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20080245660 | RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE - The present invention is an integrated system for the production of hydrogen and the removal of carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams. The integrated system includes an energy source for generating electrical energy and a water source coupled to the energy source. The water source includes ionic electrolytes. The energy source supplies energy to the water source to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen gas, oxygen gas, acid and base. The carbon dioxide reacts with the base. In some embodiments, the energy source is a renewable energy source. The integrated system produces substantially no carbon dioxide and when combined with a renewable energy source, produces clean hydrogen fuel and reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide, resulting in carbon dioxide negative energy and manufacturing strategies. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245672 | ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS TO GENERATE HYDROGEN AND SEQUESTER CARBON DIOXIDE - A carbon dioxide negative method of manufacturing renewable hydrogen and trapping carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams is described. Direct current renewable electricity is provided to a water electrolysis apparatus with sufficient voltage to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions at the cathode, and protons and oxygen at the anode. These products are separated and sequestered and the base is used to trap carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams as bicarbonate or carbonate salts. These carbonate salts, hydrogen, and trapped carbon dioxide in turn can be combined in a variety of chemical and electrochemical processes to create valuable carbon-based materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide. The net effect of all processes is the generation of renewable hydrogen from water and a reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or in gas destined to enter the atmosphere. | 10-09-2008 |
20080248350 | ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS TO GENERATE HYDROGEN AND SEQUESTER CARBON DIOXIDE - A carbon dioxide negative method of manufacturing renewable hydrogen and trapping carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams is described. Direct current renewable electricity is provided to a water electrolysis apparatus with sufficient voltage to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions at the cathode, and protons and oxygen at the anode. These products are separated and sequestered and the base is used to trap carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams as bicarbonate or carbonate salts. These carbonate salts, hydrogen, and trapped carbon dioxide in turn can be combined in a variety of chemical and electrochemical processes to create valuable carbon-based materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide. The net effect of all processes is the generation of renewable hydrogen from water and a reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or in gas destined to enter the atmosphere. | 10-09-2008 |
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20080245660 | RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE - The present invention is an integrated system for the production of hydrogen and the removal of carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams. The integrated system includes an energy source for generating electrical energy and a water source coupled to the energy source. The water source includes ionic electrolytes. The energy source supplies energy to the water source to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen gas, oxygen gas, acid and base. The carbon dioxide reacts with the base. In some embodiments, the energy source is a renewable energy source. The integrated system produces substantially no carbon dioxide and when combined with a renewable energy source, produces clean hydrogen fuel and reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide, resulting in carbon dioxide negative energy and manufacturing strategies. | 10-09-2008 |
20080245672 | ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS TO GENERATE HYDROGEN AND SEQUESTER CARBON DIOXIDE - A carbon dioxide negative method of manufacturing renewable hydrogen and trapping carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams is described. Direct current renewable electricity is provided to a water electrolysis apparatus with sufficient voltage to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions at the cathode, and protons and oxygen at the anode. These products are separated and sequestered and the base is used to trap carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams as bicarbonate or carbonate salts. These carbonate salts, hydrogen, and trapped carbon dioxide in turn can be combined in a variety of chemical and electrochemical processes to create valuable carbon-based materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide. The net effect of all processes is the generation of renewable hydrogen from water and a reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or in gas destined to enter the atmosphere. | 10-09-2008 |
20080248350 | ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS TO GENERATE HYDROGEN AND SEQUESTER CARBON DIOXIDE - A carbon dioxide negative method of manufacturing renewable hydrogen and trapping carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams is described. Direct current renewable electricity is provided to a water electrolysis apparatus with sufficient voltage to generate hydrogen and hydroxide ions at the cathode, and protons and oxygen at the anode. These products are separated and sequestered and the base is used to trap carbon dioxide from the air or gas streams as bicarbonate or carbonate salts. These carbonate salts, hydrogen, and trapped carbon dioxide in turn can be combined in a variety of chemical and electrochemical processes to create valuable carbon-based materials made from atmospheric carbon dioxide. The net effect of all processes is the generation of renewable hydrogen from water and a reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or in gas destined to enter the atmosphere. | 10-09-2008 |
