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Adam Garland, Melrose, MA US
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20120329030 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT - A system and method of knowledge assessment provides for a computer-executable program capable of generating a user's knowledge profile based on answers to queries posed to the user via a communication network. The user's knowledge profile can be used for creating a detail curriculum in a specific academic subject for the user to pursue or for comparing with the knowledge profile of one or more other users. The detail curriculum, or knowledge path, arranges the subjects to be learned in a hierarchical manner so that the user can determine which subject categories must be mastered before moving to other categories and concepts. | 12-27-2012 |
Adam Garland, Worcester, MA US
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20080256392 | Techniques for prioritizing test dependencies - Techniques for prioritizing test dependencies are described. A computer system employing such techniques may present a test structure for a set of test cases. The test structure may comprise prioritized test cases and dependencies between test cases. The dependencies may be based on predicted test case failure given failure of another test case. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-16-2008 |
Akhil Demian Garland, Harrisville, NH US
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20080229645 | System and method of protecting a pre-defined unenclosed area from mosquitoes and other biting insects - A method of protecting a pre-defined, at least partially open area, such as a outdoor deck, patio or gazebo, from mosquitoes and other biting insects by removing the scents emitted by humans and pets that occupy the pre-defined area. The scents (Carbon Dioxide, Lactic Acid, as well as other body odors and scents) from humans and animals are either vacuumed and exhausted to an area away from the pre-defined area, or pushed out of the predefined area, thus making it difficult or impossible for a mosquito or other biting insect to identify that humans or pets are occupying the pre-defined area. This method is environmentally friendly, does not emit chemicals or poisons, and allows the occupants of the protected, pre-defined, unenclosed area to enjoy the out of doors without having to have windows, roofs, or screens obscuring airflow and the view of the landscape or heavens. | 09-25-2008 |
Ben Garland, Livermore, CA US
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20150226952 | Multi-Surface Optical 3D Microscope - A method of detecting multi-surfaces of an object includes providing an imaging system capable of detecting surfaces of the object. After system parameters are set up, two-dimensional images of the object at multiple Z steps can be acquired. Each surface of the object can then be extracted using two steps. In a first step, the surface can be constructed based on a confidence threshold. In a second step, the surface can be enhanced using an interpolation filter. | 08-13-2015 |
20150226953 | Multi-Surface Optical 3D Microscope - A method of detecting multi-surfaces of an object includes providing an imaging system capable of detecting surfaces of the object. After system parameters are set up, two-dimensional images of the object at multiple Z steps can be acquired. Each surface of the object can then be extracted using two steps. In a first step, the surface can be constructed based on a confidence threshold. In a second step, the surface can be enhanced using an interpolation filter. | 08-13-2015 |
Charles S. Garland, Athens, GA US
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20150122107 | INTERCHANGEABLE DRUM HEAD COVER - An interchangeable drum head cover is disclosed which enables use of multiple advertisements, band identifiers or other visual indicia on a drum or like instrument. A drum head cover with a specific identifier, advertisement or other indicia printed thereon includes a flexible attachment means on its periphery that facilitates quick exchange of covers as needed. A pouch for storage of the cover can be formed as an attachment to the cover. | 05-07-2015 |
Dan Garland, Iowa City, IA US
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20090256018 | MOBILE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING ROCK WHILE ISOLATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM EXCESSIVE VIBRATION - A mobile rock crushing vehicle with a detachable electronic control box which can be automatically lifted, by a pair of hydraulic pivoting arms, off the vehicle, lowered and set upon any vibration damping and isolating mass, such as the earth, all by moving a hydraulic lever. The pair of pivoting arms further automatically configure a reduced-vibration transmitting connection when the electronic control box is set upon the ground. | 10-15-2009 |
20110253816 | MOBILE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING ROCK WHILE ISOLATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM EXCESSIVE VIBRATION - A mobile rock crushing vehicle with a detachable electronic control box which can be automatically lifted, by a pair of hydraulic pivoting arms, off the vehicle, lowered and set upon any vibration damping and isolating mass, such as the earth, all by moving a hydraulic lever. The pair of pivoting arms further automatically configures a reduced-vibration transmitting connection when the electronic control box is set upon the ground. | 10-20-2011 |
Dan Garland, Park City, UT US
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20140182936 | Storage, Handling and Positioning Device for Drill Rods and Methods Thereof - Implementations described herein comprise systems, apparatus and methods for drill string component storage, handling and positioning devices. The handling device can comprise a magazine assembly configured for storing and handling elongate members having a magazine assembly and at least one conveyor roller chain operatively associated with the magazine assembly. The magazine assembly can further comprise an internal path having a loading aperture and a dispensing aperture disposed on opposing ends of the internal path. The at least one conveyor roller chain can be configured to controllably urge the at least one drill string component from the loading aperture to the dispensing aperture. The handling device can further comprise an armature assembly operatively associated with the magazine assembly. The armature assembly can be configured to selectively grasp one of the at least one drill string components located at the dispensing aperture and subsequently move the drill string component to a desired position. | 07-03-2014 |
Dan L. Garland, Iowa City, IA US
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20110192769 | COLLAPSIBLE MOBILE MATERIAL PROCESSING PLANT WITH FLEXIBLE HOPPER - A mobile collapsible screen and cone crusher combination where the screen is pivoted forward and downward for transport and a rubber hopper is coupled to the fines conveyor so as to permit a hinged connection and a sliding connection between the flexible hopper and the fines conveyor. A plurality of flexible matter edge plates are used at the rear of the flexible hopper to facilitate proper compression and expansion of the flexible hopper. A selectable maintenance catch is used to allow the screen to be elevated to an intermediate height for maintenance. | 08-11-2011 |
20120145608 | COLLAPSIBLE MOBILE MATERIAL PROCESSING PLANT WITH FLEXIBLE HOPPER - A mobile collapsible screen and cone crusher combination where the screen is pivoted forward and downward for transport and a rubber hopper is coupled to the fines conveyor so as to permit a hinged connection and a sliding connection between the flexible hopper and the fines conveyor. A plurality of flexible matter edge plates are used at the rear of the flexible hopper to facilitate proper compression and expansion of the flexible hopper. A selectable maintenance catch is used to allow the screen to be elevated to an intermediate height for maintenance. | 06-14-2012 |
Diana H. Garland, Sandy Hook, VA US
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20120209635 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR ACCESSING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION - The present invention relates generally to systems, methods and software applications for storing, retrieving, and displaying information. More particularly, the present invention relates to providing a comprehensive, interactive tool for storing, retrieving, and displaying agent identifying information and agent commission information. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving agent identifying information and agent commission information; analyzing and sorting the received agent identifying information and agent commission information; saving the agent identifying information and the agent commission information; providing an interactive display of the agent identifying information and the agent commission information; providing interactive access to a display of detailed agent identifying information; and providing interactive access to a display of detailed agent commission information. | 08-16-2012 |
