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Alfred H. Judge, Prescott, AZ US
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| 20110094053 | Wet And/Or Dry Vacuum With Floor Collector - A vacuum can include a housing having an inlet adapted to receive debris being vacuumed. A mounting bar can be fixedly coupled to the housing. A floor collector assembly can be rotatably disposed about a first axis defined by the mounting bar. The floor collector assembly can include a first debris-passing member coupled to the mounting bar, a second debris-passing member rotatably coupled to the first debris-passing member and a third debris-passing member removably coupled to the second debris-passing member. The first debris-passing member can define an opening. The floor collector assembly can be operable in a plurality of modes. In a first mode, the opening can be substantially perpendicular relative to a vacuumed surface. In a second mode, the second debris-passing member can be rotated relative to the first debris-passing member about a second axis such that the opening is at an acute angle relative to the vacuumed surface. | 04-28-2011 |
Caren A. Judge, Chapel Hill, NC US
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| 20080300139 | Method for Controlling Aquatic Weeds - The invention relates to a method for controlling aquatic weeds by applying a herbicidally effective amount of at least one inhibitor of p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) or an agriculturally acceptable salt, ester or amide thereof to aquatic weeds and/or their aqueous habitat containing seeds or other propagating organs of said aquatic weeds. | 12-04-2008 |
Daniel P. Judge, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20100034806 | Methods and Compositons for the Treatment of Marfan Syndrome and Associated Disorders - The instant invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of Marfan syndrome and related diseases, disorders and conditions. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits for the treatment and prevention of Marfan syndrome and related diseases, disorders and conditions. | 02-11-2010 |
David V. Judge, Peterbourgh, NH US
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| 20080258738 | CHARACTERIZING TEST FIXTURES - Provided herein are techniques for characterizing a test fixture that is used for connecting a device under test (DUT) to a vector network analyzer (VNA), e.g., to thereby enable de-embedding of the test fixture from measurements of the DUT connected to the test fixture. In an embodiment, the test fixture is separated into 4-port test fixture segments, based on which ports of the DUT have internal coupling. Each test fixture segment has an outer 2-port reference plane and an inner 2-port reference plane. A 4-port calibration is performed at outer planes of the two test fixture segments, while corresponding ports of the inner planes of the test fixture segments are connected together with thru segments, to thereby determine a thru set of S-parameters. A set of S-parameters is determined for each of the 4-port test fixture segments, based on the thru set of S-parameters. | 10-23-2008 |
Eric Judge, Boca Raton, FL US
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| 20110046688 | Common Notebook, Laptop Computer, Tablet PC, PDA and Cell Phone With Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Capability and Methods for Adapting A Common Notebook, Laptop Computer, Tablet PC, PDA and Cell Phone To Enable Each to be Used as an Automated External Defibrillator - A notebook, laptop computer, tablet PC (personal computer) or desktop computer having an automated external defibrillator (AED) capability, and methods of utilizing the notebook, laptop computer or tablet PC (personal computer) defibrillator to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest. A notebook, laptop computer or tablet PC (personal computer) having the technology to enable each to be used as an automated external defibrillator (AED). Methods and apparatuses for implementing the common notebook, laptop computer, tablet PC, common cell phone and the common personal digital assistant (PDA) as an automated external defibrillator (AED). | 02-24-2011 |
Francis Patrick Judge, Haverhill, MA US
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| 20110087747 | MANAGEMENT OF CONTACT INFORMATION ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for the display and selection of contact data for inclusion in an address entry field in a graphical user interface of a communication device is provided. When a character string is input in an address entry field, a selection list such as a drop-down list is presented for selection of a contact having contact information matching the input string. The list is populated from both an address book and a contact data store. The contact data store comprises contact data mined from incoming and outgoing messages at the communication device. The contact data in the contact data store is aged or evaluated for frequency of use. A copy of the contact data store may be maintained in an enterprise system associated with the communication device. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110231499 | MANAGEMENT AND DISPLAY OF GROUPED MESSAGES ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for managing a plurality of messages stored at a mobile communication device, groups messages based on a common subject line or another quasi-unique identifier, and displays message group entries representing distinct message groups in a user interface. The message group entries may be displayed in association with an icon representing multiple message states associated with individual messages comprised within that message group. The multiple message states may include all messages being read, all messages being unread, a most recently received message being unread while others are read, and a most recently received message being read while order messages are unread. | 09-22-2011 |
