Patents by Inventor William Bassett
William Bassett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240075080Abstract: This invention relates to use of a strain of lactic acid bacteria for inhibiting the growth of methane-producing bacteria and/or archaea in the forestomach of ruminant animals, reducing the ability of the rumen microbiome to produce methane, reducing ruminal methane production and/or for improving feed efficiency, milk production, and/or body weight or body composition of a ruminant animal. Ruminant feed compositions are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Graeme Trevor Attwood, Laureen Crouzet, Shalome Anitta Bassett, James William Dekker, Jeremy Paul Hill
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Publication number: 20230092779Abstract: In one example, a method for wafer drying includes providing a surface of a first wafer, the surface of the first wafer including a liquid to be removed with a drying process. The method further includes replacing the liquid with a first solid film in a first processing chamber, the first solid film covering the surface of the first wafer. The method further includes transferring the first wafer from the first processing chamber to a second processing chamber. The method further includes processing the first wafer in the second processing chamber by flowing a supercritical fluid through the second processing chamber, where the supercritical fluid removes the first solid film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Trace Hurd, Antonio Luis Pacheco Rotondaro, Derek William Bassett, Hitoshi Kosugi
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Patent number: 11515178Abstract: In one example, a method for wafer drying includes providing a surface of a first wafer, the surface of the first wafer including a liquid to be removed with a drying process. The method further includes replacing the liquid with a first solid film in a first processing chamber, the first solid film covering the surface of the first wafer. The method further includes transferring the first wafer from the first processing chamber to a second processing chamber. The method further includes processing the first wafer in the second processing chamber by flowing a supercritical fluid through the second processing chamber, where the supercritical fluid removes the first solid film.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Trace Hurd, Antonio Luis Pacheco Rotondaro, Derek William Bassett, Hitoshi Kosugi
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Publication number: 20210384049Abstract: A wet etch system comprises an etching bath comprising an etching solution in a process tank inside an overflow tank flowing over an open top into the overflow tank. The etching bath has a top cover, a gas inlet, and a gas outlet above the etching solution. A gas flow system pumps inert gas into the gas inlet and extracts the gas through the gas outlet under positive pressure. The gas flow system may also bubble inert gas through the etching solution via injectors of a gas sparger in the process tank. A recirculation path connects a liquid outlet port coupled to the overflow tank to a liquid inlet port coupled to the process tank. A pump drives the etching solution to flow from the overflow tank, through a degasser in the recirculation path, back into the process tank, and overflow from the process tank into the overflow tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Derek William Bassett, Antonio Luis Pacheco Rotondaro, Trace Quentin Hurd, Hironobu Hyakutake, Kazuyoshi Mizumoto, Nobuaki Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20210380567Abstract: A composition of matter including two optionally substituted phenol or optionally substituted aniline units separated by a furan spacer has been prepared. In particular, the chemical structure has a novolac bridge between the central furan ring and the two attached optionally substituted phenol and/or optionally substituted aniline units. These compounds can be modified to be used in various polymer resins. This new structure reduces toxicity relative to BPA/F, makes use of renewable chemicals, and produces certain beneficial polymer properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicants: Drexel University, The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Rowan UniversityInventors: Craig Michael PAQUETTE, John Joseph LA SCALA, Joshua Matthew SADLER, Giuseppe Rafaello PALMESE, Alexander William BASSETT, Joseph Francis STANZIONE
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Publication number: 20210287919Abstract: In one example, a method for wafer drying includes providing a surface of a first wafer, the surface of the first wafer including a liquid to be removed with a drying process. The method further includes replacing the liquid with a first solid film in a first processing chamber, the first solid film covering the surface of the first wafer. The method further includes transferring the first wafer from the first processing chamber to a second processing chamber. The method further includes processing the first wafer in the second processing chamber by flowing a supercritical fluid through the second processing chamber, where the supercritical fluid removes the first solid film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Trace Hurd, Antonio Luis Pacheco Rotondaro, Derek William Bassett, Hitoshi Kosugi
