Ballas
Alexios Ballas, Athens GR
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20120072310 | Method and System for Online Interactive Selection of a Preferred Article - A method and system for selecting and purchasing an item online based on the purchaser's preference and taste are disclosed. The system and method interactively and progressively leads the purchaser to an item that conforms to his preference and taste by a series of interactive steps wherein the purchaser is presented with items and has the option of indicating his preference for one item or his lack of interest in all items until he makes his decision to select his preferred item or to abandon the search. In each progressive step the prospective purchaser is presented with items based on his prior choices. | 03-22-2012 |
Assaf Ballas, Akko IL
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20090263527 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Cutting Insert - A method for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes providing a die cavity formed in closed top and bottom dies; closing a bottom of the die cavity by a bottom punch accommodated in a punch tunnel formed in the bottom die; filling the die cavity with a pre-determined amount of sinterable powder; moving a top punch towards the die cavity through a punch tunnel formed in the top die; compacting the powder by urging the top and bottom punches towards each other, thereby forming the green body; and moving the top die and punch away from the bottom die and punch, thereby enabling removal of the formed green body. An apparatus for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes top and bottom dies which abut each other and top and bottom punches which slide in their respective dies. | 10-22-2009 |
20100034601 | Milling Cutter and Cutting Insert Therefor - An indexable cutting insert and a milling cutter with identical indexable cutting inserts. The indexable cutting insert has an upper surface, opposing lower surface, and a peripheral side surface. Major cutting edges are formed on an upper peripheral edge, with adjacent major rake surfaces on the upper surface. At least two of the major cutting edges have different insert axial rake angles at equivalent index points along the major cutting edges, and at least two of the major rake surfaces have different rake surface profile angles at planar sections which are perpendicular to the major cutting edges and contain an insert axis. The milling cutter has a milling cutter body with a plurality of identical insert receiving pockets, where an equal number of the identical indexable cutting inserts are removably seated, having active major cutting edges and active major rake surfaces with different axial and/or radial rake angles. | 02-11-2010 |
20100111619 | Cutting Insert - A cutting insert having a pentagonal prismatic shape. A cutting region is associated with each polygonal side and is elevated with respect to a central tangential abutment surface. A primary cutting edge associated with a polygonal side is formed at the intersection of a primary rake surface and a primary relief surface. A secondary cutting edge associated with a rounded corner is formed at the intersection of a secondary rake surface and a secondary relief surface and merges with the primary cutting edge. The primary relief surface forms with the associated side abutment surface a primary relief surface angle that varies from a maximal value adjacent an upper end of the primary cutting edge to a minimal value. The secondary relief surface forms with the associated rounded corner a secondary relief surface angle that varies from a maximal value adjacent the primary cutting edge to a minimal value. | 05-06-2010 |
20100209282 | Method and Apparatus for manufacturing a Cutting Insert - A method for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes providing a die cavity formed in closed top and bottom dies; closing a bottom of the die cavity by a bottom punch accommodated in a punch tunnel formed in the bottom die; filling the die cavity with a pre-determined amount of sinterable powder; moving a top punch towards the die cavity through a punch tunnel formed in the top die; compacting the powder by urging the top and bottom punches towards each other, thereby forming the green body; and moving the top die and punch away from the bottom die and punch, thereby enabling removal of the formed green body. An apparatus for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes top and bottom dies which abut each other and top and bottom punches which slide in their respective dies. | 08-19-2010 |
20110081213 | Cutting Insert and Method of Manufacture Thereof - A cutting insert and a method for manufacturing a cutting insert has a peripheral surface extending between a top surface and a bottom surface, the peripheral surface including a corner surface extending between a first side surface and a second side surface. At least one of the first and second side surfaces is substantially planar and the corner surface has at least a substantial curved unground portion. The corner surface is a residual portion of a blank corner surface of an insert blank which remains intact following grinding of at least one of the first and second side surfaces. | 04-07-2011 |
