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Ben C. Edmondson, San Luis Obispo, CA US
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20090008436 | Bottle sleeves - The present invention provides bottle sleeves for bottles, such as beverage bottles. Bottle sleeves of the present invention include a rib. In one embodiment of the present invention, the bottle sleeves comprise a sleeve sidewall including a partially cylindrical sidewall section and a rib, wherein the sidewall is continuous with the rib. In another embodiment of the present invention the bottle sleeves comprise a substantially cylindrical sidewall and a rib such that the rib overlaps the sidewall. Ribs of the present invention include at least one rib stiffener that is positioned inside the rib interior. | 01-08-2009 |
Boyd Stephen Edmondson, Bothell, WA US
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20150261390 | Contextual Disk Menu - Conventional computer user interface contextual menus are made more efficient by spacing menu items equidistantly from the contextual menu trigger point. | 09-17-2015 |
Bryce Edmondson, Provo, UT US
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20150057702 | SURGICAL FORCEPS - Surgical forceps for gripping internal organs during minimally invasive surgery are provided. The surgical forceps can be a sanitizable sheet in a folded configuration that includes a first elongate region which transitions to a resilient hinge which transitions to a second elongate region, all of which are formed of the same sheet. The first elongate region can further include a first grasper end opposite the resilient hinge and the second elongate region can include a second grasper end opposite the resilient hinge. The resilient hinge can apply a spring force to the first elongate region and the second elongate region that biases the forceps in an open configuration where the first grasper end and the second grasper end are distal from each other. When an external force is applied against the resilient hinge, the first grasper end can close against the second grasper end. | 02-26-2015 |
20150065805 | SURGICAL RETRACTOR - A surgical retractor device for retaining and/or moving internal organs during minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery is provided. The surgical retractor can be a single continuous structure that includes a shaft. The shaft can branch into a first elongate finger with a first distal end opposite the shaft and a second elongate finger with a second distal end opposite the shaft. The retractor can further include a resilient lattice structure disposed between the first elongate finger and the second elongate finger. The retractor can have an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration based on relative distance between the first distal end and the second distal end. When the retractor is in the collapsed configuration, spring force energy can be stored in the resilient lattice structure. | 03-05-2015 |
20160022365 | CROSSED-CYLINDER WRIST MECHANISM WITH TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM - According to an aspect, a device may include a first member, a second member, and a wrist mechanism disposed between the first member and the second member. The wrist mechanism may include a first cylinder portion coupled to the first member, and a second cylinder portion coupled to the second member. The first cylinder portion may be rollably engaged with the second cylinder portion such that movement of the first cylinder portion with respect to the second cylinder portion is configured to cause the first member to move in at least two directions with respect to the second member. The second cylinder portion may be positioned with respect to the first cylinder portion such that a longitudinal axis of the second cylinder portion is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the first cylinder portion. | 01-28-2016 |
Bryce J. Edmondson, Provo, UT US
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20150140253 | RIGIDLY FOLDABLE ARRAY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL BODIES - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to rigidly foldable, foldable multi-body arrays or systems that may include three-dimensional bodies connected together by multiple hinges and reconfigurable between unfolded and folded configurations. | 05-21-2015 |
Dale Edmondson, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20120086791 | Endoscope and Angiograph System with Options for Advantages in Signal-to-Noise and Disposability - An endoscope system of one aspect includes a probe including a CMOS image sensor or sensors, and a conductor or conductors for transmitting an image signal outward from the CMOS image sensor or sensors. The system also includes a connector system including one or more integrated circuits and/or connectors, receiving a signal from the CMOS image sensor or sensors and processing that signal. The system also includes a sensor power supply for the CMOS image sensor or sensors, and a remainder power supply for the remainder of the endoscope system. Other endoscope systems, angiographic systems, devices, and methods associated therewith are also disclosed. | 04-12-2012 |
Dave Edmondson, San Diego, CA US
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20120012264 | PRINT MEDIA FOR HIGH SPEED, DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING - Disclosed is a print medium for high speed, digital inkjet printing, which has high brightness and is resistant to yellowing. The print medium includes a base paper formed from a fiber furnish containing at least 30% by weight of mechanical pulp, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the base paper. The coating layer contains a metallic salt, a combination of two different binders at a predetermined ratio, and at least one inorganic pigment. A method of making the print medium is also disclosed. | 01-19-2012 |
20120288645 | PAPER WITH SURFACE TREATMENT - A surface-treated paper produced by applying a surface sizing composition to at least one surface of a base paper, wherein said surface sizing composition comprises a non-film-forming polymer latex and a metallic salt, said non-film-forming polymer latex has a minimum film-forming temperature (MFFT) of greater than 70° C., and said surface sizing composition does not form a continuous film on the treated surface | 11-15-2012 |