Doug Garland, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150058730 | GAME EVENT DISPLAY WITH A SCROLLABLE GRAPHICAL GAME PLAY FEED - A method is disclosed for receiving a plurality of play events associated with a sporting event, wherein each play event of the plurality of play events comprises a game clock time, a description, and identifies a sports team of a plurality of sports teams; for each play event in the plurality of play events: generating a graphical tile that is associated with the play event; configuring an appearance of the graphical tile based, at least in part, on the description and the sports team of the play event; causing to display a graphical tile list in a graphical user interface of a mobile computing device, wherein the graphical tile list includes one or more of the graphical tiles listed in a chronological order based on the game clock time in the play event associated with each graphical tile. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058780 | GAME EVENT DISPLAY WITH SCROLL BAR AND PLAY EVENT ICONS - A method is disclosed for receiving a plurality of play events associated with a sporting event, wherein each play event of the plurality of play events comprises a timestamp; for each of the play events, associating the play event with a sports team of a plurality of sports teams; for each of the play events, associating with the play event a particular icon from among a plurality of different icons based, at least in part, on the sports team that is associated with the play event; causing to display a bar in a graphical user interface of a mobile computing device, wherein the bar represents at least a portion of a time duration of the sporting event; for each of the play events, causing to display the particular icon at a position in the bar, wherein the position is based, at least in part, on the timestamp of the event. | 02-26-2015 |
Douglas P. Garland, Palo Alto, CA US
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20110026468 | MULTI-NETWORK TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for centralized routing of voice communication over multiple communication networks including receiving at an electronic call routing system an incoming call from a calling device to a first telephone number of a mobile device. The method further includes selecting a calling address of the mobile device from among a voice over internet protocol address of the mobile device on an internet protocol network and a cellular telephone number of the mobile device on a cellular telephone network. The first telephone number is different than the cellular telephone number and the selection of the calling address is performed substantially without participation by the cellular telephone network. The method further includes connecting the incoming call to the selected calling address of the mobile device. | 02-03-2011 |
Eric Garland, Barrington, IL US
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20110153193 | NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USERS HAVING DIFFERENT PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATIONS - Navigation systems and methods for users having different physical classifications are described. An example method of navigating a user to a destination based on a selected physical classification includes identifying, based on user selection, the physical classification associated with the user and the destination and determining a route to the destination to accommodate the selected physical classification. Additionally, the example method includes conveying the route to the user and alerting the user of one or more items of interest associated with the selected physical classification and the determined route. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161095 | PERSONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SUITE - Certain examples provide a personal health management system including a data store, a processor, and a user interface. The data store is to store data related to patient health, the data store to store at least personal health record data for a patient. The processor is to gather and process data from the data store to determine a personalized plan of care for the patient using patient health data from the personal health record for the patient, patient preference information, and patient insurance information. The user interface is to display information related to the personalized plan of care for the patient and to facilitate user review and interaction with the displayed plan of care and the underlying patient health data. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161097 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and systems for scheduling appointments in healthcare environments are described. An example method of scheduling appointments in healthcare environments includes determining a patient's availability and priority level and identifying, based on patient selection, one of a plurality of time slots. Additionally, the example method includes identifying another patient's willingness to reschedule their appointment for compensation if the one of the plurality of time slots is scheduled by the other patient, scheduling the patient in the one of the plurality of time slots using a processor if the one of the plurality of time slots is available or if the other patient has indicated a willingness to reschedule their appointment for compensation and compensating the other patient if the one of the plurality of time slots was previously scheduled by the other patient. | 06-30-2011 |
Eric David Kiger Garland, Glen Burnie, MD US
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20120030217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND VISUALIZING ENUMERATED INFORMATION - A system and method for analyzing clinical data includes a reference database comprising a stored set of reference data comprising enumerated results of a reference population for a clinical test. The system also includes a patient database comprising a stored set of clinical data corresponding to a patient result for the clinical test that is selected from the enumerated results. A processor is included in the system and is programmed to access the patient and reference databases, identify a distribution of reference data over the enumerated test results, and calculate a relevance index based on the distribution of reference data. The processor is further programmed to compare the patient result to the distribution of reference data, calculate a disagreement index based on the comparison, and calculate a deviation index from the relevance and disagreement indices. A graphical user interface is also included to output a visualization of the deviation index. | 02-02-2012 |
Erik Garland, Royal Oak, MI US
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20110204608 | ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE KNEE BOLSTER COVER - An energy absorbing panel assembly for the interior of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The energy absorbing panel assembly, typically the knee bolster panel adjacent the steering wheel, includes an energy absorbing structure integrally molded to the panel. The energy absorbing structure includes three outer side walls and a top wall. The outer side walls extend from the same side of the top wall to the panel. Extending from the top wall to the panel is at least one top wall supporting rib. The rib is positioned between the outer side walls. Ordinarily at least two such ribs will be provided. At least one of the outer walls is at an obtuse angle relative to the plane of the top wall. All three of the outer walls may be at an obtuse angle relative to the plane of the top wall. In addition to the one or more ribs extending from the top wall to the panel between the outer side walls one or more outer wall-supporting ribs may also be provided extending between the outer side walls and intersecting the top wall supporting rib. Lateral supports may be provided between the outer side walls and the panel. | 08-25-2011 |
Gavin Garland, Washington, DC US
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20150139732 | GELATIN SOLUTION - A method of preventing soil erosion in, among areas, seaside locations, includes drilling holes in the ground and filling the holes with a mixture of the soil and gelatin, and then curing the mixture in situ to form a barrier against soil erosion. | 05-21-2015 |
Gene L. Garland, New Durham, NH US
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20100024272 | MUZZLE LOADING RIFLE WITH REMOVABLE BREECH PLUG - A muzzle loading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face abuts the breech end of the barrel. A breech plug is removably attached to the barrel, and is connected to the barrel by way of interrupted, or multistart threads, or locking lugs. The breech plug may have a rear face that abuts the breech face when the frame is closed, so that a primer contained in a primer pocket in the rear of the breech plug is fully supported on all sides. | 02-04-2010 |
