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Gary A. Alianell, Villa Park, CA US
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| 20080299643 | Systems and Methods for Large-Scale Production and Harvesting of Oil-Rich Algae - Systems and methods for the growing of microorganisms such as algae, yeast, and bacteria are described. Seed fermentation units are associated with final fermentation ponds in various arrangements. Continuous, semicontinuous, fed batch, and batch modes of operation of the seed and final fermentations are included. Harvest methods for the cellular material and related products are described. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100099932 | Isoprene Compositions and Methods of Use - The present invention provides fuel compositions comprising isoprene or renewable isoprene. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100151558 | Tubular Microbial Growth System - Systems and methods for microorganism growth are disclosed. The systems include continuous-culture processes for the growth of large volumes of microorganisms. | 06-17-2010 |
Gary A. Balinsky, Destin, FL US
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| 20110171040 | Wind Powered Sea Pump - A wind powered sea pump comprises a propeller, rotor, one or more pumps and one or more flywheels. The present invention relates to a pump powered by the wind to move cold subsurface water from a lower level of the sea to the warmer surface water. The wind powers the rotor causing the shaft to rotate, thereby transmitting power to: one or more pumps, to pump colder sub-surface water from the depths; one or more flywheels to provide gyroscopic stability to entire platform and to a propeller to offset the force of the wind pushing back the wind powered sea pump. The hull provides a sump for a single hose connector to feed water to pumps from a pickup hose of desired diameter to a desired depth. The force of the wind powers the sea pump to transport colder water from a lower depth to the sea surface. A sea anchor provides a pivot point to keep the wind powered sea pump oriented directly into the wind and the weather vane helps with the wind orientation as well as providing space for use as an advertising bill board. | 07-14-2011 |
Gary A. Bickell, Canton, MI US
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| 20090214085 | REDUCTION OF INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED DOCUMENT SCANNING DEFECTS - In general, this disclosure describes techniques of reducing the possibility of an image evaluation device incorrectly identifying defects in images of documents. Some defects may be apparent in the images of both sides of a document. For instance, a tear in a document could be apparent in an image of a front side and an image of a rear side of the document. However, the image evaluation device could erroneously identify such a tear in an image of one side of the document. In this case, the tear would not be apparent in the image of the other side of the document. To reduce the possibility that the image evaluation device erroneously identifies such a defect, the image evaluation device may determine whether defects identified in the image of the front side of the document correspond to defects identified in the image of the rear side of the document. | 08-27-2009 |
Gary A. Brist, Yamhill, OR US
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| 20080308306 | SHIFTED SEGMENT LAYOUT FOR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRACES TO MITIGATE BUNDLE WEAVE EFFECT - An article of manufacture includes a circuit board and a pair of traces on or in the circuit board. The pair of traces includes a first trace and a second trace. The first trace includes a first segment and a second segment continuously joined to the first segment. The first segment coincides with a first longitudinal axis. The second trace includes a first segment that runs alongside the first segment of the first trace. The second trace also includes a second segment that runs alongside the second segment of the first trace. The second segment of the second trace is continuously joined to the first segment of the second trace. The second segment of the second trace coincides with the first longitudinal axis. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090080832 | Quasi-waveguide printed circuit board structure - In some embodiments a channel is formed in printed circuit board material, the formed channel is plated to form at least two side walls of a quasi-waveguide, and printed circuit board material is laminated to the plated channel using thermoset adhesive. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100038127 | Power-Ground Plane Partitioning and Via Connection to Utilize Channel/Trenches for Power Delivery - An apparatus that includes a plurality of metalized planes, one or more dielectric layers separating the plurality of metalized planes; and one or more conductive trenches connecting to at least one of the plurality of metalized planes. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100202118 | SHIFTED SEGMENT LAYOUT FOR DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRACES TO MITIGATE BUNDLE WEAVE EFFECT - An article of manufacture includes a circuit board and a pair of traces on or in the circuit board. The pair of traces includes a first trace and a second trace. The first trace includes a first segment and a second segment continuously joined to the first segment. The first segment coincides with a first longitudinal axis. The second trace includes a first segment that runs alongside the first segment of the first trace. The second trace also includes a second segment that runs alongside the second segment of the first trace. The second segment of the second trace is continuously joined to the first segment of the second trace. The second segment of the second trace coincides with the first longitudinal axis. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100328919 | METHOD OF MAKING A FIBER REINFORCED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PANEL AND A FIBER REINFORCED PANEL MADE ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - A method of making a printed circuit board panel, a printed circuit board panel made according to the method, and a system incorporating a printed circuit board provided onto the panel. The printed circuit board panel has a panel top edge, a panel bottom edge parallel to the panel top edge, and two parallel panel side edges, and further includes a first set of fiber bundles extending at the predetermined angle with respect to the panel side edges, and a second set of fiber bundles extending at the predetermined angle with respect to the panel top edge. | 12-30-2010 |
Gary A. Davis, Camarillo, CA US
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| 20080197575 | Damping device for a stationary labryinth seal - A stationary labyrinth seal system includes a seal housing having an annular cavity, a plurality of damping devices, and a retaining ring. The damping devices are positioned within the annular cavity and are maintained within the annular cavity by the retaining ring. | 08-21-2008 |
Gary A. Debardi, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20090264948 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A DEFIBRILLATOR BATTERY CHARGE AND OPTIONALLY COMMUNICATING - Defibrillator assemblies and methods to wirelessly transfer energy from an external source to a battery or other rechargeable power source within the defibrillator assembly. The transfer of energy may be through a non-contact interface on a defibrillator cradle or a docking station that mounts the defibrillator. The rate of energy transfer may be equal to the energy drain caused by self-discharge and automated self-testing. Accordingly, since the rate of energy transfer is lower than that required to run the defibrillator system continuously, several wireless methods of energy transfer may be used. In addition, the defibrillator assembly may communicate diagnostic and non-diagnostic data to the external source. | 10-22-2009 |
Gary A. Decresenzo, St. Charles, MO US
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| 20090281148 | TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: | 11-12-2009 |
Gary A. Dildy, Park City, UT US
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| 20080215031 | Pelvic balloon tamponade - An implantable device is provided for controlling hemorrhage in a body cavity, comprising an expandable balloon and a conduit for supplying a physiologically compatible fluid to inflate the balloon. When the balloon tamponade device is implanted or inserted into the body cavity, it is inflated with a physiologically suitable fluid, so that the balloon generally conforms to the body cavity and exerts compressive force against the walls, tissues or structures of the body cavity to control hemorrhage. The balloon may have a deforming means to limit expansion of the balloon in a direction to facilitate expansion of the balloon in another direction. The device may have additional tubes within the conduit, or a plurality of separate lumens within the conduit or tubes to allow drainage and irrigation to the body cavity. There is also provided a cuff for attachment of an external traction to the balloon tamponade, to facilitate the compressive effect of the device. In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a dual balloon tamponade in which two balloons are axially spaced along the conduit, providing a means to control hemorrhage from two distinct body cavities, such as a uterus and a vagina. There is also provided a method to control hemorrhage in a body cavity by implantation or insertion of the balloon tamponade, inflating the balloon with a fluid to a sufficient pressure and retaining the fluid pressure within the balloon for a sufficient period of time to determine whether hemorrhage has been controlled. A kit comprising the balloon tamponade apparatus is also provided. | 09-04-2008 |
