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Adam Rand, Petoskey, MI US
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| 20110014102 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE REMOVAL OF SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM FEEDSTOCK - A composite material having utility for removing sulfur from a feedstock comprises a ceramic matrix having a relatively low melting point metal such as tin, zinc, lead or bismuth nanodispersed therein. The material may be prepared from a mixture of particles of a precursor of the ceramic matrix and precursor of the metal. The precursors are selected such that the melting point of the precursor of the ceramic is less than the melting point of the precursor of the metal. The mixture of precursor materials is heated to a temperature sufficient to melt the precursor of the ceramic material so as to coat it onto the precursor of the metal. The ceramic precursor is then reacted so as to convert it to a ceramic. Thereafter, the precursor of the metal is converted to a free metal which is retained within the ceramic matrix so as to prevent agglomeration. | 01-20-2011 |
Armando Rand, Saugus, CA US
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| 20100301109 | DISPOSABLE CUP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME - A disposable cup assembly having an improved coupling system for connecting a container and lid together is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the coupling system is configured to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of the container contents from spilling when the disposable cup assembly is tipped over or used. The container, in some embodiments, can have threading along the top portion of the container that can preferably be configured to couple with a lid having a threaded flange and can create a robust connection or fitting between the lid and container. | 12-02-2010 |
Barry Rand, Princeton, NJ US
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| 20100025665 | ORGANIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICES USING SUBPHTHALOCYANINE COMPOUNDS - An organic photosensitive optoelectronic device, having a donor-acceptor heterojunction of a donor-like material and an acceptor-like material and methods of making such devices is provided. At least one of the donor-like material and the acceptor-like material includes a subphthalocyanine, a subporphyrin, and/or a subporphyrazine compound; and/or the device optionally has at least one of a blocking layer or a charge transport layer, where the blocking layer and/or the charge transport layer includes a subphthalocyanine, a subporphyrin, and/or a subporphyrazine compound. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110253992 | ORGANIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICES USING SUBPHTHALOCYANINE COMPOUNDS - An organic photosensitive optoelectronic device includes an anode, a cathode, and a donor-acceptor heterojunction between the anode and the cathode, the heterojunction including a donor-like material and an acceptor-like material, wherein at least one of the donor-like material and the acceptor-like material includes a subphthalocyanine, a subporphyrin, and/or a subporphyrazine compound, wherein the subporphyrin or subporphyrazine compound includes boron. | 10-20-2011 |
Barry P. Rand, Princeton, NJ US
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| 20080224132 | Stacked Organic Photosensitive Devices - A device is provided having a first electrode, a second electrode, a first photoactive region having a characteristic absorption wavelength λ | 09-18-2008 |
Charles Rand, Green, OH US
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| 20110062635 | Stimuli-responsive surfaces and related methods of fabrication and use - Biomimetic stimuli-responsive surfaces and articles of manufacture, together with methods of fabrication and related methods of use. | 03-17-2011 |
Charles J. Rand, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20110262648 | DURABLE THERMOSETS FROM REDUCING SUGARS AND PRIMARY POLYAMINES - The present invention provides thermosetting aqueous binder compositions of one or more diprimary diamine, e.g. lysine, or poly(primary amine), e.g. polyethylenimine, and one or more reducing sugar in which the number of equivalents of primary amine relative to the number of equivalents of carbonyl groups in the reducing sugar ranges from 0.4:1 to 2:1, the binders being suitable for use on fiber, nonwoven, woven web and finely divided substrates. The binders are at least substantially formaldehyde free, need no polycarboxylic or polycarboxylate component, and yet provide excellent hot wet tensile strength when cured for as little time as a minute or less in use. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110263757 | DURABLE THERMOSET BINDER COMPOSITIONS FROM 5-CARBON REDUCING SUGARS AND USE AS WOOD BINDERS - The present invention provides thermosetting aqueous binder compositions of (i) one or more diprimary diamine, e.g. lysine, or poly(primary amine), e.g. polyethylenimine and tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, and (ii) one or more 5-carbon reducing sugar, such as xylose. The binders are at least substantially formaldehyde free and cure rapidly at temperatures sufficiently low and with sufficiently little swelling to enable one to provide wood or woody material containing articles, such as particle board, oriented strand board and bamboo boards or articles. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110306726 | RAPID CURE THERMOSETS FROM 5- AND 6- MEMBERED CYCLIC ENAMINE COMPOUNDS MADE FROM DIALDEHYDES - The present invention provides thermosetting aqueous binder compositions of one or more cyclic enamine, including bis-enamines and di- or higher functional enamines, optionally containing a water soluble or dispersible or dispersible primary amine compound. The binders are at least substantially formaldehyde free, need no polycarboxylic or polycarboxylate component, and yet provide excellent hot wet tensile strength when cured for as little time as a minute or less in use. | 12-15-2011 |
Charles James Rand, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20120135152 | STABLE REACTIVE THERMOSETTING FORMULATIONS OF REDUCING SUGARS AND AMINES - The present invention provides stable aqueous thermosetting binder compositions having a total solids content of 15 wt. % or higher, preferably, 20 wt. % or higher, and having extended shelf life comprising one or more reducing sugar, one or more primary amine compound, and one or more stabilizer acid or salt having a pKa of 8.5 or less. The total amount of stabilizer used may range from 5 to 200 mole %, based on the total moles of primary amine present in the binder. The stabilizer may be an organic stabilizer chosen from a monocarboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, a fatty acid, an acid functional fatty acid ester, an acid functional fatty acid ether, or an inorganic stabilizer chosen from a mineral acid, a mineral acid amine or ammonia salt, and a Lewis acid, and mixtures thereof. The compositions can be used to provide binders for substrate materials including, for example, glass fiber. | 05-31-2012 |
Christine Rose Rand, Rochester, MN US
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| 20080317242 | DATA SCRAMBLING AND ENCRYPTION OF DATABASE TABLES - An apparatus, program product and method protect data in a database table from unauthorized access through the combination of scrambling the data in the rows and columns of a database table and encrypting the data in different rows and/or columns using different encryption keys. A complementary descrambling and decryption process may then be used by an authorized party to recover the data stored in the scrambled and encrypted table. | 12-25-2008 |
Clarence J. Rand, Rockport, ME US
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| 20080266888 | VEHICLE MOUNTED ACCESSORY WITH MULTIPLEXING - A control for a vehicle mounted accessory that has an electrically operable device. The accessory is operated by a switch that is mounted on the vehicle remote from the accessory. The switch and the electrically operable device are electrically connected by programmable controllers and a communications bus. The control has the capability of automatically determining the presence of a vehicle DRL mode, and the accessory turn signal lights are automatically illuminated to provide an accessory DRL mode. The control can automatically detect different accessories and reprogram itself to control them. The control provides a secured communications link between it and the accessory to prevent accessory theft. | 10-30-2008 |
Ethan Rand, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20100320719 | ERGONOMIC WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION SYSTEM - The present application pertains to a wheelchair having a frame; a seat attached to the frame and supporting a user; two lateral drive wheels mounted on essentially horizontal axes; and a propulsion system including a handle, an operating lever supporting said handle and having a friction element mounted onto the operating lever. The operating lever is movable axially with respect to one axis between a first and second position and radially. The friction element is arranged and constructed to frictionally engage said drive wheel in the first position and radial movement of the propulsion system propels the chair in a predetermined direction. | 12-23-2010 |
James Rand, Landenberg, PA US
