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Bobby P. Cline, Morgan City, LA US
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| 20100269746 | MATING OF BUOYANT HULL STRUCTURE WITH TRUSS STRUCTURE - A method of mating of a buoyant hull with a truss structure while at the installation site of the completed offshore structure. The buoyant hull is moored in place. The truss structure is placed in the water, self upends, and maneuvered near the buoyant hull. The buoyant hull and truss structure are rigged with lines to allow the truss structure to be pulled into engagement with the buoyant hull. The truss structure is lowered to a predetermined depth below the water surface but above the sea floor and the weight is transferred to the lines from the buoyant hull. The truss structure is aligned with the buoyant hull and lines from the buoyant hull are used to pull the truss structure into engagement with the buoyant hull. The truss structure and buoyant hull are rigidly attached together as is customary using grouting and welding. | 10-28-2010 |
Brian G. Cline, Hebron, KY US
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| 20090172147 | BALANCED MANAGEMENT OF SCALABILITY AND SERVER LOADABILITY FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) AUDIO CONFERENCING BASED UPON MONITORED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to audio stream management in an audio conferencing server and provide a method, system and computer program product for balancing audio server loadability and audio server scalability based upon monitored resource consumption. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for balancing audio server loadability and audio server scalability based upon monitored resource consumption can be provided. The method can include monitoring computing conditions in an audio conferencing server receiving encoded audio packets from coupled Internet Protocol (IP) audio clients and routing the encoded audio packets as audio streams to the IP audio clients, and responsive to detecting deteriorating computing conditions in the audio conferencing server, reducing a number of the audio streams forwarded to the IP audio clients by the audio conferencing server. | 07-02-2009 |
Christopher J. Cline, Glen Mills, PA US
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| 20110002785 | ROTOR BLADE ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT RETENTION SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a rotor blade balancing apparatus may include a tube member defining an inner cavity, a plurality of weights, and a biasing member. The tube member may be for the insertion into a cavity of a rotor blade. Each of the weights may be adapted to be slide-ably inserted into the inner cavity of the tube member within a cavity of a rotor blade, and slide-ably removed from the inner cavity of the tube member within a cavity of a rotor blade in order to balance a rotor blade. The biasing member may be for biasing weights, which have been slide-ably inserted into the inner cavity of the tube member within a cavity of a rotor blade, towards an end of the tube member. | 01-06-2011 |
Christopher William Cline, Wappingers Falls, NY US
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| 20110279683 | Automatic Motion Triggered Camera with Improved Triggering - An automatic motion triggered camera with improved triggering to produce images with the target animal substantially centered in the field of view. A single motion detector, a camera, and image memory are controlled by a processor that detects changes in the motion detector output and generates a trigger signal for the camera. The trigger follows a first stage of waiting until a predetermined minimum threshold of movement is detected and a second stage of waiting until a further change in the output signal indicative of an animal being substantially centered in the field of view of the camera is detected. Compensation for camera capture delay time can be included by sampling a plurality of motion detector signals, computing an estimated time at which the animal will be centered, and triggering the camera prior to that time. | 11-17-2011 |
Curtis Cline, Washburn, WI US
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| 20110201486 | SINGLE-FOLD INTERFOLDING MACHINE WITH ABILITY TO PRODUCE OFF-FOLDED TOWEL OR TISSUE PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus are provided, for forming a stack of interfolded sheets of porous material including a leading panel having a partial-panel width joined along a fold line to a trailing panel having a full-panel width, by controlling the position of leading edges of the sheets both upstream and downstream from the nip between the interfolding rolls of the folding machine with vacuum applied through corresponding vacuum ports disposed in the periphery of the folding rolls at circumferential distances equal to the partial panel length ahead of each gripper and tucker in the direction of rotation. Sufficient suction is applied to hold both the leading edge of the leading panel of a given sheet and an underlying portion of the trailing panel of the immediately preceding sheet against the periphery of one of the other of the rolls downstream from the nip. | 08-18-2011 |
Daniel J. Cline, Allentown, PA US
