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Christofer J. Palumbo, Elmwood Park, IL US
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| 20110023850 | VARIABLE OPEN-CLOSED CRANKCASE BREATHER SYSTEM FOR BLOW-BY GAS - A method of selectively directing a flow of blow-by gas (F) in a vehicle having an engine ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110030634 | BRIDGE AND PIVOT FOOT ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING ENGINE CYLINDER VALVES - An internal combustion engine has one or more engine cylinders ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110048391 | Breather Air - Oil Seperator - A breather system for a crankcase of an internal combustion engine includes a gas compressor configured to elevate the pressure of crankcase blow-by gas. At least one gas-oil separator receives gas with entrained oil from the compressor, separates oil from the gas and discharges cleaned gas. The oil is re-circulated back to the crankcase. The cleaned gas is either discharged through the engine exhaust system or re-circulated back into the engine combustion air intake. A bypass conduit allows cleaned gas to be re-circulated from the gas-oil separator outlet to the compressor inlet to balance the blow-by production with the capacity of the compressor. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120189465 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP PISTON ASSEMBLY - A piston assembly for a fuel pump comprises a first piston sub-assembly and a second piston sub-assembly. The first piston sub-assembly comprises a first piston portion, a first check ball connected to a first spring and a first O-ring. The first check ball forms a fluid tight seal against the first piston portion when the first spring is uncompressed. The first check ball allows fluid flow relative to the first piston portion when the first spring is compressed. The first O-ring has a front side and a back side. The first O-ring forms a fluid tight seal relative to the first piston portion. The second piston sub-assembly comprises a second piston portion, a second check ball connected to a second spring, and a second O-ring. The second check ball forms a fluid tight seal against the second piston portion when the second spring is uncompressed. The second check ball allows fluid flow relative to the second piston portion when the second spring is compressed. The second O-ring has a front side and a back side. The second O-ring forms a fluid tight seal relative to the second piston portion. The fluid flow relative to the first piston portion allows fluid to contact the front side of the second O-ring and the back side of the first O-ring. | 07-26-2012 |
Daniel L. Palumbo, Newport News, VA US
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| 20110041310 | Method of Making a Composite Panel Having Subsonic Transverse Wave Speed Characteristics - A method of making a composite panel having subsonic transverse wave speed characteristics which has first and second sheets sandwiching a core with at least one of the sheets being attached to the core at first regions thereof and unattached to the core at second regions thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
Denise A. Palumbo, Dearborn, MI US
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| 20090101171 | METHOD FOR CLEANING A FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a method of cleaning an interior surface of a fluid delivery system. The method comprises introducing a first liquid into the fluid delivery system and contacting the interior surface with the first liquid; forming a slurry by introducing a particulate into the first liquid and contacting the interior surface with the slurry; introducing a second liquid into the fluid delivery system and contacting the interior surface with the second liquid; and introducing a third liquid into the fluid delivery system and contacting the interior surface with the third liquid. The first liquid is substantially soluble or substantially insoluble in the second liquid, the second liquid is substantially insoluble in the third liquid, and the particulate is substantially insoluble in the first and second liquids and substantially soluble in the third liquid. | 04-23-2009 |
Dominic J. Palumbo, Cockeysville, MD US
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| 20090200429 | Fuel pickup with wicking material - A fuel pickup includes a fuel pickup tube having a plurality of holes for receiving fuel from inside a fuel container; and a wicking material enveloping at least one of the plurality of holes. Aircraft fuel systems including a fuel pickup comprising a wicking material are also disclosed. | 08-13-2009 |
Franklin Joseph Palumbo, Nicholasville, KY US
