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Antony A. Cooper, Kansas City, MO US
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| 20090099069 | MODULATORS OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN TOXICITY - Disclosed are compositions and methods for modulating expression of genes that function at the step of ER of Golgi trafficking. Compounds that modulate expression of these genes of activity of the encoded proteins can be used to inhibit alpha-synuclein mediated toxicity and used to threat of prevent synucleinopathies such as Parkinson's disease. Also disclosed are methods of identifying inhibitors of alpha-synuclein mediated toxicity. | 04-16-2009 |
Arthur F. Cooper, Anaheim, CA US
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| 20120092849 | QUANTUM DOT ILLUMINATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to illumination devices and methods of generating light for extended periods of time without requiring an outside source of power, recharging, refueling or maintenance. The devices of the present disclosure comprise a plurality of quantum dots and a radioisotope, and may be used in numerous ways, for example, for the marking critical areas or paths, for the illumination of pathways in aircraft, ships, trains, buildings, and other facilities where these routes must be precisely delineated or identified for safety reasons, for the inclusion of signs or other indicia that must be illuminated at all times, as well as many military uses, such as for the demarcation of temporary airfields for fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters or for IFF (identification friend or foe). | 04-19-2012 |
Barry A. Cooper, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20080314294 | Petroleum Asphalts Modified by Liquefied Biomass Additives - Liquefied biomass obtained from direct liquefaction and/or fast-pyrolysis is reacted with mixtures of fatty acids in the presence of an oxidizer and with various reactive monomer and polymer additives to create tailored compatibilizer-like bio-additives that are compatible with petroleum asphalts. By judicially selecting appropriate the additives and additional constituent, such as non-reactive and reactive diluents, these bio-additives can be tailored to modify low-temperature properties, high-temperature properties, compatibility with aggregate materials, application characteristics, and other properties of petroleum asphalts for paving, roofing and sealing uses. | 12-25-2008 |
Bodie Delane Cooper, Brandon, DE US
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| 20100170121 | Wear Member For Excavating Equipment - A wear member for attachment along the digging edge of excavating equipment that includes ridges formed along its front working end. As the front end wears away, the tips of the ridges along the front of the wear member project forward to define a serrated penetrating edge. A serrated front edge is able to more easily cut into and through the ground. The ridges may be arranged in a generally axial direction along the front working end to present a reduced surface area to contact the ground for easier penetration. The ridges provide the front working end with sufficient rigidity and strength without unduly enlarging the surface area of the penetrating edge that initiates contact with the ground. | 07-08-2010 |
Braden Michael Cooper, Escondido, CA US
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| 20120066430 | USE OF PCI EXPRESS FOR CPU-TO-CPU COMMUNICATION - CPUs that generate PCIe auxiliary signals and changing clock signals nevertheless communicate with each other using PCIe owing to PCIe switch assemblies that are disposed in the communication paths to isolate and terminate the auxiliary signals from reaching other CPUs and to isolate changing clock signals, communicating with each other using a fixed clock derived from one of the changing clock signals. Also, the CPUs directly access the memories of CPUs to which they wish to write data so that data is directly written from one CPU memory to another without store-and-forward operations being needed in the network. | 03-15-2012 |
Brian Cooper, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20120047186 | Encoding Semi-Structured Data for Efficient Search and Browsing - A method for encoding XML tree data that includes the step of encoding the semi-structured data into strings of arbitrary length in a way that maintains non-structural and structural information about the XML data, and enables indexing the encoded XML data in a way that facilitates efficient search and browsing. | 02-23-2012 |
Craig L. Cooper, Inola, OK US
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| 20100245090 | PATIENT THERMAL MONITORING SYSTEM - A patient temperature monitoring system is provided herein that takes the form of an electronic patient monitor that is used in conjunction with a thermocouple sensor that has been printed or otherwise placed on a flexible surface such as a mat. The thermocouple sensor that is taught herein is more comfortable for the patient, more reliable, and can be manufactured with less cost than has heretofore been possible. According to a preferred embodiment, a finely powdered metal ink containing, for example, iron will first be silk screened onto a substrate. Then a second metal ink will be screened onto the same substrate so as to intersect the first, the second metal being preferably being some combination of nickel and copper, the first and second metal inks being chosen to form a thermocouple. | 09-30-2010 |
Daniel Cooper, Irvine, CA US
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| 20120059283 | SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING INFANT MOVEMENT - A system and method for measuring movements, utilizing one or more wireless accelerometers attached to one or more limbs of a human subject for the purpose of determining certain temporal and spatial gestures of the subject. | 03-08-2012 |
Daniel Stephen Cooper, Prairie Village, KS US
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| 20100253850 | VIDEO PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A video presentation system including a single physical computing device, a video capture device in communication with the physical computing device; and a computer readable medium readable by the physical computing device and including a video capture code segment for reading a video signal comprising a first plurality of pixels from the video capture device and storing the first set of pixels a buffer, an desktop capture code segment for capturing a content of a desktop of physical computing device and storing the content of the desktop in a buffer, and a chroma key code segment for setting a color value for a pixel in a buffer equal based on the color information of another pixel in another buffer. | 10-07-2010 |
