Kusiak
Andrew Kusiak, Iowa City, IA US
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20100152905 | DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO MODELING SENSORS - A method, computer program product and system are provided for modeling non-controllable parameters affecting system performance. The method may include receiving historical values for each of a plurality of system parameters and grouping the system parameters into controllable, non-controllable, and performance parameters. The method may further include determining a first set of predictors from the non-controllable parameters using the historical values of these non-controllable parameters and, for each predictor in the first set, determining optimal time instances at which a value of each predictor is measured using non-uniform time scales. These optimal time instances may then be saved as a second set of predictors. One or more constraints may then be established for each of the controllable parameters. Finally, a dynamic model based on the second set of predictors, the controllable parameters, and the performance parameters may be constructed and optimized. | 06-17-2010 |
Blair Kusiak, Newtown, PA US
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20140027592 | Wall-Mounted Tether Archer Article - A wall-mounted tether anchor is provided having an arcuate hook member surrounded by a perimeter ring, whereby the hook member supports the closed loop handle of a tether while the perimeter ring maintains the tether connection therewith by preventing lifting of the loop handle away from the hook. A threaded member extends from the base of the hook and provides a means to anchor the device into a wall surface. The threaded member comprises either a mechanical screw fastener or a threaded bolt member that can be placed through an open aperture and secured by way of a threaded nut. In an embodiment of the anchor device, the distal end of the hook does not extend far above the upper portion of the perimeter hook, whereby the otherwise exposed hook is bounded by the ring to reduce snagging or puncturing of articles pressing downward thereon. | 01-30-2014 |
Derek Paul Kusiak, Livonia, MI US
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20110027009 | SUSPENSION RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A suspension restraint system for an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) includes a clamp fixed to at least one control arm of a suspension system, a rod mount fixed to a frame member, a rod configured to be secured to the rod mount. The rod is configured to engage said clamp and restrain the movement of the suspension system when the suspension system is in a lowered position relative to the frame member. | 02-03-2011 |
Mark Kusiak, Taylor, MI US
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20100258100 | BALL FEEDING DEVICE FOR A BALL PITCHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A device for attachment to a chute of a ball pitching machine includes a ball feeder tube having a first end for receiving a first ball. A retaining member is fixed relative to the ball feeder tube and extends transversely to the ball feeder tube into the bore for selectively retaining the first ball in the bore. The retaining member is resiliently deformable toward the ball feeder tube for allowing the first ball to move past the retaining member toward the chute upon application of a predetermined force on the first ball. The ball feeder tube defines a bore having a diameter. The retaining member is spaced along the bore a first distance from the first end. The first distance is shorter than the diameter of the bore so that insertion of a second ball into the first end with the predetermined force displaces the first ball toward the chute. | 10-14-2010 |