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Christopher T. Arneson, Eiko, MN US
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| 20100170240 | HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR PRESSURE RELIEF MECHANISM - An exemplary hydraulic reservoir includes a reservoir tank having an interior cavity for retaining a fluid and an aperture fluidly connecting the interior cavity to an exterior region of the reservoir. A cover selectively engages the reservoir tank, and is movable between an open position, wherein the fluid path through the aperture in the reservoir tank is at least partially open, and a closed position, wherein the fluid path through the aperture is substantially closed. The hydraulic reservoir further includes a pressure relief mechanism having at least one pressure responsive fastener for releasably connecting the cover to the reservoir tank. The at least one pressure responsive fastener includes a fastener fixed for concurrent movement with one of the cover and the reservoir tank, and a biasing member operably connecting the fastener to whichever of the cover and reservoir tank is not fixed for concurrent movement with the fastener. | 07-08-2010 |
Christopher Thomas Arneson, New Market, MN US
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| 20100228525 | DATA LOGGER FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A data logging system includes a sensor for monitoring a parameter and a data logger. The data logger includes a first logging mode and a second logging mode. The first logging mode has a low-capacity logging mode adapted to collect data from the sensor at time intervals, identify a start of a data cycle when the parameter reaches a first limit, identify a stop of the data cycle when the parameter reaches a second limit, process the data collected between the start and stop of the data cycle, log the data processed, the data processed having less bytes than the data collected between the start and stop of the data cycle. The second logging mode is adapted to collect data from the sensor at time intervals and to log a portion of the data collected after receiving an event code. | 09-09-2010 |
David J. Arneson, Ham Lake, MN US
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| 20080223943 | Variable Speed Blower Control In An HVAC System Having A Plurality of Zones - A zone control panel for use with an HVAC system having zone control and a variable speed blower, and a method for controlling a fluid temperature conditioning device. In one aspect, the zone control panel includes a plurality of thermostat terminals for receiving thermostat signals, a plurality of damper terminals for transmitting damper control signals, and one or more terminals for transmitting signals to control a fluid temperature conditioning device having a variable speed blower. The zone control panel also includes a blower terminal for transmitting a signal to a dehumidification terminal associated with the fluid temperature conditioning device, where the dehumidification terminal is labeled or indicated for use with a dehumidification operating mode or for initiating a dehumidification operating mode of the variable speed blower. The blower terminal changes state in response to the number of zones that are calling for conditioning and changes between only a first off state and a second alternating current (AC) signal state. The change in the state of the blower terminal causes the speed of the variable speed blower to change. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080251590 | HVAC STAGING CONTROL - A controller for an HVAC system having a plurality of zones and having a multiple stage fluid temperature conditioning device. The controller is configured to receive a plurality of thermostat signals and to transmit a signal to control one of a plurality of flow control devices in response to a call for conditioning in one of the plurality of zones. The controller also includes one or more timers that are connected to the thermostat terminals, where the one or more timers are configured to initiate a separate timing count upon each call for conditioning in any one of the plurality of zones. In addition, the controller includes one or more staging terminals for transmitting staging signals to control a multiple stage fluid temperature conditioning device, where the transmission of the staging signals determines whether the conditioning device will operate at a relatively higher output stage. The controller is also configured to make a timing count determination to determine if any one of the separate timing counts initiated upon each call for conditioning in any one of the plurality of zones exceeds a timing delay parameter. The transmission of staging signals depends on the timing count determination. A method is also disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
Jon M. Arneson, Napa, CA US
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| 20090238383 | LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIZED DIRECTIONAL SOUND BEAM - A loudspeaker system has a plurality of relatively small transducer elements configured in a closely spaced transducer array such that their acoustic outputs combine to produce a focused beam of sound in front of the array that is substantially uniform about the beams radiation axis. The transducer array lies in a plane and has a perimeter that approximates a circle, and will have fill-factor with respect to a circle circumscribing the array of at least approximately 70%. In one variation of the loudspeaker system, the transducer array is constructed in smaller transducer array modules that are operatively fitted together to produce a larger array. | 09-24-2009 |
Kenneth Arneson, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090077188 | Event notification system and method - A notification system comprises a plurality of claim checks and a plurality of communication device identifiers. The notification system further comprises a messaging module that is configured to receive an electronic notification of an event. The messaging module is further configured to associate at least one of the claim checks and one of the communication device identifiers with the event. The messaging module is also configured to generate a message that contains the associated claim check and transmit the message to a communications device identified by the communication device identifier. In one embodiment, the notification system further comprises a retrieval module that is responsive to a request to access the event. In another embodiment, the messaging module is configured to receive an electronic notification of a second event and associate the claim check and another communication device identifier with the message. | 03-19-2009 |
Kenneth A. Arneson, West Richland, WA US
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| 20080254777 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF METADATA ABOUT DATA THAT IS COLLECTED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device that facilitates automatic generation of metadata about data that is collected by the mobile device may include a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions may be stored in the memory. The instructions may be executable to collect data and to create an identifier that corresponds to the data that is collected. The instructions may also be executable to transmit a wireless communication signal that comprises the identifier. Transmitting the wireless communication signal may facilitate communication of the identifier to a location and telemetry system and may facilitate determination of metadata about the data by the location and telemetry system. | 10-16-2008 |
