Bruner, US
Blaine R. Bruner, Kettering, OH US
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20110101023 | SEALED DISPENSER FOR METERED FLUENT MATERIALS - A device for dispensing a metered amount of powdered, granular liquid or related fluent materials and a method of dispensing a fluent material such that a release of excess material beyond the metered amount is inhibited. The dispenser includes a sealing arrangement to effect such inhibiting, as well as to reduce moisture-based contamination of the material stored within the dispenser. Optional features may include various seal configurations and numbers, removable top and bottom caps that both may have a locking mechanism. The dispenser may be configured as a disposable hand-held device such that, after depletion of the fluent material contents arising out of a multiplicity of uses, it can be thrown away. | 05-05-2011 |
C. Larry Bruner, Greenwood, IN US
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20140017794 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING UREA DEPOSITS WITHIN AN SCR CATALYST SYSTEM - A method and system for mitigating a urea deposit within an SCR system that includes determining a mass of an accumulated urea deposit present within the SCR catalyst and SCR piping, comparing the mass of the accumulated urea deposit with a deposit upper threshold limit, and initiating an SCR regeneration event when the mass of the accumulated urea deposit is greater than the deposit upper threshold limit. The method further includes determining an amount of NH | 01-16-2014 |
Eric L. Bruner, San Diego, CA US
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20080244908 | Cutting tool - A cutting tool having a cutting edge with a layer of an organophosphorus compound is disclosed. | 10-09-2008 |
20080248293 | Inorganic substrates with hydrophobic surface layers - Inorganic substrates with a hydrophobic surface layer of a fluorinated material having the following structure are disclosed: | 10-09-2008 |
20090246394 | Method for applying hydrophobic compositions to display screens - A method for applying a hydrophobic coating to a surface of a display screen is disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
20100181659 | Lead frames with improved adhesion to plastic encapsulant - A lead frame and an electronic package having improved adhesion between the lead frame and an encapsulating plastic material is disclosed. The lead frame can be pre plated having an outer layer comprising a precious metal such as palladium or gold to which is adhered a self-assembled monolayer (SAM), such as a SAM derived from an organophosphorus acid. The organophosphorus acid preferably is a mixture in which the organo groups are fluoro substituted hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons containing ethylenically unsaturated groups. | 07-22-2010 |
20100286013 | Chemical wipes - Wipes treated with organometallic compounds used in combination with organic acids in kit form, particularly organophosphorus acid, are disclosed. The kits can be used to treat various surfaces to alter the physical properties of the surfaces. | 11-11-2010 |
20110195246 | Inorganic substrates with hydrophobic surface layers - Inorganic substrates with a hydrophobic surface layer of a fluorinated material having the following structure are disclosed: | 08-11-2011 |
20130037161 | Treating fluidic channels - Disclosed is the treatment of the interior walls of a fluidic channel with a self-assembled monolayer of an organophosphorus acid. | 02-14-2013 |
Erwin Bruner, Wellington, FL US
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20110107636 | Exhibitor Number Display System - An equestrian identification system that includes a series of numbered panels that are attached to a panel receiving patch. A dense hook interface is provided upon an interface surface of the numbered panels. A dense loop interface is provided upon an interface surface of the panel receiving patch. The panel receiving patch is applied to a proper area of a saddle pad, an equestrian's attire, or other allowable object. The numbered panels are provided in a plurality of sets, each set being numbered from 0 through 8. The number of sets are respective to the number of digits required for identification; usually either three or four. The panel receiving patch can be colored to match or compliment the object to which is it being applied thereon. | 05-12-2011 |
Jeffrey W. Bruner, Leasburg, NC US
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20130298520 | Composite Elastomeric Yarns And Fabric - The present invention relates to composite elastomeric yarns and fabrics, to methods of making same, and to articles in which such yarns and fabrics are used. The composite yarns of the present invention comprise a elastomeric core, an elastomeric thermoplastic sheath disposed about the core and, preferably, fibers mechanically anchored in the sheath. The composite fabrics of the present invention comprise the composite yarns of the present invention and conventional fibers arranged to form a fabric. | 11-14-2013 |
Jeffrey W. Bruner, Greensboro, NC US
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20130199755 | Artificial Turf Systems And Applications Thereof - In one aspect, artificial turf systems are described herein. In some embodiments, an artificial turf system comprises an artificial turf mat and artificial turf fibers disposed on a surface of the artificial turf mat, the artificial turf mat comprising at least one energy management material. An energy management material, in some embodiments, is disposed in a backing of the artificial turf mat, a binding agent of the artificial turf mat, and/or an infill material of the artificial turf mat. In addition, in some embodiments, the artificial turf fibers also comprise at least one energy management material. | 08-08-2013 |
John Bruner, Bellevue, WA US
