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Aaron Hanks, Issaquah, WA US
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20110219425 | ACCESS CONTROL USING ROLES AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRAINTS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media of access control using roles and multi-dimensional constraints are disclosed are disclosed. A particular method includes assigning a user a particular role of a plurality of roles and associating the user with one or more multi-dimensional constraints. A request from the user to perform an operation permitted by the particular role may be received. The method includes determining whether any of the multi-dimensional constraints allows the user to perform the operation. The request is granted when at least one of the multi-dimensional constraints allows the user to perform the operation. The request is denied when none of the multi-dimensional constraints allows the user to perform the operation. | 09-08-2011 |
Adam Hanks, West Warwick, RI US
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20150158985 | MINERAL OIL BARRIER FILM WITH HIGH OXYGEN DIFFUSION PROPERTIES - A biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film with a novel coating layer which has an O2TR value in cc/m2/day in a range from 100 to 2000, and a MOSH value of 0.6 mg/kg or less is disclosed. This coating layer comprises a blend of additives that are approved for coatings for direct contact with food. In one embodiment, the coating layer comprises a poly-vinyl amine and a styrene butadiene resin emulsion. | 06-11-2015 |
Andrew Hamilton Hanks, Tyler, TX US
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20140352930 | System and Method for Furnace Fluid Flow Management - A furnace has a primary heat exchanger tube, a secondary heat exchanger comprising a plurality of secondary heat exchanger tubes, a hot header configured to provide a fluid flow path between an output of the primary heat exchanger tube to an input of the secondary heat exchanger, and a perforated fluid flow plate disposed at least partially within the hot header. | 12-04-2014 |
20150285516 | Protective Housing Structure - A protective housing structure for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprises a first end and a second end with a centerline extending there between. The protecting housing structure includes a cover section that is located between the first end and second end. The cover section comprises a dome-shaped top panel that is rigidly attached to a first sidewall and a second sidewall. | 10-08-2015 |
20160091221 | Furnace Cabinet with Integral Protrusion - A furnace has a cabinet having at least one wall at least partially defining an interior space of the cabinet, a heat exchanger disposed in the interior space, and a protrusion formed integrally with the at least one wall, the protrusion extending generally inward into the furnace to at least partially obstruct a circulation airflow through the cabinet. | 03-31-2016 |
20160131396 | FURNACE - A furnace is disclosed. The furnace may include an enclosure having a vertical support column formed by a heat exchanger compartment panel and a blower compartment panel. The furnace may include a window assembly having venting openings hidden by a viewing window. The furnace may also include a rail to support a removable heat exchanger system. The furnace may further include a wire retaining fin assembly to retain a wire. A heat exchanger header design including features to retain a sealant is also disclosed. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131398 | FURNACE BURNER HOLDERS, CARTRIDGES, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR THEIR INSTALLATION - Burner holders and cartridges of a furnace are described herein, which include a support assembly and a manifold. The support assembly is configured to support one or more burners. For example, the support assembly may include a burner holder with a cutout region, which may allow a burner to be moved between an operational position and a disengaging position by twisting the burner. The cutout region can allow the one or more burners to be removed or installed relatively easily, without the need of removing the manifold from the support assembly. The manifold can be attached to the support assembly by, for example, using one or more orifices as fasteners. | 05-12-2016 |
Brent Hanks, Houston, TX US
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20080269160 | INDUCED ACTIVATION IN DENDRITIC CELLS - The present invention is directed to a composition and method which to treat diseases and to enhance a regulated immune response. More particularly, the present invention is drawn to compositions that are based on dendritic cells modified to express an inducible form of a co-stimulatory polypeptide. | 10-30-2008 |
20130183333 | INDUCED ACTIVATION IN DENDRITIC CELLS - The present invention is directed to a composition and method which to treat diseases and to enhance a regulated immune response. More particularly, the present invention is drawn to compositions that are based on dendritic cells modified to express an inducible form of a co-stimulatory polypeptide. | 07-18-2013 |
20150306140 | INDUCED ACTIVATION IN DENDRITIC CELLS - The present invention is directed to a composition and method which to treat diseases and to enhance a regulated immune response. More particularly, the present invention is drawn to compositions that are based on dendritic cells modified to express an inducible form of a co-stimulatory polypeptide. | 10-29-2015 |
Carl J. Hanks, St. Louis, MO US
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20090210083 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC INSPECTION AND RECORD CREATION OF ASSEMBLY, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS - A system and method for generating a real time electronic quality record of an assembly, test, and repair or maintenance operation. The method involves generating inputs from a plurality of information sources located within a manufacturing environment, the information sources providing information pertaining to at least a tool being used, an individual using the tool, and an operation that the tool is being used by the individual to perform. A locating system is in communication with the information sources to monitor a location and an operation of the tool. A processor is in communication with the locating system to receive the generated inputs, and to generate a real time electronic record upon completion of the operation that the tool is being used to perform. The electronic record shows that the operation has been performed by a given individual using the tool in accordance with a predefined standard. In various embodiments various databases containing tool calibration information, user training and/or certification information, and drawing or process information may be used by the processor in formulating the real time electronic record. | 08-20-2009 |
20120304007 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR IN A CONTROL SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for use in identifying abnormal behavior in a control system. Operating events associated with a control system are received, and an actual behavior of the control system is determined based on the received operating events. The actual behavior is compared to expected behavior to determine whether the actual behavior differs from the expected behavior. The expected behavior includes a correlation between a plurality of operating events associated with the control system. The expected behavior is updated based on an indication of whether the actual behavior is abnormal from a user. | 11-29-2012 |
Carl J. Hanks, Saint Louis, MO US
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20120109392 | SCHEDULING TO MAXIMIZE UTILIZATION PREFERRED POWER SOURCES (SMUPPS) - A power utilization scheduling system and methods are disclosed. A prioritized energy consumption schedule is determined based on a prioritized energy consumption. A per-process energy consumption model is determined based on an energy consumption model, and an operation is scheduled based on the prioritized energy consumption schedule and the per-process energy consumption model. | 05-03-2012 |
20130063254 | ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION PACKAGE - An electronic identification package and methods are disclosed. The electronic identification package comprises an electronic identifier operable to provide an identification. A ground conductive contact is coupled to the electronic identifier and is operable to conductively couple to a conductive body. An insulator is operable to insulate the electronic identifier from the conductive body, and a reader conductive contact is coupled to the electronic identifier and is operable to electronically couple to an electronic identification reader. | 03-14-2013 |
Carl Joseph Hanks, St. Louis, MO US
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20100274898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTING COMMUNICATIONS AMONG DEVICES IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS EMPLOYING DIFFERENT OPERATING PROTOCOLS - A system for effecting communications among a plurality of devices situated in a plurality of domains employing differing operating protocols; the system including: (a) at least one topology agent situated in a source domain of the domains and configured for effecting operation of the system among the domains; (b) at least one negotiator agent situated between the source domain and a respective other domain and configured for selective coupling with a respective topology agent; the at least one negotiator agent implementing quality of service parameters provided by the respective topology agent to convey communications from the source domain to the other domain; and (c) a plurality of proxy agents; at least one proxy agent being situated in each respective other domain and configured for implementing quality of service policies received from the respective negotiator agent to effect the communications within the respective other domain. | 10-28-2010 |
20110103393 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION IN A TACTICAL NETWORK - A system, apparatus, and method are described for communication in a tactical network. A gateway is communicatively couplable to one or more tactical nodes and to one or more other gateways. The gateway is programmed to transmit information to and/or receive information from other gateways. Information exchanged includes gateway attributes, link attributes, service availability, and/or data availability. The gateway optionally provides quality of service, distributed persistence, load balancing, and/or transformation services. Services are provided in a modular, service-oriented architecture (SOA) to accommodate the addition of services and/or applications. | 05-05-2011 |
