Wicks, US
Aaron D. Wicks, Winter Park, FL US
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20100024702 | WATERCRAFT STABILIZATION SYSTEM - This invention relates generally to the stabilization of watercraft, such as kayaks and canoes, and especially to the stabilization of a kayak to allow an individual to stand or move in a kayak without the kayak rocking or rolling over. The pontoon assembly is mounted to a kayak which allows for extending a stabilizing pontoon individually on each side of the watercraft and locking the pontoon at an operative position. Each pontoon can be rapidly raised to a rest position for paddling the kayak or canoe. | 02-04-2010 |
Alan S. Wicks, Kennewick, WA US
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20140298721 | METHOD FOR MITIGATING SOLID PRECIPITATION IN FERTILIZER DISPENSING SYSTEM - A method for applying an agricultural fertilizer to a field through an irrigation system connected to a source of hard water, includes providing a fertilizer composition comprising a mixture of (i) a fertilizer component comprising an ammonium phosphate or an ammonium sulfate, and (ii) an acid comprising one or more of a phosphoric acid, a citric acid, a malic acid, a formic acid, and an oxalic acid; combining the fertilizer composition with hard water from the hard water source and providing the mixture to an irrigation system; and using the irrigation system to apply the mixture of fertilizer composition and hard water to the field. | 10-09-2014 |
Alan Stuart Wicks, Kennewick, WA US
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20150305347 | POROUS MATRICES FOR CULTURE AND FORMULATION OF AGRICULTURAL BIOPESTICIDES AND CHEMICALS - The present disclosure addresses biologically active formulations for agricultural and other applications that comprise a solid growth substrate that defines an open cell matrix and an active population of one or more microorganisms adhered thereto. The formulation is configured to be applied directly to a plant growth environment and does not require additional isolation and/or processing steps that would separate the microorganisms from the solid growth substrate prior to deployment. The disclosure also addresses related methods. | 10-29-2015 |
Brian Wicks, San Diego, CA US
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20140195256 | Workflow Context Aware Location Tracking System And Method - A system and method for improving tracking indoor or outdoor object movement using workflow context information. The system comprises a location tracking sub-system, communication devices and a context-aware location engine. The context-aware location engine is configured to receive from the location tracking sub-system a plurality of initial location estimations for the communication devices and generate a plurality of filtered location estimates for the communication devices. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195257 | Method And System For Workflow Modification - A system and method for workflow modification in a facility is disclosed herein. The system comprises a sensors, communication devices and a location engine. The location engine is configured to determine a location of at least one object or person, determine a first workflow from at least one location of the object or the person, and determine a departure from the first workflow. | 07-10-2014 |
Brian E. Wicks, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20100018508 | Air Intake Heater with Flanged Heating Element - An air heater for heating air entering a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The air heater includes a heating element having a substantially planar portion and a flange portion. The flange portion is positioned at an angle to the planar portion. The planar portion is positioned within an air flow at an upstream location relative to the flange portion. A structure is operable to position the heating element in communication with the air entering the combustion chamber of the engine. In addition, a thermal expansion joint for interconnecting a heating element and a frame is disclosed. | 01-28-2010 |
Chris Donald Wicks, Allen Park, MI US
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20130220289 | INTAKE SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRATED CHARGE AIR COOLER - An intake assembly in an engine is provided. The intake assembly includes a compressor and a plenum in fluidic communication with the compressor, the plenum having an integrated charge air cooler including a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet in fluidic communication with a coolant passage and cooling plates extending into a plenum enclosure and coupled to the coolant passage. The intake assembly further includes a throttle body coupled to the plenum. | 08-29-2013 |
Christopher Donald Wicks, Allen Park, MI US
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20150176478 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENGINE AIR PATH CONDENSATION MANAGEMENT - A system and methods for routing condensate collected in a heat exchanger reservoir to either an air intake system or a position in the engine exhaust based on the type of contaminate in the condensate and operating parameters of the engine or the catalyst are described. In one particular example, condensate is routed to a first position along the engine air intake system in a first mode of operation, and a second position upstream of the catalyst along the engine exhaust in a second mode of operation, and a third position downstream of the catalyst along the engine exhaust in a third mode of operation. When substantially no contaminates are detected, the condensate may be routed into the engine exhaust upstream of the catalyst in order to cool the catalyst. | 06-25-2015 |
20150176480 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENGINE AIR PATH CONDENSATION MANAGEMENT - A system and methods for routing condensate collected in a heat exchanger reservoir to either a combustion chamber of an engine or a position in the engine exhaust based on the type of contaminate in the condensate and operating parameters of the engine or the catalyst are described. In one particular example, the method includes accumulating a portion of compressed air in an accumulator, and when an engine output is below a predetermined amount, coupling a part of the accumulated air with the condensate through a passage into the combustion chamber. Thereby, the methods described may be used to distribute condensate formed in the heat exchanger even at low engine loads. | 06-25-2015 |
Curtis Wicks, Shakopee, MN US
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20150201529 | Integrated Pipe Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger system may have a base, a mounting apparatus for attaching the base to a device, a gasket shelf for placing a gasket, a dissipation member for dissipating heat, and heat generator attachment sites for absorbing heat. A mounting apparatus may have finger-like extensions which flex and draw the base into contact with an underlying electronic device from which the system conducts heat. A base may also have an integrated heat pipe clamp attachment forming an aperture in the base into which a heat pipe may extend and may be clamped in thermal communication. The dissipation device may be a series of fins and troughs and a fan may direct air over the dissipation device to cool the apparatus. | 07-16-2015 |
Curtis Wicks, Prior Lake, MN US
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20100328877 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FORCED AIR COOLING OF ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAGS - An electronic flight bag computer (EFB) includes a housing defining first and second compartments that are fluidly isolated from and in thermal communication with one another. The first compartment contains electronic components connected to a user interface on an exterior portion of the housing for providing interactive flight related computation functions to a user. The second compartment contains a forced convection cooling component in thermal communication with the electronic components. The forced convection cooling component directs a flow of cooling fluid into the second compartment to convey heat produced by the electronic components out of the housing, such that the cooling fluid in the second compartment remains fluidly isolated from the electronic components in the first compartment of the housing. | 12-30-2010 |
20120121385 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FORCED AIR COOLING OF ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAGS - An electronic flight bag computer (EFB) includes a housing defining first and second compartments that are fluidly isolated from and in thermal communication with one another. The first compartment contains electronic components connected to a user interface on an exterior portion of the housing for providing interactive flight related computation functions to a user. The second compartment contains a forced convection cooling component in thermal communication with the electronic components. The forced convection cooling component directs a flow of cooling fluid into the second compartment to convey heat produced by the electronic components out of the housing, such that the cooling fluid in the second compartment remains fluidly isolated from the electronic components in the first compartment of the housing. | 05-17-2012 |
David Wicks, Houston, TX US
