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Anthony G. Sisto, Orland Park, IL US
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20160001972 | INSPECTION PORT FOR INSULATED TANK CAR - An inspection port is provided for allowing inspection of an insulated tanker. The insulated tanker may include a tank shell configured for containing a fluid, and a jacket disposed at least partially around, and spaced from, the tank shell to define a volume between the tank shell and the jacket. An insulation layer may be disposed between the tank shell and the jacket. An inspection port may include an opening formed in the jacket. The inspection port may provide access to at least a portion of an exterior of the tank shell. A cover plate may be disposed over the inspection port, and may be mechanically fastened relative to the jacket. | 01-07-2016 |
Dan Sisto, Ballston Lake, NY US
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20090302076 | MULTI-FUNCTION EQUIPMENT CASE - The present invention provides a multi-function equipment case that integrates keeper technology with equipment cases. Specifically, under the present invention, an equipment case will include a compartment for holding a piece of equipment and at least one keeper strap secured to an outer surface of the compartment. The keeper strap(s) not only allows for attachment of the multi-function equipment case to a duty belt, but it also binds the duty belt to a pants belt. This integrated device eliminates the wasted space caused by having to use keepers separate and apart from the case. | 12-10-2009 |
John F. Sisto, Lynbrook, NY US
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20100241889 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, provided is a method that includes detecting disconnect of a link at a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device coupled to a USB host via a USB bus, disconnecting the USB device from the USB bus, and modifying a power state of the USB device to a reduced power state. Disconnecting the USB device from the USB bus includes configuring the USB device such that the USB host recognizes the USB device as being disconnected from the USB bus. The reduced power state allows the USB device to monitor a status of the link such that the USB device is able to detect a reconnect of the link. | 09-23-2010 |
20120062800 | Monitor Chaining and Docking Mechanism - A circuit that supports multiple monitors, docking functions, and protected content via one cable. The circuit includes a receiver that receives multiple video streams, each including respective video data, a mux/demux, coupled to the receiver, that determines which video stream to display on a monitor, a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) converter, coupled to the mux/demux, that generates an LVDS signal based on the video data of the determined video stream, an LVDS serializer/deserializer, coupled to the LVDS converter, that generates a signal based on the LVDS signal and sends the signal to a display panel of the monitor for display, a transmitter coupled to the mux/demux, and a transmit physical interface (TPI) coupled to the transmitter. The mux/demux sends at least a remainder of the video streams to the transmitter, which sends them to the TPI, which transmits them as output, useable as input to further instances of the circuit. | 03-15-2012 |
20130176496 | MONITOR CHAINING AND DOCKING MECHANISM - A circuit that supports multiple monitors, docking functions, and protected content via one cable. The circuit includes a receiver that receives multiple video streams, each including respective video data, a mux/demux, coupled to the receiver, that determines which video stream to display on a monitor, a display interface coupled to the first mux/demux, wherein the display interface is configured to generate output signals based on the video data of the determined video stream to be displayed on the first monitor, a transmitter coupled to the mux/demux, and a transmit physical interface (TPI) coupled to the transmitter. The mux/demux sends at least a remainder of the video streams to the transmitter, which sends them to the TPI, which transmits them as output, useable as input to further instances of the circuit. | 07-11-2013 |
John F. Sisto, Hauppauge, NY US
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20100036992 | USB and Ethernet Controller Combination Device - A USB-to-Ethernet controller with a USB hub may be integrated into a single integrated circuit (IC) USB-Ethernet Combination (UEC) device. The UEC may provide the end user with an Ethernet port, multiple downstream USB ports, and an upstream USB port for connecting to a USB host controller. One or more of the USB hub ports may be brought off the IC, enabling an end user to connect them to any arbitrary USB device(s). The third hub port may be an internal downstream port without a physical layer, and may be configured to connect to an Ethernet controller, which may comprise a USB device controller. The Ethernet controller may connect to the internal downstream port via a digital interface such as UTMI. The UEC device may appear to the host computer as two separate devices, an Ethernet controller and a USB hub. The Ethernet controller may appear as a permanently attached device on the internal downstream port. | 02-11-2010 |
20100217911 | Serial Bus Hub with Low Power Devices - Serial bus hub with one or more low power devices. The serial bus hub may include at least one upstream port for coupling to a host system. The serial bus hub may include one or more downstream ports for coupling to peripheral devices. The serial bus hub may include the low power devices which may have no functionality external to the serial bus hub. The presence of the low power devices may allow the serial bus hub to draw additional power from the host system and a substantial portion of the additional power may be usable by other devices. The serial bus hub may be configured to allow the host system and one or more peripheral devices coupled to the one or more downstream ports to communicate. | 08-26-2010 |
