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Alan Bachman, Milford, CT US
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| 20110071578 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL FASTENING - A surgical fastener system includes a plurality of fasteners having a throughbore with a non-circular cross section portion. The fasteners may engage with a splined mandrel that passes through the throughbore of the fasteners and rotates the fasteners relative to the mandrel to move at least one of the fasteners along the mandrel, e.g., along the mandrel's longitudinal axis. A distal end of the mandrel may be inserted into a material, such as a tissue, prosthetic or other, and a fastener may be deployed from the distal end of the mandrel while the distal end is positioned in the material. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110092992 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL FASTENING - A surgical fastener system includes a plurality of fasteners having a throughbore with an internally threaded portion. The fasteners may engage with a threaded mandrel that passes through the throughbore of the fasteners. A rotator may rotate the fasteners relative to the mandrel to move at least one of the fasteners along the mandrel, e.g., along the mandrel's longitudinal axis. A distal end of the mandrel may be inserted into a material, such as a tissue, prosthetic or other, and a fastener may be deployed from the distal end of the mandrel while the distal end is positioned in the material. The throughbore of the fasteners may include a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion, may include an angled face or other feature to aid in fastener deployment and/or have curved depressions in the head portion. | 04-21-2011 |
Alan B. Bachman, Milford, CT US
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| 20100249524 | FOAM PORT AND INTRODUCER ASSEMBLY - A surgical portal and introducer assembly includes an introducer defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passageway and a portal member positionable within the longitudinal passageway of the introducer. The portal member is adapted for positioning within a tissue tract and has at least one longitudinal port for passage of a surgical object. The portal member comprises a compressible material and is adapted to transition between a first expanded condition to facilitate securing of the portal member within the tissue tract and in substantial sealed relation with tissue surfaces defining the tissue tract and a second compressed condition to facilitate at least partial insertion of the portal member within the tissue tract. The assembly may include an expandable restraining member at least partially disposed within the longitudinal passageway of introducer. The restraining member is adapted to expand and compress the portal member to cause the portal member to assume the compressed condition thereof, to thereby facilitate passage of the portal member through the longitudinal passageway of the introducer and into the tissue tract. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110021877 | SURGICAL PORT AND FRANGIBLE INTRODUCER ASSEMBLY - A surgical portal and introducer assembly includes an introducer dimensioned for at least partial positioning within a tissue tract, and having a longitudinal introducer channel extending therethrough and a portal positionable within the longitudinal channel of the introducer. The introducer defines leading and trailing ends, and further has a frangible segment adapted to separate to expose the introducer channel. The portal has at least one longitudinal port for passage of a surgical object. The portal comprises a compressible material and is adapted to transition from a first expanded condition to a second compressed condition upon advancement through the longitudinal channel of the introducer to facilitate passage through the introducer whereby, upon separating of the frangible segment, the portal is released from the longitudinal channel to transition toward the first expanded condition to be generally secured within the tissue tract. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110054258 | FOAM PORT INTRODUCER - The present disclosure relates to devices for introducing a port within a body cavity. The system includes a compressible port that collapses radially for positioning into an introducer that is inserted into an incision. Methods for using the devices are also described. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110137326 | Single Catheter Mitral Valve Repair Device and Method for Use - A single catheter mitral valve repair device for stabilizing a tissue portion and selectively applying a tissue fastener thereto. The single catheter mitral valve repair device of the present invention includes an extendable engagement tip having at least one vacuum port formed thereon, at least one deployable fastener in communication with the engagement tip, and at least one actuator member in communication with the port. The deployable fastener is capable of controllably engaging and fastening a tissue segment located proximal to the engagement tip. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110264118 | Surgical Device - A wound closure device for closing a surgical wound is provided. The device includes a flexible base sheet and at least one flexible hemostatic clip for applying pressure to a patient's tissue. The flexible base sheet includes at least a first end and a second end, as well as an aperture extending through the base sheet longitudinally from proximate to the first end toward the second end. The aperture has a first and a second longitudinally extending edge. The clip has a first end, a second end, a top, a bottom, and at least a first and a second clamping member. Each clamping member has a distal edge. The clip is attachable to the base sheet. | 10-27-2011 |
