which operates in a direct flow filtration mode and removes the precipitated silica from the produced water to form a permeate stream. | 09-26-2013 |
20150021273 | PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT IN OIL RECOVERY - An oil recovery process that utilizes one or more filtration medium comprises a filter cake and a second filtration medium being nonwovens sheet to remove silica and/or oil and/or dissolved organics and/or dissolved solids from produced water which includes separating oil from the produced water and precipitating silica into particles and wherein the produced water having the precipitated silica is directed to a filtration medium which operates in a direct flow filtration mode and removes the precipitated silica from the produced water to form a filtrate stream. | 01-22-2015 |
Lyle Bates, Puyallup, WA US
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20110114037 | SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY RECOVERY AND RELATED METHODS - Energy recovery systems can utilize waste heat from an internal combustion engine or other base energy conversion system in the operation of hydrogen processors. Some energy recovery systems can utilize more than one source of waste heat from the energy converting system for this purpose. | 05-19-2011 |
20110132192 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SEPARATION OF FEEDSTOCK COMPONENTS - Separation systems can utilize a combination of forces to separate constituent components of a working fluid from each other. Some separation systems utilize one or more of centrifugal and gravitational forces in the purification of hydrogen gas. Some separation systems can utilize one or more of electromotive and magnetic forces in the purification of hydrogen gas. | 06-09-2011 |
20150048021 | SEPARATION DEVICES FOR PROCESSING WASTE FOODS DISPOSED OF VIA SINKS - In some arrangements, a separation device can receive a discharge from a sink or garbage disposal unit and separate the discharge into a fluid portion and a solids portion. The separation device can include an inlet for receiving the discharge and an outlet for passing the fluid portion to a waste line. The separation device can include a screen that collects the solids portion and that permits the fluid portion to pass through the screen. | 02-19-2015 |
Mark Hopkins Bates, Westport, CT US
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20110041302 | CASKET ENCLOSURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, an enclosure comprises: a cover comprising a plastic material, a base comprising a plastic material, and a guide configured to engage the cover and the base. The guide comprises a main body, a retaining portion, and a receiving portion. The enclosure is configured to receive a casket with the base under the casket and the cover over the casket. In another embodiment, the enclosure comprises: a cover comprising a plastic material, a base comprising a plastic material, and a guide configured to engage the cover and the base. The guide comprises a main body, a retaining portion, and a receiving portion. The retaining portion further comprises an anchor configured to engage an inner surface of the base if removal of the guide from the base is attempted. The enclosure is configured to receive a casket with the base under the casket and the cover over the casket. | 02-24-2011 |
Matthew D. Bates, Austin, TX US
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20080317118 | Multi-Format Stream Re-Multiplexer for Multi-Pass, Multi-Stream, Multiplexed Transport Stream Processing - A device for transport stream processing is provided. The device includes a plurality of data inputs and a transport stream re-multiplexer for receiving a plurality of data streams from the plurality of data stream inputs and multiplexing the data streams into a transport stream. A transport stream processor receives the transport stream, de-multiplexes the transport stream to process one or more of the data streams, and provides the processed data stream to the transport stream re-multiplexer as one of the plurality of data streams. | 12-25-2008 |
20080317249 | Encoded Digital Video Content Protection Between Transport Demultiplexer and Decoder - A system for encrypting and decrypting data is provided. The system includes a client for receiving a data packet, setting a value of a crypto bit, and transmitting the data packet over a system bus. A crypto module receives the data packet from the system bus and performs a cryptology function on the data packet based on a first value of the crypto bit. A memory controller receives the data packet from the system bus and performs non-cryptology functions on the data packet based on a second value of the crypto bit. | 12-25-2008 |
Matthew M. Bates, Lexington, SC US
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20080265119 | Universal clamp - A universal clamp assembly having a support fitting with arms and a threaded bolt mounted to the arms allowing rotation about a longitudinal axis of the bolt. The bolt is retained against axial movement along the longitudinal axis. A clamp member is rotatably mounted on the bolt between the arms for rotation of the clamp member relative to the support fitting about the longitudinal axis. The clamp member is restrained against axial movement relative to the support fitting and the bolt along the longitudinal axis. The clamp includes a guide opening through which the bolt extends. A keeper is threadedly mounted on the bolt and partially received in the guide opening. The keeper slides in the guide opening along the longitudinal axis and is restrained against rotation about the longitudinal axis of the bolt relative to the clamp member. The keeper is rotatable about the longitudinal axis concurrently with the clamp member. | 10-30-2008 |
