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Charles W. Basden, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20090066695 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A MAP - A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which when executed cause a computing device to receive a request from a client to display a map projection of a spatial reference, wherein the spatial reference comprises a location and a scale, select a projected coordinate system from a plurality of projected coordinate systems based on the spatial reference and a set of business rules, generate the map projection of the spatial reference using the projected coordinate system, and send the map projection to the client, wherein the map projection is displayed on the client. | 03-12-2009 |
Charles W. Bevins, Vero Beach, FL US
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| 20090235581 | Apparatus to prevent climbing a vertically disposed member - An apparatus to prevent climbing a vertically disposed member is provided. The apparatus includes a covering member manufactured from a predetermined material and having a predetermined shape, a predetermined thickness, and a predetermined size. A securing mechanism is operably connected to such covering member at a predetermined location thereon for securing such covering member at least one of to and around a predetermined object such that such object is rendered substantially incapable of being climbed upon at the location covered by the covering member. | 09-24-2009 |
Charles W. Birchenough, Morton, IL US
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| 20090131222 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MACHINE COMPONENT TEMPERATURES - The temperature of a machine component is controlled by transferring heat generated by a torque converter under restricted conditions to the component. The machine includes a circulating fluid system configured to transfer heat from the torque converter to the remotely positioned machine component. A controller is configured to sense the temperature of the component, and to restrict motion of the torque converter turbine when the sensed temperature is below a desired temperature. Heat generated by the torque converter under the restricted condition is transferred through the circulating fluid system to the remote component, such as the machine power source, to control the temperature thereof. | 05-21-2009 |
Charles W. Birt, Jr., Florence, SC US
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| 20110095008 | MATERIALS MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A monitoring apparatus is configured for association with a welding machine. The welding machine is configured to receive welding wire from a wire source. The monitoring apparatus includes a power input port, an indicator, and a detector, each of which is supported by a housing. The detector is in electrical communication with each of the power input port and the indicator. At least one of the housing and the detector at least partially defines a zone configured to removably receive a longitudinal portion of a welding wire passing from the wire source to the welding machine. The detector is configured to facilitate passage of electrical current from the power input port to the indicator depending upon whether iron material is disposed within the zone. Methods are also provided. | 04-28-2011 |
Charles W. Booten, Westminster, CO US
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| 20100203399 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS WITH HOT ZONES HAVING IMPROVED REACTANT DISTRIBUTION - A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system having a hot zone with a center cathode air feed tube for improved reactant distribution, a CPOX reactor attached at the anode feed end of the hot zone with a tail gas combustor at the opposing end for more uniform heat distribution, and a counter-flow heat exchanger for efficient heat retention. | 08-12-2010 |
Charles W. Cannon, Jr., Jersey Shore, PA US
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| 20090247876 | LAPAROSCOPIC PROBE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A laparoscopic guidance system is described as attached to an ultrasound transducer or embedded therein for use in surgical procedures for guidance of biopsy and or therapeutic applications whereas a needle is desired to be precisely guided and placed during the procedure. In exemplary embodiments, the guidance system uses both mechanical, electronic laser and imaging systems to combine and project a virtual needle path on an ultrasound image. In exemplary embodiments, the system also provides a projected line for positioning a needle externally or percutaneously to the lesion. The needle may then be inserted and followed in real time to the desired target. The needle and ultrasound probe may be placed and kept in the plane of the image by laser guidance. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247887 | FLOW MEASUREMENT IN GRAFTS - A system for conducting flow measurements in grafts is provided, comprising a graft that further includes a monitor placed within or on the graft, wherein the monitor measures flow. In exemplary embodiments, the monitor is an embedded monitor that is placed within or on a vascular bypass graft that is commonly used for arterial and venous bypass or for hemo-dialysis access, ultrafiltration, or phoresis. The exemplary monitoring system may measure flow by electrical impedance, electronic and/or magnetic flux. An external monitor may also be intermittently applied. Alternately, a continuous reporting can be performed by telepathic signals from the graft transmitter. | 10-01-2009 |
Charles W. Connors, Sr., Wilmette, IL US
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| 20080314084 | Refractory composition for glass melting furnaces - A refractory system includes a first set of components and a colloidal silica binder. The first set of components includes alumina and zirconia. The colloidal silica binder is at 5 wt % to 20 wt % of the dry weight of the first set of components. The refractory composition comprises 10 wt % to 45 wt % alumina, at least 35 wt % zirconia, and at least 20 wt % silica. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314085 | AZS refractory composition - A refractory composition includes a first set of components and a colloidal silica binder. The first set of components includes alumina and zirconia. The colloidal silica binder is provided at 5 wt % to 20 wt % of the dry weight of the first set of components. The refractory composition includes 45 wt % to 75 wt % alumina, 15 wt % to 30 wt % zirconia, and 10 wt % to 30 wt % silica. | 12-25-2008 |
