Jason Michael
Jason Michael Ackiss, Matthews, NC US
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20110184819 | AUDIBLE TRANSACTION PROCESS AND SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for assisting a consumer during a transaction with a vendor at a point of sale by providing transaction information to the consumer in an audible format. The system includes a consumer device and a payment terminal located proximate the point of sale. The consumer device, either a mobile device carried by the consumer or an immobile device also located proximate the point of sale, communicates with the payment terminal and receives transaction information such as product identity or amount information. The consumer device then produces sound waves audible to the consumer based on the communicated transaction information using one or more private and/or public listening devices. This audible transaction process can be performed automatically during a transaction or can be implemented based on consumer preference. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184820 | MOBILE DEVICE CONSUMER INTERFACE PROCESS AND SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for assisting a consumer during a transaction with a vendor at a point of sale by providing transaction information to the consumer via consumer-readable communications. In one embodiment, a payment terminal proximate the point of sale communicates a transaction information signal to the mobile device. The mobile device communicates the transaction information to the consumer in a consumer-readable format such as audible sound waves. In some embodiments, the consumer-readable communications include requests for consumer input. The consumer input is received by an input device proximate the mobile device and communicated to the payment terminal. In some embodiments consumer input is received by the payment terminal as well as the mobile device, and in some embodiments, the consumer chooses whether to use the mobile device as an interface or only to use the payment terminal. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184821 | PAYMENT DEVICE TRIGGERED MODIFIED TRANSACTION SESSION AT POINT OF SALE - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for providing a modified transaction process or session for a consumer at a point of sale of a vendor when triggered by a consumer's transaction or payment device. The transaction device either stores consumer preference data or stores pointer data pointing to the network location of the consumer preference data. The transaction device communicates with the vendor's point of sale or payment terminal, and the payment terminal processes the consumer preference data. If the payment terminal determines the consumer prefers a modified transaction session, the payment terminal initiates the modified transaction session, which in various embodiments, includes one or both of communicating transaction information via consumer-readable communications proximate the consumer's mobile device and receiving consumer input proximate the consumer's mobile device and communicating the consumer input to the payment terminal for processing or other modifications to a typical transaction session. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184824 | TACTILE OVERLAY FOR POINT OF SALE TERMINAL - Systems and methods provide tactile assistance to a consumer completing a transaction at a point of sale terminal. A tactile overlay, either permanent or removable, couples with a consumer interface such as a touch screen of the point of sale terminal. The tactile overlay includes one or more overlay inputs that provide a distinct tactile impression in comparison with the remainder of the overlay. For example, the overlay inputs can be depressions, apertures, protrusions, dimples, or the like, or provide a different texture such as a rougher or smoother texture than the surrounding overlay. The overlay inputs are configured to correspond with underlying touch screen inputs such that the consumer using the tactile overlay can discern the proper location on the touch screen for providing the desired input. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184853 | TALKING TRANSACTIONS - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for providing audio messages relating to financial transactions. For example, one embodiment of the invention provides a financial institution's computer apparatus having a memory communicably coupled to a communication device and a processor. In one embodiment, the memory stores information about a financial account including information about a system to use to communicate a message comprising an audio component to a person associated with the financial account, and the processor is configured to receive an indication of a financial transaction affecting the financial account and use the communication device to communicate an audio message containing information relating to the financial transaction to the person associated with the financial account by using the system. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184864 | CASH FOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide currency solutions for the visually impaired by, for example, providing automated teller machines (ATMs) or other cash dispensers configured to dispense folded bills to the customer. The bills are folded based on denomination to allow the customer receiving the bills from the cash dispenser to be able to identify the denomination of each bill. In some embodiments, the cash dispenser is configured to automatically identify whether the customer prefers to receive folded bills and, in some embodiments, the cash dispenser is configured to fold and dispense bills according to customer preferences. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184865 | INTERACTING WITH USER AT ATM BASED ON USER PREFERENCES - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses, methods, and computer program products that allow for interaction with a user at an automated teller machine (ATM) based on pre-established user preferences. For example, an ATM is provided having: (1) a user interface configured to receive user identifying information from a user; and (2) a processing device operatively coupled to the user interface and configured to use the user identifying information to determine a pre-established user preference, wherein the processing device is further configured to use the user interface to interact with the user based at least partially on the pre-established user preference. | 07-28-2011 |
Jason Michael Anderson, Snoqualmie, WA US
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20110010714 | FAST BOOTING A COMPUTING DEVICE TO A SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE - Described is a technology by which independent computing functions such as corresponding to separate operating systems may be partitioned into coexisting partitions. A virtual machine manager, or hypervisor, manages the input and output of each partition to operate computer system hardware. One partition may correspond to a special purpose operating system that quickly boots, such as to provide appliance-like behavior, while another partition may correspond to a general purpose operating system that may load while the special purpose operating system is already running. The computer system that contains the partitions may transition functionality and devices from one operating system to the other. The virtual machine manager controls which computer hardware devices are capable of being utilized by which partition at any given time, and may also facilitate inter-partition communication. | 01-13-2011 |
20160004540 | FAST BOOTING A COMPUTING DEVICE TO A SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE - Described is a technology by which independent computing functions such as corresponding to separate operating systems may be partitioned into coexisting partitions. A virtual machine manager, or hypervisor, manages the input and output of each partition to operate computer system hardware. One partition may correspond to a special purpose operating system that quickly boots, such as to provide appliance-like behavior, while another partition may correspond to a general purpose operating system that may load while the special purpose operating system is already running. The computer system that contains the partitions may transition functionality and devices from one operating system to the other. The virtual machine manager controls which computer hardware devices are capable of being utilized by which partition at any given time, and may also facilitate inter-partition communication. | 01-07-2016 |
Jason Michael Badeaux, Gueydan, LA US
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20150343384 | Reverse Osmosis Unit Having Rotatable Reverse Osmosis Membrane Housing Assembly - A reverse osmosis (“RO”) water purification unit has reverse osmosis membrane housings which are rotatably mounted, and movable between a first operating position in which the membrane housings are substantially vertically oriented, and a second service position in which the membrane housings are substantially horizontally oriented. | 12-03-2015 |
20150344330 | Compact, Self Contained Reverse Osmosis Water Supply System - A compact, reverse osmosis water desalinization and purification system positions the reverse osmosis components, a holding tank, and a pressure tank, which provides desalinated and purified water to the end user, compactly on a single frame and skid. A chlorinator and post filter may be provided to further treat the water. | 12-03-2015 |
Jason Michael Badyrka, Houston, TX US
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20140143051 | NABST Market Mechanism - Highly Targeted Advertising Method - Enables self-serving consumer to indicate their personal element of unsatisfied demand for a particular product so they are alerted to modified supply (promotional information) for the product. Potential buyers communicate the store of product observation and a product of interest to a communications host. The store and product information, together with a return address for responsive communications concerning the store and the product, is stored in a database. A seller interested in demand at their establishment could access the database and retrieve aggregate buyer-segmented product demand information for the consumer they target. The seller could design incentive schemes more effectively and communicate promotional information to the potential buyer via the communications host. The communication is highly targeted, enhances economic communication of unsatisfied demand and delivers promotional advertising information to self-targeted consumers with protection from unsolicited seller spam. | 05-22-2014 |
Jason Michael Cheng, City Of Industry, CA US
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20150226960 | Lens Cover - A lens cover for a lens equipment includes a tubular cover body for detachably coupling at a lens housing of the lens equipment in front of a lens thereof, a cover module, and a locking mechanism. The cover module includes a cover panel and a joint unit coupled between a sidewall of the cover body and a peripheral edge of the cover panel to enable the cover panel to be moved between a covered position and an uncovered position, wherein in the covered position, the cover panel is supported at a front portion of the cover body for covering the lens, and in the uncovered position, the cover panel is rotated sidewardly about the joint unit for uncovering the lens. The locking mechanism is provided at the sidewall of the cover body for releasably locking the cover panel in the covered position. | 08-13-2015 |