20150139743 | SINGLE-SIDED INDEXABLE RAMPING MILLING INSERT AND RAMPING MILLING TOOL - A single-sided ramping milling insert for ramping operations has top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral surface which extends therebetween. The peripheral surface meets the top and bottom surfaces at respective top and bottom edges. The top edge includes two opposite side cutting edges, two opposite ramping cutting edges, two diagonally opposite raised corner cutting edges and two diagonally opposite associated lowered corner cutting edges. The lowered corner cutting edges are closer to the bottom surface than the raised corner cutting edges. The bottom edge has two diagonally opposite bottom corner edges. The lowered corner cutting edges and the bottom corner edges are convexly curved and a depression is recessed into the peripheral surface between each lowered corner cutting edge and its associated bottom corner edge, the depression configured for providing relief from a convex workpiece surface cut by the lowered corner cutting edge during ramping operations. | 05-21-2015 |
20160082528 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL AND REVERSIBLE CUTTING INSERT HAVING VARIABLE-WIDTH MINOR RELIEF SURFACES THEREFOR - In a rotary cutting tool used for milling operations, a reversible cutting insert is removably secured in a cutting body. The cutting insert has two opposing end surfaces interconnected by a continuous peripheral surface, which includes three side surfaces alternating with three corner surfaces. The side and corner surfaces intersect with both end surfaces at side and corner edges, respectively, with each side edge having a major cutting edge, and each corner edge having a corner and minor cutting edge. Each minor cutting edge has a projected minor cutting length, in an end view, and each associated minor relief surface has a minor relief width between two lateral boundary points contained in a horizontal plane, varying with an offset distance between the horizontal plane and a median plane. Each projected minor cutting length is greater than the maximum minor relief width of its associated minor relief surface. | 03-24-2016 |
Chris Ballas, Fishers, IN US
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20150299729 | ULTRAHIGH THROUGHPUT MICROINJECTION DEVICE - Many applications in cell biology, genetic engineering, cell-based therapeutics, and drug discovery require precise and safe methods for introducing membrane-impermeable molecules into cells. This can be implemented satisfactorily by microinjection. However, disadvantages of traditional manual microinjection include high degree of operator skill, low throughput and labor-intensiveness. Many studies have focused on developing automated and high-throughput systems for microinjection to address these limitations. However, none have provided sufficient throughput for applications such as ex vivo cell therapy, where manipulation of many cells is helpful. | 10-22-2015 |
Crist J. Ballas, Saint Paul, MN US
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20160140879 | ANATOMICALLY CORRECT MOVEMENT OR DEFORMATION OF SIMULATED BODILY STRUCTURES - An anatomical simulation model comprises a first artificial bodily structure that simulates a corresponding first anatomical structure of a living body, one or more second artificial bodily structures that simulate a corresponding second anatomical structure of the living body, and one or more connectors to connect the first artificial bodily structure to the one or more second artificial bodily structures so that the first artificial bodily structure will move substantially in an anatomically accurate manner relative to the one or more second artificial bodily structures when an outside force is applied to the first artificial bodily structure. | 05-19-2016 |
Gary Ballas, Redmond, WA US
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20100089154 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR TORSIONAL SUSPENSION OF A MEMS DEVICE - A mounting system for a MEMS device includes a proof mass selectively coupled to a substrate using a centrally located, single anchor mount that minimizes sensitivity to strain variations experienced by the MEMS device. The mounting system may include isolation cuts arranged in the proof mass to advantageously achieve a desired amount of strain isolation and to produce hinges that extend in opposite directions from the anchor mount. The single anchor mount is arranged to reduce a separation distance from a mid-point or centroid of the anchor mount to its perimeter as compared to conventional mounting schemes that have multiple anchor mounts positioned distally from a common mid-point. | 04-15-2010 |
Gary Joseph Ballas, Redmond, WA US
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20120065561 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, LYMPHEDEMA AND OTHER CIRCULATORY CONDITIONS - A compression device for applying compression to an extremity of a mammal includes a cuff adapted to be placed around and secured to the extremity. A control and tensioning unit is attached to the cuff and is operable to control a tension of the cuff to thereby control the compression applied to the extremity. The cuff may further include a bladder system, in which case the compression device further includes a hydraulic pump that is operable to transfer fluid within the bladder system to control the compression applied to the extremity. | 03-15-2012 |
Gary Joseph Ballas, Seattle, WA US
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20160000583 | ADAPTIVE COMPRESSION PROSTHETIC SOCKET SYSTEM AND METHOD - An incompressible fluid is used to adjust fit for a prosthetic device, the use of a closed loop control system and force, motion, and position measurement to aid with algorithms controlling the fit of the prosthetic device to a residual limb. Embodiments include automatic actuation, based on triggering of threshold values from sensors, a powered full release feature, use of hydraulic transducers to transfer fluid pressure to force on a limb, and customizable pressure distribution pads and embedded valves in transducers to prevent backflow and allow stabilization of the residual limb. A retrofit system may be used for existing prosthetic sockets. A triggering algorithm utilizes measured force exceeding a threshold or thresholds with a characteristic pulse signature and a triggering of release based on a combination of total motion and measured force below a threshold or thresholds. | 01-07-2016 |
