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Alan Dean Mccoy, Spearfish, SD US
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| 20120017440 | METHOD OF REINFORCING A MOTORCYCLE FRAME DURING CONVERSION TO A MOTORIZED TRICYCLE - A method of reinforcing an L-shaped motorcycle frame during conversion to a motorized tricycle. The L-shaped motorcycle frame is an inverted L-shape with a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. A tricycle frame is provided having spaced apart side plates with a forwardly and downwardly extending portion which terminates in a mounting attachment. The side plates are fastened to opposed sides of the horizontal portion of the L-shaped motorcycle frame. The mounting attachment is secured to the vertical portion of the L-shaped motorcycle frame. This forms a triangular truss with the forwardly and downwardly extending portion of the side plates of the tricycle frame angled between the horizontal portion and the vertical portion to provide rigid support to the L-shaped motorcycle frame. | 01-26-2012 |
Bryan S. Mccoy, Cedar Rapids, IA US
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| 20090279259 | System and method for proportional cooling with liquid metal - A circuit board may include a pump and a channel. The channel may include a liquid metal and a coating. The liquid metal may be pumped through the channel by the pump and the coating reduces diffusion and chemical reaction between the liquid metal and at least portions of the channel. The liquid metal may carry thermal energy to act as a heat transfer mechanism between two or more locations on the substrate. The substrate may include electrical interconnects to allow electrical components to be populated onto the substrate to form an electronics assembly. The pump may be driven by electric current that is utilized by one or more electronic components on the circuit board. | 11-12-2009 |
Carol M. Mccoy, Grafton, WI US
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| 20090269729 | SYSTEM FOR TRACKING THE PASSAGE OF TIME - Systems and methods for tracking the passage of time are described. One system includes a predetermined event and a set of counting units, with each counting unit having a first side displaying a number. Each number corresponds to a number of time increments until the predetermined event. Each counting unit has a second side displaying a portion of an image corresponding with the predetermined event, and when the counting units are arranged in a predetermined arrangement the image is produced. | 10-29-2009 |
Charles Mccoy, Park Ridge, NJ US
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| 20110093535 | CLIENT DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY OF ACCESSING NETWORKED SERVICES - A system makes it possible to use services offered by a plurality of servers different from one another is realized with the use of a common API. The system includes a plurality of service-offering servers, a client that uses services offered by the plurality of service-offering servers, and an interchange server that performs intermediary processing when the client uses a service. The client performs communication with the interchange server while using a common API when using any service among a plurality of services offered by the plurality of service-offering servers. The interchange server uses a unique API, which is unique to the service-offering server that offers the service selected by the client, to execute a processing sequence that is unique to the service-offering server. The client may use any service among services offered by the plurality of service-offering servers with the use of a common API without any need to use a unique API, which is unique to each of the plurality of service-offering servers. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110106882 | CLIENT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY OF ACCESSING NETWORKED SERVICES - A system makes it possible to use services offered by a plurality of servers different from one another is realized with the use of a common API. The system includes a plurality of service-offering servers, a client that uses services offered by the plurality of service-offering servers, and an interchange server that performs intermediary processing when the client uses a service. The client performs communication with the interchange server while using a common API when using any service among a plurality of services offered by the plurality of service-offering servers. The interchange server uses a unique API, which is unique to the service-offering server that offers the service selected by the client, to execute a processing sequence that is unique to the service-offering server. The client may use any service among services offered by the plurality of service-offering servers with the use of a common API without any need to use a unique API, which is unique to each of the plurality of service-offering servers. | 05-05-2011 |
Christopher C. Mccoy, Massillon, OH US
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| 20090039558 | Concrete block and method of making same - A concrete building block containing Portland cement, a filler, water, and a quantity of particularly sized plastic particles, such as spent abrasive particles of a thermoset plastic. The associated method of producing such blocks eliminates the need of curing the blocks in a heated humidity controlled environment in order for the blocks to attain the required water content for hydration of the cement. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090211495 | Concrete block and method of making same - A concrete block mixture includes Portland cement, a natural aggregate filler, water, and a quantity of particularly sized glass particles. The associated method of producing blocks from the mixture eliminates the need of curing the blocks in a heated humidity controlled environment in order for the blocks to attain the required water content for hydration of the cement. | 08-27-2009 |
Daniel F. Mccoy, Coventry, CT US
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| 20100088124 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND DISPLAYING DYNAMIC COVERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS - A dynamic computer system assists users in selecting insurance coverage types and levels appropriate for their present financial circumstances. The computer system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) with dynamic sliders representative of a user's financial data. The system accesses third party data to validate and enrich coverage determinations. | 04-08-2010 |
Daniel L. Mccoy, Nampa, ID US
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| 20080314460 | AIR ADMITTANCE VENT DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY - An air admittance vent diaphragm assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a base, an annular retainer ring, and an annular malleable washer. The base has an annular portion and a stem extending orthogonally from the center of the annular portion. The annular retainer ring includes a circumferential skirt engaged with an outer perimeter of the annular portion of the base, with the stem extending beyond the annular retainer ring. The annular malleable washer is disposed between the annular retainer ring and the annular portion of the base. | 12-25-2008 |
Darell Mccoy, Clemmons, NC US
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| 20110257726 | SCAFFOLDS FOR ORGAN RECONSTRUCTION AND AUGMENTATION - Biocompatible synthetic or natural scaffolds are provided for the reconstruction, repair, augmentation or replacement of organs or tissue structures in a patient in need of such treatment. The scaffolds are shaped to conform to at least a part of the organ or tissue structure and may be seeded with one or more cell populations. Inserts, receptacles and ports are also provided for the attachment of tubular vessels to the neo-organ scaffolds. The seeded scaffolds are implanted into the patient at the site in need of treatment to form an organized organ or tissue structure. The scaffolds may be used to form organs or tissues, such as bladders, urethras, valves, and blood vessels. | 10-20-2011 |
