Nelson, Minneapolis
Charles Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20150297024 | FLUID HEATING APPLIANCE - A coffeemaker generally includes a reservoir and a flow control system for regulating a flow of water from the reservoir. The flow control system has a thin-film heating element that defines at least a portion of a heating conduit in which water is heated. | 10-22-2015 |
20150297029 | COOKING APPLIANCE USING THIN-FILM HEATING ELEMENT - In a cooking appliance and method for baking a food product, the appliance has a generally solid plate member, a first heating element disposed above the solid plate member in spaced relationship therewith and a thin-film heating element coupled to the solid plate member. | 10-22-2015 |
20150297030 | TOASTER USING THIN-FILM HEATING ELEMENT - In a toaster and method for toasting a food product, the generally includes at least one thin-film heating element, the thin-film heating element including a resistive film coupled to a substrate and extending between a pair of electrical conductors. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299936 | HEATING APPLIANCE - An iron generally includes a water tank and a steam generator in flow communication with the water tank. The steam generator includes a thin-film heater tube that receives water from the water tank to generate steam inside the heater tube. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305093 | COUNTERTOP OVEN WITH THIN-FILM HEATING ELEMENT - A cooking appliance includes an inner housing with an inner wall defining an interior space, an outer housing that includes an outer wall having an inner surface opposed to and spaced from an outer surface of the inner wall to define an insulating layer therebetween, and at least one thin-film heating element coupled to the outer surface of the inner wall. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305094 | PORTABLE CONTAINER SYSTEM FOR HEATING A BEVERAGE - In a portable container system for heating a beverage generally, the system includes a container for containing a beverage to be heated. The container generally has a bottom and a side wall together defining an internal reservoir containing the beverage to be heated. A base of the system is operable to heat the container at the bottom thereof. The base is constructed of multiple layers generally including at least a top barrier layer, an electrically non-conductive bottom barrier layer and a thin film heating element intermediate the top barrier layer and the bottom barrier layer. | 10-22-2015 |
Dale Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20080200947 | DISTAL PROTECTION DEVICES HAVING CONTROLLABLE WIRE MOTION - A distal protection device for use in a body lumen. The device includes a functional element which may be a filter or an occlusive element. The device includes means for controlling the movement and placement of the functional element along a guidewire. Motion of the guidewire can be independent of the motion of the functional element. | 08-21-2008 |
20120071916 | DISTAL PROTECTION DEVICES HAVING CONTROLLABLE WIRE MOTION - A distal protection device for use in a body lumen. The device includes a functional element which may be a filter or an occlusive element. The device includes means for controlling the movement and placement of the functional element along a guidewire. Motion of the guidewire can be independent of the motion of the functional element. | 03-22-2012 |
Daniel M. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20140353764 | LAYOUT TO MINIMIZE FET VARIATION IN SMALL DIMENSION PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - A semiconductor chip has shapes on a particular level that are small enough to require a first mask and a second mask, the first mask and the second mask used in separate exposures during processing. A circuit on the semiconductor chip requires close tracking between a first and a second FET (field effect transistor). For example, the particular level may be a gate shape level. Separate exposures of gate shapes using the first mask and the second mask will result in poorer FET tracking (e.g., gate length, threshold voltage) than for FETs having gate shapes defined by only the first mask. FET tracking is selectively improved by laying out a circuit such that selective FETs are defined by the first mask. In particular, static random access memory (SRAM) design benefits from close tracking of six or more FETs in an SRAM cell. | 12-04-2014 |
20150262667 | LOW POWER HIT BITLINE DRIVER FOR CONTENT-ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - An apparatus includes a hit bitline driver circuit and an equalization control circuit. The hit bitline driver circuit may be configured to drive a pair of hit bitlines responsive to a search bit. The equalization control circuit may be configured to transfer charge from one hit bitline of the pair to the other hit bitline of the pair in response to the search bit changing state. | 09-17-2015 |
Eric W. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090272302 | APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION OF BIOFUELS - An apparatus for combustion of biomass is provided. The apparatus generally includes opposingly paired sidewalls, a fixed panel traversing the opposingly paired sidewalls, an actuatable panel opposite the fixed panel, and a fuel platform supported by a panel of either of the panels. A portion of the fuel platform is reversibly receivable through a portion of a panel opposite the panel supporting the fuel platform in furtherance of fuel conditioning upon actuation of the actuatable panel. | 11-05-2009 |
