Mcfarlane, US
Arthur M.g. Mcfarlane, Hamlin, NY US
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20120153626 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM WAVES TRAVERSING A BODY OF WATER - An apparatus for extracting energy from waves traversing a body of water includes first and second tanks submerged in a body of water, first and second floating flap valves, a conduit, an air-propelled motor, and a valve. The tanks are spaced apart in the direction of movement of a wave, each has an opening close to the bottom for allowing water to enter, an air outlet above the opening, and contains a volume of air. The flap valves are arranged one in each of the tanks to selectively allow air to flow between the respective tank and the associated tank outlet but prevent the flow of water out the tank outlet. The conduit connects the tank outlets of the first and second tanks. The valve is disposed in the conduit and has first and second valve outlets directing air through the motor. | 06-21-2012 |
Brian Mcfarlane, Hubbard, NE US
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20110079981 | Running Board Attachment - A running board attachment. The running board attachment forms a barrier to restrict the passage of objects through the area between a vehicle body and a running board mounted distantly from the vehicle body. | 04-07-2011 |
20110313497 | Therapeutic and Thermoregulatory Devices with Aerogel Insulation - A device, combining a component of aerogel insulation with a heating or cooling component, for therapeutic, thermoregulatory, or therapeutic and thermoregulatory use with people or animals. Aerogels perform well as insulators for both high-temperature and low-temperature or cryogenic insulation. The aerogel insulation component and the heating and/or cooling component are enclosed in a structure that supports and retains the components. In some embodiments, a therapeutic garment includes an aerogel insulation layer and a heating and/or cooling system, both positioned between an inner layer and an outer layer. Some embodiments also include a middle layer separating the aerogel insulation layer from the heating and/or cooling system. In some embodiments, an aerogel insulation layer comprises a carrier material permeated with diffused fragments of aerogel material. | 12-22-2011 |
20130212771 | Garment with Aerogel Insulation - The present invention is a garment having a limited number of insulation panels combined therewith which cover a high percentage of the surface area of the garment. In other words, the present invention uses relatively large insulation panels to cover a large area of the garment for maximum efficiency and insulation to the user. The insulation panels comprise an aerogel material. | 08-22-2013 |
Brian R. Mcfarlane, Hillsboro, OR US
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20150277930 | IN-SYSTEM PROVISIONING OF FIRMWARE FOR A HARDWARE PLATFORM - A hardware platform includes a nonvolatile storage device that can store system firmware as well as code for the primary operating system for the hardware platform. The hardware platform includes a controller that determines the hardware platform lacks functional firmware to boot the primary operating system from the storage device. The controller accesses a firmware image from an external interface that interfaces a device external to the hardware platform, where the external device is a firmware image source. The controller provisions the firmware from the external device to the storage device and initiates a boot sequence from the provisioned firmware. | 10-01-2015 |
Bruce D. Mcfarlane, San Francisco, CA US
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20100274847 | System and method for remotely indicating a status of a user - A system and method are provided for creating one or more dynamic visual representations of a user and sharing the dynamic visual representations with contacts of the user. The dynamic visual representations are created from video data captured by the user to indicate the status of the user such as an emotion of the user. The dynamic visual representations include video or image data that is displayed so as to give an appearance of motion. In some embodiments, a displayed dynamic visual representation is changed in response to an action by the user or an action by one of the contacts of the user. The dynamic visual representations may be simultaneously displayed for multiple users and may be used to create a visual component in a contact application such as an address book application. | 10-28-2010 |
Charles S. Mcfarlane, Madrid, IA US
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20100162430 | Nutritionally Enhanced Inbred Maize Line HHA612ND - An inbred maize line, designated HHA612ND, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred maize line HHA612ND, to the plants of inbred maize line HHA612ND and to methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line HHA612ND with itself or another maize line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from the inbred HHA612ND. | 06-24-2010 |
Charles Shelby Mcfarlane, Madrld, IA US
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20100162429 | Nutritionally Enhanced Inbred Maize Line HHA601ND - An inbred maize line, designated HHA601ND, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred maize line HHA601ND, to the plants of inbred maize line HHA601ND and to methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line HHA601ND with itself or another maize line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from the inbred HHA601ND. | 06-24-2010 |
Christopher B. Mcfarlane, Richmond, VA US
