Pinson, US
Barbara Pinson, Grand Saline, TX US
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20110309028 | Density adjustment by the use of light cycle oil, (LCO), for recovery and reclamation of spilled oil following the 2010 off-shore leak in the Gulf - Our idea is a new procedure that can be used to clean up and recover oil from spills or oil leaking from damaged ships or rigs. The reclamation is accomplished by restoring the oil's light density. This is accomplished with density control by adding light cycle oil, (LCO), with a density of 0.82 g/ml, to the oil being recovered for the purpose of reprocessing in refineries. Recovery is made possible through the application of solubility rules found in organic chemistry. LCO is a mixture of many different molecular weight hydrocarbons that have many different numbers of carbons in their chains, branches, or rings. Each of these hydrocarbons dissolves a small part of the oil preparing the mixture for collection and reprocessing as refinery feedstock. Furthermore, this idea can prevent the need for landfill storage and offset the cost of recovery. | 12-22-2011 |
Britton T. Pinson, Vancouver, WA US
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20090271979 | CIRCUITRY FOR PRINTER - A printing system includes a print head to deliver ink to an image receptor and at least one ink reservoir to deliver ink to the print head. Driving circuitry provides signals to the print head to control delivery of the ink and a flexible circuit interposed between the print head and the ink reservoirs connects the driving circuitry to the print head. The flexible circuit may include a heater to provide heat to the ink reservoirs. Alternatively, the flexible circuit may be replaced with a rigid substrate having a heater within its layers. | 11-05-2009 |
20100123755 | Waste Phase Change Ink Recycling - A method of recycling waste phase change ink includes collecting waste phase change ink in a container in a phase change ink imaging device. The waste phase change ink comprises melted phase change ink emitted by at least one print head in the phase change ink imaging device. The collected waste phase change ink is removed from the phase change ink imaging device, and at least a portion of the collected waste phase change ink removed from the imaging device is added to a quantity of melted phase change ink. | 05-20-2010 |
20100123764 | Waste Phase Change Ink Recycling - A system for recycling waste phase change ink in a phase change ink imaging device includes a waste ink collector positioned within a phase change ink imaging device to collect waste phase change ink produced by a printhead in the phase change ink imaging device. The waste ink collector includes a heater for heating the waste phase change ink in the collector to at least a phase change ink melting temperature. A waste phase change ink conveyor is configured to convey melted waste phase change ink from the waste ink collector to an ink reservoir for the printhead. | 05-20-2010 |
20120176454 | Waste Phase Change Ink Recycling - A system for recycling waste phase change ink in a phase change ink imaging device includes a printhead having an on-board phase change ink reservoir and a waste ink collector for receiving ink from an ejecting face of the printhead. The printhead is supplied ink from a remote ink reservoir, which is also fluidly connected to the waste ink collector by a waste phase change ink conveyor, which is configured to convey melted waste phase change ink from the waste ink collector to the remote ink reservoir. | 07-12-2012 |
Candice D. Pinson, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120010702 | OPHTHALMIC IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA - An implant is placed within Schlemm's canal of the eye and provides tension to the trabecular meshwork. The tension is continuous and increases the aqueous outflow without the necessity of administering cholinergic drugs to treat glaucoma. | 01-12-2012 |
C. Daniel Pinson, Mountain View, CA US
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20140148829 | CATHETER SYSTEM FOR VASCULAR RE-ENTRY FROM A SUB-INTIMAL SPACE - A catheter system and corresponding methods are provided for accessing a blood vessel true lumen from a sub-intimal plane of the vessel. The catheter system includes visualization elements for determining the orientation of the true lumen with respect to the sub-intimal plane at an identified entry site from a position in the sub-intimal plane. The entry site is distal to a chronic total occlusion (CTO). The catheter system also includes a system for physically securing tissue of the sub-intimal plane at the entry site to the catheter system. The attaching system reduces or eliminates catheter float within the sub-intimal space. The catheter system further includes re-entry devices to establish and maintain a path from the sub-intimal plane back into the vessel true lumen. | 05-29-2014 |
Charles L. Pinson, Rochester, NH US
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20130079206 | DRUM LAGGING MATERIAL AND INSTALLATION APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed are lagging materials for use on a driven cylindrical pulley or drum for an industrial machine. A lagging material can comprise a seaming element along the cross-machine direction (CD) of each of the opposing ends of the lagging material for forming a seam for seaming opposing ends of a lagging material when brought together. A lagging material can also comprise coatings that increase the Coefficient of Friction of a lagging material when the lagging material is installed onto the drum such that no additional adhesive is required to keep the lagging on the drum circumference when in operation. Also described is an apparatus for installing an on machine seamable lagging including at least two opposed elongate members, such that when the elongate members are drawn together, the lagging material is stretched into a seamable position to be installed on the drum. | 03-28-2013 |
