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Arnold C. Ashcraft, Perrineville, NJ US
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| 20100300290 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CARBONYL SULFIDE FROM ACID GAS CONTAINING SAME - Novel solvent composition for selective removal of COS from a gas stream containing same, said composition comprising | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301269 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CARBONYL SULFIDE FROM ACID GAS CONTAINING SAME - Novel solvent composition for selective removal of COS from a gas stream containing same, said composition comprising | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110104030 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CARBONYL SULFIDE FROM ACID GAS CONTAINING SAME - Novel solvent composition for selective removal of COS from a gas stream containing same, said composition comprising | 05-05-2011 |
Britt Ashcraft, Tomball, TX US
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| 20120118540 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Heat transfer apparatuses and systems are provided. A heat transfer apparatus ( | 05-17-2012 |
Britt C. Ashcraft, Tomball, TX US
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| 20110026210 | Configurable Input in A Portable Computing Device - A configurable portable computing device having a first display panel and a second display panel, a first user input device and a second user input device. Where the second user input device is incorporated into the second display panel and the first user input device being selectively mountable over the second display panel or detached from the computing device. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110242746 | DILATANT ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Dilatant enclosure systems and methods are provided. A dilatant enclosure system can include an open framework; an electronic device disposed at least partially within the open framework; and a breathable, dilatant material covering at least a portion of the open framework. A dilatant enclosure method can include at least partially covering an open framework with a breathable, dilatant fabric material. The method can further include disposing an electronic device at least partially within the open framework. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120014054 | ALTERING THE FLEXIBILITY OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed embodiments relate to altering the flexibility of a display device. A method for altering the flexibility of a display device may include sending a signal, by a circuit, to alter the temperature of a first section of a display device comprising the first section and a second section. The flexibility of the first section may be changed in response to the temperature alteration of the first section. The method may further include sending a signal, by the circuit, to alter the temperature of the second section of the display device. In one embodiment, the flexibility of the second section is changed in response to the temperature alteration of the second section. | 01-19-2012 |
Britt C. Ashcraft, Houston, TX US
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| 20110242757 | LAPTOP COMPUTER USER THERMAL ISOLATION APPARATUS - A laptop computer user thermal isolation apparatus is provided for inhibiting the transfer of waste heat from internal heat generating components to a user. The thermal isolation apparatus includes a casing substantially enclosing the heat generating components, the casing including at least one panel having a sealed enclosed cavity disposed between the heat generating components and an outer surface of the casing. | 10-06-2011 |
C. Cleveland Ashcraft, Kingston, ID US
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| 20110301929 | Systems and Methods Of Performing Vibro-acoustic Analysis Of A Structure - Methods and systems for simulating acoustic field resulted from particular excitations by performing vibro-acoustic analysis of a structure are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, vibro-acoustic analysis of a structure is performed in two stages. First, steady state dynamic (SSD) responses are obtained using a finite element analysis model of a structure subject to harmonic excitations (e.g., external nodal loads, pressures, or enforced motions (e.g., ground motions), etc.). The steady state responses are the results (e.g., nodal velocities at desired locations of the structure) obtained in a finite element analysis in frequency-domain. Second, an acoustic analysis is conducted according to Helmholtz equation using the nodal velocities obtained at desired locations on the structure as a boundary condition. The acoustic analysis can be performed in a number of procedures (e.g., boundary element method, Rayleigh approximation method, etc.). | 12-08-2011 |
Charles Ray Ashcraft, Winston-Salem, NC US
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| 20090065012 | Materials and Methods for Manufacturing Cigarettes - Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive material can be applied as a coating formulation in an off-line manner to a continuous paper sheet web that is later used for cigarette manufacture. The additive material can be applied as a coating formulation in an on-line manner to continuous paper web moving through an operating cigarette making machine. The coating formulation is applied to the paper web using roll applicator techniques, ink jet printing techniques or electrostatic precipitation techniques. Liquid coating formulation are curable, and are virtually absent of solvent or liquid carrier. Radiation, such as ultraviolet or electron beam radiation, is used to solidify and fix polymerizable liquid components of the coating formulation that have been applied to the paper web. Heating and subsequent cooling of the coating formulation used to fix solid components of the coating formulation that have been applied to the paper web. Registration techniques are used to ensure proper positioning of the additive material on the smokable rods so manufactured, and to ensure proper quality of those cigarettes. | 03-12-2009 |
Darrel Gene Ashcraft, El Dorado, AR US
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| 20090241937 | Sunshine tracker - A machine for tracking the sun's movement and concentrating sunlight consists of a main Frame which pivots in the north and south direction on a base having conduit for a heat medium (a liquid usually of the Glycol family the Main Rrame supports the Mirror Frame that pivots 360 degrees East to West allowing the mirror to focus the sunlight onto the conduit heating the liquid medium producing a very high and concentrated amount of heat during the entire day-light period and can be used for a small business or residential heating. An optional prism can be attached to the mirror frame to focus sun rays onto the conduit for added heat. | 10-01-2009 |
Ivan Ashcraft, Marana, AZ US
