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Bruce Layne, Wheaton, IL US
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20100296272 | Recessed LED Downlight - A unitary die-cast cap for a downlight can includes a base section and a plurality of heat-sink fins. The base section is a plate that includes an interior base-surface, an exterior base-surface, and an exterior wall-surface. The exterior base-surface, which is an opposite surface of the interior base-surface, forms an exterior top-surface of a downlight tubular can. The exterior wall-surface is configured to be positioned in direct attachment to an interior wall-surface of the downlight can. The plurality of heat-sink fins extend from the interior base-surface and form a substantially cylindrical exterior heat-sink wall touching or in close proximity to the interior wall-surface of the downlight can. | 11-25-2010 |
David V. Layne, Litchfield, NH US
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20100161098 | Method and Apparatus for Scheduling Work Orders in a Manufacturing Process - A computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability information for each resource used in the manufacturing process, material availability information for each material used in the manufacturing process, and work order information is received and stored in a computer. The work order information includes a release date for the work order, a want date for the work order, operations information, and material requirements information. The operations information includes the identity and sequence of operations to be performed for the work order, the identity of the resources needed to perform each operation, a minimum resource capacity needed to perform each operation, and the time needed to perform the operation. The materials information includes the identity of the materials needed to perform each operation and the quantity of each material needed for the operation. Resource capacity and a start date/time and a finish date/time are assigned to each operation based upon the resource availability information, the material availability information, and the work order information. The assigned resource capacity, the assigned start date/time, and the assigned finish date/time for each operation are displayed on a computer screen in a graphical format. | 06-24-2010 |
Donnell P. Layne, Olympia Fields, IL US
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20140265760 | MOBILE RESEARCH LABORATORY - A mobile research laboratory case comprising a door, a body, a plurality wheels on the bottom of the body, a collapsible handle coupled to the body; a tablet storage area housed inside the body; wherein the table storage area comprises a plurality of individual compartments; the individual compartments further comprising a USB port and a slot; a locking device, a wireless broadband router and a rechargeable battery, both housed inside the body. | 09-18-2014 |
Geary J. Layne, Boulder, CO US
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20140325456 | Graphical User Control for Multidimensional Datasets - A user control is provided for use with a multidimensional dataset that allows a user to graphically set the bounds for one or more of the dimensions of data selected from the dataset. The graphical user control includes a wireframe cube representing the extent of data in the dataset and a selector box within the data cube. A user can indicate a selected perspective and orientation of the data by selecting a portion of an edge of the selector box, and a visual indication of the selected perspective and orientation is provided. The user further can select a desired portion of the data by changing a size and/or a position of the selector box within the data cube. The graphical user control further includes a visual indicator representing the fourth dimension of the dataset and one or more navigation buttons. | 10-30-2014 |
Geary J. Layne, Superior, CO US
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20090196511 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CLUSTERING FEATURES USING AN EXPANSION SHAPE - A computer-implemented method, system, computer-readable medium, and apparatus for identifying a boundary of a cluster in a bitmap, the bitmap having at least one initially set bit, for applying an expansion shape to each of the initially set bits in the bitmap and identifying vertex bits on the boundary of the cluster formed by at least one expansion shape. | 08-06-2009 |
20090222768 | Graphical User Control for Multidimensional Datasets - A user control is provided for use with a multidimensional dataset that allows a user to graphically set the bounds for one or more of the dimensions of data selected from the dataset. The graphical user control includes a wireframe cube representing the extent of data in the dataset and a selector box within the data cube. A user can indicate a selected perspective and orientation of the data by selecting a portion of an edge of the selector box, and a visual indication of the selected perspective and orientation is provided. The user further can select a desired portion of the data by changing a size and/or a position of the selector box within the data cube. The graphical user control further includes a visual indicator representing the fourth dimension of the dataset which allows the user to identify and select a further subset of the data defined by the selector box. The graphical user control further includes one or more navigation buttons that allow the user to rotate a view around the selector box, the view reflecting the selected perspective and orientation of data in the dataset. | 09-03-2009 |
