Mccurdy
Anthony Mccurdy, Miyagi-Ken JP
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20090114515 | ILLUMINATED SWITCH DEVICE - Disclosed is an illuminated switch device capable of effectively preventing light leakage between different light sources, thereby obtaining a good lighting quality, while reducing the overall size of the switch device. The illuminated switch device includes: a casing that has an open upper end and a partition wall provided therein and is formed on a bottom plate member having light sources and a push switch mounted thereon; and an operating body that has a light-shielding wall provided on the rear surface of an upper plate, is arranged so as to close the open end, and can be pressed. First and second illuminated regions to which light components are emitted from first and second light sources are provided on the upper plate. A protruding portion is formed at a leading end portion of a light-shielding wall, and a concave groove is provided at a leading end portion of a partition wall. The leading end portions are opposite to each other such that they can approach or separate from each other. At least a part of the protruding portion is arranged in the concave groove, and a gap is formed between the leading ends of the protruding portion and the concave portion. | 05-07-2009 |
20090321236 | PUSH SWITCH AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a push switch including: a tubular case; a slider which is supported by the tubular case to reciprocate and advance during a pushing operation; and biasing means for biasing the slider to retreat, wherein the slider upon retreating is automatically returned to a non-operation position by allowing a contact inclined surface provided at a contact portion of the slider to come in contact with a restriction inclined surface provided at a restriction portion of the tubular case, the slider is a mold made of a resin material having a higher thermal contraction coefficient and a lower melting temperature than those of the resin material of the tubular case, the shape of the contact portion is similar to and slightly smaller than the shape of the restriction portion in order that they be complementary to each other, and the tubular case is provided with a pair of restriction inclined surfaces. | 12-31-2009 |
20120261243 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes: a base member including a hollow support body; and an operation body supported so as to at least freely rotate relative to the hollow support body. The operation body includes an operation knob formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom and having a top surface portion and a plate-shaped capacitance type touch pad provided on a back side of the top surface portion for detecting approach or contact of a finger with respect to the top surface portion. A support body supporting the capacitance type touch pad is mounted on the base member and supports the capacitance type touch pad through an elastic body which elastically urges the capacitance type touch pad against the top surface portion of the operation knob. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262393 | INPUT DEVICE - A support body holding a touch pad is mounted on a hollow support body of a base member, a space is formed in the base member and extends from its inside to an inside of the hollow support body, a shaft is provided vertically to an operation knob and extends from a back surface of a top surface portion, the touch pad has a through hole through which the shaft is inserted into the space, a rotation detection portion detecting rotating movement of an operation body and a pressing detection portion detecting reciprocating movement of the operation body are provided, and, in the space, the shaft is linked to a rotating movement portion making rotation detection movement for the rotation detection portion with rotating movement of the operation body and a pressing movement portion making pressing detection movement for the pressing detection portion with reciprocating movement of the operation body. | 10-18-2012 |
Boyd Mccurdy, Winnipeg CA
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20130197878 | Multi-Objective Radiation Therapy Optimization Method - A novel and powerful fluence and beam orientation optimization package for radiotherapy optimization, called PARETO (Pareto-Aware Radiotherapy Evolutionary Treatment Optimization), makes use of a multi-objective genetic algorithm capable of optimizing several objective functions simultaneously and mapping the structure of their trade-off surface efficiently and in detail. PARETO generates a database of Pareto non-dominated solutions and allows the graphical exploration of trade-offs between multiple planning objectives during IMRT treatment planning PARETO offers automated and truly multi-objective treatment plan optimization, which does not require any objective weights to be chosen, and therefore finds a large sample of optimized solutions defining a trade-off surface, which represents the range of compromises that are possible. | 08-01-2013 |
John Joseph Mccurdy, County Kilkenny IE
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20110064865 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A BATCH OF ANIMAL FEED FROM A PLURALITY OF INGREDIENTS - A batch of animal feed from a plurality of ingredients is prepared in a mixer/feeder wagon ( | 03-17-2011 |
20120065759 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A MIXING REGIME FOR USE IN THE PREPARATION OF ANIMAL FEED FROM A SET OF INGREDIENTS, AND A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING THE ANIMAL FEED - A method and apparatus for determining a mixing regime for use in the preparation of an animal feed in which a main computer is programmed to store a master list of ingredients which are available to farmers and from which a farmer can select a specific set of ingredients for the preparation of animal feed. The main computer is programmed to store the ingredients in a look-up table cross-referenced with standard mixing periods to which the respective ingredients should be subjected during the mixing regime to produce an animal feed. Additionally, the look-up table contains mixing factors by which the standard mixing periods may be altered in order to take account of non-standard conditions, such as variations of the ingredients, the proportion of the particular ingredient, the average size or weight of the animals and the mixing apparatus and condition thereof in which the animal feed is to be mixed. The computer is programmed to determine the mixing period to which each ingredient is to be subjected in the mixing apparatus based on the corresponding standard mixing periods and any mixing factors which should be taken into account. The computer is programmed to then produce a sequence in which the ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus and the instants at which the respective ingredients are to be loaded into the mixing apparatus, so that each ingredient is subjected to the appropriate mixing period for that ingredient during the mixing cycle of the mixing regime, in order to avoid over-mixing and under-mixing of ingredients. | 03-15-2012 |