Michael Richard Bates, Kenmore, WA US
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20100318460 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM WITH DEBIT AND IDENTIFICATION DATA VERIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC CHECK CAPABILITIES - An electronic payment and authentication system that includes features to verify the authenticity of a payer, validate debit data, and facilitate debit (as opposed to credit) payment transactions. The electronic payment system allows a consumer to purchase items and services via a network while utilizing a debit transaction. The invention provides merchants with the ability to verify the identity of the consumer, determine if the consumer is a good debit transaction risk, and retrieve debit data associated with a particular consumer. | 12-16-2010 |
20120016800 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM WITH DEBIT AND IDENTIFICATION DATA VERIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC CHECK CAPABILITIES - An electronic payment and authentication system that includes features to verify the authenticity of a payer, validate debit data, and facilitate debit (as opposed to credit) payment transactions. The electronic payment system allows a consumer to purchase items and services via a network while utilizing a debit transaction. The invention provides merchants with the ability to verify the identity of the consumer, determine if the consumer is a good debit transaction risk, and retrieve debit data associated with a particular consumer. | 01-19-2012 |
20130173463 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM WITH DEBIT AND IDENTIFICATION DATA VERIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC CHECK CAPABILITIES - An electronic payment and authentication system that includes features to verify the authenticity of a payer, validate debit data, and facilitate debit (as opposed to credit) payment transactions. The electronic payment system allows a consumer to purchase items and services via a network while utilizing a debit transaction. The invention provides merchants with the ability to verify the identity of the consumer, determine if the consumer is a good debit transaction risk, and retrieve debit data associated with a particular consumer. | 07-04-2013 |
Nathan Bates, Newark, NY US
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20110169938 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND INSPECTION PROCESS UTILIZING MAGNETIC INSPECTION VEHICLE - An inspection vehicle configured to inspect steam generators includes a front chassis having two independently driven magnetic wheels, a rear chassis having two independently driven magnetic wheels, and a connecting member flexibly connecting the front chassis to the rear chassis to permit relative motion between the front chassis and the rear chassis along at least one axis. The connecting member, front chassis, and rear chassis collectively define a receiving area. The inspection vehicle also includes a navigation camera disposed on the front chassis and a pan and tilt inspection camera assembly including a first rotatable arm driven by a first motor, a second rotatable arm disposed on a distal portion of the first rotatable arm, the second rotatable arm being driven by a second motor, and an inspection camera rotatably disposed on a distal portion of the second arm, the inspection camera being driven by a third motor, the camera assembly being dimensioned to be received within the receiving area in a stowed position. | 07-14-2011 |
Paul Bates, Swarthmore, PA US
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20100272746 | LIPOPARTICLE COMPRISING A PROTEIN AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Enveloped virus vectors are described which comprise a cellular virus receptor protein and which are capable of fusing with a cell which comprises a viral envelope protein to which the cellular virus receptor protein is cognate. Enveloped virus vectors comprising a plurality of cellular virus receptor proteins are also described. Methods for making the enveloped virus vectors are described, as are methods of using the enveloped virus vectors. The invention further relates to a lipoparticle comprising a membrane spanning protein, and the lipoparticle can be attached to a sensor surface. The invention relates to methods of producing and using the lipoparticle to, inter alia, assess protein binding interactions. | 10-28-2010 |
20120195882 | LIPOPARTICLE COMPRISING A PROTEIN AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Enveloped virus vectors are described which comprise a cellular virus receptor protein and which are capable of fusing with a cell which comprises a viral envelope protein to which the cellular virus receptor protein is cognate. Enveloped virus vectors comprising a plurality of cellular virus receptor proteins are also described. Methods for making the enveloped virus vectors are described, as are methods of using the enveloped virus vectors. The invention further relates to a lipoparticle comprising a membrane spanning protein, and the lipoparticle can be attached to a sensor surface. The invention relates to methods of producing and using the lipoparticle to, inter alia, assess protein binding interactions. | 08-02-2012 |
Peter Bates, West Newton, MD US
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20110259783 | ITEM DISPENSER WITH MULTI-SECTION WELLS - Disclosed is a solid dosage form dispenser and methods for manufacturing the same. The dispenser may include at least one well having a first section and a second section, at least one well support configured to support the well, and an enclosure element for enclosing the well and the support. The first section may be deeper than the second section, and the well may be configured to dispense one solid dosage form. | 10-27-2011 |
