Towns, US
Adrian E. Towns, Davison, MI US
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20120222637 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CAM PHASER ASSEMBLY AID PIN - An engine assembly includes an engine structure, a camshaft supported on the engine structure, a first cam phaser coupled to a first axial end of the camshaft, and a locating pin. The camshaft includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first cam lobe and a second cam lobe. The first shaft defines a first opening. The second shaft is supported within the first shaft and defines a second opening. The first cam lobe is located on and fixed for rotation with the first shaft. The second cam lobe may be located on the first shaft and fixed for rotation with the second shaft. During assembly, the first cam phaser is located on the camshaft and the locating pin may be inserted through the first and second openings to rotationally fix the first and second shafts. The first cam phaser is then secured to the camshaft. | 09-06-2012 |
Andrew Towns, Butler, PA US
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20150115635 | Oil or gas drilling tool block with textured coating - An oil or gas tool block with an advanced textured coating produced by automated electro spark deposition equipment. A die insert includes a substrate onto which a gripping surface is formed. The gripping surface is a textured coating electro-deposited on the substrate. The textured coating includes a cobalt-based alloy supplied directly by the welding electrode, allowing the continuous build-up of material typically in the range of 0.001-0.040 inches. The cobalt-based alloy comprises a blend of chromium, cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, and silicon. One or more die inserts, whether blank or textured, can be stacked to form a tool block. In a process for making the die insert, the substrate is texture-coated using electro-spark deposition in two passes, including a first coating pass and a second coating pass. Hard coating may follow to thereby form a gradient of layers. | 04-30-2015 |
Bryan Towns, Union Bridge, MD US
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20080275364 | FLASHBACK BLOOD COLLECTION NEEDLE - The invention is a self-venting blood collection needle assembly for the extraction of at least one fluid sample into an evacuated container for laboratory testing, this blood collection needle assembly providing a clear or translucent flashback chamber for blood to flow into, for visualization by the user to confirm successful vein entry. The self-venting mechanism permits escape of air during use, and which, typically, also prevents an outflow of fluid, such as blood. Thus, air under venous pressure will be allowed to escape from the blood collection needle assembly until blood reaches the venting mechanism. | 11-06-2008 |
20090043225 | FLASHBACK BLOOD COLLECTION NEEDLE - The invention is a self-venting blood collection needle assembly for the extraction of at least one fluid sample into an evacuated container for laboratory testing, this blood collection needle assembly providing a clear or translucent flashback chamber for blood to flow into, for visualization by the user to confirm successful vein entry. The self-venting mechanism permits escape of air during use, and which, typically, also prevents an outflow of fluid, such as blood. Thus, air under venous pressure will be allowed to escape from the blood collection needle assembly until blood reaches the venting mechanism. | 02-12-2009 |
20100094171 | BLOOD COLLECTION SET WITH VENTING MECHANISM - The blood collection set includes an IV needle assembly, a length of flexible plastic tubing extending from the IV needle assembly and a non-patient needle assembly. The set is formed with a venting mechanism that permits an outflow of air, while blocking an outflow of blood or other fluids. Thus, the venting mechanism enables air that had existed in interior portions of the blood collection set to be vented allowing for greater flash visualization on venous entry, and avoids the need to employ a discard tube. | 04-15-2010 |
Chad Michael Towns, Tumwater, WA US
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20080211655 | Courtesylite - A signaling assembly for the conveyance of thoughts (as opposed to actions) from one driver to another which include a signaling device and a remote activation switch/button. The signaling device which as a whole is moisture impervious includes a lens, casing, light source, and reflective element, is designed to create a cone like light pattern that is violet in hue and radiates away from the vehicle which signaling assembly is affixed (the apex of cone originating form aforementioned light source). Furthermore, the light pattern is violet in hue so as to be distinguishable from other signaling colors already in use. The remote activation switch can be either a radio frequency setup or a conventional by-wire setup, the latter being more preferable if the invention is installed at the vehicle manufacturing stage and the former being more preferable if the invention is installed as an aftermarket product. | 09-04-2008 |
Danny Towns, Columbus, OH US
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20080196805 | No-flat tire - An insert for a conventional tire. The insert includes a doughnut-shaped piece of material shaped and sized to fit inside the tire and to contact an inside surface of the tire's tread during normal driving (i.e., when driving without a flat). In preferred embodiments, the doughnut-shaped piece of material can be sized to contact an entire surface of the tire or to contact an entire inside surface of the tire's tread. Different sized inserts can be used with different sized tires. The insert also includes one or more (preferably about eight) mounting or insert brackets attached to the rim to support the doughnut-shaped piece of material. These brackets can facilitate use of the insert with various different types and shapes of rims. Also, methods of installing and using the insert. | 08-21-2008 |
Ebony Lashaun Towns, Houston, TX US
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20140125053 | BROACH STYLE ANTI ROTATION DEVICE FOR CONNECTORS - A broach style anti-rotation device for connected tubular members is described. In embodiments, the broach tool is inserted into a slot in an outer diameter surface of the pin, and teeth of the broach, which have a successively greater height when moving from the front to the tail of the broach, cut a slot in a surface of the box. Sidewalls of the broach and its teeth engage shoulders of each slot to prevent the rotation of the tubular members relative to each other. | 05-08-2014 |