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20140185039 | HEAT LAMP TEST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF OIL SPOTS - A system for differentiating between oil spots and non-oil spots in a wrapped article comprising a web and a wrapped material. The system includes a heat source that applies heat to a wrapped article for a predetermined amount of time when the wrapped article is placed in a sample area on a surface that is arranged at a predetermined distance away from a heating element of the heat source; and a light source that provides backlighting to the web of the wrapped article when the web has been separated from the wrapped material and placed on a viewing surface of the light source. A method for differentiating between oil spots and non-oil spots in wrapped articles and a field test kit are also provided. | 07-03-2014 |
Claude Mcfarlane, Fitchburg, WI US
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20090238032 | SEQUENTIAL START CLUTCH FOR A MATERIAL MIXING MACHINE - A mixer system includes a mixing chamber with a drive panel, open top, discharge opening in a side of the mixing chamber, and door configured to open and close the discharge opening. A first mixing auger is disposed inside the mixing chamber, and a first auger drive is disposed on another side of the drive panel and connected to the first auger through the drive panel and connected to a driveline. A second mixing auger is disposed inside the mixing chamber on the first side of the drive panel, and another auger drive is connected to the second auger through the drive panel. A clutch is connected between the second auger drive and the driveline and configured to mechanically connect and disconnect the second auger drive from the driveline based on an input. A method of sequentially starting different augers within a mixing chamber is provided. | 09-24-2009 |
20120014208 | ENHANCED REEL FOR AGRICULTURAL MIXER - A mixing apparatus includes a hopper, a reel, and at least one auger. The hopper defines first and second chambers. The first chamber is disposed adjacent to the second chamber. The reel is disposed within the first chamber. The reel includes first and second hubs configured to rotate and at least one connecting member connecting the first hub to the second hub. The at least one auger is disposed in the second chamber. The first and second hubs rotate about a common axis of rotation. No connecting member connects a center of the first hub to a center of the second hub along the axis of rotation. An attachment point between each connecting member and the first hub is circumferentially offset with respect to an attachment point between the same connecting member and the second hub. | 01-19-2012 |
20150250092 | MATERIAL SPREADER - A discharge device includes a plurality of material conveying components, an adjustable shear ledge, and an adjustable shroud to convey materials from a container of a material spreader out onto an open area. The adjustable shear ledge includes at least one longitudinal mounting member such that the adjustable shear ledge may be translated towards or away from the plurality of material conveying components to maintain a predetermined gap distance. The adjustable shroud may also be pivotably connected to the adjustable shear ledge such that the adjustable shroud can be pivoted towards or away from the plurality of material conveying components. The adjustable shear ledge and the adjustable shroud may be moved accordingly to maintain a preferred gap distance and to maintain concentricity with a swing of the material conveying components in order to reduce wear on components and promote spread performance of the material spreader. | 09-10-2015 |
Craig Mcfarlane, Kirkland, WA US
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20110298589 | IDENTIFICATION OF DEVICES ON TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACE - The identification of a data storage device detected on a touch-sensitive display surface of a display device is described. In one embodiment, the presence and location of the data storage device is detected on the display surface and the data storage device is detected on a wireless communications channel. It is then confirmed that the data storage device detected on the wireless communications channel is the data storage device detected on the surface of the display device by communicating with the data storage device over a second communications channel. | 12-08-2011 |
Craig Mcfarlane, Kikland, WA US
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20080198138 | Identification of devices on touch-sensitive surface - The identification of a data storage device detected on a touch-sensitive display surface of a display device is described. In one embodiment, the presence and location of the data storage device is detected on the display surface and the data storage device is detected on a wireless communications channel. It is then confirmed that the data storage device detected on the wireless communications channel is the data storage device detected on the surface of the display device by communicating with the data storage device over a second communications channel. | 08-21-2008 |
Dale Edward Mcfarlane, Houston, TX US
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20080228801 | CONTEXT-VARIABLE DATA FRAMEWORK FOR HIERARCHICAL DATA WAREHOUSING - A method and system are provided for hierarchical data warehousing in a context-variable data framework. The method includes building a context-variable data framework. The context-variable data framework comprises 1) a data point of interest 2) one or more contextual hierarchies based on a type for the data point of interest, and 3) an organizational hierarchy. The method further includes populating the context-variable data framework with information relating to the data point of interest. The method also includes storing the context-variable data framework and the information in a centrally accessible data store. | 09-18-2008 |
