Faulkner, US
Adrienne A. Faulkner, Dallas, TX US
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20130024797 | System and Method for Designing Accessible and Usable Spaces Having Built-In Furnishings in a Multi-Unit Environment - Systems and methods for designing accessible and usable spaces having built-in elements in multi-unit environments are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system for designing accessible spaces, the system includes a library storing multiple pre-designed universal built-in elements. Each of the pre-designed universal built-in elements includes structural data indicative of clear floor space compliance, reach range compliance, and operable parts compliance. Also, the structural data is indicative of anthropometric data compliance for non-physically challenged and physically challenged persons. A design engine configured to communicate with a user interface provides for design choices by a user and the generation of plan drawings. | 01-24-2013 |
Anthony W. Faulkner, Southfield, MI US
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20120247129 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING EXPANSION VALVE DIAPHRAGM STROKE - An expansion valve assembly includes a housing that defines a passage through which a fluid flows. The assembly also includes a diaphragm that deflects according to a characteristic of the fluid and valve member that is operably coupled to the diaphragm to move within the passage between a first position and a second position due to deflection of the diaphragm to regulate flow of the fluid through the passage. A stroke is defined by a distance between the first and second positions of the valve member. Moreover, the assembly includes a stroke measuring device having a first member and a second member. The first member is operably coupled to the valve member to move relative to the second member due to movement of the valve member. The stroke measuring device is operable to detect the amount of relative movement of the first and second members to detect the stroke. | 10-04-2012 |
Bruce A. Faulkner, Kent, WA US
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20110232378 | Wake Measurement Probe - A probe includes a stem having a tip that measures a wake produced by an object moving through a fluid. The probe includes temperature and pressure sensors co-located in the tip. | 09-29-2011 |
Carl M. Faulkner, Little Rock, AR US
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20110008953 | METHOD FOR MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR INSULATED-GATE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR HAVING MULTILAYER DEPOSITED METAL SOURCE(S) AND/OR DRAIN(S) - A metal source/drain field effect transistor is fabricated such that the source/drain regions are deposited, multilayer structures, with at least a second metal deposited on exposed surfaces of a first metal. | 01-13-2011 |
Carl M. Faulkner, Belmont, CA US
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20110124170 | PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A SELF-ALIGNED DEPOSITED SOURCE/DRAIN INSULATED GATE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR - Processes for forming self-aligned, deposited source/drain, insulated gate, transistors and, in particular, FETs. By depositing a source/drain in a recess such that it remains only in the recess, the source/drain can be formed self-aligned to a gate and/or a channel of such a device. For example, in one such process a gate structure of a transistor may be formed and, in a material surrounding the gate structure, a recess created so as to be aligned to an edge of the gate structure. Subsequently, a source/drain conducting material may be deposited in the recess. Such a source/drain conducting material may be deposited, in some cases, as layers, with one or more such layers being planarized following its deposition. In this way, the conducting material is kept within the boundaries of the recess. | 05-26-2011 |
Christopher Faulkner, Hillsboro, OR US
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20120164551 | Decreasing Electrolyte Loss in PEM Fuel Cell - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to preventing electrolyte wicking by bipolar plates in a fuel cell system. In one example, a fuel cell system includes a first membrane-electrode assembly and a second membrane-electrode assembly. The fuel cell system further includes a bipolar plate disposed between the first membrane-electrode assembly and the second membrane-electrode assembly, the bipolar plate comprising a graphite layer and a surface energy adjustment layer. | 06-28-2012 |
Dakota Faulkner, New Kensington, PA US
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20110200400 | PLASTIC CABLE BOLT BUTTON - A cable bolt button comprising a continuous sidewall having a first end, a second end and an end portion attached to the first end of the sidewall, forming an inner cavity. The cable bolt button forms an interference fit between the sidewall of the cable bolt button and a cable bolt when the button is placed over the distal end of the cable bolt. The cable bolt button may also include a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the end portion away from the inner cavity and/or at least one recess. The protrusions may be separate features of the end portion or the first end of the sidewall may have a non-linear profile with the periphery of the end portion following the profile of the sidewall to form the protrusions and recesses. The end portion may also comprise a plurality of intersecting surfaces further shaping the protrusions and recesses. | 08-18-2011 |
20120039672 | FULLY GROUTED CABLE BOLT - A cable bolt includes a cable having a first end and a second end, and a barrel and wedge assembly attached to the cable at a position adjacent to the first end of the cable. The barrel and wedge assembly has a first end and a second end. The cable bolt also includes a nut positioned adjacent to the first end of the barrel and wedge assembly and defines a sealed interface therebetween. The nut defines a passageway in fluid communication with the cable. | 02-16-2012 |
20120082515 | Roof and Rib Support Having Reverse C-Channel - A mine roof and rib support may include a support member having a roof support arm provided at an angle to a rib support arm, the roof support arm defining an aperture for receiving a mine roof bolt, and wherein the support member defines a channel having an opened side surface and two legs extending from the opened side surface to contact the mine roof and the mine rib. A method of supporting a rock formation may include positioning a support member having a roof support arm provided at an angle to a rib support arm, wherein the roof support arm defines an aperture for receiving a mine roof bolt and a channel having an opened side surface and two legs extending from the opened side surface to contact the mine roof surface and the mine rib surface extending a mine roof bolt through the roof support arm aperture. | 04-05-2012 |
20120269585 | Pumpable Crib - A pumpable crib bag assembly includes a containment bag having a body and a supporting member. The containment bag is configured to contain a cementitious material therein and has a first end, a second end, and an outer surface. The pumpable crib bag assembly further includes a reinforcing layer positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the containment bag. | 10-25-2012 |
20130336727 | YIELDABLE MINE ROOF SUPPORT - A mine roof support includes a rigid body having a first end and a second end and defining an interior space, a cementitious material positioned within the interior space of the body and a plurality of support members extending circumferentially around the body and engaging an outer surface of the body. A method includes providing a mine roof support comprising a rigid body having a first end and a second end, a cementitious material positioned within an interior space defined by the body, and a support member extending circumferentially around the body and engaging an outer surface of the body. The method also includes selecting a load capacity and elongation value of the support member to provide controlled yieldable confinement of the mine roof support during loading of the mine roof support. | 12-19-2013 |
20140147227 | Cable Bolt - A cable bolt comprises a cable having an elongate body with a first end and a second end, a barrel and wedge assembly attached to the cable at a position adjacent to the first end of the cable, and a seal member having a body defining a passageway that receives a portion of the elongate body of the cable. The body of the seal member includes at least one rib extending radially outward from the body of the seal member. | 05-29-2014 |
20140363241 | Pumpable Crib - A pumpable crib bag assembly includes a containment bag having a body and a supporting member. The containment bag is configured to contain a cementitious material therein and has a first end, a second end, and an outer surface. The pumpable crib bag assembly further includes a reinforcing layer positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the containment bag. | 12-11-2014 |
Dakota Faulkner, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20100266349 | Impact Resistant Lagging, Method For Designing Impact Resistant Lagging, and Apparatus for Testing Impact Resistant Lagging - A steel set assembly includes a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs with the first pair of legs being spaced from and positioned opposite the second pair of legs. First and second beams are provided with the first beam being secured to one leg of the first pair of legs and one leg of the second pair of legs. The second beam is secured to the other leg of the first pair of legs and the other leg of the second pair of legs. A panel is secured to the first and second beams and includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface, a block having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a pad. The block is secured to the base and the pad is positioned between the top surface of the base and the bottom surface of the block. | 10-21-2010 |
20100310325 | Truss Shoe with Wedge Retaining Sleeve - A truss shoe for a roof support system includes a bolt receiving section, an intermediate section, and a cable engaging section. The cable receiving section has a passageway having a first open end spaced from, and in facing relationship, to the bolt receiving section and an opposite second end, wherein the passageway has a cone-shaped portion having a decreasing diameter as the distance from the first end of the passageway increases to receive a wedge shaped cable retention assembly. The surface of the intermediate section includes a cut out portion that extends from the first opening of the passageway toward the bolt receiving section and terminating at a riser. A locking tube has one end in the passageway in facing relationship to the retention assembly and the other end in engagement with the riser to prevent the retention assembly from moving out of the first opening of the passageway. | 12-09-2010 |
20110217126 | SHEATHED CABLE - A cable bolt comprising a tension member having a first end and a second end. A rotatable collar is positioned on the tension member and is rotatable relative to the tension member. An elongate sheath, having a first end and a second end, is disposed over at least a portion of the tension member and secured to the rotatable collar. A method of securing an anchor in a structure is also disclosed. | 09-08-2011 |
