Gerald A.
Gerald A. Assessor, St. Charles, IL US
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20100028166 | SUBMERSIBLE PUMP WITH INTEGRATED LIQUID LEVEL SENSING AND CONTROL SYSTEM - In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a submersible pump that includes a pump housing forming a main compartment for receiving a pump impeller and having liquid entrance and exit openings in said main compartment, and an impeller mounted in the main compartment. The pump housing is adapted for submersion in a body of liquid whose level is to be controlled, and a sealed auxiliary compartment is formed as an integral part of the housing and located to be at least partially submerged in the liquid body. A drive motor is coupled to the impeller for rotating the impeller to eject liquid from the main compartment through the exit opening. An electric-field sensor is mounted in the sealed auxiliary compartment for detecting the elevation of the surface of the liquid body adjacent the sealed auxiliary compartment. At least one controllable switch is connected in the power supply line for controlling the supply of power to the drive motor, and the electric-field sensor is connected to the controllable switch for opening and closing the switch in response to changes in the detected elevation of the surface of the liquid body adjacent the outer surface of the sealed auxiliary compartment. | 02-04-2010 |
Gerald A. Beechum, Jr., Wilmington, DE US
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20090192906 | System and Method for Transponder-Enabled Account Transactions - A transponder-initiated transaction system is electromagnetically coupled to an account transponder device at the point of sale. The account transponder device may be embedded within a watch, key chain or other personal article for convenience or affinity. The transponder device may communicate account information to an RF-enabled point of sale device, enabling transactions to take place without resort to remote data processing facilities. In other embodiments partial or complete account information may be accessed or stored at co-located or remote sources. New account registrants may access a Web site to enter a transponder ID and activate a new account, which may be a credit account, debit account, cash account, special purpose vending account, or other types of accounts. | 07-30-2009 |
Gerald A. Croopnick, Coto De Caza, CA US
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20120186733 | AMORPHOUS ALLOYS ARMOR - Amorphous alloy armor made of at least one thin layer of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys and methods of forming such armor are provided. Forming the armor in accordance with the current invention provides ruggedness, a lightweight structure, excellent resistance to chemical and environmental effects, and low-cost manufacturing. | 07-26-2012 |
20130004786 | NICKEL BASED THERMAL SPRAY POWDER AND COATING, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Provided in one embodiment includes a multi-fully alloyed powder that provides a wear- resistant and corrosion-resistant coating on a substrate when applied by a thermal spraying process. The coating exhibits desirable hardness, toughness, and bonding characteristics in a highly dense coating that is suitable for a wide range of temperatures. The embodiment provides a method of forming a coating, the method comprising: providing a substrate; and disposing onto the substrate a coating, comprising: a powder-containing composition comprising an alloy, the alloy comprising a solid solution comprising nickel, and a first component comprising at least one transition metal element and at least one nonmetal element. | 01-03-2013 |
Gerald A. Draffkorn, Woodstock, IL US
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20140123715 | Locking System for Storage Container - A locking system for a storage compartment of a storage container is provided, the locking system including a latching mechanism and a locking mechanism. When the locking mechanism is in a locked position, the latching mechanism is prevented from unlatching and opening the compartment. When the locking mechanism is in its unlocked position, the latching mechanism is allowed to be unlatched and the compartment to be moved to its open position. The key code used with the locking mechanism may be the same or different than the key code used with the locking system of another storage compartment of the storage container. | 05-08-2014 |
Gerald A. Elliott, Bennington, VT US
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20160099088 | LASER-MARKABLE INSULATION MATERIAL FOR WIRE OR CABLE ASSEMBLIES - The present disclosure is directed to laser-markable insulation material and cable or wire assemblies containing such insulation material. In certain embodiments, the laser-markable insulation material can include a fluoropolymer and an inorganic laser-markable pigment. The pigment can have a mean crystal size in a range of about 0.4 microns to about 2 microns and/or a median particle size (d | 04-07-2016 |
Gerald A. Fioriti, Rock Tavern, NY US
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20130042822 | WATER HEATING SYSTEM WITH OXYGEN SENSOR - Water heating system and method including a boiler, a combustion chamber, and a burner housed inside the chamber. A conduit fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber to channel gas into the chamber wherein the burner causes combustion of gas. An oxygen sensor is coupled to the chamber and positioned within the chamber to detect an amount of oxygen in the products of combustion. The oxygen sensor outputs data representative of the amount to a control unit. The control unit controls the feedback control of the water heating system and wherein the combustion of the gas in the chamber is controllable by the control unit at least based on the data. A heat exchanger system is coupled to the chamber to heat water in the heat exchanger with the products. At least one flue coupled to the heat exchanger system to channel products out of the heat exchanger system. | 02-21-2013 |
