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Brian C. Cyr, Penfield, NY US
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| 20080247796 | SDM AUTOMATIC CONTROL ALGORITHM - A device, method and program for automatically adjusting a paper curl of media in an imaging device are provided. The imaging device includes a decurler having two rollers defining a nip. A first roller has a substantially uncompressible surface, and a second roller has a substantially compressible surface. The first roller penetrates the second roller at the nip. The amount of curl of the media is adjusted at the nip by automatically adjusting the penetration of the second roller into the first roller. The amount of penetration of the second roller into the first roller is based on a set of factors and conditions. A penetration value based on the factors and conditions is used to adjust the position of the first roller and the second roller respective to each other, which in turn, will alter or reduce the media curl to a target curl. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100038843 | SENSORS AND VARIABLE POSITIONED LIFT PLATES FOR LAMINATED STOCKS IN PAPER TRAYS WITH A TOP VACUUM FEEDER - An apparatus, method and system for a feeding a sheet in a document reproduction machine. A feedbox is contained within a document reproduction machine. Within the feedbox, an elevator moves at least one sheet to the upper portion of the feedbox, to a stack height finger, for feeding the sheet into a feed device. At least one sensor, located at the upper portion of the feedbox, detects the location of the sheet. The location information is sent from the sensor to a data processing device. The data processing device sends information to an actuating device. The actuating device may cause one or more plungers to move through apertures in the elevator. The plungers will result in a substantially flat sheet. The sheet is then fed into the feed device. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100043180 | LOCKING STRUCTURE HAVING THREADED INSERT - A structure includes two plates (planar plates) joined at right angles to one another. The first plate has a non-round opening (first opening) and can include tabs extending from one end (a first end) of the first plate. The second plate has a round opening and/or a notch, depending upon implementation. The second plate can also include tab openings on opposite sides of the round opening, again depending upon implementation. If a notch is used, the notch is positioned along an edge of the second plate (positioned along a second end of the second plate). When the first and second plates are connected, the optional tabs are positioned within the optional tab openings, a first end of the first plate being connected to the second end of the second plate. A locking structure is positioned within the first opening, the round opening, and the notch (if used). The locking structure connects the first plate to the second plate. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110277652 | PRINT MEDIA CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a system for cleaning a print media sheet and, more particularly, for cleaning a specific portion of sheet that is less than the entire length of the sheet. A device moves a cleaning roller between standby, cleaning fluid receiving and cleaning positions. Timing of cleaning roller movement into the cleaning position is controlled to ensure proper positioning of the cleaning roller with respect to the sheet during cleaning. In the cleaning position, the cleaning roller rotates so as to clean only the specific portion. In the cleaning fluid receiving position, the cleaning roller rotates to receive, from a cleaning fluid dispenser, a predetermined amount of cleaning fluid. Optionally, a retractable shutter can be selectively retracted to expose an opening in a sheet transport path guard and, thereby allow the cleaning roller to move into the cleaning position. | 11-17-2011 |
Brian Clarence Cyr, Penfield, NY US
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| 20110007965 | QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF FIBER TEAR ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL OF A FIRST LAYER THAT WAS ADHERED TO A SECOND LAYER - A method is provided for quantitatively evaluating fiber tear associated with removal of a cover that was adhered to a spine of bound pages of at least one book. The method includes optically imaging the spine of each book from which the cover was removed and generating a corresponding at least one digital image, and processing the images using a tangible processor executing image processing software. The processing includes selecting regions of the images that have a color which corresponds to a range of colors associated with a selected level of fiber tear, assigning a selected color to the selected regions which is contrasting relative to the colors of non-selected regions of the at least one image, selecting at least a portion of the images to analyze, and determining a percentage of the selected portion that is assigned the selected color. | 01-13-2011 |
Dale Ronald Cyr, Rockville, MD US
