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Andrew Butz, Holland, MI US
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| 20090085237 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TENSIONING COVERSTOCK AND FORMING VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS - A method of making a molded article using a coverstock and a substrate includes locating the coverstock between a first section of a mold and a second section of the mold. The method further includes causing relative movement between the first and second mold sections to bring the first and second mold sections closer together to shape the coverstock using a mold cavity formed by the second mold section and forming and tensioning the coverstock at least one of during and after the first and second mold sections are brought together. The tensioning includes at least any two of: (a) pressing the coverstock against a surface of the mold cavity in the second mold section using a rib structure extending from the first mold section, (b) holding at least a portion of the coverstock extending outside of the mold cavity at a constant location using at least a first retaining member extending from at least one of the first mold section and the second mold section, (c) pushing the coverstock toward the second mold section using a first pushing member disposed within the mold cavity, projecting from the first mold section, and coupled to a biasing member that biases the pushing member toward the second mold section, and (d) pressing the coverstock against an internal projection member extending from the second mold section using a thrust member projecting from and movable relative to the first mold section. | 04-02-2009 |
Andrew R. Butz, Zeeland, MI US
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| 20080237925 | Vehicle Component and Method For Making a Vehicle Component - A trim panel includes a one-piece molded member having a molded-in edge wrap along at least one edge. The molded-in edge wrap is formed by a process wherein a cover stock material ( | 10-02-2008 |
Andy Butz, Zeeland, MI US
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| 20090295011 | Vehicle component and method for making a vehicle component - The invention is also directed to a method for forming a component for a vehicle. The method comprises forming a substrate in a mold by injecting a first resin into a first cavity, reconfiguring a portion of the mold to form a second cavity, and injecting a second resin into a second cavity; providing a flexible member adjacent at least a portion of the substrate to form a cavity between the substrate and the flexible member; coupling at least a portion of the flexible member to the substrate; and introducing a material into the cavity after securing at least a portion of the flexible member to the substrate. The flexible member and the material introduced into the cavity form a cushioned region for the vehicle component | 12-03-2009 |
Andy R. Butz, Zeeland, MI US
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| 20090127738 | Vehicle component and method for making a vehicle component - A molded article with multi-material or color and soft portions and a method of making the same is disclosed. The molded article comprises a multi injection substrate, and a coverstock or skin. The article is formed by a process wherein the coverstock or skin is secured within the mold, a first material is injected into a first cavity, a retractor member is moved to define a second cavity, and a second material is injected into the second cavity. The first and second materials may be different types of plastic, different colors, or combinations thereof. The first cavity is defined by two mold sections (e.g., a cavity and a core) and the retractor member. The second cavity is also defined by the two mold sections, the retractor member, and the (at least partially) hardened first material. The first material may be configured to couple to the second material by a locking interface provided by recesses and/or projections on the mold sections. A method of forming the flexible skin may include coupling a compressible material to the skin; positioning the skin and compressible material in a mold; and forming a rigid substrate around the skin and compressible material providing a first soft region wherein the compressible material is disposed between the skin and the substrate so that a first soft region is defined by the compressible material. | 05-21-2009 |
Bernadette Etchart Butz, Redding, CA US
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| 20090241244 | Nitrile coated sock - A sock suitable for wearing with shoes and protecting feet from contact with dirt and debris. The sock is coated on the heel and sole with a protective coating of nitrile. The interior of the sock has a band of nitrile in the area of the sock that covers the heel. The exterior coating protects the feet from the drying effects of prolonged contact with dirt. The interior band, when used in conjunction with an emollient applied to the heel, holds the emollient in contact with the skin, allowing the skin to be softened and protected. The sock can be laundered by virtue of its properties, and reused. | 10-01-2009 |
Daniel E. Butz, Madison, WI US
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| 20100036274 | IDENTIFICATION OF DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS USING ISOTOPE RATIOS IN BREATH - Methods are disclosed for distinguishing whether an animal is experiencing a bacterial infection or a viral infection. One monitors breath taken from the animal over time to measure the relative amount of a first breath stable isotope to a second breath stable isotope therein over time. A quick change in the isotope ratios within several hours from the likely infection is indicative of a bacterial infection. A delayed change in the isotope ratios, followed by periodic repeated alterations in the ratios, is indicative of viral infection. The methods are particularly efficient when using cavity ringdown spectroscopy for the monitoring. They may be used for monitoring a patient already admitted to a hospital, or for monitoring a patient initially complaining of adverse symptoms, or for triage, or for collectively monitoring a population of animals. | 02-11-2010 |