20130295510 | IGNITER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING - An igniter assembly includes a bushing for installation in a burner. The bushing has a proximal end and an opposing distal end. A gas tube is secured through a central portion of the bushing, and an electrode assembly is secured through the central portion of the bushing. The electrode assembly includes an electrically conductive conductor element and an insulator element in surrounding relationship to the conductor element. The igniter assembly further includes a flame holder element secured to a distal end of the electrode assembly, and a ground rod secured to the electrode assembly. A distal end of the ground rod defines a spark gap with the flame holder element. | 11-07-2013 |
20130319347 | WATER HEATING APPARATUS WITH PARALLEL HEAT EXCHANGERS - A water heating apparatus includes a fluid inlet conduit configured to split into a plurality of supply legs, and a plurality of heat exchangers configured for parallel operation. Each heat exchanger includes an outer housing, an inlet connected to a respective supply leg of the fluid inlet conduit for receiving an inlet flow of liquid into the outer housing, an outlet for allowing an outlet flow of liquid to leave the outer housing, and a heat exchange element positioned within the outer housing and configured to heat a flow of liquid passing through the outer housing from the inlet to the outlet. The water heating apparatus further includes a burner assembly comprising a combustion chamber housing and a burner positioned internally within the combustion chamber housing. The burner assembly is coupled to the plurality of heat exchangers for supplying heat to the flow of liquid. | 12-05-2013 |
Gerald A. Frank, Coatesville, PA US
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20160001957 | Child Resistant Cover for Oral Dosage Forms - A child resistant safety device for an oral dosage form including a handle having a proximal end and a distal end to which an oral dosage form is mounted either directly or indirectly; a cover that moves with respect to the handle, or vice versa, for selectively shielding the oral dosage form; and a releasable locking mechanism that is moveable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the locked configuration, the releasable locking mechanism is configured to prevent movement of the safety device to a deployed configuration in which the oral dosage form is exposed, and, in the unlocked configuration, the releasable locking mechanism is configured to permit movement of the safety device to the deployed configuration. | 01-07-2016 |
Gerald A. Gontarz, Jr., Spotswood, NJ US
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20110076587 | HIGHLY ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SURFACES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS AND METHODS TO PRODUCE SAME - A method to use a novel structured metal-ceramic composite powder to improve the surface electrical conductivity of corrosion resistant metal substrates by thermal spraying the structured powder onto a surface of a metallic substrate is disclosed. The structured powder has a metal core and is wholly or partially surrounded by an electrically conductive ceramic material such as a metal nitride material. The metal cores may have the ceramic material formed on them prior to a thermal spraying process performed in an inert atmosphere, or the thermal spraying may be performed in a reactive atmosphere such that the ceramic coating forms on the cores during the thermal spraying process and/or after deposition. The metal cores will bond conductive ceramic material onto the surface of the substrate through the thermal spray process. | 03-31-2011 |
Gerald A. Greca, Carleton, MI US
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20120068416 | DYNAMIC RADIAL SHAFT SEAL ASSEMBLY WITH COMBINATION DUST EXCLUSION THRUST PAD - A dynamic radial shaft seal assembly includes an inner wear sleeve having a cylindrical inner wall with a bore sized for receipt about a shaft and an outer running surface. The inner wear sleeve has a flange extending radially outwardly from the running surface. The assembly further includes an outer case having cylindrical outer wall configured for receipt in a housing and a rim extending radially inwardly from the outer wall. An elastomeric body is attached to the rim. The elastomeric body includes a main seal lip configured to engage the outer running surface of the inner wear sleeve and a plurality of thrust pads extending axially from the rim for engagement with the flange. The thrust pads are spaced circumferentially from one another by gaps. The elastomeric body further includes a first dust exclusion lip extending axially from the leg and bridging the gaps. | 03-22-2012 |
20120152524 | MODULAR FRACTURE PLUG AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A modular fracture plug and method of construction thereof for temporarily sealing off a well is provided. The fracture plug includes an inner substrate material and an outer shell. The outer shell is provided having a plurality of individual sections bonded to one another. One of the sections provides a closed base, while another of the sections provides a closed cover, and one or more of the sections provide an intermediate section between the base and the cover. The intermediate section has a through opening forming at least a portion of the cavity. | 06-21-2012 |
