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Alan Hines, Arvada, CO US
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| 20110276475 | PAYMENT TRANSACTION DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEM - A system, apparatus, and method for resolving disputes arising from payment transactions. Such disputes may relate to the non-performance of an obligation agreed to by a party to a transaction, or the dispute may involve an allegation that a payment transaction was fraudulent, with a chargeback being requested. The invention may be used to resolve disputes arising from payment transactions that are processed by more than one payment processor, such as for a first payment transaction that was processed by a first payment processor and a second payment transaction that was processed by a second and different payment processor. | 11-10-2011 |
Bradley H. Hines, Andover, MN US
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| 20110198413 | PORTABLE AIRLESS SPRAYER - A handheld airless fluid dispensing device comprises a pump, a drive element and an orifice element. The pump directly pressurizes a fluid. The drive element supplies power to the pump. The orifice element is connected to the pump and atomizes un-thinned architectural coating to a particle size of no greater than approximately 150 microns. The pump generates orifice pressures up to approximately 2.48 MPa and the orifice has an area of approximately 18.7 mm2. In one embodiment, the pump, drive element and orifice element are integrated into a handheld housing. In one embodiment, the pump comprises a reciprocating piston fluid pump comprising at least two pumping chambers configured to be actuated out of phase by at least one piston. In another embodiment, the reciprocating piston fluid pump comprises two pistons having different displacements that are linearly actuated by a wobble assembly driven by a gear reducer and an electric motor. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110253229 | PAINT SPRAYER WITH HOSE REEL - The main upright ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120032437 | HOSE REEL SWIVEL - A hose reel swivel ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120037726 | WOBBLE ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID PUMPING MECHANISM - A fluid dispensing device comprises a housing body, a reciprocating piston fluid pump, a primary drive element, a wobble assembly and a spray tip. The reciprocating piston fluid pump has a piston disposed within a pumping chamber inside the housing body. The primary drive element is coupled to the housing body to provide a rotary input. The wobble assembly connects the primary drive element to the reciprocating piston fluid pump to convert the rotary input into reciprocating input to the piston. The spray tip connects to an outlet of the pumping chamber. | 02-16-2012 |
Charles P. Hines, Hamburg, OH US
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| 20080234860 | NAIL POLISH COLOR SELECTION SYSTEM - A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions. | 09-25-2008 |
Christian P. Hines, Hartland, MI US
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| 20090025993 | VEHICLE HAVING AN AERODUCTING SYSTEM - A system and method for directing airflow through a moving vehicle comprising a fluid intake adapted for receiving a fluid flow, the fluid intake is located generally about a forward portion of the vehicle, at least one fluid duct adapted for containing the fluid flow, the at least one duct extending longitudinally along a portion of the vehicle, and a fluid outlet adapted for exhausting the fluid flow, the fluid outlet located generally about a rearward portion of the vehicle. The system for directing airflow through a moving vehicle, wherein the at least one fluid duct is in communication with the fluid intake and the fluid exhaust for moving fluid within a vehicle. | 01-29-2009 |
David Hines, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20090165099 | PROVISIONING ACTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (AMT) IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS - Active management technology (AMT) may be provisioned in a client device automatically, which may provide a secure connection between the provisioning server and the client device. The client device comprising the active management technology may support zero-touch provisioning and one-touch provisioning. | 06-25-2009 |
David C. Hines, Swanton, OH US
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| 20090235596 | Over-Mount Corner - A quoin formed of individual over-mount corner units constructed as simulated brick to match the adjoining wall panels forming the exterior cover of an exterior wall of a building is provided. The corner units are formed with a front portion configured as courses of brick separated by mortar joints joined to a rear plate that provides a support frame for the corner unit. Multiple standoffs are positioned on the rear plate opposite mortar joints formed on the front portion to provide a location for driving fasteners to mount the corner unit onto the building substructure. The overlapping nature of the corner units with respect to the wall panels allows the wall panels to be cut imprecisely at the exterior corner. The standoffs maintain a predetermined spacing between the building substructure and the rear plate to establish a channel for the drainage of moisture due to condensation or rain infiltration. