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Andrew J. Long, Chelmsford, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090203690	5-SUBSTITUTED INDAZOLES AS KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts,	08-13-2009
20090214520	Soluble CLCA-1 and antagonists to CLCA-1 - The invention relates to methods of treating a disease or condition, wherein expression or activity of soluble CLCA1 is up-regulated, by administering inhibitors of soluble CLCA1. The invention also relates to methods of isolating soluble CLCA1 from a bodily fluid.	08-27-2009

Avery Long, Madison, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090322314	HIGH DENSITY METERING SYSTEM - A method of monitoring the electrical power in multiple branch circuits of an AC electrical power distribution system comprises monitoring at least one voltage common to said multiple branch circuits using a main meter unit, monitoring currents of the multiple branch circuits using multiple current cards that receive a plurality of current inputs from current transducers in the multiple branch circuits, sampling the monitored voltage in the main meter unit and the monitored currents in the current cards multiple times in each cycle of the AC power signal, determining the magnitudes and angles of spectral components of the sampled current in the current cards, sending data representing the magnitudes and angles of at least selected spectral components from the current cards to the main meter unit, and storing the voltage samples and the magnitudes and angles of at least the selected spectral components in the main meter unit.	12-31-2009
20110098952	HIGH DENSITY METERING SYSTEM - A method of monitoring the electrical power in multiple branch circuits of an AC electrical power distribution system comprises monitoring at least one voltage common to said multiple branch circuits using a main meter unit, monitoring currents of the multiple branch circuits using multiple current cards that receive a plurality of current inputs from current transducers in the multiple branch circuits, sampling the monitored voltage in the main meter unit and the monitored currents in the current cards multiple times in each cycle of the AC power signal, determining the magnitudes and angles of spectral components of the sampled current in the current cards, sending data representing the magnitudes and angles of at least selected spectral components from the current cards to the main meter unit, and storing the voltage samples and the magnitudes and angles of at least the selected spectral components in the main meter unit.	04-28-2011
20110158244	INTELLIGENT ETHERNET GATEWAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SERIAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Systems, devices, and computer readable media for optimizing serial communication networks provide an intelligent network gateway through which network data flows. Systems and devices monitor network requests for data packets supplied by slave computing devices, examine the supplied data packets, and copy the supplied data packets to a memory device. The supplied data packets are delivered to a first requesting network device and when an additional network request for the data packets is made by a second requesting network device the data packets are delivered from the memory device to the second requester in response to the additional network request without interrupting the slave computing device to redundantly supply the data packet. Polling by multiple requester devices for redundant data from slave computing devices is avoided. Communication response times are improved, data caching is provided for devices that have no logging memory, and optimum communication settings can be automatically determined.	06-30-2011

Avery D. Long, Madison, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080238712	Remote display chain for mutiple user interface applications - A multi-master serial bus that connects multiple utility monitoring devices with multiple remote electronic display units. The display units include an I	10-02-2008
20090082980	Virtual branch load management - A load estimation algorithm for automatically estimating power consumed by each branch load connected to circuit breakers in a power distribution panel (PDP) without requiring individual current sensing at each branch. The load, estimation algorithm can be operated in a manual mode, remote manual mode, or an agile mode. In manual mode, the user turns off individual circuit breakers in an ordered sequence, and the load estimation algorithm calculates the difference in the power consumption when all loads are connected versus when one load is disconnected to estimate the power consumption of the disconnected load. In the remote manual mode, the circuit breakers are remotely operable, so that load estimation algorithm controls their states through software. In agile mode, the algorithm continuously attempts to estimate power consumption of each load connected to the PDP by comparing present load estimates with previous load estimate and flagging any discrepancies.	03-26-2009

Bryant Jerome Long, Wellington, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110041204	Methods for enhancing the production and consumer traits of plants - The invention provides methods for producing plants, plant materials and seeds that receive multiple desirable attributes for consumers of these products, as well as for commercial plant growers, and to improved plants, plant materials and seeds that are produced by these methods. These inventive methods provide hybrid plants, plant materials and seeds having the mutant shrunken-2i (sh2-i) allele incorporated into their genomes sequentially along with one or more other mutant alleles, such as the sugary-1 (su1), sugary enhancer-1 (se1) and/or shrunken-2 (sh2) alleles, and that have multiple beneficial traits, including an extended sugar retention ability at the post prime eating stage and a significantly enhanced vigor and fitness to the plant, plant material and/or seed during seed germination, seedling emergence from soil, and plant development.	02-17-2011

Caitlin Long, Greenwich, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110196705	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERMINATION OF PENSION PLAN THROUGH MUTUAL ANNUITIZATION - Disclosed herein is a system and method for terminating a pension plan through mutual annuitization. A mutual annuitization involves the formation of a new and dedicated mutual insurance company that issues group or individual annuity contracts to plan participants in a private pension plan. The plan sponsor would neither own any stock in the mutual insurance company, nor would it have voting or control rights or any right whatsoever to participate in the profits of the mutual insurance company. As a mutual insurance company, there are no shareholders as such. Instead mutuals have members, and it is the members who enjoy governance rights and participation rights in the company's profits, such as through policy dividend payments. In the mutual insurance company of the present invention, the pension plan participants are the mutual insurance company's sole members. The pension plan terminates following payment of a premium by the pension plan to the mutual insurance company for the issuance of the annuities, and the subsequent issuance of annuity contracts by the mutual insurance company to the plan participants. The premium is calculated based on a reduced cost of capital requirement over the life of the policy due to a reduction in the C4 component to zero after the first year of the program. The capital required to cover the C4 charge in the first year may be provided by a third party according to a surplus note or surplus maintenance agreement.	08-11-2011

Calvin Wayne Long, Tullahoma, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080198388	MINIATURE FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROPHOTOMETER - The Miniature Fourier Transform Spectrophotometer provides the capability, in a miniaturized device, of determining the light absorption/transmission spectra of a collected sample of gas or liquid though Fourier Transform spectroscopy techniques. The device takes an optical input from an optical fiber, manipulates that light through miniature optical components, and launches it into a miniaturized Michelson interferometer with a scanning mirror that acquires the interferogram of the optical input. The interferogram can be processed to retrieve the spectrum of the input light. A novel multi-stepped micro-mirror operates as the optical path length modulator in the miniaturized interferometer. A unique monolithic beamsplitter/mirror combination provides for accurate alignment of the components and greatly simplifies product integration. The device is designed to cover various optical spectra of interest. During operation, the precision and accuracy of the microfabricated components in the device allow operation and resolution even at extremely low wavelengths. In addition, the miniaturized nature of the device allows it to be used in new and extremely space-constrained applications.	08-21-2008

