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Christine Nevin, Shrewsbury, MA US
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| 20100058421 | Methods and Apparatus for Updating Digital Television Firmware - Systems and methods for using broadcast bandwidth for updating firmware of digital televisions may include identifying a portion of unused bandwidth corresponding to a television station; selecting at least one update module, the update module comprising an update to firmware of a digital television; transmitting, via the unused bandwidth of the television station, the at least one update module; and receiving by a digital television, the at least one update module. | 03-04-2010 |
David Nevin, San Rafael, CA US
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| 20090292464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHIC MARKERS ON ELECTRONIC OBJECTS AND REAL-WORLD OBJECTS - A system and method for attaching geographical markers to a variety of objects, including real-world objects, electronic documents, people, software applications, and other items of information, including stationary and moving entities. In accordance with an embodiment, the system provides an object location identifier (OLI), and can use additional forms of identifiers such as universal location referencing objects (ULRO) for mapping real-world objects, electronic documents, people, software applications, and other items of information. The object location identifier answers the questions of who and where a particular object may be. A mobile object location identifier (MOLI) feature can also be provided as a standardized way for specifying an object location identifier for user with mobile entities, including people, websites, and wireless applications. A mobile uniform resource locator (MURL) feature can also be provided as a way for sharing and using object location identifier, and particularly for allowing mobile entities to control and share location information using a consumer-friendly URL-like nomenclature. | 11-26-2009 |
David J. Nevin, Rio Rancho, NM US
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| 20100059206 | Insulating apparatus utilizing a quantity of water for thermal transfer and thermal mass - An enclosure for controlling the interior temperature of an outdoor equipment enclosure or a human-or animal-occupied structure, utilizing a quantity of water for thermal transfer and thermal mass. The enclosure is divided into a lower main chamber and an upper small chamber containing the water, the two chambers are in thermal contact, and the water in the upper chamber is in thermal contact with the roof of the enclosure. | 03-11-2010 |
Donald Nevin, Woodburry, NY US
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| 20110005620 | COMPRESSOR WITH AN INTERNAL DISINFECTING UV LIGHT SOURCE - The air compressor has an air intake, a tank, means for pressurizing the air in the tank and an air outlet connected to the tank. High power 365 nm UV LED light sources are mounted within the tank to disinfect the interior tank surface. The light source has a cover for protecting the light source which may take the form of a quartz diverging lens for directing the output of the light source toward the portion of the interior tank surface where fluid tends to accumulate, such as the bottom of the tank. Air flow is directed through the area proximate the light source to remove particles from the light source cover. The effect of this air flow can be amplified by creating turbulence proximate the light sources utilizing a member with an arcuate profile. | 01-13-2011 |
Donald Nevin, Woodbury, NY US
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| 20080316765 | Led Illuminated screwdriver - The screwdriver has a handle and a rigid shaft that extends from the handle. The shaft has an end for engaging a screw. It also has a bore that extends from the handle to the screw-engaging end of the shaft. A LED is situated in the bore, proximate the screw-engaging end of the shaft. The handle has a recess. A battery is situated within the recess. The LED is electrically connected to battery by a wire extending through the bore, between the LED and the handle. Interchangeable heads are provided for use with screws of various configurations. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090154145 | LED illuminated tool - The tool has a handle and a rigid shaft that extends from the handle. The shaft has an end. It also has a bore that extends from the handle to the end of the shaft. A LED is situated in the bore, proximate the end of the shaft. The handle has a recess. A battery is situated within the recess. The LED is electrically connected to battery by a wire extending through the bore, between the LED and the handle. In the screwdriver embodiments, the end of the shaft is designed to engage a screw. Interchangeable heads are provided in the screwdriver embodiment for use with screws of various configurations. In another embodiment, the end of the shaft is planar such that light from the bore can illuminate hard to reach areas or focus on a small area. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100203464 | Sanitizing dental model trimmer - The dental model trimmer includes a wheel having an abrasive surface, a motor for rotating the wheel, and ultraviolet light source powerful enough to inactivate bacteria. The components are located in an enclosure that has an opening to permit access to the abrasive surface of the wheel. The light source is mounted within the enclosure to illuminate a section of the abrasive surface of the wheel that is spaced from the access opening. The enclosure includes wall means interposed between the light source and the access opening for preventing direct light emitted from the UV light source from exiting the access opening. The enclosure is provided with an interlock switch that will automatically turn off the light source when the enclosure is opened. The same switch can be used to deactivate the motor and a source of water provided to the abrasive surface, if desired. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20120012307 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM WASTEWATER IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS - The method begins drilling a borehole from the surface to an underground shale matrix. A pipe is inserted into the borehole. Openings are created in the pipe in fluid communication with fractures in the shale matrix. The interior surface of at least one section of pipe is coated with a contaminant-capturing substance. Fracturing fluid including water, proppants and various chemicals is pumped through the pipe and into the fractures in the shale matrix. The fluid re-enters the pipe from the shale matrix and moves toward the surface through the coated pipe section where contaminants are sequestered by the coating. Natural gas or oil from the fractured shale then enters the pipe and moves to the surface to be collected. The coated pipe section remains in the ground permanently such that the necessity of disposing of the captured contaminants is eliminated. Alternatively, the contaminant-capturing substance can be coated onto the proppants which remain lodged in the fractures in the shale matrix. The method can also be used in situations not involving gas or oil recovery, such as removing contaminants from the cooling system of a nuclear reactor. | 01-19-2012 |
