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Brian A. Kinder, Woodbury, MN US
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20080232135 | Light guide - A light guide includes an extractor layer and a substrate layer. Each layer has a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the extractor layer is in contact with the first major surface of the substrate layer, and the first major surface of the extractor layer has a plurality of discrete light extractors capable of extracting light propagating in the light guide such that light is extracted in a predetermined pattern over the first major surface of the extractor layer. In some embodiments, at least one of the extractor layer or substrate layer is flexible. | 09-25-2008 |
20110001901 | DUAL LIGHTGUIDE - A backlight subsystem includes first and second lightguides separated by an interfacial layer. The first lightguide has an output surface oriented toward an associated first illumination field, a back surface, and at least one light input edge. The second lightguide has output surface oriented toward an associated second illumination field, a back surface, and at least one light input edge. An interfacial layer is arranged between the back surfaces of the first lightguide and the second lightguide. The interfacial layer is substantially optically non-absorbing and may be predominately optically transmissive or predominately optically reflective. | 01-06-2011 |
20110032727 | BACKLIGHT REFLECTORS HAVING A PRISMATIC STRUCTURE - A back reflector for a lightguide in a turning film backlight includes a prism film layer in direct contact with a reflective layer. The lightguide includes a light guiding region having a refractive index that is substantially spatially uniform. The reflective layer may be specular or diffuse and may include a multilayer polymeric film. | 02-10-2011 |
20110222311 | Web Converting Methods for Forming Light Guides and the Light Guides Formed Therefrom - A method of forming a light guide, web structures and light guide structures are described herein. The method includes cutting a web to provide film pieces, where a first major surface of each film piece is capable of emitting light when light is injected into the film piece from a first cut edge of the film piece. The step of cutting produces structures on the first edge of the film. | 09-15-2011 |
20110228559 | INPUT EDGE COUPLER - A light guide includes a substrate having opposing first and second major surfaces and an input edge coupler disposed along an edge of the substrate. The ratio of a light guide input edge thickness to a light guide thickness is greater than 2:1. | 09-22-2011 |
20120140518 | LIGHTGUIDE - Flexible unitary lightguide and a method of making the same are disclosed. The lightguide includes a structured input side that includes a first pattern having smaller features superimposed on a second pattern having larger features. The lightguide further includes a structured top surface that includes a first region and a different second region. The first region includes a plurality of discrete light extractors for extracting light that propagates within the flexible unitary lightguide by total internal reflection. The second region includes a taper portion for directing light from the structured input side to the first region. The light extractors form a periodic array that has a first period along the length of the flexible unitary lightguide. The first period is such that substantially no visible moir fringes occur when the flexible unitary lightguide is used as a backlight in a pixelated display. | 06-07-2012 |
20150061167 | LIGHTGUIDE - Flexible unitary lightguide and a method of making the same are disclosed. The lightguide includes a structured input side that includes a first pattern having smaller features superimposed on a second pattern having larger features. The lightguide further includes a structured top surface that includes a first region and a different second region. The first region includes a plurality of discrete light extractors for extracting light that propagates within the flexible unitary lightguide by total internal reflection. The second region includes a taper portion for directing light from the structured input side to the first region. The light extractors form a periodic array that has a first period along the length of the flexible unitary lightguide. The first period is such that substantially no visible moire fringes occur when the flexible unitary lightguide is used as a backlight in a pixelated display. | 03-05-2015 |
Charles Anthony Kinder, Chicago, IL US
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20120030851 | Anti-Microbial Medical Garments - Improved medical garments are disclosed which are fabricated from woven or warp knit fabrics impregnated with an anti-microbial agent, such as silver in the form of a silver chloride solution during processing, and a hydrophobic agent, such as a fluorocarbon polymer and optional cross-linking agent. The garments are provided in various forms of medical lab coats for doctors and non-doctors and for both males and females. The combination of the anti-microbial agent and the hydrophobic agent provides improved kill rates for bacteria such as MRSA. | 02-09-2012 |
Daniel Kinder, Durham, NC US
