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Owen Altland, Webster, NY US
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20120042214 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE IMPENDING ANALYTICAL FAILURE OF NETWORKED DIAGNOSTIC CLINICAL ANALYZERS - A method of detecting impending analytical failure in a networked diagnostic clinical analyzer is based upon detecting whether the operation of a particular analyzer is statistically distinguishable based on one or more thresholds. A failure occurs when one or more components or modules of the analyzer fails. A method to detect such an impending failure is disclosed. Baseline data on a pre-selected set of analyzer variables for a population of diagnostic clinical analyzers is used to generate an impending failure threshold. Subsequently, operational data comprising the same pre-selected set of analyzer variables allows generation of a time series of operational statistics. If the operational statistic exceeds the impeding failure threshold in a prescribed manner, an impending analytical failure is predicted. Such detection of impending analytical failures facilitates intelligent scheduling of service for the analyzer in question to maintain high assay throughput and accuracy. | 02-16-2012 |
Owen Castellino, Swindon GB
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20150140945 | PROTECTED BROADCAST IN A WARNING MESSAGE DELIVERY CHAIN - A node suitable for use in a warning message delivery chain ( | 05-21-2015 |
Owen Chang, Dajia Township TW
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20090289435 | Composite Bicycle Frame - A composite bicycle frame includes a plurality of tubes. The tubes includes a seat tube, a main tube and chain stays. The main tube is made of metallic materials. The seat tube and the chain stays are made of resin fiber materials. | 11-26-2009 |
Owen Chen, Taipei TW
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20080235867 | Sliding device for playpen - A sliding device for a playpen includes a support unit, a clamping unit juxtaposed to the support unit, a guide unit mounted on the support unit and the clamping unit, and a lifting unit movably mounted on the guide unit. The lifting unit is mounted on a support bar to move the support bar. Thus, the support bar can be moved downward so that a user's hands can extend into the playpen easily and conveniently to facilitate the user holding and taking care of the baby. In addition, the support bar is movable to a height equal to that of the user's bed so that the user can take care of the baby easily and conveniently. | 10-02-2008 |
20090320205 | Playpen Bottom Frame that is Foldable Easily and Quickly - A foldable bottom frame for a playpen includes a support bracket, a pivot connection unit including two opposite pivot bases pivotally mounted on two opposite ends of the support bracket respectively and two connecting rods each mounted on a respective one of the pivot bases, and a control unit including a locking member rotatably mounted on the support bracket and rotatable to abut the pivot bases to releasably lock the two pivot bases of the pivot connection unit onto the support bracket. Thus, the user only needs to rotate and pull the control handle upward so as to unlock and fold the bottom bracket, so that the bottom bracket is unlocked and folded easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating the user unlocking and folding the bottom bracket. | 12-31-2009 |
20120011775 | Safety Fence That Is Closed Automatically - A safety fence includes a door unit, a locking unit mounted on the door unit, a switching mechanism mounted on the door unit and connected with the locking unit, and a positioning and restoring unit mounted on the door unit. The door unit includes a first rail, a second rail and a door. Thus, when the door unit is not opened to reach the predetermined angle, the door is driven by the positioning and restoring unit and is returned and moved backward relative to the first rail to abut the second rail so that the door is locked onto the second rail by the locking unit so as to close the door unit automatically. | 01-19-2012 |
20140041117 | Rocking Bed - A rocking bed includes a frame unit, a transmission unit connected with the frame unit to swing and rock the frame unit reciprocally, and a driving unit connected with the transmission unit to drive the transmission unit. Thus, the transmission unit is driven by the driving unit to drive the frame unit so that the frame unit is rocked reciprocally without needing a manual work. | 02-13-2014 |
Owen Clancey, New York, NY US
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20120020460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING USING A MEMETIC OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM - A method for the optimization of radiation therapy treatment plans is disclosed. The disclosed method is equally-applicable to robotic radiosurgery as well as other types of radiosurgical delivery, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT). A population-based heuristic approximation is used to perform a global search, and subsequently, a deterministic local trajectory search is employed to further refine the initial solution. | 01-26-2012 |
20150094515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING USING A MEMETIC OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM - A method for the optimization of radiation therapy treatment plans is disclosed. The disclosed method is equally-applicable to robotic radiosurgery as well as other types of radiosurgical delivery, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT). A population-based heuristic approximation is used to perform a global search, and subsequently, a deterministic local trajectory search is employed to further refine the initial solution. | 04-02-2015 |
