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Andrew Hammond, Waterloo CA
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| 20100077589 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing or repairing a circuit board - A method for uncoupling an interference shield from a circuit board is provided. The method includes providing a circuit board including a surface mounted component and an interference shield configured to provide shielding of the surface mounted component. The interference shield is coupled to the circuit board by a joint. Heating of the joint is effected by induction heating such that the interference shield becomes configured for displacement relative to the circuit board in response to application of a mechanical force. An apparatus for effecting the uncoupling is also provided. | 04-01-2010 |
Bryant G. Hammond, West Bloomfield, MI US
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| 20110315114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ENGINE AIRFLOW - A control system for an engine includes a density determination module and a mass air flow (MAF) determination module. The density determination module determines a density of air in an induction system of the engine based on a temperature of the air, a pressure of the air, and a relative humidity of the air. The MAF determination module, based on the determined density of the air, a velocity of the air, and a cross-sectional area of the induction system, determines a MAF through the induction system. | 12-29-2011 |
Carolyn Jean Hammond, Broome AU
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| 20100133753 | GAME APPARATUS AND GAME - A set of playing tokens ( | 06-03-2010 |
Christopher J. Hammond, Marshalltown, IA US
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| 20110226980 | VALVES HAVING CERAMIC TRIM WITH PROTECTED SHUT-OFF SURFACES - Valve trim apparatus having ceramic trim with protected shut-off surfaces are described. An example valve trim apparatus includes a valve seat composed of a non-ceramic material and having a sleeve insert composed of a ceramic material. A closure member has a primary flow control member and a secondary flow control member. The secondary flow control member is composed of the ceramic material and fitted within a cavity of the closure member. The primary flow control member sealingly engages the non-ceramic material of the valve seat and the secondary flow control member moves within an aperture of the sleeve insert to modulate a fluid flow through the valve seat as the primary flow control member disengages from the non-ceramic material of the valve seat. | 09-22-2011 |
Daniel Albert Hammond, Nepean CA
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| 20100306482 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile memory having a non-power of two memory capacity is disclosed. The nonvolatile memory device includes at least one plane. The plane includes a plurality of blocks with each of the blocks divided into a number of pages and each of the blocks defined along a first dimension by a first number of memory cells for storing data, and along a second dimension of by a second number of memory cells for storing data. The nonvolatile memory has a non-power of two capacity proportionally related to a total number of memory cells in said plane. The nonvolatile memory also includes a plurality of row decoders. An at least substantially one-to-one relationship exists, in the memory device, for number of row decoders to number of pages. Each of the row decoders is configured to facilitate a read operation on an associated page of the memory device. | 12-02-2010 |
Dave Hammond, Cambridge CA
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| 20080197205 | TANK-TANKLESS WATER HEATER - A tank-tankless water heater includes primary and secondary heat exchangers, and a combustor for the production of flue gases. In operation, water is first heated as the water and flue gases flow through primary heat exchanger. The water flows into the tank where it is stored and again heated as the flue gases flow through the secondary heat exchanger. A pump moves the water from the secondary heat exchanger, through the primary heat exchanger, and back to the secondary heat exchanger for storage as needed to maintain the stored water at a desired temperature. Water is drawn from the secondary heat exchanger during initial demand to provide a ready source of hot water, and the hot water supply is maintained by the primary heat exchanger during sustained hot water draws. The primary heat exchanger may include a temperature or temperature differential control system. | 08-21-2008 |
David E. Hammond, Saginaw, MI US
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| 20110300394 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING STABLE DISPERSIONS OF STARCH PARTICLES - In one or more embodiments, the present disclosure provides for a process for preparing a dispersion of starch particles in an aqueous liquid. In one or more embodiments, the process includes introducing a feed starch and the aqueous liquid into a rotor stator mixer, maintaining the feed starch and the aqueous liquid in the rotor stator mixer at a temperature ranging from a gelation temperature to less than a solubilization temperature, and shearing the feed starch into starch particles with the rotor stator mixer to form the dispersion of starch particles in the aqueous liquid. In one or more embodiments, the starch particles produced by this process have an average particle size diameter of no larger than 2 micrometers and the dispersion has 20 to 65 weight percent of the starch particles based on a total weight of the dispersion. | 12-08-2011 |
