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Andrew S. Wight, Westbrook, ME US
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| 20110166000 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF A POWER LADDER - A power ladder for exercising and fitness is disclosed. Embodiments of the power ladder are lightweight and compact, and fold for easy storage and transport. Embodiments include two flexible plastic side rails and a plurality of rungs connected to the side rails at intervals along the side rails. The rungs connect pivotally and slidably to the rails. The rungs are mounted on telescoping legs so that the rungs may be used in a first position adjacent the ground, in a second position above the ground, and in some embodiments, a third position, mounted higher above the ground than the second position. Using the ladder, persons can train for agility, flexibility and plyometrics, and can thus achieve excellent exercising while having fun. One or more persons or even a team may use the ladder. Larger teams may compete using one ladder or more than one of the ladders. | 07-07-2011 |
Charles A. Wight, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20110244434 | System and Method of Analyzing Freeform Mathematical Responses - A system and method are provided of analyzing a response expression in a freeform format as entered by a student in response to testing and practice questions presented by a computer system. The method can include parsing the response expression into tokens stored in a response expression tree. The system can determine whether the response expression tree is legal based on a defined grammar structure. Another operation is comparing a numerical evaluation of the response expression to a numerical evaluation of a reference expression. The similarity between the response expression and the reference expression can then be determined by comparing the response expression tree and a reference expression tree. Feedback can be supplied to the student regarding the overall correctness of the response expression as compared to the reference expression, based on correctness of each response expression element and the types of errors among response elements. | 10-06-2011 |
David Wight, Austin, TX US
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| 20090132458 | Intelligent Drilling Advisor - A method, apparatus, and program storage device for integrating and implementing rule-based, heuristic, wellbore key performance rate of penetration indicators advising drilling operations personnel based on the situational awareness of trended earth properties and real time wellbore sensor data, is disclosed. | 05-21-2009 |
David Wight, Montclair, NJ US
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| 20100243180 | PANEL ASSEMBLIES HAVING CONTROLLABLE SURFACE PROPERTIES - An assembly comprised of at least one fixed panel and at least two moveable panels is provided. The moveable panels are capable of being controllably shifted relative both to each other and to the fixed panel such that first and second aligned and non-aligned positions can be achieved. The assembly is further comprised of two or more drive links which are, in turn, comprised of a center pivot which engages with the fixed panel and two or more outer pivots which engage with the movable panels. | 09-30-2010 |
David C. Wight, Goodrich, MI US
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| 20090052003 | MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A reflective element assembly for a mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a reflective element substrate and a conductive trace or layer disposed at a rear surface of the reflective element substrate. A non-conductive layer is applied at the conductive layer and covers at least a portion of the conductive layer and leaves at least some portions of the conductive layer exposed. At least one circuitry component is applied to at least one of the portions of the conductive layer. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100033797 | MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A reflective element assembly for a mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a reflective element substrate and a conductive trace or layer disposed at a rear surface of the reflective element substrate. A non-conductive layer is applied at the conductive layer and covers at least a portion of the conductive layer and leaves at least some portions of the conductive layer exposed. At least one circuitry component is applied to at least one of the portions of the conductive layer. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110141542 | REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A rearview mirror assembly includes an electrochromic reflective element having a front substrate and a rear substrate and an electrochromic medium sandwiched therebetween. The reflective element includes a resin material disposed at least at a portion of a fourth surface of the rear substrate. While the resin material is in its uncured state at the rear substrate, an electrical connector is engaged with the uncured resin material. The electrical connector is electrically conductively connected with the resin material and is substantially affixed at the fourth surface of the rear substrate via curing of the resin material while the electrical connector is engaged with the resin material. The electrical connector may establish electrical conductivity between the cured resin material and one of (i) a transparent electrically conductive coating at the second surface of the front substrate and (ii) a mirror reflector at the third surface of the rear substrate. | 06-16-2011 |
E. William Wight, Roscoe, IL US