20110005116 | MUZZLE LOADING RIFLE WITH BREECH PLUG HAVING GAS SEAL FACILITY - A muzzle loading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and the barrel has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face abuts the breech end of the barrel. A breech plug is removably attached to the barrel. The breech plug including a seal element closely received by the bore. The seal element may be a set of piston rings that are received in a circumferential groove about a forward end of the plug, or may be a cup at the forward end, with a forward rim that flares under pressure to provide a gas seal. | 01-13-2011 |
20110138669 | MUZZLELOADING RIFLE WITH BREECH PLUG HAVING GAS SEAL FACILITY - A muzzleloading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and the barrel has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face abuts the breech end of the barrel. A breech plug is removably attached to the barrel. The breech plug including a seal element closely received by the bore. The seal element may be a set of piston rings that are received in a circumferential groove about a forward end of the plug, or may be a cup at the forward end, with a forward rim that flares under pressure to provide a gas seal. | 06-16-2011 |
20120192473 | MUZZLELOADING RIFLE WITH BREECH PLUG HAVING GAS SEAL FACILITY - A muzzleloading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and the barrel has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face abuts the breech end of the barrel. A breech plug is removably attached to the barrel. The breech plug including a seal element closely received by the bore. The seal element may be a set of piston rings that are received in a circumferential groove about a forward end of the plug, or may be a cup at the forward end, with a forward rim that flares under pressure to provide a gas seal. | 08-02-2012 |
20120304519 | BREECH PLUG - A muzzle loading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face abuts the breech end of the barrel. A breech plug is removably attached to the barrel, and is connected to the barrel by way of interrupted, or multistart threads, or locking lugs. The breech plug may have a rear face that abuts the breech face when the frame is closed, so that a primer contained in a primer pocket in the rear of the breech plug is fully supported on all sides. | 12-06-2012 |
20130174458 | Muzzle Loading Rifle with Breech Plug Having Gas Seal Facility - A barrel for use with a muzzle loading firearm has an elongated sleeve with rifling along at least a portion of its inner surface. The sleeve has a muzzle end and a breach end. The breech end has internal threading and a smooth cylindrical section. A portion of the smooth cylindrical section is configured to deform a sealing element on a breech plug from an initial diameter to a smaller final diameter during insertion of the breech plug into the breech end of the sleeve. | 07-11-2013 |
20130298437 | Breech Plug - A breech plug for a muzzle loading firearm is attachable to a barrel having a muzzle end and a breech end. A breech element having a breech face is connected to the breech end of the barrel. The breech element moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face abuts the breech end of the barrel. A breech plug body is removably attachable to the breech end of the barrel. The breech plug body has a rear face that abuts the breech face when the breech element is closed, so that a primer contained in a primer pocket in the rear face of the breech plug body is fully supported on all sides. | 11-14-2013 |
Gerald Andrew Garland, Kingsville, MD US
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20100026276 | Method and Apparatus for Fast Fault Detection - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a fault condition on a power system. By rectifying power system phase voltages to produce a rectified waveform, and filtering the rectified waveform or a representation of the rectified waveform through a finite gain synchronous band pass filter to generate a synchronous band pass filter output waveform that indicates the magnitude of a predefined harmonic frequency component, a fault condition on a power system can be identified. | 02-04-2010 |
Harry B. Garland, San Francisco, CA US
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20100262950 | EDITING OF TWO DIMENSIONAL SOFTWARE CONSUMABLES WITHIN A COMPLEX THREE DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL APPLICATION AND METHOD - A set of methods and tools are described that permit a user to interact with a two dimensional (2D) photograph or image as if photograph or image is a three dimensional (3D) image of photograph. | 10-14-2010 |
Jacob B. Garland, Marietta, GA US
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20120059656 | Speech Signal Similarity - A method for determining a similarity between a first audio source and a second audio source includes: for the first audio source, determining a first frequency of occurrence for each of a plurality of phoneme sequences and determining a first weighted frequency for each of the plurality of phoneme sequences based on the first frequency of occurrence for the phoneme sequence; for the second audio source, determining a second frequency of occurrence for each of a plurality of phoneme sequences and determining a second weighted frequency for each of the plurality of phoneme sequences based on the second frequency of occurrence for the phoneme sequence; comparing the first weighted frequency for each phoneme sequence with the second weighted frequency for the corresponding phoneme sequence; and generating a similarity score representative of a similarity between the first audio source and the second audio source based on the results of the comparing. | 03-08-2012 |
20120278071 | TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEM - A transcription system automates the control of the playback of the audio to accommodate the user's ability to transcribe the words spoken. In some examples, a delay between playback and typed input is estimated by processing the typed words using a wordspotting approach. The estimated delay is used as in input to an automated speed control, for example, to maintain a target or maximum delay between playback and typed input. | 11-01-2012 |
20130035936 | LANGUAGE TRANSCRIPTION - A transcription system is applicable to transcription for a language in which there is limited pronunciation and/or acoustic data. A transcription station is configured using pronunciation data and acoustic data for use with the language. The pronunciation data and/or the acoustic data is initially from another dialect of a language, another language from a language group, or is universal (e.g., not specific to any particular language). A partial transcription of the audio recording is accepted via the transcription station (e.g., from a transcriptionist). One or more repetitions of one or more portions of the partial transcription are identified in the audio recording, and can be accepted during transcription. The pronunciation data and/or the acoustic data is updated in a bootstrapping manner during transcription, thereby improving the efficiency of the transcription process. | 02-07-2013 |
20130060572 | TRANSCRIPT RE-SYNC - In an aspect, in general, method for aligning an audio recording and a transcript includes receiving a transcript including a plurality of terms, each term of the plurality of terms associated with a time location within a different version of the audio recording, forming a plurality of search terms from the terms of the transcript, determining possible time locations of the search terms in the audio recording, determining a correspondence between time locations within the different version of the audio recording associated with the search terms and the possible time locations of the search terms in the audio recording, and aligning the audio recording and the transcript including updating the time location associated with terms of the transcript based on the determined correspondence. | 03-07-2013 |
Jacob Benjamin Garland, Norcross, GA US
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20150237298 | SUPPLEMENTARY MEDIA VALIDATION SYSTEM - A method for preparing supplementary media content for coordinated transmission with multimedia content includes accepting the multimedia content including an audio portion, accepting the supplementary media content associated with the multimedia content, and validating the supplementary media content according to the audio portion of the multimedia content. | 08-20-2015 |
James Garland, Aurora, IL US
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20110139227 | TUNNEL HETEROJUNCTIONS IN GROUP IV / GROUP II-VI MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS - A photovoltaic cell comprises a first subcell formed of a Group IV semiconductor material, a second subcell formed of a Group II-VI semiconductor material, and a tunnel heterojunction interposed between the first and second subcells. A first side of the tunnel heterojunction is formed by a first layer that is adjacent to a top surface of the first subcell. The first layer is of a first conductivity type, is comprised of a highly doped Group IV semiconductor material. The other side of the tunnel heterojunction is formed by a second layer that adjoins the lower surface of the second subcell. The second layer is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, and is comprised of a highly doped Group II-VI semiconductor material. The tunnel heterojunction permits photoelectric series current to flow through the subcells. | 06-16-2011 |