Charles W. Darling, Iii, Hampton Bays, NY US
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| 20090051143 | Mission adaptable portable cart/utility table arrangement - A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. It transports one or more cargo bins over long, rough terrain and each bin can include one or more cabinet drawers therein, wherein upon tilting of a cargo bin from a horizontal transport position to a substantially vertical position the cargo bin serves as a supply cabinet. Each bin is openable to expose the supply drawers for use. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090212535 | Cart transportable mobile medical critical care point of need field installation units - A cart transportable mobile medical emergency response facility includes a plurality of hand carried carts with cargo canisters with interchangeable components for establishing a decentralized mobile medical treatment facility at a disaster or other emergency area with a lack of usable hospital facilities. The rapidly deployable and accessible collection of carts and medical equipment delivers point-of-need critical care in the absence of conventional time consuming and complex assembly of medical response facilities | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110309601 | Mission adaptable portable cart/utility table arrangement - A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. It transports one or more cargo bins over long, rough terrain and each bin can include one or more cabinet drawers therein, wherein upon tilting of a cargo bin from a horizontal transport position to a substantially vertical position the cargo bin serves as a supply cabinet. Each bin is openable to expose the supply drawers for use. | 12-22-2011 |
Charles W. Dodson, Jr., Morgantown, PA US
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| 20110174445 | SEMI-AUTOMATED REWORKABILITY EQUIPMENT FOR DE-BONDING A DISPLAY - A device is disclosed for use with a method for reworking a bonded display (e.g., a LCD) having a substrate (e.g., plate or film) adhesively bonded to a face (e.g., front face) of the LCD. Use of the device provides for efficient and clean removal of the substrate from the display when necessary (e.g., when defect(s) are present) without damage to the display such that the display can subsequently be re-bonded as a component in a device being manufactured. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110180218 | SEMI-AUTOMATED REWORKABILITY PROCESS FOR DE-BONDING A DISPLAY - A method for reworking a bonded display (e.g., a bonded LCD) having a substrate (e.g., plate or film) adhesively bonded to a face (e.g., front face) of the display. The method provides for efficient and clean removal of the substrate from the bonded display when necessary (e.g., when defect(s) are present) to afford a de-bonded display that is undamaged such that the resulting de-bonded display (e.g., de-bonded LCD) can subsequently be re-bonded as a component in a device being manufactured. | 07-28-2011 |
Charles W. Dodson, Jr., King Of Prussia, PA US
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| 20090292276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE FOR AGENT DELIVERY AND REVASCULARIZING OF GRAFTS AND VESSELS - A system and method for opening a lumen in an occluded blood vessel, e.g., a coronary bypass graft, of a living being. The system comprises an atherectomy catheter having a working head, e.g., a rotary impacting impeller, and a debris extraction sub-system. The atherectomy catheter is located within a guide catheter. The working head is arranged to operate on, e.g., impact, the occlusive material in the occluded vessel to open a lumen therein, whereupon some debris may be produced. The debris extraction sub-system introduces an infusate liquid at a first flow rate adjacent the working head and withdraws that liquid and some blood at a second and higher flow rate, through the guide catheter to create a differential flow adjacent the working head, whereupon the debris is withdrawn in the infusate liquid and blood for collection outside the being's body. The introduction of the infusate liquid may also be used to establish an unbalanced flow adjacent the working head to enable the atherectomy catheter to be steered hydrodynamically. A guide wire having an inflatable balloon on its distal end may be used with the atherectomy catheter to block the flow of debris distally, while enabling distal tissues to be perfused with an oxygenating liquid. At least one flow control port may be provided in the guide catheter to prevent collapse of the vessel being revascularized. A cradle is provided to fix the guide catheter and guide wire in position within the body of the being while enabling the atherectomy catheter to be advanced along the guide wire and through the guide catheter. | 11-26-2009 |
Charles W. Eigenbrot, Burlingame, CA US
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| 20090175865 | CYSTEINE ENGINEERED ANTIBODIES AND CONJUGATES - Antibodies are engineered by replacing one or more amino acids of a parent antibody with non cross-linked, highly reactive cysteine amino acids. Antibody fragments may also be engineered with one or more cysteine amino acids to form cysteine engineered antibody fragments (ThioFab). Methods of design, preparation, screening, and selection of the cysteine engineered antibodies are provided. Cysteine engineered antibodies (Ab), optionally with an albumin-binding peptide (ABP) sequence, are conjugated with one or more drug moieties (D) through a linker (L) to form cysteine engineered antibody-drug conjugates having Formula I: | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100003766 | CYSTEINE ENGINEERED ANTIBODIES AND CONJUGATES - Antibodies are engineered by replacing one or more amino acids of a parent antibody with non cross-linked, highly reactive cysteine amino acids. Antibody fragments may also be engineered with one or more cysteine amino acids to form cysteine engineered antibody fragments (ThioFab). Methods of design, preparation, screening, and selection of the cysteine engineered antibodies are provided. Cysteine engineered antibodies (Ab), optionally with an albumin-binding peptide (ABP) sequence, are conjugated with one or more drug moieties (D) through a linker (L) to form cysteine engineered antibody-drug conjugates having Formula I: | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110137017 | CYSTEINE ENGINEERED ANTIBODIES AND CONJUGATES - Antibodies are engineered by replacing one or more amino acids of a parent antibody with non cross-linked, highly reactive cysteine amino acids. Antibody fragments may also be engineered with one or more cysteine amino acids to form cysteine engineered antibody fragments (ThioFab). Methods of design, preparation, screening, and selection of the cysteine engineered antibodies are provided. Cysteine engineered antibodies (Ab), optionally with an albumin-binding peptide (ABP) sequence, are conjugated with one or more drug moieties (D) through a linker (L) to form cysteine engineered antibody-drug conjugates having Formula I: | 06-09-2011 |