Ginger P. Layne, Morgantown, WV US
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20140288424 | System and Device for Tumor Characterization Using Nonlinear Elastography Imaging - The present invention provides a method and a device to image and characterize human tumors, and to classify the tumors as either malignant or benign. The method includes using a multi-compression technique upon the tissue or organ combined with a 3D ultrasound strain imaging of the compressed tissue or organ for acquiring raw data and analyzing the raw data using a computer processing unit equipped with a nonlinear biomechanical tissue model for tumor classification. A device is provided having a compression stage for delivering multi-compression with continuous force measurements, and a 3D ultrasound transducer strain imaging probe, wherein the imaging probe and the compression stage are in communication with a computer processing unit. | 09-25-2014 |
James L. Layne, Glasgow, KY US
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20090107805 | SIDE-FLEXING CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH PIVOTING SLATS AND RELATED METHODS - In one aspect, a modular link conveyor chain including slats is capable of assuming a compressed and an expanded condition so as to permit side-flexing while moving along a forward run and a return run in an endless path. The chain is formed of links arranged in rows spaced apart in the conveying direction, the links of a first row including aligned apertures and the links of a second row including oversized apertures, such as slots, for aligning with the aligned apertures of the links in the first row. A first connector is associated with the corresponding apertures to interconnect the first and second rows of links. At least one elongated slat is mounted to the connector. The slat maybe mounted for pivoting movement between a first position forming at least part of a conveying surface along the forward run, and a second position along the return run. | 04-30-2009 |
James L. Layne, Bowling Green, KY US
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20090242356 | Matrix Sorter System With Transpositor Conveyor - A matrix conveying system for intended use in sorting articles and related methods of conveying and sorting articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the matrix system comprises a plurality of first conveyors extending in a first direction and a plurality of second conveyors extending in a second direction, each intersecting the plurality of first conveyors. A transfer conveyor, such as a transpositor conveyor, may be provided for transferring articles from one of the first conveyors to one of the second conveyors. The system may be used to sort articles delivered from one or more storage locations for distribution, or may instead be used to sort articles for delivery to one or more storage locations. | 10-01-2009 |
20110061997 | Side-flexing Conveyor Chain with Pivoting Slats and Related Methods - In one aspect, a modular link conveyor chain including slats is capable of assuming a compressed and an expanded condition so as to permit side-flexing while moving along a forward run and a return run in an endless path. The chain is formed of links arranged in rows spaced apart in the conveying direction, the links of a first row including aligned apertures and the links of a second row including oversized apertures, such as slots, for aligning with the aligned apertures of the links in the first row. A first connector is associated with the corresponding apertures to interconnect the first and second rows of links. At least one elongated slat is mounted to the connector. The slat may be mounted for pivoting movement between a first position forming at least part of a conveying surface along the forward run, and a second position along the return run. | 03-17-2011 |
20120097501 | MATRIX SORTER SYSTEM - A matrix conveying system for intended use in sorting articles and related methods of conveying and sorting articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the matrix system comprises a plurality of first endless belt or chain conveyors extending in a first direction and a plurality of second conveyors extending in a second direction, each intersecting the plurality of first conveyors. The system may be used to sort articles delivered from one or more storage locations for distribution, or may instead be used to sort articles for delivery to one or more storage locations. In another embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of conveyors arranged in three different layers. | 04-26-2012 |
20130068595 | MODULAR LINK CONVEYOR DRIVE ARRANGEMENTS - An apparatus for conveying one or more objects along a conveying path in a conveying direction includes an endless conveyor chain formed of modular links arranged in rows in a direction transverse to the conveying direction. The links include spaced outer side links forming a part of a conveying surface for the objects to be conveyed and intermediate links interconnected with side links by connector rods, the chain having at least a forward run for conveying one or more objects in the conveying direction. A driver is provided for driving the conveyor chain, and includes a first sprocket adapted for engaging at least one side link along at least one side of the chain, the first sprocket mounted for rotation about an axis generally orthogonal to the conveying direction and the transverse direction. The sprocket may comprise a split sprocket, and may be adapted for pivoting movement. | 03-21-2013 |
