Rutkowski, US
Brian Rutkowski, Ypsilanti, MI US
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20110147153 | ELECTRICAL CABLE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A MOVABLE WINDOW - A cable retractor for paying out and retracting an electrical cable providing electrical power to an electrical load on a movable window element comprising a first assembly having a rotatable cable spool for receiving the electrical cable for winding on the cable spool, the first assembly including a first housing having an opening therein for paying out a first end of the electrical cable wound on the spool and at least one electrical terminal for connecting a second end of the electrical cable on the spool to one of an electrical power source or the electrical load; a second assembly having at least one electrical connection connected to the first end of the electrical cable and further being connected to the other one of the electrical load or the electrical power source; thereby to provide power to the electrical load from the electrical cable; one of the first and second assemblies being mounted for movement with the movable window element and the other of the first and second assemblies being fixed; and a guide channel disposed between the first and second assemblies for guiding the electrical cable as the electrical cable is retracted into the first housing on the cable spool as the movable window element moves such that the first and second assemblies move relatively toward each other; whereby the electrical load is provided with electrical power from the electrical power source at all positions of the movable window element. | 06-23-2011 |
Carrie A. Rutkowski, Lansdale, PA US
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20120165515 | Nucleoside derivatives as inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase - The present invention provides nucleoside compounds and certain derivatives thereof which are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside compounds alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside compounds of the present invention. | 06-28-2012 |
20140309412 | NUCLEOSIDE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF RNA-DEPENDENT RNA VIRAL POLYMERASE - The present invention provides nucleoside compounds and certain derivatives thereof which are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside compounds alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside compounds of the present invention. | 10-16-2014 |
Chad Anthony Rutkowski, Collingswood, NJ US
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20110291972 | Serial Presentation With Interactive Guide - A device for presenting serial adaptation of a body of text, such as a work of literature for example, and a corresponding interactive reader's guide may provide an accessible platform for readers to experience a serial adaptation of a body of text. A first page of a first plurality of pages may be displayed. The first plurality of pages may be ordered and serially linked. Each of the first plurality of pages may display a frame of the serial adaptation of the body of text. Each page in a second plurality of pages may correspond to a respective page in the first plurality of pages. Each respective page in the second plurality of pages may display respective first guide information related to the respective frame of the respective page in the first plurality of pages to which the respective page in the second plurality of pages is linked. | 12-01-2011 |
David J. Rutkowski, Grosse Ile, MI US
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20100240229 | SLIDING WINDOW MAGNETIC ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for supplying electrical power from a fixed member to a movable member that moves with respect to the fixed member, the movable member bearing an electrical load. The electrical connector has a first connector part fixed to the fixed member and connected to a source of electrical power. A second connector part is fixed to the movable member and is connected to the electrical load. The first connector part and second connector part are movable into electrical engagement when the movable member is moved adjacent the fixed member. The first connector part has a first housing, a movable enclosure in the housing, having first external electrical contacts, and a movable carriage bearing second electrical contacts. The movable carriage has first magnets or magnet attractive components, the second contacts being movable with the carriage by a first magnetic force into electrical engagement with the first contacts and being retracted away from the first contacts by a second force. The second connector part has a second housing and second magnets or magnet attractive components and has third electrical contacts for electrically engaging with the first contacts. The first magnetic force is generated when the first and second connector parts are disposed adjacent each other by the interaction of the first magnets or magnet attractive components and the second magnets or magnetic attractive components thereby to move the movable carriage to allow the first and second contacts to come into electrical engagement. When the second connector part is moved away from the first connector part, the first magnetic force ceases to act on the movable carriage and the movable carriage is retracted by the second force whereby the first contacts are electrically disengaged from the second contacts and the first contacts are disconnected from the source of electrical power. The movable enclosure has a limited range of motion in at least two directions defining its contact surface thereby to facilitate alignment of the first and third contacts. | 09-23-2010 |
