Mccool, US
Benjamin Mccool, Bonita Springs, FL US
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20120171752 | Water/Carbonate Stripping For CO2 Capture Adsorber Regeneration And CO2 Delivery To Photoautotrophs - The invention provides systems and methods for the delivery of carbon to photoautotrophs. The invention utilizes low energy regeneration of adsorbent for CO | 07-05-2012 |
Benjamin Mccool, Annandale, NJ US
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20150360962 | Compositions, Systems And Methods For Separating Ethanol From Water And Methods Of Making Compositions For Separating Ethanol From Water - Silicalite particles, methods of making silicalite particles, systems comprising silicalite particles and methods for using silicalite particles to separate ethanol from water. | 12-17-2015 |
Benjamin Mccool, Naples, FL US
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20120137727 | Membrane-Augmented Distillation with Compression and Condensation to Separate Solvents from Water - Disclosed herein are processes for removing water from organic solvents, such as ethanol. The processes include distillation in two columns operated at sequentially higher pressure, followed by treatment of the overhead vapor by one or two membrane separation steps. | 06-07-2012 |
20140093924 | Biofilm Photobioreactor System And Method Of Use - Flat panel biofilm photobioreactor systems with a photosynthetic, autofermentative microorganism that forms a biofilm and methods for using the same to make metabolic intermediate compound(s) through photosynthesis and to convert metabolic intermediate compound(s) into chemical product(s) such as a biofuel or a feedstock through autofermentation. | 04-03-2014 |
20150182940 | Compositions, Systems And Methods For Separating Ethanol From Water And Methods Of Making Compositions For Separating Ethanol From Water - Silicalite particles, methods of making silicalite particles, systems comprising silicalite particles and methods for using silicalite particles to separate ethanol from water. | 07-02-2015 |
Benjamin A. Mccool, Lambertville, NJ US
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20100016619 | Functionalization of the internal surfaces of zeolites with alcohol compounds - The present invention relates to the modification of the internal surfaces of zeolite crystals via treatment with alcohols containing at least four carbon atoms. The modified zeolites possess high thermal stability and the properties of the modified zeolites can be tailored to provide improved performance for use in separations processes. | 01-21-2010 |
Benjamin A. Mccool, Annandale, NJ US
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20160038872 | NON-AQUEOUS AMINE SCRUBBING FOR REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE - A method is described for separating CO | 02-11-2016 |
Benjamin A. Mccool, Bonita Springs, FL US
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20100059441 | Ethanol stable epoxy amine based membrane for aromatics separation - The present invention is directed to a membrane for aromatics separation that is stable in an alcohol containing environment. The polymeric membrane is a epoxy amine based membrane. | 03-11-2010 |
20100108605 | Ethanol stable polyether imide membrane for aromatics separation - The present invention relates to a polymeric aromatic selective membrane comprising an cross linked polyether imide membrane that comprise the reaction of a polyether amine with an dianhydride, and that may be utilized in a process for selectively separating aromatics from a hydrocarbon feedstream comprised of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons and at least one alcohol, typically ethanol. | 05-06-2010 |
20110217218 | Systems and Methods for Acid Gas Removal - A method and system for the selective removal of CO | 09-08-2011 |
Benjamin A. Mccool, Naples, FL US
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20120061614 | NON-AQUEOUS AMINE SCRUBBING FOR REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE - A method is described for separating CO | 03-15-2012 |
20120298558 | FUNCTIONALIZED FILTERS FOR HEAVY OIL UPGRADING - This invention relates to a process for separating a hydrocarbon stream via a filtration process to produce an upgraded permeate stream with decreased Conradson Carbon Residue (“CCR”) content. The invention involves the modification of a porous ceramic filter by functionalizing the surface of the ceramic filter with an multi-ring aromatic-diimide polymer. Preferably, the multi-ring aromatic-diimide polymer is comprised of a multi-ring aromatic monomer component. The functionalized filters of the present invention can be used in a process to selectively separate components of a hydrocarbon stream to produce an improved permeate (or “filtrate”) product stream with a lower CCR content and improved processing capabilities. The functionalized filters of the present invention are particularly beneficial in filtration processes for upgrading heavy hydrocarbon feedstreams, such as whole crudes, topped crudes, synthetic crude blends, shale oils, oils derived from bitumens, oils derived from tar sands, atmospheric resids, vacuum resids, or other heavy hydrocarbon streams. | 11-29-2012 |
