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Barton T. Meeks, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20120284491 | STARTUP/SHUTDOWN SEQUENCE - Linux, UNIX and other operating systems allow for the customization of the boot up process by adding symbolic links and scripts to certain directories in the root filesystem. Such customization is done at the time the system is created or updated via patches. The current disclosure teaches a method to simplify customization, both from the standpoint of installation as well as from the standpoint of the application developer. This abstract is provided as a tool for those searching for patents, and not as a limitation on the scope of the claims. | 11-08-2012 |
Christopher Meeks, Marysville, OH US
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| 20120199316 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AIR FLOW DUCTING SYSTEM - A vehicle transmission fluid cooler system includes a transmission fluid cooler and an airflow ducting assembly engaged therewith. The airflow ducting assembly is provided to increase the amount of airflow directed toward the transmission fluid cooler so as to improve the cooling performance thereof, and includes a dam member, a duct member, and air guides. The duct member forms a passage communicating an airflow inlet opening with an airflow outlet opening. The dam member operates to scoop and direct airflow into the airflow inlet opening, and the air guides cooperate with the dam member to increase the amount of airflow scooped by the dam member which is directed into the airflow inlet opening. The airflow outlet opening is positioned to direct the airflow which has passed through the duct member to the transmission fluid cooler. | 08-09-2012 |
Christopher D. Meeks, Greensboro, NC US
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| 20120325324 | AIR SEPARATOR AND AIR SEPARATOR WITH DUCTING FOR MAXIMUM COOLING AND FUEL ECONOMY - An assembly is provided for maximizing cooling in fuel economy in automotive vehicle having an argument. A grille opening in the vehicle allows air to flow toward the engine compartment along a first path and a bottom breather opening allows air to flow toward the engine compartment along a distinct, second path. An air separator extends between the first and second paths to prevent mixing of airflow along these paths. In one embodiment, the air separator is a thin dividing wall preferably formed of a deformable material. The deformable portion extends toward a condenser/radiator assembly at low vehicle speeds. At increased vehicle speeds, the deformable portion deflects and preferably adopts a generally curvilinear contour of ducting to enhance airflow along the second path. An associated method of controlling airflow is provided by terminating the air separator closely adjacent a condenser/radiator assembly to limit mixing of airflow along separate paths. Further, the air separator deflects in response to increased air flow to alter airflow through at least one of the first and second paths. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130069389 | ROUNDED AIR DAM FOR MAXIMUM AERODYNAMICS AND COOLING PERFORMANCE - A modified air dam includes an integral spring-like, corrugate-shaped portion for absorbing impact forces imposed on the air dam. A lower portion of the air dam is generally planar and angled slightly from a vertical plane toward the front of the vehicle. The air dam also includes a rounded portion to provide a horizontal offset between upper and lower portions of the air dam and to direct airflow toward a bottom portion of the radiator. The air dam may also be curved side-to-side or employ an inverted, generally U-shaped portion as a first force absorbing region and a spaced rib that serves as a second force absorbing region. The generally U-shaped portion also advantageously extends over a fastener and mounting region of the air dam. | 03-21-2013 |
David T. Meeks, Ashland, MA US
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| 20110178971 | PORTABLE DATA MANAGEMENT - Embodiments for methods, systems, and computer program products for creating and managing a portable data rule using an electronic computing device are presented including: causing the electronic computing device to create a rule definition including, defining an expression by a user, where the expression defines a logic of a rule, causing the electronic computing device to parse the expression into a logical variable associated with the expression, causing the electronic computing device to identify the logical variable, and causing the electronic computing device to store the rule definition, where the rule definition includes the expression and the logical variable. In some embodiments, the causing the electronic computing device to identify the logical variable includes: causing the electronic computing device to return a name of the logical variable; and causing the electronic computing device to return an expected type of the logical variable. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120197836 | PORTABLE DATA MANAGEMENT - Embodiments for methods, systems, and computer program products for creating and managing a portable data rule using an electronic computing device are presented including: causing the electronic computing device to create a rule definition including, defining an expression by a user, where the expression defines a logic of a rule, causing the electronic computing device to parse the expression into a logical variable associated with the expression, causing the electronic computing device to identify the logical variable, and causing the electronic computing device to store the rule definition, where the rule definition includes the expression and the logical variable. In some embodiments, the causing the electronic computing device to identify the logical variable includes: causing the electronic computing device to return a name of the logical variable; and causing the electronic computing device to return an expected type of the logical variable. