Fogarty, US
Audrey Fogarty, Austin, TX US
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20150349587 | MANAGING AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A system includes an energy storage system configured to supply energy to an electrical grid and a control system coupled to an energy management system of the electrical grid and configured to control the energy storage system. The control system receives one or more commands from the energy management system, and in response, executes a command compliance routine to charge or discharge energy from the energy storage system to the electric grid in accordance with the one or more commands. The control system also receives one or more system condition values from the energy storage system and one or more market condition values for the electric grid and executes a management routine to charge or discharge energy from the energy storage system to the electric grid based on the system condition values and the market condition values. | 12-03-2015 |
Brendan Michael Fogarty, Gilbert, AZ US
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20090014958 | ONLINE GAMING SYSTEM - Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods relating to online gaming utilizing virtual playing instruments generated from physical playing instruments. According to one aspect of the invention, physical playing instruments are utilized in a gaming environment that may be scrambled, shuffled, and/or played remotely over a network. In one embodiment, the physical playing instruments are traditional poker-style gaming playing cards. The playing instruments include at least one identifier that may be read upon being dealt, such as identified and stored on a computer-readable medium before a game. In one such embodiment, computer-executable instructions may utilize the information on the computer-readable medium in conjunction with one or more games. Further aspects relate to validating the playing instruments and/or systems before, during, and/or after conducting one or more games with the playing instruments. | 01-15-2009 |
20090017917 | ONLINE GAMING SYSTEM - Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods relating to online gaming utilizing virtual playing instruments generated from physical playing instruments. According to one aspect of the invention, physical playing instruments are utilized in a gaming environment that may be scrambled, shuffled, and/or played remotely over a network. In one embodiment, the physical playing instruments are traditional poker-style gaming playing cards. The playing instruments include at least one identifier that may be read upon being dealt, such as identified and stored on a computer-readable medium before a game. In one such embodiment, computer-executable instructions may utilize the information on the computer-readable medium in conjunction with one or more games. Further aspects relate to validating the playing instruments and/or systems before, during, and/or after conducting one or more games with the playing instruments. | 01-15-2009 |
20100144445 | DUPLICATE DECK - Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods relating to online gaming utilizing virtual playing instruments. The virtual playing instruments may be generated from physical playing instruments. In certain embodiments, the playing instruments include at least one identifier that may identified and stored on a computer-readable medium before and/or during a game. In one such embodiment, computer-executable instructions may utilize the information on the computer-readable medium in conjunction with one or more games. Further aspects relate to determining if a collection of virtual playing instruments is a duplicate of another collection of virtual playing instruments. Further aspects relate to validating the playing instruments and/or systems before, during, and/or after conducting one or more games with the playing instruments. | 06-10-2010 |
Brian P. Fogarty, O'Fallon, MO US
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20120098380 | End Caps for Stator Segments of Segmented Stator Assemblies - An example end cap of a stator segment is provided for use in locating wires in a segmented stator assembly in desired positions. The end cap generally includes a body and an inboard wall. An identifier is defined by the inboard wall of the end cap for use in determining wire sizes to be used with the end cap. Terminal pockets are provided in the body for receiving the wires and making desired electrical connections, and steps located in the terminal pockets help secure the connectors in the terminal pockets. Plateaus, and troughs defined in the plateaus, are located outside the terminal pockets for use in trimming wires received in the terminal pockets as desired. And, retaining structures are located around the end cap to help with locating the wires in the desired positions. | 04-26-2012 |
Dan Fogarty, Framingham, MA US
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20140090787 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING COVERING ASSEMBLY - Methods and apparatus to control an architectural opening covering assembly are disclosed herein. An example architectural opening covering assembly includes a tube and a covering coupled to the tube such that rotation of the tube winds or unwinds the covering around the tube. A motor is operatively coupled to the tube to rotate the tube. The example architectural opening covering assembly also includes a gravitational sensor to generate tube position information based on a gravity reference. The example architectural opening covering assembly further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the motor to control the motor. The controller is to determine a position of the covering based on the tube position information. | 04-03-2014 |
Daniel Fogarty, Framingham, MA US
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20130199735 | ARCHITECTURAL OPENING COVERINGS POWERED BY ROTARY MOTORS - Example architectural opening coverings powered by rotary motors are described. An example architectural opening covering apparatus includes a rotatable member, a covering mounted to the rotatable member, a motor having a drive shaft which is capable of rotating the rotatable member in a first direction to raise the covering and in a second direction opposite the first direction to lower the covering, and a drive shaft coupling substantially preventing the motor from applying torque in the second direction. | 08-08-2013 |
