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Gary L. Arinder, Spring, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110034100	LAUNDERABLE AND DURABLE MECHANICALLY BONDED NONWOVEN FABRIC - In at least one aspect of the present disclosure, a field durable, repeatably launderable nonwoven fabric is provided including a cross-lapped and needle punched nonwoven fabric that is bonded together by entangling fibers with hydroentanglement.	02-10-2011

Gary L. Behelfer, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090272676	Hot Asphalt Cooling and Pelletization Process - Systems and methods for pelletizing hot asphaltenes are provided. Asphaltenic hydrocarbons can be dispersed to provide two or more asphaltenic particles. The asphaltenic hydrocarbons can be at a temperature of from about 175° C. to about 430° C. The asphaltenic particles can be contacted with a film of cooling medium. The film can have a thickness of from about 1 mm to about 500 mm. At least a portion of the asphaltenic particles can be solidified by transferring heat from the asphaltenic particles to the cooling medium to provide solid asphaltenic particles. The solid asphaltenic particles can be separated from at least a portion of the cooling medium.	11-05-2009
20110217403	System for Hot Asphalt Cooling and Pelletization Process - Systems for pelletizing hot asphaltenes are provided. Asphaltenic hydrocarbons can be dispersed to provide two or more asphaltenic particles. The asphaltenic hydrocarbons can be at a temperature of from about 175° C. to about 430° C. The asphaltenic particles can be contacted with a film of cooling medium. The film can have a thickness of from about 1 mm to about 500 mm. At least a portion of the asphaltenic particles can be solidified by transferring heat from the asphaltenic particles to the cooling medium to provide solid asphaltenic particles. The solid asphaltenic particles can be separated from at least a portion of the cooling medium.	09-08-2011

Gary L. Boie, Pulaski, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110163670	Device for controlling light from an LED - A device for controlling LED light beam direction and brightness.	07-07-2011

Gary L. Broxton, Bloomington, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090038496	Explosive neutralizer and method - An explosive device includes a firing train, an explosive charge and a shock activated neutralizer configured to disable activation of the explosive charge by the firing train. The neutralizer includes a housing and a rupturable fluid barrier configured to selectively permit mixing of disabling material constituents to interact with the firing train to disable the same. A method of neutralizing an explosive device includes rupturing the fluid barrier, at least in part by applying a shock to the explosive device, and interacting the disabling material with the firing train to disable the same.	02-12-2009

Gary L. Castelle, Greenwood Lake, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090145077	Deck Railing Protector - A protector for hand rails is provided. The protector includes a resilient body having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a single protrusion extending outwardly from the first surface. A pair of arms extends from opposite ends of the body in the same general direction as the protrusion, each arm further extending to a retainer. The body, arms and retainers are configured to protectively surround a hand rail. In an installed position, each of the retainers is secured to one or more surfaces of the hand rail with the protrusion maintained in abutting contact with the hand rail due to flexing of the body.	06-11-2009

Gary L. Casty, Easton, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090018290	Preparation of Supported Silyl-Capped Silica-Bound Anion Activators and Associated Catalysts - A method for the preparation of olefin polymerization catalysts that are the reaction products of the catalytic reaction of surface hydroxyls of a support with a trialkyl silane to afford hydrogen and the corresponding surface bound alkyl silyl ether and at the same time with a strong Lewis acid which support is converted to a silica bound anion that in a second step is fully converted by reaction with QM	01-15-2009
20090186995	Production of Propylene-Based Polymers - In a process for producing a propylene-based olefin homopolymer or copolymer, a monomer composition comprising propylene is contacted with a polymerization catalyst system under homogeneous polymerization conditions (such as solution, supersolution or supercritical conditions), wherein the polymerization catalyst system includes an activator and a bridged bis-indenyl transition metal (group 4) compound substituted with a carbazole (unsubstituted or substituted) at the 4 position.	07-23-2009
20110015357	Preparation of Supported Silyl-Capped Silica-Bound Anion Activators and Associated Catalysts - A method for the preparation of olefin polymerization catalysts that are the reaction products of the catalytic reaction of surface hydroxyls of a support with a trialkyl silane to afford hydrogen and the corresponding surface bound alkyl silyl ether and at the same time with a strong Lewis acid which support is converted to a silica bound anion that in a second step is fully converted by reaction with QM	01-20-2011

Gary L. Claypoole, West Chester, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090052714	HIGH NOISE IMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESONDER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - High noise immunity communication systems are provided for voice communications among emergency responders, in which first and second wireless devices employ near field spread spectrum data modems to transfer digital audio data between a responder mask or helmet and a secondary device affixed to the responder's clothing or uniform to allow the responder to broadcast messages to other responders and to hear broadcasts from other responders.	02-26-2009
20100308991	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR HEADS-UP DISPLAY - A breathing apparatus designed to display at least one condition associated with the breathing apparatus to the user of the breathing apparatus. The breathing apparatus includes a breathing mask, a display assembly and a sensor assembly. The display assembly includes at least one display designed to display at least one condition of the display assembly and/or the sensor assembly. The breathing apparatus design can be designed to enable a third party to view at least one condition of the display assembly and/or the sensor assembly while a user is wearing the breathing mask. The breathing apparatus can include a sealing arrangement for forming a seal between a circuit board and/or other electronic components and a housing of the display assembly and/or the sensor assembly.	12-09-2010

Gary L. Corino, New South Wales AU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090325303	PROCESS - A method for detecting a presence of an abnormal component in a keratin sample taken from a subject suffering from a pathological state comprising the steps of exposing the keratin sample to a swelling substance so as to penetrate the keratin sample thereby producing a derived chemical substance; obtaining data from the derived chemical substance; comparing the data obtained from the derived chemical substance with a second group of data contained in a reference database so as to identify the presence of the abnormal component in the keratin sample; whereby detection of the abnormal component is consistent with a presence of the pathological state in the subject.	12-31-2009

Gary L. Corino, Sydney AU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090299642	METHOD - A method of analyzing a keratin sample from a subject to improve sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test for a pathological state in the subject by exposing the keratin sample to incident energy derived from an energy source; receiving radiated energy from the keratin sample consequent upon impingement of the incident energy on the keratin sample; passing at least a portion of the radiated energy received from the keratin sample through a transducer so as to derive subject specific data; processing subject specific derived data; comparing the processed subject specific data thus derived with a second group of reference data present in a reference database; wherein the second group of reference data is consistent with a presence of the pathological state in the subject; and including the steps of applying an appropriate algorithm to said subject specific data prior to said step of comparing thereby to improve sensitivity and specificity relative to said reference data.	12-03-2009

Gary L. Crumback, Berkeley, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100313894	SELF-SIZING ADJUSTABLE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE - There is disclosed an endotracheal tube which has a minimal cross-sectional profile for easy viewing of anatomical features during intubation. After the tube is placed into the trachea, the tube is adapted to increase the diameter. In this manner the tube diameter may be expanded to allow for decreased Work of Breathing (WOB) for patient, while not having so large a diameter as to cause tracheal discomfort.	12-16-2010
20100313895	SELF-SIZING ADJUSTABLE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE - There is disclosed an endotracheal tube which has a minimal cross-sectional profile for easy viewing of anatomical features during intubation. After the tube is placed into the trachea, the tube is adapted to increase the diameter. In this manner the tube diameter may be expanded to allow for decreased Work of Breathing (WOB) for patient, while not having so large a diameter as to cause tracheal discomfort.	12-16-2010

