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Adda Sayers, Urbandale, IA US
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20090000187 | Method and apparatus of high-throughout pollen extraction, counting, and use of counted pollen for characterizing a plant - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. A quantitative collection of a sample of pollen is counted. Total pollen of the plant can be calculated. One way of quantitative collection of pre-shed pollen involves blending a part of the plant with pollen in the presence of liquid (e.g. water) in a blender. The action of the blender tends to destroy the non-pollen parts of the plant and release the pollen into the liquid. Extraction of the pollen from the blender can be through a sidewall port that includes a filter or sieve having a mesh size that passes relevant pollen but blocks most non-pollen plant parts. The sample can be efficiently prepared for counting of pollen. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well distributed in the focal plane of the imager. | 01-01-2009 |
20090000188 | Method and apparatus of high-throughput pollen extraction, counting, and use of counted pollen for characterizing a plant - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the image that are consistent with pollen. Total pollen count for the plant can be derived from the count of pollen of the sample, proportionality of the sample volume to the starting volume, and proportionality of area of sample imaged to total area of sample. Pollen quantification can be used for research or commercial production decisions relative to the plant or its seed. | 01-01-2009 |
20110206241 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLLEN EXTRACTION, COUNTING, AND USE OF COUNTED POLLEN FOR CHARACTERIZING A PLANT - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the image that are consistent with pollen. Total pollen count for the plant can be derived from the count of pollen of the sample, proportionality of the sample volume to the starting volume, and proportionality of area of sample imaged to total area of sample. Pollen quantification can be used for research or commercial production decisions relative to the plant or its seed. | 08-25-2011 |
20120288161 | METHOD OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLLEN EXTRACTION, COUNTING, AND USE OF COUNTED POLLEN FOR CHARACTERIZING A PLANT - A method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. A quantitative collection of a sample of pollen is counted. Total pollen of the plant can be calculated. One way of quantitative collection of pre-shed pollen involves blending a part of the plant with pollen in the presence of liquid (e.g. water) in a blender. The action of the blender tends to destroy the non-pollen parts of the plant and release the pollen into the liquid. Extraction of the pollen from the blender can be through a sidewall port that includes a filter or sieve having a mesh size that passes relevant pollen but blocks most non-pollen plant parts. The sample can be efficiently prepared for counting of pollen. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well distributed in the focal plane of the imager. | 11-15-2012 |
20150097941 | APPARATUS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLLEN EXTRACTION AND COUNTING - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the image that are consistent with pollen. Total pollen count for the plant can be derived from the count of pollen of the sample, proportionality of the sample volume to the starting volume, and proportionality of area of sample imaged to total area of sample. Pollen quantification can be used for research or commercial production decisions relative to the plant or its seed. | 04-09-2015 |
Adda C. Sayers, Urbandale, IA US
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20130096004 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING SEED PRODUCTION IN MAIZE - Defoliation of maize plants, based on percent seed moisture, has advantageous outcomes including greater number of seeds per pound; increased volume or proportion of saleable seed per field and per female acre; decreased discard of seed due to commercially undesirable size or shape; lower moisture content of seed at harvest; earlier harvest date; less fuel and time expended in drying seed for storage; improved performance in laboratory tests for germination at cold temperatures; improved seed treatment efficacy; improved emergence under stress in field conditions; improved plantability in mechanical systems; more uniform stand; fewer runt plants and improved grain yield. | 04-18-2013 |
Brian Sayers, Naperville, IL US
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20140172664 | Processing of Exercised Options - A computer system may receive exercise instruction data for an option. The exercise instruction data may indicate exercise of an option on which optionor and optionee interests are based. The computer system may access stored option data. The option data may identify multiple optionor interests based on options of the same type as the exercised option. The computer system may select one of the optionor interests. The selecting may be performed in response to the exercise instruction data and without regard to whether the selected optionor interest is based on the exercised option. The computer system may transmit, to a computer system associated with a holder of the selected optionor interest, assignment data indicating assignment of an interest in an optioned contract created as a result of the option exercise. | 06-19-2014 |
