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Bernadette Ann Pierson, South Hero, VT US
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| 20090164399 | Method for Autonomic Workload Distribution on a Multicore Processor - A multiprocessor system which includes automatic workload distribution. As threads execute in the multiprocessor system, an operating system or hypervisor continuously learns the execution characteristics of the threads and saves the information in thread-specific control blocks. The execution characteristics are used to generate thread performance data. As the thread executes, the operating system continuously uses the performance data to steer the thread to a core that will execute the workload most efficiently. | 06-25-2009 |
Brian R. Pierson, Victor, NY US
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| 20110187037 | SAWTOOTH JOG FOR MULTI-COPY/MULTI-SET OUTPUT - A method of positioning copy or subsets for the easy insertion of tabs thereinto that includes creating a shingled boundary between subsets, with the top sheets of all subsets in the same position, but with the rest of each subset progressively offset so that the last page of the upper subset is significantly offset from the top sheet of the next subset in sawtooth fashion. As a result, the subsets can then be separated from one side more easily and tabs or other pages can be manually inserted with minimal difficulty. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110266739 | SAWTOOTH JOG FOR MULTI-COPY/MULTI-SET OUTPUT - A method of positioning copy or subsets for the easy insertion of tabs thereinto that includes creating a shingled boundary between subsets, with the top sheets of all subsets in the same position, but with the rest of each subset progressively offset so that the last page of the upper subset is significantly offset from the top sheet of the next subset in sawtooth fashion. As a result, the subsets can then be separated from one side more easily and tabs or other pages can be manually inserted with minimal difficulty. | 11-03-2011 |
Brian Robert Pierson, Victor, NY US
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| 20100042736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRINTER HEALTH - A system and method for determining whether a printing device is operating properly may include determining, by a computing device, whether a protocol is supported by a printing device. Using the supported protocol, implementation information may be transmitted to the printing device. Response information may be received from the printing device. A result based on the response information may be reported. The result may be indicative of the operation of the protocol on the printing device. | 02-18-2010 |
Cary Pierson, Clackamas, OR US
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| 20110076126 | Device and Method for Palletizing Items - An improved apparatus and method for palletizing bagged and other items that are susceptible to being damaged or degraded by the sliding friction caused by apron removal includes a center-opening apron assembly having a left and right side apron consisting of a roller curtain floor and belt. Each roller curtain floor follows a generally L-shaped path by means of roller chains guided through a plurality of sprockets. A single apron motor simultaneously operates both the left side and right side roller curtain by means of a cross-linked synchronization chain. Each roller curtain includes a belt having opposed stationary ends whereby opening of the roller curtain floor results in opposite direction rotation of the belt. This enables bagged items to by palletized in a single layer without causing bunching or tearing of the bagged items as the roller curtain floor retracts. | 03-31-2011 |
Cary Michael Pierson, Milwaukie, OR US
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| 20100254794 | Palletizer Puller Bar - In an item-handling device, a layer head includes an item layer building platform defining an item receiving plane, the layer building platform being vertically positionable. A puller bar mounts to the layer head and moves in relation thereto within a plane above the item-receiving plane. The puller bar is positionable between a retracted position above the layer building platform and an extended position offset from the layer building platform. | 10-07-2010 |
Charles E. Pierson, Vancouver, WA US
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| 20090128871 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLOR CORRECTION PROCESSING AND NOTIFICATION FOR DIGITAL IMAGE DATA GENERATED FROM A DOCUMENT IMAGE - Systems and methods for generating color corrected digital image data from a document image according to personal preferences of an identified user of the digital image copy. A color correction profile is provided defining color correction parameters for a particular identified user. The digital image copy is generated in accordance with the color correction profile by replacing problematic colors with alternate presentations as defined by the color correction parameters. The alternate presentations may include corrections to compensate for colorblindness of an identified user. The document image may be logically segmented to identify objects associated with each of a plurality of segments of the document image such as text, graphics, photographic images, etc. The color correction profile may define different color correction parameters to be associated with each defined type of segment. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090190948 | Imaging device with click count fragmentation - An imaging device utilizes click count fragmentation to provide separate click counts for service and billing purposes. Click count fragmentation maintains uninterrupted service counts and derives from service counts billing counts that more accurately reflect the number of pages generated that are usable by a customer. Billing counts may be paused, resumed, reset and displayed by authorized personnel via a local or remote imaging device interface. Accesses of billing counts by authorized personnel may be recorded in an audit trail. | 07-30-2009 |
