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Allen Roy Koenig, Honolulu, HI US
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| 20090099875 | Expert system and method for translating, evaluating, monitoring, assessing, auditing, profiling, compiling and quantifying medical data sets - A computer-implemented system and method for evaluating a soft-tissue injury claim, said method comprising: inputting a claimant; creating a claim and associating it with said claimant and with an injury site; associating a first visit with said claim; selecting a standard; inputting a first measurement characterizing said injury site from said first visit; associating a second visit with said claim; inputting a second measurement characterizing said injury site from said second visit; calculating a percent deficit for each measurement by comparing each measurement to said standard, and a percent improvement by comparing said first measurement taken on a first visit to said second measurement taken on said second visit to produce a plurality of calculated findings; and generating a report that presents each of said measurements and each of said calculated findings in a graphical format and/or a tabular format. | 04-16-2009 |
Ascencion L. Koenig, Loveland, OH US
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| 20110240241 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING SURFACTANTS IN PAPER SIZING COMPOSITION TO INHIBIT DEPOSITION OF MULTIVALENT FATTY ACID SALTS - A method for inhibiting deposition of multivalent saturated fatty acids on paper sizing equipment and/or devices which use a paper surface sizing composition containing one or more surface sizing starches and a source of multivalent cations, such as a multivalent metal drying salt, by including a C | 10-06-2011 |
Axel M. Koenig, Portland, OR US
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| 20100017748 | DISPLAY CONTAINER CELL MODIFICATION IN A CELL BASED EUI - In a cell based EUI, existing display container cells nested within a “host” display container cell are automatically shifted and/or downsized, if necessary, to increase available space to facilitate the creation of another display container cell nested within the “host” display container cell, in response to a request to perform the creation. Similar shifting and/or downsizing are performed to facilitate expansion of one of the nested display container cells; and shifting and upsizing are performed to facilitate contraction of one of the nested display container cells. In one embodiment, shifting and/or downsizing/upsizing are performed in view re-sizing priorities of the display container cells and attributes of a host display container cell governing placement and/or alignment of immediately nested display container cells. In one embodiment, an efficient extended boundary method is employed. | 01-21-2010 |
Brian D. Koenig, Hastings, MN US
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| 20090045035 | LONG ROLLER SLIP CONVEYOR - A slip roller conveyor has a frame comprising a pair of parallel, spaced-apart side plates. Secured to each of the side plates is a plurality of annular rollers with a predetermined pitch distance between adjacent rollers. The annular rollers have tubular sleeves of a lesser diameter projecting outward from a side surface thereof. The tubular sleeves on an opposed pair of annular rollers fit into the lumen of a longer tubular roller with a clearance fit. The annular rollers on each of the side plates are driven by an endless belt that also surrounds a motor-driven nose roller. | 02-19-2009 |
Cheryl Koenig, Ontario, NY US
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| 20100272450 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SERVICE INTERVALS FOR RELATED COMPONENTS - A method and system for managing one or more high frequency service items associated with a device. A parent/child relationship between the high frequency service items can be defined to track replacement of components based on a service action related to a child component. A taxonomy of related service items and servicing functions can be specified in an XML document associated with the rendering system. The relationship between the high frequency service items can be indicated utilizing a related component indicator and a HFSI counter. A parent component can be replaced by a maintenance operator and an aggregate child component can be rebuilt by a service engineer in order to retain the component life thereby reducing down time and service costs. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274600 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING FIELD CONVERTIBLE CUSTOMER REPLACEABLE COMPONENTS - A method and system for managing field convertible operator replaceable components associated with a rendering device. A file that defines a set of operator replaceable components can be created and remotely installed on the device. The replaceable components associated with the device can be easily changed from a designation as a customer service engineer replacement component to an operator replacement component and vice versa. A determination that an operator is allowed to replace the component can be made based on a training level provided to the operator, the component availability, a usage pattern, and/or a security level. Such an approach enables the operator to perform the majority of maintenance on the device without requiring the services of a field engineer. | 10-28-2010 |
Cheryl M. Koenig, Ontario, NY US
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| 20120072814 | POINT OF NEED ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE MANUAL UTILIZING CURRENT MACHINE STATUS - A method and system for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual. A rendering device can be configured to transmit machine diagnostics related reports to a computer. The diagnostics are then integrated into an electronic service manual. In this way a reference can be created which includes point of need diagnostic information related to the machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with the machine. | 03-22-2012 |
Cheryl Marie Koenig, Ontario, NY US
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| 20090297174 | CUSTOMER PART REPLACEMENT FEATURE UTILIZING HIGH FREQUENCY SERVICE INTERVAL FAULT AND SIGNATURE ANALYSES - A diagnostic system made part of or for use with a document handling device in which a customer is guided toward performance of at least one comparison means in a diagnostic routine analysis. The comparison means is selected from a group comprising (1) a first comparison comparing a fused print media and an unfused print media for presence of a defect, (2) a second comparison comparing an output print media and at least one image on a screen for a type of defect, and (3) a third comparison comparing a low-charged print media and a no-charged print media for qualities of the defect. The customer enters a selection based on results of the first, the second, or the third comparisons. The diagnostic system can identify a part causing a defect in the print media based on results of the comparisons. | 12-03-2009 |
Christopher H. Koenig, Granby, CT US
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| 20110147129 | SUPPLEMENTAL ELEVATOR BRAKE AND RETROFITTING INSTALLATION PROCEDURE - An exemplary method of retrofitting a brake onto an elevator machine that was previously installed in an elevator system includes selecting a surface of the elevator machine that rotates as a sheave of the machine rotates. A braking surface is provided on the selected surface. At least one brake member is installed in a position to selectively engage the braking surface. | 06-23-2011 |
Christopher J. Koenig, West Bend, WI US