Owen Clus, Combaillaux FR
Owen Drumm, Dublin 2 IE
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20110157096 | Method and Apparatus For Detecting A Multitouch Event In An Optical Touch-Sensitive Device - A touch sensitive optical control device comprising a set of light emitters | 06-30-2011 |
Owen Drumm, Dublin IE
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20110147569 | Optical Control System With Modulated Emitters - An optical control system is described, which employs a series of optical emitters and detectors arranged about a touch area. The emitters are driven by a series of orthogonal functions, and the system is operable to correlate the signals received at the detectors with the modulation functions to determine the amount of energy received by the detectors from each of the emitters. This system means that all or many emitters can be modulated simultaneously, so the scanning process is accelerated. Also, the energy estimates arrived at by correlation with the modulating functions are largely unaffected by external interference signals as well by each other. An additional benefit of the present invention is that the correlation processing makes use of many detector samples and tends to yield results which have higher resolution than the sample values themselves, due to the averaging of noise over the sample set. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157095 | Optical Control System With Feedback Control - An optical control system is described which provides for more efficient operation of an optical device. The system is operable to provide an integrated output from the detection system. Accordingly, by controlling the operating time of the detection system of the optical device it is possible to match the dynamic range of the integrated output to the operational input range of an ADC means to provide a digital output value, thereby minimising the quantisation noise of the ADC means. | 06-30-2011 |
20120212457 | Detecting Multitouch Events in an Optical Touch-Sensitive Device Using Line Images - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams. Line images of the touch events are captured, which are then used to determine the touch events. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212458 | Detecting Multitouch Events in an Optical Touch-Sensitive Device by Combining Beam Information - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. The optical beams preferably are multiplexed in a manner so that many optical beams can be received by a detector simultaneously. Touch events disturb the optical beams. To determine whether a candidate touch point is an actual touch event, multiple beams that would be affected are considered together. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218229 | Detecting Multitouch Events in an Optical Touch-Sensitive Device Using Touch Event Templates - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams. Touch event templates are used to determine the actual touch events based on which optical beams have been disturbed. | 08-30-2012 |
20120249486 | Optical Control System with Modulated Emitters - An optical control system is described, which employs a series of optical emitters and detectors arranged about a touch area. The emitters are driven by a series of orthogonal functions, and the system is operable to correlate the signals received at the detectors with the modulation functions to determine the amount of energy received by the detectors from each of the emitters. This system means that all or many emitters can be modulated simultaneously, so the scanning process is accelerated. Also, the energy estimates arrived at by correlation with the modulating functions are largely unaffected by external interference signals as well by each other. An additional benefit of the present invention is that the correlation processing makes use of many detector samples and tends to yield results which have higher resolution than the sample values themselves, due to the averaging of noise over the sample set. | 10-04-2012 |
20130021302 | OPTICAL COUPLER FOR USE IN AN OPTICAL TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors coupled with an optical coupler assembly through a waveguide on the surface on the optical-touch sensitive device. The coupler may be side coupled or edge coupled to the waveguide. For both the side coupled or edge coupled cases, the coupler may also be configured to reorient beams to accommodate any orientation of emitters and detectors with respect to the waveguide. The coupler may also be configured to translate beams laterally or vertically to accommodate any position of emitters and detectors. The coupler, and touch-sensitive device more generally, are also configured to prevent ambient light entering the waveguide from hitting the emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams. | 01-24-2013 |
20130127788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A MULTITOUCH EVENT IN AN OPTICAL TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE - A touch sensitive optical control device comprising a set of light emitters | 05-23-2013 |
20130127789 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A MULTITOUCH EVENT IN AN OPTICAL TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE - A touch sensitive optical control device comprising a set of light emitters | 05-23-2013 |
