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Dale Ropp, Buda, IL US
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20110115270 | Adjustable vehicle seat suspension assembly - A vehicle seat suspension assembly affords both forward extension and vertical or tilt adjustment of the seat cushion independently of the backrest. The vehicle seat suspension assembly comprises a base, a support member slidably and pivotally mounted to the base, first and second latch devices, and first and second actuators. The seat support member has a front end that extends forward and away from the seat backrest as the support member slides horizontally and moves vertically upward as the support member pivots relative to the base. The first latch device is operatively associated with the base and seat support member and has horizontally spaced locking elements and a movable first latch cooperating with one of the locking elements o lock the support member in one of a plurality of horizontal positions. The second latch member is also operatively associated with the base and seat support member and has vertically spaced locking elements and a movable second latch cooperating with one of these locking elements to lock the support member in one of a plurality of vertical or tilted positions. The first actuator is mounted to the support member adjacent its front end and is operatively connected to the first latch for disengaging the first latch device, and the second actuator is also mounted to the support member adjacent the support member front end and is operatively connected to the second latch for disengaging the second latch device. | 05-19-2011 |
Dale R. Ropp, Buda, IL US
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20100006364 | VEHICLE SEAT AND SPLIT CONSOLE ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seat assembly comprises a base; a seat mounted to swivel relative to the base; and a console having first and second segments, the first segment mounted to swivel with the seat relative to the base and the second segment being mounted to remain in fixed position as the seat and first console segment swivel. The console's two segments lie in a generally common horizontal plane and are separated by an arcuate spacing so that the first segment is located proximate the operator and the second segment is located distally of the operator. This arrangement of the seat assembly components allows the seated operator to rotate in the seat through a substantial arc, with the first console segment rotating as well while the second console segment remains stationary. In a second embodiment, the first and second console segments move with the seat as it swivels through a first rotational increment, but the second console segment remains stationary while the seat and first console segment swivel through a second rotational increment. | 01-14-2010 |
20100007181 | Vehicle seat and split console assembly - A vehicle seat assembly comprises a base; a seat mounted to swivel relative to the base; and a console having first and second segments, the first segment mounted to swivel with the seat relative to the base and the second segment being mounted to remain in fixed position as the seat and first console segment swivel. The console's two segments lie in a generally common horizontal plane and are separated by an arcuate spacing so that the first segment is located proximate the operator and the second segment is located distally of the operator. This arrangement of the seat assembly components allows the seated operator to rotate in the seat through a substantial arc, with the first console segment rotating as well while the second console segment remains stationary. | 01-14-2010 |
Dave A. Ropp, Tampa, FL US
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20090127305 | Pick-up truck tool box with slide-up doors - A pickup truck toolbox device is accessed from the sides of the truck through side sliding doors that open and close simultaneously and lock down. The toolbox provides a rolling tray that slides toward the user for easy access to material stored in the tray, or away from the user, and partially out the far opening, to allow for access to a large storage area below the tray. The tray also converts to a rolling cart to transport tools and material to an area away from the truck. The entire toolbox sits on the side rails of the truck and is elevated above the bed of the truck, keeping the bed free for transport of longer items. | 05-21-2009 |
Denis Ropp, Ugines FR
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20130140289 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPLIANT USE OF AN INTRAORAL APPLIANCE - A compliance monitoring system ( | 06-06-2013 |
Frances Ropp, St. Catharines CA
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20100206505 | Method and apparatus for drying of fibrous webs - A machine and process for production of wet formed fibrous webs, in which the web is formed from a suspension on a fabric and subjected to a final drying process such as a Yankee dryer roll, while further subjecting the Web to an intermediate drying on a high-heat-transfer roll, with or without hood, before the final drying process. The intermediate dryer roll has a solid, gas-impermeable surface, and a localized heat source directly heats the dryer to a higher temperature than in the final drying process. | 08-19-2010 |
Michael Ropp, Brookings, SD US
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20110276192 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISLANDING DETECTION - A solar power inverter that detects islanding conditions includes a power generation component that generates alternating current (AC) from direct current produced by photovoltaic cells. The inverter generates AC for a load or an electrical power grid. The inverter also includes a component that generates synchrophasors from characteristics of electrically proximate AC. The inverter further includes a component that receives grid synchrophasors transmitted from a location on the electrical power grid (e.g., a transmission substation). The inverter further includes a controller that uses the inverter synchrophasors and the grid synchrophasors to calculate a degree of correlation between the electrical power grid AC frequency and the frequency of the electrically proximate AC. If the degree of correlation dips below a predefined value or exhibits certain patterns or behaviors that are indicative of a loss of mains (e.g., a loss of main power along the electrical power grid), the controller can cause the power generation component to stop generating AC or cause the inverter to intentionally island by electrically disconnecting from the electrical power grid. | 11-10-2011 |
20110282514 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING SOLAR POWER - A solar power forecasting system can provide forecasts of solar power output by photovoltaic plants over multiple time frames. A first time frame may be several hours from the time of the forecast, which can allow utility personnel sufficient time to make decisions to counteract a forecasted shortfall in solar power output. For example, the utility personnel can decide to increase power production and/or to purchase additional power to make up for any forecasted shortfall in solar power output. A second time frame can be several minutes from the time of the forecast, which can allow for operations to mitigate effects of a forecasted shortfall in solar power output. Such mitigation operations can include directing an energy management system to shed noncritical loads and/or ramping down the power produced by the photovoltaic plants at a rate that is acceptable to the utility to which the photovoltaic plants provide power. | 11-17-2011 |