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120323840 | DATA FLOW COST MODELING - Techniques are disclosed for cost modeling in a data flow model. In one embodiment, a data flow model is provided that includes multiple data flow objects, each data flow object including one or more data units. Each data flow object represents a respective information asset. Quality and cost components are assigned to each data unit of a first data flow object. A cost property is determined for each data unit of the first data flow object, based on the assigned components. An object cost property is also determined for the first data flow object. The determined cost properties may be used to identify information assets that are more cost-effective to upgrade, relative to other information assets. | 12-20-2012 |
David Thomas Meeks, Ashland, MA US
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| 20090006283 | USING A DATA MINING ALGORITHM TO GENERATE FORMAT RULES USED TO VALIDATE DATA SETS - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for using a data mining algorithm to generate format rules used to validate data sets. A data set has a plurality of columns and records providing data for each of the columns. Selection is received of at least one format column for which format rules are to be generated and selection is received of at least one predictor column. A format mask column is generated for each selected format column. For records in the data set, a value in the at least one format column is converted to a format mask representing a format of the value in the format column and storing the format mask in the format mask column in the record for which the format mask was generated. The at least one predictor column and the at least one format mask column are processed to generate at least one format rule. Each format rule specifies a format mask associated with at least one condition in the at least one predictor column. | 01-01-2009 |
James W. Meeks, Eaton, OH US
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| 20080222961 | ENTRYWAY SYSTEM INCLUDING A THRESHOLD ASSEMBLY - A threshold assembly is disposed below a closure. The threshold assembly includes a sill having a first end and a second end spaced from each other and having an entry portion sloping downwardly from a proximate end to a distal end between the first and second ends. A pair of jamb pedestals are disposed at the first and second ends of the sill, respectively. Each jamb pedestal supports a jamb spaced above the sill. A first wall extends upwardly from the proximate end of the entry portion and a second wall extends upwardly from the sill and along the first wall to define a channel extending longitudinally between the jamb pedestals. The first wall defines an opening which establishes fluid communication from the channel to the entry portion of the sill between the jamb pedestals for directing water from the channel away from the threshold assembly along the entry portion. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080229668 | Astragal Boot - An astragal boot for mounting onto a lower end of an astragal includes a platform, a first and second lateral fin spaced from each other and projecting downwardly from the platform, and an auxiliary fin disposed between the first and second lateral fins. The auxiliary fin defines an auxiliary fin edge extending from the first lateral fin to the second lateral fin for sealing engagement with the threshold. The auxiliary fin includes a hub portion and a first and second leg portion each extending from the hub portion to the first and second lateral fins, respectively. The first leg portion extends along a first direction defining a portion of the auxiliary fin edge along the first direction and the second leg portion extends along a second direction at an obtuse angle relative to the first direction defining another portion of the auxiliary fin edge along the second direction. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090025299 | ENTRYWAY FOR DISPOSITION IN A DOOR OPENING OF A BUILDING - An entryway for disposition in a door opening of a building includes a threshold and a corner sealing member mounted in the door opening between the building and the threshold. The threshold has a bottom facing downwardly and a back extending upwardly from the bottom. The corner sealing member has a middle portion disposed partially below the bottom of the threshold, a first vertical portion extending upwardly from the middle portion adjacent the threshold, and a second vertical portion extending upwardly from the middle portion transversely from the first vertical portion. The back of the threshold defines a recess and the second vertical portion of the corner sealing member is disposed in the recess to allow for adequate sealing between the threshold and the corner sealing member and to allow for proper placement of the threshold in the door opening without interference from the corner sealing member. