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Bob Crook, Wilson, NC US
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| 20100043997 | NON MARK SEAM FELT - A press felt for use in a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, with an open, load-carrying base structure which, viewed in longitudinal direction of the press felt, includes seam loops on one end, as well as seam loops at the other end, whereby the seam loops on the one end and the ones on the other end can be brought together for the purpose of producing the endless press felt and can be intermeshed with each other, so that a pass through opening is created through which a pintle can be guided, and comprising a machine side fibrous nonwoven structure which is located on the base structure and which provides the machine side of the press felt and which, viewed in longitudinal direction of the press felt, has one end section and one other end section, whereby when viewed in longitudinal direction of the press felt, the seam loops respectively extend at least partially over the end sections of the machine side fibrous nonwoven structure. In at least one end section of the machine side fibrous nonwoven structure an elastomeric polymer material is provided which is formed from a polymer or pre-polymer which was added in liquid form into the press felt and subsequently solidified or cured and which extends in the at least one end section from the machine side fibrous nonwoven structure into the base structure. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110272111 | PAPERMAKING PICKUP FABRIC - A papermaking pickup fabric having two ends seamed together with a pintle. The fabric including a first plurality of monofilament yarns directed in a machine direction, a second plurality of monofilament yarns directed in a cross machine direction, and a plurality of multifilament filler yarns. The first plurality of monofilament yarns and the second plurality of monofilament yarns being woven together to form a weave pattern. The plurality of multifilament filler yarns are captivated in the weave pattern. The first plurality of monofilament yarns forming seam loops on each of the ends in a seam loop area, said multifilament filler yarns not extending into said seem loop area. | 11-10-2011 |
Brian E. Crook, Encinitas, CA US
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| 20090171720 | Systems and/or methods for managing transformations in enterprise application integration and/or business processing management environments - In certain example embodiments of this invention, systems and/or methods for managing transformations in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and/or Business Process Management (BPM) Environments are provided. In certain example embodiments of this invention, when a process and/or transform is defined, design-time encoding data is extracted and stored as metadata. When the process or transform is implemented, runtime data is captured and/or managed, and also stored as metadata. When new processes and/or transforms are defined, and/or when an already-defined process and/or a transform is executed, heuristics may be applied so as to suggest one or more already-existing transformation chains for use in accomplishing at least a part of the same and/or a similar process or transform. | 07-02-2009 |
Christian K. Crook, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20090156926 | Integrated System for Intravascular Placement of a Catheter - An integrated catheter placement system for accurately placing a catheter within a patient'vasculature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated system comprises a system console, a tip location sensor for temporary placement on the patient's chest, and an ultrasound probe. The tip location sensor senses a magnetic field of a stylet disposed in a lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disposed in the vasculature. The ultrasound probe ultrasonically images a portion of the vasculature prior to intravascular introduction of the catheter. The ultrasound probe includes user input controls for controlling use of the ultrasound probe in an ultrasound mode and use of the tip location sensor in a tip location mode. In another embodiment, ECG signal-based catheter tip guidance is included in the integrated system to enable guidance of the catheter tip to a desired position with respect to a node of the patient's heart. | 06-18-2009 |
Christian W. Crook, West Jordan, UT US
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| 20110313293 | SUPPORT AND COVER STRUCTURES FOR AN ULTRASOUND PROBE HEAD - A probe cap for use with an ultrasound probe including a head portion and an acoustic surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the probe cap includes a body that defines a cavity sized for releasably receiving the head portion of the probe therein. The probe cap body further defines a hole that is proximate the acoustic surface of the head portion. A compliant spacer component is disposed in the hole. The spacer component can include a hydrogel and provides an acoustic path between the acoustic surface and a tissue surface of a patient. The spacer component includes a skin contact surface that defines a concavity and is deformable against the tissue surface. Additional embodiments disclose various probe cap and accompanying needle guide designs for use in assisting a clinician with ultrasound probe use and needle insertion into a patient. | 12-22-2011 |