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| 20080303712 | Radar imaging system and method using directional gradient magnitude second moment spatial variance detection - A detection system and method. The inventive system includes an arrangement for receiving a frame of image data; an arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation with respect to at least one pixel in said frame of image data; and an arrangement for comparing said calculated rate of change of variance with a predetermined threshold to provide output data. In the illustrative embodiment, the frame of image data includes a range/Doppler matrix of N down range samples and M cross range samples. In this embodiment, the arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation includes an arrangement for calculating a rate of change of variance over an N×M window within the range/Doppler matrix. The arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation includes an arrangement for identifying a change in a standard deviation of a small, localized sampling of cells. In accordance with the invention, the arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation outputs a rate of change of variance pixel map. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100283667 | Radar imaging system and method using second moment spatial variance - A detection system and method. The inventive system includes an arrangement for receiving a frame of image data; an arrangement for performing a variance calculation with respect to at least one pixel in the frame of image data; and an arrangement for comparing the calculated variance with a predetermined threshold to provide output data. In the illustrative embodiment, the frame of image data includes a range/Doppler matrix of N down range samples and M cross range samples. In this embodiment, the arrangement for performing a variance calculation includes an arrangement for calculating a variance over an N×M window within the range/Doppler matrix. The arrangement for performing a variance calculation includes an arrangement for identifying a change in a standard deviation of a small, localized sampling of cells. In accordance with the invention, the arrangement for performing a variance calculation outputs a variance pixel map. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100283668 | Radar imaging system and method using gradient magnitude second moment spatial variance detection - A detection system and method. The inventive system includes an arrangement for receiving a frame of image data; an arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation with respect to at least one pixel in said frame of image data; and an arrangement for comparing said calculated rate of change of variance with a predetermined threshold to provide output data. In the illustrative embodiment, the frame of image data includes a range/Doppler matrix of N down range samples and M cross range samples. In this embodiment, the arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation includes an arrangement for calculating a rate of change of variance over an N×M window within the range/Doppler matrix. The arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation includes an arrangement for identifying a change in a standard deviation of a small, localized sampling of cells. In accordance with the invention, the arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation outputs a rate of change of variance pixel map. | 11-11-2010 |
Ivan S. Ashcraft, Marana, AZ US
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| 20120105275 | DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING GRADIENT MAGNITUDE SECOND MOMENT SPATIAL VARIANCE DETECTION - A detection system includes a detection processor configured to receive a frame of image data, that includes a range/Doppler matrix, perform a rate-of-change of variance calculation with respect to at least one pixel in the frame of image data, and compare the calculated rate-of-change of variance with a predetermined threshold to provide output data. The range/Doppler matrix may include N down-range samples and M cross-range samples. The detection processor may calculate a rate-of-change of variance over an N×M window within the range/Doppler matrix. | 05-03-2012 |
J. Nathan Ashcraft, Somerville, MA US
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| 20090197138 | Highly Conducting Solid State Ionics for Electrochemical Systems and Methods of Fabricating Them Using Layer-by-Layer Technology - Herein are disclosed methods, and compositions produced using them, to assemble highly conducting, hydrolytically stable polymer electrolyte films from commercially-available, water-soluble polymers using layer-by-layer assembly technology. In certain embodiments, these films can be used for electrochemical device applications which require an ion-conducting material to operate. For example, the power efficiency of any electrochemical device with a solid polymer electrolyte layer can be increased by this technology by virtue of the low ionic resistance of these layer-by-layer assembled thin film electrolytes. Specifically, direct-methanol operated fuel cells (DMFCs) should benefit remarkably, as the described technology offers very high conductivity values at fully hydrated conditions with low fuel (methanol) crossover. | 08-06-2009 |
Kenneth Ashcraft, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110302243 | Application Server Scalability Through Runtime Restrictions Enforcement in a Distributed Application Execution System - In an application execution system having a plurality of application servers, each application server stores a plurality of applications, and has computational resources for executing applications in response to received requests. Each application server also includes instructions for loading a respective application into volatile storage and executing the application in response to a request from a client, and for returning a result. In addition, each application server includes instructions for conditionally terminating execution of the respective application prior to returning the result if the respective application violates any execution restriction. The execution restrictions may include: a response time limit; an average response time limit over multiple executions of the application; a volatile memory usage limit; a restriction on using non-volatile storage of the application server; and a requirement limiting where state information is stored. The execution restrictions in aggregate maintain scalability of the application execution system. | 12-08-2011 |
Leon R. Ashcraft, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20080218343 | System for determining presence or absence of individual items making up a set of items normally maintained together in a common location - A system for determining presence or absence of individual items making up a set of items normally maintained together as a set in a common location, such as a set of golf clubs normally maintained together in a golf bag, utilizes a magnet secured to each respective item. A magnetic field sensor monitors total magnetic field in the common location as an indicator of missing items. Alternately, a sensor can keep track of items removed from and added to the common location as an indicator of missing items. If one or more items are missing, an alarm, such as an audible and/or visual alarm, can be provided in a desired manner, such as when keeping track of gold clubs in a golf bag, when the golf bag is moved. | 09-11-2008 |
