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Ben Dunlap, Statesville, NC US
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| 20100326568 | SHARPENER WITH AUTOSTOP FEATURE - An electric pencil sharpener comprising a motor; a cutter assembly operatively connected to the motor, wherein the cutter assembly further includes: a conical housing defining a conical cavity therein for receiving a pencil; and at least one rotary blade mounted in close proximity to the conical cavity, wherein the at least one rotary blade further includes spiral cutting edges for sharpening the pencil; a switch assembly positioned at the narrow end of the conical housing, wherein the switch assembly further includes: a shutoff switch operative to deactivate the motor; mechanical means for actuating the shutoff switch when a desired degree of sharpening has been achieved by the cutter assembly; and an electronic control unit in electrical communication with the switch assembly and the motor, wherein the electronic control unit is operative to provide a delay of a predetermined period of time between when the shutoff switch is activated and when the motor is deactivated. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100326569 | SHARPENER WITH NOISE REDUCING FEATURES - An electric pencil sharpener is provided. This pencil sharpener includes a motor, a cutter assembly, mechanical means for operatively connecting the motor to the cutter assembly, and a housing. The cutter assembly includes a rotating carrier with at least two helical cutters mounted on the carrier. The mechanical means for operatively connecting the motor to the cutter assembly further includes a first gear assembly mechanically coupled to the motor; a second gear assembly mechanically coupled to the first gear assembly and to the cutter assembly; a gearbox for supporting the first and second gear assemblies; and a cover for enclosing the first gear assembly. The housing further includes a canopy and a base positioned underneath the canopy. | 12-30-2010 |
Bret Dunlap, Villanova, PA US
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| 20090006396 | CONTEXTUAL SEARCH - A method of mobile communication advertising, having steps of entering one of a primary function keyword and a vanity keyword to a mobile communication device, entering a search term in a form of a message string into a data processing module, creating a list of category aliases, creating a list of category names, comparing the list of category aliases to the message string for a length, a category alias and a category name, identifying matches between the category aliases and the message string, wherein matches are placed into a search category list, removing matched category phrases from the search message to leave advertising search words, determining a search sub-module based upon the advertising search words, conducting a search using the sub-module; and sending a search result obtained from the sub-module to a mobile communication device, receiving the search result from the sub-module to a mobile communication device, and displaying the search result on the mobile communication device. | 01-01-2009 |
Charles Emmett Dunlap, Manitou Springs, CO US
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| 20080302101 | Master Cylinder Assembly for a Hydraulic Actuation System for a Handlebar-steered Vehicle - A master cylinder assembly for a hydraulic actuation system for a handlebar-steered vehicle. The assembly includes a housing mountable to a frame member of the handlebar-steered vehicle and having a chamber including a fluid cavity with first and second regions. The first region is in fluid communication with the hydraulic actuation system. A piston is slidably disposed in the fluid cavity. An actuator is operatively connected to the housing and operatively connected to the piston to slidably displace the piston between an open fluid circuit position and a closed fluid circuit position. A first seal is disposed on either the piston or a wall of the fluid cavity. The first seal is configured to be in sealing engagement between the fluid cavity and the piston with the piston in the closed fluid circuit position to block fluid flow between the first and second fluid cavity regions. The first seal is configured to be in non-sealing disengagement between the fluid cavity wall and the piston with the piston in the open fluid circuit position to permit fluid flow between the first and second fluid cavity regions. | 12-11-2008 |
Christopher A. Dunlap, Dunlap, IL US
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| 20090269308 | Compositions of Keratin Hydrolysate and Microbes for Pest Control Applications - The combination of keratin hydrolysate with viable cells or infectious propagules of a fungal biological control agent such as | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090280541 | Beta-xylosidase for conversion of plant cell wall carbohydrates to simple sugars - Xylose-containing plant material may be hydrolyzed to xylose using a β-D-xylosidase which exhibits unexpectedly high activity. The enzyme has a k | 11-12-2009 |
Creig Dunlap, Amana, IA US
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| 20120065029 | Selectable Angle Eccentric Arms and Devices - Provided herein are selectable angle eccentric arms, devices comprising selectable angle angle eccentric arms, and methods for making such devices. Examplary devices are exercise devices. | 03-15-2012 |