Frank Judge, Haverhill, MA US
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| 20080222212 | PEER-TO-PEER DATA SYNCHRONIZATION ARCHITECTURE - To enable the peer-to-peer synchronization among multiple devices, each device in the peer network keeps track of the changes it makes to any shared data and also keeps track of its own knowledge of the changes made by other devices. When two or more peer devices communicate, they share with each other their information about any changes made to the shared data by them or by other devices. This allows the devices to synchronize with each other to the extent that each of the devices knows what changes have been made by it or by other devices in the peer network. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100299308 | PEER-TO-PEER DATA SYNCHRONIZATION ARCHITECTURE - To enable the peer-to-peer synchronization among multiple devices, each device in the peer network keeps track of the changes it makes to any shared data and also keeps track of its own knowledge of the changes made by other devices. When two or more peer devices communicate, they share with each other their information about any changes made to the shared data by them or by other devices. This allows the devices to synchronize with each other to the extent that each of the devices knows what changes have been made by it or by other devices in the peer network. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110004584 | Multi-way, Peer-to-Peer Synchronization - A method of synchronizing data elements between devices can include receiving at a first device, from only one of multiple peer devices with which the first device is configured to synchronize, a request to synchronize data between the first device and the only one peer device; identifying data elements stored in the first device that have changed since a previous synchronization operation between the first device and the only one peer device; and transmitting, directly and solely to the only one peer device, for each of the identified data elements, a local data identifier and a corresponding change to be applied to a data element in the only one peer device that corresponds to the local data identifier. In some implementations, each local data identifier is transmitted in a format in which it is maintained in the first device. | 01-06-2011 |
Garth Judge, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110149950 | Systems, Methods, Devices and Arrangements for Cost-Effective Routing - A variety of methods, systems, devices and arrangements are implemented for assessing and/or controlling call routing for VoIP/VioIP calls. According to one such method, endpoint devices are used to monitor and/or assess the call-quality. The assessment is sent to a centralized server arrangement and call-routing is controlled therefrom. Endpoint devices employ a decentralized testing mechanism to further monitor and assess call quality including the use of test connections. Aspects of call quality are analyzed and attributed to endpoint devices and/or local connections or networks to distinguish intermediate routing issues from local/endpoint issues. | 06-23-2011 |
Janice A. Judge, Kingsland, GA US
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| 20120024878 | LIDS FOR SECURING ITEMS IN CONTAINERS - Various embodiments for a lid for a container are provided. In one embodiment, a lid has a rectangular top with a circular opening, as well as a plurality of protruding flaps extending outward from a side of the rectangular top. The plurality of protruding flaps are sized to be received by corresponding connectors on a container. The lid also has a tubular receptacle affixed to the circular opening, which has a curvature and extends upward and outward from the rectangular top. | 02-02-2012 |
John Judge, Galena, OH US
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| 20100094466 | INTEGRATED QUIET AND ENERGY EFFICIENT MODES OF OPERATION FOR AIR-COOLED CONDENSER - An integrated quiet and energy efficient modes of operation for an air-cooled condenser according to the present disclosure can allow a user to select operation along a continuum that extends from a relatively more efficient mode of operation to a relatively more quiet mode of operation. The user-selected mode allows a user to select a compromise between efficient operation and quiet operation so that a desired operation of a cooling system having the air-cooled condenser is realized. The speed of a fan which induces an airflow across a condenser can be adjusted based on the user-selected operating mode. | 04-15-2010 |
