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Aaron Heller, Lewis Center, OH US
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| 20110258935 | VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR PREVENTING OPENING OF THE DOOR DURING OUTER HANDLE INTRUSION EVENT - A vehicle door assembly includes an outer handle assembly, a latch mechanism, a rod, and a contact surface. The outer handle assembly includes a moveable handle. The latch mechanism includes a latch for engaging a striker and an outer handle lever operably connected to the latch. The rod connects the outer handle assembly to the latch mechanism. The contact surface is associated with the vehicle door and is inwardly offset from the rod. The contact surface is positioned with respect to the rod such that inward lateral movement of the handle during an outer handle intrusion event results in the rod moving laterally inward and impacting the contact surface. Impact with the contact surface by the rod inhibits the rod from moving the outer handle lever in an unlatching direction. | 10-27-2011 |
Aaron L. Heller, Lewis Center, OH US
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| 20080315608 | VEHICLE LOAD-CARRYING BED SYSTEM HAVING BED DIVIDER - A load-carrying bed system for a vehicle having a cargo bed includes a bed floor defining a cargo receiving area and first and second sidewalls disposed along lateral sides of the bed floor. A forward wall is disposed along a forward side of the bed floor and laterally between the first and second sidewall. A tailgate is disposed along the rearward side of the bed floor and laterally between the first and second sidewalls. A cargo bed divider is movable between a stowed state wherein the cargo bed divider is stowed in a cargo bed divider cavity defined in the tailgate and a dividing state wherein the cargo bed divider has a first end removably secured to the first sidewall and a second end removably secured to second sidewall to divide the bed floor into distinct storage areas. | 12-25-2008 |
Adam Heller, Austn, TX US
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| 20090192368 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 07-30-2009 |
Andrew Hart Heller, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090192948 | Investment Determination - Included are embodiments for providing investment data. One embodiment of a method includes providing an interface with predetermined criteria and at least one field, the at least one field configured to receive user input, the interface configured to provide investment data for at least one piece of property and receiving user input for the at least one field. Some embodiments include automatically determining investment data for the at least one piece of property, based on the received user input for the at least one field. | 07-30-2009 |
Brian Heller, North Bergen, NJ US
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| 20120090724 | DISPOSABLE FUNNEL - A disposable funnel used to transfer fluidic, granular or similar material from a first container to a second container. The disposable funnel comprises a resilient, planar paper stock material having a weak adhesive applied to both planar surfaces. Once the funnel is constructed, it is inserted into one container and fluidic or granular material provided in a second container, would be transferred through the use of the funnel. Once the transfer has been completed, the funnel can be removed from the first container and then discarded. The disposable funnel could be constructed utilizing a static vinyl material instead of the resilient, planar paper stock material, thereby forming the funnel without the utilization of the weak adhesive material. | 04-19-2012 |
Brian Heller, Vienna, VA US
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| 20110256911 | PROVIDING HIGHLIGHTS OF IDENTITIES FROM A FANTASY TEAM - One aspect of the disclosure allows fantasy-sports league participants to receive video highlights of the players on their fantasy-league team. In at least one implementation, presenting player highlights includes receiving a request from a participant in a fantasy-sports league. The request is for player highlights related to a participant-specified team roster. In response to receiving the request, an identity of at least one player on the participant-specified team roster is accessed electronically. At least one video source having content relating to the identified player is accessed. Specific content within the video source that relates to the identified player is determined, and the specific content is presented to the participant. | 10-20-2011 |
Bruce W. Heller, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20080293507 | Golf training device and method - A golf club training device and method utilizes a substantially rigid, sleeve-type member that is positioned over a forefinger of a lower hand of a golfer. The sleeve-type member is positioned over a central portion of the forefinger, extends above and below the forefinger, and is open at both ends. The member restricts bending of the forefinger, so as to maintain an upper anterior portion of the forefinger away from a golf club handle during swinging. In one embodiment, the member is open along a portion of the posterior length thereof. In one embodiment, a thumb pad may also be provided, which is adapted to be positioned on the thumb of the lower hand and to be placed substantially squarely on the golf club handle, improving a user's golf swing. | 11-27-2008 |
Colin Heller, Waco, TX US
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| 20110246342 | CONSOLIDATED INVOICING AND PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITIES OF MULTIPLE MEMBERS - A method for billing community members is described herein, specifically, the method can comprise receiving a first bill from a first provider, wherein the first bill is associated with a first community debt of a community, further wherein the community comprises a plurality of community members. The method can also comprise separating the first bill into a plurality of first bill portions. Further the method can comprise transmitting each of the first bill portions to the one or more community members associated with each of the first bill portions, in community member invoices. | 10-06-2011 |