Gregory Ray Hammond, Georgetown CA
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| 20080199554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING MELT CONDUITS IN A MOLDING SYSTEM AND/OR A RUNNER SYSTEM - Disclosed is a hot runner for conveying a metallic-molding material. The hot runner includes: (i) a first conduit, and (ii) a second conduit. The first conduit is configured to receive the metallic-molding material. The second conduit is configured to receive the metallic-molding material from the first conduit. The first conduit is thermally expandable relative to the second conduit sufficiently enough so that an interference seal forms between the first conduit and the second conduit. The interference seal substantially prevents a leakage of the metallic-molding material from the first conduit and the second conduit. | 08-21-2008 |
James P. Hammond, Ellabell, GA US
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| 20110236551 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CO-CRYSTALLIZED SUCROSE NATURAL SWEETENERS AND THE PRODUCTS THEREOF - Processes for the production of reduced calorie sweetening compositions having a natural sweetener such as a steviol glycosides (e.g., rebaudioside A) and sucrose as the major components is described, as well as the product of such processes having unique physical and sensory characteristics. In particular, a co-crystallization process of manufacturing a reduced calorie sweetening composition that comprises both sucrose and at least one natural sweetener as a co-crystallized product is disclosed, as well as the free-flowing powder product resultant therefrom. | 09-29-2011 |
James Peter Hammond, Homestead, FL US
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| 20120117986 | Solar collector and solar air conditioning system having the same - A solar air conditioning system and method of superheating working fluid is provided. The solar air conditioning system superheats the working fluid using radiant energy from the sun, and then delivers the working fluid as a superheated and higher-pressured gas to a condenser within the solar air conditioning system. The solar air conditioning system includes a solar collector within which the working fluid is superheated. | 05-17-2012 |
Jeffrey Hammond, Victoria AU
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| 20100104600 | Methods and Compositions for Increasing Tissue Tropism of Recombinant Adenoviral Vectors - Methods are provide to allow for the preparation of adenoviral vectors with altered tropism. Compositions comprising such vectors and methods of use thereof also are provided. | 04-29-2010 |
Jeffrey Michael Hammond, Jan Juc AU
Jeremy Hammond, Gorham, ME US
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| 20120005150 | Automated calibration method and system for a diagnostic analyzer - A method to track stability and performance of diagnostic instrumentation, especially for veterinary automated hematology analyzers, applies a weighted moving averages algorithm to the diagnostic results of patient samples calculated by the analyzer. Control chart rules are used to set limits or ranges in order to determine if weighted averaged diagnostic results are within or outside of such limits or ranges. If the weighted average diagnostic results are outside of such control chart rule limits, then fuzzy logic and a gradient descent algorithm are applied to the weighted averaged diagnostic results. | 01-05-2012 |
Jeremy Paul Hammond, Portage, MI US
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| 20120064804 | Finisher with on-board loading and unloading mechanism - A finisher arrangement for surface finishing of parts, including a bowl-type centrifugal finishing device for agitating a mixture of parts and treating media within the bowl, and a handler for loading and unloading the parts/media to and from the bowl, respectively. The finishing device and handler are positioned sidewardly adjacent but on opposite sides of a rotary drive unit which defines a transfer horizontal drive axis. Arm linkages couple each of the finishing device and handler to the drive unit so that each is independently vertically swingable about the drive axis into respective loading and unloading positions. | 03-15-2012 |
John Hammond, Fayetteville, GA US
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| 20110258124 | LEASE FINANCED ASSET TRACKING SYSTEM AND BUNDLED ASSET DOCUMENT GENERATOR - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for an automated and electronic means for financial institution clients to manage and track the funding of leased assets and, specifically, the combining of like assets into leased asset bundles for the purpose of generating lease records that include a leased asset bundle. By bundling assets and creating corresponding lease reports that include a leased asset bundle, the process for funding approval is streamlined, in that, document communication, signature requirements and overall tracking of documentation is minimized. In addition, an ancillary benefit is afforded the financial institution such that the bundled assets can be syndicated to third parties as a single schedule document. | 10-20-2011 |
