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Bryan Griffiths, West Chester, PA US
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| 20100222827 | SCREW WITH VARIABLE DIAMETER CANNULATION AND DRIVER - A bone screw driving system includes a screw having a head and a shaft extending from the head. The screw includes a stepped opening extending in the shaft that includes a first portion and a second portion having a greater cross-sectional dimension than the first portion. The bone screw driving system further includes a screw driver having a driver shaft that defines a tip configured to engage the screw head. The driver further includes a pin extending from the tip and sized to fit within the opening. The pin includes an abutment movable to a locked configuration in the second portion of the opening, wherein the abutment defines a cross-sectional dimension greater than that of the first portion of the opening. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110046682 | EXPANDABLE FIXATION ASSEMBLIES - Expandable fixation assemblies, expandable cranial fixation assemblies, and expandable intervertebral implant assemblies are provided for securing structures to bone and for securing bones and/or bone segments with respect to each other. An expansion member can be moved through at least a portion of an expandable fixation body, thereby causing expansion of the expandable fixation body, such that bone engagement features of the expandable fixation body engage surrounding structure, such as bone. | 02-24-2011 |
Bryan Griffiths, Coatesville, PA US
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| 20110098760 | Soft Tissue Spacer - An orthopedic tissue spacer comprising a body portion having first and second ends, an outer surface and a longitudinal axis, at least one of the ends configured to engage a first bone segment, wherein at least a portion of the body portion is flexible and the outer surface is configured to resist tissue adhesion thereto. | 04-28-2011 |
Bryan James Griffiths, Coatsville, PA US
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| 20090076556 | TRANSBUCCAL PLATE HOLDING CANNULA - The present invention relates to a transbuccal plate holding cannula used in osteofixation procedures. The transbuccal plate holding cannula of the present invention can be releasably secured to a bone plate such that tools and fasteners may be passed through the plate holding cannula in order to secure the bone plate to a bone. | 03-19-2009 |
Bryan James Griffiths, Atglen, PA US
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| 20100305569 | RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE - A bone reconstruction device ( | 12-02-2010 |
Christian L. Griffiths, Belvidere, IL US
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| 20100158739 | GEAR PUMP WITH SLOTS IN TEETH TO REDUCE CAVITATION - A gear pump comprises a drive gear being mounted for rotation about a first axis and having a plurality of gear teeth at a radially outer location. A driven gear is mounted for rotation about a second axis, and having a plurality of teeth at a radially outer location. The drive gear teeth engage the driven gear teeth at a contact face to cause the driven gear to rotate. Slots are formed in the contact face of one of the drive and driven gear teeth. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100166588 | VANE PUMP WITH ROTATING CAM RING AND INCREASED UNDER VANE PRESSURE - An example vane pump comprises a shaft driving a rotor. The rotor has a plurality of vane grooves, with a vane received in each of the plurality of vane grooves, and an under vane chamber for communicating a pressurized fluid into the grooves to bias the vanes radially outwardly of the rotor. A cam ring is positioned radially outwardly of the rotor. The cam ring is free to rotate with the rotor through friction from the vanes as the rotor rotates. An inlet delivers a fluid to be pumped into an inlet chamber, and an outlet receives the fluid pumped by the vane pump. An outlet for the fluid biasing the vanes communicates to a main outlet through a passage including a valve to increase the pressure of the fluid in the grooves. | 07-01-2010 |
David John Griffiths, King George, VA US
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| 20130090004 | Universal ground adapter for marine cables - An electrical conduit ground device is provided for electrically and environmentally shielding an electric cable. The device includes a conduit having a receiving end through which the cable passes axially; an internal seal that inserts into the receiving end; a gland boss that inserts into the receiving end; an external seal that inserts into the boss and extends axially outward from the receiving end; and a grounding assembly disposed between the internal and external seals. The assembly includes an adapter for providing electrical grounding contact between the cable and the swage tube; a space-retainer for structurally supporting the adapter; and a washer for axially separating the internal and external seals. The adapter is provided for electrically connecting an interior surface of a conduit and an external surface of a cable. The adapter includes an electrically conductive and mechanically flexible sheet having first and second edges that can face each other, the sheet being configured to form an annulus that mechanically contacts the external surface of the cable and a periphery that mechanically contacts the inner surface of the conduit. | 04-11-2013 |
Dennis L. Griffiths, Mountlake Terrace, WA US
