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Adam Boyd, Royal Oak, MI US
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20130174827 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TILE CUTTING - A method and apparatus for cutting rigid, brittle articles such as tile used as a building material is improved by the capability to make both straight and curved cuts in tile on a single machine. The machine has both circular and plunge cutting tools and a table for moving the tile in both curved and straight lines in relation to the cutting tool, thereby achieving both curved and straight cuts. | 07-11-2013 |
Adam Boyd, Kelmis BE
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20100162957 | DEVICE FOR COATING A PLURALITY OF CLOSEST PACKED SUBSTRATES ARRANGED ON A SUSCEPTOR - The invention relates to a device for coating a plurality of substrates ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100186666 | DEVICE FOR COATING SUBSTRATES DISPOSED ON A SUSCEPTOR - The invention relates to a device for coating substrates having a process chamber ( | 07-29-2010 |
20130045548 | Apparatus and method for simultaneous deposition of a plurality of semiconductor layers in a plurality of process chambers - A method for depositing a semiconductor layer on a multiplicity of substrates. The process chamber height (H), which is defined by the spacing between a process chamber ceiling ( | 02-21-2013 |
Adam Boyd, Kelmis DE
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20140287142 | CVD REACTOR AND SUBSTRATE HOLDER FOR A CVD REACTOR - The invention relates to a CVD reactor, with a process chamber ( | 09-25-2014 |
Adam Timothy Boyd, Royal Oak, MI US
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20140144419 | Method and Apparatus for Tile Cutting - A method and apparatus for cutting rigid, brittle articles such as tile used as a building material is improved by the capability to make both straight and curved cuts in tile on a single machine. The machine has both circular and plunge cutting tools and a table for moving the tile in both curved and straight lines in relation to the cutting tool, thereby achieving both curved and straight cuts. | 05-29-2014 |
Austin Boyd, Rio De Janeiro BR
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20150198036 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING IRREDUCIBLE WATER SATURATION FROM MERCURY INJECTION CAPILLARY PRESSURE - Irreducible water saturation of fluid-storing porous reservoir rock is determined using methods that include obtaining a reservoir rock sample from the underground fluid reservoir; performing mercury saturation measurements on the reservoir rock sample for different mercury injection pressure values to obtain mercury saturation values for the different mercury injection pressure values; and estimating the irreducible water saturation (Sw | 07-16-2015 |
20150234069 | System and Method for Quantifying Vug Porosity - Methods and systems acquiring acoustic data utilizing a downhole tool conveyed within a borehole extending into a subterranean formation. The downhole tool is in communication with surface equipment disposed at a wellsite surface from which the borehole extends. Techniques involve operating at least one of the downhole tool and the surface equipment to generate a histogram based on the acoustic data, normalizing the histogram, and calculating a vug index based on the normalized histogram and based on a threshold of the normalized histogram. A vug porosity quantity may be determined based on the calculated vug index. | 08-20-2015 |
Brooks Boyd, Emeryville, CA US
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20160038596 | INJECTABLE CONTROLLED RELEASE COMPOSITION COMPRISING HIGH VISCOSITY LIQUID CARRIER - Compositions may include a pharmaceutical active agent, a high viscosity liquid carrier material (HVLCM), a lactic acid-based polymer, and an organic solvent. Related compositions and methods are also disclosed. For instance, a carrier formulation for controlled release of injectable drugs is disclosed. The formulation may include a non-water soluble high viscosity liquid which may be sucrose acetate isobutyrate, a lactic-acid based polymer which may be a poly(lactic acid)(glycolic acid), and an organic solvent which maintains the composition in a monophasic form at 25° C. in one atmosphere. Drug in the formulation may be released upon administration such that less than 10% (e.g. 2-8%) of drug is released in the first 5 hours; 10% to 80% of the drug is released during a period of 5 hours to 7 days after administration; and 10% to 40% of the drug is released gradually over a period of 7 days to 28 days from initial administration. The drug may be an anti-schizophrenia agent delivered by injection. | 02-11-2016 |
Christopher M. Boyd, New Richmond, WI US
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20130261652 | Methods and Tools for Clearing the Epidural Space in Preparation for Medical Lead Implantation - An epidural space is cleared of fat and scar tissue in preparation for implantation of a medical lead by utilizing a clearing tool. The clearing tool has an outer body and an inner body present within a lumen of the outer body. The outer body may be malleable and have a pre-set deflection or may be flexible and achieve deflection when being inserted into the epidural space. Once in the epidural space, the inner body is extended distally from the lumen of the outer body such that a distal tip on the inner body extends further into the epidural space to provide clearing to the target site without requiring further ingress of the outer body. The inner body is retracted and the clearing tool is removed. The medical lead is then inserted through the window and cleared epidural space until reaching the target site. | 10-03-2013 |
Christopher T. Boyd, Holly Springs, NC US
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20130054503 | Presenting Intelligent Tagging Suggestions For A Photograph - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for presenting intelligent tagging suggestions for a photograph are provided. Embodiments include identifying, by a tagging module, contextual information indicating circumstances in which the photograph was taken; based on the contextual information, selecting, by the tagging module, candidate profiles from a plurality of friend profiles associated with a profile of a user; and suggesting, by the tagging module to the user, the selected candidate profiles as potential friends to tag in the photograph. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054614 | Presenting Intelligent Tagging Suggestions For A Photograph - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for presenting intelligent tagging suggestions for a photograph are provided. Embodiments include identifying, by a tagging module, contextual information indicating circumstances in which the photograph was taken; based on the contextual information, selecting, by the tagging module, candidate profiles from a plurality of friend profiles associated with a profile of a user; and suggesting, by the tagging module to the user, the selected candidate profiles as potential friends to tag in the photograph. | 02-28-2013 |
Daniel Boyd, County Cork IE
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20080208340 | Synthetic bone graft - A particulate glass for a synthetic bone (including dental) graft includes ZnO, SrO, and may include NaO. The glass promotes cellular metabolism, and upon implantation in living bone tissue induces bone growth at their surface. The ZnO and SrO respectively degrade to provide Zn | 08-28-2008 |
20090093571 | Synthetic graft having a glass network - A synthetic graft has a glass composition comprises silicon as a network former and Sr as a stable isotope acting as a network modifier. The composition contains calcium as a network modifier and Zn acting as a as either a network modifier or as a network former. The glass composition may be mixed with a solution of polyalkenoic acid to provide advantageous glass polyalkenoate cements (GPCs). These cements are particularly effective for use as bone cements and fillers in the human skeleton as they set at room temperature, have similar strengths to bone, chemically bond to both bone and surgical metal, and release therapeutic ions, which can assist in wound healing and bone re-growth. | 04-09-2009 |
Danny W. Boyd, Baldwin, FL US
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20140196450 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR POWERED BY BUCKET CONVEYOR DRIVEN BY MASSIVE BUOYANT OBJECTS - An electric generation system includes a plurality of connected water filled chambers, each having a pivoting door that sequentially covers and exposes an access port through which buoyant objects travel to an ascending water filled tube leading to a bucket conveyor that drives a generator. The pivoting doors are synchronized so that one is opened while the other is closed. The doors are opened and closed by hemispherical cams driven by a motor. The pivoting doors propel buoyant objects towards the tube. | 07-17-2014 |