Catherine L. Long, Eagan, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090314956	Writing utensil sterilization apparatus - A writing utensil sterilization apparatus includes a housing comprising an inlet for receiving a writing utensil and an outlet for dispensing the writing utensil, a UV light source disposed within the housing for emitting UV light, and a path disposed within the housing for guiding the writing utensil from the inlet to the outlet while exposing the writing utensil to the UV light.	12-24-2009

Charles R. Long, Mcdonald, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100118556	Exterior Lighting System - A lighting system provides a lighting fixture elevationally adjustable from an energized configuration to a bulb-replacement configuration wherein the bulbs can be replaced, such as without using a ladder. The lighting fixture is retained by a slide to a slot. When a user releases the slide, it can be directed toward the user until the user can access the light fixture, replace one or more bulbs, and then return the fixture to its predetermined elevation for normal use.	05-13-2010

Chris Long US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110088237	Novel scaffolding apparatus and method - An apparatus comprising a frame scaffold with a mechanically operated sliding support, as well as methods of assembling, using and disassembling a frame scaffold using the sliding support are disclosed. The apparatus provides for at least one individual to vertically ascend and/or descend along the perimeter of frame scaffold by mechanical operation. The operator of the apparatus is in close proximity to the scaffold. The apparatus does not require the support of an additional structure (i.e., it is self-supporting). The apparatus provides improved safety and efficiency in the assembly and disassembly of frame scaffold.	04-21-2011

Christopher James Long, Titusville, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100226943	SURFACE TOPOGRAPHIES FOR NON-TOXIC BIOADHESION CONTROL - Disclosed herein is an article that includes a first plurality of spaced features. The spaced features are arranged in a plurality of groupings; the groupings of features include repeat units; the spaced features within a grouping are spaced apart at an average distance of about 1 nanometer to about 500 micrometers; each feature having a surface that is substantially parallel to a surface on a neighboring feature; each feature being separated from its neighboring feature; the groupings of features being arranged with respect to one another so as to define a tortuous pathway. The plurality of spaced features provide the article with an engineered roughness index of about 5 to about 20.	09-09-2010

Christopher W. Long, Williston, VT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100051501	IC WAPER CARRIER SEALED FROM AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE DURING TRANSPORTATION FROM ONE PROCESS TO THE NEXT - A wafer carrying structure is provided that allows more efficient operation of the opening and closing mechanisms. More specifically, the wafer carrier includes pressure relief structures that provide appropriate pressure equalization during the opening and closing operations of the wafer carrier. This allows doors on the wafer to be more easily opened and closed while also providing significant environmental isolation for the wafers during transport operations. Relief structures specifically designed to remain closed except for those brief periods of time where pressure relief is necessary to equalize pressure during opening and closing of the carrier.	03-04-2010

Craig R. Long, Lake Charles, LA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110278177	METHOD OF OPERATING A DIAPHRAGM ELECTROLYTIC CELL - Described is a method for improving the operation of an electrolytic cell having an anolyte compartment, a catholyte compartment and a synthetic diaphragm separating the compartments, wherein liquid anolyte is introduced into the anolyte compartment and flows through the diaphragm into the catholyte compartment, which method involves introducing particulate material comprising halocarbon polymer short fiber, e.g., fluorocarbon polymer short fiber, into the anolyte compartment in amounts sufficient to lower the flow of liquid anolyte through the diaphragm into the catholyte compartment. In the case of an electrolytic cell wherein aqueous alkali metal chloride, e.g., sodium chloride, anolyte is introduced continuously into the anolyte compartment, thereby to produce a catholyte liquor containing alkali metal hydroxide and hypochlorite ion, the foregoing method is useful for decreasing the concentration of hypochlorite ion in the catholyte liquor and oftentimes increasing the concentration of alkali metal hydroxide in the catholyte liquor. Also describes adding at least one member chosen from halocarbon polymer microfibril, halocarbon polymer fiber, clay mineral, oxides and/or hydroxides of alkaline earth metals, and zirconium oxide/hydroxide in conjunction with the halocarbon polymer short fiber to the anolyte compartment, e.g., while the cell is operating.	11-17-2011

Daniel J. Long, Amherst, NH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110283877	METHOD OF PROVIDING A DEFENSE AGAINST A SHAPED CHARGE - A method of providing a defense against a shaped charge uses an outer and an inner armor layer provided with a medial space between these outer and inner armor layers. One or more defensive shaped charges are positioned in the medial space. If the outer armor layer is attacked by ordnance having an offensive shaped charge, one or more of the defensive shaped charges positioned in the medial space is detonated so as to degrade the effectiveness of the offensive shaped charge and prevent penetration of the inner armor layer.	11-24-2011

David Long, Chandler, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090028744	Ultra-high purity NiPt alloys and sputtering targets comprising same - A method of making a NiPt alloy having an ultra-high purity of at least about 4N5 and suitable for use as a sputtering target, comprises steps of: heating predetermined amounts of lesser purity Ni and Pt at an elevated temperature in a crucible to form a NiPt alloy melt, the crucible being composed of a material which is inert to the melt at the elevated temperature; and transferring the melt to a mold having a cavity with a surface coated with a release agent which does not contaminate the melt with impurity elements. The resultant NiPt alloy has a very low concentration of impurity elements and is subjected to cross-directional hot rolling for reducing thickness and grain size.	01-29-2009

David C. Long, Ashburn, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100160459	Product filtration system for slurry reactors - A filter system for use in a three-phase slurry reactor is provided. The filter system comprises one or more bundles of a plurality of filter elements for separating liquid from a mixture of liquid and solids contained in the reactor. Each filter bundle is connected to a product transfer conduit transporting separated liquid to a location outside of and downstream from the reactor. The transfer conduit is provided with means for backflushing the filter bundle and guard filter means.	06-24-2010

David G. Long, Provo, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100214160	SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR SYSTEM AND METHODS - A compact synthetic aperture radar system and associated methods are disclosed.	08-26-2010
20110298647	Method, Apparatus, and System to Remotely Acquire Information from Volumes in a Snowpack - A method, apparatus, and system to remotely acquire information from volumes in a snowpack and to analyze the information are disclosed. Electromagnetic energy is transmitted remotely to a region of interest in a snowpack and data about reflections are processed to determine reflection values for different volumes within the snowpack. The frequency of the transmit signal is modulated and the positions from which energy is transmitted and received are changed to create a two-dimensional synthetic aperture that allows reflections from three-dimensional volumes to be discriminated and resolved. The electromagnetic energy is transmitted to ensure that it arrives at the snowpack at shallow grazing angles to maximize returns from volumes in the snow and to minimize boundary reflections from the ground.	12-08-2011

