Strachan, US
Alexander Strachan, Verona, NJ US
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20120265028 | SENSOR, CIRCUITRY, AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING - An intracranial pressure monitoring device includes a housing defining a first internal chamber, a plurality of strain gauges disposed on an inner surface of a diaphragm defined by a wall of the first internal chamber, a device for generating orientation signals, and circuitry coupled to the plurality of strain gauges and to the device. The circuitry is configured to generate intracranial pressure data from signals received from the plurality of strain gauges, generate orientation data based on the orientation signals received from the device, and store the intracranial pressure data and the orientation data in a computer readable storage such that the intracranial pressure data and orientation data are associated with each other. | 10-18-2012 |
Brian S. Strachan, Okemos, MI US
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20150357992 | FREQUENCY DIVIDER APPARATUS - A frequency divider apparatus includes a micro-electro-mechanical system (“MEMS”) divider that is configured to be driven by an input signal. The MEMS divider includes a passive mechanical device that generates multiple output signals. Each of the output signals has a frequency less than a frequency of the input signal. | 12-10-2015 |
Briony Catherine Strachan, Charlottesville, VA US
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20130084565 | VERSATILE, VISIBLE METHOD FOR DETECTING POLYMERIC ANALYTES - The invention provides methods to detect or determine the presence or amount of a polymeric analyte in a sample, which employ magnetic substrates and subjects the sample and the magnetic substrate to forms of energy so as to induce aggregate formation. | 04-04-2013 |
Daanen T. Strachan, Washington, DC US
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20090162822 | Internet-based mobile learning system and method therefor - A mobile learning system and method therefor to provide video-based lectures to PDA devices over a network. To build a database, MIIME type PDA-compatible learning objects are generated from raw files (PowerPoint, MSWord, Macromedia Flash files) of an educator. The system includes a host server to provide an interactive server application to receive and convert raw files to audio/video presentations. Each learning object is classified according to a hierarchal educational structure and converted to a plurality of MIME files that match respective video platforms of a variety of PDA devices. The MIME files are tagged with authorship information, title, and/or other search parameters. A database stores these files on a network storage device for subsequent access by a learner's PDA. The system and method conveniently allow students to use their portable devices as a learning tool, and also enables a wider dissemination of expert instructional material throughout the world. | 06-25-2009 |
20090162828 | Method and system to provide a video-based repository of learning objects for mobile learning over a network - A method and system to provide video-based lectures accessible over a network by multiple PDA device types. To build a database, MIIME type PDA-compatible learning objects are generated from raw files (PowerPoint, MSWord, Macromedia Flash files) of an educator. The system includes a host server to provide an interactive server application to receive and convert raw files to audio/video presentations. Each learning object is classified according to a hierarchal educational structure and converted to a plurality of MIME files that match respective video platforms of a variety of PDA devices. The MIME files are tagged with authorship information, title, and/or other search parameters. A database stores these files on a network storage device for subsequent access by a learner's PDA. The network and system conveniently allow students to use their portable devices as a learning tool, and also enables a wider dissemination of expert instructional material throughout the world. | 06-25-2009 |
David J. Strachan, Baltimore, MD US
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20090294673 | High-volume on-line spectroscopic composition testing of manufactured pharmaceutical dosage units - Disclosed are pharmaceutical dosage unit manufacturing process control apparatus and methods. These can include acquiring a plurality of multi-pixel images of a flow of pharmaceutical dosage units at different wavelengths along an axis that is perpendicular to a direction of the flow of pharmaceutical dosage units, processing the images acquired in the step of acquiring, and providing an indication about the flow of pharmaceutical dosage units based on the step of processing. | 12-03-2009 |
Douglas R. Strachan, Lexington, KY US
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20100144535 | PARALLEL FABRICATION OF NANOGAPS AND DEVICES THEREOF - Disclosed are devices comprising multiple nanogaps having a separation of less than about 5 nm. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating these devices. | 06-10-2010 |
