Mendenhall, US
Andrew Mendenhall, Mooresville, IN US
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20080223808 | MODULAR INFANT FEEDING BOTTLE - A liquid-dispensing bottle includes a container and a liquid dispenser closing an open mouth of the container. The container includes several components that can be selected and assembled by a user to produce either a small-volume baby bottle or a large-volume baby bottle. | 09-18-2008 |
Andrew Brent Mendenhall, Mooresville, IN US
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20130263515 | HOLE SEAL - A hole seal is disclosed including a cover having a body with an inner surface and an outer surface and an end portion attached to a first end of the body. The inner surface of the body includes a threaded portion, and the outer surface of the body includes an annular array of ribs disposed thereon. Each of the ribs has a predefined collapsible direction. The end portion includes a seal disposed on a peripheral edge of the end portion. The hole seal further includes a cap having an inner member and an outer portion. The inner member includes a threaded portion that is configured to cooperate with the threaded portion of the inner surface of the body. | 10-10-2013 |
Bryan Mendenhall, Claypool, IN US
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20080275450 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL DRIVER - A method of removing bone material including the steps of drivingly connecting a bone removal tool to an output shaft; and rotating a plurality of drive shafts in an open frame, one of the plurality of drive shafts being connected to the output shaft. | 11-06-2008 |
20090138016 | VARIABLE ANGLE ORTHOPAEDIC REAMER DRIVER - An orthopaedic reamer driver includes a tubular housing having at least one first positioning feature. A driveshaft within the housing has a drive end. A variable angle cap is pivotally coupled with the housing adjacent the drive end. The variable angle cap includes at least one leg extending along a side of the housing. Each leg has a second positioning feature selectively engaging and disengaging with a corresponding first positioning feature at a selected one of a plurality of angular positions. Each second positioning feature maintains the variable angle cap at the selected angular position when engaged with the corresponding first positioning feature. A variable angle joint is coupled to the drive end, and a reamer drive head is coupled to the variable angle joint. | 05-28-2009 |
Bryan C. Mendenhall, Claypool, IN US
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20080275447 | Assembly for minimally invasive reduction of hip fracture - An assembly includes a holder having a first arm and a second arm, the holder being movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The assembly further includes an actuator movable in relation to the holder between a first position and a second position. Movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position causes movement of the holder from the first configuration to the second configuration. The first arm has a first bone plate contact portion, and the second arm has a second bone plate contact portion. The first bone plate contact portion and the second bone plate contact portion are separated by a first distance when the holder is in the first configuration. The first bone plate contact portion and the second bone plate contact portion are separated by a second distance when the holder is in the second configuration. The first distance is greater than the second distance. The assembly further includes a bone plate having a plurality of fastener openings defined therein. The holder retains the bone plate between the first bone plate contact portion of the first arm and second bone plate contact portion of the second arm when the holder is positioned in the second configuration. | 11-06-2008 |
David Charles Mendenhall, North Bay Village, FL US
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20100242095 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-USER, MULTI-APPLICATION INTERNET ACCESS AUTHENTICATION AND CONTROL - Methods, system, computer program products and data structures are described to allow a client to be identified using a plurality of methods during the process of accessing Internet resources through a Proxy or Firewall device. The resultant plurality of methods combines to result in a specific user identification process via multiple data stores. These independent data stores are then quarried to identify a user via a network access process that would not commonly respond to a specific authentication process. A single aggregate data store of user identification information is created to facilitate a more effective search process. | 09-23-2010 |
David W. Mendenhall, Naperville, IL US
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20100210142 | Electrical Connector - The cable assembly may include a plug connector, a cable, and a connector. The plug connector may include a housing and a board assembly. The board assembly may include a printed circuit board. The edge of the printed circuit board may be enclosed with a material. The material may be an overmolded plastic or a coating of a material. In order to reduce the crosstalk in the areas where the cable shield is removed, a shielding assembly may be used. The shielding assembly may provide 360 degrees of shielding for the wire pair at the location where the cable shield is removed. The printed circuit board may have a trace layer, a core layer, and a ground plane layer. The ground plane layer may have a portion which is a solid layer and another portion which is a non-solid layer. | 08-19-2010 |
