Inventors list

Assignees list

Classification tree browser

Top 100 Inventors

Top 100 Assignees

Joseph E.

Joseph E. Augenbraun, Foster City, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090293863	Wiring System For Integrated Solar Panel Assembles - A solar panel mounting system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system comprises a first solar panel. A first plug electrically connects to the first solar panel. A second plug electrically connects to the first solar panel.	12-03-2009
20090293864	Plug and Play Solar Panel Assembly - A plug and play solar panel assembly is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a substantially rectangular sheet having a first area configured to fit between a first layer and a second layer of a weatherproof surface. The sheet has a second area configured to protrude from the first layer and the second layer of the weatherproof surface. The second area includes a mounting area to attach one or more solar panels.	12-03-2009
20090293932	Mounting System for Weatherproof Surfaces - A mounting system for weatherproof surfaces is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a solar panel. A mounting mechanism is in contact with the solar panel. A bracket is in contact with a surface to which the solar panel is installed. The mounting mechanism engages and disengages from the bracket without use of tools.	12-03-2009

Joseph E. Augenbraun, Princeton, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110228041	Videophone System and Method - System and method for providing personal videotelephony in which a plurality of videophones are connected to a communications network that is configured for transmitted video and audio communications. Each of the videophones typically includes a camera, display device, telephone keypad, speaker and microphone all of which are operatively connected. The videophones further include means for selectably receiving and transmitting signals over the communications network, which signals represent images and/or sound, and for selectably displaying the signals representing any received signals representing the images on the display screen, and for playing any received signals representing the sounds on said speaker. Means are also provided for selectably accessing a remote location, such as, but not limited to, another videophone, using information entered or selected by a user of the videophone, and to retrieve the signals representing the images and sounds being transmitted from the remote location. In one or more embodiments the present invention further includes at least one networks operation center to store information related to the operation of the videophones and to facilitate the operation of the videophones.	09-22-2011

Joseph E. Batson, Jr., Amarillo, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100231243	Electrode holder for use on cattle and the like and on their carcasses - An electrode holder comprising a deck member with handle supporting a pair of penetrating electrodes to which a hypodermic syringe or needles may be connected and which may act as electrodes in a BIA system and/or in connection with making other electrical measurements.	09-16-2010
20100231244	Method and apparatus for measuring the percentage of fat trim and the percentage of saleable yield on cattle and the like and on their carcasses - A method and apparatus for measuring the percentage of fat trim and of saleable yield of cattle and their carcasses including providing power to a transmitting circuit to transmit a signal to electrodes resulting in a potential difference across the electrodes causing a flow of current between the electrodes reflecting the impedance encountered and sending a signal reflecting such information to receiving circuits which pass that data to processing circuits which process that data with other external inputs to produce an output display reflecting an indication of the state of hydration of the animal, comprising:	09-16-2010
20100234754	Method and apparatus for measuring the state of hydration of hairy animals such as horses, camels, and the like - A method and apparatus for measuring and analyzing the state of hydration of a horse, camel or other hairy animal including providing power to a transmitting circuit to transmit a signal to electrodes resulting in a potential difference across the electrodes causing a flow of current between the electrodes reflecting the impedance encountered and sending a signal reflecting such information to receiving circuits which pass that data to processing circuits which process that data with other external inputs to produce an output display reflecting an indication of the state of hydration of the animal, comprising:	09-16-2010
20100234755	Electrode holder for use on hairy animals such as horses, camels, and the like - An electrode holder comprising a pair of electrodes connected by a flexible, insulating rod which controls the position of the electrodes with respect to each other and the topographic surfaces of the body or body part of the animal.	09-16-2010

Joseph E. Berger, Jr., Hillsborough, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090154663	SELF-PROVISIONING, NOTIFICATION, RETRIEVAL, AND SUBMISSION OF VISUAL VOICE MAIL - A method includes receiving from a visual voice mail (VVM) client a request to access VVM services and determining whether VVM services have been previously activated. The method further includes providing a negative response to the VVM client if it is determined that VVM services have not been activated and receiving, from the VVM client, a self-provisioning request to initialize VVM services. The method may also include configuring VVM services based on the self-provisioning request and providing, to the VVM client, an indication that VVM services have been configured. The method may additionally include providing notifications and retrieval of voice mail messages, and submitting voice mail messages from the user device.	06-18-2009

Joseph E. Bugai, St. Charles, MO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090304583	PATHOLOGICAL TISSUE DETECTION AND TREATMENT EMPLOYING TARGETED BENZOINDOLE OPTICAL AGENTS - Novel tumor specific phototherapeutic and photodiagnostic agents are disclosed. The compounds consist of a carbocyanine dye for visualization, photosensitizer for photodynamic treatment, and tumor receptor-avid peptide for site-specific delivery of the probe and phototoxic agent to diseased tissues. A combination of these elements takes full advantage of the unique and efficient properties of each component for an effective patient care management.	12-10-2009

Joseph E. Bugaj, Longmont, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110171124	In situ methods for monitoring the EMT status of tumor cells in vivo - The invention provides methods of determining in situ the EMT status of the cells of a tumor in a patient in vivo, including: (a) providing an EMT-status-detecting conjugate containing an antibody that binds to an EMT-status biomarker, and a reporter molecule; (b) introducing the conjugate into a patient with a tumor, such that the conjugate contacts the EMT-status biomarker of the cells of the tumor; (c) employing a means for detection of the signal from the conjugate at the tumor site; and (d) using a means for image analysis to localize and quantify the signal from the conjugate at the tumor site, a positive signal indicating the presence of epithelial tumor cells if the EMT-status biomarker is an epithelial biomarker, and mesenchymal tumor cells if the EMT-status biomarker is a mesenchymal biomarker. Such methods are useful for diagnosing patients who might benefit from treatment with drugs such as EGFR or IGF-1R kinase inhibitors, and for identifying and testing agents that inhibit tumor cells from undergoing an epithelial to mesenchymal transition. This invention also provides the above methods where an AFFIBODY® molecule that binds to an EMT-status biomarker is used instead of an antibody.	07-14-2011

Joseph E. Bugaj, Fairfield, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080233050	Diagnostic and therapeutic optical agents - Disclosed herein are compounds that may be characterized by some as cyanine and indocyanine dye bioconjugates. Compounds disclosed herein may be utilized (e.g., in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition) in a number of medical procedures, such as in the visualization and detection of tumors.	09-25-2008
20100022449	RECEPTOR-AVID EXOGENOUS OPTICAL CONTRAST AND THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Cyanine and indocyanine dye compounds and bioconjugates are disclosed. The present invention includes several cyanine and indocyanine dyes, including bioconjugates of the same, with a variety of bis- and tetrakis (carboxylic acid) homologues. The compounds of the invention may be conjugated to bioactive peptides, carbohydrates, hormones, drugs, or other bioactive agents. The small size of compounds of the invention allows favorable delivery to tumor cells as compared to larger molecular weight imaging agents. Further, use of a biocompatible organic solvent such as dimethylsulfoxide may be said to assist in maintaining the fluorescence of compounds of the invention. The compounds and bioconjugates herein disclosed are useful in a variety of medical applications including, but not limited to, diagnostic imaging and therapy, endoscopic applications for the detection of tumors and other abnormalities, localized therapy, photoacoustic tumor imaging, detection and therapy, and sonofluorescence tumor imaging, detection and therapy.	01-28-2010

