Chad Michael
Chad Michael Cumby, Chicago, IL US
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20140095466 | ENTITY ASSESSMENT AND RANKING - General entity retrieval and ranking is described. A first set of documents is retrieved from one or more document repositories based on a query formed according to the topic. The first set of documents is characterized based on its first set of metadata values. One or more candidate entities are identified based on the first set of documents and the original query is thereafter augmented according to a candidate entity. The second set of documents resulting from the augmented query is then characterized in a similar manner. For each candidate entity, the first and second document set characterizations are compared to determine their degree of similarity. Increasingly similar document set characterizations indicates that the candidate entity is increasingly relevant to the original query. Repeating this process for each of the one or more candidate entities can give rise to rankings according to the respective degrees of similarity. | 04-03-2014 |
Chad Michael Forsthoefel, Lebanon, OH US
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20110136985 | MOLDED ARTICLE HAVING A MOLD IMPARTED RELEASE LAYER COATING - A process for molding an article is provided that includes applying a permanent release coating to a surface of a mold cavity. The permanent release coating is over layered with a top coat that upon filling the mold cavity with a polymer or a polymer precursor under conditions to form the article, the top coat is transferred to the resultant article to form a top coat skin without appreciably removing the permanent release coating from the surface of the mold cavity. Articles having curved surfaces and high aspect ratios are particularly well suited for forming a top coat skin thereon through the process. An unsaturated top coat material is noted to react with the polymer or polymer precursor during molding to form a top coat skin that is covalently bonded to the remainder of the article. The process detailed herein is particularly well suited for forming covalently bonded coatings on elastomeric articles. The top coat skin provides a lower coefficient of friction, modified hydrophobicity, resistance to attack by solvents and other chemical agents, as well as blocking resistance changes relative to the base article absent the top coat. A benefit of the present invention is that post-molding application of a comparable top coat is thereby avoided. | 06-09-2011 |
Chad Michael Hosack, Tigard, OR US
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20130292254 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CLEANING ELECTROPLATING SUBSTRATE HOLDERS - Disclosed herein are methods of cleaning a lipseal and/or cup bottom of an electroplating device by removing metal deposits accumulated in prior electroplating operations. The methods may include orienting a nozzle such that it is pointed substantially at the inner circular edge of the lipseal and/or cup bottom, and dispensing a stream of cleaning solution from the nozzle such that the stream contacts the inner circular edge of the lipseal and/or cup bottom while they are being rotated, removing metal deposits. In some embodiments, the stream has a velocity component against the rotational direction of the lipseal and/or cup bottom. In some embodiments, the deposits may include a tin/silver alloy. Also disclosed herein are cleaning apparatuses for mounting in electroplating devices and for removing electroplated metal deposits from their lipseals and/or cup bottoms. In some embodiments, the cleaning apparatuses may include a jet nozzle. | 11-07-2013 |
20140230860 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WETTING PRETREATMENT FOR THROUGH RESIST METAL PLATING - Disclosed are pre-wetting apparatus designs and methods for cleaning solid contaminants from substrates prior to through resist deposition of metal. In some embodiments, a pre-wetting apparatus includes a process chamber having a substrate holder, and at least one nozzle located directly above the wafer substrate and configured to deliver pre-wetting liquid (e.g., degassed deionized water) onto the substrate at a grazing angle of between about 5 and 45 degrees. In some embodiments the nozzle is a fan nozzle configured to deliver the liquid to the center of the substrate, such that the liquid first impacts the substrate in the vicinity of the center and then flows over the center of the substrate. In some embodiments the substrate is rotated unidirectionally or bidirectionally during pre-wetting with multiple accelerations and decelerations, which facilitate removal of contaminants. | 08-21-2014 |
Chad Michael Johnson, Arlington Heights, IL US
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20090007828 | PLANTER WITH STRUCTURAL AIR MANIFOLD - A planter, in certain embodiments, includes a structural air manifold. The planter may include a hollow structural member configured to bear and/or distribute static and dynamic loads of the planter. The structural member may include a hollow interior having a first port and a second port. A plurality of individual planting units and a fan may be mounted to the structural member and coupled to the hollow interior at the first and second ports, respectively, via a conduit. The hollow interior may provide a path for forced airflow between the first and second ports to enable pneumatic operation of a feature of the agricultural seed planter. Further, each planting unit may include a seed meter pneumatically coupled to the fan. An orifice may be disposed in the first or second port to restrict the airflow through the port and to the seed meter. | 01-08-2009 |