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20080294523 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERTISING VIA COMPUTER NETWORKS AND WEBSITES - Methods and apparatus for advertising according to various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a retargeting system, multiple publisher systems, at least one advertiser, and a user's computer. The retargeting system provides retargeting information to the advertiser for storage on the user computer. The retargeting information may comprise identifiers for publisher systems authorized for retargeting and an advertiser identifier. The retargeting information may also receive user behavior information from publisher system visited by the user after visiting the advertiser's web site. The retargeting system may then transmit an advertisement corresponding to the advertiser identifier to the visited publisher system for presentation via the user computer if the visited publisher system is an authorized publisher system. | 11-27-2008 |
20140172582 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERTISING VIA COMPUTER NETWORKS AND WEBSITES - Systems and methods for facilitating advertising for an advertiser are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises collecting retargeting information for the advertiser, the retargeting information comprising user-behavior information, assigning multiple identifiers for multiple publisher systems to be selectively authorized by the advertiser as retargeting channels in an advertising campaign, receiving a selection of an authorization of at least one publisher system from the advertiser, assigning an advertiser identifier to identify the advertiser, and identifying an advertisement, corresponding to the advertiser identifier, to be served to the user via at least one publisher system, conditioned on the at least one publisher system being an authorized publisher system. | 06-19-2014 |
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20100089909 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES - A microwave oven comprises a cooking cavity and a RF generation module configured to deliver microwave energy into the cooking cavity. A controller is operatively associated with the RF generation module. The controller receives and processes a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility for determining whether to operate the microwave oven in one of a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to at least temporarily block the signal when the RF generation module is activated if a frequency of the signal is at least partially degraded by a frequency of the RF generation module. | 04-15-2010 |
20100092625 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES - A cooking appliance comprises one or more power consuming features/functions including at least one of a cooking cavity having a heating element and a cooking surface having a surface heating element. A controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The controller operates the cooking appliance in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode. | 04-15-2010 |
20130008893 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN A MICROWAVE COOKING APPLIANCE - A microwave oven comprises a cooking cavity and a RF generation module configured to deliver microwave energy into the cooking cavity. A controller receives and processes a signal indicative of the current state of an associated energy supplying utility for determining whether to operate the microwave oven in one of a normal operating mode and a power saving mode in response to the received signal. A power source is operatively associated with the controller and the RF generation module, and is configured to receive a signal from the controller and cause the microwave oven to operate in normal operating mode or in power saving operating mode in accord with the signal. | 01-10-2013 |
20130069512 | ACTUATED DOOR OPENING MECHANISM FOR MICROWAVE AND SPEEDCOOKING PRODUCTS - The disclosure relates to a door opening mechanism for a cooking device. The device includes a body defining a cooking chamber and a door operatively mounted to the body to provide access to the cooking chamber while maintaining a closed insulated barrier while in use. A sensor is mounted the body for providing a signal to retaining member when activated. A retaining member is mounted within the body to hold a latch attached to the door. The latch is released from the retaining member when a signal is provided by the sensor to the actuator retaining member that provides a positive drive force to release the latch and open the door. | 03-21-2013 |
20140197150 | CONTROL PANEL FOR AN APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROL PANEL FOR AN APPLIANCE - A control panel for an appliance is provided. The control panel can be produced by providing a dielectric substrate having a front surface and a back surface, printing a conductive ink onto the back surface of the dielectric substrate, curing the conductive ink such that the conductive ink forms a plurality of capacitive sensors on the back surface of the dielectric substrate, and positioning the dielectric substrate on the appliance such that the front surface of the dielectric substrate faces outwardly. | 07-17-2014 |
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20110143478 | MODULAR SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE - A process and associated system for vapor deposition of a thin film layer on a photovoltaic (PV) module substrate is includes establishing a vacuum chamber and introducing the substrates individually into the vacuum chamber. The substrates are pre-heated as they are conveyed through the vacuum chamber, and are then conveyed in serial arrangement through a vapor deposition apparatus in the vacuum chamber wherein a thin film of a sublimed source material is deposited onto an upper surface of the substrates. The substrates are conveyed through the vapor deposition apparatus at a controlled constant linear speed such that leading and trailing sections of the substrate in a conveyance direction are exposed to the same vapor deposition conditions within the vapor deposition apparatus. The vapor deposition apparatus may be supplied with source material in a manner so as not to interrupt the vapor deposition process or non-stop conveyance of the substrates through the vapor deposition apparatus. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143481 | MODULAR SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE - A system and associated process for vapor deposition of a thin film layer on a photovoltaic (PV) module substrate is includes establishing a vacuum chamber and introducing the substrates individually into the vacuum chamber. A conveyor system is operably disposed within the vacuum chamber and is configured for conveying the substrates in a serial arrangement through a vapor deposition apparatus within the vacuum chamber at a controlled constant linear speed. A post-heat section is disposed within the vacuum chamber immediately downstream of the vapor deposition apparatus in the conveyance direction of the substrates. The post-heat section is configured to maintain the substrates conveyed from the vapor deposition apparatus in a desired heated temperature profile until the entire substrate has exited the vapor deposition apparatus. | 06-16-2011 |
