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Alan B. Cain, Chesterfield, MO US
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| 20090242702 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL PROPAGATION IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM - An aircraft turret and fairing assembly for facilitating transmission of a directed energy beam from a directed energy device includes a turret section for directing an energy beam. The assembly also includes a fairing section aft of and adjacent to the turret section. Each of the turret section and the aft fairing section are coupled to an aircraft. The assembly also includes at least one sensor for detecting air speed of the aircraft and air pressure. The turret section and the aft fairing section are configured and positioned relative to one another to direct airflow for generating an aeroacoustic resonance within a desired frequency range in an area aft of the turret section. | 10-01-2009 |
Andrew Bentley Cain, Forest City, NC US
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| 20110072546 | PROTECTIVE GARMENT HAVING A QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the inventive ballistic garment includes a front panel and a rear panel; a plurality of connecting element, wherein each connecting element having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each connecting element is operatively fastened to a first end of a respective anchor element and each of a second end of each respective anchor element is operatively fixed to the rear panel of the ballistic garment; a locking assembly, wherein the locking assembly is operatively fixed to the ballistic garment; at least one releasable plug for releasably engaging the locking assembly, wherein the at least one releasable plug is operatively attached to the second end of at least one connecting element, and wherein the front panel of the ballistic garment is attached to the rear panel of the ballistic garment when the at least one releasable plug engages the locking assembly. | 03-31-2011 |
Andrew W. Cain, Birmingham, AL US
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| 20090098383 | Composites and Methods for the Manufacture and Use Thereof - Described herein are composites that are relatively lightweight, high strength and low thermal conductivity. Also described herein are methods for the manufacture and use thereof. | 04-16-2009 |
Arthur L. Cain, Grove City, PA US
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| 20090235756 | Universal Spherical Tension Adapter - A tension adapter is disclosed for a materials testing machine. The tension adapter includes a shank and a sleeve. The shank includes an enlarged head with a machined convex spherical bearing surface which forms a ring around the periphery adjacent to one end of the shaft. The opening of the sleeve includes a machine concave spherical bearing surface around the periphery thereof to form a seat for the convex spherical bearing surface. The sleeve further includes inner walls which are conical in order to allow the shank to rotate or pivot from the vertical orientation about the pivot point formed by the spherical bearing surfaces. The rotation or pivoting of the shank allows the tension adapter to align so that only tension forces are applied during materials testing. | 09-24-2009 |
Barron Cain, Roswell, GA US
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| 20090138769 | Test System Having A Sub-System To Sub-System Bridge - A test system having a sub-system to sub-system bridge may be provided that utilizes the useful attributes of a plurality of circuit testing techniques, while reducing deficiencies associated with certain types of circuit testing. A bridged test system structure is utilized to facilitate circuit testing that is more effective and time efficient. The method analyzes performance data acquired by a first component for one or more circuits, and sends that performance data to a second test component. The second test component provides test signals to the circuits, using the performance date to enhance the use of the test signals, and also provides test response data for the circuits in response to the provided test signals. | 05-28-2009 |
Charles A. Cain, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20080319356 | PULSED CAVITATIONAL ULTRASOUND THERAPY - Therapy methods using pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy can include the subprocesses of initiation, maintenance, therapy, and feedback of the histotripsy process, which involves the creation and maintenance of ensembles of microbubbles and the use of feedback in order to optimize the process based on observed spatial-temporal bubble cloud dynamics. The methods provide for the subdivision or erosion of tissue, liquification of tissue, and/or the enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents. Various feedback mechanisms allow variation of ultrasound parameters and provide control over the pulsed cavitational process, permitting the process to be tuned for a number of applications. Such applications can include specific tissue erosion, bulk tissue homogenization, and delivery of therapeutic agents across barriers. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090177085 | HISTOTRIPSY FOR THROMBOLYSIS - Methods for performing non-invasive thrombolysis with ultrasound using, in some embodiments, one or more ultrasound transducers to focus or place a high intensity ultrasound beam onto a blood clot (thrombus) or other vascular inclusion or occlusion (e.g., clot in the dialysis graft, deep vein thrombosis, superficial vein thrombosis, arterial embolus, bypass graft thrombosis or embolization, pulmonary embolus) which would be ablated (eroded, mechanically fractionated, liquefied, or dissolved) by ultrasound energy. The process can employ one or more mechanisms, such as of cavitational, sonochemical, mechanical fractionation, or thermal processes depending on the acoustic parameters selected. This general process, including the examples of application set forth herein, is henceforth referred to as “Thrombolysis.” | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100069797 | PULSED CAVITATIONAL ULTRASOUND THERAPY - Therapy methods using pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy can include the subprocesses of initiation, maintenance, therapy, and feedback of the histotripsy process, which involves the creation and maintenance of ensembles of microbubbles and the use of feedback in order to optimize the process based on observed spatial-temporal bubble cloud dynamics. The methods provide for the subdivision or erosion of tissue, liquification of tissue, and the enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents. Various feedback mechanisms allow variation of ultrasound parameters and provide control over the pulsed cavitational process, permitting the process to be tuned for a number of applications. Such applications can include specific tissue erosion, bulk tissue homogenization, and delivery of therapeutic agents across barriers. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110040190 | Disposable Acoustic Coupling Medium Container - A medical imaging and therapy device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the device is that it can acoustically couple an ultrasound therapy transducer to a patient. In some embodiments, the medical imaging and therapy device is configured to conform to the anatomy of a patient's perineal area to acoustically couple an ultrasound therapy transducer to the patient for treatment of BPH. The medical imaging and therapy device can be used in therapeutic applications such as Histotripsy, Lithotripsy, and HIFU, for example. Methods associated with use of the medical imaging and therapy device are also covered. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110054315 | MICROMANIPULATOR CONTROL ARM FOR THERAPEUTIC AND IMAGING ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS - A medical imaging and therapy device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the device is that it can image a target tissue volume and apply ultrasound energy to the target tissue volume. In some embodiments, the medical imaging and therapy device is configured controllably apply ultrasound energy into the prostate by maintaining a cavitational bubble cloud generated by an ultrasound therapy system within an image of the prostate generated by an imaging system. The medical imaging and therapy device can be used in therapeutic applications such as Histotripsy, Lithotripsy, and HIFU, for example. Methods associated with use of the medical imaging and therapy device are also covered. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054363 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USING CONTROLLED BUBBLE CLOUD CAVITATION IN FRACTIONATING URINARY STONES - A medical imaging and therapy device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the device is that it can deliver Lithotripsy therapy to a patient, so as to fractionate urinary stones. Another feature of the device is that it can deliver Histotripsy therapy to a patient, so as to erode urinary stones. In some embodiments, the medical imaging and therapy device is configured to target and track urinary stones in the patient during therapy. Methods associated with use of the medical imaging and therapy device are also covered. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110067624 | GEL PHANTOMS FOR TESTING CAVITATIONAL ULTRASOUND (HISTOTRIPSY) TRANSDUCERS - A cavitational ultrasound (e.g., Histotripsy) gel phantom and cavitational ultrasound testing system are provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the phantom and system is that it can allow for instant visual feedback on the efficacy and dosage of a Histotripsy transducer. The changes in the gel phantom can be visualized with the naked eye without having to wait for histology. The changes in the gel phantom can also be visualized with a camera, with ultrasound imaging, or with microscopy. In various embodiments, the phantom includes indicators such as carbon particles, dye-encapsulated beads, and red blood cells. Methods associated with use of the cavitational ultrasound gel phantom and testing system are also covered. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20120010541 | Pulsed Cavitational Ultrasound Therapy - Therapy methods using pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy can include the subprocesses of initiation, maintenance, therapy, and feedback of the histotripsy process, which involves the creation and maintenance of ensembles of microbubbles and the use of feedback in order to optimize the process based on observed spatial-temporal bubble cloud dynamics. The methods provide for the subdivision or erosion of tissue, liquification of tissue, and/or the enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents. Various feedback mechanisms allow variation of ultrasound parameters and provide control over the pulsed cavitational process, permitting the process to be tuned for a number of applications. Such applications can include specific tissue erosion, bulk tissue homogenization, and delivery of therapeutic agents across barriers. | 01-12-2012 |
Colyn Cain, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20110082049 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS IN CANCER CELLS - A method of screening for the presence and/or extent of a pathology in a subject, the pathology characterized by an abnormal chromosomal component in a cell of the subject, comprising the steps of: contacting a biological sample comprising cell nuclei from said subject with, one or more distinguishable labeled probes directed to at least one chromosomal sequence that characterizes the abnormality under conditions that promote hybridization of the one or more probes to the at least one sequence, automatically obtaining a representation of the one or more distinguishable labels hybridized to the chromosomal sequences, automatically analyzing the distribution and intensity of binding of the one or more labels in the representation to determine the presence and/or extent of an abnormal chromosomal component; and automatically reporting results of the analysis; wherein the steps are carried out without intervention by a human. | 04-07-2011 |
Colyn B. Cain, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20080305493 | Determining Cancer-Linked Genes and Therapeutic Targets Using Molecular Cytogenetic Methods - Methods for identifying antineoplastic agents by using their ability to modify expression of specific genes or the biological activity of polypeptides encoded by such genes, wherein said genes are located in specific chromosomal regions, called amplicons, or regions of interest, and the presence of such amplified regions within a cancerous cell, are disclosed. Also described are methods for diagnosing cancerous, or potentially cancerous, conditions using these methods. Also encompassed are methods involving determining the modulated expression of the genes in these regions of interest (ROIs), or amplicons, as pharmacodynamic/pharmacogenetic/surrogate markers and/or for patient profiling prior to accrual for clinical trials/treatments based on the identification of these genes as validated gene/drug targets in various cancer tissue types. | 12-11-2008 |
Colyn Cargile Cain, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20110086773 | DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR ORAL CANCER - The invention provides for a diagnostic test to monitor cancer-specific genetic abnormalities to diagnose oral cell disorders and predict which patients might progress to cancer. Genetic abnormalities are detected by identification in chromosomal copy number of chromosome 3, chromosome 5 and chromosome 6 using FISH analysis of probes targeted to 3q and/or 5p and/or 11q. | 04-14-2011 |
David Cain, Stewartsville, NJ US
