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Douglas E. Adams, West Lafayette, IN US
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| 20090165535 | LEAK LOCALIZATION IN A CAVITATED BODY - The present invention includes a method and system using dynamic pressure measurements for determining a presence, location, and size of a leak in a chamber of a body. The method includes sealing a plurality of ports of the chamber, pressurizing the chamber with a fluid, measuring a dynamic pressure at each of the plurality of ports, and analyzing the dynamic pressure measured at each of the plurality of ports to determine a presence, location, and/or size of the leak. The location of the leak can be determined by analyzing magnitude and/or phase values from a generated frequency response function matrix, interpolating between two of the plurality of ports, triangulating between three of the plurality of ports, and/or analyzing a rate and profile at which the pressure decays at each of the plurality of ports to determine the location of the leak. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20110150649 | MONITORING OF WIND TURBINES - Method and apparatus for determining the deflection or curvature of a rotating blade, such as a wind turbine blade or a helicopter blade. Also, methods and apparatus for establishing an inertial reference system on a rotating blade. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110257900 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING FAULTS OF A VEHICLE - A rubber cleat is instrumented with two triaxial accelerometers to measure the multi-directional response of the cleat due to the forces within the tire footprint of a ground vehicle. The cleat data is used to detect faults in the front and rear suspension in addition to the wheel tire despite variability in the data. This offboard diagnostic technique is proposed to enable condition-based maintenance. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110314915 | DAMAGE DETECTION USING LASER VIBROMETRY - Methods and apparatus for exciting a structure and determining its structural integrity. In particular, methods of nonlinear analysis are used to compare first and second response datasets, each dataset resulting from a different excitation amplitude that the other dataset. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120031193 | IDENTIFICATION OF LOADS ACTING ON AN OBJECT - Structural health monitoring systems can be limited to a minimum number of sensors due to cost, complexity, and weight restrictions. Some embodiments described herein pertain to a load and damage identification techniques that utilize one sensor. Several passive force estimation techniques are presented. Some techniques use either the shape or the amplitude of the magnitude of the applied force in the frequency domain. Several techniques iteratively reduce an underdetermined set of equations of motion into many overdetermined systems of equations to solve for the force estimates. The techniques are shown to locate and quantify impulsive impacts with over 97% accuracy and non-impulsive impacts with at least 87% accuracy. Impacts not acting at a specific input degree of freedom are also accurately located depending on the distance away from the modeled input degrees of freedom, and damaging impact forces are quantified by making assumptions about the impulsive nature of the applied force. | 02-09-2012 |
Douglas E. Azwell, Maryland Heights, MO US
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| 20080314009 | FIBER COLLECTING MEDIA STRIP FOR A MIST ELIMINATOR - A fiber bed mist eliminator has a fiber bed which is formed of a composite fiber bed collecting media strip including a collection layer which is not subjected to needle punching. The fiber bed can be made very thin while retaining high efficiency in removing small particles of aerosol from a gas stream passing through the fiber bed. The fiber bed collecting media strip lends itself to be applied to the mist eliminator by spirally wrapping the element onto the mist eliminator. The fiber bed collecting media strip can overlap itself to seal at the locations where the fiber element overlaps itself. The fiber bed collecting media strip can be provided to the field in different formats for use in making a mist eliminator fiber bed. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110056378 | FIBER BED ASSEMBLY FOR A FIBER BED MIST ELIMINATOR - A fiber assembly for a forward-flow fiber bed mist eliminator used to remove aerosols from a moving gas stream. The assembly incorporates an improved drainage system for draining aerosols from the fiber bed without the need for a conventional seal-leg. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056381 | FIBER BED ASSEMBLY FOR A FIBER BED MIST ELIMINATOR - A fiber assembly for a forward-flow fiber bed mist eliminator used to remove aerosols from a moving gas stream. The assembly incorporates an improved drainage system for draining aerosols from the fiber bed without the need for a conventional seal-leg. | 03-10-2011 |
Douglas E. Brackley, Horseheads, NY US
