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Aaron Harmon, Provo, UT US
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| 20110100703 | TRANSDUCER DEVICE HAVING STRAIN RELIEF COIL HOUSING - A transducer device includes an annular housing having a base wall adjoining a pair of annular side walls. The base and side walls define an annular groove. An access port and at least one strain relief opening are formed in the base wall. The at least one strain relief opening is spaced apart from the access port. A conductor is disposed in the annular groove. | 05-05-2011 |
Aaron B. Harmon, Provo, UT US
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| 20100182012 | Wired Pipe Signal Transmission Testing Apparatus and Method - A wired pipe signal transmission testing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a core having a plurality of threads formed on a surface thereof and a plurality of slots cutting through crests and roots of at least a portion of the threads, thereby creating an escape route for debris that may enter in between the threads. The apparatus includes an inductive transducer coupled to the core. | 07-22-2010 |
Alexander M. Harmon, Clifton, NJ US
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| 20100210013 | POSTPARTUM CELLS DERIVED FROM UMBILICAL CORD TISSUE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Cells derived from human umbilical cords are disclosed along with methods for their therapeutic use. Isolation techniques, culture methods and detailed characterization of the cells with respect to their cell surface markers, gene expression, and their secretion of trophic factors are described. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100260843 | REGENERATION AND REPAIR OF NEURAL TISSUE USING POSTPARTUM-DERIVED CELLS - Cells derived from postpartum umbilicus and placenta are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions, devices and methods for the regeneration or repair of neural tissue using the postpartum-derived cells are also disclosed. | 10-14-2010 |
Alexander M. Harmon, Clinton, NJ US
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| 20090166178 | METHODS FOR STERILIZING MATERIALS CONTAINING BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE AGENTS - Provided are methods for sterilizing a material comprising a biologically-active agent comprising irradiating said material with ionizing radiation at a dose of about 5 kGy to about 25 kGy while maintaining said material in an atmosphere comprising at least 95% by volume inert gas and at a temperature of about 4° C. or lower. Also provided are sterilized materials comprising a biologically-active agent, wherein said materials exhibit substantially the same amount of biological activity as a non-sterilized control. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100159588 | CONDITIONED MEDIA AND METHODS OF MAKING A CONDITIONED MEDIA - A stable and scalable process is provided to manufacture reduced serum umbilical cord tissue-derived (UTC)-conditioned media. The method includes the culture of a UTC under reduced serum conditions. Subsequently, the UTC is washed and grown in serum-free basal media. After approximately 24 hours, the conditioned media is collected, filtered and concentrated by use of an approximately 5 kDa or similar cut-off membrane. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110177134 | Viable Tissue Repair Implants and Methods of Use - Biocompatible tissue implants are provided for repairing a tissue injury or defect. The tissue implants comprise a biological tissue slice that serves as a source of viable cells capable of tissue regeneration and/or repair. The biological tissue slice can be harvested from healthy tissue to have a geometry that is suitable for implantation at the site of the injury or defect. The harvested tissue slice is dimensioned to allow the viable cells contained within the tissue slice to migrate out and proliferate and integrate with tissue surrounding the injury or defect site. Methods for repairing a tissue injury or defect using the tissue implants are also provided. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110223205 | TREATMENT OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS USING UMBILICAL DERIVED CELLS - This invention relates to methods of treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In particular, the invention provides for methods of treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by administering umbilical cord tissue-derived cells, an effective amount of a substantially homogenous population of umbilical cord tissue-derived cells or a pharmaceutical composition comprising umbilical cord tissue-derived cells to a patient. | 09-15-2011 |
Alexander M. Harmon, New Brunswick, NJ US
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| 20120039983 | AMPHIPHILIC MACROMOLECULE-LIPID COMPLEXES - The invention provides amphiphilic macromolecule (AM)-lipid complexes, methods of making the complexes, and methods of using the complexes. | 02-16-2012 |
Brian Harmon, Loveland, CO US
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| 20100245827 | AUTOMATIC OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic optical measurement system ( | 09-30-2010 |
Caleb G. Harmon, Hartland, MI US
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| 20110179620 | SEAL PROTECTOR ASSEMBLY - A seal protector assembly is provided. The seal protector assembly includes a cavity for encasing a seal. A plug or cap is removably attached to the protector seal. After shipment of the transmission, the plug or cap is removed. Once any potential damage to the seal during assembly has passed, the protector is then removed. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120061203 | CAST-IN SPLINE SLEEVE FOR CLUTCH HUB - A composite, i.e., two element, two material clutch hub includes an inner sleeve of a heavy, high strength material to and about which is cast an outer element of a lighter, lower strength material. The sleeve typically includes a splined opening that is received on one or two complementarily splined shafts and a plurality of radially oriented pins or lugs or a discontinuous flange about which the outer element is cast. The outer element is splined to the friction plate of a clutch or other component. The high strength material is preferably, though not necessarily, steel and the lighter material is preferably, though not necessarily, an aluminum alloy. Alternatively, the sleeve may be a high strength aluminum alloy such as a metal matrix composite (MMC) and the outer element may be a lower strength, different aluminum alloy. | 03-15-2012 |
Casey Harmon, Warsaw, IN US
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| 20110230973 | METHOD FOR BONDING A TANTALUM STRUCTURE TO A COBALT-ALLOY SUBSTRATE - Methods for bonding a porous tantalum structure to a substrate are provided. The method includes placing a compressible or porous interlayer between a porous tantalum structure and a cobalt or cobalt-chromium substrate to form an assembly. The interlayer comprising a metal or metal alloy that has solid state solubility with both the substrate and the porous tantalum structure. Heat and pressure are applied to the assembly to achieve solid state diffusion between the substrate and the interlayer and the between the porous tantalum structure and the interlayer. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110233263 | METHOD FOR BONDING A TANTALUM STRUCTURE TO A COBALT-ALLOY SUBSTRATE - A method for bonding a porous tantalum structure to a substrate is provided. The method comprises providing a substrate comprising cobalt or a cobalt-chromium alloy; an interlayer consisting essentially of at least one of hafnium, manganese, niobium, palladium, zirconium, titanium, or alloys or combinations thereof; and a porous tantalum structure. Heat and pressure are applied to the substrate, the interlayer, and the porous tantalum structure to achieve solid-state diffusion between the substrate and the interlayer and between the interlayer and the porous tantalum structure. | 09-29-2011 |
Charles J. Harmon, Boulder, CO US
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| 20090019886 | Method and Apparatus for liquefaction of a Gas - A method and apparatus for making noncommercial amounts of a gas a liquid using a Joule-Thomson device. The device uses a precooler, a compressor, a Joule-Thomson valve and a thermally insulated housing. | 01-22-2009 |
D. Aaron Harmon, Enid, OK US
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| 20110232971 | AUTOMATED CAROUSEL DRILL PIPE STORING AND HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A portable drilling rig including a carousel housing several drill pipe sections used in drilling oil, gas, or other wells into the earth. The carousel indexes the drill pipe sections as a mast raises and lowers a kelly, rotated by a top head. The kelly temporarily attaches to a stored drill pipe section and lowers it into the earth where the drill pipe section is connected to an existing drill string. This entire process is automated so that no human interaction with the actual drill pipe section is necessary. The entire carousel rig may be loaded onto a truck bed or other transportation device to be delivered to a site where drilling is to occur. | 09-29-2011 |
Darren L. Harmon, Madison, IN US