Gary L. Donison, Sherwood Park CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080201969	Orientation Sensing Apparatus and a Method For Determining an Orientation - An orientation sensing apparatus includes a rotatable first member, an orientation sensor device fixed with the first member for generating orientation data relating to an orientation sensor device orientation, and a rotation sensor device for generating rotation data relating to rotation of the first member. A method for determining an orientation includes assembling a set of sensor data including the orientation data and rotation data and processing the set of sensor data to generate a set of corrected orientation data. The set of corrected orientation data includes the orientation data which has been corrected using the rotation data to reduce the effects of rotation of the first member and misalignment of the gravity sensor device. One or more sets of corrected orientation data may be processed to determine an inclination orientation of the first member or a toolface orientation of a second member which is connected with the first member.	08-28-2008

Gary L. Duerksen, Ward, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100165134	Arrayed Imaging Systems And Associated Methods - Arrayed imaging systems include an array of detectors formed with a common base and a first array of layered optical elements, each one of the layered optical elements being optically connected with a detector in the array of detectors.	07-01-2010
20100276573	Transmissive Detectors, Systems Incorporating Same, And Associated Methods - A detector assembly is configured for characterizing electromagnetic energy that propagates along a light path. At least a component of the electromagnetic energy carries electromagnetic energy information along the light path. The detector assembly includes a first detector array arranged along the light path and having photosensitive elements aligned to receive at least some of the electromagnetic energy, including the component. The photosensitive elements selectively absorb a first portion of the component and produce a first set of electrical image data, based at least in part on the electomagnetic energy information, in response to the component. At least some of the photosensitive elements are at least partially transparent so that they selectively pass a second portion of the component to continue along the light path.	11-04-2010

Gary L. Flasher, Spring City, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090079141	CLIP EQUIPPED, ELONGATED FLEXIBLE POLYMER GASKETS - An elongated, flexible polymer gasket includes a body formed by a length of tubular flexible polymer material, a hollow chamber within the body extending uniformly the length of the body, and a plurality of individual openings spaced apart from one another along the length of the body. The gasket further includes a plurality of individual spring clip fasteners, each formed of a metal wire, the length of wire being bent to form an elongated, generally planar base portion with opposing major sides and an elongated, engagement portion extending transversely away from one of the opposing major sides. The maximum width dimensions of the base and engagement portions being greater than a maximum nominal dimension of the opening whereby the each individual spring clip member is captured in a separate one of the openings with the base portion within the hollow chamber and the engagement portion projecting traversely away from the base portion and the body.	03-26-2009

Gary L. Fravel, Decatur, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110226558	Vehicle access system with powered lift - A lift assembly installable on a vehicle. The lift assembly includes a support structure securable to the vehicle, a pair of parallel vertically extending geared tracks and a vertically moveable drive assembly. The drive assembly includes (a) a mounting structure; (b) a selectively reversible motor; (c) a pair of gears; and (d) a moveable first tread. The gears are engaged with the tracks and rotatably supported on the mounting structure. The gears are also drivingly coupled with the motor wherein operation of the motor selectively raises and lowers the mounting structure relative to the support structure. The moveable first tread is secured to the mounting structure and is adapted to support an operator whereby raising and lowering the mounting structure raises and lowers an operator positioned on the first tread. In some embodiments, the lift assembly includes water-resistant foot-operable switches to control the raising and lowering of the mounting structure.	09-22-2011

Gary L. Graunko, Hillsboro, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090214032	Method and apparatus for detection of loss of cipher synchronization - Detecting loss of stream cipher synchronization between a transmitter and a receiver in a video processing system may be achieved by receiving, by the receiver, an encrypted video frame from the transmitter, obtaining an encrypted value for a selected pixel in the encrypted video frame, decrypting the encrypted pixel value using a first portion of the receiver's current key stream, re-encrypting the pixel value using a second portion of the receiver's current key stream, sending the re-encrypted pixel value from the receiver to the transmitter, obtaining, by the transmitter, a plaintext value for the selected pixel from a corresponding original video frame and encrypting the plaintext pixel value using a second portion of the transmitter's current key stream, and comparing the re-encrypted pixel value received from the receiver with the encrypted pixel value generated by the transmitter and detecting a loss of cipher synchronization when the values do not match.	08-27-2009

Gary L. Grizzell, Cookeville, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090256300	Saddle Stitcher for Paperback Books - A saddle stitcher for making paperback books is provided by the present invention. The saddle stitcher is provided for manually assembling one or a few (or a greater number if desired by the user) booklets in a cost-effective, yet professional manner. The saddle stitcher generally includes a tray, a saddle, and a plurality of staplers. The tray is provided for receiving a plurality of pages to be made into a booklet and in which the pages are stitched to form the booklet. The staplers are provided for stitching the plurality of pages to form a booklet and are pivotally and slidably mounted within the tray in order to accommodate booklets of varying sizes. An engagement device is provided for engaging each of the staplers in tandem in order to fabricate a booklet.	10-15-2009

Gary L. Handshoe, Wawaka, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090179421	APPARATUS FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - An apparatus for coupling components in a fuel delivery system together is presented. The apparatus comprises a first member having a first end, a second end, and throughgoing passageway therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a second member having a throughgoing bore therein. The throughgoing bore is configured to receive the first end of the first member. The first and second members of the apparatus are configured to be affixed together to create a joint between the first end of the first member and the inner wall of the bore of the second member such that the passageway and the bore are in substantial alignment with each other.	07-16-2009

Gary L. Harkleroad, Indiana, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090202922	Dimensional stabilization of precision etched masks - Dimensional stabilization of a precision etched mask used in the production of organic light emitting diode display panels. This may entail securing a sheet of mask material, and then heating the sheet of mask material to a temperature within a predetermined range for a predetermined amount of time to produce a treated sheet of mask material. The treated sheet of mask material may then be used to fabricate a dimensionally stable precision etched mask, such as by exposing and etching the treated sheet of mask material.	08-13-2009