Darin Mccoy, Dunlap, IL US
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| 20110225950 | Control strategy for heated fluid lines - A control strategy selectively controls the heating of fluid lines equipped with line heaters that may be utilized with a selective catalytic reduction system. The control strategy measures a tank temperature representative of reductant agent in a storage tank and a representative ambient temperature representative of an ambient temperature proximate the fluid line. The control strategy determines a lowest possible reductant agent temperature (“LPRAT”) based on the measured tank temperature and representative ambient temperature. The LPRAT is compared with a desired reductant agent temperature and, in response to the comparison, the control strategy may activate the line heater. | 09-22-2011 |
Donald P. Mccoy, Lake Forest, IL US
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| 20080279635 | SIDE LOADING CONDUIT SPACER - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for mounting conduits within spacers for underground installation. Spacers for side loading of conduit, as opposed to older methods of end loading, allow construction workers to easily assemble conduits to a plurality of spacers above-ground. The side loading technique uses spacers having bores that communicate with each other, preferably in a radial manner. Thus, a first plurality of conduits may be assembled or mounted to an inner portion of the spacers and then at least a second plurality of conduits may be assembled and mounted to an outer portion of the spacers. Cables later pulled through the conduits are typically those used for the transmission of electricity or communication signals. Other embodiments use bores that do not communicate with each other but are secured to the spacers with an outer banding saddle. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20110062292 | Non-metallic support stanchion - A cable rack arm and support system suitable for underground power and communication service is made from a non-metallic polymer that will not rust or corrode. The cable rack arm is adapted for mounting to existing underground stanchions or for stanchions of a more modern design. Each cable rack arm is securely mounted to the stanchion. Each cable rack arm then supports one or more cables in cable rests or saddles molded atop the arm, thus keeping the cables accessibly organized in a manhole, tunnel or vault. Plastic cable ties may be used to secure the cables to the cable rack arms. Nonmetallic pins may also be used to secure the cable rack arms to the stanchions. The stanchions may be made of nonmetallic composite material that includes a fiberglass cross-layered knitted apertured mat for increased strength. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110062293 | Cable support system - A cable rack arm and support system suitable for underground power and communication service is made from a non-metallic polymer that will not rust or corrode. The cable rack arm is adapted for mounting to existing underground stanchions or for stanchions of a more modern design. Each cable rack arm is securely mounted to the stanchion. Each cable rack arm then supports one or more cables in cable rests or saddles molded atop the arm, thus keeping the cables accessibly organized in a manhole, tunnel or vault. Plastic cable ties may be used to secure the cables to the cable rack arms. Nonmetallic pins may also be used to secure the cable rack arms to the stanchions. The stanchions may be made of nonmetallic composite material that includes a fiberglass cross-layered knitted apertured mat for increased strength. | 03-17-2011 |
Donald Paul Mccoy, Georgetown, KY US
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| 20090052967 | Peripheral With Adjustable Input and Output Trays - A peripheral, such as a printer, includes a peripheral body, a first tray arcuately moveable about the body, and a second tray arcuately moveable about the body allowing for various media feed path arrangements between the first and second trays. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100033534 | ROTARY INKJET IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A STATIONARY PAGE OF MEDIA IN A CURVED CONFIGURATION - A rotary inkjet imaging apparatus includes a curved print zone having a longitudinal axis and in which a page of media is held in a curved configuration at a stationary position, a carrier movable bi-directionally along a linear path defined adjacent to the curved print zone and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and at least one inkjet printhead supported by the carrier for undergoing movement within the curved print zone along a curved path winding about a central axis extending parallel to the guide path and coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the curved print zone such that the inkjet printhead moves about the central axis multiple revolutions and prints on the page concurrently as the carrier unidirectionally moves along the linear path and the printhead moves within the curved print zone and through portions of the curved path in which the printhead faces toward the page. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100165043 | Rotary Printhead Disc In A Rotary Inkjet Imaging Apparatus - A rotary inkjet imaging apparatus includes a carrier movable bi-directionally along a linear guide path defined adjacent to a curved print zone and extending parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, and an inkjet printhead disc having a body and at least one and preferably multiple printhead chips integrated into its perimeter. The disc body is supported by the carrier for undergoing movement within the curved print zone along a curved path winding about a central axis extending parallel to the guide path and coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the curved print zone such that the disc body moves about the central axis multiple revolutions and the printhead chips print on the page concurrently as the carrier unidirectionally moves along the linear guide path and the disc body moves within the curved print zone and through portions of the curved path in which the chips face toward the page. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110267401 | ROTARY INKJET IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A STATIONARY PAGE OF MEDIA IN A CURVED CONFIGURATION - A rotary inkjet imaging apparatus includes a curved print zone having a longitudinal axis and in which a page of media is held in a curved configuration at a stationary position, a carrier movable bi-directionally along a linear path defined adjacent to the curved print zone and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and at least one inkjet printhead supported by the carrier for undergoing movement within the curved print zone along a curved path winding about a central axis extending parallel to the guide path and coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the curved print zone such that the inkjet printhead moves about the central axis multiple revolutions and prints on the page concurrently as the carrier unidirectionally moves along the linear path and the printhead moves within the curved print zone and through portions of the curved path in which the printhead faces toward the page. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110279543 | ROTARY INKJET IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A STATIONARY PAGE OF MEDIA IN A CURVED CONFIGURATION - A rotary inkjet imaging apparatus includes a curved print zone having a longitudinal axis and in which a page of media is held in a curved configuration at a stationary position, a carrier movable bi-directionally along a linear path defined adjacent to the curved print zone and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and at least one inkjet printhead supported by the carrier for undergoing movement within the curved print zone along a curved path winding about a central axis extending parallel to the guide path and coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the curved print zone such that the inkjet printhead moves about the central axis multiple revolutions and prints on the page concurrently as the carrier unidirectionally moves along the linear path and the printhead moves within the curved print zone and through portions of the curved path in which the printhead faces toward the page. | 11-17-2011 |