Erik Julian Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20160083202 | METERING APPARATUS - A metering apparatus may be configured to control flow of material from a reservoir to control the amount of material applied, dispensed, and/or spread to a field while a vehicle traverses the field. The metering apparatus may include an auger portion located in an elevator channel to control the flow of material out of a reservoir opening of the reservoir. | 03-24-2016 |
Gordon B. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090217937 | STYLING COMB - Embodiments of the present invention provide a styling comb that can be used to train stylists to make precisely angled cuts, the styling comb having a single spirit level with indicia corresponding to at least two predetermined angles. Particularly preferred embodiments of the styling comb have the same feel (e.g., weight, balance, etc.) as a standard styling comb. | 09-03-2009 |
James C. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20140067467 | ADJACENCY OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCT CATEGORY MERCHANDISING SPACE ALLOCATION - A system is disclosed for optimizing product merchandising area allocation. One example includes receiving inputs defining financial metrics for product categories. A linear regression model forecasts responses of the financial metrics for the product categories to endogenous variables, which include sales per merchandising area per product category per store and total sales volume per store. Each of the product categories includes a user option to select constraints for either a minimum and maximum of an area in which the product category is displayed, or a minimum and maximum change from a current area in which the product category is displayed. The system generates a merchandising plan that optimizes for the combined total of the financial metrics of the product categories in accordance with the linear regression model, including changes in merchandising area for each of a plurality of the product categories, within the selected constraints. | 03-06-2014 |
Jeffrey Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20140336645 | FORCEPS WITH CONTINUOUS LATCH - An article comprising: a housing comprising: i. a barrel portion, wherein a shaft capable of unidirectional or bidirectional movement is disposed within the barrel portion; wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and wherein a pair of jaws is located at the distal end of the shaft; and ii. a plurality of controllers, wherein a jaw latch selector located under the barrel portion, connected to a shaft binder, is adapted for selecting between unidirectional and bidirectional movement of the shaft; and wherein a jaw controller located under the barrel portion is adapted to open and close the pair of jaws at the distal end of the shaft by movement of the shaft; wherein the shaft binder located in the barrel portion, disposed about the shaft, is connected to the jaw latch selector so that the shaft binder either binds upon the shaft to restrict movement of the shaft to unidirectional distal movement or does not bind upon the shaft so that the shaft moves bidirectionally; wherein the jaw controller and the jaw latch selector can be operated by fingers of the hand holding the housing; and wherein the shaft binder comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion is held in a fixed position by the housing. | 11-13-2014 |
20150105821 | LAPAROSCOPIC FORCEPS ASSEMBLY - A laparoscopic forceps comprising a handpiece including a distal end portion; a tubular member protruding from the distal end portion of the handpiece, the tubular member having a distal end, a pair of jaws having legs that are disposed within the tubular member and partially protruding from the distal end of the tubular member, the pair of jaws and the tubular member being movable relative to each other in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tubular member; wherein each of the pair of jaws has an arcuate section, and the pair of jaws are closable by advancing the tubular member over the arcuate section of the jaws; and an operable mechanism for creating relative motion between the pair of jaws and the tubular member along a direction parallel to the axis of the tubular member, wherein at the distal end portion of the tubular member there is a profile shape that is non-circular. | 04-16-2015 |
Jeffrey J. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20150230821 | HEAT PIPE COOLED BURR INCLUDING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS EMBODYING SAME - Featured is a surgical instrument including a rotating cutting implement and a heat transfer mechanism configured to absorb heat energy during the use of such a rotating cutting implement. The heat transfer mechanism is configured so the absorbed heat energy is communicated to an external heat sink. Such a heat transfer mechanism includes a heat pipe, e.g., a scintered or wick type heat pipe. The heat energy is absorbed at one end of the heat pipe to minimize the potential for damage to the tissue and the like at and/or about the surgical site. Also featured are a surgical apparatus embodying such a surgical instrument and surgical or medical methods or procedures for manipulating, rotatably cutting, grinding, abrading or debriding tissue, bone or other structures or components of a mammalian body using such surgical instruments or surgical apparatus. | 08-20-2015 |