20110195592 | Electrical Connector - The cable assembly may include a plug connector, a cable, and a connector. The plug connector may include a housing and a board assembly. The board assembly may include a printed circuit board. The edge of the printed circuit board may be enclosed with a material. The material may be an overmolded plastic or a coating of a material. In order to reduce the crosstalk in the areas where the cable shield is removed, a shielding assembly may be used. The shielding assembly may provide 360 degrees of shielding for the wire pair at the location where the cable shield is removed. The printed circuit board may have a trace layer, a core layer, and a ground plane layer. The ground plane layer may have a portion which is a solid layer and another portion which is a non-solid layer. | 08-11-2011 |
20110195593 | Electrical Connector - The cable assembly may include a plug connector, a cable, and a connector. The plug connector may include a housing and a board assembly. The board assembly may include a printed circuit board. The edge of the printed circuit board may be enclosed with a material. The material may be an overmolded plastic or a coating of a material. In order to reduce the crosstalk in the areas where the cable shield is removed, a shielding assembly may be used. The shielding assembly may provide 360 degrees of shielding for the wire pair at the location where the cable shield is removed. The printed circuit board may have a trace layer, a core layer, and a ground plane layer. The ground plane layer may have a portion which is a solid layer and another portion which is a non-solid layer. | 08-11-2011 |
20130017716 | Electrical Connector - The cable assembly may include a plug connector, a cable, and a connector. The plug connector may include a housing and a board assembly. The board assembly may include a printed circuit board. The edge of the printed circuit board may be enclosed with a material. The material may be an overmolded plastic or a coating of a material. In order to reduce the crosstalk in the areas where the cable shield is removed, a shielding assembly may be used. The shielding assembly may provide 360 degrees of shielding for the wire pair at the location where the cable shield is removed. The printed circuit board may have a trace layer, a core layer, and a ground plane layer. The ground plane layer may have a portion which is a solid layer and another portion which is a non-solid layer. | 01-17-2013 |
Eric M. Mendenhall, Madison, AL US
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20150267176 | TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR-LIKE EFFECTOR (TALE) - LYSINE-SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE 1 (LSD1) FUSION PROTEINS - Fusion proteins comprising a DNA binding domain, e.g., a TAL effector repeat array (TALE) or zinc finger array, and a catalytic domain comprising a sequence that catalyzes histone demethylation, and methods of use thereof. | 09-24-2015 |
Geoffrey N. Mendenhall, Cincinnati, OH US
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20140071012 | OPERATION OF AN ANTENNA ON A SECOND, HIGHER FREQUENCY - Systems and methods are provided for operating an existing antenna at a second, higher frequency. To this end, an antenna system includes an antenna feed and a first antenna assembly electrically connected to the antenna feed at a first end. The first antenna assembly has a first electrical length for a first frequency band and includes a substantially linear segment. A second antenna element is connected to the first antenna assembly and extends away from the first end of the first antenna assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the substantially linear segment. The second antenna element has an electrical length of one-quarter of a wavelength associated with a second frequency. | 03-13-2014 |
Geoffrey Norman Mendenhall, Cincinnati, OH US
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20090040958 | Transmitting RF signals employing both digital and analog components with a common amplifier - Apparatus is presented for broadcasting an RF signal. This includes a signal divider that receives a composite RF signal and provides therefrom first and second signals each having digital and analog components. A phase extractor receives the first signal and provides therefrom a phase modulated RF signal for application to an amplifier. A gain controller varies the gain of the amplifier in accordance with amplitude variations of the second signal. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042520 | Envelope tracking RF amplifier - Apparatus is presented for broadcasting an RF signal. This includes an amplifier having a first input and a second input for a vacuum tube amplifier embodiment. A sampler receives a composite RF signal and provides therefrom a sample signal and a driver signal each signal having digital and analog components. An envelope extractor receives the sample signal and provides therefrom an amplitude modulated baseband signal for application to the second input bias power supply on a vacuum tube or the first input bias supply on an MOS-FET device. The RF sampler circuit supplies the drive signal including both amplitude and phase modulation to the first input (grid or gate) of the RF amplifier. | 02-12-2009 |