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| 20110272336 | Portable sink container - A portable container for use in a sink is described. The sink has predetermined inner dimensions and a sink drain. The sink drain has an inlet with predetermined inner dimensions. The container comprises a bottom, sides, and a top opening. The bottom has a drain. The container bottom is formed with outer dimensions less than the predetermined inner dimensions of the sink such that the container may substantially fit in the sink. The container drain is formed protruding outwardly from the container bottom with an outlet, and, the outlet has outer dimensions less than the predetermined inner dimensions of the sink drain inlet such that the container drain outlet may substantially fit within the sink drain inlet. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110314599 | Portable sink container with modified drain - In one example embodiment, the present invention is a portable container for use in a sink. The sink has predetermined inner dimensions and a sink drain. The sink drain has an inlet with predetermined inner dimensions. The container comprises a bottom, sides, and a top opening. The container bottom has a drain. The container bottom and sides are formed with outer dimensions less than the predetermined inner dimensions of the sink such that the container may substantially fit in the sink. The container drain protrudes outwardly from the container bottom with an outlet. The outlet has outer dimensions substantially equal to or less than the predetermined inner dimensions of the sink drain inlet such that the container drain outlet may substantially fit in the sink drain inlet. And, in some preferred embodiments of the present invention, the container drain comprises a means for temporarily sealing the container drain with the sink drain so as to minimize possible leakage between the container drain and the sink drain. | 12-29-2011 |
David Harrison Cain, Austell, GA US
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| 20100162668 | Packaging Machine With Phased Split-Pitch Barrel Loader - A phased split-pitch barrel loader for a packaging machine has a leading loader arm assembly and a trailing loader arm assembly. Each loader arm assembly has a loader arm that carries a loader face on one end and the loader arm is extendable and retractable on guide rails. One loader arm is driven in a downstream direction by a first set of endless chains and the other is driven by a second set of endless chains. One of the endless chains can be advanced or retarded in phase relative to the other to move the loader arms further apart or closer together as they move in the downstream direction. This moves the loader faces further apart or closer together and the loader faces have fingers that interleave when the loader faces are brought together. Thus, a composite loader face having a predetermined area can be formed by moving the loader arm assemblies closer together or farther apart. The composite loader face is sized in each case to correspond to groups of articles such as beverage cans of different sizes and/or different configurations. | 07-01-2010 |
David T. Cain, Durham, NC US
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| 20100174810 | DISTRIBUTED PREBOOT EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT (PXE) SERVER BOOTING - A method, computer program product, and system are disclosed for distributed Preboot execution Environment (PXE) server booting. The method may include receiving a PXE boot image request from a plurality of target machines and sending one or more target machines a temporary PXE server RAM image and a subset of target machines. The temporary PXE server RAM image assigns a recipient target machine as a temporary PXE server and each temporary PXE server is delegated the subset of target machines to PXE boot. The method may also include receiving a subset boot confirmation from each temporary PXE server that indicates that the subset of target machines delegated to each temporary PXE server booted successfully. Finally, the method may include sending the one or more temporary PXE servers an agent boot image in response to the subset boot confirmation from each temporary PXE server. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110276671 | DISTRIBUTED PREBOOT EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT (PXE) SERVER BOOTING - A computer program product and system are disclosed for distributed Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) server booting. The computer program product may include an image request module configured to send a PXE boot image request to a master boot server; an assignment receiving module configured to receive a temporary PXE server RAM image and a subset of target machines from the master boot server, the temporary PXE server RAM image configured to assign a recipient target machine as a temporary PXE server, the temporary PXE server configured to agent boot the subset of target machines; a subset boot module configured to send each target machine in the subset of target machines an agent boot image; a subset confirmation module configured to receive a boot confirmation from each target machine, the boot confirmation configured to indicate that the target machine booted successfully; a master confirmation module configured to send a subset boot confirmation to the master boot server, the subset boot confirmation configured to indicate that the subset of target machines booted successfully; and an image receiving module configured to receive an agent boot image. | 11-10-2011 |
Don Cain, Gadsden, AL US
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| 20080224365 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLADDERLESS TIRE CURING - The disclosure relates to a system for curing tires that does not require a traditional bladder. The system disclosed has a top and bottom assembly ring that is coupled to modified mold rings. The bottom assembly ring has a curing medium delivery system, which has ports and an angular slot device that directs the curing medium in a circumferential direction. The system is adapted for easy installation to existing center post presses. | 09-18-2008 |
Fred Cain, Orem, UT US
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| 20120025121 | PRESSURE-BALANCED CONTROL VALVES - A valve assembly comprises a valve body comprising a plug chamber. A static seal is disposed adjacent an inner sidewall of the plug chamber, and a plug comprising a plug head is moveably positioned within the plug chamber, the plug head being configured to contact the static seal only when the plug is adjacent to a seat ring. Methods of using a valve and methods of forming a valve assembly are also disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
George Eugene Cain, Corvallis, MT US
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| 20100055929 | ELECTRICAL CONTACTS FOR LEADING EDGE CONTROL SURFACES ON AN AIRCRAFT - An apparatus comprising a first part, a second part, an electrical contact, and a relay. The second part is movable relative to the first part. The electrical contact is attached to the second part. The electrical contact provides an electrical connection between the first part and the second part when the second part is in a first position and breaks the electrical connection when the second part is in a second position. The relay is electrically connected to the electrical contact. | 03-04-2010 |
Harold W. Cain, Hartsdale, NY US
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| 20090113135 | MECHANISM FOR DATA CACHE REPLACEMENT BASED ON REGION POLICIES - A system and method for cache replacement includes: augmenting each cache block in a cache region with a region hint indicating a temporal priority of the cache block; receiving an indication that a cache miss has occurred; and selecting for eviction the cache block comprising the region hint indicating a low temporal priority. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090193236 | CONDITIONAL MEMORY ORDERING - A system for conditional memory ordering implemented in a multiprocessor environment. A conditional memory ordering instruction executes locally using a release vector containing release numbers for each processor in the system. The instruction first determines whether a processor identifier of the release number is associated with the current processor. Where it is not, a conditional registered is examined and appropriate remote synchronization operations are commanded where necessary. | 07-30-2009 |