David Boyd, Greenville, SC US
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20140174165 | INTAKE GAS SENSOR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A gas sensor includes a gas sensing element positioned at least partially within a body and being exposed at a first end to measure a gas in contact with the first end. A sleeve is fixed to the body and extends from the body in a direction opposite the first end of the gas sensing element. The sleeve includes it remote end portion having an engagement feature. A connector housing is overmolded onto the end portion of the sleeve to lock onto the sleeve via the engagement feature. The connector housing includes a plug connector portion partially enclosing a plurality of electrical terminals electrically connected to the gas sensing element. | 06-26-2014 |
20140174176 | INTAKE GAS SENSOR WITH VORTEX FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A gas sensor includes a sensor housing and a sensing element located within the sensor housing. The sensing element defines an axis. The sensing element has a distal end extending from the sensor housing. The gas sensor further includes a sensor protection element coupled to the sensor housing and at least partially surrounding the distal end of the sensing element. The sensor protection element includes a tube having a conical portion, and a gas inlet located on the tube, the gas inlet spaced from the axis. The gas inlet is shaped to direct gas into the tube to induce a vortex gas flow within the conical portion of the tube. | 06-26-2014 |
20140311212 | GAS SENSOR WITH HEAT SHIELDING - A gas sensor includes a gas sensing element positioned at least partially within a body and exposed at a first end to measure a gas in contact with the first end. The gas sensing element defines an axial direction. A flange extends from the body in a direction transverse to the axial direction. The flange has a first side facing toward the first end and a second side facing toward a remote end of the gas sensor. An O-ring is configured to sealingly position the gas sensor within a bore. An insertion portion of the gas sensor is defined by a wall and configured to hold the O-ring. The wall of the insertion portion is spaced a distance from the body at an axial position of the O-ring to provide a gap therebetween. | 10-23-2014 |
20150075253 | GAS SENSOR PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A gas sensor includes a sensor housing and a sensing element located within the sensor housing. The sensing element has a distal end and defines an axis. The gas sensor also includes a sensor protection device coupled to the sensor housing and at least partially surrounding the distal end of the sensing element. The sensor protection device includes a first member coupled to the housing, the first member having a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to the axis. The first member includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The sensor protection device also includes a second member coupled to the housing. | 03-19-2015 |
David Boyd, New South Wales AT
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20100284389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MEDIA PLAYBACK IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - Described herein are systems and methods for providing media playback in a networked environment. In one embodiment, a networked media playback device is configured to provide a web server for delivering data indicative of a browser-renderable control interface for the networked media playback device, or for a related networked media playback system. In overview, the user of a networked device, such as a wireless web enabled device, is able to render the control interface in a web browser, and in this manner control playback of digital media via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system. | 11-11-2010 |
David A. Boyd, La Cañada, CA US
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20150368111 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRAPHENE FORMATION - A system for graphene production includes a plurality of gas sources, a plurality of mass flow controllers, and a processing chamber. The system also includes a plasma source operable, a vacuum pump, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a plurality of computer-readable instructions. The plurality of instructions include instructions that cause the data processor to subject a substrate to a reduced pressure environment, to provide a carrier gas and a carbon source, and to expose at least a portion of the substrate to the carrier gas and the carbon source. The plurality of instructions also include instructions that cause the data processor to perform a surface treatment process on the at least a portion of the substrate and to convert a portion of the carbon source to graphene disposed on the at least a portion of the substrate. | 12-24-2015 |
Dennis Boyd, Chesterfield, MO US
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20150320225 | PLATFORM BED FRAME - A platform bed frame includes two frame segments connected by hinge connections, leg assemblies connected to the two frame segments, a rotating hook member pivotally secured to one of the frame segments; and a securing extension attached to the other frame segment, and the rotating hook and extension allow two bed frames to be secured together. Alternately, the frame may include an extension and T-slot to connect two frames. A related improvement is a suspension leg including telescoping sections and a compressible, resilient member controlling movement of the telescoping sections. Another related improvement relates to a frame structure with connected angled supports and slats connected thereto to form the mattress supporting surface. | 11-12-2015 |
Dennis M. Boyd, St. Louis, MO US
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20140090176 | MULTI-CHAMBER AIR MATTRESS - A multi-chamber air mattress has an outer air chamber having a top and a bottom and a sidewall therebetween; and an inner air chamber disposed entirely within said outer chamber and having a top, a bottom, and a sidewall therebetween. An air pump, a first connection between the air pump and the outer chamber and a second connection between the air pump and the inner chamber to provide air to the outer and inner chambers. | 04-03-2014 |
20150015402 | MATTRESS - A mattress includes a generally rectangular prismatic foam body, having a length, a width, and a thickness, having a top surface, a plurality of slits in the top surface of the foam body extending across the width of the body to divide the top surface into a plurality of adjacent slats. An elongate chamber extends through the body, parallel to and aligned with each slit. At least one fluid filled cell disposed in each of the elongate chambers to support the edges of adjacent slats. | 01-15-2015 |
20150082547 | CONTROLS AND CONTROLLERS FOR AIR MATTRESS SYSTEMS - A display for displaying the condition of an air mattress. The display comprises a plurality of arrays of elements organized in a hierarchy. Each element represents a pressure increment. Each array comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality columns. The elements in each row of an array being distinctive in appearance from the elements in the other rows of the array. A control that operates the elements to indicate the pressure beginning with the first column, of the first row, of the lowest array in the hierarchy. | 03-26-2015 |
20150082548 | DISPLAYS FOR, AND CONTROLLER WITH DISPLAYS FOR AIR MATTRESSES - A display for displaying the condition of an air mattress. The display comprises a plurality of arrays of elements organized in a hierarchy. Each element represents a pressure increment. Each array comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality columns. The elements in each row of an array being distinctive in appearance from the elements in the other rows of the array. A control that operates the elements to indicate the pressure beginning with the first column, of the first row, of the lowest array in the hierarchy. | 03-26-2015 |
20150250327 | System and Method of Calibrating a Mattress - A method and system is provided for calibrating a mattress having a fluid filled cell to in part provide support for the mattress. A database has data about support characteristics of the mattress depending upon an amount of fluid in the fluid filled cell. The fluid may be air or water. A server is configured for communication with the database and a client computer via a network. The server includes a memory in which an application is stored. The application comprises a user sleep characteristic processing module and a mattress calibration calculation module. The server may receive user sleep characteristic data, and based thereon, access the database to retrieve mattress calibration data and communicate the mattress calibration data to the client computer. | 09-10-2015 |
