Ledoux, US
Alexandre Francois Ledoux, Lower Gwynedd, PA US
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20160125681 | Document Cassette Displacement Actuator for Document Acceptor - A document acceptor for authenticating and storing documents includes a document validator, a document cassette and a displacement actuator. The document validator is for authenticating received documents. The document cassette is for storing the documents received by the document validator. The displacement actuator is adapted to change a position of the document cassette from a first position to a second position to mate the document cassette with the document validator. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. | 05-05-2016 |
Brian Ledoux, Charlton, MA US
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20130330134 | FLUIDIZATION AND ALIGNMENT ELBOW - An elbow for a solid particle conveyance system includes an elbow body having an inlet duct and an outlet duct with an interior space defined between the inlet and outlet ducts. An aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body for aerating solid particles passing through the interior space of the elbow body. The aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body to provide aeration from an elevation between that of the inlet duct and the outlet duct to facilitate downward movement of solid particles from the inlet duct across the aeration insert, and out through the outlet duct. | 12-12-2013 |
20140270998 | PNEUMATIC CONVEYOR FABRIC FRAMES AND MOUNTS - A fixed length fabric frame includes a perforated plate configured and adapted to support the weight of a solid particle material being transported. It also has a fabric sheet mounted to the perforated plate. The fabric sheet is configured and adapted to evenly distribute pressurized air within the conveyor. A backing flange is mounted to the fabric sheet. The backing flange is configured and adapted to contain the fabric sheet. Fixed length fabric frames can be used in a particle conveyance system to separate a pressurized plenum from a conveyance volume. Traditional particle conveyance systems can be retrofitted to utilize fixed length fabric frames. | 09-18-2014 |
20150291372 | FLUIDIZATION AND ALIGNMENT ELBOW - An elbow for a solid particle conveyance system includes an elbow body having an inlet duct and an outlet duct with an interior space defined between the inlet and outlet ducts. An aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body for aerating solid particles passing through the interior space of the elbow body. The aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body to provide aeration from an elevation between that of the inlet duct and the outlet duct to facilitate downward movement of solid particles from the inlet duct across the aeration insert, and out through the outlet duct. | 10-15-2015 |
Colin W. Ledoux, Waxhaw, NC US
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20120197675 | AUTOMATED CONTROL PLAN - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for automatic control plan monitoring. Users can enter the steps of the business process that requires monitoring, the metrics that the user wants to track for a specific control plan, the control limits for the metrics, and/or the location where the metric data can be captured. Thereafter, an automated control plan captures the data and provides customized dashboards so that users can track the metrics associated with the control plan from the beginning of the process until the end, as well as make comparisons of the process over time. Furthermore, notification alerts can be set that alert the proper employees within the business when the control plan is outside of the control plan limits. | 08-02-2012 |
David Ledoux, Boston, MA US
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20110171430 | MICROADHESIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to adhesive systems and methods of making and using such systems. Exemplary adhesive systems comprise protrusions and/or grooves that can interleave to form a reversible adhesive interaction. | 07-14-2011 |
20150284613 | MicroAdhesive Systems and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present invention is directed to adhesive systems and methods of making and using such systems. Exemplary adhesive systems comprise protrusions and/or grooves that can interleave to form a reversible adhesive interaction. | 10-08-2015 |
David C. Ledoux, Reston, VA US
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20140340192 | VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Exemplary systems and methods are directed to establishing a signature for a device emitting electromagnetic radiation (EMR). The system includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver, a signal processor, and a signature generator. The RF receiver samples detected EMR, generate pulses having characteristics that are a function of the EMR, and select generated pulses in a spectral band having energy above a predetermined threshold. The signal processor establishes a set of correlated pulses, computes a vector space associated with the set of correlated pulses, and compares each pulse in the set of correlated pulses to a basis of the vector space for establishing a device signature, and associates pulses having a threshold percentage of energy within the basis in a database with a device identifier. | 11-20-2014 |
Emmanuel Dimitri Christian Ledoux, Ft. Collins, CO US
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20130055008 | DOWNLOADING A DISK IMAGE FROM A SERVER WITH A REDUCED CORRUPTION WINDOW - Example embodiments relate to downloading a disk image from a server while reducing the corruption window. In example embodiments, a computing device writes a recovery image to a portion of a primary storage device. The computing device may then write the disk image to the primary storage device until a portion of the disk image corresponding to the recovery image remains. Next, the computing device may write the remaining portion of the disk image to a secondary storage location. Finally, the computing device may overwrite the recovery image using the remaining portion of the disk image from the secondary storage location. | 02-28-2013 |