20110155063 | Conveyor Assembly with Removable Rollers for a Vapor Deposition System - A conveyor assembly for conveying substrates through a vapor deposition system includes a first carriage rail and a second carriage rail disposed at an opposite side of the conveyor assembly. The first and second carriage rails include a plurality of roller positions spaced longitudinally therealong. The carriage rails further include a pair of wheels at each of the roller positions, with the wheels spaced apart so as to define a cradle at the respective roller position. At least one of the wheels at each roller position on is drive wheel. A plurality of rollers extend between the first and second carriage rails. The rollers have ends that drop into the cradles at the roller positions such that the rollers are removable from the carriage rails by being lifted out of the cradles at the roller positions. | 06-30-2011 |
20110165326 | AUTOMATIC FEED SYSTEM AND RELATED PROCESS FOR INTRODUCING SOURCE MATERIAL TO A THIN FILM VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A feed system and related process are configured to continuously feed measured doses of source material to a vapor deposition apparatus wherein the source material is sublimated and deposited as a thin film on a substrate. The system includes a bulk material hopper, and an upper dose cup disposed to receive source material from the hopper. A lower dose cup is disposed in a vacuum lock chamber to receive a measured dose of source material from the upper dose cup. A transfer mechanism is disposed below the vacuum lock chamber to receive the measured dose of source material from the lower dose cup and to transfer the source material to a downstream deposition head while isolating the deposition conditions and sublimated source material within the deposition head. | 07-07-2011 |
20110262712 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE WORKING SURFACE AREA OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTRATES - A method for processing substrates in the formation of photovoltaic (PV) modules, the substrates having a plurality of thin film layers deposited thereon. The method includes determining the geometric center of the substrate and performing subsequent processing steps for defining individual cells on the substrate using the geometric center of the substrate as a starting reference point for such processing steps. | 10-27-2011 |
20120000301 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING A VIEWPORT - An apparatus, a method of servicing, and a method of measuring a process parameter for a coating process having an isolatable viewport are disclosed. The apparatus includes a viewport, a device positioned for selectively isolating the viewport from a process chamber, and a second chamber positioned between the viewport and the device. The device includes a first position to selectively isolate the viewport from a process chamber and to selectively maintain a predetermined process pressure in the process chamber, the device includes a second position to selectively permit line of sight measurement of the process chamber from the viewport, and the second chamber maintains the predetermined process pressure in the process chamber when the device is in the second position. | 01-05-2012 |
20120017410 | APPARATUS, CARRIER, AND METHOD FOR SECURING AN ARTICLE FOR COATING PROCESSES - An apparatus for securing an article, a carrier including the apparatus, and a method involving the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a base having a channel and a pivot post, an engagement member for selectively engaging the article, a rotatable actuation member having a pivot feature corresponding to the pivot post, and a positioning member secured to the base. The engagement member is slidably positionable in the channel of the base, the positioning member establishes travel limits for the rotatable actuation member, and the positioning member urges the engagement member toward the article. Rotation of the rotatable actuation member slides the engagement member along the channel of the base, thereby securing the article by the force provided by the positioning member. | 01-26-2012 |
20120027921 | VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE - An apparatus and process for vapor deposition of a sublimated source material as a thin film on a photovoltaic module substrate are provided. The apparatus includes at least one receptacle disposed in a deposition head. Each receptacle is configured for receipt of a granular source material. A heating system is configured to heat the receptacle(s) to sublimate the source material. A substantially vertical distribution plate is disposed between the receptacle(s) and a substrate conveyed through the apparatus. The distribution plate is positioned at a defined distance from a vertical conveyance plane of a deposition surface of the substrate. The distribution plate comprises a pattern of passages therethrough that distribute the sublimated source material for deposition onto the deposition surface of the substrate. | 02-02-2012 |
20120060758 | DYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE HEATING OR COOLING OF LINEARLY CONVEYED SUBSTRATES - A system is provided for heating or cooling discrete, linearly conveyed substrates having a gap between a trailing edge of a first substrate and a leading edge of a following substrate in a conveyance direction. The system includes a chamber, and a conveyor operably configured within the chamber to move the substrates through at a conveyance rate. A plurality of individually controlled temperature control units, for example heating or cooling units, are disposed linearly within the chamber along the conveyance direction. A controller is in communication with each of the temperature control units to sequentially cycle output of the units from a steady-state temperature output along the conveyance direction as a function of position of the leading and trailing edges of the substrates within the chamber relative to the temperature control units so as to reduce edge-induced temperature variances in the substrates. | 03-15-2012 |
