Adams, US
André A. Adams, Burke, VA US
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20120100521 | Microfluidic Isolation of Tumor Cells or Other Rare Cells from Whole Blood or Other Liquids - Microdevices are disclosed to efficiently, accurately, and rapidly isolate and enumerate rare cells, such as circulating tumor cells, from liquids such as whole blood. The system employs multiple parallel meandering channels having a width on the order of 1-2 cell diameters. The microdevices can be produced at low-cost, may readily be automated, and in many instances may be used without pre-processing of the sample. They may be used to isolate and enumerate rare cells, including for example the detection and diagnosis of cancers, cancer staging, or evaluating the effectiveness of a therapeutic intervention, or detecting pathogenic bacteria. The device may optionally be used to nondestructively capture and later to release target cells. | 04-26-2012 |
Angela Hurst Adams, Hartsville, SC US
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20100247003 | Package Having Resealable Closure And Method Of Making Same - A flexible package is provided having a side panel with an inner surface that is fixedly sealed to the inner surface of a second side panel. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is disposed between the sealable material of one side panel and the outer ply or layer of the side panel. A separation line is provided within the sealable material adjacent the fixed seal. The sealable material from the first side panel separates from the pressure-sensitive adhesive upon application of an opening force transverse to the fixed seal. The sealable material from the first panel remains sealed to the sealable material on the opposing surface of the second panel upon release. The release of the sealable material from its associated panel causes exposure of the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The exposed pressure-sensitive adhesive forms a reclosable seal for the ends of the first and second panels. | 09-30-2010 |
Anthony Adams, Mason, NH US
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20090157764 | Techniques for the Logical Replication of High-Level Procedures - A method and system that annotates a redo log to provide information concerning the execution of a procedure at a primary database. The annotations include entry and exit markers that indicate the beginning and the end of the execution along with any arguments passed to the procedure, and whether the execution of the procedure was successful. At the standby database, these markers are used to create a logical transaction associated with the procedure. The operations performed by the procedure are grouped into individual transactions, and these individual transactions are grouped as belonging to the logical transaction. If the execution of the procedure was successful at the primary database, then the individual transactions are discarded, and the logical transaction is applied by executing the procedure at the standby database. If the execution of the procedure failed at the primary database, then the individual transactions and the logical transaction are discarded. | 06-18-2009 |
20120059792 | Techniques for the Logical Replication of High-Level Procedures - A method and system that annotates a redo log to provide information concerning the execution of a procedure at a primary database. The annotations include entry and exit markers that indicate the beginning and the end of the execution along with any arguments passed to the procedure, and whether the execution of the procedure was successful. At the standby database, these markers are used to create a logical transaction associated with the procedure. The operations performed by the procedure are grouped into individual transactions, and these individual transactions are grouped as belonging to the logical transaction. If the execution of the procedure was successful at the primary database, then the individual transactions are discarded, and the logical transaction is applied by executing the procedure at the standby database. If the execution of the procedure failed at the primary database, then the individual transactions and the logical transaction are discarded. | 03-08-2012 |
Ashton R. Adams, Highlands Ranch, CO US
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20080319808 | Travel Monitoring - A Corporate Travel Management & Cost Consolidation system where each member of the Corporation's Travel Management Team, Corporate Executives and each Corporate Traveler uses a single terminal to view, and analyze Travel and Credit Card information from and to conduct travel and card transactions with two or more GDS, Travel Agency and by Credit Card Companies or other comparable ATDSs, alone or in combination with one or more types of electronic travel and card data. Travel and Credit Card information and processes the transactions are placed into a single integrated format. TravelMaster aggregates travel-booking information from each and every GDS, Travel Agency, and Credit Card Company or other vendors utilized by the corporation, including security, PNR identification, and pricing information. Booked travel and ask prices from participating GDS, Travel Agency, and Credit Card Companies may be integrated into the display. The combined information is displayed to a customer with standard views then sorted by price, volume, and other available attributes as desired by the customer. Each client is forwarded travel and card booking and payment information from only those GDSs, Travel Agencies, and Credit Card Companies that the customer is contracted with and thus entitled to receive. | 12-25-2008 |
Barry Thomas Adams, Leo, IN US
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20100126821 | AXIALLY COMPLIANT CLUTCH DEPARTURE CONTROL SLEEVE - A torque transmitting apparatus includes a cover portion generally defined by a first axis. The cover portion includes a plurality of adjustment apertures. The apparatus also includes a flywheel coupled to the cover portion for rotation therewith, wherein the flywheel is restrained from axial movement relative to the cover portion. The apparatus also includes a pressure plate coupled to the cover portion for rotation therewith. The pressure plate is axially moveable relative to the cover portion. The apparatus also includes a clutch disk at least partially interposed between the flywheel and the pressure plate. The apparatus also includes a plurality of first members extending between the pressure plate and the cover. Each first member exerts a biasing outward radial force on the adjustment aperture to resist axial movement therebetween. A portion of the first member exerts a biasing axial force on the pressure plate thereby biasing the pressure plate toward the flywheel. | 05-27-2010 |
Bonnie Adams, Charlestown, RI US
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20110317269 | RELEASABLE METALIZED EMBOSSED TRANSFER FILM - A releasable transfer film is suitable to provide a metalized embossed composite onto a paper substrate without a release layer between the composite and a polymeric carrier layer. The transfer film includes a polymeric base layer, an embossing material layer and a metal layer. The transfer film is bonded to the paper substrate with an adhesive layer allowing the polymeric barrier layer to peel away from and to expose the metal-backed, embossing material layer. The substrate covered with the metalized embossed composite can be used to impart holographic style images to packaging, printed media products such as magazines. | 12-29-2011 |
Brian J. Adams, Vincennes, IN US
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20110130231 | MAGNETIC EXPANDABLE BROADHEAD - Magnetic expandable broadhead arrowheads and methods for magnetically holding the blades of broadhead arrowheads in the retracted position are disclosed. Embodiments include deployable cutting blades that are magnetically held in a retracted position during launch and flight and deploy outwardly upon impact with a target. Other embodiments include magnets where the force holding the cutting blades in the retracted position is localized adjacent either the deployable ends or the pivoting ends of the cutting blades. Still other embodiments include magnets adjacent to substantially the entire length of elongated cutting blades while the blades are in the retracted position. Alternate embodiments include elongated cutting blades that extend in a rearward direction when retracted and cutting blades that extend in a forward direction when retracted. | 06-02-2011 |
20110165977 | MAGNETIC EXPANDABLE BROADHEAD - Magnetic expandable broadhead arrowheads and methods for magnetically holding the blades of broadhead arrowheads in the retracted position are disclosed. Embodiments include deployable cutting blades that are magnetically held in a retracted position during launch and flight and deploy outwardly upon impact with a target. Other embodiments include magnets where the force holding the cutting blades in the retracted position is localized adjacent either the deployable ends or the pivoting ends of the cutting blades. Still other embodiments include magnets adjacent to substantially the entire length of elongated cutting blades while the blades are in the retracted position. Alternate embodiments include elongated cutting blades that extend in a rearward direction when retracted and cutting blades that extend in a forward direction when retracted. | 07-07-2011 |
20120285432 | ROTATING ARROW REST - Arrow rest arrangements according to certain embodiments include an elongate arm mounted to extend into and rotate in the plane of an arrow aligned with an archery bow and riser. The arm can rotate from an open position, for example where the arm is substantially perpendicular to the arrow shaft, to a closed position where the arm engages and may be substantially aligned with the arrow shaft. The arm preferably includes two opposing end portions to engage, constrain and align the arrow shaft in the closed position, yet which drop or rotate away from the shaft upon release of the arrow to allow the arrow to freely leave the bow. | 11-15-2012 |
20130067756 | AUTOMATIC PIN ADJUSTMENT FOR ARCHERY SIGHTS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure deal with an archery sight mounted or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates an indicator or adjustment assembly to indicate or control the desired position of one or more additional sight pins based on sighted in positions of two base sight pins. | 03-21-2013 |
20140076297 | ROTATING ARROW REST - Arrow rest arrangements according to certain embodiments include an elongate arm mounted to extend into and rotate in the plane of an arrow aligned with an archery bow and riser. The arm can rotate from an open position, for example where the arm is substantially perpendicular to the arrow shaft, to a closed position where the arm engages and may be substantially aligned with the arrow shaft. The arm preferably includes two opposing end portions to engage, constrain and align the arrow shaft in the closed position, yet which drop or rotate away from the shaft upon release of the arrow to allow the arrow to freely leave the bow. | 03-20-2014 |
20140190026 | AUTOMATIC PIN ADJUSTMENT FOR ARCHERY SIGHTS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure deal with an archery sight mounted or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates an indicator or adjustment assembly to indicate or control the desired position of one or more additional sight pins based on sighted in positions of two base sight pins. | 07-10-2014 |
20150068051 | AUTOMATIC PIN ADJUSTMENT FOR ARCHERY SIGHTS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure deal with an archery sight mounted or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates an indicator or adjustment assembly to indicate or control the desired position of one or more additional sight pins based on sighted in positions of two base sight pins. | 03-12-2015 |
Brian J. Adams, Oakland City, IN US
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20110067682 | ARCHERY BOW ACCESSORIES WITH A LINEAR SLIDE - Certain embodiments of the present invention include archery accessories which incorporate a linear slide which allows one portion of the accessory to linearly translate or reciprocate relative to another portion. In certain embodiments, a linear slide assembly is incorporated into an accessory such as an arrow rest or an archery sight assembly. In certain arrangements, the accessories incorporate a linear slide assembly having a slider piece on an elongated track rail with a slider which moves relative to and along the track rail by virtue of rolling elements such as ball bearings within self-lubricating recirculating tracks. The linear slide preferably allows highly precise adjustment of the linear movement of the accessory with high stability, minimizing wobble and allowing essentially frictionless travel of the slider on the rail without binding. | 03-24-2011 |
Brooks M. Adams, Easley, SC US
