Hennen, US
Alexandre Hennen, Cambridge, MA US
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20090014971 | SHOPPING CART BASE - A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in a generally singular plane extending laterally across the rear portion of the cart. Each mast includes a rear portion facing the rear portion of the cart and defining a generally straight surface, and a front portion facing in a direction generally opposite the rear portion of the respective mast and defining a generally concave curved portion. The basket includes a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the basket connected to the base via the pair of masts to support the front portion of the basket in a vertically spaced relationship over the base adjacent the front portion of the cart. | 01-15-2009 |
20100032919 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SHOPPING CART - A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports. | 02-11-2010 |
20100327545 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SHOPPING CART - A method of assembling shopping carts includes providing a basket defining including rear upright frame members. Each rear upright frame member defines includes a lower connecting portion. The method further includes providing a first base and providing a second base. The first base includes a pair of first base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of the lower connecting portions. The second base includes a pair of second base supports each configured to be removably secured to one of lower connecting portions, and the second base is shaped differently than the first base. The method includes selecting one of the first base and the second base having a desired base size and shape, and removably securing the basket to the selected one of the first base and the second base including coupling each lower connecting portion with one of the first base supports and second base supports. | 12-30-2010 |
Alexandre Hennen, Santa Monica, CA US
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20140042195 | Carrier Assemblies For Portable Dispensers - A carrier assembly facilitates the carrying (e.g. by a hiker) of a dispenser for materials such as insect repellents. There are two housings that couple together to form a sealed vault for storing the dispenser between uses. There is also a connector section of one housing in the form of a clip for mounting the housing structure on a backpack or belt loop. A sealing sleeve and a locking sleeve cooperate with the vault to achieve quick opening of the housing parts when desired, without compromising sealing between openings of the vault. | 02-13-2014 |
Alyssa Marie Hennen, Waconia, MN US
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20160120694 | INJECTION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - An injection instrument that includes a saddle configured to receive a syringe aligned on a saddle axis; a linear member coupled to the saddle at a sliding joint, the linear member having a first end and a second end, the sliding joint allowing relative movement between the linear member and the saddle in a direction aligned with a slide axis, the slide axis parallel with the saddle axis; and a guide member located at the second end, the guide member including an edge spaced apart from the saddle axis by a prescribed distance, the guide member including a tissue contact surface, wherein the tissue contact surface is located on a single side of the saddle axis. | 05-05-2016 |
Daniel W. Hennen, Cottage Grove, MN US
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20090067048 | STRUCTURED ORIENTED FILMS FOR USE IN DISPLAYS - Films having a structured surface with an engineered feature, such as prism grooves, to be used in displays having a backlight. The films can be arranged in a stack having one or more of the following: birefringent brightness enhancement films, non-birefringent brightness enhancement films, polarizers, diffusers, birefringent turning films, and non-birefringent turning films. Those films can be arranged in any order from the backlight to a viewer. | 03-12-2009 |
20090249969 | PRINTER HAVING INCREASED SOLUTION VOLUME OF PRINTING AND INCREASED PRINT QUALITY AND SPEED - A printer for digital printing in which ink is deposited in metered amounts on a substrate. The printer includes a wheel rotatable by a shaft of a motor, an idler disposed in a paint reservoir, and a segment of wire disposed around the wheel and the idler. A computer controls movement of the wire by controlling the rotation of the wheel. As the motor rotates the wheel, ink contained within the paint reservoir coats the wire and is drawn by the wire in front of an air stream, which pulls the ink from the wire and carries it toward the substrate. The wire has features to increase a solution volume of the ink on the wire. The ink is applied to the substrate in vector mode to form well defined fine lines an image and a raster mode to form wider lines less well defined than the fine lines. | 10-08-2009 |
20090252933 | METHOD FOR DIGITALLY PRINTING ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMPS - A printer for digital printing in which ink is deposited in metered amounts on a substrate. The printer includes a wheel rotatable by a shaft of a motor, an idler disposed in a paint reservoir, and a segment of wire disposed around the wheel and the idler. A computer controls movement of the wire by controlling the rotation of the wheel. As the motor rotates the wheel, electroluminescent material contained within the paint reservoir coats the wire and is drawn by the wire in front of an air stream, which pulls the electroluminescent material from the wire and carries it toward the substrate to make an electroluminescent sign. | 10-08-2009 |
20130004749 | SURFACE-MODIFIED ADHESIVES - Surface-modified adhesives may be prepared by contacting an adhesive layer to an at least partially discontinuous layer on a releasing substrate and removing the adhesive layer such that at least a portion of the at least partially discontinuous layer adheres to the adhesive surface. The modified adhesive surface remains an adhesive surface. The modified adhesive layer can be used to prepare adhesive articles, including articles containing multiple surface-modified adhesive layers. | 01-03-2013 |
20140232960 | ELECTRONICALLY SWITCHABLE PRIVACY FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SAME - An electronically switchable privacy films suitable for use in display devices are described. The electronically switchable privacy film comprises a pair of mutually opposing transparent electrodes; an optically transparent microstructured layer disposed between the transparent electrodes, the microstructured layer comprising a plurality of microstructured ribs extending across a surface thereof such that the microstructured ribs form an alternating series of ribs and channels; and electronically switchable material disposed in the channels, the electronically switchable material being capable of modulation between high and low absorption states upon application of an electric field across the transparent electrodes. | 08-21-2014 |
Edward A. Hennen, Minneapolis, MN US