Charles W. Eigenbrot, Jr., Burlingame, CA US
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| 20100277473 | CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR ACTIVATOR COMPLEXED WITH KUNITZ DOMAIN INHIBITOR - The present disclosure provides crystals of and structural coordinates of Hepatocyte growth factor activator with and without bound pseudo-substrate or inhibitor. In a specific embodiment, a crystal structure of activated HGFA complexed with a Kunitz domain inhibitor is provided. The crystals and crystal structures are useful, for example, in the design and synthesis of inhibitors of HGFA. | 11-04-2010 |
Charles W. Emala, Sr., Woodcliff Lake, NJ US
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| 20100048732 | Method of mediating Airway Smooth Muscle Construction Due to Airway Irritation - Methods of minimizing bronchospasm and contraction of airway smooth muscle due to irritation of the airway are provided. More particularly, a method is provided of mitigating bronchospasm or airway smooth muscle constriction due to irritation. This method includes administering to a subject in need of such treatment an amount of propofol or a derivative thereof effective to decrease the severity and/or duration of bronchospasm or airway smooth muscle constriction. Also provided are methods of up-regulating GABA mediated relaxation of airway smooth muscle at GABA | 02-25-2010 |
Charles W. Extrand, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20090162718 | Low Impurity Elastomeric Material - Embodiments of the present invention include cured elastomeric materials of high purity, compositions for making them, and articles comprising the cured elastomeric materials. Embodiments of the invention include cured elastomers that have less than 200 ng/cm2 of calcium. In some embodiments, the cured elastomer is made from cross linked ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymers and can be free from cross linked fluorpelastomers or silicone elastomers. The cured elastomers in embodiments of the present invention may be used for seals including o-rings and gaskets. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090217981 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONALLY-BIASED WETTING SURFACE - A fluid handling device with an anisotropic wetting surface including a substrate with a multiplicity of asymmetric substantially uniformly shaped asperities thereon. Each asperity has a first asperity rise angle and a second asperity rise angle relative to the substrate. The asperities are structured to present a desired retentive force ratio (f | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100017346 | DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COATING OF SUBSTRATE HOUSINGS - Embodiments of the invention include articles comprising a diamond like carbon coating or doped diamond like carbon coating on one or more surfaces of a plastic substrate or a plastic enclosure. Embodiments of the DLC or doped DLC coatings reduce the gas permeation of the coated plastic or thermoplastic to hydrogen or helium compared to the permeability of the plastic alone. The DLC or doped DLC coatings coating provides a surface resistivity of from about 10 | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100136289 | ARTICLES COMPRISING WETTABLE STRUCTURED SURFACES - Embodiments of the invention include or comprise super wetting structured surfaces having one or more asperities, sometimes referred to as hemi-wicking. Structured substrates with regular arrays of asperities such as square pillars or frustra were machined from graphite blocks and then treated to render them lyophilic. Liquids spread over these surfaces to produce non-circular wetting areas. As the channels formed between the asperities were made shallower or narrower, liquids wicked more and spread over a larger area. The inherent wettability of the substrate was independent or nearly independent of the substrate. A combination of the appropriate surface structure and moderate inherent wettability can effectively flatten liquids, spreading them over very large areas. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110281116 | DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COATING OF SUBSTRATE HOUSINGS - Embodiments of the invention include articles comprising a diamond like carbon coating or doped diamond like carbon coating on one or more surfaces of a plastic substrate or a plastic enclosure. Embodiments of the DLC or doped DLC coatings reduce the gas permeation of the coated plastic or thermoplastic to hydrogen or helium compared to the permeability of the plastic alone. The DLC or doped DLC coatings coating provides a surface resistivity of from about 10 | 11-17-2011 |
Charles W. Freeburn, Fremont, IN US
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| 20080292399 | PAVEMENT PROFILER - A pavement profiler having a grinding element within an enclosure for smoothing an existing road surface includes a transporter having a frame supported on a set of wheels with the enclosure situated between the forward and rearward wheels of the transporter. Positioning mechanisms coupled between the transporter frame and the grinding element enclosure positions the grinding element relative to the pavement surface. The positioning mechanisms includes a front support and a front lift mechanism, and a rear support and a rear lift mechanism. The rear support has vertically extending tracks fixed to the transport frame, and vertically extending rails movable relative to the tracks, the rails being coupled to the rear lift mechanism. Forwardly projecting flanges fixed to the rails have a pivot defining element. Rearwardly projecting flanges from the enclosure are coupled to the pivot defining element to permit the enclosure to pitch relative to the transport frame. A slot is provided in one of flanges receiving a pin from an adjacent flange so that the slot and pin limit the range of pitching motion of the grinding element enclosure. | 11-27-2008 |
