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Andrew Blaylock, Bloomington, MN US
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| 20100317491 | CROSS OVER FLYWHEEL EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device for the crossover step, including an upper wheel supported, the upper wheel having a skating surface and being rotatable; a lower wheel joined to the upper wheel via a hub, the lower wheel having idler wheels supporting the upper wheel; upper legs and lower legs, the upper and lower legs being joined to the lower wheel; a track joined to the upper legs and lower legs, the track adapted to allow the upper wheel, lower wheel, upper legs and lower legs to be stored vertically against a wall and positioned for use adjacent a floor; and mechanism for controlled increase of simulated G-forces applied to a skater skating on the skating surface. | 12-16-2010 |
Graham M. Blaylock, Smyrna, GA US
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| 20120020803 | TURBINE BLADES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A blade for use in a wind turbine comprises a pressure side and suction side meeting at a trailing edge and leading edge, the pressure side having a pressure side surface and the suction side having a suction side surface, the pressure side surface and suction side surface for providing lift to the turbine blade upon the flow of air from the leading edge to the trailing edge and over the pressure side and suction side surfaces, the pressure side and suction side extending from a root portion to a tip portion of the turbine blade. In some situations, the root portion is non-aerodynamic. The aerodynamics of such a blade is improved with the aid of pneumatic blowing through one or more blown passages for providing pressurized air (or other fluid) to a suction side and/or pressure side of the blade. | 01-26-2012 |
Jeff Blaylock, Fort Wayne, IN US
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| 20100145452 | PROSTHETIC IMPLANT SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A prosthetic system that includes a prosthetic implant and a support structure secured to an inner surface of a cavity of a bone is disclosed. The support structure defines a channel that extends through the length of the support structure. The prosthetic implant is received in the channel, and a portion of the prosthetic implant is secured to an inner surface of the support structure by an adhesive. The support structure may comprise a pair of partially hemispherical components arranged in spaced apart relationship thereby defining the channel between the pair of components. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110009974 | TIBIAL AUGMENTS FOR USE WITH KNEE JOINT PROSTHESES, METHOD OF IMPLANTING THE TIBIAL AUGMENT, AND ASSOCIATED TOOLS - A tibial augment for use with a knee joint prosthesis, composed of annular members of different stock sizes, each size being configured to fit within a cavity formed in a human tibia. The augment may include a stepped distal surface. A provisional (temporary) tibial augment used to ensure a proper fit for the permanent augment is also provided. The provisional may include grooves configured to cooperate with a set of ribs on a tong-like holder used for removing the provisional from the cavity. A pusher for use implanting the tibial augment is also provided. In addition, a system for creating a cavity in a human tibia is also described. The system preferably includes a guide with a slot therein and a set of osteotomes that are inserted within different portions of the slot. Methods for using the tools and/or implanting the prosthetic devices discussed above are also described. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110112651 | FEMORAL AUGMENTS FOR USE WITH KNEE JOINT PROSTHESIS - A femoral augment, or set of augments, for use with a knee joint prosthesis, where the femoral augment includes a main body portion, an aperture formed within the main body portion and extending in a generally distal/proximal direction, and a pair of legs extending outwardly from said main body portion in a generally posterior direction. In the preferred embodiment, the aperture is configured to receive a stem extension implant, and to allow it to pass through. Additionally, the legs of the femoral augment are preferably configured to be seated proximal of a proximal side of a pair of condylar portions of a femoral component of a knee joint prosthesis. The present invention is intended for situations in which the distal portion of the femur is defective, and it provides a method and devices that allow for preservation of healthy peripheral bone, while still providing the necessary augmentation to the distal portion of the femur. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120109225 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT INSERTER WITH REMOVABLE JAWS - An orthopedic implant inserter is provided with removable jaws. The jaws are connected to handles of the inserter by retainers. Each retainer includes a shaft and a latch. The shaft is configured to be received within mounting bores of a jaw and the associated handle. The latch is connected to the shaft and movable between a release configuration and a retaining configuration. In the release configuration, the shaft is removable from the mounting bores and the jaw is thereby removable from the associated handle. In the retaining configuration, the shaft is secured within the mounting bores and the jaw is thereby secured to the associated handle. | 05-03-2012 |