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090249718 | METHOD AND CORNER PANEL FOR A VENEER WALL PANEL SYSTEM - A corner panel for a veneer wall panel system includes a body having a fastener section extending in a first plane and a fastenerless section extending in a second plane. The first and second planes define an included corner angle A. In addition, a method is provided for securing a corner panel of a veneer wall panel system to a corner of an underlying support structure. That method includes the step of positioning the corner panel on the corner of the underlying support structure, fastening the corner panel to the support structure only along a first section of the corner panel and maintaining a second section of the corner panel free of any fasteners. In this way, it is possible to decouple any corner stresses between the corner panel and the underlying support structure. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100132288 | Top Sided Vented Trim for Exterior Cladding System - A trim member for an exterior wall cladding system of a residential or commercial building is provided. The trim member includes a nailing flange, a top flange extending perpendicularly from the top of the nailing flange, a front leg extending downwardly from the exterior end of the top flange, a vent leg projecting inwardly from the front leg, and a return leg extending upwardly toward the top flange. The vent leg may be perforated to allow the passage of air and moisture out of the trim member and oriented so that rain water cannot enter directly into the trim member. The trim member permits the wall cladding system to drain and ventilate, thereby removing unwanted water and moisture vapor or condensation from within the cladding system. The trim member may be installed on an exterior building wall beneath the soffit prior to the application of a wall cladding system. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110239578 | PREFABRICATED WALL PANEL WITH INTERLOCKING STRUCTURE - A prefabricated wall panel ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110265394 | WEEP SCREED - A weep screed includes a mounting flange, a moisture collector carried by the mounting flange and a moisture dissipation element carried on the moisture collector. The weep screed is characterized by the moisture collector being recessed relative to the moisture dissipation element so as to provide a space adjacent the moisture dissipation element for receiving exterior wall construction materials overlying an exterior wall construction material backing portion of the moisture collector. | 11-03-2011 |
Dixie J. Hines, Hilton Head, SC US
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| 20110098256 | Method for making and using a topical dermatological solution - A novel method for making and using topical dermatological solution for external use which is effective in treating dermatological disorders. The methods include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a topical dermatological solution comprising pre-mixed agents which can affect a variety of inflammatory conditions of the skin thus treating a variety of minor skin irritations resulting from an array of causes such as dermatitis, insect bites, skin rash, plant poisoning, acne, pimples, folliculitis, sunburn, burns, and the like. The method for making this unique curative solution includes mixing particular proportions of aspirin, white vinegar, table salt, and baking soda. The present invention further provides a topical dermatological solution and a method for applying the topical dermatological solution to the skin from a single dispensing and applicator sheet, wherein said solution is released from the sheet and applied to the afflicted skin area. | 04-28-2011 |
Don Hines, Butler, PA US
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| 20110056723 | ELECTRICAL CABLE WITH STRENGTH MEMBER - A cord assembly for an electronic device includes a cord having an insulation layer with a first end and an exterior surface, as well as at least one electrical conductor extending within the insulation layer. A strength member also extends within the insulation layer and includes a first end extending beyond the first end of the insulation layer. A securing element couples the first end of the strength member with the first end of the insulation layer along the exterior surface. The strength member is pre-tensioned to carry any additional tensile loads on the cord, at least initially. The cord assembly may also include a strain relief member molded over the first end of the strength member and the securing element. | 03-10-2011 |
Donald E. Hines, Butler, PA US
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| 20110059642 | BREAK-AWAY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for electrically connecting a terminal to a cord of a peripheral device, the electrical connector including a plug member, a lever arm pivotally attached to the plug member, and a biasing member. The plug member and lever arm each include an engagement claw adapted to engage complementary surfaces on the terminal, and the biasing member imparts a biasing force on the lever arm to force the engagement claws to close onto the complementary surfaces on the terminal. The lever arm advantageously includes a first gripping surface with a contoured concave profile for a user to apply a releasing force against the biasing force to remove the plug member from the terminal. A second surface includes a concave surface for engaging a user's finger and forming a grip bump. | 03-10-2011 |
