Conners, US
Brian Conners, Pacific Palisades, CA US
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20090079147 | ROLLER SKATE - An angled large wheel and out-of-line roller skate having an engineered plastic frame forming fore and aft downwardly-angled openings extending in a lateral direction in lateral frame members. Each of the openings has secured therein an end of a respective fore or aft axle, each of which in turn rotatably supports a canted fore or aft wheel. Each of the wheels has an engineered-plastic wheel hub and a tire thereon. The axles each have stepped configurations corresponding to the stepped configurations of their respective frame openings. Axle nuts at the ends of the axles are secured relative to the frame by respective retainer clips. The fastener securing the fore retainer clip to the frame can also secure a frame cap to the top toe end of the frame. Wheelwashers having outward stepped configurations are sandwiched between the frame and the bearing races of the wheels. A pair of tapered posts extend laterally out from the boot cradle, which is attached to the frame, and towards the rear wheel. The openings of a wheelguard are fitted onto the posts and screwed thereto. The brake arm assembly is attached at one end to the frame and has a recessed area proximate to and for the rear wheel. | 03-26-2009 |
Gary H. Conners, Rochester, NY US
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20090200451 | COLOR PIXEL ARRAYS HAVING COMMON COLOR FILTERS FOR MULTIPLE ADJACENT PIXELS FOR USE IN CMOS IMAGERS - Image sensors and methods of operating image sensors. An image sensor includes an array of pixels and an array of color filters disposed over the array of pixels such that each different color filter is disposed over multiple pixels. A method of operating an image sensor including an array of two by two blocks of single color pixels includes determining a level of incident light, determining an incident light value corresponding to the level of incident light and comparing the incident light value to a predetermined threshold value. If the incident light value is less than the predetermined threshold value, a combined signal is read from the two by two blocks. If the incident light value is less than the predetermined threshold value, an individual signal is read from each pixel. | 08-13-2009 |
Gary John Conners, Belle Mead, NJ US
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20110045794 | DOCKING UNIT AND VEHICLE POWER ADAPTER WITH FREQUENCY MODULATED AUDIO SIGNAL INJECTION FOR CONNECTING PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER AND/OR COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TO VEHICLE FM RADIO AND AUDIO SYSTEM FOR PLAYBACK OF DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCAST STREAM - A cigarette lighter adapter (CLA) is provided with a main body configured to be connected at one end thereof to a vehicle cigarette lighter socket or auxiliary power socket. The main body of the cigarette lighter adapter is also connected to one end of a coaxial cable. The other end of the coaxial cable is preferably terminated with a standard low cost DC connector for connection to a portable media player (e.g., with integrated or separate satellite radio receiver) or other content source that provides a frequency modulated (FM) radio frequency signal with audio content onto the coaxial cable | 02-24-2011 |
Herbert T. Conners, Landenberg, PA US
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20110129880 | PROCESS FOR TREATING BIOMASS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF POLYSACCARIDES CONTAINED THEREIN TO HYDROLYSIS AND SUBSEQUENT FERMENTATION, AND POLYSACCHARIDES WITH INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY - In this invention, a process for producing fermentable sugars derivable from biomass that contains polysaccharide, such as cellulose, which has been made increasingly accessible as a substrate for enzymatic degradation or other methods of depolymerization. The process of the present invention increases accessibility of polysaccharides, typically present in biomass and produces polysaccharides with increased accessibility. The polysaccharides with increased accessibility may be subsequently saccharified to yield fermentable sugars. These fermentable sugars are subsequently able to be fermented to produce various target chemicals, such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones or acids. | 06-02-2011 |
James P. Conners, Clinton, WA US
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20160103025 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR USE IN MEASURING A PRESSURE INDUCED BY A BIASING MEMBER ON A SURFACE - A tool for use in locating a pressure measurement device between a surface and a biasing member is provided. The tool includes a first indexing member configured to couple to a first side of the pressure measurement device, and a second indexing member configured to couple to a second opposing side of the pressure measurement device. The second indexing member includes an outer surface including a recess sized to receive at least a portion of the biasing member. The first and second indexing members are configured to be pressed between the biasing member and the surface such that the first and second indexing members compress against the pressure measurement device. | 04-14-2016 |
Mark G. Conners, Pittsford, NY US