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| 20110229979 | RISPERIDONE IMMUNOASSAY - Novel conjugates and immunogens derived from risperidone and antibodies generated by these immunogens are useful in immunoassays for the quantification and monitoring of risperidone and paliperidone in biological fluids. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120071636 | RISPERIDONE IMMUNOASSAY - Novel conjugates and immunogens derived from risperidone and antibodies generated by these immunogens are useful in immunoassays for the quantification and monitoring of risperidone and paliperidone in biological fluids. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120088312 | VINCRISTINE IMMUNOASSAY - Novel conjugates and immunogens derived from vincristine and antibodies generated by these immunogens are useful in immunoassays for the quantification and monitoring of vincristine in biological fluids. | 04-12-2012 |
David Cline, Dublin, OH US
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| 20100139652 | Dispensing Device and Method - Methods and devices for dispensing an aerosolized liquids that generate an electric field proximate an outlet of a liquid supplier to cause liquid issuing from the outlet to be aerosolized for dispensing, and regulating an electrical characteristic, such as voltage, for generating the electric field based on a detected electrical characteristic, e.g., current drawn, of the electric field and/or based on an environmental sensor, to compensate, for example, for adverse effects of relative humidity in the aerosolization process. Such methods and devices are suitable for use as, for example, an inhaler for dispensing therapeutic liquids to a patient's lungs, spraying paint, crops or other liquids over a surface area. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110271957 | Delivery of estrogen and bioequivalents thereof via the pulmonary tract - The instant disclosure relates to methods of providing a composition containing estrogen or a biological equivalent thereof to a subject in need of such treatment, wherein a therapeutically effective amount of the estrogen or biological equivalent thereof is administered to the subject via inhalation of an electrohydrodynamic spray. | 11-10-2011 |
Donald A. Cline, Circleville, OH US
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| 20110317728 | LASER SAFETY VIEWING WINDOW - An apparatus includes a window to absorb and/or reflect a radiation of a laser light. The apparatus may include a continuous material affixed to the window to transfer energy through the continuous material in a continuous pattern such that an alteration of the continuous material from the laser light of a laser adjusts a power of the laser light of the laser. The window may be a transparent shield to allow a user to view the laser process and to protect the user from the radiation of the laser light. The continuous material may be a wire. The wire may be a string of a conductive material. Examples of the conductive material may include platinum, silver, iron, copper, aluminum, gold, brass, bronze, conductive plastic, and/or semiconductor. The alteration may be damage to the wire to interrupt the current of the electricity through the wire. | 12-29-2011 |
Eric Cline, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20110086969 | FAST DRY POLYESTER LATEX FOR COATINGS - A fast drying latex composition comprising a hydroxyl functional polyester modified with a polyfunctional isocyanate is provided. The modification increases polymer molecular weight by chain extension. Such a fast drying latex composition can be utilized in a coating composition with or without a pigment. The fast drying latex composition does not adversely affect the stability of the polyester latex, and in some situations, may stabilize inherently unstable polyester latexes. | 04-14-2011 |
Eric Cline, Princeton, NJ US
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| 20090253673 | Substituted Pyrazoles as Ghrelin Receptor Antagonists - Certain novel N-acylated spiropiperidine derivatives are ligands of the human ghrelin receptor(s) and, in particular, are antagonists/inverse agonists of the human ghrelin receptor. They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of the ghrelin receptor, such as obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. | 10-08-2009 |
Eric Dean Cline, Princeton, NJ US
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| 20090312303 | Antidiabetic Bicyclic Compounds - Bicyclic compounds containing a phenyl or pyridyl ring fused to a cycloalkyl or heterocyclic ring, to which is attached a 5-membered heterocyclic ring, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. | 12-17-2009 |
George Roland Cline, Groton, NY US
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| 20110006478 | !NADA!.TM. dice game | 01-13-2011 |
Harry B. Cline, Heath, OH US
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| 20090004391 | Method of reducing formaldehyde emissions from an insulation product - A method of reducing formaldehyde emissions from a fibrous insulation product is provided. Fibers are formed, and a binder including a curable formaldehyde-containing resin is applied to the fibers to form a pack. The pack is introduced into a curing oven to cure the resin. During the curing, moisture is applied to the pack. For example, the moisture can be applied by injecting steam into the curing oven. The pack with the cured resin is removed from the oven. The pack is formed into the fibrous insulation product. The fibrous insulation product has reduced formaldehyde emissions compared to the same product without the moisture application. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090094920 | Fibrous insulation building products having reduced gaseous emissions - A fibrous glass insulation building product includes a fibrous glass body of fibrous materials having at least one binder material that emits gaseous materials, and a gas absorbent material. | 04-16-2009 |