James Allen Cain, Leesburg, GA US
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| 20090056893 | CREPING AID COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PAPER PRODUCTS USING THAT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a creping aid composition comprising a film-forming semi-crystalline polymer and a vehicle system comprising a cationic polymer resin, a water soluble anionic film forming polymer, and water, wherein the net Mutek charge of the vehicle system is less than about −200 μeq/g solid and the pH of the creping aid composition is greater than the pH of the vehicle system. The present invention also relates to methods of producing paper products comprising the steps of a) providing a fibrous structure having a first surface and a second surface; b) providing a drying surface; c) applying a creping aid composition whereby the creping aid composition contacts one of the drying surface or the fibrous structure, said creping aid composition comprising i) a film-forming semi-crystalline polymer and ii) a vehicle system comprising a cationic polymer resin, a water-soluble anionic film-forming polymer, and water, wherein the net Mutek charge of the vehicle system is less than about −200 μeq/g solid and the pH of the creping aid composition is greater than the pH of the vehicle system; d) applying the fibrous structure to the drying surface such that the fibrous structure, the creping aid composition and the drying surface are all in contact; e) removing the fibrous structure from the drying surface. | 03-05-2009 |
James T. Cain, Pittsburgh, PA US
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| 20090049415 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE TOOL FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF SOFTWARE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method of generating software code for a processor of an IC based on a simple input description of the IC's standards. The method includes generating a macros description of each of the primitives from the standards and the response corresponding to each of the primitives, wherein the macros description includes information relating to a number of first fields for each of the primitives and a number of second fields for each response. The method further includes generating a blank version of a template that includes each of the second fields and receiving a completed version of the template, wherein the completed template specifies a behavior of the integrated circuit in response to the primitives. Finally, the method includes compiling the software code based on the macros description and the completed version of the template. Also, a software tool implementing the method is provided. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090070729 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE TOOL FOR DESIGNING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method of designing an integrated circuit for use in an application having standards having a plurality of primitives, wherein each of the primitives has a corresponding response. The method includes generating a macros description of each of the primitives and the response corresponding to each of the primitives, generating a template relating to the response corresponding to each of the primitives, receiving information specifying a behavior of the integrated circuit in response to the primitives based on the template, and generating a hardware description language representation for the integrated circuit based on the macros description and the information. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110103312 | Methods and Apparatus for Switching A Transponder To an Active State, and Asset Management Systems Employing Same - A transponder that may be used as an RFID tag includes a passive circuit to eliminate the need for an “always on” active RF receiving element to anticipate a wake-up signal for the balance of the transponder electronics. This solution allows the entire active transponder to have all circuit elements in a sleep (standby) state, thus drastically extending battery life or other charge storage device life. Also, a wake-up solution that reduces total energy consumption of an active transponder system by allowing all non-addressed transponders to remain in a sleep (standby) state, thereby reducing total system or collection energy. Also, the transponder and wake-up solution are employed in an asset tracking system. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110298591 | Methods and Apparatus for Switching A Transponder To an Active State, and Asset Management Systems Employing Same - A transponder that may be used as an RFID tag includes a passive circuit to eliminate the need for an “always on” active RF receiving element to anticipate a wake-up signal for the balance of the transponder electronics. This solution allows the entire active transponder to have all circuit elements in a sleep (standby) state, thus drastically extending battery life or other charge storage device life. Also, a wake-up solution that reduces total energy consumption of an active transponder system by allowing all non-addressed transponders to remain in a sleep (standby) state, thereby reducing total system or collection energy. Also, the transponder and wake-up solution are employed in an asset tracking system. | 12-08-2011 |
John Cain, Eagan, MN US
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| 20110075350 | STAND WITH PANNING BASE - A stand for supporting an object. The stand includes a base, a support member coupled to the base, and a movement mechanism adapted to allow the object to move along a range of travel relative to the base. The base includes a planar surface for resting on a support surface. The planar surface includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a pad for providing frictional resistance between the base and the support surface on which the base is placed. The second portion includes at least first and second wheels, for rotating the base about the pad such that the object is rotated about the pad when the base is rotated about the pad. | 03-31-2011 |
John Cain, St. Cloud, MN US
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| 20110278424 | SPRING ARM LIFT SYSTEMS - A display positioning apparatus is provided for lifting, supporting, and/or positioning a load, such as a display. The apparatus includes a base and a lift arm adapted to couple to a display, the lift arm pivotally coupled to the base providing a range of travel. A balance mechanism is operatively coupled to the lift arm and the base to counterbalance the lift arm and display. In some cases the balance mechanism includes a torquing spring member to counterbalance the lift arm and an attached display along the range of travel. | 11-17-2011 |
John A. Cain, Fairplay, CO US
