Schuette, US
Cassandra Schuette, Middleton, WI US
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20150216359 | Chopping System - A chopping system generally includes a container having a bottom wall and a sidewall together defining a cavity. The sidewall has a rim, and the bottom wall has an upper surface with a central area having an entirely smooth contour. The system also includes a drive assembly configured for mounting on the rim to cover the cavity, and the system further includes a working assembly comprising at least one working member configured for operative attachment to the drive assembly such that, when the drive assembly is mounted on the rim, the working member is disposed within the cavity. The system further includes a base attached to the working assembly such that the working member is rotatable relative to the base. The base has a bottom surface that substantially mirrors the contour of the upper surface within the central area so as to be seated substantially flush thereagainst. | 08-06-2015 |
Cassandra M. Schuette, Madison, WI US
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20150305551 | BEVERAGE APPLIANCE FOR USE WITH A REMOTE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable storage media related to beverage appliances and remote communication devices are provided. One example beverage appliance includes a sensor configured to detect an operational characteristic of the beverage appliance and a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to send a signal indicative of the detected operational characteristic to a remote communication device. One example method for operating a beverage appliance using a remote communication device includes receiving a selection of at least one setting for a beverage operation, transmitting the at least one setting to the beverage appliance, receiving at least one of beverage data and operational data from the beverage appliance, determining when the beverage operation is complete, generating an alert when the beverage operation is complete, and displaying, on a display device of the remote communication device, an indicator of the time since the completion of the beverage operation. | 10-29-2015 |
Chad V. Schuette, Freeland, MI US
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20110091688 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SHAPED FOAM ARTICLE - The invention relates to an improved method of cold forming a shaped foam article wherein the improvement is using a near net-shaped foam blank cut from a foam plank having a vertical compressive balance equal to or greater than 0.4 to produce the shaped foam article. | 04-21-2011 |
20120101174 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SHAPED FOAM ARTICLE - The invention relates to an improved method of cold forming a shaped foam article having a shape with a high degree of draft with improved surface aesthetics, specifically reduced surface cracking and articles made therefrom. The improvement is using a mold with a reduced-slip cavity surface, preferably a textured cavity surface. | 04-26-2012 |
Daniel Schuette, Arlington, MA US
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20120330162 | MODULATED APERTURE IMAGING FOR AUTOMATIC MOVING TARGET DETECTION - Traditional methods of detecting a moving target involve acquisition of video rate imagery in which data is acquired, stored, transmitted and then processed. Processing requires software for high precision frame-to-frame registration, detection and tracking. Example embodiments of the present invention include a method and an apparatus for generating instantaneous velocity maps that do not require acquisition, transmission, storing or processing of video-rate data. Incident radiation is directed onto one or more detectors, the detectors operating at a frame rate. The detectors acquire the first and second complementary sub-images of a single frame. The first and second complementary sub-images are combined to yield the change detection map. Example embodiments of the methods and devices described herein can be used in automatic detection of motion without tracking, optimization of image deblurring and optimization of detection of high speed and high frequency events, among others. | 12-27-2012 |
Daniel R. Schuette, Arlington, MA US
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20110233386 | SINGLE-ELECTRON DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLID-STATE INTENSITY IMAGE SENSORS - Embodiments of the present invention include an electron counter with a charge-coupled device (CCD) register configured to transfer electrons to a Geiger-mode avalanche diode (GM-AD) array operably coupled to the output of the CCD register. At high charge levels, a nondestructive amplifier senses the charge at the CCD register output to provide an analog indication of the charge. At low charge levels, noiseless charge splitters or meters divide the charge into single-electron packets, each of which is detected by a GM-AD that provides a digital output indicating whether an electron is present. Example electron counters are particularly well suited for counting photoelectrons generated by large-format, high-speed imaging arrays because they operate with high dynamic range and high sensitivity. As a result, they can be used to image scenes over a wide range of light levels. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235771 | CMOS READOUT ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR PHOTON-COUNTING ARRAYS - Embodiments of the present invention include complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) readout architectures for photon-counting arrays with a photon-counting detector, a digital counter, and an overflow bit in each of the sensing elements in the array. Typically, the photon-counting detector is a Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (APD) that emits brief pulses every time it detects a photon. The pulse increments the digital counters, which, in turn, sets the overflow bit once it reaches a given count. A rolling readout system operably coupled to each sensing element polls the overflow bit, and, if the overflow bit is high, initiates a data transfer from the overflow bit to a frame store. Compared to other photo-counting imagers, photon-counting imagers with counters and overflow bits operate with decreased transfer bandwidth, high dynamic range, and fine spatial resolution. | 09-29-2011 |
20140008517 | SINGLE-ELECTRON DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLID-STATE INTENSITY IMAGE SENSORS - Embodiments of the present invention include an electron counter with a charge-coupled device (CCD) register configured to transfer electrons to a Geiger-mode avalanche diode (GM-AD) array operably coupled to the output of the CCD register. At high charge levels, a nondestructive amplifier senses the charge at the CCD register output to provide an analog indication of the charge. At low charge levels, noiseless charge splitters or meters divide the charge into single-electron packets, each of which is detected by a GM-AD that provides a digital output indicating whether an electron is present. Example electron counters are particularly well suited for counting photoelectrons generated by large-format, high-speed imaging arrays because they operate with high dynamic range and high sensitivity. As a result, they can be used to image scenes over a wide range of light levels. | 01-09-2014 |
Dennis C. Schuette, Plymouth, MN US
F. Michael Schuette, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20080288785 | Data Security and Digital Rights Management System - A system and method is described for enhancing data security in a broad range of electronic systems through encryption and decryption of addresses in physical memory to which data is written and from which data is read. It can be implemented through software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. Implementation in Digital Rights Management execution using the invention reduces cost, enhances performance, and provides additional transactional security. | 11-20-2008 |
20120047373 | MEMORY SUBSYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A memory subsystem and method for loading and storing data at memory addresses of the subsystem. The memory subsystem is functionally connected to a processor and has a first mode of address encryption to convert logical memory addresses generated by the processor into physical memory addresses at which the data are stored in the memory subsystem. The memory subsystem is adapted to pull low a write enable signal to store data in the memory subsystem and to pull high the write enable signal to load data in the memory subsystem, wherein if pulled high the write enable signal alters the address encryption from the first mode to a second mode. The memory subsystem is adapted to be coupled to a local hardware device which supplies a key that acts upon the address encryption of the memory subsystem. | 02-23-2012 |
20130058179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING DDR MEMORY BANDWIDTH IN DDR SDRAM MODULES - A system and method for increasing DDR memory bandwidth in DDR SDRAM modules are provided. DDR memory has an inherent feature called the Variable Early Read command, where the read command is issued on CAS latency before the completion of the ongoing data burst and the effect of the CAS latency is minimized in terms of the effect on bandwidth. The system and method optimizes the remaining two access latencies (t | 03-07-2013 |
Franz Michael Schuette, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20080222349 | IEEE 1394 INTERFACE-BASED FLASH DRIVE USING MULTILEVEL CELL FLASH MEMORY DEVICES - A flash drive and method of transferring data from a system to a flash drive. The flash drive includes a casing, a plurality of flash memory devices within the casing, each of the flash memory devices having multilevel cells, an IEEE 1394 interface controller within the casing, coupled to the flash memory devices, and interfacing with the flash memory devices for interleaved multichannel access to and from at least two of the flash memory devices, and at least one IEEE 1394 interface connector projecting from the casing for interfacing the flash memory devices with a system through the controller. The method entails coupling a plurality of multilevel cell flash memory devices to a system through an IEEE 1394 interface controller and at least one IEEE 1394 interface connector, and performing interleaved multichannel access to and from at least two of the flash memory devices. | 09-11-2008 |
George F. Schuette, Ramona, OK US
