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Andy Shafer, Minnetonka, MN US
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| 20090217568 | Candle and candle wax containing metathesis and metathesis-like products - A wax comprises a metathesis product and/or a product that resembles, at least in part, a product which may be formed from a metathesis reaction. The wax may be used to form articles, for example, candles (container candles, votive candles, and/or a pillar candles), crayons, fire logs, or tarts. The wax commonly includes other components in addition to the metathesis product. | 09-03-2009 |
Benjamin Shafer, Hungry Horse, MT US
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| 20100024847 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER CLEANING WITH DILUTE ACIDS - In a method for cleaning wafers using ultra-dilute acids, the wafers are placed into a rotor in a process chamber. As the rotor spins, the wafers are with de-ionized water and ultra-dilute hydrofluoric acid. Ozone gas is introduced into the process chamber. The wafers are then sprayed with an ultra-dilute solution of hydrochloric acid. Ozone gas is purged from the chamber. The wafers are then rinsed and dried. The ultra-dilute acids may be used in water to acid concentrations on the order of about 1000-2400:1. | 02-04-2010 |
Bryan Shafer, West Valley City, UT US
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| 20100229765 | Industrial pallets formed of recycled and/or scrap lumber and method of manufacturing - This invention is industrial pallets formed of new, recycled and/or scrap lumber and methods of manufacturing same. The wood used to form the novel industrial pallet may include new scrap lumber that remains from conventional pallet manufacturing or old lumber from used pallets or other wood sources. Stringers according to various embodiments disclosed herein may be formed of new or old lumber, with standard or extra width, or include remanufactured or composite stringers of extra width that have been laminated together with fasteners or brackets for extra thickness and strength. A particular feature common with some embodiments of pallets described herein are short deck boards that have been butted together (end-to-end) at intermediate stringers to form the equivalent of a single full deck board. The short deck boards extend between adjacent stringers without extending beyond the two adjacent stringers spanned by any single short deck board. Top and bottom decks of pallets may be in an interdigitated or end-to-end configuration as well. | 09-16-2010 |
Daniel W. Shafer, Saint Charles, MI US
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| 20090288907 | Electric Power Steering System, Controller, and Method of Operation - An electric power steering system for a vehicle includes a motor for providing assistance in turning the wheels of the vehicle. The motor is electrically connected to a controller. The controller includes a power device, such as a power transistor, electrically connected to the motor to variably provide electric power to the motor as needed. The controller also includes a gate drive device electrically connected to the power device for regulating operation the power device. A shutdown mechanism is electrically connected between the gate drive device and a power input. In the event of a fault, the shutdown mechanism isolates electrical power from the gate drive device. This prevents the power device from providing electric power to the power steering motor. | 11-26-2009 |
David Shafer, Salem, CT US
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| 20100014153 | CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE - A catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern provided in an object plane of the projection objective onto an image plane of the projection objective has a first, refractive objective part for imaging the pattern provided in the object plane into a first intermediate image; a second objective part including at least one concave mirror for imaging the first intermediate imaging into a second intermediate image; and a third, refractive objective part for imaging the second intermediate imaging onto the image plane; wherein the projection objective has a maximum lens diameter D | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110261444 | Catadioptric Projection Objective With Mirror Group - A catadioptric projection objective for imaging an off-axis object field arranged in an object surface of the projection objective onto an off-axis image field arranged in an image surface of the projection objective has a front lens group, a mirror group comprising four mirrors and having an object side mirror group entry, an image side mirror group exit, and a mirror group plane aligned transversly to the optical axis and arranged geometrically between the mirror group entry and the mirror group exit; and a rear lens group. The mirrors of the mirror group are arranged such that at least one intermediate image is positioned inside the mirror group between mirror group entry and mirror group exit, and that radiation coming from the mirror group entry passes at least four times through the mirror group plane and is reflected at least twice on a concave mirror surface of the mirror group prior to exiting the mirror group at the mirror group exit. The mirror group entry is positioned in a region where radiation exiting the front lens group has an entry chief ray height. A second reflecting area is positioned in a region where radiation impinging on the second mirror has a second chief ray height deviating from the entry chief ray height in a first direction; and a fourth reflecting area is positioned in a region where radiation impinging on the fourth mirror has a fourth chief ray height deviating from the entry chief ray height in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110273791 | CATOPTRIC OBJECTIVES AND SYSTEMS USING CATOPTRIC OBJECTIVES - In general, in one aspect, the invention features an objective arranged to image radiation from an object plane to an image plane, including a plurality of elements arranged to direct the radiation from the object plane to the image plane, wherein the objective has an image side numerical aperture of more than 0.55 and a maximum image side field dimension of more than 1 mm, and the objective is a catoptric objective. | 11-10-2011 |
David A. Shafer, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090209434 | Probe-antiprobe compositions and methods for DNA or RNA detection - The invention provides novel compositions and methods for detecting unlabeled nucleic acid targets using labeled polynucleotide probes and partially complementary antiprobes. The interaction of probes, antiprobes and targets result in signaling changes that indicate target frequency. This novel detection mechanism is called a DNA detection switch, and it enable end-point detection, microarray detection and real-time PCR detection of a variety of nucleic acid targets including microbial species and subspecies, drug resistant mutants, and pathogenic strains. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090239769 | Expression Miniarrays and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides methods and devices for making new and inexpensive miniarrays suitable for gene expression analysis. Also provided herein are methods of diagnosis for specific tissue or condition using specialized diagnostic miniarrays that exhibit specific visual pattern as diagnostic readout. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090275029 | Systems and Methods to Quantify and Amplify Both Signaling and Probes for CDNA Chips and Gene Expression Microarrays - The invention provides a series of reagent compositions and methods for making and amplifying novel cDNA based probe sets from RNA samples to improve analysis with gene expression arrays. The methods globally produce probe sets with common universal linkers at one or both ends, called WRAP-Probes, wherein the linkers do not bind to the target sequences and they can efficiently bind added reporters to the probes. The universal linkers are also designed as primer binding sites for copying and amplifying the probes, either linearly with one linker, or exponentially with double linkers. The capacity to globally and exponentially amplify the probe set by PCR is a primary advantage. Adding reporters by terminal linkers also improves quantification since each probe gets equivalent signaling. The invention allows expression analysis of small research, clinical and forensic samples to enable improved diagnostics, drug discovery, therapeutic monitoring, and medical, agricultural and general research. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20120058474 | PROBE-ANTIPROBE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DNA OR RNA DETECTION - The invention provides novel compositions and methods for detecting unlabeled nucleic acid targets using labeled polynucleotide probes and partially complementary antiprobes. The interaction of probes, antiprobes and targets result in signaling changes that indicate target frequency. This novel detection mechanism is called a DNA detection switch, and it enable end-point detection, microarray detection and real-time PCR detection of a variety of nucleic acid targets including microbial species and subspecies, drug resistant mutants, and pathogenic strains. | 03-08-2012 |
