Hansen, IL
Aaron Hansen, St. Charles, IL US
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20130324347 | REVERSIBLE ROTATION GEARBOX AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A gearbox includes a planetary gear assembly, a first gear assembly, and a second gear assembly. The first gear assembly is engaged to provide a first rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when an input shaft is rotating in a first direction and is disengaged when the input shaft is rotating in a second direction. The second gear assembly provides a second rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when the input shaft is rotating in the first direction and provides a third rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when the input shaft is rotating in the second direction. | 12-05-2013 |
20150345595 | REVERSIBLE ROTATION GEARBOX AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A gearbox includes a planetary gear assembly, a first gear assembly, and a second gear assembly. The first gear assembly is engaged to provide a first rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when an input shaft is rotating in a first direction and is disengaged when the input shaft is rotating in a second direction. The second gear assembly provides a second rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when the input shaft is rotating in the first direction and provides a third rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when the input shaft is rotating in the second direction. | 12-03-2015 |
Allen R. Hansen, Winnebago, IL US
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20090126815 | LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH PRESSURE REPAIRABLE PISTON COMPOSITE ACCUMULATOR WITH SLIP FLANGE - A reduced weight and repairable piston accumulator. The accumulator includes a load bearing metallic cylinder with removable end caps secured thereto with slip flanges for allowing repairability and for achieving the required cycle life. The cylinder serves as the surface on which the piston slides and is designed such that it sustains the axial stress induced by pressurization of the accumulator. A composite over wrapping is designed such that it sustains the stress in the hoop (radial) direction. A stress transitioning bushing can be provided for transitioning hoop stresses between the overwrap and the slip flange. When combined with the cylinder, the fibers of the composite wrap will not be placed in shear and thus will not fatigue in the same manner as some prior art designs. | 05-21-2009 |
20090126816 | LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH PRESSURE REPAIRABLE PISTON TIE ROD COMPOSITE ACCUMULATOR - A lightweight high pressure repairable piston composite tie-rod accumulator that does not use a load bearing metallic liner. An exemplary accumulator includes composite tie rods that sustain the axial stress induced by pressurization of the accumulator, while the shell is designed such that it sustains the stress of pressurization in the hoop direction. The tie rods can be secured using a wedge-type tie rod retention mechanism. As a result, no pretension is applied to the tie rods and the composite shell may be designed entirely for hoop stress. | 05-21-2009 |
Andrew H. Hansen, Round Lake, IL US
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20100030343 | Bi-modal ankle-foot device - A bi-modal ankle-foot device that provides a curved effective shape appropriate for walking and a flattened effective shape for standing. The bi-modal ankle-foot device includes a foot piece and a lockable ankle joint connected to the flat foot piece, the ankle joint and foot piece cooperating to provide a curved shape for walking when the ankle joint is unlocked and to provide a flattened shape for standing when the ankle joint is locked. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030344 | Prosthetic foot with adjustable flat region - A prosthetic foot device has a foot piece having a forefoot region wherein the forefoot region has one or more adjusting elements for adjusting the length of a flat region of the foot piece for stability in standing. | 02-04-2010 |
20100185301 | EQUILIBRIUM-POINT PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC ANKLE-FOOT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention relates to a system for use in rehabilitation and/or physical therapy for the treatment of injury or disease. The system can enable an amputee to proceed over any surface without overbalancing. In particular the system is self-adapting to adjust the torque moment depending upon the motion, the extent of inclination, and the surface topography. | 07-22-2010 |
20100263233 | Rocker shoes for prescribed ankle motion - A method is provided for providing a shoe sole profile shape for an individual who has a prescribed ankle angular motion for at least a partial heel-to-toe foot motion of the individual. A shoe sole geometry is determined that provides a substantially invariant roll-over shape for level ground walking that accommodates the prescribed ankle angular motion of the individual. The shoe sole geometry then is imparted to a shoe sole by machining, molding or other shaping operation. | 10-21-2010 |
Dan Hansen, Springfield, IL US
