Harter, US
Andrew G. Harter, Knoxville, TN US
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20150040760 | DIRECT IMPACT AEROSOL SAMPLING BY ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION - The present disclosure provides apparatuses for collecting aerosol samples by ionizing an air sample at different degrees. An air flow is generated through a cavity in which at least one corona wire is disposed and electrically charged to form a corona therearound. At least one grounded sample collection plate is provided downstream of the at least one corona wire so that aerosol ions generated within the corona are deposited on the at least one grounded sample collection plate. A plurality of aerosol samples ionized to different degrees can be generated. The at least one corona wire may be perpendicular to the direction of the flow, or may be parallel to the direction of the flow. The apparatus can include a serial connection of a plurality of stages such that each stage is capable of generating at least one aerosol sample, and the air flow passes through the plurality of stages serially. | 02-12-2015 |
Ariel K. Harter, Simpsonville, SC US
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20090038311 | Outer Sidewall Retention Scheme For A Singlet First Stage Nozzle - An outer sidewall retention scheme for a singlet first stage nozzle of a gas turbine. The retention scheme includes a circumferential retaining ring with a main body and a pair of circumferential retaining lands projecting inward radially. A circumferential annular retaining groove is formed between the pair of circumferential retaining lands. A first lug and a second lug mounted on an outer face of the outer sidewall of each nozzle are adapted to fit within the circumferential annular retaining groove of the retaining ring and are supported radially and circumferentially by a first retaining pin and a second retaining pin, each pin passing though the circumferential retaining lands. Each nozzle further includes a chordal hinge rail and seal on the outer sidewall and a chordal hinge rail and seal on the inner sidewall providing axial support for the nozzle. | 02-12-2009 |
20090110479 | FULLY CONTAINED RETENTION PIN FOR A TURBINE NOZZLE - A retention pin for fastening retaining lugs of an outer sidewall, of a turbine nozzle, within a groove between a forward land and an aft land of a retaining ring. The retention pins fit through coaxial holes in the lug and the lands, securing the radial and circumferential location of the nozzles as well as allowing transitional motion. While maintaining limited contact with both the nozzles and the retaining ring they significantly reduce conductive heat transfer from the nozzle to the retaining ring. By positioning the nozzles, they also set the desired nozzle throat areas for targeted turbine performance. The pins have been designed such that the nozzle cannot disengage within the assembly due to the pin backing out of its nominal axial position, and the pin will not fail due to low cycle fatigue, creep, or yielding, all of which prevent nozzle fallout. | 04-30-2009 |
Ariel Kelsey Coleman Harter, Simpsonville, SC US
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20100008769 | Sealing Mechanism with Pivot Plate and Rope Seal - A sealing system for sealing a gap between a dovetail tab of a bucket and a rotor. The sealing system may include a sealing slot positioned about the dovetail tab and a pivot plate positioned within the sealing slot. The sealing slot may include a pivot point and a rest ledge such that the pivot plate pivots about the pivot point and into the gap when the bucket rotates. | 01-14-2010 |
Bonita Harter, Perkasie, PA US
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20100043184 | FASTENER-FABRIC ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A fastener-fabric assembly in which a torsion member holds a section or sections of fabric securely against a rigid post, without penetrating the fabric or causing it damage. | 02-25-2010 |
David Harter, New Port Richie, FL US
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20120067226 | IMPINGEMENT/CONVECTION/MICROWAVE OVEN AND METHOD - A combination oven that is operable with convection air, impingement air and microwave energy in various combinations thereof. The oven has an oven chamber and a fan box that are located front to back. A fan in the fan box circulates heated air by discharging via openings in a top and a bottom and taking in via an intermediate opening of a baffle plate. Impingement plates are easily installed and removed in the oven chamber to provide impingement air upwardly or downwardly. At least one of the impingement plates is installed and removed by a sliding motion. Microwave energy is provided through the side walls of the oven chamber. | 03-22-2012 |
20120152936 | IMPINGEMENT/CONVECTION/MICROWAVE OVEN AND METHOD - A combination oven that is operable with convection air, impingement air and microwave energy in various combinations thereof. The oven has an oven chamber and a fan box that are located front to back. A fan in the fan box circulates heated air by discharging via openings in a top and a bottom and taking in via an intermediate opening of a baffle plate. Impingement plates are easily installed and removed in the oven chamber to provide impingement air upwardly or downwardly. At least one of the impingement plates is installed and removed by a sliding motion. Microwave energy is provided through the side walls of the oven chamber. | 06-21-2012 |
David W. Harter, New Port Richey, FL US
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20090165778 | Energy efficient char-broiler - A char-broiler for cooking a food product having a housing, a plurality of burners disposed within housing that defining a cooking zone. The char-broiler also provides for a manifold and at least one valve associated the plurality of burners in the cooking zone; and at least one cover that has a deployed position to cover the plurality of burners in the cooking zone and a non-deployed position to uncover the plurality of burners in the cooking zone. The least one cover is capable of adjusting the flow of gas through at least one valve based on a position of the at least one cover, the temperature in the cooking zone or both position of the at least one cover and a temperature in the cooking zone. | 07-02-2009 |
20110203461 | COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH PRODUCT RECOGNITION - A method for controlling a clam grill that has first and second platens, said method comprising: moving said second platen toward said first platen; providing a signal in response to a detection of an impediment to the motion of said second platen; and stopping said second platen in response to said signal. | 08-25-2011 |
