Potratz
Adam Potratz, Redmond, WA US
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20130324247 | INTERACTIVE SPORTS APPLICATIONS - A system and method are disclosed for presenting an event to a user while allowing a user to make a prediction during the event, allowing the user to choose different content while viewing the event, displaying the chosen content while also displaying the event in an intelligent manner and providing a jump bar to navigate between content and/or features. | 12-05-2013 |
Adam Lee Potratz, Medina, WA US
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20130160051 | Dynamic Personalized Program Content - Described is a technology by which personalization data is used to select and order video highlight clips for a personalized highlight reel that a user may play to view, such as part of a narrative arranged for that user. The narrative may include introductory content, transition content and/or ending content. The narrative may include advertising content and/or ending content. The narrative may be rearranged in response to an event. | 06-20-2013 |
Bernhard Potratz, Hamburg DE
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20100178372 | DEVICE FOR MELTBLOWING - A device for meltblowing of synthetic fibers utilizes an elongated spinneret packet that is held at the bottom side of the spinneret carrier. In order to supply process air the two elongated air tubes extend at the opposite longitudinal sides of the spinneret carrier, which are connected to an air distribution device having an air channel system in the spinneret carrier. In order to avoid thermal stress in the expansion joints between the air distribution device and the spinneret carrier as much as possible, the air distribution devices are embodied by means of multiple distribution segments having an expansion joint between adjacent distribution segments. | 07-15-2010 |
20130099409 | Apparatus and Method for Guiding and Depositing Synthetic Fibers to Form a Nonwoven Web - An apparatus and a method for guiding and depositing synthetic fibers to form a nonwoven web is described. The apparatus has a drawing device, a deposit belt, and a plurality of guidance means disposed between the drawing device and the deposit belt, which form in pairs numerous merging guidance pathways for the guidance of a fiber curtain formed by the fibers. The guidance means have numerous air intake slits beneath the drawing device, which enable an introduction of a secondary airstream. Numerous air conducting elements disposed on one of the guidance means are associated with at least one of the air intake slits. In this manner at least one of the sub-streams of the secondary airstream laterally adjacent to the fiber curtain can be introduced to the fiber stream at an inflow angle that is at a right angle to the deposit belt. | 04-25-2013 |
20140057011 | Device for Producing a Fiber Product by Laying Down Melt-Spun Fibers - A device is described for producing a fiber product by laying down melt-spun fibers onto a laydown belt. A spinning device is associated with a top side of the laydown belt and a suction-extraction device is associated with the bottom side. A vacuum device has a movable suction chamber which interacts with the spinning device in order to lay down the fibers on the laydown belt. To generate a uniform suction flow in every position of the suction chamber, the suction chamber is formed from a stationary bottom box and a movable top box which are coupled to one another in a pressure-tight manner. | 02-27-2014 |
Carsten Potratz, Gerlingen DE
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20150048471 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE HAVING AN INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE FOR RADAR SIGNALS - A semiconductor module, having an integrated circuit, a rewiring layer for externally connecting the integrated circuit, and at least one waveguide integrated into the semiconductor module for radar signals having a conductive pattern, which laterally surrounds the interior of the waveguides, the integrated circuit and the at least one waveguide being embedded, at least in regions, in a housing material of the semiconductor module; as well as a radar sensor, a motor vehicle radar system having such a semiconductor module, and a method for producing a semiconductor module. | 02-19-2015 |
20150054602 | Line bridging element for two microstrip lines and method - A line bridging element for two microstrip lines, each of which are configured to conduct electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the millimeter wavelength range, including a dielectric resonator, including a first coupling point, which is configured to couple the line-conducted electromagnetic wave, which is carried in the first microstrip line, into the dielectric resonator, including a second coupling point, which is configured to decouple the electromagnetic wave coupled into the dielectric resonator into the first microstrip line. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing a line bridging element. | 02-26-2015 |
20160079647 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING MILLIMETER-WAVE SIGNALS - A device for transmitting millimeter-wave signals between a microstrip formed on a circuit board and a waveguide, characterized by a housing which is soldered onto the circuit board with the aid of solder contacts and which contains a signal line, which is connected to the microstrip via a soldered connection suitable for use at high frequencies, and which connects this microstrip to a coupling point for the millimeter-wave signals, the coupling point facing the waveguide. | 03-17-2016 |
Evan Potratz, Des Moines, IA US
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20090322555 | Tip Meter - A tip meter for providing real time customer satisfaction information to a server is provided. The tip meter displays a tip percentage identified by the customer. During the course of the service experience, the tip percentage is adjusted up or down depending on the customer's real time satisfaction. If the customer decreases the tip percentage, the service staff can attempt to improve service during the rest of the encounter and thereby increase the tip. The tip meter also calculates the total bill, including a particular tip amount for the customer and includes a light to notify staff when service is needed. | 12-31-2009 |
Jason Potratz, Iowa City, IA US
