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John David Bacchiaz, Queensland AU
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20130080788 | Biometric Key - A biometric key ( | 03-28-2013 |
John David Bacchiaz, Pullenvale AU
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20120079273 | Biometric Key - A biometric key ( | 03-29-2012 |
John David Bohush, Rochester, MN US
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20080317242 | DATA SCRAMBLING AND ENCRYPTION OF DATABASE TABLES - An apparatus, program product and method protect data in a database table from unauthorized access through the combination of scrambling the data in the rows and columns of a database table and encrypting the data in different rows and/or columns using different encryption keys. A complementary descrambling and decryption process may then be used by an authorized party to recover the data stored in the scrambled and encrypted table. | 12-25-2008 |
John David Broadwell, Wichita Falls, TX US
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20130312270 | ASYMMETRICAL CUTTING TOOL HAVING DUAL ECCENTRIC THUMB STUDS - An asymmetrical cutting tool has a partially cord-wrapped handle with a first handle panel, a second handle panel, and an intercheangeable overlay. The cutting tool further includes a folding blade, pivotably attached to the cord-wrapped/overlaid handle, and having a partially concave edge and a punch tip. The folding blade is operable to transition between a locked state and an unlocked state. Lock wear is compensated by dual eccentric thumb studs which act as a camshaft lobe to alter the position of the blade with respect to the lock while in the locked state. The partially cord-wrapped handle is configured to receive the folding blade when the blade transitions from the locked state into the unlocked state. | 11-28-2013 |
John David Bunton, St Clair AU
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20120033761 | Hybrid Adaptive Antenna Array - Disclosed is a hybrid antenna array ( | 02-09-2012 |
20120182948 | Wireless Data Communications - A wireless data communications method and transmitter are disclosed. A transmitter ( | 07-19-2012 |
John David Bunton, New South Wales AU
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20110299613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A BIT MASKED HEARTBEAT SIGNAL - An apparatus and method of providing a bit masked heartbeat signal across a digital communication network to a plurality of managed devices, said method comprising the steps of: providing a state value for each one of said managed devices; generating a heartbeat packet comprising state data that incorporates said state value of each one of said managed devices; and transmitting said heartbeat packet to each one of said managed devices. | 12-08-2011 |
John David Canny, Indianola, IA US
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20110041805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCKING RETENTION OF VALVE COMPONENTS - A pressure actuated valve assembly includes a valve body. The downstream end portion of a main spring is engaged with a downstream end portion of the valve body and the main spring is axially aligned with the valve body. A main spring guide is engaged with an upstream end portion of the main spring proximate an upstream end portion of the valve body. The main spring guide is mounted for movement toward the downstream end portion of the valve body by compression of the main spring. A hold-down sleeve is engaged with the downstream end portion of the valve body and includes a stop structure proximate the main spring guide. The stop structure is configured to engage the main spring guide to maintain a predetermined minimum clearance between the main spring guide and the upstream end portion of the valve body with the valve body in the closed condition. | 02-24-2011 |
John David Corbeil, Jr., Fort Collins, CO US
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20100270671 | MANIPULATING FILL PATTERNS DURING ROUTING - A CAD tool that supports an overlay-enabling operating mode. After the overlay-enabling operating mode is entered, the layout-editing facility permits modifications to the interconnect structure of an integrated circuit that is being designed regardless of whether a particular modification interferes with an existing pattern of metal fill. For example, a new signal wire can be added to electrically connect two specified points in the layout in a manner that causes the wire to cross over one or more metal-fill tiles. The CAD tool then modifies the fill pattern to get rid of any design-rule violations caused by the modifications to the interconnect structure by removing and/or modifying one or more fill tiles. | 10-28-2010 |
John David Crooch, Chicago, IL US
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20130260013 | COMESTIBLE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Comestible products and methods of making the same are provided. In one aspect, a comestible product includes a composition comprising at least two of a dried protein, a dried vegetable, a dried fruit, a dried broth, a carbohydrate, and a flavoring. In another aspect, a comestible product includes a composition comprising, as a percentage by weight, between about 60% and about 98% of a dried product, between about 2% and about 40% of a flavoring, and the composition, as a percentage by weight, does not exceed 100%. | 10-03-2013 |
John David Deamer, Essex GB
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20130050771 | RETRACTABLE CALIBRATION STRIP FOR A DIGITAL PRINTER OR IMAGE SCANNER - According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided an apparatus that includes a calibration member that is disposed within a calibration holder and is movable to a position within the optical path of the scanner head assembly. The apparatus can perform optical analysis of images on sheets, comprising a structure forming a baffle for passage of a sheet therethrough, and a photosensor disposed to receive light reflected from a sheet in the baffle. In particular, this embodiment employs a shutter plate mounted to a rack and pinion system where the shutter plate serves the dual purpose of presenting the calibration member to the scanner when engaged into the paper path and when retracted, the backside of the shutter serves as a paper guide. | 02-28-2013 |
John David Doyle, Sr., Charlotte, NC US
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20080306986 | Migration of Legacy Applications - Embodiments of the invention provide apparatuses, computer media, and methods for obtaining a rule component from a legacy application and subsequently generating an intermediate state expression from a legacy rule of the rule component. The intermediate state expression is converted to a target rule, which is utilized by the target application. Also, a data component is obtained from the legacy application, and an intermediate data element is generated from a legacy data element. The intermediate data element is converted to a target data element that may be accessed by the target application when executing the target rule. A vocabulary item is extracted from the rule component. The vocabulary item is aggregated with the intermediate state expression to form the target rule. The target rule is subsequently deployed to the target application. | 12-11-2008 |
John David Egri, Ii, Fort Myers, FL US
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20140196399 | Expansion Bracket - An expansion bracket absorbs movement of a wall stud to prevent damage to a wall covering attached to the wall stud. The expansion bracket can include a main body having a main body flange, formed of a deformable material, and having a wall stud attachment end configured to attach to the wall stud via a wall stud attachment element. The main body can also have a furring attachment element configured to attach a furring to the main body. When the main body is attached to the wall stud and the furring, and the wall covering is attached to the furring via a wall covering attachment element, the flange is configured to absorb, via deformation, at least a portion of the movement of the wall stud due to heat-based expansion of the wall stud. | 07-17-2014 |
20140373468 | EXPANSION BRACKET, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An expansion bracket absorbs movement of a wall stud to prevent damage to a wall covering attached to the wall stud. The expansion bracket can include a main body having a main body flange, formed of a deformable material, and having a wall stud attachment end configured to attach to the wall stud via a wall stud attachment element. The main body can also have a furring attachment element configured to attach a furring to the main body. When the main body is attached to the wall stud and the furring, and the wall covering is attached to the furring via a wall covering attachment element, the main body flange is configured to absorb, via deformation, at least a portion of the movement of the wall stud due to heat-based expansion of the wall stud. | 12-25-2014 |
John David Gowen, Tallassee, AL US
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20110209931 | MANUAL WHEELCHAIR POWER ASSIST - A power assist apparatus for powering a manual wheelchair may include one or more wheels, one or more motors that drives the one or more wheels, a remote operable to control the one or more motors, and a connector operable to attach to the manual wheelchair. The power assist apparatus may be quickly and easily attached to, and removed from a manual wheelchair. | 09-01-2011 |
John David Grandinetti, Honolulu, HI US
