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Peter B. Andersen, Lyngby DK
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| 20120212344 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTIVATING OR PROMPTING HAND WASHING - The invention relates to a system and method for motivating or prompting persons to wash hands. The system includes a sensor for detecting use of a toilet or a urinal, which sensor creates a first signal indicative of that use, and a signaling arrangement for issuing in response to the first signal at least one second signal reminding or prompting the person to use a cleansing agent dispenser. | 08-23-2012 |
Peter B. Arnoudse, Lake Jackson, TX US
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| 20110239746 | APPARATUS FOR METHOD FOR POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION - Apparatus for GPC/TREF and TREF/GPC characterization of a polymer sample. The apparatus provides for the automated and integrated use of multiple TREF columns and a GPC system employing a multiple flow through detectors. In addition, a method for TREF/GPC characterization of a polymer sample by GPC analysis of TREF fractions at increasing TREF elution temperatures from multiple TREF columns operated in a coordinated and synchronized temperature cycle for increased sample throughput. Also, a method for GPC/TREF characterization of a polymer sample by GPC fractionation followed by TREF fractionation of the GPC fractionations. | 10-06-2011 |
Peter B. Badovinatz, Beaverton, OR US
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| 20090043809 | DECISION BASED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES AND MODELING THE GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM - A decision support system called Mounties that is designed for managing applications and resources using rule-based constraints in scalable mission-critical clustering environments. Mounties consists of four active service components: (1) a repository of resource proxy objects for modeling and manipulating the cluster configuration; (2) an event notification mechanism for monitoring and controlling interdependent and distributed resources; (3) a rule evaluation and decision processing mechanism; and (4) a global optimization service for providing decision making capabilities. The focus of this paper is on the design of the first three services that together connect and coordinate the distributed resources with the decision making component. | 02-12-2009 |
Peter B. Berget, Glenshaw, PA US
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| 20110003312 | LINKED PEPTIDE FLUOROGENIC BIOSENSORS - Biosensors, compositions comprising biosensors, methods of producing biosensors, and methods of using biosensors are disclosed. The biosensors comprise a fluorogen-activating peptide and a blocking peptide. The fluorogen-activating peptide and blocking peptide are covalently linked through a peptide linker. The blocking peptide associates with the fluorogen-activating peptide thereby blocking an active domain of the fluorogen-activating peptide when the linker is in an unmodified state. The peptide linker may contain an amino acid sequence that is specifically recognized as a modification substrate by a cognate enzyme. The fluorogen-activating peptide and the blocking peptide at least partially disassociate when the linker is modified by an enzyme, thereby allowing the fluorogen-activating peptide to bind a cognate fluorogen and modulate a fluorescence signal. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110159519 | OPTICAL BIOSENSORS - Provided are biosensors, compositions comprising biosensors, and methods of using biosensors in living cells and organisms. The biosensors are able to be selectively targeted to certain regions or structures within a cell. The biosensors may provide a signal when the biosensor is targeted and/or in response to a property of the cell or organism such as membrane potential, ion concentration or enzyme activity. | 06-30-2011 |
Peter B. Busschbach, Basking Ridge, NJ US
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| 20100174814 | Connectivity, adjacencies and adaptation functions - Example embodiments are directed to a method of publishing an element template from a first service provider to an administrative owner to determine an optimal end-to-end connectivity path from a source to a destination across at least one resource domain for data transport. The method includes determining, at the first service provider, adjacencies between a first resource domain of the first service provider and a second resource domain of a second service provider. The first service provider publishes to an administrative owner, an element template that identifies connectivity attributes, including adjacencies and adaptation capabilities of the first resource domain. The AO may develop a plurality of possible paths from a source end-point to a destination end-point to transmit data based on the element template from the first service provider and element templates from other service providers. The AO selects an optimal path from the plurality of possible paths. | 07-08-2010 |
Peter B. Crary, Fargo, ND US
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| 20090107567 | Combination water tower and electrical wind turbine generator - A combination tower includes a first elevating section, a second elevating section, a storage tank located above the first elevating section, and a wind turbine attached to the top of the second elevating section. The first elevating section is capable of supporting the second elevating section, storage tank, and wind turbine. | 04-30-2009 |
Peter B. Darwood, Bristol GB