20110147153 | ELECTRICAL CABLE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A MOVABLE WINDOW - A cable retractor for paying out and retracting an electrical cable providing electrical power to an electrical load on a movable window element comprising a first assembly having a rotatable cable spool for receiving the electrical cable for winding on the cable spool, the first assembly including a first housing having an opening therein for paying out a first end of the electrical cable wound on the spool and at least one electrical terminal for connecting a second end of the electrical cable on the spool to one of an electrical power source or the electrical load; a second assembly having at least one electrical connection connected to the first end of the electrical cable and further being connected to the other one of the electrical load or the electrical power source; thereby to provide power to the electrical load from the electrical cable; one of the first and second assemblies being mounted for movement with the movable window element and the other of the first and second assemblies being fixed; and a guide channel disposed between the first and second assemblies for guiding the electrical cable as the electrical cable is retracted into the first housing on the cable spool as the movable window element moves such that the first and second assemblies move relatively toward each other; whereby the electrical load is provided with electrical power from the electrical power source at all positions of the movable window element. | 06-23-2011 |
David John Rutkowski, Grosse Ile, MI US
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20140252998 | DRIVE SYSTEM WITH A DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR BRAKE - One embodiment of a drive system may include a motor shaft coupled to a gear set in connection between an input shaft and an output shaft. The system may also have a direct current motor selectively holding the motor shaft in a fixed position for engaging the input and output shafts to one another in response to a sudden power loss from a main power supply. The system may further include an auxiliary power supply enabling the direct current motor to provide a resistive torque. | 09-11-2014 |
James Rutkowski, Clarion, PA US
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20130029960 | ENHANCED BONE HEALING - The combined use—whether by adsorption or covalent linkage—of Melatonin adjacent any bone implant or graft, preferably any calcium- and oxide-containing artificial bone graft material, and more preferably a calcium aluminate composition. Alternatively, the bone graft or implant material may be used as a scaffold for tissue engineering. | 01-31-2013 |
James Louis Rutkowski, Clarion, PA US
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20080300541 | DEVICE FOR VEIN STABILIZATION - Apparatuses and methods for performing and aiding venipuncture. The apparatuses of the present invention provide the medical practitioner with an improved tool for performing venipuncture methods. The apparatus preferably includes a handle that is connected to a plurality of tines that run roughly parallel to one another. During use, the tines of the apparatus are pressed against the skin of the patient such that they sit astride the vein to be accessed. The distance between the various tines of the present apparatuses varies so as to be able to accommodate a variety of vein widths. The apparatuses of the present invention may have tines at either one or both ends of the body of the apparatus. The apparatuses of the present invention may be used with a variety of vein accentuating devices, such as those that employ light to accentuate the vein to be punctured. | 12-04-2008 |
20120035554 | DEVICE FOR VEIN STABILIZATION - Apparatuses and methods for performing and aiding venipuncture. The apparatuses of the present invention provide the medical practitioner with an improved tool for performing venipuncture methods. The apparatus preferably includes a handle that is connected to a plurality of tines that run roughly parallel to one another. During use, the tines of the apparatus are pressed against the skin of the patient such that they sit astride the vein to be accessed. The distance between the various tines of the present apparatuses varies so as to be able to accommodate a variety of vein widths. The apparatuses of the present invention may have tines at either one or both ends of the body of the apparatus. The apparatuses of the present invention may be used with a variety of vein accentuating devices, such as those that employ light to accentuate the vein to be punctured. | 02-09-2012 |
20120195938 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY FROM DENTAL SURGERY - Methods and formulations for the improvement of recovery following bone-impacting injury or surgery. The formulations disclosed herein preferably include a blood component with a pharmaceutical agent. The blood component is preferably whole blood or platelet-rich plasma. The pharmaceutical agent may be a glucocorticoid hormone or other organic pharmaceutical agent. Particularly preferred pharmaceutical agents include dexamethasone, betamethasone, triamcinolone hexacetonide, melatonin, purmorphamine, 17β-estradiol, vitamin K | 08-02-2012 |
