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Bruce Bragg, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20110270448 | Irrigation Controller and System Integrating No-Watering Restrictions and an Empirically-Derived Evapotranspiration Local Characteristic Curve - A convenient, easy-to-use, water-saving, and labor-saving FROG irrigation controller and system are provided, which determine the appropriate water budget and schedule for the property's landscaping based on evapotranspiration data for the geographic area, regulation data (mandated and voluntary watering restrictions), and property-specific data (such as type of plant, zone number, emitter type, and plant environment), with consideration given to reduction in watering days, increase in soil watering depth, and day of year. Once set, the FROG provides incremental adjustments over the course of the year; the homeowner no longer needs to re-set the watering program seasonally to comply with local mandated and voluntary watering restrictions. Compliance is automatic and obligatory, meeting the water saving goals of the local water authority. Optionally presented is a web-based wizard used to determine a customized water budget/schedule that is input into the FROG controller through a data storage unit or wireless input. | 11-03-2011 |
Casey Bragg, Dallas, TX US
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| 20100151814 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Detecting Proximal Traffic - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a telecommunications network, including a mobile network device, wherein, upon an event, a mobile network device enters a mode of operation defined as a sleep mode interrupted by periodic transmissions of a plurality of mobile network device and user information. Such a mode is referred to throughout this disclosure as an “emergency mode of operation” of the mobile network device. The plurality of mobile network device and user information includes information regarding a location of the mobile network device, a level of threat facing its user, the user's surroundings, etc. Events which trigger the mode of operation include a network command, user interaction, etc. | 06-17-2010 |
Daniel Leland Bragg, Peachtree City, GA US
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| 20080227545 | Apparatus and method for digitization of human motion for virtual gaming - Handheld apparatus and method to provide control over virtual figures and elements within a computer rendered environment. Motion capturing sensors output acceleration vector signals. After digitization and storage of these vector signals into data packets, the packets are wirelessly transmitted to the receiver device. The receiver device transfers the digitized packets to a computer or a video game console. A rendering application resident on the console utilizes the received vector data to move the graphical elements on the display. Unique computation of the acceleration vectors result in realistic and real-time human movement in a computer generated three-dimensional environment. Employment of multiple independent handheld apparatuses provides more precise simulation of human motion in a virtual environment. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20110134624 | External Mechanical Battery Disconnect For Emergency Lighting Products - An emergency lighting device includes an internal battery, a switching mechanism, and one or more light sources. The light sources are electrically coupled to the internal battery through the switching mechanism. The switching mechanism includes a first contact and a second contact. Additionally, the switching mechanism is configured to receive an external mechanical disconnect male jack to electrically disconnect the light sources from the internal battery. In certain embodiments, the emergency lighting device is also electrically coupled to an external power source and includes a circuit breaker for providing power to the light sources from the external power supply during normal operation and for automatically providing power to the light sources from the internal battery in the event that power from the external power source fails. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110260624 | Lighting System Having Photocontrol and Fault Monitoring Capabilities - A photocontroller operates one or more lamps, such as a GU24 compact fluorescent lamp, based on ambient light to provide dusk-to-dawn operation. The photocontroller includes a photosensor for detecting the level of ambient light. The photosensor provides a signal to a photocontrol circuit that controls a switching device to selectively provide power to the lamp based on the level of ambient light detected by the photosensor. A fault detection circuit monitors the level of ambient light and the status of the lamp to determine whether the photocontroller is operating properly. The fault detection circuit determines the status of the lamp based on current flow to the lamp as determined by a current sensor. In addition, the photocontroller can include a processor for performing certain photocontrol and fault monitoring functions. | 10-27-2011 |
David Bragg, Laguna Niguel, CA US
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| 20110213342 | Real-time Virtual Indicium Apparatus and Methods for Guiding an Implant into an Eye - Disclosed herein are apparatus and associated methods for guiding an implant to a desired angle, a desired depth, and/or a desired position in an eye. The apparatus used to guide an implant into an eye includes: one or more real-time, multidimensional visualization modules; one or more displays to present one or more real-time, multidimensional visualizations; one or more data processors configured to produce real-time, virtual surgical reference indicia including data for guiding an implant to a desired angle, a desired depth, and/or a desired position an eye; and one or more inserter for guiding an implant to a desired angle, a desired depth, and/or a desired position in the anterior chamber of an eye. The associated methods generally involve the steps required for guiding an implant into the eye using the apparatus. | 09-01-2011 |