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20130239951 | Retrofittable tankless passive solar water heater - A tankless solar water heater for heating domestic pressurized water having a flexible insulated heat exchanger housing that contracts to accommodate volume reduction when the solar heating fluid cools. A check valve releases gas and solar heating fluid if interior pressure exceeds ambient pressure by more than one pound per square inch, without admitting air into the container or the heat exchanger when volume of the solar heating fluid reduces due to cooling. | 09-19-2013 |
John David Hanby, Katy, TX US
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20130183767 | Diffusion/Chemical Reaction/Spectrometric Device for the Analysis of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Environmental and Geological Formation Samples - An analytical device that provides chemical composition spectrometric data on surface and sub-surface samples is provided. The device provides for the introduction of the liquid or solid sample into a sample chamber where it is extracted by a chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent. The extract then passes into a chamber where it undergoes a Friedel-Crafts (FC) reaction, catalyzed by a polymer-encased Lewis acid. This FC reaction produces characteristic colors, which provide specific quantitative and qualitative chemical information about the hydrocarbon substance. The polymer chain then passes into a module containing a spectrometer consisting of a tungsten/halogen light source, a diffraction grating, and a CCD-based detector that reads the spectral information and sends the digital information to a microprocessor. The microprocessor is not described in this patent application as many types exist, which will perform the necessary operations for analysis, storage, and transmission of the spectral data. | 07-18-2013 |
John David Harkrider, Greenwood Village, CO US
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20130192828 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING A PORTION OF A COMPONENT DISPOSED IN A WELLBORE - An apparatus and method are provided for substantially sealing an opening defined by a hydrocarbon well downhole component, wherein an interior portion of the downhole component is in fluid communication with a formation surrounding the hydrocarbon well. The apparatus includes a deformable plug adaptable to being injected into the wellbore and carried through the wellbore in a fluid. The fluid carrying the deformable plug can flow through the opening and the deformable plug is sized and configured such that at least a portion of the deformable plug can deform to the contour of the opening and seat in the opening. The deformable plug is capable of swelling, hardening, or compressing such that the deformable plug forms a substantially sealed relationship with the hydrocarbon well downhole component such that the interior portion of the downhole component ceases to be in fluid communication with the formation surrounding the well. | 08-01-2013 |
John David Helfinstine, Big Flats, NY US
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20100043556 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE SPECIFIC MODULUS OF CELLULAR CERAMIC BODIES | 02-25-2010 |
John David Hilton, Jr., East Greenbush, NY US
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20120101644 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING WIND TURBINE POWER GENERATION - A control system for use with a plurality of wind turbines includes a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor. The memory device is configured to store a plurality of program modules that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to receive data representative of a power generation of a first wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines, and determine an expected power generation of a second wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines based on the power generation of the first wind turbine. | 04-26-2012 |
20130253853 | STRESS FACTOR DRIVEN MAINTENANCE AND SCHEDULING - In one aspect, embodiments of a method of using one or more stress factors to determine whether or when to perform a maintenance activity are described. One embodiment of the method comprises identifying one or more maintenance activities for a system; associating one or more stress factors to each of the identified one or more maintenance activities for the system; determining a value for each of the one or more associated one or more stress factors; and determining, using a computing device, whether to schedule one of the one or more maintenance activities for the system based on the determined value of each of the one or more stress factors associated with the one of the one or more maintenance activities. | 09-26-2013 |
John David Hoford, Pewaukee, WI US
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20080232701 | Content-based image compression - A technique for selecting portions of a multi-resolution medical image data set to be stored and the portions of the multi-resolution medical image data set to be discarded in order to reduce the overall amount of image data that is stored for each image data set. The selection is based on the clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image data. The clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image is used to select a segmentation algorithm to segment the image data into several regions based on their relevance to the purpose for obtaining the image data. A mask is created from the segmented data. The mask is used to assign data compression quality factors to corresponding regions in the image data. The image data in each region is compressed based on their assigned quality factor. The image data that is highly relevant is compressed with lossless data compression. The image data in regions of lesser relevance are compressed with lossy data compression. The image data that is of no relevance for the purpose that the image data was obtained is discarded. | 09-25-2008 |
20120291097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-TASKING OF A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A medical imaging system capable of acquiring medical imaging data of a patient includes a console coupled to the system, the console comprising a computer programmed to enable a first user to perform a first task on the system via the console, and enable a second user to perform a second task simultaneously with the first task via a remote device. | 11-15-2012 |
20120324397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS INTERACTION WITH MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - A system and method includes transmission of a request over a wireless network for a first image having a first resolution from a server coupled to a medical image database, display of the first image on a GUI of a personal device, receipt of a command to modify the first image, and transmission of a request over the network to the server to generate a transient image responsive to the command, the transient image having a second resolution lower than the first resolution. The system also includes display of the transient image on the GUI and comparison of an inactive period with a threshold. If the inactive period exceeds the threshold, the system includes transmission of a request over the network to the server to generate a second image and display the second image on the GUI, the second image corresponding to the transient image and having the first resolution. | 12-20-2012 |
20130321284 | DYNAMIC MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM - A modular control system including a plurality of individual touch screen devices, each touch screen device including a display unit, a touch input, a computing device, a network connection, and a programming logic for controlling a remote system and displaying a status of the remote system on the touch screen device, the remote system having network connectivity to enable the remote system to exchange information with and respond to instructions from the touch screen devices, the touch screen devices configured for automatic self-synchronization based on a status of the remote system or a status of at least one of the touch screen devices. | 12-05-2013 |
John David Holbrey, Belfast GB
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20090101592 | Method for separating emulsions - A method for breaking an emulsion of an ionic liquid which is a salt that is in the liquid state at a temperature below 1500 C, and an oil, comprising the steps of (a) irradiating the emulsion with microwave radiation; (b) separating the emulsion into an ionic liquid phase and an oil phase; and (c) recovering at least one of the phases. | 04-23-2009 |
John David Irick, Dallas, TX US
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20130155686 | ACCENT LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR DECKS, PATIOS AND INDOOR/OUTDOOR SPACES - An accent lighting source utilizes a light source having a metal heat dissipating housing with an aperture within which at least one point light source, such as from an LED, is mounted. The aperture is closed by a lens/diffuser structure. The light source is mounted within a housing for the accent light source. The housing has a design configuration that supports one or more of a preferred accent lighting installation on a horizontal or vertical surface. Exemplary horizontal surfaces include the top of a post member, a deck surface, a stair surface or an overhanging or ceiling surface. Exemplary vertical surfaces include a stair riser and the side of post or wall surface. | 06-20-2013 |
