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Brian S. Newsom, Spring, TX US
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20100003228 | T-CELL VACCINE - An improved T-cell vaccine and methods of making the vaccine are described. The vaccine may be made by stimulating T-cells with all epitopes of an antigenic polypeptide that may be capable of stimulating autoreactive T cells. | 01-07-2010 |
20100021435 | PANCREATIC ISLET-LIKE CELLS - The generation of pancreatic islet-like cells from isolated monocyte-derived stem cells (MDSCs) is provided. MD-SCs may be differentiated into pancreatic islet cells by contacting the MDSCs with a differentiation factor or factors. Compositions comprising pancreatic islet cells and methods of using them are also provided. | 01-28-2010 |
20100047908 | MONOCYTE-DERIVED STEM CELLS - Methods for generating multipotent stem cells from adult peripheral blood monocytes are provided. Monocytes may be de-differentiated into monocyte-derived stem cells (MDSCs) by contacting the monocyte with the de-differentation factors, leukocyte inhibitory factor, macrophage colony-stimulating factor, or a combination thereof. The MDSCs may be differentiated into many different types of cells upon contact with the appropriate differentiation factors. Also provided are compositions comprising the MDSCs or differentiated cells derived from the MDSCs. | 02-25-2010 |
20120207719 | PANCREATIC ISLET-LIKE CELLS - The generation of pancreatic islet-like cells from isolated monocyte-derived stem cells (MDSCs) is provided. MDSCs may be differentiated into pancreatic islet cells by contacting the MDSCs with a differentiation factor or factors. Compositions comprising pancreatic islet cells and methods of using them are also provided. | 08-16-2012 |
Charles Newsom, Littleton, CO US
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20140094967 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR LOCKING AND DOCKING - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to a modular system for facilitating automated transactions. Specifically, in some embodiments a modular system includes a plurality of lock modules that are controlled by one or more primary lock control boards. The lock modules control access to products or services through one or more daughter boards. | 04-03-2014 |
20140163728 | CAMERA AUDIT ACCEPTER MECHANISM AND CAMERA AUDIT DISPENSING MECHANISM - A system for receiving and auditing objects according to an embodiment of the invention includes a housing having a front panel, a receiving area, an auditing area, and a drop chute, wherein the receiving area includes a shelf, the front panel includes an opening, a door assembly having a pushing wall and a second pushing wall and assembly moveable between an open position in which an object can be inserted through the opening and into the receiving area, and a closed position in which the door assembly prevents access to the receiving area, wherein the pushing wall moves the object from the shelf into the auditing area as the door assembly closed; and a control system coupled to a camera and switch, wherein the door assembly activates the switch when it is in the closed position, the control system images the object with the camera in response to switch activation. | 06-12-2014 |
20140196510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULAR LOCKING - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to a locker bay system. Specifically, in some embodiments the locker bay includes a catch loop coupled to the locker door and a locking mechanism that releaseably secures the catch loop to lock and unlock the locker bay. The locking mechanism, in some embodiments, includes a lock bar that pulls and pushes the catch loop in and out of the lock bar to lock and unlock the locker bay. | 07-17-2014 |
Curt Newsom, Lee'S Summit, MO US
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20110240690 | DRAWSTRING RESTRINGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for restringing a drawstring through a drawstring reception channel includes a semi-flexible elongated main body and a drawstring coupling structure. The coupling structure is located at a trailing end of the main body so that a drawstring can be pulled through the drawstring reception channel behind the apparatus. The coupling structure has a first slotted opening, a second slotted opening behind the first slotted opening, and a third opening between the first and second slotted openings. The third opening has a round shape with a diameter substantially the same as a width of the first and second slotted openings. A drawstring can be coupled to the coupling structure by passing the leading tip end of the drawstring through the first slotted opening and either the second slotted opening or the third round opening depending on whether the leading tip end has a protective plastic covering. | 10-06-2011 |
Daniel L. Newsom, Noblesville, IN US