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| 20090049661 | RETAINER FOR OVERMOLDED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT - A device configured to maintain an electric circuit in a fixed position during an overmolding process comprises a wire retainer configured to hold the electric circuit taut an in a fixed position while being molded within a molded item. The retainer has a first end and an opposite second end, and includes a first bushing defining a mounting hole for the molded item extending along a width axis. The built-in bushing includes front and back surfaces configured to be aligned and substantially co-planar with the front and back surfaces of the molded item. The device also includes a first securing member configured to secure a portion of the electric circuit to the retainer within the molded item, to hold the electric circuit in a fixed position within the molded item during the overmolding process. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110223797 | RETAINER FOR OVERMOLDED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT - A plug assembly comprises a molded plug first and second ends, front and back surfaces, and extending along a longitudinal axis. The plug includes a socket extending from the front surface at least partially through the plug along a width axis. The socket defines at least one hole extending at least partially therethrough. The plug assembly also includes a retainer at least partially molded within the plug, with a first end adjacent the first end of the plug and a second end adjacent the second end of the plug. Additionally, the plug assembly includes a first wire set connected to the socket within the plug. The plug assembly further includes a first securing member securing the first wire set to the retainer within the plug, adjacent the first end of the retainer, to hold the first wire set in a fixed position within the plug during the overmolding process. | 09-15-2011 |
Daryl L. Harmon, Evansville, IN US
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| 20110132021 | MULTIFUNCTION DISPENSER ACTUATION PAD - A refrigerator includes refrigerator cabinet, a door attached to the refrigerator cabinet, an ice and water dispenser mounted at the door for dispensing ice and water through the door, the ice and water dispenser including a multifunction dispensing actuation pad having a plurality of actuation points and wherein ice or water is dispensed upon selectively applying a pressure to one of the plurality of actuation points on the dispensing actuation pad. A method of operating a refrigerator includes the steps of providing a refrigerator and selectively applying pressure to at least one of a plurality of actuation points on a dispensing actuation pad of the refrigerator to select an ice and water dispenser function. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110234074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING UTILITIES IN A REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed in this application is a u-shaped grommet for use in a refrigerator. The grommet is fixed so as to allow wires to be routed towards an opening in the liner of the refrigerator, pass through the opening in the liner, and exit the grommet in the opposite direction as the wires entered. The grommet is preferably molded to the wires so that the combined product is inseparable from the wiring which it protects. The grommet is also described as a single piece grommet, although multiple piece grommets are anticipated. | 09-29-2011 |
David Harmon, Rhome, TX US
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| 20090183536 | QUICK ACTION PADLOCK PROTECTOR POUCH AND CHAIN LOCKING SYSTEM - A padlock protector pouch that can be used to cover and protect a padlock, including a padlock body and a padlock shackle, and associated chain links of a chain that are locked together by the padlock without unlocking the padlock and removing the chain links therefrom. A locking system is also provided. | 07-23-2009 |
David Harmon, New York, NY US
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| 20100211368 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND MEDIA FOR SIMULATING CONTACT SCENARIOS - Embodiments of the invention provide methods enabling reliable simulation of objects in contact scenarios. Embodiments of the invention utilize methods providing three parameter-independent guarantees. According to embodiments of the invention, simulations of well-posed problems: have no interpenetrations; obey causality, momentum and energy conservation laws; and complete in finite time. | 08-19-2010 |
David L. Harmon, Essex, VT US
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| 20120126370 | THIN FILM RESISTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes: forming a resistor over a substrate; forming at least one first contact in contact with the resistor; and forming at least one second contact in contact with the resistor. The resistor is structured and arranged such that current flows from the at least one first contact to the at least one second contact through a central portion of the resistor. The resistor includes at least one extension extending laterally outward from the central portion in a direction parallel to the current flow. The method includes sizing the at least one extension based on a thermal diffusion length of the resistor. | 05-24-2012 |
David L. Harmon, Essex Junction, VT US
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| 20120076172 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL-SYSTEM TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The present invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) temperature sensor that employs a suspended spiral comprising a material with a positive coefficient of thermal expansion. The thermal expansion of the suspended spiral is guided to by a set of guideposts to provide a linear movement of the free end of the suspended spiral, which is converted to an electrical signal by a set of conductive rotor azimuthal fins that are interdigitated with a set of conductive stator azimuthal fins by measuring the amount of capacitive coupling therebetween. Real time temperature may thus be measured through the in-situ measurement of the capacitive coupling. Optionally, the MEMS temperature sensor may have a ratchet and a pawl to enable ex-situ measurement. | 03-29-2012 |
David M. Harmon, Eugene, OR US
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| 20090326166 | STORAGE STABLE AMINO-FORMALDEHYDE RESINS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Amino-formaldehyde resins may be prepared using formulations including formaldehyde, glycerin and at least one amino compound selected from the group consisting of urea, melamine, and mixtures thereof; under reaction conditions sufficient to prepare a resin, wherein; the amino-formaldehyde resin is prepared in a substantial absence of a sulfonating agent, ethylene glycol, and polyalkylene glycols. If the amino compound is urea, then the urea is present in a molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea ranging from 0.70 to 1.30; if the amino compound is melamine, then the melamine is present in a molar ratio of formaldehyde to melamine ranging from 1.3 to 2.2; and if the amino compound is a mixture of urea and melamine, then the mixture of urea and melamine is present in a molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine ranging from 0.35 to 1.3 | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326185 | STORAGE STABLE MELAMINE-UREA-FORMALDEHYDE RESINS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins may be prepared using processes including a first cook stage, a second cook stage, and a final addition wherein: the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine (F:U+M) in the first cook stage is from about 2.0 to about 5.0; and the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine (F:U+M) in the second cook stage is from about 1.5 to 3.0; and the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine (F:U+M) in the final addition from about 0.4 to 0.70. | 12-31-2009 |
Eric S. Harmon, Norfolk, MA US
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| 20090064922 | Methods of hyperdoping semiconductor materials and hyperdoped semiconductor materials and devices - Methods are disclosed for producing highly doped semiconductor materials. Using the invention, one can achieve doping densities that exceed traditional, established carrier saturation limits without deleterious side effects. Additionally, highly doped semiconductor materials are disclosed, as well as improved electronic and optoelectronic devices/components using said materials. The innovative materials and processes enabled by the invention yield significant performance improvements and/or cost reductions for a wide variety of semiconductor-based microelectronic and optoelectronic devices/systems. | 03-12-2009 |
Hans Patrick Harmon, Lawrence, KS US
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| 20090203958 | Apparatus and method for automatically inducing sleep deprivation in rodents - Apparatus and method for automatically inducing sleep deprivation in rodents with an electroencephalogram measurement and analysis system, an electromyogram measurement and analysis system, sleep deprivation stimulus, stimulus control, acquisition and real-time sleep stage analysis software, and cage with food and water supplies. | 08-13-2009 |
Harold James Harmon, Edmond, OK US