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20140173499 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING STORAGE USAGE INFORMATION - Systems and methods for integrating storage usage information are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computer system, displaying, in a first pane, a portion of a hierarchical data structure having a plurality of structural elements. A user selection of a structural element, which includes a plurality of sub-elements, is obtained. In response to the user selection of the structural element: a first grid including: (a) user identifiers, (b) storage usage information corresponding to the user identifiers, in accordance with predefined time ranges, and (c) total storage usage information corresponding to the user identifiers is displayed in a second pane. Further, a second grid including: (a) a first ranked plurality of sub-elements and (b) storage usage information corresponding to the first ranked plurality of sub-elements is also displayed in a third pane. | 06-19-2014 |
David Wicks, Smyrna, GA US
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20140068033 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO MANAGE ALARM CONFIGURATIONS OF SERVERS - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to manage alarm configurations of servers are disclosed. An example system includes a processor, an alarm linkage database to store information representative of alarm configurations for a plurality of servers, and a memory comprising machine readable instructions. When executed, the instructions cause the processor to perform operations comprising accessing alarm configurations in the alarm linkage database for a subset of the plurality of servers in response to a first request, initiating a change in respective alarm configurations of the subset of the plurality of the servers, and initiating propagation of the alarm configuration to the subset of the servers, the subset including more than one server. | 03-06-2014 |
David William Wicks, Houston, TX US
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20150293953 | ROBUST, LOW-OVERHEAD, APPLICATION TASK MANAGEMENT METHOD - Application task management (“ATM”) methods may employ a task list stored in a file on a nonvolatile information storage medium. Parallel processing instances employ an application programming interface (“API”) that enables each processing instance to individually access the task list. The access protocol enforced by the API is sufficient to provide robust, fault-tolerant behavior without requiring a specific process or daemon to be responsible for ATM. The API may employ a locking mechanism based on universal or widely-available operating system calls (such as directory creation) that implicitly or explicitly guarantee atomic operations. Each processing instance performs a check-out of unfinished tasks with a request that includes a timeout value, transforms the unfinished tasks into finished tasks, and provides a check-in of the finished tasks, and repeats. This approach supports the use of a variety of models through the use of chained or nested task lists, and it can be readily scaled. | 10-15-2015 |
Douglas Wicks, Plymouth, MN US
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20110196129 | Hydratable Keratin Compositions - Keratin hydratable absorbents and films are fabricated with simple, repeatable processes. Freeze drying produces a material with instantaneous water absorption to over 20 times its weight in water. Films produced are flexible and uniform with water absorption 7-8 times the original weight. | 08-11-2011 |
20150037496 | TREATMENTS FOR NON-CAKING MINE ROCK DUST - A composition for use as rock dust is disclosed. The composition may include an inorganic particulate material treated with at least one surface treatment. The surface treatment may include at least one of a fatty acid, a salt thereof, or an ester thereof, silicone oil, silane, or siloxane. Also disclosed is a composition that may include coal dust and mine rock dust including a inorganic particulate material treated with at least one a fatty acid, a salt thereof, or an ester thereof, silicone oil, silane, or siloxane. The mine rock dust may be sufficient to render the coal dust explosively inert. A composition may include a mine rock dust that may pass 20-L explosibility test or may pass ASTM E1515 explosibility test. A composition may include a mine rock dust that may have a dispersion greater than or equal to about 0.1% by weight. | 02-05-2015 |
Douglas A. Wicks, Minneapolis, MN US
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20110282078 | CYCLOHEXENE 1,4 -CARBOXYLATES - The present invention relates to cyclohexenes having carboxylate derivatives at the 1 and 4, and optionally the 2, position. The invention also relates to processes for preparing such compounds wherein a portion of the starting materials utilized is derived from renewable resources. | 11-17-2011 |
20110288263 | BIOBASED POLYESTERS - The present invention relates to polyesters prepared from benzene, cyclohexene and cyclohexane compounds having carboxylic acid groups at the 1 and 4, and optionally the 2, positions, such as terephthalic acid or dimethyl terephthalates, and alkylene glycols, such ethylene glycol or 1,4-butane diol. The invention also relates to processes for preparing such polyesters. The invention also relates to such polyesters derived from starting materials derived from renewable resources. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288310 | CYCLOHEXANE 1,4 CARBOXYLATES - The present invention relates to cyclohexanes having carboxylate derivatives at the 1 and 4, and optionally the 2, position. The invention also relates to processes for preparing such compounds wherein a portion of the starting materials utililzed is derived from renewable resources. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288311 | NOVEL TEREPHTHALIC AND TRIMELLITIC BASED ACIDS AND CARBOXYLATE DERIVATIVES THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel substituted and unsubstituted terephthalic acid and carboxylate derivatives and products prepared therefrom having a significant renewable content. The invention also relates to processes for preparing substituted and unsubstituted terephthalic and carboxylate derivatives thereof wherein a portion of the starting materials utilized is derived from renewable resources. The invention also relates to novel cyclohexene based intermediates prepared in these processes and to conversion of these intermediates to substituted and unsubstituted cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylates and carboxylate derivatives thereof and novel forms of the resulting products having renewable content. The invention also relates to products prepared from substituted and unsubstituted terephthalic acid and carboxylate derivatives thereof derived from starting materials derived from renewable resources. | 11-24-2011 |
Douglas A. Wicks, Hattiesburg, MS US
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20090142601 | ASPARTIC ESTER FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS - A functional aspartate prepared by A) reacting an aziridine with a Michael-acceptor molecule to form an aziridinyl aspartate, and B) reacting the aziridinyl aspartate with an active hydrogen containing compound to form the functional aspartate. The functional aspartate can be used in adhesive, sealant or coating compositions that also include an isocyanate functional material. The composition can be used in a method of bonding a first substrate to a second substrate that includes applying a coating of the above-identified adhesive composition to at least one surface of the first substrate or the second substrate, and contacting a surface of the first substrate with a surface of the second substrate, where at least on of the contacting surfaces has the coating applied thereto. The composition can also be used to coat substrates. | 06-04-2009 |
Douglas A. Wicks, Plymouth, MN US
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20110190488 | Methods of Making Cyclic Amide Monomers and Related Derivatives - The present invention relates to methods of making a cyclic amide. The methods include the step of heating a fermentation broth in a manner effective to produce a cyclic amide, wherein the fermentation broth includes an amino acid or salt thereof. The cyclic amide monomers can be polymerized in a manner effective to form a polyamide. One advantage of the present invention is that lysine and/or salt thereof can be heated to form α-amino-ε-caprolactam while the lysine is still in the fermentation broth. The lysine and/or salt thereof do not need to be purified from the fermentation broth prior to being heated to form α-amino-ε-caprolactam. For example, the fermentation broth does not need to be subjected to an ion exchange process prior to being heated to form α-amino-ε-caprolactam. Avoiding such an ion exchange process can substantially reduce manufacturing costs. | 08-04-2011 |
20120323024 | KETAL ESTERS OF OXOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND PROCESS OF MAKING - A ketal ester of an oxocarboxylic acid and a process to make the same, where the ketal ester is of Structure (I): wherein a is 0 or an integer from 1 to 12; n is 0 or 1; R | 12-20-2012 |
Douglas Alan Wicks, Plymouth, MN US
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20110021658 | Polyketal Compounds, Synthesis, and Applications - The invention relates to polyketal compounds. The compounds are synthesized by the selective ketalization of oxocarboxylic acids, e.g. keto acids and semialdehydes, and esters thereof with tetrols and higher polyols that products two or more cyclic ketal ester moieties per molecule, wherein the cyclic ketal moieties are situated in a bis-, tris-, or polyketal conformation. The invention further relates to applications of these compounds and subsequent reactions thereof. | 01-27-2011 |
