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Henry C. Abbink, Westlake Village, CA US
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| 20110133738 | Systems and Methods for Obstructing Magnetic Flux - An aspect of the present invention relates to system and method for substantially obstructing magnetic flux. One aspect of the present invention provides an apparatus for substantially obstructing at least one magnetic flux path between an ambient space and a protected volume. The apparatus includes an inner shield, substantially enclosing the protected volume. The inner shield has at least one inner shield aperture extending therethrough to allow external access to the protected volume. An outer shield substantially encloses the inner shield. The outer shield has at least one outer shield aperture extending therethrough to allow internal access from the ambient space. The apparatus is configured to impede magnetic flux between at least one inner shield aperture and at least one outer shield aperture. | 06-09-2011 |
Henry C. Berns, Jr., Westerville, OH US
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| 20080295249 | Patient Transport System - The disclosure provides a device for converting a passenger vehicle to a patient transport vehicle including a bracket configured to mount to a seat located in a passenger vehicle, a wear strip attached to the bracket, the wear strip comprising a flat surface configured to support a stretcher, and a tie down system configured to releasably attach a stretcher to the bracket when the stretcher is in contact with the wear strip. | 12-04-2008 |
Henry C. Chan, Fountain Valley, CA US
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| 20100077767 | EMISSION FREE INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE - Disclosed is a process to start-up, operate, and shut down a gasifier and an integrated gasification combined cycle complex without flaring while additionally reducing the release of contaminants such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen oxides. The process is accomplished by scrubbing ventable sour gases and passing scrubbed sour gases and ventable sweet gases to a vent gas combustor for controlled combustion prior to release of any such gases to the atmosphere. Additionally, the gases are subjected to a CO oxidation treatment and selective catalytic reduction treatment prior to release to the atmosphere. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110120012 | MINIMAL SOUR GAS EMISSION FOR AN INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE COMPLEX - Disclosed is a process to start-up, operate, and shut down a gasifier and an integrated gasification combined cycle complex with minimal sour gas emissions while additionally reducing the release of contaminants such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and nitrogen oxides. The process is accomplished by starting up with a sulfur free feedstock and by scrubbing any ventable sour gases free of sulfur contaminants prior to release of any such gases to the atmosphere. | 05-26-2011 |
Henry C. Chilvers, Valencia, CA US
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| 20080263600 | Systems and methods for providing remote access to interactive media guidance applications - Methods and systems for remotely accessing user equipment implementing an interactive media guidance application are provided. In particular, a method includes the steps of receiving user equipment identification information and receiving a user request from a user device indicating instructions for the user equipment. The user request is cross-referenced with an action request in a user equipment format selected from a plurality of formats to be compatible with the user equipment. The action request is transmitted for receipt by the user equipment for enabling execution of the indicated instructions. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090060469 | Systems and methods for recording popular media in an interactive media delivery system - In many aspects, systems and methods for recording popular media among a subset of users of an interactive media delivery system using interactive media guidance applications are provided. The systems and methods for recording the popular media generally relate to determining and selecting for recording the popular media according to popularity criteria. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090069038 | Cross-platform messaging - Systems and methods are provided for displaying a short message service (SMS) message on user media equipment, in which the user media equipment includes a set-top box and a display. In some embodiments, the set-top box receives an SMS message, wherein the SMS message includes information identifying a triggering event for displaying the SMS message. The SMS message is stored until the occurrence and detection of the identified triggering event. In response to detecting the occurrence of the identified triggering event, the SMS message is displayed on at least a portion of the display of the user media equipment. | 03-12-2009 |
Henry C. Chilvers, Jr., Valencia, CA US
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| 20110074918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION - Systems and methods for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) media guidance application are provided. A first selectable media guidance object may be displayed on a screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a first plane. A second selectable media guidance object may be displayed on the screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a second plane. The first and second planes may be perceived to intersect an axis normal to the display in different locations. A user selection of at least one of the first and second selectable media guidance objects may be received. An action of moving a cursor in 3D space or selecting one of the selectable media guidance objects displayed in the 3D space may be performed based on the user selection. The user selection may be performed with an input device having an accelerometer. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078634 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION - Systems and methods for navigating a three-dimensional (3D) media guidance application are provided. A first selectable media guidance object may be displayed on a screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a first plane. A second selectable media guidance object may be displayed on the screen that when viewed through the stereoscopic optical device may appear in a second plane. The first and second planes may be perceived to intersect an axis normal to the display in different locations. A user selection of at least one of the first and second selectable media guidance objects may be received. An action of moving a cursor in 3D space or selecting one of the selectable media guidance objects displayed in the 3D space may be performed based on the user selection. The user selection may be performed with an input device having an accelerometer. | 03-31-2011 |