David Edmondson, San Diego, CA US
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20120123027 | COATING COMPOSITIONS - A coating composition includes pigments or a mixture of pigments, a surface active substance and a metal containing polymeric complex. The metal containing polymeric complex contains a metallic salt, a polymeric latex and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), wherein the polyvinyl alcohol has a molecular weight ranging from about 10,000 to about 65,000. | 05-17-2012 |
20120223961 | PREVIEWING A GRAPHIC IN AN ENVIRONMENT - A method includes defining a surface within a first captured image of an environment. The defined surface is identified in a second captured image of the environment. A graphic is overlaid on the surface identified in the second captured image. The second captured image is caused to be displayed to preview the graphic in the environment. | 09-06-2012 |
20130201268 | PRINT MEDIA COMPRISING LATEX INK FILM-FORMING AID - The present invention provides for a print media comprising an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. The present invention also provides for a method of forming an image using a latex ink and a print media coated with an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. The present invention also provides for a printed product comprising a latex ink printed on a print media comprising an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205631 | ART FRAMES - An art frame includes a three-dimensional supporting frame, which includes an image receiving surface and an opposed back surface, a center portion defining a perimeter, and at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter. Each foldable extension includes two folds to be folded toward the back surface to form a frame portion. Abutting frame portions form respective corners of the three-dimensional supporting frame. A corner mount is to be inserted into the abutting frame portions at the respective corners. Each corner mount includes first and second opposed surfaces, a shaped portion, and two corner mount foldable extensions extending from two sides of the shaped portion. Each corner mount foldable extension includes two tabs to be folded toward the first opposed surface. An adhesive layer is established on the second opposed surface and is to be adhered to the back surface of the three-dimensional supporting frame at the respective corners. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219761 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPPORTING FRAME - A three-dimensional supporting frame includes a blank. The blank includes an image receiving surface, a back surface opposed to the image receiving surface, a center portion defining a perimeter, and at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter. Each of the foldable extensions includes no less than four folds to be folded toward the back surface to form the three-dimensional supporting frame. A tab line is scored in one of the folds of each of the at least three foldable extensions, the tab line to be released to form a tab to be secured to the back surface when the folds are folded. An adhesion promoting layer is present on the back surface at the center portion. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227868 | ART FRAMES - An art frame includes a three-dimensional supporting frame having an image receiving surface and a back surface opposed thereto, and a center portion defining a perimeter from which at least three foldable extensions extend. Each foldable extension includes no less than four folds folded toward the back surface to form a frame portion having an outer wall substantially perpendicular to the back surface, and an inner wall substantially perpendicular to the back surface and substantially parallel to the outer wall. A compressible member is attached to the outer walls to adhere an image receiving medium to the supporting frame. Compressible member includes a first adhesive on the outer walls, a polymer foam substrate (having a compression index ranging from about 0.4 to about 0.8) on the first adhesive, and a second adhesive on the polymer foam substrate. Second adhesive is to secure the image receiving medium to the supporting frame. | 09-05-2013 |
20130235118 | SURFACE SIZING COMPOSITION FOR PRINT MEDIA IN DIGITAL PRINTING - A size press (SP) surface sizing composition provides a SP surface sizing for a print medium that is used in a digital printing system. The surface sizing composition includes an aqueous mixture including a macromolecular material in an amount from about 25% to about 75% dry weight; an inorganic metallic salt in an amount from about 3% to about 20% dry weight; and an amount of inorganic pigment ranging from at least 16% to about 60% dry weight, such that a total dry weight equals about 100%. | 09-12-2013 |
20140026456 | FRAME KITS AND FRAMES - Frame kits and frames are disclosed herein. In an example, a frame kit includes at least two frame legs. Each frame leg has two edges, where one of the two edges of each frame leg is to abut another of the two edges of an adjacent frame leg when a frame is constructed with the frame legs. Each frame leg includes a non-foamed polymer exterior wall; a hollow space defined by the non-foamed polymer exterior wall; and an expanded foam material positioned within the hollow space. | 01-30-2014 |
20140044897 | RECORDING MEDIA - A recording media containing a raw base substrate having, on its image side, a primary coating layer and a top image receiving layer is described herein. Said top image receiving layer encompasses a polymeric adhesion promoter having a glass transition temperature that is at, or above, 90° C. Also described is a printed article containing said recording media on which a printed feature has been formed with an ink composition that encompasses latex components that have a glass transition temperature that is at, or above, 90° C. | 02-13-2014 |
