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Alan Hester, Greenville, SC US
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| 20110271450 | Collapsible Litter with Integrated Equipment Bag - A collapsible litter including a first flexible and elongated body support member having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of flexible grab strap elements attached to the bottom surface of the body support member. The strap elements extend substantially beyond the surface of the body support member. A second flexible body support member, is disposed on the top of the first flexible elongated body support member, and covers a substantial portion of the first flexible elongated body support member. At least one edge of the second flexible body support member is affixed the top surface of the first flexible body support member forming a compartment with an opening for securing and transporting items such that the first and second body support members form a compartment for securing and transporting items. | 11-10-2011 |
Barry Hester, Huntersville, NC US
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| 20090196710 | SECURING ARRANGEMENT OF LOOSE ELEMENTS OF DRAFT SCRAPBOOKING PAGE - An apparatus for securely holding and protecting a layout of elements for a page of a scrapbook includes a portfolio having first and second covers, each cover having a width and height each of which exceeds the width and height of a scrapbooking page; and a first overlay having a width and height each of which exceeds the width and height of a scrapbooking page. The first overlay and the first cover are releasably cohered together, preferably utilizing magnetic forces. A scrapbooking page and loose elements arranged thereof thereby may be secured between the overlay and the cover for safe storage and transport between scrapbooking sessions. | 08-06-2009 |
Becky L. Hester, Orange, CA US
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| 20090037585 | Apparatus, method and system for aggregrating computing resources - A system for executing applications designed to run on a single SMP computer on an easily scalable network of computers, while providing each application with computing resources, including processing power, memory and others that exceed the resources available on any single computer. A server agent program, a grid switch apparatus and a grid controller apparatus are included. Methods for creating processes and resources, and for accessing resources transparently across multiple servers are also provided. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110202927 | Apparatus, Method and System for Aggregating Computing Resources - A system for executing applications designed to run on a single SMP computer on an easily scalable network of computers, while providing each application with computing resources, including processing power, memory and others that exceed the resources available on any single computer. A server agent program, a grid switch apparatus and a grid controller apparatus are included. Methods for creating processes and resources, and for accessing resources transparently across multiple servers are also provided. | 08-18-2011 |
David M. Hester, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20080222179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING AND REUSE OF STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE ARTIFACTS - In areas that require repetitive data collection and entry, an efficient way to reuse data that is already available in the system is proposed. This technique involves the reuse of data artifact fields, validation and categorization of data artifacts, and computerized filling in of “inheritable” data into reports such as aircraft maintenance reports. | 09-11-2008 |
Dennis M. Hester, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090035264 | STORAGE STABLE POWDER COMPOSITIONS OF INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR - The present invention provides storage stable dry powder compositions of IL-4R. The powder compositions demonstrate superior chemical and physical stability over their solution counterparts, particularly upon storage under varying conditions of temperature and humidity. Moreover, the powders, as prepared, possess good aerosol properties, which are maintained upon storage. | 02-05-2009 |
Donald R. Hester, East Canton, OH US
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| 20090245969 | AXLE SPINDLE NUT ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - An axle spindle nut assembly secures a wheel end assembly on an axle spindle. The wheel end assembly includes outboard and inboard outboard bearings that are immovably mounted on the axle spindle, and a wheel hub which is rotatably mounting on the bearings. The spindle nut assembly includes a nut that threads onto an outboard end of the axle spindle, and is tightened against the outboard bearing to a selected torque level. The nut includes an outboard surface that is formed with a plurality of features. A washer is formed with a tab that engages a keyway of the axle spindle outboardly of the nut, and with a plurality of mating features that mechanically engage the features formed in the outboard surface of the nut to prevent substantial rotation of the nut after the nut has been tightened to the selected torque level. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100301665 | PRECISION AXLE SPINDLE AND WHEEL END ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - An axle spindle and wheel end assembly includes a precision-formed axle spindle, wheel hub, and axle spindle nut. The axle spindle is formed with parallel inboard and outboard bearing surfaces, a shoulder that is perpendicular to the inboard and outboard bearing surfaces, and threads for a spindle nut that are aligned with the inboard and outboard bearing surfaces. The wheel hub is formed with inboard and outboard bearing surfaces that are in parallel alignment with one another, and bearing axial stop surfaces that are perpendicular to the wheel hub bearing surfaces. The spindle nut is formed with threads on its inner periphery and a flat inboard surface that is perpendicular to the threads. The axle spindle, wheel hub, and spindle nut cooperate to enable an axle spindle nut assembly to consistently provide a light preload on a bearing cone and spacer group of the wheel end assembly. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110221156 | HEAVY-DUTY AXLE/SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An air-ride beam-type axle/suspension system for a heavy-duty vehicle with a gross axle weight rating of greater than 23,000 lbs./axle includes a pair of transversely spaced beams. Each one of the beams includes inboard and outboard sidewalls. A large diameter axle extends between and is rigidly connected to the beams via a pair of axle-to-beam connections. Each one of the axle-to-beam connections includes a sleeve having an increased thickness rigidly connected to the axle and the beam. Each sleeve is formed with at least a front and a rear window located between the beam sidewalls. The inboard and/or outboard edges of the sleeve windows are spaced relatively far from the beam sidewalls. The sleeve windows are asymmetrically angled with respect to the horizontal centerline of the axle at design ride height. The axle/suspension system reduces weight while maintaining desired stiffness and durability of the axle/suspension system. | 09-15-2011 |