David Cooper, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20110264583 | INTER-NETWORK INVOICING PAYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - An inter-bank email and mobile invoicing network is disclosed. Embodiments disclosed herein include an inter-bank email and mobile invoicing network that enables customers of banks or independent portals to send invoices to an email address or mobile phone number. The invoice can be received by the recipient within their bank's online or mobile banking site, in the case of banks that belong to a network that is managed by the proprietors of a financial management system and payment hub as disclosed herein. These banks will be referred to as “network banks” herein. The inter-bank invoicing network also refers to a common provider or connected providers of an invoicing and payment service that is linked to banks and to independent service providers. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110313921 | Internetworking Between P2P Networks - A method and apparatus for internetworking multiple person-to-person (P2P) payment networks and financial institutions is disclosed. Embodiments include receiving a request to send funds from a payor, the request containing one of the payee's email address and mobile phone number; determining whether the payee is registered with a network financial institution that is within a P2P network of the payer (the originating P2P network), wherein determining includes matching one of the payee's email address and mobile phone number; if the payee is registered within the originating P2P network financial institution, transferring the funds to the payee account at the network financial institution and notifying the payee and posting the transaction on the network financial institution web site; and if the payee is not registered within the originating P2P network determining whether the payee is registered with any second payment network connected to the internetwork payment hub with which the originating network is connected wherein determining includes matching one of the email or mobile phone number of the payee specified by the payor. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120084205 | DISCONNECTED PERSON-TO-PERSON PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING INDEPENDENT PAYOR AND PAYEE DIRECTION FOR VALUE SOURCE AND DESTINATION - Embodiments of the person-to-person (P2P) payment system and method described herein include a payor (“sender”) who is a member of a P2P payment network initiating a payment transaction by specifying an identity of a payee (“receiver”) to receive funds and a source value form. The identity of the receiver comprises an email address or a telephone number, to name two examples. The receiver may or may not be in the P2P payment network. The receiver may choose a destination account and destination value form for the funds. The destination account need not be in the P2P network. The destination value form need not be the same as the source value form. | 04-05-2012 |
David M. Cooper, Maryville, MO US
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| 20090014353 | BATTERY BOX IN A BOX PACKAGING - A battery supply system comprising a display tray, an outer box and at least one inner box. The display tray includes a receiving area and a plurality of slots on sides of the receiving area. The outer box has a receptacle area and a pair of side flanges extending outwardly from the receptacle area. The at least one inner box is in the receptacle area of the outer box. The at least one inner box has at least one battery therein. The outer box is positioned in the tray by inserting the side flanges of the outer box in a pair of the slots, thereby maintaining the outer box in an upright displayed position within the tray. | 01-15-2009 |
Donald D. Cooper, Fond Du Lac, WI US
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| 20080264378 | Connecting Rod with Cast-In Insert - A cast metal connecting rod of the type used in a reciprocating piston engine has a beam section between two end sections. The beam section and the end sections are integral with one another and are at least partially made of a cast metal material. At least the beam section of the connecting rod includes an insert made of a sintered powder metal material. The insert is at least partially encapsulated by the cast metal material of the connecting rod. The insert reinforces the connecting rod and can help match characteristics of surrounding or mating parts of the engine that are made of materials more similar to the material of the insert than the cast metal of the connecting rod. The cast metal material, for example aluminum alloy, of the connecting rod can also provide localized regions of high machinability where needed. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100086429 | THIN WALLED POWDER METAL COMPONENT MANUFACTURING - A powder metal component which has a powder metal composition formed into a cylinder, wherein the cylinder includes a wall thickness and a length, and a ratio of the length to the thickness is relatively high such that conventional compaction methods are difficult to use. The powder metal composition includes approximately between 85% and 99% sponge iron powder, approximately between 0.1% and 2.0% graphite, and approximately between 0.1% and 2.0% ethylene bis-stearamide wax. The powder metal component can be manufactured using an apparatus which includes a hard material core rod, and a shaped elastic die configured to circumscribe the core rod, or conversely, an apparatus with a shaped elastic core rod and a hard die. In the case of the former, the shaped elastic die can have an inner contour wherein a longitudinal load on the shaped elastic die radially compresses the powder metal to the desired shape and density distribution, hi the latter, longitudinally compressing the core rod radially compresses the powder metal to the desired shape and density distribution. An ejection punch can be made flush with the liner an pressure on the elastic die relieved prior to ejection to promote end integrity, the elastic die can be compressed alone or simultaneous with axial compression of the powder metal or a collet can be used to radially compress the elastic die using axial motion. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100116240 | MULTI-PIECE THIN WALLED POWDER METAL CYLINDER LINERS - A powder metal cylinder liner with a ratio of the length to the wall thickness greater than 12 made of at least two end to end cylinder liner pieces with each piece having a ratio of the length to the wall thickness of less than 20. The powder metal composition includes approximately between 85% and 99% sponge iron powder, approximately between 0.1% and 2.0% graphite, and approximately between 0.1% and 2.0% ethylene bis-stearamide wax. The cylinder liner pieces can be made using conventional powder metal compaction and sintering processes. | 05-13-2010 |
Elisa Cooper, Boise, ID US
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| 20090119402 | DOMAIN NAME OWNERSHIP VALIDATION - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for validating ownership of a domain name. According to one embodiment, a validating ownership of a domain name can comprise retrieving one or more domain name ownership records. For example, the one or more domain name ownership records comprise Who Is records. Validity of the one or more domain name records can be confirmed with a designated domain manager. According to one embodiment, confirming validity of the one or more domain name records with the designated domain manager can comprise authenticating the designated domain manager based on a certificate provided by the designated domain manager. | 05-07-2009 |
