Gillis, US
Arlene Gillis, Tampa, FL US
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20130274896 | PROSTHETIC SOCKET APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - A prosthetic sock for a patient to wear over a residual limb is provided. The prosthetic sock includes an inner layer configured to fit over at least a portion of the residual limb of the patient. A foam layer is disposed on an outer surface of the inner layer. The foam layer compensates for changes in shape or volume of the residual limb within the prosthetic sock by changing shape in a manner effective to maintain a secure fit between the residual limb and a prosthetic socket of a prosthetic limb. | 10-17-2013 |
Bevy Jay Gillis, The Woodlands, TX US
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20160053559 | DOWNHOLE ANCHORING APPARATUS - An anchoring apparatus for engaging a borehole surface includes an anchoring member, an actuator, a fluid chamber, and an intensifier piston within a housing. The intensifier piston includes a first end having a surface area greater than a second, the second end being in communication with the fluid chamber, such that application of pressure to the first end applies a second pressure, greater than the first, to fluid in the chamber, which is in turn applied to the actuator to extend the anchoring member toward the borehole surface with intensified force. A second intensifier piston and fluid chamber can be included and used to apply intensified pressure to the actuator to retract the anchoring member. A movable mandrel within the housing can be used to physically apply a physical force to one or both intensifier pistons in place of or in addition to fluid pressure. | 02-25-2016 |
Brian Gillis, Penfield, NY US
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20100329753 | APPARATUSES USEFUL FOR PRINTING AND METHODS OF TREATING MARKING MATERIAL ON MEDIA - Apparatuses useful for printing and methods of treating marking material on media are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the apparatuses useful for printing includes a roll including a first outer surface; a continuous belt including an inner surface and a second outer surface forming a nip by contact with the first outer surface, the belt being driven to rotate by rotation of the roll; a heater disposed inside of the belt and comprising a first heating surface contacting the inner surface of the belt at the nip; and a heating fin in thermal contact with the heater, the heating fin including a second heating surface extending circumferentially in contact with a pre-nip portion of the inner surface of the belt. Thermal energy is conducted from the heater to the heating fin. The second heating surface pre-heats the pre-nip portion of the belt before the pre-nip portion is rotated to the nip, and the first heating surface of the heater heats the pre-heated, pre-nip portion at the nip. | 12-30-2010 |
Brian Gillis, Rochester, NY US
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20090074484 | MULTI-TAP SERIES CERAMIC HEATER COLD SPOT COMPENSATION - An improved fuser includes a heater that enhances uniform heating by altering the localized resistance which alters the localized power output of a resistive trace at the point of contact with a conductor trace in order to provide extra heating and thereby compensate for heat loss at the resistive trace/conductor trace junction. | 03-19-2009 |
20100142986 | Apparatus and method for a multi-tap series resistance heating element in a belt fuser - A segment and heater fuser roll is disposed for a printing device including a plurality of heating elements in a preselected order relative to a voltage return. A plurality of voltage taps are disposed for applying selected power to ones of the plurality of heater elements. The heater elements vary in power density per unit length. | 06-10-2010 |
Brian James Gillis, Penfield, NY US
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20120057894 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIMITING AMPERAGE DRAW OF PRINTING DEVICE - A method and printing apparatus include a plurality of components and a controller operatively connected to the components. Further, a power supply is also operatively connected to the components. The controller selectively limits the operations of selected ones of the components to prevent all the components of the printing apparatus from collectively drawing from the power supply an amount of power that exceeds a power limit. | 03-08-2012 |
Charles Gillis, Whitman, MA US
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20150119205 | Dorsiflexion apparatus - An apparatus comprising a base, support and resistive band to provide consumers a method for conditioning, preventing or rehabilitating injuries from running, sports and fitness activities. | 04-30-2015 |
Charles A. Gillis, Hazleton, PA US
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20090314913 | Keyboard tray - A keyboard tray includes a chamber accessed through opposite side slots through which slides a slidable mouse tray. The slidable mouse tray and a lower keyboard body include groups of one of guide and reinforcing ribs and guide and reinforcing slots. A mouse cord supporting member can be utilized with either of opposite exposed side portions of the slidable mouse tray. The keyboard try is also preferably constructed of two bodies having alignment pins and openings for accurate registration incident to assembly of the keyboard tray. | 12-24-2009 |
Christopher Gillis, Shavertown, PA US
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20120175059 | Ballistic-resistant fabrications - A ballistic-resistant fabrication including a matrix formed by a number of elongated used tire segment layers along with high strength sheeting material which may be held together with an interstitial material, such as epoxy. More layers may be utilized as needed. These layers may be non-bonded, partially, or completely bonded and/or covered with other materials to produce a finished product. Due to the deformable and frictional properties of the rubber, along with the tensile strength of the sheeting, the fabrication has the ability to absorb and protects against multiple projectile impacts. These ballistic-resistant fabrications are much less expensive to produce than similar conventional products due to the use of recycled rubber tires and/or recycled plastic material, but are very efficient in resisting penetration by ballistic projectiles. | 07-12-2012 |
Christopher S. Gillis, Shavertown, PA US
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20120167754 | Ballistic resistant fabrications - The present invention claims a shield which is larger than 72 square inches in area and which is at least semi-rigid; not able to be easily bent with common hand or foot pressure. The invention further claims a shield which is composed of at least two layers of steel-belted tire tread material, in which preferably whole tread sections, which may have some rubber removed, in each layer are abutted and in which adjacent layers have seams which are offset or aligned at different angles. The tire tread layers may be separated by at least one layer of a penetration and/or force resistant or absorbing or dampening material. The interior layers may be substantially flat or not, and the shield itself may be substantially flat or not. The strike face of the shield is covered with a layer of fabric material. The shield may be covered with materials which enhance performance or create an aesthetic appearance. | 07-05-2012 |
Dale Gillis, Mooresville, NC US
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20130321716 | VIRTUALIZED GREETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector housed in a tower; a screen attached or supported by a base coupled to the tower, the screen including projection film thereon, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a person onto the projection film; a processor communicatively coupled to the projector, a network interface, a data store, input/output interfaces, and memory; and instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: display video from the projector onto the screen, the video including a virtual person with hand, eye, and mouth movements; and provide audio coincident with the video from the virtual person. | 12-05-2013 |
20160078791 | VIRTUALIZED GREETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector; a screen attached or supported by a base, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a virtualized greeter onto the screen, wherein the virtualized greeter is adapted to interact with one or more proximate users; and a speaker adapted to provide sound of the virtualized greeter coincident with the images. | 03-17-2016 |
Daniel Gillis, Harrisburg, PA US
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20120027345 | BODY HAVING A DEDICATED LENS FOR IMAGING AN ALIGNMENT FEATURE - A body is configured for alignment to a substrate having an alignment feature. The body includes an alignment structure defining a viewing surface, and a dedicated lens adapted to focus an image of the substrate's alignment feature through an optically-clear material of the body and onto the viewing surface. In the fiber optic context, a lens body is provided for optically coupling a substrate's OED to a corresponding optical fiber. The lens body further includes at least one active lens adapted to cooperate optically with a respective OED. The dedicated lens is positioned externally to any optical path. An optical subassembly includes a substrate having at least one perceptible alignment feature provided in a predetermined spatial relationship to the OED, and a lens body secured to the substrate such that the image of the substrate's alignment feature appears aligned relative to the viewing surface. | 02-02-2012 |