John F. Judge, Galena, OH US
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| 20080216493 | MICROCHANNEL COOLING CONDENSER FOR PRECISION COOLING APPLICATIONS - The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and system for a centralized microchannel cooling system in precision cooling applications, such as mission-critical systems with data centers or cabinets or rooms with medical equipment. The microchannel condenser is designed to provide sufficient cooling for such applications by configuring multiple microchannel slabs together in a fashion that advantageously can increase the overall cooling abilities of multiple slabs not heretofore known. The system can provide a retrofit condenser for some existing precision cooling systems that have limitations on size, while satisfying cooling capacity requirements. The multiple slabs can be cooled by flowing a fluid such as air or a liquid across them. One or more microchannel slabs can be mounted horizontally, vertically, or in an inclined position. Further, the system can allow for multiple passes of refrigerants through the microchannel slabs. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080302130 | Drainage Mechanism for a Flooded Evaporator - A liquid refrigerant drainage mechanism is described for use in a flooded evaporator to mitigate liquid carryover. The drainage mechanism can trap liquid refrigerant droplets, create a liquid column to overcome a pressure difference across the mechanism and drain liquid back to the pool in the evaporator. The drainage mechanism is disposed in a suction baffle, and has a mesh pad and a tapered pipe secured to the bottom of the baffle. The pipe has a drainage aperture at one end to allow the accumulated liquid refrigerant to return to the refrigerant pool below. The mesh pad helps to separate liquid droplets that coalesce and fall into the tapered pipe. By using this liquid drainage mechanism in conjunction with a suction baffle, liquid carryover can be reduced and chiller performance improved. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100125371 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING UNIVERSAL CONTROL PANEL - A universal control panel for controlling operation of a cooling component. The universal control panel may have a variable frequency drive (VFD) that incorporates an input voltage and frequency sensing circuit; and logic, memory and communications circuits. The VFD accepts a plurality of differing input signals, analyzes the input signals and generates an output signal having a desired voltage and frequency to provide real time control over an electrical component operably associated with the cooling component. The VFD controls the cooling component in relation to changes in at least one of sensed pressure and a sensed temperature of a fluid, to dampen response of the electrical component, to thus achieve more efficient use of the cooling component being used to cool the fluid. | 05-20-2010 |
John Farley Judge, Milwaukie, OR US
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| 20110061162 | Patient transfer tube and method for manufacturing the same - A patient transfer tube and method for manufacturing the same. In a polyethylene embodiment of the tube, there is at least a base layer that contains at least 85% by weight of polyetheylene, has an overall density of at least 0.935 g/cm | 03-17-2011 |
John H. Judge, Woodbury, CT US
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| 20110137492 | STABILIZED APPROACH TO A POINT IN DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT - A flight control system includes a fly by wire system operable to provide predictive termination point symbology overlaid on a synthetic imagery displayed by a display system in response to a control system and a sensor system. A method to facilitate a VTOL aircraft approach to a terminal point includes integrating a flight director mode with a control system to provide a stabilized approach path to a termination point. | 06-09-2011 |
John W. Judge, St. Johns, MI US
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| 20090136999 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of primary and metastatic neoplastic diseases and infectious diseases, for stimulating an immune response in a subject, and for use as an alternative to interleukin-12 (IL-12) treatment. In particular, the present invention provides Apicomplexa-related proteins (ARPs) that have immune stimulatory activity and thus have uses in the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases and in immune modulation. Compositions comprising an ARP are provided. Methods of use of an ARP for the prevention and/or treatment of cancer and/or infectious diseases, for use as an alternative to interleukin-12 (IL-12) treatment, and for eliciting an immune response in a subject, are also provided. | 05-28-2009 |
Joseph William Judge, Hershey, PA US
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| 20090315260 | Method of playing a board game - A method of play in a word-forming board game that provides a strategic blocking capability, implemented with a blocking tile that may be placed adjacent to letter tiles. | 12-24-2009 |
Kenneth Judge, Oakdale, MN US