David R. Shafer, Faifield, CT US
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| 20090080065 | Ultra-broadband UV microscope imaging system with wide range zoom capability - An ultra-broadband ultraviolet (UV) catadioptric imaging microscope system with wide-range zoom capability. The microscope system, which comprises a catadioptric lens group and a zooming tube lens group, has high optical resolution in the deep UV wavelengths, continuously adjustable magnification, and a high numerical aperture. The system integrates microscope modules such as objectives, tube lenses and zoom optics to reduce the number of components, and to simplify the system manufacturing process. The preferred embodiment offers excellent image quality across a very broad deep ultraviolet spectral range, combined with an all-refractive zooming tube lens. The zooming tube lens is modified to compensate for higher-order chromatic aberrations that would normally limit performance. | 03-26-2009 |
David R. Shafer, Fairfield, CT US
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| 20080247035 | Catadioptric imaging system employing immersion liquid for use in broad band microscopy - A reduced size catadioptric inspection system employing a catadioptric objective and immersion substance is disclosed. The objective may be employed with light energy having a wavelength in the range of approximately 190 nanometers through the infrared light range, and can provide numerical apertures in excess of 0.9. Elements are less than 100 millimeters in diameter and may fit within a standard microscope. The objective comprises a focusing lens group, a field lens, a Mangin mirror arrangement, and an immersion substance or liquid between the Mangin mirror arrangement and the specimen. A variable focal length optical system for use with the objective in the catadioptric inspection system is also disclosed. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080316456 | CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE WITH GEOMETRIC BEAM SPLITTING - A projection exposure lens has an object plane, optical elements for separating beams, a concave mirror, an image plane, a first lens system arranged between the object plane and the optical elements for separating beams, a second double pass lens system arranged between the optical elements for separating beams and the concave mirror, a third lens system arranged between the optical elements for separating beams and the image plane. The second lens system has a maximum of five lenses. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090080086 | SYMMETRICAL OBJECTIVE HAVING FOUR LENS GROUPS FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY - The invention features a system for microlithography that includes a mercury light source configured to emit radiation at multiple mercury emission lines, a projection objective positioned to receive radiation emitted by the mercury light source, and a stage configured to position a wafer relative to the projection objective. During operation, the projection objective directs radiation from the light source to the wafer, where the radiation at the wafer includes energy from more than one of the emission lines. Optical lens systems for use in said projection objective comprise four lens groups, each having two lenses comprising silica, the first and second lens groups on one hand and the third and fourth lens groups on the other hand are positioned symmetrically with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of said lens system. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110116077 | EUV High Throughput Inspection System For Defect Detection On Patterned EUV Masks, Mask Blanks, And Wafers - Inspection of EUV patterned masks, blank masks, and patterned wafers generated by EUV patterned masks requires high magnification and a large field of view at the image plane. An EUV inspection system can include a light source directed to an inspected surface, a detector for detecting light deflected from the inspected surface, and an optic configuration for directing the light from the inspected surface to the detector. In particular, the detector can include a plurality of sensor modules. Additionally, the optic configuration can include a plurality of mirrors that provide magnification of at least 100× within an optical path less than 5 meters long. In one embodiment, the optical path is approximately 2-3 meters long. | 05-19-2011 |
Donald F. Shafer, Austin, TX US
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| 20090132458 | Intelligent Drilling Advisor - A method, apparatus, and program storage device for integrating and implementing rule-based, heuristic, wellbore key performance rate of penetration indicators advising drilling operations personnel based on the situational awareness of trended earth properties and real time wellbore sensor data, is disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100067329 | METHOD OF DETERMINING BOREHOLE CONDITIONS FROM DISTRIBUTED MEASUREMENT DATA - Methods of determining borehole conditions using distributed measurement data are disclosed herein. The disclosed methods utilize real time data measurements taken from sensors distributed along the length of a drill string to assess various conditions or properties of the borehole. The disclosed methods of processing or using distributed measurement data have not been described before. In particular, the distributed data may be used for example, to track the progress of a chemical pill or also track the location of different types of borehole fluids, and also to determine the hole size or volume of the borehole. | 03-18-2010 |
Donald Gordon Shafer, Austin, TX US
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| 20090006212 | Financial Institution Account-Associated Rewards Program - A system and method of operating a rewards program through a financial institution for granting rewards to customers enrolled in the rewards program wherein the customer receives one or more reward credits in an account associated with the financial institution if the customer meets certain qualification criteria. The method may include determining if the account qualifies for an award credit; assigning a reward credit to the account; receiving purchase information regarding a purchase made at a merchant associated with the customer's account; identifying from the purchase information whether the purchase was made at a qualifying merchant; and applying the reward credit towards the purchase made by the customer at the qualifying merchant by applying a reward credit to the customer's account based upon the business rules applicable to the reward program. The method also determines if a reward credit has expired, in which event either the merchant or the financial institution may receive the benefit of any unused or expired reward credits depending on the particular embodiment of the reward program. The method also creates and provides notification to the customer of reward credit information. | 01-01-2009 |
Douglas George Shafer, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20100264759 | INTEGRATED BRUSHLESS STARTER/GENERATOR SYSTEM - A brushless starter/generator includes a rotor rotatably mounted within a stator mounted within a housing and an oil cooling system using cooling oil from an engine accessory gearbox for cooling the rotor and the stator. The rotor is fixedly mounted on a rotor shaft having a rotor heat exchanger disposed therein. A stator heat exchanger for cooling the stator includes an oil jacket around the housing. The stator heat exchanger includes a grooved tube around the housing and axially extending axial passages connected to annular inlet and outlet manifolds in the grooved tube. The rotor shaft is operably connected to a power take-off shaft within the gearbox and rotatably supported by a shaft bearing in a gearbox casing of the accessory gearbox. The oil cooling system is a dry cavity oil cooling system which prevents cooling oil from entering an air gap between the rotor and the stator. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110115227 | TURBOGENERATOR WITH COOLING SYSTEM - A turbogenerator having a gas turbine engine powering generator and a cooling system and an annular heat exchanger powered by a fan disposed across an outer fan duct of the engine. Fan variable inlet and outlet guide vanes may be used to vary power between the fan and the generator which are drivenly connected to a low pressure turbine. Inner and outer portions separated by a rotating shroud of the fan are disposed in annular inner and outer fan ducts respectively. A directed energy weapon may be powered by the generator and cooled by the cooling system. A refrigeration apparatus may be operably disposed between the annular heat exchanger and the directed energy weapon for cooling the directed energy weapon and conditioning power electronics for the weapon. The refrigeration apparatus may include a vapor cycle cooling system and a cold storage containing a phase change material. | 05-19-2011 |