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| 20090036083 | Communication unit and method for interference mitigation - A communication unit comprises a receiver for receiving a composite communication signal that comprises a desired signal and at least one asynchronously received interfering signal. The receiver comprises detector logic arranged to detect and process the composite communication signal as if the at least one asynchronously received interfering signal were synchronously received with the desired signal. | 02-05-2009 |
Peter B. Darwood, Sheffield GB
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| 20120063431 | SELECTION OF TRAINING SEQUENCES FOR MULTIPLE-IN MULTIPLE-OUT TRANSMISSIONS - A cellular communication system Multiple-In Multiple-Out, MIMO, transmitter includes a plurality of antennas, a selector that selects training sequences for messages, a generator that generates messages including selected training sequences, and a transmitter that transmits the messages on the plurality of antennas. The selector selects a training sequence for a message from a set of training sequences in response to an associated antenna on which the message is to be transmitted. The set of training sequences is associated with a cell of the MIMO transmitter and includes disjoint subsets of training sequences for each of the plurality of antennas. | 03-15-2012 |
Peter B. Delahunt, San Mateo, CA US
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| 20090051877 | COGNITIVE TRAINING USING GUIDED EYE MOVEMENTS - Computer-implemented method for enhancing a participant's cognition, including, e.g., visual memory, utilizing a computing device to present visual stimuli for training, and to record responses from the participant. Multiple graphical elements are provided for visual presentation to the participant. A temporal sequence of a plurality of the graphical elements is visually presented, including displaying each graphical element in the sequence at a respective location in a visual field for a specified duration, then ceasing to display the graphical element. The presented graphical elements include at least two matching graphical elements. The participant is required to respond to the presented sequence, including indicating locations of matching graphical elements. A determination is made as to whether the participant responded correctly, and the duration modified based on the determining. The visually presenting, requiring, determining, and modifying are repeated one or more times in an iterative manner to improve the participant's cognition. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100041001 | VISUAL DIVIDED ATTENTION TRAINING - Computer-implemented method for enhancing cognition of a participant. A first target image of a set of target images is visually presented for a specified presentation time at a first location in a visual field that includes multiple peripheral locations, each at least a specified distance from the first location. Substantially simultaneously, a first peripheral location in the visual field is visually indicated for the presentation time, after which the visually presenting and indicating are ceased. Candidate target images with a specified discriminability are visually presented, including the first target image. The participant is required to select the target image from among the candidates. If the participant correctly selected the first target image, the participant is required to select the first peripheral location from the multiple peripheral locations. The presentation time is adaptively modified based on the correctness/incorrectness of the participant's selections. The process is repeated to improve the participant's cognition. | 02-18-2010 |
Peter B. Deoge, Orlando, FL US
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| 20090168674 | DETERMINING POSITION OF A NODE BASED ON AGED POSITION DATA - Techniques are provided for determining a position of a node. For example, the node receives first position data from a first reference node and second position data from a second reference node. The second position data includes second position measurement information and a precision indicator which indicates accuracy of the second position measurement information. The node generates a timestamp which indicates when the second position data was received by node, and storing the second position data and associated timestamp. Upon receiving updated first position data at the node from the first reference node, the node determines whether updated second position data has been received from the second reference node, and if not, generates aged second position data based on the stored second position data and the associated timestamp. The node can then determine its position based on the aged second position data and the updated first position data. | 07-02-2009 |
Peter B. Everdell, Littleton, MA US
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| 20120321310 | OPTICAL JUNCTION NODES FOR USE IN DATA CENTER NETWORKS - Data center network architectures, systems, and methods that can reduce the cost and complexity of data center networks. Such data center network architectures, systems, and methods employ physical optical ring network topologies, optical nodes, and optical junction nodes to efficiently allocate bandwidth within the data center networks, while reducing the overall physical interconnectivity requirements of the data center networks. | 12-20-2012 |
Peter B. Eyabi, Wixom, MI US