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| 20110192293 | Trash Compactor - The Trash Compactor comprising: a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, said drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of said platen in an up and down manner. | 08-11-2011 |
Linda Judge, Belmont, CA US
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| 20110288128 | Oral Transmucosal Administration of Sufentanil - Compositions and methods for administration of sufentanil-containing drug formulations to the oral mucosa of a subject are disclosed. | 11-24-2011 |
Michael K. Judge, Livonia, MI US
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| 20080253140 | LIGHT FOR VEHICLES - A light for motor vehicles and the like includes one or more LEDs that are embedded in a polymer material. The light may be positioned on an exposed surface of the vehicle, and the encapsulation of the LEDs and other electrical components provides a waterproof assembly that is substantially impervious to ambient conditions. The light may include a light source and a light guide that are disposed in a watertight housing. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100186214 | LIGHT FOR VEHICLES - An illuminated component for motor vehicles and the like includes a light source that may comprise one or more LEDs. A sheet of light-transmitting material has a first side surface that is coated with ink or other opaque material. Some of the opaque material is removed to form areas that may be illuminated by the light source. The opaque material may be removed utilizing a laser-engraving/etching process according to a specific pattern or design provided by a customer from a remote location. | 07-29-2010 |
Nicholas S. Judge, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20090249094 | POWER-AWARE THREAD SCHEDULING AND DYNAMIC USE OF PROCESSORS - Techniques and apparatuses for providing power-aware thread scheduling and dynamic use of processors are disclosed. In some aspects, a multi-core system is monitored to determine core activity. The core activity may be compared to a power policy that balances a power savings plan with a performance plan. One or more of the cores may be parked in response to the comparison to reduce power consumption by the multi-core system. In additional aspects, the power-aware scheduling may be performed during a predetermined interval to dynamically park or unpark cores. Further aspects include adjusting the power state of unparked cores in response to the comparison of the core activity and power policy. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100153765 | POWER STATE DEPENDENT WAKE-UP ALARM - A method of operating a computing device to allow events to be conditionally executed based on a power state of the device at the time of execution of the events. Conditional execution may be implemented using multiple timers, each associated with a power state. A timer such as an “AC timer” or a “DC timer” associated with a respective power state may be used to wake up the device when, upon expiration, or time-out, of the timer, a current power state of the device and the power state associated with the timer match. An Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) may be employed to abstract implementation of the timers from underlying hardware of the device. The operating system and software applications may request establishing wake-up behavior of the device as commands to program conditional events, which may then be translated into commands to embedded controller to set the timers. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100235834 | PROVIDING A MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN A SOFTWARE LAYER AND PLATFORM LAYER FOR HARDWARE MANAGEMENT CONTROL - A system includes hardware, a software layer, a platform layer, and a management communication channel between the software layer and the platform layer. The management communication channel provides an interface to enable the software layer to issue a hardware management command to the platform layer, where the hardware management command is to specify a change of a setting of the hardware, and where the management communication channel allows a hardware management engine of the platform layer to collaborate with the software layer to perform the change of the setting of the hardware. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110307730 | Power-Aware Thread Scheduling and Dynamic Use of Processors - Techniques and apparatuses for providing power-aware thread scheduling and dynamic use of processors are disclosed. In some aspects, a multi-core system is monitored to determine core activity. The core activity may be compared to a power policy that balances a power savings plan with a performance plan. One or more of the cores may be parked in response to the comparison to reduce power consumption by the multi-core system. In additional aspects, the power-aware scheduling may be performed during a predetermined interval to dynamically park or unpark cores. Further aspects include adjusting the power state of unparked cores in response to the comparison of the core activity and power policy. | 12-15-2011 |