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20120146262 | TREAD DE-MOLDING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for tread de-molding is provided and, more particularly, a method and apparatus for removing a tread element such as e.g., a tread belt from a mold is provided. The apparatus may be inserted between upper and lower mold elements to allow for removal of a tread element from a mold. The apparatus may be adjustable for height. | 06-14-2012 |
20140373597 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SHOULDER WEAR ON TESTING WHEEL - The present invention includes methods and apparatus for testing tire performance using a laterally-contoured road wheel. Accordingly, particular embodiments of the machine include a wheel configured to rotate, the wheel having a tire operating surface configured to engage a tire during operation, the outer tire operating surface arranged along an annular side of the wheel and having a width extending laterally relative a circumferential direction of the wheel along a contoured path. The machine may further include a drive source configured to rotate the wheel and a tire mount configured to rotatably maintain a tire. The present invention also includes methods of forming a laterally-contoured tire operating surface for a road wheel. | 12-25-2014 |
20140373999 | TIRE OPERATING SURFACE FOR TIRE TESTING ROAD WHEEL - Particular embodiments of the invention include a method of forming a tire operating surface for a road wheel. Such methods include: providing a longitudinally convex bonding surface for receiving a textured tire operating surface; applying adhesive material of a pre-determined thickness along the longitudinally convex bonding surface to form a coated bonding surface comprising a longitudinally convex layer of adhesive material arranged along the bonding surface; and, arranging a single layer of aggregate material along a retention surface. The methods also include placing a width of the longitudinally convex layer of adhesive material of the coated bonding surface into engagement with the single layer of aggregate and rotating the coated bonding surface in a lengthwise direction relative the retention surface until a length of the convex layer of adhesive material has engaged the single layer of aggregate. | 12-25-2014 |
Bruce Adams, Filmore, CA US
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20130026089 | DUAL SIDE CLEANING AND TRAVERSING SCREEN FILTRATION SYSTEM - A dual-side cleaning traversing screen filtration system which generally comprises a main trough water containment housing, a traversing manifold having a multitude of top and bottom disposed spray heads, flexible plumbing, a substantially planar, rectangular supported screen which is disposed over, and spans the opening of, the main trough water containment housing which, in the preferred embodiment, has a rectangular box like shape, with the combined assemblage functioning as a filter to separate unwanted debris from the water that passes through the screen into the slightly inclined main trough water containment housing where it can be continually removed and re-used. | 01-31-2013 |
Burt A. Adams, Berwick, LA US
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20110209877 | APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, LANDING ITEMS AT A WELL LOCATION - An apparatus for, and method of, lowering items from a drilling rig to a well located below it through the use of a landing string comprised of drill pipe having an enlarged diameter section with a shoulder, in combination with upper and lower holders having wedge members with shoulders that engage and support the drill pipe at the shoulder of the enlarged diameter section, the shoulder of the drill pipe and the shoulders of the wedge members being rotatable with respect to each other. | 09-01-2011 |
20130228339 | APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, LANDING ITEMS AT A WELL LOCATION - An apparatus for, and method of, lowering items from a drilling rig to a well located below it through the use of a landing string comprised of drill pipe having an enlarged diameter section with a shoulder, in combination with upper and lower holders having wedge members with shoulders that engage and support the drill pipe at the shoulder of the enlarged diameter section, the shoulder of the drill pipe and the shoulders of the wedge members being rotatable with respect to each other. | 09-05-2013 |
Carl E. Adams, Nashville, TN US
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20120072196 | CORE COLUMN SIMULATOR FOR A WASTEWATER BIOTREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A core column simulator device and methods of assessing the efficacy of a wastewater biotreatment system using the core column simulator device are disclosed. | 03-22-2012 |
Carolyn Perry Adams, Boulder, CO US
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20130053620 | APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION OF AN ENERGY FIELD FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER IN BODY CAVITIES AND PARTS THAT ARE CAVITY-LIKE - The Body Cavity Cancer Treatment Apparatus generates the magnetic field for use in a combined “Low Temperature Hyperthermia” and ionizing radiation and/or chemotherapy cancer treatment protocol. Unlike other competing systems, the Body Cavity Cancer Treatment Apparatus does not directly kill or ablate the cancer cells with killing temperatures rather, the Body Cavity Cancer Treatment Apparatus stresses the cancer and cancer stem cells by keeping them at a nominal 42° Celsius for some period of time via the heating of nano-particles that have been infused into the bladder, using the generated magnetic field. | 02-28-2013 |
Chandler Adams, Lenexa, KS US
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20100136189 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECAPTURING AND REUSING UNREACTED ANTIMICROBIAL SOLUTIONS IN SPRAY APPLICATIONS - A system providing for on-site reclamation and re-use of reclaimed antimicrobial solution includes a dispenser, at least one receptacle, piping, and at least one pump. The dispenser sprays antimicrobial solution toward moving raw food products. Unspent antimicrobial solution that did not contact the moving raw food products and rebound antimicrobial solution that did contact the raw food products combine to form a reclaimed antimicrobial solution. The reclaimed antimicrobial solution is collected in the receptacle and is pumped through the piping to a location for reuse. | 06-03-2010 |
Charles J. Adams, Fairlawn, VA US
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20120055573 | Cap Valve - A hydraulic connector ( | 03-08-2012 |
Christian Adams, Palo Alto, CA US
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20120258900 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BACILLUS SUBTILIS LIPASE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present compositions and methods relate to a lipase cloned from | 10-11-2012 |
20120309063 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS LIPASE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present compositions and methods relate to a lipase cloned from | 12-06-2012 |
20120315689 | SURFACTANTS THAT IMPROVE THE CLEANING OF LIPID-BASED STAINS TREATED WITH LIPASES - Described are compositions and methods relating to the removal of oily stains from fabrics and other surfaces using a lipase in combination with a selected surfactant to mediate the release of fatty acids generated by the lipase. The compositions and methods have application in, e.g., laundry cleaning and dishwashing. | 12-13-2012 |
20140193886 | SURFACTANTS THAT IMPROVE THE CLEANING OF LIPID-BASED STAINS TREATED WITH LIPASES - Described are compositions and methods relating to the removal of oily stains from fabrics and other surfaces using a lipase in combination with a selected surfactant to mediate the release of fatty acids generated by the lipase. The compositions and methods have application in, e.g., laundry cleaning and dishwashing. | 07-10-2014 |
Christian D. Adams, Palo Alto, CA US
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20120258507 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THERMOBIFIDA FUSCA LIPASE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present compositions and methods relate to a lipase cloned from | 10-11-2012 |
Christopher Michael Adams, Mesa, AS US
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20120100334 | WATERPROOF BREATHABLE COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR FABRICATION OF FLEXIBLE MEMBRANES AND OTHER ARTICLES - A waterproof breathable material has a higher strength-to-weight ratio and higher tear resistance-to-weight ratio than traditional materials, and may be applied in a wide field of potential uses. A non-woven composite material comprises at least one waterproof breathable (W/B) membrane, a first unidirectional non-woven composite layer having multiple fibers enclosed by adhesive in parallel to each other, a second unidirectional non-woven composite layer having multiple fibers enclosed in adhesive in parallel to each other. The first unidirectional non-woven composite layer is positioned such that the fibers are oriented 90° relative to the fibers of the second unidirectional non-woven composite layer, and a space is formed between the first and second multiple fibers. No adhesive is present in the space. | 04-26-2012 |
20140087616 | Flexible Composite Systems - A system for providing improved flexible-composite materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes including improved flexible composite materials is disclosed. In various embodiments, a method of manufacturing a flexible laminate composite can comprise performing surface-energy modification on a low-surface-energy fabric, and coating the low-surface-energy fabric with an adhesive. The method can further include at least partially curing the adhesive to the low-surface-energy fabric. The at least partially curing may use at least one of heated rolls, ovens, vacuum ovens, using light, infrared, autoclaving, or ultraviolet curing. Moreover, the method can produce a flexible laminate composite that is fully or substantially impregnated with adhesive material. A flexible laminate composite can comprise a low-surface-energy fabric subjected to a surface-energy modification, and an adhesive material impregnated within the low-surface-energy fabric. The low-surface-energy fabric can be a polyethylene material, which may or may not be a woven fabric. | 03-27-2014 |
20140308510 | ENGINEERED COMPOSITE SYSTEMS - A system for providing improved engineered-composite materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes | 10-16-2014 |
20140335750 | FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE SYSTEMS - A system for providing improved flexible-composite materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes including improved flexible composite materials that include scrim reinforcements. | 11-13-2014 |
20140363615 | WATERPROOF BREATHABLE COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR FABRICATION OF FLEXIBLE MEMBRANES AND OTHER ARTICLES - A waterproof breathable material has a higher strength-to-weight ratio and higher tear resistance-to-weight ratio than traditional materials, and may be applied in a wide field of potential uses. A non-woven composite material comprises at least one waterproof breathable (W/B) membrane, a first unidirectional non-woven composite layer having multiple fibers enclosed by adhesive in parallel to each other, a second unidirectional non-woven composite layer having multiple fibers enclosed in adhesive in parallel to each other. The first unidirectional non-woven composite layer is positioned such that the fibers are oriented 90° relative to the fibers of the second unidirectional non-woven composite layer, and a space is formed between the first and second multiple fibers. No adhesive is present in the space. | 12-11-2014 |
20150083473 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS - Flexible electronic substrate systems relating to providing a system for dimensionally-stable substrate systems to support electronic systems is provided. | 03-26-2015 |
Christopher S. Adams, Madison, WI US
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20130079511 | BICYCLIC METHYLENE AZIRIDINES AND REACTIONS THEREOF - The oxidative functionalization of olefins is a common method for the formation of vicinal carbon-heteroatom bonds. However, oxidative methods to transform allenes into synthetic motifs containing three contiguous carbon-heteroatom bonds are much less developed. The use of bicyclic methylene aziridines (MAs), prepared via intramolecular allene aziridination, as scaffolds for functionalization of all three allene carbons, among other reactions, is described herein. | 03-28-2013 |
Curtis Nathaniel Adams, Memphis, TN US