Brian C. Mccool, Los Angeles, CA US
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20110155665 | Method and System for High Recovery Water Desalting - A method of desalting an aqueous solution includes performing a demineralization process on a concentrate solution to produce a demineralized solution and performing a desalting process. A method of recovering an aqueous solution includes performing a first membrane based separation process on a feed stream to produce a permeate stream and a concentrate stream, performing a demineralization process on the concentrate stream to produce a solid phase and a liquid phase, separating the solid phase from the liquid phase, and performing a second membrane based separation process on the liquid phase. The demineralization process includes adding chemical additives to induce calcium carbonate precipitation and subsequently adding gypsum seeds to the concentrate stream. | 06-30-2011 |
Courtney Mccool, Menomonee Falls, WI US
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20130031791 | RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE - A reciprocating saw blade for use with a reciprocating saw, the saw blade including a body including a first substantially planar surface and a second substantially planar surface opposite the first surface, an attachment portion for coupling the saw blade to the reciprocating saw, a cutting edge including a plurality of cutting teeth, and a rib element including a pair of outermost rib members. One of the outermost rib members is proximate the cutting edge and the other of the outermost rib members is proximate a back edge of the blade opposite the cutting edge. Each outermost rib member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portions of each of the ribs are substantially parallel to one another. | 02-07-2013 |
20150063935 | Drill Bit - A drill bit configured for use with a rotary power tool including a chuck. The drill bit includes a shank including a first end and a second end, and a paddle that extends from the second end of the shank. The paddle includes a first face including a concave portion, a second face opposite the first face and the second face including a convex portion opposite the concave portion, a cutting surface, a cutting edge located at an end of the cutting surface, a relief angle defined by the cutting surface, and an angled rake face adjacent the cutting surface that defines a rake angle that is between about 5 degrees and about 45 degrees. | 03-05-2015 |
Courtney D. Mccool, Menomonee Falls, WI US
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20130227844 | BLADE FOR A RECIPROCATING SAW - A blade is usable with a reciprocating saw imparting movement to the blade in a forward direction and a rearward direction to perform a cutting operation on a workpiece. The blade includes an attachment portion configured to couple to the reciprocating saw and a body extending from the attachment portion. The body includes a first profile portion and a second profile portion extending from the first profile portion. The second profile portion has a height less than a height of the first profile portion. The blade also includes a plurality of teeth formed on the body and defining a toothed cutting edge. The blade also includes a tip portion formed at a distal end of the second profile portion and terminating in a pointed tip. The pointed tip is configured to punch a hole through the workpiece and includes a toothless cutting edge extending substantially parallel to the toothed cutting edge. The toothless cutting edge extends from the toothed cutting edge to the pointed tip. | 09-05-2013 |
20130228059 | BLADE FOR A RECIPROCATING SAW - A blade for use with a reciprocating saw includes an attachment portion configured to couple to the reciprocating saw and a body extending from the attachment portion. The body includes a first portion, a tip portion, a second portion extending from the first portion to the tip portion, and a cutting edge. The second portion has a height less than a height of the first portion. The blade also includes a blunt tip formed at a distal end of the tip portion and a plurality of gullets formed in the second portion. At least one of the gullets has a generally trapezoidal shape. | 09-05-2013 |
20130247392 | RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE CLAMP - A reciprocating saw that includes a spindle including a blade slot configured to receive a saw blade. The saw further includes a blade clamp operable to removably couple the saw blade to the spindle, and the blade clamp includes a first actuator pivotable about the spindle between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a first locking member movable relative to the blade slot between an engaged position and a disengaged position in response to movement of the first actuator between the locked position and the unlocked position. The blade clamp further includes a second actuator pivotable about the spindle between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a second locking member movable relative to the blade slot between an engaged position and a disengaged position in response to movement of the second actuator between the locked position and the unlocked position. | 09-26-2013 |
