Hess, US

Adam Glenn Hess, Charlotte, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110224953	ENERGY FACILITY CONTROL SYSTEM - An energy facility control system transforms the manner in which energy facilities create, modify, share, and store information during all phases of their lifecycles, from licensing through construction and decommissioning. The energy facility control system provides energy operators and their suppliers with collaborative toolsets to help improve accuracy, reliability and efficiency during every stage of an energy facility's lifecycle.	09-15-2011

Allison E. Hess, Cleveland Heights, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110086207	DIAMOND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of manufacturing a diamond apparatus includes forming an insulating layer on a surface of a substrate, forming a masking layer on a surface of the insulating layer, and forming a photoresist layer on a surface of the masking layer. A portion of the photoresist layer is cross-linked through exposure to light, leaving a portion of the photoresist layer non-cross-linked. The non-cross-linked portion of the photoresist layer is removed from the masking layer, thus exposing a portion of the masking layer. The method further includes removing the exposed masking layer portion. Any remaining portion of the cross-linked photoresist layer is also removed, resulting in the formation of a patterned masking layer extending from the insulation layer. Diamond material is seeded onto the patterned masking layer and an exposed portion of the insulation layer. The masking layer is removed, resulting in a patterned diamond apparatus extending from the insulating layer	04-14-2011

Anthony Palmer Hess, Marine On Saint Croix, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120024328	WASH-OUT CONTAINER - A wash-out container has a collection basin, a filter and a pump. Water used for washing tools is filtered and re-used so the wash-out container is stand-alone.	02-02-2012

Brian K. Hess, Westerville, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110012729	PORTABLE ALARM DEVICE - A portable alarm device includes a portable enclosure, a wireless communication system disposed in the portable enclosure and configured to receive a signal from a monitoring device. The device further includes a processor in communication with the wireless communication system and wherein the processor is configured to initiate an alert when the signal indicates that the portable enclosure is beyond a pre-determined distance from the monitoring device.	01-20-2011

Patent applications by Brian K. Hess, Westerville, OH US

Charles Hess, Gordonsville, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110070413	Surface Covering With Wear Layer Having Dispersed Wear Resistant Particles and Method of Making the Same - A surface covering includes a base layer and a wear layer. The wear layer is laminated to the base layer. The wear layer comprises a polymeric binder system having wear resistant particles dispersed therein. The wear layer is formed by dispersing a plurality of wear resistant particles into a liquid to form a stable liquid dispersion, blending the stable liquid dispersion into a polymeric resin to form a mixture, and extruding the mixture to form the wear layer.	03-24-2011

Charles T. Hess, Old Town, ME US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110095887	CONTAINER SECURITY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHOD - A dosimeter is disclosed for use in container including outer walls defining an interior volume, the dosimeter including: a radon detection element adapted to detect a radon level for the interior volume; a neutron detection element adapted detect a neutron level for the interior volume. The dosimeter is adapted to measure the radon level and neutron level for a period of time, compare the measured radon level to a first threshold, compare the measured neutron level to a second threshold, and determine information indicative of the presence or absence of fissile material within the interior volume based on the comparisons.	04-28-2011

Christopher L. Hess, Halifax, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080263880	Protractor level - An apparatus for determining a proper level of an item on any surface. The apparatus comprises a frame member having a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material. A first LED readout is disposed in the frame member for determining a level in a vertical direction and a second LED readout is disposed in the frame member closely adjacent to the first LED readout for determining a level in a horizontal direction. There is at least at least one magnet disposed on a bottom portion of the frame member for holding the frame member against a metal surface and such frame member has a counterweight disposed therein for offsetting the weight of the LED readouts. A power means is in electrical communication with the first and the second LED readouts and is disposed in a back portion of the frame members and a switch means is disposed in the frame member and is in electrical communication with the power means and such first and second LED readouts for turning the apparatus either on or off.	10-30-2008

Crystal M. Hess, New Berlin, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120061487	Pheromone Dispersing Clothing Apparatus - The present invention is a pheromone dispersing clothing apparatus with a body pheromone activating panel adapted to receive pheromone from a pheromone supply reservoir and a concealed compartment adapted to receive a detachable pheromone supply reservoir.	03-15-2012

Dan Hess, Clinton Township, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080297590	3-D ROBOTIC VISION AND VISION CONTROL SYSTEM - A robotic vision and vision control system includes a stereoscopic camera mounted on a robot and a remote three-dimensional display system that provides the operator of the robot with a good sense of depth or distance for more precisely maneuvering the robot. The stereoscopic display system can further include an eye-tracking system that monitors the operator's eyes to determine the direction in which the operator's eyes are looking and points the camera in that direction.	12-04-2008

Daniel L. Hess, Hays, KS US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110037040	Fluid shear actuated hoist brake - A fluid shear actuated brake mechanism includes an outer hub secured to a hoist frame, a main brake disc stack engaged between the outer hub and a hoist drum shaft, an actuator hub helically engaged with the outer hub, and an actuator disc stack engaged between the actuator hub and the shaft. The main disc stack and the actuator disc stack are immersed in a fluid. Rotation of the shaft in a load lowering direction generates fluid shear in the actuator disc stack which rotates the actuator hub in a lowering direction and advances it toward the main disc stack, compressing it and the actuator disc stack. Rotation of the shaft in an opposite load lift direction retract the actuator hub from the main disc stack.	02-17-2011

Daniel P. Hess, Lutz, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080289483	METHOD OF MODIFYING THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF A WOODEN ARTICLE - Disclosed is a method for modifying the frequency response of a wooden article by exciting the article with acoustic energy. Frequency response is the measure of a system's spectrum response at the output due to a signal of varying frequency (but constant amplitude) at its input. The acoustic energy includes at least one excitation frequency, a composite broadband frequency component, or a combination thereof, which is preferably in the audible spectrum (20 to 20,000 Hz). The use of acoustic energy from the remote source provides non-contact excitation of the wooden article. In one embodiment, the acoustic energy is at least one sound wave which comprises at least one resonant frequency of the wooden article, at least one acoustic mode of the wooden article, at least one discrete frequency, a broadband frequency component, or any combination thereof.	11-27-2008

Daniel R. Hess, New Castle, DE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110256604	GENERATION OF ASPOROGENOUS SOLVENTOGENIC CLOSTRIDIA - Expression of the SpoIIE gene in a solventogenic	10-20-2011

Dave Hess, Green Bay, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100146909	Apparatus and Method of Forming a Stack of Food Products Within a Storage Container - An apparatus for forming a stack of food products in a storage container, and a method therefor. The apparatus comprises a first gate moveable between an open and a closed position that drops a row of food products onto a second gate moveable between an open and a closed position. The second gate receives multiple rows of food products and once a predetermined number of rows have been received, the second gate opens to release the rows of food products into the storage container below it. As the first gate shifts from the open to the closed position, it can advance, at least in part, a subsequent row of food products onto the first gate for later release onto the second gate. The area defined by the second gate and the first gate is a temporary staging area which can increase in height after receiving subsequent rows of food products.	06-17-2010