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20100016225 | CONJUGATES COMPRISED OF POLYMER AND HIV gp-41-DERIVED PEPTIDES AND THEIR USE IN THERAPY - Provided are conjugates comprising a polymer having operably bound thereto no less than two molecules of synthetic peptide derived from HIV gp41; methods of using these conjugates to inhibit transmission of HIV to a target cell by adding an amount of effective to inhibit infection of the cell by the virus; and methods of producing the conjugates by operably binding each molecule of synthetic peptide, via a reactive functionality, to the polymer. | 01-21-2010 |
David Allen Kinder, Lewisville, TX US
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20130240496 | UNIVERSAL CONDUIT LINER FOR A WELDING TORCH - A universal conduit assembly for a welding torch is provided that includes a conduit liner defining a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, a conduit tip secured to the proximal end portion of the conduit liner, and an interchangeable conduit stop removably secured to the conduit tip. The interchangeable conduit stop is adapted for connection to a specific OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) power connector. | 09-19-2013 |
David B. Kinder, Portland, OR US
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20090244374 | Identifying Ancillary Information Associated With An Audio/Video Program - A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information that is indicative of the type of content included in the ancillary information. This provides the user, in one embodiment of the present invention, with a visual indication of the type of information that accompanies television content. This helps the user to decide whether the user wishes to view the ancillary information and provides the opportunity to select that enhancement for viewing. | 10-01-2009 |
20110202955 | Identifying Ancillary Information Associated With An Audio/Video Program - A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information that is indicative of the type of content included in the ancillary information. This provides the user, in one embodiment of the present invention, with a visual indication of the type of information that accompanies television content. This helps the user to decide whether the user wishes to view the ancillary information and provides the opportunity to select that enhancement for viewing. | 08-18-2011 |
20120284748 | IDENTIFYING ANCILLARY INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN AUDIO/VIDEO PROGRAM - A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information that is indicative of the type of content included in the ancillary information. This provides the user, in one embodiment of the present invention, with a visual indication of the type of information that accompanies television content. This helps the user to decide whether the user wishes to view the ancillary information and provides the opportunity to select that enhancement for viewing. | 11-08-2012 |
20140130078 | Providing a Viewer Incentive With Video Content - Video content may be transmitted with enhanced content or ancillary information that includes viewer loyalty incentives. The viewer loyalty incentives may be in the form of incentives, certificates or other information which may accumulate depending on viewing time. The more the viewer watches, the more incentives the viewer may receive. | 05-08-2014 |
20140146232 | Identifying Ancillary Information Associated With An Audio/Video Program - A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information that is indicative of the type of content included in the ancillary information. This provides the user, in one embodiment of the present invention, with a visual indication of the type of information that accompanies television content. This helps the user to decide whether the user wishes to view the ancillary information and provides the opportunity to select that enhancement for viewing. | 05-29-2014 |
20140348483 | BROADCAST PAUSE AND RESUME FOR ENHANCED TELEVISION - Embodiments of the present invention provide for broadcast pause and resume for enhanced television. In some embodiments, software key frames identifying a state of a browser at a plurality of points in time may be used for synchronizing a series of graphics to a video stream. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 11-27-2014 |
20150304594 | Identifying Ancillary Information Associated With An Audio/Video Program - A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information that is indicative of the type of content included in the ancillary information. This provides the user, in one embodiment of the present invention, with a visual indication of the type of information that accompanies television content. This helps the user to decide whether the user wishes to view the ancillary information and provides the opportunity to select that enhancement for viewing. | 10-22-2015 |
Emily Gallagher Kinder, Kansas City, MO US
