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Charles M. Fortmann, Bellport, NY US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090050201 | SOLAR CELL - Disclosed is a photovoltaic solar cell and method for producing same for conversion of light into electric power using a composite film having micron sized down to nanometer sized particles sufficiently sized for precise light scattering. A matrix material is further provided having a substantially different refractive index to provide a refractive index contrast for light scattering. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100203364 | Energy Conversion Cell Having a Dielectrically Graded Region to Alter Transport, and Methods Thereof - Energy conversion devices and methods for altering transport of reaction species therein include use of a dielectrically graded structure (e.g., region, layer). For example, in photon energy conversion devices (e.g., solar cells) or in chemical energy conversion devices (e.g., fuel cells) one or more non-electric structures which provide a gradient in dielectric constant are positioned within the cell to alter the direction and/or rate of transport of a photo-generated or chemical reaction-generated species. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110100423 | Light Scattering and Transport for Photosensitive Devices - Apparatus and methods are described for efficiently transporting and using incident radiation falling on photosensitive devices and structures supporting photosensitive devices. For example, an apparatus includes a low-absorption medium capable of passing and absorbing incident radiation; a scattering material disposed over at least a portion of or within the low-absorption material, the scattering material permitting a portion of incident light to pass therethrough; and a reflective surface disposed adjacent to the low-absorption medium to reflect radiation towards or within the medium. | 05-05-2011 |
Charles Michael Fortmann, Bellport, NY US
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| 20100280223 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND PREDICTING PROTEIN AUTONOMOUS FOLDING - Techniques for determining an equilibrium structure of a protein in a predetermined environment, the protein having Ramachandran angles and a known denatured structure, are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a method is presented which involves determining a maximum RMS volume of the known denatured structure of the protein and calculating at least one force on the protein in its current structure in the predetermined environment. The net torque resulting from the at least one force for each of the Ramachandran angles of the protein is then determined. Then at least one section of the protein structure on a side of a Ramachandran angle with greatest torque is rotated to form a new structure. A new RMS volume for the new structure is then calculated, and the method is repeated using the new structure. The method ceases when the new RMS volume of the new protein structure is not less than the RMS volume of the starting structure. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100304983 | METHOD FOR PROTEIN STRUCTURE DETERMINATION, GENE IDENTIFICATION, MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS, AND PROTEIN DESIGN - An efficient computational method and system for predicting the folding regions and associated secondary and tertiary structures of a protein is disclosed. Methods and systems for sorting amino acid sequences based on predicted structures, as well as methods and systems for determining the presence or absence of genes in nucleic acid sequences or structural mutations in amino acid sequences are also disclosed. A method and system for the design of a protein is also disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
Gustavo Adolfo Fortmann, Peoria, IL US
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| 20100066743 | Method for improved visualization of dynamic values displayed in a digital format - A method is provided for improved visualization of digitally displayed values that change rapidly, based on the human ability to perceive only a certain amount of change within a specific time-frame. The changes to the value are displayed so that, whenever possible, only one digit changes within the time-frame thought to be ideal for a user to perceive the change of a single digit. The actual value displayed will follow the true value as closely as possible, hence, in most cases, only the digit that moves the displayed value closest to the true value will trigger a change during a perception time frame. If the true value stops changing, the displayed value will, by this fashion, completely catch up with the true value in a prompt manner and exactly match it. If the true value oscillates rapidly, the oscillation will only be displayed to the extent that it allows the viewer to perceive the changes. Only the amount of change that can be perceived is actually shown, thus greatly improving the readability of digital displays. | 03-18-2010 |
Robert C. Fortmann, Grayslake, IL US
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| 20080203082 | BANQUET CART INCLUDING HEAT RETENTION MATERIAL - A banquet cart includes a heater received in an opening in the bottom panel of the banquet cart. Plates of food are loaded into the interior compartment of the banquet cart in the kitchen. The heater includes a central heater unit and two heat retention material heating panels. The central heater unit heats the interior compartment of the banquet cart for twenty minutes. The central heater unit is turned off, and smaller heaters are turned on to heat the heat retention material heating panels for forty minutes. The smaller heaters are turned off and the banquet cart is rolled from the kitchen to a hallway proximate to the dining area for serving the plates of food to guests. The heated heat retention material heating panels can maintain the temperature of the air in the interior compartment of the banquet cart warm for approximately two hours and forty minutes, keeping the food in the banquet cart warm. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100288748 | WARMING CART - A cabinet is provided. The cabinet is configured to receive and support a plurality of trays therein. The cabinet includes a housing defining an enclosure with a top, a bottom, and right and left sides disposed between the top and bottom and a plurality of shelves disposed within the enclosure and disposed between the right and left sides in a spaced relationship. One or more heaters are disposed in conjunction with each of the plurality of shelves. A cover is disposed directly below at least some of the plurality of shelves, and configured to be slidably connected with respect to the shelf for selective placement into the enclosure or removal from the shelf. A control system is in electrical communication with the one or more heaters, and is configured to operate the one or more heaters in a predetermined manner. | 11-18-2010 |