Alderman, US
Daniel A. Alderman, Midland, MI US
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20100038304 | FILTER MEDIUM - The instant invention generally provides a porous filter medium, a porous composite filter medium, a filter assembly, processes of making the same, and processes suitable for filtering contaminants from liquids. | 02-18-2010 |
20100041296 | ELECTROBLOWING OF FIBERS FROM MOLECULARLY SELF-ASSEMBLING MATERIALS - This disclosure relates to a process for fabricating fibers and nonwoven webs, preferably sub-micron fibers and nonwoven webs, comprising electroblowing a fluid comprising a self-assembling material, and articles made therefrom. | 02-18-2010 |
David P. Alderman, Dallas, TX US
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20160075296 | Mobile Alert System - An alert system has a processing and communication unit located in a vehicle with a processor executing software and a coupled data repository, sensor interfaces to the processor from sensors located in the vehicle, a communication module enabled to send communications to an Internet network, and a global positioning system (GPS) coupled to the processor, determining geographic location of the vehicle. The processor monitors data from the plurality of sensors, consults preprogrammed status information based on one or both of one or more sensor readings or combinations of sensor readings, and selects and sends according to the one or more sensor readings or combinations of sensor readings, by the communications module, a preprogrammed communication addressed to a particular Internet destination. | 03-17-2016 |
David W. Alderman, Rochester, MN US
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20120226943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO EFFICIENTLY IDENTIFY BAD COMPONENTS IN A MULTI-NODE SYSTEM UTILIZING MULTIPLE NODE TOPOLOGIES - The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for efficiently identifying the bad component(s) in a multi-node system. The method includes assigning a unique ID to each of a plurality of nodes on the multi-node system, generating test statistics from a test on a plurality of nodes, and comparing the test statistics for the plurality of nodes against a first topology to generate a first number of clusters of bad nodes. The method further includes comparing the test statistics for the plurality of nodes against a second topology to generate a second number of clusters of bad nodes, and identifying the bad nodes by comparing the cluster sizes to a topology threshold. | 09-06-2012 |
Derick Alderman, Austin, TX US
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20150228034 | PHOTO BOOTH SYSTEM - A photo booth system including a photo booth, a management service, and a sharing system is described herein. The system is configured to capture photographs and promotional data from end users, edit the photographs, and to allow the end users to share the edited photographs on one or more sharing sites. The system is further configured to analyze the promotional data collected at the photo booth to generate one or more metrics for a merchant. | 08-13-2015 |
Edward Marshall Alderman, Framingham, MA US
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20150031047 | Methods and Systems For the Rapid Characterization of Functional Biological Molecules - In one non-limiting aspect, the invention provides a method for detecting the quality of a biological molecule comprising forming a first mixture of ingredients comprising: (i) a first binding agent that specifically binds to a tag, wherein the first binding agent is attached to a solid support; (ii) a decoy comprising a first portion comprising the tag attached to a second portion comprising an anchor; (iii) a sensor attached to a second binding agent that specifically binds to the anchor; and (iv) a sample suspected of containing a high quality biological molecule comprising a tag, wherein the tag of the high quality biological molecule is accessible; allowing interaction of the ingredients such that the sensor provides an output signal | 01-29-2015 |
20150057180 | Methods and Kits for Analyzing Biomarkers in a Signal Transduction Pathway - Provided are methods and kits for analyzing biomarkers in one or more signal transduction pathways in a cell. In some embodiments, the methods and kits of the invention permit simultaneous analysis of more than one biomarker and/or more than one signal transduction pathway. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for detecting whether a cell treated with an agent targeting a targeted biomarker is responding to the agent, or whether the cell is developing resistance to the agent. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for determining which biomarker to target in a diseased or damaged cell, or which pathway an agent is targeting in an agent-treated cell. The invention provides kits for carrying out the described methods. | 02-26-2015 |
Ian Alderman, Madison, WI US
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20140006844 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND RESOLVING INFRASTRUCTURE FAULTS IN CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE | 01-02-2014 |