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20120297018 | PROMPTING SERVICE - Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing methods are provided for establishing and updating a prompting scheme for soliciting feedback from a customer. Initially, the customer provides a type of occasion to monitor and temporal criteria for receiving communications from a service. The service generates a prompting scheme based on the type of occasion in order to properly compose solicitations for feedback from the customer. Also, the service uses the temporal criteria for establishing the prompting scheme, which influences the scheduling of communications bearing the solicitations, respectively. Upon delivering the communications, interaction between the customer and the service is monitored and evaluated in order to update the prompting scheme. Specifically, the scheduling of communications is updated based upon the most common time periods at which the customer responds to the communications, while the composition of the solicitations is updated based upon which communications the customer considers worthy of response. | 11-22-2012 |
Frederick Ray Kinder, Morristown, NJ US
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20080275025 | Substituted Lactams and Their Use as Anti-Cancer Agents - This invention relates to certain substituted lactam compounds, particularly caprolactam compounds, which are useful for the treatment of cancer. | 11-06-2008 |
Gary W. Kinder, Seattle, WA US
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20130103387 | COMPUTER PROCESSES FOR ANALYZING AND IMPROVING DOCUMENT READABILITY - Computer-based processes are disclosed for analyzing and improving document readability. Document readability is improved by using rules and associated logic to automatically detect various types of writing problems and to make and/or suggest edits for eliminating such problems. Many of the rules seek to generate more concise formulations of the analyzed sentences, such as by eliminating unnecessary words, rearranging words and phrases, and making various other types of edits. | 04-25-2013 |
20150100305 | COMPUTER PROCESSES FOR ANALYZING AND SUGGESTING IMPROVEMENTS FOR TEXT READABILITY - Computer-based processes are disclosed for analyzing and improving document readability. Document readability is improved by using rules and associated logic to automatically detect various types of writing problems and to make and/or suggest edits for eliminating such problems. Many of the rules seek to generate more concise formulations of the analyzed sentences, such as by eliminating unnecessary words, rearranging words and phrases, and making various other types of edits. Proposed edits can be conveyed, e.g., through a word processing platform, by changing the visual appearance of text to indicate how the text would appear with (or with and without) the edit. | 04-09-2015 |
Genene Kinder, West Palm Beach, FL US
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20150041603 | Towel Device for Spin Biking - A towel device for spin biking made from towel material that is sewed with two tunnel-like regions that slip over the bike's handle bars. The left and right sides of the device descend downward from the left and right handle bars and include pockets for cellphones, ID cards and the like. The device is easily manufactured, easily put on the bike and removed, and totally washable just as a towel. Because it is typically towel material, it can also be used directly as a towel for wiping face and body. | 02-12-2015 |
James Kinder, Bellevue, WA US
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20080311448 | High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells - High temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and techniques related thereto that involve alternative materials. For example, in one aspect, a device includes a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprising one or more metal anodes or cathodes. | 12-18-2008 |
20120034601 | Porous Materials for Biological Sample Collection - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for collecting samples using hybrid porous materials that include an organic material and an inorganic material. A method for sample collection includes contacting a hybrid porous material and a biological sample to the porous material. The hybrid porous material includes an inorganic material and an organic material. The method includes placing the porous material with the attached sample in a liquid medium, wherein the sample is separated from the porous material in the liquid medium to form a separated sample, and collecting the separated sample in the medium. | 02-09-2012 |
Jared Kinder, Newton, KS US
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20150334922 | AIR DUCT SHUTOFF - In one embodiment, a method comprising drawing outdoor air past one or more screens of a combine harvester by generating air flow; circulating the air flow through one or more ducts and into a cleaning system of the combine harvester; closing a baffle in each of the one or more ducts; and responsive to the closing, discharging the air flow past the one or more screens. | 11-26-2015 |
Jared W. Kinder, Newton, KS US
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20140157748 | ADJUSTABLE CROP ACCUMULATING AND METERING DEVICE - An accumulating method comprising conveying crop material on a rotating first conveyor past a screed toward a baler while the baler is traversing a field, the screed configured in a raised position; and obstructing the flow of the crop material to the baler by lowering the screed while the first conveyor is rotating, the obstructing implemented while the baler continues traversing the field. | 06-12-2014 |