20150016248 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION IN A TACTICAL NETWORK - A system is described for communication in a tactical network. A gateway is communicatively couplable to one or more tactical nodes and to one or more other gateways. The gateway is programmed to transmit information to and/or receive information from other gateways. Information exchanged includes gateway attributes, link attributes, service availability, and/or data availability. The gateway optionally provides quality of service, distributed persistence, load balancing, and/or transformation services. Services are provided in a modular, service-oriented architecture (SOA) to accommodate the addition of services and/or applications. | 01-15-2015 |
Charlotte Hanks, Oak Ridge, NC US
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20090201460 | Spectacle temple for lens - This invention relates to temples or end-pieces of temples for eyeglass frames. The temples are disclosed as having a wide variety of electrical and/or electronic components housed therein. Temples and hinges are also disclosed which attach to either the eyeglass frame itself or to the surface of a lens and which break apart from its attachment upon an impact without damage to the temple, the hinge, the frame, or the surface of the lens. A hinge is also disclosed for connecting a temple having a power source to an eyeglass frame and for providing an electrical connection with the frame only when the temple is opened. | 08-13-2009 |
Charlotte Hanks, Richmond, VA US
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20130020382 | PAPERBOARD ACCORDION PACKAGE - A package is disclosed which includes connected front and back panels connected by a pleated or accordion side panels. The package may be opened by applying a flexing force to an opening end in order to break a separation line. After opening, the package may be reclosed by use of a closure flap or wing flaps that again hold the separation line together. | 01-24-2013 |
Christopher Hanks, Jacksonville, FL US
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20120318178 | FOLDING PLATFORM - A folding platform assembly for the top deck of motor vehicle carrier trucks. The platform features a grate, whereupon a person may safely and comfortably walk along the length of the truck. The platform also features a safety net system affixed to the grate to catch a person in the event of a slip, trip, or fall from the grate. The grate has an access panel for easy ingress and egress to the platform from a ladder or set of steps. When storing or transporting the platform, a folding mechanism pushes the platform into its closed, substantially-vertical position. This same mechanism pulls the platform into its open position when it is ready for use. | 12-20-2012 |
Christopher Hanks, Fleming Island, FL US
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20100230210 | RETRACTING PLATFORM - A retracting platform assembly for motor vehicle carrier trucks, where the platform retracts to a vertical position. The railing system remains in a vertical position, extending and retracting along a horizontal plane, and provides additional protection from falling off the edge of the platform. A series of elevation rods between the platform grate and the railing system aids in the transition between the extended and retracted positions. A weight-bearing beam assists in supporting the weight of the platform assembly, as well as attaches to a power supply that pushes and pulls the platform assembly from one position to the other. | 09-16-2010 |
Dallas A. Hanks, Burley, ID US
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20080202022 | Method to reduce maintenance costs and the carbon footprint in land management - A method of reducing maintenance costs and carbon footprints near/on roadways, airports, public and private right of ways, military areas, unused construction areas, government and subsidy lands by utilizing these areas for the growth of biofuel feedstock materials. Crops used for production of biofuels could be grown in or around these areas and processed into biofuels in the same general area. This process would produce lower exhaust emissions compared with fossil fuels, decrease cost of maintenance of roadways and public right of ways, decrease the United States dependence on foreign oil and decrease transportation costs of fuels to customers, alleviate pest pressures, reduce storm water runoff and help to control fire danger. This process includes, but is not limited to sustainable tillage growth of common biofuels feedstock crops including: canola, rape, mustard, camelina, sunflower; harvesting said crops and turning the biomass yield into biofuels. | 08-28-2008 |
20080210134 | Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) from Sugar Processing Byproducts for use in Cementitious Applications and Methods Thereof - A process to make, in part, a refined material for use as crystallization accelerant in cementitious products. Evidence shows that calcium carbonate Fines (Ca | 09-04-2008 |
D'Anne Beukelaur Hanks, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20130000393 | EXTENDABLE MOISTURE CONTENT SENSING SYSTEM - A moisture content sensing system is described comprising a collar mechanically coupled with a clean grain transport system. An extendable support extends through the collar and has an extendable capacitive sensor element disposed at one end. The extendable support is configured to be located at a first position in which the extendable capacitive sensor element is disposed adjacent to clean grain conveyed by the clean grain transport system and moved to a second position wherein the extendable capacitive sensor element is disposed at least partially within the clean grain of the clean grain transport system. | 01-03-2013 |
Darwin Mitchel Hanks, Fort Collins, CO US
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20100188932 | Low Power Sensor System - A sensor for a vehicle that conserves power by alternately switching between a power on and a reduced power state. The circuit compares a most recent sensor measurement with an earlier measurement while in the power-on state and then switches to a reduced power state. A time delay generation function determines when the circuit switches out of the reduced power state depending on the result of the comparison. The duration of the reduced power state can be increased depending on the similarity of the most recent measurement to an earlier measurement. | 07-29-2010 |
20130100790 | Optical beam positioning at radial location of optical disc using series of segments at edge of optical disc - A reference pattern on the non-data side (or label side) of an optical data storage disc enables optical disc devices to register a position of a laser to an absolute radial location on the disc's non-data side. The absolute radial location serves as a reference track to which that all radial positioning can be referenced. | 04-25-2013 |
Dennis Hanks, Charlotte, NC US
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20130110516 | VESSEL SUCH AS A PILL BOTTLE WITH CONTENTS DESCRIBING VOICE STORING AND REPRODUCING MEANS AND METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
Dennis J. Hanks, Seattle, WA US
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20100074979 | Methods and Systems for Manufacturing Composite Parts with Female Tools - Methods and systems for manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin parts are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin part includes positioning a plurality of fibers on a mold surface of a female tool, and covering the fibers with a sealing layer. The method further includes pressing a portion of the covered fibers against an interior transition region (e.g., an internal radius) of the mold surface. While the portion of covered fibers is pressed against the interior transition region, air is removed from between the sealing layer and the mold surface to draw at least a partial vacuum between the sealing layer and the mold surface. | 03-25-2010 |
Dennis J. Hanks, Enumclaw, WA US
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20100040722 | Bulk Resin Infusion System Apparatus and Method - A composite item is fabricated in system that includes a layer of preform, supply of resin, mandrel, and bagging film. The layer of preform corresponds to the composite item. The supply of resin is sufficient to infuse the preform. The mandrel includes a preform receiving zone to receive the layer of preform and a resin receiving zone to receive the supply of resin. The resin receiving zone is adjacent to the preform receiving zone. The bagging film is operable to generate an envelope surrounding the preform receiving zone and the resin receiving zone. | 02-18-2010 |
Dennis James Hanks, Enumclaw, WA US
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20120305169 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REWORKING STRUCTURES USING RESIN INFUSION OF FIBER PREFORMS - An area of a structure is reworked using resin infusion of a fiber preform. A resin flow hole is formed through the structure from a first side of the structure to a second side of the structure. The fiber preform is placed on the first side of the structure and substantially saturated with resin by flowing resin into the preform and out through the resin flow hole to the second side of the structure. | 12-06-2012 |
20140216634 | Method and Apparatus for Reworking Structures - An area of a structure is reworked from one side of the structure using resin infusion of a dry fiber patch. Entrapped air and excess resin is removed from the patch during the infusion process by inserting a vacuum device into the patch, and forcing the area resin through the vacuum device. | 08-07-2014 |
20150336294 | Concurrent Infusion of Dissimilar Resins - A fiber preform is infused with two differing resin systems concurrently using stacked resin delivery assemblies located along one edge of the preform. | 11-26-2015 |
D. Mitchel Hanks, Ft. Collins, CO US
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20080291799 | Laser Power Calibration in an Optical Disc Drive - Various systems, methods, and programs embodied on a computer-readable medium are provided for calibrating a laser power in an optical disc drive. In one embodiment, a range of reflectivity of an optical disc in the optical disc drive is established. A calibration pattern of marked segments is written to the optical disc and the reflectivity of the marked segments is measured. An average reflectivity is generated for each one of a plurality of laser power settings within the range of reflectivity, thereby obtaining a curve that depicts the average reflectivity with respect to the laser power settings. The laser power setting at a knee of the curve is identified and a slope of the curve at a position on the curve where the average reflectivity decreases as the laser power settings increase is determined. The laser power setting is calculated that results in a predefined darkness based upon the laser power setting at the knee and based upon the slope. | 11-27-2008 |
Ed Hanks, Hammond, LA US
