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Benjamin C. Donner, Federal Way, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100326005TRUSS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING COMPONENTS FOR CONSTRUCTING A TRUSS - The present disclosure includes a truss and a method for selecting components to construct a truss. The truss includes three or more chord elements (two or more upper chord elements and one or more lower chord elements) and one or more web elements. Embodiments of methods according to the disclosure include estimating a first change in length for each of the two or more upper chord elements and estimating a second change in length of each of the one or more lower chord elements, the first change in length and the second change in conditions to which the truss is exposed. The method may also include selecting the one or more web elements from the plurality of wood members such that it compensates for deformation caused by the first change in length and the second change in length.12-30-2010

Christopher Gerald Donner, Liberty Township, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090220731FIBROUS STRUCTURES - Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 15.8% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.09-03-2009
20100136294FIBROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING A LOTION AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Lotion-containing fibrous structures and more particularly lotion-containing multi-ply fibrous structures and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.06-03-2010
20110284421Foam Oxidative Hair Colorant Composition - An oxidative hair colorant composition to be dispensed from a manually-actuable, non-aerosol dispenser as a foam. The oxidative hair colorant composition contains a foam stabilizing agent and is essentially free of surfactant.11-24-2011
20110284586Personal Care Composition Foaming Product and Foaming Dispenser - A manually-actuable, non-aerosol dispenser to be used with a personal care composition having a relatively higher viscosity that gives a desired foamed composition generated from a manually-actuable, non-aerosol dispenser.11-24-2011

Patent applications by Christopher Gerald Donner, Liberty Township, OH US

Christopher Gerald Donner, Hamilton, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080271864Soft tissue paper having a chemical softening agent applied onto a surface thereof - A tissue paper product having at least one ply, wherein only one outer surface of the tissue paper product has an aqueous chemical softening agent applied and substantially affixed thereto is disclosed. The chemical softening agent is applied to a web substrate at a concentration ranging from about 0.45% to about 0.25%. The chemical softening agent provides the tissue paper product with a raw dispensing dust value of less than about 4893.11-06-2008
20080271867Soft tissue paper having a chemical softening agent applied onto a surface thereof - A tissue paper product having at least one ply wherein only one outer surface of the tissue paper product has a chemical softening agent applied and substantially affixed thereto is disclosed. The chemical softening agent provides the tissue paper product with a raw dispensing dust value. The raw dispensing dust value is at least about 13.6 percent less than the raw dispensing dust value of a tissue paper product not having the chemical softening agent applied and substantially affixed thereto.11-06-2008

Christopher Gerald Donner, Liberty, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110284584Foam Hair Colorant Composition - A hair colorant composition being essentially free of surfactant and having a specific perfume system for the hair colorant composition, where the hair colorant composition is capable of forming a foamed hair colorant composition.11-24-2011
20110284587Personal Care Composition Foaming Product - A personal care composition having a relatively higher viscosity that gives a desired foamed composition generated from a manually-actuable, non-aerosol dispenser.11-24-2011

Edward Jeffrey Donner, Fort Collins, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110264229Sacroiliac joint fixation system - A sacroiliac joint fixation fusion system that provides a method of fixation and fusion of the sacroiliac joint and a sacroiliac joint implant which upon placement within the articular region of the sacroiliac joint facilitates stability and fusion of the sacroiliac joint.10-27-2011

Jeffry T. Donner, Aurora, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090261018PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSFER OF A METAL CATALYST COMPONENT FROM ONE PARTICLE TO ANOTHER - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for facilitating a transfer of a metal catalyst component from at least one donor particle to at least one recipient particle in a catalytic naphtha reforming unit. The process can include transferring an effective amount of the metal catalyst component from the at least one donor particle to the at least one recipient particle under conditions to effect such transfer to improve a conversion of a hydrocarbon feed.10-22-2009
20110136655Process and System for the Transfer of a Metal Catalyst Component from One Particle to Another - One exemplary embodiment can be a process for facilitating a transfer of a metal catalyst component from at least one donor particle to at least one recipient particle in a catalytic naphtha reforming unit. The process can include transferring an effective amount of the metal catalyst component from the at least one donor particle to the at least one recipient particle under conditions to effect such transfer to improve a conversion of a hydrocarbon feed.06-09-2011
20110257789ACTIVE CLOUD POINT CONTROLLER FOR REFINING APPLICATIONS AND RELATED METHOD - A method includes receiving a measurement associated with a cloud point of a biofuel being produced in a refining system. The method also includes determining how to adjust the refining system based on a desired cloud point of the biofuel and the measurement associated with the cloud point. The method further includes outputting a control signal to adjust the refining system based on the determination. Determining how to adjust the refining system could include determining how to adjust an inlet temperature of a reactor in the refining system. The reactor could represent an isomerization reactor, and a heater could heat material entering the isomerization reactor. Determining how to adjust the inlet temperature of the reactor could include determining how to adjust operation of the heater. A model predictive control (MPC) technique could be used to determine how to adjust the inlet temperature of the isomerization reactor.10-20-2011