David Hess, Green Bay, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090038453	Food Product Conveyor and Handling Systems - A conveyor system for assembling and stacking sliced food products is provided. The conveyor system includes an assembly area, wherein groups of a predetermined quantity of sliced food products travel from a slicer on a conveyor and are deposited on discrete carrier sheets on a downstream conveyor. The assembly area is configured to delay advancement of the carrier sheets on the downstream conveyor until a group of the predetermined quantity is formed. The slicer is configured to calculate the number of slices in each group and determine whether a group is complete. A stacking area of the conveyor system includes a nose conveyor that extends and retracts to deposit each carrier sheet onto a pair of initial supports. The initial supports reciprocate away from each other in opposing directions to drop the carrier sheet onto a subsequent level, with the initial supports reciprocating each time a carrier sheet is deposited thereon.	02-12-2009
20090038913	Food Product Conveyor and Handling Systems - A conveyor system for assembling and stacking sliced food products is provided. The conveyor system includes an assembly area, wherein groups of a predetermined quantity of sliced food products travel from a slicer on a conveyor and are deposited on discrete carrier sheets on a downstream conveyor. The assembly area is configured to delay advancement of the carrier sheets on the downstream conveyor until a group of the predetermined quantity is formed. The slicer is configured to calculate the number of slices in each group and determine whether a group is complete. A stacking area of the conveyor system includes a nose conveyor that extends and retracts to deposit each carrier sheet onto a pair of initial supports. The initial supports reciprocate away from each other in opposing directions to drop the carrier sheet onto a subsequent level, with the initial supports reciprocating each time a carrier sheet is deposited thereon.	02-12-2009
20120067451	Method and Apparatus for Volumetric Metering and Depositing - A method and apparatus are provided for the volumetric metering and depositing of a food product comprising a plurality of particles or flowable particles. The plurality of food particles are transported upon a discharge conveyor having a first rate of speed, the plurality of particles arranged uniformly from passing beneath a product leveling device. When the plurality of particles reach the end of the discharge conveyor, the particles fall from the end of the conveyor under the operation of gravity and are deposited in a shuttle while the shuttle travels at a second rate of speed from a position at least partially below the conveyor to collect the falling particles in cells or receiving receptacles. The relationship between the first rate of speed of the conveyor and the second rate of speed of the shuttle define a metered amount of particles collected in each of the receiving receptacles.	03-22-2012

Patent applications by David Hess, Green Bay, WI US

David Hess, Beaverton, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090134896	Interface for testing semiconductors - A system that includes an imaging device for effectively positioning a probe for testing a semiconductor wafer.	05-28-2009
20100097467	System for testing semiconductors - A system that includes an imaging device for effectively positioning a probe for testing a semiconductor wafer.	04-22-2010

Patent applications by David Hess, Beaverton, OR US

David C. Hess, Martinez, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100310570	MAPC TREATMENT OF BRAIN INJURIES AND DISEASES - The invention relates to the treatment of various injuries, disorders, dysfunctions, diseases, and the like of the brain with MAPCs, particularly in some aspects, to the treatment of the same resulting from hypoxia, including that caused by systemic hypoxia and that caused by insufficient blood supply. In some further particulars the invention relates, for example, to the treatment of hypoxic ischemic brain injury with MAPCs, in children for example, and to the treatment of cortical infarcts and stroke with MAPCs in adults, for example.	12-09-2010

Dennis W. Hess, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011222	SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - The present invention is a method of applying Lotus Effect materials as a (superhydrophobicity) protective coating for various system applications, as well as the method of fabricating/preparing Lotus Effect coatings.	01-08-2009
20110275220	LOW TEMPERATURE METAL ETCHING AND PATTERNING - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for etching various metals that may be used in semiconductor or integrated circuit processing through the use of non-halogen gases such as hydrogen, helium, or combinations of hydrogen and helium with other gases such as argon. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in a reaction chamber, a substrate having a metal interconnect layer deposited thereon is exposed to a plasma formed of non-halogen gas. The plasma generated is maintained for a certain period of time to provide for a desired or expected etching of the metal. In some embodiments, the metal interconnect layer may be copper, gold or silver.	11-10-2011
20110286896	Patterning Of Surfaces To Control The Storage, Mobility And Transport Of Liquids For Microfluidic Applications - Systems and methods to pattern surfaces to create regions of variable adhesive force on a superhydrophobic paper surface. By taking advantage of high surface energy sticky islands on a non-sticky superhydrophobic surface, microliter water drops can be registered or confined at specific locations; selected drops can then be transferred to another patterned substrate and the drops mixed and/or allowed to react without the need for pipettes or other fluid transfer tool.	11-24-2011

Patent applications by Dennis W. Hess, Atlanta, GA US

Diane B. Hess, Gastonia, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120034835	TEXTILE FABRIC FOR THE OUTER SHELL OF A FIREFIGHTER'S GARMENT - The present invention is directed to a textile fabric. This fabric is particularly well suited for use as the outer shell fabric of a firefighter's garment. The fabric is a woven or knitted fabric of spun yarns and multi-filament yarns. The spun yarn includes a first staple being a polymer selected from the group consisting of aramid, PBI or PBO or melamine formaldehyde, and a second staple being an aramid polymer. The multi-filament yarn includes an aramid filament.	02-09-2012

Donald H. Hess, Dunedin, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120085234	Particle Guide Collector System and Associated Method - Disclosed is a filtration system and method that uses a corona discharge grid and a series of electrostatic grids to filter ambient particles. The filtration system eliminates, or greatly reduces, the pressure drop across the associated filter media.	04-12-2012

Don H. Hess, Tampa, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080295693	Apparatus and Method for Enhancing Filtration - Disclosed is a filtration enhancement apparatus and an associated method. The apparatus includes a number of electromagnetic grids that are placed in series. The first grid conditions ambient particles to generate particles with both a positive and a negative charge. These charged particles are then delivered to a second and third grid wherein a low, medium, and/or high frequency alternating current is employed to force the positive and negative charged particles to collide and conglomerate with one another. The conglomerated particles are then sent into the ambient environment for subsequent filtration.	12-04-2008
20100170392	Apparatus and Method for Enhancing Filtration - Disclosed is a filtration enhancement apparatus and an associated method. The apparatus includes a number of electromagnetic grids that are placed in series. The first grid conditions ambient particles to generate particles with both a positive and a negative charge. These charged particles are then delivered to a second and third grid wherein a low, medium, and/or high frequency alternating current is employed to force the positive and negative charged particles to collide and conglomerate with one another. The conglomerated particles are then sent into the ambient environment for subsequent filtration.	07-08-2010

Patent applications by Don H. Hess, Tampa, FL US

Douglas N. Hess, Maple Grove, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090192581	ACTIVE FIXATION MEDICAL LEAD - An implantable medical device that includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a helical fixation member extending from the distal end of the elongated body, the helical fixation member including a distal tip for affixing the distal end of the elongated body at an implant site, and a tracking member extending from the distal end of the elongated body, through the helical fixation member and outward from the distal tip of the helical fixation member for tracking along an implant pathway during implantation of the implantable medical device.	07-30-2009
20090248127	IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD BODIES PROVIDING IMPROVED ELECTRODE CONTACT - A distal section of an implantable medical electrical lead body includes a pair of pre-formed arcuate segments between which an approximately straight segment extends. The approximately straight segment includes a first portion extending distally from a first of the pair pre-formed arcuate segments, a second portion extending from the first portion, a third portion extending from the second to a second of the pair pre-formed arcuate segments. An electrode is coupled to the second portion of the approximately straight segment, and the adjacent first portion has a stiffness which is less than that of the first of the pair pre-formed arcuate segments and preferably less than the stiffness of the third portion, so that, when the distal section of the lead body is implanted, for example, within a cardiac vein, the lead buckles to bring the electrode into closer contact with surrounding tissue.	10-01-2009