Harvey Cline, Niskayuna, NY US
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| 20090003691 | SEGMENTATION OF TISSUE IMAGES USING COLOR AND TEXTURE - The present techniques provide for the processing of color tissue images based on image segmentation. In an exemplary embodiment, the color and texture features of pixels in a tissue image are used to generate a matrix of feature vectors. A subset of feature vectors is selected from the matrix of feature vectors and a set of colors and textures are derived using the tissue image and the subset of feature vectors. An initial segmented tissue image is then generated from this set of colors and textures. | 01-01-2009 |
Harvey Ellis Cline, Niskayuna, NY US
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| 20090141959 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING AUTOFLUORESCENCE FROM IMAGES - Method and systems for removing any inherent autofluorescence associated with a biological material, comprising: acquiring a first reference image of the biological material; acquiring a first set of one or more images of the biological material using one or more filters corresponding to one or more information dyes; applying the one or more additional dyes to the biological material and then acquiring a second set of one or more images comprising a separate image of the biological material with each of the filters corresponding to the information dyes and a second reference image of the biological material; coregistering the first and second reference images; and then removing any inherent autofluorescence exhibited in the informational images acquired. | 06-04-2009 |
James Cline, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20090261536 | QUICK-CONNECT ADAPTER - A quick-connect adapter, configured to receive an end of a medical tool, is disclosed and can include a base. A support sleeve can extend from the base having an internal cavity with a first portion defined by a first internal circumferential surface parallel to a major axis of the quick-connect adapter and a second portion defined by a second internal circumferential surface non-parallel to the major axis and generally adjacent to the first portion. A medical tool engagement sleeve can be slidingly disposed within the support sleeve and have a receiving channel and an opening through the engagement sleeve into the receiving channel. The quick-connect adapter can be movable between an engaged configuration, in which the lateral opening is substantially aligned with the second portion of the support sleeve, and an unlocked configuration, in which the lateral opening is substantially aligned with the first portion of the support sleeve. | 10-22-2009 |
James Cline, Norcross, GA US
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| 20100198620 | TISSUE TRACKING - A tissue tracking system is disclosed that provides tissue tracking, for example, at medical facilities. The tissue tracking system may be incorporated with a supply chain, billing, inventory, and/or order systems. In some embodiments, the tissue tracking system may also track environmental conditions of the tissue during reception, storage and issuance. Tissue sequestration methods are also disclosed. | 08-05-2010 |
John Cline, New Brunswick, NJ US
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| 20100174253 | Ostomy Appliance - A stoma adapter is described that is especially suited to a recessed stoma or a flush stoma. The stoma adapter effectively extends the discharge passage from the stoma, protects peristomal skin, and forms a bridge at the interface between the stoma and an ostomy appliance. The stoma adapter contains a substantially unobstructed discharge passage, at least for effluent flowing in a discharge direction. The stoma adapter includes a seal for sealing against the bowel wall. The stoma adapter has collapsing, expanding, flexible and reinforced designs. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110040269 | FLUID FILLED SEAL FOR CONTACTING THE HUMAN BODY - A medical device such as a controlled discharge ostomy appliance comprises a fluid filled seal for sealing around a body orifice (stoma). The fluid filled seal comprises a fluid chamber including a fluid impermeable membrane that forms a movabable wall of the fluid chamber, one or more ports communicating with the chamber; and resilient foam disposed within the fluid chamber. The foam tends to expand the chamber to seal against the body. The port controls the inlet and exhaust of fluid from the chamber, in response to movement of the body away from, or towards, the seal. | 02-17-2011 |
John Cline, Skillman, NJ US
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| 20100121291 | STOMA CLOSURE - A stoma closure that includes a conformable portion for conforming to an individual's stoma. The conformable portion includes a sack containing particles. The conformable portion may include a gel that may be loose or be at least partly contained in a sack. The conformable portion may include foam. The conformable portion may be configured to permit venting of flatus, while obstructing the passage of liquid/solid stool. | 05-13-2010 |
John E. Cline, Lawrenceville, GA US