Gary Mark Shafer, Boca Raton, FL US
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| 20090027202 | RFID SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED SWITCHED ANTENNA ARRAY AND MULTIPLEXER ELECTRONICS - An RFID detection system for determining the location of tagged items within an interrogation zone. The system includes one or more printed circuit boards coupled to each other and placed within a region of the interrogation zone. Each printed circuit board contains an antenna array having one or more antennas where each antenna detects the presence of one or more tagged items within a specific read zone in the region. The printed circuit board also contains a multiplexer coupled to the antenna array, where the antenna array and the multiplexer are provided on a substrate. Upon an interrogation request from an RFID reader, a specific antenna can be activated and selected by the multiplexer and tagged items within the antenna's read zone are interrogated. RF signals containing RF identification information are then transmitted back to the RFID reader where a host computer interprets the signals and determines the location of the identified tagged items. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100238030 | MOTION DETECTOR HAVING ASYMMETRIC ZONES FOR DETERMINING DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT AND METHOD THEREFORE - A detector, system including a detector and method for sensing motion within a detection region. The detector has a detection element and a focusing element aiming received energy corresponding to a presence within the detection region toward the detection element. The focusing element has a plurality of sections in which each of the plurality of sections establishes a corresponding detection zone within the detection region. The plurality of sections are arranged to allow a motion vector to be determined for an object passing through the detection region. The system includes a detector that generates pulses each time presence in a detector zone is detected as well as a central alarm panel. The central alarm panel receives the pulses and has processor that evaluates the timing between electrical pulses to determine the motion vector. | 09-23-2010 |
Georgia Shafer, Southbury, CT US
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| 20080206351 | Malodor Reduction of Cosmetic Products - Malodor free skin care compositions are described. The skin care compositions comprise an adsorbable solvent and an insoluble particle in an adsorbable solvent-insoluble particle complex. The complex is suitable to adsorb components with malodor to yield a skin care composition free of offensive odors like those generated from the oxidation of conjugated linoleic acid. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100062961 | Good Foaming Creamy or Paste-Like Cleansers Comprising Floor Levels of Long Chain Lipids or Lipid Mimics - The present invention relates to compositions, especially pastes/creams which have high level of long chain lipids or lipid mimics. These help provide “creaminess”, a desirable rheological characteristic. This is seen from defined viscosity values which define the pastes. In addition, unpredictably, when used in combination with short chain phase inducers, foam values are adequate when it would be expected the lipids would decrease foam. The composition also retains stability from physical separation. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110143984 | METHOD OF ENHANCING PERFUME BLOOM IN EXTRUDED DILUTED BARS HAVING LOW TOTAL FATTY MATTER AND USING STARCH POLYOL STRUCTURING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method of obtaining enhanced perfume bloom, e.g., bars providing enhanced perfume impact. By selecting specific bar compositions (e.g., with low TFM and specific starch-polyol structuring system), it has been unexpectedly found that bloom is actually increased upon dilution of such bars. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143985 | METHOD OF ENHANCING PERFUME RETENTION DURING STORAGE USING LOW TOTAL FATTY MATTER EXTRUDED BARS HAVING STARCH POLYOL STRUCTURING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method of enhanced perfume retention, e.g., bars providing enhanced retention. By selecting specific bar compositions (e.g., with low TFM and specific starch-polyol structuring system), it has been unexpectedly found that retention of perfume during dry bar storage is actually increased. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120040003 | ANTI-DANDRUFF COMPOSITIONS WITH CITRUS FIBERS - A shampoo composition is described which includes from 1 to 25% by weight of mild surfactants, from 0.001 to 5% by weight of citrus fibers, from 0.01 to 5% by weight of anti-dandruff zinc salts, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. The citrus fibers help structure the composition to maintain phase stability, provide appropriate viscosity and achieve deposition of the anti-dandruff zinc salts. | 02-16-2012 |
Grant H. Shafer, Thornton, CO US
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| 20120060703 | BAND CLAMP TENSIONING TOOL - A system for protecting tubes in a heat recovery system is provided. Such tubes are often protected by shielding that is attached thereto the tubes by a plurality of band clamps. Each band clamp is associated with a guard that protects the same from the hot gases traveling through the field of tubes. In addition, an automated tool is provided for tensioning the bands about the shields. The automated tool allows the band clamps to be properly interconnected to the shields in a preferred manner. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120061061 | BAND CLAMP GUARD - A system for protecting tubes in a heat recovery system is provided. Such tubes are often protected by shielding that is attached thereto the tubes by a plurality of band clamps. Each band clamp is associated with a guard that protects the same from the hot gases traveling through the field of tubes. In addition, an automated tool is provided for tensioning the bands about the shields. The automated tool allows the band clamps to be properly interconnected to the shields in a preferred manner. | 03-15-2012 |
Gregory J. Shafer, Bear, DE US
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| 20110126558 | USE OF LOW GWP REFRIGERANTS COMPRISING CF3I WITH STABLE LUBRICANTS - The invention pertains to heat transfer compositions, particularly to automobile refrigerants comprising a hydrofluoroalkene, an iodocarbon, and at least one lubricant having hydrogen atoms and carbon atoms, wherein no more than 17% of the total number of hydrogen atoms which are attached to a carbon atom are tertiary hydrogen atoms. | 06-02-2011 |
Gregory J. Shafer, Chaffee, NY US
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| 20080312392 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A POLYMER FROM ALLYLOXYTRIFLUOROPROPENES - A process for preparing a polymer comprising the step of: polymerizing: | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090283712 | SESQUITERPENE STABILIZED COMPOSITIONS - Provided is a composition comprising (a) at least one halogenated compound selected from the group consisting of C | 11-19-2009 |
Helen Zinreich Shafer, Owings Mills, MD US
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| 20110051892 | RADIATION THERAPY SKIN MARKER - Radiation therapy skin markers used to delineate radiation therapy portal areas of a patient to be treated with radiation are described. The radiation therapy skin marker includes comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the substrate is lined with an ink to facilitate the outlining of the treatment field. The second surface is coated with an adhesive layer which is protected by release liner. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110086114 | NASAL COMPOSITION - A nasal spray solution for use as a nasal spray and methods of using the solution are disclosed. The nasal spray solution moisturizes nasal passages and alleviates nasal dryness. The solution includes a hypotonic saline solution, wherein the saline solution is hypotonic with respect to cells of the nasal mucosa of the nasal passages, a buffering agent, a lubricating agent, and an anti-microbial agent. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120033786 | MAMMOGRAPHY PAD - A mammography pad for use with a mammography unit for providing comfort to a patient during a mammography examination. The mammography pad includes a flexible substrate configured to overlie a bucky plate, a compressible material and a fastening means. The mammography pad is capable of covering a top and front surface of the compression plate, while the fastening means removably attaches a portion of the mammography pad to the mammography unit. Further, a method for administering a mammography examination with the mammography pad is disclosed by providing a mammography pad, securing the pad to the mammography unit, placing a patient's breast on the mammography pad, and compressing the patient's breast against the mammography pad. | 02-09-2012 |
