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James V. Bertoch, Murrieta, CA US
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| 20090021046 | Articulating interlocking structural extrusions for recreational vehicles and the like - A structural assembly such as for use in constructing a living space of a recreational vehicle includes a wall with vertical rails at the top and bottom. The rails fitting into complementary recess within floor and ceiling members. The bottom rail has a curved cross section and fits into a complementary shaped curved channel in a floor member such that to assemble the wall to the floor, the wall is rested on the floor member at an angle and is then tilted upright to lock it to the floor member. A first keeper is then placed into a gap between the wall and the floor member, and acts in compression to prevent rotation of the wall. A second keeper has portions that fit into recesses in the wall and the ceiling members, respectively. The second keeper acts in tension to prevent vertical separation of the wall and the ceiling. | 01-22-2009 |
James V. Carisella, New Orleans, LA US
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| 20080202771 | Subterranean Well Tool Including a Locking Seal Healing System - A well tool with multi-stage remedial system improves the durability of a subterranean well tool having an expanded elastomeric member, such as a packer, for use inside a tubular member. The well tool with multi-stage remedial system has a plurality of mandrel members shiftable within the tubular member for anchoring and for setting the seal system. A floating tandem mounted annularly around the lower mandrel members has one end (upon shifting) proximate an end of the seal system, and the floating tandem has an opening to ambient bottom-hole-pressure of the subterranean well. A locking tandem is interposed with the floating tandem and at least one of the lower mandrel members. The floating tandem and the locking tandem together assist in abating elastomeric member extrusion under high temperature, high pressure environments as well as other conditions lending to failure within the well. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100314135 | Subterranean Well Tool including a Locking Seal Healing System - A well tool with multi-stage remedial system improves the durability of a subterranean well tool having an expanded elastomeric member, such as a packer, for use inside a tubular member. The well tool with multi-stage remedial system has a plurality of mandrel members shiftable within the tubular member for anchoring and for setting the seal system. A floating tandem mounted annularly around the lower mandrel members has one end (upon shifting) proximate an end of the seal system, and the floating tandem has an opening to ambient bottom-hole-pressure of the subterranean well. A locking tandem is interposed with the floating tandem and at least one of the lower mandrel members. The floating tandem and the locking tandem together assist in abating elastomeric member extrusion under high temperature, high pressure environments as well as other conditions lending to failure within the well. | 12-16-2010 |
James V. Carisella, Baton Rouge, LA US
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| 20110259607 | Wireline Pressure Setting Tool and Method of Use - A method and apparatus for retro-fitting an explosive setting tool to a non-explosive setting tool is provided to eliminate the use of pyrotechnics when setting auxiliary tools. An explosive setting tool is retro-fitted by removing the pyrotechnic elements of the tool and replacing them with a conversion assembly including a hydraulic pump, thus converting the explosive tool into a non-explosive tool. The hydraulic pump provides the energy necessary to set the auxiliary tool. Once the auxiliary tool has been set, the non-explosive setting tool can be brought to the surface and reset using a resetting tool. | 10-27-2011 |
James V. Crivello, Clifton Park, NY US
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| 20090176958 | SILOXANE MONOMERS AND OLIGOMERS - A process for preparing a cationically photopolymerizable siloxane oligomer, that includes: combining a platinum group catalyst, a hydrosiloxane compound selected from | 07-09-2009 |
James V. Doramus, Nashville, TN US
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| 20100189668 | Composition for treating herpes simplex viral infections, the method, use and process by which the composition is utilized and the manufacture of the composition - This invention relates to a composition, method and process for the treatment of the herpes simplex virus which causes cold sores in humans by a topical application of a blend of essential oils and other natural based materials as a dilutant, all of which may be delivered in either a solid, paste, powder, gel or liquid form to the affected area. | 07-29-2010 |
James V. Dornberger, Canton, IL US
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| 20110125376 | AUTOMATIC DOWNHILL SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - A method for automatically controlling the downhill speed of a machine. The method includes establishing a target machine speed based on a current machine speed and determining whether at least one trigger condition including a grade greater than a predetermined threshold has been satisfied. If satisfied, the method activates a control system to control at least one of a powertrain retarder and a change in a transmission gear to prevent exceeding the target machine speed. | 05-26-2011 |
