Watkins, US
Alan Wayne Watkins, Raleigh, NC US
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20080228849 | Apparatus and Methods for a Message Buffering System - Techniques for implementing a log message buffering system are disclosed. To this end, a computer implemented method includes receiving log messages. The computer implemented method also includes associating log messages with items of work and organizing the received log messages according to the items of work. Each item of work contains one or more log messages. The computer implemented method also includes outputting organized log messages according to items of work to a logging subsystem. | 09-18-2008 |
Andrea J. Watkins, Durham, NC US
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20090240623 | Business Event Triggered, Policy-Driven Payment Management - Techniques are disclosed for using business events as triggers to drive payment processing for electronic commerce. As the business logic of a merchant's e-commerce software application reaches various stages that impact payment considerations, it issues a corresponding event notification. According to preferred embodiments, these event notifications are processed by a policy engine, which locates policy information or rules previously configured for that event. Actions are then carried out, based on the configured policy. The merchant e-commerce application is therefore shielded from the details of the underlying payment processing. New payment types can be provided, and existing payment types can be modified if necessary, by adding/modifying policies; the merchant's e-commerce application does not need to change. This event-driven model allows application developers to focus on creating software for the merchant's key business requirements, and makes it easier to maintain the software. | 09-24-2009 |
Andrew (drew) Watkins, Fort Collins, CO US
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20110171305 | DEHYDRATED HYDROGEL INCLUSION COMPLEX OF A BIOACTIVE AGENT WITH FLOWABLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - The invention provides a controlled release biodegradable polymer formulation adapted for administering bioactive agents such as therapeutic proteins to a patient through implantation of a bolus that forms a depot within the patient's body tissues. The formulation includes a dehydrated inclusion complex of the bioactive agent within a hydrogel, wherein the hydrogel can comprise a polymerized polyalkyleneglycolyl diacrylate, and, optionally, polyalkyleneglycolyl monoacrylates, including methacrylates. Alternatively, the hydrogel can comprise hyaluronic acid, chitosan, agarose, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylpyrrolide, or polyvinylalcohol nanoparticles. The bioactive agent can be a macromolecular material, such as a protein. A method of forming the inventive formulation is also provided, as well as a method for using the formulation in the treatment of a malcondition in a patient in need thereof. | 07-14-2011 |
Ann Watkins, Charlotte, NC US
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20090326998 | TRANSACTION RISK MANAGEMENT - The innovation assists risk management staff within a financial institution to effectively and efficiently, establish, monitor and act upon transaction risks that may occur related to treasury services. The process can include establishing a unique customer information, their account relationships with the bank, assigning transactional exposure limits, monitoring those limits, notifying appropriate (or desired) personnel when limits are breached, and notifying customers as appropriate. Additionally, approval matrices are employed to evaluate risk associated with transaction services. | 12-31-2009 |
Anthony N. Watkins, Hamptpn, VA US
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20090163357 | Sol-Gel Based Oxidation Catalyst And Coating System Using Same - An oxidation catalyst system is formed by particles of an oxidation catalyst dispersed in a porous sol-gel binder. The oxidation catalyst system can be applied by brush or spray painting while the sol-gel binder is in its sol state. | 06-25-2009 |
Anthony Neal Watkins, Hampton, VA US
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20090233001 | Controlled Deposition And Alignment Of Carbon Nanotubes - A carbon nanotube (CNT) attraction material is deposited on a substrate in the gap region between two electrodes on the substrate. An electric potential is applied to the two electrodes. The CNT attraction material is wetted with a solution defined by a carrier liquid having carbon nanotubes (CNTs) suspended therein. A portion of the CNTs align with the electric field and adhere to the CNT attraction material. The carrier liquid and any CNTs not adhered to the CNT attraction material are then removed. | 09-17-2009 |
Barton W. Watkins, Knoxville, TN US
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20080267805 | Rotary engine combustion chamber - An apparatus for facilitating combustion in a rotary engine with planetary rotors orbiting inside a housing containing a main rotor. In various embodiments, the planetary rotor has a multi-faceted face that engages a bridge during the transition from the compression cycle to the combustion cycle with the bridge and face forming a dynamic seal; the planetary rotor has a face engaging a bridge during the transition from the compression cycle to the combustion cycle such that the bridge and face have a gap that allows gas flow from the trailing volume to the leading volume and the gap is sufficiently small to quench flame propagation from the leading volume to the trailing volume; and/or the face of the planetary rotor opposite a fuel injector has a pocket that allows the fuel cloud to expand without impinging or wetting the face of the planetary rotor. | 10-30-2008 |
20140069367 | Dual tip seals for a rotary engine - A biased dual tip seal arrangement for the rotor ( | 03-13-2014 |
Bob Watkins, Arlington, VA US
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20110225054 | DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method of presenting advertising to viewers in a computer network environment includes monitoring a viewer's interactions with an associated computer system, and adjusting a timing of displayed advertisements on the viewer's associated computer system based on one or more of the viewer's monitored interactions. | 09-15-2011 |
20130018731 | DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method of presenting advertising to viewers in a computer network environment includes monitoring a viewer's interactions with an associated computer system, and adjusting a timing of displayed advertisements on the viewer's associated computer system based on one or more of the viewer's monitored interactions. | 01-17-2013 |
Bradley R. Watkins, Cedar Falls, IA US
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20100154758 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED VENTURI FOR USE WITH AN EGR SYSTEM IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An EGR venturi for use in an EGR system of an IC engine includes a body defining a converging inlet section, a throat, and an interior liquid heat exchange chamber adjacent to the throat. | 06-24-2010 |
20130105111 | Corrugated Strap For Securing A Heat Exchanger | 05-02-2013 |
Bruce A. Watkins, West Lafayette, IN US
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20090143468 | PET FOOD COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Presently described are compositions and methods which utilize stearidonic acid (SDA). | 06-04-2009 |
20090149539 | PET FOOD COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Presently described are compositions and methods which utilize stearidonic acid (SDA). | 06-11-2009 |
Carleton Watkins, Lehi, UT US
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20080262670 | System and method for monitoring vehicle parameters and driver behavior - System and method for monitoring the operation of a vehicle, comprising a housing having an accelerometer unit, and a global positioning system (GPS) unit, wherein the housing is adapted to be mounted in a window of the vehicle, and wherein the system is adapted to be powered by an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle. | 10-23-2008 |
Charles Watkins, Eagle, ID US
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20100171217 | THROUGH-WAFER INTERCONNECTS FOR PHOTOIMAGER AND MEMORY WAFERS - A through-wafer interconnect for imager, memory and other integrated circuit applications is disclosed, thereby eliminating the need for wire bonding, making devices incorporating such interconnects stackable and enabling wafer level packaging for imager devices. Further, a smaller and more reliable die package is achieved and circuit parasitics (e.g., L and R) are reduced due to the reduced signal path lengths. | 07-08-2010 |
20110233777 | THROUGH-WAFER INTERCONNECTS FOR PHOTOIMAGER AND MEMORY WAFERS - A through-wafer interconnect for imager, memory and other integrated circuit applications is disclosed, thereby eliminating the need for wire bonding, making devices incorporating such interconnects stackable and enabling wafer level packaging for imager devices. Further, a smaller and more reliable die package is achieved and circuit parasitics (e.g., L and R) are reduced due to the reduced signal path lengths. | 09-29-2011 |
Charles C. Watkins, Red Bank, NJ US
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20090248751 | Destroyable Instant Message (IM) - Systems and methods for processing instant messages by destroying them are disclosed. Setting a time for destroying a destroyable instant message is provided. Destruction of a message can be accompanied by visual effects. A destroyable instant message can be made not printable and not retrievable savable. Methods and systems for instant messaging using destroyable messages are also disclosed. Clients for instant messaging with destroyable instant messages are provided. A client for instant messaging with destroyable instant messages can be created with pre-installed applications, web page based applications and by using a plug-in to an existing instant messaging application. | 10-01-2009 |
Charles M. Watkins, Eagle, ID US
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20090155949 | MICROELECTRONIC IMAGERS WITH OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH MICROELECTRONIC IMAGERS - Microelectronic imager assemblies comprising a workpiece including a substrate and a plurality of imaging dies on and/or in the substrate. The substrate includes a front side and a back side, and the imaging dies comprise imaging sensors at the front side of the substrate and external contacts operatively coupled to the image sensors. The microelectronic imager assembly further comprises optics supports superimposed relative to the imaging dies. The optics supports can be directly on the substrate or on a cover over the substrate. Individual optics supports can have (a) an opening aligned with one of the image sensors, and (b) a bearing element at a reference distance from the image sensor. The microelectronic imager assembly can further include optical devices mounted or otherwise carried by the optics supports. | 06-18-2009 |