Deborah H. Heller, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20080236393 | FILTER ASSEMBLY - A filter assembly comprising a cover plate and a filter support. The filter support includes a length extending perpendicularly from an edge of the cover plate, a first edge and a second edge defining a height, a first U-shaped filter support extending from the first edge and a second U-shaped filter support extending from the second edge. The first U-shaped filter support and the second U-shaped filter support are configured to hold a filter there-between. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080237408 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus for managing cables and configured to attach to a side of an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus has a first planar member which has a plurality of attach points that match a plurality of attach points on an electronic device. The first planar member defines an aperture at least as large as a cable to be attached to the electronic device. The apparatus also has a second planar member parallel to the first planar member. The second planar member has a plurality of attach points that match a plurality of attach points on the electronic device. Additionally, the apparatus has a first support bar connected to and positioned normal to the first planar member and the second planar member. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080239661 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING ELECTRONICS - An apparatus for guiding air through electronic components is disclosed. The apparatus has an intake, a transition portion, and a focused egress. The transition portion is connected to the intake and defines a channel. The channel has a generally ‘u’ shaped cross-section and a first edge and a second edge configured to be positioned substantially opposing a surface. The focused egress is connected to the transition portion. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080239666 | FAN MODULE - A fan module is disclosed. The fan module includes a base, at least one first side coupled to the base, and a plurality of fans coupled to the base. The plurality of fans are configured to substantially disperse thermal energy away from one or more electronic components in an enclosure to maintain a current temperature of the one or more electronic components below a critical temperature. The fan module further includes a connector mounted on the at least one first side and coupled to provide power to the plurality of fans. When one of the plurality of fans ceases to operate, the remaining fans in the plurality of fans continue to substantially disperse thermal energy away from the one or more electronic components while maintaining the current temperature below the critical temperature. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080240090 | PROGRAMMABLE HIGH SPEED CROSSBAR SWITCH - A method for switching digital signals is disclosed. From an external control connection, the method configures a plurality of digital signal paths with at least one crossbar switch and controls a plurality of input and output connections for the digital signals based on the crossbar switch configuration. The method further involves automatically revising the digital signal routing without manual intervention based on configuration commands from the external control connection. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080240409 | CROSSBAR CABLE - A crossbar cable to connect a crossbar switch with a plurality of outputs comprises a switch connector, a plurality of cables, a plurality of device connectors, and an encasing wrap. The switch connector comprises a plurality of sockets. Each cable has wires connected at a first end to a subset of the sockets in the switch connector. Each device connector is connected to a second end of the wires of one of the plurality of cables. Each of the device connectors is communicatively coupled over the wires to the subset of sockets at the first end of its respective one of the plurality of cables. An encasing wrap bundles the plurality of cables at least at the first ends of the plurality of cables. | 10-02-2008 |
Donna Heller, Riverside, CT US
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| 20100264682 | VEHICLE BARRIER - A barrier for a vehicle that includes first and second substantially identical sections. The first and second sections are adapted to reside in a vehicle footwell between first and second vehicle seats. Each of the sections includes opposite first and second main panels, opposite first and second side panels extending between the first and second main panels, and opposite first and second end panels extending between the first and second main panels and between the first and second side panels. A thickness of each section is defined by the distance between the first and second main panels and the thickness is substantially equal to the shortest distance between the first and second seats. One of the first and second side panels includes a mating surface having a fastener for coupling the first and second sections. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110042989 | VEHICLE BARRIER - A barrier for a vehicle that comprises a main section adapted to reside in a vehicle footwell and the main section has a width that is defined between opposite first and second ends thereof that is about half of a width of the vehicle footwell. A divider section is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the main section. The divider section is configured to rest on a vehicle seat. The divider section defines a length between opposite first and second ends thereof. The length of the divider section is substantially the distance from one of the first and second ends of the main section to a back of the vehicle seat, whereby the divider section is configured to define first and second discrete areas in the vehicle such that the divider section is located between the first and second discrete areas. | 02-24-2011 |
Evan Heller, Glastonbury, CT US
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| 20100224861 | Twin-drain spatial wavefunction switched field-effect transistors - A field-effect transistor is provided and includes source, gate and drain regions, where the gate region controls charge carrier location in the transport channel, the transport channel includes a asymmetric coupled quantum well layer, the asymmetric quantum well layer includes at least two quantum wells separated by a barrier layer having a greater energy gap than the wells, the transport channel is connected to the source region at one end, and the drain regions at the other, the drain regions include at least two contacts electrically isolated from each other, the contacts are connected to at least one quantum well. The drain may include two regions that are configured to form the asymmetric coupled well transport channel. In an embodiment, two sources and two drains are also envisioned. | 09-09-2010 |
Gary Heller, Longwood, FL US
