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Andrew W. Elder, Carmel, IN US
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| 20110132801 | Container - A container includes a pallet base having a rectangular deck and support portions extending downward from an underside of the deck and a channel extending into an upper surface of the deck along edges of the deck. A sidewall defines a corrugated rectangular wall having four sides and setting into the channel in the pallet. Magnets are embedded into two sections of the sidewall to attract and retain the sections together. A cover fits over the sidewall. Alignment portions are formed in the channel and complementary alignment portions are formed in the bottom of the sidewall for aligning the sidewall with the pallet base. The pallet base includes intersecting strap receiving portions formed in an underside of the pallet base and the cover includes intersecting strap receiving portions formed on a top portion of the cover. The sidewall may be a see through material to provide for viewing contents from outside the container. The sidewall has two elements joined together along complementary vertical edge elements with recessed magnets pulling the edges together. | 06-09-2011 |
Benjamin Daniel Elder, Perry Hall, MD US
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| 20110212894 | DECELLULARIZATION METHOD FOR SCAFFOLDLESS TISSUE ENGINEERED ARTICULAR CARTILAGE OR NATIVE CARTILAGE TISSUE - Methods for fabricating a tissue-engineered construct comprising: providing a tissue-engineered construct, wherein the tissue-engineered construct is derived from a xenogenic source; and decellularizing the tissue-engineered construct. | 09-01-2011 |
Bruce Elder, Wynantskill, NY US
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| 20090275750 | DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE INHIBITORS - Methods of making compounds of the formula (I) wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also, methods of making compounds that may be used to inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase. | 11-05-2009 |
Bruce C. Elder, Plainfield, NH US
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| 20110076904 | Buoy for Automated Data Collection and Transmittal - A buoy for automated collection and transmittal of data. Select embodiments allow calculation of mass balance using data collected from an ice floe. The buoy is adapted to be inserted into the water through an opening in ice so that the buoy floats with the ice floe, the top of the buoy protruding above the surface of the ice floe. The buoy walls are constructed of white PVC. One section of the buoy incorporates closed cell foam for maintaining buoyancy and a bottom section houses a counterweight for maintaining proper orientation of the buoy in the water, the buoy requiring no support from its surrounds while minimally impacting response of the surrounding ice to it. Multiple sensors are incorporated for gathering data and a satellite transmitter transmits the data to a remote user. | 03-31-2011 |
Bruce J. Elder, Wynantskill, NY US
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| 20090012059 | DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE INHIBITORS - Compounds, pharmaceuticals, kits and methods are provided for use with DPP-IV and other S9 proteases that comprise a compound comprising: | 01-08-2009 |
Bruce Joseph Elder, Wynantskill, NY US
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| 20090048254 | SALTS AND POLYMORPHS OF A VEGF-R INHIBITOR - The invention relates to salts and free base forms of N,2-dimethyl-6-[7-(2-morpholinoethoxy)quinolin-4-yloxy]benzofuran-3-carboxamide. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of these salts and free base forms and methods of treating disorders such as cancer using such compositions. | 02-19-2009 |
Christopher D. Elder, Stevensville, MI US
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| 20100147823 | OVEN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH GRAPHICAL DISPLAY - A cooking appliance includes an oven cavity adapted to be used in cooking foods and a control system includes a display device for presenting available programming options to a user through pictorial images, such as in prompting a user to input information relating to a food product to be cooked. The display device also presents graphical instructions relating to cooking the food product. A controller is provided for establishing a cooking operation within the oven cavity based on the selected programming options. | 06-17-2010 |
David Elder, Centerville, UT US
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| 20110222963 | MANHOLE COVER DEVICE - A rubber manhole cover, suitable for attaching to a top of a metal manhole lid, includes at least two bonded layers of rubber material of differing properties, including a bottom layer of a first rubber material, and a top layer of vulcanized rubber material, the top and bottom layers functioning as a single unit. | 09-15-2011 |
Gary A. Elder, Montgomery, AL US