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20080217031 | Cargo fire net - The “CARGO FIRE NET” looks much like a conventional net, the difference is that it was invented to extinguish fires in cargo settings. What makes this net different is the fact that it has several “suppression lines” inside, and throughout it, with (8) evenly spaced, exposed brass “#6540 suppression jet heads” connected to those lines, so as to spray “non-corrosive fire suppression agent” in the occurrence of fire. The “non-corrosive fire suppression agent” will be delivered by way of a centrifugal pump pulling from a 30 gal. holding tank, and into the net, so as to be sprayed. It can be used conventionally as a net, by draping it over the cargo, or non-conventional by suspending in a fixed state above the cargo. It's a net that extinguishes fires, just put it on the cargo, or hang it above the cargo, and connect it to “feed suppression line”, and walk away. When the “sensors” in the net detect an unacceptable temperature level, they will activate the system, thus starting the extinguishing process. All of this occurs with no attendant being involved, and ending the fear of “blind fires” during transport of cargo. Yes, the “CARGO FIRE NET” is the answer, a protector of Life, Property, and Merchandise. It's ready for industry, and industry is ready for it, “It's a better way”. | 09-11-2008 |
Daniel Adams, Golden, CO US
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20110297651 | Spatially chirped pulses for femtosecond laser ablation through transparent materials - Temporal focusing of spatially chirped femtosecond laser pulses overcomes previous limitations for ablating high aspect ratio features with low numerical aperture (NA) beams. Simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing reduces nonlinear interactions, such as self-focusing, prior to the focal plane so that deep (˜1 mm) features with parallel sidewalls are ablated at high material removal rates. | 12-08-2011 |
David Adams, Norris, TN US
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20100199968 | PEDESTAL FOR A BURNER OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A gas burner of a household cooking appliance is provided. The gas burner includes a burner portion, and a pedestal portion under the burner portion for elevating the burner portion above a cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance. The pedestal portion includes a base portion for mounting with the cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance, and an upper portion that interposes the base portion and the burner portion, and interfaces with the burner portion. A perimeter of the base portion has no mathematical correlation to one of a perimeter of the burner portion and a perimeter of the upper portion. | 08-12-2010 |
20130307397 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH UNITARY ANTI-TIP BRACKET - A home appliance, such as a range, for floor-standing operation, including an appliance body, a floor-standing frame supporting the appliance body, the frame including a traverse frame member and an anti-tip bracket mounted to a support surface, the anti-tip bracket including a stanchion and an engagement member projecting from the stanchion in an generally horizontal manner and a tooth projecting downwardly from a distal end of the engagement member for engagement with a portion of the traverse frame member. | 11-21-2013 |
20130313386 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A floor-standing home appliance in the nature of a range including an appliance body and a support assembly for supporting the appliance body on a support surface, the support assembly including a support member extending away from the appliance body, the support member having an engagement member with a predetermined shape at a distal end thereof, and a shoe attached to the distal end of the support member, the shoe having a receiving well with a shape complimentary to the predetermined shape of the engagement member to receive the engagement member in the receiving well. | 11-28-2013 |
David Adams, La Mirada, CA US
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20120241355 | DEMISABLE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A demisable fuel supply system for a satellite includes a pressurized aluminum alloy tank with an aluminum alloy propellant management device therein. The propellant management device (PMD) can have any capillary action surface tension fluid transport features known in the art. Selected inner surfaces of the tank and the PMD are covered with a plasma powder sprayed titanium based coating to guarantee propellant wettability and corrosion resistance of the fuel supply system. | 09-27-2012 |
David J. Adams, Keene, NH US
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20090107308 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHIP BREAKING IN TURNING APPLICATIONS USING CNC TOOLPATHS - The present invention provides methods and systems for chip breaking, controlling cutting tool wear, and the like in turning, boring, and other applications, including: engaging a workpiece with a cutting tool in a feed direction along a toolpath, superimposing an oscillation in the feed direction on the toolpath, and dynamically or non-dynamically varying the oscillation superimposed in the feed direction on the toolpath such that interrupted cuts and chips of a predetermined length or less are produced. These systems take full advantage of computer numerical control (CNC) methodologies. | 04-30-2009 |
David J. Adams, Midlothian, VA US
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20090192834 | Revenue generation method for monitoring of fluid dispensing system - A method of generating revenue for monitoring of a fluid dispensing system is provided. The method comprises providing a manually initiated cleaning system that cleans the fluid dispensing system. The cleaning system is manually initiated by a user of the cleaning system in response to the user of the cleaning system or a user of a monitoring system receiving a notification transmitted by the monitoring system. The method also comprises receiving fees on a periodic basis from the user of the monitoring system thereby generating revenue. The generated revenue is dependent on detected various conditions within the fluid dispensing system thereby providing sufficient and ongoing incentive for users to maintain cleaner lines in order to avoid higher monitoring costs resulting in safer fluid consumption. Alternatively, the manually initiated cleaning system may be replaced with an automated cleaning system. | 07-30-2009 |
David P. Adams, Albuquerque, NM US
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20080204022 | Biological detector and method - A biological detector includes a conduit for receiving a fluid containing one or more magnetic nanoparticle-labeled, biological objects to be detected and one or more permanent magnets or electromagnet for establishing a low magnetic field in which the conduit is disposed. A microcoil is disposed proximate the conduit for energization at a frequency that permits detection by NMR spectroscopy of whether the one or more magnetically-labeled biological objects is/are present in the fluid. | 08-28-2008 |
David R. Adams, Raymond, ME US
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20100059430 | STORMWATER CHAMBER DETENTION SYSTEM - A stormwater detention system includes a containment row for removing and collecting solids from stormwater. The containment row may be surrounded by a water-impermeable membrane, and designed to receive incoming water before other rows of the detention system. The containment row collects solids from the stormwater before the water is redirected into one or more additional rows, which are water permeable and buried in water permeable media. Filter structure may be associated with a flow system that delivers water from the containment row to the additional rows. | 03-11-2010 |
20120305492 | RUNOFF COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH FIRST FLUSH CONTROL AND PRETREATMENT - A rainwater collection system is described which includes generally a rainwater routing system and a collection unit. The rainwater routing system may comprise a first flush diversion unit designed to discharge to a run-off path, an initial amount of rainwater such that initial particulate matter from rooftops, etc., are not collected. The rainwater routing system may comprise a pre-treatment unit, the pre-treatment unit designed to remove particulate matter from the rainwater. The collection unit of the rainwater collection system comprises a storage tank having an internal day tank compartment. The described rainwater collection system allows for the collection of rainwater with a substantially reduced amount of particulate matter. | 12-06-2012 |
Dennis Adams, Madison, WI US
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20110109730 | STEREOSCOPIC OVERLAY OFFSET CREATION AND EDITING - Adjusting overlay positioning in stereoscopic video, including: receiving overlay data including a plurality of overlays, each overlay having a lateral axis value, a vertical axis value, and a depth value; receiving and displaying the stereoscopic video to a user as at least one of a video preview display and a stereoscopic display, each display including an overlay from the overlay data, wherein a position of the overlay in each display is based on the lateral axis value, the vertical axis value, and the depth value of the overlay, and wherein the video preview display includes interfaces for adjusting the position of the overlay in each display; receiving input from the user related to the depth value of the overlay; and adjusting the position of the overlay in the video preview display based on the input from the user. | 05-12-2011 |
20130182968 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING FILTER TO IMAGE - A computer-implemented method for applying a filter to an image comprising: receiving a filter setting, selecting a selected filter from a family of filters stored on a computer-readable storage medium, based at least on the filter setting, wherein the family of filters comprises a plurality of filters each being an approximation of a function on different orders, and applying the selected filter to a stored image with a processor. | 07-18-2013 |
20130287298 | DERIVING MULTIDIMENSIONAL HISTOGRAM FROM MULTIPLE PARALLEL-PROCESSED ONE-DIMENSIONAL HISTOGRAMS TO FIND HISTOGRAM CHARACTERISTICS EXACTLY WITH O(1) COMPLEXITY FOR NOISE REDUCTION AND ARTISTIC EFFECTS IN VIDEO - One dimensional (1D) histograms, one for each row of an image, are determined simultaneously and in parallel with each other to achieve an O(1) time complexity, and are then added to determine a two dimensional (2D) histogram from which desired characteristic values such as median, minimum, and maximum can be determined exactly as opposed to merely being estimated. The characteristic value can be applied to the image to reduce noise or to achieve artistic effects in the image. | 10-31-2013 |
Donald Wilson Adams, Union, KY US
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20080264592 | Creping foil for redirecting dust - A creping foil having a machine direction, cross machine direction, and Z-direction normal to a plane formed by machine direction and cross machine directions. The creping foil also has a front face, back face, and bottom side. The front face has one or more top conduits with one or more upper pipes integrally mounted therein. The one or more upper pipes are rotatable about an axis in the cross machine direction and have one or more upper diameter holes. The bottom side has one or more bottom conduits with one or more lower pipes integrally mounted therein. The one or more lower pipes are rotatable about an axis in the cross machine direction and have one or more lower diameter holes. | 10-30-2008 |
Douglas Adams, West Lafayette, IN US
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20130116937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULT CONDITIONS IN A DRIVETRAIN USING TORQUE OSCILLATION DATA - In one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting a fault condition in a drivetrain, including the steps of monitoring torque oscillations at a location along a drivetrain, and detecting at least one fault condition associated with a drivetrain component by evaluating torque oscillation data acquired during the monitoring. In another embodiment, a system is provided for detecting a fault condition in a drivetrain including a torque sensor coupled to a drivetrain component and configured to measure torque at a location along the drivetrain and to generate a torque oscillation signal corresponding to the measured torque, and a controller configured to receive the torque oscillation signal and evaluate the torque oscillation signal to identify at least one fault condition associated with the drivetrain component. | 05-09-2013 |
Eddie W. Adams, Albuquerque, NM US
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20110262925 | METHODS FOR ISOLATING A TARGET ANALYTE FROM A HETEROGENEOUS SAMPLE - The invention generally relates to methods of using compositions that include sets of magnetic particles, members of each set being conjugated to an antibody specific for a pathogen, and magnets to isolate a pathogen from a body fluid sample. | 10-27-2011 |
20110262927 | ANALYZING BACTERIA WITHOUT CULTURING - The invention generally relates to conducting an assay on a sample that isolates a pathogen from the sample and allows for analysis of the pathogen with minimal (i.e., at most | 10-27-2011 |
20110262932 | COMPOSITIONS - The invention generally relates to compositions that include magnetic particles bound to pathogens in a body fluid. | 10-27-2011 |