Emmanuel Dimitri Christian Ledoux, Fort Collins, CO US
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20130054535 | CLIENT AND SERVER FOR INSTALLATION OF FILES EMBEDDED WITHIN A CLIENT PROFILE - Example embodiments relate to distribution of a profile from a server to a client. In example embodiments, a server enables an administrator or other user to embed a file into a profile, where the profile is a structured document including the file and a storage location for the file on the client. The server may then transmit the profile to the client, which, upon receipt of the profile, may extract the embedded file from the structured document to a storage location on the client specified in the profile. | 02-28-2013 |
Eric Ledoux, Bellevue, WA US
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20110154245 | VISUALIZATION OF STATES OF A PROCESS - A method of providing a visualization of states of a process includes identifying a set of potential states that can occur during the process and a corresponding set of colors, with each color in the set of colors corresponding to one of the potential states. A fixed ordering is established for the set of colors. A timeline graph including a plurality of colored vertical bars is displayed. Each colored vertical bar corresponds to a time interval of the process and includes at least one color selected from the set of colors based on at least one state occurring during the time interval corresponding to the vertical bar. The plurality of colored vertical bars includes a set of multiple-color vertical bars that each include a plurality of colors appearing in a vertical order based on the fixed ordering. | 06-23-2011 |
20130152052 | LINKING DIAGNOSTIC VISUALIZATIONS TO APPLICATION CODE - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for linking diagnostic visualizations to regions of application code. Diagnostic visualizations emitted during execution of an application are displayed. The diagnostic visualizations partially represent the abstract objective of the application (e.g., as envisioned by a developer). Diagnostic data for at least one of a plurality of components is displayed. The diagnostic data indicates the performance of the at least one of the plurality of components during execution of the application. The displayed one or more diagnostic visualizations and the displayed diagnostic data is correlated to link the one or more diagnostic visualizations to the at least one of the plurality of components. Linking the one or more diagnostic visualizations to the at least one of the plurality of components can better indicate how the application's behavior reconciles the abstract objective. | 06-13-2013 |
Joseph M. Ledoux, Decatur, GA US
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20120258540 | METHODS FOR MODIFYING VIRUS SURFACES - Nucleic acid delivery vehicles and methods of their use are provided. One embodiment provides a virus having a lipid-polymer conjugate intercalated into the virus's membrane. The lipid-polymer conjugate includes a biocompatible polymer having first and second ends, a lipid conjugated to the first end, and a targeting moiety conjugated to the second end. The lipid is preferably a multi-chain lipid. The virus encodes one or more polypeptides that can help reduce or mitigate one or more symptoms of a disease or pathology. The lipid-polymer conjugate advantageously reduces non-specific binding of the virus while the targeting moiety enhances binding to specific cells or tissues. | 10-11-2012 |
Kurt Johannes Ledoux, Canyon Lake, TX US
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20120043922 | Variable Freqency Drive with Dielectric Fluid-Immersed Transformer - A variable frequency drive system for controlling the frequency of a high-voltage power source supplied to a first electric motor includes a transformer section that includes a motorized loadbreak switch system, control power transformers, a controller programmed with control logic to ensure that the motorized loadbreak switch system opens contacts between the high-voltage power source and the variable frequency drive system once the power source is removed, and a tank containing a dielectric fluid, wherein the tank also contains, within the dielectric fluid, a manual isolation switch to supply or remove power to the transformer section, an impedance for use in soft-starting the variable frequency drive system, a primary winding, and a plurality of phase-shifted secondary windings. | 02-23-2012 |
Marcus Ledoux, Baton Rough, LA US
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20130217937 | Processes for The Reduction of Alkylation Catalyst Deactivation Utilizing Stacked Catalyst Bed - Alkylation systems and methods of minimizing alkylation catalyst regeneration are discussed herein. The alkylation systems generally include a preliminary alkylation system adapted to receive an input stream including an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and contact the input stream with a first preliminary alkylation catalyst disposed therein to form a first output stream. The first preliminary alkylation catalyst generally includes a Y zeolite. The systems further include a first alkylation system adapted to receive the first output stream and contact the first output stream with a first alkylation catalyst disposed therein and an alkylating agent to form a second output stream. | 08-22-2013 |