20140212603 | INKJET MEDIA AND METHOD THEREOF - An inkjet media includes a base substrate, an upper fluid barrier layer disposed on a side of the base substrate, a lower fluid barrier layer disposed on an other side of the base substrate, an image receiving layer disposed on the upper fluid barrier layer, a back adhesive layer disposed on the lower fluid barrier layer, an activation layer disposed on the back adhesive layer, an adhesive protection layer disposed on the activation layer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140338242 | COMPOSITE BOARDS AND ART FRAMES INCLUDING THE SAME - Composite boards are disclosed herein. An example of the composite board includes a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and a middle layer positioned between the first and second outer layers. The first and second outer layers each include chemical pulped cellulose fibers and low moisture absorbing fibers. The middle layer includes the cellulose fibers and a moisture repelling agent. Also disclosed herein are art frames that include the composite boards. | 11-20-2014 |
20140363592 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPPORTING FRAME - A three-dimensional supporting frame includes a blank, including an image receiving surface, a back surface opposed to the image receiving surface, a center portion defining a perimeter, and at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter. Each of the foldable extensions includes no less than four folds to be folded toward the back surface to form the three-dimensional supporting frame. An unfilled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at least at the center portion, and a filled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at each of the folds that is furthest from the perimeter. | 12-11-2014 |
20150023141 | PERSONALIZED WALL CLOCKS AND KITS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Personalized wall clocks and kits for making the same are disclosed herein. A kit includes an image receiving medium to receive thereon a personalized digital printed image. The image receiving medium includes a digital ink/toner receiving layer or has a digital ink/toner receiving surface structure. The kit also includes a foldable material which includes a face portion having two opposed surfaces and at least four sides. One opposed surface is to receive the image receiving medium. The foldable material includes a foldable extension extending from each side of the face portion. Each foldable extension is to be folded no less than four times toward another of the opposed surfaces to form a three-dimensional supporting frame. The kit includes a hand-moving mechanism. | 01-22-2015 |
20150072089 | RECORDING MATERIAL - A printable recording material containing an opaque supporting substrate; a resin barrier layer; an ink vehicle-receiving layer having a first structure with inorganic particles and, at least, a binder and a second structure with nano-porous particles and, at least, a binder; and an ink colorant-receiving layer. Also disclosed are the method for making such material and the method for producing printed images using said printable recording material. | 03-12-2015 |
20150132509 | RECORDING MATERIAL - A printable recording material that contains an opaque supporting substrate; a resin-rich barrier layer; a coating composition with bimodal pore size distribution; and an ink colorant-receiving layer. Also disclosed herein are the method for making such material and the method for producing printed images using said printable recording material. | 05-14-2015 |
20150132528 | DISPLAY BOARD - A display board includes a core structure, which includes a three-dimensional core having a front surface and a back surface, a first rigid board attached to the front surface, a second rigid board attached to the back surface, and respective rigid skins applied to an exposed surface of each of the first rigid board and the second rigid board. An aperture extends i) through the rigid skin applied to the second rigid board, the second rigid board and the back surface and ii) into the three-dimensional core a depth that is less than a thickness of the three-dimensional core. The display board further includes an insert that is complementarily shaped with the aperture and that is to be inserted into the aperture. The insert has a mount receiving portion formed therein. | 05-14-2015 |
David J. Edmondson, Dallas, TX US
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20150206200 | System and method for reclaiming residual value of personal electronic devices - Described herein is a mobile device trade-in facilitation system comprising: one or more servers configured to interact with one or more external data sources; a mobile application communication center configured to interact with one or more mobile devices; an analytic database; and a main processor configured to: initiate a trade-in value calculation based upon an event related to a mobile device; receive information from the mobile device related to characteristics of the mobile device via the mobile application communication center; receive first data related to the mobile device from the one or more servers; retrieve second data related to the mobile device from the analytic database; determine a trade-in value for the mobile device based upon one or more of: the information, the first data, and the second data; and transmit the trade-in value to the mobile device. | 07-23-2015 |
Dennis Edmondson, Marysville, WA US
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20120117917 | SLOTTED METAL STUD WITH A PLURALITY OF SLOTS HAVING SUPPLEMENTAL FLANGES AND FOLD BACK SUPPLEMENTAL WEB SUPPORT AT THE ROOT OF THE PRIMARY FLANGES - A metal building stud having two supplemental flanges extending from at least one slot in the stud web yielding a stud with increased strength, both in compression (longitudinally) and in shear (transverse). The slotted stud also includes a plurality of indents that also enhance the stud strength both in compression and in shear. The slotted web further presents a reduced web area through which heat or sound may be conducted and slots in which insulation is received, both increasing resistance to heat and sound transfer. Slots and supplemental flanges may also be provided in the stud primary flanges. The primary flanges may include a fold back portion under a line of flexure presenting two layers through which an attaching screw must pass under that line of flexure that retains the screw in the primary flanges. | 05-17-2012 |
20140051316 | CENTRIFUGAL ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND METHODS AND FIBROUS STRUCTURES PRODUCED THEREFROM - A centrifugal electrospinning apparatus, centrifugal electrospinning method for the production of fibrous structures, and electrospun fibrous structures are provided. | 02-20-2014 |