20150296993 | MATTRESS ASSEMBLY - A mattress assembly includes a mattress frame comprising a base surrounded by a sidewall defining a recess. A plurality of elongate support elements are disposed in the recess. Each of the support elements has at least first and a second faces of different firmness. The elongate support elements are arranged in the recess with selected faces oriented upwardly to form an upper mattress surface having a plurality of zones of different surface firmness. | 10-22-2015 |
Dorothy Helen Boyd, Dunedin NZ
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20090035724 | Site Specific Intra-Oral Application Apparatus - An apparatus ( | 02-05-2009 |
Emma Karen Boyd, Crumlin IE
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20140271838 | PHARMACEUTICAL SOFT GELATIN CAPSULE DOSAGE FORM WITH MODIFIED GUAR GUM - A pharmaceutical soft gelatin capsule dosage form that includes (a) a shell that includes gelatin; and (b) a fill that includes at least one active ingredient, one or more polyethylene glycol, and a modified guar gum. The pharmaceutical soft gelatin capsule dosage form maintains its shell integrity (hardness) and fill viscosity after storage. | 09-18-2014 |
20150044285 | PHARMACEUTICAL SOFT GELATIN CAPSULE DOSAGE FORM WITH MODIFIED GUAR GUM - A pharmaceutical soft gelatin capsule dosage form that includes (a) a shell that includes gelatin; and (b) a fill that includes at least one active ingredient, one or more polyethylene glycol, and a modified guar gum. The pharmaceutical soft gelatin capsule dosage form maintains its shell integrity (hardness) and fill viscosity after storage. | 02-12-2015 |
Fred Boyd, Columbus, MS US
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20140001186 | Boyd Refillable Animal Repellent Canisters | 01-02-2014 |
George D. Boyd, New Palestine, IN US
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20130011316 | STRONTIUM CHLORIDE EXPANSIVE DISKS AND COMPRESSION WELDED CARTRIDGE AND METHOD - A device and method relating to storage of ammonia in a solid form and the subsequent release of gaseous ammonia for use in the selective catalytic reduction of NO | 01-10-2013 |
20130205757 | RECHARGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NH3 CARTRIDGE - A device and method relating to the storage and delivery of ammonia for use in an after-treatment device for NO | 08-15-2013 |
20150047992 | AMMONIA DOSING CARTRIDGE AND METHOD - A device and method for storage and delivery of ammonia for use on a vehicle, is disclosed. The device includes a sealable container, a predetermined amount of a solid ammonia-containing material, wherein the container is filled with the ammonia-containing material prior to sealing, and a canister for receiving the filled, sealed containers. The method includes loading the canister by stacking a plurality of the filled, sealed containers one on top of the other within the canister, and subsequently compressing and crushing the containers to release the ammonia gas for use in the reduction of NO | 02-19-2015 |
20160083259 | REDUCTANT STORAGE - An assembly and method for storing a reductant, including ammonia, for use in the treatment of NO | 03-24-2016 |
Helen Rose Boyd, Leiden NL
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20140290033 | PIPELINE UNIT - A pipeline unit ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140306445 | PIPELINE UNIT - An assembly of two pipeline units ( | 10-16-2014 |
20150101698 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FIELD JOINT COATING - A method of manufacturing a Field Joint Coating (FJC) for a pipeline, the method comprising: providing a pipe section to be joined to a similar pipe section or free end of a pipeline, wherein each pipe section is provided with a coating comprising a thermal insulation layer over a length of the pipe section having a protruding section, wherein the end zones of each pipe section are free of thermal insulation, thereby allowing access to the ends of the pipe section and the pipeline to connect the pipe section with the free end of the pipeline, applying an anti-corrosion coating layer on a connection region of the joined ends of the pipe section and the pipeline, heating the protruding section and applying an intermediate coating layer of a thermoplastic material on the anti-corrosion coating layer and the protruding section, applying a thermal insulation layer on the intermediate coating layer. | 04-16-2015 |
Ian A. R. Boyd, Hillsborough, NH US
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20140122984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CREATION OF AN E-ENHANCED MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PICTOSTORY USING PICTOOVERLAY TECHNOLOGY - A software application program on a computer platform transforms a structured basic idea into a pictorial interpretation in the form of an E-Enhanced Multi-Dimensional PictoStory Presentation using PictoOverlay Technology that presents the basic idea in a format, like a film, where the basic idea is transformed into a series of moving pictures with special effects and enhancements, both audio and visual, that end up making the basic idea come alive visually, emotively and evocatively. More specifically, the software application program combines and layers static images and displays them dynamically and sequentially, adding audio and video enhancements to create a presentation like a film. The software program further transforms the basic idea into an infinitely variable array of pictorial elements and enhancements that extend the basic idea to intrigue, entertain, educate, and have users interact with the basic idea. | 05-01-2014 |
Jack D Boyd, Silverado, CA US
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20140174632 | CURABLE PREPREGS WITH SURFACE OPENINGS - Curable prepregs possessing enhanced ability for the removal of gases from within prepregs and between prepreg plies in a prepreg layup prior to and/or during consolidation and curing. Each curable prepreg is a resin-impregnated, woven fabric that has been subjected to a treatment to create an array of openings in at least one major surface. The location of the openings is specific to the weave pattern of the fabric. Furthermore, when these prepregs are laid up and subjected to a debulking process to form a composite part, a shorter debulking time can be achieved as compared to using prepregs without the same surface openings. | 06-26-2014 |
20140174641 | CURABLE PREPREGS WITH SURFACE OPENINGS - Curable prepregs possessing enhanced ability for the removal of gases from within prepregs and between prepreg plies in a prepreg layup prior to and/or during consolidation and curing. Each curable prepreg is a resin-impregnated, woven fabric that has been subjected to a treatment to create an array of openings in at least one major surface. Furthermore, the location of the openings is specific to the weave pattern of the fabric. | 06-26-2014 |
James William Boyd, Fox Point, WI US
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20160108582 | ROADWORTHY RAIL BALLAST REGULATOR - A regulator moldboard and grader blade assembly is provided and includes a moldboard having at least one transversely extending pin, the pin having a notch with a surface inclined toward the moldboard. At least one grader blade has at least one mounting opening having a flared surface complementary to the notch so that the blade is hangable on the pin so that the notch draws the blade against the moldboard as a fastener tightens the blade to the moldboard. | 04-21-2016 |
James William Boyd, New Berlin, WI US
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20130186296 | AUTOMATIC SPIKE FEEDER SYSTEM - An automatic rail spike feeder system for use with a rail maintenance vehicle having a bulk storage bin for containing a supply of spikes, and at least one spike driving mechanism, includes a mechanism constructed and arranged for receiving a supply of spikes from the storage bin and for automatically delivering individual spikes to the at least one spike driving mechanism in a desired orientation without operator contact with the spikes. | 07-25-2013 |
20140190365 | AUTOMATIC RAIL FASTENER ORIENTER - A rail fastener orienter is provided for orienting rail fasteners to a desired orientation, the fasteners having a head, an opposite tip and a shank connecting the head to the tip, and being sequentially provided to the orienter in one of a head right, head left, head up and head down orientation. The orienter includes a frame having an upper end and an opposite lower end, and defining a track with an inlet adjacent the upper end, and an outlet adjacent the lower end, the track dimensioned for slidingly and rotatingly accommodating the shank. At least one stage holder is provided for accommodating the fastener in the track as the head is at least partially engaged by at least one bumper for repositioning to a desired one of the orientations, such that the fastener reaches the outlet in the desired orientation after axial rotation. | 07-10-2014 |
Jason Boyd, Belmont, NC US