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| 20120076324 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR APPLYING BASS COMPENSATION IN AN AUTOMOBILE - Systems and methods for providing bass compensation to correct for uneven bass response are disclosed. An example bass compensation system includes a low pass filter configured to receive an audio signal from an audio source and provide a filtered audio signal, the low pass filter having a roll off of at least 18 dB per octave. The bass compensation system further includes a summing amplifier coupled to the low pass filter and configured to sum the audio signal from said audio source and the filtered audio signal to provide a summed audio signal, wherein the summed audio signal provided by the summing amplifier provides a bass boost at a first frequency and mid bass cut at a second frequency greater than the first frequency. | 03-29-2012 |
Derek Griffiths, Milford, UT US
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| 20100044655 | ANTLER HOLDER - According to one embodiment, a first engaging surface can be configured to engage a first region of an antler set, and a second engaging surface can be configured to engage a second region of the antler set. A support structure can support the first and second engaging surfaces. The support structure can be configured to adjust a distance between the second engaging surface and the first engaging surface to inhibit shrinking of a distance between the first and second regions of the antler set. | 02-25-2010 |
Gary L. Griffiths, Morristown, NJ US
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| 20080293921 | Production and Use of Novel Peptide-Based Agents for Use with Bi-Specific Antibodies - The present invention relates to a bi-specific antibody or antibody fragment having at least one arm that is reactive against a targeted tissue and at least one other arm that is reactive against a linker moiety. The linker moiety encompasses a hapten to which antibodies have been prepared. In preferred embodiments, the hapten is histamine-succinyl-glycine (HSG). In more preferred embodiments, the at least one arm comprises the CDR sequences of the HSG-binding 679 antibody. The antigenic linker is conjugated to one or more therapeutic or diagnostic agents or enzymes. In one embodiment, the invention provides constructs and methods for producing the bispecific antibodies or antibody fragments, as well as methods for using them. | 11-27-2008 |
Genevieve S. Griffiths, Wilmington, DE US
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| 20090263362 | FERTILITY ENHANCEMENT USING LIPID CARRIERS AND BIOACTIVE MOLECULES - The invention relates to a composition and method for enhancing fertilization. Fertilization enhancement is achieved by effectively delivering bioactive molecules with a lipid anchor (GPI-linked proteins) to the surface of epididymal or ejaculated sperm. The process may be facilitated or promoted in the presence of Clusterin/APOJ, a well-known lipid carrier. The rate of delivery, or removal, of bioactive molecules is regulated by the concentration of lipid carrier present. The acquisition of these molecules, such as Sperm Adhesion Molecule 1 (SPAM1) can significantly impact sperm maturation and function. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100317917 | FERTILITY ENHANCEMENT USING LIPID CARRIERS AND BIOACTIVE MOLECULES - The invention relates to a method for enhancing fertilization. Fertilization enhancement is achieved by effectively delivering bioactive molecules with a lipid anchor, (GPI-linked proteins), in the presence of a lipid carrier to the surface of epididymal or ejaculated sperm. The enhanced sperm are used for fertilization via in vitro fertilization or intrauterine insemination | 12-16-2010 |
George F. Griffiths, Carmel, IN US
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| 20120224960 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CASE - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine case. Another embodiment is a unique method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine case. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engine cases. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 09-06-2012 |
Hui Xu Griffiths, Leesburg, VA US
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| 20120173490 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS LOGIC - A method of recovering a database includes providing a computer having a processor and providing a backup database including a last change marker. The method also includes extracting, using the processor, the last change marker from the backup database and providing transaction logs. Each transaction of the transaction logs includes input data, processed data, and a change marker. The method further includes sorting, using the processor, the transactions of the transaction logs using the change markers, replaying, using the processor, one or more of the transactions of the transaction logs, and generating a recovered database. | 07-05-2012 |
James R. Griffiths, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20090032933 | REDISTRIBUTED CHIP PACKAGING WITH THERMAL CONTACT TO DEVICE BACKSIDE - Redistributed Chip Packaging with Thermal Contact to Device Backside An integrated circuit assembly includes a panel including an semiconductor device at least partially surrounded by an encapsulant. A panel upper surface and a device active surface are substantially coplanar. The assembly further includes one or more interconnect layers overlying the panel upper surface. Each of the interconnect layers includes an insulating film having contacts formed therein an interconnect metallization formed thereon. A lower surface of the panel is substantially coplanar with either a backside of the device or a lower surface of a thermally and electrically conductive slab that has an upper surface in thermal contact with the device backside. The assembly may also include a set of panel vias. The panel vias are thermally and electrically conductive conduits extending through the panel between the interconnect layer and suitable for bonding with a land grid array (LGA) or other contact structure of an underlying circuit board. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090051435 | RF AMPLIFIER WITH STACKED TRANSISTORS, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREFOR - An RF transmitting device ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090176348 | REMOVABLE LAYER MANUFACTURING METHOD | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090237156 | POWER AMPLIFIERS HAVING IMPROVED STARTUP LINEARIZATION AND RELATED OPERATING METHODS - Systems and methods are described for improving the startup linearization of a power amplifier. A bias network is provided to generate a bias signal during amplifier startup, and the amplifier is configured to produce an output signal in response to the input signal and the bias signal. A variable impedance is provided to couple the input signal and the output signal in parallel with the amplifier. A controller is configured to apply a weighting function to the variable impedance over at least a startup phase of the amplifier system. By applying a non-linear or other weighting function to the variable impedance during startup, the gain of the amplifier can be controlled to thereby extend a time period over which the output power of the amplifier increases in a generally linear manner toward an operating level. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090309663 | POWER AMPLIFIERS HAVING IMPROVED PROTECTION AGAINST AVALANCHE CURRENT - A power amplifier for use in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter or other device exhibits improved protection from voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) issues emanating from avalanche currents. The amplifier circuit includes a power transistor having a base terminal, and a mirror transistor having a collector terminal and a base terminal. The base terminal is coupled to the collector terminal of the mirror transistor to thereby provide a bias current to the base terminal of the mirror transistor. The base terminal is also coupled to the base terminal of the power transistor to thereby form a base bias feed node for a current mirror arrangement. A static or variable impedance is coupled to the base bias feed node to sink current and to thereby maintain the proper bias current at the base terminal of the mirror transistor to thereby continue operation of the mirror transistor while avalanche conditions exist. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120252169 | REDISTRIBUTED CHIP PACKAGING WITH THERMAL CONTACT TO DEVICE BACKSIDE - An integrated circuit assembly includes a panel including an semiconductor device at least partially surrounded by an encapsulant. A panel upper surface and a device active surface are substantially coplanar. The assembly further includes one or more interconnect layers overlying the panel upper surface. Each of the interconnect layers includes an insulating film having contacts formed therein an interconnect metallization formed thereon. A lower surface of the panel is substantially coplanar with either a backside of the device or a lower surface of a thermally and electrically conductive slab that has an upper surface in thermal contact with the device backside. The assembly may also include a set of panel vias. The panel vias are thermally and electrically conductive conduits extending through the panel between the interconnect layer and suitable for bonding with a land grid array (LGA) or other contact structure of an underlying circuit board. | 10-04-2012 |
John D. Griffiths, Deptford, NJ US
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| 20090158614 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CONTAINER LOADED WITH WET RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS FOR DRY STORAGE - A system and method for preparing a container holding high level radioactive waste for dry storage. In one aspect, the invention is a method of preparing a canister having a cavity loaded with wet radioactive elements for dry storage, the method comprising: (a) providing a gas circulation system comprising a condensing module, a desiccant module, a gas circulator module; (b) connecting the gas circulation system to the canister so as to form a hermetically sealed closed-loop path that includes the cavity; (c) filling the hermetically sealed closed-loop path with a non-reactive gas; (d) circulating the non-reactive gas through the hermetically sealed closed-loop path until the condensing module is no longer removing substantial amounts of water from the circulating non-reactive gas, wherein the desiccant module is sealed off from the hermetically sealed closed-loop path during step (d); and (e) adding the desiccant module to the hermetically sealed closed-loop path and continuing to circulate the non-reactive gas through the hermetically sealed closed-loop path, the desiccant module dehumidifying the circulating the non-reactive gas. In another aspect, a system and method is disclosed wherein the second phase of drying is performed by a vacuum module rather than the desiccant module to achieve the desired dryness level, the vacuum module being switched into the closed loop after the first phase of drying is completed. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110150164 | METHOD OF TRANSFERRING HIGH LEVEL RADIONACTIVE MATERIALS, AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - An apparatus and method for inter-unit transfer of spent nuclear fuel. In one aspect, the invention is a method of transferring high level radioactive waste comprising: a) loading high level radioactive waste into a water-filled cavity of a canister body having an open top end at a first location; b) coupling a lid to the canister body to enclose the open top end; c) removing a volume of water from the cavity so that a water level of the water within the cavity is above a top end of the high level radioactive waste and a space exists between the water level and a bottom surface of the lid; d) hermetically sealing the cavity; and e) transferring the canister to a second location, the water level remaining above the top end of the high level radioactive waste during the transfer. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110286567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING ENERGY FROM HEAT EMANATING FROM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL - The present invention provides a system and method for reclaiming energy from the heat emanating from spent nuclear fuel contained within a canister-based dry storage system. The inventive system and method provides continuous passive cooling of the loaded canisters by utilizing the chimney-effect and reclaims the energy from the air that is heated by the canisters. The inventive system and method, in one embodiment, is particularly suited to store the canisters below-grade, thereby utilizing the natural radiation shielding properties of the sub-grade while still facilitating passive air cooling of the canisters. In another embodiment, the invention focuses on a special arrangement of the spent nuclear fuel within the canisters so that spent nuclear fuel that is hotter than that which is typically allowed to be withdrawn from the spent fuel pools can be used in a dry-storage environment, thereby increasing the amount energy that can be reclaimed. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120037632 | VENTILATED SYSTEM FOR STORING HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE - A system for storing high level radioactive waste. In one embodiment, the invention can be a system comprising an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor; an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity; an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into the cavity, the air inlet vent comprising an annular air inlet plenum and an annular air inlet passageway, the annular air inlet plenum extending radially inward from an outer surface of the overpack body to the annular air inlet passageway, the annular air inlet passageway extending upward from the annular air inlet plenum to an opening in the floor, and an air outlet vent in the overpack lid for removing warmed air from the cavity. | 02-16-2012 |
Kurt Evan Griffiths, Dacula, GA US
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| 20120278473 | Event Queuing and Distribution System - A REST-based event distribution system is described, with particular applicability to the distribution of distributed filesystem notifications over a high-latency best-effort network such as the Internet. In one embodiment, event channels are mapped to URL spaces and created and distributed through the use of HTTP POST and GET requests. The system is optimized for short polling by clients; an event history is maintained to buffer messages and maintain the idempotence of requests. In another embodiment, the events are registered as a SIP event pack allowing for the distribution of filesystem events. | 11-01-2012 |
Leonard Barry Griffiths, Fenton, MI US
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| 20110209681 | FASTENING SYSTEM - A fastening apparatus includes a compression limiting member having a dowel portion and a belleville washer portion. A first member defines a first hole, a second member defines a second hole, a third member defines a third hole, and the dowel portion defines a fourth hole. The second member is between the first and third members, and the dowel portion extends through the second hole. The dowel portion is substantially rigid to prevent excessive compression of the second member between the first and third members. The belleville washer portion is elastically compressed between the second and third members such that the washer portion biases the second member toward the first member. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120247420 | ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE COMPRESSION LOAD LIMITER - An assembly includes a first component connectable to a second component by a fastener extending through respective openings in the first component and in the second component. The assembly includes a compression load limiter housed in the opening of the first component and having a passage adapted to allow the fastener to extend therethrough. The compression load limiter is adjustable due to an adjustment feature configured to cause the load limiter to translate within the opening of the first component to span a gap between the first component and the second component. The load limiter bears at least a portion of a compression load of the fastener when the fastener is inserted in the respective openings of the first and the second components to secure the first component to the second component. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130068778 | DRAINABLE CONTAINER SYSTEM - A drainable container system for a vehicle includes a container having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity configured for storing a fluid, and a drain hole configured for draining the fluid from the cavity. The hole has a central longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the surface. The system includes a drain plug, wherein the plug is insertable into the hole along the axis into a locked position so that the fluid does not drain, and removable from the hole along the axis when disposed in an unlocked position so that the fluid drains. The system includes a locking element configured for preventing rotation of the plug within the hole about the axis when the plug is disposed in the locked position, wherein the element is formed from a metal that is substantially elastic at a temperature of from about −40° C. to about 10° C. | 03-21-2013 |