20100101467 | PLANTER WITH STRUCTURAL MANIFOLD - A planter, in certain embodiments, includes a structural air manifold. The planter may include a hollow structural member configured to bear and/or distribute static and dynamic loads of the planter. The structural member may include a hollow interior having a first port and a second port. A plurality of individual planting units and a fan may be mounted to the structural member and coupled to the hollow interior at the first and second ports, respectively, via a conduit. The hollow interior may provide a path for forced airflow between the first and second ports to enable pneumatic operation of a feature of the agricultural seed planter. Further, each planting unit may include a seed meter pneumatically coupled to the fan. An orifice may be disposed in the first or second port to restrict the airflow through the port and to the seed meter. | 04-29-2010 |
Chad Michael Krsek, San Francisco, CA US
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20150106208 | Social Parameter-Based Application Audiences - Techniques for social parameter-based application audiences are described. In one or more embodiments, an audience is defined based on one or more social parameters. The audience can be associated with one or more objects in an application. A layout of content in the application can be defined based on the audience. The content can include the one or more objects that are associated with the audience, and the layout of content can be configured to be presented for display to a user of the application that has a social parameter that corresponds to the audience. | 04-16-2015 |
Chad Michael Peters, St. Louis, MO US
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20140366786 | DIFFERENTIAL MATURING REFUGE AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention provides a seed blend comprising pesticidal seed and refuge seed, wherein plants grown from said pesticidal seed type do not pollinate plants grown from said refuge seed type when the seed blend is planted. In some embodiments, the refuge crop reproductively matures at a different time relative to the time at which the pesticidal crop reproductively matures. Methods for deploying the seed blend and for reducing cross-pollination between plants grown from the pesticidal seed and refuge seed are also provided. | 12-18-2014 |
Chad Michael Piening, Lexington, KY US
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20100032883 | Kiosk-Installable Printer with Duplex Path Utilized to Deliver Printed Media Sheets to Lower Front Exterior of Printer - An image forming device includes an image formation path extending from an entrance end adjacent to a source of supply of media sheets, past an image forming station, to an exit end adjacent to a top collection site adapted to receive media sheets, a duplex path extending from an inlet end adjacent the top collection site to an outlet end adjacent a lower front opening in the device, a media sheet directing mechanism disposed between the exit end of the image formation path, top collection site and inlet end of the duplex path and selectively operable to deliver printed media sheets to the top collection site or the inlet end of the duplex path, and a deflector mechanism between the lower front opening and the outlet end of the duplex path and operable to divert printed media sheets from the duplex path through the lower front opening to exterior of the device. | 02-11-2010 |
20100166469 | System and Drive Arrangement for Using Fuser Temperature Cycling to Change Rotational Position of a Fuser Roller Wiper - A system and drive arrangement for using fuser temperature cycling to change rotational position of a fuser roller wiper includes a frame, a hot roll, a fuser roller, and a drive arrangement. The frame of the fuser unit has side panels spaced apart from one another and positioned alongside a media path through the fuser unit. The hot roll on the fuser unit is rotatably mounted to the side panels of the frame and extends between the side panels across the media path. The fuser roller wiper is rotatably mounted between the side panels of the frame and performs a wiping action on the hot roll to remove foreign matter therefrom and supply of lubricant thereto. The drive arrangement is coupled to the fuser roller wiper and is operable in response to decrease in temperature of the fuser unit to rotate the fuser roller wiper. | 07-01-2010 |
20100329766 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING BANNER MEDIA - An apparatus and method for printing banner media utilizing a conventional laser printer wherein no or substantially no modification is required to the paper tray of the laser printer. The apparatus further includes a storage compartment that can be operably coupled with the paper tray. Disposed within the storage compartment is a plurality of rotatably mounted spools having a banner media stored thereon. Additionally, an alternative method of configuring banner media in a conventional paper tray is provided whereby the banner print media is configured in one of a z-fold configuration and a modified z-fold configuration, with the modified z-fold configuration to inhibit creases in the banner print media. | 12-30-2010 |
20140300045 | METHOD OF USING SEPARATOR ROLL POSITIONER IN A REMOVABLE MEDIA DAM AND SEPARATOR ROLL SPEED TO CORRECT FEED ERRORS - A method of using a separator roll positioner and separator roll rotational speed to correct media feed errors by angularly rotating a separator roll between a retracted position and an extended position to adjust the height of the separator roll with respect to a media contact surface or by varying separator roll rotational speed thereby varying the media sheet separation force. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300046 | REMOVABLE MEDIA DAM WITH SEPARATOR ROLL POSITIONER FOR A MEDIA TRAY - A removable media dam for a media input tray. The removable media dam is mountable in a front wall of the media tray and may contain one or more rollers for feeding media from the media input tray. The removable media dam includes a separator roll positioner for angularly rotating a separator roll between a retracted position and an extended position to adjust the height of the separator roll with respect to a media contact surface thereby varying the media sheet separation force applied by the separator roll to media sheets being fed from the media tray. In one form, the removable media dam is mountable by a user without the use of tools. | 10-09-2014 |