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| 20080213047 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINER TENSIONING IN PIPELINE REHABILITATION - A system for liner tensioning according to embodiments of the present invention includes a tubular liner inside a pipeline from a front end of the pipeline to a back end of the pipeline, the tubular liner having a front end and a back end, the tubular liner coupled to the front end of the pipeline, the back end of the tubular liner extending from the back end of the pipeline, as well as a liner clamp coupled to the back end of the tubular liner, and a tensioning element coupled to the liner clamp and the pipeline, the tensioning element configured to apply a tensioning force between the liner clamp and the pipeline. The tensioning element may include one or more braces adjustable in length to accommodate pipes of varying diameters or different lengths of liner extending from the pipe. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090272452 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING AND RESTORING SERVICE LINES IN PIPELINE REHABILITATION - Embodiments of the present invention include a system for locating and restoring service lines during pipeline restoration. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the system includes a movable chart, a plug with a marking magnet, and an attachment part. In some embodiments of the present invention, the movable cart is deployed along the inside of a pipeline. In some embodiments, the attachment part is movably coupled to the movable cart. The attachment part is configured to install a plug into the service line at a location where the service line intersects the pipeline, according to some embodiments. In other embodiments, the attachment part is configured to mark the location of the plug in the service line and remove the plug from the service line to restore a fluid connection between the service line and the pipeline. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110155273 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE SERVICE LINE PLUG DEPLOYMENT - Embodiments of the present invention include a system for locating and restoring service lines during pipeline restoration. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a system for service line plug transport and dispensing includes at least one magazine tray including a plurality of service line plugs and a plug advancement mechanism for pushing at least one of the plurality of service line plugs off of the magazine tray and onto an applicator fitting. According to embodiments of the present invention, the applicator fitting includes a magnet configured to interact with a magnet inside the at least one of the plurality of service line plugs. | 06-30-2011 |
John T. Cain, Geneva, IL US
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| 20080223519 | POLYAMIDE POLYOLS AND POLYURETHANES, METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING, AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - A polyamide diol is prepared by the reaction of a diamine comprising a polymeric diamine and a non-polymeric diamine, dicarboxyic acid, and a hydroxy substituted carboxylic acid. A polyurethane is prepared by the reaction of the polyamide polyol with a diisocyanate. | 09-18-2008 |
John Thomas Cain, Riverside, IL US
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| 20100307548 | Collapsible Umbrella - Generally speaking, an umbrella having a frame formed by a plurality of rod members joined together by a plurality of hinges, is disclosed. The frame forms a periphery of a shape, such as a circle, square, hexagon, etc., and the frame is capable of movement between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. A canopy is attached to the frame, and may be detachable there from, and is also capable of movement with the frame between the folded configuration and the unfolded configuration. A stem having a first end attached to the frame along the periphery and extending there from allows the user to position the umbrella to achieve ideal coverage during use. The stem may include a handle formed at a second end opposite the first end, for improved gripping and control of the umbrella. | 12-09-2010 |
Jonathan M. Cain, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090142044 | Systems and Methods for Enhancing a User's DVD Experience - Methods, systems and architectures for enhancing a user's DVD experience are described. In one embodiment, the physical structure (e.g. titles and chapters) of a DVD is ascertained and a playlist structure shell that represents the DVD's physical structure is built. Metadata associated with the DVD is acquired and used to populate the playlist structure shell. In some embodiments, the metadata can be acquired from a metadata source external to the DVD and/or remote from a computing device on which the DVD is being played. Remote locations can include, without limitation, those that are network- or Internet-accessible. Once the playlist structure shell is populated, it can be used to render a playlist associated with the DVD's video in an area of a user interface display. In some embodiments, a DVD's video can be rendered in a first area of the user interface display and the playlist can be rendered in a second area of the user interface display during at least some of the time that the DVD's video is rendered in the first area. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090158198 | PRESENTING SECONDARY MEDIA OBJECTS TO A USER - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for presenting secondary media objects are provided. A primary media presenting module presents primary media. Upon detecting an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object, the primary media object may be delayed and the secondary media object may be initiated. In embodiments, an indication to initiate the presentation of a secondary media object may comprise a selector hovered over a song title associated with the secondary media object. At a later instance, the primary media object may resume such that it resumes at the point at which the primary media object was delayed. In embodiments, a user may initiate the resuming of the primary media object by removing the selector from the song title. | 06-18-2009 |
Joseph B. Cain, Indialantic, FL US
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| 20090034489 | Long Range Scheduling for Directional Antenna Manet Networks - Method and apparatus for scheduling time division multiple access (TDMA) communications among a plurality of peer nodes arranged to form a wireless ad hoc mobile network. The peer nodes communicate with each other using directional antennas and a TDMA process. The method includes a scheduling process for scheduling at least one transmit time slot during which a first one of the plurality of peer nodes transmits wireless data to a second one of the plurality of peer nodes. | 02-05-2009 |
Joseph Bibb Cain, Indialantic, FL US
