Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Brook & Kushman P.C.
  • Patent number: 8310675
    Abstract: A system and process for analyzing a sample includes an excitation section and an analyze section, said excitation section including a light source emitting an incident measurement luminous beam, a polarization state generator (PSG), first optics, and said analyze section includes a polarization state analyzer (PSA), a detection system and second optics. The excitation section includes an illumination source emitting an incident visualization luminous beam, superposition optics that direct the incident visualization luminous beam toward the sample surface along an optical axis which is identical to the optical axis of the incident measurement luminous beam and the analyze section includes separation optics that transmit a part of the reflected or transmitted visualization luminous beam and a part of the reflected or transmitted measurement luminous beam towards a visualization direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Horiba Jobin Yvon SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Amary, Ramdane Benferhat, Denis Cattelan
  • Patent number: 8307949
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an exhaust device has an inner cone stack assembly made up of connectedly overlapping inner cone components with frustums. The inner cone stack assembly is disposed within an outer shell and connected to the exhaust device using contoured flanges to match the contours of mounting surfaces on the exhaust device. An outer cone stack assembly made up of baffle ring retainers having a number of detents and baffle frustums with ears inserted in the detents. The outer cone stack assembly is also disposed within the outer shell. The cone frustums of the inner cone stack assembly and the baffle frustums of the outer cone stack assembly cooperate to break down particles and attenuate sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: MPG Tech, LLC
    Inventor: Linwood von Linsowe
  • Patent number: 8311798
    Abstract: A translation method and device (1) enabling a first individual speaking in a first language to converse with a second individual speaking in a second language different from the first language, the device includes translation element (30) translating the first words of the first individual into the second language and the second words of the second individual into the first language. The device is provided with a headset (12) connected to the translation element (30) by connection element (20), the headset (12) being provided with at least one earpiece (11, 11?), a microphone (14), and a loudspeaker (15), the microphone (14) picking up first and second words from the first and second individuals in order to enable the first and second words to be translated by the translation element (30) and then, once translated, to be delivered respectively to the earpiece (11, 11?) or to the loudspeaker (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Joel Pedre
  • Patent number: 8308882
    Abstract: A three-dimensional hollow fiber component includes a first sheet having first; second, third, fourth and fifth consecutive adjacent sheet sections, the first and fifth sections being end sections, the sheet shaped so as to surround a first chamber such that the first and fifth sections overlap to form a top wall of the first chamber and are stitched to each other by at least one seam and a second sheet having first, second, third, fourth and fifth adjacent consecutive sheet section, the first and fifth sections being end sections, the sheet sections shaped so as to surround a second chamber such that the first and fifth sections overlap to form a top wall of the second chamber and are stitched to each other by at least one seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Weimer
  • Patent number: 8311951
    Abstract: A computer system for managing personal information. The computer system includes a dedicated computer configured to receive and store personal information transmitted by a user computer to monitor the use of the dedicated computer by a monitored individual to obtain an activity or inactivity status, and to automatically and electronically transmit an inactivity notification to the monitored individual based on the occurrence of an inactivity status to obtain a response to the inactivity notification. The computer system also includes a mortality tracking computer configured to receive mortality information based on a mortality database having one or more records and to search the mortality database records for a unique identifier of the monitored individual to obtain a mortality search result based on a lack of response to the inactivity notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Personal Estate Manager, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen E. Wood
  • Patent number: 8303038
    Abstract: A vehicle head restraint assembly may be provided with a support rod adapted to be mounted to a seat back of a vehicle seat. A rear housing may be mounted to the support rod. A front housing may be pivotally connected to the support rod. A locking arm may be mounted to one of the support rod and the front housing. A release mechanism may be mounted to one of the front housing and the rear housing and operably engaged with the locking arm. Actuation of the release mechanism may disengage the locking arm to pivot the front housing forward relative to the support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Rodger Smith
  • Patent number: 8304568
    Abstract: Polyhydroxyamido group-containing polyorganosiloxanes contain from 20 to 90% of end groups which are polyhydroxyamido groups, and are free flowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventor: Christian Herzig
  • Patent number: 8305033
    Abstract: A proximity detection circuit suitable for use with an on-board vehicle charger, such as but not limited to the type of charges used within hybrid and hybrid electric vehicles, to facilitate current conservation during period of time when it is unnecessary or otherwise undesirable for the on-board charger to test for connection of a cordset or other connection used to connect the on-board charger to a charging station or other current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: William Cavanaugh
  • Patent number: 8304860
    Abstract: Epitaxially coated silicon wafers have a rounded and polished edge region and a region adjacent to the edge having a width of 3 mm on the front and rear sides, a surface roughness in edge region of 0.1-1.5 nm RMS relative to a spatial wavelength range of 10-80 ?m, and a variation of surface roughness of 1-10%. The wafer edges, after polishing, are examined for defects and roughness at the edge and surrounding region. Silicon wafers having a surface roughness of less than 1 nm RMS are pretreated in single wafer epitaxy reactors, first in a hydrogen atmosphere at a flow rate of 1-100 slm and in a second step, an etching medium with a flow rate of 0.5-5 slm is conducted onto the edge region of the wafer by a gas distribution device. The wafer is then epitaxially coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Siltronic AG
    Inventors: Friedrich Passek, Frank Laube, Martin Pickel, Reinhard Schauer
  • Patent number: 8302442
    Abstract: A method of incrementally forming a workpiece. The method includes determining a desired workpiece geometry, generating a tool path in which a feature is formed outwardly from a point that is disposed a maximum distance from a reference position, and incrementally forming the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vijitha Senaka Kiridena, Zhiyong Cedric Xia