Charles P.b. Pinson, Alpharetta, GA US
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20150116164 | RADIATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SYNCHRONOUS HIGH SPEED TRACKING LASER BASED POSITION MEASUREMENT - An Antenna measurement system incorporating high speed tracking laser-based global positioning capture synchronized with radio frequency (RF) measurements. A high speed tracking laser is used for collecting RF probe position data synchronously with corresponding near-field RF measurements. The probe may be moved across an arbitrary surface surrounding or adjacent to a device under test (DUT); however, it is not necessary for the probe position to be perfectly coincident with the surface, or any of the discrete points which make up the surface. Here, the probe position is determined relative to a global positioning coordinate system which is defined by a set of monuments which are in known positions relative to the global positioning coordinate system, and not the DUT. Any difference between the actual position of the probe, in the global position coordinate system, and a given one of the discrete measuring points, in the global position coordinate system, on the surface surrounding or adjacent to the DUT can be accounted for during post processing, thus eliminating the need for advanced or intermittent calibration to achieve precise near-field measurements. | 04-30-2015 |
Guy Adelle Pinson, Grand Saline, TX US
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20110309028 | Density adjustment by the use of light cycle oil, (LCO), for recovery and reclamation of spilled oil following the 2010 off-shore leak in the Gulf - Our idea is a new procedure that can be used to clean up and recover oil from spills or oil leaking from damaged ships or rigs. The reclamation is accomplished by restoring the oil's light density. This is accomplished with density control by adding light cycle oil, (LCO), with a density of 0.82 g/ml, to the oil being recovered for the purpose of reprocessing in refineries. Recovery is made possible through the application of solubility rules found in organic chemistry. LCO is a mixture of many different molecular weight hydrocarbons that have many different numbers of carbons in their chains, branches, or rings. Each of these hydrocarbons dissolves a small part of the oil preparing the mixture for collection and reprocessing as refinery feedstock. Furthermore, this idea can prevent the need for landfill storage and offset the cost of recovery. | 12-22-2011 |
James H. Pinson, Des Plaines, IL US
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20110096510 | Ovenized Crystal Oscillator Assembly - An oscillator assembly which, in one embodiment, is an ovenized crystal oscillator assembly including an enclosure defined by a base and a lid which is seated on the base. The components of the oscillator assembly are supported by the base and located under the lid. The base and the lid together define an interior oven and are both preferably made of an insulative thermoplastic material to maximize the heat retention and oven performance of the oscillator assembly. In one embodiment, the lid and the base incorporate a clip for securing the lid to the base. | 04-28-2011 |
Jay Pinson, San Jose, CA US
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20110114601 | PLASMA SOURCE DESIGN - Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a plasma source apparatus, and method of using the same, that is able to generate radicals and/or gas ions in a plasma generation region that is symmetrically positioned around a magnetic core element by use of an electromagnetic energy source. In general, the orientation and shape of the plasma generation region and magnetic core allows for the effective and uniform coupling of the delivered electromagnetic energy to a gas disposed in the plasma generation region. In general, the improved characteristics of the plasma formed in the plasma generation region is able to improve deposition, etching and/or cleaning processes performed on a substrate or a portion of a processing chamber that is disposed downstream of the plasma generation region. | 05-19-2011 |
20110115378 | PLASMA SOURCE DESIGN - Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a plasma source apparatus, and method of using the same, that is able to generate radicals and/or gas ions in a plasma generation region that is symmetrically positioned around a magnetic core element by use of an electromagnetic energy source. In general, the orientation and shape of the plasma generation region and magnetic core allows for the effective and uniform coupling of the delivered electromagnetic energy to a gas disposed in the plasma generation region. In general, the improved characteristics of the plasma formed in the plasma generation region is able to improve deposition, etching and/or cleaning processes performed on a substrate or a portion of a processing chamber that is disposed downstream of the plasma generation region. | 05-19-2011 |
