Vogel, US
Carl-Wilhelm Vogel, Honolulu, HI US
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20080234191 | Human complement C3 derivates with cobra venom factor-like function - A modified human complement C3 protein (C3) is disclosed comprising a substitution of a portion of a human C3 protein, with a corresponding portion of a Cobra Venom Factor protein (CVF) which results in a human C3 protein with CVF functions, but with substantially reduced immunogenicity. Advantageously, the C3 protein can be manipulated to contain at least one of the following CVF functions: increased stability of the C3 convertase and increased resistance to the actions of factors H and/or I. A large number of hybrid C3 proteins containing substitutions in the C-terminal portion of the alpha chain of C3 are presented and tested for the above functions. Methods of treatment of diseases such as reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases, and other diseases of increased complement activation are presented as well as methods of increasing the effectiveness of gene therapeutics and other therapeutics. | 09-25-2008 |
20080311132 | Human Complement C3 Derivates with Cobra Venom Factor-Like Function - A modified human complement C3 protein (C3) is disclosed comprising a substitution of a portion of a human C3 protein, with a corresponding portion of a Cobra Venom Factor protein (CVF) which results in a human C3 protein with CVF functions, but with substantially reduced immunogenicity. Advantageously, the C3 protein can be manipulated to contain at least one of the following CVF functions: increased stability of the C3 convertase and increased resistance to the actions of factors H and/or I. A large number of hybrid C3 proteins containing substitutions in the C-terminal portion of the alpha chain of C3 are presented and tested for the above functions. Methods of treatment of diseases such as reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases, and other diseases of increased complement activation are presented as well as methods of increasing the effectiveness of gene therapeutics and other therapeutics. | 12-18-2008 |
20100179092 | HUMAN COMPLEMENT C3 DERIVATIVES WITH COBRA VENOM FACTOR-LIKE FUNCTION - The invention provides modified human complement C3 proteins, comprising a human C3 protein, wherein amino acid residues in the human C3 protein are substituted with a corresponding portion of a Cobra Venom Factor (CVF) protein, and wherein one or more amino acid residues in the CVF portion of the modified human complement C3 protein are further modified. | 07-15-2010 |
Chris Vogel, Wylie, TX US
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20100164528 | Methods and Apparatus to Test Electronic Devices - Methods and apparatus to test electronic devices are disclosed. An example method includes setting a first controlled switch to prevent a current detect signal from tripping an overcurrent protection event controlling an operation of the device; setting a second controlled switch to route a first sensed voltage associated with the device to a voltage adjuster; sending a calibration current corresponding to a target threshold current through the device; detecting the first sensed voltage while the calibration current flows through the device; and setting a reference signal substantially equal to the first sensed voltage, wherein the reference signal is to be used to generate the current detect signal. | 07-01-2010 |
Christopher Edward Vogel, Knoxville, TN US
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20100307207 | ADJUSTABLE BACKSET LOCKSET - A lock assembly including a latchbolt that may be effectively lengthened to accommodate varied backset distances for doors. The lock assembly may include a housing, a latchbolt including an attachment member, an extension member, a retractor element, and an operator. The extension member may be mounted to the attachment member to extend from the latchbolt for effective lengthening of the latchbolt. The retractor element, operatively responsive to the operator, is disposed within the housing for linear reciprocating movement to move the latchbolt, and is selectively engageable with the attachment member or with the extension member. The extension member defines a recess adapted to receive the attachment member. A latch case may receive the latchbolt, and a cylindrical sleeve may receive the latch case and the latchbolt when the extension member is in use to increase the backset dimension. | 12-09-2010 |
Christopher J. Vogel, Chicago, IL US
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20090275792 | Dehydrogenation process with water control - The activity of a dehydrogenation catalyst is improved by increasing the water concentration maintained in the reactants toward the start of the catalyst's life, but after the catalyst has deactivated to the extent that the temperature required to maintain the conversion per pass of paraffinic hydrocarbon through the reaction zone increases by at least 2° C. | 11-05-2009 |
Cindy Hao Vogel, Hinsdale, IL US
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20100217482 | VEHICLE-BASED SYSTEM INTERFACE FOR PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - A vehicle-based system can communicate with a personal navigation device, to pass both automatic instructions and driver instructions to the personal navigation device. Using information and instructions passed from the vehicle-based system, the navigation device can be controlled to, among other things, provide directions, provide vehicle status warnings, and navigate without a GPS signal. Output from the personal navigation device can be delivered to the vehicle based system for playback through, for example, vehicle speakers. | 08-26-2010 |
Claude Vogel, Key West, FL US
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20100076984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUERY EXPANSION USING TOOLTIPS - A system and method for query expansion allows the refinement and expansion of a keyword query search by combining a key concept with semantically related concepts proposed by the system and associated with that key concept. The semantically related concepts may be grouped together in a cluster, which is then presented to the user in the form of a tooltip. Once a semantically related concept is selected from the cluster, a new search is launched. This new search may use as query terms the combination of at least part of the key concept and the selected semantically related concept to thereby expand the original search. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077001 | SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERENDIPITOUS DISCOVERIES WITH FACETED FULL-TEXT CLASSIFICATION - A search system and method for uncovering unexpected links between different concepts related to a user's query during a search comprise a semantic indexing server, which builds a faceted classification index of text objects, and a query server, which receives and analyzes the user's query. A query thus processed is then sent from the query server to the semantic indexing server through an interface in order to perform a search in the faceted classification index. The search system and method further comprise a result handler, which provides the user with a search result set comprising a list of unexpected links and a list of result elements. The list of unexpected links corresponds to filters which allow the user to narrow down or refine the original query. | 03-25-2010 |
20120265745 | Semiotic Square Search And/Or Sentiment Analysis System And Method - A semiotic square search and/or sentiment analysis system and method are provided. In one implementation, a software implemented document search system and method are disclosed. The system and method may be used to analyze sentiments in various types of data including documents, blogs, text strings, posts, etc. . . . | 10-18-2012 |
20140108006 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND MAPPING SEMIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS TO ENHANCE CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - A system and method described in this disclosure seeks to create new ways of defining and mapping relationships between content items in order to create more relevant content recommendations. Semiotic analysis, unlike semantic analysis, looks at how words mean rather than what words mean. Semiotics can define an emotional context for content items, which may be leveraged into content recommendations to users, creating more personalized and meaningful recommendations. The system and method analyze the semiotic context by analyzing the semiotic nature of the content itself through analysis of the writing style or genre of the content item, and the tone in which the content item is written; by analyzing the semiotic nature of the entities extracted from content items; and by analyzing the semiotic nature of the publisher or author who created the content item. | 04-17-2014 |
Colin Gehris Vogel, Cheektowaga, NY US
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20090315389 | PROTECTOR SHIELD FOR A SIDEWALL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE, AND A WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR SUCH A VEHICLE INCORPORATING IT - The present invention relates to a protector shield for at least one sidewall of a motor vehicle tire, and to a wheel assembly for a motor vehicle incorporating this protector shield. The invention particularly but non exclusively concerns the fire protection against flames and/or said flammable substances, such as oil or Molotov cocktails, as well as a high solvent and/or acid resistance, especially in hostile environments. | 12-24-2009 |
20140102734 | Fire Suppression Module, Modular System Including Same, and Method of Installing Modular System - A fire suppression module. The fire suppression module includes a base member, a cap member and a fire suppressant. The cap member is connected to the base member. The base member and the cap incomer cooperate to form a an enclosure. The fire suppressant is positioned within the enclosure. | 04-17-2014 |
20150035345 | ELASTOMERIC FASTENER SYSTEM FOR WHEEL DEVICES - A system. The system includes a wheel, a protective device and a fastener system. The fastener system is connected to the wheel and the protective device. The fastener system includes an elastomeric fastener configured to allow for controlled radial and rotational displacement of the protective device relative to the wheel in x and y directions. | 02-05-2015 |
Craig Vogel, Eden, NY US
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20090100685 | WATER PLANT REMOVAL TOOL - A manually operable cutting tool for removing vegetation from a body of water such as along the shoreline of a pond or lake includes a handle and a pair of angularly adjustable cutting blades. The blades are selectively, pivotally adjustable between fully open and fully closed angular positions for ease and safety of handling. An optional floatation bar may be provided for attaching to the blades which allows the blades to be pulled across the surface of the water for collecting floating weeds. | 04-23-2009 |
Daniel Vogel, Columbus, OH US
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20110062677 | INTEGRATED STEERING GEAR, FRAME MEMBER AND ENGINE MOUNT BASE - An integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base for a vehicle includes an elongate, generally hollow housing having at least one mounting portion at each of opposing ends. A steering gear including a steering gear input and a pair of opposingly-oriented tie rods is assembled within the hollow housing such that the steering gear input and the tie rods extend from the interior of the housing. An engine mount base is integrated into the housing. The integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base is mountable to a vehicle support frame to function as a subframe member of the support frame. | 03-17-2011 |
20110097140 | FRICTION CONTROLLED BALL JOINT - A ball joint assembly may include a housing having a cavity, a friction seat received within the cavity, and a ball stud having a ball that frictionally contacts the friction seat. In one embodiment, a friction control mechanism moves the friction seat within the cavity to adjust the friction between the ball and the friction seat. In another embodiment, both the cavity and an outer surface of the friction seat may be substantially frustoconically shaped. | 04-28-2011 |
20110303028 | CONTROLLABLE STEERING RACK GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A controllable steering rack guide system includes a pinion having pinion gear teeth and a steering rack having rack gear teeth engaged with the pinion gear teeth of the pinion. A rack guide is radially moveable relative to the steering rack for applying a radial force to the steering rack. A primary spring applies a compression force on the rack guide for forcing the rack guide radially toward the steering rack. The compression force of the primary spring is continuously adjustable during operation of the pinion and the steering rack. | 12-15-2011 |
David Vogel, Memphis, TN US
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20110123395 | METHOD OF STERILIZING AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT - A pre-assembled orthopaedic implant adapted for improved gas sterilization. The implant includes a first component adapted for assembly with a second component such that a mating surface of the first component is in close proximity with a mating surface of the second component. At least one gas conduit associated with the mating surface of the first component facilitates a sterilizing gas to penetrate into and dissipate from the interface defined by the mating surfaces. | 05-26-2011 |
