Long, Jr.
Carroll J. Long, Jr., Columbia, SC US
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20110170652 | NEUTRON ABSORBER CONSISTING OF REFRACTORY METAL INFUSED WITH DISCRETE NEUTRON ABSORBER - The present invention provides a gray rod control assembly (GRCA) containing an improved neutron absorber comprised of a porous matrix of refractory metal infused with a neutron absorbing metal or metal alloy for a nuclear reactor. The reactor has a plurality of fuel assemblies, each including numerous elongated fuel rods supported in an organized array by substantially transverse support grids, and a plurality of guide thimbles disposed through the support grids and along the fuel rods. The GRCA includes a spider assembly structured to provide controlled insertion of gray rod assemblies within the thimbles of the fuel assembly, thereby controlling the rate of power produced by the reactor. Each gray rod assembly includes an elongated tubular member, a first end plug, a second end plug and the improved neutron-absorber disposed within the tubular member. Delta-power of the reactor is improved by the relatively small percentage of neutron absorbing metal infused in the porous matrix of the refractory metal of the neutron absorber and by distributing the neutron absorber in segments among a plurality of rods of the GRCA. | 07-14-2011 |
20120281805 | NEUTRON ABSORBER CONSISTING OF REFRACTORY METAL INFUSED WITH DISCRETE NEUTRON ABSORBER - The present invention provides a gray rod control assembly for a nuclear reactor. The gray rod control assembly includes a spider assembly having a plurality of radial extending flukes and a plurality of gray rod assemblies coupled to the flukes of the spider assembly. Each of the gray rod assemblies includes an elongated tubular member, a first end plug, a second end plug, and a neutron absorber. The neutron absorber includes a matrix of refractory metal fabricated to be porous into which a metal or metal alloy is infused. The neutron absorber is distributed among a plurality of the gray rod assemblies. | 11-08-2012 |
Charles J. Long, Jr., New Castle, PA US
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20090277861 | CLOSURE WITH TAMPER EVIDENT STRIP - The present invention relates generally to a closure for a container, such as a bottle or the like, and more particularly, to a resealable, tamper evident closure for a container. The closure consists of a top section connected to a lower skirt portion. The closure is structured such that it would be evident if one were to attempt to remove the closure or tamper with the closure and that the contents of the container should not be consumed due to the risk of possible contamination. | 11-12-2009 |
Darell J. Long, Jr., Balboa, CA US
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20100251646 | SELF-CLEANING FLOORING SYSTEM - A self-cleaning flooring system for catching waste products has at least one module comprising a drain pan and a floor grid. The drain pan has a ramp and a central drain outlet. The ramp extends around the drain pan defining a drain pan periphery. The ramp slopes downward from the drain pan periphery towards the drain outlet. The drain pan periphery has a plurality of discharge ports spaced therealong for discharge of flushing fluid onto the ramp such that the waste products are washed down the ramp towards the drain outlet. The floor grid extends across the drain pan and is mounted upon the drain pan periphery for supporting personnel standing thereon while permitting waste products to pass therethrough. The module is interconnectable to horizontally adjacent modules to form the flooring system, | 10-07-2010 |
Gary M. Long, Jr., Lowell, MA US
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20120169842 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMERSIVE SURVEILLANCE - Security guards at large facilities, such as airports, monitor multiple screens that display images from individual surveillance cameras dispersed throughout the facility. If a guard zooms with a particular camera, he may lose image resolution, along with perspective on the surrounding area. Embodiments of the inventive Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance (ISIS) solve these problems by combining multiple cameras in one device. When properly mounted, example ISIS systems offer up to 360-degree, 240-megapixel views on a single screen. (Other fields of view and resolutions are also possible.) Image-stitching software merges multiple video feeds into one scene. The system also allows operators to tag and follow targets, and can monitor restricted areas and sound an alert when intruders breach them. | 07-05-2012 |
Huey Paul Long, Jr., Fort Worth, TX US
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20150193784 | Systems and Methods for Selecting a Sales Channel in a Brick and Mortar Store - Methods and systems for determining a sales channel for a product include offering a product for sale in a first sales channel of a plurality of sales channels in a brick and mortar store; calculating a product profitability profile indicative of product profitability in the first sales channel; comparing the calculated product profitability profile to stored criteria to be met by products offered for sale in the first sales channel in the brick and mortar store, and if the calculated product profitability profile is outside the criteria, offering the product for sale to a customer in the second sales channel in the brick and mortar store and removing the product from the first sales channel in the brick and mortar store. | 07-09-2015 |