Dakota Donald Faulkner, New Kensington, PA US
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20120034038 | Splice Tube with Wedge Retaining Caps - A splice tube includes a body, first and second wedge assemblies, first and second plugs, and a securing member that secures at least one of the first and second plugs to the body. The body defines first and second passageways that extend through the body. Each passageway of the body has a first end and a second end. The first and second wedge assemblies each have a passageway. At least a portion of the first and second wedge assemblies are positioned within the first and second passageways, respectively. The first and second plugs are at least partially positioned within the passageway of the first and second wedge assemblies, respectively. | 02-09-2012 |
Darren Faulkner, Austin, TX US
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20100011324 | Structured Placement For Bit Slices - Techniques are disclosed for improving bit slice placement and wiring. Some embodiments include swapping cells to improve routing. An alternative embodiment includes copying wiring from a first bit slice to a second bit slice. Another embodiment includes copying blocks or cells from a first bit slice to a second bit slice. Further, the wiring from the first bit slice may be copied to the second bit slice. | 01-14-2010 |
David Faulkner, Tucson, AZ US
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20100282894 | Antenna pointing bias estimation using radar imaging - A system for estimating an antenna boresight direction. The novel system includes a first circuit for receiving a Doppler measurement and a line-of-sight direction measurement corresponding with the Doppler measurement, and a processor adapted to search for an estimated boresight direction that minimizes a Doppler error between the Doppler measurement and a calculated Doppler calculated from the estimated boresight direction and the line-of-sight direction measurement. The line-of-sight direction measurement is measured relative to the true antenna boresight, and the calculated Doppler is the Doppler calculated for a direction found by applying the line-of-sight direction measurement to the estimated boresight direction. In a preferred embodiment, the first circuit receives a Doppler measurement and a line-of-sight direction measurement from each of a plurality of pixels, and the processor searches for an estimated boresight direction that minimizes a sum of squares of Doppler errors for each of the pixels. | 11-11-2010 |
David H. Faulkner, Bradenton, FL US
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20090031660 | Insulated Pitched Roof System and Method of Installing Same - The present invention is an insulated pitched roof system for a sloped deck in which an insulating component is adhered to the sloped deck and the roof tiles are adhered to the insulating component with an adhesive, preferably a polymer adhesive. The insulating component includes a board or sheet material which is adhered to the roof deck. The insulating component is preferably adhered directly to the roof deck with a polymer adhesive. The insulating component preferably includes interlocking sides for forming a water tight connection between adjacently joined insulating components. Additionally, the insulating components include an end lap portion to form an overlapping portion between adjacent rows of insulating components. In a preferred embodiment, the overlapping portion is adhered together to form a unitary insulative and waterproof layer. | 02-05-2009 |
20110146199 | ROOF TILE ATTACHMENT METHOD - Methods of attaching roof tiles are disclosed. The methods may be used to attach a new roof or to upgrade an existing roof. The methods include the use of mechanical fasteners and polymer adhesives, including foamable adhesives. | 06-23-2011 |
Don Faulkner, Leonard, MI US
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20100257986 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROBOTIC DEBURR AND MATERIAL REMOVAL - An apparatus for cutting, deburring, deflashing and removing material from a workpiece includes a housing mounted to a robot, a collet coupled to the housing, a shaft disposed in the housing and coupled to the collet such that a rotation of the shaft results in a rotation of the collet, wherein the shaft is selectively toggled between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a blade holder disposed in the collet and including a blade coupled thereto, wherein a freedom of movement of the blade is determined based on a position of the shaft. | 10-14-2010 |
Donald A. Faulkner, Leonard, MI US
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20090279999 | MIXED SIZE PRODUCT HANDLING END OF ARM TOOL - A mixed size product end of arm tooling is used in conjunction with a robot to pick mixed size product and place the product onto a pallet or layers resting on top of a pallet. The end of arm tooling includes two center rails/forks mounted to a base. Two outer rails/forks are mounted to linear bearings that guide the outer rails/forks when moving inwardly or outwardly from the center rails for pre-sizing to the product. Pusher arms are formed of two outer pusher arms and one center pusher arm. These pusher arms are attached to linear bushings that guide the pusher arms forward and backward. The pusher arms push off the product simultaneously as the robot is withdrawing the rails. | 11-12-2009 |
Donald G. Faulkner, Charlotte, NC US
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20090076531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BYPASS GRAFT - A vascular connector includes a main tube having a channel for fluid flow therethrough and opposed ends adapted to be connected to a vascular structure; and at least one inlet tube having a channel for fluid flow therethrough, a proximal end intersecting the main tube, and a distal end adapted to be connected to a vascular structure. | 03-19-2009 |
20090087328 | PULSE GENERATING DEVICE - A pulse generator has a rigid body with a resilient flow conduit passing therethrough. Pressure is periodically selectively applied to the interior of the body which compresses the flow conduit and induces a pressure pulse in the fluid contained therein. The pulse generator may be used as a stand alone pump or in concert with a continuous flow pump to provide a pulsatile output flow having customized waveform characteristics. The pulse generator may be used with medical equipment such as a heart-lung bypass machine or a dialysis machine. | 04-02-2009 |
20090301326 | COATED PRINT ROLL AND METHOD THEREFOR - A print roll has opposed ends and a generally cylindrical print surface, and a carbon-based thin film having an amorphous microstructure disposed on the print surface. The thin film may have multiple layers and may be applied by plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition. | 12-10-2009 |
20100028979 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ORGAN SUPPORT - An organ support apparatus includes: (a) a fluid circuit defining upstream and downstream legs adapted to be connected to an organ to be supported; (b) a circulation pump connected to the fluid circuit for circulating a process fluid through the fluid circuit and the organ; and (c) a first waveform generator connected to the fluid circuit for impressing a preselected pressure waveform on the process fluid. | 02-04-2010 |
20120116152 | ARTICULATING ORGAN SUPPORT - An organ support apparatus includes: an enclosure having a floor, opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and a lid; a first support pad disposed on the floor of the enclosure, the first support pad comprising a plurality of inflatable and flexible chambers; and an inflation apparatus coupled to the chambers and operable to individually inflate or deflate each chamber. | 05-10-2012 |
20120215300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BYPASS GRAFT - A vascular connector includes a main tube having a channel for fluid flow therethrough and opposed ends adapted to be connected to a vascular structure; and at least one inlet tube having a channel for fluid flow therethrough, a proximal end intersecting the main tube, and a distal end adapted to be connected to a vascular structure. | 08-23-2012 |
20130102059 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ORGAN SUPPORT - An organ support apparatus includes: (a) a fluid circuit defining upstream and downstream legs adapted to be connected to an organ to be supported; (b) a circulation pump connected to the fluid circuit for circulating a process fluid through the fluid circuit and the organ; and (c) a first waveform generator connected to the fluid circuit for impressing a preselected pressure waveform on the process fluid. | 04-25-2013 |
20140255716 | MULTI-METAL PARTICLE GENERATOR AND METHOD - Multi-metal particles, apparatuses and method of making same are provided. Specifically, the multi-metal particles are of nanometer dimensions and are prepared by spatially arranged electrodes configured to generate and maintain a plasma cloud. | 09-11-2014 |
20140303656 | APPARATUS FOR BYPASS GRAFT - A vascular connector includes: a main tube having a channel for fluid flow therethrough and opposed ends adapted to be connected to a vascular structure; and at least one inlet tube having a channel for fluid flow therethrough, a proximal end intersecting the main tube, and a distal end adapted to be connected to a vascular structure, wherein the inlet tube is formed in a helical shape which surrounds the main tube. | 10-09-2014 |
Donald R. Faulkner, Hollidaysburg, PA US
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20120234266 | Split Cooling Method and Apparatus - A system and method for cooling an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment of the invention a cooling system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed, comprising an engine; an intercooler for receiving combustion air from a turbocharger, the intercooler comprising an air-to-liquid heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the combustion air and a liquid coolant; an intercooler radiator; at least one engine coolant radiator; an expansion tank; an oil cooler; and at least one pump, wherein the dedicated fan is controlled by a temperature switch or controller and wherein the at least one engine coolant radiator and the intercooler radiator are located on opposite sides of the engine. | 09-20-2012 |
20140060463 | SPLIT COOLING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system and method for cooling an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment of the invention a cooling system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed, comprising an engine; an intercooler for receiving combustion air from a turbocharger, the intercooler comprising an air-to-liquid heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the combustion air and a liquid coolant; an intercooler radiator; at least one engine coolant radiator; an expansion tank; an oil cooler; and at least one pump, wherein the dedicated fan is controlled by a temperature switch or controller and wherein the at least one engine coolant radiator and the intercooler radiator are located on opposite sides of the engine. | 03-06-2014 |
Douglas L. Faulkner, Oak Park, MI US
