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Bentley F. Gleeson, Plymouth Meeting, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080308135Apparatus for cleaning stacked vessels with low head clearance - An apparatus for cleaning vessels stacked on racks with a minimum of head clearance. The cleaning apparatus has a drive unit with a turbine wheel connected to a multi-stage gear train. The output motion of the gear train connects through an angular transmission within a fluid conveying elbow to a rotatable housing having a rotatable nozzle angularly assembled thereto. The elbow has a pressure channel and a suction channel there through. The length of the apparatus from the elbow to the housing is short enough to be passed into the bunghole of a vessel, e.g. a wine barrel, while racked. A flexible suction hose is connected to a suction line in the apparatus for removing spent cleaning fluid from within the vessel.12-18-2008
20100051057Rotary apparatus and method for cleaning liquid storage tanks - A rotary apparatus and method is provided for cleaning liquid storage tanks, particularly above ground tanks. The rotary cleaning apparatus includes a Tee housing that is rotated around a vertical axis and a nozzle housing mounted to the Tee housing for rotation around a horizontal axis, resulting in a 360° spherical spray pattern. A set of downspray nozzles is mounted to the Tee housing at an angle to the vertical axis to rotate with the housing and generate a conical spray pattern. In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus draws liquid stored in the tank through a filter and pumps the filtered liquid through the rotary cleaning apparatus.03-04-2010

Brian Gleeson, Sewickley, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110318604High-Temperature Coatings With Pt Metal Modified gamma-Ni + gamma'-Ni3Al Alloy Compositions - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni12-29-2011

Brian Gleeson, Ames, IA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080292490HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS AND BULK ALLOYS WITH PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI + GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOYS HAVING HOT-CORROSION RESISTANCE - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al, wherein the concentration of Al is limited with respect to the concentration of Ni and the Pt-group metal such that the alloy includes substantially no β-NiAl phase, and wherein the Pt-group metal is present in an amount sufficient to provide enhanced hot corrosion resistance.11-27-2008
20090324993HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS AND BULK ALLOYS WITH PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI +GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOYS HAVING HOT-CORROSION RESISTANCE - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al, wherein the concentration of Al is limited with respect to the concentration of Ni and the Pt-group metal such that the alloy includes substantially no β-NiAl phase, and wherein the Pt-group metal is present in an amount sufficient to provide enhanced hot corrosion resistance.12-31-2009
20110197999METHODS FOR MAKING HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS HAVING PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI +GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOY COMPOSITIONS AND A REACTIVE ELEMENT - A method for making an oxidation resistant article, including (a) depositing a layer of a Pt group metal on a substrate to form a platinized substrate; and (b) depositing on the platinized substrate layer of Pt group metal a layer of a reactive element selected from the group consisting of Hf, Y, La, Ce and Zr and combinations thereof to form a surface modified region thereon, wherein the surface modified region includes the Pt-group metal, Ni, Al and the reactive element in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ-Ni3Al phase constitution.08-18-2011
20110229735HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS WITH PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI+GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOY COMPOSITIONS - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni09-22-2011
20110229736HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS WITH PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI+GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOY COMPOSITIONS - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni09-22-2011

Patent applications by Brian Gleeson, Ames, IA US

Brian M. Gleeson, Sewickley, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100012235Pt METAL MODIFIED y-Ni + y'-Ni3Al ALLOY COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DEGRADATION RESISTANT STRUCTURAL ALLOYS - An alloy comprising 5 at % ≦Al<16 at %, about 0.05 at % to 1 at % of a reactive element selected from the group consisting of Hf, Y, La, Ce, Zr, and combinations thereof, and Ni, wherein the alloy composition has a predominately γ-Ni+γ′-Ni01-21-2010
20100028712y'-Ni3Al MATRIX PHASE Ni-BASED ALLOY AND COATING COMPOSITIONS MODIFIED BY REACTIVE ELEMENT CO-ADDITIONS AND Si - An alloy including about 16 at % to about 23 at % Al; about 3 at % to about 10 at % Cr; up to about 5 at % Si; up to about 0.3 at % of at least two reactive elements selected from Y, Hf, Zr, La, and Ce; and Ni. The alloy has a volume fraction of γ′-Ni02-04-2010

Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080288120Methods and Systems for Modifying Turbine Control Systems - Methods and systems for modifying a turbine control system may be provided for. A method may include replacing at least one legacy main controller processor communicating in a first communication protocol with a current main control processor communicating in a second communication protocol, retaining at least one legacy IO processor in communication with at least one turbine monitoring device communicating in the first communication protocol, and providing at least one converter in communication with the current main controller processor or processors and in communication with the legacy IO processor or processors. The converter may translate communications between the current main controller processor or processors and the legacy IO processor or processors by translating between the second communication protocol and the first communication protocol.11-20-2008

Patent applications by Eamon Patrick Gleeson, Atlanta, GA US

James A. Gleeson, Alta Loma, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080203365Fiber Cement Building Materials With Low Density Additives - This invention relates to a formulation with the addition of low density additives of volcanic ash, hollow ceramic microspheres or a combination of microspheres and volcanic ash or other low density additives into cementitious cellulose fiber reinforced building materials. This formulation is advantageously lightweight or low density compared as compared to current fiber cement products without the increased moisture expansion and freeze-thaw degradation usually associated with the addition of lightweight inorganic materials to fiber cement mixes. The low density additives also give the material improved thermal dimensional stability.08-28-2008
20100242802Fiber cement building materials with low density additives - This invention relates to a formulation with the addition of low density additives of volcanic ash, hollow ceramic microspheres or a combination of microspheres and volcanic ash or other low density additives into cementitious cellulose fiber reinforced building materials. This formulation is advantageously lightweight or low density compared as compared to current fiber cement products without the increased moisture expansion and freeze-thaw degradation usually associated with the addition of lightweight inorganic materials to fiber cement mixes. The low density additives also give the material improved thermal dimensional stability.09-30-2010

James T. Gleeson, Kent, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080303376DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION BASEDON THE GIANT FLEXOELECTRIC EFFECT IN NON-CALAMITIC LIQUID CRYSTALS - Devices and methods for energy conversion based on the giant flexoelectric effect in non-calamitic liquid crystals. By preparing a substance comprising at least one type of non-calamitic liquid crystal molecules and stabilizing the substance to form a mechanically flexible material, flexible conductive electrodes may be applied to the material to create an electro-mechanical energy conversion device which relies on the giant flexoelectric effect to produce electrical and/or mechanical energy that is usable in such applications as, for example, power sources, energy dissipation, sensors/transducers, and actuators. The ability to directly and accurately measure the giant flexoelectric effect for different types of non-calamitic liquid crystal molecules is important for identifying molecules that may be effective for particular applications.12-11-2008
20100182026METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING FLEXOELECTRIC EFFECT IN A LIQUID CRYSTAL - There are provided methods for creating energy conversion devices based on the giant flexoelectric effect in non-calamitic liquid crystals. By preparing a substance comprising at least one type of non-calamitic liquid crystal molecules and stabilizing the substance to form a mechanically flexible material, flexible conductive electrodes may be applied to the material to create an electro-mechanical energy conversion device which relies on the giant flexoelectric effect to produce electrical and/or mechanical energy that is usable in such applications as, for example, power sources, energy dissipation, sensors/transducers, and actuators.07-22-2010
20100207493ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - There are provided methods for creating energy conversion devices based on the giant flexoelectric effect in non-calamitic liquid crystals. By preparing a substance comprising at least one type of non-calamitic liquid crystal molecules and stabilizing the substance to form a mechanically flexible material, flexible conductive electrodes may be applied to the material to create an electro-mechanical energy conversion device which relies on the giant flexoelectric effect to produce electrical and/or mechanical energy that is usable in such applications as, for example, power sources, energy dissipation, sensors/transducers, and actuators.08-19-2010

James W. Gleeson, Burke, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110083994Onset haze measurement apparatus and procedure - An apparatus and method for determining at least one of the temperatures at which a petroleum product will manifest delayed haze and the temperature at which haze will not exist in the product is provided. The apparatus comprises a container for holding a sample of the product, a light source, light detector, heaters and coolers combined with microprocessor means for storing and analyzing at least one of light transmitted or scattered by the sample. Measurements are useful in determining the haze properties of the product and also for controlling a dehazing process to meet target haze properties.04-14-2011
20110083995Method for haze mitigation and filterability improvement base stocks - The present invention is a process for removing waxy haze from and improving the filterability of base stocks including heavy mineral oil base stocks, gas-to-liquids (GTL) and hydrodewaxed or hydroisomerized waxy feed basestocks by filtering the waxy haze causing particles out of the base stock employing a filter characterized by a high surface area of pores accessible to the haze wax particles which have particles dimensions of no more than about 5 microns.04-14-2011

