Siegel, IL
Bryan T. Siegel, Brimfield, IL US
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20140172252 | Grade and Payload Estimate-Based Transmission Gear Selection - A vehicle includes an automatic transmission and a set of sensor inputs providing values indicating a current operational status of the vehicle pertinent to controlling the automatic transmission. The set of sensor inputs include: engine speed, engine torque, current transmission gear; and vehicle speed. The vehicle includes a programmed processor configured to iteratively and co-dependently generate a vehicle mass parameter value and a grade of incline parameter value. The programmed processor, when generating the vehicle mass parameter value and the grade of incline parameter value, uses a set of parameters including: a propulsive force driving the vehicle; a set of forces acting on the vehicle resisting forward movement, and an observed rate of change of a speed of the vehicle. | 06-19-2014 |
Bryan Thomas Siegel, Brimfield, IL US
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20140046538 | System and Method for Efficiently Operating Multiple Flywheels - A flywheel assembly may include first and second flywheels having respective first and second flywheel parasitic load profiles. Operating speeds of the first and second flywheels may be selected based at least in part on the first and second flywheel parasitic loads. The operating speeds may be determined such that an aggregate of the first and second flywheel parasitic loads is minimized, thereby increasing the efficiency of the flywheel assembly. | 02-13-2014 |
20140077599 | Multiple Hybrid Integration - A power platform for a motorized work device that includes hybrid power sources is disclosed. The hybrid power system may include a hydraulic power source that provides power and stores power, an electric power source that provides power and stores power and a kinetic power source that provides power and stores power. | 03-20-2014 |
20140121868 | Prediction Control Strategy for Hybrid Machinery - A computing system may provide guidance to a vehicle with hybrid power systems on how to efficiently engage the hybrid systems and the primary power source on a given plan. As a result, additional efficiency may be obtained. | 05-01-2014 |
20140171265 | Hybrid Engine Assembly and Method - A hybrid engine assembly may include an engine having a crankshaft, a supplemental shaft mechanically coupled to the crankshaft, a flywheel energy storage assembly, and an auxiliary device. A flywheel clutch may selectively couple the flywheel assembly to the crankshaft. The assembly may be selectively operated in an engine restart mode by directly coupling the flywheel energy storage assembly to the crankshaft prior to starting the engine, and in an auxiliary power mode by directly coupling the flywheel energy storage assembly to the auxiliary device. | 06-19-2014 |
Carey G. Siegel, Chicago, IL US
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20100013661 | Method and System for Providing Service to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - A method and system for taking orders from a person are disclosed. The system and method may include a notification system and station that notifies a service associate of the need for assistance, and an ordering station wherein service is provided to the user in need. A button may be used as a trigger for a user to indicate he needs assistance. An internal notification system may be connected either wirelessly or via a wired connection, the internal notification system indicating when a user has depressed the button. A kit is also disclosed, the kit incorporating a selected group of the elements listed above. | 01-21-2010 |
Dan G. Siegel, Belleville, IL US
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20100266795 | Myoglobin Blooming Agent Containing Shrink Films, Packages and Methods for Packaging - Heat shrinkable, oxygen barrier, packaging films, methods of packaging and packages are provided having a myoglobin blooming agent to provide, promote, enhance or maintain a desirable coloration on the surface of a myoglobin-containing meat product. | 10-21-2010 |
20120100267 | Packaging Articles, Films and Methods That Promote or Preserve the Desirable Color of Meat - Food packaging articles, food packaging films, and food packaging methods comprising a myoglobin blooming agent that promote or preserve the desirable appearance of food products are provided. The food contact layer of the packaging films comprises a myoglobin blooming agent. | 04-26-2012 |
20120107466 | Packaging Articles, Films and Methods That Promote or Preserve The Desirable Color of Meat - Food packaging articles, food packaging films, and food packaging methods comprising a myoglobin blooming agent that promote or preserve the desirable appearance of food products are provided. The food contact layer of the packaging films comprises a myoglobin blooming agent. | 05-03-2012 |
20120219671 | Myoglobin Blooming Agents, Films, Packages and Methods For Packaging - Non-shrink, forming and nonforming thermoplastic webs comprising a myoglobin blooming agent on a food contact surface are useful for packaging fresh meat and other products to fix a desirable color on the surface of the product. | 08-30-2012 |
20120259052 | Process For Introducing An Additive Into A Polymer Melt - A process includes introducing a base polymer into an extruder, heating to a temperature sufficient to form a polymer melt, introducing a liquid comprising water and at least one additive consisting of an NO donating compound with mixing and subsequent vaporization and venting of the liquid to produce an extrudate having a uniform distribution of preferably uniformly small additive particles. | 10-11-2012 |
