Hotaling, US
Bryan Hotaling, Harvard, MA US
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20110041245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING MOTION OF A BASSINET - An infant apparatus operable to swing manually or automatically. The infant apparatus includes a frame assembly, a lock assembly, and a cradle assembly. The frame assembly includes a housing and a plurality of legs that extend from the housing. The housing includes motor, a first moveable member supported by the housing and coupled to the motor, and a second moveable member supported by the housing and coupled to the first moveable member, the second moveable member including a plurality of nibs. The lock assembly includes a slideable member supported by the housing and adapted to move between a first position and a second position, and a third moveable member coupled to the slideable member, the third moveable member adapted to engage the plurality of nibs when the slideable member is in the second position. The cradle assembly is coupled to the second moveable member and is adapted to swing when the slideable member is in the first position. | 02-24-2011 |
20120100047 | AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING DEVICE - A liquid handling system that is configured to receive an interchangeable pipetting head that is selected from a plurality of interchangeable pipetting heads for automated liquid handling flexibility and scalability. The system includes a housing and at least one pipetting head disposed within that housing for aspirating and dispensing a liquid. A locking mechanism interchangeably receives the at least one pipetting head and includes an adaptor plate and a support block. The adaptor plate is operably coupled to the housing and the support block is operably coupled to the at least one pipetting head. The support block is then, in turn, is configured to be operably coupled to the adaptor plate. | 04-26-2012 |
20120204342 | SELF-CLEANING DRAIN FOR FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUS - A drain system for a food preparation machine includes a preparation area drain tray; a rinsing station including a water source; a water collection tray disposed below the rinsing station so as to collect water supplied from the water source; and, a passage from the rinsing station to the preparation area drain tray directing water to flush the preparation area drain tray with water supplied from the water source. | 08-16-2012 |
Bryan Hotaling, Acton, MA US
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20150224656 | HAIR TRIMMER WITH VACUUM COLLECTION SYSTEM - An electric hand-held apparatus for trimming hair includes a housing having an inlet at the upstream end for receiving air and hair clippings into an airway that extends within the housing to an exhaust. The apparatus also includes a vacuum source and a cutting assembly. Additionally, the apparatus includes a motor having a motor output shaft rotatable about a motor axis. The motor axis is parallel to and transversely offset from a vacuum-source axis of rotation. The at least one reciprocating blade is driven by the motor at a first speed. The vacuum source is driven by the motor at a second speed greater than the first speed. | 08-13-2015 |
Bryan R. Hotaling, Acton, MA US
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20090044335 | INFANT SLEEP POSITIONER - A device for stabilizing the position of an infant while sleeping features a shell assembly including a base panel having two longitudinal sides and two lateral sides, an end wall extending generally upwardly from one of the lateral sides, two side walls extending generally upwardly from the longitudinal sides, a shell cover comprising an outer surface and conforming generally to the shell assembly, and a removable positioner insert disposed atop the base panel and comprising left and right nacelles attached to an insert base and separated by a distance selected to accommodate the width of an infant placed between the nacelles, to inhibit lateral motion of the infant while sleeping. | 02-19-2009 |
Bryan R. Hotaling, Arlington, MA US
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20080287211 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club with a shaft and an asymmetrical head, wherein said head has a gravitational center which is further from a trailing edge than said striking face and is disposed on a vertical plane which includes said grip axis. | 11-20-2008 |
20140052058 | PUMPING BREAST MILK - A breast pump provides multiple orientations of the pumping lever with respect to the breast shield. A breast pump includes a liner extending from the breast shield, through the suction chamber, and out of the suction chamber, which liner shields other components of the pump from contamination by the flow of milk through the pump during pumping operation. A breast pumping device includes a pumping lever for manually providing a cyclical vacuum within the suction chamber and an external pumping source, connected to the suction bell, that the user can activate to provide a cyclical vacuum within the suction chamber. A breast pump provides a smaller change in the grip width from when the lever is fully-extended to when the lever is fully-retracted, allowing more comfortable manual pumping. | 02-20-2014 |
