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James Bakos, Poynette, WI US
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| 20080283366 | Food Coating and Topping Applicator Apparatus and Methods of Use Thereof - Apparatuses and methods for coating, topping, and conveying foods. The apparatus includes a first frame, spring assemblies, a vibrating assembly including an upper pan, a middle pan, a lower pan, and a second frame mounted to the lower pan with the spring assemblies. The second frame is an excited frame and the upper pan, the middle pan, the lower pan are vibrationally connected. The apparatus also includes a vibratory drive unit mounted and adapted to impart energy to the second frame. In addition, the apparatus has a wire conveyor belt assembly including a wire conveyor belt, and a housing that receives the wire conveyor belt. The wire conveyor belt assembly is suspended inside of the vibratory assembly by the first frame such that the wire conveyor belt assembly is isolated from the vibratory assembly. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090123616 | Apparatus for Applying Coating to Products and Methods of Use Thereof - An apparatus and method for coating products is disclosed herein. An exemplary apparatus comprises a vibration generating portion and a product coating portion. The product coating portion can include a coating application portion, a sifting portion, and an aligning portion. The exemplary apparatus can include a coating recycle portion as well. The vibration generation portion further comprises a motor vibration assembly secured to a frame wherein the frame is in communication with the product coating portion, such as a pan assembly, by springs that move the pan assembly with a vibratory motion. The product coating portion includes a series of angled steps that guide the coating and vibrating product upwards and forward, while simultaneously allowing the product to be agitated against the coating resting on the step surface. Additionally, the product coating portion can include a moveable wire belt conveyor assembly. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100021597 | HYBRID APPARATUS FOR APPLYING COATING TO PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A hybrid apparatus for applying coating to product is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first vibratory frame assembly in communication with a first pan assembly, wherein the first pan assembly receives a product and a coating and applies the coating to the products using vibratory motion. The apparatus further includes, a drum assembly that having a drum, wherein products and coating are received from the first pan assembly and the coating is further applied to the products using a rotational motion of the drum, and a second vibratory frame assembly in communication with a second pan assembly, the second pan assembly having at least one of a separator tray assembly and an alignment tray assembly, wherein the second pan assembly receives the products and coating from the rotating drum and at least one of separates and aligns the products using vibratory motion. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110097459 | REDUCED-SIZE APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FOOD COATING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A reduced-size apparatus for applying food coating that includes a belt assembly for conveying food products, having an input end and an output end, and a recycle assembly, capable of receiving excess coating from the output end of the belt assembly and conveying it to the input end, wherein the recycle assembly includes at least one of a base coating distribution passage and a top coating distribution passage for providing coating for application to a food product situated on the belt assembly. | 04-28-2011 |
Jason Bakos, Chapin, SC US
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| 20110025397 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE (GaN) HETEROJUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS (HFETs) - A driver circuit and integrated circuit implementation of a driver circuit for driving a GaN HFET device is disclosed. The driver circuit includes a resonant drive circuit having an LC circuit with an inductance and a capacitance. The capacitance of the LC circuit includes the gate-source capacitance of the GaN HFET device. The driver circuit further includes a level shifter circuit configured to receive a first signal and to amplify the first signal to a second signal suitable for driving a GaN HFET device. The resonant drive circuit is controlled based at least in part on the second signal such that the resonant drive circuit provides a first voltage to the GaN HFET device to control the GaN HFET device to operate in a conducting state and to provide a second voltage to the GaN HFET device to control the GaN HFET device to operate in a non-conducting state. | 02-03-2011 |
Stephen M. Bakos, Jim Thorpe, PA US
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| 20090279959 | SUPPORT BRACKET FOR A COLUMN - A, support bracket and column for supporting an elevated structure during and after construction. The support bracket includes a connection plate that is attached to and overlapped by the column base so that the support bracket is concealed from view when construction is completed, and variations of the support bracket provide means to raise or lower the attached column during construction. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100098499 | SUPPORT BRACKET FOR A COLUMN - A, support bracket and column for supporting an elevated structure during and after construction. The support bracket includes a connection plate that is attached to and overlapped by the column base so that the support bracket is concealed from view when construction is completed, and variations of the support bracket provide means to raise or lower the attached column during construction. | 04-22-2010 |
Thomas L. Bakos, Ridgway, CO US
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| 20090055227 | Risk Assessment Company - A Risk Assessment Company (RAC) maintains an up to date Risk Profile Data Base (RPDB) on its members based on their normal periodic health checkups. The Risk Assessment Company, therefore, can offer life or health insurance policies from a plurality of carriers to any given member at any given time based on the underwriting class determined by the data in the Risk Profile Data Base. The Risk Assessment Company can also provide a member with a life or health expectancy report containing suggestions on how said person can improve his or her life or health expectancy. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110166895 | Risk Assessment Company - A Risk Assessment Company (RAC) maintains an up to date Risk Profile Data Base (RPDB) on its members based on their normal periodic updates to the RPDB. The Risk Assessment Company, therefore, can provide risk assessment results which can be utilized by a plurality of insurance carriers to determine an appropriate underwriting class for individual user subscribers who apply for insurance. The Risk Assessment Company can also provide a member with a risk assessment result report containing suggestions on how said person can better manage his or her risk exposure. | 07-07-2011 |
Thomas L. Bakos US
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| 20110270634 | System and method for determining a premium for insurance for a security - A method for determining a premium for insuring a security comprising the steps of determining an insurance risk premium based upon a security to be insured, determining an expense and profit load, and combining the insurance risk premium and the expense and profit load to determine a total gross premium. A system for determining a premium for insuring a security comprises a computer system capable of having entered information related to a security to be insured, the computer system having a program for calculating an insurance risk premium based upon a security to be insured, for calculating an expense and profit load, and for combining the insurance risk premium and the expense and profit load to determine a total gross premium. | 11-03-2011 |
Tracy Christopher Bakos, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20110162285 | FLANGE WEATHERSTRIP ATTACHMENT - A seal weatherstrip retention assembly is provided that includes a flange having a lanced segment, wherein the lanced segment extends at an angled pitch away from the flange. Also included is a weatherstrip. The weatherstrip includes a substantially U-shaped channel, wherein the U-shaped channel includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a cap wall. The weatherstrip further includes a retaining member that extends away from the first sidewall, wherein the retaining member is angled to engage the lanced segment. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110167732 | INNER PANEL DESIGN FOR AUTOMOTIVE DOOR HEADER - A door for a vehicle including a cast upper door frame having an upper halo portion including a central web. A glass run flange is connected to the central web by an intermediate connector. A door flange extends from the central web substantially orthogonally thereto. A stamped aluminum lower inner panel is operably connected to the cast upper frame. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169302 | DOOR BLOCK ARRANGEMENT FOR ENERGY ABSORBING VEHICLE DOOR - An energy absorbing vehicle door having a door block strategically located within the door. The door block has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is wider than the lower portion and is attached to the inner panel of the door. A door beam is provided between the inner panel of the door and the outer panel. A portion of the door beam is positioned between the inner panel and the lower portion of the door block. The door beam may be attached to the lower portion of the door block. The attachment surface of the lower portion of the door block may have a geometry that is the same as or is substantially the same as the geometry of the door beam. | 07-14-2011 |