Strain, US
Christine L. Strain, Stevensville, MI US
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20150052953 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A STATIC TUB - A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a static wash tub fixed in position relative to the cabinet, a wash basket mounted within the wash tub for rotation about a vertical axis and having at least one drain hole, a drive motor within the cabinet for rotating the wash basket, a catch basin fixed to the wash tub and spaced from the drive motor, a recirculation pump, and a closure between the drive motor and the catch basin. | 02-26-2015 |
20150176166 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A STATIC TUB - A method of controlling a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable wash basket defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry items for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation, the method comprising supplying liquid to the wash basket, draining liquid from the wash basket by gravity, and filling the wash basket to a predetermined fill level based on an amount of laundry, a type of laundry, a selected cycle of operation, or combinations thereof. | 06-25-2015 |
Cornelius Strain, Post Falls, ID US
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20150157965 | COMPARTMENTALLY EXPANDABLE ROTATING BELT FILTER FOR ENERGY USE REDUCTION - The present technology relates generally to fluid filtration systems. In particular, several embodiments are directed toward compartmentally expandable rotating belt filters and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, for example, a filtering system for contaminated fluid includes a first fluid filtering chamber having a first filter belt movably positioned therein and a second fluid filtering chamber having a second filter belt movably positioned therein. The first filter belt can be operable in parallel with the second filter belt. The system can further include a sensor configured to sense a condition related a volume of the contaminated fluid, a speed of flow of the contaminated fluid, or a level of contaminants in the contaminated fluid. A controller can be configured to initiate, stop, or adjust fluid flow to the first fluid filtering chamber and second fluid filtering chamber individually in response to the sensed condition. | 06-11-2015 |
20150182889 | ENHANCED MOMENTUM CLEANING DEVICE FOR ROTATING BELT SCREENS AND FILTERS - The present technology is directed to fluid filtration systems having enhanced momentum cleaning devices for filter belts and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, for example, a filtering system includes a fluid channel having a continuous-loop filter belt positioned therein. The filter belt can be configured to trap contaminants while allowing fluid to pass through the filter belt. The system further includes a first cleaning device proximate to the filter belt and a second cleaning device proximate to the filter belt and downstream of the first cleaning device. In particular embodiments the first cleaning device is a scraping blade that presses against the filter belt and the second cleaning device is one of a wave form, vibrational, or mixed-phase stream energy delivery device. | 07-02-2015 |
Cornelius J. Strain, Post Falls, ID US
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20150203364 | INTEGRAL MEDIA RECONDITIONING AND RECOVERY SYSTEM - The present technology is directed generally to media reconditioning and/or recovery systems for use in fluid filtration. In some embodiments, a reconditioning system includes an additive source configured to inject an additive into a fluid filtration chamber for media reconditioning. In several embodiments, a controller controls the timing, sequence, amount, and/or duration of additive injection. The additive can be selected to achieve a desired filtration outcome. In some embodiments, the system further includes a recovery component configured to redirect and capture the filtered media. | 07-23-2015 |
Dale Robert Strain, Belvidere, IL US
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20090152770 | MECHANICALLY COLLAPSIBLE CORE FOR INJECTION MOLDING - The invention relates to a mechanically-collapsible core device includes a central pin having a plurality of engaging members, a plurality of first collapsible core members each having an engaging member that engages with a respective engaging member of the central pin, a base member having a plurality of engaging members, and a plurality of second collapsible core members each having an engaging member that engages with a respective engaging member of the base member. The pin is retracted from a home position, thereby causing the first core members to collapse inward. The base member is then retracted, thereby causing the second core members to translate inward and linearly. The result is that the core device collapses inward in size so as to permit the device to be removed from the inside of a molded article. | 06-18-2009 |
David Joseph Strain, Saint Peters, MO US
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20090008940 | Hydroelectric Device - The present invention provides a hydroelectric device having a closed conduit portion extending along an elevational drop, with a turbine positioned at a lower elevation and in fluid communication with the closed conduit portion. The closed conduit portion contains a volume of fluid forming a pressure head therein, the fluid impacting the turbine in such a manner as to operate the turbine and produce electricity therefrom. | 01-08-2009 |