Gary L. Henby, Metamora, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090138321	Method and system for process improvement in the production of products - A method of achieving improvement in the production of products in an organization is provided. The method includes defining a plurality of organizational principles that apply to the organization. The method also includes defining a plurality of practices to enable the plurality of organizational principles. The method also includes developing a project plan for improving a work area. The work area includes at least a portion of at least one of the practices. The method also includes developing one or more solutions for improving the work area. The one or more solutions are based on a desired future state of the work area.	05-28-2009
20090138334	Method and system for production of products - A method of improvement in the production of products within an organization is provided. The method includes identifying at least one waste within the organization. The method also includes defining at least one organizational principle. The method also includes defining at least one practice to enable the at least one organizational principle. The at least one practice is associated with at least one metric for performance measurement. The method also includes monitoring the at least one practice using the at least one metric. The method also includes implementing at least one change to the organization's operation for reduction of the at least one waste based on the monitoring.	05-28-2009
20090144111	Method and system for enabling process improvement in the production of products - A method of enabling improvement in the production of products in an organization having at least one production practice is provided. The method includes defining a plurality of organizational principles that apply to the organization. The method also includes defining a plurality of practices to enable the plurality of organizational principles. Each of the practices is associated with at least one metric for performance measurement. The method also includes identifying a current state of a production practice. The production practice includes at least a portion of at least one of the practices to enable the plurality of organizational principles. The method also includes mapping the current state of the production practice. The mapping identifies wastes within the production practice. The method also includes mapping a future state of the production practice.	06-04-2009
20090144134	Method and system for active process improvement in the production of products - A method of problem analysis within an organization having one or more production levels is provided. The method includes defining a plurality of organizational principles that apply to the organization. The method also includes defining a plurality of practices to enable the plurality of organizational principles. Each of the practices is associated with at least one metric for performance measurement. The method also includes displaying each metric at a display at one of the production levels. The method also includes enabling a meeting between two or more organization personnel concerning at least one metric. The meeting is to identify a problem associated with the at least one metric.	06-04-2009
20090157569	Method and system for improving manufacturing processes in the production of products - A method for displaying performance priorities of an organization is provided. The method includes displaying on a physical medium at least one metric. The method also includes displaying on the physical medium a plurality of metric status indicators. Each metric status indicator has a color-coded table indicative of the status of a particular metric. The method also includes displaying on the physical medium a plurality of organizationally determined success factors. Each metric status indicator and each metric is associated with one of the organizationally determined success factors.	06-18-2009

Gary L. Hopkins Sr., Scottsburg, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248173	Microwave Cooking Container With Sequential Venting Arrangement - A device to improve microwave cooking is described. The device (	10-09-2008

Gary L. Huckabay, Concord, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080201271	Price Optimization System and Process for Recommending Product Price Changes to a User Based on Unit Size, Price and Margin - Disclosed is a market-based software system that will help user-retailers manage price and inventories more effectively. The system will take advantage of available price and sales data to provide pricing recommendations that will achieve a retail user's objectives. The system will offer a solution that will allow for pricing improvement shortly after installation by utilizing data that is readily available. The system will recommend price changes that help a user achieve specified objectives such as contribution, sales volume, desired margins, and the like.	08-21-2008
20080201272	Price Optimization System and Process for Recommending Product Price Changes to a User Based on Analytic Modules Calculating Price Recommendations Independently - Disclosed is a market-based software system that will help user-retailers manage price and inventories more effectively. The system will take advantage of available price and sales data to provide pricing recommendations that will achieve a retail user's objectives. The system will offer a solution that will allow for pricing improvement shortly after installation by utilizing data that is readily available. The system will recommend price changes that help a user achieve specified objectives such as contribution, sales volume, desired margins, and the like.	08-21-2008
20080201273	Price Optimization System and Process for Recommending Product Price Changes to a User Based on Numerical Endings of Prices - Disclosed is a market-based software system that will help user-retailers manage price and inventories more effectively. The system will take advantage of available price and sales data to provide pricing recommendations that will achieve a retail user's objectives. The system will offer a solution that will allow for pricing improvement shortly after installation by utilizing data that is readily available. The system will recommend price changes that help a user achieve specified objectives such as contribution, sales volume, desired margins, and the like.	08-21-2008

Gary L. Jaehnel, Des Moines, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100143906	METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISTINGUISHING AND SORTING SEEDS CONTAINING A GENETIC ELEMENT OF INTEREST - A method for distinguishing and sorting seeds containing a genetic element of interest from a bulk sample. In various embodiments, the present invention comprises associating a marker with at least some of the seeds containing a genetic element of interest of the bulk sample, exciting the seeds using an photonic emitting device, evaluating at least some of the seeds of the bulk sample for the presence or absence of the marker, and sorting the seeds containing a genetic element of interest based on the presence or absence of the marker. In various other embodiments, the method may comprise associating a red fluorescent protein marker with at least some of the seeds containing a genetic element of interest of the bulk sample, evaluating at least some of the seeds of the bulk sample for the presence of the red fluorescent protein marker using an evaluating device, and sorting the seeds containing a genetic element of interest based on the presence of the red fluorescent protein marker. In some embodiments, the red fluorescent protein marker is discernable when excited by a certain energy and the evaluating step comprises exciting the seeds containing a genetic element of interest with the certain energy and detecting an emission resulting at least in part from the exciting step.	06-10-2010
20100243773	HIGH THROUGHPUT, SEED SAMPLING AND COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for preparing a sample of seeds or representative seed portions are provided. In various embodiments, the system and method include a force applying member and a seed container that includes at least one compartment containing a seed. The force applying member is configured to apply a force to the seed so as to break the seed into two or more seed particles, which in some embodiments may be collected in a seed particle collector. The present invention improves on the prior art by greatly reducing (and in some embodiments eliminating) the manual processes typically involved in generating tissue samples from seeds and preparing the tissue for genetic analysis. Additionally, the present invention is scaleable, and can be configured to generate samples from many seeds in a short period of time. The present invention also minimizes the risk of contamination and cross-contamination of the seed particles.	09-30-2010

Gary L. Jialanella, Oxford, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080295961	ACCELERATED ORGANOBORANE INITIATED POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONS - The invention is a two part polymerizable composition comprising in one part an organoboron compound capable of forming free radical generating species and in the second part one or more compounds capable of free radical polymerization and from about 20 to about 30 parts by weight based on the weight of the second part of i) a halogenated polyolefin having halosulfonyl groups or ii) a mixture of a halogenated polyolefin and an organic sulfonyl halide. The second part may further contain a compound capable of causing the organoboron compound to form free radical generating species upon contacting the two parts. The first part may further comprise one or more compounds capable of free radical polymerization.	12-04-2008
20090090454	METHOD FOR JOINING PIPING SYSTEMS AND PIPING TO EQUIPMENT, FIXTURES, DEVICES, STRUCTURES, AND APPLIANCES - A method to join pipe is disclosed using a curable one or two part adhesive composition comprising an effective amount of a boron containing initiator compound such as an organoborate, a stabilized organoborane complex, or combinations thereof; one or more monomers, oligomers, polymers or mixtures thereof having olefinic unsaturation which is capable of polymerization by free radical polymerization; and optionally a decomplexing agent. An especially preferred organoborane is one where a tertiary or quaternary nitrogen atom is bonded to the organoborane to prepare an amido-borate. In those embodiments where the nitrogen is quaternary, the quaternary nitrogen portion of the amido-borate is the cationic counter ion for the borate anion portion of the compound to which the quaternary nitrogen atom is bonded.	04-09-2009
20100105910	BLOCKING AGENTS FOR ORGANOBORANE COMPOUNDS - An organoborane complex is disclosed. The complex includes a blocking agent comprising a bifunctional Lewis base. The blocking agents include an amine group and a second functional group that has a lower Lewis basicity than the first functional group. The blocking is based on amino alkyl pyridines.	04-29-2010