20140363244 | STEP DRILL BIT - A drill bit includes a shank, a transition portion, and a body portion defining a plurality of axially stacked, progressively sized steps. The steps include a first step and a terminal step coupled to the transition portion. The first step defines two tip flutes each disposed at a tip flute angle. The body portion defines two body flutes each extending from the first step to the transition portion and disposed at a body flute angle different from the tip flute angle. The drill bit includes a bit tip disposed at the distal end of the body portion and having a chisel edge, a first chisel surface on one side of the chisel edge, and a second chisel surface on an opposite side of the chisel edge. The first chisel surface defines a first relief angle. The second chisel surface defines a second relief angle different from the first relief angle. | 12-11-2014 |
Franklin Dennis Mccool, Bristol, RI US
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20110009766 | Noninvasive method and system for measuring pulmonary ventilation - A pulmonary ventilation system comprising means for storing an empirical relationship that is designed and adapted to determine at least one pulmonary ventilation parameter as a function of a plurality of measured anatomical distances and volume-motion coefficients, means for acquiring the anatomical distances, means for determining the plurality of motion coefficients, and processing means for determining the ventilation parameter based on the acquired anatomical distances and determined plurality of volume-motion coefficients. In one embodiment, the system further includes means for acquiring base-line ventilation characteristics and means for correlating the base-line ventilation characteristics to the ventilation parameter determined with the empirical relationship. | 01-13-2011 |
20120179005 | NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR MEASURING CHANGES IN BODY POSITION AND RESPIRATION - A method and system of simultaneously monitoring body position and respiration of a subject are provided. The end-expiratory value of an axial dimension of a distance Xi between a first location and a second location is monitored for the subject orientation, and is then assigned a body position for the subject orientation during a calibration maneuver in which the subject is asked to assume various body positions. The transient voltage spikes in Xi voltage are measured to determine when the subject orientation changes. Following the subject orientation change, the stable end-expiratory voltage is determined to define a new body position. The new body position is outputted to a data output interface communicating with varied output devices. | 07-12-2012 |
20140323847 | NONINVASIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PULMONARY VENTILATION - A pulmonary ventilation system comprising means for storing an empirical relationship that is designed and adapted to determine at least one pulmonary ventilation parameter as a function of a plurality of measured anatomical distances and volume-motion coefficients, means for acquiring the anatomical distances, means for determining the plurality of motion coefficients, and processing means for determining the ventilation parameter based on the acquired anatomical distances and determined plurality of volume-motion coefficients. In one embodiment, the system further includes means for acquiring base-line ventilation characteristics and means for correlating the base-line ventilation characteristics to the ventilation parameter determined with the empirical relationship. | 10-30-2014 |
Geoffrey Mccool, Hayward, CA US
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20100184587 | PALLADIUM-GOLD CATALYST SYNTHESIS - A supported palladium-gold catalyst is produced under mild conditions using a commonly available base, such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or sodium carbonate (Na | 07-22-2010 |
20120302439 | ENGINE EXHAUST CATALYSTS DOPED WITH BISMUTH OR MANGANESE - An emission control catalyst is doped with bismuth, manganese, or bismuth and manganese. The doped catalyst may be a palladium-gold catalyst or a platinum-based catalyst, or both. The doped palladium-gold catalyst and the doped platinum-based catalyst may be contained in a single washcoat layer or in different washcoat layers of a multi-brick, multi-zoned, or multi-layered emission control system. In all embodiments, zeolite may be added as a hydrocarbon absorbing component. | 11-29-2012 |
20130331258 | PALLADIUM-GOLD CATALYST SYNTHESIS - A supported palladium-gold catalyst is produced under mild conditions using a commonly available base, such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or sodium carbonate (Na | 12-12-2013 |
