Purnell
Adrian Purnell, Kingswood GB
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20090051105 | Sheet separating apparatus and method - A sheet separating mechanism and a method of separating sheets is provided to prevent the multifeeding of sheets into printers or copiers. The sheet separating mechanism provides a first nip and a second nip for feeding a series of sheets therebetween. The first nip can include a first motor and the second nip can include a second motor for feeding a leading sheet from the first nip to the second nip. The mechanism further provides a first sensor for sensing a trailing edge of the leading sheet and a second sensor for sensing a leading edge of the leading sheet. The first sensor is upstream of the first motor and the second sensor is downstream of the second motor. A trailing sheet can be prevented from feeding with the leading sheet by stopping the first motor when the leading edge of the leading sheet is sensed by the second sensor while simultaneously the first sensor remains occluded. | 02-26-2009 |
Charles Grant Purnell, Wantage GB
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20160102388 | ALUMINIUM ALLOY PRODUCTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SUCH ALLOY PRODUCTS - Aluminium-silicon powder mixtures comprising a hypereutectic Al—Si powder, a near eutectic Al—Si powder, and a third powder which is aluminium or a hypoeutectic aluminium alloy containing alloying constituents other than silicon and less than 9 wt % silicon, with a sintering aid comprising a fourth, zinc-containing powder, are pressed and sintered to provide powder metallurgy products suitable for automotive component use in particular. The third powder in the composition permits such Al-Si powder mixtures to be compressed to a density approaching that obtained by use of an annealed powder mixture, but without the annealing step. | 04-14-2016 |
David Purnell, Hendersonville, NC US
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20090252593 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTOR TRANSITION PIECE - Disclosed is an apparatus for cooling a transition piece of a combustor includes at least one wrapper disposed at the transition piece located outboard of the transition piece. At least one support boss is located between the at least one wrapper and the transition piece. The at least one support boss, the at least one wrapper, and transition piece define at least one cooling flow channel for directing flow for cooling the transition piece. A method of cooling a transition piece of a combustor includes flowing cooling flow into at least one cooling flow channel located at the transition piece, the at least one cooling flow channel defined by the transition piece, at least one wrapper located at the transition piece and located outboard of the transition piece, and at least one support boss located between the at least one wrapper and the transition piece. The cooling flow is directed via the at least one support boss and flows across an outer surface of the transition piece thereby cooling the transition piece. | 10-08-2009 |
David Purnell, Greenville, SC US
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20160026739 | Systems and Methods for Gas Turbine Operational Impact Modeling Using Statistical and Physics-Based Methodologies - Systems and methods for gas turbine operational impact modeling using statistical and physics-based methodologies are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method can include receiving, by one or more processors, operational conditions data associated with a hardware component of a gas turbine; based at least in part on the operational variation data, applying, by one or more processors, statistical methods to establish an operational profile of the hardware component; receiving, by one or more processors, operating parameters and operational conditions data associated with the hardware component; based at least in part on the operating parameters and the operational conditions data, applying, by one or more processors, physics-based methods to establish an operational impact factor of the hardware component; and based at least in part on the operational profile and the operational impact factor determining, by one or more processors, a probability of a failure of the hardware component within a time period. | 01-28-2016 |
John W. Purnell, Sinking Spring, PA US
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20090217438 | GLOVE THUMB GUARD - This invention relates to protecting a thumb from sports related injury. The invention provides a rubber layer under a hard cap to provide for increased frontal and dorsal thumb protection without reducing hand flexibility. The invention is a glove comprising a thumb sheath adapted to receive a thumb, a protective pad proximate the outer distal end, a cap mounted on the protective pad, and an overmould mounted between the protective pad and the cap. | 09-03-2009 |
20090239687 | LACROSSE STICK - A handle for attachment to a lacrosse head, comprising, a rod having a top end adapted for coupling to a lacrosse head, a bottom end opposite the top end, a first and second grip area, wherein the first grip area is located generally at the bottom end of the rod and the second grip area is located generally at the top end of the rod. A teardrop shaped handle is located at the bottom end of the rod as the first grip area, and a smaller octagon shaped grip area is located at the top end of the rod, adapted to fit smaller hands. | 09-24-2009 |