20130146419 | MATRIX SORTER SYSTEM - A matrix conveying system for intended use in sorting articles and related methods of conveying and sorting articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the matrix system comprises a plurality of first endless belt or chain conveyors extending in a first direction and a plurality of second conveyors extending in a second direction, each intersecting the plurality of first conveyors. The system may be used to sort articles delivered from one or more storage locations for distribution, or may instead be used to sort articles for delivery to one or more storage locations. In another embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of conveyors arranged in three different layers. | 06-13-2013 |
20140305774 | CONVEYOR DISABLER AND RELATED METHODS - In one aspect, an apparatus is for use with a driven conveyor comprising a modular link belt including a plurality of outer links along a lateral side of the conveyor. A follower is adapted for engaging the outer side links of the conveyor belt, said follower including a normal position to a disabling position. The following is follower adapted for disabling the drive in the disabling position, such as by actuating a switch. | 10-16-2014 |
20150284187 | CONVEYOR WITH IMPROVED CLEANING CAPABILITIES - A conveyor with enhanced cleanability includes a belt for conveying objects above a floor and having a forward run and a return run. A conveyor bed for supporting the belt provides an upper support for supporting the forward run of the belt and a lower support for supporting a return run of the belt. The upper support is adapted for moving toward and away from the lower support, including when the conveyor belt is sectioned into first and second portions corresponding to the forward run and the return run. A conveyor is also mounted in a cantilevered fashion, such as by embedding posts in a curable material forming a base for supporting the conveyor. Related methods are also disclosed. | 10-08-2015 |
Janet Layne, Meridian, ID US
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20160102371 | EVENT-SPECIFIC DETECTION METHODS - The present disclosure concerns methods for identifying genetic material in recombinant potato plants, including in food products made from such plants. The disclosure relates to the materials, including nucleotide primers and probes, utilized in the methods set forth herein. Furthermore, the disclosure provides for non-naturally occurring nucleotide junction sequences per se that result from genetic recombination events and methods of detecting said junction sequences. | 04-14-2016 |
Jeff Layne, Torrance, CA US
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20140124444 | SINTERED METAL FIBER DISKS FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS - A chromatography column has an upstream frit made of non-woven, metal fibers sintered to form a depth filter having graded interstitial passages increasing in size in the direction of flow through the column during use. The frit is held in the column or in a recess of an end fitting, insert or PEEK holder. An annular PEEK ring seals at least one face of the frit at a peripheral edge of the frit, and preferably seals both faces at that edge. | 05-08-2014 |
Jeffrey Layne, Rowlett, TX US
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20160046163 | TAG AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH TIRE AT LOWEST POINT WHEN LIFTED - A tag axle suspension system can include a tire and at least one hanger bracket pivotable relative to a vehicle frame to deployed and lifted configurations. In the lifted configuration, the tire can be a lowest component of the suspension system, and can be a first component to engage a road surface. A tag axle suspension system can include an air spring and a travel limit device that limits compression of the air spring in a lifted configuration of a hanger bracket. A tag axle suspension system can include an axle, a suspension arm pivotably connected between a hanger bracket and the axle, and a travel limit device that limits displacement of the suspension arm in a lifted configuration of the hanger bracket. The travel limit device can limit displacement of the axle toward an air spring support in the lifted configuration of the hanger bracket. | 02-18-2016 |
Jerry Layne, Greenwood, IN US
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20120201653 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND COOLED FLOWPATH COMPONENT THEREFOR - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment of the present invention is a unique cooled gas turbine engine flowpath component. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and cooled gas turbine engine flowpath components. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 08-09-2012 |
John M. Layne, Saint Johns, AZ US