20110223365 | KETAL ESTER DERIVATIVES - The present disclosure relates to the preparation of acrylate, alkacrylate, allyl, and polycarbonate derivatives of hydroxy ketal esters, and uses thereof. | 09-15-2011 |
20110319586 | Ketal Compounds from Polyols and Oxocarboxylates - Novel ketal compounds can be made from an oxocarboxylate and a triol. Novel polymeric structures are, in turn, synthesized from the ketal compounds. Such ketal compounds and associated polymers are useful in a broad range of applications as a substitute for materials derived from petroleum or other such nonrenewable resources. | 12-29-2011 |
20140163127 | KETAL ESTER DERIVATIVES - The present disclosure relates to the preparation of acrylate, alkacrylate, allyl, and polycarbonate derivatives of hydroxy ketal esters, and uses thereof. | 06-12-2014 |
Frederic Wicks, Winter Park, FL US
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20100024702 | WATERCRAFT STABILIZATION SYSTEM - This invention relates generally to the stabilization of watercraft, such as kayaks and canoes, and especially to the stabilization of a kayak to allow an individual to stand or move in a kayak without the kayak rocking or rolling over. The pontoon assembly is mounted to a kayak which allows for extending a stabilizing pontoon individually on each side of the watercraft and locking the pontoon at an operative position. Each pontoon can be rapidly raised to a rest position for paddling the kayak or canoe. | 02-04-2010 |
Gary Wicks, Fairport, NY US
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20090065803 | Space-Charge-Free Semiconductor and Method - A semiconductor having a an n-type material and a p-type material, wherein the n-type material and p-type material are joined to form a space-charge-free p-n junction. The energy of the Fermi-level of the n-type material is equal to the energy of the Fermi-level of the p-type material. This allows for the pre-alignment of the Fermi-levels of the n-type and the p-type materials. The semiconductor has minimal or no g-r noise. The semiconductor can be operated at T | 03-12-2009 |
Gary W. Wicks, Fairport, NY US
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20100230720 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to a semiconductor device that includes at least one p-n junction including a p-type material, an n-type material, and a depletion region. The at least one p-n junction is configured to generate bulk photocurrent in response to incident light. The at least one p-n junction is characterized by a conduction band energy level, a valence band energy level and a surface Fermi energy level. The surface Fermi energy level is pinned either near or above the conduction band energy level or near or below the valence band energy level. A unipolar barrier structure is disposed in a predetermined region within the at least one p-n junction. The unipolar barrier is configured to raise the conduction band energy level if the surface Fermi energy level is pinned near or above the conduction band energy level or lower the valence band energy level if the surface Fermi energy level is pinned near or below the valence band energy level such that the unipolar barrier is configured to propagate the bulk photocurrent and substantially block surface leakage current. The at least one p-n junction and the unipolar barrier are integrally formed. | 09-16-2010 |
20150187889 | SURFACE-CONTROLLED SEMICONDUCTOR NANO-DEVICES, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - Semiconductor structures and semiconductor devices may include: (1) an n-type compound semiconductor material having a surface Fermi level pinned to a conduction band of the n-type compound semiconductor material; (2) a p-type compound semiconductor material having a surface Fermi level pinned to a valence band of the p-type compound semiconductor material; and/or (3) an i-type compound semiconductor materials having a surface Fermi level pinned within a band gap of the i-type compound semiconductor material. Semiconductor structures and semiconductor devices in accordance with the foregoing n-type, p-type and i-type compound semiconductor materials provide the semiconductor structures and semiconductor devices with enhanced performance. | 07-02-2015 |
George Wicks, Aiken, SC US
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20120201892 | POROUS-WALL HOLLOW GLASS MICROSPHERES AS CARRIERS FOR BIOMOLECULES - The present invention includes compositions of porous-wall hollow glass microspheres and one or more biomolecules, wherein the one or more biomolecules are positioned within a void location within the hollow glass microsphere, and the use of such compositions for the diagnostic and/or therapeutic delivery of biomolecules. | 08-09-2012 |
George G. Wicks, Aiken, SC US
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20090211399 | GAS STORAGE MATERIALS, INCLUDING HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS - A material for the storage and release of gases comprises a plurality of hollow elements, each hollow element comprising a porous wall enclosing an interior cavity, the interior cavity including structures of a solid-state storage material. In particular examples, the storage material is a hydrogen storage material such as a solid state hydride. An improved method for forming such materials includes the solution diffusion of a storage material solution through a porous wall of a hollow element into an interior cavity. | 08-27-2009 |
20100139320 | Hollow porous-wall glass microspheres and composition and process for controlling pore size and pore volume - A porous wall hollow glass microsphere is provided having a diameter range of between 1 to 200 microns, a density of between 1.0 to 2.0 gm/cc, a porous-wall structure having wall openings defining an average pore size of between 10 to 1000 angstroms, and which contains therein a hydrogen storage material. The porous-wall structure may be modified by precise control of heat treatment temperatures of precursor hollow glass microspheres such that the pore diameter and percentage of pore formation may be regulated. The ability to control characteristics of porosity allow customization of specific applications for the PWHGM in a variety of biomedical, sensor, hydrogen storage, and other microencapsulation technologies. | 06-10-2010 |
20130136927 | GAS STORAGE MATERIALS, INCLUDING HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS - A material for the storage and release of gases comprises a plurality of hollow elements, each hollow element comprising a porous wall enclosing an interior cavity, the interior cavity including structures of a solid-state storage material. In particular examples, the storage material is a hydrogen storage material, such as a solid state hydride. An improved method for forming such materials includes the solution diffusion of a storage material solution through a porous wall of a hollow element into an interior cavity. | 05-30-2013 |
Harry O. Wicks, El Paso, TX US
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20100242787 | INTERMODAL RAIL VEHICLE TO FORM A TRAIN - Refinements and improvements in intermodal rail vehicles for making up a train of highway trailers are shown. The improved intermodal vehicle has a one-piece upper frame assembly ( | 09-30-2010 |
20120325107 | INTERMODAL RAIL VEHICLE TO FORM A TRAIN - The improved intermodal vehicle has a one-piece upper frame assembly with a horizontal load carrying surface below the ends of a drawbar for connecting the trailers. Each highway trailer has a coupler socket assembly at both its front and rear into which the drawbar enters and connects to the intermodal vehicle by a vertical coupling pin projecting upward from the horizontal load carrying surface. The coupling pin is operated up and down by either manual or air operated actuators, and locks in the up position by a manually operated safety latch. The upper frame is supported from dual steerable lower frames by primary air springs so that when the springs are deflated, the upper frame is lowered to allow the trailers to be pushed upon the load carrying surface. When the air springs are inflated, the trailers are raised so that the trailer wheels are carried above the railroad track. | 12-27-2012 |
James E. Wicks, Lake Bluff, IL US
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20080204417 | Multimodal Adaptive User Interface for a Portable Electronic Device - A multimodal electronic device ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080204428 | Multimodal Adaptive User Interface for an Electronic Device with Digital Branding Capabilities - A multimodal device ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080207254 | Multimodal Adaptive User Interface for a Portable Electronic Device - A multimodal electronic device ( | 08-28-2008 |
20090042619 | Electronic Device with Morphing User Interface - An electronic device ( | 02-12-2009 |
Jeffrey C. Wicks, Fort Collins, CO US
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20140332417 | REMOVABLE SCREEN PROTECTOR - A protective case can include a removable screen protector that is reusable and easily interchangeable by hand. In one example, the protective case can be part of a kit that includes a plurality of removable screen protectors, and the removable screen protectors can each have special attributes that allow a user to quickly and easily modify the attributes of the protective case by simply exchanging a first removable screen protector with a second removable screen protector. In this way, the user can quickly and easily modify the attributes of the protective case to better align with practical considerations of the user's environment. | 11-13-2014 |
Jeffrey Clark Wicks, Fort Collins, CO US
