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Carl W. Glasgow, Costa Mesa, CA US
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| 20120043765 | DYNAMIC COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A system for converting potential energy into heat including a tower configured to contain a fluid and to permit the formation of a substantially nitrogen-free combustion chamber defined by the tower and the surface of the fluid in the tower and at a pressure less than ambient, a first tower outlet in fluid communication with a first fuel valve configured to regulate a flow of the fluid out of the tower, an oxygen source in fluid communication with an oxygen valve in fluid communication with an oxygen inlet in fluid communication with the tower, a source of combustible fuel including hydrogen in fluid communication with a fuel valve in fluid communication with a fuel inlet in fluid communication with the tower, and an ignition source positioned so that it resides within the combustion chamber and is configured to initiate a reaction between oxygen and fuel. | 02-23-2012 |
Carl W. Glasgow, Tustin, CA US
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| 20090193807 | DYNAMIC COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A system for converting potential energy into heat including a tower configured to contain a fluid and to permit the formation of a substantially nitrogen-free combustion chamber defined by the tower and the surface of the fluid in the tower and at a pressure less than ambient, a first tower outlet in fluid communication with a first fuel valve configured to regulate a flow of the fluid out of the tower, an oxygen source in fluid communication with an oxygen valve in fluid communication with an oxygen inlet in fluid communication with the tower, a source of combustible fuel including hydrogen in fluid communication with a fuel valve in fluid communication with a fuel inlet in fluid communication with the tower, and an ignition source positioned so that it resides within the combustion chamber and is configured to initiate a reaction between oxygen and fuel. | 08-06-2009 |
Dane Glasgow, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20110258528 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CHROME FROM A WEB PAGE - A method and system for removing chrome from a web page is provided. An example system includes a parsing module, a text density analyzer, a content node selector | 10-20-2011 |
Dane A. Glasgow, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20110125738 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SECONDARY SEARCH ACTIONS BASED ON PRIMARY SEARCH RESULT ATTRIBUTES - A method and system are provided for enhancing an initial set of data values generated by a query of one or more data stores. File parameters and file types are retrieved from the initial query and used to generate a second set of searches, actions, and information related to the initial set of data values. The results from the initial query and the secondary query are displayed on a presentation device. | 05-26-2011 |
Dane Alexander Glasgow, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20100211587 | APPLICATION LAUNCHING VIA INDEXED DATA - Application launching on a computer via indexed data. Based on a search term entered by a user, the computer searches an index containing metadata representative of one or more applications installed on the computer. A user interface on the computer's display has a window for displaying the results of searching the index. In addition, the user interface receives user input to select an application from the search results to be initiated. The computer is responsive to the user input via the user interface for initiating the selected application installed on the computer. A computer-readable medium including a persistent component, an index component, a query component, and an execution component embodies further aspects of the invention. | 08-19-2010 |
David R. Glasgow, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20110140901 | Point-of-use status indicator - A point-of-use energy status indicator monitoring the presence or absence of energy at a monitored device that is required for proper operation of a point-of-use device. The point-of-use indicator being in two-way communication with a status determining device that monitors the monitored device. The status determining device being capable of overriding a utility or energy management system curtailment of energy to the monitored device in response to receiving a signal from a means for overriding located in the point-of-use energy status indicator. | 06-16-2011 |
Ian Glasgow, Averill Park, NY US
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| 20100031760 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERANCE OF TEST TUBES FROM TUBE RACK TO CENTRIFUGE ROTOR - The present invention includes a system and method for the management of specimens ordinarily manipulated via tubes. The invention may include a flexible, removable tube holder that is linear when placed in a rack and curved when placed into a centrifuge rotor. The system provides for the elimination of manual recording of the individual tubes, and also provides for the transference of the tubes from the rack to the centrifuge and back in a group. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100298108 | System for transferance of test tubes from tube rack to centrifuge rotor - A system including a flexible, removable tube holder that flexes to fit either a straight rack or a centrifuge rotor slot. The system provides for the elimination of manual recording of the individual tubes, and provides for the transference of the tubes from the rack to the centrifuge and back, as a group. | 11-25-2010 |