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| 20100203487 | Systems and methods for assessing a medical ultrasound imaging operator's competency - Methods and systems are provided for assessing a medical ultrasound imaging operator's competency. The system includes a console containing a plurality of virtual controls, such as knobs, for simulating a real-life examination of a patient. The images created by the system change dynamically as the different virtual knobs on the console are adjusted. The console provides a certification examination for a medical ultrasound imaging operator. The console also includes a process to assess the medical ultrasound imaging operator's competency. The process determines a plurality of scores in order to assess the competency of the medical ultrasound imaging operator. | 08-12-2010 |
Douglas R. Cyr, Livermore, CA US
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| 20080216951 | Microfluidic Detection Device Having Reduced Dispersion And Method For Making Same - A microfluidic detection device provides reduced dispersion of axial concentration gradients in a flowing sample. The microfluidic detection device includes a cell body and a flow path through the cell body. The flow path has an inlet segment, an outlet segment, and a central segment, which forms a detection cell. The central segment is located between and at an angle with both the inlet segment and the outlet segment. The central segment has a first junction with the inlet segment and a second junction with the outlet segment. The cell body contains two arms that can transmit light to and from the detection cell. At least a portion of a first arm is located in the first junction and at least a portion of a second arm is located in the second junction. The portions of the arms located in the junctions are situated so that fluid entering or exiting the central segment of the flow path flows around the outer surface of one of the portions. By ensuring that the flow velocity is high near the walls both at the beginning and at the end of the conduit, the configuration serves to counteract dispersion caused by the normal parabolic velocity profile of flow through a cylindrical conduit, where the fluid velocity is highest at the center. In addition, the configuration promotes efficient sweeping of the entire volume between the two arms. A method for manufacturing the microfluidic detection device is also provided. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090129728 | Microfluidic Connections - A junction is made between a first microfluidic substrate ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20110018259 | Microfluidic Connections - A junction is made between a first microfluidic substrate ( | 01-27-2011 |
Gregory J. Cyr, Winfield, IL US
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| 20110235285 | INTERFACE PORT CONFIGURATION TO REDUCE CONNECTION INTERFERENCE - Methods and apparatuses for reducing connection interference within and across adjacent interfaces are provided. An interface includes ports arranged along at least a first axis and second axis. The ports on the first axis are offset from the ports on the second axis. When two interfaces are provided adjacent to each other, the ports on the last axis of the first circuit board are offset from the ports on the first axis of the second circuit board. | 09-29-2011 |
Jesse Cyr, Wilmington, DE US
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| 20100306072 | INSTANT FINANCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM - Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided that allow for a credit partner, such as a retailer, to process a customer credit card application at multiple point-of-sale/point-of-contact channels, such as a manned or self-service cash register, a manned or unmanned kiosk, partner web site, a call center or the like and, if the customer is approved, allow for the customer to transact using the approved credit account at the credit partner location/site. The systems, methods and computer program provide for integration of the credit application system within multiple point-of-sale channels without requiring a large degree of customization and/or configuration at the credit partner level. In addition, embodiments support both active and passive instant credit decision processing. | 12-02-2010 |
John Cyr, Fairfield, CA US
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| 20110112293 | Purification Strategy for Direct Nucleophilic Procedures - The present invention provides novel and advantageous processes for preparing and purifying chemical compounds such as pharmaceuticals. The processes comprise a nucleophilic substitution reaction with a moiety X wherein the leaving group L of a substrate S in the reaction is covalently attached to a purification moiety M. This concept offers a convenient and lime-saving way to purity the desired product S-X from non-reacted precursors S-L-M and by-products L-M. | 05-12-2011 |
John St. Cyr, Coon Rapids, MN US
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| 20100009924 | Compositions and methods for improving cardiovascular function - The present invention relates to methods for supplementing the diet of subjects suffering from cardiovascular disease. D-Ribose is given long term alone or in combination with vasodilators in order to improve or maintain the diastolic or systolic function of the subjects. | 01-14-2010 |
Joseph Kent Cyr, Milford, MA US
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| 20090217822 | Method and apparatus for controlling the amount of dissolved gas in a liquid - This is a method for regulating pressure inside of a vessel containing a fermenting liquid for the purpose of regulating the amount of dissolved gas in the liquid. This is achieved by replacing the safety relief valve spring on the pressure vessel with a selected spring of known tension to maintain the desired pressure in the vessel. The method will vent excess pressure in the vessel automatically by having the spring compress more under the increased tension from the relief valve, thereby opening the valve and releasing excess gas until the pressure drops to the desired level and closing the valve. | 09-03-2009 |