20120100270 | COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH PRODUCT RECOGNITION - Cooking apparatus having first and second platens with product recognition. A positioning mechanism moves the second platen toward the first. A detector senses the second platen making contact with a food product disposed on the first platen and provides a signal. A controller uses the signal to measure the travel distance of the second platen. The product thickness is a function of the travel distance, which is used to select a cooking procedure for the food product. The controller then executes the selected cooking procedure to cook the food product. The detector can include a micro switch, proximity sensor, touch sensor, strain sensor, thermal sensor, optical sensor, sonar sensor or positioning load change sensor. | 04-26-2012 |
20120237657 | COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH PRODUCT RECOGNITION - Cooking apparatus having first and second platens with product recognition. A positioning mechanism moves the second platen toward the first. A detector senses the second platen making contact with a food product disposed on the first platen and provides a signal. A controller uses the signal to measure the travel distance of the second platen. The product thickness is a function of the travel distance, which is used to select a cooking procedure for the food product. The controller then executes the selected cooking procedure to cook the food product. The detector can include a micro switch, proximity sensor, touch sensor, strain sensor, thermal sensor, optical sensor, sonar sensor or positioning load change sensor. | 09-20-2012 |
Donald Harter, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20080273558 | High Power Fiber Chirped Pulse Amplification System Utilizing Telecom-Type Components - An erbium fiber (or erbium-ytterbium) based chirped pulse amplification system is illustrated. The use of fiber amplifiers operating in the telecommunications window enables the implementation of telecommunications components and telecommunications compatible assembly procedures with superior mechanical stability. | 11-06-2008 |
20090285249 | HIGH POWER FIBER CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM UTILIZING TELECOM-TYPE COMPONENTS - A chirped pulse amplifier (CPA) system having a mode-locked laser and a high-speed pulse selector, wherein the pulse selector modulates output pulses based upon an applied modulation voltage. A pulse selector may be an integrated electro-optic modulator, for example a LiNbO | 11-19-2009 |
20120120971 | YB: AND ND: MODE-LOCKED OSCILLATORS AND FIBER SYSTEMS INCORPORATED IN SOLID-STATE SHORT PULSE LASER SYSTEMS - The invention describes classes of robust fiber laser systems usable as pulse sources for Nd: or Yb: based regenerative amplifiers intended for industrial settings. The invention modifies adapts and incorporates several recent advances in FCPA systems to use as the input source for this new class of regenerative amplifier. | 05-17-2012 |
Eugene Harter, Summerfield, NC US
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20130093967 | Video Display Monitor And Deployment System - The present disclosure sets forth a video display monitor and deployment system for a vehicle, airplane, or other compact environment. In particular, the disclosure sets forth a compact video display monitor that may be stowed within a deployment system housing when not in use, and manually deployed to an extended position for viewing. In at least one aspect, the system provides a mechanism that rotates the video display monitor from a flat position to a vertical viewing position as it extends out of the deployment system housing. | 04-18-2013 |
20130111835 | Paneled Partition Having A Retractable Extension - A paneled partition assembly is disclosed that can be used to selectively separate a first space from a second space. The paneled partition assembly can cover an opening when in a closed and extended position and uncover the opening when in an opened and retracted position. The paneled partition assembly can include a first panel and a second panel configured such that rotation of a handle on the first panel causes linear movement of the second panel. The partition assembly can include a pair of mating assemblies that selectively move from open and retracted positions on opposite sides of an opening to closed and extended positions in which opposite leading edges abut one another. | 05-09-2013 |
Eugene Petit Harter, Summerfield, NC US
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20140117161 | AIRCRAFT DOOR MECHANISM WITH HANDLE ACTUATED DESCENDER - A door assembly for an aircraft includes a partition panel disposed laterally within a fuselage of the aircraft and a descender panel moveably secured to a lower end of the partition panel for selectively closing an aisle opening defined below the partition panel. The door assembly further includes a handle disposed on the partition panel that is operatively connected to the descender panel through a link mechanism such that rotation of the handle is translated into movement of the descender panel to move the descender panel between a retracted position and a deployed position. | 05-01-2014 |
George Harter, Berkeley, CA US
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20120025954 | System and method for data management in automated biological instruments - To simplify the process of preparing tissue specimens on slides, an advanced automated slide processing device is disclosed. The automated slide processing device comprises a robotic arm that both senses input and delivers output. The input sensing includes sensing radio frequency identifier tags (RFIDs) and the output includes writing to RFID tags. This allows the automated slide processing device to read RFID tags on chemical reagent containers, specimen slides, and slide processing modules. The information on the RFID tags can be used to program the automated slide processing device for a slide processing run, add new slide processing protocols, and determine what chemical reagents are available and where each chemical reagent containers is located. | 02-02-2012 |
20120028298 | System and method for automated tissue slide processing and data management - To simplify the process of preparing tissue specimens on slides, an advanced automated slide processing device is disclosed. The automated slide processing device comprises a robotic arm that both senses input and delivers output. The input sensing may include sensing radio frequency identifiers (RFIDs). The output includes arm movements, the acquisition and delivery of reagents. A control program runs on a computer system for controlling the robotic arm. The robotic arm delivers reagents to individual slide modules that each feature a controllable heating element and a controllable chamber unit that can form a small chamber on the top of a slide for retaining chemical reagents. | 02-02-2012 |