20090090354 | Device for Pumping and Desalination of Water at a Depth - The present invention provides a device for pumping water from a depth. The device includes a pressure-containing conduit with a first end located at a depth within a body of water, an inlet portion in fluid communication with the pressure-containing conduit to allow water to enter therethrough, a float portion for maintaining the device at a desired depth, a boiler mirror for reflecting light at the pressure-containing conduit, thereby heating water contained therein, and an outlet portion for water to exit the device, preferably in the form of water vapor. | 04-09-2009 |
20090120779 | DEVICE FOR DESALINATION OF WATER AND INCREASING HUMIDITY - The present invention is directed to a device for producing potable water and increasing the humidity of ambient air. The device includes a housing with an interior space and having an upper surface and an outlet. At least the upper surface of the housing is constructed from a material adapted to admit electromagnetic radiation into the interior of the housing for the purpose of heating the interior of the housing. Water within the interior of the housing is vaporized and exits the housing through the outlet. | 05-14-2009 |
Devon Jean Vaccaro Strain, Shelbyville, KY US
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20100040968 | Toner Compositions Including Silica Blends - A toner composition and method of providing such composition which may be used in a printer or printer cartridge. The composition may include toner particles mixed with silica particles having a primary particle size in the range of 30 nm to 60 nm present in the range of 0.1 to 2.0% by weight of the toner composition and silica particles having a primary particle size in the range of 60 nm to 150 nm present in the range of 0.1 to 2% by weight of the toner composition. | 02-18-2010 |
20100040969 | Toner Formulations with Tribocharge Control and Stability - A toner composition and a method of making a toner composition wherein toner particles having an average size in the range of 1-25 μm may be mixed with silica particles and alumina particles surface treated with an inorganic/organic compound. The silica particles may have a primary particle size in the range of 2 nm to 20 nm and may be present in the range of 0.01% to 3.0% by weight of the toner composition. The alumina particles surface treated with an inorganic/organic compound may be present in the range of 0.01% to 1.0% by weight of the toner composition. | 02-18-2010 |
20150185646 | Toner Compositions Including Silica Blends and Method to Make the Same - The toner composition of the present invention and method to make the same includes toner particles mixed with a specific set of extra particulate additives including large colloidal silica sized 90 nm to 120 nm and basing a conductivity of less than 20 μs/cm in combination with medium size silica particles sized 30 nm to 60 nm. Optionally, additional extra particular additives such as silica sized 2 nm to 20 nm, alumina, titania or mixtures thereof can be used. The finished toner having these specific additives exhibited superior printing performance. | 07-02-2015 |
20150185647 | Toner Compositions Including Silica Blends and Method to Make the Same - The toner composition of the present invention and method to make the same includes toner particles mixed with a specific set of extra particulate additives including large colloidal silica sized 90 nm to 120 nm and having a conductivity of less than 20 μs/cm in combination with medium size silica particles sized 30 nm to 60 nm. Optionally, additional extra particular additives such as silica sized 2 nm to 20 nm, alumina, titania or mixtures thereof can be used. The finished toner having these specific additives exhibited superior printing performance. | 07-02-2015 |
James A. Strain, Allen, TX US
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20090135314 | Method and System for Controlling Deformable Micromirror Devices - A method and system for controlling deformable micromirror devices are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a display system includes multiple deformable micromirror devices, a buffer, and a controller. Each deformable micromirror device includes a plurality of micromirrors. The buffer is communicatively coupled, at a first interface speed, to each deformable micromirror device. The buffer is operable to communicate in parallel with the deformable micromirror devices. The controller is communicatively coupled, at a second interface speed, to the buffer. The controller is operable to receive a display input and, in response, generate a plurality signals each corresponding to an optical characteristic of the display input. The controller is further operable to sequentially communicate each of the plurality of signals through the buffer to a corresponding one of the deformable micromirror devices. Each deformable micromirror device receives at least a subset of the plurality of signals. | 05-28-2009 |
James Anthony Strain, Allen, TX US
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20090262413 | System and Method for Operating Light Processing Electronic Devices - A system and method for operating an electronic device used in light processing. A method comprises altering a spatial relationship between a spatial light modulator (SLM) and a light incident on the SLM, shifting light modulator states of a first portion of light modulators to a second portion of light modulators, and placing a third portion of light modulators in the SLM into a performance degradation-reducing mode. The amount of shifting performed is proportional to the amount of change in the spatial relationship. The method allows for a change in light modulators used to modulate the light, thereby preventing the overuse of some of the light modulators, which may help to prevent degradation of the light modulators. The performance degradation reducing mode may help to further reduce or even reverse the performance degradation of the light modulators. | 10-22-2009 |
