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Alan Bruce Hickman, Cave Creek, AZ US
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| 20110202291 | AIRCRAFT DYNAMIC PRESSURE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus are provided for estimating aircraft dynamic pressure. The load on the flight control surface actuator that is coupled to a flight control surface is measured. An estimate of the aircraft dynamic pressure is calculated from the measured load. | 08-18-2011 |
Barton T. Hickman, Portland, OR US
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| 20100182050 | GENERATING A TRIGGER FROM A DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL - A trigger circuit generates a trigger signal when a differential input signal crosses a differential threshold voltage level. A first side of the differential input signal is applied to a first terminal of a first load termination resistor. A second side of the differential signal is applied to a first terminal of a second load termination resistor. A first side of the differential threshold voltage level is applied to a second terminal of the first load termination resistor. A second side of the differential threshold voltage level is applied to a second terminal of the second load termination resistor. A comparator generates the trigger signal when a voltage level at the first terminal of the first resistor exceeds a voltage level at the first terminal of the second resistor. | 07-22-2010 |
Brad Hickman, Salem, WV US
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| 20110271717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF GLASS TRANSMITTANCE - This application relates to methods of making glass compositions, and glasses resulting from these methods. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a method of making a glass having high total solar transmittance and high light transmittance in the visible and near infrared ranges with the use of oxygen-fuel burners in a furnace. Such glass compositions are useful, for example, in glass-based solar cells. | 11-10-2011 |
Brett M. Hickman, New Palestine, IN US
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| 20120035958 | Method And System For Managing Patient Healthcare - Methods and systems are provided for managing patient healthcare, which include creating a patient profile for a patient, screening and assessing the patient with respect to a disease and updating the patient profile, determining a health management status of the patient with respect to the disease based on a comparison of the updated patient profile to at least one predefined criterion regarding progression of the disease, and providing a recommended action based upon the health management status and updated patient profile. | 02-09-2012 |
Bryant Hickman, Cypress, TX US
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| 20110067994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING VOLATILE VAPORS FROM CONTAINERS - A system is configured to remove volatile organic compounds from a container. The system includes an enclosed contactor vessel having a first inlet to receive vapor containing volatile organic compounds from the container and a second inlet. The second inlet receives a vapor capture medium from a source. A contactor facilitates entrainment of the volatile organic compounds with the vapor capture medium while a first outlet recirculates treated vapor back to the container to effect a closed loop. | 03-24-2011 |
Cole J. Hickman, Stafford, TX US
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| 20080231043 | Insulator apparatus for vacuum insulated tubing - An insulating apparatus for use with vacuum insulated tubing sting to reduce heat loss through the joints, where the apparatus includes an insulator adapted to surround the joint and a latching joint protector adapted to surround the insulator and hold the insulator against the joint, where the protector also includes a channel for receiving injection and/or control tubing. The insulator is capable of reducing heat loss through the joints of a vacuum insulated tubing string by as much as 95%. | 09-25-2008 |
Craig A. Hickman, Meridian, ID US
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| 20110194112 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER ALIGNMENT MARKERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Semiconductor wafer alignment markers and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A wafer in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a wafer substrate having an alignment marker that includes a first structure and a second structure, each having a pitch, with first features and second features positioned within the pitch. The first features are positioned to generate first phase portions of an interference pattern, with at least one of the first features having a width different than another of the first features in the pitch, and with the second features positioned to generate second phase portions of the interference pattern, with the second phase portions having a second phase opposite the first phase, and with at least one of the second features having a width different than that of another of the second features in the pitch. The pitch for the first structure is different than the pitch for the second structure. | 08-11-2011 |
Daniel A. Hickman, Midland, MI US
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| 20110005914 | Selective dehydrohalogenation of tertiary halogenated hydrocarbons and removal of tertiary halogenated hydrocarbon impurities from a halogenated hydrocarbon product - A process for converting a tertiary halogenated hydrocarbons in a tertiary halogenated hydrocarbon-containing stream to a corresponding unhalogenated or less-halogenated unsaturated hydrocarbon product with the release of hydrogen halide involves contacting the tertiary halogenated hydrocarbon with a sorbent-type dehydrohalogenation catalyst in a reaction zone and optionally passing a stripping gas through the reaction zone to remove vapor phase reaction products from the reaction zone. A process for removing a tertiary chlorinated hydrocarbon impurity from 1,3-dichloro-1-propene involves contacting a mixture containing the 1,3-dichloro-1-propene and the tertiary chlorinated hydrocarbon impurity with a dehydrochlorination catalyst effective to catalyze a conversion of the tertiary chlorinated hydrocarbon impurity to a corresponding unchlorinated or less-chlorinated unsaturated hydrocarbon and hydrogen chloride and distilling the 1,3-dichloro-1-propene to produce a purified cis-1,3-dichloro-1-propene fraction and a purified trans-1,3-dichloro-1-propene fraction. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110268648 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF DICHLORINE - The present disclosure provides a process and a system for producing dichlorine (Cl | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120116122 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF ALIPHATIC CYCLIC AMINES TO ALIPHATIC DIAMINES - The instant invention is a process for the conversion of aliphatic cyclic amines to aliphatic diamines. The process for conversion of aliphatic cyclic amines to aliphatic diamines comprises the steps of: (1) selecting one or more cyclic amines; (2) contacting said one or more cyclic amines with ammonia and hydrogen, optionally water, and optionally one or more solvents in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 120° C. to about 250° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig for a period in the range of at least one hour or more in one or more reactor systems; (3) forming a product mixture comprising one or more aliphatic diamine, optionally a portion of said one or more cyclic amines, optionally a portion of said ammonia, optionally a portion of said hydrogen, optionally water, and optionally a portion of said one or more solvents; (4) removing said product mixture from the reactor system; (5) removing at least a portion of said portion of ammonia, said portion of hydrogen, or mixture thereof from said product mixture via distillation; (6) removing at least a portion of said portion of water via distillation; (7) removing at least a portion of said portion of one or more optional solvents via distillation; (8) removing at least a portion of said portion of one or more cyclic amines; (9) thereby separating said one or more aliphatic diamines from said product mixture; and (10) thereby converting said one or more cyclic amines to one or more aliphatic diamines. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116123 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING ONE OR MORE ALIPHATIC DIAMINES FROM REDUCTIVE AMINATION REACTION SOLVENTS AND IMPURITIES - The instant invention provides a process for separating one or more aliphatic diamines from reductive amination reaction solvents and impurities, and aliphatic diamines obtained via such a process. The process for separating one or more aliphatic diamines from reductive amination reaction solvents and impurities according to the instant invention comprises the steps of: (1) feeding one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, hydrogen, ammonia, and optionally one or more solvents into a continuous reductive amination reactor system; (2) contacting said one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, hydrogen, and ammonia with each other in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to about 160° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig; (3) thereby forming a product mixture comprising one or more cycloaliphatic diamines, optionally one or more bicyclic by-products, optionally one or more cycloaliphatic aminonitriles, optionally one or more cycloaliphatic aminoalcohols, optionally one or more oligomeric by-products, ammonia, water, hydrogen, and optionally one or more solvents; (4) removing said product mixture from the reactor system; (5) removing at least a portion of said ammonia, said hydrogen, or mixture thereof from said product mixture via distillation; (6) removing at least a portion of said water and said one or more optional solvents via distillation; (7) removing at least a portion of one or more optional bicyclic by-products via distillation; (8) removing one or more optional cycloaliphatic aminonitriles, one or more optional cycloaliphatic aminoalcohols, one or more optional oligomeric by-products via distillation; and (9) thereby separating said one or more cycloaliphatic diamines from said product mixture. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116124 | PROCESS FOR REDUCTIVE AMINATION OF ALIPHATIC CYANOALDEHYDES TO ALIPHATIC DIAMINES - The instant invention provides a process for reductive amination of aliphatic cyanoaldehydes to aliphatic diamines, and aliphatic diamines produced via such method. The process for reductive amination of aliphatic cyanoaldehydes to aliphatic diamines comprises the steps of: (1) providing a mixture of one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, optionally water, and optionally one or more solvents, wherein said one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes are selected from the group consisting of 1,3-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, 1,4-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, mixtures thereof, and combinations thereof; (2) contacting said mixture with a metal carbonate based solid bed or a weak base anion exchange resin bed at a temperature in the range of 15 to 40° C. for a period of at least 1 minute or more, for example 5 minutes or more; (3) thereby treating said mixture, wherein said treated mixture has a pH in the range of 6 to 9; (4) feeding said treated mixture, hydrogen, and ammonia into a continuous reductive amination reactor system; (6) contacting said treated mixture, hydrogen, and ammonia with each other in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to about 160° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig; (7) thereby producing one or more cycloaliphatic diamines, wherein said one or more cycloaliphatic diamines are diamines selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120123165 | CYCLOALIPHATIC DIAMINES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The instant invention provides cycloaliphatic diamines and a method of making the same. The cycloaliphatic diamines according to the instant invention comprise the reaction product of one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes selected from the group consisting of 1,3-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, 1,4-cyanocyclohexane carboxaldehyde, mixtures thereof, and combinations thereof, hydrogen, and ammonia fed into a continuous reductive amination reactor system; wherein the one or more cycloaliphatic cyanoaldehydes, hydrogen, and ammonia are contacted with each other in the presence of one or more heterogeneous metal based catalyst systems at a temperature in the range of from 80° C. to about 160° C. and a pressure in the range of from 700 to 3500 psig; and wherein one or more cycloaliphatic diamines are formed; and wherein said one or more cycloaliphatic diamines are selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof. | 05-17-2012 |