Preston R. Bates, Fort Worth, TX US
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20110264310 | Method Of Determining A Maneuver Performed By An Aircraft - A method of determining a maneuver performed by an aircraft having sensors for monitoring motion data, the method including periodically sampling the sensors to electronically determine segments of motion data of the aircraft; aggregating sequences of the segments of the motion data; comparing the aggregated segments of motion data to models of particular maneuvers; and determining the maneuver performed by the aircraft. | 10-27-2011 |
20140244075 | DAMAGE ADAPTIVE CONTROL - Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to measuring, via at least one sensor, at least one of a damage and a compromise associated with a vehicle, determining at least one of a region and a location of the at least one of a damage and a compromise and a level of the at least one of a damage and a compromise, and adapting an operational envelope for the vehicle based on the determined at least one of a region and a location of the at least one of a damage and a compromise and the level of the at least one of a damage and a compromise. | 08-28-2014 |
Richard Anthony Bates, Allison Park, PA US
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20100125460 | TRAINING/COACHING SYSTEM FOR A VOICE-ENABLED WORK ENVIRONMENT - A voice assistant system is disclosed which directs the voice Prompts delivered to a first user of a voice assistant to also be communicated wirelessly to the voice assistant of a second user so that the second user can hear the voice Prompts as delivered to the first user. | 05-20-2010 |
20120136667 | VOICE ASSISTANT SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. Capturing speech inputs from the user, and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan. | 05-31-2012 |
Richard P. Bates, Tully, NY US
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20090218836 | Plate Lifting Clamp - A plate lifting clamp may include a body with a slot sized to receive the plate. A contact member may be positioned at a first side of the slot, and a cam may be attached to the body and positioned at the slot across from the contact member. The cam may include a contact section that extends along a first peripheral edge that faces towards the contact member and contacts against the plate when the cam is in a first rotational position. The cam may also include a second peripheral edge that includes teeth that each includes a first face and a second face. A pawl may be pivotally attached to the body to contact the teeth on the cam. The teeth and the pawl may be configured to control rotation of the cam. | 09-03-2009 |
Rob Bates, Erie, CO US
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20100328483 | Circularly Symmetric Aspheric Optics Providing Non-Monotonic Wavefront Phase Profile and Extended Depth of Field - Systems and methods include imaging optics having one or more optical elements for modifying a wavefront of electromagnetic energy incident thereon. The wavefront, modified by the optical elements, exhibits a non-monotonic wavefront phase profile. The imaging optics are characterized by a modulation transfer function that is substantially invariant over a range of misfocus. The system optionally includes a detector for receiving the electromagnetic energy from the imaging optics. A method of maintaining modulation transfer invariance over a range of misfocus in an optical imaging system includes modifying a wavefront of electromagnetic energy incident to the optical imaging system such that the wavefront exhibits a non-monotonic wavefront phase profile and a substantially invariant modulation transfer function over the range of misfocus. | 12-30-2010 |
Robert Bates, Howell, MI US
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20100229278 | Grip garment - Disclosed herein is a grip garment for assisting a user in carrying an item. The garment comprises an article of clothing selected from a long sleeve shirt, a short sleeve shirt and a vest. The article has at least one lateral grip area having a frictional material, such as an elastomer, applied to the lateral grip area to create a frictional surface extending above the outside surface of the article. The frictional surface is in contact with an item carried under the arm of a user to resist the relative motion of the item with respect to the grip area. Additional grip areas are also disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
20140259273 | INFANT GRIP GARMENT - Disclosed herein is a garment wearable by an infant for assisting a caregiver in carrying the infant. The garment comprises a bodysuit for an infant where the bodysuit provides grip areas for assisting a caregiver in carrying an infant. The article has at least one grip area having a frictional material, such as an elastomer, applied to the grip area to create a frictional surface extending above the outside surface of the article. The frictional surface is in contact with a caregiver to resist the relative motion of the infant with respect to the grip area. | 09-18-2014 |
Robert J. Bates, Alpharetta, GA US
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20100091661 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING PORTS IN DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL) NETWORK ELEMENTS - Example systems and methods for managing resources in broadband networks are disclosed. An example method for configuring a port of a digital subscriber line access multiplexor (DSLAM), the method including obtaining from a pre-defined configuration for the port a parameter indicating that a customer line termination port card is to be installed in the port, querying the DSLAM to determine a configuration state of the port, configuring the DSLAM with the parameter for the port when the port has not been configured, and reconfiguring the DSLAM with the parameter for the port when the port is incorrectly configured for a network line termination port card. | 04-15-2010 |