Gary L. Kennemer, Winona, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090246341	System and Method for Brewing Tea - A method for brewing tea comprises filling a first tank with water, transferring a volume of the water from the first tank to a second tank, and heating the volume of the water in the second tank. The method further comprises placing a plurality of tea leaves in a receptacle, wherein the receptacle is in fluid communication with the second tank. Portions of the volume of water in the second tank are circulated through the receptacle, such that the portions flow over the tea leaves and return to the second tank, resulting in a brewed tea.	10-01-2009

Gary L. Koteskey, Boyne City, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100018914	VAULT FILTER - A filter system includes a plurality of filter assemblies coupled to a common receiving chamber. Each filter assembly is arranged so that filtered water can flow into the receiving chamber under the influence of gravity and pressure from the difference in water level on the outside of the filter assemblies and the water level within the receiving chamber as maintained by a drain or pump within the chamber. Each filter assembly includes an upright intake tube having inlet openings spaced vertically along the intake tube. A filter housing surrounds each intake tube and is spaced from the intake tube by a distance sufficient to receive a filter element between the intake tube and the housing. A cap secures the top of the filter assembly so that all water passing into one of the inlet tube openings must have first passed through the housing and the filter element. Blocking devices are used to change one filter element while the filter system continues to operate via the other filter assemblies.	01-28-2010
20100071485	SYSTEM FOR SAMPLING SLUDGE - A device and method for sampling a fluid, especially a fluid of varying densities, are provided. The device includes a retention tube configured to receive a sample of the fluid, and can include a support jacket to support the retention tube. A control member is positioned within the retention tube with a plug attached to the distal end. The plug is movable away from the opening to facilitate laminar flow of the fluid into the retention tube. The plug can sealably engage the retention tube by affixing a portion of the control member. The device can be jolted to cause the control member to stretch, which disengages the plug temporarily, thereby releasing a lab sample portion from the retention tube. The rest of the sample of fluid can be released by completely releasing the plug from sealing contact.	03-25-2010
20100242377	MOLDED SECTIONED RISER AND LOCKING COVER - A riser formed from a plurality of curved cylindrical segments with vertical side edges having mating vertically tapered projections and slots brought into interlocking engagement to pull confronting surfaces together as the tapered elements become increasingly mechanically engaged. The segments are assembled by a sliding engagement of the protruding mating element of one segment into the vertically tapered slot of an adjacent segment. When sufficient segments are joined together horizontally to complete a ring except for a last adjacent pair of vertical side edges, the ring is warped to align the protruding mating element of the last adjacent pair of vertical side edges with an opposite end of the adjacent tapered slot. Thus aligned, the final protruding mating element and tapered slot are then slipped together while un-warping the joined segments forming the remainder of the ring until the top and bottom ends of all the segments are aligned. A cover has a flexible spider on a lower surface that can be locked into a groove or other feature on an inside surface of the curved riser segments.	09-30-2010

Gary L. Leisure, Wooster, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080242524	COVERS FOR PAINT ROLLERS - A re-usable, shed-resistant roller cover for use with paint and other heavy liquids is provided. This roller cover includes a non-woven, woven, or knit surface material adapted to be used with paint rollers, wherein the surface material is substantially free of texture, and wherein the surface material further includes a plurality of fibers, wherein the plurality of fibers further comprise natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or a combination thereof; and wherein the plurality of fibers have been interconnected with one another by mechanical means, chemical means, thermal means, solvent means, sonic means, or combinations thereof.	10-02-2008

Gary L. Lewis, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090105211	INHIBITORS OF HEDGEHOG PATHWAY - The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula I	04-23-2009
20090298830	4-Aryl-2-Amino-Pyrimidnes or 4-Aryl-2-Aminoalkyl-Pyrimidines as Jak-2 Modulators and Methods of Use - This invention relates to certain pyrimidine derivative inhibitors of JAK-2, having Formula (I): wherein D, E, L, Z, R	12-03-2009

Gary L. Loubert, Midland, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090196911	Silicone Acrylate Hybride Composition and Method Of Making Same - A silicone acrylate hybrid composition includes the reaction product of a silicon-containing pressure sensitive adhesive composition, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and an initiator. The silicon-containing pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes acrylate or methacrylate functionality. A method of making the hybrid composition includes polymerizing the ethylenically unsaturated monomer and the silicon-containing pressure sensitive adhesive composition in the presence of the initiator.	08-06-2009

Gary L. Mashore, Las Vegas, NV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110010186	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF ALTERNATIVE RISK FINANCE VEHICLES - The invention is a system and method for managing and processing workers' compensation claims. After enrolling in the system, all communications regarding the reporting of a workplace injury pass through a management system on a computer server. The server tracks claims between different entities, including the policy holder, medical providers and third party administrators, and provides notifications of the existence and status of claims between the different entities. The server also compiles data from multiple claims in order to assess the efficiency of a workers' compensation policy. Recommendations and training may be provided based upon the server's analysis of the compiled data.	01-13-2011

Gary L. Mengeu, Wheeling, WV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090072055	Shaker dispensing container - A manually operable spreader for particulate material has a container body, a generally U-shaped chute and a cap sealing a discharge aperture. The body has a hand grip and the chute has one end pivotably mounted on the body. The sidewalls of the chute seat in recesses in the sidewalls of the body. When the chute is in its operative position, the contents flow onto the chute and then onto the ground.	03-19-2009

Gary L. Miller, Pittsburgh, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090028433	Method for partitioning combinatorial graphs - A method of partitioning a weighted combinatorial graph representative of a dataset consists of the steps of generating a generalized Laplacian matrix corresponding to the combinatorial graph, computing the eigenstructure of the generalized Laplacian matrix, determining if an end criterion is satisfied using the eigenstructure, and if the end criterion is not satisfied, calculating new values for at least some of the plurality of weighting factors using the eigenstructure, updating the combinatorial graph with the new values for at least some of the weighting factors, and returning to the generating step.	01-29-2009
20110196943	Optimal route selection in a content delivery network - A routing mechanism, service or system operable in a distributed networking environment. One preferred environment is a content delivery network (CDN) wherein the present invention provides improved connectivity back to an origin server, especially for HTTP traffic. In a CDN, edge servers are typically organized into regions, with each region comprising a set of content servers that preferably operate in a peer-to-peer manner and share data across a common backbone such as a local area network (LAN). The inventive routing technique enables an edge server operating within a given CDN region to retrieve content (cacheable, non-cacheable and the like) from an origin server more efficiently by selectively routing through the CDN's own nodes, thereby avoiding network congestion and hot spots. The invention enables an edge server to fetch content from an origin server through an intermediate CDN server or, more generally, enables an edge server within a given first region to fetch content from the origin server through an intermediate CDN region.	08-11-2011