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20140112469 | Novel encryption processes based upon irrational numbers and devices to accomplish the same - Encrypting a clear text by: providing a computer; using the computer to provide: a True Random Number table (TRN table); a Hyper-Key Identification table (Hyper-Key ID table); and a Key Identification position number (Key ID position number); using the Key ID position number to choose a Hyper-Key Identification (HKID) number; using the HKID to generate Hyper Keys; providing a clear text message to be encrypted; using a Hyper Key, Xor Hyper Encrypting the clear text file and the Hyper Key to produce a first level Crypt text file; using a second Hyper Key, Bit Scrambling the first level Crypt text file and the second Hyper Key to produce a second level Crypt text file; and using the second level Crypt text file, Null Bit Padding the second level Crypt text file to produce a third level Crypt text file. | 04-24-2014 |
Jonathan Layne, North Salt Lake, UT US
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20120193111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A STAKE DRIVER ATTACHMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to systems and methods for providing a stake driver attachment apparatus having a planar surface that facilitates driving a stake into a penetrable medium adjacent and substantially parallel to a stationary object or surface. | 08-02-2012 |
Kevin A. Layne, Coon Rapids, MN US
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20120095886 | COLLECTION AGENCY DATA ACCESS METHOD - An account data access method allowing access to an agency account database, such as that of a collection or other debt recovery agency, from public sites over a network by agency affiliates and clients of the agency. The invention provides for secure access to a client's accounts using a web browser over the internet. The invention also provides for different levels of access to the accounts among different representatives of the client. | 04-19-2012 |
Michael P. Layne, Needham, MA US
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20130092177 | Drape for Equipment Having Cylindrical or other Non-Planar Contours | 04-18-2013 |
Phillip Layne, Rushville, IL US
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20080222960 | Portable start gate assembly - A start gate assembly for use by a racer when racing when racing on a ground surface is provided with a moveable start gate frame that is pivotally attached to a foundation platform and a moving mechanism for placing the moveable start gate frame in a ready position where the ready position is of sufficient height to obstruct forward movement of the racer. A control device is further provided that regulates the movement of the moveable start gate frame from the ready position to a go position and a start switch that activates the control device to initiate the moving mechanism. | 09-18-2008 |
Richard Layne, Tempe, AZ US
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20090294035 | PARTIAL ENCAPSULATION OF STENTS - A method of making an implantable medical device includes extruding a first ePTFE tube and a second ePTFE tube, cutting a plurality of slits in the first ePTFE tube, positioning a radially expandable support layer between the first and second ePTFE tubes so that the slits span portions of the support layer, and laminating the first ePTFE tube to the second ePTFE tube through openings in the support layer. | 12-03-2009 |
20110126966 | PARTIAL ENCAPSULATION OF STENTS - A method of making an implantable medical device includes extruding a first ePTFE tube and a second ePTFE tube, cutting a plurality of slits in the first ePTFE tube, positioning a radially expandable support layer between the first and second ePTFE tubes so that the slits span portions of the support layer, and laminating the first ePTFE tube to the second ePTFE tube through openings in the support layer. | 06-02-2011 |
Richard W. Layne, San Francisco, CA US
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20080319444 | Methods and devices for treating bone after high velocity and/or trauma fracture - Devices and methods treat bone after high velocity and/or trauma fracture, using various devices, including cavity-forming devices. | 12-25-2008 |
Richard E. Layne, Tempe, AZ US
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20140107763 | Partial Encapsulation of Stents - A method of making an implantable medical device includes extruding a first ePTFE tube and a second ePTFE tube, cutting a plurality of slits in the first ePTFE tube, positioning a radially expandable support layer between the first and second ePTFE tubes so that the slits span portions of the support layer, and laminating the first ePTFE tube to the second ePTFE tube through openings in the support layer. | 04-17-2014 |
Richard W. Layne, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110137319 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Fractured Bone Using a Fracture Reduction Cannula With a Side Discharge Port - An elongated shaft is sized and configured to establish an access path to bone having an interior volume occupied, at least in part, by cancellous bone. The elongated shaft includes a generally closed distal end portion and a side opening spaced from the closed distal end. A first tool is sized and configured to be selectively inserted into the shaft and selectively removed from the shaft. The tool includes a region that, when the first tool is inserted into the shaft, is capable of being aligned with and advanced through the side opening to project outside the side opening and contact cancellous bone. A second tool is sized and configured, upon removal of the first tool from the shaft, to introduce into the shaft a bone filling material for discharge through the side opening into the cancellous bone contacted by the first tool. | 06-09-2011 |