20110262989 | ISOLATING A TARGET ANALYTE FROM A BODY FLUID - The invention generally relates to using magnetic particles and magnets to isolate a target analyte from a body fluid sample. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve introducing magnetic particles including a target-specific binding moiety to a body fluid sample in order to create a mixture, incubating the mixture to allow the particles to bind to a target, applying a magnetic field to capture target/magnetic particle complexes on a surface, and washing with a wash solution that reduces particle aggregation, thereby isolating target/magnetic particle complexes. | 10-27-2011 |
20110263833 | COMPOSITIONS FOR ISOLATING A TARGET ANALYTE FROM A HETEROGENEOUS SAMPLE - The invention generally relates to compositions that include sets of magnetic particles, members of each set being conjugated to an antibody specific for a pathogen. | 10-27-2011 |
20130109590 | ISOLATING A TARGET ANALYTE FROM A BODY FLUID | 05-02-2013 |
20130316355 | METHODS FOR ISOLATING A TARGET ANALYTE FROM A HETEROGENEOUS SAMPLE - The invention generally relates to methods of using compositions that include sets of magnetic particles, members of each set being conjugated to an antibody specific for a pathogen, and magnets to isolate a pathogen from a body fluid sample. | 11-28-2013 |
20140100136 | ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PATHOGENS - Methods of the invention generally involve using magnetic particles to isolate low levels of pathogens from a samples and identifying genes expressed by those pathogen. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining a sample comprising a pathogen, forming magnetic particle/target complexes, separating the magnetic particle/target complexes using magnetic fields, and determining an expression profile of a nucleic acid derived from the target. | 04-10-2014 |
20140170652 | TARGET CAPTURE SYSTEM - The invention generally relates to a system for isolating or separating a target from a sample. In certain aspects, processes performed by the target capture system include introducing a plurality of magnetic particles, in which a plurality of the particles include at least one binding moiety specific to a target, into a sample to form at least one target/particle complex and applying a magnetic field to isolate the magnetic particle/target complexes from the sample. The process starts at inputting a sample into the system and ends at delivering a capture target or nucleic acids of the target into a container for further analysis. | 06-19-2014 |
20140170667 | METHODS FOR AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACID FROM A TARGET - The invention generally relates to methods for amplifying nucleic acid from a target. In certain aspects, methods of the invention involve obtaining a sample including a target, conducting an assay that isolates the target from the sample, lysing the target to release the nucleic acid, and amplifying the released nucleic acid such that the amplifying occurs in the presence of debris from the lysing step. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171340 | METHODS FOR RAISING ANTIBODIES - The present invention generally relates to methods of generating antibodies against a species of pathogen that involve identifying the pathogen that is most genetically representative of member of pathogen species and using the identified pathogen to generate an antibody. | 06-19-2014 |
Edric J. Adams, Santa Ana, CA US
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20120234153 | RESONATING GUITAR WITH RESONATOR CONDUCTOR - A guitar comprising a sound box that comprises an upper sound board having a sound hole, a lower sound board, a resonator plate comprising a relatively thin sturdy material exhibiting a vibrational springy characteristic, with the resonator plate supporting a bridge, and a resonator conductor positioned between the upper and lower sound boards for transmitting vibrations directly from the resonator plate to the lower sound board and to create additional air vibrations within the sound box. | 09-20-2012 |
Edward Roger Adams, Englewood, TN US
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20090021382 | Wetness Detection Device - The teachings herein are directed to devices for detecting and signaling the presence of urine or another electrically conducive liquid in an undergarment, fabric, or other thin material. Preferred devices include a clip configured to safely and releasably secure a liquid detecting sensor to a fabric or undergarment, wherein said sensor is operably coupled to a detection device that emits a notification signal when liquid is present in the fabric. | 01-22-2009 |
20110234081 | INTERFACE AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR LIGHTING AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES - Interfaces for electrical (e.g., lighting) devices involve use of electrically conductive edge contacts arranged on or protruding from edges of printed circuit boards (PCBs) that provide or facilitate electrical connections to first and second externally accessible electrical contacts, such as may include threaded and foot contacts of a lighting device including a screw-shaped male base. First and/or second edge contacts of a PCB may protrude through first and second openings in a housing to form first and second externally accessible contact, or directly engage first and second externally accessible contact elements associated with (e.g., retained by) the housing. A contact element retained by a housing may define a slot in the interior of the housing to directly engage an edge contact of the PCB. Electric power is supplied to the PCB via edge contacts without need for intervening wires or soldered connections. | 09-29-2011 |
20120243234 | LIGHT FIXTURES, LIGHTING DEVICES, AND COMPONENTS FOR THE SAME - A diffuser for a lighting device comprises a diffuser region, a hook element and a nose element. A light fixture comprises a housing with an opening and a diffuser as described above, in which the nose element extends through the opening, optionally further comprising an accessory including at least one spring element engaging the hook element. A light fixture structure comprises a housing defining an opening and an first attachment element comprising a nose element, a hook element and a connection region, and optionally further comprising a diffuser engaging a first portion of the hook element, and/or an accessory which engages a second portion of the hook element. An eyeball accessory comprises first and second housing elements pivotably attached to each other. An accessory for a light fixture comprises a housing member and a spring element engageable with a fixture. | 09-27-2012 |
Evan Greer Adams, Lexington, KY US
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20090091778 | System and Method for Printing Forms - A method, computer program product, and printing system for selecting an identifier chosen from a plurality of identifiers defined within a storage device of a printing system. A form is selected that is chosen from a plurality of forms defined within the storage device of the printing system. The selected form is modified to associate the selected form with the selected identifier, thus defining a modified selected form. | 04-09-2009 |
George Adams, Merrimack, NH US
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20100201521 | SAMPLING SYSTEM - The present invention uses a wireless memory/communication device at least on the one or more sample storage devices, preferably on both the one or more sample storage devices and the sampling holder, optionally the port on the equipment as well. Data such as that relating to the vessel, the location of the port on the vessel, the device, its manufacture date or lot number, the date of the installation, sterilization and/or taking of a sample along with the person who installed the device and/or took the sample can be read and preferably added to the wireless device when a read/write type of device as these events occur through a scanner/reader/writer device (fixed or hand held). The sample storage device in the laboratory can also then be read and recorded to track the sample storage device's life. | 08-12-2010 |
20150061865 | Sampling System - The present invention uses a wireless memory/communication device at least on the one or more sample storage devices, preferably on both the one or more sample storage devices and the sampling holder, optionally the port on the equipment as well. Data such as that relating to the vessel, the location of the port on the vessel, the device, its manufacture date or lot number, the date of the installation, sterilization and/or taking of a sample along with the person who installed the device and/or took the sample can he read and preferably added to the wireless device when a read/write type of device as these events occur through a scanner/reader/writer device (fixed or hand held). The sample storage device in the laboratory can also then be read and recorded to track the sample storage device's life. | 03-05-2015 |
Guy Adams, Ft. Collins, CO US
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20080197197 | Multiple resolution readable color array - A multiple resolution readable color array printed for labeling or displayed electronically achieves readable data at multiple optical resolutions. The array has a hierarchy of cells, where cells at a lower level of resolution include spatially adjacent smaller cells at a higher level of resolution. Colors are encoded in redundant cells within the hierarchy so that overall color assigned to a lower resolution cell depends on the colors encoded in the included data cells at a higher resolution. | 08-21-2008 |
Guy Adams US
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20120263343 | FORENSIC MARKING IDENTIFYING OBJECTS - An image is obtained of an identifying object that is on a printed document. A forensic signature is extracted from the image. Access to the extracted forensic signature profile is enabled via information encoded in the identifying object. The identifying object may be interpreted to access the forensic signature for comparison with another. | 10-18-2012 |
Herb Adams, Piney Flats, TN US
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20130082483 | VEHICLE FRAME - A vehicle frame having at least one elongated truss. The truss is elongated and generally triangular in cross sectional shape. Consequently, the truss includes three side walls. Each of the side walls is constructed from a sheet material, such as sheet metal. | 04-04-2013 |
Jason Adams, Lexington, SC US
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20120061922 | Annular Sealing Device - An annular seal comprising a metallic ring having a cross section. The cross section includes an axially extending body portion having a radial width and an axial height. A spaced apart pair of sealing arms extend axially from the body portion, wherein each sealing arm includes a radially opposed arcuate sealing surface. The arcuate sealing surface may be convex, for example. The spaced apart pair of sealing arms are spaced apart a radial distance greater than the radial width of the body portion. A sealing system comprises a plurality of interconnected metallic rings wherein the body portion engages the sealing arms of an adjacent metallic ring. | 03-15-2012 |
Jason K. Adams, Ethel, LA US
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20130013037 | Method of Inducing Thermogenesis by Manipulating the Thermoregulatory Status of a Human - This invention provides methods and devices for decreasing the core temperature of a human to cause weight loss. The methods involve contacting the body or a portion of the body with a cooling medium in a sealable chamber to induce a decrease in the core temperature. | 01-10-2013 |
Jerry David Adams, Batesville, IN US
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20080236053 | ROOM DISPLAY FOR FUNERARY PRODUCTS - A display system for casket selection comprises a back wall, actual utilitarian and ornamental casket features mounted to the back wall, and a display adjacent the back wall. The display is operable to display facsimiles of the actual utilitarian and ornamental casket features. | 10-02-2008 |
John E. Adams, Nichols Hills, OK US
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20090036528 | Multifunctional and combinational application of aspartame and or futhan - The present invention is an application, composition, and method of using a pharmaceutically effective amount of aspartame or its primary metabolite aspartyl-phenylalanine in systematic and periodic application or dose as an aspirin (NSAID) substitute, treatment for osteoporosis, and or topical treatment for Rosacea. | 02-05-2009 |
Jon Adams, Nampa, ID US
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20090090845 | Method and apparatus providing shared pixel architecture - Methods and apparatuses using pixels with shared readout circuits are used to increase pixel fill factor and operation efficiency. | 04-09-2009 |
Jonathan Adams, San Francisco, CA US