Gary L. Morrls, Terre Haute, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100221381	METHODS FOR PRODUCING AN ALGINATE CROSSLINK COATING OF A WET INGREDIENT - Methods for producing an encapsulated bead comprising a droplet of a wet ingredient coated by a water-insoluble, alginate-based gel. The alginate-based coating comprises a plurality of pores having a diameter sufficient to allow the wet ingredient contained within each encapsulated bead to leach therethrough when placed within a solution. The methods for producing an encapsulated bead generally comprise the steps of preparing a first solution comprising an alginate and a first solvent and a second solution comprising a multivalent salt and a second solvent, and causing liquid drops of the first solution to come into contact with the second solution.	09-02-2010

Gary L. Nevling, Rochester, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090323527	Reducing Retransmission of Out of Order Packets - Methods and arrangements of network communications are discussed. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to determine an average rate of duplicate packets per connection for packets received by a node over an interface. The embodiment may involve selecting a connection from the connections established over the interface, determining that a rate of duplicate packets for the selected connection exceeds the average rate of duplicate packets by a threshold percentage, and sending a message to a transmitter of the duplicate packets over the connection to increase a timeout interval to retransmit packets. Another embodiment may provide an apparatus for increasing a timeout interval to retransmit packets. Still another embodiment may provide a computer program produce for increasing a timeout interval to retransmit packets.	12-31-2009

Gary L. Nuccetelli, Scenery Hill, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100064942	Corundum Crystal Structure Pigments With Reduced Soluble Chromium Content - The potential for release of soluble chromium (VI) ions in the production or processing of certain pigments is reduced by use of certain additives. The additives include aluminum metaphosphate, aluminum fluoride, tungsten oxide, tungstic acid, and mono-ammonium phosphate. The pigments are those which contain chromium and have a corundum crystal structure.	03-18-2010
20100126562	Special Effect Pigments - The present invention provides mixed metal oxide based special effect pigments that can be incorporated into optically thin binder systems to produce a “metal flake” appearance that is superior to the “metal flake” appearance presently achievable using conventional special effect pigments. Special effect pigments according to the invention comprise at least 10 wt % of mixed metal oxides that exhibit the McConnellite (Cu	05-27-2010

Gary L. Olson, Mountainside, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090156624	Methionine aminopeptidase-2 inhibitors and methods of use thereof - The present invention provides methods of parasitic infections, thymoma, and lymphoid malignancies in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of the invention.	06-18-2009
20110178080	Melanocortin Receptor-Specific Spiro-Piperidine Compounds - Melanocortin receptor-specific compounds of formula I below:	07-21-2011
20110217324	INHIBITORS OF ANTIGEN PRESENTATION BY MHC CLASS II MOLECULES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Provided herein are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for their use. In particular, the compounds described herein are useful for the treatment or prevention of diseases associated with T cell proliferation such as autoimmune diseases and disorders.	09-08-2011

Gary L. Olson, Shoreveiw, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090236033	CLEANING WIPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A cleaning wipe including a fiber web and a tacky material. The fiber web defines opposing surfaces and an intermediate region between the opposing surfaces. In this regard, at least one of the opposing surfaces serves as a working surface for the cleaning wipe. The tacky material is applied to the web such that a level of tacky material is greater in the intermediate region than at the working surface. In one embodiment, the amount of tacky material per area of web material is greater in the intermediate region than at either of the opposing surfaces. In another embodiment, the fiber web is a nonwoven fiber web.	09-24-2009

Gary L. Orey, Portland, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090096276	Wheel hub stress reduction system - One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a wheel hub stress reduction system for retaining a wheel on a vehicle using wheel nuts. The system includes a hub moon having a mounting portion defining a plurality of holes, and a plurality of threaded connectors each received by one of the holes. A maximum tensile stress region is produced in the hub when said connector is tensioned by a wheel nut threadably engaged therewith. The maximum tensile stress region lies beyond a hub radius which bisects said one of the holes. Another embodiment of the present invention is direct it to a method of reducing stress on a wheel hub retaining a wheel on a vehicle using wheel nuts.	04-16-2009
20100308643	Wheel hub stress reduction system - One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a wheel hub stress reduction system for retaining a wheel on a vehicle using wheel nuts. The system includes a hub moon having a mounting portion defining a plurality of holes, and a plurality of threaded connectors each received by one of the holes. A maximum tensil stress region is produced in the hub when said connector is tensioned by a wheel nut threadably engaged therewith. The maximum tensile stress region lies beyond a hub radius which dissects said one of the holes. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method f reducing stress on a wheel hub retaining a wheel on a vehicle using wheel nuts.	12-09-2010

Gary L. Overhultz, River Forest, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080197193	Advertising Compliance Monitoring System - An advertising compliance monitoring system is provided that includes a backscatter tag affixed to a sign or marketing material or shopper ID card, the tag communicating with a backscatter reader. The tag includes a memory for storing tag data and a transmitter. The tag transmits tag data to a reader automatically on a periodic basis or when interrogated. The tag data includes an identification number used to identify the tag associated with a particular sign, price, marketing material or shopper. This data is processed by a computer to determine compliance with and/or exposure to a particular advertising program.	08-21-2008
20080258876	Distributed Antenna Array With Centralized Data Hub For Determining Presence And Location Of RF Tags - A distributed antenna array with a centralized data hub for determining the presence and location of RF tags has been disclosed. This antenna array centralizes electronics and distributes the RF to zones in a facility to greatly reduce the expense of recurring components for monitoring RF tags. A single BRT/hub with multiple antennas attached to transmit and receive ports is used to cover an entire facility. Large facilities are covered by a small number of the BRT/hub combinations. The BRT/hub has transmit antennas coupled thereto, preferably by co-axial cable, that transmit signals to a portion or all of the RF tags and all or a portion of them modulate and reflect the RF signal to a particular receiving antenna. The receiving antenna then returns the RF signal with tag data to the BRT/hub, preferably by co-axial cable. Also disclosed is an RF backscatter tag that cleanly switches a resonant aperture antenna on and off, thereby greatly increasing the mark-to-space ratio of the backscatter data. This enables tags to be detected by the BRT at much greater distances.	10-23-2008
20100245053	Systems And Methods For Controlling Serially Connected Transmitters In RFID Tag Tracking - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a plurality of RFID tags. A receiver selection signal is sent along a receive path that includes a plurality of serially connected receivers. A receiver relays the receiver selection signal, listens for an RFID response signal, or operates in a standby mode based on the receiver selection signal. A transmitter selection signal is sent along a transmit path that includes a plurality of serially connected transmitters. A transmitter relays the transmitter selection signal, transmits an identification impulses, or operates in a standby mode based on the transmitter selection signal. The identification impulse is transmitted from the selected transmitter and an RFID response signal is received at the selected receiver.	09-30-2010
20110090065	Systems and Methods for Controlling Serially Connected RFID Transmitters and Receivers - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a plurality of RFID tags. A system includes a plurality of serially connected transmitters along a transmit path, where each of the serially connected transmitters are configured to relay a received transmitter selection signal when the transmitter selection signal identifies a selected transmitter as being further along the transmit path than the serially connected transmitter and transmit an identification impulse using a transmit antenna when the transmitter selection signal identifies the serially connected transmitter as being the selected transmitter. A system further includes a control unit responsive to a plurality of transmit paths, the control unit being configured to send the transmitter selection signal along a selected transmit path, where the transmitter selection signal identifies one of the plurality of serially connected transmitters along the selected transmit path as the selected transmitter for transmitting the identification impulse.	04-21-2011