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| 20100242286 | Hair Cutting Device - A hair cutting device has a motorized suction assembly and a motorized clipper assembly, with a hair-receiving chamber for containing hair clippings and a filter positioned between the motorized suction assembly and the motorized clipper assembly. Spacers of varying lengths to control the length and style of hair cut may also be provided. | 09-30-2010 |
Darren Koenig, Charlotte, NC US
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| 20090292464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHIC MARKERS ON ELECTRONIC OBJECTS AND REAL-WORLD OBJECTS - A system and method for attaching geographical markers to a variety of objects, including real-world objects, electronic documents, people, software applications, and other items of information, including stationary and moving entities. In accordance with an embodiment, the system provides an object location identifier (OLI), and can use additional forms of identifiers such as universal location referencing objects (ULRO) for mapping real-world objects, electronic documents, people, software applications, and other items of information. The object location identifier answers the questions of who and where a particular object may be. A mobile object location identifier (MOLI) feature can also be provided as a standardized way for specifying an object location identifier for user with mobile entities, including people, websites, and wireless applications. A mobile uniform resource locator (MURL) feature can also be provided as a way for sharing and using object location identifier, and particularly for allowing mobile entities to control and share location information using a consumer-friendly URL-like nomenclature. | 11-26-2009 |
David J. Koenig, Wyoming, MN US
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| 20100090797 | VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM - A vehicle is disclosed which includes a controller having at least one of a vehicle security module and a playback module. The vehicle security module may operate in a secure once mode of operation or in a secure all mode of operation. The playback module records ride information associated with the vehicle. The ride information may be provided to an external device. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110297462 | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL - An electronic throttle control (ETC) system is disclosed for use on a recreational or a utility vehicle. The ETC system includes a drive mode selection device for selecting between a plurality of drive modes. The ETC system provides an adjustable engine idle speed and an engine power limiting feature. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110297463 | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL - An electronic throttle control (ETC) system is disclosed for use on a recreational or a utility vehicle. The ETC system includes a drive mode selection device for selecting between a plurality of drive modes. The ETC system provides an adjustable engine idle speed and an engine power limiting feature. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301825 | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL - An electronic throttle control (ETC) system is disclosed for use on a recreational or a utility vehicle. The ETC system includes a drive mode selection device for selecting between a plurality of drive modes. The ETC system provides an adjustable engine idle speed and an engine power limiting feature. | 12-08-2011 |
Dean B. Koenig, Oro Valley, AZ US
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| 20080252964 | LIGHT COLLIMATING SYSTEM FOR SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE - Disclosed is a light collimating system for mounting at the primary focus of a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (SCT) in place of the secondary mirror. The system comprises a housing containing a plurality of lens elements optimized to reduce optical aberrations. The resulting system has a focal ratio of approximately f/2, a short exposure time for optical imaging, and a wide field of view with very little distortion. The housing is attached to the corrector plate of the SCT by a pair of rings held together by a plurality of screws that further facilitate the alignment and rotation of the light collimating system. | 10-16-2008 |
Donald H. Koenig US
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| 20120157987 | Selectable Eccentric Remodeling and/or Ablation of Atherosclerotic Material - A catheter and catheter system for eccentric remodeling and/or removal of atherosclerotic material of a blood vessel of a patient include an elongate flexible catheter body with a radially expandable structure. A plurality of electrodes or other electrosurgical energy delivery surfaces can radially engage atherosclerotic material when the structure expands. An atherosclerotic material detector near the distal end of the catheter body may measure circumferential atherosclerotic material distribution, and a power source selectively energizes the electrodes to eccentrically remodel the measured atherosclerotic material. | 06-21-2012 |
Eric Koenig, Huntington, NY US
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| 20090047868 | Suspension-styled brassiere primarily for minimization of intra-breast wrinkling - A brassiere for minimizing the effects of wrinkling in the decolletage of a wearer's body, the brassier having two cups for the wearer's breasts and a central space therebetween, having a pouch wovenly positioned in the central space, the pouch having a suspension-styled stitching assembly for articulating the cups and hence the women's breasts in a structural and weight supported manner such that when the wearer is in a supine position the breasts are disinclined to sag; an aperture for receiving one or more articles; and a rear aperture such that the rear aperture leaves skin in the decolletage open for contact with said one or more articles. The articles are selected from the group consisting of a wickable stuffing material, foam material, memory-styled foam material, medicament, transdermal patch, and a squeezable tubular assembly. Additional suspension-styled stitching is shown in a plurality of different regions sufficient to assist the wearer's body in the opening of anterior muscles of the chest, minimizing spinal compression, relieving overstretching and/or spasmodic conditions of the mid and upper back muscles, and reductioin in overtightening of the pectoralis muscles. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20120256929 | EXPANDABLE MULTI-CORE TELECOMMUNICATION AND VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS - An expandable multi-core telecommunication and video processing apparatus includes a primary wireless telecommunications device having a microprocessor that can be programed for running a wide range of software application and includes a primary, or main, viewer touch screen interface and a plurality of ports for receiving one or more video core processors. Each video core processor is removably connectable to a port located along a surface of the primary telecommunications device for permitting a plurality of individual videos which can be interfaced by a user. The individual videos displaced by each connected video core processor can act in concert with, or independently of, the main, or primary, touch screen interface which is located on a front surface of the primary telecommunications device. The primary telecommunications device further includes a detachable storage bay for retaining video core processors when not connected with the primary telecommunications device. The primary telecommunications device and the video core processors are, preferably, each connectable to a docking station, which can download data from either a video core processor or the primary telecommunications device. The docking station can be connected to a personal computer. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120326972 | MULTI-TASK INTERACTIVE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A portable wireless telecommunications device has electronic computer visual display includes at least one central display screen and at least two additional screens respectively disposed foldably to the right and left of said central screen, for displaying simultaneous, multiple images to a user in a super video graphics array (SVGA). The foldable display has at least two mutually connected foldable sub-display units, and it includes a user attachable and detachable connector, for user-assembling of the sub-display units into mutual connection with each other. Each of the two sub-display units have user-deployable supports (e.g. a rigid angular support member) for maintaining the sub-display units in an upwardly projecting disposition during use. | 12-27-2012 |
