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Jeffrey K. Baker, Overland Park, KS US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100258682SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING WAYSIDE SIGNAL DEVICE WITH VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - In a transportation system (rail system or otherwise), a wayside device potentially operates in a plurality of operational modes. The wayside device is outfitted with an interface system for interfacing the wayside signal device with a vehicle control system. The interface system determines the present operational mode of the wayside device and independently communicates information relating to the determined present operational mode to the vehicle control system. The vehicle control system may control the vehicle based on the information relating to the determined present operational mode. The interface system includes functionality for validating the determined present operational mode prior to transmission of the information to the vehicle control system, to ensure that the vehicle control system is provided with correct and/or current information. The wayside device may be a wayside signal device whose operational modes (as determined by the interface system) are signal aspects conveyed to a vehicle.10-14-2010

Jeffrey K. Biseda, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100293197Directory Opportunistic Locks Using File System Filters - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to directory oplocks. In aspects, a file system filter is inserted in a filter stack between requesters of directory oplocks and a file system that stores file system objects. The file system filter receives requests for directory oplocks and subsequently monitors for requests to access file system objects that are inconsistent with the directory oplocks. To provide directory oplock mechanisms, the file system filter may use alternate data streams if provided by the file system or may independently maintain information usable to maintain and release directory oplocks. A directory oplock may affect ancestors and descendants of the directory depending on constraints imposed by the oplock.11-18-2010

Jeffrey K. Drogue, Minneapolis, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110041468Smoke Evacuation System - A smoke evacuating system for use during surgical procedures, particularly minimally invasive procedures involving the use of a laser or cautery at a surgical site having an associated higher than ambient pressure, wherein the system includes a filter with a site side and an outlet side and a fluid conduit extending between the surgical site and the filter. The filter includes a filter media and a housing substantially surrounding the filter media with a space between the filter media and the housing to collect condensed vapor. The filter exhibits low resistance or a low pressure drop and resists fluid flow, whereby the higher than ambient pressure is not substantially diminished and generates a fluid flow in the fluid flow path tending to carry smoke to and through the filter.02-24-2011

Patent applications by Jeffrey K. Drogue, Minneapolis, MN US

Jeffrey K. Feiereisen, New York, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120130885UNIFIED PAYMENT ALLOCATION SYSTEM - In a method of making a financial transaction, a distinctive identification of a buyer is registered with an institution which assigns the identification of the buyer to data stored by the institution. A purchase by the buyer at a point of sale is approved by the institution, when the identification transmitted to the institution at the point of purchase and the data are verified by the institution. At a time after the institution has approved the purchase, the buyer selects the form of payment to be charged for the purchase, when the purchase is above a predefined minimum charge.05-24-2012

Jeffrey K. Francer, Washington, DC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110184747METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF A DRUG - A method of providing an anti-VLA-4 antibody to a patient.07-28-2011

Jeffrey K. Gibboney, Menlo Park, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100230546CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AIRBORNE FLIGHT - A control system and method for control of a cyclical flying system which uses lift segments, which may be airfoils, which rotate around a central hub, similar to the mechanics of an autogyro. The airfoils may achieve speeds significantly above the wind speed feeding the system. The airfoils may be linked to the central hub by flexible radial tethers which stiffen considerably as the speed of the airfoil increases. The central hub may be linked to the ground with an extendible main tether. Power generation turbines may reside on the airfoils and utilize the high apparent wind speed for power generation. The generated power may travel down the radial tethers and across a rotating power conduit to the main tether and to the ground. The airborne assembly may have the rotational speed of the airfoils, its altitude, and its attitude controlled by using control surfaces linked to the airfoils, or by control of the angle of attack of the airfoils relative to a central hub, or relative to each other. The attitude and altitude sensors and the control system may be airborne and may be part of the rotating assembly. The airborne assembly can be moved to areas of appropriate wind speed for the system using these controls.09-16-2010
20110042509Lightweight Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft and Flight Control Paradigm Using Thrust Differentials - An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using the same set of engines for takeoff and landing as well as for forward flight. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with the wings in a vertical as opposed to horizontal flight attitude which takes off in this vertical attitude and then transitions to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle which controls the attitude of the vehicle during takeoff and landing by alternating the thrust of engines, which are separated in at least two dimensions relative to the horizontal during takeoff, and which may also control regular flight in some aspects by the use of differential thrust of the engines.02-24-2011
20110042510Lightweight Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft and Flight Control Paradigm Using Thrust Differentials - An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using the same set of engines for takeoff and landing as well as for forward flight. An aerial vehicle which uses a rotating platform of engines in fixed relationship to each other and which rotates relative to the main body of the vehicle for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with the wings in a vertical as opposed to horizontal flight attitude which takes off in this vertical attitude and then transitions to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle which controls the attitude of the vehicle during takeoff and landing by alternating the thrust of engines, which are separated in at least two dimensions relative to the horizontal during takeoff, and which may also control regular flight in some aspects by the use of differential thrust of the engines.02-24-2011