Daniel J. Fogarty, Mukilteo, WA US
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20130339795 | Failure Analysis Validation And Visualization - A system is provided for integrating failure data for different failure analysis layouts. The system includes a data validator and layout engine. The data validator is configured to validate failure analysis data for a complex system including a plurality of systems. The failure analysis data includes failure data identifying failed systems, and design data describing the complex system and possible failures of at least some of its systems. In this regard, the data validator is configured to perform one or more consistency checks between the failure data and design data to thereby integrate the failure data for a plurality of different failure analysis layouts. The layout engine is in turn configured to selectively generate and communicate any one or more of the plurality of different layouts of the failure analysis data, with at least some of the failure analysis data being shared between at least some of the different layouts. | 12-19-2013 |
20150019187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF A FAILURE - A failure-effect validation system includes an effects modeler configured to develop a cumulative effects model for failure modes of the complex system, and by which a model of the complex system is extendible to form an extended complex-system model. The effects modeler is also configured to develop search targets each of which includes logical expressions of notable hazards and other factors that contribute to the cumulative effects, such as crew workload, safety margin and/or physiological effects. A model analysis system is configured to perform an automated analysis using the extended complex-system model and search targets, and in which the automated analysis includes a graph search of possible states of the extended complex-system model to locate search targets. And the effects assessment system is configured to selectively generate a layout of failure analysis data including at least a portion of the extended complex-system model and results of the automated analysis. | 01-15-2015 |
Daniel M. Fogarty, Framingham, MA US
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20100059186 | RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES - A retractable cover for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending vanes with the lower edges of the vanes in most embodiments of the invention being connected to operating elements adapted to raise the lower edges of each vane toward the upper edges to define openings or gaps between the vanes through which vision and light can pass in an open condition of the covering. Variations of the covering do not require movement of a lower edge of a vane relative to an upper edge but simply movement of some vanes relative to other vanes. The vanes can be made of materials having different flexibilities and where more rigid materials are used, creased fold lines can be established for desired operability. | 03-11-2010 |
20100126675 | RETRACTABLE SHADE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail. | 05-27-2010 |
20100276088 | RETRACTABLE SHADE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail. | 11-04-2010 |
20100276089 | RETRACTABLE SHADE FOR COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail. | 11-04-2010 |
20120193040 | RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES - A retractable cover for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending vanes with the lower edges of the vanes in most embodiments of the invention being connected to operating elements adapted to raise the lower edges of each vane toward the upper edges to define openings or gaps between the vanes through which vision and light can pass in an open condition of the covering. Variations of the covering do not require movement of a lower edge of a vane relative to an upper edge but simply movement of some vanes relative to other vanes. The vanes can be made of materials having different flexibilities and where more rigid materials are used, creased fold lines can be established for desired operability. | 08-02-2012 |
20130061846 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR AND THERMAL STORAGE DEVICE - A solar energy collector and thermal storage device for placement in a building's exterior architectural opening is provided, having an insulating cavity including a first lite on the device exterior side and a second lite spaced inwardly therefrom, defining a depth of the insulating cavity, and being substantially filled with an insulating gas. A provided thermal storage cavity includes the second lite and a third lite spaced inwardly therefrom, defining a depth of the thermal storage cavity which is at least the same size as the insulating cavity depth, and is substantially filled with a thermal storage medium, which is a hydrogel adhering to the second lite and the third lite and having cohesion characteristics such that it is self supporting and maintains its shape within the thermal storage cavity. A low-emissivity coating disposed on the insulating cavity side of the second lite inhibits exterior thermal radiation transfer. | 03-14-2013 |
20130098565 | UNITARY ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL FENESTRATION, PROVIDING DYNAMIC SOLAR HEAT GAIN CONTROL - The present disclosure is related to a unitary assembly for an architectural fenestration, providing dynamic solar heat gain control, which (1) provides a track-based frame structure/blind combination in which the blind is self-correcting should the blind material fall outside of the track; (2) provides directional shading, where the assembly provides for dynamically controlling the amount of light allowed to reach the heat storage unit; (3) provides a blind motor without limiter switches and with a quick-release slip-ring; and (4) provides a heat storage unit which is a thermally efficient, transparent and translucent structure, with which gain from sunny winter days is greater than nighttime loss, so as to provide supplemental heat. | 04-25-2013 |