20120164776 | Non-Wear Shutter Apparatus for a Vapor Deposition Apparatus - An apparatus and associated method for vapor deposition of a sublimated source material as a thin film on a photovoltaic (PV) module substrate includes a deposition head wherein a source material is sublimated. A distribution manifold is provided with a plurality of passages defined therethrough for passage of the sublimated source material to the substrate. A shutter plate is disposed above the distribution manifold and includes a plurality of passages therethrough that align with the passages in the distribution manifold in a first position of the shutter plate. The shutter plate is movable to a second position wherein the shutter plate blocks the passages in the distribution manifold to flow of sublimated material therethrough. A lifting mechanism is configured between the shutter plate and the distribution manifold to lift and move the shutter plate between the first and second positions without sliding the shutter plate on the distribution manifold. | 06-28-2012 |
20130000555 | MODULAR SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE - A system for vapor deposition of a thin film layer on a photovoltaic module substrate is provided. The system includes a vacuum chamber having a pre-heat section, a vapor deposition apparatus, and a cool-down section; and a conveyor system operably disposed within said vacuum chamber and configured for conveying the substrates in a serial arrangement from said pre-heat section and through said vapor deposition apparatus at a controlled constant linear speed. The vapor deposition apparatus is configured for depositing a thin film of a sublimed source material onto an upper surface of the substrates as the substrates are continuously conveyed by said conveyor system through said vapor deposition apparatus. | 01-03-2013 |
20130284094 | Modular System for Continuous Deposition of a Thin Film Layer on a Substrate - A system and associated process for vapor deposition of a thin film layer on a photovoltaic (PV) module substrate is includes establishing a vacuum chamber and introducing the substrates individually into the vacuum chamber. A conveyor system is operably disposed within the vacuum chamber and is configured for conveying the substrates in a serial arrangement through a vapor deposition apparatus within the vacuum chamber at a controlled constant linear speed. A post-heat section is disposed within the vacuum chamber immediately downstream of the vapor deposition apparatus in the conveyance direction of the substrates. The post-heat section is configured to maintain the substrates conveyed from the vapor deposition apparatus in a desired heated temperature profile until the entire substrate has exited the vapor deposition apparatus. | 10-31-2013 |
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20090136114 | MULTI-MODALITY INSPECTION METHOD WITH DATA VALIDATION AND DATA FUSION - An inspection method is provided and includes acquiring at least one inspection data set. Each inspection data set comprises inspection data for a component. The inspection method further includes mapping the inspection data set onto a three-dimensional (3D) model of the component, to generate a 3D inspection model for the component, and validating the inspection data against the 3D model of the component using at least one validation criterion. A multi-modality inspection method is also provided and includes acquiring multiple inspection data sets corresponding to multiple inspection modalities for a component and fusing the inspection data sets to form a fused data set. The multi-modality inspection method further includes mapping the fused data set onto a 3D model of the component to generate a 3D multi-modality inspection model for the component. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138231 | INSPECTION ARTIFACTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSING MULTI-MODALITY INSPECTION DATA - An inspection artifact includes a central portion and multiple optical and coordinate measurement machine (CMM) alignment features arranged on the central portion. The optical and CMM alignment features are configured to align the coordinates for an optical or a CMM measurement system to a common coordinate system. Another inspection artifact includes a central portion and multiple computed tomography (CT) alignment features arranged on the central portion. The CT alignment features are configured to align the coordinates for a CT system to a common coordinate system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090165317 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING ULTRASOUND INSPECTION (UT) WITH A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE (CMM) - A method is provided for assembling a measurement device for use in measuring a machine component. The method includes providing a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The method also includes combining ultrasonic inspection (UT) capabilities and CMM capabilities to form an inspection probe. The inspection probe is installed on the CMM so that the inspection probe measures external boundaries of the machine component with the CMM capabilities and substantially simultaneously measures internal boundaries of the machine component with the UT capabilities. | 07-02-2009 |
20100124369 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING 3D DIMENSIONS ON 2D IMAGES - A method for determining 3D distances on a 2D pixelized image of a part or object includes acquiring a real 2D pixelized image of the object, creating a simulated image of the object using the 3D CAD model and the 2D pixelized image, determining a specified cost function comparing the simulated image with the real 2D pixilated image and repositioning the simulated image in accordance with iterated adjustments of a relative position between the CAD model and the XID pixilated image to change the simulated image until the specified cost function is below a specified value. Then, the workstation is used to generate a 3D distance scale matrix using the repositioned simulated image, and to measure and display distances between selected pixels on a surface of the real image using 2D distances on the 2D pixelized image of the object and the 3D distance scale matrix. | 05-20-2010 |
20100126277 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING AN OBJECT USING ULTRASOUND - An ultrasound inspection system is provided for inspecting an object. The inspection system includes an ultrasound probe configured to scan the object and acquire a plurality of ultrasound scan data. The inspection system further includes a processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to apply a transfer function to the ultrasound scan data to compensate for distortion of a plurality of ultrasound signals through the object and thereby generate a plurality of compensated ultrasound scan data, and to process the compensated ultrasonic scan data to characterize a feature in the object. | 05-27-2010 |
