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Adam Foust, Orlando, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090126367SEQUENTIAL COMBUSTION FIRING SYSTEM FOR A FUEL SYSTEM OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine combustion system for a turbine engine is disclosed. The gas turbine combustion system may include a plurality of combustor baskets positioned circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the turbine engine, at least one firing nozzle extending into each of the plurality of combustor baskets and a fuel delivery system in communication with each of the at least one firing nozzles and in communication with at least one fuel source. Each combustor basket may include a fuel flow control device of the fuel delivery system inline with each of the at least one firing nozzles in that combustor basket such that fuel flow to some of the combustor baskets can be shut off while fuel flow to firing nozzles in other combustor baskets remains unobstructed, thereby permitting some combustor baskets to remain non-fired while other combustor baskets are firing to reduce CO emissions.05-21-2009
20100162722TIP CLEARANCE CONTROL - Aspects of the invention relate to a system and method for actively managing blade tip clearances in a turbine engine, particularly under start up and steady state operating conditions. During start up, the rotor can be cooled while the blade ring can be heated. During steady state operation, the rotor may be heated while the blade ring may be cooled. The sources of the heating fluid and cooling fluid can be compressor delivery air, boiler steam and ambient air. The fluids can be compressed to maintain efficiency.07-01-2010

Adam M. Foust, Orlando, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100175387Cooling of Turbine Components Using Combustor Shell Air - A turbine engine assembly for a generator including a turbine engine having a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. An air bleed line is in communication with the combustor section for receiving combustor shell air from the combustor section and conveying the combustor shell air as bleed air to a plurality of stages of the turbine section. Bleed air is controlled to flow through the air bleed line when an operating load of the turbine engine assembly is less than a base load of the engine to bypass air exiting the compressor section around a combustor in the combustor section and effect a flow of high pressure combustor shell air to the stages of the turbine section.07-15-2010
20110094241GAS TURBINE STARTING PROCESS - A starting process for a gas turbine (04-28-2011

Brent Foust, Bonita, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120047453SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CALCULATIONS USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus and method for performing calculations is provided so that a paradigm of a tape is utilized in a calculator application that executes on a computing platform and which is configured to enable a user to see and interact with multiple virtual tapes that each show numerical values and operators. Each tape functions as a user-accessible memory and a memory value may be recalled from any one tape and that value placed on any other tape. The calculator application is configured to enable the user to enter a sequence of values and operators which are all displayable on a given tape, as well as support the user's ability to edit any value or operator that was previously entered on that tape. Calculations are updated to reflect the user's edits on both the tape currently being edited and any other tape that uses the edited tape as a memory.02-23-2012

Brent Foust, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120027269SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND MODIFYING A PERSONALIZED FACE CHART - A system and method for providing a personalized digital face chart. A digital image of a subject's face is obtained. A facial region of the digital image is identified from a background region of the digital image. A line drawing is generated based on at least the facial region of the digital image. The line drawing is stylized to generate a personalized digital face chart. A user interface configured to accept at least one face chart modification from a user is provided. The personalized digital face chart is modified based on the at least one face chart modification.02-02-2012

Bronson E. Foust, Mishicot, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100072155Carbody Connection System and Crane Using Same - A mobile lift crane includes a carbody made from two side members and two end cross members connected to each other with a carbody connection that can be disconnected such that the side members and end cross members can be individually transported between job sites and reassembled at a new job site. Preferably the two side members are interchangeable with each other when making the carbody, and the two end cross members are also interchangeable with each other. Further, each of the side members and end cross members preferably has a section of a roller path and section of a ring gear attached to them while being transported and assembled.03-25-2010

Dave Foust, Cincinnati, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100269461Filter Element Arrangement and Portable Air Cleaner Incorporating Same - A portable dust collection air cleaner assembly is provided. A access hatch is hinged to a dust collection bin to provide ready access to the filter element. The filter element may include an outer annular flange carrying a gasket that rests upon, engagement and seals against a top panel of the dust collection bin.10-28-2010

Donald Franklin Foust, Glenville, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186550METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ROLLERS FOR FORMING OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES - Apparatus and methods for forming optoelectronic devices such as an array of light emitting diodes or photovoltaic cells employ in one embodiment a roll-to-roll process in which a uniquely configured roller having a plurality of spaced-apart raised coating surfaces is aligned with a plurality of columns of first electrodes on a substrate for coating a plurality of spaced-apart strips of optoelectronic materials along the longitudinal direction of the substrate and on a plurality of spaced-apart columns of the first electrodes.07-23-2009