Daniel R. Pierson, Greensboro, NC US
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| 20100319860 | SPRING MOTOR AND WINDOW COVERING - The lift motor comprises at least one motor unit releasably connected to at least one spool unit. The spool unit comprises a spool for winding a cord and a gear operatively connected to the spool. The motor unit comprises a spring motor having a gear for engaging the gear of the spool. A window covering comprises a head rail supporting a motor as set forth above that supports a shade panel by the cord. A method of assembling a window covering comprises constructing a head rail having an internal space for receiving a motor. A motor is assembled based on the shade panel to be supported. The motor is inserted into the head rail and the cord is attached to or near the bottom or top of the shade panel. | 12-23-2010 |
Deborah Pierson, Jacksonville, FL US
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| 20100191581 | OBJECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT MANAGEMENT - A method to manage achieving an objective may include collecting data related to the objective and determining a set of drivers related to the objective. The method may also include calculating a gap for each driver between a baseline and a goal for the objective. The method may further include analyzing the gap to associate a quantity of gap points with each driver to achieve the goal. | 07-29-2010 |
Donald Pierson, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20090327897 | System and Method For An Interactive Presentation System - In a presentation system, a presentation program is provided to display a user interface having a presentation window. A library of presentation elements is provided. The library includes a title and a thumbnail for a presentation element. The presentation elements include templates and components. Each presentation element has an attribute that defines a logical relationship with another presentation element. From the library of presentation elements, a plurality of presentation elements is selected. The selected presentation elements are inserted into the presentation. The selected presentation elements are logically related to create the presentation by setting a value of the attribute of a selected presentation element. The logical relationships alter the output of the presentation, for example, by defining an alternate path through the presentation. Each presentation element includes a user interface for triggering the defined logical relationship. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327934 | System and method for a presentation component - In a display component, a component application having an attribute is provided. The component application is configured to communicate with an external system. In one embodiment the component application receives a communication from the external system to modify the value of the attribute. A value of the attribute of the display component is modified to define a logical relationship between a plurality of presentation elements. The presentation elements are operated and displayed by the external system. A user input is received via a user interface of the component application. The logical relationship between the presentation elements is triggered in response to the user input. In one embodiment, triggering the logical relationship includes defining an alternate path through a presentation. In another embodiment, an edit mode user interface for modifying a value of an internal display component attribute is provided. | 12-31-2009 |
Don Gordon Pierson, Dresher, PA US
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| 20110275748 | METHOD FOR ADHERING ROOFING MEMBRANES - A method for adhering a polyolefin roofing membrane to a roof. The method applies to the polyolefin roofing membrane an adhesive having two components. The first component is a polymer having at least 90 wt % polymerized residues of C | 11-10-2011 |
Douglas Pierson, Slayton, MN US
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| 20080276587 | Methods and Apparatus for Guiding Harvest Residue - Methods and devices for guiding harvest residue at the time of harvest to prepare crops for strip-tilling operations. Embodiments of the invention include an attachment for a harvesting machine, and a method of harvesting a row crop in a way that directs harvest residue into relatively narrow strips, leaving strips of soil between the strips of harvest residue in better condition for strip-tilling. The management and placement of harvest residue during harvesting operations according to embodiments of the invention may improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of strip-tilling operations. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100101200 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING HARVEST RESIDUE - Methods and systems for harvesting crop rows employ a plurality of pairs of residue guides to guide harvest residue into rows that are left behind the harvesting machine in the place of the harvested crop rows. | 04-29-2010 |