20130139977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A WINDOW COVERING HAVING OPERABLE VANES - An apparatus and associated method for manufacturing a window covering for an architectural opening. The apparatus includes a support structure handling assembly, an operating element handling assembly, and a vane handling assembly. The handling assemblies process the respective materials to an assembly station to attach one portion of a vane to the operating elements, and another portion of the vane to the support structure, allowing movement of one portion of the vane relative to other portion of the vane. | 06-06-2013 |
20140096915 | RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES - A retractable cover for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending vanes with the lower edges of the vanes in most embodiments of the invention being connected to operating elements adapted to raise the lower edges of each vane toward the upper edges to define openings or gaps between the vanes through which vision and light can pass in an open condition of the covering. Variations of the covering do not require movement of a lower edge of a vane relative to an upper edge but simply movement of some vanes relative to other vanes. The vanes can be made of materials having different flexibilities and where more rigid materials are used, creased fold lines can be established for desired operability. | 04-10-2014 |
20140262078 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING COVERING ASSEMBLY - Methods and apparatus to control an architectural opening covering assembly are disclosed herein. An example method disclosed herein includes determining a position of a covering of an architectural opening covering assembly. The example method further includes determining a speed at which the covering is to move via a motor based on the position and a period of time. The example method also includes operating a motor to move the covering at the speed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140290870 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ARCHITECTURAL OPENING COVERING ASSEMBLIES - Methods and apparatus to control architectural opening covering assemblies are disclosed herein. An example architectural opening covering assembly includes a manual controller operatively coupled to a tube to rotate the tube. The tube includes an architectural opening covering. The example architectural opening covering assembly also includes a motor operatively coupled to the tube to rotate the tube. A local controller is communicatively coupled to the motor to control the motor. The example architectural opening covering assembly further includes a gravitational sensor to determine an angular position of the tube. | 10-02-2014 |
20150107786 | RETRACTABLE SHADE WITH COLLAPSIBLE VANES - A retractable cover for architectural openings having collapsible vanes includes a support structure in the form of a sheet of material, monofilaments, tapes, ribbons, cords, or the like, supporting an upper edge of a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending vanes with the lower edges of the vanes in most embodiments of the invention being connected to operating elements adapted to raise the lower edges of each vane toward the upper edges to define openings or gaps between the vanes through which vision and light can pass in an open condition of the covering. Variations of the covering do not require movement of a lower edge of a vane relative to an upper edge but simply movement of some vanes relative to other vanes. The vanes can be made of materials having different flexibilities and where more rigid materials are used, creased fold lines can be established for desired operability. | 04-23-2015 |
20150176328 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A WINDOW COVERING HAVING OPERABLE VANES - An apparatus and associated method for manufacturing a window covering for an architectural opening. The apparatus includes a support structure handling assembly, an operating element handling assembly, and a vane handling assembly. The handling assemblies process the respective materials to an assembly station to attach one portion of a vane to the operating elements, and another portion of the vane to the support structure, allowing movement of one portion of the vane relative to other portion of the vane. | 06-25-2015 |
Daniel P. Fogarty, Chesterson, IN US
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20130121463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AUTHENTICITY OF AN OBJECT - An apparatus and method for applying x-ray absorption, refraction, and/or scatter detection methods to authenticate objects. The invention can be used for the authentication of any object, such as, without limitation, artwork, antiques, currency, shipped materials, etc., by the application of a detection material that is detectable by applying x-rays. The detection material is imbedded within the object, or otherwise invisible to the human eye, IR, UV, and conventional x-ray radiography techniques. The method of this invention is particularly useful in security applications, such as for verifying the authenticity of identification documents like passports and similar identification cards. | 05-16-2013 |
James Fogarty, Seattle, WA US
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20090288150 | ACCESS CONTROL BY TESTING FOR SHARED KNOWLEDGE - Access to resource(s) intended to be shared with specific groups of individuals is controlled using concise tests of shared knowledge instead of (or in addition) to accounts and access control lists. Users can readily learn the concept and choose questions that will control the access by the desired group with little effort. Such questions can be relatively secure to guesses by those not intended to have access, particularly if the number of allowed guesses is relatively limited. Users can generally predict the security of their questions, but sometimes underestimate the ability of attackers to use Web searching or enumeration to discover answers. In such cases, the system can automatically discover weak questions and then suggest alternatives. By lowering the threshold to access control, shared knowledge tests can enable more types of information to acquire collaborative value on the Internet and on other types of networks. | 11-19-2009 |