George Harter, Burlington, NC US
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20130166315 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES - Systems, methods, and media for laboratory testing services are disclosed. A request for an electronic form can be received from an electronic device. A customized electronic form can be sent to the electronic device. The electronic form may be customized based at least in part on a healthcare provider associated with the request. At least one laboratory test may be requested to be ordered for at least one patient associated with the healthcare provider. At least one predefined rule may be applied to the requested order to verify that the order is valid. At least one laboratory can be selected to perform the ordered laboratory tests. Specimen collection information may be sent to a collection facility and can be based at least in part on rules or preferences of a lab selected to perform a laboratory test. Customized test reports can be provided to a healthcare provider. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166593 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES - Systems, methods, and media for laboratory testing services are disclosed. Medical information can be received from an electronic device. One or more laboratory tests can be recommended based at least in part on the received medical information. For example, if one or more symptoms are received, then one or more laboratory tests may be suggested based at least in part on the received symptoms. As another example, if an order for one or more laboratory tests are received, then one or more additional and/or alternative laboratory tests may be suggested. Suggested laboratory tests can be based on medical symptoms, medical conditions, medical codes, medical history, medications, laboratories, healthcare providers, insurance companies, financial factors, locations, turnaround time, other factors, or a combination thereof. One or more of the suggested laboratory tests can be ordered. | 06-27-2013 |
Glenn Harter, Wellington, FL US
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20100157989 | APPLICATION STORE AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR NETWORKED TELEPHONY AND DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES DEVICES - Telephony and digital media services may be provided to a plurality of locations, such as to a plurality of homes and offices, though the deployment of telephony and digital media services devices to the locations, wherein each device is configured to function as a voice, data and media information center. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes an application store and an application intelligence subsystem implemented on one or more computers. Each of the application store and the application intelligence subsystem is communicatively connected via a network to a plurality of such telephony and digital media services devices. The application store is operable to provide applications via the network for installation and execution on each of the plurality of devices. The application intelligence subsystem is operable to obtain and report information about applications installed and executed on each of the plurality of devices. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159898 | SERVICES PLATFORM FOR NETWORKED DEVICES THAT PROVIDE TELEPHONY AND DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES - Telephony and digital media services may be provided to a plurality of locations, such as to a plurality of homes and offices, though the deployment of telephony and digital media services devices to the locations, wherein each device is configured to function as a voice, data and media information center. A services platform in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention enables entities to deploy, manage optimize and monitor a network of such devices in a turnkey fashion. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the services platform is implemented on one or more computers and includes at least a device monitoring subsystem, a device management subsystem and a user interface. | 06-24-2010 |
20120266095 | User Interface For Multi-Device Control - A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of system components connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The system components include audio/visual components (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as well as household appliances (such as, lighting, ovens, alarm clocks, etc.). A portable controller allows a user to access and control the system components from any location within a controlled residential and/or non-residential environment, including its surrounding areas. The portable controller includes a user and management interface that contains customized control screens for the system components. The control screens are stored in a hierarchical architecture that is searchable by region or component type. | 10-18-2012 |
Glenn Richard Harter, Wellington, FL US
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20120209935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A PLURALITY OF DEVICES - A method and system for selectively providing access to one or more slave computing devices is described. The method includes providing one or more slave computing devices and one or more master computing devices, the master computing device being communicatively coupled to the slave computing device. The method also includes displaying a user interface on the slave computing device that accepts input from a user and receiving a disablement signal at the slave computing device from the master computing device. The method also includes the step of—responsive to receipt of the disablement signal—disabling the user interface of the slave computing device such that the user is not permitted to provide the input. As part of the disablement of the slave computing device, a non-interactive message that does not respond to user attempts to provide input to the slave computing device can be displayed on the slave computing device. | 08-16-2012 |
Harold D. Harter, West Mifflin, PA US
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20120058396 | OXIDATION-RESISTANT METAL SUPPORTED RECHARGEABLE OXIDE-ION BATTERY CELLS AND METHODS TO PRODUCE THE SAME - The invention describes the application of oxidation-resistant metal (preferably, stainless steel) | 03-08-2012 |
James Sterling Harter, Lantana, TX US