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20120285319 | SORBENT REGENERATION IN A HEATED HOLLOW-FIBER ASSEMBLY - Methods and apparatus relate to recovery of carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulfide from a gas mixture. Separating of the carbon dioxide, for example, from the gas mixture utilizes a liquid sorbent for the carbon dioxide. The liquid sorbent contacts the gas mixture for transfer of the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture to the liquid sorbent. The carbon dioxide then desorbs from the liquid sorbent using hollow-fiber contactors as a source of heat to liberate the carbon dioxide further separated by the hollow-fiber contactors from the liquid sorbent. | 11-15-2012 |
20120285320 | PARTICLE DOPED HOLLOW-FIBER CONTACTOR - Methods and apparatus relate to recovery of carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulfide from a gas mixture. Separating of the carbon dioxide, for example, from the gas mixture utilizes a liquid sorbent for the carbon dioxide. The liquid sorbent contacts the gas mixture for transfer of the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture to the liquid sorbent. Contacting of the sorbent with the gas mixture and/or desorption of the carbon dioxide from the liquid sorbent utilize hollow-fiber contactors that have permeable walls and incorporate particles distinct from a remainder of the walls to influence wetting properties of the contactors. | 11-15-2012 |
20130089482 | WATER RECOVERY AND ACID GAS CAPTURE FROM FLUE GAS - Methods for removing acid gases and recovering water from flue gas. A flue gas is introduced into a water spray tower and is cooled by direct contact with a sprayed aqueous stream to condense a portion of the water vapor in the flue gas. Acid gases present in the flue gas are absorbed into the aqueous mixture, and a chemical added to the stream facilitates conversion of absorbed acid gases. The aqueous stream leaving the spray tower is next treated to remove contaminants, such as carbonates and bicarbonates, thereby producing a cleaned aqueous stream that may be split into a stream that is cooled prior to reuse in the spray tower, as well as a stream that is fed back to the boiler. | 04-11-2013 |
John Schuette, Woodstock, IL US
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20090148563 | Gum Arabic Binding System for Savory Crunchy Granola Bars - A savory food binder composition comprising: between about 25 to about 50% by weight of moisture content, between about 15 to about 25% by weight of a fat, between about 20 to about 30% by weight of a food hydrocolloid, and between about 10 to about 30% by weight of a non-hydrocolloid carbohydrate. The savory food binder composition can be used in the preparation and manufacture of savory crunchy granola-type bars. | 06-11-2009 |
John F. Schuette, Houston, TX US
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20110044532 | Functional-Based Knowledge Analysis In A 2D and 3D Visual Environment - A method of creating a visual display based on a plurality of data sources is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises extracting a set of extracted data from the plurality of data sources and processing at least a portion of the extracted data with a set of knowledge agents according to specific criteria to create at least one data assemblage. The exemplary method also comprises providing an integrated two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2D/3D) visual display in which at least one 2D element of the at least one data assemblage is integrated into a 3D visual representation using a mapping identifier and a criteria identifier. | 02-24-2011 |
20130124171 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING WELL PERFORMANCE - There is provided a method for predicting behavior of a physical system. An exemplary method comprises identifying a set of input variables that have an impact on an output metric and identifying a subset of the set of input variables the subset having a relatively larger impact on the output metric. A physical property model is built to predict the output metric as a function of the subset of the set of input variables. Postulated changes in the subset of the set of input variables are probabilistically ranked using the physical property model. Behavior of the physical system is predicted based on the rank of the postulated changes. | 05-16-2013 |
Julie R. Schuette, Buffalo, MN US
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20090061055 | System and method for measuring starch gelatinization - A system for measuring starch gelatinization in a feed production system. The system includes a feed production system configured to generate an extruded feed from a feed mixture using a combination of steam and pressure to cook the feed in an extruder, a near infrared spectrometer configured to measure a degree of starch gelatinization for the extruded feed, and a starch gelatinization measurement engine configured to generate a measurement of the degree of starch gelatinization in the extruded feed. | 03-05-2009 |
Michael Schuette, Vienna, VA US
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20160093898 | THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTED BIPOLAR PLATE FOR A PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell is provided. The bipolar plate includes a main body with a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a longitudinal axis of the main body. At least one inlet is disposed at the first end of the main body. At least one outlet corresponding to the at least one inlet is disposed at the second end of the main body. At least one continuous flow path extends from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet. The main body comprises a single, contiguous piece. | 03-31-2016 |
