Macdonald, US
Alasdair Macdonald, Incline Village, NV US
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20080319922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED POLITICAL RISK MANAGEMENT - According to some embodiments, a computer-implemented method to facilitate management of risk related to political exposure associated with a financial transaction may comprise receiving financial transaction data associated with the transaction, determining that the participant is a politically identified person, calculating a first category political risk score based on the financial transaction data, calculating a second category political risk score based on the financial transaction data, calculating an overall transaction political risk quotient associated with the financial transaction based on the first and second category politically risk scores, generating a suggested action for the financial transaction based on the overall transaction political risk quotient, and delivering the matching name and a suggested action to a user interface in a format based on a user preference and a user device configuration. | 12-25-2008 |
20130246401 | Method, System, Apparatus, Program Code And Means For Determining A Redundancy Of Information - Some embodiments include a system, method, apparatus and means for determining that first information in an input data packet is not redundant with second information previously stored in a database system, includes receiving the input data packet, generating a database query based on one or more tagged portions in the input data packet, comparing second information retrieved by the database query with the first information to identify at least a first portion of the first information that is different than the second information, and causing storage of the at least a first portion of the first information in the database system. | 09-19-2013 |
20140074548 | Systems And Methods For Managing Information Associated With Legal, Compliance And Regulatory Risk - Some embodiments include a system, method, apparatus and means for managing information associated with risk. In some embodiments, information associated with risk is collected, analyzed, stored, and disseminated. According to some embodiments, the information associated with risk is utilized to identify risk. | 03-13-2014 |
20140344130 | Systems And Methods For Automated Political Risk Management - Some embodiments include a system, method, apparatus and means for automated political risk management. According to some embodiments, a computer-implemented method to facilitate management of risk related to political exposure associated with a financial transaction may include receiving financial transaction data associated with the transaction, determining that a participant is a politically identified person, calculating a first category political risk score based on the financial transaction data, calculating a second category political risk score based on the financial transaction data, calculating an overall transaction political risk quotient associated with the financial transaction based on the first and the second category politically risk scores, and generating a suggested action for the financial transaction based on the overall transaction political risk quotient. | 11-20-2014 |
Alex Macdonald, Las Vegas, NV US
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20120211628 | EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT SYSTEM, PROCESS, AND ARTICLE - An equipment positioning system includes a reel apparatus, equipment and a control system. An equipment positioning apparatus is secured to cables forming at least three angled parallelograms extending between the reel apparatus and the equipment positioning apparatus. The cables are for positioning the equipment positioning apparatus and the equipment based upon signals from the control system. The cables are cooperatively extended or retracted by the reel apparatus thereby positioning one or more of the equipment positioning apparatus and the equipment. The cables forming the at least three angled parallelograms maintain the equipment positioning apparatus and the equipment in a stable orientation during operation of the equipment positioning system. | 08-23-2012 |
Alexander Macdonald, North Las Vegas, NV US
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20090207250 | AERIAL CAMERA SYSTEM - An aerial camera system including a plurality of main reels, a camera interface/safety reel and a stabilized camera head. The camera head is supported from main cables from the main reels with a safety reel cable providing power, data and video communication between the camera head and a main computer system. Each of the main reels, the camera interface/safety reel and the camera head are in communication with the main computer system, which controls the feeding and reeling in of the main cables. Further, the computer system controls the feeding and reeling in of the safety reel cable, which typically only follows the camera head as it moves in three-dimensional space, but may in emergency mode support the weight of the camera head and be used to slowly pull the camera head up and out of the way so that it does not interfere with any activity below the flight area. The aerial camera system may also include a level wind assembly that keeps the cables wound on the drum of the main reels and/or the safety reel in a controlled and consistent manner. Furthermore, the camera head of the aerial camera system may use a rotating gimbal assembly with computer controlled leveling motors for keeping the camera head level as the gimbal assembly moves. | 08-20-2009 |
20120236148 | AERIAL CAMERA SYSTEM - An aerial camera system including a plurality of main reels, a camera interface/safety reel and a stabilized camera head. The camera head is supported from main cables from the main reels with a safety reel cable providing power, data and video communication between the camera head and a main computer system. Each of the main reels, the camera interface/safety reel and the camera head are in communication with the main computer system, which controls the feeding and reeling in of the main cables. Further, the computer system controls the feeding and reeling in of the safety reel cable, which typically only follows the camera head as it moves in three-dimensional space, but may in emergency mode support the weight of the camera head and be used to slowly pull the camera head up and out of the way so that it does not interfere with any activity below the flight area. | 09-20-2012 |
Alexander Macdonald, North Caldwell, NJ US
Andrew Macdonald, Lafayette, LA US
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20130029393 | RECOMBINANT ETHANOLOGENIC BACTERIA - The invention provides recombinant ethanologenic bacteria, methods of making the bacteria and methods of producing ethanol using the bacteria. | 01-31-2013 |
20140170723 | Sequential Fermentation of Hydrolsate and Solids from a Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Biomass to Produce Fermentation Products - A method of producing renewable material comprising (a) converting biologically a hemicellulose-derived material to form a first mixture comprising a first renewable material, and (b) convening a substantial amount of a material comprising cellulose and lignin in the presence of at least a portion of the first mixture to form a second mixture comprising second renewable material. | 06-19-2014 |
Andrew M. Macdonald, Las Vegas, NV US
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20120065867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING FUEL DELIVERY TO A FUEL INJECTED ENGINE OPERATING IN POWER MODE - A method and system are provided for optimizing fuel delivery to an internal combustion engine. The method and system have particular applicability to an engine having a base or OEM engine control unit (ECU) which outputs fuel injector control signals. In accordance with the method, when the engine is operating in one or more modes, such as a Power Mode, the amount of fuel delivered to the engine is modified, such as by changing the duration of the fuel injector control signals with a secondary ECU. The control signals are modified based on engine speed, and thus in direct relation to engine performance. | 03-15-2012 |
Andrew Steven Macdonald, Culpeper, VA US
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20090196033 | IR/VLS ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system includes a housing, at least one first light source, and at least one second light source. The at least one first light source emits visible light. The at least one second light source emits IR light. The at least one first light source and the at least one second light source are arranged to emit steady and intermittent light. | 08-06-2009 |
Brendan D. Macdonald, Colebrook, NH US
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20100144239 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARTICULATED CHARACTER HEAD ACTUATION AND CONTROL - A method for operating a driven output device provided in an articulated head, mobile prop, or other object worn by a performer. The method includes providing a wearable control system, the control system including a driver for the output device, a control module, a wireless receiver, and memory. The method includes storing a set of show control commands for the output device in the memory, and receiving a show control signal with the wireless receiver from a wayside controller. The method includes operating the control module to process the show control signal, to retrieve the show control commands, and to signal the driver to drive the output device based on the commands. The commands are selected based on a character identifier stored in memory associated with the output device such as in a character head junction box, and this memory stores tuning or configuration data for the output device. | 06-10-2010 |
20130130585 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARTICULATED CHARACTER HEAD ACTUATION AND CONTROL - A method for operating a driven output device provided in an articulated head, mobile prop, or other object worn by a performer. The method includes providing a wearable control system, the control system including a driver for the output device, a control module, a wireless receiver, and memory. The method includes storing a set of show control commands for the output device in the memory, and receiving a show control signal with the wireless receiver from a wayside controller. The method includes operating the control module to process the show control signal, to retrieve the show control commands, and to signal the driver to drive the output device based on the commands. The commands are selected based on a character identifier stored in memory associated with the output device such as in a character head junction box, and this memory stores tuning or configuration data for the output device. | 05-23-2013 |
Clifford N. Macdonald, Inver Grove Heights, MN US
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20110117303 | Reinforcement Composition and Method Thereof - The present invention relates generally to a reinforcement composition and a method of reinforcing an asphalt cement concrete composition. The reinforcement composition includes a core and an outer container. The core includes a plurality of fibers, and the outer container includes a polyolefin selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixtures thereof. | 05-19-2011 |
Clifford Norman Macdonald, Inver Grove Heights, MN US
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20140275350 | REINFORCEMENT FIBER COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND TREATING, AND USES FOR IMPROVED ADHESION TO ASPHALT AND PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE - The invention relates to coating compositions, treated reinforced fibers, reinforced asphalt and portland cement concrete and methods for producing the same. The coating compositions include monomer, prepolymer or mixtures thereof, and graft initiator. The monomer and/or prepolymer include at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino and ester. The graft initiator includes metallic salt. | 09-18-2014 |