20110074043 | METHOD OF FORMING VIAS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES AND RESULTING STRUCTURES - Methods for forming through vias in a semiconductor substrate and resulting structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, a through via may be formed by forming a partial via from an active surface through a conductive element thereon and a portion of the substrate underlying the conductive element. The through via may then be completed by laser ablation or drilling from a back surface. In another embodiment, a partial via may be formed by laser ablation or drilling from the back surface of a substrate to a predetermined distance therein. The through via may be completed from the active surface by forming a partial via extending through the conductive element and the underlying substrate to intersect the laser-drilled partial via. In another embodiment, a partial via may first be formed by laser ablation or drilling from the back surface of the substrate followed by dry etching to complete the through via. | 03-31-2011 |
20110089539 | PACKAGED MICROELECTRONIC IMAGERS AND METHODS OF PACKAGING MICROELECTRONIC IMAGERS - Methods for forming electrically conductive through-wafer interconnects in microelectronic devices and microelectronic devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microelectronic device can include a monolithic microelectronic substrate with an integrated circuit has a front side with integrated circuit interconnects thereon. A bond-pad is carried by the substrate and electrically coupled to the integrated circuit. An electrically conductive through-wafer interconnect extends through the substrate and is in contact with the bond-pad. The interconnect can include a passage extending completely through the substrate and the bond-pad, a dielectric liner deposited into the passage and in contact with the substrate, first and second conductive layers deposited onto at least a portion of the dielectric liner, and a conductive fill material deposited into the passage over at least a portion of the second conductive layer and electrically coupled to the bond-pad. | 04-21-2011 |
20110217794 | MICROELECTRONIC WORKPIECE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF COLOR CORRECTION - Several embodiments of semiconductor systems and associated methods of color corrections are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing a light emitting diode (LED) includes forming an (LED) on a substrate, measuring a base emission characteristic of the formed LED, and selecting a phosphor based on the measured base emission characteristic of the formed LED such that a combined emission from the LED and the phosphor at least approximates white light. The method further includes introducing the selected phosphor onto the LED via, for example, inkjet printing. | 09-08-2011 |
20110217800 | METHOD FOR FORMING A LIGHT CONVERSION MATERIAL - A method and system for manufacturing a light conversion structure for a light emitting diode (LED) is disclosed. The method includes forming a transparent, thermally insulating cover over an LED chip. The method also includes dispensing a conversion material onto the cover to form a conversion coating on the cover, and encapsulating the LED, the silicone cover, and the conversion coating within an encapsulant. Additional covers and conversion coatings can be added. | 09-08-2011 |
20110227106 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Light emitting diodes and methods for manufacturing light emitting diodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a light emitting diode (LED) comprises applying a first light conversion material to a first region on the LED and applying a second light conversion material to a second, different region on the LED. A portion of the LED is exposed after applying the first and second light conversion materials. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227108 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODES WITH ENHANCED THERMAL SINKING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF OPERATION - Solid state lighting devices and associated methods of thermal sinking are described below. In one embodiment, a light emitting diode (LED) device includes a heat sink, an LED die thermally coupled to the heat sink, and a phosphor spaced apart from the LED die. The LED device also includes a heat conduction path in direct contact with both the phosphor and the heat sink. The heat conduction path is configured to conduct heat from the phosphor to the heat sink. | 09-22-2011 |
20120298950 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES WITH BUILT-IN CHROMATICITY CONVERSION AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING - Various embodiments of light emitting devices with built-in chromaticity conversion and associated methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes forming a first semiconductor material, an active region, and a second semiconductor material on a substrate material in sequence, the active region being configured to produce a first emission. A conversion material is then formed on the second semiconductor material. The conversion material has a crystalline structure and is configured to produce a second emission. The method further includes adjusting a characteristic of the conversion material such that a combination of the first and second emission has a chromaticity at least approximating a target chromaticity of the light emitting device. | 11-29-2012 |
20130001590 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - Light emitting diodes and methods for manufacturing light emitting diodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a light emitting diode (LED) comprises applying a first light conversion material to a first region on the LED and applying a second light conversion material to a second, different region on the LED. A portion of the LED is exposed after applying the first and second light conversion materials. | 01-03-2013 |
20130134460 | COATED COLOR-CONVERTING PARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Coated color-converting particles and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. A coating of the coated color-converting particles can include, for example, a parylene, such as a fluorinated parylene. In particular embodiments, the coating can be configured to protect a color-converting material of a particle core of the coated color-converting particles from detrimental reactions. For example, the coating can prevent, slow, or otherwise inhibit detrimental reactions between the color-converting material and a matrix material or between the color-converting material and an environmental constituent that can diffuse through a matrix. In particular embodiments, the coated color-converting particles can be incorporated into a matrix to form a composite. The composite can be used, for example, with a radiation transducer. Methods associated with the coated color-converting particles can include, for example, separating coated color-converting particles having acceptable coatings from coated color-converting particles having unacceptable coatings using relative buoyancy. | 05-30-2013 |
20130168719 | METHOD FOR FORMING A LIGHT CONVERSION MATERIAL - A method and system for manufacturing a light conversion structure for a light emitting diode (LED) is disclosed. The method includes forming a transparent, thermally insulating cover over an LED chip. The method also includes dispensing a conversion material onto the cover to form a conversion coating on the cover, and encapsulating the LED, the silicone cover, and the conversion coating within an encapsulant. Additional covers and conversion coatings can be added. | 07-04-2013 |
20130175565 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODES WITH ENHANCED THERMAL SINKING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF OPERATION - Solid state lighting devices and associated methods of thermal sinking are described below. In one embodiment, a light emitting diode (LED) device includes a heat sink, an LED die thermally coupled to the heat sink, and a phosphor spaced apart from the LED die. The LED device also includes a heat conduction path in direct contact with both the phosphor and the heat sink. The heat conduction path is configured to conduct heat from the phosphor to the heat sink. | 07-11-2013 |
20130295766 | THROUGH-WAFER INTERCONNECTS FOR PHOTOIMAGER AND MEMORY WAFERS - A through-wafer interconnect for imager, memory and other integrated circuit applications is disclosed, thereby eliminating the need for wire bonding, making devices incorporating such interconnects stackable and enabling wafer level packaging for imager devices. Further, a smaller and more reliable die package is achieved and circuit parasitics (e.g., L and R) are reduced due to the reduced signal path lengths. | 11-07-2013 |
20140014635 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FORMING APERTURES IN MICROFEATURE WORKPIECES - Systems and methods for forming apertures in microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes directing a laser beam toward a microfeature workpiece to form an aperture and sensing the laser beam pass through the microfeature workpiece in real time. The method can further include determining a number of pulses of the laser beam and/or an elapsed time to form the aperture and controlling the laser beam based on the determined number of pulses and/or the determined elapsed time to form a second aperture in the microfeature workpiece. | 01-16-2014 |
20140209582 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING APERTURES IN MICROFEATURE WORKPIECES - Systems and methods for forming apertures in microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes directing a laser beam toward a microfeature workpiece to form an aperture and sensing the laser beam pass through the microfeature workpiece in real time. The method can further include determining a number of pulses of the laser beam and/or an elapsed time to form the aperture and controlling the laser beam based on the determined number of pulses and/or the determined elapsed time to form a second aperture in the microfeature workpiece. | 07-31-2014 |
20140238298 | MICROELECTRONIC WORKPIECE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF COLOR CORRECTION - Several embodiments of semiconductor systems and associated methods of color corrections are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing a light emitting diode (LED) includes forming an (LED) on a substrate, measuring a base emission characteristic of the formed LED, and selecting a phosphor based on the measured base emission characteristic of the formed LED such that a combined emission from the LED and the phosphor at least approximates white light. The method further includes introducing the selected phosphor onto the LED via, for example, inkjet printing. | 08-28-2014 |
Cheryl Watkins, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20100221144 | AIR FRESHENER KIT - The present invention comprises a kit for assembling a passive air freshener comprising fragranced sail crystals. In the preferred form, the kit minimally comprises: 1) a package containing a plurality of fragranced salt crystals; 2) a container with an opening for placing said crystals therein, said container defining an enclosed space having a height/width ratio of from about 0.5 to about 3; and, 3) a carton for containing both the package of crystals and the container, where the carton preferably has a viewing window that displays at least the decorative aspects of the container design to potential purchasers. The kit may also include instructional literature and optional lighting source. | 09-02-2010 |
20100221207 | FRAGRANCE COATED SALT CRYSTALS - An air freshener is described that comprises salt crystals coated with a premix comprising fumed silica, a nonionic emulsifier and a fragrance oil. | 09-02-2010 |
Clinton E. Watkins, Villa Rica, GA US