Joseph E. Bugaj, St. Charles, MO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080275017	AROMATIC SULFENATES FOR TYPE I PHOTOTHERAPY - Novel sulfenate derivatives and their bioconjugates for phototherapy of tumors and other lesions. The sulfenates of the present invention are designed to absorb low-energy ultraviolet, visible, or near-infrared (NIR) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The phototherapeutic effect is caused by direct interaction of free radicals, the reactive intermediate produced upon photofragmentation of the sulfenate moiety, with the tissue of interest.	11-06-2008
20090016965	INTERNAL IMAGE ANTIBODIES FOR OPTICAL IMAGING AND THERAPY - Methods using internal image antibodies for photodiagnosis and/or phototherapy. The internal image antibodies are conjugated with a photoactive molecule such as a dye or photosensitizer, to target specific regions, such as biological receptors. The photoactive molecules are then activated for diagnosis or therapy. Advantageously, the internal image antibody is specific for a biological receptor, but does not require isolation of the receptor to prepare the antibody, and provides the desired specificity and selectivity for targeted diagnosis or therapy.	01-15-2009
20090263327	MINIMALLY INVASIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION MONITORING AGENTS - Highly hydrophilic indole and benzoindole derivatives that absorb and fluoresce in the visible region of light are disclosed. These compounds are useful for physiological and organ function monitoring. Particularly, the molecules of the invention are useful for optical diagnosis of renal and cardiac diseases and for estimation of blood volume in vivo.	10-22-2009

Joseph E. Carpentino, Gainesville, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110111434	COLON STEM CELLS ASSOCIATED WITH COLITISAND COLORECTAL CANCER AND METHODS OF USE - The disclosure provides methods of isolating and propagating self-renewing colonic stem/progenitor cells (CS/PCs) that express aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH1), from colon cancer and colitis tissues, as well as from normal colon tissue, methods of identifying agents for modulating the proliferative status of such cells, an methods of screening patients having colitis for an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Novel methods of adherent cell culture propagation of CS/PC involving use of colon-specific fibroblastic stromal cells (CFSt) {i.e. the “niche” cells) as support cells (e.g., “feeder cells”). The present disclosure encompasses an isolated mammalian pluripotent colon epithelial stem/progenitor cell (CS/PC), or a population of said cells, where each CS/PC may comprise a detectable marker, where the detectable marker is aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1), and where the isolated population of mammalian pluripotent CS/PCs is substantially free of cells that do not have the detectable ALDH 1 marker. The disclosure encompasses further provides methods for determining the prognosis for a patient for developing a colon cancer, the method detecting the presence of at least one marker in a tissue section from a patient, the marker or plurality of markers indicating the presence of a pluripotent colon epithelial stem/progenitor cells and indicating the prognosis of the patient for developing a colon cancer.	05-12-2011

Joseph E. Claya, Ortonville, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100038353	TRANSVERSE OVEN AND METHOD OF BAKING WORKPIECES - A manufacturing oven for and a method of baking a workpiece presenting a transverse orientation relative to the oven, includes dual radiant and convection heating sources operable to uniformly heat the workpiece by focusing convection heating air towards desirous parts of the workpiece, and preferably includes a chamber, a high emissivity false floor, at least one radiant heating element beneath the floor, at least one reflector beneath each element and configured to redirect radiant heat energy towards the floor, a fresh air heater for delivering fresh heated air into the chamber, an exhaust system for removing heated air and evaporated paint solvents from the chamber, and at least one ceiling fan operable to cause lighter heated air to flow from the ceiling of the chamber and towards the workpiece.	02-18-2010

Joseph E. Davis, Morgan Hill, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080266637	OPTICAL APPARATUS WITH REDUCED EFFECT OF MIRROR EDGE DIFFRACTION - A micromirror for use in an optical apparatus may comprise a reflective portion, configured to be rotatable about a switching axis and an attenuation axis that is different from the switching axis. The reflective portion may include an edge that is substantially parallel to the attenuation axis. The edge may include one or more edge features that protrude above a plane of the micromirror surface and/or are submerged below the plane of the micromirror surface, and/or have an edge shape that deviates from a straight line. Alternatively, an array of micromirrors may have mirrors characterized by sawtooth features disposed along edges that are substantially parallel to the attenuation axis.	10-30-2008
20090028503	FLEX SPECTRUM WSS - Switching optical signals containing a plurality of spectral channels characterized by a predetermined channel spacing is described. A selected beam deflector array may be selected from among a plurality of available beam deflector arrays configured to accommodate spectral channels of different channel spacings. The selected beam deflector array is configured to accommodate spectral channels of the predetermined channel spacing. The spectral channels are selectively optically coupled to the selected beam deflector array, which selectively optically couples the spectral channels between one or more input ports and one or more output ports.	01-29-2009
20110028926	Diaper Rash Prevention Apparatus - A diaper rash prevention apparatus includes a single layer enclosure with a flangeless aperture adapted for being placed in direct contact with the skin surrounding the anus for the purpose of directing fecal matter into the single layer enclosure. An adhesive may be disposed about the flangeless aperture to maintain the aperture in direct contact with the skin surrounding the anus. A cover may be releasably coupled over at least one of the flangeless aperture and the adhesive. An applicator may be used to assist in the installation of the single layer enclosure.	02-03-2011

Joseph E. Dupis, Ledyard, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090176415	Dielectric insert assembly for a communication connector to optimize crosstalk - A connector for a communications system concentrates crosstalk in the front of a plug housing. The plug housing has front and rear ends. An internal chamber opens on the rear end and is defined by housing walls. A plurality of slots extend through one of the housing walls adjacent the front end and into the internal chamber. A plurality of contacts are mounted in the slots for movement between retracted positions spaced from the internal chamber and inserted positions extending into the internal chamber. An insert assembly has at least one insert member disposed adjacent at least one of the plurality of contacts. The insert assembly is made of a higher dielectric material than the plug housing.	07-09-2009

Joseph E. Feldhausen, Appleton, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080203065	System and Method For Controlling And Coordinating Welding-Type Processes and Gouging-Type Processes - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system includes a welding-type power source configured to deliver welding-type power for a variety of welding-type processes. The system also includes a gouging torch connected to the welding-type power source to receive welding-type power during a gouging-type process and a wire feeder connected to the welding-type power source to receive welding-type power during a welding-process. Furthermore, the system includes a controller configured to coordinate operation of the wire feeder, the gouging torch, and the power supply to perform only one of the gouging-type process and the welding-type process at a given time.	08-28-2008
20080203066	MULTI-CABLE UMBILICAL CORD SYSTEM - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to improve work flow efficiency. Accordingly, a multi-cable umbilical cord system is provided that combines and couples a number of power, control, and gas deliver cables.	08-28-2008
20080203067	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING WELDING AND GOUGING OPERATIONS - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system includes a user interface and controller configured to coordinate both welding and gouging operations.	08-28-2008
20080203073	WELDING-TYPE SYSTEM HAVING A WIRE FEEDER SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED POWER SOURCE CONTROLS AND A WELDING-TYPE POWER SOURCE THAT IS FREE POWER PARAMETER SELECTION INTERFACES - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to protect improve work flow efficiency. Specifically, a welding-type power source is provided that is free of user interface devices designed to select power parameters. Instead, a wire feeder is provided that includes a user interface configured to receive operational and power parameters and a controller configured to control operation of the welding-type power source based on the feedback received through the user interface.	08-28-2008
20080203074	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A WELDING-TYPE SYSTEM FROM STRAIN - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to protect the components of the system against accidental damage and undue stresses. Specifically, portable structure and a strain protection system are provided. The strain protection system is supported by a portable structure and engages one or both of a welding-type cable and a power cable to transfer forces applied to the welding-type cable or power cable when adjusting a position of the portable structure to the support structure.	08-28-2008
20080203075	PORTABLE STRUCTURAL WELDING SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED RESOURCES - A system and method for an integrated structural welding system is designed to improve work flow efficiency. Specifically, a portable support structure is provided that includes a number of integrated components, such as transmission power receptacles and gas supply connections, that provide ready access to resources to perform a number of welding-type processes.	08-28-2008

