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Daniel R. Hester, Oakland, CA US
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20150284968 | I-BEAM-ATTACHABLE LIFELINE SYSTEM - I-beam-attachable lifeline system, including methods and apparatus, for worker safety. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a frame structure including upright columns and horizontal I-beams. The system also may comprise a pair of fittings connected to a horizontally-spaced pair of the I-beams. Each fitting may have a first hook component and a second hook component received on respective opposite edge regions of a flange of an I-beam of the pair of I-beams and attached to one another with a fastener such that the fitting spans the flange transversely and is supported by the I-beam. The system further may comprise a cable having opposite ends connected to the pair of fittings. | 10-08-2015 |
David A. Hester, Thatcham GB
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20100212507 | METHODS, CAPSULES AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOAMED DRINKS - The invention provides a method for the preparation of a foamed drink comprising the steps of: providing a capsule containing a foamable ingredient; providing a receptacle positioned to collect fluid escaping from the capsule; injecting liquid into the capsule to mix with the foamable ingredient; allowing the foamable ingredient mixed with the liquid to escape from the capsule into the receptacle; followed by injecting further liquid into the receptacle in a jet having a diameter of from about 0.5 to about 2 mm to produce foamed liquid in the receptacle. The invention also provides capsules, apparatus and systems specifically adapted for use in the method. Preferably, the food ingredient is a milk powder, and the method produces a hot foamed beverage such as a cappuccino coffee. | 08-26-2010 |
Douglas Lim Hester, Scarborough CA
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20090298412 | Air duct outlets that produce self-oscillating air flow - An air duct outlet includes a housing having spaced-apart top and bottom walls, and spaced-apart first and second side walls extending between the top and bottom walls to define an air passageway having an inlet and outlet. The side walls diverge from the inlet to the outlet such that an air stream flowing through the air passageway oscillates in a sweeping motion as the air stream exits from the outlet. | 12-03-2009 |
Geoffrey James Hester, Bristol GB
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20140136046 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION - A method and apparatus for establishing a route for an autonomous vehicle, the method including: determining localisation information for the vehicle with respect to a first frame of reference that is fixed with respect to a current state of the vehicle; determining localisation information for the vehicle with respect to a second frame of reference that is fixed with respect to an entity (e.g. Earth), the vehicle being moveable with respect to the entity; establishing a route for the vehicle with respect to the second frame using the localisation information for the vehicle with respect to the second frame; transforming the route from the second frame to the first frame; and determining a route for the vehicle with respect to the first frame using the localisation information for the vehicle with respect to the first frame and the transformed route. | 05-15-2014 |
Jonathan Hester, San Francisco, CA US
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20160034845 | ARRANGING A TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR MULTIPLE USERS - A system can arrange a transport service for a rider. The system can receive, from a first computing device of a first rider, a request for a transport service. The request can include a first pickup location and a first destination location. Based on the first pickup location and the first destination location, the system can determine a plurality of candidate drivers that are each currently assigned to provide a transport service for a respective rider. The system can perform a selection process to select a driver from the plurality of candidate drivers by, for each candidate driver, determining a set of possible travel sequences in which that candidate driver can provide both the transport service for the respective rider and the transport service for the first rider and computing a score for each possible travel sequence. | 02-04-2016 |
Kenneth W. Hester, Gambsheim FR
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20110021698 | HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS - The present disclosure provides embodiments of polymeric particles, aqueous coating compositions, coating compositions, processes of making polymeric particles hydrophobic coatings, processes for making hydrophobic synthetic latex compositions, processes of forming polymeric particle agglomerates for use in a hydrophobic coating, and process of making hydrophobic polymeric binders. In some embodiments, the polymeric particle includes a polymer having an elastic modulus greater than about 10 | 01-27-2011 |
20110160340 | MIXING APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF MONOMER EMULSION - Mixing apparatus and methods for the continuous production of monomer emulsions that may be used in the production of polymer dispersions by radical aqueous emulsion polymerization. The mixing apparatus can include a pipe-in-pipe injector ( | 06-30-2011 |
20130281612 | Elastomer Formulations - This present invention relates to carbon nanotubes as fillers in composites with materials such as elastomers, thermosets and thermoplastics. A further feature of this invention relates to the development of a concentrate of carbon nanotubes with an elastomer wherein the concentrate can be further diluted with an elastomer and other polymers and fillers using conventional melt mixing. | 10-24-2013 |
Patrick Hester, Pullborough GB
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20120138334 | ELECTRICAL INSULATING CAP FORMATION - An electrical insulating cap formation is disclosed. The electrical insulating cap formation includes a strip of material and one or more electrical insulating caps each comprising a tubular section and a closed end section, in which the one or more electrical insulating caps are carried on the strip of material by their end sections. The strip of material includes a wing portion which extends over at least a part of the tubular sections of the one or more electrical insulating caps. The strip of material is formed such that an outer edge of the wing portion is spaced apart from the tubular sections of the one or more electrical insulating caps. | 06-07-2012 |
