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Charles R. Crowther, East Montpelier, VT US
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| 20110265769 | Fuel Warming System - A fuel warming system featuring an outer housing that houses an inner housing, wherein a double copper coil is wrapped around the inner housing. Heating fluid and a heating element is disposed in the inner housing. A first thermal disc is adjustable and allows the temperature of the coil to be adjusted. A second thermal disc functions as a safety device for ensuring the coil does not reach a maximum temperature. Fuel that enters the metal coil is warmed by the heat transferred from the heating fluid and heating element. | 11-03-2011 |
David Crowther, Bloomfield Twp., MI US
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| 20100302554 | HYBRID SENSOR - A sensor system for analyzing a feature in a sensing volume. The sensor system includes a laser source and a sensor. The first laser source projects a laser line into the sensing volume and onto the feature forming a laser stripe on the feature. The sensor images the laser stripe where the laser line intersects with the feature. The relationship between the sensor and the first laser source is precalibrated. The sensor uses the laser stripe to determine the position and/or orientation of the feature. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110310399 | HYBRID SENSOR - A sensor system and method for analyzing a feature in a sensing volume. The system imaging the feature with a first sensor and a second sensor that cooperate to form a contiguous sensing volume. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310401 | HYBRID SENSOR - A sensor system and method for analyzing a feature in a sensing volume. The system projecting a pattern onto the feature and imaging the pattern where the pattern intersects with the feature, where the pattern is a series of lines that are encoded to identify at least one line of the series of lines. | 12-22-2011 |
David Crowther, Bloomfield Township, MI US
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| 20100039655 | PROFILE INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR THREADED AND AXIAL COMPONENTS - A system and method are disclosed for inspecting a component having a length, a width, and an axis. The system includes a fixture for holding the component, a light source disposed on one side of the component, and an optical detector disposed on the other side of the component. In the preferred embodiment, the detector has a field of view wider than the width of the component, thereby enabling the detector to image a portion of the outer edges of the component. A translation stage is operative to move the light source and detector in unison along the length of the component and a processor, in communication with the detector and the translation stage, is operative to: a) receive electrical signals representative of the outer profile imaged by the detector; b) move the translation stage incrementally along the length of the component; and c) record the outer profile imaged by the detector at each increment and form a composite profile of the component. In the preferred embodiment, the processor is further operative to record the composite profile of the component at one or more angular orientations by rotating the component through a predetermined angle about its axis. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100309483 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND REVERSE CLAMPING MECHANISM - A sensor system and a reverse clamp is provided. The reverse clamp may include a back portion, a first arm, and a second arm. The first and second arm extending from the back portion to form an opening configured to receive a cylindrical arm. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110265294 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND REVERSE CLAMPING MECHANISM - A sensor system and a reverse clamp is provided. The reverse clamp may include a back portion, a first arm, and a second arm. The first and second arm extending from the back portion to form an opening configured to receive a cylindrical arm. | 11-03-2011 |
David Crowther, Bloomfield, MI US
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| 20120062706 | NON-CONTACT SENSING SYSTEM HAVING MEMS-BASED LIGHT SOURCE - A non-contact sensing system is provided for acquiring three-dimensional contour information of an object. The system is comprised of: a light source subsystem operable to scan a point of light in an area of illumination; a first imaging device having a field of view arranged to intersect with the illumination area and operable to capture image data; and a second imaging device having a field of view arranged to intersect with the illumination area and operable to capture image data. A first control module is in data communication with the first imaging device to determine contour information for an object in the field of view of the first imaging device and report the contour information for the object in a common coordinate system. A second control module is in data communication with the second imaging device to determine contour information for the object in the field of view of the second imaging device and report the contour information for the object in the common coordinate system. Moreover, the light source subsystem is calibrated to report position of the point of light in the common coordinate system. | 03-15-2012 |
David Aaron Crowther, Aloha, OR US
