Caylor
Carl Caylor, Ashtabula, OH US
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20120305039 | WALKING/WADING STAFF WITH INTEGRAL FISHING NET - A telescopic wading staff with a full size, integral fishnet is disclosed. The preferred embodiment includes a retractable, extensible pole that can be moved between a first, fully compacted (retracted) configuration for transport or storage and second, fully extended configuration for wading, especially when traversing a stream or riverbed for fly-fishing. Other embodiments include a hook extension from the lower staff end for retrieving tangled lines, lures and the like. | 12-06-2012 |
20120305611 | WALKING/WADING STAFF WITH INTEGRAL FISHING NET - The invention discloses ball projection cup connector assemblies for holding or carrying outdoor recreational equipment, especially gear such as traditional fishing nets, hiking sticks, water bottles or walking staff/fishing net combinations. The pieces of gear have a ball projection that is integral or attached as a separate piece. The cup connector can attach to a person's outerwear via a standard clip, a clip holder assembly or other fastening means. Alternatively, the cup connector may be incorporated into the clothing of the outerwear. | 12-06-2012 |
20140157650 | Walking/Wading Staff with Integral Fishing Net - A telescopic wading staff with a full size, integral fishnet is disclosed. The preferred embodiment includes a retractable, extensible pole that can be moved between a first, fully compacted (retracted) configuration for transport or storage and second, fully extended configuration for wading, especially when traversing a stream or riverbed for fly-fishing. Other embodiments include a hook extension from the lower staff end for retrieving tangled lines, lures and the like. | 06-12-2014 |
20150069100 | BALL PROJECTION AND CUP CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES - The invention discloses ball projection cup connector assemblies for holding or carrying outdoor recreational equipment, especially gear such a traditional fishing nets, hiking sticks, water bottles or walking staff/fishing net combinations. The pieces of gear have a ball projection that is integral or attached as a separate piece. The cup connector can attach to a person outerwear via a standard clip or alternatively, the cup connector may be incorporated into the clothing of the outerwear. | 03-12-2015 |
Gerald L. Caylor, St. Joseph, MO US
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20100147624 | SAFETY LINE ANCHOR - An anchor for securing a safety line to a container having an opening defined by an upstanding rim comprises a bar which is longer than the opening is wide. A pair of hooks are connected to the anchor bar by hook mounts. The hooks open downward toward ends of the anchor bar such that the rim of the access opening may be secured between each hook and an associated end of the anchor bar. A mounting tab is connected to an end of each hook below a hook bend. A safety line connector may be connected to either tab through a hole formed therein. The mounting tabs project outward to permit connection of a safety line thereto even when the access opening is covered. A third mounting tab, to which a safety line connector may be connected, is pivotally secured around the anchor bar. | 06-17-2010 |
Gregory L. Caylor, Dayton, OH US
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20100024844 | WAREWASHER WITH WATER ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM - A warewash machine includes a housing at least in part defining a chamber for cleaning wares. A sump collects hot cleaning water that is recirculated in the chamber during cleaning. A drain line is for draining cleaning water from the sump. A fresh water input system includes at least a hot water input that receives hot water from a hot water source and a cold water input that receives cold water from a cold water source. The fresh water input system has a common input line in communication with the hot water input and the cold water input. A cold water input valve is for controlling input of cold water into the common input line. A hot water input valve is for controlling input of hot water into the common input line. The drain line and the common input line are arranged in a heat exchange relationship to enable heat from cleaning water traveling through the drain line to enable transfer of heat to water traveling through the common input line. A temperature sensor arrangement is associated with the drain line for determining temperature of the cleaning water traveling through the drain line. A controller receives input from the temperature sensor arrangement and is operable to control the cold water input valve and the hot water input valve such that, during a draining operation, if cleaning water traveling through the drain line is above a preselected temperature, the controller opens the cold water input valve to allow water from the cold water source to enter the common input line. | 02-04-2010 |
James Christopher Caylor, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20150107640 | IV-VI AND III-V QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURES IN A V-VI MATRIX - A thermoelectric material and methods of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. In general, the thermoelectric material comprises a Group V-VI host, or matrix, material and Group III-V or Group IV-VI nanoinclusions within the Group V-VI host material. By incorporating the Group III-V or Group IV-VI nanoinclusions into the Group V-VI host material, the performance of the thermoelectric material can be improved. | 04-23-2015 |
James Christopher Caylor, Melrose, MA US
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20120326097 | Half-Heusler Alloys with Enhanced Figure of Merit and Methods of Making - Thermoelectric materials and methods of making thermoelectric materials having a nanometer mean grain size less than 1 micron. The method includes combining and arc melting constituent elements of the thermoelectric material to form a liquid alloy of the thermoelectric material and casting the liquid alloy of the thermoelectric material to form a solid casting of the thermoelectric material. The method also includes ball milling the solid casting of the thermoelectric material into nanometer mean size particles and sintering the nanometer size particles to form the thermoelectric material having nanometer scale mean grain size. | 12-27-2012 |
20130175484 | Half-Heusler Alloys with Enhanced Figure of Merit and Methods of Making - Thermoelectric materials and methods of making thermoelectric materials having a nanometer mean grain size less than 1 micron. The method includes combining and arc melting constituent elements of the thermoelectric material to form a liquid alloy of the thermoelectric material and casting the liquid alloy of the thermoelectric material to form a solid casting of the thermoelectric material. The method also includes ball milling the solid casting of the thermoelectric material into nanometer mean size particles and sintering the nanometer size particles to form the thermoelectric material having nanometer scale mean grain size. | 07-11-2013 |