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20140147560 | BREWER WITH COMPACTING FORCE ACTIVATION - The present disclosure includes an extraction assembly for use in an automatic espresso brewer. The extraction assembly includes components and methods for controllably extracting espresso beverage from a quantity of brewing substance. The components, assemblies, and methods facilitate improved control and operation of the extraction assembly and improve the reliability of the extraction assembly. The brewing substance is compacted between a pair of opposing pistons. Compacting force is monitored through at least one sensor carried on the extraction assembly to provide a signal to a controller. A predetermined compacting force may be programmed into the system for all brewing cycles or dependent upon the brewing substance used. The pair of pistons operates relative to a brew chamber for use in the espresso extraction process. The pistons provide compacting force and boundaries within the chamber and facilitate removal of a spent brewing substance puck at the end of the brewing cycle. Compacting force is monitored at the start of the brewing process and a predetermined force is required before the brewing process can be started. During the brewing process compacting force can be maintained and controllably adjusted. A variety of sensor methods and locations can be used to detect and monitoring compacting force. | 05-29-2014 |
Daniel Hansen, Springfield, IL US
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20140360379 | BREWER - The present disclosure includes an extraction assembly for use in an automatic brewer. The extraction assembly includes controllably extracting espresso beverage from a quantity of brewing substance. The assembly facilitates improved control and operation of the extraction assembly and improves the reliability of the extraction assembly. Generally, the brewing substance is compacted between a pair of opposing pistons. The pair of pistons operates relative to a brew chamber for use in the espresso extraction process. An alternative extraction assembly or structure for brewing beverage is provided which may include a larger brew volume, enhanced structures, and removable replacement components. Also provided is a heating element in close proximity to the brew chamber. Heat form the heating element can be brought directly to the area in which the coffee is brewed to help maintain a more consistent, tighter tolerance temperature and faster recovery between brew cycles. | 12-11-2014 |
20150020691 | MILK HEATING AND DISPENSING AND FLAVOR DISPENSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure includes a milk heating system, methods, and apparatus for combining milk, which is heated, ambient, or chilled, selectively with or without being infused with air, and selectively dispensed with or without flavorings. The apparatus and method disclosed includes structures for selectively combining milk with air and flavorings to dispense a selected combination of ingredients. The assembly includes a dispensing head assembly having a flavoring dispensing component and a milk dispensing component. The flavoring dispensing component can be coupled to the milk dispensing component for combining ingredients and dispensing into a container. The milk dispensing component includes a single path for the introduction of a flow of milk and a single path for the introduction of steam. The milk path and steam path are oriented to be fed into an intermediate passage which communicates with a swirl cavity defined by the mixing chamber. The introduction of milk and steam is controlled to provide a variety of selected conditions of the resulting combination. The flavor dispensing component introduces flavorings at least partially downstream from the mixing of the milk and steam to produce one or more flavorings with the milk component. | 01-22-2015 |
Donald J. Hansen, Morris, IL US
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20100169053 | Method for creating weldment inspection documents - A method for creating a weldment inspection document for identifying a plurality of weldment zones in a part accesses a representation of the part and selects weld zones in the representation of the part. The weld zones are marked with indicia concerning the location of and other information regarding weldments in the weld zone. A plurality of these representations are stored in a document depicting a weldment inspection sequence for the part. | 07-01-2010 |
Erik Jordan Hansen, Westmont, IL US
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20110291038 | QUICK CONNECT VALVE WITH INTEGRAL BACKFLOW VALVE - A quick connect fluid valve assembly comprises a housing, a flow passage insert, and a movable connector. The flow passage insert is disposed at least partially within the housing and is movable relative to the housing. The flow passage insert forms a flow path from a first end of the flow passage insert to a second end of the flow passage insert. The movable connector is disposed in fluid communication with the flow path of the flow passage insert and the movable connector has at least one orifice. The movable connector is movable between a forward fluid flow position that allows forward fluid flow within the flow path of the flow passage insert and a backward fluid flow position that prevents backward fluid flow within the flow path of the flow passage insert. | 12-01-2011 |
20120180761 | HIGH-PRESSURE UNIT FUEL INJECTOR - A check valve body ( | 07-19-2012 |
20130221136 | UNIT FUEL INJECTOR HAVING A CAVITY IN A SPRING CAGE AND AN INJECTION PASSAGE OFFSET FROM THE CAVITY AXIS - A unit fuel injector ( | 08-29-2013 |
Jeffrey M. Hansen, Chicago, IL US