20100194749 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION OF AN ENGINE - A method for non-destructive examination of components within an assembly is described. The method includes producing an image of at least a portion of the assembly, extracting a point cloud of the image, registering the point cloud to a CAD coordinate system, and determining points in the point cloud of the image that are more than a selected distance from surfaces on a corresponding CAD model utilizing the same CAD coordinate system. The method also includes utilizing the determined points to detect the presence of anomalies within the assembly. | 08-05-2010 |
20100207619 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH A COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE - A method for integrating a measurement device for use in measuring a machine component includes providing a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and combining eddy current (EC) capabilities and CMM capabilities to form an inspection probe. The method further includes installing the inspection probe on the CMM so that the inspection probe measures external boundaries of the machine component with the CMM capabilities and substantially simultaneously measures at least one of internal boundaries, internal defects, surface defects, and material properties of the machine component with the EC capabilities, which are directly linked to actual component dimensional information provided by CMM. The inspection data can be simultaneously linked to and/or displayed with a CAD model to enable a direct comparison between the inspection data and the nominal requirements specified on the CAD model. | 08-19-2010 |
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20120330032 | PRODUCTION OF CYCLIC ACETALS OR KETALS USING SOLID ACID CATALYSTS - A process for making a cyclic compounds such as cyclic acetal or cyclic ketones by feeding aldehyde or ketone compounds and polyhydroxyl compounds to a reaction zone at a molar ratio of polyhydroxyl compounds to aldehyde or ketone compounds of at least 3:1, reacting these compounds in the presence of a solid acid such as an acidic ion exchange resin, to generate a liquid reaction mixture without separating water from the reaction mixture as it is being formed in the reaction mixture, withdrawing the liquid reaction mixture from the reaction zone as a liquid product stream, and feeding the liquid reaction product stream to a distillation column to separate cyclic acetal compounds from unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds, and optionally recycling back the unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds to the reaction zone. The process produces cyclic acetal compounds in yields of at least 90% with long catalyst life. The process is also suitable to make cyclic ketals from ketone compounds. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330033 | PRODUCTION OF CYCLIC ACETALS OR KETALS USING LIQUID-PHASE ACID CATALYSTS - A process for making a cyclic compounds such as cyclic acetal or cyclic ketones by feeding aldehyde or ketone compounds and polyhydroxyl compounds to a reaction vessel at a molar ratio of polyhydroxyl compounds to aldehyde or ketone compounds of at least 3:1, reacting these compounds in the presence of a homogeneous acid catalyst to generate a liquid phase homogeneous reaction mixture containing the acid catalyst without separating water from the reaction mixture as it is being formed in the reaction mixture, withdrawing the liquid phase homogeneous reaction mixture from the reaction vessel as a liquid product stream, and feeding the liquid reaction product stream to a distillation column to separate cyclic acetal compounds from unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds, and optionally recycling back the unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds and/or acid catalyst to the reaction vessel. The process produces cyclic acetal compounds in high yields. The process is also suitable to make cyclic ketals from ketone compounds. | 12-27-2012 |
20140330029 | PRODUCTION OF CYCLIC ACETALS OR KETALS USING SOLID ACID CATALYSTS - A process for making a cyclic compounds such as cyclic acetal or cyclic ketones by feeding aldehyde or ketone compounds and polyhydroxyl compounds to a reaction zone at a molar ratio of polyhydroxyl compounds to aldehyde or ketone compounds of at least 3:1, reacting these compounds in the presence of a solid acid such as an acidic ion exchange resin, to generate a liquid reaction mixture without separating water from the reaction mixture as it is being formed in the reaction mixture, withdrawing the liquid reaction mixture from the reaction zone as a liquid product stream, and feeding the liquid reaction product stream to a distillation column to separate cyclic acetal compounds from unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds, and optionally recycling back the unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds to the reaction zone. The process produces cyclic acetal compounds in yields of at least 90% with long catalyst life. The process is also suitable to make cyclic ketals from ketone compounds. | 11-06-2014 |
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20140030069 | TOP HAT BEARING RETAINER FOR VARIABLE VANE ACTUATOR - A variable vane actuation system with a plurality of vanes which may be rotated to change an approach angle of associated airfoils. A cylinder drives a piston rod to in turn cause a linkage system to vary the approach angle of the airfoils. The cylinder has a tailstock at an end remote from the piston rod. A spherical bearing mounts the tailstock. A bearing retainer provides a stop to prevent undue rotation of the tailstock relative to the bearing. A compressor and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140083208 | VANE ARM TESTING RIG - An example vane arm testing rig includes a base having a first attachment configured to receive a first end of a vane arm when the vane arm is in an engaged position, and a torque member having a second attachment configured to receive an opposing, second end of the vane arm when the vane arm is in the engaged position. The vane arm extends along a longitudinal axis from the first end to the second end. The first and second attachments are configured to rotate relative to each other about the axis. The first and second attachments are configured to move laterally relative to each other. | 03-27-2014 |