Jay Glasgow, Acworth, GA US
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| 20080282180 | Data Transfer Using A Network Clipboard - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media provide for the transfer of data between electronic devices utilizing a network clipboard. According to various embodiments described herein, a clipboard application residing on a host device associated with a user transmits data from a local clipboard of the host device to a remote network clipboard via a network. A clipboard application associated with a target device associated with the user transmits a request for the data stored on the network clipboard. A copy of the data associated with the user is retrieved from the network clipboard and stored on a local clipboard of the target device. The data is then copied to a target application. This process results from a single network clipboard transaction that includes a cut or copy action on the host device and a paste action on the target device. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080285729 | Communication Modalities Management - Apparatus, systems, methods, and computer-readable media provide for the management of communication modes to facilitate network communications. According to various embodiments described herein, any number of communication methods are categorized into communication modes and communication types. A party sending a communication may choose a method of communicating with a receiving party according to the desired communication mode and type. A network communication application determines the proper routing for the communication according to any number of communication rules and presence information associated with the receiving party. | 11-20-2008 |
Jay Glasgow, Ackworth, GA US
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| 20090165090 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CREATION OF MULTIPLE VIEWS AND OPTIMIZED COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAYS BASED ON PERSONAL DESCRIPTORS - Multiple views and optimized communications pathways of personal descriptors are provided over a communications network for a globally accessible contact list of contacts in a database. User descriptors are automatically populated in a dynamic repository, and subsequently form personal descriptors. User queries and contact information are received anonymously and stored in a dynamic repository, based on adding the contact to an instant messaging roster state database, where the contact information is categorized, based on identifiable relationships between user descriptors and a group of user defined rules. Such user contact information is transmitted and/or received to and/or from contacts in the globally accessible contact list so as to share presence and access information, and where the user is an authorized user providing varying levels of access information. Sharing access to the personal descriptor includes the use of a communications broker, rendering an animated personal descriptor and completing social and business interactions. | 06-25-2009 |
Jay O. Glasgow, Acworth, GA US
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| 20120036563 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ESTABLISHING NETWORK CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND APPLICATIONS THAT RUN NATIVELY ON DEVICES - A login session server is configured to establish a communications session between an application that runs natively on a device and a service that is secured by a web services gateway by supporting a temporary login session socket between the device and the login session server and by passing a login session token to the device over the temporary login session socket. The temporary login session socket can be used to verify that the application that runs natively on the device is authorized to use the services of the service provider. Related systems, devices, methods and computer program products are disclosed. | 02-09-2012 |
Jay Oliver Glasgow, Acworth, GA US
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| 20090077584 | Methods, systems, and products for sharing presence information - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for sharing presence information. Presence notifications are received from users, and the presence notifications describe content items currently being received by the users. A popularity of one or more of the content items being received by the users is determined. An electronic programming guide is provided that includes information regarding the one or more of the content items and the determined popularity associated with the one or more of the content items. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110142225 | Footprint Tracking of Contacts - A footprints device includes an input module and an output module. The input module receives a request for footprint data. The footprint data relates to names of users. The output module sends the footprint data to an address book. The footprint data is marked to indicate when at least one of the names of the users is a contact of the address book. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145266 | Feed for Expecting Entities for Address Books - A feeding module for an address book includes a processor and a memory. The processor receives at least one search parameter. The processor accesses information sources to find existing entities and expecting entities that match the at least one search parameter. The memory stores the found existing entities and the found expecting entities. The feeding module forwards the found existing entities and the found expecting entities to an address book to be displayed. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110145720 | Feeds for Address Books - A feed system for an address book includes a news feed module and a sales feed module. The news feed module accesses news sources to find related news articles as a function of data in an address book. The sales feed module accesses sales sources to find related sales items as a function of the data in the address book. At least one of the news feed module and the sales feed module forwards the related news articles and the related sales items, respectively, to the address book to be displayed. | 06-16-2011 |