Daniel Shane Mcfarlane, Lawrence, KS US
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20100155534 | Aircraft Baffle Seal - Aircraft systems having baffle seals with low coefficients of friction and methods of assembling aircraft systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes: (a) an aircraft baffle; (b) an aircraft cowl separated from the aircraft baffle by a gap, the aircraft cowl having a contact surface; and (c) a flexible aircraft baffle seal extending from the aircraft baffle to the aircraft cowl to seal the gap, the aircraft baffle seal having a contact side for contacting the contact surface of the aircraft cowl, the contact side having a kinetic coefficient of friction that is not more than 0.4, the aircraft baffle seal comprising an elastomer sheet and a laminate, the laminate being the contact side. | 06-24-2010 |
David Adonis Mcfarlane, Baldwin City, KS US
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20100155534 | Aircraft Baffle Seal - Aircraft systems having baffle seals with low coefficients of friction and methods of assembling aircraft systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft system includes: (a) an aircraft baffle; (b) an aircraft cowl separated from the aircraft baffle by a gap, the aircraft cowl having a contact surface; and (c) a flexible aircraft baffle seal extending from the aircraft baffle to the aircraft cowl to seal the gap, the aircraft baffle seal having a contact side for contacting the contact surface of the aircraft cowl, the contact side having a kinetic coefficient of friction that is not more than 0.4, the aircraft baffle seal comprising an elastomer sheet and a laminate, the laminate being the contact side. | 06-24-2010 |
Geraldine Ruth Mcfarlane, Monmouth Junction, NJ US
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20080214647 | SUBSTITUTED INDOLE ACID DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR-1 (PAI-1) - This invention provides compounds of the formula: | 09-04-2008 |
20090054484 | SUBSTITUTED HETEROARYL BENZOFURAN ACIDS - The present invention relates generally to substituted heteroaryl benzofuran acids and methods of using them. | 02-26-2009 |
Gerald L. Mcfarlane, Lake Tapps, WA US
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20100096215 | LADDER ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE - A portable ladder assembly for accessing a cargo carrying structure of a transport vehicle includes a first side rail and a second side rail connected to the first side rail by steps forming a ladder structure. A stake pocket mounting structure and a bracing structure is arranged and configured to engage a sidewall of the cargo carrying structure when the stake pocket mounting structure is received by a stake pocket of the cargo carrying structure. | 04-22-2010 |
Graham Mcfarlane, Carlsbad, CA US
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20100036144 | METHODS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - Improved methods for performing atomic layer deposition (ALD) are described. These improved methods provide more complete saturation of the surface reactive sites and provides more complete monolayer surface coverage at each half-cycle of the ALD process. In one embodiment, operating parameters are fixed for a given solvent based precursor. In another embodiment, one operating parameter, e.g. chamber pressure is altered during the precursor deposition to assure full surface saturation. | 02-11-2010 |
Graham Anthony Mcfarlane, Carlsbad, CA US
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20090117274 | SOLUTION BASED LANTHANUM PRECURSORS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - Alkyl cyclopentadienyl precursors for use in ALD processes are disclosed. The present invention particularly relates to La alkyl cyclopentadienyl precursors, such as tris(isopropyl-cyclopentadienyl) Lanthanum. | 05-07-2009 |
20100290945 | SOLUTION BASED ZIRCONIUM PRECURSORS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - Oxygen free, solution based zirconium precursors for use in ALD processes are disclosed for growing ZrO | 11-18-2010 |
20100290968 | SOLUTION BASED LANTHANIDE AND GROUP III PRECURSORS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - Oxygen free cyclopentadienyl solvent based precursor formulations having the general formula: | 11-18-2010 |
20120178953 | SOLUTION BASED PRECURSORS - Solution-based precursors for use as starting materials in film deposition processes, such as atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition and metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. The solution-based precursors allow for the use of otherwise solid precursors that would be unsuitable for vapor phase deposition processes because of their tendency to decompose and solidify during vaporization. | 07-12-2012 |
Ian R. Mcfarlane, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140239249 | RAPID BIOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS PROCESS TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTING CHALCOGENIDE NANOSTRUCTURES FOR TRANSISTOR OR SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS - The process disclosed herein produces macroscopic quantities of semiconducting arsenic sulfide nanofibers within one to three days. The process is biotically influenced by the bacteria | 08-28-2014 |
Jeffrey Mcfarlane, Vero Beach, FL US
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20130158454 | Apparatus and method for controlling pain - A pain controlling device includes a pair of housings, each having a jaw at one end and a handle at the other end. The jaws, which are held together a resilient coupling connecting the housings, may be separated by squeezing the handles together. Each of the housings includes a source of mechanical vibration that can be turned on to control pain in an extremity that is clamped between the jaws, such as in a finger from which a blood sample is to be taken. | 06-20-2013 |