20110126158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING PIXEL-BASED REVERSE ENGINEERING OF INTERFACE STRUCTURE - Systems and methods for implementing real-time pixel-based reverse engineering of interface structures are disclosed herein. The system uses the pixels representing widgets and content of a user interface to analyze, interpret, and/or enhance the interface without requiring cooperation from the interface. The system captures pixel data and reverse engineers the composition and structure of the interface from the captured pixel data. Using the reverse engineered interface, generated based on the captured pixel data, the facility can identify and record user interactions with the interface, modify the display of the interface to meet user requirements, preferences, or customization options, or enhance the interface to provide functionality not otherwise available, etc. The system can perform these processes across a variety of interfaces regardless of their underlying implementation and without any modifications to the interface. | 05-26-2011 |
James A. Fogarty, Seattle, WA US
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20090154795 | INTERACTIVE CONCEPT LEARNING IN IMAGE SEARCH - An interactive concept learning image search technique that allows end-users to quickly create their own rules for re-ranking images based on the image characteristics of the images. The image characteristics can include visual characteristics as well as semantic features or characteristics, or may include a combination of both. End-users can then rank or re-rank any current or future image search results according to their rule or rules. End-users provide examples of images each rule should match and examples of images the rule should reject. The technique learns the common image characteristics of the examples, and any current or future image search results can then be ranked or re-ranked according to the learned rules. | 06-18-2009 |
20100313958 | SENSING EVENTS AFFECTING LIQUID FLOW IN A LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - By monitoring pressure transients in a liquid within a liquid distribution system using only a single sensor, events such as the opening and closing of valves at specific fixtures are readily detected. The sensor, which can readily be coupled to a faucet bib, transmits an output signal to a computing device. Each such event can be identified by the device based by comparing characteristic features of the pressure transient waveform with previously observed characteristic features for events in the system. These characteristic features, which can include the varying pressure, derivative, and real Cepstrum of the pressure transient waveform, can be used to select a specific fixture where a valve open or close event has occurred. Flow to each fixture and leaks in the system can also be determined from the pressure transient signal. A second sensor disposed at a point disparate from the first sensor provides further event information. | 12-16-2010 |
20120183206 | INTERACTIVE CONCEPT LEARNING IN IMAGE SEARCH - An interactive concept learning image search technique that allows end-users to quickly create their own rules for re-ranking images based on the image characteristics of the images. The image characteristics can include visual characteristics as well as semantic features or characteristics, or may include a combination of both. End-users can then rank or re-rank any current or future image search results according to their rule or rules. End-users provide examples of images each rule should match and examples of images the rule should reject. The technique learns the common image characteristics of the examples, and any current or future image search results can then be ranked or re-ranked according to the learned rules. | 07-19-2012 |
20140026644 | Sensing Events Affecting Liquid Flow in a Liquid Distribution System - By monitoring pressure transients in a liquid within a liquid distribution system using only a single sensor, events such as the opening and closing of valves at specific fixtures are readily detected. The sensor, which can readily be coupled to a faucet bib, transmits an output signal to a computing device. Each such event can be identified by the device based by comparing characteristic features of the pressure transient waveform with previously observed characteristic features for events in the system. These characteristic features, which can include the varying pressure, derivative, and real Cepstrum of the pressure transient waveform, can be used to select a specific fixture where a valve open or close event has occurred. Flow to each fixture and leaks in the system can also be determined from the pressure transient signal. A second sensor disposed at a point disparate from the first sensor provides further event information. | 01-30-2014 |
James Anthony Fogarty, Seattle, WA US
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20110307422 | EXPLORING DATA USING MULTIPLE MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS - A multiple model data exploration system and method for running multiple machine-learning models simultaneously to understand and explore data. Embodiments of the system and method allow a user to gain a greater understanding of the data and to gain new insights into their data. Embodiments of the system and method also allow a user to interactively explore the problem and to navigate different views of data. Many different classifier training and evaluation experiments are run simultaneously and results are obtained. The results are aggregated and visualized across each of the experiments to determine and understand how each example is classified for each different classifier. These results then are summarized in a variety of ways to allow users to obtain a greater understanding of the data both in terms of the individual examples themselves and features associated with the data. | 12-15-2011 |
James M. Fogarty, Schenectady, NY US
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20090196764 | HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRIC-DRIVE WITH MULTI-POLE MOTOR FOR GAS PIPELINE AND STORAGE COMPRESSION APPLICATIONS - An integrated electric-drive compressor system utilizes a high frequency drive for powering the multi-pole pair motor. The electric motor and compressor are housed in a common pressure casing. The electric motor has added permanent magnets for achieving higher ratings and higher speeds. | 08-06-2009 |
