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Adam C. Brown, Hollywood, SC US
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| 20110295171 | Orthopedic Device for the Treatment of Capsulitis - There are provided orthopedic devices suitable for the treatment of degenerative joint disease of the metatarsal phalangeal joints, in particular for the treatment of capsulitis. These orthopedic devices comprise a base portion designed to be placed under the foot only in the metatarsal area. A digit loop surrounding a toe is used to hold the base portion in the proper location. In one embodiment the digit loop is molded to or is an actual part of the base. The loop is preferably made of a gel material and provides cushioning in the toe because the gel dissipates the pressure. In another embodiment the digit loop is a detachable, adjustable loop. The device includes a raised cushioning pad of appropriate height and size affixed to the upper side of the base and resting against the foot when in use. The orthopedic device is preferably made entirely from a low-profile, viscoelastic gel. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120035522 | ARCH STRAP AND METHOD FOR TREATING HEEL PAIN - There is provided an arch strap suitable for the treatment of pain in a patient's heel, such as plantar fasciitis, posterior tibial tendonitis and capsulitis of the foot. The arch strap comprises a first portion serving as a pad, shaped and sized to fit under the arch beneath a patient's foot along the lateral portion of the foot from the fifth metatarsal head to the back of the heel and extending upwardly along one side of the patient's foot to the medial portion of the foot. The first portion is preferably adhesively attached to the arch of the foot and provides support and stability to the foot when properly positioned on a patient. There is an elongated strip having a first end attached to one side of the first portion and extending around the patient's heel and positioned in the medial portion of the foot where it adhesively attaches to the foot. The elongated strip is preferably an adhesive elastic tape such as Elastoplast® elastic adhesive bandage. The elongated strip serves to keep the first portion in place and to provide support in the patient's heel to relieve pain. There is also provided a method for using the heel pain strap. | 02-09-2012 |
Andrew D. Brown, Anderson, SC US
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| 20090189500 | MAGNETIC FREEZER BASKET PULL - A pull-out drawer assembly for a refrigerator bottom freezer. The assembly includes upper and lower baskets slidably mounted one above the other. The bottom basket has a drawer face mounted to its front edge. The upper basket has a magnet which cooperates with an engagement device that is mounted on the lower basket and is attractable to the magnet so that, when the drawer is pulled out of the freezer compartment, both drawers travel as a unit. The upper drawer can then be pushed back to disengage the engagement device from the magnet and provide access to the lower basket. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100213805 | FOAM INSERTS FOR REFRIGERATOR CABINET - A method of assembling a cabinet and an apparatus assembled according to the method are provided. The cabinet includes a shell with internal walls, a first compartment liner and a second compartment liner configured to be housed within the shell. The first compartment liner includes a first liner face and defines a first compartment. The second compartment liner includes a second liner face and defines a second compartment. The method includes the steps of positioning a pair of elongate supports between the first compartment liner and the second compartment liner such that the first liner face and the second liner face are adjacent one another and spaced apart. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110210655 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY - A drawer assembly is provided for an enclosure which includes a first interior surface and a second interior surface which are opposite one another. The drawer assembly includes a drawer, a first rack, a second rack, a first linear motion element and a second linear motion element. The drawer is configured to be insertable in the enclosure. The first rack and the second rack are mounted respectively near the first interior surface and the second interior surface. The first linear motion element and the second linear motion element are mounted respectively near the first interior surface and the second interior surface. Each of the linear motion elements is configured to enable movement of the drawer in and out of the enclosure. Each of the linear motion elements includes a pinion configured to rotate along a corresponding rack as the drawer is moved in and out of the enclosure. | 09-01-2011 |
Dennis R. Brown, Anderson, SC US