Matthew James Griffiths, Bartlett, IL US
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| 20130079573 | METHODS FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF ALKYLBENZENE AND BIOFUEL FROM NATURAL OILS - Embodiments of methods for co-production of linear alkylbenzene and biofuel from a natural oil are provided. A method comprises the step of deoxygenating the natural oils to form a stream comprising paraffins. A first portion of the paraffins are dehydrogenated to provide mono-olefins. Then, benzene is alkylated with the mono-olefins under alkylation conditions to provide an alkylation effluent comprising alkylbenzenes and benzene. Thereafter, the alkylbenzenes are isolated to provide the alkylbenzene product. A second portion of the paraffins is processed to form biofuel. | 03-28-2013 |
Michael John Griffiths, Boulder, CO US
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| 20080223834 | Method and apparatus for laser marking objects - Embodiments of the present invention comprise an apparatus for laser marking individual objects with indicia at a marking station wherein a predetermined window exists during which each object can be marked as the objects are conveyed along at least one path at a predetermined speed, the apparatus comprising, at least first and second lasers positioned adjacent one or more paths configured to direct a laser beam onto the objects to mark the same with indicia as the objects pass through the marking station, with each of the first and second lasers marking alternate following objects as they pass through the marking station. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20120114820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER MARKING OBJECTS - Embodiments of the present invention comprise an apparatus for laser marking individual objects with indicia at a marking station wherein a predetermined window exists during which each object can be marked as the objects are conveyed along at least one path at a predetermined speed, the apparatus comprising, at least first and second lasers positioned adjacent one or more paths configured to direct a laser beam onto the objects to mark the same with indicia as the objects pass through the marking station, with each of the first and second lasers marking alternate following objects as they pass through the marking station. | 05-10-2012 |
Neil Griffiths, Houston, TX US
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| 20100326668 | POSITION MONITORING FACILITY - A pumping apparatus including a pump housing, a plunger operatively coupled to a terminal end of a production string and configured to move upward and downward within the pump housing, a surface pumping unit operatively connected to an upper end of the production string, and at least one element of incremental resistance disposed on an inner surface of the pump housing or an outer surface of the plunger proximate an upper or lower limit of a pump stroke is disclosed. A method for pumping fluid from a wellbore using a pumping system having an element of incremental resistance disposed near at least one of an upper end of a pump stroke and a lower end of a pump stroke to increase the axial load is also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100326670 | LIFT WASH-THROUGH FACILITY - An apparatus for pumping fluid, the apparatus including a pump housing including a plunger connected to a terminal end of a coiled tubing and a first port. The apparatus further including the plunger configured to move longitudinally upward and downward, wherein the plunger includes a second port and a surface pumping unit configured to modulate between two modes, a first mode configured to limit a stroke length of the plunger so that the first and second ports do not engage, and a second mode wherein the first and second ports engage. Also, a method for pumping fluid into a wellbore using an apparatus, the method comprising inserting a housing including a coiled tubing and a plunger into the wellbore, wherein the plunger is located at a terminal end of the coiled tubing, and wherein the housing includes a first port and a plunger includes a second port. The method further including moving the plunger longitudinally upward and downward within the housing wherein a stroke length of the plunger is limited during the moving the plunger and extracting fluid from the wellbore. The method further including extracting fluid from the wellbore, pulling the plunger longitudinally upward until the first and second ports are aligned, and circulating fluid into the wellbore through the coiled rubbing and first and second ports discharging into an annulus of the wellbore. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110024104 | THREE PHASE ELECTRICAL WET CONNECTOR FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL - An electrical connector for a downhole tool the connector including a static connector part coupled to a production tubing, the static connector part having a static connector base, and a plurality of connector members disposed on the static connector base and extending axially upward therefrom, a moveable connector part configured to engage the static connector part, the moveable connector part including, a moveable connector base, a plurality of corresponding connector members disposed on the moveable connector base and extending axially downward therefrom and configured to engaged the plurality of connector members disposed on the static connector base, wherein the plurality of connector members are clustered on the static connector base and the plurality of corresponding connector members are clustered on the moveable connector base is disclosed, and at least one fluid flow path formed radially outward of the clustered and engaged connector members. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20120292051 | SEAL AROUND BRAIDED CABLE - A method of deploying a downhole tool into a wellbore includes: lowering a cable into the wellbore; after lowering the cable, engaging a mold with an outer surface of the cable; injecting sealant into the mold and into armor of the cable, thereby sealing a portion of the cable; lowering the downhole tool to a deployment depth using the cable; engaging a seal with the sealed portion of the cable; and operating the downhole tool using the cable. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130043034 | POWER AND CONTROL POD FOR A SUBSEA ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a power and control pod for subsea artificial lift system. In one embodiment, a method of operating a downhole tool in a subsea wellbore includes: supplying a direct current (DC) power signal from a dry location to a subsea control pod; converting the DC power signal to an alternating current (AC) power signal by the control pod; and supplying the AC power signal from the control pod, into the subsea wellbore, and to the downhole tool. | 02-21-2013 |
Paul Griffiths, Boynton Beach, FL US
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| 20100005840 | Security Device For A Bottle - Systems and apparatuses for a security device for a bottle are disclosed. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110308284 | Optical disc security device having a magnetically actuable locking mechanism - A security device having magnetically actuable locking mechanism for security an optical disc is disclosed. The device includes a detectable security tag secured in a housing having an optical disc receptacle formed as a basin. The housing includes one or more arcuate grooves adjacent to the circular basin. A top cover is sized to fit into the circular basin and is configured to be rotatably mateable with the housing. The top includes arcuate lips extending outwardly therefrom adapted for sliding rotatable engagement with the one or more the arcuate grooves in the housing. Locking the device prevents the top cover from being rotated to a position where the arcuate grooves are fully disengaged with the arcuate lips. | 12-22-2011 |
Paul Griffiths, Boca Raton, FL US
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| 20080303675 | Magnetically Releasable Grooved Tack Clutch For Reusable And Non-Reusable Applications - A system, apparatus ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090128331 | Security Device For Constraining An Article Having An Elongate Element - Systems and apparatus for a security device for an article having a constrained elongate member are disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090151404 | Optical disk security device having a magnetically actuable locking mechanism - Systems and apparatuses for a magnetically actuable locking mechanism and a security device having a magnetically actuable locking mechanism are disclosed. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110215929 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING REUSABLE ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE TAGS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A system and method for automatically sorting, cleaning, testing and counting reusable visible source tags (VSTs) and for detecting and rejecting tags that are not functioning within predetermined parameters. The system includes a first sub-system that stores and feeds the VSTs to a vibratory bowl where they are initialized. A second sub-system transfers the tags from the vibratory bowl and sorts the tags assuring the tags are reusable rather than disposable tags. A third sub-system tests the reusable tags to assure compliance with select parameters such as frequency and amplitude. If the reusable tags comply with the parameters then they are deemed activatable. The system may also automatically sort and count the accepted and rejected tags. The system disclosed herein is capable of testing VSTs at a high speeds, e.g., up to 150 units per minute, with the required quality level and reliability. | 09-08-2011 |
Peter R. Griffiths, Moscow, ID US
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| 20120228555 | METHOD FOR MAKING GRAPHENE - Particular embodiments of the current method disclose a method for making graphene, comprising providing a starting material and heating the starting material for a time and to a temperature effective to produce graphene. Certain embodiments utilize starting materials comprising carbonaceous materials used in conjunction with, or comprising, sulfur, and essentially free of a transition metal. The graphene produced by the current method can be used to coat graphene-coatable materials. | 09-13-2012 |
Peter Robert Griffiths, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20090169376 | Turbine Nozzle Segment and Method for Repairing a Turbine Nozzle Segment - A turbine nozzle segment includes a first band, an airfoil extending from the first band and a support attached to the first band. The support may have a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart tabs. | 07-02-2009 |
Robert J. Griffiths, Charlotte, NC US