Douglas C. Pierson, Slayton, MN US
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| 20100205922 | APPLYING LIQUID BIODEGRADING AGENTS TO GUIDED HARVEST RESIDUE - Apparatus and methods for harvesting a plurality of crop rows guide harvest residue and apply a liquid biodegrading agent thereto, while harvesting the crops. | 08-19-2010 |
Duane L. Pierson, Houston, TX US
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| 20110262895 | METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS INFECTION - The present invention relates to methods and devices for the rapid assessment of saliva for the presence of varicella zoster virus (VZV) particles. The methods and devices permit rapid, simple and cost-effective diagnosis of primary VZV infection. | 10-27-2011 |
Edward Pierson, Wilmington, DE US
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| 20090004106 | Radioligands for the 5 -Ht1b Receptor - The present invention provides novel radioligands for the 5-HT | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090170851 | Chroman Compounds - Compounds according to Formula (I): | 07-02-2009 |
Eric Pierson, Bozeman, MT US
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| 20080276710 | IMMERSED PROBE OVER PRESSURIZED ELASTOMER - A method for ultrasonic testing includes placing an ultrasonic probe in a liquid bath inside of a pressure vessel having an elastomeric diaphragm stretched across an opening of the pressure vessel, applying pressure within the pressure vessel to bring the elastomeric diaphragm towards a test piece, and conducting ultrasonic testing of the test piece using the ultrasonic probe. A device for ultrasonic testing of a test piece includes a pressure vessel having an elastomeric diaphragm and an ultrasonic probe disposed within the pressure vessel. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100275591 | SELF GENERATING POWER GENERATOR FOR CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS - A cryogenic self powered system includes a cooled chamber having a hot face and a cold face; a power generator coupled to the hot face and the cold face to generate electricity therefrom; and a working fluid coupled to the cooled chamber and to the power generator. | 11-04-2010 |
Glen Pierson, Glenmore, PA US
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| 20090198237 | METHOD FOR AUGMENTING, REDUCING, AND REPAIRING BONE WITH THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS - The present invention is directed to an improved nail and an associated method for implanting the nail into a patient's bone. The nail preferably includes a proximal end, a distal end, a plurality of spiral blades (e.g., vanes) and a cannulated bore extending from the proximal end to the distal end so that in use an injectable material such as, for example PCL material, can be injected into the patient's bone through the cannulated bore formed in the nail. The nail also preferably includes a cutout portion at the distal end thereof in order to direct the outflow of injectable material through the cannulated bore. The cutout portion preferably is configured to facilitate the injectable material outflowing past the distal end of the nail and superiorly of the nail when the nail is properly implanted and positioned in situ. | 08-06-2009 |
Glen Pierson, Glenmoore, PA US
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| 20100114097 | Implant Devices Constructed with Metallic and Polymeric Components - A device for treating bone comprises a rigid body including a polymeric material extending over at least a target portion thereof. The device further comprises a locking element extending into the bone and attached to the device by forming a permanent bond therebetween by melting a portion of an outer surface of the locking element and the polymeric material. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110098603 | Method of Normalizing Implant Strain Readings to Assess Bone Healing - A device for treating bone in a living body includes (a) comprises an implant configured for attachment to a bone; (b) a first sensor measuring a strain on a first portion of the implant, the first portion of the implant being configured to be mechanically coupled to a weakened portion of a bone when the implant is coupled to the bone in a target position in combination; and (c) a second sensor measuring strain in a non-weakened portion of the bone. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110178521 | Locking System for Orthopedic Implants - A locking tack for attaching a bone fixation device to a bone includes (a) an elongated body including a distal portion formed of a weldable material and sized to be received within a bore through a portion of a target bone and a proximal portion which, when the distal portion is in a desired position within a target bone, extends out of the bone; (b) a channel extending longitudinally through the elongated body from a proximal end thereof to a channel distal end within the distal portion of the elongated body; and (c) an engaging feature at a distal end of the channel configured to engage an extraction mechanism so that forces applied to the extraction mechanism are transmitted to the distal end of the elongated body. | 07-21-2011 |