Don Darrell Hickman, Williston, ND US
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| 20080289166 | OPEN HEAD POWER TONG ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING AN OPEN-HEAD POWER TONG ASSEMBLY - A method of making an open-head power tong assembly includes the steps of providing a power tong assembly that has a first case assembly and a transmission assemble. A second case assembly is provided that includes a casing having a sidewall with a plurality of supporting ribs, a base wall, and a top plate that define an interior region that is adapted to receive a pinion gear, a conversion shaft having first and second axial end portions, and an open-head tong assembly. The first case assembly is removed from the transmission assembly of the power tong assembly to expose a transmission shaft. The transmission shaft is removed to expose a transmission shaft opening. The second case is mounted to the transmission assembly such that the second axial end of the conversion shaft is engaged with the transmission shaft opening. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100300251 | TONG ASSEMBLY - A tong assembly includes a case assembly having an enclosure defining an interior. A bearing assembly is disposed in the interior of the enclosure. The bearing assembly includes a first bearing member defining a first cavity and a second bearing member defining a first cavity. A tong head assembly is disposed in the interior of the enclosure of the case assembly. The tong head assembly includes a tong head engaged with an outer ring gear. The outer ring gear includes a first axial end portion, an oppositely disposed second axial end portion and a central portion. The first axial end portion is disposed in the first cavity of the first bearing member. The second axial end portion is disposed in the first cavity of the second bearing member. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20120103248 | WEIGHING AND DISPLAY STATION - A system for monitoring loads at well drilling and service operations includes a digital user interface. The digital interface is in electronic communication with a first pressure transducer in fluid communication with a first pad type hydraulic load sensor, a second pressure transducer in fluid communication with a second pad type hydraulic load sensor, and a third pressure transducer in fluid communication with a hydraulic diaphragm type deadline load sensor. The digital user interface module functions to monitor the hydraulic pressures experienced at each pressure transducer and functions to calculate and display a corresponding weight load in numerical and graphical form for each pressure transducer. The digital user interface is also in electronic communication with a fourth transducer in fluid communication with a hydraulic power tong unit. The digital user interface module also functions to monitor the hydraulic pressure experienced at the pressure transducer and functions to calculate and display a corresponding torque load produced by the power tongs in numerical and graphical form. | 05-03-2012 |
Heather D. Hickman, Oklahoma City, OK US
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| 20110065587 | EPITOPE TESTING USING SOLUBLE HLA - The present invention relates generally to a methodology for assaying the binding of a peptide to an individual, specific, soluble HLA molecule. | 03-17-2011 |
James Hickman, Orlando, FL US
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| 20110250682 | FORMATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTIONS IN A DEFINED SYSTEM - A method for forming neuromuscular junctions includes forming functional neuromuscular junctions between motoneurons and muscle cells by co-culturing one or more human motoneurons and one or more rat muscle cells in a substantially serum-free medium. A synthetic mammalian neuromuscular junction includes a human motoneuron functionally linked to a rat muscle cell in a substantially serum-free medium. An artificial substrate may be used to support the one or more neuromuscular junctions. | 10-13-2011 |
James J. Hickman, Orlando, FL US
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| 20120122728 | Method Of Screening Drugs For Reversal Of Amyloid Beta Neurotoxicity - A method of screening a compound for effectiveness in treating amyloid beta neurotoxicity comprises culturing mammalian neurons in serum-free defined medium until the neurons are electrically functional, exposing the electrically stable neurons to amyloid beta, monitoring the exposed neurons for impairment of electrical functionality, and treating the exposed neurons with the candidate drug while monitoring their electrical activity for reversal of impairment. The invention also includes a method of identifying a mammalian neuron having a biological marker conferring predisposition to development of Alzheimer's disease, the method comprising culturing the mammalian neuron in serum-free medium until the neuron is electrically functional, exposing the electrically stable neuron to amyloid beta while monitoring for impairment of electrical functionality as an indicator of presence of said biological marker, and verifying presence of the biological marker by treating the impaired neuron with an anti-amyloidogenic compound while monitoring for return of neuron functionality. | 05-17-2012 |
Janae Hickman, Tulsa, OK US
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| 20120096642 | Bedding with removable decorative attachment - A bedding cover with an interchangeable decorative attachment that allows different designs and colors to be attached to the bed covering and removed for washing of bed covering. | 04-26-2012 |
Jason Hickman, Royal Palm Beach, FL US
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| 20100115965 | TORQUE LOAD TRANSFER ATTACHMENT HARDWARE - A bushing for assembling an exhaust duct liner with an exhaust duct in a gas turbine engine comprises a body, a bushing opening and a first tab. The body is insertable into a duct opening in an exhaust duct. The bushing opening extends through the body to receive a shaft of a liner fastener. The first tab protrudes from the body to extend into an interior of the duct to prevent rotation of a head of the liner fastener. | 05-13-2010 |