Jeff C. Blaylock, Fort Wayne, IN US
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| 20120101585 | MOTION FACILITATING TIBIAL COMPONENTS FOR A KNEE PROSTHESIS - An orthopaedic tibial prosthesis includes a tibial baseplate sized and shaped to cover substantially all of a resected proximal tibial surface, and a tibial bearing component sized to leave a posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate exposed when the tibial bearing component is mounted to the baseplate. The exposed posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate includes a chamfered profile which cooperates with a correspondingly chamfered profile at a posteromedial edge of the tibial bearing component to create a substantially continuous chamfer extending from the resected tibial surface to the medial articular surface of the tibial bearing component. Advantageously, this chamfer leaves an absence of material (i.e., a relief or void) at the posteromedial edge of the tibial prosthesis, thereby enabling deep flexion of the prosthesis without impingement between the tibial prosthesis and adjacent anatomic tissues or prosthetic structures. | 04-26-2012 |
Jerry Blaylock, Morristown, TN US
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| 20090095056 | Device and method for determining evaporation rate potential - An evaporation rate potential is determined to show the feasibility of evaporation within an environment. The environment includes air and a material, such as wood or other building material. The temperature and vapor pressure differences determine the flow of sensible and latent energy from the air to the material, and vice versa. Using these values, the evaporation rate potential is determined for different conditions within the environment so that evaporation and drying can be improved. | 04-16-2009 |
Matthew Robert Blaylock, Tunbridge Wells GB
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| 20090000522 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR A FOLDING WORKBENCH - There is provided a frame assembly for a foldable workbench comprising a frame assembly for a workbench that is reversibly foldable from an in-use to a folded configuration comprising a central spine; first and second primary work surface frames, each work surface frame having an inner edge, an outer edge and two side edges, wherein each said inner edge thereof hingedly mounts to the central spine such that the primary work surface frames are foldable towards each other; and first and second opposing pairs of legs, each leg pivotally mounting to one end of an outer edge of the first and second primary work surface frames, such that the legs of each opposing pair are foldable towards each other. The inner edge of each of the first and second primary work surface frames hingedly mounts to the central spine by a distinct hinge mounting such that in the folded configuration, opposing side edges of the respective first and second primary work surface frames are brought parallel with each other and each of the legs is brought parallel with a side edge thereof. | 01-01-2009 |
Michael Blaylock, Purcellville, VA US
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| 20120040408 | PROCESSING CELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Improved systems and methods for reducing costs and increasing yields of cellulosic ethanol are disclosed herein, along with plants genetically transformed for increased biomass, expression of lignocellulolytic enzyme polypeptides, and/or simplification of harvesting and downstream processing. Methods for processing biomass from these transgenic plants that involve less severe and/or less expensive pre-treatment protocols than are typically employed are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120058523 | TEMPERING OF CELLULOSIC BIOMASS - The present invention is directed to improved systems and methods for reducing costs and increasing yields of cellulosic ethanol. In particular, the present invention provides plants genetically transformed for increased biomass, expression of lignocellulolytic enzyme polypeptides, and/or simplification of harvesting and downstream processing. Also provided are methods for processing biomass from these transgenic plants that involve less severe and/or less expensive pre-treatment protocols that are typically employed. Such methods allow, among other things, reduced costs associated with externally applied lignocellulolytic enzyme polypeptides. | 03-08-2012 |
Paul R. Blaylock, Evansville, IN US