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20100212932 | Electrical Cable - An electrical cable may be provided. The electrical cable may comprise a unilay core, a first outer conductor layer adjacent to the unilay core, and a second outer conductor layer adjacent to the first outer conductor layer. The first outer conductor layer may have a first lay direction. The second outer conductor layer may have a second lay direction opposite the first lay direction of the first outer conductor layer. The unilay core may comprise a center core strand and a first core layer adjacent to the center core strand. | 08-26-2010 |
Cory Watkins, Ramsey, MN US
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20100239157 | AUTOMATED WAFER DEFECT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND A PROCESS OF PERFORMING SUCH INSPECTION - An automated defect inspection system has been invented and is used on patterned wafers, whole wafers, broken wafers, partial wafers, sawn wafers such as on film frames, JEDEC trays, Auer boats, die in gel or waffle packs, MCMs, etc., and is specifically intended and designed for second optical wafer inspection for such defects as metalization defects (such as scratches, voids, corrosion, and bridging), diffusion defects, passivation layer defects, scribing defects, glassivation defects, chips and cracks from sawing, solder bump defects, and bond pad area defects. | 09-23-2010 |
20120087569 | AUTOMATED WAFER DEFECT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND A PROCESS OF PERFORMING SUCH INSPECTION - An automated defect inspection system has been invented and is used on patterned wafers, whole wafers, broken wafers, partial wafers, sawn wafers such as on film frames, JEDEC trays, Auer boats, die in gel or waffle packs, MCMs, etc., and is specifically intended and designed for second optical wafer inspection for such defects as metalization defects (such as scratches, voids, corrosion, and bridging), diffusion defects, passivation layer defects, scribing defects, glassivation defects, chips and cracks from sawing, solder bump defects, and bond pad area defects. | 04-12-2012 |
Cory Watkins, Chanhassen, MN US
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20080212084 | EDGE INSPECTION - A semiconductor inspection tool comprises an edge top camera for obtaining images of a top edge of a wafer, an edge normal camera for obtaining images of a normal edge of the wafer, and a controller for receiving the images of the top edge of the wafer and the images of the normal edge of the wafer and for analyzing the images of the top edge of the wafer and the images of the normal edge of the wafer for wafer edge defects. | 09-04-2008 |
Cory Watkins, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20100166292 | WAFER HOLDING MECHANISM - A wafer holding mechanism for holding a wafer of the type used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices is herein described. The mechanism has a first plate having a number of offsets that define at least one lip that extends radially inward of the offsets. A second plate is positioned adjacent the first plate and generally between the first plate and the lip such that one or more fingers coupled to the second plate oppose the lip that depends from the first plate. When the second plate is moved to a closed position, the at least one lip and the one or more fingers cooperatively grasp an edge of a wafer therebetween. The wafer holding mechanism is coupled to a drive that rotates the wafer before an imaging mechanism for capturing images of the wafer as it rotates. | 07-01-2010 |
Cory M. Watkins, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20090161094 | WAFER BEVEL INSPECTION MECHANISM - An imaging sensor for capturing images of the beveled surface of a wafer edge is herein disclosed. The imaging sensor is aligned with the edge of a wafer to maximize the area of the bevel that is encompassed by the depth of view of the imaging sensor. One or more sensors may be used to capture images of the wafer edge. | 06-25-2009 |
Daniel Watkins, Greenup, KY US
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20090315283 | MOBILE CARRIAGE SUPPORTING A TOOL OR IMPLEMENT - A mobile carriage for supporting a tool, the mobile carriage comprising a first frame and a second frame, the frames generally having a Y-shape, with a support coupling the first frame and the second frame. The support elevates an end of the second frame. The second frame has at least one retaining member positioned along the second frame, the at least one retaining member retaining the tool in place and relative to the second frame. A plurality of moving means positioned at terminal ends of the first frame. The mobile carriage includes a handle depending from one of the first frame or the second frame. The mobile carriage may further include a control altering the distance between the first frame and the second frame. | 12-24-2009 |
David G. Watkins, St. Charles, MO US
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20080262980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY OF MODULAR TOY VEHICLE - A retail store design and method that allows a consumer, particularly a younger child, to actively participate in the customization, assembly, and personalization of a modular toy vehicle while in the retail store environment. The store design can provide an overall experience to the consumer that is interactive and personal. With this store design and method the consumer does not have to settle on limited off-the-shelf variations in toy vehicle design. The consumer can customize their own toy vehicle based on their own individual taste and also participated in the assembly process and personalize the vehicle including assigning a vehicle identification number (VIN) and creating a personalized license plate | 10-23-2008 |
David Ian Watkins, Arena, WI US
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20110165190 | Compositions and Methods for Immunizing Against Immunodeficiency Viruses - Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods related to HIV vaccines and immunogenic compositions. Typically, the compositions include a mixture of individual and separate DNA polynucleotides that encode different HIV polypeptides or fragments thereof. The mixture of polynucleotides is designed to elicit a broad immunogenic response which may be subsequently boosted by administering a second composition such as a recombinant virus vector composition. The compositions, kits, and methods may be utilized for treating or preventing HIV infection or disease. | 07-07-2011 |
20120321655 | LENTIVIRUS VACCINE BASED ON THE RECOMBINANT VIRAL VACCINE AGAINST YELLOW FEVER - The present invention relates to an attenuated, recombinant viral vaccine against yellow fever which expresses heterologous sequences of a lentivirus and is used as an immunisation agent to induce an immune response to lentivirus. | 12-20-2012 |
Dennis Lee Watkins, Fairmont, OK US
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20100054961 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM AND LINEAR ELECTROFUSION - This invention relates generally to a high volume, buoyancy controlled submersible pump assembly designed to sit on the bottom of a body of water or other liquid substance and move a large volume of water or liquid substance. Alternatively, the submersible pump assembly is capable of achieving and maintaining neutral buoyancy or near neutral buoyancy in a particular body of water or liquid substance. The neutrally buoyant version includes the means to maintain the pump assembly at a given depth without requiring it to sit on the bottom of the body of water or other liquid substance. This invention also relates to linear electrofusion for thermoplastic components. | 03-04-2010 |
20130071257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SYSTEM AND LINEAR ELECTROFUSION - This invention relates generally to a high volume, buoyancy controlled submersible pump assembly designed to sit on the bottom of a body of water or other liquid substance and move a large volume of water or liquid substance. Alternatively, the submersible pump assembly is capable of achieving and maintaining neutral buoyancy or near neutral buoyancy in a particular body of water or liquid substance. The neutrally buoyant version includes the means to maintain the pump assembly at a given depth without requiring it to sit on the bottom of the body of water or other liquid substance. This invention also relates to linear electrofusion for thermoplastic components. | 03-21-2013 |
Gary R. Watkins, Piscataway, NJ US
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20090252797 | TOPICAL APPLICATION OF IVERMECTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/AFFLICTIONS - Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin. | 10-08-2009 |
20120077766 | TOPICAL APPLICATION OF IVERMECTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/AFFLICTIONS - Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin. | 03-29-2012 |
20120258062 | TOPICAL APPLICATION OF IVERMECTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/AFFLICTIONS - Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin. | 10-11-2012 |
20130209381 | TOPICAL APPLICATION OF IVERMECTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/AFFLICTIONS - Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin. | 08-15-2013 |
20140051653 | TOPICAL APPLICATION OF IVERMECTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/AFFLICTIONS - Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin. | 02-20-2014 |
20140336139 | TOPICAL APPLICATION OF IVERMECTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/AFFLICTIONS - Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin. | 11-13-2014 |
Gregory D. Watkins, Clay City, IN US
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20110030739 | CORE WASH RECIRCULATING TANK SYSTEM - A core wash tank has a core wash bath compartment ( | 02-10-2011 |
Hugh Watkins, Canton, GA US
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20100269144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING USER GENERATED CONTENT WITHIN A VOD ENVIRONMENT - In one embodiment, a computer system hosts a web site allowing users via the Internet to post video clips, view video clips, or provide feedback regarding a viewed video clip, wherein the computer system selects the most popular video clips based on certain criteria to make available to a video service provider. In one embodiment, the computer system transcodes the video clip received at the web site into a format compatible with a VOD system associated with a cable service provider, and generates the appropriate metadata based on input from the user posting the video clip based in part on values determined by the computer system and based in part on default values determined by an administrator. Subscribers to a cable service provider can then select and view the video clips in the VOD system by invoking a VOD service offered by the cable service provider. | 10-21-2010 |
20110035255 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING USER GENERATED ADVERTISING TRANSACTIONS IN A VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDER ENVIRONMENT - In one embodiment, a system stores video clips which a user can select and use to create an ad video. The user can download the video clip, edit it appropriate, and then upload the ad video to the system. The user can then place the ad with a cable service provider as part of an ad campaign. The system allows the user to view available advertising opportunities with one or more video service providers, such as a cable service provider, and then define attributes of an ad campaign defining how and when to stream the ad in various programs. The ad campaign can place the ad in on-demand programs or schedule (broadcast) programs. The user can also be provided with reports indicating in part when the ad was actually streamed, allowing the user evaluate the performance of the ad campaign. | 02-10-2011 |