Gary A. Drossel, Laguna Neguel, CA US
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| 20100122200 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE USEFUL LIFE OF SOLID-STATE STORAGE DEVICES - A non-volatile solid-state storage subsystem, such as a non-volatile memory device, maintains usage statistics reflective of the wear state, and thus the remaining useful life, of the subsystem's memory array. A host system reads the usage statistics information, or data derived therefrom, from the subsystem to evaluate the subsystem's remaining life expectancy. The host system may use this information for various purposes, such as to (a) display or report information regarding the remaining life of the subsystem; (b) adjust the frequency with which data is written to the subsystem; and/or (c) select the type(s) of data written to the subsystem. | 05-13-2010 |
Gary A. Ellertson, Pleasant Prairie, WI US
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| 20100301127 | MOBILE FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fluid distribution system and method for mobile applications. The system includes a power source, a pump driven by the power source, and a motor driven by the pump. The system also includes a spray head with a fluid inlet passage, a fluid outlet passage, a fluid piston disposed in a chamber for controlled access between the inlet and outlet passages and defining a variable orifice, and a hydraulic cylinder controllably engaged to the orifice. The fluid piston and the hydraulic cylinder are aligned with a common longitudinal axis, and the inlet passage is offset from the axis in a direction opposed to the location of the outlet passage. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301134 | MOBILE FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fluid distribution system and method for mobile applications. The system includes a power source, a pump driven by the power source, and a motor driven by the pump. The system also includes a spray head with a fluid inlet passage, a fluid outlet passage, a fluid piston disposed in a chamber for controlled access between the inlet and outlet passages and defining a variable orifice, and a hydraulic cylinder controllably engaged to the orifice. The fluid piston and the hydraulic cylinder are aligned with a common longitudinal axis, and the inlet passage is offset from the axis in a direction opposed to the location of the outlet passage. | 12-02-2010 |
Gary A. Fino, West Henrietta, NY US
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| 20100209318 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FABRICATED BY DIRECT THICK FILM WRITING AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a process for producing a microfluidic device which involves providing a substrate with a surface and writing a first flowable material on the surface of the substrate. The first flowable material is then solidified to form spacer elements, each with a top surface distal from the surface of the substrate, and a second flowable material is written on the surface of the substrate. A cover having a surface is provided and applied to the substrate, with the surface of the cover contacting the top surfaces of the spacer elements. The second flowable material is solidified to form walls, where the walls, the surface of the substrate, and the surface of the cover form flow channels of a microfluidic device. The resulting microfluidic device is also disclosed. | 08-19-2010 |
Gary A. Fisher, Hong Kong CN
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| 20080297111 | ALKALINE BATTERY CHARGER WITH UNIVERSAL CONNECTORS - An alkaline battery charger with universal connectors for the charging of alkaline batteries of type AA, AAA, C, and D includes a spring loaded slide bar, moving charging studs fixed into the spring loaded slide bar, a battery tray, four fixed lower charging studs, two fixed middle charging studs, two fixed upper charging studs, a safety cut off switch, a cover, an LCD showing charging status of each battery, and a PCB including independent circuitry for self monitoring which detects faults and places the unit into a safe operating mode. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090018796 | Project Calculator with Integral Distance Measurement Sensor - A project calculator, including a housing, a circuit board mounted within the housing and including a processor, an input device connected to the circuit board and interfacing with the processor, an output device connected to the circuit board and interfacing with the processor, and a distance sensor rotatably mounted to the housing and interfacing with the processor. A laser assembly is may also be rotatably mounted to the housing and configured to provide a visual indicator to an object to which the distance sensor is pointing. One or more level indicators may also be mounted to the housing. | 01-15-2009 |
Gary A. Garitson, Columbus, IN US
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| 20090267008 | SOLENOID ACTUATED FLOW CONTROL VALVE INCLUDING STATOR CORE PLATED WITH NON-FERROUS MATERIAL - An electromagnetic valve includes an extra-high pressure injection system control valve having soft metal powder particles in a magnetic stator core. Electroless nickel plating is applied to the stator core to provide an intermediate surface to absorb grinding wheel stress as a working face is exposed during manufacturing, as well as an external compression layer or casing to hold or encapsulate the powder particles in place and together during assembly and use. | 10-29-2009 |
Gary A. Gintant, Libertyville, IL US
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| 20120134570 | HIGH THROUGHPUT, OPTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF A TEST SUBSTANCE ON NON-CONTIGUOUS LIVING CELLS - A rapid and efficient method and apparatus for detecting electrophysiologic, proarrhythmic, contractile, and other effects of substances such as compounds and drugs in native cellular cardiac preparations, the preparations representing an integrated cell-based pharmacologic response is disclosed. More specifically, a method to (1) rapidly and efficiently detect and verify the effects of chemicals, compounds and drugs on cardiac repolarization, contractility, and excitability using optically based techniques and customized simulation protocols, and (2) rapidly and efficiently screen and select compounds for electrophysiologic and proarrhythmic effects on cardiac myocytes is disclosed. | 05-31-2012 |
Gary A. Gramiccioni, Madison, AL US
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| 20120124974 | Advanced Catalyzed Soot Filters And Method Of Making And Using The Same - Catalyzed soot filters comprising a wall flow monolith having porous walls, a first washcoat permeating the porous walls and a second washcoat on the porous walls are disclosed. Methods of manufacturing catalyzed soot filters and diesel engine exhaust emission treatment systems are also disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
Gary A. Kabitzke, Mequon, WI US
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| 20100123420 | MOTOR CONTROLLER HAVING INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURATIONS - A motor drive is provided that includes a control circuit or board and a one or more functional circuits or option boards coupled to the control board, and a profile that includes a configuration for the option board. A method of operating a motor drive that includes loading a profile for a option board coupled to a control board of the controller, wherein the profile comprises a configuration for the option board. A tangible machine-readable medium implementing the method is also provided. | 05-20-2010 |
Gary A. Kelpin, Fairport, NY US
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| 20100068026 | STACKER CART - This is a stacker cart useful to collect a paper stack in a paper-handling system. The stacker cart has movables so that it can be moved into and out of a housing in the system. At a top section of the stacker cart is a transfer plate that receives the paper stack after processing, finishing, or marking. This transfer plate and the stacker cart have on their lower surface movables that allow both easy moving of the slidable plate off the stacker cart and easy moving of the stacker cart from one location to another. The transfer plate has at least one hook that is connected to a rope or for moving the transfer plate to a second surface. The movables used in both the transfer plate and the stacker cart can be wheels, slides, or bearings. | 03-18-2010 |