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| 20100268690 | Electronic Item Management and Archival System and Method of Operating the Same - An electronic item management and archival system for managing and archiving items. Each item includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. The system includes a server configured to receive items, archive at least one of the received items to an archive, and retrieve at least one of the archived items from the archive. In some embodiments, the server also includes architecture that supports a pool of threads promoting multiple, independent archive and retrieve operations concurrently. | 10-21-2010 |
Harold Norbert Heller, Menasha, WI US
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| 20090008030 | Method of Assembling Personal Care Absorbent Article - Apparatus and methods for manufacturing personal care absorbent articles. Such personal care absorbent article includes a fastening area in the front portion for receiving fastener material thereon. First and second fault lines are formed on opposing sides of the fastening area leaving uncut web portions at the fault lines during selected manufacturing operations, thus to support machine direction stresses on the front portion web, and subsequently trimming away such uncut web portions of the fault lines. Fastener material is applied over the first and second fault lines, thus bridging the fault lines. The fastener material is releasably secured to the fastening area, non-releasably secured to the front portion outwardly of the respective fault lines, and unsecured to the front portion between the fastening area and the fault lines thus to support a re-fastening feature of such personal care absorbent articles. | 01-08-2009 |
Jeff Heller, Neenah, WI US
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| 20090306536 | Method and Device For Monitoring Thermal Stress - A method and device for monitoring thermal stress in a user is described. The device is designed to include a material having specific thermodynamic properties and physical dimensions defined as a function of those thermodynamic properties. A system for thermal stress monitoring including a thermal stress monitoring device configured within a garment is also described. | 12-10-2009 |
Jeffrey Heller, Neenah, WI US
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| 20110133939 | Thermal Stress Indicator - The present invention provides a device for non-invasive monitoring thermal stress of a user. The device is capable of monitoring the internal body temperature and changes in the internal body temperature of a user. Also, the device is capable of alerting a user when the user is in danger of thermal stress. | 06-09-2011 |
Jeffrey R. Heller, Neenah, WI US
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| 20090161918 | IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT COMPLIANCE - Embodiments of the invention relate to an image analysis system for detecting compliance with requirements for using personal protective equipment (PPE). An image capturing device may be used to acquire an image of an individual requesting entry into a restricted area. In turn, a PPE analysis tool may be configured to analyze the image to detect the presence of the PPE, e.g., by recognizing markings made using UV fluorescent dye, reflective ink, or other marking materials visible in the captured image and/or the physical shape of the PPE. The image analysis tool may be further configured to demine not only whether the required PPE is present, but also determine whether the PPE is being worn correctly by the individual requesting access to the restricted area. | 06-25-2009 |
Jeffrey Robert Heller, Neenah, WI US
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| 20090124990 | Induction coil wetness sensor for an absorbent article - A signaling device is provided for sensing and indicating the presence of a body exudate in an absorbent article, the device including a housing and a detection circuit disposed within the housing, the detection circuit including an induction coil and a marginal oscillator. A body exudate collection and detection system is also provided including an absorbent article and a signaling device adapted to be used in conjunction with the absorbent article, the signaling device including a housing and a detection circuit disposed within the housing, the detection circuit including an induction coil and a marginal oscillator. The signaling device can also include an attachment mechanism for removably attaching the housing to the absorbent article. The detection circuit can also include an electrical common and a conductor in electrical communication with the electrical common and with the body exudate. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100219841 | Conductivity Sensor - A conductivity sensor is disclosed. The conductivity sensor includes an oscillator for providing an input signal and a reactive circuit having an induction coil, a capacitive element, and a resistive element connected in parallel. The induction coil is adapted to be placed adjacent to a specimen. The conductivity sensor further includes a control circuit for driving the reactive circuit to resonance when the induction coil is placed adjacent to the specimen. The reactive coil is configured to provide an output signal having a parameter representative of the conductivity of the specimen when the reactive circuit is at resonance. The induction coil may include a first conductive element that spirals outward to an external perimeter and a second conductive element operably connected to the first conductive element. The second conductive element spirals inward from the external perimeter staggered relative to the first conductive element. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100222696 | Apparatus and Method For Assessing Vascular Health - Apparatus and methods for utilizing conductivity measurements to assess vascular health or to diagnose vascular conditions are disclosed. An exemplary method includes performing a first conductivity measurement of an extremity at a first elevation; elevating the extremity to a second elevation; performing a second conductivity measurement at the second elevation; and comparing the first conductivity measurement and the second conductivity measurement to determine a conductivity displacement Δσ. Another exemplary method includes maintaining a conductivity sensor adjacent to an individual for a period of time; performing a series of conductivity measurements; using the series of conductivity measurements to determine the transient behavior of the conductivity over the period of time; and using the transient behavior of the conductivity to assess the vascular health of the individual. A conductivity sensor and platform unit for performing conductivity measurements are also disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