Gary L. Reinert, Sr., Las Vegas, NV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090165403	Metal Fin Pipe Foundation Apparatus and Method - Disclosed are a metal fin pipe foundation apparatus and method for airport approach lighting and method of making, using, and installing a metal fin pipe foundation for airport approach lighting. The metal fin pipe foundation (MFPF) of the present invention requires a small 16 inch diameter hole to be drilled approximately 8 feet deep. The MFPF, in one aspect, consists of 16 inch diameter schedule	07-02-2009
20100319273	Metal Fin Pipe Foundation Apparatus and Method - Disclosed are a metal fin pipe foundation apparatus and method for airport approach lighting and method of making, using, and installing a metal fin pipe foundation for airport approach lighting. The metal fin pipe foundation (MFPF) of the present invention requires a small 16 inch diameter hole to be drilled approximately 8 feet deep. The MFPF, in one aspect, consists of 16 inch diameter schedule 30 pipe 6 feet long with two (2) ⅜ inch thick flat plate fins which are 6 feet, in length, and which are welded to the 16 inch schedule 30 pipe. A top plate 5 feet in length, 1 foot 6 inches in width, and ¾ inch thick is attached by welding the top plate to the top of the 16 inch pipe and the top of the ⅜ inch fins. After the MFPF of the present invention is completely fabricated, it is dipped in hot galvanizing to protect the raw steel. This coating of galvanizing protects the MFPF for 75 years. The MFPF of the present invention can be fabricated off site and shipped to the airport ready for installation. The 16 inch diameter hole is drilled, which requires soil being extracted from the hole, and the soil is placed next to the drilled shaft hole to be placed back into the 16 inch diameter pipe after the MFPF is installed. The 16 inch diameter pipe is used as the unction box for housing the electrical transformer to provide power to the structure to be mounted to the top plate of the MFPF of the present invention. The MFPF then is installed by pushing it into the previous 16 inch drilled hole, which acts as a guide to keep it perfectly straight as it is being installed. The structure of the present invention can be immediately erected and ready for use within 6 hours. The present invention eliminates large excavation, removes soil by trucking, placing of reinforced rods, trucking of concrete, and placing of concrete during off hours and requires twenty-eight (28) days for curing before the foundation can be used.	12-23-2010

Gary L. Rohret, Swisher, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090197554	System And Method For Station Detection And Seek In A Radio Receiver - A system for detecting a broadcast channel in a radio receiver includes a receive signal strength indicator (RSSI) element configured to develop an RSSI signal that is representative of a power in a desired channel, a switchable bandwidth channel select filter having a power detector configured to compare a power output of the desired channel and at least one channel adjacent to the desired channel to develop a signal to adjacent channel power ratio (SACPR) signal that is representative of the noise in the desired channel, and a seek element configured to determine whether the RSSI signal is greater than a predetermined RSSI threshold and configured to determine whether the SACPR signal is greater than a predetermined SACPR threshold.	08-06-2009

Gary L. Ryczek, Denver, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090323701	ROUTING ENGINE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system for automated installation of a communication line using an optimal route between a source location and a destination location is disclosed. The system includes a routing engine providing an automated design process for rendering the optimal route. The routing engine utilizes a routing algorithm to select the optimal route from a graph of capacity links defining a plurality of possible routes between the source and destination locations. If, at any time during the design process, the optimal route or capacity links defining the optimal route are detected as unavailable for any reason, the routing engine re-initiates the design process and thereafter selects a new optimal route based upon a new capacity graph built without the previously unavailable capacity link. Once designed, the available optimal route is provided to a command and control engine, which, in turn, manages the installation of the communication line using the optimal route. The command and control engine manages the process for assigning the optimal route in the provisioning system.	12-31-2009
20090323702	ROUTING ENGINE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system for automated installation of a communication line using an optimal route between a source location and a destination location is disclosed. The system includes a routing engine providing an automated design process for rendering the optimal route. The routing engine utilizes a routing algorithm to select the optimal route from a graph of capacity links defining a plurality of possible routes between the source and destination locations. If, at any time during the design process, the optimal route or capacity links defining the optimal route are detected as unavailable for any reason, the routing engine re-initiates the design process and thereafter selects a new optimal route based upon a new capacity graph built without the previously unavailable capacity link. Once designed, the available optimal route is provided to a command and control engine, which, in turn, manages the installation of the communication line using the optimal route. The command and control engine manages the process for assigning the optimal route in the provisioning system.	12-31-2009
20100020695	ROUTING ENGINE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system for automated installation of a communication line using an optimal route between a source location and a destination location is disclosed. The system includes a routing engine providing an automated design process for rendering the optimal route. The routing engine utilizes a routing algorithm to select the optimal route from a graph of capacity links defining a plurality of possible routes between the source and destination locations. If, at any time during the design process, the optimal route or capacity links defining the optimal route are detected as unavailable for any reason, the routing engine re-initiates the design process and thereafter selects a new optimal route based upon a new capacity graph built without the previously unavailable capacity link. Once designed, the available optimal route is provided to a command and control engine, which, in turn, manages the installation of the communication line using the optimal route. The command and control engine manages the process for assigning the optimal route in the provisioning system.	01-28-2010
20100284307	Service Management System for a Telecommunications Network - A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.	11-11-2010

Gary L. Seiferman, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100206523	INTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM FOR A RADOME - According to one embodiment, a radome includes two dielectric layers separated by an internal layer. The internal layer is configured with an internal cooling system including a fluid channel that receives a fluid through an inlet port, conducts heat from the radome to the fluid, and exhausts the heated fluid through an outlet port.	08-19-2010

Gary L. Smith, El Paso, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110057006	MULTI-PURPOSE MOUNT FOR PORTABLE COMPUTERS - The multi-purpose mount for portable computers is removably installable upon a motor vehicle steering wheel or other mounting surface to support a portable computer (e.g., a laptop computer) thereon. The mount includes a base for supporting the computer and a back for supporting the screen, the back having a pair of hooks extending therefrom to secure the device removably to the steering wheel. A mechanism allows the maximum open angle between the base and back to be adjusted. The base and the back may be folded together for storage with the closed laptop remaining installed within the device. Accessories may include a mouse pad removably installable to one side of the base and a folding sunshade removably installable to the top of the back. A caddy or holder may be provided for the storage of the mount with the computer remaining installed therein.	03-10-2011

Gary L. Smith, Forney, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090218647	Semiconductor Radiation Detector With Thin Film Platinum Alloyed Electrode - A compound semiconductor radiation detector includes a body of compound semiconducting material having an electrode on at least one surface thereof. The electrode includes a layer of a compound of a first element and a second element. The first element is platinum and the second element includes at least one of the following: chromium, cobalt, gallium, germanium, indium, molybdenum, nickel, palladium, ruthenium, silicon, silver, tantalum, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, zirconium, manganese, iron, magnesium, copper, tin, or gold. The layer can further include sublayers, each of which is made from a different one of the second elements and platinum as the first element.	09-03-2009