Alan B. Bachman, New Haven, CT US
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| 20100234813 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE MITRAL VALVE REPAIR METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for the stabilization and fastening of two pieces of tissue. A single device may be used to both stabilize and fasten the two pieces of tissue, or a separate stabilizing device may be used in conjunction with a fastening device. The stabilizing device may comprise a probe with vacuum ports and/or mechanical clamps disposed at the distal end to approximate the two pieces of tissue. After the pieces of tissue are stabilized, they are fastened together using sutures or clips. One exemplary embodiment of a suture-based fastener comprises a toggle and suture arrangement deployed by a needle, wherein the needle enters the front side of the tissue and exits the blind side. In a second exemplary embodiment, the suture-based fastener comprises a needle connected to a suture. The needle enters the blind side of the tissue and exits the front side. The suture is then tied in a knot to secure the pieces of tissue. One example of a clip-based fastener comprises a spring-loaded clip having two arms with tapered distal ends and barbs. The probe includes a deployment mechanism which causes the clip to pierce and lockingly secure the two pieces of tissue. | 09-16-2010 |
Benjamin Bachman, Athens, TN US
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| 20120000290 | INSPECTION VEHICLE FOR A TURBINE DISK - An inspection vehicle structured to inspect a portion of the turbine disk, preferably the blade attachment hubs, while the turbine disk is disposed within a turbine housing assembly is provided. A turbine disk is generally planar but includes a inner hub and an outer blade attachment hub. The inner hub is coupled to a shaft and the blade attachment hub provides a surface to which removable blades are attached. The area between the inner hub and outer blade attachment hub is substantially planar. The inner and blade attachment hubs are the “inspection areas” that the inspection vehicle is structured to inspect. The inspection vehicle travels over, and is magnetically coupled to, the planar surface between the two hubs. | 01-05-2012 |
Eric Bachman, Swampscott, MA US
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| 20110201037 | USE OF ERYTHROPOIETIN TO DEVELOP SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF JANUS KINASE-2 - The invention pertains to a method for identifying compounds that inhibit the erythropoietin-induced JAK2 kinase activity in vivo. The present invention provides a method for detecting small molecule JAK2 inhibitors in a rapidly created rodent model that phenocopies human PV through Epo stimulation. The method comprises the steps of (a) dosing a rodent with erythropoietin (Epo) and a test compound, (b) collecting blood samples after the dose is administered, (c) measuring phosphorylated STAT5 levels in the blood sample, and (d) determining JAK2 inhibitor levels in the blood samples. | 08-18-2011 |
Eric C. Bachman, Oswego, IL US
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| 20080223250 | System and method for providing head end power for use in passenger train sets - A head end power system carried on a locomotive for a passenger train set that captures and stores excess electrical energy generated during dynamic braking of the locomotive. This excess electrical energy is converted to head end power for use on attached passenger railcars. Because passenger trains activate dynamic braking frequently, sufficient dynamic braking energy can be captured to supply a substantially continuous demand for head end power. In the event that the amount of captured energy is insufficient to meet demand, the head end power system may supplement the captured energy with energy generated by the primary power source on the locomotive. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20110113982 | Head End Power System For Passenger Train Sets - A passenger locomotive is retrofitted with a hybrid energy head end power (HEP) system to generate head end power that is substantially continuously provided to a passenger railcar while the locomotive, which is operable in a motoring mode and a dynamic braking mode, is in use. The locomotive has a primary power source that provides primary electrical energy to a traction bus to power a traction motor when in the motoring mode. The traction motor generates excess electrical energy when in the dynamic braking mode. The HEP energy storage system generates head end power that is suitable for non-motoring use by a passenger railcar by converting the stored excess electrical energy and primary electrical energy into the head end power and providing the head end power to the HEP bus substantially continuously while the passenger locomotive is in use. | 05-19-2011 |
Frank Gerald Bachman, Maineville, OH US