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| 20100196135 | FLAT SURFACE AIR BEARING ASSEMBLY - An air bearing assembly includes: an upper portion having a plurality of air supply and vacuum holes therethrough; a lower portion; and a plurality of spacers disposed between and maintaining the upper and lower portions in spaced relation, wherein a density of the air supply and vacuum holes is high enough to provide an air bearing for a substrate, but low enough such that at least one of: (i) a sufficient number of the spacers are employed, and (ii) the spacers are located in close enough proximity, to maintain a substantially uniform flatness of the upper portion relative to the lower portion. | 08-05-2010 |
Douglas E. Brown, Sleepy Hollow, NY US
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| 20120055600 | WHEEL COVER - A skateboard wheel cover includes a circumferential lip, an inner surface connected to an inner portion of the circumferential lip, and an outer surface connected to an outer portion of the circumferential lip. The outer surface is a material with a durometer different than a durometer of the wheel. The cover further includes at least a first attachment device configured to selectively attach to a skateboard wheel. | 03-08-2012 |
Douglas E. Crang, North Point HK
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| 20090271740 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING USER RESPONSE - A system and method for measuring user response to a stimulus, such as an advertisement, includes displaying the stimulus to the user, displaying a color bar to the user, and receiving a selection of a color from the color bar made by the user in response to the stimulus. The color bar may include a plurality of colors of various intensities and tones. Based on the color selected by the user, an emotional response metric to the stimulus may be determined. The emotional response metric may include, for example, the percentage of users selecting intense colors in response to the stimulus, the percentage of users selecting a particular tone of colors in response to the stimulus, and/or the percentage of users selecting a particular color in response to the stimulus. | 10-29-2009 |
Douglas E. Fjare, Bartlesville, OK US
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| 20110124751 | SULFIDED FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYST - Methods and compositions relate to a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst utilized to convert syngas into paraffins. The catalyst includes a given amount of sulfur content from contact of a catalytic supported metal with sulfur. Subsequent activation of the catalyst prepares the catalyst to be used for conversion of the syngas. The sulfur content maintained in the catalyst after being activated influences selectivity to paraffins over olefins and oxygenates. | 05-26-2011 |
Douglas E. Freeman, Lorain, OH US
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| 20080308674 | LIGHT WEIGHT THERMOPLASTIC FLEX FOAM AND HYBRID DUCT SYSTEM - An aerospace vessel including a fuselage, a means for causing the fuselage to fly coupled to the fuselage, and an environmental control system within the fuselage. The environmental control system includes a duct made of closed cell thermoplastic foam, such as polyvinylidene fluoride foam. | 12-18-2008 |
Douglas E. Gaeth, Newton, MA US
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| 20090144201 | TARGETING MESSAGES - The invention generally relates to systems and methods for directing information to people and/or households likely to be receptive to the information. Systems and methods according to the invention can be used to target one or more marketing messages, such as various types of offers, to one or more consumers determined likely to be receptive to the message(s). | 06-04-2009 |
| 20110161165 | TARGETING MESSAGES - The invention generally relates to systems and methods for directing information to people and/or households likely to be receptive to the information. Systems and methods according to the invention can be used to target one or more marketing messages, such as various types of offers, to one or more consumers determined likely to be receptive to the message(s). | 06-30-2011 |
Douglas E. Godown, Inverness, FL US
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| 20090198275 | Pacifier and pacifier system - The invention relates generally to a pacifier, and more particularly, but without limitation, to a pacifier that is configured to activate one or more output devices based on whether a nipple of the pacifier is located in a baby's mouth. An embodiment of the invention provides a pacifier that includes: a hollow nipple; a sensor located within an interior space of the nipple; and a Light Emitting Diode (LED) located within the interior space of the nipple, the sensor configured to detect whether the nipple is located in a user's mouth, the pacifier configured to illuminate the LED based on the detected location of the nipple with respect to the user's mouth. Embodiments of the invention provide pacifiers that are configured to reward use, entice the baby to reinsert the pacifier when it has been dislodged, and/or alert a caretaker when the pacifier has been dislodged. | 08-06-2009 |
Douglas E. Godshall, Medfield, MA US