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| 20080240819 | Architecture for A Media Feeding Option for An Image Forming Device - The present application is directed to image forming devices with option trays to introduce media into a media path. One embodiment include the image forming device having a body with a front, back, top, and bottom sides. The sides may form an interior space to contain an imaging unit. The imaging unit may include elements for producing toner images. A media path may extend in a substantially vertical orientation within the interior space. An integrated tray may be positioned at the bottom side of the body and include a first input tray and a manual feed inlet on the front side of the body. Each of first input tray and manual feed inlet form sections of the media path. An option tray may he operatively connected to the bottom side of the body, and may include a second input tray and a multi-purpose feeder. The option tray further lengthens the media path and provides additional avenues to introduce media sheets into the media path. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080267639 | Methods and Devices for Detecting the Absence of A Media Sheet Within An Image Forming Device - The present application is dieted to methods and devices for determining the absence of media sheets within an image forming device. In one embodiment, a support section configured to hold a stack of media sheets is positioned in an input area of the image forming device. A pick mechanism is positioned to contact a top-most sheet in the support section. The pick mechanism may include a pick motor and a pick roller. A sensor roller may fee positioned to contact the top-most media sheet at a position spaced away from the pick roller. A controller may determine the absence of a media sheet based on the movement of the sensor roller after a predetermined movement of the pick motor. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090066002 | Media Tray Restraint Devices and Methods of Use - The present application is directed to methods and devices for aligning media sheets in an input tray of an image forming device. The input tray includes a support surface and at least two spaced apart side walls. A first side wall includes a reference surface to align the media sheets. A second side wall includes a plurality of biasing members. The biasing members bias the media sheets toward the reference surface. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090110410 | METHODS FOR MOVING A MEDIA SHEET WITHIN AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - The present application is directed to methods for determining the location and movement of a media sheet within an image forming device. In one embodiment, the media sheet is positioned within an input area of the device. A pick roller is rotated to move the sheet from the input area and into a media path. An encoder roller may be positioned in contact with the sheet to detect the actual movement of the sheet from the input area. A controller may determine the expected amount of movement based on the movement of the pick roller and compare this amount with an actual amount of movement based on the movement of the encoder roller. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100053699 | Method, System and Test Sheet Image Bitmap for Carrying out a Scanner-and-Processor Based Image-to-Paper Registration Setup - A method and system for carrying out an image-to-paper printer registration setup includes: using a printer undergoing registration setup, printing a test pattern on a sheet having reference targets within a printable region of the sheet; using a scanner, scanning the printed sheet to generate an image bitmap of the test pattern-bearing sheet larger than the sheet itself so that the image bitmap contains the sheet edges and measuring in numbers of pixels the distances between the reference targets and/or sheet edges using multiple swaths of the image bitmap itself as the measuring tool; and, using a processor and based on the measured distances, calculating error-associated adjustment values in millimeters to use to correct errors in the registration setup of the image-to-paper in the printer and transferring the error-associated adjustment values to the printer to perform adjustment of its setup actuators. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100086325 | Architecture for an Image-Forming Device - An image forming device includes a body having a top, a bottom, a front and a back. In one embodiment, a plurality of horizontally-aligned imaging units, each comprising a photoconductive member, transfer toner images to an intermediate transfer mechanism located below the plurality of imaging units. A pick mechanism may pick media sheets from a media input tray and feeds the media towards the front of the body. For duplex printing, the media sheets may travel along a duplex path that extends along the front of the body. In one embodiment, an access door at the front of the body pivots between a closed position and an open position. In the open position, a user may gain access to both media paths. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20120002251 | Adjustable Reference Guide for an Input Tray of an Imaging Apparatus for Media Sheet Alignment - An input tray of an imaging apparatus having an adjustable reference guide for aligning media sheets in the input tray, the reference guide having a first and second reference point defining an axis, the axis being adjustable by one of pivoting of a reference guide wall or moving a slidable plate mounted over a portion of the reference guide allowing for alignment media sheets with one of an image received by the imaging apparatus or a datum axis on the input tray. The adjustments are made during manufacturing or during a servicing operation of the imaging apparatus. | 01-05-2012 |
Gregory S. Palumbo, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20120043397 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IRRIGATION SPRINKLERS - An irrigation sprinkler is provided having a nozzle and a flow control device for reducing fluid flow through the sprinkler when the nozzle is removed, such as might occur due to vandalism. The flow control device is coupled to the nozzle and is moveable between a first irrigating position and a second signaling position. In the first position, the sprinkler discharges fluid for irrigation. In the second position, the sprinkler discharges a reduced amount of fluid and signals that the nozzle has been removed and should be replaced. The flow control device also allows sufficient fluid flow for flushing debris out of the sprinkler when a flush cap is mounted to the sprinkler, instead of the nozzle. | 02-23-2012 |