Gary A. Kirian, Lake Oswego, OR US
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| 20090145509 | System for dispensing biological fluids - Systems, including methods and apparatus, for dispensing biological fluids, such as allergens. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110106017 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY FOR SYRINGES - Embodiments relate to a method and system for controlling a volume of liquid to be drawn and metered. One embodiment relates to a restraining divider for a syringe for controlling a volume of liquid drawn and metered by the syringe comprising a grooved side with a first groove and a second groove. Either the first groove or the second groove fits a shaft of a plunger of the syringe, wherein the length of at least one of the first groove, the second groove or the groove side provides a gap between a compressed thumb flange of said syringe and the body of the syringe. | 05-05-2011 |
Gary A. Kneezel, Webster, NY US
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| 20090295861 | CONTINUOUS FLUID JET EJECTOR WITH ANISOTROPICALLY ETCHED FLUID CHAMBERS - A fluid ejection device, a method of cleaning the device, and a method of operating the device are provided. The device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface located opposite the first surface. A nozzle plate is formed over the first surface of the substrate and has a nozzle through which fluid is ejected. A drop forming mechanism is situated at the periphery of the nozzle. A fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the nozzle and has a first wall and a second wall. The first wall and the second wall are positioned at an angle other than 90° relative to each other. A fluid delivery channel is formed in the substrate and extends from the second surface of the substrate to the fluid chamber. The fluid delivery channel is in fluid communication with the fluid chamber. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090322806 | METHOD OF PRINTING FOR INCREASED INK EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates generally to the field of inkjet printing, and in particular to a method of printing that provides improved ink usage efficiency. In the method of the present invention a threshold level of ink in an ink chamber or reservoir is stored. The remaining amount of ink in the ink chamber or reservoir is monitored and compared to the threshold level. When the remaining amount of ink in the ink chamber or reservoir is below the threshold level, an ink throughput through the printhead for a printed image is reduced. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090322822 | DROP VOLUME COMPENSATION FOR INK SUPPLY VARIATION - The present invention relates to a method that enables image quality of a printed image to be maintained by reducing unintended variations in drop volume, through the adjustment of ink drop ejecting conditions depending on the amount of ink remaining in an ink tank chamber or reservoir, and/or the ink demand for printing an image. The method of printing of the present invention comprises: providing a printhead in fluid communication with an ink chamber or reservoir; detecting at least one parameter related to an amount of negative pressure provided to the printhead; and adjusting an ink drop ejecting condition of the printhead as a function of the parameter so that an amount of variation in size of ejected ink drop is reduced. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100148432 | MEDIA MEASUREMENT WITH SENSOR ARRAY - A method for measuring dimensions of a stack of medium in a media input location of an imaging system, includes emitting light along a direction that is at a predetermined angle with respect to the normal of the planar surface of the media input location. An array of photosensors are disposed along an array direction that lies in a plane defined by the direction of the light and the normal of the planar surface. The photosensors receive a spatially-varying pattern of light reflected from a surface that is substantially parallel to the planar surface of the media input location to provide corresponding electronic signal data from the photosensor array for subsequent transmission to a printing system controller. The varying electronic signal data is used to provide a measurement of the one or more dimensions corresponding to the stack of medium. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100150580 | MOVABLE MEDIA TRAY WITH POSITION REFERENCE MARKS - A printing system includes a movable tray for holding recording media. The movable tray includes spaced-apart reference marks for determining distance traveled by the tray. A reference-mark optical detector is positioned to provide a field of view through which the reference marks pass. An identifying-mark optical detector provides a field of view through which media-type identifying marks on a piece of recording medium pass. A signal processor provides an output relative to: a) amount of reference marks passing through the field of view of the reference-mark optical detector, and b) signal variation in a signal provided by the identifying-mark optical detector. A look-up table includes media identification signal patterns that are correlated to corresponding media types. Finally, a comparator compares the output of the signal processor to the media identification signal patterns in the look-up table in order to identify type of recording medium. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100156992 | BUTTABLE PRINTHEAD MODULE AND PAGEWIDE PRINTHEAD - A printhead module includes a substrate, a plurality of drop ejector arrays, and electronic circuitry. The substrate includes a butting edge extending in a first direction along the substrate. The plurality of drop ejector arrays extends substantially parallel to the butting edge of the substrate with a first drop ejector array of the plurality of drop ejector arrays being closest to the butting edge of the substrate. A portion of the electronic circuitry is disposed between the first drop ejector array and the butting edge of the substrate. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110128316 | LIQUID DROP EJECTION USING DUAL FEED EJECTOR - A liquid ejector is provided that includes a structure defining a plurality of chambers with one of the plurality of chambers including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a nozzle orifice. A drop forming mechanism is located on the second surface of the chamber opposite the nozzle orifice. A first liquid feed channel and a second liquid feed channel are in fluid communication with the chamber. A first segment of a segmented liquid inlet is in fluid communication with the first liquid feed channel and a second segment of the segmented liquid inlet is in fluid communication with the second liquid feed channel. The first segment of the segmented liquid inlet is also in fluid communication with another one of the plurality of chambers and the second segment of the liquid inlet is also in fluid communication with another one of the plurality of chambers. A liquid is provided to the chamber through the first liquid feed channel and the second liquid feed channel from the segmented liquid inlet. A drop of the liquid is ejected through the nozzle orifice of the chamber by operating the associated drop forming mechanism. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110141175 | POSITION DETECTION WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL SENSOR IN PRINTER - An inkjet printing system includes a roller for advancing a recording medium along a recording medium advance direction; an inkjet printhead that ejects drops of ink; a carriage for moving the printhead along a carriage scan direction that is substantially perpendicular or perpendicular to the recording medium advance direction; one or more motors for driving the roller and moving the carriage; a two-dimensional sensor mounted on the carriage which two-dimensional sensor is configured to sense either: a) the recording medium; b) the roller and the recording medium; or c) the roller; and a controller for receiving electrical signals from the two-dimensional sensor and for controlling the one or more motors. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141182 | METHOD OF POSITION DETECTION WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL SENSOR IN PRINTER - A method for monitoring relative position of a carriage and a recording medium in an inkjet printing system having a roller for advancing the recording medium along a recording medium advance direction, the method includes sending light from a light source toward at least a portion of the roller; receiving reflected light in a two-dimensional sensor mounted on the carriage; sending a signal from the two-dimensional sensor to a controller, wherein the signal indicates the pattern of reflected light received by the two-dimensional sensor; comparing the received signal by the controller to a signal stored in memory; and calculating a shift between the received signal and the signal stored in memory. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110205263 | CONTROLLABLE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS FOR EFFICIENT INK USE - A method of controlling in a printer the maintenance of an inkjet printhead supplied with fluid from a plurality of fluid sources, the method includes the steps of (a) monitoring the usage of the plurality of fluid sources; (b) identifying a preferred fluid source for use in a maintenance operation based on the monitored usage of the plurality of fluid sources; and (c) performing the maintenance operation using a first quantity of fluid from the preferred fluid source. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205292 | USING NONDEPLETED INK SOURCE FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATION - A method of controlling a maintenance operation in an inkjet printer including an inkjet printhead supplied with fluid from a plurality of fluid sources, the method includes the steps of (a) monitoring the usage of the plurality of fluid sources; (b) identifying a first fluid source that is substantially empty; (c) identifying a second fluid source that is not substantially empty; and (d) performing the maintenance operation using a quantity of fluid from at least the second fluid source. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110242238 | ORIENTATION OF AIR-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE IN INKJET PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printhead assembly for use in an inkjet printer, the inkjet printhead assembly includes an array of nozzles disposed along a nozzle array direction; an ink chamber including an ink outlet that is fluidly connected to the array of nozzles; and an air-permeable membrane positioned in the ink chamber at an angle that is inclined relative to the nozzle array direction. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120062654 | LIQUID DROP EJECTION USING DUAL FEED EJECTOR - A printer includes a printhead die including liquid ejectors separated by walls. Each liquid ejector includes a nozzle orifice and an associated drop forming mechanism. First and second liquid feed channels, extending in opposite directions, are in fluid communication with each liquid ejector. A liquid inlet includes a plurality of first and second segments in fluid communication with the first liquid feed channels and the second liquid feed channels, respectively. The first and second segments are located on opposite sides of the nozzle orifice. For a given liquid ejector, both of the first and second segments are directly in line with the liquid ejector. An electrical lead extends from each drop forming mechanism toward an edge of the printhead die. At least one of the electrical leads is positioned between neighboring segments of at least one of the first and second segments of the liquid inlet. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120081440 | DROP VOLUME COMPENSATION FOR INK SUPPLY VARIATION - The present invention relates to a method that enables image quality of a printed image to be maintained by reducing unintended variations in drop volume, through the adjustment of ink drop ejecting conditions depending on the amount of ink remaining in an ink tank chamber or reservoir, and/or the ink demand for printing an image. The method of printing of the present invention comprises: providing a printhead in fluid communication with an ink chamber or reservoir; detecting at least one parameter related to an amount of negative pressure provided to the printhead; and adjusting an ink drop ejecting condition of the printhead as a function of the parameter so that an amount of variation in size of ejected ink drop is reduced. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081483 | THERMAL DEGASSING DEVICE FOR INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printhead having a drop ejector array, an ink passageway for providing ink to the drop ejector array, and a thermally actuated degassing unit. The degassing unit itself includes a body enclosing an air chamber, a check valve configured to allow air to vent from the air chamber to ambient when the pressure in the air chamber exceeds ambient air pressure by a predetermined amount. The thermal degassing unit includes a thermally-induced pressure build-up time to increase the pressure in the air chamber. The air chamber is allowed to cool which causes internal pressure to drop below ambient and draws gas out of the ink. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081484 | METHOD OF THERMAL DEGASSING IN AN INKJET PRINTER - A method of reducing air in an ink passageway in an inkjet printer by pressurizing a thermally actuated degassing unit that includes an air chamber, venting air through a check valve configured to allow air to vent from the air chamber to ambient when the pressure in the air chamber exceeds ambient air pressure by a predetermined amount The pressurizing is performed by heating an element inside the air chamber. A power supply is connected to the heating element, and power is applied to the heating element during a first time interval to increase the pressure in the air chamber above ambient pressure. Gas is vented from the check valve which allows the heating element to cool during a second time interval to reduce the pressure in the air chamber below ambient pressure. Gas is then drawn from the ink passageway through the membrane into the air chamber. | 04-05-2012 |
Gary A. Korba, Oakdale, MN US
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| 20090050143 | MEDICINAL FORMULATION CONTAINER WITH A TREATED METAL SURFACE - A container, such as a metered dose inhaler, suitable for use with a propellant-based medicinal formulation, the container comprising one or more treated metal surfaces that come into contact with the medicinal formulation, wherein the one or more treated metal surfaces are characterized by an organic surface treatment compound covalently bonded to the metal surface through a reactive head group selected from either phosphonic acid or carboxylic acid and wherein the organic surface treatment compound is further characterized by an exposed, substantially non-reactive tail group disposed away from the metal surface. Also, metered dose inhaler canisters and valves with treated surfaces. | 02-26-2009 |
Gary A. Kordosky, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20100319490 | Methods for Improving the Recovery of Metal Leaching Agents - Processes for metal leaching/solvent extraction are described which comprise: (a) providing a first aqueous leach pulp which comprises a mixture of leached solids and an aqueous leach solution comprising a metal, a leaching agent and water; (b) subjecting the first aqueous leach pulp to a first solid-liquid separation to provide a first clarified aqueous leach solution and a second aqueous leach pulp, wherein the second aqueous leach pulp comprises the leached solids at a % solids level greater than the first pulp; (c) subjecting the first clarified aqueous leach solution to a first solvent extraction prior to any significant dilution, whereby a first aqueous raffinate is obtained; (d) subjecting the second aqueous leach pulp to a second solid-liquid separation with dilution via an aqueous stream to obtain a second clarified aqueous leach solution; and (e) subjecting the second clarified aqueous leach solution to a second solvent extraction whereby a second is aqueous raffinate is obtained. | 12-23-2010 |
Gary A. Laisy, Olmsted Falls, OH US
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| 20110083320 | Process for Making a Catalytic Electrode and Electrochemical Cell Using the Electrode - A process for making a catalytic electrode, a process for making an electrochemical cell with a catalytic electrode, and an electrochemical cell made according to the process. The catalytic electrode has an active layer comprising a catalytic material, an electrically conductive material and a binder, and a gas diffusion layer including a material that is permeable to gas entering or escaping from the cell but essentially impermeable to electrolyte. The gas diffusion layer is adhered to the active layer by a patterned pressure bonding process to provide the catalytic electrode in which the entire gas diffusion area is adhered to the active layer, with areas of relatively high and relatively low adhesion. The electrode has a high overall bond strength, and the permeability of the gas diffusion layer remains high it has been adhered to the active layer to provide excellent high power capability. | 04-14-2011 |
Gary A. Lamoureaux, Woodbury, CT US
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| 20100210892 | IMPLANTS INCLUDING SPACERS FOR USE IN BRACHYTHERAPY AND OTHER RADIATION THERAPY THAT RESIST MIGRATION AND ROTATION - A brachytherapy implant includes a plurality of protrusions to reduce a tendency of the implant to migrate and rotate within a patient's body after implantation. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to spacers that resist migration and rotation. This abstract is not intended to be a complete description of the invention. | 08-19-2010 |
Gary A. Letts, Stamford, CT US