20120000058 | METHOD OF STERILIZING AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT - A pre-assembled orthopaedic implant adapted for improved gas sterilization. The implant includes a first component adapted for assembly with a second component such that a mating surface of the first component is in close proximity with a mating surface of the second component. At least one gas conduit associated with the mating surface of the first component facilitates a sterilizing gas to penetrate into and dissipate from the interface defined by the mating surfaces. | 01-05-2012 |
David C. Vogel, Boyds, MD US
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20110112490 | Releasably Sealable Wound Dressing for NPWT - A therapeutic device having a hydrogel drape and a method of treatment using the same. | 05-12-2011 |
David James Vogel, Charlotte, NC US
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20100145753 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMERCIAL CREDIT CARD - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for a comprehensive environmental benefit program associated with purchases made by a corporate entity and, more specifically, purchases associated with a commercial credit card. According to embodiments herein disclosed, environmental impact data, such as ecological or carbon footprint data may be determined based on the purchases made by a commercial entity using the commercial credit card and, in some embodiments, purchases made through other purchasing channels. In addition, environmental advisory data, such as suggestions for environmental improvements, environmental educational information or the like may be determined based on the purchases. Additionally, environmental rebates, such as carbon offsets may be determined based on the purchases/purchase amounts and customized based on commercial entity preferences. | 06-10-2010 |
Dennis E. Vogel, Lake Elmo, MN US
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20090001356 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING A SOLUTION DEPOSITED GATE DIELECTRIC - An electronic device comprises a solution deposited gate dielectric, the gate dielectric comprising a dielectric material formed by polymerizing a composition comprising a polymerizable resin and zirconium oxide nanoparticles. | 01-01-2009 |
20090004771 | METHODS FOR MAKING ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A SOLUTION DEPOSITED GATE DIELECTRIC - A method of making an electronic device comprises solution depositing a dielectric composition onto a substrate and polymerizing the dielectric composition to form a gate dielectric. The dielectric composition comprises a polymerizable resin and zirconium oxide nanoparticles. | 01-01-2009 |
20100140600 | THIN FILM TRANSISTORS INCORPORATING INTERFACIAL CONDUCTIVE CLUSTERS - A field effect transistor includes a thin layer of discontinuous conductive clusters between the gate dielectric and the active layer. The active layer can include an organic semiconductor or a blend of organic semiconductor and polymer. Metals, metal oxides, predominantly non-carbon metallic materials, and/or carbon nanotubes may be used to form the layer of conductive clusters. The conductive clusters improve transistor performance and also facilitate transistor fabrication. | 06-10-2010 |
20110101311 | OFF-CENTER DEPOSITION OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR IN AN ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a method of making a thin film semiconductor device such as a transistor comprising the steps of: a) providing a substrate bearing first and second conductive zones which define a channel therebetween, where the channel does not border more than 75% of the perimeter of either conductive zone; and b) depositing a discrete aliquot of a solution comprising an organic semiconductor adjacent to or on the channel, where a majority of the solution is deposited to one side of the channel and not on the channel. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the solution is deposited entirely to one side of the channel, not on the channel, and furthermore the solution is deposited in a band having a length that is less than the channel length. The present disclosure additionally provides thin film semiconductor devices such as a transistors. | 05-05-2011 |
20110121557 | MULTILAYER ARTICLES CAPABLE OF FORMING COLOR IMAGES - Multi-layer articles capable of forming color images are provided. The articles include a multi-layer construction with at least two layers in which at least one of the layers includes a thermally activatable composition. The thermally activatable composition includes a non-linear light to heat converter composition and a color forming compound. Upon activation with a light source an image forms. | 05-26-2011 |
20120065321 | CURING COMPOSITIONS FOR FLUOROPOLYMERS - A catalyst composition comprising a cation and an anion of the formula A | 03-15-2012 |
20120184770 | METHODS OF PREPARING FLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR SALTS - A method for preparing fluorinated carboxylic acids and theirs salts is described comprising subjecting a fluorinated alcohol of the general formula (A): A-CH | 07-19-2012 |
20130260149 | POLYMERS DERIVED FROM SECONDARY ALKYL (METH)ACRYLATES - Polymers, particularly those used in pressure-sensitive adhesives, are prepared from a mixture of structural isomers of a secondary alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer. The adhesives are characterized by exhibiting an overall balance of adhesive and cohesive characteristics and exceptional adhesion to low surface energy substrates. | 10-03-2013 |
20150087863 | CURING COMPOSITION FOR FLUOROPOLYMERS - Provided is a catalyst composition suitable for curing a fluoroelastomer, the catalyst composition comprising an anion of Formula III: | 03-26-2015 |
Dennis E. Vogel, Lake Eimo, MN US
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20110063392 | GENERATION OF COLOR IMAGES - Methods for generating a color image are provided which include a multi-layer construction in which at least one of the layers is a thermally activatable layer that includes a thermally activatable composition. The thermally activatable composition includes a non-linear light to heat converter composition and a color forming compound. Upon activation with a light source an image forms. | 03-17-2011 |
Dennis Edward Vogel, Lake Elmo, MN US
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20110073813 | Silylethynyl Pentacene Compounds and Compositions and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Silylethynyl pentacenes and compositions containing silylethynyl pentacenes are disclosed. Exemplary pentacene compounds have 6,13-silylethynyl substitution with one or more groups (e.g., R, R′ and R″) covalently bonded to each Si atom of the silylethynyl groups. Methods of making and using silylethynyl pentacenes and compositions containing silylethynyl pentacenes are also disclosed. Substrates and devices comprising the silylethynyl pentacenes and compositions are also disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
Donna Louise Vogel, Tremont, IL US
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20090037250 | System and method for automated processing of claims - A system and method are disclosed that provide for processing claims. The system and method include receiving a claim from a customer and determining if a customer average value associated with the customer is greater than or equal to a threshold value. The system and method also include processing the claim when the customer average value is less than the threshold value and determining if the claim meets one or more predetermined parameters when the customer average value is greater than or equal to the threshold value. In addition, the system and method include processing the claim when the claim meets the one or more predetermined parameters and forwarding the claim for further investigation when the claim fails to meet the one or more predetermined parameters and the customer average value is greater than or equal to the threshold value. | 02-05-2009 |
Eva M. Vogel, Berkeley Heights, NJ US
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20090238526 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION FIBER WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS - An optical transmission fiber including a core having a first index of refraction, a cladding material located around the core and having a second index of refraction less than the first index of refraction, a first coating material located around a first portion of the cladding material and having a third index of refraction greater than the second index of refraction, and a second coating material located around a second portion of the cladding material and having a fourth index of refraction less than the second index of refraction. | 09-24-2009 |
Frank Vogel, Boulder, CO US
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20120305733 | Multi-positional Mount For Personal Electronic Devices With A Magnetic Interface - A stand assembly for holding handheld electronic devices in a multitude of positions or locations having a first section with a curved end magnetically attached to second section having and indented surface. The first section also attaches to a surface, the second section either is contiguous with a portable electronic device, a carrying case, or other item; or has a means to attach to another surface. A high-friction elastomeric material, or similar friction producing material, helps to secure the first and second sections together, or the second section against another flat magnetic surface. | 12-06-2012 |
20140091183 | MULTI-POSITIONAL MOUNT FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A MAGNETIC INTERFACE - A stand assembly for holding handheld electronic devices in a multitude of positions or locations having a first section with a curved end magnetically attached to second section having and indented surface. The first section also attaches to a surface, the second section either is contiguous with a portable electronic device, a carrying case, or other item; or has a means to attach to another surface. A high-friction elastomeric material, or similar friction producing material, helps to secure the first and second sections together, or the second section against another flat magnetic surface. | 04-03-2014 |
20150048237 | MULTI-POSITIONAL MOUNT FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A MAGNETIC INTERFACE - A stand assembly for holding handheld electronic devices in a multitude of positions or locations having a first section with a curved end magnetically attached to second section having and indented surface. The first section also attaches to a surface, the second section either is contiguous with a portable electronic device, a carrying case, or other item; or has a means to attach to another surface. A high-friction elastomeric material, or similar friction producing material, helps to secure the first and second sections together, or the second section against another flat magnetic surface. | 02-19-2015 |
Gabriel Vogel, Austin, TX US
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20090089599 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR LOW POWER MCU - A microcontroller includes a processing unit having a processing unit having normal power mode of operation and a low power mode of operation. The processing unit further having digital circuitry connected to the processing unit having a plurality of logic circuits associated therewith for processing digital values. A plurality of retention flip-flops are associated with the digital circuitry for storing a logical state of at least one or more of the logic circuits within the digital circuitry when the processing unit enters the low power mode of operation. The plurality of retention flip flops include a first type of transistors for operating in both the low and high power modes of operation and a second type of transistors for operation only in the normal mode of operation and wherein substantially the remainder of the digital circuitry in the processing unit comprises the second type of transistors. | 04-02-2009 |
20130173951 | CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION OF A CLOCK SIGNAL TO A PERIPHERAL - A method of communicating in an electronic system or apparatus is disclosed. The method includes using a processor to communicate with a peripheral. The method further includes using the peripheral to request a clock signal. The method also includes selectively control communication of the clock signal to the peripheral in response to the request. | 07-04-2013 |
Gerald Vogel, Plano, TX US
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20090017178 | Method for Reducing the Oil Content of Potato Chips - A method is disclosed which reduces the oil content of a potato chip. The method teaches that a steeper, faster temperature drop upon initial introduction of the potato slice to the fryer, followed by a longer period of exposure to lower temperatures before increasing to standard frying temperatures, reduces oil content of a potato chip. The invention further discloses a pre-treatment method which involves submerging the potatoes in a hot water bath which results in decreased oil content. Additionally, the invention discloses a post-treatment method involving subjecting the potato chip to superheated steam that further reduces oil content. The two pre and post-treatment methods, combined with the primary temperature scheme method for reducing oil content, yield a potato chip with significantly reduced oil content. | 01-15-2009 |