20140303288 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF REINFORCEMENT FIBERS IN PORTLAND AND ASPHALT CEMENT CONCRETE - The present invention relates to a blend of reinforcement fibers for use in a variety of applications. In particular, the blend of reinforcement fibers can be used in cementitious compositions, such as Portland cement concrete and asphalt cement concrete compositions to reduce or preclude voids and/or cracks formed in the cement concrete upon placement. The blend of reinforcement fibers includes a plurality of first fibers and a plurality of different second fibers. The first and second fibers can be different based on coarseness/fineness, melting temperature, denier and specific chemical or material composition. In certain embodiments, one of the plurality of first fibers and the plurality of different second fibers has a melting temperature that is lower than the temperature of an asphalt cement concrete composition such that the plurality of first or different second fibers serves as a carrier/buffer to improve distribution and dispersion of the fibers in the Portland or asphalt cement concrete composition. | 10-09-2014 |
Colin Macdonald, Canton, GA US
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20110246535 | Apparatus and Method for Constructing Data Applications in an Unstructured Data Environment - A database abstraction layer provides structured access to an unstructured database. The database abstraction layer imposes a relational structure on the otherwise unstructured data, so the data may be accessed as though it were stored in a relational database. | 10-06-2011 |
20120079463 | AUTOMATIC SYNCHRONOUS-TO-ASYNCHRONOUS SOFTWARE APPLICATION CONVERTER - A computer-implemented method of generating output computer code, for an application executable via a server running application logic in communication with a client running a presentation layer for the application, from input computer code of a synchronous application in which logic and presentation layers run locally on a single computer. The output code runs asynchronously. | 03-29-2012 |
Daniel L. Macdonald, Long Lake, MN US
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20110311378 | DIAPHRAGM INSTALLATION TOOL - An air-driven dual diaphragm pump comprises a pump body with a first air passage leading to a first air cavity with a first diaphragm, a second air passage leading to a second air cavity with a second diaphragm, and a reciprocating shaft which connects the first and second diaphragms. A diaphragm installation tool for the dual diaphragm pump comprises a plate which fits atop the pump body. A groove in a surface of the plate opposite from and nonadjacent to the pump body extends from the location of the first air passage to the location of the second air passage. A hole located within the groove at the location of either the first air passage or the second air passage extends through the plate. Pressurized air entering the pump body is redirected by the groove and the hole to always enter the first air passage, rather than the second, thereby slowly filling the first air cavity and positioning the second diaphragm for installation. | 12-22-2011 |
Dave Macdonald, Woodbury, MN US
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20130072308 | Location-Based Multiplayer Game System and Method - The present disclosure is directed to an online or mobile application for playing a location-based multiplayer game. In one configuration and by non-limiting example, the game is a cross-platform, location-based, massively-multiplayer game of strategy. Players interact to capture millions of battle zones that correspond to real world locations in hundreds of countries using their mobile devices, web browsers, and consoles. | 03-21-2013 |
20140155156 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED GAMING WITH REAL WORLD LOCATIONS AND POPULATION CENTERS - The present disclosure is directed to an online or mobile application for playing a location-based multiplayer game. In one configuration and by non-limiting example, the game is a cross-platform, location-based, massively-multiplayer game of strategy. Players interact to capture millions of battle zones that correspond to real world locations in hundreds of countries using their mobile devices, web browsers, and consoles. | 06-05-2014 |
Dennis L. Macdonald, Wheaton, IL US
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20090018219 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SILICA SOLS WITH CONTROLLABLE BROAD SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND MINIMUM PARTICLE SIZE - Colloidal silica having a controllable broad particle size distribution and a controllable minimum particle size is disclosed and claimed. Particles below a predetermined size are excluded from the product colloidal silica of the invention. A method for continuously producing the desired colloidal composition is disclosed comprising the steps of providing preformed silica particles having a surface area which controls the particle size of the colloidal silica product, adding a feed silica comprising an alkaline solution and silicate at a feed rate which is less than a nucleation rate. | 01-15-2009 |
Douglas Macdonald, Dacula, GA US
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20120064503 | DISPLAY MOUNTING SYSTEMS - Mounting systems can releasably secure display devices to preexisting surfaces for convenient installation and removal without external tools. A mounting system can comprise lower magnetic assemblies, upper magnetic assemblies, and a mounting sheet. The lower magnetic assemblies can be secured to a rear surface of a display device, for releasably attaching the display device to a preexisting surface. A bottom portion of the mounting sheet can be secured to the rear surface of the display device, while a top portion of the mounting sheet can remain loose from the rear surface. The upper magnetic assemblies can be provided along the loose top portion of the mounting sheet, for releasably attaching the display device to the preexisting surface. The upper magnetic assemblies can retain their connection to the preexisting surface as the display device is pulled away from the preexisting surface, until a threshold condition is met. | 03-15-2012 |
Douglas Macdonald, Dawsonville, GA US
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20120069054 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS HAVING MOBILE COMPONENTS - Electronic display systems include mobile units for remotely modifying a displayed image. An electronic display system can include a display surface, a processing device, a mobile unit, and an input device. The display surface can receive and display an image rendered by the processing device. The display image on the display surface can be modified through interaction of the input device and the mobile unit. The input device can sense its position relative to the mobile unit and can transmit data relating to its position to the processing device. The processing device can interpret the position data as operations on the displayed image. Accordingly, the processing device can modify the displayed image on the display surface based on interactions between the input device and the mobile unit. | 03-22-2012 |
20120162870 | CONVENIENTLY ASSEMBLABLE INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS - Interactive systems can include various components that are packaged together and easily assemblable. An interactive system can comprise a mount, a display device, a projector, an input device, and a processing device. The display device, the projector, the input device, and the processing device can together provide an electronic display system, while the mount can carry these other various components and assist in connecting them to one another. The mount and the other components of the interactive system can be conveniently packaged and sold as group for convenient installation by one or two persons. | 06-28-2012 |
Eileen B. Macdonald, Annapolis, MD US
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20140013565 | CUSTOMIZED PROCESS FOR FACILITATING SUCCESSFUL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH OUTCOMES ANALYSIS - A method for producing a custom resection jig for a current patient scheduled to receive total knee arthroplasty using outcomes analysis comprising the steps of maintaining a database on a computer system of (1) prior patient bone morphology, (2) along with anatomical and mechanical bone alignment data and (3) data defining a custom resection jig design with a generally transverse resection window operable to guide a surgeon's transverse bone cut for prior patients that have received total knee arthroplasty and a post-surgery medically recognized scoring register greater or equal to a predetermined highly successful score value for a total knee arthroplasty procedure using prior success data to guide production of a current patient custom jig resection windows. | 01-16-2014 |
Ellie H. Macdonald, Timmonsville, SC US
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20100307868 | RETRACTABLE ACCESS PLATFORM - An apparatus for providing access to vehicles and containers on a pair of railways or thoroughfares. The apparatus is comprised of a raised walkway between the pair of thoroughfares having a tracking platform movable thereon. Pivotally attached to and carried by the tracking platform is a turret. Carried on the turret and hinged thereto is a bridge that is rotatable in a vertical plane. At the end of the bridge is a cage pivotally attached to the bridge so that the cage remains horizontal when the bridge is rotated vertically on the turret. The bridge and cage are dimensioned so that, when the turret is rotated such that the bridge is directed between and parallel to the thoroughfares and the bridge and cage are raised, the apparatus is entirely out of the clearance envelopes of the thoroughfares. | 12-09-2010 |
Ellie Harold Macdonald US
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20120042458 | PIVOT BLOCK CONNECTION - A pivot block connection and assembly is disclosed. The pivot block assembly may include a pivot block connection and a gangway device having a stationary base and a pivotable access that is capable of being raised and lowered. The pivot block connection may include a first support body attached to a first side of the pivotable access, a first pivot bracket attached to the stationary base, and a first pivot rod spacer positioned between the first support body and the first pivot bracket. The pivot block connection may also include a second support body attached to a second side of the pivotable access, a second pivot bracket also attached to the stationary base, and a second pivot rod spacer positioned between the second support body and the second pivot bracket. A pivot rod may extend through the first pivot bracket, the first pivot rod spacer, the first support body, the pivotable access of the gangway device, the second support body, the second pivot rod spacer, and the second pivot bracket to secure and allow pivotable rotation of the pivotable access. | 02-23-2012 |
Eric Macdonald, Exeter, NH US
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20090094039 | COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION OF RICH MEDIA CONTENT - Among other things, a publicly accessible online facility enables users to create finished rich media content (RMC) by collaboratively engaging in activities to create RMC portions related to the finished RMC, the RMC portions being made accessible to the users in different predefined levels of abstraction in which the finished RMC can be expressed. | 04-09-2009 |
Gilbert Macdonald, Queen Creek, AZ US
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20100020582 | AC/DC POWER CONVERTER - A dual input AC/DC power converter ( | 01-28-2010 |
Grant Macdonald, Elgin, IL US
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20100313800 | Air/Product Flow Splitting Apparatus For Use With Product Distribution System Of An Agricultural Seeding Machine - A splitter divides an air/product mixture flow, delivered thereto in an air-powered distribution line, between a primary and a secondary distribution channel, which may be flow-coupled to a product hopper or a hose flow-coupled to another product hopper or another splitter. The air/product mixture enters the inlet of the splitter along an angled downward flow path and exits a primary outlet, flow-coupled to the primary distribution channel, along a vertical downward flow path. Air/product flow is exhausted by a secondary outlet, which is flow-coupled to the secondary distribution channel, at an angled upward flow path. The velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is exhausted from the secondary outlet is at an acute angle relative to the velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is received by the inlet of the splitter. | 12-16-2010 |
