Patents by Inventor Keith Boyer
Keith Boyer 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: 20070039275Abstract: Thin composite panels with interconnection schemes that are unitized with the panels, i.e., formed integrally and substantially simultaneously with the panels, and/or that are embodied by structural elements bridging a face sheet and a liner sheet of a panel. Further contemplated is the application of an injection molding technique, such as reaction injection molding, in establishing a foam or polymeric core between laminates in thin composite panels. Additionally contemplated is the use of interchangeable laminate components in affording the capability of altering the coloring or other visual features of a reveal in a panel or panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventor: Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 7016390Abstract: The generation of ultrabright, multikilovolt coherent tunable x-radiation resulting from amplification on hollow atom transition arrays is described. Amplification has been demonstrated by physical evidence including (a) the observation of selected spectral components of several Xeq+ hollow atom transition arrays (q=30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37) radiated axially from confined plasma channels, (b) the measurement of line narrowing that is spectrally correlated with the amplified transitions, (c) evidence for spectral hole-burning in the spontaneous emission, a manifestation of saturated amplification, that corresponds spectrally with the amplified lines, and (d) the detection of an intense narrow (??x˜0.2 mr) directed beam of radiation in the far field of the source.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Charles K. Rhodes, Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 7007433Abstract: Thin composite panels with interconnection schemes that are unitized with the panels, i.e., formed integrally and substantially simultaneously with the panels. Further contemplated is the application of an injection molding technique, such as reaction injection molding, in establishing a foam or polymeric core between laminates in thin composite panels. Additionally contemplated is the use of interchangeable laminate components in affording the capability of altering the coloring or other visual features of a reveal in a panel or panels.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: CENTRIAInventor: Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 7006317Abstract: A tape drive for use with magnetic tapes includes a housing for receiving a magnetic tape having multiple parallel tracks, and a tape head for reading and writing the parallel tracks of the magnetic tape. A plurality of partial response maximum likelihood (PRML) equalization/detection channels are provided for processing the data signals to determine the data stream for each data signal. The plurality of PRML equalization/detection channels includes at least one PRML equalization/detection channel pre-assigned to each track. The plurality of PRML equalization/detection channels further includes at least one floating PRML equalization/detection channel dynamically assignable on an as-needed basis. The invention also contemplates an ASIC, a generic drive, and a PRML method.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Storage Technology CorporationInventors: Mark Hennecken, Richard A. Gill, Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 6968659Abstract: A horizontal joint between upper and lower building panels, as well as a building wall including such a horizontal joint, in which a liquid diverting arrangement includes a gutter with first and second ends and at least one aperture disposed between these ends. Also contemplated are a method and apparatus for forming at least two building panels, in which the panels have different reveal dimensions, and a method and apparatus for forming a building panel in which a first reveal portion is registered while a second reveal portion has been formed at a preselected distance therefrom. Further contemplated are a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which panels having different thickness dimensions can be interchangeably connected with one another, as well as a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which on or more decorative profile panels and one or more structural building wall panels can be interchangeably connected with one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: CENTRIA, Inc.Inventor: Keith Boyer
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Publication number: 20040134143Abstract: Thin composite panels with interconnection schemes that are unitized with the panels, i.e., formed integrally and substantially simultaneously with the panels. Further contemplated is the application of an injection molding technique, such as reaction injection molding, in establishing a foam or polymeric core between laminates in thin composite panels. Additionally contemplated is the use of interchangeable laminate components in affording the capability of altering the coloring or other visual features of a reveal in a panel or panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Applicant: CENTRIAInventor: Keith Boyer
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Publication number: 20040057470Abstract: The generation of ultrabright, multikilovolt coherent tunable x-radiation resulting from amplification on hollow atom transition arrays is described. Amplification has been demonstrated by physical evidence including (a) the observation of selected spectral components of several Xeq+ hollow atom transition arrays (q=30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37) radiated axially from confined plasma channels, (b) the measurement of line narrowing that is spectrally correlated with the amplified transitions, (c) evidence for spectral hole-burning in the spontaneous emission, a manifestation of saturated amplification, that corresponds spectrally with the amplified lines, and (d) the detection of an intense narrow (&dgr;&thgr;x˜0.2 mr) directed beam of radiation in the far field of the source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Charles K. Rhodes, Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 6693989Abstract: An apparatus and method for the generation of ultrabright multikilovolt x-rays from saturated amplification on noble gas transition arrays from hollow atom states is described. Conditions for x-ray amplification in this spectral region combine the production of cold, high-Z matter, with the direct, selective multiphoton excitation of hollow atoms from clusters using ultraviolet radiation and a nonlinear mode of confined, self-channeled propagation in plasmas. Data obtained is consistent with the presence of saturated amplification on several transition arrays of the hollow atom Xe(L) spectrum (&lgr;˜2.9 Å). An estimate of the peak brightness achieved is ˜1029 &ggr;·s−1·mm−2·mr−2 (0.1% Bandwidth)−1, that is ˜105-fold higher than presently available synchotron technology.