James E. Shafer, Dodge City, KS US
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| 20110121114 | MATERIAL MIXER WITH MULTI-FLIGHTED AUGER - The invention relates to a mixer that includes at least one multi-flighted auger for mixing together materials, especially livestock feed. The multi-flighted auger rotates about a generally vertical axis. The flights include a kicker knife at the bottom and chopper knives around their periphery. The upper surface of the flights may be perpendicular to a shaft about which the auger rotates, or may be concave or slanted generally upwardly to encourage the material being mixed to remain in contact with the auger. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120008457 | AGRICULTURAL MIXER WITH DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An agricultural mixer includes a hydraulic drive system. The mixer includes an automatic jam-resolving feature, whereby if an auger becomes jammed, the drive system will cause the auger to rotate in a reverse direction for a period of time to resolve the jam. The hydraulic drive system will maintain a speed of rotation of the auger at a relatively constant rate during mixing while choosing an efficient displacement setting for the hydraulic motor. The auger is maintained at a constant speed during a discharge mode by maintaining the motor in a maximum displacement setting. A clean-out mode is provided wherein the auger is rotated at a maximum speed to aid in cleaning out the last remaining feed mixture in the mixer. | 01-12-2012 |
Jeffrey Shafer, Houston, TX US
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| 20100095020 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALABLE ETHERNET - A computer readable medium comprising computer readable code for data transfer. The computer readable code, when executed, performs a method. The method includes receiving, at a first Axon, an ARP request from a source host directed to a target host. The method also includes obtaining a first route from the first Axon to the second Axon, and generating a target identification corresponding to the target host. The method further includes sending an Axon-ARP request to the second Axon using the first route, and receiving an Axon-ARP reply from the second Axon, where the Axon-ARP reply includes a second route. The method further includes storing the first route in storage space on the first Axon, where the storage space is indexed by the target identification, and sending an ARP reply to the first host where the source host is configured to send a packet to the target host. | 04-15-2010 |
Jennifer G. Shafer, Austin, TX US
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| 20080244562 | Method of Identifying and Checking Software Installation Requirements - The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for discovering and checking software installation requirements. In a preferred embodiment, the method begins by parsing and reading the installation requirements already stored in a text file. Once all the requirements have been checked and it is determined that the requirements have been met, the software is then installed. | 10-02-2008 |
Jim Shafer, Deland, FL US
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| 20100107570 | PREPARED MEDICATION BAGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus for sealing prepared medications in enclosures includes a tubular sleeve having an open first end, an open second end, and an outer surface. The first end includes at least one first locking member for securely attaching the tubular sleeve to another member. The apparatus also includes a length of a flexible packaging sleeve that is open at one end and has an open interior space. The packaging sleeve is disposed about the outer surface of the tubular sleeve in a compressed form. The open end of the sleeve is sealingly attached to the first end of the tubular sleeve. A tensioner device is disposed about an outer surface of the packaging sleeve and includes a first section that couples the first end of the packaging sleeve to the tubular sleeve and at least two elongated tensioner arms that extend along a length of the tubular sleeve. The compressed packaging sleeve is disposed underneath the tensioner arms such that the tensioner arms apply tension to the packaging sleeve and control the unfurling thereof from the tubular sleeve. The open first end of the tubular sleeve is in communication with the open interior space of the packaging sleeve. | 05-06-2010 |
Jules A. Shafer, Gwynedd Valley, PA US
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| 20110136849 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING CONTAMINATING MICHAEL ACCEPTOR LEVELS IN OXYCODONE AND OTHER COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to processes for removal of Michael acceptors from certain compositions wherein the composition is treated with a thiol-containing compound under conditions sufficient to remove Michael acceptors and the resulting thiol-Michael adducts. Certain embodiments of the present invention enable quantification and/or removal of Michael acceptors and/or Michael acceptor precursors. | 06-09-2011 |
Kathereen E. Abbiegayle Shafer, Corsicana, TX US
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| 20110277704 | PET BANDANA - The present invention is a fabric pet bandana utilized by a pet that includes an inverted isosceles triangle shaped body with a top base, two sides, a front and a pair of ties disposed on the sides, an elongated rectangular strip attached to the top base of the triangular shape body and an aperture disposed on the middle portion of the elongated rectangular strip. There is also a ring intersected through the aperture to removably accommodate a pet leach or clip and one or more indicia disposed on the front of the triangular shaped body. A second embodiment of the present invention includes a triangular shaped body, an elongated rectangular strip that includes an elongated opening and one or more indicia disposed on the front of the inverted triangular shaped body. The indicia can be a logo or decorative indicia. | 11-17-2011 |
Keith E. Shafer, Columbus, OH US
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| 20110209199 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION - A method and system for secure communication is presented. A virtual private proxy is generated based on an agreement between a first entity and a second entity. A first virtual private proxy is associated with the first entity and a second virtual private proxy is associated with the second entity. Data associated with the first entity is monitored at the virtual private proxy. Whether the data violates the agreement is determined and communication of the data from the first virtual private proxy to the second virtual private proxy is disallowed when the data violates the agreement. | 08-25-2011 |
Kenneth H. Shafer, Sutherland, VA US
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| 20110100384 | THERMALLY INSULATIVE SMOKING ARTICLE FILTER COMPONENTS - A filter component includes a catalyst surrounded by a thermally insulative carbon fiber composite. The catalyst can catalyze the chemical reaction of selected gaseous constituents of a gas stream. During catalysis, the catalyst can reach high temperatures. The carbon fiber composite can contain heat generated during the catalysis within the filter component and thereby reduce heat transfer to the surroundings. The filter component can be used in smoking articles. Methods of making and using the filter-component and methods for treating mainstream tobacco smoke are also provided. | 05-05-2011 |
Lauren Marie Shafer, Whitehall, PA US
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| 20110046602 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FLUID ADMINISTRATION - Improved fluid delivery devices and systems are disclosed, including drug delivery devices and systems, and methods that permit, inter alia, the rapid sequential delivery of two or more fluids to a single external fluid flow or intravenous line. | 02-24-2011 |
Lee Shafer, Big Piney, WY US
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| 20110073543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING UREA AS A NITROGEN SOURCE IN A BIOREACTOR - The disclosure describes systems and methods for utilizing urea in a bioreactor as a source of nitrogen. | 03-31-2011 |
Lee L. Shafer, Big Piney, WY US