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100251620 | ENTRY SYSTEM WITH WATER INFILTRATION BARRIER - The present application discloses embodiments of entry systems that minimize water infiltration due to a wind driven rain. In one embodiment, the entry system includes a corner pad that includes an upper portion that seals against the weather strip when the door is closed and a lower portion that is spaced apart from the weather strip to form a gap between the lower portion and the weather strip. The lower portion seals against the door when the door is closed. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100257789 | SEAL FOR AN ADJUSTABLE THRESHOLD ASSEMBLY - An adjustable threshold assembly for disposition below a door includes a sill, a rail spaced from the sill and configured to be vertically adjustable relative to the sill, and a seal disposed between the rail and the sill. The seal includes a first portion and a second portion each engaging one of the sill and the rail, respectively, and a flexible intermediate portion connecting the first and second portions. The seal includes a bulb extending from the first portion and contacting the second portion. The bulb includes a first end and a second end each extending from the first portion. The bulb encloses a cavity between the first and second ends such that the bulb resiliently collapses between the rail and the sill as the rail is vertically adjusted relative to the sill to maintain contact between the bulb and the second portion. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120324798 | Corner Pad For A Door Assembly - A door assembly for disposition in a building includes a vertical member, a weather strip adjacent the vertical member, and a door selectively moveable to be adjacent the weather strip. A threshold extends below the door and the vertical member extends upwardly from a lower end and a corner pad is mounted to the lower end. The corner pad includes a base surface abutting the threshold, a first edge surface extending upwardly from the base surface between the vertical member and the weather strip, and a lower reservoir surface extending upwardly from the first edge surface. The lower reservoir surface extends inwardly into the corner pad defining a reservoir between the vertical member and the weather strip. The corner pad includes a second reservoir surface extending angularly from said lower reservoir surface for preventing the water from splashing out of said reservoir and into an interior of the building. | 12-27-2012 |
John Meeks, Massillon, OH US
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| 20110095030 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY HAVING A HEAT-SEALED METAL END, A METAL END THEREFOR, AND A METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A container assembly includes a container body having a side wall encircling an axis, and a metal end for attachment to an upper edge of the side wall via heat-sealing. The outer peripheral region is shaped prior to application to the container body such that an annular channel is defined between an inner chuck wall and an outer chuck wall of the metal end. The metal end is pushed straight onto the side wall such that the upper edge of the side wall is received into the channel. The surfaces of the side wall and the opposing surfaces of the chuck walls have heat-sealable material thereon. The metal end is heated to melt and fuse the heat-sealable layers, thereby sealing the metal end onto the side wall. The metal end is shaped such that the free edge of the outer chuck wall is not exposed. | 04-28-2011 |
Judith Meeks, Kelso, WA US
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| 20120240435 | METHODS FOR PATIENTS TO COMMUNICATE NON-VERBALLY WITH CAREGIVERS - Methods for patients to communicate non-verbally with caregivers, including the steps of providing a communication device including a plurality of paddles and an organizing device, selecting a chosen message from the message set to communicate to a caregiver, selecting a selected paddle from the plurality of paddles corresponding to the chosen message, and communicating the message to a caregiver manipulating the selected paddle. Communication devices according to this disclosure include a support extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end, a support opening proximate the first end of the support, and a banner member transversely mounted to the second end of the support, the banner member being configured to communicate a unique message, the plurality of unique messages on the plurality of paddles defining a message set. The organizing device is routed through the support opening of each paddle to moveably retain the plurality of paddles together. | 09-27-2012 |
Laura Lee Meeks, Sawyer, OK US
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| 20130125909 | Cuticle pusher - Disclosed is a manicurist tool comprising a body, a first end, and a second end, the body comprising one or more gel pads integral with the body, the gel pads having a shape adapted to promote an optimal ergonomic position for fingers of a user of the manicurist tool, the first end comprising an attached cuticle pushing tip comprising flexible sides, the cuticle pushing tip attached to a spring assembly removably attached to the body, the cuticle pushing tip constructed of a polymeric material. | 05-23-2013 |
Marvin J. Meeks, Newport News, VA US