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20160055437 | RESOURCE CAPACITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK - A computing platform may receive data regarding future availability of human or financial resources of an organization from one or more computing devices. The computing platform may receive data regarding a first project from a user device. Responsive to receiving the data regarding the first project, the computing platform may determine, based on the data regarding the first project and the future availability, an allocation of a portion of the future availability of the human or financial resources of the organization, and a deadline to provide additional information regarding the first project in order to maintain the allocation. The computing platform may generate one or more messages indicating the allocation and the deadline. The computing platform may communicate the one or more messages indicating the allocation and the deadline to the user device. | 02-25-2016 |
Jason Boyd, Boise, ID US
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20130205965 | LATTICE CUTTING MACHINE SYSTEM - A cutting machine for cutting a vegetable product includes a frame, supporting a product flow path, at least three links, pivotally attached to the frame, a cutting plate, pivotally attached to each of the three links at three pivot points and oriented substantially perpendicular to the flow path, a plurality of cutting knives, carried by the cutting plate, each having a generally corrugated configuration defining adjacent peaks and troughs, the cutting knives oriented angularly with respect to each other, and a drive motor, coupled to rotationally drive at least one of the links with respect to the frame, whereby the cutting plate moves in an orbital motion in a plane substantially perpendicular to the flow path, thereby moving the cutting knives sequentially and repeatedly across the product flow path. | 08-15-2013 |
20140322919 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER CHUCK AND METHOD - A semiconductor wafer spinning chuck includes a rotatable base, a plurality of arms, upstanding from the base, a selectively releasable clamping mechanism, associated with the arms, and a spray nozzle, extending through the base. The clamping mechanism has a first portion configured to mechanically clamp an edge of a first semiconductor wafer and hold the first wafer in a substantially horizontal orientation upon all of the arms, with a backside of the first wafer facing down. The spray nozzle is oriented to direct a spray of fluid at the backside of the first wafer. | 10-30-2014 |
Jeffrey A. Boyd, Novato, CA US
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20150097666 | Hazard Detection Unit Providing Intuitive Illumination-Based Status Signaling - Various methods and systems for hazard detectors are presented. Such hazard detectors may include one or more hazard sensors that are configured to detect the presence of one or more types of hazards. Such hazard detectors may include a circular or a ring-shaped light comprising a plurality of lighting elements. Such a ring-shaped light may be configured to illuminate using a plurality of colors and, possibly, a plurality of animation patterns. Such hazard detectors may include a processing system configured to cause the ring-shaped light to illuminate using the plurality of colors and the plurality of animation patterns in response to a plurality of states corresponding to the battery module and the plurality of hazard sensors. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097680 | Smart-Home Hazard Detector Providing Non-Alarm Status Signals at Opportune Moments - In various embodiments, a hazard detector is presented. The hazard detector may include a hazard detection sensor that detects a presence of a type of hazard. The hazard detector may include a light and a light sensor that senses a brightness level in an ambient environment of the hazard detector. The hazard detector may include a processing system configured to receive an indication of the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector from the light sensor. The processing system may determine the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached a threshold value. A status check of one or more components of the hazard detector may be performed. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate using a selected illumination state in response to the determining the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached the threshold value. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097682 | MOBILE USER INTERFACE FOR SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR CONFIGURATION - System for displaying hazard events and adjusting hazard detector settings on a mobile device includes a user interface executed on the mobile device, a hazard detector, and a computer server system communicatively coupled to the mobile device and hazard detector. The hazard detector generates hazard events indicating detection of smoke or carbon monoxide. The hazard events are transmitted to the computer server system and then to the mobile device. User interface displays the hazard events in an event group. User interface receives an adjusted value for a setting of the hazard detector and transmits the adjusted value to the computer server system. The computer server system determines that the adjusted value corresponds to the hazard detector, receives a check-in event from the hazard detector, and transmits the adjusted value to the hazard detector in response to receiving the check-in event. The hazard detector applies the adjusted value to the setting. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097685 | Status Indication Triggering and User Interfacing in a Smart-Home Hazard Detector - In various embodiments, a hazard detector may be presented. The hazard detector may include at least one hazard detection sensor that detects a presence of at least one type of hazard. The hazard detector may include a speaker, a light, and a motion detection sensor that detects motion in an ambient environment of the hazard detector. A processing system of the hazard detector may be configured to select an illumination state based on a determined status. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on the selected illumination state. The processing system may determine a gesture has been performed in the ambient environment of the hazard detector following the light being illuminated based on the selected illumination state. The processing system may output a detail of the status via the speaker corresponding to the illumination state in response to determining the gesture has been performed. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097688 | MOBILE USER INTERFACE FOR EVENT NOTIFICATIONS ARISING FROM SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTION DEVICES - System for displaying hazard events and adjusting hazard detector settings on a mobile device includes a user interface executed on the mobile device, a hazard detector, and a computer server system communicatively coupled to the mobile device and hazard detector. The hazard detector generates hazard events indicating detection of smoke or carbon monoxide. The hazard events are transmitted to the computer server system and then to the mobile device. User interface displays the hazard events in an event group. User interface receives an adjusted value for a setting of the hazard detector and transmits the adjusted value to the computer server system. The computer server system determines that the adjusted value corresponds to the hazard detector, receives a check-in event from the hazard detector, and transmits the adjusted value to the hazard detector in response to receiving the check-in event. The hazard detector applies the adjusted value to the setting. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097689 | HAZARD DETECTION UNIT FACILITATING CONVENIENT SETUP OF PLURAL INSTANCES THEREOF IN THE SMART HOME - include using an application on a mobile device to establish first wireless communications with a first hazard detector that was previously paired with the user account. The method may also include transmitting, to the first hazard detector and using the first wireless protocol, a transmission that instructs the first hazard detector to establish second wireless communications with a second hazard detector, where the second wireless communications use a second wireless protocol. The method may additionally include transmitting network credentials to the first hazard detector using the first wireless protocol, where the credentials are then sent from the first hazard detector to the second hazard detector using the second wireless protocol, such that the second hazard detector can pair with the user account using the first wireless protocol. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100618 | HAZARD DETECTION UNIT FACILITATING USER-FRIENDLY SETUP EXPERIENCE - A method for establishing a pairing between a hazard detector and an online account may include instantiating an application on a mobile computing device and receiving a first code from a central server. The application may receive a second code from printed material associated with the hazard detector. The hazard detector may broadcast a Wi-Fi access point, and the application may join the Wi-Fi access point. The application can be authenticated by the hazard detector using the second code, and the application can receive an identity of a home Wi-Fi network from a user. The application can then transmit the identity of the home Wi-Fi network to the hazard detector. The hazard detector can use the home Wi-Fi network to access the Internet and transmit the first code to the central server, where the central server can use the first code in completing the pairing process. | 04-09-2015 |