Jinan Glasgow, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20110138338 | Patent Claims Analysis System and Method - A system and method for facilitating patent grant and patent application claims examination; including the functions of automated importing of patent claims, automated parsing of the claims into their hierarchy, and compression/expansion of the parsed claims to/from the independent claim level. | 06-09-2011 |
Katherine Glasgow, Evansville, IN US
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| 20080242804 | POLYCARBONATE-POLYSILOXANE COPOLYMERS, METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF, AND ARTICLES DERIVED THEREFROM - A polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer comprising structural units of the formula: | 10-02-2008 |
Katherine Glasgow, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20080312373 | POLYCARBONATE-POLY(ALKYLENE OXIDE) COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - Disclosed herein is a polycarbonate copolymer comprising A) a structure derived from a dihydroxy alkylene oxide compound selected from the group consisting of formula (1a) and formula (1b): | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080312374 | POLYCARBONATE-POLY(ALKYLENE OXIDE) COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - Disclosed herein is a polycarbonate copolymer comprising A) a structure derived from a dihydroxy alkylene oxide compound selected from the group consisting of formula (1a) and formula (1b): | 12-18-2008 |
Katherine Campbell Glasgow, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20100200606 | Synthetic closure - By providing a synthetic closure which comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer and, as an additive, at least one fatty acid derivative, in particular a fatty acid ester or a fatty acid amide such as a stearamide, a synthetic closure is attained which achieved substantially enhanced properties. In particular, it has been found that the oxygen transfer rate of the closure is reduced substantially, thus reducing unwanted oxidation of wine. Furthermore, the use of a fatty acid derivative additive improves the performance characteristics of synthetic corks, such as extraction force, ovality control, diameter control and length control. | 08-12-2010 |
Keith Glasgow, Willis, TX US
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| 20090194332 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING DRILL BIT PERFORMANCE DATA - Drill bits and methods for sampling sensor data associated with a state of a drill bit are disclosed. A drill bit for drilling a subterranean formation comprises a bit configured for receiving a data analysis module. The data analysis module comprises at least one sensor, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured for executing computer instructions to filter information derived from sensor data in the drill bit to develop a piecewise polynomial curve of the sensor data. Filtering information derived for the sensor data comprises approximating a first derivative of a sensor data waveform, calculating a plurality of zeros for the first derivative of the sensor data waveform, and fitting a cubic polynomial between adjacent zeros calculated from the first derivative of the sensor data waveform resulting in a piecewise cubic polynomial. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100300754 | SAFETY SUPPORT PIN AND SYSTEM FOR REPAIR PROCESS FOR INSTRUMENTED BITS AND ELECTRONICS MODULE END-CAP FOR USE THEREWITH - A spindle assembly for supporting a drill bit for repair. The spindle assembly includes a plurality of stepped segments of ever-decreasing diameter above a base, each segment sized to be received in a bore of a service cap inserted in the shank of a bit to be repaired. An end-cap for carrying an electronics module includes an end-cap body comprising a bore of similar diameter to the service cap bore diameter, but having one or more lugs protruding radially thereinto to prevent a spindle segment from entering the end cap bore so that the drill bit cannot be supported on the spindle. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100307835 | Drill Bit with Weight and Torque Sensors - A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a bit body and at least one preloaded sensor in the bit body. In one aspect, the sensor may include a sensor element on a sensor body having a first end and a second end and wherein the sensor is preloaded after placing the sensor body in the bit body. In another aspect, the sensor may be preloaded outside the bit body and then placed in the bit body in a manner that enables the sensor to retain the preloading. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110024192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING DRILL BIT PERFORMANCE DATA - Drill bits and methods for sampling sensor data associated with the state of a drill bit are disclosed. A drill bit for drilling a subterranean formation comprises a bit body and a shank. The shank further includes a central bore formed through an inside diameter of the shank and configured for receiving a data analysis module. The data analysis module comprises a plurality of sensors, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured for executing computer instructions to collect the sensor data by sampling the plurality of sensors, analyze the sensor data to develop a severity index, compare the sensor data to at least one adaptive threshold, and modify a data sampling mode responsive to the comparison. A method comprises collecting sensor data by sampling a plurality of physical parameters associated with a drill bit state while in various sampling modes and transitioning between those sampling modes. | 02-03-2011 |