Marcus Ledoux, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20090023966 | Treatment of Alkylation Catalyst Poisons - Alkylation processes are described herein. The alkylation process generally includes contacting an input stream including benzene with an alkylation catalyst and an alkylating agent to form an alkylation output stream including ethylbenzene. The alkylation process further includes contacting at least a portion of the alkylation output stream with a transalkylation catalyst and a benzene source to form a transalkylation output stream, wherein the benzene source is selected to minimize the amount of alkylation catalyst poisons contacting the alkylation catalyst. | 01-22-2009 |
20090054715 | Method and Apparatus for Addition of Aqueous Solutions to High Temperature Processes - Methods and systems for extending the life of a dehydrogenation catalyst are described herein. For example, one embodiment includes providing a reaction vessel loaded with a dehydrogenation catalyst with a feedstream via a conduit in operable communication with the reaction vessel. The feedstream may include an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and the dehydrogenation catalyst may be adapted to convert the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon to a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon. The feedstream may be contacted with an aqueous catalyst life extender, wherein the aqueous catalyst life extender enters the conduit at a linear velocity sufficient to prevent vaporization of the catalyst life extender in the conduit prior to contact with the feedstream. | 02-26-2009 |
20090118557 | Dehydrogenation of alkyl aromatics - Dehydrogenation of a reactor system of one or more vertically oriented flow reactors equipped with a system for introducing a catalyst extender into the inlet of the reactor. A vertically oriented radial flow reactor comprises inner and outer reactor tubes having perforated wall members extending longitudily of the reactor and defining an annulus containing a dehydrogenation catalyst. A supply line to the reactor is equipped with a rotation vane. An injection nozzle comprising a coaxial flow tube extends into the supply line downstream of the vane. The coaxial flow tube has an interior chamber and an annular chamber surrounding the interior chamber and extending into the supply line along with the interior chamber. The interior chamber is connected to a catalyst extender source and the annular chamber is connected to a source of a carrier gas which is effective to disperse the extender within feedstock flowing into the reactor. | 05-07-2009 |
20090149685 | Treatment of Alkylation Catalyst Poisons with Dehydrogenation - Methods and processes for reducing alkylation catalyst poisoning are described herein. Such methods generally include providing a dehydrogenation system including a dehydrogenation reactor and a separation system, wherein the separation system includes a first column and a second column, introducing an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon into the dehydrogenation reactor, contacting the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon with a dehydrogenation catalyst disposed within the dehydrogenation reactor to form a dehydrogenation output stream comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon, passing at least a portion of the dehydrogenation output stream to first column, recovering a first overhead fraction including benzene and a first bottoms fraction from the first column, passing at least a portion of the benzene from the first column to an alkylation system including an alkylation catalyst, passing the first bottoms fraction from the first column to the second column, recovering a second overhead fraction and a second bottoms fraction from the second column, withdrawing offtest from effluent streams selected from the dehydrogenation output stream, the first bottoms fraction, the second bottoms fraction and combinations thereof to form withdrawn offtest and introducing the withdrawn offtest into the separation system downstream from the first column. | 06-11-2009 |
20110245561 | Dehydrogenation of Alkyl Aromatics - Dehydrogenation of a reactor system of one or more vertically oriented flow reactors equipped with a system for introducing a catalyst extender into the inlet of the reactor. A vertically oriented radial flow reactor comprises inner and outer reactor tubes having perforated wall members extending longitudily of the reactor and defining an annulus containing a dehydrogenation catalyst. A supply line to the reactor is equipped with a rotation vane. An injection nozzle comprising a coaxial flow tube extends into the supply line downstream of the vane. The coaxial flow tube has an interior chamber and an annular chamber surrounding the interior chamber and extending into the supply line along with the interior chamber. The interior chamber is connected to a catalyst extender source and the annular chamber is connected to a source of a carrier gas which is effective to disperse the extender within feedstock flowing into the reactor. | 10-06-2011 |
20120107199 | Processes for Reduction of Alkylation Catalyst Deactivation Utilizing Stacked Catalyst Bed - Alkylation systems and methods of minimizing alkylation catalyst regeneration are discussed herein. The alkylation systems generally include a preliminary alkylation system adapted to receive an input stream including an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and contact the input stream with a first preliminary alkylation catalyst disposed therein to form a first output stream. The first preliminary alkylation catalyst generally includes a Y zeolite. The systems further include a first alkylation system adapted to receive the first output stream and contact the first output stream with a first alkylation catalyst disposed therein and an alkylating agent to form a second output stream. | 05-03-2012 |
Melissa N. Ledoux, Revere, MA US