20150363281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND RESOLVING INFRASTRUCTURE FAULTS IN CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE - Systems and methods are provided for any party in a cloud ecosystem (cloud providers of such resources, the intermediate management software for such resources, and the end user of such resources) to detect and resolve faulty resources synchronously or asynchronously, before said faults adversely affect the users' workloads. The system requests a service or set of one or more resources within a cloud, automatically checking the infrastructure for various faults that would cause it to be non-functional, including pre-defined and user-defined checks, and resolving them before including the infrastructure in the working service cluster of resources. The system presents an API to the user that returns only functional, production-quality resources that are not in a faulty state. An API that tests and resolves bad infrastructure can be registered during the request or a preceding/subsequent API call, removing the need for the end-user to deal with various types of infrastructure faults. | 12-17-2015 |
Jerry Alderman, Saint Charles, IL US
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20100049592 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMER VALUE CREATION - A system and related methods used by an organization to collect, manage, analyze and act on data (i.e., manage “customer value creation” or “CVC”) from customers. The system may be used by organizations without depending on consultants to manage customer value creation. The system comprises an integrated dataset and schema, termed “Customer Value Creation Data,” which comprises three data types: Differential Value Proposition; Demand Influence; and Opportunities. Differential Value Proposition is the ability of the organization's products and services to positively impact their customer's bottom line relative to the organization's competitors. The ability to create a DVP can be correlated to the investments and strategies made by the organization on an ongoing basis. The connection between an organization's investments and strategies, and their customer's bottom line, comprises three parts: the investments and strategies that an organization makes (Value Attributes); the relative importance or impact each investment or strategy has on a customer's bottom line (Value Attribute Scores); and the combined, quantified economic or financial impact that all the Value Attributes have on a customer's bottom line or profitability (Differential Value Proposition Percentage, or “DVP %”). The system may be embodied in a computer program that implements modules in the appropriate order, collects and stores relevant data, and perform necessary calculations. The program may be run through an Internet web browser. | 02-25-2010 |
20130246126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMER VALUE CREATION - A system and method used by an organization to collect, manage, analyze and act on data from customers to manage customer value creation. The system may be embodied in a computer program that implements modules in the appropriate order, collects and stores relevant data, and perform necessary calculations. Differential Value Proposition (DVP) is the ability of the organization's products and services to positively impact their customer's bottom line relative to the organization's competitors. The ability to create a DVP can be correlated to the investments and strategies made by the organization on an ongoing basis. The connection between an organization's investments/strategies and their customer's bottom line may include: the investments that an organization makes (Value Attributes), the relative impact of each investment/strategy on a customer's bottom line (Value Attribute Scores), and the combined, quantified financial impact of all the Value Attributes on the customer's bottom line (DVP Percentage). | 09-19-2013 |
20130282442 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMER VALUE CREATION - A method and system for managing customer value creation may include receiving a dataset about a customer organization having value attributes with a relative numerical percentage score and a value; processing the dataset to generate a quantified economic or financial impact on a profitability of the customer organization based on the value attributes; generating a customer data collection template based on the quantified economic or financial impact for use in obtaining information from the customer organization; receiving another dataset about the customer organization based on information provided by the customer organization, the other dataset including value attributes having a relative numerical percentage score and a value; processing at least the other dataset to generate another quantified economic or financial impact on the profitability of the customer organization based on the value attributes; identifying one or more investment opportunities based on the another quantified economic or financial impact on the profitability of the customer organization; and generating and prioritizing one or more initiatives to achieve the identified investment opportunities to increase the profitability of the customer organization. | 10-24-2013 |
Jerry L. Alderman, Tucson, AZ US