Dorina L. Hester, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20110036987 | Dosimeter And Associated Method Of Measuring Radiation - A dosimeter and an associated method for detecting radiation are provided. A dosimeter includes a complementary pair of transistors, such as a first transistor that is doped in accordance with a first conductivity type, such as an n-doped metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and a second transistor that is doped in accordance with a second conductivity type, different than the first conductivity type, such as a p-doped MOSFET. The first and second transistors may be configured to generate respective outputs that shift in opposite directions in response to radiation. The dosimeter may also include a circuit element configured to determine a measure of the radiation based upon a difference between the respective outputs of the first and second transistors. The circuit element may include an amplifier configured to amplify the difference between the respective outputs of the first and second transistors. | 02-17-2011 |
Douglas Hester, Raynham, MA US
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| 20080287957 | INSERTION BLADE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A spinal implant insertion device is hereby provided. The device includes an insertion blade assembly having a set of opposed insertion blades wherein the assembly is adapted to slide from a retracted position to an extended position relative to an elongate shaft. In the extended position, a blades are adapted to be positioned above and below a portion of a spinal implant so as to shield the portion of the implant during delivery to an intervertebral space. The insertion blades assembly can also be modular so as to utilize a wide range of distinct insertion blades. Additionally, a method for delivering a spinal implant to an intervertebral space is herein provided. Like above, the method utilizes an insertion blade assembly adapted to slide along a shaft of a spinal implant insertion device. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090112217 | IMPLANT INSERTION DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a device for inserting orthopaedic implants, more specifically spinal implants such as artificial discs. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110077655 | Vertebral Body Spool Device - A mandrel is inserted into the tissue to be distracted and a filament is repeatedly wrapped around the mandrel to make a spool. As the mandrel turns, the filament coils around the mandrel to create of spool of increasing diameter. This spool can be used as a distractor, tamp, or implant. A spool implant can be cemented to further stabilize the device in situ, such as a vertebral body. The filament deposition upon the mandrel is controlled by rotation and the volume creation is incremental. This makes the spool ideal for creating highly controlled distraction forces or insertion of bulking material. In some embodiments, fibers having a low glass transition temperature are used. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120172934 | Expansion Screw Bone Tamp - A method of compacting and stabilizing bone in the spine using an expandable screw and bone filler. The method comprises placing an expanding screw through a pedicle and into a fractured vertebral body using established techniques; and expanding the screw within the body to create a cavity by tamping bone around the expanded aspect of the screw. The screw can be expanded and rotated about its rotational-axis to tamp bone adjacent to the expanded screw. After compaction, the screw is removed and the cavity is filled with bone filler. | 07-05-2012 |
Douglas L. Hester, Raynham, MA US
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| 20090192553 | ANTI-BACKOUT MECHANISM - Methods and devices for locking a fastener in a thru-bore are provided herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a spinal anchor is provided that includes a bone engaging fastener, an anti-backout mechanism, and a locking mechanism. The anti-backout mechanism can be movable between a retracted position in which it is disposed within the fastener and a deployed position in which is extends from the bone engaging fastener. The locking mechanism can be matable to the bone engaging fastener and can be configured to move the anti-backout mechanism from the retracted position to the deployed position. In the deployed position, the anti-backout mechanism can prevent the bone engaging fastener from backing out of a thru-bore in a spinal plate. | 07-30-2009 |
Dylan Hester, Austin, TX US
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| 20090292843 | Controlling passthrough of communications between multiple buses - A demodulator can include first data and clock pads to couple the demodulator to a host device via a first bus, and second data and clock pads to couple the demodulator to a radio frequency (RF) tuner via a second bus. The device may further include passthrough logic to couple host data and a host clock from the first bus to the second bus and to couple tuner data from the second bus to the first bus during a passthrough mode. During this mode, however, the two buses may remain electrically decoupled. When the passthrough mode is disabled, the RF tuner is thus shielded from noise present on the first bus. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110099310 | CONTROLLING PASSTHROUGH OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE BUSES - A demodulator can include first data and clock pads to couple the demodulator to a host device via a first bus, and second data and clock pads to couple the demodulator to a radio frequency (RF) tuner via a second bus. The device may further include passthrough logic to couple host data and a host clock from the first bus to the second bus and to couple tuner data from the second bus to the first bus during a passthrough mode. During this mode, however, the two buses may remain electrically decoupled. When the passthrough mode is disabled, the RF tuner is thus shielded from noise present on the first bus. | 04-28-2011 |
Grant Nicholas Hester, Longmont, CO US
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| 20090071973 | WORK PIECE PRESENTMENT - An apparatus and associated method are provided for an automated presentment assembly that sequentially feeds fasteners to an outlet and an escapement apparatus comprising a chuck that has a transport feature for selectively removing a fastener from the outlet and transporting the fastener to a tool station, the chuck being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein at the first position the transport feature is operably aligned with the outlet and at the second position the transport feature is displaced both linearly and rotationally from the first position. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110108071 | MOTOR-BASE ASSEMBLY CLEANING - An apparatus and associated method are provided for treating a workpiece with a cryogenic impingement fluid. A fixture supports the workpiece in an upright position and operably connects an electrical component of the workpiece to a power source in the supported position. A cryogenic impingement fluid applicator sprays a stream of the cryogenic impingement fluid against the supported workpiece and laterally moves the stream in accordance with a predetermined path. A shield deflects the stream of cryogenic impingement fluid to prevent the stream from contacting at least a part of the workpiece as the stream is moved along the predetermined path. | 05-12-2011 |
Jason S. Hester, Brandon, MS US