20110281005 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE OIL CONTENT OF POTATO CHIPS - A method is disclosed which reduces the oil content of a potato chip. The method teaches that a steeper, faster temperature drop upon initial introduction of the potato slice to the fryer, followed by a longer period of exposure to lower temperatures before increasing to standard frying temperatures, reduces oil content of a potato chip. The invention further discloses a pre-treatment method which involves submerging the potatoes in a hot water bath which results in decreased oil content. Additionally, the invention discloses a post-treatment method involving subjecting the potato chip to superheated steam that further reduces oil content. The two pre and post-treatment methods, combined with the primary temperature scheme method for reducing oil content, yield a potato chip with significantly reduced oil content. | 11-17-2011 |
Gerald C. Vogel, Berkeley Heights, NJ US
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20090083676 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPAGATING ALERTS VIA A HIERARCHY OF GRIDS - The present solution addresses the displaying of multiple levels of information in a constrained display footprint in a manner that allows a user to be vigilant over the information. Systems and methods are described herein for organizing data and information queries against data sources in a relational display with hierarchical grids, linked to query results, score displays, and alert monitoring. In an embodiment of the present solution, a system allows an analyst to view results and status from monitoring numerous and persistent queries against real-time data streams. Many of these queries may be inter-related and composed in a way to comprehensively analyze a problem. To display, monitor, and interact with a collection of queries, the present solution provides a relational display that makes use of a set of grids via a feature referred to as “grid of grids”. The grids may be arranged in a hierarchy of any number of levels. For example, the grids may be arranged as a directed acyclic graph to facilitate nesting of grids, in which the grids are expanded according to the complexity and levels of granularity in the decomposition of queries for a problem or domain of interest. | 03-26-2009 |
Gerald James Vogel, Plano, TX US
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20100080868 | Mash Process Offering Better Control - A method for producing a dehydrated potato product and products incorporating the dehydrated potato product. The method includes macerating uncooked whole potatoes to form a slurry. The resultant slurry is then optionally decanted to remove excess liquid. Then the slurry is cooked to form a potato mash. The potato mash is then chilled which provides an opportunity to retrograde the starch as well as reduce the mash cohesiveness. The mash is then dehydrated to form a dehydrated potato product. Throughout various stages of processing, additives can be incorporated to adjust the texture, adhesiveness, taste, color, and shape retention of the final food product. The additives may be incorporated during the slurry phase wherein they are more readily absorbed. Further, additives may also be incorporated which reduce undesirable puffing. | 04-01-2010 |
20100255167 | Method for Reducing Acrylamide in Food Products - Disclosed is a method for reducing the level of acrylamide in a thermally processed food. In one aspect, acrylamide is first formed in a thermally processed food or food ingredient and is subsequently removed from the food or food ingredeint. The acrylamide can be removed by polymerizing the acrylamide, dissolving the acrylamide, and/or causing vaporization of the acrylamide. | 10-07-2010 |
Gregory Vogel, Palm Beach Gardens, FL US
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20110110761 | GAS TURBINE HAVING AN IMPROVED COOLING ARCHITECTURE - A thermal machine includes a hot gas channel; a shell bounding the hot gas channel; a cooling shirt surrounding the shell; and a cooling channel disposed between the shell and the cooling shirt and configured to convection cool the hot gas channel with a cooling medium, wherein the cooling shirt includes at least one local divergence in the guidance of the cooling medium so as to compensate for non-uniformities in at least one of a thermal load on the shell and a flow of the cooling medium in the cooling channel. | 05-12-2011 |
20110113790 | THERMAL MACHINE - A thermal machine including a wall defining a hot gas duct for transferring a hot gas stream and a cooling jacket disposed at a distance from the wall on an outside of the hot gas duct so as to define a cooling duct with an inlet and an outlet. The cooling duct is configured to conduct a cooling medium along an external face of the wall from the inlet to an outlet in a direction counter to a flow of hot gas in the hot gas duct. An impingement cooling plate is disposed at the inlet of the cooling duct and includes cooling baffle holes configured such that cooling medium entering the cooling duct through the cooling baffle holes flows in a direction perpendicular to the wall. The impingement cooling plate is positioned such that an inflow-side edge sealingly abuts the wall of the hot gas duct so as to reduce a transverse flow of the cooling medium through the cooling duct. | 05-19-2011 |
Gregory Edwin Vogel, Palm Beach Gardens, FL US
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20120251331 | Turbine Blade Platform Undercut - A system and method of extending the useable life of a gas turbine blade is disclosed in which the gas turbine blade includes an undercut configuration designed to relieve mechanical and thermal stress imparted into the pedestal region of the airfoil trailing edge. The embodiments of the present invention include turbine blade configurations having different trailing edge undercut configurations as well as additional cooling supplied to the internal passages of the trailing edge region of the turbine blade. | 10-04-2012 |
Hans E. Vogel, Palmer, AK US
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20100269860 | SURFACE CLEANING AND RECYCLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for cleaning large surface areas. The method and vehicle clean large surface areas such as streets, runways, aircraft carrier decks, and the like, wherein a substantial portion of the soiled water is recaptured, processed, and reused. | 10-28-2010 |
Herman Vogel, Sandy Hook, CT US
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20090000353 | Increasing Gas Gauge Pressure Sensitivity Using Nozzle-Face Surface Roughness - A gas gauge for sensing distance to an object includes a gas supply system and a nozzle that supplies the gas from the gas supply system to a space between the nozzle and the object. For example, the gas supply system supplies the gas with a flow rate that corresponds to a flow in a transitional region between laminar flow and turbulent flow. A surface of the nozzle may be roughened so as to increase a friction factor across the surface, which increases gas pressure drop and also a gain of the nozzle. Noise generated by the increased flow rate may be attenuated using one or more strategically placed Helmholtz attenuators and/or snubbers. | 01-01-2009 |
20090073397 | Laminar Flow Gas Curtains for Lithographic Applications - Laminar flow gas curtains can be used in a lithographic apparatus to maintain a gaseous purity level within one or more components of the lithographic apparatus such as, for example, a wafer stage and a wafer handler system. In an embodiment, a method to design a flow conditioning channel for use in such gas curtains can include selecting a kinetic purge power (KPP) factor based on a predefined throw distance (L′) to a channel length (L) ratio (L′L), selecting the channel length (L) to a channel diameter (D) ratio (L/D) based on the KPP factor, determining the channel length for the predefined throw distance based on the (L′/L) ratio, and determining the channel diameter D based on the channel length to the channel diameter (L/D) ratio and the channel length L The channel length L and channel length D can be designed based on a predetermined nozzle exit Reynold's number. | 03-19-2009 |
20090303455 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A porous member is used in a liquid removal system of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus to smooth uneven flows. A pressure differential across the porous member may be maintained at below the bubble point of the porous member so that a single-phase liquid flow is obtained. Alternatively, the porous member may be used to reduce unevenness in a two-phase flow. | 12-10-2009 |
20100149514 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A porous member is used in a liquid removal system of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus to smooth uneven flows. A pressure differential across the porous member may be maintained at below the bubble point of the porous member so that a single-phase liquid flow is obtained. Alternatively, the porous member may be used to reduce unevenness in a two-phase flow. | 06-17-2010 |
20110188049 | Assembly Comprising a Conditioning System and at Least One Object, a Conditioning System, a Lithographic Apparatus and Methods - An assembly including a conditioning system and an object moveable into and/or out of an area to be conditioned is disclosed. The conditioning system has fluid outlet passages to supply conditioning fluid to the area to be conditioned and is configured to adjust outflow of the conditioning fluid from the fluid outlet passages depending on a position of the object. | 08-04-2011 |
20110273675 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A porous member is used in a liquid removal system of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus to smooth uneven flows. A pressure differential across the porous member may be maintained at below the bubble point of the porous member so that a single-phase liquid flow is obtained. Alternatively, the porous member may be used to reduce unevenness in a two-phase flow. | 11-10-2011 |
20110273676 | IMMERSION PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MICROCHANNEL NOZZLES - A liquid immersion photolithography system includes an exposure system that exposes a substrate with electromagnetic radiation and includes a projection optical system that focuses the electromagnetic radiation on the substrate. A liquid supply system provides liquid flow between the projection optical system and the substrate. An optional plurality of micronozzles are arranged around the periphery of one side of the projection optical system so as to provide a substantially uniform velocity distribution of the liquid flow in an area where the substrate is being exposed. | 11-10-2011 |
20110273680 | IMMERSION PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MICROCHANNEL NOZZLES - A liquid immersion photolithography system includes an exposure system that exposes a substrate with electromagnetic radiation and includes a projection optical system that focuses the electromagnetic radiation on the substrate. A liquid supply system provides liquid flow between the projection optical system and the substrate. An optional plurality of micronozzles are arranged around the periphery of one side of the projection optical system so as to provide a substantially uniform velocity distribution of the liquid flow in an area where the substrate is being exposed. | 11-10-2011 |
20110310367 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A porous member is used in a liquid removal system of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus to smooth uneven flows. A pressure differential across the porous member may be maintained at below the bubble point of the porous member so that a single-phase liquid flow is obtained. Alternatively, the porous member may be used to reduce unevenness in a two-phase flow. | 12-22-2011 |
20120140200 | IMMERSION PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MICROCHANNEL NOZZLES - A liquid immersion photolithography system includes an exposure system that exposes a substrate with electromagnetic radiation and includes a projection optical system that focuses the electromagnetic radiation on the substrate. A liquid supply system provides liquid flow between the projection optical system and the substrate. An optional plurality of micronozzles are arranged around the periphery of one side of the projection optical system so as to provide a substantially uniform velocity distribution of the liquid flow in an area where the substrate is being exposed. | 06-07-2012 |
20120249983 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus, in an embodiment, having a patterning device support including a first planar element having a first flow-restricting surface; a second planar element including a second flow-restricting surface facing the first flow-restricting surface; a support driver to linearly move the support along a certain direction relative to the second planar element, wherein the first and/or second flow-restricting surface has one or more projections and/or recesses between the first and second flow-restricting surfaces, and wherein the projection and/or recess on the first and/or second flow-restricting surface is arranged to provide a flow resistance, per unit width of the first and/or second flow-restricting surface perpendicular to the flow, that is lower against flow that is parallel to the certain direction than against flow that is perpendicular to the certain direction. The flow-restricting surfaces may direct gas flow onto a driver part that generates heat. | 10-04-2012 |
