Patents Represented by Attorney Brooks & Kushman
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Patent number: 8350431Abstract: A permanent magnet electric machine with optimum motoring efficiency is disclosed. It is adapted for use in a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain. An asymmetric magnetic flux distribution pattern in the rotor of the machine is established by asymmetrically positioning rotor openings relative to rotor magnets to improve operating efficiency of the machine when it is in a motoring mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Feng Liang, Michael W. Degner, Alfredo R. Munoz
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Patent number: 8347872Abstract: A battery operated concrete saw system (10) includes an electric saw (12) and a battery pack cart (14) as well as an electrical cord (62) for facilitating cutting in small places with a battery pack cart at a remote location.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Inventor: Francis M. Gobright, IV
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Patent number: 8347853Abstract: A method of forming a bowl in a top surface of a piston for an internal combustion engine includes machining the top surface of the piston to form a spherical depression in the top surface wherein the top surface comprises a dome prior to the machining and a center of the bowl is displaced from a center of the piston by at least one-quarter of a diameter of the piston. In one embodiment, the method includes machining recesses in the top surface aligned, respectively, with intake valves, an exhaust valve, and spark plug when installed. Because the bowl is smooth and shallow, the surface area of the combustion chamber is less than with a deeper bowl of complicated shape. Lowering surface area in the combustion chamber leads to improved fuel economy.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Zheng Xu, Jianwen James Yi, Steven Wooldridge, David Bruce Reiche, Neal James Corey, Stephen George Russ, Steven Paul Penkevich, Claudia Olivia Iyer
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Patent number: 8348850Abstract: A method of detecting a dislodged needle in a hemodialysis procedure includes measuring venous drip pressure of the dialysis machine of a patient undergoing hemodialysis, analyzing the venous drip pressure and deriving intravascular blood pressure at a location of venous needle insertion into the patient, comparing the derived intravascular blood pressure to a standard, repeating the measuring, analyzing and deriving, and comparing steps and, if the intravascular blood pressure is within a specified range of the standard, determining that a needle has been dislodged in the hemodialysis procedure. A method of alerting the patient and medical personnel of a dislodged needle in a hemodialysis procedure includes detecting a drop in intravascular pressure derived from measured venous drip pressure, determining that a needle is dislodged, and alerting medical personnel of the dislodged needle.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Henry Ford Health SystemInventors: Stanley Frinak, Gerard Zasuwa, Jerry Yee, Anatole Besarab
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Patent number: 8348347Abstract: A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a cross member. A head restraint is supported by the cross member. A fixed locking member is mounted within the head restraint. A latch is moveably mounted on the cross member at a first latch position and at a second latch position. An actuator is mounted within the head restraint to move the latch between the first latch position and the second latch position. The head restraint is pivotable when the latch is in the second latch position. Another vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a lateral support rod and a head restraint pivotally mounted thereon. A locking member is pivotally mounted within the head restraint. A latch is mounted on the support rod. An actuator disengages the locking member from the latch. A biasing member pivots the head restraint upon disengagement of the latch and the locking member.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Scott A. Willard, Arjun Yetukuri, Eric Veine, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Paul Castellani, Gerald S. Locke
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Patent number: 8351465Abstract: A layered operating system architecture enables decoupling of a media access control (MAC) layer from a physical (PHY) layer. The decoupled MAC and PHY layer removes responsibility from the MAC layer with respect to understanding network resources, network space and network scheduling and allocation demands when processing data for transport over a network. The MAC layer may instead operate according to an allocation scheduled provided by a convergence layer responsible for understanding the varying conditions and demand attendant to supporting communications over the network.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang
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Patent number: 8352186Abstract: An efficient route-defining method includes determining a route to a destination. The exemplary method also includes determining a wireless device to server connection type and assigning a tolerance in accordance with a connection type. The tolerance is usable to determine if a vehicle is off-route, and the tolerance is increased or decreased inversely corresponding to the speed of the connection type. According to the illustrative method, the assigned tolerance is used to determine points defining the route, such that the roads comprising the route are within a bounded area. The bounded area may be defined by the tolerance in conjunction with a plurality of lines connecting successive points along the route. Finally, the method includes delivering the determined points to a vehicle computing system in communication with the server.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Schunder, Mark Scalf, Joseph J. Berry
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Patent number: 8352278Abstract: A system for monitoring hands-free accessibility of media items for play at a vehicle includes a vehicle entertainment computing system (VECS) configured to receive predetermined rules for voice-activated access of the media items. Violations of the rules are detected based on media item metadata. If a violation is detected, a prompt is outputted. Media items are retrieved and played based on voice-activated requests. One embodiment includes a method for monitoring hands-free accessibility of media items for play at a vehicle. A system for formatting media items for accessibility at a VECS includes a media item incompatibility resolution system (MIIRS) configured to resolve violations of the predetermined rules by receiving additional rules relating to formatting violating media items. The media items are searched and the violations addressed by reformatting the media items for voice-activated access. The media items are outputted to the MIIRS.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Raymond Ostrowski, Julius Marchwicki, Darren Peter Shelcusky, Matthew Scott Bourdua
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Patent number: 8348484Abstract: A vehicle exterior lamp includes an optical structure defining a plurality of geometric indicia, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for emitting light. Light emitted by the LEDs is directed towards the optical structure, to interact with the optical structure, and exit the exterior lamp.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: William Chaterlea, Jeffrey Nield
