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Allen M. Carrier, Hixson, TN US
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| 20110028371 | HYBRID COPOLYMERS - Hybrid copolymers include a synthetic polymer which is derived from at least one anionic or non-anionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a naturally derived hydroxyl containing chain transfer agent as an end group. The hybrid copolymer may be prepared as a blend with a builder or a chelating agent. Hybrid copolymers also include a synthetic portion derived from at least one ester monomer and a naturally derived hydroxyl containing chain transfer agent as an end group. Ester graft copolymers include a naturally derived hydroxyl moiety backbone and side chains derived from at least one ester monomer. Further, a method of determining the concentration of a hybrid copolymer in an aqueous system and methods of preparing a hybrid copolymer are also included. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20120128608 | Hybrid copolymer compositions - Hybrid copolymer compositions include a hybrid copolymer including at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a naturally derived hydroxyl containing chain transfer agent as an end group; and a hybrid synthetic copolymer including one or more synthetic polymers derived from the at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer with at least one initiator fragment as an end group. The hybrid copolymer composition may be prepared as a scale inhibiting composition. Methods of preparing a hybrid copolymer are also included. | 05-24-2012 |
Allen Mark Carrier, Hixson, TN US
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| 20090291876 | Fabric Softening Composition - A liquid fabric treatment composition comprising a cationic fabric softening agent and a water-soluble linear polymeric viscosity modifier represented by the formula: Z-Y-(X-Y) | 11-26-2009 |
Brian E. Carrier, Wyoming, IL US
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| 20120185129 | ALL-TERRAIN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT VEHICLE - A first chassis and second chassis hingedly connects to the first chassis, wherein each of the first and second chassis includes a plurality of wheels which are operably connected to a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor operably connects to an engine which is operably connected to the first chassis. A transmission pump operably interconnects the hydraulic motor and the engine and a flow divider operably interconnects the transmission pump and the hydraulic motor to regulate hydraulic flow to the hydraulic motor. | 07-19-2012 |
Charles W. Carrier, West Chester, OH US
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| 20100239428 | SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A ROTOR HAVING AN MMC RING COMPONENT AND A UNITARY AIRFOIL COMPONENT - A system for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor is provided. This system includes a ring component, wherein the ring component further includes at least one metal matrix composite and a continuous radially outwardly facing blade conical surface; an airfoil component, wherein the at least one airfoil component has been created from a single, unitary piece of material and further includes a plurality of individual airfoil blades and a continuous radially inwardly facing blade conical surface; and inertia welding means for frictionally engaging under an axially applied weld load the ring component and the airfoil component to effect an inertia weld therebetween along the conical surfaces. | 09-23-2010 |
Charles William Carrier, West Chester, OH US
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| 20100163601 | FRICTION WELD VIBRATION QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM - Friction welding systems and methods including a welding arrangement configured to impart kinetic friction between at least one surface of a first workpiece and at least one surface of a second workpiece to form a weld, a force providing mechanism arranged and disposed for applying a force to one or both of the first workpiece and the second workpiece, and a sensor arranged and disposed to measure a parameter of the welding arrangement, wherein an amount of vibration is determinable from the measured parameter. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120012241 | FRICTION WELD VIBRATION QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS - Friction welding systems and methods including a welding arrangement configured to impart kinetic friction between at least one surface of a first workpiece and at least one surface of a second workpiece to form a weld, a force providing mechanism arranged and disposed for applying a force to one or both of the first workpiece and the second workpiece, and a sensor arranged and disposed to measure a parameter of the welding arrangement, wherein an amount of vibration is determinable from the measured parameter. | 01-19-2012 |
David Carrier, Aberdeen, MD US
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| 20090146614 | Protection Methods, Protection Circuits and Protection Devices for Secondary Batteries, a Power Tool, Charger and Battery Pack Adapted to Provide Protection Against Fault Conditions in the Battery Pack - In a cordless power tool system, protection methods, circuits and devices are provided to protect against fault conditions within a battery pack that is operatively attached to a power tool or charger, so as to prevent internal or external damage to the battery pack or attached tool or charger. The exemplary methods, circuits and devices address fault conditions such as over-charge, over-discharge, over-current, over-temperature, etc. | 06-11-2009 |
David O. Carrier, Lake Wales, FL US