James William Gleeson, Burke, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186786Method for haze mitigation and filterability improvement for gas-to-liquid hydroisomerized base stocks - Haze formation in heavy Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) base stock is mitigated by the addition to said GTL base stock of one or more particular additives.07-23-2009
20100236990Bubble separation to remove haze and improve filterability of lube base stocks - Provided is a bubble generating process used to treat dewaxed lube base stocks to improve their filterability, hazy appearance or both. In one form, the process for improving at least one of haze appearance and filterability of a dewaxed lubricating oil basestock contained in a storage vessel includes contacting the lubricating oil basestock with gas bubbles passed through a gas distribution grid for a time sufficient to form a mixture of froth and gas treated basestock, allowing the mixture of froth and gas treated basestock to settle for a time sufficient to form a froth layer and a gas treated basestock layer, and separating the froth layer from the gas treated basestock layer, wherein a basestock having improved haze, improved filterability or both may be isolated from the gas treated basestock layer.09-23-2010

Patent applications by James William Gleeson, Burke, VA US

Margaret M. Gleeson, Berkeley Heights, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110166352PROCESS FOR MAKING STERILE ARIPIPRAZOLE OF DESIRED MEAN PARTICLE SIZE - A process is provided for making sterile aripiprazole having an average particle size less than 100 microns but preferably greater than 25 microns employing an impinging jet crystallization procedure. The resulting bulk aripiprazole of desired particle size may be used to form a sterile freeze-dried aripiprazole formulation, which upon constitution with water and intramuscular injection releases aripiprazole over a period of at least about one week and up to about eight weeks.07-07-2011

Martin A. Gleeson, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090326208Methods and compositions for generating recombinant nucleic acid molecules - A method of generating a double stranded (ds) recombinant nucleic acid molecule covalently linked in both strands by contacting two or more ds nucleotide sequences with a topoisomerase under conditions such that both termini of at least one end of a first ds nucleotide sequence are covalently linked by the topoisomerase to both termini of at least one end of a second ds nucleotide sequence is provided. Also provided is a method for generating a ds recombinant nucleic acid molecule covalently linked in one strand, by contacting two or more ds nucleotide sequences with a type IA topoisomerase under conditions such that one strand, but not both strands, of one or both ends of a first ds nucleotide sequence are covalently linked by the topoisomerase. Compositions for performing such methods, and compositions generated from such methods also are provided, as are kits containing components useful for conveniently practicing the methods.12-31-2009

Martin A.g. Gleeson, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080241889METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES USING MULTIPLE RECOGNITION SITES - The present invention provides compositions and methods for recombinational cloning. The compositions include vectors having multiple recombination sites and/or multiple topoisomerase recognition sites. The methods permit the simultaneous cloning of two or more different nucleic acid molecules. In some embodiments the molecules are fused together while in other embodiments the molecules are inserted into distinct sites in a vector. The invention also generally provides for linking or joining through recombination a number of molecules and/or compounds (e.g., chemical compounds, drugs, proteins or peptides, lipids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, etc.) which may be the same or different. The invention also provides host cells comprising nucleic acid molecules of the invention or prepared according to the methods of the invention, and also provides kits comprising the compositions, host cells and nucleic acid molecules of the invention, which may be used to synthesize nucleic acid molecules according to the methods of the invention.10-02-2008

Martin Anthony Gleeson, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100190175METHODS OF RANDOM MUTAGENESIS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS USING TRANSLESION DNA POLYMERASES - The invention is related generally to methods of amplifying or synthesizing or producing nucleic acid molecules using Translesion DNA polymerases. In particular, the invention relates to methods of introducing a random mutation into a nucleic acid and encoded polypeptide using Translesion DNA polymerases. The invention also relates to methods of introducing a modified nucleotide into a nucleic acid using Translesion DNA polymerases. The invention also relates to mutagenized and modified nucleic acid molecules and proteins produced by these methods, and to fragments or derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to vectors and host cells comprising mutagenized nucleic acid molecules, fragments, or derivatives. The invention also relates to the use of mutagenized nucleic acid molecules to produce desired polypeptides and uses of modified nucleic acid molecules to analyze samples. The invention also relates to kits or compositions or compounds for use in the invention or for carrying out the invention.07-29-2010

Matt Gleeson, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110055343METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING EMAIL SPAM USING EMAIL NOISE REDUCTION - A method and system for filtering email spam using email noise reduction are described. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting, in an email message, data indicative of noise added to the email message to avoid spam filtering. The method further includes modifying the content of the email message to reduce the noise, and comparing the modified content of the email message with the content of a spam message.03-03-2011