Charles W. Grispin, Akron, OH US
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| 20080200738 | PYROLYTIC PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENHANCED AMOUNTS OF AROMATC COMPOUNDS - A pyrolysis process and reactor converts various hydrocarbons such as waste materials, for example, scrap polymers, tires, etc., into various chemical components or amounts thereof, not otherwise produced by conventional pyrolytic processes. A large reactor size is utilized in association with a low heat input per unit weight of charge. A thick pyrolyzate/“char” layer is formed during pyrolysis. The product or various components thereof can be utilized as a fuel or octane additive. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20110114467 | PYROLYTIC PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENHANCED AMOUNTS OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS - Various embodiments of a process for pyrolyzing hydrocarbonaceous material are provided. In one embodiment the process for pyrolyzing hydrocarbonaceous material includes charging a reactor with a feed material comprising hydrocarbonaceous material, heating the feed material, and collecting liquid product from the reactor which is anaerobic in operation. At least 5% of the organic carbon atoms which are not present in an aromatic ring of a compound of the feed material are present in an aromatic ring of a compound in a liquid portion of the product. | 05-19-2011 |
Charles W. Hayes, Ii, Wickliffe, OH US
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| 20100038566 | VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES - The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110266485 | VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES - The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions. | 11-03-2011 |
Charles W. Heckendorn, Phelan, CA US
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| 20110114079 | INCLINOMETER FOR A SOLAR ARRAY AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - Embodiments of the invention relate to an inclinometer for use in tracking movement of a moveable structure such as a solar array. The inclinometer includes a magnetometer for sensing changes in a magnetic field indicative of movement of the movable structure. This movement information is then used to determine a current position/orientation of the moveable structure. In the context of a solar array, this information is used to determine the current position/orientation of the solar array. In some embodiments where the movable structure is a solar array, sun position data either from a database listing sun position information for different times of day or data based on algorithmic calculations may be used to determine a difference between current position of the sun and a current position/orientation of the solar array. The solar array may then repositioned based on this determined difference. | 05-19-2011 |
Charles W. Hulchins, Green Oaks, IL US
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| 20100216844 | Carboxamide compounds and their use as calpain inhibitors - The present invention relates to novel carboxamide compounds and their use as a medicament. The carboxamide compounds are inhibitors of calpain (calcium dependant cysteine proteases). The invention therefore also relates to the use of these carboxamide compounds for treating a disorder associated with an elevated calpain activity and to a method for the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment by administering an effective amount of at least one of these carboxamide compounds. | 08-26-2010 |
Charles W. Hutchins, Ludwigshafen DE
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| 20100222346 | 4-BENZYLAMINOQUINOLINES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM, AND THEIR USE IN THERAPY - The present invention relates to 4-benzylaminoquinolines of the formula (I) or physiologically tolerated salts thereof. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such quinolines, and the use of such quinolines for therapeutic purposes. The quinolines are GIyTI inhibitors. | 09-02-2010 |
Charles W. Hyndman, Hartfield, PA US
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| 20100144569 | USE OF POLYALKYLMETHACRYLATE POLYMER - The present invention relates to the use of a polyalkylmethacrylate polymer to improve the air release of a functional fluid. | 06-10-2010 |
Charles W. Jacob, Iii, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20110217270 | METHODS FOR TREATING TUMORS AND CANCEROUS TISSUES - The invention disclosed herein relates generally to immunotherapy and, more specifically, to therapeutic methods for treating tumors and cancerous tissues by first inducing necrosis or apoptosis (e.g., cryotherapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy, or a combination thereof applied against at least a portion of the tumor or cancerous tissue), and then delivering one or more se doses of antigen presenting cells (e.g., autologous dendritic cells) intratumorally or proximate to the tumor or cancerous tissue, but only after a selected period of time sufficient for the bioavailability of liberated cancer-specific antigens (monitored over the selected period of time) resulting from the necrosis or apoptosis to be at or near a maximum value. The present invention provides an alternative strategy to the ex vivo loading of target antigen to antigen presenting cells such as, for example, enriched autologous dendritic cells for purposes of enhancing an immune response. | 09-08-2011 |
Charles W. Kallmann, Provo, UT US
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| 20090038066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A PORTABLE TOILET SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a portable toilet system. The system may include a portable toilet used in combination with a container and a privacy screen. Various components of the system may further be made of biodegradable materials to facilitate disposal of the system following use. The container of the system may be combined with a bioactive agent to disinfect microorganisms present within the system. The systems and methods of the present invention further provide a byproduct that may be used to enrich soil. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090090152 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIALS - Systems and methods for managing and disinfecting excrement material. A device includes a biopolymer decomposition container. The method includes treating an excrement sample with a bioactive agent, providing oxygen to the bioactive agent, and disinfecting microorganisms present within the system. The system and method further provides a byproduct that may be used to enrich soil. | 04-09-2009 |
