Billings, US
Alan Curtis Billings, Raleigh, NC US
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20140261487 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF AEROSOL PRECURSOR COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to reservoirs for storing products in electronic smoking articles. The reservoir is manufactured from cellulose acetate fiber, thermoplastic fiber, non-thermoplastic fiber, or a combination thereof. The reservoir is substantially tubular in shape and is adapted to accommodate internal components of the smoking article thereby increasing reservoir capacity. The internal components particularly can comprise an atomizer, which may include a braided wick. | 09-18-2014 |
Allen Billings, Lafayette, CA US
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20120084803 | MEDIA CONVERGENCE PLATFORM - Device capabilities, media rights, and content are managed using a convergence platform to allow seamless consumption of content across disparate devices. Media content can be paused on one device having a particular set of capabilities and rights and resumed on a different device having another set of capabilities and rights. A user can play media on a mobile device, continue playing the media on a desktop computer, and subsequently move to a large screen television and capabilities and rights are automatically identified to seamlessly provide the most appropriate authorized content. Personalized media content information can be provided based on maintained information for user playback stoppage events and the user can resume playback of any number of media streams. | 04-05-2012 |
20120116881 | NON-INTRUSIVE ADVERTISEMENT PRESENTATION - Advertisements are often presented in the context of a media content viewing experience. Advertisement presentation may be intrusive or subtle. In many instances, users may be interested in particular advertisements but may not want to disrupt a media content viewing experience by launching an advertisement window, opening an advertisement application, or otherwise being redirected to another piece of content. Consequently, mechanisms are provided to allow a user to identify advertisements or save advertisement interests for presentation at a later time. Saved advertisement interests can be used to inform future advertisement and/or content suggestions, and the user can be presented with selected advertisements within an application or through external mechanisms. | 05-10-2012 |
20130285937 | CONNECTED MULTI-SCREEN VIDEO MANAGEMENT - Disclosed herein are techniques and mechanisms for connected multi-screen video management. According to various embodiments, content management information may be received from a remote server. The received content management information may be stored on a storage medium. The received content management information may be processed to provide a content management interface. The content management interface may include a plurality of media content categories. Each of the media content categories may include a plurality of media content items available for presentation at the computing device. Each of the media content items may be retrievable from a respective media content source. At least two of the media content items may be retrievable from different media content sources. The content management interface may be displayed on a display screen. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290444 | CONNECTED MULTI-SCREEN SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION - Techniques and mechanisms are described herein for providing a connected multi-screen social media application. According to various embodiments, a selection of one of a plurality of media content items available for presentation in association with a content management account may be received. The selected media content item may be presented at a first client machine associated with the content management account. A message may be transmitted to a second client machine associated with the content management account. The message may include an instruction for displaying a social media application at the second client machine. The social media application may facilitate the exchange of user-generated content related to the selected media content item. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290848 | CONNECTED MULTI-SCREEN VIDEO - Disclosed herein are techniques and mechanisms for providing a connected multi-screen interface. According to various embodiments, a system may include a media presentation server. The media presentation server may include a processor and memory. The media presentation server may be operable to transmit information for generating a media presentation interface at a plurality of media presentation devices. The media presentation interface may be operable to navigate and display media content. The system may also include a first and a second media presentation device. Each media presentation device may include a processor, memory, and a display screen. Each media presentation device may be operable to generate the media presentation interface based on the information received from the media presentation interface server. The second media presentation device may be operable to update the media presentation interface based on an instruction received from the first media presentation device. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291018 | CONNECTED MULTI-SCREEN DIGITAL PROGRAM GUIDE - Techniques and mechanisms are described herein for presenting a connected multi-screen digital program guide. According to various embodiments, a personalized content guide may be transmitted to a first client machine. The first client machine may be associated with a content management account. The personalized content guide may include a plurality of media content channels created based on media content viewing history information associated with the content management account. Each of the media content channels including a respective plurality of media content items available for presentation in association with the content management account. A message indicating a selection of one of the media content items may be received from the first client machine. An instruction for presenting the selected media content item may be transmitted to the second client machine. | 10-31-2013 |
20150046821 | TILE BASED MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION - Mechanisms are provided for allowing a user to dynamically manage rich media content in an efficient and effective manner. Tiles including media content, personalized video selections, content pack upgrades, and promotions for featured content are presented to a user. Each tile may include calls to view, purchase, discuss, rate, review, or read about associated content. Tiles may be presented as still images, logos, text, or live video. Multiple tiles may be manipulated using keyboard, mouse, touchpad, and/or touchscreen movements, motions, and gestures. In particular examples, an overlay provided on top of a tile mechanism provides a user with additional navigation and management options. | 02-12-2015 |
Allen Billings, Lafeyette, CA US
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20130290904 | CHARACTER BASED SEARCH AND DISCOVERY OF MEDIA CONTENT - Mechanisms are provided for character-based and image-based media content search and discovery. Character images or entity images are mapped to corresponding media content. Selection of an image or a portion of an image may trigger or search for corresponding media content or begin playback of relevant media content. Character images or entity images need not correspond to a primary program character or object but may correspond to minor characters or tangential entities depicted periodically on particular programs. | 10-31-2013 |
Amanda Lee Billings, Wilmington, NC US
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20140174133 | METHODS FOR FORMING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORMS WITH SELECTIVE DIFFUSION LAYERS - Methods for forming optical fiber preforms are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for forming an optical fiber preform includes forming a preform core portion from silica-based glass soot. The silica-based glass soot may include at least one dopant species for altering an index of refraction of the preform core portion. A selective diffusion layer of silica-based glass soot may be formed around the preform core portion to form a soot preform. The selective diffusion layer may have an as-formed density greater than the density of the preform core portion. A diffusing species may be diffused through the selective diffusion layer into the preform core portion. The soot preform may be sintered such that the selective diffusion layer has a barrier density which is greater than the as-formed density and the selective diffusion layer prevents diffusion of the at least one dopant species through the selective diffusion layer. | 06-26-2014 |