20100247283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEARANCE CONTROL - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a magnetic actuator configured to adjust a radial clearance between a housing and rotary blades via translational movement along a rotational axis. The system includes a controller configured to engage the magnetic actuator to adjust the radial clearance in response to feedback. | 09-30-2010 |
James Michael Fogarty, Schenectady, NY US
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20080296289 | MOVABLE HEATING SYSTEM HAVING FIXED HEATING SOURCE FOR BRAZING STATOR BARS - A heating system for brazing a stator bar to a clip including: a heating coil having a seat to receive the stator bar and clip; a heating mass adapted to fit into the seat of the coil, and an extendible press applying the mass to the stator bar or clip. | 12-04-2008 |
20090309431 | APPARATUS FOR USING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE TO TRANSPORT FLUIDS THROUGH A PIPELINE - A stator for an electrical machine includes teeth assembled from a plurality of stacked laminations mounted on a cylindrical protective surface thereby forming a plurality of slots. The stator also includes an armature winding assembled within the teeth by inserting components of the armature winding into the plurality of stator slots from positions external to the teeth in a manner that facilitates mitigating potential for coil distortion. The armature winding includes a plurality of coils that each include an end winding. The stator further includes a segmented yoke inserted around the armature winding in a manner that facilitates mitigating a potential for disturbing the end winding of the coils. Independently assembling the stator components in this manner facilitates varying a thickness and/or the number of heat conducting laminations between the yoke and teeth that subsequently facilitates heat transfer from the armature winding to an outer pressure casing of the machine. | 12-17-2009 |
20110080068 | LAMINATED GENERATOR ROTOR STRUCTURE AND RELATED METHOD - A laminated generator rotor structure and a related method for repairing a rotor using a laminated rotor structure are disclosed. In an embodiment, the rotor body includes a stack of laminated plates flanked by end flange members, and placed in compression by at least one stud member passing through the laminated stack and secured by at least one fastener. | 04-07-2011 |
20120306458 | CONVERSION OF SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR TO SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER - An approach for converting a synchronous generator to a synchronous condenser is disclosed. In one aspect, a variable frequency driver is used to provide a starting power source to accelerate a synchronous generator decoupled from a turbine to an operational speed to act as a synchronous condenser. In another aspect, the synchronous condenser can be recoupled back to the turbine to form the synchronous generator. | 12-06-2012 |
20140020426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A CHILLED FLUID TO COOL AN ELECTROMECHANICAL MACHINE - A system includes an air separation unit configured to generate a chilled fluid. The system also includes an electromechanical machine configured to be cooled via heat exchange with the chilled fluid. | 01-23-2014 |
20140035231 | SEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTARY MACHINE - A system includes an electrodynamically suspended seal. The electrodynamically suspended seal includes a first element that includes an electrically conducting material and a second element that includes a magnetic material. At least one of the first and second elements is configured to rotate about an axial axis. The first and second elements are disposed adjacent one another. The rotational movement of at least one of the first and second elements creates a levitation force such that the first and second elements are repelled away from one another. The electrodynamically suspended seal also includes a third element configured to create a counteracting force. | 02-06-2014 |
John H. Fogarty, St. Louis, MO US
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20110135887 | Sandwich Structure Having Arrestment Feature and Method of Making the Same - A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets. | 06-09-2011 |
20120193016 | Sandwich Structure Having Arrestment Feature and Method of Making the Same - A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets. | 08-02-2012 |
20130129970 | Sandwich Structure Having Arrestment Feature - A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets. | 05-23-2013 |
20150183181 | Sandwich Structure Having Arrestment Feature - A composite sandwich structure comprises a core sandwiched between composite laminate facesheets. The core includes a plurality of core sections spliced together at joints that incorporate integral features for arresting the propagation of irregularities in the facesheets. | 07-02-2015 |
John H. Fogarty, Lake St. Louis, MO US
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20100006702 | Fastner-Free Primary Structural Joint for Sandwich Panels - Techniques for providing fastener-free primary structural joint for sandwich panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a technique includes positioning a first panel having a first edge portion proximate a second panel having a second edge portion such that the first and second edge portions cooperatively form an interior recess on an interior side of the first and second panels, applying adhesive to at least one of the recessed interior side of the panel assembly and a plug configured to occupy the interior recess, inserting the plug into the interior recess, the plug including a cap that extends beyond the interior recess and overlaps adjacent portions of the first and second panels, applying adhesive to at least one of a splice and an exterior side opposite from the interior side, and attaching the splice on the exterior side. | 01-14-2010 |
John Hershey Fogarty, St. Louis, MO US