Daniel B. Gillis, Houston, TX US
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20130026063 | INTEGRATION OF SOLVENT DEASPHALTING WITH RESIN HYDROPROCESSING - The invention is directed to a process that combines the solvent deasphalting with resin hydrotreatment so as to reduce the costs associated with performing each of the steps separately. The integrated process of the invention permits higher product yields coupled with lower energy and transportation costs. | 01-31-2013 |
20130240407 | INTEGRATION OF SOLVENT DEASPHALTING WITH RESIN HYDROPROCESSING AND WITH DELAYED COKING - The invention is directed to a process that combines the solvent deasphalting with resin hydrotreatment and coupled with delayed coking so as to reduce the costs associated with performing each of the steps separately. The integrated process of the invention permits higher product yields coupled with lower energy and transportation costs. | 09-19-2013 |
20130240410 | SELECTIVE SEPARATION OF HEAVY COKER GAS OIL - Embodiments of the invention are directed to the improvement of the design of coker systems and processes in order to improve the yields and separation of heavy coker gas oils derived therefrom. | 09-19-2013 |
20140238898 | INCREASED PRODUCTION OF FUELS BY INTEGRATION OF VACUUM DISTILLATION WITH SOLVENT DEASPHALTING - Embodiments of the claimed invention are directed to methods and apparatuses that recycle unconverted oil fractions resulting from a hydrocracking unit, by feeding the unconverted oil fractions into a vacuum flasher and processing the fractions obtained therefrom. | 08-28-2014 |
Daniel Edward Gillis, Harrisburg, PA US
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20120027346 | INTERPOSER WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES - An optical interposer for optically coupling light between an OED supported on a substrate and an optical fiber, the interposer comprising: (a) an interposer of an optically-clear moldable material comprising at least the following features: (b) a port for receiving a ferrule containing at least one optical fiber, the port comprising an interface surface positioned to optically couple with an end face of the optical fiber; (c) an active lens adapted to optically couple with an OED, the active lens and the interface surface optically coupled along an optical path in the interposer; (d) a protrusion extending backward from the port, the protrusion defining a first register surface, the first register surface being a certain distance from the optical path such that, when a second register surface of a ferrule containing the optical fiber contacts the first register surface, the ferrule is aligned with the port such that the port can receive a front portion of the ferrule if the ferrule is pushed forward. | 02-02-2012 |
David B. Gillis, League City, TX US
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20130274638 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOWERING INTRACRANIAL AND INTRASPINAL CORD PRESSURE - Apparatus and methods are provided for applying negative pressure to tissues of a patient that are transmitted to the vertebral venous system of the patient and thereby lowering intracranial pressure. Intracranial pressure is thus lowered easily without increasing the work of breathing, without needing to be intubated, and without breathing through a valve in patients with elevated increased intracranial pressure. | 10-17-2013 |
Eric P. Gillis, Cheshire, CT US
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20140127156 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) | 05-08-2014 |
20140294898 | MACROCYCLIC INHIBITORS OF THE PD-1/PD-L1 AND CD80(B7-1)/PD-L1 PROTEIN/PROTEIN INTERACTIONS - The present disclosure provides novel macrocyclic peptides which inhibit the PD-1/PD-L1 and PD-L1/CD80 protein/protein interaction, and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases. | 10-02-2014 |
20150125422 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) | 05-07-2015 |
20150274753 | COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS C - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV. | 10-01-2015 |
20150284391 | HEPATITIS C VIRUS INHIBITORS - Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed. | 10-08-2015 |
20150284409 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed. | 10-08-2015 |
20150329547 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) | 11-19-2015 |
20160102122 | Immunomodulators - The present disclosure provides novel macrocyclic peptides which inhibit the PD-1/PD-L1 and PD-L1/CD80 protein/protein interaction, and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases. | 04-14-2016 |
Eric P. Gillis, Wallingford, CT US
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20110201806 | Methods for Forming Protected Organoboronic Acids - Described are methods of forming protected boronic acids that provide in a manner that is straightforward, scalable, and cost-effective a wide variety of building blocks, such as building blocks containing complex and/or pharmaceutically important structures, and/or provide simple or complex protected organoboronic acid building blocks. A first method includes reacting an imino-di-carboxylic acid and an organoboronate salt. A second method includes reacting a N-substituted morpholine dione and an organoboronic acid. | 08-18-2011 |
20120059184 | System for Controlling the Reactivity of Boronic Acids - A protected organoboronic acid includes a boron having an sp | 03-08-2012 |
20130115190 | Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors - Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) | 05-09-2013 |
20130243670 | Apparatus and Methods for the Automated Synthesis of Small Molecules - Provided are methods for purifying N-methyliminodiacetic acid (MIDA) boronates from solution. Also provided are methods for deprotection of boronic acids from their MIDA ligands. The purification and deprotection methods can be used in conjunction with methods for coupling or otherwise reacting boronic acids. Iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification can be performed to synthesize chemical compounds of interest. The methods are suitable for use in an automated chemical synthesis process. Also provided is an automated small molecule synthesizer apparatus for performing automated synthesis of small molecules using iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification in accordance with methods of the invention. Coupling and other reactions embraced by the invention include, without limitation, Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, oxidation, Swern oxidation, “Jones reagents” oxidation, reduction, Evans' aldol reaction, HWE olefination, Takai olefination, alcohol silylation, desilylation, p-methoxybenzylation, iodination, Negishi cross-coupling, Heck coupling, Miyaura borylation, Stille coupling, and Sonogashira coupling. | 09-19-2013 |
20130317223 | Slow Release of Organoboronic Acids in Cross-Coupling Reactions - A method of performing a chemical reaction includes reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of an organohalide and an organo-pseudohalide, and a protected organoboronic acid represented by formula (I) in a reaction mixture: | 11-28-2013 |
20140073785 | Methods for Forming Protected Organoboronic Acids - Described are methods of forming protected boronic acids that provide in a manner that is straightforward, scalable, and cost-effective a wide variety of building blocks, such as building blocks containing complex and/or pharmaceutically important structures, and/or provide simple or complex protected organoboronic acid building blocks. A first method includes reacting an imino-di-carboxylic acid and an organoboronate salt. A second method includes reacting a N-substituted morpholine dione and an organoboronic acid. | 03-13-2014 |
20140094615 | Automated Synthesis of Small Molecules Using Chiral, Non-Racemic Boronates - Provided are methods for making and using chiral, non-racemic protected organoboronic acids, including pinene-derived iminodiacetic acid (PIDA) boronates, to direct and enable stereoselective synthesis of organic molecules. Also provided are methods for purifying PIDA boronates from solution. Also provided are methods for deprotection of boronic acids from their PIDA ligands. The purification and deprotection methods may be used in conjunction with methods for coupling or otherwise reacting boronic acids. Iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification can be performed to synthesize chiral, non-racemic compounds. The methods are suitable for use in an automated chemical synthesis process. Also provided is an automated small molecule synthesizer apparatus for performing automated stereoselective synthesis of chiral, non-racemic small molecules using iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification. | 04-03-2014 |
20150246905 | Slow Release of Organoboronic Acids in Cross-Coupling Reactions - A method of performing a chemical reaction includes reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of an organohalide and an organo-pseudohalide, and a protected organoboronic acid represented by formula (I) in a reaction mixture: | 09-03-2015 |