Colin M. Sayers, Katy, TX US
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20080319675 | Method, system and apparatus for determining rock strength using sonic logging - A method is disclosed for determining a rock strength of an Earth formation, including: receiving a signal representing a measured variation of velocities or slownesses as a function of radius from and azimuth around a borehole; in response to the signal, generating predictions from a Mechanical Earth Model (MEM) representing predictions of a variation of stress and hence velocity as a function of distance from, and azimuth around, the borehole, the MEM including a rock strength model adapted for generating a further prediction representing a predicted variation of velocities or slowness; changing the rock strength in the rock strength model of the Mechanical Earth Model until the further prediction substantially matches the measured variation in velocity around and from the borehole; and, on the condition that the further prediction substantially matches the measured variation in velocity around and from the borehole, generating a set of parameters, wherein the parameters are used to populate the MEM and are used in subsequent calculations. | 12-25-2008 |
20090125240 | USING MICROSEISMIC DATA TO CHARACTERIZE HYDRAULIC FRACTURES - Methods and apparatus that use microseismic event data, stress data, seismic data, and rock properties to predict the hydrocarbon production success of a well location are disclosed. An example method generates a hydrocarbon production function based on information associated with at least a first well location, obtains information associated with a second well location, and calculates the hydrocarbon production function using the information associated with the second well location to predict the hydrocarbon production of the second well location. | 05-14-2009 |
20110295508 | USING MICROSEISMIC DATA TO CHARACTERIZE HYDRAULIC FRACTURES - Methods and apparatus that use microseismic event data, stress data, seismic data, and rock properties to predict the hydrocarbon production success of a well location are disclosed. An example method generates a hydrocarbon production function based on information associated with at least a first well location, obtains information associated with a second well location, and calculates the hydrocarbon production function using the information associated with the second well location to predict the hydrocarbon production of the second well location. | 12-01-2011 |
Colin Michael Sayers, Katy, TX US
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20090055098 | DETERMINATION OF POINT OF SAND PRODUCTION INITIATION IN WELLBORES USING RESIDUAL DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS AND REAL TIME MONITORING OF SAND PROTECTION - Predicting sand production in a wellbore. A first set of characteristics is determined for a formation in the wellbore, wherein determining uses a plastic model of the formation, and wherein the first set of characteristics comprises a yield surface, a failure surface, a stress total strain, an elastic strain, and a plastic-strain relationship. A relationship among a second set of characteristics of the wellbore is determined using an effective stress model, wherein the second set comprises a drawdown pressure, a production rate, pore pressure, a temperature and a viscosity of a fluid in the wellbore, a fluid flow pressure in the wellbore, a drag force of fluid flow in the wellbore, and a type of fluid flow in the wellbore. A critical total strain is determined for the formation using the first set of characteristics and the relationship. The critical total strain is calibrated using a thick wall test. | 02-26-2009 |
20100305865 | ESTIMATING VELOCITIES WITH UNCERTAINTY - A method and apparatus for estimating velocity in a subsurface region. Seismic data for a subsurface region may be received. One or more attributes for the seismic data may be calculated. A posterior distribution may be generated. The posterior distribution may represent one or more probabilities of one or more velocities for the attributes. A velocity with uncertainty may be determined for the subsurface region based on the posterior distribution. A pore pressure with uncertainty may be determined based on the velocity with uncertainty. | 12-02-2010 |
20110087472 | DETERMINING ELASTIC AND FLUID FLOW PROPERTIES OF A FRACTURED RESERVOIR - A technique includes identifying a fracture polygon intersecting a voxel of a three-dimensional grid of voxels representing a region of interest of a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir based on data indicative of a discrete fracture network. The technique includes partitioning the polygon with a regular mesh of points and determining a number of the mesh points inside the voxel and inside the polygon. The technique includes estimating an area of the fracture inside the voxel based at least in part on the determined number of mesh points inside the voxel and inside the polygon. The technique includes determining at least one property of a portion of the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, which coincides with the voxel based at least in part on the estimated area of the fracture. | 04-14-2011 |
