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Brian Aiken, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20090002257 | PRECISION FLEXIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - This document discloses, among other things, an inflatable apparatus having a plurality of attachment points. The apparatus can be collapsed, and when distended, the attachment points are dimensionally stable with varying applied pressure. | 01-01-2009 |
Brian Aiken, East Aurora, NY US
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| 20080300062 | Electronic Device for Enhancing an Interactive Experience with a Tangible Medium of Expression - An electronic device for enhancing an interactive experience with a tangible medium of expression is disclosed. The device is operable with a ny of a plurality of preprogrammed, removable memory, modules; at least one memory module having content relating to the tangible medium. The electronic device has a processor coupled to each of a user input device, a user output device, and a memory address space comprising a preprogrammed, non-removable electronic memory. A memory interface is configured to increase the memory address space accessible to the processor when any combination of the memory modules is coupled to the interface. The processor is configured to cause the output device to produce an output signal relating to the tangible medium based on the content of the memory address space when any combination of the plurality of removable memory modules including the at least one memory module is coupled to the interface. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090247980 | Containment Device With Indicator - The present invention relates to a containment device. In particular, the present invention relates to a containment device with a closure mechanism that can be used to couple the containment device to a child. The closure mechanism may include or be used with one or more indicators that can be used by a parent or caregiver to determine whether the containment device is appropriately sized and tightened. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100000016 | Infant Support Structure With Accessibility Feature - The present invention relates to an infant support structure. In particular, the present invention relates to an infant support structure with a movable portion that facilitates access to a particular area or portion of the infant support structure. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110074125 | Children's Ride-On Vehicle With Parent Steering Assist Handle And Stationary Canopy - A children's ride-on vehicle includes a rotatable parent steering mechanism to steer the vehicle in a desired direction, and a canopy supported by the parent steering mechanism that remains stationary as the parent steering mechanism is rotated. | 03-31-2011 |
Brian L. Aiken, East Aurora, NY US
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| 20100175192 | Reconfigurable Support Pillow System - A reconfigurable support pillow system is disclosed. The system includes a base pillow, a first accessory pillow, and a second accessory pillow. The accessory pillows are removable, with the first accessory pillow being configured to connect to the second accessory pillow to form a nursing pillow that supports an infant. The system may be utilized as a prenatal pillow, comfortably supporting an expectant mother, or may be utilized as a postnatal pillow, supporting a nursing mother and/or her infant. | 07-15-2010 |
Brian Matthew Aiken, Wallingford, CT US
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| 20100008000 | GROUND FAULT PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR MULTI-SOURCE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a ground fault protection circuit for an electrical distribution system, the electrical distribution system having a plurality of power sources each having an associated main circuit breaker and being electrically coupled to an associated load with a tie circuit breaker electrically coupled therebetween, the main and tie circuit breakers having associated therewith phase and neutral current transformers (CTs) for sensing an associated current. The ground fault protection circuit includes first, second and third auxiliary differential current transformers, each in signal communication with outputs of respective phase and neutral current transformers associated with respective first and second main circuit breakers and a tie circuit breaker. A control circuit has a defined topology that provides signal communication between each of the auxiliary differential current transformers. | 01-14-2010 |
Christopher Aiken, Valparaiso, IN US
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| 20110178288 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MALTODEXTRINS AND MALTODEXTRINS - There is disclosed a process for preparing liquid maltodextrin having a D.E. of about 5 to less than about 20. Also disclosed are liquid maltodextrins having a D.E. of about 9 to about 15. | 07-21-2011 |