Jeri A. Mcfarlane, Riverton, WY US
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20120187016 | PORTABLE JAR HOLDER - A tray for holding canning jars comprising a plurality of wells arranged in a first row, second row and third row, each well comprising a bottom surface with ridges. The ridges in the first and third rows comprise an inner circle, two first opposing crescents, and two second opposing crescents. The ridges in the second row comprise a first semicircle and a second semicircle. The two first opposing crescents are situated opposite one another, and the two second opposing crescents are situated opposite one another on the bottom of the well and at a ninety-degree angle relative to the first opposing crescents. The first semicircle is situated opposite the second semicircle and is closer to the center of the bottom surface of the well than the second semicircle. | 07-26-2012 |
20140102940 | PORTABLE JAR HOLDER - A tray for holding canning jars comprising a plurality of wells arranged in a first row, second row and third row, each well comprising a bottom surface with ridges. The ridges in the first and third rows comprise an inner circle, two first opposing crescents, and two second opposing crescents. The ridges in the second row comprise a first semicircle and a second semicircle. The two first opposing crescents are situated opposite one another, and the two second opposing crescents are situated opposite one another on the bottom of the well and at a ninety-degree angle relative to the first opposing crescents. The first semicircle is situated opposite the second semicircle and is closer to the center of the bottom surface of the well than the second semicircle. | 04-17-2014 |
Joanna Mcfarlane, Oak Ridge, TN US
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20090293346 | INTEGRATED REACTOR AND CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND USES THEREOF - A method and apparatus for producing a biodiesel product. The method includes continuously contacting a triglyceride containing component with an alcohol and a catalyst at an elevated temperature in a centrifugal reactor/separator. A less dense phase including the biodiesel product is continuously separated from a more dense phase containing glycerine in the reactor/separator. | 12-03-2009 |
20100008835 | INTEGRATED REACTOR AND CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND USES THEREOF - An apparatus for providing reaction of fluids and separation of products with increased residence time. The apparatus includes a stationary shell, a rotating hollow cylindrical component disposed in the stationary shell, a residence-time increasing device external to the stationary shell, a standpipe for introducing fluid into an interior cavity of the hollow cylindrical component from the residence-time increasing device, a first outlet in fluid flow communication with the interior cavity of the hollow cylindrical component for a less dense phase fluid, and a second outlet in fluid flow communication with the interior cavity of the hollow cylindrical component for a more dense phase fluid. | 01-14-2010 |
20100155335 | MAGNETIC FILTRATION PROCESS, MAGNETIC FILTERING MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF FORMING MAGNETIC FILTERING MATERIAL - The present invention provides magnetically responsive activated carbon, and a method of forming magnetically responsive activated carbon. The method of forming magnetically responsive activated carbon typically includes providing activated carbon in a solution containing ions of ferrite forming elements, wherein at least one of the ferrite forming elements has an oxidation state of +3 and at least a second of the ferrite forming elements has an oxidation state of +2, and increasing pH of the solution to precipitate particles of ferrite that bond to the activated carbon, wherein the activated carbon having the ferrite particles bonded thereto have a positive magnetic susceptibility. The present invention also provides a method of filtering waste water using magnetic activated carbon. | 06-24-2010 |
20140008564 | MAGNETIC FILTRATION PROCESS, MAGNETIC FILTERING MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF FORMING MAGNETIC FILTERING MATERIAL - The present invention provides magnetically responsive activated carbon, and a method of forming magnetically responsive activated carbon. The method of forming magnetically responsive activated carbon typically includes providing activated carbon in a solution containing ions of ferrite forming elements, wherein at least one of the ferrite forming elements has an oxidation state of +3 and at least a second of the ferrite forming elements has an oxidation state of +2, and increasing pH of the solution to precipitate particles of ferrite that bond to the activated carbon, wherein the activated carbon having the ferrite particles bonded thereto have a positive magnetic susceptibility. The present invention also provides a method of filtering waste water using magnetic activated carbon. | 01-09-2014 |
John S. Mcfarlane, Saratoga, CA US
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20110023105 | IPv6-over-IPv4 Architecture - Mobile clients can execute IPv6 applications in an IPv4 environment without the need for any specialized IPv6 hardware or upgrades to the network infrastructure. The architecture provides a seamless, disruption-free connectivity experience for mobile clients. Mobile clients are automatically connected to other mobile clients irrespective of their network connectively, whether wireless, wire line, IPv4, IPv6, public or private. Mobile clients communicate with other mobile clients using a secure, end-to-end IPv6 tunnel. This creates a persistent VPN connection between two clients using software. | 01-27-2011 |