20110107368 | Systems and Methods for Selecting Ad Objects to Insert Into Video Content - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for selecting ad objects to insert into video content. In particular embodiments, the systems and methods identity an object in video content that may be used to display an ad object and select an ad object to insert in place of the object in the video content. As a result, the ad object is displayed in the video content for the identified object when the video content is viewed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110113335 | Systems and Methods for Replacing Audio Segments in an Audio Track for a Video Asset - Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for replacing audio segments in an audio track for a video asset. In particular embodiments, the systems and methods replace audio segments in an audio track for the video asset by defining the audio segments via audio track avails and using the audio track avails to locate and replace the audio track segments in the video asset with various audio assets. | 05-12-2011 |
Hugh Watkins, Brookline, MA US
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20100062427 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DISEASE-ASSOCIATED MUTATIONS - A method is described for diagnosing individuals as having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, e.g. familial or sporadic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The method provides a useful diagnostic tool which becomes particularly important when testing asymptomatic individuals suspected of having the disease. Symptomatic individuals have a much better chance of being diagnosed properly by a physician. Asymptomatic individuals from families having a history of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be selectively screened using the method of this invention allowing for a diagnosis prior to the appearance of any symptoms. Individuals having the mutation responsible for the disease may be counseled to take steps which hopefully would prolong their life, i.e. avoid rigorous exercise. The methodology used in the above method also has broad applicability and may be used to detect other disease-associated mutations in DNA obtained from subject being tested for other disease-associated mutations. | 03-11-2010 |
James J. Watkins, South Hadley, MA US
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20080317953 | MESOPOROUS MATERIALS AND METHODS - Mesoporous articles and methods for making mesoporous articles are disclosed. | 12-25-2008 |
20090324476 | HIGHLY CONDENSED MESOPOROUS SILICATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - A mesoporous silicate is prepared by a method that includes combining a silicate precursor, a bifunctional catalyst, and a structure-directing surfactant in an aqueous medium having a pH of about 4 to about 10. A mesoporous silicate forms as an aqueous suspension and can then be isolated. The mesoporous silicate can be formed under mild conditions of temperature and pH, and it exhibits a surprisingly high degree of network condensation. | 12-31-2009 |
20110086985 | INDUCED POLYMER ASSEMBLIES - The invention provides compositions and methods for inducing and enhancing order and nanostructures in block copolymers and surfactants by certain nonpolymeric additives, such as nanoparticles having an inorganic core and organic functional groups capable of hydrogen bonding. Various compositions having lattice order and nanostructures have been made from a variety of copolymers or surfactants that are mixed with nonpolymeric additives. Particularly, a variety of nanoparticles with an inorganic core and organic functional groups have been discovered to be effective in introducing or enhancing the degree of orders and nanostructures in diverse block copolymers and surfactants. | 04-14-2011 |
20120282132 | METAL AND METAL OXIDE STRUCTURES AND PREPARATION THEREOF - Methods of the invention allow rapid production of high-porous, large-surface-area nanostructured metal and/or metal oxide at attractive low cost applicable to a wide variety of commercial applications such as sensors, catalysts and photovoltaics. | 11-08-2012 |
20130310525 | INDUCED POLYMER ASSEMBLIES - The invention provides compositions and methods for inducing and enhancing order and nanostructures in block copolymers and surfactants by certain nonpolymeric additives, such as nanoparticles having an inorganic core and organic functional groups capable of hydrogen bonding. Various compositions having lattice order and nanostructures have been made from a variety of copolymers or surfactants that are mixed with nonpolymeric additives. Particularly, a variety of nanoparticles with an inorganic core and organic functional groups have been discovered to be effective in introducing or enhancing the degree of orders and nanostructures in diverse block copolymers and surfactants. | 11-21-2013 |
James P. Watkins, Taunton, MA US
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20100140241 | Auto-darkening viewing modules and control modules for welding light protection - A welding machine having a first receiver for remote control of the operating parameters, a viewing module having a second receiver for remotely controlling the operating parameters of the viewing module, and a control module for controlling the operating parameters of the welding machine and the viewing module wherein the control modules and the viewing modules may be mounted in a helmet. A master control module is provided for remotely controlling a plurality of control modules wherein each control module controls a viewing module. Each pair of control module and viewing ,module controlled by the master control module may be mounted in a helmet. | 06-10-2010 |
Jeff Watkins, Watchung, NJ US
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20100149907 | TORSIONALLY FLEXIBLE, SEALED DRIVE - A simple, robust and low-cost torsionally flexible, sealed drive that allows external drives to provide agitation within a container. A torsionally flexible tube is sealed to a torsionally rigid portion of a container. A second end of the tube is sealed to a driven element within the container. The driven element is coupled to a drive-shaft that is partly contained within the tube. Motion of the protruding end of the drive shaft imparts a corresponding motion to the driven element, while maintaining a water-tight seal between container and drive-shaft. One useful motion is a rotary oscillation. A stepper motor may operate via such a drive to impart a rotary oscillation to an impellor in a bioreactor, or mixing container, suitable for agitating a cell culture in a nutrient medium or hydrating a powdered media in water. The drive is suited to use in disposable bioreactors and mixers. | 06-17-2010 |
20110111489 | SENSOR ADAPTER, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF, METHOD FOR THE USE OF A SENSOR IN THIS SENSOR ADAPTER AND BIOREACTOR WITH THIS SENSOR ADAPTER - A sensor adapter is described for the noninvasive positioning of a sensor, especially of an electrochemical sensor, in a medium. The sensor adapter comprises an accommodating channel, in which the sensor can be positioned and the one end region of which is closed off by a semipermeable membrane. Moreover, the sensor adapter comprises a hollow cylindrical sealing structure, which is disposed within the accommodating channel coaxially with the longitudinal axis of the latter and with which the sensor can be disposed gas tight adjacent to the semipermeable membrane. | 05-12-2011 |
Jeffrey David Watkins, Watchung, NJ US
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20100178170 | ADJUSTABLE SANITARY IMPELLER HUB - An adjustable sanitary impellor hub device having a hub, a tapered, split collet, a locking collar and multiple seals. Impeller blades are attached to a hub that may be slid over an agitator shaft to a desired position. A tapered, split collet engages with a tapered inner cylindrical bore of the locking collar as the locking collar and hub are forced together, clamping the collet to shaft. At the same time, the outer surface of the locking collar engages with the hub, locking all three elements to the shaft. The multiple soft seals ensure that there are no dead spaces. | 07-15-2010 |
Jennifer Watkins, Bellevue, NE US
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20110213630 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESERVING AND CONTROLLING ACCESS TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT A REMOTE LOCATION VIA A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - This invention is a method and system for reserving and controlling access to products and services at a remote location via a communications network. In one or more embodiment, a user uses a client computer to select desired products and services. The system returns a price offer for the packaged products and services. Upon acceptance of the price offer, the selection of products and services is forwarded to an operations center for the building of an event regarding the redemption of the products and services. The system allocates a time frame for the redemption of each of the products and services as well as determining the order of redemption, based on polling a plurality of users desiring the same products and services in an event. The information generated by the operation center is then forwarded to a location for the redemption of the products and services. Access to the goods and services is then controlled by using machine readable labels coupled with interrogation devices for the relating of users to information regarding the user's reservation. | 09-01-2011 |
John Watkins, Independence, MO US
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20110046961 | GREETING CARD HAVING AUDIO RECORDING CAPABILITIES WITH TRIAL MODE FEATURE - A greeting card having an audio message recording and playback device permits recording of personalized audio messages to be played upon opening of the greeting card. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, which would be applicable when the card is displayed in a store, a potential purchaser may experience the functionality of the card by recording their own test message. The test message is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by removal of a trial mode panel from the greeting card, a user recorded message is played repeatedly upon subsequent openings of the card. The user recorded message may be followed by a prerecorded recording, such as a song. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions for recording a message, may also be included. | 02-24-2011 |
John B. Watkins, Independence, MO US
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20090259474 | GREETING CARD HAVING AUDIO RECORDING CAPABILITIES WITH TRIAL MODE FEATURE - A greeting card having an audio message recording and playback device permits recording of personalized audio messages to be played upon opening of the greeting card. The recording device is operable in either a trial mode or a use mode. In the trial mode, which would be applicable when the card is displayed in a store, a potential purchaser may experience the functionality of the card by recording their own test message. The test message is played back initially for the potential purchaser but is not subsequently played back to be later heard by other potential purchasers. In the use mode, which the card may be switched to after purchase by removal of a trial mode panel from the greeting card, a user recorded message is played repeatedly upon subsequent openings of the card. The user recorded message may be followed by a prerecorded recording, such as a song. Additional prerecorded messages, such as voice prompts with instructions for recording a message, may also be included. | 10-15-2009 |