20140219878 | MIXED PHASE OXIDE CATALYSTS - An emission control catalyst for treating an engine exhaust includes non-precious metal group (“NPGM”) mixed phase oxide catalyst having a mullite phase containing optionally in close contact with other metal oxides. The mixed phase catalyst may be included in one or more layers or zones of a multi-layered or multi-zoned emission control catalyst and optionally in combination with precious metal catalysts such as Pt, Pd and Au. | 08-07-2014 |
James Mccool, Columbus, OH US
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20130305635 | STAIR TREAD OVERLAY AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A stair tread overlay and a riser overlay made from solid wood for fitting over a conventional, exposed wooden stair having a generally rounded nose like those found in most residential general construction staircases and prefabricated staircases. The tread overlay and riser overlay cover the exterior surface of a conventional wooden stair from stringer to stringer to hide a construction grade stair tread and riser below that are made from a composite material or unsalvageable hardwood to present an attractive, solid wood surface that is finishable. One or more manufacturing processes for manufacturing a stair tread overlay and a riser overlay. The manufacturing process comprises the forming or milling of wood blanks, to fit over a conventional, exposed wooden stair having a generally rounded nose like those found in most residential and prefabricated staircases. | 11-21-2013 |
James M. Mccool, Columbus, OH US
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20090277104 | HARDWOOD STAIR TREAD OVERLAY - A stair tread overlay and a riser overlay made from solid wood for fitting over a conventional, exposed wooden stair having a generally rounded nose like those found in most residential general construction staircases and prefabricated staircases. The tread overlay and riser overlay cover the exterior surface of a conventional wooden stair from stringer to stringer to hide a construction grade stair tread and riser below that are made from a composite material or unsalvageable hardwood to present an attractive, solid wood surface that is finishable. | 11-12-2009 |
20140130430 | HARDWOOD STAIR TREAD OVERLAY - A stair tread overlay and a riser overlay made from solid wood for fitting over a conventional, exposed wooden stair having a generally rounded nose like those found in most residential general construction staircases and prefabricated staircases. The tread overlay and riser overlay cover the exterior surface of a conventional wooden stair from stringer to stringer to hide a construction grade stair tread and riser below that are made from a composite material or unsalvageable hardwood to present an attractive, solid wood surface that is finishable. | 05-15-2014 |
James W. Mccool, Tucson, AZ US
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20120211590 | STEERABLE SPIN-STABILIZED PROJECTILE AND METHOD - A spin-stabilized projectile has its course controlled by counter rotation of an internal mass about a longitudinal axis of the projectile. The internal mass may be a boom within a cavity of an external body of the projectile. The internal mass may be tiltable relative to the hull, and may be configured to counter rotate relative to the hull about the axis of the hull. The counter-rotation may keep the boom in a substantially same orientation relative to the (non-spinning) environment outside of the projectile. The positioning of the boom or other weight within the projectile thus may be used to steer the projectile, by providing an angle of attack to the projectile hull. A magnetic system may be used to counter rotate the boom or other weight. The projectile may have a laser guidance system to aid in steering the projectile toward a desired aim point. | 08-23-2012 |
Jeremy Ryan Mccool, New York, NY US
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20140021908 | SYSTEMS AND MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ELECTRIC WIRELESS CHARGING STATIONS - Provided are a wireless charging system and methodology including a charging station, an application, and a server configured and operating to facilitate wireless vehicle charging. The charging station includes a charging unit for transferring power, a control unit, and a communication unit. The application is accessible through a mobile device and capable of communicating with the charging station. The server is capable of communicating with the charging station and the mobile device. | 01-23-2014 |
Julie Mccool, Reston, VA US
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20120089924 | Multiple personalities - A computer implemented method enables perception of multiple online personas in an instant messaging communications session by identifying at least two identities within a communications environment to whom messages may be directed, and by enabling a first persona of a user to be projected to a first of the identities while concurrently enabling a second persona of the same user to be projected to a second of the identities. | 04-12-2012 |