20150187200 | Smart-Home Hazard Detector Providing Non-Alarm Status Signals at Opportune Moments - In various embodiments, a hazard detector is presented. The hazard detector may include a hazard detection sensor that detects a presence of a type of hazard. The hazard detector may include a light and a light sensor that senses a brightness level in an ambient environment of the hazard detector. The hazard detector may include a processing system configured to receive an indication of the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector from the light sensor. The processing system may determine the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached a threshold value. A status check of one or more components of the hazard detector may be performed. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate using a selected illumination state in response to the determining the brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has reached the threshold value. | 07-02-2015 |
20150256563 | HAZARD DETECTION UNIT FACILITATING USER-FRIENDLY SETUP EXPERIENCE - A method for establishing a pairing between a smart-home device and an online account may include instantiating an application on a computing device and receiving a first code from a central server. The application may receive a second code from printed material associated with the smart-home device. The smart-home device may broadcast a first communication protocol, and the application may join the first mutation protocol. The application can be authenticated by the smart-home device using the second code, and the application can receive an identity of a second communication protocol from a user. The application can then transmit the identity of the second communication protocol to the smart-home device. The smart-home device can use the second mutation protocol to access the Internet and transmit the first code to the central server, where the central server can use the first code in completing the pairing process. | 09-10-2015 |
Jeffrey Mckinley Boyd, Savannah, TN US
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20130219611 | BATHING VESSEL HAVING WALL REINFORCEMENT PANEL - A bathing vessel includes a base and at least one wall extending vertically from the base. The wall includes a multi-layer structure that includes a layer of acrylic material on a first layer of polyurethane material, a layer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) material between the layer of acrylic material and the first layer of polyurethane material, and a second layer of polyurethane material between the layer of ABS material and the first layer of polyurethane material. A wood-containing composite panel is chemically bonded to at least one of the first or second layers of polyurethane material. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227779 | BATHING VESSEL AND METHOD THEREFOR - A bathing vessel includes a base support having a base board that extends between a top, a bottom, first and second side edges, and first and second ends. Two legs are attached on the bottom of the base board, inboard from the respective first and second side edges. The base board is at least partially encapsulated in a polyurethane material. | 09-05-2013 |
J. Jason Boyd, Cary, NC US
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20140250962 | System and Method for Drying Biosolids and Enhancing the Value of Dried Biosolids - A system and process for drying biosolids and wherein nutrients and/or minerals are blended into partially dried biosolids. Further, the system and method compresses the mixture of biosolids and nutrients into a selected form and this is followed by completion of the drying process. In the end, a more uniform and higher value dried biosolids product is produced. | 09-11-2014 |
Joseph M. Boyd, Mount Pleasant, SC US
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20140046112 | HYDROPHILIC ACTIVATED SORBENT EXTRACTION DISK - A one-piece solid phase extraction article to be used in solid phase extraction analysis, a filtration funnel comprising the one piece solid phase extraction article, and a method of use of the article. The article, device and method provide for improved analysis of hexane extractable material by eliminating the standard use of polar solvents to pre-condition the sorbent materials. The one-piece solid phase extraction article comprises water wettable monomeric phase type sorptive material embedded within a porous matrix. The water wettable monolithic polymeric sorptive material may be a hydrophilic polymeric gel, such as functionalized C-18 sorbent material, and the porous matrix may be fibrous matric, such as a glass fiber. The one-piece solid phase extraction article may further comprise one or more pre-filtration layers which do not contain the sorptive particles. | 02-13-2014 |
Joseph Martin Boyd, Mount Pleasant, SC US
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20150268146 | POLYMER TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS VESSEL - A thin film vessel useable in gravimetric methods for measuring the total dissolved solids or total solids in a liquid sample, or the moisture content of a solid sample. The vessel includes a main body formed of a thin walled polymeric material having a melting temperature greater than 180° C. The main body comprises an open top edge and a sealed bottom edge which define an inner cavity configured to hold a volume of liquid, and indicia applied to a portion of the main body, wherein the indicia include a tare weight of the vessel. | 09-24-2015 |
Joy Boyd, Newark, DE US
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20150157158 | FULL-BODY IMMERSION BAPTISMAL POOL HAVING AUTOMATIC, COMFORT, ADJUSTMENT, AND BAPTISM-ASSISTANCE FEATURES AND TRANSPORT DEVICES INCORPORATING FULL-BODY IMMERSION BAPTISMAL/SWIMMING POOLS HAVING AUTOMATIC, COMFORT, ADJUSTMENT, AND BAPTISM-ASSISTANCE FEATURES - Full-body immersion baptismal pools and transport devices, having full-body immersion baptismal pools incorporated therein, incorporate automatic, comfort, adjustment, and baptism-assistance features. Such features include water level adjustment, temperature adjustment, a self-cleaning features, internal air freshening, a dehumidification, filtration adjustment, and sanitation adjustment. | 06-11-2015 |
Kai Boyd, Munchen DE
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20130226694 | ADVERTISER GIFT CARD OFFER FOR FREE VIRTUAL CURRENCY OR DIGITAL PRODUCT OF ONLINE PUBLISHER AT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PLATFORM - An electronic commerce transaction in which a dealer electronically purchases gift cards of different face amounts from different advertisers using a computer online, each gift card is purchased for a fixed sum equal to a face amount less a discount. The dealer may electronically pay for virtual currency from an online publisher of an online game at a second discount for a second fixed sum in real currency units, the first discount minus the second fixed sum representing the dealer's margin, the virtual currency usable in the online game. The dealer electronically offers to online game users the gift cards stating that if a user purchases electronically from the dealer one of the gift cards the user is then entitled to a preset amount of the virtual currency for the online game. The dealer may offer a similar offer where the free item is an online publisher's product. | 08-29-2013 |
Kevin N. Boyd, Mt. Pleasant, WI US
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20150264926 | Corrosive Ingredient(s)-Containing Compositions Having Reduced Toxicity And Method Of Obtaining - Compositions, preferably cleaning compositions, containing at least one component which is corrosive by nature and present at a level to render the compositions corrosive, are provided with reduced corrosivity by increasing the viscosity of the compositions. Reduction in corrosivity of the compositions is provided to a degree so that the compositions are classified as non-corrosive under EPA or OECD/GHS regulations and do not have to be stored in and dispensed from child-resistant packaging and do not require regulated hazard warning labeling. | 09-24-2015 |
Malcolm Boyd, Leamington IE