Benjamin K. Billings, San Carlos, CA US
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20150256557 | GRANTING PERMISSION TO ACT ON BEHALF OF A USER IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system allows entities to delegate actions performed on behalf of the entity to social networking system users by assigning one or more roles to social networking system users. Roles may be assigned based on information associated with the entity by the social networking system. Different roles are associated with sets of permissions specifying actions a user associated with a role is authorized to perform on behalf of the entity via the social networking system. Certain permissions of a role associated with the user may be associated with additional users by the user. A persona including a subset of information associated with a user by the social networking system may be created for a user assigned a role, allowing the user to limit information accessible to additional users connected to the persona. | 09-10-2015 |
Bradford B. Billings, Lake Forest, CA US
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20100262748 | USB REPEATER FOR ON BOARD AIRCRAFT INSTALLATIONS - A USB repeater assembly is provided for connecting a vehicle passenger entertainment system to a seat electronics box that may be at some distance from the entertainment system. The assembly comprises a host connector that connects with the seat electronics box and a device connector that connects with the passenger entertainment system. The passenger entertainment system comprises a USB personal control unit. The repeater assembly is housed within a shell, preferably a hardened one, enclosing a portion of the connectors as well as USB repeater circuitry and through-connects for connections associated with other components of the passenger entertainment system. | 10-14-2010 |
Brian Andre Billings, Wildwood, MO US
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20160055589 | AUTOMATED CLAIM RISK FACTOR IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM - A system to predict and identify claims that have a high likelihood of exceeding a predetermined limitation in a given excess workers' compensation insurance policy and to present the automated indication of possible intervention strategies to mitigate potential claims costs. The processing system includes a computer server, database engine, computer programming instructions, network connectivity, associated claims, payment, medical, pharmacy and other relevant data, a plurality of statistical and machine learning algorithms and a method for electronically displaying and attaching the results to a business process. The system will use all available data to analyze the medical treatment pattern of a claimant and based on automated findings make recommendations as to appropriate interventions to positively impact claims costs. | 02-25-2016 |
Calvin Billings, Lake Charles, LA US
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20090074656 | Process for production of hydrogen from coal and other fossil fuels - A process for converting coal or other fossil fuel to hydrogen by reacting the fossil fuel or coal with water in a molten salt reactor at elevated temperatures in the presence of a magnesium silicate wherein the magnesium silicate reacts with the CO | 03-19-2009 |
20100068119 | Process for Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Capture - A process for removing CO | 03-18-2010 |
20120177552 | Process for Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Capture - A process for removing CO | 07-12-2012 |
20160059179 | CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL SYSTEM - A process for capture of carbon dioxide from gases comprising using Li4SiO | 03-03-2016 |
Chris L. Billings, Layton, UT US
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20130228090 | SHOTGUN SHELL WITH WEIGHTED WAD - A shotgun cartridge having a weighted wad for controlling the separation point between the wad and the shot load. The wad having a tail portion and a nose portion with the nose portion shifting the center of gravity of the wad axially forward away from the center of pressure compared to where the center of gravity would be if the nose portion was not weighted thereby controlling the shot load separation and enhancing the shot pattern. | 09-05-2013 |
20150345918 | SHOTGUN SHELL - A shotgun cartridge having a weighted wad for controlling the separation point between the wad and the shot load. The wad having a tail portion and a nose portion with the nose portion shifting the center of gravity of the wad axially forward away from the center of pressure | 12-03-2015 |
Chris Lee Billings, Morgan, UT US
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20150040459 | RIFLE SCOPE - A rifle scope having a body and a reticle mounted within the body, an elevation adjustment means for adjusting an elevation sighting of the reticle and including a vertically oriented elevation adjustment knob extending from a side of the body and being rotatable in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis to vertically adjust the elevation sighting of the reticle, and a windage adjustment means for adjusting the windage sighting of the retical and including a horizontally oriented windage adjustment knob extending from the body so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis to adjust the windage sighting of the reticle. | 02-12-2015 |
Christine Billings, Danbury, CT US
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20100197565 | Dry powder drug delivery system - A pulmonary drug delivery system is disclosed, including a breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, and a cartridge for delivering a dry powder formulation. The inhaler and cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation comprising, for example, a diketopiperazine and an active ingredient, including, peptides and proteins such as insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 for the treatment of endocrine disease, for example, diabetes and/or obesity. | 08-05-2010 |
20130104887 | Dry Powder Drug Delivery System and Methods | 05-02-2013 |
20130291867 | DRY POWDER DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - A pulmonary drug delivery system is disclosed, including a breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, and a cartridge for delivering a dry powder formulation. The inhaler and cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation. | 11-07-2013 |
David Billings, Spencerport, NY US
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20120247185 | COMBINATION OF HYDROGEN AND PRESSURE SENSORS - The invention provides a sensor assembly for determining the concentration of hydrogen in an insulating fluid in electric power generation, transmission, and distribution equipment. The assembly includes a housing having an opening therein communicating with the fluid, a hydrogen sensor disposed in the housing and responsive to the concentration of hydrogen in the fluid and generating a signal related to the concentration of hydrogen, and a pressure sensor disposed in the housing responsive to the fluid and generating a second signal indicative of the pressure of the fluid in the equipment. The assembly further includes a signal processor disposed in the housing and connected to the hydrogen sensor and the pressure sensor and responsive to the first and second signals for generating a third signal representing the concentration of hydrogen in the fluid. | 10-04-2012 |
20120247191 | COMBINED HYDROGEN AND PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A housing sensor having a semiconductor element for measuring hydrogen concentration in an insulating fluid in equipment having a mounting flange on the equipment providing access to the interior of the equipment provided with a plurality of bolt receiving openings arranged on the mounting flange in a first pattern which includes a first flange having at least one or more openings and an outer periphery. The sensor also includes a tubular housing support member having one end received in one of the openings, a plurality of bolt receiving apertures arranged in a pattern corresponding to the first pattern within the outer periphery of the first flange. The sensor further includes at least one wire receiving opening extending through the housing body, a cover closing an end of the housing body distal from the one end, a first seal disposed between the first flange and the tubular housing support member, a second seal disposed on the first flange for engaging the mounting flange. | 10-04-2012 |