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| 20120059212 | CONDUIT DEVICE FOR USE WITH A VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE - The present invention is a conduit device designed to be placed within a wall of a heart, such as through a prepared opening or hole in the heart wall. The conduit is hollow and extends to form a sleeve over a portion of the heart pump, such as a VAD, which traverses the heart wall and enters a chamber of the heart. The conduit provides for a simplified and noninvasive approach to removal and/or replacement of the heart pump. | 03-08-2012 |
Douglas E. Godshall, Franklin, MA US
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| 20090204055 | TREATING URINARY RETENTION - A urethral prosthesis provides relief of urinary retention and has first and second tubular elements with an interposed bridge segment. A valve can be disposed in the second tubular element to control the flow of urine therethrough. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110015758 | TREATING URINARY RETENTION - A urethral prosthesis provides relief of urinary retention and has first and second tubular elements with an interposed bridge segment. A valve can be disposed in the second tubular element to control the flow of urine therethrough. | 01-20-2011 |
Douglas E. Haunhorst, Powell, OH US
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| 20100096840 | SRS SERVICEABLE MODULE AND METHODS OF INSTALLING AND REMOVING - A supplementary restraint system for a vehicle occupant is provided which includes a supplemental restraint system module assembly connected to an airbag deployment chute incorporated into a vehicle instrument panel. A module assembly support bracket is provided that attaches the module assembly onto a frame portion on the vehicle. The support bracket includes a hook for insertion into an aperture on the frame portion. The support bracket also includes one or more bracket holes for alignment with respective frame portion holes upon proper positioning of the hook. Methods of factory installation of an SRS and removal of a deployed SRS are also disclosed herewith. | 04-22-2010 |
Douglas E. Henline, Fallbrook, CA US
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| 20100038957 | VEHICLE WHEEL WITH ROCK GUARD - A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a wheel having a first rim half and a second rim half secured together to form an annular outer rim for receiving a tire. The rim halves have aligned central openings and aligned apertures for receiving fasteners for mounting a wheel hub on the wheel. In one embodiment, at least the central opening of one of the rim halves includes a plurality of spaced recesses around its periphery. A rock guard built into the wheel includes a plurality of rock guard formations each forming a shield which fills at least a major portion of any space between a respective recess and the wheel hub to block at least some debris from passing through the wheel while allowing airflow through the wheel. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100270851 | VEHICLE WHEEL WITH ROCK GUARD - A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a wheel having a first rim half and a second rim half with a reinforcement plate sandwiched between the rim halves. The rim halves and reinforcement plates are secured together to form an annular outer rim for receiving a tire. The rim halves have aligned central openings and aligned apertures for receiving fasteners for mounting a wheel hub on the wheel. A rock guard built into the reinforcement plate includes a plurality of rock guard formations each forming a shield which fills at least a major portion of any space between a respective recess and the wheel hub to block at least some debris from passing through the wheel while allowing airflow through the wheel. | 10-28-2010 |
Douglas E. Keiter, Athens, OH US
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| 20080309095 | Electronic Controller Matching Engine Power To Alternator Power And Maintaining Engine Frequency For A Free-Piston Stirling Engine Driving A Linear Alternator - A feedback control method and circuit for inclusion in a control system of an electrical power generating source that comprises a free piston Stirling engine driving a linear alternator. An instantaneous value of a variable, V | 12-18-2008 |
Douglas E. Kucmerowski, Brockport, NY US
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| 20090147058 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FILLING INK TANK - An apparatus and method of filling a tank with a fluid are provided. The method includes providing the tank including a porous media positioned therein, the tank having a length dimension and a width dimension; providing a plurality of needles, each needle having a first end connectable in fluid communication with a fluid source and a second end including a fluid outlet port, the fluid outlet port having an axis; orienting each needle such that the axis of the fluid outlet port is substantially parallel with a preferred direction, the preferred direction being along one of the length dimension and the width dimension of the tank; inserting each needle into the porous media positioned within the tank; and filling the tank with fluid from the fluid source. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110148996 | METHOD FOR FILLING AN INKJET INK TANK - A method of filling an ink tank with ink for use with a printer, the method includes the steps of providing or obtaining an ink tank which ink tank includes both an ink supply port and an ink fill port that are enclosed within a rim that extends outwardly from the ink tank; providing an ink fill tube connected to a source of ink; connecting the ink fill tube to the ink fill port; flowing ink from the source of ink through the ink fill tube to the ink tank; removing excess air from the ink tank; and withdrawing the ink fill tube from the ink fill port. | 06-23-2011 |