20150193791 | Systems and Methods for Selecting a Product Sales Channel - Methods and systems for determining a sales channel for a product in a brick and mortar store include displaying to customers in a brick and mortar store information on an interactive data collection system relating to a product; collecting, via the data collection system, information indicative of customer interest in the product by tracking inputs at the interactive data collection system; collecting, via an online website, information indicative of customer interest relating to the product; and based upon both the information obtained at the brick and mortar store and the information obtained by the online website, determining a sales channel from a plurality of channels to offer the product for purchase by a customer. | 07-09-2015 |
John Edward Long, Jr., Raleigh, NC US
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20130254472 | ADJUSTING A MEMORY TRANSFER SETTING WITH LARGE MAIN MEMORY CAPACITY - An apparatus for adjusting a memory transfer setting includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining that an amount of main memory exceeds a threshold percentage of secondary storage on an information handling device. The machine readable code also includes an adjustment module adjusting a memory transfer setting on the information handling device in response to the determination module determining that the amount of main memory exceeds the threshold percentage. | 09-26-2013 |
20140287615 | CONNECTION ILLUMINATION USING COMMUNICATION ELEMENTS - An aspect provides a plug including: a connection element for connecting to a port of an information handling device; a detection element disposed within the plug; and an illumination source disposed within the plug; the detection element controlling illumination of the illumination source via detecting the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 09-25-2014 |
Richard L. Long, Jr., Osceola, IA US
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20090180348 | VOLUMETRIC CONCRETE MIXING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An improved volumetric concrete mixing system and method of the present invention utilizes load cells for measuring weight loss from the aggregate and cement bins. Load cells may also be used for measuring weight loss from the water tank. The load cells provide input data corresponding to the weight loss of each container to a controller which automatically adjusts the delivery of ingredients to a mixing boot so as to achieve a desired concrete mix ratio. | 07-16-2009 |
Thomas A. Long, Jr., Hockessin, DE US
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20110049156 | WEIGHT CASE - A container for housing an object having a housing with an insert movably disposed within the housing to define a receptacle to receive the object. A lid is removably located on the housing to enclose the insert, with an object engaging portion of the lid being in contact with the object. The lid is rotatable on the housing from a first removal position, to a second locking position in which a locking projection on the lid engages a first counter structure on the housing. A driving projection on the lid engages a second counter structure on the insert to rotate the insert with the lid, so that the lid and insert do not move relative to the object as the lid moves to the locking position. | 03-03-2011 |
Thomas F. Long, Jr., Wichita Falls, TX US
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20090305794 | Automatic Resetting Mechanical Torque Limiting Clutch - A resettable torque limiter for installation between two rotary members, which can smoothly disengage upon application of a predetermined torque acting between the members and smoothly reset upon decline of applied torque below the predetermined level. An undulating cam surface formed on one member is engaged by one or more cam followers on the other member which smoothly ride over undulation peaks comprising cam lobes when the torque limit is exceeded and the driving connection between the rotary members is interrupted until the applied torque declines below the preset limit. | 12-10-2009 |
20100210386 | TORQUE LIMITER ARRANGEMENT FOR A HORIZONTAL GRINDER - A compact low capacity torque limiter is installed in a drive sheave of a belt drive connecting an engine to the hammer mill of a horizontal grinder. | 08-19-2010 |
20110088818 | Waste Water Safety Element Torque Limiter and Method of Construction - A resettable torque limiter in which major components are cast from stainless steel in order to minimize material requirements and which are thereafter annealed to provide corrosion resistance in service. | 04-21-2011 |
20130157768 | Automatic Resetting Torque Limiter Capable Of High Speed Continuous Operations In Released Mode - A resettable torque limiter for installation between two rotary members, which can smoothly disengage upon application of predetermined torque acting between the members and smoothly reset upon decline of applied torque below the predetermined level. An undulating engagement surface formed on one member according to a function preferably an eighth power polynomial is engaged by a plurality of engagement elements on the other member which smoothly ride over lobes formed on the engagement surface when the torque limit is exceeded without causing any discontinuities in acceleration or jerk when the driving connection between the rotary members is interrupted until the applied torque declines below the preset limit. | 06-20-2013 |