James B. Edmondson, Manistee, MI US
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20120153596 | MOTORCYCLE TRAILER - A trailer which is sized to be towed behind a motorcycle. The trailer includes a cargo bay for storing luggage, spare parts, tools or other cargo. The trailer is preferably towed behind a motorcycle in a group of motorcycles. In the unfortunate event that one of the motorcycles breaks down or a rider is unable to continue operating his or her motorcycle, the cargo bay can be converted to a towing configuration for towing the disabled motorcycle. This allows the group of motorcycles to continue riding, and the disabled motorcycle can be towed to a repair location at a more convenient time for the entire group of riders. | 06-21-2012 |
James Duane Edmondson, St. Charles, MO US
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20080312011 | Baseball/Softball Strike Zone Trainer For Hitters - A practice device for baseball/softball players and umpires. It is used to help the hitter identify where the strike zone is and know where his or her sweet spot is located. This invention allows a hitter to focus on the location of each pitch without being distracted with the need to actually hit the ball. It consists of a free standing upright rectangular frame an attached home plate, a loop material catch panel that fits inside the frame. A three colored adjustable loop material strike zone. Plastic baseballs covered with Velcro hook material. Tally rings attached to the top of the frame for scoring and a weighted bat handle for the batter to grip. | 12-18-2008 |
James Duane Edmondson, Saint Charles, MO US
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20100075783 | Baseball/softball batter training device - A practice device for training baseball players, softball players, and umpires. The device trains batters to help the batter identify when to swing or not swing at a pitched based on a combination of what the ball-strike count is on the batter and where the pitched ball will pass through the strike zone for that batter. | 03-25-2010 |
20110224027 | Baseball/softball batter training device - A pitched device for training baseball players, softball players, and umpires. The device trains batters to help the batter identify when to swing or not swing at a pitch based on a combination of what the ball and strike count is on the batter and where the pitched ball will pass in relation to the strike zone for that batter. | 09-15-2011 |
Jeremy Edmondson, Hillsborough, NC US
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20120001399 | SUSPENSION STRUT FOR A VEHICLE - A hydraulic strut system that damps vehicle vibration and includes a compressible fluid, a strut, and a valve plate. The strut includes three concentric tubes defining an inner cavity, an intermediary cavity, and an outer reservoir cavity, the inner cavity and intermediary cavity being fluidly coupled, wherein the inner cavity receives a piston that divides the inner cavity into a first volume and a second volume, the piston having an aperture that allows one way flow from the first volume to the second volume. The valve plate is removably coupled to the strut, and includes a first fluid path that allows one-way fluid flow from the intermediary cavity to the reservoir cavity, the first fluid path including a damping valve that damps fluid flowing therethorugh; and a second fluid path that allows one-way fluid flow from the reservoir cavity to the inner cavity, the second fluid path further including a replenishment valve. | 01-05-2012 |
20140203530 | SUSPENSION STRUT FOR A VEHICLE - A hydraulic strut system that damps vehicle vibration and includes a compressible fluid, a strut, and a valve plate. The strut includes three concentric tubes defining an inner cavity, an intermediary cavity, and an outer reservoir cavity, the inner cavity and intermediary cavity being fluidly coupled, wherein the inner cavity receives a piston that divides the inner cavity into a first volume and a second volume, the piston having an aperture that allows one way flow from the first volume to the second volume. The valve plate is removably coupled to the strut, and includes a first fluid path that allows one-way fluid flow from the intermediary cavity to the reservoir cavity, the first fluid path including a damping valve that damps fluid flowing therethrough; and a second fluid path that allows one-way fluid flow from the reservoir cavity to the inner cavity, the second fluid path further including a replenishment valve. | 07-24-2014 |
20160025179 | SUSPENSION STRUT FOR A VEHICLE - A hydraulic strut system that damps vehicle vibration and includes a compressible fluid, a strut, and a valve plate. The strut includes three concentric tubes defining an inner cavity, an intermediary cavity, and an outer reservoir cavity, the inner cavity and intermediary cavity being fluidly coupled, wherein the inner cavity receives a piston that divides the inner cavity into a first volume and a second volume, the piston having an aperture that allows one way flow from the first volume to the second volume. The valve plate is removably coupled to the strut, and includes a first fluid path that allows one-way fluid flow from the intermediary cavity to the reservoir cavity, the first fluid path including a damping valve that damps fluid flowing therethrough; and a second fluid path that allows one-way fluid flow from the reservoir cavity to the inner cavity, the second fluid path further including a replenishment valve. | 01-28-2016 |
Jerry M. Edmondson, Newport Beach, CA US
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20130177356 | Subsea deepwater petroleum fluid spill containment - A subsea deepwater petroleum fluid spill containment device that can be quickly deployed to the site of a deepwater well blowout or similar eruption of petroleum fluids on or near the ocean floor to be sunk and positioned over the eruption, capture the petroleum fluid preventing it entering and polluting the environment, separate the constituents of oil, water and gas into disparate components subsea and inside of the collection device clean them, deliver the clean produced water to the subsea water and utilizing the hydraulic hydrostatic head pressure of the waters depth, if at least 4500 feet deep, deliver dewatered oil to surface storage with sufficient pressure to eliminate the need for mechanical pumping and the filtered gas at sufficient pressure for storage in a CNG container ship. | 07-11-2013 |