20140134211 | Formulations and Methods for Recovery From Dental Surgery - Methods and formulations for the improvement of recovery following bone-impacting injury or surgery. The formulations disclosed herein preferably include a blood component with a pharmaceutical agent. The blood component is preferably whole blood or platelet-rich plasma. The pharmaceutical agent may be a glucocorticoid hormone or other organic pharmaceutical agent. Particularly preferred pharmaceutical agents include dexamethasone, triamcinolone hexacetonide, melatonin, purmorphamine, 17β-estradiol, vitamin K | 05-15-2014 |
J. Lynn Rutkowski, Wynnewood, PA US
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20140073046 | Cell Populations Which Co-Express CD49C and CD90 - Substantially homogenous cells populations which co-express CD49c, CD90 and telomerase are made. In one embodiment, humans suffering from a degenerative, traumatic, acute injury, cardiac or neurological condition are treated with the substantially homogenous cells populations which co-express CD49c, CD90 and telomerase. In another embodiment, committed progenitor cells are made are made by selecting from a cultured source of a cell population which co-express CD49c and CD90 and modifying the cell population. The committed progenitor cells can be employed to treat a human suffering from a degenerative, traumatic, acute injury, cardiac or neurological condition and formulate pharmaceutical compositions. | 03-13-2014 |
John R. Rutkowski, Tucson, AZ US
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20100282942 | HIGH ENERGY LASER BEAM DIRECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A beam director subsystem and method for use in a weapons system. The beam director subsystem includes a source of electromagnetic radiation for generating a high energy laser (HEL) beam. The electromagnetic radiation is directed to a secondary mirror that reflects the electromagnetic radiation to a primary mirror for output of the HEL beam. The secondary mirror is generally curved and expands the electromagnetic radiation received from the source prior to outputting the HEL beam from the primary mirror. The subsystem further includes a track telescope coupled to the housing. The track telescope has a track detector configured to receive electromagnetic radiation originating from the HEL and electromagnetic radiation emitted from an illuminator and reflected from an airborne target. | 11-11-2010 |
Joseph Rutkowski, Chandler, AZ US
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20090066381 | EDGE RATE CONTROL FOR I2C BUS APPLICATIONS | 03-12-2009 |
20100237919 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SIGNAL DRIVER USING CAPACITIVE FEEDBACK - Edge-rate control circuits and methods are implemented using a variety of arrangements and methods. Using one such method, an output signal of a bus is controlled by decoupling a feedback capacitor ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100264970 | EDGE RATE CONTROL FOR I2C BUS APPLICATIONS - Consistent with an example embodiment, an edge-rate control circuit arrangement ( | 10-21-2010 |
Joseph D Rutkowski, Chandler, AZ US
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20140210433 | NEGATIVE CURRENT SENSE FEEDBACK FOR REVERSE BOOST MODE - Techniques for providing negative current information to a control loop for a buck converter in reverse boost mode. In an aspect, negative as well as positive current through an inductor is sensed and provided to adjust a ramp voltage in the control loop for the buck converter. The techniques may prevent current through the inductor during reverse boost mode from becoming increasingly negative without bound; the techniques thereby reduce settling times when the target output voltage is reduced from a first level to a second level. In an aspect, the negative current sensing may be provided by sensing negative current through a charging, or PMOS, switch of the buck converter. The sensed negative current may be subtracted from a current used to generate the ramp voltage. | 07-31-2014 |
20140210447 | DYNAMIC SWITCH SCALING FOR SWITCHED-MODE POWER CONVERTERS - Techniques for optimizing the trade-off between minimizing switching losses and minimizing conduction losses in a buck converter. In an aspect, each of a high-side switch and a low-side switch may be implemented as a plurality of parallel-coupled transistors, each transistor having an independently controllable gate voltage, allowing adjustment of the effective transistor size. In response to the target voltage of the buck converter corresponding to a relatively high voltage range, more high-side switch transistors and fewer low-side switch transistors may be selected. Similarly, in response to the target voltage corresponding to a relatively low voltage range, more low-side switch transistors and fewer high-side switch transistors may be selected. In an aspect, the techniques may be applied during a pulse-frequency modulation mode. | 07-31-2014 |