20130080927 | Multiple personalities in chat communications - The same user is able to project different personalities while visiting different chat rooms. The personalities are tailored to the chat room being visited. Different personalization items (e.g., an icon or avatar, wallpaper, sounds, a smiley set, and text style) are provided based upon the chat room that the user is visiting. The personalization items may be customized based upon the identity of the chat room (such as a particular chat room, the type of chat room, or the content of the chat room). The personalization items may be host based and may leverage instant messaging (“IM”) personalization items. The personalization items may be user selected or user provided. | 03-28-2013 |
Lisa Mccool, Newburgh, IN US
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20120095691 | HANDHELD DIABETES MANAGEMENT DEVICE HAVING TESTING IN PAIRS BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST - A method for conducting a Testing In Pairs (TIPs) blood glucose (bG) test using a handheld diabetes management device carried by a user. A processing subsystem of the device implements a software module for managing the TIPs test. The software module generates a plurality of predetermined acceptance time windows corresponding to different user defined events. The processing subsystem can identify specific ones of a plurality of bG test values read by the device that are obtained during the predetermined bG acceptance time windows, and which are identified as being related pairs of accepted bG test values that correspond to specific ones of the user defined events. The related pairs of accepted bG test values can then be stored in a database. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095773 | HANDHELD DIABETES MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR OBTAINING THREE DAY BLOOD GLUCOSE PROFILE - A method is disclosed for managing a three day profile blood glucose (bG) measurements that are provided by a user using a handheld diabetes management device. The method may involve configuring a database carried by the device to store a plurality of bG test values input by a user for each day of a three day test period. The bG test values are required to be provided by the user in accordance with a predetermined plurality of differing acceptance time windows during each day of the three day test period. If two or more windows are open concurrently when a given bG test value is obtained, the system allows the user to select the appropriate time window that the given bG test value should be associated with. A processing subsystem of the device determines if at least a predetermined minimum plurality of the stored bG test values has been provided by the user during the predetermined plurality of differing acceptance time windows for each day of the three day test period and, if so, the processing subsystem accepts the bG test values provided by the user when compiling results for a three day bG profile. | 04-19-2012 |
Mark K. Mccool, Casper, WY US
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20100172706 | Countersink assembly - A countersink assembly including a countersink sleeve body with a distal cutting edge, a longitudinal bore to receive and secured to a drill bit, and a flute extending from the distal cutting edge. A depth stop collar having a longitudinal bore is disposed on and secured to the countersink sleeve body. In an example embodiment, the longitudinal bore of the depth stop collar includes at least one passage for chip egress. In addition or in the alternative, the flute includes a flat surface and a part cylindrical surface extending from the distal cutting edge along the length of the flute at an angle to the longitudinal bore of the countersink sleeve body so as to present a slight down-cut spiral. | 07-08-2010 |
20120068396 | No-mar workpiece support - A workpiece support that presents a generally planar workpiece contacting surface having high friction, gripping pad(s) that will not mar a workpiece surface, and thus provides a versatile accessory for home hobbyists and artisans alike that protects the supported surface of the workpiece. By providing a non-marring workpiece support, such as that illustrated in FIGS. | 03-22-2012 |
Rob Mccool, Menlo Park, CA US
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20080301100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING PAGE COMPONENT FOCUS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing content items containing components utilizing focus indication focus indication. The method according to one embodiment comprises receiving a request from a client by a content delivery network for a resource that comprises a plurality of resources. The plurality of resources are then concatenated at the content delivery network to generate a concatenated resource and propagated to the client through the content delivery network. | 12-04-2008 |