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| 20080251035 | Burner Flashback Detection and System Shutdown Apparatus - A fuel-fired water heater is provided with a premixing type main burner and an associated pilot burner for igniting it. A specially designed protective system is operative to detect a flame flashback burning condition in the main burner and responsively shut down the water heater. In one embodiment thereof, the protective system uses main burner body heat to melt a portion of a fuel supply line connected to the pilot burner during a flame flashback condition in the main burner. Such melting responsively causes an associated fuel supply valve to close and terminate water heater operation. In a second protective system embodiment a normally closed pressure switch is opened, thereby shutting down the water heater, when the switch detects a pressure indicative of a flame flashback condition in the main burner. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100192873 | Burner Flashback Detection and System Shutdown Apparatus - A fuel-fired water heater is provided with a premixing type main burner and an associated pilot burner for igniting it. A specially designed protective system is operative to detect a flame flashback burning condition in the main burner and responsively shut down the water heater. In one embodiment thereof, the protective system uses main burner body heat to melt a portion of a fuel supply line connected to the pilot burner during a flame flashback condition in the main burner. Such melting responsively causes an associated fuel supply valve to close and terminate water heater operation. In a second protective system embodiment a normally closed pressure switch is opened, thereby shutting down the water heater, when the switch detects a pressure indicative of a flame flashback condition in the main burner. | 08-05-2010 |
Gerald J. Elder, Everett, WA US
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| 20100240466 | Cue chalk label with scuffing device - The present invention provides a chalk label as a scuffing device for a billiard cue chalk. The device includes a multilayered billiard chalk label with an exposed portion of scuffing surface intended for the use of scuffing a billiard cue tip so the chalk can adhere better. | 09-23-2010 |
Gordon M. Elder, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20100008572 | Advanced Anti-Aliasing With Multiple Graphics Processing Units - A method and apparatus for performing multisampling-based antialiasing in a system that includes first and second graphics processing unit (GPUs) that reduces the amount of data transferred between the GPUs and improves the efficiency with which such data is transferred. The first GPU renders a first version of a frame using a first multisampling pattern and the second GPU renders a second version of a frame in the second GPU using a second multisampling pattern. The second GPU identifies non-edge pixels in the second version of the frame. The pixels in the first version of the frame are then combined with only those pixels in the second version of the frame that have not been identified as non-edge pixels to generate a combined frame. | 01-14-2010 |
Gretchen Louise Elder, Blue Ash, OH US
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| 20110118687 | Absorbent Article and Method for Maintaining or Improving Skin Health - Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120065603 | Absorbent Article and Method for Maintaining or Improving Skin Health - Disclosed is a method for maintaining and/or improving skin health in the area of a wearer covered by an absorbent article. The absorbent article includes a vapor permeable backsheet, a liquid pervious topsheet positioned in facing relation with the backsheet, an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent article also includes skin care compositions thereon for maintaining and/or improving skin health. | 03-15-2012 |
Jack Elder, Aurora, IL US
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| 20120125442 | Fluid Level Monitoring System and Method - A fluid level monitoring system may include a control panel having a plurality of input devices, each corresponding to a monitored fluid of a machine, and a plurality of indicators, each corresponding to one of the input devices. The indicators may provide visual displays of fluid level statuses for the monitored fluids. The fluid level monitoring system may further include a message display device that may display a fluid level status message for one of the monitored fluids based on the actuation of the corresponding input device of the control panel. | 05-24-2012 |
Jack Elder, Oakland Township, MI US
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| 20090001739 | Food Serving Utensil - A food serving utensil is provided for grasping food. The utensil includes two concave, bowl-shaped members oriented relative to each other to define a cavity. The bowl-shaped members are rotatably coupled at a hinge to allow opening and closing of the cavity using a single hand. The hinge is preferably made of a resilient material and extends over the bowl-shaped members to provide a gripping surface for operation. A lock is provided to lock the bowl-shaped members in a partially closed position. The locked position enables the food serving utensil to be easily stored in limited spaces such as a kitchen drawer. The lock is also preferably designed such that utensil will not open inadvertently while stored. The lock is released by pushing the bowl-shaped members toward each other, preferably in a specific location on the bow-shaped members. A method for making the utensil is provided. | 01-01-2009 |