20100060387 | Resonator system for an RF power amplifier output circuit - A resonator system is presented that has first and second cavity resonators for use in an RF amplifying system employing an RF amplifier device having an output circuit and an RF signal broadcasting antenna coupled to the output circuit. The resonators are interposed between the amplifying device output terminal and the antenna. The first resonator is comprised of a transmission line being a length of two coaxial conductors and tuned to the 3 | 03-11-2010 |
George Stuart Mendenhall, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20090187097 | Electrocardiogram Reconstruction From Implanted Device Electrograms - A method of reconstruction of the standard 12-lead surface EKG given values of the electrical potential from an implanted medical device is described. This implanted device can be oriented in an arbitrary fashion and reconstruction technique is obtained through physical measurement of the orientation of the implanted device or correlation with a standard 12-lead EKG obtained from the patient. | 07-23-2009 |
20130317376 | Electrocardiogram Reconstruction from Implanted Device Electrograms - A method of reconstruction of the standard 12-lead surface EKG given values of the electrical potential from an implanted medical device is described. This implanted device can be oriented in an arbitrary fashion and reconstruction technique is obtained through physical measurement of the orientation of the implanted device or correlation with a standard 12-lead EKG obtained from the patient. | 11-28-2013 |
Heather N. Mendenhall, Madison, WI US
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20140004045 | METHOD TO ENHANCE SWALLOWING SAFETY AND APPEAL OF BEVERAGES FOR TREATING DYSPHAGIA BASED ON RHEOLOGICAL AND SENSORY PARAMETERS | 01-02-2014 |
Jeff Mendenhall, Seattle, WA US
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20100318999 | PROGRAM PARTITIONING ACROSS CLIENT AND CLOUD - Partitioning execution of a program between a client device and a cloud of network resources, exploits the asymmetry between the computational and storage resources of the cloud and the resources and proximity of the client access device to a user. Programs may be decomposed into work units. Those work units may be profiled to determine execution characteristics, modeled based on current state information and the profile, and a model performance metric (MPM) generated. Based on the MPM, work units may be partitioned between the client and the cloud. | 12-16-2010 |
Jefferson S. Mendenhall, Volant, PA US
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20140261437 | Respirator Mask and Filter Unit Therefore - A filter unit for a respirator mask, including: a body having an air inlet portion, an air outlet portion, and a connector for attaching the filter unit to a portion of the respirator mask; a filter member for filtering the incoming air; and a sealing arrangement having a frame at least partially surrounding a pressure arrangement configured to be urged towards and into contact with a contact portion of the body, such that the passage of air is substantially prevented from passing through at least one of the at least one air inlet portion and the at least one air outlet portion, wherein the pressure arrangement includes a flexible portion to facilitate the urging of the pressure arrangement towards the portion of the body. | 09-18-2014 |
Jesse Mendenhall, Brookline, NH US
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20090107806 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION USING SINGLE-PATHWAY BASED ACTUATORS - The invention provides novel mechanisms and methods for effecting rotational and translational motion in three dimensions of objects carried by, or coupled to, actuators that move along a pathway. Vehicles or other conveyances (collectively, “vehicles”) that utilize mechanisms and methods can increase the performance of and decrease the cost of transportation, shipping, manufacturing, materials handling and other systems. In one aspect, the illustrated embodiment provides such a vehicle or other conveyance having two (or more) actuators adapted for movement along a pathway. The actuators are propelled or otherwise capable of motion, relative to each other so that the distance between can be increased or decreased. When desired, that distance can also be maintained the same, e.g., regardless of whether the actuators are moving. A pallet, carriage or other moveable part (collectively, pallet) is moveably coupled to the actuators so that at least selected motions by the actuators relative to one another on the pathway effect rotational and/or translational motion of the pallet in three dimensions relative to the pathway, including, for example, movement transverse to the pathway and out of a plane of the pathway. | 04-30-2009 |