Douglas J. Hines, Endicott, NY US
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| 20090085368 | TACTICAL TRUCK SYSTEM DASHBOARD - A dashboard for a tactical vehicle having a driver position and a passenger position. The dashboard includes a plurality of panels removably attached together to form a dashboard having a plurality of displays and warning lights viewable from the driver position to provide information for the driver of a vehicle. One of the panels is located in front of the vehicle driver position and has a driver instrument cluster. | 04-02-2009 |
Ira Hines, Kissimmee, FL US
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| 20090084359 | Diesel fuel injector removal tool - An improved tool for removal of fuel injectors from the cylinder head of a diesel engine includes a male threaded pulling shaft having a milled top, with a female threaded connector at the bottom for releasable connection to the male threads at the top of a typical fuel injector. A sleeve fits over the threaded pulling shaft so that the base of the sleeve rests against the cylinder head, and the top of the pulling shaft extends through the top of the sleeve. A drive nut engages the threads of the pulling shaft and can be threaded down the pulling shaft until the drive nut contacts the top of the sleeve, preferably adjacent an interposed washer. An open end wrench is then used to turn the drive nut against the sleeve, thereby lifting the threaded pulling shaft relative to the sleeve and removing the injector from the cylinder head. The injector can then be unscrewed from the female threaded connector. | 04-02-2009 |
Jacoueline H. Hines, Annapolis, MD US
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| 20090121847 | CODED ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS AND SYSTEM USING TIME DIVERSITY - An apparatus and method for distinguishing between sensors that are to be wirelessly detected is provided. An interrogator device uses different, distinct time delays in the sensing signals when interrogating the sensors. The sensors are provided with different distinct pedestal delays. Sensors that have the same pedestal delay as the delay selected by the interrogator are detected by the interrogator whereas other sensors with different pedestal delays are not sensed. Multiple sensors with a given pedestal delay are provided with different codes so as to be distinguished from one another by the interrogator. The interrogator uses a signal that is transmitted to the sensor and returned by the sensor for combination and integration with the reference signal that has been processed by a function. The sensor may be a surface acoustic wave device having a differential impulse response with a power spectral density consisting of lobes. The power spectral density of the differential response is used to determine the value of the sensed parameter or parameters. | 05-14-2009 |
Jacqueline H. Hines, Annapolis, MD US
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| 20100060429 | Saw Sensor Tags with Enhanced Performance - The subject of the present invention is a set of SAW (surface acoustic wave) based sensor tag device embodiments system for remotely sensing and/or providing identification information. These sensor/tag devices would operate in a system which consists of one or more uniquely identifiable sensor/tag devices and a wireless interrogator. The sensor device incorporates an antenna for receiving incident RF energy and re-radiating the tag identification number and the sensor measured parameter(s). Since there is no power source in or connected to the sensor, it is a passive sensor. As such the device is elegantly simple, low-cost, and rugged. The device is wirelessly interrogated by the interrogator which is described elsewhere. | 03-11-2010 |
Jeffery Scott Hines, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20090055091 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Intelligently Selecting Between the Utilization of Geo-Fencing and Map Matching in a Telematics System - An enhanced mechanism for intelligently selecting between the utilization of geo-fencing and map matching in a telematics system. This geo-fencing/map matching selection mechanism determines for a use case at least one of a use case type and a telematics device location. If it is determined that the use case is a first use case type (e.g., fleet management) or the telematics device location is within a first region (e.g., a region without significant change), a geo-region map is utilized for geo-fencing. Otherwise, a vectorial map is utilized for map matching. Hence, in regions and/or use cases where detailed maps are not required, the geo-fencing/map matching selection mechanism can automatically utilize a geo-region map and thereby save on cost, both with regard to the cost of map licensing fees and the communications expenses necessary to provide detailed map updates to one or more telematics devices. | 02-26-2009 |