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20130036332 | MAXIMIZING ENCODINGS OF VERSION CONTROL BITS FOR MEMORY CORRUPTION DETECTION - Systems and methods for maximizing a number of available states for a version number used for memory corruption detection. A physical memory may be a DRAM comprising a plurality of regions. Version numbers associated with data structures allocated in the physical memory may be generated so that version numbers of adjacent data structures in a virtual address space are different. A reserved set and an available set of version numbers are associated with each one of the plurality of regions. A version number in a reserved set of a given region may be in an available set of another region. The processor detects no memory corruption error in response to at least determining a version number stored in a memory location in a first region identified by a memory access operation is also in a reserved set associated with the first region. | 02-07-2013 |
Justin Bruce Adams, Louisville, KY US
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20080234719 | Vaginal dilator for use in vaginal rehabilitation and methods therefor - These stents aid in the rehabilitation of transgender patients, vaginismus patients and vaginal reconstruction patients and similar maladies. The glass stent is made from select medical grade borosilicate glass that is non-porous, hypoallergenic, incredibly durable, and incredibly smooth, can be easily sterilized, is lightweight, and greatly reduces friction during removal. By being hollow, the typical suction effect that is created during removal is eliminated as air can enter the vaginal cavity. There is a tapered hour glass area and an open and lipped end so insertion and removal is more easily facilitated. There are also three indentions in the glass as depth guides for the patient that can be both seen and felt but are very smooth. Finally, this stent can be tailored to individual patients if their bodies require different measurements. | 09-25-2008 |
Kay V. Adams, Indianapolis, IN US
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20090325468 | ABRASIVE WATERJET MACHINING AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE A CURVED ROTOR BLADE RETENTION SLOT - A method of machining a blade retention slot with an abrasive water jet machining. A straight blade retention slot along an X-axis then a at least one side of the straight blade retention slot is abrasive water jet machined to generate a curved side of the blade retention slot defined within an X-Y plane. | 12-31-2009 |
Larry Adams, Arvada, CO US
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20090213031 | Furlable Shape-Memory Reflector - A shape-memory reflector is disclosed along with methods for manufacturing, packaging and deploying the same. The shape-memory reflector may include an elastic reflector material, a shape-memory stiffener, and a plurality of radial stiffeners. The shape-memory stiffener may be coupled with the elastic reflector material in a band that encloses at least a portion of the elastic reflector surface, for example, the exterior of a paraboloid reflector. The plurality of radial stiffeners is coupled with the bottom surface of the elastic reflector material and extends radially from a central portion of the elastic reflector surface toward the outer edge of the elastic reflector surface. The shape-memory reflector may be packaged in a packaged configuration that includes a plurality of pleats within the elastic reflector material and/or the shape-memory stiffener, and the shape-memory reflector is configured to deploy into a deployed configuration (i.e. a paraboloid) by heating the shape-memory stiffener. | 08-27-2009 |
20100188311 | FURLABLE SHAPE-MEMORY SPACECRAFT REFLECTOR WITH OFFSET FEED AND A METHOD FOR PACKAGING AND MANAGING THE DEPLOYMENT OF SAME - A shape-memory reflector is provided according to various embodiments. The shape-memory reflector may comprise any of various shapes; for example, the shape-memory reflector may comprise an off-axis paraboloid or a non-asymmetric shape. The shape-memory reflector may include a plurality of panel shape-memory stiffeners and a plurality of longitudinal stiffeners. In a stowed configuration, the shape-memory reflector is stowed with reversing bends in the panel shape-memory stiffeners. In a deployed state, the panel shape-memory stiffeners may be unfolded and/or extended. The reflector transitions between the stowed and deployed states by heating the panel shape-memory stiffeners. Various methods for stowing and deploying the shape-memory reflector are also disclosed. | 07-29-2010 |
Larry G. Adams, Thornton, CO US
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20110204186 | DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES HAVING COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS - Deployable structures are disclosed having collapsible structural members that include a stowed configuration with a volume smaller than the expanded configuration. Such structures can include and/or be used for litters, bridges, support structures, solar arrays, and more. These structures can be easily transported to a new location and deployed from the stowed configuration into a larger functional structure. In some embodiments these structures can use one or more slit-tube longerons that can have two resting states: deployed and rolled. | 08-25-2011 |
20120012154 | COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURES WITH ADJUSTABLE FORMS - Structures and methods are disclosed regarding deployable structures with expandable longerons adjustably coupled with supporting structures such that an angle between the supporting structures can be adjusted. Such structures can include and/or be used for solar arrays, bridges, support structures, and more. These structures can be easily transported to a new location and deployed from the stowed configuration into a larger functional structure. In some embodiments these structures can use one or more longerons that can have two resting states: deployed and rolled. | 01-19-2012 |
20130042461 | SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER DEVICES - Various shape memory polymer (SMP) devices are disclosed. Many of these SMP devices can be used as attachment and/or release mechanisms for any number of different applications. These SMP devices can use various characteristics of the SMP material to allow for various shape changes. These shape changes, in some embodiments, can be used to provide for release and/or attachment devices, for example, SMP bolts, SMP screws, SMP collars, SMP pillars, SMP panels, and/or SMP rivets, to name a few. An SMP device can include a first geometric state and a second geometric shape. The first geometric shape can restrict motion of two distinct objects relative to one another and the second geometrical shape can allow motion of two distinct objects relative to one another. | 02-21-2013 |
20130061541 | SLIT TUBE LOCKING LONGERON - According to the invention, an extendable member is disclosed. The extendable member may include a structure having a first state and a second state. The structure may be deformable between the first state and the second state. In the first state the structure may include a compact form. In the second state the structure may include a hollow longeron having a slit along the entire length of the hollow longeron. One or both longitudinal edges along the slit of the hollow longeron may have lateral protrusions. The lateral protrusions of a longitudinal edge may act in such a way with the other edge, and possibly its protrusions, to at least partially inhibit relative motion of the edges. | 03-14-2013 |
20130153144 | MULTIPLE USE PRECISION EXTRACTABLE TOOLING - Embodiments of the invention are directed toward extractable tooling devices for composite structure manufacturing. An extractable tool, according to some embodiments of the invention, can include a rigid core, one or more foam blocks, an elastic membrane, and a nozzle. The foam blocks can be shaped to provide a mold of the composite structure being manufactured. This mold may require the extractable tool to be trapped by the composite structure after manufacture. Use of the foams can allow the extractable tool to shrink in at least one dimension in order to extract the tool from the trapped configuration. | 06-20-2013 |
20140026390 | SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER DEVICES - Various shape memory polymer (SMP) devices are disclosed. Many of these SMP devices can be used as attachment and/or release mechanisms for any number of different applications. These SMP devices can use various characteristics of the SMP material to allow for various shape changes. These shape changes, in some embodiments, can be used to provide for release and/or attachment devices, for example, SMP bolts, SMP screws, SMP collars, SMP pillars, SMP panels, and/or SMP rivets, to name a few. An SMP device can include a first geometric state and a second geometric shape. The first geometric shape can restrict motion of two distinct objects relative to one another and the second geometrical shape can allow motion of two distinct objects relative to one another. | 01-30-2014 |
20140329034 | SLIT TUBE LOCKING LONGERON - According to the invention, an extendable member is disclosed. The extendable member may include a structure having a first state and a second state. The structure may be deformable between the first state and the second state. In the first state the structure may include a compact form. In the second state the structure may include a hollow longeron having a slit along the entire length of the hollow longeron. One or both longitudinal edges along the slit of the hollow longeron may have lateral protrusions. The lateral protrusions of a longitudinal edge may act in such a way with the other edge, and possibly its protrusions, to at least partially inhibit relative motion of the edges. | 11-06-2014 |
20140360665 | REFLECTOR MANUFACTURED USING MULTIPLE USE PRECISION EXTRACTABLE TOOLING - A unitary reflector system and methods for forming that include a reflector and support structure. These two structures can form a single unitary structure. Such a reflector system can be constructed from composite laminate materials that are laid up or formed in during a single manufacturing process. The composite support structure can be formed on the back of the reflector using standard laminate techniques. An extractable tool, can include a rigid core, one or more foam blocks, which may be shape a memory polymer foam, an elastic membrane, and a nozzle. The foam blocks can be shaped to provide a mold of the composite structure being manufactured. This mold may require the extractable tool to be trapped by the composite structure after manufacture. Use of the foams can allow the extractable tool to shrink in at least one dimension in order to extract the tool from the trapped configuration. E | 12-11-2014 |
Mark P. Adams, Madison, WI US
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20110308308 | Engine Air Filter Replacement Indication System - Disclosed are methods and systems for monitoring and indicating the optimal replacement interval for a filter. In particular, the methods and systems may be utilized for monitoring and indicating the optimal replacement interval of an air filter in an internal combustion engine based on parameters that include air filter plugging rate data, engine duty cycle data, pressure drop across the air filter, penalty on fuel consumption, and the cost of air filter replacement. | 12-22-2011 |
20110308395 | Run-Safe Filter System - A run-safe filter system is provided for confirming installation of a qualified filter element in a housing. An electrical switch has a first electrical condition in response to a qualified filter element being installed in the housing, and a second electrical condition in response to the absence of a qualified filter element installed in the housing. | 12-22-2011 |
Matthew Lee Adams, Indianapolis, IN US
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20090005839 | Skin Tanning System Incorporating Skin Rejuvenating Light - In a preferred embodiment the present invention provides a tanning system with base unit and canopy unit mounted to define a gap for a person to be tanned. The canopy unit defines a facial area to be before the person's face. The facial area provides ultraviolet illumination coupled with illumination in the visible light and/or infrared light spectrums. In one embodiment, the system includes one or more facial tanners and one or more skin rejuvenation portions mounted in the facial area. Preferably, the facial area includes one skin rejuvenation portion mounted in the center of the facial area before the person with a face to be tanned and two facial tanners mounted laterally beside the skin rejuvenation portion within the facial area. | 01-01-2009 |
M. Dewayne Adams, Fairfax, VA US
