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20090007554 | Hydraulic Energy Storage with Reinforced Layer - In one aspect of the present invention, a system for performing work has a hydraulic circuit adapted to store energy within a hose. The hose has an elastic inner layer pre-tensioned by a radial tensioning component disposed within the hose and at least one reinforcing layer of elastic thread disposed around and compressing the inner layer. A hydraulic fluid is in the circuit and in communication with the hose, the radial tensioning component and with a hydraulic actuator for doing the work. The circuit has a mechanism for pressurizing the hydraulic circuit in order to perform the work. | 01-08-2009 |
20090007980 | Hydraulic Energy Storage with reinforced layer - In one aspect of the present invention, a system for performing work has a hydraulic circuit adapted to store energy within a hose. The hose has an elastic inner layer pre-tensioned by a radial tensioning component disposed within the hose and at least one reinforcing layer of elastic thread disposed around and compressing the inner layer. A hydraulic fluid is in the circuit and in communication with the hose, the radial tensioning component and with a hydraulic actuator for doing the work. The circuit has a mechanism for pressurizing the hydraulic circuit in order to perform the work. | 01-08-2009 |
20090217448 | Human Waste System - In one aspect of the present invention, a system for the transportation of liquid and solid waste incorporated into a floor of a building has a generally horizontal pipe with a first and second end. A motor is disposed at the first end and an auger is disposed in and along at least a portion of a length of the pipe and is in communication with the motor. The auger is adapted to the transport of liquid and solid waste along the at least a portion of the length of the pipe. | 09-03-2009 |
20090218264 | Sewer System - In one aspect of the present invention, a system for the transportation of liquid and solid waste incorporated into a floor of a building has a generally horizontal pipe with a first and second end. A motor is disposed at the first end and an auger is disposed in and along at least a portion of a length of the pipe and is in communication with the motor. The auger is adapted to the transport of liquid and solid waste along the at least a portion of the length of the pipe. | 09-03-2009 |
20100005584 | Water Closet - In one aspect of the present invention, a water closet has a wash basin positioned above a toilet which is secured to a floor. A guide is adapted to direct movement of the wash basin in a generally vertical direction. | 01-14-2010 |
20110048811 | DRILL BIT WITH A RETAINED JACK ELEMENT - A drill bit having a bit body intermediate a shank and a working face having at least one cutting insert. A bore is formed in the working face co-axial within an axis of rotation of the drill bit. A jack element is retained within the bore by a retaining element that intrudes a diameter of the bore. | 03-03-2011 |
20120000014 | Human Waste System - In one aspect of the present invention, a system for the transportation of liquid and solid waste incorporated into a floor of a building has a generally horizontal pipe with a first and second end. A motor is disposed at the first end and an auger is disposed in and along at least a portion of a length of the pipe and is in communication with the motor. The auger is adapted to the transport of liquid and solid waste along the at least a portion of the length of the pipe. | 01-05-2012 |
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20110165923 | ELECTRONIC CIRCLE GAME SYSTEM - A scanning game input mechanism that includes a light-emitting mechanism that defines multiple input regions for a game in which there are multiple players. Each of the input regions is a portion of the playing surface in which a corresponding player subset is to provide physical input (such as rolling dice, playing cards, or placing game pieces, and so forth) to affect game state. A scanning mechanism scans objects placed within the input regions, while a communication mechanism communicates information regarding the scanned object. The information might, for example, be communicated to affect an electronic game state maintained in another device or distributed across multiple devices. | 07-07-2011 |
20110256927 | PROJECTION OF INTERACTIVE GAME ENVIRONMENT - The projection of an interactive game environment image on one or more surfaces. The interactive game environment image may be a three dimensional image, or may be two dimensional. Data is received that represents virtual objects that are spatially positioned in virtual space. An image is then projected on the substantially horizontal surface that includes a visual representation of all or a portion of the virtual space including one or more of the virtual objects. The system may then detect user interaction with the projected visualized representation of the virtual space, and in response thereto, change the projected visualized representation. | 10-20-2011 |
20130123013 | PROJECTION OF INTERACTIVE GAME ENVIRONMENT - The projection of an interactive game environment image on one or more surfaces. The interactive game environment image may be a three dimensional image, or may be two dimensional. Data is received that represents virtual objects that are spatially positioned in virtual space. An image is then projected on the substantially horizontal surface that includes a visual representation of all or a portion of the virtual space including one or more of the virtual objects. The system may then detect user interaction with the projected visualized representation of the virtual space, and in response thereto, change the projected visualized representation. | 05-16-2013 |
20130150136 | ELECTRONIC CIRCLE GAME SYSTEM - A scanning game input mechanism that includes a light-emitting mechanism that defines multiple input regions for a game in which there are multiple players. Each of the input regions is a portion of the playing surface in which a corresponding player subset is to provide physical input (such as rolling dice, playing cards, or placing game pieces, and so forth) to affect game state. A scanning mechanism scans objects placed within the input regions, while a communication mechanism communicates information regarding the scanned object. The information might, for example, be communicated to affect an electronic game state maintained in another device or distributed across multiple devices. | 06-13-2013 |
