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Brian Dees, Hillsboro, OR US
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| 20100082995 | Methods to communicate a timestamp to a storage system - Embodiments of methods to communicate a timestamp to a storage system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100299670 | SELECTIVE I/O PRIORITIZATION BY SYSTEM PROCESS/THREAD - Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify and prioritize application processes in one or more subsystems. Some embodiments identifying applications and processes associated with each application executing on a system, apply one or more priority rules to the identified applications and processes to generate priority information, and transmit the priority information to a subsystem. The subsystem then matches received requests with the priority information and services the processes according to the priority information. | 11-25-2010 |
Brian M. Dees, Hillsboro, OR US
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| 20080320241 | Data storage device performance optimization methods and apparatuses - Methods and apparatuses for identifying types of data streams and communicating stream information to improve performance of data storage devices are disclosed. Method embodiments generally comprise identifying one or more isochronous requests among a plurality of requests which may be issued to a data storage device, assigning a completion deadline an isochronous request, and communicating the isochronous request and completion deadline information to the data storage device. Apparatus embodiments generally comprise a request identifier to identify an isochronous request, a logic module to assign a completion deadline to the isochronous request, and a communication module to communicate the isochronous request and the completion deadline to a data storage device. Alternative apparatus embodiments may include a monitor module to monitor a system process operating in the system and determine if the system process issues isochronous requests. Various embodiments may process asynchronous requests, including prioritized asynchronous requests, with the isochronous requests. | 12-25-2008 |
Dale Dees, Mcguireville, AZ US
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| 20080217215 | Material Separator - An apparatus and method for separating material are described. A material separator may comprise a frame. The frame may comprise a base supporting a slanted grate deck. The base may comprise a front wall and two opposing side walls and at least one seating member coupled to and extending upwardly from a top portion of the front wall. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080223762 | MATERIAL SEPARATOR - An apparatus and method for separating material are described. A material separator may comprise a frame. The frame may comprise a base supporting a slanted grate deck. The base may comprise two upright back supports, one extending upward at a back end of one sidewall and the other extending upward at a back end of the other sidewall. The slanted grate deck may extend from upper portions of the upright back supports down to a position above a top of the front wall, the slanted grate deck separated a predetermined distance from the top of the front wall. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080223763 | MATERIAL SEPARATOR - An apparatus and method for separating material are described. A material separator may comprise a frame. The frame may comprise a base supporting a slanted grate deck. The base may comprise two upright back supports. The slanted grate deck may comprise: an upper end member coupled to and separating upper portions of the upright back supports; an opposing lower end member; and a plurality of grate members located and coupled between the opposing end members. The space between upper ends of at least two grate members may be less than the space between lower ends of the at least two grate members. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080223764 | Material Separator - An apparatus and method for separating material are described. A material separator may comprise a frame. The frame may comprise a base supporting a slanted grate deck. The base may comprise a front wall and two opposing side walls and a suspended deck support positioned below and separated a predetermined distance from the slanted grate deck by at least one deck brace. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080223765 | Material Separator - An apparatus and method for separating material are described. A material separator may include a frame. At least a portion of the frame may be filled with a vibration dampening material. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080223766 | Material Separator - An apparatus and method for separating material are described. A material separator may comprise a frame. The frame may comprise a base supporting a slanted grate deck. A reducer grate deck may be removably and pivotally coupled to the slanted grate deck. The reducer grate deck may comprise at least one internal locking member comprising a hole there through adjacent a bottom surface of the reducer grate deck. | 09-18-2008 |
Dan Dees, Katy, TX US
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| 20100198533 | Gas Lift Well Surveillance - Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for evaluating the performance of a gas lift well are disclosed. A gas lift well surveillance kit is disclosed. A method for evaluating the performance of a gas lift well includes injecting a tracer into an annulus, measuring a concentration of the tracer present in a substance retrieved from the well, determining actual travel times of the tracer, segmenting the gas lift well into a plurality of ranges of well depth, determining lift gas loss parameters, calculating lift gas velocities in the annulus and in the production tubing for each of the plurality of ranges of well depth based on the lift gas loss parameters, and determining points of entry of the lift gas into the production tubing based on: (i) the actual travel times of the tracer, and (ii) the lift gas velocities in the annulus and in the production tubing. | 08-05-2010 |