Richard W. Layne, Denver, CO US
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20110054416 | MATERIAL CONTROL DEVICE FOR INSERTING MATERIAL INTO A TARGETED ANATOMICAL REGION - An extractable device is used to insert a flowable material into a vertebral body. The device comprises a filling member and a flowable material. The filling member is made of a flexible wall which includes a holding portion and an injection port via which the flowable material is injected into the holding portion after insertion into the vertebral body. The holding portion is provided with an opening which is releasably closed by a closure device so as to make the opening substantially resistant to the passage of material there through. Once the flowable material in the holding portion increases in viscosity, the closure device is released, thereby enabling the filling member to be extracted from the vertebral body so as to leave only the material in the vertebral body. The flowable material should be a material capable of setting to a hardened condition. | 03-03-2011 |
20110093024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONE REMOVAL - Methods and apparatus for surgical treatment of vertebrae, comprising a brush-like tamp component for addressing cancellous bone and a slider component that may be distally advanced over the brush-like tamp component while both are (preferably) aligned within a working cannula providing access to a drill channel within the vertebrae. Distal advancement of the slider creates a combination of it and the brush-like component. A handle provides mechanical advantage. | 04-21-2011 |
20110288522 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETACHING AN EXPANDABLE MEMBER FROM A MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical implant device includes a shaft, an expandable member coupled to the distal end portion of the shaft, a sleeve and a detachment mechanism. The expandable member is configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and can be used to deliver a medicament, a therapeutic substance and/or a structural member into the body. The sleeve is coupled to the distal end portion of the shaft, and is configured to move relative to the shaft between a first position and a second position. The sleeve is configured to be disposed about the expandable member when in the first position and disposed apart from the expandable member when in the second position. The detachment mechanism is coupled to the distal end portion of the shaft, and is configured to detach the expandable member from the shaft when the sleeve is in the second position. | 11-24-2011 |
20130197534 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING MOVEMENT OF A CANNULA DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE - An apparatus comprises a body portion having a sidewall with one or more threads and defining a lumen. The apparatus includes a brace portion having a sidewall that defines a lumen that is fluidically coupled to the lumen of the body portion. The sidewall of the brace portion has one or more threads that are configured to matingly couple to the threads of the body portion. The brace portion has a contact surface configured to contact a bodily tissue of a patient when a cannula is disposed within the lumen of the body portion and the lumen of the brace portion. The brace portion and the body portion are collectively configured to maintain a position of the cannula within a body of the patient relative to the bodily tissue when the cannula is disposed within the lumen of the brace portion and the lumen of the body portion. | 08-01-2013 |
Richard W. Layne, Phoenix, AZ US
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20110213402 | LOW-COMPLIANCE EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An apparatus includes an elongate body and an expandable member coupled to the elongate body. In one embodiment, the expandable member has a collapsed configuration, an unfolded configuration and an expanded configuration. The expandable member is configured to be percutaneously inserted into an interior portion of a bone structure when the expandable member is in the collapsed configuration. The expandable member is configured to exert a pressure in a vertical direction on a first portion of the bone structure in contact with the expandable member greater than a pressure exerted in a lateral direction on a second portion of the bone structure in contact with the expandable member when the expandable member transitions from the unfolded configuration to the expanded configuration. | 09-01-2011 |
Scott Peter Layne, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130309676 | BIASED N-MERS IDENTIFICATION METHODS, PROBES AND SYSTEMS FOR TARGET AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION - A method for selecting oligonucleotides for biased polynucleotide amplification is described. Related probes, methods and systems are also described. | 11-21-2013 |