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20140303909 | Ultrasonic Meter Flow Measurement Monitoring System - The present invention provides an automated meter station monitoring system for a fluid comprising a processor having algorithms for verifying performance of a fluid flow measurement system. A pressure sensor is operatively connected to the processor to measure the pressure of the fluid. A temperature sensor is operatively connected to the processor to measure the temperature of the fluid. A gas chromatograph is operatively connected to the processor to monitor changes in gas composition and chromatograph response factors of the fluid. An ultrasonic meter is operatively connected to the processor to monitor the velocity of the fluid, speed of sound of the fluid, and meter diagnostics. A flow computer is operatively connected to the processor to record pressure of the fluid, record temperature of the fluid, record gas composition of the fluid, calculate compressibility ratio of the fluid, calculate standard flow rate of the fluid, and calculate energy rate of the fluid. | 10-09-2014 |
Gary D. Hanks, Bowling Green, KY US
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20140069859 | MULTISTAGE COMPOSITE FLUID SEPARATOR AND FILTER - A multistage composite fluid separator capable of isolating a first liquid from a composite fluid having at least a first and second liquid, in which the first and second liquids have differing specific gravities or for separating solid contaminates from at least one liquid. An outer housing encloses a plurality of separation chambers. An inlet port delivers the composite fluid through an elongated spillway into the sump of the chambers. Positioned between the inlet and the outlet of each chamber is a plurality of stacked baffles, composed of individual separation flow plates, placed in an inclined relationship. The plurality of baffles creates a flow path in which the composite fluid is forced to flow over each of the individual separation flow plates as the fluid travels upward in the separation chamber toward the outlet port shearing the liquid causing coalescence and coagulation of liquids due to their density and/or viscosity. | 03-13-2014 |
20150122722 | Multistage filter - A filter for separating contaminants from fluids. The filter includes stages of differing materials arranged one after another wherein the first stage blocks and captures contaminants of a selected size and passes everything smaller than this selected size. The next stage captures contaminants of a selected size which is smaller than those blocked by the first stage. The subsequent stages capture smaller and smaller contaminants. The layers comprise various materials including stranded meshes, fibrous tissues, metallic screens and ceramic discs and tubes. Some of the ceramic discs and tubes include a downstream coating to capture further contaminants such as water droplets. | 05-07-2015 |
Gilbert Hanks, Jacksonville, FL US
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20120318178 | FOLDING PLATFORM - A folding platform assembly for the top deck of motor vehicle carrier trucks. The platform features a grate, whereupon a person may safely and comfortably walk along the length of the truck. The platform also features a safety net system affixed to the grate to catch a person in the event of a slip, trip, or fall from the grate. The grate has an access panel for easy ingress and egress to the platform from a ladder or set of steps. When storing or transporting the platform, a folding mechanism pushes the platform into its closed, substantially-vertical position. This same mechanism pulls the platform into its open position when it is ready for use. | 12-20-2012 |
Gilbert A. Hanks, Fleming Island, FL US
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20100230210 | RETRACTING PLATFORM - A retracting platform assembly for motor vehicle carrier trucks, where the platform retracts to a vertical position. The railing system remains in a vertical position, extending and retracting along a horizontal plane, and provides additional protection from falling off the edge of the platform. A series of elevation rods between the platform grate and the railing system aids in the transition between the extended and retracted positions. A weight-bearing beam assists in supporting the weight of the platform assembly, as well as attaches to a power supply that pushes and pulls the platform assembly from one position to the other. | 09-16-2010 |
Gina Marie Hanks, Carol Stream, IL US
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20130071093 | MAINTAINING VIEWER ACTIVITY INFORMATION OF A RECORDED PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM DELETION DECISIONS - Methods and apparatuses for maintaining viewer activity information of a recorded program for program deletion decisions are provided. Viewer activity information for a recorded program is collected and can be displayed automatically or on request at delete decision time. Viewer activity information can be collected manually or automatically. Program deletion can be manual or automatic based on the viewer activity information. | 03-21-2013 |
Gordon K. Hanks, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20140331516 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY WITH AIR MOVER - A method for drying includes positioning an exchanger snout of a portable heat exchanger assembly under an edge of a carpet or flexible barrier, removably coupling a snout of a portable centrifugal air mover with an inlet port of the portable heat exchanger assembly, and activating the centrifugal air mover so that air blown from the snout of the air mover passes through the heat exchanger assembly and exits out through the exchanger snout under the edge of the carpet or flexible barrier, the air being heated as it passes through the heat exchanger assembly. | 11-13-2014 |
James Hanks, Peoria, AZ US
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20090263062 | Active Preload Control for Rolling Element Bearings - A method and apparatus for controlling the preload of duplex rolling element bearings systems under various temperatures is described. A spacer or a plurality of spacers may be located adjacent to the rings of the duplex rolling element bearings. The spacer or spacers may be heated or cooled to increase or decrease the axial dimension of the spacer or spacers. Changing the axial dimension of the spacers changes the preload of the duplex rolling element bearing system. The preload of the system may be estimated by receiving an input from a sensor or sensors located on the duplex rolling element bearings system. The sensor may be a temperature sensor or a force transducer. | 10-22-2009 |
James Hanks, Seattle, WA US
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20130302547 | MICROSTRUCTURE FOR FUSION BONDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER MATERIAL, AND RELATED METHODS - A material comprises a first layer that includes a thermoplastic polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that ranges between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers long. The material also includes a second layer including a thermoplastic polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that ranges between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers long. The material also includes an interface layer formed by fusion bonding the first layer to the second layer, the interface layer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that is at least 100 micrometers long. | 11-14-2013 |
James T. Hanks, Peoria, AZ US
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20090100957 | ROTOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING SHAFTS WITH INTEGRAL BEARING RACEWAYS - A rotor assembly includes a rotor assembly housing, a shaft, a bearing assembly coupling the shaft to the rotor assembly housing, and a mass structure coupled to and rotatable with the shaft. The bearing assembly includes a bearing housing, a first raceway defined in the bearing housing, a second raceway defined in the shaft, and a plurality of ball bearings positioned within the first and second raceways to enable the shaft to rotate relative to the rotor assembly housing. | 04-23-2009 |
Jason Leslie Hanks, Newport, WA US
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20150021146 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A direct engagement drive system [ | 01-22-2015 |
Jeffrey Alan Hanks, Midlothian, VA US
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20080222985 | Composite for protection against wind and wind blown debris - A composite suitable as an integral portion of a building affording protection from wind blown debris such as from a tornado comprises in order a layer of structural sheathing material such as plywood, a layer of adhesive, a lightweight material, a layer of adhesive, a layer of fabric of high strength fibers bonded resin, a layer of adhesive, and a layer of a structural sheathing material. | 09-18-2008 |
20090025873 | Impack Resistant Composite Building Panel - A composite building panel that includes a fabric reinforcing sheet between one of the metal skins and the core of the panel. The fabric reinforcing sheet, which is preferably made from aramid fibers improves the impact resistance and penetration resistance of the building panel without substantially increasing weight and without adding fuel content to the panel system. | 01-29-2009 |
20110113534 | Impact Resistant Composite Article - An impact resistant composite article has at least two or more fibrous fabric layers and a polymeric layer disposed between at least some of the fabric layers. The peel strength measured at 20° C. between the fabric layer an adjacent polymeric layer after pressing for 30 minutes at 500 psi and 160° C. is less than 1 kg/cm, and where the weight % of polymeric resin relative to the resin plus fabric is greater than 5%. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117351 | Impact Resistant Composite Article - An impact resistant composite article has two or more layers of ballistic fabric and ionomer layers disposed between the fabric layers. The ionomer is highly neutralized so that it has essentially no melt flow. A process also for making such a composite article that involves deposition of an aqueous colloid of the ionomer onto the fabric, followed by drying. | 05-19-2011 |
20130095716 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL; A BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARTICLE MADE FROM SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ARTICLE - A fiber reinforced resin composite for ballistic protection comprising a plurality of first and second plies wherein the first and second plies further comprise a woven fabric and a polymeric resin. The fabric has a Russell tightness factor of from 0.2 to 0.7 and a cover factor of at least 0.45, The fabric is impregnated with the resin, the resin comprising from 5 to 30 weight percent of the total weight of fabric plus resin. The fabric of each first and second ply comprises regions wherein the fabric is distorted from an orthogonal woven state by a distortion angle of least 30 degrees. The composite may further comprising a third ply having a surface area no greater than 50% of the surface area of a first and second ply. The ratio of the number of first plus second plies to the number of third plies is from 2:1 to 12:1. | 04-18-2013 |