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| 20080291843 | ROUTING PROTOCOL SELECTION BASED UPON MOTION-INFERRED LINK METRIC IN MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS - Dynamic routing protocol selection capability may be provided within a MANET without the cost of position and/or motion sensing or calculating hardware. The method manages and controls the discovery and maintenance of routes in the MANET, and may include determining additions and drop outs over time of neighboring nodes in communication with a wireless mobile node, and generating a motion-inferred link metric based upon the additions and drop outs over time. A routing protocol may be selected from a plurality of possible routing protocols based upon the motion-inferred link metric, and routes may be discovered with the selected routing protocol to other wireless mobile nodes within the network. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090034446 | MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORK PROVIDING COMMUNICATION LATENCY REDUCTION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A MANET may include a plurality of MANET nodes each comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller cooperating therewith for establishing a wireless communication link with an adjacent MANET node based upon a time division multiple access (TDMA) implementation. The TDMA implementation may use a repeating scheduling of a plurality of temporally spaced-apart time slot units within a control epoch to thereby reduce a latency of communication. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090034491 | MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORK PROVIDING DESIRED LINK DELAY OFFSET WITHOUT GUARD TIMES AND RELATED METHODS - A MANET may include a plurality of MANET nodes each including a wireless transceiver, a position determining device, and a controller cooperating with the wireless transceiver and position determining device for establishing a wireless communication link with an adjacent MANET node based upon a time division multiple access (TDMA) implementation. The TDMA implementation may use time slots without using a range dependent guard time therein. The controller may further determine a range to the adjacent MANET node, and schedule time slots to offset a link delay in a received signal from the adjacent MANET node based upon the determined range. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110235550 | NETWORK LAYER TOPOLOGY MANAGEMENT FOR MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The approach for managing the topology in a MANET includes, at the network layer of a wireless mobile node, operating a link state or other routing protocol to discover routes from the at least one wireless node to other wireless nodes within the MANET. The routing protocol includes the use of a global topology database storing global network topology information. The method also includes, at the network layer, providing the global network topology information from the global topology database of the routing protocol to the MAC sublayer. Also, at the data link layer, the MAC sublayer is controlled to perform neighbor connection management based upon the global network topology information from the global topology database. The approach may provide enhanced QoS, latency and resistance to link and node failures within MANETs. | 09-29-2011 |
Kelli A. Cain, Grand Rapids, MI US
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| 20110179591 | SURFACE TREATING IMPLEMENT - A surface treating implement ( | 07-28-2011 |
Kenneth D. Cain, Moscow, ID US
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| 20080317781 | Vaccines for diseases of fish - Fish are immunized by a mass vaccination method, such as by immersion in water containing an attenuated strain of a pathogenic bacterium that does not effectively cause disease in fish when the non-attenuated pathogenic bacterium is exposed to the fish by immersion. An illustrative example of the method is for immunizing against coldwater disease caused by | 12-25-2008 |
Michael John Cain, Exeter, NH US
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| 20090087431 | METHODS OF TREATING BONE DISORDERS WITH MODULATORS OF AXL - The invention provides methods for treating or preventing bone and cartilage disorders comprising administering to a mammal an inhibitor of Axl gene expression or an inhibitor of Axl protein activity. | 04-02-2009 |
Michael W. Cain, Rochester, MN US
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| 20090287638 | AUTONOMIC SYSTEM-WIDE SQL QUERY PERFORMANCE ADVISOR - A method, computer program product and computer system for providing SQL query performance advices to optimize SQL queries of a database, which includes providing a query cache to store records of optimized queries of the database, creating an event-driven web service, sending the records from the query cache to the web service, and analyzing the records using the web service to form SQL query performance advices. The method, computer program product and computer system can further includes outputting the SQL query performance advices to a viewer for display, or outputting the advices to a post-processing application for additional actions. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100287206 | MAINTAINED SYMBOL TABLE ONLY INDEX - A method, apparatus and program product is provided for optimizing a database query. A query syntax, system generated predicates, and requisite statistics of the database query are analyzed to determine if a predicate structure is a good candidate for a symbol table only data structure. The predicate structure is analyzed to determine if the predicate structure is already encompassed by an encoded vector index. The symbol table only data structure is generated for at least one column in a database table without generating a corresponding vector data structure from an encoded vector index if the predicate structure is a good candidate and not encompassed by an encoded vector index. The symbol table only data structure is maintained by detecting a change in data associated with the symbol table only data structure and updating the symbol table only data structure to reflect the change in the data. | 11-11-2010 |
Nigel Cain, Redmond, WA US
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| 20080281833 | Configuration change management tool - A change management system for managing configurable devices such as computer systems uses a set of rules for validating change requests, linking change requests, and determining inconsistencies within various configuration states. Analysis and validation may happen at the time the change request is created with respect to the current environment, as well as analysis and validation with respect to other pending requests and proposals, and historical actual states. The maintenance of accurate and consistent state and change information may enable various automated tools to analyze and manipulate change requests, including analysis of future desired states, historical actual states, pending change requests, and current state. The change request may be processed through an approval cycle all the while being incorporated into a scheduling system that may be used to detect inconsistent, illogical or harmful configurations in potential future configurations. | 11-13-2008 |
Nigel Graham Cain, Redmond, WA US