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Patent number: 10736347Abstract: A control system for mixing materials having a container to receive the materials, agitators, a driveline to drive the agitators at an output speed with an output torque, an power source to provide an input speed with an input torque, a continuously variable transmission that connects the driveline and the power source, and an electronic control unit configured to adjust a speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission to provide a linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a slope, when the input torque is below a control input threshold, and to follow a corrected linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a corrected slope smaller than the slope when the input torque is above the control input threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bryan Rowntree, Jacob Veeder, Rodney Zimmerman, Aaron Wepner, William Bassett, Thomas J. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20200077694Abstract: A control system for mixing materials having a container to receive the materials, agitators, a driveline to drive the agitators at an output speed with an output torque, an power source to provide an input speed with an input torque, a continuously variable transmission that connects the driveline and the power source, and an electronic control unit configured to adjust a speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission to provide a linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a slope, when the input torque is below a control input threshold, and to follow a corrected linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a corrected slope smaller than the slope when the input torque is above the control input threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bryan ROWNTREE, Jacob VEEDER, Rodney ZIMMERMAN, Aaron WEPNER, William BASSETT, Thomas J. HOFFMAN
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Patent number: 10499680Abstract: A control system for mixing materials having a container to receive the materials, agitators, a driveline to drive the agitators at an output speed with an output torque, an power source to provide an input speed with an input torque, a continuously variable transmission that connects the driveline and the power source, and an electronic control unit configured to adjust a speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission to provide a linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a slope, when the input torque is below a control input threshold, and to follow a corrected linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a corrected slope smaller than the slope when the input torque is above the control input threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bryan Rowntree, Jacob Veeder, Rodney Zimmerman, Aaron Wepner, William Bassett, Thomas J. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20180255823Abstract: A control system for mixing materials having a container to receive the materials, agitators, a driveline to drive the agitators at an output speed with an output torque, an power source to provide an input speed with an input torque, a continuously variable transmission that connects the driveline and the power source, and an electronic control unit configured to adjust a speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission to provide a linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a slope, when the input torque is below a control input threshold, and to follow a corrected linear relationship between the input torque and the output torque with a corrected slope smaller than the slope when the input torque is above the control input threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bryan ROWNTREE, Jacob VEEDER, Rodney ZIMMERMAN, Aaron WEPNER, William BASSETT, Thomas J. HOFFMAN
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Patent number: 9693505Abstract: A merger apparatus including a pick-up header; a conveyor with a conveyor belt; a skid shoe disposed below the pick-up header and the conveyor; and an operative connection between the pick-up header and the skid shoe that enables the merger apparatus to articulate independently of an external frame underneath the conveyor, such that loose material transported by the conveyor belt that lags beneath the return side may fall to the ground keeping the return side of the conveyor belt free from obstructions.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: William Bassett, Damion Babler, Dennis Williams, Shane Williams
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Publication number: 20170079211Abstract: A merger apparatus including a pick-up header; a conveyor with a conveyor belt; a skid shoe disposed below the pick-up header and the conveyor; and an operative connection between the pick-up header and the skid shoe that enables the merger apparatus to articulate independently of an external frame underneath the conveyor, such that loose material transported by the conveyor belt that lags beneath the return side may fall to the ground keeping the return side of the conveyor belt free from obstructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: William BASSETT, Damion BABLER, Dennis WILLIAMS, Shane WILLIAMS
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Patent number: 9538709Abstract: A merger apparatus including a pick-up header; a conveyor with a conveyor belt; a skid shoe disposed below the pick-up header and the conveyor; and an operative connection between the pick-up header and the skid shoe that enables the merger apparatus to articulate independently of an external frame underneath the conveyor, such that loose material transported by the conveyor belt that lags beneath the return side may fall to the ground keeping the return side of the conveyor belt free from obstructions.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: William Bassett, Damion Babler, Dennis Williams, Shane Williams
