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Alistair D. Crozier, Aberdeen GB
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| 20090025939 | NON-ORIENTING TREE CAP - A wellhead assembly includes a tree cap having a production mandrel extending down into a production passage of a Christmas tree to form a seal. The tree has an annulus bore and an annular cavity at the upper end of the tree surrounding the upper ends of the production and annulus bore. A communication gallery leads between the annulus bore and the cavity. The tree cap also includes an annular sealing member that enters the cavity for sealing a communication gallery. | 01-29-2009 |
Eric Crozier, Hockessin, DE US
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| 20120078735 | Secure account provisioning - A mobile payment system and method are described that facilitates the secure and real time user authentication and activation of a mobile payment account for a user portable electronic device over a communications network. | 03-29-2012 |
Galen Crozier, Homestead, IA US
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| 20110056634 | VEHICLE WINDOW PROTECTOR - A vehicle cover is provided for covering a driver side window, central windshield, and passenger side window. The cover includes a central windshield panel, a right wing panel, and a left wing panel. The right wing panel forms a pocket with three closed sides, and an open bottom edge for covering a driver side window and frame of a vehicle. The left wing panel is a pocket formed by three closed sides and an open bottom edge so as to enclose a passenger side window and frame of the vehicle. The vehicle cover prevents ice build up on the covered windshield and side windows so as to eliminate the need to scrape ice from the windshield and side windows. The cover also blocks harmful environmental conditions that may damage both the interior and exterior of a vehicle during all times of the year. | 03-10-2011 |
Jacqueline Crozier, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20110163588 | Self Propelled Transport Device - A transport device has a chassis with a front end and a rear end. The device has a continuous track supporting the chassis above a surface configured to move the chassis along the surface. A handle extends from the front end or rear end of the chassis and has a grip section positioned to be gripped by a user walking ahead of or behind the chassis. A motor is coupled and arranged to drive the continuous track and is operable by a user manipulating the handle. The worktop can be reconfigurable to at least two optional arrangements having different storage or support capabilities. The worktop can also be interchangeable with other different worktops having different storage or support capabilities. | 07-07-2011 |
Kenneth B. Crozier, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20100288913 | OPTICAL TRAPPING METHODS AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING ONE OR MORE FRESNEL ZONE PLATES - Methods and apparatus ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100304061 | FABRICATION OF HIGH ASPECT RATIO FEATURES IN A GLASS LAYER BY ETCHING - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices relating to the fabrication of features for semiconductor devices are disclosed. The features may include vias and pillars. In some implementations, the vias may define light pipes for semiconductor image sensor devices that serve to guide electromagnetic radiation directly down to photodiodes or other radiation detecting elements formed on an underlying silicon substrate. These structures significantly improve the light collection efficiency and reduce the scattering and crosstalk losses in the dielectric layer. An etch mask may be used to produce features through a subsequent etching process. More specifically, the etch mask defines sidewalls in the glass layer, provides excellent dry etch resistance, and enables easy lift-off of the etch mask from the glass layer. Two embodiments are disclosed herein: the first using amorphous silicon as the etch mask; and the second employing a photoresist as the etch mask. Both embodiments produce high aspect ratio features having generally vertical and smooth sidewalls. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110115041 | NANOWIRE CORE-SHELL LIGHT PIPES - Embodiments relate to methods and devices comprising an optical pipe comprising a core and a cladding. An embodiment includes obtaining a substrate comprising a photodiode and a first protective layer, the first protective layer having a predetermined thickness and growing a nanowire having a length L on the photodiode, wherein the length L is greater than the predetermined thickness of the protective layer. Another embodiment includes (1) obtaining a substrate comprising a photodiode and a protective layer, (2) fabricating a nanowire light pipe on the photodiode, the light pipe comprising a nanowire core and a cladding; and (3) coating the substrate and the nanowire light pipe with a protective coating. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110309233 | SELECTED SPECTRAL ABSORPTION OF NANOWIRES - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices relating to fabricating one or more nanowires are disclosed. One method for fabricating a nanowire includes: selecting a particular wavelength of electromagnetic radiation for absorption for a nanowire; determining a diameter corresponding to the particular wavelength; and fabricating a nanowire having the determined diameter. According to another embodiment, one or more nanowires may be fabricated in an array, each having the same or different determined diameters. An image sensor and method of imaging using such an array are also disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309237 | LIGHT ABSORPTION AND FILTERING PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SEMICONDUCTOR NANO WIRES - A nanowire array is described herein. The nanowire array comprises a substrate and a plurality of nanowires extending essentially vertically from the substrate; wherein: each of the nanowires has uniform chemical along its entire length; a refractive index of the nanowires is at least two times of a refractive index of a cladding of the nanowires. This nanowire array is useful as a photodetector, a submicron color filter, a static color display or a dynamic color display. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120001284 | SILICON NITRIDE LIGHT PIPES FOR IMAGE SENSORS - Various embodiments for etching of silicon nitride (Si | 01-05-2012 |
Lucinda Crozier, Kansas City, MO US
Mark Crozier, Honeydew ZA
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| 20110100931 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING FEED CONCENTRATION IN A SEDIMENTATION VESSEL - A feed system is used in a sedimentation vessel. The feed system includes an inlet for receiving a quantity of feed slurry and an outlet for delivering the feed slurry to a separation zone within the sedimentation vessel. The feed slurry includes a mixture of solids and liquids that are to be separated in a separation zone within the sedimentation vessel. An airlift pump is used to cycle at least a portion of either the separated solids or the separated liquids from the separation zone and return it to the feed system. This returned portion mixes with the feed slurry and may operate to dilute the feed slurry to a concentration for optimal separation. Additionally, feed conditioning chemicals may be mixed into the feed slurry prior to or after the mixing of the feed slurry with the returned portion of the separated products. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110132850 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING FEED DISTRIBUTION IN A SEDIMENTATION VESSEL - A feed structure may be used in conjunction with a sedimentation vessel in order to separate solids and liquids, which may be in a slurry, from each other. The feed structure comprises a feed chamber housing a central wall. At least one port is positioned at the base of the chamber. A feedwell that is substantially concentric with the feed chamber is also used. The feed chamber is in communication with the feedwell, wherein slurry flows through the said port to access the feedwell. An outlet is positioned on the feedwell (such as near the bottom of the feedwell). Slurry may flow through the outlet into the sedimentation vessel. | 06-09-2011 |
Simon Crozier, Southampton GB
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| 20110088729 | SURFACE PASSIVATION TECHNIQUE FOR REDUCTION OF FOULING - The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the formation of foulant deposits on petroleum processing equipment. The invention involves a first mixture comprising an acid phosphate ester. The first mixture is applied to the surface of the petroleum processing equipment at a high temperature. Then a second mixture comprising a metal salt is applied also at a high temperature. The result is sufficient to provide an effective coating that prevents the formation of foulant deposits on the petroleum processing equipment. The second mixture reacts with any polyphosphate in the coating to prevent any contamination of petroleum materials within the petroleum processing equipment. | 04-21-2011 |
Stephen Edwin Crozier, West Midlands GB
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| 20100039118 | Current Measurement Circuit and Method of Diagnosing Faults in Same - A current measurement circuit includes first and second input nodes which receive the respective voltages at either side of a resistive element through which electrical current can flow, a differential amplifier means which produces an output signal indicative of the difference in voltage between its input terminals, electrical path forming means providing a connection between each of the input nodes and a respective input terminal of the differential amplifiers, a controllable voltage source for selectively applying an offset voltage to at least one input of the differential amplifier in response to a control signal, a control signal generator which generates the control signal applied to the voltage source such that at a first instance an offset voltage is applied which is greater than that applied at a second instance, and a diagnostic means which is adapted to identify faults present in the electrical path between the first input node and the respective input to the amplifier by comparing the output from the amplifier at the first instant when the offset voltage is applied and at the second instant without the offset voltage. | 02-18-2010 |
Steven Lloyd Crozier, Toronto CA