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20100094206 | Drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices - The present invention relates to drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices, in particular pen-type injectors, wherein a number of pre-set doses of medicinal product can be administered. In particular, the present invention relates to such drug delivery devices where a user may activate the drug delivery device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094207 | Drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices - The present invention relates to drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices, in particular pen-type injectors, wherein a number of pre-set doses of medicinal product can be administered. In particular, the present invention relates to such drug delivery devices where a user may activate the drug delivery device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094253 | Drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices - The present invention relates to drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices, in particular pen-type injectors, wherein a number of pre-set doses of medicinal product can be administered. In particular, the present invention relates to such drug delivery devices where a user may activate the drug delivery device. | 04-15-2010 |
Malcolm Boyd, Leamington Spa IE
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20100094205 | Dosing and Drive Mechanism for Drug Delivery Device - The present invention relates to drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices, in particular pen-type injectors, wherein a number of pre-set doses of medicinal product can be administered. In particular, the present invention relates to such drug delivery devices where a user may activate the drug delivery device. | 04-15-2010 |
Michael C. Boyd, Boulder, CO US
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20150192282 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A HEADLAMP - A headlamp includes a module assembly, a back of the module assembly including a geared portion, the geared portion including a plurality of grooves and protrusions, and the module assembly including a lighting module. The headlamp further includes a holder, the holder pivotally attached to the module assembly, and the holder includes a tab mounted on a flexible tab arm, the tab and flexible tab arm positioned such that the tab interfaces with the geared portion of the back, the module assembly being rotatable in relation to the holder, the tab ratcheting from one groove to another groove of the plurality of grooves, and the flexible tab arm flexing to allow the tab to pass over the protrusions of the geared portion. | 07-09-2015 |
Michael J. Boyd, Winchester, MA US
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20140094473 | INHIBITORS OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES REPLICATION - Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): | 04-03-2014 |
Michael John Boyd, Winchester, MA US
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20140018325 | HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS - Compounds of Formula I are disclosed wherein R | 01-16-2014 |
20140303171 | HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS - Compounds of Formula I are disclosed: wherein A, R | 10-09-2014 |
Michael R. Boyd, Saline, MI US
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20140063417 | System And Method For LCD Assembly Having Integrated Color Shift Correction - A system is disclosed for correcting a color of light being generated by an LCD image system having an LED and an LCD glass component that is illuminated by the LED. A plurality of color correction filters are constructed, with each providing a predetermined, differing color shift to light being output by the LCD glass component, based on a measured color of the light being output from the LCD glass component. Each of the color correction filters is constructed based on a known range of color variations that may be present in a color of the light being output from the LCD glass component. Each filter provides a color shift that shifts the color of the light being output from the LCD glass component from outside a predetermined target color area back into the predetermined target color area. | 03-06-2014 |
Micheal J. Boyd, Winchester, MA US
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20150191468 | INHIBITORS OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES REPLICATION - Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): | 07-09-2015 |
Neil S. Boyd, Picton NZ
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20090053385 | Pastuerization alternative for blackcurrant pomace, juice and powder - A pasteurization alternative comprises starting with a fruit pomace (pulp). For example, blackcurrant pomace usually starts at about 50% water. It can either be dried first or treated directly with alcohol. If direct, the undried pomace is treated with ethanol or propanol such that there is a minimum of 20% alcohol in the volatile phase. If dried first, the pomace is dried in an air, vacuum, or freeze dryer, keeping temperatures under 45° C. (113° F.). The alcohol is then sprayed over the dried pomace, such that all surfaces will be coated with it. After 1-5 minutes contact time, the alcohol is evaporated off under vacuum and recovered for the next batch. | 02-26-2009 |
Nolan L. Boyd, Louisville, KY US
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20150231182 | CELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING DISEASE-SPECIFIC THERAPIES - Cell systems for delivering disease-specific therapies are provided that include a therapeutic cell combined with a plurality of stromal vascular fraction cells or a stromal vascular fraction cell-derived vasculature. The cell systems can include the therapeutic cells and the stromal vascular fraction cells in a biocompatible matrix or can further combine the therapeutic cells and stromal vascular fraction cells with microvessel fragments. Further provided are methods of treating a disease characterized by missing or defiicent gene products wherein a subject is administered an effective amount of a cell system that includes a therapeutic cell for supplying the missing or deficient gene products and a plurality of stromal vascular fraction cells. | 08-20-2015 |
Paul Boyd, Dorchester, MA US
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20130318049 | PARTIAL SOURCE VERIFICATION OF EDC DATA - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with partial source verification are described. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting, from a corpus of records, a set of records that includes fewer records than the corpus, where each record corresponds to an instance of an electronic form that records information about a given subject. The set of records is provided for source verification. | 11-28-2013 |
20130318106 | DATA VIEWER FOR CLINICAL DATA - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a data view for clinical data are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from a user to view summarized case report form (CRF) data, where the CRF data corresponds to a plurality case report forms (CRFs) stored in one or more normalized transactional tables. A view query is constructed based, at least in part, on the request and executed on one or more denormalized summary tables to construct a view. The denormalized summary tables store selected CRF data from the normalized transactional tables and are updated concurrently with each update to the transactional tables. The method includes rendering the view for display. | 11-28-2013 |
Peter Boyd, Jeffersonville, IN US
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20140182715 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING AND REMOVING A LIQUID MOLDING SYSTEM VALVE FROM A BEVERAGE DISPENSER - Disclosed is a beverage system having an ingredient module and an ingredient dispensing valve assembly in communication with the ingredient module via at least one ingredient conduit, in which the ingredient dispensing valve assembly includes a dispensing manifold with at least one dispensing valve having a through-hole, an insert disposed within the through-hole, and a valve disposed between the insert and the dispensing valve, with the dispensing valve having a body portion and the insert is removeably connected to the body portion. The insert can be secured to the body portion of the dispensing valve by a locking mechanism, with the locking mechanism providing for removing or securing the valve from between the body portion of the dispensing valve and the insert by hand. | 07-03-2014 |
Peter Boyd, Antrim IE
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20110089281 | APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING AND RETRACTING A FLEXIBLE PORTION OF MATERIAL - An apparatus ( | 04-21-2011 |
Peter H. Boyd, San Francisco, CA US