20150329567 | Automated Synthesis of Small Molecules Using Chiral, Non-Racemic Boronates - Provided are methods for making and using chiral, non-racemic protected organoboronic acids, including pinene-derived iminodiacetic acid (PIDA) boronates, to direct and enable stereoselective synthesis of organic molecules. Also provided are methods for purifying PIDA boronates from solution. Also provided are methods for deprotection of boronic acids from their PIDA ligands. The purification and deprotection methods may be used in conjunction with methods for coupling or otherwise reacting boronic acids. Iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification can be performed to synthesize chiral, non-racemic compounds. The methods are suitable for use in an automated chemical synthesis process. Also provided is an automated small molecule synthesizer apparatus for performing automated stereoselective synthesis of chiral, non-racemic small molecules using iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification. | 11-19-2015 |
Eric P. Gillis, Willingford, CT US
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20130296573 | System for Controlling the Reactivity of Boronic Acids - A protected organoboronic acid includes a boron having an sp | 11-07-2013 |
Francis Raymond Gillis, Farmington Hills, MI US
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20140003864 | INERTIAL LOCKOUT MECHANISM | 01-02-2014 |
20140062103 | DUAL PAWL LATCH MECHANISM FOR A DUAL DOOR ASSEMBLY - A latch mechanism used in conjunction with a dual door access system, wherein the dual door access system is actuated between a latched position and an open position by the latch mechanism using a dual pawl design which is configured such that each door in the dual door access system has its own dedicated latch pawl within the latch mechanism for retaining the doors in the latched position. | 03-06-2014 |
20140197657 | MULTIPLE CONTAINER HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A multiple container holder assembly is a convertible assembly having a base portion and an upper panel assembly. The base portion includes one or more container wells each adapted to support a container. The upper panel includes one or more retaining apertures each adapted to support a container. The base portion is disposed in a first portion of a bin housing and the upper panel assembly is slidably supported on the bin housing between first and second positions. In the first position the retaining apertures of the upper panel are configured to align with the container wells of the base portion. In the second position the retaining apertures of the upper panel are configured to be disposed over a second portion of the housing, such that when the upper panel is in the second position, the container wells and the retaining apertures are accessible for supporting a container. | 07-17-2014 |
20150191125 | SLIDING DOOR FOR A STORAGE BIN IN A VEHICLE CENTER FLOOR CONSOLE - A motor vehicle console includes a housing having a pair of side panels that define a storage bin having an opening and an upper panel that extends between the pair of side panels adjacent to the storage bin opening. A rigid door is supported on the housing for movement between a closed position that prevents access to the bin and an opened position that permits access to the bin. The rigid door is flush with the panel when in the closed position. | 07-09-2015 |
20150375684 | TIP OUT STYLE VEHICLE INTERIOR DOOR - A console assembly includes a console assembly housing with a member disposed within a wall thereof that is rotatable between a plurality of positions. The member includes a passenger accessible feature that is not accessible when the member is in a first, closed position and is accessible when the member is placed in the second, open position. The member includes two member protrusions that engage with corresponding console protrusions such that the member is slidably guided through a plurality of positions. The protrusions may have differing centers of rotation making the member rotate and project simultaneously. | 12-31-2015 |
Fredrick Gillis, Mills, WY US
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20120080185 | DRILLING WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A mobile drilling waste management system including a trailer having at least one centrifuge and a solids catch tank receiving solids separated from drilling fluid by one or more of the centrifuges. And a method of reclaiming drilling fluid including pumping drilling fluid contaminated with solids onto a trailer, separating the contaminant solids from the drilling fluid with at least one centrifuge located on the trailer, directing the contaminant solids to a solids catch tank located on the trailer, and pumping the drilling fluid off of the trailer. | 04-05-2012 |
Gary Gillis, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20140190142 | APPARATUS COMPRISING RAKE WITH INTEGRATED TAMPER - An exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus, comprising: a handle component comprising a first end and a second end; a collar slidably attached to the handle component; a tamper component affixed to the first end of the handle component; and a tines component affixed to the collar comprising individual tines extending through tine guides of the tamper component. | 07-10-2014 |
Glen Gillis, Denton, TX US
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20090181047 | Anti-inflammatory hydrolysate of C. versicolor - Methods and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting inflammation by topical application of dermatocosmetic compositions comprising effective amounts of extracts of | 07-16-2009 |
20100310598 | Extract of R. Miehei - Topical compositions comprising extracts of | 12-09-2010 |
20110129491 | Anti-Inflammatory Hydrolysate of C. versicolor - Methods and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting inflammation by topical application of dermatocosmetic compositions comprising effective amounts of extracts of | 06-02-2011 |
20120121642 | Anti-Inflammatory Hydrolysate of C. versicolor - Methods and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting inflammation by topical application of dermatocosmetic compositions comprising effective amounts of extracts of | 05-17-2012 |
20120142599 | EXTRACT OF R. MIEHEI - Topical compositions comprising extracts of | 06-07-2012 |
Greg Gillis US
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20130018282 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANALYZING STANCE OF ANIMALS - Systems and methods of analyzing the distribution of weight of animals, including a base member, a plurality of sensor regions connected to the base member to respectively receive feet of the animal when the animal is standing, each sensor region having a plurality of sensors to generate signals indicative of weight applied by each foot to a respective sensor region, at least a portion of the sensors being located between the base member and the sensor regions and spaced apart proximate perimeter portions of each sensor region, and a control unit to generate an output indicative of the weight applied by each foot to the respective sensor regions based on an aggregation of the generated signals. | 01-17-2013 |
Greg Gillis, Riverton, UT US
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20100246665 | PARALLELIZATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE VIDEO ENCODING ON A SINGLE-CHIP MULTIPROCESSOR - High-quality video encoding may be implemented using a single-chip multiprocessor system. Video encoding may be parallelized to take advantage of multiple processing elements available on a single-chip multiprocessor system. Task level parallelism may comprise parallelizing encoding tasks, such as motion estimation, compensation, transformation, quantization, deblocking filtering, and the like across multiple processing elements. Data level parallelism may comprise segmenting video frame data into macroblock partitions and slabs adapted to provide data independence between parallel processing elements. Data communications and synchronization features of the single-chip system may be leveraged to provide for data sharing and synchronism between processing elements. | 09-30-2010 |
Gregory F. Gillis, Waunakee, WI US
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20110190080 | Arm Extension Apparatus - An arm extension apparatus includes a base having an elongate configuration. The apparatus includes a paddle coupled to the base and having proximal and distal portions, the paddle being slidably movable relative to the base between a retracted configuration in which the proximal portion is substantially received adjacent the base and an extended configuration in which the proximal portion is substantially extended from the base. An attachment member is coupled to the base and having a configuration complementary to the person's arm, the attachment member having a strap extending therefrom for removably securing the attachment member to the person's arm. | 08-04-2011 |
Gregory G. Gillis, Knoxville, TN US
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20150072127 | MULTILAYER MATTE BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE FILM WITH ULTRA LOW SEAL INITIATION TEMPERATURE - A heat-sealable polymer-based multilayer film having a low sealing initiation temperature, good haze, and low gloss for packaging applications. The film comprises a seal interlayer formed from a blend having a propylene-butene copolymer and a skin layer applied over the seal interlayer, with the seal interlayer being between the skin layer and the core layer. | 03-12-2015 |
Gregory G. Gillis, Morristown, TN US
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20150298435 | PEELABLE, NON-STICKY, HEAT-SEALABLE FILM FOR PACKAGING FATTY AND PASTY FOODS - A heat-sealable polymer-based multilayer film for peelably and releasably packaging pasty or fatty foods comprising a polymer-based core layer having a food-facing side and an exterior-facing side, a peelable layer on the food-facing side of the core layer, the peelable layer having a food-facing side and a core-facing side, and the peelable layer containing a peeling agent, and an interior skin layer on the food-facing side of the peelable layer, the interior skin layer having a food-facing side and a core-facing side. The core layer contains a release agent for diffusion toward the interior skin layer, and the release agent is present in the core layer in a quantity which is greater than the saturation capacity of peeling agent in the peelable layer for the release agent. | 10-22-2015 |
