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Forrest Chumley, Manhattan, KS US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100017916Systems for reducing biomass recalcitrance - Improved systems and methods for reducing costs and increasing yields of cellulosic ethanol including compositions of matter comprising plant biomass and cell wall-modifying enzyme polypeptides and transgenic plants expression cell wall-modifying enzyme polypeptides.01-21-2010

Forrest Deuth, Palo Alto, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090123814POWER SOURCE AND METHOD OF MANAGING A POWER SOURCE - In one embodiment, the invention includes a power source having a plurality of battery groups and a processor coupled to the groups and adapted to electrically disconnect a group from the power source. Each group includes a plurality of cells, a sensor adapted to sense operating parameters of the cells, and a protection circuit coupled to the sensor. In another embodiment, the invention includes a method of managing a power source with a two-tier approach. On a group level, the method includes retrieving cell data representative of the operating parameters of the cells of the group and managing the connection state of the group based on the retrieved cell data. On a system level, the method includes, retrieving group data representative of the operating parameters of the groups and managing the connection state of the group based on the retrieved group data.05-14-2009

Forrest Rhoads, Thalwit CH

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110066616Systems, Methods, and Software for Presenting Legal Case Histories - Systems and methods for automatically processing a textual document by identifying occurrences of a piece of text having a predetermined format in the textual document; determining a depth-of-treatment value for each piece of formatted text in the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value indicating a depth of treatment in the textual document afforded to the particular piece of formatted text; associating an abstract with each piece of formatted text in the textual document; and generating a data record containing each identified piece of formatted text from the textual document, the depth-of-treatment value and the abstract associated with each piece of formatted text in the textual document.03-17-2011

Forrest Smith, Santa Ana, CA US

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20110079538LIGHT WEIGHT PRODUCT CUSHIONING DEVICE - Disclosed is a unitary product cushioning device for supporting shock sensitive products during transport in an exterior container, comprising a product support region having a platform; a flap hingedly connected on either side of the product support region for folding upwards and towards the product support region; a plurality of ribs on each flap and product support region, the ribs defining product-supporting cavities therebetween for receiving and supporting the products; a cutout between each flap and product support region. Fold stops may hingedly connect each flap and product support region, the fold stop being angled to facilitate folding of the flap towards the product support region to form a generally ā€œUā€ shape in the exterior container.04-07-2011

Forrest Smith, Santa Anna, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090045098Light Weight Product Cushioning Device - Disclosed is a unitary product cushioning device for supporting shock sensitive products during transport in an exterior container, comprising a product support region having a platform; a flap hingedly connected on either side of the product support region for folding upwards and towards the product support region; a plurality of ribs on each flap and product support region, the ribs defining product-supporting cavities therebetween for receiving and supporting the products; a cutout between each flap and product support region. Fold stops may hingedly connect each flap and product support region, the fold stop being angled to facilitate folding of the flap towards the product support region to form a generally ā€œUā€ shape in the exterior container.02-19-2009
20100126903PRODUCT CUSHIONING DEVICE FOR PACKAGING SHOCK SENSITIVE PRODUCTS - Disclosed is a product cushioning device for supporting a shock sensitive product during shipping, said product cushioning structure being made of a moldable resilient plastics material. The device comprises a plurality of device surfaces suitably shaped and sized to accommodate the shock sensitive product, one of the plurality of device surfaces including a product supporting region at least partially surrounded by product contacting walls, and having a product supporting platform in the lower region thereof; and a three-dimensional structural feature formed into a least one of the plurality of device surfaces; wherein the three-dimensional structural feature serves to control the amount and rate of deflection in the event of impact. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional structural feature comprises a plurality of lines of weakness in a projecting part protruding from at least one device surface being formed of a male mold, wherein in use a top portion of the projecting part rests against the product. In another embodiment, the three-dimensional structural feature comprises at least one donut shaped cavity in the product receiving cavity. Also disclosed is a method of making a product cushioning device in accordance with the teachings of this invention.05-27-2010

Forrest Xu, West Covina, CA US

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20090188287Axial spring balancing pin tumbler lock - An axial pin tumbler lock including a shell comprising a plurality of chambers formed in a radial pattern around a circle; a rotatable plug containing a through hole for mounting a center post, a main bore for receiving a tubular key, a first plurality of chambers formed in a radial pattern around a circle on its front end and arranged in such a way that each one of the first chambers in the plug extends coaxially with a corresponding chamber on said shell, and a second plurality of chambers formed in a radial pattern around a relatively smaller circle on its rear end, disposed in the shell; a plurality of spring-loaded driver pins disposed in the chambers on said shell; a plurality of spring loaded balance pins disposed in the second chambers and a plurality of combination pins disposed in the first chambers of said plug and initially extended into the chambers on said shell under compound extension force of the balance springs and the driver springs when the plug is at its locking position.07-30-2009
20100024499High Security Cylinder Lock - A high security cylinder lock includes a housing comprising a plurality of driver pin bores for disposing spring loaded driver pins; a plug rotatable within the housing comprising a plurality of balancing pin bores for disposing spring loaded balancing pins and a plurality of combination pin bores for disposing combination pins. Each combination pin is sandwiched between a driver pin and a balancing pin. The extension force of the balancing spring at its pre-load length is greater than the extension force of the driver spring at its fully-load length. The compound force causes at least one combination pin partially extended into a corresponding driver pin bore in the housing when the plug is at its first rotational orientation in case of no key engaged. The key profile pushes the balancing pins to move to such position that all mating surfaces of the combination pins and the driver pins to lies onto the shear line of the lock. The balancing pin, balancing spring and balancing spring seal set may be substituted by magnetic balancing pin and magnetic seal pin set.02-04-2010