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Walter A. De Heer, Atlanta, GA US
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20110108806 | Method to Modify the Conductivity of Graphene - A gated electrical device includes a non-conductive substrate and a graphene structure disposed on the non-conductive substrate. A metal gate is disposed directly on a portion of the graphene structure. The metal gate includes a first metal that has a high contact resistance with graphene. Two electrical contacts are each placed on the graphene structure so that the metal gate is disposed between the two electrical contacts. In a method of making a gated electrical device, a graphene structure is placed onto a non-conductive substrate. A metal gate is deposited directly on a portion of the graphene structure. Two electrical contacts are deposited on the graphene structure so that the metal gate is disposed between the two electrical contacts. | 05-12-2011 |
Walter A. De Milly, Key West, FL US
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20080226437 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPACE-EFFICIENT OBJECT STORAGE - An application for an efficient storage system includes objects held in containers or on frames. The objects are moveably organized within a building and organized in positions within a grid of rows and columns, each position large enough to hold the one of the objects. At least one empty position within the grid for shifting one of the objects from one position to another. At least one access location is provided for loading and unloading the objects and a mechanism is provided for moving the containers within the grid. | 09-18-2008 |
Walter A. Dorfstatter, Northville, MI US
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20080306682 | SYSTEM SERVING A REMOTELY ACCESSIBLE PAGE AND METHOD FOR REQUESTING NAVIGATION RELATED INFORMATION - A system for sharing destinations includes a communications device for transmitting a destination location and a designated recipient of the destination location. The system further includes a call center including an advisor configured to receive the destination location and the designated recipient of the destination location, a communications system operable by the advisor for pushing a message to an electronic device of the designated recipient regarding the destination location, and a central computer system operable by the advisor for identifying in a profile of the designated recipient that the destination location has been shared. | 12-11-2008 |
20110171900 | SATELLITE RADIO FILE BROADCAST METHOD - A method and system for distributing files to remote receiving units such as passenger vehicles. The method includes the steps of (a) creating a file broadcast schedule that identifies a plurality of files and that includes scheduling information indicating when the files will be transmitted, (b) sending the file broadcast schedule to a number of remote receiving units via wireless transmission, (c) analyzing the file broadcast schedule at one or more of the remote receiving units by identifying at least one specific file intended for receipt and storage at that receiving unit and by determining from the scheduling information a scheduled time at which the specific file is intended to be received, (d) monitoring a digital satellite transmission channel at the scheduled time for the specific file, and (e) upon receiving the specific file, storing it at the remote receiving unit. | 07-14-2011 |
20130184929 | Co-Operative On-Board and Off-Board Component and System Diagnosis and Prognosis - A cooperative diagnostic and prognosis system for generating a prognosis of at least one component in a vehicle. An in-vehicle diagnostic unit determines a diagnostic signature of the component each time an occurrence of a condition is triggered and transmits the diagnostic signature to an off-board diagnostic unit. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit determines a SOH of the component and a rate-of-change in the SOH of the component. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit determines whether the rate-of-change in the SOH is greater than a threshold. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit requests additional information from the vehicle in response to the rate-of-change in the SOH being greater than the threshold. The additional information relating to operating parameter data associated with the component. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit receives the requested information and predicts a time-to-failure of the component. | 07-18-2013 |