Patent applications by Donald Franklin Foust, Glenville, NY US

Gregory B. Foust, Euclid, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090285801Calcium-Sensing Receptor 2 (CaR2) and Methods for Using - The current disclosure provide a novel human calcium sensing receptor named CaR2 and the nucleotide sequence that encodes the receptor. The disclosure further provides antibodies specific for CaR2. Also disclosed are methods of identifying modulators of the receptor and methods of using the identified modulators to treat calcium receptor mediated conditions.11-19-2009

Gregory L. Foust, Plano, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090260697Valve Body with Dual Sense Mechanism - A gas regulator includes an actuator, a regulator valve, and a secondary device. Downstream pressure feedback is provided to the actuator and the secondary device via a Pitot tube disposed within an outlet of the regulator valve. The Pitot tube has a first branch having an end connected to the actuator to place the actuator control cavity and diaphragm in fluid communication with downstream pressure within the outlet for maintaining the outlet pressure at an actuator setpoint pressure. The Pitot tube also has a second branch having an end connected to the secondary device to place the interior of the secondary device in fluid communication with downstream pressure within the outlet for responding to changes in the downstream pressure when the outlet pressure diverges from a predetermined normal operating pressure range.10-22-2009
20090261281Balanced Port Housing with Integrated Flow Conditioning - A gas regulator includes an actuator, a valve, and a balanced port housing disposed within the valve for flow conditioning to convert turbulent flow within the valve to laminar flow when the fluid reaches the sensing point of a Pitot tube disposed within the outlet of the valve. The balancing port housing includes an opening through a sidewall and disposed between a valve port of the valve and the outlet. The opening may include a partial obstruction, such as baffles or a mesh screen over which the fluid flows to convert the turbulent flow to laminar flow. The regulator may further include balanced trim having a balancing diaphragm in fluid communication with the upstream pressure to apply a force to a valve disc of the valve in the opposite direction of the force applied to the valve disc by the upstream pressure so that the upstream pressure does not affect the regulator's control of the downstream pressure.10-22-2009
20100071786Pressure Loaded Service Regulator with Pressure Balanced Trim - A gas regulator includes an actuator, a regulator valve, and pressure loading device. The pressure loading device provides a pressure load to a surface of a diaphragm of the actuator to act against a downstream pressure being applied to the opposite surface of the diaphragm and being controlled by the regulator. As the downstream pressure varies and the diaphragm displaces to move a control element to regulate the downstream pressure, the pressure loading device maintains a specified load pressure. The regulator may further include a balanced trim applying a balancing force to offset a force of an upstream pressure on the control element.03-25-2010
20110174381Fluid Regulator Having Pressure Registration Flow Modifier - A fluid regulating device includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, a valve port, and a control element shiftable within the valve body. A control assembly includes an actuator coupled to the control element and includes a diaphragm disposed adjacent a diaphragm chamber. A sense tube has a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion, the first end positioned to communicate with the diaphragm chamber, the second end disposed adjacent the outlet, and the intermediate portion disposed adjacent an intermediate portion of the outlet. The sense tube includes a shoulder and a flared portion, with the flared portion disposed adjacent the second end.07-21-2011