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| 20100028853 | OPTICAL DETERMINATION OF LIVING VS. NON LIVING CELLS - A method of determining whether a cell sample in a medium contains living or dead cells of a predetermined target cell type is disclosed. The method includes preparing a testing substrate by attaching a binding molecule thereto, the binding molecule having the property of immobilizing cells of the target cell type upon coming in contact therewith. The method also includes incorporating a colorimetric indicator onto the testing substrate, performing a first spectrographic analysis of the calorimetric indicator, determining a change in pH of the medium based upon a second spectrographic analysis of the colorimetric indicator as compared to the first, and determining the portion of live target cells in the medium based upon the change in pH. | 02-04-2010 |
Ian Robert Harmon, Hudson, WI US
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| 20120100636 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BINDING KINETICS WITH A RESONATING SENSOR - A subject material in a fluid sample is detected using a resonating sensor immersible in the fluid sample. Binding kinetics of an interaction of an analyte material present in the fluid sample are measured with the resonating sensor, which has binding sites for the analyte material. Prior to exposing the resonating sensor to the fluid sample, operation of the resonating sensor is initiated, producing a sensor output signal representing a resonance characteristic of the resonating sensor. Optionally, a reference resonator that lacks binding sites for the analyte is used to produce a reference output signal. Introduction of a fluid sample to the resonating sensor is automatically detected based on a characteristic change in the sensor output signal or a reference output signal. In response to the detecting of the introduction of the fluid sample, automated measurement of the binding kinetics are measured. | 04-26-2012 |
Jack D. Harmon, Carmel, IN US
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| 20090322288 | Internal Packaged Alternator with Microprocessor Controlled Multi-Input Regulator - A vehicle alternator comprises a housing with a voltage regulator positioned within the housing. The alternator further comprises a rotor having a field coil positioned within the housing and a stator positioned within the housing. The stator includes stator windings configured to provide an output voltage in response to rotation of the rotor. The voltage regulator is configured to receive a battery temperature signal from outside of the alternator and control the current provided to the field coil based at least in part on the received battery temperature signal. In at least one embodiment, the battery temperature signal is provided from a temperature sensor positioned adjacent to the vehicle battery. The voltage regulator of the alternator includes a processor configured to control the current provided to the field coil based at least in part on the particular type of vehicle battery used in association with the alternator. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100123439 | Alternator Regulator With Variable Rotor Field Frequency - An alternator comprises a regulator configured to control the electric current to a field coil. The regulator includes a field driver circuit, the field driver circuit configured to deliver the electric current to the field coil at a switching frequency. The regulator further includes a controller configured to vary the switching frequency of the field driver circuit between a plurality of different switching frequencies. The alternator further comprises a sensor configured to detect a predetermined alternator condition, and the controller is configured to adjust the switching frequency of the field driver circuit in response to the sensed predetermined condition such as, for example, a rotor speed, a pulse width from the field driver circuit, an efficiency of the alternator, a temperature within the alternator, a temperature outside of the alternator, or magnetic noise of the alternator. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100231180 | Alternator Regulator With Automatic Regulation Dependent on System Voltage - An alternator configured for use in a vehicle comprises a stator having a plurality of stator windings. A rotatable field coil is positioned adjacent to the stator within the alternator. A field driver circuit is configured to deliver an electric current to the field coil. A voltage sensor is configured to detect a battery voltage. A controller in the alternator is configured to execute either a first field current control program or a second field current control program depending at least in part upon the detected battery voltage. The first field current control program is configured to control the electric current delivered to the field coil in a 12 volt vehicle power system. The second field current control program is configured to control the electric current delivered to the field coil in a 24 volt vehicle power system. | 09-16-2010 |
James C. Harmon, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20100313972 | Check Valve For A Self-Priming Pump - A check valve of the flapper type structured for use in a self-primer pump is structured for attachment to the pump casing in a manner that facilitates servicing of the check valve, and includes securement means that are positioned external to the casing and a flapper that is located through an opening of the casing in a manner that enables the servicing of the valve without dropping the flapper or the hardware into the interior of the pump. | 12-16-2010 |
James V. Harmon, Mahtomedi, MN US
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| 20080216480 | Internal combustion engine with auxiliary steam power recovered from waste heat - A combination internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber and a steam chamber in the cylinder adjacent the piston and at least one steam exhaust port positioned to communicate with the steam chamber through the wall of the cylinder for exhausting steam at a location in the cylinder wall adjacent to an engine cylinder cap surface that is heated externally to assist in reducing chilling or condensation of steam entering the steam chamber from a boiler fired by waste combustion heat. The invention also permits steam admitted from a steam chest jacketing the cylinder cap to be exhausted from the engine when the steam chamber is in an expanded state whereupon residual steam is then recompressed prior to admitting the next charge of steam with the stream in the steam chamber being heated directly by the combustion chamber as well as by heat from the steam chest. An I.C. exhaust powered heater is a part of an I.C. exhaust manifold which functions as an afterburner with supplemental air injection for promoting combustion of unburned exhaust constituents to superheat steam that is piped through it to the steam chest. The invention provides valves for balancing steam engine displacement with boiler output and for cylinder compounding with a boiler, heat exchange and control arrangement for efficiently recovering waste heat. | 09-11-2008 |
James V. Harmon, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20080216480 | Internal combustion engine with auxiliary steam power recovered from waste heat - A combination internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber and a steam chamber in the cylinder adjacent the piston and at least one steam exhaust port positioned to communicate with the steam chamber through the wall of the cylinder for exhausting steam at a location in the cylinder wall adjacent to an engine cylinder cap surface that is heated externally to assist in reducing chilling or condensation of steam entering the steam chamber from a boiler fired by waste combustion heat. The invention also permits steam admitted from a steam chest jacketing the cylinder cap to be exhausted from the engine when the steam chamber is in an expanded state whereupon residual steam is then recompressed prior to admitting the next charge of steam with the stream in the steam chamber being heated directly by the combustion chamber as well as by heat from the steam chest. An I.C. exhaust powered heater is a part of an I.C. exhaust manifold which functions as an afterburner with supplemental air injection for promoting combustion of unburned exhaust constituents to superheat steam that is piped through it to the steam chest. The invention provides valves for balancing steam engine displacement with boiler output and for cylinder compounding with a boiler, heat exchange and control arrangement for efficiently recovering waste heat. | 09-11-2008 |
Jason Edward Harmon, Bristol, CT US