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| 20080219417 | Evaluating Performance of a Voice Mail Sub-System in an Inter-Messaging Network - One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for evaluating the performance of a network interface sub-system of an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes a network query device that connects to the inter-messaging network and requests a test data file to be retrieved from a particular voice mail network interface sub-system in the inter-messaging network. The requests for the test data file are generated according to user command. Accordingly, the performance of a network interface sub-system in the inter-messaging network, as represented by the result of the request attempt, is evaluated according to a defined level of performance, such as a preferred time limit. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 09-11-2008 |
Jonathan Cline, Scottsdale, AZ US
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| 20090294612 | BRACKET AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HANGING COMPONENTS ON A MOVABLE WALL HAVING HORIZONTAL MOUNTING CHANNELS - A bracket, system and method for supporting modular hanging components such as furniture, storage components and other objects on a movable wall having horizontal mounting channels is provided. The bracket has an upper latch portion and a lower portion with bracket openings that align with the mounting openings in a vertical wall strip to fasten the vertical wall strip to the bracket. The hanging components can be removably attached to the vertical wall strip by standard attachment hardware such as side and cantilever brackets. This arrangement permits modular hanging components using a vertical wall strip system to be supported by a horizontal mounting channel of a movable wall in a horizontal wall system without having to modify the movable wall, the modular hanging component and/or the attachment hardware and may reduce the number of horizontal mounting channels. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090294613 | BRACKET AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A CUBICLE WALL ON A MOVABLE WALL HAVING HORIZONTAL MOUNTING CHANNELS - A bracket and method for supporting a cubicle wall on a movable wall having at least one horizontal mounting channel. The bracket has a lower bracket member and at least an upper bracket member that attaches to a movable wall module. A cubicle wall start is then coupled thereto. If a higher cubicle is needed, the bracket will have at least one intermediate bracket member to increase the overall length of the bracket. | 12-03-2009 |
Joseph I. Cline, Reno, NV US
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| 20120074336 | LIGHT-DRIVEN ROTARY MOLECULAR MOTORS - Compounds of Formula ( | 03-29-2012 |
Joseph I. Cline US
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| 20110077394 | LIGHT-DRIVEN ROTARY MOLECULAR MOTORS - Compounds of Formula (1) are disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
June Cline, Essex Junction, VT US
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| 20090294926 | DEEP TRENCH IN A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE - A semiconductor structure. A hard mask layer is on a top substrate surface of a semiconductor substrate. The hard mask layer includes a hard mask layer opening through which a portion of the top substrate surface is exposed to a surrounding ambient. The hard mask layer includes a pad oxide layer on the top substrate surface, a nitride layer on the pad oxide layer, a BSG (borosilicate glass) layer on top of the nitride layer, and an ARC (anti-reflective coating) layer on top of the BSG layer. A BSG side wall surface of the BSG layer is exposed to the surrounding ambient through the hard mask layer opening. | 12-03-2009 |
Kevin Cline, Medina, OH US
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| 20100005933 | Wire nut tool - A tool for installing a wire nut connector onto at least two wires includes an injection molded device having an orifice arranged on a distal face of the device for accepting a wire nut. This wire nut orifice includes a through opening and a plurality of curved regions arranged therein for contacting ridges on an exterior of the wire nuts during installation and removal. Pairs of stepped shoulders are arranged within the wire nut orifice for accepting wings on an exterior of the wire nuts. In a first embodiment, the tool includes a rotating handle. In a second embodiment the device includes a square opening on the proximal face for accepting an end of a ratcheting drive. | 01-14-2010 |
Kevin F. Cline, Medina, OH US
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| 20110162487 | WIRE TWIST CONNECTOR TOOL - A tool for installing a wire twist connector onto at least two wires includes an injection molded device having a through orifice arranged on a distal face of the device for accepting a wire twist connector. This through orifice includes a through opening and a plurality of tapered curved regions arranged therein for contacting ridges on an exterior of the wire twist connectors during installation and removal. Pairs of stepped shoulders are arranged within the through orifice for accepting wings on an exterior of the wire twist connectors. | 07-07-2011 |
Larry Robert Cline, Lake Zurich, IL US
