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Brett Fugate, Brookfield, IL US
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20130139671 | Drum and Method for Tuning and Making a Drum - A drum having a vibratory member(s) tensioned over a plurality of tuned staves which acts as a sounding board and having staves which may be joined together with one or more flexible lines. The invention also includes a method of making such a drum and includes variations in the bearing edges of the tuned staves for such a drum. | 06-06-2013 |
Brian Fugate, Fort Collins, CO US
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20150221229 | ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LEARNING - A method includes presenting to an online learner a first question. The method also includes receiving a first answer of the online learner to the first question. The method also includes presenting to the online learner a second question that requests a justification for the first answer. The method also includes receiving a second answer of the online learner to the second question. The method also includes storing, in a learner account of the online learner, the second answer in association with the first answer. The method also includes finding a different second answer of a different online learner and which is associated with a different first answer of the different online learner. The method also includes presenting the different second answer to the online learner. | 08-06-2015 |
David Fugate, East Hartford, CT US
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20120161686 | COMPONENT MAINTENANCE ACTION IDENTIFICATION - An example method of initiating a maintenance action on a component includes monitoring an electrical current required to maintain a steady state position. The method then initiates a maintenance action on the component based on the monitored current. | 06-28-2012 |
David Lee Fugate, Lenoir City, TN US
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20150229288 | SHIELDED MULTI-STAGE EMI NOISE FILTER - Electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise filter embodiments and methods for filtering are provided herein. EMI noise filters include multiple signal exclusion enclosures. The multiple signal exclusion enclosures contain filter circuit stages. The signal exclusion enclosures can attenuate noise generated external to the enclosures and/or isolate noise currents generated by the corresponding filter circuits within the enclosures. In certain embodiments, an output of one filter circuit stage is connected to an input of the next filter circuit stage. The multiple signal exclusion enclosures can be chambers formed using conductive partitions to divide an outer signal exclusion enclosure. EMI noise filters can also include mechanisms to maintain the components of the filter circuit stages at a consistent temperature. For example, a metal base plate can distribute heat among filter components, and an insulating material can be positioned inside signal exclusion enclosures. | 08-13-2015 |
Douglas W. Fugate, Flower Mound, TX US
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20090014150 | Vehicle Air Conditioner - The present invention provides an air conditioner for a vehicle that includes a closed refrigeration loop. The closed refrigeration loop includes a compressor, a refrigerant-to-coolant heat exchanger, a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger and a refrigerant dryer in series fluid connection with one another. An engine coolant outlet connector is connected to the coolant-to-refrigerant exchanger. A compartment inlet connector connected to the coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger. A compartment outlet connector connected to the refrigerant-to-coolant heat exchanger. An engine coolant inlet connector connected to the refrigerant-to-coolant heat exchanger. | 01-15-2009 |
20110079561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOT WATER WITHOUT A FLAME - The present invention provides a system and method for producing hot water without a flame. The system and method heats water to at least a specified temperature without a flame by providing a source of water and a prime mover, pumping water from the source of water into one or more heat exchangers, pre-heating the water using the one or more heat exchangers, heating the pre-heated water to at least the specified temperature without a flame using a dynamic heat generator driven by the prime mover, using the heated water in the one or more heat exchangers to pre-heat the water and providing the heated water to an output. | 04-07-2011 |
Earl Lawrence Fugate, Lexington, KY US
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20110134180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TEMPERATURE OF A PRINTHEAD BY CONFIGURING ITS I/O PAD TO MULTI-TASK - A system and method for controlling a temperature of a printhead by configuring its I/O pad to multitask. In one embodiment of the invention, a system includes an I/O pad affixed to the printhead to supply a signal to a circuit disposed on the printhead, a controller to interrupt the supply of the signal to the circuit when the temperature of the printhead exceeds a predetermined value, a drive mechanism to drive the I/O pad to a ground level when the temperature of the printhead falls back below the predetermined value, and a polling circuit to measure an electric level of the I/O pad such that the controller reestablishes the supply of the signal to the circuit when a ground level is measured by the polling circuit thereby providing an efficient way to constantly monitor and control the temperature of the printhead. | 06-09-2011 |