Emily Cooper, Perkins, OK US
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| 20090010955 | Vaccines Containing Canine Parvovirus Genetic Variants - Canine parvovirus vaccines and diagnostics and methods for their use are provided. The vaccines are effective against emerging dominant canine parvovirus variants. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090098152 | Vaccines Containing Canine Parvovirus Genetic Variants - Canine parvovirus vaccines and diagnostics and methods for their use are provided. | 04-16-2009 |
Eric W. Cooper, Madison, WI US
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| 20110289572 | System And Method For User Authentication - A computer-implemented authentication method is described. The method includes the steps of (a) receiving an authentication request at an authentication computing system, the request including a resource identifier, (b) identifying one or more authentication pools associated with the resource identifier, each authentication pool including at least one authentication method implementation, (c) executing a pool authentication process for the one or more identified authentication pools, and (d) transmitting a response to the identification authentication request based on the execution of the pool authentication process for the one or more identified authentication pools. | 11-24-2011 |
Gary Cooper, Nottingham, NH US
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| 20090292392 | Multiplexed Gathering Device and Method - A multiplexing gathering device includes a first gatherer for forming first gathered printed products on a first line and a second gatherer for forming second gathered printed products on a second line. A collecting device collects the first and second gathered printed products. A first transporter transports the first gathered products from the first line to the collecting device and a second transporter for transports the second gathered products from the second line to the collecting device. At least one controller for controls the first gatherer and second gatherer so that second gathered products are selectively formed as a function of the formation of first gathered printed products. A method is also provided. | 11-26-2009 |
Gary Cooper, Jonesboro, AR US
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| 20100095943 | BOW STABILIZER - An archery bow stabilizer consisting of a flexible planar member with one end attached to a bow handle; second weighted end extending so end moves at a substantially perpendicular direction to bow handle. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100108050 | BOW STRING SUPPRESSOR - A noise reducing bowstring suppression device consisting of an individual length of pliable material supported between dual support members mounted on a bow, a bowstring on the bow contacting the pliable material when the bow is shot. | 05-06-2010 |
Gary L. Cooper, Pocahontas, AR US
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| 20080261734 | ARROWHEAD - A broadhead includes a one piece elongated ferrule, with a plurality of slots through a central longitudinal axis of said ferrule, at least one of which has an open end, and one piece blades mounted in the slots. At least one of the blades includes a blade slot in it and the blades having openings through them. A securing member is inserted transversely through the central longitudinal axis of the ferrule and passes through said openings through the openings of the blades securing them within the ferrule. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100071677 | LEVER REGULATED COMPOUND BOW - Lever Regulated Compound Bow uses multiple groove modules on the limb tips to spool bowstring and cables to provide desired energy storage and nock travel, while simultaneously using a lever to regulate cam synchronization, using split cable harnesses to deter limb twist, and lever blocking draw stop means. | 03-25-2010 |
Greggory Thomas Cooper, Mason City, NE US
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| 20100040436 | BALE HANDLING IMPLEMENT - A handling apparatus is provided that attaches to a three-point hitch of a farm implement/tractor. The apparatus allows for engaging multiple bales in a field while the tractor is driven in a forward direction. The bales are engaged while they are disposed beside the tractor such that they are in view of the operator. Once bales are engaged, the apparatus allows for rotating the bales from a position beside the tractor to a position behind the tractor. This allows, inter alia, the tractor to pass through openings (e.g., gates or doors) while carrying multiple bales. | 02-18-2010 |
Iain Cooper US
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| 20110244305 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES FOR USE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS - An electrochemical device, such as a battery or power source, provides improved performance under stringent or extreme conditions. Such an electrochemical device for use in high temperature conditions may include at least a cathode, a lithium-based anode, a separator, and an ionic liquid electrolyte. This device also may include a current collector and housing that are electrochemically inert with respect to other components of the device. This electrochemical device may operate at temperatures ranging from 0 to 180, 200, 220, 240, and 260° C. | 10-06-2011 |
James Dwain Cooper, Billings, MT US
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| 20080313933 | Backfill attachment device - A hole filling or blast hole filling attachment machine that incorporates a separate vehicle for mobility and power to operate dirt of drill tailing gathering blades and a rotatable blade assembly. The assembly includes a circular housing with a central opening for access to a drilled hole in the ground. No less than six arcuate blades extend outwardly from the center of the circular housing. Two curved dirt gathering blades are mounted with hydraulic cylinders outside of the circular rotating blades and protective housing to pull more tailings toward the arcuate blades. An electromagnet is used to retrieve the primer cord and to raise it up and away from the moving blades. The machine incorporates a video camera and video monitor to observe the hole or blast hole to allow the operator to correctly position the machine over the hole. | 12-25-2008 |
Jay C. Cooper, Huntington Beach, CA US
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| 20110263164 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STRANDED CANTED COIL SPRING - A stranded canted coil spring for electrical contact between adjoining elements is disclosed. The spring is formed from a stranded wire having coils that define a toroid. | 10-27-2011 |
Jeff Cooper, Riverton, WY US