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20110265933 | LAMINATED STEEL WITH COMPLIANT VISCOELASTIC CORE - Laminated metallic sheets which comprise an interior layer of a viscoelastic polymeric compound sandwiched between outer layers of metallic sheet may exhibit enhanced properties through modification of the viscoelastic phase. In a first embodiment the elastic modulus of the viscoelastic polymeric compound may be reduced by incorporating voids, bubbles or pores within the compound. These voids which may be introduced by introduction of polymeric microspheres are effective in reducing the internal stresses induced in the laminate by temperature changes. In a second embodiment, coating the microspheres with an electrically-conductive layer may be effective in enabling resistance spot welding of such laminated materials. | 11-03-2011 |
20130266813 | ENHANCED DURABILITY OF STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES - An exemplary embodiment discloses a structural adhesive including a structural adhesive; and, a hydrophobic material additive comprising a material selected from the group consisting of oil and carbon black. | 10-10-2013 |
Eli T. Faulkner, Wilmington, DE US
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20090055150 | SCALABLE, COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT AND RAPID SIMULATION SUITED TO DECISION SUPPORT, ANALYSIS AND PLANNING - The present invention provides a means for performing scalable, computationally efficient and rapid simulations of complex or complex adaptive systems realized through the dynamic interaction of multiple modeling components to generate outputs suited to decision support, analysis and planning. In the context of disease modeling, these outputs can be used for analyzing the impact of disease and the potential value of the use of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions. | 02-26-2009 |
20110231356 | FlexSCAPE: Data Driven Hypothesis Testing and Generation System - The present invention relates to a method for generating hypotheses automatically from graphical models built directly from data. The method of the present invention links three key scientific concepts to enable hypothesis generation from data driven hypothesis-models: including the use of information theory based measures to identify informative feature subsets within the data; the automatic generation of graphical models from the informative data subsets identified from step one; and the application of optimization methods to graphical models to enable hypothesis generation. The integration of these three concepts can enable scalable approaches to hypothesis generation from large, complex data environments. The use of graphical models as the model representation can allow prior knowledge to be effectively integrated into the modeling environment. | 09-22-2011 |
20120185424 | FlexSCAPE: Data Driven Hypothesis Testing and Generation System - The present invention relates to a method for generating hypotheses automatically from graphical models built directly from data. The method of the present invention links three key scientific concepts to enable hypothesis generation from data driven hypothesis-models: including the use of information theory based measures to identify informative feature subsets within the data; the automatic generation of graphical models from the informative data subsets identified from step one; and the application of optimization methods to graphical models to enable hypothesis generation. The integration of these three concepts can enable scalable approaches to hypothesis generation from large, complex data environments. The use of graphical models as the model representation can allow prior knowledge to be effectively integrated into the modeling environment. | 07-19-2012 |
Gary Faulkner, Austin, TX US
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20100138505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK DEVICE COMMUNICATION - The disclosure is directed to a method for communicating with a monitoring device. The method includes sending an unsolicited-type message from a client program resident on the monitoring device coupled to a first secure network. The unsolicited-type message is sent to a computing system coupled to a second network separated from the first secure network by a firewall. The method also includes receiving a response message to the unsolicited-type message from the computing system. The response message includes an embedded unsolicited-type message. The client program is resident on the monitoring device receiving the response message. The method further includes providing the embedded unsolicited-type message to a server program resident on the monitoring device. | 06-03-2010 |
20110040781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND DISPLAYING NETWORK DEVICE INFORMATION - In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a network management system. The network monitoring system includes at least one device definition file, a simple network management protocol enabled communications interface, and a data access interface. The definition file includes query instructions associated with portions of MIBs associated with a network device. The simple network management protocol enabled communications interface may access the network device using the query instructions and may receive response data from the network device. The data access interface may be configured to provide external access to the response data and configure thresholds. | 02-17-2011 |
James Faulkner, Seattle, WA US
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20100071264 | COUPLING APPARATUS FOR BARRIER ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS - The present disclosure relates generally to barrier assemblies, and more particularly, to the coupling of a barrier operator to the barrier that the operator is to move. In one embodiment, a barrier operator coupling includes a wedge member that is fixedly attached to an output shaft of the barrier operator. A housing is brought to bear against a wedge member, and an adjustment device is used to maintain the force between the wedge member and the housing. | 03-25-2010 |
James David Faulkner, Erie, PA US
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20110095058 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER - A closure for a container, and a container incorporating the same, that minimizes or eliminates leakage between the closure and the container holding the liquid. The closure provides a liquid sealing system that allows irregularly shaped closure tops to be used without sacrificing the effectiveness of the liquid seal. In one embodiment, the closure includes a plurality of struts disposed within an annular space that receives a neck portion of the container to create a seating plane that corresponds to a plane formed by the rim of the neck portion. | 04-28-2011 |
James Otis Faulkner, Cambridge, MD US
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20100032477 | Banking transaction tracking - The idea behind this patent filing is to have the ability to track currency. The idea has a use at both the local economy as well as at the federal government level. At the local level, an example of the idea would be a chain store, such as a WAWA or 7-11 chain. | 02-11-2010 |
Jason W. Faulkner, Collegeville, PA US
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20110073809 | Reduction Of CO2 Emissions From A Steam Methane Reformer And/Or Autothermal Reformer Using H2 As A Fuel - A process for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from a reforming process is provided. This method includes producing a hot crude syngas stream in a reformer; indirectly exchanging heat between the hot crude syngas stream and a process stream, thereby generating a cool crude syngas stream; and introducing the cool crude syngas stream into a first separation means, thereby producing a syngas stream and a fuel hydrogen stream. The present invention also includes introducing the syngas stream into a second separation means, thereby producing a product syngas stream, and a carbon dioxide rich stream; blending the fuel hydrogen stream with a hydrocarbon stream, thereby producing a blended fuel stream; and introducing the blended fuel stream into a reformer, thereby generating an exhaust stream that has a lower percentage of carbon dioxide than it would without the introduction of the fuel hydrogen stream. | 03-31-2011 |
Joelle Abra Faulkner, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130144322 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO TREAT GALLSTONE DISEASE - A number of gallbladder treatment devices and methods treating gallstone disease are included. A gallbladder treatment device has a structure secured within the gallbladder to maintain gallstones and gallstone fragments within the gallbladder interior and distal to the gallbladder neck. A gallbladder treatment device may be put into therapeutic use by first accessing the gallbladder interior and then advancing the gallbladder treatment device into the gallbladder interior. The gallbladder treatment device is then positioned within the gallbladder interior in an orientation to maintain gallstones and gallstone fragments on one side of the device and away from or distal to the gallbladder neck. | 06-06-2013 |
John Meredith Faulkner, Melbourne Beach, FL US
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20090068965 | Method, Apparatus and System for an Omni Digital Package for Reducing Interference - A system for an omni digital package for reducing interference may include a passive combiner and a transmit signal canceller. The passive combiner may be configured to combine at least two input frequencies to produce a combined signal. The transmit signal canceller may be configured to determine an interference frequency based on a combination of the at least two input frequencies. The transmit signal canceller may include a tap weight determiner configured to determine a weighting coefficient associated with the interference frequency, and a cancellation function configured to perform a cancellation operation to at least partially cancel the interference frequency from the combined signal based on the weighting coefficient. | 03-12-2009 |
Joseph A. Faulkner, Ellicott City, MD US
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20090009390 | DUAL BAND QUADPACK TRANSMIT/RECEIVE MODULE - A multi-channel, dual-band, radio frequency (RF) transmit/receive (T/R) module, for an active electronically scanned array, is provided. The module includes a compact, RF manifold connector and at least four T/R channels. Each of the T/R channels includes a notch radiator, a diplexer coupled to the notch radiator, a power amplifier, including at least one dual-band gain stage, coupled to the notch radiator, a low noise amplifier, including at least one lower-band gain stage and at least one upper-band gain stage, coupled to the diplexer, and a T/R cell, including a phase shifter, a signal attenuator and at least one dual-band gain stage, coupled to the power amplifier, the low noise amplifier and the manifold connector. | 01-08-2009 |
Judith R. Faulkner, Madison, WI US
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20090216562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCOMMODATING DIVERSE HEALTHCARE RECORD CENTERS - A healthcare portal aggregator collects data from healthcare portals of different institutions to provide patients with a comprehensive view of their healthcare information. The aggregator visually organizes data by datatypes for easy reference while visually linking the data to healthcare institution identifiers to preserve the healthcare institution's connections to their patients. | 08-27-2009 |