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20090312893 | PERSPECTIVE VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view image and as a perspective vertical situation view image. This provides improved tactical flight planning, and that does not erroneously show the flight plan passing through the displayed terrain. | 12-17-2009 |
20090319103 | PERSPECTIVE VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view image and as a perspective vertical situation view image. This provides improved tactical flight planning, and that does not erroneously show the flight plan passing through the displayed terrain. | 12-24-2009 |
20100070109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A DIGITAL TERRAIN - Methods and systems for displaying a digital terrain to a user of a vehicle are provided. First, second, and third actual terrain data points are received. The third actual terrain data point is between the first and second actual terrain data points. If the third actual terrain data point is above a line interconnecting the first and second actual terrain data points, the first actual terrain data point is modified such that the third actual terrain data point is not above a line interconnecting said modified first actual terrain data point and the second actual terrain data point. A digital terrain is displayed to the user of the vehicle. The digital terrain includes a first digital terrain data point corresponding to the modified first actual terrain data point. | 03-18-2010 |
20100082187 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A TOUCHDOWN POINT - A display system for an aircraft includes a processing unit configured to determine a touchdown point for the aircraft and to supply display commands associated with the touchdown point; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and operable to render symbology representing the touchdown point. | 04-01-2010 |
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20130114186 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A MEMBRANE - Some embodiments relate to a power management system includes a primary power source and a secondary power source. The power management system further includes an enclosure and an electrical component located within the enclosure. The electrical component is connected to the primary power source 11 and the secondary power source. The power management system further includes a membrane that is mounted to an outside of the enclosure. The membrane extends through the enclosure such that the membrane provides information relating to operation of the power management system. | 05-09-2013 |
20130114187 | LOAD CONTROL MODULE THAT PERMITS TESTING OF POWER SWITCHING DEVICES THAT ARE PART OF THE LOAD CONTROL MODULE - Some embodiments relate to a load control module that includes an enclosure and a plurality of power switching devices within the enclosure. The load control module further includes an interface mounted on an exterior of the enclosure and a switch connected to the interface. The switch is connected to the interface such that the switch selectively activates the interface to permit testing of the power switching devices upon operation of the interface. In some embodiments, the load control module may include a display that provides information relating to whether the interface is activated by the switch. Other embodiments relate to a load control module that includes a generator having a controller which controls operation of the generator and provides commands to the switch to selectively activate the interface to permit testing of the power switching device upon operation of the interface. | 05-09-2013 |
20140028452 | REMOTE ANNUNCIATOR - Some embodiments relate to a remote annunciator 10 that includes an enclosure 11 and a control 12 within the enclosure 11. The control 12 receives signals S from a plurality of transfer switches 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D and at least one generator 14 that is connected to at least one of the transfer switches 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D. The control 12 displays a status of electrical connections that include the plurality of transfer switches 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D and the at least one generator 14. In some embodiments, the control 12 recognizes when the plurality of transfer switches 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D and the at least one generator 14 are connected to the control 12. | 01-30-2014 |
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20080215692 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR ENHANCING EMAILS WITH TARGETED ADS - A computer method and device for intercepting contracting client's sent electronic messages, scanning the message body content for key words, sending the key words to a remote central computer server which analyses the key words and enhances the message by attaching a relevant, contextual advertising tag line or image/banner/words/HTML/Flash, etc. to the electronic message, and transmitting the enhanced message to a receiver. | 09-04-2008 |
20080235083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING ADVERTISING TAG LINES TO ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - A computer method and device for intercepting contracting client's sent electronic messages, scanning the message body content for key words, sending the key words to a remote central computer server which analyses the key words and enhances the message by attaching a relevant, contextual advertising tag line or image/banner/words/HTML/Flash etc to the electronic message, and transmitting the enhanced message to a receiver. | 09-25-2008 |
20080275873 | METHOD OF ENHANCING EMAILS WITH TARGETED ADS - A computer method and system for intercepting email messages, scanning the email messages for key words, determining whether the key words match or relate to key words determined to relate to advertising content, and enhancing the email message by routing the emails to recipients in a manner so that highly relevant, highly targeted advertising tag lines or other content are displayed together with the emails when the emails are accessed and viewed by email recipients. | 11-06-2008 |
20100268601 | METHOD OF ENHANCING EMAIL TEXT WITH HYPERLINKED WORD POINTING TO TARGETED AD - A computer method and device for intercepting contracting client's sent electronic messages, scanning the message body content for key words, sending the key words to a remote central computer server which analyses the key words and enhances the message by attaching a relevant, contextual advertising tag line or image/banner/words/HTML/Flash, etc. to the electronic message, and transmitting the enhanced message to a receiver. | 10-21-2010 |