20130284004 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL; A BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARTICLE MADE FROM SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ARTICLE - A fiber reinforced resin composite for ballistic protection comprising a plurality of first and second plies wherein the first and second plies further comprise a woven fabric and a polymeric resin. The fabric has a Russell tightness factor of from 0.2 to 0.7 and a cover factor of at least 0.45, The fabric is impregnated with the resin, the resin comprising from 5 to 30 weight percent of the total weight of fabric plus resin. The fabric of each first and second ply comprises regions wherein the fabric is distorted from an orthogonal woven state by a distortion angle of least 30 degrees. The composite may further comprising a third ply having a surface area no greater than 50% of the surface area of a first and second ply. The ratio of the number of first plus second plies to the number of third plies is from 2:1 to 12:1. | 10-31-2013 |
20150034234 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL; A BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARTICLE MADE FROM SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ARTICLE - A fiber reinforced resin composite for ballistic protection comprising a plurality of first and second plies wherein the first and second plies further comprise a woven fabric and a polymeric resin. The fabric has a Russell tightness factor of from 0.2 to 0.7 and a cover factor of at least 0.45, The fabric is impregnated with the resin, the resin comprising from 5 to 30 weight percent of the total weight of fabric plus resin. The fabric of each first and second ply comprises regions wherein the fabric is distorted from an orthogonal woven state by a distortion angle of least 30 degrees. The composite may further comprising a third ply having a surface area no greater than 50% of the surface area of a first and second ply. The ratio of the number of first plus second plies to the number of third plies is from 2:1 to 12:1. | 02-05-2015 |
20150360457 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, A BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARTICLE MADE FROM SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ARTICLE - A fiber reinforced resin composite for ballistic protection comprising a plurality of first and second plies wherein the first and second plies further comprise a woven fabric and a polymeric resin. The fabric has a Russell tightness factor of from 0.2 to 0.7 and a cover factor of at least 0.45, The fabric is impregnated with the resin, the resin comprising from 5 to 30 weight percent of the total weight of fabric plus resin. The fabric of each first and second ply comprises regions wherein the fabric is distorted from an orthogonal woven state by a distortion angle of least 30 degrees. The composite may further comprising a third ply having a surface area no greater than 50% of the surface area of a first and second ply. The ratio of the number of first plus second plies to the number of third plies is from 2:1 to 12:1. | 12-17-2015 |
John Phillip Hanks, Austin, TX US
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20160133148 | INTELLIGENT CONTENT ANALYSIS AND CREATION - A computer system for intelligently parsing digital content and generating questions based upon the digital content can be configured to receive a digitally encoded file. The system can extract text content from the digitally encoded file. The system can then process the text content through an intelligent text analysis process. The intelligent text analysis process can identify key phrases within the digital content. The system can generate a question based upon a particular key phrase by manipulating a portion of the extracted text content. Further, the system can display, on a display device, the generated question. | 05-12-2016 |
Jonathan B. Hanks, Huntsville, AL US
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20140314275 | Pedestrian Right of Way Monitoring and Reporting System and Method - A system and method for monitoring vehicle traffic and collecting data indicative of pedestrian right of way violations by vehicles is provided. The system comprises memory and logic for monitoring traffic intersections and recording evidence indicating that vehicles have violated pedestrian right of way. Two sensor modalities collecting video data and radar data of the intersection under observation are employed in one embodiment of the system. The violation evidence can be accessed remotely by a traffic official for issuing of traffic citations. | 10-23-2014 |
Kevin Hanks, League City, TX US
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20120108842 | Methods for Producing a Vinyl Acetate Composition Having a Low Impurity Content - In one embodiment, the invention is to a method for producing a vinyl acetate composition. The method comprises the step of contacting acetic acid, oxygen, and ethylene under conditions effective to form a crude vinyl acetate composition comprising vinyl acetate, acetic acid, residual oxygen, and water. The method further comprises the step of contacting the crude vinyl acetate composition or a derivative thereof with at least one scavenger to form a treated crude vinyl acetate composition. | 05-03-2012 |
20120149939 | Recovery of Acetic Acid from Heavy Ends in Vinyl Acetate Synthesis Process - Recovery of acid, and in particular acetic acid, in a vinyl acetate production process. Vinyl acetate production produces heavy ends that comprise acetate containing compounds, such as monomers and polymers. Acid preferably is recovered by hydrolyzing the heavy ends and separating the resulting hydrolyzed stream to recover acid formed from the from acetate containing compounds. | 06-14-2012 |
20140066649 | Process for Producing Vinyl Acetate - The present invention relates to a process for forming vinyl acetate. The process comprises the step of providing a reaction mixture having an initial heat capacity. The reaction mixture comprises acetic acid, oxygen, ethylene, and optionally water. The process further comprises the step of adding to the reaction mixture at least one heat capacity modifier to form an increased heat capacity reaction mixture. The process further comprises the step of contacting the acetic acid, oxygen, and ethylene over a catalyst under conditions effective to form a crude vinyl acetate product. The crude vinyl acetate product comprises vinyl acetate and water. | 03-06-2014 |
Matthew A. Hanks, East Peoria, IL US
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20150136560 | HYDRAULIC PISTON SYSTEM - A hydraulic piston system includes a housing that defines a piston pocket and a fluid inlet. A piston with a peripheral region and an end is movable within the piston pocket of the housing. The end of the piston has peripheral defined channels and a portion structured and arranged to engage the housing to limit travel of the piston. Further, a seal is configured to seal the peripheral region of the piston against the piston pocket. The seal is structured and arranged to receive fluid pressure when the piston is positioned with the portion of the piston is in engagement with the housing and fluid communication exists between the fluid inlet and the seal through the peripheral defined channels. | 05-21-2015 |
Michael S. Hanks, Centralia, IL US
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20130255474 | KEYBOARD GUITAR INCLUDING TRANSPOSE BUTTONS TO CONTROL TUNING - A musical instrument includes: a body including a keybed having a plurality of keys, wherein activation of each key creates an electrical signal at an output, wherein said electrical signal represents a pitch associated with a musical note; an elongated neck connected to the body; and a plurality of transpose buttons located along the length of the neck, wherein the transpose buttons of the fretboard are configured to control the tuning of the keys in the keybed such that activation of each of the transpose button alters the pitch represented by the electrical signal that is output by of each of the keys. | 10-03-2013 |
Patrick L. Hanks, Bridgewater, NJ US
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20140178278 | CO2 CAPTURE VIA AMINE-CO2 PRODUCT PHASE SEPARATION - Systems and methods are provided for performing CO | 06-26-2014 |
20140179976 | CoMo AND NiMo CATALYST STACKING FOR RENEWABLE DIESEL - Methods are provided herein for co-processing of biocomponent feeds as well processing of mineral feeds in a reaction system at hydrogen partial pressures of about 500 psig (3.4 MPag) or less. The methods include using stacked beds of both CoMo and NiMo catalysts. The stacked catalyst beds provided unexpectedly high catalyst activity as the input feed to a reaction system was switched between a mineral feed and a feed containing both mineral and biocomponent portions. Additionally, use of stacked catalyst beds can allow for maintenance of the activity for the catalyst system in a reaction system while still achieving a desired activity for both types of feeds. | 06-26-2014 |
20140213838 | EBULLATING BED METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS - Processes are provided for producing a diesel fuel product having a sulfur content of 15 wppm or less (e.g., 10 wppm or less) from feed sources that include a biocomponent feedstock. The biocomponent feedstock can be initially co-processed with a mineral feed in a fluidized bed stage, such as an ebullating bed processing stage. Ebullating bed processing can mitigate the impact of the biocomponent feed on other hydrotreatment aspects of a diesel boiling range feed. Challenged biocomponent feeds can be handled by introducing the biocomponent feed into the ebullating bed reactor in a manner that reduces the fouling impact of the feed. | 07-31-2014 |
Patrick L. Hanks, Fairfax, VA US
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20110219669 | Hydroprocessing of diesel range biomolecules - Non-hydrotreated biocomponent feeds can be mixed with mineral feeds and processed under catalytic isomerization/dewaxing conditions. The catalytic isomerization/dewaxing conditions can be selected to advantageously also substantially deoxygenate the mixed feed. Diesel fuel products with improved cold flow properties can be produced. | 09-15-2011 |
20110219671 | DEWAXING OF RENEWABLE DIESEL FUEL - Feeds containing a hydrotreated biocomponent portion, and optionally a mineral portion, can be processed under catalytic conditions for isomerization and/or dewaxing. The sulfur content of the feed for dewaxing can be selected based on the hydrogenation metal used for the catalyst. Diesel fuel products with improved cold flow properties can be produced. | 09-15-2011 |
20110219672 | HYDROPROCESSING OF BIODIESEL FUELS AND BLENDS - A method for producing diesel fuel from biocomponent feeds includes hydrotreating the feed followed by catalytic dewaxing with a ZSM-48 containing catalyst. The hydrotreated feed may be cascaded directly to the dewaxing step, or the hydrotreated feed can undergo intermediate separation. The diesel fuel resulting from processing of the biocomponent feed exhibits superior cetane values. | 09-15-2011 |