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20140263156 | Container Neck Ring - A product includes a container including a neck, and a ring non-removably secured to the neck of the container. The ring may be used to non-removably couple a fitment to the container and/or may be adapted irreversibly to change a characteristic of the ring that is visible from outside of the container to advise a user that the package has been opened. | 09-18-2014 |
Daniel L. Newsom, Oak Harbor, OH US
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20110259054 | Glassware Mold Cooling Air Supply - A glassware forming machine includes a machine section box having a cooling air outlet opening, at least one mold-carrying arm disposed above the section box and movable between mold-open and mold-closed positions, and means for delivering cooling air from the outlet opening to the mold arms. The machine in accordance with this aspect of the disclosure is characterized in that the means for delivering cooling air includes a valve plate mounted on the section box to pivot around an axis and having a valve plate opening that registers with the outlet opening in the section box. A pressure plate is mounted on the mold-carrying arm overlying the valve plate and has a pressure plate opening that registers with the valve plate opening. A coupling between the valve plate and the pressure plate pivots the valve plate on the section box as a function of motion of the mold-carrying arm between the mold-open and mold-closed positions such that cooling air is continuously fed to the mold-carrying arm through the valve plate and the pressure plate. The coupling preferably is a lost motion coupling such that motion of the mold arm is not imparted to the valve plate during initial motion in either the opening or the closing direction. | 10-27-2011 |
20130340482 | Plunger And Parison Mold Assembly For A Narrow-Neck Press-And-Blow Wine Bottle - A parison mold assembly for a press-and-blow glassware forming machine includes a neck ring for molding a finish portion of a parison, a parison mold for molding a body portion of the parison, and a plunger for insertion through the neck ring into the parison mold for pressing a hot glass gob against inner surfaces of the neck ring and the parison mold. The plunger has an outer surface of revolution around a central axis, including a first portion disposed within the neck ring when the plunger is fully inserted through the neck ring into the parison mold, a second portion spaced from the first portion, and a transition third portion extending between the first and second portions. | 12-26-2013 |
Daryl G. Newsom, Dorton, KY US
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20100294318 | Apparatus and Method For Cleaning Conveyor Buckets - An apparatus and method for cleaning each bucket of a bucket conveyor in which each successive bucket is brought into a cleaning station on an elevator section of the conveyor where it is tipped sideways and enclosed within an open ended box enclosure and fixed plate engaged by the open end of the box enclosure, the inside of the bucket then cleaned with steam sprays from a steam head carried within the box enclosure, moving side by side during the cleaning. A vacuum collector draws out steam, condensed water and dislodged residue. Additional steam sprays directed from fixed nozzles on the backing plate may optionally be used to clean the bucket exterior bottom and the conveyor chains. | 11-25-2010 |
David Lawrence Newsom, Dublin, OH US
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20130311106 | Comprehensive Analysis Pipeline for Discovery of Human Genetic Variation - Systems and methods for analyzing genetic sequence data involve: (a) obtaining, by a computer system, genetic sequencing data pertaining to a subject; (b) splitting the genetic sequencing data into a plurality of segments; (c) processing the genetic sequencing data such that intra-segment reads, read pairs with both mates mapped to the same data set, are saved to a respective plurality of individual binary alignment map (BAM) files corresponding to that respective segment; (d) processing the genetic sequencing data such that inter-segment reads, read pairs with both mates mapped to different segments, are saved into at least a second BAM file; and (e) processing at least the first plurality of BAM files along parallel processing paths. The plurality of segments may correspond to any given number of genomic subregions and may be selected based upon the number of processing cores used in the parallel processing. | 11-21-2013 |
Frank Newsom, Houston, TX US
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20110061612 | SPACE ENGINE INCLUDING THE HAASE CYCLE WITH ENERGY RECOVERY COOLING - The instant invention relates to improved methods, systems, processes and apparatus (means) for the combustion of hydrogen (H | 03-17-2011 |
Nathaniel John Newsom, Oakland, CA US