Cynthia R. Aiken, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20110139040 | NESTABLE PALLET - A nestable pallet includes a deck having an upper panel, a lower panel and a plurality of ribs extending perpendicularly from the upper panel to the lower panel. The upper panel further includes a plurality of openings for receiving feet of a similar pallet when nested. The lower panel further includes a plurality of feet extending downward from the deck, each foot having a cavity defined therein lined within one of the plurality of openings in the upper panel. Each cavity is configured to receive a foot from a similar pallet when nested therein. | 06-16-2011 |
Daniel Aiken, Cedar Crest, NM US
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| 20080264476 | SOLAR CELL WITH DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COVER GLASS - A solar cell including a semiconductor body including at least one photoactive junction; and a diamond like carbon layer deposited over the top surface of the semiconductor body. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100089440 | Dual Junction InGaP/GaAs Solar Cell - The present application is directed to a multi-terminal semiconductor solar cell. The solar cell may be dual junction solar cells comprising single junctions independently interconnected by a middle lateral conduction layer (MLCL). The solar cells may include a GaAs subcell, a GaInP subcell, and a MLCL disposed therebetween. In addition, the solar cells may include a plurality of terminals. One terminal may be operatively connected to the GaAs subcell, a second terminal may be operatively connected to the GaInP subcell and a third terminal may be operatively connected to the MLCL. | 04-15-2010 |
Daniel J. Aiken, Cedar Crest, NM US
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| 20090032084 | OPTIMIZATION OF GROUND COVERAGE OF TERRESTRIAL SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM - A concentrator photovoltaic solar cell array for terrestrial use for generating electrical power from solar radiation including a central support which is rotatable about its central longitudinal axis, a support frame carried by, and rotatable with respect to, the central support about an axis orthogonal to said central longitudinal axis, and a solar array mounted on the support frame. The solar cell array includes a plurality of Fresnel concentrator lenses and multijunction III-V compound semiconductor solar cells each producing in excess of 10 watts of DC power. An actuator is provided for rotating the central support and the support frame so that the solar cell array is maintained substantially orthogonal to the rays of the sun as the sun traverses the sky. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090188554 | III-V Compound Semiconductor Solar Cell for Terrestrial Solar Array - A concentrator photovoltaic solar cell array for terrestrial use for generating electrical power from solar radiation including a multifunction III-V compound semiconductor solar cell with material composition and bandgaps to maximize absorption in the AM1.5 spectral region, and a thickness of one micron or greater so as to be able to produce in excess of 15 watts of DC power with conversion efficiency in excess of 37%. The aggregate surface area of the grid pattern covers approximately 2 to 5% of the top cell. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090188561 | High concentration terrestrial solar array with III-V compound semiconductor cell - An arrangement including a concentrator lens and a photovoltaic solar cell for terrestrial use for generating electrical power from solar radiation including a multifunction III-V compound semiconductor solar cell with material composition and bandgaps to maximize absorption in the AM1.5 spectral region, and a thickness of one micron or greater so as to be able to produce in excess of 15 watts of DC power with conversion efficiency in excess of 37%. The concentration level of the lens is selected to optimize the efficiency of the solar cell. | 07-30-2009 |
David M. Aiken, Freedom, PA US
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| 20090173633 | COATING LINE AND PROCESS FOR FORMING A MULTILAYER COMPONENT COATING ON A SUBSTRATE - A process for forming a multilayer composite coating on a substrate is provided. The process includes forming an electrodeposition coating layer on the substrate by electrodeposition of a curable electrodepositable coating composition over at least a portion of the substrate. Optionally, the coated substrate is heated to a temperature and for a time sufficient to cure the electrodeposition coating layer. A basecoating layer is formed on the electrodeposition coating layer by depositing an aqueous curable basecoating composition directly onto at least a portion of the electrodeposition coating layer. Optionally, the basecoating layer is dehydrated. A top coating layer is formed on the basecoating layer by depositing a curable top coating composition which is substantially pigment-free directly onto at least a portion of the basecoating layer. The top coating layer, the basecoating layer, and, optionally, the electrodeposition coating layer are cured simultaneously. | 07-09-2009 |
Duane Aiken, Rosman, NC US