Joseph E. Geniac, Greensboro, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090163058	ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TETHERED COVER - An electrical connector assembly includes a connector having a housing and a receptacle for mating with a mating connector. The assembly also includes a cover configured to attach to the housing, and a tether linking the housing to the cover. The tether includes a housing mount for installing the tether onto the housing, a cover mount for installing the tether onto the cover, and a link connecting the housing mount to the cover mount. The link is non-metallic.	06-25-2009

Joseph E. Gepner, Olathe, KS US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100030400	AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT - A system and method which implement automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) programs to permit pilots, co-pilots, and other persons to more quickly and easily perform control and monitoring tasks on aircraft. The system may be used to automatically change the frequency of an aircraft radio when a pilot or co-pilot is instructed to do so by ATC.	02-04-2010

Joseph E. Gepner, Overland Park, KS US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110084939	INFRARED TOUCHSCREEN ELECTRONICS - Touchscreen electronics for detecting touches on a display screen broadly comprises a plurality of transmitters, a plurality of receivers, and a controller. Each transmitter may transmit at least one beam across the display screen, wherein the beam may be switched on and off in a repeated pattern. The receivers may detect the beams from the transmitters, and each receiver may generate an “on” value that corresponds to the beam being switched on and an “off” value that corresponds to the beam being switched off. The controller communicates with the transmitters and the receivers and may be configured to determine that a touch has occurred when the “on” value generated by one of the receivers transitions in a sequence from greater than an upper level to less than a lower level.	04-14-2011

Joseph E. Geusic, Berkeley Heights, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090042360	STRAINED SEMICONDUCTOR BY FULL WAFER BONDING - One aspect of this disclosure relates to a method for forming a wafer with a strained semiconductor. In various embodiments of the method, a predetermined contour is formed in one of a semiconductor membrane and a substrate wafer. The semiconductor membrane is bonded to the substrate wafer and the predetermined contour is straightened to induce a predetermined strain in the semiconductor membrane. In various embodiments, a substrate wafer is flexed into a flexed position, a portion of the substrate wafer is bonded to a semiconductor layer when the substrate wafer is in the flexed position, and the substrate wafer is relaxed to induce a predetermined strain in the semiconductor layer. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.	02-12-2009
20090256243	LOW K INTERCONNECT DIELECTRIC USING SURFACE TRANSFORMATION - Systems, devices and methods are provided to improve performance of integrated circuits by providing a low-k insulator. One aspect is an integrated circuit insulator structure. One embodiment includes a solid structure of an insulator material, and a precisely determined arrangement of at least one void formed within the solid structure which lowers an effective dielectric constant of the insulator structure. One aspect is a method of forming a low-k insulator structure. In one embodiment, an insulator material is deposited, and a predetermined arrangement of at least one hole is formed in a surface of the insulator material. The insulator material is annealed such that the low-k dielectric material undergoes a surface transformation to transform the arrangement of at least one hole into predetermined arrangement of at least one empty space below the surface of the insulator material. Other aspects are provided herein.	10-15-2009
20110250430	METHOD OF FORMING CELLULAR MATERIAL - Systems, devices and methods are provided that are related to cellular materials that have a precisely-determined arrangement of voids formed using surface transformation. In various embodiments, the cellular materials are suitable for use in various structural, mechanical and/or thermal applications. One aspect of the present subject matter is a method of forming cellular material. According to various embodiments of the method, a predetermined arrangement of the plurality of holes is formed in a volume of material through a surface of the volume of material. The volume of material is annealed such that the volume of material undergoes a surface transformation in which the arrangement of the plurality of holes is transformed into a predetermined arrangement of at least one empty space below the surface of the volume of material. Other aspects are provided herein.	10-13-2011

Joseph E. Gortych, Colchester, VT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090202074	QKD station with EMI signature suppression - Methods and systems for suppressing the electromagnetic interference (EMI) signature generated by a QKD station are disclosed. One of the methods includes generating two or more modulator drive signals corresponding to two or more of the n possible modulator states of the particular QKD protocol. The modulator drive signals are sent to a random number generation (RNG) unit, which randomly selects one of the two or more modulator drive signals and passes it to the modulator. Another method involves generating two modulator drive signals, wherein the voltage sum is constant. One signal is sent to the modulator while the other is sent to a circuit-terminating element, which can be a second modulator. The method suppresses the EMI signature associated with individual modulation states. This prevents an eavesdropper from gaining information about the modulator states via the EMI signature, which information could otherwise yield information about the exchanged key.	08-13-2009

Joseph E. Holveck, Gardiner, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100021266	Directional fastener - A fastener self-directed to change form and direction in order to conform to a desired fastening trajectory.	01-28-2010

Joseph E. Horbst, Newberg, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110215736	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LIGHTING CONTROL AND MONITORING - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to control of lighting systems at individual-light-fixture, local, regional, and larger-geographical-area levels. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a hierarchical lighting-control system including an automated network-control center that may control up to many millions of individual lighting fixtures and lighting elements, regional routers interconnected to the network-control center or network-control centers by public communications networks, each of which controls hundreds to thousands of individual light fixtures, and light-management units, interconnected to regional routers by radio-frequency communications and/or power-line communications, each of which controls components within a lighting fixture, including lighting elements. LED-luminaire drivers, sensors, and other devices.	09-08-2011

Joseph E. Huesing, Chesterfield, MO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100192265	NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES FROM DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA LECONTE AND USES THEREOF - Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from the Western Corn Rootworm,	07-29-2010
20110154545	NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES FROM DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA LECONTE AND USES THEREOF - Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from the Western Corn Rootworm,	06-23-2011
20110166335	Xenorhabdus sp. genome sequences and uses thereof - The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from	07-07-2011
20110167520	Xenorhabdus sp. genome sequences and uses thereof - The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from	07-07-2011

Joseph E. Imbriglia, Wexford, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110077744	Resurfacing Implant for the Wrist and Method of Implantation Thereof - A modular resurfacing implant for a radioscaphoid joint of a wrist includes a stem and an articular component coupled to the stem. The stem includes a threaded body for implantation into a distal radius and a connection member positioned at a second end of the stem. The articular component includes a body member configured to resurface a scaphoid fossa of the distal radius. The body member includes a concave top surface matching a curvature of the scaphoid fossa and a bottom surface having a post extending therefrom that is configured to mate with the connection member of the stem. The articular component is configured to resurface the scaphoid fossa while leaving a lunate fossa of the distal radius intact.	03-31-2011