Robert John Bates, Fallon, NV US
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20100164233 | Centrifugal torque amplifyer - Herein disclosed is an electrical power generation apparatus that produces more power than the apparatus consumes for operation and the excess power can be used for clean environmentally friendly energizing of additional devices of user choice. The overall apparatus is operational due to centrifugal force created within the assembly of the apparatus. | 07-01-2010 |
Robert Matthew Bates, Erie, CO US
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20110164108 | System With Selective Narrow FOV and 360 Degree FOV, And Associated Methods - Systems and methods image with selective narrow FOV and 360 degree FOV onto a single sensor array. The 360 degree FOV is imaged with null zone onto the sensor array and the narrow FOV is imaged onto the null zone. The narrow FOV is selectively within the 360 degree FOV and has increased magnification as compared to the 360 degree FOV. | 07-07-2011 |
20120188634 | Passively Athermalized Infrared Imaging System And Method Of Manufacturing Same - In an embodiment, a method of aligning elements in a manufacturing process includes placing a middle element onto a base element, the base element forming first alignment features, the middle element forming apertures therethrough corresponding to the first alignment features. The method also includes placing second alignment features of an upper element onto the first alignment features such that the first and second alignment features cooperate, through the apertures, to align the upper element with the base element. An infrared lens assembly includes a lens formed of an infrared transmitting material that is disposed within a carrier of a base material, the lens being molded within the carrier with at least one feature that secures the lens to the carrier. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188635 | Passively Athermalized Infrared Imaging Systems and Methods for Manufacturing Same - A passively athermalized infrared imaging system includes an object side meniscus lens that forms at least one aspheric surface, and an image side meniscus lens that forms two aspheric surfaces. Each of the meniscus lenses are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of a chalcogenide glass, germanium, silicon, gallium arsenide, zinc selenide and glass. An optical power of the image side meniscus lens is at least 1.6 times an optical power of the object side meniscus lens such that an effective focus position of the imaging system is athermalized over a range of 0 to +40 degrees Celsius. | 07-26-2012 |
20130308212 | Passively Aligned Imaging Optics And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - An infrared imaging system is formed by passively aligning two or more lens wafers including a plurality of lenses. The lens wafers may be pre-fabricated lens wafers in which the plurality of lenses are aligned utilizing an alignment jig having a plurality of conduits for distributing bonding material. Alternatively, the lens wafers may be formed of a base material molded around the plurality of optical lenses. The lens wafers may have a variety of alignment features, alignment inserts and/or alignment elements. | 11-21-2013 |
Robin J. Bates, Pearland, TX US
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20110172479 | Zeolite catalyst with deposited germanium, aluminum and platinum for aromatization of alkanes, process of making and process of using thereof - The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having a silicon to aluminum atomic ratio (Si:Al) greater than 15:1, such as MFI or ZSM-5, on which germanium, aluminum and a noble metal, such as platinum, have been deposited. The catalyst may be bound with magnesia, alumina, titania, zirconia, thoria, silica, boria or mixtures thereof. The aluminum and germanium may be deposited simultaneously on the zeolite. | 07-14-2011 |
20120108875 | ZEOLITE CATALYST WITH DEPOSITED GERMANIUM, ALUMINUM AND PLATINUM FOR AROMATIZATION OF ALKANES, PROCESS OF MAKING AND PROCESS OF USING THEREOF - The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having a silicon to aluminum atomic ratio (Si:Al) greater than 15:1, such as MFI or ZSM-5, on which germanium, aluminum and a noble metal, such as platinum, have been deposited. The catalyst may be bound with magnesia, alumina, titania, zirconia, thoria, silica, boria or mixtures thereof. The aluminum and germanium may be deposited simultaneously on the zeolite. | 05-03-2012 |
Roy Bates, Gibsonton, FL US
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20080310179 | Hinged Light Bar - A hinged light bar comprising a hinged bar having a top, bottom, side and rear, and adapted to receive one or more mud flaps; and said bar being removably securable to a vehicle. The hinged light bar: further adapted to receive one or more lights operatively engaging said vehicle; further comprising one or more lock members on a top, bottom, side, or rear of said bar for securing the hinged bar in either an extended or folded position; further comprising one or more flanges extending from the hinged bar and adapted to receive one or more mud flaps; further comprising a first and a second hinged side of said hinged bar wherein said first hinged side is adapted to receive a first lock member on said second hinged side of said hinged bar. | 12-18-2008 |
Samuel Bates, Ponte Vedra, FL US
Shawn P. Bates, Kansas City, MO US