20150292837 | Sight Module for Firearm - A sight module for a firearm having a barrel axis includes a base for detachably attaching onto the firearm, a first optic upwardly extended from the base to define a first sight axis parallel to the barrel axis of the firearm, and a second optic sidewardly extended from the first optic to define a second sight axis parallel to the barrel axis of the firearm and orientated at an offset angle with respect to the first sight axis, wherein a distance between the first sight axis and the barrel axis equals to a distance between the second sight axis and the barrel axis. Therefore, a user is able to maintain the same cheek weld on the firearm stock to view one of the first and second optics in order to quickly switch between the first and second optics by simply rotating the firearm. | 10-15-2015 |
20150308787 | Scope with Head Lighting Arrangement - A scope includes a scope assembly and a head lighting arrangement. The scope assembly includes a tubular scope body having an objective end and an opposed sight end to define a scope axis, an objective lens and an eyepiece lens supported at the objective end and the sight end of the scope body respectively for generating a scope reticle, and an attachment base extended from a bottom side of the scope body for detachably mounting the scope body on the firearm to parallelly align the scope axis with a barrel axis of the firearm. The head lighting arrangement includes a plurality of illumination elements formed at a rim of the objective end of the scope body for generating navigation light at a direction aligned with the scope axis of the scope body. | 10-29-2015 |
20160033232 | One Hand Operational Combo Sight Device - A sight device includes a mounting base for detachably mounting on the firearm, a sight unit upwardly extended from the mounting base, and a sight arrangement provided at the mounting base at a position underneath the sight unit, wherein the sight arrangement includes first and second modules. The first sight module includes a first light housing frontwardly extended from the mounting base and a first light unit supported in the first light housing for generating a light beam parallel to a bore axis of the firearm and close to the bore axis of the firearm to reduce an off-axis bore height. The second sight modules includes a second light housing frontwardly extended from the mounting base and spaced part from the first light housing, and a second light unit supported in the second light housing for illumination. | 02-04-2016 |
Jason Michael Funt, Malden, MA US
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20140193827 | CHARACTERIZING A GLATIRAMER ACETATE RELATED DRUG PRODUCT - The present invention provides a process for characterizing a glatiramer acetate related drug substance or drug product comprising the steps of: | 07-10-2014 |
Jason Michael Hardaway, Portland, OR US
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20090281823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPERSING MEDICATIONS USING A SINGLE POINT REPLENISHMENT - A computer system and methods manages the dispersal and replenishment of medications. Participating pharmacies are associated with a code that corresponds to medication units dispersed by the pharmacies. The amount of medication units corresponding to the code and dispersed by the pharmacies is tracked. When the amount of dispersed medication units reaches a replenishment threshold, replacement medication units are ordered. | 11-12-2009 |
20090281824 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPERSING MEDICATIONS USING A SINGLE POINT PURCHASE - A computer system and method manages the dispersal and replenishment of medications. Participating health care providers are associated with a code that corresponds to medication units dispersed by a pharmacy. The amount of medication units corresponding to the code and dispersed to patients of the health care providers is tracked. When the amount of dispersed medication units reaches a replenishment threshold, replacement medication units are ordered. | 11-12-2009 |
20090326975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A REPLENISHMENT PROGRAM THROUGH A CONTRACT PHARMACY - The existing infrastructure of a pharmacy may be extended to allow the pharmacy to service patients of one or more qualified entities that are entitled to discounted drugs through one or more qualified programs (e.g., 340B, GPO, PAP, or the like). One or more data structures of the systems already in place at the pharmacy may be leveraged to store data relating to the qualified entity and/or qualified program that covering the patients served by the pharmacy. This data used to comply with the regulatory requirements of the qualifying programs under which the drugs are obtained. The data may also be used to track inventory loaned to the qualifying entity from a common inventory of the pharmacy. The inventory information may be used to replenish the loaned inventory as needed, identify alternative, equivalent drugs for use in replenishment, and manage the reimbursement and financial reconciliation elements of the qualified programs. | 12-31-2009 |
