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Joseph B. Casebere, Greenville, NC US
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| 20090217543 | Device and Process for Selecting Products From a Range of Products, in Particular Tyre Patches - The invention relates to a device for selecting products, in particular tyre patches, depending on the size of damage previously done to the tyre. For this purpose, two legs ( | 09-03-2009 |
Joseph B. Ciolino, Boston, MA US
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| 20100239637 | CONTACT LENS DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for administering one or more active agents to the eye of a human or animal patient in need thereof, and more particularly to devices for application to the cornea which release active agent to the eye in a controlled manner. | 09-23-2010 |
Joseph B. Clark, Martinez, CA US
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| 20100206138 | Biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube - The biodegradable, disposable tattoo tube includes an elongated plastic tube adapted to be releasably attached to a tattooing device, a shaped tip at one end of the tube, an open ink reservoir adjacent the tip, and an ergonomic grip disposed between opposing ends of the tube. The tattoo tube is made from biodegradable plastic material that may be recycled naturally or in any other conventional manner. | 08-19-2010 |
Joseph B. Davis, Richmond, TX US
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| 20090113884 | EXHAUST PIPE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY - An assembly for establishing a water-tight seal for a conduit passing through a wall or other structure wherein the conduit conveys heated fluid, such as exhaust gasses. The assembly is adapted to minimize the heat transferred to the wall or other structure by creating a circuitous heat transfer path in conjunction with thermally insulating materials. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090156071 | ENGINE EXHAUST BYPASS SYSTEM FOR OCEAN VESSEL - A primary exhaust bypass for a water-borne vessel having a seat member and a closure member coupled to the seat member, wherein the seat and closure members are configured to seal against exhaust leakage in the closed position and to allow exhaust leakage in the opened condition, and a locking mechanism, wherein the bypass is configured to open when the vessel lists a predetermined amount. A method of bypassing a blocked primary exhaust system may include establishing a bypass exhaust route, providing a normally-closed bypass mechanism at a distal portion of the bypass exhaust route, and changing the orientation of the bypass mechanism with respect to gravity, which may allow the bypass mechanism to open. | 06-18-2009 |
Joseph B. Gaalaas, Boston, MA US
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| 20110235824 | System and Method for Excursion Limiting - The present disclosure generally relates to a system for limiting the excursion of an audio speaker. The system may include first lowpass filter circuitry configured to receive a system input signal and to generate a first signal. The system may further include clipping circuitry configured between the first lowpass filter circuitry and the first combiner circuitry. The system may include first highpass filter circuitry configured to receive the system input signal and to generate a second signal. The system may include second lowpass filter circuitry configured to receive a combined output signal from the first combiner circuitry. The system may include allpass filter circuitry configured to receive the system input signal and to generate a fourth signal. The system may include second highpass filter circuitry configured to receive the fourth signal from the allpass filter circuitry. The second combiner circuitry may be configured to generate an excursion limiting output signal. | 09-29-2011 |
Joseph B. Geddes, Iii, Champaign, IL US
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| 20100208252 | Matched Pulse Stimulated Raman Scattering - Methods and apparatus for selectively driving the vibrations of normal modes of a target molecule into coherence using stimulated Raman scattering. In concert, many vibrations produce a larger anti-Stokes signal than a single vibration. The same illumination does not drive other molecules to have coherent vibrations, so these molecules produce a weaker signal. Target and confounder molecules can be distinguished by pulses that drive many vibrations coherently, with applications in coherent Raman microspectroscopy. | 08-19-2010 |
Joseph B. Gudenburr, Iv, Manlius, NY US
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| 20110076115 | Laundry Shuttle System - A conveyor shuttle having a conveyor belt for conveying textiles across a wash alley from a washing machine (selected from among a plurality of washing machines) to a drying machine (selected from among a plurality of drying machines). The shuttle travels along the work alley among and between the washing machines and the drying machines. Some embodiments further include guide hardware to help guide soiled laundry into the washing machine. Some embodiments include an operator platform and an operator control system so that a human user can ride on the shuttle and help control various wash alley functions. | 03-31-2011 |
Joseph B. Hanni, Cherry Hill, NJ US