Dan Dees, Houston, TX US
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| 20090307898 | Hairpin Expander Machine for Manufacturing Tube and Fin Heat Exchangers with Reduced Tube Diameter - An improved hairpin expander machine equipped with a closed-loop-controlled hydraulically positioned bolster plate and a heat exchanger-holding fixture characterized by a full-length, continuous front plate, back plate, and side rails. The hairpin expander includes a novel heat exchanger bottom end plate clamping mechanism as part of the fixture. These features enable the hairpin expander to provide larger expansion ratios and exert greater forces with tighter control, which is required for producing heat exchangers with reduced diameter hairpin tubes according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090308583 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING TUBE AND FIN HEAT EXCHANGER WITH REDUCED TUBE DIAMETER, AND PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREBY - According to a preferred embodiment, an improved method and apparatus for manufacturing tube and fin heat exchangers that includes a step for reducing the outer diameter of stock tubing to a value well below nominal prior to bending the tubing into hairpins. The reduced diameter increases the stiffness of the resultant hairpins and allows for efficient lacing of the heat exchanger fins and end plates. The method uses pre-size rollers that are adjustable for reducing the diameter of the tubing. The invention also includes a hairpin and heat exchanger manufactured according to the method. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110314675 | Method and System for Manufacturing Tube and Fin Heat Exchangers with Reduced Tube Diameter - According to a preferred embodiment, an improved method and apparatus for manufacturing tube and fin heat exchangers that includes a step for reducing the outer diameter of stock tubing to a value well below nominal prior to bending the tubing into hairpins. The reduced diameter increases the stiffness of the resultant hairpins and allows for efficient lacing of the heat exchanger fins and end plates. The method uses pre-size rollers that are adjustable for reducing the diameter of the tubing. | 12-29-2011 |
Dennis W. Dees, Downers Grove, IL US
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| 20100040955 | ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A family of electrolytes for use in a lithium ion battery. The genus of electrolytes includes ketone-based solvents, such as, 2,4-dimethyl-3-pentanone; 3,3-dimethyl 2-butanone(pinacolone) and 2-butanone. These solvents can be used in combination with non-Lewis Acid salts, such as Li | 02-18-2010 |
Ethel J. Dees, Anthem, AZ US
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| 20100011494 | Filter for preventing hair from becoming clogged in a drain - A filter for preventing hair from becoming clogged in a drain which comprises a flat annular strainer and a magnetic rim on the periphery of said flat annular strainer. | 01-21-2010 |
H. Craig Dees, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20080207746 | Intracorporeal medicaments for photodynamic treatment of disease - New intracorporeal photodynamic medicaments and certain medical uses and methods for use of such photodynamic medicaments for treatment of disease in human or animal tissue are described, wherein a primary active component of such medicaments is a halogenated xanthene or halogenated xanthene derivative. In preferred embodiments, such medicaments are used for treatment of a variety of conditions affecting the skin and related organs, the mouth and digestive tract and related organs, the urinary and reproductive tracts and related organs, the respiratory tract and related organs, the circulatory system and related organs, the head and neck, the endocrine and lymphoreticular systems and related organs, various other tissues, such as connective tissues and various tissue surfaces exposed during surgery, as well as various tissues exhibiting microbial or parasitic infection. In another preferred embodiment, such medicaments are produced in various formulations including liquid, semisolid, solid or aerosol delivery vehicles. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080311035 | Diagnostic Agents For Positron Emission Imaging Using Radiolabeled Halogenated Xanthenes - New diagnostic agents for positron emission tomography (PET) and methods for use of such agents for imaging of human or animal tissue are described, wherein a primary active component of such agents is a radiolabeled halogenated xanthene or halogenated xanthene derivative. Preferably, the radiolabeled halogenated xanthene is radiolabeled Rose Bengal or a functional derivative of Rose Bengal. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090117199 | Method of treatment of cancer - A method for the treatment of cancer, particularly a metastatic melanoma or a neoplastic lesion, the method comprising intralesional administration of a hydrophilic vehicle comprising 4,5,6,7-Tetrachloro-2′,4′,5′,7′-tetraiodofluorescein, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, at a concentration of about 0.1 w/v % up to about 20 w/v % and an electrolyte comprising at least one cation selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium and at least one anion selected from the group consisting of chlorine, a phosphate and a nitrate, wherein the electrolyte is at a concentration of between about 0.1 w/v % and about 2 w/v % and the pH of the solution between about 4 to about 10. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100076246 | Intracorporeal Medicaments for High Energy Phototherapeutic Treatment of Disease - New intracorporeal radiodense medicaments and certain medical uses and methods for use of such high energy phototherapeutic medicaments for treatment of human or animal tissue are described, wherein a primary active component of such medicaments is a halogenated xanthene or halogenated xanthene derivative. The halogenated xanthenes constitute a family of potent radiosensitizers that become photoactivated upon irradiation of the treatment site with ionizing radiation. In embodiments of the present invention, such medicaments are used for treatment of a variety of conditions affecting the skin and related organs, the mouth and digestive tract and related organs, the urinary and reproductive tracts and related organs, the respiratory tract and related organs, the circulatory system and related organs, the head and neck, the endocrine and lymphoreticular systems and related organs, various other tissues, such as connective tissues and various tissue surfaces exposed during surgery, as well as various tissues exhibiting microbial or parasitic infection. In another embodiment, such medicaments are produced in various formulations including liquid, semisolid, solid or aerosol delivery vehicles. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110097280 | Intracorporeal Medicaments for Photodynamic Treatment of Disease - New intracorporeal photodynamic medicaments and certain medical uses and methods for use of such photodynamic medicaments for treatment of disease in human or animal tissue are described, wherein a primary active component of such medicaments is a halogenated xanthene or halogenated xanthene derivative. In preferred embodiments, such medicaments are used for treatment of a variety of conditions affecting the skin and related organs, the mouth and digestive tract and related organs, the urinary and reproductive tracts and related organs, the respiratory tract and related organs, the circulatory system and related organs, the head and neck, the endocrine and lymphoreticular systems and related organs, various other tissues, such as connective tissues and various tissue surfaces exposed during surgery, as well as various tissues exhibiting microbial or parasitic infection. In another preferred embodiment, such medicaments are produced in various formulations including liquid, semisolid, solid or aerosol delivery vehicles. | 04-28-2011 |
Ian S. Dees, Aloha, OR US
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| 20090153559 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF FREQUENCY DOMAIN MASK - Automatic generation of a frequency domain mask is achieved by drawing a reduced waveform representing frequency domain data for an input signal as a pixel map. The reduced waveform is blurred by applying a user selected frequency offset, and from the blurred waveform data points are selected to generate upper and lower limits. The selected upper limit data points form an upper limit mask and the lower limit data points form a lower limit mask. When the upper and lower limit data masks are combined and translated back to frequency/amplitude units from the pixel map, they form an envelope mask. | 06-18-2009 |
James Dees, Sunrise, FL US
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| 20120018579 | SELF-RIGHTING FRAME AND AERONAUTICAL VEHICLE - An aeronautical vehicle that rights itself from an inverted state to an upright state has a self-righting frame assembly has a protrusion extending upwardly from a central vertical axis. The protrusion provides an initial instability to begin a self-righting process when the aeronautical vehicle is inverted on a surface. A propulsion system, such as rotor driven by a motor can be mounted in a central void of the self-righting frame assembly and oriented to provide a lifting force. A power supply is mounted in the central void of the self-righting frame assembly and operationally connected to the at least one rotor for rotatably powering the rotor. An electronics assembly is also mounted in the central void of the self-righting frame for receiving remote control commands and is communicatively interconnected to the power supply for remotely controlling the aeronautical vehicle to take off, to fly, and to land on a surface. | 01-26-2012 |
James D. Dees, South Bend, IN US
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| 20100282600 | Hydrogen generator designed for use with gas and diesel engines - The invention is a unit that produces Hydrogen Gas (Browns Gas (HHO)) that can be used as an assist to diesel and gas engines. The gas is produced from distilled water, using our stainless steel plate design. The patent should apply to the internal plate placement and design. The internal design of the unit allows it to produce significantly more hydrogen, drawing significantly less current or electricity from its power source. The internal design is in the placement of positive, negative and neutral plates to produce the gas. | 11-11-2010 |
Jesse L. Dees, Slinger, WI US
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| 20110114044 | CYLINDER HEAD COOLING SYSTEM - A cylinder head for a motorcycle engine, which has a pair of cylinders arranged in a “V” configuration such that the cylinders converge toward a crankshaft axis and such that a space is defined between the cylinders at an upper extent of each of the cylinders. The cylinder head includes a base configured to be coupled to one of the cylinders, an intake side including an intake passage and an intake valve movable disposed within the intake passage, the intake side being positioned adjacent the space, and an exhaust side including an exhaust passage and an exhaust valve movable disposed within the exhaust passage, the exhaust side being positioned remote from the space. A cooling liquid inlet port and a cooling liquid discharge port are located on the intake side. A cooling liquid passage runs through the cylinder head to reduce an operating temperature of the cylinder head. | 05-19-2011 |
