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Brian Funke, Peoria, IL US
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20140176709 | Video Overlays for RC/Autonomous Machine - A method and system for remote monitoring of an earthmoving machine provide machine video with overlaid graphical indicators via a video display at an operator center. In an embodiment, video data and machine data encompassing machine operational parameters are captured at the machine. The video data and the machine data are transmitted to the operator center and graphical indicators are generated at the operator center, with each graphical indicator corresponding to a separate machine operational parameter. The machine video data is then displayed on a display screen at the operator center with the graphical indicators overlaid on the displayed video in multiple separate region of the display screen. | 06-26-2014 |
20140300826 | REAL TIME VIDEO FEED CONFIGURATION FOR REMOTE VISION - A method and system for providing remote vision to a remote operator with respect to one or more machines includes a remote vision system and a wireless transmitter/receiver for communicating with each of the one or more machines. One or more video feeds are available from each machine upon demand. A controller console linked to the remote vision system receives machine data from each of the one or more machines and selects one or more video feeds for display based on the received machine data. The controller console also specifies a resolution for each selected video feed based on the received machine data, such that the transmission of the selected video feeds does not exceed the available bandwidth. The controller console may modify the video selection or resolution specification during operation of the one or more machines based on additional received machine data. | 10-09-2014 |
Brian G. Funke, Peoria, IL US
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20140132422 | TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for traffic management are disclosed. Location information and a vehicle identifier for a vehicle are received. A current status of the vehicle is determined Further, it is determined whether the vehicle is located within a defined distance from a lane intersection. A traffic indicator is generated when the vehicle is located within the pre-defined distance from the lane intersection. The traffic indicator is one of a Right of Way (ROW), Stop, Yield or Null. The generated traffic signal is transmitted back to the vehicle. | 05-15-2014 |
20140214187 | RC/Autonomous Machine Mode Indication - A method and system for displaying machine mode information to a remote operator of a plurality of machines includes collecting video data from each of the machines, collecting machine sensor information from each of the machines, collecting machine alert information with respect to each of the machines, and collecting machine operating mode data with respect to each of the machines. A machine display is then provided at a remote control center including one or more screen regions corresponding to the video of one or more machines. The machine display further includes a machine mode and alert indicator including machine areas associated with each of the machines, wherein each machine area including a graphical mode indicator denoting an operating mode of the associated machine. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214240 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE OPERATOR STATION - A remote operator station for controlling an operation of a machine is disclosed. The remote operator station comprises a display device, a plurality of control devices, and a controller communicably coupled to the display device and the control devices. The controller is configured to display a list of types of machines capable of being operated remotely. The controller receives an input indicative of a machine selected from the list. The controller determines a plurality of functionalities associated with the operation of the selected machine. The controller maps the determined functionalities to the plurality of control devices and further displays the mapped functionalities associated with the control devices. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222247 | System and Method for Adjusting the Operation of a Machine - A system for controlling movement of a machine includes a drive system, a position sensor, and a communications system. A controller is configured to determine the position of the machine and determine a signal transmission threshold based at least in part upon the position of the machine. The controller may stop movement of the machine upon an interruption in signal transmission from a remote system exceeding the signal transmission threshold. | 08-07-2014 |
20140240506 | Display System Layout for Remote Monitoring of Machines - A display system for presenting information relating to the remote monitoring and operation of machines is provided. The display includes a display screen configured to include a main section adapted to display video image data relating to a selected monitored machine. A first side section is arranged along a first edge of the display screen and adapted to display respective video image data associated with each of a plurality of monitored machines. A second side section is arranged along a second edge of the display screen and adapted to display video image data relating to a worksite. | 08-28-2014 |
20140257626 | DOCKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A system for assisting in docking of a machine at a loading location is provided. The system includes a first controller and a second controller. The first controller is configured to generate a signal indicative of one or more loading locations associated with a loading machine. The second controller is communicably coupled to the first controller, a position detection module, a sensor and a display unit. Based on the signals received from the first controller, the position detection module and the sensor, the second controller compares the received signals and selects an exact loading location of the one or more loading locations. The second controller then determines when the current position of the machine crosses a predefined threshold distance and displays, on the display unit, a zoomed-in top view of the machine on the worksite and the exact loading location, based on the determination. | 09-11-2014 |
20140277957 | System and Method for Determining a Ripping Path - A system for determining a ripping path includes a position sensing system, a work implement, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a plurality of positions of the machine as the machine moves along an operating path and the work implement moves a volume of material and sense the material characteristics of at each of the plurality of positions along the operating path. The controller is further configured to determine the ripping path based upon the material characteristics sensed at the plurality of positions and store the ripping path. | 09-18-2014 |