John G. Heller, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090210012 | Laminoplasty devices and methods - Laminoplasty plates are engageable to at least one portion of a divided lamina to maintain a desired spacing relative to the spinal canal. The laminoplasty plates include a spacer portion having a first end and a second end that spans a gap formed by at least one of a divided lamina portion. The laminoplasty plates can include a lamina engagement portion at one end for engagement with the divided lamina portion. | 08-20-2009 |
John J. Heller, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090069946 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING A TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE IN A THERMOSTAT - An improved thermostat is provided that comprises a first wall disposed within the thermostat, which partitions off a portion of the interior space to form a compartment along a side wall of the thermostat that is separated from the rest of the thermostat's interior space. The thermostat includes a second wall that is adjacent to and spaced from the first wall, so as to define an insulating space between the compartment and the rest of the interior space. The thermostat further includes a first aperture that permits communication of airflow in a lower portion of the compartment, and a second aperture that permits communication of airflow at an upper portion of the compartment. A temperature sensing element is disposed within the compartment defined by the first wall. The temperature sensing device is thermally insulated from heat generated in the interior of the thermostat by the insulating space between the compartment and interior space. | 03-12-2009 |
Jonathan Heller, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20110135711 | Methods and Compositions for Delivery of Catecholic Butanes for Treatment of Tumors - The present invention provides kits, methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases such as cancers. The compositions herein contain a substantially pure preparation of at least one catecholic butane, including, for example, NDGA compounds in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. The catecholic butane such as NDGA or its derivatives are administered to one or more subjects in need of treatment by a route other than direct injection into the affected tissues or topical application on affected tissues. | 06-09-2011 |
Jorge Heller, Ashland, OR US
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| 20090048151 | PEG-Poly(Ortho Ester) Graft Copolymers and Pharmaceutical Compositions - This invention relates to graft copolymer delivery vehicles comprising a polyethyleneglycol-poly(ortho ester), and to controlled release pharmaceutical compositions comprising the delivery vehicle and an active agent. The graft copolymer delivery vehicles may be thermogels graft copolymers. The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a topical, syringable, or injectable formulation for local controlled delivery of the active agent. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20110182813 | AMPHIPHILIC COPOLYMERS AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH POLYMERS - Amphiphilic copolymer, containing at least a hydrophilic chain segment (A) and a hydrophobic chain segment (B), wherein the hydrophilic chain segment (A) contains peptides and wherein the hydrophobic chain segment (B) contains acetal groups or orthoester groups. The hydrophilic chain segment (A) preferably contains glutamine/glutamic acid units or asparagines/aspartic acid units, making a biodegradable copolymer which can form a thermogel. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120041020 | Methods of Treatment Utilizing Semi-Solid Pharmaceutical Compositions - A semi-solid delivery vehicle contains a polyorthoester and an excipient, and a semi-solid pharmaceutical composition contains an active agent and the delivery vehicle. The pharmaceutical composition may be a topical, syringable, or injectable formulation; and is suitable for local delivery of the active agent. Methods of treatment are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041021 | Process for Preparing a Semi-Solid Delivery Vehicle and Pharmaceutical Compositions - A semi-solid delivery vehicle contains a polyorthoester and an excipient, and a semi-solid pharmaceutical composition contains an active agent and the delivery vehicle. The pharmaceutical composition may be a topical, syringable, or injectable formulation; and is suitable for local delivery of the active agent. Methods of treatment are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
Justin Heller, Hillsdale, NJ US
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| 20080249788 | METHOD FOR DEVELOPING AN OBJECTIVE OPINION - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for deriving an objective opinion profile. A method includes receiving a request from an entity, such as a buyer or a seller, and retrieving data regarding that entity from trusted sources. The data regarding the entity from the trusted sources may include publicly available data, such as credit reports, financial reports, market data aggregators, electronic marketplaces, court filings, police records, and governmental records. The objective opinion profile can be built from the data retrieved from the trusted sources and displayed to the requesting entity. | 10-09-2008 |
Karl Heller US
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| 20080317778 | MODIFIED VACCINIA ANKARA VIRUS VARIANT AND CULTIVATION METHOD - The present invention provides an attenuated virus, which is derived from Modified Vaccinia Ankara virus and characterized by the loss of its capability to reproductively replicate in human cell lines. It further describes recombinant viruses derived from this virus and the use of the virus, or its recombinants, as a medicament or vaccine. A method is provided for inducing an immune response in individuals who may be immune-compromised, receiving antiviral therapy, or have a pre-existing immunity to the vaccine virus. In addition, a method is provided for the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the virus, or its recombinants, in a vaccinia virus prime/vaccinia virus boost inoculation regimen. The present invention relates to a method of virus amplification in primary cells which are cultivated in a serum free medium. Viruses produced by this method are advantageously free of any infectious agents comprised in animal sera. | 12-25-2008 |
Kylo Martin Heller, Tescott, KS US
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| 20080314838 | FLUIDIZED BED PRECIPITATOR WITH OPTIMIZED SOLIDS SETTLING AND SOLIDS HANDLING FEATURES FOR USE IN RECOVERING PHOSPHORUS FROM WASTEWATER - Improved fluidized bed precipitators ( | 12-25-2008 |