Kristine Arneson, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20120109700 | Payroll System Optimization - In one preferred implementation, a business rules engine optimizes staffing decisions by accepting as inputs top-down constraint as well as bottom-up constraint rules to dynamically determine short to medium term optimal staffing patterns. The business rules engine of this embodiment optionally utilizes a Holt-Winters algorithm which factors in both seasonal and annualized trend information. In certain embodiments, the business rules engine is able to more accurately estimate necessary minimum staffing based on business constraints at both the strategic and operations levels. For instance, strategic (top-down) factors may include intentional overstaffing of stores during certain time periods or in certain key geographic regions, sales forecasts, aggregate margin enhancement, etc. Operational (bottom-up) factors can, in selected embodiments, include time-to-unload, time-to-stock, product throughput and related factors. | 05-03-2012 |
Michael Arneson, Finksburg, MD US
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| 20110004059 | Displaying Image Data From A Scanner Capsule - An ingestible image scanning pill captures high resolution images of the GI tract as it passes through. Images communicated externally have exact location determination. Image processing software discards duplicate information and stitches images together, line scan by line scan, to replicate a complete GI tract as if it were stretched out in a straight line. A fully linear image is displayed to a medical professional as if the GI tract had been stretched in a straight line, cut open, laid flat out on a bench for viewing—all without making any incisions in a live patient. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20120101386 | Ultrasound Scanning Capsule Endoscope (USCE) - The present invention relates to ultrasound imaging on a capsule endoscope platform. It relates to the generation of a focused ultrasound acoustic signal and the receiving of echo signals from the wall of a body lumen with an array of acoustic transducers wrapped around the circumference of the capsule. It relates to sending the generated echo image signals to receiver devices attached or worn on the body. It relates to the generation of 360° overlapping sidewall ultrasound scans of a body lumen, and image processing techniques to assemble these scans into a high resolution continuous ultrasound image. Finally, it relates to the manufacture and assembly of such an ultrasound scanning capsule endoscope (USCE). The concept is extendable to conventional endoscopes and catheters. | 04-26-2012 |
Michael R. Arneson, Finksburg, MD US
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| 20090088618 | System and Method for Manufacturing a Swallowable Sensor Device - Methods and systems for manufacturing a swallowable sensor device are disclosed. Such a method includes mechanically coupling a plurality of internal components, wherein the plurality of internal components includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of projections extending radially outward. A cavity is filled with a potting material, and the mechanically coupled components are inserted into the cavity. The cavity may be pre-filled with the potting material, or may be filled after the mechanically coupled components have been inserted therein. A distal end of each projection abuts against a wall of the cavity thereby preventing the potting material from covering each distal end. The cavity is sealed with a cap causing the potting material to harden within the sealed cavity to form a housing of the swallowable sensor device, wherein the distal end of each projection is exposed to an external environment of the swallowable sensor device. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100016673 | Ingestible Endoscopic Optical Scanning Device - An ingestible scanning device includes, in an embodiment, a capsule housing having a transparent window and sized so as to be ingestible, a photo-sensing array located within the capsule housing, a mirror located within the housing and oriented to direct an image from a surface outside the transparent window to the photo-sensing array, and a light source for illuminating the surface outside the transparent window. | 01-21-2010 |
Michael R. Arneson, Westminister, MD US
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| 20080271313 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFER OF DIES USING A DIE PLATE - A method, system, and apparatus for transfer of dies using a die plate is described herein. The die plate has a planar body. The body has a plurality of holes therethrough. A support structure and the die plate can be positioned to be closely adjacent to each other such that each die of a plurality of dies attached to the support structure adheres to a first surface of the die plate. The dies can subsequently be transferred from the die plate to one or more destination substrates or other surfaces, by a punching mechanism. | 11-06-2008 |
Peter K. Arneson, Cheshire, CT US
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| 20100305578 | Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods - A uterine manipulator tip includes a finger and an expandable member. The finger is configured to be confined within a cervix. The expandable member is carried by the finger and is configured to engage a cervical canal between an internal cervical os and an external cervical os of the cervix. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20120016185 | Vaginal Manipulator Tips and Related Systems and Methods - This invention relates to vaginal manipulator tips and related systems and methods. In certain aspects of the invention, a vaginal manipulator tip assembly includes a body and an expandable member secured to the body. The tip assembly can be configured to be inserted into a vagina, and the body can be configured to receive a cervix. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120109146 | Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods - A colpotomizer cup includes a cup body and a sleeve. The cup body is configured to receive a cervix. The sleeve is connected to the cup body and includes a locking member for locking the colpotomizer cup in a predetermined position along a length of the uterine manipulator handle. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120109147 | Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods - A colpotomizer cup includes a cup body and one or more tenaculum engagement features. The cup body is configured to receive a cervix. The one or more tenaculum engagement features are adapted to connect the colpotomizer cup to a tenaculum such that the colpotomizer cup can be delivered to a cervix using the tenaculum. The colpotomizer cup can be configured to accept and secure the base of a uterine manipulator tip. | 05-03-2012 |
Peter K. Arneson, Norwalk, CT US
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| 20120109014 | Cervical Sizing Devices and Related Kits and Methods - This disclosure relates to cervical sizing devices and related kits and methods. In some aspects, a cervical sizing device includes an elongate arm and a member positioned at a distal end region of the elongate arm. The cervical sizing device can be used to determine an approximate size of a cervix when the member is brought into contact with an outer surface of the cervix. | 05-03-2012 |
Robert Arneson, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20100052912 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN ID CARD SECURITY SWITCH - To prevent the unwanted activation and/or reading of data within an ID card, a manually actuatable switch, such as a slider switch, is provided (e.g., along an edge of the card) to allow the user to selectively activate and deactivate an operational characteristic of the card. The “operational characteristic” of the card might include, for example, power on/off, the ability to respond to external signals, operation of the RF antenna, the transfer of data, and/or any other operational characteristics that assists in preventing unwanted access. | 03-04-2010 |