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| 20100229667 | Worm-gear assembly having a pin raceway - A worm-gear assembly including a worm screw having at least one groove and a wheel having a plurality of rotatable pins along its periphery for engaging the worm screw. The pins are able to rotate in a direction other than a direction of wheel rotation. At least one raceway is provided for contacting pins that are not engaged with the worm screw during operation of the assembly. | 09-16-2010 |
Eric D. Carrier, Lake Wales, FL US
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| 20100229667 | Worm-gear assembly having a pin raceway - A worm-gear assembly including a worm screw having at least one groove and a wheel having a plurality of rotatable pins along its periphery for engaging the worm screw. The pins are able to rotate in a direction other than a direction of wheel rotation. At least one raceway is provided for contacting pins that are not engaged with the worm screw during operation of the assembly. | 09-16-2010 |
Ewa Carrier, La Jolla, CA US
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| 20130052728 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING BONE MARROW MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND ERYTHROID PROGENITOR CELLS - The invention provides compositions for making erythroid progenitor cells that comprise in vitro-activated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and embryoid bodies (EBs) or pluripotent stem cells, and methods for making and using them, including ameliorating (e.g., preventing or treating) anemia and/or stimulating erythropoiesis. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods of increasing propensity of committed stem cell differentiation towards the erythroid lineage. | 02-28-2013 |
France Carrier, Silver Spring, MD US
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| 20100173301 | PROGNOSTIC TOOLS TO PREDICT THE EFFICACY OF DRUG TREATMENT TARGETING CHROMATIN DNA OR ENZYMES ACTING ON DNA - Disclosed are methods of predicting cell response to drug-based therapy using both PCR-Stop assays and real time PCR assays. Methods herein may be used for assessment of drug effect, evaluation of regimen suitability for a given patient, and/or for determination of an optimal drug dose. Also provided are isolated oligonucleotide primers such as primers capable of annealing under PCR conditions to a segment of a c-myc locus, where the primers may be used in the disclosed methods. Further disclosed are kits and systems that may be used for predicting a cell response to drug-based therapy. | 07-08-2010 |
Frank J. Carrier, Shrewsbury, MA US
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| 20090056716 | Cool air inhaler and methods of treatment using same - An inhaler device and a method of treating various symptoms associated with the airway and/or throat and/or respiratory system of a patient. The device is particularly designed to reduce swelling and inflammation of the larynx and or upper respiratory track, such as swelling and/or inflammation that result from croup, laryngitis's, laryngotracheobronchitis, and other diseases and conditions. In its method aspects, the present invention includes inhaling (or forcing manually or automatically) cool and/or moist air from the device to cause cool and/or moist air to enter the airways of the patient. | 03-05-2009 |
Jill Carrier, Dorchester, MA US
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| 20090112587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PHRASE PRONUNCIATION - A system and method for a speech recognition technology that allows language models to be customized through the addition of special pronunciations for components of phrases, which are added to the factory language models during customization. It allows components of a phrase to have different pronunciations inside customer-added phrases than are specified for those isolated components in the factory language models. | 04-30-2009 |
John Carrier, Westfield, OH US
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| 20110005880 | SEALING PLUG FOR A TORQUE CONVERTER - The present invention is a torque converter having three sealed chambers in which a piston for engaging and disengaging a lock-up clutch is attached to the torque converter using a plurality of leaf springs. The assembly includes a plurality of access or pass-through holes for effecting the attachment of the leaf spring to the cover using rivets. Also included is plurality of plugs to seal the pass-through holes. Also presented is a method of using the plugs to prevent uncontrolled leakage from one sealed chamber to another. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20120006642 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH DEFLECTABLE SEAL - A torque converter assembly includes a cover for driving engagement with a prime mover, a piston plate including an annular surface for engaging a clutch, and a first seal disposed radially inward of the annular surface. In a lockup mode for the torque converter, the first seal blocks fluid flow through an orifice in the piston plate or between the cover and the piston plate and, in a release mode for the torque converter, the first seal is deflectable to enable a fluid flow through the orifice or between the cover and the piston plate and around the first seal. In an example embodiment, the torque converter assembly includes an apply chamber, the piston plate is displaceable in response to fluid pressure in the apply chamber, and the first seal is arranged to be deflected by the fluid pressure in the apply chamber. | 01-12-2012 |
Matthew R. Carrier, Naperville, IL US
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| 20120271659 | COMMERCIAL INSURANCE SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A quantitative system and method that employs data sources external to an insurance company to generate a statistical model that may be used to more accurately and consistently predict commercial insurance profitability (the “predictive statistical model”). The system and method are able to predict individual commercial insurance policyholder profitability on a prospective basis regardless of the internal data and business practices of a particular insurance company | 10-25-2012 |