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Publication number: 20160044868Abstract: A merger apparatus including a pick-up header; a conveyor with a conveyor belt; a skid shoe disposed below the pick-up header and the conveyor; and an operative connection between the pick-up header and the skid shoe that enables the merger apparatus to articulate independently of an external frame underneath the conveyor, such that loose material transported by the conveyor belt that lags beneath the return side may fall to the ground keeping the return side of the conveyor belt free from obstructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: William BASSETT, Damion BABLER, Dennis WILLIAMS, Shane WILLIAMS
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Patent number: 9167746Abstract: A rake includes a frame and at least one arm assembly attached to the frame via an arm member. The arm assembly includes a main beam coupled to the arm member. The main beam includes a first member pivotally attached to a second member, and the angle between the first and second members is adjustable. The arm assembly further includes a first rake wheel unit connected to the first member and a second rake wheel unit connected to the second member. The arm assembly attaches to the frame such that in a work position, the first and second rake wheel units are disposed substantially horizontally extended with respect to frame, and in a transport position, the first and second rake wheel units are disposed substantially vertically above the frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: William Bassett, Jeff Marggi, George Cicci
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Patent number: 9010991Abstract: A mixer system includes a mixing chamber with a drive panel, open top, discharge opening in a side of the mixing chamber, and door configured to open and close the discharge opening. A first mixing auger is disposed inside the mixing chamber, and a first auger drive is disposed on another side of the drive panel and connected to the first auger through the drive panel and connected to a driveline. A second mixing auger is disposed inside the mixing chamber on the first side of the drive panel, and another auger drive is connected to the second auger through the drive panel. A clutch is connected between the second auger drive and the driveline and configured to mechanically connect and disconnect the second auger drive from the driveline based on an input. A method of sequentially starting different augers within a mixing chamber is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Kuhn North America, Inc.Inventors: Claude McFarlane, Chris Albright, William Bassett
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Patent number: 8728293Abstract: A method of immersing an electrode in an electroplating solution while under vacuum, to substantially eliminate air and/or other gas from microscopic holes, cavities or indentations in the electrode. A method of electroplating an electrode in an electroplating solution including the application of a vacuum to the electrode while it is immersed in the electroplating solution to thereby substantially eliminate air and/or other gas from microscopic holes, cavities or indentations in the electrode. The electroplating liquid may be applied to only one side of the electrode (“the wet side”) in which case, sufficient time is allowed to pass for the immersion liquid to fill the microscopic through-holes, cavities or indentations in the electrode. An enhancement of this mode is to force liquid through the microscopic holes from the wet side. A highly penetrating solvent may be used as an immersion liquid.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Naval Research LaboratoryInventors: F. Keith Perkins, Perry Skeath, Lee James Johnson, John R Peele, William Bassett
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Patent number: 8600565Abstract: A control system for controlling augers that includes a data input unit and a processing unit. The processing unit receives data input from the data input unit and generates and distributes output signals that are derived from the data input. Each of the output signals includes a control setting for at least a first auger. The control setting includes a position for the first auger relative to a position of a second auger in order to gain greater control during a variety of processing stages.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Kuhn North America, Inc.Inventor: William Bassett
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Publication number: 20130263567Abstract: A rake includes a frame and at least one arm assembly attached to the frame via an arm member. The arm assembly includes a main beam coupled to the arm member. The main beam includes a first member pivotally attached to a second member, and the angle between the first and second members is adjustable. The arm assembly further includes a first rake wheel unit connected to the first member and a second rake wheel unit connected to the second member. The arm assembly attaches to the frame such that in a work position, the first and second rake wheel units are disposed substantially horizontally extended with respect to frame, and in a transport position, the first and second rake wheel units are disposed substantially vertically above the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: William BASSETT, Jeff MARGGI, George CICCI
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Patent number: D783060Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: William Bassett, Damion Babler, Dennis Williams, Shane Williams