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Allen Blankenship, San Mateo, CA US
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20160042457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A REAL ESTATE AUCTION IN A NETWORK - Embodiments described herein include a network-based exchange for conducting transactions involving fractional interests in real estate assets. The platform acts as both a market where participants can buy and sell fractional interests in real estate properties and a funding mechanism where entrepreneurial real estate promoters can raise capital through a private market. The platform enables a large group of underserved accredited investors to invest in commercial real estate. The system can receive bids over the network for purchase of one or more of the fractional interests from buyers and determine highest bidders for each fractional interest. Successful buyers can then be identified for each fractional interest when the highest bidder bids an amount that meets or exceeds a reserve price set by the seller. Ownership of a fractional interest in the real estate asset includes the right to a proportional amount of income generated by the fractional interest. | 02-11-2016 |
Chad Blankenship, La Center, WA US
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20160088820 | Clam Digging Multi-Tool System - A system for clam digging comprising a clam gun and a cart. The cart comprising a set of wheels, a tower, a plate, a lever, and a tether. The lever with a handle and an attachment point at opposite ends and a pivot mechanism in-between the opposite ends, the pivot mechanism coupled to an upper part of the tower. The tether with a first tether end and a second tether end, the first tether end configured for detachably coupling to the attachment point of the lever, wherein the second tether end has a vent hole cover configured for detachably coupling with the tubular handle of the clam gun and covering a vent hole in the tubular handle. | 03-31-2016 |
David Blankenship, Canton, MI US
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20140306409 | SUSPENSION LEVELING SYSTEM - A vehicle suspension assembly including a first end, a second end, and a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator is movable between a retracted position providing the vehicle suspension assembly with a first overall length, and an extended position providing the vehicle suspension assembly with a second overall length greater than the first overall length. The vehicle suspension assembly is configured to raise a vehicle when moved from the first overall length to the second overall length by the hydraulic actuator. The vehicle suspension assembly is configured to lower the vehicle when moved from the second overall length to the first overall length by the hydraulic actuator. | 10-16-2014 |
David R. Blankenship, Canton, MI US
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20140238797 | DAMPER WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS - A damper system for a vehicle comprises an electrically adjustable hydraulic shock absorber and a printed circuit board assembly. The printed circuit board assembly includes power drive electronics, and is electrically coupled to the shock absorber. The printed circuit board assembly is disposed with the shock absorber. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239602 | AUTONOMOUS CONTROL DAMPER - A damper system for a vehicle comprises an electrically adjustable hydraulic shock absorber and a damper control module. The damper control module is disposed with and coupled to with the shock absorber. The damper control module determines a target damping state of the shock absorber based on data received from a plurality of sensors. Furthermore, the damper control module controls the shock absorber, such that the shock absorber operates at the target damping state. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244112 | VALVE SWITCHING CONTROLS FOR ADJUSTABLE DAMPER - A damper system for a vehicle includes a shock absorber and a damper module. The shock absorber includes a plurality of digital valves. The shock absorber is operable at one of multiple damping states based on a valve state of the digital valves. The damper module is coupled to each of the digital valves and controls each of the digital valves to a desired state based on a damper setting. The damper module determines a target damping state, where the target state is one of the multiple damping states. The damper module performs a switch operation to control the valve state of the plurality of digital valves to a given desired state when the target damping state is different from a present damping state. | 08-28-2014 |
20140262648 | ROD GUIDE ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-PIECE VALVE ASSEMBLY - A shock absorber may include a piston rod, a first rod guide member, a second rod guide member, and an electronically controlled valve assembly. The first rod guide member is concentrically disposed about the piston rod, and the second rod guide member is concentrically disposed about the piston rod and is adjacent the first rod guide member. The electronically controlled valve assembly may include a coil assembly and a valve guide assembly. The valve guide assembly may be disposed adjacent to the coil assembly and may be concentrically disposed about the second rod guide member. The valve guide assembly includes a spool and defines a valve inlet, a valve outlet, and a chamber. The spool is disposed within the chamber and controls the flow of fluid between the valve inlet and the valve outlet. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262652 | ROD GUIDE ARRANGEMENT FOR ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVE APPLICATIONS - A shock absorber has a housing with a piston rod assembly disposed therein. A first rod guide member is secured within a first portion of the housing so as to be concentrically disposed about at least a portion of the piston rod assembly. A second rod guide member is secured within the housing adjacent the first rod guide member so as to be concentrically disposed about at least another portion of the piston rod assembly. An electronically controlled valve assembly is disposed within the second rod guide member and is in communication with the first rod guide member. | 09-18-2014 |
