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Andrew L. Fertig, Kent, OH US
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20100288245 | FUEL CONSERVATION DEVICE - A fuel conservation device for a combustion engine includes a heat-exchanging tube disposed through a heating coil that is contained within a housing containing coolant. The heat-exchanging tube is adapted to be coupled inline with a fuel line used to supply fuel from a gas tank to a fuel management device, such as a carburetor provided by the engine. In addition, the heating coil is configured to be coupled to an exhaust pipe coupled to the engine, so as to be heated by the hot exhaust gases generated as it operates. A radiator fluidly coupled to the housing cools the coolant, so that the fuel passing through the fuel line is maintained at a temperature just below the boiling point of the fuel. | 11-18-2010 |
Carolyn Fertig, Twinsburgh, OH US
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20140201634 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A COLOR PALETTE BASED ON AUDIO CONTENT - A computer-implemented system and method of determining a color palette to be associated with an audio selection is presented. The system and method includes receiving an audio selection, sending data associated with the audio selection to a music information server and receiving information about the audio selection, sending the information to a color palette server that selects one or more color palettes based on the information, receiving the color palettes from the color palette server, associating one of the color palettes with the audio selection, and sending the associated color palette and audio selection to one or more third parties using a mode of social media. | 07-17-2014 |
Chad Fertig, Bloomington, MN US
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20150022273 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COLD ATOM FREQUENCY STANDARD - Systems and methods for a cold atom frequency standard are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a cold atom microwave frequency standard includes a vacuum cell, the vacuum cell comprising a central cylinder, the central cylinder being hollow and having a first open end and a second open end; a first end portion joined to the first open end; and a second end portion joined to the second open end, wherein the first end portion, the central cylinder, and the second end portion enclose a hollow volume containing atoms, the first end portion and the second end portion configured to allow light to enter into the hollow volume. The cold atom microwave frequency standard also includes a cylindrically symmetric resonator encircling the central cylinder, wherein the resonator generates a microwave field in the hollow volume at the resonant frequency of the atoms. | 01-22-2015 |
Christopher William Fertig, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20150115566 | All-Terrain Wheelchair - An all-terrain wheelchair includes a rigid and easy-to-assemble frame. The frame has a seating area with armrests toward the rear of the frame and an adjustable footrest area toward the front of the frame. Attached to the rear axle of the frame and outside the seating area are found two large rear wheels of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. Attached to the front axle of the frame in front of the footrest area is a single large wheel of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. An ergonomically designed push handle is found at the upper rear of the frame behind the seating area, which allows an assistant to propel the chair forward or pull it backward. The frame in front of the front wheel forms a pull handle, which allows an assistant to pull the chair forward or push it backward. A locking brake mechanism is attached to the rear axle to prevent a rear wheel from travel and render the wheelchair motionless when necessary. | 04-30-2015 |
Daniel J. Fertig, Edina, MN US
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20100270625 | METHOD OF FABRICATING HIGH-VOLTAGE METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR DEVICES - A process of fabricating a transistor employs a relatively thicker sacrificial nitride layer that reduces the time and cost associated with chemical-mechanical polish (CMP) processes by reducing the topography associated with the transistor. The process includes forming the gate oxide region and a field oxide region on a substrate. A polysilicon layer is formed on the gate oxide region and the field oxide region. A sacrificial nitride layer is formed on the polysilicon layer, wherein the sacrificial nitride layer has a thickness approximately equal to or greater than a thickness of the gate oxide region. A polysilicon gate is formed by selectively removing portions of the polysilicon layer and the sacrificial layer to expose a portion of the gate oxide region adjacent to the polysilicon gate. Source/drain regions are formed adjacent to the polysilicon gate using lightly-doped drain (LDD) implantation. A spacer layer is formed over the polysilicon gate and source/drain regions. Portions of the spacer layer are selectively removed, along with the sacrificial nitride layer and the gate oxide region to form sidewall spacers at each end of the polysilicon gate. A pre-metal dielectric layer is formed on the high-voltage MOS transistor, and the pre-metal dielectric layer is planarized. | 10-28-2010 |
John K. Fertig, Wheaton, IL US
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20110086573 | Toy systems with separate accessory pieces engageable by part of a plaything - A toy system with a body part insertable into a self-supported opening in a separate plastic piece self-supportable on a surface. The part frictionally engaging the piece with a protrusion projecting from one of the part or piece. Another part fits into the opening without engaging the piece and telescopes against a spring into the part engaging and picking up the piece upon release of the spring. An audible sound is produced upon inserting the part, releasing the spring, or both. Attaching the piece onto the part is done by placing the piece on a surface, positioning the biased parts over the opening with the lower proximate and pointed toward the opening, pushing down on the upper telescoping it over the lower and inserting the upper into the opening, then releasing the bias to move the two parts apart with the piece picked up by and retained on the upper. | 04-14-2011 |