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| 20120251982 | Training Aid for Devices Requiring Line-of-Sight Devices - The present invention is a novel apparatus for use as a training aid for devices that are aimed using line-of-sight methods, such as firearms and telescopes. A need exists for a removable aid that will improve the various aspects of targeting and device handling by the trainee. The present invention satisfies this need by placing a small, high-resolution electronic display within the line-of-sight of a device and adding other electronics to drive the display. The display and the additional electronics are used to provide many functions that are useful in training. | 10-04-2012 |
Jeffrey A. Hester, Issaquah, WA US
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| 20080278371 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING ACQUISITION TIME IN AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR - An airborne weather radar system and method. The method includes serially generating and transmitting first and second radar pulses having non-overlapping frequency ranges, receiving reflected echoes from the transmitted radar pulses in parallel, and processing the received echoes into a usable form. In an alternative embodiment, the method also includes serially transmitting at least one additional radar pulse having an additional frequency range that does not overlap with the frequency ranges of previously transmitted radar pulses in the serial transmission. The system includes a radar processor configured to serially generate a first control signal for a first radar pulse having a first frequency range and a second control signal for a second radar pulse having a second frequency range that does not overlap with the first frequency range. The radar processor also includes a second component configured to process received echoes in parallel into a usable form. | 11-13-2008 |
Jerome E. Hester, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20110112513 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TONSILLECTOMIES - Described here are devices and methods for treating one or more conditions or symptoms associated with a tonsil procedure. In some variations, a drug-releasing device may be at least partially delivered to one or more tonsillar tissues before, during, or after a tonsil procedure. In some variations, the drug-releasing device may be configured to be biodegradable. In other variations, the drug-releasing device may comprise one or more hemostatic materials or one or more adhesives. The drug-releasing device may be configured to release one or more drugs or agents, such as, for example, one or more analgesics, local anesthetics, vasoconstrictors, antibiotics, combinations thereof and the like. | 05-12-2011 |
John Hester, Bayonne, NJ US
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| 20080216159 | System and method for electronic consent and delivery of financial and/or other transaction-related information - The present invention relates to a method and system for effectively and efficiently delivering financial and/or other transaction-related information to investors while complying with relevant governmental rules and regulations regarding notice, access and proof of delivery. The method and system of the present invention enable individual consent of electronic delivery of financial and/or other transaction-related information from investors and electronically delivering such information and/or documentation to the consented recipients. The system can manage and update investor lists for issuers and/or market intermediaries; prepare financial and other transaction-related information for review; replace or supplement hardcopy documents by disseminating such financial and other transaction-related information through an electronic delivery fulfillment system that complies with governmental rules and regulations; and enable real-time audit tracking of the electronic delivery to confirm both delivery and access of delivered information and to track corrupted electronic deliveries. | 09-04-2008 |
Jonathan Hester, Hudson, WI US
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| 20100261801 | METHOD FOR MAKING A FUNCTIONALIZED MEMBRANE - The present disclosure describes functional membranes and a method for making a functional membrane. The method includes providing a porous substrate, applying the at least one graftable species to the porous substrate, and treating the coated porous substrate with electron beam radiation to provide a functionalized membrane. The method includes forming a functionalized membrane comprising a gradient of grafted species attached to the porous substrate. | 10-14-2010 |
Jonathan F. Hester, Hudson, WI US
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| 20100209693 | HYDROPHILIC POROUS SUBSTRATES - Hydrophilic porous substrates, methods of making hydrophilic porous substrates from hydrophobic polymers are disclosed. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100210160 | HYDROPHILIC POROUS SUBSTRATES - Hydrophilic porous substrates, methods of making hydrophilic porous substrates from hydrophobic polymers are disclosed. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110091698 | Method of Forming an Asymmetric Membrane - The present disclosure provides methods for forming asymmetric membranes. More specifically, methods are provided for applying a polymerizable species to a porous substrate for forming a coated porous substrate. The coated porous substrate is exposed to an ultraviolet radiation source having a peak emission wavelength less than 340 nm to polymerize the polymerizable species forming a polymerized material retained within the porous substrate so that the concentration of polymerized material is greater at the first major surface than at the second major surface. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110094960 | METHOD OF FORMING A REWETTABLE ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANE - The present disclosure provides rewettable asymmetric membranes and methods of forming rewettable asymmetric membranes. More specifically, methods are provided for forming rewettable asymmetric membranes having a copolymer and a polymerized material retained within the porous substrate. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110168630 | GRAFT COPOLYMERS, METHODS FOR GRAFTING HYDROPHILIC CHAINS ONTO HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS, AND ARTICLES THEREOF - The present invention relates to synthetic methods for grafting hydrophilic chains onto polymers, particularly hydrophobic polymers such as poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), and chlorinated polypropylene (cPP). Resulting polymers include comb polymers which can have a microphase-separated structure of hydrophilic domains provided by the hydrophilic chains. Articles prepared from these comb polymers, particularly derived from PVDF, include membranes for water filtration in which the hydrophilic domains provide a pathway for water transport. PVC can be plasticized by grafting the PVC with hydrophilic chains. In addition, such articles, particularly articles having biomedical applications, can display anti-thrombogenic properties. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110244013 | MICROPOROUS MATERIAL FROM ETHYLENE-CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Microporous material having a spherulitic matrix made from ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer has a plurality of pores having an average pore size greater than about 0.01 micrometer. The material is made by thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) process that includes melt mixing ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer, diluent and nucleating agent to provide a melt mixed composition; shaping the melt mixed composition; cooling the shaped melt mixed composition to induce phase separation of the ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer to provide a phase separated material; and stretching the phase separated material to provide the microporous material. The microporous material may be incorporated into articles and the articles may include one, two or more layers of microporous material. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110297612 | POROUS MEMBRANES WITH MULTIPLE ZONES HAVING DIFFERENT PORE SIZES - A porous membrane that includes a first zone, the first zone including a crystallizable polymer; and a first nucleating agent, the first nucleating agent having a first concentration in the first zone, the first zone having a first average pore size; and a second zone, the second zone including a crystallizable polymer; and a second nucleating agent, the second nucleating agent having a second concentration in the second zone, the second zone having a second average pore size, wherein the crystallizable polymer is the same in the first zone and second zone, wherein the first average pore size is not the same as the second average pore size, wherein the first nucleating agent and the second nucleating agent are the same or different, wherein the first concentration and the second concentration agent are the same or different and with the proviso that the first nucleating agent and the first concentration are not the same as the second nucleating agent and the second concentration. Methods of making membranes are also disclosed. | 12-08-2011 |
Keith C. Hester, Tulsa, OK US
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| 20120035405 | METHOD FOR ENHANCED GAS HYDRATE PERMEABILITY - The present invention relates to an improved method for recovering hydrocarbons trapped in hydrate formations. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120097401 | SELECTIVE HYDRATE PRODUCTION WITH CO2 AND CONTROLLED DEPRESSURIZATION - The present invention relates to an improved method for recovering hydrocarbons trapped in hydrate formations. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120103599 | RESERVOIR PRESSURE TESTING TO DETERMINE HYDRATE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a method and system for identifying one or more characteristics within a subterranean reservoir of natural gas. | 05-03-2012 |
Kevin Hester, Belmont, CA US
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| 20090024331 | METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR CALLING BASES IN SEQUENCE BY INCORPORATION METHODS - Computer implemented methods, and systems performing such methods for processing signal data from analytical operations and systems, and particularly in processing signal data from sequence-by-incorporation processes to identify nucleotide sequences of template nucleic acids and larger nucleic acid molecules, e.g., genomes or fragments thereof. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20110256631 | METHODS AND PROCESSES FOR CALLING BASES IN SEQUENCE BY INCORPORATION METHODS - Computer implemented methods, and systems performing such methods for processing signal data from analytical operations and systems, and particularly in processing signal data from sequence-by-incorporation processes to identify nucleotide sequences of template nucleic acids and larger nucleic acid molecules, e.g., genomes or fragments thereof. | 10-20-2011 |
Lance Hester, Saint Louis Park, MN US
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| 20130073705 | MANAGING A HOME AREA NETWORK - Managing a home area network is described herein. One method includes receiving operating information associated with a device in a home area network, and determining a profile associated with the device based, at least in part, on the operating information. | 03-21-2013 |
Lance Hester, Morristown, NJ US
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| 20120262327 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR OCCUPANCY DETECTION - Devices, methods, and systems for occupancy detection are described herein. One or more device embodiments include a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to determine an interference temperature associated with a number of radio equipped devices located in an area at a point in time, determine a radio tomographic map associated with the area at the point in time, and determine whether the area is occupied at the point in time based on the determined interference temperature and the determined radio tomographic map. | 10-18-2012 |
Larry B. Hester, Dayton, OH US
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| 20090188762 | Disc Brake Assembly With Tone Ring - A disc brake assembly including a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from the barrel portion, the barrel portion defining an inner surface and the inner surface defining a groove, a biasing element received in the groove, and a tone ring having an outer surface and including a step formed on the outer surface, the tone ring being positioned in the barrel portion such that the step is aligned for engagement with the biasing element. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20110259683 | Disc Brake Assembly - A disc brake assembly having a rotor defining a rotational axis and including a barrel portion and a disc portion extending generally radially outward from said barrel portion, the barrel portion including a tone ring receiving portion with a generally cylindrical inner surface having a tone ring receiving surface and a groove with an axially outer wall, an axially inner wall and a radially outer bottom surface; a generally annular tone ring positioned concentrically within said cylindrical inner surface of said tone ring receiving portion and having a generally radially facing outer surface; a resilient biasing element received in the groove and having a generally annular shape including a plurality of substantially linear segments and corners, the resilient biasing element may be shaped such that it is flexed when seated within the groove so that the corners are urged against the radially facing outer surface, and the substantially linear segments are urged against the axially outer wall and the radially facing outer surface of the tone ring to prevent separation of the tone ring from the rotor during use. In one aspect, the biasing element is formed in the shape of a regular polygon, such as a dodecahedron. | 10-27-2011 |