Gary L. Sotebeer, Eden Prairie, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080296360	Reclosable Gable Top Carton - A reclosable carton having a tuck flap that slides between a first gable panel and side gussets is provided. The tuck flap is coupled to a second gable panel along a line that is in alignment with a non-continuous free edge. The tuck flap includes a tuck flap width that is less than widths of the first and second gable panels. The tuck flap also includes a tuck flap score that is spaced apart from the line. The side gussets forming the gable angle include two perforated score lines intersecting a top of the carton at the non-continuous free edge. The perforated scores are connected to a first intersecting score by two die cuts, which are angled substantially 45 degrees from the first intersecting score.	12-04-2008

Gary L. Sotebeer, Savage, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194172	Cover for a Box Containing a Fluid - A cover for a box containing a fluid includes a top panel with a tuck flap. A perforated end of the tuck flap is coupled to a detachable attachment along a perforated line. The attachment includes instructions for forming the cover and also includes user-fillable labels. When the cover is in an assembled state, the perforated line forms a perforated edge that is tucked between panels of the cover and therefore hidden from view. A front panel of the cover includes an opening having edges. At least portions of the edges are inserted into a peripheral slot of a spigot that is coupled to a bladder contained in the box to provide additional support to the spigot and secure the cover to the box.	08-06-2009
20100018988	FLUID-CONTAINING SYSTEM WITH INCLINED SLEEVE - A fluid-containing system includes an enclosure that houses a fluid that is contained in a bladder coupled to a spigot and houses a sleeve that is inclined relative to the bottom of the enclosure. The spigot protrudes through a spigot opening in the enclosure, while the sleeve contains dispensable items that can be fed through a dispensable item opening in the enclosure.	01-28-2010

Gary L. Spadin, Chillicothe, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090143878	OPERATOR PROFILE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE - A control system for a machine has an input device operable to receive an input indicative of an operator profile and to generate a signal related to the operator profile. The control system also has a controller in communication with the machine and the input device. The controller is configured to receive the signal and to change at least one operating parameter of the machine in response to the signal.	06-04-2009

Gary L. Stirk, Lakeland, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100109610	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ENERGY IN PLURAL ENERGY STORAGE UNITS - A system for managing energy stored in a plurality of series connected energy storage units has a plurality of energy storage unit controllers, each controller being associated with one of the plurality of energy storage units, a balancing circuit between two of the energy storage units, the balancing circuit being controlled by at least one of the energy storage unit controllers, a serial electrical interface between the energy storage unit controllers for providing voltage isolated bi-directional communication, and a central controller in electrical communication with the energy storage unit controllers. A method for managing charge in a plurality of series connected energy storage units forming an energy storage device includes monitoring a current supplied to the energy storage device, determining at least one of a charging rate and a capacity of a first energy storage unit and a second energy storage unit in the energy storage device, and diverting current from the first energy storage unit to the second energy storage unit in response to the steps of monitoring and determining.	05-06-2010

Gary L. Thunquest, Windsor, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100082921	Systems And Methods For Data Snapshot Replication - Systems and methods for data snapshot replication are disclosed. In an exemplary implementation, a method for data snapshot replication may include inserting a token into a replication link when a data snapshot is generated at a source. The method may also include generating the data snapshot on a target in an order that the token is received.	04-01-2010

Gary L. Trebilcock, Canfield, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080264806	Appliance securing apparatus, kit and method for using same - An apparatus for securing the drum casing of a washer during shipping includes at least one airbag for wedging between the drum casing and washer housing. The preferred airbag has three arm extensions, although a bag with two arm extensions, or two separate bags could be used. Two of the extensions, or two separate bags, whichever is used, are positioned around the washer drum exterior to prevent free, lateral movement of the drum casing relative to the housing. The third arm of a three arm bag is slid between the drum casing and rear washer housing before inflating. Preferably included with this assembly is a spacer for wedging between the drum and a housing bracket to prevent free, vertical movement of the drum relative to its washer housing. A method for securing washers with such a kit is also disclosed and described.	10-30-2008
20110048578	Appliance Securing Shipping Kit and Apparatus - Securing the drum casing of a washer during shipping includes a kit assembly having at least one airbag for wedging between the drum casing and washer housing. The preferred airbag has three arm extensions, although a bag with two arm extensions, or two separate bags could be used. Two of the extensions, or two separate bags, whichever is used, are positioned around the washer drum exterior to prevent free, lateral movement of the drum casing relative to the housing. The third arm of a three arm bag is slid between the drum casing and rear washer housing before inflating. Preferably included with this assembly is a spacer for wedging between the drum and a housing bracket to prevent free, vertical movement of the drum relative to its washer housing.	03-03-2011

Gary L. Veikley, Inver Grove Heights, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090127528	LOAD CONTROL POWER TRANSMISSION - The present invention is a transmission used with a winch drum. The transmission includes a drive shaft, an output shaft, a hydraulic or pneumatic system, a cooling system, a gear coaxially mounted on the output shaft, and an electric motor for powering the gear. The drive shaft is adapted to drive the winch drum and includes a clutch disc extending generally radially outwards from the drive shaft. The clutch disc has a face. The output shaft coaxially surrounds at least a portion of the drive shaft and includes a friction surface extending generally radially inward. The friction surface has a face opposing the face of the clutch disc. The hydraulic or pneumatic system is adapted to bring the faces into contact, and the cooling system is adapted to remove heat from the friction surface via a fluid coolant.	05-21-2009

Gary L. Vilieneuve, Clarkston, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110038719	SIMPLIFIED HOUSING FOR A FUEL CELL COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a shaft assembly including a thrust disk disposed on a main shaft and a housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions adapted to receive the shaft assembly and enclose the shaft assembly therebetween, wherein the shaft assembly is rotatably disposed within the housing, and wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion includes a shaft assembly retention feature for receiving the thrust disk to regulate a motion of the shaft assembly.	02-17-2011

Gary L. Vondran, San Carlos, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090089660	ARRANGING GRAPHIC OBJECTS ON A PAGE WITH RELATIVE POSITION BASED CONTROL - A user-specified layout of graphic objects is received. A relative layout specification is derived from the user-specified layout. The relative layout specification describes relative positions of the graphic objects. A final layout of the graphic objects is determined in accordance with the relative layout specification. The final layout includes a specification of size dimensions and positions of the graphic objects on a page. The final layout of graphic objects is output.	04-02-2009

Gary L. Werkhoven, Duluth, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100064885	Rotary Actuator With Internal Brake Mechanism - A vane type hydraulic rotary actuator incorporates a fail-safe brake for preventing movement of the device's rotor relative to a housing in which the rotor is journaled. The brake has a spring-biased piston that is forced to a locked condition whenever applied hydraulic operating pressure acting on the vane falls below a predefined limit. The rotary actuator also incorporates an improved sealing arrangement that prevents egress of hydraulic fluid from a high pressure chamber on one side of the vane to a low pressure chamber on the opposite side of the vane.	03-18-2010