20120247204 | COMBINED HYDROGEN AND PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - The invention provides a housing for a sensor having a semiconductor element for measuring hydrogen concentration in an insulating fluid in electric power generation, transmission, and distribution equipment having a mounting flange on the equipment providing access to the interior of the equipment and provided with a plurality of bolt receiving openings arranged on the mounting flange in a first pattern, which includes a first flange having at least one or more openings for receiving one or more semiconductor hydrogen sensors and an outer periphery, a plurality of bolt receiving apertures arranged in a pattern corresponding to the first pattern within the outer periphery of the first flange, a second flange having a second plurality of bolt receiving apertures arranged in a pattern corresponding to the first pattern within the periphery of the second flange. | 10-04-2012 |
David E. Billings, Lewisville, TX US
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20080254599 | Thermal Processing of Silicon Wafers - Apparatus and methods that minimize surface defect development in silicon wafers during thermal processing at relatively high temperatures at which silicon wafers are annealed and at less extreme temperature, or for other purposes. The apparatus and methods have utility to horizontally-disposed furnaces for silicon wafers and to vertically-oriented furnaces in which larger wafers can be thermally processed. A selectively-sealable process tube encloses silicon wafers during heating of the silicon wafers to a predetermined temperature, and a heating atmosphere supply system induces through the process tube a positive flow of a process gas, such as hydrogen or argon, that is non-reactive with solid silicon at the predetermined temperature. A process tube outlet vents gas from the process tube, and an impurity sensor in the process tube outlet detects oxygen and moisture in the vented gas to verify the purity of the atmosphere surrounding the wafers during thermal processing. | 10-16-2008 |
David P. Billings, Mckinney, TX US
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20090247319 | MULTI-PIECE PUTTER HEAD HAVING AN INSERT - A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased MOI and adjustable weighting and adjustable balance and optimizable Center of Percussion. The putter head comprises a central face insert portion extending through the body and above the traditional weight flange, with mass relieved portions below the top of the alignment piece in order to receive one or more optional weights, and the upper side of the rearwardly extending portion being engraved or marked with various alignment indicia, and the whole through-head insert face portion and rearwardly extending portion being affixed to the base portion of the head at least in part with threaded fasteners. | 10-01-2009 |
20120225733 | Customizable center-of-gravity golf club head - A metal golf club head that allows a user to customize the location of the center of gravity. The metal golf club head comprises a hollow body with a weighting port. The weighting port allows a user to place weighting material inside the hollow body, customizing the location of the center of gravity, the swing weight, the total weight, and the balance of the golf club. | 09-06-2012 |
20130165247 | Modular hosel, weight-adjustable golf club head assembly - A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased moment of inertia (MOI) and adjustable weighting and adjustable balance and optimizable center of percussion. The putter head comprises a central face insert portion extending through the body and above the traditional weight flange, with mass relieved portions below the top of the alignment piece in order to receive one or more optional weights, and the upper side of the rearwardly extending portion being engraved or marked with various alignment indicia, and the whole through-head insert face portion and rearwardly extending portion being affixed to the base portion of the head at least in part with threaded fasteners. | 06-27-2013 |
20140031142 | Customizable center-of-gravity golf club head - A metal golf club head that allows a user to customize the location of the center of gravity. The metal golf club head comprises a hollow body with a weighting port. The weighting port allows a user to place weighting material inside the hollow body, customizing the location of the center of gravity, the swing weight, the total weight, and the balance of the golf club. | 01-30-2014 |
20140323238 | Modular hosel, weight-adjustable golf club head assembly - A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased moment of inertia (MOI) and adjustable weighting and adjustable balance and optimizable center of percussion. The putter head comprises a central face insert portion extending through the body and above the traditional weight flange, with mass relieved portions below the top of the alignment piece in order to receive one or more optional weights, and the upper side of the rearwardly extending portion being engraved or marked with various alignment indicia, and the whole through-head insert face portion and rearwardly extending portion being affixed to the base portion of the head at least in part with threaded fasteners. | 10-30-2014 |
20160023068 | Modular Hosel, Weight-Adjustable Golf Club Head Assembly - A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased moment of inertia (MOI) and adjustable weighting and adjustable balance and optimizable center of percussion. The putter head comprises a central face insert portion extending through the body and above the traditional weight flange, with mass relieved portions below the top of the alignment piece in order to receive one or more optional weights, and the upper side of the rearwardly extending portion being engraved or marked with various alignment indicia, and the whole through-head insert face portion and rearwardly extending portion being affixed to the base portion of the head at least in part with threaded fasteners. | 01-28-2016 |
David S. Billings, Berea, KY US
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20110226362 | AUXILIARY FUEL TANK - A fuel system for an engine includes a fuel line that delivers fuel from a main fuel tank to the engine and a first control device that releases a flow of the fuel from the main fuel tank into the fuel line. An auxiliary fuel tank is connected to the fuel line, and a second control device controls a flow of the fuel between the auxiliary fuel tank and the fuel line. After the fuel is released from the main fuel tank into the fuel line, the second control device fills the auxiliary fuel tank with the fuel from the main fuel tank. | 09-22-2011 |
Dawn L. Billings, Mesa, AZ US
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20110070568 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - A device and system to facilitate communication between a first communicator and a second communicator to teach desired behaviors, values, principles, and skills. The device includes a plush or stuffed toy form having one or more pockets which are sized and configured to receive one or more communication symbols. The communication symbols may represent thoughts, feelings, actions, goals, behavior, values, or other concepts to be discussed by the first communicator and second communicator. First communicator/second communicator discussion occurs as the communication symbols are placed into and removed from the pockets. | 03-24-2011 |
Debra Billings, Perry, NY US
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20130261522 | BACK BRACE DEVICE - The present invention is a back brace device that includes a rectangular shaped pad that has two ends, a front facing, a back facing with a lower portion that are made of a foam material with a covering, a pair of securing straps that are attached to the two ends of the pad, wherein the pair of securing straps each have a distal end that have hook and loop material disposed on the distal end of the securing straps and a hook and loop strip that is disposed across the lower back portion of the back facing of the back brace device and forms a releasable hook and loop fastener with the hook and loop material disposed on the distal ends of the securing straps anywhere along the hook and loop strip to fittingly secure the back brace device to the user. | 10-03-2013 |