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| 20110231205 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUTANEOUS MEDICINE DIAGNOSTICS - There is provided a system for cutaneous diagnosis including a first access device. The first access device includes a camera, a processor and a display of digital body map having an anatomical marker. The camera captures image data of a lesion and the processor tags a location of the lesion captured from the camera with the anatomical marker, yielding a first record. The first record is transmitted by the first access device via a network to the first database. The first database receives and stores the first record. The second access device is in communication with the database. The second access device retrieves the first record from the database via the network and attaches physician data to the first record, thus yielding a second record. The second record is transmitted via the network to a second database and is stored therein. | 09-22-2011 |
Gary A. L'Europa, Warwick, RI US
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| 20100291157 | COMPOSITION FOR HEADACHE TREATMENT - A nutritional composition for treating severe headaches and comprising a plurality of vitamins and a plurality of minerals that together represent at least a portion of required daily allowance thereof. The plurality of vitamins include at least vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B-1, B-2, B-6, and B-12, niacin, folic acid, biotin, pantothenic acid, and mixtures thereof, while the plurality of minerals include at least selenium, zinc, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, copper, chromium, cobalt, phosphorous, iodine, potassium and molybdenum. The composition further includes at least one or both of 125-175 mg of co-enzyme Q-10 and 25-150 mg of purified Butterbur root extract. | 11-18-2010 |
Gary A. Lorden, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20100166083 | MARK-BASED CONTENT MODULATION AND DETECTION - A method for modulating mark ( | 07-01-2010 |
Gary A. Luzio, Winter Haven, FL US
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| 20090130722 | Thermally-tolerant pectin methylesterase - Enzymes accumulated in plant cell walls serve diverse physiological functions including metabolism, polysaccharide structure modification, and molecular communication in interactions with other organisms. Pectin methylesterases are economically important enzymes for their impact on quality and processing properties of fruit and vegetable food products. We have now purified TT-PME to homogeneity from sweet orange finisher pulp and determined the complete corresponding nucleic acid sequence. Purified TT-PME was observed by SDS-PAGE as two doublet bands with molecular masses of approximately 46,000 Da and 56,000 Da. Direct Edman sequencing from these proteins showed a common N-terminal peptide. De novo sequencing of eight TT-PME tryptic peptides determined by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry provided additional internal sequences. TT-PME did not correspond to any previously reported | 05-21-2009 |
Gary A. Maier, Calgary CA
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| 20110162843 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF PINPOINT STIMULATION OPERATIONS - An anchor tool having a housing, a one-way restrictor device in fluid communication with the housing, and a stabilizer affixed to the housing. The one-way restrictor device is configured to allow restricted flow in a first direction, and to allow flow in a second direction. | 07-07-2011 |
Gary A. Martek, Blythewood, SC US
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| 20080246679 | Small, narrow profile multiband antenna - A multiband antenna system includes a helical antenna having a first leg and a second leg wherein the first leg consists of a coaxial conductor. The multiband antenna also includes an antenna sub-system coupled to the helical antenna wherein the coaxial conductor feeds the antenna sub-system. A radome encloses components of the antenna system, and the radome may be covered by a radio-frequency transparent sock for concealment purposes. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090033578 | Wide band biconical antenna with a helical feed system - A wide band biconical antenna with a helical feed system comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) that maintains a plurality of antenna elements having an entry conic and a termination conic arranged about a common axis. Each of the antenna elements receive a signal from a signal splitter via respective feed lines that each have the same physical length. In addition, the antenna system includes a matching system disposed within the ground plane formed by the entry conic of each of the antenna elements. The antenna elements are retained within retention sections that maintain helical support channels that allow the feed lines to be arranged in a helical manner about the antenna elements. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20120112974 | LOW PROFILE, BROAD BAND MONOPOLE ANTENNA WITH HEAT DISSIPATING FERRITE/POWDER IRON NETWORK AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - An antenna operable over a predetermined range of frequency includes a transmission line, a transformer network connected to one end of the transmission line, and at least one ferrite/powder iron network connected to an opposite end of the transformer network. The ferrite/powder iron network changes the effective electrical length of the antenna such that as the frequency of operation changes, the current distribution above and below the network changes in corresponding manner. A second ferrite/powder iron network may be serially positioned with respect to the other network, wherein both function to reduce the current thereabove. Accordingly, as the frequency of operation increases, the electrical height of the antenna decreases. The network also encompasses a way to safely dissipate otherwise destructive heat created by the operation of the antenna system at high radio-frequency power. | 05-10-2012 |
Gary A. Martz, Jr., Portland, OR US
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| 20110277023 | Audible authentication for wireless network enrollment - Described herein are one or more techniques for using an audible authentication of a wireless device for enrollment onto a secure wireless network. With one or more described techniques, an unauthorized wireless device audibly emits a uniquely identifying secret code (e.g., a personal identification number (PIN)). In some implementations, the audible code is heard by the user and manually entered via a network-enrollment user interface. In other implementations, a network-authorizing device automatically picks up the audible code and verifies the code. If verified, the wireless device is enrolled onto the wireless network. | 11-10-2011 |
Gary A. Minker, Lake Worth, FL US
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| 20080238342 | MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED INSERTABLE FLASHLIGHT ADAPTER DEVICE - An insertable flashlight adapter device for use in an ordinary flashlight having a lamp includes a disc-like shaped housing unit. Electronic circuitry is disposed within the housing unit for selectively operating the flashlight in at least three different modes. The electronic circuitry has a voltage comparator for determining which one of the at least three different modes the flashlight is being operated. The electronic circuitry also has logic and control means for selectively interrupting current to the flashlight lamp so as to cause the at least three different modes of operation. The logic and control means includes a first timer for monitoring a first time interval between mode changes in the voltage comparator and a second timer for monitoring a second time interval between a power-ON and power-OFF state of the flashlight lamp. As a result, the adapter device has eliminated the need of modifications to make an ordinary flashlight operate selectively in the different modes of operation and to maintain the lifespan of the original ON-OFF switch. | 10-02-2008 |
Gary A. Naese, Bonfield, IL US
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| 20090271207 | Facility access management system - An enhanced delivery system ( | 10-29-2009 |
Gary A. Orbeck, Windham, NH US
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| 20080295966 | Electrode Assembly For The Removal Of Surface Oxides By Electron Attachment - An apparatus and a method comprising same for removing metal oxides from a substrate surface are disclosed herein. In one particular embodiment, the apparatus comprises an electrode assembly that has a housing that is at least partially comprised of an insulating material and having an internal volume and at least one fluid inlet that is in fluid communication with the internal volume; a conductive base connected to the housing comprising a plurality of conductive tips that extend therefrom into a target area and a plurality of perforations that extend therethrough and are in fluid communication with the internal volume to allow for a passage of a gas mixture comprising a reducing gas. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20110094679 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR THE REMOVAL OF SURFACE OXIDES BY ELECTRON ATTACHMENT - An apparatus and a method comprising same for removing metal oxides from a substrate surface are disclosed herein. In one particular embodiment, the apparatus comprises an electrode assembly that has a housing that is at least partially comprised of an insulating material and having an internal volume and at least one fluid inlet that is in fluid communication with the internal volume; a conductive base connected to the housing comprising a plurality of conductive tips that extend therefrom into a target area and a plurality of perforations that extend therethrough and are in fluid communication with the internal volume to allow for a passage of a gas mixture comprising a reducing gas. | 04-28-2011 |