Kate E. Purnell, Valencia, CA US
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20090105843 | Method for Bonding a Titanium Based Mesh to a Titanium Based Substrate - A method for metallurigically bonding a metal wire mesh to a metal substrate which allows the use of a fragile open weave mesh and/or a thin wall substrate. A thin nickel based layer is placed between a titanium based substrate and a titanium based wire mesh. The mesh and substrate are lightly clamped in intimate contact against the nickel interlayer therebetween, e.g., by wire wrapping. The sandwich, or assembly, (i.e., substrate, interlayer, mesh) is then heated to a temperature, below the melting point of titanium and nickel but sufficient to form a eutectic titanium-nickel alloy (e.g. , Ti | 04-23-2009 |
Matthew Peter Purnell, Tarragindi AU
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20110252507 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS USED AS A BIOREACTOR SYSTEM - The present invention relates generally to the use of plants as bioreactors for the production of molecules having useful properties such as inter alia polymers, metabolites, proteins, pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. More particularly, the present invention contemplates the use of grasses, and even more particularly C4 grasses, such as sugarcane, for the production of a range of compounds such as, for example, polyhydroxyalkanoates, pHBA, vanillin, indigo, adipic acid, 2-phenylethanol, 1,3-propanediol, sorbitol, fructan polymers and lactic acid as well as other products including, inter alia, other plastics, silks, carbohydrates, therapeutic and nutraceutic proteins and antibodies. The present invention further extends to transgenic plants and, in particular, transgenic C4 grass plants, capable of producing the compounds noted above and other products, and to methods for generating such plants. The ability to utilize the high growth rate and efficient carbon fixation of C4 grasses is advantageous, in that it obviates the significant growth penalties observed in other plants, and results in high yields of desired product without necessarily causing concomitant deleterious effects on individual plants. In addition, the C4 grass, sugarcane, is particularly advantageous, as in addition to the features common to all C4 grasses, this plant accumulates sucrose. This sucrose store provides a ready supply of carbon based compounds and energy which may further obviate any deleterious effects on the growth of the plant associated with the production of the product. The present invention provides, therefore, a bioreactor system comprising a genetically modified plant designed to produce particular metabolic or biosynthetic products of interest. | 10-13-2011 |
Michael Lyle Purnell, Scotts Valley, CA US
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20140130013 | Multiprocessor Programming Toolkit for Design Reuse - Techniques for specifying and implementing a software application targeted for execution on a multiprocessor array (MPA). The MPA may include a plurality of processing elements, supporting memory, and a high bandwidth interconnection network (IN), communicatively coupling the plurality of processing elements and supporting memory. In one embodiment, software code may include first program instructions executable to perform a function. In this embodiment, the software code may also include one or more language constructs that are configurable to specify one or more communication ports and one or more parameter inputs. In this embodiment, the one or more communication ports are configurable to specify communication with other software code. In this embodiment, the one or more parameter inputs are configurable to specify a set of hardware resources usable to execute the software code. In this embodiment, the hardware resources include multiple processors and may include multiple supporting memories. | 05-08-2014 |
20140344527 | DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF APPLICATIONS ON A MULTI-PROCESSOR EMBEDDED SYSTEM - A multiprocessor system and method for swapping applications executing on the multiprocessor system are disclosed. The plurality of applications may include a first application and a plurality of other applications. The first application may be dynamically swapped with a second application. The swapping may be performed without stopping the plurality of other applications. The plurality of other applications may continue to execute during the swapping to perform a real-time operation and process real-time data. After the swapping, the plurality of other applications may continue to execute with the second application, and at least a subset of the plurality of other applications may communicate with the second application to perform the real time operation and process the real time data. | 11-20-2014 |
20160041842 | DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF APPLICATIONS ON A MULTI-PROCESSOR EMBEDDED SYSTEM - A multiprocessor system and method for swapping applications executing on the multiprocessor system are disclosed. The plurality of applications may include a first application and a plurality of other applications. The first application may be dynamically swapped with a second application. The swapping may be performed without stopping the plurality of other applications. The plurality of other applications may continue to execute during the swapping to perform a real-time operation and process real-time data. After the swapping, the plurality of other applications may continue to execute with the second application, and at least a subset of the plurality of other applications may communicate with the second application to perform the real time operation and process the real time data. | 02-11-2016 |