20150343751 | PEELABLE PUNCTURE-RESISTANT FILM FOR PACKAGING - A heat-sealable polymer-based multilayer film for peelable packaging comprising a polymer-based core layer having an interior-facing side and an exterior-facing side; a peelable intermediate layer on the interior-facing side of the core layer, the peelable layer having an interior-facing side and a core-facing side, and the peelable layer containing a peeling agent; and an interior skin layer on the interior-facing side of the peelable layer; wherein the core layer is polypropylene-based and contains a propylene-ethylene copolymer to impart puncture-resistance to the multilayer film. | 12-03-2015 |
Gregory N. Gillis, Riverton, UT US
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20140095775 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CACHE ENDURANCE - A cache and/or storage module may be configured to reduce write amplification in a cache storage. Cache layer write amplification (CLWA) may occur due to an over-permissive admission policy. The cache module may be configured to reduce CLWA by configuring admission policies to avoid unnecessary writes. Admission policies may be predicated on access and/or sequentiality metrics. Flash layer write amplification (FLWA) may arise due to the write-once properties of the storage medium. FLWA may be reduced by delegating cache eviction functionality to the underlying storage layer. The cache and storage layers may be configured to communicate coordination information, which may be leveraged to improve the performance of cache and/or storage operations. | 04-03-2014 |
20150134926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOG COORDINATION - A storage module may be configured to perform log storage operations on a storage log maintained on a non-volatile storage medium. An I/O client may utilize storage services of the storage module to maintain an upper-level log. The storage module may be configured to coordinate log storage and/or management operations between the storage log and the upper-level log. The coordination may include adapting a segment size of the logs to reduce write amplification. The coordination may further include coordinating validity information between log layers, adapting log grooming operations to reduce storage recovery overhead, defragmenting upper-level log data within the storage address space, preventing fragmentation of upper-level log data, and so on. The storage module may coordinate log operations by use of log coordination messages communicated between log layers. | 05-14-2015 |
Helice A. Gillis, North Attleboro, MA US
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20090041810 | Immunostimulating polyphosphazene compounds for intradermal immunization - Disclosed are intradermally administered products and methods for producing an immune response in a human or in an animal comprising an antigen and a polyphosphazene polyelectrolyte adjuvant in an amount effective to elicit an immune response in the human or in the animal against said antigen. | 02-12-2009 |
James M. Gillis, Chassell, MI US
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20110072935 | PROCESSING OF STEEL MAKING SLAG - A system for processing slag material from a steelmaking process includes reducing the average particle size of slag from a steelmaking process into finer particle size material by directing the slag against a surface at a velocity sufficient to cause the slag to break into smaller pieces, and separating the finer particle size material into at least an iron rich product and a silicate rich product based on the differences between these products in at least one or more properties including magnetic susceptibility, particle size, weight or specific gravity. Directing the slag against a surface to reduce the average slag particle size can better separate the dissimilar materials in the slag from each other, and result in less dust generation and less energy consumption compared to grinding the slag material. | 03-31-2011 |
20140166787 | PROCESSING OF STEEL MAKING SLAG - A system for processing slag material from a steelmaking process includes reducing the average particle size of slag from a steelmaking process into finer particle size material by directing the slag against a surface at a velocity sufficient to cause the slag to break into smaller pieces, and separating the finer particle size material into at least an iron rich product and a silicate rich product based on the differences between these products in at least one or more properties including magnetic susceptibility, particle size, weight or specific gravity. Directing the slag against a surface to reduce the average slag particle size can better separate the dissimilar materials in the slag from each other, and result in less dust generation and less energy consumption compared to grinding the slag material. | 06-19-2014 |
James Patrick Gillis, Auburn Hills, MI US
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20100221087 | Preload locking Wire Insert - A preload locking wire insert comprised of a unitary, coiled wire having a particular polygonal cross-section for use in combination with a threaded fastener and a complementary threaded bore in a work piece, wherein the wire insert provides a ramping surface which locks the threads of the fastener into place against the inner threaded wall of the bore in the work piece. A further embodiment provides for the wire insert to be threaded into the bore in either direction, with no regard to orientation, while still retaining the definitive locking aspect. | 09-02-2010 |
James Ridgeway Gillis, Seattle, WA US
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20130041615 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying Information About Spatially Unresolved Objects in Hyperspectral Images - A method and apparatus for identifying information about objects. Radiant intensity measurements for an object are identified from sensor data for a plurality of bands of electromagnetic radiation. The object has parts. A system of equations that includes the radiant intensity measurements is generated. The system of equations is solved to identify information about each part in the parts of the object. | 02-14-2013 |
20130201052 | Object Detection System for Mobile Platforms - A method and apparatus comprising a group of passive sensor systems, an active sensor system, and a processor unit. The group of passive sensor systems is configured to generate first sensor information from light in an environment around the group of passive sensor systems. The active sensor system is configured to send signals, receive responses from the signals, and generate second sensor information from the responses. The processor unit is configured to control the active sensor system to send the signals in a direction toward an object using the first sensor information and generate information about the object using the second sensor information. | 08-08-2013 |
Jason B. Gillis, Olmsted Falls, OH US
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20120022911 | CAPTURING AND PROCESSING DATA GENERATED IN AN ERP INTERIM PHASE - The disclosure provides a system and method for identifying a set of ERP tasks performed by the ERP system when it is functional and for identifying a set of Interim Business Processes (IBPs) associated with ERP tasks. The method includes creating a set of IBP data capture tools Another step is assigning an IBP data capture tool to each IBP optionally using an IBP data main coordinating tool. Another step is identifying a set of responsibility centers in the business entity. Another step is providing an access link to each responsibility center to the IBP data capture tool and sending a notice to each responsibility center to begin capturing data at a predetermined time. Another step is receiving the IBP data from the IBP data capture tools optionally using the IBP data main coordinating tool, and storing the IBP data received optionally using the IBP data main coordinating tool. | 01-26-2012 |
John D. Gillis, Milton, FL US
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20090243778 | INDUCTOR HAVING OPENING ENCLOSED WITHIN CONDUCTIVE LINE AND RELATED METHOD - Embodiments of an inductor including a conductive line including at least one turn and an opening positioned within an interior of a region of the conductive line are disclosed. Embodiments of a related method of designing the inductor are also disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
20120151748 | METHODS OF DESIGNING AN INDUCTOR HAVING OPENING ENCLOSED WITHIN CONDUCTIVE LINE - Embodiments disclosed include methods of designing an inductor. The inductor can include a conductive line including at least one turn and an opening positioned within an interior of a region of the conductive line. | 06-21-2012 |
John D. Gillis, Floridale, FL US