20150045601 | Compact gas to liquid convertor - The present invention, a unique method and means of thermal cracking the molecular structure of short chain hydrocarbon vapor for reforming into long chain molecular structure and conversion of a portion to hydrocarbon liquid, much less complicated and complex than presently employed methods and means, combines partial oxidation, fast pyrolysis, and rapid cooling in a unique sequence of events incorporating components, of unique configuration, compact and much more cost effective than the presently employed methods and means of performing gas to liquid conversion that requires a great difference between the cost of the gas vapor feedstock and the selling price of the liquid to justify capital investment in gas to liquid conversion systems. Relatively few conversion systems are operating now and/or under construction. The present invention will improve the economics of investing in conversion systems, and with the newly discovered abundant supply of natural gas add a significant volume of liquid hydrocarbons into the crude oil supply. | 02-12-2015 |
John H. Edmondson, Arlington, MA US
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20110072177 | VIRTUAL CHANNELS FOR EFFECTIVE PACKET TRANSFER - The invention sets forth a crossbar unit that includes multiple virtual channels, each virtual channel being a logical flow of data within the crossbar unit. Arbitration logic coupled to source client subsystems is configured to select a virtual channel for transmitting a data request or a data packet to a destination client subsystem based on the type of the source client subsystem and/or the type of data request. Higher priority traffic is transmitted over virtual channels that are configured to transmit data without causing deadlocks and/or stalls. Lower priority traffic is transmitted over virtual channels that can be stalled. | 03-24-2011 |
20130124802 | Class Dependent Clean and Dirty Policy - A method for cleaning dirty data in an intermediate cache is disclosed. A dirty data notification, including a memory address and a data class, is transmitted by a level 2 (L2) cache to frame buffer logic when dirty data is stored in the L2 cache. The data classes may include evict first, evict normal and evict last. In one embodiment, data belonging to the evict first data class is raster operations data with little reuse potential. The frame buffer logic uses a notification sorter to organize dirty data notifications, where an entry in the notification sorter stores the DRAM bank page number, a first count of cache lines that have resident dirty data and a second count of cache lines that have resident evict_first dirty data associated with that DRAM bank. The frame buffer logic transmits dirty data associated with an entry when the first count reaches a threshold. | 05-16-2013 |
20130311686 | MECHANISM FOR TRACKING AGE OF COMMON RESOURCE REQUESTS WITHIN A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM - One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an effective way to maintain fairness and order in the scheduling of common resource access requests related to replay operations. Specifically, a streaming multiprocessor (SM) includes a total order queue (TOQ) configured to schedule the access requests over one or more execution cycles. Access requests are allowed to make forward progress when needed common resources have been allocated to the request. Where multiple access requests require the same common resource, priority is given to the older access request. Access requests may be placed in a sleep state pending availability of certain common resources. Deadlock may be avoided by allowing an older access request to steal resources from a younger resource request. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that older common resource access requests are not repeatedly blocked from making forward progress by newer access requests. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311996 | MECHANISM FOR WAKING COMMON RESOURCE REQUESTS WITHIN A RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM - One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an effective way to maintain fairness and order in the scheduling of common resource access requests related to replay operations. Specifically, a streaming multiprocessor (SM) includes a total order queue (TOQ) configured to schedule the access requests over one or more execution cycles. Access requests are allowed to make forward progress when needed common resources have been allocated to the request. Where multiple access requests require the same common resource, priority is given to the older access request. Access requests may be placed in a sleep state pending availability of certain common resources. Deadlock may be avoided by allowing an older access request to steal resources from a younger resource request. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that older common resource access requests are not repeatedly blocked from making forward progress by newer access requests. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311999 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM THAT MAINTAINS FAIRNESS AND ORDER - One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an effective way to maintain fairness and order in the scheduling of common resource access requests related to replay operations. Specifically, a streaming multiprocessor (SM) includes a total order queue (TOQ) configured to schedule the access requests over one or more execution cycles. Access requests are allowed to make forward progress when needed common resources have been allocated to the request. Where multiple access requests require the same common resource, priority is given to the older access request. Access requests may be placed in a sleep state pending availability of certain common resources. Deadlock may be avoided by allowing an older access request to steal resources from a younger resource request. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that older common resource access requests are not repeatedly blocked from making forward progress by newer access requests. | 11-21-2013 |