  • Patent number: 8303575
    Abstract: A mechanism which constrains the spatial location of a working or a focal point of a tool (103), has a manipulator (101) and a remote center mechanism (102) mounted thereon. The manipulator (101) provides at least one degree of freedom for positioning the remote center mechanism (102) which itself provides at least a further degree of freedom for positioning a tool holder suitable for holding the tool (103) which is to be constrained in operation with respect to a remote center point. The orientation of the tool holder is adjustable while still maintaining the position of the remote center point fixed with respect to the manipulator (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Stanmore Implants Worldwide Limited
    Inventor: Ferdinando Maria Rodriguez Y Baena
  • Patent number: 8304023
    Abstract: Fiberfill fibers are treated with aqueous dispersions of organopolysiloxanes obtained by reaction of condensation-curable organopolysiloxanes with silanes (R3O)3SiCR22—Y or their hydrolyzates, where R2 is hydrogen or a monovalent lower alkyl radical, R3 is an alkyl radical, Y is —NHR4, —NR42 or —NR5 in the presence of water, emulsifier and optionally further silanes (R3O)xR3-xSi—R6—Z or their hydrolyzates, where R6 is a divalent C2-18 hydrocarbyl radical and Z is an amino or aminoalkylamino, epoxy, or (meth)acryloyloxy radical, and x is 1, 2 or 3, and optionally further materials which do not take part in the reaction, wherein no metal-containing catalysts are used and that the organopolysiloxanes and silanes are used in such amounts that the organopolysiloxanes, after removal of water, form elastomeric films insoluble in toluene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Konrad Alfons Wierer, Otto Schneider
  • Patent number: 8306739
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment a system and a method for tracking locations for one of a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The apparatus comprises a communication module configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being the secondary driver. The communication module is further configured to detect the presence of a memory map device that provides map data for one or more locations capable of being visited by the secondary driver and to receive a location signal having coordinate data that corresponds to one or more locations visited by the secondary driver. The communication module is further configured to store the coordinate data when the memory map device is not detected so that the coordinate data is available for transmission with the map data when the memory map device is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Lee Miller
  • Patent number: 8306193
    Abstract: A method of pairing Bluetooth™ enabled devices including a portable phone with a Bluetooth™ communications module of a vehicular, hands-free telephone system includes using vocal communications to prompt an operator of the phone to enter a given PIN number into the phone. The presence of any Bluetooth™ enabled devices within the vicinity of the communications module is searched. Vocal communications are used to prompt the operator to vocally state a name for the phone and to vocally state a pairing priority to be assigned to the phone. If the assigned pairing priority is not assigned to another Bluetooth™ enabled device, then the name and the pairing priority are associated with the phone. Communications between the communications module and the phone are then enabled if the phone has the highest pairing priority amongst all of the Bluetooth™ enabled devices present within the vicinity of the communications module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Jody K. Harwood, Jason G. Bauman, Kenan Robert Rudnick
  • Patent number: 8306214
    Abstract: A method and system for clear signal capture comprehend several individual aspects that address specific problems in improved ways. In addition, the method and system also comprehend a hands-free implementation that is a practical solution to a very complex problem. Individual aspects comprehended related to echo and noise reduction, and divergence control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Clarity Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rogerio G. Alves, Kuan-Chieh Yen
  • Patent number: 8302997
    Abstract: A system for integrating and embedding a fuel storage tank in the roof of an automotive vehicle is provided. The automotive vehicle may include a roof assembly having inner roof panels and outer roof panels. The roof panels may define a cavity that protrudes into the passenger compartment below the roof line of the automotive vehicle. A pressurized fuel tank may be disposed within the cavity of the roof assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Jon Veenstra
  • Patent number: 8304366
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a system for remediating emissions using a hybrid oxidation catalyst system. The hybrid oxidation catalyst system includes a noble metal oxidation catalyst having noble metal particles in a first ceramic layer. The system also includes a base metal oxide catalyst disposed in a second ceramic layer situated downstream of the noble metal oxidation catalyst. The noble metal oxidation catalyst is effective to substantially prevent hydrocarbon or carbon monoxide inhibition of the base metal oxide catalyst when enhancing the NO+O2 conversion effectiveness of the base metal oxide catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Robert Drews, Robert J. Kudla
  • Patent number: 8305438
    Abstract: This invention concerns the testing of surveillance camera installations. In particular, the invention involves an automatic testing system for surveillance camera installations, and a method for testing. The invention involves receiving test or “probe” images from at least one camera in the installations. Storing a reference image from at least the one camera. Comparison of the probe image with a reference image from the same camera, and production of an output when maintenance is required for that camera. The comparison involves the steps of: Extracting salient features from both the probe and reference images. Calculating matching factors between the salient features extracted from both images. And, computing a decision about whether maintenance is required from the matching factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Curtin University of Technology
    Inventors: Stewart Ellis Smith Greenhill, Seng C. Tan, Geoffrey Alec William West, Svetha Venkatesh
  • Patent number: 8305919
    Abstract: A method and system of managing end-to-end loss in a manner that allows phone calls to be executed across many networks at desirable end-to-end loss levels, including networks having fixed-loss stratagems, by controlling devices to adjust their local loss or gain in order to establish target end-to-end loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Johns, David C. Hancock
  • Patent number: 8304929
    Abstract: An inverter configured for use within a vehicle to power consumer electronic devices and other types of devices requiring single-phase, AC energy. The inverter may include a network interface or other type of the connection to a vehicle data bus or other message exchange system in order to communicate with an electronic control unit (ECU) or other feature included within the vehicle to monitor and control energy consumption by one or more vehicle subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Sweet, Raymond Hanjaya, William Cruickshank, Aftab Ali Khan