Nicholas Stephen Judge, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20100218183 | POWER-SAVING OPERATING SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - Principles for enabling power management techniques for virtual machines. In a virtual machine environment, a physical computer system may maintain management facilities to direct and control one or more virtual machines executing thereon. In some techniques described herein, the management facilities may be adapted to place a virtual processor in an idle state in response to commands from a guest operating system. One or more signaling mechanisms may be supported such that the guest operating system will command the management facilities to place virtual processors in the idle state. | 08-26-2010 |
Orvil L. Judge, Orange, CA US
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| 20080215029 | PLATEN PUMP - Disclosed is an infusion pump and a fluid container for expelling a fluid from the fluid container to a patient. The pump comprises a housing having a chamber therein for receiving the fluid reservoir. A first wall is provided on the housing for contacting the fluid reservoir, and a second wall is movable from a first position distanced from the first wall to form the chamber therebetween, and a second position relatively closer to the first wall. Advancing the movable wall from the first position to the second position expels fluid from the collapsible reservoir. Preferably, the first and second walls are provided with non-planar complementary surface configurations for contacting the collapsible reservoir. Retraction mechanisms for retracting the movable wall from the second position to the first position, and user readable indicium of the status of the dispensation cycle are also disclosed. | 09-04-2008 |
Paul Judge, Greenville, SC US
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| 20110265575 | System for estimating a condition of non-conductive hollow structure exposed to a lightning strike - A system is provided for estimating a condition of a non-conductive hollow structure exposed to a lightning strike. The structure has an internal cavity. The system includes a pressure transducer to measure a pressure of an acoustic wave generated within the internal cavity due to the lightning strike. The system further includes a controller coupled to the pressure transducer, to receive the measured pressure from the pressure transducer, and to process the condition of the structure, based on the measured pressure. | 11-03-2011 |
Paul Judge, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090122699 | PRIORITIZING NETWORK TRAFFIC - Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for prioritizing transmission among a plurality of data streams based upon a classification associated with the data packets associated with each of the plurality of data streams, respectively. Systems and methods can operate to allocate bandwidth to priority data streams first and recursively allocate remaining bandwidth to lesser priority data streams based upon the priority associated with those respective lesser priority data streams. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090125980 | NETWORK RATING - Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for assigning a reputation to a messaging entity by analyzing the attributes of the entity, correlating the attributes with known attributes to define relationships between entities sharing attributes, and attributing a portion of the reputation of one related entity to the reputation of the other related entity. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100306846 | REPUTATION BASED LOAD BALANCING - Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for efficiently processing communications based upon reputation of an entity associated with the communication. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110289582 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS JAVASCRIPT - An apparatus and system for scoring and grading websites and method of operation. An apparatus receives one or more Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI), requests and receives a resource such as a webpage, and observes the behaviors of an enhanced browser emulator as controlled by javascript provided by the webpage. The enhanced browser emulator tracks behaviors which when aggregated imply malicious intent. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120011252 | PRIORITIZING NETWORK TRAFFIC - Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for prioritizing transmission among a plurality of data streams based upon a classification associated with the data packets associated with each of the plurality of data streams, respectively. Systems and methods can operate to allocate bandwidth to priority data streams first and recursively allocate remaining bandwidth to lesser priority data streams based upon the priority associated with those respective lesser priority data streams. | 01-12-2012 |
Paul William Judge, Lyman, SC US
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| 20100143143 | SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE BLADE - A rotor blade for a wind turbine includes a plurality of individual blade segments, with each blade segment defining an internal passage extending between the longitudinal ends of the blade segment. A rigid spar member extends longitudinally through the internal passages of the individual blade segments such that the blade segments are aligned and connected end-to-end on said spar member to define a complete rotor blade from a root to a blade tip. The spar member has a cross-sectional profile that is keyed to the cross-sectional profile of the internal passage in the blade segments. The spar member includes oppositely facing spar caps that engage against the inside surfaces of the blade segments within the internal passages. | 06-10-2010 |
