Maki, MN
Alan D. Maki, Chaska, MN US
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20090208173 | FIBER CABLE TERMINATOR - A fiber cable assembly includes a cable formed from a bundle of fiber optic strands, a buffer encasing the bundle, and a terminator clamp coupled to an end of the cable over the buffer. The terminator clamp includes a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion. The first and second clamp portions each have an engaging surface for engaging the other of the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion. A channel is formed between the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion for receiving an end of the cable. The channel has a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the cable. The end of the cable can be inserted into the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion can be secured to the first clamp portion to secure the clamp terminator to the cable. The cable is compressed within the channel to a reduced cross-sectional area. | 08-20-2009 |
Andrew B. Maki, Rock, MN US
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20110295543 | PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT FOR A MULTI-CHIP SYSTEM VIA KERF AREA INTERCONNECT - A semiconductor wafer comprises a first chip and a second chip, each chip comprising a core, link layer and physical layer. A kerf area physically connects the two chips on the wafer, and a kerf area interconnect selectively couples the link layers of the two chips while the two physical layers are disabled. | 12-01-2011 |
Bruce A. Maki, Hugo, MN US
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20080267801 | Double action simplex diaphragm pump - A double-acting, simplex, fluid handling pump is designed to facilitate an optional configuration as either a plunger pump or a diaphragm pump. An injection molded plastic pump body comprises two bilaterally symmetrical halves that include internal pockets and grooves for clamping and retaining first and second generally identical valve assemblies at opposing end portions of the pump body. When configured as a plunger pump, first and second plunger are arranged to move 180 degrees out-of-phase with respect to one another within stationary guide sleeves that are clamped within the pump body where one plunger effecting a suction stroke while the other effects a compression stroke. When configured as a diaphragm pump, the plungers are removed from the connecting rods and replaced by diaphragms and a change is made in the valve casing employed but a majority of the remaining parts of the pump assembly remain unchanged from what is used in the plunger pump. | 10-30-2008 |
20100303649 | Double Action Simplex Pump - Embodiments of the invention provide a double action simplex pump including a pump body with a first half and a second half joined together to form an enclosed cavity. The first half includes a first pipe member and the second half includes a second pipe member. A first end of the first pipe member is a fluid inlet port and a second end of the second pipe member is a fluid outlet port. The enclosed cavity defines a first pocket and a second pocket each in fluid communication with a first lumen of the first pipe member and a second lumen of the second pipe member. A first valve assembly is positioned in the first pocket and a second valve assembly is positioned in the second pocket. Each of the first valve assembly and the second valve assembly includes a valve casing supporting an inlet poppet valve, an outlet poppet valve, and a central opening located between the inlet poppet valve and the outlet poppet valve. The central opening is aligned with one of a plunger and a diaphragm. | 12-02-2010 |
Craig Maki, Virginia, MN US
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20120060581 | COMPRESSION TEST SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for determining the compressive strength of pellets are presently disclosed. A system includes a moveable feed tray adapted to support a plurality of pellets to be tested, a platen below the moveable feed tray and opposite a ram capable of applying compressive force to a pellet, a drive motor engaging the moveable feed tray, and a compressive force monitoring system including a force sensor. A method includes providing a feed tray and positioning a ram at a first position above a platen, advancing the feed tray to position a pellet at a test position between the ram and the platen, detecting the non-arrival of the pellet at the test position, retracting the ram from the first position, advancing the feed tray and operating the ram to determine the compressive strength of the pellet. Also disclosed is a calibration method for a compression test system. | 03-15-2012 |
Gregory L. Maki, Solway, MN US
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20140338484 | SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION - A shift-by-wire transmission system is provided. The system includes a gearbox that is configured and arranged to receive a rotational input and provide a select rotational output. The gearbox includes a plurality of gear assemblies that are operationally coupled together to provide the select rotational output from the rotational input. A shift assembly is operationally coupled to the plurality of gear assemblies of the gearbox to selectively change gearing of gearbox. An electric motor is operationally coupled to the shift assembly to activate the shift assembly to selectively change the gearing of the gearbox. A manual shift override is employed that is coupled between the shift assembly and the electric motor. The manual shift override is configured and arranged to manually disconnect the electric motor from the shift assembly and activate the shift assembly. | 11-20-2014 |
20140343807 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling a shift-by-wire transmission is provided. The method monitors a setting of a shift assembly that sets a select gear from gearing of the transmission. A motor is activated to adjust the setting of the shift assembly when the monitoring of the shift assembly indicates that the then current setting of the shift assembly is outside of a course window of a desired gear. The course adjustment window is centered about a nominal target position for the desired gear while being within an acceptable range of the select gear. The motor is shut off when the monitoring of the setting of the shift assembly indicates the setting is within a fine adjustment window of the desired gear. The fine adjustment window is also centered about the nominal target position for the desired gear. The fine adjustment window is narrower than the course adjustment window. | 11-20-2014 |
James C. Maki, St. Francis, MN US