20130339592 | APPROACH TO VIRTUAL BANK MANAGEMENT IN DRAM CONTROLLERS - Banks within a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) are managed with virtual bank managers. A DRAM controller receives a new memory access request to DRAM including a plurality of banks. If the request accesses a location in DRAM where no virtual bank manager includes parameters for the corresponding DRAM page, then a virtual bank manager is allocated to the physical bank associated with the DRAM page. The bank manager is initialized to include parameters needed by the DRAM controller to access the DRAM page. The memory access request is then processed using the parameters associated with the virtual bank manager. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that the banks of a DRAM module are controlled with fewer bank managers than in previous DRAM controller designs. As a result, less surface area on the DRAM controller circuit is dedicated to bank managers. | 12-19-2013 |
20150089198 | TECHNIQUE FOR REDUCING VOLTAGE DROOP BY THROTTLING INSTRUCTION ISSUE RATE - An issue control unit is configured to control the rate at which an instruction issue unit issues instructions to an execution pipeline in order to avoid spikes in power drawn by that execution pipeline. The issue control unit maintains a history buffer that reflects, for N previous cycles, the number of instructions issued during each of those N cycles. If the total number of instructions issued during the N previous cycles exceeds a threshold value, then the issue control unit throttles the instruction issue unit from issuing instructions during a subsequent cycle. In addition, the issue control unit increases the threshold value in proportion to the number of previously issued instructions and based on a variety of configurable parameters. Accordingly, the issue control unit maintains granular control over the rate with which the instruction issue unit “ramps up” to a maximum instruction issue rate. | 03-26-2015 |
20150100764 | DYNAMICALLY DETECTING UNIFORMITY AND ELIMINATING REDUNDANT COMPUTATIONS TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION - One embodiment of the present invention includes techniques to decrease power consumption by reducing the number of redundant operations performed. In operation, a streamlining multiprocessor (SM) identifies uniform groups of threads that, when executed, apply the same deterministic operation to uniform sets of input operands. Within each uniform group of threads, the SM designates one thread as the anchor thread. The SM disables execution units assigned to all of the threads except the anchor thread. The anchor execution unit, assigned to the anchor thread, executes the operation on the uniform set of input operands. Subsequently, the SM sets the outputs of the non-anchor threads included in the uniform group of threads to equal the value of the anchor execution unit output. Advantageously, by exploiting the uniformity of data to reduce the number of execution units that execute, the SM dramatically reduces the power consumption compared to conventional SMs. | 04-09-2015 |
20150357009 | HIGH-DENSITY LATCH ARRAYS - A system and device are provided for implementing memory arrays using high-density latch cells. The device includes an array of cells arranged into columns and rows. Each cell comprises a latch cell that includes a transmission gate, a pair of inverters, and an output buffer. Each row of latch cells is connected to at least one common node for addressing the row of latch cells, and each column of latch cells is connected to a particular bit of an input signal and a particular bit of an output signal. A register file may be implemented using one or more arrays of the high-density latch cells to replace any or all of the banks of SRAM cells typically used to implement the register file. | 12-10-2015 |
Joseph Curtis Edmondson, Beaverton, OR US
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20110174231 | Systems and Methods for Remote Placement of Electrified Fish Barriers - The inventive subject matter describes systems and methods for the remote placement of electrified fish barriers are illustrated and described herein. The inventive subject matter describes a floating electrical barrier that is responsive to the presence of detected fish. The inventive subject matter also describes a multiplicity of electrical barriers that are arranged to create an electrical field that entrains certain species of fish. The inventive subject matter also describes a movable barrier that is used to guide fish from location to location using electrical fields. | 07-21-2011 |
20110283592 | Apparatus and Methods for Electrofishing - The inventive subject matter describes systems and methods for an improved mobile electrofishing apparatus. The improved electrofishing apparatus incorporates a control system to adjust the voltage, current, and frequency settings of the electrofisher in response to conductivity and temperature measurements in the water. | 11-24-2011 |
20130073239 | Systems and Methods for Mobile Electrofishing Monitoring - A mobile electric field monitor with a floatable housing, an electric field probe, and a computer processor to measure the electric field generated by an electrofisher while the electrofisher is being used in a body of water, this mobile electric field monitor is coupled to computing system to generate a three dimensional map of electric field. | 03-21-2013 |
Kenneth M. Edmondson, Burbank, CA US
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20140261611 | SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES FOR IMPROVED CURRENT GENERATION AND COLLECTION - In one aspect, optoelectronic devices are described herein. In some implementations, an optoelectronic device comprises a photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell comprises a space-charge region, a quasi-neutral region, and a low bandgap absorber region (LBAR) layer or an improved transport (IT) layer at least partially positioned in the quasi-neutral region of the cell. | 09-18-2014 |
Kyle C. Edmondson, Danville, KY US