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20150078332 | VOICE CALL CONTINUITY IN HYBRID NETWORKS - Voice call continuity is provided for calls that are carried over a hybrid network infrastructure in which access connections are distributed over loosely coupled network portions including a backend network such as a core VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service network, one or more cellular mobile networks, and a public switched telephone network (“PSTN”). The calls are routed through the core VoIP network regardless of their points of origination or termination in other network portions so that signaling and call context are anchored in the core VoIP network. The conditions under which user equipment operate are continuously monitored so that when a connection is determined to have been unacceptably degraded or is likely to be interrupted, and/or a more optimal connection is available, a handover of the call to another connection is initiated so that call continuity is maintained using the lowest cost connection that provides acceptable call quality. | 03-19-2015 |
John D. Bruner, Bellevue, WA US
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20130182625 | MECHANISM FOR CONNECTING A MOBILE DEVICE TO A NETWORK - A system and method are disclosed for offloading control of services in a mobile device to a non-cellular wireless network, such as Wi-Fi. The described system and method allow the overall connection management to be performed by an application processor, while services are handled in a modem using Wi-Fi connectivity. The Wi-Fi subsystem can be fully driven by the modem for time critical operations allowing the application processor to be off (or in low-power mode) when it is not involved in the delivery of services. Battery power is saved by being able to substantially power down the application processor. | 07-18-2013 |
20140313902 | OPTIMIZATION OF OVER-THE-TOP (OTT) SERVICES ON CARRIER NETWORKS - Methods and apparatus for executing a client-based, over-the-top (OTT) application, the client-based OTT application for maintaining communications with a second communication device, comprising, in one embodiment, a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving user traffic, a memory for storing processor-executable instructions, and a processor, coupled to the transceiver and the memory, for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the wireless communication device to establish a first control plane connection, establish a second control plane connection, establish a first data plane for transporting the user traffic, the first data plane connection relating to the first control plane connection, establish a second data plane connection for transporting the user traffic if at least one predetermined event has occurred, the second data plane connection related to the second control plane connection, and to transmit and receive the user traffic over the second data plane connection via the first transceiver. | 10-23-2014 |
John D. Bruner, South Barrington, IL US
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20090287714 | Method and Apparatus for Community-Based Comparison Shopping Based on Social Bookmarking - A method and apparatus for sharing product information amongst users of a computer network using productmarks. A productmark for a product is created by a user of the network and includes a product identifier, an annotation containing user comments, a username that identifies the creator of the productmark, and a categorization tag that identifies the user's level of interest in purchasing the product. Productmarks are stored in a database that may be queried using a product identifier, a username, a categorization tag or any combination of these to retrieve productmarks. A user network device provides access to the database and includes modules for creating and uploading productmarks to the database a module for querying and downloading productmarks from the database. A peer-to-peer communication session may be formed relating to a particular product and/or geographical location. | 11-19-2009 |
20090300707 | Method of Optimizing Policy Conformance Check for a Device with a Large Set of Posture Attribute Combinations - A method, apparatus, and electronic device for conforming integrity of a client device | 12-03-2009 |
20100121763 | Method and apparatus to facilitate using a virtual-world interaction to facilitate a real-world transaction - One presents ( | 05-13-2010 |
John David Bruner, South Barrington, IL US
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20100319051 | CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES BY HOSTED ENTITIES - Controlling resource access by entities hosted by an execution extension environment via entity identifiers associated with the resources or with the execution extension environment. Policy sets define the access to the resources. Each policy set includes a principal identifier for execution extension environment, a resource identifier for one of the resources, and access rights. The principal identifier or the resource identifier includes one of the entity identifiers. Access requests from entities are evaluated by comparing the entity identifiers to the policy sets. In some embodiments, the policy sets implement access control for web browsers hosting executable code that attempts to access resources on a computing device. | 12-16-2010 |
20140068085 | CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES BY HOSTED ENTITIES - Controlling resource access by entities hosted by an execution extension environment via entity identifiers associated with the resources or with the execution extension environment. Policy sets define the access to the resources. Each policy set includes a principal identifier for execution extension environment, a resource identifier for one of the resources, and access rights. The principal identifier or the resource identifier includes one of the entity identifiers. Access requests from entities are evaluated by comparing the entity identifiers to the policy sets. In some embodiments, the policy sets implement access control for web browsers hosting executable code that attempts to access resources on a computing device. | 03-06-2014 |