Danald B. Hotaling, Jamesville, NY US
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20090211286 | DUAL CONDENSER FANS WITH CENTER PARTITION - A transport refrigeration system having a structural framework supporting a refrigeration unit including a condenser heat exchanger supported in an upper region of the framework and an engine and an electric generator powered by the engine supported by the framework in an engine compartment in a lower region of the framework, includes a pair of vertically disposed condenser fan/motor assemblies disposed aft of the condenser heat exchanger in side-by-side relationship and above the engine compartment; and a flow partition extending vertically between the pair of condenser fan/motor assemblies. | 08-27-2009 |
Donald B. Hotaling, Jamesville, NY US
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20090211288 | COMBINATION MICROCHANNEL CONDENSER AND RADIATOR MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A transport refrigeration system includes a single frame for containing both a refrigeration condenser coil and an engine coolant radiator arranged in serial airflow relationship within a framework. Either one or the other may be removed and replaced without replacing the other. | 08-27-2009 |
20110088411 | Start-Up Control for Refrigeration System - A transport refrigeration system has an engine driving an electric generator. A compressor is powered by the generator. At least one first electric fan is positioned to drive an airflow across a heat rejection heat exchanger. At least one second electric fan is positioned to drive an airflow across a heat absorption heat exchanger. A controller is coupled to the compressor and first and second fans. The controller is configured to: start the engine; engage the generator and at least one of the first fans before the engine has reached running speed; after the engine has reached running speed, start the compressor; and after starting the compressor, start at least one of the second fans. | 04-21-2011 |
20120042667 | MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED DEFROST TERMINATION - An apparatus and method are disclosed for terminating a refrigeration unit's defrost function. The refrigeration unit comprises an evaporator, a temperature sensor to measure the temperature of the evaporator during a defrost function, and a controller configured to calculate the rate of temperature change and terminate the defrost function when the rate meets a specified criteria, such as a predetermined rate or a sharp increase in the rate after the evaporator temperature has increased above the freezing point of water. | 02-23-2012 |
20130247598 | Current Limit Control On A Transport Refrigeration System - A method for controlling the operation of a transport refrigeration system to limit current drawn by a compressor powered by AC electric current includes the steps of: (a) determining whether an ambient temperature in which the refrigeration unit is operating has been greater than a set point ambient temperature for a first time period; (b) determining whether the refrigeration unit has been operating in a temperature pulldown mode; (c) determining whether the AC electric current is equal to or exceeds a preset maximum current limit; (d) determining whether a time period between a last defrost cycle and a next previous defrost cycle is less than fifteen minutes; and (e) if the determination is YES in both of step (a) and step (b) and is also YES in at least one of step (c) and step (d), reducing the preset maximum current limit to a reset maximum current limit. | 09-26-2013 |
Elizabeth Hotaling, Peidmont, SC US
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20150047782 | FLEXIBLE MIDDLE LAYER FOR RFID PATCH ON TIRES - A tire mountable apparatus and a method of fabricating a tire mountable apparatus is disclosed. The tire mountable apparatus includes a first layer, a second layer and a middle layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The tire mountable apparatus further includes an electrical device embedded in the middle layer of the tire mountable apparatus. The middle layer of the tire mountable apparatus completely surrounds the electrical device and is formed from a potting compound, The potting compound does not require exposure to heat, air, moisture, or light to clue and does not require solvent evaporation or outgassing of reaction products to cure. The tire mountable apparatus may be constructed by curing the potting compound between the first layer and the second layer. | 02-19-2015 |
Elizabeth Hotaling, Piedmont, SC US
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20120091209 | FLEXIBLE MIDDLE LAYER FOR RFID PATCH ON TIRES - A tire mountable apparatus and a method of fabricating a tire mountable apparatus is disclosed. The tire mountable apparatus includes a first layer, a second layer and a middle layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The tire mountable apparatus further includes an electrical device embedded in the middle layer of the tire mountable apparatus. The middle layer of the tire mountable apparatus completely surrounds the electrical device and is formed from a potting compound. The potting compound does not require exposure to heat, air, moisture, or light to cure and does not require solvent evaporation or outgassing of reaction products to cure. The tire mountable apparatus may be constructed by curing the potting compound between the first layer and the second layer. | 04-19-2012 |