20140233003 | IMMERSION PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MICROCHANNEL NOZZLES - A liquid immersion photolithography system includes an exposure system that exposes a substrate with electromagnetic radiation and includes a projection optical system that focuses the electromagnetic radiation on the substrate. A liquid supply system provides liquid flow between the projection optical system and the substrate. An optional plurality of micronozzles are arranged around the periphery of one side of the projection optical system so as to provide a substantially uniform velocity distribution of the liquid flow in an area where the substrate is being exposed. | 08-21-2014 |
20140300883 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A porous member is used in a liquid removal system of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus to smooth uneven flows. A pressure differential across the porous member may be maintained at below the bubble point of the porous member so that a single-phase liquid flow is obtained. Alternatively, the porous member may be used to reduce unevenness in a two-phase flow. | 10-09-2014 |
20140333910 | IMMERSION PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MICROCHANNEL NOZZLES - A liquid immersion photolithography system includes an exposure system that exposes a substrate with electromagnetic radiation and includes a projection optical system that focuses the electromagnetic radiation on the substrate. A liquid supply system provides liquid flow between the projection optical system and the substrate. An optional plurality of micronozzles are arranged around the periphery of one side of the projection optical system so as to provide a substantially uniform velocity distribution of the liquid flow in an area where the substrate is being exposed. | 11-13-2014 |
Jason Robert Vogel, Stillwater, OK US
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20140014591 | PASSIVE CHEMICAL DOSING AND MIXING APPARATUS AND METHOD - This disclosure is directed to the regulated injection of a chemical(s), solution(s) or material(s) hereafter referred to as chemicals into stormwater runoff, other surface waters or other fluid streams to promote the removal of a pollutant(s) or to alter the properties of the water. Specifically, and depending upon the types of chemicals injected, the physical, chemical and/or biological properties of the water can be altered. The invention provides a passive system to alter stormwater runoff or other surfaces. The system may be deployed at a remote site, such as a construction site, and implemented with minimal or zero external power requirements. | 01-16-2014 |
John Vogel, Mercer Island, WA US
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20100004007 | AUTOMATED INTERACTIVE SMS SERVICE SYSTEM - A method and system are disclosed for providing bidirectional communication between the system and a client device using standard text messaging technologies, such as SMS. Communication may be originated from the client device or from the system. Users may request specific information from the system using SMS that is delivered to the user through either SMS, multimedia messaging service or email technologies. In other circumstances, the system may request feedback from the user. Such circumstances may include appointment confirmation, customer satisfaction surveys, or other system confirmation messages. | 01-07-2010 |
20100124937 | METHOD OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT USING A SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method and system are disclosed for managing customer relationships, in part using a short range communications network. A business entity service center may include a Bluetooth station for detecting Bluetooth devices within range of the service. Once the station detects a Bluetooth device within range, the user of the device is given the opportunity to subscribe to the system. Once a customer subscribes to the system, the next time the customer's Bluetooth device is detected within range of the entity service center, a variety of personalized customer services may be performed for that customer. For example personalized welcome messages and/or discount offers may be sent to the detected Bluetooth device. | 05-20-2010 |
John Anthony Vogel, Charlton, NY US
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20140049970 | MULTI-FUNCTION SYNTHETIC JET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A synthetic jet assembly includes a synthetic jet having a cavity and an opening formed therein. The synthetic jet assembly also includes an actuator element coupled to a second surface of the body to selectively cause displacement of the second surface, and a control unit electrically coupled to the actuator element. The control unit is configured to transmit a multi-frequency drive signal to the actuator element, the multi-frequency drive signal comprising a cooling frequency component and an acoustic frequency component superimposed on the cooling frequency component. The cooling frequency component causes a cooling jet to eject from the opening of the body. The acoustic frequency component produces a desired audible output. | 02-20-2014 |
20140260964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REGENERATING DESULFURIZATION BEDS IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A desulfurization system is disclosed that facilitates in situ or ex situ regeneration of hydrocarbon desulfurization beds. The desulfurization system can use a bed characterization limit, a predetermined sulfur threshold or other metric to determine when the hydrocarbon desulfurization bed should be regenerated. The desulfurization system can include heat and air intakes and an air/sulfur purge outlet to allow for the removal of sulfur from the hydrocarbon desulfurization bed. Alternatively, the regeneration of hydrocarbon desulfurization bed may be performed in situ by a service technician by using a prebuilt appliance that is connected to the inlet and outlets of the desulfurization appliance. The prebuilt appliance heats and purges hydrocarbon desulfurization bed, in substantially the same manner as described just above, and captures the sulfur outside of the desulfurization system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268931 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM WITH A DC TO DC BOOST CONVERTER - A voltage booster allowing for increased utilization of low voltage, high current, unregulated DC power (“LVDC source”), such as, but not limited to, fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, wind turbines, and hydro-turbines. LVDC generation systems employing a variable low voltage DC-DC converter of the present disclosure may be used without a power inverter in applications requiring high voltage DC inputs and can also allow for the employment of common, low cost, reliable, low voltage energy storage chemistries (operating in the 12-48 VDC range) while continuing to employ the use of traditional inverters designed for high voltage power supplies. An embodiment of the DC boost converter includes a plurality of interleaved, isolated, full-bridge DC-DC converters arranged in a Delta-Wye configuration and a multi-leg bridge. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272636 | Hybrid Autothermal Steam Reformer for Fuel Cell Systems - A reactant processing module with a hybrid autothermal reformer (HASR) can allow for control of both the amount of cathode recirculation and the amount of water sent to the HASR. At the beginning of life of the fuel cell, reactant processing module can operate on full cathode recirculation. As the fuel cell begins to age and become less efficient, the amount of nitrogen-heavy, vitiated air from the fuel cell cathode can be monitored by a control system and restricted using a valve. In order to compensate for the aforementioned restriction, the rate of input of the external air supply is increased to the HASR and the deficit in water is supplied in liquid form from a water reservoir and turned to steam within the HASR. The amount of liquid water input from the water reservoir that meets the need for continued efficient operation is relatively small. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272656 | Dynamically Responsive High Efficiency CCHP System - A highly efficient combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) system is capable of providing 100% utilization of an energy generator used by the system by distributing thermal and electrical outputs of the energy generator to loads and/or other storage apparatuses. The CCHP system includes an energy generator, which can be a fuel cell and a waste heat recovery unit that assists in recovering thermal energy from the energy generator and returning it to the energy generator, and/or providing it to a thermal load, or a storage as needed or desired. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278709 | Intelligent CCHP System - Co-generating energy sources are controlled using a control system that monitors local and remote data. The local and remote data allow for energy management both in the short and long term by comparing the cost of using the co-generating energy source with other available energy sources. Individual co-generating energy sources can have their data aggregated and combined with remote data to allow for predictions of gross demand for energy. The gross demand can be used by an energy utility to plan for future energy needs and to negotiate with energy providers based upon those needs. The energy utility may control the individual co-generating energy sources so as to most cost-effectively meet the needs of the user of the individual co-generating energy source. | 09-18-2014 |
John Charles Vogel, Mercer Island, WA US
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20120290487 | EVALUATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - Aggregation, analysis, and presentation of patent and business data in a common interface are described. The analysis includes techniques for evaluating a patent or patent application by examining claim-related information. These techniques include deriving unique signatures of individual claims and ascertaining scope of individual claims relative to other claims in a collection (such as claims found in a common class). The signature and scope of patent claims may be graphically depicted using various graphics elements in a user interface. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290571 | Evaluating Intellectual Property - Aggregation, analysis, and presentation of patent and business data in a common interface are described. The analysis includes techniques for evaluating a patent or patent application by examining claim-related information. These techniques include deriving unique signatures of individual claims and ascertaining scope of individual claims relative to other claims in a collection (such as claims found in a common class). The signature and scope of patent claims may be graphically depicted using various graphics elements in a user interface. | 11-15-2012 |
Jonathan Vogel, Bethesda, MD US
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20110243903 | USE OF A ROCK INHIBITOR TO SUSTAIN PRIMARY HUMAN KERATINOCYTES IN A PROLIFERATIVE STATE - Disclosed herein is the finding that treatment with a ROCK inhibitor increases proliferation and induces immortalization of primary keratinocytes. Accordingly, provided is a method of immortalizing primary keratinocytes by exposure to a ROCK inhibitor. Also provided are immortalized primary keratinocytes produced by the described method, as well as organotypic tissue equivalents and cell cultures comprising the immortalized primary keratinocytes. Furthermore, ROCK inhibitor-treated cells show a greatly increased ability to support viral DNA replication of both “low risk” and “high risk” HPV genomes, indicating that ROCK inhibitors will be useful for studying the life cycles of a wide range of HPVs. | 10-06-2011 |
20130065781 | GENE SETS FOR DETECTION OF ULTRAVIOLET A EXPOSURE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has profound effects on human skin. However, its effects on the global transcriptome in vivo have not been well characterized. In addition, the contribution of the UVA component of UVR has not been previously assessed in vivo. Disclosed herein is the identification of sets of genes that are either up-regulated or down-regulated in response to UVA exposure. The gene sets described herein can be used to accurately identify skin samples that have been exposed to UVA and to assess the ability of a sun protection product to block the effects of UVA. | 03-14-2013 |
Keith Vogel, Queensbury, NY US
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20080257511 | OUTLET DEVICE FOR A PRESSURIZED VESSEL HAVING A COMBINED RADIAL BEARING AND HYDRAULIC DRIVE MOTOR - An outlet device and motor assembly for a pressured vessel is disclosed, where the assembly includes: a generally vertical drive shaft extending below and through the vessel and coupled to a rotating mechanism within the vessel; a stationary outlet housing supporting the drive shaft; a thrust bearing mounted on the outlet housing and around the drive shaft to rotationally engage the drive shaft; a hydraulic drive coupled to rotationally drive the drive shaft, and a radial bearing mounted around the drive shaft to rotationally engage the drive shaft and said radial bearing is at or below the hydraulic drive. | 10-23-2008 |
