Patents by Inventor Robert On

Robert On 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).

  • Process to Remove Product Alcohol from a Fermentation by Vaporization under Vacuum
    Publication number: 20140018581
    Abstract: A fermentation liquid feed including water and a product alcohol and optionally CO2 is at least partially vaporized such that a vapor stream is produced. The vapor stream is contacted with an absorption liquid under suitable conditions wherein an amount of the product alcohol is absorbed. The portion of the vapor stream that is absorbed can include an amount of each of the water, the product alcohol and optionally the CO2. The temperature at the onset of the absorption of the vapor stream into the absorption liquid can be greater than the temperature at the onset of condensation of the vapor stream in the absence of the absorption liquid. The product alcohol can be separated from the absorption liquid whereby the absorption liquid is regenerated. The absorption liquid can include a water soluble organic molecule such as an amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: BUTAMAX ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Charles Grady, William D. Parten, Robert W. Sylvester, Joseph J. Zaher
  • VARIABLE ANGLE BONE FIXATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140018862
    Abstract: A bone fixation element includes a threaded head and a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, an outer surface of the head being one of carburized and nitrided and including a first groove extending into an outer surface of the head along a path interrupting the threading and extending along an angle counter to an angle of the threading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Kenny KOAY, Rod McMILLAN, Kenneth KOBAYASHI, Rene HAAG, Robert LIMOUZE, Mike WAHL, Mirko ROCCI
  • DETECTION OF ANALYTES INCLUDING DRUGS
    Publication number: 20140017803
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide materials, devices, and methods relating to the determination of analytes such as drugs, toxins, explosives, other controlled substances and contraband materials, and the like. In some embodiments, the analyte may be detected in vapor phase. Some embodiments may allow for highly sensitive and essentially instantaneous detection of analytes including drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Deans, Aimee Rose, William McDaniel, Aaron Thompson, Steven Shaull
  • Gaming Machine with Separately Selectable Wagering Games
    Publication number: 20140018163
    Abstract: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to selectively combine base games and bonus games. This modular approach allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to mix and match base games and bonus games as needed. In some embodiments, players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers may also select different game features to employ in the bonus and/or base games. Such an arrangement allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to configure each base game and/or bonus game according to their preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Peter R. Anderson, Damon E. Gura, Robert L. Kyte, Larry J. Pacey, Matthew J. Ward
  • FOCUSED LIBRARIES OF GENETIC PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20140018261
    Abstract: Focused libraries of vectors or genetic packages that display, display and express, or comprise a member of a diverse family of antibody peptides, polypeptides or proteins and collectively display, display and express, or comprise at least a portion of the focused diversity of the family. The libraries have length and sequence diversities that mimic that found in native human antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Dyax Corp.
    Inventor: Robert Charles Ladner
  • VIBRATION DAMPENING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140017436
    Abstract: A vibration reducing assembly including a flexible headgear and at least one panel of vibration reducing material secured to the flexible headgear. The at least one panel of vibration reducing material includes at least a first elastomer layer and a reinforcement layer comprising a high tensile strength fibrous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Robert A. Vito, Carmen N. DiMario, Thomas Falone
  • LEVEL-TWO DECRYPTION ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION VIA DOUBLE ENCRYPTED LOCK BOX
    Publication number: 20140019748
    Abstract: A method substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. A device substantially as shown and described the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN, ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN, AND LAMINATE
    Publication number: 20140018462
    Abstract: Provided are a method for producing an EVOH resin having sufficient long-run workability in melt molding and enabling prevention of coloring such as yellowing, an EVOH resin obtained by this method for production, and a laminate obtained from this resin. Additionally, a method for producing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin capable of efficiently drying while inhibiting deterioration of qualities is provided. The method for producing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin of the present invention includes a step of irradiation with an infrared ray for irradiating with an infrared ray an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer or an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer that is a precursor of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Tsuboi, Ray Jouett, Robert Armstrong, Yoshio Yamamoto, Kenji Nakano, Kazutaka Ikeda