20100308981 | GREETING CARD WITH SUBSEQUENT AUDIO AFTER CLOSING - A greeting card having an audio message and playback device delivers a first sound recording upon opening of the greeting card and a second sound recording upon closing of the greeting card. The delivery of each sound recording may be delayed by a timing component within the audio message and playback device. Additionally, the delivery of each sound recording may be played simultaneously or in queue. Sound recordings may also be recorded by a user using a recording component that is in addition to the audio message and playback device. The audio message and playback device may also include an additional trial mode component that allows the user to test a recorded message before purchasing the greeting card and place the greeting card into a use mode that allows the user to permanently record the message. | 12-09-2010 |
20140150308 | GREETING CARD WITH SUBSEQUENT AUDIO AFTER CLOSING - A greeting card having an audio message and playback device delivers a first sound recording upon opening of the greeting card and a second sound recording upon closing of the greeting card. The delivery of each sound recording may be delayed by a timing component within the audio message and playback device. Additionally, the delivery of each sound recording may be played simultaneously or in queue. Sound recordings may also be recorded by a user using a recording component that is in addition to the audio message and playback device. The audio message and playback device may also include an additional trial mode component that allows the user to test a recorded message before purchasing the greeting card and place the greeting card into a use mode that allows the user to permanently record the message. | 06-05-2014 |
John E. Watkins, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20090015397 | EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM - An emergency communication device is disclosed herein, including a substantially enclosed housing, at least one receiver, at least one transformer, at least one latching relay, at least one power supply, wherein the receiver, transformer, latching relay, and power supply are located within the housing, a telephone cord, an automatic dialer, wherein the automatic dialer is operatively connected to the housing, and is operatively connected to at least the power supply, and a flashing light. | 01-15-2009 |
John Joseph Watkins, West Jordan, UT US
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20080268327 | Advanced Metal-Air Battery Having a Ceramic Membrane Electrolyte Background of the Invention - A metal-air battery is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a cathode to reduce oxygen molecules and an alkali-metal-containing anode to oxidize the alkali metal (e.g., Li, Na, and K) contained therein to produce alkali-metal ions. An aqueous catholyte is placed in ionic communication with the cathode to store reaction products generated by reacting the alkali-metal ions with the oxygen containing anions. These reaction products are stored as solutes dissolved in the aqueous catholyte. An ion-selective membrane is interposed between the alkali-metal containing anode and the aqueous catholyte. The ion-selective membrane is designed to be conductive to the alkali-metal ions while being impermeable to the aqueous catholyte. | 10-30-2008 |
20090061288 | Lithium-sulfur battery with a substantially non-pourous membrane and enhanced cathode utilization - A lithium-sulfur battery is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an anode containing lithium and a cathode comprising elemental sulfur. The cathode may include at least one solvent selected to at least partially dissolve the elemental sulfur and Li2S | 03-05-2009 |
20100239893 | SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERY WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY NON-POROUS MEMBRANE AND ENHANCED CATHODE UTILIZATION - A sodium-sulfur battery is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an anode containing sodium and a cathode comprising elemental sulfur. The cathode may include at least one solvent selected to at least partially dissolve the elemental sulfur and Na | 09-23-2010 |
20110104526 | SOLID-STATE SODIUM-BASED SECONDARY CELL HAVING A SODIUM ION CONDUCTIVE CERAMIC SEPARATOR - The present invention provides a solid-state sodium-based secondary cell (or rechargeable battery). While the secondary cell can include any suitable component, in some cases, the secondary cell comprises a solid sodium metal negative electrode that is disposed in a non-aqueous negative electrolyte solution that includes an ionic liquid. Additionally, the cell comprises a positive electrode that is disposed in a positive electrolyte solution. In order to separate the negative electrode and the negative electrolyte solution from the positive electrolyte solution, the cell includes a sodium ion conductive electrolyte membrane. Because the cell's negative electrode is in a solid state as the cell functions, the cell may operate at room temperature. Additionally, where the negative electrolyte solution contains the ionic liquid, the ionic liquid may impede dendrite formation on the surface of the negative electrode as the cell is recharged and sodium ions are reduced onto the negative electrode. | 05-05-2011 |
20120007561 | METHOD OF DISCHARGING A NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY - A method for discharging a nickel-metal hydride storage battery comprising a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen absorbing alloy, an alkaline electrolyte, and an alkali conducting separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The alkali conducting separator may be a solid alkali metal ion super ion conducting material, wherein the alkali metal is Na, K, or Li. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013309 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY - A method for charging a nickel-metal hydride storage battery comprising a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen absorbing alloy, an alkaline electrolyte, and an alkali conducting separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The alkali conducting separator may be a solid alkali metal ion super ion conducting material, wherein the alkali metal is Na, K, or Li. | 01-19-2012 |
20140363706 | Method for Providing Electrical Potential from a Sodium-Based Secondary Cell - The present invention provides a method for providing electrical potential from a solid-state sodium-based secondary cell (or rechargeable battery). A secondary cell is provided that includes a solid sodium metal negative electrode that is disposed in a non-aqueous negative electrolyte solution that includes an ionic liquid. Additionally, the cell comprises a positive electrode that is disposed in a positive electrolyte solution. In order to separate the negative electrode and the negative electrolyte solution from the positive electrolyte solution, the cell includes a sodium ion conductive electrolyte membrane. The cell is maintained and operated at a temperature below the melting point of the negative electrode and is connected to an external circuit. | 12-11-2014 |
John W. Watkins, Wagoner, OK US
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20080237284 | CUP HOLDER FOR A SHOPPING CART - A cup holder for a shopping cart includes a container ring and a securing mechanism. The container ring is configured to removably hold a beverage container while the securing mechanism is configured for removably securing the container ring relative to a shopping cart. The securing mechanism includes a first portion configured for slidable mounting in a first direction onto a top edge of a wall of a basket of the shopping cart. A second portion of the securing mechanism is configured for slidable insertion, in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, into a hole in the basket of the shopping cart. | 10-02-2008 |
Justin James Watkins, Kirkland, WA US
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20100036848 | EFFICIENT SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF VISUAL INFORMATION OR AUDITORY INFORMATION - A file, including visual information or auditory information may be uploaded to a processing device. Respective portions of content of the file may be identified for compressing and saving at respective bit rates. A number of component files may be created, compressed and saved, at the respective bit rates, based on the identified respective portions of content of the file. A network page, including a reference to the uploaded file, may be created. The reference to the uploaded file, in the network page, may be replaced with references to the compressed, saved component files and the network page may be saved. A processing device of a user may request the network page and the compressed, saved component files. A reasonable facsimile of the file may be reproduced based on an aggregate of the compressed, saved component files. | 02-11-2010 |
20120226671 | EFFICIENT SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF VISUAL INFORMATION OR AUDITORY INFORMATION - A file, including visual information or auditory information may be uploaded to a processing device. Respective portions of content of the file may be identified for compressing and saving at respective bit rates. A number of component files may be created, compressed and saved, at the respective bit rates, based on the identified respective portions of content of the file. A network page, including a reference to the uploaded file, may be created. The reference to the uploaded file, in the network page, may be replaced with references to the compressed, saved component files and the network page may be saved. A processing device of a user may request the network page and the compressed, saved component files. A reasonable facsimile of the file may be reproduced based on an aggregate of the compressed, saved component files. | 09-06-2012 |
20140136956 | EFFICIENT SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF VISUAL INFORMATION OR AUDITORY INFORMATION - A file, including visual information or auditory information may be uploaded to a processing device. Respective portions of content of the file may be identified fin compressing and saving at respective bit rates. A number of component files may be created, compressed and saved, at the respective bit rates, based on the identified respective portions of content of the file. A network page, including a reference to the uploaded file, may be created. The reference to the uploaded file, in the page, may be replaced with references to the compressed, saved component files and the network page may be saved. A processing device of a user may request the network page and the compressed, saved component files, A reasonable facsimile of the file may be reproduced based on an aggregate of the compressed, saved component files. | 05-15-2014 |
Kathryn R. Watkins, Mclean, VA US
