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20120318803 | SPRING BALANCED CHAFING DISH - A chafing dish includes a pan, a cover hingedly connected to the pan through a hinge shaft, a plurality of cover arms, each cover arm having one end secured to the hinge shaft and other end to the cover, and a counter balance member which encircles a part of the hinge shaft and is secured in position at both ends in a hinge assembly, thereby enabling the counter balancing of the cover at any angle from the closed state of the cover. | 12-20-2012 |
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20090002143 | Digital vehicle cargo security system - The security system determines if the cargo area of a vehicle may have been opened in transit between a loading location and a destination location. The vehicle has an enclosed cargo area with a cargo door and lock. The system includes a digital counter which displays a number set thereon after the cargo area has been secured by locking the cargo door lock or by closing the cargo door. If a magnetic reed switch senses the unlocking of the cargo door lock or the opening of the cargo door after the cargo area has been secured, it causes the number on the counter to change. The set number is forwarded to the destination location by entering it on the shipping documents or transmitting it electronically. At the destination location, it can be determined if the cargo area may have been accessed in transit by comparing the set number forwarded to the recipient by the shipper with the number displayed on the counter when the vehicle reaches the destination location. | 01-01-2009 |
20100072098 | Shred box with alarm system - The container for retaining paper to be shredded includes an alarm for generating an audible signal when tilted. The alarm includes first and second position sensors for generating first activation signals in response to a change in position in first and second directions, respectively. It also includes an auditable signal generator and control circuitry responsive to the activation signals for activating the signal generator. The control means preferably includes a sensitivity adjustment and a timer means for adjusting the duration of the audible signal. The container further includes an access door to permit removal of the contents of the container which a reinforced locked. | 03-25-2010 |
20130069776 | BATTERY POWER REGULATED GPS TRACKING SYSTEM FOR CARGO TRUCKS - The GPS tracking system regulates power supplied by a battery to the system components to transmit an alarm signal in response to detection of motion in the higher level “working” mode. After the motion has ceased for a predetermined time or upon detection of a “low battery” condition, the power consumption regulator will switch to a lower power level “sleep” mode to conserve power. In one embodiment, the system components and a light source are situated within a plastic housing identical to that of the marker light of the vehicle. The housing is designed to replace the marker light and go undetected. When operational, the vehicle electrical system energizes the light source and the GPS tracking system components. It also charges the battery which provides power to the system when the vehicle electrical system is not operational. | 03-21-2013 |
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20140041421 | LOCK WITH MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED LATCH MOVEMENT PREVENTING MEMBER - The lock has a rotatable latch. The latch is mounted for movement between a position wherein it engages a fixed part of the vehicle to secure the door in the closed position and a position remote from the fixed part of the vehicle such that the door can be opened. A latch movement preventing member is moveable relative to the latch between a position remote from the path of movement of the latch, wherein the latch is free to disengage the fixed part of the truck, and a position intersecting the path of the latch, wherein movement of the latch to disengage the fixed part of the truck is blocked. A pair of magnets are oriented to force the member to move from its remote position, against the action of a spring, to its intersecting position, to prevent the latch from disengaging the fixed part of the truck. | 02-13-2014 |
20150084777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE REMAINING CAPACITY AND OPERATIONAL STATE OF MULTIPLE SHRED BINS - The bins are situated in locations at one or more sites. A monitoring station located remotely from the bins is operably connected to each of the bins. Each bin includes an internal compartment having a given capacity for retaining paper to be shredded. An IR-LED distance measuring sensor is mounted within each bin for generating an output which is a function of the level of paper present in the compartment. The bin electronics monitors the status of the sensor and the power input to the bin. Signals are transmitted the monitoring station when the output of the sensor indicates that bin is filled to a pre-set percentage of its capacity and when a sensor or power failure are detected. At the monitoring station, information as to the remaining capacity and operational state of each bin is displayed and stored. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080315042 | THRUST GENERATOR FOR A PROPULSION SYSTEM - A thrust generator is provided. The thrust generator includes an air inlet configured to introduce air within the thrust generator and a plenum configured to receive exhaust gas from a gas generator and to provide the exhaust gas over a Coanda profile, wherein the Coanda profile is configured to facilitate attachment of the exhaust gas to the profile to form a boundary layer and to entrain incoming air from the air inlet to generate thrust. | 12-25-2008 |