Michael Gleeson, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080221993CAROUSEL ADVERTISING SYSTEM - Advertising system that adheres printed indicia to surfaces are described. The advertising system can contain a substrate containing the printed indicia layer and an adhesive layer. A protective layer, formed of a substantially clear or transparent material, can be used protect an exterior surface of the substrate. The printed indicia may be coated, screen printed, transfer laminated, etc., to the underlying surface to which the advertising system is attached, as can the protective layer and the adhesive layer when present. The advertising system can be used on non-durable surfaces, as well as surfaces which are exposed to extreme conditions and/or continuous wear have. The advertising system can also be used with moving and non-moving, vertical and horizontal surfaces. The advertising systems also allow application and removal of advertisements quickly and effectively without removing, mechanically altering, or damaging the surfaces to which they are applied. Other embodiments are described.09-11-2008

Michael B. Gleeson, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110217674MANDIBULAR MANIPULATOR - Described is a mandibular manipulator instrument as a standalone tool or with associated mouthpiece that includes two interlocking laterally sliding frames comprising a movable upper and a lower incisor pull, shaped for receiving a patient's central incisor teeth and a pair of pinion shafts for driving the upper and lower incisor pulls. A screw thread is used to provide a precise lateral motion for the sagittal measurement. The mouthpiece is constructed of resilient rubber. The manipulator may be positioned and held in a resilient flexible mouthpiece by means of the two pinions protruding through acoustically tight apertures respective to each pinion's position. The manipulator can be used for other application in an embodiment without the mouthpiece and/or in combination with a bite registration shape that is part of the manipulator frame.09-08-2011

Paul James Gleeson, Torrance, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110281439APPLYING WAFER BACKSIDE COATINGS TO SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - A method for coating a silicon wafer comprises depositing a coating onto the exposed side of the wafer such that the coating is deposited on the entire surface area of the exposed side of the wafer, reaching to the edge of the wafer. This method either reduces significantly or eliminates die-fly during dicing of semiconductor wafers, and is effective for depositing thin layers, such as are needed for Al paste electrodes in solar cell fabrication.11-17-2011

Sean Gleeson, Pittsford, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120056042TRACKING ROLLING STOCK IN A CONTROLLED AREA OF A RAILWAY SYSTEM - A system for monitoring the location of rolling stock within a controlled area of a railway system is provided. The system includes a plurality of axle counters within the controlled area, wherein the axle counts are associated with a global sequence identifier. A central controller processes the axle counts and associated global sequence identifier in conjunction with a list of rolling stock entering the controlled area to provide a real time map of the location of each piece of rolling stock within the controlled area.03-08-2012

Tom J. Gleeson, Dekalb, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110010192MEDICAL IMAGE METADATA PROCESSING - Enhanced techniques for the extraction and use of metadata from medical images are disclosed herein. Based on the information in the metadata, specific processing may be performed within an image order management system, radiology information system (RIS), or like system involved with healthcare imaging. In one specific embodiment, a radiology read order may be created, pre-populated, and transmitted via a processing system (e.g., a teleradiology image order management system) based on the metadata within the radiology image. For example, this metadata may exist within the header of a DICOM-formatted image data file or a DICOM communication protocol transmission. The processing system may then provide the pre-populated read order back to the source of the medical images for verification and submission. Other processing actions may also occur based on information extracted from the image metadata, such as custom workflows and handling based on an originating facility, or transferring the images to a particular radiologist or location.01-13-2011

Tom J. Gleeson, Madison, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100211409ORGANIZING MEDICAL IMAGES FOR DISPLAY - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a manifest generator for generating a manifest of medical images. The manifest can be used to determine an ordering or a layout of the medical images generated by the modalities, optionally as a function of the modality type, anatomical area, and other variables. In some embodiments, the various medical images and metadata may be received at an image order management system that parses the metadata and assembles the metadata into the manifest files that may be transmitted independently to remote interpretation sites, which in turn may be equipped with image viewer applications that analyze the manifest files and determine a rearranged ordering and/or grouping of the medical images, wherein the rearrangement is executed as a function of modality, anatomy, orientation and other variables.08-19-2010
20110222746DISPLAYING RADIOLOGICAL IMAGES - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a system for interfacing with multiple medical imaging modalities that includes a normalization module for normalizing hanging protocols for displaying medical images. The normalization can be executed as a function of similar image characteristics shared between multiple sequences of medical images.09-15-2011