Donald M. Nevin US
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| 20110250379 | CROSS-GRAINED LAMINATIONS OF EXTRUDED PLASTICS FOR CONSTRUCTING ORAL PROSTHETICS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CROSS-GRAINED LAMINATIONS OF EXTRUDED PLASTICS - A method for manufacturing a laminate for making a dental prosthetic is provided. The method includes arranging a first plastic sheet with a first grain orientation on a second plastic sheet with a second grain orientation. The first grain orientation and the second grain orientation form an angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees. The method also includes fusing the first plastic sheet and the second plastic sheet together. The angle may be approximately 90 degrees. A dental prosthetic laminate is provided that includes a first plastic sheet having a first grain orientation, and a second plastic sheet having a second grain orientation fused together with the first plastic sheet. The second grain orientation forms an angle with the first grain orientation, the angle being greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees. A method for manufacturing a dental prosthetic form is provided. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120056600 | CAPACITOR VEHICLE HAVING HIGH SPEED CHARGING ABILITY AND METHOD OF OPERATING A CAPACITOR VEHICLE - A vehicle is provided that includes a capacitor situated on the vehicle adapted to be charged by a source separate from the vehicle. The capacitor is adapted to be charged at a rate faster than a maximum charge rate of a battery of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a charging circuit coupled to the capacitor and adapted to receive electrical charge from the capacitor and regulate the flow of electrical charge below the maximum charge rate of the battery. The vehicle also includes the battery coupled to the charging circuit and adapted to be charged by electrical charge flowing from the capacitor through the charging circuit, and an electric motor adapted to be energized by the battery to propel the vehicle. A method for operating a vehicle is provided that includes charging a capacitor arranged in the vehicle from a source separate from the vehicle. | 03-08-2012 |
James B. Nevin, New York, NY US
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| 20090287633 | Semantic to non-semantic routing for locating a live expert - A system and method of semantic to non-semantic routing for locating an expert. An inquiry-type database has a first layer of inquiry types organized from underlying criteria groupings, (humanly understandable descriptors). Additional layers are associated in a one-to-one correspondence with the first layer of inquiry types. Experts, having individualized knowledge, are listed in a skill-set database associated with the inquiry types. The skill-set database entries are linked to the associated inquiry-type by a numerical routing identifier. An expert is selected from the skill-set database entry linked by the numerical routing identifier. In another embodiment, multiple enterprises are mapped to separate layers of inquiry types having a one-to-one correspondence with the underlying groupings. A skill-set database entry is related to the inquiry type through a numerical routing identifier, the identifier being selected from a respective range of identifiers associated with the respective multiple enterprises. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100063957 | Management of expert resources using seeker profiles - The present invention relates to a system and method of locating an expert having individualized knowledge of a seeker's request. A computer based match and route system is used to locate an expert. In the memory component of the system, a seeker profile is created and is embedded, prior to a request for an inquiry, with pre-selected inquiry criteria and values. An interactive problem definition page displays numerous inquiry criteria and values for a seeker to select. An expert having individualized knowledge regarding a seeker's request is located by filtering the pre-selected and seeker selected inquiry criteria and values. | 03-11-2010 |
James E. Nevin, Lake Worth, FL US
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| 20080196463 | Precursor coatings for sulfur coated controlled release fertilizers - A controlled release sulfur coated fertilizer with improved abrasion resistance is produced by applying a precursor coating that forms a cohesive film which adheres to the fertilizer substrate particles and to the sulfur that is subsequently applied in molten form. The improved fertilizer also optionally comprises a sealant coating applied after the molten sulfur. This invention is to the composition of the fertilizer and the method of production. | 08-21-2008 |
James E. Nevin, Lakeworth, FL US
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| 20100282126 | SURFACTANT-TREATED CELLULOSE FIBERS FOR USE IN ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS - Cellulose fibers are treated with a surfactant package to improve their use in the formation of viscosity enhancing gel structures in asphalt compositions. In a particular embodiment, the cellulose fibers are obtained from recycling magazines, newspapers and similar such materials, and are used in asphalt compositions that incorporate the use of other viscosity modifiers, such as mineral aggregates and fillers like attapulgite clay. The use of surfactant-treated cellulose fibers improves the formation, strength and durability of the gel structure and reduces the number of manufacturing steps normally required in the process for producing the asphalt compositions. Use of these fibers can eliminate or reduce the need to maintain and handle stocks of potentially harmful and corrosive liquid surfactants. | 11-11-2010 |
Kelly P. Nevin, Pelham, MA US