David J. Dunlap, Rehoboth, MA US
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| 20110101563 | METHOD OF MAKING A PISTON FOR A DISPENSER - A dispenser for dispensing a liquid onto a substrate includes a dispenser body having an output and a reservoir in fluid communication with the output, the reservoir being defined by a wall and adapted to hold a supply of liquid to be dispensed. A piston is disposed in the reservoir and adapted to pressurize the liquid so that an amount of liquid is dispensed from the output of the dispenser. The piston includes a base portion having an outer periphery and having a first hardness, and a skirt portion integrally molded to the outer periphery of the base portion and having a second hardness lower than the first hardness. A two-shot molding operation may be used to form the piston with the base portion being, for example, formed in the first shot of the molding operation and the skirt portion being formed in the second shot of the molding operation. | 05-05-2011 |
Gregory M. Dunlap, St. Charles, IL US
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| 20100148505 | CONTACT-LESS POWER AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A HIGH POWER LEVEL TRANSFORMER - A transformer is provided comprising a first member upon which a first circuit is wound; a second member upon which a second circuit is wound such that power is transferred to the second circuit in a contact-less manner; and a signal transmitter on the first member in close proximity to an appropriate receiver on the second member together with a signal transmitter on the second member in close proximity to an appropriate receiver on the first member such that said transmitters and receivers exchange signals in a contact-less manner, whereby the circuits are embedded in a high thermal conductivity resin. An exemplary embodiment of the invented transformer is one where the second member rotates relative to the first member. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100225433 | WIRE WINDING DEVICE FOR A HIGH POWER LEVEL TRANSFORMER - Wire-holders are provided that confine a single wire over a limited arc section and that are interspersed with ferrite ingots that provide wire-ways for several wires are utilized in the winding of the coils of a transformer. A method for consistently producing windings having accurate wire placement on rotors, stators, and other electrical componentry is also provided. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110057758 | WIRE WINDING DEVICE FOR A HIGH POWER LEVEL TRANSFORMER - Wire-holders are provided that confine a single wire over a limited arc section and that are interspersed with ferrite ingots that provide wire-ways for several wires are utilized in the winding of the coils of a transformer. A method for consistently producing windings having accurate wire placement on rotors, stators, and other electrical componentry is also provided. | 03-10-2011 |
Gregory Martin Dunlap, St. Charles, IL US
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| 20090185658 | CONTACTLESS POWER AND DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for an imaging system are provided. The imaging system includes a gantry having a stationary member coupled to a rotating member. The rotating member has an opened area proximate an axis about which the rotating member rotates. An x-ray source provided on the rotating member. An x-ray detector may be disposed on the rotating member and configured to receive x-rays from the x-ray source. A rotary transformer having circumferentially disposed primary and secondary windings may form part of a contactless power transfer system that rotates the rotatable portion of the gantry at very high speeds, the primary winding being disposed on the stationary member and the secondary winding being disposed on the rotating member. | 07-23-2009 |
James William Dunlap, Hockessin, DE US
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| 20100011791 | R422D HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND R22 SYSTEMS RETROFITTED WITH R422D - A heat transfer system capable of being coupled to | 01-21-2010 |
Jason E. Dunlap, Walnut Shade, MO US
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| 20100127227 | Air conditioner compressor removal and installation apparatus - The air conditioner compressor removal and installation apparatus includes an upper plate having multiple sets of leg sockets depending therefrom. The distal ends of legs installed within any given set of sockets subtend a circle corresponding to the diameter of the inner rim of an air conditioner, heat pump, or HVAC coil housing. The distal end of each leg includes an inverted, L-shaped shoe that rests upon the inner rim of the coil housing when the apparatus is placed thereon. The upper plate includes a winch having a winch cable extending through a hole in the plate. The compressor within the coil housing is disconnected from its attachment and electrical and refrigerant lines. The apparatus is placed atop the coil housing. The winch cable is connected to the compressor, and the winch is operated to lift the compressor from within the coil housing. The process is reversed for reinstallation. | 05-27-2010 |