20140109075 | MODULE UPDATING DEVICE - An automobile, vehicle, vessel or other device may include a plurality of modules, software applications, computer program products, controllers or other logically executing entities to facilitate controlling, implementing or otherwise enabling various operations according to computer-readable instructions, code or other information stored within a memory, such as within a file or other memory construct. A controller having capabilities sufficient to facilitate updating, modifying, creating or otherwise manipulating such stored files and/or corresponding instructions is contemplated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140351803 | MODULE UPDATING DEVICE - An automobile, vehicle, vessel or other device may include a plurality of modules, software applications, computer program products, controllers or other logically executing entities to facilitate controlling, implementing or otherwise enabling various operations according to computer-readable instructions, code or other information stored within a memory, such as within a file or other memory construct. A controller having capabilities sufficient to facilitate updating, modifying, creating or otherwise manipulating such stored files and/or corresponding instructions is contemplated. | 11-27-2014 |
Walter A. Goodman, Cary, NC US
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20150146372 | HANDLE LOCKOUT MECHANISM FOR SCALING BLADE-STYLE SERVERS - A system includes a chassis, first and second blade servers, and a scalability device. Each blade server is securable within the chassis and includes a scalability port, cam handle for selectively securing the blade server in the chassis, and handle latch for selectively latching the cam handle in a closed position, and lockout mechanism moveable into a position that blocks the handle latch in a latched position. The scalability device includes first and second scalability connectors, wherein positioning the scalability device so that the first scalability connector is coupled to a scalability port of the first blade server and the second scalability connector is coupled to a scalability port of the second blade server causes each lockout mechanism to move into the position that blocks the handle latches in the latched position. Accordingly, the scalability device must be removed before either of the blade servers can be removed. | 05-28-2015 |
Walter A. Hubis, Louisville, CO US
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20080288627 | STORAGE NETWORK AND METHOD FOR STORAGE NETWORK DEVICE MAPPING - Structure, Structure, system, apparatus, method, and computer program for managing and configuring a computer storage system by mapping the topology and connectivity of all servers, storage devices, and storage device controllers within the storage subsystem, based on unique identifiers especially World Wide Number (WWN) identifiers. The method includes querying a server to identify host bus adapters coupled to the server, querying each host bus adapter to identify attached device controllers, issuing a read connection information command to the device controller and returning the connection results including identifying devices coupled to the device controller, and storing the returned connection results in a data structure. | 11-20-2008 |
Walter A. Hundley, Jr., Cincinnati, OH US
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20110146051 | Method Of Mounting A Heat Exchanger In A Gas Turbine Engine Assembly - A method of assembling a heat exchanger in a gas turbine engine assembly is provided. The method includes providing a structural body including a wall having an elongated slot, providing a heat exchanger operably associated with a bracket, and providing a slip joint for coupling the bracket to the structural body. The slip joint includes a standoff, an elongated member, and a biasing member disposed about the elongated member. The standoff is inserted through the wall so that the biasing member imparts a predetermined biasing force between the bracket and the structural body. The slip joint allows relative sliding movement between the bracket and the structural body when a sliding force due to thermal expansion or contraction is greater than the biasing force. | 06-23-2011 |
20110146944 | Heat Exchanger Mounting Assembly - A mounting assembly for a heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine. The heat exchanger assembly includes a plurality of arcuate manifolds each supporting an array of fins extending from a radial inner surface. A plurality of circumferentially extending spaced weld tabs is integrally formed on the radial outer surface. A bracket assembly is utilized to attach the heat exchanger to a structural member of a gas turbine engine assembly, e.g., a fan case, in such a manner as to maximize the surface area available for fin placement, and to not interfere with the cooling circuits within the manifold. The mounting system provides adequate stiffness for high cycle fatigue loads (i.e., vibrations) and allows relative slippage between the heat exchanger and the fan case to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction to address low cycle fatigue loads. | 06-23-2011 |
Walter A. Ivoska, Brockway, PA US
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20130206797 | Storage Aid for Boots - A storage aid for boots includes a pair of substantially rigid elongated tines secured to a common spacer at one end to support the tines in a spaced generally parallel arrangement. The storage aid is inserted into the leg sheath portions as well as ankle and shoe portions of a host boot pair. The cooperating gently captivity of the boot portions within the tine space is maintained to secure the boots in an extended upward configuration and avoid flopping of the leg sheath portions of the boots during storage. | 08-15-2013 |
