Steffler, US
Eric D. Steffler, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20100071813 | COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF FORMING COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES - Combustible structural composites and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a combustible structural composite includes combustible material comprising a fuel metal and a metal oxide. The fuel metal is present in the combustible material at a weight ratio from 1:9 to 1:1 of the fuel metal to the metal oxide. The fuel metal and the metal oxide are capable of exothermically reacting upon application of energy at or above a threshold value to support self-sustaining combustion of the combustible material within the composite. Structural-reinforcing fibers are present in the composite at a weight ratio from 1:20 to 10:1 of the structural-reinforcing fibers to the combustible material. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
20110281101 | COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF FORMING COMBUSTIBLE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES - Combustible structural composites and methods of forming same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a combustible structural composite includes combustible material comprising a fuel metal and a metal oxide. The fuel metal is present in the combustible material at a weight ratio from 1:9 to 1:1 of the fuel metal to the metal oxide. The fuel metal and the metal oxide are capable of exothermically reacting upon application of energy at or above a threshold value to support self-sustaining combustion of the combustible material within the combustible structural composite. Structural-reinforcing fibers are present in the composite at a weight ratio from 1:20 to 10:1 of the structural-reinforcing fibers to the combustible material. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed. | 11-17-2011 |
Joseph B. Steffler, Alto, MI US
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20100025101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PHYSICAL PROTECTION - A method and apparatus for protecting a heat sensitive component from high temperature, mechanical shock and moisture are provided. An enclosure includes an outer housing surrounding an inner cavity configured to receive a heat sensitive component therein, a cover configured to matingly engage the outer housing such that the inner cavity is sealed from an environment external to the enclosure, wherein at least one of the outer housing and the cover are formed from a ceramic material. | 02-04-2010 |
20100103628 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR BACKUP POWER SUPPLY - A system and methods for an avionics system are provided. The avionics system includes an enclosure, a recording device positioned within the enclosure, and an energy storage device positioned within the enclosure wherein the energy storage device electrically coupled to the recording device to supply electrical power to the recording device for a time period of greater than thirty seconds | 04-29-2010 |
20110079426 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENT PHYSICAL PROTECTION - A method and apparatus for protecting a heat sensitive component from high temperature, mechanical shock and moisture are provided. An enclosure includes an outer housing surrounding an inner cavity configured to receive a heat sensitive component therein, a cover configured to matingly engage the outer housing such that the inner cavity is sealed from an environment external to the enclosure, wherein at least one of the outer housing and the cover are formed from a ceramic material. | 04-07-2011 |
Joseph Bernard Steffler, Alto, MI US
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20100250057 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DATA SURVIVABILITY - Systems and a method for storing data are provided. The protected memory system includes a memory array including a plurality of memory modules each separately located with respect to each other and a memory controller configured to receive data to be stored from the data acquisition unit, store the received data in corresponding memory locations in each of the plurality of memory modules wherein the stored data including error checking information, read data from a first one of the plurality of memory modules until a data error is detected at a first memory location, read data from a second memory location of a second one of the plurality of memory modules wherein the data read from the second memory location corresponds to the data read from the first memory location, and replace the data read from the first memory location with the data read from the second memory location. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250058 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTED MEMORY - Systems and a method for a crash protected memory (CPM) are provided. The CPM includes a housing that includes a wall wherein at least a portion of the wall is at least partially transparent to radio frequency (RF) radiation. The housing includes an interior cavity sealable from an exterior of the housing. The CPM also includes a receiver positioned within the interior of the housing. The receiver is configured to communicatively couple to a transmitter through the at least a portion of the wall. The CPM further includes a memory for storing data related to the operation of a vehicle communicatively coupled to the receiver. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250881 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DATA RECOVERY - Systems and a method for recovering data from a protected memory are provided. The protected memory system includes a memory for storing data related to the operation of a vehicle and an interface configured to transform said data stored in said memory from a proprietary format to an industry standard serial data format. | 09-30-2010 |
Joseph Bernard Steffler, Grand Rapids, MI US
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20120125007 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE IGNITION AND MONITORING - A method and system of engine ignition and monitoring is provided. A combustor includes a casing surrounding a combustion zone and an ignitor plug including a tip, a base, and a body extending therebetween. The body extends through the combustor casing such that the tip is proximate the combustion zone. The ignitor plug is configured to receive ignition energy through the base and generate an ignition source at the tip. The ignitor plug is further configured to sense combustion dynamics in the combustion zone and generate a signal relative to the sensed combustion dynamics. | 05-24-2012 |
Michael W. Steffler, Kalamazoo, MI US
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20100176618 | In-ambulance cot shut-off device - An ambulance cot is disclosed and the ambulance cot having a base frame configured for support on a surface, a litter frame configured for supporting thereon a patient and an elevating mechanism interconnecting the base frame and the litter frame and configured to interconnect the litter frame and the base frame in order to facilitate movement of the base frame and the litter frame toward and away from each other. A control mechanism is provided on the cot which is configured to facilitate the movement of the base frame and the litter frame toward each other and at differing speeds predicated on at least one of whether the base frame is supported on the surface and the litter frame is supported by an external support separate from the elevating mechanism. | 07-15-2010 |
20130117936 | Medical Equipment with Antimicrobial Components and/or System - A patient support includes a patient support surface, a barrier adjacent the patient support surface, with a portion of the barrier or patient support surface including at least one material suspended therein, applied thereto, or embedded therein having an antimicrobial property, and an energy generation system directing energy to the portion or another portion of the barrier or patient support surface, the energy comprising a current, a field, heat, sound waves, or light to provide antimicrobial treatment to the portion or the other portion. | 05-16-2013 |
20140266733 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH PATIENT INFORMATION SENSORS - A patient support apparatus includes multiple sensors used to monitor aspects of a patient positioned on a support surface of the patient support apparatus. The outputs from the sensors are used, alone or in combination with other signals, to perform any one or more of the following: distinguishing between new and old patients entering onto the support surface; automatically zeroing a scale system on the support apparatus; distinguishing between objects and humans positioned on the support surface; determining if a patient is sleeping or awake; monitoring and characterizing movement levels of the patient; recording for subsequent display a log of likely events regarding the support surface; proposing identifications of objects added to or removed from the support surface; automatically re-arming a patient exit alert system; recording force outputs prior to and during a patient exit from the support apparatus; and transmitting the recorded force outputs to a remote location. | 09-18-2014 |