Jay D. Pinson, San Jose, CA US
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20080199282 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - Embodiments generally provide an apparatus and method for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool). In one embodiment, the cluster tool is adapted to perform a track lithography process in which a photosensitive material is applied to a substrate, patterned in a stepper/scanner, and then removed in a developing process completed in the cluster tool. In one embodiment of the cluster tool, substrates are grouped together in groups of two or more for transfer or processing to improve system throughput, reduce the number of moves a robot has to make to transfer a batch of substrates between the processing chambers, and thus increase system reliability. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to increase the reliability of the substrate transfer process to reduce system down time. | 08-21-2008 |
20080223293 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - A cluster tool for processing a substrate includes a cassette and a processing module including a first process chamber that is configured to perform a chill process on a substrate, a second processing chamber that is configured to perform a bake process on the substrate, and an input chamber. The first processing chamber, the second processing chamber, and the input chamber are substantially adjacent to each other. The processing modules also includes a robot that is configured to receive the substrate in the input chamber and transfer and position the substrate in the first processing chamber and second processing chamber. The robot includes a robot blade, an actuator, and a heat exchanging device. The heat exchanging device includes a chilled transfer assembly. The cluster tool also includes a 6-axis articulated robot configured to transfer the substrate between the cassette and the input chamber. | 09-18-2008 |
20090064928 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - Embodiments generally provide an apparatus and method for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool) that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, substrates processed in the cluster tool have a more repeatable wafer history, and also the cluster tool has a smaller system footprint. In one embodiment, the cluster tool is adapted to perform a track lithography process in which a substrate is coated with a photosensitive material, is then transferred to a stepper/scanner, which exposes the photosensitive material to some form of radiation to form a pattern in the photosensitive material, which is then removed in a developing process completed in the cluster tool. In track lithography type cluster tools, since the chamber processing times tend to be rather short, and the number of processing steps required to complete a typical track system process is large, a significant portion of the time it takes to process a substrate is taken up by the processes of transferring the substrates in a cluster tool between the various processing chambers. In one embodiment of the cluster tool, the cost of ownership, is reduced by grouping substrates together and transferring and processing the substrates in groups of two or more to improve system throughput, and reduces the number of moves a robot has to make to transfer a batch of substrates between the processing chambers, thus reducing wear on the robot and increasing system reliability. In one aspect of the invention, the substrate processing sequence and cluster tool are designed so that the substrate transferring steps performed during the processing sequence are only made to chambers that will perform the next processing step in the processing sequence. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to improve the coater chamber, the developer chamber, the post exposure bake chamber, the chill chamber, and the bake chamber process results. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to increase the reliability of the substrate transfer process to reduce system down time. | 03-12-2009 |
20090064929 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - Embodiments generally provide an apparatus and method for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool) that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, substrates processed in the cluster tool have a more repeatable wafer history, and also the cluster tool has a smaller system footprint. In one embodiment, the cluster tool is adapted to perform a track lithography process in which a substrate is coated with a photosensitive material, is then transferred to a stepper/scanner, which exposes the photosensitive material to some form of radiation to form a pattern in the photosensitive material, which is then removed in a developing process completed in the cluster tool. In track lithography type cluster tools, since the chamber processing times tend to be rather short, and the number of processing steps required to complete a typical track system process is large, a significant portion of the time it takes to process a substrate is taken up by the processes of transferring the substrates in a cluster tool between the various processing chambers. In one embodiment of the cluster tool, the cost of ownership is reduced by grouping substrates together and transferring and processing the substrates in groups of two or more to improve system throughput, and reduces the number of moves a robot has to make to transfer a batch of substrates between the processing chambers, thus reducing wear on the robot and increasing system reliability. In one aspect of the invention, the substrate processing sequence and cluster tool are designed so that the substrate transferring steps performed during the processing sequence are only made to chambers that will perform the next processing step in the processing sequence. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to improve the coater chamber, the developer chamber, the post exposure bake chamber, the chill chamber, and the bake chamber process results. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to increase the reliability of the substrate transfer process to reduce system down time. | 03-12-2009 |