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| 20100025436 | Dispensing device arranged to reduce the risk of strain and injury during use - A device for dispensing flowable materials to low locations without the user being required to bend over or kneel down during dispensing provides relief from back strain or other injuries. The device includes a cylinder having a piston mounted therein which reciprocates between forward ejecting and return directions. A driven rod, connected to the piston, extends through a front wall of the cylinder. Upon actuation, a trigger mechanism supplies a pressure medium within the cylinder for displacing the piston in the forward ejecting direction to dispense flowable material from the dispensing device. The trigger mechanism is oriented to enable the user to hold the dispensing device like a suitcase and is spaced a sufficient distance from where the flowable material is dispensed to enable a user to remain standing erect while dispensing to low areas such as where a floor and wall meet. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110220687 | Nozzle Assembly for a Dispensing Device - A nozzle assembly for use with a device for dispensing a flowable material, such as caulking material, is disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes a conduit having an inlet end adapted for connecting to the dispensing device, an outlet end, and a longitudinally extending passage therethrough. A head assembly is arranged to be rotatably mounted to the conduit outlet end. A nozzle is arranged to be affixed within the head assembly, the nozzle comprising a larger diameter inlet opening, a smaller diameter outlet opening, and a tapered wall comprising a notched portion which, together with the outlet opening forms a dispensing opening. The nozzle is arranged to rotate in response to rotation of the head assembly to any one of a plurality of positions for directing a bead of flowable material onto a surface. | 09-15-2011 |
Joseph B. Havrilla, Pittsburgh, PA US
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| 20090247867 | INJECTOR SYSTEM FOR ENCODING AND SENSING OF SYRINGE INFORMATION - A syringe for use with a powered injector to inject a fluid into a patient includes at least a first indicator positioned on the syringe at a predetermined axial position. The distance between a rearward surface of the first indicator and a predetermined position on the powered injector provides information about the syringe configuration. The first indicator can, for example, be a rear surface of the attachment flange. An injector system includes a powered injector having a drive member and at least one sensor for detecting energy. The injector system also includes a syringe having at least a first indicator positioned on the syringe at a predetermined axial position. The energy detected by the sensor is determined by the axial position of the indicator when the syringe is attached to the powered injector. The axial position of the indicator thereby provides information about the syringe configuration. | 10-01-2009 |
Joseph B. Kejha, Meadowbrook, PA US
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| 20080236910 | Low cost conversion of any internal combustion vehicle into hybrid electric vehicle - This invention pertains to an economical method of easy conversion of any internal combustion fueled vehicle into a fuel saving hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) by an add-on kit, without replacing the engine and with a minimal modification of the vehicle body. The converted vehicle has a substantially longer driving range on the same amount of fuel than the vehicle before this conversion. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080238140 | Long range and ultralight vehicle body construction - A long range and safer, steerable vehicle body for carrying at least one passenger and which body rides on at least two wheels and is constructed from ultra-lightweight materials, such as magnesium frame with polyolefin body panels. The frame is constructed from extruded tubings, joined with aid of end fittings, adhesive and body-bound pins, which eliminates expensive welding. The body panels have double walls, or a honeycomb sandwich construction. The vehicle body may carry an advanced, non-polluting hybrid propulsion system and may ride on pressure-airless tires. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080308328 | Low cost conversion of any internal combustion vehicle into plug-in hybrid electric vehicle - This invention pertains to an economical method of easy conversion of any internal combustion fueled vehicle into a fuel saving plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) by an add-on kit, without replacing the engine and with a minimal modification of the vehicle body. The converted vehicle substantially saves fuel as compared to the vehicle before this conversion. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090140524 | Deployable submarine-hydroelectric generator for sea currents energy harvesting - Deployable submarine hydroelectric generator for conversion of kinetic energy of deep ocean currents into electricity by having an electric generator mounted in a sealed hydrodynamic, buoyant vessel with tail fins, and connected by a shaft to a rotary turbine blades at the tail end of the submarine vessel, which vessel is anchored at desired depth to the bottom of the ocean by a cable. The drag of the turbine blades causes the vessel to self-steer against the direction of the ocean current. An electric cable is also provided, connecting said electric generator with electric grid on the land. Such generator is out of sight, unlike windmills, and is environmentally friendly to the sea life, due to slow rotating blades. This clean electricity can also be used for production of low cost hydrogen by electrolysis of sea water. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090197163 | High rate primary lithium battery with solid cathode - A safe high rate primary lithium battery with solid cathode and a lithium anode is provided, having a high rate of discharge and higher energy density due to the lithiated cathode materials contained therein. | 08-06-2009 |