20120313328 | SHAFT SEAL ASSEMBLY - A shaft seal assembly for establishing a liquid-tight seal between a steering knuckle and an axle shaft is provided. The shaft seal assembly includes an outer case and a first elastomeric member attached to one another. The elastomeric member has a castellated feature including a plurality of projections extending in a radially outward direction and separated from one another by a plurality of grooves. When the shaft seal assembly is installed in the steering knuckle, a cavity is presented between the steering knuckle and the first elastomeric member. Together, the grooves and cavity allow air to flow from a hub on one side of the seal assembly to a vacuum port in the steering knuckle. The cavity extends circumferentially around the seal assembly, and thus, air flow from the hub to the vacuum port is not dependent upon the orientation of the seal assembly relative to the steering knuckle. | 12-13-2012 |
20140239597 | MAIN SEAL FOR A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE WHEEL END ASSEMBLY - A wheel end assembly for a heavy-duty vehicle includes an axle spindle and a hub rotatably mounted on the axle spindle. A main seal extends radially between the axle spindle and the hub. The seal includes a dynamic portion that seats in a bore formed in the wheel hub, and a static portion that seats on the axle spindle. The static portion includes a rigid carrier that in turn includes a first member, and a second member that is rigidly attached to the first member. An elastomer is bonded to the carrier member and forms a first external lip. The first external lip extends generally parallel to a chamfer formed in an inboard end of the hub. The first external lip, other external features, and internal features prevent contaminants from entering the wheel end assembly, retain lubricant in the assembly, and provide a dynamic expulsion surface to expel contaminants. | 08-28-2014 |
20140246833 | Non-Contact Labyrinth Seal Assembly - A non-contact labyrinth seal assembly includes a carrier having cylindrical outer flange with an annular leg extending inwardly therefrom. An elastomeric body is attached to the leg. The body has a first pair of seal lips extending radially inwardly in diverging relation from one another and a second pair of seal lips spaced radially outwardly from the first pair of seal lips. The second pair of seal lips includes radially outermost and a radially innermost seal lips. The radially outermost seal lip has a cylindrical inner surface and an inner surface of the radially innermost seal lip has a first portion extending substantially parallel to the cylindrical inner surface to form an annular channel and a second portion extending radially outwardly to an innermost lip free end that is radially aligned with the cylindrical inner surface to form an annular opening having a width less than a width of the channel. A sleeve has an annular barrier extending radially outwardly to an annular flange that extends axially through the opening into the channel. | 09-04-2014 |
Gerald A. Guter, San Clemente, CA US
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20090092584 | BIO DEGRADATION OF OXYANIONS SUCH AS PERCHLORATE ON ION EXCHANGE RESINS - Systems and methods for removing perchlorate load off of ion exchange resins are disclosed. The systems and methods rely upon direct contact between the resin and a liquid product formed by the culturing of perchlorate-destroying microorganisms. These methods can be incorporated into methods for removing perchlorate from aqueous streams. A resin product comprising an anion exchange resin with a coating of perchlorate-destroying microorganisms on its surface is also disclosed. | 04-09-2009 |
20100252505 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ION EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR REMOVING ARSENIC CONTAMINANTS FROM WATER - The disclosed invention is a fixed bed ion exchange water purification system. It employs a combination of electronically controlled process steps and specific systems configurations to duplicate the effects of moving resin beds from one operating position to another as is required in moving bed ion exchange water purification systems. The invention combines features of single fixed bed ion exchange systems with those of a moving bed system. The invention applies to the treatment of water having typical industrial and drinking water concentrations of various ions. | 10-07-2010 |
Gerald A. Hamrock, San Jose, CA US
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20130080968 | USER INTERFACE WITH MEDIA CONTENT PREDICTION - Some implementations include displaying media content items on a home screen of a computing device. A display order for a list of media content items may be determined based, at least in part, on a predicted likelihood that an individual one of the plurality of media content items will be selected. A home screen of a user interface may be displayed, according to the determined display order, with a list of a plurality of media content items that are available to the computing device. | 03-28-2013 |
Gerald A. Higgins, Takoma Park, MD US
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20140038836 | Novel Pharmacogene Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Methods of Detecting Same - The present invention provides pharmacogene polymorphisms and their use in predicting therapeutic effectiveness. The present invention also provides methods comprising targeted analysis of selected pharmacogenes in thousands of compiled whole human genome sequences for identifying polymorphic sequences associated with drug response are described. The methods also provide confirmation and validation of these pharmacogene polymorphisms, based on concordance between different sequencing technologies, and statistical error-checking. Imputation of the deleterious consequences of novel variants is predicted by bioinformatics analysis. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046696 | Systems and Methods for Pharmacogenomic Decision Support in Psychiatry - The present invention provides methods and systems or apparatuses, to analyze multiple molecular and clinical variables from an individual diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in order to optimize medication selection for therapeutic response. Molecular co-variables include polymorphisms in genes including those involved in central control and mediation of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) stress response, the density of methylation in regulatory regions of said polymorphic genes, polymorphisms in genes that encode cytochrome P450 enzymes responsible for drug metabolism, and drug-drug and drug-gene interactions. Clinical co-variables include but are not limited to the sex, age and ethnicity of that individual, medication history, family history, diagnostic codes, Pittsburgh insomnia rating score, and Charlson index score. The system makes a determination based on unstructured and structured data types derived from internal and external knowledge resources to determine psychotropic drug choice that best matches the molecular and clinical variation profile of an individual patient. The decision support system provides a therapeutic recommendation for a clinician based on the patient's variation profile. | 02-13-2014 |
Gerald A. Higgins, Mason, OH US
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20140222349 | System and Methods for Pharmacogenomic Classification - The invention provides a system and methods for the determination of the pharmacogenomic phenotype of any individual or group of individuals, ideally classified to a discrete, specific and defined pharmacogenomic population(s) using machine learning and population structure. Specifically, the invention provides a system that integrates several subsystems, including (1) a system to classify an individual as to pharmacogenomic cohort status using properties of underlying structural elements of the human population based on differences in the variations of specific genes that encode proteins and enzymes involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of drugs and xenobiotics, (2) the use of a pre-trained learning machine for classification of a set of electronic health records (EHRs) as to pharmacogenomic phenotype in lieu of genotype data contained in the set of EHRs, (3) a system for prediction of pharmacological risk within an inpatient setting using the system of the invention, (4) a method of drug discovery and development using pattern-matching of previous drugs based on pharmacogenomic phenotype population clusters, and (5) a method to build an optimal pharmacogenomics knowledge base through derivatives of private databases contained in pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies and academic research centers without the risk of exposing raw data contained in such databases. Embodiments include pharmacogenomic decision support for an individual patient in an inpatient setting, and optimization of clinical cohorts based on pharmacogenomic phenotype for clinical trials in drug development. | 08-07-2014 |
Gerald A. Hupperts, Roseville, MN US
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20140172954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIVATE CLOUD INTRODUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to a method of introducing and acclimating an enterprise with a cloud comprising: hosting a cloud by provisioning virtual machines using the resources of a zero touch point device with a cloud management environment; installing, by a computer, the cloud on an enterprise server; evaluating, by a computer, an inventory of applications to be hosted by the enterprise server on the cloud; defining, by a computer, application tiers for the evaluated applications; classifying, by a computer, the applications in the inventory of applications into the defined application tiers; migrating, by a computer, at least one non-production application of the non-production application tier to the cloud; migrating, by a computer, at least one production application of the production application tier to the cloud; and migrating, by a computer, at least one mission critical application of the mission critical application tier to the cloud. | 06-19-2014 |
Gerald A. Knorovsky, Albuquerque, NM US
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20090031889 | Complex Geometry Composite Armor for Military Applications - The present invention utilizes a layered armor concept, combining engineered and naturally-occurring materials, to mitigate damage to a vehicle from explosively formed projectiles (EFPs), particularly those projectiles with impact velocities greater than 2.25 km/s, reducing the velocity of the impacting projectile to less than 1.5 km/s upon exiting the composite armor system. The composite armor system incorporates a structural framework that contains and constrains a geometrical structure of rigid rods with the void spaces between the rods filled with a particulate matrix material. Because the composite armor can incorporate naturally-occurring particulate matrix materials that are readily available, the armor can be transported with less bulk system weight, allowing for additional weight reduction in air or sea transport applications. | 02-05-2009 |
Gerald A. Kukowski, Badger, MN US
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20090255745 | MOTORIZED SNOWBOARD - A motorized snowboard is disclosed having a chassis including a rider support platform, a motor supported by the chassis, and an endless track powered by the motor. | 10-15-2009 |
Gerald A. Leone, Jr., Victor, NY US
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20100232880 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF BIOGAS - Systems and methods for producing purified biogas are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes collecting biogas from a landfill, transporting the biogas to a first well, injecting the biogas into the first well, and pressurizing the first well to store the biogas. | 09-16-2010 |
Gerald A. Matranga, Union Grove, WI US