20110264431 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORE PRESSURE PREDICTION - A method for performing an oilfield operation at a wellsite having a drilling rig configured to advance a drilling tool into a subsurface formation. The method includes generating a borehole temperature model for an area of interest using water depth information and a vertical stress model, generating a formation temperature model using the borehole temperature model, generating a mud-weight pressure model using the formation temperature model and pressure coefficients, generating a formation pore pressure model using the mud-weight pressure model, and adjusting the oilfield operation based on the formation pore pressure model. | 10-27-2011 |
20120192640 | Borehole Imaging and Formation Evaluation While Drilling - A logging tool having a plurality of different sensor types having close spacings mounted on an articulated or extendible pad, a sleeve, a mandrel, a stabilizer, or some combination of those is provided and used to make measurements in a wellbore in a single logging run. Those measurements are used to create images of the wellbore and the images are used to deduce the local geology, optimize well placement, perform geomechanical investigation, optimize drilling operations, and perform formation evaluation. The logging tool includes a processor capable of making those measurements, creating those images, performing those operations, and making those determinations. The plurality of different sensors may be one or more resistivity sensors, dielectric sensors, acoustic sensors, ultrasonic sensors, caliper sensors, nuclear magnetic resonance sensors, natural spectral gamma ray sensors, spectroscopic sensors, cross-section capture sensors, and nuclear sensors, and they may be “plug-and-play” sensors. | 08-02-2012 |
20120215451 | Pore Pressure from Spectroscopy and Sonic Data - A logging tool capable of making different types of measurements is provided, and a plurality of measurements on a formation are obtained. Certain mineral properties of the formation are assumed and a mixed properties theorem for the formation is invoked. Upper and lower velocity limits for sonic waves traveling through the formation are determined using the above information. Biot's constant is also computed using the above information. LWD data on the formation is obtained and an effective stress is determined. A total stress is determined and, from that and the other information, a pore pressure is determined. | 08-23-2012 |
20130116928 | ESTIMATING VELOCITIES WITH UNCERTAINTY - A method and apparatus for estimating velocity in a subsurface region. Seismic data for a subsurface region may be received. One or more attributes for the seismic data may be calculated. A posterior distribution may be generated. The posterior distribution may represent one or more probabilities of one or more velocities for the attributes. A velocity with uncertainty may be determined for the subsurface region based on the posterior distribution. A pore pressure with uncertainty may be determined based on the velocity with uncertainty. | 05-09-2013 |
Colwyn Sayers, Simpsonville, SC US
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20140059964 | CRACK-RESISTANT MEMBER, A METHOD OF PREVENTING CRACK PROPAGATION, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A TOWER - A crack-resistant member for preventing crack propagation, a method of preventing crack propagation, and method of assembly a tower are provided. The crack-resistant member includes at least one insert attached to at least one removed portion at a predetermined location along a girth weld and adjacent a heat affected zone of the tower. The at least one insert is positioned perpendicular to a weld direction and intersecting the girth weld. The at least one insert prevents crack propagation in the girth weld of the tower. | 03-06-2014 |
20140208676 | CRACK RESISTANT MEMBER AND TOWER - A crack-resistant member for preventing crack propagation, a method of preventing crack propagation, and method of assembly a tower are provided. The crack-resistant member includes at least one insert attached to at least one removed portion at a predetermined location along a girth weld and adjacent a heat affected zone of the tower. The at least one insert is positioned perpendicular to a weld direction and intersecting the girth weld. The at least one insert prevents crack propagation in the girth weld of the tower. | 07-31-2014 |
Colwyn Mark Sayers, Simpsonville, SC US
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20150027068 | TOWER BASE ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE - A pre-assembled tower base assembly for a wind turbine configured for transportation to a wind turbine site is disclosed. The tower base assembly includes a tubular side wall defining an internal volume, a first flange portion at a first end of the tubular side wall, a second flange portion at a second end opposite the first end, and a down-tower electrical assembly installed within the internal volume of the tubular side wall. The first flange portion is configured to couple to a foundation. The second flange portion is configured to couple to a tower section. Further, the first and second flanges define a maximum longitudinal extension therebetween. The maximum longitudinal extension is a maximum height permitted for rail or truck transport. As such, the tower base assembly is configured for transportation in an upright position to a wind turbine site with the down-tower electrical assembly pre-assembled within the internal volume. | 01-29-2015 |
Colwyn Mark Oscar Sayers, Greenville, SC US