20140354603 | PROJECTION OF AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT - An interactive environment image may be projected onto one or more surfaces, and interaction with the projected environment image may be detected within a three-dimensional space over the one or more surfaces. The interactive environment image may be a three dimensional image, or it may be two dimensional. An image is projected onto a surface to provide a visual representation of a virtual space including one or more of the virtual objects, which may be spatially positioned. User interaction with the projected visualized representation of the virtual space may be detected and, in response to user interaction, the projected visualized representation may be changed. | 12-04-2014 |
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20110218930 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND OBTAINING VALIDATED CUSTOMER FEEDBACK INFORMATION - Systems and methods for providing validated customer feedback information about a service provider. Generally, the method includes providing a customer with a digital ratings device, such as digital pen, that is capable of receiving feedback information from the customer and uploading the information to a third-party provider. As the customer uses the digital ratings device to provide the information, the device may associate the information with temporal data, such as the time, date, and location at which the customer provided the information. In some cases, the temporal data is checked to ensure that the customer is actually one of the provider's customers. Because the information is validated as coming from a verified customer, the information is often more reliable than it would be if it were submitted anonymously. Thus, the validated information may present a substantially fair representation of the provider and be useful to potential customers. | 09-08-2011 |
20120221944 | SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL AND REMOTE DOCUMENT REVISION AND EXECUTION WITH DOCUMENT ESCROW - A system electronically prepares, escrows and stores in a server cloud a digital representation of a paper document, copies of which may be modified by wet ink pen marks in different geographic locations. The wet ink pen marks are digitized and stored with the escrowed document, through use of digital devices such as digital wet ink pens. As the digitized wet ink pen marks are created, parties may view the escrowed document and digitized wet ink pen marks in near real-time in different geographic locations. After the parties finish placing wet ink marks, such as signatures on a closing document, the document may be released from escrow for printing and/or storage. | 08-30-2012 |
20130246302 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND OBTAINING VALIDATED CUSTOMER FEEDBACK INFORMATION - Systems and methods for obtaining and providing validated customer feedback information about a ratable subject, such as a service, product, facility, etc. Generally, the methods include instructing a customer to provide initial customer feedback information about the ratable subject. The methods can further include using a digital ratings device to collect the initial customer feedback information and to associate that information with temporal data (such as time, date, location, or a unique QR code). The digital ratings device can also be used to send the initial customer feedback information and temporal data to a third-party validator. The validator can then validate the initial customer feedback information by checking the temporal data to ensure the customer is a verified customer of the ratable subject. The validated information may present a substantially fair representation of the ratable subject and can be useful to potential customers. Other implementations are also described. | 09-19-2013 |
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20140300964 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER WITH SUBSTRATE CHANNELS - A wire grid polarizer with substrate channels comprising an array of substantially parallel channels extending into a substrate. An array of substantially parallel ribs is defined between the array of channels and integral with and extend from the substrate. The channels contain at least one material to form an array of substantially parallel wires. The ribs separate the wires into separate and discrete wires. | 10-09-2014 |
20150116824 | POLARIZER WITH WIRE PAIR OVER RIB - Wire grid polarizers, and methods of making wire grid polarizers, including an array of parallel, elongated nano-structures disposed over a surface of a substrate. Each of the nano-structures can include a first rib disposed over a surface of a substrate and a pair of parallel, elongated wires, each laterally oriented with respect to one another, and disposed over the first rib. The wire grid polarizers can be durable with high transmission of one polarization of light, high contrast, and/or small pitch. The wire grid polarizers can also have high absorption or high reflection of an opposite polarization of light. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116825 | POLARIZER WITH VARIABLE INTER-WIRE DISTANCE - A wire grid polarizer comprising an array of parallel, elongated nano-structures disposed over a surface of a substrate. Each of the nano-structures can include a pair of parallel, elongated wires (or top ribs), each oriented laterally with respect to one another. There can be a first gap disposed between the pair of wires (or top ribs). Each of the nano-structures can be separated from an adjacent nano-structure by a second gap disposed between adjacent nanostructures, and thus between adjacent pairs of wires. A first gap width of the first gap can be different than a second gap width of the second gap. Also included are methods of making wire grid polarizers. | 04-30-2015 |