John A. Towns, St. Charles, IL US
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20080242383 | FIRE RETARDANT COVER FOR RADIO ACCESSORIES - A protective cover assembly is provided for a communications device of the type comprising a radio unit interconnected with an accessory either through a power cord or wireless technology. The cover assembly includes first and second portions constructed of a fire retardant material, such as NOMEX®. The first portion is configured to contain the accessory and the second portion is configured to contain the power cord. The first and second portions are releasably secured to one another by mechanical fasteners, such as snaps. The first portion includes a panel that can be opened to allow the cover to be slid over the radio accessory and closed to secure the cover over the accessory. Typically, the accessory is a speaker/microphone, in which case the cover first portion includes a perforated section that allows sound to pass through the cover. | 10-02-2008 |
Justin Towns, Draper, UT US
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20140304624 | EFFECTUATING MODIFICATIONS WITHIN AN INSTANCE OF A VIRTUAL SPACE PRESENTED VIA MULTIPLE DISPARATE CLIENT COMPUTING PLATFORMS RESPONSIVE TO DETECTION OF A TOKEN ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE CLIENT COMPUTING PLATFORM - Exemplary implementations may facilitate effectuating modifications within an instance of a virtual space presented via multiple disparate client computing platforms responsive to detection of a token associated with a single client computing platform. In some implementations, tokens may be detected based on signals received from token readers associated with individual ones of the multiple client computing platforms. A given token may be a standalone physical object. The given token may be detectable based on a signal conveying information associated with the given token. The information associated with the given token conveyed by the signal may be devoid of virtual space content. | 10-09-2014 |
20140325406 | ENHANCED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CONNECTING VIRTUAL SPACE ENTITIES - A system and method for connecting virtual space entities are disclosed. Information regarding virtual space entities may be obtained. The obtained information may include information indicating one or more actions and/or effects associated with the virtual space entities. The associated effects may indicate the associated actions may be caused in the virtual space by actions of other virtual space entities. Users may be enabled to specify action connections between actions of different virtual space entities. The user specified action connections may provide causal relationships between a first action and a first effect associated with a second action. Occurrence of the first action within a given instance of virtual space may be determined. Based on the user specified action connections, the first effect may be executed to cause the second action to be performed in the virtual space. | 10-30-2014 |
20150033154 | EFFECTUATING MODIFICATIONS WITHIN AN INSTANCE OF A VIRTUAL SPACE PRESENTED VIA MULTIPLE DISPARATE CLIENT COMPUTING PLATFORMS RESPONSIVE TO DETECTION OF A TOKEN ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE CLIENT COMPUTING PLATFORM - Exemplary implementations may facilitate effectuating modifications within an instance of a virtual space presented via multiple disparate client computing platforms responsive to detection of a token associated with a single client computing platform. In some implementations, tokens may be detected based on signals received from token readers associated with individual ones of the multiple client computing platforms. A given token may be a standalone physical object. The given token may be detectable based on a signal conveying information associated with the given token. The information associated with the given token conveyed by the signal may be devoid of virtual space content. | 01-29-2015 |
Timothy Towns, Longmont, CO US
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20100110474 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING UNIQUE OBJECT IDENTIFIERS FOR DERIVED OBJECTS - A print control unit coupled with a printer, the print control unit electronically connected to the host to provide one or more base resources to a unique Object Identifier (OID) generator, the one or more base resources including printing instructions. The unique OID generator generates a unique OID relating to a derived resource via a unique OID generation module. The unique OID includes the printing instructions of the one or more base resources. A resource generator internally generates the derived resource. | 05-06-2010 |
20100115516 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING AND REFERENCING PARTIAL COMPLEX RESOURCES USING OBJECT IDENTIFIERS IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - A print control unit coupled with a printer, the print control unit having host to provide partial resource components to a complex resource generator, the partial resources components including printing instructions. The complex resource generator to generate a shell representing a complex resource, generate a partial complex resource having the partial resource components, the shell to hold the partial complex resource, and store the partial complex resource to be referenced later. | 05-06-2010 |
20120320426 | Intelligent Halftone Mechanism - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes an image processor to selectively rasterize a plurality of objects, and to determine if a size of a first object is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold perform a single-cell halftone process on the first object if the size of the first object is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold and perform a super-cell halftone process on the first object if the size of the first object is greater than the predetermined threshold. | 12-20-2012 |
20130070300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING AND REFERENCING PARTIAL COMPLEX RESOURCES USING OBJECT IDENTIFIERS IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - A print control unit coupled with a printer, the print control unit having host to provide partial resource components to a complex resource generator, the partial resources components including printing instructions. The complex resource generator to generate a shell representing a complex resource, generate a partial complex resource having the partial resource components, the shell to hold the partial complex resource, and store the partial complex resource to be referenced later. | 03-21-2013 |