James V. Eats, Long Beach, CA US
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| 20110211966 | Wind power generation system - A wind turbine blade forming a root at an inner end, a tip at an outer end, a plurality of power sections intermediate the root and the tip, and a plurality of aerodynamic section dividers located intermediate each of the other sections. The aerodynamic section dividers are configured to aerodynamically isolate their adjoining sections to limit the lateral flow of air between them while in use on the wind turbine. The blade has a low aspect ratio and is operated at a high advance rate. The aerodynamic section dividers are close enough together to soften the stall characteristics of the blade, and thus the blade can be operated at high angles of attack. | 09-01-2011 |
James V. Eveker, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090095841 | Hinge Cover Integration Into Door Seal Edges - An aircraft door includes a seal that integrates a flexible silicone seal portion and a rigid blade seal portion into a single continuous seal around the mold line gap between the door and frame. The arrangement allows for the use of space saving piano hinges to mount the door. The seal includes a rigid blade seal around three edges of the door and a flexible hinge cover seal adjacent to the hinge edge of the door. The flexible hinge cover seal is bonded to terminal blocks which in turn can be mounted to the door edge and to the door frame such that the flexible hinge cover seal covers the mold line gap adjacent to the hinge. | 04-16-2009 |
James V. Gainer, Jr., Gainesville, FL US
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| 20110105970 | ANATOMICAL SUPPORT BRACES AND METHODS - Anatomical support braces surround an anatomical area in need of support and provide an inwardly directed support force of substantially uniform magnitude and substantially symmetrical direction. Certain preferred embodiments of the anatomical support braces are provided with a flexible support web having opposed terminal ends and a length sufficient to surround the anatomical area in need of support and to allow portions of the opposed terminal ends to be overlapped with one another. Web fasteners (e.g., a two-part hook and loop fastening system) are associated with the opposed terminal ends for attaching the terminal ends to one another when overlapped to thereby positionally retain the support web in surrounding relationship to the anatomical area in need of support. When attached to one another, the web support will establish sufficient tension such that a supporting force is directed inwardly toward a central region of the anatomical area surrounded by the support web. A viscoelastic memory foam layer is attached to an interior surface of the support web and establishes substantially uniform magnitude and substantially symmetrical direction of the inwardly directed supporting force. | 05-05-2011 |
James V. Giocastro, Valley Stream, NY US
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| 20110278195 | Dual compartment dispenser - A dual compartment dispenser for pill or other item storage includes a larger outer compartment and an auxiliary smaller pocket container configured to accommodate a predetermined daily dosage of items, which the user can carry in a clothing pocket, backpack or handbag, without having to carry the entire bottle container of items. The smaller auxiliary pocket container compartment fits on top of or underneath the cap of the item container compartment, and is held in place by being threaded to the top of the cap of the container, or to an underside of the cap of the container. The smaller auxiliary pocket container compartment can also be held in place by a friction fit or magnetic attachment within or on top of the outer container, with or without a detent and/or ledge supporting the smaller auxiliary pocket container compartment. It can also be loosely supported by a ledge within the neck of a bottle neck container. | 11-17-2011 |
James V. Guiheen, Madison, NJ US
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| 20090056589 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS HAVING STRETCHED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATINGS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Transparent conductors and methods for fabricating transparent conductors are provided. A method for fabricating a transparent conductor comprises providing a stretchable transparent substrate. A dispersion comprising a plurality of conductive elements and a solvent is formed. The dispersion is applied overlying the stretchable transparent substrate. The solvent is at least partially evaporated to form a transparent conductive coating on the stretchable transparent substrate and the substrate and the transparent conductive coating are stretched. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090166055 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - Transparent conductors and methods for fabricating transparent conductors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for fabricating a transparent conductor comprises forming a dispersion comprising a plurality of conductive components and a solvent, applying the dispersion to a substrate in an environment having a predetermined atmospheric humidity that is based on a selected surface resistivity of the transparent conductor, and causing the solvent to at least partially evaporate such that the plurality of conductive components remains overlying the substrate. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090188697 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - Transparent conductors with nanowires having silver oxide complexes and methods for fabricating such transparent conductors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a transparent conductor comprises a substrate and a transparent conductive coating disposed overlying the substrate. The coating comprises silver nanowires at least a portion of which has a silver oxide complex formed on or within surfaces thereof. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090189124 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - Transparent conductors and methods for fabricating transparent conductors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a transparent conductor comprises a substrate having a surface and a transparent conductive coating disposed on the surface of the substrate. The transparent conductive coating has a plurality of conductive components of at least one type and an aliphatic isocyanate-based polyurethane component. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090191389 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS THAT EXHIBIT MINIMAL SCATTERING, METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - Transparent conductors that exhibit minimal scattering, methods for fabricating such transparent conductors, and display devices comprising such transparent conductors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a transparent conductor comprises a substrate having an effective refractive index n | 07-30-2009 |
James V. Harmon, Jr., Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20090205338 | High efficiency dual cycle internal combustion engine with steam power recovered from waste heat - A high efficiency combined cycle internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber outward of the piston, a fixed cylinder cap sealingly and slideably mounted within the piston and a steam expansion/recompression chamber inside the piston adjacent the cylinder cap. The cylinder cap can be unheated or heated externally to reduce condensation of steam entering the steam chamber from a steam generator fired by waste combustion heat. Steam remaining in the cylinder when a steam exhaust valve closes at the top center position is recompressed during an inward stroke of the piston up to admission pressure prior to admitting the next charge of steam. One valve or a pair of retractable steam inlet valves connected in series within the cylinder cap act in cooperation with steam recompression and clearance volume to achieve an effective zero steam chamber clearance and a gain in mean Rankine cycle temperature to maximize efficiency. The amount of steam admitted each outward stroke is continuously regulated, e.g. by shifting the phase of one steam admission valve of a pair to vary their overlap for determining the steam mass admitted during each cycle to reduce specific fuel consumption. Other valves balance steam displacement with the steam generator output to use steam more efficiently. Engine coolant can be evaporated in a combustion chamber cooling jacket to form steam which is then superheated in a combustion exhaust manifold. | 08-20-2009 |
James V. Harmon, Sr., Mahtomedi, MN US
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| 20090205338 | High efficiency dual cycle internal combustion engine with steam power recovered from waste heat - A high efficiency combined cycle internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber outward of the piston, a fixed cylinder cap sealingly and slideably mounted within the piston and a steam expansion/recompression chamber inside the piston adjacent the cylinder cap. The cylinder cap can be unheated or heated externally to reduce condensation of steam entering the steam chamber from a steam generator fired by waste combustion heat. Steam remaining in the cylinder when a steam exhaust valve closes at the top center position is recompressed during an inward stroke of the piston up to admission pressure prior to admitting the next charge of steam. One valve or a pair of retractable steam inlet valves connected in series within the cylinder cap act in cooperation with steam recompression and clearance volume to achieve an effective zero steam chamber clearance and a gain in mean Rankine cycle temperature to maximize efficiency. The amount of steam admitted each outward stroke is continuously regulated, e.g. by shifting the phase of one steam admission valve of a pair to vary their overlap for determining the steam mass admitted during each cycle to reduce specific fuel consumption. Other valves balance steam displacement with the steam generator output to use steam more efficiently. Engine coolant can be evaporated in a combustion chamber cooling jacket to form steam which is then superheated in a combustion exhaust manifold. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090293480 | High Efficiency Multicycle Internal Combustion Engine With Waste Heat Recovery - A high efficiency combined cycle internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder having a piston mounted for reciprocation therein with an internal combustion chamber outward of the piston, a fixed cylinder cap sealingly and slidably mounted within the piston and a steam expansion and recompression chamber inside the piston adjacent the cylinder cap. The cylinder cap can be unheated or heated externally to reduce condensation of steam entering the steam chamber from a steam generator fired by waste combustion heat. After a steam exhaust valve closes at the top center position, residual steam is recompressed during an inward stroke of the piston up to admission pressure prior to admitting the next charge of steam. A wrist pin that is connected to an inner part of the skirt of the piston and located inwardly of the cylinder cap is coupled to a connecting rod that is secured at its inner end to a crankshaft. One valve or a pair of retractable steam inlet valves connected in series within the cylinder cap inside the piston act in cooperation with steam recompression and a variable clearance volume to achieve an effective zero steam chamber clearance and a gain in mean Rankine cycle temperature to maximize efficiency. The amount of steam admitted each outward stroke is continuously regulated to reduce fuel consumption. Engine coolant can be evaporated in an engine cooling jacket to form steam that is superheated in a combustion exhaust manifold. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100300100 | High Efficiency Dual Cycle Internal Combustion Steam Engine and Method - The coolant in the cooling jacket of a dual cycle internal combustion steam engine is intentionally maintained at an elevated temperature that may typically range from about 225° F.-300° F. or more. A non-aqueous liquid coolant is used to cool the combustion chamber together with a provision for controlling the flow rate and residence time of the coolant within the cooling jacket to maintain the temperature of the coolant at a selected elevated temperature that is substantially above the boiling point of water but below the boiling point of the coolant. The coolant is passed from the jacket through a heat exchanger in a first circuit to transfer heat to a vaporizable working fluid such as water and is then returned. An optional second intrajacket perturbation circuit within the engine can be used to disrupt and disperse pockets of vapor that may tend to form before damaging hot spots can develop around the combustion chamber. A cooling jacket design is tailored to extract heat at the highest possible temperature from each heat transfer zone as by having the coolant follow a circuitous helical pathway to achieve more efficient and improved heat transfer from the combustion chamber to the cooling medium. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110083434 | Method and Apparatus For Achieving Higher Thermal Efficiency In A Steam Engine or Steam Expander - A high order of thermal efficiency is achieved in a steam engine or expander having a piston clearance that approximates zero together with a negligible amount of compression, such that pressure in the clearance volume approximates ambient pressure, i.e. atmospheric or condenser pressure as the case may be at the end of the piston return stroke when the clearance is essentially zero. These two provisions working together simultaneously provide a method and apparatus which constitute a new engine apparatus and Rankine operating cycle that can be referred to as “zero clearance with zero compression”. The invention also provides an improved steam admission valve assembly that can be operated either automatically responsive to piston movement or by means of a cam shaft and cam or electrically by means of a solenoid that provides an intermittent magnetic field for operating one or more valves. A biphasic exhaust system is described in which a piston operated valve opens to exhaust steam in a primary phase at or near maximum displacement, and in a secondary phase an auxiliary, normally open exhaust valve facing the top of the piston permits virtually all residual steam to be exhausted through the approximate end of the piston return stroke after which it is closed by the piston, by a lifter on the piston or by the cam and finally held closed during the power stroke by a fresh charge of steam injected through the steam admission valve into the clearance volume as it approaches zero. | 04-14-2011 |
James V. Kauphusman, Newport Beach, CA US
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| 20110264074 | FIVE DEGREE OF FREEDOM ULTRASOUND CATHETER AND CATHETER CONTROL HANDLE - Catheter ultrasound systems including a sheath, a handle, a sheath lumen, and an ultrasound catheter disposed within the lumen of the sheath with ultrasound elements capable of visualizing anatomical regions. The handle allowing the ultrasound catheter to rotate with respect to the sheath using a rotation adjustment knob within the handle or alternatively an separate manipulation handle attached to the proximal end of the ultrasound catheter. The sheath, ultrasound catheter, or both may also include one or more electrodes or other location sensor for both orienting the ultrasound element as well as for diagnostic purposes. | 10-27-2011 |