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20090234724 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MERCHANDISE - A method of displaying merchandise creates a more user friendly display that facilitates quicker and easier shopping for a consumer. The display includes an information communication hierarchy that conveys various levels of information to consumers. The hierarchy includes branding information, product category information, product category information in an alternate orientation, indexing information and product specific information. The levels provide navigational directions to the consumer to direct them to a small subset of merchandise being displayed that would meet the consumer's needs. | 09-17-2009 |
Simon Bates, West Lafayette, IN US
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20100092576 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING LANTHANUM HYDROXYCARBONATE - An assay for analytically determining the amount of an impurity in a solid sample is provided. This X-ray diffraction method preferably uses the Rietveld refinement. | 04-15-2010 |
20110184659 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE MISCIBILITY OF COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to methods for analyzing the miscibility of compositions. The methods may further quantify the degree of miscibility of the compositions. | 07-28-2011 |
Susan E. Bates, Bethesda, MD US
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20080292616 | Topical Formulations of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Methods Using the Same - Disclosed are topical compositions comprising at least one histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor (HDI) and a carrier comprising petrolatum. Methods for using such compositions to treat or inhibit cancer and various skin diseases are also disclosed. | 11-27-2008 |
20090131536 | Treating or Preventing Renal Cancer Using a Dimethane Sulfonate - The present invention features methods of treating renal cancer by administration of certain dimethylsulfonate compounds. The present invention further features administration protocols and dosing schedules for methods of treating patients suffering from renal cancer and pharmaceutical compositions suitable for use in the treatment methods provided herein. | 05-21-2009 |
20090325156 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR ABCB1 POLYMORPHIC VARIANT SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT - The invention provides methods and materials for screening for polymorphic variants in ABCB1 and diagnosing altered susceptibilities for drug-induced heart rhythm irregularities based on the same. These methods allow better treatment regimens for using drugs that bind a protein encoded by the ABCB1 and/or induce heart rhythm irregularities such as the anti-cancer drug FK228. | 12-31-2009 |
20100267652 | METHOD OF INHIBITING ABCG2 AND RELATED TREATMENTS - Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2 or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering peliomycin and other compounds described herein. | 10-21-2010 |
20100317732 | METHOD OF INHIBITING ABCG2 AND OTHER TREATMENT METHODS - Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2, Pgp, or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering effective amounts of certain compounds to the mammal, for example, a compound of the formula (I): Formula (I), wherein R | 12-16-2010 |
20110269840 | TREATING RENAL CANCER USING A 4-[BIS[2-[(METHYLSULFONYL)OXY]ETHYL]AMINO]-2-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE - The present invention features methods of treating a mammalian subject having renal cancer by administration of certain dimethylsulfonate compounds, such as a 4-[bis[2-[(methylsulfonyl)oxy]ethyl]amino]-benzaldehyde. The present invention further features administration protocols and dosing schedules for methods of treating patients having renal cancer and pharmaceutical compositions suitable for use in the treatment methods provided herein. | 11-03-2011 |
20130123184 | METHODS FOR INCREASING LEVELS OF HUMAN FETAL HEMOGLOBIN - The invention provides methods for increasing the level of human fetal hemoglobin in a subject or cell in need thereof. The methods can be used with subjects suffering from a β-chain hemoglobinopathy including thalassemia (e.g., β-thalassemia) or sickle cell anemia. | 05-16-2013 |
20130274323 | METHOD OF INHIBITING ABCG2 AND OTHER TREATMENT METHODS - Disclosed are methods of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of tumor cells, reducing resistance of a cancer cell to a chemotherapeutic agent, a method of inhibiting ABCG2, Pgp, or MRP1 in a mammal afflicted with cancer, and a method of increasing the bioavailability of an ABCG2 substrate drug in a mammal. The methods comprise administering effective amounts of certain compounds to the mammal, for example, a compound of the formula (I): | 10-17-2013 |
Susan E. Bates, Rockville, MD US
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20110015168 | METHODS FOR INCREASING LEVELS OF HUMAN FETAL HEMOGLOBIN - The invention provides methods for increasing the level of human fetal hemoglobin in a subject or cell in need thereof. The methods can be used with subjects suffering from a β-chain hemoglobinopathy including thalassemia (e.g., β-thalassemia) or sickle cell anemia. | 01-20-2011 |
Tassanai Poochaneeyangkoon Bates, Provo, UT US