20140336881 | System and Method for Re-Directing a Ripping Path - A system for re-orienting a machine during a ripping operation includes a position sensing system, a ripper, and a controller. The system stores a ripping path, determines the position of the machine, and compares the position of the machine to the ripping path. A drawbar pull of the machine is determined, compared to a maximum steering drawbar pull, and the ripper is raised if the machine is positioned greater than a predetermined distance from the ripping path and the drawbar pull exceeds the maximum steering drawbar pull. The machine is re-oriented and the ripper lowered relative to the work surface. | 11-13-2014 |
Brian Gerard Funke, Peoria, IL US
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20140292544 | MACHINE SYSTEM HAVING LANE KEEPING FUNCTIONALITY - A lane keeping system is disclosed for use with a mobile machine. The lane keeping system may have a locating device positioned onboard the mobile machine that is configured to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the mobile machine at a worksite. The lane keeping system may also have an alarm positioned onboard the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the locating device and the alarm. The controller may be configured to determine locations of multiple distal points of the mobile machine based on the location signal, and to make a comparison of the locations with boundaries of at least one established lane at the worksite. The controller may also be configured to selectively activate the alarm based on the comparison when the multiple distal points straddle at least one of the boundaries of the at least one established lane. | 10-02-2014 |
Curt Funke, Lake Zurich, IL US
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20090253536 | Height Adjustable Golf Tee - A height adjustable golf tee includes an elongated shank having a ball supporting top end, a tapered bottom end and tab structure projecting outwardly from the shank and arranged in a vertically spaced relationship between the top end and the bottom end of the shank. An adjustable stop member is mounted for separate vertical and rotational movement on the shank from an unlocked position to a locked position. The adjustable stop member is formed with an internal cavity having a surface for rotationally receiving the tab structure and providing an interference member frictionally engageable with the tab structure to effect the locking position. | 10-08-2009 |
20100173730 | ADJUSTABLE GOLF TEE - An adjustable golf tee includes an elongated shank having a ball supporting top end, a tapered bottom end and a plurality of tab members projecting outwardly from the shank and arranged in a vertically spaced relationship along the shank. The ball supporting top end may include a plurality of prongs to reduce the contact area between the tee and a ball. An adjustable stop is mounted for separate vertical movement on the shank and rotational movement between an unlocked position and a locked position. The adjustable stop has an internal cavity with a slide channel for receiving tabs. A lip-shaped protrusion is frictionally engageable with at least one of the tabs to effect the locking position. The stop may include a stake for connecting the stop with the ground such that the stop may be used as a ball marker. | 07-08-2010 |
Dan Funke, San Diego, CA US
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20110232843 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH COMPOSITE SEAL - A seal for sealing an interface between a container and a lid of a process chamber. The seal comprises a first seal element and a second seal element that are arranged to seal the interface in series, with the second seal element being situated to encounter processing activity upstream of the fist seal element. The first seal element has a deflectable portion and a protrusion extending radially from the deflectable portion. The second seal element has a radially extending recess in which the protrusion of the first seal element is received. The protrusion and recess interlock to restrict separation and/or rotation of the first and second seal elements. Inclined surfaces of the first seal element interact with the second seal element to apply axial sealing forces to sealing surfaces of the second seal member. | 09-29-2011 |
Daniel J. Funke, San Diego, CA US
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20110101627 | GASKET | 05-05-2011 |
Hans Funke, Boulder, CO US
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20140352533 | SEEDED-GEL SYNTHESIS OF HIGH FLUX AND HIGH SELECTIVITY SAPO-34 MEMBRANES FOR CO2/CH4 SEPARATIONS - The invention provides methods for making silicoaluminophosphate-34 (SAPO-34) membranes comprising interlocking SAPO-34 crystals. In the methods of the invention, the SAPO-34 membranes are formed through in situ crystallization on a porous support using a synthesis mixture initially including a SAPO-34 forming gel and a plurality of SAPO-34 crystals dispersed in the gel. The invention also provides supported SAPO-34 membranes made by the methods of the invention. The invention also provides methods for separating a first gas component from a gas mixture, the methods comprising the step of providing a membrane of the invention. | 12-04-2014 |
Hans Heinrich Funke, Boulder, CO US
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20100116130 | METHOD OF MAKING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPPORTED GAS SEPARATION MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANE USING A SHORTENED CRYSTALLIZATION TIME - A method of making a supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane. In this method a porous support, which is preferably pretreated, is contacted with a molecular sieve synthesis mixture under hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The contacting step is conducted for a shortened crystallization time period. The resulting coated porous support is calcined to yield the supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane having particularly good gas separation characteristics. | 05-13-2010 |
20110113958 | METHOD OF MAKING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPPORTED GAS SEPARATION MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANE USING A SHORTENED CRYSTALLIZATION TIME - A method of making a supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane. In this method a porous support, which is preferably pretreated, is contacted with a molecular sieve synthesis mixture under hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The contacting step is conducted for a shortened crystallization time period. The resulting coated porous support is calcined to yield the supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane having particularly good gas separation characteristics. | 05-19-2011 |