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2001Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Charles K. Rhodes, Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 6627128Abstract: A horizontal joint between upper and lower building panels, as well as a building wall including such a horizontal joint, in which a liquid diverting arrangement includes a gutter with first and second ends and at least one aperture disposed between these ends. Also contemplated are a method and apparatus for forming at least two building panels, in which the panels have different reveal dimensions, and a method and apparatus for forming a building panel in which a first reveal portion is registered while a second reveal portion has been formed at a preselected distance therefrom. Further contemplated are a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which panels having different thickness dimensions can be interchangeably connected with one another, as well as a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which on or more decorative profile panels and one or more structural building wall panels can be interchangeably connected with one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2000Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: CentriaInventor: Keith Boyer
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Publication number: 20020146091Abstract: An apparatus and method for the generation of ultrabright multikilovolt x-rays from saturated amplification on noble gas transition arrays from hollow atom states is described. Conditions for x-ray amplification in this spectral region combine the production of cold, high-Z matter, with the direct, selective multiphoton excitation of hollow atoms from clusters using ultraviolet radiation and a nonlinear mode of confined, self-channeled propagation in plasmas. Data obtained is consistent with the presence of saturated amplification on several transition arrays of the hollow atom Xe(L) spectrum (&lgr;˜2.9 Å). An estimate of the peak brightness achieved is ˜1029 &ggr;·s−1·mm−2·mr−2 (0.1% Bandwidth)−1, that is ˜105-fold higher than presently available synchotron technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2001Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Charles K. Rhodes, Keith Boyer
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Publication number: 20010009085Abstract: A horizontal joint between upper and lower building panels, as well as a building wall including such a horizontal joint, in which a liquid diverting arrangement includes a gutter with first and second ends and at least one aperture disposed between these ends. Also contemplated are a method and apparatus for forming at least two building panels, in which the panels have different reveal dimensions, and a method and apparatus for forming a building panel in which a first reveal portion is registered while a second reveal portion has been formed at a preselected distance therefrom. Further contemplated are a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which panels having different thickness dimensions can be interchangeably connected with one another, as well as a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which on or more decorative profile panels and one or more structural building wall panels can be interchangeably connected with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Inventor: Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 6253511Abstract: A horizontal joint between upper and lower building panels, as well as a building wall including such a horizontal joint, in which a liquid diverting arrangement includes a gutter with first and second ends and at least one aperture disposed between these ends. Also contemplated are a method and apparatus for forming at least two building panels, in which the panels have different reveal dimensions, and a method and apparatus for forming a building panel in which a first reveal portion is registered while a second reveal portion has been formed at a preselected distance therefrom. Further contemplated are a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which panels having different thickness dimensions can be interchangeably connected with one another, as well as a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which on or more decorative profile panels and one or more structural building wall panels can be interchangeably connected with one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1998Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: CentriaInventor: Keith Boyer
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Publication number: 20010004816Abstract: A horizontal joint between upper and lower building panels, as well as a building wall including such a horizontal joint, in which a liquid diverting arrangement includes a gutter with first and second ends and at least one aperture disposed between these ends. Also contemplated are a method and apparatus for forming at least two building panels, in which the panels have different reveal dimensions, and a method and apparatus for forming a building panel in which a first reveal portion is registered while a second reveal portion has been formed at a preselected distance therefrom. Further contemplated are a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which panels having different thickness dimensions can be interchangeably connected with one another, as well as a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which on or more decorative profile panels and one or more structural building wall panels can be interchangeably connected with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: June 28, 2001Inventor: Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 5487078Abstract: Apparatus and method for generating prompt X-radiation from gas clusters. The present invention includes the excitation of inner-shell electrons in the atoms comprising gas clusters using intense ultraviolet laser radiation, thereby producing intense, prompt X-ray emission from the ensemble. Clusters enable atomic excitation rates to achieve the high values characteristic of condensed matter while simultaneously eliminating, through local rapid expansion to low particle density, undesirable collisional interactions that would establish equilibrium conditions in the excited material, and effectively destroy the inner-shell specificity of the excitation. By choosing the atomic species in the cluster, the laser intensity and wavelength, and the cluster size, one can determine the wavelength of X-radiation emitted from the clusters. Moreover, by selecting the energy levels involved in the excitation process, one can produce a population inversion having significant gain and suitable for lasing.