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20100114666 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCREENING AND EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PANEL MEMBERS - System and method for optimizing composition of a pool from which members are selected to serve on market research panels are described. In one embodiment, the system includes a database comprising a plurality of member profiles and survey data associated with the members and a datamart for periodically scanning the database to discover events and subsequently logging each of the discovered events in an event log. The system further includes an offense module for periodically evaluating the event log to determine whether one of the discovered events comprises an offense committed by one of the members and logging the offense in an offense log and an audit module for performing an audit of the one of the members and logging results of the audit in an audit log. | 05-06-2010 |
James Sterling Shapiro Harter, Lantana, TX US
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20140188553 | Quota Cell Priority Determination to Match a Panelist to a Market Research Project - A method of matching a panelist to a market research project includes assigning, by one or more computer processors, priorities to quota cells. The method additionally includes accessing, by the one or more computer processors, a set of the prioritized quota cells identified for the panelist. The method also includes selecting, by the one or more computer processors, one of the quota cells based at least in part on the priorities. The method further includes matching, by the one or more computer processors, the panelist to the market research project based on the selected quota cell. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188554 | Priority-Weighted Selection to Match a Panelist to a Market Research Project - A method of matching a panelist to a market research project includes accessing, by one or more computer processors, a set of quota cells identified for the panelist and having priorities assigned thereto. The method additionally includes selecting, by the one or more computer processors, a market research project by weighting random selection of market research projects according to the priorities assigned to their respective quota cells identified for the panelist. The method further includes matching, by the one or more computer processors, the panelist to the market research project based on the selection. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188941 | Using a Graph Database to Match Entities by Evaluating Boolean Expressions - A method of matching a first entity to a second entity by evaluating Boolean expressions includes identifying a set of criteria vertices for a second entity vertex by traversing a graph database in a manner constrained to fact vertices identified for the second entity. The graph database relates fact vertices to the criteria vertices by edges corresponding to Boolean expressions for satisfying criteria for matching first entities to second entities. The method additionally includes selecting one of the first entities based on the criteria vertices of the set. The method further includes matching the first entity to the second entity based on the selection. | 07-03-2014 |
John L. Harter, Cary, NC US
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20090172012 | Methodology to derive enterprise relationships for generating a topology view in a SOA environment - A method for generating a topology of a service oriented architecture (SOA) environment comprises associating a unique identifier with each entity within the SOA environment. The unique identifier summarizes attribute data of a respective entity. The relationships between the unique identifiers are used to derive a topology of the SOA environment. | 07-02-2009 |
20150281400 | ON-DEMAND CODE VERSION SWITCHING - Receiving, by a first computer, a request from a second computer for a web page that contains embedded code. The first computer includes a plurality of versions of the embedded code. In response to determining, by the first computer, that the web page request includes a request for a specific version of the embedded code, the first computer modifies a default version of the web page to embed the requested specific code version and transmits the modified web page to the second computer. In another aspect, in response to determining, by the first computer, that the web page request does not include a request for a specific version of the embedded code, transmitting, by the first computer, the default version of the web page that contains a default version of the embedded code to the second computer. | 10-01-2015 |
John Leslie Harter, Cary, NC US
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20160004868 | Visual display of risk-identifying metadata for identity management access requests - An identity management system is augmented to enable a manager to associate “risk” metadata with different types of access requests representing computer system accounts that can be requested by authorized users. When an authorized user then requests access to a particular account, any “risk” associated with that access is shown to the user, typically in the form of a visual “badge” or other such indicator. The badge includes an appropriate informational display (e.g., “High Risk” or “Regulated”) that provides an appropriate risk warning. The risk metadata badge information preferably also is displayed for risk-based access request approval routing; in such context, the risk metadata may also determine the risk approval workflow itself. Thus, for example, if the risk metadata is present when the authorized user requests access, an approval workflow may be modified so that the request approval is routed appropriately. | 01-07-2016 |
Kathleen Wettstein Harter, Vancouver, WA US
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20080251596 | DIRECTING AEROSOL - Embodiments of a system and method for directing aerosol are disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
Kendall Harter, Spicewood, TX US
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20140265515 | BEAN BAG CHAIRS WITH PILES AND RELATED APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS - Bean bag chairs and related manufacturing methods and apparatus. Some methods comprise joining first and second panels defining corresponding surfaces. The second panel further comprises piles projecting from its surface with a portion of its surface being substantially smooth. A seam between the substantially smooth portion and the first panel joins the panels. The piles can be chenille piles and some of the piles can be removed to create the smooth portion. The second panel, though, can be received with the smooth portion being free of holes. Various methods include joining a zipper to the second panel via another smooth portion. In some chairs the seam is behind the piles. A jig can be placed in the chairs to expand the chairs and the chairs can be supported from above during filing. The chairs can also be vented during the filling via a clamped aperture defined by the chair. | 09-18-2014 |
