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Arthur R. Greenwood, Niles, IL US
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| 20090304465 | L-Valve Construction for Controlling Solids Flow in a Liquid Medium Using Standard Pipe Fittings - A new valve is designed for the transport of solids using a motive fluid. The valve includes an inlet conduit for carrying solids, where the solids are fed through gravity. The solids are carried by fluid transport out an outlet where the outlet conduit has a smaller diameter than the inlet conduit carrying the solids. The conduit should be sufficiently smaller to prevent instability in the flow. A second inlet provides the source of motive fluid to drive the transport of solids. | 12-10-2009 |
Donald L. Greenwood, Bradenton, FL US
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| 20100183773 | PACKAGE ASSEMBLY - A package assembly includes a container that is configured for expansion in a generally vertical direction between a collapsed state and an extended state. The container includes a sidewall having a first axial end portion and an oppositely disposed second axial end portion. The sidewall is vertically compressed in the collapsed state and configured for expansion in a generally vertical direction to the extended state. A base portion is engaged with the first axial end portion of the sidewall. The base portion and the sidewall cooperatively define an interior region having an opening. A cover is engaged with the second axial end portion of the sidewall. The cover is configured for covering the opening to the interior region during cooking or heating. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110120992 | MICROWAVE COOKING PACKAGE - Microwave cooking packages suitable for use as microwave popcorn packages include at least one panel (e.g., first and second panels) formed of a vertically rigid material. A flexible portion is attached to the panels. The flexible portion may be formed of a polyester film material such as a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, which may be at least partially transparent. The flexible portion (and panels) defines a bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation. The microwave cooking package may include a vent assembly configured to at least partially open when the bag configuration is in an expanded configuration to vent the bag construction. The vent assembly includes a first portion a second portion of the bag construction that is configured to be folded against the first portion. | 05-26-2011 |
Douglas Greenwood, Sterling, VA US
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| 20090323776 | Communication System, Apparatus, And Methods - A system, method and apparatus for wireless communications are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, frequency components present in a short duration modulated complex pulse is used to represent data to be sent. In other embodiments, the complex pulse is created, modulated, then modified to have desirable frequency characteristics. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 12-31-2009 |
George Greenwood, Tiverton, RI US
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| 20090079104 | Wire mesh filter with improved hoop strength - A compressed wire mesh filter for an airbag assembly has one or more wires wrapped around the outer perimeter of the filter prior to final compression of the mesh to increase the hoop strength of the filter. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090184504 | EXPANDED METAL FILTERS - Expanded metal sheets are used to produce tubular filters. The expanded metal sheet has a multiplicity of rows of openings arranged to reduce nesting when the sheet is rolled on itself. In particular, the pitch between the rows of openings, the sizes of the openings, or both the pitch between the rows of openings and the sizes of the openings are varied to reduce nesting when the expanded metal sheet is rolled on itself. The filters can include external circumferential grooves, rounded corners produced by a point loading process, textured surfaces between openings, and/or torturous internal paths produced by non-perforated areas of an expanded metal sheet. The expanded metal sheet can be composed of carbon steel coated with a material having a higher heat conductivity, e.g., tin. Among other things, the filters can be used in automobile airbag inflators to capture slag and absorb heat produced by the inflator's explosive charge. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100146922 | Wound Wire Filter Elements - A cylindrical wound wire filter with an inner bore, suitable for use with an airbag inflator, has at least two different outer diameters and/or at least two different inner diameters. Wires in adjacent layers can be bonded together by adhesive or brazing, or have a sheet-like material therebetween, such as a ceramic filter paper. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110061436 | EXPANDED METAL FILTERS - Expanded metal sheets are used to produce tubular filters. The expanded metal sheet has a multiplicity of rows of openings arranged to reduce nesting when the sheet is rolled on itself. In particular, the pitch between the rows of openings, the sizes of the openings, or both the pitch between the rows of openings and the sizes of the openings are varied to reduce nesting when the expanded metal sheet is rolled on itself. The filters can include external circumferential grooves, rounded corners produced by a point loading process, textured surfaces between openings, and/or torturous internal paths produced by non-perforated areas of an expanded metal sheet. The expanded metal sheet can be composed of carbon steel coated with a material having a higher heat conductivity, e.g., tin. Among other things, the filters can be used in automobile airbag inflators to capture slag and absorb heat produced by the inflator's explosive charge. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110220676 | WIRE MESH RIVET - A wire mesh rivet ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120067015 | EXPANDED METAL FILTERS - Expanded metal sheets ( | 03-22-2012 |
Jack Greenwood, Wentzville, MO US