20120004479 | GAS AND LIQUID PHASE HYDROPROCESSING FOR BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS - Diesel fuel is produced from a feedstock that is at least partially biocomponent in origin. A feedstock is treated in a reactor including one or more hydrotreating zones having a continuous gas phase. The liquid effluent from the hydrotreating zones is then hydroprocessed in a hydroprocessing zone having a continuous liquid phase, such as a hydroprocessing zone in the same reactor. The hydroprocessing zone can be operated under effective catalytic dewaxing conditions. | 01-05-2012 |
20120209041 | PROCESSING OF FEEDSTOCKS IN SEPARATED REACTOR VOLUMES - Separated volumes can be created in a reactor using interior dividing wall or interior conduit structures. Feedstocks can be hydroprocessed in the separated volumes to allow multiple types of hydroprocessing conditions and/or feeds to be processed in a single reactor. The feedstocks can remain separate for the entire volume of the reactor, or the dividing barrier can end at some intermediate point in the reactor. | 08-16-2012 |
Patrick L. Hanks, Annandale, NJ US
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20100319242 | EBULLATING BED METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS - Processes are provided for producing a diesel fuel product having a sulfur content of 15 wppm or less (e.g., 10 wppm or less) from feed sources that include a biocomponent feedstock. The biocomponent feedstock can be initially co-processed with a mineral feed in a fluidized bed stage, such as an ebullating bed processing stage. Ebullating bed processing can mitigate the impact of the biocomponent feed on other hydrotreatment aspects of a diesel boiling range feed. Challenged biocomponent feeds can be handled by introducing the biocomponent feed into the ebullating bed reactor in a manner that reduces the fouling impact of the feed. | 12-23-2010 |
20100331586 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING DIESEL FUELS USING VEGETABLE OILS OR FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES - A process for preparing fuels, such as diesel fuels or jet fuels, by hydrotreating vegetable oils or fatty acid derivatives that may be applied to existing equipment for treating fossil fuels. The process comprises feeding hydrotreating a combined oxygenate feed stream, such as FAME, and a hydrocarbon feed stream until not more than 86 wt % of the esters in the oxygenate feed stream are converted to hydrocarbons, and optionally further hydrotreating the product stream within at least a second hydrotreatment reaction zone until at least 90 wt % of the esters in the oxygenate feed stream are converted to hydrocarbons, before removing and separating a hydrocarbon stream suitable for use as fuel. | 12-30-2010 |
20110015454 | HYDROPROCESSING OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS WITH FCC OFF-GAS - A biocomponent feedstock can be hydroprocessed using an FCC off-gas as a hydrogen source. A relatively low cost catalyst, such as a water gas shift catalyst and/or spent hydrotreating catalyst, can be used as a hydrogenation catalyst for the process. The hydroprocessing can allow for olefin saturation and/or deoxygenation of the biocomponent feed by using a relatively low value refinery stream. | 01-20-2011 |
20110054230 | REDUCING HYDROGEN CONSUMPTION IN HYDROTREATING OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDS - Processes are provided for deoxygenation of a biocomponent feedstock with reduced hydrogen consumption. The biocomponent feedstock can be processed under relatively low hydrogen partial pressures and at a relatively low treat gas ratio compared to the hydrogen need of the feedstock. The relatively low pressure, relatively low treat gas ratio hydroprocessing can result in reduced production of water and carbon monoxide and in increased production of carbon dioxide compared to relatively higher pressure process conditions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110056869 | FUEL PRODUCTION FROM FEEDSTOCK CONTAINING LIPIDIC MATERIAL - This invention relates to the production of dewaxed and/or hydroisomerized fuel composition that includes a step of hydrotreating a feedstock containing the lipidic material. The fuel compositions are high quality fuel compositions in which the fuel can be ultimately tailored for a variety of end uses such as jet fuel or diesel fuel. | 03-10-2011 |
20110072715 | FUEL PRODUCTION FROM FEEDSTOCK CONTAINING TRIGLYCERIDE AND/OR FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTER - This invention relates to processes for the production of a fuel composition from a feedstock that comprises lipid material (e.g., bio-material) and mineral oil. The processes can be carried out without producing a significant mount of undesirable side reactions such as cracking, polymerization, and aromatization, which can be an undesirable consequence of large heats of reaction. As a result, the invention provides for the production of a product that is relatively high in quality, and catalyst used in the processes is not adversely affected to any significant extent. | 03-31-2011 |
20110099891 | HYDROPROCESSING FEEDSTOCK CONTAINING LIPID MATERIAL TO PRODUCE TRANSPORTATION FUEL - This invention provides processes for producing fuel, particularly transportation fuel, from biological material, e.g., lipid material. One aspect of the invention involves hydroprocessing a feedstock in a hydroprocessing zone that is maintained at conditions that promote the efficiency of converting the lipid-containing feedstock into transportation fuel. Such conditions include one or more of maintaining CO content of the hydroprocessing zone at a predetermined amount and recycling or providing a hydrogen-containing gas to the hydroprocessing zone that has been treated to remove CO. | 05-05-2011 |
20110155636 | HYDROPROCESSING OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS WITH LOW PURITY HYDROGEN-CONTAINING STREAMS - A biocomponent feedstock can be hydroprocessed using a hydrogen-containing refinery as a source of hydrogen gas. A relatively low cost catalyst, such as a water gas shift catalyst and/or spent hydrotreating catalyst, can be used as a hydrogenation catalyst for the process. The hydroprocessing can allow for olefin saturation and/or deoxygenation of the biocomponent feed by using a relatively low value refinery stream, e.g., containing from about 20 mol % to about 60 mol % hydrogen. | 06-30-2011 |
20110163009 | HYDROPROCESSING OF HIGH NITROGEN FEED USING BULK CATALYST - Methods are provided for hydrotreating high nitrogen feeds with improved results for nitrogen removal, aromatic saturation, and/or sulfur removal. The method includes hydrotreating the feed with a supported hydrotreating catalyst followed by a bulk metal catalyst, the hydrotreated effluent of which can be suitable for use as a feed to an FCC reactor. | 07-07-2011 |
20120016167 | HYDROPROCESSING OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDS WITH LOW PRESSURE HYDROGEN-CONTAINING STREAMS - The invention relates to a method for forming an at least partially renewable diesel product, comprising: hydrodeoxygenating a feedstock comprising about 0.1 wt % to about 50 wt % of a fresh biocomponent portion with a relatively pure hydrogen treat gas in the presence of a hydrodeoxygenation catalyst under relatively low total pressure to form a hydrodeoxygenated product; and separating the hydrodeoxygenated product into a vapor effluent and a liquid effluent, at least a first portion of the latter being recycled to the hydrodeoxygenation step, and at least a second portion of the latter being a diesel product. Advantageously, the hydrodeoxygenation catalyst can have a relatively low catalytic activity (about 50% or less of fresh HDS/HDN activity). | 01-19-2012 |
20140048448 | HYDROPROCESSING OF HIGH NITROGEN FEED USING BULK CATALYST - Methods are provided for hydrotreating high nitrogen feeds with improved results for nitrogen removal, aromatic saturation, and/or sulfur removal. The method includes hydrotreating the feed with a supported hydrotreating catalyst followed by a bulk metal catalyst, the hydrotreated effluent of which can be suitable for use as a feed to an FCC reactor. | 02-20-2014 |
Patrick Loring Hanks, Fairfax, VA US
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20130261362 | COPROCESSING OF BIOFEEDS WITH BULK MIXED METAL CATALYSTS - This invention relates to methods for deoxygenation utilizing bulk metal catalysts feedstocks derived in part or whole from biological sources and alternatively, further hydrotreatment processing of such deoxygenated feedstocks. Feedstocks containing bio-derived feed components, and preferably additionally mineral oil feed components, are deoxygenated in a first stage or zone using a bulk metal catalyst. In additional embodiments, the deoxygenated feedstock effluent from the deoxygenation stage is further subjected to a hydrodesulfurization stage or zone. | 10-03-2013 |
20130310618 | COPROCESSING OF BIOFEEDS WITH GROUP VI METAL CATALYSTS - Feedstocks containing biocomponent materials are coprocessed with mineral feeds using a Group VI metal catalyst prior to hydrodesulfurization of the feedstocks. The Group VI metal catalyst is optionally a physically promoted Group VI metal catalyst. | 11-21-2013 |
20130317263 | PRODUCTION OF OLEFINIC DIESEL AND CORRESPONDING OLIGOMERS - Feeds containing triglycerides are processed to produce an olefinic diesel fuel product. The olefinic diesel can optionally be oligomerized to form a lubricant base oil product. The olefinic diesel is generated by deoxygenating the triglyceride-containing feed using processing conditions that enhance preservation of olefins that are present in the triglycerides. The triglyceride-containing feed is processed in the presence of a catalyst containing a Group VI metal or a Group VIII metal and optionally a physical promoter metal. | 11-28-2013 |
20130324777 | PRODUCTION OF OLEFINIC DIESEL, LUBRICANTS, AND PROPYLENE - Feeds containing triglycerides are processed to produce an olefinic diesel fuel product and propylene. The olefinic diesel can optionally be oligomerized to form a lubricant base oil product. The olefinic diesel and propylene are generated by deoxygenating the triglyceride-containing feed using processing conditions that enhance preservation of olefins that are present in the triglycerides. The triglyceride-containing feed is processed in the presence of a catalyst containing a Group VI metal or a Group VIII metal and optionally a physical promoter metal. | 12-05-2013 |
Patrick Loring Hanks, Bridgwater, NJ US
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20140197071 | FIELD ENHANCED SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBON FRACTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for using field enhanced separations to produce multiple fractions from a petroleum input. A liquid thermal diffusion and/or electric field separation is used to produce the fractions. The fractions can then be used to form multiple outputs that share a first feature while being different with regard to a second feature. For example, a first fraction from the plurality of fractions can have a desired value for a first property such as viscosity index. Two or more additional fractions from the plurality of fractions can then be blended together to make a blended fraction or output. The blended fraction can have a value for the first property that is substantially similar to the value for the first fraction. However, for a second property, the first fraction and the blended fraction can have distinct values. As a result, multiple output fractions can be formed that share a first feature but differ in a second feature. | 07-17-2014 |