Charles W. Kerechanin, Ii, Burtonsville, MD US
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| 20090207697 | Water Inflatable Volumetric Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone array includes an inflatable shaped housing enclosing an interior space and formable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a framework of compliant material disposed within the interior of the inflatable housing, and a plurality of hydrophones attached to the compliant material at respective positions, wherein said hydrophones are arranged in a predetermined geometric array when the shaped housing is in the expanded configuration. Also provided herein is a system and method for deploying the hydrophone array. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090207698 | Vertical Line Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone assembly includes at least four hydrophone units for converting an acoustic signal to an electrical signal, the hydrophone units being in a parallel, cylindrically symmetric spaced spatial relationship with each other, and at least one spacer element to maintain the hydrophone units fixed in the spatial relationship to each other, wherein the hydrophone units and spacer element are embedded in an encapsulant to form an elongated, flexible body. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100246330 | Vertical Line Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone assembly includes at least four hydrophone units for converting an acoustic signal to an electrical signal, the hydrophone units being in a parallel, cylindrically symmetric spaced spatial relationship with each other, and at least one spacer element to maintain the hydrophone units fixed in the spatial relationship to each other, wherein the hydrophone units and spacer element are embedded in an encapsulant to form an elongated, flexible body. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110026366 | Water Inflatable Volumetric Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone array includes an inflatable shaped housing enclosing an interior space and formable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a framework of compliant material disposed within the interior of the inflatable housing, and a plurality of hydrophones attached to the compliant material at respective positions, wherein said hydrophones are arranged in a predetermined geometric array when the shaped housing is in the expanded configuration. Also provided herein is a system and method for deploying the hydrophone array. | 02-03-2011 |
Charles W. Kiven, Cypress, TX US
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| 20120016648 | Method For Predicting Fluid Flow - A method for predicting fluid flow is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises obtaining data describing a stratigraphy, the stratigraphy comprising a fault, predicting a volume of shale in the fault and calculating a thickness of the fault. The exemplary method may also comprise calculating a permeability of the fault based on the volume of shale, the thickness, an estimated shale smear continuity factor and an estimated cataclastic reduction factor. The exemplary method may additionally comprise predicting fluid flow in a subsurface region based on the fault permeability. | 01-19-2012 |
Charles W. Knouse, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090106433 | ACCESS SYSTEM INTERFACE - An access system provides identity management and/or access management services for a network. An application program interface for the access system enables an application without a web agent front end to read and use contents of an existing encrypted cookie to bypass authentication and proceed to authorization. A web agent is a component (usually software, but can be hardware or a combination of hardware and software) that plugs into (or otherwise integrates with) a web server (or equivalent) in order to participate in providing access services. | 04-23-2009 |
Charles W. Koburger, Delmar, NY US
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| 20080217730 | METHODS OF FORMING GAS DIELECTRIC AND RELATED STRUCTURE - Methods of forming a gas dielectric and a related structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a wiring level including at least one conductive portion within a sacrificial dielectric; forming a nanofiber layer over the wiring level; vaporizing the sacrificial dielectric by heating; evacuating the vaporized sacrificial layer; and sealing pores in the nanofiber layer. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080225251 | Immersion optical lithography system having protective optical coating - An immersion lithography system is provided which includes an optical source operable to produce light having a nominal wavelength and an optical imaging system. The optical imaging system has an optical element in an optical path from the optical source to an article to be patterned thereby. The optical element has a face which is adapted to contact a liquid occupying a space between the face and the article. The optical element includes a material which is degradable by the liquid and a protective coating which covers the degradable material at the face for protecting the face from the liquid, the protective coating being transparent to the light, stable when exposed to the light and stable when exposed to the liquid. | 09-18-2008 |
Charles W. Koburger, Iii, Albany, NY US
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| 20110175190 | DEEP WELL STRUCTURES WITH SINGLE DEPTH SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION REGIONS - A semiconductor device structure includes a first type region and a second type region defined in a substrate, the first type region and second type region separated by one or more inter-well shallow trench isolation (STI) structures. At least one of the first type region and the second type region has one or more intra-well STI structures formed therein for isolating semiconductor devices formed within a same polarity well. The inter-well STI structures are formed at a substantially same depth with respect to the intra-well STI structures. A main well region is formed such that a bottom of the main well region is disposed above a bottom of the inter-well and intra-well STI features. One or more deep well regions couple the main well regions otherwise isolated by the intra-well STI structures, wherein the deep well regions are spaced away from the inter-well STI structures. | 07-21-2011 |