Edmund Billings, San Francisco, CA US
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20140330581 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING AND USING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TREATMENT PLANS - Systems and methods are provided for creating and implementing multi-disciplinary treatment plans, which can allow healthcare and medical professionals and providers of various disciplines to collaborate in forming a patient treatment plan and subsequently managing patient care in accordance with this plan. Patient information is first received in a patient planning system. A team of multi-disciplinary healthcare or medical professionals and providers meet and collaborate to form a treatment plan which is then entered in the treatment planning system. As the course of treatment progresses, the treatment plan can be updated in the treatment planning system by each of the team members. The graphical user interface seen by the team members will typically be the same for each team member. This interface includes a generalized treatment planning section and a patient-specific section, each of which can be manipulated to add or update a treatment plan for a particular patient. | 11-06-2014 |
Edward J. Billings, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20110048887 | ACTUATION DEVICE HAVING WIPER SEALS FOR A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A dual clutch actuation device generates the axial compression force required to compress a first and second set of frictional elements of a dual clutch module. Dual clutch actuation device includes a first and second annular piston. The annular pistons include a first end that is in contact with annular bearing assemblies. The annular bearing assemblies are in contact with actuation levers that are in contact with the first set of frictional elements. The annular pistons are arranged in concentric annular piston slots. Together the piston and annular slots form annular piston chambers. The piston chambers are filled with hydraulic fluid. The actuation device further includes a first set of wiper seals and a second set of wiper seals disposed in a first and a second annular channel in each of the annular pistons. When the hydraulic fluid is pressurized the pistons slide out of the annular slots and apply a force on the actuation levers which in turn apply an axial compression force on the frictional elements. Advantageously, contamination of the piston chambers is reduced or eliminated through the wiping or cleansing action of the first and second set of wiper seals against walls of the annular slots formed in the housing of the actuation device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110179620 | SEAL PROTECTOR ASSEMBLY - A seal protector assembly is provided. The seal protector assembly includes a cavity for encasing a seal. A plug or cap is removably attached to the protector seal. After shipment of the transmission, the plug or cap is removed. Once any potential damage to the seal during assembly has passed, the protector is then removed. | 07-28-2011 |
20150318680 | ELECTRICAL WIRE SEALING ASEMBLY AND METHOD - A seal assembly includes a circular resilient grommet-type seal having one or more through axial openings equal in number to the wires which pass through the seal and a rigid wire channel or guide which is received within a complementary pocket aligned with the seal between the seal and a reaction surface. The rigid wire channel or guide is retained in the pocket and carries any force exerted on the seal by pressure within the device to the aligned reaction surface. A method of installation includes the steps of mounting an electrical device within a component, routing the electrical wires leading from the device through an opening, routing the wires through corresponding openings in a grommet-type seal, pressing the seal into the opening, routing the wires through passageways in the rigid wire channel or guide and installing the guide in a complementary pocket which is aligned with the seal at one end and includes a reaction surface at the other end. | 11-05-2015 |
Eoin Billings, New York, NY US
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20140110681 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A transparent emissive device is provided. The device may include one or more OLEDs having an anode, a cathode, and an organic emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. In some configurations, the OLEDs may be non-transparent. The device may also include one or more locally transparent regions, which, in combination with the non-transparent OLEDs, provides an overall device transparency of 5% or more. | 04-24-2014 |
20140334146 | LIGHTING DEVICES INCLUDING TRANSPARENT ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE LIGHT PANELS AND HAVING INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF DIRECT TO INDIRECT LIGHT - A lighting device for emitting direct light and indirect light, includes a first transparent light panel comprising at least one organic light emitting device, the first transparent light panel emitting direct light and indirect light during operation thereof; and at least a second transparent light panel comprising at least one organic light emitting device, the second transparent light panel emitting direct light and indirect light during operation thereof, the second transparent light panel being positioned so that at least a portion of indirect light emitted from the first transparent light is transmitted through the second transparent light panel and at least a portion of direct light emitted from the second transparent light panel is transmitted through the first transparent light panel, wherein the first transparent light panel is controllable independently from the second transparent light panel to control a ratio of direct light to indirect light emitted by the lighting device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 11-13-2014 |
20150061504 | INTELLIGENT DIMMING LIGHTING - Systems, devices, and techniques are provided for operating a display and/or an illumination source based upon the direction of a user's gaze and/or a desired illumination level in a monitored area. One or more elements may be controlled with sensor input and application lighting preferences. For example, when a user receives a video call, light may be activated to illuminate their face. When the user is looking at the display, the display will be at the brightness necessary for the lighting conditions. When the user looks away from the screen, the screen may dim further and the lighting elements for the desk can brighten. Similarly, embodiments may adjust the lighting in a monitored location based upon lighting levels identified in other areas. | 03-05-2015 |
Erik Billings, Boston, MA US
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20130319914 | ORGANIZING PATHOLOGY ASSETS - A technique for organizing pathology samples includes sorting the samples into bins defined at different physical locations of a sorting apparatus, based on a set of designations applied to the samples. With such an arrangement, unorganized pathology samples may be grouped so that all the same accession numbers are grouped together for efficient filing or re-filing with reduced error. An apparatus suitable for use according to this technique includes a support structure and multiple dividers defining multiple sets of bins on the apparatus. A different set of bins is provided on the apparatus for each of the set of designations applied to the samples. | 12-05-2013 |
Greg Lee Billings, Longmont, CO US