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| 20090236281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING PRODUCED WATER - Systems and methods have been developed for treating the waste water contaminated with methanol and boron in addition to other contaminants. The systems and methods allow specifically for the removal of the methanol and boron without the addition of significant chemicals to raise the pH. The water is treated by removing the methanol via biological digestion in a bioreactor, separating a majority of the contaminants from the water by reverse osmosis and removing the boron that passes through the reverse osmosis system with a boron-removing ion exchange resin. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100038310 | Waste Water Treatment Method - Systems and methods have been developed for reclaiming water contaminated with the expected range of contaminants typically associated with produced water, including water contaminated with slick water, methanol and boron. The system includes anaerobically digesting the contaminated water, followed by aerating the water to enhance biological digestion. After aeration, the water is separated using a flotation operation that effectively removes the spent friction reducing agents and allows the treated water to be reclaimed and reused as fracturing water, even though it retains levels of contaminants, including boron and methanol, that would prevent its discharge to the environment under existing standards. The treated water may further be treated by removing the methanol via biological digestion in a bioreactor, separating a majority of the contaminants from the water by reverse osmosis and removing the boron that passes through the reverse osmosis system with a boron-removing ion exchange resin. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100224557 | METHOD OF OPERATING A BIOREACTOR AND FILTRATION SYSTEM - The disclosure describes a novel method for operating a bioreactor and filtration system. The method adds excess iron to the bioreactor to improve the overall operation and efficiency of the bioreactor/filtration system. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100224564 | METHOD FOR REMOVING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS FROM RESINS - The disclosure describes a novel method for operating a resin treatment system and a novel organic polisher. The method for operating the resin treatment system is efficient and cost effective. | 09-09-2010 |
Lisa L. Shafer, Stillwater, MN US
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| 20090214612 | EXTRACELLULAR TNF INHIBITORS FOR TREATING CNS DISORDERS - Methods and devices to attenuate tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and other pro-inflammatory mediators in the CNS to treat neurological, neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric disorders, and brain injury are described. More particularly, TNF blocking agents that target TNF-receptor interactions and the effects of downstream secreted cytokines associated with an inflammatory cascade are described. Such TNF blocking agents are administered directly to the brain by, for example, intraparenchymal administration, intracerebroventricular administration, or administration into a cerebral artery. Devices described include therapy delivery devices comprising a reservoir capable of housing a TNF blocking agent and a catheter operably coupled to the device and adapted to deliver the TNF blocking agent to a target site within a subject. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100159015 | Systems and Methods to Treat Pain Locally - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for contributing to the local treatment of pain. More specifically, the disclosed systems and methods contribute to the local treatment pain by inhibiting the NFκB family of transcription factors. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110033463 | APHERESIS, ADMINISTRATION OF AGENT, OR COMBINATION THEREOF - A device is configured to remove a target molecule from a bodily fluid of a subject and to deliver a therapeutic agent to the subject. Such a device may be used for treatment of a disease associated with amyloid beta accumulation in the subject. Agents selected from the group consisting of an ApoE-modulating agent; a RAGE inhibitor; a β-secretase 1 (BACE1) inhibitor; a γ-secretase inhibitor; a muscarinic receptor subtype 1 (M1) agonists; a growth factor; an enzyme capable of degrading amyloid beta; a mitochondrial antioxidant; insulin; and an inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) may be administered directly to the central nervous system of a subject for treatment of a disease associated with amyloid beta accumulation. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110202000 | ANTI-AMYLOID BETA ANTIBODIES CONJUGATED TO SIALIC ACID-CONTAINING MOLECULES - Antibody complexes including anti-Aβ antibodies conjugated with a sialic acid-containing molecule show improved bioavailability with no significant adverse effects on binding to amyloid beta. | 08-18-2011 |
Lisa Lynn Shafer, Stillwater, MN US
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| 20080286330 | METHODS AND DEVICE TO NEUTRALIZE SOLUBLE TOXIC AGENTS IN THE BRAIN - Methods, agents and devices for treating a patient to reduce accumulation of certain proteins in the brain are described. Such proteins include Aβ, and the methods, agents and devices are useful for reducing the accumulation of Aβ, which is a principal constituent of the plaques associated with such diseases as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Antibodies to Aβ, when delivered systemically or directly into the central nervous system, improve cognitive deficits in a transgenic mouse model of AD. However, unlike peripheral of antibodies to Aβ, which increased cerebral vascular plaques and hemorrhages, direct central administration did not result in such an increase cerebral vascular plaques and hemorrhages. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090175923 | HUMANIZED ANTI-AMYLOID BETA ANTIBODIES - Humanized anti-Aβ antibodies derived from a murine antibody directed to a N-terminal epitope of Aβ are described. The humanized antibodies have reduced or no human T cell epitopes and bind Aβ with an affinity similar to that of the murine antibody. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100030196 | APHERESIS OF A TARGET MOLECULE FROM CEREBROSPINAL FLUID - A system includes (i) a medium having a solid support to which an antibody directed to target molecule is bound, (ii) a reservoir for containing the medium, (iii) a first catheter, and (iv) a second catheter. The first catheter has a proximal end portion, an opening for removal of cerebrospinal fluid from a subject, and a lumen extending from the proximal end portion to the opening. The first catheter is operably couplable to the reservoir such that fluid is capable of flowing from the lumen to the reservoir. The second catheter has a proximal end portion, a delivery region for returning cerebrospinal fluid to the subject, and a lumen extending from the proximal end portion to the delivery region. The second catheter is operably couplable to the reservoir such that fluid is capable of flowing from the reservoir to the lumen. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110177076 | HUMANIZED ANTI-AMYLOID BETA ANTIBODIES - Humanized anti-Aβ antibodies derived from a murine antibody directed to a N-terminal epitope of Aβ are described. The humanized antibodies have reduced or no human T cell epitopes and bind Aβ with an affinity similar to that of the murine antibody. | 07-21-2011 |
Lisa Vinciguerra Shafer, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20080213604 | Organic Matrix Composite Structures and Thermal Oxidative Barrier Coating Therefor - A tailorable polyimide resin system may be used to form an organic matrix composite (OMC) structure for use in high temperature applications. A thermal oxidative barrier coating on the OMC may include a bond coat comprising a tailorable polyimide resin system. The bond coat may include nano-particles such as clay platelets, graphite flakes or a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. The coating system may include a thermal barrier layer including a silsesquioxane or an inorganic polymer. The tailorable polyimide resin system includes first and second independent prepolymer components able to impart desired properties in the prepolymer blend or the crosslinked polyimide matrix. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100196729 | Autoclave Cure Cycle Design Process and Curing Method - Method includes forming a preform utilizing a polyimide resin-impregnated fiber-reinforced layers; removing solvent from the system at initial vacuum, pressure, and temperature conditions for an initial time interval sufficient to remove substantially all the solvent; imidizing the polyimide resin system under second vacuum, pressure, and temperature conditions for a second time interval sufficient to substantially completely imidize the polyimide resin; consolidating the preform following imidization under third vacuum, pressure, and temperature conditions and including applying pressure to the preform when the preform is at a predetermined temperature; and solidifying the preform under fourth vacuum, pressure, and temperature conditions to provide a cured laminate structure having a shape of a turbine engine component. A method is provided for designing the polyimide resin overall cure cycle dependent on the desired outcome at the solvent removal stage, the imidization stage, the consolidation stage, and the solidification stage. | 08-05-2010 |