Larry D. Heller, Osteen, FL US
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| 20080262650 | ULTRA LOW VOLUME CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mobile, real-time system for delivering an aerosol spray to a treatment area while maintaining the fluid within a closed environment for providing maximum personal protection to the operators handling the fluid during the transfer and application of the fluid. The invention includes a spraying device for producing a precise degree of liquid droplet generation on a repeatable basis by combining a specified rate of regulated flow of liquid material with a regulated flow of high-pressure air. The delivery system includes a closed loop system for calibrating a liquid pump, which regulates the flow of liquid within the system. A controller is coupled to the components of the delivery system for control thereof. The operator of the delivery system communicates with the controller through a user interface, which provides the operator with manual and automatic controls of the delivery system, such as the closed environment calibration of the pump and transfer of fluid from an external source to the delivery system. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090025794 | ULTRA LOW VOLUME FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM USING A CENTRIFUGAL RADIAL COMPRESSOR AND METHOD THEREOF - A fluid delivery system and method is disclosed for the application of fluids to a region using a centrifugal radial compressor. | 01-29-2009 |
Marcia Heller, Denver, CO US
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| 20110042381 | Flexible trash bag holder - A trash bag holder having a base, and at least two substantially vertical walls extending from the base, the walls being substantially flexible in a horizontal direction so that when a trash bag is placed with its upper region over upper ends of the walls it is held by flexing the walls. | 02-24-2011 |
Marcus Heller, Farmington Hills, MI US
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| 20080236916 | Drive train for a motor vehicle and method for operating a drive train - In a drive train for a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a serial hybrid drive and a method for operating a motor vehicle with such a drive train, wherein the driving performance is increased and the fuel consumption of the internal combustion engine is reduced, and the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine is connected to a first electrical machine, and a second electrical machine is connected to a drive wheel of the motor vehicle, an electrical energy accumulator to which electrical energy can be supplied by the first and second first electrical machines and which can supply electrical energy to the first and second electrical machine is provided together with a control unit for dividing the power between the electrical energy accumulator and the first electrical machine, the rotational speed (n) of the first electrical machine and the power of the internal combustion engine are controlled depending on vehicle operating conditions and energy accumulator states selectively for high fuel efficiency or low emissions. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090242292 | Method and system for operating an electric machine - In a method for operating an electric machine which is coupled to a drive shaft, the electric machine is connected to a high voltage direct-current power supply line (HDVC) by a switch and the rotational speed of the connected electric machine or of the drive shaft coupled with the electric machine is determined and the electric machine is disconnected from the high-voltage direct-current power supply line (HVDC) when the rotational speed of the electric machine or, respectively, the driveshaft is above a predetermined threshold. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100253258 | Method and Device for Calibrating a Position Sensor Placed on a Shaft of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor - In a method and apparatus for calibrating a position sensor mounted on the shaft of a permanent magnet synchronous motor, to control the position of a rotor of the permanent magnet synchronous motor relative to a magnetic field produced by a stator of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, a DC test current is supplied to stator windings of the permanent magnet synchronous motor to generate a definite magnetic field. The motor speed caused by the DC test current is adjusted to zero by modifying the rotor position; and the position measured by the position sensor at zero motor speed relative to the magnetic field is used to calibrate the position sensor. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110186366 | Method of Operating a Vehicle and Electric Powertrain - An electric powertrain comprises a high voltage bus an electric machine, and a traction inverter is coupled between a high voltage bus and the electric machine. An electric voltage for the high voltage bus is generated with the electric machine and the traction inverter when the electric machine is driven mechanically. The generated electric voltage is limited and converted to a predetermined voltage lower than the limited voltage. A unit of the vehicle, such as a cooling pump, is powered with the predetermined voltage. | 08-04-2011 |
Michael B. Heller, Iver Grove Heights, MN US
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| 20110053090 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PROCESSING SOLUTION AND METHOD OF USE - A processing solution is used to provide flexographic relief printing plates. This solution includes diisopropylbenzene, and one or more organic co-solvents, at least one of which is an aliphatic dibasic acid ester. The processing solution may also include one or more alcohols as co-solvents. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110183260 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PROCESSING SOLUTION AND USE - A processing solution useful for providing flexographic relief images includes one or more esters of monobasic carboxylic acids represented by one or both of the following Structures (I) and (II): | 07-28-2011 |
Michael B. Heller, Inver Grove Heights, MN US