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| 20110132856 | DISPLAY RACK WITH SKULL MOLD CENTERPIECE - The present invention includes a rack with a centerpiece configured to hold and display tokens and headgear. In one exemplary embodiment, this invention comprises a display rack with a plurality of grooves and a skull molded centerpiece. The grooves may span the majority of the width of the top surface of the base or may be shorter. Multiple grooves may be aligned to form a single row across the top surface of the base. According to an exemplary embodiment, a front of the base may be at a shorter height than a rear of the base such as to allow a sloped surface that more prominently displays contents of the rack. Furthermore, the rack may include two or more feet that elevate the rack. | 06-09-2011 |
Michael Meeks, Forest City, NC US
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| 20100175319 | PLANT HYDRATION PALLET TRAY - A plant hydration pallet tray for supporting, hydrating, transporting and displaying several potted plants in a commercial/retail environment, has a generally rectangular base and side walls form a generally cubic structure for supporting plants in pots or containers and providing controlled drainage of water from the potted plants and from the tray to maintain optimum hydration of the plants on the tray. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100202138 | DISPLAY LIGHT FIXTURES - Light fixtures adaptable for use with displays such as retail displays and using T-5 type lamps, the fixtures having a lamp housing, a mounting bracket, and lamp housing support arms which extend from the mounting bracket to the lamp housing, the lamp housing having a shroud and shroud end caps at each end of the shroud, the shroud end caps configured for interconnection with an opposing shroud end cap of another fixture whereby multiple fixtures can be interconnected in serial fashion; T-5 lamp receptacles located within each of the shroud end caps, each T-5 lamp receptacle having first and second cooperating components which are interconnected and spring-biased for installation of a terminal end of a T-5 lamp and electrical contact with a power circuit of the fixture through electrical leads in the T-5 lamp receptacle, T-5 lamp receptacles located within each of the shroud end caps, each T-5 lamp receptacle having first and second cooperating components which are interconnected and spring-biased for installation of a terminal end of a T-5 lamp and electrical contact with a power circuit of the fixture through electrical leads in the T-5 lamp receptacle, and lamp housing support arms which are engaged with the mounting bracket by cooperating blocks which grip and engage ends of the support arms and through which electrical wiring extends to the T-5 lamp receptacles. The display light fixture can be attached to any suitable support structure, including attachment directly to a display, and can be combined with additional light fixtures by similar attachment of the mounting bracket and aligned interconnection of the shroud end caps. | 08-12-2010 |
Paul Meeks, Tallulah, LA US
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| 20090159540 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AN OBJECT SUCH AS A RIFLE - An apparatus and method according to which the apparatus is removably coupled to a structure such as a utility terrain vehicle (UTV), and the apparatus supports or carries an object such as a rifle, bow or treestand. | 06-25-2009 |
Paul S. Meeks, Canton, OH US
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| 20120003046 | Fish Guidance and Exclusion Barrier - One embodiment of a fish guidance and exclusion barrier having an upper reticulated section ( | 01-05-2012 |
Randy G. Meeks, Lagrange, GA US
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| 20080260990 | Nonwoven towel with microsponges - A nonwoven fabric with microsponges containing a nonwoven base containing fibers, having a first side and a second side, and having a weight of greater than about 2 oz/yd | 10-23-2008 |
Richard Meeks, Spring, TX US
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| 20120190472 | COMPACT GOLF SWING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS - A compact golf swing assistance system comprising a segmented rod having a first rod section, and second rod section, a third rod section, and a fourth rod section. The assembled segmented rod may be placed on a ground surface adjacent a golf tee, pointing the direction as an indicator means for a golfer to hit a golf ball for reaching the hole in the fewest number of strokes. A first male end of a second rod section inserts into a second female end of a first rod section, a first male end of a third rod section inserts into a second female end of a second rod section, and a first male end of a fourth rod section inserts into a second female end of a third rod section. The sections are joined interiorly by a shock cord and may be collapsed for storage. | 07-26-2012 |
Robert Glenn Meeks, Northwood, OH US
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| 20110024390 | Apparatus and process for removing oxidation scale from metal - The invention provides an improved apparatus and method for removing oxidized and embedded scale from sheet metal by high pressure spraying a diluted hydrochloric acid water mixture onto the surface of the sheet metal. The contaminated water/acid solution is then re-circulated to remove ferrous chloride from the acid and water solution. The cleansed acid and water solution are recycled for reuse. The sheet metal is rinsed with hot water, dried, oiled and rolled. The rinse water is re-circulated to remove acid droplets and the acid droplets are recycled to an acid storage tank. Any contaminants removed from the rinse water are recycled to a combination filter and reverse osmosis system. The clean rinse water is reused to rinse further sheet metal. | 02-03-2011 |