Edward L. Mccoy, Wooster, OH US
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| 20090261026 | BI-PHASIC BIORETENTION SYSTEM - An anaerobic to aerobic sequence enhances biological degradation of many organic pollutants. Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for effective treatment of storm-water runoff pollutants such as hydrocarbons, nitrates, phosphorus, and heavy metals using sediment filtration and adsorption, and biochemical processes under bi-phasic bioretention conditions. By integrating these pollution cleanup pro-usages into a single unit, this apparatus optimizes retention time of the runoff through the system and maximizes removal rates of runoff pollutants, resulting in more reliable and efficient treatment mechanism than previous systems. | 10-22-2009 |
Eric Alan Mccoy, Crystal Lake, IL US
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| 20090278787 | Merchandise Display Systems For Lighting Control Devices - Merchandise display systems for lighting control devices are disclosed. Such a display system may include one or more distinct lighting control devices, each having a respective user-manipulatable actuator, and a video display that presents a virtual lighting scene associated with a selected lighting control device. A lighting load may be connected to one or more of the lighting control devices. User manipulation of a selected actuator may simultaneously affect both the presentation of the virtual lighting scene and a light intensity level of the lighting load. | 11-12-2009 |
Erin Mccoy, Birmingham, AL US
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| 20110189186 | AFFECTING BONE RELATED CONDITIONS USING CD68 BLOCKING AGENTS - Methods of treating, reducing, and/or preventing cancer metastasis to bone using CD68 blocking agents are provided. For example, the methods can be used to reduce breast cancer metastasis to bone. Also provided are methods of treating, reducing, and/or preventing bone resorption in a subject using CD68 blocking agents. For example, the methods can be used to treat osteoporosis. | 08-04-2011 |
Frank T. Mccoy, Bamwell, SC US
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| 20100282004 | DISSOLUTION ACTUATED SAMPLE CONTAINER - A sample collection vial and process of using a vial is provided. The sample collection vial has an opening secured by a dissolvable plug. When dissolved, liquids may enter into the interior of the collection vial passing along one or more edges of a dissolvable blocking member. As the blocking member is dissolved, a spring actuated closure is directed towards the opening of the vial which, when engaged, secures the vial contents against loss or contamination. | 11-11-2010 |
Harold A. Mccoy, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20080229677 | Flashing assembly for inhibiting moisture intrusion - A flashing assembly ( | 09-25-2008 |
James A. Mccoy, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20080229677 | Flashing assembly for inhibiting moisture intrusion - A flashing assembly ( | 09-25-2008 |
James Donald Mccoy, Flat Rock, MI US
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| 20090066337 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING VALVE DEGRADATION - A method for determining degraded valve operation. According to the method, valve degradation can be determined from the duration of a spark event. This method allows for the determination of both intake and exhaust valve degradation. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100288037 | Method for Determining Valve Degradation - A method for determining degraded valve operation. According to the method, valve degradation can be determined from the duration of a spark event. This method allows for the determination of both intake and exhaust valve degradation. | 11-18-2010 |
James N. Mccoy, Morristown, NJ US
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| 20110123405 | Pyrolysis Reactor Conversion of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks Into Higher Value Hydrocarbons - In one aspect, the inventive process comprises a process for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing nonvolatiles in a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system. The inventive process comprises: (a) heating the nonvolatile-containing hydrocarbon feedstock upstream of a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system to a temperature sufficient to form a vapor phase that is essentially free of nonvolatiles and a liquid phase containing the nonvolatiles; (b) separating said vapor phase from said liquid phase; (c) feeding the separated vapor phase to the pyrolysis reactor system; and (d) converting the separated vapor phase in said pyrolysis reactor system to form a pyrolysis product. | 05-26-2011 |
Jason G. Mccoy, Madison, WI US
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| 20090311784 | CYTOTOXIC RIBONUCLEASE VARIANTS - This invention relates to cytotoxic variants of human ribonuclease 1 (RNase 1) identified through analysis of the interaction between RNase 1 and the human ribonuclease inhibitor (hRI) as defined by the three dimensional (3-D) atomic structure of the RNase1 hRI complex. Also disclosed is the 3-D structure of the hRI•RNase 1 complex and methods for designing the RNase 1 variants. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120009173 | CYTOTOXIC RIBONUCLEASE VARIANTS - This invention relates to cytotoxic variants of human ribonuclease 1 (RNase 1) identified through analysis of the interaction between RNase 1 and the human ribonuclease inhibitor (hRI) as defined by the three dimensional (3-D) atomic structure of the RNase1 hRI complex. Also disclosed is the 3-D structure of the hRI•RNase 1 complex and methods for designing the RNase 1 variants. | 01-12-2012 |
Jessica L. Mccoy, Waltham, MA US
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| 20120009401 | FOAM SEALING GASKET - A sealing gasket includes a liner and a polyurethane foam layer disposed on the liner. The polyurethane foam layer can have a density of 50 kg/m | 01-12-2012 |
Jill A. Mccoy, Evanston, IL US
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| 20110311608 | STABLE CHITOSAN HEMOSTATIC IMPLANT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Implantable hemostatic products with improved stability are prepared from crosslinked chitosan hemostatic compositions. The crosslinked chitosan hemostatic compositions have improved stability and can be prepared into a variety of implantable medical devices in various shapes and sizes so as to be usable for inhibiting blood flow and ooze from substantially any type of internal bleeding site. For example, the chitosan compositions can be prepared into hemostatic gauze pads, bandages, dressings, wound plugs, incision plugs, arteriotomy plugs, tissue fillers, sealers, sheets, rolls, combinations thereof, and the like. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311632 | STABLE CHITOSAN HEMOSTATIC EXTERNAL PATCH AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Hemostatic products with improved stability are prepared from crosslinked chitosan hemostatic compositions. The crosslinked chitosan hemostatic compositions have improved stability and can be prepared into a variety of medical devices in various shapes and sizes so as to be usable for inhibiting blood flow and ooze from substantially any type of bleeding site. For example, the chitosan compositions can be prepared into hemostatic gauze pads, bandages, wrappings, wound dressings, wound coverings, wound dressings, incision dressings, sealers, sheets, rolls, combinations thereof, and the like. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120029555 | EXPANDABLE BIOABSORBABLE PLUG APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for occluding a venous or arterial puncture site is disclosed including a plug insertable within, or adjacent to, a puncture site in a wall of a body lumen. An insert is forced into an aperture within the plug to cause expansion thereof. The insert may be drawn into the aperture by applying tension to a line passing therethrough and secured to the insert. Barbs may secure to the plug to engage the wall of the body lumen or adjacent tissue tract. Elongate members passing through the wall of the plug may be forced outwardly into the wall of the body lumen or adjacent tissue as the insert is forced into the aperture. | 02-02-2012 |