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| 20080263085 | DESCRIBING EXPECTED ENTITY RELATIONSHIPS IN A MODEL - Defining target data types within an instance of a target data type definition for inclusion in a reference data type definition to declare expected entity relationships in a model. The model corresponds to, for example, software, a business process, or an organizational structure. The target data type defines one or more elements with target data. The target data describes entities that are expected to be related to the reference entity according to a predefined entity relationship. The existing reference data type definition is used to declare the expected entity relationships. In an embodiment, the defined target data type includes a tag in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) document. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090048881 | Visualizers for Change Management System - A change management system may use a phased status indicator that may illustrate several phases of a change request and a current status for each phase of a change management lifecycle. Additionally, a group of change requests may be displayed in a linked manner showing various relationships between change requests. The status indicator and linked display may be used together or separately to illustrate the status of various change requests and within interactive displays of change request data. | 02-19-2009 |
Paul Cain, Arnold, MD US
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| 20110250995 | Bamboo Lacrosse Shaft - Bamboo lacrosse shafts and methods of manufacturing bamboo lacrosse shafts are disclosed. | 10-13-2011 |
R. Michael Cain, Lancaster, PA US
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| 20110100989 | Pull-Tab Sealing Member - A pull-tab sealing member includes a bottom laminate sheet, a top laminate sheet, and a tube portion. The bottom laminate sheet includes a support layer having a bottom surface facing the container and a top surface on the opposite side thereof, a lower polymer layer disposed on the bottom surface of the support layer, and an adhesive coating formed on a bottom surface of the lower polymer layer for securing the bottom laminate sheet to the container. The top laminate sheet includes a polymer support having a bottom surface and a top surface and an adhesive layer disposed on the bottom surface of the polymer support layer. The tube portion includes a polymer tubed layer secured to a portion of the top surface of the support layer of the bottom laminate sheet and a tubed tab portion formed integrally with the polymer tubed layer and secured to a portion of the adhesive layer of the top laminate sheet. The support layer of the bottom laminate sheet is secured to the adhesive layer of the top laminate sheet by a remaining portion of the adhesive layer and the polymer support layer, the tubed tab portion, and the portion of the adhesive layer therebetween form a tab portion. | 05-05-2011 |
Ron Cain, Redmond, WA US
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| 20080244624 | Software technique to correlate conceptually similar entities - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a framework with a common set of domain-specific entity identifier types that object models representing conceptually similar entities from a domain can use to correlate to model-specific object instances. A particular model-specific object instance of a particular one of the object models can be retrieved using a common set of domain-specific entity identifier types. An instance of a particular domain-specific entity identifier type can be retrieved from a corresponding one of the model-specific object instances. One or more extensibility mechanisms allow third parties to extend the set of domain-specific entity identifier types. | 10-02-2008 |
Russell P. Cain, Columbia, MD US
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| 20100016681 | Apparatus and Methods for Monitoring Physiological Functions - A plurality of sensors are embedded in a form fitting garment similar to exercise togs such that the sensors are held in contact with or close proximity to the body. The sensors are connected via a plurality wires to an electronics module which is unintrusive being literally in its ultimate configuration the size of a credit card. A range of thickness, from 6 mm (6 credit cards) down to 1 mm or less, is possible for the module inclusive of a rechargeable lithium polymer battery. The electronics module can be easily removed for garment maintenance (laundering). | 01-21-2010 |
Scott Cain, Sheridan, IN US
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| 20100189559 | FIXTURE FOR USE IN A COATING OPERATION - This invention relates to a fixture for use in a physical vapor deposition coating operation which comprises a support structure | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100272894 | METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COATING A PLURALITY OF WORKPIECES - This invention relates to a fixture for use in a physical vapor deposition coating operation which comprises a support structure 14 comprising a circular base member 10, a circular top member 11 opposite the circular base member 10, and a plurality of structural members 12 joining said top member 11 to said base member 10; a plurality of panel members 13 aligned in a vertical direction around the outer periphery of said support structure 14 forming a cylinder structure; said panel members 13 including a plurality of apertures for holding workpieces 19 and 35 to which a coating is to be applied; and said apertures positioned on said panel members 13 so that said workpieces 19 and 35 are aligned in a staggered vertical direction. This invention also relates to a method for simultaneously coating a plurality of workpieces 19 and 35, such as gas turbine compressor blades and vanes, with erosion resistant coatings using the fixture of this invention. | 10-28-2010 |
Scott B. Cain, Cascade, WI US
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| 20110114044 | CYLINDER HEAD COOLING SYSTEM - A cylinder head for a motorcycle engine, which has a pair of cylinders arranged in a “V” configuration such that the cylinders converge toward a crankshaft axis and such that a space is defined between the cylinders at an upper extent of each of the cylinders. The cylinder head includes a base configured to be coupled to one of the cylinders, an intake side including an intake passage and an intake valve movable disposed within the intake passage, the intake side being positioned adjacent the space, and an exhaust side including an exhaust passage and an exhaust valve movable disposed within the exhaust passage, the exhaust side being positioned remote from the space. A cooling liquid inlet port and a cooling liquid discharge port are located on the intake side. A cooling liquid passage runs through the cylinder head to reduce an operating temperature of the cylinder head. | 05-19-2011 |
Sean A. Cain, Owasso, OK US