David S. Long, Erda, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100086729	MULTIFUNCTIONAL RADIATION-HARDENED LAMINATE - A multifunctional composite having high strength, low weight, low distortion, low CTE, impact resistance, and multi-faceted radiation protection.	04-08-2010

Dodie K. Long, Wickenburg, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100143201	MAINTENANCE FREE OXIDIZER GENERATION AND APPLICATIO DEVICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL - A food and surface sanitizing apparatus has a compact corona discharge type ozone generator, having a permanently sealed small diameter, concentric anode, dielectric and cathode set which does not require dry air feed and which requires no maintenance. A dedicated cooling apparatus permits consistent ozone output over extended time of use. The apparatus is encapsulated in a housing along with an apparatus for dissolving a portion of the ozone in the stream of water passing through an arrangement of tubing. A sensor recognizes the presence of oxidizer in the water stream and adjusts the output of the ozone generator to maintain a predetermined level of dissolved ozone. A water flow quantifier enumerates the total volume of water processed.	06-10-2010

Doug Long, Charlottesville, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110219599	Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Fabricated Panels - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which can comprise forming a device. The device can comprise a panel, which can comprise a pair of face sheets, a first set of corrugated ribbons, and a second set of corrugated ribbons. The sets of corrugated ribbons can be adapted to maintain a spacing between the pair of opposing face sheets.	09-15-2011

Drew Ann Long, Alabaster, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110304110	Carrying Cart Accommodation for Special-Needs Rider - In one aspect, the instant disclosure provides a cart including a push handle moveable from a first position to a second position; and a chair which further includes (i) a seat facing the push handle, the seat further comprising an abduction block; (ii) a safety belt; (iii) a backrest extending upwardly from the seat; and (iv) a foot rest and one or more wheels.	12-15-2011

Dustin W. Long, Herriman, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100205049	ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT FOR LIVE INTERNET MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Managing advertisements for multimedia content delivered over the Internet for a live event. In one embodiment, the method receives the multimedia content over a network connection for playback on a media player, and receives a first advertisement marker that indicates a first start time and a first scheduled duration of a first advertisement break. The method adjust the first scheduled duration to a first adjusted portion, and selects one or more advertisements for playback on the media player to fill the first adjusted duration of the first advertisement break, instead of the first scheduled duration.	08-12-2010

Ernest Long, Burlington, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021023	Surface Treatment of Silicon - A method of forming a resist pattern on a silicon semiconductor substrate having an anti-reflective layer thereon is described. The method includes the steps of a) modifying surface energy of the anti-reflective surface with a chemical treatment composition, b) applying a UV etch resist to the treated anti-reflective surface, and c) exposing the anti-reflective surface to a wet chemical etchant composition to remove exposed areas of the anti-reflective surface. Thereafter, the substrate can be metallized to provide a conductor pattern. The method may be used to produce silicon solar cells.	01-27-2011
20110183082	Method for Improving Plating on Non-Conductive Substrates - A method of treating a laser-activated thermoplastic substrate having a metal compound dispersed therein is described. The substrate is contacted with an aqueous composition comprising: (i) a thiol functional organic compound; (ii) an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant; and (iii) xanthan gum. By use of the treatment composition, when the substrate is subsequently laser-activated and plated by electroless plating, extraneous plating of the substrate is substantially eliminated.	07-28-2011

Gary Long, Plymouth, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080215366	ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An asset management system and method is disclosed, useful for managing any asset or collection of assets that need to be identified by unique characteristics. The system comprises three basic modules: a data input module for inputting information about an asset; a “gateway” module that checks the accuracy of the incoming data and corrects it as necessary; and a trading module that allows users to list their assets in various ways and perform various actions, such as selling the assets to other users or otherwise disposing of them, purchasing additional assets, etc.	09-04-2008

G. Douglas Long, Charlottesville, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110042512	Method and Apparatus for Jet Blast Deflection - Methods and apparatuses for passive jet blast deflection or the like. Use of the passive jet blast deflector permits the efficient dispersal of a fast moving local heat source into the environment through passive means while providing a high strength structure. The jet blast deflector system may include a first plate, a second plate, and a cellular core disposed between them adapted to allow cooling ambient air to flow through the cellular core, wherein the first plate, second plate, and core are all seamlessly coupled heat pipes that form a single vapor core to facilitate the spreading and even storing of thermal energy. An ejector plate may be attached to the top of the second plate to create a low pressure zone as the heat source passes over it, thereby pulling the ambient air through the cellular core, facilitating the removal the thermal energy from the system.	02-24-2011

Gregory Alan Long, Georgetown, KY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110115853	BUBBLE PURGING SYSTEM FOR A FLUID EJECTION HEAD - A method and system for purging bubbles from a fluid ejection head comprising a plurality of fluid flow channels including a first plurality of fluid flow channels flowing a first ink to a first actuator device and a second plurality of fluid flow channels for flowing a second ink to a second actuator device. During a bubble purging operation the first and second actuator devices are pulsed with different energies that depend on the viscosity of the first ink and the second ink. Heating the inks with different energies, results in the viscosity of the first ink to be same as the viscosity of the second ink. In one embodiment, a test pattern that includes a plurality of dots is printed to determine a clogged fluid ejection nozzle. Based on the determination, an actuator device corresponding to the clogged fluid ejection nozzle is pulsed.	05-19-2011

James C. Long, Chattanooga, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110009543	Glass Adhesion Promoter - A glass adhesion composition containing a copolymer having an acid and a substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality. The substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality provide excellent adhesion of the copolymer to glass, silica, sand and other silicon-based substances. The copolymer is useful as a fiberglass binder, and also useful in providing protective coatings on glass sheets. A fiberglass sizing composition is also provided having a copolymer that includes at least one acid group derived from at least one acid monomer, a hydrophobic comonomer, and a crosslinker. Additives can be added to the compositions to provide other functionality such as corrosion inhibitors, hydrophobic additives, additives for reducing leaching of glass, release agents, acids for lowering pH, anti-oxidants/reducing agents, emulsifiers, dyes, pigments, oils, fillers, colorants, curing agents, anti-migration aids, biocides, plasticizers, waxes, anti-foaming agents, coupling agents, thermal stabilizers, flame retardants, enzymes, wetting agents, and lubricants.	01-13-2011

James Mark Long, Knoxville, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090212224	Nuclear imaging scanner with event position-identifying accelerometers - A nuclear medical imaging system has one or more detector units arranged around or that can be swept around a patient bed. Each of the detector units includes an angular orientation-sensing accelerometer. By determining angular orientation of the detector from signals outputted by the accelerometer, the circumferential position of the detector relative to the patient bed can be determined. That information is used in conjunction with information about detected events to construct an image of an organ or tissue mass of interest.	08-27-2009