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20150219417 | Archery compound bow interchangeable accessories and carrying system - Interchangeable compound bow accessories comprised of a stabilizer apparatus, vibration reduction apparatus and carrying handle apparatus mechanically fastened to a universal support structure inherent to the accessories that is attached to the center portion of a compound bow riser or compound bow sight support structure. The comprised accessories may be integrated as a multi-functioning device by combining their individual functions into a single component such as a stabilizer apparatus and vibration reduction apparatus combined with a carrying handle apparatus or left as an individual component. The accessories may be easily detached from the universal support structure. The comprised accessories are constructed in such a manner that they may carry or support a compound bow by means of a universal support apparatus constructed specifically for the comprised accessories, by hand, carrying strap, sling, belt, or backpack strap. | 08-06-2015 |
James Martin Billings, Sealy, TX US
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20080313099 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DOWNSIDE PROTECTION OF STOCK MARKET INVESTMENTS - A method and system for providing downside protection of stock market investments. The present invention allows stock prices to be expressed as a stop loss percentage of the high value the stock price attains rather that a fixed or “hard entered” number. The stop loss percentage of the high value allows stock prices the freedom to increase in price while protecting gains that are being made and still providing downside protection for market declines. The system receives security information input from the user and also data link information of current stock information, the system determines new high values and calculates a sell threshold price based on the stop loss percentage and the high value of the security. When the market price is less than the sell threshold price, the system notifies the user or automatically sells the security. | 12-18-2008 |
James W. Billings, Boulder, CO US
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20150113921 | METHOD FOR FILLING, SEAMING, DISTRIBUTING AND SELLING A BEVERAGE IN A METALLIC CONTAINER AT A SINGLE LOCATION - A method is provided wherein a metallic container is filled with a consumer identified beverage, seamed to a metallic end closure, distributed, and sold to the consumer. Thus, a consumer has influence and control over volume, qualities, and size of the beverage along with specific characteristics regarding the size and shape of the metallic container. | 04-30-2015 |
Jerry Carl Billings, Yorba Linda, CA US
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20090191019 | FASTENER SAFETY RETENTION - A safety fastener capable of retaining portions thereof in the event of breakage is disclosed. The safety fastener includes a through hole along the longitudinal axis of a shaft. A secondary member, such as a wire rope, may be disposed within the through hole. Capturing members, such as balls sized larger than the through holes may be swaged or crimped to both ends of the secondary member, thereby capturing the shaft between them. In the event of breakage, portions of the shaft may remain substantially in place being confined by the secondary member and capturing members. Inspection of the safety fastener may include determining that the secondary member is loose relative to the shaft, thereby indicating that no gaps or separation has occurred in the shaft. | 07-30-2009 |
John A. Billings, Gallatin, MO US
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20130097427 | Soft-Token Authentication System - A system for authenticating a user and his local device to a secured remote service with symmetrical keys, which utilizes a PIN from the user and a unique random value from the local device in such a way that prevents the remote service from ever learning the user's PIN, or a hash of that PIN. The system also provides mutual authentication, verifying to the user and local device that the correct remote service is being used. At the same time, the system protects against PIN guessing attacks by requiring communication with the said remote service in order to verify if the correct PIN is known. Also, the system works in such a way as to change the random value stored on the user's local device after each authentication session. | 04-18-2013 |
John A. Billings, Independence, MO US
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20100228990 | Using Hidden Secrets and Token Devices to Create Secure Volumes - A system for encrypting Secure Volumes using an encryption key which is saved in the open after being encoded inside a hardware token device utilizing a secure secret which is stored inside the device, and which never leaves the device. The encrypted volume can be accessed again only after a hardware token has decoded this encryption key. The system also provides means whereby the holder of a Master token and the holder of a Grand Master token may also have access to the volume as long as the user token was previously registered to the Master token, and the Master Token was previously registered to the Grand master token before the secured volume was encrypted. Also, the system allows members of user groups so designated at the time the volume is encrypted, to be able to have access to the volume as long as their token was previously registered with the same Master Token as the user that encrypted the volume and as long as the token encrypting the volume was also a member of the authorized user group. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228991 | Using Hidden Secrets and Token Devices to Control Access to Secure Systems - A system for using an encrypted version of a password or access code which is stored in the open on a computer or other device, which utilizes a hardware token to decrypt the password or access code utilizing a secure secret which is stored inside the device, and which never leaves the device, to allow the owner of the device to have access to the Secure System. The system also provides means whereby the holder of a Master token and the holder of a Grand Master token may also have access to the Secure System as long as the user token was previously registered to the Master token and the Master Token was previously registered to the Grand master token before the secured resource was locked by the user token. Also the system allows members of user groups so designated at the time the resource is locked, to be able to have access as long as their token was previously registered with the same Master Token as the user that locked the resource and as long as the token locking the resource was also a member of the authorized user group. | 09-09-2010 |
Josh Billings, Rockland, MA US
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20150324789 | Cryptocurrency Virtual Wallet System and Method - The present disclosure describes a method in which an encrypted request to transfer a requested amount of cryptocurrency from a user address to a destination address is received. The request includes a destination address, a requested amount, a user device encryption key, and biometric data. A partially signed transaction to transfer a requested amount of cryptocurrency from the user address to the destination address is also received. The partially signed transaction is cryptographically signed and a multi-signed transaction is broadcast to a cryptocurrency network to transfer the requested amount of cryptocurrency from the user address to the destination address. | 11-12-2015 |
Luke Billings, Ventura, CA US
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20150143717 | SHOELACE RETENTION DEVICES - Lace retention devices are disclosed that can safely and conveniently hold looped laces in place, while also being aesthetically pleasing. One embodiment of a lace retention device according to the present invention comprises an arm and a holding mechanism integral to one end of the arm. A housing is also included that is integral to the arm at an end opposite the holding mechanism with the housing being sized and shaped to hold looped footwear laces. | 05-28-2015 |
Marc Billings US
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20100223858 | Data center facility for multi-tenant environment - A centralized common area data center for a tenant suite in large scale commercial office properties built in situ having a dedicated space, at least one computer module in the space and a self-sustaining cooling system to maintain a cooling temperature for the computer module consistent 24/7/365. This provides significant value in services and cost savings to both landlord and tenant. Each tenant can access greater levels of technology, security and energy efficiency. | 09-09-2010 |
Marc J. Billings, Roanoke, VA US