Glenn A. Fugate, Graniteville, SC US
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20130043398 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSAYING A RADIONUCLIDE - A system for assaying a radionuclide includes a liquid scintillation detector, an analyzer connected to the liquid scintillation detector, and a delay circuit connected to the analyzer. A gamma detector and a multi-channel analyzer are connected to the delay circuit and the gamma detector. The multi-channel analyzer produces a signal reflective of the radionuclide in the sample. A method for assaying a radionuclide includes selecting a sample, detecting alpha or beta emissions from the sample with a liquid scintillation detector, producing a first signal reflective of the alpha or beta emissions, and delaying the first signal a predetermined time. The method further includes detecting gamma emissions from the sample, producing a second signal reflective of the gamma emissions, and combining the delayed first signal with the second signal to produce a third signal reflective of the radionuclide. | 02-21-2013 |
Jerry Fugate, Washington, IL US
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20130139671 | Drum and Method for Tuning and Making a Drum - A drum having a vibratory member(s) tensioned over a plurality of tuned staves which acts as a sounding board and having staves which may be joined together with one or more flexible lines. The invention also includes a method of making such a drum and includes variations in the bearing edges of the tuned staves for such a drum. | 06-06-2013 |
Ken Fugate, Wichita, KS US
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20100332646 | UNIFIED ENTERPRISE LEVEL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING APPLICATION AND STORAGE PERFORMANCE - A unified enterprise level method and system for enhancing a performance of applications and storage subsystems in a storage network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for enhancing the performance of the storage network having applications and storage subsystems includes collecting performance data associated with the applications and the storage subsystems, and generating performance profiles for a set of combinations of the applications and the storage subsystems implemented in the storage network based on the performance data. The method also includes receiving desired performance criteria for an application of the storage network, and applying a performance profile to configure the application and a storage subsystem assigned to the application substantially similar to the desired performance criteria. | 12-30-2010 |
Kenneth Fugate, Wichita, KS US
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20100306486 | POLICY-BASED APPLICATION AWARE STORAGE ARRAY SNAPSHOT BACKUP AND RESTORE TECHNIQUE - A method and system for performing a policy-based backup and recovery operation in a storage network is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of performing a backup and restore operation in a storage network includes detecting each application entity in the storage network and configuring a backup and restore policy associated with the storage network for said each application entity. The storage network includes at least one host server and at least one storage array. The method also includes performing a backup operation of data associated with said each application entity based on the backup and restore policy using application utilities and operating system (OS) utilities configured to interface with said each application entity and a corresponding operating system of the at least one host server respectively, and using a storage array interface configured to directly interface with the at least one storage array. | 12-02-2010 |
Kenneth J. Fugate, Wichita, KS US
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20110197027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QoS-BASED STORAGE TIERING AND MIGRATION TECHNIQUE - The present invention is directed to a method for providing Quality Of Service (QoS)-based storage tiering and migration in a storage system. The method allows for configurable application data latency thresholds to be set on a per user basis and/or a per application basis so that a storage tiering mechanism and/or a storage migrating mechanism may be triggered for moving application data to a different class of storage. | 08-11-2011 |
Kevin Fugate, East Peoria, IL US
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20130139671 | Drum and Method for Tuning and Making a Drum - A drum having a vibratory member(s) tensioned over a plurality of tuned staves which acts as a sounding board and having staves which may be joined together with one or more flexible lines. The invention also includes a method of making such a drum and includes variations in the bearing edges of the tuned staves for such a drum. | 06-06-2013 |
Kevin R. Fugate, Madison, MS US
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20130290577 | METHOD THE CONFIGURE SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVICE THEREOF - In response to a reset condition, the state of a steady-state signal at an I/O pin of the serial communication port of an integrated circuit die is determined. The serial communication port is configured to support one of the plurality of serial communication protocols based upon the detected steady-state condition. | 10-31-2013 |
