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Anne Wessels, Columbus, TX US
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20080307693 | Floating fish container - A floating fish holding container that rides in the water partially submerged with perforated sides and a top including a flexible net material spanning the container top with a closeable opening to the net. The floating live fish container is made of sufficiently strong plastic material to withstand shark attacks directed at the catch inside the container. The device also has perforated side walls to permit the flow of water into the container. | 12-18-2008 |
Barry W. Wessels, Aurora, OH US
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20090212225 | Methods for Positive Emission Tomography (PET) Target Image Segmentation - A method for positive emission tomography (PET) target image segmentation is provided. The method comprises capturing and digitizing image data of a selected target, determining an initial concentration ratio based on an initial source background ratio and an initial volume estimate of the selected target employing a concentration ratio table, determining a desired threshold from the initial concentration ratio and the initial volume estimate employing a threshold table, and determining a final volume estimate of the selected target based on the determined desired threshold. | 08-27-2009 |
Brian Wessels, Westminster, MA US
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20090019429 | Virtualization of data source components in subject-oriented graphical programming environments for test and measurement applications - A subject-oriented graphical programming environment, for the design and construction of virtual instrumentation systems, comprises means enabling the visualization of data sources, control sources, data sinks, and events, thereby maximizing hardware device interchangeability and allowing device simulation. Said means comprise a decoupling software layer for decoupling the data connection aspects of a development environment from its visualization, data processing and control components. The decoupling layer comprises a “Jack” component type, to interface with the data connection components of an application, linkable to a “Plug” type component that interfaces with the rest of the application. Jack and Plug components are configurable by application developers using graphical tools, providing users with broad discretion to define their own data acquisition virtual interfaces, rather than being limited to using an existing data connection component directly. | 01-15-2009 |
Bruce W. Wessels, Wilmette, IL US
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20100118386 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF BROADBAND SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION - Apparatus and methods for second harmonic generation with a waveguide. In one embodiment, a method includes the steps of providing a waveguide, wherein the waveguide has a substrate, and a polydomain epitaxial thin film on the substrate, wherein the polydomain epitaxial thin film defines a plane and has a first surface and a second, opposite surface defining a body portion of the polydomain epitaxial thin film therebetween with a film thickness, l, and wherein the polydomain epitaxial thin film has a coherence length, l | 05-13-2010 |
20120306534 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC BASED ON A MAGNETIC DIODE AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - In one aspect, the invention relates to programmable logic that utilizes one or more of magnetic diodes. By changing magnetic fields generated in the magnetic diodes due to input signals, the programmable logic can be changed from one logic gate to another logic gate. The unique feature leads to field reprogrammable logic devices in which simple instructions can be used to construct a whole new set of logic gates. | 12-06-2012 |
20130063178 | LOGIC CELLS BASED ON SPIN DIODE AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - In one aspect, the invention relates to logic cells that utilize one or more of spin diodes. By placing one or two control wires on the side of the spin diodes to generate magnetic fields in the spin diodes due to input currents, the logic cell can be changed from one logic gate to another logic gate. The unique feature leads to field logic devices in which simple instructions can be used to construct a whole new set of logic gates. | 03-14-2013 |
20130320971 | BIPOLAR MAGNETIC JUNCTION TRANSISTOR WITH MAGNETOAMPLIFICATION AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - In one aspect of the present invention, the semiconductor device is a bipolar magnetic junction transistor (MJT), and includes a first non-magnetic semiconductor layer, a second non-magnetic semiconductor layer, and a magnetic semiconductor layer. The first non-magnetic semiconductor layer has majority charge carriers of a first polarity. The second non-magnetic semiconductor layer is disposed adjacent to the first non-magnetic semiconductor layer such that a first junction is formed at a first interface region between the first non-magnetic semiconductor layer and the second non-magnetic semiconductor layer. The magnetic semiconductor layer has majority charge carriers of the first polarity, and is disposed adjacent to the second non-magnetic semiconductor layer such that a second junction is formed at a second interface region between the second non-magnetic semiconductor layer and the magnetic semiconductor layer. | 12-05-2013 |
20140002137 | EMITTER-COUPLED SPIN-TRANSISTOR LOGIC | 01-02-2014 |
20140361808 | System and Method for Spin Logic - Systems and methods can perform automatic computation developed using carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons and/or InSb p-n bilayer channel avalanche diodes and wires. Spin logic can provide improvements in speed, power, and area, promising to be a high-performance logic family for the next generation of computing. The systems and methods can replace CMOS, for example, for general computing applications. | 12-11-2014 |
Chad D. Wessels, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090325768 | Multipurpose exercise device - A multipurpose exercise device has a portable construction, and is geometrically optimized with arcuate and planar surfaces to allow a safe and effective workout of the abdominal muscles when attached to the feet of a user. Furthermore, the device enables a user to efficiently transition from an oblique abdominal exercise to a core abdominal exercise in a highly efficient, hassle-free manner. | 12-31-2009 |
Frank Wessels, Indianapolis, IN US