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20130240671 | Attachment of Aircraft Ribs to Spars Having Variable Geometry - An aircraft wing includes a rib attached by a joint to a tubular spar that varies in cross sectional shape during flight. The joint includes a ring attached to the tubular spar, and pivot pins connecting the ring with the rib. The pivot pins allow relative movement between the rib and the tubular spar as the tubular spar varies in cross sectional shape. | 09-19-2013 |
John P. Fogarty, West Linn, OR US
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20150338943 | INTER-DISPLAY COMMUNICATION - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to electrostatic communication among displays. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a multi-touch display comprising a display stack having a display surface and one or more side surfaces bounding the display surface, a touch sensing layer comprising a plurality of transmit electrodes positioned opposite a plurality of receive electrodes, the touch sensing layer spanning the display surface and bending to extend along at least a portion of the one or more side surfaces of the display, and a controller configured to suppress driving the plurality of transmit electrodes of the touch sensing layer for an interval, and during that interval, receive configuration information from a transmit electrode of a touch sensing layer in a side surface of an adjacent display. | 11-26-2015 |
John T. Fogarty, Swedesboro, NJ US
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20150299598 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING ANTIWEAR PERFORMANCE AND DEMULSIBILITY PERFORMANCE - A method for improving antiwear performance and demulsibility performance in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and an antiwear additive as a minor component. The antiwear additive includes a zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound represented by the formula | 10-22-2015 |
20150299602 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING DEPOSIT CONTROL - A method for improving deposit control, while maintaining or improving demulsibility performance, in an engine lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil that has a particular phenate/carboxylate detergent mixture present in a particular amount in the formulated oil. A lubricating engine oil having a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component; and a phenate/carboxylate detergent mixture as a minor component. The lubricating oils of this disclosure are useful in marine crankcase systems, in particular, marine system oil applications for two-stroke marine diesel engines. | 10-22-2015 |
Michael Fogarty, Pawtucket, RI US
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20130130590 | TOY WITH AN ILLUMINATED PART - A toy, such as a teddy bear, pair of hand puppets, or other amusement device wherein an electrical circuit is actuated through the connection of two separate halves of a wired shape, such as a heart, moon, star, light bulb or other form, causing said shape to glow via lights, with aforementioned halves held together via a set of neodymium magnets. When the halves are separated, at least one pair of electrical contacts is disconnected, and therefore, the electrical circuit is incomplete such that the toy does not glow. When the halves are mated or otherwise joined, the at least one pair of electrical contacts come into connection with one another and the electrical circuit is completed, causing the lights within the wired shape to glow. | 05-23-2013 |
Michael Fogarty, Pawtuckef, RI US
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20120322343 | Toy with an Illuminated Part - A toy, such as a teddy bear, pair of hand puppets, or other amusement device wherein an electrical circuit is actuated through the connection of two separate halves of a wired shape, such as a heart, moon, star, light bulb or other form, causing said shape to glow via lights, with aforementioned halves held together via a set of neodymium magnets. When the halves are separated, at least one pair of electrical contacts is disconnected, and therefore, the electrical circuit is incomplete such that the toy does not glow. When the halves are mated or otherwise joined, the at least one pair of electrical contacts come into connection with one another and the electrical circuit is completed, causing the lights within the wired shape to glow. | 12-20-2012 |
Michael Fogarty, Freehold, NJ US
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20090187448 | Alerts Realtime LLC - Today, the average Emergency Alert Vendor is limited by their business model and infrastructure capabilities. This market is built around vendors who build capacity for delivery and whose business model is built on recouping their capital investment through charging customers for transactions on their platforms. This model works for consistent monthly recurring revenue but breaks down for large scale emergency users who need a large amount of capacity for a short period of time. | 07-23-2009 |
Michael D. Fogarty, Chicago, IL US
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20150217512 | FITTING DOUBLERS USING GAP MAPPING - An apparatus for fabricating a stack of adhesive plies for attaching a doubler to a surface on a structure includes a digital scanner, configured for scanning the surface and for producing a first set of digital data representing a contour of the surface, and a computer, coupled to the digital scanner, having a processor and system memory. The computer is programmed for mapping a gap between a bonding surface on the doubler and the surface on the structure using the first set of digital data and a second set of digital data representing the bonding surface, and for segmenting the mapped gap into layers corresponding to the adhesive plies. | 08-06-2015 |
Michael John Fogarty, Freehold, NJ US
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20090182601 | Alerts Realtime Delivery Broker - All messaging vendors today receive “jobs” (SMS, Voice or eMail) from their customers and attempt to deliver through their delivery infrastructure. Being that all vendors have a limited capital investment in delivery infrastructure, their customers “jobs” will deliver (first in first out) over time which can range from in minutes to hours. This model is critically flawed for the emergency alert industry which requires a large pool of capacity at a moment's notice. | 07-16-2009 |