20130241893 | OPTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM WITH MODULATED EMITTERS - An optical control system is described, which employs a series of optical emitters and detectors arranged about a touch area. The emitters are driven by a series of orthogonal functions, and the system is operable to correlate the signals received at the detectors with the modulation functions to determine the amount of energy received by the detectors from each of the emitters. This system means that all or many emitters can be modulated simultaneously, so the scanning process is accelerated. Also, the energy estimates arrived at by correlation with the modulating functions are largely unaffected by external interference signals as well by each other. An additional benefit of the present invention is that the correlation processing makes use of many detector samples and tends to yield results which have higher resolution than the sample values themselves, due to the averaging of noise over the sample set. | 09-19-2013 |
20140015803 | Low Power Operation of an Optical Touch-Sensitive Device for Detecting Multitouch Events - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams. Detection schemes define the operation of the touch capability. Different detection schemes consume different amounts of power and may be used in combination to reduce overall power consumption. | 01-16-2014 |
20140028629 | AUGMENTED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR USE IN AN OPTICAL TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors coupled with an optical coupler assembly through a waveguide on the surface on the optical-touch sensitive device. Each emitter produces optical beams which propagate in the waveguide via total internal reflection and are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams, and are determined based on the disturbances. The optical touch-sensitive device further includes an intermediate layer interposed between the waveguide and a display surface. The intermediate layer preserves optical beam propagation in the waveguide and is transparent to visible light. The optical touch-sensitive device may further include at least one frame zone, at least one dead zone, and/or at least one fixed graphics zone. | 01-30-2014 |
20140152624 | Optical Touch Tomography - An optical touch-sensitive device has the capability to determine touch locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The touch events disturb optical beams propagating across the touch sensitive surface. With multi-touch events, a single beam can be disturbed by more than one touch event. In one aspect, a non-linear transform is applied to measurements of the optical beams in order to linearize the effects of multiple touch events on a single optical beam. In another aspect, the effect of known touch events (i.e., reference touches) is modeled in advance, and then unknown touch events are determined with respect to the reference touches. | 06-05-2014 |
20140168169 | OPTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM WITH MODULATED EMITTERS - An optical control system is described, which employs a series of optical emitters and detectors arranged about a touch area. The emitters are driven by a series of functions, and the system is operable to correlate the signals received at the detectors with the functions to determine the amount of energy received by the detectors from each of the emitters. This system means that all or many emitters can be modulated simultaneously, so the scanning process is accelerated. Also, the energy estimates arrived at by correlation with the functions are largely unaffected by external interference signals as well by each other. An additional benefit of the present invention is that the correlation processing makes use of many detector samples and tends to yield results which have higher resolution than the sample values themselves, due to the averaging of noise over the sample set. | 06-19-2014 |
20140210792 | Method and Apparatus For Detecting A Multitouch Event In An Optical Touch-Sensitive Device - A touch sensitive optical control device comprising a set of light emitters | 07-31-2014 |
Owen Edwards, Dublin IE
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20130166667 | DYNAMIC NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a system and method for filtering unsolicited network messaging in a network comprising at least one remote messaging device, at least one data routing device and at least one remote destination device. The invention provides a means for determining a probability of the network message being unsolicited; and means for translating a first network address into a second network address associated with unsolicited network messaging when the probability determining means indicates a high probability of unsolicited network messaging. In a further embodiment there is provided a means for translating the first network address into the at least one second network address associated with legitimate network messaging, when the probability determining means indicates a low probability of unsolicited network messaging. | 06-27-2013 |
Owen Epstein, London GB
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20100005401 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - A system for distributing a new version of a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user is described. The system comprises a central store retaining a GUI representation of a workflow process. A plurality of users, each having access to a version of a previous representation, are located remotely from the central store and related to each other in a user hierarchy below the central store. The system further comprises comparing means for comparing the new version of the representation with a user's previous version of the representation to determine any differences; forwarding means for forwarding those differences to the user associated with that version of the representation for consideration; and reviewing means provided within each previous version of the representation. The reviewing means is arranged to accept or reject the differences and to convey an acceptance or rejection to a higher level within the hierarchy. | 01-07-2010 |
