Frank Charles
Frank Charles Licausi, Douglasville, GA US
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20090321481 | Backpack load carrying system - A lightweight ergonomic backpack load carrying system adapted to anatomically distributes a backpack load from the shoulders of a user onto the waist region thereof. The backpack load carrying system includes a waist support contoured to fit the waist of a user. A waist support frame extends from the waist support to a return connection. A backpack support frame extends from the return connection forming an acute angle with the waist support frame. A securing mechanism is adapted to secure the backpack load carrying system onto a backpack. | 12-31-2009 |
Frank Charles O'Brien-Bernini, Granville, OH US
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20150131296 | SEALING COVER FOR A RECESSED LIGHT - A recessed lighting fixture includes a housing, a baffle, a trim ring, a cover, and at least one attachment element. The housing includes an inner wall and side walls extending to an open outer end. The baffle is secured to the housing by at least one fastening element and includes a reflector wall extending through the outer end of the housing. The trim ring extends radially outward from the reflector wall beyond the outer end of the housing and defines a central opening. The cover includes a light transmitting panel and an attachment ring extending around an outer periphery of the light transmitting panel, with the attachment ring being sized and shaped to cover a circumference of the trim ring. The at least one attachment element secures the attachment ring to the trim ring, such that an air seal is effected between the attachment ring and the trim ring. | 05-14-2015 |
Frank Charles Scozzafava, New York, NY US
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20090293312 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHOE WITH CLIPS AND LOOPS - An article of footwear comprising a shoe base constructed and adapted for receiving a foot having a toe section and an ankle section with at least two loops fixedly attached to the toe section. A toe strap having two ends for securing the shoe base to the foot is removably attached to the loops proximate the toe section by a hoop like clip at each end of the toe strap. Each hoop like clip has an internal surface and two terminal ends defining a gap in the hoop and at least one spur on the internal surface of the hoop like clip proximate the gap. | 12-03-2009 |
20100282378 | HANDBAG WITH INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENTS - A handbag comprising a bag base having a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, and a back; at least two integrated loops attached to the front and at least two integrated loops attached to the back; a plurality of hoop-like clips wherein each of the integrated loops has at least one clip removably affixed thereto; and at least one first strap removably affixed to the hoop-like clips removably affixed to the front loops and at least one second strap removably affixed to the hoop-like clips removably affixed to the back loops. | 11-11-2010 |
20110106663 | METHOD OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS FOR MAKING AND SELLING ARTICLES OF APPAREL HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS - A method of conducting business for selling to a purchaser an article of apparel having interchangeable parts comprising the steps of offering for sale to a purchaser a multiplicity of base units of an article of apparel and a multiplicity of interchangeable components; providing a location for the purchaser to update the base unit with a purchase of a multiplicity of interchangeable components; creating an electronic purchaser user account to allow a purchaser to place an order of base units for the article of apparel and the interchangeable components; delivering the selected components to the purchaser; and updating the purchaser's user account to reflect the delivered components. | 05-05-2011 |
Frank Charles Sup, Amherst, MA US
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20120221119 | SYSTEMS AND CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING STABILITY IN POWERED LOWER LIMB DEVICES - Systems and methods are provided for controlling a lower limb device having at least one powered joint. The method includes detecting a stumble event based on one or more sensor signals associated with an overall motion lower limb device, classifying the stumble event based on sensor signals following the sensor signals associated with the stumble event, and selecting a stumble recovery strategy for the lower limb device based on the classification of the stumble event. | 08-30-2012 |
Frank Charles Sup, Iv, Nashville, TN US
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20090265018 | POWERED LEG PROSTHESIS AND CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR OBTAINING NEAR NORMAL GAIT - A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. | 10-22-2009 |
20110224803 | POWERED LEG PROSTHESIS AND CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR OBTAINING NEAR NORMAL GAIT - A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle, joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. | 09-15-2011 |
Frank Charles Sup, Iv, Amherst, MA US
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20120330439 | POWERED LEG PROSTHESIS AND CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR OBTAINING NEAR NORMAL GAIT - A powered leg prosthesis including a powered knee joint with a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint, a powered ankle joint coupled to the knee joint including an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint, a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, a plurality of sensors for measuring a real-time input, and controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. In the powered leg prosthesis, at least one of the knee motor unit or the ankle motor unit includes at least one drive stage, where the drive stage includes a rotary element for generating torque and at least one looped element affixed around the rotary element and configured for transmitting the torque to another rotary element coupled to a joint to be actuated. | 12-27-2012 |
20140114438 | POWERED LEG PROSTHESIS AND CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR OBTAINING NEAR NORMAL GAIT - A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. | 04-24-2014 |
20140195007 | POWERED LEG PROSTHESIS AND CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR OBTAINING NEAR NORMAL GAIT - A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower leg opposite the knee joint comprising an ankle joint and an ankle motor unit to deliver power to the ankle joint. The prosthesis further includes a prosthetic foot coupled to the ankle joint, at least one sensor for measuring a real-time input, and at least one controller for controlling movement of the prosthesis based on the real-time input. | 07-10-2014 |
Frank Charles Verk, Batesburg, SC US
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20110233089 | Caddy For Use With A Tool Case Such As A Drill Index Box - A caddy for use with a drill index box includes a base member configured to receive the drill index box. An attachment device is rotatably coupled to the base member, the attachment device having means for coupling to a wall when the attachment device is rotated to a first position relative to the base member. The attachment member may be coupled to a pegboard when the attachment device is rotated to a second position relative to the base member, the first position being distinct from the second position. The caddy includes a locking bar movably coupled to the base member to selectively restrain the drill index box between the base member and the locking bar. | 09-29-2011 |
Frank Charles Zegler, Centennial, CO US
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20100187364 | CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT DEPOT AND INTEGRAL SUNSHIELD - A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The depot has supporting subsystems to include station keeping equipment and communication equipment so that the depot can be independently controlled. Inflatable booms are used to deploy the sunshield in a desired pattern around the depot. | 07-29-2010 |
20100187365 | CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT DEPOT AND DEPLOYABLE SUNSHIELD - A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The depot has supporting subsystems to include station keeping equipment and communication equipment so that the depot can be independently controlled. Inflatable booms are used to deploy the sunshield in a desired pattern around the depot. | 07-29-2010 |
20120091280 | CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT DEPOT AND INTEGRAL SUNSHIELD - A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The depot has supporting subsystems to include station keeping equipment and communication equipment so that the depot can be independently controlled. Inflatable booms are used to deploy the sunshield in a desired pattern around the depot. | 04-19-2012 |
20120091281 | CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT DEPOT AND DEPLOYABLE SUNSHIELD - A cryogenic propellant depot and sunshield are provided for operation in earth orbit to fuel or refuel other space vehicles. The sunshield is deployed to effectively mitigate solar radiation emanating from the earth and the sun thereby providing a long term storage solution for cryogenic fluids prone to boil-off. The depot has supporting subsystems to include station keeping equipment and communication equipment so that the depot can be independently controlled. Inflatable booms are used to deploy the sunshield in a desired pattern around the depot. | 04-19-2012 |