John Barnett Hammond, Roanoke, VA US
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| 20110289661 | SWITCH SYSTEM FOR HELMET MOUNTED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Helmet-mounted switch systems are disclosed. A helmet-mounted switch system comprises a mount portion, an electronic device, a power source, at least one accelerometer, and a processor. The mount portion is rotatable around a rotation axis. The electronic device is mounted to the mount portion. The power source is configured to switchably supply power to the electronic device. The at least one accelerometer is operable to measure an acceleration of the mount portion. The system may also include at least one gyroscope operable to measure a rotation of the mount portion. The processor is configured to receive acceleration data. The processor is programmed to determine whether the mount portion is rotating around the rotation axis based on the acceleration data. The processor is programmed to change a power state of the electronic device when the mount portion is rotating around the rotation axis. | 12-01-2011 |
John F. Hammond, Canandaigua, NY US
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| 20120016383 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING AN OPENING IN THICK, MOVING TISSUE - A device for placing one or more sutures through a section of tissue, especially a section of thick and/or moving tissue such as the wall of a beating heart. The device includes a tissue welting tip having a trough for forming a welt in a tissue section, an alignment guide pivotally mounted in the distal end adjacent to the trough, and having an opening receiving a guide wire and an elongated sleeve slidably engagable with the guide wire there through. The device also includes one or more expandable tissue engaging member(s) on the sleeve selectively expandable from a collapsed configuration having a diameter small enough to pass through the opening in the tip to an expanded configuration having a diameter large enough to engage a tissue section and urge it into the trough to form a welt in the tissue section and a retractable needle extendable through at least two portions of a tissue section while the tissue section is engaged with the trough. | 01-19-2012 |
John L. Hammond, Fairview Park, OH US
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| 20120023854 | GRID RUNNER - A roll-formed grid runner comprising a sheet metal strip folded into an upper hollow single wall reinforcing bulb, a double wall web below the bulb, a channel extending laterally from both sides of a lower end of the web to a bend and upwardly from the bend to a panel supporting elevation, the bend on each side of the web existing at a longitudinally extending score line where a thickness of the strip is locally reduced. | 02-02-2012 |
Luke Alexander Hammond, West End AU
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| 20110030073 | THERAPEUTIC TARGETS AND MEDICAMENTS INVOLVING P230/GOLGIN-245 - The present invention relates generally to the field of cell biology and in particular the cellular processes surrounding inflammation. Even more particularly, the present invention provides targets for medicaments useful in reducing levels of TNF-alpha, an extracellular pro-inflammatory mediator. The medicaments are therefore useful in modulating inflammatory responses. Model inflammatory disease systems also form part of the present invention. | 02-03-2011 |
Malcolm Thomas Hammond, North Vancouver CA
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| 20110101060 | CROWN FORK SUPPORTED BICYCLE CARRIER - Disclosed is a bicycle carrier having a support mast, an elongate support member extending from the support mast, and a cradle disposed along the elongate support member. The cradle is for receiving a fork crown of a bicycle. The cradle includes first and second tines which form at least part of a substantially U-shaped structure, and a third tine extending angularly away from the U-shaped structure so as to allow the fork crown to be received between the U-shaped structure and the third tine. A head tube of the bicycle is disposed between the first and second tines. The third tine is disposed between fork tubes of the bicycle. | 05-05-2011 |
Matthew D. Hammond, Derborn, MI US
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| 20120015770 | Power Transfer Unit Drive Disconnect System - A drive system includes a rotating power source, a planetary differential including a ring gear engaged with the power source, a sun gear secured to a first shaft and a carrier secured to a second shaft, a member secured to an output shaft, and a coupler alternately connecting and disconnecting the member and the ring gear. | 01-19-2012 |
Michael J. Hammond, New South Wales AU
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| 20100268961 | Method and Arrangement for User Validation - A controlled access storage device includes a resource store storing two or more resources, the resource store having two or more levels of administration, wherein at least a first administration level is adapted to provide exclusive access to at least a first resource. The system includes an access control server ( | 10-21-2010 |