20110316480 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC POWER COMPENSATION, SUCH AS DYNAMIC POWER COMPENSATION USING SYNCHROPHASORS - An electrical power generation system, such as a solar power inverter, can provide dynamic real-time power compensation, so as to mitigate the effects of voltage sags and swells (e.g., on a utility grid) and thereby provide voltage support functionality to a local grid. The electrical power generation system can do so by receiving first synchrophasor measurements that are taken at a point on the utility grid and transmitted to the electrical power generation system and by taking second synchrophasor measurements. The first and second synchrophasors indicate voltage magnitude and frequency of the alternating current (AC) at their respective measurement points. The electrical power generation system can compare the first synchrophasors with the second synchrophasors and based upon the comparison, vary the power factor of the power the electrical power generation system generates (e.g., by either supplying or absorbing reactive power). | 12-29-2011 |
20130264874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISLAND DETECTION AND ANTI-ISLANDING PROTECTION IN DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS - An effective, yet relatively simple and inexpensive, method for detection of islanding in distributed power generation systems. Statistical analysis of the local line frequency, as measured at the distributed generator, is performed to detect when an island has been formed. The statistical characteristics of the local frequency are controlled by the grid when the distributed generator is not islanding. When an island is formed, however, frequency control switches to circuitry associated with the distributed generator. Because the statistical characteristics of the frequency control performed by the distributed generator are markedly different from those of the grid, the islanding condition can be detected and corrected. | 10-10-2013 |
Philip A. Ropp, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20120007022 | Control of Cyanate in Aqueous Urea Solutions by non-1,2-Ethylene Diamine like Compounds for the Protection of Protein/Peptide Carbamylation - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to processing of peptides in urea solutions and substantial prevention of carbamylation of the peptide. | 01-12-2012 |
20130330805 | Control of Cyanate in Aqueous Urea Solutions by Non-1,2-Ethylene Diamine Like Compounds for the Protection of Protein/Peptide Carbamylation - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to processing of peptides in urea solutions and substantial prevention of carbamylation of the peptide. | 12-12-2013 |
20130337535 | Control of Cyanate in Aqueous Urea Solutions by Non-1,2-Ethylene Diamine Like Compounds for the Protection of Protein/Peptide Carbamylation - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to processing of peptides in urea solutions and substantial prevention of carbamylation of the peptide. | 12-19-2013 |
Philip Alfred Ropp, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20110003976 | REMOVAL OF LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES FROM PROTEIN-LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE COMPLEXES BY NON FLAMMABLE SOLVENTS - During the production of recombinant proteins from gram negative bacteria, lipopolysaccharides (LPS, endotoxin) are released along with the protein of interest. In many instances, LPS will copurify with the target protein due to specific or non-specific protein-ILPS interactions. We have investigated the ability of alkanediols to effect the separation of LPS from protein-LPS complexes while the complexes are immobilized on anion or cation exchange chromatographic media. Alkanediols provide a safer alternative to the use of other organics such as alcohols or acetonitrile due to their lower toxicity and decreased flammability. In addition, they are less costly than many of the detergents that have been used for such purposes. LPS removal efficiency increased with increasing alkane chain length. 1,2-alkanediols were more effective than terminal alkanediols in the separation of LPS from protein LPS complexes. | 01-06-2011 |
20130267691 | Removal of Lipopolysaccharides from Protein-Lipopolysaccharide Complexes by Non Flammable Solvents - During the production of recombinant proteins from gram negative bacteria, lipopolysaccharides (LPS, endotoxin) are released along with the protein of interest. In many instances, LPS will copurify with the target protein due to specific or non-specific protein-ILPS interactions. We have investigated the ability of alkanediols to effect the separation of LPS from protein-LPS complexes while the complexes are immobilized on anion or cation exchange chromatographic media. Alkanediols provide a safer alternative to the use of other organics such as alcohols or acetonitrile due to their lower toxicity and decreased flammability. In addition, they are less costly than many of the detergents that have been used for such purposes. LPS removal efficiency increased with increasing alkane chain length. 1,2-alkanediols were more effective than terminal alkanediols in the separation of LPS from protein LPS complexes. | 10-10-2013 |
Sandrine Ropp, Wolfisheim FR
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20090221565 | NOVEL 7-SUBSTITUTED 3-CARBOXY-OXADIAZINO-QUINOLONE DERIVATIVES, THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR APPLICATION AS ANTI-BACTERIALS - A subject of the invention is the compounds of formula (I): | 09-03-2009 |
20100009980 | NOVEL 9-SUBSTITUTED-5-CARBOXY-OXADIAZINO-QUINOLONE DERIVATIVES, THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR APPLICATION AS ANTI-BACTERIALS - A subject of the invention is the compounds of formula (I): | 01-14-2010 |
Thomas V.d. Ropp, Grunertshofen DE
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20090295342 | Circuit and Method for Limiting a Current Flow in Case of a Shortage of a Support Capacitor - A circuit includes a voltage supply net, a first capacitor connected between the voltage supply net and a reference potential via a first transistor, and a second capacitor connected between the voltage supply net and the reference potential via a second transistor, such that the first and the second capacitor form at least a part of a support capacitance for the voltage supply net. The circuit is configured to provide control signals to control terminals of the first and second transistor such that the first transistor allows for a limited current flow in case of a shortage of the first capacitor and such that the second transistor allows for a limited current flow in case of a shortage of the second capacitor. | 12-03-2009 |
Timothy A. Ropp, Columbus, OH US
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20100252226 | ALKALINE PHENOLIC RESOLE RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE - An alkaline phenolic resole resin compositions comprising (a) an aqueous basic solution of a phenolic resole resin, (b) and a polyhydric alcohol, and their use in foundry applications. | 10-07-2010 |
20140124157 | COMPOSITIONS PREPARED FROM AN ALDEHYDE AND A FURFURYL ALCOHOL AND THEIR USE - A furfuryl alcohol derivative having the general formula X[—CH(OR) | 05-08-2014 |