Walter A. Johnson, Columbus, IN US
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20150091209 | MOLDING APPARATUS AND PROCESS - A molding process ( | 04-02-2015 |
Walter A. Kargus, Iv, Livonia, MI US
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20110026753 | MICROPHONE APPARATUS WITH INCREASED DIRECTIVITY - A microphone assembly includes a housing including at least one first tube in communication with at least one first cavity, at least one second tube in communication with at least one second cavity, one third tube in communication with at least one third cavity, and at least one microphone element separating the first, second and third cavities, wherein sound waves are received in the first, second, and third tubes and directed into the cavities and received by the microphone element. A method for converting sound waves into an electrical signal includes receiving the sound waves through at least three tube openings and directing the received sound waves along tube pathways into at least a first, second, and third cavity to a microphone separating the first, second, and third cavity. The method further includes converting the received sound waves into an electrical signal with the microphone. | 02-03-2011 |
Walter A. Martin, Ballymena GB
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20140055608 | Method and System for Detecting and Clearing Camera Bubble Misting - A security camera system detects misting within the transparent portion of the security camera system by analyzing the actual images that are captured by the security camera system in order to determine whether or not there is misting on the transparent portion. Specifically, video analytics are applied to detect areas of the scene that appear to be out of focus as a result of misting of the transparent portion of the security camera system, also known as the bubble. The system uses, in a preferred embodiment, an edge-detection algorithm to look for areas of the scene that appear to have gone out of focus. When these are detected, the condensation mitigation system is activated in order to remove any misting. | 02-27-2014 |
20140098233 | Access Control Reader with Audio Spatial Filtering - An access control reader enhances audio data captured by a beamforming microphone array. The access control reader determines a direction to a user and then utilizes beamforming in the direction of the user to enhance the user's voice. The user's enhanced voice is then transmitted to security personnel or a control system to validate the user's identity, in one example. | 04-10-2014 |
20140118540 | SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING VIDEO ABERRATIONS FROM EXCESSIVE IR ILLUMINATION - In a security camera system, the power to the illumination system is controlled based on the quality of the images generated by the imaging system. Specifically, the images in the frames detected by the imaging chip of the security camera are analyzed to determine whether or not there is adequate or inadequate power to the illumination system. The controller then changes the power to the illumination system until optimal illumination of the scene is achieved. Generally the power to the illumination system is reduced in response to increasing blur in the images or halos around edges in the images. | 05-01-2014 |
20140232860 | Method and System for Assisting Security Camera Focusing - A system and method for installing security cameras on a security network of a security system. The security cameras include an autofocus routine, manually adjustable lenses, and feedback mechanisms. The autofocus routine calculates the degree to which the field of view is out of focus and the feedback mechanism provides feedback to the installer during installation. In response to the feedback from the feedback mechanism, the installer manually adjusts the lens of security camera. | 08-21-2014 |
20150103187 | Method and System for Adjusting Performance of Video Camera for Thermal Control - A system and method for adjusting operating parameters of a video camera in response to detected temperatures uses temperature sensors that detect temperatures of the components within the video camera and an external temperature for an area surrounding the video camera. These temperatures are combined to determine an operating temperature of the video camera. Then, operating parameters of the video camera are adjusted to ensure that the operating temperature of the video camera does not create an over-temperature condition. | 04-16-2015 |
Walter A. Mostowy, Pasadena, CA US
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20140281901 | ESTIMATING VISIBILITY OF CONTENT ITEMS - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for determining content visibility when a content item is included in a cross-domain iframe. The method includes determining a first estimate of a size of a webpage viewing area of a viewport associated with a browser including reading an outer bound for a size of the viewport. The method further includes determining a second estimate for a size of a content item for display in the webpage viewing area, including reading iframe inside measurements for the iframe from a browser. The method further includes determining content item visibility including determining a location of the content item relative to the webpage viewing area by reading a location of the viewport and the iframe in screen coordinates. The method further includes reporting the visibility. | 09-18-2014 |