20130175488 | BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT OF THE END OF A RAILING MEMBER TO A VERTICAL MEMBER - A rail receiving member includes a rail receiving member having a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls, and a back wall, and is configured to receive and connect to an end of a rail member. The back wall of that rail receiving member may be attached to a vertical member and covered by a cap. In an adjustable railing bracket installation, a hinge assembly can be selectively coupled to the rail receiving member in at least two orientations, each of which allowing for rotation of the rail receiving member about a hinge axis of the hinge assembly. A first orientation permits rotation of the rail receiving member about the hinge axis of the hinge assembly in a vertical plane. A second orientation permits rotation of the rail receiving member about the hinge axis of the hinge assembly in a horizontal plane. | 07-11-2013 |
John David Jude, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20080273999 | Machine for compressing gasses and refrigerant vapors - A machine for compressing gases and vapors includes a housing base containing an internal raceway, a spinning rotor containing a plurality of hollow cylinders, a plurality of spherical balls serving as positive displacement pistons which roll atop a housing base raceway and which reciprocate within the rotor cylinders, a static center rod containing intake and exhaust ports and a plurality of magnets providing rotational torque to the rotor, which are driven by an AC or DC motor during operation. A preferred embodiment includes the step(s) of gas or vapor intake, compression and exhaust within each rotor cylinder through a cycle during which the ball pistons reciprocate into and out of each cylinder while rolling atop the housing raceway. A preferred embodiment includes compression of gas and vapor occurring quietly, efficiently, with low mechanical vibration and in any physical orientation of the machine. | 11-06-2008 |
20100097767 | Machine for passively removing heat generated by an electronic circuit board - A machine for passively removing heat generated by an electronic circuit board is disclosed. In a typical embodiment an electronic circuit board of any type or size is comprised of electronic components producing heat during operation. High thermal conductivity moldable pads applied to both sides of the electronic circuit board form a conductive pathway to transport heat away from electronic circuits and components. A two piece rigid heat sink having thin rigid conductive fins on its top base is coupled together forming a cavity into which the computer board/conductive pad assembly fits, thereby forming a second conductive pathway for heat transport away from board features. The thin rigid conductive fins collectively form yet a third conductive pathway for heat transport from the solid base of the two piece rigid heat sink. Exposure of the thin rigid conductive fins to cooler surrounding air provides convective transfer of heat from the fins to ambient air. | 04-22-2010 |
John David Kaewell, Jr., Jamison, PA US
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20090190645 | ADVANCED RECEIVER WITH SLIDING WINDOW BLOCK LINEAR EQUALIZER - A receiver or an integrated circuit (IC) incorporated therein includes a fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based (or hybrid FFT-based) sliding window block level equalizer (BLE) for generating equalized samples. The BLE includes a noise power estimator, first and second channel estimators, an FFT-based chip level equalizer (CLEQ) and a channel monitor unit. The noise power estimator generates a noise power estimate based on two diverse sample data streams. The channel estimators generate respective channel estimates based on the sample data streams. The channel monitor unit generates a first channel monitor signal including truncated channel estimate vectors based on the channel estimates, and a second channel monitor signal which indicates an approximate rate of change of the truncated channel estimate vectors. The FFT-based CLEQ generates the equalized samples based on the noise power estimate, one-block samples of the first and second sample data streams, the channel estimates and the monitor signals. | 07-30-2009 |
John David Kildea, Baldivis AU
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20110002824 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE PRODUCTION OF CRYSTAL AGGLOMERATES FROM A PRECIPITATION LIQUOR - The present invention relates ways to increase the output of a high quality product from the precipitation liquor crystallization process exemplified through the aluminum hydroxide recovery processes such as the Bayer process. The invention is a method of increasing the size of precipitated of a liquor. The invention in one embodiment relates to the use of a crystal growth modifier compositions added to the precipitation process to increase the particle size distribution of the precipitated alumina trihydrate. | 01-06-2011 |
20130035405 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE PRODUCTION OF CRYSTAL AGGLOMERATES FROM A PRECIPITATION LIQUOR - The present invention relates to compositions and methods to increase the output of a high quality product from the precipitation liquor crystallization process exemplified through the aluminum hydroxide recovery processes such as the Bayer process. The invention is a method of increasing the size of precipitates from a liquor. The invention in one embodiment relates to the use of a crystal growth modifier compositions added to the precipitation process to increase the particle size distribution of the precipitated alumina trihydrate. | 02-07-2013 |
20140124451 | SURFACTANT BASED SMALL MOLECULES FOR REDUCING ALUMINOSILICATE SCALE IN THE BAYER PROCESS - The invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting the accumulation of DSP scale in the liquor circuit of Bayer process equipment. The method includes adding one or more GPS-surfactant based small molecules to the liquor fluid circuit. These scale inhibitors reduce DSP scale formation and thereby increase fluid throughput, increase the amount of time Bayer process equipment can be operational and reduce the need for expensive and dangerous acid washes of Bayer process equipment. As a result, the invention provides a significant reduction in the total cost of operating a Bayer process. | 05-08-2014 |
John David Kittell, Seattle, WA US
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20100251161 | VIRTUAL KEYBOARD WITH STAGGERED KEYS - A computing system includes a touch display and a virtual keyboard visually presented by the touch display. The virtual keyboard includes one or more rows of staggered virtual-touch-input keys. The computing system further includes a touch-to-key assignment module configured to assign a touch directed to the virtual keyboard and recognized by the touch display to a virtual-touch-input key. | 09-30-2010 |
20100251176 | VIRTUAL KEYBOARD WITH SLIDER BUTTONS - A computing system includes a touch display and a virtual keyboard visually presented by the touch display. The virtual keyboard includes one or more slider buttons, and each slider button includes a plurality of touch-selectable items. The computing system further includes a touch-detection module configured to recognize which of the plurality of touch-selectable items is being touched, and a visual-feedback module configured to visually indicate that a touch-selectable item is considered to be ready for selection responsive to that touch-selectable item being touched. The computing system also includes a selection module configured to input a touch-selectable item responsive to a touch lifting from that touch-selectable item while the visual-feedback module visually indicates that touch-selectable item is considered to be ready for selection. | 09-30-2010 |
John David Kostun, Brighton, MI US
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20090057054 | SOUND GENERATOR WITH STRUCTURALLY AND ACOUSTICALLY COUPLED SOUND RADIATION PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sound generator for a vehicle is provided, including a hollow drum having a sound radiation panel structurally and acoustically coupled thereto. The drum has an aperture formed in an outer wall thereof. The drum is adapted to be in fluid communication with an air conduit of the vehicle. The sound radiation panel covers at least a portion of the aperture and is adapted to radiate sound energy to at least one of an engine compartment and an interior of the vehicle. A vehicle system including the sound generator and a method for manufacturing the sound generator are also provided. | 03-05-2009 |
John David Kote, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20100219674 | TAILOR WELDED SEAT AND COMPONENTS - A tailored vehicle seat component | 09-02-2010 |
John David Kotre, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20110210596 | ONE-PIECE SEAT STRUCTURE AND COLD FORMING PROCESSES TO CREATE SEAT STRUCTURES - A one-piece seat structure for use in a vehicle seat assembly comprising a first portion having a first set of characteristics; a second portion having a second set of characteristics; wherein the first set of characteristics differs from the second set of characteristics and wherein the number of portions within the same one piece structure can be multiple; and wherein the one-piece seat structure is formed from a tailored welded blank or monolithic blank using a cold forming process with optional additional post forming processes including post form heat treatment, edge treatment, and the like. | 09-01-2011 |