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20090256355 | RELEASABLE CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR JOINING TUBING SECTIONS - A connection assembly for creating a releasable fluid seal connection between two or more sections of tubing includes a male fitting and a female fitting. Connection assemblies generally include the male fitting having a pair of clasps that releasably interact with corresponding catch structures on the female fitting. Interactions between the female and male fittings can be rotatable with respect to the male and/or female fittings. Buckle structures are also disclosed having connection capabilities for a plurality of sections of tubing. | 10-15-2009 |
20110127767 | Releasable Connection Assembly for Joining Tubing Sections - A connection assembly for creating a releasable fluid seal connection between two or more sections of tubing includes a male fitting and a female fitting. Connection assemblies generally include the male fitting having a pair of clasps that releasably interact with corresponding catch structures on the female fitting. Interactions between the female and male fittings can be rotatable with respect to the male and/or female fittings. Buckle structures are also disclosed having connection capabilities for a plurality of sections of tubing. | 06-02-2011 |
John Wicks, Cortland, OH US
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20140262424 | SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR CABLE - A wire cable capable of transmitting digital signals with a data rate of at least 5 Gigabits per second (Gb/s). The wire cable includes an insulated twisted pair of conductors and an inner conductive shield enclosing the conductors. The insulation of the twisted pair is bonded to provide consistent spacing between the conductors. A belting formed of a flexible dielectric is disposed between the shield and the bonded twisted pair. The belting provides consistent spacing between the twisted pair and the inner shield. The wire cable further includes a drain wire disposed outside the inner conductive shield and inside an outer conductive shield that encloses both the drain wire and the inner conductive shield. This combination of elements provides a wire cable having consistent impedance that is capable of transmitting digital signals with a data rate of at least 5 Gb/s via a single twisted pair of conductors. | 09-18-2014 |
John L. Wicks, Cortland, OH US
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20140273594 | SHIELDED CABLE ASSEMBLY - A wire cable assembly capable of transmitting signals at speeds of 5 Gigabits per second over a single pair or conductors. The cable has a characteristic impedance of 95 Ohms and can support transmission data according to either USB 3.0 or HDMI 1.3 performance specifications. The wire cable includes a pair of conductors, a shield surrounding the conductors, and a dielectric structure configured to maintain a first predetermined spacing between the conductors and a second predetermined spacing between said the conductors said shield. The shield includes an inner shield conductor enclosing the dielectric structure, a ground conductor external to the inner shield conductor, extending generally parallel to the pair of conductors, an outer shield conductor enclosing the inner shield conductor and the ground conductor. | 09-18-2014 |
20140322976 | ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTOR SHIELD WITH POSITIVE RETENTION LOCKING FEATURE - A shielded, or coaxial, electrical cable assembly including a female shield connected to the outer conductor, or shield, of the cable. The female shield is configured to mate with a male shield to maintain the continuity of the shield in a connection. The male shield includes a flexible protrusion that is designed to align with and snap into an aperture defined in the female shield, thereby providing a mechanical connection between the male and female shields. The male shield also defines a flexible contact adapted to closely engage an interior surface of the female exterior shield, thereby providing an electrical connection between the male and female shields. The flexible protrusion and the flexible contact flex along axes that are generally orthogonal to one another so the flexible contact interacts with the female exterior shield substantially independently of the flexible protrusion. | 10-30-2014 |
20150024629 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL HEADER ASSEMBLY - A shielded electrical header assembly is provided. The header is configured to be coupled to a first connector connected to a shielded electrical cable and second connector. The header is also configured to be attached to an electrically conductive panel, such as an aluminum battery pack in a hybrid or electric vehicle. The header includes a conductive shield contact that connects the outer conductor of the shielded cable to the panel and a conductive outer connector body that is also connected to the panel and surrounds the terminals and the shield contact of the header, thus providing electromagnetic shielding to the terminals of the header and the connectors. The shield contact is formed of a sheet metal to provide a lower resistance connection between the outer conductor and the panel. A method of manufacturing such a header is also provided. | 01-22-2015 |
20150162692 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM - An electrical connection system configured to terminate electrical connectors and to transmit digital electrical signals having a data transfer rate of 5 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) or higher. The system includes a first parallel mirrored pair of terminals having a planar connection portion and a second pair of parallel mirrored terminals having a cantilever beam portion and a contact points configured to contact the first terminals. The cantilever beam portions are generally perpendicular to the planar connection portions. The terminals cooperate to provide consistent characteristic impedance. The connection system further includes an electromagnetic shield that longitudinally surrounds the terminals. The connection system is suited for terminating wire cables transmitting digital signals using data transfer protocols such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 and High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.3 | 06-11-2015 |
20150162697 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TERMINAL - An electrical terminal configured to be attached to an end of a conductive wire cable having an insulative jacket surrounding the cable. The electrical terminal defines a prong having a pointed end that is configured to penetrate the insulative jacket, thereby inhibiting rotation of the electrical terminal about the longitudinal axis of the conductive wire cable. The electrical terminal may define a protruding triangular lock tang configured to engage a lock edge within the cavity of an electrical connector body, thereby inhibiting removal of the electrical terminal from the cavity. | 06-11-2015 |
John R. Wicks, Kingston, RI US
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20090319565 | Importance ranking for a hierarchical collection of objects - A system and method of obtaining an importance ranking for a hierarchical collection of objects. The hierarchical collection of objects is represented as a tree containing a plurality of nodes, and each node to be ranked is represented as a respective leaf node of the tree. To obtain the ranking of the respective leaf nodes, the system and method locally ranks nodes contained in one or more sub-trees of the tree, in which each sub-tree has a depth equal to one. Next, the local rankings are effectively propagated up the tree, and the local rankings are aggregated at each level of the hierarchy, until a final importance ranking for the leaf nodes is obtained. | 12-24-2009 |
Jonathan Wicks, Cincinnati, OH US
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20080257940 | POCKET WITH SECURE DIVIDERS - A pocket assembly includes a major panel and a pocket panel coupled together to define a pocket between the panels. A divider is placed in the pocket to partition the pocket into two or more compartments. The divider comprises a securing element secured to at least one of the major and pocket panels. | 10-23-2008 |
20120175407 | POCKET WITH SECURE DIVIDERS - A pocket assembly includes a major panel and a pocket panel coupled together to define a pocket between the panels. A divider is placed in the pocket to partition the pocket into two or more compartments. The divider comprises a securing element secured to at least one of the major and pocket panels. | 07-12-2012 |
Kirby Wicks, Huron, SD US
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20120210528 | Moisture Emitting Brush - A moisture emitting hairbrush comprising: a handle; a moisture storage compartment within the handle; a bristle surface connected to the handle; a plurality of bristles on the bristle surface; and a mechanism to transfer moisture from the moisture storage compartment to the plurality of bristles. The mechanism to transfer may include a plurality of holes in the bristle surface. In one particular embodiment, the moisture emitting brush further includes an activation button, where the button initiates the transfer of moisture through the plurality of holes. In another exemplary embodiment, the moisture emitting brush includes a hand pump attached to the handle, where the hand pump initiates the transfer of moisture through the plurality of holes. | 08-23-2012 |
Kirk Jonathan Wicks, San Jose, CA US