Paul W. Dees, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20090146017 | Aircraft Trailing Edge Devices, Including Devices With Non-Parallel Motion Paths, and Associated Methods - Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices with non-parallel motion paths, and associated methods are disclosed. A device in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing and an inboard trailing edge device coupled to the wing and movable relative to the wing between a first stowed position and a first deployed position along a first motion path. An outboard trailing edge device can be coupled to the wing outboard of the inboard trailing edge device, and can be movable relative to the wing along a second motion path that is non-parallel to the first motion path. An intermediate trailing edge device can be coupled between the inboard and outboard trailing edge devices and can be movable along a third motion path that is non-parallel to both the first and second motion paths. Each of the trailing edge devices can open a gap relative to the wing when moved to their respective deployed positions. | 06-11-2009 |
Robert Dees, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090035857 | CELL CULTURE PROCESSING DEVICES AND METHODS - Embodiments are directed to devices and methods for processing, cultivating or otherwise manipulating cell cultures which may be disposed on a flat or substantially flat surface such as cell culture substrate material. Devices and methods are disclosed for dividing a cell culture layer into divided portions, including isolated divided portions, that may then be transferred from the cell culture to a new location. For some embodiments, the divided portions may be transferred to a new cell culture support substrate in order to continue to grow and cultivate the cell line. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100285490 | DETECTION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to, in part, methods, reagents and apparatuses for the detection of agents. The present invention also relates, in part, to compositions including, but not limited to, flow cells, assay chambers, reagent reservoir delivery units and devices for holding an assay chamber. The present invention also provides various components and combinations of components for various detection apparatuses. The present invention also relates to a portable agent detection apparatus that can be used in the field or at a point of care and is not limited to specialized laboratories or limited to use by highly skilled users. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100304429 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING CELLS USING AN OPTICAL SWITCH IN A MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL NETWORK - Apparatus and Methods are provided for a microfabricated fluorescence activated cell sorter based on an optical switch for rapid, active control of cell routing through a microfluidic channel network. This sorter enables low-stress, highly efficient sorting of populations of small numbers of cells (i.e., 1000-100,000 cells). The invention includes packaging of the microfluidic channel network in a self-contained plastic cartridge that enables microfluidic channel network to macro-scale instrument interconnect, in a sterile, disposable format. | 12-02-2010 |
Robert J. Dees, Vista, CA US
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| 20080254221 | COATING COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF COATING - Various coatings and methods of coating fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of coating includes applying a chromate coating to a fastener. In other embodiments, the method may include deoxidizing an aluminum fastener, etching the fastener, deoxidizing the fastener a second time, applying a chromate coating to the fastener, and dying the fastener. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20110300406 | PAINTED METAL PARTS WITH NON-HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING AND PROCESS - A method including forming a first layer comprising a non-hexavalent chromium chemical conversion coating on a metal surface; and forming a second layer on the first layer through a sol gel process. An apparatus including a metal component having at least one surface; a first layer comprising a chemical conversion coating on the at least one surface; and a second layer derived from a sol gel composition on the first layer. | 12-08-2011 |
Roger Ryan Dees, Senatobia, MS US
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| 20090306787 | TRIAL COUPLER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a trial coupler system for use in preparing a patient for an implant. Certain embodiments provide a system including a coupling device ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100094301 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISTAL RESECTIONS OF A KNEE PROSTHETIC - A device and method for resecting a distal portion of a femur comprises a distal cutting guide [ | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100131070 | ANATOMICAL MOTION HINGED PROSTHESIS - A hinged knee prosthesis ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110307067 | TRIAL FEMORAL PROSTHESIS AND ITS USE - Embodiments of the present application relate generally to provisional orthopedic components, and specifically, to a trial system including a cam module ( | 12-15-2011 |
Tamera Dees, Bloomington, IN US
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| 20120101408 | Wire Guide Having Two Safety Wires - A wire guide includes a helically wound coil having a proximal end and a distal end. A mandrel is positioned within the helically wound coil and terminates before the distal end of the helically wound coil. First and second safety wires are positioned within the helically wound coil and have proximal ends attached to the mandrel and distal ends attached to the distal end of the helically wound coil. The first and second safety wires are positioned on opposite sides of a distal tip of the mandrel and have contact surfaces facing the distal tip of the mandrel that have a shape other than convex. The interaction between the mandrel tip and the safety wires during a percutaneous vascular procedure inhibit mandrel protrusion and the potential tissue damage associated therewith. | 04-26-2012 |