Jeffrey S. Hines, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20080211649 | TELEMATIC PARAMETRIC SPEED METERING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, articles of manufacture and methods for a telematic parametric speed metering system. In one embodiment, a system may determine a vehicle's location and speed. Once the location has been determined, corresponding geographical zone based speed limits and/or other information may be acquired via internal memory or data transmission. The speed of the vehicle may then be compared against the speed limits for the zone. If the vehicle's speed exceeds those speed limits, one or more of a plurality of actions may be performed including (but not limited to) warning the driver via a visual or audio signal, informing an authority agency via data transmission, logging the excessive speeding condition (e.g., time, date, speed, location, driver name, etc). | 09-04-2008 |
John B. Hines, Decatur, GA US
Joseph J. Hines, Rogers, MN US
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| 20080251479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING BACKER MATERIAL - A top hardware bar includes a body, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The body is elongate and defines a first end, a second, opposite end, a channel, and a plurality of holes disposed lengthwise along the body. The first bracket is secured to the first end of the body and is adapted to be releasably secured to a first upright. The second bracket is adjustably secured within the channel at the second end of the body and is adapted to be releasably secured to a second upright. A backer piece is secured to the body of the top hardware bar along a top portion of the backer piece such that the backer piece hangs from the top hardware bar. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20110185558 | Systems and Methods for Displaying Backer Material - A top hardware bar includes a body, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The body is elongate and defines a first end, a second, opposite end, a channel, and a plurality of holes disposed lengthwise along the body. The first bracket is secured to the first end of the body and is releasably secured to a first upright. The second bracket is adjustably secured within the channel at the second end of the body and is releasably secured to a second upright. A backer piece is secured to the body of the top hardware bar along a top portion of the backer piece such that the backer piece hangs from the top hardware bar. A product fixture is then placed in front of the backer piece to support products, with the ends of the product fixture being attached to the first and second uprights, respectively. | 08-04-2011 |
J. Wesley Hines, Lenoir City, TN US
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| 20090299654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A system for assessing the health of a mechanism includes a processor for receiving observation data from at least one sensor, the processor including: a detector receptive to the observation data and capable of identifying whether the mechanism is operating in a normal or degraded mode; a diagnoser to identify a type of fault from at least one symptom pattern; and a prognoser capable of calculating a remaining useful life (RUL) of the mechanism, wherein the prognoser includes a population prognoser for calculating the RUL based on a duration of use of the mechanism, a cause prognoser for calculating the RUL based on causal data, and an effect prognoser for calculating the RUL based on effect data generated from the fault. A method and computer program product for assessing the health of a downhole tool is also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110119108 | Method and System for Modeling Behavior of a Visitor to An E-Commerce Location - A method for modeling the behavior of a visitor to an e-commerce location includes the steps of automatically obtaining one or more visitor characteristic values, and automatically developing a model of the visitor's behavior according to a nonlinear state estimation technique (NSET). The method also includes then automatically estimating a set of visitor behavior characteristic values with said model that model said visitor's behavior. | 05-19-2011 |
Keith Michael Hines, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20100192154 | SEPARATION KERNEL WITH MEMORY ALLOCATION, REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL AND EXCEPTION HANDLING MECHANISMS - A computer-implemented system ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100192159 | SEPARATION KERNEL WITH MEMORY ALLOCATION, REMOTE PROCEDURE CALL AND EXCEPTION HANDLING MECHANISMS - A computer-implemented system ( | 07-29-2010 |
Larry Hines, Effingham, IL US
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| 20100116159 | Offset Printing Unit with Plate Cylinder Drive - An offset printing unit has a first plate cylinder, a first blanket cylinder, at least one first inker roller, and a motor that drives the plate cylinder. The first plate cylinder supports a first printing plate and drive the first blanket cylinder. The first blanket cylinder supports a first printing blanket, rollingly engages the first plate cylinder, and rollingly engages a substrate. The at least one first inker roller supplies ink to the first plate and blanket cylinders and rollingly engages the first plate cylinder. | 05-13-2010 |