Michael W. Fogarty, Alexandria, VA US
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20110143329 | Methods and Apparatus Enabling Meeting Notes to be Inscribed on Electrostatis Film and Retained - A meeting attendee brings into a meeting room a kit which includes a container possessing a supply cylinder on which conventional electrostatic or electret film/paper is wound, a retention cylinder, and, optionally, writing implements. A sheet of the electrostatic film is unwound from the supply roll and is applied to a vertical surface to which it clings by electrostatic attraction. The exposed side of the sheet is written-on by conventional writing tools. Following the meeting, one or more of the sheets is peeled from the surface and retained by being wound up and placed into the retention cylinder. The retention cylinder can then be removed from the meeting room within the container or separately therefrom. | 06-16-2011 |
20130140805 | Easel Pad with Electrostatic Sheets - Described herein is a method and easel pad on which an attendee at a meeting can write information such as notes, comments, figures, etc. in a way that is visible to all attendees and which can be easily retained throughout the meeting. In practice, a user brings into the meeting room an easel pad comprised of a pad of electrostatic sheets. The easel pad further comprises a starter slit on each sheet of the pad of electrostatic sheets, and a cutter blade for accommodating easy handling, cutting and removal of a sheet from the pad. The pad is placed on an easel. During the meeting or in preparation thereof, information is written on the pad of electrostatic sheets. When desired, one can tear off the top electrostatic sheet on which the information has been written, and simply apply the sheet to any surface, such as a wall or separate board, so that the sheet clings to the surface due to the electrostatic attraction. Everyone in the meeting can still view the sheet containing the written information, while new information is being discussed and written on the next electrostatic sheet of the easel pad. | 06-06-2013 |
Michele Fogarty, Washington, MI US
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20130113223 | CHILDPROOF SAFETY LOCKING SYSTEM - A child-proof safety locking system may include an elastomeric loop. The loop may have at least one locking ball attached at a bottom end of the loop so that when the loop is wrapped around an object, a top end of the loop surrounds the locking ball and the top end of the loop is held in position overlying the bottom end of the loop. | 05-09-2013 |
Paul D. Fogarty, Saint Peters, MO US
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20110273065 | DOOR HOLD OPEN MECHANISM FOR A MERCHANDISER - A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area for supporting and displaying food product. The case includes a case frame that has at least one mullion defining an opening into the product display area, a door that is positioned over the opening and pivotably coupled to the case frame for movement between a closed position and an open position, and a door hold open mechanism attached to either the mullion or the door. The other of the mullion and the door defines a channel, and the door hold open mechanism includes an engagement member that is outwardly biased from the mullion or the door to which the door hold open mechanism is attached such that the engagement member is engageable with the other of the mullion and the door within the channel to hold the door in the open position. | 11-10-2011 |
20130334938 | DOOR HOLD OPEN MECHANISM FOR A MERCHANDISER - A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area for supporting and displaying food product. The case includes a case frame having at least one mullion that defines an opening into the product display area. A door is positioned over the opening and is pivotably coupled to the case frame for movement between a closed position and an open position. A door hold open mechanism includes a housing attached to one of the mullion and the door, while the other of the mullion and the door defines a channel. The door hold open mechanism further includes an engagement member outwardly biased from the housing and is engageable with the other of the mullion and the door within the channel to hold the door in the open position to provide access to the product display area. | 12-19-2013 |
Robert R. Fogarty, West Des Moines, IA US
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20130068856 | COMPACT HIGH FLOW PRESSURE ATOMIZERS - A distributor for a pressure atomizer includes a distributor body having an upstream end defining an internal liquid circuit, a downstream end defining a spin chamber for swirling a liquid flowing therethrough, and an outboard peripheral surface extending from the upstream end to the downstream end. The upstream and downstream ends are spaced apart along a longitudinal axis. A inclined passage is defined in the outboard peripheral surface in fluid communication with the internal liquid circuit and with the spin chamber for producing a relatively wide spray angle for a given distributor body size. The inclined passage is angled to diverge from the longitudinal axis of the distributor body in a direction toward the downstream end. | 03-21-2013 |
Robert Russell Fogarty, West Des Moines, IA US
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20100205971 | Fuel nozzle having aerodynamically shaped helical turning vanes - A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine is disclosed which includes a nozzle body having a longitudinal axis, an elongated annular air passage defined within the nozzle body, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart axially extending swirl vanes disposed within the annular air passage, wherein each swirl vane has multiple joined leads and a variable thickness along the axial extent thereof. | 08-19-2010 |
Ryan D. Fogarty, West Henrietta, NY US