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20130159144 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE FULFILLMENT FOR A BUYER'S UNFULFILLABLE ORDER - A method and a system for providing an alternative fulfillment for a buyer's unfulfilled order are described. The system has an order fulfillment issue detection module, an alternative fulfillment qualification module, a replacement item matching module, and a replacement item order module. The order fulfillment issue detection module detects a fulfillment delay of an item in an order placed in an online marketplace. The alternative fulfillment qualification module determines whether the fulfillment delay qualifies for an alternative fulfillment order. The replacement matching module determines a replacement item for the item. The replacement item order module cancels the order and replaces the order with the alternative fulfillment order for the replacement item. | 06-20-2013 |
Laurie D. Wicks, South Beloit, IL US
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20100108281 | Tube bank apparatus for distributing stock - A tube bank apparatus is disclosed for distributing stock in a headbox of a papermaking machine. The apparatus includes a tube having a first and a second portion for the flow therethrough of the stock. The first portion defines a bore for the flow therethrough of the stock, the bore having an upstream and a downstream end. The second portion defines a passage for the flow therethrough of the stock, the passage having an upstream and a downstream extremity. The upstream extremity of the passage cooperates with the downstream end of the bore so that the stock flows from the upstream end to the downstream end of the bore and then through the upstream extremity and then the downstream extremity of the passage. A first, second and third edge define at least a part of the downstream extremity of the passage, the second edge extending between the first edge and the third edge such that a sum of a first angle defined between the first edge and the second edge and a second angle defined between the second edge and third edge is less than 180 degrees. | 05-06-2010 |
Laurie David Wicks, S. Beloit, IL US
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20110139391 | Transfer apparatus - A transfer apparatus is disclosed for transferring a light weight web from a dewatering section to a Yankee dryer. The transfer apparatus includes a looped transfer blanket which is disposed between the dewatering section and the Yankee dryer for supporting and transporting the web from the dewatering section towards the Yankee dryer. The dewatering section includes a press which defines a press nip for the passage therethrough of the web. The press nip assists in dewatering the web and guides the web. A press felt extends through the press nip and the transfer blanket also extends through the press nip. A roll is disposed downstream relative to the press nip for transferring the web from the transfer blanket and for guiding the web towards the Yankee dryer. | 06-16-2011 |
Mark Alan Wicks, Flushing, MI US
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20130238352 | Stream-lined system for electronically recording doctor-written prescriptions coupled with paper and electronic viewing methods, tailored for retail pharmacy operations - A pharmacy process for effecting the capture and storage of an electronic image of a paper-prescription written by a doctor that minimizes human effort, cost, and occupied space while filling the prescription. Use is made of only one computer-with-memory-and-a-computer-program, one computer-controllable specialized-scanner, one strip-printer, at least one computer-controlled conventional-printer to print peel-off labels or a Clinical Label, and such number of simple terminals as are needed for the workload of the pharmacy. Each simple terminal has a monitor, keyboard, and bar-code scanner. Whether a first filling or a refilling, the critical and necessary procedure of a Pharmacist's review-verification of the filled vials (and their labels) being in full compliance with the prescribing doctor's requirements is facilitated by providing a legible-image of the original prescription on a monitor even if the prescription's paper is copy-resistant. | 09-12-2013 |
Matthew Wicks, Colville, WA US
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20090183659 | PELLET STOVE - According to embodiments of the present invention, a pellet stove includes a firepot assembly with a bottom plate slideable along rails to move between a closed position during combustion in the firepot and an open position during ash removal. According to other embodiments, a firebox or combustion enclosure includes a plurality of airfoils formed on the inner and outer surfaces of the enclosure to facilitate heat exchange between exhaust gases flowing across the inner surface of the enclosure and air blown across the outer surface of the enclosure. According to some embodiments, the airfoils and enclosure are of integral unibody construction. According to yet other embodiments, a user sets parameters via a wall control unit, and a stove control unit receives the parameters and automatically controls fuel feed rate, ignition, convection blower, combustion blower, and/or firepot cleaning based on the one or more parameters. | 07-23-2009 |
Matthew Wicks, Saint Charles, MO US
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20140341694 | ROBOTIC CARTON UNLOADER - A robotic carton unloader for automatic unloading of cartons from a carton pile stacked within a trailer. In various embodiments, a robotic carton unloader may comprise a conveyor system, a manipulator movably attached to an end of a robotic positioner and configured to dislodge one or more cartons from a carton pile; and a frame comprising a bumper configured to be pressed against the carton pile below one or more cartons being dislodged from the carton pile by the manipulator to stabilize the carton pile below the one or more cartons being dislodged; and a shelf configured to catch the one or more cartons dislodged from the carton pile and guide the one or more cartons dislodged from the carton pile onto the conveyor system. | 11-20-2014 |
Matthew Wicks, St. Charles, MO US
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20140341695 | ROBOTIC CARTON UNLOADER - A robotic carton unloader for automatic unloading of cartons from a carton pile, such as a carton pile stacked within a trailer. In various embodiments, a robotic carton unloader may comprise a conveyor system, a robotic positioner, and a manipulator having a conformable face configured to conform to irregularities of the carton pile, and the manipulator may be movable attached to an end of the robotic positioner. | 11-20-2014 |
20150037131 | ROBOTIC CARTON UNLOADER - A robotic carton unloader for automatic unloading of cartons from a carton pile, such as a carton pile stacked within a trailer. In various embodiments, a robotic carton unloader may comprise a conveyor system, a robotic positioner, and a manipulator having a conformable face configured to conform to irregularities of the carton pile, and the manipulator may be movable attached to an end of the robotic positioner. | 02-05-2015 |
20150063972 | ROBOTIC CARTON UNLOADER - A robotic carton unloader for automatic unloading of cartons from a carton pile. In various embodiments, a robotic carton unloader may comprise a mobile body, a movable robotic arm attached to the mobile body and comprising an end effector configured to unload a row of cartons in a side-by-side orientation from the carton pile, and a conveyor system mounted on the mobile body and configured to receive the row of cartons from the end effector in the side-by-side orientation. In various embodiments the conveyor system may comprise a front-end descrambler and a central descrambler coupled to the front-end descrambler. In various embodiments, the robotic arm may be configured to straddle at least a portion of the mobile body and at least a portion of the conveyor system such that the conveyor system conveys cartons from the carton pile through the robotic arm. | 03-05-2015 |
20150063973 | ROBOTIC CARTON UNLOADER - A robotic carton unloader for automatic unloading of cartons from a carton pile. In various embodiments, a robotic carton unloader may comprise a mobile body, a movable robotic arm attached to the mobile body and comprising an end effector configured to unload a row of cartons in a side-by-side orientation from the carton pile, and a conveyor system mounted on the mobile body and configured to receive the row of cartons from the end effector in the side-by-side orientation. In various embodiments the conveyor system may comprise a front-end descrambler and a central descrambler coupled to the front-end descrambler. In various embodiments, the robotic arm may be configured to straddle at least a portion of the mobile body and at least a portion of the conveyor system such that the conveyor system conveys cartons from the carton pile through the robotic arm. | 03-05-2015 |
Matthew R. Wicks, O'Fallon, MO US
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20090138121 | Object detection device - An object detecting device for detecting the existence and general placement of an object residing upon a surface. A preferred embodiment of the invention uses a laser measuring scanner operated positioned by a servo motor to allow the laser measuring scanner to generate signals related to the placement of an object on a surface. Those placement signals are then processed by a computer to make a two or three dimensional determination of the object in coordinates that show the object's location in relation to another device such as a robotic depalletizer that can then be moved into position near the object to allow removal of the object by the robotic depalletizer. | 05-28-2009 |
