Weiland, US
Chris Weiland, Easton, CT US
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20110208617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALITY AND USER PREFERENCE BASED FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS - A system and methods for generating and presenting recommendations of places to eat based on a user's preferences and profile. A set of preferences and ratings are maintained by multiple users which are used to filter and generate rating estimations. Preferences and ratings of other user's with similar preference profiles are used to increase or decrease the recommendations. The location and preferences of multiple users can also be compared to provide eating recommendations for a group of users. The recommendations and ratings can be drilled down to specific menu item for determining recommendations on the full meal or a specific item. The system can also be used by the restaurant owner to identify potential customers, target marketing messages, identify problems with the menu or staff, and improve the impression and quality of the restaurant and food. | 08-25-2011 |
Christopher Weiland, Glenview, IL US
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20130167383 | SUBSTRATE SPECIFIC CUTTING GUIDE - A cutting guide for a saw, the guide comprising: (a) a guide including a follower path, the guide including a plurality of indicia each representative of a plurality of different substrates; (b) a follower repositionable with respect to the guide along the follower path and into alignment with at least one of the plurality of indicia; and, (c) a lock operatively coupled to the follower, the lock being repositionable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position operative to retain the guide in a fixed position with respect to the follower, and the unlocked position operative to allow a relative position of the guide with respect to the follower to be changed. | 07-04-2013 |
20140366389 | Substrate Specific Cutting Guide - A cutting guide for a saw, the guide comprising: (a) a guide including a follower path, the guide including a plurality of indicia each representative of a plurality of different substrates; (b) a follower repositionable with respect to the guide along the follower path and into alignment with at least one of the plurality of indicia; and, (c) a lock operatively coupled to the follower, the lock being repositionable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position operative to retain the guide in a fixed position with respect to the follower, and the unlocked position operative to allow a relative position of the guide with respect to the follower to be changed. | 12-18-2014 |
Eric Bernard Weiland, Mount Tabor, NJ US
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20150202635 | CENTRIFUGATION SYSTEMS WITH NON-CONTACT SEAL ASSEMBLIES - Centrifugation systems are provided that have a non-contact seal assemblies including an upper guard and a skirted pivot, as well as a pressure source that provides a gas flow between the upper guard and a surface of the skirted pivot. In some embodiments, the non-contact seal assembly further includes a lower guard having one or more capillary channels defined on an upper surface. | 07-23-2015 |
Franklin Weiland, Leawood, KS US
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20110055251 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CALL MANAGEMENT FOR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SERVICES - A communication assistance system includes a first database having a plurality of listings, each listings has at least one contact name and a corresponding contact number. A means is provided for receiving communications from a user among a plurality of users desiring to access the listings. An operator terminal displays a search screen among a plurality of search screens, each of which maintain at least a partially different arrangement of content and search windows for receiving search terms to search for listings contained in the first database, where the displayed search screen is determined based on criteria contained in a search request from the user. The operator terminal is further configured to receive the communication from the user and retrieve a listing from the first database using the displayed search screen. | 03-03-2011 |
Hasso Weiland, Lower Burrell, PA US
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20090011272 | METAL BODIES CONTAINING MICROCAVITIES AND APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - Monolithic metal bodies (e.g., hard aluminum alloys) comprising a continuous microcavity contained within the body are disclosed. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the metal body to the cross-sectional area of the microcavity may be not greater than 10. The produced metal bodies may be used in structural applications (e.g., aerospace vehicles) to monitor or test the integrity of the metal body. | 01-08-2009 |
20120121890 | METHODS OF MAKING A REINFORCED COMPOSITE AND REINFORCED COMPOSITE PRODUCTS - Methods for making reinforced composites and reinforced composite products are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises adding (a) a carrier comprising a salt and (b) a plurality of substantially inert sub-micron sized particles into a molten metal to form a mixture; and forming a reinforced composite from the mixture, the reinforced composite comprising a non-particulate metal portion having the substantially inert sub-micron sized particles therein. | 05-17-2012 |
20130000123 | METAL BODIES CONTAINING MICROCAVITIES AND APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - Monolithic metal bodies (e.g., hard aluminum alloys) comprising a continuous microcavity contained within the body are disclosed. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the metal body to the cross-sectional area of the microcavity may be not greater than 10. The produced metal bodies may be used in structural applications (e.g., aerospace vehicles) to monitor or test the integrity of the metal body. | 01-03-2013 |
20130288049 | COMPOSITE PRODUCTS AND RELATED METHODS - Composite products and methods of making the same are provided. | 10-31-2013 |
James Martin Weiland, Greensburg, PA US
