Towner, US
Christian James Towner, San Diego, CA US
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20100294110 | Vibrato Retrofit String Tension Kit - A guitar sting tension device for an electrical guitar retrofitted with a vibrato unit to prohibit displacement of the strings on the bridge of the guitar consisting of a rotatable string retention bar, two rotatable connection arms, a pivotal anchor collar with recessed aperture; and a mounting adapter to affix the vibrato unit to the guitar. | 11-25-2010 |
Christopher J. Towner, Hamlin, NY US
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20130295479 | HUMID STREAM ORIFICE VIA GEOMETRY AND MATERIAL THAT IS ROBUST TO BECOMING BLOCKED - A component for reducing the likelihood of ice-related blockage in a fuel cell and methods for starting a fuel cell system. In one embodiment, the component is a separate insert configured with a sharp leading edge such that water droplets present in a reactant fluid that pass through an orifice in the component are conveyed away from an unstable formation at the edge to a more stable formation in an adjacent part of the component. In one form, the component is sized to fit within a valve inlet that in turn is placed in a humid reactant flowpath. In this way, when the fuel cell is operated in cold conditions—such as those associated with temperatures at or below the freezing point of water—the water droplets do not freeze in the area around the orifice such that ice-related blockage of the flowpath does not occur. | 11-07-2013 |
20140099564 | Subgasket Design to Dissipate Thermal Energy Generated from Catalytic Combustion Experienced in a PEM Fuel Cell - A fuel cell component includes a sub-gasket including a structural component and a thermally conductive layer. The sub-gasket defines a central opening while the structural component includes a first side and a second side. The sub-gasket also has an inner portion proximate to the central opening and an outer portion. The inner portion is positioned between the cathode layer outer edge and the ion-conducting membrane outer edge or between the anode layer outer edge and the ion-conducting membrane outer edge. Finally, the thermally conductive layer contacts the second side of the structural component. Advantageously, the thermally conductive layer dissipates locally generated heat caused by unintended particles falling on the sub-gasket. | 04-10-2014 |
Daniel Towner, Houston, TX US
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20140116785 | Turbodrill Using a Balance Drum - A turbodrill using a balance drum. The turbodrill may include a housing having an upper end that is configured to be coupled to a drill string. The turbodrill may also include a rotatable shaft having a lower end configured to be coupled to a drill bit. The turbodrill may further include a balance drum assembly coupled to the shaft within the housing. In addition, the turbodrill may include a compliant mounting disposed between the balance drum assembly and the housing, where the compliant mounting is configured to allow displacement of the balance drum assembly within the housing. | 05-01-2014 |
20140174833 | POSITIONING STABILIZER ASSEMBLY USING SHOULDER RING - A stabilizer assembly using a shoulder ring. The drilling tool may include a housing having one or more external splines disposed along an outer surface of the housing. The drilling tool may also include a rotatable shaft disposed inside the housing, the shaft having a downhole end portion configured to be coupled to a drill bit. The drilling tool may further include a stabilizer assembly movably coupled to the housing. In addition, the drilling tool may include a shoulder ring having one or more internal splines disposed on an inner surface thereof, the shoulder ring disposed around the housing and configured to prevent uphole movement of the stabilizer assembly when the one or more internal splines of the shoulder ring are engaged with the one or more external splines. | 06-26-2014 |
David Towner, Boise, ID US
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20080198466 | Method and apparatus for controlling multiple beam spacing - An anamorphic optical element and an adjustment mechanism for selectively rotating the optical element either around an axis substantially in a vertical direction, an axis substantially in an optical axis direction, an axis substantially in a plane formed by the vertical direction and the optical axis direction, or combination of axes thereof is used to vary a vertical separation between two or more spots. | 08-21-2008 |
20090128616 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REDUCING BANDING ARTIFACT VISIBILITY IN A SCANNING APPARATUS - A method of, and apparatus for, reducing the visibility of banding artifacts on a printed medium comprising producing synthetic artifacts on the printed medium, overlapping scan lines at swath boundaries and controlling exposure along a scan line to reduce the visibility of the banding artifacts. | 05-21-2009 |
David K. Towner, Boise, ID US
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20100182893 | RE-WRITABLE OPTICAL DISK HAVING REFERENCE CLOCK INFORMATION PERMANENTLY FORMED ON THE DISK - An optical disk structure and optical disk recorder which enables data to be re-written onto the recording layer of the optical disk. A clock reference structure is permanently formed along servo tracks of the optical disk. An optical transducer is coupled to the clock reference structure and generates a clock reference signal simultaneously with writing new data onto the recording layer of the optical disk. The data is written as data marks along the servo tracks. Each of the data marks includes edges. The edges of the data marks are recorded in synchronization with a write clock. The write clock is phase-locked with the clock reference signal. Therefore, the edges of the data marks are aligned with the clock reference structure with sub-bit accuracy. Standard DVD-ROM disk readers are not able to detect the high spatial frequency of the clock reference structure. Therefore, the optical disk structure and optical disk recorder of this invention allow production of re-writable optical disks which can be read by standard DVD-ROM disk readers. | 07-22-2010 |