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| 20080266110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT - A system for tracking personnel and equipment in hazardous environments in pre or post-accident situations includes an intrinsically safe tracking tag and an intrinsically safe reader system. The intrinsically safe tracking tag transmits identification and status information to the intrinsically safe reader system, which includes a plurality of intrinsically safe antennas and a hub cable driver. In one embodiment, antennas are located at known positions in the hazardous environment and connected via a redundant, wired-mesh topology. The wired-mesh topology also allows more flexible antenna placement than line-of-sight wireless-mesh systems. The hub cable driver provides intrinsically safe power to and communication with the antennas using communication cables, receives data signals from the antennas, and transmits the data signals to a server. The server stores the data signals in a storage device and is connected to a workstation. The workstation retrieves the stored data to track persons or equipment. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090267787 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY DETECTION - A system and method for detecting a proximity of a person to a machine includes a first transmitter unit carried by the person, a plurality of receiver units located on the machine at know locations, and a processing unit including data defining a first boundary around the machine. The first transmitter unit transmits a magnetic proximity signal having a predetermined signal strength and a predetermined signal frequency. Each of the plurality of receiver units is for determining a received signal strength of the received magnetic proximity signal. The processing unit: determines a location of the first transmitter unit relative to the machine based on the received signal strength of the magnetic proximity signal and the known location of the plurality of receiver units; and outputs a proximity warning signal if the location of the transmitter relative to the machine is within the first boundary around the machine. | 10-29-2009 |
Robert C. Blaylock, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20110294737 | TERMINALLY-DIFFERENTIATED ANUCLEATE PLATELET PROGENY GENERATION - Platelets are induced to proliferate, form extensions and produce daughter cells by various methods, including culturing platelets under thrombocytopenic conditions. Expansion of platelet cell numbers increases the storage life of platelets. Modulation of RT activity can be used to produce new daughter platelets. Therefore, the invention provides a new therapeutic use for RT inhibitors that can now be used for treatment of thrombocytopenia and related disorders. Likewise, application of soluble protein factor that may be secreted and/or released by platelets cultured under thrombocytopenic conditions may also be used as a therapeutic agent to increase platelet numbers. | 12-01-2011 |
Robert David Blaylock, Tega Cay, SC US
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| 20110089252 | Fragrance Nebulizer with Drainage System - A device for generating a scented mist of an atomized liquid fragrance oil includes an atomizer complex, a reservoir assembly, a drainage tube, and a vacuum tube. The atomizer complex can atomize the liquid fragrance oil into a scented mist and deliver the scented mist to air outside of the atomizer complex, where the liquid fragrance oil the fragrance oil that is not atomized into the scented mist delivered to the air outside of the atomizer complex includes collected oil that is collected and drained to a reservoir assembly. A drainage tube extends from a bottom area of the atomizer complex into the liquid fragrance oil. The device can filter the liquid fragrance oil in the reservoir assembly and the collected oil from the atomizer complex that drained down the drainage tube. The vacuum tube can suction the filtered liquid fragrance oil and the collected oil into the atomizer complex for atomization. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120018530 | FRAGRANCE DIFFUSION SYSTEM - A system for fragrancing air includes an adjustable fan that is used to generate an air flow to push atomized fragrance oil from an output orifice of the system. The fragrance in the air is generated from atomized fragrance oil, where liquid fragrance oil can be stored in a cartridge bottle assembly and then atomized with compressed air in a collector assembly in the system. When the system is mounted on a wall or ceiling, the adjustable fan can be used to direct the fragrance downward at any number of angles from the system. The system can be programmed to adjust a fan speed and various settings of the fragrance delivery. | 01-26-2012 |
Tony Blaylock, Ballwin, MO US
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| 20120131864 | Apparatus and System for Reinforcing Poles - This disclosure relates to apparatuses and systems for reinforcing poles. In particular, it relates to reinforcement apparatuses and their use in bridging or splinting decaying or rotting vertical poles, especially wooden utility poles, in which the apparatuses have inward angled flanges. | 05-31-2012 |