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20120030899 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR HANDLE AND WAND OF VACUUM CLEANER - The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly including a male connector having a first plug body and a first electrical prong and a cooperating female connector having a second plug body with a cavity, a first electrical contact held in that cavity and a resilient shield received in the cavity. The resilient shield is displaceable from a first position covering the electrical contact and preventing intrusion of dirt and debris into the contact to a second position exposing the electrical contact for connection with the electrical prong. | 02-09-2012 |
Kyle Carter Edmondson, Newburgh, IN US
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20150233625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING ICE FROM AN ICEMAKER TRAY - A system comprising a gear having at least one slot, wherein the gear is connected to an icetray and a motor so that when the motor rotates the gear, the icetray twists, and an optical sensor that detects when the gear has rotated the slot over the optical sensor. The icetray twists while the gear is rotated in a first direction away from a home position to a reverse twist position. The rotation of gear then reverses to twist the icetray to a harvest position in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction until ice in the icetray is dislodged. | 08-20-2015 |
Larry Chrtis Edmondson, Deming, NM US
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20130062584 | ACTIVE SECURITY SYSTEM - An active security system with a rotating spoke and hub apparatus with razor wire, barbed wire or other types of sharp objects affixed to the spokes that is free standing or on top of an existing fence or wall and mounted to stationary columns. A motor and linkage provide for the active rotation of the rotating spoke and hub structure. The motor is activated by sensors that detect a presence of an intruder. | 03-14-2013 |
Lorna K. Edmondson, Loudonville, OH US
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20110101038 | 360 DIP TUBE PICK-UP ADAPTER - An end piece is adapted for connection and fluid communication with a dip tube for drawing in matter through suction. The end piece includes an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is connected with the bottom end of the tube. The lower part includes an upper base, a lower base and an enclosing wall by which the lower base is joined to the upper base. The enclosing wall defines a hollow space between the upper base and the lower base. The lower base is larger in area than the upper base such that the hollow space is tapered toward the upper base. The lower base provides an opening for matter to enter. | 05-05-2011 |
Paul Edmondson, San Francisco, CA US
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20130120422 | FILE FORMAT FOR REPRESENTING A SCENE - A file format that includes a constant section and a varying section. The constant section provides a referencing scheme that references the various components that comprise the scene, as well as a listing of attributes of the scene that are modifiable. Within the same file format, the varying section provides an overriding mechanism to modify the attributes that are available to be modified. Accordingly, the disclosed file format can access cached animated geometry directly and/or aggregate other files via the aforementioned referencing and sparse override semantics. This allows the same set of inspection, manipulation, and rendering tools to be used throughout the rendering pipeline, from asset creation to final rendering. | 05-16-2013 |
Paul Edmondson, Burlingame, CA US
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20110072343 | OPTIMIZING ONLINE ADVERTISING LINK AND TEXT CHARACTERISTICS - In one embodiment, a method for displaying advertising content on a display device includes determining at least one color characteristic of the advertising content and the main content in a web page. The method also includes changing a first level of the at least one color characteristic for at least one portion of the advertising content in a first direction, and changing a second level of the at least one color characteristic for at least one portion of the main content in a second direction. | 03-24-2011 |
Peter Douglas Edmondson, Palmette, GA US
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20150245717 | Bed safety barrier - A bumper made of a resilient urethane foam which has been molded and/or cut to form an elongated, solid core body that self-adheres to a bed's mattress casing, cover or pad and can be secured in place there without the use of any mechanical fasteners. Stretched out lengthwise along one side of a bed, the bumper, which bulges upwardly from the bed's mattress, resembles, in transverse cross-section, a traffic speed bump and has sufficient structural strength and height to help keep a person, reclining on the bed, from unintentionally rolling over the bumper and accidentally falling off of the bed. | 09-03-2015 |
20160000229 | Bed safety barrier - A casing-free, elongated half bolster, cut from low density polyurethane foam, that, in combination with a conventional fitted sheet and mattress pad or like bedclothes, is sandwiched between them while they are secured to a mattress and enclose its sleeping surface and sides. Juxtaposed between the two bedclothes, the half bolster is positioned atop the sleeping surface and held there in whatever place and for however long the user deems fit. Supplanting mechanical fasteners are surprisingly strong frictional binding/electrostatic clinging forces which act at the interface between the half bolster's convex upper surface and the fitted sheet, as well as at the interface between its flat-faced base and the mattress pad. Even when subjected to substantial lateral force(s), the largely unfettered half bolster, arrayed sandwich-style between bedclothes, holds its ground, making it a much needed time saver for caregivers and a therapeutic boon for care recipients. | 01-07-2016 |
Richard P. Edmondson, Huntsville, AL US
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20140314275 | Pedestrian Right of Way Monitoring and Reporting System and Method - A system and method for monitoring vehicle traffic and collecting data indicative of pedestrian right of way violations by vehicles is provided. The system comprises memory and logic for monitoring traffic intersections and recording evidence indicating that vehicles have violated pedestrian right of way. Two sensor modalities collecting video data and radar data of the intersection under observation are employed in one embodiment of the system. The violation evidence can be accessed remotely by a traffic official for issuing of traffic citations. | 10-23-2014 |