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20140332486 | JACKING TOWER INSTALLATION SYSTEM - A jacking tower installation system comprises a jacking tower having at least two forward and at least two rear legs, wherein each of the legs is supported on one of a plurality of support stands attached to and horizontally offset from the leg, the legs including dollies which enable horizontal movement of the jacking tower and lifts capable of raising and lowering the jacking tower clear of the sill beams of a cargo container crane, such that the legs of the jacking tower can be lifted and positioned over and lowered onto the sill beams. | 11-13-2014 |
Patrick Newsom, Middletown, MD US
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20110287534 | AUTOMATED FILLING OF FLEXIBLE CRYOGENIC STORAGE BAGS WITH THERAPEUTIC CELLS - An apparatus and processes for aseptically dispensing live mammalian cells into sterile, flexible bags in a non-sterile atmosphere. The method includes the steps of: providing the cells suspended in a liquid; providing a plurality of sterile flexible bags fluidly connected to a main line by a plurality of branch lines of sterile flexible tubing; evacuating air from the flexible bags by applying a vacuum to the open end of the main line; preventing fluid flow through all branch lines except that of one bag to be filled; dispensing a desired volume of cell suspension into the open end of the main line; and introducing sufficient sterile purging gas under pressure into open end of the main line to drive into the bag any of the dispensed volume remaining in the main line or branch line of filled bag. Cells can be cryogenically preserved in the filled bags. | 11-24-2011 |
Paul Newsom, Louisville, KY US
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20120103966 | SURFACE TEMPERATURE COOKING CONTROL - An oven includes an oven liner defined by front, top, bottom, back and side panels, a heating element thermally coupled to the oven liner, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of a panel of the oven cavity, and a controller operatively coupled to the temperature sensor and the heating element. The controller is configured to energize the heating element as a function of the detected temperature. | 05-03-2012 |
20120180776 | OVEN DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM - A locking system for an appliance that includes an oven and a door for the oven. The locking system includes an oven door lock device that is selectively switchable between a locked position and an unlocked position, a flame sensor configured to detect a flame within the oven, and a controller communicatively coupled to the flame sensor. The controller is configured to switch the oven door lock device to its locked position thereby securing the door in its closed position when a flame inside the oven is detected. | 07-19-2012 |
Paul E. Newsom, Louisville, KY US
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20110214660 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A COOLING FAN OF AN APPLIANCE - A system for monitoring a cooling fan having one or more fans blade and utilized in an appliance having a heating element. Such a system generally includes an electric switch actuated by a magnetic field of a magnet mounted on a rotary member of the cooling fan. The electric switch can be located proximate to the magnet, such that the magnet rotates past the electric switch to actuate the electric switch via the magnetic field at a switching frequency with each rotation of the rotary member. Such a system can include a circuit responsive to an electrical signal from the electric switch. The circuit can generates a signal indicative of the status of the cooling fan, based on the switching frequency of the electric switch. Such a signal can prevent overheating of the heating elements in case of a failure of the cooling fan. | 09-08-2011 |
20130008426 | CONVECTION COOKING USING BAKE ELEMENT HEATER - A bake element is used in conjunction with a remotely mounted convection fan assembly to provide a new convection cooking system. The convection fan preferably extends along a base portion of the rear wall to direct heated air flow through openings in an upper portion of the rear wall, circulate through the oven cavity, and exit through openings preferably in base portions of the side walls where the air is drawn into a bake element cavity and warmed or heated by the bake element before being recirculated. | 01-10-2013 |
20130035030 | APPLIANCE AIRFLOW DETECTION USING DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSING - A device for detecting and/or measuring air flow in a cooling air flow passageway of an appliance using solid-state flow detectors. Heat generating components of the appliance are controlled in response to detected air flow. More specifically, the disclosure provides a device for detecting the presence of airflow and/or the approximate rate of airflow in a cooling channel of an appliance chassis. Based on this information, the appliance can perform safety-related tasks, such as de-energizing associated heating elements if there is too-low (or no) airflow detected. The solid-state flow detectors are easily fabricated, installed, and calibrated and avoids the calibration, fabrication and/or installation difficulties associated with sail switches and other such approaches such as thermal limit switches. | 02-07-2013 |