Letha Margie Hines, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20090069769 | Wrapper having a tab - Wrappers having one or more tabs are provided. The wrapper can have a first end, a second end, and a center portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The wrapper can include a first joined portion at the second end and a tab extending from the joined portion outwardly from the feminine device. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the withdrawal member can extend through the joined portion into the tab. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090105678 | TAMPON HAVING ZONED APERTURED OVERWRAP - Tampons having a zoned apertured overwrap. The tampons can include a compressed absorbent member having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, and a body disposed between the insertion end and the withdrawal end. The body can have a perimeter disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and an exterior surface. The tampons can further include an overwrap covering at least a portion of the exterior surface. The overwrap can have a first zone and a second zone, the first zone having a plurality of apertures of a first diameter and the second zone having a plurality of apertures of a second diameter. In addition, the first zone and the second zone can be spaced apart from one another. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100152643 | TAMPON HAVING A FINGER COVER - A digital tampon including a finger cover. The tampon can include an absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, a finger cover, and one or more withdrawal cords that can be joined to the finger cover at one or more joints. The finger cover can be at least partially disposed in the withdrawal end of the tampon. | 06-17-2010 |
Marcus Hines, Westminster, CO US
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| 20090154463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK SERVICES OVER SHARED VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) - A method includes tagging core routes of a core network service node associated with the core network service with an assigned core service specific route target, and distributing the core routes tagged with the assigned core service specific route target to one or more customers subscribing to the core network service associated with the core service node, whereby the customers are enabled to reach the core network service node via a core network service VPN. A network architecture includes an edge network having provider edge nodes configured to form a core network service VPN logically between subscribing customer network sites and a core service network, the core service network providing a core network service, the core service network including a core network service node, and a plurality of customer network sites having customer edge nodes attached to associated provider edge nodes of the edge network, wherein each customer edge node is configured to import routes tagged with a core service specific route target, and wherein the core network service node is configured to import routes tagged with a core service specific customer route target. | 06-18-2009 |
Margaret Hines, Troy, NY US
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| 20080237546 | Method of making semiconductor nanocrystal composites - A semiconductor nanocrystal composite comprising a semiconductor nanocrystal composition dispersed in an inorganic matrix material and a method of making same are provided. The method includes providing a semiconductor nanocrystal composition having a semiconductor nanocrystal core, providing a surfactant formed on the outer surface of the composition, and replacing the surfactant with an inorganic matrix material. The semiconductor nanocrystal composite emits light having wavelengths between about 1 and about 10 microns. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090321692 | Nanostructured material comprising semiconductor nanocrystal complexes - A material and corresponding method of making a material are disclosed. The material includes a first semiconductor material and a plurality of core semiconductor nanocrystals dispersed in the first semiconductor material. | 12-31-2009 |
Mark Edward Hines, Moorestown, NJ US
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| 20110274811 | CELLULOSE GUMS WITH REDUCED VARIABILILTY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A process for reducing the variability in commercial production lots of cellulose gums, such as cellulose ethers, in which inert substances, such as sucrose, salt, maltodextrin, or other relatively are blended with the cellulose gums to create products that exhibit less variability in certain a functional property, such as aqueous viscosity than commercial production lots which have not been subjected to the blending process. | 11-10-2011 |
Mary C. Hines, New York, NY US
