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Anne Bucher, Palatine, IL US
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| 20110290813 | Container For Spoonable Food Products - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a container for a product is provided. The container may include a label disposed in a midsection of the container. Upper and lower ends of the container may protrude beyond the midsection to protect the label when the container abuts against adjacent containers while providing stability to the container. | 12-01-2011 |
Brad A. Bucher, Houston, TX US
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| 20110132466 | DRAG REDUCING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - A drag reducing composition comprising a primary polyolefin obtained by polymerizing mono-olefins containing from about 2 to about 30 carbon atoms, and a surfactant having an HLB in the range of 6.5 to 8.5 in an aqueous suspending media. | 06-09-2011 |
Brian A. Bucher, Boston, MA US
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| 20100145080 | PURIFICATION OF TAXANES - Disclosed is a method of crystallizing a taxane comprising combining the taxane and methylene chloride to obtain a solution and adding an anti-solvent to the solution to obtain a crystalline taxane, wherein the anti-solvent is selected from the group consisting of hexane and heptane. | 06-10-2010 |
Charles E. Bucher, Valrico, FL US
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| 20110158813 | Quick Assembly Blades for Ceiling Fans - Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is similar to the first and has a decorative bottom cover having snappable tapered protrusions which attach through the keyholes and into mateable through-holes in the mounting arm connection. The third version has a protruding end portion of the blade that fits into a slot in the mounting arm where spring loaded pistons press into grooves in the protrusion end portion of the blade. Latching handles allow users to manually move the pistons. A fourth version has a slot in the blade which fits about a mateable housing in the mounting arm where opposing spring loaded pistons press into interior wall grooves in the slot of the blade. A fifth version has the blade with slots fit over the end of the mounting arm so that pulling the blade from the mounting arm causes spring loaded piston to interlock into a interior wall groove in the slot of the blade. | 06-30-2011 |
Corey Bucher, Wrightstown, WI US
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| 20090182471 | LAWN MOWER WITH WEIGHT TRANSFER CONTROL SYSTEM - A lawn mower or other vehicle having a pitch sensor for sensing a pitch condition of the lawn mower with respect to a horizontal level plane and generating a pitch signal corresponding to the pitch condition. The vehicle includes drive wheels, and has a front-mounted mower or other attachment at least partially supported by attachment wheels. The vehicle also includes a weight transfer assembly, and a controller that receives the pitch signal from the pitch sensor and automatically actuates the weight transfer assembly to adjust the portion of the attachment weight borne by the drive wheels and attachment wheels. Operation of the pitch sensor and controller may be overridden by an operator through a weight transfer switch or dial in the operator zone of the vehicle. | 07-16-2009 |
Corey William Bucher, Wrightstown, WI US
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| 20110152164 | Wet Wipe Having Improved Cleaning Capabilities - A wet wipe that is formed from a nonwoven structure that comprises a matrix of at least one meltblown fibrous material and at least one secondary fibrous material is disclosed. A weight ratio of the at least one secondary fibrous material to the at least one meltblown fibrous material may be between about 40/60 to about 90/10. Additionally, the nonwoven structure has a first side with a textured surface having a three-dimensional texture that includes a plurality of peaks and valleys and a second side with a substantially planar surface. The nonwoven structure includes about 150 to about 600 wt. % of a liquid solution to prepare a wet wipe. The difference in a cleaning pickup percentage between the first side and the second side of the wet wipe is less than 30%, more desirably less than 20%, and even more desirably less than 15%. | 06-23-2011 |
Cynthia Bucher, Temple Terrace, FL US
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| 20100249230 | ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY OF CYCLOPENTENE NITRO-ESTER AND DERIVATIVES - Disclosed is a method of synthesizing new optically pure heterocyclic compounds using Pd(0) catalyzed intramolecular cyclizations. Analogs of cyclopentanes, like isoxazoline-2-oxide and furan, with similar framework to the cyclopentanes act as anti-HIV and anticancer agents which opens a whole new field for application of these compounds. Starting from a meso-diol, optically pure compounds were prepared without utilizing chiral ligands at any stage of the synthesis. The stereochemical outcome of the product (>99% ee) was influenced by desymmetrization catalyzed by | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110189221 | NOVEL ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS FROM MARINE EXTRACTS - The subject invention pertains to novel biologically active extracts from marine algae and to biologically active fractions and components of these extracts. These extracts have been shown to possess antiviral properties. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these extracts, or comprising biologically active fractions or components of these extracts, could be used in the treatment of viral diseases including influenza. | 08-04-2011 |