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20150217512 | FITTING DOUBLERS USING GAP MAPPING - An apparatus for fabricating a stack of adhesive plies for attaching a doubler to a surface on a structure includes a digital scanner, configured for scanning the surface and for producing a first set of digital data representing a contour of the surface, and a computer, coupled to the digital scanner, having a processor and system memory. The computer is programmed for mapping a gap between a bonding surface on the doubler and the surface on the structure using the first set of digital data and a second set of digital data representing the bonding surface, and for segmenting the mapped gap into layers corresponding to the adhesive plies. | 08-06-2015 |
Jim Hansen, Bensenville, IL US
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20100317529 | 1-Aminocyclopropane Carboxylic Acid as a Fruit Thinner - The present invention relates to agricultural methods and compositions of 1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid (ACC) alone or in combination with 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (ethephon) to reduce crop load of fruit trees. | 12-16-2010 |
Mark Hansen, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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20100145569 | Method and System for Providing Environmentally-Optimized Navigation Routes | 06-10-2010 |
20100168994 | Navigation System and Methods for Generating Enhanced Search Results - A navigation system and various methods of using the system are described herein. Search query results generated by the system are listed and prioritized based upon travel related information and contextual information. Intermediary locations can be accessed based upon prioritizing search queries. | 07-01-2010 |
20100168996 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ENHANCED SEARCH RESULTS - A navigation system and various methods of using the system are described herein. Search query results are refined by the system and are prioritized based at least in part upon sub-search categories selected during the searching process. Sub-searches can be represented by graphical icons displayed on the user interface. | 07-01-2010 |
20120191290 | Method and System for Providing Environmentally-Optimized Navigation Routes | 07-26-2012 |
Mark D. Hansen, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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20090141662 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A NODE WITHIN A MOBILE AD HOC COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORK - A method and apparatus for operation of a node within a mobile ad hoc cognitive radio network is provided. The method includes sensing at least one assigned communications channel. Sensing at least one assigned communications channel includes measuring a value of at least one parameter corresponding to the communications channel. The method further includes comparing the measured value of the at least one parameter with a set of stored values of the at least one parameter to determine a change in the measured values. Finally a sleep mode of the node is activated for a time period, wherein the time period is determined using the change in the measured values. | 06-04-2009 |
20110032145 | Method and System for Performing Gesture-Based Directed Search - A method and apparatus for performing gesture-based directed search using a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving geographic location information of the portable electronic device. At least one signal associated with a motion of the portable electronic device is detected and directional information is determined based on the at least one detected signal and relative to the geographic location information of the portable electronic device. Further, the method includes performing a search for at least one point of interest based on the directional information and the geographic location information of the portable electronic device and rendering the at least one point of interest at the portable electronic device. | 02-10-2011 |
20130278537 | TOUCHSCREEN WRITING SYSTEM - A touchscreen writing system includes a shaft having on-screen circuitry configured to communicate with an electronic display in an on-screen condition, and off-screen circuitry configured to communicate with the electronic display in an off-screen condition. A stylus controller sends signals to a touch-sensitive interface of the electronic display for determining a coarse approximate position for the writing nib. The stylus controller also determines relative fine approximate position coordinates for the writing nib, which are sent to the computing device. A touch-sensitive interface controller provides a starting reference point for fine positioning of the writing nib based on a last coarse approximate position as determined by the on-screen circuitry for the off-screen condition. The stylus controller sends fine positioning information to the touch-sensitive interface and a detector determines whether the writing nib has been engaged on an off-screen writing surface. | 10-24-2013 |
20140359151 | Collaborative Content Streaming - This document describes techniques ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150188975 | DISTRIBUTING METADATA TO PEER DEVICES - This document describes techniques ( | 07-02-2015 |
Matthew Hansen, River Forest, IL US
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20160071106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY - According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprising a memory and a processor is provided. The memory is operable to store information associated with a user account. The processor can receive a message indicating that a transaction associated with a card has occurred and receive a first input indicating that the transaction is fraudulent. The processor can receive a second input indicating that a report should be filed and present, on a display, a plurality of questions to determine whether the card has been stolen. The processor can receive a third input indicating an answer to each of the plurality of questions and present, on the display, an affidavit. The processor can receive a fourth input indicating the affidavit has been electronically signed and present, on the display, a confirmation message indicating that the report has been filed. | 03-10-2016 |