Joseph B. Mazzochette, Cherry Hill, NJ US
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| 20080296599 | LED Package with Stepped Aperture - A light emitting diode (LED) package for high temperature operation which includes a printed wire board and a heat sink. The LED package may include a formed heat sink layer, which may be thermally coupled to an external heat sink. The printed wire board may include apertures that correspond to the heat sink such that the heat sink is integrated with the printed wire board layer. The LED package may include castellations for mounting the package on a secondary component such as a printed wire board. The LED package may further comprise an isolator disposed between a base metal layer and one or more LED die. Optionally, the LED die may be mounted directly on a base metal layer. The LED package may include a PWB assembly having a stepped cavity, in which one or more LED die are disposed. The LED package is advantageously laminated together using a pre-punched pre-preg material or a pressure sensitive adhesive. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090121656 | LIGHT SOURCE WITH OPTIMIZED ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL, AND ECONOMICAL PERFORMANCE - An optimized light source and a method of manufacturing the same. The light source is made up of an array of individual lighting elements and is optimized for electrical, optical and economic performance, as well as a method for configuring such an array. The a process for selecting individual lighting elements is based on characterizing and sorting individual lighting elements based on performance so that the performance of the overall array is improved by combing individual lighting elements whose individual performance might not otherwise meet the performance of the overall array. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090289267 | SOLID STATE LED BRIDGE RECTIFIER LIGHT ENGINE - A solid-state light engine comprised of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured into a bridge rectifier with a current limiting module coupled to the LED bridge rectifier. The light engine may be packaged for high temperature operation. Optionally, the LEDs comprise wavelength-converting phosphors with a persistence that is a multiple of the peak to peak current period, to smooth and mask ripple frequency pulsation of emitted light. | 11-26-2009 |
Joseph B. Moak, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110303358 | MANUFACTURING FIXTURES FOR SMALL FORM FACTOR DESKTOP COMPUTER - One automated process for evenly applying a thin layer within a device housing includes applying a vacuum hold from a curved surface applicator to the thin layer, pressing the thin layer against the device housing with the applicator, wherein said pressing includes applying pressure from the center of the applicator first and then radially expanding said pressure, and pressing the cylindrical outer housing against an outer region of the thin layer to effect a hard pressed application at the outer surface thereof. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304972 | SMALL FORM FACTOR DESK TOP COMPUTER - An aesthetically pleasing small form factor desktop computer is described. The small form factor desktop computer can be formed of a single piece seamless housing that in the described embodiment is machined from a single billet of aluminum. The single piece seamless housing includes an aesthetically pleasing foot support having at least a portion formed of RF transparent material that provides easy user access to selected internal components as well as offers electromagnetic (EM) shielding. This simplicity of design can accrue many advantages to the small form factor desktop computer besides those related to aesthetic look and feel. Fewer components and less time and effort can be required for assembly of the small form factor desktop computer and the absence of seams in the single piece housing can provide good protection against environmental contamination of internal components as well as EM shielding. | 12-15-2011 |
Joseph B. Moidl, Otsego, MN US
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| 20110177197 | METHOD OF REDUCING VOIDS IN DOUGH - Methods of making dough pieces that can be baked to form baked bread articles having a reduced number of voids in the crumb are provided. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110223286 | METHOD OF REDUCING VOIDS IN DOUGH - Methods of making dough pieces that can be baked to form baked bread articles having a reduced number of voids in the crumb are provided. | 09-15-2011 |
Joseph B. Poliseo, Southampton, PA US
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| 20100324936 | PHARMACY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION WITH BEDSIDE REAL-TIME MEDICAL EVENT DATA COLLECTION - Methods and systems for automatically establishing an enhanced electronic health record (EHR) for a patient include an automatic data collection facility that collects data of a medically related event in proximity to a patient upon occurrence of the event. The collected data may include medication administration data such as medication, time of administration, administration of a dosage of medication, reaction data, and the like. The collected data is communicated to a real-time data integration facility that automatically integrates the data with a patient's electronic health record to establish an enhanced electronic health record. | 12-23-2010 |
Joseph B. Richey, Ii, Chagrin Falls, OH US