20120008187 | System and Method for Operating Light Processing Electronic Devices - A system and method for operating an electronic device used in light processing. A method comprises altering a spatial relationship between a spatial light modulator (SLM) and a light incident on the SLM, shifting light modulator states of a first portion of light modulators to a second portion of light modulators, and placing a third portion of light modulators in the SLM into a performance degradation-reducing mode. The amount of shifting performed is proportional to the amount of change in the spatial relationship. The method allows for a change in light modulators used to modulate the light, thereby preventing the overuse of some of the light modulators, which may help to prevent degradation of the light modulators. The performance degradation reducing mode may help to further reduce or even reverse the performance degradation of the light modulators. | 01-12-2012 |
John N. Strain, Tequesta, FL US
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20110299978 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SEALING STRUCTURE - A turbine section having a plurality flow path components forming a plurality of guide vane rings and ring segments arranged in axial succession to define a boundary of a hot gas duct. A vane carrier located around the gas duct, and sealing elements extend radially between circumferentially extending grooves in the vane carrier and respective grooves in the flow path components. The sealing elements include radially inner and outer edges, and at least one axially facing side defining a chamfered portion extending to one of the edges to accommodate axial movement of the sealing element about the one edge within a respective groove. | 12-08-2011 |
Michael Strain, Munster, IN US
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20160096596 | Novel Float - A novel float that can be constructed in pieces. Each piece providing buoyancy and when joined together able to provide floatation for a structure. The float having containers that can serve as storage for different materials. The floats making a system used to float a large structure such as a home. | 04-07-2016 |
Mickey Lynn Strain, Arabi, LA US
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20110031136 | Artist Brush Holder - Described herein are embodiments for an apparatus for holding artist supplies in an upright manner. The apparatus comprises a first tier having a first plurality of round openings with a first diameter. A receptacle is positioned below each of the round openings and resilient elastomeric membranes having at least one slit cover each of the first plurality of round openings on the first tier. The apparatus also has a second tier with a second plurality of round openings having a second diameter disposed thereon. Each of the round openings are covered with a slit resilient elastomeric membrane and open to a receptacle positioned directly below the second plurality of round openings. A third tier having a third plurality or round openings with a third diameter is also included. Each of the third plurality of round openings is covered with a slit resilient elastomeric membrane and opens to a receptacle positioned directly below the round openings. | 02-10-2011 |
Mitchell Strain, St. Paul, MN US
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20110270243 | Subxiphoid Connective Lesion Ablation System and Method - Instrument and systems for applying ablative energy to epicardial tissue via a subxiphoid access surgical approach. The instrument has a head assembly sized and shaped for a subxiphoid surgical approach to a patient's heart and defines a contact face. The head assembly includes a paddle body, a first ablation electrode, and a second ablation electrode. The ablation electrodes are coupled to the paddle body in a spaced apart, spatially-fixed fashion. The ablation electrodes are exteriorly exposed at the contact face. A tubular member extends from the head assembly and maintains wiring connected to the ablation electrodes. The instrument is manipulable to locate the contact face on epicardial tissue of a patient's heart via a subxiphoid surgical approach, such as between the left and right pulmonary vein junctions of the posterior left atrium. | 11-03-2011 |
Owen Strain, San Francisco, CA US
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20110161381 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO OPTIMIZE UPDATES IN A FILE SYSTEM BASED ON BIRTH TIME - Methods and apparatuses that maintain birth time for a file system to optimize file update operations are described. The file system can include a plurality of snapshots or clones of data stored in one or more extents of blocks allocated in a storage device. Each extent may be associated with a time stamp according to the birth time. A request may be received from an executable using the file system to update data in a particular extent associated with a particular time stamp. In response, the current birth time in the file system and the particular time stamp may be compared to determine if the particular extent is not shared by more than one of the snapshots. If the particular time stamp is equal to the current birth time, the particular extent may be updated directly without performing an expensive operation to check whether a reference count of the particular extent is equal to one. | 06-30-2011 |
Owen Joseph Strain, San Francisco, CA US