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20110138704 | TOWER WITH TENSIONING CABLES - A tower, which may be used for a wind turbine, is provided. The tower includes at least one concrete tower section having a plurality of tensioning cables. The tensioning cables are configured to induce a compressive force on the concrete tower section. The tensioning cables are spaced from an exterior surface of the concrete tower section by a substantially uniform distance. | 06-16-2011 |
Corey Sayers, Bear, DE US
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20130295531 | METHOD FOR MEAL OPTIMIZATION - Disclosed is a method for meal optimization comprising of populating a database with data where the data include recipes, diet choices, menus, food items or nutritional information. A first set of inputs is received where the first set of inputs are received from a device. The first set of inputs is associated with the data. A weight value is assigned to the data then the data is ranked. An optimization algorithm engine is run based on the data and first set of inputs. A first meal plan is generated and displayed. A second set of inputs after the displaying is received where the second set of inputs are based on the first meal plan. A second meal plan is generated and displayed. Confirmation of acceptance is received and after receiving this, the second meal plan is saved in a memory. The method is performed by a software program. | 11-07-2013 |
Edwin M. Sayers, Saline, MI US
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20080259630 | LENS ASSEMBLY - A lens assembly for use with a light source and including an inner lens and a light directing portion. The inner lens collects light rays from the light source through a light-collecting face and emits at least a portion of the light rays radially through a series of collimators. The light directing portion may be an outer lens having light-collecting faces and light-distributing faces. The light-collecting faces correspond with the collimators and distribute the light rays through light-distributing faces. The light direction portion may alternatively be an outer reflector. The reflector has a plurality of light-reflecting surfaces, corresponding to the collimators, and configured to reflect the light rays emitted from the collimators. | 10-23-2008 |
Graham Sayers, Framingham, MA US
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20090157567 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - A method for optimizing an LED lighting system cost includes steps of determining LED costs, power source costs, and total costs associated with a plurality of LED quantities, and identifying a lowest total cost as an optimal cost. A LED lighting system includes an LED operated by a constant-current driver at less than its maximum current capacity. A programmable controller including a feedback routine is used to compensate for intensity drift as an LED ages. Other embodiments of LED lighting systems include multiple LEDs producing light having various spectrums to optimize the lighting system efficiency and the effectiveness. A charge controller including an MPPT routine is advantageously employed with a LED lighting system powered by a limited-capacity power source. | 06-18-2009 |
20130099721 | COMBINATION ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR SOLAR, WIND AND OTHER "NON-DISPATCHABLE" ENERGY SOURCES SERVING VARIABLE LOADS IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS - A compound energy storage system made up of two energy storage devices of different characteristics. The first device is a deep cycle lithium ion battery (or similar characteristics) and the second device is deep cycle lead-acid battery (or similar). Both devices are connected in parallel with control circuitry that manages the charging/discharging of each device in such a way that maximizes lifetime of the combined energy storage system when powering a load. First device acts as primary power source and is cycled daily under normal conditions. Second device provides additional power for periods of extended power draw and low temperatures, when the first device is unable to deliver sufficient energy or unable to take a charge. Excess power from external energy source or reserved in one of the devices shall be used to power components that will control device temperature and optimize overall performance of the storage system. | 04-25-2013 |
Jason Sayers, Windermere, FL US
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20160052773 | Cooking Oil Delivery System and Method - A delivery system includes a transportation container for cooking oil carried by a delivery vehicle for filling a storage container located at a restaurant. A flexible conduit is temporarily connected between the transportation container and the storage container. The oil is pumped from the transportation container to the storage container. A pressure sensor, carried by the vehicle downstream the pump, monitors pressure in the storage container. A processor operates with the pressure sensor for determining a pressure level in the storage container and controls delivery of the oil for limiting a pressure level to a preselected value. The system waits a period of time and tests the pressure to allow the pressure in the storage container to equalize so that pressure in the conduit at the vehicle is the same as pressure in the storage container. The pressure level is used to establish the amount of cooking oil delivered. | 02-25-2016 |
Kevin M. Sayers, Kodak, TN US