Jeanette Tower Dunlap, Louisville, KY US
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| 20090181981 | CRYSTALLINE (R)-2-(4-CYCLOPROPANESULPHONYL-PHENYL)-N-PYRAZIN-2-YL-3-(TETRAHYDROPYRAN-- 4-YL)-PROPIONAMIDE - Crystalline R-2-(4-cyclopropanesulfonyl-phenyl)-N-pyrazin-2-yl-3-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)-propionamide and methods of its preparation and use are disclosed. | 07-16-2009 |
Jeanette Tower Dunlap, Indianapolis, IN US
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| 20080200507 | Crystalline Non-Solvated Methanesulfonic Acid Salt of 1-(4-(2-Piperidinylethoxy)Phenoxy)-2-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-6-Hydroxynaphthalene - The present invention relates to the mesylate salt of 1-(4-(2-piperidinylethoxy)phenoxy)-2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-6-hydroxynaphthalene. | 08-21-2008 |
Keith Dunlap, Corvallis, OR US
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| 20100306989 | PALLET ASSEMBLY PROCESS - A method of manufacturing a wooden pallet secured by glue and dowels is disclosed. The method comprises preparing and arranging the pallet components; drilling dowel holes in the pallet components; applying glue to the dowels and the pallet components; assembling the pallet components to form assembled components; securing the assembled components together with dowels and glue; and clamping the assembled components for a period of time sufficient to allow the glue to cure and form an assembled wooden pallet. | 12-09-2010 |
Matthew C. Dunlap, Taylor, MI US
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| 20100065130 | TWO COMPONENT FOAM DISPENSING APPARATUS - A foam dispensing assembly comprises a dispensing head and a manifold assembly. The manifold assembly includes a purge portion for supplying a gas and a cleansing fluid to the dispensing head, a first supply portion for supplying a first fluid to the dispensing head and a second supply portion for supplying a second fluid to the dispensing head. Each of the purge portion, the first supply portion and the second supply portion include a plurality of check valves and flow control valves for controlling the flow of the first fluid, the second fluid, the gas and the cleansing fluid through the manifold assembly. Each of the first supply portion and the second supply portion include an integral flow control device for regulating a fluid flow rate to the dispensing head, and a thermometer for sensing the temperature of the first fluid and the second fluid respectively. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100065768 | EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE COMPENSATED FLOW CONTROL VALVE - An in-line fluid flow control valve includes a housing defining an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber aligned along a outlet axis. The housing further defines a bore with a flow control device and an adjustment mechanism disposed therein for regulating a fluid flow rate. The flow control device defines a fluid passage interconnecting the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber. The plane and the outlet axis define an acute angle therebetween. The angled position of the bore relative to the outlet axis permits access to and adjustment of the flow control device, as well as replacement of the flow control device, without disconnecting any fittings attached to the inlet and the outlet of the control valve. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100069517 | METHOD OF FORMING A POLYURETHANE FOAM - A method of forming polyurethane foam from a resin component and an isocyanate component includes the use of at least one control valve controlling a flow rate of at least one of the resin component and the isocyanate component. The method includes connecting lines having at least a 1 inch diameter to a housing of the control valve. The method also includes coupling a source of gas pressure to the line. At least one of the resin component and the isocyanate component is pressurized with the source of gas pressure to move the resin and/or isocyanate component through the line and into the flow control device at a flow rate of between 5 and 70 gallons per minute. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110121034 | FOAM DISPENSING APPARATUS - A foam dispensing apparatus is capable of dispensing a mixture of a resin component and an isocyanate component. The foam dispensing apparatus includes a resin line and an isocyanate line connected to a manifold. A nozzle is connected to the manifold and the mixture is dispensed through the nozzle. The manifold defines a resin duct in communication with the resin line and the nozzle and an isocyanate duct in communication with the isocyanate line and the nozzle. At least one valve is connected to the resin and isocyanate lines and is moveable between an open position allowing flow through the resin and isocyanate lines and a closed position preventing flow through the resin and isocyanate lines. The valve is disposed exterior to the manifold and the flow is unregulated in the manifold for reducing maintenance of the manifold. | 05-26-2011 |
Michael Dunlap, Merces, CA US