Kenneth W. Fertig, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130246016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID MANAGEMENT OF LOGIC FORMULAS - A method for simplifying a complex well-formed formula (WFF) may include receiving, in a formula processor, an input WFF and converting the input WFF into an initial bit array. The method may further include simplifying the initial bit array into a simplified bit array by removing predicates from the initial bit array not necessary to represent the input WFF. The method may include converting the simplified bit array into a return WFF in either a conjunctive normal form or a disjunctive normal form. | 09-19-2013 |
20140107987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONAL PLANNING IN A DATA-DEPENDENT CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method of determining a conditional computational plan for a data dependent constraint network represented by a bipartite graph containing input variable nodes, output variable nodes, and relation nodes, may include specifying, using a variable node specifier, at least one output variable node for which a plan is desired. The method may further include determining, using a plan determiner, a plan from the input variable nodes to the output variable node using a backward chaining search of the bipartite graph. | 04-17-2014 |
Leonard M. Fertig, New York, NY US
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20140282699 | ENHANCED BROADCAST TELEVISION FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - An enhanced manner of datacasting and providing broadcast television to portable devices is disclosed, including tuner assistance, improvements in recording and datacasting content, and assisting users in obtaining the optimum experience from their set-up. A small form factor, low cost accessory product such as a WiFi dongle with one or more tuners can be used to provide the single function of delivering content to portable devices. The content can be sourced from broadcast (e.g. ATSC/DVB-T, etc.) and can be in the form of live (linear) television or download (on demand) programming. No Internet connection is required. | 09-18-2014 |
Matthias Fertig, Konz GE
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20130093035 | PHOTO DETECTOR AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The photo detector ( | 04-18-2013 |
Michael K. Fertig, Santa Clara, CA US
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20130054864 | BUFFER MANAGEMENT USING FREELIST BUFFERS - A device includes a link interface circuit, a first plurality of allocated buffers, and a second plurality of non-allocated buffers. The link interface circuit is operable to communicate over a communications link using a plurality of virtual channels. A different subset of the plurality of allocated buffers is allocated to each of the virtual channels. The non-allocated buffers are not allocated to a particular virtual channel. The link interface circuit is operable to receive a first transaction over the communications link and assign the first transaction to one of the allocated buffers or one of the non-allocated buffers. | 02-28-2013 |
20140189700 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR NORTHBRIDGE USING TOKENS - A processor uses a token scheme to govern the maximum number of memory access requests each of a set of processor cores can have pending at a northbridge of the processor. To implement the scheme, the northbridge issues a minimum number of tokens to each of the processor cores and keeps a number of tokens in reserve. In response to determining that a given processor core is generating a high level of memory access activity the northbridge issues some of the reserve tokens to the processor core. The processor core returns the reserve tokens to the northbridge in response to determining that it is not likely to continue to generate the high number of memory access requests, so that the reserve tokens are available to issue to another processor core. | 07-03-2014 |
Michael K. Fertig, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090024835 | SPECULATIVE MEMORY PREFETCH - A system and method for pre-fetching data from system memory. A multi-core processor accesses a cache hit predictor concurrently with sending a memory request to a cache subsystem. The predictor has two tables. The first table is indexed by a portion of a memory address and provides a hit prediction based on a first counter value. The second table is indexed by a core number and provides a hit prediction based on a second counter value. If neither table predicts a hit, a pre-fetch request is sent to memory. In response to detecting said hit prediction is incorrect, the pre-fetch is cancelled. | 01-22-2009 |
20120140768 | CROSSBAR SWITCH WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PICKERS - A crossbar switch with primary and secondary pickers is described herein. The crossbar switch includes a crossbar switch command scheduler that schedules commands that are to be routed across the crossbar from multiple source ports to multiple destination ports. The crossbar switch command scheduler uses primary and secondary pickers to schedule two commands per clock cycle. The crossbar switch may also include a dedicated response bus, a general purpose bus and a dedicated command bus. A system request interface may include dedicated command and data packet buffers to work with the primary and secondary pickers. | 06-07-2012 |
