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Thomas Edward Albercht, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20110015542 | MRI COMPATIBLE BIOPSY DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE PROBE - A biopsy device comprises a probe assembly and an obturator. The probe assembly comprises a cannula having a closed distal end configured to penetrate tissue, an open proximal end, a first lumen in fluid communication with the open proximal end, and a side aperture located proximal to the closed distal end. The side aperture is in fluid communication with the first lumen. The obturator is removably insertable in the first lumen through the open proximal end. The obturator is configured to substantially block the side aperture when the obturator is inserted in the first lumen. The probe assembly may be inserted in a patient's tissue (e.g., breast) with the obturator disposed in the cannula to block the side aperture. The obturator may then be removed, and a cutter may be advanced through the cannula to sever tissue protruding through the side aperture. | 01-20-2011 |
Thomas Edward Bantel, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20090245321 | CHARACTERIZATION OF FLAWS IN COMPOSITES IDENTIFIED BY THERMOGRAPHY - A method for identifying types of flaws in a composite object includes: a) rapidly heating the surface of the object; b) recording pixel intensities in a sequence of IR images; c) determining temperature-versus-time data for each of the pixels from the IR images; and d) determining what type of flaw if any corresponds to each of the pixels using the temperature-versus-time data determined in step (c). A contrast curve derived from the temperature-versus-time data may be used in determining what type of flaws if any corresponds to each of the pixels. The contrast curve may be determined by subtracting a synthetic reference curve from a temperature time curve from the temperature-versus-time data. The types of flaws may be determined from size and/or shapes of peaks in the contrast curves. Some flaws are delaminations, layers of porosity, and uniformly distributed porosity. | 10-01-2009 |
Thomas Edward Bleier, Watertown, MA US
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| 20110106728 | CENSUS INVESTING AND INDICES - An investment index is generated by selecting a predetermined number of geographic regions having the highest ranked projected population growth and selecting a predetermined number of companies that have at least a predetermined percentage of the company's revenue derived from at least one or a combination of the selected number of geographic regions. The stock prices of the selected companies are then weighted. | 05-05-2011 |
Thomas Edward Burgess, Iii, Clarksville, GA US
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| 20080278048 | GUIDING RAIL FOR A CABINET PULL-OUT PART - A guiding rail is described with a carcass rail, fixable to a cabinet carcass, a running rail, fixable to the cabinet pull-out part, a center rail slidably connecting the carcass rail to the running rail, permitting telescopic movement of the carcass rail, the center rail, and the running rail with respect to one another from a compressed position to an extended position, a blocking device, and an operating lug disposed in a rearward end of the running rail. The blocking device includes a rod, at least one first snap-in tooth projecting from the rod, a notch lever pivotally disposed at a rearward end of the center rail, and at least one second snap-in tooth associated with the notch lever. The first and second snap-in teeth engage associated components of the guiding rail such that the guiding rail is lockable in both the extended and compressed positions. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100037427 | CARRIAGE FOR A DOOR - A carriage for fitting a suspendable door on a rail is described. The carriage includes a housing and at least one running roller disposed on the housing. The running roller is positioned to engage the rail. An installation plate is included that is adapted to be connected to the suspendable door. A suspension bolt is connected between the housing and the installation plate. A portion of the suspension bolt engages a bearing disposed at one end of either the housing or the installation plate. The bearing permits at least angular displacement if the suspension bolt with respect to either the housing or the installation plate. | 02-18-2010 |
Thomas Edward Cezeaux, New Castle, WA US
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| 20100016718 | Shear Wave Imaging - Shear wave imaging is provided in medical diagnostic ultrasound. A region is imaged to determine a location in which to calculate shear velocity. The shear velocity is estimated for the location. The imaging may guide the identification of the location, reducing the time to determine useful shear information. The estimate of shear may be validated, such as using cross-validation, to indicate the confidence level of the shear value. The shear velocity may be displayed relative to a scale of shear velocities associated with a type of tissue, such as tissue for an organ. The location on a scale may be more intuitive for a user. | 01-21-2010 |
Thomas Edward Chefalas, Somers, NY US
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| 20080222043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANS-VENDOR LICENSE REGISTRATION AND RECOVERY - Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for recovering application software in a data processing system. A computer implemented method for recovering application software in a data processing system includes receiving user data and application data from a plurality of users over a computer network, wherein the application data relates to application software of the plurality of users and includes application license data for applications that include a license. The received user data and application data are stored. A request is received over the computer network from a user of the plurality of users to recover application software of the user, and the requested application software is provided to the user over the computer network, wherein the provided application software is enabled and configured based on the user data and application data related to the provided application software. | 09-11-2008 |
Thomas Edward Cmejla, Stow, MA US
Thomas Edward Cynkar, Fort Collins, CO US