Kevin L. Glasgow, Lomira, WI US
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| 20090087729 | LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY PACK FOR A HAND HELD POWER TOOL - A method for conducting an operation including a power tool battery pack. The battery pack can include a housing, a first cell supported by the housing and having a voltage, and a second cell supported by the housing and having a voltage. The battery pack also can be connectable to a power tool and be operable to supply power to operate the power tool. The method can include discharging one of the first cell and the second cell until the voltage of the one of the first cell and the second cell is substantially equal to the voltage of the other of the first cell and the second cell. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090153101 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING MULTI-CELL LITHIUM-BASED BATTERIES - A method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries. In some aspects, a battery charger includes a housing, at least one terminal to electrically connect to a battery pack supported by the housing, and a controller operable to provide a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal. The battery pack includes a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, with each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having an individual state of charge. The controller is operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery pack at least in part based on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090195216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF A LITHIUM-BASED MULTICELL BATTERY PACK INCLUDING A HEAT SINK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by the housing and operable to control a function of the battery pack, and a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the circuit and operable to dissipate heat from the circuit. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090197152 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY PROTECTION - A method and system for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack configured to be interfaced with a power tool includes a housing, a cell, a controller, and a circuit. The circuit is operable to enable the controller to operate when the voltage supplied by the cell to the controller is below an operating voltage threshold of the controller. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100148729 | BATTERY PACK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by the housing and operable to control a function of the battery pack, and a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the circuit and operable to dissipate heat from the circuit. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100167110 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY PROTECTION - A battery pack. The battery pack includes a housing, a plurality of terminals, a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, and a controller. The plurality of terminals electrically connect to an electrical device. The electrical device is able to support the battery pack. Each of the plurality of battery cells are individually tapped and have an individual state of charge. The plurality of terminals includes a sense terminal. The controller is operable to monitor a characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells and to communicate the monitored characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells to the electrical device via the sense terminal. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100236807 | BATTERY PACK - An electrical combination including a driver drill capable of producing an average current draw of approximately 20-amps, a circular saw capable of producing an average current draw of approximately 20-amps, and a power tool battery pack operable to supply power to the driver drill and to the circular saw, the battery pack including a plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells each having a lithium-based chemistry. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100327815 | BATTERY PACK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by a flexible circuit board. The circuit is operable to control a function of the battery pack. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110214896 | LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY PACK FOR A HAND HELD POWER TOOL - A method for conducting an operation including a power tool battery pack. The battery pack can include a housing, a first cell supported by the housing and having a voltage, and a second cell supported by the housing and having a voltage. The battery pack also can be connectable to a power tool and be operable to supply power to operate the power tool. The method can include discharging one of the first cell and the second cell until the voltage of the one of the first cell and the second cell is substantially equal to the voltage of the other of the first cell and the second cell. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215767 | BATTERY PACK - A system and method for battery protection. In some aspects, a battery pack includes a housing, a cell supported by the housing, a circuit supported by a flexible circuit board. The circuit is operable to control a function of the battery pack. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110297411 | LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY PACK FOR A HAND HELD POWER TOOL - A method for conducting an operation including a power tool battery pack. The battery pack can include a housing, a first cell supported by the housing and having a voltage, and a second cell supported by the housing and having a voltage. The battery pack also can be connectable to a power tool and be operable to supply power to operate the power tool. The method can include discharging one of the first cell and the second cell until the voltage of the one of the first cell and the second cell is substantially equal to the voltage of the other of the first cell and the second cell. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120001596 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING MULTI-CELL LITHIUM-BASED BATTERIES - A method and system for charging multi-cell lithium-based batteries. In some aspects, a battery charger includes a housing, at least one terminal to electrically connect to a battery pack supported by the housing, and a controller operable to provide a charging current to the battery pack through the at least one terminal. The battery pack includes a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, with each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells having an individual state of charge. The controller is operable to control the charging current being supplied to the battery pack at least in part based on the individual state of charge of at least one battery cell. | 01-05-2012 |
Michael B. Glasgow, Williamsburg, VA US
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| 20100089129 | Apparatus and Method for a Seal Immersion Test with Aerated Fluid - A test apparatus for testing fluid seals within an aerated fluid includes a container and a fluid located within the container. A plurality of seal coupons are submerged within the fluid in the container. An air supply is connected to the container to aerate the fluid within the container. Testing the seal coupons includes flowing air from he air supply through the fluid to contact the seal coupons. After the air has contacted the seal coupons then the plurality of seal coupons are removed from the fluid. A value for at least one characteristic of the seal coupons is then compared with a standard value. | 04-15-2010 |
Shane Glasgow, Saint Ann, MO US
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| 20110314628 | Accessory Wand Storage Assembly for Use with Vacuum Appliances, and Vacuums Using the Same - A vacuum extension wand accessory storage assembly for use with a wet/dry vacuum that improves user access to the wands while simultaneously preventing accidental loss or dislodgement of the wands when the vacuum is not in use. The wand storage design includes the combination of a channeled, shaped surface formed in the bottom of the vacuum collection drum and an accessory attachment system on the bottom of the vacuum appliance having both front and rear securement assemblies which in combination secure the extension wands in place below the collection drum of the vacuum appliance in the event of vacuum transportation, lifting, or storage. | 12-29-2011 |
Shawn J. Glasgow, Kansas City, MO US
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| 20090059480 | POWER METER SOCKET TO CIRCUIT BREAKER CONNECTION - A one-piece power meter socket to circuit breaker connection structure includes an elongated trunk section connecting a lower spade section with a forwardly offset connection plate at an upper end. The connection plate is joined to the trunk section by an angled extension section. The connection plate has an aperture to receive a fastener to connect it and a meter jaw to a meter jaw base. The spade section includes a pair of laterally spaced, forwardly projection breaker receiving spades for reception in a receptacle of a circuit beaker. The connection structures are used in pairs with an insulating circuit breaker base to connect load-side meter jaws of a power meter socket to spade receptacles of a plug-in type of circuit breaker. The one-piece connection structure is formed of a sheet of metal having a thickness equal to the thickness specified for the spades engaged by the circuit breaker. | 03-05-2009 |
Todd P. Glasgow, Kansas City, MO US
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| 20110047057 | Simultaneous real-time access to financial information - The present invention is defined by the following claims, and nothing in this section should be taken as a limitation on those claims. By way of introduction, the preferred embodiments describe below include a method of simultaneously presenting user specific real-time financial information includes authenticating a user, for example by using a user-id and password. Then receiving an input from the user indicating the shareholder of interest. The user is then presented with a list of the shareholder's account information. The shareholder account information can be retrieved from several different record keeping systems. The record keeping systems can be maintained by different entities and can store the respective account information in different formats. The shareholder account information can be retrieved by broadcasting an account inquiry to the record keeping systems or by using a cross-reference table that indicates which record keeping systems the shareholder has accounts with. A combination of the broadcast and cross-reference table can be used. Once the shareholder account information is presented, the user can select an account, for example by a hyperlink tag, and receive detailed information about that account. | 02-24-2011 |