James R. Bragg, Houston, TX US
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| 20090211758 | Method of Oil Recovery Using a Foamy Oil-External Emulsion - An improved method of producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation in which a solids-stabilized emulsion (SSE) is formed, the SSE comprising oil as a first liquid, droplets of a second liquid suspended in the oil, and solid particles that are insoluble in both the oil and the second liquid at the conditions of the subterranean formation. The SSE with dissolved gas is injected into the subterranean formation as a drive fluid, and at least a portion of the SSE is placed into one or more area of the subterranean formation having an in situ pressure sufficiently lower than the selected partial pressure to permit evolution of at least a portion of the gas from the oil. Furthermore, a method of making the foamy SSE is also provided. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090301714 | Composition and Method For Using Waxy Oil-External Emulsions To Modify Reservoir Permeability Profiles - A waxy oil-external emulsion is provided for injection into a selected zone of a subsurface formation. The selected zone is typically a high permeability zone. The emulsion generally comprises oil, added wax, and water. The emulsion may also include an emulsifying agent and a solvent. The emulsion is formulated to be a liquid at a temperature greater than a targeted temperature in the subsurface formation, but a solid at the targeted temperature. The targeted temperature is typically the maximum operating temperature for the formation. A method of formulating the emulsion is also provided. Further, a method of plugging a high permeability zone using the emulsion is disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
Jeffrey Bragg, Marietta, GA US
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| 20110109747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANNOTATING VIDEO WITH GEOSPATIALLY REFERENCED DATA - A system that annotates video with geospatially referenced data on a display is provided. A video client is connected to a source of video data, the video client being capable of overlaying a video feed from the source of video data with graphics or text data not inherent in the video feed. An annotation provider receives a request for annotation from the video client and returns geographically relevant annotations for display to the video client. A coordinate transformation service device determines a geographic area in view in the video feed and provides accurate position information for security data contained in the video feed into display coordinates. The system may apply geo-spatial information to create a map of a structure in the video feed and to display annotations of locations in the area of field of view that are obstructed by the structure. | 05-12-2011 |
Joe Bragg, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080231984 | Apparatus and method to minimize amplitude variations associated with media/head response characteristics in servo writing of perpendicular magnetic recording - A servo writer that writes servo information onto a disk of a hard disk drive. The writing of the servo can be synchronized by a clock track that contains a clock read back signal. The clock read back signal is differentiated by a differentiator circuit. A clamping circuit clamps the clock read back signal to minimize signal ringing, undershoot and overshoot phenomena in the signal. | 09-25-2008 |
John C. Bragg, Evansville, IN US
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| 20080237154 | FILTER DEVICE FOR A DISHWASHER, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - A filter device for a dishwasher and associated apparatus and method are provided. The filter device includes an elongate housing having opposed ends, with one of the ends defining a fluid inlet. The housing is configured to define a channel therein extending between the opposed ends and has an upper wall and substantially vertical opposing side walls extending therefrom. The upper wall comprises a solid member, and at least one of the side walls comprises a fine mesh filtering screen, wherein washing fluid directed into the fluid inlet is filtered by the fine mesh filtering screen such that soil suspended therein is retained within the channel while the washing fluid passes through the fine mesh filtering screen and out of the channel. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080283094 | SCREENING ARRANGEMENT FOR A DISHWASHER, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - A screening arrangement is provided for a dishwasher having a tub portion defining a sump about a lower end thereof. The dishwasher further includes a heating element disposed proximate to the lower end of the tub portion and defining laterally-opposed inner and outer peripheries. A screen element is arranged adjacent the sump and is configured to screen a dishwashing fluid entering the sump from the tub portion. The screen element extends laterally inward of the inner periphery of the heating element and laterally outward of the outer periphery of the heating element. The screen element is also configured to be heat-resistant so as to protect one of the lower end, the sump, and a lower spray arm from heat emitted by the heating element. An associated apparatus and method are also provided. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090205680 | WASHING APPLIANCE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A washing appliance is provided, having a circulation pump for circulating a washing fluid. A monitoring device is capable of monitoring a condition of the circulated washing fluid. A control device is in communication with the monitoring device and is configured to direct execution of one of a plurality of automatic wash programs by the washing appliance, wherein each automatic wash program includes a plurality of serially-conducted wash segments, each including at least one pre-wash segment and at least one post-wash segment. The control device is further configured to direct the monitoring device to dynamically monitor the washing fluid condition during at least one of the at least one pre-wash segment and the at least one post-wash segment, and to direct an alteration of the washing fluid in response to the monitoring device determining that the washing fluid condition exceeds a threshold. An associated method is also provided. | 08-20-2009 |