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20110033128 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING AND RECONSTRUCTING AN IMAGE OF A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A forensically sound image of a computer readable storage medium can be transferred across a low bandwidth communications network. The method can include the step of scanning an image of the computer readable storage medium for redundant data, the redundant data duplicative of locally stored data. The method can also include generating a skeleton image based on the image of the computer readable storage medium by excluding the redundant data from the image of the computer readable storage medium. The method can include transmitting, by a transmitting device, the skeleton image over the communications network to a receiving device to enable reconstruction of an image copy of the computer readable storage medium using the skeleton image and the locally stored data. A receiving device can reconstruct a bit-for-bit copy of the image of the computer readable storage medium. | 02-10-2011 |
Linda Watkins, Boulder, CO US
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20130123208 | METHOD OF TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH ADENOSINE RECEPTOR AGONISTS - The present invention includes a composition comprising an A | 05-16-2013 |
20130337556 | METHODS FOR DELIVERING GENES - Methods of delivering transgenes to target cells using plasmids comprising viral inverted terminal repeat (ITR) sequences are described. Such plasmids are capable of directing sustained transgene expression in target cells in rats provided that at least one adeno-associated virus (AAV) ITR sequence is present in the plasmid, regardless of whether that ITR is located upstream or downstream of the transgene. In a particular embodiment, plasmids comprising one or more AAV ITR sequence and an IL-10 transgene are shown to be effective in sustained reversal of pain in an animal model of neuropathic pain. | 12-19-2013 |
Linda May Rothblum Watkins, Boulder, CO US
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20090035256 | Mutant Il-10 - IL-10 sequence variants are disclosed that retain the therapeutically desirable anti-inflammatory properties of wild-type IL-10 but do not retain the hemoatopoeitic cell regulatory and cell proliferative activities. The mutant IL-10 polypeptides of the invention are used in methods of treating diseases involving inflammatory response, including neuropathic pain and other neurological disorders. | 02-05-2009 |
20090136453 | Methods for treating pain - Methods of treating pain by delivery of anti-inflammatory cytokines, proinflammatory cytokine antagonists, and agents that act to reduce or prevent proinflammatory cytokine actions, to the nervous system are described. These agents can be delivered using gene therapy techniques. Alternatively, the agents can be delivered in protein compositions. | 05-28-2009 |
20090208563 | Method for delivering genes - Methods of delivering transgenes to target cells using plasmids comprising viral inverted terminal repeat (ITR) sequences are described. Such plasmids are capable of directing sustained transgene expression in target cells in rats provided that at least one adeno-associated virus (AAV) ITR sequence is present in the plasmid, regardless of whether that ITR is located upstream or downstream of the transgene. In a particular embodiment, plasmids comprising one or more AAV ITR sequence and an IL-10 transgene are shown to be effective in sustained reversal of pain in an animal model of neuropathic pain. | 08-20-2009 |
20100239523 | TLR MODULATORS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides Toll-like receptor (TLR) modulators, compositions comprising the same, and methods for using the same. | 09-23-2010 |
20140093476 | METHODS FOR TREATING PAIN - Methods of treating pain by delivery of anti-inflammatory cytokines, proinflammatory cytokine antagonists, and agents that act to reduce or prevent proinflammatory cytokine actions, to the nervous system are described. These agents can be delivered using gene therapy techniques. Alternatively, the agents can be delivered in protein compositions. | 04-03-2014 |
Linda R. Watkins, Denver, CO US
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20080287402 | Use of a glial attenuator to prevent amplified pain responses caused by glial priming - The use of a glial attenuator, such as ibudilast (3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine), to prevent the negative consequences of glial priming is described. In particular, the present invention is directed to a method of treating a subject with ibudilast to prevent amplified pain responses to inflammation or injury as a result of glial priming following an initial glial activating event. | 11-20-2008 |
Lou Watkins, Stoughton, MA US
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20090036008 | STREAMLINED ANNULAR BUOY FOR MARINE PIPELINES - A streamlined annular buoy for marine pipelines includes a first annular buoy half comprising syntactic foam, where the first buoy half includes a substantially planar exterior first mating surface that includes an axial first channel formed therein and a first domed exterior surface radial to the axial first channel. Buoy also includes a second annular buoy half comprising syntactic foam, where the second buoy half includes a substantially planar exterior second mating surface that includes an axial second channel formed therein and a second domed exterior surface radial to the axial second channel. A fastener secures the first and second annular buoy halves together around a pipe that passes through a pipe channel formed by the axial first and second channels, such that the exterior first and second mating surfaces are face-to-face. | 02-05-2009 |
20090308587 | PRECAST THERMAL INSULATION FOR FLOWLINES AND RISERS - Precast thermal insulation for flowlines and risers includes an outer protective shell that has an exterior surface and an interior surface that together define a volume within the outer protective shell. High elongation syntactic foam insulation is located within the volume, and comprises microsphere and a semi-rigid epoxy plastic resin binder. The precast thermal insulation permits advanced materials to be used for risers and flowlines, including highly flexible systems for installation by reeling. | 12-17-2009 |
20130249133 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SYNTACTIC FOAM - A method of manufacturing syntactic foam comprises mixing a non-liquid amine adduct and a liquid epoxy to form a matrix. Hollow microspheres are added to the mixture and mixed together to form a mixture, which may then be poured into a mold and heated to form a molded syntactic foam component. | 09-26-2013 |
20130251924 | MACROSPHERE CARBON FIBER REDUCTION - A macrosphere comprises a multilayered spherical wall that includes (i) a first wall that includes a first epoxy and first fibers (ii) a second wall that includes a second epoxy and second fibers and (iii) a third wall that includes a third epoxy and glass micro spheres, wherein the third wall is located between the first and second walls and the multilayered spherical wall forms a hollow chamber. The fibers may be carbon fibers. However, it is contemplated that glass fibers may also be used rather than carbon fibers. In addition, it is contemplated that the first layer may be formed using glass fibers, while the second layer is formed using carbon fibers. | 09-26-2013 |
20130251957 | ULTRA LOW DENSITY SYNTACTIC FOAM BUOYANCY MODULE - A flotation device comprises three-dimensional cellular structure comprising a plurality of lengthwise adjacent and radially adjacent hollow cylindrical tubes, wherein interstices between the plurality of cylinders are filled with a composite matrix of macrospheres and syntactic foam. | 09-26-2013 |
20130251959 | HIGH PERFORMANCE BUOYANT THERMAL INSULATING WRAP - A length of buoyant, flexible insulating material for lengthwise encasing a length of pipe comprises syntactic foam that includes a thermoset resin binder and microspheres, wherein the syntactic foam encases a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal fibrous strands. The thermoset resin may comprise an epoxy resin that includes Bisphenol-A, a curing agent, and a flexibilizer. | 09-26-2013 |
Maren Watkins, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20080274976 | USES OF NOVEL POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS - The present invention is directed to kappaM (κM) conopeptide RIIIK and its use for blocking the flow of potassium ions through voltage-gated potassium channels. The κM conopeptides include unglycosylated and O-glycosylated peptides. | 11-06-2008 |
20100145011 | ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PEPTIDES - The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. | 06-10-2010 |
20110166322 | ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PEPTIDES - The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. | 07-07-2011 |
20120149869 | ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PEPTIDES - The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. | 06-14-2012 |
20130338338 | ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PEPTIDES - The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. | 12-19-2013 |
20140350218 | ALPHA-CONOTOXIN PEPTIDES - The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. | 11-27-2014 |
Marvin C. Watkins, Cincinnati, OH US
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20110013005 | Foot-Activated Controller for Imaging System - A foot-activated controller ( | 01-20-2011 |
Michael E. Watkins, Bear, DE US
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20100269416 | Method for manufacturing chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers having reduced gas inclusion defects - A method for manufacturing chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers that minimizes entrained gas inclusion defects is provided. Also provided is a mix head assembly for use in the manufacture of chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers, wherein inclusions of entrained gas inclusion defects are minimized. | 10-28-2010 |
20110185967 | Mix head assembly for forming chemical mechanical polishing pads - A mix head assembly for use in the manufacture of chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers is provided, wherein inclusions of entrained gas inclusion defects are minimized. | 08-04-2011 |
Michael Robinson Watkins, Dacula, GA US
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20090315263 | Domino Game - A method of playing a domino match is disclosed in which the players of the match play a plurality of domino games, with each game including at least one hand. The players are awarded points throughout the first domino game. The players may risk the awarded points earned throughout the first domino game in a play-by-play side wager against the other players. Players attempt to win the match by being the first player to win two or more games. Additionally, players are rewarded for being the total point winner of the match or tournament. | 12-24-2009 |
20140159310 | Domino Game - A domino match game employs a standard domino set and a game board or game play surface that has a common play region and peripheral regions for placing house tokens that are awarded to players during play of a game or hand, and risk regions for placing tokens awarded in an earlier hand to permit the players to make side wagers. A bogus stone may be used to indicate a player is to miss a turn. There are separate game play tokens and house tokens. | 06-12-2014 |
Michele Ann Watkins, New Richmond, OH US
Michelle A. Watkins, Bellevue, WA US