20110162697 | TUNNEL HOMOJUNCTIONS IN GROUP IV / GROUP II-VI MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS - A photovoltaic cell comprises a first subcell formed of a Group IV semiconductor material, a second subcell formed of a Group II-VI semiconductor material, and a tunnel homojunction interposed between the first and second subcells. A first side of the tunnel homojunction is formed by a first layer that is adjacent to a top surface of the first subcell. The first layer is of a first conductivity type and is comprised of a highly doped Group IV semiconductor material. The other side of the tunnel homojunction is formed by a second layer that adjoins the lower surface of the second subcell. The second layer is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type and also is comprised of a highly doped Group IV semiconductor material. The tunnel homojunction permits photoelectric series current to flow through the subcells. | 07-07-2011 |
James W. Garland, Aurora, IL US
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20100096001 | HIGH EFFICIENCY MULTIJUNCTION II-VI PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS - A Group II-VI photovoltaic solar cell comprising at least two and as many as five subcells stacked upon one another. Each subcell has an emitter layer and a base layer, with the base of the first subcell being made of silicon, germanium, or silicon-germanium. The remaining subcells are stacked on top of the first subcell and are ordered such that the band gap gets progressively smaller with each successive subcell. Moreover, the thicknesses of each subcell are optimized so that the current from each subcell is substantially equal to the other subcells in the stack. Examples of suitable Group II-VI semiconductors include CdTe, CdSe, CdSeTe, CdZnTe, CdMgTe, and CdHgTe. | 04-22-2010 |
20100105082 | RAPID DETECTION NANOSENSORS FOR BIOLOGICAL PATHOGENS - An assay test solution, a method for using, and an apparatus for the rapid detection of multiple pathogens using a FRET-based phenomenon. A volume of fluid, possibly containing pathogens, is passed through an intake and combined with an assay solution of quantum dot/antibody-antigen/quencher complexes that dissociate and recombine with the pathogens into quantum dot/antibody-pathogen complexes. The quantum dot/antibody-antigen/quencher and quantum dot/antibody-pathogen complexes are captured on a detection filter which is illuminated by a light source. The quantum dot/antibody-pathogen complexes, but not the quantum dot/antibody-antigen/quencher complexes, fluoresce when excited by the light from the light source and the fluorescence is picked up by a photodetector, indicating the presence of the pathogens. | 04-29-2010 |
20100233224 | PHOTOLYTIC RELEASE OF BIOCIDES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY DECONTAMINATION THROUGH PHOSPHOLIPID NANOPARTICLES - Biocide-filled liposome vesicles containing one or more photosensitizers are located in one or more areas for potential sterilization. Upon receiving one or more signals, the liposome vesicles are irradiated with light causing the membrane of the vesicles to break, thereby releasing the biocidal agent or agents which are distributed throughout the area. Preferred biocidal agents are hydrogen peroxide, benzalkonium chloride, and photo-oxidizing nanoparticles such as titanium dioxide, iron oxide, and certain commercially available biocides such as Ucarcide 25 and Ucarcide 50 from Dow Chemical Co. | 09-16-2010 |
20110024876 | CREATION OF THIN GROUP II-VI MONOCRYSTALLINE LAYERS BY ION CUTTING TECHNIQUES - Expungement ions, preferably including hydrogen ions, are implanted into a face of a first, preferably silicon, substrate such that there will be a maximum concentration of the expungement ions at a predetermined depth from the face. Subsequently a monocrystalline Group II-VI semiconductor layer, or two or more such layers, is/are grown on the face, as by means of molecular beam epitaxy. After this a second, preselected substrate is attached to an upper face of the Group II-VI layer(s). Next, the implanted expungement ions are used to expunge most of the first substrate from a remnant thereof, from the grown II-VI layer, and from the second substrate. In another embodiment, a group II-VI layer is grown on a first substrate silicon and an ionic implantation is conducted such that a maximum concentration of expungement ions occurs either in the silicon substrate at a predetermined depth from its interface with the II-VI layer or in the first Group II-VI semiconductor layer at a predetermined depth from the top face of the Group II-VI semiconductor layer. Thereafter all of the first substrate is expunged from the rest of the workpiece. Thin monocrystalline Group II-VI semiconductor structures may thus be mounted to substrates of the fabricator's choice; these substrates may be semiconductors, integrated circuits, MEMS structures, polymeric, metal or glass, may be flexible and may be curved. | 02-03-2011 |
20110151616 | MBE GROWTH TECHNIQUE FOR GROUP II-VI INVERTED MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS - A method of forming a Group II-VI multijunction semiconductor device comprises providing a Group IV substrate, forming a first subcell from a first Group II-VI semiconductor material, forming a second subcell from a second Group II-VI semiconductor material, and removing the substrate. The first subcell is formed over the substrate and has a first bandgap, while the second subcell is formed over the first subcell and has a second bandgap which is smaller than the first bandgap. Additional subcells may be formed over the second subcell with the bandgap of each subcell smaller than that of the preceding subcell and with each subcell preferably separated from the preceding subcell by a tunnel junction. Prior to the removal of the substrate, a support layer is affixed to the last-formed subcell in opposition to the substrate. | 06-23-2011 |
20110177585 | RAPID DETECTION NANOSENSORS FOR BIOLOGICAL PATHOGENS - An apparatus for the rapid detection of multiple pathogens using a FRET-based phenomenon. A volume of fluid, possibly containing pathogens, is passed through an intake and combined with an assay solution of quantum dot/antibody-antigen/quencher complexes that dissociate and recombine with the pathogens into quantum dot/antibody-pathogen complexes. The quantum dot/antibody-antigen/quencher and quantum dot/antibody-pathogen complexes are captured on a detection filter which is illuminated by a light source. The quantum dot/antibody-pathogen complexes, but not the quantum dot/antibody-antigen/quencher complexes, fluoresce when excited by the light from the light source and the fluorescence is picked up by a photodetector, indicating the presence of the pathogens. | 07-21-2011 |
Jay L. Garland, Cocoa, FL US
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20080264860 | MULTI-GAS BIOREACTOR AND RELATED METHODS - A bioreactor is for processing a fluid stream. The bioreactor may include a bioreaction chamber for receiving the fluid stream therethrough, a pair of spaced apart gas header assemblies within the bioreaction chamber for coupling to first and second gases, a first plurality of hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) extending between the pair of gas header assemblies for introducing the first gas into the fluid stream within the bioreaction chamber, and a second plurality of HFMs extending between the pair of gas header assemblies for introducing the second gas into the fluid stream within the bioreaction chamber. | 10-30-2008 |
Jeffery Garland, Boulder, CO US
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20150009476 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING CAMERA EQUIPMENT - This disclosure describes a modular bridging structure and a system for using that structure. The bridging structure has a channel configured to receive a portion of an elongate rail, the channel being configured to receive the elongate rail substantially perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the modular bridging structure, and a rail fastener securing the received rail within the channel. Additionally, the modular bridging structure has a leg receiver configured to receive an elongate leg section such that the leg section is attached through a bottom side of the modular bridging structure. There is a leg fastener that secures the received leg section to the modular bridging structure such that the securing point of the fastener is adjustable along a plurality of points along each leg section. | 01-08-2015 |
Jeffrey C. Garland, Littleton, CO US
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20100151559 | Method and apparatus for transferring heat to or from an organ or tissue container - An organ perfusion apparatus and method monitor, sustain and/or restore viability of organs and preserve organs for storage and/or transport. Other apparatus include an organ transporter, an organ cassette and an organ diagnostic device. The apparatus and methods include the cassette and transporter with heat transfer surfaces arranged to transfer heat between a cooling source in said transporter and the heat transfer surfaces of the cassette. | 06-17-2010 |