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| 20080268804 | Bias Circuit for Common-Mode and Semiconductor Process Voltage and Temperature Optimization for a Receiver Assembly - A receiver suitable for applications that desire a common-mode voltage range from approximately 0.7V to approximately 0.9V is arranged by coupling first and second differential pair circuit architectures based on first and second current-steering schemes into the same path to generate an output signal. The receiver includes first and second differential pair circuits. The first differential pair circuit is coupled to a first current-steering path via a first port and a second current-steering path via a second port. The second differential pair circuit is coupled to the first current-steering path via a third port and the second current-steering path via a fourth port. A bridge circuit is interposed between the first and second differential pair circuits. The bridge circuit integrates the first and second current-steering paths in a single-stage of the receiver assembly. A bias signal directs the bridge circuit over a set of worst case conditions. | 10-30-2008 |
Thomas Edward Darcie, Fairhaven, NJ US
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| 20090067841 | FIBER AND WIRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - This invention provides a new architecture for a communication system between head-ends and end-users which expands bandwidth and reliability of the communication system. A mux-node receives communication signals from a head-end and forwards the received communication signals to one or more mini-fiber nodes. The connection to the head-end is via a small number of optical fibers and the connections to each of the mini-fiber nodes may be via one or more optical fibers that may provide full duplex communication. The head-end may communicate with the mux-node using digital or digital and analog signals. The mini-fiber nodes may combine the signals received from the head-end with loop-back signals used for local media access control prior to forwarding the signals to the end-users. Upstream data are received by the mini-fiber nodes and transmitted to the mux-node. The mux-node may route upstream communication signals received from the mini-fiber nodes as downstream signals to other mini-fiber nodes also connected to the mux-node without head-end interaction. | 03-12-2009 |
Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson, Auckland NZ
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| 20100148981 | Method of Performing Notification in Personal Navigation Device - To help a user avoid potentially harmful purchases, performing notification in a personal navigation device (PND) includes determining position of the PND, comparing the position against a plurality of restricted points of interest according to a predetermined setting, and activating an alert when the position is within a threshold distance of one of the restricted points of interest. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100169002 | METHOD OF ROUTING A FIRST PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE AWAY FROM A SECOND PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - A method of routing a first personal navigation device (PND) away from a second PND, the method includes receiving a position or second route of the second PND, and generating a first route for the first PND that maintains at least a threshold distance from the position or second route of the second PND. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100262360 | METHOD OF SHARING POSITION INFORMATION IN PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICES - A method of sharing position information of a personal navigation device (PND) with a peer PND includes the PND receiving a request from the peer PND to share the position information with the peer PND, determining a class of the peer PND, the PND filtering out a piece of the position information from the PND thereof according to the class of the peer PND to generate a filtered position information, and the PND sending the filtered position information to the peer PND. | 10-14-2010 |
Thomas Edward Horlander, Indianapolis, IN US
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| 20090086096 | Raw Mode for Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) Data - A vertical blanking interval (VBI) encoder for providing VBI encoded data supports a “RAW mode” of operation. In particular, the VBI encoder comprises a first FIFO (first-in, first-out) buffer for providing service data to be VBI encoded, and a second FIFO for specifying VBI format data. | 04-02-2009 |
Thomas Edward Kodger, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20110015113 | Liquid Fabric Enhancer Composition Comprising a Di-Hydrocarbyl Complex - A fabric enhancer composition comprising a di-hydrocarbyl complex formed from a mono-hydrocarbyl amido quaternary ammonium component comprising the structure: | 01-20-2011 |
Thomas Edward Kopley, La Honda, CA US
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| 20090142472 | METHODS OF FABRICATION EMPLOYING NANOSCALE MANDRELS - Synthetic nanopore fabrication methods and structures are provided. Nanoscale transistor fabrication methods and structures are provided. | 06-04-2009 |
Thomas Edward Lemler, White Plains, NY US
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| 20100064462 | PERSPIRATION WIPE - A perspiration wipe made of a foam material has a base member which has a substantially rectangular bottom surface, a front surface that is shorter than the back surface, and a curved top surface that extends the front surface to the back surface. The front and back surfaces are substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface and a perspiration absorbing material is located on the top surface. The base member is adapted to be attached to the shoulder or sleeve of a garment or directly to a person's arm or shoulder for removing perspiration from a user's brow and face without using his/her hands. | 03-18-2010 |
Thomas Edward Loe, Mammoth Lakes, CA US
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| 20110131865 | VERSATILE FISHING STRIKE INDICATOR - A strike indicator has a hollow plastic spherical body with an opening through which water can flow into the body to weight the body for spin cast fishing and out of which water can be removed from the body for fly cast fishing. An easily manipulable thumbscrew can engage the opening to selectively block the opening while trapping a fishing line between a grommet on the thumbscrew and the spherical body to hold the strike indicator onto the fishing line. | 06-09-2011 |
Thomas Edward Mantkowski, Madeira, OH US