Jeffrey K. Greason, Tehachapi, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080256960Vehicles incorporating tanks for carrying cryogenic fluids and methods for forming such tanks - A tank for carrying cryogenic fluids and/or hydrogen peroxide and a method of forming the same is provided. A vehicle incorporating such a tank as part of the vehicle structure is also provided. The tank includes an inner wall compatible with the fluid to be carried, an outer wall, and a spacing layer sandwiched between the two walls. In an exemplary embodiment, the outer wall forms part of the structure of a flight vehicle.10-23-2008
20100218482SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING ROCKET ENGINES - A propulsion system for a rocket engine and a method of cooling a rocket engine includes a propellant tank fluidically coupled to the rocket engine to hold a pressurized propellant, a coolant tank to hold a coolant, a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the rocket engine and fluidically coupled to the coolant tank, a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to the propellant tank and fluidically coupled to the first heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger disposed inside the propellant tank to thermally couple a propellant withdrawn from the tank for combustion to a propellant disposed inside the tank. The coolant flows from the coolant tank to the first heat exchanger and through the first heat exchanger to cool the rocket engine. The propellant withdrawn from the propellant tank receives heat from the propellant disposed inside the tank through the third heat exchanger to convert to a gaseous propellant when withdrawn from the propellant tank as a liquid propellant. The coolant flows from the first heat exchanger to the second heat exchanger and through the second heat exchanger to heat the propellant disposed inside the propellant tank.09-02-2010
20100326044METHOD FOR COOLING ROCKET ENGINES - A coolant system for a rocket propulsion system having a rocket engine and a propellant tank includes a first heat exchanger that is operatively coupled to the rocket engine. The cooling system also includes a second heat exchanger that is operatively coupled to the propellant tank, a coolant tank that is configured to hold a coolant, and a pump. The cooling system also includes a flow circuit, through which the coolant flows with the aid of the pump. The flow circuit is defined by the pump, the first heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger and the coolant tank. The coolant is pumped by the pump from the coolant tank to the first heat exchanger. The heat of combustion from the rocket engine is transferred to the coolant to cool the rocket engine. The heated coolant transfers the heat therein to the propellant with the second heat exchanger, thereby causing a pressure of the propellant in the propellant tank to be maintained at a desired level.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Jeffrey K. Greason, Tehachapi, CA US