Kendall D. Harter, Spicewood, TX US
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20150056887 | SELF-SEALING BALLOONS AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING - Balloons and related components and manufacturing methods. Various embodiments provide balloons which define elastomeric balloon bodies and necks. The balloon bodies define body thicknesses and filled and unfilled internal volumes. Tension in the balloon bodies gives rise to internal pressures when the balloons are filled. The necks couple with the bodies and define neck thickness which differ from the body thicknesses. Various embodiments provide check valve for use with the balloons and/or various liquids. These check valves can comprise a ball that further comprises a generally spherical substrate of fine particles of a biodegradable material and a coating on the substrate. The coating can be made of another biodegradable material. Combined, the coating and the generally spherical substrate form the check valve ball and possess a density differing from the water density | 02-26-2015 |
20150107465 | Sandwich Making Machine and Related Apparatus, Systems, and Methods - Methods, systems, apparatus, etc. for making sandwiches. For instance, some systems comprise flowable-foodstuff bags and sandwich making apparatus. The apparatus comprise trays, presses, and drives. The trays hold bread while the presses press the foodstuff out of the bags. Moreover, the presses hold the bags in fixed relation to the trays. The drives operatively couple to the tray and press and drives the press and tray to spread the foodstuff on the bread. Some apparatus include features that fix/register the relative positions of the bag and tray. Those registration features can be bite-shaped. If desired, the bag and tray can be spaced apart from one another. | 04-23-2015 |
20150108162 | FOODSTUFF PACKAGES AND RELATED APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Bags, pouches, and/or other packages. Pouches of embodiments comprise a pair of plies which are permanently sealed to each other along their edges. The plies and permanent seals define an internal cavity. Pouches of the current embodiment further comprise dispensers in communication with the internal cavities. A portion of each ply (of a particular bag) can be releasably sealed. In some embodiments, the pouches further comprise a (pivotable) spout. If desired, the spout can be configured such that its pivoting is gravity driven. The foodstuff pouches of embodiments can define a longitudinal axis wherein the spout defines a beveled surface further defining an acute angle with the longitudinal axis. Furthermore, the spout can further comprise a fitment glued to the plies. In some embodiments, the plies define a bite-shaped registration feature. | 04-23-2015 |
Laurence Wylie Harter, San Jose, CA US
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20150190630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA - An oral appliance is disclosed that provides electrical stimulation to a patient's tongue in a manner that prevents collapse of the tongue and/or soft palate during sleep. More specifically, the appliance may induce a reversible current or currents in a lateral direction across the tongue in a manner that shortens the patient's Palatoglossus muscle, which in turn pulls the patient's soft palate downward towards a base of the tongue and/or decreases a volume of the tongue. | 07-09-2015 |
Michael Harter, Commerce Twp., MI US
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20110067970 | FLUID FRICTION CLUTCH - A fluid friction clutch includes a drivable housing having a working chamber and a reservoir, at least one opening between the reservoir and the working chamber configured to provide fluid communication between the reservoir and the working chamber, a driven disk supported for rotation in the working chamber, and a rotor mounted in the reservoir and rotatably coupled to the driven disk for rotation about an axis of rotation, the rotor having a plurality of arms, separated by a plurality of gaps, projecting away from its axis of rotation. | 03-24-2011 |
Michael Harter, Tampa, FL US
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20150018753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN VIVO IRRADIATION OF BLOOD - Systems and methods for illumination of a vascular space and its contents using an electromagnetic energy source that supplies a plurality of wavelengths ranging from ultraviolet to infrared are shown. Illumination can be performed using multiple wavelengths, simultaneously or sequentially, and can be performed in accordance with a protocol where an initial illumination produces an effect that is at least partially reversed by a subsequent illumination. Illumination protocols can be stored on a database and accessed via a user interface displayed on the electromagnetic energy source. The database can be used to store data related to performance of system components, and such data can be used to override or modify an illumination protocol. | 01-15-2015 |
Raymond D. Harter, Cross Plains, WI US
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20090012388 | INTERVENTIONAL DEVICE - An interventional device includes a base having an upper surface, a cup-shaped frame, a probe positioner, and a radio frequency coil. The cup-shaped frame is mounted to the base and configured to receive a body part. The probe positioner is mounted to at least one of the base and the cup-shaped frame, and is capable of rotating about a longitudinal axis which is perpendicular to the upper surface of the base. The radio frequency coil is mounted to the cup-shaped frame and is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. | 01-08-2009 |
20100041979 | INTERVENTIONAL IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE - Interventional immobilization devices used to immobilize a body part and then, during a medical procedure, orient a medical device to treat located tissue within the body part are provided. The devices are designed to immobilize body tissue while preserving, or substantially preserving, the three-dimensional or volumetric integrity of the immobilized tissue. The device enables real time (RT) imaging-guided interventional (IGI) capabilities when the devices are coupled with medical imaging systems, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. | 02-18-2010 |