Miles Hammond, Ottawa CA
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| 20120018966 | ADJUSTABLE MULTI-PURPOSE DOLLY - A dolly for moving objects is disclosed, having a rectangular platform with casters mounted underneath, having four posts which may be raised from the base and locked into an upright position. The posts further have crossbars pivotally mounted thereon, which are releasably connectable to the crossbars of adjacent posts, to form a supportive railing around the tops of the posts. The posts may further be connected by means of telescopic arms, which are pivotally connected to one crossbar, and extendible to another crossbar, wherein they may be releasably connected by means of a knob at the end of the telescopic arm being pressed into an inverted teardrop-shaped receptacle. | 01-26-2012 |
Mitchell Nile Hammond, Amsterdam, NY US
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| 20120111545 | COMPONENTS WITH RE-ENTRANT SHAPED COOLING CHANNELS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A method of fabricating a component is provided. The method includes forming one or more grooves in a surface of a substrate, where the substrate has at least one hollow interior space. Each of the one or more grooves extends at least partially along the substrate surface and has a base and a top. The base is wider than the top, such that each of the one or more grooves comprises a re-entrant shaped groove. The method further includes forming one or more access holes through the base of a respective groove, to connect the groove in fluid communication with respective ones of the hollow interior space(s), and disposing a coating over at least a portion of the substrate surface. The one or more grooves and coating define one or more re-entrant shaped channels for cooling the component. A component with one or more re-entrant shaped channels and a method of coating a component are also provided. | 05-10-2012 |
Nathanial A. Hammond, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20120071227 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING WINNING OUTCOMES IN A REEL SPINNING GAME - Various embodiments are directed to a method for enhancing the outcome of a reel spinning game having one or more shared award-modifier reels. An embodiment of the method includes providing a game including a first set of reels, a second set of reels, and a shared base award-multiplier reel positioned adjacent to a first and second set of reels, wherein the first set of reels, second set of reels, and the shared base award-multiplier reel form a contiguous set of reels having a common axis of rotation, and the shared base award-multiplier reel enhances any winning outcomes in the first and/or second set of reels. Additionally, an embodiment of the method includes determining whether the game outcome of one set of reels is a winning outcome and enhancing the winning outcome of at least one set of reels when an award-multiplier symbol is present on the shared base award-multiplier reel. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120077566 | GAMING DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE SHARED AWARD-MODIFIER REELS - A gaming machine is disclosed having indicia of a plurality of spinning reels in a first set of reels and indicia of a plurality of spinning reels in a second set of reels. A determination is made as to whether the outcomes of the indicia of the plurality of spinning reels in the first and second sets of reels are winning outcomes. Award-multiplier indicia of a first shared spinning base game award-multiplier reel is positioned between the first and second set of reels. The first set of reels, second set of reels, and the base game award-multiplier reel form a contiguous set of reels having a common axis of rotation. The base game award-multiplier indicia modifies the winning outcome on the first set of reels, modifies the winning outcome on the second set of reels, includes a secondary game trigger symbol, or combinations thereof. | 03-29-2012 |
Neal A. Hammond, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20120041081 | Biogenic Silica from Silica-Containing Plant Material Such as Rice Hulls - A biogenic silica from a plant material such as rice hulls, rice straw and so forth containing a significant amount of silica for use as an anti-caking agent, excipient or flavor carrier. When the plant material is certified as organic, the silica may also be certified as organic. The plant material is ground and the silica may be concentrated by carbon reduction through enzymatic treatment or burning. In some instances an antimicrobial treatment of the silica may be beneficial. | 02-16-2012 |
Neville Hammond, Schaumburg, IL US