Greg Pierson, Wilsonville, OR US
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| 20120030771 | NETWORK SECURITY AND FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method to detect and prevent fraud in a system is provided. The system may uniquely identify physical devices connecting to a network, register unique devices, track end-user logins, associate end-user accounts with specific devices, and share information with multiple network service providers is described. | 02-02-2012 |
Gregory J. Pierson, Woodland, WA US
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| 20090271306 | System and Method to Facilitate Secure Payment of Digital Transactions - System and method for facilitating verification that an authorized user of an account initiated use of the account in a digital transaction online are described herein. A preferred embodiment employs an application supplied by a third party to associate the account with a client device that is, in turn, associated with the authorized user. | 10-29-2009 |
John Pierson, Lawrence, MA US
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| 20110067741 | PORTABLE CONTAINMENT UNIT - A portable containment unit including an enclosure, a base supporting the enclosure, the base having wheels attached thereto for moving the containment unit, an extension platform selectively coupled to the base and having wheels attached thereto, and an air machine on the extension platform. The containment unit may also include an auxiliary portion selectively coupled to the base for providing support to additional items, wherein the auxiliary portion is designed to be stored under the base. The enclosure may include a frame, a resilient tarp attached to the frame, and a portion that can be selectively opened. A shroud surrounds the portion that can be opened. The shroud includes an edge connector for coupling the portable containment unit to another portable containment unit. The enclosure can include a transparent portion. | 03-24-2011 |
John Pierson, Tucker, GA US
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| 20100307084 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR A ROOF PANEL SYSTEM - An anchoring clip system that includes an anchoring clip that has a top flange portion and a base flange that can be connect to a substructure, and a cap member designed to be inserted over a portion of the roof panels so as to secure the roof panels to the anchoring clip. The anchoring clip system can optionally be designed to allow for fluid flow through or on one or more components of the anchoring clip system. The anchoring clip system can optionally include a locking crown that improves the wind uplift resistance of the panels. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100307085 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR A ROOF PANEL SYSTEM - An anchoring clip system that includes an anchoring clip that has a top flange portion and a base flange that can be connect to a substructure, and a cap member designed to be inserted over a portion of the roof panels so as to secure the roof panels to the anchoring clip. The anchoring clip system can optionally be designed to allow for fluid flow through or on one or more components of the anchoring clip system. The anchoring clip system can optionally include a locking crown that improves the wind uplift resistance of the panels. | 12-09-2010 |
John L. Pierson US
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| 20100236542 | SOLAR ROOFING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for connecting solar panels to a roof system surface. The solar panels can be formed flexible or non-flexible solar panels that are at least partially attached to a roofing surface by use of a fastener. | 09-23-2010 |
John Scott Pierson, East Hampton, CT US
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| 20090132289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT PAYMENTS - Ways are provided for a health care organization (HCO) to facilitate payments from a tax-advantaged medical savings account, such as an HSA account, in conjunction with claim processing, by way of automatically debiting an HSA account and providing an integrated claim payment adjustment functionality to eliminate underpayments and/or overpayments for the HSA and health plan balances. A claim processing module reprocesses the claim to adjust the respective balances in one or more of the following ways: (a) HCO crediting the HSA account to eliminate the overpayment from the HSA, (b) HCO issuing a collection request to the health care provider to adjust for overpayment of the HCO balance, (c) HCO issuing a second payment to the health care provider to adjust for the underpayment of the HCO balance, and (d) HCO rebalancing the member and HCO-responsible portions of the claim. | 05-21-2009 |
Joshua Ryan Pierson, Davenport, IA US