20140210550 | REVERSE CURRENT PREVENTION - Techniques for preventing reverse current in applications wherein a tracking supply voltage is placed in parallel with a switching power stage. The tracking supply voltage may be boosted to a level higher than a battery supply voltage using, e.g., a boost converter. In an aspect, a negative current detection block is provided to detect negative current flow from the boosted tracking supply voltage to the battery supply voltage. A high-side switch of the switching power stage may be disabled in response to detecting the negative current. To prevent false tripping, the tracking supply voltage may be further compared with the battery supply voltage, and a latch may be provided to further control the high-side switch. | 07-31-2014 |
20140210559 | DYNAMIC HEADROOM FOR ENVELOPE TRACKING - Techniques for dynamically generating a headroom voltage for an envelope tracking system. In an aspect, an initial headroom voltage is updated when a signal from a power amplifier (PA) indicates that the PA headroom is insufficient. The initial headroom voltage may be updated to an operating headroom voltage that includes the initial voltage plus a deficiency voltage plus a margin. In this manner, the operating headroom voltage may be dynamically selected to minimize power consumption while still ensuring that the PA is linear. In a further aspect, a specific exemplary embodiment of a headroom voltage generator using a counter is described. | 07-31-2014 |
20140266117 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 100 PERCENT DUTY CYCLE IN SWITCHING REGULATORS - The present disclosure includes systems and methods for 100% duty cycle in switching regulators. A switching regulator circuit includes a ramp generator to produce a ramp signal having a period and a comparator to receive the ramp signal and an error signal, and in accordance therewith, produce a modulation signal. In a first mode of operation, the ramp signal increases to intersect the error signal, and in accordance therewith, changes a state of a switching transistor during each period of the ramp signal. In a second mode of operation, the error signal increase above a maximum value of the ramp signal, and in accordance therewith, the switching transistor is turned on for one or more full periods of the ramp signal. | 09-18-2014 |
Joseph Victor Rutkowski, Lexington, MA US
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20140255383 | RECOMBINANT HUMAN NAGLU PROTEIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides compositions comprising an isolated mixture of recombinant human NaGlu proteins in which a substantial amount of the NaGlu proteins in the mixture has increased levels of phosphorylated mannose that confer the proteins to be efficiently internalized into human cells. The present invention also provides methods of producing such mixture of NaGlu proteins, vectors used in transgenesis and expression, host cells harboring such vectors, and methods of isolating and purifying the mixture of NaGlu proteins. The invention further provides methods of treating NaGlu associated diseases. | 09-11-2014 |
Karen Rutkowski, Glastonbury, CT US
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20140142964 | Providing Price Transparency and Contracted Rates to Dental Care Customers - Systems and methods are described for providing consumers with access to the discounted rates for health care procedures provided by dentists, primary care physicians, specialist physicians and facilities. Fee information for contracted providers is stored in a database and is accessible to consumers via an online interface. Dentists or health care providers can receive payment from a customer's pre-funded account in exchange for health/dental services provided to a customer, through the use of a health/dental care card. The card is issued to the customer by a health plan organization and is linked to a pre-funded account for that customer. The health care provider is under contract with the organization to offer a predetermined fee structure for covered services. Customers can obtain contracted rates for services via the card, regardless of any limitations that might apply under a health insurance policy or other program | 05-22-2014 |
Keith A. Rutkowski, Woodbury, MN US
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20130284518 | METHOD OF USING MULTI-COMPONENT FIBERS AS LOST-CIRCULATION MATERIAL - A method of forming a subterranean well and a method of reducing lost circulation in a subterranean well while drilling the subterranean well are disclosed. The methods include using multi-component fibers as lost-circulation materials. The multi-component fibers having external surfaces and include at least a first polymeric composition and a second polymeric composition. At least a portion of the external surfaces of the multi-component fibers includes the first polymeric composition, which at least partially adhesively bonds the mud cake formed during the method. | 10-31-2013 |
Keith R. Rutkowski, Dollar Bay, MI US
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20110267200 | WEIGH-IN-MOTION SCALE - A system includes a camera, a weigh-in-motion scale, and a processor. The camera is configured to capture one or more images of a vehicle as the vehicle goes over the weigh-in-motion scale. The weigh-in-motion scale is configured to generate one or more weight measurements of the vehicle as the vehicle goes over the weigh-in-motion scale. The processor is operatively coupled to the camera and the weigh-in-motion scale. The processor is configured to determine an acceleration of at least a portion of the vehicle based at least in part on the one or more images of the vehicle. The processor is also configured to adjust at least one of the one or more weight measurements based on the acceleration. | 11-03-2011 |