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| 20120127443 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A RELIEF IMAGE FOR PRINTING - The present invention involves a method for making a relief image. A film that includes a carrier sheet and an imageable material is used to form a mask image that is opaque to a curing radiation. In one embodiment, the mask image is formed on the carrier sheet while in another embodiment, the mask image is formed on a receptor sheet. The mask image is then transferred to a photosensitive material, such as a flexographic printing plate precursor. The resulting assembly is exposed to the curing radiation resulting in exposed and unexposed areas of the photosensitive material. The carrier sheet or the receptor sheet may be removed from the mask image either before or after exposure to the curing radiation. Finally, the photosensitive material and mask image assembly is developed with a suitable developer to form a relief image. | 05-24-2012 |
Mitchell I. Heller, Bloomington, IN US
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| 20090248507 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING ADVERTISEMENT BASED UPON TIME AND/OR LOCATION - An application for a computer system that provides content and advertising to users includes a server computer, a user computer, one or more sources of content and one or more sources of advertisements. Software running on the server computer accesses content from the one or more sources of content based upon requests from the user computer. The software also selects an advertisement from the one or more sources of advertisements based upon one or both of a location of the user computer and a time at the user computer. The software then sends the content and the selected advertisement to the user computer for display. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248508 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILLING FOR ADVERTISEMENT BASED UPON TIME-IN-VIEW - An application for a computer system for providing content and advertising to users includes a server computer, a user computer, one or more sources of content and one or more sources of advertisements. Software running on the server computer retrieves content based upon requests from the user computer from the one or more sources of content, selects a target advertisement from the one or more sources of advertisements and sends the content and the target advertisement to the user computer for display. Remote software running on the user computer measures the length of time that the target advertisement is in view on the user computer and sends the length of time that the target advertisement is in view to the software running on the server computer. The software running on the server computer receives the length of time that the target advertisement is in view and writes at least an identification of the advertisement and the length of time to a billing record. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248509 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILLING FOR ADVERTISEMENT BASED UPON USER ACTIVITY WHILE DISPLAYED - An application for a method of providing content and advertising to users includes accepting a request for desired content from a user and retrieving the desired content from a source of content at the server computer system. An advertisement is selected at the server computer system and the desired content and the advertisement is sent from the server computer system to the user computer system for display. A length of time of display of the advertisement and a level of user activity are recorded in a billing record at the server computer system for later billing. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090249218 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING CUSTOM VIEWS BASED UPON TIME AND/OR LOCATION - An application for a computer system for providing favorites to users based upon time, date and/or location includes a server computer and a user computer. The server computer knows at least one of a location of the user computer, a time at the location of the user computer and a date at the location of the user computer. A plurality of favorites is stored at the server computer; each favorite is classified by at least one of location, time and date. Software running on the server computer displays one or more of the favorites selected from the plurality of favorites based upon at least one of the location of the user computer, the time at the location of the user computer and the date at the location of the user computer. | 10-01-2009 |
Randy J. Heller, Garnavillo, IA US
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| 20090116944 | Refuse body with ejection wall - An improved front loading or side loading refuse collection body includes an ejector panel which is moveable from a position immediately adjacent the front end wall of the storage compartment of the refuse collection body to a second position at the open rear end of the storage compartment. A compaction blade in a compaction chamber adjacent the front end of the storage compartment is independently driven by a second hydraulic ram. The ejector panel has an opening which is in registry with the opening in the front wall of the storage compartment through which refuse is pushed by the compaction blade. A tray member may be fixed to a side of the ejector panel to catch refuse which falls back through the opening in the ejector panel when it is moved away from the front end of the storage compartment. A multiple compartment body may include two compaction chambers each adjacent one of two storage compartments. Each storage compartment has an ejection panel which is separately operable from the compaction blade of the associated compaction chamber and will sweep commodity from the storage compartment while the compaction blade remains at rest. Each ejection panel includes an aperture which is in registry with the compaction blade of associated compaction chamber. | 05-07-2009 |
Richard Heller, Temple Terrace, FL US
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| 20090131994 | Passive Electric Field Focus System for In Vivo and In Vitro Applications - The present invention provides a system and method of directing, focusing, or concentrating electrical charges within a defined electric field so that these charges can be used to exert forces on cells and tissues in vivo and/or cell cultures in vitro. The present invention reduces and/or eliminates the damage at a target site that would normally be caused by an electrode that acts as a current source or sink to accomplish the same task. | 05-21-2009 |
Richard Heller, Austin, TX US
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| 20100109757 | COMPENSATION OF OPERATING TIME-RELATED DEGRADATION OF OPERATING SPEED BY A CONSTANT TOTAL DIE POWER MODE - By maintaining a substantially constant total die power during the entire lifetime of sophisticated integrated circuits, the performance degradation may be reduced. Consequently, greatly reduced guard bands for parts classification may be used compared to conventional strategies in which significant performance degradation may occur when the integrated circuits are operated on the basis of a constant supply voltage. | 05-06-2010 |