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20120243160 | ADAPTIVE COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH MODULAR CONTROL, SWITCHING, AND POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURE - The adaptive computing system described herein may generally include a modular control, switching, and power supply architecture. In particular, the adaptive computing system may provide a platform supporting multiple independent desktop computer modules that occupy less physical space than a standalone commercial computer, provide performance density comparable to current server solutions, and address concerns relating to stability, safety, productivity, performance, assembly, service, and other factors important to diverse desktop computer user communities. Moreover, mechanical, electrical, and functional components associated with the adaptive computing system may have various certifications or otherwise be relied upon to demonstrate compliance with criteria in regulatory, environmental, consumer safety, and other contexts. | 09-27-2012 |
20140068286 | ADAPTIVE COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH MODULAR CONTROL, SWITCHING, AND POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURE - The adaptive computing system described herein may generally include a modular control, switching, and power supply architecture. In particular, the adaptive computing system may provide a platform supporting multiple independent desktop computer modules that occupy less physical space than a standalone commercial computer, provide performance density comparable to current server solutions, and address concerns relating to stability, safety, productivity, performance, assembly, service, and other factors important to diverse desktop computer user communities. Moreover, mechanical, electrical, and functional components associated with the adaptive computing system may have various certifications or otherwise be relied upon to demonstrate compliance with criteria in regulatory, environmental, consumer safety, and other contexts. | 03-06-2014 |
Michael Adams, Arvada, CO US
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20090088707 | DRESSING, METHOD AND KIT FOR SKIN CRACK REPAIR - The invention provides a dressing, method and kit components useful for effectively and conveniently treating skin cracks or other skin conditions requiring a moist healing environment. | 04-02-2009 |
Michael Shane Adams, Brentwood, TN US
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20120066074 | Real Estate Virtual Touring Systems - A virtual tour computer system for buying and selling real estate and real estate related services and products without violating anti-kickback laws is disclosed. It includes systems and methods for establishing ownership of the virtual tour computer system independent from real estate agents, related service, and/or product providers. It includes accepting payments by the real estate agents and the real estate related service or product providers to pay advertising fees directly to the system. It includes not tying advertising fees to lead generation. It includes allowing real estate agents to select preferred real estate service or product providers. It includes pooling the selected preferred real estate service or product providers to additional real estate service or product providers selected at random and randomly selecting real estate service or product providers from this pool to appear with a real estate advertisement. | 03-15-2012 |
Mike Adams, Boulder, CO US
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20120324705 | GENERATING CHANNEL LETTERS USING PROFILES - Forming a channel letter box using a profile, including: determining an incision position on one surface of the profile where at least one surface incision is to be made; surface incising at the determined position; folding the profile at the incision position to form the channel letter box, wherein the profile comprises at least one protruding rib on one surface of the profile; and cutting and attaching a top plate to the channel letter box, wherein a thickness of the top plate is substantially close to a distance from the top of the profile to the top of a top rib of the at least one rib. | 12-27-2012 |
Neil Adams US
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20100237148 | Controlling Connectivity of a Wireless Smart Card Reader - A system includes a wireless-enabled smart card reader able to be connected concurrently to at least two devices and a mobile device able to be connected wireles sly to the smart card reader and to control connections of the smart card reader. | 09-23-2010 |
Parke S. Adams, Casper, WY US
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20100139542 | Forced air cavity and control system for watercraft - The forced air cavity and control system for watercraft provides a source of compressed air against the hull, the compressed air being distributed via a pivotally adjustable air scoop mounted proximate the front of the boat, to which is connected a series of conduits (air passageways) leading downwardly from the housing. The conduits exit at openings in a V-shaped step in the hull of the watercraft to emit high pressure air against the hull to thereby reduce friction caused by hull contact with the water. A hydraulic ram operably connected to the air scoop provides a means of pivotal adjustment. A plurality of ice runners is provided on the bottom of the watercraft to increase stability of control under reduced water friction conditions. | 06-10-2010 |
Patrick Adams, Kamuela, HI US
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20100010666 | System to secure, control, inventory and dispense items - A safe/secure cabinet that preferably protects and deters the internal and external threat of theft and robbery most preferably for use with controlled and non-controlled items. | 01-14-2010 |
20120310410 | Secure Cabinet for Dispensing Items - The present invention is a kiosk that can regulate, control and distributing authorized products. The kiosk has a user interface that receives information about a user and authenticates the user's identity. The kiosk can accept a user's request to purchase a regulated product. The kiosk can then a regulator the user's request for approval and deliver the product to the user. | 12-06-2012 |
Paul Adams, Albuquerque, NM US
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20110297050 | LAPTOP COMPUTER DESK - A laptop computer desk. | 12-08-2011 |
Paul Michael Adams, Redondo Beach, CA US
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20120269717 | METHOD FOR GROWTH OF HIGH QUALITY GRAPHENE FILMS - The present application relates generally to methods for growth of high quality graphene films. In particular, a method is provided for forming a graphene film using a modified chemical vapor deposition process using an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon liquid precursor. Desirably, the graphene films are a single-layer and have a single grain continuity of at least 1 μm | 10-25-2012 |
Paul Neville Adams US
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20100207046 | ROTATING VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MULTI-LUMEN SPHERICAL VALVE - A valve assembly that includes a valve housing having an upper body portion and a lower body portion, the upper and lower body portions defining an internal chamber for accommodating a valve member and a central axis for the valve, the housing having axially aligned inlet and outlet ports formed in the upper and lower body portions, respectively. The valve assembly also includes a generally spherical valve member seated within the internal chamber of the valve housing and having first and second bores extending therethrough, the first bore defining a first longitudinal axis and the second bore having a second longitudinal axis offset relative to the first longitudinal axis, the valve member mounted for movement between a first position wherein the first bore of the valve member is axially aligned with the inlet and outlet ports of the valve housing and the second bore of the valve member is axially misaligned with the inlet and outlet ports of the valve housing, and a second position wherein the second bore of the valve member is axially aligned with the inlet and outlet ports of the valve housing and the first bore of the valve member is axially misaligned with the inlet and outlet ports of the valve housing. The valve assembly also includes a camming mechanism for moving the valve member between the first position and the second position, including cam surfaces formed on the exterior surface of the valve member and a cam pin formed on the interior surface of the upper body portion of the housing, wherein the cam surfaces formed on the exterior surface of the valve member are defined by a pair of arcuate cam lobes formed at angles to one another. | 08-19-2010 |
Phillip M. Adams, Afton, WY US
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20110173340 | COMPUTERIZED, COPY DETECTION AND DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An engine identifying segments or portions of one source material or source file common to or found in another source material or file. The engine may receive a first data stream in binary form as well as a second stream in binary form. The engine may include a data stream processor or pre-processor programmed to translate the first and second data streams to generate respective first and second processed data streams. The commonality between the first and second processed data streams may be greater than the commonality between the first and second data streams themselves. Also, a comparator may be programmed to compare the first and second process data streams and identify binary segments found in both the first and second processed data streams. | 07-14-2011 |
20110203592 | COMPACT CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A compact continuous positive airway pressure apparatus and method provide a flatter profile and more compact thickness, including a larger lateral dimension in order to be accommodated in conventional luggage designed to stow laptop computers having a smaller aspect ratio of thickness to length or thickness to width. Air tubing may be coiled within a case or coiled as about a spool-like configuration in the base unit of the device. | 08-25-2011 |
20110209005 | TIME-GAP DEFECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A programmatic time-gap defect correction apparatus and method corrects errors which may go undetected by a computer system. Buffer underruns or overruns, which may incur errors in data transfers, yet remain undetected and uncorrected in a computer system, are corrected by an error avoidance module in accordance with the invention. Bytes transferred to and from buffers, used by an I/O controllers to temporarily store data while being transferred between synchronous and asynchronous devices, are counted and an error condition is forced based on the count. If the count exceeds the capacity of the buffer, an error condition is forced, thereby reducing chances that errors are incurred into the data transfer. | 08-25-2011 |
20120029820 | DIVER HOMING DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A relative positioning system enabling a user to return to a starting position or some other point on the user's path. The system may include an array of accelerometers. The output from the accelerometers may be integrated to quantify movement of the array. The various movements of the array may be reconstructed to determine a net two or three dimensional translation. The current location of the array may be compared to a reference point to derive at trajectory directing the user to the reference point, such as an originating point. The trajectory may be continuously or periodically updated. Applications may include various displays presenting images, numbers, pointers, paths, vectors, or data by digital screens, watch faces, or other devices integrated with or remote from the processor calculating the vector back to the point of origin. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030763 | COUNTER-INVASIVE SOFTWARE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for detecting, curing and remedying invasive software installation inadvertently, negligently, or intentionally marketed by a vendor. A party may procure a product that sends back invasive data to a source. A testing regimen may identify and defeat sources of any invasive executables found. Accordingly, a party may identify those software packages deemed invasive, and may optionally provide a solution to either defeat or monitor them, where practicable. An independent developer may obtain intellectual property rights in the testing, solution or both of the counter-invasive software system or product. An independent developer may become a supplier of testing or solution systems, motivating a supplier by one of several mechanisms. The developer or damaged party may obtain a legal status with respect to the vendor or of a host of software as a customer, user, clients, shareholder, etc., in order to exercise rights and remedies or provide motivation to a vendor who does not take responsibility for its actions as executed by its marketed products. | 02-02-2012 |