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20100237472 | Chip Guard Ring Including a Through-Substrate Via - At least one through-substrate via is formed around the periphery of a semiconductor chip or a semiconductor chiplet included in a semiconductor chip. The at least one through-substrate via may be a single through-substrate via that laterally surrounds the semiconductor chip or the semiconductor chiplet, or may comprise a plurality of through-substrate vias that surrounds the periphery with at least one gap among the through-substrate vias. A stack of back-end-of-line (BEOL) metal structures that laterally surrounds the semiconductor chip or the semiconductor chiplet are formed directly on the substrate contact vias and electrically connected to the at least one through-substrate via. A metallic layer is formed on the backside of the semiconductor substrate including the at least one through-substrate via. The conductive structure including the metallic layer, the at least one through-substrate via, and the stack of the BEOL metal structures function as an electrical ground built into the semiconductor chip. | 09-23-2010 |
John R. Gillis, Bozeman, MT US
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20110212230 | Evaluating bacterial lethality of containerized food production - Procedures and means for evaluating effectiveness of bacterial-lethality, following batch-processed containerized food production operations and aseptic-flow food-production operations as containerized in aseptic-containers, in preparing for non-refrigerated marketing are described. The evaluations significantly expedite determining whether thermally-processed containerized food-production is safe for non-refrigerated marketing. The presence or absence of live spore-forming bacteria is determined chemically free of extended storage requirements relying on a mechanical-failure indication of food-spoilage. Also, a biological-indication verification of microbial-biocidal status of the packaged food is made available. The invention determines whether rigid-sheet metal containers, and/or whether any of the new, and newly developing, non-refrigerated food packages, which largely utilize polymeric materials, for convenient microwave-oven heating of opened-packs, and soft polymeric pouch products, are safe for non-refrigerated marketing; and, such determinations are made substantially more concurrently with production-operations, than previously available. | 09-01-2011 |
Keith A. Gillis, Washington Grove, MD US
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20120118042 | Photoacoustic Spectrometer with Calculable Cell Constant for Quantitative Absorption Measurements of Pure Gases, Gaseous Mixtures, and Aerosols - A photoacoustic spectrometer that is intensity-modulated, laser-driven and with a calculable cell constant. The axially symmetrical photoacoustic spectrometer combines first-principles models of acoustic wave propagation with high-resolution spectroscopic measurements, and takes into account molecular relaxation. The spectrometer includes a duct and two chambers disposed at the end of the duct. Inlet and exit tubes, which are disposed in substantially the location of acoustic pressure nodes, permit the gas, gaseous mixture or aerosol to enter and exit the spectrometer. The absolute response of the spectrometer may be modeled and measured. A detailed theoretical analysis of the system and its predicted response may be predicted as a function of gas properties, resonance frequency and sample energy transfer relaxation rates. | 05-17-2012 |
Kevin Gillis, Columbia, MO US
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20090011454 | Fluorescent Sensors for Cellular Amines - The invention provides compounds of formulas I, II, and III, methods of making them, and methods of their use. The compounds of the invention can be used as fluorescent sensors, for example, to detect an amine-containing analyte in a biological sample. The compounds can be selective for one type of amine over others and the amount of fluorescence can be correlated with the concentration of the amine in the sample. | 01-08-2009 |
20120190583 | Combination of Single-Cell Electroporation and Electrical Recording Using the Same Electrode - Methods for stimulating exocytosis from a cell are provided where the same electrochemical microelectrode is used to electroporate an adjacent cell and then measure quantal exocytosis from the adjacent cell. Also provided are methods for stimulating and measuring exocytosis from a select cell population arrayed on a chip comprising addressable electrodes. Calcium independent stimulation of exocytosis with inorganic anions such as chloride ions is also provided. These methods can provide for specific stimulation of a desired subset of cells without exposing other nearby cells to the stimulus. | 07-26-2012 |
20140106988 | Addressable Electrode Arrays in Multiple Fluidic Compartments and Uses Thereof - Methods and apparati for performing measurements of electrical signals in a multi-compartmented fluidic array format where the signal to noise ratio is improved are disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
Kevin D. Gillis, Columbia, MO US
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20150037811 | pH-SENSITIVE FLUORESCENT SENSORS FOR BIOLOGICAL AMINES - The invention is directed to dual-analyte fluorescent chemosensors for the direct detection and visualization (imaging) of neurotransmitters released upon exocytosis. The inventive sensor exploits the high concentration of neurotransmitters (e.g., glutamate, norepinephrine, and dopamine) and capitalizes upon the pH gradient between the vesicle and synaptic cleft. | 02-05-2015 |
Kimberly A. Gillis, Beverly, MA US
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20090017124 | Nucleic Acid Microparticles for Pulmonary Delivery - The present disclosure is related to microparticle compositions, in which the microparticles are made of nucleic acids and non-polymeric cations, which are suitable for administration to moist or aqueous target locations (e.g., the lung tissue), where the substantially spherical nucleic acid microparticles release the nucleic acids through dissolution, allowing the released nucleic acids to freely interact with the target cells. | 01-15-2009 |
20110274758 | MICROSPHERE-BASED COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING AND/OR REVERSING NEW-ONSET AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES - AS-oligonucleotides are delivered in microsphere form in order to induce dendritic cell tolerance, particularly in the non-obese-diabetic (NOD) mouse model. The microspheres incorporate antisense (AS) oligonucleotides. A process includes using an antisense approach to reverse an autoimmune diabetes condition in NOD mice in vivo. The oligonucleotides are targeted to bind to primary transcripts CD40, CD80, CD86 and their combinations. | 11-10-2011 |
Kimberly A. Gillis, Swampscott, MA US
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20090062133 | Expression analysis of FKBP54 in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer - The invention relates to compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating prostate cancer. FKBP markers are provided, wherein changes in the levels of expression of one or more of the FKBP markers is correlated with the presence of prostate cancer. | 03-05-2009 |
Kristin Gillis, Mesa, AZ US
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20160083793 | RADIATION BIODOSIMETRY SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for accurately estimating the absorbed dose of radiation indicated by a subject based on the expression pattern of a panel of radiation-modulated (RM) genes at various time points following exposure of the subject to ionizing radiation. | 03-24-2016 |
Linda Carolyn Gillis, Douglas, GA US
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20130304544 | Fuel price activation and management system - A computer implemented method and system provides a fuel price management server (FPMS) for managing actions associated with fuel prices, and a fuel price activation system (FPAS). The FPMS is accessible by multiple user devices and fuel stations at multiple geographical locations via a network. The FPAS communicates with the FPMS and one or more display units positioned at each fuel station via the network. The FPMS dynamically acquires and sorts the fuel prices based on geographical locations via the network. The FPMS selectively transmits the sorted fuel prices to the FPAS at each fuel station via the network based on their geographical location. The FPAS performs actions at each fuel station based on the selectively transmitted fuel prices, for example, dynamically activating and displaying the fuel prices on the display units, scheduling refueling of fuel tanks, transmitting notifications on a low fuel price to user devices, etc. | 11-14-2013 |
Lisa Gillis, Canton, MA US
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20150095048 | AUTOMATED, CUSTOMIZABLE INCOMING REFERRAL PROCESS - A computer-implemented method of using task lists to manage incoming referrals in a medical care organization includes presenting a task manager configured to visually create and assign lists of work corresponding to an incoming referral process, and receiving input corresponding to visual creation and assignment of a list of work corresponding to an incoming referral process. The method further includes presenting a wait list manager configured to visually create a wait list entry based upon an incoming referral in a medical care organization, and receiving input, based on the incoming referral, corresponding to creation of a wait list entry. The method also includes creating the wait list entry based upon the incoming referral input, creating one or more tasks based upon the wait list entry, and automatically managing and tracking the tasks created based upon the wait list entry, thereby driving the incoming referral process. | 04-02-2015 |
Michael Gillis, Portland, OR US