Jeffrey K. Hudgins, Jr., Gainesville, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090244816Generator Ready Load Center - The present invention relates generally to a load center. More particularly, the invention encompasses a generator ready load center (GRLC). The present invention is also directed to a novel generator ready load center (GRLC) that operates as a standard load center but is ready to accommodate an automatic transfer switch (ATS) for a standby generator, or a manual transfer switch (MTS) for a portable generator. Further the generator ready load center provides an automatic and manual transfer between primary and secondary power sources. The generator ready load center solves the problem of dangerous back-feeding between the primary power source and the secondary power source.10-01-2009
20100173537Field Installed Lug Landing Accessory - The present invention relates generally to a lug landing accessory. More particularly, the invention encompasses a field installed lug landing accessory. The present invention is also directed to a novel lug landing kit that can be installed by an installer in the field. The invention further comprises a lug coupler comprising a set of bus bars, each of the set of the bus bars are secured to an electrically non-conductive housing of the lug coupler. The bus bar has at least one opening for the passage of at least one electrically conductive protrusion, and the bus bars are electrically connected to at least one corresponding breaker strap.07-08-2010
20100212233Quick Roll Mounting Bracket for Modular Panels - The present invention relates generally to a mounting bracket for a modular panel. More particularly, the invention encompasses a quick roll mounting bracket for modular panels. The quick roll mounting bracket for a modular panel provides an easier/improved means for an installer to install a modular panel and to electrically and mechanically couple the modular panels together. The inventive roller bracket helps guide the modular panel during the coupling process by providing at least one wheel or a rolling interface to an otherwise metallic or metal-to-metal interface. The wheel or a rolling interface could be secured to the modular panel via at least one mounting bracket or via at least one spacer or at least one emboss.08-26-2010
20100258559Removable Endwall Plate For Electrical Panels or Enclosures - The present invention relates generally to electrical panels or enclosures. More particularly, the invention encompasses a removable endwall plate for electrical panels or enclosures. The present invention is also directed to a novel electrical panel or enclosure where an endwall is removably attached to a frame. The endwall can be removed and can be cut at desired locations to create holes or openings for electrical components. The removable endwall can also have one or more knockouts which can be removed from the endwall as needed. One could also have at least one knockout within the knockout.10-14-2010
20110038103Riser Bus Bar Positioning Block - A positioning block and method for spacing riser bus bars includes an insulating material body forming recesses along a longitudinal axis of the block, each recess for receiving an electric riser bus bar therein. A binding feature is formed adjacent to at least one wall of the recesses for securing the riser bus bar within the recess. A locator feature is formed between the walls of each recess for aligning the riser bus bar within the recess.02-17-2011
20110096470Systems, devices, and methods for distributing electrical energy - Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a basepan assembly for an electrical panel. The basepan assembly can comprise an interconnectable plurality of pieces. In certain exemplary embodiments, a first piece from the plurality of pieces can comprise an inserter. In certain exemplary embodiments, a first piece from the plurality of pieces can comprise a receiver adapted to slidably receive an inserter of a second piece from the plurality of pieces.04-28-2011

Patent applications by Jeffrey K. Hudgins, Jr., Gainesville, GA US

Jeffrey K. Kuida, La Palma, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090243339NET STRUCTURES, VEHICLES INCLUDING NET STRUCTURES, AND METHODS - A vehicle includes a roll cage and a net structure. The roll cage at least partially defines a protected area and additionally at least partially defines an access opening configured to facilitate passage of an operator through the access opening and into the protected area. A net structure is attached to the roll cage and is configured to selectively block at least a portion of the access opening. Net structures and methods are also provided.10-01-2009

Jeffrey K. O'Ham, Charlotte, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110065566Apparatus for separation of constituents from matrices - The present invention provides an apparatus useful for the separation of hazardous and non-hazardous organic and inorganic constituents from various matrices. A method of separating such constituents is also provided.03-17-2011

Jeffrey K. Orner, Boiling Springs, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110021042ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING SHIELD MEMBER - An electrical connector assembly includes a coaxial connector structure having a center contact configured to be surface mounted to an upper surface of a circuit board at a board edge of the circuit board. The center contact extends along a contact axis in an axial direction. A shielded housing block extends rearward from the coaxial connector structure. The shielded housing block has a shielded chamber receiving a portion of the center contact with an open bottom extending along the upper surface of the circuit board. A shield member engages at least one of the coaxial connector structure and the shielded housing block. The shield member extends along at least a portion of the open bottom of the shielded chamber in the axial direction.01-27-2011
20110021075ELECTRICAL PLUG AND JACK ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector includes a housing and an outer electrical contact held by the housing. The outer electrical contact includes an interior cavity, a mounting end held by the housing, and a mating interface. The outer electrical contact is configured to mate with an electrical jack at the mating interface. A channel is defined between the housing and the outer electrical contact. A locking member is held within the channel between the housing and the outer electrical contact. The locking member is configured to engage the electrical jack. The electrical connector also includes an inner electrical contact having a mating end held within the interior cavity of the outer electrical contact. The outer electrical contact extends around the mating end of the inner electrical contact. The mating end of the inner electrical contact includes a receptacle configured to receive an inner mating contact of the electrical jack.01-27-2011