Joseph E. Kaminkow, Reno, NV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268941	GAMING DEVICE HAVING TRANSFORMABLE WILD SYMBOLS OR CARDS WITH WILD SIGNAL INDICATORS - A gaming device having a transformable wild symbol or card on a set of reels or a transformable wild card in a set of cards, wherein the transformable wild symbol or card provides a signal to a player through a wild indicator or a non-wild indicator. The wild indicator indicates that the transformable wild symbol or card is in a wild state. The non-wild indicator indicates that the transformable wild symbol or card is in a non-wild state. In a wild state, the transformable wild symbol or card acts as a wild symbol or card on a set of reels, or a wild card.	10-30-2008
20100160031	GAMING DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE SELECTABLE DISPLAY INTERFACES BASED ON PLAYER'S WAGERS - An apparatus and method for displaying multiple gaming device interfaces for the same wagering game is provided. The game can be a slot game although other wagering games are also within the scope of the present invention. In one embodiment, the exact same game is played using one of a plurality of different display interfaces, wherein the gaming device enables the player to select which interface to play. The player can play the game using one interface and then switch interfaces to provide a fresh display or to change the player's luck. The player can then switch back to the original interface or select a brand new interface depending upon how many interfaces overall are provided.	06-24-2010

Joseph E. Kandell, Battle Creek, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110017567	Housing Member For Clutch Mechanism - A housing member for a friction clutch and a method for making it. The housing member is made for use with two differently sized fan members. Two annular raised mounting pilot surfaces are provided, one of which is machine finished for mounting one of the two fan members. Two sets of fan member mounting holes are also provided, one set of which is used to mount one of the two fan members thereon.	01-27-2011

Joseph E. Kegelman, Wilmington, DE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090129979	CLINICAL ANALYZER HAVING A VARIABLE CYCLE TIME AND THROUGHPUT - A clinical analyzer having the capability to operate at both a higher and lower throughput, depending upon the assay load demand experienced by the hospital or laboratory, so that analyzer throughput most closely matches assay demand.	05-21-2009

Joseph E. Keslin, Munster, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100114985	MANAGING THE CONTENT OF SHARED SLIDE PRESENTATIONS - Systems, methods, and software applications for managing slide presentation content are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium comprises logic adapted to disassemble a plurality of slide presentations into a plurality of individual files, wherein each individual file corresponds to a single slide of a respective slide presentation. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to extract information from each slide and logic adapted to compare the extracted information from each slide and consolidate groups of slides that are substantially similar.	05-06-2010
20100114991	MANAGING THE CONTENT OF SHARED SLIDE PRESENTATIONS - Systems, methods, and software applications for managing slide presentation content are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium comprises logic adapted to enable a user to enter one or more search terms via a graphical user interface, the one or more search terms being used to initiate a text search of individual slides disassembled from one or more slide presentations and stored in an external database. Additional logic is adapted to display results of the text search on the graphical user interface, which displays a visual representation of a plurality of the individual slides resulting from the text search. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to enable a user to select one or more of the individual slides displayed on the graphical user interface.	05-06-2010
20110188761	CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION THROUGH GLYPH DATA MATCHING - Approaches for enabling a computerized entity to recognize characters in an electronic document. In a persistent data store, character identification data is stored. Character identification data is data that, for one or more characters of one or more fonts, associates (a) glyph data for a character with (b) code point data for the character, where the glyph data describes how to render the character on or to an output device, and the code point data identifies, to the computerized entity, the identity of the character. Upon determining that an embedded font document, such as a PDF document, does not include a set of code point data for a particular character, the character identification data is consulted to determine the identity of the particular character. In this way, a machine can recognize characters in the embedded font document and perform functions such as indexing or searching on the embedded font document.	08-04-2011

Joseph E. Knepley, Jr., Falls Church, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110228702	System and Method for Providing Network Resiliency - The invention is directed toward an automated system and process to provide resiliency to a network infrastructure where traditional established methods tend to fail. The system analyzes the underlying physical characteristics of the network topology to identify physically diverse backup routing paths among nodes in the network. The system takes as input the number of diverse paths desired and a characteristic(s) used to choose the most desirable paths, such as delay, flow, or cost. The invention searches for multiple solutions for the selected number of diverse paths within the network.	09-22-2011

Joseph E. Korleski, Jr., Newark, DE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090283206	NON-SHORTENING WRAPPED BALLOON - A non-shortening catheter balloon having a longitudinal axis and an inflatable balloon able to be affixed to a catheter shaft is provided. The balloon has an uninflated length which remains relatively unchanged upon inflation and is formed of least two helically oriented wrapped passes of balloon materials at a balanced force angle. Methods of making this balloon are also provided.	11-19-2009
20100049123	Catheter balloons with integrated non-distensible seals - A catheter balloon with integral non-distending regions having a plurality of layers which wind around the balloon material and overlap to form an angle of between 45 and 90 degrees relative to each other upon inflation, and methods of making the non-distending regions are provided.	02-25-2010

Joseph E. Koskol, Wilmington, DE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110203964	PRECISION WIND SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERIC FIBER AND METHOD FOR SAME - A method of winding an elastomeric yarn, such as spandex, onto a spool includes the steps of providing a spool; providing an elastomeric yarn; rotating the spool at a speed to define a spool rotation speed; moving the yarn traversely with respect to the spool in an alternating to and fro manner to define a traverse frequency; winding the yarn onto the spool; controlling the ratio of the spool rotation speed to the traverse frequency to define a wind ratio during the winding of the yarn onto the spool; and decreasing the traverse speed as the yarn is wound onto the spool in an inverse proportion to an amount of yarn that has been wound. The winding of the yarn onto the spool forms a yarn cake on the spool. The traverse speed may be decreased in inverse proportion to a diameter of the yarn cake. The method may further include the step of shifting the yarn by a pitch for each rotation of the spool.	08-25-2011

Joseph E. Kurczodyna, Lake Forest, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100293091	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A FAST AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE (FAS) INDEX MORTGAGE FUND - A method for providing mortgage services. The method includes storing in memory a pool of index rates and storing a set of credit ratings each associated with one of the index rates. In the method, with a hardware processor, loan application data that is related to a borrower and a real estate property is received with a hardware processor. The method includes running a credit rating classifier to assign one of the credit ratings based on the received loan application data. A rate association module assigns the one of the index rates associated with the assigned one of the credit ratings to the borrower or a loan application associated with the received loan application data. The pool of index rates includes a number of values (less than five, for example) and each of the values may be associated with an interest rate less than about five percent.	11-18-2010

Joseph E. Leiato, Grafenwoehr DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110017153	System for on demand hydrogen production and delivery of hydrogen to an internal combustion engine - The invention discloses a system for the production of hydrogen from water by electrolysis. A container, defining a first portion for holding a plurality of parallel and plate like anodes and a second portion for holding a plurality of parallel and plate like cathodes. A cover is provided for the first portion with an outlet and an attached duct for oxygen, wherein the duct for oxygen leads to the environment. The cover is provided for the second portion with an outlet and an attached duct for hydrogen, wherein the duct for hydrogen leads to an internal combustion engine. An inlet to the container provides water from a reservoir, so that the level of water is maintained at a constant level within the container.	01-27-2011
20110017607	On demand hydrogen production unit and method for the on demand production of hydrogen - The invention discloses an on demand hydrogen production unit and a method for the production of hydrogen from water by electrolysis. A container, defining a first portion for holding a plurality of parallel and plate like anodes and a second portion for holding a plurality of parallel and plate like cathodes. A cover is provided with an outlet and an attached duct for oxygen, wherein the duct for oxygen leads to the environment. The cover for the second portion is provided with an outlet and an attached duct for hydrogen, wherein the duct for hydrogen leads to an energy user or an internal combustion engine. An inlet to the container provides water from a reservoir, so that the level of water is maintained at a constant level within the container.	01-27-2011
20110048932	Unit for the electrolysis of water - The invention discloses a unit for the electrolysis of water. The unit includes a plurality of stacked conductive plates which are separated from each other by a non conductive sealing ring. At least one of the stacked conductive plates functions as an anode. A plurality of the conductive plates functions as a cathode, wherein the number of cathodes is double the number of anodes.	03-03-2011