20100011302 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - A system for supporting distributed interaction with a user during a workflow process is described. The system comprises a centrally stored graphical representation of the workflow process. A plurality of users located remotely from the centrally stored representation and related to each other in a user hierarchy each have access to a version of the representation. The system further comprises referral means provided within each version of the representation to generate a referral message. The referral means is arranged to send the message to a reviewer in a next higher level in the user hierarchy. | 01-14-2010 |
Owen Hattemar, Pierdido Beach, AL US
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20140314952 | SPRAY COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spray coating system includes a rotating spray head and a transfer assembly. The spray head is coupled with a spray nozzle that directs spraying of a fluid multi-component product onto an interior surface of a structure. The spray head rotates around a longitudinal axis in order to cause the spray nozzle to also rotate around the longitudinal axis while spraying the multi-component product onto the interior surface of the structure. The transfer assembly is fluidly coupled with the spray nozzle and supplies plural different fluids that form the multi-component product to the spray nozzle. The transfer assembly supplies the different fluids that form the multi-component product to the spray nozzle without mixing the different fluids with each other prior to the different fluids being disposed proximate to the at least one spray nozzle. | 10-23-2014 |
Owen Jones, Ipswich GB
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20090115531 | EFFICIENT POWER AMPLIFIER - A dynamic power supply for N amplifiers includes first and second power boost circuits which temporarily boost the positive or negative power supply rail, respectively. A control circuit monitors amplifier output signal levels and provides power boost control signals to the power boost circuits, which temporarily raise the positive supply voltage above the nominal voltage level in tandem with the highest output signal from the N amplifiers and lower the negative supply voltage below the nominal voltage level in tandem with the lowest output signal level from the N amplifiers. The power boost circuits each may be coupled to a reservoir capacitor from which current is drawn to provide the power boost. When inactive, the reservoir capacitors charge up from the respective power supply rails. The dynamic power supply is well suited for audio amplification systems. | 05-07-2009 |
20090116677 | EARPHONE DEVICE - An earphone device comprises an inner casing enclosing one or more miniature drive units, and a movable cap or outer casing that moves relative to the inner casing. The inner casing has an extension member, such as a hollow post, terminating in an acoustic output port. A compressible foam bulb at least partially surrounds the extension member, and is decompressed and compressed by actuation of an adjustable member. The adjustable member may take the form, for example, of a pivoting lever, a helical cam, or a push-rod mechanism, among other things. A flange may be disposed around the periphery of the movable cap, in order to provide a seal surrounding the ear canal region. The compressible material may be gripped by the hollow extension member, and abut the movable cap or flange. Through actuation of the adjustable member, the compressible material may be decompressed and thus elongated for insertion into the wearer's ear, and may be compressed and thus widened or expanded to form an adequate seal with the wearer's ear canal region. | 05-07-2009 |
20100214024 | LOW DISSIPATION AMPLIFIER - A low dissipation, low distortion amplifier includes a driver amplifier stage and a main output stage, with a plurality of impedance networks providing, among other things, feedback paths from outputs of the driver and main output stages to the input of the driver stage. The impedance networks also provide coupling paths from the outputs of the driver and main output stages to the load. The impedance networks can all be formed of resistors, capacitors, or network combinations thereof. An additional feedback path can be added from the load to the driver stage to flatten out the frequency response at low frequencies. The driver and main output stages may be operated in Class AB and B modes respectively, and/or in Class G or H modes. An intermediate amplifier driver stage may be added between the driver and main output stages. | 08-26-2010 |
20110075454 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply includes two or more input waveforms being shaped or selected so that after being separately level-shifted and rectified, their additive combination results in a DC output waveform with substantially no ripple. The power supply may comprise a waveform generator, a level conversion stage for step up or down conversion, a rectification stage, and a combiner. The waveform generator may generate complementary waveforms, preferably identical but phase offset from each other, such that after the complementary waveforms are level-converted, rectified and additively combined their sum will be constant, thus requiring no or minimal smoothing for generation of a DC output waveform. The level conversion may be carried out using transformers or switched capacitor circuits. Feedback from the DC output waveform may be used to adjust the characteristics of the input waveforms. | 03-31-2011 |
