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Chris J. Banyai, Chandler, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090113085FLUSHING WRITE BUFFERS - A first node to cause flushing data units stored in a write buffer of a second node to a memory of the second node. While using a pin-based approach, the central processing unit (CPU) of the first node may activate a first pin coupled to a second pin of the second node that may cause a sequence of operations to flush the write buffer. While using a control-register based approach, the CPU or the memory controller hub (MCH) may configure the control register using an inter-node path such as the SMBus or a data transfer path that may cause a sequence of operations to flush the write buffer. While using an in-band flush mechanism, the CPU may send a message over the data transfer path after transferring the data units that may cause a sequence of operations to flush the write buffer.04-30-2009

Chris J. Brancewicz, Potsdam, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090068237Dry eye treatment - This invention relates to an emulsion composition for the formation of an artificial tear film over the ocular surface of the eye capable of providing mechanical lubrication for the ocular surface while reducing evaporation of fluid therefrom. The emulsion is desirably in the form of a meta stable emulsion and is characterized by the use of a surfactant comprising a combination of a primary and secondary surfactant where the primary surfactant permits formation of the emulsion and the secondary surfactant permits autoclaving of the surfactant. The invention also includes a method for the formation of such an emulsion.03-12-2009

Chris J. Dowhie, Whitestone, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090025122SPLASH GUARD - A crescent-shaped splash guard, encircling the part of the head to be washed, protects the eyes, ears and nose from soap and other solutions. It is placed centrally on the forehead above the eyes. Two opposing side portions extend from the center to above and behind the ears. The side portions form upper and lower edges providing a seal against the head. The side portions form troughs about the periphery, directing water and hair washing solutions to the side and back, and preventing solutions from dripping into the eyes, nose and ears. A handgrip in the splash guard's center provides a grip for a “hairwasher.” Holding the handgrip prevents the splash guard from shifting. The “hairwasher” applies pressure to the splash guard via the handgrip to ensure that all hair solutions are guided through the troughs and discharged away from the eyes, nose and ears.01-29-2009
20090031476SPLASH GUARD - A splash guard for protecting a person's eyes, nose and ears from soap and other hairdressing preparations, such as shampoo, applied to a person's hair is provided having a body encircling a part of a person's head above the person's eyes, nose and ears. A sealing member preferably prevents the flow of water or hairdressing preparations between the splash guard and the head of the person. A gripping element is preferably provided to facilitate positioning and maintaining the splash guard in position. A securing mechanism can also be provided to help retain the splash guard in position.02-05-2009
20110154556SPLASH GUARD - A splash guard for protecting a person's eyes, nose and ears from soap and other hairdressing preparations, such as shampoo, applied to a person's hair is provided having a body encircling a part of a person's head above the person's eyes, nose and ears. A sealing member preferably prevents the flow of water or hairdressing preparations between the splash guard and the head of the person. A gripping element is preferably provided to facilitate positioning and maintaining the splash guard in position. A securing mechanism can also be provided to help retain the splash guard in position.06-30-2011

Patent applications by Chris J. Dowhie, Whitestone, NY US

Chris J. Garlich, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110131069SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A STABLE VALUE PROTECTED INVESTMENT PLAN - Method and system to track, reconcile and administer the values of life insurance policies in separate accounts, including Stable Value Protected funds. Accordingly, targeted returns are translated into unit values on a daily basis for each fund. Additionally the system tracks restrictions (e.g., timing, amount of withdrawal and amount of reallocations) on a premium-by-premium basis, and tracks the book value, market value, duration and targeted return on a client-by-client basis. The system calculates and tracks the payments and credits applicable to a withdrawal or reallocation request, in addition to the liquidation schedules for each fund based on the payment amounts and credits of specific funds. Additionally, daily unit values are calculated given a periodic targeted return (i.e., a quarterly targeted return).06-02-2011

Chris J. Goodbrake, Inver Grove Heights, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090087747SINTERED CATHODE COMPOSITIONS - Provided are compositions useful as cathodes in lithium-ion electrochemical cells. The compositions include particles that include transition metal oxides that have at least two distinct phases with different compositions. Each of the distinct phases comprises a layered O3 crystal structure.04-02-2009