James W. Long, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080240947	IMPLANTABLE CENTRIFUGAL BLOOD PUMP WITH HYBRID MAGNETIC BEARINGS - A pump for pumping sensitive fluids, such as blood, has no mechanical contact between the impeller and any other structure.	10-02-2008

Jeffrey Keith Long, Wilmington, DE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100173948	ANIMAL PEST CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a method for protecting an animal from a parasitic invertebrate pest comprising treating an animal orally or by injection with a pesticidally effective amount of a compound of Formula 1,	07-08-2010
20100254959	NAPHTHALENE ISOXAZOLINE INVERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL AGENTS - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1,	10-07-2010
20100254960	NAPHTHALENE ISOXAZOLINE COMPOUNDS FOR CONTROL OF INVERTEBRATE PESTS - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof,	10-07-2010
20110045101	FUNGICIDAL SUBSTITUTED AZOLES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof,	02-24-2011
20110269712	Fungicidal Carboxamides - This invention is directed to compounds of Formula (1) including all geometric and stereoisomers, N oxides, and agriculturally suitable salts thereof, agricultural compositions containing them and their use as fungicides, (1) provided that the compound of Formula 1 is other than 2-[1-[(2-chlorophenyl)acetyl]-4-piperidinyl]-N-methyl-N-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide and R	11-03-2011
20110319430	FUNGICIDAL PYRAZOLES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof,	12-29-2011

Jeffrey W. Long, Westford, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110033128	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING AND RECONSTRUCTING AN IMAGE OF A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A forensically sound image of a computer readable storage medium can be transferred across a low bandwidth communications network. The method can include the step of scanning an image of the computer readable storage medium for redundant data, the redundant data duplicative of locally stored data. The method can also include generating a skeleton image based on the image of the computer readable storage medium by excluding the redundant data from the image of the computer readable storage medium. The method can include transmitting, by a transmitting device, the skeleton image over the communications network to a receiving device to enable reconstruction of an image copy of the computer readable storage medium using the skeleton image and the locally stored data. A receiving device can reconstruct a bit-for-bit copy of the image of the computer readable storage medium.	02-10-2011

Jefrey Keith Long, Wilmnigton, DE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100120714	SUBSTITUTED BENZENE FUNGICIDES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof,	05-13-2010

Jennifer M. Long, Providence, RI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100062917	CHILD EXERCISE SEAT - A child exercise device including a base assembly, a kick panel support assembly, a kick panel assembly, and a seat assembly. The base assembly includes a housing and a plurality of tracks oriented substantially parallel to each other. The kick panel support assembly is supported by the base and includes a plate coupled to the housing and a front panel coupled to the plate, the front panel having a plurality of apertures. The kick panel assembly is received by the plurality of apertures and includes a frame and a panel supported by the frame. The seat assembly includes a seat adapted to support the child and a plurality of wheels coupled to the seat and adapted to be received in one of the tracks in the base.	03-11-2010
20110237411	CHILD EXERCISE SEAT - A child exercise device including a base assembly, a kick panel support assembly, a kick panel assembly, and a seat assembly. The base assembly includes a housing and a plurality of tracks oriented substantially parallel to each other. The kick panel support assembly is supported by the base and includes a plate coupled to the housing and a front panel coupled to the plate, the front panel having a plurality of apertures. The kick panel assembly is received by the plurality of apertures and includes a frame and a panel supported by the frame. The seat assembly includes a seat adapted to support the child and a plurality of wheels coupled to the seat and adapted to be received in one of the tracks in the base.	09-29-2011

John Long, Knoxvill, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110273052	DYNAMOELECTRIC DEVICE - A device, including a rotor, a stator, a coil wound around the stator, wherein the stator has a coil support structure having at least one side edge arranged along a line which is not parallel to a line extending from an axis of the rotor through a center of the coil.	11-10-2011

Justin T. Long, Phoenix, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100030611	System and apparatus to renovate and market mobile home after chattel mortgage default - A system facilitate the granting of a chattel mortgage and encourages the renovation and marketing of a mobile home after default on a chattel mortgage. A mortgage company grants a chattel mortgage on the mobile home including a monthly payment comprising a renovation fee. The mortgage company pays the renovation fee to a renovation company that renovates the mobile home after default of the chattel mortgage. The renovation company utilizes a renovation procedure that minimizes repair costs.	02-04-2010

Kenneth C. Long, Lincoln, NE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090107767	WORKHORSE APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A support apparatus having a first support element with at least one slot defined therein and a second support element with at least one slot defined therein; and one or more connective structures, wherein the first and second support elements are adapted to be secured together by the one or more connective structures by the disposition of the one or more connective structures within the respective slots of the first and second support elements.	04-30-2009

Larry Long, Fayetteville, AR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090216911	Method and system for intuitive coding to enter text expansions - The present invention relates generally to a keyboarding productivity system for expanding a number of characters entered into a computing device. The present invention expands a first predefined set of characters to a second predefined set of characters, an expansion associated with a matching code. A user of the present invention inputs a user entry into a program that accepts user input. The present invention then compares the user entry to at least one code to identify a matching code that matches the user entry. The present invention then expands the user entry to the expansion associated with the matching code. If a matching code is not found, the present invention allows the user entry to remain as input.	08-27-2009

Marc Long, Memphis, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110159053	PREPARATION OF A CELL CONCENTRATE FROM A PHYSIOLOGICAL SOLUTION - The present invention is directed to methods and compositions regarding the preparation of an cell concentrate, such as, for example, an osteogenic cell concentrate, from a physiological solution, such as bone marrow aspirate, blood, or a mixture thereof. In specific embodiments, the invention provides methods and compositions utilizing two physiological solution-processing techniques, particularly in a point of care environment, wherein centrifugation is not employed.	06-30-2011

Mark D. Long, Mobile, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090127839	AXLE-MOUNTED TRAILER SKID PLATE - Each of a pair of skid plate assemblies attaches by a mounting plate to the axle and leaf springs of a trailer using inverted U-bolt. The steel skid plate mounts to the mounting plate by a vertical steel tube and two welded angled brace tubes. The front end of the bottom skid plate hooks around and attaches to a crossbar on a bracket hanging down from a forward end of the trailer spring. The back end of the bottom skid plate is formed with a dove tail tip that touches the pavement to create sparks when the trailer tire is disabled to warn other motorists.	05-21-2009