Doris J. Bucher, New York, NY US
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| 20120015346 | INFLUENZA VIRUS DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS - The invention discloses compositions comprising nucleic acid(s) for rapid detection, identification, differentiation, and/or diagnosis of certain Influenza virus A subtypes, e.g., H1N1, H3N2 and A(2009 H1N1)pdm, and methods of use thereof, e.g., Short-run RT-PCR, including an RT-PCR assay kit, comprising the disclosed composition(s). | 01-19-2012 |
Ewa Gertruda Bucher, Lebanon, OH US
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| 20080271866 | Paper substrate containing a functional layer and methods of making and using the same - The invention relates to the papermaking art and, in particular, to the manufacture of paper or paperboard substrates, paper-containing articles such as multilayered paper or paperboard or corrugated-based packaging, having a functional layer, as well as methods of making and using the same. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110240241 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING SURFACTANTS IN PAPER SIZING COMPOSITION TO INHIBIT DEPOSITION OF MULTIVALENT FATTY ACID SALTS - A method for inhibiting deposition of multivalent saturated fatty acids on paper sizing equipment and/or devices which use a paper surface sizing composition containing one or more surface sizing starches and a source of multivalent cations, such as a multivalent metal drying salt, by including a C | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING LOW FATTY ACID STARCHES IN PAPER SIZING COMPOSITION TO INHIBIT DEPOSITION OF MULTIVALENT FATTY ACID SALTS - A method for inhibiting deposition of multivalent saturated fatty acids on paper sizing equipment and/or devices which use a paper surface sizing composition containing higher starch solids levels of surface sizing starches and a source of multivalent cations, such as a multivalent metal drying salt, by including (wholly or partially) one or more low fatty acid surface sizing starches in the paper surface sizing composition. Also, a paper surface sizing system for carrying out this method. | 10-06-2011 |
John C. Bucher, Ft. Lauderdale, FL US
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| 20110158813 | Quick Assembly Blades for Ceiling Fans - Easy to attach and detach blades for overhead ceiling fans. A first version has a ceiling fan blade with keyhole slots that fit over flat topped fasteners on a mounting arm. Pulling the blade away from the arm locks the slots to the fasteners. A second version is similar to the first and has a decorative bottom cover having snappable tapered protrusions which attach through the keyholes and into mateable through-holes in the mounting arm connection. The third version has a protruding end portion of the blade that fits into a slot in the mounting arm where spring loaded pistons press into grooves in the protrusion end portion of the blade. Latching handles allow users to manually move the pistons. A fourth version has a slot in the blade which fits about a mateable housing in the mounting arm where opposing spring loaded pistons press into interior wall grooves in the slot of the blade. A fifth version has the blade with slots fit over the end of the mounting arm so that pulling the blade from the mounting arm causes spring loaded piston to interlock into a interior wall groove in the slot of the blade. | 06-30-2011 |
John C. Bucher, Fort Lauderdale, FL US
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| 20090263254 | Ceiling Fan With High Efficiency Ceiling Fan Blades - A ceiling fan including a motor having a rotatable rotor, a plurality of ceiling fans blades having a thickness, the blades connected to the rotor to rotate therewith and each of the ceiling fan blades comprising a thin edge along its leading edge that is thinner than the thickness of the ceiling fan blade to present less resistance and produce less turbulence and achieve high efficiencies. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100308657 | Electronic Control Module Activated by Toggling a Wall Switch - An electronic control module incorporated into an appliance to control the operational states thereof by toggling of a conventional single-pole wall switch that supplies electrical power thereto. | 12-09-2010 |
John C. Bucher, Hillsboro Beach, FL US