Marc Alan Hester, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20110280814 | Process For Making Improved Oral Compositions - Processes for preparing an oral care composition having improved taste, color, odor and/or clarity, wherein said processes comprise the steps of: providing an unfiltered dentifrice component selected from unfiltered alkyl phosphate surfactants, alkyl phosphate ethoxylated surfactants, lauryl sulfate surfactants, betaine surfactants, antibacterial agents, cetyl pyridinium chloride, metal Salts, phytic acids, or mixtures thereof; filtering the unfiltered dentifrice component with an adsorbent to form a filtered dentifrice component; and incorporating the filtered dentifrice component into the oral care composition. In one such process, activated carbon with a median particle size of less than or equal to about 30 μm, optionally a macro-mesoporous:microporous ratio about 0.9 or higher and optionally a BET per Total Volume of equal to or less than about 1600 m̂2/g, has been found to remove undesirable contaminants from oral care dentifrice components, such as alkyl phosphate surfactant, alkyl phosphate ethoxylated surfactant, lauryl sulfate surfactant, betaine surfactants, antibacterial agents, cetyl pyridinium chloride, metal salts, or phytic acid. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20130032748 | Liquid-Liquid Extraction Composition Useful In Processing Water-Soluble Surfactants - Compositions useful in liquid-liquid extraction processes for improving the taste of water-soluble surfactants, said composition comprising: from about 5% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of water soluble surfactant; from about 10% to about 90%, by weight of the composition, of water; from about 10% to about 90%, by weight of the composition, of extraction solvent; at least 0.01%, by weight of the composition, of undesirable non-polar materials; wherein the extraction solvent is selected from solvents having individual Hansen solubility parameters of a dispersion force component (δ | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130034506 | Water-Soluble Surfactant Compositions Having Improved Taste - Treated surfactant composition containing a water-soluble surfactant and exhibiting improved taste, said composition comprising: a water-soluble surfactant selected from alkyl phosphate surfactants, alkyl phosphate ethoxylated surfactants, betaine surfactants, betaine ethoxylated surfactants, amine oxide surfactants, and mixtures thereof and water; wherein the composition further comprises: less than about 4%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, of total undesirable non-polar materials; less than about 2.5%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, of alcohols having a carbon chain length of greater than 4; less than about 1%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, of amine and amide materials; and less than about 1%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, undesirable non-polar materials selected from aldehydes, esters, ketones, and organic acids. Such compositions wherein the compositions have been subjected to liquid-liquid extraction processes. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130034508 | Process For Surfactant Taste And/Or Odor Improvement - Processes for improving the taste of water-soluble surfactants using liquid-liquid solvent extraction, said process comprising the steps of: providing a water-soluble surfactant composition in need of treatment wherein said water-soluble surfactant composition comprises a water-soluble surfactant and one or more undesirable non-polar materials; contacting said water-soluble surfactant composition with an extraction solvent and water to form an extraction mixture comprising an aqueous phase and a solvent phase; and separating the aqueous phase from the solvent phase; wherein the extraction solvent is selected from solvents having individual Hansen solubility parameters of a dispersion force component (δ | 02-07-2013 |
Norman C. Hester, Bloomington, IN US
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| 20100078218 | DRILLING AND OPENING RESERVOIRS USING AN ORIENTED FISSURE TO ENHANCE HYDROCARBON FLOW - A system and method for increasing hydrocarbon production from a subsurface reservoir by utilizing an intersection of two well bores and a flexible linear cutting device, such as a segmented diamond wire saw, to form a fissure beginning at the intersection of the well bores and extending along a specified the length of the well bores. The ends of the cutting device can be actuated above ground. The shape of the fissure can be a substantially ruled surface defined between the two bores between which the fissure is formed. Configurations for the well bores include both bores extending from the surface and, alternatively, a first bore extending from the surface and a second bore extending from a whipstock in the first bore. The fissure may be located and oriented to maximize the extent of the fissure formed within the hydrocarbon bearing horizon and to intersect with a maximum number of natural and/or previously formed fractures. | 04-01-2010 |
Pam Hester, Huntersville, NC US
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| 20090196710 | SECURING ARRANGEMENT OF LOOSE ELEMENTS OF DRAFT SCRAPBOOKING PAGE - An apparatus for securely holding and protecting a layout of elements for a page of a scrapbook includes a portfolio having first and second covers, each cover having a width and height each of which exceeds the width and height of a scrapbooking page; and a first overlay having a width and height each of which exceeds the width and height of a scrapbooking page. The first overlay and the first cover are releasably cohered together, preferably utilizing magnetic forces. A scrapbooking page and loose elements arranged thereof thereby may be secured between the overlay and the cover for safe storage and transport between scrapbooking sessions. | 08-06-2009 |
Ralph Edward Hester, Mesquite, TX US
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| 20120191494 | INCIDENT COST MODEL - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for determining the cost of poor quality of an incident within a business. One way to measure costs associated with an incident is by measuring failed customer interactions (“FCIs”). FCIs are defined as incidents that occur within the business that either directly or indirectly affect a customer's ability to use a product or service offered by the business. In most situations an FCI relates to a failed interaction between the business and the customer through a channel that affected the customer's use of a product or service through the channel. The cost of poor quality application calculates the total cost of an incident through a multifaceted valuation that factors in hard metrics, such as but not limited to actual costs, duration, channel costs, FCI severity, etc. in order to calculate a remediation cost, a channel FCI cost, and a reputation cost. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191503 | INCIDENT COST MODEL - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for determining the cost of poor quality of an incident within a business. One way to measure costs associated with an incident is by measuring failed customer interactions (“FCIs”). FCIs are defined as incidents that occur within the business that either directly or indirectly affect a customer's ability to use a product or service offered by the business. In most situations an FCI relates to a failed interaction between the business and the customer through a channel that affected the customer's use of a product or service through the channel. The cost of poor quality application calculates the total cost of an incident through a multifaceted valuation that factors in hard metrics, such as but not limited to actual costs, duration, channel costs, FCI severity, etc. in order to calculate a remediation cost, a channel FCI cost, and a reputation cost. | 07-26-2012 |
Reid Kevin Hester, Albuquerque, NM US