Jeffrey K. Politis, Arden, DE US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090253832COLORANT COMPATIBLE HYDROPHOBICALLY MODIFIED POLYURETHANE THICKENER FOR PAINT - A synthetic polymer has a water-soluble or water-swellable polyurethane backbone and terminal groups and/or intermediate groups of blocks of hydrophobes of alkyl- or aryl compounds containing a polymerizable cyclic monomer or a polymerizable double bond (or alkene) group or derivatives thereof. The blocks of hydrophobes are composed of two or more units of the same or different hydrophobes. These synthetic polymers are used as rheology modifiers, especially in latex paints.10-08-2009
20100324177COLORANT COMPATIBLE HYDROPHOBICALLY MODIFIED POLYETHYLENEGLYCOL THICKENER FOR PAINT - A synthetic polymer has a water-soluble or water-swellable polyethyleneglycol backbone and terminal groups and/or intermediate groups of blocks of hydrophobes of alkyl- or aryl compounds containing a polymerizable cyclic monomer or a polymerizable double bond (or alkene) group or derivatives thereof. The blocks of hydrophobes are composed of two or more units of the same or different hydrophobes. These synthetic polymers are used as rheology modifiers, especially in latex paints.12-23-2010

Patent applications by Jeffrey K. Politis, Arden, DE US

Jeffrey K. Tardrew, Vero Beach, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110076102METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOVING A LARGE TEMPORARY BUILDING - A method and system for moving a large temporary building from a first location to a second location, while the building remains erect, are disclosed. The invention is particularly suited for moving such a building during the remediation of a contaminated waste site.03-31-2011

Jeffrey K. Taylor, Huntsville, AL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100284151Sealed Power Supply and Platform for Military Radio - An AC/DC power supply and platform for a military radio has been developed. The apparatus includes a base that supports at least one SINCGARS RT-1523 radio. The base is connected to an AC power supply and at least one DC power supply. The AC supply and DC power supply are configured to switch automatically to the DC power supply should the AC power supply fail. The housing of the platform is sealed from the exterior environment with gaskets.11-11-2010
20110141668INTEGRATED AC/DC POWER SUPPLY AND PLATFORM FOR MILITARY RADIO - An AC/DC power supply and platform for a military radio has been developed. The apparatus includes a base that supports at least one SINCGARS RT-1523 radio. The base is connected to an AC power supply and at least one DC power supply. The AC supply and DC power supply are configured to switch automatically to the DC power supply should the AC power supply fail.06-16-2011
20110194250Platform for Military Radio with Vehicle Adapter Amplifier - A platform for a military radio with a vehicle adapter amplifier has been developed. The apparatus includes a base for supporting at least one SINCGARS RT-1523 radio. The platform has a first power supply that includes a DC power converter for converting 110/220 alternating current into +28 Volt direct current and a second power supply that converts +28 Volt direct current into +6.75 Volts direct current, +13 Volts direct current and +200 Volt direct current. The platform includes a vehicle adapter power amplifier that provides range extension to said SINCGARS RT-1523 radio.08-11-2011

Jeffrey K. Taylor, Joppa, AL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090168370INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY AND PLATFORM FOR MILITARY RADIO - An improved power supply and platform for a military radio has been developed. The apparatus includes a base that is adapted and arranged for supporting a HARRIS 117 radio and a power amplifier adapted to amplify radio frequency output of the radio. The connectors include an electrical connector for the radio and a connector for the amplifier. A power supply is housed within the assembly. A power supply for the connector to the amplifier is also housed within the assembly, Also included is a wiring harness for a SINCGARS LS/671 device and a LED indicator to identify which radio is in operation for multiple radio configurations.07-02-2009