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| 20090001202 | Frozen Block Grinder - A grinding machine has a shearing chamber that includes one or more edges that provide fulcrum points against which frozen block of material, such as frozen blocks of meat, can be held against during a reduction or shearing process. The edges may be arranged to limit the advancement of reduced blocks of material to provide more control on the size of the ground material that is ultimately output by the grinding machine. The grinding machine may also include an expansion zone into which reduced blocks can be temporarily held to accommodate volume increases during the reduction process. A feed screw advances the frozen blocks through the shearing chamber and includes pressure flighting to help shear material from the frozen blocks. The feed screw may include a knife holder that provides support for a knife held therein against the lateral forces experienced by the knife as the knife shears material adjacent the orifice plate. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110220749 | Grinder With Expansion Zone - A grinding machine has a shearing chamber that includes one or more edges that provide fulcrum points against which frozen block of material, such as frozen blocks of meat, can be held against during a reduction or shearing process. The edges may be arranged to limit the advancement of reduced blocks of material to provide more control on the size of the ground material that is ultimately output by the grinding machine. The grinding machine may also include an expansion zone into which reduced blocks can be temporarily held to accommodate volume increases during the reduction process. A feed screw advances the frozen blocks through the shearing chamber and includes pressure fighting to help shear material from the frozen blocks. The feed screw may include a knife holder that provides support for a knife held therein against the lateral forces experienced by the knife as the knife shears material adjacent the orifice plate. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110220750 | Knife Holder Arrangement For A Grinder - A grinding machine has a shearing chamber that includes one or more edges that provide fulcrum points against which frozen block of material, such as frozen blocks of meat, can be held against during a reduction or shearing process. The edges may be arranged to limit the advancement of reduced blocks of material to provide more control on the size of the ground material that is ultimately output by the grinding machine. The grinding machine may also include an expansion zone into which reduced blocks can be temporarily held to accommodate volume increases during the reduction process. A feed screw advances the frozen blocks through the shearing chamber and includes pressure fighting to help shear material from the frozen blocks. The feed screw may include a knife holder that provides support for a knife held therein against the lateral forces experienced by the knife as the knife shears material adjacent the orifice plate. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110248109 | Separator For A Grinding Machine - A grinding machine for grinding foodstuffs, such as meat or the like, includes an orifice plate at the outlet of a grinding head. The orifice plate has collection passages that discharge a mixture of soft material and hard material through the orifice plate. A separator assembly is located downstream of the orifice plate for separating the soft material from the hard material. The separator assembly includes a tapered, perforated separator chamber that receives the mixture of soft material and hard material, in combination with a rotatable separator screw located within the separator chamber. Rotation of the separator screw functions to separate the soft material from the hard material and force the soft material through the perforations in the separator chamber. An adjustment arrangement enables the axial position of the separator screw to be adjusted within the separator chamber. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120045534 | Patty-Forming Apparatus with Top Feed and Rotary Pump - The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a mold plate reciprocating between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive reciprocates a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from the mold plate the mold plate being reciprocated between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate. The machine can further include a fill plunger system for increasing the till pressure of the food mass prior to filling the mold cavities. Plungers extend into the manifold to displace food mass volume and increase the pressure in the manifold. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120045535 | Patty-Forming Apparatus with Bottom Feed and Rotary Pump - The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a the mold plate configured to be driven to reciprocated between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive is reciprocating a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from a cavity in the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated by a mold plate drive between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine further includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120058213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTARY MOLDING - A rotary molding system for molding food products, mold cavities formed when a mold shell rotates mold shapes disposed along the mold shell into a fill position between a fill plate and a wear plate. Molded food products are removed from mold cavities using knock-out cups, the use of air pressure, or the use of a vacuum source disposed below the mold cavity, without the need to slow the rotation of the mold shell. Knock-out cups may be used with a heating system to reduce accumulation of unwanted materials on the knock-out cups. The rotary molding system can also be used to form products with contoured surfaces. A smart tagging system can be used to ensure that compatible sets of mold shells and knock out cups are being used. A vacuum region may be disposed upstream of the fill position to remove air within the mold cavity prior to filling. | 03-08-2012 |