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| 20090058891 | Transaction printer - A printer that can be configured either as a dot matrix/impact printer or an inkjet printer. A printer frame mounts a carriage mechanism for reciprocally moving a head carrier. An adapter secures a printhead to the carrier; the adapter being configured to accept a predetermined type of printhead. A compensator/feeder assembly is pivotally movable between a printing position and a printer open position at which a slot for receiving a form is defined. The compensator/feeder assembly mounts a printer bar which is positioned in a confronting relationship with the printhead when the assembly is in the printing position. A compensator drive arrangement is fixed to a base and effects movement in the feeder assembly. | 03-05-2009 |
Jeramie Cooper, Stevens Point, WI US
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| 20120018475 | MOUNTING DEVICE - A telescoping mount includes an outer member, an inner member at least partially received in the outer member such that one member is movable relative to the other member between an extended position and a retracted position, a platform coupled to one of the outer and inner members for supporting a device, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is operable to substantially lock the position of the outer and inner members relative to one another in a plurality of non-predefined positions between the extended position and the retracted position. The locking mechanism is movable manually by a user to an unlocked position allowing adjustment of the mount between the extended and retracted positions, and the locking mechanism is movable automatically, upon release of the locking mechanism by the user, to a locked position in which the outer and inner members are substantially prevented from moving relative to one another. | 01-26-2012 |
Joel D. Cooper, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090318904 | Devices and methods for maintaining collateral channels in tissue - The devices and methods of placement of such devices disclosed herein are directed to altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of, for instance, an individual having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. More particularly, these devices produce and maintain collateral openings or channels through the airway wall so that oxygen depleted/carbon dioxide rich air is able to pass directly out of the lung tissue to facilitate both the exchange of oxygen ultimately into the blood and/or to decompress hyper-inflated lungs. The medical kits disclosed herein are also directed to produce and maintain collateral openings through airway walls. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100116279 | DEVICES FOR MAINTAINING PATENCY OF SURGICALLY CREATED CHANNELS IN TISSUE - Devices and methods for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The methods and devices create channels in lung tissue and maintain the patency of these surgically created channels in tissue. Maintaining the patency of the channels allows air to pass directly out of the lung tissue which facilitates the exchange of oxygen ultimately into the blood and/or decompresses hyper-inflated lungs. | 05-13-2010 |
John Cooper, Newark, DE US
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| 20110099067 | DYNAMICALLY GENERATED INTERACTIVE ACCOUNT STATEMENT - Computer readable media, apparatuses, and methods may include analyzing account information for an account with a financial institution, where the account is associated with a first customer of the financial institution, and wherein the account information comprises a plurality of purchases made by the first customer using the account, selecting a subset of marketing offers from a plurality of available marketing offers, based on the plurality of purchases, generating an interactive account statement for the customer, said account statement comprising the account information and the subset of marketing offers, wherein each marketing offer in the subset of marketing offers is hyperlinked in the interactive account statement to additional information corresponding to that offer, and sending the interactive account statement to a client device associated with the customer. | 04-28-2011 |
John F. Cooper, Mason, NH US
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| 20100131832 | Mechanism for Interleaved Parallel Cyclic Redundancy Check Calculation for Memory Devices - In one embodiment, a mechanism for interleaved parallel cyclic redundancy check calculation for memory devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating an index value as part of a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) operation, the index value being a result of a first exclusive-or operation applied to both of input data directly as-is from a data bus and to data in a 64-bit accumulator utilized to store results of the CRC operation. The method also includes indexing an interleaved parallel CRC table with the index value to retrieve a 64-bit polynomial entry from the CRC table, performing a second exclusive-or operation on the retrieved polynomial entry and data in the 64-bit accumulator, storing the results of the second exclusive-or operation in the 64-bit accumulator, and transmitting contents of the 64-bit accumulator directly as-is to the data bus. | 05-27-2010 |
Jonathon S. Cooper, Glendale, AZ US
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| 20100209556 | Creamer composition and method to deliver viable probiotic microorganisms - A creamer composition is provided for a beverage, along with a method to deliver beneficial probiotic microorganisms to an individual using a foaming creamer applied to the surface of a hot beverage via an unpressurized container. | 08-19-2010 |
Justin Cooper, Poway, CA US
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| 20110300946 | Interactive Gaming Via Mobile Playmaker - Systems and techniques relating to interactive gaming are described. A described system includes one or more site servers providing game instances to one or more devices in communication with the one or more site servers via a wired network, a wireless network, or both. The system includes a server system in communication with the one or more site servers; and one or more wireless mobile devices in communication with the server system. The server system can be configured to provide information about one or more of the gaming instances at one or more sites to the one or more mobile devices; receive, from the one or more mobile devices, an indication of a selected gaming instance of the gaming instances; relay gaming information between the one or more site servers and the one or more mobile devices; and provide gaming content and one or more gaming functions to the site servers. | 12-08-2011 |
Keith B. Cooper, Eldon, MO US
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| 20100072802 | Fitting for a vehicle seat - A fitting ( | 03-25-2010 |
Kenneth Carlton Cooper, Chesterfield, MO US