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| 20090106112 | System and Method for Issuing and Using a Loyalty Point Advance - A system and method for spending loyalty points over a computerized network to facilitate a loyalty point transaction is disclosed. The system enables a participant of a loyalty program to accept an advance of loyalty point when a loyalty account balance is insufficient to make a desired purchase. An amount of loyalty points available as an advance to a participant is determined based on a number of criteria related to the participant, financial account activity, and loyalty account activity. The participant is allotted a predetermined length of time to earn or purchase enough loyalty points to repay the balance of advanced loyalty points. If, at the conclusion of such predetermined length of time, sufficient points have not been earned to offset the loyalty point advance, the participant is charged the currency value of each outstanding loyalty point. The participant may be assessed interest charges and/or fees at the time of the loyalty point advance, during reimbursement, or at the end of a time period for reimbursement. | 04-23-2009 |
Michael J. Hines, Ivoryton, CT US
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| 20090173535 | Cable conduit system - A cable conduit system for a building frame structure having a bottom plate associated with each floor and a top plate associated with each ceiling. The system comprises a conduit stud and first and second header plates. The conduit stud has at least one cavity extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end. The first header plate is adapted to be fixedly mounted to an upper surface of the frame structure bottom plate and the second plate is adapted to be fixedly mounted to a lower surface of the frame structure top plate, respectively. The first end portion of the conduit stud is locked to the first header plate and the second end portion of the conduit stud is locked to the second header plate. | 07-09-2009 |
Randal Hines, Boulder, CO US
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| 20080294914 | Trusted storage - In one embodiment, a method for authenticating access to encrypted content on a storage medium, wherein the encrypted content is encrypted according to a full disk encryption (FDE) key, the storage medium including an encrypted version of the FDE key and an encrypted version of a protected storage area (PSA) key, and wherein the encrypted version of the FDE key is encrypted according to the PSA key, the method comprising: providing an authenticated communication channel between a host and a storage engine associated with the storage medium; at the storage engine, receiving a pass code from the host over the authenticated communication channel; hashing the pass code to form a derived key, wherein the encrypted version of the PSA key is encrypted according to the derived key; verifying an authenticity of the pass code; if the pass code is authentic, decrypting the encrypted version of the PSA key to recover the PSA key; decrypting the encrypted FDE key using the recovered PSA key to recover the FDE key; and decrypting the encrypted content using the FDE key. | 11-27-2008 |
Randal C. Hines, Boulder, CO US
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| 20090003608 | BLOCK-LEVEL STORAGE DEVICE WITH CONTENT SECURITY - A block-level storage device is provided that implements a digital rights management (DRM) system. In response to receiving a public key from an associated host system, the storage device challenges the host system to prove it has the corresponding private key to establish trust. This trust is established by encrypting a secure session key using the public key. The host system uses its private key to recover the secure session key. The storage device may store content that has been encrypted according to a content key. In addition, the storage device may encrypt the content key using the secure session key. | 01-01-2009 |
Randy Hines, Granger, IN US
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| 20120091087 | ADJUSTABLE TRUCK TRAILER REMOVABLE RACK - An adjustable rack having a first member that slidably engages with a second member; both members having an extension 28 and a cut-out 26 that removably engages with an E-track. | 04-19-2012 |
Robin Hines, Tullohoma, TN US
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| 20090213283 | Apparatus and method for adjustable variable transmissivity polarized eye glasses - Adjustable variable transmissivity (AVT) eyewear for patients, the AVT eyewear having a liquid crystal lens driven by an electronics circuit so that light transmitted through the lens is detected, the transmitted light being driven to a setpoint by the electronics circuit according to feedback control on the liquid crystal lens drive voltage duty cycle. In another embodiment, light detected from the ambient is detected and the resulting photocurrent value processed by a microprocessor included in the electronics circuit, the microprocessor driving the liquid crystal lens to a desired transmissivity, the desired transmissivity given by a computed transmissivity curve. The computed transmissivity curve may be controlled by the physician or in an alternate embodiment controlled by the patient according to a set of electronic controls on the AVT eye glasses. | 08-27-2009 |
Robin Hines, Tullahoma, TN US
