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Allen, Jr., US
Burgess M. Allen, Jr., Aiken, SC US
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| 20090212054 | Container lid gasket protective strip for double door transfer system - An apparatus and a process for forming a protective barrier seal along a “ring of concern” of a transfer container used with double door systems is provided. A protective substrate is supplied between a “ring of concern” and a safety cover in which an adhesive layer of the substrate engages the “ring of concern”. A compressive foam strip along an opposite side of the substrate engages a safety cover such that a compressive force is maintained between the “ring of concern” and the adhesive layer of the substrate. | 08-27-2009 |
Clarence Allen, Jr., Mt. Crawford, VA US
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| 20100049359 | ARTICLE STACKING APPARATUS HAVING AT LEAST ONE SAFETY SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A stacking apparatus includes a base, a main conveyor pivotably supported on the base that is pivotable between a first, lowered, position and a second, raised, position, an accumulator section downstream of a discharge end of the main conveyor for receiving articles from the main conveyor, where the accumulator section includes a support for supporting a stack of items fed to the accumulator section by the main conveyor. Also, at least one optical sensor detecting the presence of an object in the main conveyor travel path and at least one controller operatively connected to the main conveyor and the optical sensor, the at least one controller receiving signals from the optical sensor and controlling the main conveyor based on the signals and on the direction of movement of the main conveyor. | 02-25-2010 |
Clarence Allen, Jr., Crawford, VA US
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| 20090001653 | STACKING APPARATUS HAVING TILTABLE MAIN CONVEYOR AND VARIABLE LENGTH TRANSFER CONVEYOR - A sheet stacking apparatus includes a conveyor support, a main conveyor connected to the conveyor support and having a discharge end movable between a lowered position and a raised position, a transfer conveyor having a intake end roller support holding the intake end roller in a fixed relationship with respect to the conveyor support and a discharge end roller connected to a main conveyor intake end roller, at least one idler roller, and at least one belt supported by the transfer conveyor intake end roller and the transfer conveyor discharge end roller and passing over the at least one idler roller, the main conveyor discharge end being movable between a lowered position and a raised position, and wherein the transfer conveyor discharge end roller is shifted away from the transfer conveyor intake end roller by the main conveyor discharge end moving from the lowered position to the raised position. | 01-01-2009 |
Clifford Edward Allen, Jr., Newbury, MA US
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| 20100043517 | EXTRACTION OF CHORDAL TEST SPECIMENS FROM FORGINGS - A method for making a test specimen includes machining out a chordal core from an annular forging and machining the specimen symmetrical about a chordal axis of the core. A linear cutting tool such as a wire EDM machine is used for the machining which includes at least a partially cylindrical cutting about the chordal axis with the linear cutting tool. A copper or brass tubular EDM electrode may be used. The chordal core may be machined from fat of the forging. The test specimen may have with a gauge section diameter in a range of | 02-25-2010 |
James J. Allen, Jr., Red Bank, NJ US
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| 20090003534 | Telephone Software Testing System and Method - The present invention provides a system and method for a computer controlled test system in which the computer can change and monitor the compound observable state of an electronic device or telephone during testing procedure. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the compound observable state of the electronic device includes a display bit map file or the status of lights or buttons. The compound observable state can be evaluated by the computer in real-time to alert nearby operators of a failure (i.e. a telephone that needs to be rebooted) or malfunction (not rising to the level of a failure). Also, the data related to the compound observable state can be stored in the computer for later review to assist in debugging the telephone's software. | 01-01-2009 |
James J. Allen, Jr., Raleigh, NC US
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| 20090150572 | STRUCTURE FOR HANDLING DATA REQUESTS - A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design is provided. The design structure generally includes a computer system that includes a CPU, a memory controller, memory, a bus connecting the CPU, memory controller and memory, circuitry for providing a speculative read threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of the total number of reads that can be speculatively issued, and circuitry for intermixing demand reads and speculative reads in accordance with the speculative read threshold. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150618 | STRUCTURE FOR HANDLING DATA ACCESS - A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design is provided. The design structure generally includes a computer system that includes a CPU, a storage device, circuitry for providing a speculative access threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of the total number of accesses to the storage device that can be speculatively issued, and circuitry for intermixing demand accesses and speculative accesses in accordance with the speculative access threshold. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090276559 | Arrangements for Operating In-Line Memory Module Configurations - In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for timing responses to a plurality of memory requests. The method can include sending a plurality of memory requests to a plurality of in-line memory modules. The requests can be sent over a channel from a plurality of channels, where each channel can have a plurality of lanes. The method can receive responses to the plurality of memory requests over the channel and monitor the response to detect a timing relationship between at least two lanes from the plurality of lanes. In addition, the method can adjust a timing of a register loading and unloading sequence in response to the monitoring of multiple lanes and channels. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 11-05-2009 |