John Mccoy, Reading, MA US
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| 20090175872 | Treatment of Conditions Involving Demyelination - The invention provides methods of treating diseases, disorders or injuries involving demyelination and dysmyelination, including multiple sclerosis, by the administration of an Sp35 antagonist. Additional methods include methods for inhibiting the binding of the Sp35 polypeptide with the ErbB2 polypeptide and a method for increasing ErbB2 phosphorylation by contacting oligodendrocytes with an effective amount of a composition comprising an Sp35 antagonist of the invention. Further embodiments of the invention include methods of inhibiting the binding of the Sp35 polypeptide with the ErbB2, increasing ErbB2 phosphorylation and promoting oligodendrocyte differentiation comprising contacting oligodendrocyte or oligodendrcoyte progenitor cells with an ErbB2 binding agent. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100204304 | NOGO Receptor Binding Protein - The invention provides Sp35 polypeptides and fusion proteins thereof, Sp35 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof and nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention also provides compositions comprising, and methods for making and using, such Sp35 antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof, Sp35 polypeptides and fusion proteins thereof. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110123553 | Use of LINGO-4 Antagonists in the Treatment of Conditions Involving Demyelination - The invention provides methods of treating diseases, disorders or injuries involving demyelination and dysmyelination, including multiple sclerosis, by the administration of a LINGO-4 antagonist. | 05-26-2011 |
John J. Mccoy, Washington, DC US
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| 20110109102 | Meta-material vibration energy harvester - A meta-material vibration energy harvester includes a housing element encapsulating a multiplicity of oscillators capable of harvesting a significant percentage of the total mechanical energy diffusely distributed throughout the vibrating structure, the harvester design resulting in a rapid transfer of mechanical energy entering it via the housing element from the element to the oscillators wherein the energy remains trapped while accumulating over an extended time, the percentage of energy transfer primarily depending on the ratios of the sum of the oscillator masses to the sum of the housing mass and of the measure of the mass of the vibrating structure and of the width of the band spanned by the oscillators to its center frequency, both the relevant measure of the vibrating structure mass and the values of the mass and frequency ratios that maximize the percentage of internal energy transfer depending on the harvesting scenario. | 05-12-2011 |
John Kevin Mccoy, Lynchburg, VA US
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| 20100065973 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OXIDE NUCLEAR FUEL AND THE NUCLEAR FUEL - A nuclear fuel and a method to produce a nuclear fuel wherein a porous uranium dioxide arrangement is provided, the arrangement is infiltrated with a precursor liquid and the arrangement is thermally treated such the porous uranium dioxide arrangement is infiltrated with a precursor liquid, followed by a thermal treating of the porous uranium dioxide arrangement with the infiltrated precursor liquid such that the precursor liquid is converted to a second phase. | 03-18-2010 |
John M. Mccoy, Reading, MA US
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| 20090130676 | Interaction trap systems for detecting protein interactions - Disclosed herein is a method of determining whether a first protein is capable of physically interacting with a second protein, involving: (a) providing a host cell which contains (i) a reporter gene operably linked to a protein binding site; (ii) a first fusion gene which expresses a first fusion protein, the first fusion protein including the first protein covalently bonded to a binding moiety which is capable of specifically binding to the protein binding site; and (iii) a second fusion gene which expresses a second fusion protein, the second fusion protein including the second protein covalently bonded to a gene activating moiety and being conformationally-constrained; and (b) measuring expression of the reporter gene as a measure of an interaction between the first and the second proteins. Also disclosed are methods for assaying protein interactions, and identifying antagonists and agonists of protein interactions. Proteins isolated by these methods are also discussed. Finally, populations of eukaryotic cells are disclosed, each cell having a recombinant DNA molecule encoding a conformationally-constrained intracellular peptide. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100120701 | Compositions and Methods For Engineering Probiotic Yeast - The invention provides compositions and methods for engineering probiotic yeast to display α(1,2) fucosylated glycans on their cell surface, and the use thereof in the prevention or treatment of infection. | 05-13-2010 |
John R. Mccoy, Webster, NY US
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| 20110032388 | DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING VIDEO SEQUENCES - An image processing system ( | 02-10-2011 |
John Robert Mccoy, Webster, NY US
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| 20080215984 | STORYSHARE AUTOMATION - A method and system simplifies the creation process of a multimedia story for a user. It does this by using input and/or derived metadata, by providing constraints on the usability of assets, by automatically suggesting a theme for a story, and identifying appropriate assets and effects to be included in a story, which assets and effects are owned by the user or a third party. | 09-04-2008 |
Joseph Mccoy, Frankfort, NY US
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| 20100318651 | Network Communication System With Monitoring - The present invention is directed to a network communications system including a data communication path; a user communication device; a tapping device; and a rendering device. The user communications device (for example, a personal computer, a Blackberry type device) is structured, connected and/or programmed to receive web pages from the Internet over a data communication path. The tapping device is structured, located and/or connected to receive the communications and to send the network communication pages a rendering device. The tapping device and the rendering device are both separate from the user communications device. The rendering device converts the visual communications into corresponding bit maps. Preferably, the rendering device permanently stores the bit maps to a data storage device and/or displays the bit maps on a display device. In embodiments where the bit maps are permanently stored, the rendering device preferably compresses the bit maps. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110058562 | Network Gateway with Enhanced Requesting - A gateway and/or software for running on a gateway that communicates data units from a connection based network to a connectionless network, where the gateway uses at least some network protocol data from the connection based network in checking against a set of rules to determine whether some responsive reaction is appropriate. Preferably, the network protocol data from the connection based network is low level network protocol data (that is, physical layer and/or data link layer) that would otherwise be discarded by the gateway as the data was de-encapsulated and sent along to the receiving, connectionless network. Some possible responsive reactions include: selectively blocking data communication; slowing down selected data communications; sending responsive communications back to selected data sending machines; and/or alerting of network administrator(s). | 03-10-2011 |