20120169418 | LOW DISSIPATION AMPLIFIER - A low dissipation, low distortion amplifier includes a driver amplifier stage and a main output stage, with a plurality of impedance networks providing, among other things, feedback paths from outputs of the driver and main output stages to the input of the driver stage. The impedance networks also provide coupling paths from the outputs of the driver and main output stages to the load. The impedance networks can all be formed of resistors, capacitors, or network combinations thereof. An additional feedback path can be added from the load to the driver stage to flatten out the frequency response at low frequencies. The driver and main output stages may be operated in Class AB and B modes respectively, and/or in Class G or H modes. An intermediate amplifier driver stage may be added between the driver and main output stages. | 07-05-2012 |
20140029309 | POWER CONVERTER WITH LOW RIPPLE OUTPUT - A power supply includes two or more input waveforms being shaped or selected so that after being separately level-shifted and rectified, their additive combination results in a DC output waveform with substantially no ripple. The power supply may comprise a waveform generator, a level conversion stage for step up or down conversion, a rectification stage, and a combiner. The waveform generator may generate complementary waveforms, preferably identical but phase offset from each other, such that after the complementary waveforms are level-converted, rectified and additively combined their sum will be constant, thus requiring no or minimal smoothing for generation of a DC output waveform. The level conversion may be carried out using transformers or switched capacitor circuits. Feedback from the DC output waveform may be used to adjust the characteristics of the input waveforms. | 01-30-2014 |
20140097033 | EARPHONE DEVICE - An earphone device comprises an inner casing enclosing one or more miniature drive units, and a movable cap or outer casing that moves relative to the inner casing. The inner casing has an extension member, such as a hollow post, terminating in an acoustic output port. A compressible foam bulb at least partially surrounds the extension member, and is decompressed and compressed by actuation of an adjustable member. The adjustable member may take the form, for example, of a pivoting lever, a helical cam, or a push-rod mechanism, among other things. A flange may be disposed around the periphery of the movable cap, in order to provide a seal surrounding the ear canal region. The compressible material may be gripped by the hollow extension member, and abut the movable cap or flange. Through actuation of the adjustable member, the compressible material may be decompressed and thus elongated for insertion into the wearer's ear, and may be compressed and thus widened or expanded to form an adequate seal with the wearer's ear canal region. | 04-10-2014 |
20140111281 | LOW DISSIPATION AMPLIFIER - A low dissipation, low distortion amplifier includes a driver amplifier stage and a main output stage, with a plurality of impedance networks providing, among other things, feedback paths from outputs of the driver and main output stages to the input of the driver stage. The impedance networks also provide coupling paths from the outputs of the driver and main output stages to the load. The impedance networks can all be formed of resistors, capacitors, or network combinations thereof. An additional feedback path can be added from the load to the driver stage to flatten out the frequency response at low frequencies. The driver and main output stages may be operated in Class AB and B modes respectively, and/or in Class G or H modes. An intermediate amplifier driver stage may be added between the driver and main output stages. | 04-24-2014 |
20140266468 | TRACKING POWER SUPPLY WITH INCREASED BOOST CAPABILITY - A tracking power supply for one or more amplifiers includes one or more cascaded sets of power boost circuits to temporarily boost the positive and/or negative power supply rail, respectively. Each power boost circuit may include a gain element and an energy source such as a capacitor or battery, and the power boost circuits are linked to provide a greater degree of voltage boost when needed. An optional control circuit monitors amplifier output signal levels, or separately amplified input signal levels, and provides power boost control signals to the power boost circuits, which temporarily raise or lower the positive and/or negative supply voltages above or below the nominal voltage rails in tandem with the highest and lowest output signals, respectively, from the amplifier(s). | 09-18-2014 |
Owen Jones, San Rafael, CA US
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20110032039 | EFFICIENT POWER AMPLIFIER - A dynamic power supply for N amplifiers includes first and second power boost circuits which temporarily boost the positive or negative power supply rail, respectively. A control circuit monitors amplifier output signal levels and provides power boost control signals to the power boost circuits, which temporarily raise the positive supply voltage above the nominal voltage level in tandem with the highest output signal from the N amplifiers and lower the negative supply voltage below the nominal voltage level in tandem with the lowest output signal level from the N amplifiers. The power boost circuits each may be coupled to a reservoir capacitor from which current is drawn to provide the power boost. When inactive, the reservoir capacitors charge up from the respective power supply rails. The dynamic power supply is well suited for audio amplification systems. | 02-10-2011 |