Patent applications by Douglas N. Hess, Maple Grove, MN US

Dustin Delany Hess, Carson City, NV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100131242	MONITORING SYSTEM WITH DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE NON-INTERFERING SIGNAL PROCESSING - A monitoring system with dynamically configurable non-interfering signal processing is disclosed. In one aspect, data relating to the management of the operation of a machine and data relating to the safety protection of the machine are combined in a non-interfering manner.	05-27-2010

Dustin Delany Hess, Minden, NV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110251804	Methods And Systems For Isolating A Frequency In A Rotating Machine - A method of isolating a frequency in a rotating machine having at least one sensor includes receiving, from the at least one sensor, a sensor signal that includes at least one frequency, converting the sensor signal to a digital vibration signal, modifying the vibration signal to generate an envelope signal, synchronously oversampling the envelope signal to generate a synchronous envelope signal, and transforming the synchronous envelope signal into a frequency spectrum to isolate the frequency.	10-13-2011
20120073364	SIDEBAND ENERGY RATIO METHOD FOR GEAR MESH FAULT DETECTION - Disclosed is a method for assessing deterioration in a gearbox. Data is obtained from an operating gearbox regarding harmonic frequencies and their related sidebands generated as a consequence of the gearbox operation. In a first embodiment, a Sideband Energy Ratio (SER) is calculated by dividing the amplitude of the sum of sideband signals associated with a harmonic to the amplitude of the harmonic. In a second embodiment, a SER is calculated based on sideband amplitudes associated with adjacent harmonics. The ratio may be monitored over time or compared to one or more values to provide an indication of deterioration.	03-29-2012

E. Christian Hess, Flanders, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080295952	AUTOMATIC LABELING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM LABEL FOLDING AND APPLICATION - A method of labeling of a container including a medication includes, in at least one embodiment, reducing the size of the label using a label apparatus and reducing the label size using the label apparatus, applying a surface securing adhesive to at least one surface securing section of the label using an adhesive application apparatus, and attaching the at least one surface securing section of the label to the container with the securing adhesive. The method also includes applying a label securing adhesive to the label to maintain the label in the reduced orientation.	12-04-2008
20080312767	AUTOMATED PRESCRIPTION FILLING SYSTEM/METHOD WITH AUTOMATED LABELING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM/METHOD AND AUTOMATED ORDER CONSOLIDATION SYSTEM/METHOD - Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.	12-18-2008
20090132083	AUTOMATED PRESCRIPTION FILLING SYSTEM/METHOD WITH AUTOMATED LABELING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM/METHOD AND AUTOMATED ORDER CONSOLIDATION SYSTEM/METHOD - Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.	05-21-2009
20090211198	AUTOMATED CONTAINER BULKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OPTIONALLY INTEGRATED WITH AUTOMATED DISPENSING SYSTEM AND/OR AUTOMATED LABELING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM - An automated system and method for emptying the contents of pharmaceutical containers. In an embodiment, a gripper unit receives and holds a pharmaceutical container. A cutter cuts the pharmaceutical container, and a rotating unit, operable with the gripper, rotates at least a portion of the gripper unit to empty the contents of the pharmaceutical container.	08-27-2009
20100152884	AUTOMATED PRESCRIPTION FILLING SYSTEM/METHOD WITH AUTOMATED LABELING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM/METHOD AND AUTOMATED ORDER CONSOLIDATION SYSTEM/METHOD - Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.	06-17-2010

Patent applications by E. Christian Hess, Flanders, NJ US

Gary Michael Hess, Springfield, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080318474	WALL PLATE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS MODULE - A wall plate assembly including a wall plate with an integrated USB module. The assembly includes a USB connector and printed circuit board formed together on the wall plate as an integral whole. By placing USB extender circuitry directly on the printed circuit board, rather than in a separate housing, the present assembly can maintain its bus-powered attributes without the bulk of a separate extender housing. A quick-connect coupling enables fast electrical connection and disconnection with a complementary quick-connect coupling on a USB wire.	12-25-2008
20100240250	WALL PLATE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS MODULE - A wall plate assembly including a wall plate with an integrated USB module. The assembly includes a USB connector and printed circuit board formed together on the wall plate as an integral whole. By placing USB extender circuitry directly on the printed circuit board, rather than in a separate housing, the present assembly can maintain its bus-powered attributes without the bulk of a separate extender housing. A quick-connect coupling enables fast electrical connection and disconnection with a complementary quick-connect coupling on a USB wire.	09-23-2010

Glenn T. Hess, Satellite Beach, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080290433	Monolithic nuclear event detector and method of manufacture - A PIN diode-based monolithic Nuclear Event Detector and method of manufacturing same for use in detecting a desired level of gamma radiation, in which a PIN diode is integrated with signal processing circuitry, for example CMOS circuitry, in a single thin-film Silicon On Insulator (SOI) chip. The PIN diode is implemented in the p- substrate layer. The signal processing circuitry is located in a thin semiconductor layer and is in electrical communication with the PIN diode. The PIN diode may be integrated with the signal processing circuitry onto a single chip, or may be fabricated stand alone using SOI methods according to the method of the invention.	11-27-2008
20110316105	Monolithic Nuclear Event Detector and Method of Manufacture - A PIN diode-based monolithic Nuclear Event Detector and method of manufacturing same for use in detecting a desired level of gamma radiation, in which a PIN diode is integrated with signal processing circuitry, for example CMOS circuitry, in a single thin-film Silicon On Insulator (SOI) chip. The PIN diode is implemented in either a p-, intrinsic, or n-substrate layer. The signal processing circuitry is located in a thin semiconductor layer and is in electrical communication with the PIN diode. The PIN diode may be integrated with the signal processing circuitry onto a single chip, or may be fabricated stand alone using SOI methods according to the method of the invention.	12-29-2011

Gregg Hess, River Heights, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100319823	COPPER COMPLEXES WITH OXALYLDIHYDRAZIDE MOIETIES - Methods of making and resultant compositions thereof, which include copper-oxalyldihydrazide-based complexes, such as pyrotechnic compositions, gas generants, and ignition materials, which are useful, for example, in inflatable restraint systems. Synthesis of one or more copper-oxalyldihydrazide complexes with nitrate and/or hydroxide counter ions provides a composition that may auto-ignite at a low enough temperature to be based with thermally sensitive gas generants. The present copper-oxalyldihydrazide complexes may also be used in conjunction with various oxidizers to produce compositions with sufficient energy to auto-ignite practically any known pyrotechnic composition.	12-23-2010

