Allston
Brian K. Allston, Rochester, NY US
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20090151338 | Method for controlling glow plug ignition in a preheater of a hydrocarbon reformer - A method for controlling a glow plug at a desired temperature. In a glow plug off state, the glow plug temperature status is monitored to prepare for the next combustion event. When ignition is requested, a determination is made as to how long full voltage can be applied to bring the glow plug to ignition temperature. A resistance/temperature map is provided to determine the resistance as a function of temperature. Another map is provided of temperature as a function of powering time at a full battery voltage in a First Heating Phase to ensure that the surface temperature of the glow plug will reach a predetermined temperature required to start combustion of an air/fuel mixture. A third map is provided of a PWM duty cycle for a Second Heating Phase to maintain the temperature of the glow plug to ensure flame propagation without damage to the glow plug. | 06-18-2009 |
Brian Keith Allston, Rochester, NY US
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20110276252 | Heated Fuel Injector System - A heated fuel injector system and controller that includes a temperature sensing means to provide closed-loop control of a heating element heating fuel dispensed by a heated fuel injector. Closed-loop control provides more accurate temperature control of the heating element so that fuel heating is provided as quickly as possible while also protecting the fuel from being boiled and protecting the heated fuel injector from being damaged by excessive temperature. By monitoring how the signal from the temperature sensing means varies over time, fault conditions such as a lack of fuel flow, and fuel ethanol percentage may be detected. | 11-10-2011 |
Jake Allston, Burbank, CA US
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20110064235 | MICROPHONE AND AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A microphone includes a housing with a user interface configured to allow selection of a voice modification. The voice modification includes at least one of distortion, delay, reverb, auto tune, pitch, and phase. An audio to electric signal converter is at least partially enclosed in the housing and is configured to convert sound vibrations into an electric voice signal. A control module is configured to generate a signal indicative of a desired sound as a function of the modification signal and the electric voice signal. | 03-17-2011 |
Thomas D. Allston, Lima, NY US
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20100152077 | Process for Solvent Shifting a Nanoparticle Dispersion - A process for replacing the continuous phase of a nanoparticle dispersion with a less polar phase, includes filtering the dispersion through a semi-permeable membrane filter to remove the continuous phase, and introducing a less polar phase. | 06-17-2010 |
20120124899 | FUEL ADDITIVE CONTAINING LATTICE ENGINEERED CERIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES - A process for making cerium dioxide nanoparticles containing at least one transition metal (M) utilizes a suspension of cerium hydroxide nanoparticles prepared by mechanical shearing of an aqueous mixture containing an oxidant in an amount effective to enable oxidation of cerous ion to ceric ion, thereby forming a product stream that contains transition metal-containing cerium dioxide nanoparticles, Ce | 05-24-2012 |
20130109600 | STRUCTURED CATALYTIC NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF PREPARATION | 05-02-2013 |
Thomas Dale Allston, Lima, NY US
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20120117863 | CERIUM CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES PREPARED IN NON-POLAR SOLVENT - A method of making cerium-containing metal oxide nanoparticles in non-polar solvent eliminates the need for solvent shifting steps. The direct synthesis method involves: (a) forming a reaction mixture of a source of cerous ion and a carboxylic acid, and optionally, a hydrocarbon solvent; and optionally further comprises a non-cerous metal ion; (b) heating the reaction mixture to oxidize cerous ion to ceric ion; and (c) recovering a nanoparticle of either cerium oxide or a mixed metal oxide comprising cerium. The cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles thus obtained have cubic fluorite crystal structure and a geometric diameter in the range of about 1 nanometer to about 20 nanometers. Dispersions of cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles prepared by this method can be used as a component of a fuel or lubricant additive. | 05-17-2012 |