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20110203896 | Balanced Clutch System - A balanced clutch system is provided for use in a transmission. The balanced clutch system includes a clutch assembly that has a clutch piston and a balance piston that cooperate with a clutch piston cavity and a balance piston cavity. Each of the clutch piston cavity and balance piston cavity receives a continuous supply of fluid and establishes a centrifugal head pressure therein, during use. The centrifugal head pressure established in the balance piston cavity contributes to a force that opposes a self-engaging tendency of the clutch assembly that is created by the centrifugal head pressure established within the clutch piston cavity. | 08-25-2011 |
Gerald A. Niznick, Las Vegas, NV US
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20100311013 | One-piece, screw-receiving, externally-threaded endosseous dental implants and related transfer components, comfort caps and abutments - A one-piece, screw-receiving, externally-threaded endosseous dental implant includes a body portion with external threading and, at its proximal end, an unthreaded, cylindrical portion including a retentive groove for engaging a complementary transfer component or comfort cap; a one-or two-piece screw-receiving implant abutment for attachment to a one or two-piece implant, including a retentive groove for engaging a complementary transfer component or comfort cap; and a fixture mount for insertion in a one-piece implant, that can be sectioned with the distal end used to extend the implant height. | 12-09-2010 |
Gerald A. Soff, Wilmette, IL US
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20100204088 | Cyclic Peptide Antitumor Agents - Cyclic peptide compounds and derivatives thereof having antitumor activity as shown by treatment of human melanoma, pancreatic, breast, prostate cancer cells. | 08-12-2010 |
20120122799 | CYCLIC PEPTIDE ANTITUMOR AGENTS - Cyclic peptide compounds and derivatives thereof having antitumor activity as shown by treatment of human melanoma, pancreatic, breast, prostate cancer cells. | 05-17-2012 |
Gerald A. Soff, New Rochelle, NY US
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20150087538 | Cancer Blood Test Using BC200 RNA Isolated from Peripheral Blood for Diagnosis and Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer - Compositions and methods for diagnosing an increased risk for the development of aggressive, invasive breast cancer are provided. | 03-26-2015 |
Gerald A. Stunkard, Jenks, OK US
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20080308159 | Top entry swing check valve - A top entry in-line repairable swing check valve having a valve body adapted for connection within a flow-line and having flow passages and a valve chamber and further defining a seat recess at the juncture of a flow passage and the valve chamber. A removable seat assembly within the seat recess establishes sealing with the valve body. A swing check member is pivotal within the valve chamber between an open position permitting flow through the flow passages and a closed position in sealing engagement with the seat assembly. The valve body has an access opening to the valve chamber of sufficient dimension for movement of the seat assembly and the swing check member therethrough. A bonnet closure for the access opening supports seat retainer pins positioned in seat retaining relation with the seat assembly. A bonnet orienting pin projects from the valve body and is received by an orienting hole of the bonnet to align the bonnet and seat retainer pins with respect to the valve body. | 12-18-2008 |
20090095931 | Ball valve having self-centering seats - A trunnion type ball valve having valve seats that are laterally moveable within seat recesses of the valve and establish sealing engagement with a valve ball member that is trunnion supported for rotational movement between open and closed positions. The valve seat members are self-centering for optimum sealing engagement with the spherical sealing surface of the ball member. The internal geometry of the seat assemblies are designed to permit optimum flow through the valve mechanism even under circumstances where the seat members are located in laterally off-center relation with respect to the centerline of the flow passages due to self-centering seat movement. The ball valve is readily adapted for fire-safe application via the use of heat resistant seals and metal-to-metal sealing of components to prevent or minimize leakage in the event of seal destruction or degradation by excess heat. | 04-16-2009 |
Gerald A. Sus, Frankfort, IL US
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20080276808 | Thin film cooking devices and methods - Improved cooking devices and methods of achieving intimate heat transfer contact between a low-friction, non-stick release sheet material and a heated platen are provided. In particular, improved intimate heat transfer contact may be achieved by providing a very thin release sheet, providing a layer of heat transfer enhancing material forming an intimate heat transfer contact interface between the release sheet and the platen, and/or providing a release sheet that is gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable. A dynamic tensioning system is also provided for mounting a release sheet to a heated platen and maintaining even, bidirectional tension on the release sheet to keep it taut against the platen. Illustrated embodiments of the invention include a clamshell grill and conveyorized contact toaster. | 11-13-2008 |