Henry C. Chu, Orange, CA US
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| 20080216265 | Motorized interdental toothbrush - A motorized interdental toothbrush includes one or more wires having fixed filaments, and a gage disposed on one end portion of the wires and having an outer diameter equal to or smaller than that of the filaments for limiting the wires and the filaments to engage into the selected interdental spaces between the teeth of the user and for preventing the filaments from being inserted and engaged into the interdental spaces having a relatively smaller width and for preventing the user's gum from being injured by the greater filaments, and a rotating device may be coupled to rotate and drive the brush device to clean the interdental space. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080216266 | Interdental toothbrush - An interdental toothbrush includes one or more wires having fixed filaments disposed on the wires, and a gage disposed on one end portion of the wires and having an outer diameter equal to or smaller than that of the filaments for limiting and guiding the wires and the filaments to engage into the predetermined or suitable or selected interdental spaces between the teeth of the user and for preventing the filaments from being inserted and engaged into the interdental spaces having a relatively smaller width and thus for preventing the user's gum from being hurt or injured by the greater filaments. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080216267 | Reciprocating interdental toothbrush - A motorized interdental toothbrush includes one or more wires having fixed filaments, and a gage disposed on one end portion of the wires and having an outer diameter equals to or smaller than that of the filaments for limiting the wires and the filaments to engage into the selected interdental spaces between the teeth of the user and for preventing the filaments from being inserted and engaged into the interdental spaces having a relatively smaller width and for preventing the user's gum from being injured by the greater filaments, and a moving device may be coupled to move and drive the brush device to move back and forth or in a reciprocating action and to clean the interdental space. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090175749 | Fluid displacement apparatus having pressure sensing device - A fluid displacement apparatus includes a housing for receiving a refrigerant, a driving shaft rotatably received in the housing, a magnetic clutch attached to the driving shaft for rotation transmitting purposes, a fixed scroll disposed in the housing, an orbiting scroll rotatably received and engaged in the housing and interfitting with the fixed scroll for compressing the refrigerant and for generating a pressurized refrigerant, the housing includes a compartment communicating with the inner chamber of the housing with a passage for receiving a pressure sensing device which may sense the pressure of the pressurized refrigerant for detecting whether the refrigerant in the housing is over pressure or not. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100068083 | Compressor and electric motor combination - A compressor and electric motor combination includes a compressor including a housing, and a shaft extended out of the housing, an electric motor including a receptacle, and a spindle extended out of the receptacle, and a coupling device for coupling the shaft of the compressor and the spindle of the electric motor together and for allowing the compressor to be operated by the electric motor, without being driven by the engine of the automobile, for allowing the compressor to be actuated to operate the air conditioning system even when the engine of the automobile is stopped, and for preventing the engine of the automobile from idling. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100254843 | Scroll compressor - A scroll compressor includes a chamber formed in a casing and a compartment formed in a rearward end, a fixed scroll mounted within the casing and having a spiral scroll element extended from a base plate, and an orbiting scroll rotatably disposed in the casing, and having a spiral scroll element extended from a carrier plate and arranged to form a line contact between the spiral scroll elements, and the fixed scroll includes an inlet mouth and a fluid passage formed through the base plate, and the casing includes an inlet port and an outlet port formed in the rearward end for easily and quickly coupling to the tubings of the vehicle with pipings without bending or folding the pipings. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110113821 | Accumulator for air conditioning system - An air conditioning system of a vehicle includes a compressor and an evaporator, and an accumulator includes a canister having a chamber for receiving a refrigerant, an inlet tube coupled to the canister and the evaporator for receiving the refrigerant from the evaporator, a U-shaped pipe situated in the canister and having an inlet portion for receiving a gaseous component of the refrigerant, and having an outlet portion coupled to the compressor, and a filter device is attached to the inlet portion of the pipe for preventing debris from entering into the inlet portion of the pipe and for preventing the compressor from being damaged by the debris. | 05-19-2011 |
Henry C. Kapteyn, Boulder, CO US
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| 20110007772 | Phase-matched Generation of Coherent Soft and Hard X-rays Using IR Lasers - Phase-matched high-order harmonic generation of soft and hard X-rays is accomplished using infrared driving lasers in a high-pressure non-linear medium. The pressure of the non-linear medium is increased to multi-atmospheres and a mid-IR (or higher) laser device provides the driving pulse. Based on this scaling, also a general method for global optimization of the flux of phase-matched high-order harmonic generation at a desired wavelength is designed. | 01-13-2011 |
Henry C. Lin, Manhattan Beach, CA US
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| 20090012113 | METHODS OF TREATING A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME - Disclosed are methods of treating a subject suffering from irritable bowel syndrome which involves administering rifaximin to the subject and reducing the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Also disclosed are methods of improving the symptoms in a subject caused by irritable bowel syndrome. | 01-08-2009 |