Joseph E. Lescovich, Pittsburgh, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090020163	Siphon Breaker - A siphon breaker includes a housing having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The siphon breaker includes a stop valve adapted to transition from a closed position in which gas is substantially prevented from entering the gas inlet, and an open position in which gas is introduced into the gas inlet. The siphon breaker includes a control valve having a control valve gas inlet, a control valve gas outlet, and an electrically operated actuator. The control valve is adapted to transition from a closed position in which gas is substantially prevented from entering the control valve gas inlet, to an open position in which gas is through the control valve gas inlet.	01-22-2009

Joseph E. Luttwak, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090183618	Stringed Musical Instruments and Methods of Making Thereof - An improved stringed musical instrument includes a unitary shell having a head, a neck and a body. The unitary shell has an asymmetrical waist having a substantially flat side and a substantially concave side. The instrument also includes a soundboard configured to be attached to the unitary shell. The soundboard includes a body portion having a sound hole located substantially adjacent the substantially flat side of the waist of the unitary shell. The union of the unitary shell and the soundboard results in the formation of a substantially hollow cavity in the unitary shell, with the hollow cavity acoustically coupled to the sound hole. In some embodiments, the hollow cavity extends through the head, the neck and the body, with an optional supplemental sound hole positioned at the head. The instrument can be strengthened by one or more reinforcing structures strategically located on the interior surfaces of the body, neck and/or soundboard.	07-23-2009

Joseph E. Mayher, Chillicothe, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110215168	Water Sprinkler - A water sprinkler includes a base defining a first cavity and an outflow opening, a conduit assembly positioned in said first cavity and defining a first channel and a second channel, and said first channel defining a first channel inlet and a first channel outlet, and further said second channel defining a second channel inlet and a second channel outlet, and a timer mechanism having a timer inlet and a timer outlet, said timer mechanism being configured to operate in (i) a first mode in which fluid is allowed to pass between said timer inlet and said timer outlet, and (ii) a second mode in which fluid is prevented from passing between said timer inlet and said timer outlet, wherein said first channel outlet is positioned in fluid communication with said timer inlet, wherein said second channel inlet is positioned in fluid communication with said timer outlet, and wherein said base and said conduit assembly are configured so that fluid advancing through the water sprinkler must pass through both (i) said second channel outlet, and (ii) said outflow opening.	09-08-2011
20110226867	Water Sprinkler - A water sprinkler includes a base, a timer mechanism having a timer inlet and a timer outlet, the timer mechanism being configured to operate in (i) a first mode in which fluid is allowed to pass between the timer inlet and the timer outlet, and (ii) a second mode in which fluid is prevented from passing between the timer inlet and the timer outlet, a motor having a motor inlet, a motor outlet, and a drive member, the motor configured to move the drive member in response to fluid passing from the motor inlet to the motor outlet, and a spray member coupled to the motor outlet, the spray member configured to move in response to movement of the drive member, wherein the base includes a first base retention structure and a second base retention structure.	09-22-2011

Joseph E. Mietus, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100069762	System And Method For Assessing Sleep Quality - An assessment of sleep quality and sleep disordered breathing is determined from cardiopulmonary coupling between two physiological data series. An R-R interval series is derived from an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. The normal beats from the R-R interval series are extracted to produce a normal-to-normal interval series. The amplitude variations in the QRS complex are used to extract a surrogate respiration signal (i.e., ECG-derived respiration) associated with the NN interval series. The two series are corrected to remove outliers, and resampled. The cross-spectral power and coherence of the two resampled signals are calculated over a plurality of coherence windows. For each coherence window, the product of the coherence and cross-spectral power is used to calculate coherent cross-power. Using the appropriate thresholds for the coherent cross-power, the proportion of sleep spent in CAP, non-CAP, and wake and/or REM are determined. Coherent cross-power can be applied to differentiate obstructive from non-obstructive disease, and admixtures of the same.	03-18-2010

Joseph E. Newgarden, Jr., Hendersonville, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090236869	Light attenuator for automobile drivers - An automobile light attenuating system mounted above the doors and windshield around both sides and the front of an automobile interior designed to allow a special light-blocking plate to be positioned along a support frame by an automobile driver using simple finger-tip controls mounted on a steering wheel. A carriage supports and conveys the light-blocking plate throughout the range of the support frame when a dc motor is activated. The DC motor draws the carriage along the frame by pulling a cable in a first or a second, opposite, direction, according to the position of control switches activated by the automobile driver. Thus, a driver is able to conveniently and quickly move an effective light attenuating means into any optimal position between himself or herself and a source of bright light to reduce the blinding effect caused by the bright light.	09-24-2009

Joseph E. Owensby, Spartanburg, SC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080248162	On-demand meat tenderizing package - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a compartmented marinade package comprising a food product, such as a cut of meat, loaded into a first compartment and a frozen food additive loaded into a second compartment. The package includes a rupturable seal separating the two compartments to allow the mixing and marinating of the food product and food additive when desired by a user. The user squeezes the desired storage chamber and the pressure applied thereto causes the rupturable seal to break, allowing intermixing between the compartments.	10-09-2008
20100054636	Metering pouch for dispensing flowable product - The presently disclosed subject matter is a novel adaptation of a pouch that enables the measurement and dispensing of unit doses of flowable products. Particularly, the disclosed pouch utilizes the addition of a separate section of film that separates the pouch into a main reservoir and a dispensing reservoir. The use of the dividing film allows the structural integrity of the pouch to remain intact. The dividing film also comprises an opening that allows communication between the two reservoirs to achieve dispensing of the flowable product.	03-04-2010
20110038570	Easy Open and Reclosable Package with Discrete Tape and Die-cut Web - An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete tape including a base strip between first and second side panels; at least a first portion of the first surface of the strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive and adhered by the adhesive to the inner surface of the first panel at a first location, and a second portion of the first surface of the strip anchored to the inner surface of the first panel at a second location; a die cut in the first panel, the die cut defining a die cut segment, the die cut segment so arranged that when the package is opened, it can be reclosed by adhering at least one of the first and second panels to the adhesive; and a product in the pouch.	02-17-2011
20110081460	Suspension packaging with on-demand oxygen exposure - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an article that enables on-demand blooming of an oxygen-sensitive product packaged within the interior of the article. Specifically, the product can be packaged between two films, wherein at least one of the films is oxygen-permeable. The edges of the films can be attached to one or more suspension frames, such that the product is suspended between the two frames. The oxygen-impermeable film is covered in with an oxygen-impermeable material that can be removed on demand to promote blooming.	04-07-2011
20110097019	Easy Open Package with Discrete Panel Section with Easy-Open Sealant - An easy-open package includes a pouch including a first and second side panel, and a discrete panel section having an inner surface at least a portion of which includes an easy-open sealant, the discrete panel section and the second side panel joined together along at least a portion of their respective first and second side edges with an easy-open seal, the first end of the discrete panel section joined to the second side panel with an easy-open seal, the package absent a die cut in the first side panel, and the discrete panel section anchored to the first side panel; and a product in the pouch. Methods of packaging are also disclosed.	04-28-2011
20110097024	Easy Open Package with Discrete Panel Section with Die-Cut - An easy-open package includes a pouch including a discrete panel section having a die cut, the panel section including an outer and inner surface, a first and second side edge, and a first and second end, at least a portion of the inner surface comprising a sealant, wherein the panel section and the second side panel are joined together along at least a portion of their respective first and second side edges with a seal, and the first end of the discrete panel section is joined to the second side panel, and a die cut is disposed in the discrete panel section; and the panel section is anchored to the first side panel; and a product disposed in the pouch.	04-28-2011
20110174870	PACKAGE, CONTAINER, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR CONTAINING A FOOD PRODUCT - A package includes a support member and a second support member coupled to a base member. The support members may be configurable between a heating position and a storage position. When in the heating position a recess is positioned below the support members. The package may be part of an assembly further including a flexible container. The flexible container may include a first portion with a food product and a second portion configured to receive liquid byproducts given off by the food product. The second portion of the flexible container may be received in the recess when the assembly is in the heating position.	07-21-2011
20110236540	Ovenable cook-in film with reduced protein adhesion - The presently disclosed subject matter relates generally to packaging films that exhibit favorable sealing characteristics and reduced adhesion to meat at high temperatures. The presently disclosed subject matter also relates to packages constructed from such films and methods of using the films in high temperature applications.	09-29-2011