20130074724 | Transport system powered by short block linear synchronous motors and switching mechanism - The invention provides in some aspects a transport system comprising a guideway with a plurality of propulsion coils disposed along a region in which one or more vehicles are to be propelled. One or more vehicles are disposed on the guideway, each including a magnetic flux source. The guideway has one or more running surfaces that support the vehicles and along which they roll or slide. Each vehicle can have a septum portion of narrowed cross-section that is coupled to one or more body portions of the vehicle. The guideway includes a diverge region that has a flipper and an extension of the running surface at a vertex of the diverge. The flipper initiates switching of vehicle direction at a diverge by exerting a laterally directed force thereon. | 03-28-2013 |
Joseph D. Mendenhall, Cary, NC US
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20090089728 | SYSTEMS FOR USING RELATIVE POSITIONING IN STRUCTURES WITH DYNAMIC RANGES - Systems for using relative positioning of items or components in a structure with dynamic ranges, such as an elastic I/O bus design for an Integrated Circuit (IC), are disclosed. Embodiments may include a user-defined type module having user-defined types representing relative instance positions within a structure. Embodiments may also include a translation helper module to receive information associated with a hierarchy and to return location information associated with the hierarchy and a translation module to translate between a specific location and a relative position of the instance based on one or more user-defined types and location information returned from the translation helper module to generate a list of translated results. Further embodiments of the translation module may include a relative position determiner to translate specific locations to relative positions and may also include a specific location determiner to translate relative positions to specific locations. | 04-02-2009 |
Linda Marie Mendenhall, Groton, MA US
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20150093745 | OPTOELECTRONIC DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to optoelectronic systems for detecting one or more target particles. The system includes a reaction chamber, a specimen collector, an optical detector, and a reservoir containing cells, each of the cells having receptors which are present on the surface of each cell and are specific for the target particle to be detected, where binding of the target particle to the receptors directly or indirectly activates a reporter molecule, thereby producing a measurable optical signal. | 04-02-2015 |
Linda Marie Mendenhall, Acton, MA US
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20120190006 | OPTOELECTRONIC DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to optoelectronic systems for detecting one or more target particles. The system includes a reaction chamber, a specimen collector, an optical detector, and a reservoir containing cells, each of the cells having receptors which are present on the surface of each cell and are specific for the target particle to be detected, where binding of the target particle to the receptors directly or indirectly activates a reporter molecule, thereby producing a measurable optical signal. | 07-26-2012 |
Marcus Mendenhall, Nashville, TN US
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20110202324 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATING SIMULATION OF RADIATION TREATMENT - A method for estimating a radiation dose and distribution for a target volume is provided. The method includes receiving a simulated dose array ( | 08-18-2011 |
Marcus H. Mendenhall, Nashville, TN US
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20140146947 | CHANNELING X-RAYS - Various examples are provided for channeling X-rays. In one example, among others, a system includes an electron gun including afield-emitting cathode capable of producing an electron beam with exquisitely small emittance, an accelerator capable of accelerating the emitted electrons to relativistic energies, and a focusing assembly capable of focusing the accelerated electrons into a focal spot on a diamond crystal to produce hard X-rays. In another example, a method includes producing an exquisitely small emittance of electrons from a field-emitting cathode, accelerating the emitted electrons to relativistic energies, focusing the accelerated electrons into a focal spot on a diamond crystal, and emitting hard X-rays from the diamond crystal. | 05-29-2014 |
Michael Mendenhall, New York, NY US
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20130325630 | Systems and Methods for Providing Personalized Content Browsing Experience - A method, a system, and a computer program product for providing personalized content browsing experience are provided. An archetype of a user is determined. The archetype is associated with at least one attribute. Content is filtered based on at least one attribute associated with the determined archetype and at least one descriptor associated with the content. The filtered content is provided to the user. | 12-05-2013 |
