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Bud Orley Burkhart, Novi, MI US
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| 20090148317 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PIEZO-ELECTRIC PUMPS - A variable displacement piezo-electric pump which includes a pump housing having a side housing wall defining a pump chamber, an inlet line and an outlet line communicating with the pump chamber, a flexible pump diaphragm spanning the side housing wall in the pump chamber, a diaphragm-stroking mechanism such as a piezo-electric stack engaging the pump diaphragm and a diaphragm support provided between the diaphragm-stroking mechanism and the side housing wall of the pump housing. | 06-11-2009 |
Catherine Burkhart, Collins, NY US
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| 20110305661 | Carbazole Compounds and Therapeutic Uses of the Compounds - Compounds of the general structural formula (I) and (II) and use of the compounds and salts and hydrates thereof, as therapeutic agents are disclosed. Treatable diseases and conditions include cancers, inflammatory diseases and conditions, and immunodeficiency diseases. | 12-15-2011 |
Christopher Burkhart, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20100296903 | END EFFECTOR FOR HANDLING SUBSTRATES - Embodiments of the present invention provide an end effector for a substrate handling robot. In one embodiment, the end effector comprises one or more Bernoulli chucks surrounded by a plurality of suction cup devices. In one embodiment, the suction cup devices are configured in the form of a bellows to provide both cushioning and lateral stability to the substrate. In one embodiment, the suction cup devices further include an air pressure device to provide light positive pressure to the substrate during release. Embodiments of the end effector described herein provide a small vacuum pressure over a large area of ultra-thin substrates to minimize damage during handling. | 11-25-2010 |
Christopher W. Burkhart, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20090291207 | GAS-PURGED VACUUM VALVE - A vacuum valve assembly for use in a vacuum processing chamber includes a seat defining an opening in the vacuum valve, with the seat having a sealing face adjacent the opening and normal to the direction of the opening; and a gate having a sealing face adapted to mate with the seat sealing face, the gate being movable toward and away from the seat sealing face to seal and open the vacuum valve opening. A continuous elastomeric seal extends around the vacuum valve opening between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face of sufficient size such that when the gate is positioned to seal the vacuum valve opening, there exists a gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face. A purge gas port system, disposed in the seat or in the gate, has an inlet for a purge gas, an essentially continuous outlet extending around the vacuum valve opening and adjacent the elastomeric seal and gap, and a manifold system connecting the inlet and the outlet. When a purge gas is introduced through the inlet, the manifold distributes the gas to the outlet which evenly distributes the gas to the vicinity of the continuous elastomeric seal around the vacuum valve opening in the gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face. | 11-26-2009 |
Craig Burkhart, Potsdam, NY US
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| 20090298388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING OF LARGE SIZE WAFER WITH CAPABILITY OF POLISHING INDIVIDUAL DIE - A novel polisher for chemical mechanical planarization process is described. The polisher design can have many variations. For process development and consumable evaluation, the CMP process can be performed on a single die or a section of the wafer. The size of testing wafer can be as small as 2″ and as large as 18″. Furthermore, several variations can characterize the slurry for their static etch rate, dynamic etch rate, material removal rate, and viscosity in a single experiment. For production level wafer processing, Chemical Mechanical Polishing of all dies on the wafer surface is achieved by using multi-armed polishing heads or a single polishing head with small piece of a pad at the bottom of the head. The within wafer uniformity can be easily controlled and the equipment can be easily scaled up or down. This inventive design may translate to significant cost reduction for wafer processing at production level as well as evaluation of consumables at research and development level. | 12-03-2009 |
Craig G. Burkhart, Toledo, OH US
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| 20110082124 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF LIPOMAS AND OTHER CONDITIONS - A method of treating a lipoma involves contacting the lipoma with a detergent to dissolve the lipoma. For example, the detergent may be a cholate, deoxycholate or similar detergent. A method of treating cellulite and extra fat deposits involves contacting them with a detergent to help the dissolving of the fat tissues. A method of improving the art of lipoma and extra fat removal involves using certain detergents and controlling the pH, ionic forces and/or other factors to improve detergent action. | 04-07-2011 |
Craig N. Burkhart, Chapel Hill, NC US
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| 20110082124 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF LIPOMAS AND OTHER CONDITIONS - A method of treating a lipoma involves contacting the lipoma with a detergent to dissolve the lipoma. For example, the detergent may be a cholate, deoxycholate or similar detergent. A method of treating cellulite and extra fat deposits involves contacting them with a detergent to help the dissolving of the fat tissues. A method of improving the art of lipoma and extra fat removal involves using certain detergents and controlling the pH, ionic forces and/or other factors to improve detergent action. | 04-07-2011 |