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| 20080286624 | MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS - A microbial fuel cell is provided according to embodiments of the present invention including electricigenic microbes containing at least about 0.075 milligrams of protein per square centimeter of the anode surface area. In particular embodiments, the electricigenic microbes are disposed on the anode such that at least about 90% of the portion of the anode surface area has a layer of electricigenic microbes, the layer greater than about 1 micron in thickness. This thickness is indicative of the layer including at least a first stratum of electricigenic microbes in direct contact with the anode and a second stratum of electricigenic microbes in direct contact with the first stratum such that the second stratum is in indirect contact with the anode. | 11-20-2008 |
Kelly P. Nevin, Amherst, MA US
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| 20100304189 | GEOBACTERACEAE STRAINS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of producing genetically modified strains of electricigenic microbes that are specifically adapted for the production of electrical current in microbial fuel cells, as well as strains produced by such methods and fuel cells using such strains. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides genetically modified strains of | 12-02-2010 |
Patrick J. Nevin, Sterling Heights, MI US
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| 20080257649 | OIL PAN WITH AN INTEGRALLY FORMED TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH PRESSURE OIL TRANSPORT - The present disclosure provides an oil pan for an internal combustion engine with an integrally formed tube assembly for transporting high pressure oil from an oil pump to an oil filter and back. The oil pan uses a welded tube assembly including two tubes which are placed inside the oil pan during permanent mold casting. The two tubes are individually bent, then welded together, and finally leak tested. As part of the casting process, an end of the tube assembly for the oil pump is printed to a cope of the tool. Another end of the tube assembly for the oil filter includes a threaded fitting screwed into the tube assembly. The fitting prints into the cope of the tool. | 10-23-2008 |
Ryan Nevin, Waterloo, IA US
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| 20120083965 | PARTICULATE FILTER ASH LOADING PREDICTION METHOD AND VEHICLE WITH SAME - A particulate filter (PF) ash loading prediction method includes the steps of: regenerating the PF using a first soot loading prediction model or a second soot loading prediction model; determining whether the regeneration of the PF was initiated by the first soot loading prediction model or the second soot loading prediction model; incrementing a first counter associated with the first soot loading prediction model or a second counter associated with the second soot loading prediction model, dependent on the determining step; comparing a ratio of the first counter and the second counter; and establishing whether the PF requires servicing, dependent on the ratio. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083966 | PARTICULATE FILTER ASH LOADING PREDICTION METHOD AND VEHICLE WITH SAME - A particulate filter ash loading prediction method including the steps of determining a maximum average lifetime for the particulate filter; performing a calculation of a running average of time between regenerations of the particulate filter; calculating an end-of-service-life ratio of the particulate filter dependent upon the maximum average lifetime and the running average; and comparing the end-of-service-life ratio to a predetermined minimum end-of-service-life ratio. If the end-of-service-life ratio is equal to or less than the minimum end-of-service-life ratio then indicating that at least one of service and replacement of the particulate filter is needed due to ash loading. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083967 | PARTICULATE FILTER ASH LOADING PREDICTION METHOD AND VEHICLE USING SAME - A particulate filter ash loading prediction method including the steps of determining a service age for the particulate filter; calculating an ash accumulation rate in the particulate filter; determining a maximum service age for the particulate filter dependent upon the ash accumulation rate; and comparing the service age to the maximum service age. If the service age exceeds the maximum service age then indicating that a service and/or replacement of the particulate filter is needed due to ash loading. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083990 | PARTICULATE FILTER ASH LOADING PREDICTION METHOD AND VEHICLE USING SAME - A particulate filter ash loading prediction method including the steps of determining a maximum average time for the filter; performing a calculation of a running average of time between regenerations of the filter; calculating an end-of-service life ratio of the filter dependent upon the maximum average time and the running average. The method further includes the steps of determining a delta pressure adjustment factor to compensate for ash loading of the filter depending upon the end-of-service life ratio; and comparing the delta pressure adjustment factor to a predetermined maximum delta pressure value, and, if the delta pressure adjustment factor exceeds the predetermined maximum normalized delta pressure adjustment factor, then indicating that a service or replacement of the filter is needed due to the ash loading. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084018 | PARTICULATE FILTER SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION - A method for determining the service interval of a particulate filter including the steps of determining a normalized current pressure differential across the particulate filter and determining a normalized pressure differential across the particulate filter for clean conditions. The clean pressure normalized pressure differential is subtracted from the current differential and divided by the time between regeneration to determine a current factor. A maximum factor is predetermined and compared to the current factor to determine service life for the particulate filter. | 04-05-2012 |
Ryan M. Nevin, Waterloo, IA US
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| 20090077954 | CONTINUOUSLY REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine system having a non-catalyzed particulate filter receiving products of combustion at a temperature of frequently above 600° C. and an excess of oxygen of between 0.5 and 0.8% from a stoichiometric diesel engine. A NO | 03-26-2009 |