Christian W. Crook, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20100036227 | APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHODS RELATING TO INTRAVASCULAR PLACEMENT OF A CATHETER - An integrated catheter placement system for accurately placing a catheter within a patient's vasculature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated system comprises a system console, a tip location sensor for temporary placement on the patient's chest, and an ultrasound probe. The tip location sensor senses a magnetic field of a stylet disposed in a lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disposed in the vasculature. The ultrasound probe ultrasonically images a portion of the vasculature prior to introduction of the catheter. ECG signal-based catheter tip guidance is included in the integrated system to enable guidance of the catheter tip to a desired position with respect to a node of the patient's heart. Various aspects for visualizing and manipulating display of the ECG signal data acquired via the present system, together with aspects of various ECG sensor configurations, are also disclosed. | 02-11-2010 |
Dale J. Crook, Overland Park, KS US
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| 20100313535 | MULTI-PURPOSE FLEXIBLE COVER WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT - A flexible cover having magnetic attachment is provided for sealing openings in a structure such as a heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct, an automobile window, or an automobile door handle or lock. Magnets or another suitable affixing device are attached at the periphery on one side of the cover. Alternatively, the magnets may be attached to one side of the cover by sandwiching the magnets between two opposing flexible covers. Gaps between the magnets permit the flexible cover to attach to objects having a curved or angular conformation. In operation, the cover is placed over the opening preventing the transmission of air, fluid material, or particulate material through the opening. | 12-16-2010 |
Dale J. Crook, Olathe, KS US
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| 20090079184 | Support for flexible duct bend - A support assembly for supporting a flexible duct includes a radius strap for maintaining the desired angle of bend for the flexible duct. The radius strap retains its shape through ribs along the back side of the strap. The assembly is secured at both ends to the flexible duct via arms branching off of cross pieces which branch off from the radius strap. The arms contain slots which allow varying connection devices to pass through and secure the flexible duct to the assembly itself and to varying pieces of HVAC equipment. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090090819 | HVAC DUCT ASSEMBLY AND SUPPORT - A support assembly for supporting a flexible duct includes a radius strap for maintaining the desired angle of bend for the flexible duct. The radius strap retains its shape through ribs along the back side of the strap. The assembly is secured at both ends to the flexible duct via arms branching off of cross pieces which branch off from the radius strap. The arms contain slots which allow varying connection devices to pass through and across indentations at the ends of the ribs to secure the flexible duct to the assembly itself and to varying pieces of HVAC equipment. | 04-09-2009 |
David Crook, Mineola, TX US
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| 20080234733 | VERTEBRAL STABILIZATION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHODS - A vertebral stabilization device operable for stabilizing and/or decompressing a portion of the spine, including: a first frame member; a second frame member; a first connector member engaged to the first frame member for securing the first frame member to a first structure of the spine; and a second connector member engaged to the second frame member for securing the second frame member to a second structure of the spine; wherein the first frame member and the second frame member are in a telescoping relationship with each other. The first and second structures of the spine may include spinous processes, laminae, sacral structures, or any other suitable structures. Preferably, the first connector member and the second connector member are substantially arcuate in shape, and may face towards each other, away from each other, or in the same direction. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080288001 | CERVICAL PLATE LOCKING MECHANISM AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHOD - The cervical plate locking mechanism of the present invention is elegant in its design and effective in its performance, and utilizes a plate with holes that each incorporate a locking lip structure and locking screws that each incorporate a head portion having petal structures that are outwardly biased prior to insertion via an internally-disposed c-ring or the like. Advantageously, the lead-in torque of each of the locking screws is less than the lead-out torque of each of the locking screws. Thus, reverse threading or backing out is prevented. Alternatively, the cervical plate locking mechanism of the present invention utilizes a locking plate having petal structures that are inwardly biased prior to insertion of the head portion of the locking screws via an externally-disposed c-ring or the like. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090043312 | Articulating Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Inserter Device and Associated Method of Use - The present invention provides an articulating TLIF inserter device operable for placing, positioning, and inserting a spinal implant into an intervertebral space with minimum tissue disruption and maximum inline impaction forces, including: an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axis; an ergonomic handle disposed at the proximal end of the elongate shaft; an articulating joint mechanism disposed at the distal end of the elongate shaft; and an inserter piece coupled to the articulating joint mechanism, wherein the inserter piece is operable for selectively retaining the spinal implant, and wherein the articulating joint mechanism is operable for selectively actuating the inserter piece between one or more substantially off-axis configurations and a substantially on-axis configuration with respect to the elongate shaft. The articulating TLIF inserter device also includes a release mechanism disposed one of at and near the ergonomic handle, wherein the release mechanism is coupled to and operable for selectively actuating the articulating joint mechanism. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090248082 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT FIXATION - The present disclosure provides surgical systems and method for joint fixation device with a self-locking mechanism to provide stabilization and immobilization of a joint, such as a facet joint or the like. The present invention includes an elongated fixation mechanism that is placed through an opening in a joint and inserted into a retention mechanism. The retention mechanism is operable to provide a self-locking mechanism to the elongated fixation mechanism to provide fixation of the joint. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention can be utilized by a surgeon through a minimally-invasive surgical procedure to provide facet joint fixation. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110118738 | ADJUSTABLE ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION SYSTEM - An orthopedic fixation system having two rings or other base/frame elements separated by a plurality of struts. The struts are attached to the rings by a combination of a attachment mechanism having at least two degrees of movement each, and at least one connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanisms may be moveably or non-moveably connected to one or more tracks located on either or both rings of base elements. A combination of these elements provides a fixation device that allows for six degrees of freedom of movement between the rings or other base elements. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110152948 | TRIPLE LEAD BONE SCREW - A pedicle screw assembly, including: a bone screw having a head portion and a thread portion, wherein the thread portion includes an axial shaft and a triple lead thread disposed about the axial shaft; and a rod retention member selectively coupled to the head portion of the bone screw. Optionally, the triple lead thread includes leads that originate at different points along the axial shaft. Optionally, the triple lead thread includes leads that terminate at different points along the axial shaft. Optionally, the axial shaft includes a first tapering portion proximate a tip of the axial shaft. Optionally, the axial shaft includes a second tapering portion proximate the tip of the axial shaft. Preferably, the second tapering portion tapers more steeply than the first tapering portion. Optionally, the axial shaft includes a reduced diameter portion proximate the head portion. Optionally, the axial shaft includes one or more tapering portions proximate the head portion. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110160728 | Intramedullary Compression Nail and Related Method for Jones Fractures - An intramedullary fixation device and related method for treatment of a Jones fracture. An exemplary device may comprise a rod having a distal section and a threaded proximal section, and means for securing the distal section within a first bone portion on a distal side of a fracture site. The device may also comprise a compression collar threadably received over the proximal section for providing compression to the fracture site, the compression collar comprising a threaded portion on its exterior surface configured to engage an interior of a second bone portion on a proximal side of the fracture site. In addition, the device includes an anti-rotational system engaging the compression collar to prevent rotation of the compression collar from its position providing the compression to the fracture site. | 06-30-2011 |
David B. Crook, Wonder Lake, IL US
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| 20110021860 | Remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls in retired natural gas distribution systems - Retired natural gas pipeline portions are filled with polyurethane foam compositions sealing therewithin any polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that may be present in the retired pipeline portion. | 01-27-2011 |
Dennis Maq Crook, East Fallowfield, PA US
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| 20100031854 | FAST-SETTING, FIBROUS, PORTLAND CEMENT-BASED BUILDING MATERIAL - A fast-setting, fibrous, Portland Cement-based building material is made by soaking wood chips in water to provide substantially saturated wood chips, combining the saturated wood chips with a slurry of Portland cement to provide a wood chip/cement slurry, mixing a slurry of monomagnesium phosphate (“MOP”) with the wood chip/cement slurry to provide a quick-setting MOP/wood chip/cement composition, and compressing the quick-setting MOP/wood chip/cement composition to make the fast-setting, fibrous, Portland Cement-based building material. The inventive composition combines the best properties of cement and wood, yet uses recycled materials to make an environmentally-friendly building material. | 02-11-2010 |