Gary A. Owings, Phoenix, MD US
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| 20100023370 | Systems and Methods for Assignment of Sales Leads - The invention provides systems and methods for processing sales leads. Illustratively, the invention provides a method of assigning sales leads in a network environment, the sales leads relating to persons interested in effecting a purchase, the method comprising: obtaining a lead, the lead including lead information relating to a person interested in effecting a purchase; loading the lead into a lead processing portion; determining if the lead is auto-assignable; assigning the lead to a sales agent; and outputting the lead information over the network environment to a lead distribution portion, so as to be accessible to the sales agent. | 01-28-2010 |
Gary A. Passero, Penfield, NY US
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| 20110153575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RULE-DRIVEN CONSTRAINT-BASED GENERATION OF DOMAIN-SPECIFIC DATA SETS - A data generation system provides for generating domain-specific, context-sensitive data collections as synthetic data for testing the performance of data processing systems. Within the data generation system, a composition module defines a data generation template containing a plurality of fields each capable of holding one or more values according to specifications defined for predetermined data types. An evaluation module sorts the fields in an order of dependency so that fields whose values affect the values in other of the fields are ordered before the fields whose values are affected by values in other fields. A data generation module populates the fields with values and retrieves a subset of the values populating the plurality of fields for generating each of a plurality of data sets, which are written into memory and made accessible for use in testing data processing systems. | 06-23-2011 |
Gary A. Pozarnsky, Roseville, MN US
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| 20090209776 | ENHANCING THE PROPERTIES OF WAXES BY USE OF TRANS-4-TERTBUTYL-1-PHENYLCYCLOHEXANOL - The use of an effective amount of trans-4-tertbutyl-1-phenylcycolhexanol in waxes to increase the melting point, softening temperature, as well of other properties. | 08-20-2009 |
Gary A. Ricards, Peachtree City, GA US
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| 20090208714 | PRE-COATED NON-WOVEN MAT-FACED GYPSUM PANEL - A gypsum panel suitable for use in constructing a roof deck comprising a set gypsum core having at least about 0.3 pounds of reinforcing fibers per 100 square feet and a density sufficient to provide a board weight of 130 lbs per 100 square feet, where the core sandwiched between and faced with coated non-woven fibrous mats, wherein the free surface of each mat is pre-coated with a combination of a mineral pigment and a polymer latex adhesive binder applied to the mat surfaces as an aqueous coating composition. | 08-20-2009 |
Gary A. Salmonson, Saint Cloud, MN US
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| 20120060473 | MARINE EXHAUST CATALYST - An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060474 | Exhaust Cooler - An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120067027 | Exhaust Injection Muffler - An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust. | 03-22-2012 |
Gary A. Schneidermann, Sacramento, CA US
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| 20090275951 | Percutaneous discectomy and endplate preparation tool - Surgical instruments and surgical methods associated therewith are described. The surgical instruments described herein can be used for scraping or for other purposes such as measuring distances between two points in hard to reach locales. | 11-05-2009 |
Gary A. Schniederman, Sacramento, CA US
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| 20110004207 | Flexible Neural Localization Devices and Methods - Described herein are devices, systems and methods for determining if a nerve is nearby a device or portion of a device. The neural stimulation tools described herein are configured to be flexible and low-profile, so that they can be used within body regions that may be tortuous or difficult to reach, such as within a compressed or partially occluded neural foramen. In most cases, these tools described herein are ribbon-shaped and adapted to be manipulated bimanually, for example, by applying force to the ends of the devices from separate locations outside of the patient's body. Thus, in some of the exemplary neural localization devices described herein, the distal end region of the device are configured to couple to the proximal end of a guidewire. One or more surfaces of the devices may include an electrode or multi-polar network of electrodes configured to stimulate only nerves within a predetermined distance of a particular face of the device. | 01-06-2011 |
Gary A. Shangold, Califon, NJ US
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| 20100063019 | Low Dose Estrogen Interrupted Hormone Replacement Therapy - A hormone replacement therapy, comprising a plurality of daily doses of a pharmaceutical preparation, the doses being administered continuously and consecutively in alternating phases of three daily doses, a relatively dominant estrogenic activity phase comprising three daily doses of a substance exhibiting estrogenic activity equivalent to about 1 mg per day of 17β-estradiol per day, and a relatively dominant progestagenic activity phase of a combination of a substance exhibiting estrogenic activity equivalent to about 1 mg per day of 17β-estradiol and a substance exhibiting progestogenic activity equivalent to about 90 μg per day of norgestimate. | 03-11-2010 |
Gary A. Skarja, Toronto CA
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| 20080199507 | Therapeutic Polymeric Pouch - An implantable or surface-applied device comprising a porous polymeric pouch containing a therapeutic polymer sealed in the pouch, to provide a localized therapeutic effect at the site of the application. The pores in the polymeric pouch being smaller than the therapeutic polymer, allowing body fluid to enter and exit the pouch and interact with the therapeutic polymer in the pouch in use, but not permitting the therapeutic polymer to leave the pouch. | 08-21-2008 |
Gary A. Skrabutenas, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20120076287 | ECHO CONTROL OPTIMIZATION - In one implementation, a conference hosted on a conference bridge that includes an echo control device that classifies the echo return loss of a plurality of endpoints. The endpoints may include endpoints on internet protocol (IP) networks and public switched telephone networks (PSTN). The echo control of the endpoints is controlled independently. An echo classification module calculates the echo return loss value of the associated echo tail of the endpoint and chooses an appropriate echo control mode. If the echo return loss is above a high threshold, a pass through mode is activated. If the echo return loss is below a low threshold, a full echo cancellation mode is activated. If the echo return loss is between the low threshold and the high threshold, an echo suppression mode is activated. | 03-29-2012 |
Gary A. Stewart, Laurel, MD US
Gary A. Thomas, Cardiff GB
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| 20100016650 | Magnetic stimulators and stimulating coils - A stimulating coil for use in the magnetic stimulation of neuro-muscular tissue comprises a self-supporting but flexible conductor in a flexible insulating sheath which can be adjusted by hand to conform the coil to the contours of a selected part of the human body. The coil is provided with a cooling system which includes a conduit disposed adjacent or within the coil and a pump for driving coolant through the conduit. | 01-21-2010 |
Gary A. Toretti, Flower Mound, TX US
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| 20110154452 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Secure Access to Information - Methods for secure communications are provided. The methods include creating a safe user account on a secure access system, wherein creating an account includes provision of at least one strong authenticator to be associated with a user of the secure access system; providing a unique login and the at least one strong authenticator associated with the user to the secure access system to gain access to information associated with a referring organization, the referring organization being registered with the secure access system; and accessing the information associated with the referring organization based on the unique login and the at least one strong authenticator provided to the secure access system. Related systems and computer program products are also provided. | 06-23-2011 |