Walter A. Salado, Iii, Tempe, AZ US
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20140252139 | PLASTIC ATOMIZING NOZZLE WITH INTEGRAL BODY AND OCCLUDER - A nozzle for atomizing a fluid is particularly suited for misting systems and generates a mist without any moving parts. The nozzle may be completely plastic for corrosion resistance, and may have a body cast as a unitary plastic article. The body may have a substantially cylindrical neck and a head integral with the neck and having a cavity that receives an atomizing insert. An occluder integral with the head may extend into the cavity such that the insert fits over the occluder and leaves a gap between the insert and the occluder. A fluid conduit disposed through the center of the neck may deliver fluid to the cavity. The fluid conduit may narrow at it approaches the cavity to increase fluid pressure in the head. One or more apertures from the fluid conduit into the cavity may be narrower than the fluid conduit to again increase fluid pressure. | 09-11-2014 |
Walter A. Schilloff US
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20110026182 | SWELL SUSTAINING TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SURGE SUPPRESSOR - A transient voltage surge suppressor assembly comprising: a first energy absorbing device; a second energy absorbing device in parallel with the first device; and a voltage sense circuit configured to take the first device off-line when a voltage swell lasts for a duration. The first and second devices may be wired in parallel between a line and a neutral. The assembly may include a third energy absorbing device wired between the line and a ground, the third device also being configured to be taken off-line when the voltage swell lasts for the duration. The voltage sense circuit may be powered by a line voltage or a lower supply voltage. The first device may be more sensitive than the second device. For example, the first device may have a lower clamping voltage than the second device. The first device may be smaller and/or include fewer components than the second device. | 02-03-2011 |
Walter A. Van Schalkwijk, Redmond, WA US
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20130186829 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS - Acid concentrates, and dialysate compositions prepared therefrom, contain citric acid and an effective amount of a buffering agent selected from acetate and/or lactate. The buffering agent allows a physiologically acceptable amount of citrate to maintain the desired pH of the dialysate. | 07-25-2013 |
20140034873 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS - Acid concentrates, and dialysate compositions prepared therefrom, contain citric acid and an effective amount of a buffering agent selected from acetate and/or lactate. The buffering agent allows a physiologically acceptable amount of citrate to maintain the desired pH of the dialysate. | 02-06-2014 |
20140328948 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS - Acid concentrates, and dialysate compositions prepared therefrom, contain citric acid and an effective amount of a buffering agent selected from acetate and/or lactate. The buffering agent allows a physiologically acceptable amount of citrate to maintain the desired pH of the dialysate. | 11-06-2014 |
Walter A. Van Schalkwijk, Issaquah, WA US
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20100170849 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS - Acid concentrates, and dialysate compositions prepared therefrom, contain citric acid and an effective amount of a buffering agent selected from acetate and/or lactate. The buffering agent allows a physiologically acceptable amount of citrate to maintain the desired pH of the dialysate. | 07-08-2010 |
20100176340 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS - Acid concentrates, and dialysate compositions prepared therefrom, contain citric acid and an effective amount of a buffering agent selected from acetate and/or lactate. The buffering agent allows a physiologically acceptable amount of citrate to maintain the desired pH of the dialysate. | 07-15-2010 |
20120006748 | BUFFERED COMPOSITIONS FOR DIALYSIS - Dry acid-concentrate compositions comprising citrate and their use in preparing dialysate compositions and in performing hemodialysis is disclosed. | 01-12-2012 |
Walter A. Zub, Lone Tree, CO US
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20100032595 | EXHAUST VENTING FOR A FLUID CONTROL DEVICE - A fluid control device is disclosed that is configured to vent pilot volume through an exhaust port or exhaust passageway ( | 02-11-2010 |
20140251446 | VALVE WITH A ROTATED SOLENOID - A valve that has the solenoids aligned at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the valve operator is disclosed. By aligning the solenoid at 90 degrees the fluid passageways in the valve operator are simplified and the operator body is easier to mold. | 09-11-2014 |