John M. Funke, San Francisco, CA US
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20090094210 | INTELLIGENTLY SORTED SEARCH RESULTS - Intelligently sorting search results includes retrieving search results according to a search. A criterion to apply to the search results to organize the search results into clusters that present content of the search results is determined. The criterion is applied to the search results, and the search results are presented in clusters. Each cluster represents a category of the criterion applied to the search results. | 04-09-2009 |
Matthias Funke, Keller, TX US
Roel Funke, Brisbane, CA US
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20130004498 | DOSING FOR TREATMENT WITH ANTI-EGFL7 ANTIBODIES - The present invention concerns dosing of anti-EGFL7 antibodies for cancer therapy. | 01-03-2013 |
Roel P. Funke, Brisbane, CA US
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20080241131 | SPHKS as modifiers of the p53 pathway and methods of use - Human SPHK genes are identified as modulators of the p53 pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective p53 function. Methods for identifying modulators of p53, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of SPHK are provided. | 10-02-2008 |
20090068186 | MAP3Ks as modifiers of the p53 pathway and methods of use - Human MAP3K genes are identified as modulators of the p53 pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective p53 function. Methods for identifying modulators of p53, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of MAP3K are provided. | 03-12-2009 |
20110159508 | GFATS as Modifiers of the P53 Pathway and Methods of Use - Human GFAT genes are identified as modulators of the p53 pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective p53 function. Methods for identifying modulators of p53, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of GFAT are provided. | 06-30-2011 |
Roel P. Funke, South San Francisco, CA US
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20100275275 | HADHs as Modifiers of the p21 Pathway and Methods of Use - Human HADH genes are identified as modulators of the p21 pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective p21 function. Methods for identifying modulators of p21, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of HADH are provided. | 10-28-2010 |
20100325743 | Marks as modifiers of the p53 pathway and methods of use - Human MARK genes are identified as modulators of the p53 pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective p53 function. Methods for identifying modulators of p53, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of MARK are provided. | 12-23-2010 |
Scott A. Funke, New Berlin, WI US
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20130343906 | STARTER SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - A pressure washer includes an engine, a water pump driven by the engine, a starter motor coupled to the engine to start the engine, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the starter motor, a spray device including an activation device for starting and stopping a flow of water from the spray device, a pressure sensor, and a flow sensor. The water pump has a low pressure side and a high pressure side. The high pressure side provides pressurized water. The pressure sensor is located at the low pressure side and is configured to indicate a water pressure relative to a threshold pressure. The flow sensor is located at the low pressure side and is configured to indicate a water flow relative to a threshold flow. With the engine off, the starter motor starts the engine when the pressure sensor indicates the water pressure is above the threshold pressure and the flow sensor indicates the water flow is above the threshold flow. | 12-26-2013 |
Steve Funke, Mapleton, IL US
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20110225950 | Control strategy for heated fluid lines - A control strategy selectively controls the heating of fluid lines equipped with line heaters that may be utilized with a selective catalytic reduction system. The control strategy measures a tank temperature representative of reductant agent in a storage tank and a representative ambient temperature representative of an ambient temperature proximate the fluid line. The control strategy determines a lowest possible reductant agent temperature (“LPRAT”) based on the measured tank temperature and representative ambient temperature. The LPRAT is compared with a desired reductant agent temperature and, in response to the comparison, the control strategy may activate the line heater. | 09-22-2011 |
Tom Funke, Carmel, IN US
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20090277923 | DISPENSER FOR FLATTENED ARTICLES - A substantially moisture-proof, airtight dispenser for both storing and dispensing several flattened articles such as diagnostic test strips. The inventive dispenser includes a novel pivotable housing that a user need merely grab and squeeze to eject a test strip. Independent movement of the user's fingers to push a button or turn a knob is unnecessary to dispense a strip, which makes the present invention well suited for diabetics suffering from nerve damage in their extremities and other complications resulting from the disease. The invention includes a novel flexible arm member and pusher head that engage and push an article from the dispenser as the two parts of the housing are pivoted together. The articles are dispensed through an exit that is configured with a novel flexible seal that maintains the dispenser substantially airtight. Several inventive seal embodiments and methods of making the same are disclosed. | 11-12-2009 |
20120055626 | TEST STRIP WITH FLARED SAMPLE RECEIVING CHAMBER - A test strip with a sample receiving chamber having a novel flared portion that terminates in a sample receiving opening. The flared portion provides a reservoir from which sample fluid can be drawn into the capillary or sample receiving chamber. The wider opening provided by the present invention is easier to “target” with a sample fluid. In preferred embodiments, the hydrophilic reagent layer extends to the dosing end or side of the test strip and further promotes wicking of the sample into the sample receiving chamber and thus reduces dose hesitation. In other preferred embodiments, a tapered dosing end is provided on the test strip in combination with the flared portion, and this combination create a test strip that will draw sample fluid into the sample receiving chamber regardless of where along the dosing edge of the test strip the fluid sample makes contact. | 03-08-2012 |