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Allen W. Brown, Wethersfield, CT US
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| 20090104003 | Gas Turbine Engines Systems and Related Methods Involving Dimensionally Restored Fasteners - Gas turbine engines systems and related methods involving dimensionally restored fasteners are provided. In this regard, a representative method for dimensionally restoring a mechanical fastener for a gas turbine engine includes: providing a mechanical fastener; and relocating existing material of the fastener such that a dimension of the fastener is restored. | 04-23-2009 |
Carl S. Brown, Oakdale, CT US
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| 20110117255 | Alcoholic Beverage Formulation and Method of Making the Same - A method of preparing a blended alcoholic beverage and a blended alcoholic beverage formulation thus produced. The blended alcoholic beverage is made by a process including the steps of: a) combining a juiced fruit and optionally grinds of the juiced fruit with water and, optionally, other flavorings or additives, to produce a concentrate; b) blending the concentration with a sweetening agent; c) heating the sweetened concentrate for a period of time; d) filtering the heated concentrate; e) cooling the heated concentrate to a temperature between about 115 and 165° F.; 1) adding a proofed alcohol, and optionally a stabilizer, to the heated and cooled concentrate; and g) re-filtering the heated concentrate to produce the fruit-based alcoholic beverage. | 05-19-2011 |
Clayton D. Brown, Colchester, CT US
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| 20090285690 | AXIAL BLADE SLOT PRESSURE FACE WITH UNDERCUT - A blade and disk assembly includes a blade body and a disk body having a slot to receive the blade body. The blade body has a blade bearing surface. The slot has a disk bearing surface that contacts the blade bearing surface at a bearing interface. The slot has an undercut surface that is spaced apart from the blade body. An angle between the disk bearing surface and a line tangent to the undercut surface is at least 70 degrees. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090295796 | METHOD OF UPDATING A MODEL - An example method of updating a model includes locating points on a part, establishing a reference dimension using the point locations, and updating the model using the reference dimension. | 12-03-2009 |
Edward R. Brown, East Hartford, CT US
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| 20090094829 | Method for ultrasonic peening of gas turbine engine components without engine disassembly - A method for peening a component of a gas turbine engine, or a module of a gas turbine engine, without removing the component from the assembled gas turbine engine or module includes blending the damaged area of the component, determining parameters for peening the damaged component, and peening the damaged component without removing it from the engine. | 04-16-2009 |
Eric W. Brown, New Fairfield, CT US
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| 20080201132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING THE MOST LIKELY ANSWER TO A NATURAL LANGUAGE QUESTION - Automated question answering is disclosed that relates to the selection of an answer to a question from a pool of potential answers which awe manually or automatically extracted from a large collection of textual documents. The a feature extraction component, a feature combination component, an answer selection component, and an answer presentation component, among others, are included. The input to the system is a set of one or more natural language questions and a collection of textual document The output is a (possibly ranked) set of factual answers to the questions, these answers being extracted from the document collection. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090287678 | System and method for providing answers to questions - A system, method and computer program product for providing answers to questions based on any corpus of data. The method facilitates generating a number of candidate passages from the corpus that answer an input query, and finds the correct resulting answer by collecting supporting evidence from the multiple passages. By analyzing all retrieved passages and that passage's metadata in parallel, there is generated an output plurality of data structures including candidate answers based upon the analyzing. Then, by each of a plurality of parallel operating modules, supporting passage retrieval operations are performed upon the set of candidate answers, and for each candidate answer, the data corpus is traversed to find those passages having candidate answer in addition to query terms. All candidate answers are automatically scored causing the supporting passages by a plurality of scoring modules, each producing a module score. The modules scores are processed to determine one or more query answers; and, a query response is generated for delivery to a user based on the one or more query answers. | 11-19-2009 |
Gene L. Brown, Southbury, CT US
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| 20110138047 | PROVISIONING SERVICES USING A CLOUD SERVICES CATALOG - The present invention provides a system and method for provisioning Cloud services by establishing a Cloud services catalog using a Cloud service bus within a Cloud computing environment. In one embodiment, there is a Cloud services catalog manager configured to connect a plurality of Clouds in a Cloud computing environment; maintain a catalog of integrated Cloud services from the plurality of connected Clouds; and display an index of the integrated services on a user interface. Using this system and method will allow for multiple disparate services, offered by different partners, across unrelated, physically distinct Clouds to be presented as an index of integrated services. | 06-09-2011 |
Jennie Kathryn Brown, Norfolk, CT US
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| 20100275792 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING FOODS - A food cutter has a base and at least two transverse panels extending from the base and sized to complement a pan. The panels may form a grid with an upper end located in the base. The grid has a lower end with cutting edges adapted to cut food. The upper end may be concave and the lower end is flat. The base is formed from a smooth rigid material and may be covered in a soft pliable material. The grid may be coated with a food safe, non-stick material. | 11-04-2010 |