20110204310 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING MEMRISTOR MADE FROM METALLIC NANOWIRE - An electronic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a nanowire connected between the first and second electrodes to allow electric current flow. The nanowire is made from a conductive material exhibiting a variable resistance due to electromigration. The nanowire is repeatably switchable between two states. A voltage clamp operates through feedback control to maintain the voltage across the nanowire and prevent thermal runaway. | 08-25-2011 |
20120034707 | ATOMICALLY PRECISE NANORIBBONS AND RELATED METHODS - Disclosed are atomically precise nanoribbons formed by gradient-driven catalytic etching of crystalline substrates to produce edges formed along specific crystallographic axes by thermally-activated particles. Also provided are related methods for fabrication of these nanoribbon structures. Further provided are devices and related methods for power generation and for detection of specific targets using the disclosed structures. | 02-09-2012 |
Douglas Robert Strachan, Lexington, KY US
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20130000961 | CRYSTALLOGRAPHICALLY-ORIENTED CARBON NANOTUBES GROWN ON FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE FILMS - A thermal and electrical conducting apparatus includes a few-layer graphene film having a thickness D where D≦1.5 nm and a plurality of carbon nanotubes crystallographically aligned with the few-layer graphene film. | 01-03-2013 |
20130025918 | CRYSTALLOGRAPHICALLY-ORIENTED CARBON NANOTUBES GROWN ON FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE FILMS - A thermal and electrical conducting apparatus includes a few-layer graphene film having a thickness D where D≦1.5 nm and a plurality of carbon nanotubes crystallographically aligned with the few-layer graphene film. | 01-31-2013 |
20140004327 | FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE NANORIBBON AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
Jon-Paul Strachan, Burlington, NC US
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20100144700 | HETEROCYCLIC-CARBONYL-DIAZABICYCLOALKANES AS MODULATORS OF THE NEURONAL NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE ALPHA 4 BETA 2, SUBTYPE RECEPTOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF CNS RELATED DISORDERS - A compound of Formula 1: A-C(O)-Cy, wherein A is a diazabicyclic core, containing 7, 8, or 9 ring atoms, and selected from the following: 2,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane; 3,6-diazabicyclo[3.ZO]heptane; 2,7-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octane; 3,7-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octane; 3,8-diazabicyclo[4.2.0]octane; 2,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane; 2,7-diazbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 2,8-diazbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 3,7-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 3,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 3,9-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane; 2,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane; 3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane; wherein the diazabicycle is attached as a radical to the depicted carbonyl via either one of the two ring nitrogen atoms, such that the carbonyl forms an amide bond with the ring nitrogen; Cy is a heteroaryl group; The compounds exhibit selectivity for, and bind with high affinity to, neuronal nicotinic receptors of the α402 subtype in the central nervous system (CNS). The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of conditions or disorders, particularly CNS disorders. The compounds are believed to: (i) alter the number of nicotinic cholinergic receptors of the brain of the patient, (ii) exhibit neuroprotective effects, and (iii) when employed in effective amounts, not result in appreciable adverse side effects, namely side effects such as significant Increases in blood pressure and heart rate, significant negative effects upon the gastrointestinal tract, and significant effects upon skeletal muscle. | 06-10-2010 |
20110071180 | SUB-TYPE SELECTIVE AMIDES OF DIAZABICYCLOALKANES - The present invention relates to compounds of the following formula (I) that bind to and modulate the activity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS). | 03-24-2011 |
20110263629 | AMIDES OF DIAZABICYCLOOCTANES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to compounds that bind to and modulate the activity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS). | 10-27-2011 |
20120309737 | 3,6-Diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as Neuronal Nicotinic Acetycholine Receptor Ligands - The present invention relates to compounds that bind to and modulate the activity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS). | 12-06-2012 |
