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Andrea M. Connell, East Bridgewater, MA US
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| 20120016755 | Check Processing And Funds Verification - A system and method of verifying sufficient funds in an account associated with a negotiable instrument, such as a check, money order, traveler's check, etc., received for payment is provided. The verification of funds may be provided prior to accepting the check as payment. In some examples, the check may be scanned into a funds verification system at a back office or front end system, such as a check out lane, point of sale system, etc., of a merchant, vendor, service provider, etc. receiving the check for payment. The scanned image of the check may be transmitted to a financial institution associated with the merchant, vendor, service provider, etc. and the financial institution may verify that sufficient funds exist. If sufficient funds exist, the check may be deposited into an account of the vendor, merchant, service provider, etc. at the financial institution. | 01-19-2012 |
Colin Connell, Lapeer, MI US
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| 20120098234 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ARTICULATING HITCHES - A system for providing support to an articulating trailer hitch used to interconnect a trailer and a towing vehicle. The system includes an adjustable, removable and repositionable link which interconnects the trailer frame and one or more spring bars providing load-distributing forces to the trailer and towing vehicle. The spring bars include an adjustable, rigid link which maintains the vertical position of the hitch assembly when disconnected from the towing vehicle. | 04-26-2012 |
Derrick Connell, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20110060752 | TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR SEARCH QUERY REFINEMENT - Computer-implemented methods and a computing system are provided for presenting a new user interface paradigm which allows users to explore facets related to a search query term while maintaining the original state of the search query term or staying within the confines of the user defined topic. The methods and system present facets or categories of relevant topics of a user generated search query term. The user may then explore these facets in a number of embodiments while maintaining the state of the search. | 03-10-2011 |
Derrick L. Connell, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20100287175 | MODEL-BASED SEARCHING - Computer-readable media and methods for model-based searching to provide search results of relevance to a search topic are provided. A model describing a search framework for generating a plurality of search queries is provided. A number of search topics are identified and attributes are assigned to each search topic. Attribute data elements and values are provided to describe each to the assigned attributes for each search topic. The attributes inform the search framework in order to compile a plurality of search queries for the search topic. A search term is received from a user and a corresponding search topic is identified. The plurality of search queries are executed to obtain search results for the corresponding search topic. The search queries may be pre-executed and the search results cached in a computer memory for later retrieval. The search results are organized based on the model and are presented to the user. | 11-11-2010 |
Derrick Leslie Connell, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20110179017 | DETECTING SPIKING QUERIES - Methods, systems, and media are provided for identifying and clustering queries that are rising in popularity. Resultant clustered queries can be compared to other stored queries using textual and temporal correlations. Fresh indices containing information and results from recently crawled content sources are searched to obtain the most recent query activity. Historical indices are also searched to obtain temporally correlated information and results that match the clustered query stream. A weighted average acceleration of a spike can be calculated to distinguish between a legitimate spike and a non-legitimate spike. Legitimate clusters are combined with other stored clusters and presented as grouped content results to a user output device. | 07-21-2011 |
Derrick Leslie Connell, Seattle, WA US
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| 20120130969 | GENERATING CONTEXT INFORMATION FOR A SEARCH SESSION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing an enhanced search experience to a user by determining a user's presumptive intentions for an ongoing search session. A user's activities during the search session reveal clues to the user's intent for the search session. Embodiments of the present invention assign values to various context characteristics by analyzing the user's activities during a search session. The context characteristics describe different manifestations of user intent revealed by the user's actions. Embodiments of the present invention distribute the context information to applications that consume the context information and provide enhanced search results. This allows multiple context-based applications to have access to context information without accessing signal data or needing to independently process the signal data to determine an intent of the search session. | 05-24-2012 |