Hans Karl Hess, Arlington, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110100231	Conveyor Griddle System - Conveyor griddle system allowing for a one-piece-flow, pull system of production holding a series of adjacent metal cooking plates, heated by several natural gas burners, electric, or infrared burners located immediately below said plates and running the length of the conveyor. The system is comprised of a drive assembly, a driven assembly, and one or more burner assemblies. Plates are located adjacent to one another, with the long dimension perpendicular to the direction of plate travel and therefore, the short dimension parallel to the direction of travel. Each plate constructed of cast iron or other metal surface suitable for commercial cooking equipment. Each plate has a single partition approximately midway through the plate that is approximately ½″ high parallel to the short dimension and parallel to the direction of travel. Plates also contain a simple way to attach a clip or spike that is capable of holding a paper ticket.	05-05-2011
20110107923	Apparatus and method of cooking a food item by reflecting and trapping thermal energy and simultaneous accelerated bun cooking - An apparatus for cooking ground beef hamburgers by reflecting and trapping thermal energy and simultaneous accelerated bun cooking. The apparatus comprised of a plate that is hinged to the sidewall of the griddle for the simultaneous cooking of both sides of ground beef and buns on both sides. Once meat is placed in a first cooking area, the plates on the hinge are rotated down and come to rest on the meat, applying slight pressure to the meat. Plates are attached to the side wall and to the rear wall. Modified plates are used to facilitate the rotation of a large wire frame that contains a metal chain mail fabric into a second cooking area. When buns are placed in the second cooking area, the chain mail frame is brought down onto the outer sides of the buns, putting weight on the buns and accelerating their cooking time.	05-12-2011

Harald F. Hess, Leesburg, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100181497	OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH PHOTOTRANSFORMABLE OPTICAL LABELS - An apparatus includes a position-sensitive detector to detect intensities of radiation as a function of position on the detector, and an optical system, characterized by a diffraction-limited resolution volume, adapted for imaging light emitted from activated and excited phototransformable optical labels (“PTOLs”) in a sample onto the position sensitive-detector. A first light source provides activation radiation to the sample to activate a subset of the PTOLs that are distributed in the sample with a density greater than an inverse of the diffraction-limited resolution volume of the optical system. A second light source provides excitation radiation to the sample to excite a portion of the PTOLs in the subset of the PTOLs. A controller controls one both of the activation radiation and the excitation radiation provided to the sample such that a density of PTOLs in the portion of the PTOLs is less than the inverse of the diffraction-limited resolution volume.	07-22-2010
20100231922	THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERFEROMETRIC MICROSCOPY - A statistically sparse subset of switchable optical sources in a sample is activated, and the activated switchable optical sources are excited such that optical beams are emitted from the activated switchable optical sources along at least two optical paths. A first wavefront modification in a first optical beam emitted from the activated switchable optical sources along a first optical path is introduced and a second wavefront modification in a second optical beam emitted from the activated switchable optical sources along a second optical path is introduced, the second wavefront modification being distinct from the first wavefront modification. The first and second optical beams are interfered with each other to produce a plurality of output beams, and three-dimensional position information of the optical sources is determined based on an intensity of each output beam from the plurality of output beams.	09-16-2010
20110102787	OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH PHOTOTRANSFORMABLE OPTICAL LABELS - An apparatus includes a position-sensitive detector to detect intensities of radiation as a function of position on the detector, and an optical system, characterized by a diffraction-limited resolution volume, adapted for imaging light emitted from activated and excited phototransformable optical labels (“PTOLs”) in a sample onto the position sensitive-detector. A first light source provides activation radiation to the sample to activate a subset of the PTOLs that are distributed in the sample with a density greater than an inverse of the diffraction-limited resolution volume of the optical system. A second light source provides excitation radiation to the sample to excite a portion of the PTOLs in the subset of the PTOLs. A controller controls one both of the activation radiation and the excitation radiation provided to the sample such that a density of PTOLs in the portion of the PTOLs is less than the inverse of the diffraction-limited resolution volume.	05-05-2011

Harald F. Hess, Ashburn, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090206251	OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH PHOTOTRANSFORMABLE OPTICAL LABELS - First activation radiation is provided to a sample that includes phototransformable optical labels (“PTOLs”) to activate a first subset of the PTOLs in the sample. First excitation radiation is provided to the first subset of PTOLs in the sample to excite at least some of the activated PTOLs, and radiation emitted from activated and excited PTOLs within the first subset of PTOLs is detecting with imaging optics. The first activation radiation is controlled such that the mean volume per activated PTOL in the first subset is greater than or approximately equal to a diffraction-limited resolution volume (“DLRV”) of the imaging optics.	08-20-2009
20110170200	Systems and Methods for 3-Dimensional Interferometric Microscopy - In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an optical system with multiple detectors and a processor. The optical system is configured to produce images of an optical source in a first dimension and a second dimension substantially orthogonal to the first dimension at each detector at a given time. Each image from the images is based on an interference of an emission from the optical source in a first direction and an emission from the optical source in a second direction different from the first direction. The processor is configured to calculate a position in a third dimension based on the images. The third dimension is substantially orthogonal to the first dimension and the second dimension.	07-14-2011

Patent applications by Harald F. Hess, Ashburn, VA US

Harold Hess, Leawood, KS US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090292316	INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS HAVING DEPLOYABLE ENGAGEMENT ARMS - Spinal implants include an elongated body portion dimensioned and configured for percutaneous introduction into a target interspinous process space, at which interspinous distraction and/or spinal fusion are desired. The body portion can include a threaded outer surface, or alternatively a smooth surface. The body portion can include one or more interior cavities, and can include deployable engagement members adapted and configured to move in tandem between a stowed position retracted within the interior cavity of the body portion and a deployed position extended from the interior cavity of the body for engaging adjacent spinous processes. An internal drive assembly for selectively moving the engagement members from the stowed position to the deployed position can be provided, as can a elements for locking the engagement members in a deployed position.	11-26-2009
20100234889	Interspinous Process Implant and Fusion Cage Spacer - A spinal implant includes an elongated body dimensioned and configured to function as a spacer, for placement in a target interspinous process space, between two adjacent spinous processes, a distal anchor associated with a distal end of the body, and a proximal anchor mounted for longitudinal movement along the body between a first position spaced apart from the head and a second position approximated with the head, adapted to compress the two adjacent spinous processes, in conjunction with the distal anchor.	09-16-2010
20100234895	Dynamic Vertebral Column Plate System - A vertebral column construct for stabilizing a segment of a vertebral column can include first and second plate segments, and a spring connected between adjacent plate segments. The spring can be adapted and configured to provide a predetermined preload between the first and second plate segments. Such a preload can advantageously enhance fusion across a bone graft. Alternatively, the spring can be adapted and configured to resist, by a predetermined degree, loading between the first and second plate segments. A cam can be provided on one of the first and second plate segments, wherein engagement between the cam and the cam surface prevents dynamic connection between the first and second plates. The cam can be adapted and configured to adjust a preload applied between segments, such as by adjusting tension in the spring.	09-16-2010
20120063864	Ratchet locking mechanism for threaded fastener - A fastening device including a fastener having a head portion and an elongated threaded body portion extending axially from the head portion. The threaded body portion includes opposing flat sections. A lock washer has a lower surface with an array of radially extending engagement teeth. The lock washer also defines an axial aperture for receiving the fastener. The axial aperture has two flat inner surfaces for cooperating with the two flat sections of the threaded body portion to prevent relative rotation of the washer and threaded body portion. A threaded lock nut mates with the threaded body portion. The lock nut has an upper surface with at least one cantilevered pawl members for ratcheted engagement with the array of radially extending engagement teeth of the lock washer.	03-15-2012