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20160142244 | MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE AND APPLICATION CONFIGURING SAME TO RAPIDLY PROVISION AND MONITOR SERVICES AND REDUNDANCY IN A NETWORK - Disclosed embodiments include applications, computing devices configured with the applications, and computer implemented methods to manage, set-up, configure and/or monitor Ethernet Virtual Private Line services. | 05-19-2016 |
Jeffrey M. Maki, Inver Grove Heights, MN US
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20130341261 | FILTER CARTRIDGES AND MANIFOLDS FOR LINEAR MOTION INSTALLATION - Described are filter cartridges having an inlet opening and an outlet opening on the stem of the filter cartridges, which permit the permit the entry and exit, respectively, of a fluid in one or more radial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stem. These filter cartridges are suitable for use in filtration systems that allow users to install the filter cartridges by a straight line push motion and remove the filter cartridges by a straight line pull motion. | 12-26-2013 |
20160129380 | REPLACEMENT FILTER CARTRIDGE - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a filter replacement kit that includes a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes a filter body, a filter media disposed within the filter body, a neck portion having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a cartridge engagement mechanism on the neck portion for engaging a manifold assembly. The cartridge engagement mechanism includes at least one filter engagement surface. The filter replacement kit also includes compatibility indicia indicating that the filter cartridge is compatible with at least one appliance. The at least one appliance includes the manifold assembly including a manifold engagement mechanism having a manifold engagement surface with first and second horizontal portions, and an angled portion disposed between and joining the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion, wherein the filter engagement surface is non-congruent to the manifold engagement surface. | 05-12-2016 |
Richard R. Maki, North Branch, MN US
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20100314182 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A utility vehicle is disclosed having an electric drive. The drivetrain is comprised of batteries, a motor, a transaxle driven by the motor, a rear differential driven by the transaxle, and a prop shaft which is driven by the transaxle and drives a front differential. The batteries are provided in two groups and are supported on the frame of the vehicle. | 12-16-2010 |
20150197296 | VEHICLE - A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a base portion and a modular portion. The base portion may be a four wheel vehicle having an operator area with seating for at least two occupants in a side-by-side arrangement. The modular portion may be coupled to the base portion resulting in a six wheel vehicle. The wheels of the modular portion may be powered by an engine of the base portion. | 07-16-2015 |
20150343900 | UTILITY VEHICLE - In one embodiment, a utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members configured to contact a ground surface, and a powertrain assembly operably coupled to the ground-engaging members. The utility vehicle also includes a frame supported by the ground-engaging members and extending along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle further includes a tunnel member coupled to the frame and extending along the longitudinal axis. The tunnel member is positioned at a first height from the ground surface. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a cargo portion supported by the frame and positioned generally rearward of the tunnel member. The cargo portion has a cargo surface substantially aligned with the tunnel member and positioned at a second height from the ground surface. The first height is approximately equal to the second height. | 12-03-2015 |
Richard Raymond Maki, North Branch, MN US
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20080308334 | VEHICLE WITH SPACE UTILIZATION - A utility vehicle with space utilization features is disclosed. The space utilization features provide storage and access to components. | 12-18-2008 |
20090071737 | VEHICLE - A utility vehicle ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090071739 | UTILITY VEHICLE HAVING MODULAR COMPONENTS - Multiple embodiments are disclosed which display modularity for accomplishing multiple modes of operation for a utility vehicle. The utility vehicle ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090091101 | VEHICLE - A vehicle ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090121518 | VEHICLE WITH SPACE UTILIZATION - A utility vehicle with space utilization features is disclosed. The space utilization features provide storage and access to components. | 05-14-2009 |
20100326757 | VEHICLE - A utility vehicle with ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features is disclosed. The ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features enhance the utility of the vehicle. | 12-30-2010 |
20120000719 | VEHICLE - A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a base portion and a modular portion. The base portion may be a four wheel vehicle having an operator area with seating for at least two occupants in a side-by-side arrangement. The modular portion may be coupled to the base portion resulting in a six wheel vehicle. The wheels of the modular portion may be powered by an engine of the base portion. | 01-05-2012 |
Stephen P. Maki, North St. Paul, MN US
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20090035179 | COLORIMETRIC SENSOR - Colorimetric sensor films comprising a reflective layer, a polymeric detection layer, and a semi-reflective layer are disclosed. Devices comprising the calorimetric sensor films and methods of making the films and devices are also disclosed. | 02-05-2009 |
20090109537 | MULTI-COMPONENT FILMS FOR OPTICAL DISPLAY FILTERS - Provided are multi-component films useful as optical display filters. The optical display filters include a multi-layer stack that contains at least one organic layer. The filters have high visible light transmittance, low visible light reflection, and provide electromagnetic interference shielding. | 04-30-2009 |
20090303602 | ULTRATHIN TRANSPARENT EMI SHIELDING FILTER - Provided are multi-component films useful as optical display filters. The films include a transparent substrate, a nucleation layer, an electrically-conductive layer, a barrier layer, and a dielectric layer. The films can provide high visible transmission, are corrosion-resistant, and can provide shielding from electromagnetic interference (EMI shielding). The optical display filters are useful as components of active optical devices such as display panels including liquid crystal display panels such as those used on mobile hand-held phones. | 12-10-2009 |