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20080234974 | Efficient design process for the allocation of variability to non-normally distributed components of complex systems and for the estimation of the system response probability density - A method for implementing a point estimation method (PEM) that predicts variability of a system output response based on variabilities of inputs includes building a customized designed experiment such that each input variable x for the designed experiment is assigned a number of variable values n based on the respective input variable's contribution p to overall response variability. | 09-25-2008 |
John Alderman, Corning, NY US
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20140015403 | CERAMIC DISCHARGE METAL HALIDE (CDM) LAMP AND METHOD OFMANUFACTURE THEREOF - A high-power ceramic discharge metal halide (CDM) lamp with a shroud-type containment assembly is disclosed. The lamp includes: a first shroud ( | 01-16-2014 |
John C. Alderman, Corning, NY US
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20090015162 | Electric Lamp Having Strapless Support Mount for Mh Arc Tubes - A medium wattage (>175 W to 400 W) metal halide electric lamp is provided having a strapless mount structure for the light source capsule while reliably passing standard drop tests. The strapless mount structure reduces photoelectron emission and thus retards sodium diffusion through the light source capsule. Elimination of electrically conductive metal straps conventionally used to mount the light source is the main contributor to the improved | 01-15-2009 |
Joseph B. Alderman, Round Rock, TX US
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20100138358 | Springing Interests Flowing from Benefits that Run with the Land - Methods, systems and kits are described for transmuting ownership interests in real property by generating springing interests flowing from benefits that run with land. A method includes before a first transfer from an original value-adding owner to a second owner conferring a benefit that runs with at least one piece of real estate; and then attaching a covenant to the at least one piece of real estate, the covenant granting a springing interest that shall vest at a time of one or more subsequent transfers of the at least one piece of real estate in, consideration of the benefit. | 06-03-2010 |
Lauren Thomas Alderman, Odessa, TX US
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20160075296 | Mobile Alert System - An alert system has a processing and communication unit located in a vehicle with a processor executing software and a coupled data repository, sensor interfaces to the processor from sensors located in the vehicle, a communication module enabled to send communications to an Internet network, and a global positioning system (GPS) coupled to the processor, determining geographic location of the vehicle. The processor monitors data from the plurality of sensors, consults preprogrammed status information based on one or both of one or more sensor readings or combinations of sensor readings, and selects and sends according to the one or more sensor readings or combinations of sensor readings, by the communications module, a preprogrammed communication addressed to a particular Internet destination. | 03-17-2016 |
Lukus Sampson Alderman, Lafollette, TX US
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20160075296 | Mobile Alert System - An alert system has a processing and communication unit located in a vehicle with a processor executing software and a coupled data repository, sensor interfaces to the processor from sensors located in the vehicle, a communication module enabled to send communications to an Internet network, and a global positioning system (GPS) coupled to the processor, determining geographic location of the vehicle. The processor monitors data from the plurality of sensors, consults preprogrammed status information based on one or both of one or more sensor readings or combinations of sensor readings, and selects and sends according to the one or more sensor readings or combinations of sensor readings, by the communications module, a preprogrammed communication addressed to a particular Internet destination. | 03-17-2016 |
Matthew R. Alderman, Larkspur, CO US
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20080312984 | Method for Assessing Risk in a Business - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for determining risk associated with a business. The risk determination calculates risk with one or more policy controls associated with one or more business objects in a business object tree. Risk calculated for the policy controls is rolled-up to a business object using an algorithm that does not dilute the risk associated with the policy controls. Likewise, the risk for a business object is rolled-up to the parents of the business object. Risk is finally rolled-up to a highest order business object, which represents the risk associated with the business. | 12-18-2008 |
Robert A. Alderman, Sagle, ID US
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20150023807 | Centrifugal Gas Compressor Method and System - The compressor compresses gas in capillaries leading to a radially distant annular container space. Centrifugal force acts on gas bubbles entrained between liquid slugs moving radially outward through the capillaries which may be radial, tangential or continuously curved. Compressed gas is collected in the annular space. A gas-liquid emulsion is fed to the capillaries by an inboard emulsification device. The emulsification may include a vortex generator, an ejector or a venturi injector, all feeding the gas-liquid mixture into the inboard ends of the capillaries. The capillaries are formed in a series of discs, coaxially stacked with outer disc ends open to the annular space. Capillary inlets may be perpendicular, tangential or may define a venturi jet. | 01-22-2015 |
20160102673 | Method and System of Compressing Gas With Flow Restrictions - The gas compression method/system restricts flow of emulsified liquid-gas mixture through many substantially radial capillary tube-passages in a rotating disk by either one-way valves, narrowing the passages, hydraulic impedance and/or reinforcement of coriolis forces in terminal end tail segments of the capillary passages. Compressed gas is released from peripherally collected compressed gas-liquid emulsion (beyond the terminal ends of the tubes) in a arcuate peripheral disc space when the compressed gas bubbles emerge from the peripherally collected emulsion. A compressed gas drain draws off gas from the peripheral space. Liquid drain draws off liquid from the space. In different embodiments, radial outboard flow through the capillaries is effected by various one-way valves which may be a single valve in the passage or multiple valves. Coriolis force in tail segments is enhanced by angular displacement in the direction of rotation. Valves may be used in combination with such tail-end segments. | 04-14-2016 |
Robert J. Alderman, Marathon, FL US
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20080282637 | Reflective Insulation Tiles - Heat insulation tiles ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080312359 | Thermal Insulation with Thin Phase Change Layer - The present disclosure encompasses provides thermal stabilizer compositions comprising a phase change material admixed with a support material such as a diatomaceous earth, and a nucleator. The present disclosure further encompasses a heat insulation blanket for reducing heat transfer between adjacent spaces, comprising at least two plies of thermoplastic sheet material in superposed relationship and a seal, wherein the seal connects the plies of sheet material to form a cell containing a volume of a thermal stabilizer comprising a phase change material, a support material such as a diatomaceous earth, and a nucleator. | 12-18-2008 |
20090011171 | Thermal Insulation with Thin Phase Change Layer - The present disclosure encompasses provides thermal stabilizer compositions comprising a phase change material admixed with a support material such as a diatomaceous earth, and a nucleator. The present disclosure further encompasses a heat insulation blanket for reducing heat transfer between adjacent spaces, comprising at least two plies of thermoplastic sheet material in superposed relationship and a seal, wherein the seal connects the plies of sheet material to form a cell containing a volume of a thermal stabilizer comprising a phase change material, a support material such as a diatomaceous earth, and a nucleator. | 01-08-2009 |
20110120040 | Multiple Phase PCM Heat Insulation Blanket - A PCM heat insulation blanket ( | 05-26-2011 |
Robert Joe Alderman, Poteet, TX US
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20150267992 | Trigger Assist Module for a Non-Fully Automatic Firearm - A module to provide assistance in pulling of a trigger of a non-fully automatic firearm. The module includes a finger extension which engages the trigger and is powered by a compact motor such as an electrically driven solenoid. Further, the rate of trigger pulls and other parameters thereof are determined according to a processor of the module that is programmed to direct the solenoid. Thus, a user of the firearm may remain focused on sights and targeting while the act of achieving a trigger pull is accomplished by the extension of the module. Therefore, accuracy and safety of may be enhanced for the firearm. | 09-24-2015 |
20160025438 | Global Positioning System Enabled and Disabled Firearm - A control system to enable or disable a firearm based on information from a remote location. The information may be global positioning system (GPS) information compared against a database of pre-stored forbidden location information. Thus, when the firearm is at a forbidden location matching the GPS information, it may be automatically disarmed. Similarly, the information may constitute command instructions for enabling or disabling of the firearm. Further, such command instructions may be based on information related to the firearm that is obtained from a transmitter of the firearm itself. | 01-28-2016 |
Robert Michael Alderman, Chester, NJ US
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20110307416 | Systems and Methods for Offering and Servicing Hedge Funds - A family of hedge funds, serving as “feeder funds” into underlying single-manager hedge funds, formed to provide smaller investors with the ability to allocate and reallocate assets among alternative strategies, and this basic structure combining interrelated systems and methods for offering, redeeming, exchanging, valuing, reporting and servicing the same is a new approach. The system and methods described herein provide investors having less than ultra-high net worth portfolios with access to hedge funds and the potential valuable diversification to an overall portfolio, and the ability to customize their portfolio of hedge funds to their individual needs and adjust such portfolio over time as seen fit in light of changing financial needs and market conditions. This invention gives a wide range of investors access to hedge funds, creating economic value using a new source of stable investor capital for hedge fund managers, a value shared with investors through reduced costs. | 12-15-2011 |
Steven Eugene Alderman, Cypress, TX US
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20130080059 | INTEGRATED DIP FROM 3D RESISTIVITY TOOL AND BOREHOLE IMAGING TOOL - A method for determining a dip of a geological structure in a subterranean formation, involves generating, using a 3D resistivity analyzer, a first intermediate result describing the dip of the geological structure based on 3D resistivity data collected from a borehole penetrating the subterranean formation. The method further involves generating, using a borehole image analyzer, a second intermediate result describing the dip of the geological structure based on a borehole image collected from the borehole. The method further involves generating, by a computer processor combining the first intermediate result and the second intermediate result based on a pre-determined criterion, an integrated result describing the dip of the geological structure. | 03-28-2013 |
Steven L. Alderman, Lewisville, NC US
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20110041861 | SEGMENTED SMOKING ARTICLE WITH INSULATION MAT - A cigarette includes lighting and mouth ends. It may include a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end. It also includes a mouth-end segment; an aerosol-generation system disposed between the lighting and mouth ends, which includes (i) a heat-generation segment adjacent the smokable segment, including a heat source configured to be activated by combustion of a smokable material and an insulation layer of a non-glass material that is woven, knit, or both, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment with aerosol-forming material disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end; a piece of outer wrapping material that provides an overwrap around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating segment, the heat-generation segment, and at least a portion of the smokable segment; those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; that is connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material. | 02-24-2011 |
20120305015 | COATED PAPER FILTER - A biodegradable paper substrate and/or biodegradable fiber (including fiber tow) may be coated with cellulose acetate and/or plasticized cellulose acetate for use in a filter material configured for application in a filter of a smoking article. Flocking and/or fibrillation methods may be used to deposit and/or generate a plurality of fibers that may protrude beyond a surface of the biodegradable substrate material. A filter made in accordance with this design may also include non-biodegradable material. | 12-06-2012 |
20130233329 | SEGMENTED SMOKING ARTICLE WITH FOAMED INSULATION MATERIAL - A cigarette includes lighting and mouth ends. It may include a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end. It also includes a mouth-end segment; an aerosol-generation system disposed between the lighting and mouth ends, which includes (i) a heat-generation segment adjacent the smokable segment, including a heat source configured to be activated by combustion of a smokable material and an insulation layer of a non-glass material that is woven, knit, or both, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment with aerosol-forming material disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end; a piece of outer wrapping material that provides an overwrap around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating segment, the heat-generation segment, and at least a portion of the smokable segment; those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; that is connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material. | 09-12-2013 |
Steven Lee Alderman, Lewisvile, NC US
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20150027459 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING ONE OR MORE MICROHEATERS - The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article. | 01-29-2015 |
Steven Lee Alderman, Lewisville, NC US
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20120255569 | FILTERED CIGARETTE COMPRISING A TUBULAR ELEMENT IN FILTER - The invention provides a cigarette with a filter element comprising at least one longitudinally extending section of filter material. The section of filter material comprises a smoke-altering material therein that is useful for removing a quantity of vapor phase chemicals from the mainstream smoke. The section of filter material further comprises one or more tubes inserted into and extending through section of filter material. The one or more tubes each define a channel adapted for passage of mainstream smoke through the section of filter material while substantially avoiding contact of the portion of mainstream smoke therein with the smoke-altering material. The provision of a portion of mainstream smoke substantially unaltered by the smoke-altering material can be useful to retain certain desirable taste and other sensory properties of the mainstream smoke. | 10-11-2012 |