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| 20110223559 | DENTAL HANDPIECE SYSTEM WITH REPLACEABLE TREATMENT TIPS - A dental hand piece with replaceable tips at either end of a tubular handle, each of the replaceable tips including a tip assembly having an instrument working tip end at a distal end of a main tip body and a shank extending from the instrument working tip end to a proximal end of the main tip body. The tip assembly may be provided with a flat-blade extension end at the proximal end of the main tip body. The flat-blade extension end passes through a keyway-shaped slot provided in a locking component, and engages locking structure provided on a cylindrical barrel member. Replaceable tips at the ends of the tubular handle may be secured in 180° orientation to one another. A spring arm member may additionally or alternatively engage notches along an interior wall of the cylindrical barrel member. | 09-15-2011 |
Russell Hammond, Mt. Vernon, OH US
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| 20120112148 | Fire Pen - An architecture is presented that provides a barrier device for protecting recreational fires from accidental intrusion by small children and animals. The barrier device comprises a plurality of gate panels linearly connected by a plurality of hinge elements. A fastening element is employed to selectively engage the outer two gate panels so that they may be connected together. When in use, the plurality of gate elements rotate about the plurality of hinge elements to form a seven-sided polygon-shaped configuration that is connected together by the fastening element. Typically, a user arranges the fastened barrier device around the fire. The open structure of the gate panels prevents access to the fire by small children or animals while allowing easy viewing and access to the fire by adults. | 05-10-2012 |
Scott R. Hammond, Golden, CO US
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| 20110223433 | MULTILAYER HETEROSTRUCTURES AND THEIR MANUFACTURE - A method of synthesizing multilayer heterostructures including an inorganic oxide layer residing on a solid substrate is described. Exemplary embodiments include producing an inorganic oxide layer on a solid substrate by a liquid coating process under relatively mild conditions. The relatively mild conditions include temperatures below 225° C. and pressures above 9.4 mb. In an exemplary embodiment, a solution of diethyl aluminum ethoxide in anhydrous diglyme is applied to a flexible solid substrate by slot-die coating at ambient atmospheric pressure, and the diglyme removed by evaporation. An AlO | 09-15-2011 |
Scott W. Hammond, St. Paul, MN US
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| 20110296164 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURE NETWORK SERVICES - A system and method for providing secure network services. A secure computer including a processor, a memory, and a secure operating system is discussed. The secure operating system includes an operational kernel and an administrative kernel. The operational kernel includes a Type Enforcement security mechanism for restricting execution of files stored in the memory by the processor. The execution restrictions placed on files in the memory of the secure computer can only be modified from within the administrative kernel. | 12-01-2011 |
Stephanie Hammond, Newark, DE US
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| 20120129218 | COFILIN KNOCKDOWN HOST CELLS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a host cell comprising a cofilin-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) sequence. The host cell may further comprise a nucleic acid encoding a recombinant protein. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a recombinant protein by the host cell comprising a cofilin-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) sequence. | 05-24-2012 |
Steven G. Hammond, Bemus Point, NY US
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| 20120099326 | Flexible light emitting diode lighting process and assembly - A light emitting diode lighting assembly for mounting to a curved mounting surface, such as a vehicle surface, includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, a circuit board, and a molded polymer section for surrounding and insulating the LEDs against the circuit board. The lighting assembly also includes a lens and a flexible molded housing surrounding a perimeter of the lens and the circuit board for sealing the lens to the circuit board. | 04-26-2012 |
William Alexander Hammond, Victoria AU
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| 20100140883 | AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An air suspension system for a multi-axle vehicle having air bags ( | 06-10-2010 |
William Alexander Hammond, Drouin AU
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| 20110187070 | AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An air suspension system for a multi-axle vehicle having air bags ( | 08-04-2011 |
Willis Hammond, Chatham, NJ US
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| 20110237757 | Polyesters From Assymetrical Monomers Based Upon Bisanhydrohexitols - Asymmetrically substituted compounds of bisanhydrohexitols are described, including the bisanhydrohexitol isosorbide. The compounds are useful as AB monomers. The synthesis of polymers from the monomers is also described. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110257346 | Polyester Ethers Derived From Asymmetrical Monomers Based Upon Bisanydrohexitols - Asymmetrically substituted compounds of bisanhydrohexitols are described, including the bisanhydrohexitol isosorbide. The compounds are useful as monomers. The synthesis of polymers from the monomers is also described. | 10-20-2011 |