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| 20120037520 | SCHOOL DESK ORGANIZER - An organizer for use with a school desk includes a tray having a bottom and four integrally formed side walls, a removable divider wall extending between two of the side walls, the divider wall removably retained by connecting features on the intersecting side walls. The removable divider wall includes a plurality of first connectors spaced apart by predetermined distances along the divider wall adapted to removably retain a secondary divider, and at least one side wall opposite the divider has a plurality of second connectors spaced apart corresponding to the first connectors of the divider and adapted to removably retain the secondary divider. Each corresponding first connector and second connector are adapted to removably retain the secondary divider therebetween. The organizer may be used with a school desk having a cavity beneath a desktop, the cavity comprising a cavity height and cavity width and an access opening, and wherein the width of the organizer tray is between 85% and 100% of the cavity width, the height of the side walls less than the cavity height, and the organizer tray fitting substantially within the desk cavity. | 02-16-2012 |
Lee R. Cline, West Salem, WI US
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| 20110146317 | Bi-directional cascade heat pump system - A multi-mode, bi-directional cascade heat pump system, according to some examples, includes at least two chillers each being part of a unidirectional refrigerant circuit. The system includes heat exchangers each of which are dedicated to operate as just a condenser or as just an evaporator, regardless of the system's operating mode. In some modes, a secondary fluid transfers heat between the condenser of one chiller and the evaporator of another chiller before the fluid returns to a secondary fluid source such as, for example, a geothermal borefield or a conventional water source. In some embodiments, fluid is withdrawn from a borefield by way of a pump having a speed that varies to maintain a desired fluid temperature and/or a desired heat transfer rate at the borefield. The heat pump system includes means for minimizing flow through the borefield and for minimizing unnecessary mixing of relatively high and low temperature fluid. | 06-23-2011 |
Mark A. Cline, Clarkston, MI US
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| 20100140969 | RECONFIGURABLE END-EFFECTORS WITH ARTICULATING FRAME AND INDEXABLE MASTER BOOM - The end-effector includes an articulating frame mounted on an indexable boom. Tool modules mount on the end-effector and connect to a workpiece. Each tool module includes a flexible dress package including a cable carrier. A channel rail is supported by the end-effector frame and guides the cable carrier. A setup tool and associated process can reconfigure the positions of the tool modules and the frame and boom of the end-effector. | 06-10-2010 |
Michael R. Cline, Royal Oak, MI US
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| 20100018300 | Method of Aligning Properties for Dynamometer Testing - A method of aligning a property for testing in a dynamometer cell is provided, including the steps of: mounting a laser travel car to each of four risers in a repositionable manner; mounting a laser to each of the laser travel cars in a repositionable manner; securing a dyno cart into a cart receiving station between the four risers; calibrating each of the lasers; preparing the dyno cart to receive the property; mounting the property to the dyno cart; orienting the various lasers based, at least in part, upon predetermined optimal alignment dimensions to thereby provide a set of target locations; orienting the property such that predetermined locations of the property align with the set of target locations to ensure appropriate property orientation during testing; and removing the dyno cart from the cart receiving station for delivery to the dynamometer cell. | 01-28-2010 |
Mojgan Cline, Copley, OH US
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| 20080249187 | Skin Sanitizing Antimicrobial Alcoholic Compositions - This invention relates to an antimicrobial skin sanitizing composition for disinfecting skin, and particularly, hands. The composition contains at least 60 percent of an aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, from about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of a thickening agent, and an effective amount of a GRAS or amino acid neutralizer to neutralize the thickening agent. | 10-09-2008 |
Quentin E. Cline, Swoope, VA US
Robert Cline, Bettendorf, IA US
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| 20110201471 | Epicyclic Joint - The various embodiments disclosed and pictured herein are directed to an epicyclic joint with at least one axis of rotation. The epicyclic joint includes rotational members mounted to frame members in such a manner that rotational energy may be transposed along multiple axes of rotation without the need for the frame members to rotate. Epicyclic gear sets and compensation gears and shafts are employed to mitigate vibration, stress, and perturbation of the rotating members when the orientation of the epicyclic joint is varied along any of the axes of rotation. Planetary gear sets or differential gear sets may be used with the epicyclic joint, as may spur gears and miter gears. | 08-18-2011 |
Robert L. Cline, Germantown Hills, IL US