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20080266254 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A control system for operation of a remote vehicle comprises a twin-grip hand-held controller having a volume of less than 1 liter and a weight of less than 1 lb. The twin-grip hand-held controller includes: a left grip shaped to be held between a user's left little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the user's left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a left control zone adjacent to the left grip, including a first analog joystick and a first 4-way directional control manipulable by the left thumb, and a left rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller; a right handed grip shaped to be held between the user's right little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the user's left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a right control zone adjacent the right grip, including a second analog joystick and a second 4-way directional control manipulable by the right thumb, and a right rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller; a tether zone between the left control zone and the right control zone, including a tether anchor configured to tether the hand controller between the left grip and the right grip and to permit the hand controller to hang with the left grip and right grip pointing upward; a tether extending from the tether anchor to the right shoulder of an operator, the tether including a strain relief section. A quick-release pad is worn on an operator's chest, the quick-release pad including a first fastener for affixing the quick-release pad to available mounts on the operator, and a second quick-release fastener for holding the hand-held controller to the quick-release pad to be readily removable by pulling on the hand-held controller. | 10-30-2008 |
20110109549 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller. | 05-12-2011 |
20120268587 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A REMOTE VEHICLE - A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller. | 10-25-2012 |
20130166107 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A hand-held controller for operating a remote vehicle includes a controller body having right and left grips, a first set of input devices are disposed in a left control zone adjacent the left grip, and a second set of input devices are disposed in a right control zone adjacent the right grip. The first set of input devices includes a first analog joystick, a 4-way directional control, and a left rocker control. The second set of input devices includes a second analog joystick, an array of at least four buttons, and a right rocker control. The hand-held controller also includes a mode changer disposed on the controller body and configured to receive an input to change between two or more function modes. Each function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the input devices. | 06-27-2013 |
20140247119 | Control System for a Remote Vehicle - A hand-held controller includes a controller body having right and left grips. The controller body defines a left control zone adjacent the left grip and a right control zone adjacent the right grip. A first set of input devices disposed in the left control zone includes a first analog joystick, a 4-way directional control adjacent the first analog joystick, and a left rocker control located adjacent the 4-way directional control. A second set of input devices disposed in the right control zone includes a second analog joystick, an array of at least four buttons adjacent the second analog joystick, and a right rocker control adjacent the button array. The hand-held controller also includes a display disposed on the controller body adjacent the left and right control zones. | 09-04-2014 |
Stephen T. Ledoux, Everett, WA US
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20090256029 | Winglets with Recessed Surfaces, and Associated Systems and Methods - Winglets with recessed surfaces, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a wing having an inboard portion and an outboard portion, and further includes a winglet coupled to the wing at the outboard portion. The winglet can have a first surface facing at least partially inboard and a second surface facing at least partially outboard, with the first surface including a recessed region. | 10-15-2009 |
Susan Ledoux, Mobile, AL US
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20110110908 | TREATMENT OF DISEASE CONDITIONS VIA ADMINISTRATION OF DNA REPAIR ENZYME - The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of preserving viability of islets of Langerhans for transplantation, and treating various diseases and other abnormal or pathological conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, ischemic heart disease, acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome and radiation-induced brain injury, with DNA repair enzymes that are directed to the mitochondria. | 05-12-2011 |
20150118217 | TREATMENT OF DISEASE CONDITIONS VIA ADMINISTRATION OF DNA REPAIR ENZYME - The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of preserving viability of islets of Langerhans for transplantation, and treating various disease and other abnormal or pathological conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, ischemic heart disease, acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome and radiation-induced brain injury, with DNA repair enzymes that are directed to the mitochondria. | 04-30-2015 |
William R. Ledoux, Shoreline, WA US
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20130123610 | MRI-COMPATIBLE DEVICE FOR OBTAINING SOFT TISSUE PROPERTIES IN VIVO - A method and apparatus for obtaining force versus deformation data for tissue in vivo includes a displacement system that cycles an anatomical member, for example, a foot, repeatedly through a loading/unloading cycle while using a gated imaging procedure such as magnetic resonance imaging to obtain the deformation response of tissues in the foot. The imaging is conducted during the loading/unloading cycle, such that a rate-dependent deformation response is imaged. | 05-16-2013 |