Daniel Burkhart, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20080255962 | DISTRIBUTED COMMERCE APPLICATION-WIDGET - In some example embodiments, a system and method are illustrated as including generating an item page that includes widget code and details related to an item for sale. Some example embodiments may include making the widget code available for retrieval from the item page. | 10-16-2008 |
David J. Burkhart, Spokane Valley, WA US
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| 20110135618 | METHODS OF TREATING CANCER WITH DOXAZOLIDINE AND PRODRUGS THEREOF - The invention provides therapeutically effective compounds for the prevention and treatment of cancer and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as well as methods of using and administering these compounds. The invention also includes methods of activating a prodrug of these therapeutically effective compounds by the administration of a peptide-directed targeting construct that delivers a prodrug-activating enzyme to a target activation site. | 06-09-2011 |
David J. Burkhart, Wentzville, MO US
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| 20100065287 | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS HAVING REDUCED CORROSION - A fire protection system comprising at least one sprinkler, a source of pressurized water, a piping network connecting at least one sprinkler to the source of pressurized water, and a nitrogen generator coupled to the sprinkler system. The nitrogen generator may be a nitrogen membrane system or a nitrogen pressure swing adsorption system. The present systems and methods reduce or nearly eliminate corrosion that typically affects conventional fire protection systems, such as caused by oxygen and microbial systems, which can deteriorate or compromise function. Initial, repeated, or continuous displacement of oxygen with nitrogen in the fire protection system significantly reduces or eliminates corrosion. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110094758 | CONTROLLED DISCHARGE GAS VENT - A fire protection system includes a dry pipe system and a controlled discharge gas vent. The dry pipe system and controlled discharge gas vent operate using a breathing cycle to displace oxygen and/or water vapor from within the piping network of the dry pipe system. The controlled gas discharge vent allows displacement of pressurized air with nitrogen, for example, using manual or automated processes that can employ one or more sensors. Corrosion resulting from oxygen, water, and/or microbial growth is reduced or nearly eliminated. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110108123 | AUTOMATIC AIR VENT FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION WET PIPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VENTING A FIRE SUPPRESSION WET PIPE SYSTEM - A fire suppression wet pipe system air vent assembly and method of venting air from a fire suppression wet pipe system includes providing a primary air vent valve having an inlet and an outlet. The primary air vent inlet is adapted to be connected with a fire suppression wet pipe system and is configured to vent air, but not water, from its outlet. A secondary air vent valve having an inlet and an outlet is provided. The secondary air vent valve is configured to vent air, but not water, from its outlet. A fluid conduit connects the primary air vent valve outlet with the secondary air vent valve inlet. The second air vent valve provides failsafe air venting upon the failure of the primary air vent valve. A fluid indicator may be provided that indicates the presence of fluid in the conduit. The presence of an appreciable amount of fluid in the conduit is an indication of likely failure of the primary air vent valve. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110226495 | HIGH NITROGEN AND OTHER INERT GAS ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION IN WET PIPE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A wet pipe fire protection sprinkler system and method of operating a wet pipe fire sprinkler system includes providing a sprinkler system having a pipe network, a source of water for the pipe network, at least one sprinkler head connected with the pipe network and a drain valve for draining the pipe network. An inert gas source, such as a nitrogen gas source, is connected with the pipe network. Inert gas is supplied from the inert gas source to the pipe network. Water is supplied to the pipe network thereby substantially filling the pipe network with water and compressing the inert gas in the pipe network. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120031629 | FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH OXYGEN CORROSION SENSITIVE COUPON ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MONITORING CORROSION IN A FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM - A fire protection sprinkler system and method of monitoring corrosion in a fire protection sprinkler system that includes a pipe network and at least one sprinkler connected with said pipe network. A corrosion monitor assembly is provided in the pipe network that includes at least one metal coupon and an oxygen depletion area defined on a surface portion of the coupon. A mounting member positions the corrosion monitor assembly to be at least partially covered with water when the sprinkler system is in an operative state. | 02-09-2012 |