Charles W. Kurak, Jr., Durham, NC US
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| 20090063724 | System core for transferring data between an external device and memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100238999 | Methods and Apparatus for Video Decoding - Techniques for performing the processing of blocks of video in multiple stages. Each stage is executed for blocks of data in the frame that need to go through that stage, based on the coding type, before moving to the next stage. This order of execution allows blocks of data to be processed in a nonsequential order, unless the blocks need to go through the same processing stages. Multiple processing elements (PEs) operating in SIMD mode executing the same task and operating on different blocks of data may be utilized, avoiding idle times for the PEs. In another aspect, inverse scan and dequantization operations for blocks of data are merged in a single procedure operating on multiple PEs operating in SIMD mode. This procedure makes efficient use of the multiple PEs and speeds up processing by combining two operations, inverse scan (reordering) and dequantization, which load the execution units differently. The reordering loads mainly the load and store units of the PEs, while the dequantization loads mainly other units. By combining the inverse scan and dequantization in an efficient VLIW packing performance, processing gain is achieved. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110219210 | System Core for Transferring Data Between an External Device and Memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 09-08-2011 |
Charles W. Lounsbury, Jr., Florence, SC US
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| 20100084533 | Bracing Attachment Device for Concrete Column Forms - A toggle device for attachment to a form-engaging assembly securable about the upper end of a concrete form. The toggle device can toggle between two different configurations. One configuration is suitable for attachment directly to a brace, and the other configuration is suitable for attachment to a nail plate on a brace. In one embodiment, the toggle device comprises a base plate to which an elongate first member is rigidly affixed. An elongate second member is connected to the first member by a sliding pivot connection. The sliding pivot connection is such that the second member can be moved from one position in which it is parallel to and overlapping with the first member, to another position in which it is generally perpendicular to the first member, to yet another position in which it is oblique to the first member. | 04-08-2010 |
Charles W. Mcdaniel, Iii, Elyria, OH US
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| 20110034607 | HEAT RESISTANT POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOUNDS - A significant disadvantage of the use of polylactic acid (PLA) has been overcome by the use of styrene maleic anhydride copolymer (SMAC) to cause an unexpected increase in the heat deflection temperature of the PLA compound, surpassing a delta improvement of 5° C. over the heat deflection temperature of the PLA alone, at 66 psi as measured using ASTM D648 when the blended compound is essentially dried prior to use. The compound also often exceeds a threshold of 65° C. in heat deflection temperature. Use of a compatibilizer and impact modifier further improves the industrial versatility of the heat resistant PLA compound. Alternatively, use of calcium carbonate in the heat resistant PLA compound also is industrially valuable. | 02-10-2011 |
Charles W. Mctargett, Fishers, IN US
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| 20080245422 | Wireless power transfer device for a fluid delivery apparatus - A fluid delivery apparatus includes a fluid outlet located on a first side of a barrier and at least one electrically powered component located on a second side of the barrier. The apparatus also includes a wireless power transfer device to supply power to the electrically powered component. | 10-09-2008 |
Charles W. Miga, Jr., East Greenwich, RI US
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| 20090145839 | Water Bottle with Filtration Feature - A flexible water bottle is provided that includes an approach for filtering unfiltered water within the bottle. The bottle includes a filter assembly located within the cap of the bottle such that the filter assembly need not descend into the bottle cavity when the cap is screwed on, thereby not displacing water while screwing on the cap. The filter assembly has an axial flow orientation. An illustrated filter assembly includes paper filters covering the upper and lower ends and can include an activated charcoal filter in between the paper filters. Water is filtered when pressure generated by squeezing the bottle forces water from the bottle cavity through the filter along an axial flow path and out through a spout. | 06-11-2009 |
Charles W. Monagle, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090093406 | Vegetable Protein Concentrate Having a Reduced Insoluble Dietary Fiber Content and Increase Amount of Soluble Dietary Fiber Content - This invention relates to a vegetable protein composition of matter derived from an alcohol washed vegetable protein material, comprising; having a decreased amount of insoluble dietary fiber content and an increased amount of soluble dietary fiber content relative to said original amount of insoluble dietary fiber and soluble dietary fiber in the alcohol washed vegetable protein material. | 04-09-2009 |
Charles W. Newquist, Issaquah, WA US
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| 20080311374 | METALLIZED SKIN PANELS AND METHODS OF MAKING - A metallized product includes a composite substrate or other substrate wherein at least a portion of the surface of the substrate is coated with an adhesion-promoting layer comprising resin and microballoons. A metallic coating is adhered to the adhesion promoting layer to produce the metallized surface. Methods for producing metallized products are also provided. | 12-18-2008 |