John C. Bragg, Goldsboro, NC US
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| 20080236638 | DISHWASHER PUMP APPARATUS WITH A SOUND ABSORBING LAYER - A dishwasher pump apparatus includes a liquid pump member, a motor operably connected to the liquid pump member and a cooling fan configured to cool the motor. The cooling fan includes an outer fan housing. Example dishwasher pump apparatus can further include an outer sound absorbing layer at least partially encapsulating at least one of an outer motor housing and the outer fan housing. Further examples, the outer fan housing can include an exhaust portion defining an exhaust path. An inner sound absorbing layer can line an inner area of the exhaust portion. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080272073 | RACK SYSTEM AND SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING A FOLDING RACK IN A DISHWASHER - A support member is provided that includes a body defining a first channel configured to engage a main spine of a folding rack and a second channel perpendicularly disposed with respect to the first channel and configured to engage a wire member of a dishwasher rack so as to secure the folding rack thereto. The body further defines an aperture configured to receive therethrough one of a plurality of tines of the folding rack. The aperture can define horizontal and vertical support portions configured to support the tine when the folding rack is in folded and unfolded positions, respectively. The aperture can further define an arcuate channel extending between the horizontal support portion and the vertical support portion, the arcuate channel being configured to axially displace the tine along the longitudinal axis as the tine is moved between the horizontal support portion and the vertical support portion. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090173368 | DRAIN PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A DISHWASHER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND METHOD - A noise-reducing device for a drain pump of a dishwasher is provided, wherein the drain pump includes a pump motor operably engaged with a pump mechanism disposed within a pump body. The drain pump is adapted to remove dishwashing fluid from a sump of the dishwasher. Such a noise-reducing device comprises a cover member adapted to substantially conformally-encompass the pump body of the drain pump, exclusively of the pump motor, to reduce transmission therethrough of noise generated by the pump mechanism during operation of the drain pump. An acoustic liner is disposed between the cover member and the pump body of the drain pump, in substantial correspondence with the cover member and exclusively of the pump motor. The acoustic liner is configured to further reduce transmission therethrough of noise generated by the pump mechanism during operation of the drain pump. Associated devices and methods are also provided. | 07-09-2009 |
Marita Louise Bragg, Goldsboro, NC US
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| 20090151751 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A DISHWASHER APPLIANCE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A dishwasher appliance is provided, and includes a control device configured to direct one of a series of automatic wash programs to be executed by the dishwasher appliance. Each successive automatic wash program within the series corresponds to an increased soil level of dishware to be washed with respect to the previous automatic wash program within the series. The control device is further configured to determine an elapsed time between a first and second uses of the dishwasher appliance and to select the one of the series of automatic wash programs in response thereto upon the second use, whereby, as the determined elapsed time between first and second uses increases, the selected automatic wash program within the series correspondingly progresses along the series. Associated methods are also provided. | 06-18-2009 |
Michael J. Bragg, Minnetonka, MN US
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| 20080214216 | MOBILE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A mobile notification system and method is provided for notifying a customer via a telecommunication device when a desired good or service is made available. A customer of an establishment enters customer data into a mobile notification system via a client computer to receive notification from the establishment via the telecommunication the desired good or service is available. The client computer then sends a notification to the telecommunication device of the customer when the desired good or service is available. The client computer periodically sends customer data to a server for storage in a database. The server is responsive to a reporting request received from an authorized user of the server to retrieve customer data from the database to generate various reports. | 09-04-2008 |
Rich Bragg, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20110289530 | Television Related Searching - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming being presented on a display device. The method further includes extracting one or more keywords from the metadata. The method further includes generating multiple search suggestions based on the keywords and first search results based on one or more of the search suggestions. The method further includes presenting the search suggestions and the first search results together on the display device. | 11-24-2011 |
Robert M. Bragg, Houston, TX US