20100026491 | Object detection Device - An object detecting device for detecting the existence and general placement of an object residing upon a surface. A preferred embodiment of the invention uses at least one laser measuring scanner operated positioned by a servo motor to allow the laser measuring scanner to generate signals related to the placement of an object on a surface. Those placement signals are then processed by a computer to make a two or three dimensional determination of the object in coordinates that show the object's location in relation to another device such as a robotic depalletizer that can then be moved into position near the object to allow removal of the object by the robotic depalletizer. | 02-04-2010 |
Matthew R. Wicks, Saint Charles, MO US
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20150352721 | Truck Unloader Visualization - Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for a computing device of a robotic carton unloader to identify items to be unloaded from an unloading area within imagery. | 12-10-2015 |
Matthew Ross Wicks, St. Charles, MI US
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20140156063 | ACCUMULATION CONTROL - Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory processor readable media of the various embodiments enable control of a conveyor having a plurality of zones each having a control module configured to control a selectable speed of the zone. The various embodiments are disclosed in connection with, but not necessarily limited to, accumulation conveyors with control systems which selectively set the speeds of zones based on conditions of upstream and downstream zones. The various embodiments are directed to improving efficiency of accumulation systems by controlling zones based upon consideration of conditions of neighboring zones. The various embodiment also enable the generation and use of translation tables correlating zones with network addresses of their respective control modules. | 06-05-2014 |
Matthew S. Wicks, Saint Charles, MO US
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20140156061 | ACCUMULATION CONTROL - Zones of an accumulation conveyor are controlled using a look ahead approach. The speed and article presence conditions of downstream and upstream zones are used to assess the condition of article flow in the neighborhood of a particular zone. The respective speeds of individual zones are then selected and implemented based on the assessment. | 06-05-2014 |
Michael C. Wicks, Utica, NY US
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20090015474 | Method and apparatus for a frequency diverse array - Method and apparatus for a frequency diverse array. Radio frequency signals are generated by a plurality of independent waveform generators and simultaneously applied to a transmit/receive module. A progressive frequency shift is applied to all radio frequency signals across all spatial channels. Amplitude weighting signals are applied for sidelobe control. Phase control is included for channel compensation and to provide nominal beam steering. The progressive frequency offsets generate a new term which cause the antenna beam to focus in different directions as a function of range. | 01-15-2009 |
20090278732 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication - Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target detection. A plurality of independent radio frequency signals are generated and applied to separate radiating/receiving antenna elements. Signals are generated as basis functions, such that moving target detection and synthetic aperture radar signals are constructed from individual waveform components in space, time, frequency, and coding. Waveform components are sorted and combined at reception. Received data is simultaneously processed to extract synthetic aperture radar images and moving target indication detections. | 11-12-2009 |
20100245157 | Generalized inner product method and apparatus for improved detection and discrimination - Method and apparatus for improving the detection and discrimination of slow moving or stationary range-Doppler spread objects on or in close proximity to the ground (or sea surface). Invention detects, discriminates and separates radar returns from interference including ground clutter discretes via a coherent process for separating target returns from the myriad of received signals. Thus the method and apparatus improves the probability of detecting and declaring the presence or absence of an object at the same time that the probability of false declaration decreases. The method and apparatus may be applied to the processing of any over resolved object, including airborne radar. | 09-30-2010 |
20120056780 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication - Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target detection. A plurality, of independent radio frequency signals are generated and applied to separate radiating/receiving antenna elements. Signals are generated as basis functions, such that moving target detection and synthetic aperture radar signals are constructed from individual waveform components in space, time, frequency, and coding. Waveform components are sorted and combined at reception. Received data is simultaneously processed to extract synthetic aperture radar images and moving target indication detections. | 03-08-2012 |
20120146846 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication - Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target detection. A plurality of independent radio frequency signals are generated and applied to separate radiating, receiving antenna elements. Signals are generated as basis functions, such that moving target detection and synthetic aperture radar signals are constructed from individual waveform components in space, time, frequency, and coding. Waveform components are sorted and combined at reception. Received data is simultaneously processed to extract synthetic aperture radar images and moving target indication detections. | 06-14-2012 |
Nathan Wicks, Somerville, MA US
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20080255817 | MODELING THE TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR OF BHA/DRILL STRING WHILE DRILLING - A method, system and computer program product for performing a drilling operation for an oil field, the oil field having a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. The method involves creating a finite-difference model to simulate behavior of a drilling assembly used to drill a wellbore in the drilling operation, performing a simulation of the drilling operation using the finite-difference model, analyzing a result of the simulation, and selectively modifying the drilling operation based on the analysis. | 10-16-2008 |
20090211751 | FIELD-RESPONSIVE FLUIDS - A field-responsive fluid which enters a semi-solid state in the presence of an energy field is improved by use of a plurality of energy field responsive particles which form chains in response to the energy field. The particles can be (a) composite particles in which at least one field-responsive member having a first density is attached to at least one member having a second density that is lower than the first density, (b) shaped particles in which at least one field-responsive member has one or more inclusions, and (c) combinations thereof. The particles improve the field-responsive fluid by reducing density without eliminating field-responsive properties which afford utility. Further, a multi-phase base fluid including a mixture of two or more substances, at least two of which are immiscible, may be used. The multi-phase base fluid improves the field-responsive fluid because surface tension between the boundaries of the immiscible substances in conjunction with chains formed by field-responsive particles tends to stop or retard creep flow, resulting an improved dynamic or static seal. | 08-27-2009 |
20100051517 | ACTUATION AND PUMPING WITH FIELD-RESPONSIVE FLUIDS - Actuators, pumps, clutches, brakes and other assemblies may utilize field-responsive fluids that include a plurality of particles suspended in a base fluid. A positive displacement pump is provided by causing particles to align into chains and walls which inhibit traversal by fluid within a fluid enclosure. The field which aligns the particles is moved, thereby causing the walls of aligned particles to move. Because traversal of the walls by the fluid is inhibited, fluid is displaced by movement of the walls of aligned particles. A reciprocating positive displacement pump can be provided by ceasing particle alignment and returning the particles to a starting position. Objects may also be moved in response to collision with chains or walls of aligned particles that move in response to field movement. Fluid circulation features are provided for preventing agglomeration of particles when translating torque between plates in relative rotational movement. | 03-04-2010 |
20100243274 | EXPANDABLE STRUCTURE FOR DEPLOYMENT IN A WELL - An expandable structure for passive deployment in a well. The structure may be locked in a position determined by the inner dimensions of the well in which it is deployed. Practical uses for the structure may include production tubing or a host of other devices for affixing downhole with a final diameter as determined by the inner diameter of the well. Additionally, the structure may be configured for advancement to a targeted well location while in a collapsed state. Thus, upon deployment, subsequent structures may be advanced through the expanded/deployed structure. As such, affixed structures may be deployed downhole in both top-down and bottom-up fashions without concern over a prior deployed structure obstructing subsequent structure deployment downhole thereof. | 09-30-2010 |