Chad Michael Plening, Lexington, KY US
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20110133615 | Electronic Locking System to Secure Consumable Item in an Image Forming Device and a Method Therefor - An electronic locking system to secure consumable items in an image forming device and a method therefore. In one embodiment of the invention, an electronic locking system to secure media sheets includes a media tray to hold media sheets, a tray receiving member for receiving the media tray, and a controller. The tray receiving member includes a drive device and a plunger. The plunger is moved by the drive device between a locked and an unlocked position. The controller is configured to control the drive device to move the plunger to engage a portion of the media tray in the locked position and to move the plunger to disengage from the portion of the media tray in the unlocked position. The electronic locking system, incorporating the controller, provides an effective and efficient way to lock/unlock the media tray and eliminates the use of mechanical keys. | 06-09-2011 |
Chad Michael Rowlee, Hixson, TN US
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20150091923 | PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE USING A RISC PROCESSOR AND MULTIPLE ADJUNCT PROCESSORS - A method for processing data comprising activating a reduced instruction set processor. Activating a basic input output system of the reduced instruction set processor. Activating a multiple boot loader of the reduced instruction set processor after the basic input output system has been activated. Activating a hardware abstraction layer of the reduced instruction set processor after the multiple boot loader has been activated. Activating a plurality of processors coupled to the reduced instruction set processor. Activating a common language infrastructure of the reduced instruction set processor. Synchronizing a dynamic link library of each of the plurality of processors with a common language infrastructure of the reduced instruction set processor. | 04-02-2015 |
Chad Michael Shad, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20110127446 | NANOSTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING AN ANALYTE - A method of detecting an analyte in an environment, includes immobilizing at least one photoactive composition on nanostructures, the photoactive composition exhibiting emission that is sensitive to the analyte; applying electromagnetic radiation to the immobilized photoactive moiety for a period of time; measuring at least one response; and using the measured response to determine the presence the analyte in the environment. The nanostructures can, for example, include carbon nanostructures. In a number of embodiments, the analyte is oxygen. | 06-02-2011 |
Chad Michael Weidert, Gramercy, LA US
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20100175758 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO CONTROL A PROCESS - A system comprising a system comprising a valve; a controller adapted to actuate the valve; a pressurized source connected to the valve; a hose and nozzle assembly connected to the pressurized source through the valve; and a switch connected to the nozzle assembly; wherein a flow from the pressurized source to the nozzle may be interrupted by the valve and by the nozzle. | 07-15-2010 |
20140102566 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO CONTROL A PROCESS - A system comprising a system comprising a valve; a controller adapted to actuate the valve; a pressurized source connected to the valve; a hose and nozzle assembly connected to the pressurized source through the valve; and a switch connected to the nozzle assembly; wherein a flow from the pressurized source to the nozzle may be interrupted by the valve and by the nozzle. | 04-17-2014 |
Chad Michael Williams, San Mateo, CA US
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20080313651 | Event queuing and consumption - Techniques are described to provide event queuing and consumption. In an implementation, events received at an event router are queued after determining that a switch is to be performed from a first event consumer to a second event consumer. Events previously queued at the first event consumer are communicated to the second event consumer, and when completed, the events queued at the event router are communicated to the second event consumer. | 12-18-2008 |
20110219258 | Content Interruptions - Techniques that address content interruptions are described. In an implementation, an interruption is detected at the client device in receipt of a stream of content from a distribution system that is to be recorded locally in memory at the client device. A stream of content is generated at the client device and the generated stream of content is recorded to fill the interruption in the stream of content from the distribution system in the memory of the client device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219412 | Emulated Television Tuner - Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225606 | Television Content Metadata - Television content metadata techniques are described. In one or more implementations, metadata received in a stream of television content at the client device from a content provider via a network is normalized. The stream of television content having the normalized metadata is exposed for consumption by one or more applications that are executable on the client device. | 09-15-2011 |