20120267935 | ONE-PIECE SEAT STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF FORMING - A one-piece seat back frame for use in a vehicle seat assembly including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper cross portion, a lower cross portion coupled together to form a rectangular unitary frame structure. The seat back frame also includes an inner wall extending from a front surface and an inner edge of the back frame, and an outer wall extending from the front surface and an outer edge of the back frame, thereby forming a channel on the front surface. A plurality of formations are formed in the back frame to enhance the strength and stiffness of the back frame. The seat back frame also includes a plurality of apertures for attaching other seat components, such as a head restraint assembly. The seat back frame is formed from at least one of a monolithic blank, a tailored welded blank, and/or a tailored welded coil. | 10-25-2012 |
John David Kubassek, Toronto CA
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20140026510 | THERMAL CLIP SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A BUILDING WALL ASSEMBLY - A thermal clip system suitable for use with a wall assembly. The clip comprises a base section and an arm section. According to an embodiment, the clip is formed a unitary piece from extruded aluminum. The base section is configured with mounting holes for receiving fasteners to secure the clip respective studs in a wall. The arm section includes a surface for fastening a girt member, wherein the girt member is configured to secure one or more exterior cladding panels. The base section may include a recessed cavity for receiving an insulating material to form a thermal break between the clip and the stud wall. The arm section may include a recessed slot for receiving an insulating material to form a thermal break between the clip and the girt member. | 01-30-2014 |
John David Landers, Jr., Raleigh, NC US
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20090140046 | Electronic Inventory Tracking System - Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking items in a shopping cart using radio frequency identification. In one embodiment, a first set of items is positioned in a first item zone alongside an aisle. An electronic tag reader is capable of remotely reading identification tags on the items into an electronic record of shopping cart contents when the identification tags are within a readable range from the electronic tag reader. An energy field generator such as an electromagnetic field generator generates a first electromagnetic field extending from a location within the readable range of at least some of the items in the first item zone to a location outside the readable range of any of the items in the first item zone. The tag reader is movable along the aisle into and out of the first electromagnetic field, and is configured to not read the identification tags into the electronic record while the tag reader is within the first electromagnetic field and to selectively read the identification tags into the electronic record when the tag reader is outside the first electromagnetic field. | 06-04-2009 |
20090153189 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS WAKEUP CIRCUIT - A circuit is attached in parallel to a universal serial bus interface of a data processing system. A capacitor in the circuit is charged by receiving power from a power pin of the universal serial bus interface while the data processing system is not in a reduced power state. A vibration sensor is unpowered while the data processing system is not in a reduced power state. The vibration sensor is disconnected from a data pin of the universal serial bus interface while the data processing system is not in a reduced power state. When the data processing system enters a reduced power state, the capacitor provides power to the vibration sensor. When a vibration is detected by the vibration sensor, a switch connects the vibration sensor to the data pin of the universal serial bus interface, providing a wake up signal to the data processing system. | 06-18-2009 |
20100169046 | HEAT SINK BLOCKAGE DETECTOR - A method, a data processing system, and a computer program product identify blockages in a heat sink of a data processing system. An electromagnetic emitter and an electromagnetic detector are positioned on opposite sides of the heat sink. An intensity of a stream of electromagnetic radiation directed from the electromagnetic emitter is measured by the electromagnetic detector. Based on the measured intensity of the stream of electromagnetic radiation as measured by the electromagnetic detector, a blockage level of the heat sink is determined. If the blockage level of the heat sink exceeds a blockage threshold, an alert is generated. | 07-01-2010 |
20130117498 | SIMULATED NVRAM - Embodiments of the invention relate to leveraging disk controller cache memory to simulate non-volatile random access memory. At least one logical block address in cache memory of the disk controller is designated and set aside as permanently dirty. Read operations may be supported with data in the cache memory; including data retained in any block address designated as permanently dirty. Write operations may also be supported by storing the write data in the logical block address designated as permanently dirty. | 05-09-2013 |
John David Malston, Lincoln GB
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20100221103 | TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine is provided. The turbomachine includes a rotor, a stator and a plurality of blade discs mounted on the rotor. The rotor includes a turbulator cylinder where a plurality of turbulators are provided on a curved surface of the turbulator cylinder and the stator includes an annular shroud extending around the turbulator cylinder. The plurality of turbulators increase a heat transfer to a coolant flowing between the adjacent opposed surfaces of the turbulator cylinder and the annular shroud. | 09-02-2010 |
John David Maltson, Lincoln GB
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20090104029 | Flow Machine - A flow machine is described having a first space adapted to contain a hot fluid and delimited by a wall. The wall having a first wall surface facing the first space and a second wall surface turned away from the first space. Cooling is provided for a region of the wall by supplying a relatively cool fluid onto the second wall surface. The cooling means includes a supply chamber containing the second fluid, a cavity adjacent the second wall surface, at least one duct, which has an inlet opening at the supply chamber and an outlet opening at the cavity for conveying the cool fluid to the cavity, and a deflection surface facing the cavity. | 04-23-2009 |
20100031673 | CASING OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A section of a gas turbine engine including a radial spoke is provided. The spoke includes an aerodynamic shape with a leading side and a trailing side and, extending from the leading side to the trailing side, a first side and a second side, opposite the first side. The spoke also includes at least one flow guiding element arranged on at least the first side. | 02-11-2010 |
20100115967 | ECCENTRIC CHAMFER AT INLET OF BRANCHES IN A FLOW CHANNEL - A flow channel with a branch channel perpendicular to a main channel including an edge defining an inlet opening of the branch channel is provided. A chamfer is disposed at the upstream edge of the inlet opening and a straight edge is disposed at the downstream edge of the inlet opening, perpendicular to the main channel. | 05-13-2010 |
20100189542 | TURBINE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF COOLING A SHROUD LOCATED AT THE TIP OF A TURBINE BLADE - A turbine arrangement with a rotor and a stator surrounding the rotor forming a flow path for hot and pressurised combustion gases between the rotor and the stator is provided. The rotor defines a radial direction and a circumferential direction and includes turbine blades extending in the radial direction through the flow path towards the stator. The turbine blades have shrouds located at their tips and the stator includes a wall section along which the shrouds move when the rotor is turning. A supersonic nozzle is located in the wall section and is connected to a cooling fluid provider. The supersonic nozzle provides a supersonic cooling fluid flow towards the shroud. The supersonic nozzle is angled with respect to the radial direction towards the circumferential direction in such an orientation that the supersonic cooling fluid flow has a flow component parallel to the moving direction of the shroud. | 07-29-2010 |
John David Maltson, Skellingthorp GB
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20130213056 | DAMPING DEVICE FOR DAMPING PRESSURE OSCILLATIONS WITHIN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF A TURBINE - A damping device for damping pressure oscillations within a combustion chamber of a turbine is provided. The damping device has a radially extending damping device body. The damping device body has a radially inner circumferential edge portion and a radially outer circumferential edge portion. A through hole is formed in the damping device body and has a tapered shape. | 08-22-2013 |
20140255200 | FILM COOLING OF TURBINE BLADES OR VANES - The present invention relates to a turbine assembly having an aerofoil and/or an end wall each having an outer surface with a structure for directing a flow of a cooling medium at the outer surface. The structure at the outer surface has at least a first groove and a second groove extending in the outer surface from a leading to a trailing edge and being oriented in at least two different directions with a deflection angle (α) towards each other, with the deflection angle (α) having a component in a span wise direction of the aerofoil. The structure at the outer surface of the end wall has at least a first groove and a second groove extending in an axial direction of the turbine assembly, matching an outer profile of the aerofoil and oriented in at least two different directions with a deflection angle (α) towards each other. | 09-11-2014 |