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| 20090056340 | AUGMENTOR WITH TRAPPED VORTEX CAVITY PILOT - A gas turbine engine augmentor includes an annular trapped vortex cavity pilot having a cavity forward wall, a cavity radially outer wall, and a cavity aft wall, an annular cavity therebetween, and cavity fuel injector tubes operably disposed through the outer wall into the cavity. Circumferentially spaced apart radial flameholders with integral spraybars and/or radial spraybars interdigitated with the radial flameholders radially inwardly into an exhaust flowpath of the augmentor just forward and upstream of the trapped vortex cavity pilot at a radially outer portion of a combustion zone of the exhaust flowpath. An annular trapped dual vortex cavity pilot version is operable for producing trapped dual counter-rotating inner and outer vortices of fuel and air mixtures. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20110315789 | EJECTOR PURGE OF CAVITY ADJACENT EXHAUST FLOWPATH - A gas turbine engine augmentor includes an inter-liner cavity including an axially extending annular gap separating augmentor and tailpipe liners. A purge flow cavity is in fluid communication with a fan bypass duct and with the cavity. An ejector in fluid communication with the bypass duct includes an ejector nozzle positioned and aimed to direct an ejector nozzle flow from inside the ejector nozzle across the cavity. The purge flow cavity may be bifurcated into forward and aft purge flow cavities which are in fluid communication with the ejector and inter-liner cavity respectively. An annular dividing wall having ejector metering apertures may be disposed between the forward purge flow cavity and an ejector plenum of the ejector. An annular trapped vortex cavity pilot may be located upstream of the annular gap. The aft purge flow cavity may be outwardly bounded by a seal having purge metering apertures disposed therethrough. | 12-29-2011 |
Gene W. Bachman, Baton Rouge, LA US
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| 20100103769 | MIXER FOR A CONTINOUS FLOW REACTOR, CONTINUOS FLOW REACTOR, MEHTOD OF FORMING SUCH A MIXER, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A REACTOR | 04-29-2010 |
George E. Bachman, Fallston, MD US
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| 20110153051 | Context Control Mechanism For Data Executed in Workflows of Process, Factory-Floor, Environmental, Computer Aided Manufacturing-Based or Other Control System - The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, serial processing and/or for conditional processing that includes branching and/or looping. The invention also improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with extensible actions. The invention provides, further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which utilize workflow variables for communication of data and control information among tasks within a workflow. The invention provides, still further, improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with enhanced messaging. The invention provides, still yet further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which permit definition of hierarchically enumerated data types and for definition of “plans” to collect, e.g., for storage, data such as the aforementioned hierarchical data types. | 06-23-2011 |
Gregory Bachman, Loves Park, IL US
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| 20100145113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING GROUNDWATER - A method and apparatus for removing fluorinated hydrocarbons and/or perchlorate species from groundwater which can utilize ion exchange media comprising a hydrophobic polymeric matrix. Fluorinated hydrocarbons can be reduced to a parts per trillion level and perchlorate to a low parts per billion level, rendering the groundwater suitable for consumption as drinking water under regulatory standards. | 06-10-2010 |
Henry N. Bachman, Missouri City, TX US
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| 20090288819 | System and Method for Improving Operational Characteristics - A technique improves the operational characteristics of a well device while the device is used in a wellbore environment. The well device benefits from a unique material, in the form of a negative stiffness material or a negative Poisson's ratio material, positioned to improve the operational characteristics of the well device. The material can be located to reduce vibration and/or other detrimental effects that can interfere with operation of the well device. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110068787 | MEASUREMENTS IN NON-INVADED FORMATIONS - The present invention relates to making one or more measurements in a virgin formation using a downhole tool that includes a miniature logging tool. The downhole tool is disposed in a wellbore penetrating the formation, adjacent to the formation, and a sidetrack borehole is made into the formation. All or a portion of the miniature logging tool is deployed into the sidetrack borehole and measurements are made in the virgin formation using the miniature logging tool. The downhole tool may include a drilling/coring module, a pump module, and packers. The drilling/coring module is used to make the sidetrack borehole, and the packers and pump module can be used to create an underbalanced drilling condition in an isolated section of the wellbore. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110198078 | FORMATION EVALUATION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - Subsurface formation evaluation comprising, for example, sealing a portion of a wall of a wellbore penetrating the formation, forming a hole through the sealed portion of the wellbore wall, injecting an injection fluid into the formation through the hole, and determining a saturation of the injection fluid in the formation by measuring a property of the formation proximate the hole while maintaining the sealed portion of the wellbore wall. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120025820 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING SPEED CORRECTION TO NMR ECHO DATA - A method and system for performing speed correction on nuclear magnetic resonance logging data is provided. The speed correction performed can be done on a representation of echo data received by a logging tool, and then additively applied to the echo data. Such a process can reduce or remove the amplification of noise in the echo data that is common in conventional methods of speed correction. | 02-02-2012 |
James E. Bachman, Omaha, NE US
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| 20090019786 | GUTTER COVER WITH BARRIER OVER WATER CHANNEL - The gutter cover to be utilized with a gutter that is attached to a building below a roof comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, a fourth section, a water channel, and a barrier. The first section may be installed over or under roofing material. The second section may be coupled to the first section and generally overlies the open portion of the gutter. The third section may be coupled to the second and may include a hem along the length of the gutter cover. The fourth section may be coupled to the third section and may include cutouts for water to drain into the gutter. A lip may also be coupled to the fourth section and may engage the upper front portion of the gutter. The water channel may be formed between the third section and the lip. The barrier may couple with the hem to cover the water channel and allow water to flow into the channel while blocking debris from entering the water channel. | 01-22-2009 |
James V. Bachman, Lorain, OH US
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| 20080283630 | Purge Arrangement for Fast Powder Change - Purge arrangement for powder coating system includes a gun manifold ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100314462 | PARTICULATE MATERIAL APPLICATOR AND PUMP - A nozzle assembly for a material application device includes an expansion chamber for slowing down the velocity of powder fed to the nozzle from a dense phase pump. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle insert that forms the expansion chamber and provides air assist function. The nozzle includes an integral deflector, and further includes a passageway for a charging electrode so that the electrical path is routed away from the powder path, while permitting the electrode tip to be centered in the powder spray pattern from the nozzle. The nozzle also includes air wash for the electrode. The nozzle outlet orifice has a cross-sectional area that is equal to or greater than the inlet cross-sectional area so that a slow moving dense phase powder cloud is produced by the nozzle. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110114018 | PARTICULATE MATERIAL APPLICATOR AND PUMP - A nozzle assembly for a material application device includes an expansion chamber for slowing down the velocity of powder fed to the nozzle from a dense phase pump. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle insert that forms the expansion chamber and provides air assist function. The nozzle includes an integral deflector, and further includes a passageway for a charging electrode so that the electrical path is routed away from the powder path, while permitting the electrode tip to be centered in the powder spray pattern from the nozzle. The nozzle also includes air wash for the electrode. The nozzle outlet orifice has a cross-sectional area that is equal to or greater than the inlet cross-sectional area so that a slow moving dense phase powder cloud is produced by the nozzle. | 05-19-2011 |
Jonathan A. Bachman, Wellesley, MA US
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| 20110161418 | Collaborative Linking System with Bi-Directed Variable Granularity Search Engine - The present invention is a system and method for shortening response time and reducing resource utilization in an electronic advertising and customer enquiry system, operating in an interactive communications and distributed database environment. The system is designed to enable customers ( | 06-30-2011 |
Kathryn Junell Bachman, Montclair, NJ US
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| 20080277304 | CONTAINER FOR STORING CHEESE AND OTHER TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE FOOD AND ITEMS IN WINE REFRIGERATION UNITS, WINE STORAGE ROOMS AND WINE CELLARS - The invention is a container for storing and serving food, especially practical for cheese, and other items that would benefit from being stored in a temperature and environment similar to those recommended for wine. The invention addresses food storage requirements including moderated refrigeration and enhanced humidity control while addressing odor migration thus maintaining the flavor and other characteristics of cheese and other temperature sensitive items. The invention does so by taking a novel approach in that it repurposes one or more of the wine bottle storage bays found in commercially available refrigerated wine storage units and the bottle bays of wine storage racks found in wine cellars and wine storage rooms. By virtue of the container's size and contour the container will fit stably into the bottle bays in the vast majority of commercially available refrigerated wine storage units and in those bottle bays of wine storage racks found in wine cellars and wine storage rooms. It will also rest stably on a flat surface such as a table or countertop thus facilitating the filling of the container, access to its contents and its use as a serving vessel. | 11-13-2008 |