James V. Kozacki, Waco, TX US
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| 20090100595 | Method and Apparatus for Mounting a Faucet - An apparatus for mounting a faucet to a sink that can be quickly and easily incorporated into new and existing faucet assemblies and that will allow for the attachment of water supply tubes to the faucet shanks before the faucet is mounted to the sink. | 04-23-2009 |
James V. Leggett, Iii, Magnolia, TX US
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| 20080307875 | Multi-Resolution Borehole Profiling - Harmonics and subharmonics of acoustic measurements made during rotation of a sensor on a downhole are processed to estimate the location of the imager, and size and shape of the borehole. A piecewise elliptical fitting procedure may be used. These estimates may be used to correct measurements made by a standoff-sensitive formation evaluation sensor such as a neutron porosity tool. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090195408 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SPEED TELEMETRY WHILE DRILLING - A seismic and/or acoustic while drilling configuration includes a high speed telemetry arrangement; at least one seismic and/or acoustic energy sensor in communication with the high speed telemetry arrangement; at least one seismic and/or acoustic energy source capable of producing at least one seismic and/or acoustic energy signal receivable by the at least one seismic and/or acoustic energy sensor and methods. | 08-06-2009 |
James V. Lovenstein, Nashua, NH US
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| 20090078139 | MAGNETIC PLATE RETENTION - A magnetic plate retention system especially suitable for use in retaining a lithographic plate material to a conventional plate cylinder utilizes one or more magnetic retention devices each having a curved surface complementary to the cylinder. When disposed on the plate, the retention devices magnetically adhere the plate to the underlying cylinder. | 03-26-2009 |
James V. Mandolini, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20090105994 | Electronic Floor Plan Server and Method - A new and useful concept in electronic presentation and operation with a floor plan is provided, that is designed to enhance the ability of a buyer/renter to view or otherwise understand many of the attributes of a building. In an interactive version of the present invention, a user (e.g. a building buyer/renter or prospective building buyer/renter) is enabled to access, and work with a floor plan that is electronically stored at a floor plan server, via interaction between the floor plan server and a client that can be placed in circuit communication with the floor plan server (e.g. over the internet via a web browser). The user is enabled to (a) electronically work with the selected floor plan to produce a modified floor plan, and (b) save an instance of the modified floor plan at the floor plan server so that the user (or someone to whom the user emails a link to the saved instance) can revisit the saved instance. In a photo version of the present invention, a user can select a floor plan that is configured such that a user is provided with a symbol of the orientation from which an image associated with a room of the selected floor plan can be accessed and viewed, and the user can maneuver the accessed image to any location over the entire screen of a client. Moreover, a user is enabled to format the floor plan to fit the entire screen of a client, and to enlarge or reduce a selected area of the floor plan, independently of the capability of the user to maneuver a selected image over the entire screen of the client. | 04-23-2009 |
James V. Manzione, Setauket, NY US
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| 20080281181 | Combination of Multi-Modality Imaging Technologies - Different applications for multiple imaging technologies are provided to advance patient care. In one aspect, a 3-D imaging device is used to identify the location of target region in a patient, such as a tumor or aneurysm, for instance. The location information is then used to control a device used in performing a surgical or other intervention, further imaging or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure ( | 11-13-2008 |
James V. Mchorse, Portland, OR US
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| 20090066048 | VEHICLE AXLE APPARATUS - A vehicle axle construction comprises a suspension for supporting the axle from first and second frame rail members. Elongated support members extend forwardly from respective locations along the frame rail members that are rearwardly of the axle and are clamped or otherwise coupled to the axle. A single pivot may be utilized to couple the respective rearmost end portions of the supports to the respective frame members. The forward ends of the supports may be coupled to respective air springs. Desirably, at least a portion of each air spring is positioned forwardly of the axle. In addition, at least one lateral stabilizer rigidifies the suspension. An alternative suspension utilizes leaf springs. A double acting rack-and-pinion steering mechanism may be rigidly coupled to the axle for use in steering the wheels of the vehicle. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110240252 | ENGINE-MOUNTABLE COOLING SYSTEM - An engine-mountable cooling system for a vehicle includes a fluid cooling component, a fan shroud and an elongate engine-mounting cross member. The fluid cooling component includes an upper portion, a lower portion and first and second opposed cooling component side portions. The fan shroud includes an engine-mounting shroud portion coupled to the lower portion of the fluid cooling component and a second shroud portion positioned at least partially above the engine-mounting shroud portion. The elongate engine-mounting cross member is spaced from and positioned above the engine-mounting shroud portion and includes a first cross member end portion coupled to the first cooling component side portion and a second cross member end portion coupled to the second cooling component side portion. The cooling system is mountable to an engine such that the engine-mounting cross member and the engine-mounting shroud portion support substantially the entire weight of the cooling system. | 10-06-2011 |
James V. Mendillo, Medford, NJ US
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| 20080254707 | MODULAR TOY VEHICLE - A modular toy vehicle design having a universal mating system between the body of the vehicle and the chassis such that multiple body styles will interchangeably mate with multiple chassis designs and where electrical interfaces are automatically established between the body and the chassis simply by mating and aligning the two together. The design allows for an electrical connection to be made in the process of mechanically mating and aligning the body of a toy vehicle to its chassis thereby powering electronic features that are physically connected to the body with the power source which is housed in the chassis. When the body is properly aligned and mounted, the electrical interfaces are automatically established. There is no separate step of plugging together mating connectors where one connector extends from a wire bundle electrically interfacing with the body and the mating connector extends from a separate wire bundle electrically interfacing with the chassis. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080254708 | MODULAR TOY VEHICLE ACCESSORY MOUNTS - A toy vehicle design having two distinctly different methods to attach accessories. Accessories that attach to the front, sides, rear and bottom of the vehicle can connect to the chassis via a tab and slot system. Strategically positioned slots on the chassis undercarriage can accept tabs that extend from those accessories. The various accessories can be interchangeable and can be easily attached and removed without the need for tools. For front, side, rear and bottom fitting accessories, slots can be located along the outer perimeter of the vehicle chassis' undercarriage. The accept tabs can extend from the various accessories. Accessories that attach to the hood, roof and truck beds, magnets are built into the underside of the vehicle body with magnets of the opposite polarity attached to the inside of the accessories. For electronic accessories, the present invention can utilize female electrical connectors that can be located along the sides of the chassis undercarriage to accept male electrical connectors attached to accessories. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090264047 | MODULAR TOY VEHICLE - A modular toy vehicle design having a universal mating system between the body of the vehicle and the chassis such that multiple body styles will interchangeably mate with multiple chassis designs and where electrical interfaces are automatically established between the body and the chassis simply by mating and aligning the two together. The design allows for an electrical connection to be made in the process of mechanically mating and aligning the body of a toy vehicle to its chassis thereby powering electronic features that are physically connected to the body with the power source which is housed in the chassis. When the body is properly aligned and mounted, the electrical interfaces are automatically established. There is no separate step of plugging together mating connectors where one connector extends from a wire bundle electrically interfacing with the body and the mating connector extends from a separate wire bundle electrically interfacing with the chassis. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110143630 | MODULAR TOY VEHICLE - A modular toy vehicle design having a universal mating system between the body of the vehicle and the chassis such that multiple body styles will interchangeably mate with multiple chassis designs and where electrical interfaces are automatically established between the body and the chassis simply by mating and aligning the two together. The design allows for an electrical connection to be made in the process of mechanically mating and aligning the body of a toy vehicle to its chassis thereby powering electronic features that are physically connected to the body with the power source which is housed in the chassis. When the body is properly aligned and mounted, the electrical interfaces are automatically established. There is no separate step of plugging together mating connectors where one connector extends from a wire bundle electrically interfacing with the body and the mating connector extends from a separate wire bundle electrically interfacing with the chassis. | 06-16-2011 |