Patrick Loring Hanks, Bridgewater, NJ US
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20140171700 | PROCESS FOR MAKING LUBE BASE STOCKS FROM RENEWABLE FEEDS - Provided are processes for making hydrocarbons from renewable feed sources. In an embodiment, there is provided a method for co-producing lube basestock and transportation fuel from a feedstock of biological origin, the method including: a) converting a feedstock of biological origin to a ketone or a dimer acid in the presence of a first catalyst; and b) hydrogenating the ketone or the dimer acid to produce a hydrocarbon in the presence of a second catalyst comprising a hydrogenation catalyst and a hydrothermally stable binder. | 06-19-2014 |
20150011686 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SLURRY HYDROCONVERSION PITCH DISPOSITION AS SOLID PELLETS AND COMPOSITION OF THE SAME - A system and method for producing solid pellets from a slurry HDC pitch is disclosed which utilizes a polymer additive that is mixed with the pitch to increase the softening point of the solid pellets. | 01-08-2015 |
20150315478 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIELD TREATING HEAVY OR OTHERWISE CHALLENGING CRUDE OILS - Systems and methods are provided for improve the rheological properties of heavy crudes, waxy crudes, dilatant crudes and other crudes possessing challenging transporting properties utilizing hydrodynamic cavitation to crack hydrocarbons in the crude oil and thereby improve the transport properties of such crudes. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315480 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF UPGRADING HEAVY OILS IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN AND A DISPERSED CATALYST - Methods and systems are provided for pretreating a heavy oil feed to a hydrocracker, such as a slurry hydrocracker to partially convert the stream and/or to convert catalyst precursors in the stream to catalytically active particles by hydrodynamic cavitation. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315488 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING LIQUID YIELDS AND COKE MORPHOLOGY FROM A COKER - Systems and methods of coking are provided that crack feeds and/or products of the coker to improve liquid yields and/or increase the Conradson carbon residue of the hydrocarbon feed to the coker. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315489 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING FUEL OIL VISCOSITY AND FLUX REQUIREMENTS - Systems and methods are provided for converting resids to oil streams useful as fuel oils by utilizing hydrodynamic cavitation. The cavitated fuel oils are more suitable for subsequent conversion to lighter products (e.g., through fluid catalytic cracking) or they can be blended to produce heating oils or bunker fuels. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315490 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING DEASPHALTED OIL YIELD OR QUALITY - Systems and methods are provided for deasphalting with integrated hydrodynamic cavitation to improve the yield or quality of deasphalted oil obtained from a deasphalting unit. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315491 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF DESALTING UNITS - New methods and systems for crude oil desalting are provided that utilize hydrodynamic cavitation to crack molecules that have a tendency to form emulsions, thereby allowing increased desalter throughput, reduced desalter operating temperatures, and/or reduced or eliminated need for diluent oil or emulsifier. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315492 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING LIQUID PRODUCT YIELD OR QUALITY FROM DISTILLATION UNITS - Methods and systems are provided for improving liquid product quality or yield from atmospheric or vacuum distillation unit by subjecting fractionated streams from such distillation units to hydrodynamic cavitation. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315494 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING THE PROPERTIES OF PRODUCTS OF A HEAVY FEED STEAM CRACKER - Methods and systems are provided for improving viscosity of a heavy hydrocarbon product stream such as a vapor-liquid separator drum bottoms stream, a steam cracker tar stream, or a combination thereof by subjecting the stream to cavitation to reduce the viscosity of the product stream. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315495 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF TRIM DEWAXING DISTILLATE FUELS - Systems and methods are provided for dewaxing a distillate fuel oil by subjecting an at least partially hydroprocessed distillate fuel oil to cavitation to reduce the pour point, reduce the cloud point, reduce the cold filter plugging point, or a combination thereof of the distillate fuel oil. | 11-05-2015 |
20150315497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INTEGRATED SEPARATION AND CONVERSION OF HYDROTREATED HEAVY OIL - Systems and methods are providing for integrating a cavitation unit to the backend separation system of a hydrotreater to improve conversion, | 11-05-2015 |
Paul Douglas Hanks, Manvel, TX US
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20100063901 | Oilfield Inventory control and Communication System - Methods and apparatuses for providing inventory visibility and on site material control to support services provided at a well site are disclosed. A system for communicating inventory information is provided. The system includes a mobile storage unit and a load cell coupled to the mobile storage unit. The load cell generates an electric signal representing the amount of materials in the mobile storage unit. A command center is communicatively coupled to the load cell. The command center receives a signal from the load cell representing the amount of materials in the mobile storage unit. | 03-11-2010 |
Richard Hanks, Seattle, WA US
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20100020971 | Device and Method for a Secure Transaction - A device comprises a first processor and a second processor. The first processor is connected to a display, a data input arrangement, and a data acquisition device in a first mode of operation. The first mode of operation relates to performing non-secure operations. The second processor is connected to the display, the data input arrangement, and the data acquisition device in a second mode of operation. The second mode of operation relates to performing a secure operation. The secure operation relates to a sales transaction. When the device is in the second mode of operation, the data acquisition device receives secure data from a remote source. The secure data is forwarded to the second processor to determine a success of the sales transaction. | 01-28-2010 |
20100250794 | REMOVABLE ACCESSORY FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - An accessory computing device or display detachable from another computing device such as a mobile computing device. The accessory computing device displays data from the mobile computing device including notifications relating to electronic mail messages, voice mail messages, stock prices, sports scores, etc. A user interacts with the accessory computing device to control the mobile computing device by, for example, replying to messages, controlling a game executing on the mobile computing device, or silencing a ringer on the mobile computing device. In some embodiments, a plurality of the accessory computing devices interact with the same mobile computing device (e.g., in a multi-player game or device location tracking application executing on the mobile computing device). | 09-30-2010 |
20130127738 | DYNAMIC SCALING OF TOUCH SENSOR - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to dynamically scaling a mapping between a touch sensor and a display screen. One disclosed embodiment provides a method including setting a first user interface mapping that maps an area of the touch sensor to a first area of the display screen, receiving a user input from the user input device that changes a user interaction context of the user interface, and in response to the user input, setting a second user interface mapping that maps the area of the touch sensor to a second area of the display screen. The method further comprises providing to the display device an output of a user interface image representing the user input at a location based on the second user interface mapping. | 05-23-2013 |
20130154917 | PAIRING A COMPUTING DEVICE TO A USER - A method for automatically pairing an input device to a user is provided herein. According to one embodiment, the method includes receiving an input from an unpaired input device within an observed scene, and calculating a position of the unpaired input device upon receiving the input. The method further includes detecting one or more users within the observed scene via a capture device, creating a candidate list of the one or more detected users determined to be within a vicinity of the unpaired input device, and assigning one detected user on the candidate list to the unpaired input device to initiate pairing. | 06-20-2013 |
Richard Hanks, Swansea, MA US
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20150148196 | Range of Motion Exerciser - A system includes a device that includes one or more bladders capable of being inflated and deflated. The system also includes an information package capable of processing data representing the inflating and deflating of the one or more bladders. | 05-28-2015 |
20160024733 | Back-Saver Snow Shovel - An apparatus includes a handle configured to be held by a user. The apparatus also includes a curled bucket configured to collect material. The curled bucket having a base configured to be moved along a surface to collect the material. The apparatus also includes a pivot member connecting the handle and the curled bucket. The pivot member allows the angular orientation of the curled bucket relative to the handle to be adjusted as directed by a force being applied to the pivot member by the handle. | 01-28-2016 |
Rip Hanks, Gulf Breeze, FL US
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20080233791 | COMPRESSION SNAP ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - One of a set of caps, each having a bore for accepting a conductor within a predetermined range of diameters, has at least one ridge on an external surface thereof formed of a surface pair, with the area of one of the surface pairs being much greater than the other one of the surface pairs. This cap is received into a bore of female connector body with a center pin. The female connector body has one, and preferably has two, grooves formed by a like differential surface pair. A front end of the cap is cut up into fingers which, upon contacting a sloped surface in the female connector body, will fold radially inwardly to clamp the conductor to the center pin. | 09-25-2008 |