20140288169 | NICOTINIC RECEPTOR NON-COMPETITIVE ANTAGONISTS - The present invention relates to compounds that modulate nicotinic receptors as non-competitive antagonists, methods for their synthesis, methods for their use, and their pharmaceutical compositions. | 09-25-2014 |
20140315880 | 3,6-DIAZABICYCLO[3.1.1]HEPTAINES AS NEURONAL NICOTINIC ACETYCHOLINE RECEPTOR LIGANDS - The present invention relates to compounds that bind to and modulate the activity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS). | 10-23-2014 |
20150031675 | DIAZABICYCLO[3.3.1]NONANES, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to compounds that bind to and modulate the activity of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS). | 01-29-2015 |
Kenneth L. Strachan, Bowie, MD US
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20140171276 | TRAINING DEVICE - A training device includes a belt for attachment about the waist of a user. The belt includes a first end and a second end. The training device also includes a plurality of resilient straps positioned between the belt and a first foot engaging platform and a second foot engaging platform. | 06-19-2014 |
Mark Strachan, Jupiter, FL US
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20120272622 | CLOSURE LID WITH IDENTIFYING MEANS - A lid for securing to the rim of a container, the lid including inverted dimples positioned along a top wall of the lid for engaging the rim of the container. The top wall includes one or more inverted dimples which reverse direction and pop up to project outwards and upwards from beyond the top wall of the lid when the lid is applied to the rim of a container. When all the dimples are raised, the lid is seated firmly on the container. The raised dimples provide both visual and tactile confirmation of a secure seal of the lid to the rim of a container. | 11-01-2012 |
20150251818 | LID WITH ROTATABLE CLOSURE TAB - A lid includes: a brim sealing channel at a periphery of the lid; an outer sipping sidewall positioned within a circumference of the brim sealing channel and extending above the brim sealing channel; a sipping topwall adjacent to the outer sipping sidewall; a sipping port in the sipping topwall; and a central recess within the circumference of the brim sealing channel and proximate to the sipping topwall, wherein the central recess has an overhang and a bottomwall; and a rotatable closure tab includes: a central portion; a flanged-shaped structure at a first side of the central portion; a tab sidewall supported by the flanged-shaped structure; a tab topwall extending outwardly from the tab sidewall and away from the flanged-shaped structure; a sealing depression in the tab topwall; and a retention rim extending radially from the central portion and positioned between the overhang and bottomwall of the central recess. | 09-10-2015 |
Michael Strachan, Conroe, TX US
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20150369030 | CLOSED-LOOP DRILLING PARAMETER CONTROL - An example method for control of a drilling assembly includes receiving measurement data from at least one sensor coupled to an element of the drilling assembly positioned in a formation. An operating constraint for at least a portion of the drilling assembly may be determined based, at least in part, on a model of the formation and a set of offset data. A control signal may be generated to alter one or more drilling parameters of the drilling assembly based, at least in part, on the measurement data and the operating constraint. The control signal may be transmitted to a controllable element of the drilling assembly. | 12-24-2015 |
Michael Strachan, Spring, TX US
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20100259415 | Method and System for Predicting Performance of a Drilling System Having Multiple Cutting Structures - A drilling system has multiple cutting structures, including a bit and one or more secondary cutting structures. A method balances the rate of penetration of the drilling system and the wear on the cutting structures by controlling weight on bit and RPM. The method includes calculating a predicted rate of penetration for the bit, using in the calculation the current predicted wear on the bit and the properties of the rock to be penetrated by the bit. The method includes calculating a predicted rate of penetration for at least one of the one or more secondary cutting structures, using in the calculation the current predicted wear on the secondary cutting structure and the properties of the rock to be penetrated by the secondary cutting structure. The method includes determining the slowest rate of penetration among those calculated for the bit and at least one the one or more secondary cutting structures. The method includes calculating the weight on bit and RPM for each of the bit and at least one of the one or more secondary cutting structures to substantially match the determined slowest rate of penetration. The method includes summing the calculated weights on bit to calculate a goal weight on bit for the drilling system and setting a goal RPM for a rotary portion of the drilling system to the slowest RPM calculated for the cutting structures that rotate at substantially the speed of the rotary portion of the drilling system. | 10-14-2010 |