20090248659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE AND COMMUNITY EDITING - Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for asking and searching for the answer to given questions, retrieving answers to such questions, as well as presenting such answers in a user-generated content style framework on a search engine. The system of the present invention comprises a question processor, operative to determine whether a question entered by a user has been previously answered, an answer data store storing answers to previously asked questions stored therein, an answer repository storing questions not yet answered by another user, and an editor tool operative to format an answer stored in the answer data store into user-generated content style and migrate the answer to a user-generated content style web page. | 10-01-2009 |
Scott Walter Mccool, Union, KY US
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20150127393 | MONETIZING EMPTY LEGS ON TRANSPORTATION MODES - Methods and systems for upgrading passengers from commercial airline flights to private aircraft flights are disclosed. The problem of having a return flight of a private aircraft without revenue generating passengers is solved by selecting a commercial airline flight which best overlaps the return flight of the private aircraft, and offering commercial airline passengers booked on the selected commercial airline flight an opportunity to upgrade to the private aircraft flight. Commercial airline passengers willing to upgrade pay an incremental fee which may be used to offset the cost of the return flight of the private aircraft. Commercial airline passengers may be selected based on their participation in commercial airline marketing programs such as those based on total accumulated miles flown. | 05-07-2015 |
Shawn Mccool, Carmel, IN US
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20120323726 | F&I MENU SYSTEM - An F&I Menu system for the sale of a product that is financed and which includes multiple options. A display shows the base price of the product without optional items, and a with-options price. Icons representing optional items may be moved between unselected and selected areas. As the icons are moved into or out of the selected area, the with-options price is instantaneously updated, including any price changes resulting from the application of pricing components reflecting the costs of financing or leasing. | 12-20-2012 |
Shawn A. Mccool, Fishers, IN US
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20140316931 | F& I MENU SYSTEM - An F&I menu system for the sale of vehicles, or other products which are often financed and which includes multiple options. A display shows the price of the vehicle with and without the options, and as icons representing the optional items are selected and deselected, the with-options price is automatically updated. The display may include an area showing a predetermined set of options and an associated price, and individual icons may be dragged and dropped into a separate selection area whose display is suppressed until an icon is moved into the selection area. Once a sale is completed, the backend system may generate customized electronic follow up communications to customers concerning certain options the customer originally declined to purchase for their vehicle as well as a timeline display of the customer's interaction with the F&I menu system display. | 10-23-2014 |
Steve Mccool, Austin, TX US
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20110038974 | Electrical Plating and Catalytic Uses of Metal Nanomaterial Compositions - This invention relates generally to uses of novel nanomaterial composition and the systems in which they are used, and more particularly to nanomaterial compositions generally comprising carbon and a metal, which composition can be exposed to pulsed emissions to react, activate, combine, or sinter the nanomaterial composition. The nanomaterial compositions can alternatively be utilized at ambient temperature or under other means to cause such reaction, activation, combination, or sintering to occur. | 02-17-2011 |
Steven C. Mccool, Austin, TX US
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20100007285 | Method and Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds - A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information. | 01-14-2010 |
20110247851 | APPARATUS FOR CURING THIN FILMS ON A MOVING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for curing thin films is disclosed. The apparatus includes a computer control system, a conveyance system, a flashlamp controller, and a flashlamp. The curing apparatus also includes a high average power, low-inductance cable connected between the flashlamp controller and the flashlamp. The low-inductance cable is smaller in diameter and is more flexible than the prior art and includes at least one liquid cooling line and multiple forward and return path wires interleaved in a regular hexagonal closed packed configuration such that every wire is adjacent to at least one cooling line and at least one wire of opposite polarity. | 10-13-2011 |