Melinda Long, Denham Springs, LA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100323446	Method of collecting placental cells - Provided herein are improved methods of collecting and recovering placental cells from a mammalian placenta, comprising, e.g., perfusing a mammalian placenta in a closed system such as a sterile bag and folding the placenta at least once during perfusion. Such folding, and perfusion, can be performed mechanically.	12-23-2010

Melissa Ann Long, Martinsburg, WV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100102285	T-Post rustler - The T-Post Rustler is a device that is mounted to an adapter plate, which is mounted to an ATV or UTV so that the Rustler can be pinned into work or transport position. When in transport position the ATV or UTV can move to its destinations were it will began to remove metal t-posts on fence rows or etc. When in position you will remove transport pins, then let the Rustler down so that metal foot touches the ground. Now release the winch cable so that the locking plate becomes free from the Rustler so that you can slid the locking plate over and down the metal t-post to the lowest point. Then you can began to winch the t-post out of the ground, once the t-post is out the ground then slid the locking plate off the t-post and then place locking plate back into transport position.	04-29-2010

Merrell W. Long, North Waterboro, ME US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090214335	METHOD OF REPAIR FOR CANTILEVERED STATORS - A method for repairing a cantilevered stator vane includes removing a damaged portion leaving a remaining vane portion. A supplemental airfoil portion is then selected and is attached to the remaining vane portion to provide a repaired cantilevered stator vane.	08-27-2009
20100050434	Gas Turbine Airfoil Assemblies and Methods of Repair - Gas turbine airfoil assemblies and methods of repair are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: separating the airfoil from the platform; forming a depression in the platform, the depression being sized and shaped to receive a replacement airfoil; and affixing the replacement airfoil within the depression such that the replacement airfoil is attached to the platform.	03-04-2010

Michael Long, Arlington, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100146248	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING JUMP OPERATIONS IN A DIGITAL PROCESSOR - Methods and apparatus are provided for performing a jump operation in a pipelined digital processor. The method includes writing target addresses of jump instructions to be executed to a memory table, detecting a first jump instruction being executed by the processor, the first jump instruction referencing a pointer to a first target address in the memory table, the processor executing the first jump instruction by jumping to the first target address and modifying the pointer to point to a second target address in the memory table, the second target address corresponding to a second jump instruction. The execution of the first jump instruction may include prefetching at least one future target address from the memory table and writing the future target address in a local memory. The second target address may be accessed in the local memory in response to detection of the second jump instruction.	06-10-2010

Michael Long, Trumbull, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100106163	Uterine Manipulator Assemblies and Related Components and Methods - A uterine manipulator includes an elongate shaft and a tip hub. The elongate shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is configured to be inserted into a vagina. The tip hub is disposed at the distal end and is configured to releasably receive and support a tip mount for engaging a uterus. The elongate shaft includes one or more channels extending between the distal and proximal ends. The channels are configured to releasably receive catheter tubing.	04-29-2010

Michael Gene Long, Conway, AR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110155627	SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER WITH ARTICLE SUPPORT - A one-piece tray for shipping and then displaying articles in an upright position at a point of sale has a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, and opposite side walls and is made of corrugated board having a bottom liner, a top liner, and a fluted medium. A plurality of grooves extend across the width of the bottom wall in a top surface thereof to engage bottom edges of articles standing upright in the tray and hold them in position as other articles are removed from the front of the tray. The grooves are formed by cuts made through the top liner and a portion of the medium and crushed areas extending along one side of each cut, forming a rearwardly facing abutment at each cut for engaging bottom edges of articles to prevent the bottom edges from sliding forward in the tray.	06-30-2011

Norris Richard Long, Wichita, KS US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090280447	BACKPACKING STOVE - A burning appliance having a burner assembly including a burner for providing combustion is disclosed. The appliance includes a fuel tip for supplying fuel to the burner assembly and a fuel control and cleaning assembly cooperating with the fuel tip to permit control of fuel supplied to the burner and cleaning of the fuel tip while the appliance is in operation. The cleaning assembly may be formed on the appliance itself and may incorporate a cleaning element, a cleaning element control mechanism and a heat dissipating interface positioned with respect to the cleaning element and the cleaning element control mechanism such that a user may control the cleaning element with the cleaning element control mechanism without the use of gloves or other protective equipment while the appliance is in operation.	11-12-2009
20100065034	FUEL CONVERSION ADAPTER FOR A BACKPACKING STOVE - A fuel conversion adapter (	03-18-2010

Pamela Long US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110089154	ICE BUILDUP INHIBITOR - An ice buildup inhibitor is disclosed useful for preventing ice damming, in particular in conjunction with the use of a closed gutter. Heat escape through a roof made warm snow pack, causing it to melt and flow down toward the gutter. After moving away from the heated roof, the water may re-freeze and form an ice dam. In the ice buildup inhibitor may be configured to warm in the closed gutter, thereby preventing the formation of an ice dam. They ice buildup inhibitor may be configured to be easily installed onto an existing closed gutter, enabling responsive installation on only those homes experiencing ice damming.	04-21-2011

Patricia Long US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100199426	EASY-ACCESS SAFETY BASSINET - An easy-access over-the-bed bassinet especially useful in hospitals for new mothers and babies. The bassinet has a barrier to prevent the infant from rolling off a sleeping platform, and one portion or wall of the barrier is convertible to permit a mother to reach in and cradle the infant, for breast-feeding for example. The convertible portion has a restoring mechanism such as a spring force or weighted arm to transform it back to its original barrier position upon removal of the weight of the mother's arms. The convertible portion may be a wall surrounding the sleeping platform that translates vertically into a frame, or pivot about a bottom edge, or pivot underneath the sleeping platform. The entire sleeping platform may tilt about a horizontal axis, and may rotate about a vertical axis for ease of positioning relative to the mother. The bassinets are mounted on sturdy frames that permit over-the-bed positioning of the sleeping platform, which can be raised or lowered to accommodate varying bed heights, and to assist nurses caring for the baby.	08-12-2010