Kim Rutkowski, Atlanta, GA US
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20120105248 | Physiological Data Acquisition and Management System for Use with an Implanted Wireless Sensor - Aspects and embodiments of the present invention provide a system for obtaining, processing and managing data from an implanted sensor. In some embodiments, a patient or other persons can use a flexible antenna to obtain data from the implanted sensor. The flexible antenna includes at least one transmit loop and at least one receive loop. The transmit loop is adapted to propagate energizing signals to the implanted sensor. The receive loop is adapted to detect a response signal from the implanted sensor. The transmit loop includes a capacitor formed by a discontinuous area. The capacitor is adapted to allow the loop to be tuned. The flexible antenna can communicate with a patient device that collects the data from the implanted sensor, creates a data file and transmits the data file to a remote server over a network. A physician or other authorized person may access the remote server using an access device. | 05-03-2012 |
Michael J. Rutkowski, Brunswick, OH US
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20090292502 | DRAIN CLEANING APPARATUS WITH ELECTRONIC CABLE MONITORING SYSTEM - A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable monitoring system is disclosed which comprises a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning cable which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out from the drum, and the frame supports a cable feeding device through which the cable extends and by which the cable is displaced into and out of the drum. An electronic cable monitoring system is configured to assess an amount of cable payed out from and retracted into the drum. A process determines an amount and direction of relative movement between a rotatable drum and a cable follower member and generates a signal representative of an amount of cable payed out or retracted into the drum. | 11-26-2009 |
20100031460 | DRAIN CLEANING APPARATUS WITH ELECTRONIC CABLE COUNTER - A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable counter is disclosed which is of the character comprising a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning snake which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into an out from the drum, and the frame supports a cable feeding device through which the cable extends and by which the cable is displaced into and out of the drum. An electronic cable counter is configured to count an amount of cable payed out from and retracted into the drum and includes first and second sensor portions mounted on the rotatable drum and a cable follower member, respectively to sense relative rotational movement therebetween. A process determines an amount and direction of relative movement therebetween and generates a signal representative of an amount of cable payed or retracted into the drum. A fixed receiver unit is mounted to the frame and includes a human readable display portion and a receiver portion configured to receive the signal generated from the processor portion. | 02-11-2010 |
20100050350 | VARIABLE BELT TENSIONER FOR DRAIN CLEANING DEVICES - An assembly for adjusting belt tension in a drain cleaning device is disclosed. The assembly includes an idler pulley assembly in which a pivotable idler pulley is urged against a belt by a tensioned spring. The tensile force exerted by the spring can be adjusted or otherwise changed by a rotatable spool engaged to the other end of the spring. | 03-04-2010 |
20120203501 | DRAIN CLEANING APPARATUS WITH ELECTRONIC CABLE MONITORING SYSTEM - A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable monitoring system is disclosed which comprises a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning cable which is rotatable with the drum and axially displaceable into and out from the drum, and the frame supports a cable feeding device through which the cable extends and by which the cable is displaced into and out of the drum. An electronic cable monitoring system is configured to assess an amount of cable payed out from and retracted into the drum. A process determines an amount and direction of relative movement between a rotatable drum and a cable follower member and generates a signal representative of an amount of cable payed out or retracted into the drum. | 08-09-2012 |
20130160227 | FEED CONTROL LOCK FOR HAND OPERATED DRAIN CLEANER - A hand operated drain cleaner includes a manually operated rotatable drum and an elongated flexible cable at least partially held in the drum. A portion of the cable extending from the drum has a cable axis, and rotation of the drum rotates the cable portion about the cable axis. A handle is adapted to rotatably support the drum. The handle includes a barrel portion and a handle portion. A feed control device includes a housing having a feed passage axially therethrough for receiving the cable and a trigger for moving the feed control device between a non-actuating position and an actuating position. In the actuating position, a feed control device is pivoted relative to the handle such that the driving mechanism engages the cable thereby inducing axial movement of the cable via rotation of the drum. A locking mechanism is opera operably associated with the feed control device. | 06-27-2013 |