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| 20100301034 | CONVECTION OVEN - A convection oven having a vapor collection system; water injection system; easily accessible electrical components; and a variable-speed, reversible blower is disclosed. The vapor collection system collects vapor from the cooking chamber during a cooking event, condenses the vapor, and drains the condensed vapor. The water injection system injects water for impact against a blower wheel for dispersion into the air circulating through the cooking chamber. The electrical components are housed within a housing that in a closed position conceals the components and in a closed position exposes the components for easy access. The rotational speed and direction of the variable-speed, reversible blower is controlled during a cooking event according to predetermined speed curves which may include one or more reversal events to achieve more uniform cooking of food. A main controller is programmable via an operator input (e.g., liquid crystal display touch screen) to control operating parameters of the oven. | 12-02-2010 |
James Greenwood, St. Peters, MO US
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| 20080302909 | CARGO ROLLER TRAY SHEAR FITTING - A cargo roller tray shear fitting that may be used to fasten a cargo roller tray to a floor beam. The shear fitting may include a back plate having at least one slot. A lug extends from the back plate and has a lug opening. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080302918 | CONTROL SURFACE ASSEMBLIES WITH TORQUE TUBE BASE - Control surface assemblies having a torque tube base are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a control surface assembly including: providing a control surface portion having a pair of longitudinal surfaces, providing a hollow base portion coupled to the control surface portion, the base portion including an elongated curved wall, and an elongated base plate disposed crosswise to the pair of the longitudinal surfaces having at least one aperture disposed therein, and a plurality of attachment flanges extending laterally outwardly beyond the longitudinal surfaces; coupling the attachment flanges to a supporting structure of a vehicle such that the control surface portion projects outwardly from the supporting structure; moving the vehicle through a medium; and moving at least a portion of the control surface assembly to generate a force on the vehicle. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100263193 | Support Beam Shear Fitting - Methods of securing a support beam to a structure such as a cargo roller tray or a passenger cabin is achieved using a shear fitting. The shear fitting has a back plate which fastens to the support beam. The shear fitting additionally has parallel lugs which extend from the back plate and fasten to the structure. Web extenders which extend from the shear fitting perpendicular to the lugs may additionally be used to further fasten the support beam to the structure. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110210200 | CONTROL SURFACE ASSEMBLIES WITH TORQUE TUBE BASE - Control surface assemblies have a torque tube base. In one embodiment, a method includes moving an aerospace vehicle through a medium; and moving at least a portion of a control surface assembly to generate a force for controlling the vehicle. | 09-01-2011 |
James Greenwood, Saint Peters, MO US
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| 20080203226 | TORQUE TUBE APPARATUS FOR MOVING CARGO - The invention relates to apparatuses for moving cargo. In one embodiment, such an apparatus may have a plurality of torque tubes. Each of the torque tubes may comprise a member in the shape of a continuous, closed loop defining a hole extending along the member. Rollers may be attached between torque tubes to move cargo disposed on the rollers. The apparatus may be used in the cargo hold of an aircraft. | 08-28-2008 |
Jason Greenwood, Madison, WI US
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| 20090300741 | GRANTING SERVER/WORKSTATION ACCESS USING A TELEPHONE SYSTEM - A method of granting access to a computing system includes: receiving a connection request from a remote computing system; generating a first message indicating a session identification number and an access number; receiving the session identification number from a telephone system; performing a verification of the session identification number; and granting access to the computing system based on the verification of the session identification number. | 12-03-2009 |
Jeremy Greenwood, Houston, TX US
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| 20110290562 | INTEGRATED GEOMECHANICS DETERMINATIONS AND WELLBORE PRESSURE CONTROL - Well pressure control is integrated in real time with geomechanics determinations made during drilling. A well drilling method includes updating determinations of properties of a formation surrounding a wellbore in real time as the wellbore is being drilled; and controlling wellbore pressure in real time as the wellbore is being drilled, in response to the updated determinations of the formation properties. Another well drilling method includes obtaining sensor measurements in a well drilling system in real time as a wellbore is being drilled; transmitting the sensor measurements to a control system in real time; the control system determining in real time properties of a formation surrounding the wellbore based on the sensor measurements, and the control system transmitting in real time a pressure setpoint to a controller; and the controller controlling operation of at least one flow control device, thereby influencing a well pressure toward the pressure setpoint. | 12-01-2011 |
Jeremy R. Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY US
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| 20110003784 | Opsin-binding ligands, compositions and methods of use - Compounds and compositions of said compounds along with methods of use of compounds are disclosed for treating ophthalmic conditions related to mislocalization of opsin proteins, the misfolding of mutant opsin proteins and the production of toxic visual cycle products that accumulate in the eye. Compounds and compositions useful in the these methods, either alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, are also described. | 01-06-2011 |
Jody L. Greenwood, Hickory, NC US