20090067956 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - Embodiments generally provide an apparatus and method for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool) that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, substrates processed in the cluster tool have a more repeatable wafer history, and also the cluster tool has a smaller system footprint. In one embodiment, the cluster tool is adapted to perform a track lithography process in which a substrate is coated with a photosensitive material, is then transferred to a stepper/scanner, which exposes the photosensitive material to some form of radiation to form a pattern in the photosensitive material, which is then removed in a developing process completed in the cluster tool. In track lithography type cluster tools, since the chamber processing times tend to be rather short, and the number of processing steps required to complete a typical track system process is large, a significant portion of the time it takes to process a substrate is taken up by the processes of transferring the substrates in a cluster tool between the various processing chambers. In one embodiment of the cluster tool, the cost of ownership, is reduced by grouping substrates together and transferring and processing the substrates in groups of two or more to improve system throughput, and reduces the number of moves a robot has to make to transfer a batch of substrates between the processing chambers, thus reducing wear on the robot and increasing system reliability. In one aspect of the invention, the substrate processing sequence and cluster tool are designed so that the substrate transferring steps performed during the processing sequence are only made to chambers that will perform the next processing step in the processing sequence. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to improve the coater chamber, the developer chamber, the post exposure bake chamber, the chill chamber, and the bake chamber process results. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to increase the reliability of the substrate transfer process to reduce system down time. | 03-12-2009 |
20120055916 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF SUBSTRATES - A rapid temperature change (RTC) system includes a bake plate assembly including a heat spreader; a heater substrate coupled to the heat spreader; and a heater layer coupled to the heater substrate. The RTC system also includes a passive chill structure positioned adjacent the bake plate assembly. The passive chill structure is moveable to make physical contact with the heater layer. The passive chill structure includes a chill plate and a thermal pad coupled to the chill plate. The RTC system further includes an active chill structure positioned adjacent the passive chill structure. The passive chill structure is moveable to make physical contact with the active chill structure. | 03-08-2012 |
20120180983 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - The present invention generally provides a cluster tool for processing a substrate. In one embodiment, the cluster tool comprises at least one processing rack, which comprises a first plurality of substrate processing chambers that are positioned adjacent to each other and aligned in a first direction, a second plurality of substrate processing chambers that are positioned adjacent to each other and adjacent to at least one of the first plurality of substrate processing chambers, the second plurality of substrate processing chambers being positioned in a second direction relative to the first direction, a first shuttle robot movable in the first direction for moving substrates between each of the first plurality of substrate processing chambers, and a second shuttle robot movable in the second direction for moving substrates between each of the second plurality of substrate processing chambers. | 07-19-2012 |
20120320361 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - Embodiments of the invention generally include a robot assembly comprising a robot operable to position a substrate at one or more points within a plane, and a motion assembly having a motor operable to position the robot in a direction generally parallel to a first direction. The motion assembly comprises a robot support interface having the robot coupled thereto, and one or more walls that form an interior region in which the motor is enclosed. The walls define an elongated opening through which the robot support interface travels, and the motor is operable to move the robot support interface laterally in the elongated opening. The motion assembly further comprises one or more fan assemblies that are in fluid communication with the interior region. The fan assemblies are operable to create a subatmospheric pressure in the interior region thereby causing gas to flow through the elongated opening into the interior region. | 12-20-2012 |