20090013532 | AIRFOILS FOR USE IN ROTARY MACHINES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A method of fabricating an airfoil is provided. The method includes fabricating at least one airfoil including a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the airfoil includes a plurality of first and second chord sections each extending between the trailing and leading edges, wherein at least one of the first chord sections extends outward from the pressure side of the airfoil at the trailing edge, and at least one of the second chord sections extends outward from the suction side of the airfoil at the trailing edge. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025393 | Auxiliary power unit assembly - An embodiment of the technology described herein is an auxiliary power unit assembly. The auxiliary power unit assembly includes an auxiliary power unit being installable in an aircraft having a cabin, a duct connecting the cabin and the auxiliary power unit, and a noise reduction feature in the duct. | 01-29-2009 |
20100019079 | THRUST GENERATOR FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - A thrust generator is provided. The thrust generator is configured to introduce a motive fluid along a Coanda profile and to entrain additional fluid to create a high velocity fluid flow, wherein the high velocity fluid flow is configured to generate thrust for counter-acting a torque generated by a rotating component. | 01-28-2010 |
20110305579 | AIRFOIL HAVING REDUCED WAKE - An airfoil of varying span-wise thickness comprising a suction side and a pressure side coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge, with the trailing edge comprising a plurality of spaced-apart wave-shaped projections. Exemplary embodiments provide airfoil geometry and/or trailing edge features to influence downstream wake flow. Methods of fabricating an airfoil for improved wake flow are also provided. | 12-15-2011 |
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20090070361 | INTEGRITY VERIFICATION OF PSEUDONYMIZED DOCUMENTS - One or more methods of generating a pseudonymizable document are described. A method comprises receiving a set of subdocuments and generating a first set of random values wherein each subdocument in the document corresponds to a first set random value. A second set of values is generated based on a subdocument and a corresponding value of the first set random value. A set of pseudonyms is generated wherein each subdocument in the document corresponds to at least one pseudonym of the pseudonym set. A third set of values is generated based on the second set of values and the pseudonym set and a summary value is generated based on the third set of values. | 03-12-2009 |
20130179974 | INFERRING A STATE OF BEHAVIOR THROUGH MARGINAL PROBABILITY ESTIMATION - Systems, computer-readable media storing instructions, and methods can infer a state of behavior. Such a method can include constructing a graph including nodes representing hosts and domains based on an event dataset. The graph can be seeded with information external to the event dataset. A belief whether each of the nodes is in a particular state of behavior can be calculated based on marginal probability estimation. | 07-11-2013 |
20130194636 | DOCUMENT CERTIFICATES - In one implementation, a physical version of a document is converted to a digital representation of the physical version and a new certificate is computed for the digital representation of the physical version. The new certificate is computed based on the digital representation of the physical version, at least one processing step performed on the digital representation, and a prior certificate computed for a prior digital representation indicative of the physical version. In another implementation, a document is validated. | 08-01-2013 |
20130290356 | SUBMATCH EXTRACTION - A method for submatch extraction may include receiving an input string, receiving a regular expression. The method may further include converting the regular expression with capturing groups into ordered binary decision diagrams (OBDDs) to extract submatches. | 10-31-2013 |
20140213293 | Authenticating a User's Location in a Femtocell-Based Network - A method for authenticating a user's location in a femtocell-based network is disclosed. A user is associated to a femtocell connected to a connection point in the wireless network. An indication of the user's location is provided to a remote user. A characteristic of a connection between the femtocell and the connection point is monitored. The monitored characteristic is provided to the remote user to verify user's location. | 07-31-2014 |
20140372105 | Submatch Extraction - A method for submatch extraction may include receiving an input string, receiving a regular expression, and converting the regular expression with capturing groups into a plurality of finite automata to extract submatches. The method further includes using a first automaton to determine whether the input string is in a language described by the regular expression, and to process the input string, and using states of the first automaton in a second automaton to extract the submatches. | 12-18-2014 |