Richard W. Harter, Park Falls, WI US
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20140048640 | Cut Sheet Length Control in a Corrugator Dry End - Tension spikes in a running web slit to direct output webs to respective upper and lower cutoff knives are minimized by anticipating the increased tension in the web when the lead edge enters an outfeed nip and offsetting the tension spike with a decrease in the tension from the infeed pull roll nip, whereby the sum of the web tensions is substantially uniform through the cutting cycle and the sheets are cut to a consistent length. | 02-20-2014 |
Robert J. Harter, La Crosse, WI US
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20090152376 | Fluid-handling device with multiple elastic bladders - A fluid-handling device, such as a lawn-and-garden water sprayer, includes a plurality of elastic bladders that are filled via a common manifold. To ensure that all the bladders can be filled without one bladder over expanding or emptying into another one, the fluid-handling device includes a plurality of limit valves in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of bladders. When filling the bladders, the limit valves are open to convey fluid from the manifold to the bladders. In some examples of the invention, each individual limit valve will close automatically in response to its respective bladder having reached a predetermined expanded length. | 06-18-2009 |
20090152379 | Limit valve for an elastic bladder - A portable watering device includes a resiliently expandable bladder and a limit valve that prevents the bladder from being overfilled. A string or some other flexible elongate actuator is disposed within the bladder and is used to pull the limit valve between an open and closed position. In some embodiments, the limit valve is a fill-and-discharge valve that is normally open, but the string pulls the valve closed when the bladder reaches a predetermined expanded state. In other embodiments, the limit valve is a volume-release valve that is normally closed, but the string pulls the valve open to release excess fluid when the bladder reaches the predetermined expanded state. A pulling action, rather than a pushing action, actuates the limit valve so that the valve and actuator can be completely contained within the interior of watering device rather than be exposed on the exterior of the device. | 06-18-2009 |
20090217790 | Universal adjustable wrench with tactile snap action - An adjustable wrench for gripping hexagonal and other shaped heads includes two slightly non-parallel jaw faces, wherein one face is smoother than the other. The angle between the two jaw faces is extremely shallow to create a “snap-action” geometry. Combining that geometry with jaw faces of unequal roughness can result in a desirable binding action that causes the wrench to tightly grip the head. In some cases, the wrench will continue clinging to the head even after the user releases the handle of the wrench. | 09-03-2009 |
20120240959 | Carwash Emergency Stop - A carwash includes an emergency stop triggered by a car horn. A controller with a microphone listens to various sounds generated during the carwash process and performs a simple spectrum analyses to identify sounds characteristic of car horns. Rather than knowing beforehand a plethora of different car horns, the controller recognizes any number of unknown car horns because virtually all car horn tones are each comprised of multiple prominent frequencies, as opposed to a single frequency note such as the electronic “beeeeep” of a microwave oven. Steady, multiple prominent frequency tones of car horns are readily distinguishable from the noise of carwash spray, which might explain why humans can readily distinguish a car horn from carwash noises, regardless of whether the horn is louder or quieter than the surrounding carwash sounds. In some examples, the horn-activated emergency stop automatically sends a text/video message to a remote carwash owner or manager. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253973 | Carwash With Smartphone Payment and Activation - An example carwash method involves a customer using a smartphone with an app for finding participating carwash locations, making online payments for select carwash options, and then using the smartphone app to start the washing process when the customer arrives at the carwash. Various means can be used for determining when the vehicle is at the carwash entrance. Examples of such means include, but are not limited to, reading the GPS coordinates of the smartphone in the vehicle; establishing Bluetooth, WiFi or some other limited-range wireless communication link between the smartphone and the local carwash controller; displaying and manually entering a code or password at the carwash; and scanning a QR code displayed on the smartphone. During the carwash operation, in some examples, the smartphone app provides the customer with an emergency stop option. | 10-04-2012 |
20150217033 | Foolproof Valve Assembly for a Breast Milk Collector - A breast pump system includes a duckbill-style check valve that intermittently releases breast milk from a charging chamber to a storage chamber. Various examples of rotational interlocks ensure that the valve is properly installed to avoid interference between the valve's discharge end and the inner surface of an outer shell that contains the valve. In some examples, the outer shell includes a concavity or other feature configured to accommodate multiple rotational positions of the valve. | 08-06-2015 |
20150217034 | Vacuum Break Backflow Preventer for Breast Pump Systems - A breast pump system includes a vacuum break backflow preventer for preventing breast milk from accidentally backflowing into a suction tube leading to a vacuum pump. The backflow preventer is a vacuum passageway with two spaced apart suction openings. The two openings convey air to cyclically pressurize and depressurize a small milk charging chamber. If milk accidentally covers one of the openings, air at the other opening minimizes the pressure differential that might otherwise draw the milk deep into the suction tube and toward the vacuum pump. For ease of cleaning and sanitizing, the system avoids or minimizes the use of baffles, permanently enclosed passageways, moving parts, and tight inside corners. Some passageways can be split open for access during cleaning. To make the breast milk collection device less protruding under a brassier, the vacuum passageway curves around the side of a nipple receptacle rather than in front of it. | 08-06-2015 |