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20090314220 | Modular Fence Panel and Connecting Member for Welded Wire Kennel - A modular fence panel system for constructing at least a portion of a pet kennel. The modular fence panel system of the present invention includes at least first and second modular fence panel members, which include a panel member having first and second vertical sides and upper and lower horizontal sides. Upper and lower frame members are secured to the upper and lower horizontal sides of the panel member. At least one vertical side of the panel member is left exposed. A joining member having an elongated tube member and upper and lower cross members is used to secure the first and second modular fence panel members to each other. | 12-24-2009 |
20130305491 | Collar Strap Attachment Mechanism - A collar strap attachment mechanism. One embodiment of collar strap attachment mechanism utilizes a rotatable clasping system with a locking mechanism. The collar strap attachment mechanism is compatible with collars of various widths and thickness. This collar strap attachment mechanism does not require the strap to be looped through any openings so removing the clasp of the strap is unnecessary. The collar strap attachment mechanism includes a rotatable clasp with a plurality of fingers configured to close around the collar strap. The user places the collar strap attachment mechanism on the strap and rotates the two parts until the strap is captured. Once closed around the collar strap, a lock prevents the collar strap attachment mechanism from rotating back to the open position unless unlocked. | 11-21-2013 |
20140034525 | Packaging System for Animal Kennel - A package for an animal containment system is provided. The package contains a plurality of horizontal support tubes and a plurality of vertical support tubes. The tubes are dimensioned and configured to be joined together by hardware to form a framing for the animal containment system along with a framing for a gate. The packaging includes a plurality of removable fence tubes and a plurality of gate tubes. The fence tubes and gate tubes are configured to be slidably received within aligned openings along the horizontal support tubes. The packaging also includes a box which contains the components for the system. Within the box substantially all of the fence tubes and substantially all of the gate tubes are nested within selected horizontal support tubes and selected vertical support tubes. A method of packaging an animal containment system is also provided herein. | 02-06-2014 |
K. Michael Sayers, Kodak, TN US
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20150181837 | Networked Automatic Animal Feeding System - An animal feeding system is provided. The feeding system includes a container that holds dry pet food, and a receptacle that gravitationally receives the pet food. The system also provides a conveyor system. The conveyor system moves the dry pet food from the receptacle and to a feeding bowl. Additionally, the animal feeding system includes a micro-processor. The micro-processor is configured to deliver start and stop signals to a motor in response to wireless signals sent from a control unit. The animal feeding system additionally comprises the control unit. The control unit offers a user interface for programming the system according to a desired feeding schedule. A method for feeding an animal using the feeding system is also provided herein. | 07-02-2015 |
20160000036 | Networked Automatic Animal Feeding System - An animal feeding system is provided. The feeding system includes a container that holds dry pet food, and a receptacle that gravitationally receives the pet food. The system also provides a conveyor system. The conveyor system moves the dry pet food from the receptacle to a feeding bowl. Additionally, the animal feeding system includes a processor. The processor is configured to deliver start and stop signals to a motor in response to signals sent from a user control unit. The animal feeding system additionally comprises the user control unit. The control unit offers a user interface for programming the system according to a desired feeding schedule. A method for feeding an animal using the feeding system is also provided herein. | 01-07-2016 |
Michael Sayers, Kodak, TN US
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20140020635 | Image-Based Animal Control Systems and Methods - Systems and methods of tracking an object within the field of view of an image sensing device. The system can include an animal control system having an image sensing system to determine a location of a pet within a field of view of the image sensing device, a controller to define a pet containment border within the field of view and to compare the location of the pet relative to the defined border, and a transmitter to transmit a stimulation signal to the pet to encourage or discourage the pet from crossing the border based on the comparison. | 01-23-2014 |
Randy J. Sayers, Belding, MI US
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20100119635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLDING ONTO A STRETCHED BLANK - An apparatus and method for molding a component onto a stretched blank. The apparatus includes a stretching assembly mounted adjacent to a first mold part. The stretching assembly includes a plurality of clamp assemblies that grasp the peripheral edge of the blank and a plurality of slide assemblies that move the clamp assemblies away from one another to apply a stretch to the fabric. The apparatus further includes a press for closing a second mold part onto the first mold part while the fabric is held in a stretched condition by the stretching assembly. In one embodiment, the stretching assembly may include a float plate that is movable with respect to the first mold part between a stretch position and a mold position. The apparatus may include a robot with tooling for moving the fabric onto the stretching assembly. The tooling may include a plurality of shot pins that push the fabric off of the tooling onto corresponding fabric pins in the stretching machine. | 05-13-2010 |