George J. Koenig, Cranberry Township, PA US
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| 20090026668 | Metal making lance assembly - An assembly wherein inexpensive and essentially maintenance-free disposable sensors may be used in conjunction with a metal making lance. The assembly contemplates the use of disposable sensors that are accommodated by a sensor feed tube disposed interiorly or exteriorly of a conventional metal making lance. The sensors may be selected to detect one or more characteristics of the metal being treated and/or operating conditions of a metal treatment vessel. | 01-29-2009 |
Gerhard Koenig, Newton, MA US
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| 20110124631 | TREATMENT OF COGNITIVE DISORDERS WITH CERTAIN ALPHA-7 NICOTINIC ACID RECEPTORS IN COMBINATION WITH ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS - A method for improving cognition comprising administering to a patient (R)-7-chloro-N-(quinuclidin-3-yl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is described together with related compositions. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110288119 | Low dose - prov (alpha 7-EVP) - (R)-7-chloro-N-(quinuclidin-3-yl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide has been found to have procognitive effects in humans at unexpectedly low doses. Thus, (R)-7-chloro-N-(quinuclidin-3-yl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be used at unexpectedly low doses improve cognition. | 11-24-2011 |
Jesse Koenig, Florissant, MO US
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| 20120073592 | Method and System for Creating Personalized Human Hair Extensions Using Hair Color - A system and method for creating personalized human hair extensions from a weft of human hair, saturated with heat protectant and ironed into a generally smooth, continuous surface for applying a desired design using hair color. | 03-29-2012 |
J. Frank Koenig, Vienna, VA US
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| 20130041295 | STRETCH AND COMPRESS MUSCLE EXERCISE AND SIMULTANEOUS AEROBIC AND STRENGTH TRAINING EXERCISE METHOD FOR MOTIONLESS PATIENT OR NON-PATIENT [...] AS APPLIED TO ALZHEIMER, PARKINSON AND CANCER STUDIES - Aerobic exercise and strength training exercise are simultaneously provided to the body of a motionless patient or non-patient, to gradually increase body strength, increase elasticities of limb arteries, veins and adjacent muscles, reduce heart workload, increase whole body blood flow, provide more oxygen and nutrients to the whole body, increase the rate of removal of cell waste products, to treat, prevent, reduce the rate of progression and reduce the risk of recurrence of diseases and conditions of the whole body. Apparatus provides stretching and compressing muscle exercise for hips, shoulders and limbs of motionless patient or non-patient. A new scientific explanation of aerobic exercise, e.g. walking, is provided which shows the sequence of events within the body during aerobic exercise which causes whole-body benefits shown in hundreds of aerobic exercise studies. The explanation is applied to Alzheimer, Parkinson and Cancer studies to explain the results of the studies. | 02-14-2013 |
John W. Koenig, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20110162145 | HOSPITAL BED FRAME - A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck, a mattress, a pair of head end siderails, and a pair of foot end siderails. The bed further includes a controller configured to be coupled to the head and foot end siderails. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120174319 | Hospital Bed - A patient support includes a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress. | 07-12-2012 |
John William Koenig, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20100313374 | Plural hue cleaning implements - A cleaning implement comprising a multiply re-usable device and a disposable refill. The device has a handle for grasping by a user and a white attachment portion, for removable attachment of the refill. The device is substantially a first color having a first hue and the refill is substantially the same first color and has a second hue of the same first color | 12-16-2010 |
Kevin Koenig, New Haven, IN US
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| 20090202302 | TRENCH DRAIN SYSTEM - A method of forming a trench drain including a step of positioning a plurality of form members including a first form member and a second form member, each having at least one set of openings arranged in a generally vertical manner. The sets of openings include a first opening, a second opening and a third opening. There is a vertical distance from the first opening to the second opening that is substantially equal to a vertical distance from the second opening to the third opening. The first form member is substantially parallel with the second form member. The set of openings of the first member are aligned with the set of openings of the second form member. An opening in the first form member and a corresponding opening in the second form member are selected dependent upon a predetermined slope for the trench drain thereby defining a selected opening in each of the first and second form members. The first form member is connected with the second form member by way of a cross member. The cross member has a first end associated with the selected openings. | 08-13-2009 |
Kevin J. Koenig, Manlius, NY US
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| 20110155938 | PUMP HEADER AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A header body for use in fluid circulation systems such as a hydronic heating system is provided in which the header body is configured to couple fluid flow to individual fluid circuits of the system. In one embodiment, the header body comprises a suction chamber with a fluid passage through which fluid flows as between one or more header bodies coupled together to form a manifold. A valve is disposed in the suction chamber, wherein in one example the valve comprises a valve body that is supported by portions of the suction chamber on opposite sides of the fluid passage. The valve body is configured with an aperture that is aligned with the fluid passage in a first and second operating state, one of which decouples the fluid circuit from the system. | 06-30-2011 |
Larry E. Koenig, Canal Winchester, OH US