Karla Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20130273210 | PELLET SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen beverages are described. The methods and articles generally include first and/or second frozen pellets. Upon mixing the frozen pellets with an appropriate liquid for a sufficient time, a frozen beverage is obtained. Articles of manufacture including frozen pellets, as well as optional objects such as straws, spoons, and mixing containers are disclosed. Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen pellets are also described. | 10-17-2013 |
Karla J. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090215704 | HEALTH-RELATED LIQUID COMPOSITIONS - There are disclosed liquid compositions comprising water, a fiber such as inulin, and a glycosaminoglycan that is selected from chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine, or a mixture thereof. The liquid compositions may further comprise at least one or more sweeteners, a source of calcium, at least one or more flavor additives, trehalose, at least one or more acids, sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate, or the like, and any combination thereof. The liquid compositions may be suitable for use in health-related applications, among other applications. | 08-27-2009 |
20100015289 | PELLET SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen beverages are described. The methods and articles generally include first and/or second frozen pellets. Upon mixing the frozen pellets with an appropriate liquid for a sufficient time, a frozen beverage is obtained. Articles of manufacture including frozen pellets, as well as optional objects such as straws, spoons, and mixing containers are disclosed. Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen pellets are also described. | 01-21-2010 |
20140242221 | PELLET SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen beverages are described. The methods and articles generally include first and/or second frozen pellets. Upon mixing the frozen pellets with an appropriate liquid for a sufficient time, a frozen beverage is obtained. Articles of manufacture including frozen pellets, as well as optional objects such as straws, spoons, and mixing containers are disclosed. Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen pellets are also described. | 08-28-2014 |
Kyle S. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20100076737 | INFERRING SYSTEM-LEVEL PROPERTIES - The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for inferring system-level properties. One or more embodiments include generating a constraint model based on a system model having a number of components at different levels of abstraction and on a number of verified component properties. The constraint model can include a number of mission constraints modeling one or more mission requirements, a number of system constraints modeling one or more system-level properties, mid a number of component constraints modeling one Or more component properties. One or more embodiments can include analyzing the constraint model with a constraint solver to determine whether one or more particular system-level properties can be inferred from the constraint model. | 03-25-2010 |
20130164726 | INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL TOOL - Systems, devices, and methods associated with interactive educational tools are described herein. One device includes instructions executable by a processor to cause a plurality of mobile devices to each represent a respective subsystem associated with an objective, cause an interaction between at least two of the plurality of mobile devices to represent a relationship between the respective subsystems represented by the at least two mobile devices, and aggregate a number of interactions between the at least two of the plurality of mobile devices to form a coordinated response associated with achieving a particular objective. | 06-27-2013 |
20140074504 | ACTIVITY MONITORING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, devices, and systems to monitor activity. One method to monitor activity includes monitoring a sensor activated by an individual. The method also includes recording activation of the sensor, determining a behavior routine of the individual based on recorded activations of the sensor and analyzing the recorded sensor activations to determine a behavior routine. The method also includes identifying a change in the behavior routine based on the analysis of the recorded sensor activations. | 03-13-2014 |
20150269859 | INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL TOOL - Systems, devices, and methods associated with interactive educational tools are described herein. One device includes instructions executable by a processor to cause a plurality of mobile devices to each represent a respective subsystem associated with an objective, cause an interaction between at least two of the plurality of mobile devices to represent a relationship between the respective subsystems represented by the at least two mobile devices, and aggregate a number of interactions between the at least two of the plurality of mobile devices to form a coordinated response associated with achieving a particular objective. | 09-24-2015 |
Mitchell L Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20160101499 | TECHNIQUES FOR FORMING RECESS IN SUBSTRATE AND ARTICLES INCLUDING RECESSES - An assembly may include a substrate defining at least one recess and a component located adjacent to the recess and attached to the substrate. In some examples, the recess may be formed by frictionally contacting a structured abrasive layer of an abrasive article with a surface of the substrate, longitudinally advancing the structured abrasive layer relative to the surface of the substrate, and rotating the substrate around a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate such that the structured abrasive layer maintains contact with and abrades the surface of the substrate thereby forming the recess therein. In some examples, the recess may be formed in the substrate after the component is attached to the substrate. Moreover, the recess may be formed without using added loose abrasive particles or abrasive slurry. | 04-14-2016 |