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| 20120178324 | REACTIVE SILANOL-HALS AMINO SILICONE POLYMER WITH IMPROVED FABRIC COATING PERFORMANCE - A dihydroxy end-capped sterically hindered aminated polyorganosiloxane polymer, i.e., a silanol chain stopped polymer is described. Also described, is a process for making such a polymer, where the process includes a two stage reaction of certain cyclic siloxanes with polymethyl piperidinyl siloxanes, wherein the ultimate viscosity of the reaction polymerization product is controlled primarily by the amount of water used in the final stage. Importantly, the polymers when applied to fabric can produce coatings that not only impart enhanced softening, non-yellowing, and hydrophilic properties to the fabric but also serendipitously provide a coating matrix that, when dried and/or cured, can enhance the durability of encapsulated compositions that are present on or within the fabric substrate. | 07-12-2012 |
Scott Eugene Griffiths, Midwest, WY US
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| 20120260584 | Portable Surface Anchor - A portable surface anchor is presented. Such portable surface anchor is able to be transported to various and difficult geographical areas, placed on the surface and able to provide support for vertically elevated objects. | 10-18-2012 |
Sharon L. Griffiths, Reading, PA US
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| 20100148543 | Head Support and Seat Pad Assembly for a Child Seat - A seat pad assembly is disclosed including a body pad for placement on the seating surface of a child seating device. The body pad has a front side, a back side, and two spaced apart vertical slots through the pad. The seat pad assembly has a head support with a connecting strip extending between a pair of laterally spaced apart cushions. The head support is generally H-shaped and installed on the pad through the slots with the pair of cushions on one side of the pad and the connecting strip on the other side. The head support is slidable along the slots to adjust the vertical position of the cushions. The seat pad assembly can be used on a child seating device such as a children's car seat, an infant carrier, a stroller, an infant swing, or the like. | 06-17-2010 |
Steven C. Griffiths, Portland, OR US
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| 20110042998 | ADJUSTABLE AIR-DEFLECTING PANEL FOR A VEHICLE - An adjustable air-deflecting panel for mounting to a vehicle comprises at least one panel; a plurality of mounts for mounting the panel to the vehicle, each mount comprising a vehicle mount portion for mounting to the vehicle and a panel mount portion for mounting the panel to the vehicle mount portion, the mount portions being pivotally coupled to one another to thereby pivotally couple the panel to the vehicle, the vehicle mount portion comprising a first engagement member and the panel mount portion comprising a second engagement member, the engagement members being operable to engage one another upon clamping the engagement members together to thereby prevent pivoting of the panel about the pivot axis and relative to the vehicle. | 02-24-2011 |
Trevor R. Griffiths, Mankato, MN US
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| 20080264047 | Catalyst Delivery System - The present invention provides a catalytic aerosol delivery system for generating an aerosol containing chemical catalyst pre-cursors for delivery either directly into the flame zone of a combustion reaction system, or directly into the inlet air or inlet fuel or the fuel/air mixture, or directly into the hot exhaust gases of a combustion reaction, or any combination of these three. The system and the composition of the invention enables a reduction in pollution emitted from the combustion chambers and ensures more efficient and clean combustion. In most applications, the combustion system and composition of the invention results in improved fuel economy. | 10-30-2008 |
Vaughn A. Griffiths, North Logan, UT US
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| 20120200947 | Kinematic Optic Mount - A two-axis, optical mount provides two sets of flexural elements monolithically and homogeneously formed of a single material with, and interconnecting, three rigid segments. Between each pair of rigid segments. beginning with the first and second, a set of extensions is formed to have a cross section that permits simple, easy, independent adjustment therebetween. Likewise, a flexural set exists between the second and third rigid elements. Meanwhile, the rigid elements have section moduli sufficiently great as to be orders of magnitude larger than the flexural stiffness or section modulus of the flexures, thus providing flexures that operate in the elastic mode and introduce no joint type accuracy errors in adjustment. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120255290 | LATCHING ACTUATOR - A latching actuator capable of repeated operation in a cryogenic, remote, or difficult-to-access environment, capable of enduring many cycles without user intervention or maintenance, capable of latching in a fixed position without consuming additional power, or to operate independent of external environmental conditions. In selected embodiments, a latching actuator may comprise an expansion chamber that houses a working substance capable of undergoing a phase change, a logic mechanism, a biasing assembly, and an output pin. In one embodiment, a wax motor may provide the motive force to toggle a latching mechanism. An actuator may be capable of positioning an output pin in two or more discrete latching positions and may be used to create a thermal connection between two structures, to engage or disengage a clutch, or to position an optical element in an optical instrument. An actuator may also be used as a launch lock apparatus. | 10-11-2012 |
William C. Griffiths, Palm Beach Gardens, FL US
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| 20100275775 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFIER - An active wheel desiccant dehumidifier is controlled for improved energy savings by modulating operation characteristics including process air flow, reactivation air flow, temperatures, and wheel rotation in response to changing conditions. | 11-04-2010 |