Richard Allyn Heller, Austin, TX US
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| 20080216080 | Method and system to alleviate denial-of-service conditions on a server - A method is presented for processing data in a multithreaded application to alleviate impaired or substandard performance conditions. Work items that are pending processing by the multithreaded application are placed into a data structure. The work items are processed by a plurality of threads within the multithreaded application in accordance with a first algorithm, e.g., first-in first-out (FIFO). A thread within the multithreaded application is configured apart from the plurality of threads such that it processes work items in accordance with a second algorithm that differs from the first algorithm, thereby avoiding the impairing condition. For example, the thread may process a pending work item only if it has a particular characteristic. The thread restricts its own processing of work items by intermittently evaluating workflow conditions for the plurality of threads; if the workflow conditions improve or are unimpaired, then the thread does not process any work items. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080222161 | Distributed Directory Deployment - Each LDIF entry of a directory tree is read, split to a domain of LDIF fragments (corresponding to backend servers) and written to each LDIF fragment. The split may be accomplished through a hash function, establishing, for that iteration of LDIF entry, a write file. The LDIF entry is appended to the write file. A subsequent LDIF entry is read. A corresponding LDIF fragment is determined, which need not be different from the LDIF fragment to which the first LDIF entry was written. The current LDIF entry is written to the currently selected write file. The process continues until all LDIF entries are exhausted from the directory tree. LDIF fragments are each copied to distinct backend servers, where, each LDIF fragment may be loaded into a distributed directory data structure. | 09-11-2008 |
Ricky J. Heller, Canton, IL US
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| 20100161246 | FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fault detection system for a fastener ( | 06-24-2010 |
Robert Heller, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20110272440 | SHOE COVER REMOVAL APPARATUS - An apparatus which includes a trough for receiving a user's shoe. The trough includes a removal portal. The apparatus includes a vacuum capable of causing a shoe cover to be removed from the shoe of a user when a user places a shoe covered by a shoe cover into the trough. An actuator is triggered by the placement of an object in the trough, the triggering of the actuator causing the vacuum to activate. The vacuum activation causes the shoe cover to be sucked through the removal portal and into a primary chamber. The primary chamber collects the removed shoe covers and is disposed in a remote from the trough for preventing debris and other contaminants from being stored in a clean room. The apparatus may also include multiple troughs connected to one or more primary chambers. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110278332 | SHOE COVER REMOVAL APPARATUS - A shoe cover removal vacuuming system for removing a shoe cover from a user's shoe. The system includes a shoe cover removal apparatus and a central vacuuming system. The shoe cover removal apparatus includes a trough for receiving a user's shoe, the trough including a removal portal. The central vacuuming system includes a central vacuum unit having a suction motor, a collection container disposed in a room remote from the at least one shoe cover removal apparatus for collecting shoe covers removed by the shoe cover removal apparatus, and tubing for connecting the removal portal of the shoe cover removal apparatus to the central vacuum unit and the collection container. | 11-17-2011 |
Ronald Heller, Denver, CO US
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| 20110042381 | Flexible trash bag holder - A trash bag holder having a base, and at least two substantially vertical walls extending from the base, the walls being substantially flexible in a horizontal direction so that when a trash bag is placed with its upper region over upper ends of the walls it is held by flexing the walls. | 02-24-2011 |
Ry Reuter Heller, Eugene, OR US
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| 20110302857 | Building Integrated Solar Array Support Structure Device, System, and Method - The system provides an n-s rail bracket that both supports a plurality of solar panels structurally, provides view-guards to hide electrical components, and a water conduit to channel water shed from the solar panel to a desired collection point provided by the structure. As such, the system includes an n-s structural rail consisting of a bottom wall and two vertically extending sidewalls. An intermediate horizontal member extends between the two sidewalls at or near their midpoint to form a compartment between the intermediate horizontal member, a lower portion of the left sidewall, the bottom wall, and a lower portion of the right side wall. Also, the intermediate horizontal member cooperates with an upper portion of the left side wall and an upper portion of the right sidewall to form a U-shaped channel. Each distal end of the respective left and right side wall includes a T-shaped shoulder for supporting the solar module. | 12-15-2011 |
Shelia Heller, Greenville, TX US
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| 20090095667 | STEEL DRAIN WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSER - Cleaning operations involving steam and flushing with water produce runoff that flows into drains installed in factory floors. Allowing bulky materials to flow into and plugging factory drains creates floor flooding conditions, production line shutdown and loss of time and money. These conditions can occur when strainer baskets are removed from drains. A drain facilitated with a drain closer prevents flow of bulky materials into drains and subsequent plugging. The drain closer is activated with a modified strainer basket such that removal of the basket closes the drain preventing inflow of bulky materials. | 04-16-2009 |
Stephen Heller, Monroe, NJ US