20130266755 | Packaging Inserts With Myoglobin Blooming Agents, Packages and Methods of Packaging - Food packaging inserts comprising a myoglobin blooming agent that promote or preserve the desirable appearance of food products, food packages, and methods of food packing comprising the same, are provided. | 10-10-2013 |
20150353216 | Packaging Machine For Vacuum Skin Packaging - A vacuum-skin packaging machine for sealing film onto a tray containing a product includes a vacuum system. The vacuum system includes a vacuum pump, piping, and valves. The machine includes a top structure and a bottom structure defining a vacuum chamber in communication with the vacuum pump via the piping. An actuating mechanism transitions the top structure and the bottom structure between an opened state where they are separated and a closed state where they are sealed. A platen-movement mechanism moves a platen to the chamber while the top and bottom structures are in the opened state. The platen holds the trays. A heating plate heats the film while the top and bottom structures are in the closed position. The heated film is forced against the trays in response to a valve venting a region of the vacuum chamber adjacent to the heated film. | 12-10-2015 |
Gordon Siegel, Chicago, IL US
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20140058509 | Medical Devices, Systems, and Kits for the Medialization of a Vocal Cord - Medical devices, systems, methods, and kits for the medialization of a vocal cord are described. An embodiment of a medical device comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an elongate body extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion. The elongate body defines a thread extending from the proximal portion and the distal portion. | 02-27-2014 |
20150366662 | Medical Devices, Systems, and Kits for the Medialization of a Vocal Cord - Medical devices, systems, methods, and kits for the medialization of a vocal cord are described. An embodiment of a medical device comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an elongate body extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion. The elongate body defines a thread extending from the proximal portion and the distal portion. | 12-24-2015 |
Jeffrey L. Siegel, Chicago, IL US
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20120260210 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING SECURITY RISKS - A user interface facilitates assessing security risks for linear corridors. The interface includes a navigation window presenting geospatial data for an area associated with a corridor. The interface also includes a navigation tool having a corridor indicator that provides a diagrammatic linear representation of the linear corridor, indicia along the corridor indicator that represent critical assets, and a corridor window superimposed on the corridor indicator that slides linearly along the corridor indicator. The portion of the corridor displayed in the interface corresponds to a location of the corridor window on the corridor indicator. The interface also includes an attributes area presenting information associated with the area presented in the navigation window. At least one of the navigation window and the attributes area is configured to present risk assessment information associated with the linear corridor. | 10-11-2012 |
Jonathan Siegel, Skokie, IL US
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20120191004 | HEARING TESTING PROBE APPARATUS WITH DIGITAL INTERFACE - Certain embodiments provide a hearing testing probe apparatus. The hearing testing probe apparatus includes a probe tube detachably coupled at a first end to a probe body and extending through a center hole in an eartip to align proximate a face of the eartip at a second end. The probe tube includes a plurality of stimulus lumens for receiving and carrying stimulus from the first end of the probe tube for output at the second end of the probe tube. The probe tube includes one or more microphone lumens for receiving and carrying one or more measured responses from the second end of the probe tube to one or more microphones at the first end of the probe tube. | 07-26-2012 |
20150073297 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING THE DEPTH OF EAR TIP PLACEMENT TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF HEARING TESTS - Methods and systems for rapidly determining and displaying the depth of ear tip placement to improve the reliability of hearing tests may comprise in a hearing assessment system comprising a control system and a probe with a sealing ear tip, a microphone, and a sound source: measuring a pressure versus frequency of an ear canal, determining a first half-wavelength frequency of the ear canal using the measured pressure versus frequency and/or or from the phase of the ear canal reflectance, and calculating a distance between the hearing probe and an eardrum in the ear canal based on the determined first half-wavelength frequency. Subsequent measurements of the ear canal may be performed using the calculated distance. The calculated distance may be stored in a memory in the control system for the subsequent measurements of the ear canal. The calculated distance may be displayed on a gauge on the control system. | 03-12-2015 |
20160113554 | HEARING TESTING PROBE APPARATUS WITH DIGITAL INTERFACE - Certain embodiments provide a hearing testing probe apparatus. The hearing testing probe apparatus includes a probe tube detachably coupled at a first end to a probe body and extending through a center hole in an eartip to align proximate a face of the eartip at a second end. The probe tube includes a plurality of stimulus lumens for receiving and carrying stimulus from the first end of the probe tube for output at the second end of the probe tube. The probe tube includes one or more microphone lumens for receiving and carrying one or more measured responses from the second end of the probe tube to one or more microphones at the first end of the probe tube. | 04-28-2016 |