James Johnson Allen, Jr., Raleigh, NC US
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| 20090150401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING DATA ACCESS - A method for handling speculative access requests for a storage device in a computer system is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a speculative access threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of the total number of accesses to be speculatively issued, and intermixing demand accesses and speculative accesses in accordance with the speculative access threshold. In another embodiment, a method for reducing data access latency experienced by a user in a computer network is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a web page comprising a link to a data file stored on a database connected to the computer network, selecting a speculative access threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of data accesses which are to be speculatively provided to the user, and speculatively providing the data file in accordance with the speculative access threshold. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090150622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING DATA REQUESTS - A system and method for handling speculative read requests for a memory controller in a computer system are provided. In one example, a method includes the steps of providing a speculative read threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of the total number of reads that can be speculatively issued, and intermixing demand reads and speculative reads in accordance with the speculative read threshold. In another example, a computer system includes a CPU, a memory controller, memory, a bus connecting the CPU, memory controller and memory, circuitry for providing a speculative read threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of the total number of reads that can be speculatively issued, and circuitry for intermixing demand reads and speculative reads in accordance with the speculative read threshold. In another example, a method includes the steps of providing a speculative dispatch time threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of a period of time required to search a cache of the computer system, and intermixing demand reads and speculative reads in accordance with the speculative dispatch time threshold. | 06-11-2009 |
John H. Allen, Jr., Durham, ME US
John L. Allen, Jr., Greensboro, NC US
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| 20100281842 | ELASTIC COMPOSITE YARNS AND WOVEN FABRICS MADE THEREFROM, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Composite yarns have a filamentary core provided with at least one elastic performance filament and at least one inelastic control filament. A fibrous sheath, preferably formed from spun staple fibers, surrounds the filamentary core, preferably substantially along the entire length thereof. The at least one elastic performance filament most preferably includes a spandex and/or a lastol filament. The at least one inelastic control filament is most preferably formed of a textured polymer or copolymer of a polyamide, a polyester, a polyolefin and mixtures thereof. Preferably, the fibrous sheath is formed of synthetic and/or natural staple fibers, most preferably staple cotton fibers. The elastic composite fibers find particular utility as a component part of a woven textile fabric, especially as a stretch denim fabric, which exhibits advantageous elastic recovery of at least about 95.0% (ASTM D3107). | 11-11-2010 |
Philip Brown Allen, Jr., Bettendorf, IA US
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| 20120098522 | NON-CONTACT VOLTAGE DETECTOR - A non-contact voltage detection panel mount assembly is provided. The assembly includes a base to mount to an electrical enclosure, the base including of four voltage portals, a test point and a test voltage generator circuit used to test a pen. The pen is operatively connected to the base and includes an electrical charge storage device, a charge indicator operatively connected to the electrical charge storage device to indicate a presence of a charge within the electrical charge storage device, and a voltage present indicator to indicate presence of a voltage. The pen has a first position for lock-out-tag-out to monitor and test for voltage in any one of the four voltage portals and a second position to determine presence of voltage in the test point. | 04-26-2012 |
William E. Allen, Jr., Cedar Falls, IA US