20110219996 | Air/Product Flow Splitting Apparatus For Use With Product Distribution System Of An Agricultural Seeding Machine - A splitter divides an air/product mixture flow, delivered thereto in an air-powered distribution line, between a primary and a secondary distribution channel, which may be flow-coupled to a product hopper or a hose flow-coupled to another product hopper or another splitter. The air/product mixture enters the inlet of the splitter along an angled downward flow path and exits a primary outlet, flow-coupled to the primary distribution channel, along a vertical downward flow path. Air/product flow is exhausted by a secondary outlet, which is flow-coupled to the secondary distribution channel, at an angled upward flow path. The velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is exhausted from the secondary outlet is at an acute angle relative to the velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is received by the inlet of the splitter. | 09-15-2011 |
20110219998 | Air/Product Flow Splitting Apparatus For Use With Product Distribution System Of An Agricultural Seeding Machine - A splitter divides an air/product mixture flow, delivered thereto in an air-powered distribution line, between a primary and a secondary distribution channel, which may be flow-coupled to a product hopper or a hose flow-coupled to another product hopper or another splitter. The air/product mixture enters the inlet of the splitter along an angled downward flow path and exits a primary outlet, flow-coupled to the primary distribution channel, along a vertical downward flow path. Air/product flow is exhausted by a secondary outlet, which is flow-coupled to the secondary distribution channel, at an angled upward flow path. The velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is exhausted from the secondary outlet is at an acute angle relative to the velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is received by the inlet of the splitter. | 09-15-2011 |
Ian Leonard Macdonald, Hoffman Estates, IL US
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20140158478 | SEPARATOR PLATE - A separator plate is disclosed. The separator plate may include a plate-like ring including an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a thickness. The separator plate further includes a generally smooth surface disposed on opposing sides of the plate-like ring spaced apart by the thickness and a plurality of apertures extending from the inner diameter to the outer diameter within the thickness of the ring. The cross-section of each of the plurality of apertures remains generally consistent in cross-sectional are along the extent from the inner diameter to the outer diameter. | 06-12-2014 |
20140158484 | Brake Hub Having Radial Apertures - A brake hub is disclosed. The brake hub may include a cylindrical body portion, and a rim extending from an outer edge of the cylindrical body portion. The rim may include a plurality of first splines disposed on an outer annular surface of the rim. Each of the plurality of first splines may extend from a first end of the rim to a second end of the rim. The rim may also include a plurality of radial apertures in the rim extending from the first end of the rim toward the second end of the rim, and a plurality of second splines disposed on the outer annular surface of the rim. Each of the plurality of second splines may extend from an edge of one of the plurality of radial apertures to the second end of the rim. The brake hub may also include a mounting flange protruding from the cylindrical body portion. | 06-12-2014 |
James Macdonald, Chandler, AZ US
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20120067871 | Device Package and Methods for the Fabrication Thereof - Disclosed and claimed herein is a microwave assembly having a substrate comprising a microwave device; said device having a die, a first layer having a dielectric constant between about 1.00 and about 1.45 and a thickness between about 0.05 and about 2 mm along with one or more layers chosen from an absorbing layer, an EMI blocking layer, a layer comprising conductive material or a metal cover. | 03-22-2012 |
20120119932 | Radar module - An integrated antenna package includes an interposer, an integrated circuit die, and a cap that forms a cavity within the integrated antenna package. A lossy EBG structure resides at the cap overlying the integrated circuit device. A lossless EBG structure resides at the cap overlying a microstrip feedline. A radar module includes a plurality of receive portions, each receive portion including a parabolic structure having a reflective surface, an absorber structure, a lens, and an antenna. | 05-17-2012 |
20120119969 | Integrated antenna package - An integrated antenna package includes an interposer, an integrated circuit die, and a cap that forms a cavity within the integrated antenna package. A lossy ERG structure resides at the cap overlying the integrated circuit device. A lossless EBG structure resides at the cap overlying a microstrip feedline. A radar module includes a plurality of receive portions, each receive portion including a parabolic structure having a reflective surface, an absorber structure, a lens, and an antenna. | 05-17-2012 |
James D. Macdonald, Chandler, AZ US
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20090250795 | LEADFRAME FOR PACKAGED ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MOLD LOCKING CAPABILITY - A packaged electronic device ( | 10-08-2009 |
20100199777 | Exposed Pad Backside Pressure Sensor Package - A method and apparatus are described for fabricating an exposed backside pressure sensor ( | 08-12-2010 |
20110201288 | DEVICE INCLUDING AN ANTENNA AND METHOD OF USING AN ANTENNA - An integrated package is disclosed that includes a conductive structure that can be selectively configured to include a radiating element of a planar antenna or to include a radio-frequency shielding structure. Examples of a planar antenna include PIFA antennas, patch antennas, and the like. The planar antenna can be selectively configured to different tuning profiles, and operate as a diversity antenna by alternating its tuning profile configuration amongst different tuning profiles. | 08-18-2011 |
20120133547 | Automotive Radar System and Method for Using Same - A radar system ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120266684 | SENSOR DEVICE WITH SEALING STRUCTURE - Apparatus and related fabrication methods are provided for a sensor device. The sensor device includes a sensor structure including a first portion having a sensing arrangement formed thereon and a second structure. A sealing structure is interposed between the sensor structure and the second structure, wherein the sealing structure surrounds the first portion of the sensor structure. The sealing structure establishes a fixed reference pressure on a first side of the first portion, and an opposing side of the first portion is exposed to an ambient pressure. | 10-25-2012 |
20120270354 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING SENSOR DEVICE PACKAGE USING A SEALING STRUCTURE - Fabrication methods are provided for a sensor device packages. An exemplary fabrication method involves bonding a sensor structure and another structure using a sealing structure. The sealing structure surrounds a diaphragm region of the sensor structure and provides an airtight seal between the sensor structure and the other structure to establish a fixed reference pressure on one side of the diaphragm region. | 10-25-2012 |
20140268625 | Formulation for Packaging an Electronic Device and Assemblies Made Therefrom - Disclosed and claimed herein is a formulation for packaging an electronic device and assemblies made therefrom. | 09-18-2014 |
James E. Macdonald, Medina, OH US
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20080290099 | Colorant Container - A container suitable for holding a fluid includes a body defining an interior volume and having a torso portion having a substantially square-shaped cross section, a shoulder portion joined above the torso portion and including a plurality of shoulder walls that define a substantially square cross-section, and a base portion, which may have a substantially square or octagonal cross section. The container body may be formed with indentations at each of its four bottom corners that are shaped to give the container relief from detrimental piercing contact with the lugs that are provided in the bottom of some square retention buckets used on commercial paint shakers. The body may be made substantially or entirely of polyethylene terephthalate. The container is particularly suited for colorants and pigment dispersions for tinting coatings and for shaking colorants and pigment dispersions prior to dispensing into a tinting machine. | 11-27-2008 |
20110170371 | CONTAINER - The present invention is directed toward a novel container system that is designed to hold and store liquids, such as for example, paints, stains, and various other coatings. The container system generally includes a base member, a shelf that is contained within the base member, and a lid. The shelf is provided with the base member and is designed to accept an application device, such as for example a paint roller. A lid is also provided with the container so that a fluid may be provided and stored as part of an all-inclusive delivery system. | 07-14-2011 |
20120061407 | Colorant Container - A container suitable for holding a fluid includes a body defining an interior volume and having a torso portion having a substantially square-shaped cross section, a shoulder portion joined above the torso portion and including a plurality of shoulder walls that define a substantially square cross-section, and a base portion, which may have a substantially square or octagonal cross section. The container body may be formed with indentations at each of its four bottom corners that are shaped to give the container relief from detrimental piercing contact with the lugs that are provided in the bottom of some square retention buckets used on commercial paint shakers. The body may be made substantially or entirely of polyethylene terephthalate. The container is particularly suited for colorants and pigment dispersions for tinting coatings and for shaking colorants and pigment dispersions prior to dispensing into a tinting machine. | 03-15-2012 |
James E. Macdonald, North Bergen, NJ US
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20100180519 | Precast Wall Panels and Method of Erecting a High-Rise Building Using the Panels - A precast wall system and a method for constructing a high-rise building using the precast wall system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of interconnected precast panels. Each precast panel has a top end plate, a bottom end plate, a plurality of vertical bars disposed between and attached to the end plates and a cementitious material encasing the vertical bars and defining a plurality of sides of the respective panel. A first group of the interconnected precast panels are arranged vertically on a second group of the interconnected precast panels and the top end plate of each panel corresponding the first group is connected to the bottom end plate of a respective one of the panels corresponding to the second group. Methods for horizontally and vertically connecting the precast panels to each other are also disclosed. | 07-22-2010 |
20110126484 | PRECAST WALL PANELS AND METHOD OF ERECTING A HIGH-RISE BUILDING USING THE PANELS - Precast wall systems and methods for constructing a high-rise building using the precast wall system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of interconnected precast panels, each having a top end plate, a bottom end plate, a plurality of vertical bars disposed between the end plates and a cementitious material encasing the vertical bars and defining a plurality of sides of the respective panel. A first of the precast panels has a first column member half defining a right side of the first panel, a second of the precast panels has a second column member half defining a left side of the second panel such that, when the right side of the first precast panel and the left side of the second precast panel are disposed horizontally adjacent to each other, the first column member half and the second column member half collectively form a column member. | 06-02-2011 |
James H. Macdonald, Annapolis, MD US