Richard Sayers, Akron, OH US
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20110303762 | PIEZOELECTRIC FOAMING PUMP - A piezoelectric foaming pump is provided herein. The piezoelectric foaming pump includes a housing having a first opening for receiving a liquid from a liquid container and a piezoelectric element secured to the housing. The piezoelectric element includes a plurality of holes there through. In addition, the housing includes an air inlet. Although the piezoelectric element has holes there through, prior to activating the piezoelectric element, liquid does not pass through the plurality of holes. When the piezoelectric element is energized, liquid passes through the plurality of holes due to the rapid vibration of the piezoelectric element and is dispensed as a foam. Additionally, a piezoelectric foaming pump having a fluid pump chamber; an air pump chamber; a mixing chamber; a piezoelectric element; and an outlet nozzle is disclosed herein. During operation, fluid pumped from the fluid chamber mixes with air pumped from an air chamber in the mixing chamber and the resulting mixture is passed through the piezoelectric element and dispensed out of a nozzle. | 12-15-2011 |
Richard C. Sayers, Akron, OH US
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20090152293 | Counter-mounted solution dispenser with counter-protective platform - A dispensing station is mounted to a counter and includes a container that is retained under the counter to hold a volume of no-rinse hand-treatment product. A protective platform is positioned on the top surface of the counter, and a faucet structure has an outlet positioned over the protective platform. A pump communicates with the volume of no-rinse hand-treatment product in the container, and a dispensing conduit extends through the faucet structure, communicating between the pump and the outlet of the faucet structure such that actuation of the pump causes no-rinse hand-treatment product to be dispensed at the outlet and directed toward the protective platform. This dispensing station will encourage the use of no-rinse hand-treatment products by providing a well-defined station, similar to the stations defined by common sinks. | 06-18-2009 |
20100108718 | Dome pump spray assembly - A dome pump spray assembly employing a known structure of a liquid dome pump in association with a uniquely configured spray spout to achieve atomization of liquids such as soaps, sanitizers, disinfectants and the like. The spray spout includes a deflector which is in juxtaposition to a spout spray tip having angled partial depth passages therein that extend to a central tapered outlet orifice, the passages and orifices generating a vortex of cyclonic action that serves to achieve atomization of the liquid as it passes therethrough. | 05-06-2010 |
Richard C. Sayers, Marietta, GA US
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20130140380 | VORTEX ATOMIZING FOAM PUMP AND REFILL UNIT UTILIZING SAME - Foam dispensers, refill units for foam dispensers, and liquid pumps for use in foam dispensers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an inverted foam pump includes a compression chamber having an inlet valve and an outlet valve. The compression chamber is in fluid communication with a flow restrictor, an atomizer, a mixing chamber, a foaming chip and an outlet. The inlet valve, outlet valve, flow restrictor, atomizer, mixing chamber, foaming chip and outlet extend along a common axis. An air inlet is included that extends into the mixing chamber; the air inlet is an opening to atmospheric pressure. During operation, the liquid pump is located below the liquid container and liquid flowing from the compression chamber is accelerated and atomized. The atomized liquid enters the mixing chamber at a velocity sufficient to draw in air from the air inlet to mix with the liquid to form a foam. | 06-06-2013 |
Robert J. Sayers, East Hartford, CT US
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20140099182 | DUCT DAMPER - An example damper includes a damping member configured to damp a duct wall at an interface between a duct band and the duct wall | 04-10-2014 |
Rory Sayers, Davison, MI US
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20110168898 | Systems and Methods for Emitting Radiant Energy - Field balancing may be performed with an irradiation system including a plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters. The irradiation system powers the radiant-energy emitters from a power source and radiant energy is emitted from the radiant-energy emitters, where an amount of radiant energy emitted from each emitter is capable of being varied based on power received from the power source. A plurality of radiant-energy sensors detects an amount of radiant energy which includes radiant energy created directly by at least one of the radiant-energy emitters. The amount of radiant energy detected at least two of the radiant-energy sensors is compared, and at least one of the radiant-energy emitters is adjusted by varying the power received from the power source so that the amount of radiant energy detected at each of the radiant-energy sensors tends towards becoming approximately equal. The emitting of radiant energy from each radiant-energy emitter is terminated when a total amount of radiant energy emitted from the plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters exceeds a predetermined threshold value, where the threshold value is sufficient to allow the total amount of radiant energy emitted from the plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters to sanitize a particular area in which the emitters are located. | 07-14-2011 |