20140000638 | RESERVOIR AND HEATER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLABLE DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE AEROSOLIZABLE MATERIALS IN AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE | 01-02-2014 |
20140060554 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING ONE OR MORE MICROHEATERS - The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article. | 03-06-2014 |
20140096781 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - Smoking articles, and methods for forming such smoking articles, such as an electronic smoking article, are provided. An exemplary smoking article comprises a control body portion having a control body engagement end, and having a first control component therein. A cartridge body portion includes a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion further includes a consumable arrangement comprising at least an aerosol precursor composition and at least one heating element operably engaged therewith, and a second control component. At least the consumable arrangement is configured to be in communication with the first control component upon engagement between the cartridge body and control body portions. | 04-10-2014 |
20140261408 | CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A CARTRIDGE FOR A SMOKING ARTICLE - The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270730 | ATOMIZER FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE FORMED FROM A CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDING WIRE AND RELATED INPUT, CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to atomizers for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The atomizer may include a liquid transport element and a wire continuously extending along a longitudinal length thereof. The wire may define end portions, contact portions, and a heating portion. The wire may be continuously wound about the liquid transport element such that each of the portions of the wire defines coils. A related input, cartridge, and method of forming atomizers also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20150201674 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED STORAGE OF AEROSOL PRECURSOR COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to electronic smoking articles exhibiting improved moisture control of a reservoir contained therein. The reservoir can be formed of fibrous materials, such as cellulose acetate fiber, thermoplastic fiber, non-thermoplastic fiber, or a combination thereof. The disclosure further provides methods for forming electronic smoking articles and methods of packaging electronic smoking articles (including cartridges thereof) so as to improve moisture control of the reservoir. | 07-23-2015 |
20150245659 | ATOMIZER FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED INPUT, AEROSOL PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY, CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to atomizers for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The atomizer may include a liquid transport element and a wire extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal length thereof. The wire may define contact portions configured to engage heater terminals and a heating portion configured to produce heat. The heating portion may include a variable coil spacing. In other atomizers, the wire may extend at least partially through the liquid transport element proximate the contact portions. Related inputs, cartridges, aerosol production assemblies, and methods of forming atomizers are also provided. | 09-03-2015 |
20150335071 | Sealed Cartridge for an Aerosol Delivery Device and Related Assembly Method - The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device may include a control body and a cartridge. The cartridge may include a base, a flow director, an outer body, a reservoir substrate, an outer body, and a mouthpiece. Heating elements may be molded into the flow director. The flow director may be welded to the base and the outer body, or the base and the flow director may include deformable ribs that engage the outer body. The flow director and the outer body may cooperatively define a reservoir compartment in which the reservoir substrate and the atomizer are received. The flow director and the base may define an electronics compartment in which an electronic control component is received. A related assembly method is also provided. | 11-26-2015 |
20160066621 | Cartridge for an Aerosol Delivery Device and Method for Assembling a Cartridge for a Smoking Article - The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided. | 03-10-2016 |
Stuart D. Alderman, Reno, NV US
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20090247991 | Operating room instrument - The present invention is directed to an instrument for use in operating rooms/theatres during surgical procedures, which enables a sterile technician to assemble, mount and utilize a sterilized instrument, such as a magnifier, without the assistance of a non-sterile technician. The instrument is comprised of one or more clamps pre-mounted to a lower portion of operating tables within the operating theatre and a series of rods that can be quickly assembled and inserted into the clamps to create a stand and, separately, an arm for receiving a variety of different tools useful during surgery. | 10-01-2009 |