John Ferdinand Sisto, Rohnert Park, CA US
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20080212965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING UPSTREAM BANDWIDTH IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dynamic allocation of upstream bandwidth in a passive optical network which includes a central node and at least one remote node. Each remote node is coupled to at least one logical entity, which corresponds to a device or a user, that transmits upstream data to the central node and receives downstream data from the central node. The central node is coupled to an external network outside of the passive optical network through a shared out-going uplink. | 09-04-2008 |
20110123194 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING UPSTREAM BANDWIDTH IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dynamic allocation of upstream bandwidth in a passive optical network which includes a central node and at least one remote node. Each remote node is coupled to at least one logical entity, which corresponds to a device or a user, that transmits upstream data to the central node and receives downstream data from the central node. The central node is coupled to an external network outside of the passive optical network through a shared out-going uplink. | 05-26-2011 |
20130051403 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Allocating Upstream Bandwidth in Passive Optical Networks - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates dynamic allocation of upstream bandwidth in a passive optical network which includes a central node and at least one remote node. Each remote node is coupled to at least one logical entity, which corresponds to a device or a user, that transmits upstream data to the central node and receives downstream data from the central node. The central node is coupled to an external network outside of the passive optical network through a shared out-going uplink. | 02-28-2013 |
Marco Michele Sisto, Quebec CA
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20100128744 | SPECTRALLY TAILORED PULSED FIBER LASER OSCILLATOR - High power optical pulses generating methods and laser oscillators are provided. A light generating module generates seed optical pulses having predetermined optical characteristics. A spectrum tailoring module is then used to tailor the spectral profile of the optical pulses. The spectral tailoring module includes a phase modulator which imposes a time-dependent phase variation on the optical pulses. The activation of the phase modulator is synchronized with the passage of the optical pulse therethough, thereby efficiently reducing the RF power necessary to operate the device. | 05-27-2010 |
20110170564 | FIBER LASER OSCILLATORS AND SYSTEMS USING AN OPTIMIZED PHASE VARYING FUNCTION - A pulsed fiber laser oscillator and laser systems incorporating such laser oscillators are presented. The laser oscillator first includes a light generating module which generates optical pulses having an initial spectral profile. A spectrum tailoring module tailors the initial spectral profile of the optical pulses by imposing a phase variation on each optical pulse according to an optimized phase varying function. The optimized phase varying function has one of a rectified sinusoidal shape, a parabolic shape and a rectified parabolic shape. Laser systems incorporating such oscillators may be of a MOPA configuration, and may further include a nonlinear crystal for frequency conversion or a bulk solid-state amplifier. | 07-14-2011 |
20120187860 | CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM TO GENERATE OPTICAL PULSES AND PULSE BURSTS - A circuit assembly controlling an optical system to generate optical pulses is provided. The optical system includes a seed light source optically coupled to an amplitude modulator. The circuit assembly includes a control circuit which generates a pulsed seed drive signal for driving the seed laser source, as well as logic signals defining successions of ON and OFF states and having a predetermined relative timing relationship. One or more of the logic signals is delayed by a corresponding programmable delay line to adjust the relative timing relationship between the logic signals. A logic gating module combines the logic signals according to one or more logical rule, thereby providing a modulator drive signal. Using this circuit assembly, the optical system outputs an optical pulse at each ON state of the modulator drive signal synchronized with the passage of one of the seed optical pulses through the amplitude modulator. | 07-26-2012 |
20140301707 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, MODE SCRAMBLER AND MODE CONDITIONER FOR CONTROLLING MODE POWER DISTRIBUTION - The present disclosure relates to a multimode optical waveguide comprising a cladding and a core. The core of the multimode optical waveguide has a polygonal cross-section. The core forms a coil spun around the longitudinal axis of the cladding. The multimode optical waveguide may be used to realize a mode scrambler and a mode conditioner. | 10-09-2014 |
20150022110 | CONTROLLED OPERATION OF A LED LIGHTING SYSTEM AT A TARGET OUTPUT COLOR - A method for operating a LED lighting system has three or more LED emitters of different colors. The method allows finding the optimal drive setting for each LED emitter of the system, taking into account a specific target color. The method involves providing calibration data for each LED emitter at a plurality of values of drive setting and junction temperature, and executing a drive recursion loop calculating the drive setting of each emitter based on an input value for the temperature of each emitter and in view of the target output color and of the calibration data. Advantageously, this can be accomplished without measuring the color emitted by the LED lighting system, that is, no color feedback is required. A LED lighting system implementing the method is also disclosed. | 01-22-2015 |
