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Attorney: Fletcher Yoder P.C.

Number of patents: 39
Last date: May 22, 2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8182771	Method and apparatus for substitute natural gas generation A system comprising a multi-stage reactor. The multi-stage reactor may include a water gas shift (WGS) reactor and a sour methanation reactor configured to generate methane without prior removal of acid gas. Furthermore, the multistage reactor may be a single unit h...	05/22/2012
8177476	Method and apparatus for clearance control A system, in certain embodiments, includes a magnetic actuator configured to adjust a radial clearance between a housing and rotary blades via translational movement along a rotational axis. The system includes a controller configured to engage the magnetic actuator...	05/15/2012
8169766	Shaft current control brush ring assembly A shaft current control brush ring assembly includes a cup and a brush ring assembly secured within the cup. The cup is secured to a motor faceplate, within a recess formed in the faceplate by interference fit, or by means of a clamp attached to the faceplate. A sli...	05/01/2012
8167588	Compressor system and frame A reciprocating compressor is provided with a reciprocating compressor frame which includes a central body and at least two crosshead guides extending from opposite sides of the central body. Additionally, the compressor frame has angled crosshead guide support stru...	05/01/2012
8152231	Collapsible seat and system Collapsible seats may be installed on a track or rail system to allow the collapsible seats to move laterally within a vehicle's interior. The track system also may permit removal of the collapsible seats from the vehicle. The collapsible seats may include a seat ba...	04/10/2012
8146996	Inclination adjuster in particular for the backrest of a vehicle back seat An inclination adjuster is provided for a vehicle seat. The adjuster includes a rail and a slide piece displaceable on the rail. The rail is curved and has a one piece flat profile. Latching means interacts with complementary latching means for engaging the rail. On...	04/03/2012
8146995	Vehicle seat with a tumbling recliner A vehicle seat is provided, particularly for a motor vehicle. The seat includes a seat part and a backrest. A fitting allows for adjusting inclination of the backrest relative to the seat part. The fitting has a lower part connected to the seat part and an upper par...	04/03/2012
8143808	Circuit for a motor vehicle, in particular for actuating a lighting device A circuit is provided for actuating a lighting device in a motor vehicle. The circuit includes first and second light sources, that may include one or more light-emitting diodes. The light sources are connected in parallel, and each have a respective heat sink. Meas...	03/27/2012
8142150	Alignment device for gas turbine casings In one embodiment, an alignment device may be configured to align a first turbine engine casing and a second turbine engine casing. The alignment device may include a fixed portion configured to be fixedly attached to the first turbine engine casing. The alignment d...	03/27/2012
8138709	Control method and system Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed, including an induction-motor controller that has a motor controller configured to receive alternating current (AC) power with a voltage that varies generally sinusoidally and transmit the AC power during a conduction angl...	03/20/2012
8138654	System and method for generator stator mounting In one embodiment, a system includes a stator mounting kit that includes multiple radial adjustment shims having different thicknesses from one another. The stator mounting kit also includes multiple stator alignment adapters having different circumferential alignme...	03/20/2012
8125753	Brownout ride-through system and method A device is provided for riding through brownouts, or transitory losses of control power applied to electromagnetic devices such as contactors and relays. An energy storage circuit stores charge that can be discharged into a contactor operating coil during partial o...	02/28/2012
8121707	Method for download of sequential function charts to a triple module redundant control system Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for an online load of logic to a triple module redundant (TMR) control system using a cascading switch and designated controller. Application code having SFC logic may be first downloaded to a designat...	02/21/2012
8113589	Vehicle seat with a rotatable and essentially displaceable backrest A vehicle seat includes a seat part and a backrest. The backrest has a first axis of rotation and is rotatable about the first axis through at least 90° from a normal position into a loading position. The backrest has pivoting means and is transferable into an armr...	02/14/2012
8109573	Vehicle seat with an inclination adjustment device with a free-pivoting functionality A vehicle seat, in particular motor vehicle seat, comprises a backrest part and a seat part. The seat part has a fitting for adjusting the inclination of the backrest part in relation to the seat part. The fitting has a first fitting part which is firmly connected t...	02/07/2012
8085514	Modular on-machine controller A modular control assembly is provided for on-machine control of a desired machine. One embodiment has a machine mountable base and a replaceable control unit, wherein the machine mountable base has a machine protection device. In various embodiments of the machine ...	12/27/2011
8080965	Motor controller with deterministic synchronous interrupt having multiple serial interface backplane In one embodiment, a motor drive is provided that includes a control board and one or more option boards coupled to the control board via one or more serial interfaces such that data from the one or more option boards is communicated via one or more synchronous inte...	12/20/2011
8046358	Context-based information retrieval In accordance with aspects of the present technique, a method of retrieving information of interest is presented. The method includes parsing data based upon a predefined context definition. Further, the method includes interpreting the parsed data based on the pred...	10/25/2011
8036925	System and method to manage assets of healthcare facility A system to manage utilization of a plurality of types of assets by a plurality of independent entities is provided. The system comprises a controller including a processor operable to execute a plurality of program instructions generally representative of the steps...	10/11/2011