Johnny Kinder, Cades, SC US
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20120137495 | Seal Installation Device and Method - A low cost and simple installation tool is designed to ease the installation of bonded pistons and lip seals in an automatic transmission or other industrial machine. The installation tool is in the form of a flexible circular disc that can be inserted in the gap between the bore and the shaft and pressed against the seal lip to flip the seal lip to its desired orientation while the disc is rolled around the circumference of the gap to orientate the entire seal in its proper position. | 06-07-2012 |
Jonathan W. Kinder, Fort Worth, TX US
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20100139184 | GREEN ROOF TILE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - Green roof systems are provided comprising a plurality of tile sheets. Each tile sheet in turn may comprise a plurality of tiles. The tiles are connected to one another by one or more bridges. The tile sheets may be disposed above a layer of growing medium. The tiles are spaced apart from one another so as to form a channel between each tile. The channels formed between the adjacent tiles are contiguous with neighboring channels and are arranged so as to form a circuitous pathway for water runoff. The channels so formed allow plant growth between each tile. Advantages of certain embodiments include improved strength, reduced weight, reduced costs, increased life spans, reduced maintenance, easier installation, improved building energy conservation, reduced urban island heat effect, improved sound insulation, improved water retention, improved environmental aspects, improved irrigation, and reduced erosion of the growing medium. | 06-10-2010 |
Michelle Kinder, Spring House, PA US
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20150210756 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PHAGOCYTE DELIVERY OF ANTI-STAPHYLOCOCCAL AGENTS - The present application generally relates to multi-specific molecules that bind to multiple bacterial virulence factors, methods for producing these binding molecules, and the use of these binding molecules to treat bacterial infections. In particular, the binding molecules comprise at least two binding domains, preferably an antibody or antibody fragment and an alternative scaffold. The first binding domain is capable of binding to a glycosylated staphylococcal surface protein, preferably an SDR-containing protein. The second binding domain is capable of binding to a staphylococcal leukotoxin, preferably LukAB, LukD or LukE. These multi-specific binding compounds have killing activity against staphylococci and, thus, can be used in the treatment and/or amelioration of a | 07-30-2015 |
Russell Kinder, Austin, TX US
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20150349762 | DELAY CONTROLLING CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVING CIRCUIT HAVING DELAY CONTROLLING CIRCUIT, AND METHOD OF OPERATING DRIVING CIRCUIT - A driving circuit includes first and second switches coupled in series, a delay generating circuit and a delay controlling circuit. The delay generating circuit and the delay controlling circuit are coupled to first and second control terminals of the first and second switches. The delay generating circuit is configured to alternately turn ON the first switch and the second switch in accordance with an input signal and with a delay between successive ON times of the first switch and the second switch. The delay controlling circuit is configured to store a setting of the delay, and control the delay generating circuit to generate the delay in accordance with the stored setting, a first voltage on the first control terminal and a second voltage on the second control terminal. | 12-03-2015 |
Steven F. Kinder, Dallas County, TX US
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20100263807 | Freestanding modular wall - A freestanding modular wall according to the present invention includes at least two base members, a vertical post securely attached to each base member, a bottom horizontal bar between each pair of posts, a plurality of substantially rectangular panels, a horizontal bar above each panel or each horizontal row of panels, and a vertical bar between each pair of panels or each vertical column of panels. Each vertical post forms at least one vertical slot for receiving the ends of horizontal bars and the vertical edges of panels, and each vertical bar forms slots on both edges for receiving the vertical edges of panels and the ends of horizontal bars. Likewise, each horizontal bar forms slots along at least one edge for receiving the ends of vertical bars and horizontal edges of the panels. Each panel forms two faces, two vertical edges and two horizontal edges. Each panel is of a substantially standard depth and each panel face is selected from one to three substantially standard sizes. The panels are arranged in horizontal rows or vertical columns or a combination of the two. In a preferred form, the ends of horizontal bars are releasably lockable into the slots formed by the vertical posts or into the slots formed by the vertical bars, and the ends of the vertical bars releasably lockable into the slots formed by the horizontal bars. | 10-21-2010 |