Patent applications by Chris J. Goodbrake, Inver Grove Heights, MN US

Chris J. Johnson, Bow, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110079456Containment Device and Method For Containing Energy Storage Devices - A containment device including a cover defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the cover being formed as a layered structure including at least a first layer and a second layer, the first layer comprising a woven ceramic fabric and the second layer comprising oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers.04-07-2011

Chris J. Lagadinos, Canton, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110169507METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT - Methods and apparatus for determining water content in a bulk heterogeneous material using electromagnetic radiation. A radiation source and a radiation receiver are positioned such that the material to be measured is located between them. As the radiation signal is transmitted from the source to the receiver, the signal experiences a path loss due, at least in part to the presence of the material located between the source and the receiver. The path loss in the transmitted signal, when recorded over time may be used to determine the water content of the material.07-14-2011

Chris J. Newburn, South Beloit, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110153983Gathering and Scattering Multiple Data Elements - According to a first aspect, efficient data transfer operations can be achieved by: decoding by a processor device, a single instruction specifying a transfer operation for a plurality of data elements between a first storage location and a second storage location; issuing the single instruction for execution by an execution unit in the processor; detecting an occurrence of an exception during execution of the single instruction; and in response to the exception, delivering pending traps or interrupts to an exception handler prior to delivering the exception.06-23-2011

Chris J. Paidosh, Us, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080208278METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR - A method of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector includes fixing an electrically insulating ring between an electrically conducting contact ring and an electrically conducting spacer ring to form a hermetic ring subassembly, and fixing a plurality of the hermetic ring subassemblies in axial alignment to form a hermetic lead connector. The hermetic lead connector includes an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The hermetic lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the outer surface and the inner surface.08-28-2008
20080208279INTERNAL HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable active medical device is disclosed and includes a hermetically sealed housing defining a sealed housing interior, a power source and electronics in electrical communication and disposed within the sealed housing interior, and a lead connector projecting into the sealed housing interior. The lead connector includes a closed end, an open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The lead connector includes one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings. The one or more electrically conducting contact rings are in electrical communication with the electronics and the lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface.08-28-2008

Chris J. Paidosh, St. Anthony, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080208277INTERNAL HERMETIC LEAD CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable active medical device is disclosed and includes a hermetically sealed housing defining a sealed housing interior, the hermetically sealed housing having a first surface and an opposing second surface. A power source and electronics are in electrical communication and disposed within the sealed housing interior. A lead connector projects through the sealed housing interior from the first surface to the second surface. The lead connector has a first open end, a second open end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lead aperture. The lead connector includes one or more electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by electrically insulating rings. The one or more electrically conducting contact rings are in electrical communication with the electronics. The lead connector provides a hermetic seal between the lead connector outer surface and the lead connector inner surface.08-28-2008
20090270795METHOD FOR WELDING A BARRIER IN AN IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A method including laser welding a barrier to a sleeve and at least one of a housing or coil cup to enclose a solenoid in a solenoid-driven piston pump. The solenoid driven piston pump may comprise a portion of an implantable drug delivery device.10-29-2009
20100063555ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A one-piece electrical contact ring for use in a lead receptacle of an implantable medical device includes (i) a tubular body defining a cavity extending through the body and (ii) a plurality of resiliently deflectable elements extending from the tubular body into the cavity. The deflectable elements have a lead contacting portion configured to contact the lead when received by the cavity. The lead contacting portions of the deflectable elements in a relaxed state are located in a plane that intersects the tubular body and are configured to deflect along the plane towards the tubular body as the lead is inserted in the contact ring. The contact ring may further include a plurality of stops, each configured to (i) engage a stop portion of the elements when the elements are sufficiently outwardly deflected and (ii) inhibit further outward deflection of the elements when the stops engage the stop portions.03-11-2010
20110165785MODULAR LEAD INTERCONNECTOR - An end interconnector for one or both ends of a lead body of an electrical lead for an implantable medical device. The interconnector has an insulative body having a receptacle at its first end for each of a plurality of wire filars from the lead body, and a receiver at its second end for each of a plurality of connection wires extending from the medical device, such as an electrode tip. The interconnector provides electrical connection between the plurality of wire filars and the plurality of connection wires.07-07-2011