John R. Garland, Hatfield, PA US
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20090022635 | High-performance cracker - A furnace for thermally cracking hydrocarbon process fluid is provided. The furnace comprises a convection section including a plurality of convection sub-sections, a radiant section comprising a plurality of radiant sub-sections, and an enclosure defining a plurality of discrete sectors. Each discrete sector of the enclosure includes a convection sub-section having at least one convection conduit for carrying hydrocarbon process fluid, at least one radiant sub-section having at least one radiant conduit connected to receive preheated hydrocarbon process fluid from the convection conduit, and a heat source configured to deliver heat into the discrete sector. Adjacent sectors of the furnace are segregated from each other, such that the heat delivered from the heat source is substantially localized in the discrete sector of the enclosure. | 01-22-2009 |
20130209318 | STEAM REFORMER TUBE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING OR RETROFITTING SAME - A steam reformer tube assembly includes a reformer tube including a wall defining an interior space for receiving fluid delivered into the reformer tube, a plug at least partially positioned in an opening in the interior space such that a gap is defined between the plug and the wall of the reformer tube, and a sealing member positioned in the gap to either limit or prevent the passage of fluid toward the opening in the interior space of the reformer tube and along the gap that is defined between the exterior surface of the plug and the interior wall of the reformer tube. A method of assembling a steam reformer tube assembly is also provided. | 08-15-2013 |
Karry Lee Garland, Bean Station, TN US
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20090211607 | Compact system and method for cleaning a window or another smooth surface - A cleaning system and method for cleaning window glass or another smooth surface utilizes a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a first battery-operated pump for delivering liquid medium from the first reservoir onto the surface to be cleaned and a second battery-operated pump for drawing spent liquid medium from the surface for transport to the second reservoir. A hand-held wand includes a head having a first face through which the liquid medium is dispensed onto the surface and a second face through which spent liquid medium is drawn from the surface. In addition, a switch is mounted on the wand which permits the user to selectively dispense the liquid medium through the wand or draw the spent liquid medium from the surface, and the reservoirs and pumps are mounted upon a backpack frame enabling these components of the system to be carried upon the back of a user. | 08-27-2009 |
Kent Garland, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20100214118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A PERSON - A system and method for tracking a person using a deduced reckoning device is disclosed. The method includes the operation of selecting an initial location of the person. The person's movement along a path is then monitored using directional sensors, including a digital magnetic compass, at least one accelerometer, at least one magnetometer, at least one gyroscope, and an altimeter. The person's changing location is recorded based on a change in outputs of the directional sensors that occur during the person's movement. The person's changing location is transmitted to a command and control center. The person's changing location is then displayed on a graphical user interface at the command and control center. | 08-26-2010 |
Kim Garland, Greensboro, NC US
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20130185101 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Underwriting Mortgage Loan Insurance - Underwriting systems and methods include a non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium bearing instructions for performing underwriting steps for a mortgage insurance product for a mortgage between a borrower and a lender. A processor is adapted to execute an underwriting program contained on the computer-readable medium. A web-enabled interface is adapted to exchange information with partner sites, including to receive loan information, to send mortgage insurance information generated by the underwriting program, and to receive borrower credit information. The underwriting program includes a post-closing underwriting module adapted to perform a post-closing fraud analysis using the loan information received through the web-enabled interface and adapted for use in performing at least a portion of a post-closing borrower credit review using the borrower credit information received through the web-enabled interface within a predetermined period of time after the loan has closed and before a claim under the mortgage insurance product has been received. | 07-18-2013 |
Marc Alan Garland, Knoxville, TN US
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20090257543 | PRODUCTION OF THORIUM-229 USING HELIUM NUCLEI - A method for producing | 10-15-2009 |
Michael Garland, Lake Elmo, MN US
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20100064291 | System and Method for Reducing Execution Divergence in Parallel Processing Architectures - A method for reducing execution divergence among a plurality of threads executable within a parallel processing architecture includes an operation of determining, among a plurality of data sets that function as operands for a plurality of different execution commands, a preferred execution type for the collective plurality of data sets. A data set is assigned from a data set pool to a thread which is to be executed by the parallel processing architecture, the assigned data set being of the preferred execution type, whereby the parallel processing architecture is operable to concurrently execute a plurality of threads, the plurality of concurrently executable threads including the thread having the assigned data set. An execution command for which the assigned data functions as an operand is applied to each of the plurality of threads. | 03-11-2010 |
20120239909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOTING AMONG PARALLEL THREADS - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for efficiently performing voting operations within a multi-threaded parallel-processing system. A group of related parallel program threads executes within a processor core together in parallel. A new instruction, called a “vote” instruction, is introduced that enables a parallel program thread to post an individual vote within the context of the group of related threads and to receive the result of the vote. In this fashion, the vote instruction advantageously reduces overhead associated with inter-thread communication, thereby improving overall system performance. | 09-20-2012 |
20150046684 | TECHNIQUE FOR GROUPING INSTRUCTIONS INTO INDEPENDENT STRANDS - A device compiler and linker is configured to group instructions into different strands for execution by different threads based on the dependence of those instructions on other, long-latency instructions. A thread may execute a strand that includes long-latency instructions, and then hardware resources previously allocated for the execution of that thread may be de-allocated from the thread and re-allocated to another thread. The other thread may then execute another strand while the long-latency instructions are in flight. With this approach, the other thread is not required to wait for the long-latency instructions to complete before acquiring hardware resources and initiating execution of the other strand, thereby eliminating at least a portion of the time that the other thread would otherwise spend waiting. | 02-12-2015 |
Michael J. Garland, Lake Elmo, MN US
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20090106530 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING A RAY TRACING DATA STRUCTURE UTILIZING A PARALLEL PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating a ray tracing data structure utilizing a parallel processor architecture. In operation, a global set of data is received. Additionally, a data structure is generated utilizing a parallel processor architecture including a plurality of processors. Such data structure is adapted for use in performing ray tracing utilizing the parallel processor architecture, and is generated by allocating the global set of data among the processors such that results of processing of at least one of the processors is processed by another one of the processors. | 04-23-2009 |
20090132878 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING A SCAN OPERATION ON A SEQUENCE OF SINGLE-BIT VALUES USING A PARALLEL PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing a scan operation on a sequence of single-bit values using a parallel processing architecture. In operation, a scan operation instruction is received. Additionally, in response to the scan operation instruction, a scan operation is performed on a sequence of single-bit values using a parallel processor architecture with a plurality of processing elements. | 05-21-2009 |
