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Blake A. Carnahan, Cazenovia, NY US
Danny L. Carnahan, Hudson, OH US
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| 20120083919 | SIMULATION TOOL FOR DESIGNING CONTROL INTELLIGENCE IN COMPOSITE CURING MANUFACTURING - Aspects describe creation of autonomous control for a composite curing process. Other aspects describe an intelligent industrial controller that can utilize a control model and a supervisory model to autonomously control the composite curing process. The control model can include intelligent agents corresponding to the physical elements of the composite curing process arranged in a hierarchical manner. For example, an autoclave agent can correspond to the autoclave, and the autoclave agent can be superior to a plurality of thermocouple agents corresponding to a plurality of thermocouples in a one-to-one fashion. The supervisory model can include diagnostic aspects for the composite curing process. For example, the supervisory model can be a finite element model of heat distribution on the surface of a composite material inside the autoclave. Based on a comparison between temperatures from the thermocouple agents and results of the supervisory mode, a malfunctioning thermocouple can be determined and eliminated. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084038 | AUTONOMOUS DISTRIBUTED THERMOCOUPLE CONTROL - Aspects describe creation of autonomous control for a composite curing process. Other aspects describe a controller and an apparatus for employing an autonomous control algorithm for a composite curing application. The algorithm can be based on thermocouple rules encapsulated within a thermocouple control wrapper. The thermocouple rules allow the thermocouple wrapper carry out diagnostic operations to determine the health of the associated thermocouple by communicating with neighboring thermocouples and validating temperature readings according to the thermocouple rules. | 04-05-2012 |
David L. Carnahan, Needham, MA US
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| 20090009924 | Nanoscale grasping device, method for fabricating the same, and method for operating the same - A nanoscale grasping device comprising at least three electrostatically actuated grasping elements, wherein the nanoscale grasping device may be used to more accurately grasp an object, more easily hold an object in a defined location or orientation and more readily manipulate an object. | 01-08-2009 |
Eric Scott Carnahan, Smyrna, GA US
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| 20100179035 | Multipurpose Exercise Machine Utilizing Vacuum Springs - A multipurpose exercise machine comprising a compact movable frame, a large diameter pulley and a plurality of novel low friction vacuum springs for generating a force is disclosed. The vacuum springs are comprised of two rigid end pieces that are movable relative to each other. A flexible membrane couples the two rigid end pieces to each other and encloses a hermetically sealed region in between the movable bodies and the flexible membrane. A user operating the machine exerts a force that pulls the two end pieces are apart which forms a vacuum that opposes the motion. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110082018 | Multipurpose Exercise Machine Utilizing Vacuum Springs - A multipurpose exercise machine comprising a compact movable frame, a large diameter pulley and a plurality of novel low friction vacuum springs for generating a force is disclosed. The vacuum springs are comprised of two rigid end pieces that are movable relative to each other. A flexible membrane couples the two rigid end pieces to each other and encloses a hermetically sealed region in between the movable bodies and the flexible membrane. A user operating the machine exerts a force that pulls the two end pieces are apart which forms a vacuum that opposes the motion. | 04-07-2011 |
Jeffrey D. Carnahan, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20100100429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING WORLD-SPACE COORDINATES OF AD OBJECTS AND CAMERA INFORMATION FOR ADVERSTISING WITHIN A VITRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - An ad system for use in a virtual environment. The ad system includes an ad engine integrated in an advertising enabled application, an advertising scheduling system, reporting software, impression metric processing software, and billing components wherein coordinates of ad object and camera data were made available to the ad engine during development of the application. Related methods of developing advertising enabled application software including an ad engine and use of a computer system for delivering ad content within a virtual environment are also provided. | 04-22-2010 |
Jeffrey D. Carnahan, New York, NY US
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| 20090091565 | ADVERTISING WITH AN INFLUENTIAL PARTICIPANT IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - Technologies are described herein for advertising with an influential participant in a virtual world. A facilitator rating is determined for each of a plurality of participants in the virtual world. The facilitator rating may indicate an influence of each of the plurality of participants on other participants in the virtual world. One or more participants are identified from the plurality of participants based on the facilitator rating. The one or more participants are utilized to provide an advertisement in the virtual world. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094106 | PROVIDING ADVERTISING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - Technologies are described herein for providing advertising in a virtual world. An inventory list identifying a plurality of virtual objects is provided. A selection of one or more virtual objects from the inventory is received. An advertisement list identifying a plurality of advertisements is further provided. A selection of one or more advertisements from the advertisement list is further received. The selection of advertisements is placed on the selection of virtual objects in the virtual world. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090132361 | CONSUMABLE ADVERTISING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - Technologies are described herein for delivering advertising in a virtual world. A virtual object containing an advertisement is provided to an avatar. Whether the avatar has utilized the virtual object is determined. In response to determining that the avatar has utilized the virtual object, compensation is provided to a participant controlling the avatar. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090216630 | CONTENT MONETIZATION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE AD INSERTION - A user's experience with content on a device can be impacted based on the disposition of the content and the type of device. The user can experience a wealth of advertisements when consuming content that has no license. Likewise, the user can experience little or no advertisements when consuming content that has a license. The amount of advertisements are determined by a set of monetization rules as well as by the amount of authorization remaining in the license. Further, the user's ability to control the device when rendering the content is determined by the monetization rules which are influenced by the licensing status of the content. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090222511 | DELIVERING COMPOSITE MEDIA TO A CLIENT APPLICATION - An approach is provided for generating composite media and delivering the composite media to a client application. Data is received from one or more external sources, and a portion of the data is selected to be used in the composite media according to the time period of delivery of the client application, user information, or the type of client application requesting the media, if a request has been made. The selected data is integrated into a pre-created template to generate the composite media, such as an advertisement, special offers, or weather and stock information. The composite media may be modified prior to being delivered to the client application. The selection of the pre-created template and the modification of the composite media are made according to requirements of the client application, user information, or the type of client application (e.g., gaming application) requesting the media. | 09-03-2009 |
Jeffrey Douglas Carnahan, New York, NY US
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| 20090091578 | Adding Secondary Content to Underutilized Space on a Display Device - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for adding a secondary content to a display with underutilized space are provided. If a primary content, such as a movie, does not fill the entire display then the display includes underutilized space. The dimensions and location of underutilized space, if any, is determined using the characteristics of the display and the primary content. Secondary content, such as advertisements, may then be displayed in the underutilized space. | 04-09-2009 |
John M. Carnahan, Redondo Beach, CA US
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| 20100205173 | QUERY STRING MATCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - In one implementation, a method is provided for increasing relevance of database search results. The method includes receiving a subject query string and determining a trained edit distance between the subject query string and a candidate string using trained cost factors derived from a training set of labeled query transformations. A trained cost factor includes a conditional probability for mutations in labeled non-relevant query transformations and a conditional probability for mutations in labeled relevant query transformations. The candidate string is evaluated the for selection based on the trained edit distance. In some implementations, the cost factors may take into account the context of a mutation. As such, in some implementations multi-dimensional matrices are utilized which include the trained cost factors. | 08-12-2010 |
Michael A. Carnahan, Durham, NC US
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| 20090215923 | Crosslinked Polyalkyleneimine Hydrogels with Tunable Degradation Rates - One aspect of the present invention relates to methods of sealing a wound or tissue plane or filling a void space, or securing meshes, films or other devices within the body. In certain embodiments, the wound is an ophthalmic, pleural or dural wound, or a hernia repair mesh. Remarkably, disclosed herein is the discovery that the use of certain crosslinkers in combination with polyalkyleneimines at specific concentrations can result in hydrogels with tunable degradation properties. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100280547 | Applicator System for the Delivery of Surgical Sealants - One aspect of the invention relates to a simple, inexpensive applicator system which can be used for the delivery of a hydrogel formulation. In certain embodiments, the applicator system is suitable for use in sealing of dura mater, especially dura matter within the spinal column. In other embodiments, the applicator system may be used to repair cardiovascular defects, defects of the gall or urinary bladder, or repair of any of the other ducts within the body. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110044932 | Crosslinked Polyalkyleneimine Hydrogels with Tunable Degradation Rates - One aspect of the present invention relates to methods of sealing a wound or tissue plane or filling a void space, or securing meshes, films or other devices within the body. In certain embodiments, the wound is an ophthalmic, pleural or dural wound, or a hernia repair mesh. Remarkably, disclosed herein is the discovery that the use of certain crosslinkers in combination with polyalkyleneimines at specific concentrations can result in hydrogels with tunable degradation properties. | 02-24-2011 |
Thomas G. Carnahan, Sparks, NV US
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| 20090114828 | RADIATION MONITORING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a monitoring device that is capable of autonomously measuring in situ radiation activity in the subsurface, such as tritium activity. In particular embodiments, the device includes a water decomposition reactor which decomposes an aqueous sample, such as a reactor which includes a reactive metal alloy, such as NaK. In further embodiments, the device includes a detector and a hydrogen getter. The hydrogen getter removes hydrogen and tritium gas from the detector, allowing multiple measurements to be made without removal or servicing of the device. The present disclosure also provides instruments having detector and reactor portions separated by an isolation valve. Particular embodiments of the device include a high pressure valve, such as a rotary valve, for selectively placing the device in communication with a sample source, such as liquid in a well. | 05-07-2009 |