James Wight, Eagan, MN US
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| 20100036816 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INTERFACES FOR RESEARCHING CONTRACTUAL PRECEDENTS - The present inventors, devised among other things, an exemplary method of researching provisions of contracts. The exemplary method entails receiving user selection of one or more predefined queries for contractual precedents, and executing a search of one or more databases containing agreements based on the received user selection. After executing the search, the method entails displaying a subset of the search results based on a predefined filter stored in association with an identifier for the user. The predefined filter may filter based on traits such as jurisdiction, deal size, industry, or a list of companies. | 02-11-2010 |
Jeffery L. Wight, Eugene, OR US
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| 20120042606 | Systems and Methods for Ballasting Covers for Gas-Holding Sludge Digestors - A method of ballasting a cover of a sludge digester that is comprised of a storage tank and the cover. The method includes placing a ballast into the storage tank in a first predetermined position, placing the cover onto the storage tank, lowering a lifting member of a lifting device through an access port in the cover and into the storage tank, securing the lifting member to the ballast, using the lifting device to lift the lifting member and the ballast until the ballast is in a second predetermined position that is substantially above the first predetermined position, engaging a support bracket attached to the cover with a support member; and securing the ballast to the cover with the support member while the ballast is in a third predetermined position that is substantially below the second predetermined position. | 02-23-2012 |
Jeffrey L. Wight, Eugene, OR US
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| 20090100787 | Systems and Methods for Ballasting Covers for Gas-Holding Sludge Digestors - A method of ballasting a cover of a sludge digester that is comprised of a storage tank and the cover. The method includes placing a ballast into the storage tank in a first predetermined position, placing the cover onto the storage tank, lowering a lifting member of a lifting device through an access port in the cover and into the storage tank, securing the lifting member to the ballast, using the lifting device to lift the lifting member and the ballast until the ballast is in a second predetermined position that is substantially above the first predetermined position, engaging a support bracket attached to the cover with a support member; and securing the ballast to the cover with the support member while the ballast is in a third predetermined position that is substantially below the second predetermined position. | 04-23-2009 |
Jonathan Wight, Emeryville, CA US
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| 20120102395 | METHODS FOR SEQUENCING ELECTRONIC MEDIA CONTENT - A method for use with an electronic reading device comprising automatically fetching electronic media content and automatically and dynamically sequencing portions of the electronic media content for display on an electronic reading device. Optionally, the electronic media content can be automatically and dynamically divided into the portions that are then sequenced. Optionally, the electronic media content can be re-sequenced to reflect user preferences and needs. Various methods for recognizing and altering the display of the electronic reading device quickly and efficiently are disclosed. | 04-26-2012 |
Kurt W. Wight, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20090015118 | Molded plastic support frame for a drawer-type dishwasher - A support frame for a drawer-type dishwasher includes a top section and opposing side sections formed from a plurality of support members which define an open lattice work and establish a cavity for a slidable dishwasher drawer. The support frame also includes first and second rail supports that are provided on respective ones of the opposing side sections. The first and second rail supports are designed to support corresponding first and second extensible rails which, in turn, support the wash tub for movement relative to the frame. In addition, the support frame includes lid support elements for a mechanism that provides shifting of a lid member relative to the wash tub. | 01-15-2009 |
Lawrence Wight, Parkton, MD US
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| 20100332284 | Internet Package Shipping Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for shipping a package from a package sender to an intended recipient, utilizing Internet communications to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender with an Internet-accessible computer accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system operated by a shipping service provider. The package sender enters information required for shipping the package, including shipping options and methods for payment, and the shipment transaction is validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer, which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label containing special machine-readable as well as human-readable indicia. The shipping service provider acquires the package by drop-off, standard pickup or on call pickup, scans the machine readable indicia, verifies other indicia of authenticity, and processes the package in accordance with information encoded on the label. | 12-30-2010 |
Lewis Dryden Wight, Houston, TX US