Jessica L. Palumbo, North Huntingdon, PA US
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| 20100028927 | SEAFOOD SPOILAGE INDICATOR - An enzyme based nondestructive sensor for the qualitative detection of spoilage in seafood is provided wherein the sensor does not alter the physical composition of the seafood specimen. The sensor comprises a sampling matrix, at least three or more enzymes in contact with the sampling matrix, and at least one indicator compound in contact with the sampling matrix. The enzymes are capable of interacting with four target chemicals comprising putrescine, cadaverine, histamine and tyramine, which are located on the surface of the seafood specimen. The indicator compound is capable of changing the color of the sampling matrix thereby indicating a qualitative visually detectable color change. A method for the nondestructive detection of the quality of a seafood specimen at any given time and for determining the remaining usable shelf life of the seafood specimen is disclosed. | 02-04-2010 |
John Palumbo, Wyckoff, NJ US
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| 20120090813 | TEA KETTLE - Embodiments of the present invention relate to an improved kettle using conduction and convection, yielding improved boiling efficiency and methods of making the same. In one embodiment, a tea kettle comprises a handle, a spout, and a voluminous container having at least one passageway positioned about an outer surface of an inner containment wall of the voluminous container, for allowing a heated fluid to pass therethrough and conductively heat the inner containment wall. In another embodiment, a tea kettle comprises a voluminous container comprising an inner containment wall having a surface comprising a plurality of curves, and an outer wall having a surface comprising a plurality of curves, wherein at least one passageway is defined between an outer surface of the inner containment wall and an inner surface of the outer wall, for allowing a heated fluid to pass therethrough and conductively heat the inner containment wall. | 04-19-2012 |
John L. Palumbo, Wyckoff, NJ US
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| 20130146688 | System and Method(s) for Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries - A system and methods for recycling lithium-containing battery materials are disclosed. More specifically, the system and method use a high energy ball mill for recrystallizing, reordering and/or reconstituting the lithium-ion containing battery material. In one embodiment, the system for recrystallizing the lithium-containing battery material restores it to its original state of functionality. | 06-13-2013 |
Joseph Palumbo, Saint Davids, PA US
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| 20090312416 | TREATMENT OF SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS - This invention is directed to a method of treating Excessive daytime Sleepiness (EDS) in a subject, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I): Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein Rx is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, halogen selected from F, Cl, Br and I, alkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, nitro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, and thioalkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms; x is an integer of 1 to 3, with the proviso that R may be the same or different when x is 2 or 3; R | 12-17-2009 |
Joseph Palumbo, St. Davids, PA US
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| 20090221553 | Methods for Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction - This invention is directed to a method of treating sexual dysfunction in a subject, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein Rx is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, halogen selected from F, CI, Br and I, alkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, nitro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, and thioalkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms; x is an integer of 1 to 3, with the proviso that R may be the same or different when x is 2 or 3; R | 09-03-2009 |
Matthew Palumbo, Maple Grove, MN US
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| 20090137329 | DASHER BOARDS - Dasher board assemblies and methods for making the same. An example dasher board assembly may include a dasher board frame. A facing panel may be coupled to the frame. An adhesive member may be disposed between the frame and the facing panel. The adhesive member may attach the facing panel to the frame. | 05-28-2009 |
Michael Palumbo, Long Valley, NJ US
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| 20090074167 | Prepaid services with security provisions to protect against unauthorized use - A method and apparatus for providing a telecommunication service is disclosed wherein a call associated with a first prepaid services account identifier is received from a user. An offer is provided to the user to initiate a replacement service for the first prepaid services account identifier and, upon receiving an indication of an acceptance of the offer from the user, a replacement codeword associated with the first prepaid services account identifier is established. The call associated with the first prepaid services account may be any type of communication, including a telephone call, a message delivered via the internet, or any other voice or data message. Upon receipt of the codeword from the user, a second prepaid services account identifier is established and, in one implementation, the first prepaid services account identifier is deactivated. | 03-19-2009 |