Michael J. Strachan, The Woodlands, TX US
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20090321139 | Rotary Drill Bit Steerable System and Method - A drill bit comprising: a cutting section comprising gage cutters, wherein in the cutting section is a first end of the bit, and wherein the cutting section has a full gage diameter; a heel section comprising a blade, wherein the heel section is at an end of the drill bit opposite the cutting section, and wherein a diameter of the heel section is a full gage diameter, wherein the blade has a high spiral around the drill bit; and a clearance section between the cutting and heel sections, wherein the clearance section comprises a diameter less than full gage, and wherein clearance section extends from the gage cutters of the cutting section to the blade of the heel section. | 12-31-2009 |
Michael John Strachan, Conroe, TX US
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20150330150 | DIRECTIONAL CASING-WHILE-DRILLING - A directional casing-while-drilling system includes a rotary steerable system disposed within a casing string used as a drill string during casing-while-drilling operations. The casing string of some embodiments may include an upper section and a lower section coupled by a swivel, which may enable the upper section of the casing string to be rotated without substantially rotating the lower section. The rotary steerable system may be disposed at least partially within the lower section of the casing string, and coupled to a drill bit and/or under-reamer. The rotary steerable system may enable radial diversion of the drill bit and/or under-reamer, for example by actuation of one or more components in the rotary steerable system. | 11-19-2015 |
Michael John Strachan, Spring, TX US
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20110174541 | Method and System for Predicting Performance of a Drilling System - A system for drilling a well comprises a drill string in a wellbore having a bit at a distal end thereof. At least one sensor measures a drilling parameter. A computer controller has a set of instructions stored therein to process the measured drilling parameter over a drilled interval to calculate, in substantially real time, an updated friction slope and an updated worn bit slope and to calculate an updated drilling parameter for at least a portion of the well-based on the updated friction slope and the updated worn bit slope. | 07-21-2011 |
20130008648 | Apparatus and Method for Well Operations - A method for modifying a return fluid in a wellbore comprises disposing at least one controllable flow restrictor along a drill string in the wellbore. At least one parameter of interest is determined at at least one location along an annulus in the wellbore. Controllably actuating the at least one flow restrictor to modify a local property of a return fluid in the annulus based at least in part on the measured parameter of interest. | 01-10-2013 |
Michael John Mcleod Strachan, Spring, TX US
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20120330551 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PREDICTING BOREHOLE GEOMETRY - System, methods and devices for measuring and predicting complex borehole geometries are presented herein. A method is disclosed for determining a trajectory of a borehole that is generated by a drill string. The method includes: receiving data indicative of one or more drilling parameters between at least two survey points; averaging the received data over predetermined increments between the at least two survey points; calculating from at least the averaged data a predicted drill string response for each of the predetermined increments; determining from at least the predicted drill string response a change in inclination and azimuth for each of the predetermined increments; generating a predicted wellbore trajectory from the change in inclination and azimuth; comparing the predicted wellbore trajectory to a measured wellbore trajectory; and, if the comparison is favorable, determining a probable borehole position from the change in inclination and azimuth for each of the predetermined increments. | 12-27-2012 |
Michael John Mcleod Strachan, The Woodlands, TX US
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20150337610 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMANCE OF SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS USING DUAL STRING PIPES - Methods and systems for improving delivery and retrieval of fluids to and from a downhole location are disclosed. A dual string pipe ( | 11-26-2015 |
Stephen D. Strachan, Oxford, PA US