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| 20100023363 | Logistics plannning in a business environment - A method for supply chain design may include identifying nodes, links connecting the nodes, and replenishment strategies for moving materials along the links, in a supply chain. The method may also include determining a value indicative of the complexity of the supply chain based on a characteristic of the nodes, links, and replenishment strategies. The method may also include identifying whether core competencies of the nodes are underutilized. The method may also include reducing the complexity of the supply chain to increase utilization of the core competencies of the nodes. | 01-28-2010 |
Roger M. Cline, Bluemont, VA US
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| 20110000154 | Sealing system - A silicone seal for surrounding and sealing an object has spaced thick beads and a rigid ring positioned between the beads. When the silicone seal is slid on the object, the silicone is compressed between the ring and the object and between the beads and the object. A plate has a flat base and an angular raised central portion with a ledge at an angle to the base. The silicone continues downward from the seal through a flexible middle to an enlarged part which has a complementary ledge that is seated on the plate ledge. An end of the large part is joined to the plate inward of the ledge. | 01-06-2011 |
Ronald Cline, Tijeras, NM US
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| 20110276321 | DEVICE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION OF OPERATING VOLTAGE - A method and circuit for device specific configuration of an operating voltage is provided. A circuit design is analyzed to determine a maximum gate-level delay for the circuit design. A minimum voltage value corresponding to the maximum gate-level delay is determined along with a default voltage value corresponding to a default gate-level delay. A voltage scaling factor corresponding to the minimum voltage and default voltage values is determined. The circuit design is synthesized such that the synthesized design includes the voltage scaling value. The synthesized design specifies setting an operating voltage to a value of a startup voltage value scaled by the voltage scaling value. | 11-10-2011 |
Scott M. Cline, Columbus, OH US
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| 20120011977 | PAPER TRIMMER WITH PIVOTING CUTTING DEVICE - A paper trimmer that includes a base having a paper cutting device pivotally attached to the base for providing a variable, user-determined cut angle. The cutting device further includes at least one guide rail; a blade carrier slidably mounted on the guide rail; at least one cutting blade retractably mounted within the blade carrier; a translucent paper holder positioned lengthwise beneath the guide rail, wherein one edge of the translucent paper holder is adjacent to the cutting blade; an illumination strip mounted on top of the translucent paper holder for illuminating the edge of the paper holder adjacent to the cutting blade; and a handle assembly mounted on the guide rail. The handle assembly further includes a first locking mechanism for holding the cutting device at a user-determined cut angle, and a second locking mechanism for raising or lowering the cutting device relative to the upper surface of the base. | 01-19-2012 |
Sean Cline, Arizona City, AZ US
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| 20120109060 | LAMINAR VALVE FLOW MODULE - A laminar valve flow module is disclosed and may include a proximal chamber, a purge chamber, and a sheath chamber in fluid communication with each other and between an inlet opening and an exit opening. A guide chamber may be located within the proximal chamber and in fluid communication with the inlet opening, the proximal chamber, and the sheath chamber. The sheath chamber is in fluid communication with the exit opening. | 05-03-2012 |
Sean Cline, Salina, KS US
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| 20080223181 | Multifunction hand tool for testing backflow prevention devices - A multifunction hand tool includes a tubular body having first and second open ends, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second side walls. A first screwdriver tip protrudes from the rear wall in a longitudinal direction so as to be coplanar with the rear wall. A second screwdriver tip protrudes from the front wall in a lateral direction so as to be perpendicular with the front wall. A socket opening is formed in the front wall for engaging a hexagon-shaped fitting. First and second slots are formed in the first and second side walls, respectively, for engaging a flat handle of a ball valve. A third slot is formed in the rear face for engaging a flat handle of a ball valve. A cutout portion in the tubular body is defined by a removed section of the front wall and the first and second side walls. | 09-18-2008 |
Sharon Metcalf Cline, Kingsport, TN US
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| 20120055080 | ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN BIODIESEL AND OTHER FATTY ACID AND ACID ESTER COMPOSITIONS - Compositions containing phenolic antioxidant solutions are provided. The invention further provides methods of making and using such compositions as well as compositions that contain both biodiesel and at least one antioxidant concentrate solutions and blended fuel compositions containing biodiesel blended with other fuels. | 03-08-2012 |
Shawn W. Cline, West Lafayette, IN US