Joshua G. Mccoy, Westfield, NJ US
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| 20100331358 | TETRAHYDROFUROPYRIDONES - The present invention relates to Tetrahydrofuropyridones compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions. | 12-30-2010 |
Keith Mccoy, Midland, MI US
Kenneth L. Mccoy, Chanute, KS US
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| 20110255070 | TRAFFIC SCANNING LIDAR - A system for determining the speed and position of objects comprises a beam source, a transmit reflection device, a beam receiver, a receive reflection device, and a controller. The beam source may generate a beam. The transmit reflection device may reflect the beam at the objects and may include a plurality of transmit faces with each transmit face oriented at a different angle and operable to reflect the beam at a different height. The beam receiver may detect the beam. The receive reflection device may include a plurality of receive faces with each receive face oriented at a different angle and operable to focus the beam reflected from objects at different heights onto the beam receiver. The controller may determine the position of the objects over time and calculate the speed of the objects based on a change in the position of the objects. | 10-20-2011 |
Mary Kay Mccoy, Dobbs Ferry, NY US
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| 20090106254 | METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR CALCULATING A NET OPERATING INCOME AUDIT AND FOR ENABLING SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTIFICAL AUDIT PRACTICES AMONG A PLURALITY OF AUDIT FIRMS - Deployment of a computer program including a global NOI audit model together with standards, procedures, documentation, and reporting requirements in interactive, digital form to a plurality of audit firms operating independently of each other and having a reporting relationship with an investment entity. The program is adapted for receiving audit data from a respective audit firm in connection with an associated real estate property and for generating an associated respective Current NOI audit report. The specific fields and screen arrangements, together with interactive instructions and definitions of the program require that each audit firm identify a consistent set of input parameters and apply them in a consistent way, as driven by the global audit model, thereby assuring computation and transmission of structurally consistent Current NOI audit reports to the investment entity, wherein the Current NOI calculations have been developed by substantially identical audit practices, procedures and assumptions. Using the same program, the investment entity then calculates and stores an Underwriting NOI set of values corresponding to each Current NOI report for the purpose of investment evaluation. The program generates a consolidated report of both Current and Underwriting NOI values for all of the plurality of audit firms so that the investment entity can effect a uniform analysis of all investment properties under consideration. | 04-23-2009 |
Michael Calvin Mccoy, Louisville, KY US
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| 20090315749 | FREQUENCY COUNTER BASED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The ADC includes a variable oscillator, a frequency divider, a clock circuit, and a counter. The variable oscillator is coupled to a sensor and configured to generate an oscillating signal based on a measurement generated by the sensor. The frequency divider is coupled to the variable oscillator and configured to divide a frequency of the oscillating signal. The clock circuit is configured to generate a clock signal at a defined frequency. The counter is coupled to the frequency divider and to the clock and is configured to generate a bit stream representative of a first number of periods of the clock signal during a second number of periods of the divided oscillating signal. | 12-24-2009 |
Michael J. Mccoy, Laurel, MT US
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| 20110258800 | Toilet aid for handicapped persons - A device by which a person who is handicapped by physical limitations in performing ordinary cleaning of the anal region after toilet excretion has elongated members which have grips or handles at one end and finger-like tips at the other end and are pivotally attached to one another intermediate the ends so that the user can grasp the handle end and hold toilet tissue between the finger-like pads and move the device horizontally while partly slightly raised above the toilet seat to place the tissue in the anal region and move the device to produce a wiping action and when completed , turn the device to release the used tissue into the toilet bowl. The device can be used in similar fashion to apply medication to the anal-genital region. An embodiment of the invention provides an adjustability feature. | 10-27-2011 |
Nathan Paul Mccoy, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20090287814 | VISUALIZATION OF STREAMING REAL-TIME DATA - A system facilitates dynamic data visualizations. The system includes an analysis component that periodically processes one or more incoming data streams to determine a visualization form from a plurality of visualization forms. A visualization component dynamically generates the visualization form based in part on the processing of the incoming data streams. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090326921 | GRAMMAR CHECKER FOR VISUALIZATION - A visualization development system is provided. The system includes a visualization tool to develop one or more visualizations and a grammar engine that operates with the visualization tool to automatically detect visualization problems during the development of the visualizations. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327883 | DYNAMICALLY ADAPTING VISUALIZATIONS - An adaptive visualization system is provided. The system includes a processing component that receives visualization configurations to determine a suitable visualization for a user. A visualization component automatically adapts a visualization output based in part on the visualization configurations. The visualization configurations can include user context inputs, user profile inputs, device characteristic inputs, or background data inputs, for example. | 12-31-2009 |
Quincy Mccoy, Arlington Heights, IL US
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| 20100290829 | INTEGRATED TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE DISPENSER AND HOLDER WITH REFRESH CUP COVER - A combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser device includes a caddy that accepts tube of toothpaste and guides an integral toothpaste squeezer along a predetermined track. The squeezer is generally wedge-shaped and may be moved parallel and/or inwardly to the axis of the caddy. A modular and detachable toothbrush head mates with the caddy and includes a shaft with a central bore for delivering toothpaste to the toothbrush bristles. A refresh cup is further supplied to store and protect the combination device while not in use. | 11-18-2010 |
Randall E. Mccoy, Fort Littleton, PA US