Nathaniel J. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20140290104 | AIRFRAME DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An airframe display system and method. The airframe display system has an airtight airframe having at least one airbeam. The airbeam has a sleeve of dimensionally stable material. A stretch fabric cover is received over the airframe whereby, upon inflation, the airframe is substantially rigid and the stretch fabric cover is taut over the airframe defining a display surface area. | 10-02-2014 |
20160109061 | INFLATABLE DISPLAY ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEM - An accessory mounting system for an inflatable display. The accessory mounting system includes a cuff selectively positionable onto the inflatable airframe members of the inflatable display. The cuff remains on the airframe member when the inflatable display is in a deflated state. The cuff includes a mounting mechanism to which an accessory connector removably attaches over the exterior cover of the inflatable display. The accessory connector is adapted to support the accessory. | 04-21-2016 |
20160111032 | AIRFRAME DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An airframe display system and method. The airframe display system has an airtight airframe having at least one airbeam. The airbeam has a sleeve of dimensionally stable material. A stretch fabric cover is received over the airframe whereby, upon inflation, the airframe is substantially rigid and the stretch fabric cover is taut over the airframe defining a display surface area. | 04-21-2016 |
Ralph Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090050024 | CONCRETE BLOCK - The present invention includes concrete block comprising one or more of limestone, volcanic ash, shellfish shells, seashells, rice hull ash, slag, fly ash, or any suitable combination of the same. The present invention further includes concrete block having one or more facial surface structures on one or more sides of the concrete block. The facial surface structures may include the structures referred to and illustrated herein as Socket Block, Fold Block, Bracket Block, Awning Block, Chisel Block, Spade Block, Shim Block, Pachinko Block, Tornado Block, Ripple Block, Sine Block, or Egg Block. | 02-26-2009 |
20100294169 | CONCRETE BLOCK - The present invention includes concrete block comprising one or more of limestone, volcanic ash, shellfish shells, seashells, rice hull ash, slag, fly ash, or any suitable combination of the same. The present invention further includes concrete block having one or more facial surface structures on one or more sides of the concrete block. The facial surface structures may include the structures referred to and illustrated herein as Socket Block, Fold Block, Bracket Block, Awning Block, Chisel Block, Spade Block, Shim Block, Pachinko Block, Tornado Block, Ripple Block, Sine Block, or Egg Block. | 11-25-2010 |
Ross Thomas Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20150292453 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REGULATE A PRESSURE IN A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - Methods and systems to deliver fuel to an engine at a predetermine fuel delivery pressure, such as about zero or a very low fuel pressure, are provided. In some embodiments, a fuel delivery circuit may include a pressure regulating device configured to open a fuel escape path at a predetermined pressure. By providing the fuel escape path, the fuel delivery circuit can maintain a fuel pressure at an outlet of the pressure regulating device at about the predetermined pressure. The fuel delivery circuit may also include a pressure drop device, such as a fuel filter, that requires and causes a pressure drop when fuel flows through the pressure drop device. In some embodiments, the predetermined pressure of the pressure regulating device is about the same as the pressure drop of the pressure drop device. In some embodiments, the pressure regulating device may be integrated inside the pressure drop device. | 10-15-2015 |
Scott A. Nelson, Minneapolis, MN US
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20130185400 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING, PAIRING AND ACTIVATING A NEWLY MANUFACTURED DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC JOINING OF CUSTOMER'S NETWORK - The invention provides systems and methods for providing a unified single-scan user interface for accessing and managing a remotely located device throughout its life cycle, including cellular network provisioning, cloud data provider registration, initialization and activation, as well as providing end users with easy access to the device and its data. The end user simply powers the device on and the device automatically connects with the communication network and the cloud data provider. The device comes to the end user already provisioned and paired and activated with the cloud data provider and the communication network provider. Further, the user account, or accounts, for the use of the device is both active and recorded for billing by the various service providers supporting the device use, i.e., the communication network provider(s). | 07-18-2013 |