20160082803 | VALVE SWITCHING CONTROLS FOR ADJUSTABLE DAMPER - A damper system and method for a vehicle includes a shock absorber and a damper module. The shock absorber includes a plurality of digital valves. The shock absorber is operable at one of multiple damping states based on a valve state of the digital valves. The damper module is coupled to each of the digital valves and controls each of the digital valves to a desired state based on a damper setting. The damper module determines a target damping state, where the target state is one of the multiple damping states. The damper module performs a switch operation to control the valve state of the plurality of digital valves to a given desired state when the target damping state is different from a present damping state. | 03-24-2016 |
Dennis R. Blankenship, Boise, ID US
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20140160867 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR UNIT IDENTIFICATION IN A MASTER/SLAVE MEMORY STACK - Apparatuses and methods including a plurality of memory units are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a plurality of memory units. Each of the plurality of memory units include a master/slave identification (ID) node coupled to a first voltage source node via a resistive element. Each of the plurality of memory units further include a master/slave ID circuit configured to determine whether a memory unit is a master memory unit or a slave memory unit based on a voltage level detected at the master/slave ID node. The master/slave ID node of each of the plurality of memory units other than a first memory unit is further coupled to a respective second voltage source node via a through-substrate via (TSV) of a respective adjacent memory unit of the plurality of memory units. | 06-12-2014 |
20140347948 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR UNIT IDENTIFICATION IN A MASTER/SLAVE MEMORY STACK - Apparatuses and methods including a plurality of memory units are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a plurality of memory units. Each of the plurality of memory units include a master/slave identification (ID) node coupled to a first voltage source node via a resistive element. Each of the plurality of memory units further include a master/slave ID circuit configured to determine whether a memory unit is a master memory unit or a slave memory unit based on a voltage level detected at the master/slave ID node. The master/slave ID node of each of the plurality of memory units other than a first memory unit is further coupled to a respective second voltage source node via a through—substrate via (TSV) of a respective adjacent memory unit of the plurality of memory units. | 11-27-2014 |
Doug Blankenship, Bristol, TN US
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20140065000 | HERMETIC ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSOR - An electrical feedthrough assembly for providing connection to components of a compressor includes a housing having an inner surface defining a channel. A sealed wire assembly is provided in the channel. The sealed wire assembly includes a body having an outer surface and a plurality of wires sealingly passing through the body. | 03-06-2014 |
Howard Blankenship, Red Oak, OK US
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20140238688 | Modular Top Loading Downhole Pump - A method and apparatus for improving the production efficiency of a well and preventing gas lock. The apparatus is a downhole pump and comprises a barrel, a reciprocating plunger and a body having a plurality of inlet valves. The apparatus does not require outlet valves. The body and inlet valves are positioned above the barrel and plunger, thus eliminating gas lock. Fluids enter the body through the valves and, during upstrokes of the plunger, are forced up the tubing string to the surface equipment. Modularity of the components permits pump components to be changed as the productivity of the well fluctuates and also allows production of more fluids with a smaller casing. | 08-28-2014 |
20150376995 | MODULAR TOP LOADING DOWNHOLE PUMP WITH SEALABLE EXIT VALVE and VALVE ROD FORMING APERTURE - A method and apparatus for improving the production efficiency of a well and preventing gas lock. The apparatus is a downhole pump and comprises a barrel, a reciprocating plunger and a body having a plurality of inlet valves. The apparatus does not require outlet valves. The body and inlet valves are positioned above the barrel and plunger, thus eliminating gas lock. Fluids enter the body through the valves and, during upstrokes of the plunger, are forced up the tubing string to the surface equipment. Modularity of the components permits pump components to be changed as the productivity of the well fluctuates and also allows production of more fluids with a smaller casing. The invention prevents gas lock by permitting gasses to escape between a sliding valve and a valve rod connected to the plunger. Additionally, an exit valve sealably engages the valve rod, which forms an aperture. During operation of the pump, the gasses escape through the aperture in the valve rod and rise up the tubing string. | 12-31-2015 |
Jeffrey A. Blankenship, Houston, TX US
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20150215674 | INTERACTIVE STREAMING VIDEO - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to interactive streaming video. In one embodiment, a processor may determine the characteristics of a user interaction with a scene of a streaming video. A response to the user interaction may be determined based on information in a storage. The determined response may be performed by a processor. | 07-30-2015 |
J. Hershel Blankenship, Bainbridge Island, WA US