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20160141134 | PLUG-ON NEUTRAL CONNECTION - A plug-on neutral circuit breaker includes a housing, a neutral terminal, and a biasing member. The neutral terminal is pivotally coupled to the housing and includes a body portion, a first leg, and a second leg. The first leg extends from the body portion in a first direction and the second leg extends from the body portion in a second direction. The biasing member is positioned within the housing and is configured to engage the second leg of the neutral terminal, thereby biasing the neutral terminal in a first rotational direction. The biasing of the neutral terminal in the first rotational direction causes a portion of the first leg of the neutral terminal to be urged into contact with a neutral bar of an electrical distribution apparatus in response to the plug-on neutral circuit breaker being installed in the electrical distribution apparatus. | 05-19-2016 |
Jason Potratz, North Liberty, IA US
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20110100958 | FEATURES TO LIMIT THE EXHAUST DEBRIS EXITING A CIRCUIT BREAKER - A debris collection slot or groove formed near the exit of a vent channel in a circuit breaker. Debris is produced during a circuit interruption, causing the debris to travel into the vent channel toward an opening where it exits the circuit breaker. Too much accumulated debris can lead to a ground strike or a cross-phase condition. The debris collection groove, formed near the exit opening of the vent channel, has no significant effect on the internal pressure generated during the circuit interruption. Multiple grooves can be formed near the exit opening for trapping more debris. When the vent channel is bent, the grooves are positioned on the outer curve of the last bend of the vent channel to trap the higher-density debris traveling around the curve. | 05-05-2011 |
20120132506 | CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH PLUG ON NEUTRAL CONNECTION LOCK-OUT MECHANISM - A circuit breaker is disclosed that has a neutral lock-out mechanism that prevents electrical connection between a power source and a load when a neutral rail is disconnected from the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker has a line connector, a load connector and a plug-on neutral line connector. A trip mechanism has an on position allowing electrical connection between the line connector and the load connector. The trip mechanism has a tripped position interrupting electrical connection between the line connector and the load connector in response to detection of a fault condition such as a short circuit. The trip mechanism also has an off position which is required before resetting the trip mechanism to the on position. A trip link is coupled to the trip mechanism. The trip link has a first position that prevents the trip mechanism from being reset to the on position. The trip link has a second position allowing the trip mechanism to be reset to the on position. A neutral lock mechanism is coupled to the plug-on neutral line connector. The neutral lock mechanism has a tension spring that retains the trip link in the first position when the neutral rail is disconnected from the neutral line connector. When the neutral rail is inserted into the neutral line connector, the tension spring is compressed and the trip link may move to the second position allowing the circuit breaker to be reset. | 05-31-2012 |
Jason D. Potratz, Raleigh, NC US
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20140165390 | METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A NEUTRAL RAIL TO A PLUG-ON NEUTRAL LOAD CENTER - A method of assembling a load center featuring a dielectric barrier that securely retains a plug-on neutral rail without requiring any fasteners. The dielectric barrier and the rail are installed in the same Z-axis direction, which is orthogonal to a rear wall of an enclosure into which the load center is installed. Retention features in the dielectric barrier can create a snap-fit connection between the rail and the barrier, or the barrier can feature a support feature onto which the rail snaps as the rail is installed relative to the dielectric barrier in the Z-axis direction. The snap fit connections eliminate the need for any fasteners, and together with the Z-axis assembly, the assembly process is simplified and accelerated and the possibility of assembly error is reduced or eliminated. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168861 | SNAP-IN AND SNAP-ON NEUTRAL RAIL ASSEMBLIES IN A PLUG-ON NEUTRAL LOAD CENTER - A plug-on load center featuring snap-in or snap-on neutral rails that are retained securely in the load center on or between a dielectric barrier without requiring any fasteners and assembled by installing the dielectric components and neutral rail along the same direction orthogonal to a rear wall of an enclosure that houses the load center. The snap-in configurations feature dielectric barriers with fingers that create a snap-fit connection between the neutral rail and a shield member. The neutral rail is forced between the fingers, which separate and then snap back to their original position once the neutral rail is fully seated in the dielectric barrier. The snap-on configurations feature a neutral rail that is snapped onto the dielectric barrier and retained in the load without any fasteners. The barrier can include retention members that snap-fit into corresponding features of the neutral rail when it is installed onto the barrier. | 06-19-2014 |
Robert Stephen Potratz, Overland Park, KS US
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20110129369 | LIGHTWEIGHT INFLATION DEVICE - A lightweight inflation device for outputting a low-pressure airflow to inflate an air bladder includes a body defining an airflow chamber and a plurality of air manipulation elements disposed within the airflow chamber. At least one of the air manipulation elements is a rotor including a plurality of blades, and the inflation device includes a driving mechanism operable to rotate the blades about an axis. The inflation device further includes a nozzle operably coupled with the body and defining an air outlet to connect with a valve on the air bladder. The nozzle is shiftable into an operating position in which the air outlet extends beyond an outlet-side axial margin of the body. The nozzle is also shiftable into a storage position in which the air outlet is disposed within the airflow chamber of the body. A method of inflating an air bladder with a portable axial compressor assembly is also disclosed. | 06-02-2011 |
Stefanie Potratz, Pforzheim DE
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20110112287 | CARBON NANOPARTICLES, WHICH ARE COVALENTLY BOUND VIA A BRIDGE MOLECULE TO A TARGET MOLECULE, AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method for covalently binding target molecules to carbon nanoparticles via at least one bridge molecule includes converting carbon nanoparticles to acyl carbon nanoparticles using a carbonyl compound of the at least one bridge molecule in the presence of a Lewis acid under Friedel-Crafts conditionsm, where the acyl carbon nanoparticles include a nucleofuge in the omega position. The target molecule is covalently bound to the acyl carbon nanoparticles via nucleophilic substitution of the nucleofuge in the omega position. | 05-12-2011 |