Elizabeth L. Hotaling, Piedmont, SC US
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20090142503 | LUBRICATING A RUN-FLAT TIRE SYSTEM - A method and system of lubricating an interface between an interior surface of a tire and an outer surface of a safety support in a run-flat tire system. The method comprising applying a gel composition at the interface, wherein the gel composition comprises a base oil and a polyvinyl alcohol, the polyvinyl alcohol having a viscosity of between 25 and 75 centipoise at 20° C. in a 4% aqueous solution. | 06-04-2009 |
20100314016 | Lubricant For Run Flat Tire System - Lubricant compositions as well as methods and articles utilizing the lubricant compositions that comprise a polyoxyalkene as a lubricating agent, between 4 wt. % and 7.5 wt. % of silica as a thickening agent and an inorganic thixotropic-enhancing metal compound added in an amount of, for example, at least 20 ppm, by weight or alternatively, between 1 ppm and 2 wt. %. The silica may be fumed silica. Examples of the metal compound include KOH, NaOH, KCl, CaCl | 12-16-2010 |
20110073229 | LIGNIN IN TIRE COMPONENTS - A vehicle tire having a sidewall and an undertread, the sidewall, the undertread or both being based upon a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a highly unsaturated diene elastomer, a carcass grade carbon black and particles comprising at least 70 wt. % unsulfonated lignin, wherein the particles make up no more than 50 wt. % of the total weight of the particles and the carbon black. | 03-31-2011 |
20120176762 | ELECTRONICS PATCH WITH ULTRA THIN ADHESIVE LAYER - An electronic patch comprising a patch body composed of a cured rubber composition and having an electronics component mounted thereto, the patch body comprising a bottom surface for bonding the electronics patch to an article. Also included is an adhesive layer of an uncured rubber composition applied to the patch bottom surface, wherein the adhesive layer is no more than 0.3 mm thick and is curable between 18° C. and 26° C. over 20 hours and 48 hours. A removable protective film may be applied to a bonding surface of the adhesive layer, wherein the protective film is removed prior to applying the patch to the article. A method is provided, including applying a vulcanizing agent to an interior surface of the tire and applying the electronics patch over the vulcanizing agent, wherein the protective film on the patch is removed prior to applying the electronics patch to the tire. | 07-12-2012 |
20140347377 | TREAD WITH ULTRA EFFICIENT VULCANIZATION SYSTEM - A global composition system is described. In one or more implementations, the global composition system may be configured to perform rendering for a plurality of applications. For example, the global composition system may be configured to expose one or more application programming interfaces (APIs) that are accessible to the applications. The APIs may then be used to cause a single composition engine to perform the rendering for the plurality of applications. The use of a single composition engine may be used to support a variety of different functionality, such as to perform efficient rendering by knowing what elements are provided by each of the applications and how those items relate for rendering to a display device. | 11-27-2014 |
James Hotaling, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20160045276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING INSTRUMENTS - A system for identifying contents of an enclosed package. The system includes a camera, a projector, a processor, a display surface, and a plurality of markers. The camera identifies the markers on the packaging of an instrument or group of instruments. The camera is connected to the processor, and the processor is connected to the projector. Once the camera identifies a marker, the processor receives information about the instrument and sends the projector information about the instrument, such as an enlarged view of the instrument or a video illustrating how the instrument may be used. The projector displays the visual information on to the surface. | 02-18-2016 |
James Hotaling, Chicago, IL US
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20150374311 | MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A CYCLIST - The present invention is directed to a system for monitoring a physiological parameter of a cyclist, and methods of using the system. The system comprises a garment, a sensor, and a signal processor. The garment is configured to be worn by the cyclist. The sensor is fixedly coupled to the garment and configured to measure a signal representative of the physiological parameter during pedaling. The signal processor is operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to determine a diagnosis based on the measured signal. An alert is generated in response to the diagnosis substantially in real time. | 12-31-2015 |