20110139516 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER ELECTRODE HAVING IMPROVED OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE - A touch sensor including one or more multilayer electrodes, said electrodes including at least two transparent or semitransparent conductive layers separated by a transparent or semitransparent intervening layer. The intervening layer includes electrically conductive pathways between the first and second conductive layers to help reduce interfacial reflections occurring between particular layers in devices incorporating the conducting film or electrode. | 06-16-2011 |
20120236528 | MULTILAYER EMI SHIELDING THIN FILM WITH HIGH RF PERMEABILITY - A flexible multilayer electromagnetic shield is provided that includes a flexible substrate, a thin film layer of a first ferromagnetic material with high magnetic permeability disposed upon the substrate and a multilayer stack disposed upon the first ferromagnetic material. The multilayer stack includes pairs of layers, each pair comprising a polymeric spacing layer and a thin film layer of at least a second ferromagnetic material disposed on the spacing layer. At least one or more of the spacing layers includes an acrylic polymer. Also methods of making the flexible multilayer electromagnetic shield are provided. | 09-20-2012 |
20130306359 | Patterned Substrates With Darkened Multilayered Conductor Traces - The present disclosure provides an article having a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. A conductor micropattern disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The conductor micropattern has a plurality of traces defining a plurality of cells. The conductor micropattern has an open area fraction greater than 80% and a uniform distribution of trace orientation. Each of the traces has a trace width from 0.5 to 10 micrometer. The conductor micropattern is a tri-layer material comprising in sequence a semi-reflective metal, a transparent layer, and a reflective layer disposed on the transparent layer. The articles are useful in devices such as displays, in particular, touch screen displays useful for mobile hand held devices, tablets and computers. They also find use in antennas and for EMI shields. | 11-21-2013 |
20150294793 | MULTILAYER FILM INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND DIELECTRIC LAYERS - A multilayer dielectric film including a first dielectric layer made from a material having a first breakdown field strength and a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer made from a material having a different breakdown filed strength. A multilayer film including a first electrically conductive layer, the first dielectric layer disposed on the first electrically conductive layer, the second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a second electrically conductive layer disposed on the second dielectric layer is also disclosed. The first electrically conductive layer can have at least one of an average surface roughness of at least ten nanometers, a thickness of at least ten micrometers, or an average visible light transmission of up to ten percent. The first dielectric layer may be a polymer and typically has a lower dielectric constant than the second dielectric layer, which may be ceramic. | 10-15-2015 |
20150302990 | MULTILAYER FILM INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND DIELECTRIC LAYERS - A multilayer dielectric film including a first dielectric layer made from a material having a first breakdown field strength and a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer made from a material having a different breakdown filed strength. A multilayer film including first and second electrically conductive layers separated by at least first and second dielectric layers is also disclosed. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the first electrically conductive layer, and the second dielectric layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer. The first electrically conductive layer can have at least one of an average surface roughness of at least ten nanometers, a thickness of at least ten micrometers, or an average visible light transmission of up to ten percent. The first dielectric layer may be a polymer and typically has a lower dielectric constant than the second dielectric layer, which may be ceramic. | 10-22-2015 |
20160083839 | METHOD OF MAKING INORGANIC OR INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID FILMS - A method for forming an inorganic or hybrid organic/inorganic layer on a substrate, which method comprises vaporizing a metal alkoxide, condensing the metal alkoxide to form a layer atop the substrate, and contacting the condensed metal alkoxide layer with water to cure the layer is disclosed. | 03-24-2016 |
Stephen P. Maki, North Saint Paull, MN US
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20120229746 | CONDUCTING FILM OR ELECTRODE WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE - A conducting film or device electrode includes a substrate and two transparent or semitransparent conductive layers separated by a transparent or semitransparent intervening layer. The intervening layer includes electrically conductive pathways between the first and second conductive layers to help reduce interfacial reflections occurring between particular layers in devices incorporating the conducting film or electrode. | 09-13-2012 |
Stephen P. Maki, North Saint Paul, MN US
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20090316060 | CONDUCTING FILM OR ELECTRODE WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE - A conducting film or device electrode includes a substrate and two transparent or semitransparent conductive layers separated by a transparent or semitransparent intervening layer. The intervening layer includes electrically conductive pathways between the first and second conductive layers to help reduce interfacial reflections occurring between particular layers in devices incorporating the conducting film or electrode. | 12-24-2009 |
Stephen P. Maki, St. Paul, MN US
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20100068542 | METHOD OF MAKING INORGANIC OR INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID FILMS - A method for forming an inorganic or hybrid organic/inorganic layer on a substrate, which method comprises vaporizing a metal alkoxide, condensing the metal alkoxide to form a layer atop the substrate, and contacting the condensed metal alkoxide layer with water to cure the layer is disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |