Tafoya
Betty Tafoya, Cheyenne, WY US
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20120324765 | Shoe Converters - A shoe converter comprising: an elongated tubular body; an upper opening of said elongated tubular body to receive a leg; a lower portion of said elongated tubular body covering a shoe; a fastening means attached to said lower portion on each side of said shoe; and a strap to connect said fastening means under said shoe wherein said elongated tubular body changes the appearance of said shoe and said lower portion is secured against said shoe by said fastening means and said strap. | 12-27-2012 |
Cory Tafoya, Louisville, KY US
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20110079037 | REFRIGERATOR WITH TREATED WATER SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a refrigerator having a cabinet including at least one access area having an open face and a grill door for selectively closing the open face of the access area. The refrigerator can also include a water using accessory provided on the cabinet. The grill door can be selectively retained to the cabinet wherein a manifold is fixed relative to the grill door and fluidly couples the water using accessory to a water supply. A water treatment cartridge can be removably coupled to a casing such that when the cartridge is coupled to the manifold, the cartridge treats the water from the water supply for use by the water using accessory. The manifold can be located on the grill door such that the mounting of the cartridge to the manifold moves the cartridge from within the access area to outside of the access area as the grill door moves from a closed position to an opened position, respectively. | 04-07-2011 |
Cory J. Tafoya, Louisville, KY US
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20110148267 | SLUMPED GLASS SPILL PROOF SHELF FOR AN APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SHELF - A spill proof shelf, a refrigerator using the same and a method of manufacturing a shelf are disclosed. The spill proof shelf has a sheet defining a main plane. The sheet includes a plurality of raised surfaces that extend from a top surface to define a spill proof area on the top surface. At least one of the raised surfaces has an end. The shelf also has a lip. The lip has a front edge and extends outward from the end of the at least one of the raised surfaces with the front edge being in a plane different from the main plane. | 06-23-2011 |
20120102985 | CONDUCTIVE SURFACE HEATER FOR A REFRIGERATOR - A heater is provided for elevating the temperature of a surface of a refrigerator above the dew point of air surrounding the surface so as to avoid condensation. Heat energy is recovered from the refrigeration cycle of the refrigerator by using a portion of the appliance's refrigeration loop to provide heat to the desired surface. A conductive element is connected with the desired surface and also placed into contact with a heated portion of the refrigeration loop to conduct heat energy therebetween. The surface and conductive element may be selectively removed and replaced from the refrigerator without the use of electric heating elements as conventionally required for removable surfaces. | 05-03-2012 |
20120266962 | FOAM MANIFOLD FOR INJECTION MOLDING CONSUMER APPLIANCE CASE, FOAMED-IN CASE, AND RELATED METHOD - A manifold receives and distributes insulating foam to an interior of a consumer appliance case. The manifold includes an inlet attachable to a source of insulating foam exterior to the consumer appliance case, at least two outlets disposed at different locations within the consumer appliance case, an inlet passageway leading from the inlet further into the consumer appliance case interior, and at least two outlet passageways, each outlet passageway providing communication between the inlet passageway and a respective one of the outlets. Insulating foam received by the inlet is distributed to the interior of the consumer appliance case via the inlet passageway, outlet passageways and outlets. Related foamed-in case designs and methods of foaming-in a case are also disclosed. | 10-25-2012 |
20120286632 | LEVELING ASSEMBLY FOR APPLIANCE DOORS - In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a leveling assembly for an appliance door is described. The leveling assembly causes vertical movement of a decorative door panel relative to an appliance door. | 11-15-2012 |
Cory Jerome Tafoya, Louisville, KY US
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20110018413 | ARTICULATED SEALING SURFACE - An appliance including a housing have an opening, a drawer having a front side and a back side, the drawer being configured for insertion into the opening, a drawer face coupled to the front side, the drawer face having a gasket circumscribing the drawer face and at least one dimension of the drawer face is smaller than a respective dimension of the opening so as to form a gap between the drawer face and the opening on at least one side of the drawer face, and a transom pivotally mounted to the drawer, the transom being configured to substantially bridge the gap between the drawer face and the opening and sealingly engage the gasket when the drawer is in a closed position. | 01-27-2011 |