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| 20080299852 | Wet-laid chopped strand fiber mat for roofing mat - A sizing composition for reinforcement fibers that includes one or more film forming agents, a silane coupling agent package, and at least one lubricant surfactant is provided. Optional components such as rheology modifiers, fillers, biocides, and pH modifiers may also be included. Preferred film forming polymers are amide-based polymers. Additionally, the sizing composition is free of polyvinyl alcohol. The absence of polyvinyl alcohol in the size composition reduces or eliminates the production of precipitates from white water in wet-laid processes. The size composition is applied to reinforcement fibers and formed into chopped strand, wet-laid mats that can be used for a variety of purposes, including roofing products. Chopped strand mats formed from fibers sized with the inventive sizing composition maintains or improves the dry tear and tensile strengths compared to chopped strand mats made from fibers sized with a commercial sizing composition that does not contain polyvinyl alcohol. | 12-04-2008 |
Elizabeth F. Brown, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20100126181 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a method and system that may reduce the level of SOx emissions by recirculating a portion of the exhaust of at least one turbomachine; the portion of exhaust may be mixed with the inlet air prior to re-entering the turbomachine. An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate an inlet bleed heat system to reduce the likelihood of the liquid products forming from SOx emissions. Here, a method may maintain a temperature of the inlet fluid above a condensation temperature. | 05-27-2010 |
Gordon Brown, Anderson, SC US
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| 20110256785 | REINFORCED FILM FOR BLAST RESISTANCE PROTECTION - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a reinforced film for blast resistance protection and methods thereof. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a reinforced film comprising an elastomeric polymer laminate, and a scrim layer at least partially embedded in the elastomeric polymer laminate layer, wherein the reinforced film comprises a puncture resistance of at least five thousand pounds per square inch. | 10-20-2011 |
Gregory Quentin Brown, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20120096934 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR TURBINE ENGINE - A communication system is provided and includes a sensor to measure a condition at a point of measurement interest defined on a rotor of a turbine at a radial distance from a centerline about which the rotor is rotatable, wiring disposed on the rotor at a radial distance from the centerline, the wiring including a first wiring section coupled to the sensor, a second wiring section and a first connection by which the first and second wiring sections are connectable, a second connection by which the second wiring section transmits a signal reflective of the detected condition to a non-rotating recording element and a temperature compensation module disposed on the second wiring section to adjust the signal. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120096946 | SENSOR PACKAGING FOR TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine is provided and includes a rotor, which is rotatable about a centerline thereof, a sensor to measure a condition at a point of measurement interest defined on the rotor at a radial distance from the centerline, a communication system by which condition measurements are transmittable from the sensor to a non-rotating recording system and a probe holder to secure the sensor and a portion of the communication system on the rotor proximate to the point of measurement interest. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120096961 | PROBE HOLDER FOR TURBINE ENGINE SENSOR - A turbine is provided and includes a component having a body, which is rotatable about a rotor centerline and which is formed to define a cavity radially proximate to a point of measurement interest defined at a radial distance from the centerline, a sensor to measure a condition at the point of measurement interest, a communication system by which condition measurements are transmittable from the sensor to a non-rotating recording system and a probe holder insertible into the cavity to secure the sensor proximate to the point of measurement interest. | 04-26-2012 |
James Kevin Brown, Rock Hill, SC US
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| 20100008614 | AXIAL ROLLER BEARING - An axial rolling bearing ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110019947 | AXIAL BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention relates to a first bearing arrangement ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110019954 | AXIAL BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention relates to an axial bearing arrangement ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120076451 | THRUST BEARING ASSEMBLY - A thrust bearing assembly having a plurality of rollers positioned in a cage is provided. A first race washer is positioned on a first axial side of the rollers and the cage, with the first race washer including a first axially extending flange axially overlapping the cage and the rollers, and having at least one protrusion extending in a direction away from the cage. A first retention band including a first axially extending band and a first retaining flange that extends radially from the first axially extending band is provided. The first retention band has at least one recess or opening and is complementary in size to the first race washer flange and engagable thereon. Engagement is accomplished via the at least one protrusion on the first axially extending flange engaging the at least one recess or opening in the first retention band. The first retaining flange has a width that is sized to overlap a portion of the cage on a second axial side. A second race washer and second retention band can be provided for a fully encapsulated thrust bearing assembly | 03-29-2012 |