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| 20090043922 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Media Storage Devices - Increased efficiency within a system comprised of a plurality of storage devices ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100023688 | SYMMETRICAL STORAGE ACCESS ON INTELLIGENT DIGITAL DISK RECORDERS - A method includes designating at least three storage partitions on at least two logical drives, placing a first storage partition on a first of the logical drives adjacent to a second storage partition on a second of the logical drives separate from the first logical drives, and creating a third partition among both the first and second of the logical drives. The first, second and third partitions are balanced for storage access symmetry such that the drives bear equal storage placement. | 01-28-2010 |
John B. Crowther, Nashua, NH US
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| 20090141732 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIFFERENTIATED SERVICES OVER A PACKET-BASED NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for the provision of differentiated services in a packet-based network may be provided in a communications device such as a switch or router having input ports and output ports. Each output port is associated with a set of configurable queues that store incoming data packets from one or more input ports. A scheduling mechanism retrieves data packets from individual queues in accord with a specified configuration, providing both pure priority and proportionate de-queuing to achieve a guaranteed QoS over a connectionless network. | 06-04-2009 |
Mark Crowther, Saunderstown, RI US
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| 20080197823 | CONVERTER CIRCUIT - A multiphase converter comprising a plurality of converter circuits, each converter circuit having series connected high and low side switches connected across a voltage bus with a common node provided therebetween, each of the common nodes connected through a respective inductor to an output node of the converter coupled to a load, the high and low side switches each being controlled by a control circuit to provide a desired output voltage at the output node, the control circuit including a first circuit for disabling and enabling at least one phase in response to a condition of the load, the circuit causing the high side switch to be turned on prior to the lower side switch when a disabled phase is enabled. | 08-21-2008 |
Owen Crowther, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20110177401 | Lithium-air cell protective membranes comprising polytetrafluoroethylene coated fiberglass cloth - Advanced lithium-air semi-fuel cell with non-aqueous electrolyte solution is provided, having higher energy density over the prior art cells, due to its protective, oxygen selective, permeable membrane of PTFE coated fiberglass cloth, placed over the cathode outer surface. Said membrane is flexible and protects the cell from moisture and evaporation of said electrolyte, which substantially minimizes parasitic losses of lithium and increases the cell efficiency and safety. The membrane may also have a layer of air-permeable adhesive added, facing said cathode. | 07-21-2011 |
Roger S. Crowther, League City, TX US
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| 20090054343 | Methods of therapy using pharmaceutical composition for thrombin peptide derivatives - Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a thrombin peptide derivatives and a chelating agent and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable thiol-containing compound. The pharmaceutical compositions optionally further comprise an antioxidant. Also, disclosed are methods for activating the non-proteolytically activated thrombin receptor in a subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprise the step of administering an effective amount of a thrombin peptide derivative in the pharmaceutical composition described above. | 02-26-2009 |
Scott R. Crowther, Lagrangeville, NY US
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| 20100057415 | COLLABORATION FRAMEWORK FOR MODELING - A modeling solution, which enables various users to create, use, and evaluate models, such as scientific models, in various scenarios is provided. To this extent, the modeling solution can define a model using one or more model components, each of which is configured to implement a modeling function using a set of standard execution rules. Additionally, the modeling solution can manage attribute data for each model/model component, which can include evaluation data for the corresponding model/model component. A user can review the attribute data and decide on a model/model component to use in a scenario. Subsequently, the user can provide initialization data for the scenario. The scenario can be executed, and result data for the scenario can be stored together with the initialization data. Users also can evaluate the scenario. In an embodiment, multiple users are classified into multiple tiers, and evaluation data is managed for each tier, thereby allowing users to effectively evaluate the model/model component among groups of users with similar concerns. | 03-04-2010 |
Wayne Crowther, Vancouver, WA US
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| 20110194574 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIABLY LASER MARKING ARTICLES - The invention is a method and apparatus for creating a color and optical density selectable visible mark on an anodized aluminum specimen. The method includes providing a laser marking system having a laser, laser optics and a controller operatively connected to said laser to control laser pulse parameters and a controller with stored laser pulse parameters, selecting the stored laser pulse parameters associated with the desired color and optical density, directing the laser marking system to produce laser pulses having laser pulse parameters associated with the desired color and optical density including temporal pulse widths greater than about 1 and less than about 1000 picoseconds to impinge upon said anodized aluminum. | 08-11-2011 |