Gary L. Williams, Gardena, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080300572	WIRELESS MONITOR FOR A PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM - A monitor device for a fluid infusion system and its operating, display, and data processing characteristics are described herein. One embodiment of the monitor device is used in an insulin infusion system having an insulin infusion pump and a continuous glucose sensor transmitter. The monitor device is configured as a wireless bedside monitor that wirelessly receives status data from a device in the fluid infusion system, such as the infusion pump or the sensor transmitter. The monitor device supports a number of user interface features, alarm/alert features, and graphical display features, where such features enhance the overall operation and user-friendliness of the monitor device. For example, the monitor device can generate status icons that graphically indicate the time remaining for an exhaustible operating quantity of a device in the infusion system (e.g., a battery charge, a fluid reservoir volume, or a calibration or replacement period). The monitor device can also estimate future measurements of a physiological characteristic of a monitored patient, based upon empirical measurement data received by the monitor device.	12-04-2008
20090172640	Medical Device With Full Options and Selective Enablement/Disablement - According to one embodiment, a programmable medical device includes a storage means for storing a plurality of software modules operable to control one or more medical functions of the device. The device is configured to receive a plurality of commands. An operational state of each of the software modules is configured to be controlled according to a respective one of the commands.	07-02-2009
20100010330	WIRELESS MONITOR FOR A PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM - A monitor device for a fluid infusion system and its operating, display, and data processing characteristics are described herein. One embodiment of the monitor device is used in an insulin infusion system having an insulin infusion pump and a continuous glucose sensor transmitter. The monitor device is configured as a wireless bedside monitor that wirelessly receives status data from a device in the fluid infusion system, such as the infusion pump or the sensor transmitter. The monitor device supports a number of user interface features, alarm/alert features, and graphical display features, where such features enhance the overall operation and user-friendliness of the monitor device. For example, the monitor device can generate status icons that graphically indicate the time remaining for an exhaustible operating quantity of a device in the infusion system (e.g., a battery charge, a fluid reservoir volume, or a calibration or replacement period). The monitor device can also estimate future measurements of a physiological characteristic of a monitored patient, based upon empirical measurement data received by the monitor device.	01-14-2010

Gary L. Woodrough, Holt, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100211180	Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Coated Medical Devices - An orthopedic device having a protective coating bonded to the substrate material of the device. The protective coating includes a thin layer of tetrahedral bonded Carbon (ta-C). The substrate also optionally includes an interface layer to facilitate the initial bonding and retention of the ta-C layer. The ta-C layer has a concentration of sp	08-19-2010

Gary L. Worry, Appleton, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194244	High Basis Weight TAD Towel Prepared From Coarse Furnish - Kitchen roll toweling having surprising softness, absorbency and bulk is formed from a furnish comprising long cellulosic fiber having: (i) average weight-weighted fiber length of at least 2.5 mm; coarseness at least 15.5 mg/100 mm; and a Canadian Standard freeness of at least 600 ml combined with (ii) short cellulosic fiber having an average weight-weighted fiber length of at most 1.9 mm having a Canadian Standard freeness of at least 500 ml in a weight ratio of short fiber to long fiber of at least 0.25 to 1.0 to form a nascent web having a consistency in the range from about 10% to about 35% which is rush transferred from one fabric to another at a speed differential of at least about 15%; and creping the web from a Yankee dryer while controlling the real crepe to at most 3% and thereafter converting the web to form a two ply product having a basis weight of at least 29 lb/rm and caliper of at least 220 mils/8 sheets.	08-06-2009
20110024947	MULTI-PLY ABSORBENT PAPER PRODUCT HAVING IMPRESSED PATTERN - A multi-ply tissue includes a first cellulosic embossed ply having an emboss pattern applied over a portion of its surface and a second cellulosic embossed ply of tissue. The first ply is contact laminated to the second ply so that the primary adhesion between the plies of tissue is the result of contact between cellulosic fibers. The first and second plies contact one another in contact areas, with the contact areas between the first and second plies defining compliant voids. The contact areas between the first ply and the second ply are elongated and/or rounded contact areas. A method of forming a multi-ply tissue involves conveying a base sheet through a nip between an impression roll and a pattern roll to produce an embossed base sheet having a back side possessing projections, applying adhesive to the back side of the embossed base sheet at spaced apart locations, and applying a flat backing sheet to the back side of the embossed base sheet so that the backing sheet adheres to the back side of the embossed base sheet at said spaced apart locations. A method of producing an embossed tissue involves successively conveying a base sheet through a nip between a first impression roll and a pattern roll, and conveying the base sheet through another nip between the pattern roll and a second impression roll, wherein the second impression roll is made of rubber having a lower hardness than the rubber from which the first impression roll is made.	02-03-2011
20110218271	CREPING ADHESIVE MODIFIER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PAPER PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to the use of a quaternary ammonium complex comprising at least one non-cyclic amide as a modifier for a creping adhesive used on a creping cylinder, e.g., a Yankee dryer.	09-08-2011

Gary L. Young, Six Mile, SC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090072501	CHUCK WITH TORQUE INDICATOR - A chuck for a driver having a rotatable drive shaft, the chuck having a cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. A plurality of jaws is slidably positioned in the body, and each jaw has a jaw face and threads. A nut is rotatably mounted on the body in engagement with the jaw threads. A nut retainer member includes a first portion fixed to the body and a second portion engaging the nut. The chuck includes a plurality of recesses and a deflectable pawl biased toward and engaging the plurality of recesses. In a first state, one of the deflectable pawl and the plurality of recesses travels with the body and the other with the nut, and in a second state they travel together.	03-19-2009
20100066038	Locking Chuck Jaws - A jaw for use in a drill chuck having a longitudinal center axis, comprising a chuck body which includes a jaw face formed on an inner surface of the chuck body and a plurality of teeth formed on an outer surface of the chuck body, the jaw face being substantially parallel to the longitudinal center axis. A ridge depends inwardly from the jaw face toward the longitudinal center axis. The ridge includes a tool engaging surface that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal center axis and has a width of between 0.020 to 0.060 inches.	03-18-2010

Gary L. Zernach, Cumming, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110107559	Hook and Loop Tie with a Non-Slip Area - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a hook and loop tie for securing a bundle of cables. The hook and loop tie comprises a loop component, a non-slip component, and a hook component. The loop component has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The non-slip component is affixed to the loop component and extends from the first end of the loop component toward the second end of the loop component. The hook component is affixed to the loop component, extends from the second end of the loop component toward the first end of the loop component, and overlaps at least a portion of the non-slip component.	05-12-2011

Gary L. Ziesemer, Green Lake, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090120136	Laundry Machine System For Enhanced Process Automation And Control - A control system for a laundry machine provides a system for engaging a laundry machine in a drop-off mode, allowing an operator to use the machine as necessary to process customer garments without being required to activate the machine via a payment interface. In an embodiment of the invention, the system provides a lock-out function for allowing a machine to be reserved for a specific user holding a predetermined password or code. In a further embodiment of the invention, the laundry machine is configured with a low power and/or shut down facility, whereby the power consumption of the machine may be greatly reduce during idle periods.	05-14-2009