Gary A. Valaskovic, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20100032329 | PACKAGING, SHIPPING AND STORAGE DEVICE FOR CAPILLARY TUBES - Capillary tube holder, a storage and shipping container in which a loaded capillary tube holder is securely held, a fixture for loading capillary tubes onto a capillary tube transfer fixture for transferring, removing or replacing individual capillary tubes from a loaded capillary tube holder. | 02-11-2010 |
Gary A. Van Huben, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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| 20090030666 | Software Entity for the Creation of a Hybrid Cycle Simulation Model - Disclosed is a software entity for constructing a Hybrid Cycle Simulation model comprising Compiled Data Units (CDUs) for use in design verification. The simulation model may contain a plurality of 1-cycle CDUs, optimized for simulation throughput, and 2-cycle CDUs, optimized for simulation accuracy, or a mixture thereof. Utilizing a netlist tool extracting hierarchical design source components for use, the construction checks that all inputs and outputs of any hierarchical design source components bind, and employs Object Traversal Directives for incorporating the selected CDUs into the simulation model. A data management method is used for tracking the validity of the components in the model. Additionally, a software entity (FACDDR) permits high bandwidth simulation of design components normally requiring cycle accurate simulation. FACDDR provides linkages for standard logic elements for abstracting one or more design interface components out of a cycle simulation environment and design interface emulation of an interface which interacts with a cycle simulation model through an API to extract present value of driving side signals of an interface and to set the cycle simulation model on the receiving side. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100005212 | PROVIDING A VARIABLE FRAME FORMAT PROTOCOL IN A CASCADE INTERCONNECTED MEMORY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a variable frame format protocol in a cascade interconnected memory system. The systems include a memory hub device that utilizes a first bus interface to communicate on a high-speed bus. The hub device also includes frame decode logic for translating variable format frames received via the first bus interface into memory device commands and data. The translating includes identifying write data headers and associated write data for self-registering write to data buffer commands. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100174955 | TEST AND BRING-UP OF AN ENHANCED CASCADE INTERCONNECT MEMORY SYSTEM - A memory hub device with test logic is configured to communicate with memory devices via multiple hub device ports, and is also configured to communicate on one or more busses in an upstream and downstream direction. The test logic includes a built-in self test apparatus providing logic to simultaneously and independently test the memory devices interfaced to one or more of the hub device ports using read and write data patterns. The test logic also includes configuration registers to hold fault and diagnostic information, and to initiate one or more tests. The memory hub device can further include command collision detection logic, a trace array, buffer transmit mode logic, trigger logic, clock adjustment logic, transparent mode logic, and a configured command sequencer, as well as additional features. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120059958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HIERARCHICAL BUFFER SYSTEM FOR A SHARED DATA BUS - The present invention provides a system and method for controlling data entries in a hierarchical buffer system. The system includes an integrated circuit device comprising: a memory core, a shared data bus, and a plurality of 1st tier buffers that receive data from the memory. The system further includes a 2nd tier transfer buffer that delivers the data onto the shared data bus with pre-determined timing. The present invention can also be viewed as providing methods for controlling moving data entries in a hierarchical buffer system. The method includes managing the buffers to allow data to flow from a plurality of 1st tier buffers through a 2nd tier transfer buffer, and delivering the data onto a shared data bus with pre-determined timing. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120124251 | HIERARCHICAL BUFFER SYSTEM ENABLING PRECISE DATA DELIVERY THROUGH AN ASYNCHRONOUS BOUNDARY - The present invention provides a system and method for controlling data entries in a hierarchical buffer system. The system includes an integrated circuit device with a memory core, a high speed upstream data bus, and a plurality of 1st tier buffers that receive data from the memory. The system further includes a 2 | 05-17-2012 |
Gary A. Volesky, Newhall, IA US
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| 20110216480 | CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIP UNIT SUPPORT - A support for anchoring a trip unit of a circuit breaker to a base thereof to prevent separation of the trip unit from the base during a short circuit fault. The support has top-facing two locking tabs that snap into place behind a wall in a lug-receiving area of the base. The support also has an opening through which a terminal of the trip unit is received snugly. The locking tabs keep the support in place and prevent forces produced by gasses during a fault from forcing the trip unit away from the base. The terminal, attached to the trip unit, is retained by the opening, which transfers upward forces to the top of the support, which is positioned against a top section of the base. The snug fit by the terminal through the opening and retention of the support in the lug-receiving area during a fault increases post-fault dielectric performance. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120055765 | PORTABLE REMOTE RACKING DEVICE FOR A CIRCUIT BREAKER - A portable, remote racking device that is controlled by a remote control. The remote racking device includes a drive that fits into a corresponding crank access hole formed in a front panel of a cradle housing a circuit breaker installed into a switchgear. The drive turns a mechanism inside the cradle that causes the circuit breaker to be racked into or out of the switchgear. The remote racking device includes an actuator pin that abuts a corresponding button arm protruding through the front panel. The remote control includes a control for depressing the button arm and another control for causing a motor to rotate the drive. The actuator pin detects when the button arm pops out of the panel, and a circuit in the remote racking device briefly reverses the motor to bring it and the circuit breaker to a sudden stop, preventing the mechanical linkages of the mechanism from locking-up or becoming damaged and avoiding over-torquing the motor. | 03-08-2012 |
Gary A. Walker, Fremont, CA US
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| 20110106138 | EXPANDABLE EMBOLI FILTER AND THROMBECTOMY DEVICE - Expandable emboli filter and thrombectomy devices adapted for use with microcatheters to remove debris from blood vessels. The devices embody expanded profiles that span the entirety of various sized target vessels and thus are particularly effective in the engagement of debris found in vessels. | 05-05-2011 |
Gary A. Wesenberg, Madison, WI US
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| 20120107904 | CARBOXY TERMINAL RESIDUES AS PREDICTORS AND REGULATORS OF PROTEIN STABILITY - Compositions and methods are provided that are useful for predicting and controlling the stability of expressed polypeptides. The compositions and methods may be used to predict and as desired, increase or decrease the stability of proteins recombinantly expressed in mycobacteria, for example DesA3 expressed in | 05-03-2012 |
Gary A. West, Mississauga CA
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| 20090033106 | LATCHING BRACKET - A latching bracket is used on a truck box and the like for holding a door or other hinged object in an open position. The latching bracket has a post extending upward from a base. The post is enclosed in a housing having an opening at a front thereof to allow a loop on a rope to be installed over the post by inserting the loop through the openings. The bracket is mounted on a supporting surface. A latching bracket and rope in combination is also described. | 02-05-2009 |
Gary A. White, Riverbank, CA US
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| 20090214325 | INTERCHANGEABLE TRUCK RAIL-RAMPS WITH ENHANCED SURFACE TRACTION - The present invention is directed to a set of interchangeable truck rails for providing an enclosure on the back of a flat bed truck including a first rail, a second, a set of attaching devices, and a set of traction devices to allow a person to enclose the back of a flat bed truck, as well as providing a set of ramps for moving large items onto the back of the flat bed truck. The ramps have enhanced tractions. | 08-27-2009 |