20130132707 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ASSIGNING ELEMENTS OF A MATRIX TO PROCESSING THREADS WITH INCREASED CONTIGUOUSNESS - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for assigning elements of a matrix to processing threads. In use, a matrix is received to be processed by a parallel processing architecture. Such parallel processing architecture includes a plurality of processors each capable of processing a plurality of threads. Elements of the matrix are assigned to each of the threads for processing, utilizing an algorithm that increases a contiguousness of the elements being processed by each thread. | 05-23-2013 |
20130293563 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING GRAPH COLORING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing graph coloring. In use, a graph with a plurality of vertices is identified. Additionally, the plurality of vertices of the graph is categorized, where the categorizing of the plurality of vertices is optimized. | 11-07-2013 |
Philip Garland, San Francisco, CA US
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20130054497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF SATISFICING IN SURVEYS - Response data relating to a plurality of responses to a survey is received. The survey comprises a plurality of questions. The response data for each of the plurality of responses comprises a plurality of answers to at least a subset of the plurality of questions. A questionnaire response model is created using the response data. It is then determined, for each questionnaire response, a respective probability that the respective questionnaire response represents satisficing, such that where the respective probability exceeds a threshold, the respective questionnaire response is identified as an outlier, and where the respective probability does not exceed the threshold, the respective questionnaire response is identified as an inlier. A representation of each questionnaire response is output, each respective representation reflecting the likelihood that the respective response to which the respective representation represents satisficing. | 02-28-2013 |
20140039981 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF SATISFICING IN SURVEYS - A system can include a satisfication detection server to receive from a network-enabled device questionnaire responses corresponding to an online questionnaire. The satisfication detection server can determine for each questionnaire response a probability that the questionnaire response represent satisficing. The satisfication detection server can also output a data file that includes results of the determining. A satisfication detection database can store the data file. | 02-06-2014 |
Randy Garland, Washington, DC US
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20150139732 | GELATIN SOLUTION - A method of preventing soil erosion in, among areas, seaside locations, includes drilling holes in the ground and filling the holes with a mixture of the soil and gelatin, and then curing the mixture in situ to form a barrier against soil erosion. | 05-21-2015 |
Russell S. Garland, Lexington, KY US
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20090289189 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Unsafe Conditions - A device can be made operable to distinguish between materials impinging on a predefined area based at least in part on differentials within sets of data indicative of measurable characteristics of the materials impinging on the defined area. Such a device can trigger a protection mechanism based at least in part on identification of such differentials. | 11-26-2009 |
20120095720 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Unsafe Conditions - A device can be made operable to distinguish between materials impinging on a predefined area based at least in part on differentials within sets of data indicative of measurable characteristics of the materials impinging on the defined area. Such a device can trigger a protection mechanism based at least in part on identification of such differentials. | 04-19-2012 |
Shaun P. Garland, Davis, CA US
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20130211542 | SYNTHESIS OF NANOTOPOGRAPHIC BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES FOR TISSUE CULTURE, ENGINEERING AND PROSTHETICS APPLICATIONS - The present invention provide methods for preparing nanostructured membranes. The methods include: providing a substrate with a charged silanized surface; forming a multilayered membrane containing at least two polyelectrolytes; inducing polyelectrolyte phase separation; crosslinking the multilayered membrane; and covalently linking the multilayered membrane to the silanized surface. Methods for fabricating membrane replicas are also disclosed, as well as devices such as cell- and tissue-culture substrates that contain the membranes and membrane replicas. Resulting materials exhibit topographic features and compliance of the extracellular matrix in vivo. | 08-15-2013 |
20140283982 | UNIVERSAL NANOPATTERNABLE INTERFACIAL BONDING - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for bonding a first substrate and a second substrate. During operation, the system starts by treating a first surface of the first substrate and a second surface of the second substrate with a hydrophilic treatment. The system then transfers a first oligomer layer onto the treated first surface and a second oligomer layer onto the treated second surface. Next, the system treats the first oligomer layer and the second oligomer layer for hydrophilic activation. The system subsequently brings the first oligomer layer into contact with the second oligomer layer, thereby allowing the two oligomer layers to adhere and form a single bonding layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. In particular, each of the first oligomer layer and the second oligomer layer is a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer. | 09-25-2014 |
Stephen Douglas Garland, Denver, CO US
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20140196529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING AND MANAGING POTHOLE LOCATION AND POTHOLE CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention provides a system and method for sensing and managing pothole locations and pothole characteristics. An additional aspect of the present invention is to provide a system that may acquire, fuse, and analyze pothole sensing data from several sources to identify potholes in need of maintenance or repair. Further, the system may be configured to create and distribute recurring reports of pothole repair data for use by roadway officials. | 07-17-2014 |
20140241800 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ASPHALT REPAIR APPARATUS - The present invention provides a system and method for controlling an asphalt repair apparatus. An additional aspect of the present invention is to provide a system that may position a heater repair element adjacent a targeted asphalt surface, acquire and analyze surface and heater sensing data, and control heater output to prepare the targeted asphalt surface for repair. Further, the system may be configured to control an asphalt repair apparatus to satisfy user-defined asphalt repair requirements. | 08-28-2014 |
20140348586 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ASPHALT REPAIR APPARATUS - The present invention provides a system and method for controlling an asphalt repair apparatus. An additional aspect of the present invention is to provide a system that may position a heater repair element adjacent a targeted asphalt surface, acquire and analyze surface and heater sensing data, and control heater output to prepare the targeted asphalt surface for repair. Further, the system may be configured to control an asphalt repair apparatus to satisfy user-defined asphalt repair requirements. | 11-27-2014 |
Stephen J. Garland, Philadelphia, PA US
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20120042242 | MULTIPLE SYNCHRONIZED VIEWS FOR CREATING, ANALYZING, EDITING, AND USING MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS - A computerized method and system for creating, analyzing, and editing complex formulas so as to facilitate their use in software applications such as spreadsheets and database applications. The method and system employ multiple synchronized views for formulas, one view presenting the linear text required by the software application and the other views presenting clear indications of the meaning of that text. Examples of such views include mathematically typeset formulas and hierarchical diagrams that reveal the formula's structure. The method and system parse formulas to determine their structure, display that structure in multiple views, and provide a variety of controls and aids to assist in analyzing, debugging, and editing the formula so that it has the intended meaning and result. Additionally, it synchronizes the multiple views so that changes to the formula or to the presentation of the formula in one view are automatically reflected in the other views. | 02-16-2012 |