Jeremy Pinson, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20140281329 | Priority Command Queues for Low Latency Solid State Drives - A method, apparatus, and system of a priority command queues for low latency solid state drives are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system of a storage system includes a command sorter to determine a target storage device for at least one of a solid state drive (SSD) command and a hard disk drive (HDD) command and to place the command in a SSD ready queue if the SSD command is targeted to a SSD storage device of the storage system and to place the HDD command to a HDD ready queue if the HDD command is targeted to an HDD storage device of the storage system, a SSD ready queue to queue the SSD command targeted to the SSD storage device, and a HDD ready queue to queue the HDD command targeted to the HDD storage device. | 09-18-2014 |
Jeremy Pinson, Escondido, CA US
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20120144111 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UTILIZING APPLICATION-LEVEL PRIOR KNOWLEDGE FOR SELECTIVELY STORING DATA IN HIGHER PERFORMANCE MEDIA - A method for selectively storing data identified by a software application in higher performance media may include executing control programming for an operating system and a software application hosted by the operating system. The software application assigns a first importance level to a first portion of data and a second importance level to a second portion of data. A first portion of data having the first importance level assigned by the software application is stored in a first storage medium at the instruction of the operating system. A second portion of data having the second importance level assigned by the software application is stored in a second storage medium at the instruction of the operating system. The second storage medium has at least one performance, reliability, or security characteristic different from the first storage medium. | 06-07-2012 |
Jeremy M. Pinson, Escondido, CA US
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20110202721 | REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT STORAGE - A data storage system includes three or more storage devices, each associated with a unique data volume. A first one of the data storage devices at least has two or more data storage areas but can have more storage areas, which can be either data storage areas or parity storage areas. A second data storage device at least has two storage areas, one of which is a data storage area. A third data storage device at least has a parity storage area but can have more storage areas, which can be either data storage areas or parity storage areas. A first group of corresponding storage areas is defined by at least the data storage areas of the first and second storage devices and the parity storage area of the third storage device. A second group of corresponding storage areas is defined by at least the storage areas of the first and second storage devices. When a data segment is written to one of the data storage areas of a storage device, parity information can be updated using information read from one or more storage areas of the group of corresponding storage areas having the data storage area to which the data segment is written. | 08-18-2011 |
Jeremy M. Pinson, Tucson, AZ US
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20080282245 | Media Operational Queue Management in Storage Systems - A method for media operational queue management in disk storage systems evaluates a plurality of pending storage operations requiring a destage storage operation. A first set of the plurality of pending storage operations is organized in a first array queue grouping (AQG). The AQG is structured such that all of the storage operations are completed within a predefined latency period. A computer-implemented method manages a plurality of pending storage operations in a disk storage system. A pending operation queue is examined to determine a plurality of read and write operations for a first array. A first set of the plurality of read and write operations is grouped into a first array queue grouping (AQG). The first set of the plurality of read and write operations is sent to a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller adapter for processing. | 11-13-2008 |
20090006904 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CHECK DATA INTEGRITY WHEN HANDLING DATA - An apparatus and method to check integrity when handling data. The method provides a storage array which includes a plurality of sectors. The method defines (N) data state identifiers and (N) parity state identifiers. The method receives a command to handle data, where that command designates a target sector. The method determines the data state identifier assigned to the target sector, determines the parity state identifier assigned to the target sector, and compares the data state identifier and the parity state identifier. If the method determines that the data state identifier and the parity state identifier are the same, the method performs the command to handle data. Alternatively, if the method determines that the data state identifier and the parity state identifier differ, the method generates an error message. | 01-01-2009 |
Jeremy Michael Pinson, Escondido, CA US