Gary A. Winblad, Dublin, CA US
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| 20090113263 | METHODS FOR ANALYZING SCAN CHAINS, AND FOR DETERMINING NUMBERS OR LOCATIONS OF HOLD TIME FAULTS IN SCAN CHAINS - In a method for determining a number of possible hold time faults in a scan chain of a DUT, an environmental variable of the scan chain is set to a value believed to cause a hold time fault in the scan chain, and then a pattern is shifted through the scan chain. The pattern has a background pattern of at least n contiguous bits of a first logic state, followed by at least one bit of a second logic state, where n is a length of the scan chain. The number of possible hold time faults in the scan chain can be determined as a difference between i) a clock cycle when the at least one bit is expected to cause a transition at an output of the scan chain, and ii) a clock cycle when the at least one bit actually causes a transition at the output of the scan chain. If a value of the environmental variable at which the scan chain operates correctly can be determined, the location of one or more hold time faults can also be determined. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090113265 | LOCATING HOLD TIME VIOLATIONS IN SCAN CHAINS BY GENERATING PATTERNS ON ATE - A method for determining that failures in semiconductor test are due to a defect potentially causing a hold time violation in a scan cell in a scan chain, counting the number of potential defects, and, if possible, localizing, and ameliorating hold time defects in a scan chain. | 04-30-2009 |
Gary A. Woffinden, Overland Park, KS US
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| 20080301369 | PROCESSING OF SELF-MODIFYING CODE IN MULTI-ADDRESS-SPACE AND MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEMS - A method and system of storing to an instruction stream with a multiprocessor or multiple-address-space system is disclosed. A central processing unit may cache instructions in a cache from a page of primary code stored in a memory storage unit. The central processing unit may execute cached instructions from the cache until a serialization operation is executed. The central processing unit may check in a message queue for a notification message indicating potential storing to the page. If the notification message is present in the message queue, cached instructions from the page are invalidated. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20110145510 | REDUCING INTERPROCESSOR COMMUNICATIONS PURSUANT TO UPDATING OF A STORAGE KEY - Processing within a multiprocessor computer system is facilitated by: deciding by a processor, pursuant to processing of a request to update a previous storage key to a new storage key, whether to purge the previous storage key from, or update the previous storage key in, local processor cache of the multiprocessor computer system. The deciding includes comparing a bit value(s) of one or more required components of the previous storage key to respective predefined allowed stale value(s) for the required component(s), and leaving the previous storage key in local processor cache if the bit value(s) of the required component(s) in the previous storage key equals the respective predefined allowed stale value(s) for the required component(s). By selectively leaving the previous storage key in local processor cache, interprocessor communication pursuant to processing of the request to update the previous storage key to the new storage key is minimized. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145511 | PAGE INVALIDATION PROCESSING WITH SETTING OF STORAGE KEY TO PREDEFINED VALUE - Processing within a multiprocessor computer system is facilitated by: setting, in association with invalidate page table entry processing, a storage key at a matching location in central storage of a multiprocessor computer system to a predefined value; and subsequently executing a request to update the storage key to a new storage key, the subsequently executing including determining whether the predefined value is an allowed stale value, and if so, replacing in central storage the storage key of predefined value with the new storage key without requiring purging or updating of the storage key in any local processor cache of the multiprocessor computer system, thus minimizing interprocessor communication pursuant to processing of the request to update the storage key to the new storage key. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145546 | DEFERRED PAGE CLEARING IN A MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - Processing within a multiprocessor computer system is facilitated by: logically clearing a data page by setting, in association with invalidate page table entry or set storage key processing, a page initialize bit for the data page to a clear data value without physically clearing data from the data page; and subsequent to the setting of the page initialize bit, physically clearing data from the page in central storage responsive to a first access to the page with the page initialize bit set to the clear data value, thereby minimizing overall time required to both clear and subsequently access cleared page data. Setting of the page initialize bit may include setting a line clear bit for each page line to the clear data value, and allocating a state machine to clear each line responsive to the line being first accessed with the its line clear bit set. | 06-16-2011 |
Gary A. Zets, Maitland, FL US
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| 20090062092 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIBROTACTILE GUIDED MOTIONAL TRAINING - Motional training is achieved by providing a subject with vibrotactile feedback in response to an attempt by the subject to perform predetermined motions. In particular, an attempt by the subject to perform at least one predetermined motion is monitored using sensors, such as force plates or inertial sensors. The sensor signals indicate results of the attempt by the subject to perform the at least one predetermined motion, and a variance between the at least one predetermined motion and the results of the attempt by the subject to perform the at least one predetermined motion is determined. Vibrotactile signals are then sent to the subject by activating one or more actuators coupled to the subject, where the one or more actuators are spatially oriented with respect to the subject to indicate one or more directions. The vibrotactile signals indicate the variance with respect to the one or more directions. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090128305 | Device and Method for Enhancing Sensory Perception of Vibrational Stimuli - A method and device for improving the detection of a vibrotactile stimulus. Such method may include the steps of temporarily altering the threshold of vibrational detection prior to the onset of a vibrotactile stimulus. This allows the vibrotactile system to achieve improved detection of the intended vibrotactile alert or communication stimulus without necessarily increasing the vibratory displacement amplitude of the stimulus. A corresponding enhanced vibrotactile transducer device is able to produce, over a wide frequency range, or at multiple frequencies, a vibrational stimulus against the body of a user. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090200880 | WIDE BAND VIBRATIONAL STIMULUS DEVICE - An eccentric mass (EM) motor in a vibrotactile transducer provides a wide band vibrational stimulus to a mechanical load in response to an electrical input. The eccentric mass and motor may form part of the transducer actuator moving mass, which is in contact with a load, i.e, the skin of a user. The moving mass and the actuator housing may be in simultaneous contact with the load. The moving mass may be guided by a spring between the actuator housing and the moving mass. The load, moving mass, spring compliance, and housing mass make up a moving mass resonant system. The spring compliance and system component masses may be configured to maximize the actuator displacement and/or tailor the transducer response to a desired level. This configuration may be implemented as a low-mass wearable wide-band vibrotactile transducer. | 08-13-2009 |
Gary A. Zubricky, West Seneca, NY US
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| 20110268888 | EXPOSURE DEVICE HAVING AN ARRAY OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A device and method for exposing light sensitive substrates to a concentrated light source. The device is suitable for curing substances such as photosensitive sensitive inks, adhesives, and photographic elements. Ultraviolet or visible light is emitted from an array of LED's, and then directed by an array of light guides to a light concentrator having a light input region along its length. The light is then concentrated and emitted from a light output region along the length of the light concentrator to a photosensitive target to be exposed. | 11-03-2011 |