20130335065 | SENSING DEVICE AND RELATED OPERATING METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for sensing devices. An exemplary sensing device includes a sensing arrangement on a substrate to sense a first property, a heating arrangement, and a control system coupled to the first sensing arrangement and the heating arrangement to activate the heating arrangement to heat the first sensing arrangement and deactivate the heating arrangement while obtaining one or more measurement values for the first property from the first sensing arrangement. | 12-19-2013 |
20150179325 | MAGNETIC PRE-CONDITIONING OF MAGNETIC SENSORS - Methods, systems and apparatus are provided to apply a magnetic pre-conditioning to magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) sensors and other micro-magnetic devices after fabrication but before testing, trimming or other subsequent processing. The fabricated sensor device is passed through a magnetic field that has a known direction and orientation relative to the device so that the device is placed into a known state prior to final testing and trimming. Various embodiments allow the field to be applied in situ by a permanent magnet or electromagnet as the devices are being processed by a conventional device handler or similar processing system. | 06-25-2015 |
Mark L. Fugate, Colleyville, TX US
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20150112948 | DYNAMICALLY SCALABLE DISTRIBUTED HETEROGENOUS PLATFORM RELATIONAL DATABASE - Disclosed embodiments provide a dynamically scalable distributed heterogeneous platform relational database system architecture for collection, management and dissemination of data, wherein the architecture is scalable both in terms of the number of servers making up the distributed database and the topology of the DDB, and wherein database servers may be added or removed without system interruption, and the topology of the DDB can be dynamically morphed. | 04-23-2015 |
Murray Fugate, Coral Springs, FL US
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20090201215 | QUADRIFILAR HELICAL ANTENNA - A quadrifilar helical antenna comprising two pairs of filars having unequal lengths and phase quadrature signals propagating thereon. A conductive H-shaped impedance matching element matches a source impedance to an antenna impedance. The impedance matching element having a feed terminal at the center thereof from which current is supplied to the two filars of each filar pair disposed about an edge of the impedance matching element and symmetric with respect to a center of the impedance matching element. The impedance matching element further comprises a reactive element for matching the antenna and source impedances. | 08-13-2009 |
Sunny J. Fugate, San Diego, CA US
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20160110551 | Computer System Anomaly Detection Using Human Responses to Ambient Representations of Hidden Computing System and Process Metadata - A system and method involve measuring one or more hidden states internal to a computing system related only to a user's active task with the computing system, using one or more deterministic mapping functions to directly map, without interpretation of the hidden states as being benign or malicious, the measurements to a representational output, presenting the representational output in real-time and peripheral to the user's active task with the computing system without label information pertaining to the hidden states, determining the user's behavioral responses and/or physiological responses to the presented representational output, altering one or more display characteristics of the presented representational output based upon one or more behavioral responses and physiological responses, and/or inputting the user's response into a machine learning algorithm configured to detect an anomaly within the computing system using the user's behavioral and physiological responses and/or computing system measurements. | 04-21-2016 |
Susan Lynn Fugate, Lathrop, CA US
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20150187190 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS - Systems and methods for marking and locating objects in crowded environments, and more particularly, systems and methods that include a remote configured to communicate with a beacon having audio and visual indicators, are shown and described. One system comprises a remote including a housing, a tool extending from the housing, a movable sleeve configured to cover the tool, a first control circuit, a selection button coupled to the control circuit, a first transceiver, and a beacon including a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver, a second control circuit, an indicator electrically coupled to the second control circuit, and a latch mechanism, the tool configured to interact with the latch mechanism to securely couple the beacon. | 07-02-2015 |
Timmy Lee Fugate, Lathrop, CA US
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20150187190 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR LOCATING REMOTE OBJECTS - Systems and methods for marking and locating objects in crowded environments, and more particularly, systems and methods that include a remote configured to communicate with a beacon having audio and visual indicators, are shown and described. One system comprises a remote including a housing, a tool extending from the housing, a movable sleeve configured to cover the tool, a first control circuit, a selection button coupled to the control circuit, a first transceiver, and a beacon including a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver, a second control circuit, an indicator electrically coupled to the second control circuit, and a latch mechanism, the tool configured to interact with the latch mechanism to securely couple the beacon. | 07-02-2015 |