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20100082879 | PRIORITY COMMAND QUEUES FOR LOW LATENCY SOLID STATE DRIVES - A method, apparatus, and system of a priority command queues for low latency solid state drives are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system of a storage system includes a command sorter to determine a target storage device for at least one of a solid state drive (SSD) command and a hard disk drive (HDD) command and to place the command in a SSD ready queue if the SSD command is targeted to a SSD storage device of the storage system and to place the HDD command to a HDD ready queue if the HDD command is targeted to an HDD storage device of the storage system, a SSD ready queue to queue the SSD command targeted to the SSD storage device, and a HDD ready queue to queue the HDD command targeted to the HDD storage device. | 04-01-2010 |
Jeremy Michael Pinson, Tucson, AZ US
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20080250200 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR DEMOTING TRACKS FROM CACHE - Provided are a method, system, and program for destaging a track from cache to a storage device. The destaged track is retained in the cache. Verification is made of whether the storage device successfully completed writing data. Indication is made of destaged tracks eligible for removal from the cache that were destaged before the storage device is verified in response to verifying that the storage device is successfully completing the writing of data. | 10-09-2008 |
20080276047 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY VERIFYING WRITES - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for efficiently verifying writes. A storage module stores a plurality of data sets in a storage controller memory. A write module writes the plurality of data sets through a first write channel to a hard disk drive. A verification module verifies whether a representative data set of the plurality of data sets is successfully written to the first write channel or not. A mitigation module rewrites the plurality of data sets in response to an unsuccessful write of the representative data set. | 11-06-2008 |
Mark Pinson, Granada Hills, CA US
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20100121638 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH TO TEXT CONVERSION - Speech recognition is performed in near-real-time and improved by exploiting events and event sequences, employing machine learning techniques including boosted classifiers, ensembles, detectors and cascades and using perceptual clusters. Speech recognition is also improved using tandem processing. An automatic punctuator injects punctuation into recognized text streams. | 05-13-2010 |
Mark Pinson, Pleasant Grove, UT US
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20120191450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOISE REDUCTION IN PROCESSING SPEECH SIGNALS BY TARGETING SPEECH AND DISREGARDING NOISE - A system and method for processing a speech signal delivered in a noisy channel or with ambient noise that focuses on a subset of harmonics that are least corrupted by noise, that disregards the signal harmonics with low signal-to-noise ratio(s), and that disregards amplitude modulations inconsistent with speech. | 07-26-2012 |
Mark William Pinson, Greer, SC US
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20110083441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FUEL IN A TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine includes a compressor, a turbine operatively connected to the compressor, and a combustion assembly fluidly connected between the compressor and the turbine. The combustion assembly includes an end cover including a plurality of fuel circuits, a fuel distributing flange fluidly connected to at least one of the plurality of fuel circuits, a nozzle assembly fluidly linked to the at least one of the plurality of fuel circuits, and a fuel distribution system configured and disposed to deliver fuel to the fuel distributing flange. The fuel distribution system is selectively activated to stage fuel delivery to the at least one of the plurality of fuel circuits at a pressure sufficient to achieve atomization at the nozzle assembly without requiring a supplemental atomization air flow prior to delivering fuel to others of the plurality of fuel circuits at a pressure to achieve atomization without requiring a supplemental atomization air flow. | 04-14-2011 |
20110173983 | PREMIX FUEL NOZZLE INTERNAL FLOW PATH ENHANCEMENT - A nozzle for gas turbine includes a tubular nozzle body; and a plurality of hollow fuel injection pegs extending radially from the tubular nozzle body at a location between forward and aft ends of the tubular nozzle body; wherein each of the plurality of hollow fuel injection pegs has an external tear-drop cross-sectional shape, and a fuel passage in each of the hollow injection pegs has a substantially matching internal tear-drop cross-sectional shape. | 07-21-2011 |
20120078567 | COMBUSTION REFERENCE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION - Methods, systems, and program products for improved accuracy in estimating a combustion reference temperature (CRT) are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of estimating a combustion reference temperature (CRT) in a gas turbine, the method comprising: obtaining a measurement of at least one dynamic operating condition of the gas turbine selected from a group consisting of: an ambient condition, a compressor condition, a fuel condition, and a turbine condition; inputting a measurement of the at least one operating condition into a physics-based model; calculating at least one estimated internal state for the gas turbine using the physics-based model; and calculating an estimated CRT based on the at least one gas turbine internal state. | 03-29-2012 |