Luke W. Ashcraft, South San Francisco, CA US
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| 20080255182 | Certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods - Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of one or more mitotic kinesins are disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090286841 | CERTAIN CHEMICAL ENTITIES, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS - Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of one or more mitotic kinesins are disclosed. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090306127 | Certain Chemical Entities, Compositions and Methods - Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of one or more mitotic kinesins are disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090312365 | Certain Chemical Entities, Compositions, and Methods - Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of one or more mitotic kinesins are disclosed. | 12-17-2009 |
Luke W. Ashcraft, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20080242695 | Certain Chemical Entities, Compositions, and Methods - Provided are certain chemical entities, and methods of use to modulate skeletal myosin, skeletal actin, skeletal tropomyosin, skeletal troponin C, skeletal troponin I, skeletal troponin T, and skeletal muscle, including fragments and isoforms thereof, as well as the skeletal sarcomere, and methods of use in the treatment of muscle weakness and/or cachexia, as part of a rehabilitation or conditioning exercise regimen, or in the treatment of fraility, post-polio syndrome, obesity, sarcopenia, wasting syndrome, muscle spasm, and other indications. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090253737 | CERTAIN CHEMICAL ENTITIES, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS - Provided are certain chemical entities, and methods of use to modulate skeletal myosin, skeletal actin, skeletal tropomyosin, skeletal troponin C, skeletal troponin I, skeletal troponin T, and skeletal muscle, including fragments and isoforms thereof, as well as the skeletal sarcomere, and methods of use in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, conditions having muscle wasting, claudication, frailty, metabolic syndrome, muscle atrophy associated with disuse, and muscle fatigue, and other indications. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100069453 | Certain Chemical Entities, Compositions, and Methods - Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of one or more mitotic kinesins are disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110312975 | CERTAIN CHEMICAL ENTITIES, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Provided are certain chemical entities, and methods of use to modulate skeletal myosin, skeletal actin, skeletal tropomyosin, skeletal troponin C, skeletal troponin I, skeletal troponin T, and skeletal muscle, including fragments and isoforms thereof, as well as the skeletal sarcomere, and methods of use in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, conditions having muscle wasting, claudication, frailty, metabolic syndrome, muscle atrophy associated with disuse, and muscle fatigue, and other indications. | 12-22-2011 |
Nathan Ashcraft, Somerville, MA US
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| 20110131873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING FINELY DISPERSED PARTICULATE MATTER FROM A FLUID STREAM - Disclosed herein are systems for removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising a particle functionalized by attachment of at least one activating group or amine functional group, wherein the modified particle complexes with the particulate matter within the fluid to form a removable complex therein. The particulate matter has preferably been contacted, complexed or reacted with a tethering agent. The system is particularly advantageous to removing particulate matter from a fluid waste stream following mining or ore processing operations. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110252701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING FINE PARTICLES FROM FLUID SUSPENSIONS FOR COMBUSTION - The present invention provides compositions, systems and methods for using coal from coal processing sources to remove coal fines from a mixture and form a coal-on-coal composite particle. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120029120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING FINELY DISPERSED PARTICULATE MATTER FROM A FLUID STREAM - Disclosed are methods of removing particulate matter from potash tailings fluid. The invention includes providing an activating material capable of being affixed to the particulate matter, affixing the activating material to the particulate matter to form an activated particle, providing an anchor particle and providing a tethering material capable of being affixed to the anchor particle; and attaching the tethering material to the anchor particle and the activated particle to form a removable complex in the potash tailings fluid. The invention also includes providing an activating material capable of being affixed to the particulate matter in the potash tailings fluid; affixing the activating material to the particulate matter to form an activated particle; providing an anchor particle and enveloping it with an enveloping agent to form an enveloped anchor particle capable of attaching to the activated particle; and combining the enveloped anchor particle with the activated particle to form a removable complex. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120061321 | REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM WASTE STREAMS USING POLYMERIC ADDITIVES - Systems and methods are presented for removing an ionic material from a fluid using a capture polymer that sequesters the ionic material and an anchor particle bearing a tethering polymer. The tethering polymer complexes with the capture polymer after the capture polymer has sequestered the ionic material, thereby affixing a complex of capture polymer and ionic material to the anchor particle to form a removable complex. The removable material can be segregated from the fluid via a removal system, thereby removing the ionic material from the fluid. | 03-15-2012 |
Todd W. Ashcraft, Aurora, IL US
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| 20110310497 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND ASSEMBLING A MULTI-LENS OPTICAL DEVICE - A system for aligning a plurality of high-precision lenses in a lens train. Each of the lenses has at least two alignment tabs disposed around the perimeter of the lens. The lenses are aligned by placing the lenses in a jig having a plurality of high-precision alignment blocks. The lenses are attached to a lower-precision shroud, having slots that receive the alignment tabs. A gap-filling adhesive is used to provide a high-precision fit for the lenses in the shroud. | 12-22-2011 |