Joshua Brown, Beacon Falls, CT US
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| 20100039801 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE LIGHT SOURCES - An illumination device includes independent light sources and pivotable legs. In an embodiment, each independent light source includes a head having an illumination element; a body; a power source holder configured to receive a power source for powering the illumination element; a switch configured to control the independent light source; and an electrical circuit configured to place the independent light source and at least one other independent light source in an electrically coupled state. The switch may be configured to control an illumination state of both the independent light source and the at least one other independent light source when in the electrically coupled state. The illumination provided by the illumination device may be adjusted to different angles with respect to a longitudinal axis of the illumination device by rotating each of the plurality of pivotable heads. The pivotable legs are movable between a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110120270 | WELDED HAMMER - A hammer includes a handle and a head. The handle includes a bottom end and an upper portion. The head is disposed on the upper portion of the handle. The head includes a bell portion at one end and a claw portion at the other end thereof. The handle, the bell portion, and the claw portion are separately formed structures. The handle and the claw portion are formed from stamped sheet metal. A weld connection is formed between the stamped sheet metal handle and the stamped sheet metal claw portion. A weld connection is formed between the stamped sheet metal claw portion and the bell portion. | 05-26-2011 |
Mark C. Brown, Brookfield, CT US
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| 20100155378 | Battery Manufacturing - A method of manufacturing a battery is provided. A cathode assembly is provided, including a cathode and a cathode tab. The cathode tab is welded to a positive terminal of the battery. The areas to be welded are cleaned prior to welding to remove an oxide layer. | 06-24-2010 |
Matthew F. Brown, Groton, CT US
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| 20110178042 | Hydroxamic Acid Derivatives Useful as Antibacterial Agents - The invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, thereof, wherein: G is a group of formula (II); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, hydrates, or solvates, thereof, wherein A, B. L | 07-21-2011 |
Matthew F. Brown, Stonington, CT US
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| 20100234435 | CYCLOALKYLAMINO ACID DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to compounds of formula I | 09-16-2010 |
Matthew Frank Brown, Stonington, CT US
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| 20100120794 | Cycloalkylamino Acid Derivatives - The invention relates to compounds of formula I | 05-13-2010 |
Michael Emerson Brown, Ridgefield, CT US
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| 20100026974 | Cooling of Actuator Coils - In order to effectively transfer heat from inner layers of an actuator coil to an area external to the coil, heat transfer elements, located proximate to the actuator coil, can be used. In an embodiment, a heat transfer apparatus for the actuator coil can include one or more heat transfer elements located proximate to one or more layers or one or more windings of the actuator coil and a cooling surface located proximate to the one or more heat transfer elements and to the actuator coil. In this configuration, the heat transfer apparatus can transfer heat from inner layers of the actuator coil to the cooling surface, which in turn transfers the heat to an area external to the actuator coil. | 02-04-2010 |
Patrick D. Brown, Marlborough, CT US
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| 20090279734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A CONDITION OF PROPERTY - A system and method for assessing a condition of property for insurance purposes includes a sensor for acquiring a spectral image. In a preferred embodiment, the spectral image is post-processed to generate at least one spectral radiance plot, the plot used as input to a radiative transfer computer model. The output of the model establishes a spectral signature for the property. Over a period of time, spectral signatures can be compared to generate a spectral difference, the difference attributed to a change in the condition of the property, such as a fire or flood. In response to the change, an insurance company initiates an insurance-related action such as processing a claim. | 11-12-2009 |
Ricardo O. Brown, West Hartford, CT US
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| 20110269036 | ACID DILUTION DEVICE IN CONDENSER OF PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELL - The condenser heat exchanger includes a housing that provides a gaseous stream flowpath and a bottom wall. A gaseous stream contains acid. The housing has a fluid inlet configured to introduce a liquid, such as water. A coolant tube is disposed within the housing in the gaseous stream flowpath and provides a coolant path. Acid condenses on and falls from the coolant tube into a collection area that is provided at the bottom wall near the coolant tube. The collection area is configured to maintain storage of a predetermined amount of fluid that includes the liquid, which dilutes the condensed acid. | 11-03-2011 |
Robert G. Brown, New Hartford, CT US