Michael Carrier, Rock Falls, IL US
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| 20100219665 | MODULAR CHAIR - The present invention relates to a modular chair comprising: a seat assembly, where the seat assembly includes a seat member, a back member, and an adjustable leg support extending from the seat member; and a leg assembly, where the leg assembly attaches to the seat assembly, said leg assembly includes a pair of front legs and a pair of hind legs, where said pair of hind legs includes a mechanism to vertically adjust the height of the hind legs. In one particular embodiment, the vertical adjusting mechanism includes a hollow tubular structure configured to receive a pair of extension members, a first extension member and a second extension member. | 09-02-2010 |
Michael Edward Carrier, Green Township, OH US
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| 20110020618 | NOWOVEN WEBS WITH VISIBLE COMPRESSED SITES - Nonwoven webs comprising visible compressed sites and more particularly to disposable pre-moistened nonwoven webs comprising non-thermoplastic fibers exhibiting a fiber length of less than about 15 mm and one or more compressed sites comprising the non-thermoplastic fibers, wherein at least one of the one or more compressed sites is visible when wet, wipes comprising such nonwoven webs and methods for making such nonwoven webs. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110031263 | PACKAGE WITH DISPENSING OPENING - Packages, and more particularly packages having a dispensing opening through which articles, such as sanitary tissue products, may be dispensed are provided. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120090112 | WET WIPES, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Dispersible wet wipes, method for making same and articles of manufacture housing same are provided. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090113 | WET WIPES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Wet wipes that employ a fibrous structure and a liquid composition that exhibit novel properties are provided. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120090119 | WET WIPES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Wet wipes formed from a fibrous structure and a liquid composition that exhibit novel properties are provided. | 04-19-2012 |
Michael Owen Carrier, Van Wert, OH US
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| 20100215430 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTION TO A HOSE - A coupling assembly includes a fitting having a wall presenting an inner surface, surrounding a lumen, and an outer surface, opposing the inner surface. A barb extends radially away from the outer surface of the wall to a peak. A seal circumferentially surrounds the outer surface of the wall and is spaced from the peak of the barb. A hose presents an initial outer diameter. The hose extends over each of the seal and the barb such that the hose is deformed at the barb to present a displaced outer diameter that is greater than the initial outer diameter of the hose. A cage is spaced at least a distance from the peak of the barb and radially compresses the exterior surface of the hose and the seal to form an interference fit between each of the hose, the barb, and the cage. | 08-26-2010 |
Nancy G. Carrier, Jacksonville, FL US
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| 20100070405 | WIRELESS NUMBER RISK SCORES FOR USE WITH MOBILE PAYMENTS - Apparatus and methods for evaluating risk of nonpayment for mobile payments. Wireless phone numbers with associated customer history and account information may be used as a proxy to determine risk of nonpayment. Risk scores may be continually updated with new purchase and payment information. In some embodiments, authorization for a point of sale transaction may include evaluation of the mobile wireless risk score. A low wireless number risk score may result in authorization of the transaction. A high wireless number risk score may result in denial of the transaction. | 03-18-2010 |
Ralph Carrier, Comstock Park, MI US
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| 20130097782 | CAB SLEEPER - The present invention is directed to a self-leveling sleeper having an interior gimbals member pivotally connected to an exterior gimbals member via a second pivoting means. The exterior gimbals member has a first pivoting means oriented substantially perpendicular with respect to said second pivoting means. An attitude sensor and correction sending unit is operably connected to control the displacement of the exterior gimbals member and interior gimbals member to displace a mattress platform to either a stowed position or a level position. | 04-25-2013 |
Rebecca Carrier, Santa Fe, NM US
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| 20100262466 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MERGER AND ACQUISITION ANALYSIS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for merger and acquisition analysis. A survey module may provide a survey regarding organizational aspects, including both subjective aspects and objective aspects. A database module may gather responses to the survey regarding a first company and a second company that are merger candidates into a database of survey data. A reporting module may display a graphic that presents a visual summary of the survey data for each organizational aspect. A recommendation module may generate action recommendations to address root causes of impacts regarding the merger based upon the survey data in the database. The visual summaries may be arranged in a pictorial representation of an interrelationship between the organizational aspects that may be interactively selectable by a user. | 10-14-2010 |
Scott R. Carrier, Apex, NC US