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| 20100253970 | System and Apparatus for 3D Image Capture and Processing - A jig supports an array of cameras on a platform using a plurality of brackets among which one is immovably secured to the platform at a center of the array while the remainder is pivotally connected to the platform. A computer-implemented system creates an interlaced image. The system includes a trigger mechanism operatively coupled to the cameras to effect nearly simultaneous image capture. A focal target and a sizing reference are provided at a focal position of the lenses. A computer having a processor and a memory executes code that interlaces bands of images captured from each of the cameras, at nearly a single point in time, into an interlaced image and processes the sizing reference and adjusts a size of one or more of the captured images for inclusion in the interlaced image. | 10-07-2010 |
Rebecca E. Mccoy, Port Orchard, WA US
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| 20100221823 | METHOD FOR CULTURING MAMMALIAN CELLS TO IMPROVE RECOMBINANT PROTEIN PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to methods for mammalian cell culture, wherein the methods make use of media containing polyamines, such as putrescine, spermidine and spermine. | 09-02-2010 |
Richard A. Mccoy, St. Joseph, MI US
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| 20080287121 | Method and Apparatus for Remote Service of an Appliance - An appliance network has a service key accessory to facilitate remote diagnosis and service of an appliance. | 11-20-2008 |
Robert Mccoy, Franklin, TN US
Robert Mccoy, Tampa, FL US
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| 20110174570 | Speaker Cover - An audio speaker cover that can remain on the speaker while in use comprising: a storage compartment with an opening; said opening configured to receive an audio speaker; said storage compartment configured to enclose an audio speaker; said storage compartment further comprising a front panel; said front panel comprising an outer cover and a sound radiating panel; said outer cover removably attached to said storage compartment and configured to cover said sound radiating panel; said sound radiating panel configured to cover the radiating side of the speaker. | 07-21-2011 |
Robert A. Mccoy, Franklin, TN US
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| 20080235613 | APPLIANCE WITH USER INTERFACE HAVING MULTI-USER MODE - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system for providing a customizable multi-user interface for a treatment appliance is presented. The system includes a user interface having a display region. The display region may include a user selection menu wherein one of a plurality of stored users may be selected. Once a user is selected, various customized user interface parameters and wash cycles associated with that user will be available for selection. The customized user interface parameters may include brightness, contrast, volume, and the like. Each cycle may include various customized wash cycle parameters, such as wash temperature, spin speed and soil level. The user interface may further include a plurality of soft keys provided for the selection of menu options on the display. In addition, the user interface may include a rotatable knob from which cycle selections may be made. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080235614 | APPLIANCE WITH USER INTERFACE HAVING MULTI-USER MODE - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system for providing a customizable multi-user interface for a treatment appliance is presented. The system includes a user interface having a display region. The display region may include a user selection menu wherein one of a plurality of stored users may be selected. Once a user is selected, various customized user interface parameters and wash cycles associated with that user will be available for selection. The customized user interface parameters may include brightness, contrast, volume, and the like. Each cycle may include various customized wash cycle parameters, such as wash temperature, spin speed and soil level. The user interface may further include a plurality of soft keys provided for the selection of menu options on the display. In addition, the user interface may include a rotatable knob from which cycle selections may be made. | 09-25-2008 |
Robert H. Mccoy, Broken Arrow, OK US
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| 20100131976 | PROMOTIONAL PHILOSOPHY FOR A VIDEO-ON-DEMAND-RELATED INTERACTIVE DISPLAY WITHIN AN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION APPLICATION - Systems and methods for providing an interactive display having indicators of video-on-demand programs are described. The systems and methods select indicators for inclusion in the interactive display according to a promotional selection algorithm. | 05-27-2010 |
Robert H. Mccoy, Talala, OK US
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| 20080196887 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE CIRCUIT PROTECTION OF DOWNHOLE ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP MONITORING GAUGES - Embodiments of the present invention beneficially provide circuits and methods which isolate downhole electronics of a well pump assembly from a power surge. The pump assembly includes a motor and a housing, including head, base, and manifold plate. The head has a hollow interior and a shoulder. The head is mounted to the motor so that, in operation, oil from the motor fills the interior of the head. The base has an outside diameter to fit snugly inside the head. The manifold plate is located between an upper end of the base and the shoulder of the head so that the axis of the manifold plate is perpendicular to the axis of housing. A gauge circuit and an isolation circuit are mounted to the manifold plate. The isolation circuit includes active semiconductor elements to detect excessive voltage and to protect the gauge circuit from the excessive voltage. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090196774 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH PUMP DISCHARGE HEAD HAVING AN INTEGRALLY FORMED DISCHARGE PRESSURE PORT - An electrical submersible pump assembly has a pump discharge head with an integrally formed pump discharge pressure port. The discharge head is mounted directly to the pump and couples the pump to production tubing. A static pressure port extends directly through the side wall of the discharge head. The pressure port includes a tubing connector for hydraulic tubing to run down to the guage. Inside the discharge head, a flow limiter is located in the pressure port to stop the loss of fluid if there is a break in the tubing connector or hydraulic line. Alternatively, the discharge head may incorporate a venturi or other pressure drop structure to allow the fluid flow to be measured via a pressure drop across an orifice. The venturi may be configured as an insert to permit it to be replaced after it has become worn by abrasive flow. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100101787 | Using An Acoustic Ping and Sonic Velocity to Control an Artificial Lift Device - A transmitter generates an acoustic ping in a fluid in a borehole, and a receiver monitors waves resulting from the acoustic ping. Responsive to the monitored waves, an attribute of the fluid is estimated, including a sonic velocity, a mixture of gas and oil, a mixture of water and oil, an amount of sand, an amount of gas, an amount of skin effect, or a depth of fluid. An operation of the artificial lift device is then controlled responsive to the estimated attribute. Alternately, a sonic velocity is estimated for the fluid through an analysis of a sample pumped to the surface or through an analysis of monitored waves. A depth of the fluid is calculated responsive to the estimated sonic velocity for the fluid in the borehole and the monitored T-waves. The operation of the artificial lift device is then controlled responsive to the calculated depth of fluid. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110050144 | Device, Computer Program Product and Computer-Implemented Method for Backspin Detection in an Electrical Submersible Pump Assembly - A system for detecting a backspin condition of a motor in an electrical submersible pump is disclosed herein. The system comprises a sensor mounted proximate to the motor, the sensor outputting a signal, a power cable connected between a motor and a controller, the power cable supplying a three phase AC voltage to the motor, one phase of the three phase signal having a control signal thereon; electronics connected to the sensor, the electronics receiving the signal and propagating the signal to the controller; and a computer defining the controller, the controller having a non-transitory memory, a computer processor, and a computer program product stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the computer program product performing a process of controlling the variable speed drive of the motor and a process of monitoring the signal from the sensor to determine if the motor is backspinning. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110051297 | Device, Computer Program Product and Computer-Implemented Method for Backspin Detection in an Electrical Submersible Pump Assembly - A system for determining whether a motor in an electrical submersible pump is backspinning is described herein. The system comprises a sensor mounted in a well bore proximate to a ground surface, the sensor outputting a backspin signal; a communication link connected to the sensor, the communications link communicating the backspin signal; and a controller receiving the backspin signal from the communications link and processing the backspin signal to determine whether the motor is backspinning. Computer readable instructions associated with the system perform the steps of: monitoring the signal to determine whether the signal is above a threshold, the threshold for determining whether the signal is a noise signal or a backspin signal, and outputting the backspin signal; impeding operable AC power to the motor, responsive to the backspin signal; monitoring the backspin signal to determine whether the backspin signal is below the threshold; and returning AC power to the motor responsive to the determination that the backspin signal is below the threshold. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110083839 | Coaxial Electric Submersible Pump Flow Meter - A venturi structure is supported below an ESP preferably off its gauge assembly below its motor so that the surrounding casing or wellbore defines the venturi path leading to the suction connection of the ESP. Multiple pressure sensing locations are provided in case the gauge that defines the venturi path is disposed off center in the bore or if the bore is on an incline. The gauge can receive forms of different sizes depending on the size of the surrounding tubular where the forms use an incline of preferably 15-20 degrees and allow for measuring differential near the perforations and at the constriction location so that the flow can be computed using the Bernoulli Equation. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110311375 | Modular Down Hole Gauge for Use in Retrievable Electric Submersible Pump Systems with Wet Connect - Systems and methods for employing gauge packages for use with a wet-connect ESPs. In one embodiment, a modular gauge package includes a body, a gauge electronics assembly housed within the body, and a pair of electrical connectors at the upper and lower ends of the body, where power is passed through the body from one connector to the other. The electrical connector at the top of the body engages a complementary electrical connector on the bottom of a pump motor. The electrical connector at the bottom of the body engages a complementary electrical connector at the end of a production conduit. The connector at the bottom of the body may be identically configured with the connector at the bottom of the pump motor, and the connector at the top of the body may be identically configured with the connector at the end of the production conduit. | 12-22-2011 |
Robert William Mccoy, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20090099735 | Vehicle rollover prediction with occupant restraint system activation - An automobile rollover prediction and restraint device deployment system comprises a plurality of automobile data sensors to generate a plurality of data signals, and a controller to receive the data signals and configured to deploy resettable and non-resettable restraint devices. The controller is configured to activate at least one resettable restraint device when one or more of the data signals exceed a first threshold, indicating that the vehicle is in a position or undergoing movement that indicates a potential for vehicle rollover, and to de-activate the at least one resettable restraint device when one or more of the data signals fall below the first threshold. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090121859 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED MEDIA AND VEHICLE SEAT BELT MONITORING - The present invention is, in one embodiment, directed to a system and method to encourage seat belt use among all passengers in a vehicle. The system and method use media driver and entertainment devices to reward seat belt usage in all seating positions. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090174174 | Overhead Vehicle Occupant Restraint System - The present disclosure relates to an overhead vehicle occupant restraint system. Exemplary overhead vehicle occupant restraint systems include a panel configured to deploy and retract with respect to a vehicle roof, an electric motor configured to deploy and/or retract the panel and a control circuit configured to control deployment of the panel according to a first predetermined condition and to control retraction the panel according to a second predetermined condition. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110186374 | Seatbelt Use Promotion System And Method - Seatbelt use is promoted by determining whether a seat is occupied and then determining whether the seatbelt associated with the seat is buckled. When the seat is occupied and unbuckled, user control of an entertainment system associated with the seat is overridden. In video-equipped entertainment systems, a video encouraging seatbelt use can be played, such as an informational video. When the seatbelt is latched, a reward audio or video clip may be played prior to allowing user control of the entertainment system. | 08-04-2011 |
Robin Mccoy, Wilmington, DE US
Sean Conrad Mccoy, Gainesville, FL US
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| 20080233245 | Liquid nutrient composition for improving performance - Novel, advantageous oral compositions formulated to affect any one or combination of the following: reduce physical and mental fatigue, enhance activity, improve recovery from activity, promote muscle performance, increase energy substrates, contribute to improved antioxidant defenses (i.e., reduce oxidative stress or lipid peroxidation, conserve anti-oxidants in the sera), enhance mood, assist in preventing primary and secondary diseases associated with fatigue and muscle atrophy associated with inactivity, improve nervous system (i.e., neuronal) and musculoskeletal (i.e., increase skeletal muscle protein synthesis, increase satellite cells) health, and contribute to improvements in overall health. The compositions of the subject invention are preferably used as a replacement for a snack or meal in cases of hunger or fatigue for individuals across the broad spectrum of human function from elite athletes to those individuals compromised by aging and certain disease states. | 09-25-2008 |
Stephanie M. Mccoy, Lexington, KY US
