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Brent Stallings, Raleigh, NC US
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20150119217 | SYSTEMS WITH FILM SPEED CONTROL AND RELATED DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Methods, computer program products and apparatus for producing encased products using a sensor assembly that generates a signal associated with when additional sealed casing is needed based on a tautness of the sealed film proximate the sensor assembly and directs at least one servomotor to increase film-drive speed. The increase may optionally be for a short time of less than one second in response to a detected need for additional sealed casing to thereby temporarily increase casing production speed and avoid a need for an excess amount of tubular casing in a buffer. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119218 | SYSTEMS WITH PRE-HEATERS FOR PRODUCING SEAMED ENCASED PRODUCTS AND RELATED DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Methods, computer program products and apparatus for producing encased products using one or more pre-heaters residing proximate to but downstream of a heat-seal heater to pre-heat at least one long edge portion of a casing, typically the long edge portion associated with a lower layer of a joint to be sealed. | 04-30-2015 |
Forrest Stallings, Round Rock, TX US
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20150095788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED COMMISSIONING OF VIRTUALIZED DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for automated commissioning of virtualized distributed control systems are disclosed. An example method includes accessing a data structure including a list of configuration names for network cards associated with first and second host servers of a virtual process control environment. The first and second host servers implement virtual machines corresponding to workstations for a process control system. The example method also includes when configuring the first host server, assigning a first name to a first one of the network cards associated with the first host server. The example method further includes when configuring the second host server, assigning the first name to a second one of the network cards associated with the second host server based on a user selection of the first name from the list of configuration names. The second host server is configured after the first host server. | 04-02-2015 |
George W. Stallings, Houston, TX US
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20090310945 | Bulk dispensing machine having video animation and audio - A coin controlled article dispensing machine having a computer controlled video monitor mounted thereon is provided having an operational sequence that is controlled by computer program and presents integrated video and audio animation from recorded media to attract the attention of potential customers and stimulate the sale of an article that is dispensed by the machine responsive to deposit of coins. The recorded video and audio is designed to entertain the customer during purchase and dispensing of the article and stimulate additional sales. A programmable logistics controller provides for synchronized presentation of video and audio and selects a standby sequence playing video and audio from a recorded media and a customer purchase mode playing video and audio from another recorded media. | 12-17-2009 |
Health Stallings, Colleyville, TX US
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20090119590 | INTERACTIVE GROUP CONTENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary system, a content hub subsystem is selectively and communicatively coupled to a plurality of access devices. At least a subset of the access devices is associated with a predefined group of users. The content hub subsystem is configured to receive data representative of content from at least one of the access devices associated with the predefined group of users, map the content to the predefined group of users, and provide data representative of the content to the access devices associated with the predefined group of users. Each of the access devices associated with the predefined group of users is configured to generate at least one interactive graphical object representative of the content, and generate and present a graphical user interface including the interactive graphical object. | 05-07-2009 |
James R. Stallings, Louisa, VA US
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20110100012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING THERMAL ENERGY - A system and method for transmitting thermal energy. The system includes an intake for introducing air at a first temperature; an exhaust for exhausting the air, the exhaust being provided at a higher vertical elevation than intake; and a thermal energy source provided at second temperature higher than the first temperature, the waste thermal energy source being provided between the intake and the exhaust. The air introduced via the intake, passes the thermal energy source, and is exhausted via the exhaust due to a difference in elevation between the intake and the exhaust. The thermal energy source can be a waste thermal industrial energy source. The system can include a first ambient energy chamber configured to pass the air through the thermal energy source and an insulated, and a second ambient energy chamber provided between the ambient energy chamber and the exhaust, wherein the second ambient energy chamber is a made of a slow-loading thermal material. | 05-05-2011 |
Jared D. Stallings, Denver, CO US
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20090271423 | HLA to XML Conversion - A method includes establishing a connection and subscribing to at least one channel of a High Level Architecture (HLA) federation and an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). The method further includes receiving a text file defining the format of an HLA message; a first extensible Markup Language (XML) document conforming to a first schema that defines data within a first message type; and a second XML document conforming to a second schema that defines data within a second message type. The method further includes receiving a first HLA message over the at least one HLA channel, extracting at least one piece of data from the first HLA message, generating a first XML message, and publishing the first XML message over the at least one ESB channel. The method also includes receiving a second XML message over the at least one ESB channel, extracting at least one piece of data from the second XML message, generating a second HLA message conforming to the text file, and publishing the second HLA message over the at least one HLA channel. | 10-29-2009 |