James V. Mischel, Jr., Seattle, WA US
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| 20090225519 | MEDICINE CABINET ASSEMBLY - An apparatus includes a first mirror platform; the first mirror platform has a first portion and a second portion. A media display device is disposed behind the first mirror platform, such that within the second portion information displayed on the media display device is visible when the media display device is on and is viewed from in front of the first mirror platform. A mounting platform is coupled to a back of the first mirror platform to form a door assembly and the mounting platform can also be a mirror platform. | 09-10-2009 |
| 20090231836 | MIRROR WITH ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR DUAL LIGHT SOURCES - A mirror assembly includes a mirror and a light fixture configured to be releasably coupled to the mirror. The light fixture has a mounting structure and a first lamp support attached to the mounting structure for supporting a first lamp. The light fixture further includes a second lamp support attached to the mounting structure for supporting a second lamp adjacent to the first lamp. The second lamp support is elastically deformable between a lamp support position that obstructs removal of the first lamp and a release position that does not obstruct removal of the first lamp. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090250586 | MIRROR WITH LOCKABLE MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mirror assembly includes a mirror and a hanger assembly secured to the mirror. The hanger assembly has a hanger fitting that defines a plurality of apertures, and a locking element that is slidably coupled to the hanger fitting to be movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The mirror assembly further includes a chassis having a plurality of support members sized and positioned to engage the plurality of apertures in the hanger fitting. When the locking element is in the locked position, the plurality of support members are prevented from disengaging the hanger fitting. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090257140 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A mirror assembly mountable to a wall includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface, a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior, and a mounting structure. The mounting structure includes a support member mounted to one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis and a hanger member mounted to the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis. The hanger member is removably securable on the support member to mount the mirror platform to the chassis. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100290640 | Apparatuses and methods for playing handheld media device signals - An apparatus includes a support unit for a handheld media device. The support unit has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is coupleable to a substantially planar object. The substantially planar object is configured for mounting in a vertical position. The second surface is sized to support the handheld media device when the handheld media device is placed thereon. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110261475 | Backlight illumination in a mirror - A mirror assembly mountable to a wall, the mirror asembly includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface and a chassis, the chassis is engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior. The chassis is mountable to the wall, and the chassis has an outer edge section. The outer edge section further includes a plurality of areas, the plurality of areas permits light radiated from the mirror assembly interior to illuminate the surroundings of the mirror assembly. | 10-27-2011 |
James V. Murphy, North Kingston, RI US
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| 20090065918 | INTERCONNECTING ELECTRICAL DEVICES - An intercoupling component includes first male contacts, each first male contact received within a corresponding aperture of a first array of apertures and extending beyond a second surface of a first insulative support member toward a second insulative support member, each first male contact having a first axis; second contacts, each second contact received within a corresponding aperture of a second array of apertures, each second contact having a second axis; and an alignment member configured to establish a specified position of the first insulative support member relative to the second insulative support member. The first axis of each male contact is offset from the second axis of a corresponding second contact when the first insulative support member is in the specified position relative to the second insulative support member. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100252311 | TERMINAL ASSEMBLY WITH REGIONS OF DIFFERING SOLDERABILITY - An intercoupling component is provided which permits reliable, non-permanent electrical connection between a first substrate and a second substrate. The intercoupling component includes an electrically conductive terminal including a first end and a second end opposed to the first end. The first and second ends are configured to receive a solder ball. An axial hole extends inward from the first end of the terminal, and an electrically conductive core member is disposed within the hole. The core member is sized and shaped to obstruct the hole. In addition, at least an outer surface of the core member includes a first material and at least an outer surface of the body includes a second material, the first material having greater solderability than the second material. | 10-07-2010 |