20130026766 | HARVESTING ENERGY FROM A DRILLSTRING - The subject disclosure relates to energy harvesting. More particularly, the subject disclosure relates to harvesting energy from the relative motion between a rotary stabilizer and the drill string. In further embodiments, the subject disclosure relates to harvesting energy from vibrations in the drill string. | 01-31-2013 |
20130056225 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE REACH OF COILED TUBING - The subject disclosure generally relates to the field of elongated structures such as coiled tubing and coiled tubing applications in hydrocarbon wells. More particularly, the subject disclosure relates to increasing the reach of coiled tubing by delaying the onset of buckling. | 03-07-2013 |
20130186619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS FOR EXTENDING REACH IN OILFIELD APPLICATIONS - Apparatus and a method for delivering a rod in a cylinder including propagating a rod in a cylinder along the interior of the cylinder, and introducing a motion in an orientation orthogonal to a length of the rod, wherein the motion comprises multiple motion sources along the length of the rod, and wherein the multiple motion sources comprise a control system that controls at least one of the motion sources. An apparatus and method for delivering a rod in a cylinder including a cylinder comprising a deviated portion, a rod comprising a length within the cylinder, multiple motion sources positioned along the length of the rod, and a control system in communication with at least one of the motion sources, wherein the control system controls the location of frictional contact between the rod and cylinder over time. | 07-25-2013 |
20150159447 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING REACH IN DEVIATED WELLBORES USING SELECTED INJECTION SPEED - A method for extending reach of a coiled tubing string in a deviated wellbore includes vibrating the tubing string while the tubing string is injected into the wellbore at a first injection speed, finding the peak speed of lateral vibration of the tubing string, determining a second injection speed as a function of the obtained peak speed of lateral vibration, and adjusting the injection speed of the vibrating tubing string from the first injection speed to the determined second injection speed based on said function. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to execute the foregoing method is provided, along with a system for extending reach of a coiled tubing string in a deviated wellbore. | 06-11-2015 |
20150159452 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING REACH IN DEVIATED WELLBORES USING SELECTED VIBRATION FREQUENCY - A method for extending reach of a coiled tubing string in a deviated wellbore includes determining a frequency of vibration of the tubing string based on a function of the bending resonance of the tubing string and vibrating the tubing string at the determined frequency while the tubing string is inside the wellbore. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to execute the foregoing method and a system for extending reach of a coiled tubing string in a deviated wellbore are also described. | 06-11-2015 |
Nathaniel Wicks, Somerville, MA US
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20100163306 | Modeling Vibration Effects Introduced By Mud Motor - Torsional, axial and lateral vibrations introduced when a mud motor is used with a drilling tool to drill a borehole are calculated using a model. The model includes different computational modules for each of three distinct motor sections: power, transmission and bearing. The resulting calculated vibration effects are used to enhance the drilling tool and drilling operation. | 07-01-2010 |
20120003111 | MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR MOVEMENT ALONG A HOUSING AXIS - A mechanism for moving elements in a fluid filled housing a pump with the element to be moved attached rigidly to the pump or to a port assembly connected to the pump. The pump assembly or port assembly moves as a result of differential pressure created between a first and a second chamber separated from each other by the pump assembly or port assembly. Movement of the fluid in one direction increases or decreases pressure, the pressure change resulting in a net force in one direction or the other. | 01-05-2012 |
20120111581 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE RESIDUAL BENDING AND FATIGUE IN COILED TUBING - The subject disclosure provides a reel and a gooseneck which significantly reduce residual bending of the coiled tubing. The subject disclosure discloses a gooseneck that provides reverse bending forces to reduce the residual bending as a result of the reel. Further, the subject disclosure discloses a gooseneck having an adjustable radius during the coiled tubing operations which optimizes the residual bending process. The subject disclosure also discloses a heating and cooling module. The heating and cooling modules are attached to the gooseneck and are used to reduce fatigue of the coiled tubing and elongate the life cycle of the coiled tubing. | 05-10-2012 |
20130246029 | TECHNIQUE FOR ESTABLISHING PREDICTIVE REACH THROUGH A DEVIATED WELL - A method of estimating extended reach for a downhole line traversing a deviated section of a well. The method may include storing line and well architectural and physical data and then performing a static analysis of substantially axial-exclusive estimated friction between the line and well wall during conveyance (which may be thought of as the contact force due to interference therebetween). A one dimensional dynamic analysis may then be performed. Thus, based on these factors, speed of the conveyance, vibration parameters of an incorporated vibration tool, etc., an efficient simulation of the conveyance may be run. | 09-19-2013 |
20130296061 | ACTUATION AND PUMPING WITH FIELD-RESPONSIVE FLUIDS - Actuators, pumps, clutches, brakes and other assemblies may utilize field-responsive fluids that include a plurality of particles suspended in a base fluid. A positive displacement pump is provided by causing particles to align into chains and walls which inhibit traversal by fluid within a fluid enclosure. The field which aligns the particles is moved, thereby causing the walls of aligned particles to move. Because traversal of the walls by the fluid is inhibited, fluid is displaced by movement of the walls of aligned particles. A reciprocating positive displacement pump can be provided by ceasing particle alignment and returning the particles to a starting position. Objects may also be moved in response to collision with chains or walls of aligned particles that move in response to field movement. Fluid circulation features are provided for preventing agglomeration of particles when translating torque between plates in relative rotational movement. | 11-07-2013 |
Paul Wicks, Larkspur, CA US
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20140256395 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING BETS FOR LOTTERIES OR GAMING WITH GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS, MULTI-GAME PLAY WITH ONE BET, AND COMBINATIONS OF ONLINE AND OFFLINE PLAYERS - A method of collecting, graphically displaying, managing, and directing individual contributions and distributions of pooled funds and/or investments online to enable participants to share in the purchase of lottery tickets, to bankroll casino table game players, to invest, or to bet, alone or in any combination. A Pool-in-Pool method is included to allow some proportion of a pool to be used to buy into other pools, thereby enabling players to increase the odds of winning a given prize by increasing the number of games to which their bets apply and the jackpots to which they have some claim. The method is enhanced by user determined combinations of games combined within a pool and participation of pools in varying percentages of other pools, allowing users to set the statistical advantage sought and to determine the level of acceptable rate of loss. | 09-11-2014 |
Paul Wicks, Boston, MA US
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20100245358 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTEXT-LINKED IMPORTATION OF USER INFORMATION - Various aspects of the invention described herein provide systems and methods for context-linked importation of user information. One aspect of the invention provides a method for context-linked importation of user information. The method includes: providing an interactive environment that allows posting of content by a plurality of pre-identified users; receiving content for the interactive environment from a pre-identified user; selecting relevant data about the pre-identified user from a database, the relevant data selected based on information contained in the content; and displaying the relevant data along with the content on the interactive environment. | 09-30-2010 |
Paul Wicks, Cambridge, MA US
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20090144089 | PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS - The invention provides a system and a method for tracking, assessing, and managing personalized data related to medical conditions, diseases, disease symptoms, treatments, body function metrics, health and well-being, education, and training. In one embodiment, a method for personalized management of a medical condition is provided. The method includes providing a graphical user interface for allowing the patient to input at least one medical condition metric and at least one intervention, receiving at least one medical condition metric for a patient for a time interval, receiving information about at least one intervention for the patient for the time interval, and displaying the at least one medical condition metric and intervention over the time interval. | 06-04-2009 |