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| 20090128070 | Brushless DC Motor with Reduced Current Ripple - A commutation circuit for driving a brushless DC motor is controlled according to a commutation cycle composed of alternating primary steps and transitional steps. The commutation circuit includes pairs of field effect transistors coupled in series between the high voltage and low voltage terminals of a DC power supply. Output terminals between each pair of transistors are individually coupled to the phases of a DC motor. A controller operates the commutation circuit to selectively set the phases at active and inactive states. The controller further employs a plurality of voltage control functions individually associated with the motor phases to selectively modulate the voltage applied to one of the phases during the active states, to provide transitional steps in the commutation cycle during which the applied voltage is modulated to reduce its magnitude with respect to the high voltage or the low voltage. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128071 | Extrapolation of Back EMF Signals in Brushless DC Motors - A controller is provided for operating a DC motor through a commutation circuit and for synchronizing the commutation circuit to motor position and speed by measuring back EMF voltages along commutation cycle steps during which the measured phase is not being driven. In connection with each such step, the back EMF voltage is measured at two points offset from the center of the step. The controller uses the measured voltages and their corresponding locations to locate the center point of the step through extrapolation. The motor can be analyzed for determining suitable locations for the measuring points. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100007297 | Sensorless Drive for Unipolar Three Phase Brushless DC Motors - A system for controlling a trapezoidally (square wave) driven DC motor includes a unipolar commutation circuit coupled between a DC power supply and a brushless DC motor. The motor has three phases formed by respective stator windings coupled at respective proximal ends to a common node and having respective opposite ends remote from the common node. The commutation circuit drives the motor according to a commutation cycle including three primary steps. During each primary step, one of the phases is driven while the other two phases are not driven. Voltages at the remote ends of the undriven phases are sensed, and timing signals are generated at points where the voltages coincide. The timing signals are used to determine motor position and speed, and to synchronize the commutation cycle with motor position and speed. In one embodiment, the commutation cycle includes transitional steps between the primary steps for smoother operation. The system is compatible with high side and low side switching configurations. | 01-14-2010 |
Rork Brown, Enfield, CT US
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| 20110056214 | SMART WIRELESS ENGINE SENSOR - Sensors are mounted to an engine to detect engine conditions and send information to an engine controller or other engine component through a wireless connection. Ports are located on the engine controller. An antenna assembly is plugged into one of the ports and wirelessly receives the signal from the sensor. Another antenna assembly transmits a signal from the engine controller to an external component. A processor within the antenna assemblies monitors and adjusts the signals to correct for signal interference. | 03-10-2011 |
Rork S. Brown, Enfield, CT US
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| 20090240373 | ESTABLISHING A USE CYCLE USING A CONTAINER CONDITION - An example method of establishing a use cycle using container conditions includes monitoring a container condition and adjusting a use cycle of the container or a component held by the container using the container condition. | 09-24-2009 |
Steven T. Brown, Torrington, CT US
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| 20100205022 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING THE USE OF MOBILE RESOURCES - A system for analyzing the use of a mobile resource, such as a vehicle, includes a central processing unit adapted to receive a plurality of geographic locations and create an optimal travel route between the geographic locations, and an analyzer device incorporating global positioning satellite (GPS) technology being positionable with a mobile resource for comparing an actual route traveled by the mobile resource with the optimal travel route created by the central processing unit. The central processing unit includes mobile resource management software stored therein adapted to use pre-selected criteria for creating the optimal travel route. The pre-selected criteria may include time, distance, cost, load parameters, territory, and customer requirements. | 08-12-2010 |
Thomas A. Brown, Mystic, CT US
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| 20090118316 | Methods for Augmenting Bone - The present invention relates to methods of stimulating osteoblast function with a PYK2 inhibitor in subjects with osteoporosis, bone fractures, non-unions, pseudoarthroses, periodontal disease or other disorders of bone metabolism. Optionally, the method further comprises administration of a second therapeutic bone agent. The present invention also relates to methods to identify a PYK2 inhibitor effective as a therapeutic bone agent comprising administering a test agent to an osteoblast-like cell and determining if osteoblast function is stimulated. Optionally, the identifying method further comprises contacting the test agent with PYK2 and determining if PYK2 activity is inhibited. | 05-07-2009 |
Tom Brown, Farmington, CT US
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| 20110022421 | SAFETY EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are discussed for providing a sensor enhanced employee safety evaluation system. Sensors that monitor employee behavior are placed at the workplace of an insured entity. Data from the sensors are processed to obtain a safety evaluation. Based on the safety evaluation, the insurance provider can adjust the terms of the insurance policy to accurately reflect the risks associated with the insured entity. Feedback based on the safety evaluation is also provided to the insured entity and the employees of the insured entity to promote improvements in safe behavior. | 01-27-2011 |
Wayne Brown, Rocky Hill, CT US
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| 20110081036 | BALLISTIC HEADSET - A ballistic headset comprises an ear cup that includes a shell made of a ballistic material. The shell may include one or more layers of the ballistic material, and a wire mesh sandwiched between two of the layers. The ear cup includes a cavity that houses one or more speakers and a filler material. An opening of the cavity may be covered with a wire mesh that prevents spall from passing toward the wearer's ear. | 04-07-2011 |