John David Bruner, Bellevue, WA US
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20140269542 | MEDIA OFFLOAD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATIONS - Various technologies described herein pertain to operating a multi-processor mobile device. An application client executing on an application processor of the multi-processor mobile device negotiates a media session with a service. Responsive to the media session being negotiated, a media offload request is signaled from the application processor to a baseband processor of the multi-processor mobile device. The media offload request includes identification information that signifies packets that form part of the media session. Responsive to receipt of the media offload request, incoming packets received by the baseband processor from a base station are evaluated to detect whether the incoming packets form part of the media session. The incoming packets that form part of the media session are redirected from the baseband processor to a digital signal processor without being routed through the application processor and processed to generate an output, where the output is transmitted to an output device. | 09-18-2014 |
Jon Bruner, Draper, UT US
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20140216289 | SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING EXPLOSIVES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Systems for delivering explosives with variable densities are disclosed herein. Methods of delivering explosives with variable densities and methods of varying the energy of explosives in a blasthole are disclosed herein. | 08-07-2014 |
Kevin David Bruner, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20140117094 | MULTIPLE SENSOR DETECTOR SYSTEMS AND DETECTION METHODS OF MAGNETIC CARDS AND DEVICES - A powered card may include a plurality of types of sensors used to detect a read-head of a card reader. Detection of a read-head may include comparing characteristics of a detection event to characteristics of an expected detection event and/or a sequence of expected detection events. An inductive read-head sensor may include a coil of a dynamic magnetic stripe communication device. | 05-01-2014 |
Mates A. Bruner, Audubon, PA US
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20110108598 | Device to Restrain the Unwinding of a Web of Roll Material - A device to restrain the unwinding of a roll of paper for use in combination with a paper dispenser is disclosed. The paper dispenser includes a back plate mountable upon a wall, a pair of opposed side plates extending from the back plate for rotatably supporting a roll of paper having a depending lead sheet. The restraining device comprises a base portion mountable to the wall and a support arm extending laterally from the base portion over the roll of paper. The support arm includes a collar located at its free end, the collar including a central opening. The roll braking arm is oriented substantially vertically and extends through the central opening of the support arm. The roll braking arm contacts and applies its weight as a braking force against the roll of paper to restrain the roll of paper from unwinding unnecessarily. | 05-12-2011 |
Michael B. Bruner, Wylie, TX US
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20110137827 | Irrigation water management system - The efficiency of an irrigation system on a property is determined as a difference between the actual water usage at a property and the irrigation water need of the plant on the property. Data for the property are received including at least the location and irrigation area of the property. A reference evapotranspiration value for the property is determined using the solar radiation data derived from the location of the property. The irrigation water need of the property is then calculated from the reference evapotranspiration value and area. The irrigation water need is compared to the actual water use at the property to determined the efficiency of the irrigation system operating thereon. | 06-09-2011 |
Michael W. Bruner, Houston, TX US
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20120059589 | Water Saturation Determination Using an Oxygen Estimate and Formation Lithology - The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating amounts of silicon and/or oxygen in the formation. The present disclosure includes estimating a formation property using an oxygen estimate and at least a formation lithology. The method may include using nuclear radiation information from at least one nuclear radiation detector generate the oxygen estimate. The apparatus may include at least one nuclear radiation detector. The apparatuses may include an information processing device to perform the methods. | 03-08-2012 |
Pam Bruner, Houston, TX US
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20120059589 | Water Saturation Determination Using an Oxygen Estimate and Formation Lithology - The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating amounts of silicon and/or oxygen in the formation. The present disclosure includes estimating a formation property using an oxygen estimate and at least a formation lithology. The method may include using nuclear radiation information from at least one nuclear radiation detector generate the oxygen estimate. The apparatus may include at least one nuclear radiation detector. The apparatuses may include an information processing device to perform the methods. | 03-08-2012 |
Philemon L. Bruner, Katy, TX US