Jason B. Hickman, Jupiter, FL US
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| 20100243374 | Trolley Braking System - An apparatus for transporting a rider between two points on a cable or rope, having a plurality of supports configured to suspend the cable or rope between two points of unequal elevation and a trolley for transporting the rider supported by a harness on the cable or rope, the trolley having a mounting plate configured with a connection point to receive the rider's harness, a pulley rotatably mounted to the mounting plate to support the plate on the cable or rope, and a friction shoe mounted on the plate forward of the pulley to contact the upper portion of the cable or rope, wherein the connection point is located beneath the cable or rope between the centers of the pulley and the friction shoe. | 09-30-2010 |
Jason W. Hickman, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110250659 | MODIFIED PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING LIPIDS - This disclosure describes genetically modified photosynthetic microorganisms, e.g., Cyanobacteria, that contain one or more exogenous genes encoding a phospholipase and/or thioesterase, which are capable of producing an increased amount of lipids and/or fatty acids. This disclosure also describes genetically modified photosynthetic microorganisms that contain one or more exogenous genes encoding a diacyglycerol acyltransferase, a phosphatidate phosphatase, and/or an acetyl-CoA carboxylase, which are capable of producing increased amounts of fatty acids and/or synthesizing triglycerides, as well as photosynthetic microorganism comprising mutations or deletions in a glycogen biosynthesis or storage pathway, which accumulate a reduced amount of glycogen under reduced nitrogen conditions as compared to a wild type photosynthetic microorganism. | 10-13-2011 |
John R. Hickman, Helotes, TX US
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| 20120122704 | Differential multiplexing with pattern recognition - This novel form of multiplexing allows the user to probe for multiple targets and simultaneously identify a specific target. An example of solutions provided here comprises: providing one or more assay mixes for a number of targets (the number of assay mixes is less than the number of targets); providing a number of reference patterns (each of the reference patterns is associated with one of the targets); contacting each of a number of aliquots with one of the assay mixes; generating a result pattern, based on positive or negative results; and selecting the reference pattern most similar to the result pattern, to thereby detect the target. Solutions provided here, which we term differential multiplexing with pattern recognition, may involve molecular or immunological techniques to identify one of many indicators of drug use, illness, disease, or medical condition. For example, we provide a simple method for identifying targets using combinations of real-time PCR reagent mixes and only one reporter. This is an effective and inexpensive method that can be used to identify targets with minimal reagents and supplies. | 05-17-2012 |
John R. Hickman, North Canton, OH US
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| 20080262126 | NANOCOMPOSITE METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Disclosed are systems and methods for the formation of a polymer nanocomposite material using a high-concentration masterbatch as a source of nanocomposite filler. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100122612 | Pipe Wrench - A pipe wrench or tool with an improved I-beam handle design having a ramped or tapered cross-sectional configuration, as well as an optional stronger ductile iron material. Specifically, the portion of the tool handle adjacent the jaw or tool operating portion, has wider flanges in the I-beam configuration than the flanges in the opposite end of the tool handle. Such a design adds additional strength at what are typically critical stress areas of the tool handle. The use of the present handle design, along with the use of a stronger ductile iron material, as disclosed here, provides wrenches using these features with a substantial improvement in tool strength as compared to conventional tools. | 05-20-2010 |
John S. Hickman, Bettendorf, IA US
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| 20100186363 | Seed Gathering Device For Use By An Agricultural Harvester - A work machine for harvesting a cane crop having a lower crop material gathering device, the work machine including a chassis and an upper crop material gathering device coupled to said chassis. The upper crop material gathering device including at least one moving device configured to substantially surround a stalk of a cane crop plant as said at least one moving device moves, and a stalk engaging device positioned proximate to the at least one moving device. The stalk engaging device being configured to pull the stalk from the at least one moving device, thereby stripping grain from a head of the cane crop plant. | 07-29-2010 |
Justin A. Hickman, St. Charles, MO US
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| 20100161468 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING PARTIES ENGAGING IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION - A method for authenticating parties engaging in a financial transaction is provided. The parties using a remote input device in communication with a financial transaction payment system. The payment system is coupled to a database. The parties include a customer registered with the payment system. The method includes storing within the database an authentication sound selected by the customer and a unique identifier assigned to the customer, accessing the payment system by the customer using the remote input device to engage in the financial transaction, prompting the customer to input the unique identifier assigned to the customer to authenticate the customer to the payment system, and transmitting the authentication sound from the payment system to the input device for the customer to hear the authentication sound to authenticate the payment system to the customer. | 06-24-2010 |
Kenneth E. Hickman, York, PA US