20140085393 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An optical scanning apparatus, a system and a method of optical scanning independently determine illumination spot size and spacing. The apparatus includes an array of optical emitters to provide a plurality of optical beams and a plurality of microlenses to receive the optical beams. The microlenses form an intermediate image of the array at substantially unity array magnification. The apparatus further includes an adjustable collimator to receive the plurality of optical beams from the intermediate image, a beam scanner to scan the optical beams in an in-scan direction, and a scan lens to focus the scanned optical beams. An arrangement of illumination spots forms an image of the array. | 03-27-2014 |
David Kenney Towner, Boise, ID US
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20090296229 | Anamorphic Prisms - Various embodiments and methods relating to groups of anamorphic prisms that are configured to reduce smile in a multi-beam optical system are disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100309561 | Scan lens for imaging device - A scan lens for an imaging device includes first, second, third, and fourth lens elements optically positioned in ascending numeric order between a scanning component and an imaging surface. The first lens element has an optical power in an in-scan direction of the imaging device and an optical power in a cross-scan direction of the imaging device, the optical power in the cross-scan direction being positive and greater than the optical power in the in-scan direction. The second lens element has a negative optical power in the in-scan and cross-scan directions. The third lens element has a positive optical power in the in-scan direction and cross-scan directions. The fourth lens element has an optical power in the in-scan direction and a positive optical power in the cross-scan direction, the optical power in the cross-scan direction being greater than the optical power in the in-scan direction. | 12-09-2010 |
Harry E. Towner, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20090104281 | Compositions Having a High Antiviral and Antibacterial Efficacy - A method of providing a rapid, broad spectrum bacterial control, and a rapid persistent antiviral control on a surface, and particularly a mammalian skin surface, is disclosed. In the method, a compound or composition capable of lowering skin pH to less than about 4 is applied to the skin, and preferably is allowed to remain on the skin. | 04-23-2009 |
Harry Ernest Towner, Scottdale, AZ US
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20080286223 | Compositions Having a High Antiviral and Antibacterial Efficacy - Antimicrobial compositions having a rapid antiviral and antibacterial effectiveness, and a persistent antiviral effectiveness, are disclosed. The antimicrobial compositions contain (a) a disinfecting alcohol, (b) an organic acid, and (c) water, wherein the composition has a pH of about 5 or less. | 11-20-2008 |
Jonathan S. Towner, Atlanta, GA US
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20120251502 | Human Ebola Virus Species and Compositions and Methods Thereof - Compositions and methods including and related to the Ebola Bundibugyo virus (EboBun) are provided. Compositions are provided that are operable as immunogens to elicit and immune response or protection from EboBun challenge in a subject such as a primate. Inventive methods are directed to detection and treatment of EboBun infection. | 10-04-2012 |
Jonathan S. Towner, Decatur, GA US
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20150218525 | HUMAN EBOLA VIRUS SPECIES AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - Compositions and methods including and related to the Ebola | 08-06-2015 |
Joseph Towner, Portland, MI US
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20150352916 | Device and Method for Towing Vehicles Having an Air Suspension - A device and associated method of use for towing a vehicle having an air suspension is provided. The present invention is a substantially cylindrical coupling unit have a first end adapted to engage with a receiver of an underlift towing device, a second end adapted to engage with a slot disposed beneath the certain models of suspensions, and a coaxial collar disposed therebetween. The present coupling unit replaces underlift forks that are conventionally used with underlift towing devices. By engaging with the slot beneath the air suspension, rather than the axle as with the underlift forks, the present invention avoids the potential for the underlift device to bottom out against the underbody of the vehicle to be towed. | 12-10-2015 |
Mark Towner, Pettus, TX US
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20140101938 | Method of Working a Gas Turbine Engine Airfoil - A method of working a gas turbine engine component, for example, a turbine airfoil platform having a heat crack, is disclosed. The presented method may allow turbine airfoils to be repaired, modified, manufactured or otherwise worked and subsequently assembled into a turbine section of a gas turbine engine. This method may help to reduce the costs of operating a gas turbine engine by allowing damaged turbine airfoils to be repaired rather than discarded. | 04-17-2014 |
Mark Towner, Kenedy, TX US
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20160067836 | REPAIR OR REMANUFACTURE OF BLADE PLATFORM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A method of remanufacturing a turbine component includes electrical discharge machining a puck via the turbine component to form an electrical discharged machined puck; and brazing the electrical discharged machined puck to the turbine component. | 03-10-2016 |