20120310674 | Electronic Health Record System Utilizing Disparate Record Sources - A system for facilitating patient ownership of his or her medical data through the use of third-party health repositories that preserves the maximum information content of the medical records by displaying information relevant to the authority of the medical data as reflected by its source and types of modification as it has moved between institutions, as well as the data itself. In this way, improved use of this data is made possible. | 12-06-2012 |
Kenneth Faulkner, Austin, TX US
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20090300565 | METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING NODES FOR REROUTING AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A system and methods are disclosed to prioritize circuit nodes that interconnect the device components of an electronic device design for rerouting. The prioritized nodes can be used to focus effort on improving the quality of signal nodes in an efficient manner. Re-routable nodes are first identified by comparing the signal propagation time delay of each node in the design to an ideal propagation time delay of an ideal route of that node, and selecting the nodes that have a deviation from the ideal delay that exceeds a specified threshold. Once the set of re-routable nodes is identified, each node is then prioritized based on the propagation time delay of a complete path encompassing that node. These nodes can then be re-routed based upon their associated priority. | 12-03-2009 |
Kevin Faulkner, Littleton, MA US
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20110060827 | MANAGING APPLICATION SYSTEM LOAD - An improvement in a networked digital computing system comprises an Information Resource Manager (IRM) operable to communicate with elements of the digital computing system to obtain performance information regarding operation of and resources available in the computing system, and to utilize this information to enable the IRM to adjust the application parameters relating to application execution, thereby to optimize execution of the at least one application program. | 03-10-2011 |
Kyle Faulkner, Orinda, CA US
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20120143914 | REAL TIME AND DYNAMIC VOTING - Embodiments of the present invention facilitate the solicitation of user input while allowing for dynamic changes to that input while concurrently ranking the same. Ranking occurs in real-time and allows for a user to alter their contribution or vote until the close of a contribution period allowing real-time influences to be taken into account. Contributions may be provided in response to or as a part of a template driven nomination process. Solicitations of input may occur in the context of a pre-defined slate of options for voting, nominating certain options for a subsequent or concurrent voting process, or choosing/suggest more than one option such as the best of a slate of options or the individual ranking of a slate of options. Embodiments of the present invention capture all user nominations or suggestions while simultaneously providing the real-time ranking and dynamic re-ranking of those nominations or suggestions. | 06-07-2012 |
20140237622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING SECURITY MECHANISMS INTO A SOFTWARE PROGRAM - A system and method for protecting a software program from unauthorized modification or exploitation. A software security mechanism according to the present invention is difficult for a hacker or cracker to detect and/or defeat, but does not impose excessive runtime overhead on the host software program. The present invention further comprises a system and method for automating the injection of a software security mechanism according to the present invention into a host software program. | 08-21-2014 |
Mark Faulkner, San Antonio, TX US
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20110120972 | REPLACEMENT PROCESS FOR FLUORIDE ION CLEANING - Processes for removing a metal oxide product from a crack with an opening in an outer surface of a part, such as a turbine component. The process includes exposing the metal oxide product to a solution effective to remove a first portion of the metal oxide product from surfaces inside the crack. After the metal oxide product is exposed to the solution, the metal oxide product is heated to a temperature and in an atmosphere effective to remove a second portion of the thermal oxide product from the surfaces inside the crack. The cleaning process may be a substitute for fluoride ion cleaning. | 05-26-2011 |
Mark A. Faulkner, Greenwood, SC US
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20090050457 | NETWORK PROTECTOR RETROFIT HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A retrofit operating handle assembly structured to allow a CM22 type circuit breaker to be operatively coupled to a MG 8 or 9 type circuit breaker tank is provided. The operating handle assembly includes a tank assembly, which is coupled to the MG 8 or 9 type circuit breaker tank, and a circuit breaker, which is coupled to the CM22 type circuit breaker. | 02-26-2009 |
20090152078 | SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR NETWORK PROTECTOR RETROFITS - A retrofit assembly structured to allow a CM22 type circuit breaker to engage, and be enclosed by, a CMD type circuit breaker tank is provided. The retrofit assembly includes a levering mechanism, a circuit breaker bus assembly having bus support members, and a door handle system structured to allow a user to actuate the circuit breaker contacts when the tank is closed. | 06-18-2009 |
20100142108 | NETWORK UNIT INCLUDING NETWORK TRANSFORMER AND NETWORK PROTECTOR - A network unit includes an enclosure having first and second compartments, plural input terminals, and a primary switch having an input and an output, the input being electrically connected to the input terminals. The output of the primary switch is electrically connected to the input of a network transformer. A network protector includes an input, an output and a circuit breaker electrically connected between the input and the output of the network protector. The network protector input is electrically connected to the network transformer output. Plural circuit protection devices are electrically connected between the network protector output and plural output terminals. The circuit breaker is substantially enclosed by the second compartment. The network transformer, the primary switch and part of the network protector are enclosed by the first compartment. | 06-10-2010 |
20110029263 | CONDUCTOR APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING WHETHER A NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS CONDUCT CURRENT - An apparatus is for a conductor capable of conducting a current. The apparatus includes a global positioning system device structured to determine location of the global positioning system device, a coupling device structured to couple the global positioning system device to the conductor, and a power supply structured to power the global positioning system device responsive to a current conducted by the conductor. The global positioning system device is further structured to wirelessly communicate the determined location when powered by the power supply responsive to the current conducted by the conductor. The global positioning system device does not wirelessly communicate when current is not conducted by the conductor. | 02-03-2011 |
20110216508 | SYSTEM, NETWORK PROTECTOR ENCLOSURE, AND AUTOMATIC RACKING SYSTEM - A system includes an electrical enclosure having an inner volume and a door structured to open to expose the inner volume and structured to close to enclose the inner volume. A racking mechanism is disposed in the inner volume and includes a member movable in a first direction to a first position and an opposite second direction to a different second position. A network protector is carried by the racking mechanism and is movable thereby between a connect position in the inner volume corresponding to the first position of the member of the racking mechanism, and a test position in the inner volume corresponding to the different second position of the member of the racking mechanism. A control mechanism is structured to move the member of the racking mechanism between the first position and the different second position of the member responsive to a number of remote commands. | 09-08-2011 |
20140172327 | UNDERGROUND TRANSFORMER ELECTRICAL FAULT DETECTION USING ACOUSTIC SENSING TECHNOLOGY - An electrical fault detection system includes an underground transformer unit having an enclosure and an electrical busbar element extending from the enclosure, and an acoustic sensor apparatus operatively coupled to an external structure of the enclosure or the electrical busbar element. The acoustic sensor apparatus is structured to: (i) detect an acoustic signal within the enclosure, (ii) analyze the detected acoustic signal and determine whether the detected acoustic signal is indicative of an electrical fault within the enclosure using an event time correlation (ETC) algorithm, and (iii) responsive to determining that the detected acoustic signal is indicative of an electrical fault, output a message indicating that a fault has been detected. | 06-19-2014 |
20140277799 | AUTONOMOUS THERMAL EVENT CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A NETWORK VAULT - An autonomous thermal event control and monitoring system includes a processor component having an enclosure, a processor within the enclosure, a routine, a number of inputs from the processor, and a plurality of inputs to and a plurality of outputs from the processor for each of a plurality of feeders. The system also includes a human machine interface communicating with the processor. The inputs include for each of the feeders, a first input for a thermal sensor and a second input for a status of a network protector, a plurality of third inputs for statuses of a medium voltage interrupter, and a fourth input for a sudden pressure sensor of a network transformer. The outputs include for each of the feeders, a first output for a command to the network protector, and a plurality of second outputs for commands to the medium voltage interrupter. | 09-18-2014 |
Mark Andre Faulkner, Greenwood, SC US
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20110087383 | NETWORK PROTECTION WITH CONTROL HEALTH MONITORING - Apparatus and methods for network protection monitor the functional state of a control component on a circuit protection device and provide a back up control signal to activate the circuit protection device to protect the network in the event that the control component on the circuit protection device stops functioning. | 04-14-2011 |
20130250539 | Electrical Disconnect Apparatus - An improved electrical disconnect apparatus includes a set of spaced apart conductors and a removable conductive element that is structured to extend between the conductors and to complete at least a portion of an electrical circuit that includes the conductors. The electrical disconnect apparatus is situated between an electrical network and a network protector. The conductors and the conductive element which extends therebetween are situated within the interior of a support that is sealed in order to permit the electrical disconnect apparatus to be in a submerged environment during use. The conductive element is retained by a key interlock wherein the key that enables removal of the conductive element is stored on the network protector and is only made available to the technician when the network protector has been switched to an OFF condition. | 09-26-2013 |