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| 20110229865 | System and method for reducing heavy drinking - The present invention relates to a system and method for motivating heavy drinking college students to reduce their drinking and alcohol-related problems by utilizing a computer-based software program to screen for heavy drinking and for those who screen positive, provide a comprehensive assessment of drinking and alcohol-related problems, provide personalized feedback to the user with relevant norms, assist users in resolving their ambivalence about changing, and help them develop a plan of action to achieve the goals of drinking less and having fewer alcohol-related problems. The method includes a way for University administrators to implement the system on a campus-wide basis, customize the system to their specific campus and its needs, manage the dataset, and generate outcome reports that measure pertinent clinical outcomes of the program. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110250576 | System and method for recovering form addictions - The present invention relates to a system and method for helping people abstain from addictive behaviors by utilizing an Internet-based software program to build a users' motivation to abstain, develop coping strategies for dealing with urges and cravings, learn how to analyze their behavior in terms of established goals and solve problems that impede their progress, to set goals and develop healthy, pro-social activities, and to develop a specific plan to change their behaviors. An automated but personalized email system encourages their persistence in continuing with their recovery plan, reminds them of their identified triggers, strategies they've chosen to deal with them, and reminders to engage in the pro-social activities they've chosen. A smartphone application, in addition to the features of the email method, includes a personalized text messaging feature for reaching out to others for social support. | 10-13-2011 |
Rex Hester, Bear Creek, NC US
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| 20100172246 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR AUTOMATICALLY CATEGORIZING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VoIP) SUBSCRIBER DEVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH VoIP TEST AND CALL QUALITY DATA - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for categorizing voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriber device numbers in accordance to test call results are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes creating a plurality of VoIP test call lists within a test call system and assigning VoIP subscriber device numbers to the plurality of VoIP test call lists. Each of VoIP subscriber device numbers is tested based on the test call list to which each of the VoIP subscriber device numbers is assigned, wherein each test call list corresponds to at least one of a test call type and a test call frequency associated with the test call list. The method also includes obtaining call quality data for at least one of the VoIP subscriber device numbers and automatically reassigning one or more of the VoIP subscriber device numbers to a different test call list based on at least one of results of the testing and the call quality data. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100172251 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR COMBINING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) CALL DATA WITH GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for combining VoIP call data with geographical information are disclosed. According to one method, VoIP subscriber device call quality information and VoIP subscriber device status information are determined for a plurality of VoIP subscriber devices. Geographic information is obtained regarding a geographic area in which the VoIP subscriber devices are deployed. The VoIP subscriber device status and the call quality information are combined with the geographic information and, based on the combined VoIP subscriber device status and the geographic information, a map that illustrates the geographic locations of the VoIP subscriber devices and an indication of the current status and the call quality of each VoIP subscriber device is graphically displayed on a display device associated with a computer. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100266106 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR REMOTELY EVALUATING AND CONTROLLING VOICE OVER IP (VoIP) SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL EQUIPMENT - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for remotely evaluating and controlling VoIP subscriber terminal equipment using test calls, status queries, and usage statistics are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes initiating test calls with VoIP subscriber terminal equipment and obtaining test call results. The method further includes analyzing usage information regarding the VoIP subscriber terminal equipment and determining subscriber terminal device usage results. The method also includes remotely querying the VoIP subscriber terminal device and determining subscriber terminal equipment state information. The method further includes determining, based on the subscriber terminal equipment test call results, the subscriber terminal equipment usage results, and the subscriber terminal equipment state information, whether to initiate a remote control action for the VoIP subscriber terminal equipment and in response to determining to initiate a remote control action, initiating the remote control action to effect a change in state of the VoIP subscriber terminal equipment. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120236844 | ENABLING QUALITY VOICE COMMUNICATIONS FROM WEB PAGE CALL CONTROL - A system and method of bypassing the regulated portion of the Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) to establish carrier-grade voice transmissions and/or IP data communications between an Internet Calling Person having a first telephone and a first PC coupled to a first Local Service Access Provider (LSAP) and an Internet Called Party having a second telephone and a second PC coupled to a second different Local Service Access Provider (LSAP). | 09-20-2012 |
Richard A. Hester, Greenville, SC US
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| 20100089405 | COMBINATION TRACHEAL HOOK AND SURGICAL BLADE - An embodiment of the invention provides a surgical tool including a handle having a channel, a tracheal hook connected to the handle, and a scalpel positioned in the channel of the handle. The tracheal hook and/or the scalpel are removably attached to the handle. The channel includes at least one first fastener (e.g., a recess); and, the scalpel includes at least one complementary second fastener (e.g., a protrusion) for engaging the first fastener. The scalpel and/or handle include a light source. The tracheal hook and/or the handle are formed from translucent material. In addition, a wire is provided having a first end connected to the handle and a second end connected to the tracheal hook. The surgical tool further includes at least one cap having a first open end, a second open end, and at least one lateral fenestration. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110307004 | Tourniquet - The present invention relates generally to first aid articles and more specifically tourniquets suitable for one handed application. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a tourniquet having a base defining first and second ends. A constricting band is attached to and extends from the first end of the base. A handle is engaged with the constricting band. The constricting band engages a self cinching buckle which includes polygonal frame member and a self cinching member engaged with the polygonal frame member. A hook member is attached to the first end of the base and is configured to engage the polygonal frame member. | 12-15-2011 |
Richard K. Hester, Dallas, TX US