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20100126375 | Center sill for railroad freight car - A center sill for inclusion in a center sill assembly of a railroad freight car. The center sill includes a first main structural member of metal plate bent to a three-sided shape including a bottom cover and a pair of side web portions, and a top cover plate fastened to the side web portions to form a box beam structure. Horizontal filler plates that may be of thicker material are fastened to the bottom cover portion at the ends. Stub sills may be attached to the ends of the center sill to form a center sill assembly for a freight car such as a hopper car. | 05-27-2010 |
Pamela S. Gillis, Jericho, VT US
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20080209289 | PARTIAL GOOD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF TESTING SAME - An integrated circuit and method of testing and repairing the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes: a multiplicity of macro-circuits having the same function; a fuse bank, the state of the fuses storing test data indicating at least which macro-circuits failed a test; and means for preventing utilization of failing macro-circuits during operation of the integrated circuit and a method generating a partial good integrated circuit, the method including: providing an integrated circuit have a multiplicity of macro-circuits arranged in one or more groups, each macro-circuit having the same function and a fuse bank containing fuses; testing each macro-circuit prior to a fuse programming operation; programming the fuses in the fuse bank in order to store data indicating at least which macro-circuits failed the testing step; and preventing utilization of each failing macro-circuit during operation of the integrated based on the data stored in the fuse bank. | 08-28-2008 |
20110121838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS OF DELAY AND TRANSISTION FAULT TESTING - The invention disclosed herein provides increased effectiveness of delay and transition fault testing. The method of delay fault testing integrated circuits comprises the steps of creating a plurality of test clock gating groups. The plurality of test clock gating groups comprising elements defining inter-element signal paths within the integrated circuit. Each of the elements of the plurality of test clock gating groups share clock frequency and additional shared characteristics. At least one test signal is commonly and selectively connected through at least one low-speed gate transistor to each of the elements comprising each of the plurality of test clock gating groups based on membership in the test clock gating group. This invention can also be practiced using scan-enable gating groups for the same purposes. | 05-26-2011 |
20120179944 | DENSE REGISTER ARRAY FOR ENABLING SCAN OUT OBSERVATION OF BOTH L1 AND L2 LATCHES - A scannable register array structure includes a plurality of individual latches, each configured to hold one bit of array data in a normal mode of operation. The plurality of individual latches operate in scannable latch pairs in a test mode of operation, with first latches of the scannable latch pairs comprising L1 latches and second latches of the scannable latch pairs comprising L2 latches. A test clock signal generates a first clock pulse signal, A, for the L1 latches and a second clock pulse signal, B, for the L2 latches. The L2 latches are further configured to selectively receive L1 data therein upon a separate activation of the B clock signal, independent of the test clock signal, such that a scan out operation of the individual latches results in observation of L1 latch data. | 07-12-2012 |
Pamela S. Gillis, Essex Junction, VT US
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20110055650 | Hold Transition Fault Model and Test Generation Method - A method of hold fault modeling and test generation. The method includes first modeling a fast-to-rise and a fast-to-fall hold fault for a plurality of circuit nets. Testing a fast-to-rise hold fault is accomplished by: setting up a logic value on each of the plurality of circuit nodes to 0; transitioning each of the plurality of circuit nodes from 0 to 1 with a single clock pulse; and determining if at least one downstream node was inadvertently impacted by the transitioning from 0 to 1. Testing a fast-to-fall hold is accomplished by: setting up a logic value on each of the plurality circuit nodes to 1; transitioning each of the plurality of circuit nodes from 1 to 0 with a single clock pulse; and determining if at least one downstream node was inadvertently impacted by the transitioning from 1 to 0. | 03-03-2011 |
20110154141 | METHOD TO TEST HOLD PATH FAULTS USING FUNCTIONAL CLOCKING - A system and method for detecting hold path faults in an integrated circuit is provided in exemplary embodiments. These exemplary embodiments introduce a method of identifying data paths within an integrated circuit with statistically the highest timing slack among the data paths within the integrated circuit that cover the entire process space of the circuit. By identifying these paths (i.e., shortest data paths), a robust test pattern can be generated that directly tests for hold path faults on short data paths within the integrated circuit using one functional clock pulse. | 06-23-2011 |
Patrick B. Gillis, Beverly, MA US
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20120296757 | ITERATIVE AUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining one or more auction parameters for an online auction. If it is determined that the one or more auction parameters were met, the online auction is initiated. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296758 | ITERATIVE AUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining an entry fee for an online auction for an auctioned product. One or more users are registered for participation in the online auction. The entry fee is collected from each of the registered user, wherein payment of the entry fee is required to participate in the online auction. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296760 | ITERATIVE AUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for initiating an online auction, wherein a defined quantity of users have registered to participate in the online action and the online auction includes a plurality of timed rounds. At the expiry of one of the plurality of timed rounds of the online auction, determining whether any additional rounds of the online auction need to be completed. If additional rounds of the online auction need to be completed, reducing the pool of registered users participating in the online action by a defined amount. | 11-22-2012 |
Paul A. Gillis, Lake Jackson, TX US
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20090312489 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING DISPERSIONS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DISPERSIONS - The instant invention is a device for producing dispersions and method of producing dispersions. The device for producing dispersions includes a first stator, a second stator, a shell encasing the first stator and the second stator, a rotor being disposed therebetween the first stator and the second stator thereby forming a first chamber and a second chamber, at least one first inlet port into the first chamber, and at least one outlet port out of the second chamber. The device may optionally include at least one additional second inlet port into the second chamber. The method of producing a polyurethane dispersion includes the following steps: (1) providing a device for producing a dispersion including a first stator, a second stator, a shell encasing the first stator and the second stator, a rotor being disposed therebetween the first stator and the second stator thereby forming a first chamber and a second chamber, at least one first inlet port into the first chamber, at least one outlet port out of the second chamber; and optionally one or more additional second inlet ports into the second chamber; (2) introducing a prepolymer phase and an aqueous phase into the first chamber via the first inlet ports; (3) emulsifying the prepolymer phase in the aqueous phase; (4) thereby producing a prepolymer emulsion; (5) introducing a chain extender agent into the emulsion in the second chamber via the second inlet port; (6) chain extending the prepolymer; and (7) thereby producing a polyurethane dispersion. | 12-17-2009 |
20110228630 | Reduced Transit Static Mixer Configuration - Excessive residence time in the conduits located between the outlet of a static mixer and a reactor/separator reservoir can lead to undesired by-products, formation of solids, and conduit fouling. This disclosure relates to an improved configuration for a static mixer with reduced transitory time to help reduce the creation of undesired by-products and fouling during the process of mixing, and more particularly to a phosgene reactor comprising a short or very short conduit for reducing the transit time from the static mixer to a reactor/separator reservoir to one second or less. | 09-22-2011 |
20110230679 | Reactive Static Mixer - This disclosure relates to a static phosgene mixer, and more generally, to an apparatus for mixing of fluid components such as phosgene and amine during an highly reactive, chemical reaction that is vulnerable to the creation of undesired by-products, and equipment fouling. A guide element is disposed in the static mixer to divert the incoming flow of phosgene around the guide element and create an annular mixing passage in the static mixer. This allows for the use of an increased external radius of the effective phosgene flow while maintaining phosgene velocity by creating a blockage of the flow. The same flow, when transformed from a circular configuration to an annular configuration has an increased external radius, and a greater quantity of MDA jets can be placed along the increased radius, thus increasing the overall homogeneity of the mixture. Further, the cross-sectional area of the annular passage section of phosgene defined around the guide element controls the velocity of phosgene which facilitates the mixing of MDA injected through the jets into the phosgene. | 09-22-2011 |
