Robert Brian
Robert Brian Burnquist, Chaska, MN US
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20140215932 | CONCRETE LANDSCAPING EDGERS AND METHODS - A landscaping edger includes a top face, bottom face, front face, rear face, and first and second end faces. The first and second end faces are angled inwardly toward each other from the front face to the rear face. The top face has a three dimensional topographical definition with a plurality of projections and a plurality of reliefs recessed from the projections. The entire top face is sloped so that gravity will drain water off the top face. | 08-07-2014 |
Robert Brian Cregger, La Jolla, CA US
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20110006459 | POLYMER OBJECT OPTICAL FABRICATION PROCESS - High-volume mass-production and customization of complex three-dimensional polymer and polymer-derived-ceramic microstructures are manufactured in a single step directly from three dimensional computer models. A projection based non-degenerate two-photon induced photopolymerization method overcomes the drawbacks of conventional one and two-photon fabrication methods. The structure includes dual, synchronized, high-peak power, pulsed femtosecond and picosecond lasers combined with spatial light modulation. Applications include high-resolution rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing with an emphasis on fabrication of various Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices, especially in the area of MEMS packaging. | 01-13-2011 |
Robert Brian Greed, Essex GB
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20090033443 | Transmission line - A circuit board is provided, and a method for manufacturing the same, suitable for use in high frequency circuits, and comprising a planar pattern of transmission line conductors for linking components formed on or within the circuit board, the transmission line conductors being formed within a corresponding pattern of trenches arranged so that the conductors lie beneath a finished surface of the circuit board which is polished flat to permit one or more cover boards to be bonded thereto. | 02-05-2009 |
20100237966 | MICROWAVE CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY - A microwave circuit assembly includes a Liquid Crystalline Polymer (LCP) layer that supports at least one microwave circuit component. First and second ground plane layers form the outer surfaces of the assembly and these are spaced apart at least partially by a gas, a mixture of gases, or a vacuum, from the LCP supporting layer and the at least one microwave circuit. | 09-23-2010 |
Robert Brian Knepple, Kalamazoo, MI US
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20090065721 | ACTUATOR AND VALVE ASSEMBLY - An actuator for selectively moving a part relative to another part includes a shape memory wire, which contracts when heated. One portion of the shape memory wire is fixed to a first body, and another portion of the shape memory wire is coupled to a second body, which is movable relative to the first body. When heated the shape memory wire contracts and moves the second body in a direction of travel from a first position relative to the first body toward a second position. The actuator further includes a magnetic field for generating a magnetic force on the second body. The magnetic force acts on and moves the second body in the direction of travel to the second position after the shape memory wire initially contracts, and further decouples the second body from the shape memory wire when applying the magnetic force to the second body to thereby unload the load on the shape memory wire when the second body is moved to the second position. | 03-12-2009 |
Robert Brian Likovich, Raleigh, NC US
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20080244130 | FLOW LOOKAHEAD IN AN ORDERED SEMAPHORE MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM - In an ordered semaphore management system a pending state allows threads not competing for a locked semaphore to bypass one or more threads waiting for the same locked semaphore. The number of pending levels determines the number of consecutive threads vying for the same locked semaphore which can be bypassed. When more than one level is provided the pending levels are prioritized in the queued order. | 10-02-2008 |
Robert Brian Luher, Mission Viejo, CA US
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20100065336 | Top drive systems with main shaft deflecting sensing - A top drive system for wellbore operations, the top drive system including motor apparatus, a main shaft driven by the motor apparatus, and sensing apparatus for sensing bending of the main shaft; and, in certain aspects, the system providing information regarding the extent of main shaft bending and/or for warning an operator of an undesirable amount of main shaft bending. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 03-18-2010 |
Robert Brian Schmidt, Carlsbad, CA US