20140192180 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN UNDERGROUND BORING OPERATIONS - An inspection system and method for use in underground utility construction, especially underground boring operations, is provided. The inspection system generally includes a sensor, a sensor carrier apparatus, and an output device. The sensor is employed to obtain inspection data regarding the condition of a tunnel created in an underground boring operation. The sensor carrier is adapted to incorporate the sensor and connect to means for transporting the sensor through the tunnel. The output device receives an output signal from the sensor corresponding to the inspection data and presents it to an operator for interpretation and/or otherwise documents and/or records the inspection data. | 07-10-2014 |
20150040731 | TRANSPORTABLE BEVELING TOOL - Beveling tools having a variety of features are described. The tools can utilize a combination of handles, a protective external frame, guide rollers that are positionally adjusted by swing arms with timing lobes, or by an alternative guide bar mounting system, a helical knurled drive roller, guide rollers that have a convex or crowned face, skewed guide rollers, a positive clutch assembly for governing force applied to the guide rollers, a hand crank assembly for moving the tool when mounted on a workpiece, position adjustment provisions for varying the position of a milling head, and indicators providing visual feedback to an operator. | 02-12-2015 |
Michael Scott Rutkowski, Woodbury, MN US
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20110145080 | Anonymous Pharmacy Order Processing - In an illustrative implementation, an anonymous pharmacy order processing system includes means for protecting downstream systems from exposure to confidential identity information, thereby protecting a customer's privacy. In a preferred embodiment, a pharmacy system can generate a generic identifier corresponding to a prescription. The pharmacy system optionally sends the generic identifier to a point of sale system. The point of sale system receives the generic identifier and sends a sale confirmation to the pharmacy system. Furthermore, the point of sale system sends transaction information, including the generic identifier to a transaction system. The pharmacy system receives the sale confirmation and sends a correction transaction with an actual item identifier to the transaction system. The transaction system propagates sales including the generic item identifier to an audit system. Furthermore, the transaction system sends an inventory correction including the actual item identifier to an inventory system. | 06-16-2011 |
Paul Rutkowski, Normal, IL US
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20110307188 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DRIVER FEEDBACK USING A HANDHELD MOBILE DEVICE - A method for collecting and evaluating driving related data, comprising using one or more sensors associated with a handheld mobile device to automatically collect driving data during a data collection session; and using one or more processors to execute computer readable instructions stored in non-transitory memory to calculate, based at least on the collected driving data, one or more metrics related to the driver's driving behavior, and display on a display device the one or more calculated metrics related to the driver's driving behavior. | 12-15-2011 |
Paul Christopher Rutkowski, Normal, IL US
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20150046197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DRIVER FEEDBACK USING A HANDHELD MOBILE DEVICE - A method for using a mobile device arranged within a vehicle to provide risk analysis for a driver of the vehicle includes receiving sensor data representing information (i) collected by a sensor of the mobile device and (ii) indicative of a driving environment of the vehicle, storing the received sensor data in a memory, processing the stored sensor data to determine a set of one or more characteristics of the driving environment of the vehicle, and determining, based on the determined set of characteristics, a driving score indicative of risk for the driver of the vehicle. | 02-12-2015 |
Paul M. Rutkowski, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20130257133 | REAR SEAT CUSHION SOUND REDUCTION MAT - A sound blocking rear seat assembly for an automotive vehicle. The rear seat assembly includes a seat back adjacent to a seat bottom. The seat bottom also defines at least two passenger seating locations. A seat base of the seat bottom extends the width of the seat assembly and has a non-planar three dimensional contoured upper surface. A nonporous resilient sound blocking layer has a shape substantially conforming to the upper surface of the seat base and is located over the seat base such that it extends substantially continuously and uninterruptedly over the width of the seat assembly. Positioned over the sound blocking layer is a resilient seat cushion, and a trim layer is located over the seat cushion layer. | 10-03-2013 |
Paul S. Rutkowski, Carmel, IN US