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| 20110122406 | PROCESSES FOR RAPID MICROFABRICATION USING THERMOPLASTICS AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method is provided to prepare one or more microfluidic channels on a receptive material by applying an image-forming material to a heat sensitive thermoplastic receptive material in a designed pattern and heating the material under conditions that reduce the size of the thermoplastic receptive material by at least about 60%. In an alternative aspect, the microfluidic channels on receptive material are prepared by etching a designed pattern into a heat sensitive thermoplastic material support and then heating the material under conditions that reduce the size of the thermoplastic receptive material by at least about 60%. | 05-26-2011 |
Nathan Dunlap, North Bend, WA US
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| 20080288894 | User interface for documents table of contents - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a table of contents for a document viewer application. A document viewer application is provided that can display a document that has multiple pages of content. Upon receiving a selection from the user to access a table of contents for the document, a table of contents is displayed that contains a representation of at least some of the pages of content in a manner that is overlaid on top of a current position in the document. A navigation feature allows a user to navigate through the table of contents while retaining the current position in the document. A preview size adjustment feature allows the user to adjust a size of the representation of the pages of content for the document. | 11-20-2008 |
Paul N. Dunlap, Englewood, CO US
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| 20100330352 | Bonded Part with Laminated Rubber Member and Method of Making - A bonded part with a press-fit, vulcanized rubber member residing in compression between two rigid members and bonded thereto. The rubber member is a laminate with a core layer sandwiched between and bonded to two self-bonding rubber layers. The bonded part may be, for example, a vibration damper, isolator or absorber. The core layer and the self-bonding layers may have the same primary elastomer and cure system type, and the self-bonding layers have an adhesion promoter not present in the core layer. The adhesive layers may be from 0.05 to 1 mm thick or from 5% to 10% of the laminate thickness. | 12-30-2010 |
Philip Dunlap, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US
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| 20090295585 | Registered 3-D optical thinfilm for remote identification - A system and method for determining encoded information borne by transportation modalities. The system includes substrates carried by the modalities and an optical interrogation device capable of remotely acquiring the information and comparing it with a database of acceptable information incorporated into or proximal to the system. The encoded information is provided on the substrate in a matrix of zones exhibiting different optical properties. The matrix of zones and the associated properties constitute a code which is interrogated and read by the system. | 12-03-2009 |
Philip Stephen Dunlap, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US
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| 20100329687 | Surface and Sub-Surface Wave Front Management - A method and apparatus are present for managing a transmission of photons. The number of parameters for transmitting the photons as a beam in a liquid are identified using a number of characteristics of the liquid to form a number of selected parameters. The photons are transmitted in the liquid as the beam to a target using the number of selected parameters to form the transmission of the photons. | 12-30-2010 |
Richard Dunlap, Euless, TX US
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| 20090254608 | SERVICE COMMUNICATION LIST - A system for aggregating communication events is provided. The communication system includes a communication device and a server. The server is operable to combine communication events from one or more services associated with the communication device into a communication events list. Each communication event is a past, present, or future communication event. The communication events list is transferred to and displayed on one or more communication devices. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20120069838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A BLUETOOTH-ENABLED ETHERNET INTERFACE - In one embodiment, a method includes determining when a relay arrangement is available to pair with an endpoint. The relay arrangement is arranged to wirelessly communicate with the endpoint and to communicate over a wired network. The method also includes authenticating the endpoint with respect to the relay arrangement when the relay arrangement is available to pair with the endpoint, and pairing the endpoint with the relay arrangement if the endpoint is authenticated with respect to the relay arrangement. Pairing the endpoint with the relay arrangement includes the endpoint and the relay arrangement engaging in wireless communications, as well as the relay arrangement engaging in wired communications over the wired network. | 03-22-2012 |
Richard A. Dunlap, Euless, TX US