20150296589 | OPERATION OF A LED LIGHTING SYSTEM AT A TARGET OUTPUT COLOR USING A COLOR SENSOR - A method for operating a LED lighting system at a target output color is provided. The LED system includes a color sensor and three or more LED emitters each operable at a controllable emitter drive setting. The method provides at least one calibration matrix defining a relationship between measurements obtained from the color sensor, represented by sensor color point coordinates, and absolute color point coordinates in an absolute color space. In some embodiments, a calibration matrix defining a non-linear relationship between the two color spaces is provided. In other embodiments, individual calibration matrices are provided for each LED emitter. | 10-15-2015 |
Raffaello Sisto, Roma IT
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20090014390 | PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED WATER BY MEANS OF A BIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM CONSISTING OF IRON AND ZEOLITES - A process is described for the treatment of water contaminated by metals with a high oxidation degree, aliphatic compounds, aromatic compounds, halogen-aromatic compounds, chlorinated alkane and alkene compounds or mixtures thereof, which consists in circulating the contaminated water through a reactive system consisting of metallic iron and a zeolite having a silica/alumina ratio>50, placed in succession, wherein the first element through which the water passes is iron. | 01-15-2009 |
20140151303 | PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAIMINATED WATER BY MEANS OF ADSORPTION AND NANOFILTRATION - A process for the treatment of water contaminated by polar and/or apolar organic compounds, and/or by heavy metal salts, and/or by oil dispersed or in emulsion, comprising sending said contaminated water to a system comprising: at least one adsorption ( | 06-05-2014 |
Raffaello Sisto, Rome IT
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20090159530 | PROCESS BASED ON THE USE OF ZEOLITES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED WATER - A process is described for the treatment of water contaminated by apolar compounds consisting of halogenated solvents, aliphatic compounds, aromatic compounds or their mixtures which consists in treating the water with one or more apolar zeolites characterized by a silica/alumina ration >50 and by the presence of structural channels having dimensions similar to those of the molecules of the contaminating compounds. | 06-25-2009 |
Renata Sisto, Catone Rm IT
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20080235030 | Automatic Method For Measuring a Baby's, Particularly a Newborn's, Cry, and Related Apparatus - The present invention concerns an automatic method for measuring a baby's cry, comprising the following step: A. having N samples ρ(i), for i=O, 1, . . . , (N−1), of an acoustic signal p(t) representing the cry, sampled at a sampling frequencŷ for a period of duration P; the method being characterised in that it assigns a score PainScore to the acoustic signal p(t) by means of a function AF of one or more acoustic parameters selected from the group comprising: —a root-mean-square or rms value prms of the acoustic signal p(t) in the period P; —a fundamental or pitch frequency F | 09-25-2008 |
Salvatore Sisto, Bradley Beach, NJ US
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20120187059 | SPIRAL TOWEL RACK - A wall mountable coil rack is provided for securing a plurality of items. The rack includes a continuous coiled beam with a top connector and a bottom connector. The beam includes a plurality of layers, where item are held in between adjacent layers. The layers have a horizontal area smaller than the horizontal area of the items. Accordingly, the layers are hidden from view when the rack is filled with items. | 07-26-2012 |
20140123468 | MECHANICALLY BIASED CANTILEVER FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly includes a body, a cup and a faceplate. The fastener assembly is a long thin shape for insertion into an opening in a substrate prior to actuation. Once inserted in the substrate, the fastener assembly may be actuated by the insertion of a bolt into a central aperture in the assembly and the tightening of the bolt against the cup. The actuation of the assembly causes the body of the assembly to fold at four points and to thereby secure the assembly to the substrate. | 05-08-2014 |
20140338117 | CURVED SHOWER ROD ATTACHMENT - A curved shower rod attachment assembly, which includes a first element that is adapted and configured for attachment to a surface and a second element that is securable to the first element and includes a protrusion that has an opening formed therein that extending at an angle and is configured to receive a shower rod. The dual channel interlocking bracket allows a curved shower rod to hinge within the attachment assembly to preclude rotation and sagging. | 11-20-2014 |
Salvatore J. Sisto, Bradley Beach, NJ US
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20120305537 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING A CROSS MEMBER TO A TUBE - There is provided in a preferred embodiment a method and system for attaching a cross member to a tube. The tube has two holes drilled into it at opposite surfaces. The upper body of the cross member is inserted into one hole, through the tube and into the opposite hole. At the opposite hole, the cross member is welded or otherwise affixed to the tube. The lower body of the cross member is designed and adapted to be selectively attached to the upper body. | 12-06-2012 |