20090215306 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH COMPRESSION GORES - An electrical connector has a body with a bore that terminates in a sloped surface at its inner end. A cap, through which a conductor is threaded, fits into the bore. An axial inner end of the cap is divided into a plurality of spaced-apart gores which, when the cap is forced axially inwardly, will cam against the sloped surface in the bore, displacing the gores toward the axis and gripping and fastening in place the electrical conductor. Preferably the gores have ridges on their internal surfaces and a center pin standing up from the bottom of the bore has grooves mating with some of these ridges. | 08-27-2009 |
Robert Hanks, Fort Collins, CO US
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20150130928 | POINT-TO-POINT MEASUREMENTS USING A HANDHELD DEVICE - A method for performing point-to-point measurements includes (i) determining a distance to a first point and obtaining an image at a first pose, and (ii) determining a distance to a second point and obtaining an image at a second pose. The images have an overlapping portion. A change in pose between the first pose and the second pose is determined using observed changes between common features in the overlapping portion of the images and a scale associated with the images. A distance between the first point and the second point is determined based on the first distance, the second distance, and the change in pose between the first pose and the second pose. | 05-14-2015 |
Ryan L. Hanks, Shipman, IL US
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20090317198 | VARIABLE DIAMETER CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool comprises a tool body having proximal and distal ends and defining a central axis. The tool body includes a shank portion and a fluted portion. The shank portion may be configured to be rotatably engageable to a milling machine. The fluted portion may include a plurality of teeth disposed about a circumference thereof and being formed at a radius relative to the central axis. In one embodiment, the teeth may be divided into first and second tooth sections with the teeth in the second tooth section being formed at a reduced radius relative to the teeth in the first tooth section. | 12-24-2009 |
20100172708 | Workpiece Vibration Reduction - Techniques and apparatuses to provide vibration reduction of a workpiece when performing machining operations are disclosed. In various embodiments, a machine tool includes a shank having at least one end configured for engagement with a machine operable to rotate the shank. A cutting portion has a diameter defined by features used to remove material from a workpiece. The cutting portion is coupled to the shank. A vibration reduction dampener may be located between the shank and the workpiece. | 07-08-2010 |
20150078847 | Adjustable Fixture for a Multi-Spindle Machine - A method and apparatus for processing workpieces to form parts. Tools associated with a multi-spindle machine may be positioned with respect to a plurality of workpieces on a fixture comprising a plurality of platforms and an adjustment system. Each platform may be individually moveable with respect to others in the plurality of platforms about a number of axes. The plurality of platforms may be configured to hold the plurality of workpieces in which each platform may be configured to hold a workpiece in the plurality of workpieces during operations performed by the multi-spindle machine. The adjustment system may be configured to move each of the plurality of platforms about the number of axes independently from the others in the plurality of platforms. The operations may be performed on the plurality of workpieces using the multi-spindle machine and the fixture to form a plurality of parts. | 03-19-2015 |
Ryan L. Hanks, Bunker Hill, IL US
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20100043231 | METHOD FOR MACHINING A STRUCTURAL MEMBER HAVING AND UNDULATING WEB - Machined structural members and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a structural member includes a web portion that extends in a first direction that includes a non-planar portion, and a first flange portion coupled to the web portion that extends in the first direction. A second flange portion is coupled to the web portion that also extends in the first direction. The first flange portion and the second flange portion are spaced apart in a second direction that is approximately perpendicular to the first direction. The web portion and the first and second flange portions are integrally formed as a unitary, monoblock component. | 02-25-2010 |
Sara P. Hanks, Alexandria, VA US
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20140164289 | DUE DILIGENCE AND DISCLOSURE REPORT CREATION AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Systems, methods, and processes are described that facilitate the production, transmission, analysis, and sharing of information. The disclosed subject matter allows a provider to create meaningful due diligence and disclosure reports on companies seeking to raise money from individuals via the Internet and other communications mediums and present this information in an easily accessibly manner integrated within various mediums, including but not limited to the websites of platforms who serve as intermediaries between the company seeking investment and the potential investing public. | 06-12-2014 |
Stephen D. Hanks, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090029309 | Orthodontic force module - An orthodontic force mechanism includes a jack screw having a pair of ends, at least one of which is threaded, and a central spindle between the ends, which spindle has two intersecting radial through-holes therein. A pair of nut housings are mounted on the end portions of the jack screw, at least one of which is threadedly coupled to a threaded end portion of the jack screw. A lock mechanism mounted on the central spindle section includes a spring-loaded detent configured to engage an end opening of each of the through holes in the spindle when the through hole is in alignment with the detent, such that the spindle cannot rotate relative to the lock mechanism when the detent is inserted into a through hole. The detent can be moved out of engagement with a through hole using a tool inserted into that through hole from its opposite end. | 01-29-2009 |
Steve Hanks, Seattle, WA US
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20090240601 | INCREASES IN SALES RANK AS A MEASURE OF INTEREST - A facility for displaying consumption information about items is described. The facility uses a current consumption rank for each of a number of items and at least one or more previous consumption ranks for each of these items to attribute to at least a portion of the items a score characterizing the magnitude of increase in the consumption rank of the item. The facility then generates a display incorporating at least a portion of the attributed scores in the corresponding items. | 09-24-2009 |
Steven D. Hanks, Farmington, CT US
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20090263814 | Physiogenomic Method for Predicting Metabolic and Cardiovascular Side Effects of Thiazolidinediones - Disclosed herein are genetic markers related to the efficacy and/or safety of thiazolidinedione therapy identified by a physiogenomic methodology that correlates the genetic markers with a physiological response. The genetic markers described herein were not previously associated with the efficacy and/or safety of thiazolidinedione therapy. The markers related to safety are those associated with the important side effects of BMI increase and development of edema. In one embodiment, markers related to efficacy of thiazolidinedione therapy are associated with glycosylated hemoglobin. Method of assessing an individual for markers associated with the safety and/or efficacy of thiazolidinedione therapy are described. | 10-22-2009 |
Steven J. Hanks, Seattle, WA US
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20130097028 | Dynamic Floor Pricing for Managing Exchange Monetization - Systems and method are provided for conducting an auction to match an advertising payload to an available advertising impression. In the auction, a dynamic floor price is provided. The dynamic floor price provides a way for a publisher to incorporate the internal value of the available impression into the auction process, while still allowing the publisher to maximize the value of the available impression by exposing the impression to bids from outside parties. The dynamic floor price can be calculated based on both internal valuations of an available impression as well as external valuations derived from feedback from prior auctions. To facilitate determination of a dynamic floor prices, advertisers and available impressions can be categorized into various segments. | 04-18-2013 |
Steven J. Hanks, Redmond, WA US
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20130073546 | Indexing Semantic User Profiles for Targeted Advertising - Embodiments facilitate greater flexibility in definition of user segments for targeted advertising, by employing indexed semantic user profiles. Semantic user profiles are built through extraction of online user behavior data such as user search queries and page views, and include user interest information that is inferred based on user behavior. Semantic user profiles are then indexed to facilitate search for a set of users that fit specified semantic search terms. Search results for semantic profiles are ranked according to a ranking model developed through machine learning. In some embodiments, building and indexing of semantic profiles and learning of the ranking model is performed offline to facilitate more efficient online processing of queries. | 03-21-2013 |
20140012842 | Indexing Semantic User Profiles for Targeted Advertising - Embodiments facilitate greater flexibility in definition of user segments for targeted advertising, by employing indexed semantic user profiles. Semantic user profiles are built through extraction of online user behavior data such as user search queries and page views, and include user interest information that is inferred based on user behavior. Semantic user profiles are then indexed to facilitate search for a set of users that fit specified semantic search terms. Search results for semantic profiles are ranked according to a ranking model developed through machine learning. In some embodiments, building and indexing of semantic profiles and learning of the ranking model is performed offline to facilitate more efficient online processing of queries. | 01-09-2014 |
Steven John Hanks, Seattle, WA US