Joseph E. Paganessi, Burr Ridge, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080274240	ADAPTIVE CONTROLLER AND EXPERT SYSTEM FOOD PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for controlling efficacy of a food processing system. The method includes, responsive to receiving set points from an automatic expert system, operating an adaptive controller to perform steps including comparing the set points from the automatic expert system to process variables for the food processing system. The steps also include generating an error signal indicating a difference between the compared process variables and the set points and adjusting control settings for the food processing system using the error signal and one or more control parameters. The adaptive controller is configured to automatically modify the control parameters in response to a detected change in at least one of the set points and the process variables.	11-06-2008
20100275514	BIOMASS GASIFICATION/PYROLYSIS SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A system and process capable of promoting the energy content of a syngas produced from a biomass material. The system and process entail compacting a loose biomass material and simultaneously introducing the compacted biomass material into an entrance of a reactor tube, and then heating the compacted biomass material within the tube to a temperature at which organic molecules within the biomass material break down to form ash and a fuel gas mixture. The fuel gas mixture is withdrawn from the tube and the ash is removed from the tube through an exit thereof. The entrance and exit of the tube, the compaction step, and the removal step cooperate to inhibit ingress of air into the tube by forming a plug of the biomass material at the entrance of the tube and a plug of ash at the exit of the tube.	11-04-2010

Joseph E. Panigot, Germantown, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100044983	Collapsible Utility Cart - The present invention is directed toward a collapsible cart adapted for use in recreational areas. The cart includes a body, a support platform, and a first wheel assembly and a second wheel assembly. Each wheel assembly includes a frame and a wheel adapted to slide along the frame. The frame includes a pivot point that reorients wheels from a stowed position to a deployed position. The cart may further include removable fences, as well as a foldable backstop. In use, the cart may be folded from a deployed position, in which it rolls along a surface to transport items, to a stowed position, in which it is collapsed in a compact geometry for storage. The cart may further be integrated into a chair such that the platform provides a seat and a seat back.	02-25-2010
20100229907	Freestanding Collapsible Shelter - A freestanding, collapsible shelter is disclosed. The shelter includes a roof structure having a roof hub, a ridge poles pivotable from a deployed position to a stowed position, gable poles pivotable from a deployed position to a stowed position. The shelter further includes a freestanding leg section that supports the roof structure over a supporting surface when the shelter is disposed in its deployed position. The shelter may also include a canopy.	09-16-2010

Joseph E. Pappano, West Chester, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080222696	System, Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Facilitating Digital Communications - A computer-implemented method and apparatus prevents unsecured access to a computer over a network by a client running on a remote computer. In one aspect of the present invention, a client policy is stored on the remote computer. The client policy includes a configuration of the remote computer that reduces the likelihood of a security breach of the computer as a result of the remote computer accessing the computer. A request is received from a user for access to the computer. It is verified that the remote computer conforms with the client policy, and the client is connected to said computer.	09-11-2008

Joseph E. Pedroza, Vista, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090103785	OCULAR IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE - A method and system for authenticating a user of a medical device is provided. Ocular signatures are stored in a database for at least one permitted user. Stored ocular signatures are compared to an individual ocular signature. The user can employ selected functionality of the medical device when at least one stored ocular signature substantially matches the individual ocular signature. The device may include a medical component and a computing device. The computing device includes a database configured to receive and maintain permitted user ocular signatures and a computational utility configured to compare the ocular signature of the user to at least one permitted user ocular signature maintained in the database. Upon determining that the ocular signature of the user substantially matches at least one permitted user ocular signature, the user is authorized to employ selected functionality of the medical device.	04-23-2009

Joseph E. Pelati, Huoston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110105818	Dehydrogenation Catalyst with a Water Gas Shift Co-Catalyst - A catalyst comprising a dehydrogenation catalyst and a water gas shift co-catalyst can be used for the dehydrogenation of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to alkenylaromatic hydrocarbons. For instance, the catalyst can be used for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene. The catalyst can include an iron compound, a potassium compound, and a cerium compound.	05-05-2011

Joseph E. Penkala, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100323910	DNA Microarray for Quantitative Detection of Microbial Processes in the Oilfield - A DNA microarray having correctly designed target nucleotide sequences bound thereto generates a quantifiable signal when the microarray hybridizes a field sample nucleotide sequence that indicates a microbial process in a field sample from an oilfield, for instance from downhole. Such DNA microarrays may be designed and manufactured to detect microbial production of hydrogen sulfide, organic acids, surfactants, and gases as well as thermophilic bacterial activity. The field sample nucleotide sequences may be tagged with a fluorescent molecular label, so that the DNA microarrays may generate signals, such as fluorescent signals that may be measured and quantified to provide a more accurate way to correlate bacterial processes in the oilfield than presently available methods.	12-23-2010
20110195938	PROCESS FOR PREVENTING OR MITIGATING BIOFOULING - Biofouling may be prevented or at least mitigated by employing a cinnamaldehyde additive to augment the affect of the conventional biocide. Exemplary cinnamaldehyde additives include, but are not limited to, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid and cinnamyl alcohol. A cinnamaldehyde additive by itself, in some applications, may also inhibit biofouling.	08-11-2011

