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Ann Marie Blackmon, Richmond, VA US
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| 20110235462 | Shaft-actuated Spindle Mixer - The disclosed apparatus, system and method relate to a shaft-actuated spindle mixer where the spindle mixer includes a motor and at least one motor switch enclosed in a mixer housing. A spindle shaft extends from the housing and is mechanically connected to the motor. The motor is mounted to a moveable mixer component such that the spindle shaft can be displaced to thereby causing the associated movement of the enclosed motor and moveable mixer component to which the motor is mounted. Movement of the movable mixer component actuates a switch. Actuating the switch causes the selective activation of the mixer motor. Activating the mixer motor rotates the spindle shaft. The disclosed apparatus and method provide for the optional one-handed operation of a spindle mixer, eliminate the need for a user or a cup to directly contact a switch to engage the spindle mixer, and further provides for the sanitary operation of a spindle mixer. | 09-29-2011 |
Don Blackmon, Milwaukie, OR US
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| 20090103979 | COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR SOY-BASED MATERIAL BINDER - A composition and methods for soy-based material binder is provided. One example method for increasing road stabilization with a soy-based material binder may include determining road base attributes of the road base for application. The method may further include creating a soy-based material binder comprising at least one of a soy protein isolate with a concentration in the range of 1 to 20% of soy protein isolate based on road base attributes. The method may further include determining an amount of soy-based material binder for a volume of application based on the concentration of soy protein isolate in the soy-based material binder and the road base attributes. Further still, the method may include combining the soy-based material binder and the road base wherein the resultant mixture includes soy-based material binder in a range of 0.0001-5 gallons per pound of road base. | 04-23-2009 |
Donald Blackmon, Milwaukie, OR US
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| 20080300346 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING ROAD BASE - A mixture, comprising of fly ash and an emulsion, where said emulsion is mixed with said fly ash in a range of 5% to 50% of fly ash per an area of a square yard and 0.5 gallons to 2.5 gallons per square yard of the emulsion to said area. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100272511 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING ROAD BASE - A road base made from an existing roadbed material and a coal-combustion by-product comprises: a tilled roadbed soil, a coal-combustion fly ash blended into the tilled roadbed soil at 5 to 50 percent by weight, and a site-specific quantity of an emulsion blended into the tilled roadbed soil after the coal-combustion fly ash. The emulsion includes a resin base, and the site-specific quantity ranges from 0.5 to 2.5 gallons per square yard, depending on a type of the tilled roadbed soil, and further depending on a type of the coal-combustion fly ash. | 10-28-2010 |
Fletcher A. Blackmon, Forestdale, MA US
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| 20080314155 | Remote Voice Detection System - A device and system to remotely detect vocalizations of speech. The skin located on the throat region of a speaking person or a reflective layer on the skin on the throat region vibrates in response to vocalizations of speech by the person. The vibrating skin or reflective layer is reflective of impinging radiation. A laser Doppler vibrometer transmits radiation onto the vibrating skin or the covering reflective layer and receives reflected radiation from the vibrating skin or reflective layer. The laser Doppler vibrometer generates voltage output signals that are representative of the speech causing the vibrations. A target tracker directs the impinging radiation and detects the reflected radiation to pass between the throat region and the laser Doppler vibrometer and includes a processor that removes non-speech signal artifacts from the voltage output signals. An interconnected audio speaker reproduces the speech from the voltage output signals. | 12-25-2008 |
Herman L. Blackmon, Moline, IL US
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| 20090089554 | METHOD FOR TUNING CHIPSET PARAMETERS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE UNDER VARYING WORKLOAD TYPES - A method, system, and computer program product for tuning a set of chipset parameters to achieve optimal chipset performance under varying workload characteristics. A set of workload characteristics of a current workload type is determined. An instruction stream is generated using weighted parameters derived from the set of workload characteristics of the current workload type. A set of chipset parameters is generated and integrated within the instruction stream. The instruction stream is loaded to one or more processors and executed to collect and analyze performance data relating to the chipset's performance. The analysis includes comparing the set of performance data of a plurality of different instruction streams having the same set of workload characteristics. Each executed instruction stream is executed with at least one different combination of chipset parameters. A determination is made regarding which combination of chipset parameters provides the best performance data for the current workload. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090100229 | Method for Increasing Cache Directory Associativity Classes in a System With a Register Space Memory - In a method of managing a cache directory in a memory system, an original system address is presented to the cache directory when corresponding associativity data is allocated to an associativity class in the cache directory. The original system address is normalized by removing address space corresponding to a memory hole, thereby generating a normalized address. The normalized address is stored in the cache directory. The normalized address is de-normalized, thereby generating a de-normalized address, when the associativity data is cast out of the cache directory to make room for new associativity data. The de-normalized address is sent to the memory system for coherency management. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090193199 | Method for Increasing Cache Directory Associativity Classes Via Efficient Tag Bit Reclaimation - In a method of generating a cache directory to include a plurality of associativity classes, each associativity class includes an address tag including a plurality of address bits. Each address tag is configured to store a unique address to a specific location in an memory space. An amount of memory that is in an actually configured portion of the memory space is determined. A minimum number of bits necessary to address each memory location in the actually configured portion of the memory space is determined. Each address tag is configured in each associativity class to include the minimum number of bits necessary to address each memory location in the actually configured portion of the memory space. The cache directory is configured to include a maximum number of associativity classes per line in the cache directory. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100037122 | Memory Controller for Reducing Time to Initialize Main Memory - In a method of initializing a computer memory that receives data from a plurality of redrive buffers, a predetermined data pattern of a selected set of data patterns is stored in selected redrive buffers of the plurality of redrive buffers. Each of the selected set of data patterns includes a first initialization data pattern and an error correcting code pattern that is a product of a logical function that operates on the first initialization data pattern and an address in the computer memory. The selected set of data patterns includes each possible value of error correcting code pattern. A redrive buffer of the plurality of redrive buffers that has stored therein an error correcting code pattern that corresponds to the selected address is selected when sending an first initialization data pattern to a selected address. The selected redrive buffer is instructed to write to the selected address the first initialization data pattern and the error correcting code pattern that corresponds to the selected address. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100205383 | Memory Controller for Improved Read Port Selection in a Memory Mirrored System - The present invention describes improving the scheduling of read commands on a mirrored memory computer system by utilizing information about pending memory access requests. A conflict queue is configured to track a read/write queue associated with each of a plurality of memory ports on the mirrored memory system. The conflict queue determines a predicted latency on each memory port based on the contents of each of the read/write queues. A compare logic unit is coupled to the conflict queue, wherein the compare logic unit compares a predicted latency of a primary memory and a mirrored memory and schedules read commands to the memory port with the lowest predicted latency. | 08-12-2010 |
Herman Lee Blackmon, Moline, IL US
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| 20110119439 | Spacing Periodic Commands to a Volatile Memory for Increased Performance and Decreased Collision - A periodic command spacing mechanism is provided for spacing periodic commands (e.g., refresh commands, ZQ calibration, etc.) to a volatile memory (e.g., SDRAM, DRAM, EDRAM, etc.) for increased performance and decreased collision. In one embodiment, periodic command requests are monitored and if a collision is detected between two or more of the requests, the colliding requests are spaced with respect to one another by a timer offset applied on a chip select basis. The periodic command spacing mechanism may be used in conjunction with command arbitration to make sure the periodic commands are executed without significantly impacting performance (e.g., Reads and Writes are allowed to flow). Preferably, the periodic command requests are initialized by generating an initial sequence of individual requests, each successive request in the initial sequence being generated spaced apart with respect to the previous request by a timer offset applied on a chip select basis. | 05-19-2011 |
H. Lee Blackmon, Moline, IL US
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| 20110047400 | Systems and Methods to Efficiently Schedule Commands at a Memory Controller - Systems and methods to respond to schedule commands at a memory controller are disclosed. A transmission error between a first memory controller port and a first redrive device may be detected. A first corrective action may be initiated at the first memory controller port in response to the detection of the transmission error. A particular method may include determining that a second memory controller port initiated a second corrective action. Incoming read commands may be distributed based on a comparison of the first corrective action and the second corrective action. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047440 | Systems and Methods to Respond to Error Detection - Systems and methods to respond to error detection are provided. First data may be received at a first memory controller port in response to a read command issued from the first memory controller port. The read command may be issued as a second read command from a second memory controller port after determining that the first data contains a first uncorrectable error. Second data may be received at the second memory controller port in response to the second read command. A repair write command may be issued from the first memory controller port after determining that the second data does not contain any errors. The repair write command may initiate writing the second data from the first memory controller port. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110066921 | System and Method for Responding to Error Detection - Systems and methods to respond to error detection are provided. A particular method may include issuing a first command to a first redrive device and a second command to a second redrive device. The method may also include reissuing the second command to the second redrive device in response to detecting a transmission error between a memory controller and the second redrive device. The method may further include storing at a first buffer first data that is received from the first redrive device in response to the first command. The method may include storing at a second buffer second data that is received from the second redrive device in response to the reissued second command. The method also may include merging the second data with the first data. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110225465 | Managing Memory Refreshes - Systems and methods to manage memory refreshes at a memory controller are disclosed. A method includes determining, at a memory controller device, that a number of transmission errors between a memory controller port and a memory redrive device exceeds an error threshold. The method may include initiating a first link retraining process between the memory controller port and the memory redrive device. The method may further include placing one or more dynamic random access memory modules associated with the memory redrive device in a self-refresh mode. The method may also include removing the one or more dynamic random access memory modules from the self-refresh mode after the link retraining process has completed. The method may further include enabling overlapping refreshes of the one or more dynamic random access memory modules. | 09-15-2011 |
Kenneth Blackmon, Houston, TX US
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| 20080249274 | POLYMERIZATION CATALYST SYSTEM UTILIZING EXTERNAL DONOR SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF FORMING POLYMERS THEREWITH - External donor systems, catalyst systems and olefin polymerization processes are described herein. The external donor systems generally include a first external donor represented by the general formula SiR | 10-09-2008 |
Kenneth P. Blackmon, Houston, TX US
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| 20090105433 | Multi-component catalyst systems and polymerization processes for forming in-situ heterophasic copolymers and/or varying the xylene solubles content of polyolefins - Embodiments of the invention generally include multi-component catalyst systems, polymerization processes and heterophasic copolymers formed by the processes. The multi-component catalyst system generally includes a first catalyst component selected from Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems including a diether internal electron donor and a metallocene catalyst represented by the general formula XCp | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100125124 | Methods of catalyst activation - A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100227986 | Methods of Catalyst Activation - A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types. | 09-09-2010 |
Michael M. Blackmon, Rome, GA US
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| 20090134678 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH EMERGENCY HARNESS RELEASE - The present disclosure discloses a child safety seat comprising: (a) a supporting base structure adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat; (b) a child seating surface wherein the seating surface comprises a seat bottom and a seat back, and wherein the seat back has disposed therein at least one pair of laterally spaced shoulder belt restraints; (c) a child harness wherein the harness comprises a pair of shoulder belts running from the restraints in the seat back to a seat bottom locking tongue, each shoulder belt having a restraint engaging means affixed to an extreme end of the belt for insertion into the laterally spaced pair of restraints in the seat back, and a buckle affixed to the front center portion of the seat bottom for receiving the seat bottom locking tongue; and (d) an emergency means of disengaging at least one of shoulder belts from at least one of the restraints in the back of the seat, the disengaging means being actuated from the rear face or side of the seat. | 05-28-2009 |
Randy Blackmon, La Porte, TX US
Todd J. Blackmon, Austin, TX US
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| 20090115385 | Dual circuit wall switch occupancy sensor and method of operating same - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting occupancy in an area using multiple detection technologies (e.g., ultrasound and infrared sensing) to intelligently control switching of plural load circuits whereby one of the circuits is affected by photocell control. A programmable controller implements auto-on, manual-on, reversion to auto-on and override operations with respect to the separately controlled load circuits based on sensor outputs and user inputs. An improved power supply for an occupancy sensor and load control device employs a DC voltage derived from leakage AC voltage between line and ground to drive the sensors and other circuits, and a switching regulator with a switching cycle controlled by a pulse width modulated (PWM) subsystem of the apparatus, allowing synchronous, delayed or exclusive operation relative to the sensing technology such as the US transmitter. | 05-07-2009 |
Whitney D. Blackmon, Holland, PA US
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| 20110228041 | Videophone System and Method - System and method for providing personal videotelephony in which a plurality of videophones are connected to a communications network that is configured for transmitted video and audio communications. Each of the videophones typically includes a camera, display device, telephone keypad, speaker and microphone all of which are operatively connected. The videophones further include means for selectably receiving and transmitting signals over the communications network, which signals represent images and/or sound, and for selectably displaying the signals representing any received signals representing the images on the display screen, and for playing any received signals representing the sounds on said speaker. Means are also provided for selectably accessing a remote location, such as, but not limited to, another videophone, using information entered or selected by a user of the videophone, and to retrieve the signals representing the images and sounds being transmitted from the remote location. In one or more embodiments the present invention further includes at least one networks operation center to store information related to the operation of the videophones and to facilitate the operation of the videophones. | 09-22-2011 |