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20130086148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING SINGLE-POINT BOTTLENECK IN A TRANSACTIONAL MIDDLEWARE MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A transactional middleware system can exchange messages between a local machine and a remote machine using Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) protocol to achieve short latency in a manner like a local message transfer. The transactional middleware machine environment can prevent single-point bottleneck. The transactional middleware machine environment comprises a first message queue associate with a server in a first transactional machine, wherein the server operates to be accessed using a queue address in the first message queue. The transactional middleware machine environment further comprises a second message queue associated with a client in a second transactional machine. The client operates to send a service request message to the server directly using the first message queue, and the server operates to receive the service request message from the first message queue and send a service response message directly to the client using the second message queue. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE QUEUES FOR MULTINODE APPLICATIONS IN A MIDDLEWARE MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A middleware machine environment can provide message queues for multinode applications. The transactional middleware machine environment includes a message control data structure on a message receiver and a heap data structure in a shared memory that is associated with the message receiver. The message sender operates to write a message directly into the heap data structure, and to maintain metadata associated with the message in the message control data structure. Furthermore, the message control data structure can be a ring structure with a head pointer and a tail pointer. Additionally, the message receiver resides on a server that is connected with a plurality of clients, with each of said clients keeping a private copy of the message control data structure. Also, the message receiver can support concurrent access to the message control data structure associated with the message receiver. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MESSAGE QUEUES FOR MULTINODE APPLICATIONS IN A TRANSACTIONAL MIDDLEWARE MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A middleware machine environment can manage message queues for multimode applications. The middleware machine environment includes a shared memory on a message receiver, wherein the shared memory maintains one or more message queues for the middleware machine environment. The middleware machine environment further includes a daemon process that is capable of creating at least one message queue in the shared memory, when a client requests that the at least one message queue be set up to support sending and receiving messages. Additionally, different processes on a client operate to use at least one proxy to communicate with the message server. Furthermore, the middleware machine environment can protect message queues for multimode applications using a security token created by the daemon process. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSISTING TRANSACTION RECORDS IN A TRANSACTIONAL MIDDLEWARE MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A transactional system can utilize the distributed storage and high availability (HA) capability provided by a clustered database to support easy and feasible disaster recovery. The transactional middleware machine environment comprises one or more transactional application servers associated with a transaction. The one or more transactional application servers operate to persist transactional log information associated with the transaction in a database that connects with said one or more transactional application servers at a local site. The database at the local site operates to replicate the persisted transactional log information to a remote database at a remote site. The remote database allows a different transactional application server at the remote site to recover the persisted transactional log information and complete the transaction, when a disaster disables the local site. | 04-04-2013 |
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20090098943 | Gaming Machine with Externally Controlled Content Display - A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaming machine and executed in a secure memory location such that it is isolated from other processes executing on the gaming machine may be utilized. The host-controlled processes may be decoupled from the process used to execute the game of chance played on the gaming machine such that the content output by the host-controlled process doesn't alter the play of game of chance. | 04-16-2009 |
20090104954 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING AN EVENT OF AN EXTERNALLY CONTROLLED INTERFACE - A method for tracking an event of an externally controlled interface (ECI) is described. The method includes generating the externally controlled interface independent of an outcome of a wager-based game regulated by a regulatory authority, and logging the event of the externally controlled interface. | 04-23-2009 |
20090156303 | Bonusing Architectures in a Gaming Environment - A gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines is provided. The gaming machines may be configured to provide bonus games with persistent. The gaming machines may be configured to allow a player to enroll in bonus game with persistence and generate a record locator, such as printed ticket that allows a record of a state in the bonus game with persistence to be accessed at a later time. A server coupled to the plurality of gaming machines may maintain records of various states in the bonus game with persistence. When a valid record locator is presented at a gaming machine, these records may be checked out and updated via game play at the gaming machine. | 06-18-2009 |
20100099491 | POST CERTIFICATION METERING FOR DIVERSE GAME MACHINES - Bonuses such as progressive bonuses are based on the activity of many players playing at many machines. The machines may be made by different manufacturers and run different games. Prior diverse arrays of such machines relied on a hardware slot machine interface board (SMIB) that acted as a master and transmitted game activity to remote servers. A disclosed embodiment virtualizes the SMIB. In one implementation, protected processes allow for real time meter creation and destruction within different games, even after the game software has been certified and the hash cannot change. | 04-22-2010 |