Joseph E. Ploucha, Commerce Township, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110125384	AIR PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TURBOCHARGER SYSTEMS - A system for an engine with a turbocharger system includes a rate determination module, a limiting rate selection module, a throttle inlet absolute pressure (TIAP) calculation module, and a throttle control module. The rate determination module generates a pressure rate value based on a pressure difference between a current TIAP signal from a TIAP sensor and a previous TIAP signal. The limiting rate selection module selects a limiting rate based on the pressure rate value. The TIAP calculation module generates a calculated TIAP signal based on the limiting rate and the current TIAP signal. The throttle control module generates a throttle control signal based on the calculated TIAP signal and actuates an inlet throttle valve of the engine based on the throttle control signal.	05-26-2011

Joseph E. Rolling, Jr., Fredonia, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100264678	Introduction of the panther multi task tool - A gripper device, having two rotably connected gripper arms substantially longer than the length of the trigger handle structure, is taught. The arms open when the handle is squeezed and close when handle is released. Each arm has a set of grip and hold hooks. Together, the first grip and hold hook on each arm grips and holds a pair of socks for putting on, while the second grip and hold hook grips and holds socks on a wearer's foot for removal. The device grips and holds up to 25 pounds and grips and lifts up to five pounds. A thumb lock can lock the jam plate into a position relative to the plunger rod providing for unrestricted upward and downward movement of the rod, but when in unlocked position the plunger rod has unrestricted downward, but restricted upward motion allowing for the setting of many width openings.	10-21-2010

Joseph E. Schwietz, Jr., Forest Lake, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090188975	SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN A SELF-SERVICE LIBRARY TERMINAL - A library terminal permits a user to execute a loan transaction without assistance. The library terminal (i) provides a visible scan line from a bar code reader indicating the correct positioning of the bar code on a circulating item, (ii) leads a user through a loan transaction, (iii) provides an explicit feedback to a user when an article has an improper position on the article receiving area, (iv) both checks out and checks in circulating items, (v) stores fonts in bit maps of screen displays instead of in a separate font memory, (vi) integrates a security marker reader, a printer, and a controller in the same housing, (vii) processes financial transactions related to the borrowing of circulating items, and/or (viii) displays actions for helping the user to correct errors in use of the terminal.	07-30-2009

Joseph E. Sicari, Scottsdale, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080291392	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS - A system and method for providing a discernable marking within a contact lens including forming a marking section substantially simultaneously with the formation of a bulk section of said lens. The marking section may be formed entirely during formation of the bulk section or may include preformed elements and may be extruded, inlaid, embedded, injected, or dyed within the bulk section. The bulk section may be formed as a rod, a sheet, or as an injection molded lens. The marking section extends substantially from the front to back surfaces of the lens.	11-27-2008

Joseph E. Sielski, Orange, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100084309	Foldable tray for packaging bakery products - A flat foldable tray preferably manufactured from recycled paper content and having sets of fold lines formed therein along which the tray can be bent to create different geometric shapes for packaging a variety of baked goods, or the like. By way of a preferred embodiment, the foldable tray is a square having four sides of identical length. The sides of the tray and the sets of fold lines are aligned with one another to form the sides of one square, one octagon, and three rectangles, each of which having an identical center and lying inside the perimeter of the square tray. Adjacent fold lines which form the sides of each of the inside square, octagon and rectangles intersect one another at the four sides of the square tray. A pair of dividers may be coupled to one another and attached to the foldable tray at upturned corners thereof to create independent storage compartments in which to carry individual baked goods.	04-08-2010

Joseph E. Sluz, Ellicott City, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110206386	Apparatus and Method for Stabilizing Power to an Optical Multimode Receiver - To stabilize power to an optical multimode receiver a multimode variable optical attenuator is connected to the receiver with the attenuator's voltage being controlled using a feedback signal provided by an output detector, the signal being processed using a control algorithm based on proportional-integrate-differential theory.	08-25-2011

Joseph E. Sluz, Ellicot City, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110229081	Apparatus and Method for Increasing the Effective Capture Area in Optical Terminals - At least two single-mode optical fibers are fused together such that their cores are separated by only a few microns to serve as a capture element of an incoming beam of light in an optical terminal.	09-22-2011

Joseph E. Stagnitto, Rochester, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110249793	TUBE ALIGNMENT FOR MOBILE RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A radiography system for obtaining a radiographic image of a subject has a radiation source energizable to direct radiant energy along a radiation path and an imaging receiver sensitive to the radiant energy for forming the radiographic image. A sensor apparatus is disposed to provide one or more output signals that are indicative at least of centering of the radiation path with respect to the receiver, of an angle of the receiver relative to the radiation path, and of a source-to-image distance along the radiation path. A display apparatus generates, in response to the one or more output signals, a display that indicates the centering of the radiation path with respect to the receiver and that provides one or more values indicative of at least the source-to-image distance and the angle of the receiver relative to the radiation path.	10-13-2011
20110249807	COLLAPSIBLE COLUMN MOVEMENT APPARATUS FOR MOBILE X-RAY DEVICE - A mobile radiography apparatus has a portable transport frame and a sectioned vertical column mounted on the frame and defining a vertical axis and having a base section having a fixed vertical position relative to the vertical axis and at least one movable section that is translatable to a variable vertical position along the vertical axis. A counterbalance apparatus is coupled to the at least one movable section of the vertical column with an actuator that is energizable to translate the at least one movable section along the vertical axis. A boom apparatus supports an x-ray source and is coupled to the at least one movable section for vertical displacement of the boom apparatus to a height position. A height sensing element provides a signal that is indicative of the height position of the boom apparatus.	10-13-2011

Joseph E. Sunstrom, Merrimack, NH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100178538	NON-UNIFORM CONDUCTIVE COATING FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Cathodes that include an active cathode material are described. The active cathode material can be coated.	07-15-2010

Joseph E. Thompson, Sr., San Anstonio, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080318812	OIL BASED CONCENTRATED SLURRIES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - New hydrocarbon based slurry compositions and drilling, fracturing, completion and production fluids including the hydrocarbon based slurry composition are disclosed, where the composition includes a hydrocarbon soluble polymer adapted to decrease particle settling rates of particulate materials present in the fluids and in the case of fluids that include hydratable materials to increase hydration properties of such materials.	12-25-2008

Joseph E. Vandevier, Owasso, OK US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080271886	Downhole Gas Compressor - A method for producing gas from a well with low pressure involves running a bottom hole pressure test to graph a P-Q curve. The operator computes a frictional pressure drop due to friction of the gas flowing through the production tubing to the surface. A packer is set above perforations in the well. A screw pump is selected that has a capacity equal to the sum of the frictional pressure drop plus a desired wellhead pressure. The screw pump has a flow rate capacity determined from the P-Q curve. The operator may vary the frequency of a downhole motor to achieve the desired wellhead pressure.	11-06-2008

Joseph E. Van Riper, Germantown, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100194979	MULTI-LINGUAL TRANSMISSION AND DELAY OF CLOSED CAPTION CONTENT THROUGH A DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system and method of blending multiple closed caption language streams into a single output for transmission using closed caption encoding devices. Closed caption signals are created by remote closed caption generating systems that are connected to an input device, such as a stenography keyboard or voice recognition system. The closed caption signals are generated at multiple remote closed caption generating systems and in different languages, and are then independently transmitted to a multiplexing system where they are properly identified and blended into a single output data stream. The single output data stream is then delivered to a closed caption encoding device via a connection such as an Ethernet or serial connection.	08-05-2010