20140049936 | ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT APPARATUS WITH FUSE - An electrical disconnect apparatus includes a housing having a first conductor configured to electrically connect to a first external circuit and a second conductor configured to electrically connect to a second external circuit; and a connection device having an elongated portion structured to be inserted into and removed from the housing. The elongated portion of the connection device includes a fuse having a first conductive end portion and a second conductive end portion electrically connected by a fusible element. The fuse electrically connects the first conductor to the second conductor when the elongated portion of the connection device is inserted into the housing and electrically disconnects the first conductor from the second conductor when the elongated portion of the connection device is removed from the housing. | 02-20-2014 |
Mark C. Faulkner, Madison, TN US
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20090253797 | CREATINE ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION USING CREATINE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT - Creatine oral supplementation using creatine hydrochloride salt, that may be added to a liquid or other beverage, or may be also used as an additive to solid oral dosages, or as a supplement, and which may be consumed by the athlete, or other party looking for immediate supplementation of strength, and may be added as a supplement within feed to livestock, in the veterinary area. | 10-08-2009 |
20110034421 | CREATINE ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION USING CREATINE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT - The present invention is directed to a third generation form of creatine, specifically a creatine hydrochloride salt, that drives significant improvements in muscle development and recovery due to its enhanced bio-availability, while causing fewer negative side effects compared to previous forms of creatine. | 02-10-2011 |
20130131175 | CREATINE ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION USING CREATINE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT - The present invention is directed to a third generation form of creatine, specifically a creatine hydrochloride salt, that drives significant improvements in muscle development and recovery due to its enhanced bio-availability, while causing fewer negative side effects compared to previous forms of creatine. | 05-23-2013 |
Mark Carroll Faulkner, Nashville, TN US
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20090004306 | Composition for treatment of diabetes and maintaining healthy blood glucose levels - A medicinal composition is presented for the treatment of diabetes in human patients. The medicinal composition of the invention includes hypoglycemic properties that allows some patients to discontinue use of anti-diabetic pharmaceuticals in favor of this medicinal composition. The medicinal composition of the invention allows human patients to maintain healthy blood glucose levels. | 01-01-2009 |
Mark V. Faulkner, Napa, CA US
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20090212881 | COAXIAL-TO-MICROSTRIP TRANSITIONS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS - Coaxial-to-microstrip transitions may include a microstrip line and coaxial-line assembly. The microstrip line includes a first dielectric having an aperture, a conductive strip disposed on one primary face of the first dielectric, and a ground plane disposed on the opposite primary face of the first dielectric. The coaxial-line assembly includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor. In some examples, the ground plane extends between the outer conductor and the inner conductor on a first side of the coaxial-line assembly proximate the conductive strip and an aperture cross section extends beyond the outer conductor on a second side of the coaxial-line assembly distal the conductive strip. In some examples, the ground plane has a non-circular aperture. In some examples, the outer conductor encloses an area that is less than an area of the aperture. In some examples, the enclosed area has a width that is less than a corresponding width of the first aperture. | 08-27-2009 |
20100245001 | COAXIAL-TO-MICROSTRIP TRANSITIONS - Coaxial-to-microstrip transitions may include a microstrip line and coaxial-line assembly. The microstrip line includes a first dielectric having an aperture, a conductive strip disposed on one primary face of the first dielectric, and a ground plane disposed on the opposite primary face of the first dielectric. The coaxial-line assembly includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor. In some examples, the ground plane extends between the outer conductor and the inner conductor on a first side of the coaxial-line assembly proximate the conductive strip and an aperture cross section extends beyond the outer conductor on a second side of the coaxial-line assembly distal the conductive strip. In some examples, the ground plane has a non-circular aperture. In some examples, the outer conductor encloses an area that is less than an area of the aperture. In some examples, the enclosed area has a width that is less than a corresponding width of the first aperture. | 09-30-2010 |
Max Faulkner, Roswell, GA US
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20110117899 | DISTRIBUTED LOCATER, ALERT, REPEATER, AND/OR CALL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Systems, methods, and apparatus that utilize distributed locater, alert, repeater, and/or call technologies for communication devices are presented herein. A base component can be configured to receive a message at a base unit, the message corresponding to at least one of a call directed to a wireless communication device or another message directed to at least one of the wireless communication device or a wired communication device. The base component can distribute an alert to at least one remote unit based on the message. A remote component can be configured to receive the alert at the at least one remote unit, and broadcast the alert or another alert from the at least one remote unit. An interface component can be configured to receive an input at the at least one remote unit based on the alert. Further, the remote component can be configured to transmit a response based on the input. | 05-19-2011 |
20140315530 | DISTRIBUTED LOCATER, ALERT, REPEATER, AND/OR CALL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Distributed locater, alert, repeater, and call technologies for communication devices are presented herein. A base component can be configured to receive a message at a base unit, the message corresponding to at least one of a call directed to a wireless communication device or another message directed to at least one of the wireless communication device or a wired communication device. The base component can distribute an alert to at least one remote unit based on the message. A remote component can be configured to receive the alert at the at least one remote unit, and broadcast the alert or another alert from the at least one remote unit. An interface component can be configured to receive an input at the at least one remote unit based on the alert. Further, the remote component can be configured to transmit a response based on the input. | 10-23-2014 |
Max Faulkner, Malaga, WA US
Max G. Faulkner, Roswell, GA US
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20100291924 | ROAMING SELECTION SERVICES - Management of native subscriber registrations on a foreign network is accomplished via an approach that advantageously offers dynamic roaming, that is, the capability to send data over-the-air to populate a customer subscriber identity module (SIM) card with specific networks, in a specific order of preference, according to the characteristics and capabilities of the subscriber mobile station, the subscriber's home network, the foreign territory roamed, and the like. The approach also provides an SS7 service-based solution including the capability of the home network to control the roaming mobile station from registering on a non-preferred visited network, based on configurable rules. The approach provides the ability to segment subscribers, increased/assured quality of service, no limits on designation of carrier preferences, the ability to apportion roaming traffic across numerous operators in a given foreign territory, capability for real-time changes of preferred network, and preservation of manual network selection capabilities. | 11-18-2010 |
Max Glenn Faulkner, Roswell, GA US
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20080259885 | DUAL MODE DEVICE WITH MAC ADDRESS CAPTURE AND PAIRING - Seamless connectivity by a user device between a licensed and an unlicensed network is provided through capturing of MAC address information relating to one or more access points servicing the licensed and/or the unlicensed networks. One or more access points can be chosen as a designated access point. If the access point is available for communication with the device and other device criteria is met, the access point is designated. If designated, when the device is in vicinity of the access point seamless and transparent connectivity is automatically established with that access point. | 10-23-2008 |
20100159913 | Remote Ring Tone Control Using USSD - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a USSD assisted remote ring tone control service allowing a first mobile device to remotely add a ring tone and activate the ring tone of a second mobile device. A first mobile device contains a remote ring-tone control logic. The remote ring-tone control logic interacts with a USSD gateway server to send a ring tone to a second mobile device and remotely activates the ring tone. This requires authorization by a policy server which is in communication with the USSD gateway server. Once authorized, the first mobile device can upload a ring tone to a ring tone cache or find a ring tone on a network. The first mobile device then sends a URL to the second mobile device pointing to the ring tone either in the ring tone cache or elsewhere on the network. The second mobile device then downloads the ring tone. Once the download is confirmed the second mobile device activates the ring tone. The next time the first communications device makes a call to the second mobile device, the ring tone sounds through the second mobile device. | 06-24-2010 |
20140308923 | DUAL MODE DEVICE WITH MAC ADDRESS CAPTURE AND PAIRING - Seamless connectivity by a user device between a licensed and an unlicensed network is provided through capturing of MAC address information relating to one or more access points servicing the licensed and/or the unlicensed networks. One or more access points can be chosen as a designated access point. If the access point is available for communication with the device and other device criteria is met, the access point is designated. If designated, when the device is in vicinity of the access point seamless and transparent connectivity is automatically established with that access point. | 10-16-2014 |
Max S. Faulkner, East Wenatchee, WA US