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| 20100022422 | High temperature shear stable nanographite dispersion lubricants with enhanced thermal conductivity and method for making - A process for producing a nanographite dispersion in a fluid wherein the thermal conductivity of the dispersion is enhanced from the base fluid by more than 10% for a 1% graphite dispersion. A high purity graphite with high crystallinity and reduced surface damage and oxidation is selected as the starting material. The starting material is subjected to a process of wet media milling in the presence of dispersant and solvent fluid. The mill temperature is controlled to control and reduce surface damage to yield a nanographite with flake shape and controlled aspect ratio until a particle size average of 300 nm diameter and 50 nm is obtained. The process recycles a portion of the milled material to increase the ratio of small particle distribution to large particles in an intermediate product with small and large particle bi-modal distribution. The large particle distribution is removed by a separation process such as centrifugation or filtration. | 01-28-2010 |
Tamara J. Mccoy, Clark Fork, ID US
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| 20090004409 | Artificial pet grass - Artificial pet grass for use by pet owners and pet caregivers to provide a pet with an area of artificial grass. The artificial pet grass includes a pad member having a first predetermined shape and first predetermined thickness and manufactured from a first predetermined material and at least one of tufts, strands and patches of artificial grass protruding upwards from and attached to an upper surface of such pad member. The at least one of tufts, strands and patches of artificial grass being a first predetermined length and a first predetermined width and a second predetermined thickness and manufactured from a second predetermined material. | 01-01-2009 |
Thomas Mccoy, St. Petersburg, FL US
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| 20120014903 | Cleaning Solution and Related Methods of Use - Disclosed is a substance and related methods for cleaning electronic devices which are to be used successively by different human operators. | 01-19-2012 |
Thomas D. Mccoy, West Falls, NY US
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| 20120009834 | ARCHITECTURAL MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An architectural membrane assembly including an interior membrane layer having a first inner surface, an exterior membrane layer having a second inner surface, an aerogel material disposed between the interior membrane layer and the exterior membrane layer, wherein the first and second inner surfaces are adjacent to the aerogel material and a vapor barrier deposited on one of the first and second inner surfaces. | 01-12-2012 |
Timothy J. Mccoy, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100014969 | WIND TURBINE WITH BLADE PITCH CONTROL TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND SHEAR AND WIND MISALIGNMENT - A wind turbine or rotor load control compensates for moment imbalance in a wind turbine that includes a rotor having at least two variable pitch blades. The apparatus includes a conventional pitch command logic developing a nominal rotor blade pitch command signal and a moment sensor. The moment sensor can be one or more of a nacelle overturning moment sensor, and a turning moment sensor. An output of this is used as a moment signal. Conversion logic is connected to the moment signal with an output of the conversion logic being calculated individual pitch modulation commands for each of the blades. A combining logic is connected to receive the calculated individual blade pitch modulation commands and to receive a nominal pitch command. An output of the combining logic is individual combined blade pitch commands for each of the blades. The individual combined blade pitch commands are generated by modulating the nominal command signal by a respective blade pitch modulation command which includes compensation for instantaneous moment deviations of the wind turbine. | 01-21-2010 |
Tyler W. Mccoy, Holland, MI US
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| 20120024170 | Automated Pizza Assembly System - An apparatus is provided for assembling a pizza, including a pizza sauce spreading station, a cheese spreading station and a pepperoni applying station. A robot including a stationary base and an articulating arm having a gripper attached to the end is operable to grip a pizza pan having pizza dough therein to allow said robot to move the pan throughout the pizza sauce spreading station, and to a rotary dial system including the cheese spreading station and the pepperoni applying station. The robot arm manipulates the pizza pan in the sauce spreading station and the rotary dial system manipulates the pizza pan in the cheese station and the pepperoni applying station to properly distribute the cheese and pepperoni on the pizza. | 02-02-2012 |
Tyler W. Mccoy, Grandville, MI US
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| 20110209661 | Automated Pizza Assembly System - An apparatus is provided for assembling a pizza, including a pizza sauce spreading station, a cheese spreading station and a pepperoni applying station. A robot including a stationary base and an articulating arm having a gripper attached to the end is operable to grip a pizza pan having pizza dough therein to allow said robot to move the pan throughout the pizza sauce spreading station, and to a rotary dial system including the cheese spreading station and the pepperoni applying station. The robot arm manipulates the pizza pan in the sauce spreading station and the rotary dial system manipulates the pizza pan in the cheese station and the pepperoni applying station to properly distribute the cheese and pepperoni on the pizza. | 09-01-2011 |
Vernon Mccoy, Williston, FL US
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| 20110140024 | HIGH VACUUM BALL VALVE - A ball valve having a valve stem assembly disposed within a valve body through-hole. The valve body through-hole is encircled with secondary bores to accommodate components of the valve stem assembly. The valve stem assembly includes an upper bearing and lower bearing, which are seated into corresponding secondary bores and a stem seal that seats within a stem seal gland. The upper bearing further includes a step that interdigitates with the stem seal gland to form a stem seal groove when the valve stem assembly is disposed within the through-hole. | 06-16-2011 |
William Mccoy, Arlington Heights, IL US
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| 20100290829 | INTEGRATED TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE DISPENSER AND HOLDER WITH REFRESH CUP COVER - A combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser device includes a caddy that accepts tube of toothpaste and guides an integral toothpaste squeezer along a predetermined track. The squeezer is generally wedge-shaped and may be moved parallel and/or inwardly to the axis of the caddy. A modular and detachable toothbrush head mates with the caddy and includes a shaft with a central bore for delivering toothpaste to the toothbrush bristles. A refresh cup is further supplied to store and protect the combination device while not in use. | 11-18-2010 |
William Mccoy, Spokane, WA US
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| 20110208076 | ECG MONITORING SYTSTEM WITH DOCKING STATION - An ECG monitoring system for ambulatory patients includes a battery-powered ECG monitor which attaches to a patient to receive patient electrical signals. A processor continuously processes received ECG signals and stores the signals in memory in the monitor. A wireless transceiver in the ECG monitor transmits the processed ECG signals to a cellphone handset. The battery of the monitor is recharged when the monitor is properly positioned in a charging dock, during which time the ECG signals are sent to the cellphone handset. Preferably the cellphone handset is recharged by the charging dock at the same time. At the conclusion of recharging and data transfer the monitor performs a self-test. A light on the charging dock is illuminated if any of the operations performed while the monitor is docked is unsuccessful. | 08-25-2011 |
William F. Mccoy, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090087902 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RAPIDLY DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING VIABLE LEGIONELLA - Methods and compositions detect and quantify viable | 04-02-2009 |