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20090000187 | Method and apparatus of high-throughout pollen extraction, counting, and use of counted pollen for characterizing a plant - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. A quantitative collection of a sample of pollen is counted. Total pollen of the plant can be calculated. One way of quantitative collection of pre-shed pollen involves blending a part of the plant with pollen in the presence of liquid (e.g. water) in a blender. The action of the blender tends to destroy the non-pollen parts of the plant and release the pollen into the liquid. Extraction of the pollen from the blender can be through a sidewall port that includes a filter or sieve having a mesh size that passes relevant pollen but blocks most non-pollen plant parts. The sample can be efficiently prepared for counting of pollen. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well distributed in the focal plane of the imager. | 01-01-2009 |
20090000188 | Method and apparatus of high-throughput pollen extraction, counting, and use of counted pollen for characterizing a plant - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the image that are consistent with pollen. Total pollen count for the plant can be derived from the count of pollen of the sample, proportionality of the sample volume to the starting volume, and proportionality of area of sample imaged to total area of sample. Pollen quantification can be used for research or commercial production decisions relative to the plant or its seed. | 01-01-2009 |
20110206241 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLLEN EXTRACTION, COUNTING, AND USE OF COUNTED POLLEN FOR CHARACTERIZING A PLANT - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the image that are consistent with pollen. Total pollen count for the plant can be derived from the count of pollen of the sample, proportionality of the sample volume to the starting volume, and proportionality of area of sample imaged to total area of sample. Pollen quantification can be used for research or commercial production decisions relative to the plant or its seed. | 08-25-2011 |
20120288161 | METHOD OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLLEN EXTRACTION, COUNTING, AND USE OF COUNTED POLLEN FOR CHARACTERIZING A PLANT - A method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. A quantitative collection of a sample of pollen is counted. Total pollen of the plant can be calculated. One way of quantitative collection of pre-shed pollen involves blending a part of the plant with pollen in the presence of liquid (e.g. water) in a blender. The action of the blender tends to destroy the non-pollen parts of the plant and release the pollen into the liquid. Extraction of the pollen from the blender can be through a sidewall port that includes a filter or sieve having a mesh size that passes relevant pollen but blocks most non-pollen plant parts. The sample can be efficiently prepared for counting of pollen. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well distributed in the focal plane of the imager. | 11-15-2012 |
20130254944 | Herbicide Tolerant Soybeans and Methods of Use - Soybean plants, germplasm, and seed comprising a mutant acetolactate synthase gene conferring improved herbicide tolerance, molecular markers useful for identifying and, optionally, selecting soybean plants displaying tolerance, improved tolerance, or susceptibility to a herbicide, and methods of their use are provided. Also provided are isolated polynucleotides, probes, kits, systems, and the like, useful for carrying out the methods described herein. | 09-26-2013 |
20150097941 | APPARATUS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLLEN EXTRACTION AND COUNTING - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the image that are consistent with pollen. Total pollen count for the plant can be derived from the count of pollen of the sample, proportionality of the sample volume to the starting volume, and proportionality of area of sample imaged to total area of sample. Pollen quantification can be used for research or commercial production decisions relative to the plant or its seed. | 04-09-2015 |
Stephen Douglas Strachan, Oxford, PA US
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20100285959 | HERBICIDAL MIXTURES - Disclosed is a herbicidal mixture comprising (a) at least one herbicide compound selected from the pyrimidines of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof: | 11-11-2010 |
20130005568 | SAFENED HERBICIDAL MIXTURES - Disclosed are herbicidal mixtures comprising at least one compound selected from N-(aminocarbonyl)-2-methylbenzenesulfonamide and salts thereof, and at least one herbicide compound selected from acetohydroxy acid synthase inhibitors, auxin mimics, 4-hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate dioxygenase inhibitors, and salts thereof, and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the locus of the vegetation with a herbicidally effective amount of the mixtures. Also disclosed are compositions containing at least one compound selected from N-(aminocarbonyl)-2-methylbenzenesulfonamide and salts thereof, and propagules treated with an antidotally effective amount of at least one compound selected from N-(aminocarbonyl)-2-methylbenzenesulfonamide. Further disclosed are methods for protecting a propagule or plant from herbicide injury comprising applying to the propagule or plant an antidotally effective amount of at least one compound selected from N-(aminocarbonyl)-2-methylbenzenesulfonamide and salts thereof. | 01-03-2013 |