20100312578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPURCHASED REPLENISHMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS - A computer system and method manages the disbursement and replacement of medication units to patients. Medication units disbursed to qualified patients under qualified discount plans are replaced by replenishment. Computer systems implementing traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and prepurchased replenishment are disclosed. The computer system and method monitors medication units disbursed to patients by a pharmacy and tracks the amount of medication units disbursed to qualified patients of health care providers qualified under a discount program. When the amount of disbursed medication units reaches a threshold, replacement medication units are ordered. The medication units disbursed to non-qualified patients are replaced through restocking and the medication units disbursed under a qualified discount program are replaced through traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and/or prepurchased replenishment. | 12-09-2010 |
20110054935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHED REPLENISHMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS - A computer system and method manages the disbursement and replacement of medication units to patients. Medication unites disbursed to qualified patients under qualified discount plans are replaced by replenishment. Computer systems implementing traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and prepurchased replenishment are disclosed. The computer system and method monitors medication units disbursed to patients by a pharmacy and tracks the amount of medication units disbursed to qualified patients of health care providers qualified under a discount program. When the amount of disbursed medication units reaches a threshold, replacement medication units are ordered. The medication units disbursed to non-qualified patients are replaced through restocking and the medication units disbursed under a qualified discount program are replaced through traditional replenishment, cached replenishment, and/or prepurchased replenishment. | 03-03-2011 |
Jason Michael Hemiller, Liberty Township, OH US
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20150327634 | REUSABLE QUICK RELEASE FASTENER SYSTEMS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - Reusable quick-release fastener systems include fasteners composed of a neat polymer such as an elastomer or a shape memory polymer. The fasteners may be of any number of geometrical shapes, with each pair of fastening devices having mating geometries that are compatible with one another. The fastening devices provide an easy and nearly silent closure mechanism. The fastener systems can be used to attach one part to another or to act as the closure mechanism for an article comprising the fastener system, such as a pocket, a box, or a container, for example. | 11-19-2015 |
Jason Michael Hermiller, Liberty Twp, OH US
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20110265292 | QUIET RELEASE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER FASTENERS - Disclosed herein is a process for engaging and disengaging a releasable fastener system, comprising fastening devices composed of elastomers or shape memory polymers and their composites wherein the fastening devices may be of any number of geometrical shapes limited only by the fact that each pair of fastening devices are designed such that the mating geometries of each device are compatible with one another. This disclosure relates to an apparatus and process for an easy and near silent closure mechanism for a container. Specifically this application deals with the use of elastomers or shape memory polymers as the connection devices in a fastener system which can be used to attach one part to another or act as the closure mechanism for a pocket, box, or other container. | 11-03-2011 |
Jason Michael Kamphaus, Missouri City, TX US
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20140352982 | Side Pocket Barrier Valve Gas Lift and Mandrel - A gas lift barrier valve mandrel assembly includes a longitudinally extending tubular member that defines a production conduit and has a central longitudinal axis. A side pocket mandrel has a first pocket for accepting a gas lift barrier valve and has a first central axis. The side pocket mandrel has a second pocket for accepting a gas lift barrier valve and has a second central axis. The central axis of the production conduit, first axis and second axis are non-coaxial and are parallel to one another. A passage fluidly connects an outside of the mandrel to an inside of the production conduit and is intersected by the first and second pockets. | 12-04-2014 |
Jason Michael Kruise, Marlborough, MA US
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20140150632 | AMPHIBIOUS ARMOR - Buoyant armor for jacketed rounds includes an outer, laminate reinforced strike face having a hardness greater than 640 Brinell. The strike face is configured to strip the jacket off a projectile as it passes through the strike face and to rotate the projectile. An inner, laminate reinforced strike face is separated from the outer, laminate reinforced strike face by a spacer layer. Foam greater than 40 mm thick is disposed behind the inner strike face and is configured to disperse a round and/or its fragments and to provide buoyancy to the armor. | 06-05-2014 |
20150251509 | AMPHIBIOUS ARMOR - Buoyant armor for jacketed rounds includes an outer, laminate reinforced strike face having a hardness greater than 640 Brinell. The strike face is configured to strip the jacket off a projectile as it passes through the strike face and to rotate the projectile. An inner, laminate reinforced strike face is separated from the outer, laminate reinforced strike face by a spacer layer. Foam greater than 40 mm thick is disposed behind the inner strike face and is configured to disperse a round and/or its fragments and to provide buoyancy to the armor. | 09-10-2015 |