Marvin Lee Bachman, Marengo, IA US
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| 20120067262 | SEED CHARACTERISTIC SENSOR - Seed meters, agricultural planters, and methods of planting seed are provided. Such meters, planters, and methods may include a housing defining a chamber, a seed disc rotatably coupled to the housing and at least partially positioned within the chamber with the seed disc adapted to engage a seed, and a sensor for detecting a characteristic of the seed after the seed disengages the seed disc and before the seed exits the seed meter. The sensor may be coupled to a seed chute of the seed meter and may detect a wide variety of seed characteristics such as seed position within the seed chute, seed size, and seed shape. The seed characteristic may be used to adjust operation of the seed meters, agricultural planters, and methods. In some instances, the adjustment may be manual. In other instances, the adjustment may be automatic. | 03-22-2012 |
Paul Bachman, Aurora, OH US
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| 20090001249 | ROTATIONAL MOLDING PROCESS AND PRODUCT USING SEPARATION SHEET - A product and method where a multi-colored product is rotationally molded with no or essentially no blending of the colors. A separation sheet is positioned in the mold to separate relatively adjacent portions of the mold cavity that contain differently colored resins. The separation sheet acts as a barrier to prevent the differently colored resins from blending during the molding process. During the molding process, the molten resins may fuse to opposite sides of the separation sheet, or the separation sheet may melt and disperse, all or in part, within the mold while maintaining a distinct color difference between the differently colored portions of the molded product. | 01-01-2009 |
Sharon Liebe Bachman, Columbia, MO US
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| 20100106233 | BIONANOCOMPOSITE FOR TISSUE REGENERATION AND SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - The present invention provides a bionanocomposite including a pre-selected decellularized tissue crosslinked with a pre-selected nanomaterial. Also provided is a process for fabricating the bionanocomposite. Additionally, applications for using the bionanocomposite as soft tissue repair materials or scaffolds for tissue engineering are described. | 04-29-2010 |
Stephen E. Bachman, Amarillo, TX US
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| 20090027995 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FEED LIVESTOCK - A portable feed apparatus comprising a feed container, a mixing assembly that receives a feed from said feed container, at least one feed additive assembly in flowable connection with said mixing assembly, and a controller in communication with said mixing assembly. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100239708 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FEED LIVESTOCK - A method of feeding livestock using a mobile feed preparation apparatus is presented. The method comprises dispensing from the mobile feed preparation apparatus a first feed ration comprising a base feed and a first feed additive and a second feed ration comprising the base feed and a second feed additive, where the first feed additive and the second feed additive differ. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100324529 | IMPLANT PELLETS AND METHOD USING SAME - A system comprising a plurality of implantable pellets, wherein one such implantable pellet delivers localized, controlled and sustained release of a predetermined quantity of one or more pain relief agents, in optional combination with one or more anti-inflammatory agents, one or more polymeric excipients, and/or one or more surfactants. An anesthetic/analgesic pellet is used in combination with one or more pharmaceutical pellets as part of a single procedure to provide desired a pharmaceutical to the animal while simultaneously alleviating pain and, optionally, inflammation at the injection site. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110165286 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FEED LIVESTOCK - A method and apparatus for feeding livestock is presented. The method includes providing a mobile feed preparation apparatus that includes a feed container containing a base feed, a conveying assembly that receives the base feed from the feed container, a feed additive assembly comprising a reservoir containing a feed additive, where the feed additive assembly is in flowable communication with the conveying assembly, a weight sensitive platform having a weigh cell, where the reservoir is mounted on said platform, and a controller in communication with the conveying assembly and the weigh cell. The method further includes weighing the reservoir to determine a first weight, dispensing from the mobile feed preparation apparatus a feed ration, and weighing the reservoir to determine a second weight. Additionally, the method includes calculating a distributed amount of the feed additive using the first weight and the second weight. | 07-07-2011 |