John David Mersh, Bottisham GB
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20090070885 | Integrity Protection - A data processing system comprising data processing means, control means and an integrated circuit chip containing non-volatile storage, wherein the control means is provided between said chip and the processing means and provides all access to said chip by the processing means and the control means is arranged to check, upon the processing means requiring certain material in the non-volatile storage means, the validity of the required material and prevent the use of the required material by the processing means if invalid. The invention also relates to corresponding methods and to programs for implementing those methods. | 03-12-2009 |
20110078669 | Source code protection - A method comprising encrypting an original plain text file and making it available to a user as a protected file, and issuing to said user a user program and a user licence to enable said user to decrypt the protected file and view an image of the original file whilst preventing the image of the original file from being copied to any file, other than as a further protected file. The image is preferably stored in a memory not backed up to the computer swap file. Preferably, the user program comprises an editor program and the user saves editorial changes to the original image in an encrypted difference file, separate from the original file. Both files are then used to re-create the edited image using the editor program and user licence. The user program may comprise any computer tool including compilers. Alternatively, the user program comprises a special editor program incorporating an obfuscator which generates obfuscated code from the image generated by the editor program, so that this is only intelligible to a compiler or similar tool capable of converting the obfuscated code to an object file. | 03-31-2011 |
20140372738 | PROVIDING A TRUSTWORTHY INDICATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF A MULTI-PROCESSOR DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A data processing apparatus formed on an integrated circuit comprising: a plurality of processors; power control circuitry configured to control power up and power down of the processors; a read only memory for storing boot up software for booting up each of the processors. The power control circuitry is configured to respond to receipt of a check state request, to control one of the processors that is currently powered down to power up and to access the boot up software. The boot up software accessed in response to the check state request controls the processor to perform a measurement indicative of a current state of the data processing apparatus and to output a value indicative of the measurement. | 12-18-2014 |
John David Mersh, Cambridgeshire GB
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20090055656 | Method of Maintaining Software Integrity - A method of maintaining the integrity of software stored in memory, the method comprising: storing an indicator associated with the memory; calculating a reference value from the stored indicator; storing the reference value; modifying the indicator when the software in the memory is modified; storing the modified indicator; recalculating the reference value from the modified indicator; storing the recalculated reference value; and verifying the integrity of the software by: retrieving the modified indicator; calculating an expected value from the modified indicator; and comparing the expected value with the recalculated reference value. Preferably the integrity of the software is verified without calculating an expected value from the software. The reference and expected values are typically calculated in accordance with a secret key. | 02-26-2009 |
John David Miller, Winston-Salem, NC US
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20120199720 | ANTENNA MOUNTING BRACKET - An antenna mount attaches an antenna to a commercial vehicle. Often, such vehicles do not include antenna mounts for items such as a CB or satellite radio. The antenna mount may permit such antennas to be installed, interconnecting with an existing spot mirror attachment point. The antenna mount includes a bracket adapted to connect to a vehicle, typically between a spot mirror and a vehicle door, using the existing spot mirror mounting bolts. One or more rods may extend from the bracket. Antennas may then be attached to the rods. The antenna mount may allow for mounting capability for CB and/or satellite radio antennas. The chosen location of the antenna mount, behind the spot mirror, may also maximize satellite and CB radio signals. | 08-09-2012 |
John David Moffat Iii, Bonita, CA US
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20140242857 | MULTI-USE CONFIGURABLE WATERCRAFT - A variety of multi-use, configurable watercraft is disclosed. A first type of watercraft used in a first water-based activity may be used as a component in a second type of watercraft used in a second water-based activity. For example, a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) may be used for paddle boarding, and then converted into a kayak, sailboat, catamaran, motorboat, or other type of vessel by adding one or more components to the SUP. In one embodiment, two paddleboards are used to construct a variety of multi-hull watercraft. | 08-28-2014 |
John David Moncier, Church Hill, TN US
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20090005476 | POLYOL LATEX COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESS OF MAKING THEM - The present invention relates to modified alkyd polymers and compositions thereof, in which the alkyd polymers are modified with polyol-containing latex compositions and/or diol-containing latex compositions. The invention further relates to compositions prepared from such modified alkyd compositions. | 01-01-2009 |
John David Moore, Teddington GB
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20130157315 | Methods and Apparatuses - A method for amplifying nucleic acid from a higher eukaryotic, such as mammalian or plant, nucleic acid source, the method comprising (a) contacting a sampling device with the source of higher eukaryotic, such as mammalian or plant, nucleic acid such that following said contacting, higher eukaryotic such as mammalian or plant nucleic acid-containing material is adhered to at least part of the sampling device, wherein the sampling device, or part thereof to which the nucleic acid-containing material is adhered, is made of a suitable polymeric material; (b) introducing the sampling device or part thereof to which the nucleic acid-containing material is adhered into a reaction vessel which contains a reaction mixture for carrying out a nucleic acid amplification reaction, without any prior treatment of the nucleic acid-containing material; and (c) performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction. | 06-20-2013 |
John David Norcom, Middletown, OH US
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20110060548 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE WORK REQUIRED TO EXPEL A TAMPON FROM A TAMPON APPLICATOR - A method and apparatus for determining the work required to expel a tampon from a tampon applicator having a barrel containing the tampon and a plunger for expelling the tampon from the barrel. The method includes the steps of selecting and applying an applicator gripping test force to a grip zone on the barrel of the tampon applicator and selecting a tampon expulsion test rate and applying a force to the plunger sufficient to expel the tampon from the barrel of the tampon applicator at the selected tampon expulsion test rate. Further, the method includes the step of calculating the force on the plunger required to expel the tampon from the barrel at the selected tampon expulsion test rate as a function of the distance the tampon travels during expulsion. The apparatus includes a test stand which supports a gripping device having a pair of movable fingers which are adapted to grip the grip zone on the barrel of the tampon applicator at a selected applicator gripping test force, and which also supports an expulsion device having a movable rod to apply a force to the plunger sufficient to expel the tampon from the barrel at a selected tampon expulsion test rate. Additionally, the apparatus includes a sensor associated with the movable rod to measure the force on the plunger required to expel the tampon from the barrel at the selected tampon expulsion test rate as a function of the distance the tampon travels during expulsion to determine the work required to expel the tampon. | 03-10-2011 |
John David Oder, Ii, Las Vegas, NV US
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20080283590 | SECURE PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONS - Payment card transactions at a point of sale (POS) are secured in certain embodiments by intercepting, with a POS security layer installed on a POS terminal, payment data from the POS terminal, transmitting the payment data from the POS security layer to a server security application installed on a POS server, and providing false payment data from the POS security layer to a POS terminal application installed on the POS terminal. The false payment data in various embodiments is processed as if it were the payment data, such that the POS terminal transmits an authorization request to the POS server using the false payment data. In addition, the authorization request may be transmitted from the POS server to a payment gateway. | 11-20-2008 |