20150342190 | METHODS FOR LEVERAGING HORMESIS IN PLANT BREEDING AND PLANTS WITH ENHANCED HORMESIS EFFECTS - Methods for plant breeding using hormesis effects as selection criteria are disclosed. Plants enhanced with strong hormesis responses can be obtained with the methods. Improved seedling vigor and improved yield by application of herbicide to herbicide tolerant plants is demonstrated. Improved cold germination in herbicide tolerant plants is demonstrated. | 12-03-2015 |
William J. Strachan, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20130230061 | FIBER LASER CAVITY OPTICAL ENGINE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention include a fiber laser cavity package having improved fiber management and thermal management capability and methods of making such fiber laser cavity package. Each element of the fiber laser cavity is grouped into plurality of sections and each section is placed onto a heat conducting surface within the fiber laser cavity package to dissipate unwanted heat from the elements. When the fiber laser cavity is stored in the package, the fiber laser cavity is arranged such that fiber crossings are substantially reduced or eliminated within the package. | 09-05-2013 |
20130322819 | NA Reduction In Fiber Optical Couplers - A fiber optical coupler comprises a bundle of optical fibers configured to couple light from a multiplicity of input light sources to an output port, each of the fibers comprising a multimode fiber having a core region and a cladding region surrounding the core region. The bundle has first and second axial sections arranged in tandem and adiabatically coupled to one another via a transition zone that includes an optical interface. Within the first section, the ratio of the cross-sectional core area of each of at least some of the fibers to the total cross-sectional area of each of those fibers is given by R | 12-05-2013 |
Zachery Strachan, Portland, OR US
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20140137499 | SEAMLESS REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL - A structural insulated panel includes a core of thermally insulating material having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first skin coupled to the first side of the core, and a second skin coupled to the second side of the core. The first skin, the second skin, or both the first and second skins may include a sheet of reinforced concrete material. Each sheet of reinforced concrete material may include calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement and a reinforcing material disposed in at least a portion of the CSA cement. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141160 | SEAMLESS REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL - A method of making a structural insulated panel includes providing a core of thermally insulating material having a first side and a second side, mixing a concrete material comprising calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement and reinforcing material, and applying a first skin of the concrete material while wet onto the first side of the core. The first skin is allowed to at least partially cure, thereby bonding the first skin to the first side of the core without a separate adhesive or binder apart from the concrete material. A second skin of the concrete material may be applied while wet onto the second side of the core, and the second skin may be allowed to at least partially cure, thereby bonding the second skin to the second side of the core without a separate adhesive or binder apart from the concrete material. | 05-22-2014 |
Zachery K. Strachan, Portland, OR US
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20120317898 | FOLDABLE STRUCTURE - A foldable structure is adjustable between a folded condition for storage and shipping, and an unfolded condition for occupation by one or more users. The foldable structure may be substantially prefabricated at a manufacturing facility, transitioned into its folded condition, and placed into a shipping container for shipping to a destination site. A single foldable structure may be placed in the shipping container, or multiple foldable structures may fit in a standard shipping container. For example, in some embodiments, as many as six foldable structures may fit in a single standard shipping container. | 12-20-2012 |
20150259898 | FOLDABLE STRUCTURE - A foldable structure is adjustable between a folded condition for storage and shipping, and an unfolded condition for occupation by one or more users. The foldable structure may be substantially prefabricated at a manufacturing facility, transitioned into its folded condition, and placed into a shipping container for shipping to a destination site. A single foldable structure may be placed in the shipping container, or multiple foldable structures may fit in a standard shipping container. For example, in some embodiments, as many as six foldable structures may fit in a single standard shipping container. | 09-17-2015 |