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20140194759 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING DIFFERENTIAL INPUT LEADS - An physiological data acquisition apparatus includes three or more leads, at least one AC current source, a switching mechanism structured to selectively couple the current source to selected lead pairs to inject an AC current across the selected lead pairs which produces an AC voltage across the selected lead pair, and a processing device. The processing device is structured to (i) determine an impedance across the current selected lead pair based on the AC voltage, (ii) determine whether the impedance is less than a predetermined threshold, (iii) if the impedance is less than the predetermined impedance threshold cause the current selected lead pair to be used for generating physiological parameter data, and (iv) if the impedance is not less than the threshold cause the switching mechanism to couple the at least one AC current source to a new selected pair of the leads. | 07-10-2014 |
Ken Weiland, Brookfield, CT US
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20150224816 | SHARPENER FOR MARKING INSTRUMENTS - A sharpener for marking instruments such as pencils and crayons, including a blade holder with a throat having a blade mounted to engage and sharpen an inserted end of a pencil, and a squeezer having plural members extending toward the throat and resiliently biased for gripping a pencil inserted into the throat, to enable sharpening of pencils of differing cross-sectional dimensions, while inhibiting insertion of a child's finger into the throat. An external housing enclosing the holder and squeezer provides a trap to collect shavings cut by the blade and further protects fingers from the blade. A separate plastic-bladed sharpening element can be mounted on the trap opposite the blade holder to accommodate crayons. | 08-13-2015 |
Lisa Mauck Weiland, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20130146821 | REDOX STIMULATED VARIABLE-MODULUS MATERIAL - A material having a first non-zero elastic modulus capable of reversibly changing the first non-zero elastic modulus to a second non-zero elastic modulus in response to a redox reaction occurring in the material. A method of producing a material that is reversibly cyclable between a first non-zero elastic modulus and a second non-zero elastic modulus, comprising: preparing a polymer comprising both crosslinks that do not depend on metal binding and functional groups capable of having oxidation-state specific binding constants to a metal ion; and doping the polymer with a solution containing the metal ion. | 06-13-2013 |
20140001761 | ADAPTIVE HYDROKINETIC ENERGY HARVESTING | 01-02-2014 |
Michael Weiland, Gurnee, IL US
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20150019128 | Method and System for Representing Traffic Signals in a Road Network Database - A method and system for representing traffic control signals in a road network database is provided. The database may include lane-level modeling, intersection modeling, and traffic signal modeling of a road network. An individual traffic signal is represented in the database with data indicating the traffic signal's geographic location and other attributes of the traffic signal such as an arrangement of lenses in the signal, an indication as to whether the signal is vertically or horizontally oriented, a height of the traffic signal over the roadway, and others. The database can be used by a system in a vehicle that provides convenience features to the vehicle's driver. The system may attempt to warn or control a vehicle that is determined to be at imminent risk of violating a traffic signal. | 01-15-2015 |
Michael J. Weiland, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20110049828 | WHEELCHAIR CONVERTED VEHICLE HAVING INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A wheelchair conversion vehicle and a method of manufacturing a wheelchair conversion vehicle include replacing the OEM trailing arm with a trailing arm substitute and substantially reproducing the movement of the rear wheel OEM spindle along first or second arc paths between an upper limit and a lower limit. The upper limit is a distance above the OEM ride height and the lower limit is a distance below the OEM ride height. The conversion vehicle and method of manufacturing further include installing a wheelchair access system to provide wheelchair access to the wheelchair conversion vehicle. | 03-03-2011 |
Michael L. Weiland, Gurnee, IL US
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20100222996 | Dual Representation of an Address in a Database - A data representation for an address is disclosed. The address is represented by two links. The first link is an addressed link and the second link is a routing link. The addressed link is the link associated with the address. The routing link is the link associated with a travel-to location for the address. The address may also be represented by two points. The first point is a display point and the second point is a routing point. The display point is used for displaying an address location on a map display. The routing point is used for routing a user of a navigation device to the appropriate point on a road network or pedestrian pathway for the address location. | 09-02-2010 |
20110066371 | Navigation System and Methods Regarding Disputed Territories - Systems, devices, features, and methods for operations corresponding to disputed territories are disclosed. For example, one method comprises providing different data records corresponding to geographic features in dispute between multiple geographic entities. The different data records may be used to display different views of a disputed area as recognized by the respective geographic entities. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066657 | Navigation System and Methods Regarding Disputed Territories - Systems, devices, features, and methods for collecting or storing data corresponding to disputed territories for a geographic database, such as for use with a navigation system, are disclosed. For example, one method comprises identifying a data record that represents a geographic feature of a disputed area. An indication of dispute may be assigned to the identified data record, in which the indication of dispute represents that the identified data record corresponds to a feature in dispute between multiple geographic entities. Another data record that represents a geographic feature in dispute may also be identified. The indication of dispute and/or the data records of the features may be stored in a geographic database. | 03-17-2011 |