Jack E. Elder, Rochester, MI US
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| 20080224350 | Fluid dispensing closure and method of manufacturing the same - A method for creating spout assembly for use with a container having an internal chamber in communication with a predefined opening includes molding steps. A hollow body is molded of a first material and includes a passage therethrough. A base member of a second material is molded over the hollow body in a mold using at least a part of the hollow body as at least a part of the mold, The base member is configured to be secured to the container and is configured to cover the predefined opening. The step of molding the base member over the hollow body is carried out such that the hollow body is rotatably mounted to the base member to be movable between an open position and a closed position upon completion of the molding step. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100108670 | CONTAINER - A container ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110186570 | CONTAINER - A container ( | 08-04-2011 |
James Elder, South Windsor, CT US
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| 20090320495 | FAST ACTING AIRCRAFT ENGINE BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE - An engine air supply system includes an air source, which is a gas turbine engine in one example. A component, such as an environmental control system component, is interconnected to the air source by a conduit that includes a supply flow direction. A check valve is arranged in the conduit. The check valve includes a valve portion moveable in the supply flow direction from a closed position to an open position. The closed position is arranged at an acute angle relative to the supply flow direction. The check valve includes first and second valve portions that are hemi-elliptical in shape. The first and second valve portions are non-planar and arranged approximately 90 degrees apart when in the closed position. The first and second valve portions move toward one another from the closed position to the open position. Each of the first and second valve portions moves approximately 30-40 degrees from the open position to the closed position in response to a stall condition, which significantly reduces the response time and forces generated by the first and second valve portions when closing. | 12-31-2009 |
James E. Elder, Geneva, FL US
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| 20080236862 | Electrical Conduit Body - The electrical conduit body has a base section and an end section that forms an oblong box when joined together, and a cover removably attached to the box. The base section and the end section each have a semicircular recess forming a first port through the back wall opposite the cover. The base section has a second port extending through its closed end opposite the end section. In use, conduit wires are pulled through the second port and bent at a 90° angle towards the semicircular recess of the base section. The base section includes a pair of tongues for aligning and inserting into the grooves of the end section. The first port encircles the conduit wires as the base section and end section are brought together. The cover is secured to the box enclosing the wires within and fixing the end section and base section together. | 10-02-2008 |
James S. Elder, South Windsor, CT US
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| 20090148333 | Gear pump cavitation reduction - A gear pump for operating with reduced likelihood of cavitation occurrences in the fluid being pumped thereby, the pump having a pair of gears each supported on a corresponding one of a pair of gear with teeth provided in each gear that mesh with at least one tooth of the other when such teeth have been rotated into a meshing region in the gear plane, and with one of the gear shafts being rotatably connectable to a motor. Bearing structures rotatably support corresponding ones of each of the pair of gear shafts with the bearing structures having bearing surfaces adjacent those gear sides. A pressurized fluid passageway is provided in at least one of the bearing structures across from the meshing region and extending between surface openings at the bearing surface of that bearing structure that are positioned on opposite sides of an alignment axis in that bearing surface, the surface openings being separated from one another by at least the width of a tooth provided in the pair of gears. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090317229 | INTEGRATED ACTUATOR MODULE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An actuator module for a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of actuators mounted within a common actuator housing. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100242496 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH STACKED ACCESSORY COMPONENTS - An engine accessory system for a gas turbine engine includes a first accessory component defined along an accessory axis and a second accessory component mounted to the first accessory component along the accessory axis. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110309013 | COKE TOLERANT FUEL FILTER - A filter for use with a fuel system having contaminants has a plurality of apices and a plurality of ridges, where each ridge attaches an apex to an adjacent apex. A plurality of ridges and adjoining apices define a first opening that is in register with a second opening wherein the second opening has less surface area than the first opening. A side attaches the first opening and the second opening and tapers inwardly from the first opening to the second opening to minimize stagnant areas along the ridges and apices. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120087780 | INTEGRATED ACTUATOR MODULE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An actuator module for a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of actuators mounted within a common actuator housing. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120114467 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH TAPERED FINS - A heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine includes first and second opposing sides enclosing a cavity. A first set of fins is supported on the first side and arranged outside the cavity. The fins have leading and trailing edges respectively including first and second heights. The first height is less than the second height. In one application, the heat exchanger is arranged in a gas turbine engine. A core is supported relative to a fan case. The core includes a core nacelle and a fan case. A fan duct is provided between the core nacelle and the fan case. A heat exchanger includes fins arranged in a fan duct. The fins are oriented such that the shorter leading edge faces into the airflow. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120114468 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HEAT EXCHANGER FINS WITH PERIODIC GAPS - A heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine is provided by a structure including an enclosed fluid cavity. The structure has opposing sides, and a set of fins is supported on one of the sides and arranged outside the cavity. The set of fins includes rows of discrete chevron fins separated by periodic gaps. In one application, the heat exchanger is arranged in a gas turbine engine. A core is supported relative to a fan case by structure. A fan duct is provided between a core nacelle and a fan case. The core includes a compressor section and a bleed cavity is provided within the core and is in fluid communication with the compressor section. The heat exchanger includes first and second sides opposite one another. The second side includes the set of rows of fins with the periodic gaps exposed to the bleed cavity. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120125594 | Heat Exchanger System - A heat exchanger system is provided having a heat exchanger with a first inlet. A first outlet is fluidly coupled to the first inlet by a plurality of first channels. A second outlet is fluidly coupled to the first inlet by a second channel, the second channel having a first portion arranged transverse to the plurality of first channels. A bypass valve having a second inlet fluidly coupled to the first outlet and a third inlet fluidly coupled to the second outlet, and a third outlet selectively fluidly coupled to the second inlet and the third inlet, the third outlet being fluidly coupled to the first inlet. When in a bypass mode of operation, the thermal transfer medium flows through a channel in the heat exchanger to de-congeal the oil within the plurality of first channels. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120128470 | SELF-ACTUATING BLEED VALVE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A bleed valve for an air plenum includes a valve body which defines a valve seat. A poppet is movable relative to the valve seat between an open position and a closed position. A spring biases the poppet to the open position and toward the air plenum. | 05-24-2012 |
Joseph Marcus Elder, Boulder, CO US
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| 20100054425 | SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION TESTING OF TELEPHONE LINE TERMINATIONS - A wiring verification system is disclosed for testing the correct pairing of a plurality of subscriber lines between an existing line termination system and a replacement line termination system to assist in the transfer of the subscriber line terminations from the existing line termination system to the replacement system. The wiring verification system comprising a controller and two testheads, one of which places test calls from the line under test to a designated test line that is terminated by the second testhead. The electrical qualities of the wye splices between lines associated with new line termination system and those of the existing line termination system are analyzed for correctness and possible hazardous conditions. The directory number of the line under test can be verified by decoding the calling line ID. Automated test strategies provide details related to which splices require attention and suggestions for remediation. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110063982 | ACCESS GATEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An Access Gateway Management System (AGMS) allows telephone operating companies to transition their existing wireline customers over to Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology without having to invest in new workflow processes, systems, or maintenance facilities by adapting the Operational Support Systems interfaces currently employed for managing legacy circuit-switched switching systems to manage Line Access Gateways (LAGs), which are the generic line termination systems employed in VoIP infrastructure. The AGMS also configures and adapts metallic loop test systems currently deployed for the purpose of routine maintenance and troubleshooting of subscriber lines terminating directly or indirectly (through access systems) on existing switching systems to continue to provide this functionality when the lines terminate on LAGs. Synchronization of the subtended LAGs is coordinated with the legacy network by the AGMS. | 03-17-2011 |