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| 20090039722 | ESP Motor Design - A submersible pump motor having an electroless nickel-boron coating applied to the sleeve and/or bearing. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090068037 | Hermetically Sealed Motor Lead Tube - An electrical submersible pump assembly has a motor cooperatively engaged with a pump for driving the pump and a motor lead extending to the motor for supplying power to the motor. The motor lead has an electrical conductor enclosed within a tube. The tube is sealed from an exterior environment of the motor and contains a dielectric fluid. The motor may be filled with a dielectric lubricant and the interior of the tube of the motor lead may be in fluid communication with the dielectric lubricant. Alternatively, the motor may filled with a dielectric lubricant and the dielectric fluid within the interior of the tube of the motor lead may be sealed from the dielectric lubricant. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110037332 | Non-Sliding Carrier Bearing in Submersible Pump Motor and Method of Installation - A submersible well pump motor has features to prevent the carrier bearing from sliding axially along the stator due to thermal growth of the rotor. The rotor has a shaft and rotor sections spaced apart from each other. Carrier bearings are located between the rotor sections, each having an anti-rotation member that frictionally engages the inner diameter of the stator to prevent spinning of the carrier bearing. A deflectable thrust washer may be located between ends of the carrier bearing and the rotor sections. The thrust washer reduces in thickness in response to an axial thermal growth force due to axial thermal growth movement of the rotor sections and shaft. The thermal growth force is less than an amount of dislodging force required to cause the anti-rotation member to axially move relative to the stator. Rather than deflectable thrust washers, sacrificial thrust washers that dissolve prior to normal operation may be used. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110109188 | Partial Discharge Resistant Motor Slot Insulation - Systems and methods for reducing or preventing partial discharge between turns of a single coil within an electric motor by placing insulating barriers between different pluralities of wire turns in a single coil. One embodiment comprises an electric motor. The motor includes a rotor and a stator, where the stator has multiple coils of wire that are positioned in passageways in the stator to form electromagnets. Each wire coil has multiple wire turns, and insulating barriers are positioned between different sets of wire turns within the coil. In one embodiment, the stator includes a slot liner in each passageway to electrically isolate all of the wire turns in each coil from the walls of the passageway. The wire coils may be formed with wire that has an insulating coating which is separate from the insulating barriers. | 05-12-2011 |
Seth P. Cain, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20090192486 | AUTOMATIC INJECTOR WITH ANTI-CORING NEEDLE - In one embodiment, an automatic injector comprises a cartridge adapted to contain a charge of medicament, a seal structure disposed toward a forward end of the cartridge, a plunger normally disposed in a generally rearward end of the cartridge and movable through the cartridge toward a generally forward end thereof in response to an actuating procedure. The movable plunger rearwardly confines the medicament within the cartridge. A needle normally disposed in communication with the medicament container provides a passage in which the medicament is released into an individual's flesh in response to an actuating procedure projecting the needle into the flesh of the individual. The cartridge having an increased friction region so as to slow the motion of the plunger when the forward end of the needle travels through the seal in order to eliminate coring. | 07-30-2009 |
Stuart A. Cain, Jefferson, MA US
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| 20090020466 | Separator Tank - A separator tank for separating and trapping contaminants in rainwater and runoff is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the separator tank comprises a container having a bottom wall, side wall, and top wall defining an internal chamber; an insert located inside of the internal chamber, the insert comprising a weir defining an intake area between the weir and the side wall; and a round-edged orifice positioned within the intake area; an inlet conduit for introducing an influent liquid into the intake area; wherein the weir is positioned such that the weir induces the influent liquid to flow in a swirling motion within the intake area. According to another embodiment of the present invention an insert for a separator tank is disclosed. The insert includes a weir defining an intake area for receiving an influent liquid; and a round-edged orifice positioned within the intake area. | 01-22-2009 |
Tracy L. Cain, Forest Lake, MN US
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| 20100116455 | BATTERY PARTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Battery parts, such as battery terminals, and associated systems and methods for making same. In one embodiment, a battery part has a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of an acid ring for increasing resistance to leakage therepast as the battery container shrinks. Another embodiment includes a forming assembly for use with, for example, a battery part having a bifurcated acid ring with spaced apart lips. The forming assembly can include movable forming members that can be driven together to peen, crimp, flare or otherwise form the lips on the bifurcated acid ring. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110174459 | MOLD ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING REMOVABLE INSERTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Mold assemblies and associated methods and components for forming battery grids for lead acid batteries are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a battery grid mold assembly includes a first die block that is movable relative to a second die block between an assembled position and an unassembled position spaced apart from the second die block. The mold assembly also includes a first insert plate having a first side that is removably coupled to the first die block and a second side opposite the first side. The second side of the first insert plate includes a first recess. The mold assembly further includes a second insert plate having a third side removably coupled to the second die block and a fourth side opposite the third side. The fourth side includes a second recess. When the first and second die blocks are in the assembled positions, the first and second recesses at least partially define a grid cavity that is configured to receive a flowable material for forming a battery grid. | 07-21-2011 |
William Carlos Cain, Irmo, SC US
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| 20090152319 | Pneumatic tool design - An improved pneumatic tool design includes pneumatic motor chamber that houses a turbine. An air path directs compressed air into the pneumatic motor chamber. The air path includes an air inlet chamber that at least partially surrounds the pneumatic motor chamber. The air path also includes a motor inlet disposed in one side wall (e.g., the top wall) of the pneumatic motor chamber forward of the rear end plate thereof. The air path further includes at least one exhaust port disposed in an opposite side wall (e.g., the bottom wall) of the pneumatic motor chamber. A high-pressure seal, such as an o-ring, surrounds the pneumatic motor chamber and isolates the motor inlet, which is thus at a rear outer portion of the pneumatic motor chamber, from a forward outer portion of the pneumatic motor chamber. | 06-18-2009 |