20090142147 | MONITORING AND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HIGH PRESSURE FEEDER IN A CELLULOSE CHIP FEEDING SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUOUS DIGESTER - A method and computer controlled apparatus to control fluid leakage in a high pressure feeder and a stationary housing with a chamber in which rotates a pocket rotor. The method includes: monitoring the fluid leakage from the high pressure feeder, wherein the fluid leakage is discharged from a low pressure outlet of the high pressure feeder; determining whether the fluid leakage is within a predefined range of acceptable fluid leakage, and moving the pocket rotor in the chamber to adjust the fluid leakage. | 06-04-2009 |
20100155003 | CYLINDRICAL BEARING FOR PRESSURE DIFFUSER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A bearing cylinder for a screen assembly of a pressurized pulp diffuser, the bearing cylinder including: a plurality of segments of the bearing cylinder wherein the segments are arranged side-by-side to form the bearing cylinder; and each of said segments includes a first region formed of a hard material resistant to damage from sand and rocks, and a second region formed of a soft material that thermally expands and conforms to bearing surfaces opposite to the bearing cylinder. | 06-24-2010 |
20100266351 | UNOBSTRUCTED LOW PRESSURE OUTLET AND SCREEN GRID FOR A HIGH PRESSURE FEEDER - A rotary high pressure feeder for processing cellulosic fibrous material including: a rotor rotatable about an axis and comprising at least one pocket comprising a conduit extending through the rotor in a direction perpendicular to the axis and having end openings at opposite ends of the pocket, wherein each of said end openings of each pocket functions as both an inlet and outlet depending upon an angular position of the rotor within a housing; the housing encloses said rotor and said housing includes a low pressure inlet port and a low pressure outlet port aligned vertically, and a high pressure inlet port and a high pressure outlet port aligned horizontally, wherein the ports are arranged on the housing for registry with the end openings of at least one pocket, and a screen grid seated in or adjacent to the low pressure outlet port, wherein the screen grid includes an array of screen slots and bars forming a uniform pattern of slots and bars extending without interruption across an entirety of the low pressure outlet port. | 10-21-2010 |
20130206346 | FLASH TANK WITH ADJUSTABLE INLET AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING INLET FLOW TO A FLASH TANK - A flash tank including: a closed interior chamber; a gas exhaust port coupled to an upper portion of the chamber; a liquid discharge port coupled to a lower portion of the chamber; an inlet nozzle attached to an inlet port of the chamber, wherein the inlet nozzle includes a flow passage, and a movable valve plate in the flow passage, wherein the valve plate has a first position which defines a first throat in the flow passage and a second position which defines a second throat having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first throat. | 08-15-2013 |
20140182802 | PRESSURE DIFFUSER WITH AN ANNULAR BAFFLE SCREEN PLATE OVER WATER INLET - A pressure diffuser washer comprising: an outer wall, an inner wall adjacent to the outer wall, the inner wall defining annular baffle chambers between the outer wall and the inner wall, wherein each of the annular baffle chambers is configured to connect to a source of a wash liquid, a reciprocating screen assembly adjacent to the inner wall, the reciprocating screen assembly defining a first annular chamber between the inner wall and the reciprocating screen assembly, an area in the inner wall defining a gap associated with each of the annular baffle chambers, wherein the wash liquid from an annular baffle chamber flows through the gap into the first annular chamber, and an annular baffle screen plate covering the gap, wherein the annular baffle screen plate defines openings sized to prevent rocks and other large particulate debris from entering the annular baffle chambers. | 07-03-2014 |
20150053362 | RETROFIT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC DRIVE MOTOR TO A PRESSURIZED VESSEL - A hydraulic drive assembly for a large pre-existing pressurized digester vessel and a method of installation of the hydraulic drive assembly have been conceived. Such a device includes a stub shaft which has a lower end and an upper end. The lower end engages with a hydraulic drive and the upper end is coupled to a drive shaft. The coupling further includes a top coupling and a bottom coupling. The top coupling is coupled to the drive shaft, and the bottom coupling is coupled to the stub shaft. A drive support bracket is attached to the hydraulic drive and then attached to the drive support bracket by at least one sole plate that is fixed to a foundation. The hydraulic drive assembly installation method is utilized when removing an electric motor and mechanical transmission device and replacing it with a hydraulic drive assembly. | 02-26-2015 |
Kim M. Vogel, Lake Elmo, MN US
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20100185013 | PROCESS FOR FORMING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED CARBONYL HALIDES - A process for forming an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl halide in a microreactor is described. The reactants comprise an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a halogenating agent, and a catalyst. A first inlet stream, a second inlet stream, and an optional third inlet stream flow into a reaction chamber of a flow-through microreactor to form a reaction product comprising an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl halide. | 07-22-2010 |
20120065321 | CURING COMPOSITIONS FOR FLUOROPOLYMERS - A catalyst composition comprising a cation and an anion of the formula A | 03-15-2012 |
20120184770 | METHODS OF PREPARING FLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR SALTS - A method for preparing fluorinated carboxylic acids and theirs salts is described comprising subjecting a fluorinated alcohol of the general formula (A): A-CH | 07-19-2012 |
20130260149 | POLYMERS DERIVED FROM SECONDARY ALKYL (METH)ACRYLATES - Polymers, particularly those used in pressure-sensitive adhesives, are prepared from a mixture of structural isomers of a secondary alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer. The adhesives are characterized by exhibiting an overall balance of adhesive and cohesive characteristics and exceptional adhesion to low surface energy substrates. | 10-03-2013 |
20150087863 | CURING COMPOSITION FOR FLUOROPOLYMERS - Provided is a catalyst composition suitable for curing a fluoroelastomer, the catalyst composition comprising an anion of Formula III: | 03-26-2015 |
Kurt R. Vogel, Boulder, CO US
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20100220318 | Waveguide With Integrated Lens - A sample can be illuminated for analysis using apparatus including a light source, a planar waveguide, and a refractive volume. The light source provides light along a propagation vector. The planar waveguide is oriented such that the propagation vector is perpendicular to the normal vector of the planar waveguide and offset from the planar waveguide in a direction parallel to the normal vector of the planar waveguide. The refractive volume is positioned proximate to the planar waveguide and can optically coupling light provided by the light source to the planar waveguide. | 09-02-2010 |
20100284430 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HIGH REPETITION RATE ULTRA-SHORT OPTICAL PULSES - Systems, methods, circuits and/or devices for generating high repetition rate ultra-short pulses are described. As one of many examples, an optical pulse generating laser system is described that produces mode-locked optical pulses. The laser system incorporates an optical pulse generation device that includes two optical loops coupled via a beam splitter. In addition, the optical pulse generation device includes an optical gain medium that is associated with the first optical loop, and a saturable element that is disposed in either the first optical loop or the second optical loop. The saturable element is operable to modulate a group of optical pulses propagating in at least one of the first optical loop and the second optical loop to create a group of substantially regular modulated pulses. | 11-11-2010 |
20110012026 | PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE WITH CORE OF LOW-INDEX-OF-REFRACTION INTERROGATION MEDIUM - An apparatus for illuminating a sample includes a planar waveguide. The planar waveguide includes a first substrate, including a first outer surface and a first inner surface, and a second substrate, including a second outer surface and a second inner surface. The first and second inner surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively, are spaced apart from each other and partly define a volume for confining the sample therein. The apparatus also includes a light source for providing light directed toward the planar waveguide, such that the light is optically coupled to and contained within the planar waveguide between the outer surfaces of the first and second substrates, while illuminating at least a portion of the sample confined within the volume. | 01-20-2011 |
20120071342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE MOLECULES IN ONE ASSAY - A rapid diagnostic system that delivers a panel of serologic assay results using a small amount of blood, serum, or plasma is described. The system includes a disposable cartridge and a reader instrument, based on planar waveguide imaging technology. The cartridge incorporates a microarray of recombinant antigens and antibody controls in a fluidic channel, providing multiple parallel fluorescence assay results for a single sample. | 03-22-2012 |
20120088230 | System And Method For Cell Analysis - A system for enumeration of objects such as cells in a sample is disclosed. The system uses a low-cost cartridge and a reader instrument, based on planar waveguide imaging technology. Cells of a blood sample may be stained with fluorescence-tagged antibodies and are loaded onto the cartridge where the differentially labeled cells may be distinguished and quantified. | 04-12-2012 |
20130203627 | System and Method For Detecting Multiple Molecules in One Assay - A rapid diagnostic system that delivers a panel of serologic assay results using a small amount of blood, serum, or plasma is described. The system includes a disposable cartridge, including an integral lens portion coupled to a planar waveguide, and a reader instrument, based on planar waveguide imaging technology. The cartridge incorporates a microarray of recombinant antigens and antibody controls in a fluidic channel, providing multiple parallel fluorescence assay results for a single sample. | 08-08-2013 |
20130244313 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING A FLUIDIC SAMPLE - A device for analyzing an analyte in a sample includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a fluidic channel, an inlet port and an outlet port. Each of the first substrate and the second substrate has an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the first substrate forming, at least in part, the lower wall of the fluidic channel, and the inner surface of the second substrate forming, at least in part, the upper wall of the fluidic channel. The fluidic channel is connected to the inlet port and the outlet port. The fluidic channel includes a reagent region and a detection region, at least a portion of the reagent region being coated with one or more dried reagents. The device further includes a wicking pad located on the outer surface of the second substrate, the wicking pad being positioned at a pre-determined distance from the outlet port. | 09-19-2013 |
20130283931 | Fluidic Assay Cartridge With Controlled Passive Flow - A fluidic cartridge ( | 10-31-2013 |
20140120556 | Particle Identification System, Cartridge And Associated Methods - A particle identification system includes: a cartridge for containing a sample with fluorescently labeled particles; illumination for illuminating a region within the cartridge to stimulate emission from particles; imager for generating wavelength-filtered electronic images of the emission within at least one measurement field of the region; and particle identifier for processing the electronic images to determine a superset of particles of interest, and fluorescently labeled particles within the superset based on properties of the particles in the at least one measurement field. A method determines fluorescently labeled particles within a sample, by: processing at least one electronic image from at least one focal position within the sample; determining dimmest separation lines between brighter areas in the electronic image; and, for each of the brighter areas, determining local background level based on pixel values of the separation lines forming a perimeter therearound, to determine each of the fluorescently labeled particles. | 05-01-2014 |
Leonard J. Vogel, Tomball, TX US
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20120012302 | Compact Surface Wellhead System and Method - A low-profile wellhead system having a nested hanger configuration, annular communication, elastomeric seals, and seal verification is provided. | 01-19-2012 |
20140308145 | PROGRESSING CAVITY STATOR - Progressing cavity devices and systems are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a metal stator of a progressing cavity device. The metal stator includes metal plates with apertures that are rotationally offset to form a winding rotor cavity. At least one of the apertures that form the winding rotor cavity has an elongated profile with enlarged ends having widths greater than that across the middle of the at least one aperture. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 10-16-2014 |