Eric John Connell, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20090156746 | BLOCK COPOLYMER MODIFIED VEGETABLE OIL AND POLYMER BLENDS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Embodiments of a polymer and vegetable oil based composition comprise a polylactide homopolymer, a vegetable oil dispersed inside the polylactide homopolymer, and a block copolymer configured to aid the dispersion of the vegetable oil inside the polylactide homopolymer. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100305275 | POLYLACTIDE COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Embodiments of polylactide composites comprise a polylactide, and a polymerized natural oil dispersed inside the polylactide. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110178244 | POLYLACTIDE COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Embodiments of polylactide composites comprise a polylactide, a polymerized natural oil dispersed inside the polylactide, and a block copolymer configured to aid the dispersion of the polymerized natural oil inside the polylactide, wherein the polylactide composite defines a tensile toughness of from about 2 MPa to about 9 MPa. | 07-21-2011 |
Francis John Connell, Somerset, NJ US
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| 20110090334 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Security Services - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for notification of alarms in security systems. An alarm is detected in a security system. An alarm code is associated to a camera, and video data is retrieved from the camera. An alarm notification address is retrieved and the video data is sent to the IP alarm notification address. | 04-21-2011 |
George W. Connell, Haverford, PA US
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| 20080270287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING A QUALITY INDEX FUND OF SECURITIES - A method of creating an index fund, the method may include selecting, via a computing device, a plurality of candidate securities. Each candidate security may have a quality rating that meets or exceeds a rating threshold. A dividend payment for each candidate security may be accessed. A computer-generated rank may be automatically assigned to each of the candidate securities. The rank may be based on the dividend payment for each candidate security. The candidate securities may be ranked from highest to lowest. A subset may be selected including the highest ranked candidate securities. A computer-generated weight for each security in the subset may be determined by dividing the dividend payment for each security by a total dividend payment for all of the securities in the subset. An index fund may be created including the weighted securities. | 10-30-2008 |
James Patrick Connell, Indinnapolis, IN US
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| 20090320159 | Nucleic acid compositions conferring disease resistance - This invention encompasses the identification and isolation of genes that confer disease control properties in plants, as well as plants comprising such genes. These genes are derived from the following sources: | 12-24-2009 |
Jason T. Connell, Bethel Park, PA US
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| 20090255329 | Method and System for Determining Brake Shoe Effectiveness - A system for determining brake shoe effectiveness of a braking arrangement of a train during operation of the train including at least one brake database including braking data and at least one train database including train data. A control system is in communication with the at least one brake database and the at least one train database, and the control system dynamically determines brake shoe effectiveness data based upon the braking data and the train data, where the brake shoe effectiveness data includes the ability of the braking arrangement to retard the train to a specified level. | 10-15-2009 |
Jeffrey M. Connell, Imlay City, MI US
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| 20120104122 | Long Reach Impingement Nozzle For Use In Robotic Water Cleaning Systems - A water cleaning nozzle and more specifically, a long reach water cleaning nozzle for accessing narrow and small places within a manufactured part. | 05-03-2012 |
John W. Connell, Yorktown, VA US
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| 20090022977 | Combination structural support and thermal protection system - A dielectric material includes a network of nanosubstrates, such as but not limited to nanotubes, nanosheets, or other nanomaterials or nanostructures, a polymer base material or matrix, and nanoparticles constructed at least partially of an elemental metal. The network has a predetermined nanosubstrate loading percentage by weight with respect to a total weight of the dielectric material, and a preferential or predetermined longitudinal alignment with respect to an orientation of an incident electrical field. A method of forming the dielectric material includes depositing the metal-based nanoparticles onto the nanosubstrates and subsequently mixing these with a polymer matrix. Once mixed, alignment can be achieved by melt extrusion or a similar mechanical shearing process. Alignment of the nanosubstrate may be in horizontal or vertical direction with respect to the orientation of an incident electrical field. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100078600 | Electrically Conductive, Optically Transparent Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composites And Process For Preparation Thereof - The present invention is directed to the effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into polymer matrices. The nanocomposites are prepared using polymer matrices and exhibit a unique combination of properties, most notably, high retention of optical transparency in the visible range (i.e., 400-800 nm), electrical conductivity, and high thermal stability. By appropriate selection of the matrix resin, additional properties such as vacuum ultraviolet radiation resistance, atomic oxygen resistance, high glass transition (T | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100084618 | Electrically Conductive, Optically Transparent Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composites - The present invention is directed to the effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into polymer matrices. The nanocomposites are prepared using polymer matrices and exhibit a unique combination of properties, most notably, high retention of optical transparency in the visible range (i.e., 400-800 nm), electrical conductivity, and high thermal stability. By appropriate selection of the matrix resin, additional properties such as vacuum ultraviolet radiation resistance, atomic oxygen resistance, high glass transition (T | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110045223 | Method for Exfoliation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride - A new method is disclosed for the exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride into mono- and few-layered nanosheets (or nanoplatelets, nanomesh, nanoribbons). The method does not necessarily require high temperature or vacuum, but uses commercially available h-BN powders (or those derived from these materials, bulk crystals) and only requires wet chemical processing. The method is facile, cost efficient, and scalable. The resultant exfoliated h-BN is dispersible in an organic solvent or water thus amenable for solution processing for unique microelectronic or composite applications. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110086204 | Modification of Surface Energy Via Direct Laser Ablative Surface Patterning - Surface energy of a substrate is changed without the need for any template, mask, or additional coating medium applied to the substrate. At least one beam of energy directly ablates a substrate surface to form a predefined topographical pattern at the surface. Each beam of energy has a width of approximately 25 micrometers and an energy of approximately 1-500 microJoules. Features in the topographical pattern have a width of approximately 1-500 micrometers and a height of approximately 1.4-100 micrometers. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110254739 | Antenna with Dielectric Having Geometric Patterns - An antenna includes a ground plane, a dielectric disposed on the ground plane, and an electrically-conductive radiator disposed on the dielectric. The dielectric includes at least one layer of a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material that collectively define a dielectric geometric pattern, which may comprise a fractal geometry. The radiator defines a radiator geometric pattern, and the dielectric geometric pattern is geometrically identical, or substantially geometrically identical, to the radiator geometric pattern. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110256197 | Preparation of Metal Nanowire Decorated Carbon Allotropes - In the method of embodiments of the invention, the metal seeded carbon allotropes are reacted in solution forming zero valent metallic nanowires at the seeded sites. A polymeric passivating reagent, which selects for anisotropic growth is also used in the reaction to facilitate nanowire formation. The resulting structure resembles a porcupine, where carbon allotropes have metallic wires of nanometer dimensions that emanate from the seed sites on the carbon allotrope. These sites are populated by nanowires having approximately the same diameter as the starting nanoparticle diameter. | 10-20-2011 |
Kenneth Connell, Rumford, RI US
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| 20090312804 | ADJUSTABLE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - An implant assembly includes a screw body, including anchor portion and proximal head portion, and a cradle movably mounted in the screw body to allow for controlled angulation between a spinal connection element disposed in the cradle and the screw body. The cradle is pivotable in one or more selected directions about one or more axes relative to the screw body. The cradle may be generally, substantially spherical in shape and allow for unrestricted movement in one or more directions around one or more axis. | 12-17-2009 |
Larry V. Connell, Yakima, WA US