20090049996 | Thin film cooking and food transfer devices and methods - Improved cooking devices and methods of achieving good adherence contact between a low-friction, non-stick release sheet material and a heated food-supporting platen or cooking surface are provided. The adherence of the release sheet to the lower platen is sufficiently good to permit removal of cooked items such as hamburger patties with a spatula without significantly adversely disturbing the release sheet. In addition, good heat transfer is achieved to permit good sear (good carmelization and good browning) on the bottom surface of foods, including hamburger patties. In addition, inventive cooking utensils and methods are provided that incorporate or use release sheets in the utensils themselves, so that the benefits of a release sheet on the food-supporting platen or cooking surface are achieved. | 02-26-2009 |
20090067759 | Temperature controlled fluid bath food holding apparatus - A method is provided for storing a cooked food in a flexible-walled container having an opening. The method includes placing a quantity of food in a flexible-walled container and submerging at least a portion of the container in a liquid with the opening being located so that liquid does not enter the opening. At least the lower portion of the container is maintained in the liquid and the food is maintained in the container below the surface of the liquid. The liquid collapses the container to seal the container. The temperature of the liquid may be maintained at a non-ambient temperature to heat or cool the food as it is stored. The method may also include storing the food adjacent a work surface, or at a remote main vat and transporting the rack to the work surface at which a serving that includes the food is prepared. | 03-12-2009 |
20090241481 | Food item cooking, assembly and packaging system and method - A system and method for making a food item are for provided. The apparatus includes a food item assembly and packaging station having a first work area assembling and packaging a food item and meal order assembly station having a second work area for assembling a meal order that includes a food item packaged on the first work surface. A conveyor is positioned beneath the first work area and extends from a position proximate to the first area to a position proximate to the second work area. A conveyor access opening is proximate to the first work area to provide worker access to the conveyor to permit manual placement of a food item assembled and packaged at the first work area onto the conveyor for conveying the packaged food item beneath the first work area to the location proximate the meal order assembly station. | 10-01-2009 |
20100151092 | Steam injection cooking device and method - An apparatus and method are provided for steam injection heating of a liquid or solid edible material. When cooking, the method includes providing a predetermined amount of edible material. A predetermined amount of water supplied from a water tank is injected into a heated cavity to form a quantity of steam that is sufficient to cook the predetermined quantity of edible material when injected therein. The predetermined amount of water is provided by a liquid water injector. The predetermined amount of the edible material may be a single serving, or integer multiples thereof. When heating a serving amount that is an integer multiple of at least two times the amount of a single serving, the predetermined quantity of water is injected in pulses. The number of pulses is the same as the integer multiple of servings being heated, and each pulse contains substantially equal amounts of liquid water. | 06-17-2010 |
20110195167 | Temperature controlled fluid bath food holding device and method - A method is provided for storing a cooked food in a flexible-walled container having an opening. The method includes placing a quantity of food in a flexible-walled container and submerging at least a portion of the container in a liquid with the opening being located so that liquid does not enter the opening. At least the lower portion of the container is maintained in the liquid and the food is maintained in the container below the surface of the liquid. The liquid collapses the container to seal the container. The temperature of the liquid may be maintained at a non-ambient temperature to heat or cool the food as it is stored. The method may also include storing the food adjacent a work surface, or at a remote main vat and transporting the rack to the work surface at which a serving that includes the food is prepared. | 08-11-2011 |
20110256287 | Steam injection cooking device and method - An apparatus and method are provided for steam injection heating of a food product contained in the interior of a container. The apparatus includes a steam generator for generating steam and a steam exit port that is in fluid communication with the steam generator. Steam is injected though the exit port into the container. The apparatus has a surface for permitting the container interior to be put into an at least substantially sealed condition in a substantially closed environment with the exit port in fluid combination with the interior of the container. A container support supports the container and in combination with the sealing surface causes the container to be placed in the at least substantially sealed position. | 10-20-2011 |
20110310695 | Apparatus and method for particulate confection addition to soft-serve ice cream - A device and method are provided for manually actuated dispensing of a particulate confection from a selected confection hopper into a dispensing stream of soft frozen dessert. The device includes a plurality of confection hoppers with corresponding confection outlets, a manual actuator operatively connected to a dispensing member that cooperates with the confection outlet to dispense only a controlled amount of confection from the corresponding hopper into a confection conduit each time the actuator is actuated, and mixing means for substantially uniformly mixing the controlled amount of confection into a serving amount of the soft frozen dessert as the dessert is dispensed into a serving receptacle. | 12-22-2011 |