Gur Ballas, Tel-Mond IL
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20120076026 | ASYMMETRICAL LINK CONFIGURATION FOR INCREASED TOTAL NETWORK CAPACITY - A method for managing transmission settings in a wireless point-to-point link, including making a first estimate of a current required traffic capacity for transmitting in a first direction, from a first point in the wireless point-to-point link to a second point, and selecting a first technique for transmitting in the first direction, based, at least in part, on the first estimate of the current required traffic capacity, in which the first technique selected provides a traffic capacity which is less than a maximum capacity possible in the first direction. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 03-29-2012 |
20130034063 | COMBINATIONS OF SPACE-DIVERSITY, FREQUENCY-DIVERSITY AND ADAPTIVE-CODE-MODULATION - A method of communicating bi-directionally over a wireless communication system including sending data from a first location, from a first antenna, over a first plurality of signals at different frequencies, to a second plurality of spatially separated antennas at a second location, each of the second plurality of spatially separated antennas feeding a corresponding transmitter/receiver of a plurality of transmitter/receivers at the second location. A method of communicating over a wireless communication system including transmitting same data from a first location, using each one of a plurality of Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) signals at different frequencies, to receivers corresponding to each one of the frequencies at a second location, receiving the transmitted signals, and combining the received signals. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 02-07-2013 |
James A. Ballas, Arlington, VA US
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20120059657 | Radar Microphone Speech Recognition - A method for detecting and recognizing speech is provided that remotely detects body motions from a speaker during vocalization with one or more radar sensors. Specifically, the radar sensors include a transmit aperture that transmits one or more waveforms towards the speaker, and each of the waveforms has a distinct wavelength. A receiver aperture is configured to receive the scattered radio frequency energy from the speaker. Doppler signals correlated with the speaker vocalization are extracted with a receiver. Digital signal processors are configured to develop feature vectors utilizing the vocalization Doppler signals, and words associated with the feature vectors are recognized with a word classifier. | 03-08-2012 |
Jerry Ballas, Media, PA US
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20100243186 | DISPOSABLE WIPERS AND TOWELS CONTAINING 40% OR MORE POST-CONSUMER WASTE - A high utility (strong in both dry and wet states, highly absorbent, abrasion resistant, thick, and soft) disposable wiper or towel that contains 40% or more cellulose fibers from post-consumer waste and/or in excess of 50% pre and/or post consumer waste. The base sheet is produced in a wet-pressed, creped process and is post-treated using a DRC process. The final wiper or towel is a double re-creped, non-woven sheet having a first side and a second side. The non-woven sheet includes about 85% to about 90% by weight of-cellulose fibers. The cellulose fibers include about 40% to about 80% of cellulose fibers from post-consumer waste. The non-woven sheet includes at least about 10% to about 15% by weight of binder. The wiper meets EPA guidelines related to the level of PCW in wipers. | 09-30-2010 |
20120199297 | Method of manufacturing disposable wipers and towels containing 40% or more post-consumer waste - A method of making a disposable wiper or towel. A slurry is created by blending virgin cellulose fibers with cellulose fibers from post-consumer waste to create a mixture of cellulose fibers that contains about 40 to about 80 percent cellulose fibers from post-consumer waste. A contaminant deactivator and debonder are added to the slurry. The slurry is formed into a wet web. The wet web is pressed and adhered a Yankee dryer. The partially dried sheet is creped and dried. The sheet is wound to form a base sheet roll. The base sheet is fed to a first printer. A binder is applied to a first side of the base sheet with the first printer and then pressed into the base sheet. The base sheet is recreped and dried. | 08-09-2012 |
Jerry Ballas, Rose Valley, PA US
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20140259490 | DISPOSABLE WIPERS AND TOWELS CONTAINING 100% RECYCLED FIBERS - A high utility (strong in both dry and wet states, highly absorbent, abrasion resistant, thick, and soft) disposable wiper or towel that contains 85% or more recycled fibers and, in one construction, 100% recycled fibers. The recycled fibers are from post-consumer waste and/or post-industrial waste. The base sheet is produced in a wet-pressed, creped process and is post-treated using a DRC process. The final wiper or towel is a double re-creped, non-woven sheet having a first side and a second side. The non-woven sheet includes about 85% to about 90% by weight of cellulose fibers. The non-woven sheet includes at least about 10% to about 15% by weight of binder. | 09-18-2014 |