20130033328 | EFFICIENT POWER AMPLIFIER - A dynamic power supply for N amplifiers includes first and second power boost circuits which temporarily boost the positive or negative power supply rail, respectively. A control circuit monitors amplifier output signal levels and provides power boost control signals to the power boost circuits, which temporarily raise the positive supply voltage above the nominal voltage level in tandem with the highest output signal from the N amplifiers and lower the negative supply voltage below the nominal voltage level in tandem with the lowest output signal level from the N amplifiers. The power boost circuits each may be coupled to a reservoir capacitor from which current is drawn to provide the power boost. When inactive, the reservoir capacitors charge up from the respective power supply rails. The dynamic power supply is well suited for audio amplification systems. | 02-07-2013 |
Owen Kinch, Emerald Park CA
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20150271989 | TIMING SYSTEM FOR SEEDER PRODUCT DELIVERY - A delay period timing system for a seeding implement with a feed control. A distribution network conveys products to the furrow openers, and a feeding mechanism controls flow of products into the distribution network. A flow sensor downstream from the feeding mechanism detects when products are flowing at a sensing location, and a timer measures a delay period between the time the feeding mechanism starts or stops flow and when the flow sensor starts or stops detecting flow. The delay period is adjusted to account for the location of the flow sensor. A method of determining the delay period includes determining the length of the distribution network and determining the speed of flow of the products. The system can be used on seeding implement with or without sectional control. | 10-01-2015 |
Owen Kuhnly, Lindstrom, MN US
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20090072960 | Optical input device - One aspect is a device for displaying an indication of a system parameter. The device includes an input circuit, an optical sense circuit, a control circuit, and an output circuit. The input circuit is configured to receive input signals that are indicative of a measured system parameter. The optical sense circuit is configured to receive sense signals indicative of a sensed level of light and to receive programming signals related to a system parameter. The control circuit is configured to correlate the input and programming signals and to produce control signals dependant thereon. The output circuit is configured to display an indication of a system parameter that is based upon the control signals. | 03-19-2009 |
Owen Leonard, Newtown-Mountkennedy IE
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20150175461 | Method and Apparatus for Sanitizing a Treated Water Supply of Unsatisfactory Quality to Produce a Potable Water Supply of Satisfactory Quality - The present invention is directed towards a method and apparatus for sanitizing treated water of an unsatisfactory quality so as to produce sanitized water which is potable and of a satisfactory quality. The method comprises the steps of filtering, irradiating, and, ozonating the treated water so as to sanitize the treated water in a water sanitization assembly. The sanitized water is then stored in a sanitized water tank. Upon demand by a user, a pump is activated to pump the sanitized water out of the sanitized water tank and through a carbon filter to a dispensing outlet. | 06-25-2015 |
Owen Mandry, Longmont, CO US
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20140214138 | HYBRID MEDICAL COOLING PAD WITH INCREASED WATER FLOW AREA - A medical pad having a dual layer portion including a fluid circulation and containment layers and a single layer portion including the fluid circulation layer. The fluid circulation layer is for containing a first thermal-exchange fluid circulatable therethrough, with the medical pad being operable for thermal exchange between the first thermal-exchange fluid and a patient through a first side of the fluid circulation layer. A fluid containment layer of the medical pad is interconnected to a portion of second side of the fluid circulation layer, opposite to the first side of the fluid circulation layer. The fluid containment layer encloses a second thermal-exchange fluid that may have a freezing point of 0° C. or less. Portions of the fluid circulation layer that extend beyond the fluid containment layer define flaps that provide additional area for fluid circulation. | 07-31-2014 |
Owen Marshall, Denbighshire GB
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20140015857 | METHOD OF CAPTURING INFORMATION ABOUT A RACK AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED THEREIN - One embodiment is directed to a method comprising obtaining, using a portable device, identifier information about one or more identifiers associated with one or more of a rack and equipment installed in the rack and displaying on the portable device a picture of the rack captured and displaying on the portable device an overlay that includes markings that define a perimeter of the rack and a plurality of equipment positions within the rack. The method further comprises receiving, by the portable device, an alignment of the overlay on the picture of the rack and the equipment positions and receiving location information for the rack. The method further comprises storing the picture of the rack, the alignment of the overlay on the picture of the rack, the identifier location, and the location information by a management application. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-16-2014 |
