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Thomas James Crugnale, Waterloo CA
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| 20110074690 | AUTOMATIC KEYPAD BACKLIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON A MOBILE HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method is set forth for automatically adjusting keypad brightness on a mobile electronic device having a light sensor, a keypad and a backlight for said keypad, comprising obtaining light level samples from the light sensor, turning the backlight from off to on in the event a current light level sample is less than a threshold value below which backlight illumination becomes necessary in order to read the keypad, and from off to on after a predetermined time period in the event the current light level sample is greater than the threshold value. | 03-31-2011 |
Thomas James Crugnale, Kitchener CA
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| 20100321321 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display, adjusting a first threshold based on detected conditions during the touch, comparing a value related to the touch on the touch-sensitive display to the first threshold, and when the value related to touch meets the first threshold, turning off the display. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110102451 | MULTIPLE ORIENTATION MOBILE ELECTRONIC HANDHELD DEVICE AND METHOD OF AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING AND BACKLIGHT ADJUSTMENT IMPLEMENTED THEREIN - A method is set forth for automatically adjusting display brightness on a mobile electronic device having a light sensor, display screen and orientation sensor, for legibility under varying lighting conditions and orientations of the device. The method includes obtaining light level samples from the light sensor, and orientation from the orientation sensor, and adjusting backlight intensity of the display responsive to the light level samples and orientation of the device. Preferably, backlight adjustments are made from dim to bright notwithstanding orientation of the device whereas adjustments from bright to dim are made only for orientations of the device where the light sensor is unlikely to be covered. | 05-05-2011 |
Thomas James Deneka, Painted Post, NY US
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| 20090142499 | Cement compositions for applying to ceramic honeycomb bodies - Disclosed are cement compositions for applying to honeycomb bodies. The cement compositions can be applied as a plugging cement composition, segment cement, or even as after applied artificial skins or coatings. The cement compositions generally include an inorganic powder batch mixture consisting essentially of inorganic particles having a particle size greater than 100 nm. The cement compositions can further include an organic binder, a liquid vehicle, and one or more optional processing aids. Also disclosed are honeycomb bodies having the disclosed cement compositions applied thereto and methods for making same. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090253568 | Method of making ceramic articles using proteinous material - A method is disclosed for manufacturing a ceramic article that includes mixing at least one ceramic precursor inorganic ingredient, and at least one binder to form a plasticized mixture, wherein the binder includes a proteinous material. The mixture is extruded to form a green body. The green body can be heated to form the ceramic article. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090286041 | Cement Compositions For Applying To Honeycomb Bodies - Disclosed are cement compositions for applying to honeycomb bodies as a plugging cement composition, segment cement, or even as an after-applied artificial skin or coating. The cement compositions generally comprise an inorganic powder batch mixture; an organic binder; a liquid vehicle; and a gelled inorganic binder. Also disclosed are honeycomb bodies having the disclosed cement compositions applied thereto, and methods for making same. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100052197 | Method for Manufacturing Ceramic Honeycombs - Methods for making extruded ceramic products meeting set dimensional specifications comprise subjecting a small firing sample taken from a first unfired product preform to a rapid firing treatment to determine a value for firing shrinkage or growth, and then adjusting the dimensions of succeeding unfired preforms based on that value, e.g., by adjusting wet extruded product dimensions, so that the succeeding preforms will meet the set dimensional specifications. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100052200 | Method For Porous Ceramic Honeycomb Shrinkage Reduction - A method for reducing shrinkage variability of ceramic honeycombs formed from batch mixtures including inorganic materials and a pore former. X is a cumulative amount of pore former particles having a diameter less than 37 μm. There is a maximum value of X (Xmax) and a minimum value of X (Xmin) during a production period, and ΔX=Xmax−Xmin. The method fixes an amount of pore former fines such that X ranges from 25%-71% by volume, and ΔX is ≦23% throughout the production period. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110195838 | ALUMINUM TITANATE CERAMIC FORMING BATCH MIXTURES AND GREEN BODIES INCLUDING PORE FORMER COMBINATIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND FIRING SAME - A ceramic forming batch mixture including inorganic batch materials, such as sources of alumina, titania, and silica, a pore former combination including first and second pore formers with different compositions; an organic binder; and a solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing a ceramic article involving mixing the inorganic batch materials with the pore former combination having first and second pore formers of different composition, adding an organic binder and a solvent, forming a green body; and firing the green body. A green body having a combination of first and second pore formers with different compositions is disclosed, as are several methods for firing to produce ceramic articles such as aluminum titanate. | 08-11-2011 |
Thomas James Formanes, Ledgewood, NJ US