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| 20080273979 | Quick install blade arms for ceiling fans - Quick attachable and detachable mounting arms for ceiling fans. A first version has flat headed fasteners initially attached to one end of mounting arms, with key-hole slots in the endshield of the ceiling fan motor. The user raises the mounting arm so that the flat headed fasteners fits through the larger openings in the keyhole slots and then pulls the mounting arm outward until the arm locks in place by the smaller opening portions of the keyhole slots. Rubber type gaskets and washers help lock and hold the mounting arms in place. The flat headed fasteners can also be located on the endshields with the keyhole slots on mounting arms. A second embodiment includes inwardly deformable springably snapable fasteners that can be located on the ends of the mounting arms which can deform inwardly and expand after passing through slots on the endshield of the rotor. Alternatively, the fasteners can be located on the bottom of the endshield with the receiving slots on the ends of the mounting arms. The different versions can include guide posts for allowing only one single fastener to be needed. A third embodiment allows the inwardly bendable snapable fasteners to be removable with screws. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110033301 | Quick Install Blade Arms for Ceiling Fans - Quick attachable and detachable mounting arms for ceiling fans. A first version has flat headed fasteners initially attached to one end of mounting arms, with key-hole slots in the endshield of the ceiling fan motor. The user raises the mounting arm so that the flat headed fasteners fits through the larger openings in the keyhole slots and then pulls the mounting arm outward until the arm locks in place by the smaller opening portions of the keyhole slots. Rubber type gaskets and washers help lock and hold the mounting arms in place. The flat headed fasteners can also be located on the endshields with the keyhole slots on mounting arms. A second embodiment includes inwardly deformable springably snapable fasteners that can be located on the ends of the mounting arms which can deform inwardly and expand after passing through slots on the endshield of the rotor. Alternatively, the fasteners can be located on the bottom of the endshield with the receiving slots on the ends of the mounting arms. The different versions can include guide posts for allowing only one single fastener to be needed. A third embodiment allows the inwardly bendable snapable fasteners to be removable with screws. | 02-10-2011 |
Lloyd Keith Bucher, Cookeville, TN US
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| 20100008101 | HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY AND ACCENT LIGHTING THEREFOR - A head lamp assembly having a main functional head lamp and a UV LED light source configured to direct UV light through a decorative accent light pipe is provided. The light pipe extends at least partially about the functional head lamp, wherein the light pipe has a phosphor coated surface to convert the UV light traveling through the light pipe into visible, luminous light. The visible light is emitted from the light pipe to provide the desired decorative appearance about the functional head lamp. | 01-14-2010 |
Malia M. Bucher, Battle Creek, MI US
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| 20110308633 | GAS CONVENIENCE OUTLET - A gas convenience outlet is provided for connecting an outdoor grill or other outdoor gas fired appliance to a home gas supply or other fixed position source of fuel gas, such as natural gas or liquid petroleum gas. The outlet includes a case having an open interior and an openable cover with a manifold mounted in the interior. The manifold has an inlet operatively connected with the supply of fuel gas and has one or more outlets. A primary manual shutoff valve located in the interior of the case is operatively connected with the manifold outlet. The outlet includes an outlet connector extending outside the case. The connector has a standardized fitting that releasably couples in gas tight engagement with one or more gas fired appliances by means of standardized appliance connectors, without the need for adaptors and without a loss of performance due to restriction of the gas supply. | 12-22-2011 |
Matthew Bucher, Sammamish, WA US
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| 20100306847 | IDENTIFYING SECURITY PROPERTIES OF SYSTEMS FROM APPLICATION CRASH TRAFFIC - Most machines in an organization's computer network connect to the Internet and create web traffic logs which allow analysis of HTTP traffic in a simple, centralized way. The web traffic logs may contain error reports and error reports contain significant information that can be used to detect network security. By reviewing the error reports, significant information about a network and its security can be found as common sources of network security weakness may be watched for in the error reports. | 12-02-2010 |
Michael R. Bucher, Clinton Township, MI US
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| 20080277929 | QUICK CONNECTOR FOR FLUID CONDUIT - A quick connector coupling, having a primary use for connecting a fluid conduit to a radiator or heat exchanger, comprising either a linear or angled female coupling member, a male coupling member which is attached to the radiator, a bushing, a sealing means, and a locking ring, which maintains the connection of the male coupling member and the female coupling member. The male member comprises at least one chamfered surface, which is complementary to a chamfered surface on the bushing element, which provides the durability and increased sealing capabilities of this invention. The locking ring is disposed around the female coupling member and comprises a plurality of indentations which pass through apertures positioned around the collar end of the female member. These indentations interconnect with an annular groove around the male member when coupled to the female member, securing the connection. | 11-13-2008 |