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20140234015 | ADJUSTABLE JOINT FOR MICROPHONE - A microphone stand is provided that includes a dual mic frame that carries a first microphone and a second microphone. | 08-21-2014 |
20150233522 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTOR - A quick release connector is provided that uses a plurality of the ball bearings to engage shaft of a releasable member. The use of multiple ball bearings along different faces of a shaft of a releasable member minimizes vibrations and provides an improved quick release connector adapted for use with microphones, boom arms, ball joints and similar structures used with sound recording or photography equipment. | 08-20-2015 |
John R. Blankenship, Dearborn, MI US
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20130110367 | VEHICLE SPEED LIMITING AND/OR CONTROLLONG SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO GPS SIGNALS | 05-02-2013 |
Joseph Blankenship, Pickens, SC US
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20130169642 | PACKING MULTIPLE SHADER PROGRAMS ONTO A GRAPHICS PROCESSOR - This disclosure describes techniques for packing multiple shader programs of a common shader program type onto a graphics processing unit (GPU). The techniques may include, for example, causing a plurality of shader programs of a common shader program type to be loaded into an on-chip shader program instruction memory of a graphics processor such that each shader program in the plurality of shader programs resides in the on-chip shader program instruction memory at a common point in time. In addition, various techniques for evicting shader programs from an on-chip shader program instruction memory are described. | 07-04-2013 |
Joshua A. Blankenship, Houston, TX US
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20140238748 | SLOTTED LINER DRILLING - Drilling assemblies, systems and methods enable a wellbore to be drilled and lined with a slotted liner. A drilling system includes a liner assembly with a drill string in a bore thereof. The drill string and the liner assembly can be selectively coupled together to restrict relative motion between the liner assembly and the drill string. The liner assembly includes a slotted liner portion through which fluid may flow. As the drilling system is used to drill a wellbore, the liner assembly is simultaneously positioned within the wellbore. Once the wellbore is drilled to a desired depth, the drill string can be disengaged from the liner assembly and retrieved from the well. Production fluids such as oil and gas may then be transferred uphole through the liner assembly. | 08-28-2014 |
Laura Blankenship, Roanoke, VA US
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20140087944 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PLANT GROWTH - Described herein are compositions comprising one or more gluconolactones for enhancing plant growth and methods for treating plants, plant parts, or soils with one or more gluconolactones for enhancing plant growth. | 03-27-2014 |
20140121100 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PLANT GROWTH - Described herein are seed treatment compositions comprising one or more glutathiones for enhancing plant growth and methods thereof. Further described are seeds coated with the seed treatment compositions described herein. | 05-01-2014 |
Mark Blankenship, Tomball, TX US
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20150047834 | NON-STOP DRILLER MANIFOLD AND METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods for continuously circulating drilling fluid through a tubular string are described. The methods include connecting a sub having a central bore and a side bore to the tubular string, connecting a top drive to the tubular string, connecting a manifold to the sub and top drive, wherein the manifold comprises a plurality of electrically controlled valves, and controlling the flow of drilling fluid through the sub and top drive by selectively opening and closing the electrically controlled valves. | 02-19-2015 |
Michael Blankenship, Santa Fe, TX US
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20140311390 | Safe and Lock Mechanism - Described is a locking mechanism for a lock box comprising a plurality of buttons connected to either a sliding dawg or a dummy dawg. The sliding and dummy dawgs are supported by a retaining bar in a first position and can slide into a second position when its corresponding button is pressed. Each dawg comprises a hook that is adapted to engage with a lock bar. The sliding dawgs have hooks that are engaged with the lock bar until the corresponding button is pressed, while the dummy dawgs have hooks that are not engaged with the lock bar unless the corresponding button is pressed. The locking mechanism locks if a button corresponding to a dummy dawg has been pressed, and the locking mechanism can then be opened only by use of a key. The locking mechanism opens if the correct buttons are pressed, regardless of the sequence. | 10-23-2014 |
20150230511 | Carbonated Beverage Pressurizing System - A carbonated beverage storage system for preserving the carbonation in a carbonated beverage after it has been opened. The system includes reusable caps that can be secured to opened carbonated beverage containers. The reusable caps include an opening having a gasket therein that provides an airtight seal. A housing is provided that includes a bottle receiving section with a nozzle that can be inserted into the gasket of the reusable cap. An air pump is in fluid communication with the nozzle and can be used to fill the empty space within the beverage container with air in order to preserve the carbonation in the beverage. The beverage container can then be removed from the housing and the reusable cap provides a seal so that the air does not escape the bottle. | 08-20-2015 |
Ramsey Blankenship, Imperial Beach, CA US