20160069196 | REPAIRED OR REMANUFACTURED BLADE PLATFORM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A article of manufacture, the article having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in TABLE 1, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected, define profile sections at each distance Z in inches to form a portion of a rotor blade. | 03-10-2016 |
Matthew John Towner, Campbell, NY US
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20120216568 | GLASS MELTING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS - A glass melting furnace is operated under a set of control parameters. A glass batch is fed into the glass melting furnace and melted into molten glass. During the melting, a surface layer comprising a portion of the glass batch and foam forms over the molten glass. A plurality of thermograms of the interior of the glass melting furnace is obtained. The thermograms are analyzed to determine whether there is instability in the thermodynamics of the surface layer. The set of control parameters are then adjusted to reduce a determined instability in the thermodynamics of the surface layer. | 08-30-2012 |
20130299452 | Glass Etching Media And Methods - A glass etching medium and a method for etching the surface of a glass sheet to modify surface flaw characteristics without degrading the optical quality of the sheet surface, wherein the etching medium is a thickened aqueous acidic fluoride-containing paste comprising at least one dissolved, water-soluble, high-molecular-weight poly (ethylene oxide) polymer thickener. | 11-14-2013 |
20150144676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LARGE FEATURE CREATION IN GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLES - A method for forming a hole in a glass or glass-ceramic sheets includes scoring a major surface of a glass or glass-ceramic sheet to define the hole, placing the sheet on receiving surface of a mount where a cavity is formed in the receiving surface such that a peripheral edge of the cavity is positioned external to the area bounded by the first score, and fracturing the sheet along the first score to break away the portion of the sheet defined by the first score, wherein the broken away portion of the sheet is contained within the cavity. | 05-28-2015 |
Paul Towner, Los Altos, CA US
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20110058792 | Video Format for Digital Video Recorder - Some embodiments provide a video recording device for capturing a video clip. The video recording device receives a selection of a non-temporally compressed encoding scheme from several different encoding schemes for encoding the video clip. The different encoding schemes include at least one temporally compressed encoding scheme and at least the selected non-temporally compressed encoding scheme. The video recording device captures the video clip as several frames. The video recording device non-temporally encodes each of the frames as several slices. The slices of a particular frame are for decoding by several processing units of a video decoding device. The video recording device stores the video clip in a storage. | 03-10-2011 |
20110058793 | Video Format for Digital Video Recorder - Some embodiments provide a video camera. The video camera includes image sensing circuitry for capturing a sequence of video pictures, a user interface for allowing a user to select a video encoding format from a temporally compressed encoding format and non-temporally compressed encoding format, encoding circuitry for encoding the video pictures according to the format selected by the user, and random access storage for storing video clips. | 03-10-2011 |
20120229670 | Video Format for Digital Video Recorder - Some embodiments provide a video camera. The video camera includes image sensing circuitry for capturing a sequence of video pictures, a user interface for allowing a user to select a video encoding format from a temporally compressed encoding format and non-temporally compressed encoding format, encoding circuitry for encoding the video pictures according to the format selected by the user, and random access storage for storing video clips. | 09-13-2012 |
20140301720 | Video Format for Digital Video Recorder - Some embodiments provide a video recording device for capturing a video clip. The video recording device receives a selection of a non-temporally compressed encoding scheme from several different encoding schemes for encoding the video clip. The different encoding schemes include at least one temporally compressed encoding scheme and at least the selected non-temporally compressed encoding scheme. The video recording device captures the video clip as several frames. The video recording device non-temporally encodes each of the frames as several slices. The slices of a particular frame are for decoding by several processing units of a video decoding device. The video recording device stores the video clip in a storage. | 10-09-2014 |
Rheal Towner, Piedmont, OK US
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20140187631 | METHODS FOR TREATING BRAIN INJURY - The treatment options for treating blast-induced and noise-induced traumatic brain injury and tinnitus are limited. Thus, the current invention provides methods for treating traumatic brain injury and tinnitus. The methods involve administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprises 2,4-disulfonyl α-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone and N-acetylcysteine (NAC). | 07-03-2014 |
Rheal A. Towner, Piedmont, OK US
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20100076009 | Adjuvant Chemotherapy For Anaplastic Gliomas - The present invention involves the use of 2,4-disulfonyl phenyl tert-butyl nitrone (2,4-ds-PBN) in the treatment and prevention of gliomas. The 2,4-ds-PBN may be used alone or combined with other traditional chemo- and radiotherapies and surgery, to treat or prevent glioma occurrence, recurrence, spread, growth, metastasis, or vascularization. | 03-25-2010 |