Paula Long, Hollis, NH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080209042	Adaptive storage block data distribution - Systems and methods for providing an efficient partitioned resource server. In one embodiment, the partitioned resource server comprises a plurality of individual servers, and the individual servers appear to be equivalent to a client. Each of the individual servers may include a routing table that includes a reference for each resource that is maintained on the partitioned resource server. Requests from a client are processed as a function of the routing table to route the request to the individual server that maintains or has control over the resource of interest.	08-28-2008
20090276490	TRANSPARENT REQUEST ROUTING FOR A PARTITIONED APPLICATION SERVICE - Systems and methods for providing an efficient partitioned resource server. In one embodiment, the partitioned resource server comprises a plurality of individual servers, and the individual servers appear to be equivalent to a client. Each of the individual servers may include a routing table that includes a reference for each resource that is maintained on the partitioned resource server. Requests from a client are processed as a function of the routing table to route the request to the individual server that maintains or has control over the resource of interest.	11-05-2009
20110191412	TRANSPARENT REQUEST ROUTING FOR A PARTITIONED APPLICATION SERVICE - Systems and methods for providing an efficient partitioned resource server. In one embodiment, the partitioned resource server comprises a plurality of individual servers, and the individual servers appear to be equivalent to a client. Each of the individual servers may include a routing table that includes a reference for each resource that is maintained on the partitioned resource server. Requests from a client are processed as a function of the routing table to route the request to the individual server that maintains or has control over the resource of interest.	08-04-2011

Peter Robert Long, Arlington, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090174661	GESTURE BASED MODELING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Described is a method and system for creating model components, such as business model components, using gestures that are input to a computer system. In an exemplary embodiment, the gestures are input to a computer system with a mouse device, but in general the gestures can be input via any suitable information input device. The gestures have at least three attributes. First, the gesture is orientation sensitive. This requires that the meaning of the gesture depends on the direction in which the gesture is made. Second, the gesture is context sensitive. This requires that the meaning of the gesture depends on the starting point and the ending point of the gesture. Third, the gesture is coincident input sensitive. This requires that the meaning of the gesture depends on the state of additional input from the user.	07-09-2009

Pin Long US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090262774	Sliced Fiber Bragg grating used as external cavity for semiconductor laser and solid state laser - A Fiber Bragg grating is sliced into small segments (such as 1 mm in length), the sliced fiber Bragg grating segments are used as external cavities for lasers to stabilize their center wavelength. In one embodiment, a semiconductor laser has an anti-reflection coating on the front facet and a high reflectivity coating on the back facet, a sliced fiber Bragg grating is used as a partial reflection mirror to form a lasing cavity. Since the sliced fiber Bragg grating has a very small wavelength drift with temperature change, the semiconductor laser has a stable center wavelength output. In the other embodiment, a solid state laser has an anti-reflection coating on the front facet and a high reflectivity coating on the back facet, a sliced fiber Bragg grating is used as a partial reflection mirror to form a lasing cavity. The solid state laser has a stable center wavelength output.	10-22-2009

Richard Long, Hartselle, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100320311	Reel with Drum Center Support Ring - A wooden cable reel has a drum made of a plurality of staves and flanges secured at the ends of the drum. A steel support ring is rolled from a strip to have a diameter corresponding to the interior diameter of the drum and the ends of the strip are welded together. The support ring extends around the interior of the drum intermediate its ends and is secured to the drum from the inside by fasteners extending through the ring and into the interior surface of the drum. The support ring resists inwardly directed forces applied to the drum when cable is wound onto the reel and thus prevents the drum from deforming or collapsing.	12-23-2010

Richard F. Long, Oviedo, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080301066	ERROR PROPAGATION IN CALCULATION WITH CONDITIONAL ALTERNATIVES - The result of a first calculation may be determined by one of two alternative calculations. Each of the alternative calculations has an error associated therewith (due to factors such as measurement imprecision, rounding, etc.), and these errors propagate to the first calculation. However, there may also be error in the first calculation due to uncertainty about which of the alternative calculations applies. Such error can be taken into account based on the respective probabilities that the first and second calculations will apply, as well as the difference in the results produced by the two calculations.	12-04-2008

Richard G. Long, Hollis, NH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080253608	Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Images - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising, responsive to a determination that a machine-readable two-dimensional code has been identified in a first image, said first image comprising a first plurality of pixels defining said machine-readable two-dimensional code and second plurality of pixels defining a non-code zone, automatically causing a saving or displaying of a second image that comprises said machine-readable two-dimensional code or a representation of said machine-readable two-dimensional code and that excludes said non-code zone.	10-16-2008
20090238468	2-D encoded symbol quality assessment - An 2-D symbol orientation guide with parallel and spaced right angle guidelines with chevron-like spaces provided therebetween is selectively displayed in plural selected dispositions on a monitor screen as an overlay for the display on the same monitor screen of a 2-D Data Matrix symbol. Manual rotation of the symbol is viewed on the monitor screen as the symbols solid line border is moved into alignment with a guide line at which time the symbol is imaged and its quality graded. Display of the orientation guide in at least five selected rotational dispositions, alignment of the symbol solid line border therewith and imaging and grading of the symbol quality in each such position provides multiple grade scores for averaging into an overall grade score.	09-24-2009
20100282847	Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Data Matrix Lighting - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which can comprise causing a report to be automatically generated. The report can be indicative of a result of a read of a mark. The result can be automatically determined to pass a verification test. The verification test can be performed on an image obtained via an imaging system.	11-11-2010

Robert Long, Riverview, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120011164	LIFE CYCLE BASED DATA COORDINATION - A system may include a data store storing global data mapped from local data maintained by a plurality of heterogeneous data subsystems. The system may further include a life cycle coordinator including a global data life cycle model defining at least one life cycle for the global data, said life cycle coordinator being configured to receive a data update message defined in accordance with the global data life cycle model and representative of an update of the local data of one of the heterogeneous data subsystems, the data update message including a life cycle status identifier of a data record associated with the update, translate the data update message to at least one global data operation, the translation being based at least in part on the life cycle status identifier, and apply the update to the global data by performing the at least one global data operation	01-12-2012

Robert M. Long, Alpine, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100201875	SELF-CONTAINED AUDIO/VISUAL PRESENTATION SYSTEM, METHODS AND NETWORKS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO PRESENTATION SERVICES, AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING AND USING THE VIDEO PRESENTATION SERVICES - A self-contained audio/visual presentation system for ease of use. In networks and methods for providing audio/visual presentation systems to facilitators, such as meeting facilities, and by the facilitators to customers of the facilitator, an owner supplies one or more audio/visual presentation systems to a facilitator without relinquishing at least some of its rights to the audio/visual presentation system. The facilitator rents the audio/visual presentation system to its customers. The facilitator compensates the owner for each use of the audio/visual presentation system. A user may obtain an access validation, use the access validation to actuate (e.g., turn on) an audio/visual presentation system, and operate the audio/visual presentation system.	08-12-2010

