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20120316921 | Survey Administration System and Methods - A system for determining preference, including a client device with feedback controls, a server and addressable URIs; the device and server in communication over an electronic network and the URIs' content retrievable over the network; the server automatically receiving and storing ratings, tracking URIs, using ratings to create a preference model for URIs, and using the preference model to suggest URIs; the stored ratings include a record having a rated item URI, a rater having a unique identification, a rating value provided by the rater, and at least one metadatum for creating subsets of ratings. Also, a method for automatically creating a chimeric preference vector, the method steps including identifying a multiplicity of datasets of rated items; automatically combining the datasets to form a combined dataset; automatically identifying ratings collisions; treating ratings collisions to form a data subset; and generating a chimeric preference vector based on the data subset. | 12-13-2012 |
20130204665 | Survey Administration System and Methods - A system for determining preference, including a client device with feedback controls, a server and addressable URIs; the device and server in communication over an electronic network and the URIs' content retrievable over the network; the server automatically receiving and storing ratings, tracking URIs, using ratings to create a preference model for URIs, and using the preference model to suggest URIs; the stored ratings include a record having a rated item URI, a rater having a unique identification, a rating value provided by the rater, and at least one metadatum for creating subsets of ratings. Also, a method for automatically creating a chimeric preference vector, the method steps including identifying a multiplicity of datasets of rated items; automatically combining the datasets to form a combined dataset; automatically identifying ratings collisions; treating ratings collisions to form a data subset; and generating a chimeric preference vector based on the data subset. | 08-08-2013 |
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20110083412 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR POWER EQUIPMENT - A brake system for use in power equipment is disclosed. The brake system has a brake arm that pivots at one end and has a brake pad at the other end. The brake arm is connected to a spring which, when the brake system is engaged, the spring causes the brake arm to pivot upwards and the brake pad comes into contact with a rotating member, for example a pulley, that may be attached to a lawn mower blade. The combination of the spring pivoting the brake arm upwards as well as the rotation of the pulley towards the brake arm causes the pulley to cease rotating, bringing the rotating member to a stop. The operator of the power equipment may have a lever or other apparatus to cause the brake arm to move between an engaged position and a disengaged position. | 04-14-2011 |
20110083413 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR MOTORIZED POWER EQUIPMENT - A wheel hub assembly for use in powered lawn equipment is disclosed. The wheel hub assembly has a receiving member which is coupled to an intermediate shaft having an intermediate gear. The intermediate gear is coupled to an output shaft having an output gear. The output shaft is connected to an output hub; the intermediate shaft gear meshes with the output gear such that when the receiving pulley is rotated in one direction, the output hub rotates in the opposite direction. | 04-14-2011 |
20110277434 | SELF ENGAGING WING LAWN MOWER - A wing lawn mower for cutting grass is disclosed. The wing lawn mower is attached to a main mower, the wing mower moveable from a lowered position to a raised position. When in the lowered position, the wing mower is driven by a wing belt which is in turn driven by a main mower deck pulley. When the wing mower is moved to the raised position, tension in the wing belt is removed and the wing belt is held in place by retainers, allowing the wing mower to be raised and lowered without having to remove or reconfigure the wing belt. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283672 | ENHANCED BELT ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR POWER EQUIPMENT - A gradual engagement system for use in power equipment is herein described. The gradual engagement system causes a clutch pulley to rotate around a clutch arm when an engagement tensile force is applied by an engagement spring. The engagement spring is attached to a pivot arm which is also connected to the clutch arm. The gradual engagement system allows the clutch arm to be pressed against a drive belt in a gradual fashion, providing for a smooth engagement of the various components of the power equipment. | 11-24-2011 |
20110296824 | HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION BY-PASS MECHANISM - A bypass pin for a hydrostatic transmission is disclosed. The hydrostatic transmission has a hydraulic pump. The bypass pin has a head positioned at one end of a shaft. The bypass pin also has a tip positioned at an opposite end of the shaft. The bypass pin is configured to receive a linear force exerted against the head in a first direction which causes the bypass pin to move in the first direction. The shaft of the bypass pin is configured to be positioned through a casing containing the hydrostatic transmission. The tip is configured to contact a rotating member in the hydraulic pump when the rotating member is in contact with a fluid directional member, the tip pushing the rotating member away from a fluid directional member in the first direction when the linear force is applied. | 12-08-2011 |