Jason Michael Miller, Woodhaven, MI US
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20140282467 | Method and Apparatus for Multiple Vehicle Software Module Reflash - A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly receive update requests from a plurality of vehicles. The processor is also configured to, for each request, determine if any vehicle modules require updating. Also, the processor is configured to retrieve an updated version and sending the updated version to a vehicle for reflashing, for each module that requires updating. The processor is additionally configured to receive confirmation for each module that has been reflashed and update a vehicle configuration with a version identifier corresponding to the updated version for each reflashed module | 09-18-2014 |
Jason Michael Napsky, Boynton Beach, FL US
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20160071104 | SECUREBUY MERCHANT INFORMATION ANALYTICS DECISION ENGINE - The present invention may comprise a system and method for processing electronic transactions over a network. The invention may also comprise gathering pertinent data using processes that run in the background, processing the data, and providing a merchant's enterprise platform or other suitable purchase processing system to present verified alternative purchasing opportunities to a purchaser. | 03-10-2016 |
Jason Michael Neavin, Anna, TX US
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20160055375 | Systems and Methods for Separating Documents - A method of automatically separating a stack of pages into documents includes receiving a plurality of page images from a scanner; extracting content from each of the plurality of page images; for each of the plurality of page images, determining, based upon the extracted content, whether the page image is an initial page image of a document; and appending each of the plurality of page images located between a first determined initial page image and a second determined initial page image to the first determined initial page image. | 02-25-2016 |
Jason Michael Neidrich, Fairview, TX US
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20100025715 | Ultra Dark Polymer - A method and a material for creating an antireflective coating on an integrated circuit. A preferred embodiment comprises applying a dark polymer material on a reflective surface, curing the dark polymer material, and roughening a top surface of the dark polymer material. The roughening can be achieved by ashing the dark polymer material in an ash chamber. The dark polymer material, preferably a black matrix resin or a polyimide black matrix resin, when ashed in an oxygen rich atmosphere for a short period of time, forms a surface that is capable of absorbing light as well as randomly refracting light it does not absorb. A protective cap layer may be formed on top of the ashed dark polymer material to provide protection for the dark polymer material. | 02-04-2010 |
Jason Michael Neidrich, Allen, TX US
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20100295984 | System and Method for Varying Exposure Time for Different Parts of a Field of View While Acquiring an Image - A system and method for exposing different parts of a single field of view for various and differing lengths of time while capturing an image is provided. For astrophotography, unwanted light pollution or over-saturation bleeding from nearby or obtrusive stars may be greatly reduced or eliminated while still capturing the image of the nearby brighter star in the same field of view. Also, a system and method for real-time contrast control while capturing an image to optimize signal-to-noise ratio for various parts of the captured image, is provided. An embodiment of the present invention provides such techniques by using spatial light modulator devices, such as a digital micro-mirror device, to controllably mask different portions of light from an image that expose film or a charge-coupled device. A system and method for a way to use a spatial light modulator device as an active and controllable mask for photolithography, is provided. | 11-25-2010 |
Jason Michael Nichols, Schenectady, NY US
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20150246327 | POROUS MEMBRANE PATTERNING TECHNIQUE - A porous membrane patterning technique is provided. In one embodiment, a porous membrane may be patterned via printing on the porous membrane with a solvent such that the porous membrane collapses where the solvent is applied. In another embodiment, a patterned porous membrane may be formed by casting a solution including at least components of the porous membrane into voids of a casting plate or stencil, removing the casting plate, and letting the remaining components go through a phase inversion process to form porous membrane regions. | 09-03-2015 |
20150265977 | FOULING RESISTANT MEMBRANES FOR WATER TREATMENT - Methods for treating water containing dissolved solids, suspended solids, organic material, or combinations include contacting the water with a coated membrane comprising a coating material disposed on a membrane substrate, the coating material comprising structural units derived from a compound of formula I, a compound of formula II and a compound of formula III; | 09-24-2015 |
Jason Michael Pline, Dubuque, IA US