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20090111551 | CARD GAME - A method of playing a card game against the house. Optionally, before the cards are dealt, each player may place a bet. Then, a predetermined number of cards are dealt to each player. After the cards are dealt, each player decides whether to “Play” or “Surrender.” A surrendering player forfeits at least a portion of his/her bet, if one was placed. The game terminates for each surrendering player; however, the game continues for the other players. Optionally, each remaining player may bet a raise amount. Then, a hit card is selected from the deck and displayed to the remaining players. A player is a winner, if the player has a card with the same suit as the hit card and with a relationship with respect to the hit card, the relationship selected before the game as one selection from the following two choices: a value greater than the value of the hit card and a value less than the value of the hit card. Winning players who placed bets are paid a winning amount while losing players who bet forfeit a lose amount. | 04-30-2009 |
Michael Faulkner, Gardner, MA US
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20090065466 | CONTAINER TOP AND A METHOD OF PROTECTING A CONTAINER TOP SEPTUM - A container top having an integral cover, for example, an integral dust cover, is provided. The container top includes a cap having a cylindrical skirt with a top, a bottom, a first outside diameter at the top of the skirt, a second outside diameter at the bottom of the skirt, and an inside surface adapted to engage a container; and a ring mounted to the top of the cylindrical skirt, the ring having an opening; and a cover removably mounted to the cap and occluding the opening in the ring. The container top may include a septum positioned in the opening, for example, a septum that can be pierced with a syringe. The container cap may be used in a wide range of industries, for example, the medical, pharmaceutical, the general scientific community, or in any industry where liquid or gaseous samples are handled. | 03-12-2009 |
Michael Faulkner, Leominster, MA US
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20110064629 | Cytocentrifuge sample container holder and support device - A support device for a cytocentrifuge sample container includes a support body including spaced edge fingers and a clip hinged to the support body. The clip has a latch for each spaced edge finger of the support body and edge members each including lugs engaging slotted ledges in the sample container. | 03-17-2011 |
Michael Faulkner, Palm City, FL US
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20100263661 | Roof Panel - A novel V crimp roof panel design allowing for the frameless installation of solar panels. | 10-21-2010 |
Michael T. Faulkner, Leominster, MA US
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20120024085 | Sample vial cap - A sample vial cap typically including a top portion made of plastic material and including an aperture and a septum about the aperture. A wall depends downward from the top. A ferromagnetic substance is included in the plastic material of at least the top portion. | 02-02-2012 |
20130228596 | Dispenser - A dispenser includes a base with a stabilizing rim, a hub, and spokes attached to the rim. The spokes extend inwardly to the hub supporting it with respect to the rim. A cannula is supported by the hub. | 09-05-2013 |
20140162353 | FLUID SEGMENT SAMPLING DEVICE - A fluid segment sampling device and method wherein a housing includes an input port configured to receive a segment tube, an output port configured for a receptacle, a passageway between the input port and the output port, and a side port leading into the passageway. A blade unit is insertable in the side port to cut a segment tube inserted into the input port. | 06-12-2014 |
20140271361 | CONTOURED DISPENSER - A blood testing system includes a cartridge loadable into a blood analyzer. One cartridge includes a convex top portion with a blood entry port therein. A dispenser transfers blood in a stoppered test tube to the cartridge. One dispenser includes a contoured, stabilizing base configured to mate with the cartridge convex top portion. The dispenser may further include a hub supported by the base, a cannula extending upward from the hub, and a dispensing tip in fluid communication with the cannula depending downward from the hub and inserted into the blood entry port of the cartridge when the dispenser base is mated with the cartridge convex top portion. | 09-18-2014 |
Michael Todd Faulkner, Granite Falls, NC US
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20090003778 | Fiber optic cable assembly - A fiber optic cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers disposed within a cable sheath and having an access point through the cable sheath for accessing and preterminating at least one of the plurality of optical fibers, at least one tether attached about the access point, the at least one tether having at least one optical fiber disposed within a cable sheath, and a flexible closure substantially encapsulating the access point, a portion of the fiber optic cable and a portion of the at least one tether. At least one preterminated fiber of the fiber optic cable is spliced to the at least one optical fiber of the at least one tether, and spliced together fiber portions of the at least one preterminated fiber and the at least one tether optical fiber are not maintained within a splice tube. | 01-01-2009 |
20130251319 | CABLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a distribution cable and a tether cable physically coupled thereto. The distribution cable has a cavity through which a fiber optic ribbon extends, and the tether cable includes a jacket and an optical fiber. The distribution cable includes a network access point at a mid-span location, which includes an opening between the cavity to the exterior of the distribution cable. At least a portion of the ribbon extends through the opening. The ribbon of the distribution cable includes a plurality of optical fibers, and the optical fiber of the tether cable is spliced to an optical fiber of the ribbon. The corresponding spliced connection is surrounded by the jacket of the tether cable, whereby the jacket serves as a housing. | 09-26-2013 |
20130287349 | HYBRID CABLE INCLUDING FIBER-OPTIC AND ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS - A hybrid cable includes a first jacket and a second jacket with webbing connecting the first and second jackets, where the second jacket has a larger cross-sectional area than the first jacket. Optical fibers extend through a cavity of the first jacket. Conductive wires extend through a cavity of the second jacket. Metallic shielding surrounds the conductive wires, positioned between the conductive wires and the second jacket within the cavity of the second jacket. | 10-31-2013 |
20140286615 | SPLICE PROTECTOR FOR FIBER OPTIC RIBBONS - A fiber optic cable assembly includes first and second fiber optic ribbons and a splice protector. The ribbons are spliced together such that the corresponding spliced fibers at the splice have a common lengthwise axis, widthwise axis orthogonal to the lengthwise axis, and thickness axis orthogonal to the lengthwise and widthwise axes. The splice protector supports the ribbons that are spliced to one another at the splice. The splice protector may include or even consist essentially of an adhesive that provides a flexible support for the splice. The splice protector may be at least half as flexible when cured over the splice as the first and second ribbons in bending about the widthwise axis. | 09-25-2014 |
Patrick G. Faulkner, King Of Prussia, PA US
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20080255193 | Pharmaceutical Composition - A novel pharmaceutical composition comprising the NK | 10-16-2008 |
Paula Faulkner, Richmond, VA US
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20080235925 | Gem setting having grooved channel walls and methods of setting gems - A gem setting for gemstones includes a channel with walls having grooves for holding a portion of a gem girdle, such that when a gem having a crown is set into the channel, the upper portion of the groove extends over the crown of the gem. The upper part of the channel above the groove can be permanently bent or rolled over the crown of the gem to secure the gem in the ring channel. A method of setting a gem in the channel includes inserting the gem girdle in the grooves, without permanently bending the channel walls, until the gem is positioned within the channel such that if the gem and ring together are placed in an upside down position, the gem will not fall out of the channel. Next, the upper part of each channel is permanently bent over the crown of the gem, to thereby secure the gem in the channel. | 10-02-2008 |
Rebecca Ann Herrington Faulkner, Abilene, TX US
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20090304621 | Biofilm Resistant Polymer Materials - The present invention relates to compounds and materials that reduce the accumulation of microorganisms on a surface by interfering with the attachment of the organisms to the surface. The compounds and materials of the present invention are thus useful in preventing the formation of biofilms. The compounds of the present invention may be either adhered to a surface or integrated within a polymer. Surfaces coated by the present invention are resistant to biofilm formation, in part due to the smoothness of the surface coated with the present invention. | 12-10-2009 |
20120208916 | Biofilm Resistant Polymer Materials - The present invention relates to compounds and materials that reduce the accumulation of microorganisms on a surface by interfering with the attachment of the organisms to the surface. The compounds and materials of the present invention are thus useful in preventing the formation of biofilms. The compounds of the present invention may be either adhered to a surface or integrated within a polymer. Surfaces coated by the present invention are resistant to biofilm formation, in part due to the smoothness of the surface coated with the present invention. | 08-16-2012 |
Rob Faulkner, Winston-Salem, NC US
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20110106116 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACHIEVING SEROSA-TO-SEROSA CLOSURE OF A BODILY OPENING - The present embodiments provide apparatus and methods for facilitating closure of a bodily opening. In one embodiment, a tissue retraction member and a closure member are provided. The tissue retraction member is advanced in a distal direction through the bodily opening in a contracted state, and then expanded at a location distal to the opening. The tissue retraction member then is proximally retracted to engage first and second serosal tissue regions at least partially surrounding the opening, thereby causing the first and second serosal regions to be disposed in an adjacent relationship. The closure member then is deployed around first and second mucosal tissue regions, such that when deployed, the closure member imposes a compressive force to hold the first serosal tissue region in a sealing relationship against the second serosal tissue region to facilitate sealing of the opening. | 05-05-2011 |
Roger W. Faulkner, Cambridge, NY US
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20120148650 | MULCH-MODIFYING SPRAYABLE LATEX - This disclosure concerns improved mulch holding, mulch preserving, and/or mulch pigmenting sprayable latex, and its application to preserving the appearance of decorative mulch, either by fixing decorative mulch in place more effectively than prior mulch-holding latex, by protecting the mulch from biological or UV degradation, by pigmenting or staining the mulch, or some combination of two or more of these characteristics. | 06-14-2012 |