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| 20120120797 | Method and System for Managing Time-Sensitive Packetized Data Streams at a Receiver - According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing time-sensitive packetized data streams at a receiver includes receiving a time-sensitive packet of a data stream, analyzing an energy level of a payload signal of the packet, and determining whether to drop the packet based on the energy level of the payload signal. | 05-17-2012 |
Richard C. Dunlap, Holland, OH US
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| 20110088463 | PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR JOINTS - A measurement device includes a housing, a sensor disposed in the housing to measure a force exerted on the housing and generate a signal representing the force exerted on the housing, and a digital display for receiving the signal from the sensor and presenting a visual output to a user based upon the force exerted on the housing. | 04-21-2011 |
Richard L. Dunlap, Cairo, OH US
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| 20090237215 | APPLICATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION - A method for making a container including a radio frequency identification label is provide. In an embodiment the method includes placing a radio frequency identification (RFID) label into a mold; positioning the RFID label so that an outer portion of the label is substantially flush with the mold surface; and molding a container such that the outer portion of the RFID label is substantially flush with the outer surface of the side wall of the container. An article, which may be formed using the foregoing method, is also disclosed. | 09-24-2009 |
R. Matthew Dunlap, North Canton, OH US
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| 20080277464 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine deposit accepting system and method - An automated banking machine includes a mechanism for accepting deposited items. Deposited items can be provided to the machine in envelopes passed out of the machine to a user. An empty envelope in an envelope holding container ( | 11-13-2008 |
Robert K. Dunlap, Greenwood, IN US
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| 20080305907 | INPUT BRAKE ASSEMBLY - An input brake assembly is provided for selectively grounding a transmission input member. The packaging location of the input brake assembly does not interfere with, and thus still allows the option of providing a bypass clutch for a flex plate-type flywheel connecting the engine with the transmission input member. The input brake assembly includes a flywheel, preferably a flex plate, for transferring rotary torque between the engine and the transmission input member and a ring gear secured to the outer periphery of the flex plate. A pinion gear is axially movable into and out of meshing engagement with the ring gear. A grounding device is operatively connected to the pinion gear and is operable to prevent rotation of the pinion gear, thereby braking the flex plate as well as the transmission input member operatively connected thereto when the pinion gear is in meshing engagement with the ring gear. | 12-11-2008 |
Rodney Dunlap, Mchenry, IL US
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| 20120085668 | Small hand carried barrel shaped case used for the storage and dispensing of spools of electrical wire - The Invention is a hand carried barrel shaped plastic molded case with two mating sides connected with a hinge, which when the case is closed around a spool of wire, protect the wire from damage during storage, transport and use. The case has an integral handle to make transport of the wire easier and helps protect the spool from damage if the case is dropped. The case incorporates locking tabs on the two sides of the case. The case also comes with a locking hole in the handle through which a padlock can be placed to prevent theft of the wire. The case has a dispensing hole or slot for the wire. The case can be translucent or molded of different colors to correspond to specific types or gauges of wire. | 04-12-2012 |
Scott Howard Dunlap, Woodside, CA US
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| 20090265251 | Systems and Methods for Searching a Defined Area - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for searching a defined area. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a plurality of product data, wherein the product data describes a plurality of products offered for sale by a plurality of businesses. Product data may be associated with a defined area, where the businesses each have a point-of-sale store located in the defined area. A user may enter a search request, and the system searches product data for a plurality of products in a plurality of point-of-sale stores in the defined area. The system outputs product data for point-of-sale stores located in said defined area matching said search request. | 10-22-2009 |
Sharon Pitts Dunlap, Walnut Cove, NC US