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| 20120043185 | Tongue-In-Groove Belt Hold Down For A Draper Platform - A conveyor belt hold down for a draper platform comprises a planar portion having a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge, wherein one of the left and the right edges defines a first slot or groove structure, and the other of the left and the right edges defines a first tongue structure, wherein the first tongue structure is configured to be engaged in a second slot or groove structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first tongue structure, and wherein the first slot or groove structure is configured to receive a second tongue structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first slot or groove structure. | 02-23-2012 |
J. Taylor Pierson, Livingston, MT US
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| 20090107063 | Motorcycle Travel Center System and Method - In one embodiment, the present invention consists of a travel center adapted for use by motorcycle travelers and comprises a central atrium structure coupling to each one of five structures arranged as spokes on a wheel, pentagonal from the atrium. The atrium further adapts to support the functions of the other five structures. The five structures include a hotel structure, a restaurant structure, a service bay/storage structure, a convenience store structure, and a convention center structure. Additional structures for RV-hookup, motorcycle wash, and tent camping are also included in this embodiment of the present invention. | 04-30-2009 |
Karen Pierson, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20100204310 | NEW MODALITIES FOR TREATMENT OF DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS AND OTHER DISEASES - The invention provides antibacterial compounds comprising an oligonucleotide having a sequence complementary to a translation initiation region of an mRNA encoding a mycolyl transferase of | 08-12-2010 |
Linda M. Pierson, Stockton, NJ US
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| 20080262407 | Lubricated Tampon Applicator - An applicator includes a barrel having an outer surface, an insertion end, and an opposed gripper end; a fluid lubricant disposed in fluid communication with a portion of the outer surface of the barrel; and optionally a plunger arranged and configured to be moveable within the barrel to expel an insertable device from the barrel and into a body cavity. Methods of delivering an insertable device into a body cavity may include the steps of moving a plunger into an insertion member to dispense fluid lubricant to the outer surface of the insertion member; the step of inserting an insertion member portion having encapsulated lubricant on an outer surface thereof into a body cavity thereby rupturing the capsule; and/or the steps of moving a plunger into an insertion member, rupturing a reservoir containing fluid lubricant, moving the fluid lubricant toward the outer surface of the insertion member, and inserting the insertion member into the body cavity. | 10-23-2008 |
Linda M. Pierson, Flemington, NJ US
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| 20100130951 | COATING COMPOSITIONS AND COATED SUBSTRATES FOR ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE USED IN CONTACT WITH HUMAN BODY SURFACES - A composition of matter includes a flexible substrate and a coating disposed on the substrate. The coating comprises about 10-60 wt-% of a waxy compound and about 90-40 wt-% of a diluent. The coating forms a stable liquid mixture at a temperature between about 35° C. and about 100° C., has a liquefaction temperature of at least about 30° C., and has a contact angle with a flat surface of the substrate of less than about 35° when measured at a temperature of 60° C. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100136089 | LOCATION OF FATTY ACID ESTERS ON TAMPONS AND TOXIN INHIBITING EFFICACY - The application of active ingredients, exemplified by GML, to absorbent fibers, such as rayon fibers, used in tampon manufacture at very low levels has been found to maintain efficacy in the inhibition of the production of toxic shock syndrome toxin one (TSST-1) produced by | 06-03-2010 |
Marc Pierson, Bellingham, WA US
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| 20090076852 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED PATIENT CONTROLLED SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE PROVISION AND PATIENT MONITORING USING PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS - A system to enable automated interactive provision of health care services by allowing selective remote monitoring of patient healthcare information. The system facilitating submission of patient health care instructions to a health care monitoring service, conversion of submitted health care instructions to a patient workflow template, and storage of the patient workflow template on a healthcare data server. The system further facilitating access to a patient workflow template in a healthcare data server with a shared care plan application interface, logging of patient workflow transactions related to a patient workflow template, and monitoring of logged patient workflow transactions with the health care monitoring service to determine if the patient health care instructions are being adhered to. | 03-19-2009 |
Marion Pierson, Lee'S Summit, MO US