Stephen Kent Garland, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20110249008 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A COMPUTER MODEL TO DISPLAY A POSITION OF A PERSON - Generating a computer model to display a position of a person in a defined location is disclosed. A method includes the operation of selecting a substantially overhead image of a defined location having spatial coordinates. A perimeter of the defined location is marked using a graphical user interface. The marked perimeter is related to the spatial coordinates of the defined location. A computer model of the defined location is generated based on the marked perimeter. Multiple levels can be added to the computer model. Spatial coordinates of the person can be determined. The position of the person can be displayed relative to the computer model of the defined location based on the spatial coordinates of the person relative to the spatial coordinates of the defined location. | 10-13-2011 |
20120239332 | BUILDING PERPENDICULARITY TESTING AND ADJUSTMENT - Tracking a person in a building can be performed by obtaining a building layout with respect to a surrounding geography and tracking movement of the person using a monitoring device carried by the person. A correction angle can be calculated to normalize tracked movement of the person with respect to a skew angle of the building layout. The correction angle can be applied to the tracked movement of the person or the building layout. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239333 | VARIABLE STEP TRACKING - Variable step tracking is described in which a monitoring station is operable to receive data signals representative of step movement of an asset as detected by a monitoring device carried by the asset. A database stores a step length of the asset. A step length modification module modifies the step length based on at least one of energy, asset orientation, direction, and frequency associated with the step movement. An asset position is estimated with respect to a known location based on cumulative step lengths. | 09-20-2012 |
Thomas A. Garland, Bradenton, FL US
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20100301050 | DIAPER PAIL - A diaper pail includes a pail, an upper enclosure having a substantially smooth and continuous outer surface, and a drum assembly mounted within the upper enclosure for transferring a soiled diaper into a disposal bag while minimizing the release of odor from previously disposed diapers already within the disposal bag. The outer surface of the upper enclosure and drum cooperate to form a smooth continuous outer surface which is easily cleaned. The drum assembly includes a flexible plastic seal received around an opening in the lower portion of the drum housing. A deck portion of the seal engages an outer surface of the drum, with the free edge of the flexible seal being movable relative to fixed edge to conform to irregularities in the outer surface of the drum. An actuator handle actuates movement of the drum. | 12-02-2010 |
20120248831 | Reclining Chair - A chair has a seat portion having a front, a rear and sides. The chair also has a footrest adjustable between at least two positions: a retracted position and an extended position. The footrest is cantilevered from the seat portion in the extended position. The chair also has a plurality of members connected by a plurality of linkages permitting the members to pivot with respect to each other. The plurality of members is adapted to hold the footrest in the retracted position and to support the footrest in the extended position. The chair also has a cover for hiding the plurality of linkages when viewed from a lateral position when the footrest is in the extended position. | 10-04-2012 |
20130097774 | Foldable Articulated Sofa Bed - An articulated sofa bed has a compact profile while folded with the seat cushions residing at a comfortable and ergonomic height and an esthetically pleasing streamlined appearance. The sofa bed takes advantage of a deployment assembly having a support frame with swinging rear arms that, when the bed is folded, occupy a small volume within the back of the sofa. The sofa bed also takes advantage of a leg assembly that is anchored within the thickness of the bed panels so as to stack the foot and middle panels closer to each other. The deployment assembly also cooperates to position the middle and foot panels of the bed in a folded position at a low height above the floor and below the seat cushions, respectively. | 04-25-2013 |
20140101846 | Articulated Sofa Bed with Locking Mechanism - An articulated sofa bed has a compact profile while folded with the seat cushions residing at a comfortable and ergonomic height and an esthetically pleasing streamlined appearance. The sofa bed includes swinging members for controlling the configuration of the head and middle panel assemblies as the bed deploys or retracts between a folded configuration and a deployed configuration, including (i) a rear-swinging member and a mid-swinging member for pivotally attaching between a head panel assembly and a mounting arm and (ii) a front-swinging member for pivotally attaching between a middle panel assembly and the mounting arm. A locking mechanism is pivotally connected between a head panel assembly and a mid-swinging member and between the head panel assembly and a connecting arm operatively linked to the middle panel assembly to fixably maintain the head panel assembly in a generally horizontal position when the bed is in the deployed configuration. | 04-17-2014 |
20150021959 | RECLINING CHAIR - A chair has a seat portion having a front, a rear and sides. The chair also has a footrest adjustable between at least two positions: a retracted position and an extended position. The footrest is cantilevered from the seat portion in the extended position. The chair also has a plurality of members connected by a plurality of linkages permitting the members to pivot with respect to each other. The plurality of members is adapted to hold the footrest in the retracted position and to support the footrest in the extended position. The chair also has a cover for hiding the plurality of linkages when viewed from a lateral position when the footrest is in the extended position. | 01-22-2015 |
Thomas Alan Garland, Bradento, FL US
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20150232268 | WASTE DEVICE FOR REFUSE, PARTICULARY FOR DIAPERS - A waste device including a container having a bottom and a circumferential wall, wherein the container has a container opening on the end remote from the bottom and closing means positioned near the container opening for substantially closing the container opening in such a way that odor release is prevented. The closing means includes a drum housing and a drum body being pivotable between an insertion position wherein refuse is placeable in a transport container, and a transit position wherein the transport container is aligned with the drum opening. The waste device further including a flexible sealing member having a connection part that is located radially outwards, and that is connected to the drum housing, and having a sealing part that extends radially inward from the connection part and which may be brought into sealingly contact with the external surface of the drum body for sealing the container opening in a substantially odor-free manner. | 08-20-2015 |
Thomas Alan Garland, Bradenton, FL US
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20100133271 | DEVICE FOR PLACING AND CONTAINING SOILED OBJECTS THEREIN - The device ( | 06-03-2010 |
Thomas M. Garland, East Peoria, IL US
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20110068065 | FILTER ASSEMBLY - A filter assembly for filtering particles from a fluid is disclosed. The filter assembly comprises a first plate, a second plate, and a channel. The first plate includes a first face, a second face, and a first set of apertures extending between the first face and the second face. The second plate includes a third face, a fourth face, and a second set of apertures extending between the third face and the fourth face. The second plate is coupled to the first plate such that the third face faces the second face. The channel is between at least a portion of the second face and at least a portion of the third face. The channel provides fluid communication between the first set of apertures and the second set of apertures and has a depth. The depth of the channel determines a filtration level. | 03-24-2011 |
Travis S. Garland, Milford, MI US
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20130068810 | ROOF RACK CROSSBAR - A vehicle roof rack assembly comprises a pair of rails defining retention channels therein. A locking slot is disposed on an inboard surface of the rails and is in communication with the retention channels. The rook rack assembly further comprises a crossbar having a rotatable locking cam with retention tabs. The locking cam is designed to frictionally engage the locking slot during rotation and the retention tabs are adapted to extend into the retention channels, thereby securing the crossbar to the rails. | 03-21-2013 |
20150175059 | VEHICLE STEP LAMP - An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprise a light source disposed on a step portion. A first coating layer is molded over the step portion and the light source. A photoluminescent portion is disposed proximate a tread portion of the step portion. The light source is configured to emit a first emission to excite the photoluminescent portion to emit a second emission. | 06-25-2015 |