Jody Stallings, Palm Harbor, FL US
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20100249581 | Surgical Navigation System Component Fault Interfaces and Related Processes - Devices and processes for use in computer aided or computer navigated surgery include one or more fault interfaces interposed between an indicium and an item to be used during surgery such as a body part, tool, implant, trial or other structure or component. After the indicia have been registered into the system and surgery begun, it is sometimes the case that indicia can be inadvertently moved or dislodged in position and/or orientation relative to the body part. Fault interfaces according to various embodiments are designed to fail first, so that the indicia can be repositioned relative to the item without the need to reregister the indicia into the system relative to the item. The fault interfaces preferably include structure that allows the indicium to be repositioned relative to the item so that it does not need to be reregistered into the system. Frame attachments which can by easily manufactured at relatively low cost, are disposable, and which are manufactured for single use are disclosed. | 09-30-2010 |
20110004259 | REFERENCE FRAME FIXATOR - A device for positioning a fiducial marker ( | 01-06-2011 |
John Stallings, Spring Valley, CA US
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20100169410 | Method and Apparatus for Distributing Multimedia to Remote Clients - Video and audio signals are streamed to remote viewers that are connected to a communication network. A host server receives an originating video and audio signal that may arrive from a single source or from a plurality of independent sources. The host server provides any combination of the originating video and audio signals to viewers connected to a communication network. A viewer requests the host server provide a combination of video and audio signals from the host server. The host server transmits an instruction set to be executed by the viewer. The instruction set causes the viewer to transmit parameters to the host user, including parameters relating to the processing capabilities of the viewer. The host server then transmits multimedia data to the viewer according to the received parameters. A plurality of viewers may be simultaneously connected to the host server. Each of the plurality of viewers may configure the received video and audio signals independent of any other viewer and may generate alerts based on the video and audio content. | 07-01-2010 |
Judy Stallings, Odessa, TX US
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20120278967 | HOSPITAL SHIRT GARMENT - The present invention is a hospital shirt garment made of fabric, a base shirt that includes a front, two sides with a top portion and a bottom portion and a distal end, a first plurality of tie strings that include a first pair of tie strings disposed on the top side portion of the shirt and a second pair of tie strings disposed on the bottom side portion of shirt to fittingly secure the shirt to a user. The garment also includes one or more second tie strings to fittingly secure the shirt to the user, one or more cut lines that are sewn within the sides of shirt that establish a fitting boundary involving the first tie strings and the second tie strings as well as one or more short sleeves disposed on said shirt. | 11-08-2012 |
Keith Stallings, Dacula, GA US
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20090084807 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE SPEED OF DISPENSING ARTICLES FROM VENDING MACHINES - Improvements to increase the speed at which a vending machine can dispense articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the machine defines plural first arrays of receptacles for receiving articles with the first arrays stacked so that adjacent receptacles in the first arrays form second arrays. A separate user door closes each first array of receptacles, a slot door assembly provides a plurality of receptacle doors operative to open a particular receptacle when the user door is unlocked, and a slot access mechanism provides access to a particular receptacle. The machine waits a specified time period after dispensing to detect whether a subsequent user request is received. If a subsequent user request is received, the machine moves the slot access mechanism directly to a receptacle where the articles are available. Additional improvements include procedures for avoiding problems caused by misaligned doors and procedures for providing optimal article stocking. | 04-02-2009 |
20130211585 | ITEM DISPENSING APPARATUS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispenser configured for storing one or more items and dispensing the stored items to authorized users. According to various embodiments, the dispenser generally includes a housing defining an interior portion dimensioned to receive one or more items and a laterally sliding access door comprised of a flexible barrier configured to provide restricted access to items stored within the dispenser. In various embodiments, the dispenser also includes a biasing system configured bias the access door to a closed position. | 08-15-2013 |
20140091684 | ITEM DISPENSING APPARATUS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispenser configured for storing one or more items and dispensing the stored items to authorized users. According to various embodiments, the dispenser generally includes a housing defining an interior portion dimensioned to receive a plurality of items and an access assembly configured to prevent unauthorized user access to the interior portion of the dispenser while providing selective access to certain items in response to input received from an authorized user. According to various embodiments, the access assembly comprises a pair of flexible barriers coupled to a sliding door assembly, which includes one or more lockable access doors. Together, the door assembly and flexible barriers prevent access to the interior of the dispenser when in a locked configuration and permit access to certain items when in an unlocked configuration. | 04-03-2014 |
Mark Stallings, Plymouth, MI US
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20080209326 | System And Method For Preparing A Video Presentation - A process, method and system for preparation of a video presentation including providing video content, selecting at least one presentation template from a library of presentation templates and assembling the video content and the at least one presentation template to provide the final video presentation. | 08-28-2008 |