Jeffry Thurston Donner, Aurora, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100216630REFORMING CATALYST - In one embodiment, a reforming catalyst can include indium, tin, and a catalytically effective amount of a group VIII element for one or more reforming reactions. Typically, at least about 25%, by mole, of the indium is an In(3+) species based on the total moles of indium after exposure for about 30 minutes in an atmosphere including about 100% hydrogen, by mole, at a temperature of about 565° C. Usually, no more than about 25%, by mole, of the tin is a Sn(4+) species based on the total moles of tin after exposure for about 30 minutes in an atmosphere including about 100% hydrogen, by mole, at a temperature of about 565° C.08-26-2010

John Donner, Richmond, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100107482CONDUCTIVITY-IMPROVING ADDITIVES FOR FUEL - A fuel additive composition, fuel comprising said additive, and methods of use thereof are provided. The fuel additive composition comprises a synergistic combination of a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimide dispersant and a compound of the following formula:05-06-2010

John L. Donner, Lawrence Park, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080280198BATTERY MECHANICAL PACKAGING - Batteries are disclosed that include a plurality of cooling plates, a plurality of cells disposed between adjacent cooling plates, a plurality of insulating sheets disposed between adjacent cells, a plurality of bus bars interconnecting the plurality of cells, an inner casing surrounding the plurality of cooling plates, the plurality of cells, the plurality of insulating sheets, and the plurality of bus bars, an outer casing surrounding the inner casing so as to form a gap therebetween, a layer of insulating material disposed inside at least a portion of the gap, and several other structural features in different embodiments of the invention configured to prevent motion of the cells relative to one another.11-13-2008

Marc Daniel Donner, Newyork, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100287086Asset and liability modeling tool - A method for modeling financial variables describing a client over a time period. The method may comprise the step of generating a first simulation of the time period. Generating the first simulation may comprise the steps of assigning the client to a first health-related state and advancing the first simulation from a first interval of the time period to a second interval of the time period. A probability that the client will transition from the first health-related state to a second health-related state may be calculated, the client may be randomly assigned to either the first health-related state or the second health-related state considering the probability. According to various embodiments, the methods may also comprise the steps of calculating a client income for the second interval; and calculating a plurality of client expenses for the second interval. Also, the various health-related states may include one or more of a healthy state, a long term care (LTC) state, a disabled state and a dead state.11-11-2010

Robert D. Donner, Bellevue, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100030900Peer-to-Peer Identity Management Interfaces and Methods - Peer-to-peer (P2P) application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow an application to create, import, export, manage, enumerate, and delete P2P identities are presented. Further, the management of group identity information is provided. APIs abstract away from low level credential and cryptographic functions required to create and manage P2P identities. This management includes retrieval and setting of a friendly name, generation of a cryptographic public/private key pair, retrieval of security information in the form of an XML fragment, and creation of a new name based on an existing identity. Since the P2P environment also allows for the existence of multiple separate groups of peers within the P2P cloud, a preferred embodiment of the present invention also allows for the enumeration of all groups associated with a given identity, for each identity existing for the user.02-04-2010
20110271094PEER-TO-PEER IDENTITY MANAGEMENT INTERFACES AND METHODS - Peer-to-peer (P2P) application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow an application to create, import, export, manage, enumerate, and delete P2P identities are presented. Further, the management of group identity information is provided. APIs abstract away from low level credential and cryptographic functions required to create and manage P2P identities. This management includes retrieval and setting of a friendly name, generation of a cryptographic public/private key pair, retrieval of security information in the form of an XML fragment, and creation of a new name based on an existing identity.11-03-2011

Thomas Donner, Thibodaux, LA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110098747ARCUATE FIXATION MEMBER - Arcuate fixation members with varying configurations and/or features are provided, along with additional components for use therewith in provided fixation systems and intervertebral implant systems. The arcuate fixation members may be of varying lengths, cross sectional geometries, and/or cross sectional areas, and may be configured with various features such as heads configured to accept other fixation system components, tabs to allow arcuate fixation member-in-arcuate fixation member or fixation anchor-in-arcuate fixation member configurations. Applications of fixation systems and intervertebral implants systems utilizing arcuate fixation members are particularly suitable when a linear line-of-approach for delivering fixation members is undesirable.04-28-2011
20110230971ARCUATE FIXATION MEMBER - Arcuate fixation members with varying configurations and/or features are provided, along with additional components for use therewith in provided intervertebral implants. The arcuate fixation members may be of different lengths, cross sectional geometries, and/or cross sectional areas. Applications of intervertebral implants utilizing arcuate fixation members are particularly suitable when a linear line-of-approach for delivering fixation members is undesirable.09-22-2011

Yonatan Donner, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110206246SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STATISTICAL MAPPING BETWEEN GENETIC INFORMATION AND FACIAL IMAGE DATA - A method and system for statistical mapping between genetic information and facial image data including collecting a multiplicity of sets of genetic information and matching facial image data representing a multiplicity of individuals, representing the genetic information of each of the multiplicity of individuals as a first multidimensional representation, representing the facial image data of each of the multiplicity of individuals as a second multidimensional representation; and inferring correlative, non-causal, statistical relationships between the first multidimensional representations and the second multidimensional representations. A system and method for estimating the likelihood of donor-recipient transplant compatibility using facial images of potential donors, the method including inferring correlative, non-causal, statistical relationships, indicative of transplant compatibility, between multidimensional representations of facial image data of potential donors and a multidimensional representation of information relating to a potential recipient.08-25-2011