Robert Purnell, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140303455 | MULTIPURPOSE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF THE SAME - A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monitoring device for the detection of obstructions in real time through the collection of pressure data from an on-board pressure sensor. This system is designed to integrate into medical devices equipped with a CSF drainage system, such as implantable shunts. CSF analysis data can be transmitted in real-time wirelessly to a physician or can be stored on-board in a memory card and retrieved wirelessly at a later time. Information from the CSF sensors can be used by physicians to monitor CSF conditions known to cause shunt malfunction/obstruction such as elevated protein concentrations, evidence of an on-going or recent hemorrhage such as presence of heme proteins, and concentrations of administered medications/drugs over time. It can be used to monitor for CSF infections, in which increased pressure, increased temperature, CSF high protein and low glucose, would be suggestive of CSF infections. | 10-09-2014 |
Robert C. Purnell, Hot Springs, AR US
Shawn Purnell, Palatine, IL US
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20140196723 | BRIDLE DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING NASAL TUBES - Systems, methods, and apparatus for securing nasal tubes are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a bridle, a magnetic portion connected to the bridle, a delivery probe, a retrieval probe, and a clamp. The delivery probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end configured to deliver the magnetic portion, and a bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of an actuator. The retrieval probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end including a magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the other magnetic portion, and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to a magnetic coupling. The clamp includes a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of a nasal tube. The clamp is configured to secure the nasal tube following placement of the bridle by the delivery and retrieval probes. | 07-17-2014 |
Shawn G. Purnell, Palatine, IL US
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20110230828 | TUBING ASSEMBLY AND SIGNAL GENERATOR PLACEMENT CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE WITH CATHETER GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - A tubing assembly having a signal generator placement control device for use in conjunction with electronic catheter guidance systems. The control device facilitates control of the position the guidance systems' signal generator relative to the end of the tubing assembly. The tubing assembly includes a tubular insulator coupled to one end of the control device, and the tubing assembly includes a tubular connector attached to the other end of control device. Also, the tubing assembly includes a catheter attached to the tubular connector and an end member attached to the catheter. | 09-22-2011 |
20120226148 | MEDICAL DEVICE POSITION GUIDANCE SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN A NONINVASIVE AND AN INVASIVE DEVICE - A medical device position guidance system having a noninvasive medical device communicable with an invasive medical device. The system provides outputs useful to assess the position of an invasive medical device in an animal, such as a human. A magnetic field is used to gather information about the position of the invasive device. Radio waves are used to communicate this information between the noninvasive device and the invasive device. | 09-06-2012 |
20160001043 | TUBING ASSEMBLY AND SIGNAL GENERATOR PLACEMENT CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE WITH CATHETER GUIDANCE SYSTEMS - A tubing assembly having a signal generator placement control device for use in conjunction with electronic catheter guidance systems. The control device facilitates control of the position the guidance systems' signal generator relative to the end of the tubing assembly. The tubing assembly includes a tubular insulator coupled to one end of the control device, and the tubing assembly includes a tubular connector attached to the other end of control device. Also, the tubing assembly includes a catheter attached to the tubular connector and an end member attached to the catheter. | 01-07-2016 |
Thomas L. Purnell, Genoa City, WI US
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20120097747 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAL VAULT - A temperature control system for a controlled environmental vault including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit of a split-type room air conditioner that comprises a mounting component, shroud component, and a shroud cover component. The shroud component and shroud cover component are configured to be installed on the outdoor unit to effectively divert hot exhaust air from the outdoor unit to outside the controlled environmental vault. The mounting component assembles to the indoor unit such that the indoor unit can be secured to an architectural structure such as a ceiling joist or ceiling rafter. | 04-26-2012 |