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20090291410 | DENTAL DELIVERY UNIT ACCESSORIES - Disclosed in this specification is a cradle switch plug that is placed into a cradle of a dental instrument in a dental delivery unit to deactivate the instrument thereby allowing the instrument to remain at the ready without endangering or spraying the user and/or assistants and/or patients. In addition, when an instrument is removed from an air fitting a plug may be screwed into the air fitting. The plug prevents entry of debris into the ports thereof. The plug also enables proper seating of the air fitting within the cradle and, thus, actuation of the cradle switch. | 11-26-2009 |
Matthew Conners, Half Moon Bay, CA US
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20120259812 | Cooperative Naming for Configuration Items in a Distributed Configuration Management Database Environment - Disclosed are methods and systems to provide coordinated identification of data items across a plurality of distributed data storage repositories (datastores). In one disclosed embodiment, a single configuration management database (CMDB) controls identification rights for all CIs as they are first identified in a master/slave relationship with all other CMDBs in the distributed environment. In a second embodiment, a plurality of CMDBs divide identification rights based upon coordination identification rules where certain CMDBs are assigned authoritative identification rights for CIs matching the rules of a particular CMDB in the distributed environment. In a third embodiment, one or more of the plurality of CMDBs may also have advisory identification rights for CIs which do not already have an identifiable unique identity and can coordinate with an authoritative CMDB to establish an identity for CIs. | 10-11-2012 |
Michael D. Conners, Cincinnati, OH US
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20100247275 | AUTOMATED STOWAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - Storage and retrieval systems and methods are provided to automate the process of handling a mixed inventory of palletized and containerized items. In one embodiment, the stowage and retrieval system comprises a storage area comprising a plurality of stationary cell modules arranged in a matrix, wherein each cell module comprises at least one motor. The system also comprises a plurality of carriers comprising at least one magnet disposed on an underside of each of the carriers and at least one engagement mechanism disposed on a top side of each of the carriers. The at least one magnet of the carrier is configured to engage the at least one motor of a corresponding cell module, and the at least one motor is configured to move the carrier within the storage area. | 09-30-2010 |
Timothy R. Conners, Savannah, GA US
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20130042922 | AIR INLET ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An inlet arrangement is disclosed herein for use with a supersonic jet engine configured to consume air at a predetermined mass flow rate when the supersonic jet engine is operating at a predetermined power setting and moving at a predetermined Mach speed. The air inlet arrangement includes, but is not limited to, a cowl having a cowl lip and a center body coaxially aligned with the cowl. A protruding portion of the center body extends upstream of the cowl lip for a length greater than a conventional spike length. The protruding portion is configured to divert air flowing over the protruding portion out of a pathway of an inlet to the supersonic jet engine such that a remaining airflow approaching and entering the inlet matches the predetermined mass flow rate. | 02-21-2013 |
20130098454 | ISENTROPIC COMPRESSION INLET FOR SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT - A supersonic inlet includes a relaxed isentropic compression surface to improve net propulsive force by shaping the compression surface of the inlet to defocus the resulting shocklets away from the cowl lip. Relaxed isentropic compression shaping of the inlet compression surface functions to reduce the cowl lip surface angle, thereby improving inlet drag characteristics and interference drag characteristics. Supersonic inlets in accordance with the invention also demonstrate reductions in peak sonic boom overpressure while maintaining overall engine performance. | 04-25-2013 |
20130112776 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A nozzle arrangement is disclosed herein for use with a supersonic jet engine that is configured to produce a plume of exhaust gases. The nozzle arrangement includes, but is not limited to, a nozzle having a trailing edge and a plug body partially positioned within the nozzle. The plug body has an expansion surface and a compression surface downstream of the expansion surface. A protruding portion of the plug body extends downstream of the trailing edge for a length greater than a conventional plug body length. The plug body is configured to shape the exhaust gases to flow substantially parallel to a free stream of air flowing off of the trailing edge of the nozzle and to cause the plume of exhaust gases to isentropically turn the free stream of air to move in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the plug body. | 05-09-2013 |
20130118594 | LOW SHOCK STRENGTH INLET - Embodiments of the invention relate to a supersonic inlet having a cowl lip configured to capture the conic shock and exhibit a zero or substantially zero cowl angle. The inlet may be configured to employ a relaxed isentropic compression surface and an internal bypass. The nacelle bypass may prevent flow distortions, introduced by the capture of the conic shock, from reaching the turbomachinery, thereby allowing the cowl angle to be reduced to zero or substantially zero. Such a cowl angle may reduce the inlet's contribution to the overall sonic boom signature for a supersonic aircraft while allowing for an increase in engine pressure recovery and a subsequent improvement in generated thrust by the engine. | 05-16-2013 |