R. Jason Mendenhall, Las Vegas, NV US
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20110237219 | INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE USAGE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A system and method for detecting and storing mobile device usage by a driver of a vehicle. An antenna in a vehicle is configured and positioned to detect mobile device signals from the driver area in the vehicle. A processor in communication with the antenna analyzes the detected signals for frequency and strength. The antenna and processor may communicate with vehicle data collection systems (e.g., GPS, telemetry, etc.) such that the mobile device usage data may be collected along with the vehicle operation data. The mobile device usage data and vehicle operational data can be evaluated to determine the impact of mobile device usage by the driver of a vehicle. The data may be especially useful to the trucking, train, bus, and mass transit industries in order to educate drivers about the dangers associated with using mobile devices while driving. | 09-29-2011 |
20120015625 | INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE USAGE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A system and method for detecting and storing mobile device usage by a driver of a vehicle. An antenna in a vehicle is configured and positioned to detect mobile device signals from the driver area in the vehicle. A processor in communication with the antenna analyzes the detected signals for frequency and strength. The antenna and processor may communicate with vehicle data collection systems (e.g., GPS, telemetry, etc.) such that the mobile device usage data may be collected along with the vehicle operation data. The mobile device usage data and vehicle operational data can be evaluated to determine the impact of mobile device usage by the driver of a vehicle. The data may be especially useful to the trucking, train, bus, and mass transit industries in order to educate drivers about the dangers associated with using mobile devices while driving. | 01-19-2012 |
Robert Mendenhall, Irondequoit, NY US
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20130213977 | INSULATING INSERTS, CONTAINERS COMPRISING THEM AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND USING THEM - The present invention relates to insulating inserts, containers comprising them, and methods for assembling them. The present invention also relates to methods for transporting or insulating payloads using them. | 08-22-2013 |
Robert L. Mendenhall, Las Vegas, NV US
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20110139177 | Concrete/Asphalt Wet Washing System - A surface cleaning system having a storage container, debris collection apparatus and debris conduit is disclosed. Water discharged from spray nozzles configured in a circular arrangement forces debris into a debris collection ring and then a debris conduit. An auger, water pressure or air pressure is used to force the debris through debris conduit into the storage container for disposal. The design of the debris collection apparatus also facilitates the capture of most of the water used to force the debris into the debris collection apparatus. Accordingly, the system is able to reuse the water thereby extending the surface area that may be cleaned with a specified amount of water. | 06-16-2011 |
20110139179 | Concrete/Asphalt Wet Washing System - A surface cleaning system having a storage system including a debris separation tank and a water container, a collection tray, a series of nozzles configured to direct water from said storage system forward toward a ramp extending from a surface to be cleaned to the collection tray and a pump configured to draw debris and water from said collection tray and direct debris and water to the debris separation tank. | 06-16-2011 |
20110237219 | INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE USAGE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A system and method for detecting and storing mobile device usage by a driver of a vehicle. An antenna in a vehicle is configured and positioned to detect mobile device signals from the driver area in the vehicle. A processor in communication with the antenna analyzes the detected signals for frequency and strength. The antenna and processor may communicate with vehicle data collection systems (e.g., GPS, telemetry, etc.) such that the mobile device usage data may be collected along with the vehicle operation data. The mobile device usage data and vehicle operational data can be evaluated to determine the impact of mobile device usage by the driver of a vehicle. The data may be especially useful to the trucking, train, bus, and mass transit industries in order to educate drivers about the dangers associated with using mobile devices while driving. | 09-29-2011 |