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| 20090067791 | Optical tube assembly having a dry insert and methods of making the same - An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is a polyurethane foam and the second layer is a water-swellable layer, wherein the dry insert is disposed within the tube and generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090074363 | Optical Tube Assembly Having a Dry Insert and Methods of Making the Same - An optical tube assembly having at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert, and a tube. The at least one optical waveguide is disposed within the tube and generally surrounds the at least one optical waveguide. In one embodiment, the dry insert has a first layer comprising a felt having at least one type of non-continuous filament. The dry insert may also include a plurality of water-swellable filaments. In another embodiment, a dry insert has a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of water-swellable filaments. The first and second layers are attached together at least along the longitudinal edges thereof, thereby forming at least one compartment between the first and second layers and the plurality of water-swellable filaments are generally disposed in the at least one compartment. The dry insert also is advantageous in tubeless cable designs. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090074364 | Dry Fiber Optic Cables and Assemblies - A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical fiber, at least one strength member, at least one dry insert, and a cable jacket. The cable jacket has a cavity with a generally rectangular cross-section with the at least one optical fiber and the at least one dry insert disposed therein. The at least one optical fiber has a predetermined level of coupling to the cable jacket that is provided by the at least one dry insert within the cavity of cable jacket. The predetermined level of coupling is about 0.1625 Newtons or more per optical fiber for a thirty meter length of fiber optic cable. Additionally, fiber optic cables of the present invention are also suitable as a portion of a cable assembly. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090190887 | Fiber Optic Cable Having a Dry Insert - A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket. In one embodiment, the cable includes a first dry insert and a second dry insert disposed within the cavity so that the at least one optical waveguide is disposed between the first dry insert and the second dry insert, thereby providing a dry cable core. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190890 | Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and methods of making the same - A fiber optic cable and a method of making the same include at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially disposed within a cavity of the cable jacket. In one embodiment, the cable includes a first dry insert and a second dry insert disposed within the cavity so that the at least one optical waveguide is disposed between the first dry insert and the second dry insert, thereby providing a dry cable core. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090324183 | Dry Fiber Optic Cables and Assemblies - A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical fiber, at least one strength member, at least one dry insert, and a cable jacket. The cable jacket has a cavity with a generally rectangular cross-section with the at least one optical fiber and the at least one dry insert disposed therein. The at least one optical fiber has a predetermined level of coupling to the cable jacket that is provided by the at least one dry insert within the cavity of cable jacket. The predetermined level of coupling is about 0.1625 Newtons or more per optical fiber for a thirty meter length of fiber optic cable. Additionally, fiber optic cables of the present invention are also suitable as a portion of a cable assembly. | 12-31-2009 |
Jonathon G. Greenwood, Boise, ID US
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| 20090294983 | HYBRID CONDUCTIVE VIAS INCLUDING SMALL DIMENSION ACTIVE SURFACE ENDS AND LARGER DIMENSION BACK SIDE ENDS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A conductive via of a semiconductor device includes a relatively small diameter portion extending into an active surface of a fabrication substrate and a corresponding, relatively large diameter portion that extends into a back side of the fabrication substrate. This type of conductive via may be fabricated by forming the relatively small diameter portion before or during BEOL processing, while the large diameter portion of each conductive via may be fabricated after BEOL processing is complete. Electronic devices that include one or more semiconductor devices with such conductive vias are also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100224976 | METHOD FOR EMBEDDING SILICON DIE INTO A STACKED PACKAGE - Several embodiments of microelectronic configurations with logic components and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the configuration includes a substrate with a recess, a first die carried by the substrate wherein the die substantially covers the recess, and a logic component carried by the die in a location exposed by the recess. The logic component can be substantially coplanar with the substrate. The die is electrically connected to a terminal on a one side of the substrate, and the logic component is electrically connected to a terminal on an opposite side of the substrate. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110180936 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING SAME HYBRID CONDUCTIVE VIAS - A conductive via of a semiconductor device includes a relatively small diameter portion extending into an active surface of a fabrication substrate and a corresponding, relatively large diameter portion that extends into a back side of the fabrication substrate. This type of conductive via may be fabricated by forming the relatively small diameter portion before or during BEOL processing, while the large diameter portion of each conductive via may be fabricated after BEOL processing is complete. Electronic devices that include one or more semiconductor devices with such conductive vias are also disclosed. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110220925 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE WAFER-LEVEL PACKAGE WITH SELF-ALIGNING FEATURES - Several embodiments of light emitting diode packaging configurations including a substrate with a cavity are disclosed herein. A patterned wafer has a plurality of individual LED attachment sites, and an alignment wafer has a plurality of individual cavities. The patterned wafer and the alignment wafer are superimposed with the LED attachment sites corresponding generally to the cavities of the alignment wafer. At least one LED is placed in the cavities using the cavity to align the LED relative to the patterned wafer. The LED is electrically connected to contacts on the patterned wafer, and a phosphor layer is formed in the cavity to cover at least a part of the LED. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110241041 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE THERMALLY ENHANCED CAVITY PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Several embodiments of light emitting diode packaging configurations including a substrate with a cavity are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a cavity is formed on a substrate to contain an LED and phosphor layer. The substrate has a channel separating the substrate into a first portion containing the cavity and a second portion. A filler of encapsulant material or other electrically insulating material is molded in the channel. The first portion can serve as a cathode for the LED and the second portion can serve as the anode. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110309393 | PACKAGED LEDS WITH PHOSPHOR FILMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Packaged LEDs with phosphor films, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment of the disclosure includes a support member having a support member bond site, an LED carried by the support member and having an LED bond site, and a wire bond electrically connected between the support member bond site and the LED bond site. The system can further include a phosphor film carried by the LED and the support member, the phosphor film being positioned to receive light from the LED at a first wavelength and emit light at a second wavelength different than the first. The phosphor film can be positioned in direct contact with the wire bond at the LED bond site. | 12-22-2011 |
Jon Michel Greenwood, Corona, CA US
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| 20100254683 | PRIORITIZED CONTENT RECORDING AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT - A storage management system selectively reduces a quality level of previously stored content. When storage in the system is becoming full, selected content is converted to a lower quality or lower storage size, based at least one of priority or age. Such conversion is performed in a computing background to minimize interference with programs being currently viewed. A user interface provides a list of programs that are candidates for conversion. The user selects programs to be converted or deleted to create additional storage for the new programs. | 10-07-2010 |
Ken C. Greenwood, Bedford, NH US
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| 20110216751 | ARCHITECTURE FOR SIGNAL AND POWER DISTRIBUTION IN WIRELESS DATA NETWORK - An architecture is provided for coupling wireless local area network (WLAN) signals between an internetworking device and a remotely located access point using a transport network. The access point is coupled to the transport network for communicating with the internetworking device. The access point includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point and an access point remote converter. The WLAN access point receives wireless local area network signals from wireless computing equipment and converts such signals to local area network compatible signals. The access point remote converter receives the local area network compatible signals from the WLAN access point and converts the signals to transport modulated format signals suitable for transmission over the transport network. The transport network also provides a power signal to power at least some components of the access point. | 09-08-2011 |
Kenneth Greenwood, Dallas, TX US
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| 20080314943 | Souvenir Pennant Wristband - The pennant wristband has a laminar flexible band having a tapered head, a neck, a tapered tail, and a buckle to be assembled on the band at the neck. The head has a large end tapering to a small end. Extending from the large end is the neck. The tail has a big end tapering to a little end away from the head. The big end extends from the neck. The buckle has Apertures through which the band is pulled so the neck rests on the buckle's center bar. The wristband is manufactured by printing images on a static cling layer, applying adhesive to that layer, embossing a separate lenticular layer with a lens pattern, laminating it to the static cling layer, and cutting the layers into desired shapes. | 12-25-2008 |
Kevin R. Greenwood, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20100282116 | Base Drag Reduction Fairing - A projectile may include a base drag reduction fairing preform adapted to be plastically deformed into a base drag reduction fairing after the projectile is launched from a gun barrel. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110024549 | DEPLOYABLE FAIRING AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AERODYNAMIC DRAG ON A GUN-LAUNCHED ARTILLERY SHELL - A deployable fairing is driven off of high-pressure gun gases to reduce aerodynamic drag and extend the range of the artillery shell. An artillery shell is provided with a fabric fairing and a piston attached thereto in a rear section of the shell in a stowed state and a chamber. During launch high-pressure gun gasses are captured and stored in the chamber. Once the shell clears the end of the artillery tube, the pressure aft of the shell drops from the high pressure inside the tube to atmospheric pressure outside the tube. The high pressure gun gasses stored in the chamber act over the top surface of the piston to drive the piston aft against the much lower pressure behind the projectile to deploy the fabric fairing attached thereto to reduce the base area of the projectile creating or extending the boat-tail of the shell, hence reduce aerodynamic drag. The aft driven piston engages a locking mechanism that locks the piston in a deployed position. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110024550 | DEPLOYABLE BOAT-TAIL DEVICE FOR USE ON PROJECTILES - In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a system, method and apparatus for a boat-tail device is described herein. A body section for a projectile having a deployable portion is provided. Gun gases may pass through an orifice at an aft end of a piston and pressurize a volume in a plenum within the body section. Depressurization at muzzle exit may allow the gas pressurized in the plenum to push the piston aft deploying the deployable portion. A stopping and locking mechanism such as a complementarily tapered piston and opening may engage at the end of the stroke of the piston to stop and lock the piston at a predetermined location. A releasable protective cover may be used to protect the structure of the deployable element and other elements from gun gases and launch loads. | 02-03-2011 |