20140373927 | LOW SHOCK STRENGTH PROPULSION SYSTEM - A supersonic nacelle design employing a bypass flow path internal to the nacelle and around the engine is disclosed herein. A set of aerodynamic vanes may be used to shape a supersonic airflow within a bypass around an engine. The vanes may be capable of compressing the supersonic airflow into a subsonic airflow, direct the subsonic airflow around the engine, and then expand the subsonic airflow into a supersonic exhaust. The vanes may shape the airflow by reducing sonic boom strength, cowl drag, and airframe interference drag. | 12-25-2014 |
Timothy R. Conners, Tucson, AZ US
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20160076448 | AIR INLET ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An inlet arrangement is disclosed herein for use with a supersonic jet engine configured to consume air at a predetermined mass flow rate when the supersonic jet engine is operating at a predetermined power setting and moving at a predetermined Mach speed. The air inlet arrangement includes, but is not limited to, a cowl having a cowl lip and a center body coaxially aligned with the cowl. A protruding portion of the center body extends upstream of the cowl lip for a length greater than a conventional spike length. The protruding portion is configured to divert air flowing over the protruding portion out of a pathway of an inlet to the supersonic jet engine such that a remaining airflow approaching and entering the inlet matches the predetermined mass flow rate. | 03-17-2016 |
Timothy R. Conners, Statesboro, GA US
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20080271787 | Isentropic compression inlet for supersonic aircraft - Embodiments of the invention relate to a supersonic inlet employing relaxed isentropic compression to improve net propulsive force by shaping the compression surface of the inlet. Relaxed isentropic compression shaping of the inlet compression surface functions to reduce cowl lip surface angles, thereby improving inlet drag characteristics and interference drag characteristics. Using supersonic inlets in accordance with the invention also demonstrated reductions in peak sonic boom overpressure while maintaining performance. | 11-06-2008 |
20090107557 | Low shock strength inlet - Embodiments of the invention relate to a supersonic inlet having a cowl lip configured to capture the conic shock and exhibit a zero or substantially zero cowl angle. The inlet may be configured to employ a relaxed isentropic compression surface and an internal bypass. The nacelle bypass may prevent flow distortions, introduced by the capture of the conic shock, from reaching the turbomachinery, thereby allowing the cowl angle to be reduced to zero or substantially zero. Such a cowl angle may reduce the inlet's contribution to the overall sonic boom signature for a supersonic aircraft while allowing for an increase in engine pressure recovery and a subsequent improvement in generated thrust by the engine. | 04-30-2009 |
20100043389 | LOW SHOCK STRENGTH PROPULSION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention relate to a supersonic nacelle design employing a bypass flow path internal to the nacelle and around the engine. By shaping the nacelle, embodiments of the invention may function to reduce sonic boom strength, cowl drag, and/or airframe interference drag. Embodiments of the invention may also function to improve total pressure recovery and/or total thrust of the primary flow path through the engine. | 02-25-2010 |
20120091286 | ISENTROPIC COMPRESSION INLET FOR SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT - A supersonic inlet employs relaxed isentropic compression to improve net propulsive force by shaping the compression surface of the inlet. Relaxed isentropic compression shaping of the inlet compression surface functions to reduce cowl lip surface angles, thereby improving inlet drag characteristics and interference drag characteristics. Supersonic inlets in accordance with the invention also demonstrate reductions in peak sonic boom overpressure while maintaining performance. | 04-19-2012 |
20120199212 | ISENTROPIC COMPRESSION INLET FOR SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT - A supersonic inlet employs relaxed isentropic compression to improve net propulsive force by shaping the compression surface of the inlet. Relaxed isentropic compression shaping of the inlet compression surface functions to reduce cowl lip surface angles, thereby improving inlet drag characteristics and interference drag characteristics. Supersonic inlets in accordance with the invention also demonstrate reductions in peak sonic boom overpressure while maintaining performance. | 08-09-2012 |
20130062424 | LOW SHOCK STRENGTH PROPULSION SYSTEM - Examples of the invention relate to a supersonic nacelle design employing a bypass flow path internal to the nacelle and around the engine. A set of aerodynamic vanes may be used to shape a supersonic airflow within a bypass around an engine. The vanes may be capable of compressing the supersonic airflow into a subsonic airflow, direct the subsonic airflow around the engine, and then expand the subsonic airflow into a supersonic exhaust. The vanes may shape the airflow by reducing sonic boom strength, cowl drag, and airframe interference drag. | 03-14-2013 |