Keith Mcfarlane, Pleasanton, CA US
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20140064474 | MULTI-CHANNEL PIVOTING - An method of pivoting a customer among synchronous and asynchronous communications channels during a communication session. | 03-06-2014 |
Kyle Mcfarlane, Madison, WI US
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20140143838 | Personal Data Management System With Global Data Store - A data vault system allows for centralized storage of personal data about a consumer in a transparent multi-tiered structure including a global data store and multiple vendor or category cards. Data in the category cards describing a subset of the globally stored data to be shared with individual vendors and provide fine resolution sharing control. The data in each structure is synchronized so that vendor or category cards may be auto populated. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143886 | Personal Data Management System With Sharing Revocation - A data vault system allows for centralized storage of personal data about a consumer associated with sharing permissions designating how that data may be shared and including an option to revoke permission of previously shared data. Data may be collected into cards describing a subset of globally stored data to be shared with individual vendors and providing separate sharing statuses for fine resolution control. Both intentionally entered personal data and data collected about the consumer may be protected in this data vault system. | 05-22-2014 |
20150045053 | PRIVACY-HARDENED GEOLOCATION SYSTEM - A lightweight, wireless geolocation node monitors mobile wireless devices for the purpose of the geolocation and has restricted functionality to better preserve privacy information. MAC addresses acquired from probe signals of mobile wireless devices may be one-way encrypted before being transmitted from the node. Reduced transmission strength may be used for localized transmission without consumer tracking. | 02-12-2015 |
20150082459 | GEOLOCATION WITH CONSUMER CONTROLLED PERSONALIZATION LEVELS - A geolocation system provides for multiple levels of privacy authorization allowing flexible use by consumers who wish to obtain the benefits of localized product information promotion, balanced against a desire for precise control of their personal information. The geolocation system in one embodiment may convert scattered location data into continuous consumer trajectories to attain more accurate readings of consumer activity including dwell time, heat maps and customer conversions between different locations. | 03-19-2015 |
Marco Antonio Mcfarlane, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150282585 | Knap Zahq Headwear Sleeve - Because of it's length the Knap Zahq Headwear Sleeve can accommodate and confine long and Dreadlocked styled hair. The Knap Zahq Headwear Sleeve is made of stretchable expandable synthetic textile fabric. The elliptical tubular and cylindrical sleeve, as a braided elastic headband on it's longitudinal open proximal end, for allowing wearer's head and hair to be placed within the sleeve, and a single seam that extends from it's sealed longitudinal distal end, to it's braided elastic headband. The seam is aligned with wearer's ear for correct placement and comfort. Because of the Knap Zahq headwear sleeve's length and fabric, Dreadlocked and long hair styles, can be confined and worn outside or under wearer's clothing while working or participating in sporting events. | 10-08-2015 |
Michael Mcfarlane, Miami, FL US
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20110253722 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WATERPROOFING A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for waterproofing a mobile device and a waterproofed mobile device are provided. The method is designed to keep the internal components from elements, such as water, the can damage the mobile device. The method adds a protective coating of a lightweight sealable, heat shrinkable plastic to the internal components of the mobile device and heat shrinks the ends of the of the a lightweight sealable, heat shrinkable plastic together to waterproof the internal components. | 10-20-2011 |
Michelle D. Mcfarlane, Port Charlotte, FL US
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20130092593 | Table Pan and Pan Divider for Countertop - In a table pan counter, each counter is intended to hold discreet table pans. At least one of said table pans includes an essentially flat solid substantially rectilinear geometry having a major axis and a minor axis, an open top, and walls having major and minor axis-parallel interior and exterior surfaces, a pan having edges proportioned for conformal engagement with void spaces within the counter tops, each interior major surface of each pan provided with equidistantly spaced pairs of opposing channels within opposing respective major interior surfaces. Further provided are major axis separators having vertical side edges proportioned for complemental engagement within opposing channels within respective major interior surfaces. Food servings of like size and geometry are assured by the provision of the separators. Separators may also be provided along the minor axis of the pan, and may be formed of either wire-like or flat integral materials. | 04-18-2013 |
Patrick Mcfarlane, San Francisco, CA US