20120204064 | SOFTWARE-HARDWARE WELDING SYSTEM - A system and method for a software override capability for enforcing a predetermined state for an otherwise hardware-programmable device. Software that may think it knows what it is doing may try to control a hardware device, but may not know about a hardware issue, such as another feature or defect requiring that the device stay in a certain state. The technique programmatically maintains a persistent hardware state independent of any other control software. To other software, the software layer of the invention is indistinguishable and inseparable from hardware. Nothing can slip in between. Any insertion attempt will be detected and disallowed. Features of the processor or system chips actually weld the software to the hardware, which feature disallows any software intervention between the welded software layer and the hardware. | 08-09-2012 |
20120324291 | TIME-GAP DEFECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A programmatic time-gap defect correction apparatus and method corrects errors which may go undetected by a computer system. Buffer underruns or overruns, which may incur errors in data transfers, yet remain undetected and uncorrected in a computer system, are corrected by an error avoidance module in accordance with the invention. Bytes transferred to and from buffers, used by an I/O controllers to temporarily store data while being transferred between synchronous and asynchronous devices, are counted and an error condition is forced based on the count. If the count exceeds the capacity of the buffer, an error condition is forced, thereby reducing chances that errors are incurred into the data transfer. | 12-20-2012 |
20130030701 | DIVER HOMING DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A relative positioning system enabling a user to return to a starting position or some other point on the user's path. The system may include an array of accelerometers. The output from the accelerometers may be integrated to quantify movement of the array. The various movements of the array may be reconstructed to determine a net two or three dimensional translation. The current location of the array may be compared to a reference point to derive at trajectory directing the user to the reference point, such as an originating point. The trajectory may be continuously or periodically updated. Applications may include various displays presenting images, numbers, pointers, paths, vectors, or data by digital screens, watch faces, or other devices integrated with or remote from the processor calculating the vector back to the point of origin. | 01-31-2013 |
20130068227 | COMPACT CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A compact continuous positive airway pressure apparatus and method provide a flatter profile and more compact thickness, including a larger lateral dimension in order to be accommodated in conventional luggage designed to stow laptop computers having a smaller aspect ratio of thickness to length or thickness to width. Air tubing may be coiled within a case or coiled as about a spool-like configuration in the base unit of the device. | 03-21-2013 |
20130146204 | REGULATORY LABEL COMPLIANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for labeling products may be applied to vehicle labeling, where complying with legal requirements of one jurisdiction may otherwise violate legal requirements within a second jurisdiction. Label content, format, and placement on vehicles, as imposed by federal law, creates a visual obstruction in violation of state law when a prospective customer is driving the vehicle. A new product label configured as a panel, which may be the Monroney sticker for a vehicle, or which may contain the Monroney sticker information and extend beyond that label itself, acts as a one-way panel. The panel permits transmission of light inward toward the driver, thus appearing sufficiently transparent not to create a visual obstruction. The panel may be sized from the size of a conventional Monroney sticker, up to the size of the entire window, acting as a window shade and a window sticker. | 06-13-2013 |
20130151426 | REGULATORY LABEL COMPLIANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for labeling products may be applied to vehicle labeling, where complying with legal requirements of one jurisdiction may otherwise violate legal requirements within a second jurisdiction. Label content, format, and placement on vehicles, as imposed by federal law, creates a visual obstruction in violation of state law when a prospective customer is driving the vehicle. A new product label configured as a panel, which may be the Monroney sticker for a vehicle, or which may contain the Monroney sticker information and extend beyond that label itself, acts as a one-way panel. The panel permits transmission of light inward toward the driver, thus appearing sufficiently transparent not to create a visual obstruction. The panel may be sized from the size of a conventional Monroney sticker, up to the size of the entire window, acting as a window shade and a window sticker. | 06-13-2013 |
20130151427 | REGULATORY LABEL COMPLIANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for labeling products may be applied to vehicle labeling, where complying with legal requirements of one jurisdiction may otherwise violate legal requirements within a second jurisdiction. Label content, format, and placement on vehicles, as imposed by federal law, creates a visual obstruction in violation of state law when a prospective customer is driving the vehicle. A new product label configured as a panel, which may be the Monroney sticker for a vehicle, or which may contain the Monroney sticker information and extend beyond that label itself, acts as a one-way panel. The panel permits transmission of light inward toward the driver, thus appearing sufficiently transparent not to create a visual obstruction. The panel may be sized from the size of a conventional Monroney sticker, up to the size of the entire window, acting as a window shade and a window sticker. | 06-13-2013 |
20140014110 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED POSITIVE AIRWAY-PRESSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A CPAP system and method may include a base comprising a flow generator, a respiratory interface, and an elongated flexible conduit extending to connect the base to the respiratory interface. The CPAP system may further include a remote user interface controlling at least certain aspects of the flow generator. For example, the remote user interface may selectively transition, in accordance with commands input therethrough, the flow generator between an active, “on” condition and an inactive, “off” condition. The remote user interface may be secured to move with a respirator interface. Alternatively, the remote user interface may be secured at a location of the user's choosing. | 01-16-2014 |
20140130608 | PITOT TUBE VELOCIMETER SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for sensing position according to flow velocity includes at least two pitot tubes each defining a central axis is along mutually orthogonal axes. Each of at least two pressure sensors is positioned in fluid communication with a corresponding one of the at least two pitot tubes. A controller receives outputs from the at least two pressure sensors and analyzes to determine at least one of an angular and translational velocity according to the outputs. A distance traveled is then determined according to the at least one of an angular and translational velocity. Corresponding methods of use and calibration are also disclosed. | 05-15-2014 |
Randall Gene Adams, Carthage, MO US
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20080234195 | THERAPEUTIC, NUTRACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC APPLICATIONS FOR EGGSHELL MEMBRANE AND PROCESSED EGGSHELL MEMBRANE PREPARATIONS - The present invention relates to therapeutic, cosmetic, and nutraceutical applications for eggshell membrane, processed eggshell membrane preparations and eggshell membrane isolates. The invention is directed to treating a mammal that will benefit from the administration of naturally occurring material found in eggshell membrane, processed eggshell membrane, eggshell membrane isolates and combinations thereof by administering to the mammal a composition containing eggshell membrane, processed eggshell membrane, eggshell membrane isolates and combinations thereof, alone or in combination with other active ingredients. | 09-25-2008 |
Richard H. Adams, Anchorage, AK US
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20110256021 | STERILE LIQUID TRANSFER PORT - A sterilization system for a sterile liquid transfer port system includes an isolation wall having a first and second side, an alpha assembly spanning a port in the isolation wall between the first and second sides of the isolation wall and a beta assembly configured for connection with the alpha assembly from the first side of the isolation wall for sterile transfer of a product. The system further includes a docking cover on the first side of the isolation wall which can mate to the beta assembly during a sterilization process. | 10-20-2011 |
Robert Edward Adams, San Mateo, CA US
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20130070762 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK TRAFFIC THROUGH VIRTUAL SWITCHES - A network may include network switches with network switch ports that may be coupled to end hosts. The network switches may be controlled by a controller such as a controller server. Virtual switches may be formed using the controller from groups of the network switch ports and the end hosts. Each virtual switch may include virtual interfaces associated with end hosts or network switches. Virtual links may be formed that define network connections between the virtual interfaces and end hosts or between two virtual interfaces. Virtual network policies such as selective packet forwarding, packet dropping, packet redirection, packet modification, or packet logging may be implemented at selected virtual interfaces to control traffic through the communications network. The controller may translate the virtual network policies into network switch forwarding paths that satisfy the virtual network policies. | 03-21-2013 |
20130097335 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NETWORK PROTOCOL ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT WITH A CONTROLLER - A controller may help reduce network traffic that is associated with broadcasting of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) packets by converting broadcast DHCP packets into unicast DHCP packets and forwarding the unicast DHCP packets to appropriate DHCP servers. The servers may be identified from a database of servers that is updated with DHCP server address information based on DHCP reply packets that are received by the controller from servers in the network. To convert DHCP request packets into unicast packets, the controller may modify address header fields of the packets such as Ethernet addresses and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The controller may forward the modified DHCP request packets to the server by providing packet forwarding rules such as flow table entries to the switches or by forwarding the modified DHCP request packets through the controller. | 04-18-2013 |
Robert R. Adams, Johnston, RI US
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20120091090 | Filler Panel For Equipment Racks and Enclosures - A filler panel for a rack includes two latching regions that mirror each other. The latching regions include a pair of guide posts configured to enter both round-shaped and square-shaped holes and guide the filler panel into a rack. The latching region further includes a pair of locator walls configured to enter square shaped holes along with the guide posts to guide the filler panel into a rack. Each latching region includes one or more latching members having surfaces for engaging a railing of a rack. At least one pair of latching members includes an angled stepped surface configured to engage railings of different thicknesses. | 04-19-2012 |
Samuel David Adams, Albuquerque, NM US
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20130011906 | Chemical Additives to Make Polymeric Materials Biodegradable - The present invention is a new additive material that is physically blended with polymeric material to create at least a partially biodegradable product. | 01-10-2013 |
20130109781 | CHEMICAL ADDITIVES TO MAKE POLYMERIC MATERIALS BIODEGRADABLE | 05-02-2013 |
20130337530 | Chemical Additives to Make Polymeric Materials Biodegradable - The present invention is a new additive material that is physically blended with polymeric material to create at least a partially biodegradable product. | 12-19-2013 |
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Scott J. Adams, Manomonee Falls, WI US
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20120217355 | OVAL FIR TREE MOUNT - Disclosed is an improved mounting and securing device. The device provides for attachment at least one elongate object to a surface and includes a diaphragm spring and an oval fir tree mount. The device is secured to and prevents rotation in an oval or slot shaped hole in a mounting surface. The oval fir tree mount has a tapered tip and a substantially oval shape. Fir tree branches are attached to an oval shaped trunk at various elevations or staggered heights. The diaphragm spring includes a flexible umbrella extending toward the fir tree branches. The diaphragm spring provides tension and resistance when the fir tree mount is inserted into a mount hole formed in a supporting surface such as a panel. The flexible spring combined with the staggered height branches allow the device to be securely retained in different mounting hole thicknesses. The substantially oval configuration prevents rotation. | 08-30-2012 |