Roger W. Faulkner, Melrose, MA US
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20120181082 | UNDERGROUND MODULAR HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - High capacity (10 GW, for example) passively cooled non-superconducting underground high voltage direct current electric power transmission lines ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120199558 | Commutating Circuit Breaker - A commutating circuit breaker that progressively inserts increasing resistance into a circuit via physical motion of a shuttle that is linked into the circuit by at least one set of sliding electrical contacts on the shuttle that connect the power through the moving shuttle to a sequence of different resistive paths with increasing resistance; the motion of the shuttle can be either linear or rotary. At no point are the sliding stator electrodes separated from the matching stationary stator electrodes so as to generate a powerful arc, which minimizes damage to the sliding stator electrodes. Instead, the current is commutated from one resistive path to the next with small enough changes in resistance at each step that arcing is suppressed. The variable resistance can either be within the moving shuttle, or the shuttle can comprise a commutating shuttle that moves the current over a series of stationary resistors. | 08-09-2012 |
20130256274 | COMMUTATING CIRCUIT BREAKER - A commutating circuit breaker that works by progressively inserting increasing resistance into a circuit. This is done via physical motion of a shuttle that is linked into the circuit by at least one set of sliding electrical contacts on the shuttle (“shuttle electrodes”) that connect the power through the moving shuttle to a sequence of different resistive paths with increasing resistance; the motion of the shuttle can be either linear or rotary. A feature of the commutating circuit breaker is that at no point are the shuttle electrodes separated from the matching stationary stator electrodes so as to generate a powerful arc, which minimizes damage to the electrodes. Instead, the current is commutated from one resistive path to the next with small enough changes in resistance at each step that arcing can be suppressed. The variable resistance can either be within the moving shuttle, or the shuttle can comprise a commutating shuttle that moves the current over a series of stationary resistors. In either case, a “soft” opening of the circuit can be accomplished, with low switching transients, provided that the maximum step change of resistance is limited until the current is nearly extinguished. Commutating circuit breakers work equally well for DC or AC power. | 10-03-2013 |
20130345338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS - The treatment of an agricultural setting may be implemented by applying an adhesive using a pump sprayer. The agricultural setting may include mulch, pine straw, wood chips, and other materials used in landscaping. The adhesive may be used to keep the agricultural setting in place. For example, the adhesive may keep mulch from moving in heavy winds or during a storm. | 12-26-2013 |
20140202765 | Underground Modular High-Voltage Direct Current Electric Power Transmission System - High capacity (10 GW, for example) passively cooled non-superconducting underground high voltage direct current electric power transmission lines ( | 07-24-2014 |
Sarah Faulkner, Seattle, WA US
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20090260072 | IDENTITY OWNERSHIP MIGRATION - Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media for establishing an online account with a resource provider are provided. An authentication token including identification of a user from an authentication server is received. The identification of the user from the authentication token is utilized to establish an online account for the user with the resource provider. Additional credentialing information from the user for the online account is received. The additional information received from the user is associated with the online account for the user with the resource provider. | 10-15-2009 |
20090320114 | FEDERATED REALM DISCOVERY - A federated realm discovery system within a federation determines a “home” realm associated with a portion of the user's credentials before the user's secret information (such as a password) is passed to a non-home realm. A login user interface accepts a user identifier and, based on the user identifier, can use various methods to identify an account authority service within the federation that can authenticate the user. In one method, a realm list of the user device can be used to direct the login to the appropriate home realm of the user. In another method, an account authority service in a non-home realm can look up the user's home realm and provide realm information directing the user device to login at the home realm. | 12-24-2009 |
20090320116 | FEDERATED REALM DISCOVERY - A federated realm discovery system within a federation determines a “home” realm associated with a portion of the user's credentials before the user's secret information (such as a password) is passed to a non-home realm. A login user interface accepts a user identifier and, based on the user identifier, can use various methods to identify an account authority service within the federation that can authenticate the user. In one method, a realm list of the user device can be used to direct the login to the appropriate home realm of the user. In another method, an account authority service in a non-home realm can look up the user's home realm and provide realm information directing the user device to login at the home realm. | 12-24-2009 |
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20140025619 | CREATING VARIATIONS WHEN TRANSFORMING DATA INTO CONSUMABLE CONTENT - Concepts and technologies are described herein for creating variations when transforming data into consumable content. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a computing device can execute a transformation engine for transforming data into the consumable content. The computing device can be configured to analyze the data to identify relationships among data elements or other portions of the data, and to identify any possible approaches to transforming the data (“worlds”) based upon the relationships and the data. The worlds can be ranked and selected based upon rank. The computing device can obtain rules associated with the selected and apply the rules to the data to generate the output. In some embodiments, the computing device can be configured to obtain and apply feedback regarding the world selection. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025650 | ABSTRACT RELATIONAL MODEL FOR TRANSFORMING DATA INTO CONSUMABLE CONTENT - Concepts and technologies are described herein for an abstract relational model for transforming data into consumable content. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a computing device can execute a transformation engine for transforming data into the consumable content. The computing device can be configured to generate an abstract relational model from data to analyze the data and to identify relationships within data elements or other portions of the data. The computing device also can determine a visualization model to apply to the data and to choose a world based upon the determined visualization model. The computing device can obtain rules associated with the selected or chosen world, and can apply the rules to the data to generate the output. In some embodiments, the computing device can be configured to obtain and apply feedback to the output. | 01-23-2014 |
20140026205 | Federated Realm Discovery - A federated realm discovery system within a federation determines a “home” realm associated with a portion of the user's credentials before the user's secret information (such as a password) is passed to a non-home realm. A login user interface accepts a user identifier and, based on the user identifier, can use various methods to identify an account authority service within the federation that can authenticate the user. In one method, a realm list of the user device can be used to direct the login to the appropriate home realm of the user. In another method, an account authority service in a non-home realm can look up the user's home realm and provide realm information directing the user device to login at the home realm. | 01-23-2014 |
20140380193 | SHOWING INTERACTIONS AS THEY OCCUR ON A WHITEBOARD - Real-time interactions made by a client on a whiteboard are shown on remote client(s) currently viewing the whiteboard. The real-time interactions that are shown on the remote clients can include a variety of different interactions. For example, the location(s) of where a remote client is touching the whiteboard or interacting with the whiteboard using a stylus may be viewed. A current inking stroke of a remote user may also be viewed as it is occurring. Interactions on the whiteboard may be shown differently depending on the remote user performing the interaction. The whiteboard may also show a location on the whiteboard where each of the remote users are currently viewing. A user may also track the actions of another user. When a change is committed to the whiteboard, the remote clients update the display to reflect the committed state. | 12-25-2014 |
Sarah Faulkner, Sammamish, WA US
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20120227098 | SHARING USER ID BETWEEN OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLICATION - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for authenticating a user of an application using an operating system. A user can log onto their device, such as at power-up, using a cloud-based ID registered to an online identity service. The user can be authenticated with the operating system on the user's device, using the cloud-based identity for the user, where the operating system may contact the online identity service to authenticate the user. When the user activates an application on the device it may request authentication of the user from the operating system, and an authentication token for the user's cloud-based identity is provided to the application. The application then uses the authentication token to authenticate the user for the application, as long as the application supports the use of the cloud-based ID of the user. In this manner, a subsequent manual user log-in operation is not required. | 09-06-2012 |
Scott Faulkner, Seattle, WA US
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20100131926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A SOFTWARE ASSET FOR INCLUSION IN A SOFTWARE LIBRARY - A system for managing a software asset including asset files for inclusion in a library includes: (a) a receiving manager configured for receiving the asset, verifying source of the asset and reading an installer package into the asset to establish a received asset; (b) a build manager coupled with the receiving manager and configured for creating an application wrapper file for the received asset; the build manager creating folders in a folder structure and distributing the asset files among the folders to establish a distributed folder file; the build manager using the distributed folder file to create the application wrapper file; and (c) a peer review manager coupled with the build manager and effecting a peer review process with the application wrapper file to establish a reviewed application wrapper file; the peer review manager unit cooperating with the build manager to present the reviewed application wrapper file to the library. | 05-27-2010 |