Richard Shawn Edmondson, Logan, UT US
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20090215018 | Remote Observation System and Method of Use - The system enables the observer(s) to record video and audio received from the remote location. The systems and methods enable the capture, storage, and management of metadata linked to the observation video and audio. The systems and methods enable communication between users and enables sharing of metadata. The systems and methods enable the immediate sharing of metadata and performance feedback between the observer(s) and the observed. The systems and methods also allow for delayed sharing of metadata and performance feedback. The systems and methods use technology to overcome the barriers of distance, enabling feedback that occurs in context, with high frequency, distributed over time and that is individualized. The system manages the presentation of all data types to the users. The system can also manage the scheduling of people and resources allocated to the systems and methods implementation. | 08-27-2009 |
Robert W. Edmondson, Hillsboro, OR US
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20140184255 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING MODULAR PROCESSING CELL FRAMEWORK AND APPLICATION FOR ASYNCHRONOUS PARALLEL SINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HANDLING AND TESTING - A mechanism is described for facilitating and employing a modular processing cell framework according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments may include accepting one or more semiconductor devices in one or more media at a modular processing cell framework (“framework”) including a plurality of test cells, moving the one or more semiconductor devices from the one or more media to one or more test cells for testing; and testing the one or more semiconductor devices. | 07-03-2014 |
Scott Edmondson US
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20160046581 | Factor XIa Inhibitors - The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) | 02-18-2016 |
Scott D. Edmondson, New York, NY US
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20100130504 | BETA-AMINO HETEROCYCLIC DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF DIABETES - The present invention is directed to compounds which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (“DP-IV inhibitors”) and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved. | 05-27-2010 |
Scott D. Edmondson US
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20150274664 | SUBSTITUTED CYCLOPROPYL COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - Substituted cyclopropyl piperidinyl compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included. | 10-01-2015 |
Sherb Edmondson, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100159498 | BLOOD ANALYZER WITH A BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USE - A blood analyzer having a blood cell sedimentation control mechanism is disclosed, which includes a cassette receiving interface including a cassette compartment and a blood sensor operable to detect a presence of blood in a disposable cassette removably disposed within the cassette compartment; a system control electrically connected to the blood sensor, and a blood measurement assembly connected to the system control and adapted to connect with the disposable cassette. The system control includes a time recording mechanism and a predetermined sedimentation time control criterion. Further disclosed is a method of controlling blood cell sedimentation during sample preparation process on the blood analyzer. | 06-24-2010 |
Stephen Edmondson, Nobel, CA US
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20150204465 | COMPOSITE PIPE CONTAINING A THERMOSET MATRIX WITH CRACK ARRESTING ADDITIVES - This relates to composite pipes containing unique thermoset matrix compositions, comprising crack arresting additive domains, including rubbers, which are distributed within the resin discontinuously prior to the resin curing so as to provide discontinuous distribution of the crack arresting additive domains within the final matrix composition. | 07-23-2015 |
Wayne Garcia Edmondson, West Chester, OH US
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20100326041 | HEATED GUIDE VANE - A heated guide vane for turbomachinery includes a guide vane having two major surfaces joined about their periphery by edges and an electric heater element, wherein the electric heater element is secured to at least one major surface of the guide vane. | 12-30-2010 |
20100329836 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HEATED GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY - A method of operating a heated guide vane assembly for turbomachinery, the heated guide vane assembly including a plurality of guide vanes each having two major surfaces joined about their periphery by edges and an associated electric heater element secured to at least one major surface of the guide vanes. The method includes the steps of energizing heater elements on at least one of the guide vanes, de-energizing heater elements on at least one of the guide vanes, and energizing heater elements on at least one of the guide vanes which was not energized in the first energizing step. | 12-30-2010 |
Zachery Edmondson, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150073751 | Embedded Prognostics on PLC Platforms for Equipment Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis and Time-to-Failure/Service Prediction - A prognostics analysis software module is embedded in a programmable logic controller (PLC) software platform. During cycling of the PLC real-time operating program, data is read from sensors and written to a buffer only when the prognostics analysis software module is idle. The prognostics analysis software module is then activated by a system function block of the PLC software platform. Before determining any prognostic information, prediction models within the prognostics analysis software module are automatically trained using features extracted from the sensor data. | 03-12-2015 |