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| 20090151739 | Smokable Rod for a Cigarette - A smokable rod for a smoking article, such as a cigarette, possesses a co-axial or concentric construction. The outer material that circumscribes the inner core in an annular fashion is composed of a tobacco material treated with a burn suppressing agent, and the outer material acts as a substrate for an aerosol forming material. A preferred aerosol forming material is glycerin. An outer paper wrapper circumscribes the length of the smokable rod, and another paper wrapping material also can circumscribe the inner core material. In use, one end of the smokable rod is lit, and the tobacco cut filler of the inner core burns to yield tobacco smoke. The outer material smolders, and hence thermal decomposition products of the outer tobacco material and volatilized aerosol forming material are produced. Alternatively, a smokable rod can be provided by positioning the tobacco cut filler in the outer annular region, and by constructing the inner core portion using the tobacco material treated with aerosol forming material and a burn suppressing agent. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110271968 | Filtered Cigarette With Modifiable Sensory Characteristics - A filter element for a smoking article is provided, the filter element including a first segment of fibrous tow filter material; a second segment of fibrous tow filter material in spaced relation to the first segment; and a cavity positioned between the two segments of fibrous tow filter material, the cavity containing a plurality of breakable capsules having an outer shell and an internal payload comprising a flavorant, wherein one segment of fibrous tow filter material includes an adsorbent material dispersed therein and the other segment is substantially free of adsorbent material. A cigarette that includes such a filter element is also provided. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120037173 | FILTERED CIGARETTE INCORPORATING AN ADSORBENT MATERIAL - A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke. | 02-16-2012 |
Stephen Dunlap, Tomball, TX US
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| 20090097954 | Sheet Separator and Method - The present invention provides a sheet separator and method for use in separating sheets of material, such as sheets of material that are provided in stacks. The sheet separator is inserted at a desired position within the stack of material. The sheet separator has dimensions selected to avoid damage to the sheets of material at the separation point or gap created by the sheet separator. The sheet separator clearly marks the gap into which a forklift blade is to be inserted, whereby damage to the sheets of material can be avoided, and injuries to forklift operators when attempting to slide heavy sheets of material can be reduced or eliminated. | 04-16-2009 |
Stephen David Dunlap, Richardson, TX US
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| 20090177595 | Bidirectional metering and control of electric energy between the power grid and vehicle power systems - A metering device that allows the two-way exchange of electrical energy between the power grid and electric vehicles by giving customers the option to upload electrical energy from their vehicle's electrical power system to the power grid or to another vehicle, or the option to download electrical energy from the power grid or another vehicle, to charge their vehicle's electric storage system, depending on the current market price of electricity. This allows users to both buy and sell electricity as a commodity to offset their fuel costs and to generate income. The metering device and the associated server may maintain a database of the user's preferences and identification. The metering device may allow customers to upload and sell electricity from their vehicles during peak, high cost, energy consumption periods, download and buy electricity to their vehicles during low energy, low cost, consumption periods, or algorithmically engage in bi-directional transfer depending on the user's preferences and other variables (see [0043]) in order to maximize the customer's monetary returns and minimize the customer's monetary expenses. | 07-09-2009 |
Terri L. Dunlap, Tomball, TX US
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| 20080259817 | Media access control (MAC) address management system and method - A media access control (MAC) address management system, comprises logic configured to generate a MAC address for at least one network device of a computing device based on a MAC address of another network device of the computing device. | 10-23-2008 |
Thomas F. Dunlap, West Linn, OR US
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| 20120090926 | Safety Braking System for a Hand-Pushed Rollator - The present invention is a safety braking system for a hand-pushed rollator, which allows the user to engage different operation modes: a park mode, a walk mode, and a brake mode. The present invention comprises a wheel mechanism, a cable assembly, and a handlebar mechanism. The wheel mechanism allows a wheel to rotate during walk mode, to engage the wheel with a parking brake during park mode, and to engage the wheel with a friction brake during brake mode. The wheel mechanism pivots the parking brake and the friction brake on a lever in order to switch between the different operation modes. The handlebar mechanism allows the user to shift between the different operation modes and is engaged to the wheel mechanism through the cable assembly. The handlebar mechanism uses two levers that are pushed and pulled by the user in order to shift between the different operation modes. | 04-19-2012 |