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20130215598 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT NANOFIBER COMPOSITES, METHODS FOR FABRICATION, AND RELATED LIGHTING DEVICES - A photoluminescent nanofiber composite includes a nanofiber substrate, first luminescent particles, and second luminescent particles. The first luminescent particles are supported by the nanofibers and span at least a portion of a substrate surface, as a layer on the substrate surface, or with some particles located in a bulk of the substrate, or both. The second luminescent particles are disposed on the substrate. The second luminescent particles may be disposed directly on the substrate surface or on the first luminescent particles. The second luminescent particles may be deposited in a pattern of deposition units. The first and second luminescent particles are configured for emitting light of different respective wavelengths in response to excitation by a light beam. One or more surface treatment coatings may be provided at different locations. | 08-22-2013 |
20140119026 | REFLECTIVE NANOFIBER LIGHTING DEVICES - A fiber-based reflective lighting device and a housed lighting device. The fiber-based reflective lighting device which includes a source configured to generate a primary light, and a substrate having a nanocomposite mat of reflective fibers having a diameter less than 1,000 nm which diffusively reflects light upon illumination with at least the primary light. The nanocomposite mat includes a reflectance-enhancing coating conformally disposed around an outer surface of the fibers, having a refractive index different from the reflective fibers, and which increases a reflectance of the substrate in the visible spectrum. The lighting device includes a light exit configured to emanate the reflected light. The housed lighting device includes a housing, a source configured to generate primary light and direct the primary light into the housing, the reflective nanocomposite mat of reflective fibers, and a light exit in the housing configured to emanate the reflected light from the housing. | 05-01-2014 |
20140160723 | REFLECTIVE NANOFIBER LIGHTING DEVICES - A fiber-based reflective lighting device. The lighting device includes a source configured to generate a primary light, a substrate including a mat of reflective nanofibers, and a light exit configured to emanate the reflected light. The fibers have an average fiber diameter AFD less than 500 nm which diffusively reflects visible light upon illumination with at least the primary light. The mat has a basis weight less than 40 gram per square meter (gsm) and a reflectance greater than 80%. | 06-12-2014 |
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20090031446 | Scarecrow-Like Stress-Related Polypeptides and Methods of Use in Plants - A transgenic plant transformed with an SLSRP coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased growth under water-limited conditions and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated SLSRPs, and isolated SLSRP coding nucleic acids, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. | 01-29-2009 |
20090158454 | LECITIN-LIKE PROTEIN KINASE STRESS-RELATED POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE IN PLANTS - A transgenic plant transformed by a Lectin-like Protein Kinase Stress-Related Polypeptide (LPKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased plant growth and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated LPKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acids coding LPKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. | 06-18-2009 |
20100005542 | Scarecrow-Like Stress-Related Polypeptides and Methods of Use in Plants - A transgenic plant transformed with an SLSRP coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased growth under water-limited conditions and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated SLSRPs, and isolated SLSRP coding nucleic acids, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. | 01-07-2010 |
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20130094430 | System And Method To Monitor And Control Remote Sensors And Equipment - A processor, memory, first transceiver, second transceiver, plurality of wired and wireless ports, and a power system storing excess energy are provided. Multiple similar systems may mesh communication via first transceiver. Unencrypted data from ports are packaged into unencrypted data structures and forwarded to the second transceiver for transmission according to the telecommunications standard of the second transceiver. A method may include determining if either a predefined time to sample data was reached or if an interrupt was received, and then sampling ports associated with the predefined time or interrupt, to collect data from remote sensors or equipment coupled to the ports, process the sampled data, store the processed data in memory, and evaluate the stored data against a set of rules. If no rules are violated, the sampling continues, and the processed data is packaged and transmitted to a server at a prescheduled time. Actions are taken if rules are violated. | 04-18-2013 |
20150195034 | System and Method to Monitor and Control Remote Sensors and Equipment - A processor, memory, first transceiver, second transceiver, plurality of wired and wireless ports, and a power system storing excess energy. Multiple similar systems may mesh communication via first transceiver. Unencrypted data from ports are packaged into unencrypted data structures and forwarded to the second transceiver for transmission according to the telecommunications standard of the second transceiver. A method may include determining if either a predefined time to sample data was reached or if an interrupt was received, and then sampling ports associated with the predefined time or interrupt, to collect data from remote sensors or equipment coupled to the ports, process the sampled data, store the processed data in memory, and evaluate the stored data against a set of rules. If no rules are violated, the sampling continues, and the processed data is packaged and transmitted to a server at a prescheduled time. Actions are taken if rules are violated. | 07-09-2015 |