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20140030335 | CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF STROKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - A method of treating or preventing neurological injury in a subject who has suffered a stroke is described. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of cerium oxide nanoparticles to the subject. Methods for prophylaxis against neurological injury from stroke, and methods for treating or preventing cardiovascular disease by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of cerium oxide nanoparticles are also described. | 01-30-2014 |
Marc S. Billings, Miami, FL US
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20140058958 | Method for Offering Lower Rent And Improved Service To Tenants In A Multi-Tenant Building that are Sharing a Data Center in the Multi-Tenant Building - A common area data center for a tenant suite in large scale commercial office properties built in situ having a dedicated space, at least one computer module in the space and a self-sustaining cooling system to maintain a cooling temperature for the computer module consistent 24/7/365. This provides significant value in services and cost savings to both landlord and tenant. Each tenant can access greater levels of technology, security, and energy efficiency. | 02-27-2014 |
Mary Jo Billings, Frisco, TX US
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20090126002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFEGUARDING AND PROCESSING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - One aspect of the invention is a method for providing restricted access to confidential services without impacting the security of a network. The method includes using a gateway to isolate one or more components providing confidential services from one or more other portions of an enterprise network. A first communication directed to a selected one of the one or more components may be received at the gateway. A determination may be made as to whether the first communication is user traffic or management traffic. The first communication may then be authenticated. If the first communication is user traffic, the first communication is forwarded to a component providing the confidential services. If the first communication is management traffic, the first communication is encrypted and forwarded to a component providing the confidential services. Additionally, components of the sub-network may be monitored to identify malicious changes. | 05-14-2009 |
Megan Billings, West Warwick, RI US
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20150073381 | Encapsulated Cell Therapy Cartridge - The invention provides multi-chamber encapsulated cell therapy cartridge devices that are capable of delivering biologically active molecules as well as methods of using these devices. | 03-12-2015 |
Patricia J. Billings, Leawood, KS US
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20090306250 | CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - A construction material that includes gypsum and a heat fusion catalyst which includes polyvinyl acetate and a polymer, plus a chemical agent for maintaining a stable emulsion of the polyvinyl acetate and polymer. Cement and/or aggregate materials may be added to the gypsum. The material may be prepared by mixing the catalyst with the powder portion, and then either molding it into a building panel or applying it as a coating on a building member. | 12-10-2009 |
Paul Billings, Dallas, TX US
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20110290876 | INTEGRATED INVENTORY SCANNING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM - The present disclosure generally provides an integrated system of gathering and analyzing inventory data in real-time using a hand-held scanner in communication with a network, database, and user interface. The hand-held scanner could be remotely accessed and updated using a wireless connection and thus improving efficiency and minimizing downtime. The integrated system thus allows data collected by the hand-held scanner to be queried, analyzed, and aggregated to assess various inventory related issues including, for example, inventory levels, projected sales figures, and reordering information in real-time. | 12-01-2011 |
Paul Billings, Yakima, WA US
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20100277332 | ATTACHABLE AND INTERCHANGABLE STUD FINDER - The present invention relates to a mountable stud locating device for locating a stud comprising: a stud locating mechanism; a LED indicator, where the LED indicator lights upon location of the stud; a mounting mechanism to mount the locating device on a hand held device; and a laser beam for pinpointing the position of a stud. The stud locating mechanism includes sensors that utilize either a density variation or radar detection as a method to locate the stud. The stud locating device may be detachably mounted to the hand device, where the mounting mechanism includes the use of a magnetic mounting bracket. | 11-04-2010 |
Philip Billings, Shoreview, MN US
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20110293356 | POSITIONING AND DAMPER DEVICE USING SHEAR FORCE FROM CYCLIC DIFFERENTIAL COMPRESSIVE STRAIN OF A CROSS-LINKED THERMOPLASTIC - A positioning device includes first, second and third elements. The first element includes a cross-linked thermoplastic and the second element is non-circular and configured adjacent a first side of the first element, and configured for relative rotation with the first element about an axis. The third element is configured adjacent a second side of the first element. The first, second and third elements are configured such that a first compressive strain amount is induced on the first element while there is no relative rotation between the first and second elements and a second compressive strain amount is induced on the first element while there is relative rotation between the first element and the second element. The second compressive strain amount is at least 3 times higher than the first compressive strain amount. | 12-01-2011 |
Philip A. Billings, Shoreview, MN US
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20130237328 | CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRAIN ROTARY DETENT - One aspect is a detent device with a first hub having an axis and comprising a first feature having both a radial and an axial dimension relative to the hub axis, and having a first hub connection portion. A second hub is located co-axially outside the first hub and comprises a second feature having both a radial and an axial dimension relative to the hub axis, the second feature of the second hub touching the first feature of the first hub when the features are aligned. The second hub has a second hub connection portion. The first and second features have complementary mating geometries. The detent device is configured such that when relative movement is provided to the first and second hub connection portions, a circumferential strain energy of the second hub changes, providing a variable force between the two connection portions depending on their relative position. | 09-12-2013 |
Rick Billings, Magnolia, TX US
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20100170417 | CUTBACK ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS COMPRISING AN EXTENDER DERIVED FROM TALL OIL, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Cut back asphalt compositions and product wherein the cutting solvent comprises a tall oil based solvent and optionally other renewable solvents. | 07-08-2010 |
Rick A. Billings, Magnolia, TX US
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20100147190 | ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS COMPRISING TALL OIL DERIVED MATERIALS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Asphalt compositions and products in which the binder comprises tall oil materials possibly previously subjected to distillation, and/or oxidation, and/or combined with a polymer, the tall oil materials having a softening point in the range of 75 F to 400 F, a Needle Penetration value (0.1 mm) at 25 C of at least 1, a Rotational Viscosity at 275 F in the range of 650 cps to 8,000 cps, and a water solubility of less than 10 percent. | 06-17-2010 |
Roger E. Billings, Independence, MO US