Charles W. Prestridge, Lagrange, GA US
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| 20110189913 | WOVEN MAT FABRIC WITH FUSED LAYERS - A woven mat fabric with fused layers containing a plurality of woven layers, where each woven layer contains a plurality of warp elements interwoven with a plurality of weft elements. The warp and weft elements contain polymeric strips which have a core layer disposed in layered relation with at least one surface layer. The core layer contains a first strain oriented polymer composition and having a first softening point and the surface layer contains a second polymer composition having a softening point lower than the first softening point. The weft and warp elements within each layer are fused to one another, but the weft and warp elements of one layer are not consolidated to the weft and warp elements of the adjacent layers. | 08-04-2011 |
Charles W. Propst, Jr., Gettysburg, PA US
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| 20090020249 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYL KETENE DIMERS AND ALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES FOR USE IN PAPER MAKING - Additives for paper making are disclosed herein. Specifically, the additives are wax-free alternatives to conventional coatings, including ASA, AKD and optionally an acrylic containing composition. Other additives may be included in the coating, such as cationic particles or compositions. The coatings may be used at a variety of points during the paper making process, including on the calender stack and in the wet end. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100147478 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYL KETENE DIMERS AND ALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES FOR USE IN PAPER MAKING - Additives for paper making are disclosed herein. Specifically, the additives are wax-free alternatives to conventional coatings, including ASA, AKD and optionally an acrylic containing composition. Other additives may be included in the coating, such as cationic particles or compositions. The coatings may be used at a variety of points during the paper making process, including on the calender stack and in the wet end. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100316807 | Grease, Oil and Wax Resistant Paper Composition - In order to provide grease, oil and wax resistance to a paper substrate, a coating containing a binder, a filler material and calcium carbonate is used. The coating of the invention is essentially free from fluorocarbons, which are considered harmful to human and animal populations, and surfactants and other chemicals which may alter the color of the coated paper. The coated paper has a GE brightness level between approximately 50 and approximately 90, while providing superior grease, oil and wax resistance. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110220306 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYL KETENE DIMER AND ALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES FOR USE IN PAPER MAKING - Additives for paper making are disclosed herein. Specifically, the additives are wax-free alternatives to conventional coatings, including ASA, AKD and optionally an acrylic containing composition. Other additives may be included in the coating, such as cationic particles or compositions. The coatings may be used at a variety of points during the paper making process, including on the calender stack and in the wet end. | 09-15-2011 |
Charles W. Rittershaus, Malden, MA US
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| 20090142362 | Peptide-based vaccine compositions to endogenous cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) - Improved vaccine compositions and methods of use thereof are described that elicit production of antibodies in an individual to the individual's own endogenous cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP). | 06-04-2009 |
Charles W. Sanvik, St. Michael, MN US
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| 20100232877 | HEATING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A method and a system for heating such as ground heating or curing concrete. | 09-16-2010 |
Charles W. Scarantino, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20100261983 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC MONITORING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF TUMORS - Biocompatible sensors configured for implantation include a first body in communication with a plurality of remote sensor bodies to detect physiological parameters in vivo. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100268078 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER - Oncology monitoring systems include: (a) a first plurality of radiation sensors configured to reside proximate a target tumor treatment site of a patient, the sensors being configured to provide radiation data associated with the tumor treatment site; and (b) a first portable receiver in communication with the plurality of sensors. The receiver is configured to obtain radiation data from the sensors at a plurality of different times. The receiver is in communication with a local and/or remote computer that tracks variation in the radiation data to provide dynamic tumor site information. | 10-21-2010 |
Charles W. Shanko, Summerville, SC US
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| 20100084109 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT CHILL CASTING - The present invention discloses an apparatus for direct chill casting of metal comprises an open ended mold cavity formed by a casting surface with an upper end and a lower end, a refractory sleeve located at the upper end of the mold cavity being adapted to receive molten metal, a coolant delivery system below the lower end of the mold for supplying coolant to chill the descending hot metal body, and a boron nitride ring mounted between the refractory sleeve and the peripheral wall of the mold cavity. In another embodiment, the apparatus for direct chill casting of metal further includes a downspout instead of a refractory sleeve that is located at the upper end of the mold cavity being adapted to receive molten metal having a flow control rod or a floating baffle where the flow control rod controls the amount of molten metal to enter the mold cavity. In a further embodiment, a process for the direct chill casting of a metal comprising the steps of continuously filling the upper end of the cavity with molten metal and permitting the molten metal to move downwardly through the mold to form an ingot, and simultaneously chilling the ingot by spraying coolant on the ingot from the coolant delivery system is provided. | 04-08-2010 |