Joseph S. Elder, Orlando, FL US
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| 20090305658 | Method Of Operating Radio Receiver Implemented In A Single CMOS Integrated Circuit - A single chip superhetrodyne AM receiver is disclosed herein. To compensate for process variations in the implementation of the IC, bias currents setting the operating conditions for various amplifiers and other components in the system are adjusted based on frequency control signals in a PLL circuit in the local oscillator. Since the magnitude of the control signal reflects the process variations, the bias currents are adjusted based on the control signal to offset these variations in other portions of the receiver. To further improve the signal to noise ratio of the receiver, the IF filter is tuned within a range so as not to include any integer multiple or integer divisor of the timing reference frequency. Various techniques are described for enabling a complete superhetrodyne AM receiver to be implemented on a single chip which receives an antenna input signal and outputs a digital data signal. | 12-10-2009 |
J. Scott Elder, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20100134040 | LED DRIVER WITH PRECHARGE AND TRACK/HOLD - A power source provides an output voltage to drive a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) strings. A feedback controller monitors the tail voltages of the LED strings to identify the minimum tail voltage and adjusts the output voltage based on a relationship between the minimum tail voltage and a reference voltage. The feedback controller implements precharging of the output voltage, including one or both of short-term precharging or long-term precharging. Further, the feedback controller incorporates a track/hold circuit that tracks the minimum tail voltage while the LED strings are active and holds the minimum tail voltage at the last tracked minimum tail voltage while the LED strings are inactive and uses the held minimum tail voltage for controlling the output voltage while the LED strings are inactive so as to permit the power source to supply an appropriate output voltage when the LED strings are subsequently activated again. | 06-03-2010 |
Kirk Elder, West Palm Beach, FL US
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| 20080319393 | Self-Powered Portable Syringe Pump - A disposable self-powered portable syringe pump ( | 12-25-2008 |
Michael J. Elder, Elkton, MD US
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| 20090286945 | Heterocyclic metallocenes and polymerization catalysts - A new class of heterocyclic metallocenes, a catalytic system containing them and a process for polymerizing addition polymerizable monomers using the catalytic system are disclosed; the heterocyclic metallocenes correspond to the formula (I): Y | 11-19-2009 |
Michael Damein Elder, Durham, NC US
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| 20100030893 | AUTOMATED DISCOVERY OF A TOPOLOGY OF A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - This invention provides an extensible means of defining the mechanism to find one or more type(s) or instance(s) of existing resources (files, databases, repositories, etc.) and automating their linkages to the artifacts to be created, based on the customizable matching rules. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110016074 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCAPSULATION AND RE-USE OF MODELS - A method and system are provided for encapsulation and re-use of a model. A modeling platform creates a governance contract governing the exportation and modification of elements of the model by other models. In response to a request to import at least one element of the model into a second model, the modeling platform exports the requested at least one element by reference only if the element has a governance setting that allows for exportation. In response to a request to modify at least one imported element of the model in the second model, the modeling platform determines the governance setting for the element. Then, the modeling platform modifies the element by composing the modification in the second model only if the element has a governance setting that allows modification. | 01-20-2011 |
Michael J. Elder, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20090082533 | Process for preparing low molecular weight olefin polymers, organometallic transition metal compounds biscyclopentadienyl ligand systems and catalyst systems - The present invention relates to a process for preparing olefin polymers having a molar mass M | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090234084 | Metallocene Compounds - A metallocene compound of formula (I) wherein M is zirconium titanium or hafnium; X is hydrogen, halogen or an hydrocarbon group; R | 09-17-2009 |