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| 20100207592 | CLASS DH AMPLIFIER - A class DH amplifier is provided. The amplifier is generally comprised of a tracking power supply, a class D amplifier section, and a carrier generator. The tracking power supply receives a supply voltage and an analog input signal, and the tracking power supply provides an input for the carrier generator. Based on its input from the tracking power supply, the carrier generator can output a positive ramp signal and a negative ramp signal to the class D amplifier section. The class D amplifier section can generate an output signal base on the analog input signal and the ramp signals from the carrier generator. | 08-19-2010 |
Richard K. Hester, Mckinney, TX US
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| 20110140774 | ONE-SIDED SWITCHING PULSE WIDTH MODULATION AMPLIFIERS - One-sided pulse width modulated (PWM) amplifiers are disclosed. An example amplifier includes an integrator to receive first and second analog signals, and to output a first amplified signal and a second amplified signal based on the first and second analog signals, a reference changer coupled to the integrator to determine whether a first amplitude is higher than a second amplitude based on the first and second analog signals, to selectively cause the integrator to apply a first resistance between a reference node and the first amplified signal and apply a second resistance between the reference node and the second amplified signal when the first amplitude is higher than the second amplitude, and to selectively cause the integrator to apply the second resistance between the reference node and the first amplified signal and apply the first resistance between the reference node and the second amplified signal when the second amplitude is higher than the first amplitude, and first and second comparators coupled to the integrator to receive the first and second amplified signals, to compare the first and second amplified signals to a reference signal, and to output first and second pulse width modulated signals having respective first and second pulse widths based on the comparisons between the first and second amplified signals and the reference signal. | 06-16-2011 |
Richard Knight Hester, Mckinney, TX US
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| 20100060340 | Switching System with Reduced EMI - Various apparatuses, methods and systems for switched mode electronic circuits with reduced EMI are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses including a power supply, an output, and a composite switch connected between the power supply and the output. The composite switch includes a plurality of transistors connected in parallel, a switch closing delay line having a plurality of switch closing outputs each connected to a control input of one of the plurality of transistors, and a switch opening delay line having a plurality of switch opening outputs each connected to one of the plurality of switch closing outputs. The switch closing delay line and switch opening delay line are connected in an order that opens the plurality of transistors in a staggered order in time and closes the plurality of transistors in a reverse staggered order in time. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110012676 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REDUCED DISTORTION IN A CLASS D AMPLIFIER - Systems and methods for reduced distortion in a class D amplifier are provided. An “ideal” digital output signal is produced. The “ideal” digital output signal is then compared to the actual output signal in an error amplifier. The integrator input is the difference between the output stage waveform and the ideal output stage waveform. The net input to the integrator now comprises the imperfections of the power stage, and the feedback loop drives their average to zero. This error is then amplified and integrated. The integrated signal is than applied to a summer where it is added to the analog input. Then as in the typical Class D amplifier, the integrated signal is compared in an error amplifier to a ramp signal generated from the ramp generator. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110074223 | Variable Timing Switching System and Method - A low-EMI switched circuit comprises two or more switches, wherein impedance transitions of the switches are overlapped and the overlap is varied using variable switch timing based on an output power level of the switched circuit. The variable timing results in a variable impedance overlap between the switches. In one example, when one switch turns off (begins a low to high impedance transition) and a second switch turns on (begins a high to low impedance transition), a greater timing delay in beginning the second switch's transition results in a higher switch impedance overlap than a shorter delay does. If the variable timing is based on output power of the switched circuit, the variable delay can operate to reduce fly-back voltages at high power output levels and reduce shoot-through current at lower power levels, reducing EMI and quiescent current of the switched circuit. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120126624 | HIGH EFFICIENCY WIDE LOAD RANGE BUCK/BOOST/BRIDGE PHOTOVOLTAIC MICRO-CONVERTER - Series strings of photovoltaic (PV) modules with integrated dc-dc microconverters that can function in buck, boost, or an intermediate bridge mode based on the load can harvest more energy than conventional central-inverter architectures, especially when the arrays are partially shaded or when the modules are mismatched. The integrated multi-mode dc-dc converter includes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm that can track the true MPP, even when a PV module becomes partially-shaded, without scanning the entire output voltage range. The algorithm compares power levels only at a voltage that occurs when a bypass diode bypasses a portion of an associated PV module, and multiples thereof. | 05-24-2012 |
Richard Laudale Hester, San Jose, CA US
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| 20120223795 | SHROUD FOR BOBBIN - A shroud includes a shrouding element and a window. The shrouding element is adapted to substantially cover either a first winding portion or a second winding portion of a vertical bobbin. The window, which is formed in the shrouding element, allows access to the first winding portion or the second winding portion (whichever is substantially covered by the shrouding element) through the shrouding element. The vertical bobbin has electrical terminals on a single end of its center axis and is designed to lie perpendicular to the PCB. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120223799 | TRANSVERSE SHROUD AND BOBBIN ASSEMBLY - A transformer assembly includes a vertical bobbin and a shrouding element. The vertical bobbin includes a first winding portion, a second winding portion, and a flange. The flange is disposed between the first winding portion and the second winding portion. The flange includes a flange edge. The shrouding element, which substantially covers the first winding portion or the second winding portion, includes a shrouding edge that is operatively coupled to the flange edge. The flange edge and the shrouding edge have at least one complementary corrugation. In one example, the flange edge includes at least one groove and the shrouding edge includes at least one protrusion that is complementary to the groove. In another example, the shrouding edge includes at least one groove and the flange edge includes at least one protrusion that is complementary to the groove. | 09-06-2012 |