Patent applications by Harold Hess, Leawood, KS US

Harold Hess, Overland Park, KS US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090054988	Interspinous implants and methods for implanting same - A spinal implant for treating lumbar spinal stenosis or as an adjunct to spinal fusion. The implant includes a body portion having an interior cavity. A plurality of locking wings are adapted and configured to move between a stowed position retracted within the interior cavity of the body portion and a deployed position extended from the interior cavity of the body portion. In the deployed position, the wings fix the implant in a selected interspinous space. A cable and wheel arrangement moves the plurality of locking wings from the stowed position to the deployed position and a ratchet/pawl assembly prevents backward movement of the wings.	02-26-2009
20120078301	INTERSPINOUS IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING SAME - A spinal implant for treating lumbar spinal stenosis or as an adjunct to spinal fusion. The implant includes a body portion having an interior cavity. A plurality of locking wings are adapted and configured to move between a stowed position retracted within the interior cavity of the body portion and a deployed position extended from the interior cavity of the body portion. In the deployed position, the wings fix the implant in a selected interspinous space. A cable and wheel arrangement moves the plurality of locking wings from the stowed position to the deployed position and a ratchet/pawl assembly prevents backward movement of the wings.	03-29-2012

Jay Hess, Ann Arbor, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110065690	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF LEUKEMIA - The invention relates generally to effective treatment leukemia. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods to inhibit the interaction of menin with MLL and MLL-fusion oncoproteins, and well as systems and methods to screen for such compositions.	03-17-2011

Jeff Hess, Corvallis, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090115814	Fluid-dispensing Devices And Methods - An embodiment includes determining a temperature change of a fluid-ejecting substrate, and determining a mass of fluid ejected from the fluid-ejecting substrate from the temperature change of the fluid-ejecting substrate.	05-07-2009

Jeffery A. Hess, Elk Point, SD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090322006	DOCKABLE TROLLEY FOR VEHICLE FRAME-STRAIGHTENING BENCH - A trolley (	12-31-2009

Jennifer Hess, Fort Dodge, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110318383	HEMORRHAGIC FELINE CALICIVIRUS, CALICIVIRUS VACCINE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING CALICIVIRUS INFECTION OR DISEASE - The present invention relates to a novel, isolated and purified hemorrhagic feline calicivirus FCV-DD1. The invention further embraces monovalent and multivalent vaccines containing the new FCV-DD1 strain. In addition, the invention encompasses methods of protecting felines against infection or preventing disease caused by feline calicivirus alone or in addition to other pathogens that comprises administering to the felines an immunologically effective amount of the monovalent and multivalent vaccines described herein. Also, the invention concerns methods for diagnosing or detecting the hemorrhagic feline calicivirus in a susceptible host, asymptomatic carrier and the like by detecting the presence of feline calicivirus FCV-DD1 or antibodies raised or produced against feline calicivirus FCV-DDI antigen.	12-29-2011

Jeremy Hess, Fayetteville, AR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100032367	FLEXIBLE RETICULATED FOAM FLUID TREATMENT MEDIA AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - Flexible reticulated foam fluid treatment media and a method of making same. The flexible fluid treatment media includes a flexible reticulated foam substrate, a binder coating the flexible reticulated foam substrate and a plurality of particles compressed into the binder to form a durable interconnected layer of particles that are bound together and collectively fixed to the substrate. The flexible reticulated foam fluid treatment media is flexible and easily cut and shaped without damaging the particle layer to form a wide variety of shapes and sizes that lend themselves to use within an equally wide variety of pipes, conduits, ducts, skimmers, filter housings and fluid treatment devices. The method used to create the fluid treatment reticulated foam media includes the steps of coating a soft reticulated foam substrate with a binder, subjecting the coated substrate to compression forces, allowing the coated substrate surface to become tacky, coating the binder with a plurality of metal particles or metal oxides or activated carbon particles or intimate mixtures of these particles combined together, subjecting the coated substrate to compression forces using a roller or by passing the coated substrate between a pair of adjacent rollers, removing any excess metal particles, and curing the binder by air drying using ambient air or heated air, and removing any excess particles.	02-11-2010
20100147760	FILTER CARTRIDGE CONTAINING RETICULATED FOAM FLUID TREATMENT MEDIA - A filter assembly for removing contaminants from a fluid includes a filter housing, a filter cartridge, and a reticulated foam fluid treatment media. The filter housing has an inlet, an outlet and a chamber extending through the filter housing. The filter cartridge is positioned in the chamber of the filter housing and is constructed from a fibrous material used to filter contaminants from a fluid. The reticulated foam fluid treatment media is disposed within a passageway of the filter cartridge. The reticulated foam fluid treatment media includes a porous polymeric substrate having surfaces, including pore walls, and particles secured to the surfaces of the porous polymeric substrate via a binder, the particles being substantially uniformly distributed throughout the porous polymeric substrate via sonic vibration of the porous polymeric substrate and particles.	06-17-2010
20100206799	Liquid Filter - The fluid treatment system of the present invention includes a liquid filtering method and apparatus. Generally, the liquid filtering apparatus has a housing with at least one inlet, at least one outlet, and an internal chamber extending therebetween such that the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet are in fluid communication with the internal chamber of the housing. The liquid filtering apparatus also has a first filter disposed in the internal chamber of the housing in proximity to the at least one inlet, the first filter capable of removing particulate matter from a liquid entering the internal chamber of the housing via the inlet thereof; and a second filter disposed in the internal chamber of the housing in proximity to the at least one outlet, the second filter capable of removing dissolved impurities from the liquid entering the internal chamber of the housing via the Inlet thereof. Generally, the liquid filtering method includes the steps of providing the filtering apparatus described above, connecting the filtering apparatus to a liquid dispensing source and passing a liquid through the filtering apparatus such that the liquid passes through the at least one inlet into the internal chamber of the housing, through the first filter, through the second filter and out the at least one outlet.	08-19-2010

Patent applications by Jeremy Hess, Fayetteville, AR US

Jim Hess, Aloha, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080269817	IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR BIVENTRICULAR STIMULATION - A heart stimulator for biventricular pacing comprises at least one stimulation pulse generator connected or connectable to a right ventricular or atrial stimulation electrode lead and a left ventricular or atrial electrode lead, respectively. The heart stimulator is adapted to generate right chamber stimulation pulses for a right atrium or ventricle and left chamber stimulation pulses for a left ventricle or atrium. A high rate protection unit connected to said stimulation pulse generator is adapted to trigger, upon any right or left chamber stimulation pulse, a protection time window having a predetermined duration in time and comprising an early part immediately followed by a late part. The protection unit is further adapted to only allow atrial or ventricular stimulation pulses in said early part of said protection time window and to suppress any atrial or ventricular stimulation pulse in said late part.	10-30-2008

Joe E. Hess, Wasilla, AK US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100224415	Methods and apparatus for drilling, completing and configuring U-tube boreholes - A borehole network including first and second end surface locations and at least one intermediate surface location interconnected by a subterranean path, and a method for connecting a subterranean path between a first borehole including a directional section and a second borehole including a directional section. A directional drilling component is drilled in at least one of the directional sections to obtain a required proximity between the first and second boreholes. An intersecting component is drilled, utilizing magnetic ranging techniques, from one directional section to provide a borehole intersection between the first and second boreholes, thereby connecting the subterranean path.	09-09-2010
20110114388	Methods and apparatus for drilling, completing and configuring U-tube boreholes - A borehole network including first and second end surface locations and at least one intermediate surface location interconnected by a subterranean path, and a method for connecting a subterranean path between a first borehole including a directional section and a second borehole including a directional section. A directional drilling component is drilled in at least one of the directional sections to obtain a required proximity between the first and second boreholes. An intersecting component is drilled, utilizing magnetic ranging techniques, from one directional section to provide a borehole intersection between the first and second boreholes, thereby connecting the subterranean path.	05-19-2011