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| 20100278973 | Conversion of organic waste from plant and animal sources into a micronized fertilizer or animal feed - A process for the conversion of organic materials raw waste and other marine plants and animals into a stable powder form, without high heat or cooking. A raw waste is ground and then optionally hydrolyzed or enzymatically reduced to form a hydrolysate stabilized by adding acid and heated to separate oil and water, to form a product cake transferred to a blender for nutrient mixing, to form a raw product dried in a high velocity air dryer and micronizer. The finely ground raw fish or animal waste, may be cold pressed to remove the oil and water, or bulked with other organic nutrients to adjust pH, increase nutrient value, then blended with nutrients to satisfy feed and fertilizer requirements. The final product may be further milled, classified, and compacted, to control dust and meet market suspension standards for drip, pivot, and other applications for feeding plants and animals. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110277774 | Combination intra oral and extra oral sleep apnea appliance - A combination intra oral and extra oral sleep apnea appliance, primarily useful as a protector to limit mouth breathing, which generates a noise caused by soft palate vibration while sleeping. The device is therapeutically adapted to be placed within the mouth of a patient to allow free side-to-side movement of the user's lower jaw during use. The device includes upper and lower mandibular members that at least cover the anterior teeth. The upper mandibular member has a tube incorporated into it, running along the lingual incisal edge of the upper teeth. A retaining wire is threaded through this tube and then extend down to attach to the lower mandibular member, which includes two buccal tubes embedded into it to receive the retaining wire. Additionally, a pair of nasal expansion wires can be anchored to a labial tab, mounted externally on the upper mandibular member. | 11-17-2011 |
Mark Connell, Albuquerque, NM US
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| 20100033019 | MODULAR SOLAR DEVICE POWER DISTRIBUTION - A system includes a power distributor having a power collection rail and a power management rail disposed within a track. A first module having a solar collector is adapted to couple to the track and electrically connect to the power collection rail. A rechargeable battery provides direct current (DC) power to the power management rail. A controller is coupled the battery and to the track to receive power from the power collection rail to recharge the battery. Various modules having solar collectors, batteries and devices may be coupled to the track. | 02-11-2010 |
Mark Edward Connell, Sandy, OR US
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| 20100215519 | AIR OPERATED DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM OVER CENTER VALVE PUMP - An air operated double diaphragm pump comprising an air valve mechanism. The air valve mechanism may comprise a single valve system that replaces the two valve system found in conventional air operated double diaphragm pumps. The position of the valve may be determined by the diaphragm motion of the pump up to a stall position. A spring-loaded mechanical actuation may complete the valve action from the stall position to the final or end of stroke position of the pump. | 08-26-2010 |
Michael L. Connell, Mustang, OK US
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| 20100276204 | VIBRATING TOOL - A vibrating tool comprising a hammer and valve that oscillate axially inside a housing to produce vibrations solely in response to fluid flow through the tool at an operating flow rate. The valve is supported by a spring that resists compression until a minimum operating flow rate is achieved, and hammer is also spring-loaded. When the valve strokes down and engages the hammer, flow through the hammer is restricted. Increased fluid pressure pushes the hammer down away from the valve, resulting in a sudden decrease in pressure, allowing both the hammer and valve to rebound and create vibrational impacts. The cycle repeats continuously as long as an adequate flow rate is maintained. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110315403 | BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING FLOW THROUGH SETTING TOOL AND FRAC PLUG - A bottom hole assembly comprising a hydraulic setting tool, a frac plug, and usually also an adapter for connecting the frac plug to the setting tool. The setting tool, adapter, and frac plug, all include continuous flow passages that allow fluid to be circulated in the well ahead of the plug as the bottom hole assembly is advanced. This removes debris present in the well and prevents the frac plug from becoming lodged in the well in other than the desired location. The setting tool includes a bypass feature that signals reliably when the plug has been successfully deployed. The bypass assembly comprises sliding members with bypass ports that can become aligned only when the collar on the frac plug has advanced far enough to ensure complete deployment of the frac plug. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120031615 | ABRASIVE PERFORATOR WITH FLUID BYPASS - An abrasive perforator tool with a bypass flow channel. The tool comprises a tubular body or housing with perforating nozzles in the sidewall. A sleeve assembly inside the central bore of the tool provides for sequential deployment of first and second sleeves. Prior to deployment of the sleeve assembly, pressurized fluid can be passed through the tool to operate other tools beneath the perforator in the bottom hole assembly. Deployment of the first sleeve diverts pressurized fluid through the nozzles for perforating. Deployment of the second sleeve redirects the pressurized flow through the outlet of the tool to resume operation of other tools below the perforator. | 02-09-2012 |
Richard J. Connell, Slater, IA US