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| 20090002106 | CIRCUIT BREAKER APPARATUS - A circuit breaker assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a base having an interior bottom surface that includes a first engagement feature and a circuit breaker cassette having an exterior bottom surface that includes a second engagement feature. The cassette is oriented in the base to provide for a current path through the base in a first direction. The first engagement feature engages with the second engagement feature and restrains movement of the cassette relative to the base in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the interior bottom surface. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100066470 | CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER TRIP APPARATUS AND METHOD - A circuit interrupter trip apparatus operably connected to an operating mechanism of a circuit interrupter includes a sensor and a switch operably connected and responsive to the sensor. The switch is positioned such that the sensor changes the operating state of the switch in response to detection of a predetermined electrical condition, such as an electrical fault. A controller is operably connected to the switch and is configured to activate the operating mechanism in response to a change in the operating state of the switch. | 03-18-2010 |
Jay Scott Harmon, Leawood, KS US
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| 20110086623 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USERS - A method and system for providing cross-carrier contact information for mobile users of mobile communication devices and other mobile communication devices provides a single registry of user profiles, wherein each user profile is established and maintained by a user so that each user may control how and by whom they are contacted. The registry of user profiles may be accessed with a client software application on a calling party's mobile communication device. The calling party may transmit a look-up request to the registry over a data channel. The registry receives the look-up request and locates a user profile that matches the look-up request and provides the user profile to the calling mobile communication device. The user profile does not display the mobile communication device number for the called mobile communication device. Once the calling party calls the called party, the called mobile communication device may query the registry and display the user profile for the calling mobile communication device. | 04-14-2011 |
J. Douglas Harmon, Lincolnton, GA US
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| 20110074585 | PATIENT TRACKING SYSTEM - Provided are a method and system for tracking a patient at a medical facility. Tracking the patient includes, using a computer comprising an input peripheral manipulated by a user, receiving a first location of the patient within the medical facility identified by the user via the input peripheral. The first location is displayed on a display device operatively connected to the computer, the first location being identified by a graphical marker representing the first location where the patient can be found. In response to a user interaction with the input peripheral, a second location of the patient is received, indicating movement of the patient from the first location to the second, different location. In response to receiving the second location, the graphical marker on the display device operatively connected to the computer is moved to identify the second location where the patient can be found after being moved. | 03-31-2011 |
Jeff Harmon, Fort Wayne, IN US
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| 20120023658 | PERIMETER DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR SHOWERS - A drainage system including grated tracks adapted to be located along a periphery of a floor. In addition, the drainage system includes at least one drain located on the grated tracks, an underneath channel running below the grated tracks, and at least one drain conduit running from the at least one drain to a floor drain. | 02-02-2012 |
Jeffrey Harmon, Fort Wayne, IN US
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| 20120110827 | Trench drain system and method of installation on level floor surface, paticulary for shower rooms - A trench drain system and method of installation thereof on a level floor surface. An elongate channel member is placed on the floor surface. A preformed elongate sloping member having a thick end tapering to a thin end in inserted into the channel with its thin end closest to the channel drain opening, thereby forming an inclined sloping surface. A grate extends over the channel inlet. The area adjacent the channel is filled to the height of the channel, whereby water thereon flows through the grate into the channel, along the inclined surface and out through the drain opening. The channel can be placed adjacent a vertical wall whereby wall tile may be installed over a channel top edge. The floor area adjacent the channel is filled with preformed sloping sheet members or with plastically formable material positioned at an incline using a floor height setting post. | 05-10-2012 |
Jerald I. Harmon, Suagar Land, TX US
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| 20090012711 | Vertical seismic profiling method utilizing seismic communication and synchronization - A while-drilling Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) data acquisition system utilizing the same seismic shots for three purposes is disclosed. First, the seismic shots provide a means for synchronizing a downhole clock in the VSP receiver to a master clock at the surface, thereby enabling correct determination of seismic travel times. Second, the same seismic shots are also used to communicate commands and other information to the downhole VSP receiver, such commands controlling the actions of the VSP receiver or associated devices. Third, the same seismic shots are utilized for purposes of the VSP survey itself, i.e. determination of seismic travel times, forming of seismic images, and determination of geologic and formation fluid properties using the VSP methods. | 01-08-2009 |
John Harmon, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20120115938 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION OF CELLS HAVING COSMETIC FUNCTION TO ENHANCE COSMETIC APPEARANCE - Disclosed are methods and compositions to genetically modify substantially intact cells having cosmetic function to enhance the cosmetic appearance in mammals so as to enhance and/or maintain a biochemical and/or physiological process that has a positive effect on cosmetic appearance. The methods and compositions may provide cosmetic benefits such as reduced skin sagging, increased skin thickness, reduced wrinkles, increased skin thickness and collagen content, increased skin tone and elastic-ity, increased skin hydration, and improved skin texture and color. | 05-10-2012 |
John Paul Harmon, Albany, OR US
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| 20080309508 | Accelerometer based extended display - Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for displaying data on a portable electronic device. In one embodiment, a first portion of accessed data is displayed on a portable electronic device. A motion detector responsive to motion in at least a single direction then detects a movement of the portable electronic device from a first position to a second position. In response to the motion detector detecting the movement, a second portion of the accessed data is automatically displayed by the portable electronic device. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090025094 | Data collector with expanded functionality - Embodiments of the present invention recite a data collector with expanded functionality and a method of enhancing revenue generation using a data collector with expanded functionality. In one embodiment, a central unit of a data collector is configured to receive a replaceable unit such that any one of a variety of replaceable units can be configure to be attached to said central unit. | 01-22-2009 |
John W. Harmon, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20090030364 | Electroporation gene therapy gun system - A cartridge for administration of a bioactive agent may include a plurality of chambers, including at least a first chamber and a second chamber. Each of the chambers may contain a component of a composition to be administered to a tissue site of a subject. For example, the first chamber may contain the bioactive agent and the second chamber may contain a liquid for suspending the bioactive agent prior to administration to the tissue site. An apparatus for administering or delivering a bioactive agent may include the cartridge and may further include an energy source for providing an electrical pulse to the tissue site. The apparatus may further cause mixing of the bioactive agent with the liquid in the cartridge. For example, the apparatus may impact the cartridge to result in mixing of the bioactive agent with the liquid. A method for combining a bioactive agent with a liquid forms a composition for delivering to a tissue site. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090311226 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING ESOPHAGEAL DYSPLASIA - Enhancing the immune response to esophageal tumor cells reduces the incidence of esophageal cancer developing, recurring, or metastasizing. Esophageal cancer cells are modified to render them more immunogenic and proliferation compromised. They are used in an antigenic preparation to raise a T cell response in the recipient. | 12-17-2009 |