20110248026 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSIENT THERMAL PROFILE PROCESSING ON A MOVING SUBSTRATE - A method and apparatus for thermally processing material on a low-temperature substrate using pulsed light from a flash lamp is disclosed. Material is conveyed past the flash lamp. The pulses of light are formed by Pulse Width Modulation to tailor the shape of the pulses to generate a thermal gradient in the substrate that enables the material to be heated beyond the maximum working temperature of the substrate without damage. Its shaped pulse rate is synchronized to the conveyance speed of a conveyance system. By using the information from a feedback sensor, the thermal gradient is recalculated to alter the shape of the pulses in real time for optimizing subsequent curings in real time without powering down the curing apparatus. The combined pulse shaping and synchronization allow a temperature profile to be tailored in the sample that is uniformly cured in the conveyance direction. | 10-13-2011 |
20120255192 | Method for Drying Thin Films in an Energy Efficient Manner - A method for drying a thin film stack having a thin film located on a substrate is disclosed. The thin film stack is conveyed past a flashlamp during which the thin film stack is irradiated with a composite light pulse from the flashlamp. The composite light pulse is composed of multiple micropulses. The time duration of the composite light pulse is shorter than a total thermal equilibration time of the thin film stack. In addition, when the thin film stack is being conveyed past the flashlamp, the thin film stack should move less than 10% of the length of the irradiating area in the conveyance direction during the delivery of the composite light pulse. | 10-11-2012 |
20130160318 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURING THIN FILMS ON LOW-TEMPERATURE SUBSTRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS - A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information. | 06-27-2013 |
20140145092 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURING THIN FILMS ON LOW-TEMPERATURE SUBSTRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS - A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information. | 05-29-2014 |
20150055943 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSIENT THERMAL PROFILE PROCESSING ON A MOVING SUBSTRATE - A method and apparatus for thermally processing material on a low-temperature substrate using pulsed light from a flash lamp is disclosed. Material is conveyed past the flash lamp. The pulses of light are formed by Pulse Width Modulation to tailor the shape of the pulses to generate a thermal gradient in the substrate that enables the material to be heated beyond the maximum working temperature of the substrate without damage. Its shaped pulse rate is synchronized to the conveyance speed of a conveyance system. By using the information from a feedback sensor, the thermal gradient is recalculated to alter the shape of the pulses in real time for optimizing subsequent curings in real time without powering down the curing apparatus. The combined pulse shaping and synchronization allow a temperature profile to be tailored in the sample that is uniformly cured in the conveyance direction. | 02-26-2015 |
20150298167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURING THIN FILMS ON LOW-TEMPERATURE SUBSTRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS - A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information. | 10-22-2015 |
Tera L. Mccool, Arnold, MO US
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20080220458 | Antibodies specific to antigens of bartonella henselae and use of these antigens in immunoassays - Disclosed are antibodies that bind to the antigenic proteins GroES, RpIL, GroEL, SodB, UbiG, the ABC transporter, and an expressed antigenic protein of unknown function (the “BepA” protein) of | 09-11-2008 |
20100298155 | Antibodies specific to antigens of bartonella henselae and use of these antigens in immunoassays - Disclosed are antibodies that bind to the antigenic proteins GroES, RpIL, GroEL, SodB, UbiG, the ABC transporter, and an expressed antigenic protein of unknown function (the “BepA” protein) of | 11-25-2010 |
William B. Mccool, Burke, VA US
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20150176768 | REUSABLE TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR PURGING FLUID FROM A FLUID FLOW PIPE SYSTEM OR A PORTION THEREOF - A reusable tool assembly for purging fluid from a fluid flow pipe system or a portion thereof is presented. The tool assembly includes an input portion configured to accommodate a positively-pressurized flow of air/gas, a flow control portion configured to regulate an amount of pressurized air/gas flow, and a pressure measurement gauge device configured to measure and indicate the amount of pressurized air/gas flow, as regulated by the flow control portion. The tool further includes and an output portion configured to introduce the regulated amount of pressurized air/gas flow into the fluid flow pipe system, the output portion containing a pressure-fitted slip coupling device that temporarily, releasably, and sealably engages an exterior, unthreaded surface of an open pipe portion providing access into the fluid flow pipe system and enabling the air/gas flow to purge fluid from the fluid flow pipe system. | 06-25-2015 |