20110314860 | MOVABLE ICE BIN GUARD - A pivotable guard includes a guard surface configured to be mounted to a bin such that the guard surface is pivotable about an axis; and the bin including at least one side wall and a rear wall. The guard surface is configured to pivot between a lowered position relative to the bin and a raised position relative to the bin higher than the lowered position. | 12-29-2011 |
Craig Allen Tafoya, Ft. Lauderdale, FL US
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20090253360 | Portable Ventilation Unit - A ventilation unit that can be sealed to an opening in a large temporary overspray enclosure employed during the painting of large yachts and marine vessels for containment of paint overspray, thereby substantially eliminating overspray in surrounding areas, a long sought-after objective in the industry. The unit is compact and self-contained, having a pre-filter area, primary filter material, an intake area, fans, a variable controller for each fan, an exhaust area, final discharge filters, and doors configured to seal the back end of ventilation unit during periods of non-use and which are removable during use or otherwise positionable to provide unobstructed airflow into the pre-filter area. The unit is also configured to be easily portable and reusable. A hose connection plate can also be used to connect one or more hoses to the pre-filter area to provide enhanced ventilation to high paint areas within the temporary overspray enclosure. | 10-08-2009 |
David Jonathan Tafoya, Maple Grove, MN US
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20090205682 | Apparatus and method of removing water-soluble support material from one or more rapid prototype parts - A support removal apparatus is disclosed for removing water-soluble support material from rapid prototype parts, substantially comprising a retention tank for holding an aqueous cleaning solution; a box manifold hydraulically coupled to the retention tank and equipped with nozzle heads in hydraulic communication with a pump's discharge; a heat chamber for housing a heating element to heat the aqueous cleaning solution to a predetermined temperature range; a drain box hydraulically coupled to the retention tank and a pump's intake to convey the aqueous cleaning solution into and through the box manifold; a thermocouple for maintaining the temperature within an optimal range; a level indicator for measuring the solution level in the retention tank for safe operability of the pump and heating element; a cabinet for housing select components of the support removal apparatus and having an integral work platform, accessible compartments, and a localized water supply; and a microprocessor having communicative capabilities for making minute adjustments to the heating element via feedback from the thermocouple and controlling operation of the pump and heating element for a pre-set time interval. | 08-20-2009 |
20090211616 | Apparatus for removing water-soluble support material from one or more rapid prototype parts - The support removal apparatus comprising in combination a retention tank having a manifold assembly comprising a plurality of nozzle heads, articulating arms or a combination of both in hydraulic communication with the discharge side of a pump, collectively configured for agitating an aqueous cleaning solution; a heating element mounted within the retention tank for heating the aqueous cleaning solution to a predetermined temperature set point; a basket strainer mounted within the retention tank in hydraulic communication with the intake side of the pump to mitigate passage of small rapid prototype parts and residual support material therethrough and into the pump and manifold assembly; a thermocouple for maintaining the temperature within a tolerable range for optimum removal of support material; a level indicator to ensure adequate solution level in the retention tank for operability of the pump and heating element; a cabinet having an interface controller mounted on an exterior panel thereof for setting timer and heat functions; and a microprocessor having capabilities for making minute adjustments to the heating element via feedback from the thermocouple and controlling operation of the pump and heating element for a pre-set time interval. | 08-27-2009 |
20090241997 | Removing Soluble Support Material From Rapid Prototype Part - A container has been devised for use with a rapid prototype part making machine, specifically of the type having Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) capabilities. The container includes a liner that has an exterior surface and that is expandable to define a mouth portion and a volume for receiving, via the mouth portion, a rapid prototype part having soluble support material deposited on the rapid prototype part. An inlet port is formed on the exterior surface and is in fluid communication with the volume. An outlet port is formed on the exterior surface and is in fluid communication with the volume. A sealing arrangement is configured and arranged to selectively substantially prevent egress of an aqueous cleaning solution from the mouth portion of the liner. The inlet port is configured to introduce the aqueous cleaning solution into the volume to remove the soluble support material from the rapid prototype part. | 10-01-2009 |