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| 20090132142 | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - An adaptive cruise control system and a method for controlling the speed of a vehicle are disclosed. The system generally includes a controller which determines a torque instruction associated with a limit speed of the vehicle which is less than a selected speed. The method generally includes determining a distance between the vehicle and an object detected in the path of the vehicles determining a torque instruction which is associated with a limit speed which is less than a selected speed from at least the distances and transmitting the torque instruction to an engine controller of the vehicle. | 05-21-2009 |
Peter B. Green, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US
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| 20080272709 | THREE-WAY DIMMING BALLAST CIRCUIT - A three-way dimming ballast circuit for driving a ballast power switching circuit powering a gas discharge lamp such as a CFL. The circuit includes a driver circuit for driving high and low side switches of the ballast power switching circuit; a control circuit for driving the driver circuit including an oscillator circuit for providing an oscillating signal to control the frequency of operation of the ballast power switching circuit, the ballast power switching circuit outputting lamp-powering pulsed signals; and a dimming control circuit having an input, the dimming control circuit receiving an AC lamp current feedback signal at the input, the dimming control circuit further receiving a DC input voltage reference at the input, whereby the DC input voltage reference determines a desired dimming level of the lamp and the AC lamp current feedback signal maintains the lamp brightness at the desired dimming level. The DC input voltage reference is provided by one or both of a setting circuit comprising forward-biased diodes and/or an override circuit comprising transistors that are switched on to apply a maximum DC voltage. | 11-06-2008 |
Peter B. Hegi, Dallas, TX US
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| 20100305660 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING AN IMPLANTABLE SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a method for facilitating programming of an implantable pulse generator (IPG) by an external programming device, the method comprises: receiving input from a user by the external programming device to calibrate electrode combinations at a plurality of locations along one or more stimulation leads implanted within the epidural space of a patient; controlling the IPG by the external programmer to apply stimulation to the patient via the electrode combinations; receiving input from a user by the external programming device that indicates values of a respective perception stimulation threshold at each location of the plurality of locations; receiving input from a user by the external programming device that indicates values of a respective bilateral stimulation threshold at each location of the plurality of locations; calculating positions by the external programming device of each of the plurality of locations using the perception stimulation thresholds and the bilateral stimulation thresholds; and displaying calculated positions of the plurality of locations relative to a physiological midline of the patient by the external programming device. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110257660 | APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEAD - In one embodiment, an introducer is provided for implanting an electrical stimulation lead to enable electrical stimulation of nerve tissue. The introducer includes an outer sheath and an inner penetrator. The outer sheath may accommodate insertion of the electrical stimulation lead and may be inserted into a human body near the nerve tissue. The inner penetrator is removably housed within the outer sheath and includes an inner channel configured to accommodate a guide wire, a tip end having a shape and size substantially conforming to that of the guide wire, a body region having a shape and size substantially conforming to that of the outer sheath, and one or more transition regions substantially connecting the tip end with the body region. At least a portion of the transition regions of the inner penetrator may flex to substantially follow flexures in the guide wire during advancement of the inner penetrator. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120245594 | APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEAD - In one embodiment, an introducer is provided for implanting an electrical stimulation lead to enable electrical stimulation of nerve tissue. The introducer includes an outer sheath and an inner penetrator. The outer sheath may accommodate insertion of the electrical stimulation lead and may be inserted into a human body near the nerve tissue. The inner penetrator is removably housed within the outer sheath and includes an inner channel configured to accommodate a guide wire, a tip end having a shape and size substantially conforming to that of the guide wire, a body region having a shape and size substantially conforming to that of the outer sheath, and one or more transition regions substantially connecting the tip end with the body region. At least a portion of the transition regions of the inner penetrator may flex to substantially follow flexures in the guide wire during advancement of the inner penetrator. | 09-27-2012 |
Peter B. Hogerton, White Bear Lake, MN US
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| 20100285398 | TAMPER INDICATING ARTICLE - Tamper indicating articles that include a surface-feature image-generating layer and an adhesive layer are described. The surface-feature image-generating layer generates a visible, surface-feature-generated image upon exposure to light. The intensity of the surface-feature-generated image is reduced when taped-over. Single-image and dual-image tamper indicating articles are also described, including buried dual-image and adjacent dual-image tamper indicating articles. | 11-11-2010 |