D. Wayne Crook, Belton, TX US
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| 20100321186 | INTERFACE BETWEEN AN OBJECT SUCH AS A FIREARM AND AN ALARM OR MONITORING SYSTEM - An interface device includes an elongated sensor strap having a secured end and an unsecured end opposite to the secured end. The unsecured end of the sensor strap represents a first sensor half, and a second sensor half is adapted to receive the first sensor half/unsecured end to form a sensor link between the two sensor halves. A deployment sensor switch provides an input to a monitoring device for an alarm system. The deployment sensor switch is adapted to reside in an armed state when the first and second sensor halves form a sensor link, but change to an alarm state when the first sensor half and second sensor half are separated to break the sensor link. The sensor strap is sufficiently long to produce a closed loop around a firearm or other object to in a monitored position when the first and second sensor halves are placed together to form the sensor link. | 12-23-2010 |
Gary Crook, Selma, CA US
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| 20100170747 | APPARATUS FOR ELEVATING AND POSITIONING A WORK PLATFORM - Apparatus for elevating, laterally and rotationally positioning an aerial work platform relative to a support structure such as a mobile vehicle. In one embodiment a platform supporting carriage is mounted for sliding movement along a support beam affixed to a boom and the platform is mounted on the carriage permitting rotation of the platform about a substantially vertical axis. In a second embodiment a four bar linkage is used for longitudinally moving a rotatable platform. One or more powered means may be provided for elevating, leveling and longitudinally and rotationally positioning the work platform. | 07-08-2010 |
Gary Crook, Visalia, CA US
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| 20100294592 | AERIAL WORK PLATFORM AND PINLESS GUARDRAIL - An aerial work platform and guardrail system having a deck which may include a deck frame; vertically extending guardrail supports affixed to the deck or deck frame; and guardrail sections at the periphery of the deck. The sections have legs receivable in the guardrail supports with spaced upper and lower guides affixed to the legs, the guides being receivable in said guardrail supports and having surfaces for engaging inner surfaces of the guardrail supports. Retainers retain the lower guides in the guardrail supports whereby the guardrail sections may be individually lifted from a lower operative position to an upper pivot position at which the sections are retained in the supports by engagement of lower guides with the retainers and may be pivoted about the lower guides to a horizontal position for storage. | 11-25-2010 |
Gordon R. Crook, Towanda, KS US
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| 20110121132 | TRUSS-SHAPED ENGINE PYLON AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An aircraft engine pylon comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall. The left side wall includes a left truss structure along with a left upper ledge and a left lower ledge. The right side wall includes a right truss structure along with a right upper ledge and a right lower ledge. The top wall is joined with the left upper ledge and the right upper ledge and an upper truss structure is formed in the left upper ledge, the right upper ledge, and the top wall. The bottom wall is joined with the left lower ledge and the right lower ledge and a lower truss structure is formed in the left lower ledge, the right lower ledge, and the bottom wall. | 05-26-2011 |
Hubert W. Crook, Florence, MS US
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| 20090326799 | Distributed Route Segment Maintenance and Hierarchical Routing Based on Physical Vehicle Criteria - A system and method to facilitate the creation, organization, maintenance and determination of traversable routes for vehicles traveling between an origin and a destination. Traversable routes are based on one or a plurality of route segments each containing criteria related to physical aspects of the segment, including maximum allowable physical limits of a vehicle. These route segments may be partially or completely joined via standardized node identifiers prior to route selection to allow additional level(s) of physical or other criteria to be stored in association with a plurality of route segments. Individual route segments, collections thereof, or complete routes may be maintained independently, or in a hierarchical manner whereby physical criteria or other data exist in associated layers. Traversable routes may be determined by the selection of complete routes, which may contain one or a plurality of associated segments, and span certain origins and destinations. | 12-31-2009 |