Michael R. Stallings, Clayton, NC US
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20110150616 | Linkage For An Earth-moving Machine - An assembly for controlling the angle of an implement on an earth-moving machine. The assembly includes an upper control arm, a lower control configured to mechanically interface with an implement; a rocker arm configured to pivotably couple the lower control arm to the upper control arm. | 06-23-2011 |
Richard Stallings, Chandler, AZ US
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20080237527 | VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A NON-METALLIC VALVE FLOWBODY AND AN ESD BONDING CONNECTION - A valve assembly is provided including a thermoplastic injection molded flow body and an electrical bonding connection providing a bonding path between the thermoplastic injection molded flow body and an external ground point. The thermoplastic injection molded flow body is formed of a resin having a fill matrix suspended therein. The electrical bonding connection includes either a metallic saddle and a retaining bolt, mechanically retaining the metallic saddle to a support rib of the valve flow body or a metallic threaded insert molded into the at least one support rib and a retaining bolt inserted into mating threads of the metallic threaded insert. The electrical bonding connection provides a bonding path between the valve flow body and an external ground point. | 10-02-2008 |
Richard W. Stallings, Plymouth, MI US
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20080209326 | System And Method For Preparing A Video Presentation - A process, method and system for preparation of a video presentation including providing video content, selecting at least one presentation template from a library of presentation templates and assembling the video content and the at least one presentation template to provide the final video presentation. | 08-28-2008 |
Thomas L. Stallings, Macclesfield, NC US
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20110279207 | LINE-POWERED INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMER - An instrument transformer for measuring properties of electricity in a power line is provided. The instrument transformer includes a cover section releasably secured to a base section. The cover section includes a first core segment encapsulated in a first encasement formed from a polymer resin. The base section includes a second core segment with a low voltage winding mounted thereto and a voltage transformer, all of which are encapsulated in a second encasement formed from a polymer resin. When the cover section and the base section are secured together, the first core segment adjoins the second core segment, thereby forming a current transformer having a core formed from the first and second core segments. A method for making the instrument transformer further comprises the connection of the cover section to the base section to form a passage through which a high voltage conductor may extend. | 11-17-2011 |
20120255920 | ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MOUNTING FRAME - A mounting frame for removeably mounting one or more electrical devices has a base, a mounting bracket and a plurality of platforms for mounting the electrical devices thereon. The mounting bracket has openings for engaging with mounting bolts on a utility pole or other support structure. The mounting frame is balanced and has an eye bolt for elevating the frame to the desired level on the support structure during installation. | 10-11-2012 |
William Stallings, Wildwood, MO US
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20090209427 | Microbial glyphosate resistant epsps - The present invention is based, in part, on a method for the identification of glyphosate resistant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase polypeptides and the isolation of the DNA molecules that encode the polypeptides. Also, chimeric DNA constructs are described that are useful to transform and express the glyphosate resistant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase polypeptide in bacteria and plant cells. The invention provides chimeric DNA molecules that are useful to transform plant cells, and the transformed plants, progeny, and parts thereof regenerated from the transformed plant cells. | 08-20-2009 |
20100197499 | GLYPHOSATE RESISTANT CLASS I 5-ENDOLPYRUVYLSHIKIMATE-3-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (EPSPS) - The compositions and methods disclosed herein provide novel DNA molecules that encode glyphosate resistant EPSPS proteins and plants containing these new proteins. The plants that express the new EPSPS proteins are themselves tolerant to the herbicidal effects of glyphosate. | 08-05-2010 |
William Carlton Stallings, Wildwood, MO US
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20080227966 | Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthases - Genes encoding Class II EPSPS enzymes are disclosed. The genes are useful in producing transformed bacteria and plants which are tolerant to glyphosate herbicide. Class II EPSPS genes share little homology with known, Class I EPSPS genes, and do not hybridize to probes from Class I EPSPS's. The Class II EPSPS enzymes are characterized by being more kinetically efficient than Class I EPSPS's in the presence of glyphosate. Plants transformed with Class II EPSPS genes are also disclosed as well as a method for selectively controlling weeds in a planted transgenic crop field. | 09-18-2008 |
20100022762 | Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthases - Genes encoding Class II EPSPS enzymes are disclosed. The genes are useful in producing transformed bacteria and plants which are tolerant to glyphosate herbicide. Class II EPSPS genes share little homology with known, Class I EPSPS genes, and do not hybridize to probes from Class I EPSPS's. The Class II EPSPS enzymes are characterized by being more kinetically efficient than Class I EPSPS's in the presence of glyphosate. Plants transformed with Class II EPSPS genes are also disclosed as well as a method for selectively controlling weeds in a planted transgenic crop field. | 01-28-2010 |
Zachary Craig Stallings, Jasper, GA US
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20140021715 | Squareness Indictor for Pipe Flanges - A visual tool to enable unskilled workers to properly tighten connections flanges at a pipe joint utilizes a formed shim having opposing abutment portions defining coaxial bolt holes. When the shim is placed on connecting bolts between the flanges compression of the shims provide a visual indication of uniform tightening of the flange bolts. | 01-23-2014 |