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20130288893 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO - This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): | 10-31-2013 |
20130291227 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO - This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): | 10-31-2013 |
20140213448 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES RELATED THERETO - This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes related thereto. | 07-31-2014 |
Frank J. Wessels, Indianapolis, IN US
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20150327551 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS - This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, intermediates used in such processes, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses molecules having the following formula I, or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein R | 11-19-2015 |
Frank J. Wessels, Staten Island, NY US
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20130318469 | Education Management and Student Motivation System - An educational management system is disclosed. The system provides software tools for displaying student grades to a class, easily recording student behavior during lessons, and adjusting student grade output in real time. The system provides students immediate feedback on their behavior, and provides teachers with an integrated grading tool that accurately incorporates student behavior into the final grade. | 11-28-2013 |
George H. Wessels, Pflugerville, TX US
Greg Alan Wessels, Sioux Falls, SD US
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20080228522 | ENTERPRISE MEDICAL IMAGING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH CLINICAL DATA MINING CAPABILITIES AND METHOD OF USE - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide improved clinical workflow using a healthcare imaging and information management system and method with data mining capabilities. Certain embodiments provide a healthcare imaging and information management system with data mining capabilities. The system includes a user interface accepting user input and displaying information related to a patient. The system also includes a data access layer gathering data related to the patient from a plurality of data sources. The system further includes a data mining service processing the data for provision via the user interface. Certain embodiments provide a method for clinical data mining including requesting data for a patient; accessing a plurality of data sources to retrieve data related to the patient; gathering data from the plurality of data sources; processing the data; formatting the data for a user; and providing the data to the user. | 09-18-2008 |
Jeffrey Francis Wessels, Bedford, NH US
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20100051588 | ELECTRO DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electro discharge machining apparatus comprises an electrode configured to machine a desired feature in a workpiece, a pulse generator configured to energize the electrode and the workpiece to opposite electrical polarities, a machining solution source configured to pass a machining solution between the electrode and the workpiece, and a servomotor configured to drive the electrode to move relative to the workpiece. The electro discharge machining apparatus further comprises at least one detection element configured to detect machining signals, and a controller. The controller controls the pulse generator and the servomotor to machine the workpiece according to a plurality of first process parameters predetermined therein and analyzes the detected machining signals to generate a first response signal to activate a plurality of second process parameters predetermined therein and different from the first process parameters to machine the workpiece. An electro discharge machining method is also presented. | 03-04-2010 |
Mark A. Wessels, Lewisville, TX US
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20100011942 | LASER PICK-UP FOR A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A laser pick-up apparatus and method for a stringed musical instrument. The laser pick-up includes a laser diode affixed to the musical instrument. The laser diode is capable of generating a laser beam. The laser pick-up also includes a photodetector affixed to the musical instrument adjacent the laser diode. The photodetector is capable of detecting light from the laser beam. The photodetector includes a conversion mechanism for converting the detected light into electrical signals. The laser diode is positioned on the musical instrument to direct the laser beam toward the string. The laser beam is reflected off the string and received by the photodetector. The photodetector then converts the detected light from the reflected laser beam into electrical signals which provide sound to an amplifier. | 01-21-2010 |
Michael Wessels, Brookline, MA US
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20120128715 | METHOD FOR STIMULATING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE OF NEWBORNS - The present invention is based on the surprising discovery that agonists of TLR8 are uniquely efficacious in enhancing (e.g. inducing) the immune response of newborns. Thus, agonists of TLR8 serve as both vaccine adjuvants and as adjunctive therapies for acute infection in newborns, preferably the agonist is a TLR8-selective agonist. The immune response induced, or enhanced, in the neonatal host can be, for example, a cytokine immune response and/or a humoral immune response (e.g., antigen-specific). | 05-24-2012 |
Piet Wessels, San Jose, CA US
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20140097516 | HIGH-VOLTAGE INTEGRATED METAL CAPACITOR AND FABRICATION METHOD - A high-voltage metal capacitor with easy integration into existing semiconductor manufacturing processes can provide isolation capacitors up to several kilovolts. The capacitor includes a support layer with internal structure, including a lower place, a bond pad on the support layer, an upper plate disposed on the support layer, the upper plate being arranged above the lower plate, a dielectric layer, at least part of which is between the lower and upper plates, and a passivation layer, at least part of which covers at least part of the upper plate and part of the dielectric layer. A first opening extends from the surface through the passivation and dielectric layers to the lower plate, and a second opening extends from the surface through the passivation layer to the upper plate. A method of manufacturing the capacitor. | 04-10-2014 |
Richard F. Wessels, Dunedin, FL US