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20100066490 | Apparatus and Method for Rejecting Jammed Coins - A coin separator and rejector apparatus that will electronically release and return jammed coins, tokens, slugs and the like is disclosed. A coin separator and rejector body is described having one or more downwardly inclined coin races formed therein. The rejector body has an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The coin races further comprise a first wall and a second wall wherein at least a portion of one of the race walls is pivotally connected with the rejector body. A first sensor is located in the upstream portion of the rejector body and a second sensor located in said downstream portion of said rejector body. An actuator is in mechanical connection with the pivotal portion of the race wall. A processor is in electrical communication with the sensors and with said actuator. A coin in an upstream portion of a coin separator and rejector is detected by the first sensor and sends a signal to the processor. The processor is programmed to wait a predetermined period of time to receive a signal from the second sensor indicating that the coin has progressed in the coin race to the second sensor. If the processor receives no signal from the second sensor after a predetermined time period has passed, the processor sends a signal to the actuator to open the pivotally connected portion of the separator and rejector to allow the jammed coin to be released from the separator and rejector. | 03-18-2010 |
20140166431 | COIN ACCEPTOR WITH ANTI-FRAUD FEATURE - A method and apparatus for preventing the fraudulent receipt of credit for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device is disclosed. A coin acceptor with an anti-fraud feature comprises a coin-accept channel comprising a lip to block the introduction of a non-coin object to a coin sensor and a coin-guiding surface to guide a coin downstream the lip to the coin sensor. The coin-accept channel may further comprise a blocking area, a deflection surface, and a protrusion to prevent the upstream movement of a tethered coin-like object, thereby preventing a single tethered coin-like object from receiving multiple credits for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device. | 06-19-2014 |
Philemon Louis Bruner, Katy, TX US
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20150047946 | Controlled Coin Portal - A controlled coin inlet or portal is described that allows for improved alignment of a coin with the coin entry slot of a coin acceptor mechanism. A coin entry slot having at least an upper or lower edge is dimensioned to allow entry of a coin of a desired maximum width in a substantially on-edge orientation. The coin portal may include at least one outwardly extending coin guide slot of substantially corresponding maximum width as the coin entry slot and positioned adjacent to the upper or lower edge of the coin entry slot. | 02-19-2015 |
Pride R. Bruner, Tipp City, OH US
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20090242160 | METHODS OF FORMING MODULATED CAPACITY SCROLLS - Methods of forming modulated capacity scroll compressors are provided, where at least two distinct mold shapes are formed of foam material and then joined together to form a mold assembly. The mold assembly defines one or more substantially horizontal features, such as a horizontally oriented fluid passage or a weight-reduction recess in a solid wall. In certain aspects, the mold assembly defines a junction between a portion of a horizontal fluid passage and a portion of a vertical fluid passage. A molten metal displaces the foam material of the mold assembly to solidify and form the scroll component. | 10-01-2009 |
Ralph Chris Bruner, Taylors, SC US
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20100061848 | FLOW INHIBITOR OF TURBOMACHINE SHROUD - Disclosed is a shroud for a turbomachine including at least one support structure and at least one inner shroud disposed at a gas path of a turbomachine. The at least one inner shroud and the at least one support structure have at least one gap therebetween. The at least one gap alternates between at least one restrictive gap and at least one unrestrictive gap and is capable of creating at least one pressure loss mechanism to reduce a hot gas flow in the at least one gap. Further disclosed is a turbomachine and a method for reducing ingestion of hot gas in a turbomachine. | 03-11-2010 |
20100068041 | SHROUD FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a casing defining a hot gas path, and a shroud member attached to the casing. The shroud member is spaced from the casing to define a gap. The shroud member includes a first end having a first hook member provided with a first sealing surface and a second end including a second hook member provided with a second sealing surface. At least one of the first and second sealing surfaces includes a plurality of labyrinth seal elements that reduce air leakage through the gap into the hot gas path. | 03-18-2010 |
Ralph Chris Bruner, Greenville, SC US
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20090058013 | Labyrinth compression seal and turbine incorporating the same - A uniquely configured rotating seal tooth is used in conjunction with commonly used labyrinth-type seals that provide a seal between a rotating component and a stationary component. The uniquely configured rotating seal tooth produces a compression mechanism to counter leakage flow through the labyrinth of seal teeth, thereby lessening the pressure gradient that drives leakage and reversing the direction of some of the leakage flow. | 03-05-2009 |
20100178159 | Turbine Bucket Angel Wing Compression Seal - The present application provides an angel wing seal for a turbine bucket. The angel wing seal may include a first wing with a sinusoidally-shaped outer edge and a number of wing teeth positioned thereon. | 07-15-2010 |
Rodney Bruner, Santa Rose, CA US