Mark E. Shafer, Fairport, NY US
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| 20110303849 | DUAL SCREEN RADIOGRAPHIC DETECTOR WITH IMPROVED SPATIAL SAMPLING - Embodiments of radiographic imaging apparatus and methods for operating the same can include a first scintillator, a second scintillator, a plurality of first photosensitive elements, and a plurality of second photosensitive elements. The plurality of first photosensitive elements receives light from the first scintillator and has first photosensitive element characteristics chosen to cooperate with the first scintillator properties. The plurality of second photosensitive elements are arranged to receive light from the second scintillator and has second photosensitive element characteristics different from the first photosensitive element characteristics and chosen to cooperate with the second scintillator properties. Further, the first scintillator can have first scintillator properties and the second scintillator can have second scintillator properties different from the first scintillator properties. | 12-15-2011 |
Matthew Shafer, Ankeny, IA US
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| 20090316728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENCODE AND SYNCHRONIZE A SERIAL INTERFACE - The present disclosure is generally directed to a method and apparatus to communicate data between two or more semiconductor devices. In an embodiment, a method includes synchronizing a master device with a slave device, where the master device includes a semiconductor device. Synchronizing includes transmitting a first synchronization marker data pattern via a first serial interface from the master device at a first time, and receiving a second synchronization marker data pattern via a second serial interface at the master device at a second time in response to transmitting the first synchronization marker data pattern. Synchronizing also includes determining, based at least in part on the first time and the second time, a third time when a reply is to be received by the master device in response to a request transmitted from the master device to the slave device. | 12-24-2009 |
Michelle Lisa Shafer, South Lyon, MI US
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| 20120040318 | Clinical forensic video template: trauma, for mediation and facilitation in personal injury and medical malpractice law - A medico-legal template process, created by the Medical—Nursing community, that audio-visually demonstrates actual injury and trauma of a patient physically, functionally, mentally, emotionally and psychologically, and it's impact on altering that patient's pre-morbid/baseline activities of daily living, and relationships, both short and long term. The audio-visual record is a patient focused, neutral, medical and nursing assessment and analysis application for the discovery, mediation and litigation components of personal injury and medical malpractice law, and other applicable fields of study. This material is unique and original in that it applies the Nursing Process to the Clinical Forensic Video, it is created by the Medical-Nursing community for the Legal community, and it creates a neutral position within Plaintiff and Defense litigation. | 02-16-2012 |
Patrick Shafer, Hilliard, OH US
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| 20090016071 | TAIL LIGHT BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A bracket for controlling the gap between a light housing and bumper on a vehicle, the bracket is provided that includes a first generally flat surface defined by a first bracket leg, a series of second surfaces defined by the first bracket leg and raised above the first surface. The bracket also provides one or more first dual engagement clips supported on the first surface of the first bracket leg to clip a vehicle bumper to the bracket and one or more hooks each supported on a second surface of the first bracket leg allowing engagement of the light housing and bracket. The bracket allows a small uniform gap to be provided between the light housing and bumper and allows the light housing to be removed without removal of the bumper. | 01-15-2009 |
Paul Shafer, Liverpool, NY US
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| 20090000131 | Saw comprising movable guide - A saw can include a guide for guiding a saw blade. In one embodiment, the guide can be moveable between an active position wherein the guide guides a saw blade and an inactive position wherein the guide does not guide the saw blade. | 01-01-2009 |
Philip A. Shafer, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20090048995 | EMBEDDED REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE INTELLIGENCE - A network device may include logic configured to invoke proactive programs based on the expiration of a long time period within the network device, wherein the proactive programs collect data relating to operations of the network device, invoke reactive programs based on the detection of at least one of an event or expiration of a short time period, wherein the reactive programs collect, correlate and analyze data relating to the detected event or expiration of a short time period, determine a corrective action based on collected and analyzed data, and perform the determined corrective action within the network device. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090125633 | SERVER INITIATED SECURE NETWORK CONNECTION - In general, the invention is directed to techniques for establishing secure connections with devices residing behind a security device. In accordance with the techniques, a managed device initiates a transmission control protocol (TCP) session to establish a TCP session with a management device such that the management device acts as the TCP server and the managed device acts as a TCP client. Once established, the managed device sends a role reversal message specifying an identity of the managed device via the TCP session. Upon receiving the role reversal message, the management device initiates a secure connection over the TCP session in accordance with a secure protocol such that the management device acts as the secure protocol client and the managed device acts as the secure protocol server. By properly establishing the secure session, each of the devices assumes the proper roles and administrators may more easily configure the devices. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110209203 | PROTECTING CONFIGURATION DATA IN A NETWORK DEVICE - Configuration information for a network device may be associated with a protection state that may restrict the modification of portions of the configuration information that are set to the protected state. The network device may be configured using configuration information defined as a group of hierarchically arranged configuration statements. Permissions may be stored for the network device relating to users permitted to modify the configuration information. The permissions may include permission tags, or other information defining the protection state, associated with the configuration statements. Intended modifications to the configuration information may be processed based on whether the intended modifications affect configuration statements associated with one of the permission tags. | 08-25-2011 |
Rebecca A. Shafer, Mansfield Center, CT US
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| 20120022897 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION COST MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL - Improved apparatus and methods, via an internet website, developed for the efficient implementation of workers' compensation cost containment practices for multi-unit employers, more particularly relating to indemnity (lost wages) and medical costs of workers' compensation claims in each unit. The methods analyze information about the user's current workers' compensation injury handling best practices and provide quantified results, customized recommendations and tools to reduce costs and improve best practices quality control. | 01-26-2012 |
Richard A. Shafer, Wilmington, NC US