Douglas E. Leconey, Clayton, OH US
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| 20090090244 | Desiccant Bag and Filter Assembly - Desiccant bag and filter assembly adapted for insertion into an integrated condenser dryer chamber of a vehicle or mobile air conditioning system or the like. A support member ( | 04-09-2009 |
Douglas E. Lecrone, Hopkinton, MA US
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| 20120036333 | TRIANGULAR ASYNCHRONOUS REPLICATION - Storing recovery data includes providing chunks of data to a remote destination, where each chunk of data represents data written before a first time and after a second time and where the second time for one of the particular chunks corresponds to a first time for a subsequent one of the particular chunks, providing synchronous data to a local destination, and providing an indicator to the local destination in connection with creation of a new chunk of data for storage at the remote destination. The local destination may maintain a plurality of maps, where each of the maps associates synchronous data being provided thereto with a specific chunk of data. In response to receiving an indicator in connection with creation of a new chunk of data, the local destination may point to a new map. There may be two maps or more than two maps. | 02-09-2012 |
Douglas E. Leeper, Jr., Molalla, OR US
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| 20090279725 | RADIO WITH HEARING LOSS COMPENSATION - A radio receiving system to compensate for hearing loss comprises a receiver, a sound reproduction device, and a hearing loss compensator. The receiver is generally located in the cockpit of an aircraft. The receiver receives radio frequency transmissions and converts the transmissions into audio frequency electrical signals. The sound reproduction device converts audio frequency electrical signals into audible sounds and generally includes one or two speakers to be positioned in close proximity to a pilot's ears. The hearing loss compensator provides audio frequency electrical signal gain at a plurality of frequencies and may include programmable electrical circuitry and memory elements. The programmable electrical circuitry may adjust the electrical signal gain at each of the plurality of frequencies and the memory elements may store settings for the gain at each of the plurality of frequencies. Settings for various age groups, gender-specific settings, or individual pilot settings may be stored in the memory elements. | 11-12-2009 |
Douglas E. Mckinley, Jr., Richland, WA US
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| 20100084282 | Method and apparatus for dissociating water - A method and apparatus for dissociating water. A reaction chamber contains an anode and a cathode submerged in an aqueous hydroxide electrolyte. The temperature of the aqueous hydroxide electrolyte in the reaction chamber is elevated to least 280° C. The pressure of the aqueous hydroxide electrolyte in the reaction chamber is likewise elevated to least 2 atmospheres. An electrical voltage is applied across the anode and cathode using an electrical power supply and oxygen and hydrogen are formed from the water contained in the aqueous hydroxide electrolyte. | 04-08-2010 |
Douglas E. Murphy, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080275032 | Pyridazinone compounds - The invention is directed to pyridazinone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds that are useful in treating infections by hepatitis C virus. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090105473 | PYRRO[1,2-b]PYRIDAZINONE COMPOUNDS - The invention is directed to pyrro[1,2-b]pyridazinone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds that are useful in treating infections by hepatitis C virus. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090306057 | [1,2,4]THIADIAZINE 1,1-DIOXIDE COMPOUNDS - The invention is directed to [1,2,4]thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds that are useful in treating infections by hepatitis C virus. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090312570 | PYRRO[1,2-b]PYRIDAZINONE COMPOUNDS - The invention is directed to pyrro[1,2-b]pyridazinone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds that are useful in treating infections by hepatitis C virus. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100034773 | 5,6-DIHYDRO-1H-PYRIDIN-2-ONE COMPOUNDS - The invention is directed to 5,6-dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-one compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds that are useful in treating infections by hepatitis C virus. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100119481 | 5,6-DIHYDRO-1H-PYRIDIN-2-ONE COMPOUNDS - The invention is directed to 5,6-dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-one compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds that are useful in treating infections by hepatitis C virus. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110166344 | 5,6-DIHYDRO-1H-PYRIDIN-2-ONE COMPOUNDS - The invention is directed to 5,6-dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-one compounds of Formula I | 07-07-2011 |