20080283591 | SECURE PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONS - Payment card transactions at a point of sale (POS) are secured in certain embodiments by intercepting, with a POS security layer installed on a POS terminal, payment data from the POS terminal, transmitting the payment data from the POS security layer to a server security application installed on a POS server, and providing false payment data from the POS security layer to a POS terminal application installed on the POS terminal. The false payment data in various embodiments is processed as if it were the payment data, such that the POS terminal transmits an authorization request to the POS server using the false payment data. In addition, the authorization request may be transmitted from the POS server to a payment gateway. | 11-20-2008 |
20110125597 | SECURE PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONS - Payment card transactions at a point of sale (POS) are secured in certain embodiments by intercepting, with a POS security layer installed on a POS terminal, payment data from the POS terminal, transmitting the payment data from the POS security layer to a server security application installed on a POS server, and providing false payment data from the POS security layer to a POS terminal application installed on the POS terminal. The false payment data in various embodiments is processed as if it were the payment data, such that the POS terminal transmits an authorization request to the POS server using the false payment data. In addition, the authorization request may be transmitted from the POS server to a payment gateway. | 05-26-2011 |
20130191286 | MERCHANT-BASED TOKEN SHARING - One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system and associated processes for sharing cardholder data (CHD) between a merchant that utilizes tokenization and a second merchant that may or may not utilize tokenization. In one embodiment, the merchant, or an employee of the merchant, can use the system and associated processes to reacquire CHD from a tokenization provider system. In one embodiment, the merchant identifies to the tokenization provider system a desire to share CHD, which is associated with a token, with a second merchant. The merchant and/or the tokenization provider system can then invite the second merchant to register with the tokenization provider system. Once registered with the tokenization provider system, the second merchant can access any CHD that the merchant associated with the second merchant. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191289 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING AUTHORIZATION FACTOR POOLS - One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system and associated processes for sharing cardholder data (CHD) between a merchant that utilizes tokenization and a second merchant that may or may not utilize tokenization. In one embodiment, the merchant, or an employee of the merchant, can use the system and associated processes to reacquire CHD from a tokenization provider system. In one embodiment, the merchant identifies to the tokenization provider system a desire to share CHD, which is associated with a token, with a second merchant. The merchant and/or the tokenization provider system can then invite the second merchant to register with the tokenization provider system. Once registered with the tokenization provider system, the second merchant can access any CHD that the merchant associated with the second merchant. | 07-25-2013 |
20130304649 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING AUTHORIZATION FACTOR POOLS - One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system and associated processes for sharing cardholder data (CHD) between a merchant that utilizes tokenization and a second merchant that may or may not utilize tokenization. In one embodiment, the merchant, or an employee of the merchant, can use the system and associated processes to reacquire CHD from a tokenization provider system. In one embodiment, the merchant identifies to the tokenization provider system a desire to share CHD, which is associated with a token, with a second merchant. The merchant and/or the tokenization provider system can then invite the second merchant to register with the tokenization provider system. Once registered with the tokenization provider system, the second merchant can access any CHD that the merchant associated with the second merchant. | 11-14-2013 |
20140358706 | SECURE PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONS - Payment card transactions at a point of sale (POS) are secured in certain embodiments by intercepting, with a POS security layer installed on a POS terminal, payment data from the POS terminal, transmitting the payment data from the POS security layer to a server security application installed on a POS server, and providing false payment data from the POS security layer to a POS terminal application installed on the POS terminal. The false payment data in various embodiments is processed as if it were the payment data, such that the POS terminal transmits an authorization request to the POS server using the false payment data. In addition, the authorization request may be transmitted from the POS server to a payment gateway. | 12-04-2014 |
John David Oder Ii ("j.d."), Las Vegas, NV US
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20080283592 | SECURE PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONS - Payment card transactions at a point of sale (POS) are secured in certain embodiments by intercepting, with a POS security layer installed on a POS terminal, payment data from the POS terminal, transmitting the payment data from the POS security layer to a server security application installed on a POS server, and providing false payment data from the POS security layer to a POS terminal application installed on the POS terminal. The false payment data in various embodiments is processed as if it were the payment data, such that the POS terminal transmits an authorization request to the POS server using the false payment data. In addition, the authorization request may be transmitted from the POS server to a payment gateway. | 11-20-2008 |
John David Oder ("j.d."), Ii, Las Vegas, NV US
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20130091028 | SECURE PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONS - Payment card transactions at a point of sale (POS) are secured in certain embodiments by intercepting, with a POS security layer installed on a POS terminal, payment data from the POS terminal, transmitting the payment data from the POS security layer to a server security application installed on a POS server, and providing false payment data from the POS security layer to a POS terminal application installed on the POS terminal. The false payment data in various embodiments is processed as if it were the payment data, such that the POS terminal transmits an authorization request to the POS server using the false payment data. In addition, the authorization request may be transmitted from the POS server to a payment gateway. | 04-11-2013 |
John David Overbey, Bloomfield, MO US
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20080250922 | PISTON WITH PIN BORE LUBRICATION FEATURES - A piston has a piston body with a pair of pin bosses having pin bores aligned along a central axis. The pin bores have bearing surfaces, wherein at least one recess extends axially across at least one of the bearing surfaces. A groove extends partially about the bearing surface circumference and is arranged in fluid communication with the recess. The recess and groove provide a lubrication feature to the pin bore, while the bearing surface has an uninterrupted portion for enhanced load carrying capacity. | 10-16-2008 |
John David Pach, Yarm GB
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20120223274 | WATER GAS SHIFT REACTION PROCESS - A process for increasing the hydrogen content of a synthesis gas including hydrogen and carbon oxides and having a carbon monoxide content ≧45 mole % on a dry-gas basis, including the steps of: | 09-06-2012 |
John David Pateuk, Millis, MA US
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20140112726 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING THE WALLS OF AN EXCAVATION - A device for supporting the walls of an excavation includes first and second opposing support panels that are spaced apart from one another by front and rear pairs of laterally extending separation members. Each support panel includes an outwardly bowed skin plate and a plurality of horizontal and vertical members secured to the inner surface of the skin plate for structural support. Each support panel additionally includes an inwardly bowed truss strap that is secured to the inner surface of the skin plate at its ends. In use, the truss strap serves to convert radial forces applied to the outer surface of the skin plate into tensile forces extending along the length of the strap. Accordingly, the outward radial curvature of the skin plate and the inclusion of the truss strap together serve to minimize the risk of panel deformation during use. | 04-24-2014 |
John David Petricca, Ashland, MA US
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20110139647 | Dispenser Package with Protective Covers - A novel razor cartridge package suitable for protectively storing a razor cartridge is disclosed. The package includes two or more connected containers with a cover for covering the top perimeter of each container. The cover may be plastic, flexible and adhesively sealed to the container such that a user can peel the sheet back to open and access an individual razor cartridge. It may also be resealable. The covers may have a cover sheet separability line (e.g., perforations) between them to allow for easy peeling. The connected containers may or may not be removable from one another and if removable, may be secured together via a container separability line, allowing a user to pull off one container, having one cartridge inside, from the package at a time. The container and cover sheet separability lines may be aligned and may or may not be formed at the same time. | 06-16-2011 |