20140200234 | ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR ANAPLASTIC GLIOMAS - The present invention involves the use of 2,4-disulfonyl phenyl tert-butyl nitrone (2,4-ds-PBN) in the treatment and prevention of gliomas. The 2,4-ds-PBN may be used alone or combined with other traditional chemo- and radiotherapies and surgery, to treat or prevent glioma occurrence, recurrence, spread, growth, metastasis, or vascularization. | 07-17-2014 |
Richard Chadwick Towner, Front Royal, VA US
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20140340842 | COOLING SYSTEM WITH DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION - A system for removing heat from electrical systems includes a dehumidification device including a desiccant, an evaporative cooling device, and air moving devices, and an air flow control devices. The air moving device moves air through the dehumidification device, the evaporative cooling device, and the electrical systems. The air flow control device controls a rate of flow of through the dehumidification device | 11-20-2014 |
20150061384 | Shared Backup Power For Data Centers - In a data center having multiple resource zones, each of the zones has an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) and associated power storage elements such as batteries. A power bus may be provided between the resource zones to connect the outputs of the power storage elements of the resource zones. The power storage elements may thereby be shared between the UPS's so that an individual resource zone may be operated for a longer duration under anomalous conditions. | 03-05-2015 |
20150093985 | PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM WITH AMBIENT FLUID COLLECTION - A passive cooling system routes air from an enclosure to an ambient environment, via a chimney effect, through one or more indirect pathways and re-directs environmental elements received from the ambient environment. One or more vanes are arranged within an interior space, such that the vanes collectively form one or more indirect pathways to the ambient environment. The vanes preclude environmental elements, including precipitation and particulate matter, from passing through the interior space and into the enclosure. Environmental elements are re-directed by one or more of the vanes, at least in part, to an exterior of the passive exhaust system. Dampers may be adjusted to control airflow through the passive cooling system and restrict environmental elements from entering the passive cooling system. Liquids received from the ambient environment may be re-directed into a reclamation system for use in a cooling system. | 04-02-2015 |
20150338281 | VIRTUAL DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM - A virtual temperature monitoring system in a data center communicates with servers mounted in racks to receive internal temperature data generated by internal temperature sensors of the servers. The system derives a virtual sensor measurement of external temperatures external to the server, including a portion of a cold aisle that extends proximate to a rack in which the server is mounted, based upon a relationship between the received internal temperature sensors and the external environment. Sensor data from other sensors can be received via a building management system, and building management signals to the building management system can be generated based at least partially on the virtual sensor data. The virtual sensor data can be used to generate a graphical representation of the servers that highlights relative thermal characteristics of the servers based on the virtual external sensor measurements, including heat indices, excursions beyond thresholds, historical excursion histories, etc. | 11-26-2015 |
Stephanie Towner, Ashland, VA US
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20150380917 | POWER BUSWAY INTERPOSER - A power busway interposer enables a power busway assembly of energized busway segments to be extended, via coupling additional busway segments to the assembly, while maintaining energization of the assembly. As a result, a power busway assembly providing power support to electrical loads can be extended while maintaining power support to the electrical loads. The interposer includes separate sets of connectors that couple with separate busway segments and a switching device which selectively electrically couples the connectors, so that a power busway connector can be de-energized while another separate power busway connector is coupled to an energized busway segment and then subsequently energized. Extending the power busway assembly can include coupling separate sets of connectors to separate busway segments, where the separate sets of connectors are electrically isolated, and adjusting the switching device to electrically couple the separate sets of connectors, so that power is distributed between coupled busway segments. | 12-31-2015 |
Stephen J. Towner, Gurnee, IL US
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20130164587 | Staging system for battery on a portable tool - A portable battery-operated tool having a frame on which there are a working component, a drive, and a battery assembly. The battery assembly consists of a battery with at least a first electrical connector and housing with at least a second electrical connector. The battery is movable guidingly between first and second positions. With the battery in the first position the at least first electrical connector is electrically engaged with the at least second electrical connector. With the battery in the second position the at least first electrical connector is electrically disengaged from the at least second electrical connector so that the battery is not powering the drive to allow the drive to be operated. The battery assembly further has a locking assembly through which the battery is selectively releasably fixed in the second position. | 06-27-2013 |