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| 20120145012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING AND COMPACTION - An exemplary embodiment of a screw crusher may utilize a cantilevered screw with an inverse tapered shaft with flighting for conveying the product up the length of the shaft for compression. The screw may include an end flight configured to provide thrust to the product for further conveyance beyond the end of the screw or additional compaction when utilized with a receiving container. An exemplary embodiment of the screw crusher may utilize a single moving element in relation to a cylindrical tube for compression of the product. Also, an exemplary screw compactor may utilize a fixed replaceable restrictor tube section and an efficient screw design making it more cost effective and efficient to operate than other known compactors. Furthermore, an example of the screw crusher may be fitted with perforated or the preferred “V” Slotted tube to perform liquid removal in addition to the compaction of the material. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING - A system for crushing material that may include a compaction chamber and a screw assembly that generally extends between the proximal and distal ends of the compaction chamber. In one embodiment, a portion of the screw assembly increases in diameter along a length of the shaft of the screw assembly such that the system is configured to crush material between the compaction chamber and the portion that increases in diameter. The portion that increases in diameter may be integral with the shaft of the screw assembly. An embodiment of the system may also include at least one wear member that is removably associated with the distal portion of the compaction chamber such that the wear member may assist with crushing. Further embodiments may include improved input, discharge, and/or jam clearance means for a screw crusher or other types of screw or auger systems. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING - Exemplary embodiments are for a system for crushing a material that may include a compaction chamber and a screw assembly that generally extends between the proximal and distal ends of the compaction chamber. A portion of the screw assembly increases in diameter along a length of the shaft of the screw assembly such that the system is configured to crush material between the compaction chamber and the portion of the screw assembly that increases in diameter. The portion of the screw assembly that increases in diameter may be integral with the shaft of the screw assembly. An exemplary embodiment of the system may also include at least one wear member that is removably associated with the distal portion of the compaction chamber such that the wear member may assist with the crushing of material. | 06-14-2012 |
Leonard M. Koenig, Boston, MA US
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| 20110214223 | WORM DRIVE ADJUSTMENT FOR HEADGEAR SUSPENSION - A headgear adjustment mechanism is provided that includes a worm having a central axis of rotation, a first headband element, a second headband element, a spur gear, and a housing. The first headband element includes (i) a worm rack disposed in operative engagement with the worm, and (ii) a first pinion rack. The second headband element includes a second pinion rack. The spur gear is disposed in simultaneous operative engagement with the first pinion rack and the second pinion rack, and the housing at least partially encloses the first and second headband elements. During operation of the adjustment mechanism, rotation of the worm about the axis of rotation causes the first headband element and the second headband element to translate in opposite directions with respect to the worm, thereby adjusting a fit of the headgear. | 09-08-2011 |
Leonard R. Koenig, Jobstown, NJ US
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| 20120317148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REPRESENT THE GENEALOGY OF PHYSICAL AND ABSTRACT OBJECTS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for representing interrelated data objects in a database as a hierarchical rooted tree, and also involves a computer program for visualizing, creating, and modifying such trees. | 12-13-2012 |
Marcel Koenig, Palm Beach Gardens, FL US
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| 20110046121 | INHIBITORS OF FOCAL ADHESION KINASE - The invention provides inhibitors of focal adhesion kinase, an enzyme involved in the attachment of the cytoskeleton of a cell to an extracellular matrix, which has been implicated in processes such as cell migration, cell proliferation, and cell survival. The inhibitors are derivatives of a 5-substituted 2,4-diaminopyridine wherein the substituents are as defined herein. The invention also provides a method of using the inhibitors in treatment of cancer, and methods of preparation of the inhibitors by use of coupling reactions. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20120309757 | N-BIPHENYLMETHYLINDOLE MODULATORS OF PPARG - The invention provides molecular entities that bind with high affinity to PPARG (PPARγ), inhibit kinase-mediated, e.g., cdk5-mediated, phosphorylation of PPARG, but do not exert an agonistic effect on PPARG. Compounds of the invention can be used for treatment of conditions in patients wherein PPARG plays a role, such as diabetes, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, pre-diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, or inflammation. In methods of treatment of these conditions using a compound of the invention, the compound can avoid producing side effects of significant weight gain, edema, impairment of bone growth or formation, or cardiac hypertrophy, or any combination thereof, in the patient receiving the compound. Methods of preparation of the compounds, bioassay methods for evaluating compounds of the invention as non-agonistic PPARG binding compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120309769 | N-BENZYLINDOLE MODULATORS OF PPARG - The invention provides molecular entities that bind with high affinity to PPARG (PPARγ), and inhibit kinase-mediated (e.g., cdk5-mediated) phosphorylation of PPARG, but do not exert an agonistic effect on PPARG. Compounds of the invention can be used for treatment of conditions in patients wherein PPARG plays a role, such as diabetes, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, pre-diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, or inflammation. Side effects such as significant weight gain, edema, impairment of bone growth or formation, or cardiac hypertrophy, or any combination thereof, can be avoided in the mammal receiving the compound. Methods of preparation of the compounds, bioassay methods for evaluating compounds of the invention as non-agonistic PPARG binding compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. | 12-06-2012 |
Mark Koenig, New Haven, IN US
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| 20090202302 | TRENCH DRAIN SYSTEM - A method of forming a trench drain including a step of positioning a plurality of form members including a first form member and a second form member, each having at least one set of openings arranged in a generally vertical manner. The sets of openings include a first opening, a second opening and a third opening. There is a vertical distance from the first opening to the second opening that is substantially equal to a vertical distance from the second opening to the third opening. The first form member is substantially parallel with the second form member. The set of openings of the first member are aligned with the set of openings of the second form member. An opening in the first form member and a corresponding opening in the second form member are selected dependent upon a predetermined slope for the trench drain thereby defining a selected opening in each of the first and second form members. The first form member is connected with the second form member by way of a cross member. The cross member has a first end associated with the selected openings. | 08-13-2009 |
Mark Koenig, Pittsburgh, PA US
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| 20120121108 | COOPERATIVE VOICE DIALOG AND BUSINESS LOGIC INTERPRETERS FOR A VOICE-ENABLED SOFTWARE APPLICATION - Embodiments of the invention address the deficiencies of the prior art by providing a method, apparatus, and program product to cooperatively mediate between voice-enabled operations and business logic. The method comprises receiving XML data and generating at least one object from the XML data. The method further comprises, in response to determining that the at least one object has been called, implementing an operation defined by a portion of the object. | 05-17-2012 |