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| 20090050154 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING DESIRED PRESSURE IN POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICES - Systems and methods for adjusting a desired pressure in a positive airway pressure (PAP) device are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) providing breathing gas under positive pressure to a patient via a PAP device based on current desired pressure, b) monitoring a characteristic of the breathing gas, patient, or PAP device indicative of respiration, c) creating a breathing cycle signal having a first level associated with inhalation and a second level associated with exhalation, the signal being based on the monitored respiration characteristic, d) performing an abnormal breathing check based on the monitored respiration characteristic and the breathing cycle signal, and e) if abnormal breathing is detected, increasing the current desired pressure until a maximum desired pressure is reached, otherwise, decreasing the current desired pressure until a minimum desired pressure is reached. Several embodiments of an apparatus associated with the method are also provided. | 02-26-2009 |
Joseph B. Sainton, Changan CN
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| 20120019213 | Efficient Power Supply/Charger - An electronic circuit that is normally used in a car cigarette lighter adapter is disclosed. It is designed to meet the high performance requirements of the Apple Computer specification for charging iPod and iPhone, while still retaining low cost. The circuit is composed of input protection components, surge regulator, FET switch, inductor-capacitor smoothing filter, gate drive components, voltage regulator, current regulator, current sense element, and voltage reference. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120024678 | Switch for Universal Serial Bus - A switch for universal serial bus is disclosed. The universal serial bus (USB) port has a built switch actuator that automatically turns power on and off upon insertion and removal of a USB plug. The switch for universal serial bus comprises of a USB port with a switch actuator in a power-off position and a momentary switch wherein when a USB plug is inserted into the USB port, the switch actuator is depressed which in turn depresses the momentary switch to turn on the power to the USB port. When the USB plug is removed from the USB port, the switch actuator returns to its original power-off position thereby turning off the power to the USB port. | 02-02-2012 |
Joseph B. Sainton, Newberg, OR US
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| 20080274767 | Adaptive Omni-Modal Radio Apparatus and Methods - The present invention provides, among other things, a multi-modal device for facilitating wireless communication over any one of a plurality of wireless communication networks operating pursuant to differing transmission protocols and/or over differing radio frequencies. | 11-06-2008 |
Joseph B. Schlenoff, Tallahassee, FL US
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| 20090162640 | POLYMER MECHANICAL DAMPING COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION - A method of reshaping an article comprising a polyelectrolyte complex, the polyelectrolyte complex comprising an intermolecular blend of a predominantly positively-charged polyelectrolyte and a predominantly negatively charged polyelectrolyte by controlling the salt doping level. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090202816 | STABILIZED SILICA COLLOID - A nanoparticle has at least one dimension less than 500 nm and comprises a silica surface and a plurality of zwitterionic functional groups covalently bound to the silica surface. Such nanoparticles and dispersions contain such nanoparticle are prepared and used for a variety of purposes. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100009148 | POLYMER MECHANICAL DAMPING COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION - An article comprising a polyelectrolyte complex, the polyelectrolyte complex comprising an intermolecular blend of a predominantly positively-charged polyelectrolyte and a predominantly negatively charged polyelectrolyte and being free of salt crystals having a size greater than about 1 micrometer and free of voids having a size greater than about 100 nm, the article having no transverse dimension less than about 10,000 nm. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100041777 | COMPACTED POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES AND ARTICLES - A method is described for producing an osmotically compacted polyelectrolyte complex having a first region and a second region, the first region having a greater modulus than the second region. The method comprises contacting an article comprising polyelectrolyte complex to a solution comprising a preferred osmolyte of concentration sufficient to compact said polyelectrolyte complex and terminating the compaction process before the entire article is osmotically compacted. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100173224 | HYDROPHOBIC FLUORINATED POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX FILMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A fuel cell comprising a proton transporting membrane is provided. The proton transporting membrane comprises a polyelectrolyte film comprising a multilayer comprising an interpenetrating network of a net positively charged polyelectrolyte polymer comprising repeat units with at least two fluorine atoms and a net negatively charged polyelectrolyte polymer comprising repeat units with at least two fluorine atoms, and further comprising a fluorinated counterion within the multilayer. | 07-08-2010 |
Joseph B. Schutte, Iii, Harrison, OH US
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| 20090185234 | COMBINED FLEXOGRAPHIC AND INTAGLIO PRINTING PRESS AND OPERATING SYSTEM THEREFOR - The invention encompasses the combination of two printing technologies into a single web fed printing press | 07-23-2009 |