20120078734 | Food Item Cooking, Assembly and Packaging System and Method - A system and method for making a food item are provided. The apparatus includes a food item assembly and packaging station having a first work area for assembling and packaging a food item and a food order assembly station having a second work area for assembling a food order that includes a food item packaged on the first work surface. A conveyor is positioned beneath the first work area and extends from a position proximate to the first area to a position proximate to the second work area. A conveyor access opening is proximate to the first work area to provide worker access to the conveyor to permit manual placement of a food item assembled and packaged at the first work area onto the conveyor for conveying the packaged food item beneath the first work area to the location proximate the food order assembly station. | 03-29-2012 |
Gerald A. Szekely, Jr., Sterling Heights, MI US
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20120286052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLAR-POWERED ENGINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A system and method of engine thermal management. Energy may be received from a solar energy source electrically connected to a vehicle propulsion system. At least some of the energy from the solar energy source may be used to heat a component of the vehicle propulsion system. A control module may provide at least some of the energy from the solar energy source to a heater, for example, to heat a component of the vehicle propulsion system prior to starting the vehicle propulsion system. The heater may heat the vehicle propulsion system to temperatures within a predetermined range associated with optimal efficiency of the vehicle propulsion system. | 11-15-2012 |
20120316754 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SPARK-IGNITION, DIRECT-INJECTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A spark-ignition, direct-injection internal combustion engine is coupled to an exhaust aftertreatment system including a three-way catalytic converter upstream of an NH3-SCR catalyst. A method for operating the engine includes operating the engine in a fuel cutoff mode and coincidentally executing a second fuel injection control scheme upon detecting an engine load that permits operation in the fuel cutoff mode. | 12-13-2012 |
20130340408 | TECHNIQUE TO DIAGNOSE AND CONTROL AMMONIA GENERATION FROM A TWC FOR PASSIVE AMMONIA SCR OPERATION - A method for controlling ammonia generation in an exhaust gas feedstream output from an internal combustion engine equipped with an exhaust aftertreatment system having a first aftertreatment device includes executing an ammonia generation cycle to generate ammonia on the first aftertreatment device. The ammonia generation cycle includes monitoring an air-fuel ratio in the exhaust gas feedstream at a first location in the exhaust aftertreatment system, and monitoring an air-fuel ratio in the exhaust gas feedstream at a second location in the exhaust aftertreatment system. The air-fuel ratio at the first location is compared to the air-fuel ratio at the second location. If the air-fuel ratio at the second location is richer than the air-fuel ratio at the first location, operation of the engine is adjusted until the air-fuel ratio at the second location is equal to the air-fuel ratio at the first location. | 12-26-2013 |
20140102081 | COMBUSTION DRIVEN AMMONIA GENERATION STRATEGIES FOR PASSIVE AMMONIA SCR SYSTEM - A method for controlling ammonia generation in an exhaust gas feedstream output from an internal combustion engine equipped with an exhaust aftertreatment system including a first aftertreatment device includes executing an ammonia generation cycle to generate ammonia on the first aftertreatment device. A desired air-fuel ratio output from the engine and entering the exhaust aftertreatment system conducive for generating ammonia on the first aftertreatment device is determined. Operation of a selected combination of a plurality of cylinders of the engine is selectively altered to achieve the desired air-fuel ratio entering the exhaust aftertreatment system. | 04-17-2014 |
Gerald A. Thoe, New Richmond, WI US
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20100078021 | Dry Powder Inhalers with Dual Piercing Members and Related Devices and Methods - A dry powder inhaler includes a dose container assembly having a dose container disk with opposing upper and lower surfaces, a first row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a first radius and a second row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a second radius. The dose containers have dry powder therein and are sealed via a first flexible sealant over apertures in the upper surface and a second flexible sealant over apertures in the lower surface. A piercing mechanism includes two reciprocating piercers that serially alternate between the two rows of dose containers in the dose container disk. A rotatable ramp disk includes first and second sets of circumferentially spaced-apart ramp elements in staggered, concentric relationship that are configured to move the first and second piercing members between retracted and extended positions. | 04-01-2010 |
20130133653 | DRY POWDER INHALERS WITH DUAL PIERCING MEMBERS - A dry powder inhaler includes a dose container assembly having a dose container disk with opposing upper and lower surfaces, a first row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a first radius and a second row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a second radius. The dose containers have dry powder therein and are sealed via a first flexible sealant over apertures in the upper surface and a second flexible sealant over apertures in the lower surface. A piercing mechanism includes two reciprocating piercers that serially alternate between the two rows of dose containers in the dose container disk. A rotatable ramp disk includes first and second sets of circumferentially spaced-apart ramp elements in staggered, concentric relationship that are configured to move the first and second piercing members between retracted and extended positions. | 05-30-2013 |