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| 20080249788 | METHOD FOR DEVELOPING AN OBJECTIVE OPINION - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for deriving an objective opinion profile. A method includes receiving a request from an entity, such as a buyer or a seller, and retrieving data regarding that entity from trusted sources. The data regarding the entity from the trusted sources may include publicly available data, such as credit reports, financial reports, market data aggregators, electronic marketplaces, court filings, police records, and governmental records. The objective opinion profile can be built from the data retrieved from the trusted sources and displayed to the requesting entity. | 10-09-2008 |
Stephen J. Heller, Shakopee, MN US
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| 20090177313 | PORTABLE CEMENT MIXING APPARATUS - A portable cement mixing system uses ingredients such as cement, water and sand in predetermined quantities. A digital controller coordinates all of the operating elements of the apparatus for the entire mixing process and stores mixing programs relative to the mixing process for a variety of cements which includes the various ingredient quantities. Separate storage containers each coupled to a conveyors from the container extend to a mixer to transfer that quantity to the mixer for each cement ingredient. The conveyors are operated in sequence by the controller to load the mixer with a predetermined quantity of each of the required ingredients prior to mixing. The mixer and its contents are weighed before and during the transfer of each ingredient to precisely determine and transfer the required amount of each ingredient. After the mixer is loaded with all of the ingredients, the mixer is operated for a predetermined length of time. | 07-09-2009 |
Steve Heller, Dike, TX US
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| 20090307251 | Method for reducing redundancy between two or more datasets - A method for reducing redundancy between two or more datasets of potentially very large size. The method improves upon current technology by oversubscribing the data structure that represents a digest of data blocks and using positional information about matching data so that very large datasets can be analyzed and the redundancies removed by, having found a match on digest, expands the match in both directions in order to detect and eliminate large runs of data by replace duplicate runs with references to common data. The method is particularly useful for capturing the states of images of a hard disk. The method permits several files to have their redundancy removed and the files to later be reconstituted. The method is appropriate for use on a WORM device. The method can also make use of L2 cache to improve performance. | 12-10-2009 |
Susan Heller, Lake Stevens, WA US
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| 20110054266 | METHOD FOR PROTOCOL CREATION IN A DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM - A method of exam protocol creation in a diagnostic imaging system includes initiating a non-protocol diagnostic imaging exam with the diagnostic imaging system. Concurrently with implementation of the initiated non-protocol diagnostic imaging exam, procedural characteristics of the non-protocol diagnostic imaging exam are recorded, wherein recording includes automatic system recording. In addition, the method includes defining a diagnostic imaging exam protocol in response to the recorded procedural characteristics of the non-protocol diagnostic imaging exam. Defining includes producing an automatic system generated definition of the diagnostic imaging exam protocol as a function of information extracted from the recorded procedural characteristics. | 03-03-2011 |
Terry R. Heller, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20120129432 | AUTOMATED BORE FINISHING PROCESS - An automated bore finishing process particularly adapted for lapping automatically corrects one or more bore parameters, such as diameter, geometry, surface finish, in an iterative manner to reach a final value, controlled by algorithms that process feedback from a measurement process. The process determines bore parameter information and determines an optimum set of values for the process parameters, such as stroke position, stroke length and duration of the next lapping iteration. This optimization is targeted to achieve the desired final bore parameter or parameters within the specified bore size limits, and may be used to alter the stroke profile either for the entire next iteration or in a continuously changing manner, to minimize or eliminate bore defects over one or a succession of iterations. | 05-24-2012 |
Theo Heller, Silver Springs, MD US
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| 20090017070 | In vitro model for hepatitis c virion production - The invention is related to a construct comprising a hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleic acid sequence that comprises from 5′ to 3′ on the positive-sense nucleic acid a 5′ untranslated region (UTR), a full-length open reading frame (ORF) encoding an HCV polyprotein whose cleavage products form functional components of HCV virus particles and RNA replication machinery, and a 3′ untranslated region (UTR), said sequence being infectious, and, additionally, a ribozyme pair positioned to generate the 5′ and 3′ ends of said sequence when cleaved, and related methods of making and methods of using. | 01-15-2009 |
Timothy Scott Heller, Lexington, SC US
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| 20120088113 | METHOD OF DYEING CELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES - The present invention is related to methods for dyeing a traveling cellulosic substrate. The methods include steps of cationizing a cellulosic substrate followed by applying foam including one or more dyes to the cationized cellulosic substrate. | 04-12-2012 |
Todd R. Heller, Marietta, GA US
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| 20090290338 | FRONTAL ILLUMINATION OF A SURFACE USING LED LIGHTING - A plurality of lamp arrays ( | 11-26-2009 |
Zindel Herbert Heller, Indianapolis, IN US
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| 20080293082 | INSTRUMENT - A method and apparatus for performing a first measurement on a biological fluid or control, which first measurement varies with both the concentration of a first component and at least one of the presence and concentration of a second component. The method and apparatus perform a second measurement on the biological fluid or control, which second measurement varies primarily only with the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component to develop an indication of the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component. The first and second measurements may be made sequentially or simultaneously. The method and apparatus then remove an amount representative of the indicated presence or concentration of the second component from the concentration of the first component indicated by the first measurement. | 11-27-2008 |