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Patent number: 8347442Abstract: A barbeque grill cleaning device including a soaking container, in which the grill may be submerged in a cleaning liquid, and a rotary scrubbing head for scrubbing the grill while positioned in the soaking container. The barbeque grill cleaning device includes: a container defining a cavity shaped and sized for receiving a barbeque grill therein; and a scrubbing head for scrubbing the barbeque grill, the scrubbing head is rotatable relative to the container; such that the cleaning of the barbeque grill is aided by a scrubbing action as a result of contact between the barbeque grill and the rotating scrubbing head.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Inventor: Bernard Micael Peacocke
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Patent number: 8351931Abstract: The present invention provides a method for roaming retry under pre-paging mode. The method comprises the following steps of: during a pre-paging period, a called Mobile Station (MS) moving to a new location area and sending a location update request to a new Visitor Mobile Switching Center/Visitor Location Register (New VMSC/VLR); after receiving the location update request, the New VMSC/VLR sending a location area update message to a Home Location Register (HLR); after receiving the location area update message, the HLR sending a Send Routing Information (SRI) Ack message including a Roaming Retry Indication identifier to a to a Gateway Mobile Switching Center (GMSC); after receiving the SRI Ack message, the GMSC triggering a roaming retry procedure according to the Roaming Retry Indication identifier, and completing the subsequent calling flow.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Bo Yang, Yazhou Kong
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Patent number: 8348043Abstract: An apparatus having a bill validator. The apparatus having a storage area within a housing. The bill validator operable to input bills into the storage area. The bill validator being removable secured within the housing. The removable bill validator permitting the bill validator to be removed from the housing for servicing without comprising security of the storage area.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Fire King Security Products, LLCInventor: Mike Smith
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Patent number: 8342420Abstract: The plastic structural article includes an elongated tubular shell having opposed end sections, a middle section therebetween and an interior cavity. The interior cavity has a foam core situated therein. The foam core comprises steam expandable polymer beads which when expanded substantially fill the interior cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Inventor: Richard W. Roberts, Jr.
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Patent number: 8343618Abstract: A silicon wafer in which both occurrences of slip dislocation and warpage are suppressed in device manufacturing processes is a silicon wafer having BMDs having an octahedral shape, wherein BMDs located at a position below the silicon wafer surface to a depth of 20 ?m and having a diagonal length of 200 nm or more are present at a concentration of ?2×109/cm3, and BMDs located at a position below a depth ?50 ?m have a diagonal length of ?10 nm to ?50 nm and a concentration of ?1×1012/cm3.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Siltronic AGInventors: Masayuki Fukuda, Katsuhiko Nakai
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Patent number: 8344850Abstract: A system and method for authorizing a remote device amongst multiple remote devices for passive functions, such as passive entry and passive start, includes a vehicle having a plurality of strategically located antennas, combinations of which transmit a query signal and receive query responses, a challenge antenna amongst the plurality of antennas for transmitting a challenge signal to at least one of the multiple remote devices in accordance with a challenge order, and a control unit having a controller in communication with the antennas for determining the challenge order based upon the query responses. Upon a failure, the system determines which of the remote devices to challenge next based upon the failure type and the number of retries remaining.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Hilton W. Girard, III, Nikolay Yakovenko, Riad Ghabra
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Patent number: 8342455Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method of assisting the piloting of a rotorcraft, the rotorcraft having a flight control (10) for controlling a rotor (20, 21) via at least one linkage (35), during which method an additional force is generated by at least one piloting assistance means (100) mechanically linked to the linkage (35), the additional force being a function of the position of the flight control (10) and of an instantaneous force as measured on the linkage (35).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: EUROCOPTERInventors: Jean-Marie Allieta, Bruno Chaduc, Jean-Francois Lafisse, Olivier Honnorat
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Patent number: 8342019Abstract: A probe unit includes a gas sensor having multiple gas introduction bores for introducing a gas into an inside of the gas sensor, and a sensor holder inside of which the gas sensor is held and that is arranged inside of a duct so as to introduce an exhaust gas flowing in the duct into the gas sensor. A calibration gas flow channel is arranged in the sensor holder and has an opening at an inner surface of a side wall, surrounding the gas introduction bores of the gas sensor, of the sensor holder so as to supply a calibration gas to the gas sensor. A guide groove is arranged continuous to the opening of the calibration gas flow channel and arranged on the inner surface of the side wall along an arranging direction of the multiple gas introduction bores to face the multiple gas introduction bores.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Horiba, Ltd.Inventor: Shigeyuki Hokamura
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Patent number: 8344867Abstract: A system and method for activating a safety system when a vehicle may be involved in a spin, roll, and/or a spin-to-roll condition. The system and method include determining a side slip angle of the vehicle using the arctangent of the ratio of a lateral and longitudinal velocity. The system and method also include receiving a roll rate signal and determining a roll angle using the roll rate signal. The system and method also include determining a roll warning threshold that is a function of a relationship between the roll rate signal and the roll angle. Lastly, the system and method include activating the safety system when a side slip angle threshold and/or the roll warning threshold are exceeded.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jialiang Le, Todd Clark, Manoharprasad K. Rao
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Patent number: 8342300Abstract: The present invention relates to an energy absorber device (1) for damping the movements of a load support (2) relative to a stationary base (3), the load support being connected to the stationary base (3) via a hydromechanical connection. The device includes automatic and self-contained setting elements serving firstly to adapt under static conditions to the weight of the loads supported by the support (2), and secondly under dynamic conditions, e.g. in the event of a sudden movement of the crash type, to subject the subassembly including the support (2) and the loads to acceleration or deceleration values that are below a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: EurocopterInventor: Gérard Guillon
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Patent number: D673995Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: 3-D Etc., LLCInventors: David P. Hodgson, John J. Heinlen