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| 20080256213 | Method and Apparatus for Syndicating Interactions Between a Client and a Web Service - The Syndicated Web Services Client (SWSC) uses RSS/ATOM feeds, to facilitate asynchronous interactions between a computerized client and a web service, without requiring a duplicate copy of the web service application on the computerized client. The web service packages a form, such as an XForm containing interactive fields used by the web service, in a RSS/ATOM feed item. The web service sends the RSS/ATOM feed item to a computerized client, wherein the computerized client is a subscriber to the web service's RSS/ATOM feed and the computerized client is in network communication with a server hosting the web service. The computerized client displays the form for use by a user. Responsive to the user of the computerized client manipulating interactive fields in the form, the computerized client packages the manipulated form in a return RSS/ATOM feed item. The computerized client sends the return RSS/ATOM feed item to the server hosting the web service, wherein the server is a subscriber to the computerized client's return RSS/ATOM feed. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090099895 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ACCESS RIGHTS TO A PROJECT TEAM AREA FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSET - A system and method for managing access rights to a project team area for a community development asset. The system includes an asset consumption dependency generator and a behavior pattern activity analyzer. The asset consumption dependency generator identifies a member of a project team area for a community development asset. The project team area defines access rights of individuals to the community development asset. The behavior pattern activity analyzer identifies a user within a collaborative development network associated with the identified member of the project team area. The behavior pattern activity analyzer also grants an access right to the identified user to access the community development asset based on a social map dependency between the identified user and the identified member. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090106080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A SURVEY FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSET - A system and method to manage a survey for a community development asset. The system includes a response repository, a sampler, a respondent profile filter, and an inference generator. The response repository stores a plurality of survey responses from survey respondents about a community development asset. The sampler selects a sample response of the plurality of survey responses. The sample response corresponds to an identified respondent. The respondent profile filter identifies a community with which the identified respondent is associated. The inference generator infers a similar response from the community associated with the identified respondent based on the sample response of the identified respondent. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090216581 | System and method for managing community assets - A system and method to manage a community development asset. The system includes an asset polling agent, a nomenclature taxonomy dictionary, and an asset discovery service. The asset polling agent identifies a descriptive term associated with an asset under development. The nomenclature taxonomy dictionary stores a list of synonym terms related to the descriptive term associated with the asset under development. The asset discovery service identifies a reusable asset of a plurality of reusable assets for use with the asset under development based on at least one term, from a combination of the descriptive term and the list of synonym terms related to the descriptive term, extracted from social network data. | 08-27-2009 |
Tom Carrier, Brookville, PA US
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| 20120086194 | SADDLE FRAME FOR PNEUMATIC BULK TRAILER - A saddle frame for a pneumatic bulk trailer includes first and second longitudinal saddle plates and at least one transverse support plate. Each of the saddle plates includes a front end, a rear end, an inner side, a generally arcuate upper edge, and a lower edge having at least three portions. Inwardly-directed edge flanges are formed at each portion of the lower edges. The transverse support plate extends between the inner sides of the saddle plates and is supported on an edge flange of each saddle plate. The upper edges of the saddle plates define support surfaces for engaging a pneumatic vessel of the pneumatic bulk trailer. The saddle plates are configured to be coupled to a front chassis frame and a rear chassis frame of the pneumatic bulk trailer. | 04-12-2012 |
Trent Carrier, Potomac, MD US
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| 20090068741 | Methods and Compositions for Improving the Health of Cells in Culture - The invention relates generally to improving the growth properties of cells in culture and more specifically to accumulating beneficial mutations in the genome of cells growing in culture. Methods are disclosed for isolating cells with improved growth properties for a number of different adverse cell culture conditions which develop during prolonged culture of cells. | 03-12-2009 |
Yijun Carrier, Bedford, MA US
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| 20110159011 | USES OF IL-22, IL-17, AND IL-1 FAMILY CYTOKINES IN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - Methods of detecting inflammatory disorders using IL- 1 isoforms are provided. Methods of treating an inflammatory disorder with an anti-IL-1 antibody are also provided. Methods of treating an inflammatory disorder with an anti-IL-1 antibody and at least one of an anti-IL-22 antibody, an anti-IL-17 antibody, or an anti-TNFα antibody are also provided. | 06-30-2011 |