Joseph B. Soriaga, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090201839 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - In accordance with a method for reducing interference in a wireless communication system, information about at least one disallowed beam corresponding to at least one served user may be determined. Scheduling decisions for served users may be made so as to avoid transmissions via the at least one disallowed beam. Data may be transmitted to users in accordance with the scheduling decisions. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090201903 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED BEAMFORMING BASED ON CARRIER-TO-CAUSED INTERFERENCE - In accordance with a method for distributed beamforming based on carrier to caused interference, a base station may receive channel state information from users. The base station may select a codeword from a codebook. The codeword may be selected so as to maximize a utility function that is based on a signal-to-caused-interference-plus-noise ratio. The base station may use the codeword for beamforming. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100329369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MULTI-USER JOINT TRANSMIT-RECEIVE BEAMFORMING - A method of wireless communication is disclosed that includes receiving detected channel information from a plurality of access terminals; selecting a set of access terminals from the plurality of access terminals based on the received channel information; creating a beamforming vector for each access terminal in the set of selected access terminals; and transmitting a signal using at least one of the created beamforming vectors. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed herein. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110035647 | Broadband satellite system for the simultaneous reception of multiple channels using shared iterative decoder - Multiple channels of received data are processed by a multiple channel demodulation and error correction decoding engine. The statistical uncertainty of processing channels with an iterative decoder are averaged across all the channels to reduce the total processing power required of the decoding engine compared to processing each channel with a separate engine. A set of input buffers holds blocks of data for each channel needing decoding. A quality measure is computed on each input block to set the priority and iteration allocation of decoding in the common decoder. The input RF signal is digitized by a broadband tuner that processes some or all of the channels to feed the multiple channel demodulator and decoder. Multiple decoded video data streams are output. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110310858 | BEACON SIGNALING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Systems and methods are described herein for managing beacon signaling in a wireless communication system. A method described herein includes identifying a neighboring macrocell and a time division multiplexing (TDM) channel offset of the neighboring macrocell, the channel offset corresponding to at least one of a signaling channel or an overhead channel; selecting a local channel offset that differs from the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and generating a transmission schedule such that first transmissions are omitted for at least a portion of transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell; wherein the transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell are identified according to the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell and wherein the first transmissions include at least one of pilot transmissions, medium access control (MAC) transmissions or traffic transmissions. | 12-22-2011 |
Joseph B. Staubach, Colchester, CT US
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| 20090162204 | HIGH LIFT TRANSONIC TURBINE BLADE - A turbine blade system including a blade airfoil having an airfoil shape with the blade airfoil having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with normalized Cartesian coordinate values Z set forth in a table 1 below and which values are dimensionless values that are convertible to corresponding absolute distance values that define nominal airfoil profile sections and which, when joined smoothly with adjacent ones thereof, form a complete nominal airfoil shape that is substantially matched by the airfoil shape of the blade airfoil. This blade airfoil can be supported on a ring platform having a support surface with a support surface shape in the vicinity of the location at which that blade airfoil is supported thereon formed in a similar manner. | 06-25-2009 |
Joseph B. Thompson, Gulf Shores, AL US
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| 20100314655 | Light Emitting Assemblies and Portions Thereof - Apparatus may be provided including a high power light emitting diode (LED) unit, at least one printed circuit board, and an interfacing portion of a heat sink structure. The high power LED unit includes at least one LED die, at least one first lead and at least one second lead, and a heat sink interface. The at least one printed circuit board includes a conductive pattern configured to connect both the at least one first lead and the at least one second lead to a current source. The interfacing portion of the heat sink structure is that portion through which a majority of heat of the heat sink interface is transmitted. The interfacing portion is directly in touching contact with a majority of a heat transfer area of the heat sink interface. | 12-16-2010 |
Joseph B. Vallonthaiel, Kerala IN