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| 20120217315 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURES OF MULTIPLE ZONES IN MULTIPLE STRUCTURES - A system for controlling the temperature of multiple zones is disclosed, wherein the system includes a remotely located server and two or more structures, and wherein each structure has a gateway, at least one temperature sensor, at least one heating ventilation and air conditioning system, at least one controller, at least one air obstruction device, a user input device, and at least one zone. | 08-30-2012 |
Randolph Eric Wight, Boulder, CO US
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| 20110191637 | Method and apparatus for SAS speed adjustment - A method for maintaining reliable communication between a command initiator and a target device is provided. After the command initiator detects an error corresponding to the target device and a path between the command initiator and the target device, the command initiator performs a downshift evaluation. The initiator maintains a transmission speed if the downshift evaluation determines that forgoing a transmission speed downshift is required, and reduces the transmission speed if the downshift evaluation determines that transmission speed downshift is required. The command initiator then logs the downshift evaluation result and reports any transmission speed change to a user. | 08-04-2011 |
Robert Wight, Celebration, FL US
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| 20090006220 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE STRUCTURE - The invention provides a method for configuring a database system to store information regarding a plurality of items, the method comprising: establishing a database on a computer system; establishing within the database a first object corresponding to a first item of the plurality of items; generating within the first object at least one field; associating a field identifier with each the field; and storing at least a portion of the information within each the field; the database system configured to store information regarding a plurality of items, each item in the plurality of items having at least one item attribute, the database system comprising a computer having memory, a database stored in said memory, a first object in said database corresponding to one item of the plurality of items, said first object corresponding to the first item, at least one field in said first object, a field identifier associated with each said field, and information regarding said first item stored in said first object. | 01-01-2009 |
Samuel F. Wight, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20110251515 | IMPLANTABLE PRESSURE INDICATOR WITH EXTERNAL INTERROGATION - Observing intracranial physiology includes inserting a bladder at least partially filled with a fluid into a subdural region of interest within a subject, wherein the bladder is coupled in flow communication with a means of indicating a pressure exerted on the bladder within the region of interest. Embodiments also include non-invasively interrogating the means of indicating to determine the pressure exerted on the bladder. | 10-13-2011 |
Sharon E. Wight, Hartland, VT US
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| 20120011857 | High-Flow-Capacity Centrifugal Hydrogen Gas Compression Systems, Methods and Components Therefor - Hydrogen gas compression systems that each include a multistage centrifugal compressor in which each stage has an inlet-to-outlet pressure rise ratio of about 1.20 or greater. In one embodiment, the multistage compressor includes six high-speed centrifugal compressors driven at a speed of about 60,000 rpm. The compressor has an output of more than 200,000 kg/day at a pressure of more than 1,000 psig. The compressors for the compression stages are distributed on both sides of a common gear-box, which has gearing that allows axial thrusts from the compressors to be handled effectively. Each stage's compressor has a unique impeller, which is secured to a support shaft using a tension-rod-based attachment system. In another embodiment, the multistage compressor is driven by a combustion turbine and one or more intercoolers are provided between compression stages. Each intercooler is cooled by coolant from an absorption chiller utilizing exhaust gas from the combustion turbine. | 01-19-2012 |
Thomas N. Wight, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100197563 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING ELASTOGENESIS - Compositions and methods are provided for promoting elastin fiber formation (elastogenesis) in a cell, including methods that comprise contacting a cell that is capable of elastogenesis with (i) a mutated biglycan polypeptide that lacks chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan chains, (ii) a versican V3 isoform polypeptide that lacks most or all of the polypeptide regions encoded by one or more of exons 4, 5 or 6 or by exons 9-10 or 11-13, and/or with (iii) metastatin. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110008366 | INHIBITION OF VERSICAN WITH SIRNA AND OTHER MOLECULES - The present invention provides methods of treating disease or condition in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering the subject a versican inhibitor in an amount effective to treat the disease or condition. Example diseases or conditions include, but are not limited to, fibrotic disease such as fibrotic lung disease, restenosis such as arterial restenosis, atherosclerosis, cancer, and inflammatory disease. Compounds and compositions for carrying out such a method are also described. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110124567 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS - Therapeutic agents and methods useful to modulate the activity of V3. | 05-26-2011 |