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20120159425 | APPLICATION MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS - Embodiments are directed to providing an application model for implementing composite applications and to providing a declarative programming model and distributed runtime for creating and executing composite applications. In an embodiment, a computer system instantiates an application model. The application model allows users to compose composite applications. The composite applications are configured to run on both distributed computing systems and local computing systems. The computer system receives user input at the instantiated application model. The user input indicates which composite application components are to be used in conjunction with each other to form the composite application. The computer system also provides the composite application on a distributed computing system and/or a local computing system. | 06-21-2012 |
Robert Brian Tonner, Pickering CA
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20090192650 | Method for controlling enthalpy in air conditioning systems - In an air conditioning system a method for controlling enthalpy in the environment of a structure is disclosed. The blower speed is controlled in such a manner as to maintain the prescribed dew point temperature of the air passing over the evaporator coils. When the air to be cooled contains high relative humidity, a greater quantity of latent heat is rejected into the evaporator, resulting in less sensible heat being rejected. This results in higher sensible temperature of air passing over the evaporator coils and thus the blower speed is reduced in and effort to maintain dew point. Maintaining the prescribed dew point ensures that the air in the space is continuously maintained at the optimum humidity levels without the use of humidity sensors. Enthalpy is determined by observing relative blower speed and the refrigeration compressor is modulated based on the blower speed. | 07-30-2009 |
20090199634 | Immersion Thermowell for Temperature and Water Level Sensing - An apparatus to allow for temperature measurement and simultaneous detection of fluid level is disclosed. An immersion thermowell with an electrically isolated sensor tube allows for ready conduction of heat energy to a temperature sensor probe. An electrical signal originating on the fluid container chassis is conducted into the water, which is then conducted to the electrically isolated thermowell tip and the signal is made available to control apparatus. | 08-13-2009 |
Robert Brian Turner, Buckinghamshire GB
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20110133070 | DETECTION APPARATUS - A detection system comprises a housing having a sample inlet and a gas outlet, and a preconcentrator. The preconcentrator can include a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) configured to accumulate or release a dopant at selected times, and can be located inside or outside the housing. The detection system can include an ion mobility spectrometer, a mass spectrometer, or a combination thereof. A method of analyzing a substance comprises supplying a sample gas or vapor comprising the substance, accumulating a dopant in a first preconcentrator, releasing the dopant at selected times from the preconcentrator to an area containing the sample, ionizing the substance to generate detectable species, separating the detectable species, and determining the detectable species by a detection unit. The system and method allow the rapid introduction and removal of dopant to facilitate fast and accurate identification of the sample. | 06-09-2011 |
Robert Brian Turner, Cambridge GB
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20130284911 | Ion Mobility Spectrometer Including Spaced Electrodes For Filtering - An ion mobility spectrometer has an inlet for an analyte substance opening into an ionization region that produces ions of the substance. Parallel grid electrodes extend laterally across the ion flow path and apply an electric field to the ions that is switchable between a relatively low magnitude alternating field that varies in magnitude over multiple periods and an asymmetric alternating field of sufficiently high magnitude to cause differential mobility effects. A collector collects the passed ions, and an indication of the nature of the analyte substance is produced from the collected ions passed during both the low and high field intervals. Also disclosed is the application of a substantially alternating field between the electrodes, which field varies between a low value and a higher value over a time exceeding that of the alternating period. | 10-31-2013 |
Robert Brian Valimont, Glendale, AZ US
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20100191467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING OBSTACLE POSITION INDICATOR ON AIRCRAFT DISPLAY DEVICE - A flight display system is provided for deployment on a host aircraft including at least one obstacle-tracking data source. In one embodiment, the flight display system includes a display device and a controller. The controller is configured to be coupled to the obstacle-tracking data source and to receive data therefrom indicating the current position of a navigational obstacle. The controller is operably coupled to the display device and is configured to generate thereon an obstacle position indicator (OPI) graphic indicating the current position of the navigational obstacle relative to the current field of view of the display device. | 07-29-2010 |
Robert Brian Walsh, San Diego, CA US
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20140107054 | Method of treating clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea - A method of treating a disease or disorder caused by the presence of a bacterium selected from the group consisting | 04-17-2014 |