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| 20100253850 | VIDEO PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A video presentation system including a single physical computing device, a video capture device in communication with the physical computing device; and a computer readable medium readable by the physical computing device and including a video capture code segment for reading a video signal comprising a first plurality of pixels from the video capture device and storing the first set of pixels a buffer, an desktop capture code segment for capturing a content of a desktop of physical computing device and storing the content of the desktop in a buffer, and a chroma key code segment for setting a color value for a pixel in a buffer equal based on the color information of another pixel in another buffer. | 10-07-2010 |
Kylan Cooper, Marsing, ID US
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| 20090191036 | CONTAINER UNLOADING DEVICE - Presented is a device for lifting land/sea containers off of a trailer chassis and for tipping them into a vertical position for loading. The device includes a door opening assembly for opening and closing the doors, including when the container is in a vertical position. When the container is filled, the doors would be closed and the container would be lowered to a horizontal position. From the horizontal position, the device is configured to place the container on the chassis of a trailer for towing by a truck. | 07-30-2009 |
Lilli I. Cooper, Pleasanton, CA US
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| 20120072817 | ENTERPRISE APPLICATION WORKCENTER - A first computer system displays a user interface that includes a first portion and a non-overlapping, second portion. The first portion includes a first pagelet that comprises a plurality of first active links. The first portion also includes a second pagelet that includes a plurality of second active links. One of the first active links is activated, and in response the first computer system displays a first user interface in the second area. The first user interface includes a list of first links, wherein the list of first links is displayed while the first active links and the second active links are displayed in the first and second pagelets, respectively. | 03-22-2012 |
Mark Cooper, Pella, IA US
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| 20090000155 | Cutting Element Supported on a Chain - In a chain excavator including an excavation chain with links routed around a drive sprocket and an end idler with a base plate mounted to a link for supporting excavation implements, a stabilizing element extends rearwardly from directly behind the excavation implement in order to contact and be supported by its trailing base plate. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090000156 | Track Trencher Propulsion System with Load Control - A system and process for controlling propulsion and steering of a track trencher excavation machine powered by an engine includes a multiple mode propulsion and steering control system that performs a plurality of functions depending on a selection of one of a plurality of operational modes. A controller generates a vehicle propulsion hydrostatic drive signal using an engine speed to determine a load multiplier. The load multiplier being defined as a function of the engine speed and an operator adjustable load control setting. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090260264 | TRENCHER ATTACHMENT - The present disclosure provides a system and method of creating trenches of various widths, including widths that are substantially greater than the width of the boom head or even the chassis. According to the trencher system of the present disclosure, the boom is designed so that it can be easily configured to create a trench of a first width and subsequently create a trench of a second width that is different than the first width. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20120102791 | SHEAR RESISTANT EXCAVATION COMPONENT - An excavation component is disclosed herein. The excavation component includes a cutter structure carrier and a cutter structure carried by the cutter structure carrier. The excavation component also includes a fastener for securing the cutter structure to the cutter structure carrier. The cutter structure carrier and the cutter structure have an interlocking geometry for transferring shear between the cutter structure carrier and the cutter structure so as to reduce an amount of shear applied to the fastener during excavation operations. | 05-03-2012 |
Mark Cooper, Johnston, IA US
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| 20090046890 | Method and system for digital image analysis of ear traits - A method of evaluating one or more kernels of an ear of maize using digital imagery includes acquiring a digital image of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize, processing the digital image to estimate at least one physical property of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize from the digital image, and evaluating the at least one kernel of maize using the estimate of the at least one physical property of the at least one kernel of maize. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100286973 | Real-Time Process For Targeting Trait Phenotyping of Plant Breeding Experiments - A method for targeting trait phenotyping of a plant breeding experiment includes collecting soil data for at least one location, applying the soil data to a crop model, performing environmental monitoring at the at least one location to generate environmental data, updating the crop model with the environmental data, and using the crop model to provide predicted crop conditions. The method further includes determining environmental conditions for each of the plant breeding experiments, determining a likelihood of trait phenotype variations for each experiment using the environmental conditions and the predicted crop conditions, selecting a subset of the plant breeding experiments for collecting trait phenotype measurements based on the likelihood of trait phenotypic variation, and collecting trait phenotype measurements from the subset of the plant breeding experiments. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110285844 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS OF EAR TRAITS - A method of evaluating one or more kernels of an ear of maize using digital imagery includes acquiring a digital image of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize, processing the digital image to estimate at least one physical property of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize from the digital image, and evaluating the at least one kernel of maize using the estimate of the at least one physical property of the at least one kernel of maize. | 11-24-2011 |
Mark R. Cooper, Pella, IA US
Mary E. Cooper, Oklahoma City, OK US
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| 20090130036 | SELF TANNING PRODUCT HAVING SLIMMING, FIRMING AND TONING PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - A sunless or self-tanning composition having slimming, firming and toning properties associated therewith. The composition is an emulsion containing safe effective amounts of sunless tanning agents and slimming, firming and toning constituents. A method for preparing such composition is disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
Matthew Ellis Cooper, Morgantown, WV US