James T. Brown, Piedmont, SC US
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| 20100066035 | REUSABLE WELD JOINT FOR SYNGAS FUEL NOZZLES - A system, one embodiment, includes an annular seal configured to seal a turbine fuel nozzle to a turbine combustor, wherein the annular seal includes a first annular seal portion having an inner annular surface, a first base portion, and a first peripheral portion opposite from the first base portion. The embodiment also includes the first annular seal portion configured to couple to a second annular seal portion having an outer annular surface, a second base portion, and a second peripheral portion opposite from the second base portion. Further, the embodiment includes the first and second peripheral portions sealable by a weld. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100170253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUEL INJECTION IN A TURBINE ENGINE - In one embodiment, a turbine system, may include a fuel nozzle, that includes a plurality of fuel passages and a plurality of air passages offset in a downstream direction from the fuel passages. In the embodiment, an air flow from the air passages is configured to intersect with a fuel flow from the fuel passages at an angle to induce swirl and mixing of the air flow and the fuel flow downstream of the fuel nozzle. | 07-08-2010 |
James Thomas Brown, Piedmont, SC US
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| 20100154436 | Forward sleeve retainer plate and method - In a combustor section, wherein a forward sleeve is disposed to encircle a leading end of an impingement sleeve comprised of first and second impingement sleeve parts abutted along a longitudinal junction thereof, a retainer member disposed to overlie the longitudinal junction. The retainer member is welded to at least one of said forward sleeve and the impingement sleeve. The retainer member has first and second axial end edges disposed transverse to the longitudinal junction, and at least one of the axial end edges has a cutout defined therein and disposed to overlie the longitudinal junction. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100300107 | METHOD AND FLOW SLEEVE PROFILE REDUCTION TO EXTEND COMBUSTOR LINER LIFE - A gas turbine includes a combustor liner having at least one hole formed therein. The gas turbine also includes a flow sleeve that at least partially surrounds the liner thereby forming a plenum between the flow sleeve and the liner, the plenum having an airflow therethrough, a portion of the airflow passing through the at least one hole in the liner and into the liner thereby reducing the mass of the airflow in the plenum. The flow sleeve has an axial profile that is reduced in cross section dimension at a predetermined axial location of the flow sleeve, thereby reducing a width of the plenum at the predetermined axial location. The reduction at the cross section dimension in the flow sleeve increases a velocity of the airflow in the plenum at the predetermined axial location, the increased velocity airflow increasing transfer of heat away from the liner. | 12-02-2010 |
Jerome D. Brown, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20100186415 | TURBULATED AFT-END LINER ASSEMBLY AND RELATED COOLING METHOD - In a combustor for a turbine a cover sleeve is disposed between the aft end portion of the combustor liner and a resilient seal structure to define an air flow passage therebetween. The cover sleeve has at a forward end thereof a plurality of air inlet feed holes for directing cooling air into the air flow passage. A radially outer surface of the combustor liner aft end portion defining the air flow passage includes a plurality of turbulators projecting towards but spaced from the cover sleeve and a plurality of supports extending to and engaging the cover sleeve to space the cover sleeve from the turbulators to define the air flow passage. | 07-29-2010 |
Joe T. Brown, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20110095000 | WORKPIECE AND WELDING PROCESS FOR PREVENTING POROSITY IN A FORMED WELD - An article and method of forming the article are disclosed. The method includes positioning a first workpiece, positioning a second workpiece, and applying energy to the first workpiece and the second workpiece to form a weld. The article includes the first and second workpiece. The first workpiece includes a first weld surface, which includes at least one porosity reducing channel. The second workpiece includes a second weld surface positioned to be welded to the first weld surface. The application of energy generates gas that is directed by the at least one porosity reducing channel. | 04-28-2011 |
Jonathan H. Brown, Charleston, SC US