Susan Newsom, Oceanside, CA US
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20080299005 | DISINTEGRATABLE FILMS FOR DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES - The invention provides disintegratable film compositions for diagnostic test devices. The films are prepared with a combination of components that yield films of sufficient film strength and desired disintegration profiles. A disintegratable film according to the present invention contains a water soluble high molecular weight component, a water soluble low molecular weight component, and one or more reagents for use in a diagnostic device. Optionally, the films further contain a starch component, a glucose component, a plasticizer and/or a humectant, and/or a filler. The invention further provides a diagnostic testing device, which includes a film according to an embodiment of the invention, and methods of using such devices. | 12-04-2008 |
Susan R. Newsom, Oceanside, CA US
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20090142850 | Disintegratable Films for Diagnostic Devices - The invention provides disintegratable film compositions for diagnostic test devices. The films are prepared with a combination of components that yield films of sufficient film strength and desired disintegration profiles. A disintegratable film according to the present invention contains a water soluble high molecular weight component, a water soluble low molecular weight component, and one or more reagents for use in a diagnostic device. Optionally, the films further contain a starch component, a glucose component, a plasticizer and/or a humectant, and/or a filler. The invention further provides a diagnostic testing device, which includes a film according to an embodiment of the invention, and methods of using such devices. | 06-04-2009 |
Thomas H. Newsom, Cary, NC US
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20130019045 | Consolidating Computer Memory Drive Management In A Computing SystemAANM Andresen; Mark E.AACI CaryAAST NCAACO USAAGP Andresen; Mark E. Cary NC USAANM Newsom; Thomas H.AACI CaryAAST NCAACO USAAGP Newsom; Thomas H. Cary NC USAANM Nichols; Scott A.AACI CaryAAST NCAACO USAAGP Nichols; Scott A. Cary NC US - Consolidating computer memory drive management in a computing system, the computing system including a plurality of computer memory drives, a system memory drive manager, and one or more light pipes, including: detecting, by a system memory drive manager, an multi-drive tray memory drive manager; configuring the system memory drive manager to communicate with the memory drive over the light pipe; and communicating, by the system memory drive manager, with the memory drive over the light pipe. | 01-17-2013 |
Victor V. Newsom, Las Vegas, NV US
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20080296368 | Stored-value instrument protection system and method - A system and method are disclosed for protecting funds associated with a stored-value instrument, such as a gift card, by way of a non-limiting example. The system and method provide an ability to assign a deactivated status to a stored-value instrument in response to a deactivation request. The system and method further provide an ability to change the status of a deactivated instrument in response to a reactivation request. The reactivation request includes reactivation information assigned for the instrument in response to the deactivation request. The system and method maintain information on the status of an instrument, which status can be used as part of an authorization process to authorize a transaction in which the instrument is used. The system and method may further include registration of instrument holders, such as an instrument's transferor and/or transferee, which information can be used for marketing purposes by an entity to customize offers to be made to an instrument holder or for other purposes such as business intelligence. | 12-04-2008 |
20120221465 | CLEARINGHOUSE SYSTEM FOR MONETARY AND NON-MONETARY TRANSFERS OF VALUE - A clearinghouse system facilitates the transfer of value of various forms, including monetary transfers, between parties as well as the monitoring and control of such transfers. The clearinghouse system may include a global framework that defines the operation of regional implementations of the system such that they may interoperate with a global hub of the system. The regional implementations may communicate with value exchange environments and client devices to facilitate, monitor, or control value transfers. A pending payments system is provided as well to effectuate direct transfers of value, including currency, between a consumer and merchant. | 08-30-2012 |