John David Pittam, Cheshire GB
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20080280957 | Heterocyclic Inhibitors of Mek and Methods of Use Thereof - Disclosed are MEK inhibitors useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, in mammals, and inflammatory conditions. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. | 11-13-2008 |
John David Pittam, Macclesfield GB
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20090203905 | CHEMICAL PROCESS - The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-bromo-2-fluoroanilino)-6-methoxy-7-(1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)quinazoline. | 08-13-2009 |
20090270617 | PHTHALAZINONE DERIVATIVE - 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one as crystalline Form A. | 10-29-2009 |
20120095229 | CHEMICAL PROCESS - The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-bromo-2-fluoroanilino)-6-methoxy-7-(1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)quinazoline. | 04-19-2012 |
20140378684 | Chemical Process for the Synthesis of 4-(4-bromo-2-fluoroanilino)-6-methoxy-7-(1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)qu- inazoline - The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-bromo-2-fluoroanilino)-6-methoxy-7-(1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)quinazoline. | 12-25-2014 |
John David Puddy, Bristol GB
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20100179715 | CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM - A system is adapted to transfer control of movement of a vehicle to and/or from an autonomous vehicle system. The control system includes an activation sub-system that has an input device configured to receive an activation signal indicating that an autonomous vehicle system is to be activated. A test device checks, upon receipt of the activation signal by the input device, if the autonomous vehicle system is in a ready state to be activated. If so, an activation device can activate the autonomous vehicle system. The system may also include at least one deactivation switch that is configured, upon being switched on, to deactivate an autonomous vehicle system from controlling movement of the vehicle. | 07-15-2010 |
John David Ross, Ovilla, TX US
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20130123784 | FAST ADJUST EXTERNAL FIXATION CONNECTION ROD - The present disclosure provides various embodiments of an external fixation connection rod having articulatable joints that can be attached to external supports, such as rings. In some embodiments, the fixation connection rod includes a telescopic rod and connecting mechanisms for coupling the joints of the connection rod to the external supports. and the connecting mechanisms are operable to substantially lock the orientation of the joints. In some other embodiments, the connection rod includes a housing having parallel axial bores defined therethrough and sleeves slidably disposed in the axial bores. Also included in the present disclosure are methods of maintaining the orientation of first and second fixator rings for immobilizing bone segments. | 05-16-2013 |
20140135764 | EXTERNAL FIXATION CONNECTION ROD FOR RAPID AND GRADUAL ADJUSTMENT - An external fixation connection rod that allows for rapid and gradual length adjustment. In some embodiments, the fixation connection rod includes an inner sleeve received within a telescopic rod to allow for rapid adjustment of an overall length of the fixation connection rod. In some embodiments, the fixation connection rod includes an adjustment mechanism to allow for gradual adjustment of the overall length of the fixation connection rod by lengthening or shortening a threaded elongated member within the inner sleeve, and the adjustment mechanism includes a first rotation member, a second rotation member, and a spring. Distal translation of the first rotation member relative to the second rotation member allows the adjustment mechanism to move from a first, locked position to a second, unlocked position, allowing the first rotation member and the second rotation member to rotate about the inner sleeve and the threaded elongated member during gradual adjustment. | 05-15-2014 |
John David Rulon, Rutherford, CA US
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20120031031 | MODULAR BUILDING BLOCK BUILDING SYSTEM - A system and method for constructing and using modular building blocks. The blocks may include two walls, a course, end conditions, a reinforcing assembly, and vertical and lateral retaining members. The walls may include lateral supports disposed lengthwise on a top and a bottom surface. Lateral retainer members may be disposed into the lateral supports. The walls may also include channels extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. Vertical retainer members may be disposed into the channels. The course may be disposed between and coupled to the walls and characterized by one or more turns. The reinforcing assembly may be set inside the walls and the course. The reinforcing assembly may include wire mesh portions disposed to form interlocks, where the interlocks provide structural support for the channels. The modular building blocks may be coupled together with structurally complimentary end conditions. | 02-09-2012 |
John David Sarlay, Dallas, TX US
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20080235074 | Method for Forecasting and Managing Multimedia Contacts - Multimedia contacts are forecasted, propagated, and managed for each period in a range. The number of contacts received in a period is forecasted using historical methods and is propagated to succeeding periods based on the business goals, such as how quickly a certain contact type is to be handled. After the contacts have been propagated, a total contacts to handle is determined for each period, and the staffing requirements are calculated therefrom. | 09-25-2008 |
20080300953 | Workforce management system with fairness scheduling - A workforce management system implements enhanced any-day-of-the-week or holiday fairness processing. The system provides one or more display interfaces indexed by day of week or given holiday dates, and through which a user defines a fairness policy with respect to each such day or dates. In use, the system compares a fairness policy with historical credit data to generate a rank order of agent eligibility to fulfill a contact center schedule for a given day or holiday date. This rank order of agent availability is then provided to a scheduler to enable generation of one or more contact center schedules for the given day or holiday date. The day of week and holiday fairness may be carried out independently or combined. The system also enables fairness days or dates to be processed according to a user-defined priority. | 12-04-2008 |
John David Sinclair-Day, Tyne & Wear GB
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20140141263 | BIOCIDAL FOUL RELEASE COATING SYSTEMS - Structure coated with a biocidal foul release coating system, the structure being obtained by a. providing a substrate, b. coating the substrate with a first coating layer, c. applying at least one subsequent coating layer on top of the first coating layer, the first coating layer containing a biocide, the subsequent coating layer(s) containing less biocide than the first coating layer and which is(are)free or substantially free of biocide, and wherein the first and the subsequent coating layer(s) form a biocidal foul release coating system showing a controlled leaching of the biocide. | 05-22-2014 |
John David Spenser, Columbus, OH US
John David Trzupek, Medford, MA US
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20140243312 | PYRROLO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES - Described herein are pyrrolo{2,3-d}pyrimidine derivatives, their use as Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. | 08-28-2014 |
John David Wallace, Singapore SG
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20140205470 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth. | 07-24-2014 |
20150016975 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly includes a motor-driven impeller for creating an air flow, a casing including an interior passage for receiving the air flow, and a plurality of air outlets for emitting the air flow from the casing. The casing defines and extends about an opening through which air from outside the casing is drawn by the air flow emitted from the air outlets. The fan assembly also includes at least one heater for heating at least a first portion of the air flow, and means for diverting at least a second portion of the air flow away from said at least one heater. The plurality of outlets includes at least one first air outlet for emitting the relatively hot first portion of the air flow and at least one second air outlet for emitting the relatively cold second portion of the air flow. | 01-15-2015 |
John David Ward, Woodruff, SC US
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20140060200 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CREEP CAPABILITY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS PRIOR TO OPERATION - A method and system for determining creep capability of turbine components is provided. A plurality of turbine components are manufactured from a material having known creep characteristics. Each of the plurality of turbine components is subjected to at least one of tensile stress, centrifugal stress and thermal stress, until a measurable amount of creep is acquired. The turbine components so tested are compared against known creep characteristics for the material used in the components. Components exhibiting an amount of creep greater than a predefined amount of creep will be separated from the plurality of turbine components and not placed into service. | 03-06-2014 |