Douglas E. Olsori, Grand Rapids, MI US
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| 20100025309 | DELIVERY POINT SEQUENCING MAIL SORTING SYSTEM WITH FLAT MAIL CAPABILITY - A method and apparatus for sorting articles to a delivery point sequence includes at least one article sorter adapted to sort articles and a conveying system operable to arrange and convey containers of articles sorted in a first sort pass to an induct of the article sorter for a second sort pass or process of the articles. The system or method automatically sorts and conveys trays containing sorted articles from a discharge of at least one sorting assembly to an induct of the at least one sorting assembly. The conveying assembly may have a generally continuous conveying track and is operable to automatically provide the trays to the induct of the at least one sorting assembly in a sequenced manner. | 02-04-2010 |
Douglas E. Prah, Muskego, WI US
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| 20100296714 | MULTIPARAMETER PERFUSION IMAGING WITH LEAKAGE CORRECTION - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methodology is provided for simultaneous measurement of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI and dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI perfusion and permeability parameters using a combination of dual echo and spiral acquisition techniques with no contrast agent preload. T1 and T2/T2* leakage effects are eliminated, thereby permitting accurate measurement of blood volume, blood flow and vascular permeability which are used in evaluating tumor angiogenesis. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100298692 | METHOD FOR DETECTING TUMOR CELL INVASION USING SHORT DIFFUSION TIMES - An improved method for detecting tumor cell invasion using diffusion times as short as two (2) msec incorporates diffusion weighing imaging techniques into a standard spin echo (SE) pulse sequence to minimize the effects of compartment boundary restrictions on diffusion values and corresponding MRI imaging data related to glioma invasion. | 11-25-2010 |
Douglas E. Smith, Lagrange, OH US
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| 20120031885 | POWER BOOSTER FOR METAL DISINTEGRATOR - A high power disintegrator system comprising a master disintegrator unit and a power booster disintegrator unit, the units being connectable in parallel to a common electrode, each unit including a cutting transformer and an adjustable auto transformer arranged to supply an adjustable voltage to its cutting transformer, an electrical control circuit responsive to voltage detected in the power booster unit that prevents operation of the booster unit when the auto transformers are set to produce different voltages at their respective cutting transformer. | 02-09-2012 |
Douglas E. Sparks, Jr., New Port Richey, FL US
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| 20110264162 | Passive electrical connector - An electrical connector is disclosed that includes an annular housing having a central aperture for receiving a connector pin and an annular contact spring disposed concentrically within the annular housing and including a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart spring arms, each spring arm having a radially inwardly extending contact pad for resiliently contacting a connector pin inserted into the central aperture of the housing. | 10-27-2011 |
Douglas E. Starasinich, Crest Hill, IL US
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| 20100011251 | Medical Equipment Monitoring Method and System - A system and method to facilitate device monitoring and servicing is provided. In one embodiment, a system may include a medical device having at least one component, and monitoring circuitry configured to measure operational data of the component. The system can also include a data processing system configured to analyze the operational data and to output a report based on such analysis. The analysis, in turn, may include applying a transform to the operational data and comparing one or more actual coefficient and threshold coefficient characteristics. | 01-14-2010 |
Douglas E. Stoyer, Colorado Springs, CO US
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| 20090102748 | Electronic display system - The invention relates to an electronic display system. The display system has a number of signs all linked together and to a controller by a mesh radio network. Each sign is made up of modular display units. Each display unit has a frame with at least two display sections (front and back) and clear frosted cover over the display sections. A pair of aperture stops is adjacent to the frosted covers. A circuit board has LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) on both sides of the board is placed between the pair of aperture stops. Each sign is powered by a low voltage power source. | 04-23-2009 |