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20100228990 | Using Hidden Secrets and Token Devices to Create Secure Volumes - A system for encrypting Secure Volumes using an encryption key which is saved in the open after being encoded inside a hardware token device utilizing a secure secret which is stored inside the device, and which never leaves the device. The encrypted volume can be accessed again only after a hardware token has decoded this encryption key. The system also provides means whereby the holder of a Master token and the holder of a Grand Master token may also have access to the volume as long as the user token was previously registered to the Master token, and the Master Token was previously registered to the Grand master token before the secured volume was encrypted. Also, the system allows members of user groups so designated at the time the volume is encrypted, to be able to have access to the volume as long as their token was previously registered with the same Master Token as the user that encrypted the volume and as long as the token encrypting the volume was also a member of the authorized user group. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228991 | Using Hidden Secrets and Token Devices to Control Access to Secure Systems - A system for using an encrypted version of a password or access code which is stored in the open on a computer or other device, which utilizes a hardware token to decrypt the password or access code utilizing a secure secret which is stored inside the device, and which never leaves the device, to allow the owner of the device to have access to the Secure System. The system also provides means whereby the holder of a Master token and the holder of a Grand Master token may also have access to the Secure System as long as the user token was previously registered to the Master token and the Master Token was previously registered to the Grand master token before the secured resource was locked by the user token. Also the system allows members of user groups so designated at the time the resource is locked, to be able to have access as long as their token was previously registered with the same Master Token as the user that locked the resource and as long as the token locking the resource was also a member of the authorized user group. | 09-09-2010 |
20130097427 | Soft-Token Authentication System - A system for authenticating a user and his local device to a secured remote service with symmetrical keys, which utilizes a PIN from the user and a unique random value from the local device in such a way that prevents the remote service from ever learning the user's PIN, or a hash of that PIN. The system also provides mutual authentication, verifying to the user and local device that the correct remote service is being used. At the same time, the system protects against PIN guessing attacks by requiring communication with the said remote service in order to verify if the correct PIN is known. Also, the system works in such a way as to change the random value stored on the user's local device after each authentication session. | 04-18-2013 |
20150082799 | High Efficiency Hydrogen Turbine - Hydrogen is combusted in Oxygen to generate extremely high temperature steam. By feeding the combustion generated steam directly into a steam turbine, unprecedented high conversion efficiency to electricity is achieved. | 03-26-2015 |
20150100777 | Secure Federated Identity Service - Federated identity is the means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, such that the user can be authenticated with a single sign-on, across multiple systems and organizations. A system and a method is proposed to provide a unique user digital identifier which is different for each security identity services subscriber. | 04-09-2015 |
Ross A. Billings, Baltimore, MD US
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20090151816 | Adjustable Work Benches for Power Tools - A work bench for a power tool includes a beam for supporting the power tool, the beam having a first end, a second end, and a top surface extending between the first and second ends, and legs for supporting the beam over a surface. The work bench includes a first extension arm extendable from the first end of the beam, the first extension arm including a first main arm that telescopes within the first end of the beam, a first auxiliary arm that telescopes within the first main arm, and a first support leg that is pivotally connected with the auxiliary arm and that telescopes within the main arm. The work bench includes a second extension arm extendable from the second end of the beam, the second extension arm including a second main arm that telescopes within the second end of the beam, a second auxiliary arm that telescopes within the second main arm, and a second support leg that is connected with the second auxiliary arm and that telescopes within the second main arm. | 06-18-2009 |
Ross A. Billings, Jackson, TN US
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20090095141 | ADJUSTABLE FENCE FOR A MITER SAW - A miter saw includes a base, a table rotatably coupled with the base, and a cutting assembly connected to the table. The miter saw includes a fence assembly attached to the base and overlying the top surface of the table. The fence assembly has a fixed fence with a front face, a rear face, a top surface extending between the front and rear faces, and an elongated tongue projecting from the top surface. The fence assembly also has a movable fence with a front face, a rear face and an elongated groove formed in an underside thereof adapted to engage the elongated tongue for guiding movement of the movable fence over the fixed fence. The fence assembly includes at least one spring projecting from the elongated tongue for urging the movable fence toward the rear face of the fixed fence and into enhanced surface contact with the fixed fence. | 04-16-2009 |
Ross A. Billings, Reisterstown, MD US
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20150048563 | Portable Workbench - A portable work bench may include a body, legs connected to the body for supporting the body, the legs being movable between an open position and a closed position, at least one wheel connected to the body, and a handle connected to the body. A surface of the handle and a surface of the wheel define a plane. The workbench does not have any portions that extend below the plane when the legs are in the closed position. | 02-19-2015 |
20150107429 | Table Saw - A table saw has a base assembly, a table assembly supported by the base assembly, the table assembly, and a saw assembly supported by at least one of the table assembly and the base assembly. The saw assembly has a saw blade extending through the table assembly. The base assembly has at least one foot having a substantially horizontal surface, a substantially vertical surface, and a curved surface disposed between the substantially horizontal surface and the substantially vertical surface. The substantially vertical surface is substantially coplanar with a surface of the table assembly so that the table saw can be disposed on the substantially vertical surface and the surface of the table assembly. | 04-23-2015 |
20150343662 | TABLE SAWS HAVING INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEMS - A table saw has a table, a motor disposed under the table, a carriage connected to the motor, a saw blade supported by the carriage and driven by the motor, a riving knife connectable to the carriage adjacent to the saw blade, and a control circuit for determining when the riving knife is connected to the carriage, the control circuit receiving input from a switch which is engaged when the riving knife is disposed on the carriage. A switch contactor disposed on the carriage may contact the switch when the riving knife contacts the switch contactor. | 12-03-2015 |
Sarah T. Billings, Chicago, IL US
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20160086177 | Smart Gross Management of Repairs and Exceptions for Payment Processing - Methods and systems for providing smart gross management of repairs and exceptions for payment processing are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive data regarding a plurality of payment transactions involving a client account of a financial institution. Subsequently, the computing device may identify one or more rejected and/or otherwise defective transactions in the plurality of transactions. After identifying such rejected transactions, the computing device may create an account entry for an amount corresponding to the plurality of transactions. Notably, such an account entry may be created, and a corresponding debit or credit may be made, prior to initiating repairs for the rejected transactions. After creating the account entry, the computing device may initiate repairs for the rejected transactions. The computing device also may send a notification indicating that the amount corresponding to the plurality of transactions has been debited or credited to the client account. | 03-24-2016 |