20120145435 | ELECTRICAL INSULATING CAP FORMATION - An electrical insulating cap formation is disclosed. The electrical insulating cap formation includes a strip of material and a plurality of electrical insulating caps carried thereon in a row, in which intervals are provided between each, or groups of two or more, of the electrical insulating caps. | 06-14-2012 |
Patrick M. Hester, Pulborough GB
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20090145194 | Apparatus for manufacturing a tubular product - Apparatus for manufacturing a tubular product comprising a tube forming means, a tube maintaining means, a drawing means and energy application means, in which the tube forming means comprises a formation aperture or series of apertures adapted to form a subject material drawn therethrough into a tubular shape, in which the tube maintaining means comprises a circular aperture or series of apertures adapted to maintain the subject material drawn therethrough in the tubular shape, in which the drawing means is adapted to draw the subject material through the tube forming means and the tube maintaining means, in which the energy application means is adapted to direct an energy to the subject material, or an energy absorbent component disposed thereon, such that the subject material is set in the tubular shape, and in which the tube maintaining means is adapted to maintain the subject material in the tubular shape during absorption of the energy. | 06-11-2009 |
Patrick M. Hester, West Sussex GB
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20090145547 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a tubular product - A method of manufacturing a tubular product comprising the steps of: | 06-11-2009 |
Peter J. Hester, New South Wales AU
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20090025626 | Fluid Flow Indicator - A fluid flow indicator for observation of low flow rates in liquids includes a capillary tube ( | 01-29-2009 |
Todd Hester, San Francisco, CA US
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20160123618 | ENHANCED AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM SCHEDULING USING A PREFERENCE FUNCTION - In an embodiment, an electronic device may include storage containing processor-executable instructions and a current setpoint schedule, and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to control an environmental control system based at least in part on the current setpoint schedule, and to determine the current setpoint schedule by detecting user behavior that indicates satisfaction with setpoints, based at least in part on the detected user behavior, determining a preference function that maps weights indicating user preferences for setpoints, determining candidate setpoint schedules, scoring the candidate setpoint schedules against the weights of the preference function to obtain first scores, where candidate setpoint schedules that best fit the weights of the preference function have the highest first scores, modifying the first scores to obtain second scores, and selecting the candidate setpoint schedule with the highest second score as a new current setpoint schedule. | 05-05-2016 |
20160123619 | ENHANCED AUTOMATED CONTROL SCHEDULING - In an embodiment, an electronic device may include storage containing processor-executable instructions, a preference function that maps weights indicating likely user preferences for the range of values of a device setting in relation to a range of values of a variable, and a current automated device control schedule configured to control the device setting of the electronic device in relation to the variable, and a processor. The instructions may cause the processor to determine the current automated device control schedule based on the preference function by detecting user behavior that indicates satisfaction or dissatisfaction with values of the device setting in relation to the variable, updating the preference function based on the detected user behavior, and determining the current automated device control schedule by comparing a number of candidate device control schedules against the weights of the preference function and selecting the candidate with the highest score. | 05-05-2016 |
Todd Hester, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150370272 | INTELLIGENT CONFIGURATION OF A SMART ENVIRONMENT BASED ON ARRIVAL TIME - A method includes receiving an estimated time of arrival (ETA) relating to an arrival to an environment, an arrival of an event, arrival of an activity, or a combination thereof; and controlling, configuring, or controlling and configuring a smart device based upon the ETA. | 12-24-2015 |
Travis C. Hester, Alexandria, VA US
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20150295948 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIMULATING NETWORK RESILIANCE AGAINST ATTACKS - Embodiments of a system and method for a cyber modeling and simulation framework arc generally described herein. In some embodiments, an interface ( | 10-15-2015 |
Tyson Dean Hester, Knoxville, TN US
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20150263918 | System and Methods for Assigning Communication Requests to Range of Transmission Control Protocol Ports - A system is described that includes devices detecting and periodically transmitting data of events and conditions within an environment. The devices are communicatively coupled with applications running on processors of a remote server. The devices periodically request a connection with the applications, wherein the applications monitor a range of port numbers for receiving the devices' connection requests. The devices request connections at corresponding port numbers among the monitored range of port numbers. The applications accept the connection requests from the devices at the corresponding port numbers, wherein the devices transmit the data to the one or more applications during corresponding communication sessions. The applications evaluate attributes of the devices' connection requests and communication sessions and manage assignment of the devices to port numbers using information of the evaluating. | 09-17-2015 |