Mark E. Koenig, Pickerington, OH US
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| 20120145012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING AND COMPACTION - An exemplary embodiment of a screw crusher may utilize a cantilevered screw with an inverse tapered shaft with flighting for conveying the product up the length of the shaft for compression. The screw may include an end flight configured to provide thrust to the product for further conveyance beyond the end of the screw or additional compaction when utilized with a receiving container. An exemplary embodiment of the screw crusher may utilize a single moving element in relation to a cylindrical tube for compression of the product. Also, an exemplary screw compactor may utilize a fixed replaceable restrictor tube section and an efficient screw design making it more cost effective and efficient to operate than other known compactors. Furthermore, an example of the screw crusher may be fitted with perforated or the preferred “V” Slotted tube to perform liquid removal in addition to the compaction of the material. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING - A system for crushing material that may include a compaction chamber and a screw assembly that generally extends between the proximal and distal ends of the compaction chamber. In one embodiment, a portion of the screw assembly increases in diameter along a length of the shaft of the screw assembly such that the system is configured to crush material between the compaction chamber and the portion that increases in diameter. The portion that increases in diameter may be integral with the shaft of the screw assembly. An embodiment of the system may also include at least one wear member that is removably associated with the distal portion of the compaction chamber such that the wear member may assist with crushing. Further embodiments may include improved input, discharge, and/or jam clearance means for a screw crusher or other types of screw or auger systems. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120145815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING - Exemplary embodiments are for a system for crushing a material that may include a compaction chamber and a screw assembly that generally extends between the proximal and distal ends of the compaction chamber. A portion of the screw assembly increases in diameter along a length of the shaft of the screw assembly such that the system is configured to crush material between the compaction chamber and the portion of the screw assembly that increases in diameter. The portion of the screw assembly that increases in diameter may be integral with the shaft of the screw assembly. An exemplary embodiment of the system may also include at least one wear member that is removably associated with the distal portion of the compaction chamber such that the wear member may assist with the crushing of material. | 06-14-2012 |
Mary K. Koenig, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080298735 | Method of biasing and operating electro-optic polymer optical modulators - A method that includes (a) thermally biasing an electro-optic polymer device using an electrode; and (b) driving the electro-optic polymer device by applying a high frequency signal to the device using the same electrode. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080298736 | Broadband Electro-Optic Polymer Modulators With Integrated Resistors - In one aspect, an electro-optic device comprises: a) a high speed electrode; b) a ground electrode; c) polymer layers embedding an electro-optic polymer waveguide; and d) at least one integrated resistor in electrical contact with the high speed electrode and the ground electrode, wherein the high speed electrode and the ground electrode are positioned to control light in the electro-optic polymer waveguide. | 12-04-2008 |
Matthew Koenig, Valley Stream, NY US
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| 20090157573 | System And Method For Grading Electricity Distribution Network Feeders Susceptible To Impending Failure - A machine learning system creates failure-susceptibility rankings for feeder cables in a utility's electrical distribution system. The machine learning system employs martingale boosting algorithms and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms to generate a feeder failure prediction model, which is trained on static and dynamic feeder attribute data. Feeders are dynamically ranked by failure susceptibility and the rankings displayed to utility operators and engineers so that they can proactively service the distribution system to prevent local power outages. The feeder rankings may be used to redirect power flows and to prioritize repairs. A feedback loop is established to evaluate the responses of the electrical distribution system to field actions taken to optimize preventive maintenance programs. | 06-18-2009 |
Matthew W. Koenig, Dacono, CO US
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| 20100210939 | Method and Apparatus for Surgical Navigation - Disclosed is a surgical navigation system for tracking an instrument relative to a patient. The system can track a portion of the patient, an instrument, and/or both relative to image data, a coordinate system, an atlas, a morphed atlas, or combinations thereof. The system can include a tracking device on the instrument to provide six degree of freedom information regarding the location of the instrument. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100234724 | Navigating A Surgical Instrument - An instrument tracking device for cooperating with an instrument during a surgical procedure where the instrument has an elongated body extending along a first longitudinal axis and including a working member at a distal tip includes a body having a distal end and a proximal end. An opening can be formed through the body along a second longitudinal axis. The opening can define a passthrough in the body from the distal end to the proximal end. A first tracking coil can be disposed in the body and can define a first tracking coil axis that is substantially coaxial with the second longitudinal axis of the body. A connection mechanism cooperates between the elongated housing and the body that secures the body to the elongated housing of the instrument upon passing at least a portion of the elongated housing through the passthrough of the body in an assembled position. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110237935 | Method and Apparatus for Guiding an External Needle to an Implantable Device - A system can include an implantable device, an instrument, a display device and a processor. The implantable device can include a port and a localizer for generating a navigation field. The instrument can include a tracking device for sensing the navigation field. The processor can be operably coupled to the tracking and display devices and operable to determine a real-time location of the instrument relative to the port and a trajectory of the instrument relative to an insertion axis of the port. The processor system can be operable to cause the display device to graphically render the instrument as a plurality of two or three-dimensional rings positioned around an axis coincident with the determined trajectory and in spaced relation to each other along the axis. A first ring of the plurality of rings can be positioned at the determined instrument location relative to a graphical representation of the port location. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110237936 | Method and Apparatus for Guiding an External Needle to an Implantable Device - A support tool or a supply assembly that delivers a functional fluid to a patient includes an antenna array for receiving or sensing a navigation field. The navigation field can be generated from a localizer. The localizer can be incorporated or included in an implanted device. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110237937 | Method and Apparatus for Guiding an External Needle to an Implantable Device - A system to generate a navigation field relative to an implanted device is disclosed. The system can include a small and/or thin localizer array positioned in the implanted device. A power management scheme and circuits can be provided to conserve and resource power in the implanted device. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238034 | Method and Apparatus for Guiding an External Needle to an Implantable Device - A support tool for a supply assembly delivers a functional fluid to an implantable medical device. The supply assembly defines a supply axis. The support tool includes a support member defining an opening. The opening has a support axis, and the opening is configured to receive the supply assembly. The support member includes a three dimensionally contoured nesting surface that conforms to a corresponding three dimensionally contoured surface of the supply assembly. The corresponding surface of the supply assembly nests against the nesting surface to support the supply assembly such that the supply axis remains substantially fixed relative to and aligned with the support axis. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120197108 | Method and Apparatus for Image-Based Navigation - A system and method for a procedure that can be performed on any appropriate subject. Procedures can include assembling any appropriate work piece or installing members into a work piece, such as an airframe, autoframe, etc. Regardless of the subject, tracking a substantially small tracking device in a plurality of degrees of freedom is provided. The tracking device can be positioned on or be formed in an instrument to be tracked. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120197109 | Method and Apparatus for Image-Based Navigation - A system and method for a procedure that can be performed on any appropriate subject. Procedures can include assembling any appropriate work piece or installing members into a work piece, such as an airframe, autoframe, etc. Regardless of the subject, tracking a substantially small tracking device in a plurality of degrees of freedom is provided. The tracking device can be positioned on or be formed in an instrument to be tracked. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120197110 | Method and Apparatus for Image-Based Navigation - A system and method for a procedure that can be performed on any appropriate subject. Procedures can include assembling any appropriate work piece or installing members into a work piece, such as an airframe, autoframe, etc. Regardless of the subject, tracking a substantially small tracking device in a plurality of degrees of freedom is provided. The tracking device can be positioned on or be formed in an instrument to be tracked. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120275645 | Method and Apparatus for Calibrating and Re-Aligning an Ultrasound Image Plane to a Navigation Tracker - The present disclosure relates to acquiring image data of a subject with an imaging system that has been calibrated. The imaging system can include an ultrasound imaging system that collects one of more images based on a plane of image acquisition. The plane of image acquisition can be calibrated to a tracking device associated with the ultrasound transducer. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120277585 | Method and Apparatus for Calibrating and Re-aligning an Ultrasound Image Plane to a Navigation Tracker - The present disclosure relates to acquiring image data of a subject with an imaging system that has been calibrated. The imaging system can include an ultrasound imaging system that collects one of more images based on a plane of image acquisition. The plane of image acquisition can be calibrated to a tracking device associated with the ultrasound transducer. | 11-01-2012 |
Michael H. Koenig, Oviedo, FL US
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| 20100064693 | COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A COMBUSTOR DEVICE, A TRANSITION DUCT AND A FLOW CONDITIONER - A combustor assembly in a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustor assembly may comprise a combustor device coupled to a main casing, a transition duct and a flow conditioner. The combustor device may comprise a liner having inlet and outlet portions and a burner assembly positioned adjacent to the liner inlet. The transition duct may comprise a conduit having inlet and outlet sections. The inlet section may be associated with the liner outlet portion. The flow conditioner may be associated with the main casing and the transition duct conduit for supporting the conduit inlet section. | 03-18-2010 |
Michael Thomas Koenig, Mentor, OH US
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| 20090078653 | Rain Gutter Member - A gutter member includes an inlet operatively coupled to a gutter trough. The inlet is configured to receive matter such as water and non-water matter from the gutter trough. The gutter member further includes an outlet operatively coupled to a top of a downspout. The outlet is configured to pass water to the downspout. The gutter member further includes a reservoir configured to collect non-water matter. The reservoir is located between the inlet and the outlet and is lower than the gutter trough relative to the earth. The reservoir includes an exit port door configured to move between a first position in which a substantial amount of the non-water matter is retained in the reservoir and a second position in which the non-water matter is released from the reservoir. | 03-26-2009 |
Neil Erwin Koenig, Maryland Heights, MO US
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| 20100072314 | WALL-MOUNTED RETRACTABLE CLOTHESLINE ASSEMBLY - A clothesline assembly is disclosed comprising a housing containing a take-up reel about which a clothesline is wound. The clothesline can be extended from and retracted into the housing. The assembly further includes a clip storage compartment through which the clothesline extends. Clothing clips are stored in the compartment and the line extends through the clips, such that when the clothesline is extended, the clips are already suspended from the clothesline. | 03-25-2010 |
Paul Roberts Koenig, Clearwater, FL US
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| 20080281594 | Autoscriber - The Autoscriber invention pertains to a system of inserting a printed SMPTE timecode into a textual representation of the spoken portion of a media recording. The system includes a user-supplied computer with Autoscriber (voice recognition) software, a printer and a user-supplied media recorder/player with SMPTE timecode reader and RS-422 data output. | 11-13-2008 |
Peter Herbert Koenig, Montgomery, OH US
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| 20120009285 | Compositions for treating skin - A personal care composition comprising: at least a first phase and a second phase wherein said first phase comprises a) an aqueous structured surfactant phase comprising STnS where n is between about 0 and about 2.5; b) ; c) a structuring system comprising i. optionally, a non-ionic emulsifier; ii. optionally, from about 0.05% to about 5%, by weight of said personal care composition, of an associative polymer; iii. an electrolyte; and said second phase comprises a) a benefit phase comprising from 1% to about 50%, by weight of said personal care composition, of a hydrophobic benefit agent. | 01-12-2012 |