Peter B. Jahrling, Middletown, MD US
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| 20100047282 | METHOD OF ACCELERATED VACCINATION AGAINST EBOLA VIRUSES - The present invention relates to genetic vaccines for stimulating cellular and humoral immune responses in humans and other hosts, and, in particular, relates to recombinant viruses that express heterologous antigens of pathogenic viruses, in single dose form. | 02-25-2010 |
Peter B. Kleeburg, Lake Zurich, IL US
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| 20100293005 | GPS-ASSISTED REFERRAL OF INJURED OR AILING EMPLOYEE DURING MEDICAL TRIAGE - A method for directing an employee to a treatment center includes receiving with a computer an electronic communication from an employee of a client while the employee is traveling away from a normal location of work, the employee initiating the electronic communication with a GPS-enabled mobile device; determining the location of the employee based on a GPS location of the mobile device with a GPS-tracking system coupled with the computer; performing triage on the employee by a triage operator to determine a level of urgency of a medical condition of the employee, to thereby determine an appropriate disposition for the employee, wherein triage questions are provided to the triage operator by the computer based on a category related to the medical condition; and automatically determining, with the computer, a nearest treatment center to the location of the employee based on the GPS location of the mobile device, the nearest treatment center being adequate to address the level of urgency required by the determined disposition and a designated preferred provider of the client. | 11-18-2010 |
Peter B. Kurnik, Moorestown, NJ US
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| 20100094149 | Noninvasive Ultrasound Cardiac Pacemaker and Defibrillator - A device for providing extracorporeal cardiac pacing. The device includes an ultrasound transducer mountable to the external thorax of a patient and an ultrasound generator for transmitting ultrasound pulses to the ultrasound transducer. The heart rate of a patient is monitored by the device. A controller evaluates the heartbeat as compared with threshold criteria for stimulation of the heart and causes the ultrasound generator to deliver ultrasound pulses to the ultrasound transducer at a prescribed intensity, frequency, and pulse duration. | 04-15-2010 |
Peter B. Loer, Oakland, CA US
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| 20110107331 | Endpoint-Hosted Hypervisor Management - A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110167472 | Endpoint-Hosted Hypervisor Management - A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110167473 | Endpoint-Hosted Hypervisor Management - A client hypervisor comprises a virtual agent that runs outside of a system OS and that allows device management independent of the OS and user. The virtual agent is tied to a device and not a specific instance of the OS. Such client hypervisors expose new functionality to ease managing systems. Some of these capabilities come from the persistence and privileges outside the OS. In some embodiments of the invention, this new management functionality is exposed to allow device management via new virtualization concepts, such as multiple VMs per system, VM replacement, snapshot/rollback, etc. | 07-07-2011 |
Peter B. Madoff, Old Westbury, NY US
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| 20100082475 | Auction market with price improvement mechanism - A system for auctioning financial products over a distributed, networked computer system includes a plurality of workstations for entering orders for financial products into the distributed, networked computer system. The orders specify a price for the financial product, a quantity of the financial product and exposure time which the order can remain active. The system also includes a plurality of workstations for entering predefined relative indication and responses to orders for the product. The predefined relative indications specify a willingness to trade. The responses specify a price and quantity. The system includes a server computer coupled to the workstations for entering the orders, predefined relative indications, and the responses, with the server computer executing a server process that for a first one of said orders, determines a match to said first order with the predefined relative indications, responses and contra-side orders during an interval determined by the exposure time specified by said first order. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20120246051 | Opening Price Process For Trading System - A system for determining an opening price for products traded over a distributed, networked computer system is described. The system includes a plurality of workstations for entering orders for financial products into the distributed, networked computer system, said orders specifying a quantity of the financial product. A plurality of workstations for entering orders and a server computer coupled to the workstations, said server computer executing a server process that determines an opening price for the product. The opening price process posting an allocation message to market maker participants to communicate an expected allocation of the imbalance for execution at an initial opening of the market in the event that the imbalance exists at the opening. | 09-27-2012 |
Peter B. Rahl, Natick, MA US
Peter B. Styczynski, West Chester, OH US