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| 20080294534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE SHOPPING OPTIMIZATION - Online shopping optimization in this context means, in general, making the optimal business decisions with regard to an online or electronic commerce purchase. The method begins with extracting buyer's demand information from buyer-specified items or a previously-configured shopping cart. It then includes a product catalog search that, when provided with the items specified or selected by the buyer, returns exact or equivalent (i.e., replacement or substitute) items. With the catalog search results, the online shopping optimization method formulates the online shopping decision-making problem into a mathematical programming model, particularly a mixed integer programming model. The method optimally decides, from the universe of vendors and items within the system: 1) from which of the various vendors to buy, 2) what identical, replacement, or substitute items to buy, 3) what package sizes of these items to buy, and 4) how many of each item to buy. To summarize, the system systematically and quantitatively makes decisions for a buyer over various cataloged items in order to maximize or minimize an objective function subject to various constraints including the buyer's demands of the desired items, the minimum order requirements imposed by the vendors on the buyer's spent monetary amount, together with other types of buyer, vendor, buyer-and-vendors interrelationship, or among-vendors interrelationship constraints. Recommended optimized shopping carts are then presented to the buyer. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20120072303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE SHOPPING OPTIMIZATION - Online shopping optimization in the context of the present invention refers to making the optimal business decisions with regard to an online or electronic commerce purchase. One aspect of the present invention provides a method comprising extracting buyers' demand information from buyer-specified items or a previously-configured shopping cart and searching a product catalog that, when provided with the items specified or selected by the buyer, returns exact or equivalent items, such as replacement or substitute products. The method comprises formulating the online shopping decision-making problem into a mathematical programming model. The system systematically and quantitatively makes decisions for a buyer over various cataloged items in order to maximize or minimize an objective function subject to various constraints. Recommended optimized shopping carts are then presented to the buyer. | 03-22-2012 |
Justin Bowden Brown, Taylors, SC US
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| 20110256963 | Golf Tee with Explosive Component - Golf tees are used by golfers to tee up the ball for their first shot on a golf hole. Our golf tee design incorporates the functionality of a golf tee while encompassing a novelty explosion at the end of the golfers swing. The tees are designed to explode upon impact with a golf club. This novelty item is used for entertainment purposes while on the golf course. | 10-20-2011 |
Keith Brown, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20110292567 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TERMINATION AND ASSEMBLY BY MEANS OF TRANSIENT LIQUID PHASE SINTERING AND POLYMER SOLDER PASTES - A capacitor has first planer internal electrodes in electrical contact with a first external termination. Second planer internal electrodes are interleaved with the first planer internal electrodes wherein the second planer internal electrodes are in electrical contact with a second external termination. A dielectric is between the first planer internal electrodes and the second planer internal electrodes and at least one of the external terminations comprises a material selected from a polymer solder and a transient liquid phase sintering adhesive. | 12-01-2011 |
Kevin Marion Brown, N Charleston, SC US
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| 20090235641 | T-Jet - The following is the design of a personal, strap-on the back flight device. It is my version of an air breathing jetpack; it is designed to give an individual pilot vertical take-off, horizontal flight and vertical landing capabilities. | 09-24-2009 |
Kristen Brown, Murrells Inlet, SC US
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| 20090232420 | BAGGING SYSTEM - A reusable packaging system includes a series of four bags, each designed to be reusable and capable of standing upright when in an open state. The bags are constructed so that they will fit in an open state within a shopping cart, and differ progressively in size so that they can be nested inside of each other for storage. The nested bags are then folded to form a compact, single package which can be easily transported by a user to a store for shopping. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110052100 | INTEGRAL CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR A FLEXIBLE BAG - A closure system for a flexible bag. The flexible bag includes a plurality of panels defining an interior compartment of the bag, and a mouth portion for accessing the interior compartment of the bag. The closure system is implemented in two opposing panels of the plurality of panels. Specifically, each one of the two opposing panels further includes a first portion defining a handle and a second portion including an aperture. The first portion of each opposing panel is positioned at a top edge of the panel proximate to the mouth portion, and the second portion of each panel is positioned adjacent to and below the first portion. The handles of the two opposing panels are configured to be drawn together, inserted successively through each of the apertures, and then cinched in order to close the mouth portion of the bag. | 03-03-2011 |
Leola Brown, Columbia, SC US