Scott J. Adams, Roanoke, VA US
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20120066887 | METHOD OF ALIGNING AN IMAGING DEVICE IN AN OPTICAL SYSTEM - In an optical system including an optical bench and an imaging device that is configured to be mounted to the optical bench, a method of aligning the imaging device on the optical bench includes the steps of: | 03-22-2012 |
20120069433 | HOUSING MOUNTED IMAGE INTENSIFIER TUBE - An optical system includes an optical bench defining a mounting surface, an objective lens mounted to the optical bench, and an image intensifier tube. The image intensifier tube includes: (i) a housing defining an interior region and a mounting surface, and (ii) a photocathode bonded to a glass faceplate defining a faceplate surface, wherein the photocathode is positioned within the interior region of the housing, and wherein the mounting surface of the housing resides on the same plane as the faceplate surface. The mounting surface of the optical bench is mounted onto the mounting surface of the image intensifier tube housing such that the mounting surface of the optical bench resides on the same plane as the faceplate surface and the faceplate surface of the faceplate is the surface of the faceplate that is positioned closest to the objective lens. | 03-22-2012 |
Scott Joseph Adams, Roanoke, VA US
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20120067914 | SELF CENTERING HINGE DESIGN FOR CONCENTRIC SEALING OF AN ENCLOSURE - A waterproof, clam-shell style enclosure including a first cover, a second cover that is hingedly coupled to the first cover to pivot about an axis of rotation between an open state and a closed state defining an enclosed interior region of the enclosure, a seal positioned to limit or prevent the passage of fluid into the enclosed interior region of the enclosure, and a hinge that is configured to accommodate translation of the second cover with respect to the first cover in two different, perpendicular directions upon pivoting the second cover to a closed state to achieve uniform compression of the seal along its circumference. | 03-22-2012 |
Scott Ryan Adams, Longmont, CO US
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20110235768 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISMANTLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR - Systems and methods for dismantling a nuclear reactor are described. In one aspect the system includes a remotely controlled heavy manipulator (“manipulator”) operatively coupled to a support structure, and a control station in a non-contaminated portion of a workspace. The support structure provides the manipulator with top down access into a bioshield of a nuclear reactor. At least one computing device in the control station provides remote control to perform operations including: (a) dismantling, using the manipulator, a graphite moderator, concrete walls, and a ceiling of the bioshield, the manipulator being provided with automated access to all internal portions of the bioshield; (b) loading, using the manipulator, contaminated graphite blocks from the graphite core and other components from the bioshield into one or more waste containers; and (c) dispersing, using the manipulator, dust suppression and contamination fixing spray to contaminated matter. | 09-29-2011 |
Stephen Adams, Merced, CA US
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20130014613 | WrenchAANM Adams; StephenAACI MercedAAST CAAACO USAAGP Adams; Stephen Merced CA USAANM Baer; FrankAACI MercedAAST CAAACO USAAGP Baer; Frank Merced CA US - A wrench for rotating a drive member such as a socket, the wrench having a housing including a head portion and a handle portion, the head portion having an inner peripheral wall defining an internal cavity; a set of drive teeth circumscribing the inner peripheral wall of the head portion of the housing and extending into the internal cavity; a drive gear disposed within the internal cavity of the head portion of the housing; a socket engaging drive member connected to the drive gear and extending outwardly from the head portion of the housing; a set of opposition gears disposed within the internal cavity of the head portion of the housing, the opposition gears being disposed between and interconnected with the drive gear and the drive teeth; and an operating assembly carried by the housing and operably associated with the drive gear, the operating assembly including a novel quick turn mechanism for controllably changing the operating mode of the wrench from a tightening mode to a loosening mode. | 01-17-2013 |
Tammy C. Adams, Columbus, MS US
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20100139133 | ELASTIC TAGS - Elastic tags, method of making elastic tags, and methods of using elastic tags are disclosed. | 06-10-2010 |
Tammy Colvin Adams, Columbus, MS US
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20110041995 | UNIVERSAL C ARM TAPE DRAPE - A drape, such as but not limited to, a drape that can be used to cover a C arm of a medical device is provided. The drape includes material, at least one cuff and at least one adhesive strip. The material has a select property and has a select shape. The at least one cuff is formed along at least one edge of the material. The at least one cuff is configured to allow manipulation of the drape by a user. The at least one adhesive strip is configured to selectively adhere the drape to a surface to be covered by the drape. | 02-24-2011 |
Thomas H. Adams, Rancho Santa Fe, CA US
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20120329713 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LIKELIHOOD OF CLINICAL RECURRENCE OR CLINICALLY STABLE DISEASE OF PROSTATE CANCER AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY - This invention describes compositions and methods for use in PSA assays having low functional sensitivity which are useful, for example, in the detection of early stage recurrence of prostate disease following treatment and in the determination of whether patients have early stage biochemical reoccurrence (ES-BCR) or stable disease. | 12-27-2012 |
20150044666 | NON-EQUILIBRIUM TWO-SITE ASSAYS FOR LINEAR, ULTRASENSITIVE ANALYTE DETECTION - Methods and kits related to non-equilibrium, ultrasensitive two-site assays for detecting analytes are provided. In one aspect, a two-site assays for detecting analytes under non-equilibrium analyte binding conditions, using low concentrations of reporter specificity molecule (e.g., reporter antibody) and kits for performing the same is provided. In another aspect, methods for selecting antibodies or specificity molecules with low dissociation constants for use as reporter antibodies in non-equilibrium two-site immunoassays, including two-site immuno-PCR assays, and assays performed with those antibodies, are also provided. | 02-12-2015 |
Thomas P. Adams, Oconomowoe, WI US
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20120156976 | COIN PROCESSING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES - Systems, methods and devices for processing coins are presented herein. A coin processing system is disclosed which includes a housing with a coin input area for receiving a batch of coins, a controller with a communication interface operatively attached to the housing, and a coin processing unit for counting, discriminating, and/or valuing coins received from the coin input area. The coin processing system also includes a mobile coin receptacle removably disposed within the housing and configured to receive coins from the coin processing unit. The mobile coin receptacle is configured to wirelessly communicate information to the communication interface of the controller. The mobile coin receptacle can include one or more electrical contacts that mate with one or more electrical contacts on the housing to wirelessly communicate the information. | 06-21-2012 |
Timothy M. Adams, Aurora, CO US
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20110151425 | Method and System for Knowledge Assessment Using Confidence-Based Measurement - A system for knowledge assessment and encouraging learning comprises transmitting to the a terminal a plurality of multiple choice questions and two-dimensional answers thereto, the answers including a plurality of full-confidence answers consisting of single-choice answers, a plurality of partial-confidence answers consisting of sets of multiple single-choice answers, and an unsure answer. The system further administers a confidence-based assessment (CBA) test that presents to the test subject the plurality of multiple choice questions directed to categorical topics, and the two-dimensional answers thereto, by which the test subject indicates both their substantive answer and the level of confidence category of their answer. The system compiles a knowledge profile from the scored CBA test, and encourages learning so that the user can address knowledge deficiencies as identified through the CBA test. | 06-23-2011 |
Tina M. Adams, San Jose, CA US
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20130055161 | DATA FILTERING USING FILTER ICONS - Techniques are described for filtering a list of data objects based on a user selection of one or more filter icons. Embodiments provide an interface including a plurality of filter icons in a graphical user interface, with each of the filter icons associated with at least one respective class of data objects. A selection of at least one of the filter icons is received. In response to the received selection, embodiments output a portion of the list of data objects that contains only data objects from the classes of data objects that are associated with the selected at least one filter icon. | 02-28-2013 |
20140035368 | SMART OUTLET - A system for controlling energy usage includes: one or more configurable electrical outlet interfaces, where each given interface includes a switch configured in one of a plurality of positions corresponding to one of a plurality of energy usage modes; and a control panel displaying, for each given mode, configurable parameters to control energy usage of a device coupled to each interface configured with the given mode. Each given configurable electrical outlet interface comprises two states: a first state for allowing electrical current to flow through the given interface; and a second state for blocking the electrical current from flowing through the given interface. For each given mode determined to be “on”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the first state. For each given mode determined to be “off”, the control panel places each interface configured with the given mode in the second state. | 02-06-2014 |
20140157164 | EVENT VISUALIZATION AND CONTROL - A computer-implemented method for event visualization and control performed by a software component executing on a processor, comprises: receiving as input one or more eve nts currently executing on a computer, the one or more events comprising both applications and processes, and user-initiated background events performed by the applications and processes; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) showing the one or more events along a percent completion timeline, and dynamically updating the GUI such that each of the one or more events move through the percent completion timeline as the one or more events process; and providing interface controls that enable a user to dynamically perform actions on the one or more events, wherein the actions include start, stop, delete, pause, and reorder. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157178 | EVENT VISUALIZATION AND CONTROL - A computer-implemented method for event visualization and control performed by a software component executing on a processor, comprises: receiving as input one or more events currently executing on a computer, the one or more events comprising both applications and processes, and user-initiated background events performed by the applications and processes; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) showing the one or more events along a percent completion timeline, and dynamically updating the GUI such that each of the one or more events move through the percent completion timeline as the one or more events process; and providing interface controls that enable a user to dynamically perform actions on the one or more events, wherein the actions include start, stop, delete, pause, and reorder. | 06-05-2014 |
Troy Elijah Adams, Daufuskie Island, SC US
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20100267459 | GAME APPARATUS - A new style of a bowling game where the ball can be maneuvered as it is rolling by force of gravity across the lane and toward the targets. The lane is divided into two parts that are connected to each other in a way that allows one part to be rotated and/or lifted while the other part that contains the targets can remain stationary. | 10-21-2010 |