Ron Long, Mesa, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100109208	MULTI-SEGMENT TOOL AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITE FORMATION - A multi-segment tool and tooling system for vacuum forming a composite part. A tool can include a first tool having first and second surfaces. A second tool can have an opening positioned on a first tool in a location other than the first surface or the second surface. The first tool and second tool can receive at least a portion of a preform composite. The first tool can have a vacuum barrier attached to the first surface and to the second surface encapsulating the preform composite and the second tool. A tooling system can include a first tool having a core and a base with a core extending upwards from the base. A second tool can be positioned upon the core where the core extends above the second tool. A vacuum barrier sealed to the base and the core can include a composite, the first tool and the second tool.	05-06-2010
20110308723	Multi-Segment Tool and Method for Composite Formation - A multi-segment tool and tooling system for vacuum forming a composite part. A tool can include a first tool having first and second surfaces. A second tool can have an opening positioned on a first tool in a location other than the first surface or the second surface. The first tool and second tool can receive at least a portion of a preform composite. The first tool can have a vacuum barrier attached to the first surface and to the second surface encapsulating the preform composite and the second tool. A tooling system can include a first tool having a core and a base with a core extending upwards from the base. A second tool can be positioned upon the core where the core extends above the second tool. A vacuum barrier sealed to the base and the core can include a composite, the first tool and the second tool.	12-22-2011

Ronald B. Long, Wickenburg, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100143201	MAINTENANCE FREE OXIDIZER GENERATION AND APPLICATIO DEVICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL - A food and surface sanitizing apparatus has a compact corona discharge type ozone generator, having a permanently sealed small diameter, concentric anode, dielectric and cathode set which does not require dry air feed and which requires no maintenance. A dedicated cooling apparatus permits consistent ozone output over extended time of use. The apparatus is encapsulated in a housing along with an apparatus for dissolving a portion of the ozone in the stream of water passing through an arrangement of tubing. A sensor recognizes the presence of oxidizer in the water stream and adjusts the output of the ozone generator to maintain a predetermined level of dissolved ozone. A water flow quantifier enumerates the total volume of water processed.	06-10-2010

Ronald Bruce Long, Wickenburg, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090202396	ENVIRONMENTAL SANITIZER AND ODOR REMOVER FOR PURIFICATION OF FOODS, SURFACES, AIR AND WATER WITH DISPOSABLE OZONE GENERATION ELECTRODE, PRESSURE/FLOW ADAPTABLE VENTURI INJECTOR AND AQUEOUS PHASE FILTER DEVICE - A dielectric assembly for generating ozone includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode in operational proximity to the positive electrode, a dielectric in operational proximity to the positive and negative electrodes for generating the ozone, and a knob adapted to extend outside of a housing into which the dielectric assembly is to be placed. A system is also provided for sanitizing and deodorizing water, food, surfaces and air including a microbiological reduction filter device having an input connected to a water supply, a venturi injector disposed within a housing and connected to an output of the microbiological reduction filter device which generates ozone and mixes the generated ozone with the water, and an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes, a dielectric for generating the ozone, and a knob extending outside of the housing. The dielectric in a first embodiment and the entire dielectric assembly in a second embodiment can be removed from the housing and replaced in its entirety by the knob.	08-13-2009

Ronald W. Long, Dover, AR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090084291	STEERING WHEEL TABLE - An adjustable steering wheel table for a vehicle steering wheel having a top section and a bottom section. The steering wheel table includes a table member, at least two wheel grasping arms and a brace arm assembly. The table member has a length, a width, an underside and a front edge. The at least two wheel grasping arms are connected to the table member and extend beyond the front edge of the table member and are releasably engageable with at least a portion of the top section of the vehicle steering wheel. The brace arm assembly is pivotally connected to at least one of the underside and edge of the table member and releaseably engageable with the bottom section of the vehicle steering wheel.	04-02-2009

Ross E. Long, State Center, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100243930	MANUAL VALVE OPERATORS HAVING A LOCKOUT DEVICE - Manual valve operators having a locking device are described. An example manual operator includes a lever rotatably coupled to a locking plate and has a handle that pivots between a first position to prevent rotation of the lever relative to the locking plate and a second position to enable rotation of the lever relative to the locking plate. A lockout member is removably coupled to the handle. The handle has an aperture to receive at least a portion of the lockout member. The lockout member engages a portion of the lever to prevent the handle from pivoting between the first and second positions to prevent rotation of the lever relative to the locking plate when the lockout member is coupled to the handle.	09-30-2010

Ross Eugene Long, State Center, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110214288	METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUPLE VALVE SHAFTS AND CLOSURE MEMBERS - Methods and apparatus to couple valve shafts and closure members are described. An example coupling apparatus includes an expansion pin to be disposed in a bore defined by a first aperture of a valve shaft and a second aperture of a closure member. The first and second apertures are coaxially aligned when the valve shaft is coupled to the closure member. A first tapered pin is disposed in a first opening of the expansion pin adjacent a first end of the expansion pin and a second tapered pin is disposed in a second opening of the expansion pin adjacent a second end of the expansion pin. The first tapered pin causes the expansion pin to expand at a first location when the first tapered pin is disposed in the first opening and the second tapered pin causes the expansion pin to expand at a second location different than the first location when the second tapered is disposed in the second opening.	09-08-2011

Son Long, Cranston, RI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080316736	Portable light - A versatile, low profile, lightweight, compact, body mounted lighting system includes a housing mountable to a person's body and a light module in the housing. The light module may include at least one LED producing a beam. There is a lens in front of the LED and a mechanism is configured to move the lens to adjust the distance between the lens and the LED to vary the size of the beam.	12-25-2008
20110157875	Portable light - A versatile, low profile, lightweight, compact, body mounted lighting system includes a housing mountable to a person's body and a light module in the housing. The light module may include at least one LED producing a beam. There is a lens in front of the LED and a mechanism is configured to move the lens to adjust the distance between the lens and the LED to vary the size of the beam.	06-30-2011

Steven N. Long, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120014603	RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Techniques for recognizing discrete multi-component symbolic input from a user can be applied to, for example, handwriting or speech. The techniques can include providing a database of model input sequences, where each model input sequence corresponds to a symbol to be recognized. Input functions, for example, discrete strokes, are obtained from a user and segmented into a sequence of discrete components. Hypothesis symbol sequences are obtained by comparing the discrete components to a database of symbols to be recognized and updating hypothesis symbol sequences based on the results of the comparison and hypothesis symbol sequence history from input previously acquired in time.	01-19-2012

Steven Nelson Long, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110151417	COMPUTER-BASED ABACUS TRAINING SYSTEM - A computer-based abacus training system is provided. The system can include a simulated abacus display, means for outputting problems to be solved by a user, means for accepting input from the user, and means for checking the user's solution. Display can be of a simulated abacus, simulated hand movements, or both. Conversion between text-form and abacus-form representations can be included.	06-23-2011

