Kim R.
Kim R. Choate, Tokyo JP
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20160060461 | Electrical Insulation Paper, Methods of Manufacture, and Articles Manufactured Therefrom - Fibrous substrates containing polyetherimides and other synthetic fibers are disclosed, along with methods of preparing electrical insulation paper and articles comprising the fibrous substrates. | 03-03-2016 |
Kim R. Dykeman, San Franciso, CA US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100277317 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS IN A MEDIA SYSTEM - A system to convey user alert messages is disclosed. The system may have a alert service coupled between alert providers and a number of households. After receiving in the alert service an alert message from an alert provider, the alert service may alter the alert message to identify the household designated to receive the alert message. The alert service sends a notification to a home media system within the household designated to receive the alert message. | 11-04-2010 |
20140077948 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS IN A MEDIA SYSTEM - A system to convey user alert messages is disclosed. The system may have a alert service coupled between alert providers and a number of households. After receiving in the alert service an alert message from an alert provider, the alert service may alter the alert message to identify the household designated to receive the alert message. The alert service sends a notification to a home media system within the household designated to receive the alert message. | 03-20-2014 |
Kim R. Gauen, Noblesville, IN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20150318848 | SEGMENTED DRIVER FOR A TRANSISTOR DEVICE - A segmented driver including at least one drive pin and a sense pin, a driver circuit, a comparator, and a controller. The driver circuit activates a selected drive level between the drive pins and a reference node. The comparator compares a voltage of the sense pin with a threshold voltage and provides a threshold indication when the voltage of the sense pin reaches the threshold voltage. The controller commands the driver circuit to activate a first drive level in response to an off indication, and commands the driver circuit to switch to a second, lower drive level in response to the threshold indication. The driver circuit may be implemented using low resistive current devices. Multiple drive pins may be included, each for selectively activating a corresponding drive path to adjust drive level. The threshold voltage may be set using a current source and resistor, and may be adjusted for temperature. | 11-05-2015 |
20160028377 | RESISTANCE DETECTION FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DRIVER - An IC driver includes a resistor detector to detect whether at least a threshold resistance is present between a pin of the IC driver and the gate of an IGBT. The resistor detector can include a comparator that compares a voltage at the collector of the IGBT to a threshold reference voltage (e.g., ground). In response to drive signals of the IC driver being switched off, a parasitic inductance causes a voltage drop at the emitter of the IGBT, and a commensurate voltage drop at the IGBT collector. If the resistance between the IC driver pin and the IGBT gate is lower than a specified level, the voltage drop at the IGBT collector will be such that the collector voltage falls below the threshold reference voltage. In response, the comparator asserts a signal indicating a fault. | 01-28-2016 |
Kim R. Johnson, East Bethel, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100096808 | Skins Cards Game - An apparatus for scoring and method of playing a card game which emulates the golf game called Skins. Skins use a standard deck of 52 playing cards, Aces through Kings. Cards are valued at face value with the Queen valued at ten points, the Fives equals minus five points, Kings and Jacks are zero points and pairs equal zero. Where a player is dealt four cards, two of which will not be known to the player until they are played. Each hand provides the player a choice of cards to be drawn, from discard pile or stock pile with each turn. The player then discards a card from either a known or blind card in hand and then turns face up a card in hand to represent their score. Attempting to turn face up the lowest possible collection of cards from the players hand. Each turn taken ends with another card turned face up until all cards in hand have been turned face up. When all cards are face up in hand the cards are summed by the point values represented. The apparatus for scoring is used to track hands that have been won for each player, hole being played and pushes. Pushes are ties between the lowest totals in which no player wins the skin. The Skin is then carried to the next hand to be won by the player with the lowest hand along with the skin for the current hand. This method of play induces strategy, skill and awareness in playing and discarding each card, trying to keep the opposition from having the lowest hand. It provides an all out strategy of risk reward play to have the lowest hand which lends to the excitement in this dynamic card game. | 04-22-2010 |
Kim R. Olson, Woodbury, MN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20100157766 | Predicting cartridge failure from cartridge memory data - Techniques are described for predicting data cartridge failure based on analysis of data retrieved from an associated cartridge memory chip. In one embodiment, a system includes a chip reader that retrieves data from a cartridge memory chip of a data cartridge, and a computing device that receives the data from the chip reader, analyzes the data, and generates information regarding a health status of the data cartridge based on the analysis. The analysis may be based on execution of an algorithm that is developed from a set of data, stored in a database, that identifies characteristics of data cartridges with a good health status and differentiates them from data cartridges with a bad health status. | 06-24-2010 |
Kim R. Polizotto, Greenfield, IN US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20150282423 | ACTIVATED-RELEASE FERTILIZER, PESTICIDES, AND OTHER GRANULES, GERMINATION-ACTIVATED SEEDS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - An activated-release, water-insoluble or slowly-soluble coating is utilized on fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, medicine, and other granules to precisely time the release of the active ingredient of the granules, for purposes such as fertilizer and pesticide release as well as to initiate seed germination. An external stimulus, activating means or agent, including, but not limited to, microwaves, ultrasonic waves, X-rays, radio waves, electromagnetic waves, radar waves, sonar waves, magnetic induction, (or pulses of any of the foregoing), specific chemical, bacteria, or fungus organism (such as ionic or non ionic surfactants, organic solvents, specifically cultured bacteria, fungi or catalytic agents) is used to break the coating, thus allowing for the release or germination. An activating device may be mounted on or in a tool bar, cart, or other apparatus pulled by a tractor, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), airplane, helicopter, or other implement and passed over a field, sprayed onto or injected into the soil, when the granule content is actually needed or germination is sought. The present disclosure also relates to liquid fertilizers of complex chemistry that are not readily available to plants; activation will degrade the nutrient compounds to readily-available forms. | 10-08-2015 |
Kim R. Smith US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130052467 | STAIN-EATING COATINGS - A coating composition comprising a hardenable film-former and at least 0.5 weight percent of an oxidizing agent sufficient to decolorize a stain on the film-former is disclosed, wherein the oxidizing agent comprises hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, and organo-chlorine bleaches and will at least partially decolorize a plurality of stains when applied to the hardened coating, allowed to stand for one hour at room temperature, and evaluated by visual observation of the stain under average overhead fluorescent illumination. The oxidizing agent is not consumed as a catalyst or initiator to polymerize or otherwise cause a reaction in the floor coating before it is applied and before it has hardened. A composition of the invention may include from about 0.8 to about 5 weight percent oxidizing agent and the film-former forms a hardened film resistant to rinsing with tap water. | 02-28-2013 |
Kim R. Tschetter, Cavour, SD US
Patent application number | Description | Published |
---|---|---|
20130019581 | STEM DEFLECTOR - A stem deflector is provided. The stem deflector includes an arm and a shoe having a first end and a second end. The first end of the shoe is coupled to the arm with a suitable fastener. At least one torsion spring is active between the arm and the shoe. | 01-24-2013 |
20130125523 | Stem Deflector - A stem deflector is provided. The stem deflector includes an arm and a shoe having a first end and a second end. The first end of the shoe is coupled to the arm with a suitable fastener. At least one torsion spring is active between the arm and the shoe. | 05-23-2013 |