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| 20090192854 | Method and apparatus for facilitating electronic acquisition and maintenence of goods and services via the internet - Internet acquisition of goods and services from multiple service providers is facilitated in a uniform, automated manner. Online service account facilitation systems and methods are contemplated that allow for intuitive, uniformly-structured representations of service offerings; straightforward, yet flexible, definition of service product markets; advantageous status designations for market offerings; flexible start date restriction rules; context sensitive information request forms, dynamic price determination on interactive comparison forms; flexible restriction rules for selection combinations of plans, packages, and features; creation of customized data elements; a powerfully advantageous ordering process; a discontinuation process; an inter-dependent order resolution feature; a hierarchical customization scheme; and/or centralized two-way communication between customers and service providers. In one embodiment, tenants of business or residential properties, may connect and disconnect utilities and/or purchase other goods and services electronically via the Internet from various service providers when moving into the property. | 07-30-2009 |
Scott Michael Bragg, Snoqualmie, WA US
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| 20110145063 | TARGETING APPLICATIONS WITH ADVERTISEMENTS - Collecting application execution data by a push service and targeting application programs with advertisements based on the collected data. Statistics such as activity, popularity, and frequency of execution for each of the application programs are generated based on the collected data. The statistics are matched to advertising campaigns to select application programs relevant to the advertising campaigns. Advertisers are charged for delivering the advertisements based on the selected application programs. For example, advertisements delivered to frequently executed application programs are more expensive than advertisements delivered to application programs that are rarely executed. | 06-16-2011 |
Steven D. Bragg, Rolesville, NC US
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| 20100207784 | WAKEUP AND INTERROGATION OF METER-READING DEVICES USING LICENSED NARROWBAND AND UNLICENSED WIDEBAND RADIO COMMUNICATION - A meter data collection system in which a licensed narrowband frequency channel is used to wake up carrier-sensed, battery-powered meter reading devices (MRDs) is disclosed herein. In the meter data collection system disclosed herein, an unlicensed wideband channel is used to transmit data replies from the MRDs to a mobile data collection device. In another embodiment disclosed herein, a meshed network of MRDs communicating on the unlicensed channel is combined with a roaming interrogator that uses the licensed channel to send commands or to perform on-demand reads. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110248169 | Light Activated Configuration of Environmentally Sealed Metering Products - A metering device and a method for reconfiguring the device to satisfy those regulatory agencies that require that a metering device be disassembled in some way prior to allowing any reconfiguration of the device, but do so without breaking or otherwise affecting the environmental sealing of the device. | 10-13-2011 |
Thomas K. Bragg, Sylvania, GA US
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| 20100225078 | Container for Soiled Clothing - A container ( | 09-09-2010 |
Thomas M. Bragg, Auburn, NY US
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| 20080237094 | PARTICULATE SEPARATION PROCESSES AND APPARATUS - The invention relates to processing particulates and apparatus therefor. More specifically, the invention is directed to processes and apparatus for separating particulates. According to various aspects of the invention, particulate separation processes and apparatus are provided comprising flowing a particulate over a foraminous wall and through a sieve. | 10-02-2008 |
Timothy Bragg, Woburn, MA US
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| 20110103924 | System and Method for Unloading Items - A method for unloading inventory items includes storing an inventory item on an inventory holder and moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit. Additionally, the method includes moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station. The method further includes preventing the inventory item from moving past the barrier as the mobile drive unit moves the inventory holder past the barrier. | 05-05-2011 |
William David Bragg, Plano, TX US
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| 20090129774 | Distributed Terminal Optical Transmission System - Optical signals generated from customer premise equipment (CPE) at the edges of the metro domain networks are facilitated. The CPEs connect to extension terminals that transform the optical signal originating at the CPE into a format for long haul transmission. The optical signal then propagates to a primary terminal where the signal is multiplexed with other optical signals from other extension terminals. The multiplexed signals are then transmitted to a second primary terminal. The signal is then demultiplexed from other optical signals and transmitted to the proper extension terminal. At the extension terminal, the demultiplexed optical signal is transformed from its LH format back into a format suitable for inter-connection to a CPE. The signal undergoes optical-to-electrical conversion only at the extension terminals or end points, which can be located at lessee's facility. The only equipment located in lessor's facility is the primary terminal containing line amplifiers and add/drop nodes. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090154507 | Nonresonant Multiple Pass Nonlinear Structure - A system, a structure, and a method for the generation of second harmonic light are provided. A laser system comprises a seed laser that produces a fundamental frequency light, and a nonresonant multiple pass nonlinear structure generates a second harmonic light using the fundamental frequency light. A second harmonic outcoupler outputs the second harmonic light from the laser system and a reflecting structure reflects a remaining portion of the fundamental frequency light back into the nonresonant multiple pass nonlinear structure to generate additional second harmonic light. | 06-18-2009 |