Kyle L. Greenwood, College Station, TX US
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| 20100084534 | Ratchet Platform - A height adjustable platform and method include a ratchet platform. In an embodiment, the ratchet platform is height adjustable and includes a platform upper assembly having a platform and a ratchet. The ratchet includes a platform riser tube and a ratchet rail secured to the platform riser tube. The ratchet platform further includes a platform lower assembly having a support column and a platform base. The support column is secured to the platform base. An end of the ratchet is proximate the platform and an opposing end of the ratchet is disposed within an interior of the support column. The platform base is adapted to be secured within a vehicle. The ratchet platform also includes a platform upper assembly actuator having a pedal sub assembly and an upper linkage. The upper linkage is attached to the pedal sub assembly. Actuation of the pedal sub assembly actuates the upper linkage. In addition, actuation of the upper linkage actuates the ratchet to adjust the height of the ratchet platform. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100084897 | Soldier Platform System - A soldier platform system and method includes a soldier platform system in a vehicle. In an embodiment, the soldier platform system includes a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat and straps. The soldier platform system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier platform system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The soldier platform system further includes a ratchet platform that has a platform upper assembly and a platform lower assembly. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100084907 | Soldier Support System in a Vehicle - A soldier restraint system and method secure a soldier in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the soldier restraint system is secured in a military vehicle. The soldier restraint system includes a seat assembly comprising a seat and straps. The soldier restraint system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier restraint system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The mounting assemblies are securable in the vehicle. Attachment of at least one of the straps to the seat is releasable by a release assembly. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110285184 | Soldier Platform System - A soldier platform system and method includes a soldier platform system in a vehicle. In an embodiment, the soldier platform system includes a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat and straps. The soldier platform system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier platform system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The soldier platform system further includes a ratchet platform that has a platform upper assembly and a platform lower assembly. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110290105 | Blanket Protection System - A blanket protection system that is adaptable for use in a military vehicle. The blanket protection system includes a blanket comprising a carrier, a ballistic insert, stitch lines, and a plurality of buckles. The portion of the stitch lines extend between at least a portion of the plurality of buckles. In addition, the carrier comprises an interior. Moreover, the ballistic insert is disposed in the interior. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291454 | Soldier Platform System - A soldier platform system and method includes a soldier platform system in a vehicle. In an embodiment, the soldier platform system includes a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat and straps. The soldier platform system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier platform system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The soldier platform system further includes a ratchet platform that has a platform upper assembly and a platform lower assembly. The soldier platform system also has a strap retractor and a retractor strap. The retractor strap is extractable from the strap retractor, and the retractor strap is retractable by the strap retractor. Additionally, the strap retractor retracts the retractor strap upon achieving a strap threshold. Moreover, the strap retractor is secured to the platform lower assembly. | 12-01-2011 |
Kyle L. Greenwood, Bryan, TX US
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| 20110120791 | Seat panel and gunner's turret panel for transporting miscellaneous equipment for use in military vehicles - A sling leather seat, seven inches wide, and approximately 29-30 inches long, having first and second end pieces and a center segment upon which a turret gunner can be seated, has a first ring between the first end piece and the middle segment, and a second ring between the second end piece and the middle segment. A leather waist belt is connected to the sling seat by a pair of elongated tethers connected between the first and second rings and the waist belt, respectively, including chains, cables and/or straps as the tethers which are of a length to allow the gunner to stand up, off the sling seat, but which will prevent the gunner from being ejected from the gun turret in the event of a vehicle rollover. The first and second end pieces of the sling seat are connected to a pair of rings, respectively, on the interior of the gun turret. The body belt in the preferred embodiment is tethered to the sling seat. In an alternative embodiment, the body belt can be tethered to a third ring anchored at or near the gunner's feet inside the turret. Alternative embodiments use PALS webbing stitched to a seat cover for Humvee, truck or tank seats, or for Gunners' Turret Panels, used to accommodate MOLLE pouches of various utility. | 05-26-2011 |
Laura Greenwood, Lomita, CA US
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| 20110313871 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A PAYMENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for facilitating customer payment. The apparatus includes a display module, a selection module, and a payment module. The display module displays on a display screen check details corresponding to one or more items ordered by a party made up of one or more members, the one or more items displayed on a display screen. The selection module allows a member to select check details corresponding to being items for which the member wishes to at least partially pay. The payment module allows the member to enter payment details corresponding to a payment method. | 12-22-2011 |