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20110307498 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY SUGGESTING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO A PORTAL OF AN ONLINE SERVICE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for dynamically suggesting answers to questions submitted to a portal of an online service. These mechanisms and methods for dynamically suggesting answers to questions submitted to a portal of an online service can enable embodiments to provide help document suggestions with limited user input. The ability of embodiments to provide help document search term suggestions with limited user input can enable users to quickly and efficiently find useful help documents. | 12-15-2011 |
20110314420 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTAL - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal. These mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal can enable an improved user experience, increased efficiency, optimized productivity, etc. | 12-22-2011 |
20130246406 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY SUGGESTING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO A PORTAL OF AN ONLINE SERVICE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for dynamically suggesting answers to questions submitted to a portal of an online service. These mechanisms and methods for dynamically suggesting answers to questions submitted to a portal of an online service can enable embodiments to provide help document suggestions with limited user input. The ability of embodiments to provide help document search term suggestions with limited user input can enable users to quickly and efficiently find useful help documents. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246927 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTAL - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal. These mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal can enable an improved user experience, increased efficiency, optimized productivity, etc. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254180 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTAL - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal. These mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal can enable an improved user experience, increased efficiency, optimized productivity, etc. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254671 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTAL - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal. These mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal can enable an improved user experience, increased efficiency, optimized productivity, etc. | 09-26-2013 |
20140059057 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY SUGGESTING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO A PORTAL OF AN ONLINE SERVICE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for dynamically suggesting answers to questions submitted to a portal of an online service. These mechanisms and methods for dynamically suggesting answers to questions submitted to a portal of an online service can enable embodiments to provide help document suggestions with limited user input. The ability of embodiments to provide help document search term suggestions with limited user input can enable users to quickly and efficiently find useful help documents. | 02-27-2014 |
Richard H. Mcfarlane, Singer Island, FL US
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20130218188 | PENETRATING TIP FOR TROCAR ASSEMBLY - A tissue penetrating instrument used in the medical field which may or may not be embodied in the form of an obturator associated with a trocar assembly, wherein the instrument includes an elongated shaft having a penetrating tip mounted on one end. The penetrating tip includes a base secured to the one end of the shaft and a distal extremity spaced longitudinally outward from the base and formed into an apex which may be defined by a point or other configuration specifically structured to facilitate penetration or puncturing of bodily tissue. The penetrating tip further includes an exterior surface extending continuously between the apex and the base and configured to facilitate puncturing of the tissue and an enlargement of an access opening formed in the tissue, in a manner which facilitates separation of the tissue and minimizes cutting, severing or otherwise damaging the contiguous bodily tissue surrounding the access opening. | 08-22-2013 |
Richard H. Mcfarlane, Rivera Beach, FL US
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20100241080 | CAGED FLOATING SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly establishes sealing engagement with a plurality of differently dimensioned instruments passing through a trocar. The seal assembly is a caged seal assembly movably disposed within the trocar and includes at least two seal segments disposable into and out of a sealing orientation relative to the instrument. A cage structure of the seal assembly includes at least two cage segments each connected to a seal segment, a biasing assembly connected to the cage structure and disposed and structured to normally bias the seal segments into sealing orientation. | 09-23-2010 |
20140336584 | CAGED FLOATING SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly establishes sealing engagement with a plurality of differently dimensioned instruments passing through a trocar. The seal assembly is a caged seal assembly movably disposed within the trocar and includes at least two seal segments disposable into and out of a sealing orientation relative to the instrument. A cage structure of the seal assembly includes at least two cage segments each connected to a seal segment, a biasing assembly connected to the cage structure and disposed and structured to normally bias the seal segments into sealing orientation. | 11-13-2014 |
Robert Mcfarlane, Molalla, OR US