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1994Date of Patent: January 23, 1996Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Charles K. Rhodes, Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 5214581Abstract: Apparatus for x-ray microholography of living biological materials. A Fourier transform holographic configuration is described as being most suitable for the 3-dimensional recording of the physical characteristics of biological specimens. The use of a spherical scatterer as a reference and a charge-coupled device two-dimensional detector array placed in the forward direction relative to the incident x-radiation for viewing electromagnetic radiation simultaneously scattered from both the specimen and the reference scatterer permits the ready reconstruction of the details of the specimen from the fringe pattern detected by the charge-coupled device. Both laser and synchrotron radiation sources are feasible for generating microholographs. Operation in the water window (2.4 to 4.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1990Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Inventors: Charles K. Rhodes, Keith Boyer, Johndale C. Solem, Waleed S. Haddad
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Patent number: 5034235Abstract: Methods for food product preservation by inactivation of microorganisms and/or enzymes by applying pulses of very intense, very short duration pulses of light in the visible and near visible frequencies to the surface of food products to be preserved. Also disclosed are packaging methods and apparatus utilizing such intense, short pulses of polychromatic, incoherent light.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1989Date of Patent: July 23, 1991Assignee: Maxwell Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Joseph E. Dunn, R. Wayne Clark, John F. Asmus, Jay S. Pearlman, Keith Boyer, Francois Painchaud, Gunter A. Hofmann
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Patent number: 4994715Abstract: A plasma pinch system includes a fluid-jet pinch device for establishing a plasma source composed of a tenuous vapor preconditioning cloud surrounding a central narrow flowing fine stream of fluid under pressure. A discharge device is connected electrically to the fluid-jet pinch device for supplying an electrical flow through a portion of the fluid stream for establishing an incoherent light emitting plasma therealong. A method of using the plasma pinch system for manufacturing semiconductors, includes exposing a semiconductor wafer to the incoherent light emitted by the plasma for either annealing or etching purposes.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1988Date of Patent: February 19, 1991Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: John F. Asmus, Ralph H. Lovberg, Keith Boyer
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Patent number: 4955974Abstract: Apparatus for x-ray microholography of living biological materials. A Fourier transform holographic configuration is described as being most suitable for the 3-dimensional recording of the physical characteristics of biological specimens. The use of a spherical scatterer as a reference and a charge-coupled device two-dimensional detector array placed in the forward direction relative to the incident x-radiation for viewing electromagnetic radiation simultaneously scattered from both the specimen and the reference scatterer permits the ready reconstruction of the details of the specimen from the fringe pattern detected by the charge-coupled device. For example, by using a nickel reference scatter at 4.5 nm, sufficient reference illumination is provided over a wide enough angle to allow similar resolution in both transverse and longitudinal directions. Both laser and synchrotron radiation sources are feasible for generating microholographs. Operation in the water window (2.4 to 4.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1990Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: MCR Technology CorporationInventors: Charles K. Rhodes, Keith Boyer, Johndale C. Solem, Waleed S. Haddad
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Patent number: 4910942Abstract: Methods and apparatus for food product preservation by inactivation of microorganisms and/or enzymes by applying pulses of very intense, very short duration pulses of light in the visible and near visible frequencies to the surface of food products to be preserved. Also disclosed are packaging methods and apparatus utilizing such intense, short pulses of polychromatic, incoherent light.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1989Date of Patent: March 27, 1990Assignee: Maxwell Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Joseph E. Dunn, R. Wayne Clark, John F. Asmus, Jay S. Pearlman, Keith Boyer, Fraincois Painchaud, Gunter A. Hofmann
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Patent number: 4871559Abstract: Methods and apparatus for food product preservation by inactivation of microorganisms and/or enzymes by applying pulses of very intense, very short duration pulses of light in the visible and near visible frequencies to the surface of food products to be preserved. Also disclosed are packaging methods and apparatus utilizing such intense, short pulses of polychromatic, incoherent light.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1988Date of Patent: October 3, 1989Assignee: Maxwell Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Joseph E. Dunn, R. Wayne Clark, John F. Asmus, Jay S. Pearlman, Keith Boyer, Fraincois Painchaud, Gunter A. Hofmann