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20130151334 | STRATIFIED DELIVERY OF ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON AFFINITY SCORES - Methods, computer systems, and computer-readable storage media for modifying an advertising bid for delivering behaviorally-targeted advertising based on affinity scores are provided. A set of affinity scores associated with users belonging to a behavioral targeting segment is received. A bid adjustment factor is dynamically calculated based on a first affinity score of the set of affinity scores; the first affinity score is associated with a first user of the set of users. The bid adjustment factor is used to modify the advertising bid such that the bid reflects an affinity of the first user for the topic associated with the behavioral targeting segment. | 06-13-2013 |
Suzanne Hanks, Capistrano Beach, CA US
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20120111384 | Protective cover for a stroller - The present invention is a cover for a stroller. The preferred embodiment of the cover comprises a first panel having a top edge, first and second side edges and a bottom edge. The top edge of the first panel has a curved profile and the bottom edge has a straight profile. A second panel of the cover has a top end, first and second side ends and a bottom end. The first side end of the second panel is sewn to a left side of the bottom edge of the first panel. The second side end of the second panel is sewn to a right side of the bottom edge of the first panel. The cover preferably comprises a pocket and an opening between the first and second panels to slip over a stroller handle. The cover also has a mesh panel for ventilation and fasteners to configure the panels. | 05-10-2012 |
Thomas L. Hanks, Winnetka, IL US
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20110106516 | AUTOMATED DERIVATION, DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT - A computer-implemented method, system and program product for creating a physical information environment for a specific industry type are presented. A candidate industry type is selected to describe a customer's operations. A set of information environment components, which is modeled and simulated in software and is specific for the candidate industry type, is selected. Inherent constraints, from the candidate industry type and the set of information environment components, are identified. The set of information environment components are then recursively optimized in order to comply with the inherent constraints and to meet the specific information environment requirements. Based on optimized information environment components, construction of a information environment is simulated in order to define an architecture of a simulated information environment for the candidate industry type. A physical information environment that comports with the architecture of the optimally simulated information environment is then constructed and deployed. | 05-05-2011 |
20120278122 | AUTOMATED DERIVATION, DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT - A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product creates a physical information environment for a specific industry type. A candidate industry type, which has specific information environment requirements, is selected to describe a customer's operations. A set of information environment components that is specific to the candidate industry type is selected. Inherent constraints, for the set of information environment components, are identified. A processor recursively optimizes the set of information environment components to create a set of optimized information environment components that meet the inherent constraints and key performance indicators (KPIs) of the candidate industry type. A hierarchy of KPIs for the candidate industry type is defined. The processor predicts access patterns to the optimized information environment components based on the hierarchy of KPIs. A physical information environment that comprises the set of optimized information environment components is then constructed and deployed. | 11-01-2012 |
Tracey S. Hanks, Denver, CO US
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20120101535 | BONE REPAIR PUTTY - A bone repair material is described that is of putty-like consistency, particularly useful for repairing dental bony defects such as those caused by bone loss resulting from moderate or severe periodontitis, augmenting of bony defects of the alveolar ridge, filling tooth extraction sites, or sinus elevation grafting. The repair material includes a porous, resorbable particulate that is bone-derived or derived from bone-like hydroxyapatite or synthetic hydroxyapatite; and, a resorbable carrier, such as high molecular weight polysaccharides, such as hyaluronic acid. A high concentration of particulate in the putty enhances bone repair and requires a high concentration of carrier to retain the putty at the defect site. For a particulate density of about 1.2 g/cc such as PEPGEN P-15® Bone Graft, a preferred formulation comprises about 55% percent by weight of the putty suspended in a hyaluronic acid gel of about 1.4×10 | 04-26-2012 |
Virginia M. Hanks, Portland, OR US
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20100241528 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An online auction website has anti-counterfeiting measures. The website requires a seller of an item to input information about the product for sale, including at least a brand of the product and a product identification code. If the brand code and product identification code are not entered, the website does not allow the seller to post the item for sale. If entered, the brand and the product identification code are included in the listing on the online auction webpage that advertises the product for sale during the auction period. Verification may be performed on the item to determine its authenticity. The verification process includes comparing the listed brand and product identification codes with a plurality of authentic brand and product identification codes. When the brand and product identification codes are determined to be counterfeit, the listing is terminated and the sale of counterfeit items is prevented. | 09-23-2010 |
20130124359 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An online auction website has anti-counterfeiting measures. The website requires a seller of an item to input information about the product for sale, including at least a brand of the product and a product identification code. If the brand code and product identification code are not entered, the website does not allow the seller to post the item for sale. If entered, the brand and the product identification code are included in the listing on the online auction webpage that advertises the product for sale during the auction period. Verification may be performed on the item to determine its authenticity. The verification process includes comparing the listed brand and product identification codes with a plurality of authentic brand and product identification codes. When the brand and product identification codes are determined to be counterfeit, the listing is terminated and the sale of counterfeit items is prevented. | 05-16-2013 |
William T. Hanks, Carol Stream, IL US
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20100254283 | CMTS PLANT TOPOLOGY FAULT MANAGEMENT - A cable television plant may include fiber nodes, cable modems, a management information base (MIB), and a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The CMTS may include logic to apply information from the MIB to determine the suitability of resources assigned to the fiber nodes from particular MAC domains for providing data communications. | 10-07-2010 |
20150188653 | Determining Bitloading Profiles based on SNR Measurements - With the introduction of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology in to communication channels in a cable network, cable modems that receive data downstream over subcarriers of the OFDM channel are grouped in to modulation tiers based on at least one metric. A profile is generated for each OFDM channel based on the measurements across cable modems and subcarriers related to the OFDM channel, including the metric values used to group the cable modems in to the modulation tiers. Included in an OFDM profile may be a scheme for allocating marginal cable modems in to the plurality of modulation tiers. The methods and systems for generating modulation and coding scheme profiles enable more efficient modulation by network elements. | 07-02-2015 |
William Turner Hanks, Carol Stream, IL US
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20080250069 | Method and system for using mnemonic symbols to provision channel attributes with an attribute mask - A name that means something to a human can be used to provision multiple channels, multiple times after a one-time association of an binary integer mask bit pattern with the name, or mnemonic. Typically, the one performing the one-time association of the mask pattern with the mnemonic will choose a name that reflects the channel attributes represented by the mask pattern. Thus, rather than remembering a bit pattern for a single attribute, or even the more difficult task of remembering the pattern for multiple attributes, and having to make sure ‘1’ is placed in a correct bit position among many ‘0’s when entering bit patterns, the one provisioning only enters a mnemonic that textually refers to the attribute, or attributes, to be provisioned for a given channel. | 10-09-2008 |
20090116489 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE DATA LOSS WITHIN A LINK-AGGREGATING AND RESEQUENCING BROADBAND TRANSCEIVER - A rate shaper between a transmit queue and a transmitter regulates the flow rate of packets through a resequencing broadband transmission device, such as a cable modem, toward a user device, such as a computer. When the resequencing device receives packets out of order that belong to a program flow spread across multiple links, or channels, the rate shaper regulates the flow of packets by imposing a delay to the flow of resequenced packets by a factor that is inversely proportional to the number of out of sequence packets buffered in a message storage buffer. A setpoint signal may be input to the shaper to provide a target flow rate to the shaper. | 05-07-2009 |
20120201129 | STATELESS ADMISSION CONTROL - Methods and apparatuses for control admission to network resources are provided. Probationary service flows with a reduced priority are provisionally allowed to use network resources. As the network demonstrates its continued stability by the addition of the new probationary flows, each probationary flow can be re-assigned its original priority thereby promoting the probationary flow to a non-probationary status. | 08-09-2012 |
20130071093 | MAINTAINING VIEWER ACTIVITY INFORMATION OF A RECORDED PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM DELETION DECISIONS - Methods and apparatuses for maintaining viewer activity information of a recorded program for program deletion decisions are provided. Viewer activity information for a recorded program is collected and can be displayed automatically or on request at delete decision time. Viewer activity information can be collected manually or automatically. Program deletion can be manual or automatic based on the viewer activity information. | 03-21-2013 |