Jason T. Crook, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20110202388 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MARKETING STRATEGIES - A method and system for analyzing a “detail” (the use of promotional materials in combination with a sales pitch), measures the effectiveness of a sales presentation and its ability to drive market share through a standardized, quantitative evaluation of the entire sale presentation and its related components. The method includes administering two, different surveys. The first survey, the Detail Performance Monitor survey, comprises an “in the field” test of how respondents are responding to various marketing strategies by tracking subsequent behavioral data of the respondents and comparing the behavioral data to the survey results. The second survey, the Detail Assessment survey, comprises an “in the lab” test of how various marketing strategies affect respondent attitude towards a product by comparing respondent attitude before and after presentation of a simulated “detail” that represents the marketing strategy. | 08-18-2011 |
Jennifer L. Crook, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20090044731 | Appendage Elevation Support Structure - An appendage elevation support structure is disclosed. The appendage elevation support structure includes a platform defining a central axis. A plurality of legs is secured to the platform in a substantially radial configuration about the central axis to support the platform above a surface. A frame having a plurality of support members is carried by the platform. A plurality of slings is carried and supported by the frame. The slings are adapted to cooperate to cradle and support a human appendage. | 02-19-2009 |
Leslie D. Crook, Dallas, TX US
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| 20110258014 | System and Method For Allocating Inventory to Satisfy Online Demand and Demand At Physical Locations - A system and method for allocating inventory to satisfy online demand and demand at physical locations includes allocating a first portion of media rental inventory for online fulfillment and a second portion for fulfillment at physical rental locations. The method further includes making a determination of in-store rental activity for the second portion of inventory, and reallocating the first and second portions of inventory based on that determination. | 10-20-2011 |
Luke J. Crook, San Pedro, CA US
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| 20110066679 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT - A system and method for controlling a communication system includes a local area network, a first client device and a first server device in communication with the first client device through the local area network. The first server device communicates an audio-visual stream and remote user interface data to the first client device through the local area network. The first client device renders a display using the audio-video stream and the remote user interface. The first client device generates a key command and communicates the key command to the first server device in response to the remote user interface data. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110161396 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING A CLIENT DEVICE IN A MULTI-ROOM DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM - A system and method for registering a client device with a server device includes the server device having a display. The display displays a first identifier in response to entering a registration mode. A client device is in communication with the server device. The client device detects that the server device is in registration mode and communicates a second identifier to the client device. The server device compares the first identifier and the second identifier and, after comparing, registers the client device at the server device. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110162020 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A MULTI-ROOM DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM - A system and method for allocating tuner resources in a multi-room digital video recording system, wherein the system includes a server device having a plurality of tuners therein and a first client device in communication with the server device and allocated at least a first tuner from the plurality of tuners. A second client in communication client device generates a tuner request. The server device allocates the first tuner to the second user device and communicates a content signal through the first tuner to the second client device. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110289522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BUILDING A WANTED LIST QUEUE FOR A USER IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A system and method for communicating content to a user device includes a head end that communicates metadata for a plurality of content including the content titles. The system also includes the user device that generates a screen display comprising the plurality of content titles from the metadata and generates a selection corresponding to a first content title from a user interface, the user device adds metadata for the first content title to a queue and displays the queue in a priority order on the screen display. The user device is tuned to receive content corresponding to the first content title and stores the content in a storage device. | 11-24-2011 |
Mark D. Crook, Fort Collins, CO US
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| 20090081822 | OPTICAL ENHANCEMENT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PHOTODETECTORS - A semiconductor integrated circuit structure and method for fabricating. The semiconductor integrated circuit structure includes a light sensitive device integral with a semiconductor substrate, a cover dielectric layer disposed over the light sensitive device, and a lens-formation dielectric layer disposed over the cover dielectric layer. Light is transmittable though the cover dielectric layer, and through the lens-formation dielectric layer. The lens-formation dielectric layer forms an embedded convex microlens. The microlens directs light onto the light sensitive device. | 03-26-2009 |
