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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8024063 | Process and system for tracking of mail A process of tracking mail during postal handling includes an initial step of sorting an incoming stream of mail on an automated sorting machine to a series of pockets based on a sort scheme. During sorting, RFID-tagged, machine-sortable markers are introduced into ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018735 | Electronic module and interlocking bus system including same An electronic module. The electronic module includes a bus bar system and a power plug connector connected to the bus bar system. The power plug connector is configured to receive a portion of a system bus. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008923 | Method for bypassing a power cell of a power supply A method. The method includes determining that a failure has occurred in a power cell of a multi-cell power supply. The method also includes moving a part of a first contact which is connected to first and second output terminals of the power cell from a first posit... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003910 | Mail delivery system and method The invention provides a method for preparing mail for delivery by first sorting mail to carrier delivery order to create a series of batches of mail for delivery to respective recipients, then packaging the batches of mail in mail holders. Application of computer-i... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002266 | Pickoff mechanism for mail feeder A pickoff system for removal of mail pieces one at a time from the end of a stack includes a pickoff belt mechanism, a sensor positioned to determine mail piece movement speed, and a measurement device determines belt movement speed during operation of the pickoff b... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002263 | Pickoff mechanism for mail feeder A pickoff system for removal of mail pieces one at a time from the end of a stack includes a pickoff belt mechanism positioned to frictionally engage an outer surface of a mail piece at the end of the stack and transport it transversely to a thickness direction of t... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999206 | Method and system for sorting of extended capability mail A method for sorting flat mail pieces includes the steps of; sorting automation letters on the first pass of a two pass operation, then sorting extended capability letters after all automation mail has been sorted on pass one of a two pass operation. A control syste... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992706 | Limited force, self locking tensioner A tensioning device configured for use in a conveyor system as an idler roller over which a belt is wound under tension includes a housing, an arm mounted in the housing for linear movement in and out of the housing, a roller mechanism mounted at a distal end of the... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991931 | Data transport architecture The present invention is a novel device, system, and method for data transport and bus architecture. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the bus architecture may comprise of a continuous serial bus that may be incorporated into a process c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982156 | Delivery point sequencing mail sorting system with flat mail capability A method and apparatus for sorting articles to a delivery point sequence includes at least one article sorter adapted to sort articles and a conveying system operable to arrange and convey containers of articles sorted in a first sort pass to an induct of the articl... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977910 | Method of starting a synchronous motor with a brushless DC exciter A starting method and system for a motor where the motor may be started as an induction motor by applying a magnetizing current to build flux through the stator, with the field current set at the maximum permissible exciter stator current (i.e., the current that wil... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7968813 | Switching device contact arm and armature plate A control module for selectively switching electrical power from an electrical power source to a load circuit comprises a housing. An electromechanical actuator in the housing has a movable plunger. A fixed contact is fixedly mounted in the housing and is electrical... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7950296 | Continuous flow sample introduction apparatus and method The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for sample analysis. More particularly, the invention encompasses a method and an apparatus for continuous, constant, flow sample introduction of fluid samples of varying viscosity and composition. T... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949613 | Apparatus for improved sortation and delivery point processing of military mail A method for distributing military mail includes the steps of compiling military unit and associated delivery code information into a computer searchable military address management system database which associates a military unit zip code with a current geographic ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7948340 | Three-phase multi-winding device A three-phase, multi-winding includes a core, the core including a hub and an outer shell around a perimeter of the hub. wherein the hub and the outer shell are in a fixed position with respect to each other. The core also includes multiple slots. In addition to the... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947931 | System and method for shaft heat treament for correction slow roll Certain exemplary embodiments comprise an computer readable storage device having instructions stored therein that are indicative of reducing slow roll electrical runout value of a shaft of an electric motor, the shaft having a runout sensing area; the instructions ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942415 | Mail sorting machine with improved diverter panel A diverter panel comprises an elongated rectangular panel made of a substantially flat plate made of clear plastic. The plate has fasteners mounted at its front corners for mounting the panel to a frame of the sorting machine, a rear upright flange extending from th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941378 | Stamp testing and monitoring A method for detection of fraudulent postage indicia such as a stamp or permit marking includes an initial step of introducing a mail piece for processing on an automated facing and canceling machine and imaging the mail piece as it is being processed on the automat... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7902779 | System and method for limiting input voltage to a power delivery system having regeneration capability A system and method for limiting input voltage to a power delivery system having regeneration capability. According to various embodiments, the system includes a regulator having a multiple input variables and at least one output variable; and an accumulator in comm... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902699 | System and method for managing air flow in a motor Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system for managing air flow within an induction motor, such as in the rotor assembly of the motor. The system can comprise a gap blocker to substantially impede air flow through radial apertures defined by and/or near en... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902487 | Systems for reducing slow roll For a shaft of an electric motor with a runout sensing area, an electrical runout value for the runout sensing area is determined, the shaft is rotated and the runout sensing area of the shaft is heated sufficient to reduce the electrical runout value. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898786 | Intrinsically safe galvanically isolated barrier device and method thereof A system and method for providing an intrinsically safe (IS) galvanically isolated barrier device. An IS barrier device provides IS galvanic isolation between a non-IS system and an IS system using a two-stage approach. In the first stage, a non-galvanically isolate... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892670 | Packaging system for modular power cells A power delivery system includes a group of removable power cells. Each power cell includes a water cooled heat sink, an air intake, and an air output. The system also includes a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger draws air from the cells, cools it, and recirculates... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7847505 | System and method for configuring a soft starter An externally configurable soft starter system comprises a motor controller including solid state switches for controlling application of power to a motor. A control circuit controls operation of the solid state switches. The control circuit comprises a programmed p... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847200 | Devices, systems, and/or methods for electrically coupling a high voltage electric motor Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a terminal box adapted to be releasably and/or operatively attached to a selected electric motor of a plurality of electric motors. The terminal box can be adapted to receive a plurality of electrical wires. The plurality of... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7870324 | Method and apparatus for serial bus communication A system and method for providing a serial communication bus is disclosed. A serial communication bus connects multiple footprint devices, such as electronic sensors in a process control sample system. The footprint devices can utilize various footprint device speci... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869211 | Electronic module configured for failure containment and system including same An electronic module. The electronic module includes a chassis, a plurality of capacitors, and a heat sink. The chassis includes a first end and a second end. The first end is opposite the second end. The chassis also includes a first side, a second side, a third si... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863055 | Sampling system for introduction of high boiling point streams at low temperature The present invention is a method and apparatus for sampling a high-temperature gaseous process stream containing components with high boiling points. The sampling system is especially suited for instruments having extremely low pressure chambers, such as mass spect... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859217 | System and method for operating a soft starter in conjunction with a single to three phase static converter A motor controller system comprises solid state switches for connection between a single phase to three phase static converter and motor terminals for controlling application of three phase power to the motor. Sensors sense power from the static converter. A control... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853388 | Devices, systems, and methods for controlling a braking system Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method, which can comprise automatically setting a service brake of a mining haulage vehicle. The service brake can be set responsive to a determination that a wheel comprising a wheel motor is rotating at a rotational speed ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851961 | System and method with a rotor having parallel sided rotor bars The present invention relates generally to motor rotors. More particularly, the invention encompasses a motor rotor having at least one rotor bar. The invention also includes a system and method with a rotor having parallel sided rotor bars. The rotor bar preferably... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849970 | Method for maintaining a vertical motor thrust bearing Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system for cooling bearing of a shaft of a motor, comprising: an oil sump adapted to collect oil that contacts a bearing enclosed within the sump; and a heat exchanger physically separated from the sump and the bearing, the h... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7835154 | Electronic module having a locking member and system including same An electronic module. The electronic module includes a chassis and a locking member connected to the chassis. The locking member includes a handle portion, a curved portion, and a tab portion. The curved portion is adjacent the handle portion. The tab portion is opp... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832126 | Systems, devices, and/or methods regarding excavating Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which can comprise a bucket excavation controller. The bucket excavation controller can be adapted to control one or more digging functions of a mining excavator. For example, the bucket excavation controller can b... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830111 | Power delivery system including interchangeable cells A power cell system includes a structure that provides multiple power cell locations. The system also includes at least one regenerative power cell, and at least one non-regenerative power cell. The cell locations and power cells are sized and positioned so that eac... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815374 | System for maintaining a vertical motor thrust bearing A system for cooling a bearing of a shaft of a motor comprises an oil sump adapted to collect oil that contacts a bearing enclosed within the sump; and a heat exchanger physically separated from the sump and the bearing, the heat exchanger adapted to be in fluid com... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7800254 | System for bypassing a power cell of a power supply A system. The system includes a multi-winding device having a primary winding and a plurality of three-phase secondary windings, and a plurality of power cells. Each power cell is connected to a different three-phase secondary winding of the multi-winding device. Th... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798892 | Packaging method for modular power cells A method of operating a power delivery system that has at least one power cell includes directing air into the power cells to cool them, receiving the air from the cells, directing the air to a cooling system, and recirculating the cooled air to the power cells. Eac... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7787113 | Method for optically detecting an electrical arc in a power supply A method for optically detecting an electrical arc in a power supply. The method includes capturing light with a light pipe, transmitting the captured light along at least a portion of a length of the light pipe, optically detecting the transmitted light with a phot... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7777375 | Devices, systems, and methods for producing an electric motor Certain exemplary embodiments comprise an electric motor that comprises a stiff shaft. The electric motor can have an output rating that is greater than approximately 200 horsepower. The electric motor can have a ratio of a rotor core length to an outside stator dia... | 08/17/2010 |