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20090327321 | DOCUMENT TEMPLATES FOR SCHEMA-BASED DATA TRANSFER INTO AND OUT OF A DATA-BASED APPLICATION - Systems and methods are described for using templates associated with a document application to facilitate schema-based data transfers into and out of a database associated with a database application. Such templates may be made available to a user so that the user can easily export various data entities out of the database for display, editing, or report generation as well as to import new or edited data entities into the database. The templates may include fixed or user-customizable reports that are populated with data entities exported from the database and/or that present data and graphics derived from such data entities. The templates may also be created during an initial data transfer between a first document and the database and then saved for use in performing subsequent data transfers between other documents and the database. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327343 | SCHEMA-BASED DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN A DATA-BASED APPLICATION AND A DOCUMENT APPLICATION - Systems and methods are described for performing a schema-based data transfer between a database associated with a data-based application and a document associated with a document application. In one implementation, connection information established during an initial schema-based data transfer between the database and the document is maintained in association with the document. This connection information is then used to facilitate subsequent updating of the document based on information currently residing in the database as well as subsequent updating of the database based on information currently residing in the document in a manner that is highly automated and easy to use. | 12-31-2009 |
Nathan P. Watkins, Beaufort, SC US
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20090217542 | MEASURING ROLLER AND SPRAY DEVICE - A measuring device includes a frame, a rolling wheel carried by the frame, measuring means for determining a distance traveled by the wheel, and signal means responsive to the measuring means for indicating when the wheel has traveled a preselected set distance. The measuring device may also include marking means such as spray paint, a braking mechanism, and a sonar position indicator. | 09-03-2009 |
Owen Watkins, East Fallowfield, PA US
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20110061740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING FUEL TO AN AIRCRAFT FROM A VEHICLE - A fueling control system for providing fuel from a vehicle to an aircraft, and a method of providing fuel from a fuel vehicle to an aircraft are disclosed herein. The fueling control system includes a pressure transducer for sensing back pressure in a fluid path to a fuel tank of an aircraft, and a digital controller coupled to the pressure transducer for receiving the back pressure in the fluid path and controlling fuel flow in the fluid path to the aircraft. The method includes the steps of sensing back pressure in a fluid path from the aircraft; receiving the sensed back pressure by a digital controller; and controlling fuel flow to the aircraft in the fluid path based on the sensed back pressure. | 03-17-2011 |
20110232801 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FUEL FROM A HYDRANT PIT VALVE AT AN AIRPORT - A fuel delivery system of an aircraft refueling vehicle that is configured to distribute fuel from a hydrant pit valve at an airport. The fuel delivery system includes a first hose including a coupler that is configured to be fluidly connected to a hydrant pit valve at an airport to receive fuel from the hydrant pit valve. A fuel passageway is fluidly coupled to the first hose. An on-board fuel tank is fluidly coupled to the fuel passageway. A second hose is fluidly coupled to the fuel passageway. The second hose includes a nozzle that is configured to be coupled to a refueling point on an aircraft to distribute fuel into a fuel tank of an aircraft. A valve is coupled to the fuel passageway to control the flow of fuel to and from the aircraft refueling vehicle. | 09-29-2011 |
Randolf H. Watkins, Wonder Lake, IL US
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20100108606 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING HEMODIALYSIS - Systems and methods for performing hemodialysis to remove metabolic waste from the blood of a patient are disclosed. The systems and methods preferably comprise at least one blood processing apparatus that receives whole blood from a patient. Cellular blood components are removed from the whole blood by hemofiltration, to provide filtered plasma comprising metabolic waste that is substantially reduced of blood cells. The cellular blood components may be returned to the patient. The filtered plasma comprising waste may be removed from the blood processing apparatus through a waste path for further processing in a separate apparatus, or in the same apparatus in a second stage processing procedure to remove metabolic waste components and excess water from the plasma by hemodialysis. At least one of the hemofiltration and hemodialysis processing apparatus comprises a Taylor vortex-enhanced separation apparatus. | 05-06-2010 |
Richard L. Watkins, Portland, OR US
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20080206502 | FLEXIBLE BARRIER MEMBRANES EMPLOYING POLY (HYDROXY AMINO ETHERS) - A multi-layer composite has at least one elastomer layer and at least one barrier layer. In various embodiments, the composite contains at least two elastomer layers alternating with at least two barrier layers. In other embodiments, the composite comprises at least ten alternating barrier and elastomer layers. The barrier layer is made of an amorphous polymer, and is provided in the form of a film. Preferably, the amorphous polymer film has a gas transmittance rate (GTR) of less than 40 cc·mil/m | 08-28-2008 |
20090094858 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH TUBULAR SOLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly includes a mat formed of at least one randomly dispersed extruded tubular member, each tubular member being hollow in an in-use condition in which the mat provides support for a user's foot. | 04-16-2009 |
20090297744 | GEL REDUCTION IN BLENDS OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE AND HYDROXYL FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS - Gas barrier layers and composites contain a low gel sheet produced from a composition containing a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a hydroxyl functional copolymer, and a gel reducing additive. The gel reducing additive has functional groups that can react with isocyanate groups to reduce gel formation during the processing of blends of urethane containing polymers and hydroxyl functional polymers. Multilayer composites containing the low gel sheets can be made into inflatable membranes for containing an inflationary gas. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the membranes are used as bladders of cushioning devices in the soles of shoes, particularly athletic shoes. | 12-03-2009 |
20110154584 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH TUBULAR SOLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly includes a mat formed of at least one randomly dispersed extruded tubular member, each tubular member being hollow in an in-use condition in which the mat provides support for a user's foot. | 06-30-2011 |
20140250611 | ACID DYEING OF POLYURETHANE MATERIALS - A polyurethane is dyed with an aqueous solution of an acid dye compound, a quaternary ammonium compound selected from soluble tetrabutylammonium compounds and tetrahexylammonium compounds, and, optionally, an water-soluble organic solvent. | 09-11-2014 |
20140259329 | DECORATIVE FOAM AND METHOD - Decorative foamed articles are prepared from foamed pellets, beads, particles, or other articles of a thermoplastic elastomer infused with a supercritical fluid in a pressurized container, then rapidly depressurized and heated either by immersion in a heated fluid that can rapidly heat the article or with infrared or microwave radiation to heat and foam the pellets, beads, particles, or other articles that are then molded into the articles. The pellets are dyed with a nonionic or anionic dye one of: (1) before being infused with the supercritical fluid, (2) during being infused with the supercritical fluid by a nonionic or anionic dye dissolved or dispersed in the supercritical fluid, which optionally comprises a polar liquid, (3) during immersion in the heated fluid, where the heated fluid contains the dye, or (4) after being foamed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259753 | MODIFIED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS FOR INCREASED COMPATIBILITY WITH SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS - A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer including a nonpolar component with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272379 | PROCESS FOR FOAMING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS - A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275306 | ARTICLE WITH CONTROLLED CUSHIONING - Pellets, beads, particles, or other pieces of a thermoplastic elastomer having a maximum size in at least one dimension of 10 mm or less (collectively, “pellets”) are infused with a supercritical fluid in a pressurized container, then rapidly depressurized and heated either by immersion in a heated fluid or with infrared or microwave radiation to foam the pellets The pellets are prepared with at least two different densities. Pellets with different densities, thermoplastic elastomer compositions, or foam response rates are placed in different areas of a mold. The mold is filled with pellets, then the pellets are molded into a part. The part has areas of different density as a result of the placement of pellets of different density. | 09-18-2014 |
Robert A. Watkins, Manassas, VA US
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20110078926 | CLUB HEAD CLEANING ATTACHMENT FOR A GOLF SHOE - The club head cleaning attachment for a golf shoe is removably secured to a golf shoe to enable the shoe to be used in cleaning the head or face of a golf club during play. The device is formed of a flexible, resilient elastomeric material, and has a toe pocket fitting over the extreme forward end of the toe cap and sole of the shoe. Attachment straps or bands extend rearwardly to secure the device about the horizontal circumference of the shoe. The strap or band may be a continuous, endless component stretched to fit around the shoe, or may have mating first and second ends that secure to one another behind the heel. The toe pocket includes a cleaning element extending outwardly therefrom generally along the forward edge of the shoe sole. The cleaning element may be a non-woven web of plastic material, an absorbent cloth, or a brush. | 04-07-2011 |
Robert F. Watkins, White Bear Lake, MN US
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20100265584 | RETROREFLECTING OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION - Retroreflecting optical constructions are disclosed. A disclosed retroreflecting optical construction includes a retroreflecting layer that has a retroreflecting structured major surface, and an optical film that is disposed on the retroreflecting structured major surface of the retroreflecting layer. The optical film has an optical haze that is not less than about 30%. Substantial portions of each two neighboring major surfaces in the retroreflecting optical construction are in physical contact with each other. | 10-21-2010 |
20150049384 | RETROREFLECTING OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION - Retroreflecting optical constructions are disclosed. A disclosed retroreflecting optical construction includes a retroreflecting layer that has a retroreflecting structured major surface, and an optical film that is disposed on the retroreflecting structured major surface of the retroreflecting layer. The optical film has an optical haze that is not less than about 30%. Substantial portions of each two neighboring major surfaces in the retroreflecting optical construction are in physical contact with each other. | 02-19-2015 |