Thomas Long, Norwalk, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100307706	REDUCED SHEAR CELLULOSE REACTIVE SIZING AGENT FOR WET END APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to a method for sizing a paper product that involves the steps of (a) providing a paper stock system; (b) forming, in the absence of high shearing forces, an aqueous sizing emulsion comprising an alkenylsuccinic anhydride component; (c) submitting the emulsion formed from step b to a post-dilution step in the presence of a cationic component under conditions, in the absence of high shearing forces, that produce a post-diluted emulsion having improved sizing efficacy; (d) adding the post-diluted emulsion to the paper stock; and (e) forming a paper web.	12-09-2010

Thomas L. Long, Paradise Valley, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100030611	System and apparatus to renovate and market mobile home after chattel mortgage default - A system facilitate the granting of a chattel mortgage and encourages the renovation and marketing of a mobile home after default on a chattel mortgage. A mortgage company grants a chattel mortgage on the mobile home including a monthly payment comprising a renovation fee. The mortgage company pays the renovation fee to a renovation company that renovates the mobile home after default of the chattel mortgage. The renovation company utilizes a renovation procedure that minimizes repair costs.	02-04-2010

Thomas T. Long, Norwalk, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090277355	ALKENYLSUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE SURFACE-APPLIED SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to an aqueous sizing composition including: (a) a first component comprising an emulsion having an alkenylsuccinic anhydride component containing alkenylsuccinic anhydride particles and a surfactant component; suspended in water; and (b) a second component selected from the group consisting of cationic starches, non-ionic starches, anionic starches, water, water-soluble polymers, and mixtures thereof; such that the alkenylsuccinic anhydride component and the second component are sufficiently diluted to enable the sizing composition to impart useful sizing properties to a fibrous substrate when the sizing composition contacts the fibrous substrate. The invention also relates to fibrous substrates treated with such a composition as well as processes for making and using the composition. In one embodiment, alkyl ketene dimer is used instead of alkenylsuccinic anhydride.	11-12-2009
20090281212	ALKENYLSUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE SURFACE-APPLIED SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to an aqueous sizing composition including (a) an emulsion comprising alkenylsuccinic anhydride component containing alkenylsuccinic anhydride particles suspended in an aqueous polymer, and (b) a second component selected from the group consisting of cationic starches, non-ionic starches, anionic starches, water-soluble polymer, water and mixtures thereof, such that the alkenylsuccinic anhydride component is sufficiently dilute to enable the sizing composition to impart useful sizing properties to a fibrous substrate when the sizing composition contacts the fibrous substrate. The invention also relates to fibrous substrates treated with such a composition as well as processes for making and using the composition. In one embodiment, alkylene ketene dimer can be used instead of alkenylsuccinic anhydride.	11-12-2009

Timothy E. Long, Blacksburg, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213574	Amphiphilic Fibers and Membranes and Processes for Preparing Them - The present invention relates to the fields of chemistry and biology and more particularly to the field of biomaterials. The present invention includes amphiphilic fibers and membranes, which can be used for biomembranes and biocompatible devices. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing amphiphilic fibers and membranes from solutions comprising amphiphilic molecules. More particularly, the present invention relates to processes for preparing fibers and membranes from electrospinning solutions comprising amphiphilic molecules. The present invention further provides fibers and nonwoven membranes comprising amphiphilic fibers chosen from anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, phospholipids, sulfobetaines, lyotropic liquid crystalline molecules, and/or block copolymers. Electrospun fibers offer the potential for direct fabrication of biologically based, high-surface-area membranes without the use of multiple synthetic steps, complicated electrospinning designs, or post-processing surface treatments. Polymeric phospholipids, for example, have been shown to be attractive candidates for blood purification membranes, artificial heart valves and organs, and other prosthetics, including other biocompatible devices.	09-04-2008

Troy Long, Omaha, NE US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090298341	Communications Connectors with Jackwire Contacts and Printed Circuit Boards - Communications connectors having a plurality of signal carrying paths include a printed circuit board and a plurality of contacts. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of output terminals, and a plurality of conductive paths that electrically connect at least some of the plurality of contact pads to respective ones of the plurality of output terminals. The contacts each have a plug contact region. In these connectors, a first of the plurality of signal carrying paths extends from the plug contact region of a first of the plurality of contacts to a first of the plurality of output terminals through a first of the contact pads and a first of the conductive paths.	12-03-2009

William F. Long, St. Paul, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100318591	INCLUSIVE OR BIT MATRIX TO COMPARE MULTIPLE CORRESPONDING SUBFIELDS - A computer system is operable to identify subfields that differ in two data elements using a bit matrix compare function between a first matrix filled with pattern elements and a reference pattern.	12-16-2010
20100318773	INCLUSIVE "OR" BIT MATRIX COMPARE RESOLUTION OF VECTOR UPDATE CONFLICT MASKS - A computer system is operable to identify index elements in a vector index array that cannot be processed in parallel by calculating a complement modified bit matrix compare function between a first matrix filled with elements from the vector index array and a second matrix filled with the same elements from the vector index array.	12-16-2010

Xiangcun Long, Albuquerque, NM US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100024650	MICROTANKS FOR COMPRESSED GAS STORAGE AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Microtanks are formed in capped holey fibers. Holey fiber is composed of a shell, a porous layer and a hollow core. Compressed gas can be stored in plurality of microtanks at elevated pressure. A method of storing and releasing hydrogen gas in or out of a plurality of microtanks is also disclosed.	02-04-2010

Yu Long, Alachua County, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080288792	METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ADAPTIVE INTEGRATION ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS APPLICATION INTEGRATION - An adaptive integration activity management framework for on demand business process integration provides a mechanism to enable easy integration of legacy and new applications. The framework minimizes the effort need to integrate a new application into an existing business process environment such that the new activity is a “plug-in” into an action manager by implementing a standard adaptation layer. Activity integration is implemented in the principle of “on-demand” because it is invoked as required, so the communication and collaboration between partners become much more flexible.	11-20-2008

Zhenzhong Long, Prospect, KY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110163775	UNIVERSAL FRONT/BACK POST TERMINAL BLOCK AND TEST LINK - A terminal board is part of a terminal board assembly for terminating and testing of railroad wires. The board includes a first terminal block with a front post and a back post installed on a plane, along with a plurality of terminal blocks with front posts. A control test link, with an insulating material lining one of three holes, is installed on the front posts of terminal blocks. A test nut, connectable to the front post of the first terminal block, has a face with a depression formed therein to contact the test link when installed on the front post of the first terminal block over the insulating material. First wiring is attached on the plane's front, and second wiring is terminated on the plane's back. A surge protection component and the control test link are pre-installed on the front of the plane, providing for easy removal.	07-07-2011