20130280126 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMITTING RADIANT ENERGY - Field balancing may be performed with an irradiation system including a plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters. The irradiation system powers the radiant-energy emitters from a power source and radiant energy is emitted from the radiant-energy emitters, where an amount of radiant energy emitted from each emitter is capable of being varied based on power received from the power source. A plurality of radiant-energy sensors detects an amount of radiant energy which includes radiant energy created directly by at least one of the radiant-energy emitters. The amount of radiant energy detected at at least two of the radiant-energy sensors is compared, and at least one of the radiant-energy emitters is adjusted by varying the power received from the power source so that the amount of radiant energy detected at each of the radiant-energy sensors tends towards becoming approximately equal. The emitting of radiant energy from each radiant-energy emitter is terminated when a total amount of radiant energy emitted from the plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters exceeds a predetermined threshold value, where the threshold value is sufficient to allow the total amount of radiant energy emitted from the plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters to sanitize a particular area in which the emitters are located. | 10-24-2013 |
20140374612 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMITTING RADIANT ENERGY - Field balancing may be performed with an irradiation system including a plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters. The irradiation system powers the radiant-energy emitters from a power source and radiant energy is emitted from the radiant-energy emitters, where an amount of radiant energy emitted from each emitter is capable of being varied based on power received from the power source. A plurality of radiant-energy sensors detects an amount of radiant energy which includes radiant energy created directly by at least one of the radiant-energy emitters. The amount of radiant energy detected at at least two of the radiant-energy sensors is compared, and at least one of the radiant-energy emitters is adjusted by varying the power received from the power source so that the amount of radiant energy detected at each of the radiant-energy sensors tends towards becoming approximately equal. The emitting of radiant energy from each radiant-energy emitter is terminated when a total amount of radiant energy emitted from the plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters exceeds a predetermined threshold value, where the threshold value is sufficient to allow the total amount of radiant energy emitted from the plurality of adjustable radiant-energy emitters to sanitize a particular area in which the emitters are located. | 12-25-2014 |
Scott A. Sayers, Jackson, NJ US
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20100097947 | VoIP Network Element Performance Detection for IP NSEP Special Service - A system and method for receiving performance measurements for a communications network, generating alerts based on each performance measurement and a corresponding performance threshold, receiving network traps from network elements of the communications network, each network trap being generated by the network element based on a process measurement and a corresponding process threshold and correlating the alerts and the network traps to generate correlated alerts. | 04-22-2010 |
Sorcha Sayers, Fairfield, OH US
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20140110369 | Container, Handle for a Container, and Handle and Container Assembly - A container may include a neck including an external surface and at least one handle retention feature with axially lower and upper handle retention surfaces. A handle for a container may include a collar including spaced apart container retention features having axially lower and upper handle retention surfaces to cooperate with the corresponding handle retention feature of the container to prevent axial movement of the collar with respect to the container. | 04-24-2014 |
20150298858 | Container, Handle for a Container, and Handle and Container Assembly - A container may include a neck including an external surface and at least one handle retention feature with axially lower and upper handle retention surfaces. A handle for a container may include a collar including spaced apart container retention features having axially lower and upper container retention surfaces to cooperate with the corresponding handle retention feature of the container to prevent axial movement of the collar with respect to the container. | 10-22-2015 |
Thomas Joseph Sayers, Boonsboro, MD US
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William Sayers, Cincinnati, OH US
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William Schieffelin Sayers, Delaware, OH US
Wilston Nigel Christopher Sayers, Atlanta, GA US
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