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| 20100018339 | COMPENSATOR FOR ROBOTIC ARM - A robotic arm compensator includes a housing, a lock mandrel, a first lock slide, a second lock slide and an instrument attached to the lock mandrel. A method of using the robotic arm compensator includes moving the first and second lock slides in a direction toward each other to engage the lock mandrel in a first state and moving the lock slides apart from each other to disengage the lock mandrel in a second state for providing exceptional radial movement, large lateral travel relative to overall size, zero force to utilize the compensation travel and no axial compressibility. | 01-28-2010 |
Geoffrey Aiken, Albuquerque, NM US
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| 20100225918 | PORTABLE DIESEL PARTICULATE MONITOR - A diesel particulate matter (DPM) monitor that can be worn, attached to a particular location or piece of equipment, and collects real-time data about DPM levels. In an exemplary embodiment, ambient air is drawn by a flow-controlled diaphragm pump through a particle size selector which only passes submicron particles. These particles are collected on an optically transparent filter. A laser illuminates the filter and the transmittance of the laser beam is measured in real-time by a photo detector. As DPM accumulates on the filter, the laser transmittance decreases. The instrument is calibrated to convert this decrease in transmittance to a real-time concentration of elemental carbon in the air. | 09-09-2010 |
Jeffrey D. Aiken, Appleton, WI US
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| 20090101436 | Telescopic aerial ladders; components; and methods - Truss arrangements utilizable in ladder sections of extendible ladder arrangements are described. Also described are ladder arrangements utilizing in the truss arrangements, and methods designed in use. | 04-23-2009 |
John E. Aiken, Monroeville, PA US
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| 20090099380 | Fatty acid alkyl ester production from oleaginous seeds - A process is described for producing fatty acid alkyl esters for both diesel fuel and non-fuel uses. The feed material includes whole oleaginous seeds slurried in a liquid triglyceride oil containing at least two weight percent free fatty acid, wherein oil from inside the seeds is first extracted with concurrent esterification of free fatty acids from all sources in an acidic environment. Following sufficient free fatty acid reaction, the intermediate product is subjected to base-catalyzed concurrent extraction and transesterification. Decanting of the byproduct glycerin is followed by water washing. Subsequently, the fatty acid ester product is concurrently purified and fractionated into a biodiesel fuel stream and a non-fuel fraction, each of which undergoes post treatment as needed. The process is optionally integrated with glycerin purification and/or methanol recovery. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100005714 | PLANT SUPPORT POLE AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus for supporting plants growing from the ground includes an elongated rigid pole with a plurality of axially-spaced apertures along much of the pole. Flexible cord ties are threaded in a spiral fashion through at least three apertures in the long wall of the elongated pole, and knots at the ends are tied around plant stems or branches thereby preventing disengagement from the holes and simultaneously supporting the plant. One end of the elongated pole is cut at an angle to the axis to form a point. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100113809 | PROCESS FOR INTEGRATED CO-PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND EPOXIDIZED ESTERS - A process for the integral production and reactive consumption of hydrogen peroxide combines oxidation of a high-boiling secondary alcohol to form hydrogen peroxide and the ketone analog, recycle of a hydrogenated ketone/alcohol stream to the oxidation step, and epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid esters utilizing a gaseous hydrogen peroxide stream as it is produced. The epoxidized esters are known to have desirable characteristics for use as plasticizers and similar products. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110046420 | PROCESS FOR THE CO-PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLS - The present invention relates to the co-production of unsaturated aldehydes via a crossed-aldol condensation reaction catalyzed by recyclable water-soluble phase-transfer catalysts or the hydroxides thereof. The aldehydes are then hydrogenated to the desired alcohol products or saturated aldehyde feed stocks. Specifically, methods in which 2,4-diethyloctanol is co-produced with 2-ethylhexanol in batch and continuous processes are described. Recovery of the phase-transfer catalyst through water washing followed by “salting out” from the washings is also demonstrated. | 02-24-2011 |
Kass Aiken, Oldsmar, FL US
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| 20110060908 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING NETWORK SECURITY - A network-based biometric authentication system includes a client computer ( | 03-10-2011 |
Louis E. Aiken, Houston, TX US