Russell Hester, Odenton, MD US
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| 20090188991 | Irrigation nozzle assembly and method - A long throw Pop-Up Irrigation Nozzle assembly has no oscillating or rotating parts and includes a cylindrical body having a fluid inlet and a sidewall defining at least one fluidic circuit configured to generate a selected spray pattern when irrigation fluid flows through the body. In order to throw long distance, droplet velocity, droplet size and droplet initial aim angle determine the throw to provide a low precipitation rate (“PR”) for fluidic sprays. The nozzle assembly and method of the present invention achieve a PR of 1 in/hr or less and good spray distribution with a scheduling coefficient (“SC”) of about 1.5 without utilizing any moving components to provide a significantly more cost effective nozzle assembly, as compared to prior art rotator nozzles. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100078508 | Irrigation Nozzle Assembly with Fluidic insert Retention structure and method - A sprinkler assembly includes a sprinkler housing including at least one fluidic- circuit-receiving port carrying a fluidic insert configured to receive irrigation fluid and project the irrigation fluid in a desired spray pattern. The fluidic insert is held precisely in place by a retention ring adapted for insertion into the housing's interior lumen to provide a snap or friction fit within the housing while engaging and retaining the fluidic insert against impact forces from inrushing fluid surge. The retention ring fits entirely within the sprinkler assembly's housing or package, and is economically molded as a one-piece component, and does not have any effect on external appearance of the sprinkler assembly or any adverse effect on the fluidic insert's spray pattern. | 04-01-2010 |
Russell D. Hester, Odenton, MD US
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| 20100072307 | Enclosures for multiple fluidic oscillators - An improved fluidic device that operates on a pressurized liquid flowing through it at a specified flow rate to generate an oscillating spray of liquid droplets having desired properties (e.g., average spatial distribution, size, velocity, frequency and wavelength of liquid droplets at a defined distance in front of the device) includes: (a) a plurality of fluidic oscillators, each having a channel that is part of a fluidic circuit for inducing oscillations in the pressurized liquid that flows through the oscillator, (b) a housing having an exterior surface that includes a front face with a center-point and a rear face, (c) a plurality of passages, each of which extends through the housing and intersects with its front face to define an outlet, with each passages configured to allow for the insertion of one of the plurality of fluidic oscillators into each of the plurality of passages, and (d) a geometrical arrangement of these outlets in the housing front face that is chosen so as to achieve the desired properties of the oscillating spray when the device is operating at its specified flow rate. | 03-25-2010 |
Stephen E. Hester, Blacksburg, VA US
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| 20090051905 | Optical Inclination Sensor - An optical inclination sensor is provided having at least one reflective surface and at least two separate optical fibers having ends spaced from a reflective surface. As the reflective surface tilts with respect to a pre-determined reference position the gap lengths between the fiber ends and the reflective surface change and the differences in these gap lengths is used to calculate an angle of inclination with respect to a reference position. The optical inclination sensor can include at least one mass attached to a housing and moveable with respect to the housing as the mass and housing are rotated about one or more axes. Optical strain sensors are disposed a various locations between the mass and housing so that as the mass moves with respect to the housing, each one of the optical strain sensors are placed in compression or tension. The housing can be a generally u-shaped housing having two arms and a base section with the mass disposed within the housing. Alternatively, the housing includes a first beam, and the mass is a second beam arranged generally orthogonal to the first beam and pivotally attached thereto. The optical strain sensors are disposed between the first beam and the second beam. The optical strain sensors are placed in tension or compression as the second beam pivots with respect to the first beam. | 02-26-2009 |
Timothy Hester, Panama City, FL US
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| 20120262272 | MONITORING UNIT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - A monitoring device in accordance with the disclosure stores a serial number list in non-volatile memory, the serial number list including data indicative of at least one valid serial number associated with one or more key fobs permitted to interact with the monitoring device. The monitoring device is configured to receive a wakeup signal via a key fob interface configured to communicate with a key fob. The monitoring device reads a serial number from a key fob via the key fob interface and searches the stored serial number list for data indicative of a valid serial number matching the serial number read via the key fob interface. The monitoring device reads action data from the key fob via the key fob interface, the action data being indicative of an action to be taken by the monitoring device. The monitoring device, in response to the read serial number matching a valid serial number of the stored serial number list, takes an action based on the action data. | 10-18-2012 |
Virgil R. Hester, Edelstein, IL US
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| 20090056630 | WORKPIECE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A workpiece support system for a vacuum coating machine includes a base table having a rotating spindle rod that extends in a vertical direction away from the base table and is capable of powered rotation. A stop post is connected to the table and extends in a vertical direction at a distance from the spindle rod. A workpiece support module is connected to the spindle rod and the stop post, and includes a rotating table with peripheral openings arranged symmetrically around its periphery, a plurality of cogs positioned in the openings, a stationary table connected to the stop post and axially supporting the rotating table, and a driver finger connected to the stationary table. At least one bearing is located around the spindle rod and rotatably isolates the rotating table from the stationary table. | 03-05-2009 |
William D. Hester, Meriden, CT US
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| 20080236353 | Hole punch - A hole punch includes a base and a lever system to actuate a punch. The lever system includes a first lever having an end pivotally connected to the first end of the base and a second lever having an end pivotally connected to the second end of the base. Actuation of a free end of the second lever causes the first lever to move. In one embodiment, a lock is operatively coupled to the lever system and engages the first and second levers to hold the levers in a stowed position. In another embodiment, the hole punch includes a third lever having a first end operatively coupled to the first lever and a second end operatively coupled to the second lever. | 10-02-2008 |