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| 20080254055 | Compositions for Regulation of Hair Growth - Personal care composition comprising at least one hair growth regulating compound selected from the group consisting of glyceryl dilaurate, apigenin, tetrahydrocurcumin, oleanolic acid, azelaic acid, sulforaphane, canavanine, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, phytic acid, tannic acid, grape seed extract, NG-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester, benzamidine, sodium butyrate, betulinic acid, polyornithine, polyarginine, fisetin, jasmonates, methyl-jasmonate, cis-jasmone, caffeic acid phenethyl ester, delphinidin, ethyl abietate, esculetin, sorbic acid methyl ester, canaline, N-formyl-methionine, N-formyl-alanine, taurine, palmitoyl carnitine, undecanol, undecylenic acid, rutin, fusidic acid, phenyl pyruvic acid, L-isoleucine, phenyl glycine, silibinin, silymarin, L-ascorbic acid-6-palmitate, N-undecylenoyl-L-phenylalanine, and salts, derivatives and mixtures of any of the foregoing; and a dermatologically-acceptable carrier. | 10-16-2008 |
Peter B. Van De Flier, Rilland NL
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| 20090014236 | Long fiber thermoplastic composite muffler system with integrated crash management - The present invention provides composite muffler systems formed of a long fiber thermoplastic. Long fiber thermoplastic technology allows the fibers, to maintain a length sufficient to provide structural strength at lower fiber loading. The long fiber thermoplastic material for forming composite muffler systems also provides increased impact strength and creep resistance as well as chemical and thermal resistance. Mufflers molded with long fiber thermoplastics demonstrate improved dimensional stability as compared to known short fiber based moldings. One suitable muffler structure is a multi-piece muffler assembly including at least one long fiber thermoplastic shell section. In accordance with the present invention, the long fiber thermoplastic material and moldings may also be combined with over-molding of preforms of unidirectional or woven inlays, which provide local structural performance. The use of such preforms is particularly suited to use in the manufacture of high temperature, structural articles such as bumper muffler combinations. | 01-15-2009 |
Peter B. Vander Horn, Foster City, CA US
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| 20090269829 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS WITH POLYMERASE ACTIVITY - The invention provides novel compositions with polymerase activity and methods of using the compositions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100159447 | QUANTITATIVE AMPLIFICATION WITH A LABELED PROBE AND 3' TO 5' EXONUCLEASE ACTIVITY - This invention provides methods and kits for performing a quantitative amplification reaction. The method employs a polymerase enzyme and an enzyme having a 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity that cleaves the 3′ oligonucleotide of the probe. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20120213667 | AUTOMATED MICRO-VOLUME ASSAY SYSTEM - An automated assay system is described with stations for placement of materials to be used in an assay of materials inside capillaries and an automated gripper for manipulating capillaries. The system includes a separation and immobilization station where reactions inside the capillaries take place and a detector station where photoemissions from the capillary reactions are detected. The photoemissions from the capillaries may be displayed as line graphs or in columns of a pseudo-gel image resembling the familiar Western gel blot. An automated control system has a user interface by which an operator can select a run protocol and define the locations of samples and reagents to be used in the protocol run. Following the setup the control system will cause the automated system to execute the protocol, then display the results in a selected display format. | 08-23-2012 |
Peter B. Vander Horn, Encinitas, CA US
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| 20100330570 | NUCLEOTIDE TRANSIENT BINDING FOR SEQUENCING METHODS - Provided herein are compositions and systems for use in polymerase-dependent, nucleotide transient-binding methods. The methods are useful for deducing the sequence of a template nucleic acid molecule and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses. The methods rely on the fact that the polymerase transient-binding time for a complementary nucleotide is longer compared to that of a non-complementary nucleotide. The labeled nucleotides transiently-binds the polymerase in a template-dependent manner, but does not incorporate. The methods are conducted under any reaction condition that permits transient binding of a complementary or non-complementary nucleotide to a polymerase, and inhibits nucleotide incorporation. | 12-30-2010 |
Peter B. Zieve, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090127279 | RIVET INJECTOR SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATIC RIVETING MACHINE - The rivet injector system includes a set of grasping spring-loaded rivet fingers which are mounted on a rivet ram portion of an automatic riveting machine. The rivet injector assembly receives a rivet from a feed tube into a chamber in the assembly. A stopper pin and a moveable forward end stop within the chamber are operated to hold the rivet axially, the rivet being supported on a rivet pad in the chamber. A tower portion of the injector assembly is slidably mounted to raise the rivet, forcing it between the spring-loaded rivet fingers, which firmly grasp the rivet. The forward end stop and the stopper pin are then retracted and the tower portion lowered, leaving the rivet grasped by the rivet fingers, permitting the rivet to be moved forwardly into a hole in the workpiece. | 05-21-2009 |