Thomas M. Dunlap, Round Hill, VA US
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| 20090087346 | Method for Harvesting Nanoparticles and Sequestering Biomarkers - Capture particles for harvesting analytes from solution and methods for using them are described. The capture particles are made up of a polymeric matrix having pore size that allows for the analytes to enter the capture particles. The pore size of the capture particles are changeable upon application of a stimulus to the particles, allowing the pore size of the particles to be changed so that analytes of interest remain sequestered inside the particles. The polymeric matrix of the capture particles are made of co-polymeric materials having a structural monomer and an affinity monomer, the affinity monomer having properties that attract the analyte to the capture particle. The capture particles may be used to isolate and identify analytes present in a mixture. They may also be used to protect analytes which are typically subject to degradation upon harvesting and to concentrate low an analyte in low abundance in a fluid. | 04-02-2009 |
Wayne Dunlap, Austin, TX US
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| 20100332667 | TECHNIQUE FOR SETTING NETWORK COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS - Techniques are disclosed for setting network communication parameters at a network interface based on the types of applications being executed at one or more computer devices that interface with the network. Thus, for example, the network interface can set the communication bandwidth, priority, or combination thereof, for each executing application based on the application type. By setting the network communication parameters for each application based on the application type, the applications can communicate with the network more efficiently. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110069830 | Detection and Suppression of Returned Audio at Near-End - Audio from a near-end that has been acoustically coupled at the far-end and returned to the near-end unit is detected and suppressed at the near-end of a conference. First and second energy outputs for separate bands are determined for the near-end audio being sent from the near-end unit and for the far-end audio being received at the near-end unit. The near-end unit compares the first and second energy outputs to one another for each of the bands over a time delay range and detects the return of the sent near-end audio in the received far-end audio based on the comparison. The comparison can use a cross-correlation to find an estimated time delay used for further analysis of the near and far-end energies. The near-end unit suppresses any detected return by muting or reducing what far-end audio is output at its loudspeaker. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110285808 | Videoconferencing Endpoint Having Multiple Voice-Tracking Cameras - A videoconferencing apparatus automatically tracks speakers in a room and dynamically switches between a controlled, people-view camera and a fixed, room-view camera. When no one is speaking, the apparatus shows the room view to the far-end. When there is a dominant speaker in the room, the apparatus directs the people-view camera at the dominant speaker and switches from the room-view camera to the people-view camera. When there is a new speaker in the room, the apparatus switches to the room-view camera first, directs the people-view camera at the new speaker, and then switches to the people-view camera directed at the new speaker. When there are two near-end speakers engaged in a conversation, the apparatus tracks and zooms-in the people-view camera so that both speakers are in view. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285809 | Automatic Camera Framing for Videoconferencing - A videoconferencing apparatus automatically tracks speakers in a room and dynamically switches between a controlled, people-view camera and a fixed, room-view camera. When no one is speaking, the apparatus shows the room view to the far-end. When there is a dominant speaker in the room, the apparatus directs the people-view camera at the dominant speaker and switches from the room-view camera to the people-view camera. When there is a new speaker in the room, the apparatus switches to the room-view camera first, directs the people-view camera at the new speaker, and then switches to the people-view camera directed at the new speaker. When there are two near-end speakers engaged in a conversation, the apparatus tracks and zooms-in the people-view camera so that both speakers are in view. | 11-24-2011 |
Whitney A. Dunlap, Jacksonville, FL US
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| 20120128719 | STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides methods and compositions for the stimulation of immune responses. In particular, the present invention provides immunogenic nanoemulsion compositions and methods of using the same for the induction of immune responses (e.g., innate and/or adaptive immune responses (e.g., for generation of host immunity against a bacterial species of the genus | 05-24-2012 |