John Watson Harmon, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20090186805 | Compositions and Methods for Genetic Modification of Cells Having Cosmetic Function to Enhance Cosmetic Appearance - Disclosed are methods and compositions to genetically modify substantially intact cells having cosmetic function to enhance the cosmetic appearance in mammals so as to enhance and/or maintain a biochemical and/or physiological process that has a positive effect on cosmetic appearance. The methods and compositions may provide cosmetic benefits such as reduced skin sagging, increased skin thickness, reduced wrinkles, increased skin thickness and collagen content, increased skin tone and elasticity, increased skin hydration, and improved skin texture and color. | 07-23-2009 |
Jon A. Harmon, Byhalia, MS US
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| 20090312803 | Bone Plate and Bone Plate Assemblies Including Polyaxial Fasteners - A system for fixation of bone, including a bone plate with an opening comprising threads made of a first material and a fastener with a head at least partially comprising a polymeric material that is softer than the first material. In some embodiments, when the fastener is inserted into the first opening, the threads of the first opening form threads in the polymeric material on the head of the fastener and secure the fastener in place at one of a plurality of possible angles within the first opening. The first opening additionally accepts a fastener with a substantially spherical head for compression of a fracture, or a fastener with a threaded head that engages with the threads of the threaded opening. In some embodiments the first opening includes a substantially frustoconical-shaped top portion. In other embodiments there may be a second opening that is either non-threaded or comprises a plurality of protruding fins. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120109216 | BONE PLATE AND BONE PLATE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING POLYAXIAL FASTENERS - A bone plate system for fixation of bone includes a bone plate and a first fastener. The bone plate includes a bone contacting surface, an upper surface, and a first opening extending between the bone contacting surface and the upper surface. The first opening includes a lower portion, a non-threaded upper portion, and a threaded portion. The threaded portion includes threads and converges towards the lower portion. The lower portion includes a smallest diameter of the first opening. The first fastener includes a head at least partially comprising a spherical portion and a first material. When the first fastener is inserted into the first opening, the threads of the first opening form threads in the first material on the head of the first fastener to secure the first fastener in place at one of a plurality of possible angles within the first opening. | 05-03-2012 |
Jon Andrew Harmon, Byhalia, MS US
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| 20080300637 | Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates - Certain embodiments of the invention provide plates for treating periarticular fractures or other non-full body weight bearing applications that combine polyaxial fixation with a low profile and enhanced contouring that more closely conforms to bone. Such plates can be designed to achieve buttressing effect and/or to be used in a reinforcement mode. Other features can be combined with these. Such plates can be created for use on bone sites such as on a tibia, fibula, metatarsal, calcaneous, other foot bone, humerus, radius, ulna, spinal, maxillofacial, as well as sites on other bones. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090143824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING POLYAXIAL PLATES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a bone fixation assembly that can provide polyaxial fixation. The polyaxial fixation may be provided by fins that protrude from an opening in a bone plate or fins that protrude from a fastener head. | 06-04-2009 |
Joseph Harmon, Fairfax, VA US
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| 20090047989 | Cellular notebook - The present teachings relate to a wireless communications, data, and multimedia device that can utilize various service, media, and channels including, for example, cellular radio frequency, wireless hotspot 802.11x radio frequencies, HD radio frequency, and BLUETOOTH® radio frequency, all in an integrated device. The present teachings further provide a Cellular Notebook device featuring a keypad comprising both a QWERTY keyboard and a telephony keypad. The present teachings provide for broadband data service via a primary link using cellular radio frequency data services, and optionally 802.11x hotspot data connections to the Internet. The Cellular Notebook can utilize flash memory, USB, and BLUETOOTH® data and memory storage components only. The Cellular Notebook according to the present teachings can provide the user with network specific-content and serve as an integrated device that empowers the user in an emergency situation like no previously available device. | 02-19-2009 |
Julie P. Harmon, Tampa, FL US
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| 20080306184 | Polymer/carbon nanotube composites, methods of use and methods of synthesis thereof - Polymer/carbon nanotube composites including single-wall or multi-wall carbon nanotubes incorporated into the matrix of a polymer are provided. These composites can be used in environments exposed to galactic cosmic radiation. Accordingly, the composites are useful in deep space applications like space vehicles, space stations, personal equipment as well as applications in the biomedical arts and atom splitting research. The composites can be modified with organic dyes containing at least one phenyl ring and the resulting doped composite is useful as a radiation detector. The preferred polymer is poly(4-methyl-1-pentene). At low nanotube concentrations (i.e., about 0.5 wt % or less), the composites exhibit transparent optical qualities. At higher nanotube concentrations (i.e., about 0.6 wt % or more), the composites are non-transparent. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100155220 | CARBON NANOTUBE/POLYMER COMPOSITES RESISTANT TO IONIZING RADIATION - Polymer composites directed to single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) dispersed within poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and their methods of synthesis. Composites of the present invention are also formulated as films and spun coat onto desired substrates. Advantageously, both the composites and films of the present invention exhibit resistance to radiation. | 06-24-2010 |
Kent M. Harmon, Troy, MI US
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| 20090019299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING WAKEUP TIME IN ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER SYSTEMS AND TRANSFORMER ISOLATION - An electrical power converter system adjusts a wakeup voltage periodically, to permit earlier connection and/or operation, to increase performance. The electrical power converter system selects between a mathematically adjusted wakeup voltage based on at least one previous period, and a table derived wakeup voltage that takes into account historical information. The electrical power converter system is particularly suited to applications with periodicity such as solar based photovoltaic power generation. | 01-15-2009 |
Kirk Thomas Harmon, Tacoma, WA US
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| 20110161103 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL SUPPORT - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of systems and methods for providing electronic medical support that utilize an electronic examination template. According to various embodiments, the electronic examination template may include an examination step relating to a medical complaint, a clinical clue associated with the examination step to inform a user on how to proceed with the examination step, and an information field to allow a user to input information related to the examination step. | 06-30-2011 |
Larry Harmon, North Canton, OH US
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| 20100243729 | Banking system that operates responsive to data read from data bearing records - An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data bearing records. The automated banking machine includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards corresponding to a financial account. The automated banking machine further includes a sheet accepting device that is operative to receive at least one of notes and checks. A note acceptor includes at least one validator that includes at least one ultrasonic detector. The at least one validator is operative to identify suspect counterfeit notes produced by assembling pieces of genuine notes by identifying seams or other fastening features in the notes where such pieces are joined. The note validator may further include image sensors and/or radiation transmission sensors which are further usable to identify the presence of seams or other fastening features that can distinguish valid and suspect counterfeit notes. | 09-30-2010 |
Larry Shane Harmon, Park City, UT US