Daniel Elmer Butz, Madison, WI US
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| 20090104596 | Noninvasive Measurement and Identification of Biomarkers in Disease State - The invention is methods and related kits for diagnosing a disease state of cachexia by measuring biomarker profiles from a biological sample. Rapid measurement of early onset or progression of the disease in a subject is determined by measuring biomarker levels from the subject and optionally comparing the biomarker levels to a standard biomarker profile or metabolome phase portrait for the disease. The biomarkers measured in the assay and related kit for cachexia progression include biomarkers selected from the group consisting of lactate, citrate, formate, acetoacetate, 3-hydroxy butrate, alanine, glutamine, glutamate, valine, isoleucine leucine, thrionine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenyl alanine, histidine and tryptophan. | 04-23-2009 |
David Butz, Groton, MA US
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| 20110151432 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO COLLECT AND PREPARE SAMPLES, TO IMPLEMENT, INITIATE AND PERFORM ASSAYS, AND TO CONTROL AND MANAGE FLUID FLOW - Methods and systems to related to sample collection, assays, and fluid control and management, including methods and systems to implement hand-held portable assays, to activate an assay system, to collect and prepare samples, to capture antibodies, and to trap or capture gas bubbles. Methods and systems disclosed herein, and portions thereof, may be implemented alone and/or in various combinations with one another. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110151486 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PREVENT GAS BUBBLES FROM INTERFERING WITH FLOW OF FLUID THROUGH A MEMBRANE REGION - Methods and systems to remove gas bubbles from liquids and to improve uniform fluid flow through a region of a membrane in a microfluidic device, including to reduce, remove, and/or prevent gas bubbles on a surface of a porous membrane. An example membrane bubble trap system may include a fluid channel connected to a bubble pathway that surrounds an opening sealed with a membrane. The bubble pathway may be configured to collect bubbles in fluid that passes through the membrane through buoyancy forces and through a directional feature of a curved surface placed above the membrane. | 06-23-2011 |
David E. Butz, Groton, MA US
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| 20110214517 | Automatic Pipette Extraction - An automatic extractor for volumetric pipettes includes a pair of gripping jaws. Each gripping jaw has a non-slip gripping surface juxtaposed symmetrically along a longitudinal pipette axis. The non-slip gripping surfaces are spaced apart from one another to provide ample room to place a volumetric pipette therebetween. A stationary support plate located above the pair of gripping jaws receives the nose of a hand-held pump while the stem of the attached pipette triggers an activation switch that closes the gripping jaws and removes the pipette. | 09-08-2011 |
David Earl Butz, Groton, MA US
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| 20090274587 | MULTI-CHANNEL PIPETTOR WITH REPOSITIONABLE TIPS - A hand-held, multi-channel pipettor has an electronically controlled motor to reposition pipette tips for different center to center spacing. Each repositionable tip fitting assembly has a cam following pin that is driven by cam tracks in a motor driven roller drum. Stationary ports for the multiple aspiration cylinders are strategically placed to simplify management of flexible tubes leading to the repositionable pipette tip fitting assemblies. The pipettor has a user interface that can be operated conveniently by one hand to reposition pipette tips. It has a pipette tip ejection mechanism with a sinusoidal stripper bar. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110311410 | Programmable Multi-Channel Pipettor with Repositionable Tips - A hand-held, multi-channel pipettor has an electronically controlled motor to reposition pipette tips for different center to center spacing. Each repositionable tip fitting assembly has a cam following pin that is driven by cam tracks in a motor driven roller drum. Stationary ports for the multiple aspiration cylinders are strategically placed to simplify management of flexible tubes leading to the repositionable pipette tip fitting assemblies. The pipettor has a user interface that can be operated conveniently by one hand to reposition pipette tips. It has a pipette tip ejection mechanism with a sinusoidal stripper bar. | 12-22-2011 |
Eric L. Butz, Malaga, NJ US
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| 20110034225 | Suicide Player Pool Fantasy Sports Games - Methods, systems, articles, and the like related to fantasy sports games are described. In various aspects, a selection of a fantasy roster for a first game period can be received from a fantasy sports participant. The fantasy roster can include one or more selected real players selected by the fantasy sports participant from a pool of eligible real players who are eligible for use by the fantasy sports participant during the first game period. Statistics representative of performance of the selected real players during the first game period can be recorded and a total season score for the fantasy sports participant can be adjusted based on the recorded statistics. The pool of eligible real players for use by the fantasy sports participant during a second game period that follows the first period can be updated by deleting the selected real players from the pool. | 02-10-2011 |