Peter M. Koenig, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20090059714 | GRAVITY FLOW PROCESSOR FOR PARTICULATE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to purge vessel apparatuses and methods for processing particulate material composed of powder particles. Some such purge vessel apparatuses include a housing having first and second opposite ends and an inner surface defining a material path from the first end to the second end. Some such purge vessel apparatuses also include a gas exposure mechanism that is adapted to expose particulate material on the material path to a processing gas. Some such purge vessel apparatuses further include an agitating mechanism adapted to disrupt and/or inhibit formation of gas channels and/or to disrupt and/or inhibit formation of material flow channels by agitating particulate material on the material path, thereby exposing substantially all of the powder particles to the processing gas, while substantially maintaining mass flow. Several illustrative purge vessel apparatuses and method are disclosed for processing particulate material composed of powder particles. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20120103325 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS TREATMENT OF SOLIDS AT NON-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE - Systems and processes may be used for continuously processing a solid material such as a solid starch-bearing material at a non-atmospheric pressure. In some examples, the material is delivered to a process vessel at substantially the same non-atmospheric pressure condition as the process vessel so as to avoid shearing the material. In some examples, the solid material is continuously fed into a process vessel, continuously processed in the process vessel, and continuously discharged from the process vessel. | 05-03-2012 |
Robert Boyer Koenig, Redmond, WA US
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| 20080221930 | Health data collection tool - A portable health data tool permits a health care provider to assimilate and display a plurality of health care data from a patient and to associate the data with patient identifying information all stored in a memory contained in the tool. The tool includes a code reader for reading patient information into the tool from a bar code or other coded tag. The tool is associated with a plurality of different data assimilation devices stored with the tool's housing, including but not limited to, instruments for measuring, temperature, blood pressure, two-finger or lead wire ECG data, pulse oximetry data, sound data and picture data obtained from an optional digital camera integrated within the housing. The tool further includes data receiver and/or transmitter ports, which may be wireless or cable ports, for transferring data between the health data tool and a separate computer system that stores patient records. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20120184120 | DUAL SERIAL BUS INTERFACE - An interface protocol for patient monitoring systems includes a Dual Serial Bus (DSB) interface. The DSB interface includes a first serial protocol that is USB, Firewire, or Ethernet protocol and a second serial protocol that is a low power serial (LPS) protocol. DSB interfaces provide for communication between DSB Hosts and DSB Devices and allow for the transfer of operating and battery charging power from DSB Host to DSB Device. In addition, the DSB host contains a switched Auxiliary Voltage Supply (AVS) which can provide up to 15 W of power to DSB devices for battery charging or other high power needs. The DSB interface eliminates the need for multiple cables for different parameter sensing devices as there is only one type of connector and, accordingly, reduces the risk of damage caused by inadvertently plugging a parameter sensing device into the wrong receptacle. | 07-19-2012 |
Scott Koenig, Brooklyn, NY US
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| 20130083456 | Mobile Device Case with Retractor Reel Assembly for User-Provided Headphones - A mobile device case includes a reel assembly, including a reel, a supporting plate, and a hub between the reel and the supporting plate. The hub includes a first cavity between the hub and the supporting plate for housing a spring, and a second cavity between the hub and the reel for housing a flat flexible cable (FFC). The spring is wound in a first direction, while the FFC is wound in a second direction. The FFC includes a first end for electrically coupling to a female jack connector of a device. A female connector is electrically coupled to a second end of the FFC for engaging a male jack connector of user-provided headphones. When the reel rotates in the first direction, the spring tightens and the FFC loosens. When the reel rotates in the second direction, the spring loosens and the FFC tightens. | 04-04-2013 |
Sondra Koenig, Florissant, MO US
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| 20120073592 | Method and System for Creating Personalized Human Hair Extensions Using Hair Color - A system and method for creating personalized human hair extensions from a weft of human hair, saturated with heat protectant and ironed into a generally smooth, continuous surface for applying a desired design using hair color. | 03-29-2012 |
Stefan G. Koenig, Shrewsbury, MA US
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| 20080293726 | Combinations of Eszopiclone and Trans 4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-N-Methyl-1-Napthalenamine or Trans 4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1-Napthalenamine, and Methods of Treatment of Menopause and Mood, Anxiety, and Cognitive Disorders - One aspect of the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing two or more active agents that when taken together can be used to treat, e.g., menopause, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or cognitive disorders. The first component of the pharmaceutical composition is a sedative eszopiclone. The second component of the pharmaceutical composition is trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-napthalenamine or trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine. The present invention also relates to a method of treating menopause, perimenopause, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and cognitive disorders. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090149549 | PREPARATION OF CHIRAL AMIDES AND AMINES - This invention provides a convenient method for converting oximes into enamides. The process does not require the use of metallic reagents. Accordingly, it produces the desired compounds without the concomitant production of a large volume of metallic waste. The enamides are useful precursors to amides and amines. The invention provides a process to convert a prochiral enamide into the corresponding chiral amide. In an exemplary process, a chiral amino center is introduced during hydrogenation through the use of a chiral hydrogenation catalyst. In selected embodiments, the invention provides methods of preparing amides and amines that include the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-alkyl-1-naphthalenamine or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine substructure. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20120095106 | PREPARATION OF CHIRAL AMIDES AND AMINES - This invention provides a convenient method for converting oximes into enamides. The process does not require the use of metallic reagents. Accordingly, it produces the desired compounds without the concomitant production of a large volume of metallic waste. The enamides are useful precursors to amides and amines. The invention provides a process to convert a prochiral enamide into the corresponding chiral amide. In an exemplary process, a chiral amino center is introduced during hydrogenation through the use of a chiral hydrogenation catalyst. In selected embodiments, the invention provides methods of preparing amides and amines that include the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-alkyl-1-naphthalenamine or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine substructure. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120123164 | Combinations of Eszopiclone and Trans 4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-N-Methyl-1-Napthalenamine or Trans 4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1-Napthalenamine, and Methods of Treatment of Menopause and Mood, Anxiety, and Cognitive Disorders - One aspect of the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing two or more active agents that when taken together can be used to treat, e.g., menopause, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or cognitive disorders. The first component of the pharmaceutical composition is a sedative eszopiclone. The second component of the pharmaceutical composition is trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-napthalenamine or trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine. The present invention also relates to a method of treating menopause, perimenopause, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and cognitive disorders. | 05-17-2012 |