Michael A. Schuette, Wilmette, IL US
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20090034414 | COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND MANAGEMENT ARBITRATOR - A method, information processing system, and network that expands safety network coverage for first responder safety within a building environment. Activity of at least one independent network (106) is monitored. The independent network (106) includes at least a safety network. An emergency signal is received from the at least one independent network (106). Communication between at least the safety network (106) and a First responder network (110) is automatically bridged in response to receiving the emergency signal so as to manage data control and bandwidth allocation between the safety network and the first responder network. Other networks that may also be bridged with the first responder network so as to manage data control and bandwidth allocation among the various networks include IT networks and building automation networks in order to expand first responder network coverage. | 02-05-2009 |
20090307472 | Method and Apparatus for Nested Instruction Looping Using Implicit Predicates - A method and apparatus for executing a nested program loop on a vector processor, the loop comprising outer-pre, inner and outer-post portions. An input stream unit of the vector processor provides a data value to a data path and sets an associated data validity tag to ‘valid’ once per outer loop iteration, as indicated by an inner counter of the input stream unit. The tag is set to ‘invalid’ in other iterations. Functional units of the vector processor operate on data values in the data path, each functional unit producing a valid result if the data validity tags associated with inputs data values are set to ‘valid’. An output stream unit of the vector processor sinks a data value from the data path once per outer loop iteration if an associated data validity tag indicates that the data value is valid. | 12-10-2009 |
20150111516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO A GEOGRAPHIC AREA - A method and apparatus for providing a service at an incident scene is provided herein. During operation, a device will enter a geographic area (e.g., an incident scene), join a local-area network (LAN), and determine what services are presently being offered by other devices on the LAN. From a list of services deployed on the device, a determination is then made as to what services the device will run, and those services are then offered to all devices on the LAN. | 04-23-2015 |
Patricia M. Schuette, League City, TX US
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20120107778 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARD AND METHOD FOR TEACHING SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS USING SAID INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARD - The present invention is an interactive display board and method for teaching speech and communication skills through the interactive display board to an individual with language disabilities. A target response formed of sound units is requested from the individual. A plurality of visual indicators, such as lights, corresponds to each sound unit of the target response. The visual indicators are presented, and each sound unit is associated with a corresponding visual indicator. The association is a different sensory interaction, such a pressing a button, activating a switch, or pointing. The display board includes visual indicators with pressure-activated switches for the association of the sound units and visual indicators. The target response is the produced verbally by the individual concurrent with repeating the interaction with the visual indicators by the individual. | 05-03-2012 |
Robert L. Schuette, Duncan, SC US
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20090032063 | Solid cleaning composition and method of use - This invention relates to solid cleaning compositions and the method for using the solid compositions to clean appliances and other soiled surfaces. The solid cleaning composition is generally comprised of a majority by weight of a cleaning active system; ingredients for forming the cleaning active system into a solid form; and optionally, a fragrance. The solid cleaning composition is ideally suited for reducing and/or eliminating microbial growth, including biofilm growth, contained within and/or on appliances, particularly those appliances that have water contact surfaces such as washing machines and dishwashers. The solid cleaning composition further provides reduction and/or elimination of undesirable odor and staining typically associated with such microbial growth. | 02-05-2009 |
Waynie M. Schuette, Troy, IL US
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20160090486 | COMPOSITIONS AND COATINGS WITH NON-CHROME CORROSION INHIBITOR PARTICLES - Compositions are described for protecting a metal surface against corrosion. The composition includes a corrosion-inhibiting particle. The corrosion inhibiting particle may be usable in an epoxy resin-based coating or an olefin resin-based coating. The particle may include a core and a protectant. The core may include a water soluble corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core and may be covalently or ionically bonded to a thiol group of the corrosion inhibitor. The protectant may be configured to reduce reaction between the core and the epoxy resin or the olefin resin. | 03-31-2016 |