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| 20100125033 | Adaptable bi-directional range-of-motion exercise apparatus providing repose configuration - A resistance exercise apparatus is provided which, includes structures for receiving a body extremity of a user, the means for receiving a body extremity subject to a force provided by the body extremity, structures for maintaining the means for receiving a body extremity in a predefined plane during movement; and resistance providing devices to impose resistance against, the movement of the body extremity. Versions of the apparatus may positioned on a floor, on a wall, or be free standing. Various embodiments of the invention are particularly suited to provide range-of-motion exercises for legs, arms, and hands of the user for both recreational strengthening and physical therapy applications. | 05-20-2010 |
Mathew T. Harmon US
Matthew Harmon, Dearborn, MI US
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| 20110298245 | REDUCED HEIGHT PICKUP TRUCK BED SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A pickup bed support structure that includes longitudinally extending frame rails to which transversely extending beams used to support the truck bed box are assembled. The beams are received below a top surface of the frame rails by forming notches or holes in the frame rails into which the beams are inserted. Alternatively, notches or holes may be provided in the transversely extending beams that receive the longitudinal extending frame rails. One method of manufacturing a pickup truck bed support structure is disclosed in which holes are provided in the longitudinally extending frame rail that receive the transversely extending beam that support the pickup truck bed. An alternative method is also disclosed in which notches are formed in the frame rails that receive the beams that are welded to the frame rails prior to assembling the pickup truck bed to the beams. | 12-08-2011 |
Matthew Ryan Harmon, Dearborn, MI US
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| 20090026428 | EXTENSION ROD USED FOR A JACK ARM - An extension rod for a jack arm comprises a connecting rod having a first joint and a second joint formed at the respective ends of the connecting rod. A first locking hole and a second locking hole are formed in the first and second joints, respectively. The extension rod also comprises a lockup mechanism comprising an elastic body configured to connect to either the first joint or the connecting rod and a lockup bolt formed on the elastic body, and configured to engage the first locking hole. | 01-29-2009 |
Matthew T. Harmon US
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| 20090216232 | MODULAR SEGMENTED INTRAMEDULLARY SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHODS - A modular implantable segmented intramedullary structure adapted to be received in the intramedullary canal of a bone configurable between a relatively flexible, bent configuration for implantation or extraction and a relatively rigid, straightened configuration for bone treatment. The segmented intramedullary structure comprises a plurality of interconnected segments with a first interface and a complementarily-shaped second interface such that the first interface of a segment cooperatively engages the second interface of an adjacent segment. The segments define a channel for a tensioning member to lock the structure in a compressed configuration. | 08-27-2009 |
Michael P. Harmon, Dunlap, IL US
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| 20090084331 | Thermostat assembly having integral Cylinder head and thermostat housing - A thermostat assembly for a combustion engine having at least one cylinder is disclosed. The assembly has a cylinder head configured to cap off the at least one cylinder, the cylinder head having a recess fluidly connected to a coolant passage of the combustion engine. The assembly also has a thermostat located completely within the recess. | 04-02-2009 |
Michael Patrick Harmon, Dunlap, IL US
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| 20090000283 | EGR equipped engine having condensation dispersion device - A condensation dispersion device for use with a power source having an exhaust recirculation system is disclosed. The condensation dispersion device may have a housing with an inlet configured to receive exhaust, and an outlet configured to discharge exhaust. The condensation dispersion device may also have a first static mixing device disposed within the housing and being configured to redirect condensate from an internal wall of the housing into the exhaust. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100095838 | Engine cylinder liner - An engine cylinder liner is provided. The engine cylinder liner includes a first liner end, a second liner end, and an inner surface extending between the first liner end and the second liner end. The engine cylinder liner also includes a first outer surface between the first liner end and a first outer surface end portion, and a second outer surface between the second liner end and a second outer surface end portion. The second outer surface end portion is closer to the first liner end, than the first outer surface end portion is to the first liner end. The engine cylinder liner further includes an inclined shoulder surface portion between the first and second outer surface end portions. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120012083 | Fuel Delivery Assembly - A fuel delivery assembly for delivering a flow of fuel to a fuel injector includes a securing member including a securing member opening extending through the securing member such that the securing member is generally cylindrical. The securing member opening includes an inner surface that includes a securing member projection. The fuel delivery assembly also includes a quill tube including a quill tube opening extending through the quill tube such that the quill tube is generally cylindrical. The quill tube opening is configured to receive the flow of fuel and direct the flow of fuel to the fuel injector. The quill tube includes an outer surface that includes a quill tube projection. The securing member opening is configured to receive at least a portion of the quill tube, and the securing member projection and the quill tube projection are configured to engage in an interference fit. | 01-19-2012 |
Nicholas Harmon, Waitsfield, VT US
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| 20100102252 | Hand held sterilization devices - Convenient mobile sterilization devices are described herein that, in certain embodiments, provide secure storage in a niche in a protective housing and one-button action to automatically deploy and activate the device for quick and powerful destruction of germs on a surface using one hand. Users can hold the UV-light device and move it across a target surface to sterilize or disinfect the surface. The device may be compact, easily deployed, provided with a durable cover for secure storage, and equipped with safety shut-off features to prevent unwanted uses. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100104471 | Mobile disinfectant device and methods - Ultraviolet light is an effective sterilization agent. Convenient mobile sterilization devices are described herein that, in certain embodiments, provide indications to a user of how much sterilizing light is required for a given sterilization goal and how much light has been applied to a surface towards that goal. Users can move the devices across a target surface as needed to sterilize or disinfect the surface, with the device tracking the dosage applied to the surface. One embodiment of a mobile device that comprises an ultraviolet C (UVC) light source, a distance detector, an indicator, and a microprocessor that receives data from the distance detector for calculating an intensity of the light from the source on a target surface and for calculating a dosage of the light on the surface to provide a signal to the indicator when a predetermined dosage is achieved. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20120093688 | MOBILE DISINFECTANT DEVICE AND METHODS - Methods, devices, and materials that include, in certain embodiments, a mobile device, movable across a surface by a user, that provides ultraviolet light for a process of sanitizing or sterilizing the surface that comprises an ultraviolet light source for illuminating the surface with the ultraviolet light to thereby sanitize or sterilize the surface. The device may include a movement sensor operatively coupled to a microprocessor that receives movement data from the movement sensor, and an indicator that is operatively coupled to the microprocessor, with the microprocessor comprising programming to perform a comparison of the calculated dosage to a predetermined dosage, wherein the microprocessor, based on the comparison, controls the indicator to provide instructions to the user. | 04-19-2012 |
Nick Harmon, Albuquerque, NM US
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| 20100104757 | Surface Finishing System and Method - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for surface finishing, which allows for a surface to be painted and textured at the same time. | 04-29-2010 |
Paul Edward Harmon, Dexter, MI US
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| 20110127801 | PILLAR FOR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a pillar of a vehicle body structure for supporting the roof of an automotive vehicle. The pillar includes an outer panel having a side panel attached to an inner panel. The pillar further includes a first and second reinforcing member. The first reinforcing member has a planar surface and a first reinforcing edge. The second reinforcing member also has a planar surface and a second reinforcing edge. The first reinforcing member is spaced apart from the second reinforcing member, and the first and second reinforcing edges abut against respective side panel and inner panel portions so as to transmit load between the outer panel and the inner panel and reduce deformation of the outer panel under a predetermined load. | 06-02-2011 |