Troy Garland, Pullman, MI US
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20090065300 | ELEVATED ADVENTURE COURSE - An elevated adventure course, having an entrance-exit platform connected to a support member; a tracking member secured to a top portion of the support member; an element secured to said support member; and a path defined by a plurality of the elements that leads to a second entrance-exit platform. | 03-12-2009 |
20090069104 | RETRACTABLE CHALLENGE COURSE - A retractable challenge course having a support beam ( | 03-12-2009 |
Troy Garland, Hamilton, MI US
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20130228092 | TRACK WITH STOPPING MEANS - A track having a stopping means that can stop a puck member from descending an undesired distance. After stopping of the puck member, the user can relocate the puck member within a channel for continued downward movement within the channel. | 09-05-2013 |
Troy Garland, Allegan, MI US
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20150141205 | CHALLENGE COURSE FOR CHILDREN - A challenge course for having a height from the platform to the track that allows a child or person about | 05-21-2015 |
Troy Lee Garland, Martin, MI US
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20120067246 | PUCK KEY TRANSITION SYSTEM - An apparatus and system whereby a first member can move along a cable track and then on a glide track to then move in another direction and back on a glide track. The first member has a secondary retention system disposed therein. | 03-22-2012 |
Tylor Garland, Studio City, CA US
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20080300623 | MULTI-USE TWEEZER - The present disclosure is generally directed to a multi-tool with more than one tweezer tip. In an example embodiment the multi-tool includes two plates and an interposed spring component. The plates have a plurality of tweezer tip pairs and the spring component permits pivoting articulation of the plates in order to apply pinching forces by the different tweezer tip pairs upon an area of interest. | 12-04-2008 |
20090145451 | FINGER CLEANING MULTI-TOOL - The present disclosure is generally directed to a tool with multiple functions for use in cleaning fingers and fingernails. | 06-11-2009 |
20090165303 | DUAL-ACTION HAIR TRIMMER - An electric hair-trimming device includes a body having two opposite ends, two trimming heads mounted to the two opposite ends of the body, and two endcaps that detachably couple to the two opposite ends of the body to cover the two trimming heads. The endcaps each have a generally flat end surface such that the device can be stood upright on either of the endcaps. In an example embodiment, the trimming heads are provided by a nose-hair trimmer and a detail trimmer. And in another example embodiment, the nose-hair trimmer includes a high surface-porosity foil shroud. | 07-02-2009 |
Tylor Garland, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140190623 | PROTECTIVE SAFETY WRAP FOR BASEBALL BAT - A protective wrap for application to a wooden baseball bat to prevent the release of fragments should the baseball bat shatter during use is formed of an elongated piece of polymeric film that has a first end and an opposite second end, a first side edge, and an opposite second side edge. The piece has a first tapered region terminating at the first end and a second tapered region terminating in the second end. Within each of the first and second tapered regions, the first and second side edges converge. The piece also includes a main section located between the first and second tapered regions. The first and second side edges are parallel to one another along the length of the main section. A back surface of the polymeric film includes an adhesive for adhering the polymeric film to the baseball bat and to any underlying polymeric film. | 07-10-2014 |
Tylor Hilton Garland, Studio City, CA US
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20120157274 | WHEELED EXERCISE DEVICE - A wheeled exercise device includes a first wheel part and a second wheel part coupled to the first wheel part, with the first and second wheel parts coupled together on a central axle therethrough so as to form a central main wheel with a generally flat center circumference and angled outer circumferential sides. The device includes a pair of handles, each handle extending outward and downward at an angle from the central axle from a corresponding wheel part. | 06-21-2012 |
20150182792 | WHEELED EXERCISE DEVICE - The wheeled exercise device described herein includes a wheel adapted to be rolled along a ground surface by a user for exercise, the wheel bounded by wheel side surfaces with a central opening in each wheel side surface, and an elongate central axle extending along a central horizontal axis through the wheel that is parallel to the ground surface. The device further includes a pair of elongate handles coupled to the central axle, each attached to an end of the axle at a corresponding central opening in a wheel side surface. Each handle further includes upper and lower elongate surfaces that are oriented at an angle to the central horizontal axis so that a substantial length portion thereof extends away from its corresponding wheel side surface and downward toward the ground surface with the wheel at rest or rotating thereon. | 07-02-2015 |
Wayne Garland, Gainesville, FL US
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20150017252 | SUPPLEMENT AND MEDICATION CULTIVATED PLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM - The embodiments disclose a supplement and medication cultivated plant delivery system including using a cultivation system for cultivating integrated enriched food products including fruits, produce and aquatic species and animal feeds, controlling and testing the cultivation system environment including an aqua cultivation media, incorporating a controlled feed system to raise aquatic species and animals using integrated enriched food products feeds, harvesting cultivated integrated enriched food products and cultivated integrated enriched food products feed raised aquatic species and animals, delivering the cultivated integrated enriched food stuffs to markets for providing alternative cultivated integrated enriched food stuffs to prevent and treat health conditions on a long-term sustainable basis, and empowering people to improve their health conditions while simply eating cultivated integrated enriched food stuffs in their daily regimen of eating. | 01-15-2015 |
William A. Garland, Clemente, CA US
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20100226916 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISEASES AND CONDITIONS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions, particularly ocular diseases and conditions, characterized by aberrant fibrogenesis or scarring, inflammation, and/or aberrant neovascularization or angiogenesis. The compositions and methods of the invention utilize immune-derived moieties that are specifically reactive against the bioactive lipid, sphingosine-1-phosphate, and its variants, which moieties are capable of decreasing the effective concentration of bioactive lipid being targeted. In one embodiment, the immune-derived moiety is a humanized monoclonal antibody that is reactive against sphingosine-1-phosphate. | 09-09-2010 |
William Preston Garland, Knoxville, TN US
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20140365002 | Core Wheel Processing System and Method - A system for processing core wheels and associated method are disclosed. A sorting station is configured to allow sorting of a source of wheels according to a first set of criteria. A first conveyor is configured to receive a plurality of wheels conforming to the first criteria and to a first inspection station, disposed along the first conveyor. The first inspection station is configured to allow examination of the wheels to determine whether the wheels conform to a second criteria. A diverter mechanism, downstream of the first inspection station, is configured to divert wheels conforming to the second criteria from the first conveyor. A second conveyor is configured to receive the diverted wheels and to direct the diverted wheels to a second inspection station, whereby the diverted wheels may be inspected at the second inspection station to confirm that the diverted wheels conform to the second criteria. | 12-11-2014 |
Wilson Garland, St. Louis Park, MN US
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20150194064 | AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An audiovisual communication and learning management system enabling users to succinctly communicate specific, learned skills through video, audio, and other visual means on a networked device. More specifically, a system that enables a first user to receive knowledge about an area, that activates a camera or audio equipment, that enables the first user to create an artifact by using the camera and audio equipment, and that enables the first user to communicate the user's learned knowledge to a second user by sending the recorded video or audio content, in the form of the artifact, to the second user. | 07-09-2015 |