Jonathan H. Siegel, Skokie, IL US
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20120291520 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC PROBES - An acoustic probe calibration system includes a waveguide and a moveable piston. The waveguide extends from a front end to an opposite back end along a longitudinal axis and defines a cavity extending from the front end to the back end. The piston is disposed within the cavity of the waveguide and is configured to move within the cavity of the waveguide along the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. An acoustic probe is inserted into the waveguide to define an interior chamber between the acoustic probe and the piston. The acoustic probe determines pressure responses to acoustic stimuli inside the interior chamber. The piston is moveable to a plurality of different positions within the waveguide to change a size of the interior chamber such that the acoustic probe can determine the pressure responses within the interior chambers. | 11-22-2012 |
Marcia H. Monaco Siegel, Champaign, IL US
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20160136268 | MAMMALIAN MILK OSTEOPONTIN FOR ENHANCING IMMUNE RESPONSIVENESS - The disclosed invention provides mammalian milk osteopontin and/or an active truncation or active peptide thereof for improving immune responsiveness to an infectious disease in a mammal, for example a human subject, as well as enhancing the efficacy of vaccination for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of an infectious disease in mammals, such as humans. The invention further provides a vaccine system, for use in the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of an infectious disease in a mammal, comprising a vaccine and a mammalian milk osteopontin and/or an active truncation or active peptide thereof for oral administration to a mammal, as well as methods of enhancing immune resistance to an infectious disease in a mammal by administration of a vaccine and a mammalian milk osteopontin and/or an active truncation thereof. | 05-19-2016 |
Neal Arthur Siegel, Morris, IL US
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20080274489 | Methods for detecting organisms and enzymatic reactions using raman spectroscopy - The present disclosure provides systems for the rapid and sensitive detection of organisms and molecules in samples. Reactants that produce Raman-active products are used in combination with Raman light scattering. The present disclosure can also be used to measure enzyme-kinetics. | 11-06-2008 |
20100041016 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ORGANISMS AND ENZYMATIC REACTIONS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND AROMATIC COMPOUNDS COMPRISING PHOSPHATE - The present disclosure provides systems for the rapid and sensitive detection of organisms and molecules in samples. Reactants that produce Raman-active products are used in combination with Raman light scattering. Such compounds may comprise phosphates permitting the detection of phosphatases. The present disclosure can also be used to measure enzyme-kinetics. | 02-18-2010 |
20100092942 | Method and apparatus for detection of biological organisms using Raman scattering - A system for the detection of compounds, including a target biological organism or component from a sample, using one or more reactant that will bind to the biological organism or compound forming a Raman active product, concentrating the Raman active product, and detecting the Raman active product using Raman light scattering. | 04-15-2010 |
20110183316 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ORGANISMS AND ENZYMATIC REACTIONS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - The present disclosure provides systems for the rapid and sensitive detection of organisms and molecules in samples. Reactants that produce Raman-active products are used in combination with Raman light scattering. The present disclosure can also be used to measure enzyme-kinetics. | 07-28-2011 |
20150218615 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ORGANISMS AND ENZYMATIC REACTIONS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND AROMATIC COMPOUNDS COMPRISING PHOSPHATE - The present disclosure provides systems for the rapid and sensitive detection of organisms and molecules in samples. Reactants that produce Raman-active products are used in combination with Raman light scattering. Such compounds may comprise phosphates permitting the detection of phosphatases. The present disclosure can also be used to measure enzyme-kinetics. | 08-06-2015 |
Ned R. Siegel, Belleville, IL US
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20090170778 | PYY Agonists and Uses Thereof - The invention provides PYY | 07-02-2009 |
20090171071 | PYY Agonists and Uses Thereof - The invention provides PYY | 07-02-2009 |
Stephen B. Siegel, Chicago, IL US
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20100242299 | UV CURING SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A rotatably indexable and stackable apparatus and method for UV curing an elongated member or at least one UV-curable ink, coating or adhesive applied thereon is further disclosed, comprising at least one UV-LED mounted on one side of the elongated member, and an elliptically-shaped reflector positioned on the other side of the elongated member opposite the at least one UV-LED. | 09-30-2010 |