James A. Burkhart, Strongsville, OH US
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| 20110252796 | ULTRA-HIGH-EFFICIENCY ENGINES AND CORRESPONDING THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM - A thermodynamic system and method of producing useful work includes providing a working fluid and a fluid pump, or compressor, for pumping the working fluid in a cycle. A thermal input is provided for supplying heat to the working fluid. An expansion device downstream of the thermal input converts motion of the working fluid to useful work. A heat pump is provided. A number of different means of implementing the heat pump are presented, including direct transfer of working fluid mass flow. The heat pump pumps heat from one portion of the working fluid to another portion of the working fluid. For some applications, a regenerator, or recuperator, may be used to transfer heat from a high temperature portion of the working fluid to a lower temperature portion. | 10-20-2011 |
Justin Michael Burkhart, Boston, MA US
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| 20120069606 | VERY HIGH FREQUENCY SWITCHING CELL-BASED POWER CONVERTER - In an aspect, the present invention provides a high frequency switching power converter. The high frequency switching power converter may include a plurality of soft-switchable power cells flexibly connected to receive an input signal in series and provide an output. The high frequency switching power converter may further include a controller for configuring the flexible connection and for controlling the power cells to receive the input signal. In an embodiment, each of the plurality of power cells may be separately controllable by the controller. Further, a portion of the plurality of power cells may be arranged with parallel outputs. Additionally, at least one of the plurality of cells may include one or more switched capacitors. In another embodiment, the at least one of the plurality of cells may include at least one switched capacitor and a DC/DC regulating converter. | 03-22-2012 |
Kelly Burkhart, Radcliffe, IA US
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| 20110104201 | Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Vaccine Based on Isolate JA-142 - Substantially avirulent forms of atypical porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and corresponding vaccines are provided which result from cell culture passaging of virulent forms of PRRS. The resultant avirulent atypical PRRS virus is useful as a vaccine in that PRRS specific antibody response is elicited by inoculation of host animals, thereby conferring effective immunity against both previously known strains of PRRS virus and newly isolated atypical PRRS virus strains. The preferred passaging technique ensures that the virus remains in a logarithmic growth phase substantially throughout the process, which minimizes the time required to achieve attenuation. The present invention also provides diagnostic testing methods which can differentiate between animals infected with field strains and attenuated strains of PRRSV. | 05-05-2011 |
Michael R. Burkhart, Elmhurst, IL US
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| 20110251942 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING ON A TRADING INTERFACE WITH A DYNAMIC PRICE COLUMN - A method and system for electronic trading on a trading interface with a dynamic price column. Prices displayed in dynamic price column are continuously, dynamically and automatically updated as a current market price changes. The trading interface includes a plurality of order entry modes to slow a display speed of the dynamic price column to a speed slower than a default display speed for the dynamical price column so an electronic trading order can be entered without missing a desired trade. | 10-13-2011 |
Neil Burkhart, Fremont, CA US
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| 20100193485 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LASER CUTTING AND PROCESSING TUBING TO MAKE MEDICAL DEVICES - Methods for making devices include providing a tubular member to be formed into a device, placing a removable sacrificial block material in the lumen of the tubular member and laser cutting the tubular member. A doping material can be added to the melted portion of the tubular member to promote the formation of brittle slag. A fixture can be used to hold a cut workpiece in order to ream sacrificial material from the surface of the workpiece. Pressurized gas can be supplied to the inner lumen of the tubular member to cause slag to form on the outside surface, rather than the inner surface, of the tubular member. A tubular member made from nickel-titanium alloy can be tightly adhered to a sacrificial sleeve utilizing the phase changes associated with nickel-titanium. A rotating mandrel can be placed within the lumen of the tubular member during laser cutting. A mandrel which includes an enlarged diameter section causes the workpiece to expand slightly within its elastic deformation range to dislodge islands from the workpiece. Such a mandrel could be formed from a tubular member which has a central lumen that can be used to deliver a pressurized medium to “blast” islands from the workpiece. | 08-05-2010 |
Philip J. Burkhart, Mazon, IL US
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| 20100226721 | Module and Assembly for Managing the Flow of Water - Modules for use in an assembly for managing the flow of water beneath a ground surface and assemblies of such modules are disclosed. The modules include supports and a deck portion and the supports are spaced apart and form channels with a main section of the deck portion. The deck portion also includes at least one section extending from a main section. | 09-09-2010 |