Henry C. Lin, Albuquerque, NM US
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| 20090325994 | METHODS OF TREATING DIARRHEA CAUSED BY SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH - Disclosed is a method of diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, or Crohn's disease, which involves detecting the presence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in a human subject having at least one symptom associated with a suspected diagnosis of any of those diagnostic categories. Also disclosed is a method of treating these disorders, and other disorders caused by SIBO, that involves at least partially eradicating a SIBO condition in the human subject. The method includes administration of anti-microbial or probiotic agents, or normalizing intestinal motility by employing a prokinetic agent. The method improves symptoms, including hyperalgesia related to SIBO and disorders caused by SIBO. Also disclosed is a kit for the diagnosis or treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autoimmune diseases, or Crohn's disease. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100209507 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO) AND SIBO-RELATED CONDITIONS - Disclosed is a method of treating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject. SIBO-caused conditions include irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, impaired mentation, impaired memory, halitosis, tinnitus, sugar craving, autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, drug sensitivity, an autoimmune disease, and Crohn's disease. Also disclosed are a method of screening for the abnormally likely presence of SIBO in a human subject and a method of detecting SIBO in a human subject. A method of determining the relative severity of SIBO or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject, in whom small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been detected, is also disclosed. | 08-19-2010 |
Henry C. Sterchi, Redmond, WA US
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| 20110113383 | Apparatus and Methods of Computer-Simulated Three-Dimensional Interactive Environments - Computer-simulated three-dimensional environments include automatable and/or constrainable camera control, for video gameplay, real estate and/or landscape demonstrations, or any other digitizable environment. In gameplay applications, the system can be customizably programmed to automatically adapt to the environment based on the player's location within the virtual environment, information about what the programmer believes is relevant (or wants to make relevant) in the scene being displayed, and other factors. Certain embodiments of the inventive apparatus and methods generally automatically incorporate and honor the “rules of cinematography,” but also preferably include other “action video game” principles that can override or trump those rules. | 05-12-2011 |
Henry C. Straub, Jr., Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20100313676 | ADJUSTING TRANSDUCER FREQUENCY WITHOUT CEASING FLUID FLOW THROUGH A METER - A method comprises, without ceasing flow of fluid through a flow meter, transmitting an ultrasonic signal of a first frequency through the fluid, adjusting the first frequency to a second frequency, and transmitting another ultrasonic signal of the second frequency through the fluid. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110162460 | Ultrasonic Flow Meter And Transducer Assembly With Isolated Transformer Capsule - In an embodiment, an ultrasonic flow meter comprises a spool piece including a throughbore and a transducer port extending from the outer surface of the spool piece to the throughbore. In addition, the ultrasonic flow meter comprises a transducer assembly disposed in the transducer port. The transducer assembly has a central axis and comprises a transducer holder having a first end proximal the throughbore of the spool piece, and a second end distal the throughbore of the spool piece. Further, the transducer assembly comprises a piezoelectric capsule including a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric capsule is coupled to the transducer holder and extends generally axially from the first end of the transducer holder. Still further, the transducer assembly comprises a transformer capsule including a transformer. The transformer capsule is coupled to the transducer holder and is axially spaced apart from the piezoelectric capsule. | 07-07-2011 |
Henry C. Valcour, Upton, MA US
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| 20100022396 | Two-Sided Splice for High Temperature Superconductor Laminated Wires - A two-sided joint for splicing two laminated wires together, while preserving the mechanical integrity of the wire is disclosed. The two-sided joint can splice two laminated HTS wires having tapered ends and includes a bottom strap and a top strap. Under one aspect, a laminated, spliced superconductor wire includes a superconductor joint, which includes first and second superconductor wires, each wire including a laminate layer, a substrate layer overlaying the laminate layer, a buffer layer overlaying the substrate layer, a superconductor layer overlaying the buffer layer, a gap layer overlaying the superconductor layer, and a laminate layer overlaying the gap layer, a first HTS strap in electrical connection with the second laminate layer of the first laminate wire and the second laminate layer of the second laminate wire, and a backing strap proximate to the first laminate layer. | 01-28-2010 |
Henry C. Winius, Lakeside, CA US
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| 20090322093 | Paddle wheel electric generator - A minimal maintenance paddle wheel electric generation device for producing no cost electricity includes an A-frame base disposed in a fast flowing stream with a paddle wheel mounted between A-frame supports, with the supports resting on the base, and the paddle wheel including radially arranged dip blades with the rotation of the paddle wheel by the swiftly running water turning a drive gear that engages a series of reduction gears that, in turn, actuate a generator for producing electricity. A pair of paddle wheels can be ganged together on several floating members with the floating members tethered by cables to stanchions fixed on opposed banks of the stream. The paddle wheel can also be supported on buoyant inflatable tubes that have curvilinear members attached to the rear ends for directing water into the channel formed between the tubes thereby enhancing water flow and the angular speed of the paddle wheel for increased power generation. | 12-31-2009 |