Roger Dwight Watkins, Dunlap, IL US
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20080307900 | Self-contained wireless rotational speed sensing unit - A speed sensing device for use with a traction device is disclosed. The speed sensing device has a rotor having a first rotational, wherein the rotor has magnets affixed thereon to generate a magnetic field. The speed sensing device also has a power-harvesting circuit coupled with the rotor to convert fluctuations in the magnetic field into electrical energy. The speed sensing device further has a sensor having a second rotational speed different from the first rotational speed, wherein the sensor is powered by the power-harvesting circuit to generate a signal indicative of a speed of the traction device. The speed sensing device still further has a transmitting circuit connected with the speed sensor and powered by the power-harvesting circuit to wirelessly transmit the generated signal. | 12-18-2008 |
20090058401 | Machine with a position-sensing system - A machine includes a component. The machine may also include a position-sensing system with a plurality of sensor elements that each generate a signal related to proximity of the sensor element to the component by generating the signal based at least in part on the magnetic permeability of the space adjacent the sensor element and a time-varying magnetic field generated by an electric circuit of the position-sensing system. The machine may also include one or more information-processing devices that determine a positional relationship between the component and the plurality of sensor elements based on a plurality of the signals generated by the sensor elements. | 03-05-2009 |
20090189741 | WIRELESS SENSOR READER - A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits an excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. | 07-30-2009 |
20120286934 | WIRELESS SENSOR READER - A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits an excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. | 11-15-2012 |
20120319862 | WIRELESS SENSOR READER - A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits an excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. The reader uses an ambient reading or other information to select a subset of the possible ring signal frequencies, and tunes or adjusts its circuits and algorithms to focus on that subset. | 12-20-2012 |
20130077565 | System and Method for Multiple Access Sensor Networks - A method enables a radio receiver to distinguish sensor probes supplying data to the receiver over a long period of time. The method includes each probe generating a random number sent to the receiver to identify the probe. Each probe and the receiver also uses a pseudo-random process to identify a time of transmission for each probe. The pseudo-random process helps keep the transmission times for the probes separate in the presence of oscillator drift. If a transmission collision occurs, the receiver ignores all probes in the collision and waits until the pseudo-random process separates the probe transmissions. | 03-28-2013 |
20140028467 | WIRELESS SENSOR READER - A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits an excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. The reader uses an ambient reading or other information to select a subset of the possible ring signal frequencies, and tunes or adjusts its circuits and algorithms to focus on that subset. | 01-30-2014 |
20140306807 | WIRELESS SENSOR READER - A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits a narrowband, fixed frequency excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The ring signal corresponds to the value of the physical parameter being sensed. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. The low power, simple circuitry required to generate the excitation pulse allows the reader to be a small, battery operated unit. Alternative methods of frequency determination are also disclosed. | 10-16-2014 |
Ronnie M. Watkins, Oro Valley, AZ US
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20090058305 | COMPACT HIGH CURRENT RARE-EARTH EMITTER HOLLOW CATHODE FOR HALL EFFECT THRUSTERS - An apparatus and method for achieving an efficient central cathode in a Hall effect thruster is disclosed. A hollow insert disposed inside the end of a hollow conductive cathode comprises a rare-earth element and energized to emit electrons from an inner surface. The cathode employs an end opening having an area at least as large as the internal cross sectional area of the rare earth insert to enhance throughput from the cathode end. In addition, the cathode employs a high aspect ratio geometry based on the cathode length to width which mitigates heat transfer from the end. A gas flow through the cathode and insert may be impinged by the emitted electrons to yield a plasma. One or more optional auxiliary gas feeds may also be employed between the cathode and keeper wall and external to the keeper near the outlet. | 03-05-2009 |
Scott Watkins, Uniondale, IN US
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20100330322 | Method of Adhering an Object to the Exterior of a Motor Vehicle - Dissolving paper ( | 12-30-2010 |
Steven M. Watkins, Marietta, GA US
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20090037966 | Displaying an Information Ticker in Association with a Personalized Video Mosaic in a Television Services Network - A video source associated with an information ticker may be captured, and the associated information ticker may be broadcast and displayed below or near an array of simultaneously broadcast video sources being broadcast in a mosaic of video sources. The displayed information ticker may be broadcast in association with one or more of a plurality of simultaneously broadcast video sources in the mosaic of video sources. | 02-05-2009 |
Tony Watkins, Atlanta, GA US
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20100024858 | Sootblower With Modular Canopy - A modular canopy having standardized side panels, trusses and tracks. The modular canopy includes parallel opposing sidewalls formed from multiple standardized side panels. Each sidewall extends from a front mounting structure to a rear mounting structure and carries a track that typically extends the almost entire length of the sidewall for supporting the carriage of the sootblower within the canopy. Trusses connect adjacent side panels together and extend from one sidewall to the other over the top of the sidewalls. The modular canopy may also include standardized removable or permanently attached covers. The canopy is typically assembled with permanent fasteners, such as lockbolts, that cannot be removed without destroying the fasteners. A sootblower canopy of any desired length can therefore be manufactured or repaired from a common set of component parts with one of the sections, typically an end section, cut to the desired length as needed. | 02-04-2010 |
William Watkins, Cincinnati, OH US
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20100252558 | Drink dugout - You hook the Drink Dugout to any fence with snap hooks in any baseball or softball field. Instead of setting your drink down around the bench area you put it in a slot in the Drink Dugout; which holds any 12 to 24 ounce bottles or cans. After you are finished with the Drink Dugout it has side release buckles that connect to each other that will allow it to wrap around a object such as a bat bag and also will make it easy to transport once finished. | 10-07-2010 |
William J. Watkins, Tipp City, OH US
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20100099286 | MULTI-VOLTAGE PUMP WITH DISCREET VOLTAGE CORDS - A device for interfacing power from an electrical supply having power terminals, that permits implementation of a wide range of power cord lengths and voltage connection combinations. The device includes a body having a cord side and an appliance side. The body has four or more terminals located on the cord side of the body, with one terminal being a ground terminal. At least one electrical connecting device is adapted to connect terminals. In a first configuration, the device is used at a lower voltage. In a second configuration, the device is used at a higher voltage. | 04-22-2010 |
20100329889 | SWITCH AND FLOAT ASSEMBLY FOR A PUMP - An assembly controls the liquid level in a vessel in which a submersible pump is disposed. The assembly has a switch housing and a float housing, arranged proximate to each other. A switch in the switch housing selectively energizes a motor associated with the pump. When a float disposed in the float housing moves in response to a change in the liquid level of the vessel, the movement is coupled to the switch by a pair of magnets arranged in attractive relationship to each other. One of the magnets is in the switch housing and the other is in the float housing. The magnets interact by providing force fields that acts through a wall that separates the switch housing and the float housing. A lever on which the switch housing magnet is positioned tilts the magnets away from alignment as they approach each other, reducing the increase in attractive force therebetween. | 12-30-2010 |
William Lewis Henderson Watkins, Toledo, OH US
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20090056310 | Multi-Stage Regeneration of Particulate Filter - A method of regenerating a particulate filter in an apparatus comprising an internal combustion engine and a catalyst that employs urea as reductant for NOx is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the catalyst and particulate filter to a first, lower elevated exhaust temperature to remove urea deposits and/or stored hydrocarbon from the catalyst, and then exposing the catalyst and particulate filter to a second, higher elevated exhaust temperature to heat the particulate filter to decompose particulate matter in the particulate filter. In this manner, damage caused to the catalyst due to the decomposition and reaction of urea deposits and/or oxidation of stored hydrocarbon during particulate filter regeneration may be avoided. | 03-05-2009 |
20120216510 | Vehicle-Based Strategy for Removing Urea Deposits from an SCR Catalyst - A method is provided for controlling regeneration of an SCR catalyst. The method includes coordinating the regeneration duration and temperature (e.g., longer/shorter regenerations and/or lower/higher temperatures) to the urea deposit loading. In this way, improved regeneration may be achieved due to the particular nature of urea deposits on SCR catalysts. | 08-30-2012 |
William Orville Watkins, Washington, DC US
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20100308294 | Open and close railgate - This is an invention that relates to a movable fence that raises and lowers on any platform adjacent to a swimming pool, metro and or any train. The fence is controlled by a control system operated by user, and is electric and hydraulic powered. This apparatus is a defense against and prevents entry into any area in the up position. With the fence around any swimming pool itself there is no danger of any child or person falling in the swimming pool. When in the up position person standing on a metro or train platform will be prevented from falling on to the train tracks below. The fence in the down position one would have full entry to any area. All fences have safe guards to stop fence movement in case emergency stop is needed. | 12-09-2010 |