Scott Billings, Shirley, MA US
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20110189423 | TEMPORARY SURFACE PROTECTION - A carpeted surface is protected with a temporary carpet protection sheet that includes a lightweight non-woven or knit fibrous material laminated with a resin backing into which at least portions of fibers of the fibrous material are embedded, or to which resin of the fibers is directly and chemically fused. Male touch fastener elements extend along the backing and are arranged in spaced apart fastening regions adjacent the longitudinal edges of the fibrous material. The male touch fastener elements are configured to be both releasably engageable with the hook-engageable fibers of the fibrous material, when the protection sheet is arranged in overlapping fashion, and releasably engageable with looped carpet tufts. A protection system features multiple lengths of such protection sheet joined by hook seaming tape. | 08-04-2011 |
Scott C. Billings, Marlborough, CT US
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20130149163 | Method for Reducing Stress on Blade Tips - A turbine engine component has an airfoil portion with a tip portion and the tip portion has at least one chamfered edge on one side. If desired, the tip portion may have a first chamfered edge on a first side and a second chamfered edge on a second side opposed to the first side. A flattened tip portion may extend between the first and second chamfered edges. A tip treatment may be applied to the flattened tip portion. | 06-13-2013 |
20130236310 | Turbomachine Rotor Balancing System - A turbine rotor balancing system comprises a circumferential array of mounting features. One or more balance weights are each mounted to the respective associated said mounting feature. Each balance weight comprises: a front wall along the forward face of the mounting feature; an aft wall along the aft face of the mounting feature; and a radially inboard wall. One or more fasteners each extend at least partially through holes of the front wall and rear wall of an associated said balance weight and through a hole of the associated said mounting feature. An abutment surface of the rotor is positioned to engage an outboard end of at least one of the front wall and aft wall of each said balance weight. | 09-12-2013 |
20140286781 | INTEGRAL FAN BLADE WEAR PAD AND PLATFORM SEAL - A fan section for a gas turbine engine includes a fan hub having a slot. A platform is supported by the fan hub. A fan blade has a root that is received in the slot. A wear pad is provided between the fan hub and the root and includes a flap integral with the wear pad to provide a seal relative to the platform. A fan blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil extending from a root. A wear pad is secured to the root and has a free end providing a flap canted toward the root. | 09-25-2014 |
20150110636 | WEAR PAD TO PREVENT CRACKING OF FAN BLADE - A fan blade of a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil, a root received in a slot of a hub, and a wear pad covering at least a portion of the root and made of an integrally bonded woven composite laminate. | 04-23-2015 |
Scott D. Billings, Des Moines, WA US
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20140190954 | DISTRIBUTED TRANSISTOR-BASED POWER SUPPLY FOR SUPPLYING HEAT TO A STRUCTURE - A heating system includes a structure to be heated, and a heating apparatus disposed to heat the structure. The heating apparatus includes a housing member, a plurality of resonant frequency power sources, and a plurality of associated controls. The plurality of resonant frequency power sources are attached to the housing member. The plurality of associated controllers is configured to separately operate the plurality of resonant frequency power sources at resonant frequencies matching heating requirements of the structure. | 07-10-2014 |
Seth D. Billings, Pellston, MD US
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20120130258 | PROGRAMMABLE MULTIPSPECTRAL ILLIUMINATION SYSTEM FOR SURGERY AND VISUALIZATION OF LIGHT-SENSITIVE TISSUES - An observation system for viewing light-sensitive tissue includes an illumination system configured to illuminate the light-sensitive tissue, an imaging system configured to image at least a portion of the light-sensitive tissue upon being illuminated by the illumination system, and an image display system in communication with the imaging system to display an image of the portion of the light-sensitive tissue. The illumination system is configured to illuminate the light-sensitive tissue with a reduced amount of light within a preselected wavelength range compared to multispectral illumination light, and the image of the portion of the light-sensitive tissue is compensated for the reduced amount of light within the preselected frequency range to approximate an image of the light-sensitive tissue under the multispectral illumination | 05-24-2012 |
20130033887 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system includes a light source, an optical waveguide that has a proximal end and a distal end such that the proximal end is arranged to receive light from the light source and the distal end is suitable to illuminate an object of interest; and an optical coupler constructed and arranged to couple light from the light source into the optical waveguide. The optical coupler includes a reflective surface that reflects at least some light diverging from the light source to be coupled into the optical waveguide. | 02-07-2013 |
Thomas Billings, Reno, NV US
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20140087844 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SKILL-BASED GAME - In various embodiments, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a primary game in which the gaming system provides monetary awards to a player and a secondary game in which the gaming system provides non-monetary skill units to the player. In one such embodiment, the gaming system initiates the play of the skill-based secondary game in response to a triggering even associated with a primary game of the gaming system, and forms a score for the player based on zero, one or more inputs made by the player during the play of the skill-based secondary game. The gaming system determines an amount of non-monetary skill units to provide the player based on the score, and provides the player with the non-monetary skill units. The player redeems any amount of non-monetary skill units for one or more virtual goods offered via a virtual marketplace. | 03-27-2014 |
Thomas Billings, Northville, MI US
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20140336901 | HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP PROTECTION - A method to protect a high-pressure fuel pump in a diesel-engine system includes enabling the high-pressure fuel pump when fuel pressure in the diesel-engine system is above a threshold, and disabling the high-pressure fuel pump if the fuel pressure is below the threshold. In this manner, the high-pressure fuel pump is protected from premature wear and failure due to inadequate lubrication. | 11-13-2014 |
Wade M. Billings, Lawrence, KS US
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20130151223 | SIMULATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CONTACT, PRESSURE WAVES AND FACTOR CONTROLS FOR CELL REGENERATION, TISSUE CLOSURE AND RELATED APPLICATIONS - A description of a device and method of use are provided for a containment chamber, accompanying sensing and monitoring instrumentation, and method of creation of a physical force wave that would be capable of mimicking physiologic waves such as pulse pressure, muscle contraction, peristalsis, acoustic waves and other desired waves to be studied. This device allows for the use of various biologic or biologically comparable fluids—alone or in combination—that would allow for the analysis of the passage of these waves through these media. Singularly, this device also allows for the manipulation of the external constraints that mimic the containment of that media in vivo. This allows for the analysis of the effects on the nature of the wave, its reflections, potential augmentation or dampening that occur in conjunction with various selected external and internal (baffle) constraints that mimic those found in nature or in therapeutic interventions. | 06-13-2013 |