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Adam M. Finney, Rocky Hill, CT US
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| 20100314877 | GAS TURBINE BLEED ENERGY RECOVERY VIA COUNTER ROTATING GENERATOR - A gas turbine engine includes a main compressor section for compressing air, a main combustor section positioned downstream of the main compressor section, a main turbine section positioned downstream of the main combustor section, and a spool extending from the main compressor section to the main turbine section. A second turbine is fluidically connected to the main compressor section by a bleed passage. An electrical generator is mechanically driven by both the spool and the second turbine. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110005244 | TRANSCRITICAL FLUID COOLING FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS - A cooling system includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant from a subcritical state to a supercritical state, a cooler for transferring heat from the refrigerant, an expander for expanding the refrigerant in the supercritical state, an expansion valve for expanding the refrigerant from the supercritical state to the subcritical state and an evaporator for transferring heat from a cooling fluid to the refrigerant in the subcritical state. Work extracted by the expander provides power to the compressor. A method for cooling a vehicle includes compressing a refrigerant from a subcritical state to a supercritical state, cooling the refrigerant, expanding the refrigerant in the supercritical state where work produced by expanding the refrigerant is used to compress the refrigerant, expanding the refrigerant from the supercritical state to the subcritical state, cooling a cooling fluid with the refrigerant in the subcritical state and cooling vehicle components with the cooling fluid. | 01-13-2011 |
Adam M. Finney, Rockford, IL US
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| 20110315815 | MULTI-SOURCE EMERGENCY POWER OPTIMIZATION - A disclosed emergency power system includes multiple emergency power devices that are each sized to provide partial power during emergency operation and/or full power for a portion of emergency operation. | 12-29-2011 |
Benjamin Finney, Cary, NC US
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| 20110253141 | METHODS OF OPERATING DRY POWDER INHALERS HAVING SPIRAL TRAVEL PATHS WITH MICROCARTRIDGES OF DRY POWDER - Dry powder inhalers include: (a) a first generally planar spiral travel path in an inhaler body, wherein the first spiral travel path has a plurality of adjacent curvilinear channels forming lanes with upstanding sidewalls, including an inner lane and an outer lane; and (b) a plurality of discrete sealed microcartridges with substantially rigid bodies disposed in the first travel path, each comprising a pre-metered (typically dose) amount of dry powder, the microcartridges being configured to slidably advance along the first travel path toward an inhalation chamber that merges into an inhalation output port. In operation, at least one microcartridge is held in the inhalation chamber to release the dry powder therein during inhalation. | 10-20-2011 |
Benjamin Michael Finney, Rolling Meadows, IL US
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| 20110081790 | CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTORS - A connector and a system for connectors of a mobile device wherein the connector is angled, that is, wherein the connector includes an external interface for receiving an external connection and an internal interface configured for connection to a printed circuit board, wherein the internal interface is connected to the external interface and the internal interface is at a predetermined angle with respect to the external interface. In a mobile device, the external interface is at an angle to a main printed circuit board of the mobile device. | 04-07-2011 |
Carl Finney, Ashburn, VA US
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| 20100182200 | MAGNITUDE-SQUARED COHERENCE FILTERING IN A TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL (TDOA) OR GROUP DELAY INTERFEROMETRIC GEOLOCATION SYSTEM - In a geolocation system for determining a geolocation of a target emitter, a method for determining the geolocation. The method comprising: (a) receiving a signal transmitted from the target emitter at each one of a plurality of sensors, a frequency spectrum associated with each signal; (b) determining a pairwise correlation between a first signal and a second signal from among the plurality of signals, the pairwise correlation determined at frequencies or within frequency bands within the frequency spectrum of at least one of the first and second signals; (c) identifying pairwise correlations below a predetermined threshold; (d) filtering the first and second signals by reducing a magnitude of energy at one or more frequencies or within one or more frequency bands to produce first and second filtered signals, the one or more frequencies or the one or more frequency bands selected responsive to pairwise correlations below the threshold; (e) determining a time difference estimate responsive to the first and second filtered signals; (f) repeating steps (b) through (e) for signals received at other of the plurality of sensors to determine additional pairwise time difference estimates; and (g) determining the geolocation of the target emitter from the piecewise time difference estimates. | 07-22-2010 |
Jennifer R. Finney, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20100305502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE ADVANCEMENT AND ROTATION - A system for moving an elongate medical device has at least one drive element for engaging and moving an elongate medical device. Various embodiments provide for moving the separate inner and outer elements of a telescoping medical device. Some systems also provide for the rotation of a rotatable distal element on a rotatable medical device or the rotation of extension element in a telescoping medical device. | 12-02-2010 |
Jerry Finney, Hickory, NC US
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| 20090304934 | METAL PLATING - A package plating machine may be used to metal-plate yarn directly on the package. Similar devices and methods can be used for metal-plating other materials, including staple fiber or tow fiber in a basket and woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric on a beam. | 12-10-2009 |