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| 20100319060 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR COMPREHENSIVE IT DISCOVERY WITHOUT CREDENTIALS - A method and system for discovering dependencies, configurations and utilizations among IT resources are disclosed. A discovery team writes a prediscovery script without requesting credentials and sends it to a system administrator (SA) who already has necessary credentials to execute the prediscovery script. Then, the SA reviews the prediscovery script and executes the prediscovery script on a target server. While or after executing the prediscovery script, the target server generates a result of an execution of the prediscovery script and provides the result to an analysis system. The analysis system analyzes and parses the result and generates a user-friendly data (e.g., graph or spreadsheet) that represents the result. Then, the analysis system provides the user-friendly data to the discovery team. The analysis system does not require credentials and does not directly communicate with the target server except receiving the result of the executed prediscovery script from the target server. | 12-16-2010 |
Mark Aiken, Brentwood, CA US
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| 20090045380 | Lift stand - A motorcycle lift stand has a lifting surface, a base with legs and a center post having an internal gas compression spring and locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is coupled to a touch pad that is attached one of the legs of the base. In use, a motorcycle is placed on the lifting surface and the touch pad is actuated causing the gas spring to apply an upward force on the motorcycle. With the assistance of the lift stand the user can raise the motorcycle to the desired height. When the motorcycle is property positioned, the user releases the touch pad to lock the lift stand to the desired height. The lift stand is lowered by actuating the touch pad. An internal dampening mechanism slows the downward movement of the motorcycle. | 02-19-2009 |
Michael Aiken, Canton, GA US
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| 20120060998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING THE TRAILING EDGE OF A PRINTED ARTICLE - A kicker wheel for folding and sealing the trailing edge of a folded article with sealing tabs. The kicker wheel can include a thin product support rail to support the article during activation of an air nozzle. The kicker wheel can also include a profiled tab swipe to fold and seal one or more tabs on the trailing edge of the article. The kicker wheel can be substantially cylindrical or can have an arcuate portion and a counterweight portion. One or more kicker wheels can be used in conjunction with an improved tabbing machine. The tabbing machine can include one or more air jets that along with the kicker wheel enable tabs to be applied to multiple sides of the article without turning or flipping the article. | 03-15-2012 |
Robert D. Aiken, Stillwater, MN US
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| 20090275827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE PROXIMITY OF AN ELECTRODE TO TISSUE IN A BODY - A method and system for assessing proximity between an electrode and tissue is provided. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU is configured to acquire values for first and second components of a complex impedance between the electrode and the tissue, and to calculate an electrical coupling index (ECI) responsive to the first and second values. The ECU is further configured to process the ECI to determine the proximity of the electrode to the tissue. The ECU may be configured to calculate an electrical coupling index rate (ECIR) based on the calculated ECI and information relating to the change in location of the electrode, and to assess proximity based on the ECIR. Alternatively, the ECU may be configured to assess the proximity using the calculated ECI, as opposed to the ECIR. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110160593 | INTRACARDIAC IMAGING SYSTEM UTILIZING A MULTIPURPOSE CATHETER - A three dimensional physiological mapping system utilizing an intracardiac echo catheter capable of being located in six degrees of freedom by a visualization, navigation, or mapping system. An echocardiography image of the intracardiac echo catheter may be projected within a geometric model of the visualization, navigation, or mapping system where the location of the projected image is adjusted in response to user input identifying a structure present in the echocardiography image and the geometric model. | 06-30-2011 |
Thomas D. Aiken, Basking Ridge, NJ US
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| 20110127340 | Occupancy-based demand controlled ventilation system - In a demand control ventilation (DCV) system, ID codes of tags worn by occupants are detected in each room by a tag detector and wirelessly communicated to a zonal occupancy compiler. The zonal occupancy count arrived at by the compiler is transmitted to a DCV microprocessor, which interfaces with the ventilation controller of the building's HVAC system and sets the zonal ventilation rate based on the occupancy count and applicable ASHRAE standards. | 06-02-2011 |