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| 20090218837 | METHOD FOR REPAIR OF RAIL WHEELS AND REPAIRED ARTICLE - A method includes shrink fitting a ring member about a railroad wheel body and metallurically bonding the ring member to the railroad wheel body. A wheel assembly includes an inner portion obtained from a worn railroad wheel, a ring member disposed about the inner portion, and suitable electroplating material disposed on at least one of the faying surfaces. The wheel assembly may be heated under suitable conditions to provide diffusion bonding across interfacing faying surfaces to produce an integral wheel structure. Appropriate quenching, tempering, and finishing processes may be utilized to obtain desired properties. An article formed thereby includes an inner body portion obtained from a worn railroad wheel and a metallurically bonded outer circumferential portion. The outer portion may comprise a composition selected for desired wear characteristics. | 09-03-2009 |
Thomas Edward Orsillo, Gloucester, MA US
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| 20090211958 | DOMESTIC AQUAPONIC RECREATION SYSTEM DARS2007 - The construct of DARS described by (FIG—A) which incorporates by reference all assemblies and sub assembly drawings outlined in the DARS master drawing list (FIG—1) will result in a portable recirculating aquaculture system or fish farm that will provide the user with the following capabilities; | 08-27-2009 |
Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20110040481 | FALSE EVENT SUPPRESSION FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS - A collision warning apparatus includes sensors, output devices, memory locations, a GPS device, and a processor. The processor may receive information from the sensors. The processor may also process the information to identify a detected object as a present potential collision object. The processor may compare present GPS coordinates of the vehicle with stored vehicle GPS coordinates saved in memory, to determine whether or not the present GPS coordinates correspond to stored vehicle GPS coordinates associated with a previously identified potential collision object. If the present GPS coordinates correspond to stored vehicle GPS coordinates associated with a previously identified potential collision object, the processor is operable to suppress a potential collision warning. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110066325 | CURVE-RELATED ACCIDENT MITIGATION - A vehicle control system includes one or more driver intent detection devices to detect at least a curve-negotiating intention of a driver. The system also includes one or more curvature detection devices, to detect or otherwise determine a road curvature. The system further includes one or more overspeed control devices, to, based at least in part on data received from the one or more curvature detection devices and data received from the one or more driver intent detection devices, cause braking to one or more vehicle tires and/or reducing engine torque to keep a vehicle accurately negotiating the curved road for the current driving condition. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110102166 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF ADVISING A DRIVER THEREIN - A vehicle may include a driver interface and at least once controller operatively arranged with the interface. The at least one controller may be configured to categorize a driver's dynamic control of the vehicle by type, determine a target speed of a road curvature, and determine a speed of the vehicle. The at least one controller may be further configured to determine a threshold distance based on the type, determine a distance between the vehicle and the curvature, and generate an alert for the driver if the distance is less than the threshold and the speed is greater than the target. | 05-05-2011 |
Thomas Edward Sanchagrin, Elk Grove, CA US
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| 20090013740 | Safety lever deadbolt lock - My invention is to provide a new and useful apparatus for preventing the rotation of a key to open a deadbolt lock or the lock to be picked. By manufacturing the faceplate on the inside of the door out of solid metal. This would allow a slot to be machined in the face plate where I could put in a lever with a pivot screw, allowing the lever to be pulled out keeping the knob from turning and the dead bolt lock from unlocking. This may also be used on a side garage door or any entrance door to a home. | 01-15-2009 |
Thomas Edward Shearmur, Hook GB
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| 20090057447 | Aerosols - The design of the spray nozzle in an aerosol dispenser controls the characteristics of the spray that is produced. In a nozzle that comprises the elements of a multiplicity of inlet channels leading to a swirl chamber and an outlet orifice, the perception of wetness of a spray, such as an aqueous alcoholic deodorant spray, can be reduced by dimensioning the respective elements so that the sum of the widths of the inlet channels is less than the diameter of the swirl chamber and at least 1.5 times the diameter of the outlet orifice and the outlet orifice has a diameter of at least 0.3 mm together with the inlet channels being short, such as less than 0.5 mm. The new nozzle is especially suitable for spraying compositions having a low volatile organic carbon content and compositions comprising a significant proportion of water. | 03-05-2009 |
Thomas Edward Slowe, Buffalo, NY US
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| 20080260212 | System for indicating deceit and verity - An improved method for detecting truth or deceit ( | 10-23-2008 |
Thomas Edward Strunsee, Waukesha, WI US
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| 20090255360 | HEEL SHIFTER FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A gear shifter for a motorcycle having a rotatable shifter shaft. The gear shifter includes a shifter arm having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the shifter arm is configured to engage the shifter shaft. The gear shifter further includes a shifter peg movably coupled to the second portion of the shifter arm such that the shifter peg is pivotable with respect to the shifter arm between a first position and a second position. A retainer assembly is operable to selectively retain the shifter peg in each of the first and the second positions. | 10-15-2009 |
Thomas Edward Walker, Bristol GB
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| 20110042378 | Receptacle For Personal Care Composition - The present invention describes a receptacle ( | 02-24-2011 |