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| 20110255812 | Bearing Assembly for a Disk Gang - A bearing assembly ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120061113 | Structure for Attaching a Tool to a Frame Tube - Gang tube rail structure is attached to the lower front and rear corners of the implement gang tube to provide a lower clamp support. Two pivoting clamp jaws are attached to the clamp support and secured against the support by tightening a single clamp bolt extending between the lowermost portions of the jaws. A locator shoe is secured between the tube and the c-spring and includes a protrusion that projects into a hole in the c-spring. The ends of the locator shoe include short legs that wrap around the gang tube rail. The single clamp bolt provides a vertical clamp force that is approximately twice the tension generated in the bolt when the nut is tightened. | 03-15-2012 |
Richard Joseph Connell, Slater, IA US
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| 20100310308 | Implement Frame Tube Joint with Weldable Connector - A tube over tube joint for an implement frame includes a self-fixturing weldable connector positioned between upper and lower tubes. Standard fillet welds connect the tubes to the connector. A unitary casting can be used made from material selected to optimize load transfer between the top and bottom tubes to improve the fatigue life of the joint. The casting is self-fixturing so the top tubes can be located by simply placing in the casting on the lower tubes. A tube end connector provides fixturing and weld surfaces for butt joints in planar frames. Outwardly extended weld edges on the connector increase resistance to parallelogramming of the frame. | 12-09-2010 |
Richard M. Connell, Algona, WA US
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| 20100293945 | NATURAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM - An energy-creating and storage device and method wherein a stored natural fluid is used to generate electricity which is both used and stored, and the fluid, after having driven the electricity producing turbine, is recirculated to be used again or channeled to a series of cascading units to capitalize on the remaining energy. | 11-25-2010 |
Ronald B. Connell, Cuyahoga Falls, OH US
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| 20080312004 | Light and sound system for bowling pin deck - A light and sound system for a bowling pin deck includes a controller interposed between a music system and a light assembly connected to a forward end of a pin setter assembly and positioned forwardly and above a bowling pin deck. The light assembly includes a rearwardly and downwardly projecting light arrangement of colored and infrared LEDs mounted upon a light plate. Positioned above the light plate is a standard fluorescent bulb for uniform traditional illumination of the pin deck. The LEDs are configured and positioned for full illumination of the pin deck in various colors including red, green and blue, which are illuminated by a controller either independently of or in conjunction with the music system. During all periods, the infrared LEDs are illuminated to operate in conjunction with the automatic scorer. | 12-18-2008 |
Scott D. Connell, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20100149024 | Methods for two-dimensional autofocus in high resolution radar systems - Provided are two-dimensional autofocus methods in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system which include: (1) two-dimensional pulse pair product algorithm including shear PGA, eigenvector phase history (“EPH”), shear PGA/EPH); (2) two-dimensional optimization algorithms including parametric one-dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, parametric two dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, unconstrained two-dimensional nonparametric and constrained two-dimensional nonparametric methods; (3) a two-dimensional geometry filter algorithm; (4) a two-dimensional prominent point processing algorithm; (5) a one-dimensional phase estimate of higher order two dimensional phase errors; and, (6) a fast SHARP parametric autofocus algorithm. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110133983 | Methods for two-dimensional autofocus in high resolution radar systems - Provided are two-dimensional autofocus methods in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system which include: (1) two-dimensional pulse pair product algorithm including shear PGA, eigenvector phase history (“EPH”), shear PGA/EPH); (2) two-dimensional optimization algorithms including parametric one-dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, parametric two dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, unconstrained two-dimensional nonparametric and constrained two-dimensional nonparametric methods; (3) a two-dimensional geometry filter algorithm; (4) a two-dimensional prominent point processing algorithm; (5) a one-dimensional phase estimate of higher order two dimensional phase errors; and, (6) a fast SHARP parametric autofocus algorithm. | 06-09-2011 |
Steven M. Connell, Bowling Green, OH US
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| 20080245107 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING GLASS SHEETS FOR FORMING - A method and forming system ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100180638 | SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING GLASS SHEETS FOR FORMING - A forming system ( | 07-22-2010 |
Will D. Connell, Callaway, NE US
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| 20100006734 | Material support apparatus - A beam support assembly and a material support assembly are presented. | 01-14-2010 |