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20150353813 | SURFACE COATINGS, TREATMENTS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF MINERAL SCALE BY SELF-RELEASE - In some aspects, the present invention relates generally to self-release compositions and methods useful for the removal or prevention of mineral scaling and, more particularly, to surface coatings and surface treatments that resist, prevent, or aid in removal of mineral scaling. In some aspects, the self-release coating includes a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and a thermoplastic or an additive. | 12-10-2015 |
Randal Boyd, Riverton, UT US
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20140265061 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR MANUFACTURING ROTATIONAL SPUN APPLIANCES - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for manufacturing rotational spun materials. The rotational spun materials are medical appliances or other prostheses made of, constructed from, covered or coated with rotational spun materials, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). | 09-18-2014 |
Randy Boyd, Riverton, UT US
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20130338581 | INFLATION SENSOR MOUNT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An inflation device comprising a housing configured to receive a sensor assembly is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly may be coupled to the housing through use of a snap fit-type connection. Further, the working fluid of the inflation device may be in direct communication with the pressure sensor, without the use of secondary fluids such as gels. | 12-19-2013 |
Richard W. Boyd, Holliston, MA US
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20140118117 | Radio Frequency Identification in Safety Applications - Aspects of the present invention provide an RFID system for safely controlling an auto guided vehicle, an automated robot or other moving object (“AGV/BOT”). The system may include a plurality of radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags, and each may store a unique identification in a first memory location, a position in a second memory location and/or an instruction in a third memory location. An AGV/BOT having an RFID transceiver or antenna and a computer with a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a predetermined table may read one or more of the memory locations. The table comprises a plurality of data elements with certain data elements associated with particular RFID tags. The AGV/BOT safely determines its location upon matching the one or more memory locations read with one or more data elements, or triggers a fault upon failing to match. The AGV/BOT may also predict the next RFID tag. | 05-01-2014 |
20140193998 | Distribution Networks For Safety Sensors and Devices - In distribution networks for safety sensors and devices, aspects of the invention provide routing individualized status signals in parallel to potential safety sensor locations in addition to serially routing safety signals to provide substantially increased protection. A shorting plug that electrically shorts together an individualized status signal to a voltage reference level at a safety sensor location, in addition to electrically shorting together the safety signals for electrical continuity, provides individualized status information for each potential safety sensor location in addition to the serial safety information provided by the safety signals. Another aspect of the invention provides a remote monitoring device coupled to one or more adapter ports, with each adapter port coupled to one or more safety sensors, wherein adapter ports are coupled via cabling with cable endings of the same type, thereby preventing circumvention of a safety sensor simply by coupling together adjacent cables. | 07-10-2014 |
Robert Sean Boyd, Howell, MI US
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20130341899 | ACOUSTIC SPLASH SHIELD - An acoustic splash shield that combines sound damping and sound absorption is provided. The splash shield can have a first solid thermoplastic layer, an optional second porous layer extending across the first solid layer and a third hollow-shaped and/or corrugated-shaped thermoplastic layer extending across the second porous layer. The first, optional second, and third layers are operatively arranged to form an integral component with the second porous layer sandwiched between the first and third layers in order to provide a sound damping and sound absorbing splash shield having a pair of non-porous outer layers. The third hollow-shape and/or corrugated-shaped thermoplastic layer forms a plurality of hollow rectangular-shaped cavities against the first solid thermoplastic layer and the cavities are shaped in order to provide a plurality of hollow sound absorbing cavities that absorb sound wave frequencies within a desired range. | 12-26-2013 |
Roger A. Boyd, Bryceville, FL US
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20140196450 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR POWERED BY BUCKET CONVEYOR DRIVEN BY MASSIVE BUOYANT OBJECTS - An electric generation system includes a plurality of connected water filled chambers, each having a pivoting door that sequentially covers and exposes an access port through which buoyant objects travel to an ascending water filled tube leading to a bucket conveyor that drives a generator. The pivoting doors are synchronized so that one is opened while the other is closed. The doors are opened and closed by hemispherical cams driven by a motor. The pivoting doors propel buoyant objects towards the tube. | 07-17-2014 |
Ronald Boyd, Chichester, NH US
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20140022782 | Automotive Lamp and Socket Apparatus with Pigtail Connector - A lamp apparatus ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140268848 | HEADLAMP HAVING A LIGHT GUIDE ASSEMBLY - An automotive headlamp ( | 09-18-2014 |
Ross Donnell Boyd, St. Louis, MO US
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20130080885 | Systems and Methods For Use In Populating Information Into A Document - Systems, methods and devices for use in populating at least one document are disclosed. One example portable communication device includes a memory configured to store at least one document, the at least one document including a plurality of fields, the plurality of fields including a parameter field, an input device configured to receive at least one input from a user, a communication device configured to receive a measurement provided from a sensor disposed at the job site, and a processor coupled to the memory and the communication device. The processor is configured to automatically populate the parameter field with the measurement received from the sensor disposed at the job site, and is configured to receive the at least one input and to populate another one of the plurality of fields based on the at least one input. | 03-28-2013 |
20140237334 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN POPULATING INFORMATION INTO A DOCUMENT - Systems, methods and devices for use in populating at least one document are disclosed. One example portable communication device includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon. When executed by a controller, the computer-executable instructions cause the controller to access content stored on a host server, wherein the content is related to at least one of a safety talk and a training session, output the content, and generate a report indicating which users viewed the output content. | 08-21-2014 |
Sarah A. Boyd, Mooresville, NC US
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20150030657 | SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL CONSTRUCTS - The present invention relates to the regeneration, reconstruction, augmentation or replacement of luminal organs or tissue structures in a subject in need using scaffolds seeded with autologous or non-autologous cell populations that are or are not derived from the corresponding organ or tissue structure that is the subject of the regeneration, reconstruction, augmentation or replacement. | 01-29-2015 |
Sarah Ann Boyd, Mooresville, NC US
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20150080552 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING KERATIN PROTEINS - Described herein are methods to produce keratin protein-based biomaterials, the parameters required to achieve improved extraction, the parameters required to improve isolation, the parameters of lyophilization and the grinding process to achieve consistent particulate sizes of protein materials. | 03-19-2015 |
Scott Boyd, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150366961 | ANTIBODY EVOLUTION IMMUNOGENS - The present invention relates, in general, to HIV-1 and, in particular, to broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies, and to HIV-1 immunogens and to methods of using such immunogens to induce the production of broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies in a subject (e.g., a human). | 12-24-2015 |
Scott Daniel Boyd, Cedar Rapids, IA US