James M. Hotaling, Chicago, IL US
Nathan A. Hotaling, Ocala, FL US
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20150140670 | KITS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGIC LEVEL(S) AND/OR RANGE(S) OF HEMOGLOBIN AND/OR DISEASE STATE - Diagnostic kits and methods configured to rapidly and non-invasively determine physiologic levels of hemoglobin. A diagnostic kit may include a chamber pre-filled with an indicator, the indicator solution including a tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) solution, the indicator being configured to change color; a collection device configured to collect a test sample from a subject. The kit may also include a hemoglobin physiologic level identifier legend, the legend indicating 1) at least one color of the indicator and 2) a physiologic level and/or range of the hemoglobin and/or disease state associated with the color. | 05-21-2015 |
Robert A. Hotaling, East York, PA US
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20120073039 | Pool safety cover - A swimming pool safety cover of the solid fabric variety includes a flexible cover fabric formed of a plurality of reinforced thermoplastic polymer pieces assembled and heat sealed along their edges to form a unitary cover conforming to the shape of the pool and a plurality of anchor straps, each strap extending along a portion of and heat sealed to one side of the cover and projecting outwardly from, and spaced apart along, the periphery of the cover. The projecting portion of each anchor strap is sufficiently long to attach to the hardware and the portion of each strap extending along and heat sealed to the cover is no longer than one to three times the length of the projecting portion. | 03-29-2012 |
W. Dale Hotaling, New Holland, PA US
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20120159918 | DIRECT FEED PICKUP - An improved crop converging apparatus for a round baler having a pickup unit substantially wider than the bale chamber. The converging apparatus comprises a pair of converging augers laterally situated along a common axis on opposing sides of the pickup unit feed table and forwardly adjacent to the bale chamber infeed opening. The converging augers and related shrouds are configured to shift the lateral converging zone of the augers rearward in relation to the auger structure to a position behind the plane of the infeed opening thereby improving crop inflow to the bale chamber and reducing the need for a secondary crop conveyor. | 06-28-2012 |
William Dale Hotaling, New Holland, PA US
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20140109542 | HOOK ROTOR STRIPPER - Rotor strippers are sized and shaped to securely fit between adjacent rotor fingers on a rotor shaft of a rotor for stripping crop material and for conveying the crop material to a bale chamber for forming a bale. Each rotor stripper is formed of a segment comprised of two opposing side walls with an interior section extending between the two opposing side walls. A first end portion has a curved hook section shaped to securely fit around a majority portion of the rotary shaft for secure engagement therewith; a second end portion is secured to a backbone portion of the rotor allowing the segment to remain fixed with respect to rotation of the rotary shaft; and a middle portion extends between the first and second end portions in a curved manner. | 04-24-2014 |
20140260167 | CAM ACTION WINDGUARD - The present invention relates to a windguard that may be used with an agricultural harvester, such as a round baler, waste baler, combine, sugarcane harvester or cotton harvester. More particularly, the windguard utilizes at least a first and a second pivot tab, each comprising a cam that is adapted for alignment into a slot along a first and second side arms of the windguard and that allows a upward or downward movement of the pivot tabs in the slot. The sliding motion of the cam in the slot allows the windguard to automatically adjust during operation without manual adjustment or pre-adjustment prior to operation. | 09-18-2014 |
William Jay Hotaling, Haddonfield, NJ US
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20120249310 | CONTACTLESS SENSING AND CONTROL SYSTEM - This disclosure describes embodiments of a contactless sensing system for controlling operation of a remote device. The sensing system can comprise an actuator and a sensing device, which is responsive to a field the actuator emits. An end user can move the actuator relative to the sensing device to generate an output that reflects a device command that modifies operation of the remote device. In one example, the sensing device comprises an array of sensing elements. The field causes a change in operating parameters in the sensing elements, which the sensing device can identify and associate with the device command. The sensing device can also recognize combinations of one or more of the sensing elements that exhibit changes in the operating parameters to provide a robust control mechanism for the remote device. | 10-04-2012 |