Stephen E. Bachman, Armarillo, TX US
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| 20090280099 | NASOPHARYNGEAL INOCULATE OF PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS - The present invention is directed to compositions comprising one or more species of probiotic bacteria, optionally in combination with one or more prebiotics, to methods of preventing and treating respiratory infections in animals by employing such compositions, and to methods of preparing the same. | 11-12-2009 |
Steve Bachman, North Attleboro, MA US
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| 20090315443 | MICROCHANNEL PLATE DEVICES WITH TUNABLE RESISTIVE FILMS - A microchannel plate includes a substrate defining a plurality of channels extending from a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate. A resistive layer is formed over an outer surface of the plurality of channels that provides ohmic conduction with a predetermined resistivity that is substantially constant. An emissive layer is formed over the resistive layer. A top electrode is positioned on the top surface of the substrate. A bottom electrode positioned on the bottom surface of the substrate. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100044577 | MICROCHANNEL PLATE DEVICES WITH TUNABLE RESISTIVE FILMS - A microchannel plate for detecting neutrons includes a hydrogen-rich polymer substrate that defines a plurality of channels extending from a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate, where neutrons interact with the plurality of channels to generate at least one secondary electron. A top electrode is positioned on the top surface of the substrate and a bottom electrode is positioned on the bottom surface of the substrate. A resistive layer is formed over an outer surface of the plurality of channels that provides ohmic conduction with a resistivity that is substantially constant. An emissive layer is formed over the resistive layer. Neutron interaction products interact with the plurality of channels defined by the substrate and the emissive films to generate secondary electrons that cascade within the plurality of channels to provide an amplified signal related to the detection of neutrons. | 02-25-2010 |
Todd Bachman, Parker, CO US
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| 20080238077 | FUEL TANK TRAILER - A fuel tank trailer has a fuel tank supported on the bed of the trailer, and a secondary containment wall surrounding the fuel tank to provide an open secondary containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fuel and water collecting in the secondary containment region. A fuel separation filter separates the fuel from any water draining from the secondary containment region. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090085327 | TRAILER SECURITY DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A trailer security system for use with a trailer having a trailer coupling member, such as a trailer coupling channel. The trailer security system may include a security device joined to the trailer coupling member, a locking device to selectively lock the security device to trailer, and security elements attached to trailer. The security device may be a security box formed from walls that define a space for receiving flanges of the trailer coupler channel. The security box may include slots for receiving the trailer coupling member flanges and may be slid onto the trailer coupling member. The security device may include a post extending from the security box for anchoring the trailer to the ground. Access to lock may be restricted by the security elements and/or the configuration of the security box and post. The security system may include other features to increase the difficulty to tamper with or disable the system. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20110175341 | Fuel Tank Trailer - A fuel tank trailer includes a fuel tank defining a first containment region, a trailer having a bed supporting the fuel tank, and a secondary containment wall surrounding the fuel tank on the trailer providing an open second containment region for collection of any fuel leaking from the first containment region of the fuel tank and that is open for visual inspection to detect leakage of the fuel from the first containment region of the tank. The height of the secondary containment wall is sufficiently high to contain substantially an entire content of the fuel tank within a third combined containment region defined by the first and second containment regions and sufficiently low so as to permit visual inspection of the fuel tank. | 07-21-2011 |
Tovey C. Bachman, Mclean, VA US
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| 20120004944 | METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR SETTNG INVENTORY CONTROL LEVELS FROM DEMAND INTER-ARRIVAL TIME, DEMAND SIZE STATISTICS - A method or a machine determines minimum (s) and maximum (S) inventory control levels (s, S) for inventory items based upon a demand history of the inventory items, such as demand inter-arrival times (IA) and demand requisition sizes (RS). An expected cost is computed including two or more inventory item cost components of expected cost of ordering, expected cost of carrying inventory, or expected cost of outstanding backorders for the inventory control levels (s, S), directly from frequency statistics of different demand IA and demand RS on an inventory item basis. An optimal inventory control level (s, S) of an inventory item is searched that minimizes the cost of ordering, carrying inventory, and/or backorders, based upon the generated expected cost. | 01-05-2012 |