Patent applications by Gregory L. Foust, Plano, TX US

Gregory Lawrence Foust, Plano, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080256754MULTI-TOOL ADJUSTING SCREW - An adjusting screw configured to be adjustable by multiple different tools is described. An example adjusting screw includes a cylindrical body portion having a first end, a second end, and an outer curved surface. At least a portion of the outer curved surface has threads to engage an internally threaded opening. The example adjusting screw also includes a first raised portion on the first end and offset from a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and a second raised portion on the first end and offset from the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and opposing the first raised portion. Each of the first and second raised portions is configured to engage a first socket to turn the cylindrical body about the longitudinal axis. Additionally, the first and second raised portions are configured to engage a second socket larger than the first socket to turn the cylindrical body about the longitudinal axis.10-23-2008
20080258098MODULAR REGULATOR PLATFORM - Apparatus to configure fluid regulators are described. In one example, a stem guide for use with a fluid regulator is described. The stem guide includes a body having an opening to slidably receive a valve stem and an outer surface having a plurality of circumferential seals that removably couple the body within a bore of a regulator casing and align the body with the regulator casing or a valve.10-23-2008
20100147400INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE APPARATUS FOR USE WITH LOADING REGULATORS - An example loading regulator having an internal relief valve apparatus includes a body having a loading diaphragm disposed between a first casing and a second casing. The first casing and a first side of the loading diaphragm define a first chamber and the second casing and a second side of the loading diaphragm define a second chamber. A relief valve assembly is coupled to the loading diaphragm. The relief valve assembly includes a relief valve seat having an aperture that forms a passageway to fluidly couple the first chamber and the second chamber and a relief valve plug movably coupled to the relief valve seat. The relief valve plug is to move away from the relief valve seat to a bleed position to allow the flow of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber in response to an outlet pressure substantially greater than a pressure at which the loading regulator enters a lock-up condition.06-17-2010

Harry D. Foust, La Crosse, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090294110Spaced plate heat exchanger - A brazed aluminum counter-flow heat exchanger particularly suited for use in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is produced by assembling and welding subassemblies of corrugated fins that were previously vacuumed brazed in a stacked group. After the brazing operation, the stacked group of subassemblies are later separated and rearranged to create a subsequent stack of alternating layers of corrugated layers and layers having wide open saltwater passageways. To complete the unit, a friction stir welding process provides final exterior weld seams that penetrate to the internal saltwater passageways in the heat exchanger. The full weld penetration eliminates corrosion-conducive crevices at the welded joints, thus making the aluminum heat exchanger suitable for saltwater use.12-03-2009

Kevin Dale Foust, Irvine, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100175348DENTAL PACKAGE - A dental package and a method of making such dental package for holding flowable dental material. The method comprising the steps of providing a container having an opening and providing first portion of a flowable dental material in the container. Further the method comprises hardening a predetermined second portion of the flowable dental material to form a a closure that closes the opening. The invention provides for improved manufacturing and for facilitating the use of the package.07-15-2010

Matthew J. Foust, St. Paul, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110166679AUDIO FILE EDITING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An audio file editing system enabling creation and editing of audio content within a single multi-layer audio file. The audio editor and method of the invention enables “layering” of audio content relative to other audio content within a single file to create a multi-layered audio file. This enables audio information to be combined in a way that keeps all content active and editable until the final product. An unlimited number of layers can be assembled within a file, constrained only by practical file size limits and system capabilities.07-07-2011

Steven B. Foust, Spring Park, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110153408SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOYALTY CARD AND COUPON REGISTRATION AND OPT OUT VIA A WIRELESS APPARATUS - A registration and opting out system and method for the receipt of barcodes for coupons, loyalty cards, services discounts and other uses via a wireless apparatus by using text messaging or Near-Field Communications. The system can incorporate methods and processes to convey the offerings to multiple wireless apparatuses simultaneously. The system can register wireless apparatuses for offerings for multiple entities from a single system. The system may be centralized or its components distributed across various network locations. A wireless apparatus can be registered with more than one offering entity on the system. The system may provide a directory of services discount offerings accessible by a single text message containing individual codes, each code representing specific discount offerings, such offerings transmitted to the wireless apparatus after being parsed. The system provides means to update and change personal information and preferences via the internet, accessible from a wireless apparatus or personal computer.06-23-2011

Thomas F. Foust, Carmel, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090315478LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING MASTER AND SLAVE LIGHTING FIXTURES - A lighting system includes a master lighting fixture and at least one slave lighting fixture. Each lighting fixture includes a base, a light source, and a controller. The master lighting fixture includes a master controller contained within its base and a set of buttons to control the operation of all of the lighting fixtures. The master controller wirelessly transmits a control signal to the slave lighting fixtures depending on depression of the buttons by a user in order to be able to individually control all of the lighting fixtures in the system by utilizing buttons on the master lighting fixture. The fixtures may be disposed anywhere within a room or other location, and, without the need for additional wiring, operation of one device allows for the control of all of the devices within the system. Each lighting fixture may be in the form of a standard table lamp, floor lamp or other form of lighting fixture.12-24-2009