Purcell, GA
James Purcell, Atlanta, GA US
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20130275143 | HEALTHCARE FINANCE MODEL - Systems, methods, and computer program products for implementing a healthcare finance model are disclosed. A method according to the present invention may be embodied in a computer program product. The method may include determining an expected price of a medical scenario for each of a set of providers. A predetermined ranking algorithm may be applied to the providers. Such ranking algorithm may consider at least an expected price of the medical scenario for each of the plurality of providers. The providers may be organized into two or more provider groups based on results of the ranking algorithm. Additionally, a flat insurance payment for service of the medical scenario may be established for each provider group based on their rankings. Providers within each single provider group may have the same insurance payment for the medical scenario. | 10-17-2013 |
John E. Purcell, Commerce, GA US
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20090120507 | FLUID METERING AND PUMPING DEVICE - A fluid metering/pumping device preferably includes a series of intermeshing gears. The fluid metering/pumping device includes an inlet port or area adjacent the intermeshing portion of each pair of gears within the series adjacent the point at which the pair of gears diverge. The device further includes a pressure loaded floating shoe adjacent the intermeshing portion of each pair of gears within the series adjacent the point at which the pair of gears converge. The device further includes a piston subjected to discharge pressure at each discharge port which conveys hydraulic pressure to each floating shoe. The device is configured to convey liquid from a main inlet stream of liquid, through the inlet ports or areas, and out of one or more discharge ports at substantially equal rates. | 05-14-2009 |
John Eugene Purcell, Commerce, GA US
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20140134029 | Metal Stators - A stator for a helical gear device is formed from multiple rigid disks and support rings bonded to the disks. Each disk forms part of a profile consisting of radially equally spaced or opened lobes which interact with the convex portions of rotor lobes. The disks are arranged into a desired helical configuration and bonded to one another to form a disk stack defining a helically convoluted elongated chamber therein. The support rings are fixed concentrically against respective end disks of the disk stack. The rings are sized with an inside diameter substantially equal to the major diameter of the central aperture defined by the radially extending lobes of the rigid disks. As a rotor rotates and nutates inside the helically convoluted elongated chamber of the stator, it is supported at both ends of the disk stack by the support rings touching the tips of the rotor lobes. Thus the full force of the rotor's operational inertia is not borne by the disks alone, thereby increasing their life. | 05-15-2014 |
20140271300 | Progressive Cavity Pump/Motor Drive Mechanism - A progressing cavity pump has a rotor that moves in an eccentric motion, and is driven by a drive shaft that rotates about a fixed axis. Various means have been used to connect the two; mostly using an intermediate shaft called a connecting rod that has a universal joint at either end. This device replaces that with two parallel plates; one with several pins protruding from it, and the other with the same number of holes in it. The holes are sized to allow the eccentric motion of the rotor. There is also a ball between the two plates to transmit loads between the plates. | 09-18-2014 |
Rick Purcell, Alpharetta, GA US
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20080263749 | BANDLESS HEARING PROTECTION MUFFS - The present disclosure generally relates to devices for covering an ear, and more particularly to such devices that are self-attaching and used for sound optimization, such as noise reduction. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to hearing protection muffs that comprise a sound attenuating cap, a self-attachment member for engaging the sound attenuating cap to the ear of a user, and optionally a sealing member. Advantageously, the muffs of the present disclosure have good sound attenuating properties and do not require a band or other external attachment device to secure the muffs to the ear. | 10-30-2008 |
Ricky W. Purcell, Alpharetta, GA US
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20080264428 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - Self-fitting device for location in ear canal and related method, including a body having a shaft, a resilient bladder joined with the body and an elongate plunger located in the shaft. The elongate plunger actuates between an at-rest position and an insertion position to cause the resilient bladder to be deformed from the at-rest position to the insertion position before the device is located in the ear canal. | 10-30-2008 |
20090247925 | FLEXIBLE WRAP FOR SUPPORTING A PORTION OF A BODY - A flexible wrap and method for supporting a portion of a body. The flexible wrap includes an elastic band and an adhesive mounted on the elastic band near an end of the elastic band. The adhesive secures the elastic band to a body and is adapted to be detachably mounted to the body. In another form, the flexible wrap includes an elastic band and a plurality of fingers that extend from an end of the elastic band. Each of the plurality of fingers is secured to an exposed section of the elastic band when the flexible wrap is attached to the body. In still another form, the flexible wrap includes an elastic band and a pack having a midsection. The flexible wrap further includes a fastener, such as an adhesive, that extends along the midsection of the pack and secures the pack to the elastic band. | 10-01-2009 |
Ricky Wayne Purcell, Alpharetta, GA US
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20080314393 | Self-conforming sound attenuation earplug - A self-conforming sound attenuation earplug, including: a stem, at least one support joined with the stem and extending radially outward from the stem, and a shell engaging the support and encircling the stem to form a space between the shell and the stem. At least one of the support material and the shell material is a deformable-resilient material. | 12-25-2008 |
20090165189 | Device for use with an eye protector - A device and method for locating a pair of ear engaging members and an eye protector in proximity to a user's head. This includes a cord with a length and a dual mode adjustment member located along the length of the cord. An ear end of the cord can have a pair of ear engaging members joined thereto. An eye end of the cord has a pair of eye protector connectors joined thereto. The dual mode adjustment member is positionable along the length of the cord to a first mode and to a second mode shortens that, respectively, lengths or shortens the cord between the adjustment member and the eye end of the cord. | 07-02-2009 |
20090173353 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - Self-fitting device for location in ear canal and related method, including a bladder joined with a pump assembly via a valve assembly. The pump assembly transfers air to the bladder and achieves a predetermined pressure with the chamber regardless of ear canal size. The predetermined pressure may be achieved by reducing excess air pressure through the valve assembly. | 07-09-2009 |
20090205900 | Hearing protection cap - The present invention relates to an ear cap intended for use as hearing, the ear cap having a sound-reflecting outer shell and a liner of sound absorption materials. The ear cap is characterized by at least one sound-reflecting and vibration-damping weight element arranged on or within the sound absorption liner to at least partly block an audio mode of vibration that would have existed in the cap in the absence of the weight element. | 08-20-2009 |
20090320858 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - A self-fitting device for location in an ear canal. The device includes a body having a body ear end, an opposite body user end, and a shaft extending from the ear end to the user end. A resilient bladder is joined with the body ear end and a chamber is defined inside the resilient bladder where the chamber is in communication with the shaft and the resilient bladder has a wall portion and is deformable from an at-rest position to an in-ear position. The resilient bladder has a variable strength profile in the wall portion of the bladder. | 12-31-2009 |
20090320859 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - A self-fitting device for location in an ear canal. The device includes a body having a body ear end, an opposite body user end, and a shaft extending from the ear end to the user end. A resilient bladder is joined with the body ear end and a chamber is defined inside the resilient bladder. An elongate plunger is located in the shaft. The resilient bladder is deformable between an at-rest position and an in-ear position. The elongate plunger actuates between the at-rest position and an insertion position to assist the resilient bladder to be deformed into the in-ear position. The plunger actuates in the insertion position without extending a front end portion of the bladder forward of a position of the front end portion when the bladder is in the at-rest position. | 12-31-2009 |
20130035900 | Method for Promoting Hygiene and Cleanliness - The present invention provides a method for promoting hygiene in an away-from-home location. The method collects data from an away-from-home location by testing common areas and personal areas within the away-from-home location and takes this data to develop a plan of action to reduce the contaminants within the away-from-home location. | 02-07-2013 |