Richard A. Crook, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20090044731 | Appendage Elevation Support Structure - An appendage elevation support structure is disclosed. The appendage elevation support structure includes a platform defining a central axis. A plurality of legs is secured to the platform in a substantially radial configuration about the central axis to support the platform above a surface. A frame having a plurality of support members is carried by the platform. A plurality of slings is carried and supported by the frame. The slings are adapted to cooperate to cradle and support a human appendage. | 02-19-2009 |
Ron James Crook, Duncan, OK US
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| 20110067867 | Wellbore Servicing Fluid Compositions and Use Thereof - A method of servicing a wellbore in contact with a subterranean formation comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a polyuronide polymer within the wellbore, contacting the wellbore servicing fluid with a divalent ion source, and allowing the wellbore servicing fluid to form a gel within the wellbore wherein the divalent ion source is located within the wellbore. A method of servicing a wellbore in contact with a subterranean formation comprising (a) placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a polyuronide polymer into the wellbore wherein the wellbore servicing fluid contacts a calcium ion source, (b) shutting the wellbore and allowing the servicing fluid to set into place for a period of time, and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the permeability of a structure within the wellbore is reduced by about 50%. | 03-24-2011 |
Siti M. Crook, East Fallowfield, PA US
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| 20100031854 | FAST-SETTING, FIBROUS, PORTLAND CEMENT-BASED BUILDING MATERIAL - A fast-setting, fibrous, Portland Cement-based building material is made by soaking wood chips in water to provide substantially saturated wood chips, combining the saturated wood chips with a slurry of Portland cement to provide a wood chip/cement slurry, mixing a slurry of monomagnesium phosphate (“MOP”) with the wood chip/cement slurry to provide a quick-setting MOP/wood chip/cement composition, and compressing the quick-setting MOP/wood chip/cement composition to make the fast-setting, fibrous, Portland Cement-based building material. The inventive composition combines the best properties of cement and wood, yet uses recycled materials to make an environmentally-friendly building material. | 02-11-2010 |
Stephen L. Crook, Reading, MA US
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| 20090166521 | ELECTRODE DESIGN FOR AN ION SPECTROMETER - Apparatuses and method are provided. For example, in one embodiment, a ring electrode includes a plurality of sub-rings adapted to provide an electric field inside a spectrometer. The sub-rings have an internal sub-ring radius. There is a ring insulator between adjacent sub-rings. Each said ring insulator has substantially the same internal radius as the sub-rings. In another embodiment, a method is provided for insertion of the ring electrode inside the spectrometer. | 07-02-2009 |
Wannell M. Crook, Castle Rock, CO US
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| 20100144644 | METAL-BINDING COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREFOR - The invention provides a method of reducing the damage done by reactive oxygen species (ROS) in an animal. The invention also provides a method of reducing the concentration of a metal in an animal. These methods comprise administering to the animal an effective amount of a metal-binding compound as further described in the application. The invention further provides a method of reducing the damage done by ROS to a cell, a tissue or an organ that has been removed from an animal. This method comprising contacting the cell, tissue or organ with a solution or medium containing an effective amount of a metal-binding compound of the invention. The invention further provides novel metal-binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the metal-binding compounds, and kits comprising a container holding a metal-binding compound of the invention. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100249016 | METAL-BINDING COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREFOR - The invention provides a method of reducing the damage done by reactive oxygen species (ROS) in an animal. The invention also provides a method of reducing the concentration of a metal in an animal. These methods comprise administering to the animal an effective amount of a metal-binding compound as further described in the application. The invention further provides a method of reducing the damage done by ROS to a cell, a tissue or an organ that has been removed from an animal. This method comprising contacting the cell, tissue or organ with a solution or medium containing an effective amount of a metal-binding compound of the invention. The invention further provides novel metal-binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the metal-binding compounds, and kits comprising a container holding a metal-binding compound of the invention. | 09-30-2010 |