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| 20110221594 | Method and apparatus of monitoring and updating security personnel information - A method and apparatus of monitoring security personnel in a building facility is disclosed. One example method may include storing a plurality of information records associated with each of the security personnel in a database. The method may also include compiling, via a processor, a list of the information records that may be in violation of predetermined criteria used to determine whether the security personnel are in compliance with security procedures, and automatically notifying a security supervisor of the building facility of the security personnel that may be in violation of the security procedures. Such measures may reduce security violations and increase compliance with security measures and other safety concerns. | 09-15-2011 |
Mark Roger Brown, Greenville, SC US
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| 20090007995 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING CREEP RESISTANCE AND LOW CYCLE FATIGUE PROPERTIES OF PRESSURE-CONTAINING COMPONENTS - A method by which high temperature properties of a ductile iron alloy, including creep and LCF properties, can be increased for pressure-containing components that are subject to creep and low cycle fatigue. The method comprises modifying the ductile iron alloy to contain 0.4 to 0.8 weight percent molybdenum. A casting of the modified ductile iron alloy is produced and then annealed at a temperature of at least 725° C. for not less than five hours to eliminate carbides and/or stabilize pearlite in the casting. The annealed casting of the modified ductile iron alloy exhibits improved creep resistance and low cycle fatigue properties in comparison to an identical casting of a ductile iron alloy that does not contain molybdenum. | 01-08-2009 |
Michael G. Brown, Laurens, SC US
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| 20100322549 | CAGE FOR BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing cage defines an overall axial length and includes a first end portion defining a first contact surface extending at a radially-outermost diameter of the bearing cage a first axial contact length, and a second end portion spaced a distance from the first end portion and defining a second contact surface extending at the radially-outermost diameter of the bearing cage a second axial contact length. The bearing cage further includes a plurality of spanning members extending between the first and second end portions to define a spanning member axial contact length defined at the radially-outermost diameter of the bearing cage by at least one contact pad. The bearing cage produces a total contact ratio, defined as the ratio of the sum total of the first axial contact length, the second axial contact length, and the spanning member axial contact length to the overall axial length, of at least 0.380. | 12-23-2010 |
Michael Gregory Brown, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20110135466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE BLADE DEFLECTION - A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling the deflection of turbine blades of a wind turbine. The system includes a passive position detecting apparatus and a controller. The passive position detecting apparatus may be configured to acquire and transmit data relating directly to a position of at least one of the turbine blades. The controller may be configured to receive the data from the passive position detecting apparatus and compare such data to a known position reference to determine turbine blade deflection. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110140431 | WIND TURBINE FARM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE WIND TURBINE - A method of controlling a wind turbine that includes at least one rotor shaft and at least one blade operatively coupled to the rotor shaft includes measuring a first wind turbine operational condition that is representative of a blade deflection value and generating a first operational condition signal based on that first wind turbine operational condition. The wind turbine also includes a drive train including at least one rotor shaft and an electric generator. The method also includes measuring at least one second wind turbine operational condition and generating at least one second operational condition signal. The method further includes changing the blade deflection value by changing the second operational condition. | 06-16-2011 |
Michael John Brown, Columbia, SC US
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| 20110076442 | AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT IN FEMALE MOLD - A method and system for forming a product including a layer of fiber to a surface of a mold is provided. The system includes a mold and an apparatus. The mold is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. An apparatus includes a base and a head coupled to the base. The base is configured to rotate about the axis of rotation. The head is configured to apply the fiber to the surface of the mold to form the product. The product includes at least one layer including at least one fiber applied using centrifugal force. | 03-31-2011 |
Myron L. Brown, Taylors, SC US