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| 20110098581 | Plethysmograph with animal restraint - A plethysmograph is described that includes a test chamber having an opening; a sealing member including an annular flexible seal to receive at least a part of the head of the test animal mounted across the opening whereby the animal breathes air outside the test chamber, while the animal's body is within the test chamber; and a restraining member attachable to the sealing member, the restraining member including a clamp positionable behind the test animal's head, to prevent the animal from withdrawing its head from the restraining member. The animal is positioned in the restraining member and the sealing member is attached to the restraining member before insertion of the animal and assembly into the test chamber, avoiding previous difficulties in simultaneously placing an animal into the chamber while inserting the animal's nose into the seal. The plethysmograph also eliminates the necessity for a plunger to prevent rearward movement of the animal. | 04-28-2011 |
Ronald Shafer, Overland Park, KS US
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| 20080213147 | Process for treating a gas stream - Processes for selectively removing sulfur-containing compounds from a gas are described herein. The processes generally include contacting a first gas including carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide with a scrub solution including ammonium bisulfite and ammonium sulfite in a first contact zone to produce a first contact zone effluent liquid including ammonium thiosulfate and a first contact zone overhead gas in which the concentration of hydrogen sulfide is substantially reduced. | 09-04-2008 |
Ryan Shafer, Uxbridge, MA US
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| 20090058153 | ERGONOMIC CARRY HANDLE FOR JUVENILE VEHICLE SEAT - An infant carrier includes a shell and a carry handle coupled to the shell. The carry handle includes first and second side arms coupled to the shell. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090066130 | LATCH BELT STORAGE SYSTEM FOR JUVENILE VEHICLE SEAT - A child restraint including a juvenile seat configured to be mounted on a seat base. The seat base includes a seat support and a LATCH system including first and second anchor belts for anchoring the seat support to the seat of a vehicle. The seat base includes a storage compartment for storing free ends of the anchor belts when the anchor belts are detached from the vehicle. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100119292 | ADJUSTABLE TAB DIVIDER - Embodiments of the invention relate to dividers with tabs adjustable along at least two edges of the binder. One embodiment is directed to a divider for use in a binder. The divider comprises a panel, the panel comprising a binding edge and a plurality of non-binding edges, and a tab. The panel comprises at least one binding feature adjacent the binding edge and at least one tab mating feature adjacent at least first and second edges of the plurality of non-binding edges. The tab is configured to mate with the at least one tab mating feature. The at least one tab mating feature is configured such that the tab is positionable in at least two longitudinal positions along the first non-binding edge and in at least two longitudinal positions along the second non-binding edge. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100209177 | ADJUSTABLE TAB DIVIDER - Embodiments of the invention relate to dividers with tabs adjustable along at least two edges of the binder. One embodiment is directed to a divider for use in a binder. The divider comprises a panel, the panel comprising a binding edge and a plurality of non-binding edges, and a tab. The panel comprises at least one binding feature adjacent the binding edge and at least one tab mating feature adjacent at least first and second edges of the plurality of non-binding edges. The tab is configured to mate with the at least one tab mating feature. The at least one tab mating feature is configured such that the tab is positionable in at least two longitudinal positions along the first non-binding edge and in at least two longitudinal positions along the second non-binding edge. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110041245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING MOTION OF A BASSINET - An infant apparatus operable to swing manually or automatically. The infant apparatus includes a frame assembly, a lock assembly, and a cradle assembly. The frame assembly includes a housing and a plurality of legs that extend from the housing. The housing includes motor, a first moveable member supported by the housing and coupled to the motor, and a second moveable member supported by the housing and coupled to the first moveable member, the second moveable member including a plurality of nibs. The lock assembly includes a slideable member supported by the housing and adapted to move between a first position and a second position, and a third moveable member coupled to the slideable member, the third moveable member adapted to engage the plurality of nibs when the slideable member is in the second position. The cradle assembly is coupled to the second moveable member and is adapted to swing when the slideable member is in the first position. | 02-24-2011 |
Scott Shafer, Muncie, IN US
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| 20090114190 | High pressure pump and method of reducing fluid mixing within same - To reduce mixing of fluids within a high pressure pump, a pump is provided that comprises a housing, a piston, an annulus, and a first seal. The housing includes an inlet for a first fluid, an inlet for a second fluid, and a piston bore fluidly coupled to the inlet for the first fluid. The piston is moveable within the piston bore and has a first end exposed to the first fluid and a second end exposed to the second fluid. The annulus is defined within the piston bore and is configured to be fluidly coupled to a drain circuit having a pressure less than the pressure of the first fluid. The first seal is coupled to the housing and is located outside of the piston bore. The first seal engages the piston to create a seal that substantially prevents the second fluid from entering the piston bore. | 05-07-2009 |
Sheldon Shafer, Clifton Park, NY US
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| 20110292566 | CYANORESIN POLYMER FOR DIELECTRIC FILM, PROCESS OF MAKING AND ASSOCIATED ARTICLE - A cyanoresin polymer is described, wherein about 10 percent to about 60 percent of the side chains on the polymer include a cyano group; and substantially all of the remaining polymer side chains include a hydroxyl group. A method of forming such a cyanoresin polymer is described. A capacitor having a dielectric film including such a cyanoresin polymer is also presented. | 12-01-2011 |
Sheldon Jay Shafer, Clifton Park, NY US
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| 20110242729 | Monomers for preparing polycarbonate resins, methods of preparing the monomers, polycarbonate resins prepared with the monomers, and capacitors comprising the polycarbonate resins - A monomer and polycarbonate resin are provided, as are methods of making the monomer. The resin may be used to provide a thin film that has a higher dielectric constant and higher glass transition temperature, and similar breakdown strength and similar dissipation factor to films prepared from polycarbonate resins not so modified. The thin films, in turn, may advantageously be used to form, wholly or in part, articles such as capacitors, sensors, batteries, flexible printed circuit boards, keyboard membranes, motor/transformer insulations, cable wrappings, industrial tapes, interior coverage materials, and the like. In particular, a capacitor comprising the polycarbonate resin is also provided. | 10-06-2011 |
Stephen R. Shafer, Vestal, NY US
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| 20090208055 | Efficient detection of broken line segments in a scanned image - Systems and methods are presented for detecting and repairing broken lines within an image from a plurality of edge segments comprising a plurality of pixels and having associated first and second endpoints. A characteristic angle is determined for each edge segment. A normal distance is determined for each line segment according the distance of closest approach to a reference point for a line defined by the first and second endpoints of each edge segment. At least one line within the scanned image is located according to the determined characteristic angles and the determined normal distance for the plurality of edge segments. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100098291 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBJECT TYPE IDENTIFICATION - Method and system for identifying object type. In one embodiment, the method and systems of these teachings utilize a group of object measures and a decision algorithm in order to identify object type. | 04-22-2010 |
Steve Shafer, Chittenango, NY US