Lawrence R. Greenwood, Richland, WA US
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| 20120106691 | Method and System for Radioisotope Generation - A system and a process for producing selected isotopic daughter products from parent materials characterized by the steps of loading the parent material upon a sorbent having a functional group configured to selectively bind the parent material under designated conditions, generating the selected isotopic daughter products, and eluting said selected isotopic daughter products from the sorbent. In one embodiment, the process also includes the step of passing an eluent formed by the elution step through a second sorbent material that is configured to remove a preselected material from said eluent. In some applications a passage of the material through a third sorbent material after passage through the second sorbent material is also performed. | 05-03-2012 |
Margaret Stautberg Greenwood, Richland, WA US
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| 20090266165 | SELF-CALIBRATING METHOD FOR MEASURING THE DENSITY AND VELOCITY OF SOUND FROM TWO REFLECTIONS OF ULTRASOUND AT A SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE - A method for determining a velocity and density of a fluid without requiring the transmission of ultrasound through the fluid, and a system for performing such a method. The method involves the steps of delivering, receiving and analyzing ultrasound pulses sent from a longitudinal and a shear wave transducers to a member that is in contact with a fluid. The ultrasound pulses reflecting between surfaces provide a first ultrasound pulse echo series, that is transmitted, received and processed. The shear wave ultrasound pulses are also delivered through a shear wave transducer at a predesignated angle relative to the interface of the member and the fluid and the results of this are received to obtain a second ultrasound pulse echo series. Reflection coefficients for the first and second ultrasound pulse echo series are then calculated and the density of the fluid and the velocity of sound in the fluids are extracted. | 10-29-2009 |
Mark Greenwood, Granville, OH US
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| 20080241446 | Composite material and methods of filament winding, pultrusion and open molding that material - A composite material is provided. The composite material includes a continuous roving made from a material selected from a group consisting of natural fibers, mineral fibers, synthetic fibers, kenaf fibers, hemp fibers, carbon fibers, glass fibers, aramid fibers and mixtures thereof impregnated with a water-based matrix binder including gypsum, a polymer and water. | 10-02-2008 |
Mark Greenwood, Arlington Hts., IL US
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| 20110225890 | GATE WITH FOOT-OPERATED LATCHING MECHANISM - A gate for selectively restricting passage through a passageway includes a frame having a sill and first and second door jambs adapted for mounting within the passageway. A door is mounted by hinges to the first door jamb while a latch receptacle is mounted to the second door jamb. A pedal is movably mounted to the door as is a latch element. The latch element is slidable between an extended position, where the latch element engages the latch receptacle so that the door of the gate is locked in a closed position, and a retracted position, where the latch element is removed from the latch receptacle so that the door may be moved into an open position. A sliding linkage is connected between the pedal and the latch element so that the latch element is moved into the retracted position when the pedal is actuated. A magnet is positioned in the latch element and in the latch receptacle so as to pull the latch element into the extended position when the latch element is not engaged by the sliding linkage. | 09-22-2011 |
Mark Greenwood, Arlington Heights, IL US
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| 20120111278 | WILD BIRD FEEDER - A wild bird feeder comprising a container and a base. A cable extends through the container and base and is provided with a hanging loop at one end and a bottom cover at the other end for retaining the components of the bird feeder between them and suspending the bird feeder in a hanging position when hung from a tree or otherwise. The container comprises and is formed by a cover, a dome, a collar, and a hopper. In use, the cover can be detached from the dome to expose a first opening and/or the cover and dome can be detached from the hopper to expose a second opening to pour bird seed into the bird feeder, the star shaped opening of the cover frictionally engaging the cable to retain the cover and/or the cover and dome in their respective open positions during re-filling of the bird feeder. | 05-10-2012 |
Nick Greenwood, Reno, NV US
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| 20100203941 | BONUS GAMES COORDINATED OVER NETWORK - A bonusing game and method usable with games of chance in which all participating machines are synchronized so their independent bonus rounds play simultaneously. In one embodiment, one player terminal triggers a bonus round and is deemed a “seller” in a simulated auction, and all other active player terminals in a bank also participate as simulated “buyers.” The “seller” makes choices of items to sell which are communicated to the “buyers.” The “seller” watches as simulated bids are placed on their items, and “buyers” participate in simulated bidding of items shown on their screens. The seller and all buyers are awarded some winnings, enabling all players' terminals that run the simultaneous simulated auction bonus round to win each time the simulated auction bonus game is invoked. | 08-12-2010 |
Peter Greenwood, Butternut, WI US
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| 20080224495 | Topper with retractable door for pickup trucks - A pickup truck topper is provided that has a retractable rear door that can be stored in a closed position and an open position. In the open position the topper rear door is stored in a horizontal position just under the roof of the topper. In the closed position the topper rear door is fastened on the rear of the pickup topper above the tailgate of the pickup. The topper has two horizontal tracks mounted on the inside of topper near the roof. The topper rear door has two rollers fasten thereon. The rollers glide in the tracks when the door moves between the closed and the open position. The topper rear door can be locked in closed position and the topper door can be locked in the fully open and retracted position. | 09-18-2008 |