James V. Nutty, Buffalo, NY US
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| 20100000544 | MEDICAL HEADGEAR - A medical headgear fabric that includes, at least: (i) a skin-facing fabric layer; (ii) an outermost fabric layer; and (iii) a plastic or metal layer located between the fabric layers. Preferably these layers, as well as any additional layers that may be present in the fabric are thermoformed to form a substantially unitary fabric with at least a substantially laminate structure. Preferably, the fabric also includes a foam layer located between the fabric layers. Preferably, in embodiments with a layer (iii) of plastic, the plastic layer is in the form of a nylon, plastic strip. Preferably, in embodiments with a layer (iii) of metal, the metal layer is in the form of an aluminum strip. | 01-07-2010 |
James V. Pottala, Sioux Falls, SD US
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| 20100021956 | Fatty Acid Pattern Analysis for Predicting Acute Coronary Syndrome - The present invention provides blood based methods for predicting risk of acute coronary syndrome in a subject. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100125416 | Blood Based Methods for Assessing Adolescent Depression in a Subject - The present invention provides blood based methods for assessing adolescent depression in a subject. | 05-20-2010 |
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James V. Sbordon, Bridgewater, NJ US
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| 20110166849 | PLANNING AND OPTIMIZING IT TRANSFORMATIONS - A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for planning and optimizing information technology (IT) infrastructure transformations is presented. A predictive effort estimation model for transforming an existing IT infrastructure into a transformed IT infrastructure is initially created. The introduction of a new application into the existing IT infrastructure through a use of a decision tree as a transformation path determination is emulated to create a transformation path emulation. The use of a software factory is emulated for introducing the new application into the existing IT infrastructure to create a software factory use emulation for creating the transformed IT infrastructure. The predictive effort estimation model is accurized using results from the transformation path emulation and the software factory use emulation to create an accurized transformed IT infrastructure model. A physical transformed IT infrastructure is then deployed using the accurized transformed IT infrastructure model. | 07-07-2011 |
James V. Tietz, Fremont, CA US
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| 20110029268 | METHODS FOR DELIVERING A PROCESS GAS - A method for delivering a process gas to a reaction chamber of a plasma processing system using a recipe having a recipe flow rate is provided. The method includes delivering the process gas by a gas flow delivery system controlled by a mass flow controller (MFC) to an orifice. The predicted flow rate is previously computed by pressurizing a gas. The predicted flow rate further being previously computed measuring a set of upstream pressure values of the gas via at least one pressure sensor. The method also includes applying, using a programmed computing device, a calibration factor of a set of calibration factors to determine the predicted flow rate, the calibration factor being a ratio of an average of the set of upstream pressure values to an average of a set of golden upstream pressure values. | 02-03-2011 |
James V. Wierowski, Rochester, NY US
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| 20080215983 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO TOUR SYSTEM EDITOR - A computer system, method, and apparatus for editing an interactive image video tour. The system may include a computer including an image editor for providing a visual program interface for editing an interactive image video tour; a database in communication with the computer containing data associated with a plurality of images comprising a portion of the interactive image video tour; and a viewer in communication with the computer for displaying the plurality of images. The method may include selecting a data file that includes image data and displaying an image associated therewith on a computer, the data file being stored in an image database containing a plurality of images for creating an interactive image video tour; and modifying one aspect of the image data contained in the selected data file. The apparatus may include a computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method for editing an interactive image video tour. | 09-04-2008 |