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| 20090213282 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTABLE VARIABLE TRANSMISSIVITY POLARIZED EYEGLASSES - Adjustable variable transmissivity (AVT) eyeglasses for patients. In one embodiment, the eyeglasses include: (1) a frame having earpieces coupled thereto, (2) liquid crystal lenses coupled to the frame and configured to assume a transmissivity in response to a lens control signal, (3) a light sensor coupled to the frame and configured to sense light in a field of view and produce a sensor signal in response thereto, (4) a light plug coupled to the frame and configured to define a field of view and (5) an electronic circuit coupled to the frame and configured to employ the sensor signal to generate the lens control signal. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100026917 | AUTOMATIC DARKENING AND GLARE REDUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL MIRROR - An automatic darkening and glare reducing liquid crystal mirror for vehicles is disclosed. The mirror has a front substrate ( | 02-04-2010 |
Stephen C. Hines, Edgewood, NM US
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| 20110258899 | BUFFER TUBE FOR MODULAR GUNSTOCK - The present invention is a buffer tube assembly | 10-27-2011 |
Stephen Roderick Hines, Tallahassee, FL US
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| 20090132766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOOKAHEAD INSTRUCTION FETCHING FOR PROCESSORS - Systems and methods may be provided for lookahead instruction fetching for processors. The systems and methods may include an L1 instruction cache, where the L1 instruction cache may include a plurality of lines of data, where each line of data may include one or more instructions. The systems and methods may also include a tagless hit instruction cache, where the tagless hit instruction cache may store a subset of the lines of data in the L1 instruction cache, where instructions in the lines of data stored in the tagless hit instruction cache may be stored with metadata indicative of whether a next instruction is guaranteed to reside in the tagless hit instruction cache, where an instruction fetcher may be arranged to have direct access to the L1 instruction cache and the tagless hit instruction cache, and where the tagless hit instruction cache may be arranged to have direct access to the L1 instruction cache. | 05-21-2009 |
Steve Hines, Edgewood, NM US
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| 20090300963 | STOCK INTERFACE - A stock interface can be slipped onto and attached to a standard CAR buffer tube. The stock interface provides structures for attaching a butt stock and stock interface attachments such as an ergonomic attachment, a container attachment, and a power attachment. Small arms ergonomics can be improved by providing a better cheek weld via an ergonomic attachment. Container attachments provide storage. Power attachments provide electrical power for items such as electronic sighting systems, lasers, lights, or any of the other electronic devices attached to a small arm. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090313875 | STOCK INTERFACE - A stock interface can be slipped onto and attached to a standard CAR buffer tube. The stock interface provides structures for attaching a butt stock and stock interface attachments such as an ergonomic attachment, a container attachment, and a power attachment. Small arms ergonomics can be improved by providing a better cheek weld via an ergonomic attachment. Container attachments provide storage. Power attachments provide electrical power for items such as electronic sighting systems, lasers, lights, or any of the other electronic devices attached to a small arm. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100011953 | STACKED ORDNANCE - A stacked ordnance device provides a disposable and non reusable projectile weapon for passive area defense or denial. A stacked ordnance device has multiple projectiles and charges positioned sequentially in a barrel. A sensing module triggers a control module to enter a firing sequence. The firing sequence is the order and timing by which an electronic ignition system ignites firing charges and thereby shoots the projectiles. A mount positions the stacked ordnance device. The controller can also trigger a disabler that renders the stacked ordnance device unfit for subsequent use. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100175293 | TWO PIECE RAIL SYSTEM FOR FIREARM - A firearm handguard having two identical halves, or half guards, can engage the barrel nut of certain firearms to thereby provide a mounting rail system. The barrel nut attaches the barrel to the receiver. The half guards can be separately positioned in engagement with the barrel nut before fastening them together. The fastening operation can cause the half guards to clamp onto the barrel nut. Alternatively, the front handguard cup of some firearms can prevent the handguard from slipping forward while the rear barrel nut engagement prevents handguard rotation. Free floating variants, however, must clamp onto the barrel nut. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100212483 | M240 adapter assembly clip - A clamping mechanism corrects a design flaw in the NSN 1005-01-431-8324 adapter assembly without modifying it. The fine details of military regulations have encouraged the design flaw's persistence by limiting and preventing actions for correcting or modifying the NSN 1005-01-431-8324 adapter assembly. The clamping mechanism can be fielded without violating any regulations and thereby without necessitating the very expensive and time consuming acceptance procedures that would be required of other solutions. The clamping mechanism addresses the design flaw while simultaneously remaining within the regulatory regime. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120055060 | ERGONOMIC GRIP INSERT FOR FIREARM - A firearm handgrip can be modified to accept an ergonomic insert that changes the palm relief of a firearm. The palm relief is the handgrip profile that a shooter feels against the palm of the hand when holding the firearm. The ergonomic insert can be releasable from the handgrip, perhaps by unpinning, such that other inserts can be inserted. As such, a person can try a variety of ergonomic inserts until the best insert for that particular person is determined. For certain semiautomatic pistols, cutting away a back portion of the handgrip produces the socket portion of a dovetail joint. An insert having a properly sized dovetail can slide into the socket and be held there. In this manner, a family of ergonomic inserts and a machining service can be offered to thereby provide firearms having interchangeable ergonomic inserts and thereby a customized and ergonomic grip. | 03-08-2012 |
Thomas Hines, Keansburg, NJ US
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| 20090032077 | Cane with attachments - An apparatus for use by one of elderly persons and those persons with physical limitations requiring assistance in walking. The apparatus comprises a cane member having a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material. A claw gripper is disposed on a bottom portion of the cane member and a squeeze grip member is engageable with the claw gripper and is disposed on an upper portion of the cane member for controlling the claw gripper. A pulley arrangement is engageable with the squeeze grip member on a first end thereof and with the claw gripper on a second end thereof for activating the claw gripper when such squeeze grip member is squeezed. A magnet member is engageable with one of a bottom portion of the cane member and a bottom portion of the claw gripper for use in picking up magnetized items. | 02-05-2009 |
Tilda Hines, Stamford, CT US
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| 20090014045 | Appliance for cell-phones, laptops and PDAs - In a first aspect of the invention, a power source comprising an electrical charging device comprising a thermal conductor, a thermoelectric source (TES) for converting thermal energy into electrical energy, and a battery for accumulating electrical charge generated by the converter. The battery provides electrical power to a cell-phone, laptop computer or the like. In a second aspect of the invention, an RFID tag is attached to the cell-phone, laptop or the like to prevent loss or theft. | 01-15-2009 |
Tony Hines, Tampa, FL US
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| 20100216107 | System and Method of Distance Learning at Multiple Locations Using the Internet - A system of distance learning at multiple locations using the Internet is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a student computer, a remote server, a student Internet connection between the student computer and the remote server, an instructor computer, an instructor Internet connection between the instructor computer and the remote server, and learning material, wherein the student computer and the instructor computer are configured to transmit and receive the learning material during a learning material session. In addition, the system includes an instructor tablet computer configured to transmit handwritten notes written thereon, and a learning material platform, where the learning material platform is configured to capture images of the learning material to transmit to the instructor computer. The learning material platform is configured to project the handwritten notes received from the instructor tablet computer over the learning material to provide visual instruction to a student. | 08-26-2010 |
William J. Hines, Vernon, NJ US
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| 20110099849 | ATHLETIC TRAINING SHOE INSERTS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - An athletic training shoe weighted insert including a metallic powder filled thermoplastic elastomer is formed. A method of manufacturing the athletic training shoe weighted insert with a desired softness or durometer and a desired specific gravity includes the steps of selecting a metallic powder filler, with a desired specific gravity, and a thermoplastic elastomer, and a plasticizer that will produce the desired softness of the weighted insert. The method includes a compounding step of combining the thermoplastic elastomer, metallic powder and plasticizer into a pelletized compound with a desired quantity or percentage of the metallic powder filler to bring the specific gravity to the desired level and to achieve the desired softness. In a preferred embodiment the pelletized compound is then formed into the finished insert by use of the plastic injection molding process. | 05-05-2011 |