Michael Richard Bucher, Clinton Township, MI US
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| 20120104746 | QUICK CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A quick connector assembly that provides fluid communication between a first conduit and a second conduit. The quick connector assembly includes a housing and a retainer. The housing has a first end that connects with the first conduit, has a second end that connects with the second conduit, and has a fluid passage that extends between the first and second ends. The retainer is carried by the housing and has a portion located in the fluid passage of the housing. | 05-03-2012 |
Nancy A. Bucher, Grand Rapids, OH US
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| 20100194090 | PROTECTIVE BOOK AND BINDING SYSTEM - The present invention provides the consumer with a protective book and binding system that allows the consumer to enjoy reading in a variety of environments where the reader may be exposed to water, moisture or other environmental conditions that could damage a conventional paper book. Specifically the present invention relates to a protective book and binding system wherein the protective book includes a protected book cover; a plurality of protected pages within said protective cover wherein said protected pages and protected book cover are impervious to moisture; and a binding means wherein binding means binds said plurality of protected pages within said protective cover. At least two sheets of protective film cover each side of each page in order to form the plurality of protected pages. In an alternative embodiment, the protected pages are manufactured of a durable plastic material. | 08-05-2010 |
Robert Bucher, Houston, TX US
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| 20090014177 | Method to Cement a Perforated Casing - The invention discloses a method of treating a zone of a well comprising a wellbore, a tube which is permeable to settable material, said tube forming an annulus with the wellbore; and wherein said zone is located in the annulus, the method comprises the steps of: (i) placing inside said tube a first plug; (ii) creating on said tube a first opening and a second opening, so that: the zone be located between said first and second openings and the first opening be located between said zone and said first plug; (iii) placing inside said tube a second plug, so that said second plug is located between said second opening and said zone; (iv) injecting a settable material inside said tube between said second and first plugs, so that settable material fills the annulus and the zone by passing through the first opening; and (v) eliminating said second plug. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090084536 | System and Method for Downhole Orientation Measurement - A technique provides an orientation system combined with downhole equipment used in a well. An orientation device is mounted in the downhole equipment, e.g. a bottom hole assembly, for actuation during angular displacement of the downhole equipment. A sensor is mounted to cooperate with the orientation device in detecting the angular displacement. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100059225 | Flow Reversing Apparatus and Methods of Use - Apparatus and methods for selectively and safely reversing flow in coiled tubing used for wellbore cleanouts are disclosed. One apparatus includes a section of coiled tubing having a main flow channel, at least two flow-preventing valves in the section of coiled tubing, each adapted to close the main flow channel upon attempted flow reversal; and at least one actuator adapted to deter closing of the flow-preventing valves. This abstract allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure. It will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110089685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COILED TUBING CONNECTION - A coiled tubing connection system is used in a well. A connector having an engagement end is used to couple a wellbore device to the end of a coiled tubing. The connector is spoolable, and the engagement end comprises engagement features that facilitate formation of a connection that is dependable and less susceptible to separation. | 04-21-2011 |
Stefan Bucher, Maple Grove, MN US
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| 20090208615 | MICROWAVE FOAM PRODUCT - Shelf stable microwave dessert packaged food products for individual servings comprise a cup; a shelf-stable ready-to-heat uncooked microwave bakeable foam product disposed within the cup, and a peelably removable, low gas permeability sealing membrane. The articles provide high quality finished expanded baked dessert goods by microwave cooking and expansion of the foam. | 08-20-2009 |