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20140013565 | CUSTOMIZED PROCESS FOR FACILITATING SUCCESSFUL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH OUTCOMES ANALYSIS - A method for producing a custom resection jig for a current patient scheduled to receive total knee arthroplasty using outcomes analysis comprising the steps of maintaining a database on a computer system of (1) prior patient bone morphology, (2) along with anatomical and mechanical bone alignment data and (3) data defining a custom resection jig design with a generally transverse resection window operable to guide a surgeon's transverse bone cut for prior patients that have received total knee arthroplasty and a post-surgery medically recognized scoring register greater or equal to a predetermined highly successful score value for a total knee arthroplasty procedure using prior success data to guide production of a current patient custom jig resection windows. | 01-16-2014 |
Janet A. Macdonald, Huntersville, NC US
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20140046857 | System, Method, and Software for Enterprise-Wide Complaint Aggregation - In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing (1) a first complaint record comprising data generated by a first system of record for an enterprise, and (2) a second complaint record comprising data generated by a second system of record for the enterprise, the second system of record operating independently from the first system of record. The method further includes determining an association between the first complaint record and the second complaint record by identifying common information from the first complaint record and the second complaint record. The method further includes storing, in association with one another, the first complaint record, the second complaint record, and the determined association between with the first complaint record and the second complaint record. | 02-13-2014 |
Jeffrey Macdonald, Atlanta, GA US
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20120171924 | CHILDREN'S TOY - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a children's toy configured for moving one or more loose objects in a manner that is entertaining to a child. In various embodiments, the children's toy includes a housing having an inlet that permits a child to place one or more loose objects (e.g., toy balls) in the housing. The toy further includes a drive system configured to drive such loose objects through the housing along a helical path and out of the housing through an outlet. | 07-05-2012 |
Jeffrey M. Macdonald, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20080293133 | Textiles for use in bioreactors for expansion and maintenance of cells - A bioreactor for three-dimensional culture of liver cells is disclosed. The device is characterized by the use of textile vasculatures. A model and method for optimizing vasculature parameters is also disclosed. Liver acinar structure and physiological parameters are mimicked by sandwiching cells in the space between the two innermost woven textile hollow fibers, and creating radial flow of media from an outer compartment, through the cell mass compartment, and to an inner compartment. The theoretical optimum hydraulic permeability for the two innermost semi-permeable membranes is determined based on physiological hepatic sinusoidal blood flow and pressures. Experimental studies using a flow rate and pressure monitoring systems in conjunction with phase-contrast velocity-encoded MRI confirm theoretical results. Novel woven vascular tubes with optimum hydraulic permeability are disclosed for culturing hepatocytes in the multi-coaxial bioreactor. | 11-27-2008 |
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Joel D. Macdonald, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20110118751 | Integrated Surgical Cutting System - Integrated surgical systems and methods for using same are provided that can receive scanned images and produce a three dimensional model from the images. Based at least in pan on the three dimensional model, a processor generates code defining an optimized tool path, which is sent to a surgical machining system that can machine the desired portion of the patient. In one exemplary aspect, the integrated system operates in a clearly defined and pre-programmed manner with no necessity for in-situ sensory or guidance feedback. | 05-19-2011 |
20120029528 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A method for optimizing the stimulation of the dorsal column of the spinal cord is disclosed. The method includes providing a stimulating electrode array and a frame element. The frame element is configured to couple to the stimulating electrode array and guide the stimulating electrode array to a desired position proximate the dorsal column of the spinal cord of a subject. | 02-02-2012 |
20140066950 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM - A method for optimizing the stimulation of the dorsal column of the spinal cord is disclosed. The method includes providing a stimulating electrode array and a frame element. The frame element is configured to couple to the stimulating electrode array and guide the stimulating electrode array to a desired position proximate the dorsal column of the spinal cord of a subject. | 03-06-2014 |
Joel Vincent Macdonald, St. George, UT US
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20100101137 | LIVE-BAIT-SIMULATING RESILIENT PUPPET FISHING LURE - A resilient fishing lure, which simulates the movement of live bait when a fisherman tugs on the fishing line, includes a molded, resilient worm/amphibian larvae-like body. The body is unitary, having a head equipped with a longitudinal aperture, an attached tail equipped with at least two apertures, and at least one hook secured to the body. A fishing line is routed, first through the longitudinal aperture in the head, then in an āSā pattern through the remaining apertures, and secured to the body through the aperture farthest from the head. Resiliently-hinged jaw flaps on an anterior portion of the head open to positions of maximum hydrodynamic drag when the lure is pulled forward through the water, thereby transferring a portion of the pulling force to the tail so that is transformed from an elongate configuration to a serpentine configuration. | 04-29-2010 |
John Macdonald, Terre Haute, IN US
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20130091545 | DELIVERY OF CUSTOMIZED CONTENT FOR UNIQUELY IDENTIFIED MEMORY DEVICES - In particular embodiments, customized content is determined and provided to a user based on a unique identifier stored on a memory device. In one embodiment, a method of delivering content can include: accessing a unique identifier from a memory device that is removably coupled to a computing device, where the memory device includes the unique identifier and preloaded content; using the unique identifier to determine personalized information about a user of the memory device; authenticating the memory device by using the unique identifier from the memory device; determining customized content for the user if the memory device is authenticated, where the customized content is based on the unique identifier; and providing the customized content for presentation to the user along with the preloaded content and the personalized information. | 04-11-2013 |
John G. Macdonald, Decatur, GA US
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20090197296 | Optical Indicator for Detecting Bacterial Pathogens - A clinical testing assay device that can differentiate bacterial from viral infections is described. The assay device has a sample contact zone with an absorbent pad on which a test sample is deposited and a detection zone with a colorant indicator that is sensitive to bacteria cells. The colorant indicator changes color when exposed to a bacteria sample. The color change signal can manifest relatively quickly, usually within a few minutes, and with an intensity correlative to the concentration of bacteria in a test sample. A method of use is also provided. | 08-06-2009 |
20100159769 | PLASTICIZER FOR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS - A thermoplastic polymeric composition including a xanthene or xanthenes-based compound as a plasticizer, a method to modify the thermoplastic polymeric materials to increase their relative plasticity, and various articles of manufacture that can be made using the polymer composition are described. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160484 | XANTHENE-BASED PLASTICIZER OF RESINS AND POLYMERS - A composition of matter for increasing the relative flexibility and plasticity of crystalline or semi-crystalline resins and polymers is described. In particular, the compositions include xanthene or anthene-based molecular structures that can increase the plastic properties of curable resins or thermosetting polymers when incorporated into the polymer material. Certain uses for such a polymeric composition are also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
John S. Macdonald, Terre Haute, IN US
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20100324934 | Electronic Backbone for Medicine Infrastructure - Embodiments of the invention relate to the association of a non-guessable, unique ID with a user and the automatic or electronic referral of user ID to a medical service provider, without revealing private medical information. After the assignment of a unique ID to a User, the ID may then provide authentication by a certified health care source. In some embodiments, the delivery of a unique ID to a User can act as a token that can provide authentication for data entering a secure transmission system for medical referrals and tracking. In some embodiments, an electronic system compensates various parties by tracking activities associated with a unique user ID number without revealing any private medical information of a user also associated with the ID. | 12-23-2010 |
Joshua T. Macdonald, Erie, CO US
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20140269472 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST TCH TO IDLE TRANSITION - Techniques for determining if it is safe for a mobile device to transition directly from a traffic session to a paging mode and for avoiding network re-synchronization procedures in stationary M2M devices are disclosed. It may be safe for direct transition if before-call and in-call network parameters correspond. If safe, the mobile device may transition from the traffic session directly to the paging mode to begin immediately monitoring the paging channel. In stationary M2M devices, paging information is stored before the traffic session and, once the traffic session is complete, the M2M device may be configured to receive paging messaging based on the stored paging information. The M2M device may also store system access information and confirm the validity of the information before returning to the sleep state. The stationary M2M device avoids network re-synchronization procedures. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 09-18-2014 |
Kevin Macdonald, Washington, DC US
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20130035950 | MANAGEMENT OF PHARMACY KITS - A system for managing pharmacy kits comprises a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit, and an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits. | 02-07-2013 |
20140372145 | MANAGEMENT OF PHARMACY KITS USING MULTIPLE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR PHARMACY KIT SEGMENTS - A pharmacy kit is managed by defining multiple rules for determining whether a segment of a pharmacy kit is satisfactorily stocked, selecting at least one rule among the multiple rules according to a kit stocking contingency, an prompting a user to stock the segment of the pharmacy kit according to the selected at least one rule. | 12-18-2014 |
Mara L. Macdonald, Arvada, CO US
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20080311177 | Self Assembled Films for Protein and Drug Delivery Applications - Provided are systems for controlled release of proteins from decomposable thin films constructed by layer-by-layer deposition. Such films generally comprise alternating layers of polymers and proteins, and may further comprise additional layers of polyions. In some embodiments, decomposable thin films and methods of using such films allow proteins to be released over an extended period of time and/or retention of as much as 100% of function of released protein. | 12-18-2008 |
20150086599 | Self Assembled Films for Protein and Drug Delivery Applications - Provided are systems for controlled release of proteins from decomposable thin films constructed by layer-by-layer deposition. Such films generally comprise alternating layers of polymers and proteins, and may further comprise additional layers of polyions. In some embodiments, decomposable thin films and methods of using such films allow proteins to be released over an extended period of time and/or retention of as much as 100% of function of released protein. | 03-26-2015 |