Lorena Jean Vogel, Albuquerque, NM US
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20110301558 | Ostomy ring - By placing a surgical metal ring during on ostomy surgery the removal and replacement of ostomy bags will no longer require an adhesive that can cause irritation and sometimes not work. | 12-08-2011 |
20140200537 | Ostomy Ring - The Ostomy Ring offers a reliable means of attaching an ostomy or other type bag to a patient via a surgically implanted magnetically susceptible material ring and an approximately sized magnetic ring placed over the skin and bag to secure the union and prevent leakage. Even a blind person could change their own bags without fear of leakage. A child could go to camp and ride a horse because there would be a reliable union between their stoma and their Ostomy Ring. In addition a semi-flexible Solid Ostomy Ring would also be available for the patient's use as an alternative to the outer magnetic ring. This would allow a person to go without their ostomy bag, and possibly be able to perform such essential duties such as going swimming, or going to their weddings, or going to their proms without as much chance of embarrassment. | 07-17-2014 |
Lorrie Vogel, Lake Oswego, OR US
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20100083449 | Midsole Element For An Article Of Footwear - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend substantially vertically through a central area of the midsole element. The void may also extend between an upper surface and a lower surface of the midsole element to define an interior surface. A plurality of bores are also defined in the midsole element. The bores may extend substantially horizontally through the midsole element, and the bores may extend between an exterior surface of the midsole element and the void. | 04-08-2010 |
20110209295 | Midsole Element For An Article Of Footwear - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend substantially vertically through a central area of the midsole element. The void may also extend between an upper surface and a lower surface of the midsole element to define an interior surface. A plurality of bores are also defined in the midsole element. The bores may extend substantially horizontally through the midsole element, and the bores may extend between an exterior surface of the midsole element and the void. | 09-01-2011 |
Lorrie G. Vogel, Lake Oswego, OR US
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20090100710 | Footwear With A Bladder Type Stabilizer - A stability device that increases foot security on the footbed of a shoe, provides lateral or medial stability, shock dampening, and optimizes flexibility. The stability device includes a resilient bladder insert having a horizontal sole portion underneath a wearer's foot, and a foot portion positioned along a lateral or medial side edge of a wearer's foot. The sole portion and the foot portion are in fluid communication. The stability device can be generally L-shaped to cradle a portion of the foot. The stability device can also include a plurality of finger-shaped elements that encircle the top of the foot and expand down onto the foot due to an increase in fluid pressure therein. | 04-23-2009 |
Lynn D. Vogel, Chambersburg, PA US
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20110011003 | FLEXIBLE DOOR WITH RIGID INSULATION - A door system comprises a door panel, a support member, and a pivoting vertical plate. The door panel comprises a plurality of discrete rigid insulation pieces interposed between flexible layers. An outer skin encompasses the rigid insulation pieces and the flexible layers. The door panel is secured to the support member by the outer skin, such that the outer skin bears the weight of the door panel. The vertical plate is secured to a trailing side of the door panel. The vertical plate includes keepers that selectively engage hooks extending from a casing positioned at a doorway. The rigidity of the door panel depends on the pivotal position of the vertical plate relative to a plane defined by the door panel. The door panel provides sufficient flexibility to withstand impacts from objects and vehicles yet also provides sufficient rigidity to insulate a cold environment from a warm environment. | 01-20-2011 |
Mark Vogel, Statesville, NC US
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20080285933 | FIBER OPTIC SPLICE AND DISTRIBUTION ENCLOSURE - An enclosure for housing fiber optic splices between a fiber optic distribution cable and fiber optic customer drop cables includes a first door providing access to a first area of the enclosure housing couplers for receiving terminals of customer drop cables. The enclosure also includes a second door providing access to a second area of the enclosure for accommodating slices in one or more distribution cables. The second area is not accessible via the first area. | 11-20-2008 |
20090263134 | DUAL-FILTER OPTICAL NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT AND METHOD OF REMOVING NOISE USING SAME - A network interface unit includes an input for receiving downstream signals from an optical fiber, an optical pathway leading from the input, a laser connected to the optical pathway for transmitting upstream signals in a first wavelength band, and a receiver for receiving downstream signals in a second wavelength band that doesn't overlap with the first wavelength band. A first filter is provided for filtering signals in a third wavelength band from the optical pathway before signals in the third wavelength band reach the receiver, and a second filter is provided between the input and the laser for filtering signals in a fourth wavelength band from the optical pathway, the fourth wavelength band not overlapping with the first wavelength band or the third wavelength band, and an arrangement is also provided for preventing processing of the fourth wavelength band downstream of the second filter. Also a filtering method. | 10-22-2009 |
20090317091 | LASER TRANSMITTING AT AUTOMATICALLY VARYING WAVELENGTHS, NETWORK INTERFACE UNIT AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE LASER, AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY VARYING THE WAVELENGTH OF A LASER - A laser unit, usable in a network interface unit (NIU), that includes a laser adapted to generate an optical signal having a wavelength, a temperature control system for establishing a temperature of the laser and a controller functionally connected to the temperature control system for setting the temperature, the controller configured to automatically vary the temperature between a high temperature and a low temperature different than the high temperature. Also an NIU and a system of NIU's including the laser and an associated method of controlling the laser. | 12-24-2009 |
20110099601 | Addressable Network Interface Units Suitable for Use in FTTX and RFOG Networks and Related Methods of Controlling Bandwidth Allocation and Identifying Noise Sources in Such Networks - An addressable optical network interface unit includes an optical input and a radio frequency output. The unit also includes an optical-to-electrical conversion circuit that converts optical signals received at the optical input into radio frequency signals, a directional coupler that is coupled to an output of the optical-to-electrical conversion circuit and a radio frequency receiver that is coupled to a first output of the directional coupler. The radio frequency receiver receives radio frequency signals input through the optical input. The unit also includes a controller that is coupled to the radio frequency receiver, and a filter circuit that is coupled to a second output of the directional coupler. The filter circuit includes multiple signal paths that filter out signals in different frequency ranges. Switches are provided that select one of the signal paths through the filter circuit. These switches are controlled in response to data contained in the radio frequency signal. The controller is configured to generate control signals that control the settings of at least some of the switches based at least in part on a filter control signal received through the optical input. | 04-28-2011 |
20110255862 | OPTICAL NETWORK UNIT (ONU) HAVING CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL OUTPUT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE OPTICAL OUTPUT OF AN ONU - An optical network unit (ONU) includes an optical interface, a detector producing an output signal based on a characteristic of an optical input received via the optical interface, a radio-frequency (RF) interface, an opto-electrical (O/E) converter in a first path from the optical interface to the RF interface, an electro-optical (E/O) converter in a second path from RF interface to the optical interface and a controller operatively connected to the detector, the controller being configured to adjust an optical output of the ONU based on the characteristic, where the characteristic may be a level of the received signal. Also a method of adjusting an optical output of an ONU based on a characteristic of a received signal. | 10-20-2011 |
Mark A. Vogel, Hinsdale, IL US
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20100000758 | In-Ceiling Zone Cabling Enclosure - An in-ceiling cabling enclosure for supporting communications network equipment and cables interconnecting the network equipment including a front wall a rear wall and two side walls extending between the front wall and the rear wall creating a volume inside the enclosure. An access door assembly is pivotally connected to either the rear wall or the two side walls. The access door assembly pivots through an arc of ninety degrees between a first position opening the enclosure and a second position closing the enclosure. An equipment mount plate is attached to an interior portion of the access door assembly, and opposed equipment mount rails are removably attached to the equipment mount plate. The equipment mount rails are adapted to receive the network equipment and to secure the network equipment to the access door assembly. A cable slack management tray extends between the opposed equipment mount rails, and the slack management tray has a surface adapted to support and maintain the position and the contour of cable bundles located in the enclosure. A thermal management system is also disposed in the housing to provide efficient exhaust of hot air generated by active equipment in the enclosure to the space outside of the enclosure. | 01-07-2010 |
20100252701 | Vertical Cable Manager - A cable manager is disclosed. The cable manager includes a backbone, a plurality of finger sections connected to the backbone to form a vertical cable channel, and a first pair of horizontal rails connected to the top end of the backbone and a second pair of horizontal rails connected to the bottom end of the backbone. The cable manager also includes a first cross brace connected to the first pair of horizontal rails and a second cross brace connected to the second pair of horizontal rails, and a door hingedly connected to the first and second cross braces. Each cross brace includes a mounting surface having a plurality of guide surfaces and an alignment aid protruding from the mounting surface and extending beyond a horizontal axis extending between the guide surfaces. The door includes a pair of latches connected to a hinge pin through a pair of windows, and a spring connected to the hinge pin and the pair of latches. | 10-07-2010 |
20110000710 | IN-CEILING ZONE CABLING ENCLOSURE - An in-ceiling cabling enclosure for supporting communications network equipment and cables interconnecting the network equipment including a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls extending between the front wall and the rear wall creating a volume inside the enclosure. An access door assembly is pivotally connected to either the rear wall or the two side walls. The access door assembly pivots through an arc of ninety degrees between a first position opening the enclosure and a second position closing the enclosure. An equipment mount plate is attached to an interior portion of the access door assembly, and opposed equipment mount rails are removably attached to the equipment mount plate. The equipment mount rails are adapted to receive the network equipment and to secure the network equipment to the access door assembly. A cable slack management tray extends between the opposed equipment mount rails, and the slack management tray has a surface adapted to support and maintain the position and the contour of cable bundles located in the enclosure. A thermal management system is also disposed in the housing to provide efficient exhaust of hot air generated by active equipment in the enclosure to the space outside of the enclosure. | 01-06-2011 |
20130342091 | Server Cabinet - A frame for a cabinet is provided. The frame includes a side-to-side beam, a front-to-back beam connected to the side-to-side beam, and a vertical post connected to the side-to-side beam. The front-to-back beam is inset relative to the vertical post to form a cable-routing area along a side of the frame. | 12-26-2013 |
Mark O. Vogel, Statesville, NC US