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| 20100251742 | HVAC&R SYSTEM VALVING - An HVAC&R system is disclosed that utilizes energy-efficient valving. The valving controls the flow of refrigerant and may be adapted for evaporator or condenser applications, on both AC systems and heat pumps (as well as chillers and other refrigeration systems). The valving may provide simultaneous and individualized control of flow through individual coils or groups of coils for improved control of evaporation, condensation, defrosting and so forth. In some configurations a common sensor may be shared between individual coils or groups of coils and may provide sensed parameters to control circuitry for controlling the valving. Other configurations may include bypass valving to direct fluid around the flow control valving. In yet other configurations, a valve may be used to bypass tapped vapor around a heat exchanger functioning as an evaporator. | 10-07-2010 |
Kevin Hickman, Deerfield Beach, FL US
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| 20080212334 | Vehicle wheel solar powered lighting system - A vehicle wheel lighting system powered by the sun including light emitting devices attached to the front of a wheel in an aesthetic array. The light emitting devices are powered by rechargeable batteries that are recharged by solar panels. The light emitting devices are activated by light sensors that sense ambient light for automatically energizing the light emitting devices in darkness. In addition to the vehicle lighting system's aesthetics, it also provides automatic lighting for the vehicle, which from the safety standpoint is beneficial when a vehicle is parked or stopped or moving. | 09-04-2008 |
Lester Hickman, Deerfield Beach, FL US
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| 20080212334 | Vehicle wheel solar powered lighting system - A vehicle wheel lighting system powered by the sun including light emitting devices attached to the front of a wheel in an aesthetic array. The light emitting devices are powered by rechargeable batteries that are recharged by solar panels. The light emitting devices are activated by light sensors that sense ambient light for automatically energizing the light emitting devices in darkness. In addition to the vehicle lighting system's aesthetics, it also provides automatic lighting for the vehicle, which from the safety standpoint is beneficial when a vehicle is parked or stopped or moving. | 09-04-2008 |
Lowell L. Hickman, Riverside, MO US
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| 20080236061 | Floor slab support system - A floor slab support system for jacking and stabilizing a sagging or cracked floor or other such slab. Holes of 3½″ diameter, for example, are drilled through the slab and a pipe pier driven downwardly until reaching bottom. A connector sleeve matching the slab hole size is temporarily suspended in the slab hole and L shaped brackets are inserted into the sleeve and maneuvered to extend outwardly through slots in the sleeve to engage the underside of the slab. A threaded rod with a threaded positioning member and a bottom stop is inserted through the sleeve and into the pipe pier, and the L brackets extended through the sleeve and maintained outwardly by the threaded positioning member. Once in position, the threaded rod is rotated to screw the sleeve and brackets upwardly to support the slab. Finally, the top of the rod is cut off and the hole filled with concrete. | 10-02-2008 |
Mark R. Hickman, Sudbury, MA US
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| 20100329235 | Wireless Audio Communicating Method and Component - A method of reducing interference by a first wireless audio communication system with a second wireless communication system that is different from the first wireless system is provided. The first wireless system is caused to transmit data packets with a time gap between packets during which the first wireless system is not transmitting. Periodically a long time gap between two packets of the first system is set to be at least as long as a longest time it can take the second wireless system to transmit a data packet even when packet transmission errors are occurring in the first wireless system such that if packets were retransmitted by the first wireless system the long time gap would be reduced to be less than the longest time it can take the second wireless system to transmit a data packet. As such, the second wireless system can transmit one or more data packets during each long time gap during which the first wireless system is not transmitting. | 12-30-2010 |
Mark R. Hickman, Westborough, MA US
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| 20090041282 | Porting - A ported electroacoustical device uses the action of the port to provide cooling airflow across a heat producing device. The device includes a loudspeaker enclosure including a first acoustic port, and an acoustic driver, mounted in the loudspeaker enclosure. The device also includes a heat producing device. The acoustic driver and the acoustic port are constructed and arranged to coact to provide a cooling, substantially unidirectional airflow across the heat producing device, thereby transferring heat from the heat producing device. | 02-12-2009 |
Melissa Hickman, Cumming, GA US
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| 20100059421 | FLOATING DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING A SOLID DISSOLVABLE CHEMICAL INTO AMBIENT WATER - A floating dispenser is provided for dispensing a solid, dissolvable water treatment chemical into ambient water. The dispenser includes a bucket having top and bottom ends, a top wall covering the top end, an opening for admitting ambient water into the bucket interior, and a floatation ring that keeps only the top end above water such that the interior is water filled when the dispenser floats. A basket is disposed in the interior of the bucket for carrying a solid, dissolvable water treatment chemical, such as calcium hypochlorite. The basket is buoyant and movable vertically toward the top wall of the bucket. The dispenser includes a refill indicator that indicates when most of a full load of said chemical has dissolved. The refill indicator includes a pair of tabs that are connected to the basket and slidably mounted in slots in the top wall. The tabs extend above the top wall when the buoyant basket floats upwardly, providing a visual indication of the need for a refill that can easily be seen from a side angle. | 03-11-2010 |
Philip M. Hickman, Oregon City, OR US