Maurice Cyr, Hampden, ME US
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| 20080248903 | GAME ANIMAL ESCAPE IMPEDANCE DEVICE - A projectile-based system for impeding the escape of a game animal, whereby said projectile is an arrow or a crossbow bolt, said system comprising an environmental engagement device, a retention device, and a tether, with the environmental engagement device suitably adapted to pass through the game animal and thereafter to engage with the environment, the retention device suitably adapted to engage with the game animal and become secured thereto, and the tether suitably adapted to attach the environmental engagement device to the retention device, said tether being suitably adapted to withstand without breaking the forces applied by the game animal to the tether in the course of attempting an escape, thereby retaining the game animal to the environmental engagement device, whereby the engagement of the environmental engagement device with the environment substantially impedes the escape of the game animal. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080248904 | REAR MOUNTED PENETRATION LIMITER FOR BOW-FIRED PROJECTILES - A rear mounted penetration limiter for bow-fired projectiles for use in combination with a projectile and a nock, wherein said projectile is an arrow or a crossbow bolt, said penetration limiter comprising an attachment component, a nock securing component, and an engagement component having one or more engagement members, with said penetration limiter suitably adapted to limit the penetration of the projectile through a game animal once the front end of the projectile has struck and passed through the game animal, thereby allowing the creation of an exit wound while retaining the projectile within the game animal. In one embodiment the penetration limiter is adapted to detach from the projectile, remaining secured thereto by a short tether, thereby allowing the detached penetration limiter to reorient itself within the game animal to create greater drag on the projectile. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100137080 | GAME ANIMAL ESCAPE IMPEDANCE DEVICE - A projectile-based system for impeding the escape of a game animal, whereby the projectile is an arrow or a crossbow bolt, the system comprising an environmental engagement device, a retention device, and a tether, with the environmental engagement device suitably adapted to pass through the game animal and thereafter to engage with the environment, the retention device suitably adapted to engage with the game animal and become secured thereto, and the tether suitably adapted to attach the environmental engagement device to the retention device, the tether being suitably adapted to withstand without breaking the forces applied by the game animal to the tether in the course of attempting an escape, thereby retaining the game animal to the environmental engagement device, whereby the engagement of the environmental engagement device with the environment substantially impedes the escape of the game animal. | 06-03-2010 |
Michael Cyr, League City, TX US
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| 20110003863 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING PIRFENIDONE - A process for synthesizing pirfenidone from bromobenzene having less than about 0.15% by weight dibromobenzene is disclosed. Also disclosed are processes of synthesizing pirfenidone without using ethyl acetate or n-butanol, and pirfenidone having controlled levels of ethyl acetate, n-butanol, di(5-methyl-2-pyridinone)benzenes, and other impurities having specified retention times. Also disclosed are formulated dosage forms including the disclosed pirfenidone. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20120016133 | Method for Synthesizing Pirfenidone - A process for synthesizing pirfenidone from bromobenzene having less than about 0.15% by weight dibromobenze is disclosed. Also disclosed are processes of synthesizing pirfenidone without using ethyl acetate or n-butanol, and pirfenidone having controlled levels of ethyl acetate, n-butanol, di(5-methyl-2-pyridinone)benzenes, and other impurities having specified retention times. Also disclosed are formulated dosage forms including the disclosed pirfenidone. | 01-19-2012 |
Michael P. Cyr, Georgetown, TX US
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| 20090307378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A FIBRE CHANNEL N-PORT ID VIRTUALIZATION PROTOCOL - Disclosed is a computer implemented method, data processing system and computer program product to discover an SCSI target. The method comprises a client adapter transmitting an N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) login to a virtual I/O server (VIOS). The client adapter receives a successful login acknowledgement from the VIOS and issues a discover-targets command to the fabric. Upon determining that the SCSI target information is received, wherein the SCSI target information includes at least one SCSI identifier. Responsive a determination that SCSI target information is received the client adapter issues a port login to a target port, wherein the target port is associated with the at least one SCSI target. The client adapter makes a process login to form an initiator/target nexus between a client and at least one SCSI target. The client adapter queries the SCSI target by using a world wide port name associated with the target port. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090307444 | Systems and Methods For Virtualizing Storage For WPAR Clients Using Node Port ID Virtualization - Systems, methods and media for providing to a plurality of WPARs private access to physical storage connected to a server through a VIOS are disclosed. In one embodiment, a server is logically partitioned to form a working partition comprising a WPAR manager and individual WPARs. Each WPAR is assigned to a different virtual port. The virtual ports are created by using NPIV protocol between the WPAR and VIOS. Thereby, each WPAR has private access to the physical storage connected to the VIOS. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100293552 | Altering Access to a Fibre Channel Fabric - A mechanism is provided for altering access to a network. A virtual I/O server controller in a virtual I/O server operating system receives an indication that an identified communications adapter requires attention. The virtual I/O server controller issues a set of calls to a set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters coupled to the identified communications adapter. Each of the set of calls indicates to each of the set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters a request to move a set of clients from their assigned port on the identified communications adapter to an available port on a failover communications adapter. The set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters moves the set of clients from the identified communications adapter to the failover communications adapter. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110093679 | Identifying Dynamically Changing Virtual Storage Devices - Mechanisms are provided for detecting changes in virtual storage device configurations. The mechanisms detect an event corresponding to a change in configuration of a virtual storage device. The virtual storage device is comprised of a plurality of portions of a plurality of physical storage devices. The mechanisms further, in response to detecting the event, determine if the change in configuration of the virtual storage device results in a change in the types of physical storage devices that are part of the virtual storage device. Moreover, the mechanisms further transmit a notification, in response to a determination that the change in configuration of the virtual storage device results in a change in the types of physical storage devices that are part of the virtual storage device, of the results of the change in configuration of the virtual storage device to one or more registered recipients registered to receive such notifications. | 04-21-2011 |
Michael Paul Cyr, Georgetown, TX US
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| 20090307330 | Method for Moving Operating Systems Between Computer Electronic Complexes Without Loss of Service - A system and method for migrating a client partition between computer electronic complexes (CECs) while maintaining access to a Storage Area Network. An active and inactive world wide port name are generated for a client virtual channel adapter. A query is sent to a name server from the VIOS on the source CEC. The name server creates a list of small computer system interface (SCSI) targets that are available. The list is used by the VIOS on the destination CEC to verify whether any physical ports in the destination CEC have access to the same SCSI target. The client partition may be migrated between a source CEC and a destination CEC and the access to the Storage Area Network access may be maintained. | 12-10-2009 |
Nicolas Cyr, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20100123447 | OVER POWER COMPENSATION IN SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLIES - An over-power compensation circuit for use in a switched mode power supply having a current sense circuit for sensing a current flowing through a power transistor of the switched mode power supply. The over-power compensation circuit includes a peak detector, a sample-and-hold circuit, a current offset generator, and an offset resistor. The peak detector has an input for receiving an input voltage derived from the input line, and an output. The sample-and-hold circuit has an input connected to the output of the peak detector, and an output. The current offset generator has an input connected to the output of the sample-and-hold circuit, and an output for providing an offset current. The offset resistor has a first terminal connected to the output of the current offset generator, and a second terminal adapted to be connected to a current conducting electrode of the power transistor. | 05-20-2010 |
Nicolas Cyr, Phonix, AZ US
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| 20110110124 | METHOD OF FORMING A SWITCHING REGULATOR AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR - In one embodiment, a power supply controller is configured to receive a sense signal (CS) having a negative value that is proportional to the input voltage. The power supply controller uses the sense signal to limit the switch ( | 05-12-2011 |
Peter Andrew Cyr, Chevy Chase, MD US