Michelle D. Weiland, Eagan, MN US
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20120273433 | MANIFOLD ARRANGEMENT, FILTER ARRANGEMENT, AND METHODS OF BULK FLUID FILTRATION - A filter for use with bulk filtration includes filters arranged in parallel flow and a manifold arrangement. The manifold arrangement has a first pipe within a second pipe. An inlet channel conveys unfiltered fluid to the filters, and an outlet channel conveys filtered fluid from the filters. The inlet channel is an interior volume between an outside surface of the first pipe and an inside surface of the second pipe. The outlet channel is an interior volume of the first pipe. Methods of servicing and filtering are provided. | 11-01-2012 |
Rachel Weiland, Ashville, OH US
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20140138460 | Combination Bucket - The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, is a portable combination bucket device comprised of a bucket portion with an opening therein leading to an interior space, a sprinkler plate at least partially covering said opening and enabling a user to more evenly distribute the contents of the bucket, a sprayer device in fluid communication with the interior space of said bucket portion, and a handle for transporting and handling the bucket combination. Because the combination bucket is capable of performing multiple functions, it eliminates the need for, and associated expense of, purchasing, operating and storing multiple devices. | 05-22-2014 |
Shamus Weiland, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL US
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20130262292 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING PAYMENTS GLOBALLY OVER ONE OF A PLURALITY OF PROCESSING PATHS - Methods and systems of processing payments globally over one of a plurality of payment processing paths employ computer hardware and software for receiving a request to access a global payment utility, presenting a plurality of payment options by the global payment utility, and receiving information by the global payment utility consisting at least in part of a source of payment, a payment destination, and a user-designated payment vehicle. Upon receiving the information, one of a plurality of payment processing paths for the payment is selected according to a clearing rules aspect of a rules engine of the global payment utility, and the payment is routed for processing via the selected payment processing path. | 10-03-2013 |
20130282566 | Methods and Systems for Processing Payments Globally Over One of a Plurality of Processing Paths - Methods and systems of processing payments globally over one of a plurality of payment processing paths employ computer hardware and software for receiving a request to access a global payment utility, presenting a plurality of payment options by the global payment utility, and receiving information by the global payment utility consisting at least in part of a source of payment, a payment destination, and a user-designated payment vehicle. Upon receiving the information, one of a plurality of payment processing paths for the payment is selected according to a clearing rules aspect of a rules engine of the global payment utility, and the payment is routed for processing via the selected payment processing path. | 10-24-2013 |
Thomas J. Weiland, Seattle, WA US
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20090122972 | INDEPENDENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS - Aspects of systems and methods for maintaining and operating agent nodes are provided. In some embodiments, calls, contacts, and other work units may be routed to individual customer service agents via a centralized queue based on a variety of factors. Some embodiments may provide market-based call pricing and customer service agent compensation. | 05-14-2009 |
20110051922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMER CONTACT - A user of a personal computing device may identify an item of interest displayed in a user interface provided by a network-based service and would like to obtain more information. The user may submit one or more electronic contact requests to a contact service in communication with a contact distribution system in order to obtain more information. The contact distribution system determines accurate, real-time availability of service agents and enables communications between the customer and an agent to be established in accordance with user contact information provided by the user. | 03-03-2011 |
20140074529 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMER CONTACT - A user of a personal computing device may identify an item of interest displayed in a user interface provided by a network-based service and would like to obtain more information. The user may submit one or more electronic contact requests to a contact service in communication with a contact distribution system in order to obtain more information. The contact distribution system determines accurate, real-time availability of service agents and enables communications between the customer and an agent to be established in accordance with user contact information provided by the user. | 03-13-2014 |
William J. Weiland, Reston, VA US
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20130229298 | Threaded Track Method, System, and Computer Program Product - A system, method, and computer program product for determining a trajectory of an item includes segmenting surveillance point data of sensors, by sensor, into track segments for the item, associating the track segments for the item in a segment group for the item, and fusing the track segments in the segment group for the item into a synthetic threaded track for the item. The fusing may include filtering of the track segments for the item across track segments. The filtering across track segments may be based on a weighting of the point track data of the track segments for the item. A system for determining a trajectory of an item may include a processing device configured to execute a threaded track process to convert a data set of surveillance point data into a synthetic threaded track for the item. | 09-05-2013 |