20150157812 | Dry Powder Inhalers with Dual Piercing Members and Methods of Operating Same - A dry powder inhaler includes a dose container assembly having a dose container disk with opposing upper and lower surfaces, a first row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a first radius and a second row of circumferentially spaced apart dose containers at a second radius. The dose containers have dry powder therein and are sealed via a first flexible sealant over apertures in the upper surface and a second flexible sealant over apertures in the lower surface. A piercing mechanism includes two reciprocating piercers that serially alternate between the two rows of dose containers in the dose container disk. A rotatable ramp disk includes first and second sets of circumferentially spaced-apart ramp elements in staggered, concentric relationship that are configured to move the first and second piercing members between retracted and extended positions. | 06-11-2015 |
Gerald A. Tuskan, Oak Ridge, TN US
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20140182013 | KEY GENE REGULATING CELL WALL BIOSYNTHESIS AND RECALCITRANCE IN POPULUS, GENE Y - This disclosure provides methods and transgenic plants for improved production of renewable biofuels and other plant-derived biomaterials by altering the expression and/or activity of Gene Y, an O-acetyltransferase. | 06-26-2014 |
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20150353948 | Transcription Factor Which Regulates Flavonoid, Phenylpropanoid, Tyrosine, and Tryptophan Pathways - The invention provides plants having desirable levels of sugar release and/or lignin synthesis. The invention further provides methods of selecting plants with such desirable levels of sugar release and/or lignin synthesis; methods of genetically modifying plants to modulate lignin synthesis, sugar release, and modulating phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan and flavonoid production; and uses of such plants. | 12-10-2015 |
20160002644 | TNT CLONING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are vectors and components for a nucleic acid cloning system, and methods of use of the vectors and components in cloning nucleic acid fragments of interest. The cloning system includes two families of destination vectors which can be used in alternating form to systematically combine nucleic acid fragments of interest. | 01-07-2016 |
Gerald A. Vanden Brook, Cape Girardeau, MO US
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20100083993 | ATTACHMENT FOR AMBULATORY ASSIST DEVICE - An attachment adapted for use with a walker including a support member. The support member has a longitudinal axis. A leg engagement portion is located on the support member. An opening in the support member extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis. | 04-08-2010 |
Gerald A. Widemark, Phoenix, AZ US
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20090293226 | SPRING HOOK WEAR BUSHING AND LINKAGE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SPRING HOOK WEAR BUSHING - A spring-hook wear bushing and actuator linkage assembly including the spring-hook wear bushing is provided. The wear bushing includes a cylindrical body having an annular external surface and including a first end and a second end. A bore is formed axially through the cylindrical body and extending from the first end to the second end. A channel is defined in the annular external surface of the cylindrical body and extending annular about the cylindrical body. The channel defines a running surface bounded by a plurality of annular retaining shoulders configured to retain therein a spring-hook of an actuator linkage assembly. The actuator linkage assembly is used for controlling a valve assembly. | 12-03-2009 |
Gerald A. Zsigo, North Ridgeville, OH US
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20140044605 | Fuel Unit, Refillable Hydrogen Generator And Fuel Cell System - A packaged fuel unit and a refillable hydrogen generator that uses the fuel unit to produce hydrogen gas are disclosed. The fuel unit includes a reactant that can undergo a thermal decomposition reaction that produces hydrogen gas when heated to at least a minimum initiation temperature. The reactant is contained within a package that includes a poor thermal conductor with one or more thermal conductor sections for conducting heat from outside the package to the reactant. The hydrogen generator includes a holder with a cavity in which the fuel unit can be removably disposed and a heating system for heating the fuel unit when disposed therein. The hydrogen generator can be part of a fuel cell system including a fuel cell battery that is provided with hydrogen gas from the hydrogen generator. | 02-13-2014 |
20150203353 | FUEL UNIT, GAS GENERATOR AND SYSTEM - Disclosed is a fuel unit for a gas generator such as a hydrogen gas generator that can supply gas to a gas consuming system such as a fuel cell system. The fuel unit includes a housing containing a solid fuel composition and a heat producing material. The fuel composition contains gas releasing solid material that reacts to release gas when heated. The heat producing material reacts exothermically to produce heat. A plurality of quantities of the heat producing material are in thermal communication with corresponding portions of an unsegregated quantity the fuel composition such that, following initiation of a reaction of each quantity of the heat producing material, the quantity of heat producing material will heat the corresponding portion of the unsegregated quantity of the fuel composition, and the corresponding portion of the unsegregated quantity of the fuel composition will react to release a quantity of the gas. | 07-23-2015 |