20150217035 | Superelliptical Breast Funnel - A breast pump system includes a one-size-fits-all funnel for fittingly receiving the breast of a lactating woman. In some examples, the funnel has a superelliptical opening that provides a smooth, naturally occurring vent at the funnel's inlet. The vent places the breast-to-funnel circumferential seal closer to the narrow end of the funnel, rather than at the funnel's wider inlet. The seal being closer to the nipple ensures that the nipple remains centrally aligned within the system's nipple-receiving receptacle, regardless of the size and shape of the breast. | 08-06-2015 |
20150217036 | Milk Repellent Breast Pump - A breast pump system includes a flexible vinyl suction tube that connects a milk collection device to a vacuum pump. If a milk droplet accidentally backflows into the suction tube, a supplementary opening injects tiny volumes of air sequentially into the vacuum pump or into the suction tube near the pump. As the vacuum pump operates in a cyclical manner, the injected air returns the droplet in sequential steps back to the milk collection device. | 08-06-2015 |
20150217037 | Fluid Isolator for Breast Pump Systems - A breast pump system includes a fluid isolator that is particularly useful as an aftermarket product that can be readily installed between various vacuum pumps and milk collection devices. The fluid isolator includes a pliable, limp diaphragm that equalizes the pressure between a vacuum pump and a milk collection device while providing a barrier that prevents milk from accidentally backflowing from the milk collection device to the vacuum pump. In some examples, the fluid isolator includes one or more tiny supplementary openings for synchronizing the movement of the diaphragm with the cyclical action of the vacuum pump and/or for returning a misdirected milk droplet in a suction tube back to a charging chamber of the milk collection device. | 08-06-2015 |
20150266692 | Integral Anti-Rollback for Injection Molded Tape Dispensers - A tape dispenser system includes a monolithic plastic injection molded frame with an integral anti-reverse rotation pawl. To help prevent the free end of a roll of tape from accidentally retracting, falling back, and frustratingly bonding onto the coiled portion of the tape, the pawl engages the inner diameter of a cardboard spool that holds the roll of tape. Strategically located mold parting lines and certain air gaps allow injection molding of a dispenser frame that has two spool-supporting sidewalls plus the integral pawl. | 09-24-2015 |
20150283980 | Emergency Stop for Carwash - An example carwash method involves a customer using a smartphone with an app for finding participating carwash locations, making online payments for select carwash options, and then using the smartphone app to start the washing process when the customer arrives at the carwash. Various means can be used for determining when the vehicle is at the carwash entrance. Examples of such means include, but are not limited to, reading the GPS coordinates of the smartphone in the vehicle; establishing Bluetooth, WiFi or some other limited-range wireless communication link between the smartphone and the local carwash controller; displaying and manually entering a code or password at the carwash; and scanning a QR code displayed on the smartphone. During the carwash operation, in some examples, the smartphone app provides the customer with an emergency stop option. | 10-08-2015 |
20150287011 | Carwash Communication - An example carwash method involves a customer using a smartphone with an app for finding participating carwash locations, making online payments for select carwash options, and then using the smartphone app to start the washing process when the customer arrives at the carwash. Various means can be used for determining when the vehicle is at the carwash entrance. Examples of such means include, but are not limited to, reading the GPS coordinates of the smartphone in the vehicle; establishing Bluetooth, WiFi or some other limited-range wireless communication link between the smartphone and the local carwash controller; displaying and manually entering a code or password at the carwash; and scanning a QR code displayed on the smartphone. During the carwash operation, in some examples, the smartphone app provides the customer with an emergency stop option. | 10-08-2015 |
20150289105 | Carwash With Smartphone Proximity Detection - An example carwash method involves a customer using a smartphone with an app for finding participating carwash locations, making online payments for select carwash options, and then using the smartphone app to start the washing process when the customer arrives at the carwash. Various means can be used for determining when the vehicle is at the carwash entrance. Examples of such means include, but are not limited to, reading the GPS coordinates of the smartphone in the vehicle; establishing Bluetooth, WiFi or some other limited-range wireless communication link between the smartphone and the local carwash controller; displaying and manually entering a code or password at the carwash; and scanning a QR code displayed on the smartphone. During the carwash operation, in some examples, the smartphone app provides the customer with an emergency stop option. | 10-08-2015 |
Ronald Scott Harter, Austin, TX US
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20130112723 | Accessory Holder System for Mounting to a Golf Ball Holder in a Golf Cart - An accessory holder system for securing a Personal Electronic Device (PED) for use in a golf cart whereby a golfer can easily view golf course GPS information on a display. The system includes a mount for insertion into a golf ball holder disposed in a golf cart; and an accessory holder for attachment and adjustment of the viewing angle of a PED in a variety of golf cart configurations. The accessory holder is typically composed of a mount with an attached rod for displacing an accessory away from interference with the golf cart dash board; a ball joint with a tensioning cap attached to the rod for adjusting the viewing position of an accessory; with a platform for mounting an accessory attached to the other end of the rod. The mount includes surface features which provide rotational stability for an accessory holder without relying on a friction-fit. | 05-09-2013 |
Sally L. Harter US
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20150327706 | DISPOSABLE PATIENT ROOM DIVIDER CURTAIN PROTECTIVE BARRIER FILM TO REDUCE INFECTION - A protective barrier for use with a hospital or exam room divider curtain provides a physical and/or antimicrobial barrier for the curtain. Methods and devices for applying the protective barrier are provided. | 11-19-2015 |
Sally L. Harter, Carmel, IN US