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20100106381 | BLADE SPEED CONTROL LOGIC - A construction vehicle is provided having a manual mode in which an operator provides manual inputs to control the movement of a blade to a location and an automatic mode in which a control moves the blade to a predetermined location. The speed of the movement of the blade in the automatic mode is scaled down from the speed of the blade in the manual mode. | 04-29-2010 |
Jason Michael Ploeger, Perkasie, PA US
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20130186133 | Natural Gas Processing Plant - The invention provides systems and methods for separating ethane and heavier hydrocarbons from a natural gas stream. In aspects of the invention, an adsorption unit is integrated with a cryogenic gas processing plant in order to overcome methane recovery limitations by sending the tail gas from the adsorption unit to the cryogenic gas processing plant to recover methane that would otherwise be lost. | 07-25-2013 |
20160090910 | Membrane Separation Of Carbon Dioxide From Natural Gas With Energy Recovery - Carbon dioxide is separated from natural gas using a single stage membrane separation system to produce a retentate gas that typically meets the specification for pipeline distribution of natural gas, and a permeate gas comprising methane that is combusted to generate power and/or heat, e.g. for use in providing the utility requirements of the process itself or for export to an integrated process. Advantages include an overall reduction in power consumption and improvement in process efficiency. | 03-31-2016 |
Jason Michael Seabrease, Middle River, MD US
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20140010986 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A FLANGED COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a flanged composite component is provided. The method includes coupling a composite structure to s first composite material. The method includes coupling a second composite material to the composite structure and placing a first expansion device within the composite structure. A forming element is coupled to at least one of the first composite material, the composite structure, and the second composite material against the mold. The method includes coupling a pressure element to the forming element to define a space among the mold, the forming element, and the pressure element. The method includes expanding the first expansion device to impart a force to the second composite material to move the second composite material away from the composite structure and into the space to facilitate forming a first flange. | 01-09-2014 |
Jason Michael Smith, Oxford Oxfordshire GB
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20150077747 | ACTIVE CHEMICAL SENSING USING OPTICAL MICROCAVITY - A sensor comprises a pair of mirrors ( | 03-19-2015 |
Jason Michael Solhjem, Kindred, ND US
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20120018254 | PORTABLE SCAFFOLD SYSTEM - A scaffold system includes first and second spaced apart vertical posts. An upper support device mounts at an upper portion of each of the first and second vertical posts and includes spaced apart arms extending in a first direction from the associated vertical post for engaging the side of a building. A lower support device mounts at a lower portion at each of the vertical posts to support one or more planks and includes outriggers extending laterally and in a second direction opposite the first direction. The outriggers include a wheel mounted near an extended end of each of the outriggers to provide for rolling the system to a worksite. The outriggers may be vertically adjusted and combined in multiple combinations and with multiple arm configurations to adapt to uneven terrain. | 01-26-2012 |
Jason Michael Truda, Glen Allen, VA US
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20120017745 | Portable Tuning Apparatus - A portable tuning apparatus comprising keys and a rotatable tuning plate is provided. Each key comprises two opposing connector arms separated by a cranked section and extending perpendicularly from opposing ends of the cranked section. A first opposing connector arm of each key is configured to engageably rotate a lug of multiple lugs that support a drumhead of a percussion instrument. A second opposing connector arm of each key slidably engages with one of the openings arranged at predetermined locations on the rotatable tuning plate. Rotating the rotatable tuning plate causes the second opposing connector arm along with the cranked section of each key to orbitally revolve about the first opposing connector arm of each key. This orbital revolution causes an axial rotation of the first opposing connector arm of each key engaged on the lug and imparts a uniform tension to the lugs for tensioning and tuning the drumhead. | 01-26-2012 |
Jason Michael Winterrowd, Columbia City, IN US
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20140083886 | MODULAR BRACKETS AND INSTRUMENTATION CASE - A modular bracket and associated instrumentation case configuration is disclosed herein. The modular bracket may include a support member structured to receive a specific instrument and hold the instrument at a fixed position, and an attachment member to facilitate a releasable attachment to a mounting surface such as an instrument tray platform. The modular bracket is shaped to provide an indication of the instrument, to allow user identification of the instrument received by the support member. For example, the indication of the instrument may be provided in the modular bracket by the perimeter shape of the attachment member that resembles an outline of the instrument. A modular instrument case assembly including a tray and housing may provide a platform for modular placement of one or more modular brackets into a specific arrangement of instrumentation. | 03-27-2014 |