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Andreas Amann, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100001821 | SUPERCONDUCTING QUICK SWITCH - A magnet system for generating a magnetic field may include a superconducting magnet, a switch, and a heater element thermally coupled to the switch. The superconducting magnet is structured to generate magnetic fields, and the switch includes a non-inductive superconducting current carrying path connected in parallel to the superconducting magnet. In general, the switch is structured to only carry a level of current that is a portion of the current required to obtain a full field by the superconducting magnet. | 01-07-2010 |
Catherine L. Amann, Monroe, CT US
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| 20100138342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING CASH PAYMENT VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - The invention presented comprises a system and method for executing a cash payment via a computer network. A payor computing device communicates over a computer network with payee computing devices via a P2P server. The P2P server is operative to receive a payment request from the payor computing device and process the payment by debiting a financial instrument specified by a payor utilizing the payor computing device. The payment request is transmitted from the P2P server to a cash payment server operative to receive the payment request and translate the request into the native format of an ATM control server, the native format of the P2P server and ATM control server not being interoperable. The ATM control server is operative to generate a PIN code, which is transmitted along with the received payment instructions to an ATM. The ATM receives the payment instructions and dispenses the payment upon receipt of the PIN code. Receipt data is also generated by the ATM control server, translated into the native format of the P2P server by the cash payment server, and delivered to the payor and payee via the P2P sever. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110071943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING CASH PAYMENTS VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - The invention presented comprises a system and method for executing a cash payment via a computer network. A payor computing device communicates over a computer network with payee computing devices via a P2P server. The P2P server is operative to receive a payment request from the payor computing device and process the payment by debiting a financial instrument specified by a payor utilizing the payor computing device. The payment request is transmitted from the P2P server to a cash payment server operative to receive the payment request and translate the request into the native format of an ATM control server, the native format of the P2P server and ATM control server not being interoperable. The ATM control server is operative to generate a PIN code, which is transmitted along with the received payment instructions to an ATM. The ATM receives the payment instructions and dispenses the payment upon receipt of the PIN code. Receipt data is also generated by the ATM control server, translated into the native format of the P2P server by the cash payment server, and delivered to the payor and payee via the P2P sever. | 03-24-2011 |
Keith R. Amann, Westminster, CO US
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| 20080225756 | Method for synchronizing U-APSD trigger frames - A wireless LAN is comprised of a number of wired infrastructure devices, including at least one access point able to support a number of wireless communication devices configured to operate in the U-APSD mode. The wireless communications devices periodically contending for the wireless medium to transmit trigger messages to the access point and the access point responding by transmitting at least one frame of information. The wireless communications devices operate to synchronize the transmission of their trigger messages such that the possibility that the messages collide with one another is minimized. | 09-18-2008 |
Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX US
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| 20110059878 | Lubricant Oil Compositions To Optimize Internal Combustion Engine Performance - The present disclosure relates to lubricant oil compositions formed from base stock oils to optimize internal combustion engine performance. Base stock oils are identified that have selected cetane number characteristics and relatively reduced reactivity to improve their associated combustion characteristics and reduce engine knock without the need to modify the engine fuel or engine parameters such as compression ratio and/or ignition timing. The base stocks may specifically include esters of dicarboxylic acids, esters of trimellitic anhydride and/or alklyated naphthalene compounds. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110174055 | Evaluation Of Non-Fuel Components On Engine Knock Performance - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the evaluation of non-fuel components within a selected fuel with respect to engine knock performance. A non-fuel component such as a lubricant oil is now evaluated to determine onset of engine knock relative to baseline oil formulations that indicate relative low reactivity and optimum engine performance and those engine oils that exhibit relatively high reactivity and sub-optimum engine performance. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110213538 | Method and related system of using crankcase pressure to to detect pre-ignition in spark ignition engine - Methods and a related system of preventing a pre-ignition event in a spark ignition engine. Unusual crankcase pressure fluctuations often occur prior to a Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI) event. A high speed high resolution pressure transducer ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110244587 | QUANTIFICATION OF LUBRICANT REACTIVITY USING CONSTANT VOLUME COMBUSTION DEVICE - A method for identifying a lubricant composition that reduces the propensity for knock in an engine. The lubricant composition is mixed with a solvent to reduce the viscosity of the lubricant composition, thereby forming a lubricant-solvent mixture having a viscosity similar to or less than that of engine fuel. A sample of a lubricant-solvent mixture is then subjected to a constant volume combustion test to determine the reactivity associated with the lubricant-solvent mixture. The test is repeated for a range of lubricant-solvent ratios, and statistical methods are used to calculate the reactivity of the lubricant composition without solvent. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110265761 | Method and related system of dithering spark timing to prevent pre-ignition in internal combustion engine - Methods of mitigating the occurrence of a low-speed pre-ignition event in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine ( | 11-03-2011 |
Mark Willaim Amann, Lexington, KY US
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| 20100129091 | Toner container structure and method for assessing toner consumption in an image forming apparatus - The present invention provides a toner container system (such as a toner cartridge) and method for determining the toner consumed by each pixel in an image forming apparatus, such as a printer, so to accurately assess the amount of toner remaining in the toner container The pixels printed by the image forming apparatus are counted over a portion of toner container life when a known amount of toner is consumed, the rate of toner consumption per pixel is then calculated, and the calculated rate of toner consumption per pixel is used to determine the amount of toner remaining in the container system. | 05-27-2010 |
Mark William Amann, Lexington, KY US
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| 20110293296 | Optical Sensor Arrangement for an Imaging Apparatus - An imaging apparatus includes a toner cartridge within a housing having a rotatable shaft, a cam rotatably mounted on the shaft, an optical sensor mounted on the housing having an emitter and a receiver forming an optical path therebetween, and a flag mounted on the housing having a first arm and a second arm. The optical sensor has an output that changes when the optical path changes from blocked to unblocked and from unblocked to blocked. The flag has a home position where the first arm is disposed in the rotational path of the cam and the second arm either blocks the optical path or unblocks the optical path. Rotation of the rotatable shaft causes the cam to engage and disengage the first arm causing the second arm to change from blocking the optical path to unblocking the optical path or vice versa. | 12-01-2011 |
Michael A. Amann, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090188217 | FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE INLETS AND MULTIPLE FILTER MEMBERS - The present invention discloses a filter assembly which includes a compartmented housing structure having a plurality of inlets and an outlet. A first inlet is positioned in flow communication with a first chamber portion and a first filter member. A second inlet is positioned in flow communication with a second chamber portion and a second filter member. A third chamber portion is located between the first and second filter members and is in flow communication with the outlet such that ambient air entering the housing through the first and second inlets will flow through the first and second filter members into the third chamber portion and through the outlet. | 07-30-2009 |
William Amann, Charlotte, NC US
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| 20100231687 | System and method for capturing, combining and displaying 360-degree "panoramic" or "spherical" digital pictures, images and/or videos, along with traditional directional digital images and videos of a site, including a site audit, or a location, building complex, room, object or event - One embodiment of a system and method for using a 360-degree panoramic camera or 360-degree panoramic video camera for capturing images of a site, location or object, including site audits, may include using such camera at various prescribed heights and locations in conjunction with a processing unit configured to display information and images of the subject site location or object. The processing unit may be configured with a software viewer to display images and information of interest and incorporating icons for purposes of selecting a corresponding point of view or information portal. A compressor unit may be used to receive photographic data from the camera system and interface with the processor. A storage unit may be configured to store captured and combined images of the site, location or object. | 09-16-2010 |