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| 20090059729 | MULTIFUNCTION REMINDER SYSTEM - A reminder system has a user interface with a microphone, display and at least one manually operable control. A processor that is coupled to the user interface has a memory and an input for receiving image information signifying at least one predetermined image for storage in the memory. The processor can display simultaneously on the display a calendar image and the predetermined image. In another mode the processor can display at least the predetermined image without displaying the calendar image. In yet another mode the screen can display a conventional clock face with minute and hour hands. As an option, the user can upload a number of images that can then replace the hours numerals on the clock face. Using the user interface and the microphone one can store in the memory at least one pair of a spoken message and a scheduled time. The processor can make the spoken message automatically available at the scheduled time. The processor can be coupled to a remote interface that has a sound sensor for producing a remote sound signal. The remote interface can send the remote sound signal to the processor for storage in the memory for later retrieval. | 03-05-2009 |
Thomas James Getts, Cornelius, NC US
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| 20100032531 | Hose and Cable Management System - The invention is a suspension apparatus for maintaining conduits (hoses, cables, wires, tubing) in desirable positions to prevent conduit abrasion, drag, and friction damage. The suspension apparatus connects a series of conduit guides, having bores through which conduits run, with a guy wire assembly that holds the conduits in a desired position. The guy wires are held by a tension cable connected to a tension reel installed on a mounting. The ends of the guy wires are connected by brackets to mounting structures in a way that provides for the majority of tension forces and system movement to be accounted by the guy wires instead of the conduits. One embodiment is used to manage cables and hoses installed on tractor-trailer rigs having hoses and cables that extend along the length of the trailer. A more particular embodiment includes an installation on a tandem slider trailer with an adjustable wheel base. | 02-11-2010 |
Thomas James Goddu, Pine Meadow, CT US
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| 20090302659 | Collapsible tabletop head cradle for seated users - Disclosed is a portable head cradle for use by a seated user on an upwardly-facing top surface of a support that has a peripheral edge around the top surface. The portable head cradle includes a support structure configured to be placed on the top surface of the support and shaped and dimensioned for overlying engagement by a seated person's head. The support structure has a first substantially rigid portion and a second substantially rigid portion, the first substantially rigid portion and the second substantially rigid portion joined along at least one edge by a substantially flexible portion. A cradle portion is substantially inverted-U shaped when viewed by a user and dimensioned for engagement by the user at the forehead and cheeks of the user. At least one hook is extendable from the support structure and configured to engage the peripheral edge of the upwardly-facing top surface. | 12-10-2009 |
Thomas James Graddis, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080200641 | AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTED MOLECULES - The invention provides compositions and methods of identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules, including therapeutic molecules by modification with non-natural amino acids. Certain aspects of the invention include methods of adding a chemical moiety to a target molecule, and the compositions resulting therefrom. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to kits for identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules described herein. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080214439 | AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTED MOLECULES - The invention provides compositions and methods of identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules, including therapeutic molecules by modification with non-natural amino acids. Certain aspects of the invention include methods of adding a chemical moiety to a target molecule, and the compositions resulting therefrom. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to kits for identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules described herein. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100254943 | AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTED MOLECULES - The invention provides compositions and methods of identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules, including therapeutic molecules by modification with non-natural amino acids. Certain aspects of the invention include methods of adding a chemical moiety to a target molecule, and the compositions resulting therefrom. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to kits for identifying, modifying and producing modified target molecules described herein. | 10-07-2010 |
Thomas James Manske, Jr., Mason, OH US
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| 20090232947 | Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee - A packaging system useful for roast and ground coffee, having a container with a bottom, a top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. A flexible closure is removably attached and sealed to the protuberance so that the closure seals the interior volume of the container. | 09-17-2009 |
Thomas James Mcmullen, Jr., Bloomington, MN US
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| 20110209348 | Nail clipping system - A nail clipping system comprises two opposed surfaces (relatively flat, curved or ergonomically or functionally non-planar) hinged at one end. The hinge may be a living hinge made from the same or similar structural material as the opposed surfaces, or may be a spring-loaded hinge connecting the two opposed surfaces. Associated with an upper one of the opposed surfaces is at least one (relatively) downward exterior plate, and associated with a lower one of the opposed surfaces is at least one (relatively) upward interior plate directly opposed to a downward exterior plate. The at least one downward exterior plate has a slot therein accessible to finger nails. The slot may be linear or curved (to accommodate the curve of nails). The at least one upward interior plate has a blade element that slides along an interior surface of the downward exterior plate and across the slot therein. | 09-01-2011 |
Thomas James Milnes, Solihull GB
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| 20100121553 | Engine Relight Method - An engine windmill relight method is described for use with a fuel control system (FCS) having a metering valve (MV), the method comprising the steps of determining a desired fuel delivery rate, and moving the MV to a nominal fuel delivery setting higher than that corresponding to the desired fuel delivery rate. | 05-13-2010 |