Patent applications by Joe E. Hess, Wasilla, AK US

John Hess, Baltimore, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090062849	Advanced functional biocompatible polymeric matrix used as a hemostatic agent and system for damaged tissues and cells - A hemostatic tissue sealant sponge and a spray for acute wounds are disclosed. The sponge comprises hydrophobically modified polymers that anchor themselves within the membrane of cells in the vicinity of the wound. The seal is strong enough to substantially prevent the loss of blood inside the boundaries of the sponge, yet weak enough to substantially prevent damage to newly formed tissue upon recovery and subsequent removal of the sponge. In examples, the polymers inherently prevent microbial infections and are suitable for oxygen transfer required during normal wound metabolism. The spray comprises hydrophobically modified polymers that form solid gel networks with blood cells to create a physical clotting mechanism to prevent loss of blood. In an example, the spray further comprises at least one reagent that increases the mechanical integrity of the clot. In another example, the reagent prevents microbial infection of the wound.	03-05-2009

John Hess, Timonium, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080197959	CONNECTOR INCLUDING ISOLATION MAGNETIC DEVICES CAPABLE OF HANDLING HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATIONS - An electric device capable of handling high speed data communication and which could be used with, for example, a connector application such as an RJ45 type connector. The electric device is formed by inserting at least one wire through a first hole in a core, wrapping the wire around a side of the core, and inserting the wire through a second hole in the core a desired number of times. A common mode choke may be combined with the electric device. To form such a choke, two of the wires from the electric device may be wrapped around a second core in the same fashion a desired number of times.	08-21-2008
20080200060	Electrical Isolation Device Capable Of Limiting Magnetic Saturation Even Upon Receipt Of High Power DC Bias And Method For Making The Same - An electrical device is produced by winding wires around a core. The device may be used as a transformer. Wires are inserted into, through and around a first hole and a first side of a core a desired number of times. Thereafter, the wires are extended along either a top or a bottom of the core and then passed through and around a second hole of the core. After the wires are wound around the second hole of the core and a second side of the core, the production of the device is complete.	08-21-2008
20100045420	Isolation Magnetic Devices Capable Of Handling High Speed Communications - An isolation magnetic device produced by inserting a first end of a wire through a first hole of a core, wrapping the first end of the wire around a first side of the core and inserting the first end of the wire through a second hole of the core. The second hole of the core is spaced from the first hole and has a longitudinal axis extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first hole. The device is further produced by inserting a second end of the wire through the second hole of the core, wrapping the second end of the wire around the first side of the core and inserting the second end of the wire through the first hole of the core.	02-25-2010
20110001596	Electrical Device Including A Transformer With A Core Having Two Holes And Connector Incorporating The Same - An electrical device is produced by winding wires around a core. The device may be used as a transformer. Wires are inserted into, through and around a first hole and a first side of a core a desired number of times. Thereafter, the wires are extended along either a top or a bottom of the core and then passed through and around a second hole of the core. After the wires are wound around the second hole of the core and a second side of the core, the production of the device is complete.	01-06-2011

Patent applications by John Hess, Timonium, MD US

John M. Hess, Alpharetta, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090157748	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEEKABLE LAYER FILE ENCODING AND DECODING - The present invention provides for efficient random access to the contents of files encoded with two or more layers of standard or custom encoding. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a file of transaction messages are encoded by dividing the file into multiple discretely-sized, blocks of data are independently encoded. When information in a certain transaction message within the unencoded file is requested, only the encoded block(s) containing that transaction message is decoded.	06-18-2009

John R. Hess, Idaho Falls, ID US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100222120	METHODS OF SEPARATING PARTICULATE RESIDUE STREAMS - A particulate residue separator and a method for separating a particulate residue stream may include a plenum borne by a harvesting device, and have a first, intake end and a second, exhaust end; first and second particulate residue air streams which are formed by the harvesting device and which travel, at least in part, along the plenum and in a direction of the second, exhaust end; and a baffle assembly which is located in partially occluding relation relative to the plenum, and which substantially separates the first and second particulate residue air streams.	09-02-2010

John Raymond Hess, Seneca, SC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090214350	ROTOR OF A TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR REPLACING ROTOR BLADES OF THE ROTOR - A rotor of a turbomachine is provided. The rotor includes at least first and second rotor portions and at least first and second blades. The first and second rotor portions are configured to rotate about an axis. The first and second rotor portions have first and second rim portions, respectively, which are spaced a predetermined distance apart from one another and have a perimetrical slot therebetween. The first and second rim portions have first and second dovetail slots, respectively, extending therethrough communicating with the perimetrical slot. The first and second blades have first and second dovetail portions, respectively. The first dovetail portion is disposed in one of the first and second dovetail slots, and the second dovetail portion is disposed in the other of the first and second dovetail slots. The perimetrical slot has a sufficient size to pass the first and second blades therethrough when the first and second blades are removed from the rotor.	08-27-2009
20090285680	COOLING CIRCUIT FOR USE IN TURBINE BUCKET COOLING - A system and a method to supply a coolant to a turbine bucket of a turbine. The system includes an extraction system configured to extract air from a main compressor airflow, a supply circuit, at least a part of which is disposed at an exterior of the gas turbine, coupled to the extraction system and configured to transport the extracted air, as an ingredient of the coolant, from the extraction system to a coolant insertion region, and a cooling system, disposed proximate to the coolant insertion region of the gas turbine and coupled to the supply circuit at a position on-board the gas turbine, the cooling system being configured to supply the turbine bucket with the coolant, including the extracted air.	11-19-2009
20100068035	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING A TURBINE - A cooling system for a turbine includes a blower configured to generate a cooling gas flow to be passed through a rotor cavity of the turbine; piping configured to deliver the cooling gas flow to the turbine; and at least one valve configured to control the cooling gas flow. The piping is operatively connected to the rotor of the turbine. A method of cooling a turbine includes generating a cooling gas flow with a blower to be passed through a rotor cavity of the turbine; and delivering the cooling gas flow to the turbine.	03-18-2010

Judy Hess, Milton, WV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120012627	WARMING CARRIER - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to carriers that may simultaneously carry and warm receptacles of food products or other goods (e.g., baby wipes) and methods of the same. More particularly, embodiments relate generally to carriers that respectively comprise a body and a heating element. The body comprises a pouch that is configured to receive a receptacle containing a food product or other good and a heating element configured to perform an exothermic reaction to heat the same without the aid of an electric power source. The pouch comprises thermal insulation to enhance the heat-retention capabilities thereof.	01-19-2012

Lindsey C. Hess, Baltimore, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100137262	Low Calcemic, Highly Antiproliferative, Analogs of Calcitriol - The disclosure provides compounds, compositions and methods using these compounds and compositions to stimulate the differentiation of cells and inhibit excessive cell proliferation of certain cells, including cancer cells and skin cells, which may be useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by abnormal cell proliferation and/or cell differentiation such as leukemia, myelofibrosis and psoriasis without the well known effect on calcium metabolism, which gives rise to hypercalcemia.	06-03-2010

Lindsey Catherine Hess, Baltimore, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090291923	TRIOXANE DIMERS HAVING HIGH ANTICANCER AND LONG-LASTING ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITIES - The invention provides novel trioxane dimers having formulae III, IV or V: methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods for treating cancer and/or malaria using these compounds and compositions.	11-26-2009