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20100317951 | PORTABLE HANDHELD MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES WITH COLOR-CHANGING INDICATOR - A portable handheld medical diagnostic device includes a housing forming a protective enclosure. A main circuit board is located in the protective enclosure. The main circuit board includes a controller facilitating a physiologic measurement. A display device is connected to the main circuit board that displays information related to the physiologic measurement. An electronic skin is on the housing. The electronic skin comprises a liquid crystal material and is configured to display a color. | 12-16-2010 |
20100323431 | BI-STABLE DISPLAY FAIL SAFES AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME - A control circuit and method for controlling a bi-stable display having bi-stable segments each capable of transitioning between an on state and an off state via application of a voltage are disclosed. The voltage is provided to a display driver from a charge pump, and supplied to individual ones of the bi-stable segments via outputs from the display driver in accordance with display instructions provided by a system controller. Both a bi-stable segment voltage level of at least one of the outputs of the display driver and a charge pump voltage level of the voltage are detected and compared to a valid bi-stable segment voltage level and a valid charge pump voltage level, respectively. A malfunction signal may be provided to the system controller if either of the detected voltage levels is not valid. The control circuit is useful in an electronic device such as, for example, a blood glucose measuring device. | 12-23-2010 |
20130331675 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL DATA BY A MEDICAL DEVICEDURING DISPLAY FAILURE - A medical device and a method for displaying medical data by the medical device are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method for displaying medical data by a medical device having a display device and one or more processors is disclosed. The method includes monitoring a condition of the display device and determining, at the medical device, whether the display device is in a failure state based on the monitoring, the failure state being indicative of a malfunction of the display device. When the display device is a failure state, the method includes commanding a slave device to display the medical data and providing the medical data from the medical device to the slave device for display by the mobile device. | 12-12-2013 |
Richard F. Rutkowski, Seattle, WA US
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20110027734 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRIC FIELD TO A COMBUSTION VOLUME - According to an embodiment, combustion in a combustion volume is affected by at least two sequentially applied non-parallel electric fields. According to an embodiment, a combustion volume is equipped with at least three individually modulatable electrodes. According to an embodiment, an electric field application apparatus for a combustion volume includes a safety apparatus to reduce or eliminate danger. | 02-03-2011 |
20140038113 | ACOUSTIC CONTROL OF AN ELECTRODYNAMIC COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A system is configured to apply a voltage, charge, and/or an electric field to a combustion reaction responsive to acoustic feedback from the combustion reaction. | 02-06-2014 |
20140368121 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRIC FIELD TO A COMBUSTION VOLUME - A combustion system is provided, in which respective waveforms are applied to each of a plurality of electrodes positioned in a combustion volume, producing periodic electric fields between pairs of the electrodes. A safety circuit is configured to reduce or eliminate danger by grounding each of the plurality of electrodes or otherwise driving each of the electrodes to a safe state upon detection of a safety condition. | 12-18-2014 |
Richard M. Rutkowski, Upper Falls, MD US
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20090283045 | Hay feeder for livestock - A sheet of plastic formed into a tubular shape with a round bale of hay constrictively retained within the tube by a restraining means around the tube. The restraining means is tightened to hold the bale of hay. The hay within the plastic tube is used to feed livestock. A method of preparing the tube and a method of providing hay to livestock is disclosed. | 11-19-2009 |
Stephen Rutkowski, Duanesburg, NY US
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20080290568 | REINFORCED REFRACTORY CRUCIBLES FOR MELTING TITANIUM ALLOYS - Reinforced crucibles for melting titanium alloys having a facecoat including at least one facecoat layer, a backing including at least one backing layer, and at least one reinforcing element applied to at least a portion of one or more of the facecoat layer, the backing layer, or a combination thereof where the reinforcing element includes at least one composition selected from ceramic compositions, metallic compositions, and combinations thereof. | 11-27-2008 |
20080292791 | METHODS FOR MAKING REINFORCED REFRACTORY CRUCIBLES FOR MELTING TITANIUM ALLOYS - Methods for making a reinforced refractory crucible for melting titanium alloys including providing a form, applying a facecoat to the form, the facecoat having at least one facecoat layer, applying a backing about the facecoat, the backing having at least one backing layer, applying at least one reinforcing element to at least a portion of the facecoat layer, the backing layer, or a combination thereof where the reinforcing element includes at least one composition selected from ceramic compositions, metallic compositions, and combinations thereof. | 11-27-2008 |