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| 20080308970 | PROCESS FOR MELTING SILICON POWDERS - A process for melting powders of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, to yield a high-purity solid product. The process generally entails introducing the powder into an elevated end of a tube inclined from horizontal and, while maintaining an inert atmosphere within the tube, rotating the tube so as to agitate and cause the powder therein to flow toward an oppositely-disposed lower end of the tube while heating the tube so that the powder melts as it flows toward the lower end of the tube. The molten material is then allowed to flow freely from the lower end of the tube and subsequently solidify to form a product. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090194849 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - Methods and apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor sheet are provided. In one aspect, a method for fabricating a semiconductor wafer includes applying a layer of semiconductor material across a portion of a setter material, introducing the setter material and the semiconductor material to a predetermined thermal gradient to form a melt, wherein the thermal gradient includes a predetermined nucleation and growth region, and forming at least one local cold spot in the nucleation and growth region to facilitate inducing crystal nucleation at the at least one desired location. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090280336 | SEMICONDUCTOR SHEETS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a sheet of semiconductor material is provided. The method includes forming a first layer of silicon powder that has a lower surface and an opposite upper surface. The method also includes depositing a second layer of silicon powder across the upper surface of the first layer, wherein the second layer of silicon powder has a lower surface and an opposite upper surface and has a lower melting point than the first layer of silicon powder. The method also includes heating at least one of the first and second layers of silicon powder to initiate a controlled melt of at least one of the first and second layers of silicon powder, and cooling at least one of the first and second layers of silicon powder to initiate crystallization of at least one of the first and second layers of silicon powder. | 11-12-2009 |
James A. Rand, Landenberg, PA US
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| 20100012468 | MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A material handling system for moving material from a storage device to a receiver comprises a counter rotating double screw feeder extending from the storage device to the receiver. The counter rotating double screw feeder comprises an outer screw feed member; an inner screw feed member; where the outer screw feed member being positioned in an outer screw feed member tube; and the inner screw feed member being positioned in an inner screw feed member tube. The material is feed from the storage device to the process tube via the outer screw feed member; the inner screw feed member removes gas and byproducts from the receiver. | 01-21-2010 |
Matthew D. Rand, Richmond, VT US
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| 20120009590 | DEVICE AND NON-TOXIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PERMEABILIZATION OF DROSOPHILA EMBRYOS - The invention provides compositions and methods for permeabilizing insect embryos by removing the waxy layer of the shell using a solution containing a non-toxic cyclic terpene and a non-toxic surfactant, preferably a non-ionic surfactant. The invention further provides kits to practice the method of the invention. The invention also provides methods for toxicology and other high throughput screening method including the compositions and methods of embryo permeabilization provided herein. | 01-12-2012 |
Matthew D. Rand, Branford, CT US
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| 20110028383 | Activated Forms Of Notch And Methods Based Thereon - The present invention is directed to methods for detecting or measuring Notch activation by observing or measuring the appearance of Notch on the cell surface or by observing or measuring Notch cleavage products that are indicative of Notch activation. The present invention is also directed to methods for detecting a molecule that modulates Notch activation by observing or measuring a change in the amount of Notch expressed on the cell surface or a change in the amount or pattern of Notch cleavage products. The present invention is also directed to a substantially purified activated heterodimeric form of Notch and components thereof and pharmaceutical compositions and kits thereof. The present invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that Notch in its active form, i.e., the form that mediates signal transduction and that binds Notch ligands such as Delta, is a heterodimer of an about 180 kDa subunit (N | 02-03-2011 |
Nahum Rand, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20080300987 | WEBSITE MONETIZATION - A merchant portal accessible by a user via the Internet searches for a product using typical search techniques. The merchant portal returns to the user a list of merchants in an identified geographic location. For each listed merchant, a token is created that associates the inquiry and the merchant. Once a token has been generated, financial transactions at the merchant are monitored for the time corresponding to the life of the token. When a transaction occurs at a merchant involving the user, a report is generated associating that sale with the inquiry. Based on the sale, a fee for directing the user to the merchant is generated. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090327452 | AUTOMATED CHANNEL DATA EXTRACTION AND TRANSFORMATION - Select portions of product channel data collected by a product channel participant and stored in a data warehouse are periodically extracted based on a previously determined template. The extracted subset of product channel data is thereafter transformed so that the format of the data complies with that of the requesting enterprise. Once transformed, one or more rule sets is applied to the subset of transformed data to guarantee that the information complies with requirements set forth by the enterprise yet does not violate any disclosure rules of the product channel participant. Thereafter and on a scheduled basis, the transformed and validated data is delivered to a delivery server from which the enterprise can retrieve the data at its convenience. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100138447 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING RESOLUTION OF CHANNEL DATA - Disclosed are methods for processing distribution channel data integrating business information with geographic data to produce integrated data, wherein the integrated data has greater resolution than the business information. Distribution channel data is captured and correlated with the integrated data to increase the resolution of the distribution channel data. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100293448 | CENTRALIZED WEBSITE LOCAL CONTENT CUSTOMIZATION - A plurality of geographic locations can be individually associated with separate web pages by identifying and placing in a database geographic specific content. By linking geographic location to specific content housed within the database and then using that content to populate a hypertext markup language (HTML) web page template, a plurality of individual customized web pages can be created that are both indexable and extractable. Each level of data within the database comprises geographic specific data common to a region or location that is the focus of the web page. The structured nature of the database data enables web crawlers or indexers which are associated with various search engines to identify each specific level by way of the particular file much like that of a link within an existing web page. | 11-18-2010 |
Paul Rand, San Jose, CA US
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| 20130029427 | Methods and Apparatus for Determination of Halohydrocarbons - A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration. | 01-31-2013 |
Rick A. Rand, Somers, NY US
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| 20090315168 | THROUGH BOARD STACKING OF MULTIPLE LGA-CONNECTED COMPONENTS - A package design is provided where a chip module is connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a land grid array (LGA) on the top surface of the PCB, and where a power supply is connected to the PCB via a second LGA on the bottom surface of the PCB. The stack of the chip module, power supply, and LGA is held in place and compressed with actuation hardware forming an adjustable frame. The package allows field replacibility of either the module, or the PS, and provides the shortest possible wiring distance from the PS to the module leading to higher performance. | 12-24-2009 |
Rickey M. Rand, Harrison, ME US
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| 20090165354 | Fish Trap - An ice fishing trap comprising in its operational state a crossbeam dimensioned for extending across a hole in ice covering a body of water, and a hingedly coupled vertical mast. The vertical mast has a rotatable reel dimensioned to carry a length of fishing line and a hook. A trigger mechanism is provided, wherein a rotation of the reel causes an arcuate movement of a trigger hook. One aspect of the invention provides at least two stabilizer limbs hingedly coupled to the crossbeam, so as to form a general Z shaped support base when operational. In another aspect the fishing trap provides a trigger bolt coupled to an indicator spring, wherein the trigger bolt is utilized to couple the indicator spring to the trigger hook. The trigger bolt is slidingly supported by bolt guide, thus providing improved resistance to false indications due wind vibration and the like. Preferably, the trigger bolt is coupled to the indicator spring by a ring shaped coupler. | 07-02-2009 |
Ricky M. Rand, Harrison, ME US
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| 20110271579 | FISH TRAP - An ice fishing trap comprising in its operational state a crossbeam dimensioned for extending across a hole in ice covering a body of water, and a hingedly coupled vertical mast. The vertical mast has a rotatable reel dimensioned to carry a length of fishing line and a hook. A trigger mechanism is provided, wherein a rotation of the reel causes an arcuate movement of a trigger hook. One aspect of the invention provides at least two stabilizer limbs hingedly coupled to the crossbeam, so as to form a general Z shaped support base when operational. In another aspect the fishing trap provides a trigger bolt coupled to an indicator spring, wherein the trigger bolt is utilized to couple the indicator spring to the trigger hook. The trigger bolt is slidingly supported by bolt guide, thus providing improved resistance to false indications due wind vibration and the like. Preferably, the trigger bolt is coupled to the indicator spring by a ring shaped coupler. | 11-10-2011 |