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| 20080224798 | Active Step Attenuator - An active step attenuator can attenuate the RF signal from a cable modem or other RF source. The active step attenuator converts the RF energy into a DC control signal that controls the attenuation applied to the RF signal. The voltage of the control signal is proportional to the RF energy, so that the active step attenuator attenuates a stronger RF signal more than a weaker RF signal. The active step attenuator may be in the form of a diplex circuit, one branch of which passes signals in one frequency band without attenuation and the other branch of which actively attenuates signals in another frequency band. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080274691 | Cable System with Active RF Device Powered by RF Energy Converted to DC Power, and Associated Method - A cable system comprises a main line carrying first RF signals for a plurality of subscribers, and a subscriber line coupled with the main line and carrying the first RF signals between the subscriber's facility and the main line and also carrying second RF signals that are different in frequency from the first RF signals. The system further comprises a rectifier/voltage multiplier connected to the subscriber line for converting AC energy in the second RF signals into DC current, and an active RF device powered by the DC current from the rectifier/voltage multiplier, the RF device being located along the subscriber line. The system can include a filter connected between the subscriber line and the rectifier/voltage multiplier for filtering the second RF signals. The rectifier/voltage multiplier can be located either inside or outside the subscriber's facility. | 11-06-2008 |
Steven Arthur N. Shafer, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090216438 | FACILITY MAP FRAMEWORK - A facility map framework system facilitates creation of map and asset descriptions and integrates map information to form a facility map object model with defined connections and constraints between and within maps of disparate character (e.g., geographic road maps, facility floor plans, campus layouts, stacked vertical floor layouts, and cross sections in elevation (e.g., equipment positioning, storage location as viewed, etc.)). Routing through the object map is informed of a user's starting and/or current location, desired target, and mobility characteristics (e.g., disabilities, security access, etc.). Thereby, individuals are directed expeditiously to where services are needed (e.g., first responders, repair technicians, logistics, etc.). | 08-27-2009 |
Steven L. Shafer, Closter, NJ US
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| 20100179854 | Scheduling System and Method - A system for scheduling an appointment between a client and a provider including a monitoring and validation component that includes a transaction database, a validation engine and at least one transaction monitoring rule, and an Internet-based scheduling component the populates the transaction database, wherein the validation engine is configured to apply the transaction monitoring rules to the transaction database to identify the presence of exceptional transactions in the transaction database. | 07-15-2010 |
Terry Shafer, Broken Arrow, OK US
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| 20090291001 | CENTERING COUPLING FOR ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPLINED SHAFTS - An electrical submersible well pump assembly having a pump, a pump motor, and a seal section. The motor drives the pump via shafts rotatingly coupled with a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly includes an alignment device that maintains the shaft ends in coaxial alignment. The alignment device compressibly engages one or both of the shafts. The alignment device may be an elongated member having slots cut along its length on one or both ends configured to compress when inserted into a bore coaxially formed into the shaft ends within the coupling assembly. | 11-26-2009 |
Terry C. Shafer, The Woodlands, TX US
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| 20110041947 | Composite Pipe and Method of Manufacture - A composite pipe is disclosed. The composite pipe includes a thermoplastic inner layer and a tape layer. The tape layer is exterior to and bonded with the thermoplastic inner layer. The composite pipe also includes a protective layer formed exterior to the tape layer. | 02-24-2011 |
Terry W. Shafer, Broken Arrow, OK US
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| 20090035159 | Thrust and Intake Chamber for Pump - A pump end assembly has a centrifugal pump and a motor separated by a chamber. The chamber contains a thrust bearing as well as an intake for the pump. Fluid flowing into the intake flows through the thrust chamber and to the inlet of the pump. Some of the fluid also flows through the thrust bearing for lubricating the thrust bearing. | 02-05-2009 |
Thomas N. Shafer, Columbus, OH US
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| 20100002854 | COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INTERFACE FOR USER FRIENDLY INTERACTIVE ACCESS TO ONLINE SERVICES - A method and a system for connecting a service provider and a user at a remote location relative to the service provider, via a network based telecommunications device, are provided. The method includes utilizing a network operable terminal for transmitting communications between the service provider and the user, employing a display screen depicting a user selectable options menu, corresponding with service functions offered by the service provider, and enabling the user to choose an option from the user selectable options menu to initiate a corresponding communication to the service provider. The system includes a user operable terminal including a user interface display screen with user selectable menu options that are changeable in accordance with differing modes of operation, an internal processing unit configured for providing at least one selectable menu option; and a gateway service platform configured for transmitting an option selected from the at least one selectable menu option to and from one of the user or the provider. | 01-07-2010 |
Thomas O. Shafer, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100026578 | Object locating apparatus, system and high-gain, high-selectivity antennae therefor - The invented system includes a beacon affixed to the object subject to loss and a tracker held by the owner of the lost object, the tracker repeatedly, electronically ‘interrogating’ the beacon with a radio frequency (RF) signal, the beacon repeatedly responding to the interrogation, and the tracker effectively triangulating to determine the lost object's nominal location by a measure of distance and direction. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the tracker includes one or more antenna each coupled with a power amplifier to determine in real time the distance and direction of the beacon from the tracker. In this embodiment, the tracker indicates both distance and direction of the object-affixed beacon to the tracker-holding owner via a simple color-coded light array. In one embodiment of the invention, the invented antenna of which there is one (or more) includes a helically wound conductor of elliptical cross section disposed around the hollow interior surface of a hollow mandrel. | 02-04-2010 |
Timothy M. Shafer, Yankton, SD US
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| 20100007455 | METHOD FOR MAKING A HIGH CURRENT LOW PROFILE INDUCTOR - A high current, low profile inductor includes a conductor coil surrounded by magnetic material to form an inductor body. An inductor body is formed around the inductor coil and includes a resin and a magnetic material compressed while it is dry and surrounding the inside and the outside of the coil. | 01-14-2010 |
Wayne Shafer, Ripley, WV US
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| 20100075571 | HOLDER APPARATUS FOR ELONGATED IMPLEMENT - An apparatus for holding a shaft of an elongated implement is described, the apparatus may comprise a body having a first side opposite a second side, the first side and the second side separated by a width; retention of the shaft at the body; accommodation of at least one finger of a user's hand formed through at least one of the first side and the second side. | 03-25-2010 |
William Stephen Shafer, Rushsylvania, OH US
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| 20110188953 | REAMING TOOL - A reaming tool has a generally planar base with a base opening. A stand is coupled to the base and extends away from the base, the stand having at least one cross member. A guide opening extends through the cross member. An elongate reamer has a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second, opposing end. The reamer extends through the guide opening and the base opening, with the second end of the reamer being proximal to the base opening. A set of reaming flutes are formed in the reamer proximate its second end. The reamer is slidable and rotatable in the guide opening and the base opening, and the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the reamer with respect to the base and the stand is fixed by the guide opening. | 08-04-2011 |