Matthew J. Hansen, Big Rock, IL US
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20140133948 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bushing for a bearing assembly is provided. The bushing includes a tubular sleeve having an inner surface and an outer surface. An inner circumferential channel is provided on the inner surface of the bushing. An outer channel is provided diagonally on the outer surface of the bushing and is configured to be in fluid communication with a lubricant supply path. Further, the bushing includes a port connecting the inner channel and the outer channel of the bushing. | 05-15-2014 |
Matthew T. Hansen, Big Rock, IL US
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20130313806 | Ground Engaging Machine Having Articulation Hitch, And Method - A ground engaging machine includes a first and a second frame unit, and an articulation hitch coupling together the first and second frame units. The articulation hitch includes a pin, a first and a second bearing positioned about the pin, and abutting a first and a second axial side of an annular protrusion of a hitch plate in one of the first and second frame units. A clamping mechanism of the articulation hitch clamps the first and second bearings between first and second clamping components, such that they are preloaded against the annular protrusion. | 11-28-2013 |
Mike Hansen, Village Of Lakewood, IL US
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20110036747 | Carrying Case - A system for maintaining a large number of Handheld Electronic Devices is implemented as a carrying case having circuitry configured to connect to the Handheld Electronic Devices to enable the HEDs to be charged and synchronized. The carrying case has a central area configured to hold the circuitry for charging and synchronizing the HEDs, and a pair of divider structures on either side of the central area to hold the HEDs in a protective manner while stored in the carrying case. A grounded protective coating is applied to the interior of the carrying case to dissipate electromagnetic radiation generated by the circuitry and/or HEDs within the carrying case. | 02-17-2011 |
20110266930 | Computer Cart - A computer cart has segregated computer storage areas and adapter/cord management areas. This enables the adapters and cords to be stored in an orderly fashion and also prevents the cords and adapters from being accessed or removed from the cart when the computers are being accessed. In one embodiment, extensions of shelves on which the computers are stored extend through a dividing panel into a rear compartment of the cart to create AC adapter shelves for storage of the AC adapters. In another embodiment, the AC adapters are stored in bins in a separate compartment and cords from the AC adapters extend through a dividing panel to an area designed to hold the computers, to enable the computers to be plugged in to be charted while stored in the cart. | 11-03-2011 |
20110267782 | Electrical System for a Computer Cart - An electrical system for a computer cart enables power to be diverted between electrical channels within the cart using an intelligent round robin charging scheme. All power may be diverted to individual channels one at a time for short charging intervals. When a selected primary channel does not require all available power within the cart, excess power is provided to a secondary channel. All three channels may likewise share power if excess is available. Relays are used to allow power to be controlled to the individual channels. Current sensors on each channel sense an amount of current used by the channel. The output of the current sensor is digitized and integrated to determine how much current is being used by the channel. The current is used by the control to detect uncharged laptops and to selectively divert power between channels to optimize use of power within the computer cart. | 11-03-2011 |
20120223676 | Carrying Case - A system for maintaining a large number of Handheld Electronic Devices is implemented as a carrying case having circuitry configured to connect to the Handheld Electronic Devices to enable the HEDs to be charged and synchronized. The carrying case has a central area configured to hold the circuitry for charging and synchronizing the HEDs, and a pair of divider structures optionally made of foam on either side of the central area to hold the HEDs in a protective manner while stored in the carrying case. | 09-06-2012 |
Mitch Hansen, Fox River Grove, IL US
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20090172079 | METHOD, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR SENDING MESSAGES FROM A MOBILE DEVICE VIA A HOST SYSTEM TRANSPARENTLY - A system including a rate governor is provided for monitoring and controlling the amount of communications between a remote communication unit ( | 07-02-2009 |
Nicholas J. Hansen, Chicago, IL US