Wesley J. Bachman, Auburn, IL US
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| 20080217999 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD PREPARATION - A food preparation system includes a non-contact power supply for energizing a cooking appliance. The food preparation system includes a communication system for enabling communication between a food appliance and the system. The appliance transmits an identifier to the system. If the appliance does not have a transmitter, the system attempts to determine the type of appliance from a characterization of the power consumption by the appliance. If the appliance cannot be characterized, the food preparation system can be operated manually. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080231211 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply to provide electrical power to one or more loads. The power supply may include a resonant air core transformer to provide an adjustable and adaptable source of power to electronic devices. The power supply may include isolated primary-side circuitry and secondary-side circuitry. The primary-side circuitry may include control circuitry that, among other things, provides drive waveforms for the primary-side switching circuitry. In embodiments configured to produce AC output, the secondary-side circuitry may also include switching circuitry. The primary-side control circuitry may provide drive waveforms for the secondary-side switching circuitry. The secondary-side circuitry may include measurement circuitry that measures the current and/or voltage of the output and provides those measurements to the control circuitry through isolation circuitry. The control circuitry may adjust the drive waveforms for the primary-side and/or secondary-side switching circuitry as a function of the measured values. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090010028 | INDUCTIVE POWER SUPPLY, REMOTE DEVICE POWERED BY INDUCTIVE POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - An inductive power supply includes a transceiver for sending information between the remote device and the inductive power supply. The remote device determines the actual voltage and then sends a command to the inductive power supply to change the operating frequency if the actual voltage is different from the desired voltage. In order to determine the actual voltage, the remote device determines a peak voltage and then applies a correction factor. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20120032524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD PREPARATION - A food preparation system includes a non-contact power supply for energizing a cooking appliance. The food preparation system includes a communication system for enabling communication between a food appliance and the system. The appliance transmits an identifier to the system. If the appliance does not have a transmitter, the system attempts to determine the type of appliance from a characterization of the power consumption by the appliance. If the appliance cannot be characterized, the food preparation system can be operated manually. | 02-09-2012 |
Wesley J. Bachman US
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| 20110181240 | INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charging system for an electric vehicle that assists in aligning a primary charging coil and a secondary coil. The system may include a wheel chock that raises the primary coil into alignment with the secondary coil when a tire enters the wheel chock. The system may include a primary that is recessed below the surface supporting the vehicle and is protected by a cover. The secondary coil may be protected and supported by a skid plate mounted to the vehicle. The system may include a charging circuit that is controlled by signals transmitted by a garage door opener transmitter or a garage door opener. The system may include sensors that detect the presence of an animal or object in the space between the primary coil and the secondary coil. | 07-28-2011 |
William A. Bachman, Pewaukee, WI US
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| 20100001992 | SURFACE DESIGN TOOLS - A method of designing a consumer-selected surface includes the steps of displaying a representation of a surface, displaying one or more patterns that may be applied to the representation of the surface, and receiving a selection from a user of a pattern selected from the one or more patterns. The method also includes the steps of allowing the user to locate on the selected pattern at a position on the representation of the surface, the position being independent of a size or shape of the selected pattern, and allowing the user to modify the positioned pattern by altering at least one characteristic thereof to develop a modified representation of the surface. Further, the method includes the steps of generating a three-dimensional view of a room that includes a rendering of the modified representation of the surface and providing the generated three-dimensional view to the user. | 01-07-2010 |