Mailee Hess, Seattle, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110045451	Apparatus and Method for Simulating Arterial Blood Flow Under Various Pressure Conditions - An apparatus and method for simulating human ophthalmic artery for testing of ultrasound devices is disclosed, whereby two chambers are provided and are capable of being independently pressurized, one representing the intra-cranial space and the other representing extra-cranial space, and whereby a tube running through both chambers is provided, simulating the course of the ophthalmic artery and capable of being pressurized to stimulate arterial pressure. The apparatus is operated by pressuring both chambers, and pumping a blood-imitating fluid through the vessel in a pulsatile manner.	02-24-2011

Marcus H. Hess, Brownstown, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100142214	Adjustable lamp - An adjustable lamp holder has a mounting structure arrayed about a longitudinal axis. A pair of hollow pivot pillars extends from the mounting structure parallel to the longitudinal axis and a receptacle is positioned on the mounting structure parallel to the longitudinal axis and substantially opposite the pivot pillars. A body with a body axis coaxial with the longitudinal axis has a pair of pivots formed thereon for engaging the pivot pillars. A projection is formed on the body substantially opposite the pivots and an angle adjuster, having a proximal end and a distal end, has the proximal end positioned in the projection and the distal end positioned in the receptacle. Movement of the angle adjuster tips the angle of the lamp.	06-10-2010

Marcus M. Hess, Brownstown, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100140432	ADJUSTABLE LAMP - An adjustable lamp holder has a mounting structure arrayed about a longitudinal axis. A pair of hollow pivot pillars extends from the mounting structure parallel to the longitudinal axis and a receptacle is positioned on the mounting structure parallel to the longitudinal axis and substantially opposite the pivot pillars. A body with a body axis coaxial with the longitudinal axis has a pair of pivots formed thereon for engaging the pivot pillars. A projection is formed on the body substantially opposite the pivots and an angle adjuster, having a proximal end and a distal end, has the proximal end positioned in the projection and the distal end positioned in the receptacle. Movement of the angle adjuster tips the angle of the lamp.	06-10-2010

Michael Dean Hess, Castle Rock, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090024311	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING TERRAIN ELEVATION INFORMATION - A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for presenting terrain elevation information on a vehicle display. In one advantageous embodiment, a swath representing an area ahead of the vehicle is identified, wherein the swath has a length and a width. A two dimensional elevation view is presented on the vehicle display, wherein a vertical axis of the two dimensional elevation view represents a highest elevation along a width of a swath for a particular point along the length of the swath. The width of the swath is updated in response to vehicle movement to form an updated swath width. The two dimensional elevation view is updated using the updated swath width.	01-22-2009

Michael F. Hess, Minneapolis, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080234771	MECHANICAL VENTRICULAR PACING CAPTURE DETECTION FOR A POST EXTRASYSTOLIC POTENTIATION (PESP) PACING THERAPY USING AT LEAST ONE LEAD-BASED ACCELEROMETER - A system and method for monitoring at least one chamber of a heart (e.g., a left ventricular chamber) during delivery of extrasystolic stimulation to determine if the desired extra-systole (i.e., ventricular mechanical capture following refractory period expiration) occurs. The system includes an implantable or external cardiac stimulation device in association with a set of leads such as epicardial, endocardial, and/or coronary sinus leads equipped with motion sensor(s). The device receives and processes acceleration sensor signals to determine a signal characteristic indicative of chamber capture resulting from one or more pacing stimulus delivered closely following expiration of the refractory period. A threshold optimization method optionally evaluates capture and at least one of: runs an iterative routine to establish or re-establish chamber capture for the PESP therapy, sets a logical flag relating to chamber capture status and stores parameter(s) relating to successful chamber capture for one or more subsequent cardiac cycles.	09-25-2008
20080269825	Mechanical Ventricular Pacing Non-Capture Detection for a Refractory Period Stimulation (RPS) Pacing Therapy Using at Least One Lead-Based Accelerometer - A system and method for monitoring at least one chamber of a heart (e.g., a left ventricular chamber) during delivery of a refractory period stimulation (RPS) therapy to determine if the desired non-capture (i.e., lack of ventricular mechanical capture due to refractory period stimulation) occurs. The system includes an implantable or external cardiac stimulation device in association with a set of leads such as epicardial, endocardial, and/or coronary sinus leads equipped with motion sensor(s). The device receives and processes acceleration sensor signals to determine a signal characteristic indicative of chamber capture due to pacing stimulus delivery, non-capture due to RPS therapy delivery, and/or contractile status based on the qualities of evoked response to pacing stimulation.	10-30-2008
20090182390	DELIVERY OF CRT THERAPY DURING AT/AF TERMINATION - In some embodiments, a method for operating a cardiac rhythm management device may include one or more of the following steps: (a) sensing atrial depolarizations through an implanted atrial electrode, (b) administering a sequential CRT pacing therapy in a sequential CRT pacing mode to a left and right ventricle of a heart of a patient via implanted ventricular electrodes in a sequential bi-ventricular fashion, (c) switching from the sequential CRT pacing mode to a simultaneous CRT pacing mode, (d) administering a simultaneous CRT pacing therapy in the simultaneous CRT pacing mode to the left and right ventricle in a simultaneous bi-ventricular fashion, (e) analyzing the sensed atrial depolarizations to detect the presence of an atrial arrhythmia, (f) analyzing the sensed atrial depolarizations while in the sequential CRT pacing mode to detect the presence of atrial arrhythmia, and (g) sensing ventricular depolarizations of the left and the right ventricle.	07-16-2009

Patent applications by Michael F. Hess, Minneapolis, MN US

Michael S. Hess, Monroe, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090019075	Recovery of Data and Data Processes - One embodiment of a data recovery management system includes prompt logic operable to prompt a user to provide information describing impact that an extended interruption of a project tracking system would have on an work unit that uses the project tracking system to perform a particular workflow process; a database coupled to the prompt logic, operable to store feedback received from the user in response to answering questions proposed by the prompt logic; and organizational logic operable to compile information stored in the database for each work unit that utilizes the project tracking system to perform a particular workflow process. Other systems and methods are also provided.	01-15-2009

Michael Thomas Hess, Eau Claire, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110061219	SPACING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - The invention includes a hand tool that may be used for applying a design to a jewelry line. The tool may include at least one three-dimensional object having a slot spanning at least the distance of one side of the object. The slot may be receptive to a jewelry line, such as a wire or string. The tool may include at least a first object connected to another object so the objects may abut one another or be spaced an adjustable distance apart and at least two of the slots are in-line. Further, the hand tool may be used in a method of applying a design or designs to the jewelry line by placing the line in the slot(s) and applying a stop to the line.	03-17-2011

Randy Hess, Colorado Springs, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110087787	DATA TRANSFER PROTOCOL FOR DATA REPLICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE PAIRS OF STORAGE CONTROLLERS ON A SAN FABRIC - A method for communicating between devices in a network includes creating an I/O tunnel between a first device and a second device through the network. The I/O tunnel is associated with I/O resources in both the first device and the second device, and wherein at least one of the I/O resources comprises a buffer resource. A data transfer operation may be sent between the first device and the second device by consuming at least some of the I/O resources associated with the I/O tunnel. A plurality of commands or a plurality of responses can be aggregated into a single buffer resource. Upon completion of the data transfer operation, the I/O resources that are consumed are automatically renewed.	04-14-2011

