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Bob Emerick, Murrieta, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090134273UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND LAUNCH ASSEMBLY - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided, that is cost effective to use and manufacture and that includes a low count of component parts, allowing mission planners to use the UAVs in a disposable manner. The UAV includes an airframe having a central body and wings extending from the central body, defining an interior cavity. The airframe includes an upper and a lower shell, each configured of a unitary piece of plastic. The upper and lower shells have walls among them that define a fuel tank and a payload bay in a stacked configuration. The airframe can further include a payload cover configured to enclose the payload bay and to contribute to the central body of the airframe. A launch assembly is also provided. In a first configuration, a launch assembly is provided, that includes a container for housing multiple UAVs and a deployment mechanism that initiates rapid ejection of the UAVs from the container. In a second configuration, a launch assembly is provided, that includes an elastic tether connecting a UAV to an accelerated mass for gentle acceleration to flight speed under a stable tow.05-28-2009

Charles Thomas Emerick, Pittsburgh, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120136667VOICE ASSISTANT SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. Capturing speech inputs from the user, and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.05-31-2012

Christina M. Emerick, Rancho Santa Fe, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100147906Handbag Support Article - A handbag support has a resiliently flexible cylindrical core with an inner surface and an outer surface. A first cylindrical padding layer is concentric with the resiliently flexible cylindrical core and adjacent to its outer surface. An outer fabric layer completely encases the resiliently flexible cylindrical core and the first cylindrical padding layer. The adjacent core and padding layers are inside the outer fabric layer, such that the handbag support article as a whole forms a flexibly resilient padded cylinder. Enveloping the handbag support article may be an outer skin layer of a luxurious material such as silk, which may have a zippered opening so as to be removable. A method of manufacturing a handbag support article includes providing sheets of materials for the resiliently flexible core and the padding layer, forming them into cylinders, and encasing them within an outer fabric layer and optionally an outer skin layer.06-17-2010

David Emerick, Fort Garland, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090019759Telescopic sight optical glare reduction device - A telescopic rifle sight shade has a flat body made of flexible and durable material. The device has a strap dimensioned and configured to wrap around a rifle sight and an overhanging shade portion which may extend out from the sight. Fasteners on the device allow it to be fastened to itself. The material of the device may be neoprene, butyl, other polymers, other rubbers, other elastomers, leather, fabrics, composites and combinations thereof.01-22-2009

Greg Emerick, Columbus, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110232614SYSTEM FOR MEASURING EGR FLOW AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ACOUSTIC RESONANCE IN EGR SYSTEM - An intake body, systems, and method for reducing acoustic resonance in pressure tap passages include determining and/or setting the length of the drilling tap passages to a value such that the natural frequency of each pressure tap passage is outside of or does not substantially overlap with operational frequency content of an air stream in the intake body. The intake body, systems and method reduce the possibility of exciting the natural acoustic frequencies of the pressure tap passages, and can lead to improved signal-to-noise ratio when detecting EGR flow using a delta-P measurement system.09-29-2011

Greg L. Emerick, Columbus, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090107130Diffuser Plate for Improved Mixing of EGR Gas - An apparatus configured for the mixing of two fluids traveling in substantially perpendicular directions. The apparatus includes a cylindrical member including a longitudinal conduit. The member also includes at least one diffusing plate. The diffusing plate includes a surface with a larger area and a surface with a smaller area. The larger area surface includes a plurality of apertures. The bore directs one of the fluids onto the larger area of the diffusing plate and through the apertures. The smaller surface of the diffusing plate is orientated in the direction of travel of the second fluid.04-30-2009

Gregory M. Emerick, O'Fallon, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120102039METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED ACCESS TO DATA AND MEASUREMENTS IN A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method of managing device data related to a data center infrastructure includes generating, by a first server, a first portion of the device data in response to a change in a status of at least one of a plurality of data center infrastructure devices, storing, by a second server, the first portion of the device data in a database, generating, by the first server, a second portion of the device data in response to a request for data that is not contained in the database, the second portion of the device data being different than the first portion of the device data and being generated in a lightweight format, and displaying, in response to a user request, at least a portion of the device data using a user interface that is provided to the client computer by the second server.04-26-2012
20120102554METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING SECURE AUTHENTICATED BIDIRECTIONAL SERVER COMMUNICATION USING AUTOMATED CREDENTIAL RESERVATION - A method of authenticating communications includes receiving, by a computer, a first set of credentials, verifying the first set of credentials by comparing the first set of credentials to a plurality of sets of credentials stored in a database, subsequent to verifying the first set of credentials, deriving a second set of credentials, and transmitting notification of the second set of credentials to a remote computer.04-26-2012

Marc Emerick, Winchester, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090081083Anti-clogging device and method for in-gel digestion applications - An integrated proteomics sample preparation device and method for in-gel digestion of proteins and for desalting and concentrating samples prior to further analysis such as by MALDI TOF and/or electro-spray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. The device and method of the present invention allow for digestion, desalting and concentration of sample prior to analysis. More specifically, the device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of wells in fluid communication with a an outlet or drainage opening containing a three dimensional structure comprising a plurality of sorptive particles entrapped in a porous polymer matrix so as to form a device capable of carrying out solid phase extraction. In a preferred embodiment, the wells are configured so as to prevent a sample carrier present in the wells from clogging the outlet when subjected to a driving force such as vacuum. The device also reduces or eliminates overflowing of a well in the event a drain becomes clogged during automated operation.03-26-2009

Marc Emerick, Amesbury, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110038757IMMUNOASSAY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention is directed to an apparatus useful in conducting detection of compounds on blotting membranes. The device is comprised of several layers including a porous support layer below the blotting membrane(s), a flow distributor above the blotting membrane(s) and optionally a well on the flow distributor to contain the liquid to the desired area and to allow for lower starting volumes of such liquid. Preferably, the flow distributor is a non-binding or low binding hydrophilic porous membrane such as a 0.22 micron membrane and the support layer is a grid or sintered porous material. The distributor and support are held together to form an envelope around the membrane(s). The use of a hinge, clips, and other such devices is preferred in doing so.02-17-2011
20110256025IMMUNOASSAY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention is directed to an apparatus useful in conducting detection of compounds on blotting membranes. The device is comprised of several layers including a porous support layer below the blotting membrane(s), a flow distributor above the blotting membrane(s) and optionally a well on the flow distributor to contain the liquid to the desired area and to allow for lower starting volumes of such liquid. Preferably, the flow distributor is a non-binding or low binding hydrophilic porous membrane such as a 0.22 micron membrane and the support layer is a grid or sintered porous material. The distributor and support are held together to form an envelope around the membrane(s). The use of a hinge, clips and other such devices is preferred in doing so.10-20-2011