20120015625 | INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE USAGE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A system and method for detecting and storing mobile device usage by a driver of a vehicle. An antenna in a vehicle is configured and positioned to detect mobile device signals from the driver area in the vehicle. A processor in communication with the antenna analyzes the detected signals for frequency and strength. The antenna and processor may communicate with vehicle data collection systems (e.g., GPS, telemetry, etc.) such that the mobile device usage data may be collected along with the vehicle operation data. The mobile device usage data and vehicle operational data can be evaluated to determine the impact of mobile device usage by the driver of a vehicle. The data may be especially useful to the trucking, train, bus, and mass transit industries in order to educate drivers about the dangers associated with using mobile devices while driving. | 01-19-2012 |
20120117754 | STREET CLEANING VACUUM SYSTEM - A truck configured to support one or more vacuum systems including one or more vacuum pick-up devices for vacuuming debris from a roadway, street, runway, parking lot or similar surface. One or more air nozzles positioned aft of a vacuum pick-up housing serve to disrupt the debris such that the vacuum pick-up devices are more efficiently able to vacuum the debris through vacuum ducts and ultimately into a debris container. Flaps forward of vacuum housings further contain disrupted debris so that the vacuum pick-up devices are able to vacuum the debris. The system is used by driving the truck over a subject area and activating an air source to disrupt debris on the subject area. The disrupted debris is then suctioned or vacuumed into vacuum ducts and deposited into a debris container. The debris container includes an exhaust fan for disseminating clean air separated from debris including dirt and dust. | 05-17-2012 |
Sam Edwin Mendenhall, Atlanta, GA US
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20130096985 | SURVEY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USEABLE WITH MOBILE DEVICES AND MEDIA PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENTS - Exemplary survey systems and methods include a survey server and a survey application. The survey application may be installed, or otherwise executable, on remote computing devices. The survey server may deliver surveys to the remote computing devices through the survey application. An exemplary survey includes at least one quantitative query coupled with at least one qualitative query. The quantitative query may be associated with two or more predetermined answer options. The qualitative query may provide an option to include a user-provided entry. For example, the user-provided entry may be a video or audio recording captured by the remote computing device running the mobile survey application. The mobile survey application may transmit the survey response, including with the user-provided entry, and the user location back to the survey server for analysis or display. Other embodiments of the survey systems and methods are also disclosed herein. | 04-18-2013 |
Scott Nelson Mendenhall, Fort Wayne, IN US
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20100070199 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF A MEDIUM USING DIGITAL COMMUNICATION PROCESSING TECHNIQUES - A system for measuring properties of a medium includes an electromagnetic generator for forming a CW carrier, a digital encoder for forming a digital message, and a modulator for modulating the CW carrier with the digital message to form a digitally modulated CW carrier. The medium provides a channel for propagating the digitally modulated CW carrier. The system further includes a receiver configured to receive the propagated, digitally modulated CW carrier, and a processor for measuring at least one property of the medium. The medium may be disposed within a gaseous atmosphere, a body of water, or a cell of a laboratory. | 03-18-2010 |
Simon Mendenhall, Ashland, OR US
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20110277795 | Apparatus for washing material - Disclosed herein is a washing apparatus comprising a cylindrical holding tank, a tumbler cage within the cylindrical holding tank adapted to rotate around a longitudinal axis within the cylindrical holding tank, and a support assembly comprising a plurality of axles which engage the cylindrical holding tank, such as through rollers, and allow the cylindrical holding tank to rotate around the longitudinal axis. Further disclosed are methods of using the apparatus to wash material, such as lightweight expanded clay aggregate. | 11-17-2011 |
Von T. Mendenhall, Athens, GA US
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20090092718 | Ultra-high temperature oven for processing fish and seafood - An oven and method of processing products such as fish and shellfish are disclosed. The oven may include a chamber that may be heated to ultra-high temperatures, such as within a range of about 600-2500° F. (315-1371° C.). A burner may heat the chamber from an exterior of the chamber such that the chamber may provide a uniform radiant heat inside the chamber. The products may be carried through the chamber on a conveyor belt to heat a surface of the products to brown and denature the surface, destroy microorganisms, and place grill marks on the products. The products may then be packaged in a microwavable package or boil-in-the-bag film such that the products may be cooked at a later time in a microwave oven or boiling water bath. | 04-09-2009 |