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| 20100283598 | Operational signal system and signal light arrangement - A visual signal system including a signal display carried prominently on a paving machine, where it can be seen clearly by an operator of a dump truck or shuttle vehicle delivering paving material to the paving machine, as well as by other nearby personnel. Control circuits provide that a paving machine operator may separately control the display of certain signals, while other signals are automatically presented on the signal display in response to operation of paving machine functional controls. | 11-11-2010 |
Ralph Hickman, Brecksville, OH US
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| 20080296398 | Systems and methods for spraying water and mixtures of water and other materials - A mixing spray device adapted to mix an added material with source water supplied from a hose. The mixing spray device comprises a main body and a container that may be detachably attached to the main body. The mixing spray device may be configured to operate in an off configuration in which nothing is dispensed, a water configuration in which only water is dispense, and a mixture configuration in which both water and the added material are dispensed. The mixing spray device may also comprise an attachment assembly that is rotatably connected to a handle portion. The container is detachably attached to the attachment assembly and thus may rotate relative to the handle portion. The container may be provided with a container member, an interface member, and a restriction member. The container may be attached to the main body using a flange on the container and a latch structure on the main body. | 12-04-2008 |
Ralph R. Hickman, Brecksville, OH US
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| 20090008284 | Container/Lid Combination For Storing Food and other Articles - A system for aiding the visual matching of containers having diverse openings with matching lids includes affixing, such as by molding or embossing, geometric planar patterns on the bottom walls of a plurality of rectangular containers having different sized openings and affixing the same geometric patterns to the top wall of the matching lids. | 01-08-2009 |
Randall W. Hickman, Jefferson, OR US
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| 20110232349 | PROCESSING OF TITANIUM-ALUMINUM-VANADIUM ALLOYS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREBY - A method of forming an article from an α−β titanium including, in weight percentages, from about 2.9 to about 5.0 aluminum, from about 2.0 to about 3.0 vanadium, from about 0.4 to about 2.0 iron, from about 0.2 to about 0.3 oxygen, from about 0.005 to about 0.3 carbon, from about 0.001 to about 0.02 nitrogen, and less than about 0.5 of other elements. The method comprises cold working the α−β titanium alloy. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120003118 | PROCESSING OF TITANIUM-ALUMINUM-VANADIUM ALLOYS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREBY - A method of forming an article from an α−β titanium including, in weight percentages, from about 2.9 to about 5.0 aluminum, from about 2.0 to about 3.0 vanadium, from about 0.4 to about 2.0 iron, from about 0.2 to about 0.3 oxygen, from about 0.005 to about 0.3 carbon, from about 0.001 to about 0.02 nitrogen, and less than about 0.5 of other elements. The method comprises cold working the α−β titanium alloy. | 01-05-2012 |
Robert B. Hickman, Maitland, FL US
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| 20110030268 | Device for Controlling Pests - The invention relates to an apparatus for pest control comprising a hollow station ( | 02-10-2011 |
Robert Jordan Hickman, Larkspur, CO US
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| 20090114565 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PACKAGING - A package and lock combination includes a package having an unopened state and including an aperture, and a lock contained within the package. The lock includes a first portion and a second portion moveable relative to the first portion for operating the lock. The first portion is substantially fixed within the package, and the second portion extends through the aperture so that the lock is operable while the lock is contained within the package and the package is in the unopened state. | 05-07-2009 |
Robert K. Hickman, Worcester, MA US
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| 20100111853 | ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO IL-12 AND METHODS OF PURIFYING THE SAME - Anti-IL-12 antibodies are disclosed herein, including antigen-binding portions thereof. One or more methods for isolating and purifying anti-IL-12 antibodies from a sample matrix is presented. These isolated anti-IL-12 antibodies can be used in a clinical setting as well as in research and development. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising isolated anti-IL-12 antibodies are also described. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100135987 | ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF ANTIBODIES USING PROTEIN A AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY - Disclosed herein are methods for the isolation and purification of antibodies wherein the use of an affinity chromatographic step results in an antibody composition sufficiently pure for pharmaceutical uses. The methods described herein comprise pH viral reduction/inactivation, ultrafiltration/diafiltration, affinity chromatography, preferably Protein A affinity, ion exchange chromatography, and hydrophobic chromatography. Further, the present invention is directed toward pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more antibodies of the present invention. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100136025 | VIRAL INACTIVATION DURING PURIFICATION OF ANTIBODIES CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS - Described herein are methods for isolating and purifying antibodies from a sample matrix. One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to viral reduction/inactivation of samples generated in the various steps of antibody purification. In a particular aspect, methods herein employ an acidification step followed by one or more chromatography steps. The chromatography steps can include one or more of the following chromatographic procedures: ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100150864 | ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO IL-18 AND METHODS OF PURIFYING THE SAME - Anti-IL-18 antibodies are disclosed herein, including antigen-binding portions thereof. One or more methods for isolating and purifying anti-IL-18 antibodies from a sample matrix is presented. These isolated anti-IL-18 antibodies can be used in a clinical setting as well as in research and development. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising isolated anti-IL-18 antibodies are also described. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110206687 | Isolation And Purification Of Anti-IL-13 Antibodies Using Protein A Affinity Chromatography - Disclosed herein are methods for the isolation and purification of anti-IL-13 antibodies wherein the use of an affinity chromatographic step results in an antibody composition sufficiently pure for pharmaceutical uses. The methods described herein comprise pH viral reduction/inactivation, ultrafiltration/diafiltration, affinity chromatography (e.g., Protein A affinity chromatography), ion exchange chromatography, and hydrophobic chromatography. Further, the present invention is directed toward pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more antibodies of the present invention. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110301342 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PURIFICATION OF PROTEINS - The invention is directed to an apparatus and method for purifying a protein. The apparatus involves the use of a capture chromatography resin, a depth filter arranged after the capture chromatography resin, and a mixed-mode chromatography resin arranged after the depth filter. The method involves providing a sample containing the protein, processing the sample through a capture chromatography resin, a depth filter, and a mixed-mode chromatography resin. A membrane adsorber or monolith may be substituted for the mixed-mode chromatography column. | 12-08-2011 |
Sean James Hickman, East Hartford, CT US
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| 20090172695 | Service Bus Architecture - In embodiments, an implementation of a service oriented architecture is provided including an application service bus capable of approximating point-to-point performance by reducing the format transformation of application messages by way of relaying them in a native format when the message format of a consumer application and/or service provider application is supported by the service bus. Preferably, the service bus is capable of supporting multiple message formats and transport protocols and comprises a plurality of components including a Service Initiator module, a Service Terminus module, a Service Locator module, and a Transport module. The service bus provides logical isolation between a consumer application and a provider application by exposing a set of interfaces for relaying service request and service response messages between the applications. | 07-02-2009 |
Stephen O. Hickman, Eagan, MN US
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| 20090287958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEST GENERATION FROM HYBRID DIAGRAMS WITH COMBINED DATA FLOW AND STATECHART NOTATION - A test generator and methods for generating tests from a hybrid diagram are provided. A hybrid diagram is a diagram that primarily uses one higher-level semantic notation with portions utilizing one or more secondary higher-level semantic notations. Example higher-level semantic notations are statechart notation and data-flow notation. A test generator processes the hybrid diagram without reducing the higher-level semantic constructs to lower-level semantic constructs. The test generator generates test-generation templates as needed based on the higher-level semantic model used in the diagram. The test generator uses the test-generation templates to generate tests for a system-performing device specified by the diagram. The generated tests may be executed automatically by a test driver or manually by a human tester. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287963 | Method, Apparatus, And System For Automatic Test Generation From Statecharts - An apparatus and methods for generating a plurality of output test vectors from a statechart are provided. The statechart may specify requirements of a system function to be executed by a system-performing device. The statechart comprises a plurality of states, a plurality of transitions, and a plurality of variables. A forward-propagation pass through the statechart may be performed to generate a plurality of forward-reached-transition environments. A backward-propagation pass through the statechart may be performed to generate a plurality of backward-reached-transition environments. The plurality of output test vectors is generated from the plurality of forward-reached-transition environments and/or the plurality of backward-reached-transition environments. A test driver may execute a plurality of tests on the system-performing device, wherein the plurality of tests are based on the plurality of output test vectors. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110059421 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED FEEDBACK AND DYNAMIC CORRECTION OF A WEAPON SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and system for adjusting a targeting solution of a weapon system are provided. The weapon system may fire a projectile at a target, where the projectile comprises a location device. The location device may be active or passive. A location notification is received about the first projectile. An impact location of the projectile is determined based on the location notification. The targeting solution of the weapon system is adjusted based on the determined first impact location. The targeting solution may be adjusted directly or indirectly. An indirect adjustment of the targeting solution may include displaying a projectile-status display and/or providing a suggested targeting solution. | 03-10-2011 |
Steve Hickman, Eagan, MN US
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| 20100192128 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING TEST POINTS AND SIGNAL OVERRIDES IN REQUIREMENTS-BASED TEST GENERATION - An electronic system for test generation is disclosed. The system comprises a source code generator, a test generator, and a code and test equivalence indicator, each of which take functional requirements of a design model as input. The test generator generates test cases for a first test set and a second test set, where the first test set comprises a target source code without references to test points in the source code and the second test set comprises a test equivalent source code that references the test points of the source code. The code and test equivalency indicator generates test metrics for the first and second test sets and comparatively determines whether the target source code is functionally identical to the test equivalent source code based on an analysis of the test metrics and a comparison of the target and the test equivalent source codes. | 07-29-2010 |