Randall Blair Harmon, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20100223129 | Method for matching the needs and interests of Internet users - Internet service is no longer distributed by large Internet Service Providers such as America Online. From hotel owners, coffee shops, airports, libraries, government offices, schools and community networks, the availability to “log-on” is becoming more accessible and from a variety of sources everyday. In one embodiment of the invention, before an Internet user can access the Internet, a default URL address and web page appears on the screen that has a “terms of use” agreement contained within a text box, and blank text box fields for inputting the address of where the Internet user is accessing the Internet. The action of clicking on an “I agree” or “Accept” button seizes the address, references a website database of addresses belonging to businesses and special interests that are germane to the Internet user. In another embodiment of the invention, a URL address displays a web page that has blank text box fields for inputting the address of where the Internet user is accessing the Internet and does not contain a “terms of use” agreement. The results of clicking on the “Accept” button remain the same, displaying businesses and special interests that are germane to the Internet user. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110302029 | Interactive Business Promotion System - A system and method for an interactive multi-media business listing delivery for use by businesses and customers, includes a geographically based database with fixed input attributes and terms, and a non-geographically based information set with fixed input characteristics and labels. A multi-media component business listing is produced with a plurality of media components from a business owner that has the geographically based fixed input term and attribute and the non-geographically based fixed input label and characteristic. Wherein a customer executes a query that selectively inputs a geographically based fixed input attribute and input term plus selectively inputs a non-geographically based fixed input characteristic and label, all as matched to the business owner geographically based fixed attribute and term plus the non-geographically based selected fixed input characteristic and label. Wherein this results in a specific multi-media component business listing being delivered to the customer per the customer query. | 12-08-2011 |
Richard M. Harmon, Lake Forest, IL US
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| 20080243532 | CONTINGENT PURCHASE RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to an integrated rights marketplace providing a contingent purchase right to a consumer good, wherein the contingency is the production of the consumer good, and wherein the occurrence of the contingency secures a right to purchase the consumer good. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080255939 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALLOCATING A CONSUMER ACCESS RIGHT TO A LIVE EVENT - A performer credit program facilitates crediting, tracking, and accumulating performer credits for consumer activity such as purchasing items related to a performer. Consumers manage performer credits in a performer credit account through a performer credit account facility and can elect to convert accumulated credits to access rights that can be used to acquire a ticket to a live event. Performers or their representative can use the information in the accounts to determine interest in and allocate seats for live events. Consumers can acquire, trade, exchange, or sell credits to other consumers on a secondary market allowing consumers to accumulate sufficient credits to convert to an access right. The program encourages consumers to acquire credits to exchange them for access rights that they can either sell or use to acquire a ticket to a live event. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090006184 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEMAND AGGREGATION FOR PROPOSED FUTURE ITEMS - Embodiments predict, measure, and/or guarantee demand for a contingent or hypothetical future item and, based upon that demand, determining whether or not to actually produce or select the future item. In particular, embodiments measure such demand via forward rights, votes, contingent event certificates, and associated marketplaces. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090070249 | CONTINGENT EVENT RIGHTS RELATING TO TEAM LOCATION - The present invention relates to an integrated rights marketplace providing a platform for exchanging a right, the right being subject to a contingency, wherein the right relates to a right to an item associated with a sports team and wherein contingency relates to the location of the sports team. | 03-12-2009 |
Roger Harmon, Crystal Lake, IL US
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| 20110157799 | Coupling assembly for a foldable electronic device - An electronic device comprising a first housing, a second housing and a hinge assembly. The first housing element has an inward surface and an outward surface and a side end. The second housing has an inward surface and an outward surface and a side end. The hinge assembly couples the first housing element and the second housing element about the respective side ends of the first and second housing elements, and facilitates rotation between a collapsed orientation and a deployed. The hinge assembly further includes a first hinge member and a second hinge member. The first hinge member is fixed to the first housing element. The second hinge member is slidably coupled to the second housing element. The first and second hinge members are rotatably coupled to each other about an axis of rotation, and, the second housing element rotates relative to the first housing element. Furthermore, the second housing element translates relative to the first housing element and the second hinge member between a compressed position and a fully extended position. | 06-30-2011 |
Ronald Harmon, Clearwater, FL US
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| 20080317950 | Method for adding a thermoset overmold layer to a lens within a mold - A method and coating used to prepare a photochromically-enabled bifocal ophthalmic lens. The method and equipment includes injection molding a single vision lens, for example, from polycarbonate. The clamp opens vertically and the top insert is exchanged for a bifocal mold having a base curve similar to the single vision lens. The thermoset coating includes compounds from several acrylate classes, and is applied to the single vision lens. The coating may include a photochromic dye. The coating is also formulated to receive a photochromic solution through an imbibition process. | 12-25-2008 |
Sean B. Harmon, Columbus, OH US
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| 20110139309 | FOUNDRY MIXES CONTAIING CARBONATE SALTS AND THEIR USES - Disclosed is a foundry mix containing a carbonate salt and its use to make foundry shapes by the warm-box, hot-box, no-bake, and cold-box process, the use of these foundry shapes to make metal castings, and the metal castings prepared by the process. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110139310 | FOUNDRY MIXES CONTAINING SULFATE AND/OR NITRATE SALTS AND THEIR USES - Disclosed is a foundry mix containing a sulfate and/or nitrate salt and its use to make foundry shapes by the warm-box, hot-box, no-bake, and cold-box process, the use of these foundry shapes to make metal castings, and the metal castings prepared by the process. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110139311 | FOUNDRY MIXES CONTAINING AN ORGANIC ACID SALT AND THEIR USES - Disclosed is a foundry mix containing an organic salt and its use to make foundry shapes by the warm-box, hot-box, no-bake, and cold-box process, the use of these foundry shapes to make metal castings, and the metal castings prepared by the process. | 06-16-2011 |
Stephen C. Harmon, Mahtomedi, MN US