Robert O. Burkhart, Novi, MI US
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| 20100176321 | Hydraulic Valve Actuated by Piezoelectric Effect - A valve-actuator includes a chamber, a spool that opens and closes connections between ports in the chamber, an actuator including a housing containing a piezoelectric stack having a bore, and a spring contacting the spool through the bore and forcing the stack toward the chamber, the stack expanding and contracting in response to a voltage, the spool moving in the chamber in response to said expansion and contraction. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100313970 | Latching Pressure Regulator - A system for regulating pressure supplied to a transmission control element, includes a control pressure source and line pressure source, a latch valve that opens and closes communication with the line pressure source in response to control pressure, and a regulator valve including a spool for regulating line pressure and producing control element pressure when the latch valve is closed, and an auxiliary piston responsive to line pressure and contacting the spool for connecting line pressure to the control element when the latch valve is open. | 12-16-2010 |
Robert Orley Burkhart, Novi, MI US
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| 20100262344 | Closed-Loop Torque Phase Control for Shifting Automatic Transmission Gear Ratios Based on Friction Element Load Sensing - A closed loop shift control apparatus and method based on friction element load controls a torque transfer phase when shifting from a low gear configuration to a high gear configuration for an automatic transmission system. When pressure actuated friction elements are selectively engaged and released to establish torque flow paths in the transmission, measurements or estimates of torsional load exerted on the off-going friction element are used to predict the optimal off-going friction element release timing for achieving a consistent shift feel. The ideal timing to release the off-going friction element is uniquely defined when torque load exerted onto the off-going friction element becomes substantially zero. An on-coming clutch engagement process is controlled by a closed loop control based on measurements or estimates of on-coming clutch torque capacity for a constant shift feel under dynamically changing conditions. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100264348 | Dynamic Bore Plug Assembly - The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic control valve assembly with a dynamic bore plug assembly that flexibly dampens valve operation. The disclosure teaches various bore plug assemblies for control valve body that can include a dynamic plug configured to restrict fluid flow out of a control valve bore. The bore plug assemblies are configured to selectively alter compressibility in the control valve bore during operation. | 10-21-2010 |
Steven J. Burkhart, Doylestown, OH US
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| 20080303198 | SHEET METAL GROUND CONDUCTOR CLAMP - A ground conductor clamp has a sheet metal clamp body with overlapped portions. The clamp body may be stamped from sheet metal. The overlapped portions have aligned circular holes in them for receiving a threaded insert nut inserted into them. The insert nut is spin riveted to attach it to the overlapped portions of the clamp body. A flange of the insert nut has a flat face that engages the clamp body to prevent rotation of the insert nut. The overlapped portion includes an inner bent tab that strengthens the sheet metal clamp body. The clamp also includes a threaded fastener, such as a bolt, that is threaded into the insert nut to engage a conductive lead and a ground conductor, such as a ground rod or ground electrode. | 12-11-2008 |
Vince Burkhart, Cupertino, CA US
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| 20110048924 | PLASMA IGNITION PERFORMANCE FOR LOW PRESSURE PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PVD) PROCESSES - A plasma ignition system includes a first voltage supply that selectively supplies a plasma ignition voltage and a plasma maintenance voltage across an adapter ring and a cathode target of a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system. A second voltage supply selectively supplies a second voltage across the adapter ring and an anode ring of the PVD system. A plasma ignition control module ignites plasma using the plasma ignition voltage and the auxiliary plasma ignition voltage and, after the plasma ignites, supplies the plasma maintenance voltage and ceases supplying the plasma ignition voltage and the auxiliary plasma ignition voltage. | 03-03-2011 |
Vincent E. Burkhart, San Jose, CA US
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| 20100243440 | Mechanism for continuously varying radial position of a magnetron - A continuously variable multi-position magnetron that is rotated about a central axis in back of a sputtering target at a freely selected radius. The position is dynamically controlled from the outside, for example, through a hydraulic actuator connected between a pivoting arm supporting the magnetron and an arm fixed to the shaft, by two coaxial shafts independent controllable from the outside and supporting the magnetron through a frog-leg mechanism, or a cable connected between the pivoting arms and moved by an external slider. The magnetron can be rotated at two, three, or more discrete radii or be moved in a continuous spiral pattern. | 09-30-2010 |