Joseph E. Van Riper, Iii, Germantown, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100175082	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING SPONSOR INFORMATION INTO CLOSED CAPTION CONTENT OF A VIDEO SIGNAL - Disclosed is a system and method of combining traditional programming caption data with advertising caption data in a single closed caption data stream. Advertising caption data is received from a data warehouse. When such advertising caption data is encoded into the closed caption data stream, it must temporally displace the traditional programming caption data that would otherwise be displayed. Thus, such programming caption data is buffered during display of the advertising caption data, and then is played out in an intelligent yet accelerated manner to maintain readability and recover the time lost during the sponsorship event.	07-08-2010
20110173655	AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHIC ADVERTISEMENT SELECTION AND OVERLAY - Disclosed is a computer implemented system and method for the automated selection and overlay of graphical advertisements into a video signal. A broadcaster is prompted to confirm an automated selection of suitable graphical advertisements having demographic profiles that match to some extent the demographics of the broadcaster's intended audience. An advertising server receives the broadcaster's confirmation of graphical advertisements that may be overlaid on the broadcaster's intended video program, and forwards those selected graphical advertisements to a video processor, which in turn overlays one or more of the selected graphical advertisements in authorized insertion windows in the broadcaster's video program and forwards the combined video signal/overlaid graphical advertisement through traditional program distribution channels (e.g., cable television, satellite television, and the like).	07-14-2011

Joseph E. Yokajty, Webster, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080278548	PRINTER HAVING IMPROVED GAS FLOW DROP DEFLECTION - A drop generator operable to selectively form a drop having a first size and a drop having a second size from liquid emitted through a nozzle associated with the drop generator. The drop having the first size and the drop having the second size travel along a drop trajectory with the first size being larger than the second size when compared to each other. Each of the drops has a drop velocity. A gas flow deflection system includes a gas flow that is directed at a deflection zone that comprises at least a portion of the drop trajectory. The gas flow in the deflection zone includes a velocity vector having a parallel velocity component and a perpendicular velocity component with the parallel velocity component and the perpendicular velocity component being defined relative to the drop trajectory.	11-13-2008
20080284835	INTEGRAL, MICROMACHINED GUTTER FOR INKJET PRINTHEAD - The invention provides an ink jet printhead comprising a monolithic printhead with an integral gutter system wherein said gutter system is provided with an end wall adjacent to the ink stream and wherein the side of the wall adjacent the ink direction is generally parallel to the ink direction through said print head.	11-20-2008
20090295879	CONTINUOUS PRINTHEAD CONTOURED GAS FLOW DEVICE - A continuous liquid printing system gas flow device includes a gas flow duct structure including a first wall and a second wall. The first wall and the second wall are positioned spaced apart and opposite each other to form an opening. The first wall is contoured such that a distance between the first wall and the second wall varies when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the opening.	12-03-2009
20090295880	CONTINUOUS PRINTHEAD GAS FLOW DUCT INCLUDING DRAIN - In an inkjet printhead using a gas flow, typically air, to deflect select drop into catch, gas flow (air) ducts are employed to direct the air across the drop trajectories. Improved air ducts include liquid flow channels in a wall of the air duct are provided to allow ink to be removed from the air duct without disrupting the air flow in the duct. A process for cleaning the air duct using the liquid flow channel is also provided.	12-03-2009
20100110150	PRINTHEAD HAVING IMPROVED GAS FLOW DEFLECTION SYSTEM - A printhead includes a drop generator configured to selectively form a large volume drop and a small volume drop from liquid emitted through a nozzle associated with the drop generator, the large volume drop and the small volume drop traveling along an initial drop trajectory, and a gas flow deflection system including a gas flow that interacts with the large volume drop and the small volume drop in a drop deflection zone such that at least the small volume drop is deflected from the initial drop trajectory, the gas flow being provided by a gas flow source connected in fluid communication with a gas flow duct, the gas flow deflection system including a gas flow pressure oscillation dampening structure located between the gas flow source and the drop deflection zone.	05-06-2010

Joseph E. Zambanini, Delaware, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090277970	CARTRIDGE HAVING SELF-ACTUATING SEAL FOR A WETTED LEAD SCREW - A cartridge for a spraying device, as well as a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge includes fluid reservoir a wetted lead screw and piston that upon rotation can pressurize a fluid within the reservoir. A self-actuating seal is placed between the piston and the lead screw, and extends into the reservoir such that the pressurized fluid applies a compressive force to the outer surface of the seal, causing the seal to clamp down on the lead screw. Such sealing is especially beneficial in electrohydrodyπamic spraying devices and electrostatic spraying devices.	11-12-2009
20100116897	HANDHELD SPRAYER WITH REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A cartridge for a handheld electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying device and a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge is disposable, and can contain therapeutic products. The device includes a wetted lead screw with a compliant seal, where the placement of the seal relative to the screw inhibits leakage during both cartridge use and storage. A frame disposed within the cartridge acts as a load-transferring mechanism for the weight of the cartridge to a handle of the spraying device.	05-13-2010
20100128944	CYTOLOGICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to the analysis of specimens. Specifically, the invention relates to methods and apparatus for reviewing specimen slides, including apparatus for holding the slides. The invention also relates to an automatic focusing method for an imaging system and methods for accommodating vibration in the imaging system. In particular, the methods and apparatus may be applied to the automated analysis of cytological specimen slides.	05-27-2010

Joseph E. Zarick, Columbus, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110206189	System for Automatic TTY Equipment Detection and for Notification of the Hearing Impaired - The invention is directed to efficient notification of the hearing impaired during emergencies. A message initiating agency and an administrator create an outbound message for delivery and further selects a number of campaign related parameters. A telecommunications interface module is provided that is capable of detecting the presence of a connected TTY device, and a connected TTY device logging system for recording in a database the occurrences of detection of a TTY devices associated with a particular telecommunications interface, or outbound message contact. The system delivers the campaign message to one or more telecommunications interfaces, delivers a TTY compatible message or a provides notification to said administrator of the detection of a connected TTY device, and records the incidence of failures to deliver the campaign message.	08-25-2011

Joseph E. Zuback, Camarillo, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100044315	PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A phosphorus removal system is operable to remove phosphorus from an influent. The system includes a first section receiving the influent and discharging a first flow. A first coagulant inlet is positioned upstream of the first section and is in fluid communication with the influent to introduce a first coagulant selected to precipitate phosphorus. A second section receives the first flow and discharges a second flow, and a third section receives the second flow and discharges an effluent. A second coagulant inlet is positioned downstream of the first section and upstream of the third section to introduce a second coagulant selected to precipitate phosphorus.	02-25-2010
20100051526	PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A phosphorus removal system is operable to remove phosphorus from an influent. The system includes a first section receiving the influent and discharging a first flow. A first coagulant inlet is positioned upstream of the first section and is in fluid communication with the influent to introduce a first coagulant selected to precipitate phosphorus. A second section receives the first flow and discharges a second flow, and a third section receives the second flow and discharges an effluent. A second coagulant inlet is positioned downstream of the first section and upstream of the third section to introduce a second coagulant selected to precipitate phosphorus.	03-04-2010
20110089105	HYBRID AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC WASTEWATER AND SLUDGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A hybrid method and system of treating wastewater with reduced energy usage is disclosed. The treatment system has a sorption system, an anaerobic digester that digests or converts at least a portion of the solids or sludge from the sorption system, and an aerobic treatment tank that partially reduces oxygen demand of a portion of the sludge from the sorption tank.	04-21-2011