Robert Judge, Houston, TX US
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| 20110120699 | Breech Lock Mechanisms for Blowout Preventer and Method - A blowout preventer for sealing a well includes a body having first and second chambers, the body including a channel on a face of the body; a ram block configured to move within the first chamber to seal a first region of the second chamber from a second region of the second chamber; a rod connected to the ram block and configured to extend along the first chamber; a cylinder configured to be attached to the body to border the first chamber, and a ring rotatably attached to the cylinder for attaching the cylinder to the body. | 05-26-2011 |
Robert Arnold Judge, Houston, TX US
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| 20080196888 | RAM BOP POSITION SENSOR - A method to determine movement of a wellhead component includes sensing a relative position of the wellhead component with a magnetostrictive sensor over a selected interval of time. The method includes sending a signal from the magnetostrictive sensor to a data acquisition device and recording the relative position of the wellhead component with the data acquisition device with respect to the selected interval of time. Further, the method includes comparing the recorded position of the wellhead component with operations data to determine if the relative position is desirable. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080197306 | RAM BOP POSITION SENSOR - A ram-type blowout preventer includes a pair of ram assemblies adapted for controlled lateral movement to and from a vertical bore. Each ram assembly has a hydraulic piston connected at a first end to a ram block and at a second end to a piston tail. A magnetostrictive waveguide tube extends into a bore of at least one piston tail and a permanent magnet is disposed upon the at least one piston tail. The magnetostrictive waveguide tube has a conducting wire to receive an interrogation pulse from a transducer, the interrogation pulse generates a helical return signal in response to a relative position of the permanent magnet with respect to the waveguide tube, and the transducer is configured to receive the helical return signal and output a position of the ram block corresponding to the at least one piston tail. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090294129 | SUBSEA STACK ALIGNMENT METHOD - A method to interchangeably connect a plurality of Lower Marine Riser Packages with a lower BOP stack includes engaging a Lower Marine Riser Package connector of the Lower Marine Riser Package, with a Lower Stack mandrel connector of a Lower Stack, thereby aligning the Lower Marine Riser Package and the Lower Stack axially about a vertical axis, engaging at least one ring alignment pin of the Lower Marine Riser Package with at least one alignment plate of the Lower Stack, thereby rotationally aligning the Lower Marine Riser Package and the Lower Stack within a specified angle about the vertical axis, and engaging feed-thru connections between the Lower Marine Riser Package and the Lower Stack. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100147593 | Subsea Solids Processing Apparatuses and Methods - In a dual-gradient drilling apparatus, a subsea solids processing unit includes a housing, a solids processing mechanism disposed in the housing between a drilling mud inlet and a drilling mud outlet, and a flushing mechanism configured to flush the solids processing mechanism with a flushing fluid. A subsea solids processing unit may be controlled by rotating the solids processing mechanism in a forward direction and increasing a drive torque when a measured speed of the solids processing mechanism is below a desired rotation speed. The desired rotation speed may be decreased when a measured torque exceeds a selected maximum and a rotation direction of the solids processing mechanism may be reversed when the measured speed falls below a selected minimum. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100150648 | QUICK-CONNECT JOINTS AND RELATED METHODS - The present disclosure provides a fastener to secure a flange to a main body of a blowout preventer, the fastener including a housing configured to receive a locking pin, a plurality of cavities located within one of the housing or the locking pin, the plurality of cavities each comprising an inclined surface extending from a deep sections of the cavity, a plurality of rollers positioned in the plurality of cavities, and a release cage to retain the plurality of rollers in the plurality of cavities, wherein the release cage moves the plurality of rollers along the inclined surfaces and into compressive engagement between the locking pin and the housing. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100152901 | Position Data Based Method, Interface and Device for Blowout Preventer - Methods and devices for using position data of a piston connected to a ram block in a blowout preventer to determine a backlash of the ram block, and/or to record a position of the ram block, and/or to calculate an instant when a supplemental closing pressure is desired to be applied, and/or to determine when maintenance of a ram locking mechanism is due, and/or to determine when sealing elements are worn. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100212156 | Pressure Driven System - A pressure driven pumping system includes a piston disposed within a first bore of a housing to separate a process chamber from a working chamber. A rod member coupled to the separating member extends into a reduced pressure chamber. The piston has a first face exposed to the process chamber and a second face exposed to the working chamber. The second face has an effective area less than an effective area of the first face. The housing may be placed in seawater at a selected depth. The process chamber can be in fluid communication with a well to pass well fluid into the process chamber at well pressure to move the piston, to discharge seawater from the seawater chamber. The working fluid, typically seawater in a subsea application, is pumped into the working chamber to move the piston, which discharges well fluid from the process chamber. | 08-26-2010 |
Ronald J. Judge, Corona, CA US
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| 20100176700 | SELF-CLOSING SLIDE ASSEMBLY WITH DAMPENING MECHANISM - A slide assembly with a self-closing mechanism that includes a dampening mechanism. In one arrangement, the slide assembly includes an inner slide segment slidably coupled to an outer slide segment. The self-closing mechanism is configured to move the inner slide segment towards a retracted position when the inner segment is moved to within a predetermined distance from the retracted position. The slide assembly can also include a latch which is engaged during the closing process and functions to trigger the self-closing and dampening. In an arrangement, the slide assembly has a maximum width dimension of about 0.4 inches or less, taking into account normal manufacturing variations. In an arrangement, a movable portion of the self-closing mechanism slidably engages a bearing race of the outer segment. | 07-15-2010 |
Steven Judge, Royalton, VT US
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| 20110318463 | System and Method for Pasteurizing Milk - Systems and methods are provided for pasteurizing milk or other fluids, and for cleaning and disinfecting processing passageways prior to and after the milk processing. The disclosed pasteurization systems and methods have very low impact on the characteristics of raw, unpasteurized milk (e.g., texture, flavor, and/or nutritional value). For example, some systems and methods utilize a pump that operates at a very low flow rate (e.g., about 1 gallon per minute (GPM)) to prevent mechanical adulteration of the raw milk. Disclosed systems and methods for cleaning and disinfecting the fluid passageways also utilize a low-flow rate, and can use the same low flow pump that is utilized during pasteurization. A pressure pulser allows pressure to build up within the fluid passageways despite the low flow, and then releases the pressure to purge air from the passageways and to cause their interior surfaces to contact the cleaning fluid. | 12-29-2011 |
Tejinder K. Judge, Blacksburg, VA US
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| 20110063440 | TIME SHIFTED VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - A method for providing video images to a remote viewer using a video communication system, comprising: operating a a video communication client in a local environment connected by a communications network to a remote viewing client in a remote viewing environment; capturing video images of the local environment; analyzing the captured video images with the video analysis component to detect ongoing activity within the local environment; characterizing the detected activity within the video images with respect to attributes indicative of remote viewer interest; determining whether acceptable video images are available; receiving an indication of whether the remote viewing client is engaged or disengaged; and transmitting the acceptable video images of the ongoing activity to the remote viewing client if the remote viewing client is engaged, or alternately, if the remote viewing client is disengaged, recording the acceptable video images into a memory. | 03-17-2011 |
Thomas Judge, San Leandro, CA US
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| 20090085509 | STEPPER MOTOR DEVICE WITH COMPENSATING NON-SINUSOIDAL DRIVING VALUES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE DRIVING VALUES - A stepper motor device uses compensating non-sinusoidal driving values to compensate for operational non-sinusoidal drive characteristics of a motor of the device due to at least design and manufacturing imperfections in the motor. The compensating non-sinusoidal driving values may be derived using back electromagnetic force produced from the motor or using measured rotational positions of the motor when the motor is driven using known driving values. | 04-02-2009 |