Peter James Greenwood, Cheshire, CT US
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| 20100165550 | REPLACEMENT PANEL BOARD AND METHODS FOR SELECTING - A panel board retrofit kit, and method of selecting a panelboard retrofit kit, for replacing a panel board having a switching device in an enclosure is disclosed. The panel board retrofit kit has a first dead front plate having a first aperture, and a second dead front plate having a second aperture. The second aperture of the second panel board dead front plate is configurable to overlap at least a portion of said first aperture of said first dead front plate. The disclosed panelboard retrofit kit and method enable replacement of an installed panel board without removing or replacing the panel board enclosure. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110147387 | Door Latch for Electrical Equipment Enclosure - A latch for an electrical device enclosure, wherein the latch comprises a moveable member operable in response to high pressure conditions inside the enclosure, and is configured to prevent opening of the enclosure in the event of high pressure conditions inside the enclosure. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120099279 | HEAT TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR USE WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES - An electrical device includes an enclosure having an interior surface, at least one bus bar, and an element enclosing at least a portion of the bus bar, wherein the element includes a first surface contacting the interior surface and is configured to transfer heat from the bus bar to the enclosure and configured to provide electrical isolation between the enclosure and the bus bar. | 04-26-2012 |
Rino Greenwood, Jacksonville, FL US
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| 20120131723 | FASHION AND NURSING SCARF/SHAWL - A scarf/shawl useful for general fashion wear and also useful to give a mother and baby privacy during nursing. The scarf may be a flat piece of semi-transparent or “semi-sheer” lightweight fabric, with a slit for the woman's head formed between the middle and a rear edge of the scarf. The fabric may have a non-sheer pattern on the outside surface that permits the mother to view a nursing baby through the scarf, but that obscures the details of baby and breast to nearby people. In a preferred form the scarf is an oval with the slit formed on the longitudinal axis. The scarf may also be used as apparel for the upper shoulders and breast area when not nursing, and rotated from a back fashion position to a front nursing position if it is desired to leave the scarf on for different uses. | 05-31-2012 |
Robert Greenwood, Murfreesboro, TN US
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| 20120085050 | MODULAR CONSUMER ASSEMBLED STAMPED METAL POST BASE THAT ALLOWS FRAMING BEFORE CONCRETE IS POURED - A reinforced structural assembly may comprise a platform and a base. The platform may have four exterior sides. The platform may be square-shaped block and may be adapted to support at least a portion of a post on top of the platform. The base may be operably coupled to and supporting the platform and the post. The reinforced structural assembly may further include side frames that connect the exterior sides of the platform with the base. | 04-12-2012 |
Stuart Alexander Greenwood, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110030377 | COMBUSTOR - A combustor includes a first wall, a second wall, an injector grommet, a combustor longitudinal axis, and a connection assembly indirectly connecting the first wall to the second wall. A portion of the injector grommet is disposed within a groove of the connection assembly. | 02-10-2011 |
Todd Greenwood, Louisville, KY US
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| 20110054713 | GLOBAL TRIP UNIT - A method of setting a ground fault trip response function for a trip unit includes enabling a ground fault protection mode for the trip unit, setting the ground fault trip response function for the trip unit, wherein the ground fault trip response function is a double knee time current function. | 03-03-2011 |
Todd Greenwood, Pewee Valley, KY US
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| 20090122453 | UNIVERSAL RATING PLUG FOR ELECTRONIC TRIP UNIT - A rating plug for an electronic trip unit is disclosed. The rating plug has a housing with a plurality of switches disposed within the housing, each of the switches positionable in one of two positions. The settings of the switches establish a digital signature associated with the rating plug, providing for a universal rating plug that can be used on any circuit breaker that is accepting of the rating plug and that has a sensor value equal to or greater than the rating plug current rating. For instance, a rating plug having a 1000 Amp rating can be used on any circuit breaker sensor for use at or above 1000 A. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090243590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CURRENT IN A CONDUCTOR - The present disclosure describes a system for measuring current amplitude in a conductor, comprising at least one Rogowski coil, an integration circuit directly connected to the at least one Rogowski coil, a microprocessor circuit in communication with the integration circuit and configured to receive output from the integration circuit and to calculate energy data comprising current amplitude in the conductor. A method for measuring current in a conductor is also presented. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090256426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER SUPPLY TO A CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTROL UNIT - A system for controlling power in a circuit breaker trip unit is disclosed. The system includes: a user interface operably coupled to the trip unit and having a plurality of input keys; a power conditioner operably coupled to the user interface and operably coupled to a battery power source and an external power source; and a power control circuit. The power control circuit is configured to automatically electrically connect the battery power source to the power conditioner in response to activation of any of the plurality of input keys, and in the absence of an electrical connection between the external power source and the power conditioner. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090257156 | METHOD OF SETTING A GROUND FAULT TRIP FUNCTION FOR A TRIP UNIT AND A TRIP UNIT HAVING A DEFINED TRIP FUNCTION FOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTION - A method of setting a trip ground fault trip function for a trip unit includes enabling a ground fault protection mode for the trip unit, and setting one of a plurality of a trip functions for the trip unit. At least one of the plurality of trip functions being an Î4t inverse time function that establishes a trip characteristic to interrupt current upon sensing a ground fault indication. The method further includes monitoring an electrical circuit for a ground fault. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090257163 | CURRENT GAIN CONTROL OF CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIP UNIT - An electronic trip unit for a circuit breaker, the electronic trip unit includes a rating plug having a plurality of switches each configured to indicate a specified current rating for the rating plug and for selectively supplying a current rating for the electronic trip unit, a processing unit which receives and reads a value of the selected current rating from the rating plug upon power-up, and a gain control unit including a plurality of gain circuits. Each of the gain circuits including a plurality of gain switches set by the processing unit based upon the selected current rating, to control a gain of input current of the electronic trip unit. | 10-15-2009 |
Todd Elliott Greenwood, Pewee Valley, KY US
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| 20090147424 | CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH AUTOMATIC BREAKER RATING - An electronic control for a circuit breaker with automatic breaker rating is disclosed. The electronic control includes a memory to store circuit breaker ratings, a breaker rating switch to select circuit breaker ratings, and a microprocessor operatively coupled to the breaker rating switch and the memory. The microprocessor is configured to interpret a selected circuit breaker rating of the breaker rating switch, set an amplifier gain adjustment for the circuit breaker based on the selected circuit breaker rating, and transmit the selected circuit breaker rating to the memory for storage in the memory. | 06-11-2009 |
Troy A. Greenwood, Centennial, CO US
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| 20080252780 | CAPTIONING EVALUATION SYSTEM - A captioning evaluation system. The system accepts captioning data and determines a number of errors in the captioning data, as well as the number of words per minute across the entirety of an event corresponding to the captioning data and time intervals of the event. The errors may be used to determine the accuracy of the captioning and the words per minute, both for the entire event and the time intervals, used to determine a cadence and/or rhythm for the captioning. The accuracy and cadence may be used to score the captioning data and captioner. | 10-16-2008 |
Wayne Greenwood, Lahonda, CA US
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| 20100328714 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLER THEREFOR - A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, said computer program configured to control a controller to: output, to a display driver, data for causing the display driver to drive a display of a printing apparatus to display, in a first area of the display, a plurality of images including a first image, wherein the plurality of images are representative of a plurality of respective different types of label data field, and to display a second image representative of the appearance of a label medium occupying a second area of the display that is different from the first area; and in response to receiving, from a selector, information comprising data representative of an operation of the selector by a user to select the first image and data representative of a position within the second area, output, to the display driver, data for causing the display driver to drive the display to display a revised version of the second image representative of the appearance of the label medium; wherein the revised version of the second image comprises a label data field of the type of label data field of which the first image is representative, and wherein the label data field comprised in the revised version of the second image is located at a location determined in dependence on said position within the second area. | 12-30-2010 |
William C. Greenwood, Trophy Club, TX US
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| 20090149152 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING AVERAGE POWER OF A BASEBAND SIGNAL - A method and device maintains constant average power of a baseband signal. The baseband signal to be power amplified is received into a processing device that measures a first average power of the baseband signal. Peak reduction is performed on the received baseband signal. A second average power of the baseband signal is measured after peak reduction. Gain compensation is determined based on the difference between the first and second average power measurements. The gain compensation is applied to the baseband signal after the peak reduction in order to maintain a substantially constant average power of the baseband signal. | 06-11-2009 |
William T. Greenwood, Cedar, MI US
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| 20110225831 | Rotary Knife For Drywall and the Like - A utility knife with a replaceable circular blade mounted to rotate on the end of the handle. The upper half of the blade is shrouded by the end of the handle, and freely rotates therein. A spacer with a roller end is mounted to be adjusted toward and away from a workpiece to adjust and control the blade's depth of cut. The handle includes a storage compartment for spare blades and has a pivoting cover. For use as a drywall knife, the blade has a continuous edge and a thicker central body that presents discontinuous “points” or edge bodies to the workpiece along the sides of a the cut made by the continuous edge, designed to push apart the paper cover or sheath on the drywall as it makes a cut, and to keep the blade rolling freely as it makes a cut. A tape measure can optionally be incorporated into a rounded handle portion. | 09-22-2011 |