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20120038213 | NON-CHARGING BATTERY BACKUP UNIT (BBU) - A battery backup unit (BBU) includes a housing, at least one battery compartment in the housing with an output terminal, a DC input, a DC output, a path from the DC input to the DC output, circuitry for selectively connecting the output terminal to the path, which circuitry includes a switch, and a controller configured to detect a condition of the path and selectively control the switch to connect the output terminal to the path when the condition is detected, the BBU being incapable of charging batteries in the at least one battery compartment. The path from the DC input to the DC output may include a DC/DC step up converter to help maintain a constant output voltage. | 02-16-2012 |
20130330087 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE DURING UPSTREAM MICRONODE TRANSMISSIONS - A micronode includes an electrical port connectable to a downstream device, an optical port connectable to a head end having an upstream controller and an electro-optical converter connected to the electrical port and to the optical port and configured to convert electrical signals received from the downstream device at the electrical port to optical signals and to convert optical signals received from the head end via the optical port to electrical signals. The micronode also includes an addressable controller configured to receive a micronode polling request from the upstream controller and to determine when the downstream device is sending signals to the head end and begin a response to the micronode polling request in response to a determination that the downstream device is transmitting information to the head end. Also, an associated method of controlling the micronode. | 12-12-2013 |
Mattew Cedroc Vogel, Clearfield, UT US
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20130344802 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-TIER AUTOMATIC TRANSIT SYSTEM UPDATING - Devices, systems and methods are provided for updating one or more components of a transit system. A wireless communications connection is established between each train in a transit system with at least one master control station. Each car in a train is communicatively connected using a train's consists and/or a local area network, which may include a wireless network. Positional information regarding each train may be communicated to the master control station and packages of information responsive to present or future scheduling, messaging, operating or other needs may be communicated to system components. Such packages may include, for example, scheduling updates and updated public address messages and may be designated for one or more terminals in one or more train cars, or otherwise. A master terminal may be configured to control intra-train communications and inter-train communications and positional reporting of a train to the master control station. | 12-26-2013 |
Matthew Stephen Vogel, Round Lake, IL US
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20110293443 | INFUSION PUMP WITH MULTIPLE ORIENTATION DISPLAY - An infusion pump including a pump actuator; a fluid assembly operable with the pump actuator, the fluid assembly including an outlet line; a housing configured at its front side to receive the fluid assembly and at its backside to mount in either a first orientation or a second orientation to an external support, wherein the housing supports the pump actuator and the fluid assembly in each of the orientations, and wherein the outlet line extends from a surface of the housing; a controller operably connected to the housing; and a display operably connected to the controller and supported by the front side of the housing, the display configured to be rotatable responsive so that information displayed by the display is oriented right-side-up regardless of whether the surface from which the output extends is in the first orientation or the second orientation. | 12-01-2011 |
20140197824 | INFUSION PUMP - An infusion pump includes a housing having a compartment structured to receive a syringe and a drive mechanism supported by the housing. The drive mechanism is structured and arranged to contact a syringe plunger of the syringe and move the syringe plunger within a syringe barrel of the syringe. The infusion pump further includes a syringe plunger position sensor and a syringe barrel size sensor. The sensors each include a magnet positioned on the drive mechanism and a magnetic sensor array supported by the housing. | 07-17-2014 |
20150073378 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INFUSION PUMP WITH A MULTIPLE ORIENTATION DISPLAY - A method of delivering a medical fluid to a patient includes enabling the attachment of an infusion pump housing to an external support, enabling the viewing of information right-side-up on a display screen of the infusion pump housing, enabling the rotation of the display screen approximately 90 degrees about an axis extending perpendicularly from the display screen, automatically reorienting the information on the display screen so that the information remains right-side-up after rotation, enabling the viewing of the information right-side-up on the display screen after rotation, and enabling the delivery of a flowable material to the patient through an infusion line attached to the infusion pump housing before and after rotation. | 03-12-2015 |
Michael J. Vogel, Voorhees, NJ US
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20110036691 | LIQUID SWITCHES AND SWITCHING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - A dispensing apparatus includes a housing defining a channel, a plunger slidably engaged with an inner surface of the channel, a substrate with one or more passages each having two or more openings, a liquid in each of the one or more passages, at least one fluid, and a force application system. The substrate is disposed in the channel on one side of the plunger. The liquid in each of the one or more passages has a volume which exceeds an internal volume of each the one or more passages and forms a liquid drop around each of the openings. The liquid drops are fluidly connected to one another and each of the liquid drops is individually adjustable between two or more sizes. Each of the sizes and a location of each of the liquid drops define one of two or more switch positions. The fluid is located in the channel on the one side of the plunger and substantially surrounding the liquid drops. The force application system is configured to individually and selectively apply a force on the liquid in each of the one or more passages to control switching between the two or more switch positions of each of the liquid drops. Engaging one or more of the switch positions moves the plunger along the inner surface of the channel away from the substrate. | 02-17-2011 |
20120026599 | RECONFIGURABLE, NON-OSCILLATING LIQUID LENS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS - A non-oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid lens drop is held within the channel and is sized with a first droplet portion, including a first capillary surface, protruding away from a first substrate surface, and a second droplet portion, including a second capillary surface, protruding away from a second substrate surface. The liquid lens further includes an enclosure at least partially surrounding the substrate, and which includes a chamber. The liquid lens drop resides within the chamber, and the liquid lens includes a second liquid disposed within the chamber in direct or indirect contact with the liquid lens drop, and an actuator which facilitates adjusting configuration of the liquid lens drop within the channel, and thus, a focal distance of the liquid lens. | 02-02-2012 |
20120027247 | PINNED-CONTACT, OSCILLATING LIQUID-LIQUID LENS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS - An oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid drop is disposed within the channel and is sized with a first droplet portion, including a first capillary surface, protruding away from a first substrate surface, and a second droplet portion, including a second capillary surface, protruding away from a second substrate surface. The liquid lens further includes an enclosure at least partially surrounding the substrate, and including a chamber. The liquid drop resides within the chamber, and the liquid lens includes a second liquid disposed within the chamber in direct or indirect contact with the liquid drop, and the liquid lens further includes a driver for oscillating the liquid drop within the channel. | 02-02-2012 |
20120301324 | ELECTRO-OSMOTIC APPARATUS, METHOD, AND APPLICATIONS - A switchable adhesion device combines two concepts: the surface tension force from a large number of small liquid bridges can be significant (capillarity-based adhesion) and these contacts can be quickly made or broken with electronic control (switchable). The device grabs or releases a substrate in a fraction of a second via a low voltage pulse that drives electroosmotic flow. Energy consumption is minimal since both the grabbed and released states are stable equilibria that persist with no energy added to the system. The device maintains the integrity of an array of hundreds to thousands of distinct interfaces during active reconfiguration from droplets to bridges and back, despite the natural tendency of the liquid towards coalescence. Strengths approaching those of permanent bonding adhesives are possible as feature size is scaled down. The device features compact size, no solid moving parts, and is made of common materials. | 11-29-2012 |
Peter Vogel, Spring, TX US
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20110097330 | Novel Gene Disruptions, Compostitions and Methods Relating Thereto - The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO179, PRO181, PRO244, PRO247, PRO269, PRO293, PRO298, PRO339, PRO341, PRO347, PRO531, PRO537, PRO718, PRO773, PRO860, PRO871, PRO872, PRO813, PRO828, PRO1100, PRO1114, PRO115, PRO1126, PRO1133, PRO1154, PRO1185, PRO1194, PRO1287, PRO1291, PRO1293, PRO1310, PRO1312, PRO1335, PRO1339, PRO2155, PRO1356, PRO1385, PRO1412, PRO1487, PRO1758, PRO1779, PRO1785, PRO1889, PRO90318, PRO3434, PRO3579, PRO4322, PRO4343, PRO4347, PRO4403, PRO4976, PRO260, PRO6014, PRO6027, PRO6181, PRO6714, PRO9922, PRO7179, PRO7476, PRO9824, PRO19814, PRO19836, PRO20088, PRO70789, PRO50298, PRO51592, PRO1757, PRO4421, PRO9903, PRO1106, PRO1411, PRO1486, PRO1565, PRO4399 or PRO4404 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide valuable identification and discovery of therapeutics and/or treatments useful in the prevention, amelioration or correction of diseases or dysfunctions associated with gene disruptions such as neurological disorders; cardiovascular, endothelial or angiogenic disorders; eye abnormalities; immunological disorders; oncological disorders; bone metabolic abnormalities or disorders; lipid metabolic disorders; or developmental abnormalities. | 04-28-2011 |
Peter J. Vogel, New Canaan, CT US
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20100185523 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A LOTTERY NUMBER COMBINATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate lottery ticket transactions. A request to purchase a lottery ticket is received, the lottery ticket being associated with a lottery number combination, such as a limited number of lottery tickets or a limited number of players. An indication that the lottery number combination is to be associated with a limited number of occurrences is also received. For example, an indication that the lottery number combination is to be associated with only a single lottery ticket may be received. A price associated with the lottery ticket is determined based on the received indication. According to one embodiment, the price is increased by a predetermined amount based on the received indication. | 07-22-2010 |
Richard Vogel, Wallingford, PA US
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20110042932 | Fuel-efficient mud flaps - The mist and stone flaps consists of a first screen and a second screen, both of which are suspended via a bracket from behind a tire of a vehicle. The first screen is generally parallel with the second screen, and the first screen has a screen size different from that of the second screen. The first screen is also displaced from the second screen by a predetermined distance. A first embodiment provides a hinge that connects the bracket to the vehicle. A second embodiment connects the bracket directly to the vehicle. A third embodiment connects each screen to the vehicle independent of the other screen. | 02-24-2011 |
Richard M. Vogel, Pittsford, NY US
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20100141592 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH CHARACTER BASED MODE INITIATION - A digital camera includes a touch-screen for receiving individually or in any combination one ore more characters all of which are short-hand notation for corresponding camera modes or functions from a user; memory for storing one or more characters all of which individually or in any combination are short-hand notation for corresponding camera modes or functions; and a processor that receives the user input from the touch-screen and correlates the received input to one of the stored characters and directing the selected camera mode or function to initiate. | 06-10-2010 |
Richard M. Vogel, Gaithersburg, MD US
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20110015587 | Irrigation Device and Method Using Same - A disposable therapeutic device for the promotion of wound healing providing fluid irrigation and vacuum drainage of a wound includes a housing containing a controller and fluid moving device in a waterproof manner, a fluid mover capable of raising, compressing, or transferring fluid, a controller equipped to restrict fluid moving device in accordance with a predetermined treatment plan or duration, a chargeable power source removably connected to the housing, an optional therapeutic member of a compressible dressing or inflatable cuff to provide hemostasis, an identification member for regulating the operation of the device in accordance with a predetermined treatment plan, a disposable container, a pressure sensor and a control display panel. The fluid includes, but is not limited to, Lactoferrin, Xylitol, Dakins Solution, Polyhexanide and Hypochlorous Acid. | 01-20-2011 |