Nathan Palumbo, West Boylston, MA US
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| 20100064887 | Membrane support module for permeate separation in a fuel cell - A gas separation unit | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100261074 | FUEL PROCESSOR FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - An elongated fuel processor assembly is coupled to a fuel cell stack for producing a reformate for consumption by the fuel cell stack. The elongated fuel processor assembly includes an annular core having a thermal conduction mass for conducting heat, an annular reformer surrounding and supported by the annular core, and a vaporizer surrounding and supported by the annular core. | 10-14-2010 |
Paul Palumbo, Lebanon, NH US
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| 20120225093 | Abrogating HIV-1 Infection via Drug-Induced Reactivation of Apoptosis - The present invention relates to compositions and methods of treating, inhibiting, or controlling HIV infection. | 09-06-2012 |
Paul Palumbo, Westfield, NJ US
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| 20120095058 | Method of preventing survival of retrovirally cells and of inhibiting formation of infectious retroviruses - The present invention discloses compounds and pharmaceutical compositions which are highly effective at inhibiting the accumulation of spliced and unspliced viral transcripts and their utilization for viral protein synthesis at cellular ribosomes, and at inhibiting the formation of the hypusine residue in cellular eIF-5A precursor proteins, the cellular cofactors that render spliced and unspliced viral transcripts translatable at the ribosomes of infectled cells. The invention further relates to methods of using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions therefrom for inhibiting or preventing viral protein synthesis. Such inhibition cause a dose-dependent release from the virally induced arrest of the otherwise genetically preprogrammed apoptosis of virally infected cells, and in consequence, triggers their apoptotic ablation and the eradication of the chronic infection-mediating provirus integrated into their genome. | 04-19-2012 |
Paul S. Palumbo, West Newton, MA US
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| 20090192248 | Method of preparing a pigment composition - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a pigment composition comprising the steps of combining at least one polyamine, at least one pigment, and at least one polymer having at least one carboxylic acid group or salt thereof. Various embodiments of this method are disclosed. The present invention further relates to a pigment composition and uses thereof, such as inkjet ink compositions. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20110060098 | METHOD OF PREPARING PIGMENT COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a pigment composition comprising the steps of combining a polymer and a pigment to form a mixture and heating the mixture to a temperature of between about 70° C. and 250° C. to form the pigment composition. The method may further comprise the step of dispersing the pigment composition in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous pigment dispersion. The pigment compositions and aqueous pigment compositions can be used in an inkjet ink composition, which is also disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
Perry Palumbo, Fort Collins, CO US
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| 20120262717 | SPATIAL FREQUENCY OPTICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A spatial frequency optical measurement instrument is provided according to the invention. The instrument includes a spatial frequency mask positioned in a light path and configured to encode light with spatial frequency information, a light receiver positioned to receive the light encoded with the spatial frequency information, wherein the light encoded with the spatial frequency information has been interacted with a sample material, and a processing system coupled to the light receiver and configured to determine a change in the spatial frequency information due to the interaction of the light with the sample material. | 10-18-2012 |
Perry A Palumbo, Fort Collins, CO US
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| 20100188660 | SPATIAL FREQUENCY OPTICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A spatial frequency optical measurement instrument ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100235133 | STANDARD MEDIA SUSPENSION BODY, OPTICAL PARTICULATE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT, AND VERIFICATION METHOD FOR AN OPTICAL PARTICULATE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT - A standard media suspension body ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100245827 | AUTOMATIC OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic optical measurement system ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120170137 | MESA-OPTIC DEVICE - A meso-optic device ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130135613 | ANNULAR OPTICAL DEVICE - An annular optical device ( | 05-30-2013 |