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| 20090252999 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Process and Apparatus - Conveying gas containing sulfur through a sulfur tolerant planar solid oxide fuel cell (PSOFC) stack for sulfur scrubbing, followed by conveying the gas through a non-sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack. The sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack utilizes anode materials, such as LSV, that selectively convert H | 10-08-2009 |
Michael B. Cooper, Nesbit, MS US
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| 20110159053 | PREPARATION OF A CELL CONCENTRATE FROM A PHYSIOLOGICAL SOLUTION - The present invention is directed to methods and compositions regarding the preparation of an cell concentrate, such as, for example, an osteogenic cell concentrate, from a physiological solution, such as bone marrow aspirate, blood, or a mixture thereof. In specific embodiments, the invention provides methods and compositions utilizing two physiological solution-processing techniques, particularly in a point of care environment, wherein centrifugation is not employed. | 06-30-2011 |
Michael Brian Cooper, Nesbit, MS US
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| 20120089235 | IMPLANT COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment. Mounting members include, for example, flanges, blades, hooks, and plates. In some embodiments, the orthopedic attachments may be adjustably positionable about the base member or other attachments, thereby providing modularity for assembling and implanting the device, and various securing and/or locking mechanisms may be used between the components of the implant. | 04-12-2012 |
Michael Howard Cooper, Washington, DC US
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| 20090265288 | System and method for correlating events in a pluggable correlation architecture - A system for pluggable event correlation may include an input manager that receives a plurality of events and converts the events into a format compatible with one or more of a plurality of correlation engines. The correlation engines may then evaluate the converted events using various rules and generate correlated events when the evaluated events trigger at least one of the rules. An action manager may execute remedial actions when the correlation engines generate the correlated events. Moreover, extensibility may be provided by enabling a user to define rules to be triggered when events occur in a predetermined pattern, and actions to be executed when a predetermined rule triggers a correlated event. Further, to plug a new correlation engine into the system, adapters may be deployed to handle input and output, while the user-defined rules may be validating according to semantic requirements of the new correlation engine. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100198636 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDITING GOVERNANCE, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE USING A PLUGGABLE CORRELATION ARCHITECTURE - Described herein is a system and method for auditing governance, risk, and compliance using an event correlation architecture. In particular, the event correlation architecture may include a solution designer for defining a solution pack that enforces one or more specific governance, risk, or compliance controls, and a solution manager for deploying the solution pack within the event correlation architecture to configure the architecture for enforcement of the one or more controls. Thus, a collection of content defined in the solution pack may be used to enrich one or more events received at the event correlation architecture, and a correlation engine may then correlate the events using the content in the solution pack to enforce the one or more governance, risk, or compliance controls. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110173359 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURITY EVENT TRANSPORT USING A MESSAGE BUS - A computer-implemented device provides security events from publishers to subscribers. There is provided a message bus, configured to contain a plurality of security events. Also provided is a receiver unit, responsive to a plurality of publishers, to receive the plurality of security events from the publishers. There is also a queue unit, responsive to receipt of the security events, to queue the plurality of security events in the message bus. Also, there is a transport unit, responsive to the security events in the message bus, to transport the plurality of security events in the message bus to a plurality of subscribers. | 07-14-2011 |
Paula M. Cooper, Mt. Pleasant, SC US
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| 20090013470 | PULMONARY MATTRESS - A patient support surface including a cover defining an interior region, a layer of three dimensional material, located at the interior region, and an air circulation device disposed adjacent the layer of three dimensional material. The patient support surface includes at least one of a percussion device and a vibration device, located at the interior region. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20120016281 | PULMONARY MATTRESS - A patient support surface including a cover defining an interior region, a layer of three dimensional material, located at the interior region, and an air circulation device disposed adjacent the layer of three dimensional material. The patient support surface includes at least one of a percussion device and a vibration device, located at the interior region. | 01-19-2012 |
Paxton Ronald Cooper, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20120117492 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CONTEXT DATA AT A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for processing context data at a communication device is provided. Icon data associated with an application is rendered at a display device, thereby providing rendered icon data at the display device, the icon data and the application stored at a memory. Context data associated with the application is determined by retrieving at least a first portion of the context data from a calendar database, the context data for rendering within the application when the application is executed by a processor and rendered at the display device. A portion of the rendered icon data is updated such that the rendered icon data comprises at least a subset of the context data. When the rendered icon data is actuated, the application is responsively executed at the processor such that the context data is rendered at the display device within a rendering of the application. | 05-10-2012 |
Phillip Cooper, Fayetteville, AR US