Tami Koenig, Spencerville, OH US
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| 20120035973 | COMPUTERIZED DYNAMIC CAPACITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method facilitates the collection, calculation, and analysis of supplier capacity data. Using portal technology, communications between the manufacturer and suppliers related to capacity data are facilitated. The system and method accommodate numerous supplier manufacturing processes and their unique configurations so that consistent “standard’ and “maximum” capacity values may be calculated. The portal supports data entry to quickly, efficiently, and accurately identify capacity constraints at the process and part number levels, create solutions, and monitor the implementation of solutions to increase capacity. Using dynamic calculation logic, fluctuating demand values for parts are considered in determining probable capacity values. The impact of various investments on production capacity may also be assessed. The manufacturer may further use capacity constraint data to adjust production to sales or market changes and to align production with capacity. | 02-09-2012 |
Thomas William Koenig, Mentor, OH US
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| 20090078653 | Rain Gutter Member - A gutter member includes an inlet operatively coupled to a gutter trough. The inlet is configured to receive matter such as water and non-water matter from the gutter trough. The gutter member further includes an outlet operatively coupled to a top of a downspout. The outlet is configured to pass water to the downspout. The gutter member further includes a reservoir configured to collect non-water matter. The reservoir is located between the inlet and the outlet and is lower than the gutter trough relative to the earth. The reservoir includes an exit port door configured to move between a first position in which a substantial amount of the non-water matter is retained in the reservoir and a second position in which the non-water matter is released from the reservoir. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100043831 | Rain Gutter Member - A gutter member includes an inlet operatively coupled to a gutter trough. The inlet is configured to receive matter such as water and non-water matter from the gutter trough. The gutter member further includes an outlet operatively coupled to a top of a downspout. The outlet is configured to pass water to the downspout. The gutter member further includes a reservoir configured to collect non-water matter. The reservoir is located between the inlet and the outlet and is lower than the gutter trough relative to the earth. The reservoir includes an exit port door configured to move between a first position in which a substantial amount of the non-water matter is retained in the reservoir and a second position in which the non-water matter is released from the reservoir. | 02-25-2010 |
Trevor Koenig, Lancaster, PA US
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| 20130020106 | POWER TOOL - A power tool including a power tool base unit with a motor surrounded by a motor housing a first coupler operably connected to the motor and a ledge. An attachment head is removably attached to the base unit, the attachment head including a second coupler, the first and second couplers being coupled together to transfer rotational motion from the motor to the attachment head. An angle between a longitudinal axis of the handle and a longitudinal axis of the motor is between 50 and 120 degrees. The ledge extends outwardly from the power tool base in a direction towards the attachment head in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the motor. | 01-24-2013 |
Trevor J. Koenig, Lancaster, PA US
William Koenig, Kirtland, OH US
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| 20080248439 | ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An orthodontic device includes a bracket having a body and the body includes external surfaces. An archwire passageway is formed in the body. An aperture extends from one of the external surfaces of the body to the passageway. A pawl is attached to the body and includes stop and cam surfaces which extend into the aperture. An extendable archwire includes an adjustment portion having a locking surface and a loop-spring therein and the adjustment portion is inserted into and through the passageway. The pawl and the locking surface form a ratchet. The cam surface of the pawl interengages the extendable archwire as the extendable archwire is extended through the bracket under the application of force to the extendable archwire. The stop surface of the pawl interengages the locking surface of the adjustment portion of the extendable archwire preventing retraction of the extendable archwire upon discontinuation of the application of force. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090239189 | ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An orthodontic device includes a bracket having a body and the body includes external surfaces. An archwire passageway is formed in the body. An aperture extends from one of the external surfaces of the body to the passageway. A pawl is attached to the body and includes stop and cam surfaces which extend into the aperture. An extendable archwire includes an adjustment portion having a locking surface and a loop-spring therein and the adjustment portion is inserted into and through the passageway. The pawl and the locking surface form a ratchet. The cam surface of the pawl interengages the extendable archwire as the extendable archwire is extended through the bracket under the application of force to the extendable archwire. The stop surface of the pawl interengages the locking surface of the adjustment portion of the extendable archwire preventing retraction of the extendable archwire upon discontinuation of the application of force. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110111358 | ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - An orthodontic device includes a bracket having a body and the body includes external surfaces. An archwire passageway is formed in the body. An aperture extends from one of the external surfaces of the body to the passageway. A pawl is attached to the body and includes stop and cam surfaces which extend into the aperture. An extendable archwire includes an adjustment portion having a locking surface and a loop-spring therein and the adjustment portion is inserted into and through the passageway. The pawl and the locking surface form a ratchet. The cam surface of the pawl interengages the extendable archwire as the extendable archwire is extended through the bracket under the application of force to the extendable archwire. The stop surface of the pawl interengages the locking surface of the adjustment portion of the extendable archwire preventing retraction of the extendable archwire upon discontinuation of the application of force. | 05-12-2011 |