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20090034984 | SONET METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING NETWORK SERVICE ACCESS POINT ADDRESSING - A synchronous optical network (SONET) system having multi-hierarchal network service access point (NSAP) addressing includes electrically linked network elements (NEs) and first and second level routing areas which each include at least one NE. The NEs include devices having respective NSAP addresses and at least one of the NEs is a network controller that controls the SONET. The first level routing area and the second level routing areas are based on a predetermined prioritization of the NEs as first level NEs and second level NEs, and have a first level routing and having a second level routing for the NSAP addresses, respectively. Each NSAP address includes a Routing Domain field and an Area field filled with information indicative of a respective Internet Protocol (IP) address. | 02-05-2009 |
Russell Bruner, Franklin, TN US
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20140016320 | BEACON LIGHT HAVING A LENS - A lens system includes multiple light emitting diode sources. The lens system further includes optics configured to capture and direct light from the multiple light emitting diode sources. The system generates a 360° horizontal beam pattern and a predetermined vertical beam pattern. | 01-16-2014 |
20140056004 | Light Having an Omnidirectional Ambient Light Collector - A light and light control system includes a light configured to generate light from a power source. The system further includes a light collector configured to receive ambient light from any one of a plurality of directions, the light collector including an outer face to receive the ambient light, the light collector including an inclined surface arranged in the light collector, at least one photo detector configured to detect the light received by the light collector, and the inclined surface redirecting the light received from the outer face towards the at least one photo detector. Finally, the system includes a circuit configured to receive a signal from the at least one photo detector and control the light in response to the signal. | 02-27-2014 |
20140247164 | Obstruction Light Having Wireless Status Transmission Capability - An obstruction light system includes a light and lens configured to output light. The system further includes a plurality of sensors associated with the light, a processor configured to receive outputs from the plurality of sensors and determine a status of the light based on the output from the plurality of sensors, and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the status from the processor. | 09-04-2014 |
Sharon Bruner, Monroe, WA US
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20090102148 | GROCERY CART COVER - The current invention relates to a cover, top, or lid that can be used on grocery carts or other containers to prevent rain, dust, dirt, wind, sun, among others, from corrupting the contents of a grocery cart or other container. The current invention is lightweight, foldable, sturdy, and waterproof or water resistant. It can easily be stored or transported in a vehicle, pocket, or handbag. | 04-23-2009 |
Shaun Bruner, Bulverde, TX US
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20100095324 | Providing Conditional Advertising - Advertisements can be paired based on their context to achieve increased advertising effectiveness that might not be able to be achieved without the pairing. The advertisements can be paired based on a user's preferred context, which includes an attribute of one of the advertisements. For example, a conditional advertisement can be paired with a scheduled advertisement based on an industry type, the length of the other advertisement, or some other characteristic. Each characteristic can be given a weight, to aid in pairing determinations. The effectiveness of the pairing can be tracked, and the context can be iteratively modified based on the measured effectiveness of the advertising campaign. Pairing can be performed without identifying other advertisers, even though weighting factors may take a sponsor's identity into account. Pairing can be constrained by a master schedule and by a maximum allowed number of conditional spots. | 04-15-2010 |
Steven Bruner, Brooklyn, NY US
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20140046661 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE TRANSLATIONS OF INFORMATION INTO SIGN LANGUAGE OR OTHER FORMATS - Some embodiments provide methods of providing a translation of information to a translated format comprising: receiving information in a first format; identifying the first format, where in the first format is one of a plurality of different formats configured to be received; processing the information in accordance with the first format and extracting one or more speech elements from the information; identifying, through at least one processor configured to translate the received information, one or more sign language identifiers corresponding the one or more extracted speech elements, wherein at least one of the one or more sign language identifiers directly corresponds to a synonym of at least one of the one or more speech elements; and causing one or more sign language clips corresponding to at least one of the one or more sign language identifiers to be reproduced on a display of a displaying device. | 02-13-2014 |
Walter Kim Bruner, Niles, MI US
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20130326977 | STUD FRAME WALL SYSTEM - A wall is provided with a plurality of stud frames disposed in at least one row, an outer layer, an inner layer, and an insulation layer. The stud frames are coupled between the outer layer and the inner layer. The stud frames are provided with a front stud, a back stud, a top plate, a bottom plate and at least one support member. The support members are coupled with the front stud and the back stud. The front stud and the back stud are disposed vertically. The broad sides of the front stud are parallel with the broad sides of the back stud. The top plate and the bottom plate are disposed horizontally. The top member is coupled with a top end of the front stud and a top end of the back stud. The bottom plate is coupled between the front stud and the back stud. | 12-12-2013 |