20110242930 | REACTIVE STATIC MIXER - This disclosure relates to a static phosgene mixer, and more generally, to an apparatus for mixing of fluid components such as phosgene and amine during an highly reactive, chemical reaction that is vulnerable to the creation of undesired by-products, and equipment fouling. A guide element is disposed in the static mixer to divert the incoming flow of phosgene around the guide element and create an annular mixing passage in the static mixer. This allows for the use of an increased external radius of the effective phosgene flow while maintaining phosgene velocity by creating a blockage of the flow. The same flow, when transformed from a circular configuration to an annular configuration has an increased external radius, and a greater quantity of MDA jets can be placed along the increased radius, thus increasing the overall homogeneity of the mixture. Further, the cross-sectional area of the annular passage section of phosgene defined around the guide element controls the velocity of phosgene which facilitates the mixing of MDA injected through the jets into the phosgene. | 10-06-2011 |
20120327739 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING DISPERSIONS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DISPERSIONS - The instant invention is a device for producing dispersions. The device for producing dispersions includes a first stator, a second stator, a shell encasing the first stator and the second stator, a rotor being disposed therebetween the first stator and the second stator thereby forming a first chamber and a second chamber, at least one first inlet port into the first chamber, and at least one outlet port out of the second chamber. The device may optionally include at least one additional second inlet port into the second chamber. | 12-27-2012 |
20130172604 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE ISOMER MIXTURES WITH SPECIFIC ISOMER DISTRIBUTIONS AND NEW PRODUCTS DERIVED - The present invention a process and apparatus for the production of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) isomer mixtures with a low 2,2′-MDI isomer content and a high 2,4′-MDI isomer content. The resulting mixtures have an increased reactivity and are acceptable in food grade application due to the reduction in primary aromatic amines formed during the curing process. The process and apparatus also include controlling the amount of 4,4′-MDI, which is the most reactive isomer in the mixture allowing use in a wide variety of applications. | 07-04-2013 |
20130176814 | REACTIVE FLOW STATIC MIXER WITH CROSS FLOW OBSTRUCTIONS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a mixing apparatus. Particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a mixing apparatus for mixing fluid components such as phosgene and amine during a highly reactive chemical reaction. One embodiment provides a mixing conduit ( | 07-11-2013 |
20140264163 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE ISOMER MIXTURES WITH HIGH 2,4'- METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE PURITY - The present invention includes a process and apparatus for the production of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) isomer mixtures with a low 2,2′-MDI isomer content and a high 2,4′-MDI isomer content. The resulting mixtures have an increased reactivity and are acceptable in food grade application due to the reduction in primary aromatic amines formed during the curing process. The process and apparatus also include controlling the amount of 4,4′-MDI, which is the most reactive isomer in the mixture allowing use in a wide variety of applications. | 09-18-2014 |
20140338843 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FORCED CIRCULATION EVAPORATIVE CRYSTALLIZATION WITH LARGE DEPOSIT INVENTORY - Disclosed are processes and apparatuses for producing a crystalline product. The processes and apparatuses may extend the operational time of an evaporative crystallizer by providing an internal volume or large deposit inventory for fouling deposits to reside without impacting the unit operation. | 11-20-2014 |
20150018575 | HIGHLY SEGREGATED JET MIXER FOR PHOSGENATION OF AMINES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a mixing conduit ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150078113 | Radial-Flow Rotor-Stator Mixer and Process to Produce Polymeric Froths - Modified radial-flow rotor-stator mixers | 03-19-2015 |
20160069172 | ENHANCED STEAM EXTRACTION OF IN SITU BITUMEN - A process includes: (a) injecting a steam composition into a subterranean location containing bitumen, the steam composition containing an alkylene glycol ether and steam, wherein the alkylene glycol ether is other than a glycol ether amine; and (b) recovering bitumen from the subterranean location to above the ground. | 03-10-2016 |
Paul Aaron Gillis, Lake Jackson, TX US
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20130079550 | STATIC REACTIVE JET MIXER, AND METHODS OF MIXING DURING AN AMINE-PHOSGENE MIXING PROCESS - This disclosure relates to a static mixer ( | 03-28-2013 |
Phillip Dewey Gillis, Cleveland, MS US
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20120109520 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AGRICULTURAL DATA - An improved process for collecting, storing, and sending crop data is disclosed. The process allows data to be collected by PDA and uploaded to a server for remote analysis. | 05-03-2012 |
Ralph Gillis, Londonderry, NH US
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20110071415 | PLEURAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A pleural drainage system having an inflatable membrane and a method of using the system are disclosed. The pleural drainage system includes a pleural drainage catheter system. The pleural drainage catheter system includes an inflatable membrane and a drainage catheter integrally coupled to the inflation membrane, the drainage catheter defining a drainage lumen through which fluid is drawn from the pleural cavity, and an inflation lumen coupled for flow of inflation fluid to and from an interior of the inflatable membrane. The pleural drainage system further includes a suction system coupled to the drainage catheter and a fluid collector coupled to receive fluid from the drainage catheter. The pleural drainage system further includes an inflation system connected to deliver inflation fluid to the interior of the inflatable membrane. The pleural drainage system may be used to monitor an associated airleak in the pleural cavity of a patient. | 03-24-2011 |
20150065949 | PLEURAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A pleural drainage system having an inflatable membrane and a method of using the system are disclosed. The pleural drainage system includes a pleural drainage catheter system. The pleural drainage catheter system includes an inflatable membrane and a drainage catheter integrally coupled to the inflation membrane, the drainage catheter defining a drainage lumen through which fluid is drawn from the pleural cavity, and an inflation lumen coupled for flow of inflation fluid to and from an interior of the inflatable membrane. The pleural drainage system further includes a suction system coupled to the drainage catheter and a fluid collector coupled to receive fluid from the drainage catheter. The pleural drainage system further includes an inflation system connected to deliver inflation fluid to the interior of the inflatable membrane. The pleural drainage system may be used to monitor an associated airleak in the pleural cavity of a patient. | 03-05-2015 |
Raymond A. Gillis, Melrose, MA US
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20140269679 | ENRICHING TRAFFIC DATA IN A TELEPHONE NETWORK - A processor is configured to receive call records from telecommunication network and load the call records into a telephone number (TN) list. Local Routing Number (LRN) data identifying ported numbers are obtained from a reference database and applied to the call records to enrich the call records with ported information. Also, Local Exchange Routing Guide (LERG) data associated with the LRN data are obtained from the reference database and applied to the call records to enrich the call records with LERG information. Based on the LERG information, an originating carrier from a routing carrier for the call records is distinguished. The originating carrier is a carrier originating a call and passing the call to the routing carrier for delivery to its final destination. The ownership to the call records are assigned based on the originating carrier. | 09-18-2014 |
Richard Gillis, Baltimore, MD US
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20100255062 | COMPOUNDS, POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR TREATING GASTROINTESTINAL DYSFUNCTION - The present disclosure describes novel carbon-based diazeniumdiolates agents and compounds or salts or prodrugs thereof that release nitric oxide for the treatment of neuropathic gastrointestinal dysfunction. The neuropathic gastrointestinal dysfunction refers to disorders associated with motility, sensation and neuromuscular function that include but are not limited to conditions such as delayed gastric emptying. | 10-07-2010 |
Robert Andrew Gillis, Apopka, FL US