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20130240380 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE HAVING AN ELASTIC STABILIZATION STRAP - A case for a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone can be designed, for example, specifically for any version of the iPhone®. The case includes an elastic strap on the back side thereof to stabilize the device with one or more fingers while using it. The elastic strap may fit snuggly against the case when not in use, thereby not taking away from the slim form factor of the smartphone. A user can slide one or more fingers under the elastic strap on the back of the smartphone case to stabilize and secure the phone in the palm of the user, keeping the thumb free for typing. The elastic strap can pass through slots in the case and can be sewn together to form a loop or can include a hook on one end and a loop on another end to removably attach the elastic strap to the case. | 09-19-2013 |
Russ Hansen, Mount Carroll, IL US
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20140053911 | COLD WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM - A cold water delivery system is described that can consistently provide cold water at a desired temperature over repetitive and large draws from the outlet of the system. The cold water system can provide multiple pathways for the water to travel from a source, or inlet, to the outlet. A cooling system can be provided that cools a plurality of reservoirs of water. The reservoirs can maintain cold water at different temperatures. A control system controls the cooling system to maintain the temperature of the water in the reservoirs. The control system can also control one or more mixing valves to determine the volume of water from each of the reservoirs and the water inlet that reaches the outlet. | 02-27-2014 |
Stanley E. Hansen, Mchenry, IL US
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20130203109 | Methods and Compositions for Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining - The present invention provide for solutions of a defined composition useful in a staining protocol, such as a hematoxylin and eosin staining protocol, when used at certain points of the staining protocol. The formulations of these defined solutions are such that carry-over of the solutions will not negatively impact, or preferably, will stabilize or favorably modify staining reagent solutions coming in contact with the solutions. In certain embodiments of the invention, solutions are buffered to maintain a specific pH that when carried-over—such as carried-over into hematoxylin—will not significantly influence the pH of the next staining reagent. | 08-08-2013 |
20140242634 | Methods and Compositions for Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining - The present invention provide for solutions of a defined composition useful in a staining protocol, such as a hematoxylin and eosin staining protocol, when used at certain points of the staining protocol. The formulations of these defined solutions are such that carry-over of the solutions will not negatively impact, or preferably, will stabilize or favorably modify staining reagent solutions coming in contact with the solutions. In certain embodiments of the invention, solutions are buffered to maintain a specific pH that when carried-over—such as carried-over into hematoxylin—will not significantly influence the pH of the next staining reagent. | 08-28-2014 |
Steven C. Hansen, Urbana, IL US
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20110250455 | MECHANICALLY PLATED PELLETS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Mechanical plating provides a new technique of manufacturing of certain materials containing multiple elements, including amalgams, and novel pellets containing multiple materials. Some embodiments provide new and versatile materials for dosing mercury, metals or other inorganic compounds into lamps. Some embodiments include materials comprising layers of metals or compounds built up on a substrate. One embodiment is a layer of zinc amalgam applied to a glass sphere. Also disclosed is an improved method of manufacture for such particles that will speed production, increase yields, lower costs and reduce exposure to mercury in the workplace. | 10-13-2011 |
20150041713 | INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS FOR RELEASING MERCURY - Materials, compounds, systems, and methods of dosing fluorescent lamps to reduce run-up time by improving mercury release rates. A pellet comprises a core and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the core, the coating being formed from a powder of one or more intermetallic compounds comprising mercury. A method comprises providing a core and forming a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the core with a material comprising one or more intermetallic compounds comprising mercury and a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, zinc, bismuth, gold, platinum, palladium, nickel, manganese, and titanium. | 02-12-2015 |
Timothy D. Hansen, St. Charles, IL US
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20120324359 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Enhancing Software Applications - Systems and methods for monitoring computer and/or software usage and enhancing functionality of target software applications are provided. In some aspects, the systems and methods may identify user activity with sufficient depth for meaningful analysis, even when the target application restricts access to, for example, its user-interface object model or event stream, without requiring code-level integration with the target application. In other aspects, the systems and methods may enable fast and convenient assignment of semantic meaning to user-interface elements to enable actionable usage reporting, among other things In further aspects, the systems and methods may allow convenient definition of a sequence of user-interface actions as a workflow, which may be analyzed in a variety of manners including, for example, monitoring and analyzing for user utilization and compliance. In other aspects, the systems and methods may be utilized where the target application restricts external access to user-interface object models. | 12-20-2012 |