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| 20090091196 | Magnetic Power Supply Engine - An electric motor utilizing a plurality of linearly reciprocating magnetic elements comparable to pistons in a fluid motor and a linear-to-rotary motion translation element comprising a sinusoidal member engaging the reciprocating magnetic elements. The sinusoidal member is fixed to a rotary output shaft. Each reciprocating magnetic element has rollers for miminizing friction while engaging the sinusoidal cam and additional rollers for guiding reciprocation within the housing of the motor. In a preferred embodiment, the electric motor is a DC motor which drives an AC generator. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20110068638 | Magnetic Power Supply Engine - An electric motor utilizing a plurality of linearly reciprocating magnetic elements comparable to pistons in a fluid motor and a linear-to-rotary motion translation element comprising a sinusoidal member engaging the reciprocating magnetic elements. The sinusoidal member is fixed to a rotary output shaft. Each reciprocating magnetic element has rollers for minimizing friction while engaging the sinusoidal cam and additional rollers for guiding reciprocation within the housing of the motor. In a preferred embodiment, the electric motor is a DC motor which drives an AC generator. | 03-24-2011 |
Raymond B. Cooper, Hilton Head, SC US
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| 20110230347 | PLANT GROWTH REGULATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING GIBBERELLIN BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITOR COMBINATIONS - Described are plant growth regulation compositions and methods utilizing combinations of Class A and Class B gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitors. Preferred methods and compositions involve the combination of trinexapac-ethyl with either or both of flurprimidol and paclobutrazol, in particular to provide a synergistic effect in the regulation of the growth of turfgrass. | 09-22-2011 |
Robert S. Cooper, Columbia, SC US
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| 20080201306 | PERSONAL VIRTUAL ASSISTANT - A computer-based virtual assistant includes a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user, the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface, and the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action, and if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface. Also a method of using the virtual assistant. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090018834 | Personal Virtual Assistant - A computer-based virtual assistant includes a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user, the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface, and the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action, and if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface. Also a method of using the virtual assistant. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090018835 | Personal Virtual Assistant - A computer-based virtual assistant includes a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user, the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface, and the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action, and if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface. Also a method of using the virtual assistant. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090018839 | Personal Virtual Assistant - A computer-based virtual assistant includes a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user, the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface, and the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action, and if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface. Also a method of using the virtual assistant. | 01-15-2009 |
Russell Cooper, Fairfield, CA US
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| 20120024750 | HYDRODECHLORINATION OF IONIC LIQUID-DERIVED HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS - Processes for the hydrodechlorination of one or more hydrocarbon products derived from ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion reactions provide a dechlorinated product and an HCl-containing off-gas. The dechlorinated product provides liquid fuel or lubricating base oil, and the HCl may be recovered from the off-gas for recycling to the ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion reaction as a catalyst promoter. | 02-02-2012 |
Russell Kirk Cooper, Joliet, MT US
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| 20080313933 | Backfill attachment device - A hole filling or blast hole filling attachment machine that incorporates a separate vehicle for mobility and power to operate dirt of drill tailing gathering blades and a rotatable blade assembly. The assembly includes a circular housing with a central opening for access to a drilled hole in the ground. No less than six arcuate blades extend outwardly from the center of the circular housing. Two curved dirt gathering blades are mounted with hydraulic cylinders outside of the circular rotating blades and protective housing to pull more tailings toward the arcuate blades. An electromagnet is used to retrieve the primer cord and to raise it up and away from the moving blades. The machine incorporates a video camera and video monitor to observe the hole or blast hole to allow the operator to correctly position the machine over the hole. | 12-25-2008 |
Scott R. Cooper, Peoria, AZ US
Sonia Cooper, Wilmington, DE US
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| 20090196798 | Barrier with Low Extractables and Resealing Properties - A barrier with excellent sealability, resealability, and low extractables, used as a septum. | 08-06-2009 |
Stephen Dale Cooper, Escondido, CA US
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| 20120066430 | USE OF PCI EXPRESS FOR CPU-TO-CPU COMMUNICATION - CPUs that generate PCIe auxiliary signals and changing clock signals nevertheless communicate with each other using PCIe owing to PCIe switch assemblies that are disposed in the communication paths to isolate and terminate the auxiliary signals from reaching other CPUs and to isolate changing clock signals, communicating with each other using a fixed clock derived from one of the changing clock signals. Also, the CPUs directly access the memories of CPUs to which they wish to write data so that data is directly written from one CPU memory to another without store-and-forward operations being needed in the network. | 03-15-2012 |
Ted Cooper, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20120063679 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PIXEL OUTLIERS - A method for identifying singleton outlier pixels in a selected color space in a digital image including a plurality of pixels, includes for each 3×3 patch of pixels in the image, calculating the diameter of the 3×3 patch of pixels. For each pixel in the patch, the distance to its nearest neighbor pixel within the patch is computed, as measured in the selected color space. The computed distance from each pixel in the patch is compared to its nearest neighbor with a threshold that is a preselected fraction of the diameter. A center pixel in the patch is identified as an outlier pixel if its calculated distance to its nearest neighbor is the largest distance to a nearest neighbor and exceeds the threshold. | 03-15-2012 |
Terence Alfred Cooper, Newark, DE US
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| 20090067157 | OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ASYMMETRIC VIEWING AREA - The present disclosure provides optical devices having an asymmetric viewing area imparting improved optical properties to the device. | 03-12-2009 |