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20150111671 | Practice Swing Bat and Method - A balanced weighted practice bat system is provided which employs a device which is configurable to be weighted heavier and lighter than a game bat of a player in a method for batter practice. Employment of a heavier practice bat, a lighter practice bat, and a practice bat substantially equal to a batter's game bat during swinging practice provides a system to improve batting performance during a game. | 04-23-2015 |
Robert Blankenship, Woodland, WA US
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20160088820 | Clam Digging Multi-Tool System - A system for clam digging comprising a clam gun and a cart. The cart comprising a set of wheels, a tower, a plate, a lever, and a tether. The lever with a handle and an attachment point at opposite ends and a pivot mechanism in-between the opposite ends, the pivot mechanism coupled to an upper part of the tower. The tether with a first tether end and a second tether end, the first tether end configured for detachably coupling to the attachment point of the lever, wherein the second tether end has a vent hole cover configured for detachably coupling with the tubular handle of the clam gun and covering a vent hole in the tubular handle. | 03-31-2016 |
Ross Blankenship, Calhoun, LA US
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20150111671 | Practice Swing Bat and Method - A balanced weighted practice bat system is provided which employs a device which is configurable to be weighted heavier and lighter than a game bat of a player in a method for batter practice. Employment of a heavier practice bat, a lighter practice bat, and a practice bat substantially equal to a batter's game bat during swinging practice provides a system to improve batting performance during a game. | 04-23-2015 |
Stephen J. Blankenship, Roseville, CA US
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20160112295 | BROADCAST READINESS TESTING IN DISTRIBUTED CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates content distribution. During operation, the system obtains, at a node in a content delivery network, configuration information for a test of broadcast readiness in the content delivery network from a configuration server in the distributed content delivery network. Next, the system uses the configuration information to configure the node to participate in the test, wherein the test includes using a media delivery application on the node to play content received from the content delivery network without requiring user input to perform the test. During the test, the system uses the node to periodically provide status information associated with the node to a collection server in the content delivery network. | 04-21-2016 |
20160112483 | ADAPTIVE BIT RATES DURING BROADCAST TRANSMISSION IN DISTRIBUTED CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates broadcast transmission in a distributed content delivery network. The system includes a node in the distributed content delivery network that plays a content stream received over the distributed content delivery network. The node includes a leadership-management apparatus that identifies the node as a peer leader in a local network of the distributed content delivery network. The node also includes a broadcasting apparatus. Upon identification of the node as the peer leader, the broadcasting apparatus obtains the content stream from a content source, broadcasts the content stream to other nodes in the local network, and adjusts a bit rate of the content stream based on one or more attributes associated with obtaining the content stream from the content source. | 04-21-2016 |
Wayne Blankenship, Leslie, MO US
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20150191114 | STRAP-RETAINING MECHANISM AND STRAP ASSEMBLY CONTAINING SAME - A strap assembly having a least one strap or belt secured to a retaining mechanism. The retaining mechanism includes a cinch clamp configured to enable the length of a tensioned portion of one of the straps to be manually adjusted and a tensioning lever engaged with one of the straps configured to move the strap a distance when the lever is moved from a first position to a second position to adjust the length of a tensioned portion of the strap. | 07-09-2015 |
William J. Blankenship, Spring, TX US
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20140214629 | INTERACTION IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - A three-dimensional virtual reality environment is rendered. A character representation of a user that interacts with the virtual reality environment is rendered. Virtual shops are arranged in the virtual reality environment and virtual products are arranged in the virtual shops based on recorded interaction of the character representation of the user with the virtual reality environment. | 07-31-2014 |
William James Blankenship, Spring, TX US
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20150215674 | INTERACTIVE STREAMING VIDEO - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to interactive streaming video. In one embodiment, a processor may determine the characteristics of a user interaction with a scene of a streaming video. A response to the user interaction may be determined based on information in a storage. The determined response may be performed by a processor. | 07-30-2015 |
Yufei Blankenship, Kildeer IL
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20150327196 | GUARD PERIOD CONFIGURATION FOR LTE HD-FDD - The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a computer program for configuring a guard period in Half Duplex Frequency Division Duplex, HD-FDD, operation. According to some aspects, the disclosure relates to a method, performed in a wireless device, of configuring a guard period in HD-FDD operation. The method comprises obtaining a timing advance between the wireless device and an access point; and configuring a guard period in the wireless device based on the obtained timing advance and a radio access capability of the wireless device. The disclosure also relates to a wireless device and to a computer program for executing the methods. | 11-12-2015 |