Patent applications by Randy Hess, Colorado Springs, CO US

Richard F. Hess, Glendale, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090312892	DISTRIBUTED ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - A distributed engine control system is provided. The engine control system includes first and second engine data concentrators. Each of the first and second engine data concentrators include a processor module, a signal conditioning module coupled to the processor module, a data transfer module coupled to the processor module, and a data bus coupled between the first and second engine data concentrators and a hydro-mechanical unit (HMU).	12-17-2009
20100064092	INTERFACE FOR WRITING TO MEMORIES HAVING DIFFERENT WRITE TIMES - An interface between memories having different write times is described. The interface includes a latch for capturing address and data information during a memory access by a processor of a first memory device. The interface also includes an index counter for providing frame management. The interface also includes a variable identity array logic for determining what data is to be written into a second memory device and address generation logic to determine where the data is to be stored in the second memory device. Additionally, the interface includes data validity logic to ensure that the data being written into the second memory device is valid. As a result, the processor can operate in substantially real time and can restore itself after detecting an event upset using the data stored in the second memory device.	03-11-2010

Robert Brian Hess, Raleigh, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110213778	Processor Implemented Systems and Methods for Using the Catalog Part of an SQL Identifier to Expose/Access Heterogeneous Data - Systems and methods are provided for providing data from a plurality of databases stored on a plurality of disparate servers. A query is received for data from a plurality of databases stored on a plurality of disparate servers. An address for a first server is resolved that stores a first database identified by the catalog field in the query using a logical name-to-connection metadata map. A first sub-query is transmitted to the first server based on the received query, and a first sub-query response is received from the first server. The resolving, transmitting, and receiving are repeated for a second server. The first sub-query response and the second sub-query response are combined to generate a query response according to the received query, and the query response is transmitted.	09-01-2011
20110214165	Processor Implemented Systems And Methods For Using Identity Maps And Authentication To Provide Restricted Access To Backend Server Processor or Data - Systems and methods are provided for providing an application access to an external data source or an external server process via a connection server using an authentication server that has access to an identity map. A credential request is received at the authentication server from the connection server. The credential request includes an identification of the external data source or external server process to be accessed and an account identifier associated with the application or a user of the application. The identity map is searched for a set of credentials associated with both the account identifier and the external data source or external server process. The set of credentials are transmitted from the authentication server to the connection server, for the connection server to establish a connection to the external data source or external server process, where the connection is established without transmitting the set of credentials to the application.	09-01-2011

Ryan Hess, Oveido, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090288340	LED Grow Light Method and Apparatus - A grow light fixture that may be used for the replacement of high intensity discharge (HID) lamp fixtures used for growing plants includes a housing containing a plurality of both red and blue high power LEDs mounted to a circuit board, and powered by an onboard power supply. Control circuitry may include separate, infinitely variable controls to enable independent adjustment of the red and blue LED light output. A plurality of thermal vias made of copper or other thermally conductive material extend through the circuit board to conduct heat from the LEDs to a heat sink mounted on the back of the circuit board, and a fan may be used to vent the heat to the outside of the housing. The housing is mounted an appropriate distance above a plant in a growth media to provide user-controlled lighting for enhanced plant growth.	11-26-2009

Sam T. Hess, Stillwater, ME US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090242798	3D Biplane Microscopy - A microscopy system is configured for creating 3D images from individually localized probe molecules. The microscopy system includes a sample stage, an activation light source, a readout light source, a beam splitting device, at least one camera, and a controller. The activation light source activates probes of at least one probe subset of photo-sensitive luminescent probes, and the readout light source causes luminescence light from the activated probes. The beam splitting device splits the luminescence light into at least two paths to create at least two detection planes that correspond to the same or different number of object planes of the sample. The camera detects simultaneously the at least two detection planes, the number of object planes being represented in the camera by the same number of recorded regions of interest. The controller is programmable to combine a signal from the regions of interest into a 3D data.	10-01-2009
20100265318	3D Biplane Microscopy - A microscopy system is configured for creating 3D images from individually localized probe molecules. The microscopy system includes a sample stage, an activation light source, a readout light source, a beam splitting device, at least one camera, and a controller. The activation light source activates probes of at least one probe subset of photo-sensitive luminescent probes, and the readout light source causes luminescence light from the activated probes. The beam splitting device splits the luminescence light into at least two paths to create at least two detection planes that correspond to the same or different number of object planes of the sample. The camera detects simultaneously the at least two detection planes, the number of object planes being represented in the camera by the same number of recorded regions of interest. The controller is programmable to combine a signal from the regions of interest into a 3D data.	10-21-2010
20100283835	Microscopic imaging techniques - A method of performing 3D photoactivation microscope imaging includes providing a sample having a plurality of probes, each of the plurality of probes including a photo-activatable material. Probes from the plurality of probes are activated to form a sparse subset of probes, the sparse subset of probes having probes that are spatially separated by at least a microscope resolution. The sample is illuminated with a readout light source, and light emitted from activated probes is detected. Based on the light emission detected from the activated probes, localized three-dimensional positions of the activated probes are obtained.	11-11-2010

Samuel Timothy Hess, Stillwater, ME US

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20120018651	NANOSCALE IMAGING OF MOLECULAR POSITIONS AND ANISOTROPIES - A Polarization Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy (P-FPALM) system and method are provided to simultaneously image the localizations and fluorescence anisotropics of large numbers of single molecules within a sample. The system modifies known FPALM systems by adding a polarizing beam splitter. The beam splitter polarizes emissions perpendicular and parallel to an axis in the sample to allow spatially separate imaging of fluorescence emitted from a sample. The system includes lenses and mirrors so that the separate, polarized beams are detected simultaneously. The present invention includes methods of using the system to image localizations and fluorescence anisotropics of single molecules, and methods of using data obtained with the system to predict 3-D orientation of the molecules. The system and method achieve substantially improved lateral resolution within even dense samples over known microscopic imaging techniques, and does not compromise speed or sensitivity.	01-26-2012

Spencer W. Hess, Whiting, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090078114	System and method for recovering ice-clad machinery and equipment - Ice-clad machinery and equipment in very cold environments are made more easily recoverable by enclosing the machinery and equipment in an environmentally contained area and introducing desiccant dehumidified air into the contained area to lower the vapor pressure in fostering a “sublimation” process conversion from the solid state of the ice to a gaseous state which can be exhausted without first going through any intermediate liquid state.	03-26-2009

Patent applications by Spencer W. Hess, Whiting, NJ US

Stephen Hess, Verona, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090253148	FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION hERG ASSAY - Disclosed are assays, methods, and kits for the screening of test compounds for their capability to induce cardiotoxicity in a subject. In particular, whether a test compound has the effect to prolong the Q-T interval as measured by an electrocardiogram in a human. The assays, methods, and kits disclosed herein make use of the binding interaction between novel fluorescent tracers and the hERG K	10-08-2009

Terri Anna Hess, St. Cloud, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110061219	SPACING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - The invention includes a hand tool that may be used for applying a design to a jewelry line. The tool may include at least one three-dimensional object having a slot spanning at least the distance of one side of the object. The slot may be receptive to a jewelry line, such as a wire or string. The tool may include at least a first object connected to another object so the objects may abut one another or be spaced an adjustable distance apart and at least two of the slots are in-line. Further, the hand tool may be used in a method of applying a design or designs to the jewelry line by placing the line in the slot(s) and applying a stop to the line.	03-17-2011

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