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20090126527 | Bearing design for a roller finger follower - A bearing design for a roller finger follower assembly includes an outer arm having a pair of openings, a shaft extending across the outer arm through the openings, a pair of lateral follower rollers mounted at opposite ends of the shaft; and a pair of bearings rotatably supporting the lateral follower rollers. The shaft is not a member of the bearing. Therefore, a force acting on the rollers travels through the rollers directly into the bearing and into the outer arm which reduces the potential for the rollers to become detached from the shaft. An inboard bearing design involves an inner bearing race integrated into the rollers. An outboard bearing design involves an inner bearing race integrated in the outer arm and an outer bearing race integrated into the rollers. | 05-21-2009 |
Scott B. Fogarty, Gilbert, AZ US
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20160101678 | Vehicle Sun Cover - The embodied invention is a large, horizontal sunshade with vertical shading curtains around the perimeter that is securely attached to the roof of a vehicle. The attachment means comprises a semi-permanent magnetic vehicle mount assembly that is attached to the vehicle roof and a matching snap ring that secures the sunscreen in place. The snap ring is magnetically attached to the car mount assembly using strong magnets that prevent the sunscreen from blowing away in the event of a wind. The sunscreen assembly incorporates reinforcing ribs in a way that allows the sunscreen assembly to be folded and stored compactly. The sunscreen assembly is removable by a simple rotation. | 04-14-2016 |
Shaun P. Fogarty, Portland, OR US
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20120289369 | LAUNCHABLE FLYING DEVICE - A launchable or throwable flying device that comprises a tapering tube or hollow truncated cone shape with a front aperture that is larger in diameter than the rear aperture. Various aerodynamic and design features are designed to optimize the device's performance in flight, such as (but not limited to) a tail section that induces the device to tack into the wind when thrown. | 11-15-2012 |
20120328441 | AUTO-ROTATING DEVICE - A launchable device capable of autorotating flight. The device comprises a wing with two airfoils that induce this autorotating flight after launch and ascent. | 12-27-2012 |
20150056884 | BUBBLE MAKING SYSTEM - A system for containing bubble solution and converting the solution into bubbles through a particular motion is disclosed. The system includes a sealed reservoir for containing the bubble solution and having an outlet, an aperture array adapted for cooperation with the particular motion to cause the bubble solution to convert to bubbles; and a delivery network adapted for allowing flow of the bubble solution from the outlet to the aperture array only during the particular motion. Several exemplary devices employing the system are also disclosed. | 02-26-2015 |
Stacy Renee Fogarty, Olathe, KS US
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20100024250 | CONVERTIBLE TRACTION SHOES - A convertible shoe having a shoe body and a shoe sole. An air channel formed in said shoe sole including pressurized air inlet and air exhaust. An elongated pocket or multiple individual pockets in the bottom of the shoe sole and along said air channel. A flexible wall portion between said air channel and pocket that expands into the pocket(s) upon pressurization of said air channel. A protrusion affixed to said flexible wall portion and which extends out of said pocket and into engagement with a support surface when said air channel is pressurized. | 02-04-2010 |
Steve Fogarty, Washington, MI US
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20130113223 | CHILDPROOF SAFETY LOCKING SYSTEM - A child-proof safety locking system may include an elastomeric loop. The loop may have at least one locking ball attached at a bottom end of the loop so that when the loop is wrapped around an object, a top end of the loop surrounds the locking ball and the top end of the loop is held in position overlying the bottom end of the loop. | 05-09-2013 |
Terence M. Fogarty, Hudson, WI US
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20090236770 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING REINFORCED MEDICAL TUBING - Methods for manufacturing reinforced tubing suitable for medical device applications are disclosed. An inner layer is molded around a core to define an inner surface adjacent to the core and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The outer surface includes one or more recessed pathways defined therein. A reinforcement member is then formed in each of the one or more recessed pathways of the molded inner layer. An outer layer including an inner surface and an outer surface is subsequently molded over the inner layer and the reinforcement member. The inner surface of the outer layer substantially conforms to the outer surface of the inner layer and the reinforcement member. The core is then removed from within the inner layer to provide a lumen through the inner layer. | 09-24-2009 |
20090240236 | REINFORCED MEDICAL TUBING - A molded spiral reinforced tubing suitable for use in an implantable medical device includes a molded inner layer comprised of an elastomeric material. The molded inner layer includes an inner surface having an inner diameter that defines a lumen and further includes an outer surface having an outer diameter. The outer surface includes one or more recessed pathways formed therein. A continuous reinforcement element is provided within each of the one or more recessed pathways. A molded outer layer comprised of an elastomeric material includes an inner surface having an inner diameter and an outer surface having an outer diameter. The inner surface of the outer layer substantially conforms with the reinforcement element and the outer surface of the inner layer. | 09-24-2009 |
Terrence M. Fogarty, Hudson, WI US
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20130303841 | Fluid Control System for Inflatable Sphincter Prostheses - A fluid transfer system for an inflatable sphincter prosthesis is disclosed. The implantable inflatable sphincter prosthesis may include a fluid transfer system and at least one inflatable cuff for occluding a body channel. The fluid transfer system may include an inflate pump, a deflate pump, and three one-way valves. | 11-14-2013 |