20140089028 | MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ASSISTING A TECHNICIAN IN CARRYING OUT AN ELECTRONIC WORK ORDER - One embodiment is directed to a mobile application executing on a smartphone that is used to assist a technician in carrying out electronic work orders. In some embodiments, the mobile application uses a camera in the smartphone to take photos that are associated with one or more steps of the work order. In some embodiments, the mobile application is used to cause one or more LEDs associated with a step of the work order to be illuminated or otherwise visually actuated. | 03-27-2014 |
Owen Mathre, Wilmington, DE US
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20120009627 | PROCESS AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GLUCOSAMINE AND N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE - A biosynthetic method for producing glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine is disclosed. Such a method includes the fermentation of a genetically modified microorganism to produce glucosamine and/or N-acetylglucosamine. Also disclosed are genetically modified microorganisms that are useful for producing glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine. In addition, methods of recovering N-acetylglucosamine that has been produced by a fermentation process, including methods that result in N-acetylglucosamine of high purity, are described. Also disclosed is a method to produce glucosamine from N-acetylglucosamine. | 01-12-2012 |
Owen Melroy, Morgan Hill, CA US
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20100020442 | One magnetic sided media for low cost and low capacity applications - One-sided magnetic media for a hard disk drive. Methods are implemented to create a magnetic media with only one surface capable of recording data. The second surface is a non-data recording side of the media and is constructed so that it does not interfere with the recording properties of the recording side or the structural usefulness of the media. Additionally, the second surface can be a low quality surface capable of limited magnetic recording. | 01-28-2010 |
Owen Nannarone, Scituate, MA US
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20120322380 | LOCALIZED TRACKING OF ITEMS WITH ELECTRONIC LABELS - In one aspect, the present disclosure describes a method that may include identifying, by a monitoring device, a transmission signal of an electronic label, where the monitoring device includes an antenna and a processor. The method may include determining a distance for monitoring the transmission signal of the electronic label, and calibrating a transmission strength for communication with the electronic label via the transmission signal, where the transmission strength is calibrated to approximately achieve the distance. The method may include configuring a communication link between the antenna and the electronic label at approximately the transmission strength, monitoring availability of the communication link, identifying a loss of connection with the communication link, and responsive to the loss of connection, causing, by the monitoring device, an alert to be issued. | 12-20-2012 |
Owen O'Brien, Dublin IE
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20140365384 | CROSS-STORE LICENSING FOR THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS - A global licensing service facilitates the mapping of consumers to purchases made by the consumer in one or more stores. One or more consumer identifiers used by a consumer in various stores are stored in a central data store. The various consumer identifiers are mapped to purchases made by the consumer to provide a centralized transaction mapping. The global licensing service may enable cross-store licensing by providing a way in which a store may determine that a consumer has previously purchased a product in another store. In some implementations, if the consumer has previously purchased a product, the consumer may be offered the product for free or offered a discount price for the product. | 12-11-2014 |
Owen Schelenz, Schenectady, NY US
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20090115255 | MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM BASED SWITCHING - A current control device is disclosed. The current control device includes control circuitry integrally arranged with a current path and at least one micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch pair disposed in the current path. The current control device further includes a hybrid arcless limiting technology (HALT) circuit connected in parallel with the at least one MEMS switch pair facilitating the opening of the at least one MEMS switch pair. | 05-07-2009 |
Owen Scott, Ashaway, RI US
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20080260912 | Foam Branding Process and Apparatus Therefor - The present invention provides a process and apparatus for branding a foam portion formed on the surface of a liquid beverage disposed in a container. The process includes providing a heat source defining an area corresponding to the shape of a desired brand to be formed in the foam and heating the heat source to a temperature of at least about 212 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat source is then engaged with the foam thereby vaporizing the foam in the area of the brand without disturbing the foam adjacent to the brand. The process further includes allowing the vaporized foam to escape to the atmosphere, thus the foam adjacent the brand is not disturbed. The apparatus includes a body, a die coupled to the body and defining a face having a shape corresponding to a desired brand to be formed in the foam. A heating element is coupled to the die. | 10-23-2008 |