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20110203175 | MODULAR GARDENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of modular gardening is disclosed which may include a planter, a planting medium such as peat, coconut husk (coir), etc., a planting template for determining the proper locations for planting seeds, and a planting guide which indicates locations on the planting template that should be used to maximize the amount of vegetables or other plants that can be grown in the planter. The planter may have a raised base with openings for water drainage. The modular planter may also include a channel to retain water which allows for proper hydration of the soil and decreases the frequency needed to water the plants. The modular gardening system may also include a drain pan for receiving the planter and a lid to protect plants grown in the planter from adverse environmental conditions. Additionally, a planting stick may be provided to ensure proper planting depth of seeds for germination. | 08-25-2011 |
Thomas Bates, Westminster, CO US
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20090128810 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION VERIFICATION OF AN OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTER - Described herein is a portable, low power consuming optical particle counter calibration verification system and reliable and sensitive methods for verifying the calibration status of a gas or liquid particle counter. The calibration verification systems described herein are useful for quickly determining the calibration status of an optical particle counter at its point of use, as well as for allowing the end user to determine if an optical particle counter is in need of a recalibration before the recommended calibration schedule suggests. | 05-21-2009 |
20120222495 | FLOW MONITORED PARTICLE SENSOR - Provided are devices and methods for monitoring flow rate in aerosol particle counters. The particle sensor has a particle counter, a flow measurement orifice comprising a differential pressure sensor for measuring differential pressure (DP) across the flow measurement orifice during particle sensor operation and a critical flow orifice. A vacuum source pulls ambient gas through each of the particle counter, flow measurement orifice and critical flow orifice. An atmospheric pressure sensor measures atmospheric pressure (AP) and a bench pressure sensor measures pressure in the particle sensor (BP). The output from the sensors is used to identify a flow condition, such as by a monitor operably connected to each of the differential pressure sensor, atmospheric pressure sensor and bench pressure sensor. In this manner, deviation in flow rate from a target flow rate is readily monitored without the need for expensive sensors or other flow-controlling components. | 09-06-2012 |
W. Douglas Bates, Wilmington, DE US
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20110260356 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.1 to 3% by weight of polystyrene. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20110263171 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.5 to 5% by weight of polystyrene dispersed therewithin. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20120009418 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.1 to 3% by weight of polystyrene dispersed therewithin. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 01-12-2012 |
20120028528 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.1 to 3% by weight of polystyrene dispersed therewithin. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120267822 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.1 to 3% by weight of polystyrene dispersed therewithin. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 10-25-2012 |
20120283389 | FILM OF POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE)/POLYSTYRENE BLENDS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING - A film of poly(trimethylene arylate) and a polystyrene wherein the polystyrene concentration is in the range of 0.5 to 40 weight %. Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and polystyrene are particularly useful. Also, disclosed are processes for preparing the film. | 11-08-2012 |
20120292808 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SHAPED ARTICLES OF POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE)/POLYSTYRENE - A concentrate of poly(trimethylene arylate), particularly poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and polystyrene containing 15 to 40 wt % polystyrene is employed in the production of shaped articles such as films, pellets, and fibers. In one embodiment the concentrate is melt mixed with a polymeric diluent comprising a poly(trimethylene arylate) to form a spin blend comprising 0.5 to 1.5 wt % polystyrene, and the spin blend is extruded through a spinneret comprising a plurality of identical orficies, producing a plurality of filaments. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296043 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE)/POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING - A composition of poly(trimethylene arylate), especially poly(trimethylene terephthalate), and polystyrene that is useful in the production of shaped articles such as fibers, films, and molded structures. The invention is useful as a masterbatch, also known as a concentrate, composition for combining with a PTT diluent in the economical production of fiber spinning compositions. | 11-22-2012 |
20140234623 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.1 to 3% by weight of polystyrene dispersed therewithin. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
Wendell P. Bates, Thaxton, VA US
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20100012429 | Ladder Level - A ladder level clamps to an extension ladder to place the ladder level in a horizontal plane and on a 15-degree angle to a vertical structure. The tool includes clamping handles and is secured to the ladder by spring pressure clamping with position stops. The tool also comprises a vial holder that serves as a position indicator. To indicate position, the vial holder includes two bubble vials. The clamping handles connected to the vial holder allowing for clamping and unclamping of the device. | 01-21-2010 |