Laprade
Bruce N. Laprade, Holland, MA US
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20100090098 | RESISTIVE GLASS STRUCTURES USED TO SHAPE ELECTRIC FIELDS IN ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS - A reflectron lens for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer and a method of making same are disclosed. The reflectron lens includes a glass tube having a conductive surface along the length of the tube. The conductive surface has an electrical resistance gradient along its length. The electrical resistance gradient provides an electric field interior to the tube that varies in strength along the length of the tube when an electric potential is applied to opposing ends of the tube. A mass spectrometer incorporating the reflectron lens, a method of making the reflectron lens, and an apparatus for removing lead from the surface of a lead silicate glass tube are also disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
Jean-Paul Laprade, North Smithfield, RI US
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20110177267 | Shrink sleeve for an article closure - The present invention provides a shrink sleeve for use on a closure of an article. The present invention does so by providing a decorated closure for an article, such as a container, used to package an item or items. The decorated closure includes a shrink sleeve and a closure for an article. The closure has a top end, a bottom end, and a side surface. The closure may further include a centerpoint of the top end and a centerpoint of the bottom end with a longitudinal axis passing therethrough. The shrink sleeve is shrunk around at least the side surface of the article, and the shrink sleeve is a laminate that includes a heat-activatable expandable layer. | 07-21-2011 |
20110189477 | Heat Transfer Label Having a UV Layer - A heat transfer label and method for preparing same, the heat transfer label including (a) a support portion and (b) a transfer portion over the support portion, for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article upon application of heat to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed into contact with the article. The transfer portion includes at least a protective lacquer layer, an ink layer, and an adhesive layer, wherein at least one of the protective lacquer layer, the ink layer, and the adhesive layer is UV-curable. Further, the heat transfer label may additionally include a tie-coat layer, which may be a UV-curable tie-coat layer. Further, each of the plurality of layers of the transfer portion of the heat transfer label may be UV-curable. | 08-04-2011 |
20120201990 | Release Formulation for Label Including Synthetic Wax - A heat transfer label comprising a support portion and a transfer portion for transfer of the transfer portion from the support portion to an article. Heat is applied to the support portion while the transfer portion is placed into contact with the article. The support portion comprises a release layer including a synthetic wax. | 08-09-2012 |
20130071634 | HEAT-TRANSFER LABEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A heat-transfer label assembly and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the assembly is well-suited for decorating refillable glass articles and includes a support portion, a wax skim coat, and a transfer portion. The support portion may include a carrier web overcoated with a polyethylene layer. The wax skim coat may overcoat the polyethylene layer. The transfer portion may include a protective lacquer, an ink design, and a heat-activatable adhesive. The protective lacquer may be printed directly on the skim coat and may include a cross-linked phenoxy resin. The ink design may be printed onto the protective lacquer and may include a binder, a colorant, and a cross-linking system. The adhesive, which may differ from the ink design only by lacking colorant, may be printed onto the ink design, any exposed portions of the protective lacquer, and the surrounding skim coat. | 03-21-2013 |
Jean-Paul Laprade, N. Smithfield, RI US
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20080311331 | PROCESS FOR PRINTING WAX RELEASE LAYER - A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier. | 12-18-2008 |
20120321860 | Process for Printing Wax Release Layer - A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier. | 12-20-2012 |
John Wasem Laprade, Friday Harbor, WA US
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20120211967 | Trailer Hitch Systems and Methods - A hitch system comprises a housing, a hitch plate, and an actuator system. The housing is secured to a hitch post, and the housing defines a housing opening and a housing chamber. The hitch plate is rotatably attached to the housing, and the hitch plate defines a first ball opening. The actuator system displaces the hitch plate relative to the housing such that the hitch system operates in an unhitched configuration in which the first ball opening is aligned with the housing opening and a hitched configuration in which the first ball opening is not aligned with the housing opening. A ball portion is inserted into the housing chamber and removed from the housing chamber when the hitch system is in the unhitched configuration. The ball portion is substantially secured within the housing chamber when the hitch system is in the hitched configuration. | 08-23-2012 |