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| 20100138256 | FREE TRADE QUALIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A free trade qualification system to determine whether finished products qualify for a given free trade agreement. Bill of materials maintenance uses tables that constitute the bill of materials, including an item master table and an item relationship table. The item master table contains records for the parts and finished products. The item relationship table contains all relationships between items structured as parent to child in a recursive manner. Free trade qualification traverses the bill of materials to calculate whether a given finished product is qualified. The harmonized tariff code for the part or subassembly being processed is evaluated in terms of the appropriate qualification rules to determine which of these rules applies to the part in the context of its relationship to the subassembly being processed. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110047091 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE WHEN IMPORTING AND EXPORTING GOODS - A system and method which utilize current, updated classification of goods and parties when relevant documents are prepared and printed and further updates relevant classification data contained in various records either periodically or as changes are received. This updating and utilization of the current, updated classification minimizes delays which would occur because of improper characterization or classification information. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110258129 | Post Approval Management System of Export Licenses - A system and method for managing export licenses is disclosed. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, a system and method for managing creation of export license amendment forms relating to export and import of defense-related articles and services subject to regulations and regulatory agencies such as: United States Munitions List (USML), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) are disclosed. Also, disclosed is a method and system for managing updates to authorizations and tracking of exported goods. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110258638 | DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF BINARY OBJECTS VIA MESSAGE QUEUES INCLUDING A FAILOVER SAFEGUARD - A system and method for distributing processing utilizing message queues as a method of distributing binary objects as “messages” and invoking the embedded logic of the received message to perform a portion of a distributed application is disclosed. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, a system and method for the integrated distribution and execution of objects as they are retrieved or extracted from a message queue on a remote system to provide executable functionality portions of a distributed application. In one embodiment a failed processing step results in the message being retained in the message queue to allow for subsequent retry processing. | 10-20-2011 |
Stewart Crozier, Boulder, CO US
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| 20090249165 | Event Cleanup Processing For Improving The Performance Of Sequence-Based Decoders - The invention relates to improving the performance of sequence-based soft-output decoders using event cleanup processing, wherein combinations of potential error events are evaluated using an error detection code (EDC) to select events that produce a modified set of decisions that has no EDC detectable errors. The event cleanup method and associated event cleanup decoder enable to significantly improve the error rate performance of sequence-based decoders and/or significantly improve decoding efficiency compared to other known error cleanup methods. | 10-01-2009 |
Stuart Crozier, Queensland AU
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| 20080204010 | Magnetic Field Dosimeter - A portable device is used to measure exposure to magnetic fields and/or exposure to changes of magnetic field. The device ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080272785 | Phased Array Coil for MRI - A method and apparatus for ameliorating high-field image distortion in magnetic resonance imaging of tissue. Two separate scans of a target region are taken with different phase and amplitude values for each scan. The phase and amplitude values of each scan are selected to be complimentary so as to provide scans that have improved SNR when averaged using, for example, sum-of-squares averaging. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100079144 | MAGNETS FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A magnetic resonance system uses a shielded superconducting magnet to produce a dsv useful for specialist imaging in an overall short magnet system at field strengths 1.5 Tesla and above. The magnet includes at least a first central coil C | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100182009 | COIL DECOUPLING - A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) phased array head coil ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110210735 | MRI APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH MOVING FIELD COMPONENT - Apparatus for use in a magnetic resonance imaging system, the imaging system generating a magnetic imaging field in an imaging region ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120068709 | COIL ARRANGEMENT - A coil arrangement for use in a magnetic resonance imaging system, the imaging system being for generating a magnetic imaging field in an imaging region, the coil arrangement including at least three coils for at least one of transmitting, receiving or transceiving an electromagnetic field, each coil being provided on a coil geometry and being substantially orthogonal. | 03-22-2012 |
Stuart Crozier, St Lucia AU
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| 20120074935 | MRI Coil Design - A coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device consists of multiple coil elements arranged about an imaging space. Each coil element comprise radiating structures oriented at an angle to a tangent of the imaging space. Angling the radiating structures reduces mutual coupling between coil elements and enhances the penetration of the radio frequency field to the imaging space. | 03-29-2012 |