Richard Wicks, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090079466 | Soft-reconfigurable massively parallel architecture and programming system - The present disclosure provides an architecture that enables massive parallel processing on an IC while alleviating control congestion, memory access congestion and wiring congestion, together with high flexibility where the processing units are soft-arranged to perform different tasks. In an embodiment, the present architecture includes a functional block with a GO component to start the functional block, and a DONE component to identifying the completion status. The GO and DONE components can be linked together, preferably by a linkage component, to chain the functional blocks. The linkage is preferably soft configurable. In another embodiment, the present architecture includes an integrated circuit comprises a plurality of functional blocks chained together for serial processing, parallel processing, or any combination thereof. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083460 | Re-configurable bus fabric for integrated circuits - The present invention relates to a flexible and reconfigurable bus fabric for microelectronic processing units, which can offer efficient memory data management, together with efficient data transfer and relieving data transfer congestion in an integrated circuit. In an embodiment, the present reconfigurable bus fabric comprises a multistate intersection between two data buses. Preferably, the multistate intersection comprises at least two states, a connecting state connecting the two data buses, and a disconnecting state disconnecting the two data buses. The multistate intersection provides a reconfigurable bus fabric, allowing different connection configuration for the data buses. This reconfigurable bus fabric offers soft-configurability and soft-reconfigurability, using software programming to arrange the circuits' interconnections. Other configurations are also disclosed in exemplary embodiments. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083461 | Soft-reconfigurable massively parallel architecture and programming system - The present disclosure provides a methodology for reducing congestion of a processing unit, preferably by configuring a plurality of functional blocks to run in parallel or in series without the influence or input from the processing unit. In an embodiment, the present method chains a plurality of functional blocks together by software so that one functional block starts after the completion of another functional block. The configuration of the chain can be series, parallel, and any combination thereof, arranged to meet the circuit's objective. The chaining can be configured and re-configured, preferably by software input. The chaining can also be performed at design time or at run time. The chaining can also be modified, preferably at design time, but can also be modified at run time. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083515 | Soft-reconfigurable massively parallel architecture and programming system - In an embodiment, the present invention discloses a flexible and reconfigurable architecture with efficient memory data management, together with efficient data transfer and relieving data transfer congestion in an integrated circuit. In an embodiment, the output of a first functional component is stored to an input memory of a next functional component. Thus when the first functional component completes its processing, its output is ready to be accessed as input to the next functional component. In an embodiment, the memory device further comprises a partition mechanism for simultaneously accepting output writing from the first functional component and accepting input reading from the second functional component. In another embodiment, the present integrated circuit comprises at least two functional components and at least two memory devices, together with a controller for switching the connections between the functional components and the memory devices. The controller can comprise a multiplexer or a switching matrix. | 03-26-2009 |
20100287244 | Data communication using disposable contact information - Methods and apparatuses for establishing a trusted group of users to prevent undesirable communication by employing authenticated contact information. In an embodiment, the present invention embeds authenticated contact information to data communication composed by members of the trusted group. Authenticated contact information is preferably disposable contact information, changeable as desired, at a regular interval, or one-time contact information. In another embodiment, the present invention discloses a process of expanding an existing trusted group of users to an outsider, comprising embedding authenticated contact information of a member within the trusted group to a data communication composed by the outsider to a member of the trusted group. | 11-11-2010 |
Robert Thomas Wicks, Mokena, IL US
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20090100750 | REJUVENATION OF STORED GASOLINE - The method of adding to gasoline which has been stored in a container, of relatively small size for a substantial period of time to cause substantial loss of the more volatile gasoline components, an additive composition which comprises a flammable organic liquid having a Reid vapor pressure of 2 to 18 psig, to improve starting capacity of a motor fueled by said gasoline. | 04-23-2009 |
Roger Curtis Wicks, Colonial Heights, VA US
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20080284555 | Process for refurbishing an electrical device component comprising a laminate electrical insulation part and electrical device component comprising said part - This invention relates to an improved process for removing conductors and electrical insulation parts from electrical device components so that these devices can be refurbished with new insulation and conductors. This invention also relates to an electrical device component having an electrical winding support, a laminate electrical insulation part, an electrical conductor, and an encapsulating resin, that has a special laminate electrical insulation part that allows more efficient and environmentally friendly refurbishing. | 11-20-2008 |
20080286591 | Laminate electrical insulation part - This invention relates to a laminate electrical insulation part for an electrical device comprising a thermoplastic film positioned between, adjacent to, and attached to two nonwoven sheets. Each of the nonwoven sheets consists of multicomponent polymeric fibers comprising at least a first polymer and a second polymer, the first polymer having a melting point that is at least 15 degrees Celsius lower than both the melting point of the second polymer and the melting point of the thermoplastic film, and the film is attached to the nonwoven sheets by the first polymer in the nonwoven sheets. The electrical insulation part has a breakdown voltage of at least 3 kilovolts, and a surface having a dynamic frictional coefficient of 0.25 or less. This invention also relates to an electrical device component comprising the laminate electrical insulation part. | 11-20-2008 |
20110012474 | Electrical device component - This invention relates to an improved process for removing conductors and electrical insulation parts from electrical device components so that these devices can be refurbished with new insulation and conductors. This invention also relates to an electrical device component having an electrical winding support, a laminate electrical insulation part, an electrical conductor, and an encapsulating resin, that has a special laminate electrical insulation part that allows more efficient and environmentally friendly refurbishing. | 01-20-2011 |
20120312366 | FIRE RESISTANT BACK-SHEET FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A back-sheet for a photovoltaic module comprises a fire resistant sheet adhered to a fluoropolymer film. The fire resistant sheet comprises 40 to 100 weight percent of crystallized mineral silicate platelets based on the weight of the fire resistant sheet, and the fire resistant sheet has an average thickness of at least 75 microns, and more preferably at least 100 microns. The crystallized mineral silicate platelets of the fire resistant sheet are selected from the group of mica, vermiculite, clay, talc, and combinations thereof. A photovoltaic module made with such a back-sheet is also disclosed. | 12-13-2012 |
Roger Curtis Wicks, South Chesterfield, VA US
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20150360452 | HIGH LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX ELECTRICAL INSULATION LAMINATES - Laminate structure suitable as electrical insulation comprising a mica-aramid layer of 35-55 wt % mica, 20-60 wt % binder, and 5 to 25 wt % aramid floc, the mica distributed uniformly in the mica-aramid layer; and an aramid layer comprising 35-75 wt % binder and 25-65 wt % aramid floc, the aramid layer being essentially free of mica; wherein the mica-aramid layer has a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 37% or greater, and the aramid layer has a LOI of 30% or less and having a tensile strength and elongation greater than the mica-aramid layer; and the mica-aramid layer being homogeneously and continuously bound to the aramid layer; the laminate structure having a thickness of at least 0.10 mm, a LOI greater than 32%, and when exposed to a flame to determine LOI, the laminate burns as one piece. | 12-17-2015 |