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20110241377 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE AERODYNAMIC VEHICLE DEVICES - Adjustable aerodynamic devices are controlled to control the drag on a vehicle. In one form, control is accomplished in response to pressure from a plurality of pressure sensors. In another form, control is accomplished in response to air movement measurements, such as of wind speed and direction at a location that a vehicle has yet to reach. In another form, the position and location of air vortices between a cab and trailer can be determined and adjusted to adjust the drag by controlling aerodynamic devices. | 10-06-2011 |
Roe J. Mcfarlane, Chicago, IL US
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20150105901 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR CONSUMER-OPERATED KIOSKS - Systems, apparatus, and methods for kiosk accessibility via a mobile device. In some embodiments, a wireless mobile device has input features such as voice-control and GUI-based buttons that assist visually impaired people to send wireless messages for accessing features of a kiosk. The kiosk is equipped with wireless communication hardware and or software to receive messages from the mobile device for performing various kiosk-related operations, such a renting, vending, and or returning a product. | 04-16-2015 |
Ronald Mcfarlane, Sylvania, OH US
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20120000879 | FINISH HORIZONTAL REINFORCING RIB-RING FORCE - A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion extending from the finish having a thread portion and an opening formed therein, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and an inwardly directed rib member. The inwardly directed rib member is circumferentially disposed about the finish. In some embodiments, the inwardly directed rib member is positioned between the opening of the finish and the start of the thread portion. | 01-05-2012 |
Scott Mcfarlane, Manlius, NY US
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20100216230 | Systems for Increased Cooling and Thawing Rates of Protein Solutions and Cells for Optimized Cryopreservation and Recovery - In systems and methods for freezing and subsequently thawing liquid samples containing biological components, a sample is fractioned into a very large number of small drops ( | 08-26-2010 |
Stanley Edmund Mcfarlane, Sauk City, WI US
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20140262370 | UNIVERSAL CUSTOM AGRICULTURAL FIELD PREPARATION IMPLEMENT - A multi-task single-pass agricultural tillage implement is disclosed. The implement has a plurality of independently engageable and adjustable soil working components successively mounted on a mainframe. The mainframe has a wheel assembly which raises and lowers a plurality of wheels. The mainframe also includes a tongue assembly coupleable to a towing vehicle and a frame pivoting angle adjustment mechanism. Each of the soil working components can be independently and selectively operated separately or in combination with any one or more of the plurality of working components such that each of the plurality of soil working components is independently, selectively operated for optimized single pass tillage. An open spiral chopping reel assembly for use in an agricultural field preparation implement is also disclosed | 09-18-2014 |
Stephen R. Mcfarlane, Bethleham, PA US
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20130341492 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR AN IMAGER - A protective device for an imager which is contained within a housing and in which the imager is aligned with an opening in the housing. The protective device includes a cover which overlies the housing opening and is manually detachably secured to the housing by three or more resilient clips. A plurality of openings are formed through the cover to enable operation of the imager. | 12-26-2013 |
Steven P. Mcfarlane, Mckinney, TX US
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20120194406 | MULTI-BAND ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAY ANTENNA - A multi-band electronically scanned array antenna including a first sub-assembly having electronic circuits for a first frequency band; a second sub-assembly mechanically coupled to the first sub-assembly and having electronic circuits for a second frequency band; and an aperture adjacent to the first sub-assembly, the aperture being shared by the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly. The array antenna may further include a band switching circuit, or a combining circuit for coupling the first sub-assembly or the second sub-assembly to the aperture. The array antenna may also include a third sub-assembly including electronic circuits for a third frequency band. In this way, the aperture is shared by the first sub-assembly, the second sub-assembly, and the third sub-assembly to provide a smaller and lighter array antenna. | 08-02-2012 |
Stuart R. Mcfarlane, Spencerport, NY US
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20120153626 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING ENERGY FROM WAVES TRAVERSING A BODY OF WATER - An apparatus for extracting energy from waves traversing a body of water includes first and second tanks submerged in a body of water, first and second floating flap valves, a conduit, an air-propelled motor, and a valve. The tanks are spaced apart in the direction of movement of a wave, each has an opening close to the bottom for allowing water to enter, an air outlet above the opening, and contains a volume of air. The flap valves are arranged one in each of the tanks to selectively allow air to flow between the respective tank and the associated tank outlet but prevent the flow of water out the tank outlet. The conduit connects the tank outlets of the first and second tanks. The valve is disposed in the conduit and has first and second valve outlets directing air through the motor. | 06-21-2012 |