20150071788 | MODIFICATION PROCESS AND MODIFIED ARTICLE - A modification process and modified article are disclosed. The modification process includes locating an area in an article, removing the area by machining to form a machined region, inserting a modification material into the machined region, securing the modification material to the article, machining the modification material flush with a geometry of the article, and applying a coating over at least a portion of the article. Another modification process includes locating an area under a suction side leading edge tip shroud fillet of an airfoil, removing the area by machining to form a hole, inserting a modification material having improved material properties as compared to an original base material into the hole, securing the modification material in place, machining the modification material and the airfoil to form a new fillet contour, and applying a coating over at least a portion of the airfoil. Also disclosed is the modified article. | 03-12-2015 |
John David Wellbelove, Hampshire GB
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20090016650 | HANDHELD IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A handheld inspection apparatus for inspecting an object in a non-contact manner is provided, the apparatus comprising: a telecentric lens arrangement comprising a telecentric lens arranged to collect light rays projected or reflected from an object to be inspected; a mobile image sensing device such as a CCD digital camera arranged with respect to the telecentric lens to receive the lights rays collected by the telecentric lens and convert these into an image representative of the object, wherein the telecentric lens is arranged such that movement of the apparatus in a direction away from or towards the object causes the image to remain of the same size on the image sensing device. Preferably an illumination unit is provided which is detachably mounted on the camera and is interchangeable depending on the purpose. | 01-15-2009 |
John David Williams, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100055941 | System and method for connecting flat flx cable with an integrated circuit, such as a camera module - A Flat Flex Connector (FFC) has connector flanges embedded in its insulated electrical traces. The flanges engage electrical circuits in a camera module such as a CMOS or CCD and are clamped into electrical engagement. The opposite end of the FFC makes electrical contact with another electrical device such as a semiconductor circuit. The assembly allows electrical connection of two or more devices in a confined space in which the electrical device are not easily aligned for electrical contact. | 03-04-2010 |
20100075514 | Method of making electrical connector on a flexible carrier - A compliant, scalable, thermal-electrical-mechanical, flexible electrical connector. In one configuration, the flexible electrical connector comprises a flexible substrate, a first and second conductive layer, and a plating contiguously applied over the conductive layers and holes through the substrate. The first and second conductive layers are adhered to opposite sides of the flexible substrate and have a plurality of raised contact elements in registration with at least a subset of the holes. At least some contact elements on the first and second conductive layers that oppose each other are in electrical communication with one another by way of the plating. | 03-25-2010 |
20100167561 | Structure and process for a contact grid array formed in a circuitized substrate - An elastic contact array circuitized substrate includes a circuitized substrate provided with circuit traces, and an array of three dimensional contact elements joined to the circuitized substrate and electrically coupled to the circuit traces. In one configuration, the array of three dimensional contacts are formed in a spring sheet material having anisotropic grains whose long direction is selected with respect to the longitudinal direction of elastic contact arms, in accordance with desired properties. In another configuration of the invention, the circuit traces are formed integrally within the spring sheet material. | 07-01-2010 |
John David Windass, Berks GB
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20090031433 | METHODS FOR SCREENING INSECTICIDES - The present invention relates to methods of screening for potential insecticidal agents using genes encoding proteins that regulate xenobiotic detoxification in insects. In particular the invention relates to methods of using insect nuclear hormone receptor genes, in particular dhr96 or homologues thereof and/or their promoters. Such methods employ inter alia transgenic cells and/or transgenic whole organisms in which one or more nuclear hormone receptor gene is deleted or under-expressed. | 01-29-2009 |
John David Wyndham Madden, Vancouver CA
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20080254341 | BATTERY INCLUDING A FLUID MANAGER - An electrochemical cell having a fluid consuming electrode and a fluid regulating system for controlling the rate of entry of fluids into the cell. The fluid regulating system may include a valve for controlling the rate of entry of fluids into the cell and an actuator for operating the valve. The actuator comprises an ionic polymer that responds to changes in a potential applied across the actuator to open or close the valve. In one embodiment, the actuator comprises at least one conducting polymer. In one embodiment, the actuator comprises polypyrrole, at least one polypyrrole derivative, or mixtures of two of more thereof. | 10-16-2008 |
John David Young, Falkirk GB
John David Zikakis, Mount Albert CA
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20120210484 | SPORTS GLOVE HAVING IMPROVED WRIST STRAP AND DORSAL SPLINT SYSTEM - A protective sports glove worn by athletes during training or for use in a combative event to protect against injury and increase performance (including but not limited to total force generation, grip strength, striking force and speed, muscular endurance, time to contraction, etc.). These gloves are engineered with a dorsal splint system and a cooperating adjustable dual strapping wrist tie system to secure the gloves to the contour of the hands, to ensure they remain tight and fixed, and to support the wrist from excessive bending. The dual strapping system with the dorsal splint system provides increased wrist/hand rigidity mirroring a tightness of hand wrap bandages for maximal bone and tendon support of the hands and wrists, and this novel tie system increases the transfer of force generation to the point of impact. | 08-23-2012 |
20120210485 | SPORTS GLOVE HAVING IMPROVED WRIST STRAP - The present invention provides a protective sports glove worn. The glove may be used by athletes during training or in a combative event requiring striking to protect against injury and increase performance, including, but not limited to, total force transference, grip strength, striking force and speed, muscular endurance, time to contraction, etc. These gloves have an adjustable dual strapping wrist tie system to secure the gloves to the contour of the hands and ensure they remain tight and fixed. The dual strapping system seeks to provide increased wrist and hand rigidity that mirrors a tightness of hand wrap bandages for maximal bone and tendon support of the hands and wrists. This system increases the transfer of force to the point of impact. | 08-23-2012 |
20130239294 | SHORT PANT HAVING A SEAMLESS BODY - The present invention provides a short pant comprising: a body having a plurality of fabric sections assembled together in a seamless manner having a front region, a back region, and opposing side regions forming a pelvic region, a pair of thigh regions, an inner surface, and an outer surface; and a closure system, operatively coupled to the body at the pelvic region at a top waist edge, for securing the short pant during wearing; and the pair of thigh regions each having a bottom edge and having a slit on each opposing side region substantially perpendicular to and extending from the bottom edge upward a distance toward the top waist edge. The present invention may be used for athletics, such as for combat sports training or competition. The short pant comprising a seamless body and side slits for minimal irritation, for providing a lightweight short pant, for minimal hook-and-loop in the closure while maintaining proper fit and allowing unrestricted movement. | 09-19-2013 |
20130283491 | SHIN GUARD - A shin guard for combat sports is provided having increased protect for the wearer and the opponent. The shin guard has sleeve for surrounding the lower leg of the wearer and a front padding attached to the sleeve with a top portion reversibly secured which covers and hides a closure system. The shin guard may also have a calf reinforcement. | 10-31-2013 |
20130326798 | PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR COMBAT SPORTS - A protective headgear is disclosed. The headgear protects regions of the wearer's head including the crown, temples, and chin. The headgear has a closure system having two adjustable closures, operating substantially perpendicular to each other and to reinforce one another, that act to provide custom fit for the headgear and to maintain a field of view for the wearer during use and after repeated uses. | 12-12-2013 |