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20140202180 | ICE MAKER - A stand alone ice making appliance or an ice maker within an appliance is provided including a water inlet, a water inlet valve disposed within the water inlet configured to allow water passage when in an open position and configured to prevent water passage when in a closed position, a reservoir in fluid communication with the water inlet, a water level sensor disposed in the reservoir, and a control unit in electrical communication with the water level sensor and the water inlet valve. The control unit is configured to calculate a fluid flow rate using the time between the water inlet valve opening and the water level sensor communicating when a first predetermined water level has been reached within the reservoir, and use the calculated flow rate to calculate a total water inlet valve open time to fill the reservoir to a second predetermined water level. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202181 | ICE MAKER - A stand alone ice making appliance or an ice maker within an appliance is provided including a fluid supply inlet, a fluid reservoir that is configured to receive a fluid from the fluid supply inlet, a cooling plate that is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, a refrigeration device in thermal contact with the cooling plate that is configured to freeze a predetermined amount of fluid to form a section of ice, a cutter grid configured adjacent the cooling plate to divide the section of ice, wherein at least a portion of the ice produces an excess fluid, an ice storage area in communication with the cutter grid where the storage area has at least one vertical wall, and a fluid diverter configured adjacent the cutter grid that is configured to direct the excess fluid toward the at least one vertical wall. | 07-24-2014 |
20160069601 | Ice Maker - A stand alone ice making appliance or an ice maker within an appliance is provided including a water inlet, a water inlet valve disposed within the water inlet configured to allow water passage when in an open position and configured to prevent water passage when in a closed position, a reservoir in fluid communication with the water inlet, a water level sensor disposed in the reservoir, and a control unit in electrical communication with the water level sensor and the water inlet valve. The control unit is configured to calculate a fluid flow rate using the time between the water inlet valve opening and the water level sensor communicating when a first predetermined water level has been reached within the reservoir, and use the calculated flow rate to calculate a total water inlet valve open time to fill the reservoir to a second predetermined water level. | 03-10-2016 |
Stephen Norris Boyd, Massachusetts, DC US
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20160054735 | VEHICLE PLATOONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy trucks, to follow closely behind each other, or linking, in a convenient, safe manner and thus to save significant amounts of fuel while increasing safety. In an embodiment, on-board controllers in each vehicle interact with vehicular sensors to monitor and control, for example, relative distance, relative acceleration/deceleration, and speed. Additional safety features in at least some embodiments include providing each driver with one or more visual displays of forward and rearward looking cameras. Long-range communications are provided for coordinating vehicles for linking, and for communicating analytics to fleet managers or others. | 02-25-2016 |
Stephen P. Boyd, Stanford, CA US
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20150311050 | Method for Determining a Spectrum from Time-Varying Data - Non-negative contributions to a spectrum from time-varying spectroscopy data can be determined. Reference basis functions can transform spectroscopy data into an equation (e.g., an objective function). Each reference basis function can correspond to a different time and a different particle, e.g., a different mass. The objective function can include a noise vector that modifies the spectroscopy data to provide a solution that is constrained to be non-negative. The noise vector can be estimated by minimizing the objective function to obtain an estimated vector, which can be truncated that satisfies a given constraint. The noise vector can be computed from the difference of the estimated vector and the truncated vector, and be accumulated. The noise vector can be used to update the objective function, thereby providing a new estimated vector in an iterative loop. | 10-29-2015 |
20160057649 | OPTIMIZED QUALITY OF SERVICE TRANSPORT ARCHITECTURE TO COMPENSATE FOR SINR VARIATIONS - A device may receive performance information for a traffic flow assigned to a quality of service (QoS) class. The device may determine an overall packet delay, associated with the traffic flow, based on the performance information. The device may determine a radio access network (RAN) delay, associated with the traffic flow, based on the performance information. The device may determine a target packet delay associated with the QoS class. The device may identify, based on the target packet delay, the RAN delay, and the overall packet delay, a QoS sub-class to which the traffic flow is to be assigned. The QoS sub-class may be associated with the QoS class. The device may cause packets, associated with the traffic flow, to be marked for treatment in accordance with the QoS sub-class. | 02-25-2016 |
Steven Armen Boyd, Boulder, CO US
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20130158009 | PIPERIDINYL-SUBSTITUTED LACTAMS AS GPR119 MODULATORS - Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in which X | 06-20-2013 |
20140256756 | PIPERIDINYL-SUBSTITUTED LACTAMS AS GPR119 MODULATORS - Compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in which X | 09-11-2014 |
Thomas A. Boyd, Encinitas, CA US
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20160068540 | CRYSTAL FORMS OF (R)-N-METHYLNALTREXONE BROMIDE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides a new forms of (R)—N-methylnaltrexone, and compositions thereof, useful as a peripheral mu opioid receptor antagonist. | 03-10-2016 |
Thomas C. Boyd, Raleigh, NC US
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20130139466 | Building Structure Having Studs Vertically Movable with Respect to a Floor Structure - A building structure is provided that includes a floor structure and a series of studs extending vertically adjacent the floor structure. A clip is provided. The clip is connected to the floor structure and projects outwardly therefrom and includes a stud retainer for engaging and retaining a flange of a stud. The stud retainer includes a channel through which the flange of the stud extends. The stud retainer is connected to the flange of the stud in such a manner that the stud can move vertically in the channel. | 06-06-2013 |
Thomren Boyd, Los Angeles, CA US
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20160028598 | DISTRIBUTED PLATFORM TEST NETWORK - A test network is provided to test updates to configurations and resources of a distributed platform and to warm servers prior to their deployment in the distributed platform. The test network tests and warms using real-time production traffic of the distributed platform in a manner that does not impact users or performance of the distributed platform. At least one distributed platform caching server passes content requests that it receives to the test network using a connectionless protocol. The test network includes a test server that is loaded with any of a configuration or resource under test or whose cache is to be loaded prior to the server's deployment into the distributed platform. The test network also includes a replay server that receives the requests from the caching server, distributes the requests to the test server, and monitors the test server responses. | 01-28-2016 |
Vincent A. Boyd, Germantown, TN US
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20140079666 | PYRIMIDINONE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING INFLUENZA - In one aspect, the invention relates to novel, broad-spectrum anti-viral, pyrimidinone compounds, methods of use, compositions and kits useful in treating and/or preventing influenza. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 03-20-2014 |
William K. Boyd, North Muskegon, MI US
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20160000061 | GAME TRACKING DEVICE - A game tracking device for tracking a target that has been hit by a projectile is configured to attach to a projectile and includes a transmitter and a power source disposed within a transmitter housing having one or more catching members. The transmitter is operable to emit a locating signal that is capable of detection by a remote receiving device. The catching members include hooking elements or barbs configured to attach the tracking device to the target. The catching members remain in a retracted position where the hooking elements are generally concealed within the transmitter housing until deployed. | 01-07-2016 |