Margaret Macdonald, Portland, OR US
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20140358733 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO REFINE SEARCH INFORMATION - Methods and systems to refine search results were described. The system communicates a first user interface to a mobile device that includes search results that include data items. The system receives a first request from the mobile device that includes an indication of at least one swiping motion that is applied across a touch-sensitive screen on the mobile device. The mobile device is associated with a previously selected refinement and corresponding value. The system filters the search results. The refined search results include a second plurality of data items based on the previously selected refinement and the corresponding value. The system generates a second user interface that includes the refined search results. The system communicates the second user interface, over the network, to the mobile device. The second user interface includes the refined search results that include the second plurality of data items to display on the mobile device. | 12-04-2014 |
Mark Macdonald, Beaverton, OR US
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20090000774 | INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER AND DIFFUSER - The present invention discloses an apparatus including: a blower fan, the blower fan having multiple blades; a diffuser attached to a housing of the blower fan; diffuser vanes located in the diffuser, wherein the diffuser vanes are also fins for a heat exchanger. | 01-01-2009 |
20090322472 | Temperature measurement in electronic devices - In one embodiment, a system comprises a portable computing device comprises a housing, at least one temperature sensitive radio frequency signal source proximate the housing and at least one radio frequency interface to receive a radio signal generated by the at least one temperature sensitive radio frequency signal source. | 12-31-2009 |
20100172095 | CROSSFLOW BLOWER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a crossflow blower. An apparatus may comprise an enclosure having a first side and a second side where a portion of the first side is recessed in a direction of the second side. The enclosure may also comprise a first internal height between the first side and the second side and a second internal height between the recessed portion of the first side and the second side. The enclosure may also comprise a motor and a crossflow blower arranged to generate a flow of air between the first side and the second side in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the crossflow blower. Other embodiments are described. | 07-08-2010 |
20100254092 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE - Embodiments of the present invention describe a device and method of mitigating radio frequency interference (REI) in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a housing, and a thermal energy storage material is formed in the housing. By increasing the loss tangent parameter of the thermal energy storage material, the REI of the electronic device is reduced. | 10-07-2010 |
20110073294 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS OF COOL TOUCH HOUSINGS - A system, apparatus and method for cool touch housings are described. The apparatus may include a housing arranged to at least partially enclose at least one internal component of a mobile device. A portion of the housing may include an exterior surface spreader, a thin active heat pump with a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the thin active heat pump is thermally coupled to the exterior surface spreader, and an interior surface spreader thermally coupled to the second side of the thin active heat pump. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-31-2011 |
20110149461 | OZONE-FREE IONIC WIND - In one embodiment, an air mover may include a first electrode, a second electrode and an ionization device to selectively ionize molecules in an electric field between the first and second electrodes. The ionized molecules can drive airflow between the first and second electrodes. In certain embodiments, the ionization device has an operational characteristic that prevents ionization of oxygen so that the airflow is ozone-free. | 06-23-2011 |
20110149504 | FAN CASING INTEGRATED HEAT SPREADER FOR ACTIVE COOLING OF COMPUTING SYSTEM SKINS - In one embodiment, a fan casing may have a direct thermal connection with a heat spreader. The fan casing might be used in an active cooling system of a mobile computing device such as a notebook computer to reduce and/or eliminate the occurrence of thermal hot spots on the skin of the device. In one example, the heat spreader extends from the enclosure and is disposed between a heat source and the skin of the device. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157813 | FLOW TUBE APPARATUS - A flow tube apparatus may include a flow tube having a first opening and a second opening, a corona electrode provided in the flow tube, a collecting electrode provided in the flow tube, and at least one focusing electrode provided in the flow tube to guide ions and thereby provide an ionic wind. In at least one embodiment, the flow tube apparatus may be provided in an electronic apparatus to provide an air flow. | 06-30-2011 |
20120073789 | CHIMNEY-BASED COOLING MECHANISM FOR COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for chimney-based cooling of computer components. A method of embodiments of the invention includes determining heat-emitting components of a computing device. The method further includes coupling a chimney to one or more of the heat-emitting components such that chimney effect of the chimney is used to guide air associated with a component in and out of the chimney. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075787 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED COOLING OF MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE SURFACES - An apparatus with some embodiments is described having ducts positioned above and below a main device housing to provide cooling air flow to at least a portion of the top and bottom surfaces of the associated computing device. In some embodiments, the device is a mobile computing device. In some embodiments, air may be drawn through inlets located on at least one side of the device. The inlet air may be supplied via upper and lower air ducts to an air mover positioned on an opposite side of the device. In some embodiments, air discharged from the air mover may be supplied to a main housing of the device in which heat producing components may be located. Other embodiments are described. | 03-29-2012 |
20120162864 | AUTOMATIC HINGE OPENING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one embodiment an electronic device comprises a housing having a first section comprising a display and a second section comprising a keyboard coupled to the first section by a hinge assembly and an automatic hinge opening assembly for the housing. The automat hinge opening assembly comprises a hinge pin assembly mountable to the first section of the housing of the electronic device a pin rotatable about an axis between a first position and a second position and a hinge plate coupled to the pin and connectable to a hinge which connects the first section of the housing to a second section of the housing, and at least one torsion member coupled to the pin to apply a torque to the pin, wherein the torsion member is to store potential energy when the first section of the housing and the second section of the housing are in a closed position. Other embodiments may be described. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162903 | ELECTRO-HYDRODYNAMIC COOLING FOR HANDHELD MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention are directed towards passive cooling systems for handheld mobile computing devices. An electro-hydrodynamic air mover (EAM) may be included in a handheld mobile computing device, the EAM to include an inlet and an outlet. The inlet and outlet are each included in at least one surface side of the handheld mobile computing device. | 06-28-2012 |
20120241140 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRFLOW MONITORING AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN A COMPUTING DEVICE - Embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for monitoring an airflow and performing thermal management operations for a mobile computing device. An apparatus may comprise, for example, a heat generating component, an air mover, and a thermal management module to monitor one or more parameters of the air mover and to perform one or more thermal management operations based on one or more changes in the one or more parameters indicating one or more changes in an airflow for the apparatus. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-27-2012 |
20130003282 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEALED VENTING THERMAL SOLUTION - Some embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for a concealed venting thermal solution. An apparatus may comprise an enclosure arranged around one or more heat generating components, a duct arranged around an internal perimeter of the enclosure and a seam inlet arranged around an external perimeter of the enclosure to allow an airflow to enter the duct. Other embodiments are described. | 01-03-2013 |
20130271913 | TECHNIQUES FOR COMPUTING DEVICE COOLING USING A SELF-PUMPING FLUID - Techniques for computing device cooling using a self-pumping cooling fluid are described. For example, an apparatus may comprise one or more heat-generating components, a housing forming a cavity including the one or more heat-generating components, and a self-pumping cooling fluid arranged in the cavity. The self-pumping cooling fluid may comprise a slurry of microencapsulated phase change material (mPCM) particles suspended in a working fluid and arranged to circulate throughout the cavity. Other embodiments are described. | 10-17-2013 |
20130286581 | VOLUMETRIC RESISTANCE BLOWER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Some embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a volumetric resistance blower. An apparatus may comprise a motor, a rotor comprising a cylindrical foam block, and a casing having one or more inlets arranged in an axial direction of the rotor and one or more outlets arranged in a radial direction of the rotor. Other embodiments are described. | 10-31-2013 |
20130342992 | PASSIVE NOISE CANCELLATION FOR COMPUTER COOLING SYSTEMS - Methods and systems may provide for a computing system including an electrical component, a heat exchanger coupled to the electrical component, and a fan having a rotor with a plurality of blades, one or more inlet sides and one or more outlet sides disposed adjacent to the heat exchanger. The computing system may also include an obstruction disposed adjacent to at least one of the one or more inlet sides of the fan, wherein a tone to be generated by the obstruction reduces a tonal noise associated with the fan during operation. | 12-26-2013 |
20140009888 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PASSIVE HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE - An electronic device is provided that includes a base having a first side and a second side, and a lid having a first side and a second side. A hinge device may couple to the base and the lid, and may allow the lid to move relative to the base between the closed state and the opened state. A heat exchange device may be adjacent to the hinge device in an area between the base and the lid. The heat exchange device may receive heat from a component in the base. | 01-09-2014 |
20140015448 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A MOTION DETECTOR - A computer is provided that includes a lid having a display and a motion detector to detect motion or movement of a user. | 01-16-2014 |
20140092542 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING PASSIVE COOLING - An electronic device is provided that includes a base having a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion may include a first bottom part and a second bottom part. The first bottom part may form a first plane, and the second bottom part may form a second plane, the second plane being non-planar with the first plane. The second bottom part may include an input opening. The top portion of the base may include an output opening. The input opening and the output opening may allow air to flow from behind the electronic device to over the base. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092544 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING PASSIVE COOLING - An electronic device is provided that includes a base having a first side and a second side, and a lid having a first side and a second side. The electronic device may also include a heat exchanger provided at the base. The heat exchanger may have a first surface exposed to outside the base. | 04-03-2014 |