Robert S. Palumbo, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090138480 | FILING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA FILES STORED IN A DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A computer-implemented method for accessing a file stored in memory, includes: receiving a request to access the file, the request comprising a virtual file path name associated with the requested file; correlating the virtual file path name with a logical file identification (LFID); and identifying a physical location of the file in the memory using the LFID. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090144224 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY STORING DATA FILES - A method for efficiently storing data files, includes: receiving a data file for storage at one of a plurality of storage devices, wherein the data file is associated with a specified user; determining whether an identical file already exists at one of the plurality of storage devices; deleting the received data file if it is determined that an identical file already exists at one of the plurality of storage devices; and directing subsequent requests to access the data file from the specified user to the storage device containing the identical file. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144300 | COUPLING A USER FILE NAME WITH A PHYSICAL DATA FILE STORED IN A STORAGE DELIVERY NETWORK - A method of coupling a user file name to a physical data file stored within a storage delivery network, includes: assigning a logical file identification value (LFID) to a data file stored in one or more storage nodes and storing the LFID in a computer readable memory; storing in the computer readable memory a node identification value (Node ID) indicative of where the data file is stored among a plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes and associating the Node ID with the LFID; and storing in the computer readable memory a file name for the data file created by a user and associating the file name with the LFID, wherein the LFID correlates the file name with the Node ID transparently to the user and allows the user to access the data file using just the file name. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144422 | GLOBAL LOAD BASED FILE ALLOCATION AMONG A PLURALITY OF GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED STORAGE NODES - A method for balancing loads on a plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes coupled to a communications network, includes: receiving a request from a user device to download a data file; identifying all storage nodes from a plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes containing the requested data file; selecting a first storage node containing the requested file to serve the request; and determining if the first storage node is too busy, wherein if the first storage node is determined not to be too busy, directing the request to the first storage node, otherwise searching for a second storage node containing the requested data file that is not too busy and, if the second storage node is found, directing the request to the second storage node. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20120191673 | COUPLING A USER FILE NAME WITH A PHYSICAL DATA FILE STORED IN A STORAGE DELIVERY NETWORK - A method of coupling a user file name to a physical data file stored within a storage delivery network, includes: assigning a logical file identification value (LFID) to a data file stored in one or more storage nodes and storing the LFID in a computer readable memory; storing in the computer readable memory a node identification value (Node ID) indicative of where the data file is stored among a plurality of geographically distributed storage nodes and associating the Node ID with the LFID; and storing in the computer readable memory a file name for the data file created by a user and associating the file name with the LFID, wherein the LFID correlates the file name with the Node ID transparently to the user and allows the user to access the data file using just the file name. | 07-26-2012 |
Thomas M. Palumbo, Sutton, MA US
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| 20110246424 | AUTOMATED RELOCATION OF IN-USE MULTI-SITE PROTECTED DATA STORAGE - Methods of providing access to data are presented. The method includes providing a storage grid which includes a source chain of storage nodes and a target chain of storage nodes, the source chain including a primary source node and a secondary source node which operates as a data minor of the primary source node, and the target chain including a primary target node and a secondary target node which operates as a data mirror of the primary target node. The method also includes initially storing data on the source chain, the primary source node of the source chain maintaining a primary source copy of the data, and the secondary source node of the source chain maintaining a secondary source copy of the data. The method further includes relocating the data from the source chain to the target chain, the primary target node of the target chain maintaining a primary target copy of the data, and the secondary target node of the target chain maintaining a secondary target copy of the data, access to the data being continuously provided from the storage grid to an external device before, during, and after relocation of the data from the source chain to the target chain. | 10-06-2011 |