Thomas James Moutinho, Gorham, ME US
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| 20110221031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ANTI-FUSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TUNGSTEN PLUG PROCESS - A system and method are disclosed for manufacturing an integrated circuit anti-fuse in conjunction with a tungsten plug process. A tungsten plug is formed in a dielectric layer that overlies a portion of P type silicon and an adjacent portion of N type silicon. The dielectric layer is etched to create a first anti-fuse contact opening down to the underlying P type silicon and a second anti-fuse contact opening down to the underlying N type silicon. A metal layer is deposited over the tungsten plug and over the dielectric layer and etched to form an anti-fuse metal contact in each of two anti-fuse contact openings. A bias voltage is applied to the anti-fuse metal contacts to activate the anti-fuse. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120007245 | Via and Method of Forming the Via with a Substantially Planar Top Surface that is Suitable for Carbon Nanotube Applications - A via is formed on a wafer to lie within an opening in a non-conductive structure and make an electrical connection with an underlying conductive structure so that the entire top surface of the via is substantially planar, and lies substantially in the same plane as the top surface of the non-conductive structure. The substantially planar top surface of the via enables a carbon nanotube switch to be predictably and reliably closed. | 01-12-2012 |
Thomas James Riga, Jr., Loomis, CA US
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| 20090288598 | Doctor blade supply system with intelligent viscosity logic - A supply system for a chambered doctor blade assembly makes possible the sequential use of water-based and non-water-based coating materials through automated functions programmed in a PLC that controls the system. A pair of pneumatically driven diaphragm pumps serve as supply pump and return pump between the doctor blade chamber and a coating reservoir A PLC controls the pulse rate of pneumatic pressure to the pumps to control the rate of flow of the coating material into, and out of the doctor blade chamber. An ultrasonic sensor mounted detects the liquid level in the trough collection area. The PLC is programmed to modify the pulse rate of the supply pump and return pump to maintain the liquid level in the trough collection area above the drain thereof and below the maximum tolerance. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090291217 | Doctor blade supply system with intelligent viscosity logic - A supply system for a chambered doctor blade assembly makes possible the sequential use of water-based and non-water-based liquid inks through automated functions programmed in a PLC that controls the system. A pair of pneumatically driven diaphragm pumps serve as supply pump and return pump between the doctor blade chamber and an ink reservoir A PLC controls the pulse rate of pneumatic pressure to the pumps to control the rate of flow of the liquid into, and out of the doctor blade chamber. A capacitive sensor detects a high liquid level in the ink reservoir. The PLC is programmed to modify the pulse rate of the supply pump and return pump to maintain the liquid level in the reservoir above the drain thereof and below the maximum level. | 11-26-2009 |
Thomas James Vanden Boom, Flemington, NJ US
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| 20090252749 | Compositions and Methods for Producing a Composition - The invention provides for mammalian cells capable of producing recombinant CTLA4-Ig and variants thereof. The invention also provides for compositions comprising CTLA4-Ig and formulations thereof. The invention further provides for methods for mass-producing CTLA4-Ig from mammalian cells capable of producing this recombinant protein, and for purifying the CTLA4-Ig. | 10-08-2009 |
Thomas James Van Leer, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20120035508 | EXTENDED USE HOME UTERINE ACTIVITY MONITOR - A uterine activity monitoring device and method for monitoring uterine activity on a nearly continuous basis. The device may comprise a belt configured to fit around a pregnant patient's abdomen, with a plurality of, uterine contraction sensors. These sensors may be protruding contraction sensing buttons, disposed generally perpendicular to the patient's skin. In order to avoid signal distortions caused by patient movement, the belt will often have at least one ambient motion sensor configured to monitor non-uterine contraction movements and produce background movement signals. These ambient motion sensors may be accelerometers and stretch or pressure disposed generally parallel to the patient's skin. The device will have an onboard processor communicate wirelessly with a variety of external monitoring and management systems, such as wrist worn monitors, cell phones, and remote patient management websites. | 02-09-2012 |
Thomas James Woch, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20090089831 | Method and Apparatus for Pop Screen Dialog for Roving Devices With Terrestrial Broadcast Receiver - There are provided a method and apparatus for generating pop screen dialog for roving devices with a terrestrial broadcast receiver. The apparatus includes a dialog generator ( | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090199244 | Method for mobile acquisition of digital terrestrial television programs in the presence of multiple transmission areas - The mobile acquisition of digital terrestrial television programs in the presence of multiple transmission areas is performed by using a combination of static topology information and dynamic information within the digital stream. Static topology of the transmission cells in a particular geographic area is used to identify potential adjacent transmission cells offering the same digital terrestrial broadcast (DTB) services. Dynamic PSI information as to a particularly frequency in an identified adjacent transmission cell is acquired and used to provide seamless transition of the DTB services to the mobile video device as they move from one transmission cell to another. | 08-06-2009 |
Thomas James Woch, Las Altos, CA US
Thomas James Workens, Sterling Heights, MI US
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| 20100001006 | Non-stick pattern-effect surface - This utility is a non-stick surface that will be used for cookware and cookware utensils, as well as any device used for food preparation, in which foods have the potential of sticking to the cooking surface, and surfaces used that will come in contact with cooking foods. | 01-07-2010 |