8027849	System and method to schedule resources in delivery of healthcare to a patient A method to schedule resources in delivery of healthcare to a series of patients is provided. The method comprises the steps of identifying an availability of the series of resources to deliver the healthcare to each patient; calculating a predicted duration to deli...	09/27/2011
8023344	Data retention kill function Various data protection techniques are provided. In one embodiment, a memory device is provided. The memory device may initiate a security measure upon occurrence of one or more triggering events. The one or more triggering events may include receipt of a command si...	09/20/2011
8010381	System and method for disease diagnosis from patient structural deviation data A data processing technique is provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes accessing patient deviation data of a structural difference between a patient anatomical feature and a standardized anatomical feature. The method may also include com...	08/30/2011
7985940	Welder with internal shielding gas regulator A welder having an internal shielding gas regulator is disclosed. The welder has an internal gas cylinder and an internal regulator disposed in an enclosure. The welder may be equipped with an auxiliary shielding gas cylinder inlet so that a bulk shielding gas cylin...	07/26/2011
7977604	Wire drive roll A drive roll for advancing a wire is provided. In certain embodiments, the drive roll includes a body having a wire feed portion, a mounting portion, and a central aperture through the body. In one embodiment, the feed portion includes an outer circumferential surfa...	07/12/2011
7968962	Semiconductor fabrication method and system A semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a device includes a substrate having one or more vias and a carrier coupled to the substrate to form a sealed cavity between the carrier and the substrate. In some embodiments, the sealed cavity may be pressuri...	06/28/2011
7966399	Network data transmission method and system A method for managing data transmission between computing devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring a plurality of parameters of a computer network that includes a server and a client. The plurality of parameters may include a client re...	06/21/2011
7963697	Gain calibration and correction technique for digital imaging systems A gain correction and calibration technique for digital imaging systems is provided. In one embodiment, a method may include acquiring a plurality of dark images via a digital detector of an X-ray system. Acquiring the plurality of dark images may include acquiring ...	06/21/2011
7957570	System and method to generate an illustration of a cardiac region of interest A system and method to generate an illustration of a cardiac region of interest of an imaged subject is provided. The method includes generating a three-dimensional model from a series of acquired images of the cardiac region of interest; measuring a series of value...	06/07/2011
7952936	Program-verify method Methods and devices are disclosed, some such methods comprising applying a verify pass-through voltage to unselected select lines of the floating-gate memory array that is greater than a read pass-through voltage applied to the unselected select lines. Other methods...	05/31/2011
7494922	Small electrode for phase change memories A method of manufacturing a memory cell is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming an electrode including an outer surface that is substantially circular and an exposed surface that has a sublithographic dimension in a direction parallel to the exp...	02/24/2009
7260425	Motion compatible sensor for non-invasive optical blood analysis A non-invasive optical sensor which uses the motion signal to calculate the physiological characteristic being measured. For pulse oximetry, a least squares or a ratio-of-ratios technique can be applied to the motion signal itself. This is made possible by selecting...	08/21/2007
7230343	High density memory array having increased channel widths A memory array having decreased cell sizes and having transistors with increased channel widths. More specifically, pillars are formed in a substrate such that sidewalls are exposed. The sidewalls of the pillars and the top surface of the pillars are covered with a ...	06/12/2007
7209774	Pulse oximeter with separate ensemble averaging for oxygen saturation and heart rate The use of two separate ensemble averagers for processing a detected waveform for use in calculating oxygen saturation and a pulse rate. The ensemble averager used for calculating oxygen saturation operates on a signal which has been normalized, while the ensemble a...	04/24/2007
7130671	Pulse oximeter sensor off detector In a system for measuring a physiological parameter using at least one wavelength of electromagnetic energy transmitted through living tissue, a method for determining an operational status of the system. The method includes receiving a data signal from at least one...	10/31/2006
7120480	LED forward voltage estimation in pulse oximeter An apparatus and method for determining if a forward voltage of an LED in a pulse oximeter is within a predetermined range. This is accomplished by measuring the current through the LED, and also by knowing the duty cycle of the pulse width modulator (PWM) drive sig...	10/10/2006
7120073	Integrated circuit devices having reducing variable retention characteristics The illustrated embodiments relate to a process for improving retention time of a set of integrated circuit devices. The process comprises placing the set of integrated circuit devices in a reverse bias condition, and elevating the surrounding temperature of the set...	10/10/2006
7096868	Laryngeal airway device A laryngeal airway device, having an airway tube which has an internal passage in the airway tube wall for receiving a cuff inflation line, and a dome having an inlet and an outlet, where the dome is connected at its inlet with the distal end of the airway tube. The...	08/29/2006
6983404	Method and apparatus for checking the resistance of programmable elements Method and apparatus are disclosed for checking the resistance of antifuse elements in an integrated circuit. A voltage based on the resistance of an antifuse element is compared to a voltage based on a known resistance, and an output signal is generated whose binar...	01/03/2006
6979528	Method and apparatus for uniformly baking substrates such as photomasks A method and apparatus for baking a film onto a substrate. A film, such as a layer of photoresist, is disposed on a first surface of a substrate while a second surface is exposed to a liquid bath. The liquid bath is maintained at a pre-selected temperature. Exposure...	12/27/2005

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