Jerry W. Finney, Hickory, NC US
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| 20100166832 | Silver coated nylon fibers and associated methods of manufacture and use - Silver coated nylon fibers are disclosed that can be used to make fabrics that are silver coated on one side of the fabric. Silver coated nylon fabrics provide an antimicrobial surface which remains on the surface and retains its antimicrobial characteristic until destroyed. The methods of adherence of the silver to the nylon fabric may be performed in a number of ways. The creation of a single fabric with one side silver coated and the other side being dyed or left natural is encompassed within this invention. In addition there can be more than two yarns creating the fabric such as the use of spandex to provide a more elastic garment. | 07-01-2010 |
John M. Finney, Eden Prairie, MN US
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| 20100310719 | Manufacture of seed derivative compositions - A method is used to separate fractions from a seed. This can be done by: | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110020519 | ENCAPSULATION OF OXIDATIVELY UNSTABLE COMPOUNDS - An encapsulated material is formed by congealing droplets of a molten blend of oxidatively unstable material and phytosterol in a chilling gas stream to form prilled cores containing oxidatively unstable material and phytosterol, and encapsulating the prilled cores in one or more protective shell layers to form free-flowing microparticles. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110052680 | ENCAPSULATION OF OXIDATIVELY UNSTABLE COMPOUNDS - An encapsulated material containing an oxidation-sensitive core is covered by at least a dried phospholipid layer, and contains at least one phytosterol in the core, the phospholipid layer or in a further layer or layers. By using microencapsulation, oxidatively unstable materials may be provided with a synthetic protective barrier and rendered less susceptible to oxidative degradation. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110059164 | ENCAPSULATION OF OXIDATIVELY UNSTABLE COMPOUNDS - An encapsulated material containing an oxidation-sensitive core is covered by at least a dried synthetic organelle layer and optional additional ingredients in the organelle layer or additional layers. By using microencapsulation to mimic or otherwise adapt the storage concepts used by seeds to protect triacylglycerol cores, oxidatively unstable materials may be provided with a synthetic, seed-like oxygen-resistant protective barrier and rendered less susceptible to oxidative degradation. | 03-10-2011 |
John Michael Finney, Mayer, MN US
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| 20080272332 | MICROENCAPSULATED HEAT DELIVERY VEHICLES - Microencapsulated delivery vehicles comprising an active agent are disclosed. In one embodiment, the microencapsulated delivery vehicles are heat delivery vehicles capable of generating heat upon activation. The microencapsulated heat delivery vehicles may be introduced into wet wipes such that, upon activation, the wet wipe solution is warmed resulting in a warm sensation on a user's skin. Any number of other active ingredients, such as cooling agents and biocides, can also be incorporated into a microencapsulated delivery vehicle. | 11-06-2008 |
Kevin R. Finney, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20110254208 | HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE - A furnace heats through both infrared radiation and convective air utilizing an infrared/purge gas design that enables improved temperature control to enable more uniform treatment of workpieces. The furnace utilizes lamps, the electrical end connections of which are located in an enclosure outside the furnace chamber, with the lamps extending into the furnace chamber through openings in the wall of the chamber. The enclosure is purged with gas, which gas flows from the enclosure into the furnace chamber via the openings in the wall of the chamber so that the gas flows above and around the lamps and is heated to form a convective mechanism in heating parts. | 10-20-2011 |
Mark Finney, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090085851 | NAVIGATION FOR A NON-TRADITIONALLY SHAPED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY FOR MOBILE HANDSET DEVICES - A method, apparatus, and electronic device for displaying data are disclosed. A non-rectangular addressable liquid crystal display | 04-02-2009 |
Mark L. Finney, Loganville, GA US
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| 20090100780 | STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL SYSTEM - A structural insulated panel system includes a frame including a first vertical frame member and a second vertical frame member and a top frame member and a bottom frame member. A first siding member is attached to one side of the frame and a second siding member is attached to an opposite side of the frame to form a cavity and an insulation material is provided within the cavity. A tongue portion includes a projection formed from the first vertical frame member disposed laterally outward from one vertical edge of the first and second siding members. A groove portion includes a recess formed from the second vertical frame member disposed laterally inward from an opposite vertical edge of the first and second siding members, so that the tongue portion from one panel is configured to mate with the groove portion of another panel to provide an assembly of multiple panels. | 04-23-2009 |
Michael Finney, Endicott, NY US
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| 20110046775 | Facility Wide Mixed Mail Sorting and/or Sequencing System and Components and Methods Thereof - The invention generally relates to a facility wide sorting and/or sequencing system for improving product processing operations and, more particularly, to a facility wide system and related functionality for simultaneously sorting and sequencing mixed mail pieces such as, for example, flats and letter mail pieces. The flats and letter mail pieces are placed in frames so that all types of mail pieces can be sorted and/or sequenced simultaneously through merging and diverting a stream of filled trays into and out of different streams at a full or substantially full transport speed. | 02-24-2011 |