Robert B. Vogel, Delray Beach, FL US
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20090300476 | Internet Guide Link Matching System - A method of identifying relevant information while a user views an application user interface is provided. A keyword(s) is identified from an application user interface presented at a first computer, wherein the identification is performed transparent to a user viewing the application user interface. The identified keyword is compared with information associated with a plurality of guide links. A guide link is associated with a categorized collection of information about a topic. A relevant guide link of the plurality of guide links is identified based on the comparison. If a relevant guide link is identified, a match between the identified keyword and the identified guide link is indicated at the first computer. If a relevant guide link is identified, a user may view the identified guide link at the first computer. | 12-03-2009 |
Rodney E. Vogel, Apollo, PA US
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20120012394 | Air Percussion Drilling In Horizontal Wells - A method of drilling a subterranean formation includes positioning a drill string in a well bore in the subterranean formation. The drill string includes a hammer bit, a bend in a housing of the drill string, and a guidance system that determines inclination and azimuth of at least a portion of the drill string in the well bore. Once positioned in the well bore, the hammer bit is caused to repeatedly strike the end of the well bore while rotating about an axis of the hammer bit thereby drilling the subterranean formation and forming a new length of the well bore in the subterranean formation. The orientation of the bend of the drill string in the well bore is controlled based on the determined inclination and azimuth such that the hammer bit drills the new length of the well bore substantially horizontally in the subterranean formation. | 01-19-2012 |
Roger Vogel, Sarasota, FL US
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20130012591 | PROPHYLAXIS OF SKIN CANCER WITH RETINAMIDES - Provided in certain embodiments herein are methods of prophylaxis of skin cancer in individuals having a heightened risk of skin cancer with a fenretinide agent. | 01-10-2013 |
Scott Vogel, North Kingstown, RI US
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20090158984 | PREPREG COMPOSITE MATERIAL DISCONTINUOUS AND CONTINUOUS SAILBOAT RIGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The invention is a sailboat rigging system and method for forming same. It is formed from a plurality of resin prepreg high strength fiber strands, tows or roving. The fiber are laid out in a preferred rigging configuration with the fiber strands, tows or roving being placed under generally equal tension. The resin in the prepreg fibers bonds the fiber strands, tows or roving to consolidate them together substantially without open spaces therebetween. If desired, the fiber strands, tows or roving can be branched out at branching points to provide for continuous rigging, and selective fibers can be dropped at various sections of the rigging for weight savings. | 06-25-2009 |
Scott Louis Vogel, North Kingstown, RI US
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20110067614 | SEMI-CONTINUOUS COMPOSITE RIGGING SYSTEM - A semi-continuous composite rigging system is provided including at least one discontinuous shroud and one continuous shroud. The discontinuous shroud and the continuous shroud are coupled at their end portions to attachment points on a sailboat or other structure by terminal coupling devices. The continuous shroud is further coupled to the sailboat at one or more intermediate locations between its first end portion and its second end portion. These intermediate locations are coupled to the boat by non-terminal coupling devices. A hybrid coupling device may be used in place of a terminal and a non-terminal coupling device at one or more attachment points on the sailboat. The semi-continuous rigging system provides for achieving a desired balance of certain performance characteristics of a sailboat by utilizing a combination of discontinuous shrouds, continuous shrouds, terminal coupling devices, and non-terminal coupling devices. | 03-24-2011 |
20120318185 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR A SEMI-CONTINUOUS COMPOSITE RIGGING SYSTEM - A coupling device for a semi-continuous composite rigging system is provided including a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion comprises a first end and a second end. A first passage and a second passage extend from the first end to the second end, where the second passage is coextensive with the first passage at the first end and at the second end. The first body portion is configured to receive a continuous shroud and to allow the continuous shroud to pass therethrough. The second body portion is coupled to the first body portion and is configured to receive an end portion of a discontinuous shroud. | 12-20-2012 |
Stefanie N. Vogel, Columbia, MD US
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20100069297 | Selective Inhibition of TLR4 Signaling - Blocking peptides comprised of the 14 amino acids that correspond to the sequences of the BB-loops of the four known TIR domain-containing adapter proteins (i.e. MyD88, TRAM, TIRAP, and TRIF) and homologous sequences of four TLRs (TLR2, TLR4, TLR1, and TLR6) are described. Adapter BB loop peptides disrupted TLR4, but not TLR2 signaling. TLR2 and TLR4 blocking peptides inhibited TLR4- and TLR2-mediated activation of ERK and cytokine induction, however, these peptides did not inhibit activation of p38. These peptides can be used to treat or prevent an immune or inflammatory response associated with a condition related to TLR4 signaling. | 03-18-2010 |
20110218239 | Use of 5,6-Dimethylxanthenone-4-Acetic Acid as an Antiviral Agent - The invention relates to the areas of therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, drug discovery, and immunotherapy. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of stimulating the immune system through the administration of flavone acetic acid [FAA] analogues, and in particular, the flavone acetic acid analogue, 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) so as to comprise an antimicrobial therapeutic agent for the treatment of viral infections of DNA and RNA viruses in humans and non-human animals. The invention is especially suitable for use in a process of treating and preventing infection by, for example, rhinoviruses, enteroviruses, and influenza viruses. | 09-08-2011 |
20140356415 | COMPOSITIONS AND VACCINES COMPRISING VESICLES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The disclosure relates to compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, vaccines, and methods of making and using the same. The compositions of the disclosure are useful to stimulate an antigen-specific immune response and, in some embodiments, a protective immune response in an animal after challenge to pathogens. The compositions of the disclosure are also useful for treatment and prevention of disease in a subject such as cancer. | 12-04-2014 |
Stephanie L. Vogel, York, PA US
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20090249933 | Bevel Lock Assembly for Miter Saws - The miter saw has a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table, and a bevel lock assembly for locking the rotational position of the saw assembly relative to the table. | 10-08-2009 |
20100018373 | Miter Assembly for Miter Saws - A miter saw having a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, and a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table. The miter saw also has a miter lock assembly for locking the rotational position of the saw of the table relative to the base assembly. | 01-28-2010 |
20100043615 | Miter Assembly for Miter Saws - A miter saw having a base assembly, a rotatable table rotatably disposed on the base assembly, and a saw assembly rotatably supported by the table. The miter saw also has a miter lock assembly for locking the rotational position of the saw of the table relative to the base assembly. | 02-25-2010 |
Stephen K. Vogel, Cypress, TX US
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20120272174 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING A BOREHOLE USING STREAMING REFERENCE DATA - A system and method for improving drilling efficiency using drilling efficiency reference from a previously drilled offset well. In one embodiment a method for drilling a borehole includes displaying a graphical representation of drilling efficiency for a previously drilled wellbore. A graphical representation of drilling efficiency for the borehole is also displayed. The displayed drilling efficiency for the previously drilled wellbore is compared to the displayed drilling efficiency for the borehole. Responsive to the comparing, the drilling efficiency for the borehole is adjusted by changing a parameter affecting the drilling of the borehole. | 10-25-2012 |
Todd Jerome Vogel, Waterville, OH US
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20080224471 | Male Coupling for Connecting to Female Threaded Coupling - In one embodiment, a male coupling connectable to and separable from a female coupling (e.g., a female threaded port) is provided. The female coupling includes a receiving portion sized to receive at least a portion of the male coupling, where the receiving portion has internal threads provided therein. The male coupling includes a body having a passageway extending therethrough and a locking member disposed about the body and configured to move between locking and releasing positions. The locking member includes a retaining formation configured to engage the internal threads of the female coupling when the locking member is in its locking position. The male coupling further includes a locking sleeve disposed about and axially movable with respect to the body between first and second positions. After insertion of the male coupling into the female coupling and upon movement of the locking sleeve to its first position, the locking sleeve forces the locking member to move to its locking position causing the retaining formation of the locking member to engage the internal threads of the female coupling, thereby locking the male coupling and the female coupling together. | 09-18-2008 |
Viola Vogel, Seattle, WA US
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20090325259 | USE OF ADHESION MOLECULES AS BOND STRESS-ENHANCED NANOSCALE BINDING SWITCHES - Methods, compositions and devices are provided based on changing the binding strength of an adhesion molecule to a ligand by changing the force exerted on the bound complex between adhesion molecule and ligand, for example by changing the shear stress acting on the complex. The adhesion molecules and their ligands of this invention bind more tightly when a force-activated bond stress, such as shear force, applied to the adhesion molecules is increased, and bond less tightly when the stress is decreased. The adhesion molecules can be isolated from their sources in nature or can remain attached to their natural sources. They can be engineered, e.g., by altering their amino acid sequences or by binding to antibodies or other particles, to alter their binding properties. They can be attached to a wide range of substrates including particles and device surfaces to form adhesive systems which are capable of sticking to other particles and/or device surfaces to which ligands for the adhesion molecules have been attached. The adhesion molecules and ligands described herein can be used to control binding and release of components of an adhesive system by increasing or decreasing the force-activated bond stresses applied to the adhesion molecules. | 12-31-2009 |
Warren Vogel, Marlboro, NJ US
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20120159794 | Interchangeable Flatware Handles - A flatware with interchangeable elements, generally including a handle having a bore and a first engagement means and a working end comprising a tool end, a shaft and a second engagement means configured to detachably engage with the first engagement means. The interchangeable elements allow a consumer to change the appearance and purpose of the flatware quickly and conveniently. The flatware herein described also eliminates the need for maintaining multiple sets of flatware as the interchangeable elements allow for multiple design and utility combinations to be achieved with a single set of flatware. | 06-28-2012 |
William A. Vogel, Baltimore, MD US
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20080198856 | Systems and methods for modifying network map attributes - The disclosed systems and methods provide a user interface for modifying host configuration data that has been automatically and passively determined and for adding or modifying other parameters associated with a host. A host data table can store various parameters descriptive of a host including the applicability of specific vulnerabilities. If it is determined that one or more hosts should not be identified as associated with a specific vulnerability, a graphical user interface can be used to modify the vulnerability parameter. | 08-21-2008 |