  • Novel Forms of [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-Beta, Gamma-Dihydroxy-5-(1-Methylethyl)-3-Phenyl-4-[(Phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-Pyrrole-1-Heptanoic Acid Calcium Salt (2:1)
    Publication number: 20140018546
    Abstract: Novel forms of [R—(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-?,?-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid hemi calcium salt designated Form XX, Form XXI, Form XXII, Form XXIII, Form XXIV, Form XXV, Form XXVI, Form XXVII, Form XXVIII, Form XXIX, and Form XXX, characterized by their X-ray powder diffraction, solid-state NMR, and/or Raman spectroscopy are described, as well as methods for the preparation and pharmaceutical composition of the same, which are useful as agents for treating hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, osteoporosis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Warner-Lambert Company LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Francis Krzyzaniak, George Michael Laurence, Aeri Park, Kevin Quackenbush, Marie Louise Reynolds, Peter Robert Rose, Timothy Andrew Woods
  • Instruments and Methods for Thermal Tissue Treatment
    Publication number: 20140018786
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are high efficiency surgical devices and methods of using same using radio frequency (RF) electrical power and/or electrically heated filaments to destroy tumors, form lesions, denaturize, desiccate, coagulate and ablate soft tissues, as well as to drill, cut, resect and vaporize soft tissues. According to the principles of this invention, the electrosurgical instruments can be used with externally supplied conductive or non-conductive liquids, as well as without externally supplied liquids, a mode of operation often referred to as “dry field” environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: ElectroMedical Associates LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. VAN WYK, Yuval CARMEL, Anatoly SHKVARUNETS
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STABILIZATION OF A FLUID USING APPLIED ELECTRICAL FIELDS
    Publication number: 20140017365
    Abstract: Methods and systems for fluid stabilization are provided. The system includes a first electrical field generator positioned adjacent to a first passage. The first electrical field generator imparts a first electrical field to a fluid flowing through the first passage such that first particles and second particles entrained in the fluid are charged to a first polarity. A first collector positioned within the first passage collects the first particles charged in the fluid. A second electrical field generator positioned adjacent to a second passage is downstream from the first electrical field generator. The second electrical field generator imparts a second electrical field to the fluid discharged from the first passage and substantially neutralizes the second particles entrained in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Warren Taylor, Bradley Stephen Rogers, James Easel Roberts, Allen Lawrence Garner
  • PROTECTIVE CIRCUITRY CONTROLS POWER SUPPLY ENABLEMENT
    Publication number: 20140016237
    Abstract: A protective circuit compares at least two different signals and asserts a control node toward respective logic states accordingly. At least one of the signals is derived from a voltage on a power rail within a computer or other device. A switching element passes or isolates an enable signal based on the logic state of the control node, enabling or preventing operation of a power supply, accordingly. Central processing units (CPUs) or other elements are protected against electrically caused damage in the event that a fault is detected by the protective circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Robert S. Wright, Nam Nguyen, Richard W. Clutter
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20140018306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to identification of a human gene, Complement Factor H (CFH), associated with the occurrence for developing age related macular degeneration (AMD), which is useful for identifying or aiding in identifying individuals at risk for developing AMD, as well as for diagnosing or aiding in the diagnosis of AMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: The Rockefeller University, Yale University
    Inventors: Josephine Hoh, Robert J. Klein
  • System For Selecting A Transmission Economy-Based Shift Schedule
    Publication number: 20140019022
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of selecting an economy mode shift schedule for a transmission coupled to a motor vehicle. The method includes calculating vehicle acceleration and determining a change in accelerator pedal position. Also, a net tractive effort force of the vehicle is determined for a current gear range of the transmission. Also, the method includes comparing the net tractive effort force for the current gear range to a maximum tractive effort force for a desired gear range and selecting the economy mode shift schedule for the transmission based on the comparison. The method further includes controlling shifting between one or more gear ranges of the transmission according to the economy mode shift schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Allison Transmission Inc.