20140098488 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEALED VENTING THERMAL SOLUTION - Some embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for a concealed venting thermal solution. An apparatus may comprise an enclosure arranged around one or more heat generating components, a duct arranged around an internal perimeter of the enclosure and a seam inlet arranged around an external perimeter of the enclosure to allow an airflow to enter the duct. Other embodiments are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140160668 | COLLAPSIBLE CHIMNEY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one embodiment a housing for an electronic device comprises a first section, a second section, and a collapsible chimney coupled to the first section and the second section to provide an airflow path from a portion of the first section. Other embodiments may be described. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168874 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one embodiment an assembly comprises a keyboard tray comprising a first side having a plurality of keys and a second side opposite the first side and a planar heat spreader to be in thermal communication with the second side of the keyboard tray. Other embodiments may be described. | 06-19-2014 |
20140181551 | MIXED CELL TYPE BATTERY MODULE AND USES THEREOF - Various embodiments are generally directed to operation of a computing device powered with first and second sets of energy storage cells, the cells of the first set structurally optimized for higher density storage of electric power, and the cells of the second set structurally optimized for providing electric power at a high electric current level. A battery module includes a casing, a first cell disposed within the casing to store electric energy with a high density, and a second cell disposed within the casing to provide electric energy stored therein with a high current level. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | 06-26-2014 |
20140185233 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one embodiment an electronic device comprises at least one electronic component and a housing comprising a first section to be rotatable about a first hinge pin extending along a first axis extending proximate a first edge, a second section to be rotatable about a second hinge pin extending along a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, and at least one connecting arm to be coupled to the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin. Other embodiments may be described. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185240 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one embodiment a heat exchanger assembly comprises at least one heat pipe and a casing which is to receive a blower, the casing comprising a plurality of heat exchanging plates, wherein at least one of the heat exchanging plates comprises at least one tongue which is to cover a portion of an exterior surface of the at least one heat pipe. Other embodiments may be described. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185241 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system for thermal energy storage is disclosed herein. The system includes an electronic device and a docking station to receive the electronic device. The electronic device contains a device thermal-energy storage material to absorb thermal energy from the electronic device. The electronic device is to thermally couple to the docking station. The docking station contains a dock thermal-energy storage material. The state transition temperature of the dock thermal-energy storage material is lower than the state transition temperature of the device thermal-energy storage material such that thermal energy is transferred from the device thermal-energy storage material to the dock thermal-energy storage material. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189341 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING AN ACTIVE EDGE - An electronic device is provided that includes a base, a processor, and a tablet having a front surface, a rear surface and a bottom edge surface. A processor may operate at a first operating condition when the tablet is coupled to the base, and the processor may operate at a second operating condition when the tablet is not coupled to the base. The tablet may include a heat conducting device and an active edge. The heat conducting device may conduct heat from the processor to the active edge where the heat may be dissipated using supplemental cooling. | 07-03-2014 |
20140285967 | CONFORMAL COATING INCLUDING EMBEDDED THERMAL ENERGY ABSORBING MATERIAL - Examples are disclosed for a conformal coating molded around power source circuitry, electrical components or at least portions of a display for a computing device. The conformal coating to include embedded microencapsulated thermal energy storage material to absorb heat generated by the electrical components. | 09-25-2014 |
Mark A. Macdonald, Beaverton, OR US
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20090154113 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE FOR MOBILE COMPUTING THERMAL MANAGEMENT - In some embodiments, a device includes power source circuitry, a circuit board supporting electrical components to receive electrical power from the power source circuitry. The device further includes a housing forming a cavity including the circuit board, and thermal energy storage material held in the cavity, wherein the thermal energy storage material is distributed throughout various places in the cavity. Additional embodiments are described. | 06-18-2009 |
Mark R. Macdonald, Minnetonka, MN US
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20100148024 | Display Stand With Table - The invention relates to display stands including a table. In an embodiment, the invention includes a display stand including a display stand housing. The display stand housing can be configured to hold one or more graphic panels. The display stand housing can define a table pocket. The display stand also includes a table assembly configured to move between a stored configuration and a deployed configuration. The table assembly can be configured to be disposed within the table pocket and concealed from view by at least one of the graphic panels when in the stored configuration. The display stand housing can further include a counter top panel disposed over the display stand housing. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 06-17-2010 |
Michael Macdonald, Batavia, IL US
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20110020609 | PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A panel and method of making a panel is disclosed. One described panel comprises a core comprising a flat region and a contoured region, wherein the contoured region comprises a convex feature, a first adjacent base and a second adjacent base, the apex of the convex feature has a first caliper, the first adjacent base has a second caliper smaller than the first caliper, and the second adjacent base has a third caliper smaller than the first caliper. | 01-27-2011 |
20120027999 | AUTOMATED DOOR ASSEMBLY, PRESS, AND ADHESIVE THEREFOR - Provided is a system and method of making a door having first and second door skins and an internal frame. The top and bottom surfaces of the frame are coated with an adhesive and the frame is placed on a first door skin. The second door skin is then placed on the opposite surface of the frame. The assembled components are then pressed to bond the first and second door skins to the frame. | 02-02-2012 |
20140261991 | AUTOMATED DOOR ASSEMBLY AND METHODS, PRESS USED THEREWITH, AND ADHESIVE THEREFOR - A door pressing system for pressing interior passage doors, exterior entry doors, bi-fold doors, and/or closet doors features a multi-door pressing station including first and second presses, a loading device, and a discharging device. The pressing station is configured to alternatively move the first and second presses into operative alignment with the loading and discharging devices. The press in operative alignment delivers a pressed assembled door to the discharging device and receives an assembled door layup to be pressed from the loading device. The other press that is out of operatively alignment presses an assembled door received therein. Additional methods and systems are also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
Michael A. Macdonald, Racine, WI US
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20090097994 | Cranked Rod Pump Apparatus And Method - An improved apparatus and method are provided, for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, through use of a cranked rod pumping (CRP) apparatus for imparting reciprocating substantially vertical motion to a rod of a sucker-rod pump having a pump stroke. The CRP apparatus includes a motor driven cranked mechanical actuator arrangement. The cranked mechanical actuator arrangement includes a substantially vertically moveable member attached to the rod of the sucker-rod pump for imparting and controlling vertical motion of the rod of the sucker-rod pump. The actuator arrangement may include pneumatic counterbalancing. | 04-16-2009 |
20100231146 | INDUCTION MOTOR TORQUE CONTROL IN A PUMPING SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for controlling the speed of a motor driving a load that is electrically connected to a generator driven by an engine, through use of a first control feedback loop configured to control the rotor flux of the motor by controlling the field excitation of the generator, and a second control feedback loop configured to control the speed of the motor by controlling the throttle position of the engine. | 09-16-2010 |
20110232283 | CRANKED ROD PUMP APPARATUS AND METHOD - An improved apparatus and method are provided, for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, through use of a cranked rod pumping (CRP) apparatus for imparting reciprocating substantially vertical motion to a rod of a sucker-rod pump having a pump stroke. The CRP apparatus includes a motor driven cranked mechanical actuator arrangement. The cranked mechanical actuator arrangement includes a substantially vertically moveable member attached to the rod of the sucker-rod pump for imparting and controlling vertical motion of the rod of the sucker-rod pump. The actuator arrangement may include pneumatic counterbalancing. | 09-29-2011 |
20120091931 | INDUCTION MOTOR TORQUE CONTROL IN A PUMPING SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for controlling the speed of a motor driving a load that is electrically connected to a generator driven by an engine, through use of a first control feedback loop configured to control the rotor flux of the motor by controlling the field excitation of the generator, and a second control feedback loop configured to control the speed of the motor by controlling the throttle position of the engine. | 04-19-2012 |
20120174365 | Linear Rod Pump Operating Method - A method for operating a linear rod pump to pump fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, include a linear rod pump having a mechanical rack and pinion drive arrangement, adapted for attachment to a pumping mechanism, such as the polished rod at the top of a rod string in a hydrocarbon well. The rack gear, of the rack and pinion drive arrangement, is adapted for connection to, and movement with, the polished rod. The pinion gear does not translate with the rack gear, and is driven by a reversible motor for affecting up and down reciprocating motion of the rack gear and pumping mechanism. Some forms of the invention include a compressible gas counter-balance arrangement. Some forms of the invention include an electronic drive configured for dealing with electric power generated by the motor during a portion of the pumping cycle. | 07-12-2012 |
20120177504 | Linear Rod Pump Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and method for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, include a linear rod pump having a mechanical rack and pinion drive arrangement, adapted for attachment to a pumping mechanism, such as the polished rod at the top of a rod string in a hydrocarbon well. The rack gear, of the rack and pinion drive arrangement, is adapted for connection to, and movement with, the polished rod. The pinion gear does not translate with the rack gear, and is driven by a reversible motor for affecting up and down reciprocating motion of the rack gear and pumping mechanism. Some forms of the invention include a compressible gas counter-balance arrangement. Some forms of the invention include an electronic drive configured for dealing with electric power generated by the motor during a portion of the pumping cycle. | 07-12-2012 |