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20130212432 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING CLAIMS PROCESSING - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for facilitating upload of one or more electronic files from a user device to a remote server. In some embodiments, a background upload process manages connectivity of the user device to the remote server and staging file uploads in a disconnected mode for automatic processing when connectivity is restored. | 08-15-2013 |
20150288486 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING CLAIMS PROCESSING - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for facilitating upload of one or more electronic files from a user device to a remote server. In some embodiments, a background upload process manages connectivity of the user device to the remote server and staging file uploads in a disconnected mode for automatic processing when connectivity is restored. | 10-08-2015 |
James M. Hennen, Plymouth, MN US
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20100212439 | SELF-FLUSHING BOTTLE IN-LINE FLUID SAMPLER - A hydraulic fluid sampler and a method for obtaining a hydraulic fluid sample includes a sample container holder configured to support a sample container mounted thereto in an inverted position and a non-inverted position. In the inverted position, the sample container holder is configured to flush the sample container with hydraulic fluid so as to flush away any contaminates that may be present. In the non-inverted position, the sample container holder is configured to fill the sample container with hydraulic fluid. | 08-26-2010 |
John M. Hennen, Carver, MN US
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20090057347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING FLUIDS - A bag-in-bag-in-bottle assembly formed by a flexible dispensing container with a dispensing fitment. The dispensing container is positioned adjacent or sandwiched between one or more flexible pressurization containers having a separate inlet/outlet path through a second fitment. The bag-in-bag assembly can then be placed in a containment vessel with the fitments mounted such that it is accessible on the vessel. A liquid can be extracted from the dispensing container by introducing a fluid into the pressurization container(s) with enough pressure to force the liquid out through the dispensing fitment. A contoured dispensing head may be coupled to the bag-in-bag-in-bottle assembly using a earn actuation arrangement for simultaneously locking the pressurization, vent and fluid extraction couplings. | 03-05-2009 |
20100276033 | IDENTIFICATION TAG FOR FLUID CONTAINMENT DRUM - A fluid containment and dispensing system having a RHD tag associated therewith. The fluid containment and dispensing system includes a fluid containment drum having an opening defined thereon. The fluid containment and dispensing system further includes a dispensing mechanism operably coupleable with the opening, the dispensing mechanism configured to dispense the contents of the fluid containment drum. An identification tag is coupleable with the dispensing mechanism and includes a first laminate, a second laminate laminated to the first laminate, and a RFID member disposed between the first and second laminates, wherein the RFID member includes information associated with a fluid containment and dispensing system. | 11-04-2010 |
20150298960 | SINGLE USE DISPENSE HEAD WITH KEY CODE - A two-part key coded device that can be added to existing container and dispense stations. The key coded device includes a female key ring that is retrofitted to an existing bung and a compatible male key ring that is retrofitted to an existing or new dispense head. The key code system can enable only a specific or compatible type of chemical to be connected to the dispense head, and provides a measure of safety against inadvertently connecting the wrong type of chemical. | 10-22-2015 |
Marc Hennen, Greensboro, NC US
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20150045216 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS - Herbicidal compositions containing (a) an amide herbicide selected from flufenacet, dimethenamid or a stereoisomer thereof, acetochlor, or metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are disclosed, wherein components (a), (b) and (c) are present in amounts effective to reduce the phytotoxicity of the saflufenacil. Methods of making and using herbicidal compositions containing (a) metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are also disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |
Richard S. Hennen, Saint Charles, IL US
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20120060797 | Fuel injector clamp - A method of forming a fuel injector clamp utilizing powder metal techniques is provided. A powder metal charge comprising in percent by weight, 0.6-0.9 carbon, 1.5-3.9 copper, 93.2-97.9 iron with the balance other elements, is die compacted to a density of 7.0-7.1 grams per cubic centimeter pre-sintered at 1500-1600 degrees Fahrenheit to form a powder metal blank. The powder metal blank is then lubricated and re-compacted to at least 7.3 grams per cubic centimeter and sintered at 2050 degrees Fahrenheit to form a final powder metal blank. The fuel injector clamp itself is comprised of a unitary structure of powder metal having a generally cylindrical center portion, with a first wing portion extending laterally there from and a second wing portion extending laterally there from at a 180 degree angle from the first wing portion. | 03-15-2012 |
William J. Hennen, Springville, UT US
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20110033414 | CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY COMPOSITION INCLUDING TRANSFER FACTOR AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS INCLUDING USE OF THE COMPOSITION - A composition for use in cardiovascular therapy includes transfer factor. The transfer factor may be nonmammalian transfer factor, such as that derived from eggs, or mammalian transfer factor, such as that derived from colostrum. The composition may also include one or more of the following: an LDL receptor-binding element; a blood flow-enhancing element; a cholesterol reducing element; a fat oxidation prevention element, and an antioxidant. Treatment methods include enlisting the immune system of a subject receiving therapy to attack pathogens that cause inflammation of blood vessels or to otherwise reduce inflammation of blood vessels. | 02-10-2011 |
20130309268 | COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING TRANSFER FACTOR DERIVED FROM EGGS - A non-mammalian transfer factor, compositions including the non-mammalian transfer factor, and methods for generating and preparing the non-mammalian transfer factor. The non-mammalian transfer factor may have specificity for one or more antigens. A method of using the non-mammalian transfer factor includes administering either antigen-specific non-mammalian transfer factor or antigen non-specific non-mammalian transfer factor to mammals to treat or prevent pathogenic infections in the mammals. | 11-21-2013 |