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| 20100000923 | Pump System for Deep Fryers Using Trans-Fat-Free Cooking Oil - A pump for use in a filtration process for a deep fryer is disclosed. The pump includes a drive shaft linked to a motor or motor drive shaft. The drive shaft passes through a seal assembly before passing into the pump chamber. The seal includes an outer seal housing that accommodates a lip seal. The lip seal is fabricated from PTFE. A combination oil filtration and supply system for a deep fryer is also disclosed that includes a motor linked to the drive shaft. The drive shaft passes through a supply pump and a filter/return pump. The supply pump includes an inlet in communication with a fresh oil reservoir and an outlet in communication with the filter/return pump. The filter/return pump includes an inlet in each communication with an oil filtration system and an outlet in communication with the outlet of the supply pump and an inlet to an oil distribution network. The oil distribution network includes a plurality of outlets, each in communication with an inlet of a vat. Each vat each includes an outlet in communication with the oil filtration system. The supply pump further includes a bypass valve that closes the inlet to the supply pump when flow from the fresh oil reservoir is cut off by closing a fresh oil supply valve. The bypass valve permits continuous circulation of fresh oil in the supply pump chamber and around the seal to prolong the life of the seal. | 01-07-2010 |
William M. Allen, Jr., Liberty Township, OH US
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| 20110195626 | Reprocessing Of Alkyd Resins - Disclosed herein are methods of reforming or recycling infusible, insoluble alkyd resins into new shapes and forms. The insoluble alkyd resins that are reformed or recycled can include pellets, powders, chips, chunks, scraps, pulverized articles, and mixtures thereof. Also disclosed herein are alkyd resins that have been reformed into shaped articles that have traditionally been made with thermoplastics. The shapes of the reformed alkyd resins can include pellets, films, sheets, fibers, nonwovens, and molded articles. | 08-11-2011 |
William M. Allen, Jr., Liberty Twsp., OH US
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| 20110196108 | Gel Point Modification In Alkyd Resin Manufacture - Disclosed herein is a metastable, liquid alkyd resin precursor that has exceeded its gel point, but is not a gel. The precursor includes a gel point modifier and a prepolymer liquid. The prepolymer liquid includes oligomeric polyesters, polyols, and an excipient selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional acids, anhydrides, and mixtures thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the metastable, liquid alkyd resin precursor, and methods of using the metastable, liquid alkyd resin precursor to form fully cross-linked alkyd resins. | 08-11-2011 |
William Maxwell Allen, Jr., Liberty Twp., OH US
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| 20080281285 | Process for Bonding a Material to a Substrate with an Adhesive Precursor Forming an Adhesive as a Product of Ester Condensation and Products Bonded with Such Adhesive Precursor - A process is provided for bonding a substrate to a material using an adhesive precursor comprising a reactive mixture which is reacted to form an adhesive as a product of ester condensation. The reactive mixture includes a monomer mixture comprising at least one polyhydric alcohol and a reactant selected from the group consisting of at least one organic polyacid; at least one organic anhydride; and combinations thereof. Alternatively, the reactive mixture comprises a prepolymer formed from the monomer mixture; a combination of the prepolymer and the monomer mixture; or a combination of the prepolymer and reactants such as polyhydric alcohol, organic polyacid, organic anhydride, and combinations thereof. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090068416 | Process for Coating a Substrate with a Coating Precursor Forming a Coating as a Product of Ester Condensation and Products Coated with Such Coating Precursor - A process is provided for coating a surface of a substrate using a coating precursor comprising a reactive mixture which is reacted to form a coating as a product of ester condensation. The reactive mixture includes a monomer mixture comprising at least one polyhydric alcohol and a reactant selected from the group consisting of at least one organic polyacid; at least one organic anhydride; and combinations thereof. Alternatively, the reactive mixture comprises a prepolymer formed from the monomer mixture; a combination of the prepolymer and the monomer mixture; or a combination of the prepolymer and reactants such as polyhydric alcohol, organic polyacid, organic anhydride, and combinations thereof. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20120021026 | Dissolvable Fibrous Web Structure Article Comprising Active Agents - The personal care compositions of the present invention are in the form of an Article comprising a dissolvable fibrous web structure. The fibers of the dissolvable fibrous web structure comprise a surfactant; a water soluble polymeric structurant; and a plasticizer. Additionally the ratio of the water soluble water soluble polymeric structurant to the active agent in the fiber is 3.5 or less. | 01-26-2012 |
William Maxwell Allen, Jr., Liberty Twshp., OH US
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| 20100286642 | WATER-STABLE, OIL-MODIFIED, NONREACTIVE ALKYD RESIN CONSTRUCTION ADHESIVES, AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a new use for water-stable, oil-modified, nonreactive alkyd resins. It has now been found that such resins can be used as the predominant component of a construction adhesive employed in the manufacture of disposable absorbent articles, for example. As such, the construction adhesive need not employ plasticizers, tackifiers, and conventional polymers required by hot-melt adhesives typically used as construction adhesives. Furthermore, in the manufacture of disposable absorbent articles, the construction adhesive containing a water-stable, oil-modified, nonreactive, alkyd resin does not need to be processed or applied at the high temperatures required of construction adhesives containing reactive alkyds. | 11-11-2010 |