20130227956 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMBUSTOR FROM A LIQUID FUEL TO A GAS FUEL OPERATION - A method of operating a combustor having a central nozzle and a plurality of outer nozzles surrounding the central nozzle is provided. The method includes providing a liquid fuel to only the plurality of outer nozzles at a specified total energy input. The method includes decreasing the liquid fuel to the plurality of outer nozzles while simultaneously increasing a gas fuel to the central nozzle and the plurality of outer nozzles to substantially maintain the specified total energy input. The method includes supplying a fuel-air ratio of the gas fuel to the central nozzle that exceeds a threshold value such that a central nozzle flame is anchored. An air-fuel ratio of the gas fuel to the plurality of outer nozzles is less than the threshold value such that a plurality of outer nozzle flames are lifted until a purge flow is supplied to the outer nozzles. | 09-05-2013 |
20140182297 | GAS TURBINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GAS TURBINE AT PART-LOAD CONDITION - A gas turbine includes a compressor section, a combustion section downstream from the compressor section, a turbine section downstream from the combustion section, and a controller. The controller controls the operation of the gas turbine at a reduced load, and is capable of querying a database including multiple sets of operational parameters for the gas turbine correlated with at least one measured output response at each set of operational parameters. One of the sets of operational parameters provides a desired gas turbine load that meets a target level for the output response. Related methods are also disclosed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140311150 | FUEL NOZZLE FOR A PRE-MIX COMBUSTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel nozzle for use in a gas turbine includes a pre-mix flow passage for directing a flow segment of a flow of a working fluid through the fuel nozzle. A first swirler vane and a second swirler vane extend within the pre-mix flow passage. The first swirler vane provides a first wake region within the flow segment. The second swirler vane provides a second wake region within the flow segment. A fuel injection peg is disposed downstream from the first swirler vane and the second swirler vane. The fuel injection peg is positioned within the flow segment between the first wake region and the second wake region. | 10-23-2014 |
Menachem Pinson, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140058811 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REWARDING AN INCENTIVIZED ACTIVITY - A system and method for monitoring and rewarding a user's participation in an incentivized activity is constructed and arranged to verify that the user is engaging in the incentivized activity as a condition for awarding an incentive. The system may be configured to verify whether the user is engaging in the incentivized activity at all, or to monitor the quality of the user's participation in the incentivized activity. The incentivized activity could be any online activity, activity that occurs on an interactive television system or activity that occurs on a mobile device such as a smart phone or tablet computer. | 02-27-2014 |
Patrick Pinson, Eugene, OR US
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20130224735 | Fluorescent Chemical Compounds Having High Selectivity for Double Stranded DNA, and Methods for Their Use - Chemical compounds having a high selectivity for double stranded DNA over RNA and single stranded DNA are disclosed. The chemical compounds are stains that become fluorescent upon illumination and interaction with double stranded DNA, but exhibit reduced or no fluorescence in the absence of double stranded DNA. The compounds can be used in a variety of biological applications to qualitatively or quantitatively assay DNA, even in the presence of RNA. | 08-29-2013 |
Patrick R. Pinson, Eugene, OR US
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20100143917 | FLUORESCENT CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS HAVING HIGH SELECTIVITY FOR DOUBLE STRANDED DNA, AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - Chemical compounds having a high selectivity for double stranded DNA over RNA and single stranded DNA are disclosed. The chemical compounds are stains that become fluorescent upon illumination and interaction with double stranded DNA, but exhibit reduced or no fluorescence in the absence of double stranded DNA. The compounds can be used in a variety of biological applications to qualitatively or quantitatively assay DNA, even in the presence of RNA. | 06-10-2010 |
20110217699 | Fluorescent Chemical Compounds Having High Selectivity for Double Stranded DNA, and Methods for Their Use - Chemical compounds having a high selectivity for double stranded DNA over RNA and single stranded DNA are disclosed. The chemical compounds are stains that become fluorescent upon illumination and interaction with double stranded DNA, but exhibit reduced or no fluorescence in the absence of double stranded DNA. The compounds can be used in a variety of biological applications to qualitatively or quantitatively assay DNA, even in the presence of RNA. | 09-08-2011 |