Charles W. Stabb, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090007004 | MULTI-APPLICATION TABBING SYSTEM - A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of associating a first window with at least one second window, the at least one second window being independent of and external to the first window, and combining the first window and the at least one second window into a common window on a display screen, the first window and the at least one second window being configured to share a common window frame. An indicator may appear on the display as a target region when a user desires to associate the first and second windows. Subsequent operations performed on the common window are performed automatically on any underlying window. For example, when a user chooses to save the contents of the common window, the contents of all of the windows of the common window may be saved. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090222767 | OPERATING SYSTEM LAUNCH MENU PROGRAM LISTING - An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100077338 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TASKBAR BUTTON INTERFACES - The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar. | 03-25-2010 |
Charles W. Sugnet, El Cerrito, CA US
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| 20110213560 | System, method, and computer product for exon array analysis - In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events. | 09-01-2011 |
Charles W. Sweet, Iii, San Diego, CA US
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| 20120110640 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS NETWORK AUTHENTICATION THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING - One exemplary embodiment includes a method for authenticating a terminal to an access point including: (i) receiving, at a server, network configuration information for an access point associated with a first user from a first terminal; (ii) receiving, at the server, a request for the network configuration information for the access point from a second terminal associated with a second user; (iii) sending a query from the server to a social network requesting information regarding whether the first user and the second user have a virtual trust relationship on the social network; (iv) receiving, from the social network, an indication that the first user and the second user have the virtual trust relationship; and (v) sending the network configuration information from the server to the second terminal. | 05-03-2012 |
Charles W. Thiesfeld, Lakeville, MN US
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| 20110113313 | BUFFER TRANSFER CHECK ON VARIABLE LENGTH DATA - The disclosure is related to systems and methods for checking the integrity of a data transfer to or from a buffer or other data storage medium. Check values can be added to a data object in a data object based file system. From the check values, a device receiving the data object may determine an integrity or validity of the received data object based on the check values. In a particular embodiment, a hash value may be determined based on the check values. The hash value may be stored in the metadata of the transferred data object. The receiving device may re-calculate the hash value from the check values and compare it to the stored hash value to determine an integrity of the received data object. | 05-12-2011 |
Charles W. Tschaggeny, Woods Cross, UT US
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| 20090249900 | GIMBAL - A gimbal is described and which includes a fixed base member defining an axis of rotation; a second member concentrically oriented relative to the axis of rotation; a linear actuator oriented in immediate, adjoining force transmitting relation relative to the base member or to the second member, and which applies force along a linear axis which is tangential to the axis of rotation so as to cause the second member to rotate coaxially relative to the fixed base member; and an object of interest mounted to the second member such that the object of interest is selectively moved relative to the base member about the axis of rotation. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100091378 | RADIATION COLLIMATOR AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SAME - A collimator including a housing having disposed therein a shield element surrounding a converter core in which a photon beam is generated from electrons emanating from a linear accelerator. A beam channeler longitudinally adjacent the shield element has a beam aperture therethrough coaxially aligned with, and of the same diameter as, an exit bore of the converter core. A larger entry bore in the converter core is coaxial with, and longitudinally separated from, the exit bore thereof. Systems incorporating the collimator are also disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
Charles W. Wollman, Mechanicsville, VA US
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| 20100313865 | PLASTIC BOTTLE LAUNCHER - A projectile launching system is provided. The system comprises: a projectile; a string for releasing the projectile; and a device for projecting a projectile. The device comprises: a base having a seat for placing the projectile; an air intake duct in fluid communication with the seat; and a pressure release element disposed between the base and the air intake duct. | 12-16-2010 |
Charles W. Woods, Ii, Louisville, KY US
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| 20090199513 | PACKING MATERIAL AND METHOD - A packing material is made of a thin plastic bag with compressible beads inside, and with the pressure inside the bag being sufficiently less than the ambient pressure outside the bag to keep the beads in a non-free-flowing state, the packing material being generally flat, with a generally constant cross-sectional thickness and having at least one trough of lesser cross-sectional thickness to serve as a bend line. | 08-13-2009 |
Charles W. Zeadker, Jr., Toledo, OH US
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| 20090038868 | Battery charger for vehicles - The invention incorporates a free air charging system where the air is compressed by the forward movement of the vehicle through a venturi-type inlet tube and associated outlet. | 02-12-2009 |