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| 20080216480 | Internal combustion engine with auxiliary steam power recovered from waste heat - A combination internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber and a steam chamber in the cylinder adjacent the piston and at least one steam exhaust port positioned to communicate with the steam chamber through the wall of the cylinder for exhausting steam at a location in the cylinder wall adjacent to an engine cylinder cap surface that is heated externally to assist in reducing chilling or condensation of steam entering the steam chamber from a boiler fired by waste combustion heat. The invention also permits steam admitted from a steam chest jacketing the cylinder cap to be exhausted from the engine when the steam chamber is in an expanded state whereupon residual steam is then recompressed prior to admitting the next charge of steam with the stream in the steam chamber being heated directly by the combustion chamber as well as by heat from the steam chest. An I.C. exhaust powered heater is a part of an I.C. exhaust manifold which functions as an afterburner with supplemental air injection for promoting combustion of unburned exhaust constituents to superheat steam that is piped through it to the steam chest. The invention provides valves for balancing steam engine displacement with boiler output and for cylinder compounding with a boiler, heat exchange and control arrangement for efficiently recovering waste heat. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090205338 | High efficiency dual cycle internal combustion engine with steam power recovered from waste heat - A high efficiency combined cycle internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber outward of the piston, a fixed cylinder cap sealingly and slideably mounted within the piston and a steam expansion/recompression chamber inside the piston adjacent the cylinder cap. The cylinder cap can be unheated or heated externally to reduce condensation of steam entering the steam chamber from a steam generator fired by waste combustion heat. Steam remaining in the cylinder when a steam exhaust valve closes at the top center position is recompressed during an inward stroke of the piston up to admission pressure prior to admitting the next charge of steam. One valve or a pair of retractable steam inlet valves connected in series within the cylinder cap act in cooperation with steam recompression and clearance volume to achieve an effective zero steam chamber clearance and a gain in mean Rankine cycle temperature to maximize efficiency. The amount of steam admitted each outward stroke is continuously regulated, e.g. by shifting the phase of one steam admission valve of a pair to vary their overlap for determining the steam mass admitted during each cycle to reduce specific fuel consumption. Other valves balance steam displacement with the steam generator output to use steam more efficiently. Engine coolant can be evaporated in a combustion chamber cooling jacket to form steam which is then superheated in a combustion exhaust manifold. | 08-20-2009 |
Stephen K. Harmon, Cypress, TX US
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| 20100230116 | ANCHORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An anchor system includes an anchoring device and at least one of a restriction indicator and a load isolation device in operable communication with the anchoring device and method. | 09-16-2010 |
Thomas B. Harmon, Odessa, FL US
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| 20100044278 | System and method for separation and handling of construction, demolition and garbage materials - Refuse, waste material is loaded first into a shredder, the output of which is passed through a ferrous metal detector and then a non-ferrous metal detector, thereby removing most of the metal materials. The partially treated waste product is then fed into a separator tank at least partially filled with water, and made turbulent by the introduction of pressurized water and pressurized air to separate floatable materials from the non-floatable, heavy material such as concrete. The output of the separator tank, after separating the floatable materials, is then fed through a settlement tank, removing the remaining heavy slurry materials from the remaining lighter slurry of the waste material. As an option, the remaining lighter slurry waste material can be fed back into the separator tank for further processing. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100064937 | ASPHALT SHINGLE RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of recycling asphalt roofing material is provided. The asphalt roofing material is delivered into a treatment chamber of a processor. A heat source is provided to the treatment chamber. Heat energy is transferred from the heat source to the asphalt roofing material to produce a heated product, and the heated product is removed from the treatment chamber. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110266381 | Asphalt shingle recycling system - The asphalt roofing material is delivered into a treatment chamber of a processor. Hot oil is passed through a jacket surrounding the treatment chamber. Heated asphalt forms a hot solid and/or a liquefied slurry. The hot solid and/or the liquefied slurry is then removed from the treatment chamber. The asphalt roofing material in the treatment chamber can be agitated to promote mixing. The asphalt is heated to a temperature in the range from 200 degrees Fahrenheit to 650 degrees Fahrenheit within the treatment chamber. The solid and/or liquefied slurry is milled after it has been removed from the treatment chamber. The solid and/or the liquefied slurry is cooled after it exits the treatment chamber, preferably to a temperature in the range of approximately 90 degrees Fahrenheit to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The hot solid and/or the liquefied slurry is passed through a hammer mill after the hot solid and/or the liquefied slurry exits the treatment chamber to reduce the particle size of the solid particles. | 11-03-2011 |
Thomas G. Harmon, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20080276559 | Low Density Concrete Wall Panel With Reinforced Insulation Members - An insulated wall panel is provided that employs a plurality of spaced insulated members that define cavities within the body of the wall panel. The insulation panels that form the cavities may be constructed of a reinforced insulating material, such as expanded polystyrene. The insulated wall panels may include a reinforcing mesh, preferably fiberglass coated with PVC embedded within the body of the EPS foam during fabrication. The strengthened EPS foam blocks have the advantage of being lightweight and very durable, thereby reducing handling damage, for example. | 11-13-2008 |
Tim Harmon, Gardnerville, NV US
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| 20100016067 | NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM WITH ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A computerized management system and methods including accounting, auditing, and correcting systems and processes are disclosed for use with game and/or gaming devices, systems, and methods enable users to remotely monitor, control, and modify financial data, reports, and information related to game and/or gaming machines and apparatuses of different classes, for example Class II and Class III gaming machines and table games, and different facilities, such as Class III gaming establishments, bingo establishments, and lottery establishments. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100016068 | NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM WITH ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A computerized management system and methods including accounting, auditing, and correcting systems and processes are disclosed for use with game and/or gaming devices, systems, and methods enable users to remotely monitor, control, and modify financial data, reports, and information related to game and/or gaming machines and apparatuses of different classes, for example Class II and Class III gaming machines and table games, and different facilities, such as Class III gaming establishments, bingo establishments, and lottery establishments. | 01-21-2010 |
Tonya Joy Harmon, Great Falls, VA US
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| 20110167408 | CONFIGURABLE SOFTWARE APPLICATION - A configurable software application is provided, where the software application may be designed on a platform including at least one configuration utility for enabling end users to customize various aspects of the application. For example, end users may use the configuration utility to customize one or more user interface elements, event handlers, data handlers, and/or data elements of the application. The software application may be automatically updated to incorporate the user customizations. In one implementation, custom user interface elements may be used to control a navigation of the application or an interaction with data elements of the application. In another implementation, custom data elements, based on a hierarchical metadata structure, may dictate an organization of the application. In another implementation, custom event handlers may control business logic and rules for the application, while custom data handlers may control interfacing with the data elements. | 07-07-2011 |
Troy M. Harmon, Lansdale, PA US
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| 20110212171 | TASTE MASKED TOPIRAMATE COMPOSITION AND AN ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET COMPRISING THE SAME - In various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a taste masked pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of taste masked sulfamate-substituted monosaccharide particles comprising a sulfamate-substituted monosaccharide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof that are coated with one or more taste-masking layers, and optionally one or more of taste-masked neltrexone, 5-HT | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110256218 | CONTROLLED RELEASE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MECLIZINE OR RELATED PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions for once-daily dosing comprising a piperazine derivative of H | 10-20-2011 |