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20150327706 | DISPOSABLE PATIENT ROOM DIVIDER CURTAIN PROTECTIVE BARRIER FILM TO REDUCE INFECTION - A protective barrier for use with a hospital or exam room divider curtain provides a physical and/or antimicrobial barrier for the curtain. Methods and devices for applying the protective barrier are provided. | 11-19-2015 |
Scott Burton Harter, Corinth, TX US
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20140099464 | PEEL AND STICK DECOUPLING MEMBRANE - A decoupling underlayment membrane is described. The decoupling underlayment membrane includes: a set of mortar cavities; a set of through holes; and an adhesive layer coupled to an exterior surface of each mortar cavity in the set of cavities. A method of manufacturing a decoupling underlayment membrane includes: retrieving a membrane sheet; thermoforming a set of cavities into a top surface of the membrane sheet; pressing a set of through holes into the membrane sheet. A decoupling underlayment membrane includes: a set of starfish-shaped cavities arranged in a first repeating pattern and formed into a top surface of the membrane; a set of through holes arranged in a second repeating pattern; and a peel and stick adhesive layer coupled to a bottom surface of the membrane. | 04-10-2014 |
Steven B. Harter, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090192542 | SINGLE BALLOON RIPENING DEVICE WITH NOVEL INSERTER AND INFLATOR - An improvement on the extra-amniotic balloon and technique of placement is disclosed. It involves a large capacity balloon, modified to efficiently place pressure on the cervix, and markers for ease and of placement. The malleable introducing stylet allows for safe and easy insertion, either manually or visually, through a cervix that is 0.5 cm or more in dilation. The optional traction collar can aid in more efficiently placing pressure on the cervix. The automatic pump for instillation of the fluid has a forward and reverse mode to allow for deflation and repositioning of the balloon if placement is less than optimal. This process can be performed by a physician or a nurse, already certified in the placement of fetal scalp electrodes or intrauterine pressure catheters. Additionally, the procedure can be performed by one person. | 07-30-2009 |
Steven V. Harter, Fargo, ND US
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20110252009 | COMBINED SAVE AND VALIDATION LOGIC - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for combined saving and validation are disclosed. A particular method includes receiving a command to save changes associated with a change set to a data storage device. Entities of the change set are validated and one or more pre-operation commands are executed on the change set. When a pre-operation command modifies one or more first entities of the change set, the first entities are revalidated. The method also includes executing a data operation based on the change set and executing one or more post-operation commands on the change set. When a post-operation command modifies one or more second entities of the change set, the second entities are re-validated. | 10-13-2011 |
Terrance Lee Harter, Canyon Lak, TX US
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20130112723 | Accessory Holder System for Mounting to a Golf Ball Holder in a Golf Cart - An accessory holder system for securing a Personal Electronic Device (PED) for use in a golf cart whereby a golfer can easily view golf course GPS information on a display. The system includes a mount for insertion into a golf ball holder disposed in a golf cart; and an accessory holder for attachment and adjustment of the viewing angle of a PED in a variety of golf cart configurations. The accessory holder is typically composed of a mount with an attached rod for displacing an accessory away from interference with the golf cart dash board; a ball joint with a tensioning cap attached to the rod for adjusting the viewing position of an accessory; with a platform for mounting an accessory attached to the other end of the rod. The mount includes surface features which provide rotational stability for an accessory holder without relying on a friction-fit. | 05-09-2013 |
Thomas C. Harter, Neenah, WI US
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20130226397 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR LOGGING DRIVING INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and devices for logging performance of a driver operating a commercial motor vehicle (“CMV”). One method includes receiving at a portable device identifying information for the driver through a graphical user interface and at least one operating parameter from a non-portable base unit installed in the CMV. The non-portable base unit includes a processor and non-transitory computer-readable medium and configured to monitor at least one operating parameter of the CMV. The method also includes determining compliance data at the portable device based, at least in part, on the identifying information and the at least one operating parameter, and wirelessly transmitting signals based on the compliance data from the portable device to a remote host. | 08-29-2013 |
Tom C. Harter, Neenah, WI US
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20150325063 | PARTITIONED COMPLIANCE APPLICATION FOR REPORTING HOURS OF SERVICE - A base unit installed in a vehicle including a vehicle communication module for communicating with a controller, the controller monitoring at least one operating parameter of the vehicle. The base unit also includes a transceiver and a processor configured to receive the at least one operating parameter of the vehicle from the vehicle communication module and process the at least one operating parameter to detect an event, wherein the event is used for driver compliance logging. The transceiver is configured to transmit the event to at least one external device. | 11-12-2015 |
William Glen Harter, Chelsea, MI US
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20100048517 | ANDROGEN MODULATORS - The present invention is directed to a new class of 4-cycloalkoxy benzonitriles and to their use as androgen receptor modulators. Other aspects of the invention are directed to the use of these compounds to decrease excess sebum secretions and to stimulate hair growth. | 02-25-2010 |
William Glen Harter, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20090170886 | ANDROGEN MODULATORS - The present invention is directed to a new class of benzonitriles and to their use as androgen receptor modulators. Other aspects of the invention are directed to the use of these compounds to decrease excess sebum secretions and to stimulate hair growth. | 07-02-2009 |