20100105454 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERFACING WITH A THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION - A system for interfacing with a third-party application is described. The system includes a third-party device, a server-based system configured to communicate with the third-party device, and a gaming device configured to communicate with the server-based system to display content of the product or service. The gaming device is configured to generate an outcome of a wager-based game independent of the content that is displayed. | 04-29-2010 |
20130005457 | EXTERNAL VIDEO MIXING CONTROL - Techniques for allowing a gaming machine to exercise control over a picture-in-picture device (PIP mixer). A gaming machine includes a display device, a master game controller, the PIP mixer, and a PIP control interface. The master gaming controller is configured to execute a wager game, send a first video signal for the wager game to the PIP mixer, and send control instructions for controlling a display of one or more PIP windows to the PIP mixer via the PIP control interface. The PIP mixer receives the first video signal and a second video signal from an external source. The PIP mixer is configured to create a composite video image that includes display data of first video signal and the second video signal in PIP windows based on the control instructions. The composite video image is displayed on the display device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130035157 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERFACING WITH A THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION - A system for interfacing with a third-party application is described. The system includes a third-party device, a server-based system configured to communicate with the third-party device, and a gaming device configured to communicate with the server-based system to display content of the product or service. The gaming device is configured to generate an outcome of a wager-based game independent of the content that is displayed. | 02-07-2013 |
20140018154 | SINGLE SIGN-ON FOR WAGER GAMING PLAYERS OVER A WIDE-AREA NETWORK - When the player identifies herself to a gaming machine at a casino, for example by inserting a player tracking card into the card reader, she is, at generally the same time, logging onto a game provider's backend system (the game provider being different from the casino operator). This concurrent sign-on to the game provider's system is done in a non-intrusive, transparent, and passive manner. The player is not distracted from the normal steps leading to game play on the machine until she is ready to redeem points with the game provider or for some reason additional authentication is needed from the player. By virtue of this single sign-on to the game provider network, in addition to continuing game play across different casinos, the player can publish events to the Internet, such as on social networking sites, take advantage of offers targeted specifically for her, or facilitate responsible gaming programs. | 01-16-2014 |
20140329583 | REMOTE CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE SHARING ON A GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING SAME - A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaining machine and executed in a secure memory location such that it is isolated from other processes executing on the gaming machine may be utilized. The host-controlled processes may be decoupled from the process used to execute the game of chance played on the gaming machine such that the content output by the host-controlled process doesn't alter the play of game of chance. | 11-06-2014 |
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20130079115 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MODERATING REMOTE HOST INITIATED FEATURES FOR MULTIPLE CONCURRENTLY PLAYED GAMES - The gaming system disclosed herein enables a player to simultaneously or concurrently play a plurality of games at a gaming device regardless or independent of if the gaming device accounting system in communication with the gaming device is configured to support such simultaneous or concurrent game play. The gaming system disclosed herein additionally or alternatively enables a player to simultaneously play a plurality of games wherein certain of the games are eligible to operate with a remote host and certain of the games are ineligible to operate with the remote host. | 03-28-2013 |
20130079116 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MODERATING REMOTE HOST INITIATED FEATURES FOR MULTIPLE CONCURRENTLY PLAYED GAMES - The gaming system disclosed herein enables a player to simultaneously or concurrently play a plurality of games at a gaming device regardless or independent of if the gaming device accounting system in communication with the gaming device is configured to support such simultaneous or concurrent game play. The gaming system disclosed herein additionally or alternatively enables a player to simultaneously play a plurality of games wherein certain of the games are eligible to operate with a remote host and certain of the games are ineligible to operate with the remote host. | 03-28-2013 |
20130079124 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPORTING FOR MULTIPLE CONCURRENTLY PLAYED GAMES - The gaming system disclosed herein enables a player to simultaneously or concurrently play a plurality of games at a gaming device regardless or independent of if the gaming device accounting system in communication with the gaming device is configured to support such simultaneous or concurrent game play. The gaming system disclosed herein additionally or alternatively enables a player to simultaneously play a plurality of games wherein certain of the games are eligible to operate with a remote host and certain of the games are ineligible to operate with the remote host. | 03-28-2013 |
20140155173 | USING A MESSAGE-ORIENTED PROTOCOL IN A GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine, such as a video slot or video poker machine, may be configured to use a message-oriented protocol. An application on the gaming machine may request subscription to a topic managed by a message broker. The application may receive a message published to the topic by another application and alter its execution in response. | 06-05-2014 |