Michael Finney, Danvers, MA US
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| 20100049306 | Infundibular Reducer Devices - Described is a prosthetic valve assembly comprising: a radially self-expandable stent configured to expand to bear against a wall of a native body lumen; and an implantable prosthetic valve, having a diameter, the valve being mounted inside the stent; wherein the diameter of the stent is greater than the diameter of the prosthetic valve. | 02-25-2010 |
Michael J. Finney, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110160073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUORESCENCE DETECTION WITH A MOVABLE DETECTION MODULE - A fluorescence detection apparatus for analyzing samples located in a plurality of wells in a thermal cycler and methods of use are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure attachable to the thermal cycler and a detection module movably mountable on the support structure. The detection module includes one or more channels, each having an excitation light generator and an emission light detector both disposed within the detection module. When the support structure is attached to the thermal cycler and the detection module is mounted on the support structure, the detection module is movable so as to be positioned in optical communication with different ones of the plurality of wells. The detection module is removable from the support structure to allow easy replacement. | 06-30-2011 |
Michael S. Finney, Hilliard, OH US
M. Parker Finney, Lockport, NY US
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| 20110005739 | Copper Alloy for Heat Exchanger Tube - An alloy comprising copper, nickel, tin and, optionally, phosphorus which can be used in, for example, a copper alloy tube for heat exchangers that provides excellent fracture strength and processability for reducing the weight of the tube and for use in high pressure applications with cooling media such as carbon dioxide. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110180244 | Copper Alloys and Heat Exchanger Tubes - Alloys comprising copper, iron, tin and, optionally, phosphorus or copper, zinc, tin and, optionally, phosphorus, which can be used in, for example, a copper alloy tube for heat exchangers that provides excellent fracture strength and processability for reducing the weight of the tube and for use in high pressure applications with cooling media such as carbon dioxide. | 07-28-2011 |
Randolph L. Finney, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090164507 | LEGAL DOCUMENT GENERATING SYSTEM - A system and method for generating divorce proceedings or other paperwork. The system includes a server computer system and a user computer system coupled to a network. The server computer system includes a memory that stores location-based divorce proceeding rules, and a processor with a graphical user interface component. The user computer system includes a user interface component coupled to a processing component. The user interface component presents the graphical user interfaces generated by the graphical user interface component and receives responses to the presented graphical user interfaces. The responses include a selection for the location for the divorce proceedings. The received responses are sent to the server computer system. The graphical user interface component generates graphical user interfaces based on at least one of the location selection or other received responses. The processor automatically generates completed divorce documents based on the received responses. | 06-25-2009 |
Robert E. Finney, Shoreline, WA US
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| 20100189726 | LPAAT-BETA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to triazines and the use thereof to inhibit lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase β (LPAAT-β) activity. The invention further relates to methods of treating cancer using said triazines. The invention also relates to methods for screening for LPAAT-β activity. | 07-29-2010 |
Steven D. Finney, Oxford, GA US
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| 20090100780 | STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANEL SYSTEM - A structural insulated panel system includes a frame including a first vertical frame member and a second vertical frame member and a top frame member and a bottom frame member. A first siding member is attached to one side of the frame and a second siding member is attached to an opposite side of the frame to form a cavity and an insulation material is provided within the cavity. A tongue portion includes a projection formed from the first vertical frame member disposed laterally outward from one vertical edge of the first and second siding members. A groove portion includes a recess formed from the second vertical frame member disposed laterally inward from an opposite vertical edge of the first and second siding members, so that the tongue portion from one panel is configured to mate with the groove portion of another panel to provide an assembly of multiple panels. | 04-23-2009 |
William F. Finney, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090219523 | Method and System for Measuring Sub-Surface Composition of a Sample - In a method for measuring a composition of a sample, an illumination surface area of the sample is illuminated using a light source, and light from a plurality of emitting surface areas of the sample is received, each emitting surface area at a different location, the received light scattered by the sample. A cumulative area of the illumination surface area is greater than a cumulative area of two emitting surface areas of the plurality of emitting surface areas. For each emitting surface area, spectral content information associated with received light corresponding to that emitting surface area is determined, and composition information corresponding to a sub-surface region of the sample is determined based on the determined spectral content information. Different shapes of illumination surface areas as well as the plurality of emitting surface areas may advantageously be utilized for various specimen or sample geometries or illumination sources. | 09-03-2009 |