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| 20100137119 | Paper Folding Station - A paper folding station with a paper-feeder and a first pair of motorized rollers supported at a delivery end of the paper-feeder about respective parallel axes to draw sheets of paper from the feeder. One of the rollers is mounted on a first adjustable support. A folding buckle is provided to receive the sheets from the first pair of rollers through an inlet mouth. The buckle has a barrier causing the sheets to stop and bend into the shape of a groove below the inlet mouth. A second pair of rollers is supported near the inlet mouth about respective parallel axes to pinch the groove and to make a transverse fold on the sheet. The paper-folding station further comprises at least one transverse beam to guide the sheet near the inlet mouth. | 06-03-2010 |
Joseph B. Vanden Wymelenberg, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20120081125 | Integrated MOSFET Current Sensing for Fuel-Gauging - Integrated MOSFET current sensing for fuel-gauging. A | 04-05-2012 |
Joseph B. Weinman, Jr., Basking Ridge, NJ US
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| 20090049043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC-BASED CONTENT ACQUISITION AND INDEXING - A method and apparatus for processing packets in a network are disclosed. For example, the method scans one or more packets representing a content that is being transferred via the network, where the scanning acquires one or more content elements. The method then builds a keyterm index from the one or more content elements, and stores the keyterm index in a repository. A query handler then responds to queries in accordance with the keyterm index. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090106228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER TRAFFIC WEIGHTED SEARCH - A method and apparatus for providing a user traffic weighted search in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a query from a customer and determines whether the customer has opted-in for a service for traffic data monitoring. The method then provides one or more search results to the customer in response to the query, where the one or more search results are prioritized in accordance with collected user usage data if the customer has opted-in for the service for traffic data monitoring. | 04-23-2009 |
Joseph B. Wells, Jackson, MI US
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| 20090302858 | Trailer signal converter - A signal converter and method of converting a signal are provided. The converter includes a power supply, microcontroller and current sensor. The microcontroller is connected to a power supply and is configured to receive inputs from a vehicle and output signals to loads of a second vehicle. The sensor is connected to the microcontroller to monitor current flow at the loads. The output channels are configured to stagger activity on the output signals. The microcontroller reduces the duty cycle of the output signals if the current flow rises above a first threshold and resumes the output signal to full strength once the current flow falls below a second threshold. The method includes receiving an input signal, sending an output signal, measuring current flow, measuring temperature, reducing the power of the output signal, and restoring the output signal. | 12-10-2009 |
Joseph B. Wismann, Louisville, KY US
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| 20110061152 | Faceguard - A faceguard to be mounted on a football helmet which greatly reduces the ability of an opposing player to penetrate the exterior surface of the faceguard and grasp, with his/her hands, the faceguard and rotate the wearer's head in such a way as to cause injury to the wearer's head, neck, or spine. Furthermore, the faceguard will accomplish the above stated while still providing appropriate ventilation for the wearer and allow the wearer to receive water from a standard squeeze type sports water bottle. The faceguard is provided with a flush elastomeric mounting bushing to make the faceguard simpler to manufacture and easier and less awkward to mount to a football helmet. The flush elastomeric mounting bushing provides shock absorption between the faceguard and the helmet at the mounting points. The flush feature of the mounting bushing provides an additional safety benefit of decreasing the likelihood that the mounting will be caught on a player's uniform or cause any puncture or scrape to the skin of another player. The flush feature also makes it difficult for an opposing player to grip or hold the facemask of the wearer. The faceguard is constructed of a single body of injection molded clear or tinted plastic which can withstand high-impact in order to sustain the abuse required of such a device in the game of football. | 03-17-2011 |
Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Lexington, KY US
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| 20110040241 | BLOOD ACCESS ASSEMBLY FOR ARTIFICIAL LUNG AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE - A system for providing access to at least one heart chamber for delivering and/or removing a fluid includes a selectively occludable conduit defining a lumen for providing access to an interior of at least one heart chamber from an exterior of a chest wall of the patient, and a dual lumen cannula adapted for passing through an interior lumen of the conduit. The selectively occludable conduit includes at least one balloon closure for substantially sealing an end of the conduit in fluid communication with the chamber of the heart. The dual lumen cannula includes a first, drainage lumen having at least one aperture for removing a fluid from the interior of the heart chamber, and a second, delivery lumen for delivering a fluid into the interior of the heart chamber. The delivery lumen may include an extendable infusion sleeve for delivering a fluid into an interior of the heart. | 02-17-2011 |