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20090188031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING JET AIRCRAFT OPERATING EFFICIENCY - A disposal system is provided. In an embodiment, by way of example, the disposal system can include a first tank adapted to be at least partially filled with waste fluid. The disposal system can also include a waste processing device adapted to receive waste fluid and adjust one or more properties of the waste fluid. Additionally, the waste disposal system can include a jet engine comprising a first chamber adapted to contain a fluid undergoing compression. The jet engine can be in fluid communication with the waste processing device to receive the waste fluid from the waste processing device. | 07-30-2009 |
Rob Wessels, Hickory, NC US
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20090119901 | FOAM SKIN INSULATION WITH SUPPORT MEMBERS - A wire includes a conductor. A foam insulation surrounds an outer surface of the conductor. A jacket surrounds the foam insulation and presents a plurality of projections on an inner surface thereof, which extend toward the conductor, yet do not purposefully contact the conductor. With the foam insulation having a lower dielectric constant than the jacket material, the electrical performance of the wire is improved, while maintaining a good crush resistance. | 05-14-2009 |
Roger Wessels, Fayetteville, GA US
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20120111778 | MANIFOLD & STRAINER ASSEMBLY - A waste collection manifold assembly | 05-10-2012 |
Ronald L. Wessels, Kirkland, WA US
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20130067346 | Content User Experience - A content user experience is described. In one or more implementations, a user interface is displayed that has selectable representations of content sources, at least one of which is available via a network. Responsive to selection of one or more of the content sources via the user interface, representations of content are displayed in the user interface using metadata obtained from the selected one or more content sources, the representations arranged according to a hierarchy used at a respective content source to arrange access to the content. Responsive to selection of one or more of the representations via the user interface; the content is obtained that corresponds to the selected representations and the obtained content is displayed in the user interface. | 03-14-2013 |
Roolf Wessels, Chagrin Falls, OH US
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20100000879 | ELECTROCHEMICAL NOISE AS A LOCALIZED CORROSION INDICATOR - Systems and methods are presented for a method for measuring or monitoring localized corrosion in which an electrochemical noise (ECN) signal is sensed and filtered by a high-pass or band-pass filter to remove low frequency components not related to localized corrosion and a standard deviation of the filtered signal is computed and scaled to provide a localized corrosion value. | 01-07-2010 |
Stephan Bernhard Wessels, Omaha, NE US
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20150294362 | Systems and Methods for Managing Account Information - Systems and methods for managing account information can be provided by embodiments of the disclosure. In one embodiment, a consumer device may determine location information associated with the consumer device. The consumer device may determine, based at least in part on the location information, that the consumer device is located within a predetermined proximity to a merchant store location of a merchant. The consumer device may cause to send, a request to access the merchant device associated with the merchant. The consumer device may identify information associated with the merchant. The consumer device may determine, based at least in part on the account information, one or more consumer preferences associated with the merchant. The consumer device may access the merchant device based at least in part on the one or more consumer preferences. | 10-15-2015 |
Timothy J. Wessels, Victoria, MN US
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20100206882 | MULTI CHAMBER COOLANT TANK - A coolant tank for receiving a fluid from the cooling system of an internal combustion engine includes a pressurized tank having a pressurized reservoir configured to contain the fluid and an overflow tank integrated with the pressurized tank. The pressurized reservoir includes an inlet port configured to receive the fluid from the cooling system, an outlet port configured to direct the fluid from the pressurized reservoir to the cooling system, a fill neck in fluid communication with the pressurized reservoir, and a pressure cap removably coupled to the fill neck. The overflow tank includes an overflow reservoir maintained at atmospheric pressure and configured to receive overflow fluid from the pressurized reservoir when the liquid of the cooling system expands. At least a portion of the fill neck is positioned within the overflow reservoir. | 08-19-2010 |
20110020050 | POWERED INTERNAL FEED ROLLER - A hand-held, battery powered liquid applicator ( | 01-27-2011 |
20120280066 | MULTIPLE SPRAY TIP TURRET ASSEMBLY FOR PAINT SPRAYER - A reversible, multiple spray tip spray gun tip assembly includes a tip holder and a turret. In one embodiment, the tip holder has a turret opening and a fluid spray passage that is in communication with the turret opening. The turret has a barrel including a plurality of spaced apart spray tips and a handle to rotate the barrel within the turret opening. Either the tip holder or the turret includes one or more projections while the other of the tip holder or the turret includes a cam surface with which the one or more projections slideable engage such that rotating the turret relative to the tip holder causes the turret to translate relative to the tip holder and to align each of the spray tips with the fluid spray passage in a spray position and a clear position. | 11-08-2012 |
Timothy Jon Wessels, Victoria, MN US
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20110117284 | DECK STAIN APPLICATOR - The present disclosure generally relates to coating material applicators and more specifically, but not by limitation, to an apparatus for applying a coating material such as stain to a surface such as a deck, characterized by a generally planar surface with intentional gaps between elements (e.g., boards of a deck). In one example, a coating material applicator is provided. The coating material applicator is configured to apply a coating material to a structure having a generally planar surface formed by members having opposed surfaces separated by one or more gaps. The coating material applicator includes a base layer having an applicator surface for applying a coating material to the generally planar surface and a removable implement for applying the coating material to the opposed surfaces. | 05-19-2011 |