    Inventors: John Kresse, Robert Merrion
  • REDUCING COST OF PARTIAL METAL REMOVAL FROM CARBIDE-DERIVED CARBON VIA AUTOMATED BATCH CHLORINE PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140017158
    Abstract: In the method of carbide-derived carbon production, wherein the improvement comprises using an automated batch chlorine process in which chlorine is added via pressure control to drive the reaction process in a closed “batch like” system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Somnath Sengupta, Robert A. Burton, Tadd C. Kippeny, John E. King
  • MULTI-PIECE SOCKET CONTACT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140017960
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for securing a spring body against a socket body, thereby reducing movement of the spring body during periods of vibration. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in accordance with a socket body that includes at least a proximal end, a spring body that includes at least a distal end, and a sleeve. In one embodiment of the present invention, the distal end of the spring body is configured to be placed over the proximal end of the socket body, and the sleeve is configured to be placed over the distal end of the spring body. The sleeve preferably includes an inner circumference that is sized to creating a frictional engagement between an inner surface of the sleeve and an outer surface of the spring body, and between an inner surface of the spring body and an outer surface of the socket body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: James P. Friedhof, Alex Robert Rengifo, Giuseppe Bianca
  • DOPED CHIRAL POLYMER METAMATERIALS
    Publication number: 20140017480
    Abstract: Some implementations provide a composite material that includes a first material and a second material. In some implementations, the composite material is a metamaterial. The first material includes a chiral polymer (e.g., crystalline chiral helical polymer, poly-?-benzyl-L-glutamate (PBLG), poly-L-lactic acid (PLA), polypeptide, and/or polyacetylene). The second material is within the chiral polymer. The first material and the second material are configured to provide an effective index of refraction value for the composite material of 1 or less. In some implementations, the effective index of refraction value for the composite material is negative. In some implementations, the effective index of refraction value for the composite material of 1 or less is at least in a wavelength of one of at least a visible spectrum, an infrared spectrum, a microwave spectrum, and/or an ultraviolet spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Cheol Park, Jin Ho Kang, Keith L. Gordon, Godfrey Sauti, Sharon E. Lowther, Robert G. Bryant
  • Patient-Specific Tools And Implants
    Publication number: 20140018934
    Abstract: A method for preparing a femoral neck for receiving a neck implant includes resecting a femoral head from a femoral neck of a patient according to a pre-operative patient-specific plan. The method also includes removing only cancellous bone from the femoral neck and proximal femoral bone of the patient using a patient-specific broach. The patient-specific broach has a three-dimensional cutting surface matching as a negative mold a cortical/cancellous bone interface surface of the femoral neck of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason D. MERIDEW, John R. White, Robert Metzger
  • SERRATIA PLYMUTHICA FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF BACTERIAL PLANT PATHOGENS
    Publication number: 20140020136
    Abstract: Serratia plymuthica strain A30, BCCM Deposit No. LMG P-26170, its analogues or functionally equivalent strains thereto, provides a biological control agent against plant disease caused by a bacterial pathogen, particularly a soft rot, e.g. blackleg. The pathogen is Dickeya spp., Pectobacterium spp., and Ralstonia spp.; including Dickeya sp. biovar 3 strain. The deposited strain and its variants are formulated in an agriculturally or horticulturally acceptable diluent, carrier, filler or adjuvant. Plants or plant parts, particularly potato tubers, containing the deposited strain provide useful propagation material free of soft rot or blackleg disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: STICHTING VOOR DE TECHNISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN, STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
    Inventors: Jean Martin Van Der Wolf, Robert Lukasz Czajkowski, Johannes Antonie Van Veen
  • SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A DOUBLE BLOCKED SUM OF ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCES
    Publication number: 20140019713
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing in a computer processor vector double block packed sum of absolute differences (SAD) in response to a single vector double block packed sum of absolute differences instruction that includes a destination vector register operand, first and second source operands, an immediate, and an opcode are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Mostafa Hagog, Robert Valentine, Amit Gradstein, Simon Rubanovich, Zeev Sperber