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20120173882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-PLACE ENCRYPTION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for performing in-place encryption. A system configured to practice the method receives a request from a user to encrypt an unencrypted volume of a computing device and identifies, generates, and/or randomly selects a volume key. Then the system converts the unencrypted volume to an encryptable format divided into portions. The system then encrypts, based on the volume key, the encryptable volume, portion by portion, to enable the user to use the computing device while encrypting. The system can maintain an encryption progress status and display the encryption progress status. The system can monitor disk accesses to the encryptable volume, and, when the disk accesses exceed a first threshold, apply a back-off algorithm to stop encrypting until the disk accesses fall below a second threshold. Thus, the computing device can be used while the encryption occurs in the background. | 07-05-2012 |
20130185271 | OPTIMIZED B-TREE - The present technology includes an optimized b-tree. To improve concurrent access, a read lock can be applied to traversed nodes of a b-tree in a lock coupling. A read locked node can be promoted to a write locked node upon a determination that the node is likely to be modified, wherein the locked node first restricts access to further functions and then applies a write lock to the node when all existing functions accessing the node end. If one of the other functions attempts to promote the later function can be canceled and removed from the tree. A node can be promoted if the node is likely to be modified when considering multiple factors such as type of function, whether it is a leaf node, the number of keys in the node, or the number of keys in a child node. | 07-18-2013 |
Robert Strain, San Jose, CA US
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20090174464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED LEAKAGE CURRENT OF SILICON ON INSULATOR TRANSISTORS USING A FORWARD BIASED DIODE - Use of a forward biased diode to reduce leakage current of transistors implemented on silicon on insulator (SOI) is a particular challenge due to the difficulty of achieving effective contact with the region beneath the gate of the transistor. An improved implementation in SOI gate fingers that reach under the source through tunnels that are contacted with a region outside the transistor. A further embodiment uses drain extension implants to provide good channel connection. | 07-09-2009 |
20090206380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING A WELL CURRENT SOURCE TO EFFECT A DYNAMIC THRESHOLD VOLTAGE OF A MOS TRANSISTOR - Deep submicron wells of MOS transistors, implemented over an ungrounded well, exhibit two modes of operation: a current sink mode and a current source mode. While operation as a current sink is well understood and successfully controlled, it is also necessary to control the current provided in the current source mode of the well. A Schottky diode is connected between the well and the gate, the Schottky diode having a smaller barrier height than that of the PN junction of the well-to-source. For an NMOS transistor, current flows through the PN junction when the gate is high. When the gate is low, current flows through the Schottky diode. This difference of current flow results in a difference in transistor threshold, thereby achieving a dynamic threshold voltage using the current from the well when operating at the current source mode. | 08-20-2009 |
20100134182 | Apparatus and Method for Improving Drive-Strength and Leakage of Deep Submicron MOS Transistors - An apparatus and method of manufacture for metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors is disclosed. Devices in accordance with the invention are operable at voltages below 2V. The devices are area efficient, have improved drive strength, and have reduced leakage current. A dynamic threshold voltage control scheme comprised of a forward biased diode in parallel with a capacitor is used, implemented without changing the existing MOS technology process. This scheme controls the threshold voltage of each transistor. In the OFF state, the magnitude of the threshold voltage of the transistor increases, keeping the transistor leakage to a minimum. In the ON state, the magnitude of the threshold voltage decreases, resulting in increased drive strength. The invention is particularly useful in MOS technology for both bulk and silicon on insulator (SOI) CMOS. The use of reverse biasing of the well, in conjunction with the above construct to further decrease leakage in a MOS transistor, is also shown. | 06-03-2010 |
Robert C. Strain, Burke, VA US
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20100283661 | Observability of unmanned aircraft and aircraft without electrical systems - The present invention relates to a lightweight beacon system, affixable, for example, to UAS, aircraft without electrical systems, airport surface vehicles, skydivers, gliders, and/or balloons. The lightweight beacon system uses a small, low-powered, portable radio beacon to broadcast the location of the aircraft, vehicle, or person to which the beacon system is attached. The lightweight beacon system is compatible with the FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) service, thereby providing a means for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), aircraft without electrical systems, airport surface vehicles, or persons to be observable to other general aviation aircraft operating in their proximity. | 11-11-2010 |
Robert J. Strain, San Jose, CA US
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20140103437 | Random Doping Fluctuation Resistant FinFET - An improved fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) is built on a compound fin, which has a doped core and lightly doped epitaxial channel region between that core and the gate dielectric. The improved structure reduces FinFET random doping fluctuations when doping is used to control threshold voltage. Further, the transistor design affords better source and drain conductance when compared to prior art FinFETs. Three representative embodiments of the key structure are described in detail. | 04-17-2014 |