20130334793 | Trailer Hitch Plate Systems and Methods - A hitch system for coupling a hitch post to a ball portion employs a control system configured to operate in a service mode and a master mode. The control system operates in the master mode upon entry of a master code. Entry of the master code is not required to operate the control system when the control system is in the service mode. Entry of the master code is required to operate the control system when the control system is in the master mode. | 12-19-2013 |
Lisa Laprade, Lexington, MA US
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20150322412 | ACETYL TRANSFERASES AND THEIR USE FOR PRODUCING CAROTENOIDS - The present invention relates to novel acetyl transferases, nucleic acid sequences coding therefore, expression constructs and vectors comprising these sequences, microorganisms transformed therewith and use thereof. | 11-12-2015 |
Maria Laprade, Palm Bay, FL US
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20080229170 | Parallel arrangement of serial concatenated convolutional code decoders with optimized organization of data for efficient use of memory resources - A decoding system ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080229171 | Serial Concatenated Convolutional Code Decoder - A serial concatenated convolutional code (SCCC) decoder is provided. The SCCC decoder is comprised of an input buffer memory ( | 09-18-2008 |
20090110125 | MAXIMUM A POSTERIORI PROBABILITY DECODER - A method is provided for performing a MAP probability decoding of a sequence R(n) including N bits of encoded data. The method includes the steps of: (a) generating a sequence r | 04-30-2009 |
20100031122 | Serially Concatenated Convolutional Code Decoder with a Constrained Permutation Table - An SCCC decoding system is provided. The system is comprised of an outer decoder module ( | 02-04-2010 |
Paul Laprade, Delson CA
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20130068549 | BICYCLE WITH ELECTRICAL DRIVE SYSTEM - An electrically-driven bicycle comprises a bicycle frame. A bottom bracket shell is provided at a junction between a down tube and stays of the frame. An electric motor is connected to the bottom bracket shell, the electric motor having a hollow drive shaft with an output end projecting to a first side of the bottom bracket shell. A transmission connects the drive shaft to one of the a wheel and a drive train of the bicycle, to transmit a drive of the electric motor to the rear wheel. A crank set has an axle rotatably mounted within the hollow drive shaft for rotating independently from the drive shaft. Means are provided for transmitting pedaling actuation on the crank set to the rear wheel, the means being on the second side of the bottom bracket shell. An electrical drive system for bicycle is also provided. | 03-21-2013 |
20150360748 | ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND PROPULSION SYSTEM THEREFOR - An electric propulsion system, an electric bicycle, and a method for converting a non-electric bicycle into an electric bicycle are disclosed. The electric propulsion system has an electric motor with a motor output shaft rotatable about a motor shaft axis. An output end of the motor output shaft is disposed on a first side. A transmission interconnects the electric motor and a drive chain of the bicycle to transmit a drive of the electric motor to the rear wheel. The transmission has a rotatable driven member on the first side engaged with the output end and is rotated thereby. A drive sprocket on the second side and rotatable about a drive sprocket axis is connected to the driven member by a transmission shaft. The drive sprocket engages the drive chain to transmit the drive of the electric motor thereto. | 12-17-2015 |
Robert Laprade, Chanhassen, MN US
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20150366696 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE FOR DYNAMICALLY TREATING THE KNEE - An orthopedic device is arranged for dynamically treating the knee. The device includes a hinge assembly, a frame having an upper cuff and a lower cuff spaced apart from and connected by the hinge assembly, and a dynamic shell connected to the frame and extending along the first side of the brace. An adjustment system is connected to the dynamic shell and includes a tensioning element operatively engaging the shell and the hinge assembly. The adjustment system is arranged to increase and decrease tension in the tensioning element. The dynamic shell is arranged to be drawn toward the frontal plane as the orthopedic device goes from an extension orientation to a flexion orientation. | 12-24-2015 |