Owen Shadick, Cardiff GB
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20110160134 | Device and Method for Making Solid Beads - A method of making solid beads is disclosed, said method comprising: (i) providing a microfluidic device comprising a carrier fluid conduit and a functional fluid conduit which meet at a junction region; (ii) providing a laminar flow of a functional fluid comprising a solvent and a solute along the functional fluid conduit and providing a laminar flow of a carrier fluid along the carrier fluid conduit so as to form droplets of functional fluid in a flow of carrier fluid; (iii) cooling the segments of functional fluid in a conduit of the microfluidic device to form cooled (preferably frozen) droplets; and (iv) providing a liquid into intimate admixture with the cooled droplets so as to cause said solvent to exit said cooled droplets, thus forming solid beads. A microfluidic device for use in such a method is also disclosed. | 06-30-2011 |
Owen Shadick, Derby GB
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20130256931 | METHOD FOR MAKING SOLID BEADS - A method of forming solid beads, the method comprising: | 10-03-2013 |
20130259961 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SOLID BEADS - An apparatus for making solid beads is provided, the apparatus comprising at least one liquid droplet generator operable to generate droplets comprising a solute dissolved in a solvent, and at least one flow channel for carrying a second liquid, at least one liquid droplet generator and at least one flow channel being spaced relative to one another so that, in use, liquid droplets pass through a gas into a second liquid provided in said flow channel, the solvent being soluble in the second liquid so as to cause the solvent to exit the droplets, thus forming solid beads. A method of preparing solid beads is also provided. | 10-03-2013 |
Owen Sortwell, Niwot, CO US
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20150339795 | Portable Nutrition Bar and Method of Diseminating Information Using Portable Nutrition - A method of disseminating information to a target group can include selecting a target group, selecting information for the target group, and providing a nutrition bar having a wrapper comprising the selected information. The information can be selected to include telephone numbers and/or location of publicly available services for the target group, for example, when the target group is homeless individuals. The nutrition bar can provide at least ⅓ of the recommended dietary allowance of at least one nutrient. | 11-26-2015 |
Owen Thunes, Sacramento, CA US
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20100052848 | REMOTE VEHICLE OPERATING SYSTEM - A remote vehicle operating system is provided that basically comprises a vehicle and a portable hand held electronic terminal for remotely operating the vehicle. The vehicle includes a vehicle exterior body, an onboard terminal and at least one onboard device operatively connected to the onboard terminal. The portable hand held electronic terminal includes a miniature vehicle shaped casing with a transmitter that communicates with the onboard terminal of the vehicle to transmit a command to the onboard device. In accordance with one aspect, an operating element is disposed on the casing in a position of the casing such that touching a miniature vehicle component corresponding to the vehicle component of the vehicle results in the operation of the vehicle component. In accordance with one aspect, the miniature vehicle shaped casing corresponds in general appearance to the vehicle exterior body of the vehicle. | 03-04-2010 |
Owen Thurlby, Guildford GB
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20100310614 | Stannous Chloride Compositions - The invention relates to a particulate composition comprising: | 12-09-2010 |
Owen Williams, Cardiff GB
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20100329239 | SIP SERVLET APPLICATIONS CO-HOSTING - Methods, devices, and systems are provided for allowing a single machine, such as a server, to co-host multi-SIP Archive (SAR) applications offering SIP servlet based products. The concept of a Root Application Router is introduced that is adapted to coordinate other Sub-Application Routers rather than individual SARs. These other Sub-Application Routers are fully fledged Application Routers in their own right, but are unaware of the controlling Root Application Router. | 12-30-2010 |
Owen Zheng, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150354620 | Tamper-Resistant Bicycle Axle Nut - A tamper-resistant fastener such as a nut for a bicycle has a smoothly rounded generally dome-shaped body and one or more recesses formed into the body. Each recess has a first and open ended portion which is bounded on radially inward side but not on the radially outward side, and a second and closed ended portion which is bounded on both the radially inward side and the radially outward side. Additionally, each recess can have an additional notch formed therein, the recess and notch together forming a major and minor recess. A wall which bounds the radially inward side of the recess decreases in radial distance from the central axis of the nut as the recess proceeds in the circumferential direction. A mating wrench has teeth that match the recesses and, if present, the notches. | 12-10-2015 |