Thomas C. Hickman, Hollis, NH US
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| 20090259669 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING TEST DATA FOR A COMPUTER APPLICATION - Methods and systems are provided for analyzing assets. According to one implementation, a method is provided that comprises extracting the digital content units from a group of digital data, assigning substitute IDs to the extracted digital content units, and determining statistical characteristics of the substitute IDs to determine statistical characteristics of the group of digital data. | 10-15-2009 |
Thomas K. Hickman, Plano, TX US
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| 20090024187 | MULIT-PROGRAMMABLE TRIAL STIMULATOR - Disclosed are systems and methods which provide trial stimulators suited for use interoperatively and during patient trial. Trial stimulator embodiments provide a patient interface and/or clinician interface which appears and functions substantially the same as an interface of a pulse generator controller which will be used after a trial period. A compliance monitor feature may be provided to facilitate verifying the proper use of the trial stimulator during a trial period. A diagnostic feature may be provided to facilitate verifying proper operation of various aspects of a trial stimulator, such as electrode impedance analysis. Trial stimulators of embodiments provide stimulation to a plurality of tissues and/or areas of the body, such as spinal cord stimulation, deep brain stimulation, etcetera. Embodiments provide for multi-electrode stimulation and multi-stimulation programs. Embodiments are configured to provide active discharge of stimulation pulses as well as to utilize constant current sources in providing the stimulation pulses. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20110144721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR - In one embodiment, a method of programming an IPG comprises providing one or several GUI screens on the programmer device, the GUI screens comprising a master amplitude GUI control for controlling amplitudes for stimsets of a stimulation program and one or several balancing GUI controls for controlling amplitudes of each stimset of the stimulation program; communicating one or several commands from the programmer device to the IPG to change the amplitude of all stimsets of the stimulation program in response to manipulation of the master amplitude GUI control, wherein the amplitude of each stimulation set is automatically calculated by a level selected through the master amplitude GUI control and one or several calibration parameters for the respective stimulation set; and automatically recalculating the one or several calibration parameters for a respective stimulation set in response to manipulation of one of the balancing GUI controls and storing the recalculated calibration parameters. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110208265 | MULTI-PROGRAMMABLE TRIAL STIMULATOR - Disclosed are systems and methods which provide trial stimulators suited for use interoperatively and during patient trial. Trial stimulator embodiments provide a patient interface and/or clinician interface which appears and functions substantially the same as an interface of a pulse generator controller which will be used after a trial period. A compliance monitor feature may be provided to facilitate verifying the proper use of the trial stimulator during a trial period. A diagnostic feature may be provided to facilitate verifying proper operation of various aspects of a trial stimulator, such as electrode impedance analysis. Trial stimulators of embodiments provide stimulation to a plurality of tissues and/or areas of the body, such as spinal cord stimulation, deep brain stimulation, etcetera. Embodiments provide for multi-electrode stimulation and multi-stimulation programs. Embodiments are configured to provide active discharge of stimulation pulses as well as to utilize constant current sources in providing the stimulation pulses. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110257660 | APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEAD - In one embodiment, an introducer is provided for implanting an electrical stimulation lead to enable electrical stimulation of nerve tissue. The introducer includes an outer sheath and an inner penetrator. The outer sheath may accommodate insertion of the electrical stimulation lead and may be inserted into a human body near the nerve tissue. The inner penetrator is removably housed within the outer sheath and includes an inner channel configured to accommodate a guide wire, a tip end having a shape and size substantially conforming to that of the guide wire, a body region having a shape and size substantially conforming to that of the outer sheath, and one or more transition regions substantially connecting the tip end with the body region. At least a portion of the transition regions of the inner penetrator may flex to substantially follow flexures in the guide wire during advancement of the inner penetrator. | 10-20-2011 |
William E. Hickman, Bellaire, TX US
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| 20110308177 | Solar Energy Collection Systems and Methods - A solar electricity system, comprising a solar collection surface adapted to convert light into DC electricity; a power inverter to convert the DC electricity into AC electricity; and a power cable connected to the power inverter, the power cable comprising a male plug on its distal end adapted to mate with a female power receptacle on a building structure. | 12-22-2011 |
William Edward Hickman, Cedar St. Bellaire, TX US
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| 20090200018 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OIL AND/OR GAS - A system comprising a carbon disulfide formulation storage; a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation; and a mechanism for creating a pulse in the carbon disulfide formulation in the formation. | 08-13-2009 |