Timothy D. Hansen, Saint Charles, IL US
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20100169960 | Job Search and Coaching System & Process - A system and process for organizing and advancing a job search of a user wherein the user provides information on one or more of contacts, documents, activities and/or status and either requests or is automatically presented with coaching to maintain and advance the search. The coaching may include creating and monitoring follow-up activities for the user. To accomplish the coaching, the system may include a rules engine for determining applicable coaching scenarios. Each scenario may be defined as a record in a database table such that each record in that table may define a unique scenario. In addition, the system may comprise a plurality of other tables defining additional records. Tables within the system may be related in a variety of ways, including one-to-one, one-to-many and/or many-to-many. | 07-01-2010 |
Timothy S. Hansen, Woodstock, IL US
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20120000941 | MEDICINE DISPENSER - A medicine dispenser is provided. The dispenser includes a container having a spout on a first end thereof for dispensing a medicine and defining a generally elongate base on a second end thereof. The base has a width greater than a width of the spout and further defines a sidewall having a pair of opposing sidewall portions that have generally continuous biconvex cross-sections and extend from respective wide ends of the spout and the base. The dispenser is configured for dispensing medicines of a high viscosity. | 01-05-2012 |
Timothy S. Hansen, Lagrange, IL US
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20080268125 | Process Of Manufacturing Low Protein Flour Pasta - The invention is directed to a method of producing a dried pasta from low protein flour and to the dried pasta produced from the low protein flour. Low protein flour and water are blended to produce a pasta dough with a moisture content of about 25 to about 45 percent. The low protein flour has a protein level less than about 10 percent and the pasta dough does not contain significant amounts of a texture enhancing agent. The pasta dough is extruded into a desired pasta shape. The desired pasta shape is dried at a temperature of at least 75° C. and a relative humidity of at least about 70 percent for a time sufficient to produce a dried pasta with a finished moisture content of about 8 to about 13 percent. The dried pasta is produced has a textural firmness, after cooking, of about 12 to about 21 kgf (kilograms shear force). | 10-30-2008 |
20140099421 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STABILIZED WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR - A stabilized flour, such as stabilized whole grain wheat flour, exhibiting unexpectedly superior extended shelf life and superior biscuit baking functionality, may be produced with or without heating to inhibit lipase by subjecting whole grains or a bran and germ fraction or component to treatment with a lipase inhibitor, such as an acid or green tea extract. Treatment with the lipase inhibitor may be performed during tempering of the whole grains or berries or during hydration of the bran and germ fraction or component. | 04-10-2014 |
20140106052 | STABILIZED WHOLE GRAIN FLOUR AND METHOD OF MAKING - Stabilized whole grain flours having a fine particle size and which exhibit good baking functionality are produced with high throughput using two bran and germ fractions and an endosperm fraction. One bran and germ fraction is a coarse fraction which is subjected to two stage grinding, but the second bran and germ fraction is a low ash, fine bran and germ fraction which is sufficiently fine so that it does not need to be subjected to grinding thereby reducing starch damage and increasing production with reduced grinding equipment load. Portions of the coarse bran and germ fraction which are ground in the first grinding stage to a sufficient fineness are separated out and not subjected to additional grinding further reducing starch damage and increasing production. The bran and germ fractions may be combined, subjected to stabilization, and combined with the endosperm fraction to obtain a stabilized whole grain flour. | 04-17-2014 |
Timothy Scott Hansen, Woodstock, IL US
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20150307237 | Single Use Container With Dispenser - Single use containers designed to store and dispense liquid substances having a wide variation in viscosities. The container includes a container body that defines a storage compartment for storing the liquid substance and is provided with a neck including a seal positioned in the neck to seal a liquid substance in the storage compartment during storage. The container also includes a cap defining a recess and being adapted for engaging the neck and including structure for piercing the seal and a channel which passes through the structure for piercing the seal to the recess. An applicator is located in the recess such that the applicator and recess together define a chamber between an end of the channel and the applicator to allow liquid to flow from said channel into said chamber. | 10-29-2015 |