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| 20090150213 | Method and system for providing customizable market analysis - An approach is disclosed for providing segmented market forecasts. A query is received from a user via a graphical user interface. Market analysis information is retrieved from a data repository in response to the query, wherein the market analysis information includes forecast data about a product and associated components in relation to a plurality of market segments, the data being hierarchically arranged with respect to the components. The market analysis information is presented to the user via the graphical user interface. | 06-11-2009 |
Randolph Lee Cyr, Venice, CA US
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| 20110089741 | Self inflating bellows chair - A self inflating bellows chair with a hollow bodied chair shape and an attached an air valve. The chair shape is molded from firm yet resilient plastic that has the ability to perform a compressible and expandable bellows function. The hollow bodied chair shape has expandable and compressible accordion type side and arm panels. The air valve is fixedly attached to the side wall of the chair. The air valve has a spring biased relief vent where air is allowed to escape when a valve cover plate is pushed by a user. A preferred embodiment includes the chair automatically expands when released from its flattened condition. | 04-21-2011 |
Richard A. Cyr, Endicott, NY US
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| 20090258718 | Billiards Shot Training Device and Method - The shot training device is used as a training aid for learning to play pocket billiards. The device aids the student in learning the three major components of a shot for pocket billiards: pocketing the object ball, cue ball direction, and cue ball speed control. The device includes an object ball circle for placement of an object ball. The device also includes an imaginary cue ball circle for aiming the cue ball. The device further includes cut angle lines and cue ball path lines for determining a cut angle to the object ball and plotting a path of the cue ball after impact with the object ball. A kit and a method of training a user to play billiards are also disclosed. | 10-15-2009 |
Rodney Cyr, Centennial, CO US
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| 20090268991 | Apparatus for carrying an article - The present invention is an apparatus for substantially containing an article, that includes a surrounding sidewall having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion forms a closure, with the sidewall defining an interior between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the interior is operational to selectively substantially contain the article. Further, the apparatus for substantially containing an article also includes an enclosure adjacent to the second end portion, wherein operationally the surrounding sidewall can be selectably disposed within the enclosure for stowage upon removal of the article from the interior. | 10-29-2009 |
Russell J. Cyr, Pepperell, MA US
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| 20090079524 | MULTI-BAND TUNABLE RESONANT CIRCUIT - A fully integrated, programmable mixed-signal radio transceiver comprising a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) which is frequency and protocol agnostic with digital inputs and outputs, the radio transceiver being programmable and configurable for multiple radio frequency bands and standards and being capable of connecting to many networks and service providers. The RFIC includes a tunable resonant circuit that includes a transmission line having an inductance, a plurality of switchable capacitors configured to be switched into and out of the tunable resonant circuit in response to a first control signal, and at least one variable capacitor that can be varied in response to a second control signal, wherein a center resonant frequency of the resonant circuit is electronically tunable responsive to the first and second control signals that control a first capacitance value of the plurality of switchable capacitors and a second capacitance value of the at least one variable capacitor. | 03-26-2009 |
Ryan Cyr, Hidden Hills, CA US
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| 20120018597 | Tripod to support photographic equipment with tripod legs that quickly convert from a folded condition to an assembled condition - The present invention relates to the concept of a tripod having three separate legs which can placed on a surface such as the ground and which come together at a joint location at the top portion of the legs to retain a support member to which a piece of photographic equipment such as a camera can be attached. The present invention relates specifically to the field of photography tripod support equipment which contains tripod legs wherein each leg of the tripod is composed of a multiplicity of sections which can be folded up and retained in the folded condition for transport and thereafter, can be converted to legs which are immediately in the in-use condition after the mechanism which retains the legs in the folded condition is released to permit the three tripod legs to be quickly unfolded and automatically placed into the in-use condition. | 01-26-2012 |
Shane Cyr, Landenberg, PA US
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| 20110056640 | Reactive Cationic Resins for Use as Dry and Wet Strength Agents in Sulfite Ion-Containing Papermaking Systems - This invention relates to resins useful for imparting strength to paper, the process of incorporating these resins into paper and paper produced containing the resins. In particular the invention relates to resins useful for imparting dry-strength and wet strength to paper under conditions of high sulfite ion concentrations. | 03-10-2011 |