20130340801 | Thermoelectric Power Generation System Using Gradient Heat Exchanger - A power generating system comprising a heat exchanger comprising an inlet, an outlet and a conduit extending along a length of the heat exchanger between the inlet and the outlet, and a plurality of thermally conductive fins provided within the conduit, a packing fraction of the fins increasing from a first packing fraction proximate the inlet to a second packing fraction proximate the outlet; and a plurality of thermoelectric power generators positioned along the length of the heat exchanger, each thermoelectric power generator comprising a hot side, a cold side and a thermoelectric element extending there between, wherein the hot sides of the thermoelectric power generators are in thermal contact with the plurality of fins such that the temperature of each hot side is substantially equal along the length of the heat exchanger. | 12-26-2013 |
20140102498 | Methods of Fabricating Thermoelectric Elements - Methods of fabricating a thermoelectric element with reduced yield loss include forming a solid body of thermoelectric material having first dimension of 150 mm or more and thickness dimension of 5 mm or less, and dicing the body into a plurality of thermoelectric legs, without cutting along the thickness dimension of the body. Further methods include providing a metal material over a surface of a thermoelectric material, and hot pressing the metal material and the thermoelectric material to form a solid body having a contact metal layer and a thermoelectric material layer. | 04-17-2014 |
20140230869 | Self-Powered Boiler Using Thermoelectric Generator - A self-powered boiler comprising a burner that burns a fuel to produce a hot combustion product that is used to heat a fluid and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) system comprising a first side in thermal communication with the hot combustion product and a second side in thermal communication with a lower temperature region of the boiler, and a plurality of thermoelectric converters disposed therebetween for generating electric power, wherein the electric power generated by the TEG system is equal to or greater than a total electric power consumed by the boiler under normal operating conditions. | 08-21-2014 |
James Christopher Caylor, Druham, NC US
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20100257871 | Thin film thermoelectric devices for power conversion and cooling - A thermoelectric device having at least one thermoelectric unit including at least one thermoelectric pair of n-type and p-type thermoelements, a first header coupled to one side of the thermoelectric pair, and a second header coupled to a second side of the thermoelectric pair. The thermoelectric pair has a thermal conduction channel area smaller than an area of the first header or the second header such that the thermal conduction area is a fraction of the area of the first header or the second header. | 10-14-2010 |
Robert E. Caylor, Peoria, IL US
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20150136560 | HYDRAULIC PISTON SYSTEM - A hydraulic piston system includes a housing that defines a piston pocket and a fluid inlet. A piston with a peripheral region and an end is movable within the piston pocket of the housing. The end of the piston has peripheral defined channels and a portion structured and arranged to engage the housing to limit travel of the piston. Further, a seal is configured to seal the peripheral region of the piston against the piston pocket. The seal is structured and arranged to receive fluid pressure when the piston is positioned with the portion of the piston is in engagement with the housing and fluid communication exists between the fluid inlet and the seal through the peripheral defined channels. | 05-21-2015 |
Samuel Caylor, Knoxville, TN US
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20130148772 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING CONTROL RODS OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - A diagnostic system to monitor digital rod position indication (DRPI) signals of a DRPI system of a nuclear power plant, including a digital diagnostic unit connected between a DRPI display cabinet and a DRPI data cabinet of the DRPI system to monitor digital rod position signals of the DRPI data cabinet. The digital rod position signals include digital rod address signals and digital rod position data signals such that the digital diagnostic unit detects signal level variation and signal timing variation of the digital rod address signals and the digital rod position data signals to determine rod position errors of the DRPI system. | 06-13-2013 |
Samuel D. Caylor, Knoxville, TN US
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20140368219 | In-Situ Determination of Rod Control System Coil and Cable Impedances for Nuclear Power Plants - Systems and methods of monitoring a rod control system of a nuclear power plant, including calculating impedance of at least one coil of a rod movement mechanism non-intrusively while the system is operating, comparing a measured impedance to a reference impedance, and determining if the measured impedance deviates from the reference impedance value by a predetermined amount to indicate degradation of the rod control system. | 12-18-2014 |
20140369455 | Data Driven Step Counter for Rod Control Systems of Nuclear Power Plants - Systems and methods of monitoring step movements of control rods of a nuclear power plant, including measuring output signals of a plurality of rod movement coils during a step movement sequence of one or more control rods, analyzing the output signals to determine a direction of the step movement sequence, and comparing one or more output signals to reference output sequence to verify that a step of the control rod has occurred. | 12-18-2014 |
20140369456 | ROD MOVEMENT DIAGNOSTICS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT USING ADVANCED DATA FITTING - Systems and methods of monitoring rod control systems of nuclear power plants, including: measuring a particular signal applied to at least one coil of a rod movement mechanism at one or more predetermined times relative to an initial energizing of a mechanism coil; comparing the measured signal to a reference signal parameter, and determining if the measured signal deviates from the reference signal parameter by a predetermined amount to indicate degradation of the rod control system. | 12-18-2014 |
Thomas Lee Caylor, Tucson, AZ US
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20160047657 | AUTONOMOUS RANGE-ONLY TERRAIN AIDED NAVIGATION - AROTAN provides for autonomous terrain aided navigation that is fully independent of the position uncertainty of the vehicle during flight. AROTAN aligns a grid to the search space and periodically updates the search space during the measurement history to account for growth in position uncertainty. AROTAN computes terrain sufficiency statistics for a moving history to provide robust criteria for when to perform the correlation. A post-correlation refinement provides an additional correction of the horizontal position error and a correction of the altitude. AROTAN can quickly provide the vehicle's location based on the correlation from a single measurement history. | 02-18-2016 |