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| 20110108038 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE SECURING DEVICE - An endotracheal tube securing device having a securing device body that is operatively engaged to a biased plunger for securing an endotracheal tube to the securing device body is disclosed. The securing device body defines a chamber in communication with opposing front and rear openings with a top opening in transverse relation to the front and rear openings. A plunger biased by a spring is slidably disposed inside the chamber through a top opening and includes a channel that communicates with first and second opposed openings that become aligned with the front and rear openings of the securing device body when the user depresses the plunger and inserts the endotracheal tube through the aligned plunger. The endotracheal tube becomes secured to the securing device body when the user releases the biased plunger, thereby engaging the endotracheal tube between the plunger and the securing device body. | 05-12-2011 |
Mark Weston Pierson, Saco, ME US
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| 20100254854 | CHEMICAL ANALYZER - A chemical analyzer includes a slide transport mechanism having a slide track adapted to hold a plurality of reagent test slides, a sample metering device, an incubator formed as a part of the slide transport mechanism to precisely maintain the temperature of the reagent test slides, a slide ejector mechanism to remove the slides from the slide transport mechanism, a sample preparation station, which includes a centrifuge, and associated electronics and software. The slide transport mechanism holds a plurality of trapezoidally-shaped reagent test slides about its circumference, which slides are loaded onto the transport mechanism by the slide inserter mechanism. The slide transport mechanism positions the reagent test slides under the sample metering device, which device deposits a predetermined volume of sample onto each slide. The slide transport mechanism also carries the slides above a reflectometer. After testing has been completed, the slide ejector mechanism automatically removes the reagent test slides from the slide transport mechanism. | 10-07-2010 |
Martin Pierson, Howell, MI US
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| 20100094483 | CONTROL AND MOTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN MODEL TRAIN - A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arragement further includes a command control interface configured to receive commands from a command control unit wherein the commands correspond to a desired speed. The control and motor arrangement still further includes a plurality of detectors configured to detect speed information of the motor, and a process control arrangement configured to receive the speed information from the sensors. The process control arrangement is further configured and arranged to generate a plurality of motor control signals based on the speed information for controlling the speed of said motor. The control and motor arrangement yet still further includes a motor control arrangement configured to cause power to be applied to the motor at different times in response to the motor control signals. | 04-15-2010 |
Matthew D. Pierson, Murphy, TX US
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| 20120072668 | SLOT/SUB-SLOT PREFETCH ARCHITECTURE FOR MULTIPLE MEMORY REQUESTORS - A prefetch unit generates a prefetch address in response to an address associated with a memory read request received from the first or second cache. The prefetch unit includes a prefetch buffer that is arranged to store the prefetch address in an address buffer of a selected slot of the prefetch buffer, where each slot of the prefetch unit includes a buffer for storing a prefetch address, and two sub-slots. Each sub-slot includes a data buffer for storing data that is prefetched using the prefetch address stored in the slot, and one of the two sub-slots of the slot is selected in response to a portion of the generated prefetch address. Subsequent hits on the prefetcher result in returning prefetched data to the requestor in response to a subsequent memory read request received after the initial received memory read request. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072671 | PREFETCH STREAM FILTER WITH FIFO ALLOCATION AND STREAM DIRECTION PREDICTION - A prefetch filter receives a memory read request having an associated address for accessing data that is stored in a line of memory. An address window is determined that has an address range that encompasses an address space that is twice as large as the line of memory. In response to a determination of in which half the address window includes the requested line of memory, a prefetch direction is to a first direction or to an opposite direction. The prefetch filter can include an array of slots for storing a portion of a next predicted access and determine a memory stream in response to a hit on the array by a subsequent memory request. The prefetch filter FIFO counter cycles through the slots of the array before wrapping around to a first slot of the array for storing a next predicted address portion. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072672 | PREFETCH ADDRESS HIT PREDICTION TO REDUCE MEMORY ACCESS LATENCY - A prefetch unit receives a memory read request having an associated address for accessing data that is stored in memory. A next predicted address is determined in response to a prefetch address stored in a slot of an array for storing portions of predicted addresses and associated with a slot in accordance with an order in which a prefetch FIFO counter is modified to select the slots of the array. Data is prefetched from a lower-level hierarchical memory in accordance with a next predicted address and provisioned the prefetched data to minimize a read time for reading the prefetched data. The provisioned prefetched data is read-out when the address of the memory request is associated with the next predicted address. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072674 | DOUBLE-BUFFERED DATA STORAGE TO REDUCE PREFETCH GENERATION STALLS - A prefetch unit includes a program prefetch address generator that receives memory read requests and in response to addresses associated with the memory read request generates prefetch addresses and stores the prefetch addresses in slots of the prefetch unit buffer. Each slot includes a buffer for storing a prefetch address, two data buffers for storing data that is prefetched using the prefetch address of the slot, and a data buffer selector for alternating the functionality of the two data buffers. A first buffer is used to hold data that is returned in response to a received memory request, and a second buffer is used to hold data from a subsequent prefetch operation having a subsequent prefetch address, such that the data in the first buffer is not overwritten even when the data in the first buffer is still in the process of being read out. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072702 | PREFETCHER WITH ARBITRARY DOWNSTREAM PREFETCH CANCELATION - A prefetch cancelation arbiter improves access to a shared memory resource by arbitrarily canceling speculative prefetches. The prefetch cancelation arbiter applies a set of arbitrary policies to speculative prefetches to select one or more of the received speculative prefetches to cancel. The selected speculative prefetches are canceled and a cancelation notification of each canceled speculative prefetch is sent to a higher-level memory component such as a prefetch unit or a local memory arbiter that is local to the processor associated with the canceled speculative prefetch. The set of arbitrary policies is used to reduce memory accesses to the shared memory resource. | 03-22-2012 |
Paul R. Pierson, Camden, DE US
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| 20090020440 | Packaged dental composition - The invention provides a container enclosing an applicator and a dental composition including a volatile organic solvent. The container is sealed. The volatile organic solvent is effectively retained within the container, even after storage at about 43° C. for one week. Preferably the container is made of a copolymer of a cycloolefin and an open chain olefin. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100028831 | Dispensing syringe having multiple barrels for discharging a dental composition - A dispensing syringe for dispensing a multi-component dental composition, preferably a two component composition, is provided. The syringe includes a syringe body with multiple elongated barrels for storing the components of the composition; a threaded plunger rod assembly; and a rotatable, threaded connector knob. Preferably, the syringe body has a double-barrel structure and the plunger rod assembly includes two plunger rods that slide within the barrels. The threaded knob has a through-bore with a continuous internal thread for engaging the outer threads of the first and second plunger rods. A dental practitioner manually rotates the knob to displace the first and second plunger rods and discharge the components. The dispensing syringe may further include a dispensing tip containing a static mixing element for mixing the components and dispensing the mixed composition. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100167230 | HEATING DENTAL MATERIALS WITH A HEAT PACK - A heat pack | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110266165 | PACKAGED DENTAL COMPOSITION - The invention provides a container enclosing an applicator and a dental composition including a volatile organic solvent. The container is sealed. The volatile organic solvent is effectively retained within the container, even after storage at about 43° C. for one week. Preferably the container is made of a copolymer of a cycloolefin and an open chain olefin. | 11-03-2011 |
Paul Richard Pierson, Camden, DE US
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| 20100173262 | Mixing tip for dental materials | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120015323 | PACKAGE FOR DENTAL MATERIAL - A package ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120017412 | PACKAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - A package ( | 01-26-2012 |
Raymond M. Pierson, Millersville, MD US
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| 20110039679 | Wet cyclone particle collector - A wet cyclone particle collector is disclosed. The wet cyclone particle collector includes a cyclone unit, a liquid delivery unit and a sample collection unit. The cyclone unit draws a gas sample into a cyclone chamber and creates a circular flow of the gas sample inside the cyclone chamber so that particles in the gas sample are separated from said gas sample by centrifugation force. The liquid delivery unit delivers a collection liquid into the cyclone in a non-continuous fashion. The sample collection unit harvests the collection liquid from the cyclone unit. The non-continuous delivery of the collection liquid significantly reduces consumption of collection liquid during operation of the particle collector. | 02-17-2011 |