20120288855 | Fluorescent Chemical Compounds Having High Selectivity for Double Stranded DNA, and Methods for Their Use - Chemical compounds having a high selectivity for double stranded DNA over RNA and single stranded DNA are disclosed. The chemical compounds are stains that become fluorescent upon illumination and interaction with double stranded DNA, but exhibit reduced or no fluorescence in the absence of double stranded DNA. The compounds can be used in a variety of biological applications to qualitatively or quantitatively assay DNA, even in the presence of RNA. | 11-15-2012 |
Richard C. Pinson, Franklin, TN US
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20130212008 | FUNDS NETWORK AND METHOD - In a method of providing funds to a monetary repository, information is received identifying a payee and request by the payee to convert a negotiable instrument made to the payee to funds. In response to the information, confirmation is received whether to convert the negotiable instrument to funds. An image of the endorsed negotiable instrument is received. If a determination is made to convert the negotiable instrument to funds, an amount of funds corresponding to a value of the negotiable instrument is directed to a repository. | 08-15-2013 |
Samuel J. Pinson, Sultan, WA US
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20100054600 | Tagging Images With Labels - An image to be shared with other users based on input from a first user is received. A second user is identified from a tag of the image, and information is provided, based at least in part on the tag, to one or both of the first user and the second user. Additionally, after editing of an image a determination can be made as to whether a region of the image having an associated tag has been affected by the editing. The tag associated with the region is altered if the region has been affected by the editing, otherwise the tag associated with the region is left unaltered. Furthermore, the tag can include a first portion storing data identifying a region of the image to which the tag corresponds, and a second portion storing data identifying a person shown in the region. | 03-04-2010 |
20100054601 | Image Tagging User Interface - A global tag for an image is received identifies one or more objects in the image, and a region-specific tag for the image identifies one or more objects in a region of the image. The global tag and the region-specific tag are stored with the image. Displayed, along with the image, is an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the global tag, and an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the region-specific tag. Different users are able to maintain different names for the same person, allowing the same tag of the image to be used as the basis for displaying the image with different names for the different users. Additionally, the tags can be used as a basis for generating a credits list of people that are included in a compilation of images. | 03-04-2010 |
20150016691 | Image Tagging User Interface - An image having a region tagged by a first user is obtained. The tag can include a first label of a person in the region, and the label can be used by the first user to identify the person in the region. Then, a second label of the person is determined. In implementations, the second label is used by a second user to identify the person in the region. The image is then displayed with the second label when displaying the image for the second user. | 01-15-2015 |
Samuel James Pinson, Sultan, WA US
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20110067087 | ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS THROUGH UTILIZATION OF PEOPLE TAGS - A method disclosed herein includes the acts of receiving a document that has a people tag assigned thereto, wherein the people tag comprises first data that is indicative of an identity of a first individual that corresponds to the document, and wherein the people tag is assigned to the document by an assignor, and accessing contact data pertaining to a second individual, wherein the contact data comprises second data that is indicative of identities of contacts of the second individual, wherein the second data comprises data that is indicative of the identity of the first individual. The method also includes comparing the contact data with the first data, and displaying the document on a computer screen in conjunction with text that identifies the first individual to the third individual, wherein the text indicates a name of the first individual as assigned to the first individual by the second individual. | 03-17-2011 |
Shmuel Pinson, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140058811 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REWARDING AN INCENTIVIZED ACTIVITY - A system and method for monitoring and rewarding a user's participation in an incentivized activity is constructed and arranged to verify that the user is engaging in the incentivized activity as a condition for awarding an incentive. The system may be configured to verify whether the user is engaging in the incentivized activity at all, or to monitor the quality of the user's participation in the incentivized activity. The incentivized activity could be any online activity, activity that occurs on an interactive television system or activity that occurs on a mobile device such as a smart phone or tablet computer. | 02-27-2014 |