Robert A. Rand, Wilmington, NC US
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| 20080219394 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING AN ADJUSTED PEAK NODAL POWER IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR - Systems and methods for a nuclear reactor that include developing a first peaking factor at a first burnup threshold for one or more fuel rods. A second peaking factor is developed at a second burnup threshold for the fuel rods. The second burnup threshold is greater than the first burnup threshold. A third peaking factor is developed and is associated with a peak average power threshold for the fuel rods. An adjusted peak nodal power is generated for the fuel rods as a function of a base peak nodal power, the first peaking factor, the second peaking factor, and the third peaking factor. | 09-11-2008 |
Roy E. Rand, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20100123087 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRON BEAM SPACE-CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION - An electron beam production and control assembly includes a vacuum chamber, a beam source, and a target. The target has an active section and an inactive section. The active section is adapted to generate x-rays when the beam impinges on the x-ray producing section. The electron beam production and control assembly also includes a focusing unit positioned along the chamber at a location intermediate the rearward end and the forward end. The focusing unit directs the beam towards the target in a converging manner to impinge on the target. The focusing unit sweeps the beam along a scanning path over the active section of the target. The focusing unit moves the beam to a retrace path on the inactive section of the target between sweeps of the scanning path to maintain ion accumulation in the beam between sweeps over the active section. | 05-20-2010 |
Scott D. Rand, Brookfield, WI US
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| 20120271151 | Method for Determining Locations of Implanted Electrodes with Medical Images - A method for accurate localization and visualization of implanted electrodes, such as implanted intracranial electrodes, is provided. More particularly, a realistic representation of intracranial electrode positions on patient-specific post-implantation MRI brain renderings is obtained. The resulting computer models provide an accurate depiction of electrode locations on three-dimensional brain renderings that are suitable for use in surgical planning of resection boundaries around, for example, epileptic zones. Electrodes placed inter-hemispherically are also visible with this method. In addition, a method for creating electrode “shadows” cast upon the brain model surface is provided. These electrode shadows are useful for estimating cortical areas sampled by iEEG and for locating electrodes that may straddle sulci and contact two adjacent cortical gyri. | 10-25-2012 |
Thomas A. Rand, Allen, TX US
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| 20080292071 | Method and System for Non-Traditional Directory Assistance - A directory assistance service includes a database and an interface module. The database stores a set of audio advertisements, and the audio advertisements are priced based on a tiered pricing model. The interface module is in communication with the database and receives a directory assistance request from a caller, plays the caller one or more audio advertisements from the database, and charges an advertiser for playing the audio advertisements based on the tiered pricing model. | 11-27-2008 |
Thomas W. Rand, Cedarburg, WI US
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| 20090133434 | DRAWER REFRIGERATOR WITH DIVIDER AND DIVIDER FOR REFRIGERATOR DRAWER - A drawer refrigerator has a partitioned cabinet with one or more pull-out drawers. The pull-out drawer(s) can have an adjustable divider fence for dividing the storage space of the drawer. The divider fence can have two dividers each defined by two spaced apart elongated rods that are coupled together at a hub and have end pieces with flat surfaces that abut inside surfaces of the drawer walls. A hand operated screw knob mounted to the hub can be used to lock the position of the divider fence. | 05-28-2009 |
Tony S. Rand, Tacoma, WA US
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| 20090240894 | METHOD AND APARATUS FOR THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF DISTRIBUTED CACHES - A method and apparatus for the synchronization of distributed caches. More particularly, the present invention to cache memory systems and more particularly to a hierarchical caching protocol suitable for use with distributed caches, including use within a caching input/output (I/O) hub. | 09-24-2009 |