20140311696 | DISPERSIBLE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A dispersible article and methods of making the same. The article has a web of fibers and a dried binder in contact with the fibers. The web of fibers has a basis weight of from about 10 gsm to about 150 gsm. The dried binder has a polyfunctional aldehyde and a primary polymer. The primary polymer has at least one functional group that is reactive with the fibers or the polyfunctional aldehyde. The fibers have at least one functional group that is reactive with the polyfunctional aldehyde or the primary polymer. The article has a cross direction wet tensile strength after 15 minutes of aqueous saturation that is at least about 30% of an initial cross direction wet tensile strength. The article is flushable. | 10-23-2014 |
Marc Ballas, Gaithersburg, MD US
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20160060344 | COMBINATION THERAPY FOR PD-L1 NEGATIVE TUMORS - The present invention features methods of treating lung cancer (e.g., NSCLC) with an anti-PD-L1 antibody and tremelimumab in a subject identified as having a PD-L1 negative tumor. | 03-03-2016 |
Michael Thomas Ballas, Seattle, WA US
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20160000583 | ADAPTIVE COMPRESSION PROSTHETIC SOCKET SYSTEM AND METHOD - An incompressible fluid is used to adjust fit for a prosthetic device, the use of a closed loop control system and force, motion, and position measurement to aid with algorithms controlling the fit of the prosthetic device to a residual limb. Embodiments include automatic actuation, based on triggering of threshold values from sensors, a powered full release feature, use of hydraulic transducers to transfer fluid pressure to force on a limb, and customizable pressure distribution pads and embedded valves in transducers to prevent backflow and allow stabilization of the residual limb. A retrofit system may be used for existing prosthetic sockets. A triggering algorithm utilizes measured force exceeding a threshold or thresholds with a characteristic pulse signature and a triggering of release based on a combination of total motion and measured force below a threshold or thresholds. | 01-07-2016 |
Michael Thomas Ballas, Snohomsih, WA US
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20120065561 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, LYMPHEDEMA AND OTHER CIRCULATORY CONDITIONS - A compression device for applying compression to an extremity of a mammal includes a cuff adapted to be placed around and secured to the extremity. A control and tensioning unit is attached to the cuff and is operable to control a tension of the cuff to thereby control the compression applied to the extremity. The cuff may further include a bladder system, in which case the compression device further includes a hydraulic pump that is operable to transfer fluid within the bladder system to control the compression applied to the extremity. | 03-15-2012 |
Paul Angelos Ballas, Blue Bell, PA US
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20120046113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RATING INTENSITY OF VIDEO GAMES - A method of rating the intensity of game play of a video game based on energy expenditure of a user playing the video game including the steps of selecting the video game, determining whether the video game requires the user to expend energy in excess of resting energy rate, testing the video game by having a plurality of users play the video game, measuring energy expenditure of the plurality of users, calculating energy expenditure of each of the plurality of users, calculating an average energy expenditure of the plurality of users and categorizing the video game based on the average energy expenditure as low intensity, moderate intensity or high intensity. | 02-23-2012 |
Richard W. Ballas, Vermilion, OH US
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20100005691 | IDENTIFICATION ATTACHMENTS FOR COMPRESSION TOOLS - An identification attachment is provided for a compression tool of the character having a pair of jawarms pivotally mounted between a pair of side plates by pivot pins having outer ends including pin retainers for maintaining the jawarms and side plates in assembled relationship. The jawarms have opposite sides, inner and outer edges and front and rear ends, respectively forwardly and rearwardly of the side plates, and the identification attachment is removably mountable on the tool independent of any mounting openings for the attachment extending through the jawarms. The attachment may, for example, interengage with opposite sides of a jawarm or be captured on the tool by the pin retainers or the side plates. | 01-14-2010 |
Richard W. Ballas, Vermillion, OH US
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20090013523 | TOOL FOR POWERED PRESSING OF CABLE CONNECTORS - A press frame for attaching connectors to workpieces such as cables and pipes is described. The press frame is adapted to be releasably attached to a hand-held, battery powered press tool. The press frame includes selectively interchangeable components that enable a wide range of different styles, sizes, and configurations of electrical connectors to be attached to cables. | 01-15-2009 |
Ruediger Ballas, Beusheim DE
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20080307894 | Method and Sensor System for Monitoring a Fluid Flow - In a method for monitoring fluid flow sensing a first sensed variable such as the differential pressure of the fluid flow as at least an indirect function of the fluid flow to be sensed and a second sensed variable such as the vortex shedding frequency at a bluff body located in the flow as at least an indirect function of the fluid flow and different from the first sensed variable is detected and/or determined; the first and second sensed variable are simultaneously detected and/or determined on the basis of one and the same basic physical sensing principle; and the first and second sensed variable are compared to each other. | 12-18-2008 |