Robert Neil Pierson, Mora, MN US
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| 20110203680 | Locking non-metallic single lever control - A single lever control for manually manipulating a hydraulic valve spool of a directional control valve, which comprises an elongate shaft encased within an outer casing and having first and second ends each being fixedly attached to an end cap and a pivot block, respectively. The outer casing comprising a cylindrical cup for housing a biasing element whereupon an applied upward force on the cylindrical cup causes the outer casing to move upwardly to the extent of lifting a latching member pivotally connected to the pivot block and releasing a locking mechanism. The mounting assembly comprising an adapter plate integrally connected to a vertical support member and having a large aperture for receiving a moveable stem associated with the hydraulic valve spool, an arrangement of which allows a valve-actuating stem associated with the pivot block to movably interact with the moveable stem as the single lever control is selectively manipulated. | 08-25-2011 |
Samuel J. Pierson, Coon Rapids, MN US
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| 20090249006 | System and Method for Setting an Activation State for a Device Used in a Backup Operation - Various embodiments of a system and method for performing a backup operation are disclosed. Backup operation information may be stored, where the backup operation information specifies a backup operation to be performed using at least a first device. Subsequent to storing the backup operation information, state information for the first device may be stored, where the state information indicates whether the first device is eligible for use in backup operations. Before the backup operation is performed, the state information for the first device may be accessed. If the state information for the first device indicates that the first device is eligible for use in backup operations then the backup operation may be performed using the first device (as well as possibly other devices). If the state information for the first device indicates that the first device is ineligible for use in backup operations then the backup operation may be prevented from using the first device. | 10-01-2009 |
Susan J. Pierson, Livingston, MT US
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| 20090107063 | Motorcycle Travel Center System and Method - In one embodiment, the present invention consists of a travel center adapted for use by motorcycle travelers and comprises a central atrium structure coupling to each one of five structures arranged as spokes on a wheel, pentagonal from the atrium. The atrium further adapts to support the functions of the other five structures. The five structures include a hotel structure, a restaurant structure, a service bay/storage structure, a convenience store structure, and a convention center structure. Additional structures for RV-hookup, motorcycle wash, and tent camping are also included in this embodiment of the present invention. | 04-30-2009 |
Thomas L. Pierson, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20110122561 | Modular Data Center - A modular data center is constructed utilizing two building modules, wherein each of two modules includes a computer rack disposed therein which computer rack is spaced apart from an exterior wall to define an exterior access space and spaced apart from an interior opening to define an interior access space. When the two building modules are joined so that the openings abut one another, the interior access spaces of the two modules form a contiguous space between the two computer racks, which space satisfies access requirements for each computer rack. The interior access space between the two computer racks may be enclosed to form an environment that can be separately cooled from the remainder of the modular data center. A method provides two building modules, each containing a computer rack, which modules are joined so that the access spaces for the computer racks overlap, wherein a portion of the computer rack access space of one module forms part of the computer rack access space of the other module. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120023940 | HIGH PERFORMANCE ORC POWER PLANT AIR COOLED CONDENSER SYSTEM - An air-cooled condenser system for an Organic Rankin Cycle power plant includes a support structure formed of a plurality of truss members that are coupled together in a spaced apart orientation to horizontally support a plurality of side-by-side condenser bundles. A plurality of fans are likewise supported by the truss members and are disposed above the condenser bundles to draw air across the condenser bundles. Each fan extends over at least two condenser bundles and preferably at least three bundles. An air plenum is provided to establish a minimum separation between each fan and its corresponding condenser bundles so as to fluidly couple each fan to at least two condenser bundles, while at the same time decoupling the air inlet and air exit for the system, thereby minimizing air recirculation. | 02-02-2012 |