Michael Trent Elder, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20090142818 | Process of producing a fermentation product - The present invention relates to a process of producing a fermentation product, especially ethanol, from starch-containing material using an alpha-amylase and a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme. The invention also relates to a composition comprising an alpha-amylase and a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme as well as the use such compositions for producing fermentation products. | 06-04-2009 |
Richard E. Elder, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20120074433 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a number of first components on a first substrate and a number of second components on a second substrate. A lamination material that includes a conducting material is placed between the first components and the second components. Any one first component can couple to a varied subset of second components. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120113087 | CURRENT-DRIVEN-PIXEL CIRCUITS AND RELATED METHODS - Pixel circuits ( | 05-10-2012 |
Ronald Elder, Livonia, MI US
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| 20090206793 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REBALANCING A BATTERY DURING VEHICLE OPERATION - A system and method for rebalancing a battery in a vehicle during vehicle operation, the battery including a plurality of modules, is provided. The method may include determining when an automatic rebalance mode start condition is satisfied, modifying a target state of charge for the battery at least in part in response to the start condition being satisfied such that the target state of charge is raised from a standard operating value to a rebalance value, operating the vehicle with the target state of charge at the rebalance value, determining when an automatic rebalance mode end condition or an interrupt condition is satisfied, and modifying the target state of charge in response to the automatic rebalance mode end condition or the interrupt condition being satisfied such that the target state of charge is lowered from the rebalance value to the standard operating value. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100080263 | Sensor Arrangement And Method For Using Same - A sensor arrangement includes, in some embodiments, a magnetostrictive element configured to output magnetic signals in response to a magnetic field. A sensor is configured to sense a value of a property of a selected object, and to provide an electrical resistance that varies in response to variations in the sensed value. The sensor cooperates with the magnetostrictive element to vary the frequency of the signals output by the magnetostrictive element based on variations of the electrical resistance provided by the sensor. A transmitter provides an alternating magnetic field to the magnetostrictive element, and a receiver picks up the magnetic signals generated by the magnetostrictive element. The frequency of the signals received is correlated with the sensor resistance, and the resistance is correlated to a value of the property sensed. | 04-01-2010 |
Ronald Carl Elder, Livonia, MI US
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| 20110163699 | Battery And Ultracapacitor Device And Method of Use - A battery and ultracapacitor device for use in a vehicle includes a positive electrode, a first negative electrode, a second negative electrode, a first separator disposed between the positive electrode and the first and second negative electrodes, and a controller communicating with the positive electrode, the first negative electrode, and the second negative electrode. A first negative electrode has a first composition and communicates with the first positive electrode. The second negative electrode has a second composition and is adjacent to the first negative electrode and a second separator. The second negative electrode communicates with the positive electrode and the first negative electrode. The first negative electrode comprises a secondary battery negative electrode. The second negative electrode comprises an ultracapacitor negative electrode. | 07-07-2011 |
Steven J. Elder, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20100252676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAM DECELERATION IN A LAUNCH SYSTEM - One embodiment includes a launch vessel defining an elongate, linear interior extending from a bottom portion to an exit opening. The embodiment includes a ram slidably disposed in the launch vessel, the ram sealed to the vessel. The embodiment also includes one or more wedges coupled to the launch vessel along the interior proximal the exit opening, with each wedge shape sized to increasingly narrow a cross section of the interior along an exit vector extending from the bottom portion toward the exit opening. In the embodiment, the vessel is to house a charge proximal the bottom portion, the charge to propel the ram along the exit vector, with the one or more wedges sized to stop be ram inside the interior. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110186687 | UNMANNED GYROKITE AS SELF-POWERED AIRBORNE PLATFORM FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - Embodiments of an unmanned gyrokite for use in conjunction with a tether are provided. In one embodiment, the unmanned gyrokite includes an airframe configured to be attached to the tether, an autogyro rotor assembly mounted to the airframe and configured to generate lift when deployed in winds aloft, and a generator mechanically coupled to the autogyro rotor assembly and configured to be driven thereby. An electronic system coupled to the airframe is configured to be powered by the generator. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110235465 | PRESSURE AND FREQUENCY MODULATED NON-LETHAL ACOUSTIC WEAPON - An acoustic weapon comprises a sonic pulse generator configured to generate discrete sonic pulses at a repetition rate. A sensor is configured to measure a range-to-target. A controller is configured to control the sonic pulse generator to generate a single shot including a burst of multiple pulses at a fixed repetition rate, to adjust the fixed repetition rate to shift the frequency content of the burst in accordance with a target coupling efficiency towards improving energy transfer to the target and to adjust the peak pressure of the burst in accordance with the range-to-target towards applying a specified peak pressure to the target. The controller may incorporate the target coupling efficiency as well as other parameters such as target apparent area and beam width when adjusting the weapon peak pressure. A pulse detonation engine (PDE) or pulse manifold (PM) may be modified and controlled to provide the large discrete peak pressures required at a periodic repetition rate. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120042954 | BUBBLE WEAPON SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING MOVEMENT AND DISRUPTING OPERATIONS OF VESSELS - Embodiments of a bubble weapon system and methods for inhibiting movement and disrupting operations of vessels are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a bubble weapon is configured to generate a plume of bubbles in water. The plume reduces buoyancy of the water to inhibit movement of a vessel or disrupt operations of the vessel. In some embodiments, the bubble weapon includes a configurable diffuser section that may be configured in a thrust-neutral configuration or a thrust-engaged configuration. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120079957 | PROJECTILE HAVING CASING THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE FLACHETTES - Some embodiments pertain to a projectile that includes a propellant and a casing that encloses the propellant such that the casing acts as a reaction chamber during flight of the projectile. The casing includes a plurality of flechettes. When the projectile strikes (or is near) a target, a large internal sheer pressure forms within the casing. This sheer pressure causes the flechettes to sheer apart at the thinnest sections of the casing. Once the thin sections of the casing are sheered apart, the flechettes will be unconstrained such that the flechettes take individual flight paths. | 04-05-2012 |
Stewart Todd Elder, Butler, NJ US
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| 20090068138 | Polyglycerol anti-microbial agents and compositions - Polyglycerol anti-microbial agents and compositions are provided. The agents are effective against a variety of pathogens including fungi, Gram positive bacteria and Gram negative bacteria yet are expected to have low human toxicity due in part to their polymeric nature. Applications for the polyglycerol anti-microbial agents and compositions include those involving human and plant contact, such as cosmetics, hair care products, textiles and plant protections, as well as in applications with much less human contact, such as plastics, coatings, wood, paper and other materials of construction. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090286878 | POLYOL DERIVED ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS - Anti-microbial compositions are provided which comprise as an antimicrobial agent at least one compound derived from a select polyol containing at least 3 hydroxy groups wherein one or more, and often two or more, of the hydroxyls are derivitized to form certain ether, ester, carbonate or carbamate groups which groups may bear additional functionality. Novel antimicrobial compounds of this class are also provided. The compositions are effective against a variety of pathogens including fungi, Gram positive bacteria and Gram negative bacteria and are expected to have low human toxicity. Applications for the polyglycerol anti-microbial agents and compositions include those involving human and plant contact, such as cosmetics, hair care products, textiles and plant protections, as well as in applications with much less human contact, such as plastics, coatings, wood, paper and other materials of construction. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110110998 | POLYSILOXANE ANTIMICROBIALS - Disclosed are oligo- or polysiloxanes, which are characterized by containing at least 3, for example 4-3000, Si atoms in the main chain, and wherein at least one thereof is contained in a moiety of the formula (I) whose open bond of the O atom is linked to another Si atom of the oligo- or polysiloxane main chain, and whose open bond of the Si atom is linked either to another O atom of the oligo- or polysiloxane main chain or to R′ | 05-12-2011 |