Theron Cooper, Volga, SD US
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| 20090311397 | PROCESS FOR EDIBLE PROTEIN EXTRACTION FROM CORN GERM - A process for extraction of edible protein from corn germ. The process includes providing a defatted corn germ with a fat concentration of less than about 5% by weight, milling the corn germ to a granulation of less than about 100 US mesh at less than 180° F., preparing a slurry from the milled corn germ, extracting a edible protein solution from the slurry, recovering the edible protein by precipitating agents (ethanol, acids), and drying the edible protein. The resulting food is 80% to 90% protein. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110283602 | BIO-OIL RECOVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An emulsion-breaking additive is combined with an emulsion concentrate to yield a reaction product and the emulsion concentrate is produced in a process stream and contains entrapped bio-oil. Subsequent phase separating can be accomplished with gravity separation and/or mechanical processing. The emulsion-breaking additive can be native to the process stream. Related systems and methods are also provided. | 11-24-2011 |
Thomas G. Cooper US
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| 20110313405 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A surgical instrument shaft roll drive mechanism includes an electrical conductor that electrically couples the surgical instrument shaft to an electrical connector. The electrical conductor is routed adjacent to a roll drive tendon between a roll drive input capstan and a roll drive output capstan on the shaft. The electrical conductor allows an electrically conductive instrument shaft to be electrically coupled to surgical equipment for use, e.g., as a shield for electrocautery equipment. | 12-22-2011 |
Timothy James Cooper, Rathdrum, ID US
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| 20100032455 | Control pin and spout system for heating metal casting distribution spout configurations - A control pin system, including an apparatus and method, for use in controlling the flow of molten metal in a molten metal distribution system for casting, with some aspects of the control pin including: a control pin body with an internal cavity and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface is sized and configured to operatively interact with an internal surface of a spout to effectively control the flow of molten metal through a spout aperture; and a heater element within the internal cavity of the control pin body. In other embodiments, the heater may be located within the spout body and transferring heat to the control pin. | 02-11-2010 |
Todd Stuart Cooper, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110280969 | PETROLEUM-FREE COMPOSITIONS FOR SKIN CARE AND OTHER APPLICATIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A substantially non-aqueous, aerated composition is free of petroleum-based components and is suitable for skin applications. The composition primarily includes wax and oil, and can further include vitamin E oil and an essential oil. The composition can be a semi-solid at room temperature. A method of making the composition includes melting together component ingredients to form a mixture, which is then cooled to form hardened matter. The hardened matter is blended to form a flowable mixture, which is then forced through a sieve to form the aerated composition. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120076867 | PETROLEUM-FREE COMPOSITIONS FOR SKIN CARE AND OTHER APPLICATIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A substantially non-aqueous, aerated composition is free of petroleum-based components and is suitable for skin applications, The composition primarily includes wax and oil, and can further include vitamin E oil and an essential oil. The composition can be a semi-solid at room temperature. A method of making the composition includes melting together component ingredients to form a mixture, which is then cooled to form hardened matter. The hardened matter is blended to form a flowable mixture, which is then forced through a sieve to form the aerated composition. | 03-29-2012 |
Vickie Cooper, Ames, IA US
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| 20090035325 | CANINE INFLUENZA VIRUS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides an isolated canine influenza virus of subtype H3N8 comprising an HA having SEQ ID NO: 4 or an amino acid sequence that is greater than 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 4, with the proviso that the amino acids at positions 94 and 233 are identical to SEQ ID NO: 4; a composition comprising attenuated or inactivated virus; isolated or purified HA, NM, NP, M1, NS1, PA, PB1, and PB2 proteins and fragments thereof and compositions comprising same or nucleic acids, optionally as part of a vector, encoding same; and a method of inducing an immune response to canine influenza virus in an animal comprising administering to the animal an aforementioned composition. | 02-05-2009 |
William K. Cooper, Santa Fe, NM US
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| 20090123789 | METHODS OF GAS CONFINEMENT WITHIN THE VOIDS OF CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL AND ARTICLES THEREOF - There is disclosed articles for and methods of confining volatile materials in the void volume defined by crystalline void materials. In one embodiment, the hydrogen isotopes are confined inside carbon nanotubes for storage and the production of energy. There is also disclosed a method of generating various reactions by confining the volatile materials inside the crystalline void structure and releasing the confined volatile material. In this embodiment, the released volatile material may be combined with a different material to initiate or sustain a chemical, thermal, nuclear, electrical, mechanical, or biological reaction. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090147906 | METHODS OF GENERATING ENERGETIC PARTICLES USING NANOTUBES AND ARTICLES THEREOF - There is disclosed a method of generating energetic particles, which comprises contacting nanotubes with a source of hydrogen isotopes, such as D | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100044584 | CARBON NANOTUBE CONTAINING MATERIALS AND ARTICLES CONTAINING SUCH MATERIALS FOR ALTERING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - Disclosed herein is a material for altering electromagnetic radiation incident on the material. The material disclosed herein comprises carbon nanotubes having a length (L) that meets the following formula (1): | 02-25-2010 |
William Rodney Cooper, Greenwood, SC US
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| 20090288495 | MAGNETIC DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR PETROLEUM AND LPG METER - A metering system for measuring a flow of petroleum and LPG. In embodiments of the invention, a magnetic drive is used to couple a measuring chamber, such as a known oscillating piston system, to a register or indicator, avoiding leakage and excessive wear due to passing a shaft through the wall of the chamber. | 11-26-2009 |