Scott A. Faulkner, Orlando, FL US
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20100056044 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) TRANSCEIVER - Systems and methods are disclosed for transmitting and receiving RF signals. An exemplary RF transceiver includes a signal generator, a frequency multiplier circuit, a receiver circuit, a transmitter circuit, and a switching device. The signal generator is configured to output a first signal and a second signal. The first signal comprises a local oscillator signal, and a frequency of the second signal is derived from a frequency of the first signal. The frequency multiplier circuit is configured to upconvert the output of the signal generator by frequency multiplication. The receiver circuit is configured to process a received signal using an upconverted first signal, and the transmitter circuit is configured to provide an upconverted second signal to a transmitter channel. The switching device is configured to provide the upconverted first signal to the receiver circuit and the upconverted second signal to the transmitter circuit. | 03-04-2010 |
Scott Anthony Faulkner, Harrisburg, PA US
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Scott Douglas Faulkner, Newaygo, MI US
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20090037474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDICAL INFORMATION - Various aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to providing a medical application with access to medical information from validated medical information experts. The medical information experts can be validated by scoring attributes of a purported medical information expert, generating a rank based on the score, and comparing the score to a pre-set threshold. The medical information from validated medical information experts can be stored in a knowledge database. A request from a medical application can be received and used to search the knowledge database to generate a response to the request that includes part of the medical information. The response can be provided to the medical application in a format that can be customized by the medical application. | 02-05-2009 |
20120158750 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO MEDICAL INFORMATION - Various aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to providing a medical application with access to medical information from validated medical information experts. The medical information experts can be validated by scoring attributes of a purported medical information expert, generating a rank based on the score, and comparing the score to a pre-set threshold. The medical information from validated medical information experts can be stored in a knowledge database. A request from a medical application can be received and used to search the knowledge database to generate a response to the request that includes part of the medical information. The response can be provided to the medical application in a format that can be customized by the medical application. | 06-21-2012 |
Timothy B. Faulkner, Palm Bay, FL US
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20090210205 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM PROVIDING SIMULATED TREE TRUNKS AND BRANCHES FOR GROUPS OF TREE CROWN VEGETATION POINTS AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device containing geospatial model data including a plurality of groups of tree crown vegetation points and a display. The system may further include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device and the display for displaying a simulated tree trunk beneath a group of tree crown vegetation points, and displaying at least one level of simulated tree branches for the simulated tree trunk. Each tree branch may be positioned based upon determining a branch distal reference point beneath a cluster of tree crown vegetation points from among the group of tree crown vegetation points. | 08-20-2009 |
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Titus Faulkner, Henderson, NV US
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20100303701 | Method For Making Electrode Active Materials - The present invention is directed to a method for making electrode active materials represented by the general formula: | 12-02-2010 |
Titus Faulkner, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090035661 | SYNTHESIS OF CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium vanadium phosphate material comprising forming a aqueous slurry (in which some of the components are at least partially dissolved) comprising a polymeric material, an acidic phosphate anion source, a lithium compound, V | 02-05-2009 |
20090068080 | Method of Making Active Materials For Use in Secondary Electrochemical Cells - The present invention provides for the two step preparation of lithium vanadium phosphate by pre-treatment of a mixture of precursor materials via high pressure at relatively low temperatures in water (hydrothermal pretreatment) and then calcining such hydrothermally pretreated precursors at relatively high temperatures for a period of time sufficient to produce lithium vanadium phosphate. The lithium vanadium phosphate so produced finds use in producing electrodes for electrochemical cells. | 03-12-2009 |
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20120134908 | Method of Making Active Materials For Use in Secondary Electrochemical Cells - The present invention provides for the preparation of an “optimized” lithium vanadium phosphate material. The materials are synthesized under conditions that avoid exposure to reducing gases, such as hydrogen, at high temperatures and thus materials of high performance are produced. The lithium vanadium phosphate materials so produced find use in producing electrodes for electrochemical cells. | 05-31-2012 |
William D. Faulkner, Boulder, CO US
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20100191233 | Method and System for Programming and Controlling an Electrosurgical Generator System - A method and system are disclosed enabling configuration of a control system for an electrosurgical generator system for creating new surgical applications without changing the underlying software system. The programmable electrosurgical generator system has an RF output stage for outputting at least one RF operating waveform for performing an electrosurgical procedure. The programmable electrosurgical generator system includes an inner loop system to change at least one parameter of the at least one RF operating waveform; an outer loop system to provide at least one operating command to the inner loop system; and a configuration control system that modifies at least one of the inner and outer loop systems based on received data from a sensor module. | 07-29-2010 |
20100211063 | Method and System for Programming and Controlling an Electrosurgical Generator System - A method and system are disclosed enabling configuration of a control system for an electrosurgical generator system for creating new surgical applications without changing the underlying software system. The electrosurgical generator system includes an RF stage to output at least one waveform of electrosurgical energy; a sensor module having at least one sensor to sense electrical or physical properties related to the output electrosurgical energy and generate sensor data; and at least one control module executable on at least one processor that controls at least one parameter of the output electrosurgical energy. The at least one control module includes an outer loop controller to generate a control signal in accordance with at least a first subset of the sensor data and an inner loop controller to generate a setpoint control signal and provide the setpoint control signal to the RF stage for controlling at least an amplitude of the energy output by the RF stage. | 08-19-2010 |
20120089139 | Method and System for Programming and Controlling an Electrosurgical Generator System - An electrosurgical generator system includes an electrical generator having an RF stage for outputting electrical energy having at least one waveform for performing an electrosurgical procedure. The system further includes at least one control module executable on at least one processor which controls at least one parameter of the outputted electrical energy and a configuration controller operably associated with the electrical generator which generates configuration data to configure the at least one control module to provide at least one modality of control of the outputted electrical energy based on the configuration data. | 04-12-2012 |
William E. Faulkner, Broomfield, CO US
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20080197032 | Protective cartridge case having zero-tension latch - A protective cartridge case for housing a storage cartridge is provided. The protective cartridge case includes a housing having a top and bottom portion for enclosing a storage cartridge, the top and bottom portions having major surfaces that oppose each other along a vertical direction, and a latch member for selectively securing the top portion and bottom portion in a closed position. The latch member secures the top and bottom portion in a closed position with substantially zero tension on the latch member in the horizontal direction. | 08-21-2008 |
20080197036 | Protective cartridge case having shock absorbing features - A protective cartridge case for housing a storage cartridge having at least one reel is provided. The protective cartridge case includes a housing for enclosing the storage cartridge therein, the housing including a top portion and a bottom portion having opposing major inner surfaces in a closed position. A first absorbing member is disposed adjacent the inner surface of the top portion and a second absorbing member is disposed adjacent the inner surface of the bottom portion. The protective case further including a first absorbing member disposed adjacent the inner surface of the top portion and a second absorbing member disposed adjacent the inner surface of the bottom portion for absorbing forces on the cartridge during a shock event. Additional absorbing members may be disposed adjacent minor side surfaces of the housing for cushioning minor side surfaces of the cartridge. | 08-21-2008 |
W. Todd Faulkner, Sylva, NC US
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20090254276 | Method and computer-readable storage medium with instructions for processing data in an internal navigation system - A method for processing data in an inertial navigation system having a Kalman filter and computer-readable storage medium containing instructions to configure a processor to perform the same. The method produces more accurate estimates of the position, velocity and attitude of the inertial measurement unit. The method is fully automatic and enables zero-velocity updates and fixed-azimuth updates to be performed simultaneously. The method may also include a multi-stage filtering process to filter digital compass data when used in an environment with extraterrestrial magnetic field sources. The method may also include a fixed-lag smoother to improve estimates of the position, velocity and attitude of the inertial measurement unit. The method also may include processes to constrain altitude errors. | 10-08-2009 |