20120155273 | SPLIT TRAFFIC ROUTING IN A PROCESSOR - A multi-chip module configuration includes two processors, each having two nodes, each node including multiple cores or compute units. Each node is connected to the other nodes by links that are high bandwidth or low bandwidth. Routing of traffic between the nodes is controlled at each node according to a routing table and/or a control register that optimize bandwidth usage and traffic congestion control. | 06-21-2012 |
Noreen Fertig, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20150115566 | All-Terrain Wheelchair - An all-terrain wheelchair includes a rigid and easy-to-assemble frame. The frame has a seating area with armrests toward the rear of the frame and an adjustable footrest area toward the front of the frame. Attached to the rear axle of the frame and outside the seating area are found two large rear wheels of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. Attached to the front axle of the frame in front of the footrest area is a single large wheel of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. An ergonomically designed push handle is found at the upper rear of the frame behind the seating area, which allows an assistant to propel the chair forward or pull it backward. The frame in front of the front wheel forms a pull handle, which allows an assistant to pull the chair forward or push it backward. A locking brake mechanism is attached to the rear axle to prevent a rear wheel from travel and render the wheelchair motionless when necessary. | 04-30-2015 |
Ray Fertig, Cheyenne, WY US
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20110178786 | AUTOMATED METHOD TO DETERMINE COMPOSITE MATERIAL CONSTITUENT PROPERTIES - A method of determining in situ composite material constituent properties is provided. In one example computer software is provided that automatically determines adjusted material properties or in situ properties of each constituent of a composite material. Methods shown ensure that a finite element model will consistently predict material behavior not just at one desired stress/strain state, but in all simulated states. | 07-21-2011 |
20130218540 | AUTOMATED METHOD TO DETERMINE COMPOSITE MATERIAL CONSTITUENT PROPERTIES - A method of determining in situ composite material constituent properties is provided. In one example computer software is provided that automatically determines adjusted material properties or in situ properties of each constituent of a composite material. Methods shown ensure that a finite element model will consistently predict material behavior not just at one desired stress/strain state, but in all simulated states. | 08-22-2013 |
Stephanie Fertig, Springfield, VA US
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20090208372 | SHEATH FLOW DEVICE AND METHOD - A sheath flow system having a channel with at least one fluid transporting structure located in the top and bottom surfaces situated so as to transport the sheath fluid laterally across the channel to provide sheath fluid fully surrounding the core solution. At the point of introduction into the channel, the sheath fluid and core solutions flow side by side within the channel or the core solution may be bounded on either side by the sheath fluid. The system is functional over a broad channel size range and with liquids of high or low viscosity. The design can be readily incorporated into microfluidic chips without the need for special manufacturing protocols. | 08-20-2009 |
20140017149 | Sheath flow method and apparatus for laminar flow systems - A sheath flow system having a channel with first and second fluid transporting structures located on opposing surfaces facing one another across the channel in the top and bottom surfaces of the channel situated so as to transport the sheath fluid laterally across the channel to provide sheath fluid fully surrounding the core solution. At the point of introduction into the channel, the sheath fluid and core solutions flow side by side within the channel or the core solution may be bounded on either side by the sheath fluid. The system is functional over a broad channel size range and with liquids of high or low viscosity. The design can be readily incorporated into microfluidic chips without the need for special manufacturing protocols | 01-16-2014 |
20140087466 | MICRO BLOOD VESSELS AND TISSUE DUCTS - A fiber includes one or more layers of polymer surrounding a central lumen, and living animal cells disposed within the lumen and/or within at least one of the one or more layers, wherein the fiber has an outer diameter of between 5 and 8000 microns and wherein each individual layer of polymer has a thickness of between 0.1 and 250 microns. Also disclosed are model tissues including such fibers, and method of making such fibers. The fibers can serve as synthetic blood vessels, ducts, or nerves. | 03-27-2014 |
William Joseph Fertig, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20150115566 | All-Terrain Wheelchair - An all-terrain wheelchair includes a rigid and easy-to-assemble frame. The frame has a seating area with armrests toward the rear of the frame and an adjustable footrest area toward the front of the frame. Attached to the rear axle of the frame and outside the seating area are found two large rear wheels of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. Attached to the front axle of the frame in front of the footrest area is a single large wheel of a sufficient width to provide flotation over soft surfaces. An ergonomically designed push handle is found at the upper rear of the frame behind the seating area, which allows an assistant to propel the chair forward or pull it backward. The frame in front of the front wheel forms a pull handle, which allows an assistant to pull the chair forward or push it backward. A locking brake mechanism is attached to the rear axle to prevent a rear wheel from travel and render the wheelchair motionless when necessary. | 04-30-2015 |