Patent applications by Chris J. Paidosh, St. Anthony, MN US

Chris J. Ragavanis, Old Saybrook, CT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110121647SOLAR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed toward a solar power system including an array of photovoltaic panels. The photovoltaic array may include a first module electrically coupled to an AC load and a second module electrically coupled to a DC load. The array may be reconfigured such that individual panels may be transferred from the first module to the second module, and vice versa. The arrays may generate power that is selectively distributed to direct current and alternating current power loads. The system further includes a power management device effective to maximize the power generation of the second module.05-26-2011

Chris J. Rauwendaal, Auburn, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080315455METHOD OF COOLING MATERIAL USING AN EXTRUDER SCREW CONFIGURED FOR IMPROVED HEAT TRANSFER - A method of cooling material in a screw extruder having a barrel including providing at least one extruder screw having a central shaft. The at least one extruder screw includes at least one screw flight including at least one interruption in the screw flight to form at least one discontinuity by which a portion of the screw flight is circumferentially displaced from the remainder of the screw flight. Material is turned from near the central shaft outwards toward the inner surface of the screw extruder barrel through the at least one discontinuity.12-25-2008

Chris J. Scolton, Chillicothe, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100154730COOLANT FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A coolant flow control system includes a fluid cooling device, a coolant bypass circuit, and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a control signal indicative of a desired flow of coolant through the coolant bypass circuit as a function of the projected rate of change in the cooling device temperature gradient.06-24-2010

Chris J. Steep, Woodbury, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100103629DETACHABLE MODULE SYSTEM - A detachable module system includes a plurality of modules that couple to a corresponding plurality of module mounts on a mounting plate. To install a selected module into the module system, a user translates the selected module to an engage position on its respective module mount to engage the selected module with a immediately preceding adjacent module. Any one of the modules may be identified and removed from its module mount, without requiring removal of the remaining modules. The modules may house various types of electronic devices.04-29-2010

Chris J. Tanley, Woodbury, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110014391METHODS OF SLIDE COATING TWO OR MORE FLUIDS - A method of slide coating that includes providing a first fluid, wherein the first fluid includes at least one solvent, at least one single unit polymeric precursor or a combination thereof; providing a second fluid, wherein the second fluid includes multi unit polymeric precursors; flowing the first fluid down a first slide surface, to create a first fluid layer on the first slide surface, the first slide surface being positioned adjacent a substrate; flowing the second fluid down a second slide surface, the second slide surface positioned relative to the first slide surface such that the second fluid flows from the second slide surface to above the first slide surface onto the first fluid layer to create the second fluid layer on the first slide surface; coating the substrate with the first and second fluid by flowing the first fluid layer and the second fluid layer from the first slide surface to the substrate forming first and second coated layers; moving the substrate; and at least partially curing the first coated layer, the second coated layer, or some combination thereof.01-20-2011

Chris J. Topps, Rancho Cucamonga, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090004353Method of processing meat to enhance moisture retention - The present invention is in the field of processing and treating meat. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of processing meat to enhance moisture retention both during storage and cooking by administering a composition containing sodium carbonate and other ingredients.01-01-2009

Chris J. Truelson, Cumming, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090289111System And Method For Providing A Product-Based Coupon Card Account - Providing a product-based coupon account. Specifically, the invention provides systems and methods for providing consumers with a coupon account for receiving an incentive or discount for purchasing a particular product. The consumer is issued a coupon account or coupon card that can be used at a merchant to receive the incentive at the time of purchase of the particular product. The coupon card is scanned at the merchant point of sale and information associated with the transaction including product-level information (e.g., SKU or UPC) and information associated with the coupon card is communicated to a authorization computing system for approval based on this information. The coupon card can be issued for one-time use or can receive updated incentives periodically.11-26-2009

Chris J. Vrettos, Willoughby, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090238330PULSED X-RAY FOR CONTINUOUS DETECTOR CORRECTION - A radiographic imaging apparatus (09-24-2009