James R. Butz, Lakewood, CO US
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| 20120043096 | Microemulsion Fire Protection Device and Method - The present disclosure is directed, in one embodiment, to an exothermic event protection and suppression system comprising exothermic event detectors, suppression system controller, and fire suppression device. | 02-23-2012 |
Jeremy Butz, Adamstown, MD US
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| 20100175312 | Method for producing biodiesel material - A method for producing biodiesel. The method involves providing a waste fat feedstock, pretreating the feedstock, a first glycerolysis fatty acid reduction reaction where the subsequent water vapor is removed by a vacuum, a second transesterification reaction wherein the fatty acid feedstock is reacted with methanol or suitable alcohol in very slight excess to form methyl or alkyl esters and glycerin, a separation recovery process to separate glycerol from methyl esters, a methanol recovery flash process, and a methyl ester flash process to yield pure methyl or alkyl ester biodiesel. | 07-15-2010 |
Kenneth G. Butz, Chapel Hill, NC US
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| 20090197945 | Method for Generating Reference Controls for Pharmacogenomic Testing - Reference controls for use with pharmacogenomic testing, and methods for their identification, preparation, and use, are disclosed. The reference controls can confirm that pharmacogenomic testing correctly identifies individuals that do or do not have the mutation of interest, in both clinical trial and patient treatment settings. The reference controls can be selected to include one or more mutations to be identified, and prescreened to confirm that they bind to one or more of the primers used in the pharmacogenomic testing. The reference controls are human genomic DNA that includes certain identified polymorphisms (mutations) of interest, ideally derived from individuals, pre-selected and optionally properly consented, which have one or more of the polymorphism(s) of interest. The reference controls can be prepared by targeted pre-screening of human patients, by examining the genotype or genetic profile of the patients, isolating cells with the desired mutation, optionally immortalizing the cells, and obtaining DNA from the cells. The prescreening of prospective donors can be targeted based on any of a number of factors, such as genes of interest, mutations within the genes of interest, and membership in a specific ethnic or disease state population. The genomic DNA can be pre-screened for its ability to be detected, using a standard pharmacogenomic test, as including a specific mutation. Examples of mutations of interest include those present in a Phase I or Phase II metabolic enzyme such as CYP2D6, CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2C8, and CYP3A5, CYP3A4, CYP2A6, CYP2B6, UGT1A1, DPD, ERCC1, MDR1, ADH2, NAT1 and NAT2 or any other metabolic or disease gene. | 08-06-2009 |
Kenneth G. Butz, Morrisville, NC US
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| 20100137426 | METHOD FOR GENERATING REFERENCE CONTROLS FOR PHARMACOGENOMIC TESTING - Reference controls for use with pharmacogenomic testing, and methods for their identification, preparation, and use, are disclosed. The reference controls can confirm that pharmacogenomic testing correctly identifies individuals that do or do not have the mutation of interest, in both clinical trial and patient treatment settings. The reference controls can be selected to include one or more mutations to be identified, and prescreened to confirm that they bind to one or more of the primers used in the pharmacogenomic testing. The reference controls are human genomic DNA that includes certain identified polymorphisms (mutations) of interest, ideally derived from individuals, pre-selected and optionally properly consented, which have one or more of the polymorphism(s) of interest. The reference controls can be prepared by targeted pre-screening of human patients, by examining the genotype or genetic profile of the patients, isolating cells with the desired mutation, optionally immortalizing the cells, and obtaining DNA from the cells. The prescreening of prospective donors can be targeted based on any of a number of factors, such as genes of interest, mutations within the genes of interest, and membership in a specific ethnic or disease state population. The genomic DNA can be pre-screened for its ability to be detected, using a standard pharmacogenomic test, as including a specific mutation. Examples of mutations of interest include those present in a Phase I or Phase II metabolic enzyme such as CYP2D6, CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2C8, and CYP3A5, CYP3A4, CYP2A6, CYP2B6, UGT1A1, DPD, ERCC1, MDR1, ADH2, NAT1 and NAT2 or any other metabolic or disease gene. | 06-03-2010 |
Kurt Butz, Edina, MN US
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| 20120060473 | MARINE EXHAUST CATALYST - An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060474 | Exhaust Cooler - An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust. | 03-15-2012 |
Malinda L. Butz, Chatfield, MN US
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| 20100248239 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR DETECTING FRAGILE X MUTATIONS - This document relates to methods and materials involved in detecting Fragile X mutations and assessing the methylation state of Fragile X alleles. For example, methods and materials for detecting Fragile X alleles using polymerase chain reaction and a hybridization probe (e.g., a non-radioactively labeled hybridization probe) are provided. | 09-30-2010 |