20150236117 | Reduced Variation MOSFET Using a Drain-Extension-Last Process - A MOSFET structure and method of manufacture that minimize threshold variations associated with statistical uncertainties of implanted source and drain extensions. The source and drain extensions are fabricated very late in the process using a material added to etched recesses immediately adjacent to the transistor's channel. In various embodiments, the added material may be germanium grown by selective epitaxy, doped silicon grown by selective epitaxy, or metallic materials created by deposition or by deposition and reaction. | 08-20-2015 |
Ryan K. Strain, Coloma, MI US
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20110247147 | FABRIC TREATING APPLIANCE WITH DETERGENT DISPENSER - A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing. | 10-13-2011 |
Ryan K. Strain, Saint Joseph, MI US
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20150159313 | APPLIANCES WITH SUDSING-REDUCING FLUSHABLE DETERGENT DISPENSERS - A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing. | 06-11-2015 |
Scott Strain, Hayward, CA US
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20110082807 | SOCIAL BROADCASTING USER EXPERIENCE - A method of providing user participation in a social broadcast environment is disclosed. A network communication is received from a user of a broadcast that includes a preference data indicating a preference of the user that a promoted content be included in the broadcast. Via a responsive network communication, a feedback data is provided to the user that includes a predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast. | 04-07-2011 |
20130218668 | DYNAMIC SELECTION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT IN A SOCIAL BROADCAST ENVIRONMENT - A method of determining advertising content to be included in a broadcast is disclosed. An inclusion criterion is received for each of a plurality of items of advertising content to be used to determine one or both of whether and how that item of advertising content is to be included in a broadcast. Stored user profile data associated with a plurality of users who provided within an observation period an indication that the user was consuming the broadcast is processed, and the respective inclusion criteria of the items of advertising content, to select and integrate into the broadcast selected ones of the items of advertising content. | 08-22-2013 |
20130253934 | SOCIAL BROADCASTING USER EXPERIENCE - A method of providing user participation in a social broadcast environment is disclosed. A network communication is received from a user of a broadcast that includes a preference data indicating a preference of the user that a promoted content be included in the broadcast. Via a responsive network communication, a feedback data is provided to the user that includes a predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast. | 09-26-2013 |
20130340016 | SOCIAL BROADCASTING PLATFORM - A method of social broadcasting is disclosed. A metadata is generated indicating items of content expected to be included in a broadcast and for each item of content a manner in which the item of content is to be included in the broadcast. The metadata is provided and at least a subset of said items of content to a broadcast platform in one or more network communications sent to the broadcast platform via a network interface. A method of social broadcasting is disclosed. A metadata is received via a server interface indicating items of content expected to be included in a broadcast and for each item of content a manner in which the item of content is to be included in the broadcast. At least a subset of said items of content is stored in a media cache. Said items of content are used to assemble in the manner indicated by said metadata, and to provide as output for broadcast to the station interface, a broadcast stream, including by responding dynamically to subsequently received metadata indicating a change in one or both of (1) said items of content expected to be included in a broadcast and (2) the manner in which one or more of said items of content is or are to be included in the broadcast. | 12-19-2013 |
Victoria Grace Strain, Symmes Township, OH US
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20150375951 | TAIL SEAILING AND METHODS THEREOF - A method for bonding the tail of a convolutely wound log to the body is provided. The method comprises the use of a nonadhesive phase-change material to mechanically bond the tail to the wound log. The nonadhesive phase-change material is heated to an amorphous state prior to its application. Once applied to the wound log, the nonadhesive phase-change material mechanical bonds with the tail and wound log and as heat is lost, changes to a non-amorphous state. The mechanical bond can be selectively reversed through the application of a strength degradation accelerator. | 12-31-2015 |
William J. Strain, Bellevue, WA US
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20120058827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION - A system and method for selectively updating remote devices is described herein. A method incorporating at least some of the present teachings may include, for example, receiving a communication from a client application executing on a remote device. The communication may indicate a condition of a game character being played in a massively multi-party online game. The method may also include developing a filtered manifest that includes a list of files needed by the client application and associated with the condition. A portion of the collection may be identified for communication to the client application, and communication of the portion may be initiated. | 03-08-2012 |