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20100316465 | METHOD OF ATTACHING SETTING AND USING A SELF-DRILLING ANCHOR SCREW WITH ONE TOOL - A unique self-drilling anchor screw is configured so that it can be set and used to secure a first object to a second object using only one tool to save time and effort. A nut of the screw engages a nut stop when turning in reverse, thereby driving rotation of the screw in reverse. The screw has a drill bit tip adapted for drilling a hole while turning in reverse. A hole is drilled using the drill bit tip while turning the nut in reverse with a socket wrench of the one tool. After drilling the hole, the nut is turned in the forward direction with the socket wrench to engage a sleeve member of the screw, which sets the screw in the second object. Then, the nut is further turned forward using the socket wrench to tighten the nut against the first object located between the nut and the second object. | 12-16-2010 |
20120308326 | Self-Drilling Anchor Screw - A unique self-drilling anchor screw is configured so that it can be set and used to secure a first object to a second object using only one tool to save time and effort. A nut of the screw engages a nut stop when turning in reverse, thereby driving rotation of the screw in reverse. The screw has a drill bit tip adapted for drilling a hole while turning in reverse. A hole is drilled using the drill bit tip while turning the nut in reverse with a socket wrench of the one tool. After drilling the hole, the nut is turned in the forward direction with the socket wrench to engage a sleeve member of the screw, which sets the screw in the second object. Then, the nut is further turned forward using the socket wrench to tighten the nut against the first object located between the nut and the second object. | 12-06-2012 |
Robert David Gillis, Wilmington, NC US
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20080289781 | Accessory for wand for window treatment blinds - An accessory wand handle for use on existing control wands. An elongated handle with a bore is fitted over the end of an existing wand for blinds. The handle is secured on the existing wand by a frictional fit between the outside surface of the existing wand and the inner surface of the bore in the accessory wand handle. The wand handle is larger than a wand to provide a mechanical advantage for users to turn the wand. The wand handle itself can be constructed to compliment the appearance of the wand. There is sufficient space between the wand and the walls of the bore for placement of decorative items. The handle itself may be decorated or inscribed with logo or other promotional materials. | 11-27-2008 |
Scott M. Gillis, Waukesha, WI US
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20100006622 | SELF-CLAMPING FRICTION STIR WELDING DEVICE - A friction stir welding device operable to weld a joint formed between a first workpiece and a second workpiece. The friction stir welding device includes a clamping device coupled to a tool body of the welding device for movement with the tool body along the joint. The clamping device includes a first guide member and a second guide member. The first guide member includes a clamping face configured to engage the first workpiece and the second guide member includes a clamping face configured to engage the second workpiece. The clamping face of the first guide member is directly opposed to the clamping face of the second guide member to resist separation of the joint. | 01-14-2010 |
Terrence Edward Gillis, Tacoma, WA US
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20120149284 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF CARPET COMPONENTS - Devices, systems and methods for the recycling and recovery of carpet are disclosed herein. Devices, systems and methods for disassembling carpet into the various components used for carpet construction by abrasive removal and separation of components are also disclosed herein. | 06-14-2012 |
20130231030 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF CARPET COMPONENTS - Devices, systems and methods for the recycling and recovery of carpet are disclosed herein. Devices, systems and methods for disassembling carpet into the various components used for carpet construction by abrasive removal and separation of components are also disclosed herein. | 09-05-2013 |
Thomas M. Gillis, Cincinnati, OH US
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Thomas M. Gillis, Bloomfield, CT US
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20100052903 | Voice recorder based position registration - A system and method for monitoring a location having at least one sensor for sensing a change in at least one condition using voice tags to announce alarms. The system includes a registration process where a voice recorder and a digital conversion unit form digital voice tags from recorded speech representing the type and location of sensors. The voice tag is sent as part of an alarm message or pre-stored in a control panel for later retrieval such that the type and location of an alarm is reproduced vocally at the time of the alarm. The registration process may be completed with a registration module which may be a keypad or the voice recorder may be included in the sensors. Additional features include sensor location change notification to ensure the stored voice tag represents the current location of the sensor. | 03-04-2010 |
Thomas M. Gillis, Manchester, CT US
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Timothy F. Gillis, Florence, MA US
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20140304973 | Fastener Installation Tool for Roof Truss Framing and Construction System - An installation tool for fastening a top plate to a roof support member and other structural connections is adapted to drive screws at a pre-established angle. The tool preferably includes a rotary driver assembly and a telescopic tube assembly. A guide assembly is mounted adjacent the outer end of the telescopic tube assembly. Locating structures function to properly precisely set the drive angle of the screw. A stabilizer prevents the screw from moving during the installation. The guide assembly is also configured to provide a marking for inspection purposes. | 10-16-2014 |
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20150104269 | Self-Drilling Bolt and Nut Assembly - A self-drilling bolt and nut assembly includes a nut which has a window to permit visual inspection of the fastener thread upon engagement with the nut. The nut also includes a protective cap or receives a protective cap so that upon threadably engaging the fastener with the nut, the drill tip of the fastener is automatically received in the cap. The nut also has at one end a plurality of projections to enhance the locking engagement. The self-drilling bolt may have an integral washer and employ a clamping plate engageable against the washer. | 04-16-2015 |
Wayne A. Gillis, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20080285118 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AND PROTECTING PULSED HIGH POWER FIBER AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS - An electronic circuit for controlling a laser system consisting of a pulse source and high power fiber amplifier is disclosed. The circuit is used to control the gain of the high power fiber amplifier system so that the amplified output pulses have predetermined pulse energy as the pulse width and repetition rate of the oscillator are varied. This includes keeping the pulse energy constant when the pulse train is turned on. The circuitry is also used to control the temperature of the high power fiber amplifier pump diode such that the wavelength of the pump diode is held at the optimum absorption wavelength of the fiber amplifier as the diode current is varied. The circuitry also provides a means of protecting the high power fiber amplifier from damage due to a loss of signal from the pulse source or from a pulse-source signal of insufficient injection energy. | 11-20-2008 |
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20120212803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AND PROTECTING PULSED HIGH POWER FIBER AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS - An electronic circuit for controlling a laser system consisting of a pulse source and high power fiber amplifier is disclosed. The circuit is used to control the gain of the high power fiber amplifier system so that the amplified output pulses have predetermined pulse energy as the pulse width and repetition rate of the oscillator are varied. This includes keeping the pulse energy constant when the pulse train is turned on. The circuitry is also used to control the temperature of the high power fiber amplifier pump diode such that the wavelength of the pump diode is held at the optimum absorption wavelength of the fiber amplifier as the diode current is varied. The circuitry also provides a means of protecting the high power fiber amplifier from damage due to a loss of signal from the pulse source or from a pulse-source signal of insufficient injection energy. | 08-23-2012 |
W. James Gillis, Andover, MA US
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20090185672 | Method for Reporting Activity of Multi-Appearance Call-Center Agent - A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring activities of a plurality of agents servicing a plurality of calls for an organization. The method includes the steps of monitoring a plurality of applications on a terminal of an agent of the plurality of agents, detecting selection of an application of the plurality of applications, identifying a call associated with the selected application of the plurality of calls and saving a time of selection and an identifier of the application in a respective file or database of the identified call for future retrieval. | 07-23-2009 |