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| 20080302316 | Automatic by-pass safety cooling system for fire pump engines - In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance upon any other control system or personnel. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080302317 | Automatic by-pass safety cooling system for fire pump engines - In an internal combustion engine system where the heat in the engine jacket coolant is discharged in a water cooled heat exchanger, an independent and automatic by-pass safety cooling system responsive solely and directly to engine jacket coolant temperatures to ensure that cooling of the engine will continue without reliance upon any other control system or personnel. | 12-11-2008 |
Paul Christopher Brown, Elgin, SC US
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| 20110056345 | WINDOW COVERING SIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for cutting a vertical window covering are disclosed. One method of operating a window covering cutting machine comprises retaining a window covering in a package such that a first end of the window covering is located at a known first position relative to the package. An engagement element is provided on the package that is located at a known second position on the package. The engagement element is moved a distance from a saw to obtain a final dimension of the window covering where the distance is calculated using the first position and the second position. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056348 | WINDOW COVERING SIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus for cutting a window covering and methods of cutting a window covering are provided. A method of operating a window covering cutting machine comprises a) packaging a window covering comprising components in a package such that first ends of the components extend beyond a first end of the package and second ends of the components extend beyond a second end of the package; b) automatically moving the package and components in a first direction of travel against a first squaring surface such that the first ends of the components are in a common plane; c) cutting the first ends of the components; d) automatically moving the package and components in a second direction of travel against a second squaring surface such that the second ends of the components are in a common plane; and e) cutting the second ends of the components. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056353 | WINDOW COVERING SIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus for cutting a window covering comprises a saw for cutting the window blind. A clamp assembly moves the window covering relative to the saw. A controller moves the clamp assembly to automatically position an end of the window covering relative to the saw. The saw is moved into engagement with the window covering to cut the window covering. A dust collection system comprises a shroud substantially surrounds the bottom of the saw blade where the shroud is connected to a vortex dust collector. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110061505 | WINDOW COVERING SIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus for cutting a window covering comprises a lateral support surface and a saw for cutting the window covering positioned at an end of the lateral support surface. An engagement member locates the center of the window covering that is retractably mounted on the lateral support surface. A clamp assembly comprises a clamping jaw that is movable to a first position where the clamping jaw presses the window covering against the lateral support surface. The clamp assembly is movable relative to the first saw and the second saw. A controller for moves the clamp assembly to automatically position a first end of the window covering relative to the first saw and a second end of the window covering relative to the second saw. Methods of cutting a window covering are also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120012542 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display for a shelving unit of the type having a bay defined in part by lower and upper horizontal supports that comprises a first rail mounted on the lower horizontal support and a second rail mounted on the upper horizontal support. A body is disposed between the first and second rails. The body is in free moving contact with the first rail and the second rail such that the body is freely movable along the length of the rails. The body supports a user interface device. The display of the invention may be used where the user interface controls the functions of a co-located machine. | 01-19-2012 |
Philip J. Brown, Williamston, SC US
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| 20100300054 | Activated Protective Fabric - Disclosed are fibrous activated materials that can remove and/or deactivate potentially dangerous airborne agents from a gas or air stream. Disclosed materials are multi-layer materials that include a fibrous nonwoven interceptor layer and an active layer immediately adjacent the interceptor layer. The interceptor layer is a fibrous membrane of very low basis weight and defines a relatively low porosity, and the active layer describes geometries, chemistries, etc. that can entrap and/or decontaminate compounds contained in an airstream passing through the material. Disclosed materials can be utilized in forming protective garments, face masks, and the like. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110262709 | Ultrahydrophobic Substrates - Disclosed is a process for modification of a substrate so as to form an ultrahydrophobic surface on the substrate. Also disclosed are surface-modified substrates that can be formed according to the disclosed processes. The process includes attachment of a multitude of nano- and/or submicron-sized structures to a surface to provide increased surface roughness. In addition, the process includes grafting a hydrophobic material to the surface in order to decrease the surface energy and decrease wettability of the surface. The combination of increase surface roughness and decreased surface energy can provide an ultrahydrophobic surface on the treated substrate. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120068384 | NANOFIBROUS MATERIALS AS DRUG, PROTEIN, OR GENETIC RELEASE VEHICLES - The present invention is a bioactive, nanofibrous material construct which is manufactured using a unique electrospinning perfusion methodology. One embodiment provides a nanofibrous biocomposite material formed as a discrete textile fabric from a prepared liquid admixture of (i) a non-biodegradable durable synthetic polymer; (ii) a biologically active agent; and (iii) a liquid organic carrier. These biologically-active agents are chemical compounds which retain their recognized biological activity both before and after becoming non-permanently bound to the formed textile material; and will become subsequently released in-situ as discrete freely mobile agents from the fabric upon uptake of water from the ambient environment. | 03-22-2012 |
Philip John Brown, Williamston, SC US
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| 20110003144 | Capillary-channeled polymer fibers modified for defense against chemical and biological contaminants - A method of preparing a fiber or an article suitable for use in defending against a biological or a chemical contaminant, and the fiber or article resulting from the method thereof, is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a fiber such as a capillary-channeled fiber with a surface having grooves or channels thereon and modifying the surface of the fiber with an active agent so as to provide the fiber with the ability to defend against a biological or a chemical contaminant. | 01-06-2011 |
Raymond A. Brown, Greer, SC US
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| 20110096525 | Remote ballast assembly - A low profile lighting assembly includes a lighting fixture and a remote ballast housing mounted on a ceiling grid. The ballast housing encloses emergency ballast provides emergency power to the lighting fixture in the event of a power outage. The ballast housing can enclose a fluorescent ballast connected to one or more fluorescent lamps of the lighting fixture. The emergency ballast is recessed with respect to the top end of the ceiling grid to provide a low profile structure. Inclined side walls of the emergency ballast provide easy connection of the wiring harness and power cable to the emergency ballast while maintaining the low profile structure. | 04-28-2011 |
Steven E. Brown, Spartanburg, SC US
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| 20100249011 | POWDER CLEANING COMPOSITION - This invention relates to improved powder cleaning compositions and methods for cleaning textile substrates, especially carpet and upholstery fabrics. More particularly, this invention relates to powder cleaning compositions that contain absorbent particulate materials in a flowable form, which dries to a soil ladened powder, that can be removed by vacuum, brushing, and/or laundering methods. The improvement lies in the ability of the composition to remain a flowable powder, while containing a higher water content than previous-powder cleaning compositions. The composition comprises an absorbent particulate material, a super absorbent polymer, and other ingredients. | 09-30-2010 |
William W. Brown, Anderson, SC US
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| 20100082742 | Internet pet tracking system - A system for deterring and preventing theft of a pet from a system subscriber who affixes a location unit to the pet whose theft is to be deterred is disclosed wherein the location unit calculates the location of the pet at any given time. The system comprises a web host connected to a wide area web network, such as the Internet. The web host includes a computer readable medium and is accessible by the subscriber from a remote computer terminal. A computer program resides on the web host for receiving a tracking request from the subscriber and transmitting a tracking call to the location unit carried by the pet. The computer program includes instructions embodied in computer readable code for automatically transmitting the tracking call, receiving location data from the location unit in response to the tracking call, and transmitting the location data to the subscriber's terminal where the current location of the pet is displayed. In other aspects of the invention, a method of deterring theft of pets from pet owners is disclosed wherein the owners have computer terminals with displays. The method includes automatically receiving a tracking request at a web host initiated at the owner's terminal seeking the present location of a pet; transmitting a tracking call to a pet location unit in response to receiving the tracking request; receiving location data at the web host from the location unit in response to the tracking call; and transmitting the location data to the computer terminal of the owner for display of the current location of the pet on the owner's terminal display. | 04-01-2010 |