20140072014 | Temperature Control Apparatus - A temperature control apparatus includes a temperature monitoring integrated circuit (IC). The temperature monitoring IC has an output pin and is configured to generate an output signal having a voltage dependent on a sensed temperature. An output terminal is operatively connected to the output pin. An insulating material substantially surrounds the temperature monitoring IC. The insulating material substantially insulates the temperature monitoring IC from ambient heat and electromagnetic interference. | 03-13-2014 |
James Tafoya, Meeker, CO US
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20110168646 | Land Based and Pontoon Based Forced Air Thermal Evaporator - A method of evaporating waste water utilizing waste heat employs a forced air thermal evaporator system having an air heat exchanger with: a waste heat inlet, a waste heat outlet, a cold air inlet and a hot air outlet; a compressor connected with the cold air inlet to force air into the cold air inlet; and a distribution header having a hot air inlet connected with the hot air outlet, a waste water inlet connected to a waste water source, and air/water mixing nozzles connected with the hot air inlet and the waste water inlet. Engaging the compressor forces air through the heat exchanger and into the distribution header where the waste water is admixed with the hot air which then exits through spray nozzles as water vapor. | 07-14-2011 |
20120216963 | Forced Air Thermal Turbine Evaporation System - A forced air thermal turbine evaporation system wherein industrial waste water is pumped from a water source through a stainless steel hose to a flow meter, pressure switch and into a distribution header. The water leaves the distribution header through a plurality of spiral nozzles that atomize the water into fine water droplets that are introduced into a turbine exhaust pipe in which the droplets are vaporized and disbursed into the atmosphere. | 08-30-2012 |
Jason D. Tafoya, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20140205252 | Non-Destructive Dissipation of Excess Optical Energy - Optical energy in excess of that which is properly coupled into the core of an optical fiber is non-destructively redirected and benignly dissipated so as to minimize damage in a fiber coupled system. | 07-24-2014 |
Joan M. Tafoya, Penang MY
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20140108320 | PREFERENCE PREDICTION TOOL - In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, information about a user's activities and habits may be collected on an ongoing basis with the user's permission. This information about previous history can then tied to inferences that enable predictions about the user's preferences. As a result, when it comes time for the user to make a decision or a selection, information about past history and permissible inferences can be used to automatically provide suggestions for implementing future activities. In addition, in some cases this previous history information can be used to optimize future selections. | 04-17-2014 |
Ronald Tafoya, Sandia Park, NM US
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20080229100 | SECURE DATA MANAGEMENT USING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - In one embodiment, encrypted data is received from an authenticated remote host at a non-volatile memory. The encrypted data includes received user data, received data volatility information, and received data validity rules. The encrypted data is stored in the non-volatile memory, and a data volatility flag and data valid flag in the non-volatile memory device are set based on the received data volatility information and the received data validity rules. The data may be read from the non-volatile memory by a user if data access is permissible as determined by the data volatility flag and the data valid flag set by the remote host. | 09-18-2008 |
20120124662 | METHOD OF USING DEVICE MOTION IN A PASSWORD - Processing a password in a mobile computing device may be accomplished by sensing movement of the mobile computing device by an accelerometer of the mobile computing device in three dimensional space; capturing first directional motion information representing the movement as at least a portion of an entered password; comparing the entered password to a password previously stored in the mobile computing device, the stored password comprising second captured directional motion information; and allowing access to the mobile computing device by a user when the entered password matches the stored password. The movement of the mobile computing device required for the password may be set by the user during a password training phase of operating the mobile computing device. | 05-17-2012 |
20140250490 | AUTHENTICATING TO A NETWORK VIA A DEVICE-SPECIFIC ONE TIME PASSWORD - Generally, this disclosure describes a method and system for authenticating to a network via a device-specific one-time password. A method in an embodiment may include generating a first one-time password (OTP) based at least in part on a plurality of client device attributes; and providing the first OTP to an authenticator associated with a private network during a first session, wherein the authenticator is configured to authenticate the client device to at least one of the private network and protected content included in the private network for a second session following the first session based on the provided first OTPP. | 09-04-2014 |