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| 20120102929 | Power Systems With Internally Integrated Aftertreatment and Modular Features - Disclosed is a power system that may be housed inside a single ISO shipping container having standard outside dimensions. The system may include a power source and an internally integrated aftertreatment module that is removable as a unit and that comprises, for example, Particle Filters (PF), and/or Oxidation Catalysts (OC), and/or Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems. The power system may include other removable modules such as a power module comprising a generator, pump, chipper, chiller, or other power equipment, a container module for fuel, and a container module for reductant, both of which may be non-rectangular in cross-section. A system is also disclosed for providing on-site power in the absence of shore power. | 05-03-2012 |
Stephen W. Cline, Morrisville, NC US
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| 20100280312 | Self-Contained Medical Applicators for Surgical Sealants, and Methods of Use Thereof - Aspects of the invention relate to an applicator, and methods of use thereof, which can house multiple component formulations in separate material receptacles, which components can then be easily combined at the time of use without assembly by the user. In certain embodiments, a device of the invention can be used for, but is not limited to, applying hydrogel formulations to dura mater, abdominal tissue in hernia repair, tissues near the spine, lung tissue, intestinal tissue, or any of the internal tissues. In certain embodiments, a device of the invention can be configured to apply a spray or a stream of a liquid formulation to a surface. In certain embodiments, a device of the invention can be configured to deliver the formulation through an endoscope or laparoscope. | 11-04-2010 |
Steven Cline, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090282591 | For a dawn redwood tree named 'Raven' - A new and distinct redwood tree named ‘Raven’, characterized by its uniformly symmetrical growth habit, low and uniform branching, deep furrowed and convoluted bark, beautiful disease-resistant, medium green thick foliage, and its outstanding vigor. | 11-12-2009 |
Timothy S. Cline, Granite Falls, NC US
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| 20100054690 | Flame-retardant fiber optic assemblies - Disclosed are fiber optic cable assemblies having a composite covering disposed about a portion of a transition location for providing a fiber optic assembly suitable for indoor or indoor/outdoor applications. The composite covering provides a combination of an underlying heat dissipative structure, such as a metal foil along with a high temperature capable substrate, such as mica, thereby providing the desired characteristics for indoor or indoor/outdoor use that a single layer of either material is incapable of providing. The covering may also include an optional flame-retardant wrap as an outer portion for sealing and/or mechanical protection. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100080517 | Fiber optic connector assembly employing fiber movement support and method of assembly - A fiber optic connector assembly and method employing one or more fiber movement supports. The one or more fiber movement supports are each disposed around one or more optical fibers and are configured to inhibit kinks or sharp bends from occurring in the one or more optical fibers. The fiber movement support is more rigid than an optical fiber. Thus, when a force is exerted on an optical fiber in a direction angled to the axis of the optical fiber, the force is directed to the fiber movement support. The fiber movement support translates the non-axial force in a direction toward the axis of the optical fiber. This causes the optical fiber to be pushed back towards the fiber optic cable instead of the kinking or bending the optical fiber, thus avoiding or reducing high insertion losses resulting from bending of the optical fiber. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110075969 | Apparatus and Methods for Attenuating and Measuring Light Passed Through a Launch Multimode Fiber - An exemplary apparatus includes ferrule offset assemblies each having opposing ferrules with respective ends and respective fiber channels maintained in general relative and adjustable alignment. Offset adjusting devices adjust the relative alignment of the fiber channels to create at least one select fiber channel alignment offset. Respective multimode fibers are disposed in the fiber channels and have a fiber alignment corresponding to the fiber channel alignment. One of the multimode fibers has an end configured to optically couple to a launch multimode fiber, which is connected to a device having a light source. The multimode fiber receives light from the launch multimode fiber so that at least some of the light passes through to the other multimode fiber and then to a power meter. Power measurements for different fiber offsets are then compared to established attenuation values. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110217008 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING FIBER MOVEMENT SUPPORT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic connector assembly and method employing one or more fiber movement supports. The one or more fiber movement supports are each disposed around one or more optical fibers and are configured to inhibit kinks or sharp bends from occurring in the one or more optical fibers. The fiber movement support is more rigid than an optical fiber. Thus, when a force is exerted on an optical fiber in a direction angled to the axis of the optical fiber, the force is directed to the fiber movement support. The fiber movement support translates the non-axial force in a direction toward the axis of the optical fiber. This causes the optical fiber to be pushed back towards the fiber optic cable instead of the kinking or bending the optical fiber, thus avoiding or reducing high insertion losses resulting from bending of the optical fiber. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110317968 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE FURCATION METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES - Fiber optic cable furcation methods and assemblies are disclosed, wherein the method includes removing an end portion of the cable outer jacket from the fiber optic cable to expose end portions of the micromodules contained within. The method also includes helically stranding the exposed micromodule end portions to form a stranded section having a stranded configuration that includes at least three turns and that substantially immobilizes the optical fibers within their respective micromodules. The method also includes arranging a maintaining member on at least a portion of the stranded section to maintain the stranded configuration. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120106897 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR EMPLOYING OPTICAL FIBER GUIDE MEMBER - A fiber optic connector that employs an optical fiber guide member, and a cable assembly that uses the connector are disclosed. The connector has a connector housing formed by mateable sections. The connector housing defines a housing passage having opposite connector-end and channel-end portions that define respective connector-end and channel-end passages, with the channel-end portion configured to be arranged adjacent the end of a fiber optic cable. An optical fiber guide member is disposed in the channel-end passage and has a first transition end that faces the connector-end passage. The optical fiber guide member has a conduit configured to loosely confine and guide the optical fibers to the connector-end passage. Connector sub-assemblies can be operably supported at the connector-end portion supporting end portions of the optical fiber. | 05-03-2012 |
Van Willis Cline, St. Paul, MN US
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| 20120084115 | TURF MANAGEMENT - A turf management system includes an irrigation system for providing water to the turf at a turf site, and an irrigation evaluation system for evaluating the performance of the irrigation system. The irrigation evaluation system segments the turf site into irrigation management units, where each of the irrigation management units includes at least one sprinkler head. Qualities of the turf are measured to generate collected data points. The data points are used by the irrigation evaluation system to compute a value for the turf in each of the irrigation management units. The values can then be used to identify irrigation management units having common characteristics. The values can be used to define irrigation management zones for controlling the irrigation system. | 04-05-2012 |
William A. Cline, Romeo, MI US
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| 20120125016 | DUAL FUNCTIONAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM APPLICATOR SYSTEM - A temperature control system for dispensing a fluid material from an applicator nozzle at a controlled temperature that includes at least one temperature control fluid conduit at least one fluid material supply conduit and at least one manifold device. The manifold device is in thermal communication with the temperature control fluid conduit and the fluid conduit and may also be in thermal communication with the fluid material supply conduit. At least one thermal adjustment device is in thermal contact with the manifold device. The thermal adjustment device includes at least one thermoelectric device such as at least one peltier circuit. The temperature control system also includes at least one sensor positioned proximate to the applicator nozzle that produces at least one signal actionable on the Peltier circuit device. | 05-24-2012 |
William C. Cline, Wilmington, NC US
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| 20120020447 | OPTIMIZED FUEL ASSEMBLY CHANNELS AND METHODS OF CREATING THE SAME - Fuel assemblies include an outer channel having a physical configuration optimized for a position of the fuel assembly within a core of a nuclear reactor. The position of the fuel assembly with respect to an employed control blade in the nuclear reactor determines if the outer channel may be thickened, reinforced, and/or fabricated of Zircaloy-4 or similar distortion-resistant material, so as to reduce or prevent distortion of the channel against the control blade, or thinned so as to increase water volume and enhance reactivity in the assembly. Reactor cores having configured fuel assemblies include fuel assemblies having different outer channels. Methods include determining operational characteristics of the fuel assembly, including likelihood of being placed directly adjacent to an employed control blade, and physically selecting or modifying the outer channel of the fuel assembly based thereon. | 01-26-2012 |
William F. Cline, Latrobe, PA US
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| 20110052371 | Multi-Component Bladed Rotor for a Turbomachine - A multipart bladed rotor ( | 03-03-2011 |