20120267120 | Cranked Rod Pump Method - An improved method is provided, for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, through use of a cranked rod pumping (CRP) apparatus for imparting reciprocating substantially vertical motion to a rod of a sucker-rod pump having a pump stroke. The CRP apparatus includes a motor driven cranked mechanical actuator arrangement. The cranked mechanical actuator arrangement includes a substantially vertically moveable member attached to the rod of the sucker-rod pump for imparting and controlling vertical motion of the rod of the sucker-rod pump. The actuator arrangement may include pneumatic counterbalancing. | 10-25-2012 |
20130302183 | CRANKED ROD PUMP APPARATUS AND METHOD - An improved apparatus and method are provided, for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, through use of a cranked rod pumping (cranked rod pumping) apparatus for imparting reciprocating substantially vertical motion to a rod of a sucker-rod pump having a pump stroke. The cranked rod pumping apparatus includes a motor driven cranked mechanical actuator arrangement. The cranked mechanical actuator arrangement includes a cable coupled to a substantially vertically moveable member which is attached to the rod of the sucker-rod pump for imparting and controlling vertical motion of the rod of the sucker-rod pump. | 11-14-2013 |
20140219827 | Cranked Rod Pump Method - An improved apparatus and method are disclosed, for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, through use of a cranked rod pumping (CRP) apparatus for imparting reciprocating substantially vertical motion to a rod of a sucker-rod pump having a pump stroke. The CRP apparatus includes a motor driven cranked mechanical actuator arrangement. The cranked mechanical actuator arrangement includes a substantially vertically moveable member attached to the rod of the sucker-rod pump for imparting and controlling vertical motion of the rod of the sucker-rod pump. The actuator arrangement may include pneumatic counterbalancing. | 08-07-2014 |
20140271260 | WINCHED ROD PUMP APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for pumping fluids with a winched rod pumping apparatus for imparting reciprocating substantially vertical motion to a rod of a sucker-rod pump. A winched rod pumping apparatus, includes a motor driven winch drum and cable mechanical actuator arrangement. The winch drum and cable mechanical actuator arrangement includes a substantially vertically moveable member attached to the rod of the sucker-rod pump. The vertical moveable member is coupled to one end of the cable and the other end of the cable is coupled to the winch drum. The winch drum is configured to rotate in one direction to index the rod in a vertical up direction and to index the rod in a vertical down direction, with the winch drum completing at least one full rotation and the rod completing one cycle. The rod cycle is in relation to a pumping cycle for the down hole pump. | 09-18-2014 |
Michael A. Macdonald, Rockville, MD US
Michael J. Macdonald, Madison, WI US
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20100262077 | Micro-Fluidic Device For Drug Delivery - A microfluidic device is provided for delivering a drug to an individual. The microfluidic device includes a body that defines a reservoir for receiving the drug therein. A valve interconnects the reservoir to an output needle that is insertable into the skin of an individual. A pressure source urges the drug from the reservoir toward the needle. The valve is movable between a closed position preventing the flow of the drug from the reservoir to the output needle and an open position allowing for the flow of the drug from the reservoir to the output needle in response to a predetermined condition in the physiological fluids of the individual. | 10-14-2010 |
Nigel Macdonald, Plantation, FL US
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20090302022 | Ignitor Plug Assembly - An improved ignitor plug for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber and a smart fuel supply system for ignitor plug applications. | 12-10-2009 |
Patricia Macdonald, Skokie, IL US
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20080269226 | Methods for Preserving Renal Function Using Xanthine Oxidoreductase Inhibitors - The present invention relates to methods of preserving renal function in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. | 10-30-2008 |
20090124623 | METHODS FOR PRESERVING AND/OR INCREASING RENAL FUNCTION USING XANTHINE OXIDOREDUCTASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to methods of preserving or increasing renal function in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. The present invention also relates to methods of increasing renal function in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. | 05-14-2009 |
20130012553 | METHODS FOR STABILIZING JOINT DAMAGE IN SUBJECTS USING XANTHINE OXIDOREDUCTASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to methods for preventing the progression of joint damage in a subject having hyper-uricemia and who has gout thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. Moreover, the present invention also relates to methods of preventing joint damage in a subject having hyperuricemia and who has gout by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. | 01-10-2013 |
20130143886 | METHODS FOR PRESERVING AND/OR INCREASING RENAL FUNCTION USING XANTHINE OXIDOREDUCTASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to methods of preserving or increasing renal function in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. The present invention also relates to methods of increasing renal function in a subject in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
Paul Macdonald, Dover, NH US
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20130026717 | Weather Strip Seal for an Automotive Vehicle, and its Manufacturing Method - A weather strip seal is provided for sealing between first and second structures, and a method for manufacturing such a strip seal. The weather strip seal includes a main leg made of a polymeric material, having one side and another side and terminating in first and second ends, a first sealing portion designed to press against the first structure and extending on the one side of the leg adjacent the first end, and a metal carrier for retaining the shape of the strip seal which has an asymmetrical substantially U-shaped cross-section having a first branch reinforcing a portion of the main leg and a second branch extending from the second end on the another side and terminating in a second sealing portion designed to sealingly press against the second structure. An ionomer tie layer is located between the metal surface and the at least one polymeric material. | 01-31-2013 |
Richard C. Macdonald, Portland, OR US
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20110162122 | Apparel with Reduced Drag Coefficient - An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions having different surface texture roughnesses. The leading edge of the panel includes texture designed to enhance the laminar boundary layer, while the adjacent portion of the panel includes texture intended to trip the boundary layer to turbulent flow. The drag-reducing panel may be the cuff of a sock, a sleeve, wristband, a headband, or the like. | 07-07-2011 |
20120192334 | Apparel with Reduced Drag Coefficient - An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions having different surface texture roughnesses. The leading edge of the panel includes texture designed to enhance the laminar boundary layer, while the adjacent portion of the panel includes texture intended to trip the boundary layer to turbulent flow. The drag-reducing panel may be the cuff of a sock, a sleeve, wristband, a headband, or the like. | 08-02-2012 |
20130133123 | Apparel with Reduced Drag Coefficient - An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions having different surface texture roughnesses. The leading edge of the panel includes texture designed to enhance the laminar boundary layer, while the adjacent portion of the panel includes texture intended to trip the boundary layer to turbulent flow. The drag-reducing panel may be the cuff of a sock, a sleeve, wristband, a headband, or the like. | 05-30-2013 |
20140230122 | Apparel with Reduced Drag Coefficient - An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions having different surface texture roughnesses. The leading edge of the panel includes texture designed to enhance the laminar boundary layer, while the adjacent portion of the panel includes texture intended to trip the boundary layer to turbulent flow. The drag-reducing panel may be the cuff of a sock, a sleeve, wristband, a headband, or the like. | 08-21-2014 |
Robert E. Macdonald, Kohler, WI US
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20120165771 | Absorbent Articles With Multiple Active Graphics - Absorbent articles are disclosed that have been printed with active graphics alone or in combination with permanent graphics. The active graphics may be used, for instance, as a wetness indicator on an absorbent article. In accordance with the present disclosure, the active graphics include at least one disappearing graphic and at least one appearing graphic. The disappearing graphic and appearing graphic allow for complete scene changes on the article and also allow for the illusion of movement of objects in the scene. | 06-28-2012 |
Robert Eric Macdonald, Kohler, WI US
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20110215017 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An array of personal care product packages comprises a first package containing a first personal care product and a second package containing a second personal care product. The first package and the second package are each of a single primary brand. The first package is of a first sub-brand and the second package is of a second sub-brand that is different than the first sub-brand. Each package further includes a visual schema, where the visual schema comprises a primary viewing area. The primary viewing area includes a product identification region comprising product identification indicia, a qualitative information region comprising qualitative information indicia, and a photographic region comprising photographic indicia. In addition, the visual schema is repeated for the first package and the second package. | 09-08-2011 |
20120264093 | Product Educational Tool - A disposable absorbent article system includes a disposable absorbent article having a liner, an article absorbent core, and an article reactive mechanism configured to produce a result upon exposure to an insult; and an article simulator having a substrate and a simulator reactive mechanism configured to produce the result upon exposure to a simulant, the article simulator having fewer components than the absorbent article. A method for facilitating training includes providing an article simulator having a substrate and a simulator reactive mechanism configured to produce a simulator result upon exposure to a simulant, wherein the simulator result simulates an article result obtained from an insult to a disposable absorbent article having an article reactive mechanism, and wherein the article simulator has fewer components than the absorbent article. | 10-18-2012 |
20120264094 | Product Education Tool - A disposable absorbent article system includes a disposable absorbent article having a liner, an article absorbent core, and an article reactive mechanism configured to produce a result upon exposure to an insult; and an article simulator having a substrate and a simulator reactive mechanism configured to produce the result upon exposure to a simulant, the article simulator having fewer components than the absorbent article. A method for facilitating training includes providing an article simulator having a substrate and a simulator reactive mechanism configured to produce a simulator result upon exposure to a simulant, wherein the simulator result simulates an article result obtained from an insult to a disposable absorbent article having an article reactive mechanism, and wherein the article simulator has fewer components than the absorbent article. | 10-18-2012 |