Timothy Bucher, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20100137036 | COMMUNITY NETWORKING USING NETWORKED AUDIO DEVICES - A computing system for gathering media status information and other information about contacts in a user's contact list includes a server, a user device, and one or more contacts (or contact devices). The user device communicates with the server and requests media status information regarding the contacts. Media status information may include information about the media content currently (or most recently) accessed by the contacts. The server receives the request from the user device, collects the information and sends it to the user device. The server may else send connection information to the user device. The user device receives the information and displays it to the user. The user device may include a message service such that messages can be sent to and received from the contacts. Also, the user may request particular media content accessed by the contacts. | 06-03-2010 |
Timothy Bucher, Geyserville, CA US
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| 20090267780 | INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACE AND FUNCTIONALITY ADJUSTMENT BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - In an electronic device having a graphical output device, a method of controlling input/output characteristics of the output device includes sensing at least one environmental condition, selecting display characteristics of the electronic device based on the environmental condition, and selectively altering size of text displayed on the graphical output device in response to the selected display characteristics. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100106628 | CONFIGURING USER-CUSTOMIZED SERVICES FOR NETWORKED DEVICES - Systems and methods for managing one or more aspects of a user's relationship with one or more media devices or other information handling systems and one or more media content providers. In some embodiments, a service center functions as a central management point and includes various modules configured to provide the management services. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106848 | USER CUSTOMIZABLE VIEWS OF MULTIPLE INFORMATION SERVICES - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for generating a user configurable interface view for a media device or other information handling system that is independent of any interface views defined by media content providers. Generating the user configurable interface view includes identifying content data streams that are included in user interface views defined by the media content providers and then selecting a desired subset of the data content streams. The selected data content streams are then aggregated and the user configurable interface view is generated. The resulting user interface view will be independent of any interface views defined by the media content providers. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106965 | DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE THIRD-PARTY SERVICES TO NETWORKED DEVICES - Systems and methods for authenticating a media device or other information handling system so as to be able to receive content from one or more media content providers. Authenticating the device includes determining what authentication information the media content providers require for access and then to generating and providing to the media device an authentication token that includes the required information. In some embodiments this may be accomplished by a service center, which removes the need for additional authentication steps to be performed by the media device or the media content providers. In addition, the service center may also determine when changes are made to the authentication information and may then ensure that the authentication token is changed or updated to reflect these changes. This ensures that the media device is at least partially immune to changes to authentication. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100163613 | AUTOMATED PROXIMITY-RELATED NETWORK AUTHORIZATION - Systems and methods for inputting configuration and network authorization information into a media device such that the media device may interface with media content providers and wireless networks. A service center collects configuration and network authorization information for a media device and generates a configuration module based thereon. The configuration module is then converted into the form of barcode which is provided to a media device capable of reading a barcode. The media device decodes the barcode and extracts the configuration module. The extracted configuration module is installed on the media device, configuring the device to access predetermined media content providers and/or wireless networks. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100332352 | ELECTRONIC TASTING ROOM FOR FOODS AND BEVERAGES AND DISTRIBUTION THEREOF - An electronic sampling system for providing a sample of a product from a producer to a customer which includes a producer interface capable of communicating with the producer and requesting a quantity of product from the producer, a user interface capable of communicating with the user in order to show the user a listing of producers and samples that are available for distribution and receive requests from the user samples which are prepared by an operations center capable of receiving the quantity of product from the producer and sending the requested sample of the product to the user. | 12-30-2010 |