John Joseph Mccurdy, Gowran IE
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20110112688 | MIXER/FEEDER APPARATUS AND A DEVICE FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF THE MIXER/FEEDER APPARATUS - A mixer/feeder wagon ( | 05-12-2011 |
John Joseph Mccurdy, Kilkenny IE
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20110281016 | PREPARED FEED FOR A RUMINANT AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE FEED AND A DIGESTION ENHANCING FORAGE MATERIAL - A prepared feed for a ruminant is produced by mixing a plurality of ingredients, at least one of which is a forage material. At least some of the forage material acts to enhance digestion of the prepared feed by the ruminant. The digestion enhancing forage material typically comprises one or more of hay, straw, silage and other stalky material, and constitutes in the range of I00 gms to 550 gms per kg prepared feed. The digestion enhancing forage material of the prepared feed comprises fibres of length in the range of 30 mm to 50 mm and has a primary saturation extent in the range of the order of 680 mls to 820 mls water per litre of digestion enhancing forage material, an uncompressed specific gravity of the order of I 00 gms to 220 gms per litre and a first compression specific gravity of the order of 140 gms to 290 gms per litre and a second compression specific gravity of the order of 150 gms to 500 gms per litre. This produces a prepared feed of primary saturation extent in the range of 675 mls to 735 mls water per litre of prepared feed, an uncompressed specific gravity in the range of 200 gms to 280 gms per litre, a first compression specific gravity in the range of 180 gms to 300 gms per litre and a second compression specific gravity in the range of 270 gms to 430 gms per litre. The first and second compression specific gravities are determined by subjecting the digestion enhancing forage material and the prepared feed to respective first and second downward forces of 2.41 kg and 7.41 kg in a vertical cylindrical container of diameter of 75 mm. The digestion enhancing forage material forms a uniform homogenous low density open matrix which extends throughout the rumen liquor within the rumen with particulate and other nutritional ingredients as well as other forage material dispersed throughout the matrix and retained therein for optimising the dwell time of the nutritional and other fibrous ingredients within the rumen for in turn maximising the production of intermediary products which subsequently promoting weight gain and/or milk yield in a ruminant. | 11-17-2011 |
Murray Mccurdy, Kelburn NZ
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20140065050 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SILICON NITRIDE NANOSTRUCTURES - Systems, methods and compositions for the production of silicon nitride nanostructures are herein disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a carbon feedstock is preprocessed, combined with a silicon feedstock and annealed in the presence of a nitrogen containing compound to produce a silicon nitride nanostructure. | 03-06-2014 |
Murray Charles Mccurdy, Lower Hutt NZ
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20150344308 | A high temperature reactor and method of producing nanostructures - A method of producing nanostructures by supplying particulate solid and gaseous reactants to a reactor, heating the reactor to an elevated temperature and causing relative movement of the solid reactants such as to promote the growth of nanostructures. A high temperature reactor for performing the method includes a reactor chamber having an inlet and an outlet, multiple drums for accommodating solid reactant material, a drive system that causes rotation of the drums and a heating system for heating the chamber. | 12-03-2015 |
Stephen Mccurdy, Dartmouth CA
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20150125324 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - The present invention concerns a rotary compressor for compressing a gaseous medium, comprising an impeller ( | 05-07-2015 |
Stuart Arthur Lyall Mccurdy, Edmonton CA
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20090218137 | Drilling rig drawworks installation - Methods and systems for installing a drawworks on a drilling rig, the method, in certain aspects, including moving a drawworks on movement apparatus on the ground adjacent a drill floor of a rig, connecting the drawworks to the drill floor, moving the movement apparatus away from the rig, and raising the drill floor with the drawworks thereon using raising apparatus of a rig substructure supporting the drill floor. 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). | 09-03-2009 |
20090218138 | Drilling rig structure installation and methods - A method for installing rig structure (e.g. cabin, house, a doghouse) on a drilling rig, the method including: connecting support apparatus to a substructure of a drilling rig, supporting a drilling floor; moving a movement apparatus supporting a rig structure to position it adjacent the support apparatus, by moving movement apparatus on ground adjacent the substructure, moving the support apparatus into a connecting orientation with respect to the structure; connecting raising apparatus to the structure, the raising apparatus connected to the support apparatus; raising the structure up to the drill floor with the raising apparatus; and securing the structure to the support apparatus. 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). | 09-03-2009 |
Stuart Arthur Lyall Mccurdy, Alberta CA
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20090218144 | Drilling rig masts and methods of assembly and erecting masts - Methods for connection parts of a mast of a drilling rig without using a crane or other lifting machine are disclosed. In certain aspects, these methods include moving parts of a mast to be assembled with trucks and positioning the parts with the trucks to facilitate their connection. 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, | 09-03-2009 |