20140110284 | Navigation System - An array of personal care product packages comprises a first package containing a first personal care product and a second package containing a second personal care product. The first package and the second package are each of a single primary brand. The first package is of a first sub-brand and the second package is of a second sub-brand that is different than the first sub-brand. Each package further includes a visual schema, where the visual schema comprises a primary viewing area. The primary viewing area includes a product identification region comprising product identification indicia, a qualitative information region comprising qualitative information indicia, and a photographic region comprising photographic indicia. In addition, the visual schema is repeated for the first package and the second package. | 04-24-2014 |
Scott A. Macdonald, Chicago, IL US
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20110319136 | Method of a Wireless Communication Device for Managing Status Components for Global Call Control - There is described a method of a wireless communication device for managing status components for global call control. A selectable region is displayed at a display. A first user input is then detected at an input component associated with the display corresponding to selection of the selectable region. Next, an active call status component associated with a current call is displayed at the display in response to the first user input. A second user input is detected at the input component corresponding to selection of the current call status component. Thereafter, active call information associated with an active call is displayed at the display or an active call is terminated in response to detecting the second user input. | 12-29-2011 |
Scott Lewis Macdonald US
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20130216087 | Earbud Positioning Device - An apparatus that securely positions a typical earbud-type earphone outside of the ear canal which allows users to concurrently listen to sounds from the speaker and sounds from the outside environment. It is comprised of an earhook that rests over and behind the user's ear with a fastener connected to one end to grip the stem of a conventional earbud. When the speaker is repositioned just outside of the ear canal, there is nothing physically blocking the entrance of the ear canal, thus allowing the user to hear what is going on around them. This provides a much safer manner in which a user can listen to their audio device. The apparatus is fully adjustable allowing the user to control the amount of outside noise that is heard along with the sounds from the earbud speaker by varying the proximity of the speaker to the ear canal. | 08-22-2013 |
Sean P. Macdonald, Marietta, GA US
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20080272265 | Motion platform assembly - A motion platform assembly having a motion platform including a user support assembly. The motion platform being rotatable about a plurality of bearing axes which are perpendicular or aligned with the user support assembly. | 11-06-2008 |
Shannon Cathleen Macdonald, Cornelius, NC US
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20110320223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF INSURANCE CLAIMS - A computer system for analyzing insurance claim data is configured to receive data relating to a current insurance claim from a client device; query a database for data relating to insurance claims similar to the current claim; receive from the database data relating to insurance claims responsive to the query; analyze the received data; generate a display of the analyzed received data and communicate the generated display to the client device for display on the client device. The display may include a value of recoveries within the time window as a proportion of initial demands for settled similar claims and a value of recoveries within the time window as a proportion of initial demands for arbitrated similar claims. | 12-29-2011 |
Stephen Macdonald, West Palm Beach, FL US
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20100084883 | Vehicle Console Organizer - A device for use in conjunction with a console on a seat in a vehicle. The device enables an individual to maintain an office for business within a vehicle, such as a truck. The device includes a base unit which surrounds the console and is equipped with compartments, receptacles, writing surfaces and devices to support and retain electronic devices, such as lap top computers. The device includes a base unit. A plurality of writing surfaces and other compartments can be removable secured to the base unit. The writing surfaces can be provided with additional supports which are secured to the undersurface of the writing surface. The additional supports are designed to contact the seat of a vehicle and provide additional support for the writing surface. A compartment which is adapted to retain items such as cell phones, pagers and beverage vessels is releasably secured to a front of the base unit. A compartment which is adapted to retain items such as hanging files and beverage vessels is releasably secured to a rear of the base unit. A device to removably support an electronic device, such as a lap top computer, can be secured to the device. A strap extends from one of the sides of the base unit to the other side across the bottom of the base unit. The strap is used to help secure the device to a center console of a vehicle. | 04-08-2010 |
Steve J. Macdonald, Hudson, NH US
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20100200491 | Solid Phase Extraction Disk And Method of Manufacture - Solid phase extraction (SPE) disks may be manufactured by providing a suspension comprising glass microfibers and a suspension comprising one or more sorbents and forming a disk by combining the suspensions or by layering the suspensions. This may be followed by a drying procedure to create the finished disk. A disk mold including a collar and plug may be used to establish the size and shape of the disk. Examples of various constructions and processes for forming the disks are provided. | 08-12-2010 |
Steven A. Macdonald, Arlington, VA US
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20090237648 | Dual Pulse Single Event Raman Spectroscopy - Systems and methods for performing Raman spectrometry wherein a Raman spectroscopy system is mounted on a vehicle for on the move contaminant analysis. The system is configured to interrogate a target with a laser at a predetermined pulse repetition frequency (PRF), wherein during each PRF cycle, defined as 1/PRF, the laser is dual pulsed at a first wavelength and at a second wavelength. Raman spectra are collected and used to identify the target by matching a Raman signature with a given collected Raman spectra. | 09-24-2009 |
Susan Delaney Macdonald, Center Tuftonboro, NH US
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20100120329 | BRASSIERE - A brassiere having a torso encircling panel, a front closure device and two pieces of shaped memory foam is provided. The memory foam is covered in a fabric that wicks moisture away from the body. The memory foam provides a platform that supports and holds the breasts in a natural position which relieves stress on the straps and pain from the shoulders and back of the wearer. The memory foam conforms to the shape of the wearer's breast as the weight of the breasts compresses the foam. The straps of the brassiere rest on the shoulders and stay there. The torso encircling panel is made from fabric that stretches in only one direction. The closure device is formed from a suitable resilient material, such as a thermoplastic or a metal, and is durable and capable of repeated usage. | 05-13-2010 |
Timothy Macdonald, Charlottesville, VA US
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20120088807 | INTERLACED METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER OR A PRECANCEROUS CONDITION - The present invention provides a method for treating a disease or condition in a mammal which comprises the steps of; administering a therapeutically effective amount of a T type calcium channel inhibitor to effectively slow or stop progression of eukaryotic cells through the S, G | 04-12-2012 |
Wesley A. Macdonald, Gilbert, AZ US
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20080313674 | USER INTERFACE FOR FAST CHANNEL BROWSING - A user interface with software tensing may be described. An apparatus may include a user interface module to display a channel lineup representing what is currently being offered by one or more channels. Each of the channels has one or more identifiers including at least a visual data identifier. The user interface module receives basic visual data for each of the channels from a first dedicated tuner. A media lensing module to increase a size of the visual data identifier of a channel of interest in the channel lineup when a pointer coincides with the channel of interest. The user interface module to receive detailed visual data from a second dedicated tuner for the channel of interest. The user interface module to replace the basic visual data of the visual data identifier for the channel of interest with the detailed visual data. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-18-2008 |
William M. Macdonald, Bridgewater, NJ US
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20120207206 | Method And Apparatus For Signal Compression And Decompression - In one embodiment, the method of compressing a digital signal includes reducing redundancies in the digital signal, scaling a block of samples output from the reducing step by a scaling factor, and quantizing the scaled samples to produce compressed samples. The digital signal being compressed may be a digital radio frequency signal. | 08-16-2012 |
William Michael Macdonald, Bridgewater, NJ US
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20130065605 | KL-Divergence Kernel Regression For Non-Gaussian Fingerprint Based Localization - Embodiments are directed to mobile localization, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to tracking mobile devices. Embodiments include methods that consider probability kernels with distance-like metrics between distributions. Also described are probabilistic kernels that can be used for a regression of location, which can achieve up to about inn accuracy in an office environment. | 03-14-2013 |
William Michael Macdonald, Lebanon, NJ US
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20110124347 | Method And Apparatus for UE Positioning in LTE Networks - Methods and apparatuses are provided for user equipment positioning in networks. An example method includes computing a location of a user equipment (UE). The computing includes joint scheduling of UL subframes and receiving a Up Link Positioning Reference Signal (UL-PRS). The computing is performed by a network equipment that serves at least one cell site. The UL-PRS is received in a known subframe. The computing may also include estimating an arrival time the UL-PRS from the UE for a plurality of cell sites. In another embodiment, the computing includes determining a one-way delay between | 05-26-2011 |
Zak Macdonald, Portland, OR US
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20130246139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING INCENTIVES AMONG GROUPS - A system and method for sharing incentives, restricted price reductions, and stored value quantities among groups of persons, more particularly to support sharing transactions between members in a group. The system and method for sharing incentives includes receiving item information for at least one item associated with a friend, displaying the item information in a prioritized location viewable by at least one authorized friend, and receiving a request from the authorized friend to take the item, and removing from view the item information associated with the item. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING INCENTIVES AMONG GROUPS - A system and method for sharing incentives, restricted price reductions, and stored value quantities among groups of persons, more particularly to support sharing transactions between members in a group. The system and method for sharing incentives includes receiving item information for at least one item associated with a friend, displaying the item information in a location viewable by at least one authorized friend, and receiving a request from the authorized friend to take the item, and removing from view the item information associated with the item. | 09-19-2013 |