Steve Meeks, Mineral Wells, TX US
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| 20120060760 | DAIRY INFLATION - A dairy inflation includes a barrel portion connected to a milk tube portion for extracting milk from a teat of an animal. The barrel portion includes an axial passage defined by a wall, the wall having an exterior surface defining an outer periphery having a substantially circular shape. The wall further includes an interior surface defining an inner periphery having a substantially elliptical shape. The elliptical inner periphery includes a major axis and a minor axis, and the disposition of the elliptical inner periphery within the circular outer periphery creates reduced-thickness regions on opposing sides of the wall along the major axis. The reduced-thickness regions allow a controlled collapse of the barrel portion during milking operations. | 03-15-2012 |
Timothy A. Meeks, Davenport, IA US
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| 20090019829 | Collapsing on-board crop receiver and duct of a cotton harvester - Apparatus and a method for collapsing an on-board crop receiver of a harvester to a transport position, utilizing a remotely releasable locking element to allow telescopic collapsing or retracting the receiver without entering the receiver, and powered apparatus for positively collapsing a duct extending between a row unit of the harvester and an inlet opening of the receiver. The duct is telescopically retractable at an inclined angle by a similarly inclined duct driver to a height about equal to that of the receiver when in the transport position, so as to be freed from the receiver and any associated hood extending outwardly therefrom associated with the inlet opening. Using crop compactor apparatus within the interior of the receiver, the compactor can be lowered and the locking mechanism unlocked, and then the compactor operated to telescopically collapse or retract the receiver. The receiver can be extended in the reverse order. | 01-22-2009 |
Timothy E. Meeks, Havre De Grace, MD US
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| 20080257136 | Stringed Musical Instrument with Improved Method and Apparatus for Tuning and Signal Processing - A musical instrument includes a fretboard, frets aligned in a first direction on the fretboard, a number of strings, aligned in a second direction above the frets, and tensioning devices operable to hold the strings in tension such that the pitch of adjacent strings at any given fret differ by one whole tone. Signals from string vibration pickups may be electronically processed and amplified to modify the sound produced by the musical instrument. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090320671 | Method and apparatus for electronically sustaining a note from a musical instrument - A sensed signal corresponding to a note played on a musical instrument is electronically sustained by electronically combining the sensed signal with a synthesized signal whenever a sustain control switch is activated. The set of characteristics of the synthesized signal are, initially, substantially the same as the set of characteristics of the sensed signal, but may be varied over time. | 12-31-2009 |
William Meeks, Georgetown, OH US
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| 20120318116 | PORTABLE BELL SYSTEM - A bell unit of a portable bell system, including a support structure, a plurality of bells mounted on the support structure, a bell shell including a plurality of segments, at least one of which is displaceable to allow a size change of the bell unit. The bell shell is configured to be in a first position when the plurality of segments form a shell that is of a shape of a bell, and hangs over and partially encloses the support structure and the plurality of bells, and is in a second position when the at least one segment is displaced to effectuate the size change. | 12-20-2012 |
William Andrew Meeks, Seneca, SC US
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| 20090112237 | VASCULAR CONDUIT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR OPEN SURGICAL PLACEMENT - A vascular conduit device and a delivery system for intraoperative repair damaged portion of an artery or vein and methods of use are provided. The device has a cylindrical body and may include a shaped member, such as a microbarb, configured to anchor into the tunica intima and the tunica media of the vessel wall, and not to the tunic adventitia and vasa vasorum. Various configurations and orientations of the microbarbs are provided, including microbarbs that are preferably aligned at an acute angle in the range of about 5 to 30 degrees and having a substantially parallel surface. The delivery system preferably has a translatable dilator tip that when retracted is configured to engage with the device during delivery. When the dilator tip is extended, the device can be implanted into the vessel wall. The vascular conduit device can be assembled during the emergency open surgical procedure. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20120330331 | METHOD FOR OPEN SURGICAL PLACEMENT - A method for open surgical repair of a damaged portion of an artery or vein. A tubular medical assembly may include one or more shaped members, such as microbarbs, configured to anchor into the tunica intima and the tunica media of the vessel wall, and not to the tunic adventitia and vasa vasorum. The medical assembly is delivered to the damaged vessel portion via a delivery device through an open air pathway, and forms a conduit between transected ends of the damaged vessel. | 12-27-2012 |